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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-08-18


of Germans killed and wounded, OF
assertions by the Germans and Of gem
eral dissatisfaction in their ranks. The
losses of the allies are always slight
and whenever they retreat II Is a
strategic movement and not forced by
the power of the enemy.
The one sidedness Of the account
however, is no fault of the Associated
Press which provides the bulk of the
war news for this country. When tho
British cut the direct cable to Germany
thereby isolating that country from
this, the Associated Press got busy at
once trying to open up other lines OF
communication and has succeeded IN
getting at least one direct communica-
ton by wireless clear. across the ocean.
Efforts will continue to be made to
provide the papers served by the AS
ISOLATED Press with news direct from
Germany and II it Is possible. the Ger
man side of the war will be presented.
CURING THE LATE HOURS HABIT
To the mothers who have difficulty
in getting their daughters company
to leave before morning the following
prescription was used and beneficial
returns received by Chanute mother:
She let her daughters stay out one
night into the wee srna' hours or the
morning and then made them get UP
at O'Clock. She reports that the
third application did the work ana
now everything in the way OF mascu'
line gender while calling, leaves TINS
ranch at 10 o'clock sharp
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-08-18
FEAR OF CONQUEST.

Now that three or four shots from a
revolver have been able to destroy the
foundations of European peace, the
real instability of those foundations,
so gratefully. relied upon by states
men. has been disclosed.
The two alliances which preserved
the balance of Europe were opportu-
nistic combinations having no basis in
common sympathies or ideals. Italy,
where the democratic tendency Is al
most irresistible, was joined with
Austria Hungary, where absolutism is
steadfast, and with Germany, where
there is an effective com promise be-
tween democracy and absolutism.
Liberal France and the democracy
of Great Britain We're joined to Russia,
where absolutism is of almost mediev-
al type, Italy and Austria by conflict
of ambitions and by dangerous propin-
guilty are natural enemies. Russia and
Great Britain can find a reason for
alliance only In opportunism. Funda-
mentally they are enemies and Russia
has been regarded as the gravest peril
to the British empire.
If there were conflict of democracy
against autocracy, the combinations
would be Britain, France and Italy
against Austria, Russia, and Germany.
If it were race against race, the cOnl-
binations might be Germany, Austria,
and Scandinavia against the northern
and southern Slavs.
If the nations had organized for pur-
poses of war some such combinations
might have resulted, but the endeayor
was for peace by putting check against
check. It was an organization against
q possible conqueror and two were
feared.
Great Britain is fully occupied by
holding and administering what she
has. France has overseas colonies
and is not subject to the pressure OF
increasing population. Italy has won
q foothold in the ancient Roman tribu-
tary fields s. Of Africa and there the
problem of development and. manage
ment will occupy her. The conqueror
would be either Feuton or Slav.
No great nation ever had the de-
velopment, the efficiency, martial spirit
and ability of the Germans and, being
1t pressed more mistakenly every year,
remained pacific.
Russia is never quiet. 1t moves,
generally by the line of least resist
ance, to the accomplishment Of it's
territorial increase. If it be checked,
as by Japan, it RECEIVERS and soon a
Slav advance will be found in another
direction. After the Japanese war the
Russians were in Persia; after the
Chinese rebellion they were in Mon
golia. The Slav is always going for
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-08-18

goods in removing them.
Mr.. Smith, proprietor Of the dress
club, was working with gasoline, which
was not working just right, when the
fire started in some way. Mr.. Smith
was badly burned about the arms, face
and head, and had to be taken to a
doctors Office for medical attention.
The total loss by the fire, the sec
ond one here in two months, is about
$4,000.
The water at the city water plant
was low and no extra water could be
used from the pond, the wells only be-
ing used.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-08-18
IN DRY KANSAS

From William Allen Whites story
of how Kansas "swore off" and OF
why the "swear-off sticks" in the
Saturday Evening Post, we Gull the
following facts:
. Kansas consumes per capita pei
annum $1.25 worth of liquor for all
purposes as against the average
American consumption of liquor OF
$21 a head.
Forty-eight of Kansas los counties
did not send a prisoner to the peni
tentiary last year.
Eighty-seven counties did not send
an insane patient to the asylums.
In fourteen counties no jury has
been called in ten years to try q
criminal case.
Fifty-three counties have empty
jails,
Thirty-eight counties have empty
poorhouses.
The Kansas death rate Is TN per
thousand the second lowest in
America.
Bank deposits have increased in
ten years from 100000, 900 to 1920,
100000.
The average holding of taxable
property is $1.666.s2, the largest in
America. ale3
Kansas has decreased Its state debt
faster than any other state.
It has over 5000 students in it's col
leges and in other educational insti
tutions above the high school grade
more according to population than
any other state.
It has 39,468 students in the high
schools.
"Thus, we find" says Mr.. White
"that the state having the largest
number of students In colleges, &C
cording to population, having next to
the lowest death rate. and having the
smallest state debt in proportion to
its population, is the state In which
the smallest average expenditure il
made for liquor. We have saved
about twenty dollars head from our
liquor bill to spend for things worth
while"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-08-18
ALBA.

Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Anderson and
Mr. and Mrs M. Anderson OF Avery
leave in the morning for visit with
relatives in Illinois.
Father Murphy OF Georgetown was
in town today on business.
The scarcity of water Will be reliev-
ed when connections will be completed
with Gray's pond. The water will be
pumped directly into the mains by
use Of the old fire engine
The chautauqua closed here last
week after a successful session.
Miss Hazel Turner. bookkeeper in
the Golden Eagle is taking a vacation
this week.
Miss Ruth Mnbry left the first of ths
week for trip to Colorado. She ex-
poets to visit several cities before re.
turning home.
Ward Saunders who has been visit
ing the parental home the past two
weeks has returned to his home In
Minot. S. D.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-08-18
MT. PLEASANT HAS.
ANOTHER BIG FIRE
LOSS IS ESTIMATED At $35, 900
FROM BLAZE STARTING IN
DRESS CLUB.

Mt Pleasant, Aug. ia serious
fire broke out here about o'clock
Friday afternoon, In the room on the
south side Of the square, occupied by
Smiths dress club. The fire spread
rapidly and IN an hour three business
rooms were a mass of ruins.
The blaze was quickly communicate
ed to the business rooms to the west
and adjoining the alley, occupied by
Wind Bros, automobile agents. They
had but one auto in the rooms at the
time, and this together with their stock
of tires, was gotten out safely. Chas.
Hodson had just recently installed q
vulcanizing plant in the rear of this
room; his stock and equipment, which
was not yet insured, was total loss,
amounting to about $500. Three bar
rels of oil in Wind Bros.'s rooms could
not be gotten out, and when this,
caught fire 1t added to the fury of the
flames, SO that they soon spread from
the rooms occupied by the dress club
and Wind Bros, to the one story
double front building just to the east,
occupied by the Daily and Weekly
News, with Chas. s. Rogers, editor and
proprietor. So fast did the fire spread
that 1t was impossible to save much
except some of the books, files, and
office furnishings; none of the paper
and Job stock could be saved, and
none of the machinery or type. The
News plant, including linotype, Meihle
job press, news press, power cutter,
iobbers, stock and other valuable
equipment valued at about $4,000 is
practically a total loss, though fairly
we'll covered by Insurance..
The upstairs rooms over Smiths
dress club, and Wind Bros, was oc-
cupied by the M. w. A. hall, and moth
ing could be gotten out of their rooms.
All the burned buildings were owned
by VIM. Hoaglin, and carried insur-
ance They are valued at about $l5,-
900.
The next building to the east was
occupied by the Mt. Pleasant Repub-
lican, the next business room by A. A.
Carlson, groceries, and the next, on
the corner by Frank O'Connor's meat
market. The stocks of goods in these
rooms were largely removed, as was
also the furnishings, and fixtures In
the offices Of P. j. Hurley, real estate
and James Hourihan, attorney, over
the O'Connor store. But fortunately
the fire was checked here and did not
get beyond the News Office. Consider
able damage was done to the stocks OF
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FLoRls.

Lee Higdon and sister Miss Fay
Higdon Of Keosauqua came Wednesday
night for visit with their uncle
Cyrus Hale and other relatives.
Mrs. Mary Christy visited in Eldon
Wednesday.
l. n. Davis. president Of the Davis
County Rural Carriers association, left
Saturday for Washington, D. C. az
state delegate to the national conven-
tion held at that place.
Iva Hining, three year-old son Of
Alva Hining narrowly escapted SER
ious injury Monday afternoon when he
fel lin front Of a wagon. Before the
father who was driving. could get con-
troll OF the situation two wheels had
passed over the little fellow No bones
were broken and he is recovering NICE
ly.
Mrs Ethel Wheeler of Madrid, Ia,
came Monday for visit with her
parents Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Swinney.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-08-18
and Thor. the Latins to Mars and the
Greeks to Ares.

and Thor. the Latins to Mars and the
Greeks to Ares.
Waterloo Courier: The Germans
are now burning their dead in battle
with portable incinerators which are a
part Of the army equipment. This
privilege Of taking peek at your
grave before you are led to the slaugh-
ter is new wrinkle which civilization
has added to the softening luxuries OF
modern war.
Sioux City Tribune: A government
census bulletin says there were S26,313
persons engaged in gainful occupations
in Iowa in 1910. OF this number 70S
were women and girls working in the
pearl button factories in Muscatine
and 1,s45 men. are the only ones that
anyone can show benefited by the pro-
tective tariff-2,553.
Davenport Times: One of the grim
side lights on the war that has filtered
through between flashes telling of sea
fights that have not occurred and stray
rumors concerning land fights, is that
which says the Belgian soldiers all
wear suspended from their necks and
under their clothing little metal plates
on which are stamped their names and
their military organization. The pur-
pose is that there may be no nameless
graves. That has always been one of
the chief horrors of war-the thought
of being remembered in after years by
one of those monuments marked ITO
the unknown who fell in the war" And
yet, after a great battle, there may not
be time even to make record Of the
names of those who fell. for an army
often has to push on to take advantage
of victory or to save itself to retreat.
and the honors to the dead have to be
left for others to perform.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-08-18

The chronic kicker can grumble
over the fact that were 1t not for
modern inventions such as the tele-
graph and telephone and ships that
travel half mile a minute, the
European war. would not affect the
price OF food stuffs in this country
for another month. Incidently 1T
would be another month before we
would know that there was a war.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-08-18
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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-08-18

In recent survey of community
in New England, the. average annual
income of 154 farmers who have q
common school education was S229,
while the average net income OF l22
farmers Of the same locality with a
high school education was $4S2 an
nually. This was worth to each
farmer who possessed it 1888 each
year.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-08-18

Yesterdays news dispatches from
Mexico make 1t plain that Carranza
will not be president of Mexico many
days before one "Pancho Villa Will
start brand new revolt. "Pancho"
doesn't believe In power-for the other
fellow.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-08-18

News dispatches say that Carbajal
has hurriedly left Mexico City and
that Carranza has taken possession.
A year from now the, dispatches will
probably be that Carranza has cut and
run Just before Villa arrived.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-08-18

The citizens Of Otthmwa are con-
fidant Of the city's future as Is shown
by the dispatch with which the
$4,000 fire equipment bonds are be-
ing bought up.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-08-18
I m FREE---Y0u CAN BE FREE

Ny cstarrh vas nlthy and loathsoms
It 1lade me III. IT dualed my mind. II
undermined my health and was weaken
ing my will The hawking. coughing.
splicing made ne obnoxious to ali, and
my foul breath and disgusting habits
msds oven my loved ones avoid me Sc
eyotly. My delight in life was duiled
and my faculties impaired knew that
In time II would bring me to an untime-
~ o1ave because every moment OF the
day and night it was slowly yet surely
sapping my vitality.
But found 4 cure, and am ready to
ten you about 1t FREE, Write ms
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-08-18

Chicago Tribune: One flag in this
war invites enlistment wherever there
are unenrolled men and women; one
cause makes a universal appeal;
against it no neutrality proclamatlons
run. The Red Cross now meets Its
greatest emergency. It's flag Will
need financial support.
Council Bluffs Nonpareil: President
Carbajal Of Mexico was in office but
few weeks, but even this was long
enough to make him an object of sus-
picion and the possible victim of an
assassin. He left Mexico City for
Vera Cruz before the arrival of the
constitutionalists to take charge OF
affairs.
Webster City Freeman Tribune: The
way Maurice Connolly and the Dubu-
que Telegraph-He are SOLDERING
over E. T. Meredith is enough to make
the gentleman sick at the stomach.
Topeka State Journal: Switzerland
is mobilizing her army to enforce her
neutrality, but the interests here at
taches as to what she will do with that
navy Of hers that Mr.. Bryan invited to
participate in formal opening Of the
Panama canal.
Des Moines Capital: 1t is both in
teresting and amusing to hear street
corner crowd discuss as to what the
war is about Regardless OF. some Of
the unique views expressed we doubt
If most of the Europeans can give any
better statement themselves.
Clinton Herald: All of the en-
perors call upon God to help them,
but it is heather deity whom they
invoke, and not the God OF Christian
people They are praying to God to
smite their enemies just as the
Hebrews did before they attained a
universal conception Of divinity, just
as the old Saxons prayed to Wooden
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-08-18

Lillian Russell says: Drink and
you'll suffer from indigestion. head
aches, heart trouble and Brght's dis
ease along with thousand other ills.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-08-18

Iowa is turning out q record crop
despite the annual predictions that
unless we have rain In q week" etc.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-08-18

The International Harvester Co., will
in all probability be in shape to fill
orders next year.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-08-18

Burlington Hawk-Eye: 1t won't dc
to blame the farmer for the war il
Europe, but If it had not been for his
toll the war-lords could not ever
start firing line. Armies must be
fed or there is no war.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-08-18
Press Comment

Dubuque Telegraph-He And
now the Iowa National Guard. In
keeping with the spirit of militancy
abroad, is mobilizing. The neutrality
of Des Moines Is assured.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-08-18
GETTING GERMANY's VERSION.

It is greatly to be regretted that
the German version of the fighting
that is now taking place in Europe is
next to impossible to secure. Every
day brings stories from English,
French and Belgium sources of vic
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-08-18
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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-08-18
MY CATARRn
WAS RELIEVED
OVER NIGHT
witt Gladly Toll You
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HEALS DAY AND NIGHT

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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-08-18
The Danger Of limitations.

OHIO druggist writes The Practical Druggist" prominent New
Drug Journal follows please furnish formula for Castoa All the
formulas have worked with either Ineffective sagreeable administer
To this The Practical Druggist replies: We do supply formulas for
proprietary articles We couldn't if wanted to- Your experience with initiative
formulas not surprising but just what to be expected When Casta
wanted not supply the genuine make substitute it not fair
right label Casoa We give you all Of laxative preparations for
children but not asto and think mother who asks for Coa would
feel kindly toward you her product under such na
No mother with spark Of affection for her child will overlook the sigma
m1e Of Chas. Il. Fletcher when buying Castora.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-08-18

What are you doing for the good of
the city?
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Sioux Falls Argus Leader: The
bull moosers of South Dakota are Sill
holding conferences to discover where
they are at; but up to the time OF
our going to press there was nothing
encouraging to report.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-08-18

AS long as. there are hies, it, is yet
time to swat them.
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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-09
WILSON HIT TING
OLD STRIDE IN
HIS WORK
Catches Up With Correspond
ence, Finishes Antitrust Mes
sage and Begins New Duties.

PASS CHRISTIAN, MISS, Jan 9.
With but three more days interven-
ing before President Wilson is back
on the job" in Washington, the ma
tional executive Is rapidly getting
back into his normal working stride.
He has practically completed his
anti trust message, has caught up
with his correspondence, and has
been able to resume his study of ma
tional economical questions which
was halted by the activity attending
the passage of the currency law. 1t
is believed that the President has also
fixed his mind upon his personal
choices for the Federal Reserve
Board.
President Wilson went through his
regular vacation program of playing
golf In the morning, followed by an
automobile ride. 1t is believed he will
break his rigid rule and attend a
public reception given by the towns
people of Pass Christian and Gulfport
tomorrow night.
The President to-day sent a letter
to Cecil Brown, a Mississippi City
youth, thanking him for gifts of flow
ers and candy.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-09
CITY COURT FOES
OPEN NEW LINE
Of ATTACK
Garry Cases Left Over From JUS
tees of the Peace Directly to
County Tribunal.

The fight on the new Municipal
Court reached an acute stage Friday
when Attorney r. r. Jackson pre-
pared to ignore the new court entire
ly by taking several cases left over
from the old justice courts directly to
the Fulton County Superior Court.
Another feature of the contest was
contained in the action of Justice w.
T. Jordan, who still is holding court
despite the legislative enactment
which was designed to abolish all of
the justice courts of the county.
Luther z. Rosser County Attor-
ney and father of one of the Munich
pal Court judges, Luther Rosser, Jr,
gave 1t as his opinion that the at
tack made on the new court by the
injunction proceedings begun Thurs
Gay was not made on good law, and
probably would be thrown out OF
court when it came up for a hearing
January 49,
The injunction was asked by At
torney jackson to restrain the County
Commissioners from paying the new
Municipal Court judges on the ground
that their newly created Offices were
unconstitutional. IT is represented
that the Legislature had no legal
warrant to establish a court to serve
only one section of the county and
to tax the whole county to support It
Note also is made of the fact that
when the old courts were abolished
there was no mention of doing away
with the office of constable.