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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-01

the last few days must have been
enormous. Certainly many Thousand
have fallen
Tried to Agree.
A dispatch to Reuters Telegram Co.,
from Amsterdam states that tel9
gram from Brussels reaching Anster-
dam by way Of Berlin says:
"In the battle around Mahnes the
German artillery was instructed not to
lombard the town in order to spare
the cathedral. The Belgians them.
selves threw heavy shells into the
town from Fort Woellhein.
"The commander of the German
troops around Antwerp announces his
readiness to make the following agree
ment with the Belgian government and
the American and Spanish minister:
If the Belgian military authorities will
agree not to use the monuments of
the city and particularly the steeples of
the churches for military purposes the
SO far as possible while using the high
explosive power of modern shells.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-01
BR|TONS CALLED
MEDDLES0ME
Germans Charge Enemy
Is Violating Sea Rules
Regarding Neutrals
SHIPS OF HOLLAND
SHIPS OF HOLLAND
BEING CAPTURED
Report Says Dutch Are Very
Much Wrought Up Over
Acts Of tl4e English

Berlin, Sept. s0-(By Wireless)-
Reports made public here from Con.
|stantinople declare that owing to the
bellicose attitude of British warships
cruising near the Dardanelles Turkey
has closed this water way.
The people of Holland are described
in Berlin as excited by the repeated
capture of Dutch ships by the British.
The Rotterdamsche Courant declares
that Great Britain is showing utter dis
regard of the rights of neutral nations.
1t says the Netherlands steamer Bel
gram from Rotterdam for New York
was captured by British warships in
the channel and taken into Loves
toft
The British minister at The Hague
lit is related, has admitted that a
British aviator flying over the Meth
|erlands town Of Maastricht dropped a
bomb. thus breaking the existing neu-
!trality.
A story has been given out in Berlin
to the effect that Col. Gordon and
Lieut.. Col. Neish, British officers at.
ltached to the Gordon Highsandsrs and
now prisoners OF war In the hands OF
the Germans confessed in the course
Of an official explanation that the Brit
ish government had supplied them
with dunn dun bullets for use in auto
matte revolvers.
Albert Ballin, director general OF
the Hamburg American steamship line,
has published an article in the Ham
burger Nachritchen, in which he de-
clares that the British money market
will be discredited by the moratorium
for long time to come. He says that
the cutting of the German cable by the
British and the "stupendous lies of the
English and French news agencies
have produced moratorium of truth
for the world over the seas"
Admit French Advance.
Berlin, Sept. 30.--A report given out
at army headquarters today says:
There has been general fighting on
our right wing in France, but nothing
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-01
Of WHOLE
BELGIUM CITY FLEE
GERMAN INVADERS FIND THEIR
ENTRANCE TO ALoST EN-
rlRELy uNoPPosED.

London. Sept 30.-The Client cor
respondent of the Daily News in q
dispatch dated Monday asserts that
by order Of the military authorities
Alost town of nearly 10000 inhabi
tants was completely evacuated by the
civilian population before the Germans
took possession of the place on Mon
day.
when the Germans entered Alost
today it was quiet as sepulcher,
says the dispatch. 'The Germans ad
vance guard found the doors of all the
houses open, all food ready to be eaten
all wine ready to be drunk, everything
that the army could desire to satisfy
its wants-but the occupants of the
houses were missing
Imperative orders came Sunday
night for every person in Alost and
surrounding Villages to leave on Mon
day morning for Client. Today as far
as the eye could see the broad high
way teemed with painfully moving
people and here tonight are many
thousands Of them herded in straw IN
the Palais de Fetes."
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-01
.|.F.W.C.MEET|NG
NOW IN SESSION
Club Women of Sixth Dis
trict Convene in First
Presbyterian Church
EMANCIPATION OF
WOMAN is SOUGHT
Lecturer Makes Plea for
Culture to Reflect View
point Of Both Sexes

The anr Il convention OF the Iowa
Federation Of Women's clubs OF the
slxth district that opened here Tues
Gay night Is in full swing today and
a large number of women from sew.
eral surrounding counties as well as
members of the local women's clubs
are in attendance. Luncheon served
IN the First Presbyterian church where
the sessions are being held facilitated
the work OF the convention as the dele
gates did not need to leave the meet.
ing place for lunch.
a busy and interesting session was
held during the morning hours in which
more than 100 women participated,
Rev. X. Ames Montgomery delivered
the invocation and the address of well
come was made by Mrs. #. A. Fulton
OF Ottumwa who rendered the hospi.
tally of the local clubs and made the
visitors feel that their coming here
would pc source Of mutual happi.
ness. The response made by Mrs. Ell.
eanor NJ. Somers Of Grinnell expressed
the pleasure the out OF town delegates
found In coming to Ottumwa to hold
the annual convention and was happily
received. The roll call was answered
by reports Of the various clubs repr.. /.
sented. feature Of the morning ses.
sion was the biennial report OF g. r..
W. G., by Mrs. Rhea Oppenheimer OF
Oskaloosa. This was followed by the
business session
Emancipation OF Women.
The opening session Tuesday even
Ing In the First Presbyterian church.
was well attended and the intense In
terest evidenced by the mixed audi
ence attested the eloquence OF the
speaker of the evening, w. H. Kick.
hoefer CT Madison, Wis.
Six immense bouquets Of red vel.
low and purple autumn flowers in reed
baskets and vases decorated the front
OF the church attractively A COM
mittee Of club women received in the
ante room Of the church The opening
number OF the program was the vocal
solo, Somewhere a voice Is calling. =
(Tate) sung by Miss Bertha Worm
houdt Miss Wormhoudt's accompani.
ment was played by Miss Madeline
Edgerly.
In speaking on "The Emancipation
OF Women" Professor Kiekhoefer. OF
the department OF economics and
sociology Of the University OF Wiscon.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-01
GERMAN RIGHT LOSING GlRh0UND
ZOuQDeS Make Heroic Charge
and Turn Defeat to VictOry

Sept again allies left yesterday
the battle front In northern
1t Is
reliably stated that again they took prisoners
The lack operations Of the Germans
added to the increased vigilance the making the lot OF
today from
given s break
through he
which
plentiful publish
asceraned Commentors also to be cir
shown by the blank white Of various lengths
articles the Paris All be
said unofficial that printable that they not
to returning
themselves allies left 1t
a
hands the This the zouaes who beg
them back the position
sounded the charge and the bounded
as
happen them they went singing
shouting defyng the Of machine fire.
portion pressed until they
pounced line If
before broke
Immediately trained the fleeing the Zouaves
who have had fallen in the heroic charge
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-01
.GAL|C|A IS UNDER
RULE OF RUSSIANS
PEOPLE WELCOME THE CHANGE
AND ASSURE coNouERoRs
OF THEIR FIDELITY.

Petrograd Sept Dispatches re.
ceived here from Lemberg, Galicia, de-
clare that all the prominent Austrian
provincial and city officials together
with the judges the archbishops of all
the churches and the rabbis attended
the establishment Of Russian civil gov
ernment over eastern Galicia and the
assumption of the Office Of governor
general by Count Bobrinsky.
M. Rutovsky, mayor of Lemberg. in
formally surrendering the government
spoke in Polish:
Not without our cooperation have
the Austro-Hungarian troops left Lem
berg without firing shot," he said.
There was no struggle here, thanks
to our efforts. We believe your excel.
lency has been informed that your
troops found here cooperation and a
cordial reception. In proffering the
government of this capital allow me
to express my gratitude to the former
military governor, who lessened our
hardships."
Count Bobrinsky replied in Russian.
After thanking them ayor for keeping
order In the town he said:
Il think it necessary to acquaint you
with the leading principles Of my pol
icy. l consider Lemberg and East Ga
licia the real origin Of Great Russia
since the original population was Rus.
sian The reorganization will be based
on Russian ideals. We will immediate
ly introduce the Russian language and
Russian customs. These steps will be
taken with the necessary care. We
shall at first limit this to the appoint.
ment Of Russian governor and other
officials. Many of the present execu
tives will not be replaced. We shall
forbid the convocation of your legisla
ture during the day All social and
political organizations must be discon
tinued and may resume their activities
only by permission. These precepts
obtain only in East Galicia; west Ga
licia will be treated differently"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-01
German Soldier Tells HOD
the Russians Fell Into Trap

he said. He was sent to east Prussia
with his regiment
There took part in the battle OF
|Neidenburg" he said, (which started
on August % and lasted four days
Our line was about one hundred kilo.
meters long and the Russians sent
masses of troops against 1t in close
formation. We had few Uhlans but
they were used only for scouting and
outposts. The Russians used many
Cossacks in their main attacks.
"The Russian bases were at wilma
and Grodono and they attacked In
great force from both these directions
Our troops retreated before them un.
til they had passed the Massure lakes
Then with the help of reinforcement
we outfianked both their columns and
turned them in on the lakes Thous-
ands of Russians were killed wounded
or drowned in the swamps around the
lakes and we took thousands Of
prisoner"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-01

New York, Sept. 30.-The Danish
steamer United States" reached New
York today from Christiana and with
1,043 passengers, mostly American
refugees. The only other trans-Atlan-
tic liner expected here today was the
steamer Napolic from Palermo. The
Cunarder Mauretania sailed for Liver
pool at 1 o'clock this morning and the
New York and Adriatic were due to
leave at noon for the same port. On
these three steamers 1,430 persons
had booked passage.
A soldiers story of the four days
battle between Germans and Russians
at Neidenburg was told by Christian
Smith OF German birth who fought
with the 18th Bremen infantry and
who was passenger on the United
States. His was the first detailed ac-
count available here of the fighting
in the eastern theater of war. Smith
Is coffee planter.
When the war broke out he was in
Germany and he Immediately enlisted.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-01

London, Sept. 30.-While driving
from Brussels to Gramment where
they proposed taking train for Os-
tend, Edgar Allen Cantrel of Newport.
KY, and his invalid wife went through
a hail of bullets, one Of which killed
their driver. The two Americans
were left with their car overturned in
a ditch and at the mercy Of German
Uhlan, who let them pass. however,
upon seeing their credentials.
Mr.. Cantrel who with his wife ar
rived in London, described the state OF
Belgium since the German invasion.
He says the stencil from the shallow
burial trenches is unbearable and that
the bodies in these graves are often
cut up by the heavy wheels OF pass
ing artillery.
He passed German soldiers feeding
refugee peasants on bread and soup.
The Germans allowed the people to
give food and tobacco to French pris-
oners but not to the English. The
English filed fifteen cars,
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Continued on page 81
PUNISHMENT FOR
VIOLATIONS HEAVY

Joliet, ILL.,. Sept. 3O.-Convicts par
oiled from the Illinois state peniten.
tiary who violate provisions under
which they are liberated will be COM
PEELED not only to return to prison as
has been the rule but also to serve the
maximum time for the crime for which
they were originally sentenced. This
ruling was made by the Illinois state
board Of pardons here yesterday.
Convicts serving one to 20 year
term for example is parolled at the
expiration of two years and subse-
quently found to have violated their
parole will be compelled to serve 1S,
additional years.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-01
CHINESE WOMAN
HELD GIRL SLAVE

San Francisco, Cal, Sept. 3O.-The
first conviction on record in this part
Of the union for keeping human be-
ing in slavery was obtained here yes
terday. In the United States district
court, Mrs. Wong Sam, an aged
Chinese woman. was found guilty of
holding In bond 10y Gum, slave girl
Evidence was that the girl was
smuggled into this country and sold
for $4,000. After she had worked out
this charge she still was held under
threats that II she attempted to es.
cape she would be buried alive.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-01
PRIZE CATTLE CAPTURED
Kaiser williams Best Stock Taken
by Russians to be Used tor
Breeding Purposes.

London. Sept. 30.-A dispatch to the
Star from Petrograd says that among
tho remarkable war trophies arriving
at smolensk Is the entire stock OF
Emperor Williams famous pedigree
cattle and stud horses captured by the
Russians from the emperor's estate at
Rominten in eat Prussia. They were
taken to Moscow and presented to the
Russian agricultural institute for dis
tribution to agricultural breeding as
sociations.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-01

London, Sept. 30.-For the flrst tinle
N this war Of nine nations, there IL
some concert In the drift OF the report .
from the headquarters OF the tnree
armies holding the center of the stage
IN France which is still the tneatef
vhere the most important operations
are in progress. 1t is. however 10 De
noted that corroboration by one slae
>, the claims of the other 10 largely
negative.
"The French advances from Verdun
and Toul have been renewed IS the
German report of yesterdays ngnthe
an the eastern end OF the line ana tne
communication Of General Jonre' com
wander in chief of the French FORCES
agrees with it in the statement 'n"' :.
h,s troons "have made slight progress
- that field. At the other end OF tne
ozo mile line the allies ARE hoioins
+he;r own is the report from the Dii'
,sh headquarters and the Berl'n an =,
,oement seems indirectly to admi'
49,, o,a;m nv announcing that the Dac
+bis end have been 1ndeclslVe
:, tho center the French commanoel
- chief claims slight progress. az
cording to another version OF 'ne -
mort from the German heaoaua''es =
+he French attacks from Verouh an0
Toul have been repulsed.
contamination Of news agency s'oA'
49,. Tho German right wing mas oeon
h-oren and was in fight Is sun 'aoA
,ne Commentators show mueh eAep
ns. ..a,.m :, this report although they con,
49, . no hreaking Of the German risn.
,aa 1 wi,, he only natural result o.
.ha Great turning movement. the p,e
~. .na status Of which is pictured IN 'ne
Tre,ch official announcement OF ses
terday It shows that the alh.s e., NV, ~
e s,.oa hack the invaders in this re
~. p nr+,, the German right wing is
virtually at right angles with 'ne ie''
of the line.
tThe fact that the German am, ,
hoadouarters admit that their sfea'
efforts to throw back the pressure q
~ allies have proved indecisive is 70
sardad in England as significant
Belgian. Are Fighting.
London, Sept. 3o.-The CORRESPONDS
ent Of the London Daily Chronlcie
with the Belgians writing under yes
terday's date estimates tnat nearly
100000 troops are engaged In oes'
perate battle along line extending
from Termonde to Aerschot.
"This battle" the correspondent
says, appears to be the last effort on
both sides. Belgian resistance IN the
lace of the superior German artillery
Is really magnificent. As regards Ant
Werp, it is not easy to make any def
nite statement until the result of to-
days (Tuesday) battle is known. In
lny case the town is well provisioned
md defended. The German losses In
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-01
Germans Begin
Attacks on the
AntWerD Forts

Antwerp, Sept. 3O.-(via
London) An official statement
issued by the Belgian general
staff today says:
"a vigorous German lombard
ment of Forts Woelhem, Wal.
vre and st. Catherine which
was continued throughout the
night, abated about 8 o'clock
this morning. The assailants
did not succeed in silencing the
guns of the Belgian forts nor
any way lowering the morale OF
the garrisons Of the forts.
at no point did the German
infantry dare to move against
our first lines Of defense. Only
one attempt was directed
against Forts Liezie and Bred
onk. Our troops, holding posi-
tions between these works al
lowed the enemy to advance
until they were within close
range when the artillery and
infantry working in a remark
able combination, showered
the attacking column with q
hail of projectiles and bullets,
which threw their ranks into
disorder and compelled a pre-
cipitate retreat. This attempt
cost the Germans dearly and
was not repeated. In short, the
events Of the day confirm the
confidence of Belgians In the
power OF resistance of their ma
tional redoubt."
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-01
JAP AVIATORS IN
RANGE OF ENEMY

Toxic, Sept. 30.-Japanese aeroplan-
lists assert they hit a German vessel
during the latest fighting at Kiao Cha,,
with bombs thrown from the machines
at height Of TOO yards. Two b.
planes and one monoplane were engag-
ed. The wings OF the machines were
riddled with bullets yet they returned
In safety to their base.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-01
BRITISH FLEET ON
WAY TO BALTIC SEA

New York, Sept. 3O.-Captain r.
Goethsche, In command of the Danish
steamer United States, in today from
Christiana said that he had picked
up wireless In the North sea con-
tanning the information that (hirty
British warships were on their way
, through the Cattegat to help the Rus
sian fleet in the Baltic sea.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-01
CALLED OUT
Italy Will Shortly Have an Army OF
Over Million Men Ready For
instant Service.

London, Sept. 3O.-The report that
the 1885, 1886 and 1883 classes of Ital.
ian reserves will be called to the col
ors early in October has been confirm
ed by several Italian newspapers, ac-
cording to the correspondent of the
London Daily Mail at Venice. The
classes then under the flag will total
100000 men.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-01
VIENNA PREPARES
TO COMBAT PLAGUE

Paris, Sept 30-The municipal coun-
ell of Vienna has voted one million
crowns ($20O ,OO0) for the construction
of isolation hospitals near that city IN
anticipation of an epidemic OF Asiatic
cholera. This information is forward
ed by the Milan correspondent of the
Paris Midi, who says 1t reached Milan
from the Austrian capital.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-01
American Refugees in Hail
of Bullets While Escaping

Mr.. Cantrel talked with wounded
German officer, who described the
English cavalry as devils. He said
they charged standing up in shortened
stirrups, and that the swing Of their
handled their horses like ponies on a
polo field.
Mrs. Cantrel collapsed in London to-
day, and their sailing for America was
postponed
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-01

Paris. Sept. 3o.--According to
Bucharest dispatch published in the
Journal des Debats, Germany counted
on the aid Of Rumania, but when King
Charles asked the cabinet to order q
mobilization of the army one of the
ministers replied:
I'VE are quite willing II it is against
Austria
King Charles turned to him and
said:
81 gave my word to Emperor William
and a Hohenzollern keeps his word" "
j. ]. O. Bratiano, president OF the
council, here interposed saying:
''The country knows no Hohen-
zollern. 1t knows only the king of
Rumanta who does not have to give
his word to any one whatsoever"
King Charles then decided to call
a council of the crown with the former
ministers in attendance but only one
sided with him in favor Of German 1t
is then reported that the king applied
to General Veresco to try coup d
etate and arrest the ministers but
Averesco refused, saying:
"Sir you will be the first victim"
1t is said also that some superior
officers declared they would desert
and join the Russian army rather than
fight for Austria.
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Continued on page 81
.RUMAN|AN KING
FAv0Rs GERMANY
INTENTION TO AID THE KAISER
Is BLOCKED az THE CABINET !.
AND ARMY.

London, Sept. 3o.-The Rome
correspondent Of tho Exchange
Telegraph Co. reports that = mes
sage received at Rome from Bu-
charest says that King Charles has
summoned the cabinet In special
session tomorrow to decide the at.
titude Of Roumania toward the
war.
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Neither Side Making Any Claims of Victory Ihoug
Roth Insist That the Fighting to Date Is in
THOR Favor. Even if Not Decisively So

London, Sept 3o-The correspondent OF ehe l4nies
at Nancy France, teegraphing under date OF
bo. 26 oves an unconfirmed report that the rrelcn
a1o ro+aken st. Mihiel fortified encampment on tne
Mese twenty miles southsoutheast Of Verdun ana aso
that thew have captured the prince Of Bavaria at Money
niles north Of Nancy The correspondent aoos
that according to report the Germans are assaul''s
Money with the object of setting the prince Tree :,
The prince Of Bavaria referred to IN tne ZINES us
~ - Command Of the Bavarian army in that region
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-09-16
To Join "NIoyieS"

The Criterion theatre, long one Of
the leading playhouses in New York
and in the very heart of the theatre
cal district, is to become a moving
picture theatre. Just how soon the
change will be made depends upon
the degree of success of the attrac-
ton now running at that theatre.
Judging from present indications the
run of the play will probably not
close until spring, but, whenever the
play should be taken off, the "mov-
les will move in. 1t is said that
the concern which has leased the
theatre intends to show feature
films" in that theatre for which pri-
ces of admission as high as 81 can
be charged, and to use the house as
a sort of advertising venture for the
films of the producing company.
The moving picture business has
already grown to enormous proper
tons and is still developing with
rapid strides. There seems to be no
limit to the enterprise and advertis-
ing ability of the film companies.
Now it is reported that they contem-
plate to invade the field of vice
plays and the Universal Film COM
pany has made a dramatization of
the report of the Rockefeller Com
mittee on the white slave traffic.
Films will be prepared which will be
advertised under the title THE Traf-
fic in Souls" These pictures, which
it is said, will be even more realis-
tic than the scenes of the vice plays,
are to be produced under the direc-
ton of the Travellers Aid society and
other organizations which look out
for the welfare of young and mex
perienced girls in the large cities Of
the country. The pictures are to be
given try-out at one of the New
Yor. houses in the near future.