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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-12-24
EDDYvILLE.

EddyvilIe, Dec. 22.--' Carl Leander
and Marion True who are attending
college at Grinnell. came home Sat
Iurday to spend their vacation with
relatives in Eddyyillea
Mr. and Mrs John Turner Of Col,
Orado who have been visiting at the
VIM. Hays and Dave Templeton HON,
es went to Abba Saturday for short
visit with relatives before returning
to Colorado.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Clark have re.
turned from a two weeks visit with
relatives in Pell&.
Miss Edith Lee who is attending
college at Mt. Pleasant came home
Saturday for a short visit with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. L. Lee.
Mrs. T. ]. Stanley is enjoying a
visit from her mother, Mrs. C. Os.
borne OF New Sharon.
Mrs. Ida Fisher went to Marshall.
town Monday to visit at the home of
her son, Chas. Fisher and make the
acquaintance Of her new grand
daughter.
o. P. Autry and Ray Odem left Sat
urday for Chicago on a business trip.
Mrs. w. r. Nelson of Havre, Mont.
is visiting at the home of her daughr
ter, Mrs. Powell
Mr.. and Mrs. Terrell who has had
employment at Ollie returned to his
home at EddyvilIe Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albaugh spent Mon
day in Ottumwa visiting friends.
j. c. Shahan left Monday for St.
Louis on a business trip
Frank Clark who has been visit
ing his aunt, Mrs. L. Harding at Full
ton, Mo, returned to Eddyville Mon
day. .'.'.. .
Mrs. Cora Dible of Colorado is WIS.,
iting her mother, Mrs. Jane Blake and
other relatives and friends. ,
Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Kelly left Mon.
day for Kansas City to spend the
winter. =. ..s
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-12-24
news FROM NEARBY
ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST
GATHERED BY WIDE AWAKE
HERALD CORRESPONDENTS IN
TOWNS AND COMMUNITIES.
OLIVET

OliVet, Dec. 21.-The fuel man Is
not the only one benefited by cold
weather as the railroad comes in foI
large share both in increased freight
and in passenger business.
Mrs, c. NJ COryelI, daughter Helen
and Mrs; G H. Laughlin spent We'd
nesday in 0skaloosa. "
]. M. Roberts of 0ttumwa was in
town on business with the Herald
correspondent on Wednesday.
John Nossman was a business cali
Ter in Harvey Monday.
A. j. DeCoek spent Thursday in Os
kaloosa on business. g.
II. A. Johnson of Des Moines was
in town this week on real estate
business. He says the Iowa farmers
are getting the move to town" fever
and want to sell, which Is the mis-
take of their lives. g..
w. F. Walker of Des Moines was
in town on business Thursday.
H. w. Van Rocket was a business
caller in Leighton Thursday.
II. NJ. Clayborne of Missouri was a
caller, at the station last week. g.
Keeper, the Spencer man from
Oskaloosa, made his regular trip on
Thursday. He reports trade good, and
prices normal.
In a letter from Horace Barnes,
city editor of. the Osceola Democrat
he says that paper is little off color
for him in politics but he will carry
up the local part of it and let the
other fellow do the rest. o.. 49,,
Mrs. j. l.. Billings and Mrs. F. G.
Drake spent Friday in Oskaloosa.
The thickness of the Hawkeye coal
at Knoxville is evidenced by the
length of the mine props sent them
for rooms. The Greenland Timber Co,
this week sent them eleven hundred
props seven feet high. IS
Walter Phillips of Tracey was in
town Friday looking after his mer.
camille interest here This week he
added a stock or dry goods to his
grocery stock. q. ,..
The Herald correspondent was glad
to shake hands with II. r. Barnes
from OskalOosa Friday Tor 1t certain.
ly looked like old times to see Ham
in town. We asked him when we
should tell the folks he was coming
back and he said in a week or two.
Mrs. William Drake spent Friday
in Harvey at the home Of George Den
mis- whose wife is very low.
Twelve passengers went out of here
Saturday morning for Oskaloosa.
r. w.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-12-24
.REcoRD FEE FOR INDIANA
New York Central Lines Hana State
100000 on Account Of consoI.
Idation Deal.

indianapolis, Dec 2S.--The largest
CORPORATION fee ever received by. the
state OF Indiana was paid when John
y. cockrurh. attorney for the New
York Central lines. handed Secretary
Of State Cook check for 100000. II
was paid on account Of the c0npolIda-
ton Of All the Subsidiary railroads OF
the New York Central lines IN Indiana
Into the s30000O.O00 New York Cen.
trail corporation ---..
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-12-24
DELTA.

Delta, Dec. %. - On Wednesday,
Dec, 16, there was a wedding at the
home of Floyd Adams, southeast Of
town. The parties married were the
daughter of Mr.. Adams, Pearl, and
Johnny Cook, young man living near
there. They are both well known and
many are the words of well wishing
that so to the young couple. Rev. A.
A. Heath officiated.
Will Virgins, son of Mrs. Virgins,
is here to spend the holidays with
his mother and old acquaintance. .
James Busby, attending Iowa Col
lege at Grinnell is home for his va
cation.
Saturday was a record breaker with
our business men. Every body busy,
and many stockings will be filled.
Oscar Kinkade moved his family
back to Rose Hill last week. Guess
Delta is too strenuous for Oscar.
Our poultry house of A. c. Rey-
nolds keeps four pickers busy at
present.
The past week has hit our coal
bins pretty hard but no scarcity as
yet has been reported.
E. K. Sargent, local manager for
the Sigourney Transmission company
of Delta has a beautiful display of
Electric Lamps and shades in the
Press windows all wired and in SER
vice
Both of our general stores have dec.
GRATED their stores as never before,
and are fine to look at.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-12-24
FIFTY DINNER ORDERS
Salvation Army Issues Christmas
Cards To Needy.

Fifty cards were mailed Tuesday
by Ensign Dykstra, OF the.local Sal.
walton Army Corps emitting tae re-
cipient to christmas basket" to
be issued Thursday afternoon from
two till four oclock,,p. m. at the
barracks on High avenue West. In
cases where the parties are unable
to come for the basket or have
their representative call, means Of
delivery will be found
The annual Christmas entertain.
ment will be given Thursday leyen-
ing, Christmas eve, at the Army
hall at eight o'clock. An :, appro-
PIRATE program of song and recita.
ton will be offered, coupled with
gifts for the children participating.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-12-24
aErHEL.

Rev, Nickles filed his regular ap-
pOintment on last Sunday. A good
number were out to hear him. The
work of the church Is not about
completed, except little more
painting and putting in the lights.
! II. ]. Moore and wife were Abba
traders last Friday.
J. c. Ross and wife were Oskaioo-
sa traders last Friday.
| The Bethel Aid met twice last
week, on Wednesday with Mrs. Mat
tie Forsyth and on Friday with Mrs.
Bert Clifton, Four comforts were
knotted and a quilt quilted at the
two gatherings for tae benefit of the
Aid. t=Ee ~ ist.s -, .sl- n
John Moore of Bussey, was in
these parts last Friday purchasing
team of mules from his brother,
| Fl. j. Moore.
F. L. Hunter and wife were Abba
traders last Tuesday az
Art Mcdowell and wife and Bert
Yohe were Abba traders last Tues
day s.. go,
Anthony Forsyth and family Wis.
tied at the Chas. Hartman home in
Buxton last Sunday. l.
Misses Emert and Una Matthews
visited last Thursday with their SIS
ter, Belle Fowler, of .Bussey. Emert
remained till Sunday. Perrin Moore
was also a visitor last Sunday at
the Fowler home.
Mrs Lillian Coffin, Of Iowa City.
came last Saturday to visit over
Xmas at the parental John Moore
home .es ID. - .p,-r
Miss Title Patrick visited over
Sunday at tie Mike Berto home
/ No. II. .,.-,... d -l
The program and Xmas tree on
Xmas eve at Bethel is being arrang-
ed. for. -
Ed Kerr was an Abba trader last
Tuesday. ---.-----
Dec %. ... BLACK EYES.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-12-24
ESCAPES IN WAR; FALL FATAL
Russian Soldier Comes to the United
States, and Is Killed In
Coal Chute.

Pittsburgh. Pa, Dec. 22.-After es.
Gaping unscathed from a number of
battles when serving under the Rus
sian colors, Joseph Kaminski desert.
ed, made perilous trip to a seaport,
boarded a steamer as a stowaway and
came to America, only to meet death
three days later. Kaminski was en-.
ployed at coal chute and was killed
when. he fell and was buried under
tons Of coal.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-12-24
ELM eRovE-eARETELp.

The revival meeting began at Elm
Grove last Thursday night. Every,
body invited to attend Preaching
by Mr.. Walker and Mr.. Samp, of G,
ii. U. Park. Cottage prayer meeting
viii be held at the home during the
meetings. sHafpa y.
The school ma'ams have returned
from their various schools to spend
vacation with the home folks. Miss
Janet Morgan, from Bald Prairie;
Miss Margaret McFadden, from o.
kaloosa; Miss Anna McFadden from
leighton; Miss Blanche Worthy and
Miss Hazel Berner from Adams
township.
MISS Minnie Kentfield, of oska-
loosa, was a Sunday visitor at the
home of her aunt, Mrs. 2. T. Nc
Fadden.
The ministers, Messrss Walker
and Samp we're entertained at the
q. II. McFadden home Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Lewis are
rejoicing over the arrival of new
son.
Several from this neishborhood
attended the Henry Wake funeral
last week In Oskaloosa. The fam,
fly has the sympathy of the coInmun-
ity in their sore bereavement The
family formerly lived here.
Miss Neino will nave Christmas
tree and program at the school
house Wednesday night,
Mrs. VIII Morgan visited with her
sister one day last week. Mrs. Frank
The Elm Groya people had fare.
Won party on Mr. and Mrs. VIII
Wilson last Tuesday night They
expect 70 move to Adams township
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-12-24
D. A. R. WOMAN DEAD AT lo8
Mrs. Louisa w. Carpenter Suecumbs
to Old Age in observation-disclosures.
scendsnt OF RoIIo Of Normandy.

Worcester, Mass, Dec. 22-Mrs.
Louisa Waterman Carpenter, aged
one hundred and eight years, and. four
months, died here of old age. She
was the oldest member Of the Daugh-
ters Of the American Revolution. She
could trace her ancestry to Rollo OF
Normandy.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-12-24
GERMAN LOSSES ARE HEAVY
Latest Casualty List Issued In Berlin
Increases Killed, Wounded and
Missing to 100000.

The Hague, Dec. 22.--Latest casual.
" lists issued In Berlin increase the
German losses in killed, wounded and
missing 10 100000 men in both east
ern and western theaters OF war. These
lists cover only part OF November and
give no casualties for December.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-12-24
HolIaay Business Good.

Oskaloosa merchants report that
holiday business this year Is above
the average. A pioneer business man
Of the city said yesterday that the
volume of business at hts store last
Saturday WAS the largest he had az.
or experienced in one day since he
had been In business.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-12-24
GEN. CARRANzA NEAR DEATH
First Chief and Party Have Mar.
row Escape When Locomotive
Crashes Into Train.

Washington. Dec. ~ General Car
rama and his party. en- route. from
Vera Cruz to the Isthmns Of Tehuan-
tepec, narrowly escaped death when
q Wild locomotive was sent crashing
into his train by hostile troops. &C.
cording 70 private adyices received
here.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-12-24
NEGRO LYNcHEo BY MOB
Black Charged With Attack Upon
Plantation Head Near Rule
Vile, Miss.

RulegilIe. Miss. Dee. 20. News was
brought here or the lynching or
Charles Williams. negro. OF 4 plan,
fatipR several miles Ia the country.
Williams u was charged. attacked
the plantation manager aud Few
hours later DO vas seized by q mob.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-12-24
GERMAN AVIATOR
BONBARDS DOVER
ReConnoiterS Position of the
English Fleet.
MORE TEUToNS TO FLANDERS
5ayonets and Artillery Make Gains
for Freneh-Invader Driven
From Right Bank of the
Meuse

Berlin. Dec. 23 (Wireless via Say
ville).-It is officially announced that
Lieutenant Prondzynski, German
naval aviator, has flown over Dover,
England, and dropped bombs. He
reconnoitered the position Of the Eng
fish fleet At Sunderland, England, the
populace have destroyed the German
shops. The police made no arrests.
More Germans to Flanders.
London, Dec 2S.--Great masses OF
German infantry and other German
troops are reported passing through
Aix-la- Chapelle en- route to Flanders
from Poland.
The Central News has received from
Amsterdam Cologne dispatch which
states that 1000 seriously wounded
Germans ,frort the User battle line
passed through Cologne, together with
200 Belgian wounded who had been
taken prisoners.
Artillery Wins for French.
Paris, Dee. 23.-By vigorous artil-
lery fire, supporting valorous infantry
action in which the bayonet was used
with deadly effect in number of man
to-man encounters, the allies made ap-
preciable gains in localities of great
strategic importance wherever they
we're on the offensive, according to the
official French report. In those posi-
lions where their troops were. called
upon to resist the German counter-at-
tacks, the Teutons were rolled back
and the allies line maintained intact.
On the French right important gains
were made against the forces formerly
commanded by the German crown
prince. The invaders we're driven
back from the right bank of the Mouse
in the first important attack made by
the French forces on that side of the
river.
North of the forest of Malancourt
French scouts and sappers crept up
to the wire entanglements of the
enemy under cover of darkness after
evading the rays of the
German searchlights and succeeded in
clipping several avenues through the
wire entanglements protecting the
earthenworks.
They accomplished their perilous
task before dawn and at daybreak,
while a heavy mist hung over the
field, the French guns and quick.
frers directed a disastrous fire upon
the German trenches At the conclu-
sion of this terrific prelude the French
debouched from their posi-
tons and attacked from beyond che
entanglements.
Big Guns Shell Pits.
After the first rush they Rugged the
ground while the big guns and mitrail-
leuses ratified their fire upon the pits
once more for a prearranged period Of
three minutes Quickly following the
cessation of the artillery fire, the
French sprang through the openings
made in the wire meshes and over
whelmed the occupants Of the trenches
with a ferocious bayonet attack which
won the trenches, but only after severe
losses on both sides.
Another futile attack was made by
the Germans against Mamotz and the
trenches, and like eff.
forts in the vicinity of Lihons we're
repealed.
1t Is officially estimated here that
The Germans lost 10000 men in their
Attempts to take Verdun and the forts
IN that region.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-12-24
Get Bio Returns.

Lima. o.. Dec. 2S.-- Stockholders n
the Ohio OH company. former stand.
ard oil subsidiary, have received 4
handsome Christmas present in the
form OF 133 10 per cent stock diyi.
dend through the distribution or the
stock Of the Illinois Pipe Line com.
pany
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-12-24

next month. They will be missed
from our Sunday school and meet
ing, as they were two Of the faithful
one Refreshments, consisting of
peaches and cream, coffee and cake
were served to about SO persons. All
report fine time. A purse of sill
yer was presented them with which
to buy memento of the occasion.
Dec. %, r *.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-12-24
TAKE woman,s diamonds.

Montreal. Que, Dec. 22.-While
travelling on a train from Toronto to
Montreal Mrs r.. Al e. Greenshields,
wife OF Justice Greenshields, was
robbed Of $4,000 in diamonds she was
carrying in a satchel.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-12-24

Bremen, VIA Amsterdam, Dec 49,.
The North German Lloyd liner Aacken
has been converted into 4 cruiser and
y now engaged in very hazardous
PORK, Il l. announced.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-12-24

Plan to Take Teuton Holdings.
Berlin. Russia Is planning the com
pulsory appropriation Of the property
og Germans and Austrlans. who IA.
side 70 great numbers IN the "a from.
tier provinces.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-12-24
PUTS BLAME UPON
GERMANY FOR WAR
French Premier Makes Address
to Congress in Paris.
WILL CONTINUE TO THE END
viviani Amid Cheers of Deputies Says
France Will Not sheathe Her
Arms Till Vengeance Is Taken
for Outraged Right.
BY FRANKLIN p. mERRlcK.

| International News Service Correspondent
Paris, Dec. 23.-The French govern
ment has only one policy. That is the
prosecution Of the war against Ger.
many until absolute victory has been
won, Europe liberated and peace guar
anteed.
Premier Rene Eiviani set this forth
in emphatic fashion when the French
senate and chamber of deputies met
in extraordinary session to take steps
for the successful waging of the cou-
fict.
The speech Of the premier was in
terrupted many times by cheers.
Among the senators and deputies were
many who had returned from the
front and attended the session in their
uniforms. The seats OF those who
have been killed in battle were Gov
cred with flowers and mourning in
sigma.
Holds Germany Responsible.
Full responsibility for the war vas
placed upon Germany by the premier
and he declared that this was clear
to the world.
The premier's speech was as fol.
lows:
This communication iR not the Gus.
tomary declaration in which a govern.
ment which nresents Itself for the
first time before the parliament de6es
fits policy.
At this hour it has no other policy
than a combat without mercy until
the definite liberation OF Europe shall
be guaranteed by peace accom-
plished by absolute victory.
All the documents publicaed by the
nations involved and even the sensa-
tional speech made at Rome by one
Of the most illustriOus representatives
If noble Italy demonstrate that our
enemy, for long time, had been de-
termined to attempt the use OF force
ANY one Of these documents would
be sufficient to make it clear to the
world that when, at the suggestion of
the British government, all the ma
lions were asked TO suspend their
military preparations and to begin ne
.gotiations at London, on July 81, 1914.
France and Russia adhered themselves
to the project
At that moment, peace would have
been preserved II the Germans 10 that
supreme hour had followed this initia.
tive.
Resort to Arms Inevitable.
"But the Germans brought the situa.
ton TO a climax by abruptly declar.
ing war against Russia on August
BY this action. the resort TO arms by
Al the nations became inevitable.
II Germany automatically sought
peace in ifs very germ, It is strange
that after more than forty years she
should have pursued her aim. which
was the placement OF France IN order
o acquire for herself the supremacy
u the world.
All the revelations are brought Be-.
ore this tribunal OF history in which
mere ia no place for corruption. and
let Y be known that III spite 81 their
aesiFe for peace. France and her ~
les vii continue this var 10 the vary
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-12-24
RUSS ON OFFENSIVE
WEST OF WARSAW
Germans Reported Driven Back
Over Bzura River.
CzAR'S MEN LOSE IN GALIcIA
Austrians Claim to Have Driven Foe
Back Thirty Miles a Day-Petro.
grad Says kaiser's Left Is
in Danger.
BY FRANCIS LAVELLE MURRAY,

international News Service Correspondent
Petrograd, Dec 23.-Russia's hosts
are moving forward again. They have
taken the offensive west of Warsaw
and have driven the Germans back
over the Bzura river Once more they
have Strengthened their line and de-
spite hard counter-attacks by the Ger
mans are slowly but surely rolling
back the kaiser's legions.
Smashing Blows Dealt.
Almost daily for three weeks there
has been terrific fighting along the
Bzura river from Kamion, where IL
flows into the Vistula, southwestward
to Lowicz. The fighting has been no
less fierce along the Bzura's tribu-
taries, the Utrata, Rswks, Pisia and
Skierniewka rivers. There have been
occasional lulls in the fighting, but
these have been only brief. At one
stage the right flank of the Russians
swung back from Kamion along the
Vistula to Kazunpolski, only sixteen
miles from Warsaw, but this was only
until e-enforcements we're brought up.
Then it swung back again like a huge
pendulum, striking the Germans that
had crossed the BZura and dealing
them smashing blows, until they had
TO withdraw to their original posi-
tons OF the stream.
For " hours Russians and Germans
fought hand-to-hand battle for the
possession OF the ruins of Teresin. be-
tween the Utrata and the PISA. This
was fiourishing little town until the
Germans made thier first attempt to
take Warsaw. Since then It has been
captured and recaptured six times. 1t
has been wrecked by the shells of the
opposing armies. who have fought for
its Sreckage as dogs fight for a bone.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-12-24
BY FREDERICK WERNER.

International News Servise Correspondent
Berlin, Via Amsterdam, Dec. a.
Withdrawal Of Russian forces from
their positions before Petrokow to
OpocZno. a distance of "a miles. lie
the chief news Of importance received
from the eastern theater OF war.
opoczno being east OF the Pilica river,
the German military experts believe
that the Russians intend to make an
other stand behind that stream. as
they have farther north behind the
BZura.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-12-24
Fierce Battle Is On.


Berlin. Dec. 23.-An official bulle-
tin issued in Vienna says that the
EASTERN movement of the Germans
through Poland and the northWard
movement Of the Austrians through
Galicia is proceeding steadily. The bull
letin states that some days the Aus
TRAN army advances 80 miles.
Yet the official bulletin says that
the Russians are resisting the Aus.
TRAN advance with heavy forces on
the lower Dunajec, where severe fight.
ing is In progress, as is also the case
north of Lupkow Pass.
The German official statement says:
The situation is unchanged in
East Prussia. In Poland our troops
are engaged in a fierce battle for
branches Of the Bzura and Hawka riv.
ers. In many places crossings over
these branches have been won. On
the right bank Of the Pilica the battle
continues"
A dispatch from Lemberg says that
more than eight hundred thousand
Russian and Austro-German troops are
engaged in combat over battle front
about one hundred and twenty-five
miles long in Galicia.
Withdrawal of Russian forces p
miles, from before Petrokow to Opo-
emo, is the chief news OF importance
received from the eastern theater OF
war.
German Left in Danger.
Petrograd. Dec. 23.-Russian sue
eesses on the Mlawa river not only
threaten the right Of the German Ma.
sur Lake position. but also threaten
the left wing Of the army operating
before Warsaw.
The heavy German column which
has been driven across the East Prus-
sian fruntier frnn 4lau,a h.. a. -.