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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-15
Noted Missionary Workers
Ioa!dso IoHl ems 'cuss Efforts at
Big conference Here
TO TAKE UP ALL
PHASES OF WORK
Different Lines of Endeavor
Will Feature Various
Meetings and Sessions

! One OF the largest as we'll as one Of
the most unusual missionary move
ments will be inaugurated in Ottumwa
this evening with a supper at the Y. M.
G. A. and continue through to Thurs.
| day evening.
These meetings will be held in cons
| junction with the work which the Unit
ed Mission campaign Is carrying on in
| all parts of the United States and Cam
ada, and is one Of the six hundred sim.
liar conferences that will be held be-
tween now and April 80. 1915. They
meetings to be followed by an Every
Member Campaign" The object is to
impart larger vision and intelligence
and to revive and increase interest in
world missions and local church eff
ficiency. The conferences and meet
ings are to be featured by the pres
ence Of two noted speakers. These
men will address those who gather at
the supper this evening, the confer.
ences on Tuesday, general meeting
Of the north side churches in the
Swedish Lutheran church on Tuesday
evening, a conference on Wednesday
and Thursday for the south side
Il
Willard street Methodist church on
Wednesday and Thursday evenings.
The speakers are Wilbur l.. Clapp.
secretary OF the Laymen's Missionary
movement and of the United Efficiency
campaign in Iowa; and DR.. Erwin ri.
Richards, for thirty-four years mis-
sionary in Africa. He is said to have
few peers on the American platform
today, as one who can present great
new facts with gripping logic, end
irresistible humor and melting pa
thos. He was to have talked to the
members Of the Ottumwa Ministerial
association this morning, at the regll-
lar meeting In the Y M G. A. at 10
o'clock on, why the Black Man is
Black" and they had expected a rare
treat. The train upon which DR.. Rich
ards was to arrive however, was sever
al hours late and he did not come until
this afternoon. With the various meet
ings. luncheon and suppers which have
been arranged the next three days. will
be busy ones, for those who are In
terested In this movement and the
work that it is attempting to accom-
plish. All of the north side church
meetings will be at the Swedish Luth-
eran church on Jefferson between Sec
ond and Fourth and all the south side
churches will gather at the Willard st.
M. =. on Willard and Vine street.
Discuss Many Subjects.
This evening, Mr.. Clapp is to talk on
"The Challenge of the United EfIlc-
iency Campaign to the Church." and
DR.. Richards subject is to be, tThe
Impact of Christian Missions on the
Continent of Africa"
Tuesday mornings session at the
Swedish Lutheran church will be TAX
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-15
Appropriations Gr0U Despite
Determination to EcOnOn1ize

1910. The committee inits report says
that this is an extraordinary expendi-
ture which will come once every ten
years and maintains therefore that
this years measure is materially less
than the last appropriation.
The bill contains the usual provision
cutting down the mileage allowance
of members of congress from twenty
cents a mile to five cents mile. The
fight to cut down the mileage allow
ance has been on for years and al
though the committee each year re-
ports the reduction in the bill, it is de-
feated either on the floor of the house
or in the senate.
The committee cut $102,260 from tie
estimates Of the secretary of COM
merce for the work of the bureau Of
foreign and domestic commerce, al
though an increase Of $25,000 over last
years appropriation was allowed for
promoting commerce with South and
Central America.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-15

Washington, D. c., Dec. 14.-'Econ-
omy," was the watchword of the ap-
propriations committee in the 1repara-
ton for the legislative, executive and
judicial appropriation bill, first Of the
big supply measures, which was re-
ported to the house today. The COM
mittee Topped off nearly s2,000,OOO
from the estimates submitted by the
various departments, cutting salary al
lowances all along the line, and
brought in measure appropriating
$38,744,753.5O. The bill provides for
more than 10000 salaries Of govern
ment employees.
The total of the bill shows an in
crease Of $1,12S,843 over last years
measure. But this years measure in
cludes special appropriation of ST.
2S6,100 and authorizes one thousand
additional employees for taking the
agricultural census authorized by the
law covering the last regular census in
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-15
PANAMA CANAL
ZONE VIOLATED
Colonel Goethals Repeats
His Request That War
Vessels Be Sent
BRITONS BELIEVED
TO BE OFFENDERS
Swift Destroyers Needed to
Prevent Further Breech
Of U. S. Neutrality

Washington, D. c., Dec. 14.-Col-
onel Goethals, governor of the Pan
ANA canal zone, today reiterated his
request that two torpedo boat destroy
ers be sent to canal zone waters to
prevent violation of neutrality through
the misuse of wireless and the taking
on OF supplies by belligerent vessels.
Because of the confidential nature Of
Colonel Goethals' dispatch, Secretary
Garrison declined to make it public.
He issued this statement:
"The substance of the dispatch Is
that in Colonel Goethals' judgment the
misuse of the radio communications
within canal waters and the preven-
ton of the misuse of these waters as
a base of supplies require the presence
of swift moving ships of the variety
mentioned. Since the questions In
volved require the consideration of the
state department and the navy depart
ment as well as my own, / have taken
the matter up with the other depart
ments and as soon as the requirements
are fully ascertained, proper action
will be taken to meet them"
Secretary Garrison declined to dis
cuss the situation in the canal zone, or
to indicate which of the belligerents
was violating the neutrality of the
United States.
1t is known, however, that the Aus
tralian collier Mallina, which recently
left Balboa without clearance papers,
has been under close observation by
Panama canal officials. That ship as
well as other Golfers, have been sus-
pected Of supplying British ships In
Pacific waters. Alleged violations of
canal zone shipping regulations have
been the basis Of strong representa-
tions to the British minister at Pan
ANA
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-15

Berlin, (via The Hague and London,)
Dec 14-The correspondent Of the
Tageblatt in Sofia, Bulgaria, tele-
graphs an interview he had with Field
Marshal Baron Won der Goltz while the
latter was on his way to Constant
inople. Regarding Belgium, Baron Won
der Goltz said:
"The situation is normal, the popula-
ton having convinced themselves that
the Germans are not barbarians. Life
continues as if in peace time and COM
merce and transportation are getting
better.
"The Belgians fought bravely for
their fatherland Such opponents
should be esteemed"
Answering questions regarding the
war situation in the west, the field mar
shal pointed out that an army of mil
lions of German soldiers was in the
enemy's country and that the richest
French provinces were occupied.
I'VE don't underestimate our oppon-
ents," he said. The French and Eng
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-15
AUSTRIAN MONITOR
RUNS SERBS FIRE
THRILLING EXPERIENCES FALL
TO LOT OF MEN ENGAGED IN
RIVER FIGHTING.

Peterwardein, Hungary, Nov. 49,
Correspondence of the Associated
Press)-A shell from Servian gun
hit the upper deck of the Austro- Hun
garian river monitor Bodrog, smashed
up things considerably in the galley,
cut steam pipe as if 1t had been
made of cheese, then hit the iron floor
and exploded. it's contents breaking up
whatever fhad remained intact In the
galley. Five other shells came in rapid
succession. One Of them put large
dent in the armor we'll forward, three
others did similarly negligible
amount of damage, but the fifth ex-
ploded against the outside of the
crows nest, broke the back of the
lookout and smashed one Of his legs.
Needless of the heavy fire, two of
the crew rushed up to the crows nest
and lowered the injured man with a
rope. They were carrying him across
the upper deck to q place of safety
when Servian infantry on the bank
fired volley. Strange to say. the
rescuers escaped unhurt, while the
wounded man received two more
wounds bullet in the arm and an
other in the leg. Meanwhile six others
of the crew, which numbered about
ninety, had been wounded.
AS the commander of the Bodrog,
Lieutenant Olaf Wolff, explained to-
day, this was mere incident in a
days work. With others his vessel
had been sent late in September to
Belgrade to give substance to a sham
demonstration which was to prevent
massing Of the Servian army against
small Austro-Hungarian force west
Of Belgrade along the Save river.
To navigate the Danube along the
Servian border was then and is at
present.. no small matter. according to
Lieutenant Wolff In spite of the fact
that the monitors and other craft of
the Austro- Hungarian Danube flotilla
are painted peculiar sort Of olive,
which melts completely into the vege-
tation along the bank, the ships were
visible against the background of drab
Danube water and offered an easy tar.
get. To the fire which the Servian
artillery concentrated invariably on the
hated monitors the Austrians can re.
ply with but small effect The Serbs
mask the positions of their guns in
very thorough manner and before the
crew of the monitor has located
single position veritable hail of shells
comes.
But vulnerable spots on even moni-
tor are not many and field artillery is
not designed to cope with armor plate.
For these reasons the Austro-Hun-
garian monitors have been able to do
much good work Not one Of them
has been sunk by Servian artillery.
The Temes, sister ship of the Bodrog,
went down with thirty-three of her
crew on October % by hitting a mine
in field which she had traversed al
ready four times under less favorable
circumstances.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-15
RUSS CLAIM A VICTORY
Statem ement Is Made That Operations To
The North of Warsaw Have
Been Successful.

Petrograd, Dec. 14-Reports reach
ing here today from the front state
that the operations of Russian forces
north of Warsaw, partial success of
which was announced last week, have
now resulted in decisive victory, af-
ter having pierced the German front
beyond Ciechanow and Przasnysz. The
Russian success on this front, accord
ing to these advices, has been clinched
by wide swinging movement of the
advancing Russian left on the main
highway from Plock to Mlawa, conclud-
ing in heavy cavalry engagement at
Jurominetna, seven miles southeast Of
MlaWa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-15
French Turn to
Religion While
Torn BIZ Serious
i i j. i + + + + i = +

Washin gton, D. c., Dec. Ia
Scenes in little French village
far from the excitement of the
battle line are dramatically
sketched in a letter just receiv-
ed here from a Red Cross nurse
serving at Dinard, Brittany.
With the word pictures came an
appeal to Americans to send ne.
cessities for the wounded con-
stantly returning from the
front.
where fashionable women in
luxurious motor cars sped
through the avenues" wrote
the nurse, nov appear soldiers
hobbling on sticks and crutches
or wheeled in chairs. Women
and children swathed in crepe
wander in dumb groups in the
Esplanade. The shops are full
of soldiers necessities. Every
where, high and low, young and
old, the seamstress, the shop
keeper behind her counter, the
young girls taking their morn
ing walks, even little school
girls, grandmammas and nurses
all are knitting.
"The strong, vigorous young
men one never sees. Only
wounded soldiers, old men in
mourning and priests ceaseless-
ly on their errands of consola-
ton and pity.
"In this hour of tribulation
France has turned devoutedly
and reverently to religion"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-15
Americans Must Stand Idle
While Mexican Bullets
Cross the Borders
USE OF FORCE WILL
RILE FACTION CHIEF
Blames Deaths of Citizens
of This Country to an
Unwise Curiosity

Washington, D. c., Dec. 14.-Gener
al Carranza through Consul Canada at
Vera Cruz, today formally advised the
state department that any use of force
by the American troops at Naco, Ariz.
In their efforts to keep Mexican bull
let's from American soil will be con.
sidered an act of hostility, however,
well disposed the government may
be-"
This agrees with Carranza's state.
ment at Vera Cruz on Saturday. He
says General Hill has controlled his
fire and. that he is sending instruc-
tions anew to the Sonora commander
to avoid any firing that would en-.
danger those across the American
border. He deplores that Americans
have been killed and wounded, but
suggests that these accidents have
been due to carelessness on the part
of Americans or "imprudent curiosity
Finally Carranza points out that
the position of Hill's troops, who are
stationed with their backs to the
American frontier, Is such that 1t
would be impossible for their fire to
enter American territory and that con.
sequently any shots from the Ameri-
can side would be direct aid to the
Villa forces.
Two Americans Slain.
Thomas Francis and another Ameri
can whose name has not been deter.
mined, have been killed in Sonora
Mexico, according to a report today
from the American consular agent at
Cananea. Secretary Bryan directed an
No details were given
in today's dispatch, except that the
killing took place between Aqua Prieta
and Nacozari.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-15
COLD WEATHER IS
. VERY WIDE SPREAD
REPORTS OF UNUSUAL DROPS IN
TEMPERATURE COME IN
FROM VARIOUS ri

Washington, D. c., Dec. 14.-Colder
weather throughout the east is fore.
casted by the weather bureau for to.
night and Tuesday. All through the
southern states, the great central val
leys and the lake region today the
temperatures were tumbling and in
the upper Mississippi valley and the
north plains region the mercury was
below the zero mark
The heaviest snowfall reported to
weather bureau headquarters was IF
teen inches at Oswego, N. Y.
Cold in Nebraska.
Omaha, Neb.. Dec. 14.-The cold.
est weather of the present winter pre-
vailed in this part of the country to-
day. Norfolk, Neb.. reported the tenn
perature 81 degrees below zera. Seven
degrees below was the minimum in
Omaha.
Iowa Has Cold Snap.
Des Moines, Dec. 14.-The first
below zero weather of the season held
Iowa in it's grip early today. TEN
peratures ranging from six to fourteen
degrees below zero were reported
from points in the central part of the
state In Des Moines the lowest rec
ord was eight below at 1880 a. m.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-15
TRYING TO PREVENT
RAILROAD MERGER

Cleveland, O., Dec. 14.-Efforts to
thwart the injunction proceedings
sought by the General Investment
company Of Maine, which would pre-
vent directors of the Lake Shore Rail
way company from voting consolida-
tion with the New York Central Rail
way company, at a meeting to be held
here December %, will be made today,
in common pleas court, when argu-
ments will be heard. Judge F. e.
Stevens, who will conduct the hear
ing, is not expected to give his deci-
sion for several days.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-15
GIRL is KILLED IN
ROCK ISLAND WRECK

North1eld, MINI, Dec. 14.--No fur
ther deaths are expected to result
from yesterdays wreck Of Rock Is.
land passenger train No. 6 near here,
in which Miss Edith Wheeler. Waseca,
Mimi, was killed ana thirty other pas
sengers injured.
While the condition Of Sister Es-
ther, st. Clara's college, Sinsinawa,
Wis, who is confined in local hos
pital was said to be serious, the other
ers injured were out of danger, ply
sicians said. Trainmen say brok-
en- rail caused the wreck.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-15
AV|ATORs DROP BOMBS
German City Is Visited BY Armen Of
the Allies; Two Girls Reported
Injured.

Berlin, Dec. 14.-The Zeitung Am
Mittag publishes dispatch today say
Ing that hostile aviators flew over the
city of Freiburg, in the grand duchy
of Baden at p. M, Of December 13,
throwing bombs from their machines.
One bomb hit house and did consid-
cradle damage. Two others fell in Co
luE,bia park among crowd of prom
enaders and two girls were injured.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-15
PLAN TO MODIFY
QUARANTINE LAW

Washington, d. c., Dec. 14.-Prepar-
ations to modify the federal foot and
mouth disease quarantine in Iowa. as
already has been done in other states,
were being made today in the depart
ment of agriculture. The notifications
will permit resumption of cattle ship
ments in some parts of the state under
certain restrictions.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-15

British Submarine Bl0DS Up
Turk Cruiser in DQrdQneHeS

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London A official
pedoed a British
The official bureaus statement follows
Yesterday submarine Bill in charge Lieutenant Commander
Norman Hobrook Dardanees
in spite the difficult dived mines
peoed the Turkish bateship Mesudeh which guarding the
mine fields. y
Although the Bill
When last the Messudeh sinking the
The Messudieh old built Black
we'll England in
32 feet long SO of She had
speed Of W knots main battery consisted two 80 inch
twelve 6inch battery with
Greece 1912 the Messdeh badly naval
battle In the Dardanees She carried of 600
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-15
PEACE INSURANCE
ADVOCATES MEET

New York, Dec. 14.-More than 800
leading business men of this city have
reserved places for "peace insurance
luncheon" to be held tomorrow night
under the auspices of the merchants
association. The speakers include
Henry l.. Stimson, formerly secretary
of war, and Major General Leonard
Wood
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-15
TO OPERATE ON KAISER.
Report Comes to Effect That German
Ruler viii Go Under the Knife
In Near Future.

London. Dec. 14.-6:25 p. m.-TeIe-
graphing from Berne, Switzerland.
correspondent of the Central News
says:
"A telegram received here from Mu-
mich states it has been decided to
operate on Emperor Williams throat,
but the operation is being deferred
owing to the feverish condition OF the
emperor"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-15
BOHEMIAN PLOT is
HATCHED IN U. S.

London. Dec. 14--A dispatch to the
Daily Mail from Copenhagen asserts
that a Czech resident OF Prague has
been shot for corresponding with
Czech union in Chicago, which, 1t is
alleged, is carrying on acampaign for
the establishment OF an independent
kingdom In Bohemia.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-15
FOUND DEAD IN ROOM.

Galesburg, ILL.,, Dec. 14.--Terry Car
ter. "a, president of a windmill COM
pany of Des Moines, Iowa, was found
dead today in room Of hotel here.
He died of heart failure.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-15
DAVENPORT LAWYER DIES.

Davenport Dec. 14.-Steve p. Baw-
den, prominent young Davenport at
torney and alderman from the sixth
ward. died suddenly last night Of apo
plexy.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-15
RECTOR DROPS DEAD.

Burlington, Dec. 14.-Rev. DR.. r. G.
Jones, aged 5O rector of Christ Epis-
copal church OF this city, dropped dead
at his home at noon today.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-15
PASS EMERGENCY RlLI

Washington, d. c., Dec. 14.-An
emergency appropriation OF 81, 900, 900
for fighting the foot and mouth disease
was passed today by the senate.
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CONTINUED on page 81
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-07-21
CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN
Will Be Held At Newberry Next Non
day East Main Street.

The congressional campaign meet
ing will be held in Newberry next
Monday. TIE speaking will be in East
Main street where the senat,rial can
didates spoke. The meeting will open
at 10d30.
There are four candidates for can
gress: Hon Wyatt Aiken, Mr.. Fred.
H. Dominick, Mr. F. S. Evans, and
Mr.. John Horton The candidates will
be in charge of the same reception
committee that had charge of the sem
atorial candidates.
The campaign as outlined by the
various county caairmen is as 'kl-
lows:
Newberry, Monday, July p.
Greenwood, Tuesday, July %.
Abbeville, Wednesday, July 20.
Anderson, Thursday, July 80.
WaE.a ALA, Friday, July 81.
Pickens, Saturday, August l.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-07-21
BARBECUE AT POMARiA
Candidates for Supervisor Especially
Invited to Speak-All Other
Candidates Invited.

A barbecue will be served at Po-
maria N Friday by Messrs. Walter
and George Richardson. This is the
first of the season in this section nd
is ahead of the regular schedule but
especial arrangements will be made
for tie candidates to present their
views and each candidate will be given
20 minutes. The candidates for super
visor are especially invited to express
their views but all candidates will be
given an opportunity. H. H. Blease,
Esq, will act as presiding officer.
Everybody is invited and good din
ner is assured.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-07-21
The CIough Case.

On July II, the supreme court
handed down a decisi,n affirming the
circuit court in the case Of W. c..
Clough against Western Union Tele1
graph company. This case grew out
Of the following facts:
Clough was an operative in the
Oakland cotton mills and his brother,
Henry Clough, was an operative IN
the cotton mill at Walterboro, S. C..
Edward Clough. a child of Henry
Clough, died and his father tele-
graphed to W. C. Clough this Fact and
asked him to attend the funeral. TIE
telegraph company transmitted and
delivered the telegram marked as
coming fri m waterloo, S. c., instead
Of WATERFORD, S. c.. and for this rea-
son W. c. Clough was deprived from
attending funeral.
This case was tried before Judge
shiop and jury at the No7ember,
1913, term of the court of common
pleas for Newberry. The jury return
ed a verdict for $4,000 in favor of the
plaintiff. A motion was made to set
the verdict aside. which motion was
oyerruled and an appeal was taken to
the supreme court. resulting as 2ere-
inbe ore stated. Clough was repre-
sented by Messrs Blease & Blease, and
the company by Messrs. HI Mt, Hunt
& Hunter
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-07-21
TOMATO CLUB W0nK.
Public Demonstration of the Work o:
The Tomato Girls at Prosperity,
Frl.!ay. July II.

AS announced in las: VI. p.
He vi. 4olu . puhiie canning demon
saagt % in Prosperity aeAt Friday,
July = 1914. The Pro<peyity Tomato
y}ub ard domestic science \sir2s VII.
entertain tie clu1 girls OF Jhe county.
We promise you pleasant day, all We
ask of you is to be on hand.
The meeting will be held on the
school grounds just in front of the
d mestic science room. Work Will be-
gin at II o'clock All girls are re-
quested to bring pencils and note
books
We assure all the girls that it will
be day we'll spent, SO come and bring
.oul parents and lr4enus.
Fannie h. Holloway,
County Demonstration Agent.