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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-03
To
DISCUSS POLICY
NEITHER ROOSEVELT NOR JOHN
SON PRESENT At BIG MEET
ING IN CHICAGO.

Chicago, Dec. progressive leaders
from twenty-five states met here today
to discuss the future of their party.
Those in attendance included mem
bers of the progressive national execu-
tive committee of which George w.
Perkins of New York is chairman,
state chairman and others promin ent
in the party council. O. X. Davis, sec
retary of the committee, said state
ment regarding the future program of
the party would be issued at the close
of the conference.
Until the views of the various COM
mitteemen are presented and consider
ed" he said, "it will be impossible to
state exactly what the nature of the ac-
ton taken will be-"
The impression prevailed among the
early arrivals, it was reported, that the
conference would not attempt to formu-
late a policy for the presidential elec-
ton of 1916.
Neither Colonel Roosevelt nor Gov
ernor Hiram Johnson of California.
vice presidential candidate in 1912, was
present. California, however, was rep
resented by four delegates reported to
be prepared to launch a boom for Gov.
,ernor johnson for president in 1915.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-03
ACTRESS LOSES IN
SUIT FOR TITLE
TWO sPoUsEs OF AUSTRIAN
NOBLEMAk END LONG FIGHT
IN LONDON COURTS.

London, Dec. 2.-The long standing
dispute of two American women, Ldia
Eleanor Fitzgerald and Josephine
Moffitt, as to which was entitled to
style herself Princess Victor of Thurn
and Taxis was settled in the chancery
court today in favor of Mrs. Fitzgerald.
The court allowed Mrs. Fitzgerald
$500 damages, gave her the cost of the
trial, and granted her an Injunction
against Miss Moffitt The prince is
now serving in the Austrian army.
Prince Victor Of Thurn and Taxis, a
member of a we'll known Hungarian
family, in 1906 at New York, contract
ed a. matrimonial alliance with an
American actress named Josephine
Mo1itt, who came originally from
jacksonville, Fla. The prince later
left Miss Moffitt and in 1911 he was
married to Mrs. Fitzgerald, former
wife OF General Gerald Fitzgerald, at
Uniontown, Pa.
The difficulties of the prince and
the women who claimed the right to
use his title have been up from time
to time in the courts Of New York,
Paris and London.
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--0---- IOOHIIIueU OH page oJ
HIT THE ENEMY IN
THEIR POCKETBOOKS

Petrograd, Dec 2.-An imperial
ukase issued today authorizes the min
lister of finance to take control of the
expenditures and receipts of societies,
companies and enterprises founded or
operated in Russia by subjects of Ger
many, Austria-Hungary and Turkey.
The ukase expressly prohibits, with
out the special authorization of the
minister of finance, the payment deliv-
cry of the transfer of any ready money,
papers of value, silver, gold plate and
precious stones that may be owned by
subjects of the countries mentioned.
II is provided that all payments to
subjects of Germany, ria-Hungary
and Turkey, who chance to be outside
of Russia but possess there CONNER
cial establishments or real estate shall
be affected in Russia through due legal
process.
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Various Subjects Taken up
at Arbitration Meeting
in City Of Chicago
DEMANDS OF MEN
MEAN HIGHER PAY
Silk Train Engineers to
Get Big Salary Under
Proposed Scale

Chicago, Dec. 2.-Subjects varying
from the lordly pay, under the pro-
posed scale of an engineer on an ex-
press silk train, to monkey wrenches
and grease cups were touched on at
todays session of the arbitration board
hearing the requests of the enginemen
and the ninety-eight western railroads
employing them. Sixty-four thousand
men are affected, according to s. state
men. given to correct the prevailing
impression that only $4,000 are in
volyed
The silk train problem was ELECTED
in the course Of the cross examination
of M. w. Cadle, who resumed the
stand after his illness Of yesterday, by
James NJ. Sheean, counsel for the rail-
roads.
The pay Of freight enginemen is at
higher rate per mile than that OF
men on passenger engines, as their
progress is much slower, through
freight pay Is demanded for various
classifications of enginemen. and for
"unclassified service such, for in
stance, as handling circus trains and
snow plows. Mr. Sheean developed
that silk trains are in the unclassifed
service, and that they are run on pas
senger schedule.
Figures were not given as to what
an engineer with this run would earn
in day under the proposed schedule,
but at the long table occupied by the
railroad men there was broad smile.
Cadle smiled also, but stated that Mt
least one railroad now pays that rate
~yIt occurred in the course OF the ex-
animation that the railroads party to
the arbitration intend to take the
month of October as a basis to cal
culate just what the requests of the
men mean in money sense.
They propose to apply the suggested
scale to all work done by the engine
men during that month.
Warren s. Stone, grand chief en-
gineer of the Brotherhood of Locomo-
tive Engineers, discussing the sur
prise test" of enginemen which the
men want eliminated, stated that there
is law in Kansas against the test.
But it is disregarded," he added.
w. L. Park of the Illinois Central a
member of the board, speaking of the
request that enginemen be relieved of
the duties of, switching and tagging,
remarked that the request made no
mention of emergencies.
Il will say to that" replied Stone,
that in my twenty-five years as a
railroad man l never knew an emerg-
ency where the crew did not break
every rule in the calendar when nee
essary."
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WOMAN AUTOIST
DESERTS VICTIM

Chicago, Dec. Mrs. Hugo Du
Brock wife of wealthy manufacturer
was arrested here early today on a
charge of assault with an automobile,
after policemen had chased the ma
chine she was driving, firing their re-
volvers at it as they ran.
Mrs. Du Brock, who was an Illinois
delegate to the recent National Ameri
can Women's Suffrage convention a.
Nashville. Tenn, ran over and prob
ably fatally injured Richard Staple, ac-
cording to the police.
She was held at police station two
hours before obtaining her release en- a
$500 bond She denied that she had
run down Staple and said she was not
aware that the police were pursuing
her
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-03
CARDINAL ASKED
TO AID REFUGEES
CATHOLIC CHURCH DiGNiTARY IN
AMERICA TOLD OF EMERGENCY
THAT EXISTS.

Baltimore, Md, Dec cardinal
Gibbons today received a cablegram
from Sir Gilbert Parker, the English
novelist, at Maastricht, Holland, ap-
.pealing to the cardinal to assist the
American commission for Belgian re-
lief in it's staggering task"
Here l watch penniless, homeless
Belgians fleeing from their naked
land" the message adds. Many
towns and cities are absolutely des-
troyed. Countless homes are stones
and ashes. Hundreds of thousands
lack food and clothes. They ask for
bread and salt, no more, and it is not
forthcoming. The commission asks
for. half of soldiers ration for each
starving Belgian.
in your land of plenty there are
millions who would give if they knew
Will your eminence not help to make
them known? In the name of Christ
ianity and humane compassion l make
this appeal"
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official Report

Paris, Dec. 2.-The French war
office aave out an official an
nouncement in Paris this after
noon as follows:
"ln the region to the south OF
Ypres and Saint E!oy, an attack OF
the enemy against an intrench-
ment taken by our troops during
the day was repulsed by US. our
artillery inflicted damage on
group Of three batteries Of heavy
artillery of the enemy.
AT VermeIIes, the chateau and
park surrounding it, two houses in
the village and some trenches
were brilliantly occupied by our
forces.
"There has been a spirited ar
tiIlery exchange in the vicinity OF
Fay, to the southwest of Peronne.
"ln the region between Ven-
dresse and craonne there has been
a violent bombardment, to which
the French artillery replied with
success, accomplishing the des-
truction of a battery.
"In the Argonne German at
tack against Fontaine Madame
was repulsed, and we made some
progress in the occupation OF
trench in the forest of Courtes
Chaussees, and minor fortified
position near St. Hubert.
"On the heights of the Meuse,
in the Woevre district and in tbs
vosges, there is nothing to re-
port"
Berlin, Dec. 2.-The German Of
ciaI statement issued today claims
the capture of strong French po-
sition in the Argonne forest by
Emperor Williams own regiment.
The communication says:
"in the western theater OF the
war the enemy made insignificant
advances which were checked
Hn the forest Of Argonne a
strong point Of support OF the
enemy was taken by the Wurtten-
berg infantry regiment No. 12o, his
majesty, the kaiser's own regI-
ment. On this occasion two Off
GERS and about 800 of the enen1y's
troops were made prisoners. There
Is no news from eastern Prussia.
ain northern Poland battles are
taking their normal course.
ain southern Poland the enemy's
attacks were repuIsed."
"The report circulated in the for
eiqn press that the $4,000 prisoners
taken by US at kutno are included
in the 10000 Russian prisoners re-
ported by US previously is untrue.
"In the battles at WlocIawek,
Kutno, Lodz and Lowicz, the east
ern army has taken between the
nth of November and the first Of
December over 10000 unwounded
Russian prisoners" Is
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-03
TEMPEST IN TEXAS
DOES MUCH HARM
ONE KILLED, SEVERAL INJURED
AND MANY ARE DRIVEN
FROM HOMES.

Houston, Texas, Dec. 2.-One person
was killed and several injured and doz-
ems driven from their homes by wind
and rain storm here early today. Many
buildings were damaged by lightning.
Six inches OF rain fell Street carser-
vice in Houston and train service on
the railroads running into the city
were demoralized. A number of bridges
we're washed away and houses in the
lowIands were flooded.
r. E. Dasbit, an employe of a gas
company, was killed by lightning.
Information here is today that the
downpour was general over the coast
section of Texas. Railway tracks are
under water at many points. Twelve
inches of rain has fallen since Novem-
Der /,
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TO OPEN
CITY DANCE HALL

Chicago, Dec 2.-Mayor Carter III.
Harrison and Mrs. Harrison, it was an
nounced today, will lead the grand
march at the opening tonight OF Chi
cago's first municipal dance hall.
For variety and social contrast the
assemblage is expected to eclipse all
previous Chicago functions. Society
women and working girls have mani
tested an equal interest in the affair.
Nearly every woman's club in the city.
it was said, viii be represented.
Besides twenty chaperons, there viii
be in attendance fifteen investigators
in plain clothes" two dancing teach
ers, professional nurse. social sec
retary and two physicians.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-03
TWO GOVERNORS
ARE WITNESSES
Federal Commission Takes
Up Industrial Problem
in the Coal Fields
HOPING TO SETTLE
COLORADO STRIKE
Rockefeller Foundation to
Be Made Subject of an
Inquiry Very Soon

Denver, Colo, Dec. 2-Governor Am
mons and Governor-eiect Carlson de-
fined today the past, present and fll-
ture attitudes of Colorado's executive
department toward the coal miners
strike in statements read at the first
session of the eleven days hearing
here of the federal commission on in
dustrial relations. Other witnesses to
follow the reading of the statements
were John G. Osgood, chairman of the
American Fuel company's board;
James H. Blood, former mine op-
orator, and John McLennan, president
of the State Federation of Labor and
president of district Is, United Mine
Workers OF America.
Excepting Mrs. j. Borden Hartman,
James O'Connell and the successor to
Frederick Delano, all the commission
ers were present when Chairman
Frank P. Walsh called the session to
order.
Chairman Walsh and John r. Com
mons, the former a lawyer and the lat
ter professor of economics at the
University of Wisconsin, author Of the
law under which the industrial COM
mission of Wisconsin is working, were
appointed to represent the general pub
lie: Harris Weinstock and S. Thruston
Ballard to represent the employers of
labor, and John B. Lennon, James
O'Connell and A. B. Garretson are the
.reIaresentatiYes- OF organised labor. -a--- -a-
The commission will undertake an
investigation of the Rockefeller found
alton in the near future, Chairman
Walsh said Testimony will be taken
in Washin gton beginning December %
and further investigation will be held
in New York early in January. Among
summoned are John D. Rockefeller, Jr.,
E. H. Gary, J. P. Morgan, William
Rockefeller and Kingdom Gould.
Hope to Settle Strike.
Cleveland, O., Dec Prospects for
the settlement of the strike of $4,000
Ohio coal miners, which has lasted for
eight months and brought $4,000 men
and their families to a state of desti-
tuition, were considered bright today
wien representatives OI Lie ullefS,
including John P. White, and opera tors
met here. The miners representatives
are said to be prepared to demand AZ
cents ton on the run of mine" basis,
while the operators are expected to Of
fer "A cents ton. The miners or
ganization has paid $735,0O0 in bene-
fits since the strike was called.
Aid Eor Mjners
Bridgeport, o., Dec. 2.-Letters were
mailed from headquarters of sub-dis-
trict No. 5, United Mine Workers Of
America, here today, to every local
miners union in the United States and
Canada, asking for donations of money
to make possible purchase of Christ
mas presents for the children of the
striking east Ohio miners.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-03
POLAND IS STILL
SCENE SCENE Of BATTLE
Operations There Believed
to Be of Great Moment
By War Authorities
GERMAN GENERAL
SAVES HIS ARMY
Uacks Way Through Gordon
Which Russians Had
Thrown Around Him
Vienna. via London, Dec. a.
e:47 o. m.-Austrian troops today
occupjed Belgrade, Servia.

London, Dec. Russian Poland is
still. the center of interest in the war
situation, so far as military operations
are concerned. Reports from the rival
hea aduuarters indicate that any decisive
results on either side are still In the
balance. although on the face OF the
known facts the conviction is growing
that the German general, Mackenzen,
has done at Lodz what Bazalne In the
Frarco-Prussian war failed to DO at
Metz-sayed his army after it was en-
circled by the enemy.
But it is equally clear that the Ger
man tactical plan for the taking OF
Warsaw again has failed, according to
private opinion in England. Whether
a counter invasion of Silesia has been
rendered impossible for the present
remains to be seen.
Little activity along the Austrian
front is reported. An exception is the
assertion from Vienna of an Austrian
victory with the capture of quantities
of prisoners and munitions OF war
along the southern line, but there is
nothing to indicate that Russia has Civ
en- way in her evident intention of in
vading the rich German provinces by
way of Cracow Later official reports
from Vienna declared that calm pre-
vailed on the Cracow front, but that
the fighting continued in the Carpa-
tlians.
Servian eyes are turned hopefully in
-tle direction of these mountains, in the
expectation soon of seeing a Russian
force under the walls of Budapest. This
would relieve the pressure being exert
ed against Servia by half a million
Austrian troops, who have forced the
Servians back into strong defensive
positions within their own borders.
Germans Admit LOSSES.
Army headquarters in Berlin reports
a desperate three days battle in Po-
land. accompanied by successful eff
fort on the part of the Germans to
break through the Russian ring. The
German report admits heavy losses,
but says there is the consolation of
having inflicted severe punishment on
the enemy.
According to dispatches reaching
here from Petrograd, Lowicz and Lodz
still are critical points in the fighting
in northern Poland, where the final de-
cision, when it does come, bids fair to
be the most momentous of the whole
war. Petrograd puts special emphasis
on the capture of German ammunition
barges on the Vistula river near Plock,
as indicating the cutting off of a con-
venient means of communication with
the German armies in Poland
In the political field today's meeting
of the German reichstag is attracting
much attention. Many members of the
reichstag, large number of them in
uniform already have gathered in Ber-
lin in anticipation of this important
session which it is expected will pro-
vide new war loan.
Quiet prevails along the western
front. but alarming news has been re-
ceived in the form of report of seri-
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.sERV|ANs BEATEN BACK
Situation In Little Kingdom Is Critic
al; Belgrade Is Abandoned to
the Austrians.

London. Dec. 2.--In a dispatch from
Sofia, Bulgaria, the correspondent OF
Reuters Telegram Co., says reports re.
ceived there indicate that the situa-
tion in Servia is critical The Servian
army, it is declared, has been with.
drawn from Belgrade and telegraphic
communication between Belgrade and
Nish. the present location Of the capi.
tai, has been interrupted.
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PREMlER's SON KILLED.

London, Dec. 2.-Telegraphing from
Amsterdam, the correspondent Of Reu
ter's Telegram Co., says that one son
of M. De Brouqueville, the Belgian
premier, has been killed in battle and
it is rumored that second son also
has lost his life in action.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-03
HUNTER
GETS MANY FURS

lola, Kan. Dec. 2.-Despite his 90
years, L. H. Gerrell, hunter and trap
per, marketed s125 worth of furs here
today, when he returned from his camp
on the Grand river, northern Iowa. He
began making preparations to return
at once to spend the winter Fresh
air, clean thought and plenty Of water
he said, "and any man will live to en-
joy life at 100"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-03
STATE OF ILLINOIS
TO HAVE BIRTHDAY

Chicago, Dec. 2.-Twenty-four cities
of Illinois made preparations today to
celebrate the ninety-sixth birthday of
the state tomorrow. The Chicago cele-
bra.ion will include the reading OF
Mayor Harrison's proclamation, axer-
cises in schools and at the University
of Chicago. Charles S. Deneen, former
governor, will be among the speakers.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-03
FOREST FIRES IN
EAST ARE COSTLY

Harrisburg, Pa, Dec. 2.-Forest fires
in Pennsylvania have SO far this year
caused damage estimated at more than
$3.50 900, according to summary made
today by the state department of for
estry. The summary shows that 241,-
486 acres were burned over and that it
cost the state more than $4,000 to ex-
tinguish the fires
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-03
TO DISCUSS ARMY NEEDS
CONGRESSMAN Gardner Confers With
President Wilson Over Plan for
More Soldiers.

Washington, D. c., Dec. 2.-Repre-
sentative Gardner will discuss his
movement for congressional investiga-
tioD of the military preparedness Of
the United States with President Will
son Monday, accompanied by small
committee of men interested in the
subject.
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Buy GRAIN FOR BELGIUM
Enormous Purchases Of Wheat Made
at Chicago Market For Relief
Of Destitute.

Chicago, Dec 2-Agents of the Rock
efeller fundation bought $4,000 bush
els of wheat in Chicago markets yester-
day for relief of the starving Belgians,
it was learned today. In addition to
these purchases the Belgian Relief as
sociation bought 100000 bushels The
wheat will be shipped free of charge to
eastern ports.
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OTTUMWA WAPEILO COUNTY, IOWA THURSDAY, Is
MQnp Soldiers Face Foe for
Weeks Without Firing Shot
+ + ). + :. + j. + ~ + \ + + + + .

Barbecue of The Associated Press
lighting
front month two time They serve
firing line hours day the
with their artillery throwing
having the empty
their adversares The intervals in the reserve hnes
orfying
shelters themselves and the horses and in towns where
quartered, streets Clean -.
The private becoming thoroughly the but his a
his work is fne He
contributing
though he firing Although
he cheerfuly the
Some the excellent roads back OF
with poles from the forests laid y
fashioned American corduroy road
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BUT $3UO 10 hacking in the Bel
gian relief fund to pay for ! car
load Of canned meat and lard for
the sufferers In Beiaium which It B
IS proposed to Send from WapelIo
county. While this Is not all that
Chairman Nimocks and the local
relief committee wish to send from
here, it shows the necessity for I'm
mediate action to even give thls
much before the time for cIosin0
TIE list 10 reached.
The necessity for prompt respons(
to the appeals for Belgian relief bo
comes more pronounced each day. Thl
time was extended last Saturday 81
the state relief conmk1ion and may
terminate at any time. Thus Tar th1
plans of the local relief committed
have fallen short OF realization by 4
sum. Chairman Nimocu
Of the sixth district committee makef
the situation quite plain in the follow
Ing statement given the press today:
A car load Of canned meat and
lard has been ordered from John
Morreli & Co., and is being made
ready for shipment. This firm has
given the lowest Wholesale rate
on this. car load and we still lack
($3OO) three hundred dollars OF
having sufficient to pay for Il.
We can secure this balance
from the state executive commit
tee OF the Belgian Relief associa-
ton to finish this car, but would
you not rather have WapeIIo coun-
ty do this without the aid Of any I,
one else? Should we not be able
to send one car load Of meat and
one car load Of corn without help?
Many people in this city and
county have done their onare,
will you not do yours?
We want to close this at once
The need 10 great, won't you act
now?
The list of today has fallen below
any day since the fund for the Bel-
gians was started. Each day sinfs
the beginning Of the movement $1GH
or more has been received until toda-r
when but $6S65 was turned in to the
treasurer from fourteen donors. Thus
far but eight persons have responded
to the appeal for ten loads OF cork.
There are more money and corn de-
nations expected by the committeN,
but these must be made immediately
if they will be of any help to the
cause for the time is almost up and
the list must be closed soon.
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new CHIEF AT CAPITAL
Man Named Provisional President of
Mexico in Place Of carranza,
to be Installed.

Washington, D. c., Dec. 2.-Provis-
lonal President Gutierrez will enter
Mexico City tomorrow and be installed
in the national palace there, according
TO official kilograms to the state de-
partment today.
Villa is at Tacuba, suburb of
Mexico City, where it is believed he
conferred with Zapata.
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AIDS SANTA CLAUS.

Genoa, (via Rome,) Dec. 2.-The
American consul general, DR.. John Ed.
ward Jones, has arranged for speedy
Of the American Christ.
mas gifts to the orphans Of Austria and
Germany.
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:
VETERAN EDITOR DIES.

Carthage, Mo-, Dec. 2.--Wilbur F.
Haughawout, pioneer miller of this
city. and civil war veteran, died at
his home here today, aged 76. He for.
merly was editor of the old Carthage
Tribune.
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SOLDIER is EXECUTED.

Vera Cruz, Dec. 2.-The first execu-
ton since the Mexican troops have re-
turned here occurred yesterday. It
was that of a soldier who was detected
in an attempt to steal ammunition.