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The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-06-08

Of reduction a. long a. possible II
has ofiicially admitted to the up State
Public Service Commission that rates
must be revised, but seeks to post
pone the time with a proposal to
count every telephone pole and meas
ure every foot Of wire in the whole
state a. necessary to figuring out a
new rate schedule for the metropolis
The Legis' 1ture. which appropri-
ated 100000 for expenses Of the Pub
lie Service Commission In revising
city rates, had different intentions.
Its purpose was to give relief to
New Workers. first and at once. Sena-
tor James A. Foley. Chairman Of the
Joint legislative committee on tele-
phones, in an interview with The
Evening World. sets forth clearly
what must be done.
THE committee" he said, us not In
accord with the estimate Of the New
York Telephone Company that the
appraisal and valuation will take
from twelve to eighteen months and
that rates cannot be reduced before
that time.
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MYSTERY STILL
HANGS OVER CASE
OFFICERS FAIL TO LOCATE SLAY-
Frs OF /. w. MElLO11
SEARCH CONTINUES.

The location of the murderers OF
Irwin w. Mellott of Ollie remains as
much a mystery today as n time since
the horrible tragedy took place last
Tuesday night or early wednesday
morning near Hedrick. Sheriffs knox
and Grimes of Wapello and Keokuk
counties, respectively, have been very
active in searching every likely clue
since the crime was committed.
Sheriff Knox returned Sunday morn
ing from Davenport where he spent
Saturday in search of the murderers; A
suspect held there failed to tally with
the description Of the man wanted. To-
day Sheriffs Knox and Grimes are on
another line Of inquiry. The former
left on the Milwaukee this morning. for
Cedar Rapids and met the keokuk
county sheriff at Sigourney. The re-
port of a couple being seen with blood
stains on their clothes in the railroad
yards there shortly after the murder,
led to the officers visit in Linn county.
The officers have a good description
of the suspects but thus far have been
unable to locate them.
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a business visit in Kansas City and
W.. RAMSE

a business visit in Kansas City and
Oklahoma.
W. O. Thomanson and family Of
C%enterville were over Sunday visitors
in this city with relatives and friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Harmon were
callers in Mystic Friday with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. u. Barton of Center
vile, returned to~their home Sunday
after spending a few days with her
daughter Mrs. Silas Messersmith and
family.
Miss Onice Cochren was visiting in
Ottumwa Friday with friends.
Joe Wilkinson of southern Texas was
visiting in this city last week with his
brother c.. B.
Misses Marie Shepherd, Roma Evan
and Bessie Scott were over Sunday
visitors in Allerton with the r. B. Aten
family.
Miss Marie Walker returned Satur-
day from Numa where h had e
for several days with her brother and
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Beck were in
Mercer, MO-, the first of the week visit
ing with relatives.
Miss Lee Hogan of Allerton is visit
ing this week with relatives and
friends.
Saturday to visit a few days with his
daughter Mrs. G. F.. Williams and
family.
Everett Bouldry Of Fairfield came or
Saturday for q short visit with friends.
MILFORD Fox and l.. N. Texts Of Linz
coin, Nebr., arrived Saturday to
spend a short time with relatives.
Mrs. w. P. Donald Of Clio came Sat
urday to visit with her father M. II.
Wilson and family.
Miss Elsie See of Centerville was an
over Sunday visitor with Peter Thomas
and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Fromm Of Diamond
spent Sunday with Mrs. S. Webb and
family.
Ed Daugherty was a business caller
in Centerville Saturday.
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Correspondents Dia1y Tells Graphic Story
of German dptueN Great Belgian Fortress

London, Oct. 1.-THE story Of the
siege of Antwerp told in the form of
a diary which chronicles the events
taking place between Oct. 2 and 8 in.
elusive has been sent to the Morning
Post by it's Antwerp correspondent.
The diary follows:
"Oct. 2-The position seemed prac-
tically hopeless-the southern section
of forts having been subdued and the
Belgian field artillery being unable to
stand out against the heavier German
guns-and the surrender Of the city on
Saturday, Oct. 3. seemed likely. until
this evening when news that British
help was arriving. 80 great was the
power of the British name that spirits
at ono rose both among the populace
and the soldiers.
"Oct. 3.-A wave Of almost fanatical
confidence runs yer the city. Prep
arations for the departure of the gov
eminent have been suspended and the
word has been that the situation is
saved. The king and the queen are
still in the city.
"Oct. 4.-.The c~heerfulness con-
tinues. The churches were crowded
all day. There is a lull in the German
attack. The first British forces actual
ly to arrive were sent at once to
trenches in the hottest corner OF the
defense position at Lierre. Very
tough fighters are these first Of the
British forces. Their Sunday nights
work was one Of the bright incidents
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Come and Hear Him
Fairfield are guests Of Mr.. and Mrs

Fairfield are guests of Mr.. and Mrs
VIM. Harkins.
P. l. Norman who has been visiting
his old home in Green county, Ohio
after an absence of thirty-two years
has returned home.
Mrs. Manly Hadley who resides In
California and who visited some tim
in town and vicinity with relatives, has
returned home.
Miss Nellie Leech attended the teach
ers' institute in Fairfield his week..
Ray Callister attended the automo-
bile races Tuesday at Williamsburg.
Thomas Brady was summoned to
Des Moines Wednesday to attend TIT
last sad rites owe the remains Of his
brother John, S3 years of age.
A lyceum course has been arranged
for this fall and winter, the proceeds tc
be used for the benefit of the schools
after expenses are paid
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Duke are visit.
ing a brother in Metz, Mo.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary
society was entertained at the home
of Mrs. I. M. Walker Tuesday after
noon. A/three course luncheon was
served By Mesdames Walker, Reames
and Greenlee.
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,of the siege. They held the trenches
under a gallant artillery fire which
was so we'll directed as to be proof
that spies within Antwerp had given
the Germans the positions. When the
Germans once ventured out into the
open we mawed them down. Scarce
ly one of them got back safely. The
map shows that the German attack
necessarily was centered at Lierre be-
cause this route was the n Offering
the least water resistance to the ad-
vance of the big guns. Here the real
issue of the battle was to hold the
Nethe river.
"Oct- ALL day Monday the Nethe
river was held with the help of
further British reinforcements but
events proved that this powerful aid
which would have been sufficient a
week earlier, was not sufficient now
when a section of the Notifications al
ready had been silenced. The outer
suburbs began to suffer from the she'll
fire, but confidence is still general in
the city.
"Oct. 6.-The German circle Of fire
tightens on the city, stern forts have
eaten into our confidence. The men
on the front stand the gruelling pun
ishment without being able to zee he
enemy; the men in the trenches are
tagged out. At the Malines gate ther
| clamors a great horde of refugees from
suburban towns. The crowd for a
time was kept back by soldiers. Ant
! VERBS own citizens also are fee1ng In
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p

Mrs. E. c. Stewart is enjoying a visit
in Des Moines with her daughters.
Miss Anita Sanders of Ch~lIlcotne'
I'LL. is visiting the Robert n fam
lily.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. HURLEY Of keokuk
came last week to visit at TIT A. j.
Cummins home.
Mrs. Sarah Petrie returned Saturday
accompanied by her daughter-ln-laW
Mrs. Clyde Peterie who will remain
here for a visit.
Miss Matte Brown OF Chlckfsha,
Okla, visited here recently at the }. A.
Johnson home.
Mr.. n Mrs. Tom Burnett are the
parents Of a son BORN Sept. 80.
Mrs. Kate Hinish expects to go te
Kansas City in the near future to re-
main dufing the winter. =,
mrs. c. L. George went to
,ffll., Monday to visit relatives.
Ralph Compton of Newman, H., has
been visiting in this vicinity with old
friends.
Mrs. Carper and children Of Mount
Pleasant are visiting here at the ]. l.
Safer home.
Mrs. Minnie Ryland visited Ottumwa
relatives recently.
Mrs. C. S. Stebbins is visiting rela-
tives in Keokuk.
Mr.. INC Mrs. Clay Ketcham are Wis
ting relatives in Vernon Center, Mimi.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bruce Vale were called
to Williams, Ia, last week because OF
the illness of Mrs. Wales mother.
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Oskaioosa visiting relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Elliott have re
turned to Colfax after a short visit a
the parental Heki home.
Miss Maggie Lucas Of Oskaloosa Il
spending the week here visiting friends
Mrs. Libby Strange entertained {
number of friends at dinner Sunday IL
honor of her niece Miss Kate Chap
man of Washington. Those presen
were: Mrs. ,Thos. Ewing and daughte
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Briggs and daughter
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Myers, Jr., and chill
dren, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Myers, ST., MI
and Mrs. Ernest Norman, Mr.. and Mrs
John Parrot and daughter, Mrs
Rhoda Briggs, Mr.. and Mrs. Georg'
Strange and son of Des Moines and S
Frazier and son John.
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ammunition running short. In the
same year Kars, long the bulwark of
the Ottoman empire in Asia, was
stormed by the Russians after a
siege Of five months.
twenty-five years earlier the fort
ress had been brilliantly defended
for eight months against the Russians
by the Turks under General Williams.
who had but $4,000 men against
Sc, 1000.
These sieges, however, are insig-
niificant when compared with some
others. The longest siege occurred in
the American Civil war, when the con-
Ltederates defended the town of Rich
mond for 1,485 days, or over four
years.
! Sevastopol, in the Crimean war,
held out for eleven months, while
General Gordon defended Khartoum
against the Soudanese for 300 days.
The sieges of Ladysmith, Kimberley
and Mafeking, in the South African
war, lasted 120, 1923 and 261 days re-
Isp%ectively.
There is probably no siege which
|Britishers like to read about so much
as that carried out by France and
Spain in their endeavors to carry the
Rock of Gibraltar, 1779-S3. Alto
gether the siege lasted nearly four
Years. and, as the world knows, re-
suited in a complete triumph of Brit
ish arms, in spite of the fact that the
| enemy numbered 10000 to 10000 men,
while the defenders could only muster
1000.
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eleventh INNING.

FIRST Habit was officially an.
nounced that the attendance was
$500. James went to the box for
Boston. James threw out Walsh.
Barry grounded out to Schmidt, un-
assisted. : Schang walked. Bush
struck out. No runs; no hits; no
errors.
SECOND HALF.-Schmidt fouled out
to Schang. Deal out on fly to
Murphy. Baker threw out Maran-
vile. No runs; no hits; no errors.
The official scorer now decides not
to credit Murphy with a steal home,
but states that he scored on the hit.
SECOND HALF.-Gowdy got a home
run into the center field bleachers.
Devore batted for Tyler. Devore
struck out. Moran walked. Evers
singled to right, Moran going to
third. Moran scored on Connolly's
sacrifice fly. Whitfield out on a fly
to Baker. Two runs; two hits; no
errors.
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kEOSAUQUA.

County Attorney Newbold has pur-
chased the residence property or oscar
Haney which adjoins Mr.. NeWbolds
lots. He expects to tear down the
dwelling and erect a modern one ano
law office on-the lots. ;,
Joshua Gutherie and Mrs. Noar
Suits both Of B~entonsport were unltec
in marriage by Justice of the Peace
Lazenby Wednesday afternoon.
Bates Manning and Geo. Findley re-
turned from Kansas City the first OF
the week where they both p~urchaseo
The grand jury which has been ir
session adjourned Thursday. The petl'
jurv. called for Wednesday, were notl-
fed not to appear until Monday morn
ing. 49,.
Mrs. Roy Beatty, near town, is here
at the home of her father w. I'll. Linn
ing. who are helping her care for hel
little son, whose condition IS not I'M
proving.
Mrs. Libbie Davis of Douds- Leande
is here for a visit at the home of hel
sister Mrs. T. w. Haney.
Miss Blanche Gilchrist has returned
from Knoxville where she has beer
v%isitingc for some time.
A large force Of men with teams are
busy cutting down court house NIL or
the street leading IoWdih Nv uIPo"
Attorney J. P. Star of talrf1eld was
here Wednesday on business.
Rev. JIG. Behrens returned THURSDAY
from Moravid where he attended DIS
trict conference.
]. M. Overman and family returnec
the first of the week from d visit WITT
relatives in Carthage, III.
Oscar Jemison went to Story county
Tuesday where he has employment:
Perry Murphy and family nave
moved to the T. E. Hart home for the
winter.
Mrs. VIM. Beatty has been a sufferer
for several wekes, the result OF stepping
on a rusty nail.
P. f. Channel who purchased the
HENDERSON harness and shoe shop IN
the spring. is now in possession. Mr.
Hendrixson and family expect to move
to Texas soon.
Mrs. Harry Beer returned from VAL
ley Junction the first of the week
where she visited relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Donaho made a
business trip to La Belle, Mo, Friday.
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HILLSBORO.

Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Hugg of Burning
ton visited at the Emerson Early home
over Sunday.
Miss Florence Creswell who recently
wax operated on for appendicitis re-
turned a few days ago from the Ot.
tumwa hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. Brown. Misses
Wilma Merrick and Louvilla Copeland
ieft this evening for the teachers insti-
tute in Mt. Pleasant.
Rev. APPEL and wife were a~greeablv
surprised with a donation party Tues
day evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. F. Hoaglin and Mr..
and Mrs. }. w. Runyon attended the
colt show in Stockport a few days ago.
George Shelman and family left last
week for North Dakota and Will Wat
son and family moved to the Shelman
farm which he purchased a few DAYS
ago.
Mrs. Frank Runyon has moved to the
c, F.. Graves property lee the Baptist
church.
Mrs. Ralph Edwards and baby of Of
tumWa spent the first of the week with
her mother Mrs. Emerson Early.
Mrs. Sarah Campbell and daughter
Mrs. Ella Helterbran left Tuesday for
an extended visit in York Nebr.
G. T.. Logan and family of Mount
Pleasant were visitors in town Sun
day.
Misses Ella and Mary Dick were
shopping in Ottumwa Monday.
Robert Davidson and La We're Boley
returned Yesterday from a three
weeks visit in North Platte, Nebr.
Capt. Tade went to Ottumwa We'd
nesday to attend the reunion of the
Hornets Nest brigade.
Rev. Berg and wife Of Amish visited
relatives here last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. D.. M. Boley visited rel
atives in Fairfield Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Leedham are NOV
ing to the Logan property north Of the
park.
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Famous Sieges of History

The defense of Liege by 10000 Bel
gians against three German army
corps numbering $4,000 reminds one
of the famous battle sieges OF history
The Franco-Prussian war OF 1870
II was remarkable for its sleges'
Bazaine held out at Metz against the
Germans for nearly two months, and
finally surrendered, with 5000 officers
and 173, 600 men. For this he had to
submit to court martial and was sen
fenced to twenty years Imprisonment
Afterward came the siege OF Paris
which lasted six months. Thousands
of shells we're rained on the city
every day by the Germans, n no
fewer than 100000 of the inhabitants
succumbed to disease and hunger.
That lengthy sieges are quite pos
sible ever in these days of huge guns
is illustrated by Churkii Pasha's gal
liant defense of Adrianople last year
for 1855 days. Then there was the
comparatively recent great siege OF
Port Arthur in the Russo-Japanese
war in 1904-5, which finally capitu-
lated after being blockaded by Ad-
miral Togo for 210 days. The name
of General Stoessel will rank with
those of the greatest soldiers OF mod
ern times.
In Ottoman and Russian military
history there has never been a siege
like that of Plevna in 1877, When
Osman Pasha defied the Russians for
IA days, and finally surrendered on
December 10, with 10000 men and
100 guns, owing to provisions and
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MONTGOMERY
WILL ACCEPT CALL
PASTOR OF FIRST PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH WILL GO TO ST.
LOUIS.

Rev. R. Ames Montgomery, pastor OF
the First Presbyterian church of this
city. announced Sunday night from his
pulpit that he has decided to accept the
call rendered him by the Tyler Place
church at st. Louis, Mo.
DR.. Montgomery has been in Ottum,
wa for the past five years and has beer
and ardent and active worker in the
church and the Ministerial association.
The church which has extended the
call to the Ottumwa pastor is n OF
the largest among the Missouri Presby-
terrain churches and the members OF
his church and the many friends that
he has made during his short stay IN
this city will wish him well in his new
position. Mr.. Montgomery will leave
for St. Louis about the middle OF NO
vember.
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terror. The newspapers announce Of
ficially that the situation Is grave.
The bulk of the people have set about
preparations for departure.
"Oct. THE newspapers today pub
lish official advice to the populace as
to their behavior during the lombard
ment. The city's gas holders have
been emptied. The animals in the ZOO
have been killed. Men go about the
streets killing homeless dogs. The
hospitals are being emptied and the
staffs of the legations and most OF
the consuls are departing. There is
hardly a carriage of any kind left in
the city. The telegraph Offices are
closed; the civic guard tsas been dis
armed and the newspapers have ceased
publication.
ION the front of the Nethe the line
has been abandoned. The partial re-
tirement from the field was followed
by the reduction of several forts.
"Oct. S.-The bombardment of the
city proper was begun at 1 o'clock this
morning with the Germans % cent?
meter guns. Shells came in clusters
of six, very methodica1ly into n par
ticular quarter and then detected a
little to attack another quarter. The
Belgians let out the oil from the tanks
along the Schedt at Hoboken.
ION the battle line the defenders
yielded little by little. BY nightfall
they got successfully across the
Scheldt bridges on their way to
OStend.s
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YMOUR.

Ben Veach and wife of neaI Numa
and Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Veach Of Pas
adena, Calf, were visiting in this city
over Saturday with relatives ano
friends.
Miss Eva Neel was calling on friends
in Centerville Friday afternoon.
The Seymour high school foot ball
team went to Unionville, Mo-, Friday
and played the team there. The local
squad won from the Missouri boys by
the score of SO to 0. They made /;
touchdowns and kicked s goals. while
the Unionville boys at no time were in
close distance to Seymour's goal.
Mesdames w. w. Whitmore, William
Wyatt and Fred Patton were calling on
friends in Centerville Friday afternoon
+, Sam Bonner returned last week from
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EDDYvlLLE.

Claire and Marie Criswell came
down from O%skaloosa and spent Sun.
day visiting their granSmother Mrs
M. j.. Criswell.
Mrs. VIM. Strange, and little son OF
Des Moines are visiting at the Frank
Kussart home and with other relatives
Prof. A. b. Epperson and wife came
over from Abba and spent Sunday
visiting at the parental F. M. Epperson
home.
Mrs. r. D. Hall has returned from
Sturgeon, Mo, where she has been the
past week attending a family reunion
Mae Crossen. left Sunday for Mime
apolis for a visit with his sister Mrs
Pearl Hall.
Mr.. and Mrs. Anton Werner and
daughter Christina. spent Sunday in
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Mrs. Ollie Hoffstetter and son of
Birmingham, Ala, who spent a month
here with her mother Mrs. Tracy and
other relatives, departed for Ainsworth,
Ia, for a weeks visit before returning
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clark Nordyke spent
Tuesday in Oskaloosa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bradley and son of
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TWELFTH INNING.

FIRST HALF-Murphy walked. James
threw out Oldring at first. Murphy
went to second. 1t was not a sacri-
flee hit. Collins out on a fly ball
to Deal. Baker was purposely pass
ed. Evers took McInnis' grounder
and tossed to Maranville forcing
Baker. No runs; no hits; no errors.
SECOND HALF.-Gowdy doubled in
to the left field stand. Mann ran
for Gowdy. Gilbert batted for
James. Gilbert walked. Mann
scored when Bush took Moran's
bunt and threw wild to left field.
One run; n hit; n error.
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NINTH INNING.

FIRST HALF.-Maranville threw out
Collins, a pretty stop and throw by
the Boston shortstop. Baker shot a
double down the right field line. Nc
Innis flied out to Connolly. Walsh
was purposely passed. Barry foul
ed out to Gowdy. No runs; one hit;
no errors.
SECOND HALF.-Baker threw out
Schmidt. Baker also. threw out
Deal. 1t was a fine stop and throw
by Baker. Barry threw out Mar
awhile. No runs; no hits; no errors.
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TENTH INNING.

TENTH INNING.
HALF.-The game was tieC
not only on runs, but hits and errors
as well. Schang singled to left
Bush famed. Murphy hit to Tyler
who threw late to Meanwhile to
catch Schang. Murphy was also
safe on the felder's choice. Old.
ring out, Evers to Schmidt. The
ball also struck Tyler and he also
got an assist on the play. Collins
walked. Schang and Murphy scored
on Bakers infeld hit. Evers was
holdin gthe ball when Murphy ran
home. The official scorer gave Muir
ply a stolen base on the last play
McInnis flied out to Whitfield. Two
runs; two hits; no errors
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c. III, Garfield

candidate for County Supervisor has
had twenty years experience in road
work and in running a grading outfit.
Would that experience be worth ome
thing to Wapello's taxpayers?
Answer November 8.