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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-29
HUNTER CLOSES |
WORK0F SESSION
Presiding Judge Finishes
Dockets for Present
Court Term
WILL NOT ADJOURN
SINE DIE AT PRESENT.
Expects to Take Up Few
Smaller Matters in
a Short Time Mia

Judge Francis M. Hunter, presidinA
In the district court, is beginning now
to close his work for the term which
is scheduled to end Saturday after
ten weeks continuous session.
However, the Ottumwa Judge does
not expect to adjourn sine die this
week as there will be several small
matters to be taken up during the va
cation period before the opening Of
the next regular session on August
%. The court heard some arguments
this morning In regard to the fOre.S
closure of mechanics lien in the es.s
tate Of Anna p. Gardner and this af.
ternoon 1t was expected that the
liquor case known as the state OF
Iowa VS.. the Beck Chemical Co. and
Donald Sloan would be taken care Of.
1t was understood that the defendants
would plead guilty.
A number of the alleged liquor nuis-
ance actions have been disposed OF
during the past few days. The case
against Lou Nelson has been cons
tinued upon the motion Of the plain.
tiff, that of the State VS.. A. O. COynd
dismissed upon the motion Of the
county attorney and that of the Stats
VS.. Giles Tinsley ct al has been con.
tinued on the motion of the county at,
torney. The William Upton ct al
case has been continued upon the mo-
tion OF the defendant and by agree
ment the bail has been reduced IN
the case of the State VS.. Fred Clay.
ton, charged with carrying concealed
weapons. The case against Frank
Rouch ct al has been continued upon
the application OF the defendant.
In the action entitled Smithhart vs,
Smithhart decree has been signed
which places the control Of the minor
child, Ethel Smithhart, with the plain
tiff. A petition for authority to sell
an interest in real estate has been
filed in the guardianship OF Mary M.
Miller, minor heir Of Laura M. Miller.
1t is probable that the case OF the
State of Iowa VS.. the Ottumwa Rail-
way & Light Co. will be tried next
week before either Judge Hunter or
Judge Seneca Cornell.
Judge Hunter will pronounce judg-
ment upon Nora M. Mellender who has
pleaded guilty to the charge OF carry
ing concealed weapons, within the
next few days. Floyd Shepherd has
also pleaded guilty to a similar charge.
Both were taken into custody at a
carnival held here few weeks ago put
were not together at that place nor
were they arrested at the same time.
He is to have Judgment passed upon
him soon also.
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Continued on page 81
TURK ARMY ACTIVE
IN EASTERN FIELD

Constantinople, May 27., (By wire
less to Berlin and London) May Is
Fresh activity of Turkish forces in the
vicinity of Kurna, Mesopotamia, Is an
nounced in a a war office statement
which says:
"In night attack by volunteers in
boats we captured two English posi-
tions which we are still holding.
Kurna Is on the right bank of the
Tigris river at it's junction with the
Euphrates. It is stopping point for
river steamers going up and down and
has small trade.
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of Germany and America engaging in
discussions in which they might base
their cases on facts which were at va
riance-in other words, to get together
on sound working basis.
Germanys full and definite answer
will follow promptly on receipt of ad.
vices that the American government
finds the facts as stated by Germany
to lie correct.
1t is understood from well-inform-
ed source that the kaiser, despite the
Italian war and multitudinous other
troubles, has been taking keen and
active personal interest in the answer
to the American note, which has been
the subject Of several conferences be-
tween the kaiser and leading states
men.
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TYIoWAs
GERMANS TO OEVADE MAKING DIRECT
REPLY TO NOTE ON LUSITANZA CASE
Statement
Basic Before
the Demands Made Upon His Country President Wilson

London, May 2S-The Evening
News publishes a dispatch from The
hague giving reports from Berlin that
Germany's reply to the American note
Will be presented tomorrow.
1T will be of temporizing charac-
ter" the dispatch continues, "and will
ask the United States either to affirm
or deny that the Lusitania carried
ammunition destined for the allies"
Reply Not Complete.
Berlin, May 2S-Germany''s an
swer to the American note is going to
be serial affair The first install
ment is going forward today, pre-
ceded by verbal expressions of friend
ship and good will to Ambassador
Gerard.
1t is learned that the preliminary
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note will not contain Germany's def.
mite answer, but will be exclusively a
statement of all the facts in the sew
eral cases involved, as the Germans
see them, with courteous request to
the American government to confirm
their accuracy in order to reach a
full agreement on the basic facts.
These in the Lusitania case will prob
ably include the important point al.
legged by Germany that she was an
auxiliary cruiser and that her cargo
included arms and ammunition, pos.
sibly also that the Lusitania was
armed.
A high official of the foreign Office is
authority for the statement that the
idea was first to get all the facts
straight so as to avoid the possibility
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-29
+ fRENCH STEAMER
STRIKES GROUND
PASSENGERS ARE REPORTED
SAFE AND SUBMARINE is
NOT GIVEN THE BLAME.

Nantes, France, May 2S-The steam.
er Champagne of the French trans.
Atlantic line is ashore near st. Naz-
aire
She is badly damaged. The 900
persons on board have been taken off.
Passengers Safe.
Paris, May 28.-The officials of the
French line here say that all the pas.
sengers on La Champagne have been
landed at ST. Nazaire and that there
is no need of anxiety as to the safety
of the vessel. They state she was not
torpedoed.
The name of the steamer which took
off La Champagne's passengers is un-
known at the company's offices in
Paris. Representatives of the com.
pany express the opinion that the
stranding Of the vessel was an acci.
dent.
La Champagne was engaged in trans
Atlantic trade between Central and
South American ports and France. She
was last reported as having sailed
from Colon on May 7.
A plot to blow up La Champagne
was reported last February in a dis.
patch from Madrid to a Paris news
paper. According to this dispatch, Of
ficers Of the vessel stated, on her ar.
rival at Corunna, Spain, from Mexico,
that the plot had been frustrated by a
wireless message received aboard the
ship. This message was said to have
conveyed the information that a man
on board, believed to be a German in
tended to destroy the vessel The
man was arrested and the dispatch
said, five dynamite bombs were found
in his trunk
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BrltOnS Reach
Turkish Capital
in a Submarine

London, May 28-A British offic-
ial report from the Dardanelles
says: The submarine Ell
reached Constantinople by way OF
the Sea Of Marmora. and discharg-
ed a torpedo at transport along
side the arsenal. The torpedo was
heard to explode
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AUSTRIAN RIOTERS
ATTACK ITALIANS

Vienna, May 2S.-Austrian news
papers are today deploring the anti
Italian demonstrations, which have re-
suited among other things in the des-
truction of the Verdi memorial statue
at Triest. The Slavic population Of
Triest, these newspapers say, is par
ticularly bitter against their former
allies and in spite of efforts to control
them, much property has been dam
aged.
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WAR DECLARATION
is EXPECTED SOON

Geneva, May 2s.-A dispatch has
been received at Basel from Berlin
saying that Germany will formally
declare war on Italy within the next
forty-eight hours and that Turkey will
make her declaration on Italy later.
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GERMANS ANXIOUS
TO FIGHT ITALIANS

Berlin, May 2S.-Hundreds of volun-
teers, including men more than fifty
years old, have reported to the mill
tary authorities at Frankfort, in the
last few days, making the specific re.
quest that they be permitted to serve
against Italy.
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CHEER
EX-AMBASSADOR

Rome, May 2S.-Riccardo Bollati,
former ambassador at Berlin, and
Signor Garroni, who was Italian con-
sui at the German capital, arrived In
Rome at Z o'clock this evening. The
former ambassador was cheered by a
crowd as he drove away from the rail
road station
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Italians Taking
Hdrdships of War
in a Gag Manner


Rome, May 2S.--In compli-
ance with orders just issued all
ports on Adriatic are now IN
in darkness at night. This
regulation includes Venice,
Ancona and Brindisi, and 1T Is
being made to apply also to GER
tain inland cities like Milan,
Bologna, Verona, Brescia and
Udine.
Cafes, theaters and moving
picture houses are closed;
street cars run with only one
light inside; carriages and
automobiles are forbidden to
use electric or gas lamps. and
the use of brilliant lights inside
houses Is forbidden. Railroad
stations are entirely dark.
The people are taking all
this gaily. At night groups OF
young men go through the
darkened streets, shouting,
joking and singing.
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e" .r. #r
Liverpool, May 2S.-While none OF
the crew of the American steamer Ne.
braskan. disabled Tuesday by an ex.
plosion off the coast of Ireland, saw a
submarine, the chief engineer believes
he saw the wake of torpedo on the
starboard side, according to Captain
Green of the steamer.
The captain, in reply to questions
stated that there Is a hole about
twenty feet square in the forecastle be-
low the waterline large enough to ad-
nit an American freight car
'We were in the boats about an
hour" he said, the ship seemed to
be settling by the head and we decid.
ed to stay close by until help which we
had summoned by wireless arrived.
While none of us saw submarine, the
CHIEF engineer believes he saw the
wake of torpedo on the starboard
side The effect of the shock of the
torpedo striking the ship was to stop
her suddenly There was perceptible
interval between the shock and the
explosion.
I'VE started to return to Liverpool
about 1O:3O o'clock the same night
travelling eight knots an hour. The
vessel was twelve feet lower down by
the head than normal, owing to the
water in the hold"
Shock Was Terrific.
The damage to the vessels upper
structure is so severe it is evident
the shock the ship suffered must have
been terrific. Great derricks were
torn up and flung across the deck,
smashing the rail on one side. Strong
steel girders forming part of hatch
were blown out and some went over
board. In the deck flooring near the
hatch two large holes were made, re-
vealing the naked steel girders, two of
which were cut through cleanly.
The hunks occupied by the boats
vain and two quartermasters, all of
whom were injured, are mass of
wreckage and the men are wondering
how they escaped more serious hurts.
All the furniture and woodwork in the
room were broken into fragments. The
boatswain suffered injuries on the
head, arms and legs. Both quarter
masters were badly bruised.
The American consul and represen-
tatives of the American embassy
boarded the ship from tender yester-
day afternoon, meeting the steamer off
the bar and coming with her to the
docks.
Submarines Sighted.
Crookhaven, Ireland, May 2S.-Cap-
tains of Crookhaven schooners and
fishing boats, who were in the vicinity
vof the American steamer Nebraskan
when she was damaged by an explos-
lon Tuesday evening, claim to have
witnessed the torpedoing of three
small fishing boats while they were
shooting nets. Soon afterward, they
say, they saw steamer flying the
American flag going west. Then they
heard loud report followed quickly
by second, after which the steamer
began blowing her whistle to summon
help.
The fishermen say two patrol boats
soon appeared and then they lost sight
of the steamer.
Captain Mccoy of a schooner which
arrived here last night, reports that
he twice sighted submarine.
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FIVE HUNDRED MILE
AUTO RACE is OFF

indianapolis, Ind, May 2S.-On ac-
count of weather conditions the 500
mile automobile race which was to
have been held at the Indianapolis mo-
tor speedway tomorrow was postponed
today until Monday.
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MEAT PRICES SOARING.

Glasgow, Scotland, May 28.-Two
hundred Glasgow butcher shops we're
closed today because shortage of cat
tie has made prices for beef almost
prohibitive.
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SUBMARINE IS
HE[DGU|ITY0F
ATTACK|NGSH|P
Officer on Nebraskan Says
He Saw Wake Left By
Speeding Torpedo
SHOCK UNLIKE THAT
OF FLOATING MINE
Underwater Craft Sighted
in Neighborhood Where
Vessel Was Struck

Washington, D. c., May 28.-
Secretary Bryan said today that
an incomplete report had been
received from London of the In
vestigation into the explosion
which damaged the American
steamer Nebraskan, but that moth
Ing would be made public until
the report Of naval experts had
oeen received.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-09-02
PIIJsFIE:LD

E2oht Smith has gone 70 Unity pond 70
Join W. q. pobson, who is camping for
two weeks.
Mrs +, Z. Nayo left Wednesday for a
few days visit with her moJncr in Green
vllie.
Rev. and Mrs. O. H. Tracey of New
Hamilton. n H.. formerly of the Free
Baptist church il This town. We're guests
Wednesday of T. s. Dexter ard other
friends. Mrs Tracey accompanied the
remains Of her father, Mr.. Goodwin,
whose death occurred in NAw Hampshire,
to Oakland Tuesday.
Mrs A. NJ Raglan ara I'M Leroy, who
have been visiting re ives in Danforth.
have returned home.
Stanley L. Oldham. principal at Maine
Central Institute, and Mrs. Oldham. VINO
have been spending a vacation at Pleas
ant pcnd have returned home.
Mrs {. A Twitchell Of Burrham I'M
derwent critical surgical operation Mon
day at the Eastern Maine General hos
pitai in Bangor
Miss Martha Morecraft of Salem,
Mass, is visiting friends in Pittsfeld
and in Harmony with her brother Rob
ert MoreCraft.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-09-02

Tuesday afternoon at the home Of Mrs.
Marcia. A good number was present
and the time was profitably passed in
sewing for the annual fair in October.
Mrs. Albert Plummer of West Ben
ton was able to sit on the porch for a
short time Monday, after a several
days serious illness. She suffered
from a severe case Of bloodpoisoning
and at one time grave doubts were
held for her recovery.
The play and social given Monday
evening at the Benton schoolhouse
hall by members of Benton Grange
was a success financially as well as
socially. About So was taken at the
door and large amount netted from
the sale of ice cream. The proceeds
are for the new Grange hall fund.
Merrymeeting Chapter, O. +. S. will
meet Friday evening. All Of the of
ficers are requested TO be present The
meeting is the first of the lodge year
and much in the way Of business will
be carried on.
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SK0WHECAN NOW
LEADS MADISON
BY nine GAMES
Won TO EIGHT

Skowhegan, Me, Sept 1.-(SpeciaD.-
SkoOhegAn won from Madison here
Wednesday by the score of to >. In
he first inning, Wilbur struck out all
three men Only in the sixth inning
could Madison find Wilbur for more
than one hit and in that inning a
Gouhle and base on balls followed by
a single and an error, gave Madison
crn run. Fahey saved a run in that
Spme inning by taking a fast hit ball
off the base line, tagging the runner
before he could get back and complet-
inc 4 fast double by shooting the ball
to first Skowhegan clinched the game
in The It'll the first four men up hitting
safe. and then a wild throw over third
when Madison was trying to run Fahey
down. gave SkoWhegan three runs and
Burke scored later in the inning on a
nut out at first. Lannins for SkoWhe-
can turned in a fine catch off Lawry
in tht 9TH and also did CanavauSh off
tanning in the Sth. The win today
gIVc@ Skuwhecan a one game lead in
the series of game that the two teams
.lc nlaylng. the score now standing
Siowhccan a. Madison S.
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Marden- DeIano Engagement.

Mrs. Lillian De!ano of Skowhegan
announces the engagement Of her
daughter, Miss Annie Delano of Port
land. to Harry Marden of Portland
The engagement comes as a pleasant
surprise to the many Fairfield friends
Of Miss Delano. She made her home
for some time with her aunt and uncle
Mr.. and Mrs. Preston l.. Delano of this
town, attending the town schools and
graduating from Lawrence High
schoo! in the class of 1908. After
graduation she attended Morgan's
Business College at Waterville. For
tho past three years she has been d
member of the office force Of Rines
Brothers in Portland. MIR. Marden is
a graduate Of military school and is
at present engaged as electrician 1t
Fort Williams. The wedding. it is
understood, will take place III the near
future.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-09-02

Norcross, Hartland; Wesley c. Hunt,
Horace Wyman. Pittsfield; c. H. En-
mons. A. D. Brackley. Norridgewock.
Grand jurors: Sylvester Emery. l. B.
Jacobs, Pittsf1eld; Granville Goodrich,
Bingham Levi Ham. Norridgewock;
George F.. WILDER. Hartland; George
o. Moulton. Embden; William A,
Archer, John H. Smith, Fairfield.
The Standard Oil Cos. road oiling
machine started in Wednesday on the
second oiling Of Skowhegan streets as
called for in the contract made early
in the season. This will take about
three days
The final Skowhegan- Madison game
will be played at P. NJ. Saturday in
Skowhegan.
The interest being manifested in the
"challenge' Augusta Skowhegan game
to be played on Colby campus, Water
Vile. Friday afternoon is remarkable
and our down river friends may be
sure they have got to go some if they
carry home the big end of the receipts.
That 5000 purse looks good to Show
hogan fans and they will be on hand
in big numbers to fetch" it home.
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For Acid StOmachS
Use MagneSia

The almost universal use of magnesia
by physicians and specialists in the
treatment of stomach troubles. is due to
the fact that it stops food fermentation
and neutralZes the acid-the direct cause
of nearly all stomach troubles. Of the
many forms of magnesia such as oxides.
citrates. carbonates. sulphates. etc, the
most suitable and efficient, and the one
prescribed by leading specialists is bisu-
rated magnesia, a teaspoonful Of which
in a little warm water Immediately
after eating will instantly neutralize the
acid. stop fermentation, and thus ensure
painless normal digestion. Care should
be taken TO get bisurated magnesia, as
its action is infinitely more effective. 1t
is also by the way. usually stocked by
druggists in convenient compressed ia blets
as we'll rs in the ordinary powder form.
stomach sufferers and dyspeptics who
follow this plan and avoid the use of
pepsin. charcoal. soda mints, drugs and
medicines are invariably astonished to
find that the stomach. relieved of the
irritating acid and gas, soon regains Us
normal tone, and can do its work alone
without the doubtful aid of artificial d.
gestants. At John CouGhlins, Augusta
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SKOWHECAN

Twenty-six additional automobile
road notices were put up at some of
the more dangerous street corners
Wednesday.
The latest birth in town is that of a
daughter to Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Sheaff of Pine street.
One hundred and ten tickets for the
Waterville fair were sold at the Show
hogan station Wednesday morning
which is about IS less than usual.
The Christian Science Society of
Skowhegan announces a free public
lecture on Christian Science by Prof.
Herman S. Herring, c. S. B. of Concord,
\. H. member of the Board of Lee
tureship of the Mother Church, the
First Church Of Christ Scientist. Bos-
ton, Friday evening at eight o'clock
in the Opera house.
DR.. L. A. Dascombe has bought
new Buick six runabout.
William s. knowlton of Monson. the
veteran schoolmaster. is visiting his
daughters. Mrs. Grace Genthner and
Mrs. Ethel Scales
Miss Josephine S. Emerson, who has
been elected to teach Grade VIII for
the ensuing year is resident Of
Boothbay Harbor.
Somerset fans. and especially Show
hogan, are going en- masse to the
"chalenge" game on Alumni Field.
Waterville, Friday. A special train
will be run. the hour Of leaving to be
1850 or lis with very low rate of
fare.
lack EaCan of the American Ieap ue
will umpire the Skowhegan Madison
baseball game here Saturday. this be-
ing the final game Of the Skowhegan-
Madison series.
The following additional jurymen
have been drawn to serve at the Som
erset supreme court: Traverse jurors,
Alton Smith, Mercer; Wallace Slime
ford Brighton; Edbert Kelley, George
H Fairfield, Henry T. Choate, Fair
field; Elmer NJ. Burton. Charles E.
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ST. ALBANS

W. w Fellows and family of No
l High street, Bangor Me, have been
visiting at G.. J. Fellows.
Charlie Magoon is visiting his faith
err and mother. Mr.. and Mrs. Lindley
Magoon. He has left Washington
state and is now located at Minneapo-
lis. MINI.
Lindley Magoon is repairing his
house quite extensively.
Schools have commenced in town.
Miss Alma Berry is teaching in the
Hopkins district.
Ed Hacket has recently purchased a
new gasoline engine.
Wheeler Crocker has recently pur-
chased a new nine horsepower engine.
Al Nickerson is doing a good bust
ness thrashins with his new separator
and big engine.
j. Y. Smith picked 81 bushels string
beans for the factory from a quarter
Of an acre.
George Thurston was in town on
Tuesday and purchased several hogs.
They intend to finish canning beans
at the factory Thursday.
Frank Macomber and wife were in
town Sunday in their auto.
Carol Tricky was in town Tuesday
on business.
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STATE OF MAINE.

kENNEBEC, SIS.
Waterville, Me, Aug. u, 1915.
Taken on execution. wherein Or. P. s.
Merrill Of Waterville. in said County is
plaintiff and Ernest Michaud of said
Waterville is defendant will be sold by
public auction on the LIST day OF October
1915 at ten O'Clock in the forenoon at the
office of A H. Bridges, 50 Main street.
in Waterville. in said County. all the
right in Equity which Ernest Mchaud
of Waterville in the County of kennebec.
has to redeem the following described
mortgaged real estate, situated in Wat
erville in said County, to VITA certain
lot of land in Waterville aforesaid with
the buildings thereon. bounded southerly
about thirty 500 feet by Green street;
Westerly by land of Devisees of George
Dumont; Northerly by land of heirs Of
X. w. Pray or assigns; easterly by land
of Joseph Cormier
Subject to a Right-of- Way with others
over said lot, also a right -of-way of a
part of said Cormier lot and next east
of the above described lot. Said real es-
tate is subject to a mortgage given by
said Ernest MiChaud to Waterville Saw
inss Bank of Watervile, and recorded
in the kennebec County Registry OF
Deeds. Book AS page 3s on which is said
$3.50 co..
Dated at Waterville this 21st day OF
August 1915.
DAVID B. ELLIS.
auCoSthurs.3t Deputy Sheriff.