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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-07-08

Jerome O'Ryan, the keeper who
was on guard at Holt's cell when
Holt committed suicide, had re-
covered his composure today suf-
ficiently to give connected story
concerning what happened.
O'Ryan said that he had been en-.
ployed by Sheriff Petit to guard
the prisoner on the stipulation
that he watch him from o'clock
at night ill in the morning.
Last night at the specified hour
O'Ryan went to the entrance OF
Holt's cell: Holt seemed to DO
cheerful.
~ had some food today and
managed to retain it in my stom-.
ach," O'Ryan says Holt told him.
"I feel much better now buti must
set some sleep. These detec-
uyes have been coming IN and
asking me all kinds of questions
and they have been bothering mo
day and night. I must get sleep.
I have an important statement
to make tomorrow and ! must be
able to convince people that what
l say is true
Organ said he told Holt to 60
ahead and sleep, and that Holt
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SEVEN CONFESS
ELECTION FRAUD
COURT ROOM AT INDIANAPOLIS
is CROWDED AS MEN ADMIT
THEY ARE GUILTY.

Indianapolis, Ind, July 7.-Seven of
the 1872 men who are facing charges
of election frauds in the registration,
primary and election of 1914, pleaded
guilty when arraigned in criminal
court here today. One hundred and
thirteen others, including Thomas
Taggart, democratic national commit.
teeman; Thomas E. Bell, mayor OF
Indianapolis, and Samuel Perrott,
chief of police, asked for change Of
venue from Judge James A. Collins.
OF the defendants some are in pris.
on, some sick, one dead, others have
not been arrested and three were not
ready for trial.
The men who pleaded guilty are
Nelson Hughes, political worker; Rob-
ert Board, political worker, employed
on street commissioners force:
Charles Gibbs, election official; John
w. Lee, election official; Earl Clifford,
political worker; Edward OLeary, po-
litical worker; Bernard Rickleman,
political worker. MI
The latter was indicted on the
charge Of entering into conspiracy
in Marion county to go to TerrO
Haute and vote illegally at the cleo
ton.
Rickleman, Lee. Board and Gibbs
were released on their own recognize
ance by Judge Collins until they are
called in for sentence. Clifford II
serving term in the work house and
Hughes Is in the county jail The
court room was crowded with defend.
ants, their friends and attorneys.
rrhornos Tarpart sat In a rear row of
seats with DR.. W. A. Mcconnell, one
Of the indicted. Mayor Bell had .
seat with his attorneys.
Judge Collins told those who had
asked for change Of venue that he
would select Ave members from the
Marion county bar, from which list
one would be chosen next Friday to
try the cases.
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WAR RECRUITS ARRESTED
Trainload Of Montenegrins on Way to
Sail For Home, Are Held by
u. S. Officials.

Portland, Ore, July T. A whole
trainload of Montenegrins alleged re-
oruits, en- route from Globe, Arizona to
Vancouver, B. c., was arrested here to-
day. The men were said to be on their
way to join their colors in Europe.
The train was under rush orders.
Other than to say that they had no
warrant for the arrest of the recruits
and the agent accompanying them, the
district attorneys Office was non-com-
initial with regard to what action
might be taken. 1t was understood,
however, that instructions were expect
ed at any moment.
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MILLION MEMBERS
COAL OF SOCIETY
CHRISTIAN ENDEAvOR AIMS TO
AUGMENT ITS RANKS AND
TREASURY.

Chicago, July Z. Get a million new
members and 81 100000 for missions, !"
is the slogan of the Fifth Worlds and
International Christian
Endeavor convention which opens here
today.
The call for millions was the subject
of an address which was to have been
read by the Rev. Francis E. Clark,
president and founder Of the society.
He was unable to be present. however,
because OF illness.
Delegates were urged to enroll a
million new church members, q million
signers to petition and million
pledges to make the country saloon
less nation by 1920.
Selections of the next convention
city and election of officers was the
chief business before the delegates to-
day.
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String Of Daily Victories
for Austro-Germans Is
Finally Broken
FOE REPULSED is
RUSSIAN CLAIM
Rumor Says Kaiser Is Soon
to Make Another Dash
Toward the Channel

London, July 7.-Petrograd claims
that distinct check has been inflicted
on the Austro-Hungarians near kras
mix in southern Russian Poland, where
the invaders are threatening one OF
the most important railroad connec'
tions with Warsaw. The claim direct
ly contradicts the Vienna official re-
port which states that the Russians
have suffered defeat in this section.
The Russian and Austro-German re.
ports agree that quiet prevails along
the remainder of the eastern front
where for the first time in several
weeks the Austro- German armies have
ceased to win daily successes.
Italy keeps up her heavy batterins
tactics against the Austro- Hungarian
positions along the Isonzo river, Wen
ma reporting particularly fierce but
fruitless attacks on the lower lsonzo
between Goriza and the sea.
Rumors continue to reach London
from many scattered sources OF q
great German offensive against the
western front with Calais on the Eng
lish channel, as the objective but
actual reports from this war theater
show no more than usual activity.
General Sir Ian Hamilton's report
of the British landing at the Dardan-
elles has caused much comment in the
British press which shows great pride
in the achievement of the allied troops.
This is not unmixed with criticism
however, for the strategy which die
tated the campaign. Lord Northcline's s
newspapers are particularly strong In
denunciation Of the tactics which led
to such fearful slaughter. The Times,
describing the naval dash which pre-
ceded the land operations, says 1t was
a naval Balaklava and denounces the
whole operations, characterizing them
as "unforgivable bungling."
French Statement.
Paris, July 7.-Of1cial statement:
North of Arras the bombardment
continued all last night. Two German
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BANKERS AND men
OFF FARMS MEET
RELATIONS EXISTING BETWEEN
FINANCE AND AGRICULTURE
ARE DISCUSSED.

Chicago July bankers of small
cities, who play prominent part In
cooperating with farmers in develop
Ing agricultural districts, related plans
of their work at the fourth annual
banker-farmer conference today.
The conference, which will last two
days, is under the auspices of the agri
cultural commission of the American
Bankers association of which B. F.
Harris, president Of the First National
bank of Champaign, ILL.,, is chairman.
"How the American banker is trying
to help agriculture and country life,
and why the American banker is try.
ing to help agriculture and country
life," were among the topics to be dis.
cussed.
The conference was composed of
representatives from the United States
department of agriculture, colleges OF
ton, and several state agriculture as
sociations. Delegations were present
from Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, In
diana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Mich.
igan, Missouri, Nebraska, New York,
North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Penn
sylvania, South Carolina, South Dako-
ia. Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and
Wisconsin.
Governors of states, presidents of
universities and colleges, and men
prominent in civic and social life were
expected to participate in the two days
proceedings.
Papers to be delivered were present
ed by representatives Of Purdue uni
versity, Universities of Illinois, Wis,
consin, Missouri, Ohio, Kansas state
agricultural college, Michigan state
agricultural college, Manitoba state
AGRICULTURAL college of Winnipeg, Penn
sylvania state college, Iowa state col
lepe. North Dakota experiment station,
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a.Aa OTTUMWA, COUNTY, s,
MORGAN,S ASSAHANT
JUMPS TO HIS DE.A TIL
Crank Cheats Justice BY Leapng From Top Of His Cell
Door to the Floor and Fracturing His Skull; Had
Barred Details of His Great Dynamite Plot

was alleged to have murdered his wife,
was made today by Professor Chester
N. Gould OF the university of Chicago.
Professor Gould, In statement. ad-
mittod that he had identified Muenter,
who was former pupil at the univer
sity of Chicago, while at Cornell uni
versity last November. He said he de-
cided for several reasons not to expose
the man as "he seemed to be getting
along SO nicely and though it was get
ter to let we'll enough alone
Professor Gould's statement, in part
follows:
when ! arrived at Cornell univer.
sity last November to engage in re-.
search work, was introduced to DR..
Frank Holt, but paid little attention to
him at that time. He asked me how
Cutting and Allen, two university OF
Chicago professors, were getting along.
I told him and asked him II he knew
them. He said he did not, but had
heard Of them.
"Holt's carriage and speech had rath-
er stayed with me, and reminded me
Of some one but couldn't remember
who. My mental associations begun to
work then, and said. II know who 1t
is. 1t Is Muenter."
"The next time saw him he looked
sQuarely at me and said Hello Gould"
His words had the attitude of man
stepping back into an old familiarity.
He never avoided me, except on one
occasion when saw him with his wife
and family.
II had every opportunity to observe
him and hear him speak German and
English, and there can be no doubt
that Frank Holt was Eric Muenter."
Muenter Without Doubt.
Glen Cove, N. H., July Frank
Holt, who attempted to take the life
of J. P. Morgan and who committed
suicide last night in the Mineola jail
was today identified as Erich Muenter,
the Harvard instructor, who disappear
ed after being indicted as the murder
or of his wife, Leona, in Cambridge,
Mass, in 1906.
The Identification was made by s. p.
Smith, state detective Of the district
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RUSSIANS REPORT
GAIN IN CAUCASUS

Petrograd, July 7. The following
oflcial statement was issued last night
from the headquarters of the army OF
the Caucasus:
I'm the coast region there has been
an artillery duel A Russian motor
boat sank a Turkish sailing vessel.
South of the Kara-Dagh region q
Russian detachment encountered a
regiment Of enemy infantry with artil-
lery. machine guns and two squadrons
Of cavalry. The enemy forces were de-
feated and heavy losses inflicted on
them
"West of Ahlavat the Turks attempt
ed an offensive but failed
"On the rest of the front there has
been no change"
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Guards Story of Hollis Death

turned over on his side, with his
back to Organ and remained
there for about an hour. At the
end of that time Organ heard
noise in the next corridor. He
glanced at Holt and saw that he
had changed his position so that
he was facing the door, but appar-
emily Holt was sleeping. Organ
then crept, he says, on his hands
and knees down the corridor to
check the disturbance so that Holt
might sleep. He looked into the
corridor and found there was
nothing there. As he was about
to start back, Organ said he
heard noise that sounded like a
revolver shot.
II ran back to the cell and said
He's done it. Somebody slipped
him gum I looked into his cell
and didn't see him. Then l
thought that maybe he had been
shot from the outside. l said to
myself He might shoot me- 80 1
drew my revolver and went into
the cell, expecting him to jump
at me. It was dark and I couldn't
see him. tripped and fell.
When looked down l saw that l
had fallen over his body"
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ASK APPROVAL OF
WAR DEPARTMENT

Washington, D. c., July 7.-Governor
Dunno, of Illinois, and members of the
Illinois waterway commission asked
Secretary Garrison today for the war
departments approval of the commits
sion's plan to improve the Illinois river
from Joliet to the Mississippi for which
the state has appropriated s20,OOO,OOO.
The plan has been in the hands of war
department engineers only few days
and they have not had time to study
it, The district engineer in Illinois,
however, has approved it
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NEW HOTEL Co.
Directors Adopt Articles
Of Incorporation at
Meeting
OPTIONS ARE BEING
SECURED BY BOARD
Wapello Club Will Discuss
Optioning It's Grounds
at Luncheon i

'ihe articles of Incorporation for Tho
Ottumwa Hotel Co., were adopted by
the board of directors at meeting.
hetd Tuesday and other matters con-
nected with the new hotel project
We're discussed. A representative from
Hosgson Brothers, a firm of builders.
at'Chicago, was given hearing by the
directors
The options for the prospective sites
are being obtained by the directorsa
and number have thus far been.
secured. The locations are not made
public by the board as it intends to get
optlons on number of available sitea
before taking action on any particular
location. The plan discussed and ten
tatively agreed upon some time ago
was to give the tenant chance to exs
press his choice in the selection of the
site upon which the hotel will ba
eventually built.
The Wapello club at it's stag lunch-.
con called for tonight at 7 o'clock will
have for it's chief discussion the oues.
tlon OF giving an option on its proper-
ty for the new hotel. The cards an.
nouncing the luncheon makes this q
feature of the subjects to be discussed.
An effort has been made to get an op-
ton on this site and whether it will be
successful or not will be determined
this evening.
number of architects and buildere
have either met or communicated with
the directors by letter within the past
two weeks and several prospective
tenants have made inquiries about the
proposed hotel. The directors state
that the easiest part of the new hotel
project was the raising Of the money
to finance 1t, but that the hard work
will be the proper locating OF the struc-
ture, getting the most competent arch
itects and builders and the leasing OF
the building to the best available ten
ant to make the venture the success
that it is hoped and expected to have
1t.
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BANK ROBBERS IN
PITCHED BATTLE

Little Rock, Ark. July 7-Seven
bank robbers early today engaged in
an hours pistol fight with more than
100 citizens of England, Lonoke coun-
ty, near here, drove their attacks into
the main hotel of the town after fail,
ing to dynamite the safe of the bank
of England and escaped in an automo-
bile with 5000 in silver from the
cashiers drawer after marching in
close formation down the main street
of the town and seriously wounding
N. w. Whitlock, town marshal.
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New York, July z. Frank Holt, the
man who shot j. p. Morgan, lay dead
today in an undertaking establishment
at Hampstead. L. l.. and the New York
police had his trunk, containing 1874
half pound sticks of dynamite with
which they believe he planned to
wreck public buildings in New York
and other cities.
An autopsy early today established
the fact that Holt committed suicide
by leaping from the top of his cell
door in the Mineola, l.. J., jail while
the keepers back was turned last
night.
Walter r. Jones, the Mineola cor
oner, issued q statement after an
autopsy had been performed by the
prison physician. He said:
Holt came to his death by com
pound fracture Of the skull and core
bral hemorrhage caused by fall
Hollis suicide followed closely on
the development Of evidence tending
to show that he was Erich Muenter
the former Harvard instructor who
was accused Of poisoning his wife IN
1906. This was the day set for Holts
preliminary arraignment on the charge
OF shooting Mr.. Morgan.
Investigation was In progress today
to ascertain whether his suicide WAS
due to any negligence Of any Jail ON.
cial. The shipment to New York OF
Hollis trunk containing dynamite
enough to destroy city block was also
the subject Of inquiry. Police oficials
inspected the cottage at Central Park,
L. l., where Holt had spent two weeks
conducting experiments in the manu-
facture of internal machines and In
target practice with revolver.
It was reported today that Holt had
told detective that he had put fifty
pounds of dynamite on board vessel
which had since left New York. Wire
less stations along the coast endeavor-
ed to reach steamers which had left
here since June 20 to warn them OF
the possibility of an explosion.
Identified as Muenter.
Chicago, July Z. Positive identified.
ton OF Frank Holt. the assailant of j
p. Morgan, as Professor Eric Muenter
the missing Harvard professor, who
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LIBERTY BELL IN IOWA.
Famed Relic Of Revolutionary War Is
Crossing State On Way to
San Francisco.

Davenport, July Z. The Liberty
Bell arrived in Moline at noon today,
twenty minutes behind it's schedule
and proceeded through Rock Island
and Davenport making short stops at
each place. What is estimated as the
largest crowd, which ever gathered to-
gether here at one time, greeted the
bell at Davenport.
Lieutenant Governor w. l.. Harding
of Iowa and four members of the gov.
ernor's staff joined the Liberty Bell
party at Davenport to escort the relic
through Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-07-08
WILSON FROWNS
ON NEW PARLEY
German Effort to Prolong
Diplomatic Exchanges
Is Not Approved
DEFINITE ANSWER
is DEMAND OF U. S,
Situation Far From Being
Hopeless, However, Say
Those on Inside

Washington, D. c., July 7.-Further
messages from Ambassador Gerard
were today transmitted to President
Wilson at Cornish. N. H., outlining the
point of view of the German govern
ment on submarine warfare as en-
bodied in tentative draft Of the
German reply to the last American
note.
The dispatches tended to show that
Germany is anxious to bring about a
compromise on the question Of her
submarine campaign and there were
indications in Official quarters that the
proposals in their present form are
not acceptable to the United States.
Just what means will be adopted to in
form Germany of the disapproval Of
the United States Is not apparent. 1t
is believed, however, that Ambassador
Gerard will be instructed within day
or two to make clear in advance of the
receipt of the formal final copy draft
of the German note that he Is unable
to make any comment.
Although from press dispatches and
other sources 1t appeared that the Ger
man proposals were unsatisfactory, the
situation was not regarded in we'll in
formed quarters as hopeless, much en-
couragement being drawn from the
fact that tentative draft of the note
was submitted to the American am
bassador. This, it was believed, in
dicated that If the preliminary draft
was not satisfactory there might be
changes made designed to meet the
American point Of view on submarine
warfare.
It was believed that President Will
son would tell Secretary Lansing to
instruct Ambassador Gerard respect
ing the proposals already made.
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BELGIANS GIVEN
STRICT ORDERS

Brussels, July 7 An order has been
issued by General Won Bissing, German
governor of Belgium, providing a
years Imprisonment for school teach
ers, directors or inspector who per
NIT, further, bring about { affect anti
German actions or staten ants in their
teaching or in other school exercises.
Power is conferred on German Off
cials to supervise and inspect schools
at all times. Courtmartial will have
jurisdiction over violations of this or.
der
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War Summary

The force of the Teutonic thrust
In southern Poland seems to have
slackened for the time, at least,
and there is less apparent anxiety
on the side Of the entente allies
over the outcome OF the campaign
in this region. The latest official
statements from Vienna, however
claim that the Austrian advance is
continuing In at least one section
of the front south of Warsaw
Divergent claims come from
Vienna and Rome as to the situa-
ton IN the Austro-ltalian front
Italian headquarters reports inflic-
ton of severe losses upon the
Austrians in counter attacks on
the Garnic frontier, the repulse of
attacks along the Tyrol-Trentino
line and determined assault upon
the Italian position on Avostano
peak.
The most recent Austrian official
statement declares the Italians
have been on the offensive and have
Sbeen repulsed in attacks at sew
eral points.
Unofficial dispatches from Italy
emphasize the violence Of the
fighting along the Austrian from
tier and declare the Italian troops
are making. determined attempt
to open the way to Jarvis, regard
ed as the key to interior Austria.
In the Caucasus the Russians
report having checked a Turkish
attempt at an offensive west of
Ahlavat.
French destroyers have been
operating on the Asia Minor coast,
sinking Turkish vessels and in
flicting other damage,
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INGHAM Is SPEAKER.

San Francisco, CAL, July THE
press, its purpose and Its policies,
was the general subject for discussion
at today's session Of the international
congress. Among the addresses was
one by Harvey Ingham OF Des Moines,
Iowa, on Tendencies in the Worlds
Journalism"
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JOLIET is AUGMENTED.

Joliet. Ill., July 7-At special cleo
tion yesterday returns today showed
Joliet voted by a large majority to
annex about one square mile Of ter.
ritory and take into the city nearly
four thousand outside residents who
had so petitioned. Joliet's population
is now estimated at 100000.
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GERMANS SEVERE
UPON TAX DODGER

Frankenthal, Bavaria. July Jean
Ganss. factory director, commercial
councillor and former associate judge
Of the commercial court, has been fin
ed $63,75O for making false returns
in connection with the levying of the
armament tax. The fine amounts to
twenty times the sum of which the
government contends it's was de-
frauded.
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SPIES ARE CONVICTED.

Venice, Italy, July Captain Lieb-
sicher and Engineer Hoppe Of the Ger
ton by the Italian authorities since
the outbreak of the war, were today
each condemned to ten years impris-
onment in solitary confinement They
were convicted by military tribunal,
on the charge Of sDying.
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PIONEER DROPS DEAD.

Iowa City, June John W. Temp
lin, attorney at law, a pioneer lawyer
and property owner Of Iowa City, for
years a resident of st. Paul. Neb.,
dropped dead in that city, according
to message to friends here
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SHOOTS OFF POWDER.

Galesburg, ILL.,, July Leonard
Knox, 13. OF Elmwood found an old
can full OF powder today. He touched
a match to the powder and the ex-
plosion blew out both his eyes and
set his clothing afire. Three girl
playmates probably saved the boys
life by tearing off his clothes.
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CHIEF A BooTLEGGER?

Wichita, Kas.. July 10. K. Stew
art, chief of police of this city was
arrested today on warrant issued by
County Attorney Mccormick, charging
,thrn~ aAlNs ~ whisky