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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-08-31
PQrOIed COnDict
GiDes Up Battle
to Make a LiDinQ

st. Louis, Mo-, Aug. so.--A
man who said his name was
VIM. Clark, shivering from cold
walked into the police station
last night and asked the desk
officer to send him back to the
penitentiary at Chester, ILL.,"
When did you escape?" the
sergeant asked.
II didn't escape, Cap" said
the man. II was paroled, but
for a man in my fix, this fight
out In the world Is losing
game and I want to go back to
my old CELL"
Clark said he was twenty
seven years old and was sent
up from Chicago for one to
fourteen years. A few weeks
ago he was paroled, he said.
but penniless, without referen-
ces or friends and In competi-
tion against thousands Of other
unemployed men, life had be-
come uncomfortable.
The penitentiary authorities
have been notified. Clark says
they told him If he failed to
find work he could return to
prison.
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ONLY A HUNDRED
JOIN THE RESERVE

Washington, D. c., Aug. 30 To
date, 103 former enlisted men have
joined the naval reserve established
by act Of congress approved March g.,
1915. Suggestions are being considered
as to an amendment of the law SO as
to stimulate enlistment in the reserve.
While the enlistment has not been
large during the few months in which
the law has been in operation, those in
the naval reserve outnumber those in
the army reserve.
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STRIKE ENDED AT
BRIDGEPORT SHOPS

Bridgeport, Conn, Aug. 30.-Many
hundreds Of factory workers who
had been on strike recently, returned
to their accustomed tasks today, their
differences with employers over hours
and compensation having been adj.
iusted. In nearly every instance the
workers have entered upon the eight
hour schedule without reduction in
wages. The largest delegation Of re-
turning employees was that of upwards
of 800 girls at the Crown and the
George c. Batcheller Corset compan-
les
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-08-31
ZION BARS PHYSICIAN S
Injunction Is Granted Against Drug
Store In Limits Of Illinois
Community.

Zion City, ILL.,, Aug. 30.-Judge Ed,
wards today granted an injunction re-
straining B. E. Simmons and w. II
Fabry from operating a drug store
selling tobacco or harboring physi-
clan on their premises in this city.
The restraining order was applied
for by Wilbur Glen Voliva, as head OF
the Christian Catholic church in Zion,
which was founded by the late John
Alexander Dowie. The lease under
which the ground was rented to the
druggists is said to prohibit the use
Of the land for purposes opposed by
the Dowie religion, tenet OF which is
cure by faith.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-08-31
!. S. Marine IS GROWING
Records Show That the Number OF
Ships Under the American Flag
js Increasing.

washington, D. c., Aug. 30.-The
American flag now floats over more
ships in the foreign trade than at any
other time since 1863, and the United
States is pressing close on France and
Norway as a maritime nation.
Figures made public today by the
department of commerce show rec
ord increase in American shipping for
the year ended June 80. On that date
there were registered In the foreign
trade 2,768 ships totalling 1,S13,775
gross tons, an increase Of 1863 ships
and 1883 tons for the year.
Practically all the increases are due
to the new American registry law.
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Washington, D. c., Aug. 30.-Con-
cessions in the enforcement against
American commerce of the British or
der in council, were announced today
as result of informal negotiations
just completed by the foreign trade
advisers of the state department
The British ambassador, Sir Cecil
Spring g-Rice, assured the trade advis-
ers that their informal representa-
tions in cases where the British orders
have caused undue hardship" to
American commerce will receive
special consideration.
The ambassador called at the state
department personally to explain the
extent of the British concessions,
which are especially intended to meet
the growing complaint of American
importers that their Christmas trade
is threatened by failure to obtain
goods made in Germany and Austria,
wrhich they had contracted for.
Generally speaking, it is the inten-
ton of the British government to per-
nit the passage through the blockade
lines OF goods for which the American
importers have entered into contract
with German and Austrian firms.
5 Heretofore, 1t has been required that
the money shall have actually been
paid for the goods, Now, it will be suf-
ficient to show that they were regu-
larly contracted for and that the Amer
lean importer Is really the person re-
sponsible for them and title rests with
him.
Goods valued at many millions OF
dollars have accumulated at Rotter-
dam and await transportation to the
United States The order applies to
these, but whether it will extend to
goods yet in German factories but un-
der contract for delivery on this side
Of the Atlantic, is yet undetermined
The entire responsibility for the
holding up of dyestuffs of German
manufacture intended for America, Is
placed by the British authorities upon
the German government, and. 1t Is al
legged that contrary impression has
been sought to be created because OF
i'll feeling against Great Britain. 10
set itself straight in this matter, the
British embassy today issued the fol
lowing statement:
"On April IA, a formal notice was
issued by the British government that
they would allow vessels carrying two
shipments of dyestuffs which were
paid for by delivery in Germany Of GER
tain cotton cargoes, to pass without
interference, provided the vessels
sailed under a neutral flag; that the
shipments were made from Rotterdam,
and the dyestuffs consigned to the
secretary of commerce for distribu-
tion directly to the textile industries.
".This offer, which was refused by
Germany, still holds good"
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LOST SUBMARINE
FINALLY FLOATED

Honolulu, T. H., Aug. 30.-Work pre-
lin7inary to the dry docking of the sub
marine F-4, lost with % men March 26
and raised yesterday in Honolulu har-
Dor. was under way today. 1t was ex-
pected the craft would be placed in dry
dock tomorrow. Until then nothing
definite can be announced as to what
caused the disaster.
The F-4 was raised by the pontoon
method, six pontoons, each with lift
ing capacity Of sixty tons, having been
constructed at the Mare Island, Cali
fornia, navy yard for the purpose when
all other methods proved unavailing.
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WOUNDED BISHOP
RECOVERING NICELY

Winona, Mimi, Aug. So.-Three days
have passed since the shooting of
Bishop Patrick R. Heffron by Father
L. M. Lesches, demented priest and
SO far no adverse symptoms have de-
veloped
Prayers for the bishops recovery
were offered in all Catholic churches
throughout the Winona diocese yes
terday and also in many Protestant
churches.
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MASTER MAsoNs MEET.

San Francisco, Aug. 3O.-The Twelfth
triennial assembly Of the Royal and
Select Master Masons of the United
States was opened this morning at the
Masonic temple. On Wednesday, the
thirty-sixth triennial convocation Of
the general grand chapter, Royal Arch
Mason of the United States, is to con-
vene for a three day session.
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Troops Being Massed Along
Rumanian Front For an
Attack on Balkans.
RUSSIANS LOSING
HOLD ON GALICIA
Violent Artillery Duels in
Western Field Without
Important Results.

crodno, last of the great for
Z tresses In Poland held by the Rus
SLAMS, now seems to be the objee-
tive Of a German drive. Berlin
today reports the capture by storm
Of the town Of Lipsk, about twen-
,ty miles to the west Of the for
tress, the Russians being COM
PEELED to surrender.
The defeat by Field Marshal
Won Mackensen's troops Of Rus
sian forces which made a stand
south Of kobrin while retreating
In the marshy districts east OF
6rest-Litovsk Is reported.
German trenches at several
places In the Argonne region
were seriously damaged late on
Sunday by the explosion Of mines
and the pounding Of the French
artillery, according to today's Of
ficial report from Paris.
The sinking Of the British
steamer Sir William Stephenson
Of Newcastle, a 1900 ton vessel,
presumably after having been tor
pedoed by German submarine,
10 reported from London.
London, Aug. 30.-11:44 a. m.-Re
ports from the eastern front irfdicat
Ing that the Austrians and Germans
are engaged in an effort to clear. the
last corner of Galicia still held by thetl
opponents, have excited great inter
est here. The Russian lines on the
upper Bug and the Zlota Lipa have
been pierced, but it is not yet clear
how serious resistance Is being Of
fered to the vast enveloping move
ment from the south.
Having lost Brest-Litovsk, Grand
Duke Nicholas cannot afford to hold
The river positions in the south In the
face of an important movement, for
to do so would endanger his armies
The opinion is ventured by some Eng
lish critics that this latest move may
conclude for the present the great OF
iensive effort against the Russians
which has been in progress since May
and that once Austrian soil is cleared
Of the invaders a new campaign may
be undertaken by the Teutonic forces
this time in the near east. In support
Of this theory is cited the report that
the central powers are masslng troops
near the Rumanian border.
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Great Britain Announces
Desire to Avoid Trouble
With United States.
GERMAN GOODS TO
PASS THE LINES
Undue Hardship Upon the
American Shipper Will
Not be Insisted On.

Berlin, Aug. 80. - 1t Is under
stood today that Germany's course
with regard to the Arabic case has
been decided upon and that 1t ls In
line with the most recent concifia-
tory statement by Dr. Won Beth
man-HoIiweg, the German chan.
cellor.
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REPRESENTS FIGHTERS.

Washington, D. c., Aug. 30.-Ambas-
sador Morgenthau at Constantinople
has taken over the diplomatic inter
Asts OF Italy, Russia and Montenegro.
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Wasau, Wis. Aug. 30.--Damage es-
timated at between 5000, 900 and $780,
900 was caused to late potatoes and
garden truck throughout Marathon
county last night by killing frost
The corn crop also suffered heavy
losses.
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COLD RECORD EQuALED.
Thermometer Drops to Point Reached
Only Twice in Weather Bureaus
History.

Chicago, Aug. 30.-Only twice be-
fore in the history of the local wealth
er bureau has the mercury dropped so
low in August as was today. It reg
istered At degrees. This record was
equaled in 1872 and again in 1887.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1915-04-23
Weekly Weather Forecast

A new weekly weather forecast
designed especially to aid farmers
in planning their farm operations
and shippers of perishable pro-
ducts. to handle their goods with
reference to expected weather con-
ditions, was inaugurated by the
United States Weather Bureau on
April 20 to continue during the
crop season. In order to have
these weekly forecasts reach the
farmers and shippers in small
towns with the least possible de-
lay, the bureau also has arranged
a system whereby the forecast will
be taken Tuesday and reach the
weekly newspapers, especially IN
the corn, wheat and cotton districts
by mail on Wednesday morning
which will be in time for the
greatest number of them to use the
information in their editions. In
this way it is believed that the
forecast for the week commencing
Wednesday morning will be in th'
hands of most of the farmers ant
shippers in the small towns
through the medium of the weekl.
newspapers, Wednesday night
| Thursday, or Friday-thus giving
them the benefit of from 6 to
/ days of advance forecast.
/ THE BLADE has arranged to re
) ceived these weather forecasts an
, will be able to give them to it
! readers Thursday afternoon.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1915-04-23
Patrons Day and Flag Raising

The patrons, friends and the
public generally are invited to at
tend the flag raising and exercises
at the school building on Friday,
May 7. There will be an all day
meeting with exercises and enter
tainment consisting of echoes oi
the board of education and the
faculty, an address by a good out
of town speaker and the flag raising
en- the new steel pole.
Arrangements are being made
for a big parade of the Lacled'
school, rural schools, boy scouts
football team, baseball team, all IL
costumes, and the May-day girls
concluding with the crowning o
the queen, Miss Ray Glover.
The ceremonies of the day are t
be under the direction of the Par
ent- Teachers Association an
friends are requested to bring we
filed baskets and take dinner o
the school grounds and stay a
day. This will be one of Laclede
great days and the public is urge
TO attend.
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A. R. c. Meeting

Mrs. ]. w. Lomax was hostess
to the Reading Circle on Friday
evening of last week. Mrs. E. E.
Benson had charge of the lesson
being assisted by Mrs. l.. +.
Moore. The lesson was very In
teresting and instructive. The
social hour was an enjoyable
feature of the evening. The hostess
served dainty refreshments, as
sisted by Mrs. ]. Clair Lomax.
The guests of the evening were
Mrs. H. L. Allen, Mrs. Frank
Clay, Mrs. Max Jones, Mrs. j.
Clair LOmax and Miss Ella Han
cock.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1915-04-23
Methodist Church Notes
By the Pastor

There was a good congregation
at the church last Sunday morning
to hear the first sermon on the
Garden of Eden.
The service by the Junior League
Sunday evening brought out full
house and the exercises were we'll
rendered, showing that our boys
and girls had a store of bible
knowledge which will be helpful to
them in the future.
The address given by Mr.. Wess
Goodwin Wednesday evening was
to the point and told what could
be done by consecrated laymen in
All the regular services next Sun
day. Morning subject, The Gar
den of Eden; Its Inhabitants. "
Evening subject, "Christ, the true
Teacher"
All should get the habit of going
to church morning and evening.
Those at Sunday school are invited
to stay to church.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1915-04-23
MendOn-LacIede Debate

There will be debate between
Mendon and Laclede high schools
at the M, E. church in Laclede on
Friday evening, April 80. The
question for debate is, Resolved,
that laws should be enacted to pro-
vide for further material restrict
ion of immigration to the United
States" Mendon will debate the
affirmative side of the question.
The debaters from Mendon are
George McGrew, Fred Engleman.
Dollie Nesby. The debaters of
Laclede are Lee Maybee, Bert
Maybee, Gladys Riggen. The
judges will probably be Supt.
White of Brookfeld, Supt. Barker
of Linneus, and Supt. White of
Forker. An admission of ten and
fifteen cents will be charged to de-
fray expenses of the visiting team.
Let US show our young people that
they have our backing in these
wholesome mental contests and en-
courage them by our presence on
the evening of the debate
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1915-04-23
Colorado Tourists Pass Thru

The Colorado tourists on {
sociability run over the Pixies
Peak Ocean-to- Ocean highway
reached Laclede Monday afternoon,
only one hour behind schedule
time, which was a remarkable
record when it is considered that
the distance from Manitou Springs,
their starting point, to Laclede is
750 miles. The five tourist cars
bearing eighteen business and pro-
fessional men of Colorado Springs
and Manitou were accompanied by
several cars from Brookfeld and
Chillicothe, and ten minute stop
was made here. One of the mem
bers of the party was Chief Mani
tOu, of the Pueblo tribe who came
along as the guest of o. P. Snider,
W. G. Crosby and Bert Snider in
the Manitou car. The chief was
the real thing and not the imitation
he was suspected of being. He is
56 years old, is the father of twelve
children and lives on a reservation
near Manitou.
A. W. Henderson, secretary of
the highway association, said the
roads through Missouri were the
best of trip this far, and farther
east they got the better roads they
found. He advised everybody to
boost good roads as it was the best
thing possible for the country. The
party declared that Missouri hospi-
tality and reception was great as it
had been one continuous ovation
since they entered the state.
The members of the party are:
G. B. Adams, Markshefl auto com
pany; j, W. Atkinson, managing
director Arcadia hotel; W. w.
Babcock, DIR. Isaac Burton; W. F.
Gillett, Ray Haiger, A. E. Hayes
of the Colorado Springs Evening
Telegraph; A. W. Henderson, Eu-
gene De Jernett, L. W. King, E.
H. Smith, Chief Manitou, o. P.
Snider, Bert Snider, of the Cave
of the Winds, Manitou; and A. ).
LaWton.
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TOWN AND COUNTRY
About Local People and Events and
Other Matters Of Interest

Ice cream at Sherry's drugstore.
Tomato and cabbage plants at
Kraft & Brenner's.
Old Trusty incubators carried in
stock by j. B. Patrick.
Special prices on Old Trusty in.
cubators. J. B. Patrick.
Good white oak posts for sale by
Xillon White, phone 5511.
Milk cows for sale on farm west
of Forker. Anna Ransom.
Brown Leghorn eggs for setting,
for sale by Mrs. 2. R. King.
Highest market price for all
kinds of produce at J. B. Patrick's.
Barred Plymouth Rock eggs for
sale. Mrs. A. M. Walker, phone
7O4.
House paint, guaranteed for five
years, only $3.50 per gallon at J.
B Patrick's.
Examine our rugs, prices the
cheapest ever offered in Laclede.
J. B. Patrick.
Black Langshan eggs so cents
per setting. L. Brendahl. phone
3lO, Laclede.
Good high wheel wagon for sale
by 0. E. Peacher, route one, La
clede, phone 2O4,
Early Anas tomato plants and
Head cabbage plants at
Kraft & Brenner's.
. Garden sprinklers made from,
heffEE fHEs Md5dsP MRe5dEePT29 TFR5 jtt8Fs tt9Rs R6at meets
all mail order competition. Put
US to the test. J. B. Patrick.
Punch brand cove oysters-the
quality kind, Three 1Oc sized
cans for 25c. Carothers 4 Allen.
We sell them! Perfection blue
flame cookers. The stoves that
don't smoke or smell. Carothers
& Allen.
VIM. Kraft razed his barn the
first of the week and is building a
garage for the new automobile he
bought last week,
We have the agency in Laclede
for Pearl wire cloth. See it before
screening your doors and windows.
Carothers & Allen.
Bert Donovan, local manager
of the Talbot grain house at
Sumner, spent Monday at the COM
pany's office in Laclede.
A slightly used Studebaker, five
passenger, 1915 model, and other
used cars at bargain prices by E.
E. Cutting, Studebaker dealer at
Brookfeld.
DR.. H. II. Bonds is filing his
regular dates here this week. DR..
Bonds has built up a fine practice
here and is busy during his regular
time which is every other week.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1915-04-23
Something Entirely New

$4,000 for Best Name" for it
is offered elsewhere in this paper.
What would you call it,
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1915-04-23
Notice

1 will be forced to charge 20
cents per day storage on all articles
sold at the Geo. Estes sale left on
my place after May l, 1915.
d. n. STANDBY.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1915-04-23
PARAGRAPHS
Brief Mention Of Those Who Come
and Go During the Week

NJ. F. Homan was here from
Linneus on business Monday.
Mrs. L. F. Moore spent Tuesday
with relatives in New Cambria.
Mrs. j. T. Cushing spent Tues
day with relatives in Brookfeld.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Patrick spent
last Sunday with friends at Wheel
ing.
F. R. Power was in Kansas City
last Saturday on automobile bust
ness.
Mrs. Ira Duckworth visited over
Sunday with relatives in Chilli
cothe.
Mrs. II. G. Lomax spent Satur-
day with her son, G. W. Heryford,
in Brookfeld.
A. M. Walker was in Clarkville
last week on business connected
with his stock farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. G. Bigger spent
Tuesday with Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Boyles near Linneus.
Mrs. B. E. Bigger of Hannibal
is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. G, G.
Bigger for a few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. McMillin of
Linneus spent Sunday with c. F.
Sayles and family in Laclede.
Call for Jack and Gill cakes.
Price reduced to Is cents the
pound. Carothers & Allen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. G. Jones and
children of Linneus spent last Sun
day with relatives in Laclede.
Duy o4ftv D.,s..Oa4 -OO,4--.' - -'''''V
corn sold in Laclede for the money
2 cans for 25c. Carothers & Allen.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Handy and
little son of ChilIicothe visited over
last Sunday with Miss Grace
Sissons in LacIede.
Mrs. Louise Lippitt and two
children came over from MeadVllle
Wednesday for a visit with her
parents, DR.. and Mrs. J. L. Burke.
P! F. Weaver and wife and "A.
J. Caywood and wife motored to
Linneus Sunday and spent an hour
with the Ormiston and Homan
families.
Miss Susie Benson of Urbana,
ILL.,, is visiting relatives here'
having come Monday to attend the
funeral of her little nephew,
Mansur Clark Benson.
Mrs. NJ. E. Tufts has returned
from spending the winter with
relatives at Sturgeon and is again
making her home with Mr.. and
Mrs Byron Lamme on route two
W. P. Keithley came down from
Browning Sunday and returned
home with Mrs. Keithley anc
children who had spent severa
days here with her mother, Mrs
Calhoun.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Clair Loma1
accompanied the latter's parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Lord of Brook
field to their farm near Fountain
Grove last Sunday where the.
spent the day, making the trip Il
the Lord car,
DIR. and Mrs. II. G. Pratt AM
SON Herbert and Mr.. and Mrs
Carl HEREFORD were over fror
BrookReld and spent Monday wit
MIR. and Mrs. II. C. Lomax. Carl
many friends here are glad T
know he is steadily recovering fror
the injury he received in a ia
frou a water tower in Iowa som
un Il nnr ahln