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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-27
NEW YORK CABARETS
ARE UNDER SCRUTINY

New York, May 26.-Squads OF
policemen attired In evening clothes
are making nightly rounds Of the cab
arets, restaurants and dancing parlors
1t was learned today, in the course Of
police investigation as to the con.
duct Of these places. The inquiry is
the result OF allegations made by a
woman who recently caused the ar.
rest Of her daughter, an heiress, on
the ground Of waywardness due, she
asserted, to associations formed in
the cabarets.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-27

Holland, Norway, Sweden and Den
mark have been repeatedly attacked
or detained in violation of internation-
al law, as stated by President Wilson.
So they have constant incentive to
join.
In fact, Spain is the sigle nation
which seems to be without trouble.
Portugal is just now in the throes
Of revolution and has 10000 soldiers
on service in Africa replacing British
troops who went to the front
The population of the allied
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-27
AMERICAN STEAMER NEBRASKAN
IS TORPEDOED OFF IRISH COAST
u S. A. Officials
Not Inclined to
GiDe Their T1eDS

Washington, D. c.. May 20
Consul General Skinner at :
London. cabled today:
The British admiralty re- :
ports the American steamer :
Nebraskan torpedoed."
He gave the same location as .
mentioned in the London dis .
patches and added that he had .
received no direct report. :
Coming close on the Lusi- .
tania disaster, the news that ;
another American ship had .
been endangered aroused more .
than ordinary attention, but all .
officials were disposed to hear :
details before making comment. .
Some offic cials could not un- !
derstand why ship bound for :
the United States in ballast, :
and, therefore, carrying no con- !
traband, should have been en- !
dangered by a torpedo and they I
considered it among the possi- .
bilities that the Nebraskan had 1
struck drifting mine. .
Inc text or Mr.. SINNERS !
cablegram follows: 1
Admiralty reports Ameri-
can steamer Nebraskan, Liver 4
pool for Delaware breakater, 1
torpedoed forty miles south by 4
west Fastnet. Crew and boats i
standing by. Weather fine. i
No direct reports I
Secretary Bryan said the /
state departments Information !
was too meager to permit the !
forming of an opinion. He said !
full report of the attack was !
expected soon. ' !
The Official and news dis !
patches on the Nebraskan was i
communicated to President 1
Wilson but no comment was I
forthcoming from the white I
house. 1t was indicated that I
full investigation would be !
made as promptly as possible. i
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-27

With the entrance of Italy into the
war, the black cloud which has partly
covered Europe is now so extended
that only the least important nations
are not covered by it. They are the
least in population as we'll as in area.
They are Spain, Norway. Sweden,
Denmark, Holland, Switzerland, Rou-
mania, Bulgaria, Greece and Albania,
which is in a turmoil. Roumania,
particularly. and Bulgaria and Greece,
in the minds of most diplomats, will
be drawn in with Italy. The ships Of
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-27
HEARINGS ON LABOR
CONDITIONS ENDED

Washington, D. c., May 26.-The
federal industrial relations commits
sion, following the completion of its
inquiry into the Colorado coal strike
today examined several witnesses re.
garding labor conditions in Porto Rico
and on miscellaneous subjects. To-
days Investigation marks the com
missions final general hearings and
inquiries which have continued more
than a year.
The commission will prepare re-
port to congress at a meeting in Chi
cago about June 1.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-27
PACKERS
PRESSING CLAIMS

Washington, D. c., May 26.-Repre-
sentatives Of the packers today con-
tinued their conference with British
embassy oficials in an effort to get
the British government to settle
claims for detained cargoes Of meats
products consigned to neutral coun-
tries and to release ships detained
since the British order In council was
issued
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-27
EXPRESS COMPANIES
DEMAND AN INCREASE

Washington, D. c., May 26.-Repre.
sentatives of the four principal ex-
press companies appeared before the
interstate commerce commission today
to Justify their petition for modifica-
ton of its rate orders which would
increase their gross revenues about
three and one-half per cent.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-27
TO RATlFY NEW CABINET.

London, May 26.-Unionist members
of both houses of parliament met to-
day to give the rank and file Of the
party details of the negotiations which
resulted in the new cabinet and to in
vite their support
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-27
k,Nc,s CONDITION CRITICAL

London, May 26. The condition OF
King Constantine of Greece continues
critical says dispatch today from
the Exchange Telegraph company's
correspondent at Athens.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-27
BECKER 70 DIE in JULY.

Albany, N. Y, May 26.-The court
of appeals today fixed the week begin
ming July IL for the execution of For
mer Police Lieutenant Charles Beck
er convicted Of the murder of Her
man Rosenthal.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-27
DARhELL IN PRISON.

Leavenworth. Kan. May 26.--James
Morrison Darnell, until recently pas
tor OF a church at Kenosha. Wis. to-
day was received at the federal prison
to serve three year term for white
slavery. He has been assigned to q
clerkship in the record department
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-27
CIVILIANS ARE SAFE.

Rotterdam, May 26.-The Courant
publishes telegram from Berlin stat
ing that Germany and Italy have
agreed neither to inferno civilians
nor seize their property.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-27

steamer NeOraSKan, captain Gfee0,
from Liverpool May "a. for Delaware
breakwater, was torpedoed yesterday
by a submarine at a point forty miles
west-southwest of Fastnet, of the
south coast of Ireland.
The sea was calm at the time. The
crew at once took to the boats and
stood by the steamer.
1t was soon ascertained that the Ne
braskan was not seriously damaged.
She had been struck forward. and her
foreholds were fL< of water.
The crew returned on board and got
the vessel under way. No lives were
lost among the crew. The Nebraskan
did not carry any passengers.
The foregoing information was re-
ceived today by the British admiralty
in London and it was at once COM
municated to the American embassy.
Immediately she was struck, the Ne
braskan began calling for help by wire
less. Browhead received the wireless
communication at 9 a. M, yesterday
from Crookhaven.
Not Under Contro,.
London, May ga message to
Lloyds from Kinsale, Ireland, says that
the Nebraskan passed that point at
II o'clock this morning, apparently
bound for Queenstown.
The Nebraksan was down at the
bows. She was proceeding under her
own steam and flying the signal: Il
am not under control"
Owners Get Message.
! New York, May 26.-The American
Hawaiian Steampship Co., owners of
the Nebraskan, received a wireless
message from the Nebraskan's captain,
relayed by cable, in which the captain
said the vessel had been struck by
either mine or torpedo and that he
had turned back and was proceeding
to Liverpool.
The text of the message, which was
dated yesterday and signed by Captain
John s. Green, was as follows:
"Struck either mine or torpedo forty
eight miles west of Fastnet and steam
ing to Liverpool Water in lower hold.
No one injured"
A message to Lloyds says that an
armed trawler went to the assistance
of the Nebraskan and stood by her all
night.
The German submarine campaign
is continuing actively. The steamer
Cromer, loaded with passengers, had
narrow escape from being torped
oed, while bound for Rotterdam yes
terday.
A submarine fired a torpedo without
warning. It missed the ship by fifteen
yards.
Had No Cargo.
Philadelphia, Pa, May 26. The Ne
braskan it was said here, is bound for
Deleware breakwater in ballast for or
ders. This means that on arrival there
the agents of the ship would direct it's
master to proceed to any port where a
cargo might be procured, possibly to
the Pacific coast via the Panama canal.
The Nebraskan sailed from New
York, May Z and arrived at Liverpool
on May 10. Previous to the war the\
ship had been active in trade between
northern ports and Galveston but since
the outbreak of the war had made one
voyage to London and one to Bremen.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-27

Nation. Population.
Germany -. $4,000, 900
AustriaHungary ......... $4,000, 900
Turkey Europe and Asia) $1,000, 900
----
Total .136, 900 900
Grand total at war 400 500, 900
Population of Europe .....453 200, 900
People not in the war .... 43,5OO,O 900
Portugal in revolution. -. 5000, 900
People at peace 37,5OO, 900
All but eight per cent of the people
of Europe are at war.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-27
Explosion Fails to Sink the
Vessel and It Is Going
Slowly Into Port
NO PASSENGERS
UPON THE SHIP
No Cargo Aboard; Reason
for Attacking Craft Is
Not Understood

London, May 26 The American
steamer Nebraskan passed harbor
Of Queenstown this afternoon on
her way back to Liverpool. She
was proceeding under her own
steam at 8 knots an hour.
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Maasluis, Holland, May rs. -
The British steamer Imber arrived
today from Liverpool and reports
that she was pursued by two Ger
man submarines in the vicinity Of
North Hinder ightship In the
North Sea.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-10
BONDS FOR ROADS
Earl Akers Advocates Issue of
% Millions.
Building Permanent Highways
Important to Kansas.
STATES MUST TAKE ACTION
Question Should Be Taken Up
Nationally and Apart.
State Treasurer Tells Kansas
Good Road Delegates.

Arkansas City, Kan. Dec. 10
Building of permanent system of
hard roads and the conservation of
flood waters of our country for use
in time of drouth are two great ques-
ton which must be solved soberly,
intelligently, and nationally and when
this is accomplished the separate
states must take action" Earl Akers,
state treasurer of Kansas, told dele
gates to Kansas Good Roads associa-
ton convention here today.
THE states will be compelled to
meet national intelligence with state
intelligence and that means pro-
gram worth WHILE" he said.
Mr.. Akers proposed twenty-five
million dollar bond issue by the state
of Kansas for the purpose of building
permanent highways. pointing out
that ION January 1, 1916, Kansas will
pay off the last dollar of its indebt-
edness and it can wen afford to take a
permanent road building as its next
big constructive program
There was a time in my town when
we came mighty near mobbing the
town council because it had nerve
enough to pass an ordinance compel
ling property owners to build perma-
nent sidewalks in place of the old
wooden ones" he said But the side
walks of cement and brick came, and
following them closely were the solid
age grades, the town library, the mod
ern high school. the PARK. waterworks,
electric lights and the sewerage sys-
tenn.
That's why I'm not a bit fearful
about good roads-permanent for
Kansas. Men opposed to going ahead
will present themselves for
living sacrifice to reactionaryism in
this just as they have all down the
past corridors of time, but the van
guard will soon be overtaken by the
main body of hopeful citizenship and
the big drive will be on. We're going
to have permanent roads in Kansas
some day. We might just as well have
them now, while the hairs of your
head and mine are not all silvered.
There's many a plan and many a
scheme offered, but 1 have reached
the conclusion that Kansas-aS a
state-muSt be enabled to issue bonds
for this purpose.
I'm the last twenty-five years we
have builded, for the most part, our
great educational institutions, our
prisons, asylums and other charitable
institutions by "a direct tax always.
That plan has caused us to levy big
state tax for immediate payment that
many other states scatter out over
long periods through the issuance of
bonds.
1T is all right to talk a direct tax
for road building, but clearly foolish
in application. It's all right to talk
about not bonding your children for a
debt of your own, but when you give
utterance to such sentiment you've
stuck your head high up in the clouds,
and such sentiment will not parse
when directly applied to the needs of
the hour that mean permanency for
your boy and my boy when he comes
on the stage of business activity to be
banker, farmer or laboring man with
taxable property.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-10
out OF SERBIA


ICn-~'7ued from page One-I
the Macedonian conflict is assuming,
that the major part of the Bulgarian
army has diverted its attention to the
allies. The outcome of the battle now
in progress is awaited with great
anxiety in England, as it will deter
mine in great measure the immediate
future for the entente powers in the
Balkans.
The numerical superiority OF the
Bulgarian forces already has been
demonstrated, in the initial encounters
with the British. Grave doubts are
voiced here as to the ability of the
British forces to repel the increasing
momentum of the Bulgarian attack.
There is no indication, however, that
the British or French have yet found
it necessary to withdraw further than
the positions mentioned in recent Of
fetal communications. With the Bull
Kapu and advancing west of the Var
dar in the neighborhood of Petrovo,
south of StrumitSa station, the French
wedge in Macedonia is threatened
from both Sides The allied retreat
toward the Greek border thus far has
been accomplished in good order with
out serious losses.
Resistance of the Montenegrins
has lost nothing of it's stubbornness
and the plight of the Serbians fleeing
into Albania is said to be growing
less serious. But military affairs in
these sections have become of COM
little bearing on the main situation
which since the Serbian retreat, has
shifted southwark.
Hard fighting continues on the
western front, where the Germans
have been compelled to relinquish all
but a small part or the advanced
trenches captured by them east of
Butte de Souain. There have been no
important development on the other
front.
Turks Are Successful.
Constantinople, Dec. 1O.-Official
reports today say:
Losses to the attackers. Six aero
planes which we captured have been
repaired aid are now being used
against the enemy.
Dardanelles Front, Near Anafarta
Hostile artillery opened fire from
sea from several directions. Our ar
tillery replied; scattered hostile troops
and drove transport ships to the shoals
of Kirnikliman bay.
Near Ari Burnu-There was violent
bomb fighting on our right wing A
hostile cruiser participated in the en-
gagement. An ironclad monitor and
torpedo boat of the enemy opened
fire in many directions Our artillery
replied and compelled the monitor to
withdraw after being hit twice
Near Akbach-We brought down a
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ROB BANK VAULT
Continued from Page One,

e.
from the doorway of "a barbershop
and was told by the robbers to get
back in the building or they would
blow his head off. Butler slipped out
the back door of the barber shop and
ran to the residence of r. c. Jones,
cashier of the bank, and notified him
of the robbery. A posse of citizens
was organized but they were afraid to
approach the bank. The robbers
worked for an hour in the bank and
were not molested.
Citizens of Everest then attempted
to phone nearby towns for help, but
discovered the bandits had cut all
wires leading from the telephone ex-
change.
r. C. Jones, the cashier, immedi-
Gtely started in his automobile for aid
and at a farm house three miles from
Everest succeeded in reaching a tele-
phone on which he called to Hia-
watha, the county seat, for the sher-
iff. He also phoned to Horton for
help.
Shot at Them.
On his return from the farm house,
Jones, when about a quarter OF a mile
from Everest, met four men walking
in the road. He stopped his car to
speak to them but they fired several
shots at him and he Immediately
speeded up his automobile and escap-
ed unframed. Mr.. Jones is positive
these are the men who robbed the
bank.
AS both the Rock Island and Mis-
souri, Pacific railway crossings are near
the spot where Jones met the men,
it is believed they either boarded a
train soon after the robbery or had an
automobile in hiding nearby.
Before robbing the bank the bandits
broke into the hardware store of E.
Price and secured two shotguns, a re-
volver and u large quantity of shells.
The interior of the bank was
wrecked by the explosions which
blow open the vault. However, burglar
insurance which the bank carried,
will fully cover the damage. The
building itself was not damaged.
w. w. Geiger, who lived above the
bank, heard the men at work for an
hour.
After robbing the bank the four
men walked in plain view of many
citizens, down the street and disap-
peared.
The Anti Horse Thief association is
well organized in this section and
nearly 1900 men are on the lookout
for the bandits.
No information is obtainable which
would lead to the identity of the rob-
bers.
The men were thought to have been
seen in AtchiSon
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-10
TODAY'S Market REPORT.

Chicago. Dec. 1O.-WHEAT-Indcisio
largely characterized today's trading in
wheat. The market was active and fluctu-
ated frequently but wide changes either
down or up were quickly checked. Talk of
huge supplies in Argentina and Australia
was more or less offset by word of fresh
advances in vessel rates. lifting to 75A c
a bushel the cost of ocean transport from
Buenos 9ires to Liverpool. The market
here after opening &c off to NC up. With
December at $1.147k to 81 and May at
S1.16 to S1165S. scored a moderate general
advance, all of which disappeared and -as
followed by some loss as compared with
yesterdays finish
Peace reports acted later as more
definite bcarish influence. The result was
Il notable spread of bearish sentiment and
a pronounced decline after midday. The
close was weak at 214c to 214 6I 23sc net de-
cline with December at $1-123s and May
at S1.14M1. 141k.
considerations of unsettled weather
strengthened corn Commission houses
bought freely Opening prices ranged
ranged from 1k@Ac to ga ilc higher and
there were slight additional gains before
a reaction set in.
Enlarged receipts here tended later to
cause selling pressure. The close was I'M
settled. y a &c to 1c net lower.
OATS-Oats developed firmness with
corn. Business however. lacked volume.
PRONISIONS-Larger receipts of hogs
than expected gave a material setback to
provisions. Some of the selling appeared
to be for packers but in the main was of
scattered sort. Most of the purchases
were on resting orders.
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ARMY OF 100000

Continued from Page One.)
devise the NODDED plan which has
been presented to congress with the
backing of the a ADMINISTRATION. Under
that plan the first years expenditure
would be S1S2,717,036 and a force of
regulars. militia men and continentals
of 670,S43 would be produced within
three years which would be more than
doubled by including the reserves Of
each branch which would be created
within the first six year continental
enlistment period. The annual upkeep
cost of the war college plan after the
at $319,473,0 900 as against S1S2,234,-
$50 for the administration plan.
Secretary Garrisons statement
shows that the war college has been
asked to renew it's consideration of the
subject in order that certain of its
estimates may be more fully worked
out.
Ocean Now a Menace.
The report opens with a consid-
Grafton of the military problem con-
fronting the United States from which
it reaches the conclusion that the
safeguard of isolation no longer ex-
lists since the oceans, once barriers,
are now easy avenues of approach by
reason of the number, speed and car
rying CT pacity of ocean going vessels
1t declares that the successful outcome
of the wars in which the country has
been engaged has given the public a.
wrong impression, in as much as care
ful study of these wars reveals "a
startling picture of faulty leadership,
needless waste of lives and property,
costly overhead charges augmented by
payment of bounties to keep up vol
untary en1istments, undue prolonga-
ton of all these wars and finally,
reckless expenditure of public funds
for continuing pensions"
But we have not learned our les
son." the report adds. TT has never
been driven home by the bitterness of
defeat. We have never known a jena
or Sedan"
Turning to "our abiding national
policies'' the board finds these to be the
Monroe doctrine and the policy of
maintain these. it says. coordinated
nolicy of land and sea defense must be
evolved.
War shows Value of Training.
The report contains a table of the
,,,iIttarv strength of the seven leading
foreipn mowers as of August, 1914, and
also an estimate of the available ship
ming for a military expedition to the
Tinted states 1t says a "reasonab Bile
esfiroate" shows that Austria-Hun-
oarv with q total trained force of
250. 600 men. could send $50, 600 men
with ali necessary stores and animals
o,ar,sss the seas within 4O.7 days in two
expeditfons. France, with 100000
men. 404.226 in 80 days; Germany.
with 100000 men, $4,000 in 3o.S
rIsvs- Great Britain, with SOS, 1000 men,
I'D flof in 27 days; Italy, with $500,
e1o0 men. 227. 900 in IS days: Japan.
with 1915. 600 men, 1855 in Al days,
and Russia. with 5000, 600 men, 1e4,-
Oz4 in 40 days.
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British aeroplane. which was com
pletely burned.
British Soldiers and Guns Taken.
Berlin, Dec. 1O.-In the battle be-
tween Bulgarian and British forces in
Southwestern Serbia ten guns were
captured from the British the war
office announced today. The state
ment follows:
THE army of General Won Koevess
in the last two days took about 1,20O
prisoners
There is nothing to report from
the army of General Won Gallwitz.
South of Strumitsa, the Bulgarian
troops took ten guns from The Brit
ish."
Paris Reports Quiet Night.
Parts, Dec. 10.-The night passed
without occurrences of great import
ance says the report of this afternoon
from the war office
French Attack RcpulseJ.
Berlin, Dec. 1O.-The war office an
nouncement of today concerning the
eastern and western fronts follows:
"A French attack with hand gren-
AIDES against our new position on Hill
No 193 northeast of Souain, was re-
pulsed There were no other occur
rences of Importance storms and rain
prevailing.
I'm the eastern theater of war there
were no events
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-10
WAS A "GO BETWEEN"
sands of Dollars Between Miners
and Coal Operators.

Kansas City, Dec. 10.-Joseph H
Hazen, superintendent of the Chapman
Coal company of Mulberry, Kan, in
testimony given before a commissioner
hearing dispositions in the $4,000
SANDER suit brought by Alexander
Howat former president of the Kan
sas Miners union, declared today that
he had acted as a "go-between" for
Charles S. Keith. president of the
Central Coal & Coke company, and
two men. Hazen said he gave thou
sands of dollars, given him by kieth
to the two men to secure a favorable
clause m the contract then being nego-
tiated between the miners and the
coal operators. One of these men was
HOWat, Hazen testified