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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-09-09
Farmers and Merchants
Picnic Will Be Held
in Mudge's Grove
COVERDALE WILL
DELIVER ADDRESS
Ames Professor Is Speaker
Of Day; Good Program
Is Arranged for

me committee having charge of ar.
rahgements for the big farmers and
! ihercnants' Joint picnic to be held in
'he Nudge grove Thursday, has been
busy body Of men today. BY even
ing the entire work of the committee
preliminary to the outing will be COM
pleted and only the weather and the
crowds remain to make the event one
OF pleasure The promoters OF the
event are sanguine that both wealth
er and crowds will be satisfactory
That numbers will not be lacking
Is evidenced by the manner in which
the shopkeepers Of Ottumwa are dis
cussing the picnic and many of these
WI close their places of business for
the occasion The farmers are equal
ly interested and today hay wagons
carting out chairs and various other.
necessary articles might have been;
seen going from rooms of the Retail
Merchants association to the grove
northwest Of Ottumwa. The farmers
will furnish an abundance of apples
for the picnickers while the store
keepers will supply lemonade in plen-g
ty and both will be free. The outing
is to be a regular basket picnic at
which all will bring their own provi-
sions and general dinner with ev-
eryone seated on the grass together
will be feature of the day.
The program includes an address
by. Prof j. W Coverdale Of Ames,
singing, races and contests Of various
kinds. The grounds are not far from
Ottumwa and are easy of access, being
located on the Nudge farm a few
miles northwest of Ottumwa and just
outside Of Rutledge The Court hill
cars will be met at the end of the
line by autos for those going that
route, while the morning Milwaukee
passenger train leaving here at $3.50
will take the picnickers within quar-.
ter of mile of the grove and return-
ing permit their leaving Rutledge
about $3.50 p. m. on the local.
Program for Day.
The program follows:
II o'clock: Address, Prof. j. w. Cow
erdale. Alfalfa and the Hessian Fly"
Music, vocal quartet. Invocation
Dinner. Spread on the grass with
everybody seated about in one large
group.
Team contest Horse shoe pitching.
Baseball game, farmers VS.. mer-
chants.
Egg race, young ladies.
Novelty race, farmers VS.. merchants.
Tug of war, chosen teams.
Old fashioned games. Pastimes our
fathers and mothers played when
young.
Hundred yard race, boys.
Hammer throwing contest.
Team hitching contest, farmer boys.
Song by entire company Home
Sweet Home"
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TEN ARE KILLED
BY AIR RAIDERS
GERMAN ZEPPELINs VISIT THE
COAST OF ENGLAND AND
DROP DOWN BOMBS.

London, Sept. 8.-Ten persons were
killed and forty-eight wounded In the
German air raid on the east coast OF
England last night.
The official account OF the raid, as
given out here today, follows:
Three Zeppelins visited the eastern
counties last night and dropped bombs.
Anti-aircraft guns were in action.
Aeroplanes went up but were unable
to locate the airships.
Fifteen small dwelling houses were
demolished or seriously damaged, and
a large number OF doors, windows, etc,
were broken. Several fires were caus-
ed, but were promptly extinguished.
There was no other serious damage.
"The following casualties have been
reported: Killed, men, women, 5
children, total Of 10; wounded seri-
ously, men, II women, children, a
total of 20; wounded slightly, men,
women, 8 children, total of %;
missing and believed to be buried in
debris, man, 2 women, a total Of 8;
total casualties, Sc.
"All the above were civilians except
one soldier, who is reported to have
been wounded seriously"
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CLOUDBURST DOES
DAMAGE IN KANSAS

lola, Kan, Sept. S.-Estimates OF
property damage increased today as
receding flood waters In southeast
Kansas revealed the extent Of destruc-
ton yesterday by numerous streams
which were swelled into roaring tor
rents by six inch cloud burst. Prob
ably 100000 damage was done hero,
and an even larger amount at Fort
Scott.
Early today, however, there had been
no increase in the estimate of four
lives lost, though rescue workers fear
ed to find human toll In every flood
damaged residence and business build
ing which they investigated. Four
section hands drowned yesterday ap-
parently have been the only casualties.
Sanitary and relief measures already
are under way.
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Paris, Sept. Skiing Alfonso Of
Spain has had to abandon plans for q
visit to America because OF the war
he told Senior Cevillier, an Argentine
journalist, during an audience at which
the conflict now raging was freely dis
cussed.
1T is quite impossible to prophecy
when the war will end the monarch
is quoted as saying in q review OF the
conversation printed by the Espana
Review.
1T was my pet dream to visit Ameri-
ca, but shall not be able to go now for
years. When the war Is over the work
here will be enormous. To hasten re-
forms we shall have TO abandon all
outworn forms and if do not deceive
myself, the role Spain will have to
play will be such that her progress,
which hitherto has been at snaips
pace, will be increased to a tremend-
GUS speed"
THE same progress may be expect.
ed of all humanity If the war results in
general disarmament" observed Senor
Cevillier.
"Ah, no." returned King Alfonso
AFTER the war nations will arm more
than ever. When one sees country
like Belgium, neutralized by agree
ment of all nations, eventually finding
no other defense than her own armed
force, it Is easy to understand that
other countries, big and little, realize
that to exist 1t is indispensable to work
In times Of peace and surround them
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London, Sept. Silt Is worthy of note
that the removal of the grand duke
has followed very shortly upon the
invasion of Russia proper by the forces
of Germany and Austria-Hungary.
1t is a tradition of Russian history
that the emperor, the little father"
should in person lead his armies, par
ticularly at a time of grave peril, and
the predecessors of Emperor Nicholas
have left records as men of action in
the field at the head Of their troops.
The military ability Of the grand
duke has been loudly praised by mill
tary observers. His conduct of the
Russian retreat from Galicia; through
Poland; from Warsaw, and then from
the second line of Russian defenses
beyond the Vistula, has been described
as efficient and mastery. Neverthe-
less, it has been retreat and as a re-
suit. Old Russia is today invaded.
Grand Duke Nicholas has been des-
cribed as the idol of his men in the
field, and it has been said he virtually
held the army in the palm of his hand.
But this popularity evidently did not
find a reflection among Russian Of
ficers, particularly those of high rank.
The grand duke has treated his officers
with marked severity. His punish
ments Of them have been swift and
hard and he has made no distinction
between the lowly subaltern or the
man of high rank and political influ-
ence
This course brought out certain
amount of i'll feeling against the grand
~ 1t. o1<S To-,
tion's capital In return the grand
duke is credited with having just
cause for complaint at the manner in
which the administration at Petrograd
failed to support his men with arms,
ammunition, provisions and hospital
supplies.
1t is said that some of his conversa-
tions with the emperor have been
frank and direct to degree seldom
heard of in imperial Russian circles.
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RUSSIA'S CZAR TAKES COMMAND
Grand Duke Nicholas Loses
Command of Russian Armies

Petrograd, Sept. 8. = Grand Duke
Nicholas has been transferred to the
Caucasus by Emperor Nicholas
The emperor took this action on as.
suming command of the military and
naval forces of Russia
In transferring the grand duke, he
appointed him viceroy of the Caucasus
and commander in chief of the army in
the southern front.
The transfer was made in connection
with general reorganization of such
Importance that 1t has stirred the ma.
tion deeply
The grand duke replaces the famous
v1ceroy of the. Caucasus, Count Won
Vorontzoff-D -Dashkoff Emperor Nicho.
las addressed to the count commune
cation acknowledging the value of his
labors and stating that he yields to
his request to be permitted to devote
his energies to work for which his
state of health is more equal" The
emperor therefore relieves him of the
post of viceroy and attaches him to his
personal staff
Balm For the Grand Duke.
In relieving the grand duke, the en-
peror addressed a communication to
him which read.
"At the beginning of the war was
unavoidably prevented from follow
ing the inclination of my soul, to put
myself at the head of the army. That
was why l entrusted you with the
commandership in chief of all the
land and sea forces.
Under the eyes of all Russia, your
imperial highness has given proof
during the war of steadfast bravery
which has caused feeling of pro-
found confidence and called forth the
sincere good wishes of all who fol-
lowed your operations through the in,
evitable vicissitudes of war.
my duty to my country, which has
been entrusted to me by God, impels
me today, when the enemy has pene-
trated into the interior of the empire,
to take supreme command of the
active forces. and to share with the
army the fatigue of war and to safe
guard with it Russian soil from at
tempts of the enemy. The ways Of
are inscrutable, but my
duty and my desire determine me In
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Calls on Lansing Without
Being Announced While
Guards Scurry About
LEAVES WHITE HOUSE
BY LITTLE USED EXIT
Is Considering Explanation
Offered By Dumba for
Irregular Activity

! Washington, D. c., Sept. s.-Presi-
dent Wilson went to the state depart
ment today and conferred with Secre.
tary Lansing. 1t was generally under.
stood they discussed the case OF DR..
Dumba, the Austrian ambassador.
| The presidents action was SO un-
usual that white house and state de-
partment attaches were slow to rea-
lie what had happened. So far as
officials could recall, the only prece-
dent for president going to call on a
secretary of state was recorded when
President Mckinley went to call on
Secretary Day
The presidents call was not ar
ranged in advance. He left his study
and passed out of the executive
offices through little used entrance,
the white house grounds from the
state, war and navy building, and
walked up the main stairway unat-
tended, while dozens Of surprised
tourists and employees stopped to look.
The president continued on up the in
ner stairways and into one Of the long
corridors leading to Secretary Lam
sings private office, where he passed
by the messenger at the door and en-
tered unannounced.
Lansing 10 Surprised.
Mrs. Lansing was calling on her hus-
band and the secretary was at his
desk with his coat removed, as is his
custom, ready to begin days work.
Men Of the secret service guard
piled out of the white house and into
the state department building through
all entrances and some Of them final
ly caught up with the president as he
was about to enter Lansing's office.
It has been customary for the presi-
dent to summon the secretary to the
white house when he wished to con.
fer with him. President Wilson, how.
ever, has departed from that custom
a great deal by using the telephone.
He has shown it to be his habit, how
ever, to visit other officials when he
has something important to talk
about, and, as was the case of today
he does 1t without being announced
Dumba Explains Acts.
Late yesterday Ambassador Dumba
conferred at length with Secretary
Lansing about the correspondence
taken from an American correspond
ent by BrltlSn secret SeIVlCe lueu,
which disclosed that the Austrian am
bassador was concerned in project
to interfere with the operations OF
American munitions plants. The am
bassador explained that his govern
ment had instructed him to give wild
est publicity to decree making it a
criminal offense for any Austro-Hun-
garian to be concerned In the manu-
facture Of munitions of war for his
country's enemies.
So far as was known, the ambassa-
dor did not disclaim his action nor did
he disclaim having reported on the
project to his home government IN |
documents which were found on the |
American correspondent. The state
takes the view that there
is no precedent to cover his case, but
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Rising Streams Are Barrier
to Further Progress of
Victorious Teutons
ADVANCE IN NORTH
BEING PREVENTED
Question Arises as to Where
Gar Plans to Make
His Headquarters

London, Sept 8.-Emperor Nicho
las is now in supreme command of the
Russian military and naval forces ir
the fighting zones and Grand Duke
Nicholas, who, as commander in chief
most conspicuous figures of the Euro
pean war, has been transferred to the
Caucasus.
London is speculating as to what
section of the long eastern front will
be selected by the emperor for his
headquarters. At the present moment
Courland appears to be the critical
sector of the line. General Ruzsky is
In command there and Field Marshal
Won Hindenburg apparently is not
making any great progress against
him.
The central sector has been held by
Grand Duke Nicholas and efforts of
the Germans to drive wedge through
the swamps are proceeding very slow
ly. The Galician wing, in command
of General Ivanoff, Is making stub
born stand against the Austrians and
Germans.
Weather conditions are intervening
on the Russians side. A dispatch pub
lished in q Copenhagen newspaper
says the rivers have been swollen by
autumn floods to such an extent that
they promise to form an impossible
barrier to q further advance of the
invaders.
On the other fronts events point to
q concerted movement by the allies.
M. n IN,
eral Joffre. has returned from visit
to his Italian colleague, General Ca
dorna. British warships and the guns
along the Belgian coast have joined
the chorus of artillery fire along the
western front. All this gives support
to the growing belief In London that
an offensive movement of some nature
will soon mark the operations Of the
allies in the west
The eastern counties Of England
The eastern counties of England
were again visited by raiding Zeppei
ins last night.
New Chief in Command.
It is the general impression here
that Emperor Nicholas will not deter
mine personally upon the strategic
formula to be followed, but will en-
trust the destinies of his armies to
General Alexiev, recently appointed
chief of the general staff.
AS the religious head OF the Russian
nation, the emperor's move, 1t is point
ed out, should prove to be great
moral stimulus to his troops. It is also
regarded here as disposing effectually
of rumors that Russia contemplates
conclusion of a separate peace.
Serbians Busy.
Nish, Serbia, Sept. 8.-(Delayed in
transmission)- Serbian war office
gave out the following announcement
today:
SERBIAN artillery on Sept and 4
actively opposed efforts on the part OF
the Austrians to fortify the left bank
Of the Danube"
City is Captured.
Berlin, Sept. 8.-German forces that
have been engaged in battle with the
Russians in the district north of the
Bieloviezh forest have captured the
city of Wolkowysk, it was announced
by German army headquarters today.
steamer Is Torpedoed.
Paris, Sept. S.-The French steam
shin Guatemala has been torpedoed
and sunk about fifty miles off Belle
Isle. Her crew escaped in two boats.
The men were picked up by British
stoamer and taken into NaZaire.
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Semi-official Statement to
That Effect Is Given in
the German Capital
COMMANDERS TOLD
TO GIVE WARNINGS
Missing Craft Is Only One
From Which Denial of
Charge Is Possible

Washington, D. c., Sept. g.
Secretary Lansing, today cabled
Ambassador Gerard at Berlin 70
forward any information available
on tho sinking Of the steamer Hes
perian.
A state department dlspatct,
from London Indicating that one
American was lost Is 90 incon-
elusive that officials do not ac-
cept 1t az final.
Queenstown, Sept. s-it has
been established that an Ameri-
can named Wolff was lost on the
HesperIan. Wolff signed az an
able seaman Of the Hesperian's
crew. Ae came from Newark. N.
j., and was Of Dutch parentaae.
Berlin, Sept. 8.-Persons in a posi-
ton to speak with authority, assert
positively the conviction that the
steamship Hesperian was not torpe
doed. by a German submarine; al
least, under the conditions thus far de
scribed
The assumption that the Hesperiar
was sunk by German submarine
meets with ever increasing doubt ir
oficial circles. Although authorized
quoted comment is withheld for thu
time, the positiveness Of the opinionf
expressed informally by individuals
who may be assumed to have authors
tative information is noteworthy. In
these quarters, it Is believed the He's.
perian must have struck a mine, or
possibly was destroyed by some
agency from within; that 1t may be
regarded as certain she was not tor.
pedoed by German submarine.
The degree Of assurance with which
this theory is advanced seems to be
based on knowledge of additional in
issued to submarine com
manders since the Arabic was sunk.
Now that the U-27 has been given
up definitely as lost, an official state
ment probably will be soon issued
the Arabic, setting forth
that all submarines which might pos
sibly have been involved have return
ed, with one exception. 1t has been
that the Arabic was not
torpedoed by any of the submarines
which have come back to port since
that time. Whether the missing
boat, which was operating in the vic
unity of the Arabic disaster at approx
imately the time thereof, torpedoed
the steamship, and If SO what justifica-
ton her commander had for his action
can never be known positively.
The loss of the U-27 has revived
discussion of British aggressive tao
tics against submarines. Newspapers
all over the country, in commenting
on this case. assume that the U-27
was the victim of an attack by a dis
guised auxiliary or warship, or was
or otherwise destroyed by a
while endeayoring to ex-
ercise the right Of search.
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.sHAKEUP At ANNAPOLIS
Nearly All Departmental Chiefs at
Naval Academy Are to be
Transferred Soon.

Washington, D. c., Sept. S.-Secre-
tary Daniels today announced gener-
al reorganization OF the forces of the
naval academy at Annapolis. Heads
of nearly all departments were ordered
detached for duty elsewhere, the
changes to be effective Sept. 20. The
reorganization Is result of the recent
investigation of the academy.
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SHIPS SUNK BY GUNF|RE
German Submarines Destroy English
Vessel Without Using Tor
pedoes on Them.

La Rochelle, France, Sept. s.The
British steamship Carney Of Liverpool
was fired upon and sunk by German
submarine last night. Her crew is be-
lieved to have been saved.
One small boat, with the captain and
fourteen members Of the crew on
board is missing. 1t is believed to
have reached another port.
London, Sept - The British steam.
ship Douro has been sunk by gunfire
presumably from a submarine. Her
crew Was saved II.
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my resolution for the good of the
state.
''The invasion of the enemy on the
western front, which necessitates the
greatest possible concentration Of CIV
il and military authorities, as we'll as
the unification of command in the
field, has turned our attention from
the southern front. At this moment,
l recognize the necessity of your as
sistance and counsel on the southern
front, and i appoint you viceroy Of the
Caucasus and commander in chief of
the valiant Caucasian army.
II express to your imperial high
ness my profound gratitude and that
of the country for your labors during
the war"
= (Cpntfnlled on "a ge 81
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AIR RAIDERS ARE seen.
Amsterdam Reports Sighting Three
Zeppeins Heading for the Coast
Of England.

Amsterdam, Sept. S.-Three airships,
coming from the east, passed over
Dordrech, in South Holland, at $50
O'Clock this morning. They were
travelling in the direction of the Eng
lish coast.
Another airship passed over a suburb
of Amsterdam. 1t came from the south
west. and disappeared in an easterly
diracfi +, n J.
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AUTO KILLS DRIVER.

Clinton, Sept. 8.-Jesse Mikesell,
aged "a, garage owner, of Albany, H.,
was instantly killed last night when
his automobile turned turtle on new
ly filled road between Albany and Clin-
ton.
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Won ..TERP'|Tz NOT
!. TO RESIGN POST
LATEST INFORMATION Is THAT
GERMAN NAVAL DIRECTOR
WILL MERELY TAKE REST.

Amsterdam, Sept 8.-(via London)
Reports that Admiral Won Tirpitz,
German minister of marine, intends
to resign are inventions, although it
is true that he plans to take brief
vacation, according to the Berlin cor.
respondent of the Nieuwe Rotter.
damsche Courant, who claims to have
obtained this information from excel
lent authority.
A dispatch from Amsterdam Sep
tember 8 said it was reported in Ber-
lin that Admiral Won Tirpitz would re-
sign and be succeeded by Admiral Won
Pohl, now chief of the admiralty staff
and commander of the Baltic fleet.
1t has been persistently asserted
that Admiral Won Tirpitz had come
into serious conflict with Chancellor
Won Bethmann-H ollweg over the sub
marine campaign which the admiral
instituted in retaliation for the British
blockade Their differences of opinion
came to a climax with the sinking Of
the steamer Arabic with it's resulting
menace to the friendly relations be-
tween Germany and the United
States
The chancellor and the minister Of
marine visited Emperor William at the
front, and the monarch was said to
have sustained Dr. Won Bethmann-
Hollweg in his demands that the sub
marine policy be modified for politi-
cal reasons. It was after this confer
ence that it became known that Won
Tirnitz nron0sad taking vacation and
the inference was drawn by the for
eign press that this was subterfuge
adopted either to cover his retirement
by order of the emperor, or to hide
his chagrin at being overruled in a
policy which was popular with the
German people.
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RUSS STEAMER SUNK

London, Sept. S.-The Russian steam
, ship Rhea has been sunk. Her crew
was landed
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