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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-18
Big Man in Ottoman Cabinet
Explains Why His Nation
Entered the Fray
FORCED TO ACT BY
ALIEN AGGRESSION
Russians and Britons Said
to Have Forced Sultan
to Decide on War

Constantinople. Feb. 17.-"Turkey
declared war without being urged by
Germany or impelled by any other
influences, save those Of the empire" :"
said Talaat Bey today in a statement
to the Associated Press. made in re-.
ply to questions concerning the politi-
cal and military situation in his
country.
Talaat Bey today fills the posts of
minister of the interior, minister Of
finance and minister of marine in the
Turkish cabinet. Two weeks ago. in
addition to these Offices. he was also
minister Of war, which gave him the
four most important portfolios in the
administration. He is young Turk
and is undoubtedly the most import
ant man in Turkey at the present
time. His advice is needed every
where and he virtually directs the
public affairs Of the Ottoman empire.
Turkey engaged in military opera
tions," he continued, "only when &C
tions on the part Of Russia and Great
Britain made defensive measures
necessary and today Turkey has TAX
en- all steps needful to carry the war
through. The holy war is not menac-
ing Christians, but the holy war is
fact which the enemies of the Moham-
medan world should bear in mind.
Christians in the Ottoman empire who
are participating in the destinies Of
their country are not suffering from
conditions brought about by the pres
ent state Of affairs, and any state
ments to the contrary are result of
British, French and Russian in
trigues, the purpose of which is direct
against Turkey the pressure OF neu-
trail countries of lower standing in the
Ottoman world
Condemns Allen Press.
To the correspondent of the Asso.
ciated Press Talaat Bey complained
of the attitude of foreign newspapers,
including the American press, which
he said were oblivious alike of the po-
sition of Turkey under the pressure OF
the entente powers and the efforts of
the Young Turks to accomplish the re-
forms associated with that party. "On
land and sea alike the Russians and
the British provoked hostilities," he
declared "Our action finally was the
result of efforts to bottle up our fleet
by mining the entrance to the Bos.
phorus.
Turkey is prepared to carry on the
war to the end of the European con-
fict."
The interview then turned to the
holy war. Answering question on
this subject, Talaat Bey said the holy
war was fact, in spite of the claims
of the enemy; and he added that
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-18
TRANS|ENTs ARE
TRY|NCPROBLEM.
Associated Charities Finds
Difficulty Handling
Tourist Cases
MISS BROWN AGAINST
PASSING ON" HABIT
Secretary Would Have Cases
Investigated; Wants
Relatives to Aid

Inc transient problem is one OF tho
most serious questions with which the
Associated Charities has to contend
according to Miss Sara A. Brown, the
secretary. However the matter Is be-
ing splendidly taken care Of by this
social clearing house as Is shown by
the monthly report of the work done.
During the four weeks, just past,
there were f1fty-two men who worked
1or their meals and it took them fifty.
elght hours to accomplish their tasks.
me oftice is still giving man chance
, 10 work for fifteen, twenty or twenty
1lVe cent meal according to the length
or time that he cares to devote to his
labors
Inc transient woman problem is the
one that Is presenting the most trouble
though. During the past four weeks
there have been four women come to
this city and who called at Associated
CHARITIES office for aid All OF the
claims that these women have made re-
gardlng their former employment have
fallen through with entirely when
careful investigation of their cases has
been made. They might be termed.
the tramp women for want of bet
ter term" Miss Brown says, for they
90 not seem to be going any place in
particular nor do they seem to have
come from any place in particular.
Some have children with them and
some do not and those who have only
add to the perplexity of the problem.
Some of them have been passed on
from other counties either by officials
or private parties.
Scores Passing on Plan.
The secretary Ia not in favor of tha
passing on system as 1t is in vogue
IN this and great many other counties
,of Iowa. She contends that It shifts
the. responsibility from where 1t be.
longs and literally, dumps" 1t upon
someone to whom it should not belong.
A case of this kind came UP very re.
Gently in the Wapello county office.
A family consisting of husband, wife
and three children, we're being passed
on from Fargo, s. D. to Keokuk. The
husband had been a show acrobat but
was injured and could do no more work
OF that kind They had managed to get
from the Dakota city to Iowa's capital.
There someone sent them on to Oska.
loosa. The secretary of Social Ser.
vice league there, who is the overseer
of the poor. wired the associated chart.
ties office at Keokuk in regard to rela,
tives, which it had been learned the
people had living near that city. At
the time the train left for Ottumwa no
word had been received in return but
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-18
RUSSIAN ARMY IN
BUk0N|NA beaten
GERMANS ANNOUNCE THAT IN.
vADERs OF HUNGARY HAVE
BEEN ENVELOPED.

Berlin (via London) Feb. 1.-THE
Russian army in Bukowina has been
enveloped by the Austro- -Hungarians
between the Pruth and Seth rivers a
correspondent of the Tageblatt says
in dispatch from Bistritz.
One Austrian army, pushing the
Russians from the south, now has
reached Storozhinetz, while another
Austrian force, having advanced east
ward from Marmaros against Wisnicz,
now stands in the vicinity of Czerno.
witz.
A general battle may be expected,
therefore, south and east of Czerno-
witz. The Russian army has halted
twelve miles from that point, the
Tageblatt is informed, having met re-
Inducements.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-18
BILL
FAILS OF PURPOSE
NEW SHIP ACT NOT ACCEPTABLE
TO "PRoGRESsIvEs"-AD-
MINIsTRATIoN BALkED.

Washington, D. c., Feb. 17.-Admin-
istration democrats got another set.
back in their fight for President Will
sons ship bill when they suddenly
learned today that the bill as it passed
the house last night will not command
the support of Senators Kenyon, Norris
or LaFollette, progressive republicans,
on whom they counted, nor the support
of any Of the seven insurgents in their
own party.
The plan to move to concur with
leaders in the house was baked by the
discovery that the leaders could not
muster enough votes. The admins.
tration leaders made no attempt to
conceal their embarrassment and plan.
ned to send the bill to conference with
the hope of putting on some amend.
ments to command support. The bolt
ing democrats were said to be favor
able to an amendment to make enter
prise temporary one to end with the
European war.
The bill finally got into parliament
tary position where it went to the SEN
ate calendar and can be called up
again only on motion for it's consid-
Grafton. This left the whole situation
almost as indefinite as before.
Lobby Quiz is Started.
Formal inquiry into charges of
lobbying" against the administration
ship purchase bill, pending in the SEN
ate, was begun today by the special
senate committee
Bernard NJ Baker, a Baltimore
steamship manager today told the
committee that 80 per cent of the Ger
man owned liners laid up in American
ports we're unfit for service such as
the bill contemplates, and that in con-
versations with Secretary McAdoo he
had so far excluded those ships as un-
available to the government that the
possibility of their purchase never was
discussed. He added that he was sat
isfled Mr. McAdoo acquiesced in that
view Mr. Baker was the only witness
heard today
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-18
ANOTHER FIGHT ON
IN ILLINOIS HOUSE

Springfield, ILL.,, Feb. 17.-Republi
can members of the house spent the
entire morning in conference in an eff
fort to get together in the matter OF
house organization. Several of the
"drys" led by Representatives Roth.
child, Provine, Boyd and George H
Wilson, were holding out against
Shanahan for permanent speaker.
Shortly before 1870 o'clock the re.
publican caucus dissolved when it
found it could not put through a eau
Gus organization slate. About fifteen
of the radical drys were reported to
have refused absolutely to support
Shanahan for the permanent speaker
ship, and it was decided to fight out
the permanent organization on the
floor Of the house.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-18
BOYCOTT EVIDENCE
IS GIVEN TO JURY
MICHIGAN MAN CLAIMS TO HAVE
BEEN PAID MONEY FOR SPY.
ING ON JoBBERs.

Des Moines. Feb. 17.-William Buob
of Grand Rapids, Mich, told the jury
in the trial of the thirty-six master
plumbers in the federal court here to-
day, that he had been led by certain
rewards to ''get evidence" on supply
houses that were selling to plumbers
not members of the National Associa-
ton of Master Plumbers of America.
The witness declared that William A:
Decker Of Grand Rapids and one Of
the defendants, offered him $25, if he
would collect evidence on a certain
supply house. He said that he Job
bed" one concern by getting a non
member to buy from it, and collected
his reward.
Ibid you keep the reward money Q"
asked L. G. Boyle of counsel for the
defense.
Part of it; spent the rest" an
swered the witness.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-18
FIttp Thousand Prisoners
Taken By the Germans After
ReDuLseOfthe Russian A1n1D

managed to reach the woods east OF
Suwalki and Augustowo, where they
are being pursued. The numbers OF
prisoners taken has not been ascer-
tanned but certainly exceeded $4,000.
More than fifty cannon and sixty ma
chine guns besides an unknown guam
tity of war material were captured.
Emperor William was present dur
ing the decisive fighting in the center
of our line. The victory was won by
veteran East Prussian troops. assisted
by other troops who were young for
such work. but proved their worth.
"The achievements of these troops,
under fearful weather conditions,
marching by day and night and fight
ing against such stubborn enemy are
beyond all praise
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-18
ACTS OF SOCIALISTS
DISPLEASE FRENCH

Paris, Feb. 1.-THE action of two
socialist members of the French cab
met, Jules Guesde, minister without
portfolio, and Marcel Sembat, minis
ter of public works, in attending the
recent international socialist confer
ence in London, has evoked protest
from a large section Of the French
press, which makes the declaration
that this conference was inspired by
the German social democratic party.
Senator Gaudin De Vilaine has writ
ten letter to Premier Viviani an
nouncing that unless the government
publicly disavows these two socialist
ministers before next Thursday, he
will present an Interpolation on the
subject in the senate.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-18
Supreme Court Knocks Out
Attorney Generals
Injunction Act
BILL NOT SIGNED
BY HOUSE SPEAKER
Legislature to Pass on New
Draft; "Drys" Begin to
Use Their Powers

Des Moines, Feb. 1.-THE supreme
court of the state today declared the
Cosson red light district injunction
law invalid.
The supreme court held the mea-
sure invalid for the reason that Guy
Fealey. as speaker of the thirty-fourth
general assembly, failed to sign it.
The case was taken to the supreme
court on appeal from the decision of
the lower court in the trial of the
state against Mrs. Morris Lynch of
Des. Moines and the technical defect
resulting from the speakers failure
to attach his signature to the law was
the only issue involved.
Attorney General Cosson has new
bill along exactly the same lines to
file with the present legislature, and
it is expected 1t will be passed
The Iowa statute has been copied
in many states.
To Repeal Mulct Law.
The "dry" forces in the house gave
evidence of their strength today by
ordering immediate reports from the
committee on the suppression of in
temperance on the Crozier bill for the
repeal or the mulCL law, ana the
Clarkson bill to the same effect which
has already passed the senate. The
vote was 81 to %. The committee
must submit it's report at 10:30 a. M,
tomorrow.
The question came up on a motion
by Crozier to force action on his bill.
Brady offered an amendment to have
the report include the Clarkson bill.
The vote on the amendment was 81 to
18.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-18

Berlin Thy wireless to London) Feb
17-Fifty thousand prisoners, besides
many cannon and machine guns were
captured by the Germans when the
Russian tenth army was defeated in
the Mazurian lake district, East Prus'
sia according to a statement issued at
general headquarters here today. The
text of the communication follows:
In nine days battle in the ,Mazur.
ian lake district the Russian tenth
army, consisting of at least eleven in
fantry and several cavalry divisions,
not only was driven out of strongly
entrenched positions east of the MAJ.
urian lake plateau, but was forced
back across the frontier.
Utterly defeated at almost every
point, only the remnants of the army
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-18
BRITISH SHIPS IN
SOUTH DESTROYED
GERMAN STEAMER SAID TO BE
BEARING TO PORT. SUR.
VlvoRs OF BATTLES.

Buenos Aires, Argentina, Feb. IL
1t is reported here today from credible
sources that the German steamer Hol.
ger was sighted yesterday heading for
Buenos Aires and having on board the
crews of several English steamers sent
to the bottom by some German war.
ship, probably off the coast of Brazil.
The steamship Holger has been iden.
tilted with German activities In the
South Atlantic. She left the harbor
of Pernambuco secretly early in Janu-
ary, presumably with supplies for
German warships at large in South
American waters. The Brazilian gov
ernment punished the port officials
whose negligence made this breach of
neutrality possible.
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Continued on Page 81
DAMAGED A|RsH|P SEEN
German Filler Sighted Over Amster
dam-UnabIe to Ride on an Even
Keel is Report.

London, Feb. ia big airship, be.
lieved to be of the Parseval type, ap.
parently damaged by gun fire, few
over Amsterdam this morning, says a
dispatch from that city to the Reuters
Telegram Co.
The airship was, flying at a height
o. about six hundred feet and it's crew
was unable to keep the vessel in a
horizontal position.
Assuming vertical position the air
craft drifted in the direction of the
Zuyder Zee, an arm Of the North sea,
carrying with it telegraph wires with
which dangling rope had become en-
tangled. The air vessel was later
sighted minus it's gondola.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-18
Arn1y Captain is
Askedt0 Explain
Criticism 0fU s.

Washington, D. c., Feb. ~
Secretary Garrison today instruct
ed Brlgadier General Scott, chief
Of staff Of the army, to call on
Captain William Mitchell Of the
general staff to explain published
remarks attributed to him on the
unpreparedness Of the United
States for war. Captain Mitchell
was quoted as having said that "it
would take the United States
about three years to put an army
of one million trained men In the
field and in that time an enemy
could take and hold our American
seaboard."
Secretary Garrison said he con-
sidered such utterances, it made
in public at present, injudicious
and improper.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-18
DAVIES DESCRIBES
TRUST LEGISLATION

New York, Feb. 17.-Joseph E
Davies, commissioner of the bureau OF
corporations, prominently mentioned
for the chairmanship Of the federal
commission, discussed recent trust
legislation before the Members coun.
Gil of the Merchants association OF
New York today and outlined the aims
and workings of the law creating the
trade commission.
He said the spirit and purpose be.
hind the law was that of "even-handed
justice; vigilant protection of the pub
lie interest from encroachments OF
dishonest business, and, as well, con-
structive help to business which Is
honestly and fairly desirous of ac-
commodating itself to the law"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-18
GRAIN SPECULATORS
REPORTED MESSING

New York, Feb. 17.-On the resump-
tion today of the state Investigation
into the Increase in the cost of wheat
and bread, it was announced that two
of the Chicago wheat dealers who had
expressed a willingness to appear at
the hearing had disappeared from Chi.
cago and that the direction they were
travelling was not eastward.
An attache of the attorney generals
office said that James A. Patten was
not one of the men.
The first witness today was Henry
Heinzer, chief statistician of the New
York produce exchange.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-18

Wage ArbHers'
Ruling is to be
Effective in Yea,
) = = = + = + : = 4 =

Chicago, Feb. 1.-THE award
of the board Of arbitration in
the wage movement of the en-
gineers, firemen and hostlers
of ninety-eight western rail
roads will be handed down
April 20 next. and will be effec-
tive for one year beginning
May 1, 1915.
A stipulation to this effect
was signed here today by A.
w. Trenholm, chairman of the
conference committee of man.
ayers representing the rail-
roads; Warren s. Stone. grand
chief engineer Of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers,
and William s. Carter, presi-
dent Of the Brotherhood of Lo-
comotive Firemen and Engine
men.
Under the law by which the
board was appointed evidence
should have closed February
q next, and the award rend-
cred within ten days. Although
hearings began November 80
last, it became apparent re-
Gently that the case could not
be concluded within the time
set and the stipulation entered
into today provides the need
ed time, and binds the parties
to the findings just as If the
proceedings had been confined
to the period originally named.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-18
FEARS FOR STEAMER
PROVE GROUNDLESS

New York, Feb. 17.-Agents of the
Scandinayian-Americ line announc-
ed today that the steamship Oscar H.,
which sailed from this port February
4 for Christiana and Copenhagen, had
reached Kirkwall, in the Orkney
islands, just north of Scotland, last
Sunday Fears had been felt as to
the vessels safety
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-18
.F|REMEN BURIED IN RUINS
Two Lose Their Lives While Fighting
Serious Blaze at Danviile-
Origin Mystery.

Danville, ILL.,, Feb. 1.-Two f1remen,
Albert Holmes and Albert Shanks,
were killed, and five others seriously
injured early today while fighting a
fire that completely destroyed the Odd
Fellows building, when a falling wall
caught them and buried them in the
ruins.
The building, a four story brick
structure, was located in the business
district, and the loss Is estimated at
$4,000. The cause Of the fire is un-
known.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-18
BAD HUSBANDS TO
FACE JAIL TERMS

Indianapolis, Feb. 17.-Indiana hus-
bands who neglect to support their
wives or children. Will be arrested, fn-
ed any sum less than $500, or sentenc-
ed to Jail for sixty days II bill which
passed unanimously in the state sem
ate yesterday becomes law.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-18
German Answer on Way.

Berlin, Feb. 17.-Germany's reply to
the United States note of protest
against the regulations proposed for a
war zone in the waters around the
British isles, has been handed to Am
bassador James w. Gerard and prob
ably will be forwarded to Washington
today.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-18
VESSEL NOT PRIZE YET
American Steamer Seized by British
Merely Being Guarded Says Re-
port From London.

London, Feb. 1.-THE report current
last night that prize crew Of three
British officers and sixteen men had
been placed on board the American
steamer Wilhelmina at Falmouth,
proved today to be erroneous. The
officer commanding the men in charge
of the Wilhelmina said the detachment
was not prize crew. but merely a
guard.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-18
TYPHUS EPIDEMIC
SPREADS AT SOFIA

Paris, Feb. IA Sofia dispatch to
the Balkan agency says that an epi-
demic of typhus fever which broke
out among Serbian prisoners of Bull
garian nationality sent to Sofia by
the Austrian authorities, has spread
to the civil population and is ravag.
ing the regions around Sofia, Plevena
and Philippopolis.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-18
U. S. VETERAN DIES.

Wakefield, Mass, Feb. 17-Brgadier
General Greenleaf A. Goodale, U. s. A.,
retired, died today, aged rs years. He
entered the regular army in 1866, af-
ter serving with volunteer regiment
in the civil war and was retired In
1903.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-18
FLOOD CAUSES Landslide.

by the torrential rains at Varcosabina
buried house occupied. by eight per-
sons. None of those entombed has
been rescued.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-18
SWISS BUYING HORSES.

Chicago, Feb. 17.-Representatives
of the Swiss government have spent
more than 100000 for horses in the
Chicago market, 1t was learned today.
Arizona republican., 1915-08-31
Finances and Markets
ASSOCIATED PRESS p1sPArcHJ

NEW YORK, Aug. 30.-A noteworthy feature of an irregular market was it's highly professional character. The most significant and depressing deNel- opment was the further decline of eX- change on London to the lowest record yet Demand bills fell to $4.61. Paris checks weakened three cents to S6V3. Italiat, also fell perceptibly. German was only slightly lower but most of the other continental remittances yield cd in sympathy with London and Paris Early dealingG were marked with mixed gains and losses, the former predominating. Lackawanna Steel was the foremost of it's class advancing "A to the new high of 72. Texas company gained 61A to 157 and achieved sim liar distinction presumably in cOnnec- tion with better feeling with regard to the Mexican situation. War shares and fertilizers pushed forward by pool syndicates made some striking, if tenn porary gains Baldwin Locomotive rose points to S23s; Westinghouse advanced ? points to 11S2s; in connec. tion with reports of an increased divi- dend The railway group had easily gains of from l to 3, followed by reCes sions of almost as much. New Haven was prominent with an advance of 4B to 6614, holding at that quotation. United States while the most active stock manifested heaviness selling down to, 751a and closing with a net loss of 7s. Total sales amounted to 737,0 ,000. The par value aggregated s3,225, 1000.
 Metals
 Copper, steady; Electrolytic, SIS; Silver, 47.
 Stocks
 Smelling, S0R; Santa F'e, 101&; St. Paul, 1S21R; New York Central, 91 3s Pennsylvania, 10S12 Reading. 14S% Southern Pacific. 9O7s; Union Pacific 1317s Steel. 75A Preferred. 112A.