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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-10
.GERNANY TO PAY
FOR sUNKEh SHIP

Washington, D. c., April 9.-secre-
tary Bryan had before him today the
reply of the German government to
the recent American note regarding
the destruction Of the American ship,
William P. Frye. together with her
cargo Of wheat by the German auxil-
iary cruiser Prinz Eitel Friedrich. In
which Germany announced her inten.
tion of compensating the owners Of
the Frye. The United States gov.
ernment has claimed an indemnity of
$22S.O59.54.
The reply had been transmitted by
Ambassador Gerard at Berlin in which
the German government declares
that the sinking Of the Frye was justi.
fled under international law and as.
sumes liability for the ship and cargo
as well under the treaties OF 1899 and
1928. Germany declares, however,
that the case will have to be- taken
before q prize court to establish facts
regarding ownership Of ship and cargo
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-10
BUSINESS BOOM IS
. ON SAYS; TREASURY ]
GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS CITE
FIGURES TO SHOW coNDl,
TIoNs NEARLY NORMAL.

Washington, d. c., April 9.-Treas.
ury officials were predicting today
continued improvement in business
conditions throughout the country.
Their optimism was based on re-
ports from eighty national bank ex-
aminers which the department. has
made public in statement declaring
the recent past has been marked by
a steady return to conditions existing
before the European war upset Amer
ican commercial relations, both do
mestic and foreign.
Revival OF business activity in vir-
tually every line was found. There
was pronounced hopefulness, the re-
port said, in agricultural, commercial
and manufacturing circles.
Some depression still is felt in New
England, the middle Atlantic states
and portions Of the central west, 1t
was said. Although crop conditions
were declared satisfactory, manu-
featuring, except for foreign trade,
was said to be tagging.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-10
REAL EXPEDITION
TO EGYPT TO COME

Rome. April g. Herr Frobenius,
the German explorer, who has arrived
here after the failure Of mission OF
which he was the head, to commune
cate with the German minister to
Abyssinia, is quoted in an interview
as declaring that Turkeys real cam
paign against Great Britain in Egypt
has not yet begun. His Investigations
have convinced him, he said, that
British efforts had failed to ALLEVIATE
from Turkey the allegiance Of Arabs
in Yemen, region Of southwestern
Arabia bordering on the Red sea and
adjoining the British territory Of
Alden. He asserted the Arabs merely
had accepted money and provisions
brought to them on British ship
without being disloyal to Constants
Aopla.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-10
RAILWAY STRIKE
AT ACUTE STAGE

Syracuse. N. Y, April 9.-Labor
leaders and traction onlcials involved
Ia the strike OF the Amalgamated Asso.
ciation OF Street and Electric Railway
Employees with the Empire United rail.
ways were playing a waiting game to.
day with every promise OF acute devel.
opments either for peace or war within
the next ~ hours.
The strike, which is conflict be.
tween the Brotherhood of Electric
Trainmen and the Amalgamated asso.
ciatlon, has already completely tied up
the trolley service in the city Of
Auburn and the Auburn-Syracuse line,
and threatens to engulf the entire ur.
ban and interurban electric transporta.
ton service between Syracuse and
Buffalo.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-10
GERMAN SPIES ARE
CAUGHT IN ENGLAND

Lnndon, April enlarged with
sending military information to Ger
many by means Of invisible ink. three
men have been arrested and win be
tried In civil court The authorities
intimate that the case is one Of the
gravest Importance.
One of the suspects named Kuep-
ferle processes to be an American.
Another, Muller, claims he is natur-
allied Englishman, while the third,
who gives the name Of Hahn, does not
deny that he is a German subject.
Kuepferle came here from the
United States, hrst visiting Dublin
and then coming to London, where he
Is said to have been awaiting passage
across the channel.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-10
ITALY PREPARES
TO MOVE TROOPS
RAILROAD ROLLING STOCK BE-
ING TAKEN AWAY FROM
SWISS BORDER is REPORT.

Geneva, April S.Railroad rolling
stock is being withdrawn by italy
from the Swiss frontier, it is reported
here, for the transportation OF troops
4 and military stores in northern Italy,
destined for the region bordering on
the Austrian Tyrol.
The Lausanne Gazette states that
the towns of Mantua, Verona, Pes
chiera and Legnago, which formed
the fortresses in the famous "quadri-
lateral are garrisoned with fully
equipped troops which lack only
heavy artillery, and this will be sup
piled soon. An aerial fleet Is ready
for operations.
A Milan dispatch to Zurich news
paper says that at q mass meeting
held last night and attended by five
liberal deputies from Milan, resolu-
ton was adopted characterizing as
absolutely necessary the participa.
|tion of Italy in the war.
Press Discusses Outlook.
Rome, April 9.The questions
whether an understanding between
Italy and Austria still is possible and
whether separate Austro-R Russian
peace treaty Is probable are discussed
from different points of view by the
press Of the capital.
The papers agree that the two ques-
tions are closely related since, IL Rus
sia with the permission Of her allies.
obtains what she desires and comes
to terms with Vienna, 1t is impossible
to imagine that Austria would be
Willing to make territorial concessions
to Italy.
It is regarded as probable BY the
newspapers that reports will not be
decided in Off cial quarters until some
tangible agreement Is reached. The
position OF Austria, 1t is contended, Is
becoming daily more grave because
Of the Russian invasion and the
threat of Italian Intervention.
# The Idea Nazionale says that Aus
tria has but little chance OF regaining
what she has lost and that the prob
abilities are she Will lose moro Il she
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-10
ITALIANS FIGHT REBELS
TripoIi 10 Scene Of Battle In Which
the Natives Are Beaten on with
Losses.

Rome. April s.-An Italian column
operating In Tripoli under the COM
mand of Colonel Gianinazzi for the
protection Of the harvesting of the
barley crop southeast Of Misda, has
been<s sttacked by aforce Of 1000 reb-
els. according to advices reaching
Rome. The rebels after sharp fight
wers beaten of. Their losses were
heavy. The italian column had 11s
men in killed and wounded. Misda is
about 100 miles south Of the city Of
Tripon.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-10

STEAMER E[UOEs
SUBMARINE FOE
CHASE LASTS HALF A HUNDRED
MILES BUT BRITISH VESSEL
MAKES ITS ESCAPE.

Liverpool, April 9.-The captain Of
the Blue Funnel line steamer Theseus,
which left Liverpool March ~ for
Java, has sent back report of an ex.
citing chase by German submarine.
The Theseus managed to make her
escape but she was subjected to and
damaged by shell fire from the sub.
marine.
March ~ at Z o'clock in the morning
the Theseus sighted the submarine at
point forty miles southwest of Bish-
op rock lighthouse. The submarine
signalled her to stop and abandon snip,
but this order was ignored and the
Theseus put on full steam and started
zig'zagging ON her course. The sub
marine opened nre and continued
throwing shells at the Theseus at inter-
vals. The chase continued until 10: 80
when the submarine abandoned the
pursuit and appeared to turn her at
tention to small steamer flying the
Norwegian nag.
OF the seven explosive shells fred by
the three inch gun on the submarine,
five struck the Theseus and did con-
siderable damage. The main mast was
badly cut and the quarters of the fire.
men In the poop were wrecked. The
distance covered during the chase was
about 81 miles The Theseus main
tained a speed Of about IL knots. From
time to time she fred explosive dis
tress signals in the hope of attracting
the attention of British warship.
The captain of the steamer Is OF the
opinion that had It not been for the
rough sea the submarine would have
overhauled the Theseus.
No member Of the crew OF the
Theseus was injured. All the damage
to the vessel was above the water line,
and only temporary repairs were re.
quired.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-10
FRENCH BEGIN OFFENSIVE move
AND THREE ARMIES ARE ADVANCING
Way to Hungary
is Opened Lp By
Rus S'Qn Success

Petroorad, April s.-With the
Russian force In possession Of all
the main SUBMITS and slopes Of
the eeskid mountains, army Of
ficers here assert that the Aus
trian operations In sthe carpath-
ians have collapsed. The Rus
sian general STAFF 10 now eonsid.
erins the bes. approach Into
Hungary.
The operations centerine about
MszoIaborox, including the Inn
portant points Of 6artfeld, Lup-
kow and Uxsok, appear virtually
to have ended, with the Austrians
on the defensive along the whole
line and Perceptibiy weakened.
The deep snow which still covers
the carpathIan ridges stands In
the way Of a rapid advance Into
Hungary. Once this difficulty 10
overcome and the Russians reach
the southern slopes. where signs
Of spring are beginning to appear,
the most serious obstacle to
further advance will be the artl-
fetal defenses which Il 10 assumed
have been erected.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-10
.|N7ERNMENT IS DELAYED.
Funeral Of Member Of Cruiser Prinz
Eitel's Crew Postpones Sur
render Of Ship.

Newport News, Va, April 9.-The
German auxiliary cruiser Prinz Eitel
Friederich was ready to 60 to the Nor
folk navy yard today to be interned.
Her departure, however, was being de-
layed while funeral with full military
and naval honors was held here for
one OF the Prinz Eiteps sailors who
died three days ago. Permission to
remain here until after the funeral had
been granted by Secretary Daniels at
the request of Captain Thierichens OF
the Prinz Eitel. 81
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-10
Illinois Governor and Men
From Senate and House
on a Two Days Trip
PLAN TO CONNECT
LAKES TO THE GULF
Bill Is to Be Presented
Asking $3,5OO,OOO for
the Project

Morris, ILL.,. April 9.-Gove. Dunno
member OF the house and senate
waterways committee, state officials
and representatives Of the Illinois
waterway committee, consisting Of
business men from the Illinois river
valley, arrived here today on their triI
over the route Of the proposed water
way which would connect Chicago
with the Mississippi river.
The party held public meeting
here in the interests Of the Igoe bill
now pending before the legislature
which provides for the building OF the
waterway at cost Of approximately
So, 100000. Governor Dunno, Repre-
sentative Igoe and other members Io1
the committee spoke. The legislative
party was entertained at luncheon BY
the lcitizens' committee
The legislators left Joliet early to
day, taking boat to Channahon via
the Illinois and Michigan canal. It ID
proposed to rehabilitate the portion Of
the canal travelled as part Of the
waterway. At Chanahon the party
was met by Mayor w. e. Walsh Of
Morris and a delegation Of citizens
and was brought to this city after 9
short stop at Dresden.
/. From here the party will 80 by spec
ial train to Marsetlles and Seneca. An
inspec ctionaof the water power plant 81
Marseilles will be made and the site
Of the nronOsed connecting channel
and lock between the river and canal
at Walbridge creek will be viewed
Another special train will convey the
Legislators from Marseilles to Ottawa,
where the committees will be guests
Of the Ottawa business mems associa'
tion tonight.
Tomorrow the legislative party will
go to La Sale, thence to Peoria, where
the trip will end with a mass meet
ing and public hearing.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-10
Continued on page 81
.BLACkMA|L IS CHARGED
Postal inspectors Arrest Man FOR
Sending Threatening Letters II
yhroueh The Mail. a

Decatur, ILL.,, April g. Charged with
an attempt to extort $1,000 from Willis
Shirley, wealthy Lovington farmer
Ward Baker was arrested today ct Sui
livan. Baker, 1t is said. admitted that
he had written to Shirley demandints
the money and threatened to implicat0
him In murder mystery which 90
Cured near Loyington q few. years 40.
Portions OF a human body were found
In an abandoned well, but the body Wa8,
never identified. Postal inspectors ~
rested Baker. 81 81 ss ssas 81.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-10
'B|G CLEANUP CAMPAIGN IS On
|NOTTUMWC MANY INTERESTED
Speakers Bring
Out Great MQnp
Good 0dSuggesti0ns

Have you decided 20 paint your
house this Year, II not why not7
The best way to swat the Ay 10
%. swat the garbage.
Teach the children that Il 10
their town.
lt costs money 70 keep clean, Il
u not easy but Il 10 something
that pays.
What We nsed here 10 4 good
live "viIIass improvement 90
cisty."
There 10 school house In this
city whore the floor has not been
scrubbed for twenty years.
We have all had the feeling that
the city belonged to somebody
else and not to 10.
Whitewash everything that 10
not painted and that usually
means everything on an alley.
Il 10 easier 20 educate blade
o. grass or 4 tree, sometimes,
than Il 10 to educate people to the
boautlea az nature.
No community gets ahead until
Il begins to believe In Itself and
boosts for ITSELF and nothing
boosts for II 40 much as its
scenic side.
Take away the open garbage
can In ottumwa and about 10000
stray dogs will leave, because
they will starve u they don't.
A nlaht school on home build.
lns for the grown people might
bs % ssssotual 40 the day school
for chlfdrsn.
uss the boys, II trained right
they will do moro toward cleaning
up ottumwa than all the men put
together.
Within the past year there were
sixteen fires within the fire dis
trict, with five from rubbish piles.
Previous years have shown twen-
ty-four and thlrty-two fires within
the district.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-10
General Joffre Is Pushing
Attack With Energy at
Different Points
RESISTANCE OF THE
GERMANS DESPERATE
Piles Of Corpses Are Left
on Field, According to
News From Paris

London, April 9.-The French move
ment between the Meuse and the
Lorraine frontier is developing dis
tinct offensive, with General Joftre
pushing his advance, while the Ger
mans are making fierce counter at
tacks. This is the substance Of the
latest dispatches reaching London
from the continent.
According to an analysis of the stu
alton by the French general staff, the
French offensive movement Of the last
few days has been on three sectors.
The flrst is on front of fourteen
miles to tie east Of Verdun, the actual
line running southeast from . point
near Etain; the second on front be-
tween st. Mihiel and Pont-a-M Mousson.
where the French are attacking from
the south, and the third Is In the north
IN the vicinity Of Gussainville where
the French now dominate the valley
OF the Orne and are threatening the
railroad beyond the river Orne with
attack.
The French advance Is thus being
pressed from three bases from three
Paris Official reports French forces on
fronts for many miles have occupied
new ground measuring from several
hundred yards to two miles deep. That
the German resistance to these ad-
vances has been stubborn Is striking
ly Indicated by the French report that
the Germans. on one point Of the At
tack, left 1000 dead on the field. @
Greek Politician 70 Cult.
From the diplomatic standpoint in
terest Is again centering In Greece
where former Premier Veniselos, ap-
parently despairing Of obtaining the
support Of King Constantine in his Of
forts to secure a retracu0n and re-
pudiation Of his policy by the present
cabinet, has decided to retire from
politics and may leave the country.
Special dispatches from Hungary
express the belief that the Russians
are fighting their battles In the Car
pathians for deliberate political ends,
the chief Of which IL to sever Hun
gary from the dual monarchy. Some
confirmation is given this theory BY
the reported alarm in Italy over the
possibility of Austria Hungary con-
cluding a separate peace with Russia.
Dispatches received here by way of
Athens set forth that the allied fleet
facing the Dardanelles Is not far from
Bolair, on the Gallipoli peninsula,
but this news is without Official con-
firmation.
Nothing has come to hand to con-
Arm the rumor circulated yesterday
that Germany has declared war on
Holland. Military movements are re-
ported along the Dutch border, but
activity continually has marked Hol-
lands uneasy neutrality in the past,
and consequently the present develop
ments are not invested with marked
significance.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-10
WAR rs UNABLE TO
SMOTHER ROMANCE

Paris, April 8. The fact that the
labor Of caring for French wounded
has not prevented the development OF
q romance In the American ambulance
service became known yesterday when
Carroll Grennough Of New York. at
tached to the ambulance at Neuliiy,
was married in the ambulance chapel
ia Miss Margaret Virginia GreDle,
daughter OF Edwin Greble Of Pasadena,
Cal. who has charge of the special diet
kitchen connected with the ambulance
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-10
DRAMATIC DUEL
IN AIR DESCRIBED
EYE WiTkEss 70 FioHT DE-
TWEEN AvlAroas rRLLs OF
THE aERMAN's DEFEAT.

Furnes, Belgium, April s--A dfa'
matte duel in the air In which . Ger
man air craft was brought down BY
Roland q. Garros. . famous French
aviator, inside the allied lines, was
described last night by Major Raoul
Pontus. son Of. the former Belgian
minister Of war. who Witnessed the
combat. The German at first suc
ceeded in rising above Cares ma
chine, but the latter. by . clever twist,
escaped, and then flew atop the Ger
man. u.
From this moment the Germans
position became critical" said Ma5or
Pontus, "for 0arroS overlook him
rapidly. Presently tho cracking OF
quick firer showed the Frenchman
judged himself sufficiently near 70
take the offensive. Could the German
escape? It seemed difficult, tor Gar
ros shot forward In great bounds, get
ting nearer and nearer. The German
observer used his carbine freely and
1T seemed that bullet might Strike
the Frenchman.
Suddenly long Jet Of white smoke
Rushed from the German machine and
then little flame which in an instant
enveloped the whole aeroplane. NOT
withstanding the extreme peril, the
pilot took to flight but hfs efort .
ESCAPE soon was converted into . NOT
rifyins downward plunge. Ine ), aero. .rs
plane. q mass Of flames. struck the
ground a score Of yards from me ana
4 column Of black smoke mingled
with sheets Of fire poured from the
fallen machine.
Il ran to the aeroplane which had
fallen close to ditch and soon put
ont the fire The aviators. horribly
burned, we're dead when reached
them. The gasoline tank cont contained ,ea
two bullet holes. The machine was
marked No 2, Fortieth flotilla. Its
six six cyl cylinder engine was very !, heavy a,y y
and this explained It's rapid fali. Ine
fire had spared Instruments ana mi.,'
tary documents in thick leather cases. y
This interesting, booty was taken 70
general .headquarters." ssi4.
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MORSE DISCOVER J,
SUBMARINE BASE

Copenhagen, April 9.A group OF
Norwegian airmen who have been
securing the coasts Of Norway iIves-
tigating rumors that German sub
marine base was located in some shell.
tered spot OF these neutral waters,
found several German submarines
gathered behind the cliffs at Bergen
bay.
The submarines were ordered to
leave Immediately or else be interned
for the remainder of the war.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-10
NEW CASUALTY
LIST GIVEN OUT

London. April 9.Another s. extended
list Of casualties, totalling 1,1O8 names,
was issued by the British war Office to-
day and it emphasizes the flerceness Of
the battle of Neuve Chapelle, in France
last month The killed in this latest
list number 336.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-10
AUS TRIANs DEPRESSED
Reports From RumanIa Are To Effect
That Emperor Joseph's Men Are
Discouraged.

Bucharest, Rumania, April Dis
patches reaching here from the from
tier OF Galicia describe the Austrians
as very depressed by the reported Rus.
sian successes further to the north.
The Austrian attempts to cross the
river Puth near Boyan have failed and
their troops are demoralized by lack
OF food. Arbitrary arrest Of Rumanians
again are being made in Bukowina.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-10
CREDIT MEN PLAN
TO PROSECUTE FRAUD

New York, April 9-The National
Association OF Credit Men announced
today that circulars are being sent
to the nineteen thousand members of
the association throughout the United
States In an effort to raise fund OF
$500, 900, the income Of which is to
be used for the prosecution Of com
mercial frauds.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-05-19
LONDON PESSIMISTiC
 OVER RUSSIAN REPORTS

LONDON, May l9.-The capture of the Russian general, kornitieff by the Austro- German forces, which is admit ted by the Russian War Office, has given rise to the greatest pessimism concerning the reported Russian sue cesses and the Austrian rout in East Galicia and Bukowina. Later advices
 have by no means confirmed the re- ported Russian victory and there are many reasons for believing that the Russians were barely able to avoid
 capture by the Austro- Germans who apparently turned defeat into success by an overwhelming flank movement The news of the capture of one ot the leading Russian commanders has raised serious doubt in the minds Of the British people who are commencine to believe that the Russians are falsi- l fvins their reports.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-05-19
LISBON FEARS FURTHER
 DISTURBANCE

MADRID, May -9.-Reports from Lisbon today indicate that all is again quiet the new government evidently having succeeded in gaining complete control of the situation for the present. It is feared however that further dis orders will arise owing to the constant Royalist activities, the adherents of that party evidently realizing that their greatest opportunity to restore the monarchical government is at hand. The arrest of hundreds of RoYalists bv the reVolutionist party now in power has failed to bring the expected relief from constant agitation for the return of former King Manuel and it is indi- cated that the present insecure govern ment will not be able to long survive. President Chagas is reported to be re- covering rapidly and has again as stunned full control of the affairs of government and all state matters are conducted at the bedside of the wound ed leader.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-05-19
ROlTiNG IN OPORTO

OPORTO, May 19-Rioting among the followers of the several political parties in the city commenced last evening and several pitched battles oc- cured in the streets during the night resulting in the wounding of some dozen people Several attempts to fire the residence of President Chagas re- suited in the posting of a strong guard the Royalist party are especially active in formenting discord and rebellion. The city is again quiet today
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-05-19

Reports from the creeks indicate that many of the operators are commencing to take advantage of the first spring water and several outfits are reported to have sluicng well under way during the daytime, The water is commencing to run fast in the Dexter Creek sec tion and several parties are already putting their winter dump through the slnices. Shedding is reported sluicing today and the Roan Brothers expected to commence today or tomorrow Dan Connolly, near the head of Dry Creek is also at work. The work so far is