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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-06-22
FLOOD DANCER DECREASES
Kansas River is Still Rising But
Officials at Kansas City
Are Hopeful.

Kansas City, Mo-, June 21,-While
the Kansas river was rising today the
local weather bureau took hopeful
outlook on the flood situation. Unless
there are further heavy rains, the oh.
server said, danger Of serious damage
had passed. The Kansas river here
stood at PAT feet this moning.
Despite showers during the night
the same stream fell more than foot
at Topeka and government f1cials
declared the water would continue to
recsde In the absence OF fresh pre-
cipitation.
No new rises were reported along
the upper reaches of the Kansas river.
It will be many days, however, before
wire and railroad traffic in the state
again becomes normal and an esti.
mate Of property losses from Hooded
farm lands and destroyed homes Is
available.
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IMMENSE CHURCH
MEETING PLANNED.
REPRESENTATIVES, OF 100000
COMMUNICATIVE TO ARRANGE
WORLD CONFERENCE.

New York, June 21-Representa-
tives Of 100000 communicates Of
Christian churches in the United
States are expected to attend North
American church unity conference to
be held in Garden City, L. l., for three
days beginning January s. Plans for
the conference were announced today
and call will 60 Immediately to all
Christian bodies in North America that
have appointed unity committees.
The unity leaders have reported that
unof1cially many Catholic prelates
have expressed hearty sympathy with
the unity plans In principle, and the
call will announce that brief addresses
will be made by member of the Ro-
man Catholic church and member of
the holy orthodox eastern church Of
Russia.
The purpose Of the conference is to
make plans for world conference
with which the European war has in
terfered. A deputation of American
Christian leaders will go abroad at
the earliest opportunity to call on the
pope, the patriarch Of Constantinople,
the patriarch of Moscow and other
leaders to invite them to take part in
world unity plans.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-06-22
DISCOVER ERROR IN
ILLINOIS LEGISLATION

Springfield, ILL.,, June 21.-The first
serious error in the handling of legis-
lature measures was unearthed this
morning by Speaker David e. Shana-
han. He found that Representative
Lyle's bill designed to provide separate
ballots for candidates for all courts Of
record in Chicago, in the form in which
1t was passed applies only to candi-
dates for municipal judges.
The mistake resulted from the drop
ping of the word county" from the
engrossed copy Of the bill. The elm
ination Of this word removes applica-
tion of the measure from candidates
for county and probate judgeships.
Since circuit and superior court judges
are elected in separate election, the
bill did not affect them in any way.
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oTTUMWA, wAPELLo COUNTY, IOWA.
TUESDAY, JUNE %, 1915
NOTE TO PROTEST BRITAIN'S
USE OF u. S. FLAG READY SOON

Washington c., New Great Britain
American English will
which being further neutral
1t stated officially individual complaints Of such instances had
come to the state department had been laid before the London foreign o
but that would
At the state official information hand
British
flying it. Berlin
takes the that the incident has bearing the negotiations with the United
States submarine
learn how
the German admiralty U29
Officials however that misuse neutral flags complexities the issue with
neutral flags than that United States brought
the attention Of the state department
Later the German claim U29 reported by Ambassador
message
O. the negotiations with Germany
The has unable indication of the probable
Unofficial indicate
time
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-06-22
OLEO CASES
Secretary McAdoo Will Continue to
Push Inquiries Into Alleged
Frauds.

Washington, D. c., June 21.-With a
preliminary report on an investigation
before him today showing violations
of the oleomargarine law, extending
over the entire thirteen years since
the enactment of the law, and result
ing in the loss of many millions Of
dollars in revenue to the government
Secretary McAdoo announced that al
though fraudulent practices Of this
character probably have been check
ed, the inquiry would be continued
with vigor.
The investigation was sweeping in
character, with ramiflcations in many
parts of the country, and the report
said that violators of the oleomargine
law had defrauded the government out
of at least $27,0O0,000 due In stamps
and special taxes.
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OVERALL FACTORY
WRECKED BY BOMB
CONCERN HAD JUST FINISHED
MAKING $4,000 UNIFORMS
FOR BRITISH.

Windsor, Ont, June 81. The over
all factory Of the Peabody company,
limited, located in Walkerville, a su-
burb of Windsor, was partially wreck
ed by the explosion OF bomb early to-
day. The company is said to have just
completed an order Of 115,00O British
uniforms.
Shortly after the explosion in the
overall factory 81 sticks Of dynamite
were found under the rear of the Wind
sor armory. The dynamite had been
attached to a time fuse which had
been set for 3:16 a. m. but the fuse
had burned out It is said that 200
men slept In the armory last night and
had the dynamite exploded the whole
building would have been wrecked.
Horace B. Peabody, head of the over
all company, expressed the belief that
the bomb had been placed "by Ger
man sympathizers from Detroit" Po-
lice and military authorities are work
ing together on the case. The proper
ty damage was estimated between $5,-
900 and $4,000.
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Continued on page 81
ADVERTISING MEN
MEET IN CHICAGO
TEN THOUSAND FROM UNITED
STATES AND CANADA ARE
HOLDING CONVENTION.

Chicago, June 21.-Men whose writ.
lngs bristle on the advertising pages
Of the nations publications gathered
here today from every state in the
country to attend the eleventh annual
convention of the Associated Adver.
tising Clubs of the World.
There were 10000 delegates here,
It was estimated, including hundreds
from Canadian cities. Oscar Rozier,
president of the Ad club Of Sydney,
Australia, was among the foreign
delegates.
The convention will continue over
Friday. Chief among the meetings to-
day was reception for William Wood
head Of San Francisco, president of
the association, reports Of officers and
addresses of welcome.
Tonight there will be monster ad-
vertising pageant in which 5000 per-
sons are expected to march. One
hundred and fifty floats representing
allegorical scenes in American history
and twenty brass bands will be in
the parade. The amount to be ex-
pended on the spectacle Is more than
100000.
The delegations were to be dressed
in multi-colored uniforms, and were
to have miniature menagerie among
them as masoots. The Texas delega-
ton Of $50 brought crocodile, led
by a silver chain leash. The Cali
fornia delegation had a small, brown
bear as mascot. There were $50
persons in the delegation from Iowa.
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.H|CH COURT ACTS
ON TWO BIG Gases
a.ga
REvERsEs DECISION IN RAlLRcAp
ACTION AND uPHoLDs ILLl-
NoIs FOOD LAW.

Washington, D. c., June 81. The
supreme court today reversed the fed
eral district court in New Jersey
which dismissed the governments
Sherman law and commodities clause
suit against the Deleware, Lackawanna
and Western railroad and the Dele
ware, Lackawanna and Western Coal
Co.
The government charged that the
contract by which the railroad sold to
the coal company its coal was not z
bona fide transaction and violated both
the antitrust law and the commodities
clause Of the Hepburn rate law. It Is
the second suit Of the government
against the railroad under the COM
modities clause. The case. by unani-
nous decision Of the supreme court,
was sent back to the lower court for
further proceedings.
Constitutionality Of the Illinois pure
food law prohibiting in effect the sale
OF food preservative containing boric
acid, was upheld today by the supreme
court.
Justice Hughes, for the court, held
that validity OF the law must be upheld
unless the defendant showed there was
no doubt about boric acid being whole.
some. The court held he had failed to
do so.
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SAID To
Be HEAD0F MOVE
Mexican General Reported
to Be Starting New
Peace Action
FIGHTING GOING
ON AGAINST YAQUIS
u. S. Cruiser Colorado Now
Is at Guaymas to Look
After Americans

Chicago, June 21.-GeneraI
Felipe Angeles, prominent among
the Mexican generals who acknow-
ledge the leadership of General
Francisco Villa, passed through
Chicago today to visit his family
in Boston. Mass.
General Angeles declined to dis
cuss Mexican politics, except to
deny that there had been break
between himself and Villa.
Washington, D. c., June 21-Rumors
OF a new peace move by prominent
Mexicans with General Felipe Angeles,
formerly Villas military chief as its
moving spirit, held the attention of Of
ficials here today.
Various reports from the border
said Angeles had crossed into the
United States, but none agreed as to
his mission. Border agents of the
government reported that he was on
his way to Boston to visit his family.
Unofficial adyices from Ell Paso said
that Angeles was enroute to Washing
ton to represent the military and that
Milgued Diaz Lombardo, foreign min
lister, would reach the border in a few
days on his way to Washington to rep
resent the conventionalist civil govern
ment in new peace plan.
Confirms Resignation.
Consul Silliman at Vera Cruz, con-
firmed Carranza agency reports Of the
acceptance of the designations Of four
members of the Carranza cabinet, and
added that their successors would be
appointed this week. Previous ad-
vices have said General Obregon had
demanded that the officials be retain.
ed. This development was regarded
as widening of the breach between
Carranza and his principal commander.
The four who resigned are Luis Ca
brera, Raphael Zubaran, Escudero
Verdugo and Jesus Urueta. Cabrera
and Zubaran at various times have rep
the Carranza faction in Wash
ington. Mr.. Silliman did not give the
probable selections to take their posts.
He forwarded a report from General
leading the expedition to re-
occupy Mexico City, saying that the
force was close to the capital. 1t has
been reported that Gonzales has delay
ed his entry into Mexico City, await
ing the outcome of the cabinet crisis.
Carranza Denies Break.
Galveston, Texas, June 21.-General
Carranza, in a personal cablegram to
Junan T. Burns, constitutionalist con-
sui here, today declared there was no
truth in reports of break between
himself and General Obregon. No
other information was contained in the
cablegram.
Fighting Is Reported.
On Board U. S. C. Colorado, Quay
mas, Mexico, June 20.-(By wireless
10 San Diego), June 21.-Fighting is
in progress along the Yaqui
river north Of the American settle
ments, indicating that Villa troops are
now beginning active operations
against the Yaqui Indians. No Yaqu1
attacks on foreigners have been re-
ported recently. The Colorado arrived
1ere last night to protect Americans
Il the Mexican forces prove unable to
stop the depredations of the Indians.
Carranza troops are advancing from
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SAYS THAT SLEEP
is NOT ESSENTIAL

San Francisco, Cal, June 21.-Sleep
is not as essential to life or even
health as is generally believed, accord
ing to DR.. Wilse Robinson. a Kansas
City neurologist, who was among a
number Of delegates to the American
Medical association convention that
occupied pulpits yesterday in San
Francisco churches.
"The loss Of Sleep" Dr.. Robinson
asserted, "had never caused anyone
to become insane" Victims Of insom-
MIA, he continued. are likely to devel-
op a morbid fear of insanity. Reedu-
cation of the mind is the most success
full method, he said, Of restoring those
suffering from such fear.
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Committees Lay Off for Few
Days But Subscribers
Are Not Idle
HOTEL FUND HAS
LARGE INCREASH
Amount Reaches $137,O ,OOOI
Gain Of $4,000 Since
Noon Saturday

Since the passing OF the first goaF
by the hotel committees when S125.OO6s
mark was reached. the subscriptions
have been gradually coming in without
"a big effort being made to get them
The last two days OF the past week
were laying of days for the whirlwin1
campaign committees who had bcatems 4
the bush for three days previous with
great success. Most OF these men aro'
business men and they gave attention.
to their own business Friday and Sat
urday. The work continued however.
for committee of travelling men and
few of the other workers were on the
JOB Saturday and large number oe
subscriptions were added to the list.
The total reached by noon SATURDAYS
was 3134,0OO. This amount was IA.
creased during the afternoon by $3,.s
900 and the work is quietly beine
prosecuted today although there are
no big committees engaged.
Tuesday night the iollification meet.
ing will be held to celebrate the ac.
complishment of the committees last
week. Cigars will be burned while the
informal gathering discusses the plans
for the future of the hotel movement
and reviews the work since the solicits
Ing was started Everybody interested
in the new hotel for Ottumwa Is urged
to attend Tuesday night and the quos-
tion OF raising the remainder OF thu
sum to total $150000 will be consider.
ed. II that amount Is not raised By
Tuesday night, plans will probably be-
arranged then to close the matter un
soon and 1t will be determined wheth-
er to stop with what has been done or
continue the canvass for the balance
OF the $15O,00O.
Additional Names.
The work among the travelling men
was effective and more than two dozen
knights Of the grip subscribed varying
amounts from one to five shares. Tho
additional names OF subscribers since
the last list was published Is as fol.
lows:
Geo. w. Arnold, Geo. A. Zika, d. B.
Johnson, w. A. Starkey, Ottumwa Rail.
way & Light Co., N. f. Reed, Chas. II.
Davis, r. L. Stentz, W. A. Harper, Ben
s. Pepper, F. M. McHenry, Boston
Campbell, F. M. Danner, b. H. Peck, w.
M. Mercer, Ed A. Brawley, T. B. Trot-
ter, e. L. Peterson, A. J. Epperly, F.
A. Rosen, VIM H. Scott, Jr B r.
Moore, G. e. Swenson, e. J. Knipe, J.
V. Curran, Ira G. McCrary. E. G. Mann,
G. w. McCarty, w. H. Mynard, A. ].
Packard and A. J. Majors.
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TURKISH FORCE
ON OFFENSIVE
Armies in Gallipoli Region
Inflict Heavy Losses
on British Wing
PETROGRAD ADMITS
AUSTRIAN ADVANCES
Teutonic Allies Are Closing
in Now and Threatening
Lemberg Possession

London, June 21-The announces.
ment that Emperor William has 40.
sumed supreme command In Gall
ola - Interpreted here 40 an IndI.
cation Of complete German conf.
dsnee IN tho final victory Of the
assault on Lemberu, now regard
cd 40 90 near at hand that the
generals who during the last two
months have battered their way
across the province wish the en-
peror to participate personally In
tne expected triumph. Some Of the
claims put forward by the Ger.
mans and Austrlans to really de-
ols've results have still to be cub
stantiated, but there 10 no question
that they have won new victories
both west and north Of the Gall.
clan capital.
Berlin, June 21.-A further sue.
cess In the Austro-German drive
~ lemberg was announced TO-DAY
oy the German war office. The
statement says that the town Of
Hawa Ruska, thIrty-two miles
northwest Of Lembero, has been
captured from the Russians.
London, June 21.-The Turkish
force on Gallipoli peninsula took the
onensfve yesterday and, an ofiicial an
houncement says, inflicted heavy
losses on the Franco-British left wing.
In consequence Of the fire OF the Tur-
kish artillery the allies were COMPEL.
ed to change their position The
Turks directed an effective lombard
ment against the new positions and
silenced the artillery Of their oppon-
ents.
Berlin and Vienna record a series
Of successes still unbroken In the Gal.
lcian campaign. The latest report
from Austrian headquarters announces
"a new and complete victory" The
Russians, however, are still fighting
obstinately on the line of the Weres-
zlca river, in the region 81 Grodek a
short distance west Of Lemberg.
Petrograd admits the Austro-Ge
man forces have made further adj
vance in the Dniester district. and
north Of Lemberg AS we'll, the Teu-
tonic allies are closing in, seriously
Russian possession of the
city and the other districts of Galicia
still in the hands Of the invaders.
The French and British are keep
ing up continuous offensive in the
La Bassee and Arras districts Of north
ern France. in Lorraine and in the
vosges. with varying fortunes. On
The Italian front bad weather is again
interfering with operations.
French Occupy Trenches.
Paris, June 21.--French official
statement:
I'm the sector north Of Arras we
yesterday made further progress in
he direction of Souchez by the occu-
patton of several trenches.
There was an all night artillery en-
sagement near Dompiere An attack
~ the enemy preceded by the explo-
'ion of three mines, was stopped
,hort
"On the heights Of the Meuse we
all our gains
"1n Lorraine near Reillon we have
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Terrible Eruption
in SOuthernJQDQn
Seas is Reported
+*++*+++++4**++++*

Toxic, June 81. Reports of a
terrifying volcanic eruption at
sea, south of Japan, two days
ago, has been brought into Yo-
kohama by incoming steamers.
The disturbance is regarded
here as direct cause OF an
earthquake shock in central
japan yesterday, the strongest
experienced In several years.
The marine eruption took
place at half past eight o'clock
In the morning of Saturday,
June 19. It's location is given
as about 20 miles to the south
east of Fatsizio or Hachijo
island, which is $50 miles d.
rectly south of Yokohama. A
pillar Of fire and dense smoke
obscured the sun and turned
into night. Huge rocks and
quantities Of lava rained down
into the sea, and the waters are
described as becoming "red and
boiling" The steamers which
observed the disturbances were
struck by tidal waves but escap-
ed injury.
The earthquake In Japan yes
terday damaged a number OF
houses In Toxic but there were
no casualties.
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EXAMINE TORPEDO
THAT HIT NEBRASKAN

New York, June 21.-Fragments Of
the torpedo or mine which damaged
the American steamship Nebraskan off
the southern coast Of Ireland on May
26 were received today by the state
department at Washington from the
American embassy at London. The
pieces Of metal were sent to be exam
ined by experts in hope that they could
determine definitely whether the Ne.
braskan was blown up by mine or
a torpedo.
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EXPECT TO OPEN
SUMMER WHITE HOUSE

Washington. D. G.. June 21.-Prepa-
rations for opening Of the summer
white house at Cornish, N. H., were
begun today in anticipation Of the ar
rival Of President Wilson.
The president will go to Cornish by
way Of New York to see Colonel T..
M. House, his personal friend, who
recently returned from Europe.
BY present plans he will leave here
Wednesday and spend Thursday in
New York with Colonel House.
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coNs1ANTINE IMPROVES.

Washington, D. c., June 21.-The
most optimistic statement on the con-
dition of King Constantine, since his
operation, reached the Greek legation
here today. 1t stated that his majes-
ty passed a tranquil night and his gen
eral condition is very satisfactory"
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ALLEGHENY COLLEGE
KEEPS CENTENNIAL.

Meadville, Pa, June 21.-Prominent
educators from all parts OF the coun.
try are here today to attend the cen
tennial celebration of the founding OF
Allegheny college Bishop William F.
Mcdowell Of Chicago. president Of the
board Of education Of the Methodist
Episcopal church, preached the CEN
tenary sermon.
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Continued on page 81
SEACOAST DEATHS
BEING REPORTED

Atlantic City, N. j., June 81. Re
ports that more than eight persons
were drowned in the surf along the
beach here yesterday were not borne
out today by an investigation made by
coast guards, beach life savers and
city authorities. The bodies of four OF
the eight victims have not been found.
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THAW'S MOTHER TO
ATTEND HEARING

New York, June 21.-Mrs. Mary
Copley Thaw, mother of Harry K.
Thaw, was here today ready to attend
the opening tomorrow Of the hearing
to determine whether Thaw is now
sane and entitled to freedom Mrs.
Thaw arrived yesterday from Pitts
burgh. She expressed confidence that
her son would prove to Justice Hend-
rick and Jury that he is sane.
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Continued on page 5.)
sIEeEL OFF TO PRISON.

Geneseo, N. Y, June 21. Henry
Sie9el, former New York banker and
department store owner, today waived
stay Of execution OF the sentence pass.
ed last November, and q few minutes
before II o'clock left by automobile
for Rochester to serve ten months In
the Monroe county penitentiary.
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ISSUE BIG WAR LOAN.

London, June 21.-Announcemen ent
was made today by Reginald McKen-
ma, chancellor Of the exchequer. that
the loan Of S1,250,Oo0, 900 authorized
by the house Of commons last week
for war purposes, would be issued to-
night.
The new loan will be put out at par
and WILL bear 4h per cent interest.
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AkNUL GRANDFATHER CLAUSE"
Washington, D. c., June 21. The
Oklahoma constitutional grandfather
clause" restricting the negro vote, was
today annulled as unconstitutional by
the supreme court.
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cALEseURc MAN pRoWNs.

Galesburg, ILL.,, June 81. While at
tempting to smoke "a cigarette under
water, Alza Waymack was drowned In
Lake Chautauqua here yesterday.