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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-09-30
MORE EFFORTS NEEDED.

Paris Sept c9.-While asserting
that French artillery now is taking it's
normal part in operations on the west
ern front, Albert Thomas, minister of
munitions, asserted in an interview
last. night that still greater things
must be accomplished.
1--WE must 80 as far as the re-
sources Of the country permit he
said, "and farther than our actual re-
sources, for there remain others yet
to be created. First news from the
front convinces me We must do more,
always more. All sorts of offers of
work are pouring in but they require
sitting. Our role is to direct the ma
tion's energies in the right channels.
''The results of the past few days
show the enormous nature of the task
still before us and the efficacy Of that
already accomplished. We need more
work, still more organization and
more enterprise Much remains to be
done in the way of discipline and or
ganization. There are people who see
in the states necessity a gold mine
to be exploited. Such is the fnancier
who circularizes his clients recon-
mending war Industries as good in
vestments. We have had to defend
ourselves from this class. may add
that the state now has fully equipped
factories at its disposal, while here.
tofore everything had to be created"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-09-30
Old Soldiers Will Not Have
to Make Statement Of
Property This Year
COUNTY AUDITOR TO
GIVE THEM NOTICE
Anyone May Find Out How
They Stand By Calling
Court House Office

The question Of old soldiers exemp-
tion laws is a timely one just now and
County Auditor Bissell Is giving out
some information for the benefit Of all
old soldiers or soldiers widows In this
county.
He quotes from Section 1904, IA of
the last code which says that the bene-
ficiaries Of the exemption laws shall
file with the assessor q sworn state
ment that they are the owners OF the
real property upon which the exemp-
ton Is claimed. This applies to either
the soldier or his widow. The law
does not 10 into effect until next year
and they will have until September l,
1916 to Ale similar affidavit with the
county auditor, should they neglect to
do it when the assessor calls. That
oficer will not begin his duties until
January /, 1915.
considerable discussion has arisen
about this law" said Mr.. Bissell today,
"but the one fact that we want to i'm
press upon the old soldiers Is that
none of the legislation will be effective
until 1916. We will give every one due
notice so that they may be prepared
for the assessor when he calls some
time between January and September
of next year. All exemptions have
been taken care of for this year and
II any old soldier or widow wants to
find out about their exemption they
may do 80 by calling the Office, No.
1853, thus saving them a trip to the
court house."
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-09-30
Twenty Thousand Heroes Of
'61-5 Parade in Front
of the President
THRONGS PRESENT
TO SEE SPECTACLE
Iowan at Head Of National
G. A. R. Sits in Stand
Assigned to Wilson

Washington, d. c., Sept. 29.-His
tor1c Pennsylvania avenue, up which
the victorious union army marched
fifty years ago for review by President
Andrew Johnson, was lined TODAY with
thousands who braved a sharp wind
to see the remnant of that legion
march from the capitol to the white
house to be reviewed by President Will
son.
The grand parade and presidential
review was the crowning event Of the
annual reunion of the Grand Army of
the Republic. It was in commemora-
ton OF the grand review after the close
of the civil war.
A half century ago President John
son from grandstand in front OF the
white house reviewed 100000 conquer
ors from the army Of the north.
Today President Wilson from the
saISe spot greeted the survivors. Esti.
mates placed the number of veterans
in line at 10000.
Crowds Throng Streets.
pennsylvania avenue from the cap.
itol to the white house was thronged
with crowd of spectators that rivaled
inauguration times. All departments
OF the federal and district govern
ments, the public schools and prac-
tically all business houses were closed
for the occasion.
At the head Of the procession was
Liet. General Nelson A. Miles, with
distinguished army and navy officers
as mis- aides. Colonel George A. Holsey,
chief of staff to the commander in
chief Of the G.. A. R., was the active
marshal of the parade. The U. s.. Grant
post of Brooklyn, N. Y, acted as
special guard to Commander In Chief
Palmer.
Many AuxiIiaries March.
In addition to the veterans in line
there were sons of veterans, various
military organizations, troops
of the regular army, marine corps and
sailors from the fleet of warships
in the Potomac. Veterans
in their respective grand
army departments, the line being head.
ed by the department Of Illinois, which
was the first to be organized after
the war.
President Wilson, accompanied by
military and naval aides, left the white
house to take his place in the review
Ing stand when guns fired on the Mall
announced the start of the procession
The president was greeted with
cheers as he entered his box and took
d pace on the spot President Johnson
reviewed the union troops at the close
of the ciyil4war.
Secretaries present.
Secretaries Garrison and Daniels oc.
cupied seats to the left and right, re-
spectively, of the president, and be-
hind him grouped other members of
the cabinet. Others in the presidents
party were Miss Helen
Woodrow Bones, Col. David J. Palmer,
in chief of the G. A. r.;
F. GUIDE, chairman of the gen
eral citizens committee, and Lieut.
General Nelson A. Miles, grand mar
shall of the parade, who took place
there after the head of the parade had
passed.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-09-30
TABLET FOR NOTED
INDIAN UNVEILED

Kansas City, Mo-, Sept. ga mon
ument to the memory of William
Walker, first territorial governor Of
Kansas and Nebraska. was unveiled
today at Kansas City, Kas. The
monument marks the grave of the
pioneer executive in Oak Grove ceme-
terry in that city. Governor Walker
was a Wyandotte Indian and came
west in 1S43 when his tribe moved
from Upper Sandusky, O., and estab.
lished a new home at the junction Of
the Missouri and Kansas rivers, found
ing the town of Wyandotte, which
afterwards became Kansas City. Kas.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-09-30
LOAN FLO7A7|ON
PLAN ASSUMES
Definite FORM
UNDERWRITERS TO GET ANGLO
FRENCH NOTES AT FOUR
PER CENT DISCOUNT.

New York, Sept 29.-Defintte for
nation Of the big syndicate of bankers
who Will float the half billion dollar
credit loan to Great Britain and
france was begun today by ]. P. Nor.
gan 4 Co. and other financiers who
nave been associated with them in
tne negotiations here, with the Anglo
French financial commission. It is pro-
posed to make the syndicate the largest
OF lts Kind ever seen In this country
ana to include In its membership
banks, trust companies and individuals
from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
IN every large city or financial cen
ter In the United States there ia to be,
under the present plan, group of
bankers who will act as syndicate
managers in their section OF the
On behalf Of ]. P. Morgan & Co. it
was said today that interest in the pro-
1ect was great and enthusiastic In
practically every section Of the United
States. How long it will be before the
Anglo-French commission and the
syndicate managers sign the contract
which will embody in binding legal
form, the provisions OF the agreement,
whose details were officially announced
here and in Chicago last night, was
today matter Of surmise. The agree.
ment which will be embodied in the
contract requires the ratification Of
both the British and French parlia-
ments and the contracts cannot be
signed until this is forthcoming.
May Buy Munitions.
Official announcement of the details
of the loan revealed but few depart
lres from the plans previously out
lined in unofficial reports. Nothing Is
said about the exclusion Of purchase
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-09-30
Young Man Asks Damages
OF $4,000 for Alleged
Personal Injury
MRS. TETER WINS HER
SUIT ON INSURANCE.
Jury Gives Her Full Amount
of $1,000 Which She
Asked on Policy

The case Of Robert Bennett vs.. ]. Z
warner ct al. is on trial in the district
court before Judge Vermiiion today.
Bennett asks $4,000 as damages for
injuries he claims he received while
working on hay baler for the de-
Iendants. He alleges that his leg was
cut on when he slipped and fell be-
lore one of the wheels Of the machine.
Ihls action was tried before Judge
Francis N. Hunter in March of this
year The testimony was begun on
March 4, 1915, and the jury returned
tive days later with verdict award
ing Bennett damages of $4,000. The
warmers objected to this and asked to
nave the verdict set aside. The Judge
then directed Bennett to take $1,000 or
nave the verdict set aside. He refus-
ca that amount, and new trial was
ordered. A number of witnesses will
pc examined and last spring the hay
baler was brought to the front OF the
court house and the Jury went out and
examined It.
Mrs. Katherine Schworm-Teter was
given judgment of $1,000 and inter.
est from April 16, 1912 against the
Fraternal Bankers Reserve society
wnen the jury returned Tuesday night
ct 10 o'clock after being out six hours.
She was suing on an insurance policy
alleged to have been held for 81 900
by her daughter, Fern Teter. The
company claimed that the young wo
man had not kept her premiums paid
up and was not policy holder In good
standing at the time of her death.
A record entry has been signed by
the court which discharges Naomi
Strassler as administrative of the
Mark r. Strassler estate. The case of
the state VS.. Matt Mier has beer dis.
missed upon the recommendation of
the county attorney The widows
pension granted to Blanche Stevens
some time ago has been discontinued
when showing was made that she is
not now in need OF It, Nellie Rose as
trustees has filed petition against
Albert Gosney, in which a Judgment OF
$175 and an attachment against goods
and chattels is asked.
In the case Of Clell E. Bottorff VS..
Fannie Moore ct al, W. w. Epps has
been appointed as guardian ad Item
for Lloyd M. Nye and default enter
ed for the rest of the defendants. A
decree has been signed in the case of
Oman Sarah Caldwell VS.. Albert d.
Caldwell. In the case of J. Bokenfohr
Co., VS.. F. H. Hartman Co., the plain.
tiff has submitted to motion for Sc.
curity Of costs. The bond has been
fixed at SIS and the plaintiff given
until the adjournment of the court to .
file it.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-09-30
CONGRESSMEN TO
VISIT r.. /. ARSENAL

Rock Island, Ill.,, Sept 29. Eighty
three members of congress from the
states of Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Min
nesota and wisconsin are to be invited
to come here for two days, October IA
and Is to study the possibilities of
Rock Island arsenal for the increased
of war munitions. Lar
ger appropriations for the purpose are
to be asked at the next session of con-
gress. The invited congressman will
come as the guests Of the commercial
bodies Of this locality.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-09-30
SHORT COATS FOR
NEW YORK "COPS"

New York, Sept. 29-Long over
coats which last winter hampered po
licemen in the pursuit Of violators OF
the law will be banned this winter
under an order of the police commits
sioner issued today. 1t was stipulated
that the new overcoats must not ex-
tend more than three inches below
the knees. Policemen who suffer
from cold hands will be allowed to
wear black woolen gloves instead Of
the buckskin ones heretofore pre-
scribed.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-09-30
A|RMEN hSsA|L SER B|A
Hostile Aviators Fly over Town Drop
+ ping Bombs Which Result In
Three Deaths.

Nish, Sept. 2s.-(via London, Sept.
29)-The following official statement
has been issued at the Serbian war
Office:
"On the oath hostile aeroplanes flew
over Podjervatz, dropping twenty-five
bombs and killing three men, but do
ing no damage of military significance.
On the twenty-fifth they again drop
ped bombs, killing one man. The
same day enemy detachments tried
to cross the Drina near Resnik. A
similar attempt was made near Porach-
nitz the night Of the 24th''
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-09-30
ITALIAN SHIP LOST.

London, Sept. "a dispatch from
the Stefans News agency of Rome
says that the Italian battleship Bene-
detto Brin sank after an explosion
which resulted from fire on board the
vessel. The cause of the disaster has
not been ascertained.
The announcement last night of the
explosion on the Benedetto Brin did
not make it clear whether the vessel
had gone down. It was said eight Of
ficers and 379 marines had been saved.
Something over 300 men are still usac-
counted IT,
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BREAKUP IN CABINET.

Paris, Sept. "a Havas dispatch
from Athens says.
"The Bulgarian ministers Of finance
and commerce have resigned, accord
ing to report received from a reli-
able source in Sofia. The reason CIV
en- officially is divergence Of views
on internal questions but the real
cause is the complete disagreement
of these cabinet officers with Premier
Radoslavoff on the policy to be fol
lowed In view of the determined atti-
tude Of Greece"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-09-30
LUMBER DEALERS
AT CONVENTION

Peoria, ILL.,, Sept. 29.-Two hundred
delegates to the annual state conven-
tion of the Western Illinois Lumber
Dealers association arrived here today
for the first session this afternoon.
Julius Seidel Of st. Louis, grand shark
of the universe in the Order Of Hoo.
hoo's, was the principal speaker. To-
night will be held concatenation Of
Hoo-hoo's. The convention will ad-
journ after banquet Friday night.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-09-30
GERMAN LOSS HEAVY.

Paris, Sept. 29.-German casualties
in the recent offensive Of the French
and British, including killed. wounded
and prisoners, were given officially by
the French war office today as in ex-
cess of the strength Of three army
corps (more than 100000 men).
There is no interruption Of the
fighting in Champagne.
Progress of the French in the Ar
tots region, northwestern France, con-
tinues.
4 North of Massiges the war Office
says 1000 Germans surrendered.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-09-30
LONDON ELECTS
NEW LORD MAYOR

London, Sept. 29.---1O:55 a. m.-Sir
Charles G. Wakefield was elected lord
mayor Of London by the council today.
Sir Charles will succeed Sir Charles
Johnston, whose term expires In No
vember. The mayor-elect is an alder
man of the city of London and has
been decorated with the Order of the
Legion of Honor. He Is head OF a
London manufacturing company.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-09-30

London, Sept. 29.-The British are
battering the third line of the German
in the vicinity of Loos. The French
are maintaining their offensive in
Champagne. The Germans in the
Argonne apparently have been unable
to make important gains and have re-
Trained from infantry attacks. This
sums up briefly the situation in the
west as seen in London today.
No great change in conditions Is
shawn, but England attaches high i'm
portance to indications that the often
sive movement of the allies is not to
be relaxed, as was predicted in some
quarters. A short breathing spell has
been succeeded by the hardest pres
sure on German positions at the points
weakened or shattered by the allied
ruEh. f@f -,
To Continue Advance
That it is the intention to maintain
this pressure Is indicated by a tele-
gram from Field Marshal French to the
lord mayor of London, thanking him
for his message of good will. The
British commander added that the
message encouraged his troops Ito
push the immediate success to really
ucClS1Nc lSSu0. 1 Ills lcdUS Iu0 puUllC
to believe there is to be no stalemate,
su:h as followed the battle of Neuve
Chapelle but that with new British
forces in the field and ample supplies
of ammunition, General Joffre and
Field Marshal French plan real test
whether German resistance in France
and Belgium can be broken.
Russian Lose Lutsk.
Pussia, though encouraged by the
progress Of her allies in the west, has
not been doing so well in the last day
or so. The Austrians have stemmed
the Russian advance in southern Po-
land and retaken Lutsk. The Ger
mans are renewing the great move
ment against Dvinsk.
Bulgaria has not replied to Foreign
Secretary Greys friendly ultimatum"
but special dispatches from Athens
and other points say change is noted
at Sofia and that events are now less
likely to take turn unfavorable to
the entente powers.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-09-30

Athens, Sept. 29.-(Via Paris)-"I
believe we are on the eve of the most
important operation of the war, name
ly, the landing of troops in Macedonia
to begin the march not so much on
Constantinople as on Berlin" said an
officer attached to the general staff Of
the British army on the Gallipoli pen
insula, who has come to Athens from
the Dardanelles front.
"The two offensive forces are grad
ually closing in. The Mesopotamia
expedition Is approaching nearer to
Bagdad and from the Suvla bay-Gaba
Tepe line an attack on Constantinople
may begin at any moment"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-09-30
ROLPH ONCE MORE
FRISCO'S MAYOR

San Francisco, Sept. 2s.-Apparent-
ly for the second time, James Rolph,
Jr., has been elected mayor of San
Francisco at the municipal primary
election. Although the official re-
turns will not be known until late to-
day, carefully tabulated counts of par
TALLY complete returns from each Of
the city's 651 precincts gave him q
large majority of all the votes cast
yesterday for mayor.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-09-30
ROCKEFELLERS NOT
TO SELL OUT MINES

Denver, Colo, Sept. 20. John D.
Rockefeller, Jr., today said the Rookie
feller interests had no intention of CIV
ing up control of the Colorado Fuel &
Iron CO. He denied any knowledge Of
prospective merger with the Hill or
any other interests, and expressed the
belief that the recent spectacular rise
in the company's stock was due mere
" to war speculation.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-09-30
RUSSIANS FORTUNATE.

London, Sept. 29-Discussing the
situation in the east, Major Moraht
says in the Berliner Tageblatt, accord
ing to a Reuter- dispatch from Amster-
dam:
"Our battle front in East Galicia and
northeast Volhynia is restricted at
present to the defensive. Here Cen
eral 1vanoff undoubtedly has been for
tuuate. He has understood how to
render harmless our threatening flank
ing movements on the north and south
of the battle front. The Volhyntan
triangle of fortresses must be con-
Quered later"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-09-30
NEW SUBMARINE
is SATISFACTORY

Provincetown, Mass, Sept. 29.-Rep-
resentatives of the navy department
were gratified today by a satisfactory
test of the new giant submarine MI, j,
which has just been butt by the Fore
River Shipbuilding Co. at Quincy.
The MI is said to be larger than
the famous German U boats.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-09-30
VOLUNTEERS WILL
PRACTICE SHOOTING

Chicago, Sept. 20. - Rifle practice
was assured today for the civilians at
tending the military training camp at
Fort Sheridan when it was announced
that large quantity of ammunition
had been received from the war de.
partment.
Shooting on the rifle ranges prob
ably will be started before the last
of the week, officials said.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-09-30
British Forces Apply Great
Pressure Against Their
Fart of Battle Front
NO GREAT CHANGES
IN WAR THEATERS
Teutons Check Russians and
Again Take Possession
of Town of Lutsk

LonGon, Sept. 20. :
"Three hundred thousand
Austrian and. German
troops have begun an ad-
vance on the Serbian from
tier in the direction Of
Osova," says the Athens
correspondent of the Ex-
change Telegraph Co.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-09-30
ENTOMBED MINERS
NOT YET RESCUED

Lansford, Pa. Sept. 29.-After q
night of activity the men engaged in
rescuing miners entombed in the Coal
dale colliery Of the Lehigh Coal &
Navigation Co. Monday, had failed to
reach them today. The two men, who
yesterday escaped, are recovering.
Officials hope that some, II not all
the men imprisoned, will be gotten
out alive,
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b. IHONs BEAT TURKS.

London. Sept. 29-The British have
won an important success in Mesopo-
tamia. The Turks are in full retreat
toward Bagdad. The British are pur-
suing the retreating Turks.
Announcement to this effect was
made in the house of commons today.
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TRAIN KILLS MAN,

Bloomington, ILL.,, Sept. 29.-Bert
Keeran. aged "a, collector for Bloom
ington department store, was instantly
killed here today by being struck by
an interurban car while riding bi.
cycle over a crossing.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-09-30
MARCH ON BERLIN
T0BE UNDERTAKEN
SOON SAYS BR|T0N
OFFICER ATTACHED TO GENERAL
STAFF VENTURES TO MAKE
SOME PREDICTIONS.

Berlin. Sept. 29.-(By wireless
to Sayvi'le)-British and French
troops Intended for service In Ser
bia have been landed at Port
kathrln, near SaIoniki, Greece, ac-
cording to reports from Budapest
received by the Frankfurter, EEL
tung, the Overseas News agency
announces today. '.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-09-30

Marked successes for the arms
Of the entente allies, those In
France evidently In continuation
Of their vigorous general offensive
started last Saturday, are record
ed In the official statements Issued
In both London and Paris today.
On tho western front the offen-
slvs movement 10 being vigorous
ly pressed and further advances
have been scored.
Far off In Asia an important
military movement against the
Turks has resulted In a brilliant
Victory for the British In Meso-
potamla.
On the other hand, the Germans
declare they have succeeded in
recapturing part Of the territory
the British had won north Of Loos
III uSaeuSIu UTAnC0s
The beginning Of the predicted
drive by 100000 Austrian and
German troops into Serbia 10 also
reported by the Athens CORES
pondence Of a London news
agency, who says the advance has
begun in the direction Of Orsova.
According to reports through
Amsterdam two German generals
whose names are not given have
been dismissed from their COM
mands on the western front In
connection with tho recent re-
verses from the Germans there,
and 1t is declared to be probable,
the reports add, that a new Ger
man commander in chief of the
western armies, possibly Field
Marshal Won Hindenburg, will be
appointed.
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ENGINEER SINKS VESSEL,

Berlin, Sept. 29.-(By wireless to
Sayville)-The sinking of a British
transport, with the loss of all but a
few members of the crew, is reported
in a dispatch from Constantinople to
the Overseas News agency.
"A special dispatch from Constantine
ople gives reports about Mohammedan
troubles in India" says the news
agency. 1T says that British trans
port was sunk by a Mohammedan
engineer, who died with the troops.
Only few members of the crew
escaped" +
This is the second report of the
sinking of a British transport with In
dian troops. An Athens dispatch
carrier today said that the Ramazan
had been sunk by submarine. 1t is
possible that the two dispatches are
different versions of the same Incl
dent.