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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-01-02
Immigration IS
| HIT HARD BY WAR
Arrivals of Foreigners at
Port of New York Cut in
Half During the Year
MOST OF. THIS IS
DURING SIX MONTHS
Falling Off of Demand for
Labor in United States
Is Also Big Factor

New York, Dec. S1.--Immigratio
through the port Of New York for
1914 fell off to the extent Of COL 40
persons. or As per cent, as compared
with 1913. according to figures com.
piled by the commissioner of immigra.
ton and made public today.
During 1913 arrivals numbered J..
334.914 persons, of whom 1853, 993
were aliens and 17O,921 were return.
ing American citizens. In 1914 ar
rivals were only 733,5O4, of these 573,.
CTS were aliens and 159,829 were cttt
zens.
immigration statistics show that the
number Of departing aliens was great.
er by 1888 than last year. During
1913 there left New York On steam.
ships bound for foreign ports 381,O68
persons; during 1914 departures were
418,SS6.
During last July, just before the out
break of the war, arrivals at New
York We're 50,546 as against 108,909
during July, 1913. June shows the
greatest loss for any month Of the
year, Tie record TOT That mOnln III
1913 being 136,69O aliens and 1929
citizens, while in June 1914, 57,139
aliens and 10000 citizens reached port.
immigration officials and represen.
tatives of the immigration aid soci.
cites explain the falling off in immi.
gratiSS. aside from the war, which is
the chief factor, as being due to the
curtailing Of work in the United
States, and to an effort on the part
Of foreign countries to restrict immi-
grafton by providing work at home
and lettering the condition of their
working classes.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-01-02
CHANGING PLANS
FOR NAVAL PARADE

Washington, D. c., Dec. 31.-Navy
department officials are considering re-
vising their programs so as to permit
naval vessels of South American coun-
tries to join the international fleet in
southern waters prior to the naval
parade at the formal opening Of the
Panama canal, so that they will not be
obliged to make the long voyage to
Hampton Roads, where the American
and European ships will assemble.
Such voyage, it was pointed out to-.
day, would be the source of consider
able inconvenience during the stormy
winter season. It was said the South
American contingent might assemble
at Cristobal to await the arrival of the
remainder of the international feet.
Final details for President Wilson's
trip south for the canal opening and
for transportation to the ceremonies of
members of congress and foreign dip.
lomats and other invited guests have
not yet been worked out but are expect.
ed to be completed within few weeks
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-01-02

sed ma, but for mersey sakes wy cant
you tell a persin what you fownd.
The best part of it was, sed pop,
that fownd it rite in frunt of my own
doarstep. jest as if the gods had drop
ped 1t thare to show me wasent sutch
an unlucky cuss aftir awl, not finding
so mulch as brass slug for yeers
and yeers and then kuming across
this rite at my oan frunt doar, wy, it's
enuff to gouge a giggil out of enybod-
dy.
Willyum, was it a half a dollir, sed
ma
Heck, how did you no that, sed pop.
Willyum, you've fownd my half dol
lir, sed ma, well izent that the most
extraordinary thing. l coodent imagine
ware | dropped 1t, it must of slipped
out Of my bag Wen l was taking out
my latch key, no the date avn it
and awl, 1899, and thare was littel
nick in the edge of it., you look and
see.
WITCH pop took half a dollir out of
his vest pockit and looked at it and
throo it avn the floar mad as enything
saying, Dash it and blame it, its a
wundir you woodent put yure fotograff
avn evvry penny you own in case eny-
thing happins, to it. confownd it and
blast it, wat are you snickkering about
And he took a segar out of his pockit
and lit 1t and startid to smoak so hard
you mite think he was giving INNER
tayshin of a chimney.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-01-02
BY LEE PAPE

Willyum, wat in the werld are you
lafing about awl to yureself, ma sed
to pop in the setting room last mite.
He laffs best who smokers to him.
self, sed pop.
It's vesy rude thing to do, how do l
no yure not laffing at me. sed ma.
Bekause if startid to laff at you I'm
afrayed it wood be imposserbil to
stop, no, my deer, l am chortiling be-
kause sumthing happened today wich
proves that am not sutch an unlucky
dawg as | thawt l was, my deer. for
the ferst time sints | can remembir
fownd sumthing today, and | have
bin going throo life complaining that
the ony way evvir got enything was
by terning avn the SWEET of my brow.
My goodniss, wat did you find, sed
ma.
It's not the intrinsick value so mulch
as the ideer of the thing, as the gerl
sed wen she fownd the glass diamond
in her ingagemint ring, sed pop.
l no, but wat did you find, was 1t
muny, sed ma.
Yes, sed pop, but Of corse, as say,
that izent the kwestshin, 1t was jest
the notion that had to go awl throo
life losing sumthing evvry wunts IN
vile and nevvir finding enything that
was geejng avn my nerves, and now
that I've fownd surathing at lastI
awt to be Excused for giggil or 2.
I'm not blaming you for giggling,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-01-02
POWERFUL SHELL
TO RECEIVE TEST

Washington, D. c., Dec. 31.-Prep:.r-
atoms are being made for test in the
near future of the much discussed
Isham shell by a naval board, headed
by Rear Admiral Fiske. A new kind
of fuse for the sheel has just been con-
structed and submitted to a prelimin-
airy test and as soon as it has demon
strated it's reliability the actual firing
experiments will take place somewhere
in the lower Potomac or Chesapeake
bay.
The theory which it is proposed to
demonstrate is that the explosion Of q
large quantity of high explosives on
the outside of ships armor belt
would, by it's racking and rending ef.
feet. do more damage than the explo.
sion of an ormor piercing projectile af.
ter it pierced a ships side.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-01-02
WARSAW SOON To
FALL SAYS EXPERT
GERMAN MILITARY CRITIC DOES
NOT EXPECT PLACE TO BE
STRONGLY DEFENDED.

Berlin, (via The Hague and London)
Dec 31.-Major Moraht, the military
expert, discussing in the Tageblatt the
eastern war situation, says:
"All military authorities are agreed
that the Polish capital must soon be
evacuated It's value as a fortress, as
is well known, is slight but the
strongly fortified positions in front 'of
the forts, it must be expected, will be
we'll defended Nevertheless it would
require strong forces to hold them.
1T appears moreover, as if the Rus
sian general staff attaches greater i'm
portance in bringing its main forces un-
broken behind the Vistula rather than
develop the full strength west thereof.
However, the plans of the Russian staff
are unknown and hence it Is not i'm
possible that it still intends holding the
region west of the Vistula, with polit-
ical prestige as the factor, despite the
dargers attending such plan.
cat any rate the defeat of the Rus
slams north of the Pilica will settle the
fate of the army operating in Galicia."
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-01-02
Afraid to Start Offensive
Until Reinforcements
Reach the Front
LOSS IN "FEELERS"
UNEXPECTEDLY BIG
Pressure Must Be Kept Up to
Relieve Hard Pressed
Russian Armies

London, Dec. 31-There are increas.
ing indications, in the opinion of Brit
ish observers of events on the con.
tinent, that serious allied offensive
movement against the whole German
line in the western arena of the war
will be postponed until such time as
larger contingents of Lord Kitchener's
new army take the field. The losses
of the allies sustained up to the pres
ent time in the tentative thrusts for
ward here and there have been heavy
in proportion to the gains achieved.
and it Is understood that the various
leaders unite in the opinion that the
sacrifices entailed by general ad-
vance at this time would be too
great.
The turn Of events in the eastern
theater of hostilities, where Russia
appears to be more than holding her
own, necessitates continued hard pres
sure against the German lines in the
west to prevent them from moving
any more of their troops to the east
ern field.
In the west the town of La Bassee,
still held by the Germans, is proving
to be one of the hardest problems the
allied forces have to solve. The in
vaders have thrown up exceptionally
strong earthworks around La Bassee
and they have two army corps qua-
tered in the city. To take this strong
hold by direct assault would mean q
terrible loss of life, but its taking is
essential to any concerted move for
ward in order to afford protection to
the communications of the allies.
All the news reaching London from
the eastern field leads to confirm the
rout of the forces of Austria. which
now appear to be endeavoring to
make their way laboriously back over
the Carpathians. There are indica-
tons in London that the entire contin-
entail political situation, which in
volves Greece, Italy. Rumania and
Portugal, is developing day by day
Even the participation In the war OF at
least some of these states soon will
become. reality.
This is the view of certain of the
British commentators on the situation
Among the factors contributing to
this situation is Italy's occupation OF
Avlona and the reported racial unrest
in Austria-Hungary, where the Ru-
manian subjects of Emperor Francis
Joseph are said to be on the point OF
rebellion, as we'll as Germany's con-
tinued aggression in Angola, the Portu-
guese possession in western Africa.
The German air raid on the channel
port of Dunkirk, in France, gives basis
for the belief that visits of this kind
will be more frequent from now on. 1t
would appear that the British raid on
Cuxhaven aroused in the Germans a
spirit of retaliation. England, judging
from the expressions appearing in the
newspapers, is just as anxious to de-
liver blow for blow in this respect.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-01-02
PROMINENT PEOPLE
= TO GIVE TESTIMONY

New York, Dec 31.-The federal
commission on Industrial relations
will resume its hearings here on Tues
day and more than fifty witnesses, in
Guiding j P. Morgan and John D.
Rockefeller, have been subpoenaed
and have promised to appear. The
hearings here are expected to con-
tinue about two weeks Among the
witnesses subpoenaed are John Mitch
ell, Jane Adams, Louis D. Brandeis,
Samuel Untermeyer, August Belmont,
Jacob H. Schiff, George w. Perkins,
George F. Baker, Daniel Guggenheim,
Samuel McRoberts, Henry C. Ford,
Adolph Lewisohn, Samuel Gompers,
Amos Pinchot, John D. Rockefeller,
Jr., Andrew Carnegie and Charles w.
Eliot.
long list OF questions bearing on
the relations Of capital and labor and
the part such relations play in indus
trial and economic problems has been
prepared to be asked each witness.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-01-02
RUSSIANS TELL OF
DEFEATING TURKS

Petrograd, Dec. 3d., delayed In
ransmission)- following commun-
ication from the general staff of the
army of the Caucasus was given out
here tonight:
"The battle at Sarikamysh Tin Trans
caucasia. 80 miles southwest of Kars)
against large Turkish forces continues.
Our artillery fire dispersed a strong
column of Turks who endeavored to
save themselves by flight after having
lost half of their contingent.
"Part of the Turkish forces concen-
trated in the region of Yaliniz- Chame
pass southwest of Ardahan) are
marching on Ardahan Arabian is a
fortified town in Transcaucasia, 20
miles northwest of Kars."
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-01-02
VILLA |MPR|sONS
GENERAL BLANC0
MAN WHO KEPT ORDER WHEN
cARRANZA WITHDREW FROM
CAPITAL POORLY REWARDED.

Washington. D. c., Dec. 31.-Gener'
al Lucio Blanco, who remained in
military command of Mexico City for
some time after the withdrawal of the
Carranza forces, and pending the ar,
rival of the Villa and Zapata forces,
has been imprisoned by Villa, accord,
ing to a dispatch today to the Carran'
"a agency here from Vera Cruz. The
message, dated yesterday, says:
"Advices from Mexico City received
by the war department. from secret
service men say General Lucio Blan-
co has been made prisoner by Villa
and that Blanco's staff officers have
been scattered among Villa regiments
against their will The state of Vera
Cruz today became denuded OF rebel
Villaists and Zapatists when General
Suvirran, operating under command OF
Villa with 600 soldiers, surrendered
his force and himself to General
Oregon in Jaltipan and offered his
sword to the first chief
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-01-02

to the road and caught the girls
wrist and shouted:
Here, you come along with mel"
Let go of me, sir!" she exclaimed
Shut up that squealing and come
along"
He was an old man, but he was still
strong. Despite her struggles, ne
dragged her to the open door of the
house and flung her in and followed
to say:
"You are one of the rich ones, are
We? You are one of the grinders OF
the poor, are We? I've been waiting a
whole year to get hold OF some of you
There's the broom; take 1t and sweep
the floor!"
81 WON'T" ....
He raised his hand to box her ears,
and she picked up the stub OF broom
and began to sweep. That floor hadn't
been swept in weeks and it was job
lasting half an hour. Then the old
man said:
Wash that winder!"
Miss Irene looked at him, but found
rag and water. Then:
There's meal and there's milk.
want pudding and milk for dinner"
but l can't make a pudding.
can't cook anything
When the pudding was made-if it
was pudding-it was placed on the
table with a pail of milk, and the old
man said:
Get that yeller bowl and eat with
me-"
But l can't eat!" sobbed the girl.
Then I'll force 1t down you!
want you rich folks to know what
poor mans dinner tastes like
Miss Irene was commanded to wash
the dishes again, made to bring IN
the wood he had cut and to peel some
potatoes for his breakfast. Then the
old man told her to be gone. The
agent was good to her as she reached
the depot bathed in tears. Her train
had come and gone, but it would
only be six hours until the next; he
ought to have told her of the crazy
old socialist, but forgot; she might
have his coat to spread on the truck,
and so forth. She arrived home at
o'clock in the morning, and her
mother gasped at her:
For the lands sake, Irene, but
what's happened?'
five lost-lost-"
Lost what?"
"My-my independence! Please tele'
phone Dart to come around here as
But what's the haste?"
Il want-want man to lean on
the rest of my life!" ST..
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ASH GROVE.

.Chas. Fletcher is spending his vaca-
ton with home folks.
John Albright and wife spent Christ
mas at the Harve Roberts home.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Roberts entertain
ed friends at Christmas dinner.
Howard Cassell and wife are spend
ing this week with relatives here
The Christian Sunday school gave
their scholars treat Sunday morning.
Glass No. three remembered little
Walter DOmmer, a member Of their
class, by sending him Christmas box.
Mr. and Mrs. Thurman Cassill enter
tanned quite few at turkey dinner
Christmas.
Ross >Cassill Of Ottumwa spent
Christmas with home folks.
Marsh Albright and wife took dinner
at the John Wolf home Sunday.
r. E. Cox was elected telephone OPP
orator for another year.
The Christian Sunday school elected
the following officers Sunday for the
next six months: Supt., Thurman Cas-
sill; assistant supt., c. F. Brown; secre-
tary, Vida Cox: treasurer, Olive Nc
Carly; librarians, Faye Fletcher and
Goldie Dommer. The school meets at
10 a. M All not in bible school else
where are invited.
Several were entertained at a turkey
dinner at the DR.. Selman home Christ
mas.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. B. Elder are visiting
at the Thurman Cassill home this
week
VIM. Leonard and family spent Sum.
day at the c. F. Brown home.
Walter Kinsinger and family spent
Christmas at the Wintermote home.
Rev. Slack filed his appointment at
the M. E. church Sunday.
Ed Garrison and wife spent Sunday
at the J. W. Proctor home.
Miss Emma Proctor Is enjoying a
vacation from her school duties.
Cecil Selman is spending this week
with home folks. M
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-01-02
ATLANTIC ROAD TO
CEASE OPERATION

gantic. Dec. 31.-Action having
bee taken in the matter by the Iowa
raj. ad commission it seems unlikely
that there will be any change in the
announced plans of Ables and Tausig
of st. Louis, owners of the Atlantic
Southern railroad, to discontinue its
operation with the close of the present
wear. The company claims to have
lost more than s1O,0OO,OO0 in operating
the road during the last nine months.
A feature of the situation is the
heavy business done in the last month,
business men having largely Increased
their stocks to fortify themselves
against the shut down of the road.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-01-02
FIRE STEAMER is
CONQUERED BY CREW

London, Dec. 31.-A Lloyd's dispatch
from Fayall, Azores, states that the
steamer Perugia, bound from Leghorn
to New York, was on fire yesterday,
but is now proceeding on her voyage
after the crew had reached the seat Of
the flames.
The Perugia is a vessel of 1866 tons
and. according to the records belongs
to the Anchor line. She plies between
Genoa, Leghorn, Palermo and New
York.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-01-02
ELKNAP.

Mrs. E. B. Shaffer and daughter
Garcia of Edna, Mo-, are spending the
holidays with their daughter and sister
Mrs. J. ]. Combs and family.
Mrs. Maggie McMain was the guest
Of her mother Mrs. John Buchanan OF
Locust Grove Christmas.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. D. Mum. Mrs. Jane
Putnam and Mrs B. ]. Crandall spent
Christmas at Drakeville at the William
Putnam home.
DR.. and Mrs Carter Of Mt. Pleasant
spent Christmas with Mr.. and Mrs. j.
B. Painter.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Hughes entertain
ed at dinner Christmas. A three course
dinner was served. The guests were
Mr.. and Mrs. w. L: Dunlavy and
daughter Jennie Of Everist and Mrs
Jesse McCreery and son j. H. Nc
Creepy Of Ottumwa.
The school closed here Thursday
evening with a program and tree, for a
weeks vacation.
George Hockersmith of .Ottumwa
spent Christmas with his mother Mrs
E. E. Hockersmith.
Mrs. C. A. Guile and sons Clayton and
Kenneth of Treton, No. and Master Ira
Spohr of Des Moines are guests at the
T. c. Cree home.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. c. Pitman entertain
ed the Misses Nellie Spangler of Ottum'
wa, Cleo Spangler and Blanch Rankin
of Mt. Pleasant and Allie Hawkins OF
this place at dinner Christmas.
Mrs. r. H. Brewster and Mrs. Roy
Cole and infant son spent Christmas at
the Clay Martin home near Bloomfield
O. c. Bell and family spent Christmas
near Bloomfield at the Earl Cary home
Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Huffman spent
Christmas at Bloomfield at the Lee
McCants home.
Mr. and Mrs. Loyal Henderson OF
Drakesville spent Saturday at the par
entail J. c. Mcconnell home.
J. J. Combs and family expect tc
move to Bloomfield this week so that
Mr. Combs will be ready to assume his
new duties as recorder.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Irwin Of Des
MOines, Mr.. and Mrs. G. D. Rhine anC
son Everett of Carbon and Mr. and Mrs
Allen Jones OF F,loris were guests or
Christmas of Mr.. and Mrs. I. Ware.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. c. Bell, Mr.. and Mrs
T. r. WEIGH, Mrs. r D Mum and Mrs
B. j. Crandall attended the play al
Bloomfield Saturday
Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Dunlavy expect
, to leave for Ottumwa to visit friends
before returning home
Mrs. Jesse McCreery and son Harley
of Ottumwa spent Saturday at the Ell
Harbour home.
Rev. c. S. Kleckner Of Clearfield be.
gan series Of meetings here Saturday
night at the Christian church..
Mrs. L. f. Louderback of Ottumwe
and Mrs. Melissa Swisher of Clayton
Ill.,, spent Christmas with Mr.. and Mrs
w. E. Louderback
Messrs. Will and John De Mar O
Des Moines spent Christmas will
their mother Mrs. Laura De Mar.
The Misses Lena and Gladys Ander
son Of Ottunwa are spending a few
| days at the f. E. Anderson home.
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N. w. BOWLIN is
ASSISTANT CASHIER

Hedrick, Dec. 31.-The board of di.
rectors of the First National bank and
tho Hedrick State Savings bank met in
regular session Monday. The affairs
of the associated banks were checked
ND and found to be in excellent condl.
ton. The usual semi-annual dividend
was declared and a neat sum passed
to the undivided profits, account. N.
w. Bowlin was elected assistant cash
Ter of the associated banks.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-01-02
IOWA TOWNS EXCEED LIMIT.

Des Moines, Dec. 31-The county ac-
counting department Of the state aud
itor's office finds that in one county of
the state practically every town has
levied taxes in excess Of the limit fixed
by law. One town levied II mills for
general purposes, another Is mills. and
so on, while the limit is 10 mills So
also. with levies for other purposes
practically not a town in the county
that observed the limitations fixed by
statute. And the county auditor. con.
trary to law. had spread the tax levies
and the county treasurer collected
them
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-01-02
Heroic French BluejQckets
Accomplish a Daring Feat

Paris 3Iow the heroic self sacrifice six French blue
jackets possible the less tnan
miles described correspond
Flanders He
The attackers had driven the Germans the advance trenches
but refuge in the house the village the Germans soon
their assalants difficult OF
Belgians isolated flood became
critical artillery anything
shells
burst the French.
six bluejackes then hoed large punt and
pd along the behind the gauntlet of the
German rifles AS hit another the pole continued
until he fell stricken The mortay wounded
with last push he the bank the French
advance guard waiting.
1.-The quickly landed 300 brought
Germans OF
battalion of Begians The latter completed the
Meanwhile French OF
which formerly night the
established bridge artillery
debouch on the right bank of the
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BUYS KNOXVILLE PAPER.

Knoxville, Dec. 31.-On and after it's
issue of yesterday the. Knoxville Ex-
press will be under new management
the Weaver brothers, John NJ of Law
renee, Kan, and Fred Weaver, the
old foreman of the Express having
purchased two-thirds interest and w.
J. Casey the other third.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-01-02
eAuMeARTEN-kARN WEDDING.

Charlton, Dec. 31.-Ernest William
Baumgarten and Miss Mary Elmeta
Karn, both of near Lacona, were unit
ed in marriage in this city yesterday
afternoon, Rev. Theodore H. Aszrfan,
pastor of the First Presbyterian church
performing the ceremony. Both are
splendid young people and come from
excellent families That they may have
a long, happy and prosperous welded
life is the wish of many friends.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-01-02
NEW STEAMER is
BUILT FOR BELGIUM

Belfast, Ireland, Dec. 31-The steam
er Belgenland, built by local firm for
the Red Star line, was launched here
today. She has displacement of 49,
900 tons and is the largest vessel ever
built for Belgian service. She will
have accommodations TO-: 5000 pas
sengers and as soon as conditions per-
nit she will ply between Antwerp and
New York:
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CALL, OFF STOCK SALES.

Iowa City, Dec. 31.-Acting on in
struCtions from State Veterinarian
Gibson, Sheriff Fautz was busy today
notifying all farmers who have billed
sales for the immediate future that
such sales must not be held, and that
disobedience Of the quarantine regula
tons regarding stock sales will be me,
by hot legal action on the part Of the
state.