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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-27
INDIANS CONTINUE
TO DEFY SHERIFF
RENEGADE PIUTES REFUSE TO
SURRENDER AND POSSE WAITS
FOR REINFoRcEMENTs.

Denver, Colo, Feb. 26.-Efforts of
government agents and Indians friend
ly to the whites to induce the band of
Piute Indians who are aiding Use Ne
Cat in evading arrest on charge OF
murder, to surrender, have failed,
according to reports received here
from Bluff, Utah, today Navajo
scouts have reported to United States
Marshal Nebeker that the squaws and
papooses in the band of fugitives have
been taken to place Of safety across
the San Juan river.
Forty-eight warriors, headed by
"Old Polk father of Use Ne Cat, and
"Old Posey," are said to be entrenched
in what is known as Buffers Wash, a
few miles southwest Of Bluff, and are
prepared to resist the posse Of federal
deputies. Marshal Nebeker, 1t is stat
ed, will make another attempt to sur
round and capture the Indians with his
present force and will not ask for fed
eral troops for the present at least.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-27

ent methods of maritime warfare, to
belligerents and neutrals alike.
The American note probably will not
be published until the German re-
sponse has been sent forward, but
there is good reason to believe that
it deals with three principal subjects,
namely mine and submarine blockade
of coasts; the use Of floating mines,
and the entry Of foodstuffs for civilian
populations.
1t is difficult to obtain any authorita-
tive expression of opinion concerning
the German point of view on these
points from any of the imperial gov
ernmental departments interested in
the negotiations, or to overcome the
censorship restrictiCls in treating of
this matter in news dispatches sent
out from Berlin by telegraph. Judg-
ing, however, from a general knowl-
edge of German policy and intentions,
1t may be said with confidence that lit
tie difficulty will be experienced, so far
as Germany is concerned, in reaching
a mutual, agreement for the discontinue
ance of floating mines. The attitude
of the German admiralty on mine
planting along hostile coasts, however,
is at the present time unknown.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-27
CONTINUED on page
FORMER HEAD OF
ROAD TESTIFYING

Washington, d. c.. Feb. 26.-Inquiry
into financial affairs of the Chicago,
Rock Island & Pacific railway COM
pany was resumed before the inter-
state commerce commission today
with Daniel G. Reid, head Of the group
which controlled the sytem from 1901
to 1914, again testifying.
Mr.. Reid's examination, under ques-
tioning by Chief Counsel Folk for
the commission, dealt with the or
ganization of the two Rock Island
holding companies. which Mr. Folk
maintains resulted in watering the
stock of the operating company from
$50 100000 to $350,000,O00. Mr.. Reid
testified that the only earning power
behind the additional stock was the
original railroad company, but insist.
ed that $15O,OO0,000 Of the additional
capitalization had never been taken
out of bank vaults. He gave further
details Of the financial transactions
today
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-27
MOUNTAIN BATTLE
BECOMING SIEGE
FIGHTING IN THE CARPATHIANS
BEGINS TO RESEMBLE WAR
FARE IN TRENCHES.

Geneva, Feb. 26-The fighting in
the Carpathian mountains between
Russians and Germans and Austrians
is becoming rapidly much like siege
warfare, according to dispatches from
near the battle line, which declare
that since February 1S more than
100000 men have been fighting hand
to hand in Carpathian trenches with
out material advance. The wounded
are pouring into Ungvar and Eperies
in Hungary
The night of Friday, February 10,
the Austrians picked up at Svidn1k
800 wounded men and more than g..
600 dead. Some of the wounded had
lain for eighteen hours without food
or succor. Il chief officer of the Aus
trian medical department estimates
that seventy per cent of them will be
invalids for life.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-27
NAVAL ATTACHE
IS UNDER FIRE
German Officer Is Alleged
to Have Furnished Spy
With Passports
ACCUSED OF SENDING
HANS LODY TO DEATH
u. S. Federal Authorities to
Investigate the Charge
Made By Prisoner

New York, Feb. 26.-Federal author.
tiles today were investigating a state
ment made by counsel for Richard p.
Stegler, the German naval reservist
arrested In this city Wednesday, to
the effect that Captain Boy-Ed, naval
attache to the German embassy in
Washington, had furnished an Amed-
can passport to Carl Hans Lody, the
German spy who was put to death in
the tower of London last November.
In his general denial of Stegler's state
ments involving him, Captain Boy-Ed
referred to this allegation as trash"
Charles H. Griffiths, former assistant
United States attorney, who was as
signed by United States Commissioner
Houghton to defend Stegler, linked the
names of the German naval attache
and LOdy in statement given out af-
ter conference with Stegler In the
Tombs.
"Stegler told me- Mr.. Griffiths said,
that once while he was on his way to
keep an appointment with Captain
Boy-Ed, a DR.. Fuehr told him that
Captain Boy-Ed had carried through
the scheme that made 1t possible to
secure an American passport for Lody
and that Boy-Ed sent Lody to England
where he was executed. Stegler also
said that DR.. Fuehr had told him Boy
Ed was the only person who knew all
the details of the Lody plot because
he had planned the whole thing"
Mr.. Grif1ths said that all of Steg-
ler's statements were Gorroborated BY
Mrs. Stegler, the young Georgia wom-
an, at whose suggestion Stegler aband-
oned his alleged plan to 60 abroad.
According to Mr.. Griffiths, Stegler was
to have sailed for England, to work
for the German government in obtain
ing information as to the whereabouts
of an English fleet of dreadnaughts
supposed to be in St. Georges chan
mel. Stegler was to have gone on the
steamer Franconia, according to the
lawyer, and when he decided not to &C,
a young German-American whom he
knew by sight, but not by name, was
assigned to the perilous task and sail
G. on the steamer with bogus pass
port in his pocket.
The Franconia Is due to arrive in
Liverpool within day or two.
SteNer was quoted by Mr. Grihiths
al having said that his negotiations
with Boy-Ed had progressed to the
point where they had discussed money
that was to be paid to Mrs. Stegler
while her husband was in England.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-27
official Report

Paris, Feb. 26.-The war office
gave out the following statement
this afternoon:
The Belgian army has retaken
small portion of the trenches
which it had lost temporarily.
"The British army repulsed in
Belgium a German attack and also
gained 100 meters on La Bassee
'oad
German artillery displayed
considerable activity in the Aisne
valley.
"Our batteries reduced it to
silence in the afternoon.
''In Champagne our progress
continues. We won some ground
in the wood northwest of Perthes
and north Of Mesnil-les-Hurlus.
The engagement continued in the
valley Of the Meuse. At Jumelles-
Dorns we destroyed some ma
chine gun shelters and wrecked
the trenches of the enemy.
1--WE made fresh progress in
Boisbreuille in the forest OF
Apremont. The Germans were
driven from several communica-
ton passages between trenches.
They were subjected to heavy
losses, abandoning on the field
various accoutrements and weap-
ons."
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-27
FEW DEsERT|ONS
IN ALLAN TIC FLEET
GOOD RECORD MADE DURING
MONTH OF DECEMBER SAYS
THE OFFICIAL REPORT.

Washington, d. c., Feb. 26.--Deser-
tions among the enlisted men of the
Atlantic battleship fleet during last
December totalled only "a, the com
mander in chief of the fleet has just
reported 70 the navy department. De.
partment officials are highly gratified
over the record.
A large number of vessels, including
several battleships. had no deserticns.
The active destroyer fotilla and the
reserve torpedo fiotilla reported but
one desertion in each. The submarine
craft, including those at Panama, mad
none. During the month leave or lib
erty was granted on 1S4,336 occasions
and in but 1,164 instances was the
liberty or leave overstayed
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-27
GERMANY LIMITS
USE OF THE AUTO

Berlin, Feb 26.-The bundesrath has
adopted a measure which the number
of automobiles in Germany not being
used for military purposes will be re-
duced by about one-half The purpose
of this is to save in consumption of
gasoline, lubricant oils and rubber.
It is declared that the necessities of
business will be taken into considera-
tion in renewing licenses for auto
trucks and at the same time the mill
tary authorities will restrict the use
of automobiles outside Of war territory
as much as possible.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-27
Well Worn Glove Gives the
Police a Clue to Man
Who Killed Girl
MURDERER TRIES TO
BAFFLE PURSUERS
Thousands Follow Dog as 1t
Takes Up Scent Of Man
at Scene of Crime

Aurora, ILL.,. Feb ga bloodhound,
one of several brought here today
from Decatur, Ill.,, to trail the murder
er who last night crushed in Miss EN-
ma Peterson's skull with gas pipe
picked up the scent from an old wool
en- glove.
The hound ran to the Northwestern
railroad tracks two blocks away,
where the young woman's handbag
was found, turned north towards the
city of Elgin and galloped up the rail
road for quarter of mile. Then 1t
turned and ran back towards Aurora
as though following the trail of man
who had doubled In his tracks. Thou
sands followed in the wake OF the
dog and the police had the utmost diff
flculty in keeping them at distance.
As the dog got back to the spot on the
railroad tracks from where he set out
toward Elgin he paused, sniffed, and
then dashed to the Fox river two
blocks east and plunged into the
stream. Here the trail was lost tenn
porarily, 1t seemed. The dogs were
then taken up and down the river
bank in an endeavor to pick up the
trail where the slayer waded out of
the river It was apparent, the police
said. that the slayer was shrewd and
had reasoned that he was to be trailed
by bloodhounds and had planned to
throw them OF the. scent by running
into the water.
.ss..ps~Many ssspects Held.
Forty-two suspects, twenty-five Of
them negroes, have already been pick
ed up in this. the third unsolved club
bing to death Of an Aurora woman
within year. A great number of the
suspects are drug flends. A colony of
whites and blacks addicted to the use
of heroin was but lately uncovered by
the police.
Murderer 10 Seen.
AS in the murder of Miss Jennie
Miller, the daughter of Former May
or Miller. who was crushed to death
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-27
ITALIANS ENGAGE
IN RIOT OVER WAR

Genoa, Feb. 26-One person was
killed and many wounded during riots
at Ventimiglia, which resulted from
a demonstration in favor of the main
tenance of neutrality by Italy. A
counter demonstration by persons de.
string the Intervention of Italy in the
war led to a serious fight.
Police and carbineers interfered but
were unable to restore order for SOM
time. During the fighting several of
the police and major of the carbin-
eers were injured.
Milan, Italy, Feb. 26.-Signor Mosti.
Trotti, radical deputy, dropped dead
today in the Verdi theater while speak.
ing in favor of the Intervention OF
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-27
GERMAN PRISONERS
RELATIVELY FEW

Berlin, Feb. 26.-Among the news
items given out today by the Overseas
news agency, is the following:
"The German minister at Berne,
Switzerland, declares that there are
5S,627 German prisoners Of war in.
termed in France, Great Britain and
Russia. His authority for this state
ment is communications from the
French. British and Russian govern.
ments transmitted by neutral govern.
ments to the Prussian minister Of
war. In Germany there are now
about 100000 prisoners Of war, the
minister to Switzerland declares, ex.
elusive of Belgians.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-27
PAINT FLAGS ON BOAT.
American Owners Of Cotton Laden
Steamer Bound For Germany,
Take Precautions.

New York, Feb. 26.-The steamship
CITY of Savannah of the Savannah line
ia to be loaded with cotton for Germany
ana as a protection against German
submarines she has a big American
flag painted on each side that will be
Illuminated at night.
The City of Savannah sailed yester-
day for wellington, N. c.. where she
will load 10000 bales and steam for
Rotterdam.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-27
SYMPATHY OF QUEEN
FOR NINE. BERNHARDT

Bordeaux, Feb. ga message Of
sympathy has been received by Sarah
Bernhardt from the queen mother Alex
andra of Great Britain, who telegraph
ed as follows:
Il have learned with the greatest re-
gret of the misfortune which has
stricken you and feel the deepest SYM
pathy for you, a sympathy which all
ENGLAND shares for the greatest artist
In the world"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-27
APPROVE
FOOD CONSERVATION

Berlin. Feb 26.-Approval of meas.
ures taken by the government to con-
serve the food supply was expressed at
"a socialist mass meetings held last
night in Greater Berlin. A reduction
in the maximum potato price was de-
manded, however. Policemen who at
tended the meetings forbade the read
ins of uniform resolutions which had
been prepared.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-27
WIRELESS FIRES BOMBS
Germans Have New Method Of Explod
Ing Blasts Under Feet And in the
Trenches Of the Foe.

Berlin, Feb. 25.-Reference to a Sc.
cret invention supplementing mine
thrcwers is made by the National lei
tung correspondent at Austrian press
headquarters. He says an explosion is
produced by system similar to wire.
less telegraphy. The precision Of the
new invention is indicated, the cores.
pondent declares, by the fact that "a
hits were made out OF 25 shots.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-27
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.WARsH|Ps ARE DAMAGED
Germans Hear That Seven British
Cruisers Are in Sad Need OF
Repairs After Battle.

Berlin. Feb. 26.-The Cologne Ca
zette has published letter received
in Germany from Montevideo, Uru-
quay in which it Is declared that
seven British cruisers are lying at
the Falkland islands in the southern
Atlantic severely damaged. This in
formation has been brought into Mon
teyideo. the letter says, by the officers
of an Argentine steamer
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-27
NINE DAMAGES A
SWEDISH VESSEL

Amsterdam, Feb. 26.-The Swedish
steamer Svarton from Rotterdam ar
rived today at Ymuiden, Holland, with
large hole in her starboard side
near the bow. The captain reported
that the Svarton had been damaged
on Thursday afternoon by either a
mine or torpedo. 1t Is his opinion
that the damage was inflicted by a
mine.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-27
ATTACKS FAIL
Montenegrins Reported to Have Re-
pulsed Superior Force OF Enemy
With Heavy Losses.

paris, Feb. GA Montenegrin col.
umn operating in Bosnia was attack
ed Wednesday by superior Austrian
force. says a Cettinje dispatch to ths
Hayas agency. After violent action
on the banks of the Drina, which last
ed several hours, the Austrians am
reported to have been repulsed witt
losses.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-27
Constantinople Insists the
Enemy's Fleets Have
Been Driven Off
LONDON TELLS OF
FORCING PASSAGE
Naval Activities in South
Centering About Forts
of the Dardanelles

Two additions to the long list
Of disasters at sea during the war
were made known today. The
French destroyer Dague struck a
mine in the Adriatic and went
down, with the probable loss OF
thirty-eiaht lives. The Swedish
merchantmen Svarton was dam
aged badly by mine or torpedo
In the North sea but was able to
reach a Dutch port.
From Constantinopie Is an
nounced a victory by the Turks
over Russian forces in the Trans
caucasus. It is said that after a
battle Of several days the Rus
slams were put to flight, having
suffered heavy losses.
So far as official statements
from London, Paris and Berlin
show, there have been no import
ant changes on the main battle
fields of the west or east. In Lon.
don the opinion Is growing that
the Germans are soon to make
great general attack in France, re-
naming on the defensive In Po-
land. Petrograd, on the other
hand, fully expects another Ger
man drive at Warsaw, this time
from the north.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-27
WADE GETS
FEDERAL OFFICE

Washington, D. c., Feb. 26.-The
nomination of Martin j. Wade Of
Iowa City to be United States Judge
for the southern district of Iowa was
sent to the senate today by President
Wilson. ,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-27
NEW TRIAL DENIED.

New York, Feb. 26-Charles Beckers
application for a new trial on the in
dictment charging him with the murder
Of Herman Rosenthal was denied today
by the supreme court.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-27


xhins of the allies were damaged In
the bombardment of the Dardanelles
forts February Is, according to an tn
nouncement given out today at the
headauarters of the Turkish army
here. or
Here is the text of the announce
ment:
"Ten big armored vessels on Feb
ruary 25 again bombarded the TURKISH
forts at the Dardanelles for period
of seven and one-half hours. At tre
conclusion of this operation they re-
tired in the direction of the island OF
Tenedos. One ship of the Agamem-
non type and two other armored ves-
sells were damaged by the fire from
the forts on the Asiatic side OF to
straits
Il was announced from London last
night that all the forts at the entrance
cf tn Dardanelles had been reduced
by the combined fleets of Great Britain
and France, a naval force which has
bcen estimated at something ovsr
thirt- vessels.
Tho English announcement made 10
mention of losses either to vessels or
in men. It described the operations as
successful and said they were cont1nu-
Ing.
The Dardanelles are the key to Con-
stantinople, and the effort TO 1orce
them has been going on since the MID
dlc OF December. In possession or thss
waterway which is strait about torty-
five miles long and from one to three
miles wide between the sea OF -h''-
mora and the Mediterranean, the war
ehips of the allies would not encounti
nny serious difficulty in making their
way to Constantinople and training
their great guns on the Turkish cal'-
,ta1 Turkey always has relied on the
strength of the Dardanelles fortif1ca-
tions Tor protection from attack by
sea their defenses in the sea OF Mar
mora and around Constantinople have
hoen described as relatively unimport-
ant -.
II has been declared that with Con-
stantinople in possession OF the allles,
vast amount of Russian wheat would
come out from the Black sea and be
distributed to ports in France and Eng
land. The possession of Constant1n-
ople also would have the effect OF dr1v-
inr Turkish naval power and part1cu-
Iarly the former German cruisers Goe-
hon and Breslau into the Black sea,
where they would be without any port
o. refuge.
While the efforts. to force the Dar-
danelles have been going on for over
sixty days, the immediate operation,
which. according to the British official
announcement has now resulted sue
cessfully, began about a week ago.
AeronIanes are said to have rendered
material assistance. =,
The Agamemnon type of British bat.
+,eship is of 16,50O tons displacement
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-27

Fr < 4 B .
Above are the presidents
nominees for the newly created
trade commission. A fight Is
to be made on their confirma-
tion because of the alleged par
tisan makeup Of the body. The
first three are democrats and
will hold office for seven, six
and five years respectively. The
latter two are classed as pro-
gressive republicans and hold
Office for four and three years
respectively. The republicans
of the senate resent the fact
that not single regular mem
ber Is included on the proposed
board
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-27

CONTINUED on page 81
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1915-11-25

ture and obstruct drainage. Further
more, do this work early, while the
ground is still dry and hard. vege-
tation and litter hold water like a
sponge aud allow it gradually to soak
in and soften the earth. The job Be
fore the road man is u keep the hard,
dry surface formed in the summer
time from becoming softened by the
fall and winter rains and SHOWS. when
the fall rains begin the earth or gravel
should be dragged frequently to pre-
vent the formation of ruts and the
collection of water. All raveled places
on macadam surfaces should be Care
fully filled in and consolidated.
During the winter, whenever a thaw
is coming IN, the cross drains and side
drains should be opened up as far as
possible TO prevent water collecting
along the roadway. If the thaw is so
pronounced that the roadway is soft
ened, the drag should be used; some
times one round of the drag, with
the hitch reversed will entirely rid the
earth road of slush and melting snow
and leave the road surface practically
dry. Don't get the idea hat the drag
is not needed on your earth and grav.
ell roads in the winter time. Instead
keep it where you can get at it readily,
for If the winter is an ordinary one
you will need it many times.
Winter destruction begins In the
early fall. The best way to prevent
such destruction is to forestal 1t. Keep
the road dry and remember that so
long as it remains so it will not be
seriously injured by frost. Keep the
drains open, the bitches Clear, remove
all vegetation and litter and use tn.
drag frequently. If the road is kept
dry to a depth of two feet below the
surface there will be little trouble
from the coolest winter.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1915-11-25
GRAND TOTAL

GRAND TOTAL 1902 1039S 10541
The safety first movement has
brought about the results reflected
above, an i~ncontestibIe illustration of
accomplished results due to united eff
fort for a common end. Continued CO.
operation upon the part of all must
be encouraged and kept actively alive.
Safety first was not launched on most
railroads until the year 1912, and the
two years of its activity resulted in
470 fewer deaths in the United States
in 1914 than in the year of its incep-
ton.
Constant vigilance is the price of
safety; lack of cooperation, thought,
care and obedience to the rules the
cause of accidents and personal injur-
les. Be vigilant, cooperative, thought
full and careful, thereby assisting as
individuals Safety First" which will
and a more valuable citizen.
In your civic life the topic of tres
passing upon railroad property SHOULD
be agitated and those Of your immed-
late circle who have not had the OPP
portunity to become Informed y tn.
danger of this practice, advised of the
army of persons (more than 5000 each
year, sacrificed in this way, all of
which should be avoided by the pub.
lie combining itself to the regularly
dedicated highways. The major pc,
ton of persons killed while trespass-
ing are not of The element commonly
known as hoboes or tramps, but on the
contrary are useful citizens ana wage
earners or children.