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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-16
Affray Follows a Quarrel
Occurring at the Home
of the Older Man
BULLET ENTERS FACE
BENEATH RIGHT EYE
Emerges Below Cheek Bone |,
Condition Is Reported
Must Better Today

Enraged because his stepson did NOT
leave his house as soon as told. Bert
Tudor, living on Tacoma avenue, shot
and seriously wounded Ralph Ellis.
Saturday evening about $3.50 O'Clock.
The bullet entered the right side OF the
young mans face just below the right
eye and emerged below the right cheek
bone. He was hurried to the Ottumwa
hospital where his condition Is much
improved today. Mr.. Tudor was ar
rested by Sheriff C.. C. Cremer and tax
en- to the county jail where information
will be filed against him as soon as
Mr.. Ellis can leave the hospital.
Mr.. Tudor when seen at the Jail by
Courier representative stated that
he has had trouble with his stepson
since he was married some time ago.
He said that the Ellis couple had caus-
ed trouble between him and his wife.
that he had told Mr.. Ellis to leave the
house and find home Of his own. The
according to Mr.. Tudor and Friday
night he charges the young man with
having thrown large piece Of coal at
him. Saturday night he stated that he
had gone home prepared either to have
Nii. HILLS iCdNC Alo OT ulIQ
out. When he entered the door Mr..
Ellis was seated by the stove. when
| told him to go" said Mr.. Tudor, .'ho
refused and l drew my revolver and
shot him."
Mr.. Ellis was much better this morn.
ing at the hospital and was able to bs
up. His story is somewhat different
from his stepfather's Mr. Ellis stated
that he had trouble with Mr.. Tudor
since he was married but that he had
never been told to leave the house un.
til Saturday night. He claims that
when Mr.. Tudor came home he had the
gun in his hand and that he said that
his wife, (Mrs. Ellis) would have to
leave Mr.. Ellis asserts that he told his
stepfather that they would go but
would like to know why. Mr.. Ellis
states that his stepfather turned
around to Mrs. Tudor and muttered a
few words and quickly wheeled around
and shot him.
When asked If he would file informa.
tion against his stepfather for at.
tempting to take his life Mr.. Ellis
stated that he would file charges as
soon as he could leave the hospital. The
wound which Is not critical may cause
the young man to lose the sight of his
right eye.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-16
CANADIANS ARE
GIVEN A FRIGHT
AUTHORITIES SPEND NIGHT IN
WATCHING FOR HOSTILE AERO
PLANES FROM u. S. A.

Ottawa, Ont, Feb. 15.-After an all
night watch for the air visitors, in
three or four aeroplanes, who were re.
ported to have crossed the ST. Law
renee river at Morristown, N. Y, and
to have dropped a fire ball as they
passed over Brockville, the Dominion
police and officials of the government
were of the opinion today that the re-
port was unfounded
After receiving the report last night
the lights around the parliament build.
ing, the royal mint and the residence
of the governor general were mined
lately extinguished Sharpshooters
were stationed on Parliament hill and
guards were held in readiness to repel
an aerial attack.
The Duke of Connaught, governor
general of Canada, Is on an inspection
trip to Winnipeg, but the duchess and
the Princess Patricia are in the cap
ital.
Toy Balloon Sent Up.
Ogensburg, N. Y, Feb. 15.-Young
men living in Morristown, on the
side of the international line
Brockville, said today that
shortly after o'clock last night they
sent up three fireworks balloons, each
of which exploded high in the air
above Brockville.
Reports today from Morristown were
that it was believed that these balloons
were mistaken for aeroplanes by per-
sons living across the line in Canada
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-16
BRITAIN IS PAYING
BULK OF WAR Cost
CHANCELLOR LLOYD-GEORGE IN
STATEMENT TO PARLIAMENT
OUTLINES FINANCES.

London, Feb. 15.-In statement
explanatory Of the arrangement made
at the recent conference between tne
finance ministers of France and Rus-
sia and himself in Paris, David Lloyd
George told the house of commons THIS
afternoon that the expenditures OF the
allies on the war would be two billion
pounds sterling ($1O,OOO, ,OOo,ooo) our-
ing the current year of which Great
Britain was spending more money than
her two allies The present war, Mr.
Lloyd-George said, was the most ex-
pensive in material, men and money
that had ever been waged.
Great Britain, the chancellor Of the
exchequer told the house of commons,
could finance the war for five years
out of the proceeds Of her investments
abroad. France was able to 40 SO 1or
about two or three years with some
thing to spare. Russia, he said, al.
though prodigiously rich in natural
resources, was in a different position.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-16
Germany Planning to Force
Italians Into the Struggle

"In exchange Italy is to take part
at once in the war. She will occupy
Tunis and help Turkey drive the Eng
lish from Egypt, which will return un-
der the dominion of the s''tan OF
Turkey. In addition the Italian fleet
will attack the AnglovFrench navaf
forces in the Mediterranean"
Continuing, the paper says that
Prince Won Buelow, referring to Triest,
made this statement:
"It is impossible to give Triest to
Italy because this seasport is the lung.
not of Austria, but of Germany
At the conclusion of one of his con-
versations with the Italian statesmen.
Prince Won Buelow, according to this
newspaper, made use of this phrase:
Either Italy will be friendly toward
us, or we will treat her worse than we
are treating England.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-16

legged activity Of shipping interests
against the bill, Senator Burton's re-
solution for an inquiry into any nego,
tiations by government officials for
options on belligerent ships was
adopted by the senate today.
The amendments propose that the
investigation include what efforts the
so-called shipping trust has made to
prevent the passage Of the ship pur.
chase bill: that it be ascertained
what shipping corporations or cham
bers of commerce dominated by ship.
ping interests have maintained legal
in Washington to op.
pose the bill, and that it also be as.
certained what senators are stock or
bond holders in the United Fruit
company, or other shipping corpora
tions with which government ships
might compete"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-16
BERLIN PAPERS HOLD
us T77TUDE' UNFAIR
Publications at German Capital Nearly Unanimous in
Criticism Of the "Pliant' Note to Britain and the
"Ultimatum" Addressed to the Fatherand

in London as in Berlin. The British
have now been told fairly and suuarely
that the entire responsibility is on
them if American lives or property are
sacrificed through misuse of the flag.
the two notes"
On the other hand, the Morgen Post
has a different opinion and calls the
American note to Great Britain not
ably different on account OF it's mild
and plant tone"
The Tages Zeitung says that the
United States in it's note to Great Brit
ain with helpful care" leaves England
convenient door of escape This
paper says it does not understand why
neutral powers will not see they are
saving off the branch on which they
sit, when they do not protest with all
the means at their disposal at this
disgrace of neutrality, which fore
shadows their destruction.
Laugh at v. S. Army.
Amsterdam, Feb. 15.-The Montag
Zeitung of Berlin, according to dis
patch reaching here from the German
capital, in an article referring to the
stand of the United States, asks what
harm America can do to Germany.
"She has no army this paper says,
"and her fleet would not dare approach
nearer our shores than does the Eng
lish. The expulsion of Germans from
America would mean her ruin. Amer
ica's threats are simply ridiculous, and
it is more than ridiculous for us to
take them in earnest"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-16

Berlin, Feb. 15.-The newspapers of
Berlin continue commenting today on
the recent diplomatic exchanges by
the United States and Great Britain
and Germany concerning the protec-
uon OF American shipping on the coast
Of the British isles.
Generally they characterize the
American note to Great Britain as too
mild when compared with the note to
Germany, but they make use of this
note to support their contention that
Great Britain is to blame for the situa-
ton. The Kreuz Zeitung says:
"The American note properly takes
the British government to task for the
contemptuous misuse of the Ameri-
can flag, a course which menaces the
safety of neutral shipping. Therefore
it Is more difficult to understand what
the American government wants of us
The German people will not be able to
to us or to the fern of their asking
Our position has not changed in the
degree since February 4. The
The United States has two ways to
protect herself from harm. The first
is to stop Great Britian's misuse of the
American flag and the second is to
keep her ships and people and contra
band of war out Of the war zone. II she
adopts this met Od she will not only
avoid harm, but bring quick end to
the war"
The Lokal Anzeiger says: 1T is evil
dent that the United States is pressing
the matter with the same forcibleness
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-16
INCREASE IN PRICE
OF RYE HITS LIQUOR
LESS WHISkEY BEING MANU-
FAcTURED IN PENNSYLVANIA
AS GRAIN ADVANCES.

Connelsyille, Pa, Feb. 15-Increase
in the price of rye is held responsible
for curtailment in the manufacture of
whisky at many of the large distiller-
les OF southwestern Pennsylvania.
Operations at two Of the plants,
which are among the largest and best
known in the United States, will prob
ably be suspended temporarily next
month, two months ahead of scheduled
time. Another large plant is now run
ming at reduced capacity while a
fourth has already been closed A
number of smaller distilleries in Fay
cite county which did not start the
usual winter run when the price Of
rye began to rise, will wait for the
harvest Of next falls crop before re-
suming. Distillers claim that should
the price Of whisky be increased as a
result of the advance in the price of
grain, the effect would not be felt for
four years honce when the whisky is
taken out of bond.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-16

Rome, Feb. 15.-The Idea Nazionale,
a newspaper published in the interests
of the nationalist party, in it's issue of
today, publishes forecast of German
proposals to Italy, which reads as fol-
lows
Before the end of February Prince
Won Buelow, the German ambassador
to italy, will present to the Italian
government concrete proposal for
italian participation in the war on the
side OF Germany. This consists of the
cession by Austria of the province OF
Trent and the rectifcation of the
eastern Italian frontier by the addition
of a strip of land going as far as the
Isonzo river In addition Germany Will
pledge herself to conclude new treaty
with Italy which will afford protection
to Italy's Mediterranean interests.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-16
TURKS OFFEND. GREEKS
Diplomatic Insult Causes Minister to
Leave tantinople-Trouble
May be Result.

London, Feb 15-Reuter's Telegram
Co., has received the following dis
patch from it's Athens correspondent:
Difficulties having arisen in regard
to the fulfillment of the porte's prom
ise Of satisfaction to Greece for the
insult to the naval attache of the
Greek legation at Constaintople, M.
Panas, the Greek minister, felt COM
PEELED to leave Constantinople yester-
day, leaving the secretary of the lega-
ton of the affairs of Greece
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-16
New Catastrophe Follows
Right on the Heels Of
Recent Earthquake
PEOPLE ARE DRIVEN
FROM THEIR HOMES
River Tiber in Rome Fifty
Feet Above Usual Level
and Still Rising

Rome, Feb. 15.-The great stair
case Of 800 steps in Rome leading
from the Trastevere station to the
Monteverde section, hllly quar-
ter Of the city, 10 at this hour
threatening to collapse because Of
undermining by the waters.
Rome, Feb .15.-Italy, having just
Rome, Feb. 15.-lnformation
from the upper reaches OF the
Tiber indicate further rise In the
flood water Of few inches, after
which, unless there should come
more rain, the waters undoubted-
ly will begin to 60 down.
passed through period of grave anxi-
ETY. as result of destructive earth
Quakes, is now facing new peril IN
the form of floods. Everywhere
streams are out of their banks, due to
heavy transforms which have contin-
ued for several days.
In the low lying quarters the people
have driven from their homes or
are prisoners In the upper stories OF
their houses. The military authorities
have taken cognizance of the situation
and troops have been sent to i'd IN
rescue work and to provide food for
sufferers cut off from supplies.
In Rome the river Tiber is more than
fifty feet out of its normal banks and
is rising at the rate of two inches an
hour. The one bright spot in the sit
uation Is that the weather, early to-
day, showed signs of clearing, and this
gives hope that the waters will soon
recede.
The Leonine city, as the Vatican
quarter OF Rome is called, is in the low
er part of the town and this section is
generally flooded. The water, however.
has not reached the apostolic palace or
st. Peters. Pope Benedict is taking a
sympathetic interest in the situation
and has instructed all the parish
priests to display the greatest energy
in aiding their distressed parishioners.
The pope himself spent a good deal or
his time Sunday in watching the rising
waters in the quarter just below the
apostolic palace.
Two hundred patients in the hospital
of Santo Spirito, near the Vatican have
been removed to upper floors of the
building because of the food. Some
fear is expressed that the rising water
may cause the building to collapse.
Road Rendered Unsafe.
The authorities have closed the road
from Rome to the sea In which there
are several deposits Of carbide and
lime. Some of these. through inflltra-
ton from the flooded Tiber, have al
ready exploded and caused nearby
to collapse. Fortunately
there were no victims, as the people,
forseeing danger, had left the place.
Great anxiety Is felt today for the
famous st. Angelo bridge, originally
erected by Emperor Hadrian and which
connects his tomb with the city. The
water is already over the pillars of the
bridge, and troops, engineers and fire.
men are at the scene, doing what is
possible to check the peril. Milos
bridge, built over one hundred years
before Christ, is inundated and water
also surrounds the imposing basilica OF
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-16
TONS OF FOOD FOR
STARVING BELGIANS

New York, Feb. 15.-More than no.
900 tons of food had been sent to Bel
gium up to January 20 by the commits
sion for relief in Belgium, according to
its twelfth weekly report issued today.
During the week ending January 20,
23,227 tons we're shipped, more than
twice the amount shipped the week
before. OF this shipment, 20,356 tons
were wheat and 2,340 tons flour, the
remaining 531 tons being composed of
rice. peas. beans, salt and potatoes.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-16
ASSAILANTS TRY
TO BURN VICTIM

Kansas City, Mo-, Feb. 15.--Mike
Mazuck was dangerously burned to-
day when two men seized him on
street in the Italian section and after
pouring oil on his hair and clothing,
lighted them Passers.by extinguished
the flames and physicians said Ma.
zuck would recover. Mazuck, who IL
laborer. said he knew his assailants
but refused to divulge their names
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-16
BRITISH STEAMER
DAMAGED BY MINE

London, Feb. 15-The British steam
er Wavelet, 1913 tons, Captain Cole,
from Pensacola, Fla, January Is, via
Newport News, January %, for Leith,
Scotland, was badly damaged by a
mine in the British channel. Her
skipper promptly beached her
A small boat carrying the first Of
ticer and number of the crew cap
sized in the heavy seas and all in 1t
were drowned.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-16
Petrograd Reports That the
Foe Is Slowly Falling
Back in Southwest
GERMANS ADVANCE
IN EAST PRUSSIA
Allies Lose Several Points
of Importance on East
of the Battle Line

Petrograd, Feb 15-In the south
west the Russians are holding the
Carpathian mountains pass of Wis
kow and also one at Nadworna against
the German assaults and according to
reports reaching here. are daily cap
turing German and Austrian prisoners
and guns.
Another battle. in which bayonet at
tacks were made by the Russians, is
reported from Smolnika. During the
night the Russians surrounded an
Austrian position and took prisoners
ten officers and 400 men. Battles
have occurred also at Kuirmka, near
Dukla, and at Baligrod.
German troops are advancing rap
idly everywhere in East Prussia, the
Berlin war Office says in it's state
ment today. In northern Poland, also
considerable gains are reported. Pet
rograd military commentators assert
that Russia will gain an advantage in
falling back to her own territory by
depriving Germany of the use of the
railroads, which she employed effec-
lively in transporting troops along the
front when the fighting was on Ger
man SOIL.
Allies Lose Ground.
In French Lorraine the Germans
achieved local victory, occupying po-
sitions which the allies were able to
recover only in part by counter at
tack Trench warfare continues with
varying degrees of intensity else
where along the front and both the
French and German war Offices, in to-
days communications, claim small
victories.
Unusually heavy artillery duels, ac.
cording to reports from both sides,
are proceeding at the present time in
Belgium, but definite news as to re.
suits is lacking.
Austrians in Sortie.
Cettinje, Montenegro, Feb. 15.-The
Austrian fleet on Sunday morning
made sortie from the Gulf of Cattaro
commenced the bombardment of the
port Of Antivari, Montenegro.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-16
SNOW COVERING
TELEPHONE POLES

Turin, Feb. 1.-THE snowfall In the
Piedmont region this winter Is heavier
than any heretofore known, according
to available records. This is especially
true in the Alps where all wires are
down and even the telegraph poles are
invisible because Of the depth Of snow
At the famous ST.. Bernard hospice the
snow is more than twenty-five feet
deep.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-16
AIR RAIDERS. OVER PALACE
Royal Family Of Montenegro Under
Fire Of Machine Guns Mounted
on Aeroplanes.

Cettinje, Montenegro, Feb. 15.-The
members of the royal family of Mont
enegro were subjected yesterday in
their residence at Rieka to machine
gun fire from two Austrian areo-
planes.
Rieka is village near Lake Scutari,
where the royal family passes the
winter. King Nicholas saw the race.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-16
NOT READY
FOR INDEPENDENCE

Manila, Feb. 15-Wu Ting Fang.
former Chinese minister to the Unit,
ed States, on leaving today for his
home in China declared that the Phil
ippines should not always be de.
pendent state. : He reiterated, how.
ever, the views recently expressed BY
him in a speech here, that the time
was not yet ripe for the independence
of the islands, n
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-16
TROUBLE MAKERS OUSTED
Japs Deport Germans and Briton
Found Guilty of Trying to In
flame Public Opinion.

Yokohama, Japan, Feb. 15.-The
Japanese authorities have ordered the
expulsion from Japan of four Germans
and one Engnshman, who have been
found guilty of actions disturbing
peace and order.
The authorities have decided on a
stricter surveillance of Germans and
Austrians in the country.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-16
LOAN SNAPPED UP.

London, Feb. 15.-The issue of $780,.
100000 of Russian treasury bills has so
attracted bankers and insurance
houses and the applications have been
so large that the lists were closed at
nocn today instead of being kept open
until next Thursday as had been the
original intention.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-16
STAGE IS SET FOR
FIGHT ON LIQUOR
LOWER HOUSE OF IOWA LEGiS
LATURE TO BE PLUNGED
INTO STRUGGLE SOON.

Des Mones, Feb 15.-The scesle of
the Iowa general assembly's contest
over the prohibition question will be
shifted tomorrow to the house, where
resolution by Crozier of Marion
county, is expected to precipitate the
first clash. This resolution asks that
the Crozier bill for the repeal Of the
mulct law be recalled from the COM
mittee on suppression of intemper-
ance.
House dry leaders are expected to
force a test vote at once. 1t is GER
tain that they desire the adoption Of
the Crozier bill, in view of the fact
that later they will have to pass on
the senate bill
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TERMINAL is LOOTED.

TERWINNC IS LOU EU.
Washington, D. c., Feb. 1.-two
masked robbers with revolvers held up
the cashier at one of the principal troll.
ley terminals not far from the capitol
today and get away with $4,000
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USE OF NEUTRAL
FLAG CONDEMNED
Great Britain Must Cease
Efforts to Stop the
Shipping of Food

London, Feb. 15.--In statement
20 the house Of commons today,
Winston Spencer Churchill, first
lord Of the admiralty, intimated
that further action would be TAX
on by the allies to prevent the i'm
portation Of foodstuffs In neutral
ships to Germany.
Connecticut western news., 1915-06-17
CORNWALL HOLLOW

Charles Smith, of Torrington, accom- panied by several friends motored to Cream Hill lake Sunday for a days fishing.
 There were two frosts last week, but no damage to gardens have been re- ported.
 The Aurora Borealis on Saturday night were beautiful sight They spanned the hole northern sky and were far more brilliant than are usually seen. It WIS well worth watching as it shot u i'll all it's varied form.
 MT. and Mrs. Albert Hogan and MT. and Mrs. Will Sterling attended the funeral of John Sterling at Goshen, Tuesday.
 Charles Green, the West Goshen grocery man, was in the Hollow deliv- ering goods Friday.
 Miss Grayce Narcotic. o New York, was the guest of her grandmother, Mrs. Sarah Potter last week.
 Mrs. l.. $. Chipman and daughter spent day with Mrs. Elizabeth Kel logg at her Cornwall home.
 Mr. and Mrs. F. I. Roberts, ol Thomaston, motored up to her fam home Wednesday afternoon.
 A gang of men with teams have beer working the Goshen road to Cornwall line.