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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-27

have given new life to the dream Of
a Greater Serbia, uniting all the Serb
ian race and co-extensive with its
ancient boundaries before the Turk
destroyed Serbia's greatness; while
the Croats, whose rights have been
ruthlessly invaded by the Magyars,
have been forced back upon the idea
of union with their Serbian cousins.
It is an important factor of the prob
lem that these desires for reunion are
felt as keenly in Serbia, in Rumania
and in Italy as within the Austro-.
Hungarian borders"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-27
.sRoTEcTIoNIsT ARGUMENT.

How amusing it is to find democra-
tic and free-trade papers pointing out
how the war in Europe will, by check
ing imports, stimulate American in
dustries to supply the home market
and operate to diversity production,
thus making the country in high de-
gree industrially self-supporting.
Why that, substantially, is the pro-
'tectionist argument which the free
trade wiseacres have been flouting for
years Hickory IN. CD Times
Mercury.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-27
TALKING PEACE.

People who are thoroughly IN &C.
cord with the desire for stronger
army and navy, can nevertheless DO
good service to the country by talking
peace. The members OF Indiana
council, United Commercial Travellers
of America, met Saturday at French
Lick, Ind, and after adopting reso-
luton In support of President Wilson
and any course he may decide to pur-
sue with reference to foreign compli-
cations, each member pledged himself
10 talk peace and not war while travel
ing about on his regular duties. This
action was taken in the belief that the
sentiment for war or for peace is
strong or weak in proportion to the
number of people who are discussing
war or peace. In other words If every
person in the United States were to
begin discussing war, it would be only
a question of hours before war would
be decided upon.
The travellers are not in favor Of dis
armament; they do not think that all
wars could be prevented by arbitra-
ton. They recognize that wars some
times come unsought. But they do be-
lieve that by calm discussion of the
UCuCAIS VI pCuCO, ACOuACSo "UAS So1A
be averted and that is what they are
setting out to do in this case. They
do not want war unless that war
becomes real necessity. And SO in
their daily travels about the state and
the country, they are going to discuss
and disseminate the bright side of the
controversy; they are going to en-
phasize the things that make for peace
and are not going to express the opin-
ion that this country should roll up its
sleeves and jump into the fray to
avenge real or fancied wrongs or to
protect real or fancied rights.
If the whole nation will follow in
the path of the Indiana commercial
travellers and talk peace, while stand
Ing so1idly behind the government,
there can be little question but that
the United States will attain its de-
sires without shedding the blood Of its
Young men.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-27
WEATHER CALLS
OUT ISAAC WALTONS

The warm weather today brought
out numerous fishermen and they are
strung along the banks Of the river.
One popular place seems to be the
banks of the race opposite the Union
depot, but some of the older nimrods
say this place has been played out as
a fishing grounds. No startling stories
Of monster fish have been heard yet,
but some very good specimens Of the
finny tribe have been taken out of the
water near the dams, which Is another
favorite spot.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-27
DISTRIBUTION OF RACES IN AUS
TRlA-HUNGARY

The Journal of Commerce suggests
that one Of the most potent causes Of
modern warfare is the antagonism and
hatred engendered by rending apart
peoples who belong together by natur-
al kinship and common heritage Of
blood and language, and by forcing
them under the rule of alien powers.
MAY there not be q reconstruction Of
Europe which shall readjust bound
aries and bring people together, who
belong together, who desire to be
together and who can live to-
gether. in peace and respect the
rights Of their neighbors? Why should
not the Teutonic peoples, the Slavic
peoples, and those of other strains
which have traditions and sympathies
peculiar to themselves. be permitted to
choose the government under which
they shall Eve?"
The question is, of course, more
complicated than the writer of the
editorial would have us believe. Never.
theless 1t Is undoubtedly true that the
practice Of ending wars by handing
around slices OF territory irrespective
Of the desires of the Inhabitants, has
always provided grounds for new con-
flicts. To what extent this practice
has been carried may be illustrated by
the population Of the Austro-Hungar-
ian empire. In Austria in 1910 the
German race numbered 9,95O,266 out
of population Of 2s,324,940. In Hun
gary the Magyars were 10,05O,575 out
OF a total of 20,S86,487. The Germans
in Austria are concentrated chiefly in
Upper and Lower Austria and Syria,
with large group living among the
Czechs in Bohemia. In Bohemia and
Moravia are some 100000 Czechs-
Bohemians, Moravians and Slovaks-
constituting 60 or 70 per cent of the
population of these provinces. The
Poles, who number some 100000,
came under Austrian rule as result
of the partitions Of Poland, and form
with the Poles Of Russia and Germany,
part Of the great Polish problem
created by the extinction of the old
kingdom Of Poland The Ruthenians
WAC number over 100000 In Galicia
and Bukovina are members of the lit
tie Russian race inhabit1ng the south
west Of Russia In the south are L.
100000 Slovenes while almost the
whole Of the coast population are
Serbs and CEoats together about 800,-
O00) In Dalmatta and 1stria, and Ital-
ians In the Trent district and the port
of Trieste. The italians, who form
also nearly half the population of the
Tyrol, number some 10000.
c. Ernest Fayle comments or this
situation in War and Peace as follows:
The difficulty of reconciling the
claims of all these races Is obvious; it
is complicated by the fact that many
OF them have brothers across the bor-
der. The Poles dream of reunited
Polish kingdom; the Ruthenians are
racially members of Russia; the Ru-
planians, who have preserved with
tsingular tenacity their Latin speech
and tradition, look to the neighboring
kingdom of their own people and see
a million others of their race in Rus
sian Bessarabia: the Italians long for
the union of Italia irredenta with
Italy: and recent events in the Balkans
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-27

sion passed the house. sThe man was
comfortably seated in a chair that
was tilted back towards the street,
his feet on the sill of an open win
dow, whiting lazily. II reckon OIL
man Williams has got about the big
gest funeral ever been held round
hyer, haint he, Car'line?" "A purity
good sized one, Bud his wife re-
piled. II surely would like to see it,"
said Bud. What pity l amt facin'
that way"
Mr.. Picklelilly came home from his
club one morning about 5 o'clock. He
entered his happy home, crept up the
stairs softly, so as not to awaken his
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-27
ELEMENTS ISOLATE GERMANY.

Ev,>ry since the first week of the
great war in Europe, the German
versions of the battles and the events
connected with the war, have been
given to the American public by
means Of wireless communication with
Germany. This permitted the German
news to reach the United States with
out first being censured by the Brit
ish. 1t is now announced that c.atic
conditions which prevail in the North
Atlantic at this time of the year, will
seriously interfere with wireless con-
nections with Germany and that very
little news direct from Germany will
be received until after July l when
conditions are expected to change and
again permit Of ready communication
via wireless.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-27

spouse, then felt for the switch to turn
on the electric light. He could not
find it, and in the darkness stumbled
over a chair. What's that?" came a
voice from the bed. Where in the
deuce are the lights in this house?"
snarled Picklelilly, trying to put a
bold face on the matter. Lights"
cried Mrs. Picklelilly, scathingly. Pull
up the blinds!"
An elegantly dressed woman, ac-
companied by her daughter, was
walking down an English village
street. A couple Of men loafing at the
door of the public house irritated her.
'Do you know she asked her COM
panion, in stage tones, that conscrip-
ton is coming?" Have you ard,
Bill" following her retreating foot
steps in similar accents, that there's
a great scarcity of nurses at the
'front.'"
Mrs. Finnegan kept a boarding
house and one day young Johnson
came to her with several complaints.
She listened in silence for few mo-
ments, but as the young man waxed
eloquent she lost her patience.
Don't know every one Of the
tricks of your trader" said Johnson,
with considerable heat. DO you
think l have lived in boarding houses
fifteen years for nothing?"
Well replied Mrs. F1nnegan, icily,
81 shouldn't be at all surprised
Nose johnson, an overgrown negro
boy, applied to the foreman Of rail-
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-27

If men who are DESTROYS of succeed
ing in legitimate business will show
as much energy and ingenuity as some
men do in trying to do business illegit-
imately, there would be few business
failures in the country.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-27
PLEAD NOT GUILTY
IN POLICE COURT

Grace Porter and Mary Meany were
before Judge r. r. Ramsell Monday
charged with running disorderly
house. They pleaded not guilty to the
charge and their trial was set for We'd
nesday afternoon at 1:30. Eddie
Crutchfield and William Henderson
were supposed to appear this morning
on the charge Of shooting craps but
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-27

road construction gang for job, and
was instructed to switch to GER
tain track all dirt trains that came
out of the cut. He let long train
of dump cars start by on the wrong
track before he bethought himself
and pulled the switch; the train was
split in two and several of the cars
were derailed. well, boss,' he pro-
tested, when rebuked, Il dun saved
half de train, anyhow"
One day a visiting clergyman, who
was to preach before the students at
an eastern university asked how long
he was expected to talk.
"Of course, we put no time limit
upon you,' replied the president, while
he cordially shook hands with the min
lister, "but we have feeling here that
no souls are saved after the first twen-
ty minutes"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-27
Dinner
8 Stories

In the southern part of Arkansas,
where the natives take things easy, a
man and his wife were sitting on
their porch, when funeral process
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-27

The Italians dallied around for a
year before getting into the swim y
Evidently they we're waiting for the
water to vet warm.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-27

How old would you say ann"
asked the foolish maiden.
II haven't the slightest idea" re-
piled the wise youth, but can safe
ly say you don't look it."
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-27

Nose Johnson, an overgrown negro
boy, applied to the foreman Of rail-
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-27

Copyright 1915 by National Editorial Service0
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1915-05-12
East End of London Is
Scene of Serious Anti
German Outbreaks Which
Police Have Hard Work
! to Quell
WINDOWS SMASHED
PREMISES WRECKED
Apprehension Is Felt AS
Press and Many Public
Men Are Demanding
Drastic Measures Against
Alien Enemy Subjects
ASSOCIATED PRESS DIsPATCH1

LONDON, May 1.-THE east end
of London tonight was the scene of
serious anti German riots. Mob at
tacks on German shops occurred in
Popular. Limehouse, Stepney, Wal
thamstown. Bethnal Green, Camden
town and other districts. Windows
were smashed, shutters and doors torn
down and premises wrecked. In some
instances the inmates of the houses
We're maltreated.
Large bodies of police were called
out to suppress the disturbances and
eventually order was restored, but
there is apprehension the trouble will
be renewed tomorrow as the feeling
is rapidly rising. and is being fostered
by the demands of the press and
many public men that drastic measures
be taken against the alien enemy sub
jects.
At Queens Crescent and Camden
town where open air recruiting meet
ings We're held, the speakers advised
the crowd to refrain from attacks
on the Germans. The advice was un-
needed and directly after the meeting
ended a crowd of about 5000 made
move upon all German shops. The
police were unable to control the
rioters and a squad of territorials
We're brought to the scene. together
with mounted police and gradually
restored order.
Never has such a wave of anti
German feeling surged through the
country as at the present time. II is
due entirely to the sinking of the Lusi-
tania Workmen in the industrial dis
trict are refusing to labor alongside
of men of German birth whether they
the premises occupied by Germans
have been stormed. damaged or de-
stroyed am even the exchanges in Lon
don and provincial towns with hither-
to have permitted persons of German
blood to retain membership are TAX
ing the drastic step of barring the doors
to them. regardless of all considera-
tions
There have been riots in Liverpool,
Manchester, Birkenhead and Stafford.
In Liverpool the Germans have been
interned ard those who are natural
lied subjects of Great Britain have
been advised to go to interior towns or
seek internment. Many of them have
decided upon the latter course.
demand is bein made by the news
papers that all of the $4,000 Germans
still at large be similarly treated. This
evening deputations from the stock
exchange. the Baltic exchange. Lloyds,
and the Corn exchange after meeting
on the steps of the Royal exchange
marched to the house of commons and
presented q petition to the attorney
general wrich called attention to the
grave danger that exists by allowing
alien enemies to remain at large in the
country. a public meeting will be held
at Mansion House on the subject of
the alien enemies 1t will be the fore
runner of meetings of protest to be held
all over the country
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1915-05-12
GULFL|GHT WAS
SUNK BY BOAT
WITHOUT FLAG
Chief Officer, Now Master,
Tells of Being Escorted
BY British Patrol at the
Time Death Dealing Sub
marine Appeared
ASSOCIATED PRESS D1sPArcHl

WASHINGTON, May 1.-THE state
department has made public sworn
statement by Ralph E. Smith, former
chief officer. now master of the Amer
lean steamer GulfIight, describing the
torpedoing of his vessel on May l off
the SciIly Islands. When torpedoed,
he says, he was flying the American
ensign, six by ten feet in size. He
said he saw the submarine but could
not distinguish or see the flag flying
on her" Further he says, shortly be-
fore the submarine was sighted, two
British patrol boats. the Iago and
Filey, took a position on either side
of the Gulflight and ordered her to
follow them to the Bishop lighthouse.
The text of Captain Smiths state
ment in part, follows:
Il am Ralph z. Smith, now master
of the steamship Gulflight. At the
commencement of the voyage l was
chief officer. The ship left Port Arthur
on the tenth day of April laden with
a tank cargo of gasoline and wooden
barrels of Iubricating oil When about
half way across the Atlantic the wire
less operator told me there was a
British cruiser in our vicinity and
that he had heard messages from this
ship the whole time since leaving
Port Arthur, but she made no direct
communication with, or to our ship.
From the sound of the wireless mes
sages given out by the British ship
she seemed to maintain the same dis
tance from US until about three days
Do
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1915-05-12
CABINET TALKS
ABOUT TRAGEDY
Of LUS|TAN|A
Members Do Not Deny
Subject Of Discussion
and Assume Grave De
meanor While Declining
to Make ANY Comment
ASSOCIATED PRESS DIsPArcHl

WASHINGTON. May 1.-THE presi-
dent practically decided tonight on the
first step in the policy the United
States will pursue as a result of the
sinking of the Lusitania The presi-
dent will act promptly, within a day
or two. A draft of the communication
TO be sent to Germany was submitted
to the cabinet and approved unani-
mously. There was no announcement
but it was learned the note Will insist
on an explanation of the series of in
cidents and attacks on several Ameri-
can ships Is well as the loss of Ameri-
can lives on the Lusitania.
In what is described by those famil-
lar with tho document as firm and un-
mistakable terms the president voices
the intense feeling of the United
States over these happenings and in
the name Of international law demands
adherence BY Germany to established
rules of maritime warfare. The presi-
dent points out, it is understood that
the United States in its note which
said that Germany will be held to
strict accountability for any attack
on American vessels or lives has not
admitted any right on the part of Ger
many TO carry on such methods of war
fare and declared moreover that giving
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1915-05-12
Arguments In
Sebastian Case
To Begin Today
ASSOCIATED PRESS D1spArcHJ

Los ANGELES, May 11-Mrs. S.
G. Burrell giving rebuttal testimony.
for the prosecution during the trial
of Charles Sebastian, nominee for
mayor, and Mrs. Lille Pratt on a
morality charge, said mat Mrs Pratt
told her on one occasion that she
had been out until four O'clock in
the morning with Sebastian. AS the
defense closed its case before noon
and the prosecution made good pro-
gress in the rebuttal in the after
noon, predictions are made that ar
guments will begin before adjourn
ment tomorrow night
H. II. Howard. a prosecution witness.
was asked by defense attorneys if
he know that Martha Olivera, a sis
ter of Mrs. Pratt, one of the chief
witnesses for the prosecution had
offered to blackmail the MAYOR of
Santa Monica during Il political cam
paign, but the court dismissed the
witness without allowing him to an
swer Deputy District Attorney Nc
Cartney, in charge OF the Juvenile
cases. and Roy Rankin. his assistant
b tn of whom testified that when
Mrs. Pratt was first asked about the
reports that she mad been in the
company OF Il high police official
ed the testimony of Probation Officer
Davis. who said that Mrs. Pratt de-
clared the charges were false.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1915-05-12
Reading Of Measure On
the Floor for the First
Time Was Half Finished
When House Adjourned
Yesterday
THIRD READING
ON THURSDAY
Senate Warming the Wires
to Cali Absent Members
bers to Assist i'll Receiv-
ing the General Appro-
DriatiOn Bill

1t is the expectation of the house
leaders that they will be able some time
tomorrow, to employ a Chaste and clas-
steal expression, to pass the buck to
the senate The reading of the general
appfoprIatlof bill as amended was half
finished when the house adjourned yes
1erdaV afternoon and as it was gone
over it began to be turned into the en-
rolling and enSrossing committee until
an objection however was made to that
procedure No time will be lost in the
consideration of the bill on third read
ing The opposition to the bill in its
present form has given up hope of
making changes and viii not interpose
any dilatory tactics. trusting to the
senate to fix the bill as they themselves
think it ought to have been fixed by
the house.
Immediately after the house con-
vened Yesterday morning, recess was
taken until afternoon to give the COM
mittee on appropriations time 10 put
the rest of the amendments into shape
and to complete the orderly arrange
ment of the bill. The reading began at
two O'Clock and proceeded without in
terruption until a subsection was
itcli'ittu IIpN 4Q4Il5 an t1ppA AoEi AtttACAi ~
S4S00 for the superintendent of insur
ance Of lie corporation commission
Mr. Graham raised an objection to any
appropriation for such department on
the ground. he said. that it was being
used for the persecution of those whom
the superintendent did not like. This
business, he said. should be left to the
responsible heads of the department.
The appropriation stood
An amendment providing for an ap-
preparation of $11,170 for the salary of
the chief clerk of the commission and
the expenses of his department was a
cause for a hitch Mr. Newbury de-
sired to increase this amount to $15. 900
for. he said a mistake had been made.
the salaries alone of this department
amounted to s13,S00 to say nothing of
the expenses.
It the course Of the debate, Mr.. Proc
tor wanted it understood that he was
not in favor of cutting the salaries but
ne was in favor of cutting out help that
was not needed, leaving ample remun-
Grafton for those who did the necessary
work
II was noticed that Mr. Chrsty had
so far voted on none of the questions
that had been presented. He rose to
tell why; he said that it had been
brought to his attention that some of
the members were weary Of the sound
Of his voice and he would therefore not
weary them especially since he saw it
was futile to attempt to institute any
reforms in the manner of providing for
the expenses of the government. This"
Continued on Page Three)
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1915-05-12
HAMMOND URGES ADOPTION Of
INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE COURT

I justice, John Hays Hammond. chair
man of the congress. indicated. Ham
mond, who came to Cleveland ahead
of the delegates, said the congress
hopes to have its plans for an in
J ternational tribunal ready for accept
ance by the powers. in principle at
least, before the end of the present
war.
He added that sub committees of
the congress, after correspondence and
conversations with representative men
of European countries report the prop
ositicn is favored on all sides, and al
most certain of ultimate acceptance.
And if this outcome said Ham
mond, permanent peace will be
more than a dream for the plan
calls for the compulsory submission
to the court of all disputes.
Mr. Hammond said there seemed
to have been a popular belief that
Germany does not favor an interna-
tional court of justice.
This is wrong" he added. 4 will
read at the opening of congress a
letter from DR.. Dernberg, sometimes
referred to as Emperor Williams un-
official spokesman in the United
States. which SAYS emphatically that
Germany favors the settlement of in
ternational disputes through such a
channel"
The congress viii be attended by
many prominent men Among those
who accepted invitations to speak are
former President Taft, Judge Alton
b. Parker, Henry Clews, John Mitchell.
General Ballington Booth, John Wesley
Hill, Bainbridge Colby. Rabbi Joseph
Silverman and Prof. Samuel r. Dnt-
ton
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1915-05-12
COMMANDERS MUST NOT Do
HARM To NEUTRAL VESSELS

merchant vessels with neutral pas
sengers aboard would at least be Wis
tied and searched and non -combatants
removed to a place of safety before
the ships destruction as prize.
Whether a request for a guarantee is
to be accompanied by a demand
for full reparation to the families of
American victims or whether action
on the Lusitania case itself will be
postponed until Germany's attitude
toward the first request is disclosed,
the steps of the president. it is un-
derstood, have not yet been settled in
his own mind 1t is recognized the
refusal by Germany to meet such a
request would present a serious situa-
tion but there is no disposition among
the presidents advisors to let this
deter them from the enunciation of a
vigorous attitude