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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-15
HESSIAN PRINCE DIES IN BATTLE IN THE BALKANS Frederick William, Killed In
 Action, Berlin War
 Office Says X

Berlin, Sept. IS. via London.-Prince Frederick Wilhelm of Hesse has been killed at Cara Orman, it was officially announced by the war office today in it's report on operations on the Balkan front.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-15
THE WEATHER

Weather: Showers this afternoon; fair and much cooler tonight and Sat- inrday.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-15

Gross earnings of Atlantic Steel CO.
 for the eight months ended Aug. lsl.
 were Sk74.71A Aitf
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-15
P ow erful Offensive Drive Develops Rapid ly and British Capture Village of Flirs, Two Miles North of Ginchy. Make Further Gains Near POZieres = Ad- vance at Various Points on Whole Front Ranges From 2,000 to 5000 Yards.

London, Sept. i5-The Brit ish in their offensive along the Somme have broken the Ger man third line of defense and have taken the village of Flirs, two miles north Ginchy, ac- cording to reports received by, Reuters Telegraph Co. today.
 British forces, today are also reported to have gained the outskirts of Martinpuich, a mile and a half east of Po- zieres, the report adds.
 \The British returned to the attack on the Somme front last night, charg- ling over a sector about six miles long. The war office announced today that they had advanced from 2.000 to B. 900 yards and were continuing to pro- gress.
 The attack was made along the whole British front over which the heaviest fighting has been in progress recently. The British advanced on the line from Bouleaux Wood. between Combles and Ginchy, to a point north of the Albert Bapaume Highway
 Preceding this mornings extensive offensive movement, the British last night drove onward southward of .Thiepval and captured about one thousand yards of German trenches including a strongly fortified position.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-15
FRENCH TAKE TRENCHEs.

Paris, Sept. 15--North of the Somme the French last night captured a series of German trenches and advanced as far as the village of Rauncourt, the war office announced today. On the verdun front two German atacka were repulsed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-15
BRITISH LOSE. 2.ooo NfEN.

heavy fighting in Mesopstamis, with the British on the offensive is reported in a delayed official statement issued at Constantinople on Sept. 9. The British are said to have lost 200" men in one engagement.
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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-09-21
IOWA PER CAPITA
WEALTH Sl,753
TOTAL ASSESSMENT IN ENTIRE
STATE $4,134,542,35o. :.
FATAL CRASH AT R, R. CROSSING
Des Moines Newspapers Hear That
Winter Clothing and Supplies
Have Been Received by the Iowa
National Guard at the Border.

Des Moines, Sept. 20-Have you
$1,753 in cash, securities or property?
According to the report of w. H. vii.
liams, revenue clerk of the auditor of
states office, there is that much as
sessed wealth in Iowa for every person
in the state, if it were evenly divided.
Unfortunately the wealth is uneven
ly divided In all counties of the
state where there are large cities, the
average wealth per person is consid-
crably lower than the average for the
state. The wealth is greater in the
rural districts.
Monroe county has the lowest per
capita assessed wealth. 1t averaged
1886 per person. Ida county heads
the list with per capita assessed wealth
OF $2,S51.
The total assessed wealth in Iowa as
adjusted by the state executive coun-
Gil is Saba, 542,350. Polk county has
$170,575,719 assessed wealth.
The per capita wealth in the various
counties of the Sixth Congressional
district, based on the assessed wealth,
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-09-21
Fatal Auto Accident.

Tama, Sept. 20.-L. A. Reinig is
dead and Jud Berger is believed to be
dying as the result of crossing acct
dent in the eastern part OF Tama last
evening, The men, who are promi-
nent farmers residing just west of To-
ledo, were coming TO Tama in an au-
tomobile and when on the second
crossing west of the railway station
were struck by Milwaukee passenger
train No. 2. The train was not NOV
ing at great speed at the time and the
view Of the track was unObstructed,
but the occupants Of the auto failed to
see the train until it was almost dl-
rectly upon them. Mr.. Reinig died
within five minutes after the accident.
Mr.. Berger's right leg was cut off and
he was internally injured. He is be-
lieved to be dying.
Both victims are married men with
families, Mr.. Reinig being son-in.law
OF Mr.. Berger.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-09-21
FAIR WEATHER
FAVORS N.S.FA|R
GREAT CROWDS ARE ATTENDING
FROM ALL DIRECTIONS.
TO-DAY'S PROGRAM THE FIRST
No Special Trains This Year as Auto
mobile Transportation Has Made
THEM Improbable. Excel
lent Attractions.

New Sharon, Sept. 2O.--Fair wea,
Their is fayoring the New Sharon Fair
association this year and the good
roads are bringing the crowds from
all directions.
Tuesdays program was really the
first day of the fair and the attend
ance was not as large as win be out
today and toTorrsN,
No special train from Oskaloosa
was provided by the NJ II st. L. Ry.
this year as the automobile method of
transportation has made the special
train Improbable.
But the motor cars are doing their
full share toward boosting the attend
ance.
An excellent program of attractions
has been provided by the management
and the exhibits in ali classes are full
ly up to the average of other years.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-09-21
NIGHT OF RIOT
IN CAR STRIKE
SUBWAY, ELEVATED AND SUR.
FACE CARS ARE STONED.
POLICE MAKE TWENTY ARRESTS
Business Mems Committee Fail In
EndeaVors.-President Shontz Re-
fuses to Discuss Arbitration
With Strikers.

New York, Sept. 20.-After a night
of the worst rioting since the begin
ming of the street car men strike,
caused orders to be issued to police
men to put down rioting at all costs.
Subway, elevated and surface cars
were attacked and stoned.
Twenty were arrested. Fifteen of
the men were charged with felony,
punishment of which is from five to
twenty years imprisonment.
Automobiles loaded with policemen
are patroling the streets and were at
stations to await riot calls.
Citizens Committee Fails.
After a citizens committee compos-
ed Of prominent business men, had
failed to effect basis of settlement
between the striking union carmen
and their employers here yesterday,
it was announced last night that APP
parently the only hope of averting
threatened sympathetic walkout of
100000 workers, set for Friday, now
lies in final appeal to be made TO
the labor leaders Thursday.
The citizens committee will confer
with Mayor Mitchell and Oscar S.
Straus, chairman of the public service
commission, to-day in an effort to
find some solution to the problem.
Present Plan to shonts.
After a conference last evening with
the mayor and Mr.. Straus the com
mittee visited Theodore p. Shonts,
president of the PETERBOROUGH Rapid
Transit company, and the New York
Railways company, and, it was said,
proposed to him plan evolved for
the peaceable adjustment of the pres
ent differences.
Mr. Shonts, II is learned informed
the committee that he would refuse
positively to meet representatives Of
the strikers. He said that even IL he
were disposed to treat with the strik-
ers, he could not do so because the
II 900 of his loyal employees, who
make possible the continuation of traf-
tiC on the subways and elevated roads,
had threatened to strike If the Inter
bourough recognized the strikers
union.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-09-21
TO CONF|s|CATE
U.S.-OWNED MINES
TO SEIZE ALL PROPERTY NOT OPP.
d GRATING IN 60 DAYS.
AID ASKED BY THE AMERICANS
New York Bankers Appeal to Secre-
tary Lansing-Hundreds of Mil
lions Threatened by
New Order.

Washington, Sept. 20.-General Car
rama notified Secretary of State Ian
sing that every American-owned mine
in Mexico not in operation in 90 days
will be cOnfiscated.
The threat is aimed at property val
ued at hundreds of millions of dollars.
New York bankers, representing
many Of the American syndicates
whose property is threatened, at once
appealed to Secretary Lansing to take
steps to prevent Carranza from carry
Ong out the order.
The state department was Informed
that Francisco Villa is planning to fol-
low closely behind General Pershing S
forces when the Americans are with
drawn from Mexico, Selling all the ter
ritory that is left without military pro-
lection. The information came from
an agent in Mexico, who advised the
department two days in advance that
Villa was planning to attack Chihuahua
City last Saturday.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-09-21
Winter Supplies for Border.

Des Moines, Sept. 20,-SpeciaI dis
patches to local newspapers assert.
ed that shipment of winter cloth
ing has been received by the brigade
quartermaster of the Iowa National
guard, stationed at Brownsville; Tex,
Twenty thousand tent stoves are in
cluded in the shipment of winter sup.
plies, it was asserted.
Officers of the Iowa guard are
quoted as saying that the arrival of
the winter clothing indicates that the
war department plans to keep the
Iowans on the border part OF the
winter at least
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-09-21
THEY NEED MANY GURMAKERS
Rock Island Arms Plant to be Opened
Next Monday.

Rock Island, Ills, Sept. 2O.-The
small arms plant at Rock Island arse
nal is to be opened Sept. q, and the
government is anxious to get workers.
Congress at its recent session passed
an appropriation bill which will enable
the plant, which has been discontin-
ued since 1912, to resume operations.
Rifles are to be manufactured. 1t is
expected that at least 500 men will be
given work in this department alone.
Plans for the new munitions plant,
which will cost $1,25O,00O, are being
prepared
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-09-21
PLEADS FOR AMERICA FIRST
Republican Candidate for President
Commences His Wisconsin
Campaign.

Greenbay, Wisconsin, Sept. 20
Speaking to audiences in Wisconsin
towns, which for the most part were
of German stock, Republican candi-
date Hughes pleaded America first"
and for an America that has no Sc
cret understanding, no covered in.
trigues but demanded it's rights by
recognition as to life, property and
commerce."
This was the nearest Hughes came
to discussing the hyphen question. In
previous speeches Hughes has pleaded
for full recognition of American lives
and property but today is the first
time we added the significant word
commerce" to this phrase.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-09-21
CHARITY MEET At OTTUMWA
Iowa Workers to Convene There in
October.

Ottumwa, Ia, Sept. 2O.--Committees
of Ottumwans are already making
plans for the entertainment of Iowa
charity workers who will be here Oc-
tober %, %, and "a, when the state
conference of charities and corrections
is held. At the last meeting of the
general arrangements committee it
was decided to hold the meetings and
have general headquarters of the con-
vention at the Commercial club,
The big evening session will not be
held there, however, a larger auditor
ium to be secured for these meetings.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-09-21
The DISPOSAL OF GARBAGE
investigating Committee Says Incin.
Grafton is Best Plan.

Des Moines, Sept. 20.--In long re-
port governing an investigation in
several eastern cities. Mayor MacVic-
ar and councilman Erase failed to
make any recommendation regarding
the disposal Of garbage in Des
Des MOines.
They advised that this should be
done by the city rather than by pri-
Vate companies.
"If the city can afford to pay the
cost of operation and incarceration
plant, the best way to dispose of gar
bage is to burn it" said their report
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-09-21
PRESIDENT IS THREATENED
Insane Man Says Mysterious Messag.
es Told Him to Do It.

Pittsburgh, Sept. 20.-Morris Dia.
mond, aged 50, of Bay City, Mich, was
held for threats by an alienist lin po-
lice court following his arrest for
writing letters threatening the death
of President Wilson.
Diamond admitted the writing OF
letters threatening President Wilson
he would kill him. But did not want
to do it" he said mysterious mes
sages from the air told me it was my
duty
Secret service men say Diamond is
insane. He was refused an audience
with the President in 1916 when he
sought the schief executive about his
claim to property in Michigan.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-09-21
MINERS DRIVEN FROM HOMES
J.. n. Walker, President of Miners,
Lays Conditions Before
the Governor. =.

Springfield, ILL.,, Sept. 20.-John H.
Walker, president of the State Fed
Grafton of Labor, called on Governor
Dunno and laid before him the con
ditions at Rosiclare, in Hardin coun.
ty, where Mr.. Walger asserts, strik-
ing spar miners have been driven from
their homes by mine owners. Gov
ernor Dunno said he would act to re-
store order if information properly
sworn led him to believe that strikers
we're being interfered with in their
rights. Mr.. Walker at once set about
gathering information.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-09-21
Postville Mayor Dead.

Dubuque, Sept. 20.-Mayor b. J.
Buecher of Postville died suddenly
at the hospital there Tuesday after
noon. While in i'll health for the
past fortnight he has been able to
perform his official duties as late as
Tuesday morning, He is survived
by six children, his wife having died
two years ago. Buecher was 81
years of age and was serving his
third term as mayor, He was one
of the directors of the Postville State
Bank.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-09-21
OFFER TO SETTLE DAMAGES
Mississippi River Power Co. Willing
to Pay IT. Madison $4,000.

Fort Madison, Sept, 2O,-The Mis-
sissippi River Power Co. has offered
the city $4,000 in settlement for the
damage to the city's sewer system
in raising the rivers waters when the
company built its dam.
The city has been advised $4,000
would be required TO cover the dam
age and cost Of repairing the system
and have refused the company's offer.
Suit will be instituted.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-09-21
DAM BREAKS 1000 DROWNED
Survivors Are Only Partly Clothed
and Without Food.

Berlin, Sept. 20.-The loss of life
in the Bohemian flood caused by a
break in the dam may reach 1000.
Hundreds of persons are missing
and it is feared the bodies will be
found inside houses floating down
the stream or entangled in the de-
bris.
Between two and three hundred
bodies have already been recovered.
The survivors are without food and
many are only partly clothed. Re
lief measures are being taken. Rea-
son for the break in the dam is not
yet known
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-09-21
WILSON TO INVADE THE WEST
Has Conference Today With National
Democratic Chairman.

Asbury Park, n. j., Sept. 2O.-Presi-
dent Wilson took up today with Vance
Mccormick, national chairman, the
question of invading the west.
Mccormick returned to New York
and will so over a large list of invita-.
tions for the President to speak in
the west Mccormick will return here
next Tuesday and an itinerary will be
be arranged. There is no question
but that President Wilson will discuss
at length in his speeches the Adamson
eight hour law.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-09-21
VIOLATED ANTITRUST LAW
Lehlsh Valley Coal Sales Co. OecIar-
ed ONT Bonafied Corporation.

Washington, Sept. 2O.-Declaring
that the Lehigh Valley Coal Sales Co.
is not bonafied corporation but sub
sidary of the Lehigh railway, the de-
partment of justice filed briefs in the
supreme court charging violation of
the Sherman antitrust law and COM
modify clause or act to regulate the
commerce.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-09-21
WILL TRY FOR PEACE AGAIN
Pope Benedict viii Hold Another Con
ciIiatory in November.

Rome, Sept. 2O.-The Pope will hold
another conciliatory in November
when he will make important state
ments regarding war and the pros
poets for peace.
He will create foreign cardinals.
Archbishop Hanna of San Francisco
is the only American whose name is
being considered at present.
The Italians have advised the peo-
pie they do not object to the entrance
of Austrian and German cardinals in
to Italy.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-09-21
THREE TRAINMEN ARE KILLED
Engine and Four Cars Of West.
Bound Santa Fc Jump Track.

Kingman, AriZ., Sept. 20.-Threo
trainmen were killed and eleven per-
sons injured when the engine and
four cars of west bound Santa Fe
train jumped the rails on a sharp
curve north of here before daylight
and rolled down an embankment.
The wreck was stHWn a quarter of
a mile along the track. Five cars re
manned on the rails and travelled a
considerable distance past the scene
of the wreck before halted.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-09-21
GUARDSMEN TO Be PUNISHED
Strikers On March To Austin Are
Put in Guard House.

San Antonio, Tex, Sept. 20 One
hundred and seventy.four of the
guardsmen who left here last Satur-
day on the march to Austin dropped
out and returned to Camp Wilson
here, General Funston said. They
have been put In the guard house
and will be conveyed by motor truck
to Hunter, where they will rejoin
their organizations.
All OF the "a will be compelled to
do the SO miles to Austin, however,
and further punishment will be de.
vised for them later, Gen. Funston
indicated
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-09-21
TOOK$6OFROM &C. LOCKERS
Young Man, Son of S. v. |. Professor,
is Indicted for Larceny.

Iowa City, Sept. 2O.-Arthur Star
buck, aged II, oldest son of Prof. E.
D. Starbuck of the State University
faculty, was indicted for larceny by
the grand jury in district court and
will stand trial in the September
term.
Young Starbuck confessed. accord
ing to police chief Miller, of taking
$50 from lockers at the Iowa City
Country Club.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-09-21
TO TRY CITY MANAGER PLAN
GrinneII City Council Expects To
Save Thousands of Dollars.

Grinnell, Sept 20.-The city coun-
Gil has decided to try out the city
manager plan and has selected At
torney Sam Crosby as the first man
age:.
He will begin duty at once at a
slary of 5000 monthly. The council
expects to save thousands of dollars
annually by tho plan.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-09-21
BIG ELEVATOR DESTROYED
Fire Caused From overheated Motor
Causes $4,000 Loss.

Nevada, Sept. 20.-The burning OF
the E. L. Erickson elevator at Story
Clay Tuesday entailed loss of
about $4,000 with insurance of So
900. The fire was caused by an
oyerheated motor
There was considerable grain in
the eleator at the time. Volunteer
firemen kept the flames from spread.
ing to nearby buildings.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-09-21
INJURED BY FALLING PORCH
Two Women Plunged IS Feet When
Structure CoIIapses.

Dubuque, Sept. 2O.-Two women
We're injured most seriously at 11:45
this morning when porch on the Oh
niger building fell to the ground Is
feet below, taking the two women
with it!
Mrs. Joseph Philmiere is in the hos
pltal with a broken right leg, sprained
and internal injuries.
Mrs. Keller suffered sprained back
and body bruises. The porch collapsed
while they were talking to neighbor
Mrs. r. d. Mirnse.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-09-21
Former Postmaster Dead.

Creston, Sept, 20.-W. II. Robb, a
Iowa newspaper editor and
formerly member of the Iowa legis-
lature, died here yesterday. following
a long illness. He resigned the
postmastership several months ago
because of ill health. He was 81
years of age and is survived by a
widow and three children.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-09-21
Saved Little Child.

Centerville, Sept 90 Fireman
Albert Mcintosh leaned from the
front of the engine and lifted two
year-old child from the tracks on
Tuesday near Brazil in time to save
the little one from being ground un-
der the wheels.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-09-21
PLEADED GUILTY TO THEFT
Another Charlton Auto Stolen and
Recovered.

Charlton, Sept. 2O.-Herschel Mil
Ter of this city today pleaded guilty
to stealing w. w. Bulman's Ford on
Tuesday. Miller was held to await
sentence by Judge Cornell at Abba.
Miller ran the automobile into an
embankment north of town, breaking
wheel
This is the second automobile
stolen here but later returned to the
owner within the last As hours.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-09-21
ARM LOST IN CORN SHREDDER
Prominent Farmer Has Limb Sucked
Into Blower.

Dubuque, Sept. 2O.-Dyer Hall, aged
so, prominent farmer near Strawberry
Point, met with distressing accident
late Tuesday when he lost his right
arm in a corn shredder.
His arm was sucked into the blow
err as Dyer was attempting to make
repairs to the machine.
The arm was grounded off before
the machine could be stopped. He
was brought to the Mercy Hospital in
Dubuque.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-09-21
Order Beer Destroyed.

Des Moines, Sept. 2O.--The Iowa
Anti,Saloon League scored a victory
today when Justice Utterback ordered
destroyed, booze claimed by one of
the $50 claimants to the liquor recent
ly seized here. The Judge held the
liquor was in violation of the law Part
of the seizures were returned to claim
ants.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-09-21
P.O. ROBBEOBYAUT BANDITS
Blow Safe at Polk City and Escape
With $500 This Morning.

Des Moines, Sept. 20.-Safe crack
ers blew the safe at the Polk City
postofiice, twenty miles north of here
at four a. m, today, escaping in an
automobile with $500 in stamps and
$500 in currency. Sheriff's posses
have left from Des Moines in search
of the yeggs.