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The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-01-15
A GENERAL SURVEY OF
The WAR

The British conscription bill has
passed it's first reading in the house
of commons, 403 to 105. The labor
congress, representing the unions,
has passed resolutions condemning &
the bill. Three labor members of the
cabinet have resigned, one saying he
will not accept dictation of the unions,
but will support the bill.
The German government has as
sured the United States that her sub
marine operations will be conducted
in strict conformity with international
law, guaranteeing the safety at sea Of
noncombatants of either belligerent or
neutral nations.
General Sir Ian Hamilton reported
to the house of commons that the
Dardanelles expedition was lost when
in sight of victory through failure of
the war Office to supply more men.
A great battle has been raging for
over two weeks in Bukowina, with the
Russians, 100000 strong, at last re-
ports driving in the Teutons first line
over long front. The objective seems
to be to relieve pressure on the allies
at Salonika and to postpone or prevent
the drive into Egypt.
4 dispatch from Hou1on tells of the
interning of the central powers con
suls arrested at Salonika on board
the French auxiliary cruiser Sayo1e,
formerly in the New York-Havre serv-
ice. This would indicate that the
consuls had not yet been released as
was reported from various sources
late last week.
The British battleship King Edward
VII. has been sunk after striking
mine. The entire crew was saved.
1t is officially announced that the
complete evacuation of the Gallipoli
peninsula has been successfully car
ried out.
The Russians continue to hold the
upper hand in the gigantic battle
which has been raging for more than
a week on the huge battle line stretch
ing from Kovel to the northwestern
corner OF Bessarabia. The Petrograd
war Office asserts CZartorysk, on the
Kovel-Sarny railway, Is firmly held by
the czar's forces, two Austrian at
tempts at it's recapture having been
repulsed.
German forces have recaptured the
trenches near HirzsteIn, south of
Hartmannsweilerkopf, in upper AL
SAGE, that were taken by the French
on Dec. q. Twenty officers, 1,0S3
chausseurs and Is machine guns were
captured from the French.
Greece has again entered protest
against measures taken by the entente
powers, which, it declares, render diff
fcult the supplying OF Greece with
food from Bulgaria, according to an
announcement by the Overseas News
agency.
The Italian government has issued
a decree requisitioning all wheat,
grain and corn for military uses.
The Turco-German expedition
against Egypt is held in abeyance
owing to the refusal of Djemal Pasha
to attack the Suez canal without a
German vanguard of $4,000 picked
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-01-15
Books as Carriers or Disease.

The report of the commissioner OF
education undertakes to reassure per
sons who are fearful of the spread of
disease through books by recording the
results of recent investigation at Yale
university. During the cleaning of the
library a chemical analysis of the dust
was made. About half of this was
found to be mineral matter, while the
other half was organic, including pa
per fiber, wood fiber and molds. No
mouth bacteria were found, and In
general the analysis showed the harm
lessness Of the dust.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-01-15
Four Kinds of PeonIa.

There are four kinds of people:
(a) Those who are grouchy at home
and pleasant everywhere else.
(b) Those who are pleasant at home
and grouchy everywhere else.
(c) Those who are pleasant both at
home and elsewhere.
(0 Those who are grouchy every
where
Glass (a) are as the sands of the sea.
Class Cb) are rare.
Class (c) are rarer.
Class (d) are public and private nui-
Sances-Strickland Gillian, in Judge.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-01-15

The Tennyson Mmf1y was nceed for
&H longevity. 4i@ Matilda Tennypon
died in ber ninety y-n1mth year; Charles
was Deventy-ore at tho eimO OF his
dsAtA: Mary. D~vsmty -fo@: E@a1ia. sew
sAtS eight; AlfrsG poet EanPe&ts, etgh-
ty-thrce: FrcdeT1ck. nARety -o@G: Arthur,
agA<y-evo: H@u@k1A dwA&V. mAA Ce-
60, R&m@41-kwa.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-01-15
Trap For Quotation Experts.

If any one wants catch question TO
spring on a gathering of self confessed
literary sharps let him ask whence
comes the quotation, "One touch of
nature makes the whole world kim -
This Is one Of the six best sellers I'm
the world of quotations, yet not one
person In a hundred knows where Il
comes from. 1t is comparatively easy
to guess the author, but almost frpOs-
sible to find person who can name
the work.
One could build any number of par
lor games around "One touch of nature
makes the whole world kin" Try 1T
Spokane Spokesman Review.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-01-15
Questions hlL 0 Good Citizen Should KNOW.

D. Have you read the Consti-
tuition of the United StatesY
R. Yes.
D. What form of Government
is thisR
R. Republic.
D. What IS the Constitution of
the United StatesY
R. 1t is the fundamental law of
this country.
D. Who makes the laws of the
United Statesf
R. The Congress.
D. What does Congress consist
of?
r. Senate and House of Rep
resentatives.
D. Who is our State Senator?
r. Theo. NJ. Kurtz.
D. Who is the chief executive
Of the United States?
R. President.
d. How long is the President
of the United States electedY
R. 4 years.
D. Who takes the place of the
President in case he dies?
r. The Vice President.
d. What is his name?
r. Thomas r. Marshall.
D. By whom is the President of
the United States electedP
R. By the electors.
D. By whom are the electors
elctedf
r. BY the people.
d. Who makes the laws for the
state of Pennsylvania.
R. The Legislature.
D. What does the Legislature
consist of?
R. Senate and Assembly.
d. Who is our Assemblyman
r. Wilmer III. Wood.
D. How many State in the un-
ionf
R. 4S.
d. When was the Declaration
of independence signed!
r. July 4, f776.
D. By whom was it writtenF
r. Thomas Jefferson.
D. Which is the capital Of the
United States?
r. Washington.
D. Which is the capital Of the
state of Pennsylvania.
R. Harrisburg.
D. How many Senators has
each state ia the United States
Senate?
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-01-15

'OA, simply adore Meredith and
RWwntng and Henry JanaG," said the
gushing young person
80 do l." said Little Binka They
are perfectly delightful It's like send
ing your mind to a gymnasium. Er-
do you read them In the originalf"--
New York Times.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-01-15

MES. Wullaby-De agent says II we
amt got de rent mex Monday we's sOt
to git out. Sam WuIlaby-Nex' MoR-
day? Den we doan' need to very 70
de mex fo' days.-Puck.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-01-15
LINER MUST REMOVE GUNS
Giuseppi Verdi Will Be Held Until
Disarmed.

Disarmed.
The desire of the United States that
the two 3-inch guns mounted on the
Italian liner Giuseppe Verdi, now at
New York. be removed and the vessel
depart unarmed upon it's return, was
expressed informally to the Italian
ambassador, Count Macchi di Cellere,
by Secretary Lansing.
The secretary's views will be trans
mitted to the Italian government, and,
it is said, until reply is received the
liner will be detained IN port.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-01-15
A sure ProoF,

"The new family who have just
moved in have something In their lives
they want to hide
why do you think soT'
Because their hired girl Is deaf and
dumb'-Baltimore American
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-01-15

There are only two reads by which
any important goal can be reached
sheer strength and perseverance,
Goethe
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-01-15

R. Two.
D. WhR are our U. S. Senatorsf
R. Boise Penrose and George
7. Oliver.
D. By whom are they electedi
R. By the people.
D. For how longf
R. 6 years.
D. How many representatives
are there!
R. 435. According to the pop
ulation one to every 211,00O, (the
ratio fixed by Congress after each
decennial census.)
D. For how long are they elect
eds
R. 2 years.
D. Who is our Congressman
R. S. Taylor North.
D. How many electoral votes
has the state of Pennsylvania
R. 3S.
d. Who is the chief executive
of the state of Pennsylvania
R. The Governor.
D. For how long is he electedF
R. years.
d. Who rs the Governors
R. Brumbaugh.
D. Do you believe in organized
government
R. Yes.
D. Are you opposed to organic
ed government
R. No.
D. Are you an anarchists
R. No.
D. What is an anarchists
r. A person who does not be-
ieve in organized government.
D. Are you q bigamist or poll
gamistY
r. No.
D. What is bigamist or poly
gamistH
r. One who believes in having
moro than one wife.
D. Do you belong to any secret
Society who teaches to disbelieve
IN organized government
R. No.
d. Have you ever violated any
L'ws of the United Statesi
R. No.
D, Who makes the ordinances
for the City 7
R. The board of Aldermen.
d. Do you intend to remain
permanently in the u. ST.
r. Yes.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-02-10
THE FRIENDS CHURCH
Reports Show Receipts Above Ex-
penditures Last Three Months.

The monthly business of the Friends
church was held Thursday evening az
the close of Prayer meeting.
Rev. Zeno H. Doan, pastor of the
Friends church at Lynnyille was
present at the prayer meeting and
gave a very helpful talk from Hebrew
1913. Several matters of a routine
nature were disposed of in the bust
ness meeting besides the new sub
jects considered
The pastors report for three months
showed the work to be in good condi-
ton with some growth in nearly all
departments. Three new members
were received. The treasurer reported
that the receipts were $41.50 above
expenditures the past month. COM
mittee to act as a house committee,
assisting the trustees was appointed
consisting of Mrs. S. NJ. Hadley, Mrs.
w. A. Johnson and Mrs. J. w. Ewes.
1t was decided to hold the second an
nuaI service for railroad men and their
families on the evening of Feb. 20,
and J. W. Ewes, Thos. Tandy, |. w.
Cook, i. l.. Porter and A. G. Brady
were appointed to assist the pastor i'll
arranging for the meeting. Represen'
tatiyes were named to attend the
Quarterly Meeting to be held in Grin
nell, February &c, as follows: A. c.
Brady, r. II. Williams, Ross Woods,
J. J. Mendenhall, Hannah Conover,
Jessie G. Williams and w. f. Berry.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-02-10
Penn TO PARTICIPATE
College Will Be Represented Al
State Base Ball Conference.

Manager Nelson A. kellogg OF the
State University of Iowa has invited
all of the college and university base
BAH managers of the state to attend
meeting and schedule convention at
the University OF Iowa next Friday,
for the purpose of arranging the base
ball schedules for the coming ball sea-
son. 9tG stt8%|tA
During the afternoon of the day,
Friday. Feb. IL, 1916, the schedule and
rules meeting will be held in one Of
the University buildings and all
business transacted! Following the
meeting the visitors will be served at
"a 8 O'clock dinner, All VIII attend the
big Iowa-Chicago basket ball game
after dinner. as guests gyManager
Keilogg. zpEss, N GOa lsf ishti4
Coach y. T. Lee sof Penn College
VIII arrange a strong baseball sched-
ule' for Penn during his stay there.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-02-10
TO PROMOTE HOSPITAL
New Medical Organization Formed
by Local Physicians.

Twelve physicians met last night at
the Office of DR.. L. A. Rodgers and
formed new physicians society, the
membership of which is to be limited
Ito the physicians who patronize exs
clusiyely the city hospital, The OBJ
ject of the association will be the ad-
vancement of the interests of the Os-
kaloosa hospital, the raising Of the
standard OF service rendered and the
wiping out Of certain, evils that have
crept into the practice of medicine in
the community. . ....
DIR. S. w. Clark was. elected presi-
dent and Dr. J. G. Roberts secretary
and treasurer. ,..a sa...,-T
A committee was appointed to draft
constitution and bylaws with in
structions to report at the next regu
lar meeting which will be held Thurs
day evening, Feb. TO- .., ... If .,g,ss.
All agreed that this was one of the
most enthusiastic and profitable
meetings held by the medical frater-
nifty since the building of the hospital
The name of the new organization is
to be The Oskaloosa Hospital. Club
Those present were: .asA. .' .yi
DR.. j. G.. Barringer, DIR. M. Childress,
~ s.. w. Clark, DR.. r. Jarvis, DR..
B. o. ,Jerrel, DR.. E. u. MCLEAN, DIR.
F. L. Barnes, DR.. J. G. Roberts, DR.. l..
A Rodgers, DR.. j. A. Ruan. DIR. A. l..
Washburn, DR.. ]. e. Traister. a
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-02-10
THE EPWORTH LEAGUE
District Cabinet Meeting in 0ska-
loosa is Interesting.

On Friday afternoon, "a Smeetlng of
the Oskaloosa tDistTicts SEpworth
League Cabinet was helnN In the OFF,
cial room of the Central NJ e. church.
John A. Current of Tracy, the first
vice president, came all the way from
Kansas City in order to be present.
About twenty out of twenty-eight of
the leagues of the district sent in re-
ports and all were OF a most hopeful
and progressive nature.
1t is the ambition of the officers Of
the district to reach this year a total
membership of 1000 and indications
point largely to success for new
leagues are being organized and new
life is being put into those older.
What Cheer secured the convention
for next June an dthe date was placed
as near the 21st, 22d and 23d as could
be arranged in harmony with the 9th
er districts of the Iowa Conference.
1t is proposed to hold another cabinet
meeting in April in order to arrange
more fully the full details of the
convention. a.
Reception and Social.
In the evening of Friday the Oska-
loosa League gave a reception and
social to the visiting members of the
cabinet and visiting members of the
league were also present from Eddy
vile, Rose Hill and Beacon. In all
some seventy or eighty were present
Notwithstanding the bad night Some
of the young people came by train,
some by bobsleighs, and the Beacon
people came by the interurban.
After a period of special social in
tercourse. a special program was rem
dered and thoroughly enjoyed. A vo
cal duet was given by Misses Bernice
and Blanche Reynolds of Oskaloosa
a reading by Miss Ida Cox of Beacon;
a piano solo by Miss Gladys Holt of
Oskaloosa; a vocal solo by Miss Doro-
thy Shields of Eddyville; a reading by
Miss Lois Clark of Oskaloosa, and
cello solo by Miss Flo Jones of Bea-
con.
During the evening bright and in
teresting talks were given by John A.
Currant of Tracy and by Rev. A. A.
Heath of Delta. Dainty refreshments
were served and the company was di.
vided into family groups of about ten
each in which all localities were rep
resented, so that the league members
had an abundant chance to get &C.
quainted with all others. Various
games were enjoyed and in an anus
ing contest in which teams from Ed
dyville, Rose Hill, Beacon and Oska-
loosa took part, the. Oskaloosa team
finally won. Those in the team we're
Misses Lois Clark, Venus Wassam,
Marie Beatty and Frederick Walsmith
and Walter Chambers. On Friday
evening the Oskaloosa league go to
Beacon to attend a social there.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-02-10
INJURED IN RUNAWAY
Simon Awtry of Madison Township
Suffers Bruised Knee.

Elm Grove of Madison, Feb. 4, (by
Dew Drop)-Tuesday while Deck
Carter was loading a chicken crate in
his wagon he frightened the team
causing them to run away and Simon
Awtry in trying to stop them was
jerked down and hurt about the knee.
Will Bishop and family of North
Dakota who has been visiting here
went with Mr., and Mrs. Jerry Stout
to Des ,Moines to visit the aged mo-
Their and grandmother on Tuesday.
Put another log on the fire and pull
your chair a little closer to the stove.
The grounding saw his shadow.
The little son of Deck Carter was
operated on Wednesday for Adenoids.
The little girl is also very sick with
a gathering on her neck.
Miss Lizzie Doak is visiting her
friend, Mrs. Ada Hite this week
Mr.. Sefret who used to be one of
our neighbors but now of New Sharon
fell on the ice and broke his arm and
one rib.
Fred Jones moved into the house
on Jerry Stouts place Saturday. .
The two little children of Curt Car
yer has been very sick with la grippe.
Walter and Gladys Dewitt, Frank
and Bethal Stout and Ester Wolen
spent Sunday evening at Earl Stouts.
We're all trying to not have too
smooth a time these days.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-02-10
BARNES CITY MEETING
Farmers Institute and School Con-
ference Planned For.

At a preliminary meeting of the
City AMI community, called by Super
intendent w. B. Gregg and held in the
Robert Byers store, steps were taken
to raise the necessary funds for the
holding of big School and Farmers
Institute at Barnes City during the
third, and fourth weeks of February.
Prof. Gregg gave a brief summary OF
the aims and objects of the Federal
and State governments in forming
consolidated school districts and en-
couraging in every way possible the
tea hing of the agriculture in such
schools and assisting in the holding
of institutes. Those present were
reused to quite a pitch of enthusiasm
by Mr.. Gregg's clear presentation OF
the great importance of the work. The
meeting took hold of Mr. Mackey's
lead and in a few minutes over $50
was subscribed.
The following committees we're APP,
PC inted
Finance and general management:
C. w. Taylor, Oscar Riggs and Byron
Roberts, Convener.
Printing and aIvertising-E. Sim,
Frank Likens and w. B. Gregg, con.
Nerp~
Departments S. Mcclure, NJ. d.
Taylor, Ben Dodd, Robt. Byers, VIM
f. Paradise and Roy Tarvin, convener
Julian Boatman was chosen secre.
tGrv and treasurer.
The committees at once took up
their work and on Tuesday evening
the finance committee reported that
they had raised in membership fees
and subscriptions, $4,000. The com
m.ttec on departments has arranged
for departments, viz: School. Grain,
Poultry, Horses, Cattle, Hogs and
Cooking for which premiums aggre'
eating about $125 will be paid. Later
on the organization, was completed by
the. election of Prot w. B. Gregg as
president and Byron Roberts as vice
president.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-02-10
NO ARMS FOR CHIHUAHUA
U. s. Embargo Also Applies to State
of Sonora and Lower
California.

Washington, Feb. 5.-An embargo
on shipments of war munitions, includ-
ing dynamite, into the Mexican states
of Sonora and Chihuahua and into
Lower California, was announced by
the state department.
The announcement follows:
No munitions of war, such as pow
der, dynamite, blasting caps, mining
fuse, guns and ammunition, etc. will
be permitted to enter any of the Sec
tions mentioned without specific au-
thorization of the president.
Those desiring to take or ship mu-
nitions into any of the territory speci.
fled must make application directly
to the department of state, except
that pc sons making shipments OF mu.
nitions for the de facto government of
Mexico should submit their appliea-
tons to the Washington representa-
tive OF General Carranza
Full details as to amount, destina.
tion and purpose for which intended
should be given with all applications. "
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-02-10
THE A.R.T.E. ENTERTAIN
A Most Enjoyable Occasion at the
Tom Richie Home.

Cedar, Feb. 4.-(By Rem 1.-The A.
r. T. E. club and their families en-
joyed a fine time at the Tom Richie
home on Thursday evening. The
evening was spent in contests and
games, and the evening was far too
short for the splendid program which
had been prepared. A reading by
Mrs. Frank Moore, entitled The Club
in 1896" was fine. An elegant sup
ger was served to about fifty guests.
The party was given in honor of Mr..
and Mrs. A. Axmear and Mr.. and Mrs.
r. Main, who are leaving Cedar soon.
Miss Joy Moore is recovering nice
ly from her operation for appended
tbs. She is at the city hospital in Os'
'kaloosa.
David Arnold went to Kirkyille,
Mo-. last week to take course in the
Osteopath school at that place. Z
Mrs. Clark Garrett and children
came down Wednesday from Gilman
for a visit with friends and relatives.
Robert Richie attended the lauto
show in Chicago last week.
Miss Neva Warner is sick with the
chickenpox
The Ladies' Aid Society is having
some work done on the basement OF
the church.
Mr.. Davis bought the Herve Richie
property east Of the church, formerly
the Holloway residence,
Mrs Jessie Woody and son have re.
turned from an extended visit in Arr.
IONA.
Frank Black and Mark Steele are
Smelling corn this week,
Glen Lyon came up from Burling-
ton and spent Sunday with his par.
ents, Mr., and Mrs. 4. Lyon.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-02-10
WILSON RETURNS
TO WHITE HOUSE
Makes No Comment on Dis
patches From Berlin.
REPLY is UNSATISFACTORY
Members Of Presidents Party Say
They Regard Situation Over Lusl-
tania Reply as IN
favorable.

Washington, Feb. 5.-President VIII
son read the Berlin dispatches on the
Lusitania situation as his train was
running between Baltimore and Wash
ington. He made no comment, but
members of his party said they re
garded the situation as "unfavorable.'
The president went at once to the
White House..
The gravity of the situation under
lying the relations between the United
States and Germany as based on the
Lusitania negotiations is reiterated
on reliable authority here. While this
government has not been officially In
formed of the reply of Berlin to the
demands of this government for dis
avowal OF the sinking of the Lusitania,
it is evident that rtAe purport of the
reply is known and that it is deemed
unsatisfactory.
Germany's Wording Not Known.
II is the understanding in Wash
ington that the German government
is not prepared to say that the sink
ing of the Lusitania was an illegal act.
In just what way Berlin is ready to
characterize the act is not yet known
here, but it is said on highest author
ity that the United States government
has not weakened in its demand for
a disayowaI of the act as Illegal and
that there are no indications from any
quarter that it will do so.
This government in the recent ne
gotiations has insisted that Germany
shall pay indemnity for American
lives and property lost as a matter of
legal right and not as a matter of
grace. Unless the note from Berlin
puts an entirely different aspect on the
question than is now understood here
the contention of the United States
viii not be met.
One More Note to Be Sent.
The feeling both in government and
diplomatic circles here is that If the
Lusitania case is not satisfactorily set.
tied in the reply from Berlin the infor-
NAL conferences between Secretary
Lansing and the German ambassador
will cease. If this step is taken this
government will be called upon to re-
ply formally to the latest Lusitania
note from Berlin. Should Germany
then continue formally to resist the
contentious Of this government the
time for some action by this govern
ment will have arrived.
1t has been and is the feeling in
high German sources that if Berlin
could see its way clear to accede to the
demands of this government as formu-
lated in the latest dispatch of Ambas-
sador Won Bernstorff, the Lusitania
case would be settled. 1t is under
stood that this dispatch was approved
by Secretary Lansing and the presi-
dent as stating adequately the final
demands of this government Today
it is admitted in the same German
sources that IL the wording of the
demand has been materially changed.
there is doubt as to the outcome.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-02-10
Our Roads Are Best.

Sam White, rural route carrier on
No. 2, out .of the Fremont office, says
that in his thirty-mile trip he finds
the best roads in Mahaska county and
1t is toss-up which are the worst,
those in Wapello or, Keokuk. Part Iof
the roads on his route in this county
were dragged Saturday before the
freeze and are smooth and the bal
ance are good, but in the other coun-
ties no dragging has been done and
the roads are in fearfully bad con-
dition.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-02-10
Roads Not Bad.

People coming to town to-day in
buggy, sled or auto say the roads are
not bad as reported and going is good
by any of the methods mentioned.
The snow is packed and all roads
are opened and little or no difficulty
was experienced by those coming
through first. Those travelling later
In the day declare there Is good footing
all along and that the rnmors OF bad
roads circulated during the week are
without foundation In fact,