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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1916-03-30

II perceived about 2:50 o'clock the
wake Of torpedo $50 yards to port.
Immediately ordered the helm thirty
degrees to the right and in order TO
accelerate the maneuver ordered the
stoppage Of the starboard engine,
which was Immediately DONE All my
efforts Notwithstanding, could not
avoid the projectile, which hit the
bow of the Sussex on a line with the
foremast and produced a formidable
explosion, carrying away all of the
front Of the vessel up to the first air
tight bulkhead."
Page Makes Report.
Washington, March 30.--For the in
formation of the state department..
American Ambassador Page at Lon
don forwarded a report by cable that
the British destroyer which aided in
rescuing survivors of the Sussex hal
been fired upon twice by a submarine.
Ambassador Page said that this in
formation was not official, but appear :,
ed be authentic and sent the report
for, what it was worth to the depart
ment. State department officials con-
slider that Pages information tended
to substantiate press reports of an
alleged attack upon the destroyer.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1916-03-30
FRENcH SAY ASSAULTS EAlLEp.

Paris March 30SeVera
court wood in endeaVor
night war otce report this afternoon these
further advances against Mancou
East OF the Meuse there heavy artillery fighting.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1916-03-30

London 30--Ac
England Rotterdam
Telegraph
Holland
u
Of the seryic IS shortly be expected
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1916-03-30

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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-12
FIRE PREVENTION.

Fire prevention will be one OF the
most important subjects discussed at
the second annual convention of the
Safety First federation, which opened
in Baltimore today Many devices for
the safety of life. limb and property
will be illustrated and demonstrated.
With statistics showing a national
fire loss of $5O.OO0,000 per year, the
Safety First federation, two years ago,
undertook country wide campaign
OF education in an effort to cut down
this tremendous loss, which was de-
clared to have been largely due to
carelessness. and to protect life. On
Invitation of the federation In 1915, the
governors of thirty states issued proc.
lamations setting aside October as
Fire Prevention day. This year the
movement received added impetus ow.
Ing to proclamation by President
Wilson. making October 8 National
fire prevention day, which was aug
mented by proclamations by the gov
errors of many states. More than 500
cities, representing every state in the
union, took part in the observance OF
the day. Reports of loss cut down and
actual savings made possible, came to
the federation from all sides.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-12
SUBMARINE SINKS
SUSPICIOUS BOAT
GERMANS ADMIT THEY TORPEO-
oED CRAFT WITHOUT ASCER-
TANNING ITS STATUS.

Berlin. Dec. 8, via London, Dec. o
The German answer to the American
inquiry regarding the sinking of the
Seebeck has been dispatched to Wash
ington. The steamer Seebeck. accord
ing to German information was steam
ing without lights or any indication
of its nationality in the immediate vi
cinity of a hostile naval port and
there were no means of distinguish
ing it from an enemy warship.
No details in regard to the sinking
Of the Seebeck have been received
here and available shipping records do
not list the vessel.
The foregoing proba bly, refers to the
sinking Of the vessel alluded to in
German admiralty statement OF Octo.
Der 20 last as 'the armed British
transport steamer Sedek" sunk in the
Mediterranean by a German subma.
rine on October u. 1t was assumed
that the British steamer Sedek of A.
sol tons gross, built in West Hartle-
pool in 1909 was the vessel in ques-.
ton.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-12
POLES IN COUNCIL
Body Of Twenty-Five Will Lay Plans
For the New Kingdom Created
BY The 1eutons.

Berlin. Dec. Q. Thy wireless to Say
vile THE Polish state council which
is to be established in the Polish ter
ritory occupied by German and Aus
tro-Hungarian troops viii! be pro-
visional body, to remain in Office un-
til elections have been held and per-
manent administration has been set
up. says the Overseas News agency.
or the twenty-five members of the
council fifteen will be appointed from
the territory organized by the Ger
mans and ten from that held by the
Austrians.
The council will hold its sessions
in Warsaw, using the Polish language.
1t will elect a presiding officer 10 be
called the Crown Marshal. Ii is to
give advice in regard to all Legislative
affairs and cooperate in the creating
of state institutions and will be en-.
trusted with the drafting of all orders
relating to general representation OF
both parts OF the new kingdom
The council also will have the right
to reach decisions in regard TO the
economic reconstruction Of the coun.
try. Funds will be placed TO its cred.
il by the German and Austrian ad.
ministrations and the council will have
the power OF levying additional direct
taxes aud Of contracting loans. sub.
iect to the approval of the military
authorities.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-12
LOAN AGENTS ARE
WELL ORGANIZED

Chicago. Dec. 9.-There are one hun
dred and thirty-nine loan agencies in
Chicago which do business of 311.-
100000 a year. according to report
made public today by the public vel
fare department Of the city Of Chicago.
The report says that the loan agents
have an organization for mutual pro-
lection and benefit and that members
are known by number instead Of name.
The main purpose of the organiza-
ton or clearing house of the loan
agents. says the report. sis to supply
its members quickly with information
as to applicants for loans. In the files
of the clearing house are records Of all
persons who borrowed from any men,
Der OF the organization
Recommendations in the report
have been embodied in bill for the
regulation of loan agencies which will
be introduced in the legislature next
month.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-12
READ 1HEIAps.

The Courier these days is very near
ly 100 per cent news, for the adver-
tisements of Christmas goods and 9TH
er seasonable needs. are certainly
news to most people now. And if you
read the advertising news intelligently.
you will find it worth while for it will
show you just where you can get that
which you want and where you can
effect the greatest saving in price or
get the greatest value for your money.
The stores of Ottumwa are I'M
usually well stocked. But the weather
has not been of the variety that i'm
presses people with the fact that
Christmas is at hand and great many
people are letting their shopping slip
nearer to that time when they will get
into the last day rush. This will be
no fault of the merchants for they are
telling you each night in large black
letters about the things they have on
their counters waiting for you. All
you have to do is to read the ads. make
up your mind what you want and COM
plete the transaction by purchasing.
The ads, If properly read, make
shopping easy
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-12
TWO BIG FIRMS
TO CONSOLIDATE

Pittsburgh. Pa. Dec. St became
known today that separate meetings
of The directors OF the Westinghouse
Air Brake company and the Union
Switch and Signal COMPANY. held yes
terday each board unanimously voted
To cor soldate these two important
Westinshouse interests. A circular
letter sent 10 stockholders proposes
to increase the capital Of the Air
Brake company from seoooc,ooo to
SSO, zoe, 900 ana to exchange the shares
at the rate OF four shares of Air Brake
for Ave shares of Union Switch pre-
ferred and two shares o. Air Brake
for three shares of Union Switch cont
mon.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-12
RAIDER Is SIGHTED
German Cruiser Slips Through 0ritlsh
Blockade In North Sea and
Alarms 6ritons.

London. Dec. "a German warshib
has succeeded in running the British
Gordon in the North sea- according to
a report of ship captain who says
his vessel was held Up and examined
in the Atlantic The vessel is not a
converted merchantmen. the captain
said on his arrival here. bur is 4 reg
ular light cruiser.
The report from the log Of this cap
tain has become widely known in To-
cal shipping circles. and has caused
widespread agitation for the conveying
of merchantmen.
The British admiralty announced
last night report had been received
that disguised armed German vessel
Of mercantile type was sighted in the
North Atlantic on December l.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-12
CHECK CLEARING
PLAN UNPOPULAR

New York Dec. 9.-The committee
of twenty-five. appointed by the Amer
lean Bankers association at its Kan
sas City convention in September to
study the advisability OF an amend
ment to the check collection sections
of the federal reserve act, will meet
in Chicago Monday to discuss the
question. it was announced here today.
Six thousand replies received by the
association to referendum submit.
ted to the banks Of the country indi-
Gated an over whelming opposition, to
the federal reserve boards check
clearing plan. it was said.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-12
PROTEST NOT NEEDED.

Washington. D. c.. Dec. 9. With
publication Of the American protest
to Germany on the deportations Of
Belgians. state department ohicials
disclosed today, the United States
government has exhausted its means
of diplomacy and has laid the case be
fore American public opinion from
which it will expect to draw guidance
for the next steps, II any be taken.
Germany's reply. conveyed in con-
versation with Charge Grew at Berlin
by Chancellor Won Bethmann-Hollweg
is that the deportations are regarded
as justified on the grounds Of social
necessity.
No actual reply in the form OF a
note has been received from Germany
but no doubt has been left by the chan
cellor that the protest of the United
States will not be needed. Omcial in
formation shows also that the depor-
tations are continuing.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-12
SURE IS LEAP YEAR
Chicago Girls Quick To Answer Plea
Q: Dakota Farmers Who Say
They Want Wives.

>Chicago. Dec. Bachelor farmers
from North Dakota. visitors to the
International Stock show and horse
fair at the stock yards today were be.
ing flooded with letters. kilograms
and telephone calls from girls who
are willing to become wives. Many
young women have responded to the
announcement by the farmers that all
that could be wished for in North Da-
kota was wives.
Louis w. Hill, president Of the Great
Northern railroad. has sent this mes.
sage to Hoke Smith who had charge
of the special train which brought the
farmers to the stock show:
Marry them off as fast as you can.
We need Chicago women in the north
west. l will personally give nice
wedding gift to any of the bachelors
who decide to get married"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-12
SNOW AND COLDER
SAYS WEATHER MAN

Washington. d. c.. Dec. g. Wealth
er predictions for the week beginning
Sunday were announced by the wealth
err bureau today as follows:
Great Lakes region: Overcast great.
err part OF the week, with probability
of snow Wednesday and Thursday. al
tending eastward movement of dis
turbance across the Great Lakes on
those days. Cold first half Of week:
normal temperature after Wedne sdav.
Plains states and upper and Middle
Mississippi valleys: Generally fair ex-
cept snow or rain Tuesday or Wednes-
DAY. Cold first part of week; warmer
after Tuesday
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-12
LITTLE BENNY's
NOTE BOOK.
RI LEE PAPE
, a . . . . . . . . o . .
The trllhhle with nllr. fnnthall teen

. - - - - ~ ~ ~ ~
The trubble with our football teen
is. it's too lite, and yestidday me and
Skinny Martin and Reddy Merry saw
the new fat boy setting on his frun1
steps in the next block and we went
up to see if we Good get him to join it
being the latest fat boy that's eve,
ben in the nayberhood and Skinny sec
to him. We represent the Park AVG
Terriers.
Watts them? sed the fat boy.
Its q football team. sed Skinny.
Its the greatest football teen of its
waite in the city. sed Reddy Merry.
Ony we need little more waite or
it. how mulch do you way? l sed.
A hundred and Is. sed the fat boy
G WIZ, sed Skinny Martin.
Holey smokes. sed Reddy Merry.
G Wittakers, ! sed
Did you ever play football? sed Red
dy.
No. but | bet can beet .enybody err
round heer at hop skotch, sed the fat
boy.
Will you come out with us afte;
skool today and practice? sed Skinny
Hop skotch? .sed the fat boy.
Football sed Reddy do we look as
If we wood come all the way up heer
to tawk about hop skotch?
Do you wunt to join the Park Ave.
Terriers? | sed.
don't know, never played enything
as ruff as football. sed the fat boy.
Its not as ruff as it looks sed Reddy
WITCH Jest then a fat lady came to the
-
Hers your dolly, Emery deer. you awt
to be able to finish it today. who are
your little friends. Emery?
Aw. sed Reddy Merry.
G. sed Skinny Martin.
Heck. sed. And We wawked back
in our own block
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-12

acquainted with her. 1t seemed a
good time 10 tell her father all about
it and the story was told. He laughed
uproariously and then said:
why the broker you went to is one
of the most honest of the lot, You
couldn't get him to cheat any of his
customers
Then, after some more talk the spec
ulator went on to say:
Young man, | suppose | shall hav.
10 oe fatherin-}aw some day, but
want to say to you right here now.
that my son-in-law must be one of tn.
sort to keep himself away from Wall
street, and to keep his wife away as
Well"
And when Mr.. Henderson and Miss
Edith Manchester were we'd year
later they had given UP speculation al
together.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-12
IVA HAD TO FIGHT TO BECOME
~ "A STATE

The admission of Iowa into the
union seventy years ago, on December
20, 1876, was not accomplished witnout
a long struggle. A member OF the re-
search stan of the state historical so
aciety Of Iowa has pointed out the fact
that the territory Of Iowa had scarcei!
been established in 1888 when there
sprang up an agitation in favor OF
statehood. In his message OF Novem-
her. 1889, Governor Robert Lucas gave
his hearty support to the movement
but the legislature failed to act upon
his suggestions. In 1910, however, an
act was passed submitting the ques-
ton to vote of the people. The re-
suit was a decisive majority against
statehood. Two years later the
people again defeated the propositlon
to form state government. But by
1874 they had changed their MINDS.
Delegates to a constitutional conven,
ton were chosen and a constitution
was drawn up. Once more all hopes
were dashed to the ground, for con-
gress reduced the boundaries OF the
proposed state. cutting 1t off entirely
from the Missouri river, and thereupon
the people of Iowa refused to ratify
the constitution. Two more years
passed before another convention drew
i,p new constitution, which was
ADOPTED by the people and the state
was admitted into the union with Its
present boundaries.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-12

to any one class or sect and it is
most democratic. It entails no obliga-
tons upon its members other than to
ask them to keep the precepts of the
organization before them in their daily
life = whether it be at school, at home
or on the streets.
1t aims to discourage the smoking
of cigarets. the telling of questionable
stories and the promotion of healthy
morals and healthy bodies. Any organ
ization which can accomplish those
things is certainly worth having in the
community and the boys who are en-.
Enthusiastically giving it their support
and attention, are to be commended.
They need some help in financial
way-not., much, but what they need,
they need badly. A city wide cam
paign is to be made next week to get
several hundred dollars. Think 1t over
and see if you can't afford a little to-
ward the project.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-12
CHIHUAHUA PAPER
TELLS OF CAPTURE
CITY HAS REIGN OF TERROR DUR.
ING TIME VILLAS BANDITS
WERE THERE.

/! 81 Paso, Tex, Dec. 9.-The first
/ newspaper printed in Chihuahua City
alter its recapture by Carranza forces
has just reached the border with a de
tailed account of the last phase of the
fight against Villa.
On Sunday afternoon, November26,
one of the papers. claiming that Villa
had been successfully repulsed. pub
lished in an extra" a resume of the
first four days of battle. Ell NQticiero
takes up the history at that point. in
substance: si@
The night of the 26th the villa
forces succeeded in penetrating part
OF the city in house to house fighting.
They captured the artillery on Santa
,, Rosa hill. At o'clock in the morning
of the 9th the citys defenders found
themselves short of ammunition. From
That moment the era of terror began
AT II a. m. the Carranza attach
ment defending the penitentiary cap
itulated. General Trevfno decided to
save the artillery he had already plac-
ed ON train for emergency uses and
left for ALBANIA. twenty miles to the
northeast. His forces marched the
distance.
After General Trevino's departure,
General Ozuna fought on for some
hours until he had succeeded in load
ing several trains which went north to
Sauz.
General Trevino, recognising his
forces, next marched from ALBANIA in
directline to Bachimba canyon, abont
thirty-fve miles below Chihuahua
where he joined General Murguia, who
had been working up from the south.
AS they came north on November 80,
they encountered bandit command
under Jose Ynez Salazar, Martin Lo-
PEI, Baudelio Tribe and others The
hight began at a point twenty miles be-
low Chihuahua City and lasted from
9 a. m. until dark The bandits left 500
dead in the field and lost a number Of
prisoners. All bandit parties oyertak.
en- were exterminated"
Villas occupation of Chihuahua
City" the paper says, was an "era OF
crimes, infamies and assassiuations.'
The bandits begged for food at the
houses which the people dared not re-
fuse. Foreign shops, principally OF
Chinese and Arabs, were looted.
Among the murdered were soldierps
wives who remained with the hus-
bands through the battle BaudAlio
Uribe, the ear cutter" led in the
slaughter.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-12


A Seattle man tells of sea captain
who. while ashore, lives in that town
and who ha1 loaned money to aneigh-
Dor. The latter. after the loan was a
year or SO old, made no effort to pay
it.
The captain began to look upon the
money as lost. But, on arriving home
from coastwise trip, he heard of a
debt collector who was noted for stick
ing to delinquent until some result
was obtained The captain called up
on this person. told him the circum-
stances and said:
IF you will collect that debt, I'll
give.you half Of it,
The captain sailed away on another
voyage and on his return again sought
out the collector. How about that
bill?'' he asked.
WELL said the man. II amt col;
lected the whole of it: but did collect
my half. and he amt paid me cent
since. I keep after him. bat it's just
as you said when you gave me the bill;
he don't have no conscience about it"
Every employee Of the Bank of Eng
land says an atache OF the BRUSH
embassy at Washington, SIS required
to sign his name in book on his ar
rival in the morning and if late must
give the reason therefor. The chief
cause of hardness is usually fog, and
the first man to arrive writes fog
after his name and, those who follow
write ditto
zone day. however. the first late
man gave as the reason. wife had
twins and twenty other late men me.
Chemically signed ditto underneath
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-12
AELPAa ZIG PROJECT.

Every citizen of Ottumwa and OF
Wapello county has 1t in his or her
power to do a little bit. at least, to-
ward the accomplishment of very i'm
portant project-that of fitting UP
Sunnyslope sanitarium so that the
county will have place where it can
care for its tuberculosis patients.
Those in charge of the project are hop
ing to raise from $1,000 to $4,000 by
the sale of Red Cross Christmas seals.
The seals sell at penny apiece and
for the most part they are to be sold
in lots of 100 so that no one is going
to be asked for a very large sum of
eral as it should be. the pennies will
make a pile big enough to do very
great work.
An investment in Red Cross Christ
mas seals is really desirable one
Nearly everyone wants a CHEEKY
Christmas seal on gift packages and
letters and post cards at this season
q the year and the Red Cross seal
hAs become the recognized Christmas
seal.
But far more than the value of the
seals to the purchaser is the return
the community will get on the money
so invested This is not the time Of
the year to harp upon the sad side Of
He but it is not amiss to call atten-
Zion Of the folks who are happy and
healthy, to the fact that there are in
our midst many people who are not
so happy and healthy-those who have
been ensnared by the terrible white
plague" These plague victims-many
of them at least-can be saved IL Civ
en- the proper treatment Their lives
are worth much to the community
And from selfish standpoint and one
brutally materialistic, it is much less
expensive to help cure them than to
help care for them in their last sick.
ness and pay for their burial. A well
equipped Sunnyslope means lower
rather than higher taxes.
So, from every standpoint, you can
well afford to invest a dollar or so in
Red Cross seals. The money is need.
ed by the community and you need
the seals, while there are number
.of people dying for want of what the
money is intended to provide.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-12
ANOTHER PAY UP WEEK.

Waukon. little town Of 1000 peo.
pie in Iowa. with the usual quota OF
churches. schools, business, houses and
banks. made the discovery year or
so ago, that the merchants Of the
town had on their books about $4,000
of unpaid bills, and so set apart a
week last January as pay up week"
when the debtors were asked. as a
matter of duty and Of civic pride and
good business ethics, to settle up. The
chamber of commerce took the CAM
paign in hand and the results were so
satisfactory that the event is SEIZED.
uled again for next January, it is
hoped with even greater success.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-12
POSSIBLE iMPossIelLITIEs.

Dauntless Colonel Mostly. Speaking
of one of his exploits in the civil war,
remarked: THE absolute impossibilty
of success made 1t possible" That is
good message for those who lie down
when they feel that logical obstacles
stand between them and success. In
reading about modern naval engage.
ments, one is eternally informed as to
the tonnage and gunnage Of the con-
batants and inferiority of armament
is given as the reason for this or that
retirement" 1t was not SO with the
British seamen who sank the Spanish
Armada, or with Nelson, or with our.
own sea fighters in the war of 1872
Genius thrives on the impossible