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Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1916-07-31
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Die Wlittbeilung laliiet
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Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1916-07-31
gritii her McriM |.

2ouOom 80 Suli. 9lbt6ei-
hnaen couooiifcr Snfontcrie 6oben
aeilern 0Sadt Nie ocutiben Sbiiben.
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@pern nit Griol9 iiberfoaen pie
belte bonn 6ritiiben 9lrmee &ollpt.
quarter onaefiiuOiat lpirO.
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Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1916-07-31
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aautiecu SerlauT ue9mea
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1916-07-31

gieibcu uOn &aaauue iuurOen crfolg.
reid ans Der Nefabrsunc eutiernt.
, Gs lit uoh nidt mt Sihcrbeit an
iogen ipie bod Ger &erIult fem miro.
@S lit betonnt Dab 10000 Gonneu
Siob3uder. oie ouf $3.400.000 be.
mertbet moren perloren limo. Die
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tenen g9aaren. pelhe Seriiort mur-
ben neroen Oeu @erluit beoeuteno
erb0ben. Sn oen 2oaerbduiern ma.
rem teine GrpIoiipnoiie ouibepabrt.
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rem nit SbropneIl beIooen. Ole an.
rem mareu boupti1htdb nit Sal3 uno
Sdmeineileiid6 bolaOeu
Ger llnfou miro ben @etrieb ser
gabn nidt bebiuOern."
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Der ogSntional Storoge GompanD",
iogtc beute gl6cno. Dab oic 9luIage
ieiner 6irmo ouf $70O0.0OO beper.
tbet iei itno ser Snbolt ser 2oeer.
bGuier ouf $t0.OO0,OO0. GineS Ser
2ogerbaiiier. oos unperiebrt aeblie.
ben it, 1T nit GbemitoIien eefIut.
9tod ieiner glngobe miroen neben
0em &obsuder $4,000 9oneu Iabod,
Wlotten bon China uno Sopan rno
nn0ere Mooren peruihtet.
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@on Scr SaIfan GrOnt
Nm Snnf O 6nfS |UDMia bat N NeicdtStbGtetei
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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-10-13
HAS PRIVATE
ELEVATOR
Crippled Boy Has Exclusive
Use of Car Installed
In School

SPOKANE. wash Oct l3-Don.
Old Burcham ia happy because ne
can go back 10 school school
means much % Donald Burcham. for
his legs are virtually raralyzed as
the result OF infan'ile paralysis FIVE
years ago
For time n looked as tho he
would not be able longer 20 attend
public school he has been a pupil
~ the Bancroft school four years
and members OF his family have
wheeled him 10 school and home
again. Recently. with the aid Of
clutches and braces, he has been
able 10 walk home, slowly and la
boriously each afternoon.
Despite his handicap, the little
chap has been able 20 make his
grades and has been promoted 20
tho NTH grade Then began his
trouble. All grades above the
fourth are on the second noor al
the Bancroft school and Donald is
unable 10 climb stairs and IL too
heavy 10 DO carried conveniently.
His father James r. Burcham.
took the problem 10 the school
board He offered 10 install small
elevator In the building az his own
expense The school board con.
scented
The elevator will not be public.
II will be 80 by 26 inches. with
carrying power OF 50 pounds Mrs
Burcham and r. Clyde Miller. prin-
cipal OF the school. will have the
only keys
In event any other pupil IL physi.
cally unable 10 climb the stairs, tho
elevator will be NJ his disposal II
will be erected with strict regard
for tho building inspection require
monts
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-10-13
British "Tanks" and Their Deeds

They Crash Houses and Trees That Stand In Their Path;
Scatter Timbers of Forts Like Feath
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-10-13
Vance Mccormack and
Wilcox Trade Hot
Words
HAPGOOD AGAIN
FLAYS HYPHE y
Declares Hughes Is the
Candidate of Dis
lOyalists

NEW YORK Ger l3-For tho
FIRST time during OBJ, present cam
paign Their, WIS hop" put on
ihe political .ul Thursday at both
Republican u Democratic hra.
quarter.
"Nyd statements absolutely
untrue and other personalities
were hurried baca and forth across
Forty .s"cond. ,t.. which is all that
materially dty.de- rh, offices OF r.
publican Chairman Wilcox from
those Of Democrats, Chairman Nc
Corwick
The d..t "tH~ Was pu' on the
ball by Chairman Mccormick when
hc Wa asked a.ou .h. v,Aelypuh
l,hea .'r.m,-' ~ Victor Riddcr.
denounriug Wilson
We have no professional propo
gandisr- sitting az he desk ~ The
national chairman over her. .s-p-
ing statements aag.usl rhc United
state government said NcCor-
mick As FOR fh, HuEr,- attitude.
expressed 90 United Press i's
patches that De- regards himself "a
potential president and can there
fore not answer charges ! world
casually rcwarE that Mr. Hughes
potentially '0I consists OF 100 per
cent candidacy
Replying 20 Chairman McCor
ulck's statement. Chairman Wilcox
said
Ask tho Democratic chairman
Who has any r~rfc- ional propagan.
dIats sitting af h's desk knew
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-10-13

LONDON England Oe' i3 The
Allied armi'- .I, 3D. fear tear
brought ou by mo pro,csquc altho
terrible antics of The outu mon
slers 81 modern warfare called
tanks. that are made from aiWpl.
farm tractors bur are PLAYING ',.l'
with the Germans on fhr Sowmr
These sinister. fiat footed "Iah5er
vocks with eyes of flame waddlrd
10 The Sommc front with udicrous
erenity and like prehistoric mon
tiers cut up aousosaud pat the ref
use under their bellies. leaped ditch
cs, crater holes and trenches like
Kangaroo. leaving death and de-.
.ructjon IN their wake
Humor Even IN VA
When Tommy ATKINS first
glimp-rd a fleet of The huge shape
less bulk wanaeriuq hJner and
-dither IN "a slight hollow before 'h,
,umme like ,Js, auJnH.utan yutrs
which nature had made and forgot
ten he laughed until tears rolled
down bis cheeks War brng out
TRANCE strain Of huuo- man
Wh,u inc Germans sass lh,.c 81
sarric .uferua. ma. tu,-" mad
terror settled upon rAchm A prey
'o panic rh,y fell back terrified
abandoning their arms ard equip
mcnt some al %, eWu'rott -ol
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-10-13
PREFERS JAIL
TO HER FARM

DENVER, Col, Oct 1S--FArn life
may appeal TO some folA but jail
life seems preferable 10 Mrs. Agnes
G Adams. % years old, who desert.
ed her hus band and four children re
Gently rather than stay longer on
her husbands truck farm in Jetfer-
son county Mrs Adams WIS arrest
ed 0y Humane Orflcer Morton David.
Given the alternative OF returning =
the farm or facing a charge OF de-
serting her children she replied
81 wont 10 back love my hus-
band and my children TOO" she told
rolice Matron Davis. but l simply
cant endure life on that farm any
longer
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-10-13

This f. the latest date a1ed for
the execution ~ Elston Scott. Ne
gro sentenced 10 hang over year
ago at Murphysboro. M, but who
has been reprieved eight times by
Gov. Dunno because the sheriff In.
sisted on a public hanging
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-10-13

The largest sale OF public lands
IN the history OF Montana. compris-
ing more than ~ 900 acres. is TO
take place today at Fort Benton.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-10-13
Mows Gown Trees.

Op--+n- rellru Journey house
loomed up fir he path Of The land
cruiser Without q moments hesIta-
ton Tho mammoth went thru j.
without a rrunt." Later b. Gooref
ID tree. foo, In diameter. which
three shells would not have haurl.
ed as effectively
Near the hflh German line one OF
the monsters got stalled temporar
ny Germans clambered on its back
irving 20 ind the doors Then sui
denly the jab5erwock gave a night
heayc and moved forward with &c,
mans sitting asfride the top Or.
by one. they iDucl of. mv,uGed
Another tank. kgmorously NICK
named cupid had a nestle expo
euce In BouleauA wood 10 had eou.
halfway up The wood 10 q posit.u-
which enabled II 10 en0lal, The en-
emy trench Vhca ,lc commander
dizcnEcred- the infantry were u.
coming gp behind him.
wait -hHe1, tar llew and az
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-10-13
Sore Throat or Mouth.

Nou must Keep the throat and mouth
clean and healthy. ANY disease that
attacks the canal through which must
pas the food we eat, the beverages we
drink and the very air We breathe il a
serious matter. Why neglect Sore hroat
or Sore Mouth when TONSILIlIE
makes II SO easy for YOU to get relief?
IO\SlLINE is the remedy specially
prepared for that purpose. TON ~
SLIME does its full duty-you az
can depend upon il. Keep a
bottle in the house where Won "A
can get IL quick when needed II
20 and 50c Hospital size E1
si.00. All Druggists. "a
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-10-13

70 l4E. sign ''r,u. German Defeat
Special E>'ra'"
Finding rbo town deserted r. re-.
formed 20 IFS baptism Of nre before
fic ioHu where tha dC4ring vas
u.r..et
Ac,ue under orders to- silence
owe f.d guns that were ripping
great hole in me British offensive.
ru. trial mono-'ar accomplish.
80 rs rpoe. bar vas p.t our of
commission temporarily by q shell
aimed pon blank from another Ger.
mar battery
Take Prisoner inside.
One alyeElurous luKEernaut got
frdo a dug our and when tho in.
"a.a a Haser.au liou'onsutcolonel.
a4'rau3errI tNr commander took
a.m soto Tho tank ana keptAj3a-
p'i-on" 'hraou, The day
Tne u' oUe- saw the land monitor
20 crashing thru battered houses.
.nsI3'r. a eap. fhat War being held
tor British ur.eanrr. silence ,x big
.sa- 'hDu return home With slight
.mp
- one of ths huge caterpillar got
u'u three -hell-holes which made
Like irresistible forces the tanks
rolled m7lestically up 10 a strong
y fortified sugar factory near
Co4reeiette, crashed thru the side
walls. scattering sand bags and
tJmber Ike feathers before wind,
and drove the occupants from
tne.r st-ates.eal position"
one big rif The ground was soft
and I-.hr The tank -quirmed FIRST
one var then another. back pedalled
and finally -or into action by max
U- "siIo-tp \ "whzhang"
aounce5 1T .rs head like a TENN.
-aii -H vail
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-11-17

just run away from wedding. or rath
er the preliminaries. The real we'd
ding is tomorrow"
He was instantly interested. "Yol
don't say so! And who, pray. is tn.
bride?"
She told him.
"Ah! And your he asked. What
have you to do with it all?"
a." she said, Il am in the brida
party
Il am going to confess, too" he add
ed II am in the bridal party Also
What You!"
Yes And drawn by the beauty OF
the night ran of Just as you did
We're both in the same boat"
She laughed delightedly. my sir
is less heinou3 now" she said, "since
/ have company"
And we are not in the same boat
either, are we?" he broke in But
would like to be if you allow. We
could have little journey Of our own
up this wonderful river"
I'D love it, she said. "And I'll show
you how substantial am when II
tits" She stood up and held out her
hand, and as he took it she sprane
lightly from one rocking boat to the
other and settled herself in the low
seat facing him.
Where to-" he asked
Lets go out on the river and
Never come back?" he said impet
uously.
Never come back" she breathed
A spell was over her-strong, real. en-
during. She wanted to drift on any.
where, forever and always with this
stranger who had taken her heart by
storm.
LET us forget the world" he went
on earnestly. Forget alliances made
by families whose allegiance to their
country would sacrifice love on the al
tar of Mars
and let us forget" she added, not
quite understanding. alliances made
by parents who tell daughters that
they must marry as they are advised"
81 love you!' he said softly.
And ! love you'll" she breathed.
He nodded toward the shore. There
is village and parson. Will you
marry me now. dear, tonight?"
Eyes But first must tell you that
l who ran away was to be the BRIDE
and T." he cried ecstatically, draw
ing her to him as the boat touched
shore, was to be the bridegroom The
gods are kind indeed" ~.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-11-17
Twenty- Fine Years Ago
4 - 81 - From The Courier Files

w. H. H. Asbury left this morning
a few days.
The first snow storm of the season
came today and ushered in the winter
storms in splendid style
The Main Street Methodist church
is to be heated by fuel gas. 1t is the
first public building in the city to be
heated in this manner.
November 10
Herm Merrill, Charlie Ayers and
Deacon Myers went south on the Mil.
waukee at noon today.
A large number of Ottumwa travel
ing men are arranging to attend the
annual meeting Of the State Travelling
Mems association at Des Moines De-
cember 5.
The Daughters Of Veterans will
meet with Mrs. 8. A. Spilman this
evening. This being very important
meeting every member is requested
to be there'if possible.
November II
The next lunch of the Industrial Ex-
change will be held at the Depot ho-
tel on Tuesday evening next
The packing house started up yes.
terday after having undergone extern
sive changes and repairs.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-11-17

n November IL
~ court house question carried
- Tuesday by majority of 1873.
The first entertainment held at the
81. M. C.. A. will be held next Tuesday
night.
Mrs. Shields will lecture and pre-
sent the fan brigade at the tabernacle
"wednesday night. Admission only 10
cents.
November r.
\ ". D. Tisdale went west this morn
inr on professional business.
The Adams Express Co. will open
m once in Des Moines December Is.
Frand Won Schrader, the genial
cashier Of the Ottumwa Savings bank,
returned last night from Chicago,
where he has been spending several
days.
November 13--
Leo stevens. the popular clerk Of the
FIRST National bank, left this morn
ing for Keosauqua to spend few days
hunting and visiting friends.
November II
"A. G. Harrow went to Chicago last
nixht to remain over Sunday.
for Tingley to visit with friends for
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-11-17
LITTLE BENNY'S
: NOTE OOK
BY LEE PAPE
. . Q . . o . .

| Reddy Merfys grandfather. being a
old man with whiskers and a wooden
leg, is staying at Reddys house on a
visit, and yestidday me and Pubs Sim.
kins and Reddy was twking, and Red
] dy sed, G, you awt to see my grand
father strike match on his wooden
leg wen he wunts to snoak.
He cant strike safety match on it.
can he? l sed.
! don't no, he don't use safety
matches, sed Reddy, and Pubs sed
Take US GROUND and lets see him do
it, will you. Reddy.
| WITCH Reddy sed he wood, and he
went erround to his house, and his
grandfather was setting in rocking
chair out on the pavement, and Reddy
sed. Hello, grandpop, this is Benny
Potts and Pubs Simkins.
Nice little boys, sed his grandfather,
they'll make brave soldiers some day
and maybe they'll lose thare legs in
battle like l lost mine.
wy don't you smoak. grandpop, sed
Reddy. I
! | Jest got throo smoaking. sed his
grandfather, wy, do you like to see me
smoak.
| Yes, sed Reddy.
| All rite. sed his grandfather. And he
took a corn cob pipe out Of one pocket
and big package of tabacco out of
anuter pocket, and umpdumped some
tobacco in the pipe, and started to
wave it GROUND, saying, Yes, its every
mans dotty to fite for his country. and
if you lose your leg in the service of
your county, its a plezzure.
Aint you going to smoak. grandpop?
sed Reddy. And his grandfather put
the pipe in mis- mouth, saying, Wen
was hoy ust to play soldiers every
| day, when was boy Id rather play
soldiers than eat.
WY don't you lite it, grandpop? sed
Reddy. And his grandfather took a
match out OF anuther pocket and
struck it. and ware did he strike it but
on his pants.
Aw, G, sed Reddy.
Watts the trubble? sed his grand
| father.
! bin telling these boys how you
strike matches on your wooden leg,
sed Reddy
Well wy dident you let me know,
how did know wat you wunted, sed
his grandfather. And he took out an.
uther match and struck it on his wood.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-11-17
Children's Evening Story

! Oh, how Susie Littletail did run
She never ran so fast before in all hel
life, and, just as the dog was going
to grab her, she saw the back door Of
her house, and into it she popped like
a cork going out Of a bottle.
ooh! Oh! OH" she cried three
times, just like that. I'm safe!" anG
she ran to where her brother was, on
bed of leaves.
why, Susie." he called to her
Whatever is the matter?"
Yes. Why have you been running
SOP asked Jane Fuzzy-Wuzzy. What
happened?'
"A big dog chased me-" answered
Susie. But / got away"
Where is my cabbage?" Sammie
wanted to know. 81 am so hungry for
it,"
ooh, I'm so sorry, but had to drop
it," went on Susie. ooh. Jane Fuzzy.
Wuzzy, is papa home safe. Where is
Uncle Wiggily Longears? I hope
neither Of them is out for I'm afraid
that hunter and his dog will see
them"
your Uncle is asleep in his ROOM -
said the muskrat nurse. His rheu-
matism hurts him this weather. AS
for your papa, he has not come home
yet, but l guess he is wise enough to
keep out Of the way of the dogs. Now
don't make any noise, for your mama
Is lying down with headache. I have
a little preserved clover, done up in
sugar, put away in the cupboard and
will give you some"
THAT is better than, cabbage" de-
clared Sammie, joyfully. nv ~
But, just as Jane Fuzzy-Wuzzy went
to the cupboard to get the sugared
clover, something ran down into the
underground house, with a sharp nose.
sharper even than Jane Fuzzy-Wuz.
zy's, and when the nurse saw the
curious little beast, she cried out in
fright:
ooh, run children RUM she
screamed. This is a very dreadful
creature indeed! It is ferret, but
will drive him out, and he shan't hurt
yon!"
Then Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy.
dropping the pan of potatoes she was
peeling for ssupper, sprang at the fer
ret And tomorrow night, If you are
good children. you shall hear how
Jane F'uzzy-Wuzzy drove the ferret
from the underground house and
saved the bunny children.
(To be continued)