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RICHES GREATER THAN
 FORMER GREAT BANKS
Resources ( the National Banks of the Country 7sw Show the Gigantic Figure of st5,52o,oO6o0d With a Comparative Statement Showing What This Means in Money Power

Washington, Dec. 27-Resources of national banks of the United States. Comptroller Williams announced to- night, have increased more than four million dollars during the past two years and nov aggregate $15,520000,- GOO, exceeding by about $1,0OJ,0O0, ,OO0 the total resources of the Bank of England, the Bank of France and the Bank of Russia, the German Reichs- bank, the Bank of Italy. the Bank of Spain, the Bank of The Netherlands, the Bank of Denmark, the Swiss Ma tional Bank and the Inn erial Bank of Japan combined
 In a statement based upon returns from the last bank call, November IT. the comptroller calls attention to the fact that the increase has been at the rate of approximately IS per cent a year during the past two years, as compared with per cent year for the ten years period from 1904 to 1914, and that the total resources are at present more than doAlble what 'shey. wsra ten years ago.
 The compilation just completed Of returns for theN. -+ bank call" the comptrolier's statement reads, dis closes a condition of strength, prog ress and growth beyond all precedent Resources of national banks on the date of the last call are greater than the total resources of all reporting state banks, savings banks, private banks and loan and trust companies throughout the United States at the time of the inauguration of the fed.
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JURY VIEWS SCENE
 OF WoMAN'S MURDER

Ossipee, N Ill., Dec. 27,-The spot where the body of Mrs. Florence Ar line Small was found on September %, in the ruins of her burned cottage, was pointed out today to the jury se- lected for the trial of the woman's husband, Frederick l. Small, who i5 charged with her murder. Beside the jury stood the prisoner sobbing most of the time.
 It is understood the defense wlll .contend that in Smals absence d tramp entered the house, killed Mrs. Small and set the fire
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CHICAGO CRIME AN ALYzED

Springfield, H., Dec. 27.-An analys- is on crime conditions in Chicago just -completed by Thomas kilbride, sec retary of the state board of pardons shows that there is hold up every six hours, murder every second day two suicides a day and an arrest every seven and half m inutes.
 The four causes of crime, he says are liquor, lust, gambling and bad company
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NO TIDlNGs FROM THE
 STEAMER MARYLAND

Nantucket, Mass, Dec, 27.-The steamer Maryland, which reported Christmas night that she was sinking, has not been found at a late hour to- night, according to a message receiy- ed from the coast. guard cutter Gres- ham. The messagd said that Gresham was still engaged in a search fer the vessel. It was believed that if any of the Ma-yand's boats had succeed
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GENERAL HERRERA KILLED.

Juarez, Mex, Dec. 27--Nayor Mel chor Herrera received a message to- day from Mexico City telling him that his brother, General Luis Herrera, was killed in action at the battle of TOrreon
 General Luis Herrera was a miner at Parral whom the Madero reyolut- ion started.
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ANOTHER ARKANSAS
 GUARDSMAN DIES

Demiug N. Ma Dee. 21- Private Rowland Thompson of the First A. kansas medical corps, died at Camp Deming today of pneumonia. His home was ct Delark Ark.
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cd in getting away from the steamer they would have drifted westward in the path oi transatlantic steamers.
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WEATHE FER
 FOR A ST

FORECAST FOR ARKANSAS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY oENER- ALLY FAIR.
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CONTINUED ON PAGE SEVEN
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REPORTED THAT ARRENDONDO
 HAS BEEN RECALLED
if the Protocol Signed By the Gem mission Is Rejected Secretary Lane Will Proceed With Plans Already Under Way to Wind Up the Com missions Affairs.

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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-09-29
FRIDAY.
AZ the court house.
9 a. m. - Lecture, e. s. kindley.
1o:30 4. m. - Lecture, J. w.
Searson.
p. m. - Lecture, e. S. kindley.
8 p. m.-Lecture, J. w. Searson.

One hundred and fifty rural school
teachers, principals Of town buildings
and former instructors are attending
the first days program of the Wapello
county >inspirational institute being
held today in the small court room on
the third floor of the court house.
Edgar S. Kindley, chautauqua and
institute lecturer from Davenport,
opened the meetings this morning at
8 o'clock with a lecture and was fol-
lowed at 1890 o'clock by Henry s.
Curtis. lecturer on play and recrea-
ton. DR.. Curtis talked again at l
o'clock this afternoon and Mr.. Kindley
is finishing today's session with an
other lecture late this afternoon.
This evenings program will be given
In the high school auditorium and a
large crowd of city teachers and towns
people is expected. The First Cavalry
band megaphone chorus was not able
to keep it's engagement and Miss Kath-
crime Powers, director of music in the
public schools of Ottumwa, has ar.
ranged a prelude to DR.. Curtis lecture
which Is classed as one Of his finest.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-09-29
REPUBLICANS IN
N. Y. HARMONIOUS

Saratoga Springs, N. T.. Sept. 2S.-
Virtually, no opposition to the program
prepared for presentation today to the
republican state convention in session
here was expected by the leaders.
Besides welcoming Charles E.
Hughes tonight, the principal business
Of the gathering is to adopt plat.
form.
In the form, in which It has been
drawn for submission to the platform
committee, the platform contained
planks recommending return to the
primary system approved by Mr.
Hughes when he was governor, under
which candidates for state Offices
would be named at party conventions
and contained a strong declaration
favoring arbitration as a means Of set
tling Industrial disputes.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-09-29
oTTUMwA COURIER FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER q,
BANDITS HOLD
UP FAST TRAIN
SIX MEN ROB NEW YoRk-cHIcAao
EXPRESS AND ESCAPE WITH
LITTLE TROUBLE.

Detroit, Mich, Sept 2s. Search
was being vigorously pressed today for
a gang of men, believed to number
five or six, who late last night held up
the New York Chicago express, east
bound, on the Michigan Central, near
Dearborn, ten miles west Of here, and
after beating Fireman John Doherty
into unconsciousness, made on with
one pouch of registered mail. How
much they obtained Is not yet known.
The coaches and pullmans were not
entered.
Only two men participated In the &C
tual work Of the holdup. They boarded
the train somewhere east Of Ypsilanti.
concealing themselves between two
cars. Shortly before Dearborn was
reached, they climbed over the tender
and covered the engine crew with re-
volyers. They already had uncoupled
the mail and baggage car from the
rest of the train. As they ordered the
train stopped two miles beyond Dear
born, one Of the men hit Fireman Do
herty over the head with q revolver,
rendering him unconscious
Engineer Charles Palmer was then
taken from the cab to the door Of the
mail car. The robbers forced him to
tell the mail clerk to open the door.
The two holdup men entered the car.
One mail pouch was thrown out and
picked up by a third member of the
gang.
The mail clerk was then locked in
his car and the engineer returned to
his cab. The holdup men then disap-
peared.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-09-29
GIRLS ROMANCE
DELAYS EXPOSURE

Chicago, Sept. 2s.-A real romance
OF an Iowa girl has temporarily block.
ed exposure of the latest blackmail
plot which resulted in the Fleeing OF
rich Iowa merchant out OF $4,000.
The girl, whose father was the vic
tim OF the blackmailers. Is to be mar
ried October 20 and federal agents
promised today to delay arrests until
after the girls wedding.
Fear that his daughters future hap
piness might be wrecked and that the
forthcoming wedding plans might be
cancelled, caused the blackmailers
Iowa victim to ask for delay in max
ing the arrests and exposure. His re
quest has been granted.
"The man has decided to aid US In
every possible way to prosecute the
swindlers," said Hinton G. Clabaugh
Chicago head Of the department OF
justice. The Iowan Is a widower.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-09-29
MORE GERMAN
TRENCHES FALL
To THE ALLIES
French Troops Begin Move
to Surround Peronne
From Northwest
ASSAULT AT VERDUN
FAILS, SAYS, PARIS

Paris, Sept. 2S.-On the Somme
front the British and French continue
to make gains in the vicinity Of Thiep-
val and the st. Pierre-Vaast road. The
latest British gains include German
trenches on a front of 1000 yards
north Of Flers and a strong redoubt on
q hill 1000 yards northeast Of Thiep-
val.
The French have been thrusting
out forcefully east from Rancourt into
the st. PIERCE Vaast wood at which
point, and at Bouchavesnes to the
south, they are almost in a direct line
north Of Peronne, against which the
speedy development of their envelop-
ing movement is now TO be expected.
Meanwhile, activity has been resum-
ed at verdun, the Germans again at
tacking east Of the Meuse, between
Thiaumont and Fleury. The assaults
were repulsed, Paris declares.
The Russians have resumed their
violent attacks in southern Volhynta
and Galicia but report q stubborn de-
tense by the Austro-G German armies.
From Macedonia come additional re-
ports Of determined Bulgarian re-
4 sistance to the entente offensive In the
region west of the Vardar. The re-
pulse OF Bulgarian attacks upon the
French and Russians near Florina Is
reported The Bulgarians have not re-
sumed their attack on the Serbians at
Kaimakcalan. The British are in
creasing their artillery activity on the
Struma front near Janfna.
On the Rumanian front battles are
In progress at various points near the
Transylvania border. Berlin claims
the ,Teutonic allies have made prog.
ress near, Hermannstadt, while Bu-
charest reports the defeat of the Aus
tro.Germans in the Jill valley.
In Asiatic Turkey. the Russians
claim successes along the Black sea
coast, in Armenia and on the Persian
front.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-09-29
GREECETO WAR
UPON BULGARS
ASSOCIATED PRESS LEARNS KING
CONSTANTINE HAS MADE
UP HIS MIND.

Athens, Sept. q (via London, Sept.
2S) The Associated Press is IN
position to state positively that King
Constantine decided this morning IN
favor Of an immediate declaration OF
war on Bulgaria.
Reports that general mobilization
has been ordered are premature. After
the session of the council of ministers
at the palace this morning Premier
Kalogeropoulos hastily called q CAB.
met meeting. The premier declared
the government was giving the fulies.
consideration to the situation and saio
there might be addressed to Bulgaria
a note Of such character that moplhza'
ton would logically follow.
Later in the day it developed that
the king had decided on declaration
Of war against Bulgaria. The decision
has not yet been announced publicly,
as numerous details remain to De
worked out.
They include an ultimatum TO bui.
garia demanding instant evacuation OF
all Greek Macedonia, as we'll as plans
for mobilization under the dimcuit
conditions presented by the occupa-
tion of Greek territory by the entente
forces. The king this morning dis
cussed the mobilization problem MIN.
utely with Gen. Mosothopoulos. cnie1
OF staff, and Gen. Yanakitsas, former
minister Of war. He probably Will pre-
side personally over a meeting OF the
crown council at noon tomorrow.
Even the departure Of Former Pre-.
mier venizelos from Athens created
nothing like the suppressed excitement
evident everywhere this afternoon.
The people feel that their long period
of expectancy is about to end and the
prospect Of war with the Bulgariana
apparently Is welcome.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-09-29
WOMEN WORKING
FOR JUDGE HUGHES

Chicago, Sept. 2S.-Republican wom-
en- in the larger cities Of Illinois are
organizing branches Of the national
Hughes alliance to stir women to the
importance Of their vote in the Novem-
Der election, when for the first time in
a national election they have the right
Of franchise in voting for presidential
electors.
Mrs. Agnes e. Mccartney, who Is
working under the direction of Miss
Harriet q Vittum Of western republi-
can headquarters. has organized a
branch in Springfield and is now busy
forming organizations in Bloomington,
Decatus. Peoria. Rockford, Rock Is
land and Taylorville.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-09-29
SPECIAL PRAYERS
IN REVISED BOOK

New York, Sept. -2S.r-An effort ia
Americanize the book Of common
prayer Of the Protestant Episcopal
church will be made at the triennial
convention in st. Louis next month by
the revision committee on that volume.
The committee has prepared sep
arate prayer for the president OF the
United States and the governor Of the
state and there will be presented foI
adoption q prayer for congress, = pc
tition for the army and another for the
navy; intercessions for the courts OF
Justice, a prayer for our country and
for the state legislature. The commit.
tee also has written special prayer
to be said on the Fourth of July.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-09-29
STARTED
FOR MARSHA[
VISIT ON 0C |
District C Committeeman Her
to Confer With Democrat
on Celebration of Day g
COMMERCIAL CLUB
NAMES COMMITTEE

Plans are beginning to take shafl
for the proper reception Of Vice Pre-
dent Thomas R Marshall when ~
comes to Ottumwa for an address G.
the afternoon of Saturday, October
A number Of local democrats M
in the Commercial club WednesdG
night to discuss the plans for the a.
and confer with George w. 0odfre
of Abba, member of the state centia
committee from the sixth district, W
with J. M. Gass, postmaster Of Abb
was present at the meeting.
The general arrangements for III
day were gone into during the meeti1@
and particular attention was given &
the advertising of the coming q t.
vice president. Steps were taken e
inform the people all over the sixt1
congressional district as well @1
southern Iowa generally in order q
bring large crowd here for the day
An advertising committee and pre-
representatives were named and pla1I
set In motion to thoroughly publie
the proposed visit of Mr.. MarShAll
who will be the first of the most proS
inent speakers of the democratic n
tional campaign committee to VIZ
Iowa. Ottumwa is favored by betn
one of four cities in the state to heaI
the vice president. The local commit
tee in charge of the day, with the -
operation Of the townspeople irrespoG
tive of politics, expects to make tn
occasion a memorable one. P0litio9
partisan ship will be shelved for IL
day in order to make the reception q
the vice president one betting the 81
alted Office,
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-09-29
GERMAN PLAN DISCUSSED

London. Sept 2s.-A Petrograd dis
patch to the Chronicle says that Field
Marshal Won Hindenburg's new plans
I ere arousing much discussion In the
sA,ssian capital because the German
knmander in chief Is known to at
tach more importance to the eastern
than western front.
Russian military observers believe
that Won Hindenburg is even prepared
20 retire to the Rhine rather than per-
NIT further Russian advance and
defeat In the Balkans.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-09-29
NO SIGHT Of SUBMARINE
Reports Persist That the Bremen ID
or Y. s. Coast But the Vessel
Fails to Appear.

New London, Conn, Sept. zS.-For
several weeks everything has been in
readiness here. for the arrival Of the
German merchant submarine Bremen
and numerous trips have been made
by officials Of the Eastern Forwarding
Co. and others on tugs in search OF the
long awaited craft, which has frequent.
ly been reported as being outside the
harbor.
Officials of the forwarding company
said today they had no definite snfor
nation to give out concerning the un.
dersea boat.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-09-29
euLcARs REPuLsED.

London. Sept 2s.-The repulse Of
four successive Bulgarian attacks on
Kaimakcalan mountain Is described In
a dispatch from Serbian headquarters
to Reuters dated Wednesday.
The dispatch said the Bulgarians at
tackled the Serbians and "in the dark
ness were able to get into the first line
trenches but at heavy sacrifice"
Desperate hand to hand lighting oc-
Cured in the trenches. The Bulgar-
ians attacked four times but were driv-
on out and finally retired beaten.
"The Serbian losses were heavy. the
Rulgarians' fearful" the dispatch
adds.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-09-29
PREPAREDNESS IS URGED
American Dankers Come Out For Prin.
cIpIe Of Universal Service For
Young Men Of Nation.

Kansas City, Mo-, Sept. 20. -Advo-
cacy of universal military training in
this country and greater participation
in national, state and municipal poll
tics were urged here today by speak
ers before the American Bankers as
sociAtion.
Military service for all young men
was declared necessary BY James J,
Lynch Of San Francisco, president Of
the association and Frank A. Wander
lip of New York.
Ills in politics through which "dema.
gogues and ward heelers" have gotten
into city councils, state legislatures
and even congress, are due to the neg
ligence Of bankers and other business
men, the convention was told by
Mayor George H. Edwards of Kansas
City
Bankers have given freely Of money
to campaign funds, he said, but they
should also loan their personalities to
politics.
Possibilities Of lively clashes on pol
icy were apparent today. Country
bankers have declared their intention
of introducing resolutions affecting
the question Of branch banking and it
was announced that a resolution ask
ing a change In the check collection
system would be advanced.
Any attacks on the federal reserve
act will be vigorously opposed, adher.
ents of the measure have announced.
The program Of today's meeting in
cluded addresses by James K. Lynch
of San Francisco, the association pres
ident and Frank A. vanderlip Of New
York p.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-09-29
Bis R|KE NOT
Up TO PROMISE
New York Police Deny That
Union Men Have Quit in
Any Large Number

New York, Sept. 2s-Union leaders
appeared today to have met with
small success In their renewed efforts
to bring about their promised general
strike to aid the striking traction en-
ployes. which was called to begin yes
terday. Police ofiicials disputed claims
OF the leaders. that more than 125,OOO
have quit work.
III there is general labor strike In
this city we can't find It" said the sec
retary Of the police commissioners.
Renewed efforts were made today 10
extend the general strike Of all trades
unions in this city and Westchester
county which began yesterday to en-
force the demands OF the striking
street railway men. Estimates Of the
number going on strike on the frst
day range from 800 to upwards OF 1885,
900. The maximum figures were given
out by the labor leaders.
Unions having a total membership
Of $4,000 are to vote on the strike to-
day.
Today is the beginning of the third
week Of the strike of the street car
men. The traction companies assert
their service Is improving daily. Un-
ion leaders, however, see . possibility
that the motormen of the subway and
elevated lines may join the strike.
One passenger was injured when q
Third avenue elevated train was
showered with bricks and bottles TO-
day. Other trains were also attacked.
Four men were arrested this morning
charged with being responsible for q
riot which occurred recently follow
ing the derailment Of q surface car.
Service on elevated and subway
lines continued normal today except
for the withdrawal of many cars owing
to decreased trahlc due to the Jewish
holiday.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-09-29
MANY PEDDLERS OF
MEDICINE IN IOWA

Des Moines, Sept. 2s.-The state of
Iowa has received $77,666 in fees for
the two year period just closed, from
peripatetic medicine venders and reg
istered pharmacists, it was announced
today. The venders pay the state 800
year.
The peddlers travel through rural
districts and sell farmers everything
in the medicine line from hog cholera
remedies to hair restorer.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-09-29
RUSSIAN REPORT.

Petrograd, Sept. %. ATTEMPTS by
advanced posts of the enemy to ap-
proach our trenches west OF Riga were
repulsed by our fire. says today's Of
fetal statement Last evening. after
q heavy bombardment southeast of
Pinsk small detachments OF the enemy
assumed the offensive. They were re-
pulsed.
"In the region of Bubnov, Sviniuchy
and Korytniza, fighting was resumed.
The enemy Is resisting stubbornly.
ION the Baltic sea on Tuesday our
seaplanes made successful raid on
the enemy aerodrome near Lake An.
germ"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-09-29

NEAR CAPTURE
BRITISH WAR INVENTION STARTS
OUT FOR BERLIN BUT RUNS
SHORT ON FUEL.

British Front In France, Sept. u
(Via London, Sept 28)-1n the lull
which has occurred after the great
two days battle, in which five villages
and 5000 prisoners were taken by the
allies, the correspondent Of The Asso-
ciated Press has had an opportunity
to CLEAN many stories from partici-
pants in the struggle.
The most wonderful Of all the tales
told was perhaps that OF one Of the
tanks, or new armored motor cars.
which started for Berlin on its own &C
count. This monstrous land ship, am
bling and rumbling along. did not wait
on the infantry after the taking OF
Gueudecourt but plodded over shell
holes and across lots looking for It's
prey like some prehistoric lizard. 1t
found a German trench but as 1t en-
gagged the occupants with Its machine
gun it ran out of gasoline.
When the Germans found this
strange creature, with it's steel hide
impenetrable to bullets, stalled, curl
osity and a desire for revenge was a
FLIP to their courage. They went at
ter it with avidity.
British officers say that while the
tanks machine gun blazed right and
left some of the Germans managed to
creep along the trenches under the
forelegs and hindlegs Of the crouching
beast. Then they swarmed over 1t
looking for an opening through which
to strike at its vita1s. They fired their
rifles into joints and bombed 1t all
over but to no avail. All the while the
tanks machine guns kept busy at the
human targets in reach while its crew.
chosen daredevils, concluded to stick
until they starved or the Germans got
them out.
Finally the British infantry in the
rear, seeing the tank in distress, with
cheer rushed the Germans and over
whelmed them.
The taking Of Thiepval and the Zol-
lern redoubt, which lies between 1t and
Courcelette, was wonderful business.
Thiepval was held by the one hundred
and eightieth German regiment. Ac.
cording to prisoners, the defenders
had fortified the commanding ridge
with an amazing series Of ramif1ed
tunnels and dugouts The men Of the
hundred and eightieth asked permis-
sion to remain in Thiepval, giving their
word that 1t would never be taken
from them and the German army COM
mander consented.
And. for the most part 1t was taken
over their dead bodies.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-09-29
CITY. EMPLOYEES
ON CIVIL LISTS

Des Moines. Sept. 2s-Every city
employe in Des Moines will be put un-
der civil service beginning October 1,
1t was announced today by Council
man Ben Woolgar. The announcement
followed fling Of charges that men,
bers OF the so-called Booze squad" Of
the police department had been CO
operating with various 'bootleggers. '
The booze squad" has been used
solely to run down violators Of The
liquor laws.