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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-06-06
]. c. HARTLEY IS
NINETY YEARS OLD
AGED VETERAN OF CIVIL WAR is
SPENDING THE DAY QUIETLY
WITH FRIENDS.

r
j.. c. Hartley, who is 80 years old to-
day, is quietly celebrating his ami
versary by receiving his friends in
formally at the home of his daughter,
Mrs. M. B. Logan, 2O2 West Park
avenue, with whom he lives.
Mr.. Hartley was born June 5, 1926,
in Charleston, Clarke county, Ind.
He enlisted in the defense Of the
union in 1861 and served through the
civil war with Co: l, 36th Iowa. While
doing service for his country Mr..
Hartley was injured and this together
with his advanced age makes him
quite feeble today.
|, Many Of his old soldier comrades
have come in today bringing him flow
ers and other tokens Of their friend
ship.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-06-06
Seydlitz Reported Sunk

Copenhagen, Denmark, June 3,
London) The Stifts-Tidend OF Al
borg which yesterday published 81 H.
port that the $4,000 ton German battl
cruiser Seydlitz was sighted ON Thus
day of Fano Island, pursued BY HrllS
ish warships and badly damagsd say
it is now believed the Seydlits ~
sunk. A dispatch to this newUpAo4
from Ribe, Jutland reported that -
sons living in Schleswig have receive
word that relatives on board the ~
dlitz, were killed. WI
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-06-06
STRIKERS ARE HELD
FOR DYNAMITE PLOT

Chicago. June Six men, alleged
to be members of the Electrical Wort
ers' union, are under arrest to4AIY
charged with dynamiting property IN
the Commonwealth Edison Co. I'm
men have been on strike and dutiA&
the last two weeks much Of tho co.. I
pany's property has been destrOy4
and considerable damage done to priv
ate property in the vicinity Of stMG!
places where the explosions took
place. Four OF the men are said n
have made confessions concerning
number Of the explosions. q
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-06-06
New York Produce,

New York, June 5.--Butter-Weake
receipts. 9,075; creamery extras, 500
30Ac; f1rsts, 2sh @29hc; seconds, 27h
@28c. .a.Ia f.r-H. 80
Eggs-F1rm; receipts, 25,37o fresh
gathered storage packed flrsts to extra
firsts, 2S11 @24kc; regular packed ex-
ira flrsts, 23h @24c; do f1rsts. 22@2Sc;
fresh gathered seconds, 20% @21hc.
Cheese-Unsettled; receipts, 1851
state fresh specials, 14A,@15c; do aver
age fancy, 14A @14Hc.,
Live poultry-Firm: broilers 2S@30c;
leghorns, 25@2sc; fowls, 22c:. turkeys
zoe: dressed dull and weak: chickens
1s@32c; fowls. 1s@22hc; turkeys, 27@
dc G--' -..#
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-06-06
Papers Not Pessimistic

London, June 5.-The morning pa
pers with fuller details available on
the great naval battle show no tinge
Of pessimism. The Morning Post
calls the fight "a victory SO momen-
tous that the results may prove the
turning point of the war" The Tele-
graph thus sums UP It's account: I'm
mense forces OF the second greatest
naval power in the world have been
driven to port as before some furious
storm OF vengeance. though
the British Aeet was deprived by cir
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-06-06
CHILDREN DAY
BRINGS BIG CROWD
DAVIS STREET CHURCH FILLED
DURING EVENING SERVICE
At SPECIAL PROGRAM.

z The hopes and plans OF the Work.
ingman's Triangle Brotherhood and
the Davis Street Christian church Sun.
day school carried out to . nicely
Sunday when it is estimated that fully
1000 were present at the evening
service. The seats were all taken and
people stood in the aisles and vesti.
bule There were 104 Of the brother.
hood present and the number recorded
when the books were turned In at the
morning service showed SIS. Rev.
l. 8. Bussing says of the children's day
attendance, that it was the largest
ever held and the program one of un-
usual excellence. The committees in
charge of the various parts Of the
program are given praise for the splen-
did manner In which 1t was carried
out. Among those mentioned In con.
nection with the committee work are
Mrs. Laura Lee Vaughn, Mrs. c. c.
Mathews, Mrs. G. w. Wall, Mrs. G.
D. Evans and Miss Esther May Buss-
ing.
The evening program was especially
good. The school was represented
from the first to the eighth grades.
The mems chorus sang the brother
hoods favorite hymn, The Church In
the Wildwood. The decorations Of the
church were beautiful and pleasing to
the eye. They were arranged under
the direction Of committee headed
by J. w. Toole. Plans are now under.
way for the big day of the year which
is the homecoming to be held the sec
ond Sunday in October when an effort
to have 800 in the Sunday school will
be made.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-06-06
TIL z TAIL PRlC r 8.
clA,..

Flour and feed-Ciraham Hour. per
sack 45r: corn chops. per cwt.. $3.50;
shorts. per cwt., s1.65: bran. per cwt.
$40: corn. per bu.. Il: hay. per cwt
7oMS0c: straw per cwt.. 40G50c: meal
per sack. Csc: corn and cat chop. per
meal. per cwt.. sass wheat flour. per
sack new wheat s1.5o@2.1o: wheat.
bu.. $1.35
Butter. Eoss ard Poultry.
Creamery butter-35c: country but
ter. 256soc.
Eggs-candled. 2s@25c.
Poultry--Geese, dressed, zuc; tur-
KEYS. dressed. soc; dressed hens.
e9@2sc; spring chickens, Csc.
Fresh and Salt Fish.
Frozen. not fresh caught-salmon,
1sc 3D.: ha,,bnt. isc ID: red snapper
1sc h.: white fish. 1sc: Smells. zoe.
Fresh fsh-Catf,sh zoe: bass csc:
trout, zoe: halfbnt .2oc; salmon zoe:
pike. 35c: live HOLSTERS. 45c TO-: broiled
Holsters soc ca CHI: white hsh. zoe H.:
crabs. hard shell. 15c each: soft shell.
s0c each; perch. 2lsr: shrimp. 35c
b.: native mackerel, soc each: shads
&c pair: Spanish mackerel: zoe lb.;
fresh herring 15c; white fish zoe:
smelts, 15c.
Salt fish Mackerel. 1oM35c: herring
Norway for Csc: cod 1om2oc: lake flsh
pail zoe: salt mackerel. 10625c: salt
white f1sh 10M25c H.: salt cod, 100
CSC H.: smoked sturgeon. Csc lb.: imam
haddie H.. zoe: Holland herring. pail
1925: Holland herring. $1.76 key mix
ed $3.50 a key niilchners: salt ell. csc
h.. pail anchovies. $1.25.
Smoked fsh-wE'te fish zoe b.:
sardines. 5@25c: spiced sardines. for
Zoe: box cod 12h @2cc: fancy smoked
bloaters, for Csc: smoked homeless
herring CSC lb.: smoked herring Csc h.:
smoked salmon Csc H.: smoked haltbur
25c H.: smoked sturgeon. csc H.: stock
ash. SOC.
Fruits.
Fruits-Bananas 1O@30c doz; lemons
soc: oranges, 30@50c dozen: sapples.
40@60c peck: grape fruit. 5@121tc;
Hawaiian pineapples. 15@25c; pears
SOC doz.: kumquats. 30c;~ strawberries,
at. 12A @15c; watercress. 10c, for 25c.
Venetabies.
Vegetables-Cabbage. per h.. old, &c;
new 7c: nnangoes 8 10c: hot house Gu
cumbers 10@15c: tomatoes ripe 100
'@12hc: parsley 5@10c: shallots for
&c; oyster plants, 2 for l5c: celery, 10
cents bunch: leek. and 10c bunch;
endive, SC; potatoes. per PIX. 40c; bu.,
$780, mushrooms, IS cents; green
beans 12Rc per pound: horseradish
root 10c; beets. h.. Sc; lettuce, 3Oc h.;
egg plant. 2O@25c: cauliflower 15@25c:
beets, csc PIX: turnips. csc: asparagus
sac: fancy hot house radishes,
for 15c: artichokes. zoe; wax beans
26c h.; new potatoes, &c per pound;
par7ley, and 10c per bunch: Early
OHIO seed potatoes. $1.25@15e bu. Early
Rose seed potatoes. $3.50 bu.: Triumph
seed potatoes $3.50: new potatoes. Sc
per h.: seed sweet potatoes. bbl. $3s5.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-06-06
Britons Claim Victory

London, June 5.-The naval battle
of the coast of Jutland is claimed to
have been complete victory for the
British by the naval expert Of the
Morning Post, who writes in this
mornings issue:
1.-THE salient fact is that the German
fleet was completely outfought, lost
heavily and was chased in disorderly
retreat into it's ports. Admiral Jelli-
coe brought his forces to bear upon
the enemy at time and place chosen
by him.
"The vanguard of the British fleet
was composed of the battle cruiser
squadron supported by squadron Of
four fast battleships. Behind this
vanguard followed the main battle
fleet. The German fleet adopted the
same formation and the Germans lost
one, If not three battle cruisers in the
first part of the action which was
fought between the two vanguards Of
the two fleets.
Admiral Beatty, after engaging the
German battle cruisers, must have
turned away when the German battle
fleet approached in order to allow the
British battle fleet, which was also
drawing near, to engage. The armor-
ed cruisers which were following the
battle cruiser squadron should also
have turned aside and if they had done
so it is difficult to see how three Of
them could have been lost. 1t is pos
sible that owing to some confusion
always likely in such circumstances.
they went on, whereupon the ap-
preaching German battle fleet sent
them to the bottom. Their loss is
therefore, due to an accident.
I'VE now come to the moment when
the two main fleets joined battle. The
action was fought in line, according to
the accepted theory of tactics. As the
two fleets approached the lines began
to overlap. The first ships of each
line probably concentrated their IRE
on the leading ship of the other One
and perhaps two German battleships
were sunk but no British and there
fore British gunnery was evidently
superior. The loss of one and perhaps
two battleships determined the Ger
mans to retreat. They turned about
and steamed pell nell into the haze,
heading for their harbors and pursued
by the British fleet"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-06-06
CHILElCOThE.

Mrs. Amanda Penigar returned
home last week after visiting at Oceola
Mrs. e. Heaton and daughter Oralee
visited recently. at New Verginia and
Oceola.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. M. Sackett Of Abba
and DR.. Claude Sackett Of Laurel, Neb.
spent the day on Tuesday here guests
OF Mr. ana Mrs. J. A.Stump; also Mrs
Fred Padgett was visitor at the
! Stump home on TUESDAY
Mrs. Alice Nye and daughter Of Abba
spent decoration her and visited at the
G. e. Jenkins home.
40, Dr., Fred Bowen Of WOODBURY. visited
over night with relatives en- route to
Ottumwa to attend the Des Moines
Valley Medical Association on Tuesday
Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Nye were over
Sunday visitors at the Adam Warren
home:
4 Mr.. and Mrs. McElroy and family
|. spent Sunday at the parental G. w.
AByhum home.
Mrs. Bates is convalesing at the home
OF her niece Mrs. Nellie Waddington.
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Don't let your subscrips
ton to The Courier expire
If your time is up the first
of the month, send thS
money in to this office rikhf
now so you will not r,1isG
two or three issues, which
may occur il you wait tiIl
your name is taken off tn
list. n
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K.nsa. City Live Stock.

Kansas City, Mo-, June 5.-The i've
stock market follows:
? Hoxs-Market lower; receipts, IL
900; bulk, $s.1O@9.35; heavy, $9.25@
$40; light, $9.o0@s.s0; pigs, $500
800.
Cattle-Market steady: receipts, IL.
900; steers, 3s00@10.s0; cows, $3.50 @
$50; heifers, $7.25@s.25; calves, $500
@11.00.
. Sheep-Market steady to strong; re-
eeipts, 5000; lambs, $s.50@11.75: yearl-
inss, $s.00@10.25; wethers, $7.25@s'zs'
ewes, 47,00@7.15. -..,-...... . ~. 49,.
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g. Louis Live Stock.

st. Louis. Mo-, June 5.-The live
stock market follows:
Hogs-Market lower: receipts, 10000;
pigs and lights. $7.50@9.45; heavy, $9.4s
$3.50; bulk, 9.2O@S.45. -
Cattle market steady; receipts "a
200: steers. s7.50@1O.5O; yearling steers
and heifers, $s.50@10.0O; cows $500
$50: calves. $6.00@11.oo.
Sheep-Market strong; receipts, o.
500; wether, %$7.O0@S.5O; clipped ewes
36.5O@7.75: clipped lambs, $3.50 @ 1929;
spring lambs, $10.00@11.55.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-06-06
CONTEST BEING SETTLED.

Chicago. June 5.-With twenty
eight delegate contests remaining on
the contest list the republican nation
al committee today worked to COM
plete the hearings and prepare It's re-
port.
Settlement of the Louisiana con
tests by a compromise giving one hall
a vote to each contestant was hailed
a. shortening the committee labors.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-06-06
Oman, Live Stock.

Omaha, Nebr.. June 5.-The live
stock market follows:
Hogs-Market lower; receipts. 81
900; heavy, $s.2b@9.4o; light, s9.1o@
$50: pigs, $S@s; bulk, $s.2o@9.3o.
Cattle-Market steady; receipts, g.:
400; steers, $s.75@10.75; COWS and
heifere, $7@9.
Sheep-Market slow; receipts. $500;
yearlings, $7.50@9.50; wethers. $3.50
S.26; lambs, 1902.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-06-06
Grain Review
Kansas CITY Cash Grain.

Kansas City. MO-. June 5.-The cash
grain market follows: .a.-
Wheat-No. 2 hard, 99@$1.04; No. 2
red. 9S@$1.03. .-s
Corn-No. 2 mixed, 67@67hc: No.
white, 6s@sshc: No. 2 yellow, &C: :.
Oats-No. 2 white. ss@sshc; NO.
mixed, 37@38c.
Rye-S6 @S7c.e
Hay-Timothy. $14.5o@15.50; prairie
s9@9.5o; alfalfa. $12.50@13.50.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-06-06
CHICAGO live Stock.

Chicago. June THE live STOCK
market follows:
Hogs-Market slow, 10 to 15c under
Saturdays average; receipts, 10000;
bulk, $S.40@9.60; light, $S.S5@9.55;
mixed, $9.2O@s.65; heavy. $9.10@97o;
rough, ss.10@s.25; pigs, $3.50 @ $50.
Cattle-Market steady; receipts. >16,
600; native beeves, $s@11.0b; western
steers. 3S.5009.50: stockers and feed
ers, 500: cows and heifers, $3.1oq
$50; calves $S@11.25. .'
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St. Loui. Cash Grain

ST. Louis Cash Grain.
st. Louis, Mo-. June 5.-The cash
grain market follows:
Wheat-No. 2 red, $1.07@1.1O; No.
hard, nominal.
Y Corn-No. 2, 7o@7ohc; No. 2 white,
71k orc.
Oats-No. 2, 40@4Okc; No. 2 white,
nominal.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-06-06
Kansas City Produce.

Kansas City, Mo-. June 5.-Butter-
Creamery. 29c: firsts, &c; seconds
csc: packing. 221.c.
Eggs-Firsts, nc.
Poultry-Hens, 151sc; ROSTERS 1oAc
springs, Csc.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-06-06
Chicago Produce.

Chicago, June 5.--Butter-Unchang-
ed.
Eggs-Unchanged; receipts, So cases
Potatoes-Higherh old, receipts, 40
cars; Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota
and~Dakota Ohio, 90@$1. New, receipts
50 cars; Texas, Louisiana and Alabama
sacked triumphs, $1.50@160.
.Poulrty-Alive, lower; fowls, 1870
1SMc
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g. Louis horses and Mules,

East st. Louis, H., June 5.-Horses
steady, extra heavy draft, $175@225:
eastern chunks, $150@1s5; good south
,erns. $s5@125. 49,.
.Mules-Unchanged, 1s to 1914 hands
$150@175; Is to 1511 hands, $125@190;
"A to 1411 hands, $65 OPS. f..
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81 Ioui. Produce.

st. Louis, Mo-. June 5.--Poultry-
Chickens. Ice; springs, 24@32c; tur
KEYS. 136D24c: ducks, lie, geese, s.
J Eggs-19c.
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PeoriA Cash Grain

Peoria Ill.,, June 5.--The cash grain
market follows:
Corn-No. 2 white. 7o1kc; No. yell
low. 7Okc; No. mixed. zoe.
Oats-No white 3SAc.
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SHIPPERS FAIL TO
PURCHASE FREELY /:
QUOTATIONS ON HOGS AT THE
CHICAGO MARKET DROP TO
LOWER FIGURE.

Chicago, June 5.-Curtailment OF
shipping demand today brought about
downward swing in the price OF hogs.
Offerings OF cattle were not over.
plentiful. 1t was difficult to attract
buyers to sheep or lambs at conces-
sionS.
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Omaha Cash Grain

Omaha. Nebr, June 5.-The cash
grain market follows:
Wheat-No. 2 hard, 961a @9sc.
Corn-No. 2 white, 66@66Ac; No. 2
yellow, 67Ac: No. 2 mixed, 6shc.
Oats-No. 3 white, 36@36hc.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-06-06

New York Sugar.
New York June 5.-Sugar-Centrif
gal. $3.50; molasses $3.50.
Enthusiastically.
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Minneapolis Closing Grain.
MINI lime 5-ClOSine

Minneapolis Mimi, June 5.-Closing
grain:
Wheat-July, $1.10A; Sept, $1.09& !;
No hard, $1.165sc; No. l northern.
S1.101a 61.13h; No. 2 northern, s1.O6ss
@1.11A.
Corn-No. 8 yellow, 72@73c. .#
Oats-No. 3 white. 3SA @39Ac.
Flax-$1.S 0@1.84.
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nominal.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-01-14
TlUo Earthquakes
Recorded Early
By Seisn1ographs
z AssoCIATEp 49,.

washington, Jan. 1.-two heavy
earthquakes were recorded early to-
day on the seismographs of George
town University observatory. They
were very pronounced and were CEN
tered approximately between. 1900
and 200 miles from Washington.
The first tremors were recorded at
2;04 a. m. They continued until 8
o'clock, reaching their maximum at
about 2:33 o'clock.
The second disturbance commenced
at 3:43 a. m. and continued. until after
6 o'clock, its maximum being reached
at 4:31 a. m.
The greatest movement during both
disturbances was north and south.
The records were not easily read and
determination of the location Of the
center of the disturbance was impos-
sible. 1t was considered probable
that the quake was one of those
which have been shaking Central
America for some weeks past.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-01-14
IS
IN
MURDER TRIAL
Chief of Police O'Neill Tes-
titles Concerning Several
Alleged Confessions
RY AssocIATEp PREss.

Providence, r. l., Jan. 13.-Chief
Inspector OyNeil Of the Providence
police, testified today at the Mohr
trial that Cecil Brown and Henry
Spellman made certain admissions to
him but that the latter first denied all
knowledge of the killing of DIR. Mohr.
After being confronted by George
Heals, the Mohr chauffeur, Spellman,
finally confessed.
The inspector said SpeIlman told
him he shot at Miss Burger and
Brown fred at DIR. Mohr, because
Mrs. Mohr wanted it done and that
she had promised to give $1,000 to
have it done. He said Brown told him
that he was to get $1,000; Heals
$1,000 and SpeIlman $1,000. The court
ruled yesterday that the alleged con-
fessions We're admissible, but must be
disregarded as far as they concerned
Mrs. Mohr.
Heals confession was excluded to-
dayton objection by the defense.
When Mrs. Mohr was brought be-
fore him, O,Neil said, she made some
response to Heals confession, but
her statement was excluded because
it was not shown that it was of an in
eliminating nature.
Chief O'Neil said he showed Mrs.
Mohr card received by George
Rocks, brother-in-law of Emily G.
Burger, which the defendant admitted
having written a year before.
In the card which was read to Che
jury, Mrs. Mohr asked Rocks to tell
Miss Burger that eff she dares ever
to go into my Newport home again
she will never come out alive. giyE,
her fair warning. She will have a
sad ending if she keeps on aggravat-
ing me -. The world is with
me in my sorrow. / am heartbroken."
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-01-14
MASKED BALL IS
SCHEDULED FOR
BIG CELEBRATION
MUSIC WILL BE CONTINUOUS
AND FUN WILL NOT BE AL
LOWED TO LAG FROM P. NJ.
TO 2 A. nj.

G., F. & A. Day, Jan. 10, will be
featured by number of attractions,
but evening will bring the greatest of
them all, for then the Carnival ball
will be staged in the Keyser audi
torium and the fun will continue until
2 o'clock the following morning. The
only rule imposed is that everyone
come masked, at least everyone who
is admitted to the dancing floor and
of course almost everyone is going to
want to dance.
For those who only look on provis-
ion has been made also and the spec
tators gallery will be crowded. Dane
ing experts will have an opportunity
to enjoy six hours of unalloyed joy
and they may dance every minute of
the time from the moment the ball
opens until it's close for the music will
be continuous and the fun will not be
allowed to lag for one minute.
The price of admission is fifty
cents and the proceeds will be used to
help insure greater Mardi Gras
celebration than ever before. The ball
will be we'll worth the money ex-
pended and much more besides. If
you have fifty cents, by all means
spend it in this way; if you are rich
enough to have many fifty cent
pieces you can insure happiness for
others by bringing them along for
the G., F. & A. ball will be an event
remembered for many months to
come.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-01-14

Bachelors Adopting Babies.
'Tis often seen adoption strives with
nature;
And choice breeds
A native slip to US from foreign
lands"
Shakespeare.
The fame of a New York bachelor
has sprung up like mushroom in the
night, because of his declaration that
every bachelor, be he wealthy or even
of modern means, should adopt a war
baby. It's proper maintenance and
education should be carefully attend
ed to. Every whit as much attention
should be given to the waif as though
it were kith and kin.
The sentiment was a noble one But
the bachelor who rushes to carry out
his theory should think twice over the
laudable undertaking. Great errors
seldom originate but with men of
great minds. AS has been said: "In
all science error precedes knowledge"
To care for a weak infant, thrown
upon the world, is one of the greatest
charities which the mind can conceive.
There are two sides of the question to
consider ere man signs his name to
the written instrument which gives a
stranger the right to place in his
home and all that he may have toiled
hard to accumulate.
A man may be care-free bachelor
today, at the time he adopts q war
baby, but the question is viii be all
ways remain a bachelor? Destiny
plays strange pranks with human
beings. No single man knows the
day or the hour when he shall meet
the one woman of all the world who
is to make his life complete by mar
riage. Is it quite fair to her that
there should already be an adopted
heir in his home? To most wives
children are given. There are some
to whom the blessing is denied.
If perchance the war baby was en-
throned in such home complications
might arise. Love which it's little
heart hungered for might be denied
it. All of which goes to show that
the bachelor, in thinking twice, might
with good judgment contract to pro-
vide for war waif from his store
of plenty, provide a certain amount
for its maintenance and education,
until such time as it was able to face
the world, armed with knowledge suf-
ficient to help itself. There his obi
cation could with all propriety cease.
The aged man could not be expected
to toll on denying himself and the
wife of his bosom necessary comforts
to launch much younger man and a
stranger in business, or surrounded
him with a fo&une without tie OF
blood which would entitle him to it.
He who ponders well over both
sides of the situation is wise.
Another set of bachelors have hit
upon a different pIan-that of found
ing a school for the war babies, in
which they will be well housed, pro-
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-01-14
"A ustrian Long
Range Guns Used
In Bo11bard171ert
BY AssocTATEp PRESS.

Paris, Jan. 13.-Austrian forces
advancing from Cattaro and Budna
have reached Mitchitz, five miles from
Antivari, which is being bombarded
by the Austrian long range guns, ac-
cording to dispatch to Poeuvre, un-
der Tuesdays date.
The correspondent telegraphing
from Scutari says that the Montene-
grins, aided by Serbian contingents,
are making stout resistance, al
though outnumbered, 5 to /.