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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-01
MARINA NOT WARNED.

New 1OrK, NOV. lS.~a uCt"iAS
port of the torpedoing and sinking OF
the British steamship Marina on Octo-
ber 2S off the southwest coast OF Ire
land when nineteen persons, 1ncludlns
six Americans, lost their lives, was CIV
en- here today by forty-one horsemen,
American survivors of the Marina,
who arrived as passengers on the
steamship Tuscania from Glasgow.
Jesse T. Hancock of Newport News,
Va, acting as spokesman. said the snip
was torpedoed without warning, two
torpedoes being fred, the first hitting
her on the starboard quarter and the
second on the port side. He added,
and his assertion was supported by the
others, that firing of the second tor
pedo was unnecessary and had 1t not
been fred there would not in all prob
ability have been any loss OF life.
ut was shortly after 3:45 p- M, on
Saturday, October %, when we were
about sixty-five miles off shore that
we were attacked said Hancock.
"The first warning we had was when
the torpedo hit our ship, the explosion
all but breaking her in two. -Four
boats were launched in eighteen min
utes, and it, was while the NTH boat
was being made ready that the second
torpedo was fred. Its explosion killed
the remaining men on the deck, nine
teen in all, including six horsemen.
"The dead as determined from a
checking up Of our number were:
"P. o. Brown. Charlottesville. Va:
]. B. Brown, Roanoke. Va; George
Sedbury, Fayetteville, N c.; D. P.
Thomas, Wilmington, Del; w. Buoy.
formerly a member of the crew of the
steamship Orthia and George House of
Norfolk, Va A man named John Lux
of Seattle, Wash. member OF the
crew Of the Marina. also was among
the missing.
Submarine Seen.
"The submarine was sighted by us
shortly after the Marina went down.
It came to the surface several hundred
wards away but it did not offer us any
assistance. We fioated in our boats
for eighteen hours, the weather being
cold and with sleet and snow falling
part of the time. We were first dis
covered by the lookout on lighthouse,
the name of which do not know. The
lighthouse sent out signals to British
patrol boats which soon after appear
ed. Part of us were picked up by the
patrol boat Williams. the others by the
British ship Wadsworth, and we were
landed at Castleton and Cross Haven,
Ireland. from which points we proceed
ed to Dublin.
when we left Newport News on
September o. we had a cargo OF horses
and ammunition. The horses were
landed at Avonmouth and the ammuni-
ton at Glasgow.
eve left Glasgow on the return trip
to Baltimore October &C. Beforeleav-
ing Glasgow gun was mounted on the
stern and two gunners from British
war vessel were placed on board. Both
gunners lost their lives. as they stayed
by their posts in hopes OF getting a
shot at the submarine"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-01
|CHEMUNC SUNK
BY AUs1R|ANS.
News Still Meager; Report
Made on Torpedoing of
Steamer Marina

Washington, D. c., Nov. 20. Latest
dispatches to the state department say
the submarine which sank the Amer
can steamer Chemung on November ~
few the Austrian flag and that the
steamer was destroyed by shell fire as
well as a torpedo. They repeat there
was no loss of life and that the crew
had opportunity to leave the ship. The
ships is reported to have gone down
with the flag flying, as the captain re-
fused to haul down his colors.
New York, Nov. 20. "A report on
the torpedoing of the steamer Cne-
mung was received here today py
Harris, Magill & Co.. agents for the
ship, in cablegram from the master,
Captain Duffy, saying "Chemung sunk
by gunfire and torpedoed by Austrian
submarine, 81 fourteen miles east Of
Cape Gata, twenty-sixth. All safe. AZ,
dress care American consul, Valencia
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-01
EGG BOYCOTT is
HAVING AN EFFECT
PRICE ON STORAGE PRODUCT IN
NEW YORK BEGINS DROP
PING A LITTLE.

New York. Nov. 20. The price OF
cold storage eggs at wholesale was one
and two cents lower today than yester-
day morning when the egg boycott De-
gan. Eggs sold at thirty-four to thirty
eight cents a dozen according to grade.
The average price for fresh eggs was
sixty-three cents as compared WIN
fifty-five at this time a year ago. me
price of fresh eggs showed no cnanse
from yesterday
Some Of the wholesale dealers as
serted that the boycott would play IN
to the hands of foreign buyers. THESE
said that men who want eggs Tor ex-
port are awaiting for a reduction IN
price.
The House Wives league today con-
tinued active missionary work to dls.
courage the use Of eggs. One method
is an endless chain Of telephone ap-
peals.
A canvass of the big public markets
showed that almost every item Of the
Thanksgiving dinner will Cost moro
this year than it did year ago.
FIND MANY STORED EGGS.
Chicago. Nov. 20. City, state and
feQ0ral OmCldlS LOScIAcA vAs 4
ganizations were today attempting 10
find solution for the high cost OF NV
ing problem. =,
with the campaign centering on
eggs. it was announced that munlclpal
inspectors had discovered In storage
about 100000 eggs Of questionaDle
freshness, which we're tagged anu
marked for examination by the cry ey
chemists while more than 2ooo,ooo
eggs were found in six cold storage
houses awaiting an increase IN prices.
In addition, government inspectors
found 36,oOo,o0O stored in another
warehouse, the owner OF which mas
not been located.
Charles F. Clyne. U. S. district attor
ney. began an inquiry today into the
charges that James E. Wetz, is the
holder of 720OO.0o0 eggs In chicago
and to learn, If Mr.. Wetz Is not the &C.
tual owner who is backing him IN the
alleged attempted corner.
State ofiicials centered their interest,"
in the attempts of the Illinois public
utilities commission to alleviate the
coal car shortage.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-01

Vienna, Nov. 80, via London.-The
King and crown prince OF Bulgaria
have arrived here to attend the funer-
III OF emperor Francis Joseph
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-16
\ TURN EARNINGS
BACK TO COUNTIES
ew plan Soon to be Put into Effect
at the state Reformatory
at Anamosa,
Iowa.
S A REIMBURSEMENT
. Pay for Costs Of Trials In Convict
ing Prisoners-Data Is Asked
From tho County ii
Clerks.
A REIMBURSEMENT

A new plan to turn back part of
he earnings Of prisoners at the
ate reformatory at Anamosa to the
bunties from which they were SEN
enced, is about to be tried out at the
hstitution, according to word receiv-
here by county officials. The plan
for the purpose of reimbursing the
punties in some degree for the ex.
enses incurred in trying and con.
letting the prisoners.
The system Of allowing the prfs-
hers at Anamosa to work for pay
las been in vogue for some time,
billy those prisoners with the better
ecords being accorded the privilege.
The money earned was deposited at
be institution to the credit Of the
risoner and at the end of his term
was turned over to him. Now a
ertain percent Of the earnings will
e diverted back to the county from
Which he was sent to Anamosa to
&elp defray the court costs of trial,
tic.
District court clerks in all Iowa
Rounties from which prisoners have
Seeni sent to Anamosa have been
sked to compile and forward data
regard to the cost of trials of the
risoners from their respective coun-
les who are now serving sentences
/ Anamosa- There are a number of
rjsoners in Anamosa from Lee
(ojunty.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-16
KE0KUK COMING
On APRIL FIRST
Packet That VIII Work Between This
City and Quincy, wiz Break
Winter Quarters the First
of Next Month.
IS ONE OF EARLY ONES
Other White Collar Line Seamers viii
Follow Lead-G. w. Hill Has
Excursion on May
Firth.
IS ONE OF EARLY ONES

On April /, the steamer Keokuk
will leave Davenport, where it has
been wintering. enroute to this city,
where 1t will enter packet service be-
tween here and Quincy, according to
announcements Of the White Collar
line officials. .
The steamer Keokuk is usually one
Of the first boats out in the spring
and one Of the last to seek winter
quarters in the fall, and the sound
of her whistle here will be received
with Joy by all rivermen, for it win
mean the opening Of another season.
Other White Collar line boats will
probably be put in service a week or
SO later. SO that by the middle Of
April the regular packet service be-
tween Muscatine. Davenport, Burling-
ton and Keokuk will probably be es-
tablished.
Among the first excursion boats to
be seen on the river this year will
be the Wisherd line boat G.. w. Hill.
This boat will take the first excur-
sion out Of Quincy on May 5, and will
work up the river, arriving in Mus
cattne probably about a week or ten
days later. The Streckfus boats will
probably start packet service between
st. Louis and st. Paul about the first
Of May.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-16
PICTURE PROGRAM
FOR THIS EVENING

The motion picture program at the
high school tonight at 1880 includes
the following:
The Wasp-Intimate pictures of
the life and activities of this com mon
pest. They show how the wasp eats
his way into fruit and defends him.
self against the attacks Of his enemy.
Pictures of the wasp nest and hatch
ing of the young. methods Of feed
ing. Localities in which wasps are
to be found. A closeup view Of the
method Of Supplying wasps In the
nest by smoke and very excellent
series of pictures on common hanging
wasp nests showing the structure of
the various cells in regular layers.
lie Octopus-The octopus is or
dinarily thought of as a large Zero
cious monster which can imprison
and kill man. While some of them
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-16
Tom Taooart as Senator.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Servicel
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, March Is
Visions Of Thomas Taggart, demo-
cratic national committeeman running
against James e. Watson, former re-
publican whip Of the house under Can
non, for the seat in the United States
senate, left vacant by the death Of
Senator B. F. Shivley, stirred politi
cal circles in Indiana to unprecedent-
ed activity today.
General belief was that Governor
Ralston will appoint Taggart to fill
Shivley's seat until the next general
election Despite Watson's recent
unfortunate announcement that he
will contest with Harry S. New at the
convention, the right to run against
Senator John w. Kern, 1t was believed
his organization might be powerful
enough to win for him the short term
nomination in the convention.
In case Taggart is appointed by Raj
ston, the belief is he will accept the
honor but It was said he might an
nounce at once that he would not
seek the democratic nomination for
the short term.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-16
The Warsaw Gate Civ
Warsaw, ILL.,, March Is, 1916.

Warsaws Keokuk cousins, members
of the High Tension club, composed
of the employees Of the Mississippi
River Power Co., and the Keokuk
Electric Co., were out for a good en-
joyable time on Tuesday night and
they certainly had it to their hearts
content. The occasion was their ban
ulet at the Hotel Grant at 700 p. m,
12S of them coming down on special
ele&4ric train. An appetizing menu
was served by Mine Host Anderson,
who strove in every way to make his
guests feel at home. The visitors
brought an Italian band with them,
composed Of harp and two violfns,
which discoursed sweet music during
the repast. AS guests Of the visitors.
Warsaw was represented by Mayor
VIM. l.. Hill, and Councilmen ADAM
Buckert, Paul Eymann, Charles Paar,
and Gerry Stuckwisch, and DR. J. Eat
on Johnston of the Warsaw Gate
City. superintendent 1ngle Of the
Electric Co., showed the Warsaw con-
tingent many kindly courtesies which
were duly appreciated. At the conclu-
sion Of the banquet, Mayor Hill was
called on for an address. but the hour
growing late, he simply babe the visi-
. WIS hluuly WelSoLuS, AlopCu thS'
would enjoy themselves. and would
come again, and expressed the hope
that the railway company would soon
put the, trolley up the hill again, at
which he was loudly cheered. At the
conclusion of the banquet, adjourn
ment was taken to Dreamland theatre
where a special movie program had
been prepared, with athletic vaude-
vile features. The visitors departed
for their homes at, $3.50 p. m. Warsaw
enjoys the visits of these Keokuk citt-
zens and may they come often. By
their coming the air seemed to BE-
charged with electricity at the ban
muet; they kept true to their name
and were at high tension" all even
Ing. Every one of them was Give
wfre," and there we're no "grounders."
Nay they, whether single or married,
always be "sparkers." Evidently cleo
tricity is an invigorator, and has made
these men a virile body, that will
never grow old, and they will doubt
less make their mark in the world.
Electricity, in all Of its uses, COM
mends itself these days to the young
man, not only because Of its financial
side, but because of its fnnumerable
problems that are a constant study
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-16

neighbors.
Jim's Vocatton-This picture was
taken by the United Shoe Machinery
Mfg company, showing the methods
Of industrial education under the
Beverly. Mass, plan. BY this plan.
boys are taken from high school and
by a cooperative arrangement serve
part time in the shops Of the vari-
Gus industries in Beverly and part
time in the vocational schools.
Jim Blake and Dick Neason, two
boys, finish school at the same time.
Both Of them want to go on with
their industrial training, but Dicks
father objects to his having any more
schooling and he is put to work as
delivery boy for the grocery, a job
without prospects. Jlm's widowed
mother, on the other hand, wants to
see him get as good an education as
possible, and after consulting with
the principal of the industrial school,
put him into the school and a shop
where he makes rapid progress. At
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-16
Tho April American Magazine.


Distinctive articles on subjects of
universal interest and good fiction are
the leading features of the April
American Magazine. Better Doctor
ing for Less Money" by DR.. Richard
G. Cabot, chief of the medical staff of
the Massachusetts general hospital,
tells why the very rich and the very
poor receive the best medical aid and
why the rest of US don't fare so well.
What You Can Do With Your VIII
Power" by DR.. Russell II. Conwell, a
Philadelphia pastor who has made
millions through delivering his ia.
nous lecture on the forces of the will,
informs the reader Of the chief requi-
sites for success and how to obtain
and apply them. Interviews with Jas.
R. Mann. republican floor leader of
the house of representatives, and Os-
car w. Underwood, democratic au.
thor of the present tariff law, make
interesting and conflicting predio-
tions Of our future tariff needs. Among
the other articles in the magazine are
Get Ready for 100000 Automobiles, y
by Frederick Upham Adams, an auto
mobile expert, What Makes a Good
Salesman" an interview by Merle
Crowell with Harry G. Petermann who
hires the sales force Of the largest to.
bacco corporation Of the world, when
is a Man Drunk" by DR.. Edwin F.
Bowers, 1.-The Autobiography Of Dc.
cisive Man" and Rich Prizes for Play
wrights" by Dale Carnegey.
Fiction Is supplied by Olive Higgins
Prouty, who concludes her serial, "The
Fifth Wheel" by Jack Lait, Ellis Park,
er Butler, Oliver Marble Gale and
Walter Prfchard Eaton.
There is plenty of good material in
the magazines regular departments
on Interesting People and 1.-THE Fam
lily Money" and the magazine as q
whole is better than ever.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-16

One of the simplest and most effec-
tive means Of Kidding premises, Of
cockroaches is to dust their runways
with commercial sodium fIuorid.
mixed in equal parts Of flour. A good
way to apply this mixture is with u
dust gun or powder blower, which can
be purchased at any drug store. The
mixture should be thoroughly busted
over the shelves, tables, floors and
runways. The insects will come out
Of their hiding places, and after rush
ing about In q frantic manner for a
time become paralyzed and soon die.
The dead or paralyzed reaches may
then be swept up and burned. AS a
rule premises can be ridden of reaches
by this method in twenty-four hours.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-16

and source Of education, but because
some Of these problems, If solved. or
even one of them, may put the finder
high on the ladder of fame. A man,
ager Of an electric company in large
city said to the writer some years
ago: II have been with this company
for twenty years, beginning when a
youth of seventeen, and the more
study electricity and the more I dis
cover, the less I find that I know"
Engineers have been busy for the
past few days surveying for the white
way, to be esta blished on Main street
as soon as the frost is out Of the
ground, for everything is ready.
Season tickets for Warsaws chau-
tauqua will be here about April 1, also
programs and other advertising mat
ter
Warsaw camp $40 NJ w A. is in
the active list, thanks to the efforts
Of Deputy Will P. Green, and the in.
dications are that good sized class
will be adopted.
J. S. Prosser of Kansas City was
shaking hands with Warsaw friends
Wednesday.
Rev. George Long will make the
principal address at the mems meet
|
10, at 2 p. m.
MIR. and Mrs. Ed Jones have re-
turned home from winter spent in
California; they report the recent
floods we're terrible.
VIII P. Green, attorney at law, has
successfully passed the state examina-
ton.
Mr.. Rehmier. our Photographer,
was again at his gallery here Wednes-
day, after an enforced absence caused
by hospital operation and other i'll
ness which has laid him up for over Il
month
Mrs. J. w Kirkpatrick and little
son David are expected home by the
last of the week from Des Moines
where they have been visiting rela-
tives.
Hamilton's "dry" petition having
been knocked out because it was not
properly signed, prohibits Warsaw
from "dividing the drinks" as she
possibly would have been compelled
to do.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-16
BAD STOMACH TROUBLE
YJeIda to Delicious VInoI.

Shreveport, La.-'I had bad stom-
ach trouble for years and became so
weak I could hardly walk or do any
work. My appetite was poor, my
food would not digest, / bloated and
was very weak and nervous. tried
many remedies without help. saw
Vinol advertised and tried it, and now
my stomach trouble is completely
cured and I am well."-E. L. MAR
SHALL.
Vinol is guaranteed to tone up the
tired. over-taxed and weakened nerves
of the stomach and create strength.
McGrath Bros. Drug Co., Keokuk,
Iowa!
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-16

do grow to this size, the large ma
jority of them are small, but never
theless gruesome and sometimes dan
gerous. This picture shows how
harmless the octopus is when taken
out Of water, his homeless structure
and the horrible tentacels which are
equipped with suckers. When out of
the water he is entirely harmless,
but when in his native element he is
revolving in aspect. though graceful
in movements and is dangerous
enemy for all of his underwater
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-16
Costly Habits.

Ottumwa Courier: Statistics based
on federal census bulletins drive
home some awful facts regarding the
cost to the nation of the liquor and
tobacco habits. 1t is estimated that
the people of the Umted States pay
out over six hundred millions of dol
lars each year for liquor Of one kind
or another For tobacco they spend
over four hundred million dollars
Think what a pile Of money could be
spent on homes, clothing, education,
food and a myriad of other things If
for one year, every drinker and every
user of toacco "swore off, and stuck
to it. The total would be many il
lions over a billion dollars.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-16
MORE MEN THAN WOMEN
HAVE APPENDICITIS

Surgeons state men are slightly
more subject to appendicitis than
women. Keokuk people should know
that few doses Of simple buckthorn
park, glycerine, ETC., as mixed in Ad-
er-i-ka, often relieve or prevent ap-
bendicitis. This mixture removes
ouch surprising foul matter that ONE
SPOONFUL relieves almost ANY
CASE constipation, sour stomach or
gas. The INSTANT, easy action Of
Adler-i-ka is surprising. Wilkinson &
ESo -tr-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-16

One stroke of a bell in a thick fog
does not give any lasting impression
of it's location, says Printing Art, but
when followed by repeated strokes at
regular intervals the densest fog on
the darkest night cannot long conceal
it's whereabouts. Likewise a single in
sertion Of an advertisement-as COM
pared with regular and systematic ad-
vertising-is in its effect not unlike a
sound which, heard but family once,
Is lost in space and soon forgotten
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-16

Read The Dan, Gate City.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-16

the end Of three and one-half years
he Is turned out skilled mechanic
with his future livelihood assured
Here and There in Many Lands
Manners and customs in Australia;
autumn leaves; coast of Belle Isle.
This will be the last OF the Ames
series to be shown this season. An
other series may be started.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-16
What Huuhcs'lI Do

Washta Journal: What will Hughes
do?" asks an editorial writer. Well.
here's guess that he will sit tight
on his present job until offered the
presidential nomination by a united
republican party. and then go into the
campaign to win.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-16
Fearful Aftermath,

Fearful Aftermath.
st. Joseph Gazette: The latest Yer
dun drive is being made by the dead
wagon.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1916-02-18
Hiring and Firing.

Personnel is, in fact, the ail-import-
ant element of plant equipment. Sc
lection of employees should rightly
require more study than selection of
boilers and generators. Unfortunate
ly the art and science OF hiring is so
young and basic principles yet so
vague that the great majority of com
panies operating plants still continue
to waste enormous amounts of money
and dissipate natural resources in ad
dition to doing a great social injus-
tice in this respect Time honored
habits of hiring and firing" building
up an organization by hit and miss"
method, has generally two immediate
results: Men, hired because they did
not want to starve. perform their
tasks indifferently, merely avoiding
gross neglect and, therefore, the ac-
tuaI efficiency of equipment: and fire.
quent changes of employees, either be-
cause of their low efficiency or be-
cause of fancy to advance a good
fireman to position of bad engineer.
result in lack of thoroughness, lack of
pride in their profession, and in ex-
ira expense in training untitled men,
Engineering Magazine.