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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-02-24
STATE AGENTS
IN CITY AGAIN
Twenty-seven Warrants Are
Sworn Out Charging
Many Offenses
CONTEMPT CASE is
FILED BY DAUGHETRY
Some of Those Caught Now
Have Been in Court +
Several Times

Twenty-seven warrants, charging
liquor nuisance, bootlegging, main
tenance of houses Of Ill fame and
gambling, were sworn out Tuesday
evening before Justice H. c. Nosler
by County Attorney e. X. Daughcrty
at the insttgation of state agents from
Attorney General Cosson's once, who
have been in the city for the past few
days. Fifteen persons have been ar
rested.
Taken as He sions.
Jack Tuttle was taken into custody
as he was signing for case of whis-
ky marked glass" at the Burlington
freight house. He used another namo
on the signature, an offense calling
for $500 fine. Walter Crook was
caught with four bottles of whisky on
his person. He was tried the first Of
this week and convicted in district
court on bootlegging charge but has
not yet been sentenced.
Afldavits and information for con.
tempt Of court have been fled by the
county attorney against Hayden
Leonard and James Smith. Their bail
has been fixed at $500 each. Both Of
these persons were arrested on nuis-
ance charges filed In Justice Noslcr's
court
Arrest Man and Woman.
Lew Fuller is accused Of keeping
q house Of i'll fame while Grace Porter
and a man known as John Doe have
been taken into custody for prostitl-
ton and bootlegging Candy Harlan,
Robert Hughes, George Murphy Frank
Elliott and Jack Tuttle are charged
with bootlegging and Albert Fern Is
being held on nuisance charge.
Murphy and Tuttle are out on bonds.
A search warrant sworn out before
George L. Gillies by one of the state
agents resulted in the finding Of f1ve
cases of whisky at the Burlington
freight house consigned to local con.
sumers.
Grand Jury to Meet.
The grand jury will meet Monday
and these cases will be taken up at
that time. While the rush Of criminal
business in the district court will
probably keep the county attorney
occupied he will arrange for an assist.
ant to meet with the jurors In their
Investigations.
1t was found that Tuttle was deljy.
ering the goods, which he signed for,
to the home of H. Spiwak. The latter
is now listed for trial in the criminal
division Of the district court on the
charge of bootlegging. Kalman Spt
wax pleaded guilty to a similar
charge Tuesday afternoon and the in.
dictment withdrawn against his wife
Bessie Spiwak.
Del Stevens, George chatham and
Cal Jenkins were arrested this morn,
ing and placed In Jail.
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ITALIANS NEAR TRENT.

London, Feb. 23.-By the capture OF
two towns in the mountainous regions
of Gallo of the Sugana valley, the
Italians have almost reached striking
distance of one of their chief objectives
of the war-the Austrian city OF
Trent-which is only fifteen miles
from the captured region. Trent is
protected by line of forts.
Fighting between the French and
Germans in the Artois region OF
France, in Champagne and along both
banks of the Meuse has again become
vicious. East of Souchez the Germans
captured 500 meters ofFrench trenches
and took more than 800 prisoners
The French, by a. counter attack. nc
cording to an official report from
Paris, drove the Germans from all but
few Of these positions, the Germans
suffering many casualties.
Turks Still Fleeing.
The Russians are still pursuing the
Turks in Armenia. Petrograd advices
say that the Turks are evacuating
Trebizond, the Russian advance along
the Black sea, having reached within
one days march Of the port of Rizeh.
An official communication from
Petrograd says artillery engagements
have been fought with the. Teutonic al
lies along the eastern front from Riga
to Galicia. The Russians claim to
have taken . number Of prisoners but
no notable change in positions is re.
ported. German aeroplanes have also
been active on the eastern fronts.
The French and Bulgarians fought a
lively engagement on the Serbian
frontier yesterday and the Bulgarians
were forced to retire.
Appointment of new chief for the
German battle fleet Is announced in
Berlin, Admiral Won Pohl, who retires
on account of i'll health. being sue.
ceeded as commander by Vice Admiral
Reinhardt Scheer.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-02-24
TRAINED MEN NEEDED.

Washington, D. c., Feb. 23. The
military affairs committee is Of the
opinion that we do not need a large
standing army in this country but that
we do need at all times large body
of our young mon well trained and
educated" said Representative Nickel
lar of Tennessee, submitting to the
house today favorable report on his
bill to establish and maintain mill
tary training schools in the various
states.
Physical bravery and training
should go hand in hand" said the re-
port. "Train 1900 boys year as pro-
vided in this bill, graduating 100 a
year in each state, and in few years
such would be the military spirit ere.
ated in all parts of the country that
call for volunteers in times of
trouble would easily bring forth
1,00O,000 men,"
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j. s. ATTITUDE IS
PLEASING To THE
RUSSIAN PEOPLE
BELIEF EXPRESSED sY CABINET
MEMBER THAT RELATIONS
WILL BE IMPROVED.

Petrograd, Feb. 23. Addressing the
duma today, Foreign Minister Sazonoff
reviewed the war situation optimistic
ally although he declared 1t more diff.
cult now than ever to forsee the end
of the world struggle.
"The imperial government remains
unshaken In it's determination to con-
tinue the struggle to conquer the
enemy" he said. "This war Is the
greatest crime of high treason against
humanity. Those who provoked 1t
bear q heavy responsibility and today
stand entirely unmasked.
I'VE know who 1t was that let loose
the misfortunes without number with
which Europe is oppressed. Even
German public opinion Is beginning to
realize that the German people have
been dupes of those who thought the
hour had come to realize the dreams
Of plunder and rapine they had cher.
ished so long"
M. Sazonoff, discussing the Russian.
American relations, said:
"The interest which American In
dustry has in our markets" he said.
permits us to hope that in addition to
the friendly political relations now
existing between the two countries an
economic rapprochment may be
brought about which would be of the
greatest benefit to both nations. In any
case the Russian government will put
forth all its efforts to this end
The foreign minister also referred to
the "maladroit and importunate propa-
ganda of German agents in America,
which he said mot only failed In its
object but provoked certain irrita-
tion and appreciably chilled American
sympathies for Germany"
IN regard to Russia's relations with
Sweden. the foreign minister said:
"Our only sentiment toward the
swedes is one Of sincere friendship.
Any pretext of conflicting interests
could only be artificial. Russia's his
tory docs not impel her towards the
coast Of Scandinavia. She must obtain
an outlet in free sea In quite another
direction"
M. Sazonon then turned to Rumania,
saving: o,,,,,
interests and when the hour strikes
she will know how to realize her ma
tional unity at the cost of her own
blood. She may be certain that in de-
Tending herself against the attempts OF
a common enemy to interfere with the
independence of her decisions she Will
find real support"
The speech of Emperor Nicholas be-
fore the duma was devoted principally
to the victory of the Russians at
Erzerum.
81 rejoice that am able to join you
in THANKSGIVING for the brilliant VIC
tory of our army of the Caucasus the
emperor said. II pray for Gods bless.
ing on your labors in this time OF trial
and am convinced you will use all your
experience and knowledge ana be g'lla'
ed by love Of your country IN the WORK
for which you are responsible 10 ths
country and to me-"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-02-24
FRENCH ADMIT SEVERE.

Paris, Feb. 23.-Fighting Of great
violence is in progress from the right
bank of the Meuse to a point southeast
of Herbe forest, the war Office an
nounced today. North of Verdun there
were infantry actions on front Of
fifteen kilometers (ten miles). East
OF Seppois tho French were enabled
by counter attack to retake great
portion Of the forest of Causes, north
Of Beaumont. .-.-.
The war ONCE admits the evacuation
of the village of Haumont by the
French but declares they still hold the
approaches to the village.
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TODAY IN CONGRESS

SENATE-Resum discussion Of the
Shields waterpower bill.
Foreign relations committee re-
commended confirmation Of Henry
Prather Fletcher as ambassador to
Mexico.
Brandeis investigating committee
received new charges.
Winslow testified
on national defense before naval
committee.
McKellar bill for military colleges
favorably reported.
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Western Battle Front Sees
+: Vicious Fighting for
Advanced Trenches
BREACHES MADE IN
LINE OF THE ALLIES
Russians Report Turks Are
Abandoning Trebizond
as Victors Approach

Berlin, Feb. 23.-Announcement of
another important gain in the offensive
on the western front was made by the
war office today. The statement says
that in upper Alsace the Germans cap
tured a position 700 yards wide and
400 yards deep.
The war Office also announced that
German forces had penetrated the op-
posing lines for a distance Of three
kilometers 1.-TWO miles) in the northern
sector of the Woevre. 1t Is said the
allies lost more than 5000 prisoners
and great quantities of material.
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ORPET WILL WAIVE
PRELIMINARY TRIAL

Chicago, Feb. 23.-Persisting in his
plea of innocence, William Orpet, &C.
cused of the murder Of Marian Lam
bert, will waive examination when he
is arraigned next Monday. Orpet was
held by the coroner's jury of Lake
county, who found that the girl was
killed by poison.
The case will be taken up by the
grand jury March 6, in Waukegan.
States Attorney Dady declares he has
a clear case against Orpet.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-02-24
RIVERS AND HARBORS
BILL RECOMMENDED

Washington, D. G.. Feb. 23.-The
annual rivers and harbors appropria-
ton bill, aggregating $39,0o0.0O0 in
direct appropriations and authorize
tions for expenditures in various parts
of the country, was favorably reported
to the house today. The bill is net
cut Of about $4,000,000 from the esti-
mates. A lively fight over the New
York harbor appropriations and other
new projects is in prospect.
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TO INSIST ON RIGHTS.

Washington, D. c., Feb. 23.-Presi
dent Wilson is unchanged in his op
position to having congress pass any
resolution warning Americans to keeI
off armed merchantmen of the Erro
pean belligerents and congress lead
ers have been so advised.
Consressmen who were at the white
house today said there was consider
able discussion of Senator Cores res
olution to warn Americans off bel
ligerent merchantmen, but that there
was very little prospect Of passing II
unless desired by the administration
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-02-24
COBBLER SHOT BY
BLACKMAIL AGENT

Joliet, ILL.,, Feb. 23.-Peter Arm
brust, cobbler reputed to have been
wealthy, was shot and fatally wounded
in his shop today. The police are
seeking a leader Of the local foreign
colony who was seen in Armbrust's
shop last night and who had disap.
peared today.
Threatening letters demanding
money were found in the shop address
ed to Armbrust.
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A. dispatch from Copenhagen dated
February 10 said that German traw-
Ter had captured and taken into Swine.
muende the 3,485 ton motor steamer
Bandon, which belongs to the East
Asiatic Co. of Copenhagen and which
was en- route for Siam. ~
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oBREGoN NOT IN JAIL,

Washington, D. c., Feb. 23.-Oficial
state department advices received to-
day, Secretary Lansing said, clearly
disproved reports that Gen. Carranza
practically had imprisoned Gen. Obre-
gon or that friendly relations between
them had been broken. Gen. Obregon
was reported to have left Manzanillo
for Mazatlan en- route to Hermosillo to
be married. Gen. Carranza was said
to be returning to the interior from
his visit to the west coast.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-02-24
MUCH TERRITORY TAKEN.

London, Feb. 23.-Andrew Bonar
Law, secretary for the colonies, an
'nounced in the house OF commons to-
day that 100000 square miles Of Ger
man territory in Africa had been cap
tured. .. ., H..
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AMERICANS TO AID
POOR IN GERMANY

Berlin, Feb. 23.--The American AS
sociation of Commerce and Trade of
Berlin will open on March l q new
auxiliary kitchen for persons impover-
ished by the war.
The newspapers comment with sat
isfaction on this proof of American
sympathy" ssJs the Overseas News
agency.
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PACKING MEN STRIKE,

Sioux City, Feb. %. = Twenty-three
hundred men struck this morning at
the Cudahy and Armour packing
houses for higher pay. Only about 200
remained. No outbreaks were re-
ported
About 200 employees of the Sioux
City Stock Yards Co. struck at noon.
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MARTIAL LAW RULES,

Shanghai, Feb. 23.-Martial law has
been proclaimed at Chang-Sha, capital
of the province of HUMAN, where an
unsuccessful attack was made by reb-
els on Monday on the governors
mansion. No further details Of the up
rising have been received here.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-02-24
TO TRAIN NAVY RECRUITS.

Chicago, Feb. %. Tentative plans
have been completed for naval train
ing camp at the great lakes naval sta
tion at Lake Bluff, H., which will open
early in the spring Men will 60 into
camp for thirty days and will be drill.
ed in naval tactics.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-02-24
GERMANS RELEASE
DANISH STEAMER

London, Feb %. = The Germans
have released the steamship Bandon,
as the seizure was apparently mis-
take, says the Copenhagen correspond
ent Of the Times,
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NOTED PoPuLIsT DIES.

Topeka, Kan, Feb. 23-John G. Otis,
populist congressman from Kansas
from 1890 to 1892, died at his home
here last night. He was Is years old.
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DUTCH STEAMER SINKS.

Rotterdam, Feb. 23.-The Dutch
steamer La Flandre, belonging to the
American Petroleum Co., sank on her
voyage from New York to this port.
Her second engineer and seaman
have reached here on board British
steamer.
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BURTON Is CANDIDATE.

Columbus, Ohio, Feb. 23Former
u. S. Senator Burton OF Cleveland TO-
day filed formal announcement that
he would be candidate for the repub
|lcan nomination for president.
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Continued on page s.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-08
SWISS OPEN ARMS. TO WAR VICTIMS.
 INJURED AND ILL
Germans and French Alike Are Received With Com
 forting Good Will.

New York, March S.-Successful eff forts upon the part of the Swiss Gov ernment to persuade the French and German authorities to send their re- spectiVe prisoners of war who are suffering from curable tuberculosis or from serious wounds to Switzerland for recovery, are described by Marie Widmer in an interview which was given out to-day from the official tn- formation Bureau of Switzerland, 241 Fifth AVeneue. Miss Widmer says in part:
 'Swftzerland's representations on behalf of prisoners of war whose health necessitates a sojourn in some mountain resort to insure recovery, have at last been successful. While it seemed improbable at first that the belligerent countries would permit any of their men to stay in a foreign health resort during the war, the con tinued and combined efforts of the Swiss Federal Council and the Pope on behalf of the sick and disabled ment to the effect that sick German prisoners held in France and sick French prisoners held Tn Germany can now be transferred to Switzer- land for a cure.
 "A start has but recently been made with men afflicted with cur able tuberculosis, and in order to avoid any possible unpleasantless or a hurting of the feeling of the or dinary guests, the santtoriums of Da- Vos have been assigned to the Ger mans and those of Montana and Ley sin, in French Switzerland, to the French. While such precautions would no doubt be necessary in some cases, it has already been reported from Davos, where a first transport of such patients arrived at the end Of January, that the cosmopolitan throng of visitors did not display the slightest ill-fee1ings towards these men whose appearance tells of their body without exception showed his sufferings. On the contrary, every sympathy well remembering that the soldiers of any warning nation would equally appreciate brotherly love and kindly treatment.
 'This transfer to Switzerland of German and French eonsumptive prisoners of war was immediately followed by another exchange of the se-called Brands Blesses, those poor castaways from the trenches who have lost limbs or eyesigft or are maimed beyond hope of recovery. With their own splendid1y equipped sanitary trains the Swiss have also been taking care of these exchanges
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-08

which take place between Lyons and Constance, and which like no other Swiss charitable undertaking give the casual onlooker an insight into the horrors of war.
 "A second transfer of sick prison CTS will take place presently, and it is estimated that this new humanitar- ian work will commence with a total of about 2,0OO invaHds of both na- tfona1ities. There are, or course, a great proportion of men who are suf- fering from other diseases requiring some sort of cure, and such pa tients will in due time be taken care of in health resorts suitable for their individual complaints. If this trial with German and French prisoners proves successful, it is hoped that later on soldiers of other nationali- ties will also be given an opportunity to come to Switzerland for treatment.
 Special supervision of these prHs- oners is not deemed necessary, for if any of them should escape, his native land undertakes to return him, and tho punishment for such an attempt would be. the prompt return to the former prisoners camp. For ob- vious reasons no prisoners will be taken into large cities nor into any of the frontier or in the vicinity of some fortress.
 '.The two states concerned hold themselves responsible for the expen- ses, and specially reduced and uni form terms have been agreed upon by all the Swiss hotel establishments involved, as the undertaking is by no means business venture, but a strictly humanitarian work for the benefit of all prisoners of war whose condition of health necessitaltes a. systematic cure"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-08

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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-08
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 Still Uses Doan's
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-08
EUROPE USING CONSIDERABLE
 AMERICAN CONDENSED MILK

American condensed milk is enjoy ing a vogue in Europe that it never knew in peaceful times. The exports from this country in 1915 amounted to 76,0O0,000 pounds valued at $6,- 000, 900, and the bulk of these exports went to Europe. In normal times the values of condensed milk sold abroad varies between $1,ooo.0OO and $2,000,- 900, and ordinarily the best customers are Cuba, Panama, China and Mexico. Farmer Want Ads. One Ccnt a Word.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-08
..BUNCoED' KALENoREICKIN.

James Kalenoreickin, of 29 Bank street, waiter in a lunch room in Water street, has been buncoed oue of $11o by two strangers who said they could start him in the restaurant business for himself They were to have formed a partnership and the $11o was given to the treasurer of the new ..corporation.'' He is gone.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-08
CORA SERIOUSLY HURT.

The condition of John Cora. of 672 Connecticut avenue. is reported seri- ous at St. Vincent's hospital While aIighting from a trolley car at Main and Gilbert streets late yesterday af- ternoon, Cora fell to the roadway and suffered a fracture of the skull. His recovery is likely.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-08
HUGE GROWTH OF TRADE.

A statement of our foreign trade just issued by the Department of Com Crude materials for use in manufac Foodstuffs in crude condition and food Foodstuffs partly or wholly nanufactu1 Man ufactures for further use in n1anu- Manufactures ready for consumption. Miscellaneous ........
 Total domestic exports ,....... Foreign merchandise exported ......
 Total exports ...........
 The increase in the exports for 12 months ending with December, 1915, in the item Miscellaneous to a. total of $122. $50. 357 arises from the expor-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-08

The Bank of England shipped 25,- coo pounds in sovereigns to the Con tinent, earmarked 1OO,00O pounds for Argentina, and released 100000 pounds.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-08

The Republican state central com mittee has called a meeting to be held at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon. in the Allyn house. Hartford.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-08

merce shows the value of American exports during the calendar yearf 1915 and 1914, by groups of products to have been as follows: uring .. $566, SO7,953 49O,496,949 animals.. 4O4,86S,1sO PTS, ,275, ,9O9 ed - 6O7,692,522 sos, 8,852,352 acturing 46S, ,659,OS2 344,9S3,51O 1,315,142, S94 62S,9O9,67S - 122,S5O,357 22,539,34t
 .$3,486, ,O15,9 ,9Ss S2,071, ,O57,744 .. 61,464, 1884 42,566,3O6 .$3,547, 372 $2,118,624.O5O tation of horses in that period to tho value of $94, ,S27,171, of mules to tho value of $2s.S25,924 of seeds valued at $8,865.21O.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-08

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