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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-02-26
NO JAP WARSHIPS.
IN MEDITERRANEAN

Toxic. Feb. 25.-The Japanese navy
department announces that four war
ships are being sent to the Indian
ocean to replace other Japanese units
there. The report that Japanese
fleet has been sent to the Mediterran-
can Is stated to be unfounded
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-02-26
RUSSIANS MAKE PROGRESS,

PetrOgrad, Feb. 25.-An Official dis
patch from Teheran says:
after series of battles in Persia,
the remnants of the adversary troops
were reorganized and concentrated III
the region of Kermanshah, and with
the help of German and Turkish sap
pers, occupied and fortified two noun
tain asses-Bidesurks pass, an al
most impregnable natural position,
and Sakhae pass. News has now
been received that our troops dis
lodged the enemy from Bidesurks pass
and occupied Sakhae pass and are
now pursuing the Turks, who are in
full retreat toward Kermanshah Our
forces captured three field gins, one
mountain gun, quantity Of shells,
ammunition, wagons and field machine
guns"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-02-26
STATE HOSPITAL
TO BE AUGMENTED

Des Moines, Feb. 25.-The state
board Of control has let $5S,600 con-
tract to Theodore Stark & Co. of Cer
dar Rapids for the construction of
an addition to the state tuberculosis
hospital at Oakdale, according to ar
today.
The annex will provide quarters for
sixty additional patients and will te
four stories high and flreproos.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-02-26
STRIKE STOPS WORK.

Seward, Alaska, Feb. .25.-All work
on the government railroad out of
Anchorage has stopped as a result of
the strike which began Feb. Z, when
sixty steel layers quit to enforce
their demand for higher wages.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-02-26
BRIToNs ARE REPuLsED.

Constantinople, Feb. ,25.-British
forces in Mesopotamia attacked the
Turkish position at Felahie, below
Kut-El El-Amara, the war Office an.
nounces, but were driven back with
considerable losses.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-02-26
CRoNEs STILL ALIVE.

New York, Feb. 25.-The police an
nounced today that the man who COM
mitted suicide yesterday in Newark,
N. j., was not Jean Crones. the chef
who attempted to poison Archbishop
Mundelein and 300 guests at a
banquet in Chicago, as was at first
LhelieYed. a.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-02-26
TEUT0Ns SHIPS
NOT CONF F|SCATED
PORTUGAL MAKES STATEMENT
REGARDING SEIZURE OF Nu-
MERoUs STEAMERS.

Lisbon, Feb. 25 The Oficial Ga
zette publishes two decrees regarding
the thirty-six German and Austrian
merchant vessels seized yesterday in
the Tagus river and placed under the
Portuguese flag. The first indicates the
work of renting to be performed in
order to adapt these vessels for the
transport and other purposes for which
they have been requisitioned as it is
distinctly given to be understood that
they have not been confiscated The
second degree appoints committee to
supervise tho execution of the work in.
dicated
Portuguese newspapers say that in
other ports of the republic there are
eighty German and Austrian vessels,
which, it is understood, will also be re.
Questioned by the government. The
total tonnage of the Teutonic ships
exceeds 100000 tons.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-02-26
Crown Princes Army Isl
Almost Under the Guns
of Great Fortress
NINE FORTIFIED
HAMLETS TAKEN
Heavy Losses Are Sustained
By Both Sides in Awful
Struggle in West

London, Feb. 25-In their driving
offensive for Verdun the armies of the
German crown prince have pushed a
vast wedge into the French lines north
of the fortress until they are almost
under the guns Of some of the outly-
ing forts and within i've and half
miles of Verdun itself.
In the sector stretching from Bra
hant to Beaumont the German center
has battled it's way more than three
miles south from It's former position.
Both sides have suffered tremendous
ly in killed and wounded and the
French have also lost heavily in pris-
oners, tho latter now numbering more
than 10000.
In their southward drive the crown
princes forces have captured nine
villages and fortified farms-Haumont;
Samogneux, Brabant, Ornes, Beau
mont, Chambrettes, Marmont, Cotel-
late and Champneuville. Their van
guard now occupies the ridge on the
outskirts of Loudemont, five and a
half miles from Verdun.
Losses Are Heavy. ..u
One French ofncial report describes
the battle field between the Meuse and
Ornes as piled with German dead.
With their onslaught of artillery and
infantry, the Germans have not been
able to break the French line, but
the French on their right and left
wings have been compelled to with
draw their lines, respectively to the
south of Ornes and behind the town
of Samagneux, six miles north Of Ver.
dun. The correspondent of the Lon
don Times says the artillery fire has
become so terrific that the trench,
at moments, becomes of no value as a
defense, and consequently there has
been a necessary partial return to u
war of movement. He further says
that should the unexpected happen
and the entire first line fall into the
hands of the Germans, they still would
be confronted by five other lines.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-02-26
EIGHT MORE SEIZED.

st. Vincent, Cape Verde Islands,
Feb. Is. Eight German steamships
lying In the harbor here were taken in
charge yesterday by officials of the
Portuguese government. =
LEAD COL i ---- ---.--
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-24
AUSTRIANS OCCUPY
 MONTENEGRIN PORTS
Surrender of Remains of Defeated
 Army Continues

Vienna, January 23.-(via London.) The Austrians have occupied the Adri- atic seaports of Antivari and Dulcig- no, according to the official communi cation issued today.
 The text reads as follows:
 Southeastern theatre: Tine surren der of Montenegrin arms continues in numerous parts of the country. On the northeast front of Montenegro more than 1500 Servians have sur rendered.
 The Adriatic ports of Antivari and Du'cigno have been occupied by our troops.
 Russian theatre: On Friday We blasted a Russian trench on the Dol zok heights north of Boyan, on the Pruth. Of the 300 men occupying the trench only a few escaped. During the course of Friday night our troops expelled the enemy from one of his entrenchments in the same region
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-24
PROTECTION FOR ALL FOREIGNERS IS THE
 PROMISE OF REBELS
Tung Chi-YaO Serds Diplomatic Notes to Foreign Legations in Peking.
 Will COnfiscate COntraband

Peking, January 2S.-Tung Chi Yao, military governor of Yunnan named by the rebels of that pro vince, and Jen Kao-Tseng, the civil governor under the rebel regime, sent letters today to the legations at Picking respecting the conduct of affairs by the republic of Yum nan, the existence of which was proclaimed last month by the rev olutionists.
 The letters state that Yunnan re- public will respect all Chinese treaties, agreements and obliga- tions which antedate the move ment for restoration of the mon archy, and will repudiate all oth- CTS. The legations are warned that the republic will conhscate contra band destined for the government of President Yuan Shi Kai.
 The request is made that the pow CTS remain neutral in the struggle between the revolutionists and the government of Yuan Shi Kai. Pro- lection for foreigners is promised.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-24
PLANS FOR CALLING
 A JEWISH CONGRESS
Knights of Zion Initiate Movement to
 Get the Jews All Together

Chicago January 23.-Plans for call ing a congress that would represent all Jews in America that would take steps to settle for all time the Jewish question: in Europe and other conti- nents, were begun here today at a convention of Jewish organizations of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Wis cosin. The convection was the result of a call issued by a recent gather ing of the Knights of Zion and nearly a score of other organizations re- sponded by sending delegates.
 There were three sessions of todays convention The morning meeting was routine in character, heard welcoming addresses and a keynote speech, and appointed committees. In the aft noon resolutions were in order and among them was one directing that the Jews, like all other peoples of the earth, are in any country and under any government endowed with the inalienable rights of equality be- fore the law with all other citizens, or subjects of that nation or govern ment." It pointed out that the end of the world war would be an aecep-. table time at which to settle the ques- tion of discrimination against the Jews and that members of the race had proved their right to such settle ment by their unexampled sacrifices and suffering in the present war as well as in times past The preamble added:
 t-'unti! peace comes, the Jews of America must speak for the Jews of the world.
 { Other resolutions presented to the Convention dealt with the Palestinian question and the problem of caring for Jewish immigrants to the United States, especially the influx of the lat ter that is expected at the close of the war. Tonight's session debated the advisability of organizing a perma- nent congress of Jewish organizations for the states of the middle west.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-24
SPECIFIC DEMANDS
 TO BE DECIDED ON
United Mine Workers Preparing Note
 to Mine Owners

Indianapolis, January 23.-Dele- United Mine Workers of America, representing more than half of the mining industry in the United States, expect this week to decide upon the specific demands they will make upon the coal companies, in negotiations for the renewal of contracts, most of which expire March, sS1. An increase in wages and improved conditions will be asked of every employer. but the amount of the increase is not defi- nitely known.
 Those who have had an oppor- tunity to scan the 91 resolutions submitted to the scale committee of the convention for adoption found that local unions in different parts of the soft coal fields reaching from central Pennsylvania to Tex as and wyoming nave aSkeu TOT wage increases ranging from per cent to 50 per cent. Several resolu- tions ask for a six-hour day in the .s soft coal fields, The miners. have been for years working eight hours in most of the bituminous dis tricts where they have contracts with the operators.
 The opinion among miners still prevails that there will be no seri- ous trouble in negotiating new agreements. There appears to be no change in the opinion among dele gates that the convention will adopt the policy of no suspesions after March 31, so long as there is nla to neonti Id te contra cts
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-24
TODAY'S AGE-HERALD

 1--Administration of President Will son favors creation of tariff board.
 Preparedness is restored as issue of importance by President Will son. Many delegates to attend foreign trade convention in New Orleans. Cursing Americans, Mexican ban dits are executed at Juarez. 2--Prohibition is paramount issue in Louisiana. sl 3--Heflin's speech on cotton situa- tion in great demand. 4-Editorials. ss 5-Complete crushing of Kaiser is only hope of ending the war. Dry goods men are suffering too big looses by freedom in extend- ing credit.
 Mobile is shortsighted in taking steps to put tax on all up-river freight. 6--Sports. 4 S-Five men are injured in explosion at Thomas
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-24
COMPULSION BILL
 WILL EASILY PASS
Premier Asquith's Reassurances Have
 Won Over Labor Party

London, January 23.--It is now be- lieved that the concluding stages of the military compulsion bill will be passed without difficulty and that the measure will go into operation with out the labor party or the trades unions endeavoring to frustrate Its smooth working by resort to gen. eral strike or other industrial up- heaval.
 The suspicious formerly entertained by laboring men concerning the bill have been largely removed by Pre- mier Asouiths assurances, and the successful passage of the bill through it's stages in the House of Commons and in the opinion of some of the in fluential trades union leaders, when the Bristol labor conference next week is appraised of private assurances received from Premier Asquith the conference will decide to support the bill.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-24
MOTHER AND BABY
 KILLED IN WRECK
Report Is Confirmed That Mrs. Wal lace and Child Died in
 Avalanche

Seattle. January 23.-Persistent re- ports that Mrs. Fern Wallace and baby of Lyons were among the missing in the wreck of the Great Northerns Cascade limited train, in the Cascade mountains yesterday, were confirmed tonight by survivors. This brought the number of missing to four and four bodies have been recovered.
 Mrs. Wallace, it was said, was thrown. with her baby, through a window of the chaircar when it rolled down the mountain. They have not been seen since.
 Heavy snow fell in the mountains today and avalanches swept down the steep slopes. tearing out several hun dred feet of track.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-24
Washington Report to Eff feet That President Is De- termined on Measure. Subject of Message
CONSIDERATION IS
 GIVEN TO EUROPEAN
 FIELD BY ADVISERS
Duties of Tariff Commis- sion Will Be to Collect Information and Propose New Schedules

Washington, January 23.- Creation of tariff commits sion, it was learned from off cial sources tonight, has been determined upon by the Wilson administration. A bill provid- ing for such a commission will be introduced in Congress in the near future, and President Wilson may discuss the subject in a message to Congress.
 The duties of the proposed commits sion or board under the plan under stood to have been agreed upon by administration leaders would be to collect information regarding the tariff and to coordinate similar powers now believed by President Wilson to be held by existing govern ment bodies.
 Aside from his. belief that the tariff always should be treated in scientific fashion, the President has given con sideration to the situation which will follow the European war and has been urged by many of his advisers that
 
 guard Americas commercial and in sdustriai interests when that time comes. In his last message to Congress, he said:
 Many conditions about which we have repeatedly legislated are being altered from decade to decade, it is >vident, under our eyes, and are likely to change even more rapidly and more radically in the days immediately ahead of us when peace has returned to the world and the nations of Europe once more take up their tasks of commerce and industry with the energy of those who must bestir themselves to build, anew. Just what these changes will be- no one can certainly forecast or confidently predict. They are not cal culdDlG, because 10 SldUle eIeueHtS are in the problem.
 The most we can do is to make cer- tain that we have the necessary in- stantly at our service, so that we may stantly it our service, so that We may be sure that we know exactly what we are dealing with when we come to act if it should be necessary to act at all.''
 When former Governor Cox of Ohio wrote to him sometime ago suggest ing that tariff commission be created, the President replied:
 The full powers of a tariff commits sion are already lodged in the existing organs of the government. most of them, and really more than the for mer commission had, in the duo of for eign and domestic commerce in the de- partment of commerce and others (pow- CTS of investigation chiefly) in the hands of the new federal trade com mission. Perhaps it would be better if these various powers were as sembled in the hands of one bureau, or
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-24
EAST COAST OF KENT RAIDED YESTERDAY
 BY TEUTON AIRCRAFT
One Person Killed Nine Bombs Dropped-New Type of Aeroplane-Sritish Have Lost 16 Planes In Past
 Month-A Second Raid Is Frutess

ondon January 2The of Kent was raded early today by hostile aeropane, which dropped bombs person was killed and six injured
 second attack this time by hostile seapanes was made the Kent coast early this afternoon No casualties been reported The raiders escaped.
 The office concerning the second attack says:
 Foowng the aerial attack the east of Kent early morning hostile seaanes made upon the locality shortly after
 ''Aer coming under heavy fire the raiders disappeared pursued by our naval and military machines
  of Kent ar o.cocp ts ; An official account or lows. succession "No naval military moonlight tContnue
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-24
TURKISH OFFICERS
 PROPPED IN SEA
With Stones Around Their Necks to Assure a Thorough Visit to
 the Bottom

London January 24,-Fifty thou sand German troops have arrived at Constantinople. according to Saloniki dispatches. British correspondents ex- press the view that the object of this army is not an expedition against Egypt, but to support the authority of the Turkish war minister Enver Pasha.
 Greek reports say that the Turks recently have been restive under the rule of Enver Pasha, and serious plots against him have been discovered, these being suppressed ruthlessly.
 "On single night recently says one correspondent. ''twenty-one Tur- kish officers, suspected of disaffection, were dropped into the Phosphorus with stones around their necks."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-24

"It is unjust to kill two of us for one American.' he said. 1t is giving two eyes for one tooth. am willing to die because I killed the Gringo. but my brother ought to be allowed to live.'
 The bullets of the firing squad killed Federico, but Bernardo was con scious after he fell and the officer commanding the firing squad gave him the mercy shot" through the head.
 BURIED IMMEDIATELY
 The bodies of both Mexicans were buried immediately, but that of Bernar- de. who confessed to having fired the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-24
PERSIA WAS SUNK, BY
 TURKISH UNDERSEA
 BOAT, SAYS REPORT
Turkish Ministry of Marine About to Publish Statement on Naval Dis
 aster-Not Confirmed

London, January 23.-An amSter dam dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph company, reads;
 According to Berlin report, the Turkish ministry of marine is about to publish statement to the effect that Turkish subma- rine sank the steamer Persia.
 "The report alleges that similar statements are being published by the German and Austrian admiral ties, it being hoped by the central powers that such declaration will settle the Persia question"
 This dispatch has not been com firmed from other sources.
 Both the German and Austro- Hungarian governments have an nounced that the Peninsular and Oriental steamer Persia was not sunk by one of their submarines and investigations by the diplo iild tiC representative ol bhc Cii- ted States abroad have failed to re- veal the cause of the disaster.
 The Persia was sunk off the Is land of Crete December 30, with loss of 119 passengers and 217 members of the crew. The vessel went down within five minutes aft CT terrific explosion forward. Nobody on board claimed to have seen a submarine.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-24

satisfy a doubt concerning the identity of the slayer
 Douglas Downs, an American who was with Akers. seeking stolen cows and who escaped the bullets of the Mexicans de- clared last night after seeing Bernardo Duran that the prisoner was not the man who shot Akers. Downs was at the Juarez cemetery when the face of the executed man was exposed late today and admitted that he had been mistaken last night
 The certification by American officials Who were with Downs that the slayer had been duly executed served tonight to
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-24
Senator John Sharp Will Hams Ridicules Those Who Are So Eager to Get Into Fight
NEGRO QUESTION IS
 LIVE AT CAPITAL
Joseph Johnson, Native of Florence, Will Probably
 Be New YOrk's Next Post
 master Despite Opposition
By HUGH ". ROBERTS

Washington, January 23.-(Special,)- "I would not have American blood shed sim ply because Great Britain opened one of my letters en, route to Norway
 And thus John Sharp Williams of Mis- sissippi answered the extended philippie of HoBe Smith of Georgia against the proposed English blockade of it's enemy, Germany.
 Senator Williams took the position that tual caressing." He told the Senate that the United States blockaded the ports of the south in 1S61-65. and thus overpow ering the south. But I never heard of a southerner from Jeff Davis down to the humblest private playing the baby" he exclaimed. The Mississippian; continuing, apparently shattered Senator Smiths ar gument that England was depressing the price of American cotton when he de- elared that whereas at the present time cotton is sold for 121a cents, it would sell. were the war stopped at once, for 10 cents and less
 An interesting subsequent feature to Williams of telegram from John D. Wadsworth of Atlanta, in which it was declared that Senator Smith did not rep resent the sentiment of one-tenth of his constiteuncy."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-24
AMERICANS MEXICAN BANDITS
 ARE SHOT AT JUAREZ
Duran Brothers Are Executed For Killing Bert Fair to Kill Two Mexcans For One American Kisses
 Bernardo o-The Mercy Shot, Is Given

Fl Paso, January 23-Bemardo and Federico Duran Mex can cattle thieves die by the auor ties for the killing of Bert Akers San Lorenzo the in ternatona boundary Friday executed daylight in the cemetery Juarez Akers' body inferred here today
 The Duran brothers died cursng Americans Bernardo a pealed for mercy behalf of his brother Federico
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-24
DEFEAT OF TURKISH. ARMY IN CAUCASUS. REPORTED COMPLETE
Erzerum Now Threatened by Grand Duke Nicholas. The Campaign Began
 Last Summer

Petrosrad, January 23-(Via London, January 24.)--The defeat of the third Tur- kish army in the Caucasus. resulting in it's retirement upon Erzerum, is regarded here as greater victory than that at Sari Kamysh a year ago. when these same troops were so demoralzed that they were only recently enabled to resume the of- fensive.
 The entire eleventh corps and parts of the ninth and tenth of the Turkish army were engaged in the battle in the neigh borhood of Lake Totum, according to the military authorities here Behind these were concentrated the reserves from the ninth, and the garrison of the Erze- rum fortress. In spite of the most skillful handling of the Turkish divisions, how ever, they were unable to withstand the sudden and unexpected onrush of the Rus sians against the center.
 STARTED LAST SUMMER
 The campaign began toward the end of summer. During the autumn three Fur l1ish divisions were thrown back at Olti and along the seacoast. while in the dis trict of Lake Van a division under HaliI Bey was defeated. The operations to- ward Urumiah ended with the defeat of the Persians Turks and Germans, thus guaranteeing the safety of the Russian Hanks.
 In December the Russians began an ac- tive attack against the Turkish center and on January broke the lines of the eleventh corps so that these forces were obliged to retire in disorder. Evidently, according to the Russian military author ities, the Turks had not forgotten the les son of Sari Kamysh when in trying to rescue the ninth corps by flank attacks, they suffered virtual annihiaton of the ninth and tenth corps, as they were then constituted They did not risk smi- lar maneuver on this occasion, but per- mitted the Hanks to be unmolested, mass ing their forces against the central posi- tions.
 RETREAT IS BEGUN
 Not until three days after the begin- ming of the retreat of the main Turkish army was an attempt made to threaten the Russian right along the sea This offensive was quickly stopped. After a
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