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The Delta independent., 1916-09-29
THE COMPELLING PERORA-
TlON TO MR.. HUGHES
ACCEPTANCE SPEECH.

We live In . fatefui hour. In
Q true sense. the contest fer the
preservation Of the Nation 10
never ended. We must still be
tmbued with the spirit Of heroic
sacrifice which save us our
country and brought us safely
through the days 81 civil war.
We renew our pledge to the an
Client ldsais Of individual liberty.
81 opportunlty denied TO none
because o. race or creed. Of un-
swsvlns loyalty. We have =
vision % America prepared and
sseurS: strong and just: equal
e hsr taeks; IN sxsmplar %
the capacity and efficiency % .
free people. sWderss the plat
ssrm adopted by the Convention
end aeeept Its nemlnatleN.
The Delta independent., 1916-09-29

According to Montrose papers, West
Bros. formerly Of Delta. are selling out
their store In Montrose. and will quit
business.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-09-07
KNIGHT AFTER LABOR AGENCY
IN CAR STRIKE DEAL

A warrant was sworn out today by
State Labor Inspector Richard j.
Knight for arrest of John M. ~Dimich
for running a labor agency at 127
N. Sheldon without a license. Di-
mich is said to be the local agent of
Berghoff Bros. & Waddel, strike
breaking agency Of New York.
He is supposed to have quartered
his strikebreakeTs at the Princess
hotel, $40 S. Dearborn. When the
management of the hotel looked over
the bunch they were ordered to
move, : 49, : ----------- --,- ~.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-09-07
GERMANS REPULsED-FRENcI
TAKE VERDUN TRENCHES

lFNINE NEENDSlN ! ENElNSl H.
London.-In savage hand-to-hand
fighting last night, German force
that attacked LeUze wood near Com
bles under cover of darkness was
driven back.
Paris.-In one of most successful
counter attacks since German drive
on Verdun began, French captured
entire 1900 yards of German first
line positions, extending from Vaux-
Chapitre to Chenois wood, northeast
of Verdun.
Petrograd. - Rumanian troops
evacuated town of Tutrakan on the
Danube, SO miles southeast of Bu-
charest, under pressure by superior
forces of Germans and Bulgarians.
London.-British steamer Torridge
sunk. Nineteen of crew saved.
Petrograd.-Russian artillery. bonn
harding Galician city of Halltz, so
miles southeast of Lemberg and key
stone of the Austro-German defenses
Of Galician capital from south.
Paris.-CombIee and ChauInes,
two main supports of German lines
on SOmme, are being pocketed and
threatened with early capture.
BerIin.-Twenty thousand Ruma-
man soldiers weer trapped on south
bank of the Danube and captured by
the German-Bulgarian armies in cap
turing fortified bridgehead Of Tutra-
kan.
TNUNII- n-rR JanNn ANENNNy
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-09-07
STRIKE FAILS TO TlE-UP NEW
YORK STREET CARS

Vim y FNEEl SHFNS
New York, Sept. despite strike
order intended to affect 10000 en-
ployes of the subway, elevated. and
New York Railways systems the
latter surface cars-and tie up the
traffic of New York, normal service
was being maintained today.
William B. Fitzgerald, strike lead
er, admitted that the motormen Of
subway and 'L" trains had not re-
spOnded to the strike call. Trains
on these lines, handling the bulk Of
the city's passenger traffic, were run
ming on regular schedule. Places Of
guards on the cars were taken by
stTikebreakers in many instances.
Little disorder was reported and
such reports as reached the police
were not serious.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-09-07
TRAIN BREAKS SPEED RECORD
FOR STRIKEBREAKER KING

Jas. T. WaddeII, of Chicago, who
holds distinction of being boss strike
breaker of the world, is due to arrive
in New York some time this after
noon to take charge of the strike on
the elevated and subway lines there.
He left Chicago at midnight,
lone passenger on a special train on
New York Central, consisting of an
engine, baggage car, six empty
Pullmans and a private car. His ride
will cost $4,000. Railroad officials
planned to break all speed records to
have WaddeIl in New York for a con-
ference with traction magnates this
afternoon.
Waddell, who has had charge of
similar work in various big strikes
in past, said he had nearly 5000
strikebTeakers already in New York.
BOY STRUCK BY AUTO
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-09-07
BOY STRUCK BY AUTO

John Sullivan, 12, 6842 S. Carpen-
ter, run over by auto driven by Fred
W. MOeller, 1858 S. Halsted. Left leg
fractured. Moeller took boy to the
Washington Park hospital
Hunt mysterious "other man" In
Barnes murder case. ''..''..' %
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-10-05
ASK JUSTICE FOR RAILWAYS
investment Bankers Head Pleads for
Constructive Legislation at
Cincinnati.

Cincinnati, o., Oct. 3.--An appeal for
justice from Legislative bodies based
on knowledge was made here by Pres
idpnt Lewis Il. Franklin Of New York
before the convention of the Invest
ment Bankers Association of America
IF it is proper for the government
to establish railroad rates, and there
fore in Il large degree determine the
gross revenue Of the railroad corpora
lions, is it not also proper that the
same power should exercise supervi-
sion of such expenses as are subject
to C0ntrOl?' said President Franklin.
President Franklin presided and re-
ceived reports from Secretary Freder-
lex II. FentOn of Chicago and TreaSur-
er J. HendrOn Smith of st, Louis. The
finance committees report was read
by George III. Taylor of Chicago, chair
man OF the committee.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-10-05
Mr.. HARDING'S PoISE.

Cedar Rapids Republican: In the
face of some bitter and some cruel OPP
position, Mr.. Harding, it must be ad-
mitted by all. has conducted himself
most admirably. Unkind words have
not embittered him nor taken from
him that beautiful optimism which
has characterized his whole political
career. He has vented no bitter words
against even his opponents, against
those who have both misunderstood
and misinterpreted him and his mo-
tives. If they knew him better they
would treat him better. Iowa has not
in its recent politics developed a man
of finer faith in himself and in his
state. Mr.. Harding loves Iowa and he
is the kind of man who loves people.
His affability in his good fellowship,
and his good fellowship gives him
that aspect of liberality. of tolerance
which a few men, some of whom may
be more or less narrow, or at least in
clined to look at everything from
their own viewpoint, have so easily
misrepresented.
Mr.. Harding is still able TO think Of
the few ministers who have turned
against him as his brethren in the
church. although they may be in err
ror. And his merely political oppon-
ents are to him merely esteemed
critics of his course in politics. Mr..
Harding's good nature, as well as his
hard work in the campaign, cam
paign which he has carried on al
most individually so far, are winning
him every day new friends and more
votes. He is going into the governor
ship a-whooping and he will surprise
his critics by the kind of administra-
ton he will give the state
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-10-05
MAKING A eRANDsTAND PLAY

Russell Union: Ed Meredith sought
to make a grandstanu play in his
speech at Corydon last week when he
proclaimed in enumerating his own
wealth that Harding's home had a
mortgage upon it. What do you Iowa
farmers think of that : Did any of
you ever have a mortgage on any of
your possessions? If so did you feel
that you was q bad, bad man? And
on Friday Mr.. Harding, honest man
that he is, said that it was so, as he
was not a millionaire and was not
backed by the automobile or cement
trusts. Mr.. Meredith may be a rich
man and have no mortgages on his
worldly possessions, but his political
future is mortgaged, for he is hooked
up with the wrong crowd.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-10-05
WHILE AND The MINERS.

In an interview in Fort Worth,
Texas, John P. White of Oskaloosa.
National President of the United Mine
Workers of America, is quoted as say.
ing:
During the past year miners have
received wage advance in every sec,
ton of the United States but Texas.
Texas is the only holdout, Oklaho-
ma has just agreed to our demands,
without arguing them.
Conditions have never been bet
ter with the miners"
The Fort Worth Telegram contin
ues:
White has been charged with con,
spiraCy more times than he has fin.
gers. For instance, he was indicted
three times in Colorado for conspiracy
three times in Arkansas, three times
in West Virginia, and other states
but nothing ever came of them.
When White alighted from the
train at Fort Smith Saturday night
on his way to Fort Worth he found a
United States marshal waiting TO sub,
poena him in a suit brought by the
Colorado Cola Company. That com.
pany charged him with conspiracy in
violation of the antitrust laws, and
asked damages.
They want my fortune laughed
White Tuesday. THAT is. they want
the most of it-just million and a
quarter dollars
And he laughed again when he
thought just what his real fortune
was.
White came to Fort Worth to take
part in the wage dispute between Tex
as miners and operators, which has
been in progress for. more than a
month. When he leaves tonight he ex.
poets that dispute will be settled.
"As the leader Of the miners dur.
ing the famous Colorado coal strike
three years ago. which resulted in the
massacre and militia riot at Ludlow.
which brought Investigations from
bdth state and congress-. White be-
came familiar figure before the
American public 4
-. A. - MI ! ~.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-10-05
USING THE SOFT PEDAL.

President Wilson's free trade declar
alton in his speech to the National
Grain Dealers convention at Balti-
more has occasioned serious alarm
among his political managers. Mr.. win
son said, Il want to see America pit
ted against the world, not in selfish
ness but in brains" Expressed in
plain English, instead of that parabolic
phraseology in which Mr.. Wilson de-
lights, this means that the American
policy of protection must be abandon
ed as selfish and that American
brains and American labor must be
"pitted against the world11' Wood
row Wilson and his party are of
course, essentially free traders, but
strict injunctions have gone forth
from the Democratic headquarters to
the Democratic speakers to soft ped
al on the free trade stuff" as it is
not popular with the American voters.
In 1912, 100000 more votes were
cast for Roosevelt and Taft, both Of
whome ran on frankly protective plat
forms, than for Woodrow Wilson,
hence the instructions of the Demo
cratic managers, instructions which
the Demochatic Presidential candidate
has been the first to violate.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-10-05
THE OLD HOME TOWN.

While down from his Des Moines
home this week, w. A. Sewers took
occasion to criticise many things in
Oskaloosa,- Notwithstanding the fact
that the old town has been good to
Mr.. Sewers in a material way in
times past.
1t happened that the water COM
pany was putting on pressure tests
and w. A. opened up on that line.
He said the Des Moines rate on wat
err was only 30 cents per thousand
gallons, and in Dallas, Texas, where
he has interests, and where the city
owns its own water works the rate
was only % cents.
The writer suggested to Mr.. Seev-
ers that that was all very nice, but
i'll Oskaloosa,-where the water is
raised 1870 feet from the level of the
river and is carried over four miles
to town that we get water for 20
cents per thousand gallons.
He was very much perturbed and
Immediately reached in his pocket
for a receipt by which he was going
to prove that the water company
charged him 40 cents. But there in
black and white were the figures 20
cents.
All of which goes to show that it
is very easy to find fault, and after
one goes away TO some bigger town
m 1.-Two IN mako unfa VOra blp SugaeS-
lions ard comparisons. But we
want to say right here and now that
taking it by and large, there is no
city in the country in which living
conditions are more favorable than
they are in Oskaloosa, or when the
almighty dollar buys more than it
does right here.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-10-05
BRITISH NEAR TOWN
ENGLISH AND TEuToNS ENGAGE
IN FIGHT FOR BAPAUME.
Terrific Battle Is Being Waeed Less
Than Three Miles From
Village.

London Oct. 3.-Fighting on bat
tie front of II miles, British and
French troops are at death grips with
the German army defending Bapaume.
The battle is raging less thQn three
miles from the town, which is heavily
fortified. The Germans are contrasting
every foot of the ground.
The French and British repeatedly
charged the German lines. The British
report claims gains. The Berlin report
denies this and announces the repulse
of every one of the allied assaults.
British troops repulsed German
counter-attacks against the newly won
positions east of EaucOurt L'Abbaye.
The British established their front in
that region and cleared surrounding
buildings of the enemy.
West of EaucOurt LAbbaye the Brit
ish established their line last night
from point 1000 yards north of
COurcelette in the direction of Hes
sian trench. s .ss~.~k
An enemy cOunter-attack forced the
British to relnquisl part of The Re-
gina trench, where stubborn fighting
has been going on for "a hours.
At several places the British have
reached the GuedecOurt-Le Sara high
way, running through EaucOurt Lab
baye and crossing the two highways
leading to Bapaume.
The British official report says:
During the night, south of the An
ere, we repealed an attack against our
advanced positions.
"We have now established our front
east of Eaucourt-L'Abbaye. All the
buildings in Abbaye have
now been cleared of the enemy.
FARTHER west during the night we
established our line from point 1900
yards north of Courcelette in the direc-
ton of HesSian trench.
"A cOunter-attack forced us to re-
linquiSh a portion Of the Regina
trench, gained to the nOrthward Of
this area. There has been stubborn
fighting in that sector for the last ~
hours.
Elsewhere on the front the night
was calm, except for successful trench
raids carried out north of Neuville-St.
WAIST and east of Laventic."
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-10-05

the past with the United Mine Work.
ers OF America, because White has
been the medium that has brought
miner and operator to a better under
standing.
Raising the membership of the Unit,
ed Workers of America from 215,000
to over half million members is
Whites record. With this organiza'
ton, prosperity has come to the min
ers within the past few years through
increased wages and better working
conditions
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-10-05
THE COST OF LIVING.

When the housewife lays down q
cents for her loaf of wheat bread she
will have, as The Chicago Tribune
recently pointed out, tangible evil
Gence that there is a war in Europe.
In paying 20 per cent tax on the
prime food of the family she is max
ing her contribution to our own mu-
milton makers.
The sirloin steak has advanced
nearly 10 per cent since June, 1914,
Il month before the war opened. So
has ham. So has bacon. Wheat
-four and sugar have advanced much
more. But it is worth noting that
in the cases of the first three COM
mOdities there had also been an ad-
vance of 10 per cent before the ar
broke out, in the period when the
Underwood tariff went into opera
lion. From 1912 until 1916, in the
fifteen food commodities, which the
government bureau quotes, there was
an average increase of IA per cent.
For what a dollar then would pur-
chase $1.14 is now required.
Mr.. Henning, Washington cores
pondent, points out that the holders
Of the war brides, who have waXed
fat through the war, can well afford
to pay the STA, as can a limited
number of workmen employed in the
war bride factories But the aver
age emplOye, the average clerk, the
average small business and profess
siOnal man have all stood by and
watched the war brides riotous de-
bauch of prosperity. These average
citizens have not drawn a cent more
pay. Yet each of them has had to
pay out the $114 where he formerly
paid only the dollar. Possibly they
bask in the reflected light of the mu-
milton makers prosperity. and rejoice.
On the other hand, possibly they re-
call the democratic pledge to reduce
the cost of living, pledge which long
ago took it's place beside the famous
one term pledge.
Our favorable trade balance in 1916
was $2,135,G00, 600. Our trade in po-
tential munitions was $2,3O0,000, 900.
! The casual observer would say the
war was responsible. The Wilson
lOgicians unblushingly attribute it to
tariff and other legislation.
But our foods are costing us IA per
cent more than in 1912. Presuma-
bly, that, too, is due to the tariff. But
the Wilson logicians attribute this
catastrophe to the war.
For all that is good we should
thank Wilson; for all that is bad we
should blame the war. Before that
logic what can prevail?" concludes
tho Tribune.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-10-05
PROBE WRECK AT DETROIT
Grand Trunk Official Charges conduc-
tor SienaIed Motorman to Approach
Before Gates Could Be Closed.

Detroit, Mich, Oct. 3.-Investiga-
tons of the grade crossing tragedy in
which eight persons were killed and
more than fifty injured were made by
state and local officials, and they
brought forth a mass of charges and
deniaIs. An executive official of the
Grand Trunk road charged that the
gateman at the Forest avenue cross
ing, where a freight train hit cross
town trolley car, was about to lower
his gates when the car approached,
but that the conductor on the street
car, who was on the tracks, signaled
his car TO come ahead.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-10-05
MONROE CENTER NEWS
Mike Denny Is Building a New
Home In Rose Hill.

Monroe Center, Oct. 2.-(By D. d.
Mike Denney is building his new
house on his lot in Rose Hill. Ed
Hasty and Will Mitchell are helping
him. if
Quite a number from this vicinity
attended the Oskaloosa Fair last
Friday. 49,.
Miss Essie Mitchell assisted Mrs.
Daisy Denney in cleaning house last
Saturday. '.Hr
Mrs. s. Kinkaide spent Sunday with
Mrs. Mike Denney
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Perkins and
Mrs. Bertha Blake of Wright and
three boys from Oskaloosa spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Den
ney.
Miss Maggie Behalf was working for
Mrs. Win Hicklin the past week.
Mrs. Howard Wymore and son are
getting along fine.
Miss Elsie Johnson went home one
day lasa week to attend the What
Cheer Fair.
Opal and Ethel Hollingsworth at
tend the Rose Hill school and drive
from home every day.
Mike Dennsy sold his 4o-acre farm
east Of Rose Hill to Bob Stringfellow
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-10-05
BRITISH REPULSE BULGARS
Capture Two Villages in Macedonia
Serbians Take Town North
OF kaiamahcaian.

London, Oct. 3.-Bulgarian counter
attacks against the British lines on
the Struma front in Greek Macedonia
have been repuIsed, the war office
stated. Two villages and $50 prison
ers were captured by the British.
Paris, Oct. 3.-The capture of
KOtchOvia from the Bulgarians by the
Serbians was announced by the war of
flee in a communique on Balkan oper-
ations. Kotchowia lies north of kaia-
mascalan heights. where the Serbs
continue to make progress. Strong
Bulgarian cOunter-attacks in that sec
tor were repulsed
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-10-05
RUSS CHECKED BY TEUTONS
Berlin Reports RepuIse of Attack
West of Lutsk-Petrograd Claims
1900 More captives.

London, Oct. 3.-The new Russian
drive against Lemberg is being StOutly
resisted by the TeutOnic allies.
Berlin and Vienna official reports
claim to have made successful counter
attacks and admit some Russian gains.
PetrOgrad claims to have checked the
cOunter-attackS.
The Berlin official report says:
Army group of Prince Leopold ::
West of LutSk the activity of the artil-
terry increased. Fresh enemy attacks
were stifled by our fire. An attempt by
Russian artillery to drive forward the
infantry by directing fire upon the Rus
sian trenches was of no avail"
From Vienna comes the following Of
fetal report:
Front of Prince Leopold: Opposite
General BOehm- Ermolli's army the
enemy attacked our positions north Of
the road from Brody to Zloeoff, but
were repulsed. At one spot three and
another seven attacks were shattered.
South of the road the enemy pene-
trated the sector of one regiment"
The PetrOgrad official statement
says:
1.-The Austrians made heavy counter
attacks in an attempt to regain the
ground lost in the new Russian drive
on Lemberg. The attacks were re-
pulsed and 1,G0O more prisoners were
taken.
There also has been renewed ac-
|tivity near Halicz, which still appears
to rest securely in AustrO- German
hands. The town, however, is under
the fire of Russian guns"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-10-05
CHURCH ADVERTISING

Knoxville Express: Down in Keots
a dozen business firms have been
talked into playing for the erection BY
a Des Moines company of a huge cleo
trio "Come to Church" sign, 10 be
erected and maintained for three
years. The cost is not given, but II
will be plenty. And the Eagle, we pre-
sumo, is expected to keep right on
boosting church and other projects
for nothing. If 1t continues to be pub
lished for thirty years more. it win
not In all its history receive as much
money for church advertising as these
Des Moines fellows win get for these
signs. The Des Moines fellows would
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-10-05
Reports from secretaries Of the

Reports from secretaries of the
Army Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton in charge of the association activ-
tiles in the military camps on the
Mexican border, say that the oppor-
tunities for religious work are almost
without limit There are men in the
camps of ali kinds and beliefs. They
have considerable leisure but often do
not know what to do with IL and are
glad to listen to anything which viii
I'LL in their spare time.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-10-05
DIVER MAKES RAID IN ARCTIC
German Submarine Torpedoes Three
Norwegian steamships-British
Schooner Sunk.

Christiania, Norway, Oct. "a Ger
man submarine has made it's way into
the Arctic ocean and has torpedoed
three Norwegian steamships there.
London, Oct. 3.-The British schoon-
crs William George, 151 tons, and Pearl
of Truro, ia tons, and the Norwegian
schooner Manuel of Tonsberg have
sunk.
The Norwegian steamer Rolf Jarl,
1,2G5 tons, has been torpedoed. accord
ing to Reuter- dispatch from Trond-
HEM The crew was saved.