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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-06-03
GERMAN FLEET
WINS A VICTORY
Official Report From the
Berlin Office Tells of
Sea Engagement
SEVERAL SHIPS OF
BRITONS DESTROYED
Battle Around Verdun Still
Raging With Greatest
Fury Claims Paris

Berlin, June 2.-Germany's
high sea fleet met the main part
Of the British fleet In battle In
tho northeastern section Of the
North sea on May 81. In tho
heavy engagement which follow
ed the German feet, according to
a report issued by the German ad-
mlraity, sank the British battle
ship WarsPlte, the British battle
cruisers Queen Mary and Indefat-
IgabIe, two armored cruisers, be-
IIeved to be Of the Achilles type,
and large number Of warships
Of small tonnage. Several other
British battieshlps are reported
to have been damaged, including
the battIsship Marlborough, which
was struck by torpedo.
The German losses are an
nouneed as the battleship Pom
nern, sunk by torpedo, the cruis-
er Wiesbaden, sent to the bottom
by sunflrs, the protected cruiser
FrauenIob, reported missing, and
several torpedo boats which did
not return to port.
London, juno 2-The British
admiralty announced today that a
battle had occurred In North sea
between the British and German
fleets In the course Of which a
number Of German warshlps were
sunk.
The British battle cruisers
Queen Mary and Indefatioabie and
the battIeshlp InvineibIe were
sunk.
The cruisers Defence and Black
Prince also were sunk and the
cruiser Warrior was disabled. The
German losses are described az
serious.
The announcement says two
German battle cruisers were sunk
and two German light cruisers
were disabled and probably sunk.
The battle occurred off the coast
Of Jutiand.. Tho admiralty an
nouncement says the German fleet
avoided the main British forces
and returned to port severely
damaged.
Tho British destroyers Upper
ary, Turbulent, Fortune, Sparrow,
Hawk and Ardent were lost and
six others have not yet been ac-
counted for. The admiralty an
nouncement says no British battle
ships or light cruisers were sunk.
Berlin, June 2.-The German admir-
lty announced today that the German
Ugh sea fleet on May 81, had encount
red British fighting fleet. The en-
agement which developed, the admir-
lty says, was favorable to the Ger
1ans. The battle continued all night
he admiralty announces that the
arge British battleship Warspite, the
attic cruisers Queen Mary and Inde
atigable and two armored cruisers
vere destroyed.
1t is also reported that a small
British cruiser, number of torpedo
oat destroyers and torpedo boats
vere sunk.
The German admiralty statement
dds that by observation it was estab
shed that a large number of British
attleships suffered damage from the
re Of the German big ships and the
ttacks of the torpedo boat fleet.
The admiralty statement also de-
lares that the British battleship Marl
orough was hit by a torpedo, this
eing confirmed by the prisoners
escued. Several of the German ships
escued parts Of the crews Of the
british ships which were sunk, they
ncluding, it is said. two men from the
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-06-03
FRENCH REPORT PROGRESS.

Paris, June I'm heavy fighting on
the Verdun front, which continued
through the night, the French pro-
crossed slightly south Of Caurettes
wood, the war office announces. The
struggle between Thiancourt wood and
Vaux, east of the Meuse, was extreme
| ly violent.
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Packard, June 1.-Two women are
deaf and half score of persons are
injured as the result of the collapse
of the bridge over Coldwater creek
near here under northbound passen-
ger train No. 19 on the Chicago, Rock
Island and Pacific railroad. In adci-
tion to the two dead, seven persons
are missing and are believed to be
dead, either by drowning or as the
result of their injuries. The wreck oc-
CURED at .2:50 a. M, today.
The bodies of two women were TAX
en- from the wreck at o'clock. One
was identified as Mrs. Emma Won Vliet
OF Traer. The other has not been
identified. g.
Five Known Dead.
Reports from Waterloo, Greene,
Cedar Rapids and Charles City, gave
the following as the list Of dead:
MRS. FLORA VAN VLIET, Traer.
DORRIS KOBER, 16, Waterloo.
RUTH KOBER, 19, Waterloo.
UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN.
UNIDENTIFIED MAN.
The following injured were brought
to Green Tor treatment:
Mrs. Nora Logan, Geneseo, Ill
Edith Nelson, Minneapolis.
Mrs. Offord, Louisville, KY.
Ben Oxford, Louisville, KY, serious
~.
Mrs. linden, Minot, N. D., and her
three children, eldest IL years.
J. F. O'Malley, Minneapolis, and his
bride.
Wilmer Larsen, Wesley, seriously.
A. ]. Thorne, Kensett.
J. G. Leonard, Jr, Cedar Rapids.
Henry Searle, Reemer, MINI.
Alma Butler, Greene. ....
Ella Fisher, Greene. ....
w. B. Branstreeter, Greene, seri-
ously. .. >
Mrs. Storey, Kensett, seriously.
w. F. Ford, Louisville, KY, seriously.
Eva Malhoit, Chicago.
X. Malhoit, Chicago. ....,
s. L. Casey, Henry, Ill.
Louis Schump, Cleveland, Ohio.
Henry Monier, Crete, ILL.,, seriously.
According to information collected
from various sources, the greatest loss
of life was in the day coach, which
toppled on it's side under ten feet Of
water Wreckers now are attempting
to raise the car and 1t is feared many
more dead will be found inside. A
list Of missing has not been compiled
but the conductor Of the train esti-
mated that there were fifteen persons
on the train at the time Of the accident
who have not been heard from.
According to railroad officials the
bridge supports were weakened by
the high water and they collapsed un-
der the weight Of the train.
All the dead and injured were pas
sengers. The train crew escaped in
jury.
The wreck was due to high water
which had SO undermined the bridge
supports that when the train struck
the bridge the entire structure col
lapsed. The engine plunged into the
creek carrying with it the baggage car,
smoker and day coach. The bodies
were recovered from the day coach,
and the missing were riding In the
smoker, and, it is feared, were drown
ed. Members of the train crew
escaped with minor bruises. They
cooperated with citizens Of this town
in rescuing dazed and frantic sur
vivors.
When the train turned over, many of
The passengers succeeded In breaking
the windows Of the coaches and crawl
ing onto the sides of the cars, where
they remained until taken OF by
rescuers in boats. Several are under
doctors care, due to exposure. $3
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Several People Killed in
Bad Wreck on Iowa Line
Of Rock Island Road
ACCIDENT RESULT
OF FLOOD WATERS
Wires Are Blown Down and
Relief Delayed; Many
Animals Drowned

Marshalltown, June "a speo-
laI dispatch to 4 local newspaper
from the scene Of the Chicago,
] Rock Island and Pacific wreck at
Packard, states that possibly q
score Of passengers lost their lives
when the passenger train plunged
through the bridge. It was stated
that the toll will total at least
fifteen.
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Indefatigable, the only survivors from

1ndefatigable, the only survivors from
that ship.
On the German side the small cruis
er Wisebaden was sunk by gunfire and
the Pommern was sent to the bottom
by a torpedo. The fate of the Frau
enlob Is not known and some torpedo
boats did not return. The German
high sea fleet, the statement adds, re-
turned to port June /.
The British dreadnaught Warspite,
reported destroyed In the North Sea
engagement, was a sister ship of the
Queen Elizabeth, both of which played
prominent part In the attempt of the
British Mediterranean fleet to force
the Dardanelles.
The Warspite carried eight sixteen
inch guns and twelve or sixteen six
inch guns, twelve four inch guns, four
three Founders and four twenty one
inch torpedo tubes. Her complement
was $50.
The Queen Mary carried eight 1876
inch guns, sixteen four inch guns and
was equipped with three twenty-one
inch torpedo tubes
The Indefatigable was equipped with
eight twelve inch guns, sixteen four
inch guns and had three twenty-one
inch torpedo tubes.
The Queen Mary and the Indefatig-
able carried compliments Of between
900 and 95O The Queen Mary cost
about $10,0OO,0OO while the Indefatig
able cost nearly $S.0Oo,Oo0.
KITCHENER HEcKLED. <
London, June 2.-Earl Kitchener had
today what was for him the unique ex-
perience Of being heckled by parlia-
mentary critics of the war office. Com
plying with the promise made on his
behalf in the house Of commons by the
parliamentary undersecretary for war,
Harold J. Tenant, in response to COM
plants of members that they had not
had opportunity to question the secre-
tary of war, the famous general went
to one of the committee rooms of the
house, prepared to make statement
on the conduct Of the war and reply
to questions.
The war secretary was accompanied
by several members Of his staff and the
political heads Of the war office. He
faced some 200 members, including
what are known as the ginger
groups composed of men who de-
mand more vigorous prosecution Of the
war. The public was excluded rigor-
ously. Indeed, the whole Of Westmin-
ster palace was shut off to avoid leak
age OF any secret information which
might be elected.
GERMANS TAKE TRENCH.
Berlin, June 2.-The capture Of Call
lette wood, south of Ft. Douaumont on
+ha Uord11n front and of adjoining
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CONTINUED on page 81
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-08-11

of certain stretches of sewer in va
rious parts of the city. A commune
cation from him only a short while
ago, called attention to serious condi-
tions which obtain at several points,
but the lack of funds has been the
principal reason why his recommen-
dations have not been carried out.
The drainage sewer system is also
said to be very faulty; the original
plans were wrong and after every
rain the streets are flooded for hours.
The Gadsden street brick paving
was yesterday reported in extremely
bad shape, and once work is started
on repairs of that street, it viii mean
the practical re-laying of entire
blocks. The city has already paid
damages for personal injuries to a
boy when the latter was thrown from
his bicycle in one of the holes on East
Gadsden street.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-08-11
SEWER REPAIRS BEGIN
TODAY; ENTIRE SYSTEM
DRAINAGE BAD

Repair work on the Coyle street
sewer will start today. An excavation
of twenty feet is needed to reach the
lead on some of the blocks where
breaks are thought to have been
found, and the work will be done un-
der the personal supervision of City
Engineer L. Earle Thornton.
1t is believed that temporary re-
pairs will be made at a cost of not
more than $500, but if the entire
system is gone over the bill will run
out a couple of hundred thousand
dollars, according to Mayor .Hinrichs.
The first work, of course, will be
done on the Coyle street sewer.
Later the commissioners will endeav-
or in some manner, to procure nee
ssary money to look after faulty
leads.
City Engineer Earle Thornton has
several times recommended relaying
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-08-11
SENATE DROPS
WORK To TALK
Partisan Oratory in Upper
House Holds Up Irnpor-
tant Legislation.
RY AssocIATED PRESS.

Washington, Aug. 10.-Legislation
was crowded into the background in
the senate today by a discussion of
issues of the national campaign and
the only progress made with the ship
ping bill was the reading of an
amended measure, punctuated by ar
raignments of the democratic admin
istration by republicans and defense
of democratic rule by democratic SEN
ators.
The partisan oratory was started
by Senator Townsend, a republican,
who upheld Charles E. Hughes in the
latter's contention that E. Dana Du-
rand was forced to resign the direc-
torship of census for political rea-
sons.
Senators Stone, Hardwick and
Hoke Smith extended congratulations
to the republicans for having at last
found an issue"
Senator Jones estimated more thar
$3.50 100000 was necessary for Amer
lean shipping and charged that tht
measure a violation OF democratic
ecorans. s~omise made in 1919.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-08-11
FIERCE DRIVES
BY IT AL.IANS
Strong Offensive Is Kept
Up By Entente Allies
Against Teutons.
81 AssocrATEp PRESS.

LONDON, Aug. 10.-The Italians and
Russians are keeping up strong Of
fensives against Teutonic allies in
Austria and Galicia. Last reports
record important gains.
The weather is said to be hamper
ing operations of the French and
British in the western fighting.
On the Isonzo front, Italians have
thrown additional forces across the
river and continue to fight their way
east of Gorilla. They have taken
strong Austrian entertainments
south of Gorilla and occupied the
town of Boschini.
A large number of prisoners are
reported taken.
Vienna, admitting the loss of Gori-
zia, announces the evacuation was
followed by a repulse of new Italian
attacks on the Doberdo pleateau and
say 400 Italian prisoners were cap
tured in this region.
Russians, in Galicia, have driven
further westward in their efforts to
capture a central portion of the rail-
road running from Kolomea to Lem
berg. They have forded the Zlots
Lipa river, southeast of Halicz, and
have captured Kryplin on the Stanis'
lau Nadavorni railroad, southeast Of
HalicZ.
Germans claim new position has
been occupied southwest of Welesnio:
and south of the Dniester.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-08-11
SHIP 100 CARLOADS
OF HOGS FROM HOLMES
COUNTY THIS SEASON

A hundred carloads of hogs will be
shipped out of Holmes county, this
season according to the estimate of
Farm Demonstration R. 1. Mathews.
The county has recently awakened to
the possibilities of hog raising and a
carload of hogs has been shipped in
for fattening, for the first time in the
history of the county.
Appropriation by the county has
provided for the work of the demon
stration agent to. be continued this
year, and results of the work are al
ready evident. The Sweet Potato
Growers Association shipped a car.
load of early sweet potatoes from
Bombay this week, and will probably
be followed by others.
An important farmers meeting will
be held at Mariana tomorrow when
William James, agricultural expert
of the L. & N. railroad will address
the assembly.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-08-11
FERRY PASS BRIDGE
BE DETERMINED TODAY
IN MILTON MEETING

Practically all Of the subscribers
to stock in the Escambia-Santa Ross
Bridge Company will attend the meet
ing at Milton this morning at
o'clock. Many viii make the trip by
automobile.
The meeting Of the stockholders will
be the only morning feature on the
days program, and permanent or
ganization Of the association will be
effected. All OF the stock has been
subscribed in both counties, and it is
expected that about hundred per-
sons viii be in attendance.
In the afternoon the board Of coun-
ty commissioners Of Escambia couE
ty viii hold joint session with the
Santa Rosa board, when the ques-
ton Of franchise and other matters
relative to the bridge viii be decided
upon
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-08-11
OF life
IS VERY HEAVY
Reports Come of Much Hun
ger and Privation in
Devastated Section.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Charleston, West Va, Aug. TO-
Cabin Creek whose flood waters yes
terday took fully fifty lives and did a
million dollar damage today returned
to its banks. Relief parties today be-
Heve the death list will be Argument
ed as five were drowned at Eskdale,
five at United, sixteen at Ferndale,
eight at Miami, two at Dawes, four
at Dry Branch, four at Holly and five
at Giles.
Persons getting out today, many in
search of missing families, said water
rolled down the valley in a solid wall.
Those unable to reach hills were
swept along in the torrent. Hundreds
of houses were destroyed.
The West Virginia national guard is
camped with emergency supplies al
Donda tonight, four miles from the
Cabin Creek junction.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-08-11
CREW GUARANTEED
DURING INCUBATION PERIOD

New Orealns, La, Aug. 10.-Two
cases of yellow fever were discovered
today among the crew of the Ward
Line steamer BOrglum, which arrived
at the federal quarantine station near
the mouth of the Mississippi river
yesterday from Progresso, Mexico.
The quarantine officers stated that
the sick men are the second mate and
the second engineer
The two patients and % other mem
bers of the crew have been placed in
insulation wards at the station. Two
passengers on the steamer and the
crew viii be held at quarantine until
the period Of incubation has pass
ed.
The only other passenger was DR..
Victor Rendon Of New York, attorney
for the Yucatan Henquen Growers
Commission, returning from Yucatan.
He was pronounced immune by the
physician in charge and released from
quarantine.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-08-11
PROMPT ACTION ISOLATES
YELLOW FEVER 100 MILE
FROM NEW ORLEANS AT
A QUARANTINE STATION

Early reports of the yellow fever
at New ORLEANS were exaggerated.
The fever never reached New Orleans
but was discovered at Quarantine,
hundred miles below the city, where
the United States Public Health Ser
vice has ample quarantine and insola-
ton facilities.
This information came from DR..
Bowling, president of the Louisiana
State Board of Health, in reply to
a wire from S. R. NJ. Kennedy, ask
ing for a specific statement. The
full correspondence is quoted below:
DR.. Oscar Bowling, President
Louisiana State Board of Health, New
Orleans La.
Sorry to learn through Associated
Press dispatch that two cases yellow
fever exist in New Orleans.
Kindly wire precautions taken and
notify me if any new focus develops.
Congratulate you on promptly mott
flying outside world.
S. R. MALLORY KENNEDY.
New Orleans, La, Aug. 10. 1916.
DR.. S. R. Mallory Kennedy, Member
State Board of Health, Pensacola, Fla,
Steamer Borglum, from Progresso
Mexico was stopped yesterday al
quarantine station, one hundred miles
south of New Orleans, where Doctor
Corrupt in charge of the station fol-
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-08-11
IN
NEGOTIATIONS
Board of Mediation
and Managers of Rail
roads Will Hold Con-
ference. .-
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS

New York, Aug. 10-President VIII
son will be asked to take a hand in
the settlement of differences be-
tween the four railroad brotherhoods
and employers, unless an apparent
deadlock in the negotiations which
developed today can be broken, it
was indicated tonight by representa-
tives of both sides.
The federal board of meditation
met with the managers of roads for
three hours this afternoon. Earlier
in the day they heard the side of the
brotherhoods, who demand an eight
hour working day and time and half
for overtime. What next step will be
taken will be considered by the
board tonight, according to Martin A.
Knapp one of the mediators.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-08-11
LEAPS TO HIS DEATH
FROM 4OTH FLOOR OF
The SINGER BUILDING
By ASSOCIATED PRESS.

New York, Aug. 10.-Albert Cold
man, sixty years old, today leaped
to death from the fortieth floor Of
the Singer Building Tower, nearly six
hundred feet high. His body, which
narrowly escaped striking passersby
on the sidewalk, was 1nangIed beyond
recognition.
The Singer Building is six hundred
and twelve feet high, the tallest in
the world. No reason for the suicide
was given.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-08-11
ITALIAN
SHIP MAY HAVE
BEE N Los 7.
Mount Carmel, En- Route to
Pensacola For Cargo,
Probably Lost.
WRECKAGE FOUND
ON GULF BEACH
Ship Was Reported Of Pen
sacola Bar July 4 By
Incoming Vessel.
WRECKAGE FOUND
ON GULF BEACH

Wreckage discovered on the gulf
beach Tuesday by Jack Stearn, watch
man at the Edmundson building, leads
to the belief that the large italian
ship, Mount Carmel, a vessel of 1,526
tons, was lost with all on board, in
the gulf storm in the early part of
July. The ship was bound for PEN
sacola for cargo, and was reported
off Pensacola bar early in the morn
ing of July 4.
Unable to enter at that time, the
ship ran out to sea to ride out the
storm.
A life belt and a piece of tarpaulin
each bearing the ships name, were
found by Jack Stearn, and he brought
the articles to the city. They are now
at the Edmundson building, on South
Palafox street.
The Mount Carmel sailed from
Genoa, May 8, and until reported off
Pensacola bar, had been reported May
26, passing Gibraltar. Since that time
or until July 4, when the big ship
was spoken off Pensacola bar, moth
ing had been heard of her. The belief
is that she was a storm victim.
The big ship was coming to Pensa-
cola to load a cargo of timber and
lumber, and was consigned to Rosas.
co Brothers. Capt. Papa was in com
mand, and was said to have carried
crew of sixteen men.
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DEPUTY AND FARMER
PRISONER ARE FATALLY
WOUNDED IN FIGHT
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS

Gordon, Ala, Aug. 10.-Deputy
Sheriff Alvan North and John New
man, a farmer, were both probably
fatally wounded in a pistol battles@ere
this afternoon between the deputy
and John and Jeff Newman, father
and son. The battle is said to have
grown out of the arrest by the deputy
of Robert Newman, brother of John,
charged with unlawful train riding.
The shooting occurred in the office
of John T. Brown, justice of the
peace.