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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-01
GERMANY'S HOME
ARMY PLAN READY

Berlin. Nov. %, via London, Nov. 80.
The Germania. evidently speaking
with authority, announces that the
government and reichstag leaders
have reached an agreement on the
home army" question and that the
labor service bill to be introduced to-
morrow will be practically new meas
ure.
The bill as introduced undoubtedly
will differ considerably from the draft
recently published. The principle Of
the measure, that all able bodied men
between the ages of IS and 60 not
serving with the colors are liable to
labor service in the interests of the
fatherland. will be unchanged, but it
is uncertain even at this late hour just
what form the control of the reichStag
over the execution of the law will as.
sumo.
This uncertainty would result nor.
mally in extended debates in the
reichstag but with General Won Luden.
dorf, first quartermaster general. de-
claring that the measure is an newt.
able necessity, the parliament is ex.
pected to surmount objections and
make quick work Of the bill.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-01
CONTRACTS FOR
SUBMARINES LET

Washington. D. c.. Nov. 20. -Secre-
tary Daniels today awarded contracts
for twenty-seven coast defense and
two SOO.ton feet submarines. Eighteen
coast defense submersibles went to the
Electric Boat Co. at $694.0OO Three
to California Ship Building Co. on lake
designs at s69s, 900 One fleet submar-
inc went to the Electric Boat Co. at
s1,1s9.00O and the other to the Lake
Co. at 81 1875 900.
Construction of three new cutters,
equipment of cruising cutters with
modern radio apparatus and repair
and extension of telephone and tele-
graph lines used in it's work were rec
commended to congress today in the an
nual report of Capt e. P. Bertholf.
commandant of the coast guard SER
vice. The cutters asked would cost to-
gether s1.10O000 and be stationed at
Detroit. Honolulu and Beaufort, N. c.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-01
ARMY PLAN FAILS
Guardsmen Back From Border Almost
Unanimous In Refusing to Take
New Federal Oath.

Chicago, Nov. pa majority of the
members Of the second battalion. sec
ond infantry Illinois national guard,
recently returned from border duty,
refused to take the oath and enter the
federal service under the Hay-Cham-
berlain law. Three Of the members of
the regiment, all privates, were taken
into military custody for urging their
comrades to refuse to take the oath.
No charges have been preferred
against them yet, however.
OF ninety-three men in Co. E. only
eight signed and Of sixtt-three men in
Co. F only twelve took the oath; thir-
ty-two out Of sixty-five signed IN Co.
G and in Co. H eight OF the sixty-seven
signed. In the second battalion Of the
first infantry, each company number
ing seventy-five men, there were
twelve signers in Co. F. eight in Co. G
and four In Co. H.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-01
WOMAN TO DELIVER
THE VOTE OF KANSAS

Topeka, Kas.. Nov. ga woman
will represent Kansas in the presiden.
tial electoral college. Hubert Lard
ner, chairman of the democratic state
committee, said today that he was
making preparations to have Mrs. r.
c. Layman of Hutchison, chosen to go
to Washington. Mrs. Layman is the
first woman to be named as presi-
Dental elector in the state.
''It was the women of Kansas who
aided so materially in giving President
Wilson his $1,000 plurality in this
state" said Lardner. For that rea.
son think 1t merely fitting recogni-
ton of the new voters to send one of
their number to the electoral college
with the Kansas vote"
The Kansas representative in the
electoral college will be chosen at a
meeting of the ten electors in Topeka
In January.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-01
AUSTRIANS STOP
SERBIAN RELIEF

Washington, D. c., Nov 29-Austria,, !,
Hungary has asked the American Reu
Cross to discontinue relief work IN
Belgrade and in other parts of north
ern Serbia conquered by the Teutonlc
forces when supplies now on nano
have been distributed. The suggestion
reached here today through Ambassa-
dor Penfield at Vienna. the austrian
government expressed lts ueePes.
gratitude to the Red Cross ior "nal
has been done, and gave no reason ior
asking it's discontinuance.
Red Cross officials here, surprised
at the request, say the work practlca+
ly is at a standstill because OF the I'M
nossibility of securing supplies since
Rumania entered the war. The WORK
will necessarily end about December L.
Nearly $4,000 has been contributed
to that section from this country, whiie
ion car loads of supplies from Ruman'
ian relief committees and eighty from
Swiss committees have been distr1but.
ed by the American agents. EDWARD
stuart assisted by Charles FOX, mas
cared for about $4,000 people in Bel
grade, and DR.. Edward Ryan has en-
deayored' to reach about 100000 In the
interior.
American relief in southern Serbia
now is thrown into greater importance
by Austria's request and especially py
the advance Of the allied armies about
Monastir. Reports from that city say
200 900 people are in distress, as the
retreating armies of the Central pow.
ers are said to have stripped the city
bare of food and supplies. Shipments
are being prepared for that section.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-01
MANY WITNESSES
CALLED TO STAND

Thirty witnesses, twenty-nine by the
contestants and one by the proponent'
have been subpoenaed in the hearing
now in progress in the probate division
of the district court in the estate OF
James Timonds OF this number TWEEN
ty have testified. Alex Lynch was on
the stand today and R. d. Franklin. an
Eldon contractor and Ben Reno and A.
D warder. Pleasant township farmers
testified Tuesday. Adjournment OF the
case will be taken this evening until
Friday morning. The proponent Is
said to have fifty-four witnesses.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-01
GERMAN AMBITION
OUTLINED IN PAPER
SPEAKING FOR "BIG
INTERESTS" SCOUTS RE-
cONclLIATION.

London. Nov. 29.-The Rheinish and
Westphalian Gazette, in an article on
the principle of German peace, de-
clares that the reconciliation OF Ger
many with her western enemies Is I'M
possible, according to an Amsterdam
dispatch to Reuters. The paper de-
clares that it believes Chancellor Won
Bethmann-Hollweg recognizes this
and adds:
"Our ultimate aim is to push
through to the west and the ocean.
Whatever offers resistance must be
crushed"
Referring to the Balkans the Gazette
says:
What the victor gets he holds
In respect to the lost German col
onies the Gazette Is quoted as\saying:
"If we do not succeed in retonquer-
ing them the French provinces are
worth twice our colonies and we will
take our compensation out In France.
Let us daily tell the French that every
foot we conquer is ours We need not
waste words about Belgium. We
need access to the channel and we
need Antwerp. Whoever wants Bel,
gium may fetch 1t from u.s."
The Gazette continues that England
is more assailable than Russia and
that London can be destroyed easier
than Moscow because, it says, Moscow
costs blood, and London only torpe.
does
No World Empire.
"We have no fantastic Dreams" are
the Gazette's final words, "of conquer
ing the world. German burgerdom is
not yet ripe for mastering and gov
erning world empire. We neither
can or will destroy the British en-
pire, but the minimum necessary for
German peace is the complete beating
down Of France in the west and the
prestige of the German flag on all the
seas"
An Amsterdam dispatch to the
Times refers to the Gazette's article
as by far the most remarkable that
has yet appeared in regard to German
peace terms The dispatch adds that
the Gazette represents great industrial
magnates who "as recent executive
changes show, are making their infiu-
ences increasingly felt
annexation is also advocated by
DR.. Jaeger, a member OF the central
party in the reichstag, who. writing
in the Dusseldorf General Anzeiger. in.
sists that the German blood shed in
Belgium since 1914 must have not
been in vain.
--.-,s.. Will Retain Belgium.
Belgium must be our guarantee"
writes DR.. Jaeger "for good part Of
the war costs. We must retain per.
manently the Meuse line with Liege
and Namur. Part of old Luxemburg
which has become Belgian can per-
haps to ceded to the grand duchy."
After saying that the Walloons
could be elected from their homes Dr..
Jaeger pronounced in favor Of allow
ing Belgian dynasty to remain. He
declared however, that the country
must be brought politically, militarily
and economically in closer relation to
Germany.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-01
SUFFRAGE LEADER
ADOPTS PLATFORM

Chicago, Nov. 80. Mrs. Grace WIZ
bur Trout, president Of the Illinois
Equal Suffrage association has deciar'
ed for suffrage through constitution
al convention, it was announced today.
Full enfranchisement for women IN
Illinois is possible by 1920 by this
method. Mrs. Catherine Waugh Nc
Culloch on the other hand. has organ
ized a league which proposes to OBJ
tain suffrage by an amendment to the
state constitution.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-01
70 TAX PROFITS.

Paris. Nov. 29.-The senate which
Is debating the income tax bill has
adopted clause taxing the profits Of
large stores Of which the annual turn
over exceeds 100000 francs. The
tax Is one per cent on profits or turn
overs from 100000 to 100000, two
per cent up to 50000.000, three from
5O.00O000 to 100,o0O.000, four from
1oo,OOO,oOO to 2OO,0O0,0OO, five from
200, 100000.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-01
CATTLE MEN ARE
LOSING THEIR FEAR
ENCOURAGING REPORTS COME
FROM SUSPECTED SOURCES
OF EPIDEMIC.

Chicago, Nov. 29.-Fear Of renew.
ed outbreak of the hoof and mouth
disease in the central states was wan.
ing rapidly among livestock men here
today. With encouraging reports from
the suspected cattle in Kansas City,
local packers, traders and officials OF
the Union Stock yards expressed be-
lief that the embargo on cattle, except
for immediate slaughter, from Kan
sas, Missouri and Nebraska at the
yards in Chicago and East st. Louis
would be removed today.
Arthur G. Leonard, president of the
Union Stock Yard & Transit Co., said
that the international live stock show
will begin here Saturday. as planned
and that more than one-third of the
exhibits have arrived in Chicago al
ready and the remainder are on the
way.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-01
NO NEW CASES,

Kansas City, Mo, Nov. 29.-Dr. s. E.
Bennett, head of the U. S. bureau OF
animal industry in Chicago, remained
here today continuing his investigation
Of suspected cases of foot and mouth
disease in cattle held at the local stock
yards. The time of DR.. BENEFITS de-
parture for Chicago was uncertain, 1t
was said, at the bureau Of animal IN
dustry in Kansas City, Kas.
No developments in the situation
have been reported since last night,
when six new suspected animals were
found in the Kansas City stock yards.
according to officials.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-01
WAR SUMMARY.

The situation of the Rumanlan
.rmias defending Bucharest appears
increasingly critical ,,+.,
Only to the northwest OF the capltai
do the Rumanian lines seem 10 De hoiu-
ing at all firmly and even here tne cap
ture of Curten de Argos, on the Arsen
chu river. although that point IS elsnty
miles distant from Bucharest, seems "
indicate a weakening of the Rumaniah
resistance in this direction. On tne
southwest the peril is imminent Win
tho enyeloping movement OF the cen
tral movers placing their forces WITHIN
fortv miles of the capital. News dls-
matches have reported the Rumanian
rnvernment and diplomatic officials
ieaving bucharest for Jasey, 200 miles
northeast Of the capital near the nus
sian frontier.
The rapid progress made by ten
eral Won Falkenhayn's armies moVihs
seasts In sRumania OF course mas Deeh
largely made possible by the operatlon
of the Danube forces under F1eid mar
shal Won Mackensen Flanked out OF
the Ait valley position by the crossing
of the river at Zimnitza. the Rumanlan
Tine along the Vedea running dlagOnai-
" northwest from the Danube. IKE
wise is imperilled by the Teutomc oc-
cupation Of Giurgiu.
II still remains to be developed
whether the process OF fianking the
Rumanians out of their position IS TO
be continued by other crossings OF the
Danube still further east.
That the retreat of the Rumanians
toward the nearer defenses of Buchar-
est is already under way and is pre-
cipitate one, is indicated by today's
German official statement. Won Mack
ensen's Danube armies are marching
forward in a corresponding advance.
Possibly as diversion IN AID OF sne
Rumanians the Russians have taken
the offensive near Kirlibaba on the
Golden Bistritza In the Carpathians
northwest OF Rumanian frontier. At
tacks here, Petrograd reports. netted
j them the ridges of heights east and
south of Kirlibaba and the capture OF
more than 700 prisoners. Berlin de-
clares the Russian attacks resulted
only in costly local successes.
Whatever may have been the result
Of the recent heavy fighting on the
Macedonian front, regarding which
German and entente accounts dis
agree, the allied armies do not appear
TO have slackened the force of their
offensive In the Monastir region.
Paris today announces an important
advance by the Serbians in which two
heights were captured, notably one
northwest of Grunishte, east Of the
Cerna river where an effort is evident
ly being made to bring the line up to
a level with that within the bend Of
the stream, towards Monastir. Mean.
while an advance by the Italians is re-
ported in the region west of Monastir
where a violent battle is raging in
which progress also has been made by
the French.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-01
CREMER MAKES HIS
CHARGES BROADER

J. H. Cremer has filed an amend
ment to his statement of contest on
the election of Fred H. Wilcox as JUS
tice of the peace in Center township
on November Z. Mr.. Cremer charges
irregularities in the votes of the en-
tire township. In his original state.
ment, filed few days after election,
he only contested the first ward. The
matter will come up for hearing on
December 6.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-01
AID SAVES ACCUSED
MAN FROM TRIAL

Chicago, Nov. 90. Daniel Farrell,
Of Brooklyn, held by the local police
since October so in connection with
the murder of John Tiefenthaler, q
saloonkeeper, today is free because he
advertised in newspapers. Farrell, a
clerk. contended that at the hour of
the killing he was in the lobby of a
local hotel and upon advertising OBJ
tanned thirty persons to support his
story. AS a result the grand jury fail
ed to find an indictment against him.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-01
MONARCH HONORED
President Wilson And Other High Of
ficlaIs Attend Mass Said For
Francis Joseph.

Washington, D. c., Nov. 20. Pom
tifical high mass, celebrated by Card
inal Gibbons and attended by Presi-
dent Wilson, Secretary Lansing, Baron
Zwiedinek charge daffaires Of Austria
Hungary; Count Won Bernstorff the
German embassies and number OF
STATS of the Austria. Hungarian and
Germa nambassies and a number of
members Of the diplomatic corps was
said here today in memory Of the late
Emperor Francis Joseph.
Amsterdam, via London, Nov. 29.-
A Berlin official telegram says that
the German emperor arrived in Vienna
in hte forenoon yesterday but left the
city in the evening. Owing to slight
cold the emperor's physicians pre-
vailed upon him to abandon his inten-
tion of attending the funeral of EN-
peror Francis Joseph. The telegram
says:
"The German emperor refused to re-
nounce his duty of bidding farewell,
both personally and as supreme lord
of the Allied German forces to the
deceased ruler The emperor stayed
quietly in prayer at the bier of Fran
els Joseph on which he laid wreath.
The emperor especially requested that
no oficial reception be accorded him.
The day was thus devoted quietly to
the memory Of the deceased and to
talk with the young imperial couple
with whom the emperor expressed an
urgent desire to have long visit in
these earnest days"
Vienna, Nov. 80. via London.-The
King and crown prince OF Bulgaria
have arrived here to attend the funer-
IL, ~ UmDeror Francis Joanph
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-01
ALLIES ADVANCE
ATM0NAST|RAS
RUMAN|ANSFA|L
Teutons Press on Toward
Bucharest, Driving Foe .
to Last Defenses
y
/. GERMANS DISPUTE
CLAIMS OF SERBS

paris Nov. 20. Serbian troops yes
terday captured the height northwest
~ Gr,,nishte on the Macedonian front
east Of the Cerna river, the war ONCE &c
Announces. A height east of Hill lO5o
also was captured. A violent battle e, is >
n nrogress northwest Of Monastir me
French are advancing toward Hill lz4s,
the statement says. The Italians MADE
progress in the region OF IsrVena
stena height west of Monastir.
"On the left bank of the river Vardar
British troops were successlul IN SUI, .ha
prise attack upon trench OF Inc ne
enemy northeast of Macukoyo. Eas. =,
Of the River Cerna. Serbian troops al. :
ter brilliant advance occupied q
height northwest of Grunishte and re re,
tanned this position in spite OF FURIOUS
Germano- Bulgarian counter attachs'
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-01
TO RESIST
Crown Council viii Back Up King In
Declining To Give In To Demands
OF The Allies.

London, Nov. 80. The Greek crown
council has voted to support the gov
ernment in opposing the allies de-
mands for the surrender Of arms and
munitions, according to an Athens
dispatch to Reuters Of yesterdays
date. The dispatch says this decision
was reached after q session Of an hour
and a half which was presided over by
King Constantine.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-01
M'DANIEL GOES ON
WITNESS STAND

st. Joseph, Mo-, Nov. 29.-Prosecu-
tor Oscar D. Mcdaniel took the wit
ness stand in the criminal court here
today to defend himself Of the charge
of having murdered Mrs. Harriet MOSS
Mcdaniel, his wife. Before crowd
that jammed the little Buchanan coun-
ty court room, the accused man told
his version of the crime. His testi-
mony, attorneys said, probably would
close the defense.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-01
GAS Firms BANKRUPT.

Rome, Nov. 20, via Paris.-The high
price and scarcity of coal threatens to
close up the gas companies in Italian
cities. Gas companies throughout the
country also declare that they are be-
ing forced into bankruptcy by being
compelled to I'LL contracts made with
municipalities before the war.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-01
coLoREp MAN HANGED.

Clarksville, Texas, Nov. 29.-Buck
Thomas. colored. who it is charged at
tackled Austin Bishop and his wife last
March, was taken from Deputy Sher-
iff Will Lum near here last night and
hanged.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-01
DETAILS ARE REQUESTED.

Berlin, Nov. % (Via LondonD Nov.
20 The German foreign office has
asked the American embassy for fur
ther details as to the place and cir
of the sinking Of the Brit
Ish steamer Marina. 1t Is said that the
offered in the American
note of inquiry is insufficient for the
purposes Of investigation.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-01
CANDY MEN WORRIED.

Pittsburgh, Pa, Nov. 29.-The high
cost of materials and a shortage Of
girls for the plants has created ser
ious situation for Pittsburgh candy
makers who declare the supply Is
rapidly diminishing. One of the lar
gest plants in the country located
here has practically closed down
through inability to secure enough
help.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-01
BATTLE STILL ON?
Carranza Officials Deny Evacuation OF
chihuahua City But Give no Other
Information.

Juarez. Mex, Nov, 29.-Denying pub.
lished stories that General Gonzales
last night officially announced the fall
of Chihuahua City before Villas at.
tack Carranza officials here today said
there was no definite news from Chi
huahua City yet.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-01
NEW TAX ON aEl ciuh

Paris. Nov. 29.-The German anti
tiles have issued a decree imposir
further payment Of 10000, 900 franS
month on Belgium. according a.
Havas dispatch from Havre Tk2z
additional to the existing levy q 2
00O,0 900 francs. 4
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-01
TO REDUCE MENU
OF DIET TESTERS

Chicago. Nov. 29.-Plainer fare VIII
mark the menus OF the diet squad OF the
Chicago health department during the
remainder of the attempt to demon
strate how to live we'll at reasonable
prices. the second week OF which be-
gan today. DR.. John Dill Robertson
health commissioner, expressed the
hone that in the final week the cost
Of feeding the twelve dieters might
be cut to about 25 cents day. per
person. The cost for the first week
was SO 2-3 cents, exclusive OF allow.
ances for fuel, light. heat, service ana
other overhead expense.
Only two dozen eggs were used IN
the first week, these costing 40 and ~
cents a dozen. Thirty-five quarts OF
milk at 8 cents were used, chiefly Tor
cooking. Economies were made, 1t
was pointed out, by purchasing IN
larger amounts.
Philadelphia, Pa, Nov. %. "A menu
that will cost thirty cents a day com
pared to the forty cent diet now being
tested by special squad in Chicago,
will be tried out by the Williamsport
club, an organization composed OF fif-
teen students of the University OF
PENNSYLVANIA whose homes are in VIII
Transport. Pa. Some OF the members
of the club declare they have ben ac'
customed recently to living on thirty.
three cent daily menu.
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TEXAS is ALARMED.

Ft. Worth, Tex Nov. 29.-Texas
was closed today to all live stock i'm
ports from Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, Ne
braska and Illinois.
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TURKEY PRICE FALLS.

/ Pittsburgh, Pa, Nov. 29.-With the
public refusing to buy turkeys at high
prices the marget here has suffered
another sharp slump and prices tooay
were as low as IS cents pound Tor
the live fowls and a large supply on
hand.