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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-07-06

Defend mel" exclaimed the prison
err Indignantly Il don't want anybody.
I'll defend myself. Come on, any half
dozen of you"
Captain John Stevenson met a re-
cent arrival from the "auld countree"
and speedily got-into chat with him
over conditions there. The new ar
rival told feelingly of the terrible toll
of war upon the fair land Of Scotia. the
sad tales Of young men killed and
MANNED, the sufferings Of the families
left behind. His was a right sad tale
in every way. why mon, we're jist
distractit wi it," he concluded. And
l suppose the war has caused the price
of provisions to go up in Scotland as
we'll as everywhere else,' commented
Captain Stevenson with sympathy
AYE, mon, ye're RIGHT agreed the
visitor. "Proveesions has gone up in
price saxpence the bottle"
Mrs. Jones had just punished her
little boy. Tom. After crying for a
few minutes he turned to his mother
and asked: &c.. ..~
Mamma, did your mamma whip you
when you were little?"
YES, when was naughty" was the
reply.
And did her mamma whip her
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-07-06
TROOPS PROVE TO
BEPHYs|ACALY I'll
EXCELLENT SHOWING MADE 0N
THIRD REGIMENT IN RECENT
MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS.

The recent medical examinations OF
the guardsmen at Camp Dodge dis
closed some interesting information
and especially good news as regards
the Third regiment of which Co. g. Ia
a part. Word from the camp shows
that all but sixty out of the 1910 men
and officers Of this regiment passed
the examination when held last week
and are full fledged soldiers In the
service Of the government
The reflections numbered only six
per cent Of the total strength OF the
regiment.
This is contrasted with predictions
by regular army officers that so per
cent OF the national guard In general
would fail on physical examination.
Only Seventy Plucked.
When the men were examined ~
officers of the medical corps. seventy.
were plucked. These included a mum.
Der who were very close to the line
under the strictest Interpretation OF
the rules, and about ten of them were
accepted when passed on up to the
head of the guard hospital service
and the federal inspector.
THE Third regiment contained the
cleanest body of men have ever ex-
amined,' said Major Conkling last
evening. They were not only sur
prisingly free from serious ailments,
but every last man was cleanly'
Most of the reflections were due t0
deficiencies in height or weight. A
number of men were accepted al.
though few pounds under weight.
This was done in the case Of young
men under 20 who had not obtained
their full growth. and in their case &
scant half inch in height was over.
looked also
Hernia the Chief Cause.
or the men rejected because or
bodily infirmities, hernia was the
chief cause. and there were few re-.
1ections for varicocele. Minor her
Mas did not cause rejection, especial
ly In the case of men reenlisting. De.
fective sight eliminated several mon.
Every physical defect was noted Ia
making the examination, in order !,
guard against future claims for Ar
ancial support from the govern
ment.
The regiment was entirely free
from heart trouble or affections 81
| the lungs or other vital ORGANS. Vene-
real diseases were also entirely lack
+! ing.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-07-06
WOMEN PATRIOTS.

The nearer you get to the Mexican
border, the more serious is the view
taken of the Mexican trouble by the
people. The people down there are not
protesting against the calling out OF
the guardsmen and enlistment is look
ed upon as more of a duty than 1t Is
further north. One patriotic Arkansas
woman bid her husband good bye with
these words BE good, and aim
straight" Her spirit is like that Of the
Spartan women who told their men
folks to come home carrying their
shields or on them.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-07-06
VETERAN EMPLOYE
LEAVES WAPELLO CLUB

E. Wells Fowler for more than TWEEN
ty years custodian at the Wapelle
club. has resigned his position and
left for Chicago where he has taken
up other work. 1t is probable that
his family will leave here later when
he gets settled in his new field OF en-
deavor. Poor health for the past few.
years has led to Mr. Fowler relinqufsh.
ing the post at the club where he has
been familiar figure, having been EN-.
ployed there continuously since Its or
ganization more than score of years
ago. For the present his son, Stephen
Fowler is in the VACANCY caused by
his fathers resignation
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-07-06
LEARNING 70 SWIM.

Annette Kellermann. world famous
swimmer. gives the following direc
tions for learning the first lesson IN
swimming-that Of correct breathing:
OF course, the first principle OF swim
ming IL based upon correct kno"'-
edge Of proper breathing. Several
thousand persons are drowned in the
United States each year and 1t IS not
unusual to hear OF expert swimmers
being included among the victims The
news reports usually state that these
experts were drowned because OF
cramps. The real truth is that even
these experts were strangled to death
because they failed to breathe proper
". Here are my rules for beginners.
Lie down in warm, shallow water;
place your hands on the bottom; open
your eyes and hold your breath for
short time; open your mouth and roll
your tongue around for a minute in
the water; then expel the breath
through your nose, making bubbles.
After doing this for time learn to
take your hands of the bottom.
Then you may go out into little
deeper water. Grasp rail- or other
support If the water is more than four
feet deep; II not, bend your knees and
submerge your head and learn rhyth-
mic breathing in the perpendicular
position.
You should proceed in this manner.
Open your mouth a very little; open
your jaws wide; open throat and wind
Pipe; open the bottom of the lungs to
capacity, not by drawing the stomach
in but by pushing it out, then take In
q great gulp Of ar. Next close your
mouth, submerge your head, either by
bending your knees II standing on the
bottom or BY lowering the body If sup
ported by your arms Expel every part
icle Of air from your lungs through the
nose, after which come to the surface
promptly. Repeat this exercise twelve
times After you have done this a
dozen times you can safely bob up and
down in deeper water until you are
chilled or greatly exhausted, but you
cannot strange.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-07-06
The collapse

and fell in the water. The collapse
came without warning, and made a
crashing noise heard for a long die
lance. Fortunately no one was on
the bridge at the time, but two auto
mobiles had passed over it but a few
minutes before. The bridge is an un-
usually long one, crossing the river
north and south in two spans, with
a stone pillar in the middle of the
river. 1t Is believed that the wooden
supports had rotted away, and gave
out under the weight Of the heavy
platform and top.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-07-06
OTTUMWAN WITH
DAKOTA TROOPS

Ottumwa men are not slow to enroll
themselves with the defenders of Old
Glory, whether at home or abroad Mr..
and Mrs. T. B. Mahoney Of 1923 East
Second street. have received word that
their son, Eldred Mahoney. recently
enlisted with the South Dakota home
guards at Rockham and is now with
Company &c, stationed at Hagaman's
Grove, Redfield. S. D., drilling. They
are expecting call to the Mexican
border at any time. Ivan Williams. who
spent the past winter at the Mahoney
home, sis among the 1900 men in KHAKI
who are drilling at Redfeld.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-07-06

Some doubt exists in the minds Of
officers Of the Iowa national guard as
to the precise name of their organiza-
ton since officers and men took the
federal oath. The consensus of opinion
is that the proper name at present IS
THE Iowa division Of the National
Guard of the United States" Their
status is the same as that of United
States volunteers.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-07-06

The Germans report bringing down
fifteen allied aeroplanes in one days
battle. The United States army could
not lose that number of machines In
year because it hasn't got that many
that will fly.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-07-06
RECRUITING FOR
CAVALRY is SLOW

There have been no additional re-
cruits enlisted in the First Cavalry
since the seven candidates left for the
capital city Saturday. Edward Stellar
who has been ordered to fill up the
ranks Of the company, is prepared TO-
enlist men in the company but the
response to his call has not been very
general It is desired to enlist as many
men as possible at once, as they are
needed to bring the company up TO-
the required strength.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-07-06
NEED NEW scHooLHousE.

Greenfield, July 4.-Secretary R. e..
Brown OF the Greenfield school board
has Just completed his canvass Of the
children of school age in this COM
munity and reports that there are SOB
as compared with the census Of 1856
last year. The buildings are now
Inadequate for school purposes and
the problem Of the board seems to be
that Of new building. The high
school building is also crowded.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-07-06

was fully aware Of the lawless ccndi.
tons on the border when he (Wilson)
officially recognized Carranza as the
ruler of Mexico Carranza says that
conditions on the border now are no
worse than they have been all the time
that Wilson has been president. Car
rama intimates that Wilson is playing
politics,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-07-06

Probably every man in the United
States congress spends a considerable
sum every year in life insurance to
protect his family. Yet some of them
object to the cost of insuring this coun.
try against invasion and national
death.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-07-06

Independence day is a legal holiday
on which to celebrate our birth as
nation. The noise making features did
not come till later.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-07-06

when she was little?" continued the
little boy. 4.a ......
Eyes, Thomas" replied the mother
and was she whipped when she was
1ittle?" further questioned the boy,
".Yes!" answered Mrs. Jones.
A few seconds elapsed. Then Tom.
my exclaimed: ,.. .,.
"Well who started it anyway"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-07-06

Carranza did rub the rough side Of
the argument into President Wilson
when he told Wilson that he (Wilson)
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-07-06
JEFF SAYS:

President Wilson is having q
hard time putting the quitutus on
Carranza. -.~ -.
What ye, say? .a, .....+ -.
It Is too, proper to say quitutus.
I learned it up to the city hall
years ago. ~..-.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-07-06
AUTO RACE POSTPONED.

Sioux City, July Sioux City auto
mobile races postponed on account Of
muddy track.
The races will be run Saturday.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-07-06
ID n r. g 4
| s tor / e =

The charge was assault and battery.
Have you anyone to defend you?"
asked the Judge.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-07-06

The movement for oiled roads is
winning new supporters all the time.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-07-06

BIG BRIDGE coLLAPsEs.
Boone, July Shorty before $50
O'Clock Monday afternoon the south
half of the county bridge over the
Des Moines river at Fraser collapsed
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-07-06

That's all" the boy said when the
The Wrangell sentinel., 1916-10-12
BOSTON RED sex
 AGAIN WINNERS
Special to the Seutina.)

Brooklyn, Oct. II. The Boston Red Sox advanced themselves within a game of another world E championship today when they took their third victory from the Bruoklyn Dodgers by a .score of 6 to ? behind masterful pitching.
 Brooklyn two runs, five hits and four errors. Batteries; MakQuard. Rpcier, Cheney ard Myers.
 Boston scored three runs in the second inning. Gardner knocking a home run in the third Made one run in fourth ard ene in seventh inning.
 Brooklyn made one score ln the seventh. Marquard was knocked out of the box in the fourth and was replased by Cheney who ha- | he'd the game.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1916-10-12
Submarine Called at Newport

Newport, Oct. 1l-It is now considered certain that the sub marine U-53 which paid Newport a call on Saturday afternoon par ticipated in the engagements of Sunday.
 Saturday morning some naval men declared that at least two submarines were operating close to the American shore, though outside the three mile limit How ever, there was no excitement over the appearance of a German submarine on this side of the At lantic.
 U-53 came boldly into port and anchored two miles down the bay. When Commander Rose was seen by a newspaper report CT he explained that the subma- rine, which is regular war ves- sel and equipped with wireless, had put in here only to deliver official mail for the German am bassador. When asked by the reporter if he had not been order ed to American waters to search for the German merchant snb- marine Bremen. long overdue or this side, Commander Rose re- piled that he thought the infor- nation he had already given was competent.
 Except for the evasion of this direct question Commander Rose was open and above board in his attitude very much after the manner of Captain Koenig of the Deutchland while that merchant submarine was in port in Balti. more.
 Commander Rose paid an off cial visit to Rear Admiral Austin M. Knight, commandant of the Naragansett Bay Naval station, to whom he stated that he was preparing to leave that night. This visit tended to further create the impression that the mission of U-53 on this side the Atlantic was not a hostile one.
 The submarine had a single gun mounted on her deck. She was splendidly supplied with pro visions and fuel and nothing was taken on board while she was 1T port
The Wrangell sentinel., 1916-10-12
BRITISH WARSHIP AMONG
 VESSELS RUSHING TO HELP
Wireless Operator of Ward Steam
 ship, 150 Miles Off Atlantic Coast Sticks to Post as Fire Creeps or Him. Hasten" His Final Mes sage to Craft on Way to Rescue

Norfolk. Va, Saturday, Oct. < With the Ward liner Antilla ahame 15O miles at sea, the pas sengers and crew were forced by the flames to take to the ships boats tonight, according to radiograms received here. The coast guard cutters Onandaga, Apache and Seminole. the steam CT Somerset and an unknown warship, probably British. have on aracetto her assistance, which perhaps may be too late.
 The wireless operator, sticking manfully to.his post, kept send ing out calls for help, saying late tonight that the flames were creeping pp CD him and that he would probably have to quit. Al that time he flashed that vessels rushing out must hasten, though he said most everyone had gotten safely into lifeboats.
 Laden with lumber and sugar, the Antlla was due to arrive iI New York tomorrow. She sailed fram Guantanamo, September 20. taking SreW of forty-six, but the passenger list, if any, is un- kEowll here .-s,,
 The operatnr gave no details az to the cause of the fire.
 The steamer Somerset expects te pick up the passengers and crew of the Ahtila before daybreak, unless prevented by a dense fog, which IS making .perilous the con- vergence of the rescue vessels.
 Late reports from the Antille sa7d that the passengers and most of the crew had taken to the boats, the Crew, leaving last, were driver from the decks by the flames.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1916-10-12
SIX VESSELS SUNK

torpedoed and sunk southeast of Nantucket. The crew is rlissing. A destroyer has been searching for them
 The Dutch freighter Bloomfs- dyk was torpedoed and sunk south Of Nantucket She had sailed from New York bound for Rotterdam. The crew was taken aboard a destroyer and brought to Newport. I
 The Norwegian freighter Chris tan knudsen was torpedoed and sunk near where the Bloomfsdyk went down. The crew were picked up by a destroyer vessel and taken to Newport. The Christian Knudsen sailed from New York Sunday for London.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1916-10-12
ENGLAND WANTS ALL
 SUBMARINES INTERNED

London. Oct. 10. A note trpm the foreign minister was dispatfh- ed to the United States govern ment this morning in reference to the now prevailing German under sea warfare which the Bnitish have decided to fight, pointing out the necessity to break ruaes that she neutrals believe should be Ab- served. 1t also points out as De ing to the interest of the neutral powers and justice to intern all undersea crafts within the Unised States waters.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1916-10-12
MORE BOOZE IS SEIZED
 IN SEATTLE
Especial to the SentineL)

Seattle, October IL - One hundred eases of Jesse Moore Hunt Whiskey consigned to s. Hirsch, Juneau, Alaska, were seized this morning by the police. Two hundred more cases of the same which were smuggled through the police lines at the depot are being sought through out the city.
 Seattle, Oct. 1l-At an early hour this morning dry squad flushed a bootleg warehouse on First avenue south, taking from the possession of Former Police man Edward j. Margett two hum ,dred cases of whiskey shipped from San Francisco. This was in addition to one hundred cases of the same shipment Rized at another place earlier in the night. Margett was ablaze with dia- monds and had S2400 in his pos SeSSion W hen taken
 Mayor Gill asserts that the brew cries are trying to discredit the admin stratiMl and putting up all kinds Of games to1eteat the intent of the laI. and has ordered an investigation The prosecuting attorney is conducting sa ssrss- tigation dndependenflys the result of which is being aMiouAy y awaited.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1916-10-12
GERARD, HOUSE AND LANSING
 IN CONFIDENCE
Especial to the sentinsl.)

New York. Oct. 1.-Ambas- sador James w. Gerard, just from Berlin, and Col. E. M. House of Texas. and Secretary of State Lansing, held a prolonged con fererfne here today, after which Lansing departed for Long Branch to confer with the pres ident.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1916-10-12

Seattle, Oct II-SamL l.. Craw- ford, a wealthy citizen, and 8 member ef the real estate firm of Crawford and Conover, died here this aftarnoop. MT. Crawford was a pioneer newspaper man ot Se- attle, and hao lired in Ring coun- ty for more than forty years. He was sixty years oi age.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1916-10-12
.RUMANIAN TROOPS
 ARE DEFEATED
oSpecial to the Sentin@l.)

Berlin, Oct IL Strongly re inforced Rumanian troops which Were seeking to stop the Austro- German drive through Trans ylvania were defeated near .Marienburg.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1916-10-12
YUKON STAYS WET
CrWt Refuses to Order a Recount If
 Votes at Recent Election.

Dawson, Oct. Go.-The.court has refused 10 order recount of the votes cast at the late prohibt on election Ir Yukon teritoay. The result as st stands shows majority of three against prohibition
The Wrangell sentinel., 1916-10-12
STRIKERS HAVE BATTLE WITH
 POLICEMEN
Special to the Sentinel. )

Rayenne, N. J. --FoEr police men were shot here today in a battle with striking Standard Oil employees. Eight strikers were wounded, four of whom may die.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1916-10-12
GERMANS TAKE
 TOWER PASS
Especial to the -Sentinel.) )

Berlin. Oct. 11.-The Germans have captured hed Tower Pass in the Carprthians, invading Ru- mania trom the north.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1916-10-12

New York, Oct. 12.-A look over the stock exchange today shows that while caution is fol- lowing the quake occasioned by submarine operations, the mar ket has almost reached its nor nal state.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1916-10-12
Submarine at Savannah

Savannah, Oct. 1.-The pres ence of submarine of rndetermin- ed nationality of Tybee Bar of Savannah was reported to the cus- toms officials here today by the British consul.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1916-10-12

D. s. Thoman came Ill from the Stickine country last week and left ,on the Princess Alice Friday night, MT. Thorman is going to enlist ir the British army and expects ae ht al the fruat soonr
The Wrangell sentinel., 1916-10-12

ESPECIAL cABLEGRAM TO THE SENTINEL)
 Boston, Oct. 12.-A submarine arm of the Imperial German Navy rayaged shipping off the east coast of the United States Sunday, breaking all records in submarine warfare.
 One Dutch, one Norwegian, and four British steamers were sent to the bot tom
 Since the engagements the destroy- CT flotilla of the United States has been busy picking up the passengers and crews of the destroyed vessels and bring ing them into Newport. So far as known there has been no loss of life though the crew of the British steamer Kingston has not been accounted for.
 A submarine held up the American steamer Kansan bound from New York to Genoa with steel for the Italian gov ernment, but later on establishing her identity the Kansan was allowed to pro- ceed
 The British freighter Strathdene was torpedoed and sunk off Nantucket The crew were taken aboard the Nantucket Shoals Light Ship and later removed to- Newport by torpedo boat destroyers.
 The British freighter Westpoint was torpedoed and sunk off Nantucket. The crew abnadonded the ship in small boats after warning shot from a submarine gun. The officers and crew were taken aboard a destroyer.
 The British passenger liner Stephano, plying regularly between New York and St. Johns, New Brunswick, was torpedoed southeast of Nantucket. She was bound for New York. The passengers and crew, numbering 140 persons, were picked up and brought to Newport.
 The British freighter Kingston was
The Wrangell sentinel., 1916-10-12
1900 Germans Captured
Srecial. 10 he sentIneI.

isTeclaI 10 the otntIneL) Paris, Oct. II. Tine French have taken the town of Bovent and captured twelve hundred Germans.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1916-10-12
Liner Reported SheIed

Galveston, Oct. 12.-The Le- land liner Mercian was shelled in mid-Atlantic last Saturday, ac- cording to unconfrmed reports received here.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1916-10-12
Two Prominent Mer Die
Especial to the SentinelD

Especial to the SentiaeL)
 Seattle, Oct I1-L T. Nore- 4und, aged Qs, who was planning to leave tomorrow for his old home 4n Norway. was accidentally as- ,Dhyxiated here this morning.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1916-10-12
Snrk Exchange Recovering.

New York, Oct. 10.-The Ger man submarine activities have al- most caused panic in the stock and insurance market. E
The Wrangell sentinel., 1916-10-12

John Tanning was in tewn this week from his foI farm al McHenry's Anchorage, Etolir Island
The Wrangell sentinel., 1916-10-12
American Steamer Was Held Up, But Later Allowed to Proceed--CreW
 of One Vessel Missing
THE SUNKEN VESSELS

STEPHANO, British Passenger Liner KINGSTON, British Freighter
 WESTPOINT, British Freighter STRATHDENE, British Freighter BLOOMFSDYK, Dutch Freighter CHRISTIAN kNUDSEN, NorweeiaaFreighter