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The Detroit times., 1916-07-27

abou' the 80 "slackers" ran across
Cart Fred :. Hird He's nobody in
par,lcular--only the Iowa rifeman
Who went 20 Stockholm in 1919 aud
Won The worlds Olympic cup.
You think we've got the biggest
soldiers in the world, he remarked
Well. we've got something else un.
usual In Iowa We've got Quaker
cavalry, whole squadron Of them.
It. the only layout OF its kind on
earth There are ESQ OF them and
they were organized a year ago, in
the Quaker district OF Iowa.
When the call came tur mobiliz-
ting the cavalry was in a camp right
in the heart OF the Quaker country
The wives and sweethearts of the
Quaker csvalrymen came TO the
camp and talked peace There was
nobody but Quakers around the
camp and when the time came 10
take he federal oath over 10 OF
the ESQ refused 20 swear in.
We moved the camp right away
20 another part OF the state where
ne Quaker cavalrymen mixed with
other mihtiamen and got the var
spirit from them AZ last We got
ali bu, 40 OF the Quakers 10 take
the federal oath and the squadron
will he on the border Ia a few days"
All Quakers are excused from mil
irary service in England. though the
Quakers have Red Cross hospital
The Detroit times., 1916-07-27

SAT DOWN eHSips Herr.
NOW ARE YOU mrs. TOoAsvy7-I ASKED
"LOAeSOmE Mr. o,p1V, IN So LONE
SOME SINGS LOST FRANK.
The Detroit times., 1916-07-27
IotUa'S Quaker CcUalry Is
Unique Among Military
Organizations of The WOrld

N London Put them in the SPLEEN
did uniforms Of the PotsdAmmer
guard, In Berlin and In physical Sp-
Qearauce they would undoubtedly
ou,shIne the famous organization.
one crack Italian regiment OF Tyro-
lase. The biggest men 81 the Italian
army is the only th.ng that pre-
vents the statement that the Iowaus
are bigger than any troops in the
European conflict
Forty Iowa cayalrymeG are not
coming 20 Brownsville They are
called "sla-ksrs" ny the other
troops When sought information
The Detroit times., 1916-07-27
HIGHLAND PARK
MAN MISSING

Herman Wolfe. - years old. No
3l2 Ptlgrim-ave. has been reported
missing by his wife Wolfe. who Is
foreman In the Ford plant. left
home 10 20 20 barber shop, Tues
day, but has not returned IKE pro
prietor OF the barber shop says he
did not call there Wofes wife
fears the heat has affected him lie
has been acting strangely OF late
Wolfe IL six feet in height. weighs
1873 pounds. has fair complexion.
light hair, blue eyes. ard Is OF me
dunn build
The Detroit times., 1916-07-27

WASHINGTON, July 27.-Thst
The services of the National guard
(. On the border are "a necessity 10
the United States" in protecting
the country" and not merely FOR
The purpose OF drill was explained
"Wednesday in a letter by Fresi-
1ent Wilson 10 Ars. Henry Smii-.
OF winamac, ind.
The letter was In reply 10 one
from Mrs. Smith expressing deep
Distress for the hardships her son
was compelled 10 undergo as a mi
Mtiaman.
Il follows:
my Dear Madame:
"Your letter OF July % distresses
ne . good deal. because il shows
that you have not been correctly In
1ormed as TO the purpose OF having
The National guard AZ the border. II
- not for the purpose of drill, but
1Ds the purpose OF protecting the
country. The service the men are
them and q necessity 10 the United
otates. I cannot believe that the
1nen In the National guard would
Wish to be excused from 1t or would
49, heart because OF the discomfort
ond Inconvenience OF the service.
he war department has the camps
"a the border under the most care
N obstruction and Is using every
means known to make them sani-
tary and safe against disease. The
hoalth Of the men on the border.
60kh ne regulars and the National
Dnnr4. n exceptionally good.
II would not have you think that
I do not sympathize with you In
~ absence OF your son. but I beg
that you will take these larger mat
tGgD into consideration
sincerely yours,
sfnagned) WOODROW WILSON,
The Detroit times., 1916-07-27

THUNSpAS. TSCr a STROLL IN TIE
PARk THERE NET MRS TOOAEw
VINO LOST HER AUS BANJO SeceNTLX
The Detroit times., 1916-07-27

An Ne s" SAD I. FRANK WAS A FINE
CHAP! YOU'LL NEVER. FIND \ YELLOW
the EQUAL OF ERANk,'
The Detroit times., 1916-07-27
TRIO IN WINTER
GARB ARRESTED
ON THEFT CHARGE

Walking his heat on Brush-st..
Tuesday night. Patrolnau Martin
Maier met three young men clothed
rs though the town were In the
midst OF wtutry blizzard After
the trio was lodged IN Central 20
lice station cells the mystery OF the
ci.appearsnce ~ SEQ worth OF cloth.
ing from the new and second hand
clothing store OF Joe Brass. No ga
Brushst.. during the night was
cleared. Palmer Franks. Il year.
old. Of New York City; Ray Doyle,
IL. OF Toronto. Can. ard Theodore
Burns. is. OF Jackson, Mich. are the
offenders.
The Detroit times., 1916-07-27
BY WILLIAM c. SHEPHERD.

Star Correspondent yHits- p-rSS
BROwNSNILrE +. Tex, july IL
Bigger than any OF TIE average run
Of soldiers ! saw IN the armies IN
Europe are the men ot he Third
iowa regiment. who today are fight
ing the cactus AID gTeasrvooi on
their camp grounds near Browns
vile.
They compare IN size and appear
snce with The 'hardP;Cked" Ersna-
der guards OF The royal household
The Detroit times., 1916-07-27

The oldest OF the higher instltu.
tons OF learning in Canada IS Kings
university. established b. the Pro
testant Episcopal church at Wind.
sor. y. 8. In 1889.
The Detroit times., 1916-07-27

RearAdmirsl Stephen n. Luce. T..
4. NJ, retired, who had seen nearly
10 years Of active service before the
Mexican war. Is one OF the conspicu.
Gus residents OF Newport, r. /,
where he IL known chiefly as the
founder Of the Naval War college
Admiral Luce will reach his nine.
ueth rear next March.
The Detroit times., 1916-07-27
On Border to Protect
Nation, Not For
Drill
|HARDSHIPS ARE
MUCH MAGNIFIED
President DISTRESSED"
by Letter From
MatrOn

WASHINGTON, July a.
dteating congress believes the
National guard along the border
may be maintained until late in
the fall, the senate this after.
moon created means by which
ouardsmen may cast their votes
In the border camps. The plan
was adopted as an amendment
90 the general army bill, now
nearing passage.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-06-13
BELIEVE POMME m
WAS new CRUISER

London, June 1o.-The German war
ship Pommern, which was sunk In tho
battle on Jutland, was not the battle
ship Of that name, but recently CONF
pleted battle cruiser, according to II
Cophenhagen dispatch to the Ex.
change Telegraph Co., quoting a sea
captain, who is frequent visitor 10;
German ports. The battleship, which
was completed in 1905, was torpedoeds
in the Baltic in July, 1915, according
to the captain.
Admiralty officials here have ex-
pressed their belief to a representative
Of The Associated Press that the POM
mern which was sunk in the great
naval battle was new capital ship.
They point out that the commander Of
British submarine reported that he.
had torpedoed the old battleship Poln-
mern In July, 1915, and this report
they claim was confirmed by survivors
of the battleship who were landing
wearing her capband.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-06-13
AGENCY.

Mrs, Emma Reynolds left Thursday
for an extended visit with relatives IN
Omaha and Hastings, Nebr.
Misses Vivian Rouke and Vesta NC
Coy left Tuesday for Cedar Falls to at
tend summer school.
Several from here attended the com
mencement exercises at Mt. Pleasant
this week.
The Misses Ethel Warner and Adam
Connolly were business callers In OF
tumwa Wednesday.
Mrs. Grover Housh Of Waterloo who
has been visiting relatives here LETT
Wednesday afternoon for Batavia to
visit before returning home.
Vera and Paul Newman who have
been attending school here left Tuesday
for Chicago to make their future home
Miss Grace Hankins who has been
staying here with her grandparents left
the first Of the week for her home In
Danville.
Children's Day will be observed at
the NJ E. church Sunday evening June
II and at the Christian church June 18
Both Sunday schools are preparing ex-
cellent programs.
Rev. Hastings will preach at the
Christian church Sunday June II.
Miss Ethel Rouke who has been In
Chicago for some time returned home
Friday on No. 8.
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FORCE IN MEXICO
NEEDING TRUCKS

Washington, D. c., June 10.-More
motor trucks are needed by the Ameri-
can force in Mexico and probably will
be supplied. Gen. Funston reported
today to the war department that bad
roads and continual use Of trucks in
hauling supplies had caused a number
to break down. The rainy season, now
starting, makes ample transportation
facilities urgent, he explained.
Gen. Scott, chief OF staff, said Funs-
toms request probably would be grant.
ed. but declined to indicate how many
trucks might be purchased. Under
special provision the department may
incur expenses for transportation OF
troops in emergency without special
appropriation.
More than 300 trucks and about 100
other motor vehicles are now with the
American expeditionary force, army
officials declared Gen. Funston did
not state the exact number OF these
which have broken down.
Army officers are emphatic IN de-
claring that the trucks have made 81.
cellent service records despite sandy
roads and long hauls unprecedented
in military service.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-06-13
THINK CRUISER SANK
WHILE BEING TOWED

London, June TO- The report that
the German battle cruiser Derfflinger
has been sunk is reiterated in an Am.
sterdam dispatch to the Exchange Tel.
egraph Co. 1t says that travellers ar
irving in Amsterdam from Berlin say
they were told in Germany that the
Derfflinger sank after the North sea
battle, while being towed to Wilhelms-
haven
The British admiralty announced the
Derfflinger was believed to have been
sunk but the loss Of this warship was
denied by the German admiralty.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-06-13
CATCHING FLIES sY ELEcra,clrv

CATCHING FLIES BY ELEcrHlclTY
A. new device for catching flies is
being added to the equipment OF a
number of hotels in preparation for
the summer season. 1t consists of an
electric motor which draws the flies
up by strong current to a sipe. Mo
lasses or moistened sugar is smeared
on the edges to draw them to the
vicinity. AS the flies alight upon tho
pipe, a strong suction siezes them and
quickly drops them into a steel cage
in the bottom of the pipe. This ma
chine has demonstrated an ability to
capture over hundred flies a minute.
1t will clear fly infested room in a
few minutes and can be easily carried
from one room to another and oper-
ated from the plug supplying the
current for electric light.
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WEST POINT.

Miss Helen Brockman Of Quincy, H.,
is visiting her parents here.
Miss Marie Bell Of La Crew is spend
ing few days with Miss Evelyn
Trewitt.
Mrs. Wirsig OF Donnellson is visiting
her son DR.. A. e. Wirsig and family.
Charles Stebbins Of Fort Madison is
spending the week with his aunt Mrs.
". e. Cantril.
Stevens passed away at his home In Fl.
Madison June 5th at p. m, after an
attack Of heart trouble Of one day. He
was born in West Point May IT, 1851,
being IS years and IS days of age. He
had lived in this county all his life. He
is survived by his wife, father, three
sister and two brothers.
Carl Hayer and family Of Buffalo,
Kansas. arrived Wednesday for visit
at the AL Sheets home.
Frank weishaar Of Bloomington. Ill.,,
arrived last week for visit with his
brother w. Weishaar.
Miss Vallie Shadwell departed Wed
nesday for Cedar Falls where she will
attend summer school at the state
normal.
r. j. Lampe is in Des Moines attend
ing the convention Of the State Rexall
club.
Rev w. A. Denny departed Wednes-
dav for Stonington. ILL.,, where he was
called to officiate at the funeral Of a
friend.
Miss Anna Hellwig. Laura Lampe,
Lucene Steffensmeier and Emma Win.
thum of st. Joseph's convent at St
Francis. WIS. are visiting at st. Paul
Roy Billman has returned to his
home at Pegent n. D.. after a four
weeks visit with his parents here.
Mrs. ii. Al. Geers and children OF Nc
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Intoch. s. D., are visiting relatives here
and at FIT. Madison.
al Culligan who graduated from the
Mount Pleasant high school arrived
home Thursday.
Mrs. All Lehman very pleasantly en- :
tertained the Amity club Tuesday
evening. Mrs. T. j. Lampe won first
honors and Mrs. Ben Sanders seconds.
Refreshments were served and all en-
joyed a most pleasant evening
West Point has been selected as the
place for holding the Lee county corn
club picnic June 81. Tho boys who have
entered the club will be the guests OF
honor and the ladies Of the Presbyter-
ian church will serve the dinner in the
park. It will be q county affair and 9
large delegation Is expected. Il. z.
Bishop Of Ames is expected to be pres
ent.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-06-13
BLADENssURG.

Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Green were here
calling on relatives and friends over
Sunday.
Mrs. N. U. McDowellj and children OF
New Mexico formerly Of this place are
here visiting her mother Mrs. Nancy
Hammersly and brothers and relatives
and friends.
Harry Warder is on the sick list this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Wills and fam
ily were callers at the home of Mrs
Nancy Hammersly Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Reynolds and
family visited Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Claire Miller near Ottumwa.
The little son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Roy
Daily who has been sick for some time
is not much improved at this time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Owen Hammersly and
daughter Beulah OF Taber are here Wis
ting relatives and friends
Charlie Teninity was shopping in OF
tumwa Wednesday.
Sunday at II a. m. and at 1880 p. m
there will be preaching services W. A.
Purdy pastor.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-06-13
LEARNING TRUE vAULEs.

The farmer who gets tired of his job
and quits because he 10 only making
q living for himself and family some
times makes a mistake John Hutch
ms case is doubtless one of many. He
was comfortably supporting his wife
and ave children on farm in Illinois.
but he worked very hard (some farm
ers always think they work extremely
hard) and he read of people in the city
who were getting rich quick. SO he
sold out and came to Chicago. He had
no training or experience in anything
but farm work, so he had to take any
kind of odd jobs he could get. It
didn't take experience to be night
Waterman nor much to be janitor,
but he found the salary for such Jobs
didn't 20 far in the city.
Instead Of being able to dig all and
more potatoes than his family could
possibly use he paid CSC for enough
Tor couple OF meals; he found a
s6hicken out Of the question and the
pork. bacon and sausages a luxury
(which in the past seemed to cost him
Almost nothing The cream, fruit, and
Ethe many vegetables the family had
pnjoyed in the past were now only
leasant memories.
The end OF q three years struggle
sind John Hutchins and his family
miserable back basement, barely
Ming with the help of the United
Mites. Seven in one room-an
erican family! The youngest child
four, the oldest a boy of thirteen.
se country children who knew
ling OF city ways could not hustle
md sell papers, and hold their
with the little city bred surchi1ts.
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fully examined each bottle by holding
it to the light.
The minister, looking down to see
how Pat was getting along with the
work. saw him looking through tho
bottles, and called out:
"They are all dead ones, Pat
"Indade, now, are they, SURF re-
pned the Irishman. well, there's
wan good thing about it-they all
had TIL minister wild EN- when they
wuz dyin'!"
Mrs. Smith is one Of those persons
who. conscious Of her own virtues
never loses an opportunity to dis
parage herself. Chief among her
virtues was industry.
"surely you must be tired. Aunty,"
said an admiring niece. How can
YOU work SO long without rest?
"Oh, my dear" said Mrs. Smith
humbly, II think it is because when
I begin a piece Of work ! am too
lazy to STOP"
81 see by the paper" said Mrs.
Robinson, that the Browns have
secured a divorce on the ground OF
incompatibility. What does that
mean?''
'.Incompatibility,'' replied the head
of the family. may mean either one
Of two things. It may mean that the
husbands income is so small that ne
is unable to provide his wife with the
.luxuries to which she thinks she is
entitled, or it may mean that his in.
come is so great that he is unable to
spend it all on one woman, = 81
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Two workmen in one shop were seri.
ously injured by getting their fourth.
hand ties caught in the machinery.
One of these accidents was caused by
the necktie dangling against small
perpendicular shaft in the lower end
Of which was bit for boring small
holes in wood. The lesson to be
learned is, do not wear long neckties
when working around machinery.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-06-13
Children's Evening Story

tt,r~ - - 49, 4h~u ~,nn%>a s.ol,
,aaS ~ az - .Isr "a ada 1870
= .,as rsS,.hs. ana ist,uca ava cak
h.s~ snS av.r 90 mon~ thSrs s~.r
= crS.. sra rears .nd r..sh..
Val nrettv Com ~ .snd hon..
10. Nr,shaH. that !. al, hit Tia tor
"vvhst I'm 20 hava for a rooS?.:
/. 49, ps,,;.
"Tii shn~ xou /. .a,h Rradv an he
,.sf .tscEs ocrcaa ths tnn ~ ths s.rd
r,sI,s snd an ton NJ ths veaS ha and
~ .c,,,r~sl hovs NIT SAND until Il was
r.slfw ths nicsst honsa of tia hind vo,,
Could ana - von valked a miIe or
mavhe even two miles.
s..rhet certain,v n one f,ne. dandy
honssi" srclaimed Jnhnnie. ~ he ste,,.
nd hacr "a admira ~
.yas 80 NOV lat,s ret inside and
prstend v.ra rnhhers.. nropaed billie.
Sp11 ~ the hes1 rof,her and YOU two
cav vorir for mes
"Nn vtre roAns IN ~ nsrrtes. And
nm tla chief one'n fnsiefed BUDDY.
'.Wa must herin 70 n,pta risht avay
ana d ali sorts AZ tSfnss.r
"F1rst. let,s see II 70 ca MT IN tho
houso" satd Johnnie. 90 Al vsry caro-
INYIv.V q Isl .
90 thew went in. vary SLOWLY ARA
carefully through the frout door. 20 .
not to inock the sand down. and Ron.
estlv thu sand hyuse was lust biz
ennush far those thraa and not \ BIT
bisrer. They even led 20 hold Their
breafhs. and not ali breathe q once.
or thav never would have fitted In Il,
Nov" said Budy. "wsll pretend
we're pirntes. and ven bury all the
euld and diamonds We have"
40 they played that game, and
buried rod { nake-beheve you know
in the cellar. and they were having !
lovely time. when all at once, without
= word Of warning. the roof OF the
sand house fell right In on top Of
Tram! I suppose It was because Pirate
Chief Buddy rave such q loud shout.
Anyway. the roof cayed in. and part
Of the walls. and there those three
pirates were. buried under the sand.
They tried to yell. and call for help,
but their mouths were full of tho dirt,
and thew couldn't speak. Then they
tried to scramble out. and they
couldn't do that and really don't
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[D1 r. n 9 &
S 4 or / g 9

Parson Lewis. who was not averse
to an occasional tody, hired an Irish
man to clean out his cellar one morn
ing. Pat started in work with will,
and found. among the other rubbish q
number of empty bottles. Pate care
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-06-13
CAVALRY ENTRAlkEp.

San Antonio, Tex, June 1O.--A
squadron Of Texas cavalry entrained
for Laredo early today to strengthen
troops on patrol duty in the Laredo
district. Horses will be, sent later.
Gen. Funston had intended the squad
ron Of militia cavalry for service in
the Big Bend country but the activities
Of De la Rosa south OF Laredo caused
a change In plans.
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owe OF ,owAs PRODUCTS.

Very few people have any concep
ton Of the amount Of corn raised
every year in Iowa. In recent
speech at Mt. Pleasant, j. F. Deems OF
Burlington, presented the immensely OF
one years corn crop in Iowa as lol-
lows:
Imagine wagon train forming
here at Mt. Pleasant to move this corn
crop OF to the west. We will assume
. IA ron and team every thirty feet
and fifty bushels Of corn to eacn
wagon.
..rhe first wagon is loaded and
moves OF to the west and others FOL
low in the order Of spacing and loading
indicated. After few days this hrst
wagon reaches Omaha 260 miles
away and they are still loading corn
at Mt. Pleasant.
Later this wagon climbs up the
long slope forming the foothills OF the
Rockies into Denver 500 miles away
and they are still loading corn at MT.
Pleasant.
"This goes on and the head OF the
train rumbles down the western slope
into San Francisco 1.700 miles away
and they are still loading corn at Mt.
Pleasant.
New try in your imagination and
see this wagon train moving out on the
Pacific ocean and, when the hrst wag-
on reaches Japan over 1000 miles
away, they are still loading corn at
Mt. Pleasant.
ut wends its way across China and nd
the y.st rsachessof Asia and Europe
and on arrival 1t the eastern shore
81 the Atlantic, over 1900 miles on
the long journey, they are still load
ins corn at MEPleasant.
at moves acfoss the Atlantic, up
through the Narrows into New York
harbor over $4,000 miles from the
starting point and they are still load
,nr corn at Mt. Pleasant. On 1t goes
.cross the eastern and middle states
and one day, after travelling $4,000
miles, that FIRST wagon stands again at
Mt. Pleasant but there Is still corn
to load. ~
"A second train is started parallel
to the nrst and by the time that last
buahel Of one Of Iowa's splendid corn
crops is loaded, the head Of this second
train will be well beyond Japan, or
in other words, a wagon train, spaced
and loaded as indicated, and OF suf-
ncient length to carry one OF 1owa's
corn crops would reach approximately
one and one-half times around the
earth following the fortieth degree
OF north latitude"