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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-04-20
INDICTS Won PAPEH
FEDERAL GRAND JURY RETURNS
TRUE BILLS AGAINST OTHERS.
Recalled German Military Attache
Charged With Being In Plot to
Blow Up WeIIand Canal.

New York, April 1S.-Capt Franz
Won Papen, recalled military attache
to the German embassy at Washing
ton, was indicted by the federal grand
jury in connection with the alleged
plot to blow up the Welland canal in
September, 1914.
Won Papen was one of the five per-
sons indicted in the case, including
Capt. Hans Tauscher, husband Of Cad
ski, the singer, who already is under
arrest charged with being concerned
in the plot.
The indictment is understood to be
based on testimony given before the
jury by Horst Won der Goltz, also
known as Bridgman Taylor, who was
brought here from England last month
after it had been discovered that check
stubs taken from Won Papen on his
return to Germany showed payments
by the military attache to Won der
Goltz.
Won der Goltz is understood to have
testified that Won Papen engineered
the plot to destroy the canal '.n.
The indictment charges, according
to Assistant District Attorney Wood
that Won Papen provided the money
to carry out the plot, which is de
scribed as military enterprise" L
alleges that on different dates in Sep
TENDER, 1914, he gave Won der Colt!
checks for 5000, two of them payable
through John T. Ryan of Buffalo.
The indictment also charges tina
Won Papen made arrangements witt
those who were to carry out the plo
during visit he made to Baltimor
in August, 1914. .1.-
1t was charged when Tauscher wa
arrested that he and four accomplice
obtained a large quantity of dynamit
in New York and took 1t to Niagar
Falls for the purpose to blowing u
the Canadian waterway. The plot TO
some reason was abandoned.
Two others of the five persons IL
dicted are Alfred ]. Fritzen and Kol
stantin Kovanni The name of tn
fifth was withheld by the district a
torney.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-04-20

A lady who resides on ~ avenue
West recently got a letter from her
daughter, and in moment of stress
SHE crowded the missiVe unopened
into an apron pocket where she forgot
abont il. The apron went through a
wash and not until the iron passed
over the pocket was the letter dis
covered The letter contained a check
Fortunately both check and letter
were written with fast non-copyins
ink and when both had been ironed
out they we're as good as new.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-04-20
A FITTING TRIBUTE
Is Paid the Late Mr.. Rommel Coun
ty Civil Engineer.

The Service Bulletin OF the iowa
State High Way Commission gives a
number of pages of the April number
of the Mahaska County tragedy, the
drowning of County Engineer A Z.
Rommel, Saturday afternoon, Feb
ruary 26. special commission repre-
sentative was sent to the locality to
obtain photos of the scene of the
drowning and the Bulletin prints no
less than six different views of the
river and the ice gorge that was the
cause of the tragedy, together with a
portrait of the county engineer. A
.deatiled report of the affair is print
ed in the bulletin together with an
account of the thrilling account Of
the rescue of Charles Thomas by Roy
Ellis.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-04-20
A RACE WITH DEATH
Mayor Harold Makes Quick Trip
To Mothers Bed Side

Special communication came to the
three thirty O'Clock to Chief of Police
Lawrence, summoning Mayor Harold
to the bedside of his dying mother at
Eddyville. The mayor had been call
ed to Des Moines upon an urgent bust
ness matter concerned with city af-
airs. Mr.. Lawrence reached him by
wire and the city executive took the
first train to make connection for Os-
kaIoosa, the Rock Island to Grinnell,
and the NJ. & ST. l.. south to Oska-
loosa, arriving in town at eight o'clock
p. m.
Nineteen minutes later, the mayor
was at the side OF the mother at Eddy
vile, making the trip by automobile,
from the NJ & st. l.. Ry passenger
station. He was met at the station,
hurried to an automobile in waiting
and with Ed Anderson driving, not an
available second was lost. The elev
en- or twelve miles from the station
in Oskaloosa to the sick bed at Eddy
vile was negotiated in nineteen min
utes, considerably ahead of the SEIZED
uIe time for the arrival of the passen
ger train. Time Between stations
Oskaloosa to EddyvilIe, stops included
lis 81 minutes for the passenger train
| Mr.. Harold went ahead of this SEIZED
ule by almost fifteen minutes, quar-
ter of an hour.
Nor was the hard ride in vain, fol
the mayor was landed at the side Of
the mother ahead of the grim reaper
| Mrs. Mary D. Harold, widow of the
late Jacob A. Harold, passed away
at the home of her daughter, Mrs
J Emma Funk, in Eddyville at "a;
O'Clock this Tuesday morning, Apri
IS, 1916, following an Illness attend
! ant upon old age, that has confined
her to her bed a number of weeks
She was "a years of age,
| Funeral will be held Thursday, Apri
30, from the home of the daughter II
Eddyville, and interment made in tht
Cedar Tree cemetery in Bluff Creel
district, where the husband, Jacob A
Harold was laid to rest, near the OLE
home place in the southwest corner o
the county.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-04-20
FOREIGNERS LEAVING MEXICO
stxty.five Americans and Eight Brit.
'"&h tshers Arrive at San
Diego, Cal

= Washington, April IS. - Admiral
winslow, commander of the Pacific
feet, reported to the navy department
that IS Americans and eight British
men, women and children, refugees
from Mazatlan, Mexico. had arrived
at San Diego, Cal. on the supply ship
Glacier. They fed from Mexico sew
eral days ago after warnings had been
received of uprisings along the west
ern coast.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-04-20
A DMINIsTRATRIx NOTICE.

N Notice is hereby given to all per-
sons interested. that on the 9Th day of
April, A. D., 1916, the undersigned
was appointed by the District Court of
Mahaska County, Iowa. Administrative
the estate of Hiram Wentworth. de-
ceased late of said Mshaska County, Ia.
All persons indebted to SAID estate win
make payment to the undersigned. and
those having aims against the same
will present them legally authenti-
Gated to said court for allowance.
Dated this 5th day of April, 1916.
Mi 'rie Wentworth, Administrators
w. T. Martin, Clerk. 's 38w3
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-04-20
A SHAKING UP
IN SIGNAL CORPS
LT.coL. REsER, AERO CHIEF, is
RELIEVED FROM DUTY.
COLONEL COOLER IS CENSURED
A Separate Army Corps For Aviation
Distinct From the Signal Corps Is
Forecasted by Secretary of
War Baker. =

Washington, April 1S.-Creatior OF
q separate army corps for aviation
distinct from the signal corps was fore
cast by Secretary Baker in announcing
a general shaking up of theB flying
branch of the army by the president
and the war department as a result OF
the recent Investigations of the serv-
ice.
If this plan is followed it will pave
the way to the addition of battle air
craft to the scouting and message
bearing aeroplanes now used.
Recommendation of the court mar
tial which tried Lieut.. Col. Lewis Z.
Cooler, Judge advocate of the west
ern department, were approved, as
were those of a special board of off,
GERS appointed to inquire into the
whole question of discipline and con-
duct OF the aviation section. These
steps were taken:
| Colonel Goodier was Censured by
President Wilson as commander In
chief of the army for having failed
ito observe the attitude which his Of
fl e and seniority of rank required
him to observe among Junior off,
GERS" -... ... ..
Secretary Baker censured Brig. Gen
George P. Scriven, chief signal officer
of the army, "for his failure personally
to supervise the disciplinary features
of the aviation corps administration.
Lieut.. Col Samuel Reber, chief Of
the aviation section, signal corps, was
relieved from that duty and censuret
by Secretary Baker for disrespect tt
coordinate branch of the govern
ment, failure to observe the restraint!
imposed by law with regard to thu
personnel and pay of members OF thu
aviation section" and for other rea
sons. X a.
The appointment OF committee o
the general staff to study the reorgan
ization of the aviation section was d
rected by Secretary Baker.
Colonel Gocdier's case was only IL
cidental to the general shake-up c
the aviation section, although heal
ings In that trial held at San Fral
cisco several months ago served
call attention to the conditions ths
resulted in these orders.
After his son, Lieut. Lewis E. Goo'
, Ter, Jr, of the coast artillery, had bee
injured while studying aviation at Sa
Diego, Colonel Goodier, according
the testimony, made every effort
GUST Capt. Arthur S. Cowan from h
most as commandant Of the schoo
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-04-20

used for elementary classes.
In another room of the church Ches-
ter Jones of Beacon led a group in the
study of the Secondary or Teen divis
ion. The same subjects were COnsid
ere as in the primary class. w. M
Robinson of this city, gave a talk on
the Boy Scouts and Camp Fire Girls
and their influence upon the lives OF
the youth.
State Secretary w. d. Stem deli'
cred an address in the auditorium OF
the church on the general scope OF
the SUNDAY school, its organization
and its efficiency.
Dinner was served in the basement
of the church by the ladies' of the
Congregational church. During the
dinner hour, all of the good news
about the progress Of Sunday schoo
work was read. Many interesting news
items we're given.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-04-20
TO FIGHT ONLY
FOR HUMANITY
PRESIDENT MAKES THIS STATE
MENT TO D. A. r.
DELEGATES APPLAUD HIS WORDS
Wilson Declares That Tradition OF
Our Forefathers Is Only Guide
For the Country To
Follow.
DELEGATES APPLAUD HIS WORDS

Washington, April 1S.-President
Wilson, speaking before the Daughters
OF the American Revolution here, de-
clared that the only excuse for the
United States ever to fight would be in
the cause of humanity. His words were
applauded enthusiastically by dele
gates from all parts of the country.
Tradition is handsome thing In
the proportion to which we live up to
IT," declared the president. But we
must never fall below that tradition.
The birth of this nation was signiti-
cant because no other nation was ever
born in the world with the purpose or
serving the rest of mankind.
"If we fall away from the tradition
Of the fathers" said the president
( I'VE have dishonored them. If we for.
get the tradition of the fathers, we
have changed our character; we have
lost an old impulse; we have become
unconscious OF the principles In which
the life of the nation itself Is rooted
and grounded
No Excuse But Humanity.
America will have forgotten hel
traditions whenever upon any occa
sion she fights merely for herself ur
der such circumstances as will SHOW
that she has forgotten to fight for al
mankind And the only excuse tina
America can ever have for the asser
ton of her physical force is that sh
asserts it in behalf of the interest o
humanity.
What a splendid thing 1t is toyhav
80 singular a tradition, tradition O
unselfishness, When America cease
to be unselfish she will cease to b
America. When she forgets the trad
lions of devotion to human rights
general, which gave spirit and impuls
to her founders, she will have lost he
title deeds to her own nationality"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-04-20
BRINGS DOWN AN AERoPLANE
Lieutenant 5erthold Of the German
AR Services Gets His Fifth
Prize Sunday.

Berlin, April 1S.-Lieutenant Der.
thold of the German air service,
brought down his fifth enemy aero
plane, British biplane, near Peronhe
in Belgium, on Sunday, the German
war office announced. The statement
made no mention Of fighting In the
verdun sector nor on any other part
Of the west front. 1t says the Rus
slams are showing much activity about
the Dyinsk Bridgehead.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-04-20
GIVES DETAILS OF
! AFFAIR At PARRAL
Mexican Officer Asked Tompkins
as. to Enter City. .a'
U. s. COURIER is MISSING
Messenger Sent Ahead Of American
Force Fails to Report-Funston
Hats Further Advance South
In Mexico.

San Antonio, Tex, April 1S.-Satis-
fed that all the essential features of
the Parral incident have been received
and reported to Washington, General
Funston and his staff officers are push
ing plans for the Mexican campaign,
but will not send men farther into
Mexico. ..'..
A report from General Pershing re-
ceived contained the names Of dead
and wounded in the Parral fight
Wednesday and gave few more de-
tails of the incident that preceded Ma
jor Tompkins' entry Of Parral.
He said captain of General Lozano
visited the American camp Tuesday
night, leaving after breakfast Wednes-
day morning.
1t was his insistent invitation that
they go directly into Parral that
caused Tompkins to enter the city,
but to guard further against any I'M
pleasant incident he sent forward a
courier, but what became of him has
not been learned.
,a List of Dead and Injured.
Following are the names of the dead
and wounded in the action at Parral:
Dead: Sergeant Joe Ridgley and
Private Herbert Ledford.
Wounded: Major Frank Tompkins
Lieutenant James b. Ord, Corporal
Benjamin McGliel, Corporal w. E. Viii
bingham, Corporal Richard Taunous
and Private l. M. Shedyer.
In addition, Private Charles Eichen
berger was reported missing.
With the exception Of Lieutenant
Ord of the Sixth infantry all belong
to the Thirteenth cavalry.
Corporal famous injury is the only
one reported as serious.
""~. Can't Extend Lines. Pc.
General Funston said that the mali
line of communication, now as fal
south as Satevo, could not be extended
further south with the present number
of troops available, and frankly ex
pressed his conviction that operation
farther south could not be conductet
unless authority was obtained for tn
establishment of new border base
the free use Of railroads or the me-
terial strengthening of the forces nov
in Mexico.
He said that in stretching the lin
to Satevo the maximum of its elias
ITCHY had been attained.
Fall Back to satevo.
Detached columns of cavalry are OF
Grating south of Satevo, but only s
far as rations for man and horse ca
be carried.
The three attachments that met a
Santa Cruz, eight miles from PARA
now have left there and probabl
fallen back on the line at Satevo.
General Funston explained that tn
country in that district was absolute
ly barren of foodstuffs for either tn
men or the animals, and that unles
they had returned to Parral their r.
turn to Satevo must have been nece
sary. He assumed they had not r.
turned to Parral-
Headquarters is awaiting news frol
Col. w. C. Brown Of the Tenth cava
~. General Funston was advised tht
Colonel Brown had asked Consl
Letcher at Chihuahua to have an aer
plane sent to Santa Cruz, near PARA
to carry back dispatch on an o
currence last Thursday night.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-04-20
Notice Of Levy Of Execution.

Notice Of Levy Of Execution.
State of Iowa, Mahaska County, S.
Wanda Evans by A. M. Evans, Plain
tiff, ""..".D".
Against .aN" s'
DR.. J. G, Roberts and Eft All, Defend
ant. '.
NOTICE TO DEFENDANT:
To DIR. J. c. Roberts and Et Al.
Sir You are hereby notified. that
by virtue of an execution issued by
the Clerk of the District Court OF
Mahaska County, Iowa. in the
above entitled cause to me di.
'rected, | have levied upon and exc
uted as your property, the following
described real estate, in Mahaska
County, Iowa, to-wit:
Southwest Northwest and Wa S.
E., N. w. West - s, w. and West u
East II S. w. Sec. (25) Township (75)
Range 90 f. y S. f. Sec. 1851 Twp
(76) Range 90 lot az ~ W.. S. r..
Sec. (26} Township (76J Range 0D,
all in Monroe Twp. Also s. f., ~ W..
and lot 80 N. f., N. w. Sec. tSSl
Twp. (75) Range (t5D in Spring
Creek Twp. All lying in Mahaska
County, Iowa.
And I have advertised the same to
be sold on the 5th day of May. A. D..
1915, at 200 o'clock p. M. at the door
of the curt House, in Oskaloosa, Ma.
haska County, Iowa.
| WITNESS my official signature,
this It'll day of April, A. ID. 1916.
/ ~. r.. rtE4SLEI,
aE7 Sheriff of Mahaska County.
/ 39w2--A Advertisement
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-04-20
The Fly and the Rat.

Swat that fly now. and get after the
rat, That ought TO be the rule, not
only for an occasional spring day, but
for every day of the year. There is
no need of community being overrun
with rats, infested with flies, reaches,
etc Persistent, unremitting effort will
lead to success, in this as in many
other respects
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-04-20
rs WINNIPEG MEN KILLED
New Canadian Casualty List Re-
ceiVed - Thirty-Three Were
Wounded Around st. Eloi.

Winnipeg, Man, April 1s.-A new
Canadian casualty list, received here.
contains the names of rs Winnipeg
men, who were killed in the fighting
around st. Eloi Thirty-three were
wounded in the same zone, Many OF
the dead and wounded are members
of prominent Winnipeg families. l
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-04-20
Dutch Bar Seized ships.

Berlin. via wireless Sayyille, April
ls.-The Overseas News agency an
nounced that a committee of Dutch
jurists has decided that German mer-
chant ships which were seized by Por-
tugal shall not be allowed to enter
Holland ports.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-04-20
To E,tabIish Trade sureau.

Berlin, April 1s.-To facilitate the
operation OF the rman-Roumaniai
trade agreement recently signed
selling bureaus will be established in
Bucharest and Berlin. These will ex-
change lists to govern expectation and
importation.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-04-20
lansing to Take Up Attack.

Washington. April 1s.-Secretary
Lansing said he probably would take
the destruction of the fmperator up
with the Austrian government and
that full investigation would be
made. The case apparently again
brings Austria into the submarine cen
troversy with the United States.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-04-20
Make a Garden Now.

Anyone who has back yard cannot
afford to miss making a garden. A big
plot of ground is not necessary. Gar.
dens are a direct economy and much
can be raised upon small space.
The same plot rightly treated may be
made to raise a succession of crops.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-04-20
Ninton Must Register.

Vinton. which has now reached ?
population of little more than 1000
under the new census, will be com
PEELED to register its voters. The first
occasion to register will be the spec
iaI election to be held April %. to
vote for bonds to improve the munich.
pal water and electric light plants.
The amounts asked for by the city
cOnntil is $1,000.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-04-20
A DMINI5TRATOR's NOTICE.

IA
Notice is hereby given TO all persons
interested, that on the 4th day Of April
A. d. 1916, the undersigned was appoint
ted by the District Court of Mahaska
County, Iowa, administrator of the es-
tate of Ellen Bucknell, deceased, late
of said Mahaska County, Iowa. All
persons indebted to said estate will
make payment to the undersigned, and
those having claims against the same
will present them legally authenticated
to said court for allowance.
Dated this 4th day of April, 1916.
Geo. F. McCarty. Administrator.
W. T. Martin, Clerk.
BY Bess Marti Deputy. 3Sw3
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-04-20
Notice Of Dissolution.

To Whom 1t May Concern: Notice
is hereby given that the Corporation
of Lacey Hotel Company OF Oska,
loosa. Iowa, by unanimous consent OF
all the stockholders YVES dissolved
according to law on the 14th day Of
April, 1916. Dated at Oskaloosa.
Iowa. this 18th day Of April, 1916.
Henry Seebers. President
c. w DaNchy Sc
(aow4)
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-04-20
clean Do Week COMING.

OF course. you know, or you ought
to know. that Cleanup week has been
set for April a. to May l. And OF
course, you are going to lend your in
huence. you are going to get busy
yourself, to make the week all that i
ought to be- You are going to speak
to the neighhoEs and show them the
Importance OF having The town cleaned
up and kept 50.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-04-20

All labor bodies affiliated with the
Iowa State Federation of Labor have
been notified of the annual convention
of the federation which is TO be held
at Marsha'ltown commencing Tuesday
morning. June 10. How long II will
last depends upon the amount of bush
ness that is presented for considera-
tiou
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-04-20
Proposal For Erection Of seboolbouse

Proposal For Erection OF schoolhouse
Notice is hereby given that the pro
.posal for the erection of a school
house n Muehakinock i;umDer IL Dis
trict in the county OF Mahaska viii be
received by the undersigned until 90
o'clock p, m, May IL. 1915, at which
time the contract will be awarded TO
the lowest responsible bidder. The
board reserves the right to reject any
o. all bids.
seen at the Office of the County SUI
.perintendent,
Phoebe Torrepee. Secretary
0skalnosa. Il. n q. No 2.
| April a. 1915. f0w4
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-04-20
worth $3.50 Per Aero.

L. S. Griffith, the Lee county agent
is advising the farmers against burn
ing corn fodder. II Is waste OF about
$3.50 per acre, as the fodder would be
worth fully that much as fertilizer.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-04-20
4 DMINIsTRATkIx NOTICE.

A DMINISTRAThIX NOTICE.
N Notice is hereby given to all per
sons interested, that on the 4th day Of
March, A. D.. 1916. the undersigned
was appointed by the District Court Of
Mahaska County, Iowa, special admin
istratrix of the estate Of Isabella Al.
Barrett, deceased, late of said Mahaska
County. Iowa. All persons indebted
to said estate will make payment to
the undersigned, and those having
claims against the same will present
them legally authenticated to said court
for allowance.
Dated this 18th day of April, 1916.
Cathrine T.. Sullivan,
Special Administrators.
w. T. Martin, Clerk.
by re Is Martin, Deputy. 3ow3
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-04-20
Professional Cards
w. II. HEATING.
Attorney--Abstractor.

Money to Loan. Insurance.
liz First Ave. West. oskaloosa, low
"a i,J "if a. sstf I
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-04-20

Wanda Evans by A. NJ Evans, Plain
tiff, .a"'