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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-02-01
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]. s. SUBMARINE
IS LOST At SEA

Washington, D. c., Jan. 31.-The
whereabouts of submarine KS remains
unknown to navy officials here today.
The officials, however, were not alarm
ed by the absence of any report from
the submarine. They believe she may
have experienced trouble with her en-
gines, but said her battery power was
sufficient to keep her under control in
that case. Failure to receive any re-
port from the vessel, they said, might
indicate that her wireless apparatus
had become deranged.
The possibility that the K-5 might
have been run down by steamer or
schooner in the fog was discussed
among officials, who thought such a
collision would have been reported be-
fore this by the larger vessel.
Secretary Daniels ordered the des.
troyers Sterrett and Perkins, enroute
from Pensacola to Charleston, to
search for the missing submarine. The
destroyer Worden at Charleston, the
coast guard cutters Seminole and
Yamacraw and the buoy tender Man
grove also are searching for her.
All boats of the X class, officials
said, have thoroughly demonstrated
themselves to be seaworthy and ef-
ficient. Those on the Atlantic coast
went to Key West from New York
without difficulty last winter for man,
euvers and we're making the same trip
when the K-5 disappeared Sunday.
The X boats In the Pacific recently
went from San Francisco to Honolulu
under their own power, establishing
"a new record for long distance cruis-
ing for American submarines.
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FAST MAIL NO.8
!. LEAVES I RACK
Train Going at High Speed
When Coupling Breaks
and Causes Wreck
MEMBERS OF CREW
ESCAPE, UNINJURED
Cars Leave the Rails But
Remain Upright; Passing
Freight Is Stopped

Burlington fast mail train No. s.,
due here about 1880 a. M, met with
a serious accident early Sunday morn
ing when passing through Dudley.
some twelve miles west of Ottumwa.
AS q result the entire train was de-
rallied, the engine and tender sepa-
rated, a passing freight train stalled,
the north main line track blocked Tor
several hours and the south track torn
up great distance. Despite the gem
eral tearup OF rolling stock and track,
none Of the train or engine crews,
baggagemen or mail clerks were hurt
beyond q jolting. Fast mail train No.
16, west bound, was delayed about
three and q half hours by the acci-
dent. No. IL, due here later than No.
8, owing to the latter being about two
hours behind schedule, came In ahead
OF the fast mail and suffered no delay
by the wreck. Wrecking crews and
track men were dispatched to Dudley
within q short time after the derail-
mont and many Of the local oficials
were soon on the scene to direct the
work of clearing the road. The north
main line was easily made ready for
trsfic and comparatively little delay
was suffered. but the south track has
to be rebuilt and section men are
working on 1t today.
The cause of the trouble is believ-
ed to have been defective tank
truck on engine No 2S17 pulling the
fast mail The scene of the accident
was near the crossover at Dudley and
the man train quite late Is said to
have been going fifty-five miles per
hour. striving to make up some OF
the lost time. When th\, crash came
the engine proper broke from the
tender which with the mail cars, inn
mediately left the track. Wreckage
flying from the tender is supposed to
have struck and broken the air hose
on extra freight train No. 5026 In
charge of Conductor l.. Shaw and stop
ped the extra which was west bound.
Two Of the mail cars fell over against
the freight train and were somewhat
scratched; the balance with the en-
gine tender left the track on the
south side and the tank was smashed.
The cars did not turn over. The fast
mail engine, In charge of Engineer
Lew Ashway and Fireman Chnsten-
son. ran about 800 feet before STOP
ping. Conductor J. ]. Knowles was
in charge Of the mail train and stated
that the stop was almost normal, he
being seated in his chair was unaware
OF the gravity Of the accident until he
got out OF the train.
Fireman Christensen Is congratulate
ing himself upon having fixed his fire
before reaching the station and step
ping into the cab before the break
came. His presence In the gangway
throwing in a fre when the engine
struck the crossover would have spell
led disaster to him. That none Of the
various crews were hurt is considered
little short Of miracle.
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TODAY IN CONGRESS
SENATE - Met at noon.
Debate on. Philippine bill was re.

SENATE - Met at noon.
Debate on Philippine bill was re-
sumed.
Education committee submitted fav-
orable report on vocational educa-
tion bill.
Nomination Of Louis D. Brandeis to
supreme court was referred to
subcommittee Of Judiciary commit
tee for investigation.
Public lands committee members op-
posed to federal control Of water.
power sites filed minority report
against waterpower leasing bill.
Senator Walsh's request for immed-
late consideration Of resolution to
investigate freight congestion at
New York was voted down.
HOUSE - Met at noon.
Began debate on Indian appropria.
tion bill.
Military and naval committees con-
tinued hearing on national defense
questions.
Mixed flour manufacturers appealed
at ways and means committee
hearing for passage Of Rainey bill
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.HOLD-UP men MURDH
Brutal Bandits Shoot One, Best ~
other 70 Death and Seriously a
lnjure Two Others. 4

Buffalo, N. Y, Jan. 1.-TWO ps1
sons were murdered, another prObabl1
fatally injured and fourth severed
beaten up in an automobile hOldup
the Orchard Park road near herr M
ly today. The victims. prominent IN
falo residents and members Of
same family, were: II, aJ| II?
Mrs. Agnes II. Teiper, aged 81, sh0l
and instantly killed.
Frederick c. Teiper, son, beaten a
death.
Grace c. Teiper, daughter, Skl
fractured, will die.
Edward E. Teiper, son. beaten ~
left senseless on road. #|
The family was returning from
chard Park and had stopped the c
a short distance south Of the terminl
railroad crossing There the paIf
was set upon by the holdup mon. Nh
Teiper was killed by the hrst OF fo}
shots fired. The men then club6
the others, and after robbing thel
hed.
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MINERS UPHOLD MILITIA.
Effort To Gust From Union, Members
OF National Guard, Defeated In
The Convention.

Indianapolis, Ind, Jan. 81. - The
United Mine Workers Of America, in
convention here today, defeated reso-
luton to amend the constitution Of the
organization SO as to exclude from It's
membership national guardsmen and
the state constabulary.
w. H. Rodgers, president OF the Iowa
miners, spoke against exclusion, and
William Mcdonald of the Illinois or
ganization favored It. Mcdonald said
the miners should be opposed to the
national guard as long as 1t is used to
suppress strikes.
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GOES THROUGH CHICAGO.

Chicago, Jan. 31.-President Wilson
spent an hour and half In Chicago
today en- route to Milwaukee, where
he speaks this afternoon.
The train bearing the presidents
party arrived at the LaSalle street
station shortly after 8 O'Clock and
was switched through freight yards
to the Northwestern terminal where
the president remained until his spe-
cial departed at 10 a. m.
At the Northwestern station the
president and Mrs. Wilson posed for
photographers and took a short walk
on the platform.
At both stations crowds numbering
several thousands stood outside the
gates and clamortng for a sight of
the executive. President Wilson ap-
peared on the observation platform
and lifted his hat to the crowd but
Mrs. Wilson remained inside the car
While the president was standing
on the rear platform shortly before
the departure Of the train, sharp ex-
plosion was heard. Secret service
men crowded to the platform and the
president, apparently somewhat start
led, entered the car.
A cloud Of escaping steam showed
that the connecting hose between the
rear coach and the one next forward
had burst. The president soon emerg-
ed. and stepping to the platform,
walked to where the break was being
repaired.
The incident created little excite
ment among the crowd, most Of those
in the station being unaware Of the
happening.
Rests at Cleveland.
The president started on the last
stage Of his tour refreshed by days
rest yesterday in Cleveland. His spe-
cial left Cleveland at midnight and
was due to arrive in Milwaukee at
noon today. The president and Mrs.
Wilson expected to hold brief infor-
NAL reception at the hotel and to
lunch in their suite.
The trip from Chicago to Milwau-
kee was to be broken by the first OF
several brief addresses by the presi-
dent from the rear platform of his pri-
vate car. Three such addresses werN
on the program: At Waukegan, ILL.,,
1880 o'clock; at Kenosha, Wis, II
o'clock, and at Racine. Wis, 11:25
O'Clock. At none Of these places, 1t
was thought, would the president de-
liver more than five minute ad-
dress.
During the ride from Chicago to
Waukegan the president devoted
much time to correspondence and pre-
pairing material for his Milwaukee ad-
dress. Because Of the large foreign
born population OF the city, it was
thought he would touch on the duties
OF naturalized Americans in their
adopted country In connection with
the preparedness policy.
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Man and Woman ClaiminI
Relationship to Belle
Hamilton Answer
SAY THAT THEY ARE
SATISFIED WITH WOR7
Decedent a Resident Of low
Though in New York at 4
Time Of Her Death

e. G. Loomis has filed his answer q
tne district court to the application
MS removal as executor OF tho outS
OF Belle r. Hamilton. He admits q
ne was named by the Judge hSr0
October 4, 1915. but he denies q
Miss Hamilton was at the time 81
death resident of the state of N
York. \. b.
The allegation Is made by the 81
toner that rather was she q reaid1
OF Iowa for fifty years and that VIII
she died In New York she. was ~
there for temporary reasons and "
all her property is located in thisstl
where 1t is now liable to collateral
her1tance tax. He goes on to say "a
claims against the estate have b6
filed by Kilt J. Myers. both indiy
ually and as executrix Of the estate
Maria Jordan
Mr.. Loomis says that he Ii advie3
and believes that James M. Cook iss5
heir Of the decedent but AYERS IL
there are many other heirs amoI
whom is Robert F. Cook and Grace
Cook knight, brother and sister
James M. Cook, and that they 81
nephew and niece Of Belle r. Hama
ton, formerly known as Rachel
Cook. He has added to his answer III
affidavits OF these two relatives n
which they say that while their Au1|
died In Elmira, N. Y, she was 0nl
living there temporarily and expect1
to return to Ottumwa. to which plaG
her body was brought for burial. The
say that they are satisfied with MI
Loomis' appointment and ask that D
be retained in that position. n
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REVOLUTION IN
CHINA ASSUMING
SERIOUS ASPECT
REBEL FORCES CONTINUE TO-
GAIN VICTORIES OVER THE
GOVERNMENT SOLDIERS.

Peking. Jan. 81.-The province Of
Kwei Chow is in full rebellion. The
governor was forced to fee on Jan. Is,
and communications have been inter
rupted. 1t Is reported that Lu Chow
and TIE Liut Zing have been captured
by the revolutionists.
The American gunboat Monacacy is
at Cung Kin on the Yanktze Kiang,
about ninety miles to the northeast of
Lu Chow. The commander has noti-
fed DR.. Paul s. Reinch, tho American
minister to China, that all is quiet in
the neighborhood and that zone has
been outlined within which the Amer
lean gunboat will protect foreigners
who are threatened.
Twelve thousand soldiers from the
province Of Kwei Chow are reported
to be marching, in company with Yum
naneze revolutionists, upon Chung
Kin, where fighting is expected to take
place within a few weeks.
The inception Of the revolutionary
movement in China, which was first
manifested on the Chinese cruiser
Chaotic at Shanghai in the beginning
OF last December and which assumed
more serious proportions when the
revolutionists in the province Of Yum
nan announced the formation of a
separate republic, was attributed to
dissatisfaction with the. purpose Of
President Yuan Shi Kai to restore a
monarchial form Of government
The revolution has been reported as
spreading over into the provinces i'm
mediately to the north and east OF
Yunnan. The president Of the Chinese
Republic association announced on
December 20, from San Francisco that
tho provinces of Sze-Chuen, Kwei
Chow, Kwang Tung and Kiangsi would
join In the revolt against the rule Of
Yuan Shi Kai
A dispatch on January ~, announc-
ed that the revolutionists had been
victorious in a fight with the govern
ment forces at Suifu. in the province
Of See -Chuen. H
Letters from the military xoNernor
and the civil governor OF the revolu-
tionsry regime In Yunnan, addressed
on January "a to the foreign legations
at Peking, promised protection for all
foreigners in the districts under con-
troll Of the rsvolutionists.
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MISSING SAILORS
OFF u. S. SHIP SAFE

Liverpool, Jan. 31.-The seven miss
ing seamen from the American line
steamship Philadelphia were landed
today by traWler at Milfordshaven
Wales. After the Philadelphia's col
lision Saturday with the British sail
ing ship Benlee of. the coast OF
Wales, the seamen put off In life.
boat to rescue the Ben Lees crew
They became lost in the darkness and
were adrift all night, being finally
picked up by a passing steamship.
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FRENCH TROOPS
ON GREEK ISLAND

Paris, Jan. 31.-A dispatch from
Athens to the Havas agency, dated
Sunday, says that French troops con-
tinue to land on the island of Mytilene,
according to advices just received.
From there an -aeroplane flotilla
makes daily reconnaissance toward
the coast of Asia Minor.
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COLLISION CAUSES
DEATH OF AUTOS

Des Moines, Jan. 81. Grover
Inman, a livery stable propr. etor !.
dead and Russell E. Carlson, al a.tNl
ney, is suffering from severe injuriS
the result OF a collision between
automobile in which they were rfdlj
and a street car late last night mn
automobile, owned bsy Carlson. W1
tossed twenty feet.
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SECOND ATTACK
BY zEPPEL|NS ON
PARIS IS FAILURE
CITY LIGHTS ARE TURNED OFF
AND CROWDS IN STREETS
WATCH FOR RAIDER.

Paris. Jan. 31.-Several bombs
were dropped by the Zeppelin which
flew over the outskirts Of Paris last
night, but they produced no such
deadly effect as on the occasion Of the
raid of Saturday night The OH cial
press bureau gave out the following
statement this morning:
"A German dirigible set out In the
direction of Paris, where 1t arrived
soon after 10 p. m. 1t was bombarded
by our special batteries and attacked
by our aeroplanes. Before returning
northward 1t dropped q number of
bombs, which, according to the news
received 80 far, did no damage"
Representatives Of the Matin who
visited the scene of the raid say that
no damage was done by the bombs.
Three Of them fell on piece Of waste
ground and three others in field. A
police inspector saw the three which
fell in the field. They were covered
with a cotton like substance which
burst into flame. The inspector char
acterized them as incendiary bombs.
Raider Turns Back.
Upon the approach of the Zeppelin
the alarm was sounded through the
city and in a short time all lights had
been extinguished and most of the
Inhabitants rushed into the streets to
watch for the appearance Of the raid
er. In an hour and half, flremen's
bugles announced that all danger was
past and the lights were turned on
again. The failure of the Zeppelin to
raid Paris last night, the officials be-
lieve, was due to compaHs lively clear
weather and the big heet Of French
airships in readiness.
The Zeppelin raid on Paris Saturday
night when three and half tons of
explosives were dropped caused the
death Of twenty-four persons and the
injury Of twenty-seven.
censors Are Active.
The Matin says that it has received
information from the postmaster Of
one Of the places over which the Yep
pelin passed that a number Of bombs
were dropped together. The inference
is drawn that the Germans, seeing
themselves threatened by French
aeroplanes, decided to loose all their
bombs at once.
The censors permitted foreign cor
respondents to telegraph whatever de-
tails they could obtain but the Paris
morning papers have many blank
spaces.
Reprisals Demanded.
The press is unanimous in demand.
ing reprisals for the two Zeppelin raids
on Paris, and also calls for greater
efficiency in the aerial defenses of the
city.
TT is not enough to be indignant at
such tactics" says the Matin. Public
sentiment expects something else. It
demands reprisals, immediate and ex.
emplary reprisals.
"The people of Paris will preserve
their calm but will not spare any per
sons who may have been guilty" says
the Journal, through negligence in
capacity or lack of foresight in not en-
ploying that mastery Of the air over
the enemy which the people had been
led to believe France possesses"
Alfred Capas. the dramatist. says in
the Figaro:
Paris Is entitled to striking
revenge in the near future. One can
not doubt our air service is able to
nYact II !"
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ITALY WANTS ALBANIA.

Berlin, Jan. 31.-ltaly has decided to
continue the campaign in Albania, &C
cording to Vienna advioes given out
today by the Overseas News agency
and is said to have landed an additional
infantry division and several batteries
of heavy artillery at Avlona.
Italy will not give up Albania, the
news agency says. She considers an
effective defense of the southern part
of the country as military and politi
cal necessity. Other reports state that
italy, lacking sufficient troops OF he1
own. has asked for help from England
and France.
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JAPs MAKE QUICK DENIAL
FOREIGN Office Says There is No
Truth In Report ssuing rom
German Sources.

Toxic, Jan 31.-The foreign Office
denies the report from Berlin that
Japan and England have signed a
treaty recognizing to Japan superior
rights in the far east.
The semi-of1cial Overseas News
agency of Berlin on January 28, quot
ed the Frankfurter Zeitung as affirm
ing the correctness of alleged reports
from the far eastern press that special
agreements had been reached between
Japan and England, concerning the
preponderance to Japan in the far
east
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DATE FOR HEARING
TEST CASE FIXEl

Davenport, Jan. 81. The date Ga
the hearing Of the petitions for \ III
manent injunction against the DAx6(I
port saloon keepers, who are fastin
Iowa's dry laws. has been chaI36l
from February 8 to 10. The cases v
be heard by Judge M. f. Donegan
the Scott county district court
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FOUR STATES THREATENED.

Kansas City. Mo-, Jan. s1.-Four
states of the southwest today faced
heavy property loss and interruption
Of traffic, due to the continued rain
which has produced threatening rises
In many streams.
The most serious situation was in
eastern Arkansas from Newport south
to Watson, where the White and
Arkansas rivers empty into the Missis.
sippl. Missouri rivers were approach.
ing the flood stage, while in eastern
Kansas and northeastern Oklahoma
the rising streams, rain and sleet have
demoralized telephone and telegraph
service and crippled railroad sched.
ules.
The Arkansas at Ft. Smith, near the
Oklahoma border, was more than ten
feet above flood stage last night with
q prospect of another eighteen inch
rise. Many persons have been rescued
from their marooned homes in that
vicinity.
In eastern Arkansas, hundreds OF
persons already have fled from their
homes. Fear that the Newport levees
would not hold caused the women and
children of that town to continue to-
day to seek places of less danger
Preparations were made to dynamite
the Newport reservoir lake in an effort
to divert the expected flood around the
town. 81
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WILSON UPH0LDS
/. EXP ON tents OF
PREPARED
PRESIDENT DENIES THAT MEN
WHO WILL PROFIT ARE DIG
TATiNG POLICY.

Milwaukee, Wis, Jan. 81. Presf
dent Wilson threw down the gauntlet
today to opponents Of national pre-
paredness who have declared that the
movement sprang from the desires OF
munitions and armament manufacture
ers to make money.
There are some things that are be-
ing said that I hope you will not be-
lieve." the president declared. 1T is
being said that this agitation for prep
aration for national defense comes
chiefly from those who are interested
in supplying the government with the
munitions of war and from those who
are interested in supplying armament.
Gentlemen, do not allow yourselves
to be mtsled by statements OF that
sort Anything that the government
does somebody is going to make
money out Of: but the impulse for this
thing does not come from those quar-
ters. The impulse comes from men dis
interested, men who know the actual
circumstances of the country, and
who know that these things are i'm
mediately necessary"
The presidents declaration was de-
livered from the rear platform OF his
private car at Racine, Wis, half an
hour before he reached this city.
Before he began speaking, the presi.
dent stood bareheaded, silently smiling
down at the crowd. Mrs. Wilson step
ped out beside him.
Here is some one, ladies' and
gentlemen" he said, much better
worth looking at than am"
The crowd applauded and Mrs. VIII
son smiled broadly.
The president came here to speak
for national preparedness at the audi
torium at 2:30 p. m. today. Tonight he
will address another meeting In Chi.
cago.
Salute 10 Fired.
The laundering OF a national salute
by q cannon greeted the president a.
he stepped from his private car after
receiving members Of the reception
committee. A crowd Of moro than 15,-
900 persons was packed Just outside OF
the station and thousands more lined
the route to the hotel. 1t was the
largest number to welcome the presi-
dent during his present trip.
The crowd was held back by infan-
trymen with fixed bayonets, and a
troop Of cavalry escorted the president
during the short ride from the station
to the hotel. Elaborate arrangements
were made for guarding him during the
ride to the hall from the hotel.
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MAN WHO NAMED
.TENDERLOIN" DIES

New York, Jan. 31.-James Trainor,
whose restaurant gave the name Of
"tenderloin" to that section of the city
in the neighborhood Of Broadway and
West Thirty-Third street, died yester-
day in a hotel here, Trainor's restaur-
ant was famous for its steaks.
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LAMAR LOSES HIS
CASE IN HIGH COURT

Washington, D. c., Jan. 31.-David
Lamar, convicted in the New York
federal court on charges Of imperson-
ating an officer of the United States
with intent to defraud, lost his appeal
in the supreme court today. The New
York court is free to enforce peniten-
tiary sentence.
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PEACE ADVOCATES
INVITED TO IOWA

Des Moines, Jan. 81. - Henry Ford
of Detroit and Miss Jane Addams Of
Chicago have been invited to attend a
peace pageant to be held here Friday
evening by school children.
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SUPPOSED DEAD
AMERICANS SAFE

washington, Q. c., Jan. 31.-State
department dispatches. today report
that Benjamin Smell, John Wood and
Acklin, who were reported killed near
the Gust mining district In Mexico,
now are reported safe.