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Now Austrian Cabinet.

AMSTERDAM. Dec. II. via lAondon,
GAG D. m.-Austria's new cabinet as
uubIish.d in the Cologne Gazette Is
Prrn,ier. Alexander Spitzmucller;
minister Of interior, Won Handel; MIN
ist@r of defense. +. Won Georgi; minis
Ter; of education. Won .Ilussarck: minis
Ter Of justice. Won Schcnk: minister OF
railways. DR.. Il. Won Forster; mlnis'ef
Of finance. f.. Won WINNER: minister OF
labor, Von Arnka: minister Of agricul-
turc. Won SeydIrr minister for Gaiicla'
Ntirhnn al IlnhrzYnski
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PLAN TO BRING
Continued from Ptrst Page.)

ment. There is every indication, how
ever. that thu President uuH does not
intend to make another move. at least,
until he is fully informed as to the
reception accorded III" Teutonic pro-
posal.
. Will Fight On
LONDON - p. ln.--Te!-
egraphing from Copenhagen the cor
roeirunnt.ut of the Exchange Telegraph
Company quotes the Frankfurtcr lei.
tung as saying:
"Gernnrr du"S nnt "'""' - '.|'%.''h.
ton of fighting, but merely a confer
Cnce al "..II.. -. 49, ..,-.-.. ...-..
openly state their peace prOpUSale.
"A conference will be held III The
Fav,lp about January L.. While the
conference is in session all the bellig-
er,nts VIII be allowed TO continue mil
itary operations
Must Prevent EvasiVe Answer.
AMSTERDAM, via London, Dec. l..
Sill p. m.-The Frankfurter Zeitung,
an article on the peace proposals,
says:
Germany must try To prevent the
Entente from giving an evasive an
swer. We expect Il wide cleavage of
views at the outset Uf the negotiations.
bu, great apparent Emergencies OF
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opinion will have less Significance
when the oral explanations are offered,
The standpoints of both parties are al
ready partly identical as regards the
general fundamental aims of the war,
and the German note must be under.
stood as meaning that part Of the Ger
man proposals refer to the re-establish.
ment of international conventions for
the avoidance Of international con.
nets and guarantee International
peace"
Referring to the possibility of allevi.
atlng the burden of ornaments, the
Zeltung expresses the belief that al
agreement TO this effect is possible, ov:
Ing, to the suffering caused by the war.
and adds:
But Germany must not be asked to
precede the others in reducing her
forces. Moreover, Germany does. not
believe in abrogating general military
service. although there are many OBJ.
Jections against such. 1t would be ab.
rogated if there were a common or.
ganlzation Of nations in which Ger.
many would have an important place. "
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pol,.b Council to Meet.

BERLIN. Dec. 17.--(Via wireless 70
Sayyille. The frs, meeting of the poI-
ish national council will be helI oeloae
Christmas. according to the overseas
News Agency. The Initial meeting OF
The Polish national assembly Will occur
in February. the agency says.
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Chanpa Jurisdiction.

Tho Prinz Friedrich Wilhelm Is a
twin screw steamship of lI.OS2 tons ana
was built in 1907.
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Special Bargains in Diamonds,
Jeweiry at
HILlMAN & SON.
% Eleventh Street.
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Cen. N1velle Cheers Army.

PARIS. via London. l''c. l1.---t;rnrral
Nir"llc, recently appointed cuintnandrr-
in-chirt NJ the armies in the north and
northeast. WAS present. with General
letain. commander Of :hr French forces
IN the SuiSS0nS-tcrI:un sector, in In"
successful operations IN l'"c"nbcr II
north nf frrtlrm. both having c"llabo-
rated III TIA" preparation. Upon leaving
N"rdun for his n"w h"adruArtrrS Cen.
rral NivcIlr in taking leave of his stan
spoke HS follows:
The t"Sr il r"nrluiS'; oar method
has proved sound One" mos" lie second
army has just asserted in til" highest
degree its moral" anu material ascend
anry over the enemy. Victory Is Ger
tain. give you ASSURANCE Germany
will learn it To her cost.
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FRENCH MAKING
CONTINUED from First Page.)

Il stiff resistance. Petroerad admits
the capture by the Germans and Bull
garian forces Of the village OF Test
mele in Dobrudia.
Desperate Encounters
Desperate encounters marked me
fighting in VOihynia where The forces
of Prince Leopold are declared by the
Berlin war office 10 have stormed Rus
sian positions on a front Of GOO yards
north Of the railroad between kovcl
and Lutsk. capturing five officers. 3Ol
men and several machine guns anil
mine throwerS.
A thrust by the Russians near lllukst
was rcpulsed. This result MAS accom-
pliShed only after tire, desperate al.
lacks, according 10 Pelrograd.
Southwest Of Naleputna, in the
wooded CarpaIhianS. the Russians. att
or repelling an attack by large Ger
man forces al The point of the bayo-
net captured a height.
Moro active artillery bombardmeniS
marked the fighting in the AuStro.
Italian theatre. These and patrol eh-
gagementS are the only events an
nuunCed from This sector.
The government OF Sch!eswlg 1'rus.
STA, has declared civil conSCrirlion or
school boys according 10 a despatch
from Copenhagen. The boys will be
used for railroad and similar work.
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consoriptinr School. Bows,

LONDON. bee. l.. So" y. ma E"u-
ter dispatch from Copenhagen says HAT
the government of SchrS%ig. Prussia.
has pruclaim"h civil r"n$rrip;inn OF
school boys. They will hc used pnrticu-
larry for RAILROAD work ana thu loading
and unloading nj trucks. ri which la
Dor there is q shortage.
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WANTED-Male Help

WANTEp-For quick sales. good eonrm aon. III
New Process Idoal and Necessity hnsA VIM y"
day J. C. Dunn Co.. Camden. \. J. o-4S-t
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LOST AND FOUND

LoST-Bos,on terrier. white with brirdls msEkS.
months old and answers TO the name Dolly. Re.
ward will be sisen II returned to 3o7 South rort
street. island. o-loi
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-05-06
Abraham Lincoln-By Vera
Seba, a Sigourney
Junior

Abraham Lincoln was born in Ken
lucky February IL. 1869 and died at
Washington April IS, 1865. When he
was seven years old his father moved
to Indiana. They built small house
which was only closed on three sides
and the other side was left open to the
weather. They had no chimney built in
the house and when they built fire
it was built out in front Of the house.
Abraham never got much schooling but
when he went to school he studied well
and when he got any books he read
them over and over again. He once
heard Of a man who had grammar
and he walked eight miles to borrow 1t.
When Abraham was twenty one years
old his parents moved to Illinois. Now
Abraham began to split rails after he
had helped his father fix up the new
home. He started to work in a country
store. While working he. began to
study law. Soon after he was admitted
to the bar he was elected to the Unit
ed States legislature. Next he served
in the United States congress. He gain
ed national fame by the Lincoln-Do
las debates and was elected president
Of the United States in 1860. He was
inaugurated March 4. 1861 and the
southern states soon seeded.
Abraham Lincoln soon endeared him
self to the union soldiers and they
elected him president again in 1864. He
was inaugurated March 4, 1865. On the
night Of April IA, 1855 while he was In
box in Ford's theater John Wilkes
Booth slipped up behind him and shot
him through the head. He died the next
morning. He was buried in cemetery
at Springfield. ILL.,. which was his home
Vera Seaba. age 10. IS
Sigourney, a.. r. No. I, Box s.
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How Alfred Sold His Tears
By Lucretia Nichols

Dear Juniors:
I have not written to the Junior page
for long time. I am going to tell you
about how Alfred sold his tears.
Once upon a time there were two
boys, and they each went to market.
Fred took a basket of potatoes. The
merchant was we'll pleased with them.
Be-! sides paying him in money he gave
Fred an orange and told him to be sure
not to lose the money on the way home.
Alfred, the youngest, wanted to go
to market also. He took jar of milk
and on his way to the bakers he
stumbled on stone. The jar was brok-
en- and all the milk spilled.
Alfred felt very sad about it. When
he reached the end Of the street he
found Fred who had been waiting for
him. Because he had spilled the milk
he leased Alfred. He could run much
faster than he could, and so he left to
walk home alone. Pretty soon man
came by and seeing Alfred crying he
stopped and asked him what was the
matter Alfred told him and the man
said: There is no use crying over
spilled milk Come and be like man.
I will buy the tears you have already
shed.'' Besides giving Alfred enough
money to pay for the milk for which
he had spilled he gave him a twenty five
cent piece.
When Alfred got HON he found Fred
crying. On the way home he had lost
some of his money. Mamma was sur
priced to find Alfred smiling when ne
came in. Fred had told her about his
mishap in spilling the milk and she
expected she would find him crying.
Alfred told her how the stranger
had been so kind to him. Papa said
.'Who laughs best who laughs last
Lucreasie Nichols, age IL.
225 Myrtle ST., Ottumwa, la.
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Squirrels - School Compost.
ton By Lacey Canny

family as rats, but they live in the
woods, some making their nests In the
ground, and others in hollow trees.
There are many species Of them. Some
are gray, some reddish brown, and
some black The most common in this
country is the red squirrel. They live
mostly on nuts, although they often eat
grain, birds eggs and fruit. Squirrels
have beautiful bushy tails which are
longer than their heads and bodies.
These little animals are hunted with
rifles and shotguns, but the rifle is pre-
ferred. as 1t carries only one ball. The
hunter tries to shoot them through the
head, SO as not to destroy the meat.
Lacey Canny, age a. !.
Eldon, Ia, r.. No. :
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The Two Prisoners and {
Diamond - BY Katie
! McCurdy

,- Once upon time there lived king,
queen and princess. The king gave the
queen and princess wonderful dia-
mond. He said IF you loose the dia-
mond will have you made prisoners
One day they were by the water and
happened to have the diamond with
them and lost it.
The king heard Of them losing it and
had them made prisoners. The princess
was little and could not stand to be put
in a dungeon and so they were put IN
a sunny place. He said Until the dia-
mond is found you will have to stay
here" ,rE - '' ) s"r
After they had been prisoners for
quite long while one night about
o'clock there was q bird came to them
with the diamond. oh, how glad they
were. They rubbed their hands over the
diamond and a little brownie stood by
wanted. They said they wanted to get
away from the king and out of the
chains they were in. The brownie got
them out and then asked them what
they wanted next. They said that they
wanted to go away from the king. the
brownie then let hem have magic air
s-;o ~n1 .~c- owe" the water In about
a year the king found out that they
were away from him and had found tho
diamond, so ne sent his soldiers in an
airship to get them. The airship went
fine until they did not have anything
to run it with and then fell to the
ground. The soldiers did not get to go
on any farther so they had to stay
there And the queen and princess were
safe.
Katie McCurdy, age 8,
R1oomfie1d Ia Roy 81
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Better Rural Road Improve
ment BY Eliza Villa
bartholomew
Dear Juniors:

am sending you one of my school
compositions on better hural
provements.'
Az T am sitting here in this ola
ricketv school house. which mas proo-
ably been here for sixty-hve years
am thinking how nice It Woulo De u 81
to a consolidated school.
The school boards Of schools 40 not
take good care Of the school or nave
as much interest in them as they
should OF course they. get no pay ot ~
thew surely ought to give some time 10
The Mace where their children are be-
ing educated. They have long depended
IN the teacher to do everything even
| to the fixing Of seats, splitting klnd =
! ling and many other things too nara
| for her. 90" .'.
The teachers nearly always have to
ask and ask again for things they really
need in the school work. .te... IN.
| The board should look after hygiene
by seeing about the water supply ana
chalk troughs, janitor work, cutt1ns .!
weeds. good stoves and fuel and good
warm houses.
| A covered stone mantle tank supplied
with faucet can be had for dollar or
two and individual cups may be mao
at small expense. even tnIs equip
ment will not keep itself clean.
MANY diseases are caught from drink
ing piaces and the chalk troughs re-
ouire much work to keep all the dust
from them as there is liable to be DIS
ease germs in them and probably IN
this way spreads many diseases.
Consolidated schools help to keep the
children from the city out Of bad com
pany. H..
The teacher should know each chllds
home surroundings and his d1sposltlor
before she can help him in his work:
| The consolidated schools are the CHIEF
agents for securing new and necessary
buildings and equipment
For a boy or girl whose school days
are being spent in a district school t
visit a modern school room Is enough
to cause him to think society mas oe'
frauded him..
Eliza Villa Bartholomew. age a.,
! VT KeosauQua, Iowa
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liza Evelyn Miller Tells What
Happened to Her Mother,
When Latter Was a
Little Girl
Dear Juniors:

Dear Juniors:
One nice summer day In Kentucky
girl went after the cows. She got her
stick and ran off in the pasture. The
pasture was very pretty with it's green
grass and shady trees. In this pasture
was big tree. It was large around but
not very tall. 1t dropped over like
weeping willow and was nice shade
tree for the COWS and horses. Every
one liked this tree. The girl stopped by
the tree and looked up the hill and
saw large yellow thing rolling over
and over in the grass. The girl was
frightened and ran back Of the tree
And the hoop snake rolled over and
over until it struck the tree and got
stuck there The girl ran for her papa
and he killed the snake. Afterwards the
tree died for the hoop snake had killed
lit. The tree had saved the girls life
The girl was my mother. Her name was
Rebecca Howell. then.
lila Evelyn Miller, age 13,
I 3.> Foster, Iowa. Box 11s.
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Wilma Fite's Pet Is a Dog,
Named TOOdle

Dear Junior:
This is the first time I have written
to the Junior. like to read the Junior
page I have sister Leila. Leila and
I 70 to school at Laddsdale. I like my
teacher very much. Her name 1s
Louise Glotfelty. also have twin sis
tiers and twin brothers. My sisters are
four years old and my brothers are
seven months old. Their names are
Allene Lorene and Robert and Russell
For pets I have dog. His name Is
Toodle.
/ am in the third grade. My studies
are reading, arithmetic. language and
spelling. I am nine years old. My
birthday comes in October. live in
the country.
Wilma Fite, age 8,
a.s Eldon, Ia, r. No. 2.
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Thirty-one Little Pigs at
Grandpa Hastings Home

Dear Editor:
I spent Easter with Grandpa Hast
ings. MY sister Iva and are still Wis
iting at grandpa's and having fine
time.
Grandpa has thirty-one little pigs,
fourteen little calves, over one hundred
little lambs, about forty little chickens
and seven more hens setting.
What are all you Juniors doing?
help gather the eggs, feed the chickens
and wash the dishes
I saw two OF my cousins letters in
the Junior and was glad to see them.
Reva Ferne Hull, age 8,
Douds- Leando, Iowa.
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Marguerite Bloom Tells Of
Many Current Events

/ Dear Juniors: .,. .s... 49,.
Il saw in the paper where you are
having current event contest. ]
thought would try and see if could
ret q prize. One wonderful thins
i IL about the war over in the eastern
continent. I hope that our country does
1 not 70 into the war. But one can never
/ tell what Is going to happen next. An
other is about President Wilson and
Mrs.. Calf getting married, which took
place ut the brides home. There is one
more thing want to mention and 1t is
that all the saloons in Iowa are closed
They closed January l. 1 hope there
will be a lot more closed at this time
next year.
I feel very sorry for the poor Bel
CLANS across the ocean who are starv-
Ing.
Marguerite Bloom. age H.,
1874 Center Ave., Ottumwa, la.
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My Three Masters - By
Cleo Curtis, Who Writes
What He Thinks q
Dog Might Say

One warm day In summer, I was
taken away from my mother with
whom had been for six months, ever
since my birth. was handled carefully
and was put in a basket which was
covered with soft wool. 1t was very
warm and liked my new bed quite
we'll. The man that came and got me.
took me home to his little boy. / soon
took up with the little boy who was
very kind to me- soon learned that
his name was Burl Patterson and he
called me Ruffles. liked this name
he called me Ruffles. l liked this name
and always came to him when he call
cd me. He taught me to jump through
a hoop, knock on the door, get the cows
and to leave little brides alone Many
times had I saw a cat trying to eaten
a bird when had reproved of it and
the cat would 60 sinking away. My
master would praise me for this but
all could say was to bark and wag my
tail. remained in this home until one
day when I went to the little village
with my master lost my way and
could not find my way back.
I then fell into the hands Of poor
boy who was also very kind to me. I
went with him on his round with the
fruit wagon. very often had an apple
to eat, although my master could very
Ill AFFORD 1t. became acquainted with
the meat man and very often I would
get my meals there. would go to Mr..
Barker, the meat man and jump upon
him and he would always give me a
large piece Of meat. As had not yet
forgotten my old tricks knocked on
the door one morning at home and /
was soon let in. My master was very
proud Of me. What little time he had
to play he had me to what tricks
could for his little boy friends. They
wanted to keep me but my master
would not part with me for less than
ten dollars. He knew that I was not
worth that much but he would not sell
me for less. One day a man came to
buy me but at first he said the price
was too high but after Arthur. my
master, told him what good dog I
was and what tricks I could do, Mr..
Smith, for this was the mans name,
finally consented to buy me. In two
weeks I was taken to my new home. It
was a large white house trimmed in
brown. Mr.. Smith gave me to his boy
whose name was John. John was not
SO fond Of me as my other two masters !;
but was not near SO fond Of John. He
dom had my meals regularly and some
| out my supper. I stayed here about a
year when one day he kicked me SO
hard that I still have sores on me and
this is about a month after. am not
there now for I ran away and I am
wandering around with my friend
Jack, whose history Is also very inter-
| esting. W..
| Cleo Curtis,
| Charlton, Iowa.
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lola Says Twenty-Five Had
Sunday Dinner at Her
Grandpa's
Dear Juniors:

Dear Juniors:
This is the second time have writ
ten to the Junior page. I am going to
tell you how celebrated Easter this
wear. We all went up to my Grandpa
Hardings in the auto. We started about
$3.50 and got there at o'clock. There
were twenty Ave people there for din
ner, and seven more came after din
ner. We had very nice dinner and all
enjoyed ourselves. We started for home
about o'clock. Two Of my sisters
stayed with grandpa and are there yet.
l have three sisters and two brothers.
Their names are Iva, Irene,i Reva, An
eel and Orville.
Lala Mildred Hull. age IL.
Douds-Leando Ia, r. q.
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Jessie Pool Likes to Draw
The Courier Puzzles

Dear Juniors:
1t has been long time since have
written to the Courier Junior. We have
two more weeks of school, but I will
not get to go any more this term. One
of my little mates has the measles and
mamma don't want me to get them.
Papa has never had them. go to dis
trict No. White school house. Juanita
will be old enough to go to school next
fall. She will be years old the 4th OF
July. Our teachers name is Mary Ogi-
luce. I hope she gets the fall term OF
school for I like her fine. am always
glad to get the Ottumwa Courier to
read the Junior letters, and like ia
draw the puzzles.
Jessie Pool. age 10,
Birmingham, IA, r. No. L.
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THE WEATHER.

When wake up and see the sun
I clap my hands and say, What run!
I'll take my dollies out to play"
I dearly love a sunny day.
When wake up and see the snow,
I laugh again, for then know
There's sliding, coasting. skating, too.
I love a snowy day, don't you?
But when / wake and Sc the rain,
Do you suppose that complain?
Indeed don't. for then. You see,
Mamma read Little Folks to me.
May Ellis Nichols. in Little Folks
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ANCESTOR STORIES.

We want the Juniors to write about
some Of their ancestors (Which
means your parents, grandparents
great grandparents, etc. We will ash
+ the juniors to write nice short stories
Stelling something remarkable or IN
usual about their ancestors.
The Courier Junior is always glad
when the Juniors send In unusual
stories. The usual features OF the an
scestor stories is what appeals to The
Courier and prompts it to continue inc
contest. The Juniors certainly send II
B apIendid ancestor stories. ... g.
The writer's can select their prizes
from among the following: A box OF
& candy. roller skates. book. friendship
link, pin or knife.
NJ Evelyn Miller Is the prize win
|sRoy. ..la
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Lola Mae Rudd Only Missed
Three Days of School

Dear Juniors: A
I thought 1 would write to the Junior
page. l am eight years old. 1 go to Oak
Grove school. Ny teachers name Is Mel
lie Mcconnell. have two sisters and
four brothers. My sisters names are
Lucille and Martha. My brothers names
are Walter, Earl. Dwight and Roscoe.
We have twenty-four scholars in our
school,
go to school every day; haven't
missed but three days.
Lola Mae Rudd, age 5,
Belknap, Ia, r. /. (
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Medals Sister, a Littl'
Housekeeper, Always
Gets Her Ready
for School

Dear Juniors:
This Is the first time l have written
TO the Junior. am ten years old. Have
brown eyes, light hair and am three
feet and four inches in height. I weigh
ninety pounds.
60 to the Douglas school. I am in
1 the fourth grade. Miss Swanson is my
teacher. / have not missed school once
this year nor been late since school
commenced. "
Ny mother is dead but my sister al
ways gets me ready for school and
keeps house for papa and my two sis
gters and one brother
Media Madegan, age 10.
az MIL St, Ottumwa. Iowa.