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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-08-28
IOWA TROOPS
WELL LIKED

Ray Bunnell, sergeant and assistant
track master in the truck company of
the Quartermasters' corps of the reg.
ular army at Brownsville, Tex, is
visiting relatives and friends in OF.
tumwa on twenty days furlough
Sergeant Bunnell has been stationed
at Brownsville for the last five months
and has been in every post along the
Rio Grande. He says the reputation
the Iowa troops made on the border
last summer, especially at Brownsville,
was an enviable one and that he has
aftern heard the people of that locality
express the hope that Iowans would be
sent there to camp again.
Enlisting at Kansas City, January 6,
1916, in the coast artillery, he was
later transferred to the truck company
and says that there is stationed at
Brownsville, besides his command, the
Fourth Texas infantry, two batteries
Of field artillery, two cavalry troops.
five companies of engineers and a
squadron Of signal corps.
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REGION
"LAND OF MEN"
M'MiLLoN, RETURNING FROM A
FOUR YEARS TOUR, WANTS
TO GO BACK.

Sydney, N. S., Aug. 27.-Donald B
MacMillon. who arrived yesterday after
four years in the Arctic, is not content
with his achievements.
II have work to dofyet," he said to
day: about $50 miles of coast to ex.
plore and hope to get back SOON
Speaking enthusiastically of the far
north, he said: 1T is the land Of men
up there"
Mr.. Macmillan, who with Jonathan
G. Small, his mechanic and general
aide, was brought here by the sealing
steamer Neptune. in command of Cap
tain Robert Bartlett, will leave tomor-
row for his home in Freeport Maine.
whence he will go to New York to give
a full report of the results Of his ex-
petition to the American Museum of
Natural History.
The outstanding achievement was
the establishing of the fact that the so
called Croker Land. which Rear
Admiral Peary reported having discov-
cred in the Arctic, did not exist. Mr..
Macmillan said that he and his COM
panions were deceived for several
days by the same mirage which misled
Peary.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-08-28
BAPTlSTS In
MEETING HERE

The Baptist churches Of this city are
to be hosts to the other churches Of the
Oskaloosa district which will hold
their annual convention in the South
Ottumwa Baptist church tomorrow,
Wednesday and Thursday of this week.
Committees will meet the trains to
serve as escorts to the visiting dele
gates to the convention.
The opening exercises will be held
tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock. Fol-
lowing is the program for tomorrow
afternoon and evening:
2-Opening exercises, moderator.
2:3O-Report on evangelism, f. A..
Thompson.
Four fifteen minute address as fol-
lows:
1.-The Church and Revivals, Rev.
c. E. Riddington.
1.-The Pastorless Church and
Evangelism.
8 The Church and day evangelism.
3-Colporter Evangelism, Rev. F.
n. Bryan.
4:30--General Discussion.
7:30-Song service. church choir.
s: 00--Annual sermon. Rev. w. F..
Prewitt.
s:3O-Address, Rev. w r. Schoe-
maker
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BRlToNs TAKE PRISONERS.
WADE in PLEA
FOR LOYALTY

Kansas City, Mo-, Aug. 27.-Mornine
and afternoon business sessions were
on the program today for the dele
gates to the sixteenth annual conven
ton of the American Federation OF
Catholic societies. The convention be-
gan yesterday to continue until
Wednesday, This evening there will
be patriotic celebration at local
park. where the prelates attending the
convention will speak.
The conditions that now confront
this nation are not to be changed by
Words declared Judge Martin J.
Wade of Iowa City in an address last
night before the convention. They
can only be ruled by the sword. The
opinions of citizens are puerile, the
fiat Of the government is vital. There
is one law: instant and unquestioning
obedience to the voice of authority.
The man who bubbles is fool;
the man who hesitates is coward;
the man who defies is q traitor
CALLS CATHOLICS LOYAL.
Judge Wade took occasion to reaf-
firm the allegiance of the Catholics of
the country, whom he declared could
Uc uOIuluE ACoS S4AoA loyo1 OSSe1uoS
their religion is based upon obedience
to authority.
"If there is any one thing which de-
mands the immediate attention of the
nation" said Judge Wade, 1T is the
growing disregard for law; the devel-
opment of spirit of rebellion which
would defy all authority, sweep away
all restraint and bring anarchy and
chaos.
PLEADS FOR CONFIDENCE.
what the nation needs in this hour
is faith-faith in the nation-faith in
her ideals and purposes. All around us
are those who seek to inspire doubt
and despair. tell you If the nation en-
dures it must have more than brilliant
intellects; it must have faith; it must
have confidence.
1--WE need souls who will cry out
even in the hour of personal distress
and disappointment, My country
may she always be right, but right OF
wrong, my country"
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SALEM.

Salem chautauqua August Is to 81
inclusive. Each afternoon and even
ing during chautauqua week an ex-
cellent program will be rendered.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Doan, the latters
father, John McMasters. and his
daughter, Miss Helen have returned
from Renwick where they visited Mr.
McMasters' daughter, Mrs. William
Spray.
Following visit at the parental
Elias Friend home, Mrs. Clyde Huxley
and daughter Gwendoline have return
ed to Davenport.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Smith attended
the funeral of the formers father
George Smith at Birmingham Wednes-
day afternoon.
Mrs. Samuel Douglas returned to
Mt. Pleasant Monday after few days
visit with relatives and friends.
Guy Hedges and family of Mt. Pleas
ant spent Wednesday with Mrs.
Hedges parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Barclay
Cox.
Miss Miriam Cook visited with her
cousins. Misses Helen and Agnes
Reeves at Keokuk last week.
Mrs. Zoe Turner was business
caller at Donnellson Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Lysle are home
from a visit with relatives at Clarinda.
A large number from here attended
the Henry county fair.
Miss Clara Cooper spent Wednes-
day with friends at Donnellson.
Bion Arnold and family recently en-
tertained Mrs. x. II. Arnold from Mt.
Pleasant
Allie Mogel was business visitor
at keokuk and Donnellson last week.
Monday morning Miss Clara Cooper
departed for st. Louis where she Is
employed In millinery store.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rowland Davidson.
Miss Nell Mogel and brother Allie at
tended the Burlington fair Thursday.
Mrs. J. T. Ingram is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. r. B. Safer and family
at Danville.
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TEAM CRASHES INTO
JEWELLERS WINDOW

A runaway team wrecked the west
window of the o. Bookfn jewelry store
just east of Jefferson street on Main
Saturday afternoon about o'clock
The team. owned by the White Line
Express line. ran driverless down
Jefferson street until nearly across
Main when 1t decided to so east. I'm
able to negotiate the turn in the street
the horse took to the sidewalk and
store fronts were considered no i'm
pediment to their progress. The front
and side panes of plate glass were
shattered by &rashing of the wagon in
to the windows The team was caught
within few s pre- lengths.
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CIDER PRESS
SAVES APPLES
GARDENER SCHWARTZ USES SUR
PLUS ORCHARD CROP TO
GOOD ADVANTAGE.

G. W. Schwartz of Springvale gar
dens, who has been writing special
garden articles for the numerous read.
ers of The Courier who have planted
war gardens this year, has written of
his experience in saving apples blown
from trees during storms that other.
wise would have been wasted. He got
cider press and made apple cider
from the windfalls and although he got
more OF the well known beverage than
ne needed at that time. by using the
same method advised by conservation
lists this year. he had plenty of cider
for several months.
Mr.. Schwartz writes as follows:
Recent high winds causing many
apples to fall made greater supply of
cooking apples than could be readily
sold; some, no doubt, were allowed to
waste.
During September of 1915 storm
blew off many apples. so the writer
hired a cider mill and made about
twenty gallons of fine cider. Disliking
the flavor Of boiled cider, he decided
to can the cider without boiling and
proceeded as follows:
Heated the cider in a clean copper
wash boiler to scalding point for one
hour and skinned off all pummice
which rose to the top: then poured the
scalded or sterilized cider into glass
Jars and sealed while scalding hot.
Some thirty half-gallon jars were
canned in this way and not one spoiled
although the last jar was not opened
until June of 1915.
This experience provided delicious
fresh cider for months, with no boiled
taste, and not hard, which certainly
came in handy about Thanksgiving
and Christmas
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CERTIFY EIGHT
FROM COUNTY
DISTRICT EXEMPTION BOARD
FIXES DATE FOR DRAFTED
MEN TO REPORT.

Eight men from Wapello county and
many more from adjoining counties
were certified for service in the ma
tional overseas army by the southern
district exemption board at Des
Moines today. Ottumwans with men
from Agency. Blakesburg, Hedrick and
Chicago are included in those certified
from Wapello county.
Wherever dates appear alongside
names of those certified, those persons
have asked for exemption but have
been denied their claim and must ap-
pear at Camp Dodge on the date speci-
fed. The list follows
Wapello county-Clarence S. Tufts,
Ottumwa. September /: Clarence E.
Lawrence, iHedrick and Roy E. Koantz
Blakesburg. September Is; Guy G.
Blew, r r. D. No. 6, Ottumwa, Clar-
ence e. Lock, Blakesburg and Francis
McInerny, Agency, November 1; Will
liam R. Ratcliff, Hedrick and Edward
B. Walker, Chicago. service.
MAHAskA COUNTY. Y
Arthur T. Heckenburg. Eddyville,
November 1; Chas. D. Mattix, Beacon.
November ]; Clarence G. Loughridge,
Given, October 1; Floyd B. Clendenon,
Beacon, November 1 !; Claude N. Grub
What Cheer, October ]; Donald D.
Shepherd, Oskaloosa. September Is;
David Bennett Hill, New Sharon, Sep.
TENDER Is; Racey F. Hickey, Oska-
loosa, October 1; James Shelton Binn.
New Sharon. November 1: Evans Cliff
ford. Benson. November l.; Henry
Brummel, Pella, November 1 Cecil c.
Reynolds. New Sharon, November 1;
Joseph C. Berg, Oskaloosa, October 1.
MONROE COUNTY.
James p. Fallon, Purdy, Route I.
Martin Schwartz, Lovilia, November
1: Ira Amos Lewman. Lovilia, James
Lewis Robinson, Melrose and Henry
B. Waters. Abba, December /; Har-
old Ralph Wingnall, Abba, October 1.
JEFFERSON COUNTY.
Claude Franklin Mellican. Fairfield,
Service; Doyle Mckinley Barnes, Ollie,
J. P. Nelinski, East Pleasant
Plain, Route 1; James Percy Easton,
Fairfield September Is; Theodore
Fairfield, Service; Frank
Raymond Danielson, Fairfield, Deem
Der 1; James Floyd Boysel. County
Line, December I.
HENRY COUNTY,.
Alvin Holt, Mt Pleasant, Route 6.
and Fred Kaufman, Wayland. Deem
Der /; Walter E. Tarman. Mt. Pleas
ant, Route 8, November /; George Roy
Burd, Cherry street, Mt. Pleasant; Clar-
ence Homer Wolf. 800 West Clay;
Ralph S. Williams, 104 North Adams,
MI ploosonf. Glare A1oyis C0dorprin
John Paul Hunt, 1908 North
Main, Mt. Pleasant; VIM. Earl Kicker
foose, Winfield Carl Frederick John
son, Mt. Pleasant; Cornelius Ralph
Campbell, Y M. G. A. Mt. Pleasant;
Kean Cox, Mt Pleasant; Paul
Brink, New London: Grant VIM. Ven
ell, 500 West Van Buren,, Centerville;
Dwight Harris Messenger. Wayland:
Frank Louis Reichardt, Route 2, Mt.
Pleasant; Kames Isaac Edmonds, Mt.
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ANTS UNITE
IN REICHSTAG
MlCHAELlS is FORCED BY CRIT
les TO RECOGNIZE
PARTY DEMANDS.

Berlin Aug. 26.-(Delayed)-11
frank discussion and unblushing crit.
icism are capable of bringing on par
liamentary reforms it may be said that
! Saturdays proceedings in the reich
stag main committee have given in.
creased momentum to the movement
To this must be added the plain
spoken editorial comment by the lib
eral press, which states frankly that
it will not be satisfied with half meas.
ures or substitute makeshrifts.
The discussion of national politics
was continued by the committee yes
terday. Chancellor, Michaelis twice
took the floor for the purpose of ex-
planning his newly created council,
made up Of seven reichstag deputies
and seven members of the bundesrat.
over which he is to preside.
FACTIONS DEMAND REFORMS.
The new council will hold it's first
meeting on Tuesday for the purpose Of
discussing the governments reply to
the papal peace note. The social
democrats, centrists. national liberals
and progressives' have agreed to CO.
operate with the government on this
issue The various factions, however,
have informed the chancellor they
have accepted the newly organized
body as provisionary device and con-
slider it the harbinger of more sub
stantial and prominent measures which
will secure to the reichstag constitu-
tional prerogatives and greater re-
sponsibility
Among other demands. the coalition
will urge notification of paragraph 8
of the imperial constitution. which pro-
hibits reichstag deputies from becom-
ing members of the federal council.
Elimination Of this restriction would
facilitate appointment Of members Of
parliament to secretaryships which
carry with them membership in the
bundesrat.
PARTIES ARE RECOGNIZED.
Detailed reports of yesterdays SEES
sion of the main committee at which
the various factions apparently strove
to Guido each other in the candor of
their criticism, indicate that the chan.
cellor was an attentive auditor and
showed no inclination to oppose some
Of the more emphatic demands. In a
statement supplementing his speech in
the forenoon he said he would consent
to consider the seven reichstag depu.
ties in the new council as representa-.
tives Of their political factions.
The session afforded the party rep
resentatives ample opportunity to
bring up their grievances. Among
them was the statement Of Matthias,
Erzberger, leader of the centrists,
that his party had not received proper
recognition in the distribution of gov.
eminent honors.
OPPOSITION is STRONG.
The session gave the impression
that advocates of parliamentary re.
forms are inclined to support the
chancellor in his opinion that re.
organization cannot be undertaken
hastily. 1t is plain at this date, how.
ever that the coalition, which has been
augmented UNNECESSARILY by the ad.
resion of the national liberals. now
constitutes an invincible reichstag
majority with which the chancellor
must reckon.
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LOCAL NEWS ITEMS

Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Lyons Of the Em
nori,Im returned home Sunday night
from a buying trip in the eastern mar
kets.
Samuel Willard Of Davenport spent
Sunday with his parents Mr.. and MIS-
Glen Willard, 26o South Ward street.
Mrs. Carol Jones, 25e South Ward
street. has returned home after spend
ing ten days visiting friends at Ham
9nrg.
Master Jack Smith, 21s West Will
Hams street, has returned from 'i3'1
ut Highland Center
Mr.. and Mrs. George Scully of Os-
ceola are visiting relatives in the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Stewart and
sons have returned from visiting rela-
tiyes in Abba. Mrs. John Stewart &C
companied them home for visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. AL Clauson Of Coffey-
VILE. Kans., spent Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Hall 209 North Sher-
ldan avenue.
Mrs. e. e. Walker and three children.
1O5 North Sheridan avenue, have re-
turned from Baldwin, Kans., where
they visited with the formers parents.
Mrs. William Dupy. 22s North sher-
idan avenue, has gone to keokuk to
visit relatives.
Miss Bonnie sayles. s02 West Second
street, has gone to Davenport and chi
cago for a visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. 3. A. Warren and chill
dren, 303 Chester avenue, have gone 10
Des Moines to attend the fair.
Mr.. and Mrs NJ. e. Replogle, eo5
Ellis avenue, are visiting their son and
family in Rock Island. III.
Mrs. Evan Reese and sons Dave and
John are visiting with their son Tom
who IL a member of q company and
with other relatives In Des Moines.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. B. Patterson, sol
Glenwood avenue. are attending the
state fair in Des Moines.
Miss Pauline Patterson, sol Glen
wood avenue, is visiting In Fairfield.
Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Sipes and two
daughters Of Burlington spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. j. A Lukens, 222
South Willard street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Williams and
family Of Davenport have arrived
overland for visit with Mr.. and Mrs.
Bert Williams. 116 North Willard
street.
Maurice Carr who was mascot bugler
to G company at Camp Andrew and
also in Des Moines. has returned to
his home. go Ellis avenue.
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|. W. W. BOSS
SEEKSLIBERTY
LEADER OF STRIKE THAT FAILED
ASKS FOR RELEASE
FROM JAIL.

Spokane, Wash, Aug. ga peti.
ton for writ of habeas corpus for
James Rowan, district secretary Of the
Industrial Workers of the World, and
ten other members Of the organization
was expected to be filed in federal
court here today by attorneys repre-
senting the men, who are being held
as military prisoners.
OF the twenty-seven men arrested
by Idaho national guardsmen, under
command of Major Clement Wilkins,
many have been released. Several
others, accused Of being enemy aliens,
or draft evaders, have been turned
over to the department of justice Off
Gals.
AS a result of the adoption Of res
olution last Monday night by the cen.
trail labor council, demanding the re-
lease of the men arrested in the !. W.
w. raid, the Building Laborers and
Hold Carriers union has voted to with
draw its delegates from the council, it
became known today.
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Saturday night by British aviators.
A bombing raid was carried out at
midnight Saturday by the naval air
service at the St. Denis Western air.
drome, according to the official report.
A large number of bombs were
dropped. One Of the British machines
is missing.
BRIToNS TAKE PRISONERS.
A successful trench raid was made
by the British east Of Oosttaverne,
which Is about a mile northeast Of
Wyschaete. early today. The British
official statement issued this morning
says few prisoners were taken.
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PERKINS TO APPOINT
HIS DEPUTY SOON

Fort Madison. Aug. 27.-Rev. J. R..
Perkins. the new warden of the state
penitentiary here. announced today
that he will appoint a new deputy war
den within few days. N. ]. Tous-
saint has been acting in that capacity
since the resignation of Rev. Lloyd
Tenant. Warden Perkins refused to
comment on report that the position
had been offered Deputy Warden
Baummell of the Anamosa reforpa.
tory.
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|. W. w. LEADER ARRESTED.

Butte, Mont, Aug. 27.-It become
known today that c. A. Mccarthy,
alias Albright, local executive board
member Of the Industrial Workers OF
the World, was arrested several days
ago in connection with the recent
lynching of Frank l.. Little. national
executive board member of the
Mccarthy told the officers that on
the night Little was hanged, he had
spent the evening with friends and had
gone to his room at II o'clock He
said, according to the police, that he
had served item in the Montana state
penitentiary for forging a check In
Butte two years ago.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-08-28
FIND PRISONER
WHO MADE GETAWAY

E. NJ Hunter, the federal prisoner
who escaped from Deputy Marshal A.
Peterson at the local Milwaukee sta
ton three weeks ago. has been cap
tured and placed in Jail at Davenport
Hunter, who had had hearing here on
the charge of using the mails to de-
fraud was enroute back to Davenport
when he made his getaway. Hunter
was rearrested in Danville, III.
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CANADIANS LOSE 1000

Ottawa. Ont, Aug. 27.-Results of
the heavy fighting on the Canadian
front are reflected in the casualty lists,
totaling over 1000 for the weekend.
The noon lists today numbered 327 Of
whom nineteen were killed in action
and thirty-three died of wounds.
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LATlNs MENACE TRIESTE.

Rome, Aug. Obtaining death on
their Teutonic foes, Italy's victorious
troops are sweeping around from the
north of Gorilla upon Trieste.
Forcing the passage of the 1sonzo
at fourteen points and taking 23,600
prisoners. the forces of Victor EN-
manuel III. are hurting toward the
Austrian objective.
The swing from the north, which
was marked by the seizure Of Monte
Santo, with legions Of captives and
much booty, goes on undated.
TEUTONS LOSE 100000.
Austrian counter attacks along the
Carso have been everywhere repulsed.
The battle still RACES with the Aus
TRANS stubbornly retreating at many
points, including the lower Carso.
Numerous messages from the front
received by ministers indicate that the
Italians are making swift strides to-.
ward victory.
The total losses of the Austrians
from all causes are reckoned at nearly
100000. the most important Of which.
in the Carso region. have not yet been
officially announced. It is said that
among the losses Of the Austrians are
many of the famous Twelfth division,
popularity known as the Iron Divi-
sion"
AUSTRIANS ARE STARVING.
The official communication Of the
result of the battle shows that the
decentralization of the Austrian troops
Is In part due to the extraordinary aer-
ial and artillery work Of the Italians,
which has destroyed not only the lines
Of communication but has resulted in
the burning of all the main food supply
stations Of the Austrians, who for the
last week have been starving at many
points between Tolmino and the sea.
This also accounts for the unusual
namher of prisoners and wounded.
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koRNILoFF ASKS REFORM.

Petrograd, Aug. 27.-General Korni-
loft, commander in chief of the Rus
sian army, informs the press that he
intends to make report on the mill
tary situation to the conference at
Moscow and hopes that important
resolutions will be adopted.
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HAIG SCORES ADVANCE.

London, Aug. 27.-British troops
made an advance Of half mile Sun
day along a mile front east of Margi-
court north of st. Quentin, storming
and capturing strong points at
Cologne and Malakoff farms, according
to the official report from British
headquarters in France
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GIVEN
MARRIAGE LICENSE

A license to wed was issued today at
Des Moines to Corporal William Wood
row of Company G. 1ssth U. s. In
fantry, and Miss Edith Phillips. 22s
South Moore street. Miss Phillips left
here for pes Moines Saturday
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Gard Of Thanks.

We wish to thank our friends and
neighbors. especially the Odd Fellows.
for their kindness and sympathy in our
recent bereavement. the death OF our
husband and father.
Mrs. c. H. Garfield.
Delmer Garfield,
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COURIER
CHANGING ADDRESS.

Subscribers wishing their address
changed will please give the name OF
the postoffice to which the paper mas
been sent as we'll as the postoffice to
.lich they desire j. changed.
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AusTRIANs ARE STARVING.
RUSSIANS YIELD TO FOE.

Berlin, Aug. 27.-Today's official re-
port from the RussoGalician front
says that in the Dvina river region
northwest of Jacobstadt, on the north
ern sector of the line, the Russians
yielded some positions to the Ger
mans
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AUsrRIANs in RETREAT.

London. Aug. 27.-It was reported
lrom Austrian headquarters today that
al the Austrian troops who were fight
Ing to the north Of Gorilla on the
Isonzo front, have retired. says Cen
trail News dispatch from Amsterdam.