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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-18
INTERNED GERMANS LIVE
FINE ON u. y. FOOD

Washington, Nov. I7.-Reports that
the Germans interned at Hot Springs.
IN. c., eat five meals a day and enjoy
manyextravagances Of diet are denoun.
cd by the department OF labor. which
has been in charge OF them. Food Ad.
ministrator Hoover has recommended
that the prisoners be put on army or
navy rations. The labor department
says the prisoners are receiving an or.
dinary wholesome diet In the interest
OF showing Germany that her prisoners
here are well treated and with the hope
OF inducing her TO treat American cap
tives the same way. =
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-18
BUTCHER REJOICES
OVER WIFE'S RECOVERY

MY wife suffered for five years and
practically lived on toast and hot water
Doctors said she would have TO be OPP
Grated on for gall stones. A lady adj
vised her to try Mayr's Wonderful Rem.
edy and after taking 4 bottles over two
years ago, she has been entirely well
ever since. II is a simple. harmless
remedy that removes catarrhal mucous
from the intestinal tract, and allays
the inflammation which causes practic.
ally all stomach. liver and intestinal all.
ments, including appendicitis. One dose
will conviNde or money refunded
City Drug Store.-Adv
The best medium for the small adver
tiser-Ardmoreite want Ads
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-18
Marine Workers. Wage Raised.

New York. Nov. 17.-Increased wage
schedules. granting in a large measure
the demands of 1000 marine workers
at the port of New York. were announc-
ed today by the government board Of
arbitration appointed to decide the issue
between them and their employees.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-18
A Drop On a
Touchy Corn
Instant relief! Then corn or
eaIlus lifts OF with fingers.
Just think! You can lift

just tnlflk. Iou Cdii ihs
:: ]: :: !: !: :: :: : :: ::
off any corn or callus with
out one tinge of pain.
A CINCINNATI man dis
covered this ether COM
pound and named 1t freez-
one. Any druggist will sell
a tiny bottle of freezone
for very little cost. You
apply few drops directly
upon a tender corn or cal
lus. Instantly the soreness
U disappears. then shortly
CS YOU will find the corn or cal
lus so lose that you can
lift IL right of.
! . . . ] !. !. . ! ]. !
Ju III Freezone is wonderful. 1t
,Adries instantly. II doesn't
M M1eat away the corn or callus
In .% Ibut shrivels IL up without
AT Ieven irritating the skin.
N Hard corns. soft corns. or
| % Icorns between the toes. as
w lwell as painful calluses lift
fright OF. There is no pain
IL before or afterwards No
W. tofeness. or smarting Wo-
men should keep a tiny bottle on the
dresser and never let a corn ache twice.
ADV.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-18

Gypsy OIL company No. 2. on the w
Il. Johnson farm In section 2s'2'3. IL
the Fox district which reached the toI
OF an oil sand at 2i42 feet, IL now slop
ping over the top Of the casing. The
well will be drilled into the sand a,
soon as Mr.. Armor. the company's ex
pert drilier. arrives.
Magnolia Petroleum company has
started operations with one unit Of its
casinghead gasoline plant on the Rich
ards farm In section 81 During eight
hours Friday this one unit handled
300,O feet Of gas.
Vernon Collins OH company is aban-
doning Nos. Q and 20. located In the
northwest corner of the Collins eighty
acres In section 16-%3. One was a
twin well that was poor producer
and the other was making too much
water.
The American Industrial Oil company
IL moving Tls anu tooIs ITou section
30.3.3 to the Kenthoma property In
section 27.3.2. The company is also
putting up on this lease 1600.barrel
tank and getting ready to put well No.
on the pump.
Roy NJ Johnson. In section 20 3s4w,
has lowered the twelve-inch casing on
top Of the gas sand at go feet. The
ten-inch is being run and drilling
should be resumed at once. The gas
was strong enough in this well TO blow
large rocks from the bottom that came
with force enough to damage the der
rick. The gas will be braden'headed
and will be used for fuel.
Conservation Officers Art l.. Walker
and Jake l.. Mildren have arrived at
what they consider a satisfactory de-
vice to work automatically in prevent.
ing the use OF vacuum pumps and
those who operate gasoline plants In
the field will be required to install the
device.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-11-13
SHREWD BUSINESS
MAN AVERTS "GAME''

Iowa City. Nov. 1o,-That the
shrewdness of an Iowa City business
man averted tremendous ''bunko"
game. planned by two confidence
kings now in custody in Chicago. is
the belief here. yellow Kid Joseph
Well and Frank Tarbeaux, known as
the Englishmen," are accused OF
fleeing bankers in Illinois. Indiana
and Nebraska, among other states, out
of hundreds of thousands of dollars.
These are the two men, it is believed
here. who recently initiated a move
ment to purchase the Puritan Manu-
featuring company's plant here. for a
sum approximating 100000. and used
that deal--although it never came to
a climatic pave the way to a vaster
swindle. Business men, imperiled.
used their conservativeness and judg-
ment, and did not bite" at anything
that spelled the placing Of money in
the hands of either OF the strangers.
despite their smoothness Of speech
and manner. AS result, there wasn't
dollar lost here. The descriptions
and photographs Of the two men who
came to Iowa City and who we're after
ward in Chicago. where they were
nabbed. tally perfectly. Many OF
their games" read alike.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-11-13
OTTUMWA SEMI WEEKLY COURIER TUESDAY NOVEMBER 49, 1917

arisen out of the political relations of
the various nations, some OF which
date back for centuries. The United
States is engaged in the war against
Germany without regard for the neigh
borhood jealousies of Europe. If
those jealousies have weakened the Of
tense against the Teutonic butchers
union, this is the time for the United
States to stop the waste of energy
and demand summary burial of
every consideration which does not
tend to unite every possible atom Of
strength against the kaiser.
Finances, shipping, food control and
even peace will be discussed at the
conference in Paris. But all these are
incidental or secondary to the big sub
ject of military effectiveness and i'm
mediate cooperation. Without that,
nothing else is of particular moment,
for without that the allied nations will
have nothing on which to depend for
success of their other plans.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-11-13

Z
lions of home and some of the CON
veniences to which they had been &C
customed in civil life.
For the same reason the American
Y. M. G. A.;eis accompanying the
troops of the United States army and
sharing the life of camp and canton.
ment with them in this country.
Only one unit of the Russian army
has had the advantage Of contact with
the Y. M. c. A., and this is the only
unit which has shown a disposition to
fight consistently, effectively and 10y
ally against Germany.
The Y. M. C. A. work has not been
extended to the Balkin states nor to
Italy. 1t is with the British armies in
Mesopotamia.
These facts. if they indicate any
thing, prove that the Y. M. G. A. army
work, with the service it gives the sol
dier, has been big factor in whatever
progress the allies have made in the
war, and it's absence from the fronts
where Germany has made her greatest
gains can but indicate that that lack
is a weakness.
Common sense demands that this
situation be considered at this time,
when the campaign is in progress to
raise money with which to- continue
and extend the work both in America
and in Europe. II we give to the fund
we have direct share in strengthen
ing our army, just as surely as does
each man who enters the ranks. Fail
ure to contribute our share to the fund
is to adopt the methods of the Stacker.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-11-13

FOR MURDERER

Cleveland, Nov. 10.-A warrant
charging John Doe" with the murder
OF DR.. Harry l.. Chaplin was issued to-
day following the police verdict that
Chaplin lost his life as the result Of
premeditated murder with robbery as
an after thought.
DR.. Chaplin, a well known Cleveland
physician, author. poet and traveller
was found last Thursday afternoon in
a downtown hotel suffering from a
fractured skull and died few hours
later
A careful check of the victims ef-
fects showed that diamond ring, dia-
mond stud and two watches, valued at
$4,000 had been stolen.
Police now believe that the victim
was lured to the hotel by means OF a
decoy package which was supposed to
kcontain a narcotic.
A former Cleveland man with
whom DR.. Chaplin is known to have
had dealings, is being sought by the
police.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-11-13

we owe to the boys in khaki for whom
we cheered SO Justify only a few
months ago as they marched to the
train and waved their goOd-byes.
A soft job? If you are mans man,
with red blood and boundless sym
pathy in your makeup: if you are sell.
sacrificing. able-bodied, fearless. fnll on
inexhaustible courage and helpfulness;
if you are willing to risk your life and
foreclose your future for your country
and your fellow men; it you will throw
aside your present income and accept
an assignment over there at salary
which will Just about pay expenses; If
you are an organizer of men, patient,
tolerant, tirelessly energetic and IN,
tensely human. perhaps you can land
one of those soft jobs. The men who
are filling them must meet those speci-
ficationS
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-11-13
NEW BATTERY
GETS SUPPORT.
FIELD ARTILLERY ORGANIZED BY
BURLINGTON AUDITOR is
PROGRESSING.

Burlington. Nov. 1o.-That the or
ganizing of the new battery Of field ar
tillery here means a big outlay OF
money and that the government
stands ready to fully equip and pro
vide building space for the battery
was the statement made by County
Auditor A. F. Felker.
The men will be provided with
uniforms, either the present armory
here will be fully equipped or other
quarters viii be found, and, in fact, nc
detail in having the battery fully
equipped in every way will be over
looked.
1t is his opinion that.at least twice
as many men as are needed in Bur
lington should sign up, and while more
than enough have signified their in
tention Of joining, some Of these, be
cause of the fact that they have been
examined for draft service or because
they may not stand the tests, win mol
be permitted to join.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-11-13
MONROE cos QUOTA
TO 'Y" WAR FUND Sc, OOQ

Abba, Nov. 10.-Nght Thousand dol
lars is Monroe county's portion Of the
army Y. M. c. A. fund. Preparations
are being made to push the campaigr
next week. The executive committee
is as follows: w. G. Wood. chairman;
N E. Kendall, F. c. Huebner. l. r
Richmand, Rev. ]. p. White, Rev. / n
Walsh, J. T. Clarkson. A. l. Anderson
secretary.
A public meeting was held 1t tAe
King theater Friday afternoon at
o'clock with good attendance. W. q
Wood was chairman of the meeting
Lieut. Bracket Of the q. S. army made
the main address.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-11-13

cialism. 1t was a triumph for social.
ism, but it sounded the knell of gov
eminent in Russia. Korniloff stood for
discipline in the army. Kerensky ap-
proved his stand but later deserted
him and sided with the pro-German
extremists in opposition to discipline
and order. Korniloff was conquered
and imprisoned when kerensky un-
dermined him by sending some of his
soldiers back to civil life and promis-
ing the others freedom from the disci-
pine which Korniloff imposed.
When Korniloff failed the maximal-
lists knew Kerensky would not have
the strength to oppose them. He gave
them clinching proof Of the fact when
he refused to declare them rebels, on
the very eve of the revolution which
unseated him. The cossack regiments
offered to protect him and his govern
ment against the bolshekivi, asking
only that he give them the authority
by proclaiming the latter rebels. He
refused, and the cossacks had no
choice but to join the rebels them
selves.
The failure of Kerensky was as
sun. The only thing he could achieve
was chaos. That is what socialism
must bring, whether it be in Russia
or America.
AS for Russelps assertion that
American newspapers are aiding Ger
many "by criticising and denouncing
Russia" the reply is obvious. The
Russian socialists gave Russia to Ger.
many last March, when they over
threw the semblance of government
which remained in Russia and had
nothing to put in its place. The crit
cism in American newspapers has not
been of Russia, for there is no Russia,
1t has been of anarchy and Of the in
sane doctrine of universal brother
hood, which are the aim and the re-
suit of socialism.
Socialism is responsible for the
present misery of the world, for the
strength of Germany and for the very
existence of the kaiser's autocracy
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-11-13
rHE PARIS CONFERENCE.

For weeks the newspapers OF tne
country have been silent az to the
participation by this government IN
the war conference which will open at
Paris soon and which will be attended
nv representatives of all the nations
at war with Germany. Confidential
advices have been received from Sec
retary Lansing from time to time, with
the Injunction against making them
public until announcement OF the COM
missioners' arrival in Europe should
| he made. Practically every newspa-
ner has followed the wish OF the gov
eminent.
Now the United States representa-
tives have landed safely and 1t is per-
missibIe to discuss the work for which
they have risked death in the SUB
marine zone.
II is a very serious business that
thew are on. It is of the highest i'm
portance to civilization and to the
Christian nations OF the world tnat
the Paris conference shall deliberate
earnestly and with all the nations IN
perfect accord. In the main, the con-
mission sent from this country n \
strong one. Undoubtedly its smem-
bers have been charged by president
Wilson to conduct themselves in a
manner which will accord with the
war aims which he has announced IN
his various public utterances.
Obviously the major subject to be
discussed is that of military opera
lions. and for that purpose the presi-
dent has selected General Bliss AND
Admiral Benson, chiefs respectively OF
the nations army and navy. They are
practical fighting men. and we may
rest assured that they will leave
nothing undone that will bring about
co-operation among the allied govern
ments. and co coordination of their fight
ing forces.
Much of the effectiveness of the al
lies has been lost by the failure OF
English. French. Italian and Russian
armies to time their respective move
ments SO that the Teutonic allies
would be compelled to employ their de-
feusive strength on all their fronts at
the same time. For three years Ger.
many. Austria, Bulgaria and Turkey
have co-ordinated their military power
and today they threaten to overrun
| much of Europe as result OF their
enemies lack of the quality that has
been Germany's greatest source OF
power.
There can be no question that
European politics enters into the situa-
ton. Just how far, is q matter for
conjecture. But the Americans can
ignore the differences among their
European allies and can compel the
| latter to put those differences aside in
an united effort to, win the war.
This. of course, will not be the. only
problem for the United States commits
sioners, but it will be the first in i'm
portance. On their success in this
particular will depend in large meas.
| ure the success Of the conference as a
| whole.
President Wilson has made 1t plain
to the European governments at diff.
ferent times that the United States
Goes not propose to become involved
IN any of the auarrels which have
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-11-13
For EXAMPLE, RUSSIA

One OF. the most amusing bits OF lit
erary froth to come to hand In weeks
is Charles Edward Rnssell's article on
"The Future of Socialism," in the cur
rent issue of Golfers Weekly. MT.
Russell pictures forthcoming evolu.
ton throughout the world which Will
bring to pass all the theories OF uni.
versal brotherhood and sharing OF
riches (which he and his fellow social
lists dreamed about before he ceased to
be fellow socialist.
That was in the days before the
war, when socialism was just one OF
the many isms and Russell was one OF
a number of socialistic orators who
rallied at capital and corporate wealth.
But when he accepted place on the
Root commission to visit Russia he for
got to ask permission of his brother
socialists and promptly he was ban
ished from the party.
Ever since his return he and the
party have been calling each other
names. and Russell has his opponents
gasping for words with the following
indictment:
Various German agents. pro-Ger-
man fanatics end apologists for muir
der, rape and brigandage have made
the word socialism like unto the clam
that for three weeks has lain dead
upon the seashore."
Bur he says that socialism in princi-
pie and essence, under names that do
not call for the board of health and a
disinfecting plant" is at hand. He
cites the governments control of
nricas IN food and other staDleS and
prophesies that within year the gov.
eminent will take over the railroads
and factories. In short, he says the
war is making the United States and
the whole world true to socialism's
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-11-13
ENGAGEMENTS TIFF
DENIED BY CARTER

Cleveland, Ohio, Nov 1o.-There is
absolutely no foundation for reports
that the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Firemen and Enginemen and the
brotherhood Of Locomotive Engineers
are at loggerheads over an agreement
that has been in force since 1913, said
W. S. Carter, president of the former
organization today. The agreement
provides that the two organizations
cooperate in all matters affecting the
two bodies.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-11-13
WOMAN in The WAR.

lat USsQ
fhe Z. m. c. A. is doing for the men
e the var is the task which the Y. w.
= 4 has undertaken and which 1t has
- 1ueted 40 successfully already that
Il has received the approval OF the Z.
n. C. A. war work leaders ana the
spveenment authorities.
Because in other wars women have
ulayed either q minor role or none, II
= 4 nttle di@calt for us to understand
tte immense problem which they pre-
cent in this conflict. The Y. w. G. A.
novy what this problem is, has
studied il, appraised it and is solving
Il.
But It must have moaey to carry on
The work. Not much. as money is
counted nowadays, but there must be
10 diIly4lallymg nor hesitation about
supplying the sum it does need.
Wapello countys share is but $500,
our part Of the $4,000, 900 fund which
the association will spend in its war
work in America and Europe within
the coming year.
We must make up this $500 fund.
II should be raised in day. 1t must
be raised in q few days. Your share
"a whatever you are able to give. Give
II without being asked. Write check
and mail it to the secretary of the OF
tumva Y. w. c. A. Don't wait untfl
tomorrow or some other day, but do it
now.
There are dozens Of ways in which
the Y. w. C. A. will spend this money.
each necessary part Of the duty OF
the nation in the war. One OF them
r. sufiicient to cite here, selected at
random from the list.
It has to do with the girls and wo'
}men who flock to industrial centers
where Uniform factories and munitlon
plants must employ an ever increasing
number of their sex. These plants
lare scattered here and there about the
country. Some Of them are in popu-
lous cities: some are in country towns.
Some of them are surrounded with
|ttenement districts; some are in the
center of slums; some are in little
communities where the sudden open
ing of a factory long dismantled brings
to town hundreds of men and women
land girls without providing places for
them to live.
I II is useless to enlarge or to specu-
late upon the conditions that must re-
isult unless some method is devised
flor helping the girls to guard their
lmlorals. The Y. w. C. A. knows how
Ito do this. It knows how to provide
fhese homeless girls with pleasures
q nd diversions which will help them to
ms contented at their work and give
tInem proper occupation after working
Hours.
The Y. w. c. A. is doing this, along
ilyith dozens of other duties which
Pinust be done. We must help, just a
PIittle, in paying the cost. 1t is part OF
She legitimate cost Of war, part Of our
futy.
u Send that check.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-11-13
NO CAUSE FOR CHEERING.

Another chapter in the HaVnel'
Wilkerson-K Kelly episode is closed WITT
the failure Of the charges against the
attorney general and the directed yer
dict clearing him Of the accusation
that he used third-degree methods IN
Questioning witness before the
4 MONTGOMERY county grand jury.
The second trial of Kelly will fur.
nish another chapter. No one can tell
what will follow. Out of all the maze
az scandal and accusation one TACT
I looms distinctly: the attorney gen
eral's connection with this case from
the time It began to agitate the legls-
4 lature has not added to his lustre as
A ofY,cial nor enriched his career as
Z lawyer.
Il is not with desire to appear too
critical that we set down the fact that
Mr.. Havner has not shone with partlc'
ular brilliance as an attorney genera.
His crusade for the enforcement OF
the obsolete blue laws was as com.
plete failure as Kerensky's attempt
TO make socialism practical. mere
IN little of credit for him to savage
out Of the Villisca axe murder IN
vestigations. He has maintained a
running fight with the governor which
~ detracted from the efficiency OF
both participants. He has invited
ridicule and rebuke for the narrow
ness he displayed in attacking the
nractice of sending tobacco to the sol.
diers. His bungling and UNSUCCESSFUL
law enforcement program must snare
responsibility for the defeat OF the
nrohibition amendment with Governor
Harding's attitude in support OF the
liquor interests. ;.
All things considered, 1t is dimcult
70 feel any particular excess OF en-.
thusiasm in summing up the omciai
record Of either the attorney general
~. tho |oyernOG.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-11-13

SIOUX CITY NURSES m SERVICE
Sioux City, Nov. fo.-SSow City's
quota of Red Cross nurses has sune 30
Camp Cody. at Demtng, n. NJ Bofure
departing each member q Do pa1fy
took the federal oath. which vW Cd
ministered by Russell Mafln The
party included Miss Eva B. Dabfidge.
Miss Cecilia Strict. Miss Florence
Griswold, Miss Catherine Holman,
Miss Elizabeth Quinn and Miss ida An
derSOn.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-11-13
CAUSE AND EFFECT.

when the English and American
NJ. C. A. war work was extended to
he French army there was a note
lIorthy improvement in the morale of
lie troops and the French command
Us found their men happier and more
hntented than they had been at any
Inc since the fighting began.
1.-THE Y. M. C. A. entered the British
kmy at the urgent request of the
Ministry Of war because the absolute
ttcessity existed for some influence
thich would give the soldiers in the
lmps and at the front some recollec-
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-11-13
ALBA TO HAVE 1918
DECLAMATORY MEET

Abba, Nov. 1o.-Supt. Harry d
Kies was successful. last week while
at the state teachers convention, n
getting the state declxmatory confess,
for Abba in April 1919. There are foul
districts in the state and each in turn
having the state meeting. The south
eastern district is to have the contest
in 1919 and Abba is fortunate to have
this treat of hearing the twelve bes,
readers from 300 high school cMtest
ants.