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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-10-02
T. r. At HIS BEST.

The thousands Of persons who
crowded into Chicago's stockyards
pavilion last night to hear Colonel
Roosevelt hoped to listen to a scath-
ing, Rooseveltian denunciation of dis
loyalty. and they were not disap-
pointed
There is something decidedly re,
freshing in the Roosevelt sort OF Ian.
guage just now. Some of the colonel's
reclaimed popularity may be due to the
suppressed emotion in Washington;
some of us feel little sympathy for
him because OF his rebuff when he
sought a commission to fight in
France; others glory in his
ability To put into virile words their
own feeling of contempt for disloyal
Americans. Whatever the cause be.
hind it all. there is inspiration in read.
ing the sentences in which he flayed
Lafollette and skinned alive" the 9th.
er pacifists and obstructionists with
which the country is cursed.
After all, there Is but one Roosevelt.
While there have>been times when that
number was far too great, and while
we cannot bring ourselves to take back
any of the criticisms We have been
moved to make of his political gyra.
tons, there is no denying that he is
serving his country just now as It
should be served.
Roosevelt and Billy Sunday stand
alone as inventors Of phrases which
carry the last atom OF punch. They
have the faculty of commanding the
enthusiasm of audiences cultivated to
the highest degree.
In his speech within Chicago's melt
ing pot last night Roosevelt was at his
best. No one could have heard him
without experiencing an increase 'oi
patriotic fervor. His brand of oratory
is needed in America more than his
brand of military knowledge is needed
in France.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-10-02
THE ENGLISH VIEW.

America is not the only nation to
be cursed by the paciist, pro-German
and obstructionist. Every nation at
war against the kaiser has these enc
mics at home, but fortunately, in every
nation the great bulk of citizenship
is loyal and true.
In England a misguided labor par.
ty, ruled by socialistic agitators, has
caused the government no little anx-
iety. but the loyalty of the ruling ma
jority OF English workers is as great
and as unchanging as Ia the loyalty of
the great bulk of American labor.
No better illustration Of this fact
has come to hand recently than a let.
ter from Frederic Harrison Of Bath,
England, published in recent issue
of the London Times. The Times, as
those who read English papers know.
is peculiar institution. Aside from
its high standing as newspaper, 1t
is a forum for the English people, and
letters to the Times" are prominent
part of current English literature. Mr.
Harrison's letter is reproduced in full
because of its particular interest and
the intense spirit which it breathes:
Editor Of the Times: In the
fourth year Of the war we. And
the Hun, now satiated with blood
and booty. and at last trembling in
sight of the ruin that awaits him.
masquerading as peace-loving
people defending their children
and their homes. And in this he
IL abetted by some Britons. some
Russians, both traitors to their
, country and their race. In all the
mountain of forgery and falsehood
which German diplomacy has
built UP in the fifty years since the
advent of Bismarckism as the ma
tional gospel, no more ludicrous
plea has ever been uttered than
this cry. that the allies were
waging an offensive war OF aggres-
sion to conquer and destroy inno-
cent Germany. now standing on its
defense. And British cranks are
mean enough to repeat this brazen
lie. Germany on her defense!
Still trampling in blood and ashes
on Belgium. Russian. Poland and
Courland, Serbia. and Rumania,
with Austria, Bulgaria. Turkey.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-10-02
Children Evening Story
by A S. Bailey
When Billy was ready they stole out
of the room, leaving the other children
Copyright, 1915. by A. S. Bailey.

1 When Billy was ready they stole out
of the room, leaving the other children
sound asleep.
"Whew!'' said Billy Woodchuck
when they stepped outside at last.
How cold it is!"
The sun was shining brightly, for all
the air was SO chilly. And Billy had
fine time chasing his shadow around
! the pasture. But he never could quite
catch it. Sometimes he thought he
was going to. But whenever he made
pounce at it his shadow moved Just
as quickly. And then he had to begin
all over again.
Wed better go in" Mrs. Wood
chuck said at last. And she looked
down rather sadly at her own shadow,
as if something had disappointed her.
"Oh, MOI" Billy pleaded. Lets stay
| out while longer.
IT'S too cold" his mother answered.
But just look at the sun! It's as
bright as can be. And I'm not bit
| sleepy. Besides, think spring will
| come now-maybe tomorrow"
But Mrs. Woodchuck knew better.
"Therell be forty more days of win
ter she said
How do 20 uknow that?" he asked.
IT'S the rule she explained. III
we had not seen our shadows. that
! would mean that spring was here: and
. would wake up your brothers and sis.
tiers. But there are our shadows, as
plain as can be! And so we must 70
to bed again and sleep forty days
longer"
That's silly rule" said Billy Wood
chuck. who made it,"
Don't ask 80 many question:" Mrs.
Woodchuck answered. do as l tell
you. Run in, now"
And Billy had to obey He grumbled
little. 1t seemed very foolish to him.
And once more he asked his mother
who it was that made such q horrid
rule.
But Mrs. Woodchuck would not say
another word. To tell the truth, she
did not know the answer. She only
know that it was So
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ouR Deputy kAIsERs.

The evil that is done by men like La
toilette is not confined to the United
States. Here, where the Wisconsin
senator and other agitators OF MS
stripe are known, their influence IS
negligible. 1t is the effect produced IN
other countries by their seditious
utterances that is most damaging. not
only to the good name OF the united
States but to the cause for winch this
nation and its allies are fighting.
This fact was the theme OF an al
dress delivered in Minneapolis TINS
week by John Barrett, director genera
of the Pan-American union. the inter
national organization Of the American
republic.
Mr.. Barrett knows South and Cen
trail America better than any other
man in North America. His long &C
ouaintance with those countries and
their condition lends strength to his
declaration that only those familiar
with the actual facts can appreciate
the extraordinary. all encompassins
character Of the German propaganda
directed against the United States IN
the American republics.
"It is bad enough here at home" Mr..
Barrett told his audience, but 1t prac-
tically has run wild. until recently
checked, throughout all Latin America
from Mexico to Argentina"
Continuing. Mr.. Barrett. said:
A remarkable feature OF this
propaganda has been in the send
ing to the newspapers and all 9TH
er agencies of publicity in Central
and South America of the speeches
OF men like Senator Lafollette and
Mr.. Townley, the head Of the we'll
known Non-partisan league OF z
farmers. Their utterances have
been used as evidence that large
element of Americans in the CEN
trail west and among the farmers
are opposed to the government OF
the United States and sympathetic
with Germany in this great strug-
gle
A special effort has been made
to influence the farming class OF
other American republics by exag-
gerating the influence of these
men and their works. 7 do not
mean to cast any reflection on
the character Of either of them,
or of others like them.
but simply state fact that ought
to be known, and which these men
themselves ought to realize.
1t Is no exaggeration that the
real heart and soul of the German
propaganda through the twenty
Latin-American republics has been
that element Of so-called pacifists
and that portion Of their propagan-
da which is now being so much
watched and feared in this coun.
try. In other words, everything
that this group of men in the
United States do or say critical Of
the United States government and
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-10-02
OTTUMWA sEMI-WEEKLY COURIER, TUESDAY OCTOBER 1917

opposed to war has been repeated
in Latin-Amerlca, or at least sent
there in the hope of preventing
Latin-America from supporting
the United States and the allies in
this war.
A notable. example Of this influ-
ence is the speeches recently
made by Senator Lafollette. Town
ley and others, although they
themselves may personally have
had nothing to do with the sending
Of: Of these ptterances to South Amer,
Obviously, expulsion of Lafolletts
rom the senate would go far toward
ehabilitating the prestige of the
United States in foreign countries
ust as it would add to the self-respec'
# loyal American citizens here al
,Ome
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-10-02
CAN'T PLAY FOOTBALL:
MUST WALLOP KAISER

Notre Dame, Ind, Sept. 2s.-The
Notre Dame Ripon game which was to
have opened the football season here
today. was called off. 1t is understood
that the game was made impossible
because so many members Of Ripon'a
gridiron squad were called to wAE.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-10-02
DINNER STORIES

Tommy's mother had left him b
entertain Johnny, his younger brother.
while she went out to do an hours
shopping When she returned Tom
my was on hand with an important
question.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-10-02

And wished he Good have about !
peeces more
Insted of being thankful for wat he
had alreddy ate.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-10-02

Thomas Edison is an inveterAt0
smoker Some little time ago he com.
planned to his tobacconist of the rapid
ity with which his cigars disappeared
and could not believe he smoked them
all himself
The dealer agreed to make some
fake cigars I'll fill EN- with horse
hair and hard rubber" said he.
Several weeks later Mr.. Edison saw
the tobacconist again and said: Look
here! thought you were going to flx
ME up some faxed cigars,"
why, did" exclaimed the other,
in hurt surprise. Don't you remem.
Der the box with green label-cigars
tied with yellow ribbon"
Edison smiled refectively. Il smoked
those cigars myself" he said.
AGy Sunday told a story at Brook
lyn luncheon about an apathetic Mis-
sourian congregation.
This bunch's preacher" he said.
has wrastled among 'em for thirty.
seven years, and never an encouraG-,
ing word but one has he got in all that
time.
"He told me about it with tears in
his eyes. He said he was on tho way
home to dinner when a deacon hailed
him. The deacon shook him BY the
hand and then actually said:
"Ah, parson, that was a beautiful
text you preached from Sunday eve
MIN -
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-10-02

Does little boys about Johnny's
size, mamma. have hair on the inside
of them?"
"Of course they don't" she ex-
claimed. why do you ask that?"
ooh, nothin'," he said, starting of.
only I've wasted bottle of hair oil
in Johnny"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-10-02

is far the more important Of the two,
must be taken by the reichstag and
the German people.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-11
Athens Citizens Hold
 Meeting and Repudiate
 Action of E. B. AlmOn

Athens, April 10.-(Special0--At a pub lie meeting attended by an unusually large crowd here tonight, Mayor Ernest Hine introduced the following resolution, which was carried by standing vote:
 Resolved, That the chairman of this meeting be authorized to notify the Pres ident of the United States that our peo- pie heartily indorse his action in declar- ing that state of war exists with Ger many and pledge to sustain him in any and all efforts he may make in protecting the rights and upholding the dignity of our country against the German govern . ment whose ruthless violation of all the laws of war and humanity have shocked the world, and urge that he consent to no peace that does not guarantee the im- possibility of any repetition of those hor- rors.'
 Mayor Hine then introduced the follow ing resolution, which was passed by a vote of about five to one:
 Resolved. That the chairman of this meeting at once telegraph the President that the action of Hon. E. B. Almon in declining to support him in the hour of the greatest national responsibility which has come in 50 years, represents his own views and not that of our people, who heartily pledge to the President our con fidence in his judgment our faith in the justice of our cause and our willingness to make any sacrifice he may feel neces- sary to uphold the honor, the dignity and the rights of our nation'
 The meeting then adjourned until Fri day night. when a home guard Will be organized
 number of United States flags are now flying over Athens buildings, and no lack of patriotism is to be found here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-11
LEGAL NOTICES
Legal Notice

Legal Notice In the District Court of the United States for the Southern Division of the North ern District of Alabama.-In the matter of The Pep-to-Lac Company of Ameri- ca.-In Bankruptcy:
 Before Hon. Emmet O'Neal, Referee in Bankruptcy-Notice of sale of assets: By virture of an order made by the Hon. Emmet O'NeaI. referee in bank ruptcy. on the 9th day of April, 1917, in the above-styled cause: 1 will, on the 30th day of April 1917, at the hour of p. m.. at the office of the referee, in the gov ernment building, proceed to sell for cash to the highest and best bidder, all the assets of the above bankruptcy estate. This sale will include the formula for the Pep-to-Lac drink. Everything will be sold free of liens. The sale will be sub ject to confirmation by the court.
 w. S. SCOTT Trustee. D. D. TRIMBLE, Attorney for Trustee. 4-11-3t-We
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-11
uJMPs FROM MOVING TRAIN
OCTOGENARIAN DEAD

P. N. Boyer aged SS, who has been resident of Anniston for more than 20 years died at his home on Boyer Hill at 9 o'clock this morning as the result of 8 cerebral hemorrhage. The body will be forwarded tomorrow to Reading, Pa, for
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-11

  of many men emnen Q
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-11

LOUIS l.. LEVY, City Comptroller of the City of Birming- ham, Ala. Birmingham Age-Herald, April Il, IS and 25 1917
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-11
Drs. Dozier & Dozier Oldest Established Firm of Medical Specialists in Alabama. Twenty : five Years in Birmingham.

We treat scientifically and with wonderful success. all man ner of chronic diseases of the Eye, Ear. Nose and Throat, Lungs. Heart, Liver. Stomach. Bowels. Kidneys and all diseases of the Skin and of the Pelvic Organs of Mau ou1 NomAu
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-11
AFTER FISH HATCHERY

Anniston friends of Congressman Fred l.. Blackmon are very much interested in the fish hatchery bill he has introduced in the special session of Congress. He has been working for several years to get a fish cultural station for Alabama. and while the question may not be considered at the present extra session. Mir. Black mon states that he will continue his ef- forts until the measure is passed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-11
Notice of StockhOIders' Meeting To the Stockholders of Birmingham Rail-

Notice of StockhOIders' Meeting To the Stockholders of Birmingham Rail- way, Light and Power Company. Please take notice that, pursuant to a call duly made by the board of directors of the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company, a special meeting of the stockholders of the Birmingham Rail- way, Light and Power company will be held at the office of said company at 210O First avenue. in the city of Birming- ham, Ala, on the 26th day of April 1917, at Il o'clock, in the forenoon of said day, for the following purposes, to-wit
 l. Consenting to and authorizing the creation and issue of two-year per cent gold notes of said company, limited in aggregate principal amount to s2O00, GOO; to be dated May 1. 1917, to mature May l. 1919, to bear interest at the rate of per cent per annum. payable semi-an- nually on the first day of November and the first day of May in each year, and to be redeemabe in whole or in part at such prices, at such times and in. such manner as may be prescribed in the in denture hereinafter mentioned.
 ?. Consenting to and authorizing the execution of an indenture to suitable trustee to be designated by the directors of said company such indenture to be in such form as the directors of said company may determine. prescribing form of said notes and the terms ana condi- tions upon which the aforesaid two-year per cent gold notes shall be issued and held
 3. Authorizing such acts and the ex- ecution of such instruments and agree ments as the directors may deem con- venient or necessary to effect the issue negotiation and sale of said two-year per cent gold notes
 4. Transacting any and all other busi- ness which properly may come before said meeting.
 Dated March 26, 1917.
 By order of the board of directors
 J. P. ROSS, Secretary
 4-11-17-24
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-11

istration in every way. Among those signing the telegram was Miss Florence Bedford, member of the executive com mittee.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-11

LADVJN I1NDOICOI1D W VVIIIDO4N '
 The central labor union of Anniston has sent telegram to President Wilson in which they heartily ndorse his action in breaking relations with Germany and declaring state of war to exist. They have pledged their support to the admin
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-11
THE SENATOR'S ATTITUDE
SOURCE OF DANGER

The President had urged its passage. All Europe was aflame with the pend- ing events in the American Congress. The Senate had acted overwhelmingly. The House, having enacted the armed neutrality bill, measure which practi- cally gave sea captain the right to declare or precipitate war was appar- ertly hesitating. Had the 50 pacifists suc- ceeded in carrying their point, Germany would have had real reason to believe that the country was not behind the President. The administration would have been ridiculous in the eyes of the world. an object of contempt for all foreign observers.
 Just how the situation wfr1 be cleared up is point Of interesting speculation. The attitude of the country, however, continues to be, it is indicated one of rancor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-11
FARMERS' FREE COLUMN
FOR RENT

FOR RENT-Office space, storeroom in rear, rear entrance suitable for shop, wareroom, or other business; can ar range to care for office, calls, etc.; have use of phone, typewriter if wanted; rent very reasonable. 40 N. 18th. Phone Main l211
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-11
Artillery Called to Colors

Washington, April 1o.-The First Bat tery, Louisiana field artillery, was today called into federal service for police pur- poses
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-11
LOST-STRAYED-STOLEN

LOST-Sunday night, within ? blocks of Five Points. one heavy gold brooch, engraved edge. with large amethyst set ting. Finder please call Main G097-J. Reward.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-11
WANTED-FEMALE HELP

~~~~~~~~ON~~~NO~-~~N~NI0 ~NI0-~~(N~<~O~N~~-~O~>~~~ WHITE chamber maid or nurse for
 child: have comfortable home and
 permanent employment for eXperi-
 enced nurse; references required
 Phone Main 1819. 4-3-tf W WANTED-Thoroughl competent, exper- fenced cook for small family; satisfac- tor references required. Apply 1H44 North Thirty-frs street. 4-1o-2t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-11
SPECIAI.TSTS
APARTMENTS

 FOR RENT-A furnished apartment, 1 rooms and sleeping porch, very desirable location, Southside, $50 per month; fur nished elegantly and completely. Phone Main 2SS1.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-11
ONE CENT A WORD.
FARM AND TIMBER LANDS

RATEs-One cent s word n dcyt a" ad.
 taken for less than 25c for fir.-T ins-r- ton Cash must accompanv order.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-11
Notice

To Whom It May Concern:
 Notice is hereby given that in accord ance with section 1402 of the code of Ala bama and ordinance No. 117-C of the city of Birmingham, the undersigned will proceed to sell the hereinafter described lots or parcels of land, to the highest bidder, for cash, on the 2d day of May, 1917 commencing at F o'clock, noon, in front of the courthouse door of Jefferson county Alabama, for the purpose of col lecting delinquent local improvement as sessments on said property. located in the city of Birmingham. the number of the ordinance under which said improvements were made, the name of the owners, where known, and where unknown the person in whose name assessed, the de- scription of said property to be sold, and the amounts of said assessments, with interet to date of sale and costs, being as follows. to-wit
 Ordinance No 673-Providing storm sew CTS on south side in St. Charles street area, levied February ,, 1914:
 Pro. S-7c5o-Mrs. M. F. Aiken, lot r, block 2I9, city, So4.64.
 Pro. S7465-Mrs, M. F. Aiken, lot 6, block PIG, city, s9s.51.
 Ordinance No. 449-Proyiding vitrified brick paving, Alley I from Twenty-first alley to Twenty-second street, levied Jan uary ,, 1910:
 Pro. B-1SO9-Mrs NJ E.. Aiken, execu- trix, east 52.5 feet of N F of lot ], block 75S, city, $32.42
 Ordinance No. 570-Providing bitulithic paving on Twcnty-first. street from Ave nue F to Avenue H and Avenue H from Twenty-first street to Twenty street. Twenty-second street from Ave nue H to Magnolia avenue and Avenue J from Twenty-second street to Twenty first street and Twenty-first street from Avenue J to Magnolia avenue. levied May 16, 1911:
 Pro. B-4729-Mrs. M. E. Aiken, ex- ecutrix, northeast A of lot 1, block 75S, city, s34S.06
 LOUIS L. LEVY, City Comptroller of the City of Birming-
 ham, Ala.
 Rirninehan1 Aee-Eerald Anril II 1s
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1917-11-16

least Is on its way TO you. Each one
of our l6 environments, where the new
national army is being trained, IL
using more than a million sheets OF
this paper every month. In the draft
army alone that means 100000 fila
ments of love every month reaching
out from the great encampmerft where
the men are being trained into the
greatest army this nation has ever
dreamed and binding them to the
hearts at home. Multiply that by
thinking of all the other places where
Uncle Sam has men with the flag-in
navy yards. on the high seas, in arse
mails and officers training camps and
over There" in France. In all these
places men are writing home. Those
unassuming little sheets OF notepaper
gladden. millions of hearts a day.
They transfer more love from one