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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-19
Canning Lima Beans and Soy Beans.

| A much talked of article of food and
one which is rapidly coming into popu-
larity is the soy bean. Soy beans and
| lima beans are canned in the same way.
The vegetables should be young and
| fresh and should be blanched for five to
ten minutes in boiling water before pack.
ing in hot glass jars.
After blanching, dip Immediately into
cold water for an instant and then pack
at once into the jars, being careful not
to jam the beans. Add boiling water to
fill spaces and with level teaspoonful
of salt to the quart jar. Adjust tops
and partially tighten them and then ster-
ilize for two hours in boiling water.
After complete sterilization, remove jars
from boiling water, tighten tops and in.
vert to cool in place free from draughts.
Do These Right Now.
Send two-cent stamp to the commits
sion, 2l0 Maryland building, Washington,
for free canning and drying manuals.
Plant more beans. they are your safest
crop and are packed with food elements,
Use both hands in picking pod vege-
tables, one to hold the branch and the
other to pull the pod.
Thin sweet corn to not more than four
stalks to the hill; three is better.
Get rid of all mature crops and plant
ground to such early maturing crops as
beans. beets, cabbage, carrots and tomato
plants, for late crop.
Pillow up the old strawberry bed and
put in some late crop.
Train your tomatoes on trellises or
stakes and give them daily attention.
Spray your potatoes with Bordeaux
mixture and get the bugs and blight at
The same time.
Keep up a constant fight against the
bugs and the weeds; get them before
hey get your crops.
Cultivate whether there are weeds or
not, it loosens the soil and conserves the
Dorothy Dexter.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-19
Dainty Dish Towels.

OF course, there are some housewives
who think that dish towels are much toe
trivial to deserve a moments considera
ton. To them dish towelling is just
dish towelling and that's the end of it.
But TO the careful, really efficient house
wife there is a world of difference be-
tween the right sort of dish towel equip
ment and the wrong sort, and the task
OF meal getting and "ungetting' varies
all the way from drudgery to an actual
pleasure, according as the dish towels are
rightly bought and rightly kept.
Dish towels should go to the wash
once a week or as often as the washing
is done in your house. They should then
go through the same cleansing and fresh
ening process that the other clothes do,
though they need not be ironed. Between
of course, one has to wash
out" the kitchen towels unless there is
an enormous supply, but just because
you put them through this daily ablu
ton does not mean that they are ex-
empted from the weekly washing as
WE'LL
Hand towels in the kitchen used al
most always to be of rough, linen
rolored crash similar to dish towels.
Most often they were of the roller type.
good many women who do
heir own homework unaided by maid
rave small white huckaback towels made
With a small tape loop at one side or one
'orner and keep these for kitchen use.
They are surely softer to the skin and
rot any more expensive.-New York Sun.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-11-06
Y. III. C. A. WAR WORK
AID TO SOLDIERS

which M A. is
ing the American soldiers behind the battle lines in Europ
the world The following typical
work with its beneficial effect the army's morale
club, where
bedside the hospital
less than provide
them?
being
of naionts moral
~
able do
SHERWOOD with Our Soldiers in France"
view the approaching meeting Of the War Work
accomplished by the Young Mems Christian association
training the camps Of Europe and not
Work council which is still
WOODROW letter to John R. Mott director Of the
work.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-11-06
ITALIAN LOSS
JOLTS STOCKS
INDUSTRIAL SHARES TUMBLE
UNDER VIOLENT SELLING
MOVEMENT.

New York, Nov. 5.-The stock mar.
ket witnessed today one of the most
violent selling movements that has oc'
Cured in many months. Losses in the
investment group extended from 70
7 points while some of the more specu-
lative issues made greater recessions-
While there was rally at the close
the tone Of the market was weak and
feverish.
Stocks crashed during the first hour
Of the trading. In the afternoon the
markets tone became demoraiized,
concurring with reports from Rome IN
dicating further reverses to the Italian
arms, Short selling was again de-
pressing factor in spite of the recent
ruling of the stock exchange.
The closing rally ranged from 2 to 5
points.
Losses Of 2 to points were made
during the first hour by railroad stocks
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-11-06
|KANSANS DEFY
U. S. FUEL BOSS
DRASTIC ACTION THREATENED
=. AS MINERS REFUSE
TO WORK.

Pittsburgh, Kansas, Nov. 5.--Alexan
der Howat, district president of the
Kansas miners, will order the striking
miners back to work this afternoon
according to a telegram received from
him today. The message from Mr.
Howat was given out at district head
quarters here.
TEST FOR GARFIELD.
Washington, d. c., Nov. 5.-Drastic
action to compel operation Of coal
mines in Kansas was promised today
by the federal fuel administration. OF
ficial confirmation Of reports that all
mines in the state have> been shut
down by the strikes was awaited, how
ever, before any move Is made.
The Kansas district, it was said to
day is the only one in the southwest in
which the miners union still refuses to
accept a penalty clause to prevent
strikes in the new wage contract
DIR. Garfield has declined to an.
nounce what he will do to compel pro
duction where strikes have shut down
mines, but it is known he has consult
ed the department of justice as to
whether strike leaders may be prose
cuted in the criminal courts.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-11-06
ROLL OF HONOR
Official Casually List Of The
American Troops in France
In Their First Clash With
the Germans.
KilLEp;

PRIVATE MERLE D. HAY; father
Harry d. Hay. Glidden, Carroll county
Iowa.
PRIVATE THOMAS F. ENRTGHr;
sister. Mrs. Mary Irwin. 6641 Prcme
street, Pittsburg, Pa.
PRIVATE JAMES B. GRESHAM;
mother, Mrs. Alice Dodd, 1901 West
Ohio street. Evansville, Ind.
WOUNDED:
PRIVATE JOHN j. SMITH; brother
F. d. Smith, Box 50, Ludington, Mich
PRIVATE CHARLES J. HOPKINS;
brother, James w Hopkins. Stanton
PRIVATE GEORGE L. BOX; father
James l. Box, No. 700 North Grady
street, Altus, Okla.
PRIVATE HOMER GIvENS; father
William F. Givens. Clovcrdale, Ala.
PRIVATE CHARLES L. ORR;
mother, Mrs. Sarah Regnell, r. F. D
No. S, Lyons. Kansas.
CAPTURED OR MISSING:
SERGEANT EDGARD M. HALY
BURTON; father, George B. Halybur
ton. Stony Point, N. c.
CORPORAL NICHOLAS l.. Null
HALL; mother. Mrs. Bridget Mulhall
1s9 Ninth street, Jersey City, M.
CORPORAL EDWIN H. HAINES;
mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Haines, Route
4, Woodward, Okla.
PRIVATE DEWEY D. KERN;
mother, Mrs. Eva Tilton, Collins, Story
county, Iowa.
PRIVATE FRANK E. M'DOUGAL:
father, r. L. McDougal. No. S22 East
First street. Maryville. Mo.
PRIVATE HERCHEL GODFREY;
father, William c. Oberst, 709 North
Ridgeway avenue, Chicago. Illinois.
PRIVATE VERNON M. KENDALL,
father, Sam Kendall, r. F. d. No. 2,
Roll, Okla.
PRIVATE WILLIAM P. GRIGSBY;
mother, Mrs. Lizzie Grigsby. No. 1878
Willow avenue. Louisville, Ky.
PRIVATE DANIEL GALLAGHER;
father. Neil Gallagher, Blockton, Ala
PRIVATE JOHN P. LESTER; !;
father, William Lester, Tutwiler,
Mississippi.
PRIVATE HARRY LANGHMAN:
Ada r. Langhman, No. 461 Oakwood
boulevard, Chicago, M
PRIVATE -- RECKON. cannot
be identified.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-11-06
Haig's Big Guns Batter
Foe; New Drive 1mpends

London, Nov. 5.-Signs Of a prob
able impending renewal Of the often
sive by Field Marshal Haig in Bel
GUM may be seen in the German
statement on the western front opera
tions. This reports the opening last
night Of heavy destructive lombard
ment along the User lowlands and
from Houtholst wood to the -Ypres-
Confines canal This means, appar-
emily. that Haig's guns have opened
up forcefully along virtually the en-
tire front from the North sea to the
French border.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-11-06
CONTINUED on Page q
PEACE
OFFER SEEMS
ON way AGAIN
= oPENHAeEN, Nov. Sit is

~ OPENHAGEN, Nov. Silt is
generally believed in dipio-
- matte circles here that the
visit to Berlin today Of Count
czernin, the Austro-Hungarian
foreign minister, may be a pre-
Iiminary to new peace offer by
the central powers.
Austria's food difficulties, the
AlIgemi Zeitung of Vienna says II
learns, have become notably
sharper In consequence Of Hun
qary's fiat refusal Of Austrian
proposals for supply Of grain.
An extraordinary crown council
will be called, the newspaper says,
to discuss the extent Of Hungary's
Obligation to supply food to Aus
tria,
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-11-06
iowa NURSES
ANSWER CALL
FOR SERVICE

EpAR RAPIDS, Nov. 5.-The
first Red Cross nurses In
Iowa to receive call for
the European battiefields came to-
day when District Number 2 was
asked to furnish ten young women.
They will teave for Chicago Satur-
day, whence they will be sent to
Ellis Island, thence to France.
These nurses are: Anna Ander-
son, Mae Baxter, Carrie Catlin,
Della Smoiey and Isabelle Stark,
all Of this city, and Mildred viii
iiamson, Waterloo; Maude WiIkin-
son, Victor; Lou Hanchett, Victor;
olivia Peterson, Oecorah, and
Blanche kacena, Walker.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-11-06
SITUATION Is GRAVE.

TAssociated Press Summary
ltaly's situation appears increasing
" grave today with the announce
ment from Rome that the Taglia-
mento river. west of which General
Cadorna had established his new line
after the great retreat from the
Isonzo, had been crossed by the Aus
troG oGerman invaders.
Berlin's account Of the Tagliamento
crossing and advance westward gives
the movement the appearance. OF an
operation in great force which already
has resulted in decided Teutonic vic
tory. More than 5000 Italians were
taken prisoners and several guns were
captured in the engagement, declares
the Official statement.
ATTACK GAINS STRENGTH.
The crossing of the river apparent
" has not yet been in sufiicient force
to compel Cadorna to decide upon
abandonment Of the Tagliamento line.
but the Teutonic commander undoubt-
edly will make the most of the OPEN
ing he has forced to debouch against
the Italian positions north and south
Of the. point where he has gained a
footing on the west bank of the
stream
That this process is already under
way is indicated by the fact that the
Rene Official report notes increasing
Austro-German pressure against the
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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-11-06
PERSHING'S TROOPS ATTACKED
BY HUNS In FRENCH TRENCHES
CAPTURES
LOCAL YIN. Ca.
MANS BROTHER

n RlvATE Frank e. McDouoaI
Of MaryvilIe, No., who was
listed az captured or miss
ing In the official casualty list Of
the American troops in France in
their first clash with the Germans,
10 a brother Of J. L. McDougaI, who
for several months was member
ship secretary Of the Otumwa cen
tral Y. M. c. A., and is now in
Army ~" work At Camp Dodge.
J. L. McDougaI is in ottumwa
today. He was informed by The
Courier Of his brothers. capture.
Frank MeDouoaI enlisted at Mary
vile last spring, went south and
then overseas with the first contin-
gent
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-11-06
supREME rRIAL At HAND.
[By The Associated Press.l

fBy The Associated Press.I
italian Headquarters in Northern
italy. Nov. 5.-The situation is still
eraye. Attention is now tentered on
the strength of the defenses west Of
the Tagliamento river and on the abil-
ity to effect the vast reorganization
and oppose the whole force OF the con-
centration of Italian troops and allied
reinforcements against the tremen-
dous pressure the enemy is exerting.
ALI the allies should realize that one
OF the supreme trials Of the war has
reached the final stage.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-11-06
Railway Wage Increase
of 16 Per Cent Asked

Chicago, Nov. 5.-Officials Of the
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
and the Order Of Railway Conductors
left here today aftep four days of de-
liberations, prepared to submit their
wage increase demand to the railroad
managers within the next three weeks.
It is said the demand will be for an
increase of approximately Is per cent,
made imperative by the high cost OF
living. The action will affect more
than 2oe, ,9co railroad employees.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-11-06
Lack Of Cars Reduces
OUTPUT of Coal Mines

Springfield. H., Nov. 5.-Coal mines
in the big producing fields of southern
Illinois are working only about three
days week. due to car shortage
Harry Fishwick. vice-president Of the
Illinois Mine Workers organization
stated today.
Mr.. Fishwick said plenty of cars are
available in the central field at pres
ent, but indications were that this sec
ton OF the state will be affected by the
shortage soon.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-11-06
OIL FIELD STRIKE
IN TEXAS CONTINUES

Houston, Tex. Nov: 5.--No disor-
ders have been reported although
three days have passed since the walk
out of approximately 10000 oil field
workers in Texas and Louisiana fields.
Government troops continue to guard
storage tanks and wells.
No progress has been made in the
direction of settlement Of the strike
which hinges principally upon union
recognition by the producers.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-11-06
Americans
Die In Their First
Fight With
Germans
TWEL We ARE PRISONERS

Washington, o. C., Nov. s-As,srs.
can troops Of the overseas expedition.
ary forces have experienced their first
real clash with the enemy.
In the early dawn Of Saturday osr-
man raidins party swept over The pas.
apet OF trench occupied by an AmsrL
can company and after a brief hand %
hand encounter retired to their ON
earth~'orks with twelve prssonsss.
General Pershin9s first dispatehes =.
ported that three Americans wsrs
. killed, five wounded and twelve en-.
tured in the engagement.
REINFoRcEMENTs CUT orr.
Protected by heavy barraee fire
the Germans advanced aeross No
Mans Land and stos1ned the Amsriean
salient Cut off from refnfoseeu,enes
by the rain Of, German shells, II u
thought the defenders were obliged %
meet force greatly superior in mum
bers. With the exception Of the one
German captured, nothing Is known ot
the extent Of the enemy's losses.
NEAR RHIhE-MARNE CANAL.
The first fraomentary details made
no mention Of the location Of the fight
but Berlin dispatches indicate that q
was in the region Of the Rhine-Marne
canal, In the section defended by the
crown princes forces.
OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT.
The following otfieial announcement
was issued by the war department:
1.-THE war department has received
dispatch from the commanding gen
eraI Of the American expeditionary
forces which states that before day
light November 3, a salient occupied
for instruction by company Of Ameri-
can infantry was raided by Germans.
The enemy put down heavy barraas
fire, cutting OF the salient from the
rest Of the line. Our losses were three
killed, five wounded and twelve cap.
tured or missing. The enemy's losses
are not known. One wounded Ger
man was taken prisoner"
ARTILLERY PREFAcED ATTACK.
That American troops receiving In
tensive training in the trenches had
had their first fight with the enemy
was intimated on Saturday In an on
ciaI statement from Berlin announcing
the capture Of American soldiers.
Cable dispatches from the American
army headquarters In France also
served to prepare the American pub
lie for the news Of the engagement
through announcements that the ar
tiIlery activity was somewhat above
normal, although not as intense 40 on
other parts Of the front
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-11-06
FOG COVERS BELGIUM.

Berlin. Nov. A. Delayed
German official report on military
operations in France and Belgium
reads:
Western theatre: In Flanders, the
visibility being bad, there was only
lively artillery firing. notably in the
User lowlands, in the evening. A
powerful and destructive fire was di-
rected in the course Of the night on
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-11-06
STUDENTS AT AMES
BOOST Y. M. C.. A. FUND

Ames, Nov. 5.-Within less than an
hour students and faculty Of the Iowa
state college here today pledged more
than $4,000 as its share of the $65,000
being raised in Iowa educational insti.
tutions for the Y. NJ C. A. war relief
fund. The college had agreed 70 raise
$12,500.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-11-06
BREMER COUNTY MEN
ORDERED INTO ARMY

Des Moines, Nov. 5.@Sixty-one men
In Bremen county. exempted from mill.
tary service by the local draft board
were certified to Adjutant General Lo-
gan today. for service. following a re.
examination by army surgeons from
Camp Dodge.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-11-06
FRENcH TAKE PRISONERS.

Paris, Nov. 5.-'There was intermit.
tent artillery activity in Belgium and
upper Alsace," says today's official an
nouncement. "An enemy attack on
our small posts west of the upper
Coucy forest was repulsed and prison
ers remained in our hands.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-11-06
RussIANs DEFEAT TURKS.

Petrograd, Nov. SIN the region OF
the Black sea coast the Russians have
driven the Turks from their first line
and advanced in some places to the
third line, the war office announces.
Much booty was captured.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-11-06
SAILORS IN NEW BARRACKS.

Chicago, ILL.,, Nov. 5.--Blue Jackets
at the Great Lakes naval training sta
ton areNnow quartersd in the new $10.-
000, 900 barracks. the last of the tents
being put away for the winter today.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-11-06
ROME CONFIRMS REPORT.

Rome, Nov. 5.-The Germans have
crossed the Tagliamento river, the
war once announces. adding that the
Austro German pressure against the
Italian northern wing has been inten-
Joified. The text Of the statement fol-
lows: ~ u
"The enemy who has succeeded In
bringing some of his forces on to the
- 1t bank Of the Tagliamento north
81 Pinzano has intensified his pres
sure against the left wing of our line."
After their retreat from the lsonzo,
An consequence OF the Austro- German
offensive the Italians took. up posi-
tions along the west bank of the Tag
liamento which runs across the north
east tip of italy from the Alps to the
sea and offers natural line of de
fense for the plains of northern Italy.
MAY CONTINUE RETREAT.
This line is shorter than the old
one and apparently was more prac-
ticable for defensive purposes, but it
is not certain that the italian COM
mander. General Cadorna. intended to
hold it, as he may not have had suf-
licient time to organize it, electing
merely to defend 1t while preparing
another line further back.
"On Saturday night and Sunday"
the italian report says, "our airplanes
and airships effectively bombed hos
tile troops in the basins Of Caporette
and Tolmino and along the left bank
Of the Tagliamento. On Saturday our
ayiators brought down FIVE enemy
airplanes. One fell in the vicinity of
Caldonazzo and two near the Lagoon
ut Grado."
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-11-06
IOWA BOY FALLS BEFORE BOCHE GUNS


Pnano the Piave (3)
Tagameno
today
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-11-06
Berlin Reports Capture Of
!. 5000 Prisoners as Macken-
/: sens Army Continues Its
| Drive West of the Taglia-
/, mento.
BRITISH AND FRENCH
CHIEFS GO TO ROME

Paris, Nov. 5.-Before leaving
Paris for Rome, David Lloyd
George, the British premier, had
Iona interview with General Per-
shjna. The American commander
came especially from the Ameri-
can army headquarters to meet
the British prime minister. Field
Marshal Hais, the British COM
mander also was present at the
conference.
Berlin, Nov. 5.-Austro German
troops have crossed the middle Tag
liamento river in northeastern Italy
and taken 5000 prisoners, the war
ofiices report. They are advancing
toward the west.
The statement follows:
italian front, German and Austro
Hungarians have gained the crossing
on the middle Tagliamento and are ad.
yancing westward.
From the Italian brigades defeated
in this engagement more than 5000
prisoners and number Of guns have
been taken"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-11-06
Merle D.Hay, Gid
den Youth, Lays
I Down His Life
For His Flag
ONE I0WAN CAPTURED

- y
Gjidden, Nov. 4.-Mene D.
Hay, one Of the American sol
diers killed, was the son Of we'll
known farmer, and enlisted In
Des Moines on May 10, 1917. He
was 81 years old last July. His
parents and a brother and sister
live rear here.
Collins, Nov. 5.-Mrs. Eva
TiIton received 4 message from
the war department today an
nouncin0 that her con, Dewey o.
Kern was among the missing.
Kern enlisted in Des Moines on
May 8, 1917, and was. 10 years old
In August He had been employed
here by a lumber concern.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-12-29
xEWs rs. ans.

The government must not grow 70
9elieve the newspaper publishers do
S, ,sanf to be heipfu. to their coun-
~. They DO, and they are. and they
could and would be more helpful were
The relation OF the government to the
)ress better understood and more
Practically and justly handled.
Newspaper men appreciate the fact
lat the various government actiyi-
les provide for the newspapers an
abundance Of news They know. too,
bat much Of this news is Of help
III character, and they are ready to
abllsh il without thought OF fee or re-
ard il ii be sent TO them in prac
.ical form But what il the use Of
ZEN to fifty government press agents
sending to twelve thousand country
publishers galley proofs OF reams up
On reams OF so-called news stories,
when most OF these publishers have
4et typesetting capacity TO handle
sven the local news Items they want
o set. what is the use Of this same
army OF press agents trying to force
Town the threats Of country publish
Ara pure advertising and expecting to
land IT. while insulting the intelli-
ence Of the publishers by insisting it
news and should be published free
geyeDapsr editors know what is news
nd what is advertising, That IS
.heir business. They may not be
competent to pass on the merits of q
apid-nre gun, but when they are ask
I'd through the use of their columns
to procure for the government hun
dreds OF applicants for government
paid positions they know they arc
asked to run free help wanted adver-
tisements. and there is no doubt about
that.