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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-04
$4,000, 900 MERGER APPROVED
New Jersey Board o. KS United Shoe
Machinery Reorganization

TRENTON, oct. 1.-THE State Public
Utility Commission has approved the
merger of the United Shoe Machinery Com.
pany, capitalized at S25,000,000, and the
United Shoe Machinery Corporation, with
a capital of $4,000 900. Both companies
were incorporated in New Jersey.
The merged concern will be known as the
United Shoe Machinery Corporation, with IA
capital of $50, 900. 900, divided into 2,00O,-
900 shares at S25 a share. Its office is
at 1852 Market street, Paterson, and its
agent is the Paterson Safe Deposit and
Trust Company.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-04
BURNED IN HIS BED
John Murray Is in Hospital, Result a,
Smoking Cigarette

John Murray, twenty-elght years ola !,
c,arney's Point. n. j., was treated AZ :.
1oseph's Hospital early today for burns rs
ceiyed when his bed clothing caught A..
from cigarette at Young's Hotel, Frankiln
street and Girard avenue.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-04

himself. found western rennryl,anlans 4.
posed TO him IN great numbers. and ~
time II was thought he would not NJ 4.
elected, but in the election which was ,,s,s
Yesterday the Philadelphian was returnes
winner by an overwhelming majority.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-04
SEA BATTLE IN ApRIATIc
klaIian Destroyer Engages Austrian
Warship, Compelling II TO Retreat

WARRINGTON. oct. 4,-one Austrian
olfcer was killed. the ship commander was
seriously wounded and the imperial Tag
was shot on an Austrian warship during
~ enGagement- in the Adrlatie yesterday
W.th the italian destroyer Aquila.
AocofdlRg 70 ofIiciai cables received to-
|.4. the dhmaged cruiser. which sustained
||1Io shell damage. was able 10 withdraw
||0 lha Cattaro accompanied BY two sister
||.l14ro
IN italian torpedo hotllla ana other units
| |Nt Italian feet pursued the retreatins
|n1|fIan shIpa The AQuila, battered BY
|N&.| Ore and with her naphtha tank ablaze
MADE III Italian port under her own steam
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-02-16
IN COMMON CAUSE
Russians and Germans Stop Fighting
Each Other to Meet Onslaught
Of Hungry Wolves.

Petrograd. Jan. is, Correspondence
Of TIL Associated Press "A wolf hunt
in which both Russian and German
soldiers joined, is described in cor
respondence from the Polish front
Parties of Russian and German scouts
met recently and were hotly engaged
in skirmish when large pack of
wolves dashed on the scene and at
tackled the wounded. Hostilities were
at once suspended and Germans and
Russians instinctively attacked the
pack, killing about fifty OF the wolves.
After the hunt the soldiers separated
each party returning nrmolested to
It's own trenches.
Along some sections of this front
hungry wolves have been particularly
bold this winter, constituting real
danger to outposts of both armies and
the combatants have had to
send out hunting parties against the
common enemy. While at this sort of
work shipping is suspended by sort
of tacit agreement among opposing
forces.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-02-16
GERARD At PARIS.

Paris, Feb. 15.-James w. Gerard,
former American ambassador at Ber.
lin, Mrs. Gerard and their party, forty
two persons in all, arrived in Paris
this morning from Berne. Switzerland
They were met at the station by the
american ambassador. William H.
Sharp, and the embassy stan.
A battalion of French /photog.
raphers took snap shots Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Gerard as they anghted from the
train. The journey from Berne was
without incident. The French govern
ment placed two cars at the disposi.
tion OF the party, attaching them to a
regular train. Mr.. and Mrs. Gerard
are stopping at hotel
Mr.. Gerard had long talk with Mr..
Sharp at the embassy this morning.
He probably will be received by dis
tinguished representatives OF the
French government and will meet
some OF the most important person
ages at a dinner which Mr.. and Mrs.
Sharp are arranging.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-02-16
TOLD
To DROP C0L0RS.
FROM LEGATION
Request Legal, But Liable
to Aggravate Tension
Already Existing
|RELIEF WORKERS
NOT PRISONERS

Washington, d. c., Feb. Is Official
word has been received here that
Brand Whitlock, American minister
to Belgium has been requested but not
ordered by the German authorities to
lower the American flag over the
American legation at Brussels
While the news aroused deep feeling
Fin Official quarters and admittedly add
FED to the tension of the situation with
Germany. it appeared doubtful wheth-
ler there was ground for taking any
action, as Mr. Whitlock while in Bel
gium has practically only represented
the American relief work. The seat Of
the Belgian government now Is at
Havre, France
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-02-16
SUNDAY CLOSING
ISSUE AT QUINCY

Quincy, ILL.,, Feb. Is. The anti
saloon league Of this city under the
supervision Of it's new district super
intendent o. A. Parmenter have ON.
ployed operatives Of an out of town
detective agency to work here in secur.
ing evidence to convict saloonkeepers
Of violating the Sunday closing law.
Information secured by these detec-
tives against several saloonkeepers has
resulted in their being fined and the
operatives will continue their work
here
Efforts will again be made to put be.
fore the council q resolution for strict
local Sunday closing law to conform
with the state law. This plan was de-
feated by majority Of one vote this
week. but some Of the aldermen ara
said to have changed their minds and
the question Is again likely to be put
before the council.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-02-16
GARMENT WORKERS
DECLARE STRIKE

Chicago. Feb. 15.-Twelve arrests
marked the beginning today of a
strike of the International Ladies'
Garment Workers union Nine wo.
men and three men were arrested
while distributing handbills to per.
sons on their way to work in the var.
ious west side garment factories. The
bills contained notices Of the strike
and asked that all members of the
trade support the cause Of the strik
ers-more pay. shorter hours and re.
cognition Of the union
The union is said to be comparative.
ly new one. It's officials claim that
Is per cent of the workers are mem
bers. while the employers assert that
not more than 10 per cent belong.
Employees engaged in the cloak and
suit trade are not involved in the
strike
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-02-16
BRITISH TROOPS
STRONG FOR RAIDS
TACTICS ARE EMPLOYED, cALcU-
LATED TO MAKE LIFE FOR
FOES UNBEATABLE.

With the British Armies in France.
(via London) Feb. 15.-(From stan
correspondent OF The Associated
Press The past thirty hours have
witnessed three of the British raids
which are carried out daily and night.
ly with the object of making life un.
bearable to the Germons in the front
line trenches. Two of the raids were
conducted by the Canadians, who
really invented the practice of trench
raiding, which has now spread
throughout the British army. These
raids, added to the steady progress by
the British on both sides OF the Ancre,
are evidence that the coolest weather
of the war on this front has not
stopped the constant worrying pres
sure which the British seek to exert
upon the Germans.
Our soldiers say that there is moth
ing quite so valuable as these minor
operations for keeping the troops in
fighting trim while nothing is SO de-
pressing and Injurious TO morale as
the constant defensive which the Ger.
mans have endured all winter oppo-
site the British lines. In this respect
the British are very unlike the French
in their methods of winter warfare.
General Haig's policy has been one OF
bombardment punctuated
by daily raids and minor attacks, tao
tics which have brought in a con.
stant stream of prisoners and inflicted
a heavy toll Of casualties on the Ger
mans. The French on the other hand
prefer lying quiet in their trenches
for long periods and then attacking
suddenly on a wide front in sharp
fierce combat. The British have not
the same appreciation of the dramatic.
as the French but believe implicitly
in the efficiency Of the steady grind.
Ing down process which they are car
rying out In their biggest raid the
captured forty-seven pris'
oners Of the Eleventh Bavarians who
only came into the lines yesterday.
The Canadians remained in the Ger
man trenches for more than an hour
and left them completely wrecked.
Their most important work was prob
ably the blowing in Of four mine
shafts by which they sealed u living
tombs scores OF GeYInai,s esko were
toward the British lines.
The Germans tried to cut OF the Can
adams with q double barrage fire and
then attacked but they only succeed.
ed in inflicting few casualties.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-02-16
PATRIOTIC AT S.
FOR EACH RECRUIT

Washington. D. c., Feb. IL. --Appre-
citation for the work postmasters are
doing as recruiting agents is expressed
today in a war department statement.
Indiana postmasters lead those Of 9th
er states with seventy-four recruits.
''It is believed" the statement says
"the postmasters are assisting the
preparation for national defense by
aiding the recruiting service entirely
through motives Of patriotism"
A IS premium is paid by the depart.
ment to postmasters for each accepted
applicant.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-02-16
Des Moines, Feb. 15.-rhe ad-
ministration "road bill" abolish
ing the state highway commission
was introduced in the house to-
day by Representative johnson Of
Lucas county.
Especial Correspondence. I

Des Moines, Feb Is. Although foes
of capitol extension are proclaiminS
yesterdays vote on the Whitmore bill
first blood for u.s." developments to-
day show that Senator Balls bill to
sell twenty-five of the seventy-two
acres Of state house grounds Is still
doomed to death.
The senate voted down the ways and
means committee report to postpone
indefinitely the Wh'tmore bin II to %
and Lieutenant Governor Moore order
ed 1t placed on the calendar. The bill
provides for the repeal of the extension
tax for the next Ave years. The tax
will produce 100000. When the anti
extension men saved the bill from its
untimely death, they had visions OF
being in the majority in the senate, Il
ajority that would not only repeal the
tax but sell almost third of the
ground.
But four senators who voted to save
the bill said today they do not consider
their vote binds them to support any
other capitol extension measures. In
fact they said they are not now OF the
mind that any part Of the tract should
be sold. They are Senators Ratcliff,
Adams, Lytle and Caswell. Thus the
majority of the anti-extension forces
is shattered.
The vote yesterday was more upon
question OF procedure than on the
merits Of the capitol extension cause.
Capitol extension is bought and paid
for There ere no outstanding debts
against it. There is money tn the
treasury to do grading. The purpose
of the f1ve year tax Whitmore would
repeal is to create fund of 100000
for new Office building or temple OF
justice the state must sooner or later
build.
A number of senators, including the
four named above, believe the best pro-
cedure is to make direct appropria-
tion and levy for the new building
when the proper time comes and not
connect 1t with capitol extension. They
see no reason for continuing levy un-
der the capitol extension statutes that
is practically foreign to the extension.
The first definite assault upon state
in the name Of economy
will be offered in the senate today or
tomorrow when Senator Adams intro.
duces a bill to close the inebriate hos.
pftal at Knoxville.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-02-16
BOILING OUTOF
BROKERAGE FIRM

Washington, ID. c., Feb. 15.-R. w.
Boiling, brother-in-law of President
severed his connection with F. A. Con-
molly & Co., local brokerage house,
which, the peace note leak investiga-
tion established, furnished forecast
Of the note to clients a day In advance
Of its publication.
Boiling denied any knowledge what
ever of the affair and J. Fred Essary.
newspaper correspondent, testified
that it was he who wrote the forecast.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-02-16
GERMANY WANTS
TREATY RATIFIED
PROVISIONS OF OLD PACT WILL
TIDE OVER BREAK IN RELA-
TlONS WITH u. S. A.

Berlin, Feb. Is, via London.-For'
eign Secretary Zimmerman In an In
formal discussion today with the cor.
respondent Of The Associated Press
explained the amended version of the
Americana Prussian treaty Of 1893,
which Germany is now submitting
through the Swiss government for the
approval Of the United States. Herr
Zimmerman declared that the intern
ing of civilians and the conflscation OF
private property were preposterous
steps to which his government was un-
alterab1y opposed.
The proposed amended treaty deals
in the broadest manner with the
private commercial interest and per-
sonal liberties ofsthe subjects Of both
countries. The& German proposal
would make articles % and "a OF the
treaty effective Immediately upon the
severance OF Diplomatic relations as
well as in the event of declaration
of war and would extend their protec-
ton over all German merchants IN
Prussia. not In tfe entire German en-
pire. Under the treaty as 1t stands
at present citizens, Of either country
domfciled in tho other are guaranteed
after declaration Of war but may be
excluded from fortified cities or places
of military importance. The German
proposals guarantee to German SUD-
tects in the United States and Amer
leans in Germany freedom to leave
the country Of their respective resi-
dence at time and by roads to be as.
signed. They may take with them all
their personal property. Including NOM
ey, valuables and bank credits, except
as otherwise prohibited by existing
embargoes and protection OF them
selves and their property shall be guar
anteed in accordance with the laws OF
the country OF their residence.
There shall be no restrictions on
their private rights more than judicial
enforcements imposed on neutrals.
Special provision is made that civil
ians shall not be put in concentration
camps or their property seauestrated
except under laws applying alike to
all neutrals and general provision
is inserted that Germany shall be
treatod as i neural Annther prova-
sion protects patent rights and con.
tract relation.
A Slgn1ncant section Is one suardr
teeing the protection " the sixth
Hague convention in regard to enemy
merchant ships to merchantmen OF
both parties as well as their cargoes.
The provision is extended. however, to
forbid the enforced departure Of such
vessels from their ports without a
binding pass from all enemy countries
guaranteeing a free voyage to home
mort. The same protection would also
be extended to the crews Of these shin
and the treaty would apply, in all par.
ticulars. to the colonies of both parties.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-02-16
GERMANS COURTEOUS.

Berlin. Feb. 15.-(By wireless to
Sayville)-"On leaving German soil
ex-Ambassador Gerard asked the Ger
man correspondents who had accom-
panied him to transmit his thanks to
the German government" says the
Overseas News agency. "He declared
that the arrangements made by the
government for the American embas-
sy and colony surpassed everything he
might have hoped for and that Ger.
man hospitality and chivalrousness
brilliantly stood the test during these
hard days."
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-02-16
WILSON To GO To
CONGRESS soon
Events Piling Up That May
Force Him to Decide on
Method to Pursue

Washington, y. c., Feb. 15.-While
it still was Indicated that the accumu
lation of violations of American rights
might lead President Wilson to go be
fore congress at any time, it was stat
ed today that he has made no definite
plans for taking such a step immedi
ately.
When he will 90 before congress, II
was said. will depend entirely upon
circumstances. The opinion grew
among officials, however, that such a
step would not be long deferred.
Nothing has been heard by the
state department early today from
Germany in reply to its enquiry as to
the exact status of the Americans tax
en- into Germany on the prize ship
Yarrowdale; likewise no news came
from Ambassador Elkus at Constan'
tinople about Americans in Turkey.
Ships Held in Port.
The government began today to feel
the insistent need for some sort of
action soon to open way for move
ment of shipping now held up in Amer
lean ports by suspension of sailings on
account of the German submarine
campaign. Reports on the accumulat-
ing freight now are reaching officials
and although the situation is
not yet regarded as serious. 1T is ap.
parent that American industries will
be affected unless ocean shipping
starts moving before long.
At the present stage of development
Of the German-American situation. at
tention Is centered on President VIII
son by the growing belief that he will
take no step, even to the furnishing
of defensive armament to merchant
ships, without first consulting con-
gress.
The sinking Of the American schoon-
err Lyman NJ. Law in the Mediterran-
tan by an Austrian submarine. prob
ably without warning, is regarded by
officials mere lis Illegal inasrluch as the
cargo was not contraband and the sub
marine displayed no nag. but since no
lives were lost it is believed the incl
dent will not in itself develop into a
cause for drastic action by this gov
ernment.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-02-16
War Summary

Two vessels sunk. British
steamer Of ALSO tons and another
somewhat smaller steamer, the
tonnage Of which it Is not known,
comprise the German submarine
victims today. In the previous
twenty-four hours five vessels were
sunk by the submarines.
threads upon the German lines
along the Somme front in north
ern France are still being made by
the British. London last night re-
ported the capture OF strong
German position near Grandecourt.
Berlin today admits the withdraw
al of German advanced posts here.
Raiding operations on a consid
erable scale have been conducted
along the Franco-Belgian front by
both sides. The Germans claim
the loss by the entente Of seven
airplanes.
London reports a naval air raid
on Brugges. Belgium, during
which British and Germans each
lost an airplane.
Signs of activity along the Rus
sian front are multiplying. The
Germans report an operation Of
considerable importance in Galicia
when extensive mining operations
by the Russians were broken up
by a German enterprise north Of
the Zlochoff- -Tarnopol railway.
On the Rumanian front, there
are indications of possible active
lighting in the near future. For
the first time in a long while the
town of Galatz, the important Ru-
manian Danube port is mentioned.
An effective bombardment OF Ga
latz was conducted yesterday. it is
declared.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-02-16
FREIGHT EMBARGO
BECOMING SERIOUS

New York, Feb. 15-The immediate
cause of the serious freight conges.
tion reported by many interior cities.
railroad men declared today. is their
policy of refusing shipments to New
York Of freight for export unless the
shipper can prove that he, has cargo
room engaged so that his goods can
be loaded on a boat imm ediately after
its delivery here The rigorous appli-
cation Of this rule has transferred the
accumulation of freight that other
wise would be piling up here to the
warehouses at manufacturing and pro.
ducing centers in the west and south.
AS the base of the freight transpor.
tation situation number of causes
are assigned Among these are ths
reduction on the amount of freight
leaving New York because Of Ger
new submarine policy. cold
weather and snow which has delayed
trains and interfered with truck de-
liveries in cities. and shortage of cars
Denver, Colo. Feb. Is. An embargo
on carload shipments of all but perish
able goods and coal to the east was
announced at the Denver offices Of the
Atchison. Topeka and Santa Fe rail.
road and Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
railroad today. The embargo 1t was
stated. extends to all points east of I'LL
nois and north Of the Ohio river
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-02-16
NEIGHBOR'S NIGHT
TO BE OBSERVED

Gen. Shields council Knights Of Co
lumbus will have Neighbors' night at
the council chambers this evening. the
last of the pre-lenten open house pro
grams this year. A feature Of the even
ing will be a patriotic address by Rev.
Father P. N. McDermott Of Massena,
state historian for the A. o. Fl. Other
numbers to be provided for the enter.
tainment of the guests give promise OF
one of the most pleasant evenings the
lecturers committee has given this
season.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-02-16
CITY REDUCES
INDEBTEDNESS
FOR L|GH I ING.
Debt of $1,000 Two Years
Ago Will Be Wiped Out
By May This Year
SUBSTITUTE ARCS
WITH TUNGSTENS

The campaign for better lights In
Ottumwa by the city council has been
successful in the past two years, &C
cording to the results shown by city
records. Two years ago there was IN
indebtedness of $1,000 to the Ottun-
wa Railway & Light Co., for lights.
This has been cut down. until only 1
small payment is necessary to lift the
city entirely out Of debt in regard to
the light fund, and by payment IN
May Of this year, the debt will be en-
tirely wiped out, and there will be
close to $4,000 in the light fund.
This will be the first time In years
that there has ever been any money
in the light fund, above the expenses,
and in fact, will be the first time for
several years that the city has not
been in debt to the light company. The
debt In some years reached as high az
$4,000 and $4,000.
Get Lower Contract.
The cutting down of the debt was
accomplished in several ways. In the
first place regular appropriation was
made every so often to reduce the
debt Then when the contracts for
lighting the city were let two years
ago reduction In price was secured.
The old contract price was $3.50 an.
nually for the arc lights, and 322.5O
for the trngstens. A contract was
made whereby the arcs now cost S65
yearly and the tungstens 81. 81. these
terms tcDe In force untaf Sdne 1915.
sabstituts for Arcs.
Another method used, was by cut.
ting down the number Of arc lights
and substituting tungstens. The tung.
stem lamps, according to the contract
price, cost only third Of the charges
made fol the arcs, and although not
Of as high candle power, are quite as
efiicient, when installed in the right
manner. Where one arc is taken out,
three tungstens may be installed for
the same cost, giving street much
more light than formerly.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-02-16
GIRL WANTS HER
BLACK 'MAMMY''

Detroit, Mich, Feb. 15.-Marjorie
Delbridge, the 14-year-old white girl
from Chicago who is being held at the
Juvenile detention home here pending
the arrival of attorneys from Chicago,
declared to detectives today that she
is anxious to be returned to her form
er foster mother. Mrs. Camilla
Jackson, an aged Chicago negress.
1t is expected habeas corpus pro-
ceedings may be started here today
or tomorrow by attorneys for Mrs
Jackson.
When the girl was three months old
her mother, an actress, turned her
over to Mrs Jackson. She lived with
the colored woman until recently,
when she was taken away by juve.
nile court order.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-02-16
Continued on Page 81
TODAY ANNIVERSARY
OF MAINE SINKING

Washington, D. c., Feb. 15.-The
nineteenth anniversary of the sinking
of the battleship Maine in Havana
harbor was observed here today by
the decorating Of graves of the ships
dead sailors at Arlington National
cemetery, and exercises by patriotic
and military organizations. Spanish
war veterans held services at Ft
Meyer, with the Cuban minister, Car
los Manuel de Cespedes. and Com
mander in Chief Daniel V. Chisholm
among the speakers,