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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-12
BONAPARTE,

Wayne Kerr and Miss Maude Syfert
were married Monday January s. 1917,
in Keokuk. Both are well known resi-
dents of this place. Mrs. Kerr has been
for the past six months living in Lacon.
Ill.,. where she and her father moved
after the death Of her mother Mr. Kerr
is the third son of Mr. and Mrs. John
Kerr of Bonaparte.
Miss Una L. Chapman is planning to
go to California about January 20, to
make her home with her brother AL
fred
Mrs. w. c. Page will entertain the
Ladies' Aid OF the Presbyterian church
at her home on East Front street at
a Pastime on the afternoon of Friday,
January II.
Frank Mailer came from Montana
last week expecting to return there in
the spring and prove up on his claim.
The Robert Dick family will move
from one Of the Riggle houses in East
Bonaparte to the Mrs. Nancy Stark
residence near the depot where Mrs
Stark will reside with them.
Mrs. Kirk Meek has been a recent
guest Of her daughter Mrs. e. Ross
Baker and family in Keokuk.
Earl Hawk and family have moved
to the Robert Perkins farm.
a short funeral service for the late
Bonaparte cemetery Tuesday afternoon
the funeral being held in Pennington at
! p. m.
Mrs. Mary Cassidy recently visited
with her daughters in Des Moines
Otto Meredith's team took fright last
Saturday noon. running across the river
bridge. and then going right through a
barbed wire fence at the other side of
the river. Mr.. Meredith jumped out be-
fore they hit the fence, and was not
injured
The assessors Of Van Buren, county
met at keosaudua last Saturday and
were instructed in the work.
sal
H. c. Gilbert and Clarence CUMMINGS
have gone to Kansas City to attend an
automobile school for few months.
Andree Johnson has been unable to
be at his work in the Record shop the
past week because of illness.
The teachers returned last Saturday
from their various homes and began
work for the remainder Of the school
year.
Oscar Brown and family of Quincy,
Ill.,, have moved here and are occupying
the Epper!y property. Mr.. Brown is
contemplating going into business here.
Mrs. Mary Rockefeller died in Keo-
kuk hospital Saturday Jan. after an
operation. Funeral services were held
morning at Story Chapel She
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PROMISE CITY.

Peter Green is quite i'll at this time.
Steve Van Benthusen went to Kan
I sas City Mo-. where he expects to en-
tier an automobile school.
N Howard Willis returned to his home
1t Indianola Friday after pleasant
$visit with friends here.
Mrs. VIM. Whitmore is visiting her
xson Clyde this week.
% Mrs. Minnie Haseltine of Corydon was
Mailing on her mother here Friday.
N Miss Claire Gates is on the sick list
This week.
4 Mrs Becca Rose is visiting relatives
5and old friends here this week.
4. Mrs Ola Gates was in Centerville on
&rhursday.
~ Mrs. Coda Handren goes to AIlerton
70 visit her brother before returning to
fher home in Denver.
The Misses Mabel Day and Eva Clark
returned to Indianola where they again
4taSe up their studies.
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Wanted
CHARLTON.

n Miss Hattie Ritter of Murray has
4 been spending few days in this city
N the guest of Miss Marie Niswender.
Mrs Anna Conner, of Ottumwa re-
turned home Thursday after weeks
visit with Charlton friends.
MRS Caleb Shelton Of Alton, former
~ Of this city returned home Thursday
! after a weeks visit with her children
/ and old friends here.
. DR.. Fred Spiker Of Ottumwa, former
lily Of this city came Thursday to attend
13to some business matters and visit mis-
#brothers and old friends
Mrs. Christine Wigren who had been
la resident of Charlton for many years,
departed Thursday for Red Oak, where
d she expects to make her home with her
Asister Mrs. Matilda Peterson. Her
fSmany friends here will greatly regret
ssher removal from this place.
j Mrs. VIM. Clark Of Washington town
ship returned Thursday night from a
months visit with relatives in Fayette
county this state.
Mrs. Walter Madin Of Bengough. Sas'
4 katchewan. Canada. formerly Of this
$eity. visited in Charlton a few days this
week with Mrs. Richard Powell and
other friends.
4 Mrs. D. A. Enslow went to Lacona
u THURSDAY evening for brief visit with
/. Mrs. John Werner went to Abba for
4 rief visit with relatives.
Aa g w. H. Harrington and baby
Siaua ter Olive Marie of Lincoln. Neb,
$yisital in Charlton Yesterday with her
Suncle c. II. Kirkf1art and family. en-
Eroute home from Ottumwa where she
Avisited her parents Mr.. and Mrs w. r.
SWelch.
:. Mr.. and Mrs. e. p Fuller OF Hebron,
Nehr.. who had been spending week
in Charlton with her brother Chas. Fail
ard ifami'v. returnc home Yesterday.
Frank Southwark and family OF
Bco.,n arrived few days ago for a
Avis't with his mother Mrs. Ann South
sAcara and other relatives.
HI Mrs c. w Foster of Akron, Colo,
#orr,erlv of this county, shere for
a few weeks visit with her parents Mr..
land Mrs. J. A. King and old friends.
Miss Anna Wilson of Chicago arrived
flor visit with her parents Mr. and
Mrs. A. r. Wilson, and sister Mrs.
Frank Wiley.
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DOUDS-
Frank Hudson of Lincoln, Nebr.,

visiting relatives at this place.
Mrs. John Wilson and children of OF
tumwa are visiting at the w. II. Morri-
son home in Leando. They will leave
Monday for Salina, kans., to make
their future home.
Mrs. Nellie Cox and son Lester of
Vernon Center, Mimi, are visiting with
friends here
The order Of the o. f. $. held their
annual installation in the Masonic hall
Friday evening. They elected officers
for the ensuing year as follows: Mrs.
Myrtes Mort. w, NJ; NJ. c. Doud. w.
p: Mrs. James Ogilbee, A. NJ: Laa
Loud. secretary: Jess Jackson. treas
urer: Mrs. VIM. Russell, Ada: Mrs. T.
o. Grimsley, Ruth. Mrs. w H. Morri-
son, Esther: Mrs. Lulu McKibben.
Martha: Mrs. Cynthia Gilbert, Electa;
c. r. McCrary. marshal: Mrs A. L.
Doud, chaplain Mrs. Lizzie Pollock. or
ganist: Mrs. Lena Morrow. warder: l..
K. Doud. sentinel. At the close of in
refreshments were served.
Mrs Everett Erskine and son Robert
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leaves three daughters, seven brothers
and other relatives.
Mrs. Leo Fuller of Valley Junction
has been holiday guest at the Mrs. E.
E. Miller home.
Mrs Lillian Perkins of Pennington
was a guest last week at the Mrs.
Mary Hornbaker home.
Mrs. John Brown and son Ralph OF
Fort Madison came here Friday for a
visit with her parents Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. Stemple Mrs. Brown left the boy
here and went to What Cheer Saturday
to help care for Mr.. Browns mother
who is seriously i'll.
Mrs Jessie Reeder is seriously i'll at
the home of her daughter Mrs. Lloyd
Stevens in Harrisburg township.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-12

returned to their home Tuesday after
spending Sunday in Ottumwa.
Mrs. J. T. Hissem returned from
Bonaparte after several days visit.
Dr. and Mrs. j. Fl. Spalding are visit
ing friends in E,ldon.
Mrs. Lena Van Danselaar of Lattery,
Ia, and Richard Van Danselaar of Con-
cord. Nebr., visited at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. N l.. Merritt Of Leando.
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Unreasonable Men.

will
crackers
yes, dear"
by"
of
tomorrow
tell her
be over
this in
something
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BANK ELECTS OFFICERS,

The Citizens Savings bank held il
annual election Of officers and dire
tors Wednesday afternoon and r.
elected the following:
L. A. Andrew, president: Walter :
Hall, vice president; E. M. Anderson
assistant cashier.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-12
WEST POINT.

MRS. Dolly Grimm of Oklahoma ar
x-ived Friday for a visit with her par
#ents Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Conley.
y Mrs. Chas Supers and children Of
fort Madison are visiting at the Wall
1iasper and Shadwell homes.
Mrs. Louise Gheriche of Fort Madison
was guest Saturday at the f. o.
$2eisener home.
Mrs. Casper, Mohrfeldt and Mis-
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-12
LINEMAN Is KILLED.

Grinnell. Jan. 11.-Charles Eastman
telegraph lineman whose home is i
Victor fell from thirty-five foot tele
graph pole here and died soon after
He was working with line gang Of
the Rock Island railroad which il
transferring the wires to new poles
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1917-10-10
.RONIKA MIEJSCOWA

bedzic palic przez naStepnych
szeSc m~iesiecy, przcwidziec MOI
ma, IL brak ten stawSaG sig bedzic
coraz dotkliwszym. Jedna kom-
pania Consumers posiada zamo-
wien ma $4,000 ton wegla Poca-
hontas, wiecej niz jest W stanie
d~ostarczyc. Brak ten ME jest O.
graniczony tylko do wegla Poca-
houtaS, lecz brak take Anthra--
cite, Illinois bituminous, a navel
zwyklsgo wegla parOwego.
Mniejsi handlarze, ktorzy jcSz-
cze posiadaja ma sk}adzic znacz--
niejsza lose wegla, dotychczas
d~ostarczaja taxa ilosc opaiu, jaka
zqdajq ich konstumerzy.Nie dlugo
to jednak potrwa. " nastepnych
kilku dniach spodziewanem jest,
re handlarze ci, pc wyczerpaniu
swego zapasu, r6wnicz dostar-
czanie wegla ograniczq.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1917-10-10
RODZINA KORONERA NIEO
NAL

Parma Rae Hoffman, c6rka ko-
-onera Piotra NJ. Hoffmana, pra-
wdopodobnie ocaliia zycie ojcu,
matce. siostrom Anieli ! Maigo-
rzacic i sluzacej, gdy wczoraj ra-
10 wszystkich pobudzila.
NIieszkanic PIP. Hoiiman6w,
Etorzy micszkaja W Desplaines,
zapelnionc zostaio gazem wsglo-
wynn, ktory uchodzi} L pieca do
ogrzewania. Dym ! gaz uchodzil
= pisca poniewaz znajdujqcc sic
" kominie sito zapeinione costa
% sadzami. Sito to tamowac mia
% zarzace SIG wegla. Parma Rae
oicrwsza sic zbudziia i skoro po-
czuia zapach gazu natychmiast
oobudzila drugich. Pootwierano
wszvstkie drzwi / okna; Mkt jc-
dnakowoz ME stracil przytomno-
sci chociaz wszyscy czuli sig juz
odurzeni.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1917-10-10

TEST trzech faktor5w w
kazdej konwersacyi te--
lefonicznej; partya kto-
ra VIOLA, operator lub Ope-
ratorka kt6ra dale po}acze-
ME, i partya kt6ra sic VIOLA.
CT faktorzy musza koopero-
wac ably ~zapewnic najlepsza
obsfuge telefoniczna.
Operatorzy telefonu So u
waznie ksztaiceni ably uczy-
Mill swoja Geese do oddania
dobrei obslugi. dajac po4a-
genie predko, uwaznie |
grzecznie.
CHICAGO TELEI
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1917-10-10
PLANUJA OGLASZAc w PRA
SIZE CENY

WlaSciciele SHADOW wiktualow
W mieScie Chicago, kooperujac z
federalnq komisyq zywnoSciowa.
wkrotce zamierzaja og}aszac W
prasie aktualne ceny ziemlakow,
maxi i cukru.
Przez blisko szeSc tygodni VIA
Sciciele SHADOW wiktuaiow, "a
poSrednictwem gsneralnego ko-
mitetu, pracowali wspolnie Z HE
ronimem \. Wheelerem, federal
nym administratorem zywnoscio-
wynn. mad planem kt0ryby skute-
cznie zbijat obecne wysokie ceny.
Rad ogranicza ceny hurtowne
przez ustanawianie najwyzszych
cen jake wolno ~pobierac, zaS
szczegoiowi handlarze maja take
ustalic wysokoSc swych zyskow
Zarys uformowanego planu
jest nastepujacy:
Ziemiaki -
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1917-10-10
nVCh ZOstaIO ~ autOmOblIOM.
BRAK WFGLA DAJE SIE Cd
CZUWAC.

Przepowiedziany brak wg9la
juz dale sic odczuwac W Chicago.
Haudlarze wegla pc calem mie-
scie sprzedai twardego wegla po-
czynaja ograniczac tylko do swo
jch rcgularnych odbiorcow.
Zimne powietrze juz naStalo.
Liczqc ma to, re wegjel trzeba
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1917-10-10

sill. by systcmu nietylko, re ME IT,
suwano, lecz O lie moznoSci po-
wiekszono. Inni reprezentancl
zwracali uwage ma panujqcy ODE
chic natiok w Sr6dmiesciu wy
kazywa1i, &c usuniecic tub Pneu-
matycznych natiok ten znaczn1e
zwiekszy, gdyz W razie usunie-
cia tegoz poczta bedzie muslafa
kyc zwozona ma GLOWING stacye
W automobilach. Dzienny kurs
DO ulicach SrodmieScia kilku-
Qziesieciu automobil0w zwozq-
cych pocAte, z~nacznie natiok
zwiekszy.
PROSBY o WYLACZENIE
WYSYkAC NALEzY MA RE-
CE ~SEKRETARZA K
Wszyscy nieobywatele, take
rodowici Amerykanie, ktorzy
luz zostali zaSwiadczeni do sluz-
by w armii p~oborowych, a kto-
rzy jeszcze zadaja wylaczenia,
proSby swe wysy}ac muszq ia
rece sekretarza wojny Bakera.
Dystryktowe komisye apela
cyjne Z Chicago i powiatu Cook
postanowily, re ME posiadaj9 jul
ryzdykcyi. Znaczna iloSt pro$b
O wyiaczenie re sluzby wojsko'
wei komisye apelacyjne otrlyma
ly cd p~oborowych znajduj! y,'h
sic iuz w obozie Granta, w Rock
ford, lecz prosby tie nie zostalY
uwzglednione.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1917-10-10

Osoba wo4aiaca moze zro-
bic swoia Geese, zawsze cd.
noszac sic do ksiazki telefo-
nicznej, ably sic %zapewnic, re
ma dobry numer, i take "a
pewnic sic, re oDeratorka
p~owt6rzy go dobrze.
Osoba wo1ana, mOze koo-
perowac przez nat""hmia-
stowa odpowiedz podajac
swe nazwisko, NAIVE firmy
lub numer telefonu.
Obydwie partye, wo4ajaca
i wo1ana, moga dalej ko"ne-
rowac, m6wiac czysto l wy
raznie, %trzymajac usta Bill
sko teIefonu, i bedac zaw-
SEE grzeczni.
COMPANY
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1917-10-10
Good bye boil glowy.
Ia wiele ludzi uzywa ME
bezpiecznych proszkow ma
Dol gfowy, gdv tymcza--
sem potrzebne Jest i'm le-
L.re&,,o -, ,.yofrohe
karstwo ma watrobe.


BezpoSrednia przyczyna b6lu gfowy
prawie W kaAdym wypadku, jest leni-
vie ~pracuiaca watroba, zatrzymane, fer
mentujace pozywienie W kiszkach albo
n~iezdrOwy zo}adek. Trujaca materya,
Mast bye wyczyszczona n%aturalnym
Sposobem, reabsorbuje sic zn0w W krew.
Gdy trucizna d~osiegnie delikatnej tkan
XII ~m6zgowej, sprawia ~chorobliwy ma
p{yw krwi do naczyh krwionosnych, a
tenn samem / Dol glowy. Niema maj
mniejszego powodu tax d}uzej cierpic.
Natures Orderly Laxatives jest le-
karstwem, kt6rego wan potrzeba. Sro-
dek ten nietylko rozluzni kiszki, ale
wejdzie do wszystkich czesci systemu,
odnajdzie ~trucizne, rozcienszy ia
przepedzi przez nerki, watrobe i kisz-
XII naturalnym, przyjemnym sposobem.
Jest to przedziwny srodek ma watro-
be, zatwardzenie, Dol g}owy l chory 70
fadek.
Dwadziescia-pie 'centowe pudelka
sprzedawane "a gwarancya przez Noel
Z Bros, Wieboldt and Co. / we wszy-
stkich aptekach. (Ogi.)
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1917-10-10
TYLKO W. SAMOCHODY
SKRADZIONE.

Handel Skradzioneml automo--
b1jami zdaje sic ME PoPiacat,
lax przynajmniej wnioskowat
MONA, biorqc pod uwage, re
wczoraj skradzoino tylko diva
samochody, Cd pewnego czaSu "
Chicago ginig przecigtnie dziesiet
maszyn dziennie. W ostatnich
dwudziestu dwu dniach skradzio-
nrch znstaIn 300 artnmnhilnM.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1917-10-10

NOWY HYMN POLSKI.
{ Depesza Wydzialu Narodoweeo. }
WASHINGTON, 10 PAZDzlERNIKA. -

WASHINGTON, 10 PAZDZIERNIKA. -
ZnakOmity nasz artysta lgnacy Paderewski
skOmpOnOwai nowy hymn polski i ma jego zy-
genie bedzie on odspiewany i odegrauy jui
W czasie niedzielnej uroczystosci Chicago
W Dexter pawilOnie.
Ma urOczystOsG te przybedzie take repre-
zentant rzadu ameryka1skiego, ktory wreczy
jake dar wspaniaEa flage polska.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1917-10-10
KALENDARZYK

Jutro, II pazdziernika: Sw. TARA
chusa, Probusa / Andronika, nm. =
.sw. Kanika. = Sw. Edelburgi p.
Sw. Gomera.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1917-10-10

Ogolnie pieknie / troche zimniej dis
wieczorem, prawdopodObnie przymro-
eek. w czwartek pieknie 1 cieplej. La
godny umiarkowany wiatr, zmleniajacy
sic ma swie2y poludniowo-zachodni w
czwartek.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1917-10-10

Stosownie do rekomendacyi,
w~laSciciele SHADOW wiktuaiow
beda pobierac zysku ME wiecej
jak dziesiet cent6w "a korzec,
gdy ziemniaki sprzedawane beda
W skiadzie; zas wolno i'm bedzie
liczyc dodatkowe dziesieG oentow
"a dostawianie ich do domu.
M9ka -
Zysk ME ma przewyzszac
$1.OO "a beczke. Gdy nalezytoSc
placona bedzie got6wka, zysk ME
powinien przewyzszac 60 centow
Cd beczki.
Cd sprzedawanej maxi ia fun
ty, liczony bedzie zysk l ccnta cd
funta.
Cukier -
Ma sprzedazy cukru zysk wy
nosic ME ma wieoej jak try
czwarte centa Cd funta. Cukru
ME wolno bedzie sprzedawac po-
nizej kosztu.
ProSba 0 ratyfikacye rekomen-
dacyi wniesiona bedzie ma wal
nym zebraniu wlaScicieli SHADOW
wiktua}ow, ktore wkrotce ma sic
odbyt. Skoro tylko plan zostanie
przyjety, utworzony z~ostanie ko-
mitet skiadajacy sic Z jednej O.
soby naznaczonej przez p. Whce-
lera, jcdnej osoby wybranej I 10
ma wlaScicieli SHADOW i jedncj O.
soby Z Iona hurtownych handla--
rzy, kt6ry to komitet dzialac be-
die jake nkomitet GEN."
Ny0ANr~r oxJor T IVA
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1917-10-10
WOzNICE OWOCU 1 WA
RZYWA GROzA STRAJKIEM

w Chicago prawdopodobnie da
sic odczuc brak owocu, warzywa
! innych produkt6w z South Wa
ter ul., gdyz 600 woznicow i ich
pomocnicy groza strajkicm.
Odrzucili oni wczoraj wieczo-
rem oferte podwyzki $3.50 tygo-
dniowo ! uchwallii zastrajkowac
jutro, jezeli ME. otrzymaja pod
wyzki $500 tygodniowo.
,,Jezeli strajk wybuchnie, wp}y-
ME on ma wszystko CO sprzedawa-
ne jest ma Water ulicy", m6wii
August Welter, czionek firmy
,,Chas. Guhl and Co." ,Sytuacya
jest tax krytyczna, re trudno
przewidziec jej nastepstwa."
Informacyi o grozacym strajku
wczoraj wieczorem take szukali
r6zni urzednicy kolejowi, gdyz w
razie wybuchu strajku, dotkniete
take zostana LIME kolejowe. Pro-
dukta nadsyiane do Chicago, W
razie strajku, ME bedzie MONA 2
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1917-10-10
Z Biura MstsuruIogICznsgO.

W ciagu DOLBY wczorajszej najwyz-
sza temperature wynosila IS stop
nj, najnizszs SS stopni. Normalna
temperature W tym dniu wynosi 81
ssopni. Niedobor temperatury w tym
roku 800 stopni.
Wschod slonca o godz. 5 min. 81
rano.
Zachod slohca o godz. 8 min II
popoiudniu.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1917-10-10
REPREZENTANCr PRZEMY-
STU zADAJA ZATRZYMA-
MA SYSTEMU TUB PNEU-
MATYCZNYCH.

Reprezentanci nicomla wszyst-
kich organizacyi przemysiowych
stawili SIG wczoraj pred komisya
kongresonalnq, kt6ra przepro-
wadzaIa publiczne przes}uchy w
sprawic usuniecia Z departamentu
pocztowego systemu tub penuma-
tycznych, ably przeciwko propo-
nowanemu usunieciu zaprotesto--
wac.
Jan w. O'Leary, przewodnicza-
cy Stowarzyszenia Handlu, pro-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-14
French Losses Small.

Paris. July 14.-Three French mer-
chantmen of more than 1000 tons and
one under that size were sunk in the
week ended July s by mines or sub
marines. the admiralty announces.
The following official announcement
says:
Three French merchantmen of more
than 1900 tons and one under, that size
were sunk in the week ended July by
mines or submarines. Nine merchant
men were attacked unsuccessfully.
I'm the same period LOOT ships en-
tered and 1909 left French ports.
Work Of Patrol Pianos.
'French patrolling seaplanes at
tachea TO naval air derots made 1927
flights, of an average duration of one
and ree-quarters hours In May they
attacked submarines fourteen times
and discovered three mine fields. An
engagement was fought with an enemy
cruiser and enemy bases in Belgium
and, in the Adriatic were bombarded
eight times at night.
Three air battles We're fought, In
the course of, which two enemy ma
chimes were destroyed. Assistance was
rendered to one ship in distress"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-14
BLAST SKATERS
BRITISH WARSH|P
DREApNAUeHT VANGUARD CON-
PLETELY DESTROYED BY Ex.
PLosIoN FROM WITHIN.
ONLY TWO OF THOSE X
ABOARD ESCAPE DEATH
Ono Officer and Two Men Rescued,
Officer Dying Later-Twenty -four
Officer. and Seventy On. Men on
Leave at Time Of Disaster-French
Vessels Escape Submarines.

London. July 1.-THE British battle
ship Vanguard was blown up and sunk
on July 8, says an official statement
issued last night by the British adj
miralty.
An internal explosion while the ship
was at anchor. caused the disaster.
Only three men of those on board sur
vived and one of them has since died.
Twenty four officers and seventy-one
men, however, were not on board at
the time of the explosion.
Only Three Survive.
The official statement reads:
II. M. s. Vanguard, Captain James
D. Dick blew up while at anchor on
the night Of July 9 as the result of an
internal explosion.
THE ship sank Immediately and
there were only three survivors among
those aboard ship at the time of the
disaster-one officer and two men. The
officer has since died. There were,
however. twenty-four officers and sew
enty-one men not on board at the time.
thus bringing the total number Of sur
yivors to ninety seven.
"a full inquiry has been ordered"
Carried $40 Men.
The Vanguard displaced 1920 tons
and her complement before the war
was $40 men.
The Vanguard belonged to the st.
Vincent class of dreadnaughts and was
launched in March, 1909.
The Vanguard was $50 feet long
with a beam of "a feet and draft of
81 feet. Her armament consisted of
ten twelve-inch guns, eighteen four
inch and four three Founders in addi-
ton to three torpedo tubes.
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MORALS BOARD FOR NAVY CAMPS
e. r. Meredith, Of Iowa, One Of Men
Named to Protect Youth.

Washington, July 14.-Secretary OF
the Navy Daniels appointed an adVis-
DRY committee on the Improvement and
welfare Of men at naval training
camps and stations, following the dis
closure of conditions at Newport anu
Philadelphia considered detrimental TO
the moral welfare of naval enlisted
men. sr.ss
In making his encouragement Secre-
tary Daniels said his, crusade against
immoral conditions at some OF the
naval stations had no reference to the
situation at Great Lakes training sta
ton. Capt. Moffet the Great Lakes
commandant, cooperating with North
Shore residents, had maintained the
moral environment Of that station,
Secretary Daniels said.
Clifford w. Barnes, Of Lake FOREST,
H., and z. T. Meredith, Of Des Moines,
Iowa, are two members OF the COM
mittee, the chairman Of which Is Kay
mond B. Fosdick, now serving in
similar capacity as head Of an army
training camp committee. Walter
Camp Of Yale, Charles p. Neill. former
commissioners Of labor, and Mrs. Fin
ley j. Shepard, formerly Miss Helen
Gould, are other members.
THE majority OF the n4.0o0 recruits
recently added TO the navy" Secretary
Daniels said, ARE young men and boys
who have come from sheltered homes.
I believe that their welfare and their
training in good surroundings is
matter Of the highest Importance and
every effort Is being, made to secure
the very best moral environment for
all training camps and stations
Secretary Daniels today attacked
conditions in the vicinity Of the Phila-
delphia navy yard in a letter to the
governor. He submitted to the gov
ernor list Of gambling dens and dis
orderly places which he urged should
be closed.
few weeks ago the secretary toox
similar action with reference to con-
ditions at Newport and previously ne
had threatened to move the mammoth
navy yard from Norfolk unless conda-
lions complained Of were corrected
The committee named by the secretary
today will take up the work, OF cor
recting conditions at Philadelphia and
Newport and will make a study at
North Chicago and other cities with 8
view to improving any conditions that
might have detrimental effect on the
morals Of naval enlisted men.