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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-10-12
NAVY MUT|NY
SCANDAL HITS
At RE|CHSTAC.
Socialist Deputies Are Ac-
cused of Completely in
Revolt Plot.
DECISION ON ALSACE
MAY BE FORTHCOMING

Rotterdam, Oct. 1.-THE statements
Of Vice-Admiral Won Capelle, the Ger
man minister OF marine, have turned
the reichstag into a theatre of the
widest scandal, says the vorwaerts,
discussing the exposure OF mutines
within the German navy. The social
list newspaper adds that there is no
shadow Of proof that any deputies
were guilty Of illegal action in connec-
tion with the mutiny.
CRITICISMS VARY WIDELY.
The vossische Zeitung describes
the attack on the Independent social
lists as deplorable and illegal trick on
the part Of the government. The
Tagcblatt contends that If the reich
stag believes that the independent so
cialists are guilty, they must be hand
ed over to the court.
The Koelnische Zeitung expresses
surprise that the government when It
had such strong proofs of guilt against
three persons suspected Of treason, did
not ask the consent of the reichstag to
take legal measure" No reichstag
would have been able to refuse con.
sent, it declared.
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BRYAN DECLARES
LUSITANIA STORY
A FABRICATION

A denial of Senator Lafollette's
statement that former Secretary
Bryan knew of ammunition being
aboard the Lusitania before the vessel
sailed from New York on her last voy-
age in May, 1915. was made by Mr..
Bryan to a Courier representative on
the train as he was travelling from
Centerville to Fairfield yesterday
afternoon.
In the Wisconsin senator's alleged
seditious speech, made recently at
st. Paul, he declared that Mr.. Bryan
then secretary Of state, had knowl.
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WILL ADVANCE
OFFICERS PAY
POLICE AND FlREMEN TO GET 10
PER CENT INCREASE IN
MONTHLY WAGE.

The police and fire departments of
the city are to be given an increase in
wages. The council was asked a few
days ago for the advance and took the
matter under advisement. Today the
three commissioners stated that they
are willing the men on the two depart
ments SHOULD get more money for their
wor kto help combat the II. c. L.
An ordinance will be drafted and is
to be presented Monday to the council.
Solicitor Lowenberg this morning COM
pleted the details of the advance pro-
posed and It will amount to 10 per
cent of the present wage of chiefs and
men. There will be but one scale for the
men instead of two as now prevails,
the older men getting more pay than
those in the service but a short time.
Under the plan adopted this morning
and which the solicitor will offer in
the proposed ordinance. the salaries
will be as follows: Chiefs, $l15 per
month each, assistant chief $ss.25 and
men SIS.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-10-12
Sim Feiners' Reliance
In America Is Waning

Correspondence Associated Press.1
Dublin, September 26.-The Sim
Feiners have been devoting special at
tention to their propaganda in Ulster.
where several meetings have been ad-
dressed by the leaders of the move
ment. The effect, as reflected In the
press, is to harden Ulster unionists'
opposition to any form Of home rule
by strengthening their conviction that
it must mean separation.
The supporters of the Irish party
regard the Sim Fein Ulster campaign
as likely to hand over Ulster seats to
the Unionist party At present Ulster
returns a majority Of members pledged
to home-rule, but in some cases, the
majority by which the seat Is held is
very small. and If there were gen.
eral election the result of the Sim
Fein dissension might be the loss OF
seats and the establishment of q
Unionist majority in Ulster.
LOSE HOPE OF HELP.
Richard McGhee. member of the
for Mid-Tyrone, in a speech in that
constituency. charged that there ex-
lists conspiracy to weaken the con-
stitutional movement for home-rule.
The Sim Feiners continue to talk
of securing Irish interests at the
peace conference, but they no longer
place the same reliance on the aid of
the America.
JOURNAL DRAWS LINE.
The Freeman's Journal, the organ Of
the Irish party. commenting on this.
says:
''It is not possible at the present
moment to carry on policy Of ham,
pering America in the prosecution Of
the war. the policy upon which the
American Sim Feiners have em-
barked. and to preserve at the same
time the good will Of the American
government and the American people
That good will evidently has been put
out of their reckoning by the Sinn
Fein party.
"The interested intrigue of Ger
many is a poor exchange for American
good will, for it must be obvious that
in any peace conference the German
Austrian policy will be to belittle as
far as possible the rights of small ma.
tionalities.
MAY RE.uNiTE COUNTRY.
Meanwhile the result of the Irish
convention will be announced long be.
fore there is any question of peace
conference, and II the result is a good
scheme of home-rule the general opin-
ion is that it will re-unite the country.
According to current gossip as to its
proceedings, the plans of home-rule
debated are on very broad lines going
beyond the provisions of the home-rule
act, now suspended on the statute
book. Every effort Is being made to
meet the difficulty of northeast Ulster
without partitioning Ireland. and once
that difficulty is overcome. good
judges say that an entirely new face
will be put on Irish politics."
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Resignation of Bishop
Demanded By Churchmen

Salt Lake City, Utah, Octs 1.-THE
Right Rev. Paul Jones, bishop Of Salt
Lake diocese of the Episcopal church.
has been asked to resign his position.
The demand was made by his council
of advice, the vestrymen of st. Paul's
church, and the dean, wardens and yes
trymeu Of st. Marks cathedral parish
last night because Of their conviction
that Bishop Jones had forfeited his
right to he leader of the diocese hy his
alleged pnpsst sl !!sade aQd his
MEM berstip In associations not IN SYM
pathy with the national struggle for
human rights and democracy,
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edge Of the ill-fated liners cargo and
told President Wilson of the fact.
Has your attention been called to
the statement made by Senator La
toilette in Minnesota recently" the
former chief cabinet officer was asked.
"Yes. it has, and week ago today
when was in Washington ! notified
Senator Lafollette and the state de
partment that the senator was misin-
formed. did not know until after the
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"1atted for Faber IN eighth inning.
SlIMMARv

Summary: Two-base hits, e. Col
lins; three-base hits, Zimmerman;
home runs, kauff (2); stolen
base, e. Collins; sacrifice hit, Herzoo;
double plays, Herzos and Fletcher and
HaIke; Faber, Schalk and Gandil; left
on bases, Chicago 6, New York g.;
bases on balls, off schupp 4; hits and
earned runs, off Faber and 8 In 7 In.
ninos; Danforth, 8 and 2 in I inning;
hit by pitcher, by Faber (HoIIke);
struck out, by Faber 3, Danforth z,
sehupp z; wild pitch, Faber I. I'm.
plres, At plate, Rigler; first base, Ev.
ans; seeond base, 0'LoushIin; third
base, KLEIN. Time-2:09.
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REGISTRATION
IS REQUIRED
IN CITY WHO WOULD
VOTE FOR EXTENSION oC-
GER 25 MUST REGISTER.

The special election for the the city
project will be held October
25 and today City Solicitor Lowen'
berg ruled on the registration law
governing this election. Persons VINO
failed to register and vote at the last
presidential election. who have since
failed to register or, vote or having
done so. moved fro.s the precinct q
which they at fs;s1t 1me fresi6cd VIII
have to register II they would vote for
the extension.
AS the law does not require publica-
ton Of notice for registration for
special. elections, the action was not
taken by the solicitor until this morn
ing when some of the registration
board met with Clerk Curran and Mr..
Lowenberg to get ruling on the mat
ter.
BEGIN REGISTERING TODAY.
Today. tomorrow and Saturday, Oc-
tober 20 are the three days on which
those who vote will have to register II
they are not already qualified to vote.
Persons who have registered for the
prohibitory amendment election. but
failed to vote in the last general cleo
ton or moved from their precinct
since, will be required to register for
the extension election.
Those who are out OF, the city on
regular registration days and unable
to register. will be able to DO so the
day OF election.
ELECTION At COURTHOUSE.
The city extension election will be
held at the courthouse instead Of the
various wards and those living out
side Ithe present limits but within the
proposed new city limits, will be per-
mitted to vote but will not have to
register. Thus ruled Solicitor Lowen-
berg today. Any registration for the
election. however, will be made at the
various wards.
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DENMARK EXPECTS
SHORTAGE OF COAL

Copenhagen. Oct 1.-THE hope that
the railroads this year would be able
to handle coal shipments necessary to
keep the people warm has proved vain,
and there again is talk of transpor-
tation crisis, though the scarcity is
less extensive than last winter.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-10-12
Eastern Railway
Men In Demand
For Wage Raise

AYEW YORK, Oct. 1t.-RaIi-
IN roads operating east Of Chi
caeo and north Of the Poto-
mac river have been notified BY
representatives Of the Brother:
hood OF Railway Tralnmen and
the Order Of Railway Conductors
that demands for m Increase Of
wages for men In the passenger
service will be presented to the
roads on December I, the demands
to become effective January i,
1918.
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RUSSIANS QUELL
TURKISTAN REVOLT

Petrograd, Oct 11.-A dispatch re-
ceived here from Tashkent, capital OF
Russian Turkistan, says a detachment
of troops under General Korovnitchen-
ko has arrived there and occupied
Liberty House." the headquarters of
the local workmen's and soldiers tele-
gates. The rebels were arrested, to-
gether with the governor they had
nominated.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-10-12
GERMANY INTRIGUED
TO ESTRANGE y. S.
AND BRITAIN IN 90g
jeremiah O'Leary's So-Called Society,"
of Truth Was Active in Interest Of 8
kaiser's Government, Pres
ident Wilson Learns
MOVE TO BREAK FRIENDSHIP.

TXIAsHINGToN c. Oct 1Gerany financed
w
~ newly
between America and Great Britain President Wilson learned
celebration sss3
BREAK FRIENDSHIP. A3 5fsst
a#
o'LEARY 6o6s AGAIN. IA
tot
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STOCKS TAKE DROP \
ON NEW YORK MARKET

New York, Oct. 11.-Another serious
break occurred in the stock market
today caused by fresh liquidation in
rails. Before noon standard stocks
like Union Pacific, Canadian Pacific.
leading grangers, trunk lines and coal
ers showed losses Of from to 4
points.
The selling in the main seemed to
reflect pessimistic mood on the part
Of investors.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-10-12
LIBERTY LOAN
DRIVE IN CITY
ON WITH RUSH
Committees Begin at 8 A. M.
To Scour the Town for
Bond Subscribers.
1855, 900 SALES LISTED
BEFORE GOING OUT

The hour OF zero struck at pa. N.
today and over the top went an
army of solicitors under General
NJ B. Hutchison on the drive for the
second Liberty Loan issue in Wapello
county.
Heartened by the announcement at
the hour OF starting that four more
$4,000 subscriptions were added to the
amount announced yesterday, making
a total of 1855, 900 subscribed, the army
of Bond Boosters made an onslaught
upon the business district this morn
ing and VIGOROUSLY continued their
drive throughout the day.
, Commander Hutchison held some
forces in reserve which were added to
the fighting forces at noon and tomor-
row another division of the workers
will be in the field.
COUNTY IS ORGANIZING.
In the meantime the forces that are
to operate along the outposts securing
every township and community, are or
ganizing for the big drive that will soon
be announced when the entire county
will be covered and no man allowed to
escape. Everyone will be given a
chance to participate and II the spirit
manifest at the meeting Tuesday night
when the plans were announced for the
big push still prevails, there is little
of any slackers attempting
to shirk. Patriotic desire to be a part
Of the workers at home while pre-
vented from helping in the, trenches.
was quite apparent at the public meet
ing Tuesday.
COMMITTEES FINISH PLANS.
The city committees met last night
were present. The final plans for the
county drive were completed and the
men ordered to report at 8 o'clock this
morning for service. Those who could
not appear-at that hour were -1fSensuns
I'll afternoon and = few were prepared
to help tomorrow.
The forces scattered about the city
this morning and each committee will
be handled on a competitive basis,
ones performance pitted against the
other in order to stimulate pep" aad
bring the campaign to an early and
conclusion.
ADD $4,000 TO LIST.
Before starting out this morning
four subscriptions were announced on
the proposal to have twenty men sub
scribe $4,000 apiece. J. T. Hackworth,
A. G. Harrow. NJ. w. Christie and j..
W. Garner were the new subscribers.
This makes seventeen Of the twenty
and the other three are expected to be
raised without difficulty.
The Liberty Bond buttons have ar.
rived and were taken to the banks by
Secretary M. L. Toulme this morning
They are blue background with a
ring Of red and one Of white encirling
the Statue of Liberty and the words, Il
own a Liberty Bond" In white. The
button is attractive and will be given
out to the subscribers for the Liberty
Bonds.
The travelling mems committee will
meet Friday night at the Commercial
club to make final plans for their drive
among the statesmen on the road.
SMALL INVESTORS NUMEROUS.
New York, Oct. 1.-The marked in
crease in the number of small sub
scriptions ranging from $50 to $500
yesterday indicates that
the great campaign organization
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AReENrINlANs INDIGNANT.

Buenos Aires, OcE 11.-There is
much concern among the people of Ar
gentina over disclosures Of German
intrigues to bring about conflict be-
tween Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay.
The Argentina papers comment ex-
tensively on the disclosures that the
German legation at Buenos Aires paid
for the publication of booklets by the
editor OF newspaper in this city, pre-
dieting war between Brazil and Argen-
tina.
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], S, UNMA5KS
KAISER s AIDES
Plot To Send Tungsten
To Germany Through
Sweden Is Barred.

New York, Oct. IA, plot to export
tungsten, a metal used to harden steel,
from this country, on board the Scan
dinatian-American liner United States,
in violation of the espionage act and
President Wilson's proclamation, was
baked today by federal agents with
the arrest of three men here.
The illicit export of the metal, pre-
sumably for Germany, has been going
ON for sometime, the United States at
torney announced.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-10-12
SHELL CRATERS
TRAP GERMANS
Soldiers In Defenseless Pits
Surrendered When
Enemy Appeared.

With the French Army in Flanders.
Oct. 11.-lBy the Associated Pres3)--
The new system in first line defenses
inaugurated by the Germans who. in
stead OF utilizing line trenches organ
lied nests of shell holes, proved a reg
ular trap In the battle Just ended The
German troops who occupied the crat-
ers without other shelter, when they
found during the fighting that
their officers were not with
them and not having immediate over.
sight, deserted as soon as the French
approached.
The German officers meanwhile
we're sheltered in concrete pill boxes
further to the rear.
GERMAN FORCE WEAKENED.
The correspondent spoke today with
several prisoners, officers and men, all
OF whom seemed to be in terrible con-
dition of fatigue. The officers declared
that their companies were reduced to
a strength of only forty men, some of
whom were mere boys Of 1S. The men
said they were we'll provided with food
while on the front lines, but that in
the interior of the country the prlva-
uons were great.
FRENCH sTRAIGHTEN LINE.
The French troops today, despite
the condition of the ground, made a
further advance, Strengthening out
their line toward the borders of Hout-
hoist forest and taking additional
patches Of prisoners.
GERMAN ATTACK BLOCKED.
Paris, Oct. 11.-Last night the
French defeated German at
tempt to recapture ground taken
in the French offensive in Bel
gium this week. the war Of.
flee announces. On the verdun front,
the Germans broke into advanced
FRENCH positions. but were repulsed
after q spirited engagement. Follow
ing is the official announcement:
'In Belgium during the night we
broke up a German attack delivered
east Of Draiebank against our positions
betfeen Victoria farm and Pateguet
FoE GAINS ON MEusE.
ION the Aisne front an enemy patrol
which was seeking to approach our
lines In the region OF Cerny was dis
persed by our fire.
"On the right bank Of the Meuse on
the verdun front, in the region OF Hill
344, the Germans made an attack
which enabled them to gain footing
temporarily in front OF our advanced
lines.
"Sub-Lieutenant Boyau yesterday
brought down his tenth enemy air.
plane"
DROP TONS OF BOMBS.
London, Oct. 11.-An official state.
ment on aerial operations issued to
day says:
"On Tuesday there was little flying
except on the battle front where a
great deal OF work was done In spite OF
a strong gale and thick clouds. The
enemy's new gun positions and other
suitable targets were reported by air.
planes to our artillery, which dealt
with them.
"Touch was kept with the infantry
all day, and the enemy troops were
harassed by machine gun fire at every
opportunity. A ton Of bombs was
dropped on Staden during the day. At
night two tons we're dropped on the
Roulers, Courtrai, Menin and Ledeg-
ham stations. A direct hit was made
on hostile train causing a number of
explosions.
an the air fighting four German ma
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SOFIA AWAITS KAISER.

Amsterdam. Oct. 11.-Extensive prep
arations are being made in Sofia. Bull
garia, to entertain the German EN-
peror during his forthcoming visit
there. 1t will be the emperor's frs
visit to Sofia
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TALK OF PEACE GROWS.

Washington, d. c., Oct. 11.-Neu.
tral envoys interviewed here on the
undeniable trend toward peace quoted
events of the past two days.
German sailors revolt because
Of poor food.
Incipient rioting among German
troops at front
General peace strike among mu-
milton workers forecast in dis
patches to Switzerland.
Prisoners taken by Haig tell of
unrest and disOrganized morale.
Won Kuehlmann sees way clear
for negotiations"
The belief was expressed that a
peace parley is probable within three
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CUuHt Won BefnStar1I, d1ScI0Sed yeBIer-
day by Secretary Lansing, One. of the
actions of the organization was to
erect elaborate monuments over the
graves of prominent Germap.Ameri-
cans to give publicity to historic roles
played by Germans In the United
States,
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EMERGENcY SHIP RGApY.

Chicago, Oct. 1.-THE Chicago Ship
building company will launch the first
ship built in the. United States under
the direction of the Emergency Fleet
corporation on Saturday. Its capacity
is 5000 tons.
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SMALL INVESTORS NUMEROUS.

SMALL INVESTORS NUMEROUS.
New York, Oct. 1.-The marked in
crease in the number of small sub
scriptions ranging from $50 to $500
yesterday indicates that
the great campaign organization
built up by the Liberty Loan commit
tee was beginning to reach the mass
of the people Of the second federal re-
serve bank district.
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FEELING RUNS HIGH.

Amsterdam, Oct. 11.-Those guilty
of completely in the plot to paralyze
the German navy through mutiny
should be handed with iron severity,
says the Rheinische Westfalische lei
tung Of Essen. It adds: "They are
liable to the death penalty. Thank
God, Liebknecht (the German social
ist leader now in prison) was dealt
with properly and in the present case
there can only be similar action"
FOR FREE BELGIUM.
During the debate in the reichstag
YESTERDAY, Deputy Conrad Haussmann
said that the declaration Of DR.. Won
Kuhelmann. the foreign secretary
that apart from Alsace-Lorraine, there
is no absolute bar to peace-was tan
tamount to a definite undertaking that
Belgium should be given up.
"That should be heralded forth to
all the nations" the deputy said.
Gustav Stresemann, national lib
eral, said he would not oppose re-
duction Of armaments, but he thought
that disarmament hardly was practical
politics.
SHES At DISARMAMENT.
Count Won WeStarp, conservative,
thought that Germany's answer to the
pope ought to have made clear that
Germany would not undertake to dis
arm and hoped that Won Kuehlmann
had not tied himself to yielding up
Belgium.
George Ledebour, social democrat
leader, dwelt on the damage done to
the German cause by the revelations
concerning Won Luxburg. the German
minister at Argentina.
DECISIVE STEP SOON.
The reichstag probably will take
decisive step forward in regard to the
question of Alsace-Lorraine within
few days, the Voissche Zcitung Of Ber.
lin says. The reichstag majority sup.
ports the idea Of formation of mon.
archial federal state with democratic
and parliamentary delegates.
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Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-03-01
LIGHTS ON ALL VEHICLES
Democrat

And why not? The Ohio senate has
eassed measure requiring lights on
all vehicles at night Friends of the
bill are confident it will receive the
sanction of the house.
1t is a measure which commends
itself to those who consider it from
Che standpoint OF the safety on the
highways. The law properly compels
ihe driver of an auto to see that his
machine is equipped with adequate
Nights in front and behind. Not quite
he same necessity exists for the
lighting OF horse-drawn vehicles, yet
Che principle is the same.
From rural sections is reported a
Notable changing OF opinion regard
ing a proposal that has been the sub
ject OF suggested legislation before.
Drivers of horse-drawn vehicles see
that their own safety OF travel will
be promoted if they and their .breth-
Fen equip their carriages and wagons
With adequate lights.
An adequate headlight affords a
double protection. 1t helps the driver
TO avoid distinctions in the road and
notifies other drivers of his presence.
no one, we take it, would propose
compelling horse-drawn vehicles to
carry the same lighting equipment
that is required Of motor cars, for the
problem is different.
1t is not likely that owners OF
horse-drawn vehicles will object seri-
ously to regulation framed in full
recognition that the auto and the
wagon present essentially different
problems in reference to lighting.
One would expect rural sentiment gen.
orally to approve such an enactment.
Democrat.