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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-27
WANT RECRUITS
FOR. u. S. NAVY
SAYS PEOPLE DO NOT UNDER
STAND ADVANTAGES OF THE
NAVAL SERVICE.

1.-THE people of the middle west, par
ticularly of this section, seem to be at
a complete loss, when anyone men
tons the navy" said Quartermaster T..
S. Williams of the navy recruiting sta
ton today. 1--WE have not been getting
the recruits that we should and be-
ieve it is because the people are not
fully Informed about our branch OF
service.
'"To begin with, we do not ask any
man to go into an unfamiliar line of
work. We will accept men of almost
any trade, such as, bakers, butchers,
clerks, electricians, cooks, machinists,
boilermakers, blacksmiths firemen,
musicians, plumbers and many other
trades. And no man is required to do
work which he is not used to. He will
be sent to follow up his own trade. In
case young man has no trade we can
send him on as a firemen, or as an ap-
prentice, so that he can learn the trade.
Every man must be an apprentice be-
fore he becomes a seaman or a gun
ner."
Gunner's Mate In Charge.
G. r. Powers, gunner's mate, is in
charge of the local station at the fed
eral building and he and Quartermas-
ter Williams are empowered to enlist
men between the ages of II and so
years. OttumWa was one of the places
selected as sub station from the
headquarters at Des Moines. The men
in charge say that they will be very
glad to give information about the
navy to any man wishing it. They have
various bulletins and pamphlets upon
the various trades, and branches OF ser
vice and anyone can get them.
Ottumwans Accepted.
Six Ottumwa men, Elmer Johnson.
Harlan J. Albright, Clarence Cline,
Francis Cline, Ralph Bunnell and Hen
ry Alleman, have been accepted for the
regular army. They will be sent to
Jefferson Barracks Friday with Lee
Stillwell Of Glenwood, who has also
been accepted.
Gale Baker Edison Mitchell and Wal
ter M. johnson Of Bloomfield have been
assigned to the Fourth Field artillery
band.
Charles Orman, an old member Of
Company G. has taken the federal oath.
One Taken In Engineers Corp.
One applicant, George S. Walker, has
been accepted as a recruit In the en-.
gineers corps and four other applicants
await medical examination. Donald
Lemley, who is acting recruiting officer
for the corps here, recently enlisted at
Iowa City and can be seen at the Com.
mercial club by those desiring to en-.
list
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-27
U. S. QUICK TO
GIVEPOSITIONS

Uncle Sam is so anxious for appli-
cants in the various civil service de-
partments Of the government that Lo-
cal Secretary George Elliott at the
postofflce and his assistants are
swamped with enquiries.
The war department Is in great need
of stenographers and typewriters and
will pay we'll for their services. For
merly an examination was not heard
from for several weeks and sometimes
six months. Now the papers are grad
ed at once and if the applicant makes
any sort of fair mark he Is offered
the place Appointments have been
made within month after the exami.
nation was taken.
A number of iron workers and ma.
chinists have left the city within the
past week. They are being distributed
through the eastern coast cities where
munition and naval supply factories
are running night and day.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-27
SYNDICATE OF BEER
DRINKERS LOSES OUT

Iowa City, April 26-"Bonedryness"
has caused a peculiar combination Of
events, involving one crime. and pos
sibly two, at Iowa City. A syndicate
Of thirsty folk imported dozen bar
rels of beer from Rock Island. They
stored it in an old building out in the
country. During their temporary alb
sence an intruder drove up. carted
away several barrels, and stored them
in town. The owners have recovered,
via search warrant, some Of the beer,
but most of it is gone. Besides the
theft the unidentified robber is charg'
ed with bootlegging, as his purpose is
doubtless to vend the ''booze" in small
packages.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-27

ia not exempt from this branch Of
service and the women boys and girls
can also enlist. More and better crops
is the aim and it bids fair accomplish
ment. Have you started to plant a
garden?
Many In Garden Army.
Others have already started and
MANY have announced their Intention
of doing so. Acres and lots by the
score have been plowed and numerous
plots have been placed under cultiva'
ton in every part of the city and on
its outskirts.
Is your name on the register Of re-
cruits being kept BY The Courier II
not enlist today in person, by phone or
letter.
Here's 1odays Recruits.
In addition to the already large army
enlisted in The Courier food producing
army, the following recruits have regis
tered:
Joe Knox, 202 Fairview avenue. One
lot in potatoes, beans. corn, peas and
other garden truck.
Basil Bahme, 514 Richmond avenue
One lot in potatoes, beans, onions, peas
and parsnips.
Gus Swanson, Fairport Two lots in
potatoes and general garden.
Mrs. T. H. Corrick, 119 West Fifth
street. Part lot in general garden.
st. Joseph's hospital, Fourth street
One lot in general garden.
Harry Rice, 100 North Hancock
Halt lot in potatoes and general gar
den.. He has also gone in for poultry
production.
Fred Dimmitt, West Woodland
avenue. One lot in general garden.
w. Parker and Clarence BURNETT
Church street adjoining Williams sale
barn. Two lots in potatoes and general
garden.
Edward and David Weeks, North
Washington street. Part lot in general
garden and an acre in wildwood in po-
tatoes and cabbage.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-27
" COW SELLS FOR $500.

Cedar Rapids, April 2e.-Maple's
Lass is considered the most valuable
COW in Iowa today. She sold for $4,000
at Fairview farm near here Wednes-
day afternoon.
The buyers ]. Crouch & Son, mil
lionaire horsemen of Lafayette, Ind.
The former record sale price was
s3,1O0 The sale Of 100 head of Tow
cattle has averaged $1,O339. Twenty
eight bulls, including Disturber, jr.,
and Standard, the head of the heard,
total $4,000, or an average of $1,000
each,
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-27
USE UMBRELLAS
FOR DRILLING
GOODS At GRlNNELL USING RAIN
STICKS IN RIGOROUS b.
WEEKLY TRAINING.

Grinnell, April accompany 1t.
tention. Shoulder umbrellas" is the
command which Miss Rachel Williams
of williamsburg gives to her company
of Grinnell goods.
Miss Williams has organized the
girls in one of the cottages OF the
women's quadrangle and puts them
through a rigorous drill twice week
The girls have voluntarily offered
to give this much time to the work.
Umbrellas are used for the training IN
place Of guns.
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two kilometers west of Cerny These
assaults were broken before our lines
with very heavy losses for the enemy.
Another effort in the region Of Hur-
tehfse farm was equally unsuccessful
In the region of Juvincourt, artillery
caught enemy working parties under
its fire and dispersed them.
TN the region Of La Pompelle in the
Champagne, and also on the front be.
tween Navarin farm and Tahure, sew.
eral surprise attacks by the enemy
were repulsed with no result other
than to leave prisoners in our hands.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-27
REVOLT MAY SWEEP
EUROPE ON MAY DAY
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their dereliction from duty, and above
all things, these regrettable occur
rences must be prevented from taking
place again today or tomorrow.
I'VE are informed that attempts are
still being made to investigate renew
ed action by the munition workers and
it is openly threatened that we must
be prepared for new outbreaks Of i'll
will if certain claims are not acceded
to. It is also reported that on May
there will be another general strike
for twenty-four hours"
The reference in the foregoing to a
German headquarters statement prob
ably refers to that of April "a in which
the part played by the workers at
home in promoting "the successes of
the recent battles" Is alluded to. The
statement recounted that the German
soldiers on the battle line knew that
every man and woman at home Is do
ing his or her duty and is working I'm.
ceasingly to support him out there in
the turmoil of battle for life or death,
for existence or non-existence.
SsAYS KAISER WANTS PEACE.
Amsterdam, april 26-The Berlin
Vorwaerts commSRts sarcastically on
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-27

the announcement Of the semi-official
Nord Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung
that the German government refused
to declare it's attitude amid the con
flict of opinion regarding Germanys
war aims. The VOrwaerts says tnat
the government does not wish to REJECT
directly the peace formula of the So
cial democrats but nevertheless re-
fuses to adopt it because the British
and French newspapers are talking
nonsense, and adherence to the for.
mula might be interpreted rs sign OF
weakness. The paper adds:
whoever wishes may read between
the lines that the government is pre-
pared to conclude peace without an
PARLIAMENT TO MEET.
Vienna, April 26-Of1cial announce
ment was made here today that the
Austrian government had decided to
convoke parliament for May 80 to deal
with questions of food supplies and
with economic. social and financial
problems"
The Austrian parliament has not
been in session since before the war.
There have been various reports re.
Gently that session would be called
and party leaders have repeatedly re-
uuested the government to bring this
about. According to unomc1al dls-
patches from Vienna, the government
delayed action on account OF the pros
pect Of a stormy session.
nexation and indemnities and would
even be glad to get it but does not dare
to say so, owing to the threatening at.
titude of the Paris Matin and Journal
and also of the Deutsche Tages Zei.
A,. ,,d +ba Toopliacho RundSchau"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-27
SOME SARCASM.

young Ottumwa man thinks he
has heard all there is to a sarcasm He
took a trip to Chicago some time ago.
his first one. AS he was crossing one
Of the main drags, he just missed being
run over by an automobile. and the
man driving the car turned around and
yelled Chicago" The young man in
speaking of the incident said Il won
- l>o,S like that"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-27

George A. Wilson, superintendent Of
the /. o. 0. r. home at Mason City and
q former Ottumwa, has returned after
attending the opening of the new Odd
Fellows temple here Tuesday evening.
Mrs R. M. Robson Of Roswell. New
Mexico and daughter Ruth, who have
been visiting at the home of the for
mer's mother Mrs. A. Johnson, 919
East Second street, will leave tonight
for their future home in Syracuse, N.
y
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-27
POLICE TO SEARCH
TRUCKS FOR LIQUOR

Davenport, April 26.-Chief OF
Police BoetEcher has issued an order
to the members of the department to
stop all truck loads of beer entering
the city. The officers have been In
structed to place the drivers of such
trucks or; wagons under arrest. AS the.
men have not been told to search
those suspected of having. .liqour %
their pockets will not be m6iested.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-27
NAME MO. DELEGATE.

Jefferson City. Mo-, April 26-Gover-
nor Gardner has appointed Dr. Il. D.
Mumford. dean of the agriculture oe-
partment of the state university, 10
represent Missouri at the meeting or
the national trade conference to be
held in Washington, D. c.. April 80.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-27
MARRIED MEN TRAIN.

Marion, April 26.-Marion married
men are organizing a military drill
crops for the purpose of joining in the
nation1 preparedness movement.
The training will be according to the
fastest approved military tactics and
about thirty men have already Joined
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-27
DIES ON STATION PLATFORM.

Laclede, Mo-, April 26-J. W. Wool-
man, who travels for an Indiana yard
swing company, died suddenly on the
depot platform at Laclede. Woolman
had entered the caboose on a Burling-
ton train when he was suddenly taken
i'll. He was taken from the train to
the platform where he died shortly.
His death was due to apoplexy.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-27
DISTRIBUTE GARDEN SEED.

Waterloo, April 26.-Free garden
seeds to the amount of 300 pounds,
worth 800, have been shipped to Wa
terloo by the National Emergency
Food Garden commission, Washing
ton, D. c., and they will be distributed
through the Social Welfare league.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-27
PLEADS NOT GUILTY.

II. Stokes who is charged with high
way robbery in connection with Biddy
Trimble Tor three hold ups In Febru-
airy, was arraigned Wednesday after
noon in police court and pleaded not
guilty He will be brought up for trial
on May i
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-27
Martin MuIroy.

Word has been received here Of the
death Of Martin Mulroy. a former Bur
lington engineer and resident OF Of
tumwa. Death occurred Wednesday In
Albany, N. Y Mrs Alice Mulroy, one
son, James and one daughter Mrs. w.
G. McCune all Of this city survive. Mrs.
Mulroy and son left last night for Al
bany to attend the funeral.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-27
ROSS ON NAVAL BOARD.

Columbia, Mo-. April 26.-President
A. Hill Of the University of Missouri
has been appointed by President Will
son a member of the Board Of the
United States Naval Academy at An
napOlis
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-27
GERMAN REPORT js BRIEF.

Berlin, April 26-The official state
ment issued today says:
Army group of Crown Prince Rup-
precht-Yesterday the enemy exerted
himself only in local attacks near
Arras. South Of the Scarpe river his
attacking waves stormed our positions
three times. They had to withdraw
each time.
1.-THE artillery battle continued with
considerable violence in some sectors
At Gavrelle our position is now situat.
ed on the eastern boundary of the vii
lage.
DAY ATTACK WAS REPULSED.
Army group Of the German crown
prince-The general situation is un-
changed. The artillery duel limited
itself to a narrow front. Near Hurte-
bise farm and further east our position
on the Chemin-des- Danes ridge was
improved by some advances. during
which we took prisoner three French
officers and more than $50 men. In
the evening the enemy, after a violent
increase Of his artillery fire, attacked
on front of three kilometers. He
was repulsed with sanguinary losses.
1.-THE enemy lost six airplanes yes.
terday. Lieutenant Schaefer brought
down his twenty-second and twenty
third machines"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-27
Hawkins Funeral.

The funeral Of Russell Curtis Hawk
ms was held at 10 o'clock this morning
at the home Of his parents Mr.. and
Mrs. J. F. Hawkins. 813 Ellis avenue.
Rev G. w. Clark Of Oskaloosa was in
charge and interment took place in
Shaul cemetery.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-27
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS

suffered with piles for seven
years. Took treatment of Dr. Shallen-
berger, the Chicago Specialist, and he
cured me without the use of knife.
/ have not taken any treatment for a
year and am feeling fine.
J. M. Norris,
Columbus Junction, Iowa.
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NEWTON WANTS ARMoRY.

Newton, April 26.-At the meeting
held regarding the building OF an
armory and getting a military conf
pany for Newton, committees were ap-
pointed to take complete charge of the
affair.
The armory is assured and plenty Of
stock will be sold to build at least
S4O non huildinR
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-27
SHELL WRECKS AcANTEEN".

British Headquarters in France,
April 28.-One British regiment has q
particular grievance against the Ger
mans. The night before the attack a
stray German shell landed direct on
the regimental rum cart, destroying
sixty-eight gallons. Some of the men
who had been sleeping and fighting in
the open for three days were deprived
of their tots" which usually are dis
tributed just before dawn these bitter
cold mornings. There were several am
munition dumps nearby which might
have been hit by the shell, but as
luck would have it the rum cart was
the mark.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-27
.Semi.WEEKLY COURIER
CHANGING ADDRESS.

Subscribers wishing their address
changed will please give the name, OF
the postoffice to which the paper has
been sent as well as the postoffice to
hic!l they desire it changed.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-27
Obituary
Mrs. A. W. CLANCY.

Mrs. A. w. CLANCY.
Word has been received Of the death
Tuesday in Dallas, Texas. Of Mrs. A.
w. CLANCY, a former resident Of OF
tumwa and we'll known here. Mrs.
CLANCY was sister Of J. w. Garner of
this city.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-27
GERMAN PAPER TO QUIT.

Burlington. April 2e.-In answere to
the rumor that he would soon suspend
publication of the Volksfreund-Tri-
bune, Burlington's German language
newspaper, Editor Carl Lohmann says
that he is considering the matter but
will not make decision until Satur-
day.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-27
DR.. Burt D. La Force
OCULIST

Suite 400, Ennis Building
Hours, 10 to II and 2 to 4
Phones, Red-4os and ss7
Ottumwa, Iowa
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CHEERS FOR FRENCH
RING IN WASHINGTON

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COI1RIER READERS TO
HAVE QUESTION BOX

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FINED FOR LETTING DOG OUT.

Creston, April 26.-The local police
officers arrested Mrs. Lulu Taylor for
letting her dog run at large. She was
taken before the mayor and was as
sessed fine of $40 and costs, amount
ing in all to $12S. The dog was taken
out and shot
The council is now enforcing new
ordinance just passed which says that
any person who allows his or her dog
to run at large is liable to arrest and
a fine
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GERMANS FALL IN BIG
MASS IN OPEN FIGHT

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The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-07-27
BIG BASEBALL SERIES
STARTS HERE SUNDAY
Mt. Vernon And Utica Will
Play Worlds Series For
$500 Purse

Manager Dale Barre of the Mt. Ver-
non baseball team announced Wednes-
day that the woods about Mt. Vernon
would be full of Utica rooters Sunday
when the three out of five" series
between the Mt. Vernon team and the
Utica "pill-pounders' begins. The
prize is 5000.
All plans for the five games have
been mpleted-three will be played
here and two at Utica. The first game
is to be played here, providing the
weather permits.
The Utica bunch is up to scratch
this year. according to Manager Barre,
and despite the good hitting of the
Mt. Vernon boys this season, it is ex-
pected that "A battle will be put up by
the boys from the Licking county
town.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-07-27
DRYING PEAS

In the drying of fruits and voge-
tables fresh stock should be used if
possible because of the fact that the
drying process is not merely wither-
ing of the material, says today's bull
letin from the National Emergency
Food Garden commission, which is CO.
operating with The Banner in its ma.
tionwide campaign for saving The food
products Of the country.
Garden peas should be taken when
they ere at the right size for table
use. They should be shellod as soon
as possible after picking, blanched
for three TO five minutes in boiling
water and then dipped for an instant
into cold water Remove surface
moisture and spread on drying trays
in single layers. When cooked, peas
dried in This manner resemble tho
fresh vegetable very closely.
For soups and purec, peas which arc
too mature for table use may be
blanchcd ten minutes, cold-dippcd an
instant. and dried whole, ror after
blanching and cold-dipping they may
be passed through meat grinder and
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-07-27
ABOUT SUITS.
Why We Have One Pieces
From Paris Instead of Them.

When the war started 1t took away
as soldiers many of the expert tailors
and the clever couturiers to bridge this
difficulty paid more attention than ever
to the designing Of street dresses and
one piece frocks. In fact, they were
so clever in this respect that few wom-
en- realized that If they had wanted
smart suits they would have been
houses that retained tailOrs who could
develop smart suits. Callot and Paquin
both have had to offer their patrons
not only beautiful one piece frocks and
street dresses, but suits that women
could not resist buying The majority
OF women followed blindly the lead OF
their particular couturler, and even
when they started out to buy suit
they returned with frOck or n street
dress, so clcvcrly were they talked into
purchasing what the couturier had to
sell
There IL scarcely h doubt that in
n season or two suits will be such Il
novelty that they viii be In demand
and tailors will have to be procured
from somewhere, or, better stlll, wom-
en- will have to learn this particular
art.
OF the two suits seen recently in the
Bois both had rather long coats, one
almost long enough TO conceal the
skirt 1t is predicted by some that
long coats will be smart for fall, and
this may be another whim with real
idcn behind 1t of the couturiers, for il
It IS still difficult to obtain tailors 1t
/ would be n simple matter to make the
contS bit longer and eliminate the
skirt-and behold the topper again!
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-07-27

the pulp spread in thin layers on the
drying screen. When dry, the whole
mass may be rubbed to a powder or
stored in the form of flakes which
break up on cooking.
In the case of the very young and
tender sugar peas the whole pod may
be used Wash the fresh material,
cut in 4 inch pieces, blanch for six
minutes, cold-dip and spread in thin
layers on trays the same as for the
whole peas.
After drying, the whole material
should be conditioned by pouring from
one container to another every day
for three or four days so as to have a
uniform content of moisture. If too
moist return to drier till cured.
The dried product should be stored
in moisture.proof boxes or bags in
cool. dry place free from insects and
vermn, and for convenience the con
taincrs should be labeled.
by sending a two-cent stamp to the
commission at 2l0 Maryland Bldg,
Washington, d. c., readers of this pa
per will receive a drying manual free
of charge.