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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-11-23
AS A SOLDIER THINKS.

In a letter to the editor of Thu
Courier from an army officer who II
training drafted men somewhere il
America" these sentences occur:
Most everybody needs to be
kicked real hard with casualty
list to realize what war means,
and particularly this one, and
what surprises me is that the
powers do not realize this and
tell some of the disagreeable facts
which the country should face be-
cause it must face them before
it will realize that this is war
and not lyceum debate. 1t even
is hard to impress the serious
ness of the situation on the men
in training, for they have been fed
up too long on the idea that when
they started training the kaiser
would yell quits.
A typically blunt soldiers manner
of expressing fact which should be
gin to impress the officials Of the gov
eminent as it does every man who
devotes time to campaigns for Liberty
Loans and other necessary wal
funds.
Overconfidence and tendency to
magnify all the favorable war news
while minimizing every unfavorable
occurrence constitute the great dan.
ger within America today. The av.
erage citizen refuses to realize that
the invasion of America would be no
mere a problem for Germany. with
England put out OF the fighting, than
is the invasion of Europe for Ameri-
ca under present conditions.
And there is grave possibility that
the Austro-German offensive in Italy
may be the first step toward elimi-
mating not only Italy but England and
France as we'll We may rejoice that
it is not probability, but it is idle to
deny its possibility.
And possibilities are the perils
against which we must arm ourselves
in this war. Last spring 1t was
merely possible that Russia would be
out of the war and on the verge OF
making separate peace before winter
opened. 1t would not have been cited
as probability even by confirmed
pessimist, for on every hand there
was the ready verbal assurance that
Russia would gain in strength as a
result Of the revolution against
Nicholas. But Russia is worse than
out of the war. She is a dangerous
liability to the allies.
A month ago it was a possibility
that socialist-pacifst propaganda and
German troops might shatter the
Italian offensive. but it would not
have been advanced by many of us,
here in America, as a probability.
Yet, in half that month the Italians
have retreated westward from their
former line in Austria almost as far
as the distance from St. Quentin to
the German frontier.
It is the improbable which happens
in this war. Nothing seems impossi-
bic.
Thus, another year may find Ameri-
ca struggling to repel a horde Of Ger
man veterans from her shores-not
probable, but entirely possible.
Must that year be wasted in
awakening skeptics to the possible
peril to their individual safety, or
shall it be spent in single-minded and
unanimous effort on the part of all
to the end that the enemy
may be defeated by force Of American
arms and American determination on
the battle SCARED terrain OF Europe.
so that America may remain secure
and safe from the marks of Hun de-
struction and devastation?
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-11-23
PLANO FARMER DIES.

Plano. Nov. 21.-The death OF VIM
J. Jones, a we'll known farmer of near
Plano, occurred at his home last
week.
The Washington times., 1917-01-09
REFORM IN PENNSYLVANIA

Something Is happening almost
every day in the great Keystone
State of Pennsylvania. Last week
the beautiful model, Maize Colbert,
was done to death in her sumptuous
apartment. A few days later man
by the name of Lewis committed
suicide in a hotel at Atlantic City,
and was supposed to be the murderer
of the model. 1t is claimed now that
the real murderer is still at large.
Probably it will be found that he is
a tall dark man with cast in his
left eve, a huge bank account, and
high reputation in some far away
bucolic community where he has
been for years "the leading citizen"
and highly esteemed teacher in the
Sunday school. And now comes the
pleasing intelligence that Senator
Boies Penrose has made up his mind
to run Governor Brumbaugh out Of
public life.
1t is said that impeachment pro-
ceedings will be instituted against
the governor when the State legisla-
ture reconvenes next week, charging
him with perjury, malfeasance in Of
fee, and bribery, and that the case
will be fought to a finish. There has
been bad blood between the Penrose
and Brumbaugh factions for long
time, and outsiders will watch de-
velopments with much interest. Pen
rose has a tremendous following in
his State, and as this is to be the
fight of his life he will doubtless ex-
haust his resources in making his
power felt. Brumbaugh is a COM
paratively new force in politics, his
whole life having been spent before
his election as governor in school
work.
The Washington times., 1917-01-09
FOREHANDEDNESS WITH
FREIGHT

At the beginning, it is to be said
that there is no such thing. A little
while ago there was coal famine in
the East, and it was duly explained
that it was caused by the eleventh
hour rush of coal by the lake route
for consumption in the West. As
soon as the lakes were closed by ice
the movement in that direction would
ease off, and there would be plenty
of coal for seaboard towns. If they
shivered meanwhile, well, they might
comfort themselves by recalling that
they should have put their coal I'M
der their sidewalks last August.
Now comes warning to farmers to
buy their fertilizer early for the COM
ing season. Three hundred thousand
cars will be needed to transport it,
and every prospect is that the cars
will not be at hand to manage the
traffic in one glorious bunch, as per
usual.
Some day Americans may learn
the advantages of being forehanded
in such matters; they haven't learned
it yet.
The Washington times., 1917-01-09
LLOYD-dEoRdE,S WORK

- David Lloyd-George did not as
sumo the premiership of Great Brit
ain with intention or purpose to make
peace. He took that place to make
war; took it because he believed and
Britain believed and Britain's allies
were convinced, that he was the man
to make this war; to lead his own
country and its dominions and its
allies in making war. To him the
whole leadership of the allied cause
had learned to look for inspiration
and energization. From him it is
getting those very necessary endow-
ments.
Mr.. AsGuith would have been a
better premier for the patching up
of a premature peace. Sir Edward
Grey could have handled the foreign
relations, in such a juncture, better
than Mr.. Balfour. There was just
one reason for making the Lloyd
George cabinet, and that was the de-
termination, with which the British
people have become instinct, to make
successful war first as the means to
permanent peace.
These are the best possible reasons
for belief that there is going to be
no peace now or soon. The confer
ence of entente leaders at Rome,
though its detailed business is not
known. has brought forth firm assur-
ances that important results, with
regard to more effective, vigorous,
and closely cooperating conduct Of
the war, have been accomplished.
Misgivings about Italy and Russia
may have foundation. Doubtless it
tT-ie that agreements, understand
ibgs. terms, among the allies, will
require adjustment 70 aev conditions
Of The military and Gjpl omatic sit
uation. But the war Is going on, and
/ Lloyd-George Is its leader as no man
before has been.
The Washington times., 1917-01-09
GRAINS AT RECORD PRICES

No. 2 red winter wheat reached
81 the bushel in Chicago yesterday,
the highest price it has brought
since the civil war. At the same
time, corn, of which, like wheat, the
crop was light the past season,
moved upward in sympathy and the
May delivery sold above 81 per
bushel.
The country's supplies of these
grains, especially of wheat, are at a
very low ebb; not because of the ex-
ports, which have been much less
than a year ago. but because the
wheat wasn't produced the past year.
Ever since harvesting began the
passing weeks have indicated more
and more distressing conditions. Not
only have yields as measured by the
threshing machines been very small,
but quality has been bad, the grain
passing over the scales at very light
weight.
At Baltimore, No. 2 red wheat sold
up to $2.03 a bushel, while new corn
went up TO $1.10%. The prices look
like riches to the farmer; but it must
be remembered that fancy price on
wheat that isn't in the bins and that
didn't come out of the fields doesn't
vastly advantage even the farmer.
The Washington times., 1917-01-09

profession, but this may be due to
other effects than that of mere num-
bers. A physician must have sound
basis of anatomy and physiology be-
fore he starts practicing medicine,
On the same principle lawyers should
have a thorough grounding in eco
Monies and sociology.
Through bar entrance require
ments, which too often make only a
knowledge of the technicalities of
law a prerequisite of admission, the
essential groundwork of a lawyers
training is overlooked. Too many
lawyers are turned loose into the
world who correspond to a physician
who undertook to restore normal con-
ditions in the human body, but had
slight knowledge of what the normal
condition ought to be.
The Washington times., 1917-01-09
THE TRUTH ABOUT PREPARED

In a telegram read for him at the
Republican Clubs recent non-par-
tisan discussion Of the preparedness
problem, FIR. Henry Ford declared
that:
An army or navy is a tool for the
protection of misguided, inefficient,
destructive Wall Street. and every
one of those who gamble, speculate,
and manipulate with the wealth pro-
vided by honest industry.
Had Mr.. Ford said that an army
or a navy may be perverted into
such a tool he would have stated the
exact fact. If the United States
comes to blows within his lifetime
with an able, aggressive nation
which, instead of hesitating to at
tempt an invasion across several
thousand miles of ocean, applies the
policy Of Caesar and Napoleon and
essays and effects the seemingly i'm
possible, Mr.. Ford will learn that an
army and a navy may be a great
deal more than he now admits. They
are, in fact, the final resort upon
which a country must depend for the
preservation of conditions under
which its industries may continue to
thrive undisturbed. Few men stand
to lose more than Mr.. Ford should
the defensive establishment of the
United States prove inadequate in
an emergency which, however i'm
probable it may seem, is still pos
sible.
If Mr.. Ford has any doubts about
this let him ask the owners of and
the workers in the once prosperous
industries of Belgium and Roumania.
1t is not the defensive system in it
self which is an evil-human nature
being what it is and promises to be
for many generations-but the spirit
in which it may be administered ag-
gressively by lust for power. If
Americans cannot be trusted to re-
ceive universal military training, if
the American ideal of liberty will
not, when the arms which support it
are strong, respect the liberty of
others, the handwriting has been
written already upon the wall for
the United States of America and
the agony must be endured what
ever course we pursue.
The Washington times., 1917-01-09
MAKING 1T UNANIMOUS

The Endorsement which Engineer
Commissioner Kutz yesterday gave
the extension of District water and
sewers to nearby Maryland COM
munities, following the conference
with the Washington Suburban SAM
tary Commission, carries with it the
approval of the full board of Com
missioners.
1t assures that the Commissioners
will recommend Congress to enact at
this session legislation urged by the
Maryland board which will carry the
project into effect.
Colonel Kutz is right when he
says that although the District does
not desire to make any money
through the sale of its water to
Maryland. the Maryland territory
should pay the cost of construction
necessary to carry the new supply.
The Maryland communities will
doubtless be entirely willing to do
this; in fact the mayors of the sew.
eral municipalities to be served have
already stated q S much in The Times,
These harylaad towns probably re-
alize that Gre purchase of water
from the District of Columbia not
only will eliminate the excessive
overhead charges, but that the water
is better than could be secured from
The Washington times., 1917-01-09
Here and There
In the News

Monsignor Russell, of St Patricks
Church, will soon be consecrated
bishop of Charleston, 8. c., as sue
cessor to Bishop Northrop, who died
recently after an administration OF
the affairs of the church committed
to his charge conspicuous for zeal
and ability. The new bishop. who will
be the fifth to hold the office. will
find the going much easier than when
John England was first dispatched
to look after the religious life OF the
faithful who had ventured into that
province: and his four successors
each of whom was forced to meet I'M
usual conditions brought about by
war and reconstruction in the be-
ginning of things on this side Of the
sea many and severe restrictions were
imposed upon those who had come to
this supposedly land of the free. 1t
was not until 1890 that religious dis
abilities affecting the Catholics were
expunged from the constitution OF
South Carolina, although as early as
1872 certain persons in ireland re-
ceived overtures from the proprietors
in which they conceded to them the
free exercise of their religion, ana pos
sibly some Catholics were among
these"
The Washington times., 1917-01-09
Hits Hard At Adam and Eve.
LECTURES ON "THE VIOLIN
Feature Of Event Given by Peabody
Club at Y. M. C. A..

I, The Peabody Club, whose name ex.
plains itself. laid a valuable claim TO
distinction in its musical contribution
to both the student and the artist
world last evening at the first of a
series of six lecture recitals on music
appreciation, given in the assembly
room of the Y. NJ. c. A
The subject was the violin" vir-
ginia Blackhead, of the faculty OF the
Peabody Conservatory, Baltimore.
with a gift for explanation of what
might be dry technicalities, infused
so much humor as well as so much
light into her subject. of which she
had a genuine command, that IT will
remain an indelible impression.
AbEam Goldfuss, whom Miss Black
head introduced as the first and last
violin graduate of Peabody, he hav-
ing the distinction of being the only.
stitute for Henri Sokolov, who was
Ill.
Mr.. Goldfuss is a very gifted young
vioIinist. He gave an exceptionally
fine rendition of the Dvorak- Kreisler
Indian Lament" with perfect intona-
ton in his double stops, with flow and
true feeling for the idiom of this
music. Mr.. Goldfuss' playing is that
of the musician. He put exquisite ef-
fects into the Hauser Hungarian
Rhapsodie, and gave also the Coupe
rin-Kreisler "Chanson and Pavane of
Louis KILL" the Bach "Air for G.
String" Chopin ''Nocturne," in E nat,
and for encore, "Minuet," by Handel.
Miss Blackhead was forcefuI both
as accompanist and as leader of the
community singing that followed the
program. She brought an unusual
degree of shading into the chorus
singing.
Music" will be given January %.
J. Mach.
The Washington times., 1917-01-09
THE LAWYERS SOCIAL obi.
= CATION

Launching attacks upon the legal
profession is getting to be a popular
winter sport, especially in profess
serial circles. This time an instructor
in Pennsylvania college opines that
the greater number of lawyers has
made for keener competition and a
resort to questionable methods to get
clients.
Leaders in the legal realm have ap-
pealed to their brother lawyers to
take their cue from physicians,
whose constructive and self-sacrifc-
ing work is notable. Yet there have
been accusations of fee splitting and
other unpleasant practices among
doctors, as there have been among
certain classes of lawyers. -
There is an analogy between the
practice of medicine and of law. The
medical practitioner ministers to the
ills of the individual; the lawyer
ought to heal the wounds in the So
cial organism. For a long time there
has been a suspicion that at times
he irritated them in order to have
a more heroic task to perform and
more work to do.
Leaders in law, men like Taft,
Root, and Hughes, have appealed
long and often for a more construc-
tive viewpoint among their col
leagues. 1t may be that the steady
output of lawyers has much to do
with lowering the standards of the
The Washington times., 1917-01-09
DOCTOR, KICKED BY
HORSE, SUES OWNER
Says Music Failed to Soothe
Animal That Injured
Him.

NEW YORK, Jan. 9.-Though
Shakespeare announced that music
hath charms to soothe the savage
breast" DR.. Arthur d. Dryfoos feels
pretty certain the bard didn't refer
to the unruly horse that kicked him
in the shin during a musical ride in
the Central Park Riding Academy, and
caused him to file suit against Julius
Offenbach, who conducts the academy.
In justice to the band It should be
stated that DR.. Dryfoos does not say
that its playing was to blame for the
animals wildness. The musicians
were simply powerless to hobble the
horse with harmony when on Novem-
Der 20 last the physician. was invited
to participate in the periodical musi-
cal ride at the acadamy.
The fault, as alleged by DR.. Dryfoos,
lay with the management in permit
ting q rider unknown to him and
wearing spurs to enter the. ring and
use, he says, q Mexican or cowboy
harness on his mount, with O single
rein and a single curb thrust among
the borse's- wisdom teeth instead Of
the usual double reins and curb and
snaffie bit.
The equine. according to the plain
tins story, resented the unaccustom-
ed trappings, and what with n differ
emit saddle he presently became Tex
cited" While the equestrian process
sion was vending its way decorously
through a formal horse minuet in
time with the band this particular
animal was prancing and dipping in
steps that represented dance for
broncos.
Even then, the complaint continues,
his rider wasn't ordered out of the
ring. So when he finally applied the
spurs to the horse, as related by DR..
Dryfoos. the animal, excited by the
antics he had been compelled to go
through" tried to stand on his head
and threw out his hind legs, and the
doctor was right in line for them
The Washington times., 1917-01-09

any other source, except perhaps the
Little Patuxent river.
At the time the latter project was
examined by the engineers of the
War Department as an additional
supply for the District, it was found
that the cost would run into the mil
lions, and the cost of its utilization
as supply for Washington suburbs
would be prohibitive.
After Congress shall have acted,
test of the liberality of the next
Maryland legislature will occur. It
cannot then be said that the District
has refused to meet Maryland half
way.
The Washington times., 1917-01-09
WoMAN's CLINIC ELECTS
Lecture and Motion Picture Fea.
ture Annual Meeting.

The Woman Doctor In the Making"
motion picture. was shown before the
Woman's Evening Clinic meeting, yes
terday afternoon at Rauscher's.
Mrs. Elnora c. Folkmar. superinten-
dent of the clinic, gave Z" A Heart to
Heart Talk preceding the picture
Mrs. Folkmar spoke Of the difficulty Of
women doctors getting the proper train
ing, and gave statistics to show that
prejudice against the woman doctor
was slowly being overcome.
Mrs. John Hays Hammond was re-
elected president. Other officers are Z:
Mrs. Charles e. Hughes, first vice pres
ident; Mrs. Robert s. Chew, second vice
president; Mrs. Richard Wainwright.
third vice president; Mrs. Samuel
Spencer. fourth vice president; Mrs.
Julius Lansburgh. secretary; Miss
Esther NJ. Behrend. treasurer.
The Washington times., 1917-01-09
WHATS ON PROGRAM
Many Interesting Events Of Import.
- anee Are Scheduled

Address. John Barrett, before Wasbinxton
section, Council OF Jewish Women -EIrbfh
Street Temple, 2:50 D. m.
Recital to the public. washInKton Readers,
Club. auditorium. Public Library, SIS D. m.
Annual banquet, Brookland Brotherhood.
Lord Memorial Church. $50 D. m
Nesting, Parent-Teaohers' Association Of the
Grant. Toner and Weightman Schools.
Grant School Building. 3:3o .. m
Musicale for the blind. Library OF Congress,
s:l5 D. m.
Illustrated lecture on Martin Luther -
Keller Memorial Church, Maryland avenue
and Ninth street northeast, 8 D. M
Meeting. Park View Citizens Association
Park View School auditorium, D. m.
TraveloEue, Laurence d. Ritcheli, Cochran
Hotel p m.I
Card party, Ladies' Aid Society Of Garfield
Memorial Hospital. Willard, 2:so D. m
Meeting, Martha Washington Chapter, D. A.
R., Washington Club, $50 D. m.
Meeting, Salesmanshlp Club Of washinrton
at Chamber Of Commerce rooms. .. m.
Election OF officers. Chamber OF Commerce
at Chamber Of Commerce quarters D. m.
Recital Washington Readers Club. Public
Library, Sis p. m.
Meeting, Indiana Society. Ebbitt, D. m.
Meeting. Florida Society, Logan Hotel, D. m
MasonIc-Federal, No. L: Acacia, No. IS; Ia
koma. No. -; Potomac. No. 8, Royal Arch
Masons; Evangelist Chapter, Knights Rose
Crolx. Scottish Rite; Bethlehem. No. II,
Eastern Star.
Odd FeIlows-Amity, No. "a: Washington.
No. s: Golden Rule. No. q: Fred D. Stuart
No. Z, Encampment; Ladies' Auxiliary
Canton Washington. No. 1, Rebekah.
Knights of Pythias-Webster. No. Z; Excel
sior. No. Il; Capital. No. "a; Myrtle, No. 5.
The Washington times., 1917-01-09
A Feature of the War.

Persons returning from the war
front in Europe tell many remarkabI
stories about what they have seen
and heard. The story of how the tor
redo craft destroy the submarine
boats is interesting and seems almost
beyond belief. One day, with the sea
calm and no enemy in sight, a num-
Der of the torpedo boats began to
chase one another around in a circle,
increasing their speed as the appar-
emily crazy maneuver proceeded until
finally there came to the surface an
enemy submarine, actually sucked UP
from the bottom of the sea. by George!
1t sounds like a fish story, but 1t may
be true. Anything wholly improbable
happening these times is almost GER
tainly true. 1t is only the dead-sure
things that fail.
The Washington times., 1917-01-09
NEW COSMOS CLUB HEAD.

Frank Wigglesworth Clarke today
took up the duties of directing the
affairs OF the Cosmos Club. following
the annual election and banquet last
night. The other officers are: Ar
thur P Davis, vice president: ID. l..
Hazard. secretary: A. B. Coolidge.
treasurer: Ed II. Bowie, John c. Hort
and ]. wilmer Latimer, members of
the board of managers. Lyman J.
Briggs, Victor S. Clarke and e. w.
Nelson were made members of the
committee on admissions.
The Washington times., 1917-01-09
Death Rate Among Phy.Ician..

Last year. 2,196 physicians died in
about II per thousand. Their aver.
age age at death was nearly sixty
years, a very high average. or to be
exact SO years IL months and days.
Four years ago. according to a spe-
cial census report the average age
at death was for men 39.2 per thous-
and and for women 40.6. From which
1t will be seen that it is rather lucky
after all to be = woman, and that
physicians are particularly fortunate
in their power of resistance to their
own medicines.
The Washington times., 1917-01-09
Question OF Sentence.

After living happily with his wife
for forty years a man on Long Is.
land began to treat her with cruelty
and when he was taken into court
was adjudged guilty by the magls-
trate and sentenced to attend at least
one church service every Sunday for
the period OF one year. Some of the
preaching brethren will probably
want to know whether or not this
sentence Is to be regarded as surely
punitive or merely Informative.
The Washington times., 1917-01-09

Burlington county tomato growers
in New Jersey have agreed to demand
S12 the ton for the stock supplied
the Gamers and catsup makers the
coming season. They claim that the
cost of making the average crop of
tomatoes is SO the ton. and they in
sist upon 81 of velvet" They may
be right; but how come" they can
combine on the price for their crop
without making themselves liable to
prosecution for violating the anti
trust law?