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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1917-04-19
THE WAR IN OUR WATERS.

Germany has brought the war to
America. The torpedo attack by a
submarine on the United States de-
strover Smith 100 miles north of New
ork is an awakener for the nation.
The enemy is not waiting for US to get
ready to cross the seas to attack it.
With uncanny haste and daring the
Germans have come to meet US in our
own waters, the easier to prevent our
active participation in operations in
Europe. The promise made wear ago
has been fulfilled. The demonstration
made by the Deutschland, submarine
merchantmen, and the U-53, submarine
cruiser, did not sufficiently impress US.
We are not exactly at the mercy of the
submerslble monsters; we are unprepar-
ed to combat them. Too many of US
did not believe, in face of the demon
strated fact, that Germany could wage
war on US on this side of the Atlantic
while her fleet was bottled up at Kiel
by the British. The Middle West
especially was blind to the possibilities.
AS Frank A. Va1derlip told Chicagoans
the other day, 1.-The Middle West does
not seem to realize the gravity of the
situation. " The shot fired at $50
Yesterday morning ought to arouse
those people.
The attack on the Smith is the be-
ginning of the U-boat blockade of
American ports, is the Navy Depart
ment view. More, it is the beginning
OF menace to every hamlet along our
Atlantic coast Torpedoes will be re-
served for ships, but the guns and shells
with which the cruiser submarines are
armed may be employed against our
towns and cities. The shot at the Smith
is the summons to America louder than
the call of the President to which it is.
howevea, only supplemental. Our navy
must get into action at once. Our fleets
of submarine chasers and coast patrols
must be put in service without DELAY.
There is immediate duty for the lads
who have elected to join the sea forces
of Uncle Sam. And more are needed.
Ship building must be rushed. The
German and Austrian vessels of COM
perce that haye been sheltered in our
pores must be got in readiness for use
against the foe. We must work harder.
Recently there has been a noticeable
diminution of Uboat operations around
the British Isles. Here, perhaps. Is the
explanation. The Germans have as
signed fleet of submarines to this side
of the Atlantic. We are less prepared
to combat them. They may find it
easier to destroy merchantmen on our
side than in the better protected waters
over seas, The German plan is to de-
stroy where it cannot rule. Our only
safety is in destroying the German
weapons. Congress will be spurred to
greater activity by the attack on the
Smith. So it must be with the men of
America. Get into the service!
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1917-04-19
OUR WAR AIMS.
FARM OR FIGHT,

Arthur Balfour, the British foreign
minister, is coming to the United
States at the head of a commission to
come to joint understanding with the
United States as to British and Ameri-
can aims and methods of conducting
the war.
An understanding of this sort is
vitality necessary. Close cooperation
between the two governments, and
durable cooperation, are not possible
unless something is done to bridge the
abyss between our war aims and theirs.
We are warning against German ruth
lessness at sea, and against the
autocracy under whose orders that
ruthlessness is pursued. These being
arranged, we should make peace if
German submarine warfare ere stopp-
ed and if the German government were
democratized SO that we could enter
into an agreement or treaty with it
with larger degree of assurance than
we feel that we could at present have.
British war aims, as defined in Llovd
Georges answer to the Presidents
note, last December, and in other Of
fetal utterances of the entente powers.
include the dismemberment of the
central powers and the amalgamation
of the dismembered parts into the DOS
sessions of the individual entente
countries. All this is totally foreign
to our aims, and irreconcilable with our
demand of peace without victory"
that is, peace that does not leave
fostering wounds that can never heal
The characterization of German in
situations is coming, coming surely.
There are also signs that the entente
plans for territorial ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
will endure. The provisional gov
eminent of Russia has officially repu-
dated such plans. 1t says it does not
want Constantinople or any other terri
tory that did not belong to Russia be-
fore the war. If al similar declaration
were made by Mr.. Balfour. a verv long
step would be taken in reconciIing
British war aims with ours and in law
ing the basis for an effective and en-
during cooperation between US and the
British Empire.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1917-04-19
New Restaurant and RiIIiart
ParlOr.

=. l have opened restaurant and bill
hard parlor at my old stand at the
bridge on Oak street, and am prepared
to furnish regular meals and quick
lunches of all kinds in tasty and an
petzlng manner. Our bill of fare con.
sists of everything the market affords
and we have about the cleanest e0uin,
ment in this part Of the state. Cal
once and you will call again.
Yours to please,
M. BOYLE.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1917-04-19

< CAIN-JUNKINs-Miss Pauline Jun
kins and Charles L. Cain were married
Wednesday at one O. clock by Rev. l..
N. D. Wells, at his home on BaIch
street, Akron. o. Mr.. Cain is an
esteemed young man of Darlington, O..
They will reside at 995 Chalker street,
Akron.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1917-04-19

MONEY ToLoAN-On first mortgage
security on improved real estate. Fred.
A. ThaYer, Oakland. AN
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1917-02-09

nicipal tuberculosis sanitarium, the
Civil Service Commission today GER
tilted DR.. Roscoe Giles, colored, as o
Junior physician at the institution
and the doctor will probably take up
his duties there Thursday.
DR.. Giles name was the second OF
three to be certified by the commits
sion in response to a acquisition
signed by DR.. c. P. Caldwell, presi-
dent of the board of directors of the
institution. DR.. Leo English, another
physician certified, is also colored
but he has already announced that
lie will waive appointment. The
first man to her certified is DR.. laza-
rus Cobler This eXhausts the eligi-
BILE list for junior physicians.
Several days ago, when it looked as
if DR.. Giles would be appointed as Il
physician, the patients in the santa
rum held an indignation meeting
and were loud in their protests. The
patients voted that if the cOlored
man was sentt to the hospital as a
physician they would march in a
body to the city hall and lay their
protests before the Mayor.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1917-02-09

efforts OF the abolitionists that this
book
The Bijou always sees to it that
patrons get the very best pictures
possible. All of their serials are pro-
auctions where some of the best &C.
tors and actresses in the country
play part.
Every Friday night is known as
Society Night" and continues to be
a big night when usually some
particularly interesting feature pic
ture is shown. The Bijou Orchestra
renders selections on that night as
an added attraction. \
Miss Madeline Carter remains popu
lar as cashier in the box office.
"Dantes Inferno will be shown
next Friday.
Roland w, Hayes, Americas great.
est Colored tenor, appeared at Carne-
gle Hall, New York City, February
Sth, in the interest of Hampton In
stitute.
ORPHUM.
That Other Woman! The tears, the
heartaChes, the wreckage she has
caused! WHEY sits at home darning
Hubby's socks, while he goes JOY rid
ing. The sins of the father don't end
with him, for thewhole family suf
fers. Institutions take the children
and Divorce Courts legally end the
marriage. But the anguish goes on
until death.
The single standard-the mans
standard. What of the woman, has
she no standard?
The man tires of debauchery and
whining with repentance, returns
and asks forgiveness. Shall she take
him back?
Ellen Stowe will show you what a
woman suffers and how she an
swers the question, in the play to be
seen at the Orpheum week of Feb
10Th.
BRINGING UP FATHER IN POLL
TICS.
In the new comedy success Bring
ing up Father jin Politics." (which
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1917-02-09

and there was preponderance of
led hosiery and "balling the lack"
was very much in evidence. The en-
cores received were principally from
the uncouth and boisterous portion
Of the gallery. The jokes were on
the whole very suggestive, with fire,
Quent references concerning Black
Bottom They shocked the modesty
of most Of the patrons, that good
many prominent citizens left the
theatre in disgust. Tossing of cola
upon the stage by the low and de-
Eased OF those present. was constantly
INDUCED in to the annoyance of the
majority of those present.
Then to top the climax, after the
CCmpany's engagement here was can-
celled, the manager of the Nine.
Roses OctarOCn Company. gobbled
W the receipts, put them in his peck
els, and did not even pay them for
the nights performance. He left
them stranded and on the mercy OF
of the people without even Il place
TO eat or to sleep.
The Negro Board of Trade, realiz-
ing that these unfortunate people
had been duped by the rascally acts
of the white manager, went to their
assistance, arranging for them to ger
somewhere to stay and to eat The
staging of this rotten stuff was due
largely to the manager who seemed
to think that our people would ap-
preciate such junk.
This column has always insisted
upon clean acts upon the stage and
does not feel that it can be too hard
on cOndemning the niggardly actions
Of their manager.
The theatre-going people want
clean stuff and will insist upon 1t.
WHIT WRIGHT.
STAR THEATRE.
This popular movie house is GER
tainly keeping up to standard. The
high policy Of the Star has from
the start been kept up, and the mana.
gers of the house see that only high
class pictures are shown. Every
Monday, Pearl White is seen
in Pearl of the Army" On
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1917-02-09

81 do not expees any trouble from
the PATIENTS said DR.. Caldwell when
he was informed the Civil Service
Commissions action. "Dr. Giles will
lie put to work as soon as l have been
notified Officially Of his certificaY ION.
If the patients object the matter tili
be taken I'D for final decision"
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1917-02-09

Gus Hill will present at the Orpbeum
Theatre commencing week of Mon.
day, Feb. 18th.
There is "a scene which would be
the saving grace of many a show.
Critics all over the country have de.
scribed it as the funniest piece of
stage entertainment witnessed in
years and one that will be remem-
0ered long after the rest of the Of
fering is forgotten. In the employ
OF the Mahoneys, Jiggs being the
FATHER in this production, is a
character that has brought George
McManus to the front ranks of liv-
ing cartoonists9a butler by the name
of Oswald. Oswald is of the feminine
type and during the process of the
comedy is the brunt of more than one
verbal and physical attack by Jiggs.
Oswald plots to get even and the
methods he employs ferments an
amount of laughter, calculated to
make even Sober Sue roll in mirth,
Oswald complains of not feeling well.
Various diagnoses regarding his real
ailment are made. OF course they
are all wrong. He is credited with
suffering from Typhus, smallpox,
Bubonic Plague and other diseases
Naturally when his strange malady
becomes known all hands are quaran
tened and Oswald is given a wide
berth. He takes advantage Of the
situation by reCling himsIf with
the family's champagne, delicacies
and other Injuries. In the end it is
discovered that Oswald is merely sui
fering from Poison Ivy. The new
play is replete with original songs
bright dialogue, captivating young
women who know how to sing and
dance and other features sure to be
appreciated anywhere. The cast is
composed of thirty-ive people in.
Guiding many Vaudeville Headliners
The usual matinees will be given
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1917-02-09

Thursdays, The Secret Kingdom" is
thrown upon the screen. On Satur.
days that popular serial The Perils
of a Girl Reporter" delights hun
dreds who weekly see this picture.
Mr.. I. Clay Moore, the enterprising
and energetic manager, believes in
quality and do not fail to see that
his patrons get it each week
The Alpine still remains popular
among the movie goerS out in North
Nashville. Some feature picture is
shown each day and large crowds
pour out every night to see the photo
plays Mr.. Boyer is hustling
manager and knows what his patrons
want and does not fail to give them
something on high class order. The
Alpine is the place to spend an
hour each evening after a days work
is over to rid yourself of the blues"
or tolls Of the day. to receive in.
struction and amusement. Do not
fail TO get in the habit of attending
the Alpine. 1t is the place that you
will eventually attend.
THE EXCEL.
Each day and night the Excel con.
tinues Ia remain popular with their
patrons. Owing to the high class
pictures, warmth and good ventila.
ton the people do not hesitate to
visit this little house on Cedar street.
This house has always presented
the very best pictures obtainable
and is favorably known for its polite
management
BE sure to attend the Excel when
sou want to see real good picture
THE BIJOU THEATRE.
"Uncle Toms Cabin" is to be pre-
uted at to Bijou tonight, and doubt.
less a large crowd will be on hand
to see this picture, which is an
adaptation from the book of Harriet
Beecher Stowe, of the same name.
Probably no book or writing had a
greater effect toward creating a
universal sentiment against slavery,
and In stimulating and encouraging
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1917-02-09
Theatrical News.

BIJOU.
The management of the Bijou The
atTe announces the presentation OF
the great moving picture spectacle
"Dantes Inferno or The Poets Con.
ceptiOn Of He'll for one day only,
Friday, February %.
This great picture was formerly
shown in this city and fifty cents
admission was charged. The admis-
sion price to see the "Dantes Inferno
next Friday will be only and 10
cents.
JUST OUR OPINION.
We congratulate the management
OF the Bijou Theatre on their action
in cancelling the engagement of the
Madame Roses OctOroons and the
Georgia Ministries which played at
that house Monday night, They were
well advertised and billed to give
five performances in this city. Mon
day nights performance was dis.
grace, and We hope such farce
will never be inflicted upon an un.
suspecting audience in the city again.
Such rot as they presented was npt
only disgrace 10 high class comedy,
but an insult to decent reopie. The
costumes were dirty as well as loud,
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-02-20
Stock Market

New York, Feb. 19.-Trading IN 10
days stock market broadened ana IN
itial gains were supplemented IN tne
Increased activity of the first nall nour'
dealings embracing many OF the op-
scure specialties. Rails also caugnt ny
with the general movement. especlai'S
coalers. Chicago & Alton, Missouri "a :
cif1c and Southern Railway preferred.
Realizing for profits exerted de
terent effect, reactions ranging from
to points in equipments ana snip.
pings, with concurrent dlmlnution ol
business Advices from Industrial CEN
tiers reporting slowing down OF opera
tions because Of coal and car shortage
also induced some selling. Bonds were
irregular.
Marines, metals and some leading IN
d,,strials eased off In the early a1ter-
moon Bethlehem Steel Gold stocK) los
ins points Harvester company, Colo-
RADIO Fuel. Gas shares and feruilzers
were stronger at gains of to points.
New York, Feb. 19.-1n the absence
Of untoward events over the week enc
the stock market seemed disposed at
today's opening to argument the many
gains recorded last Saturday. Popular
indrstrials, including those In the So
called war class. were higher by ma
terial fractions to points; coppers.
oils and shippings displaying similar
tandencies Central Leather, Cuba
Cane sugar. Studebaker American
Wooden. Pittsburgh Coal and Natlonai
Erameling also were firm to strong.
Rails were the only laggards. that
group showing little animation
The closing was strong.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-02-20
MT. PLEASANT HIGH
DEFEATS BURLINGTON

Mt. Pleasant. Feb 19.7tThe Mt.
Pleasant high school defeated the Bur-
lington high school here Saturday
night in basketball by score OF 81
to 25. Never before have Mt. Pleas
ant fans witnessed game SO hard
fought and closely contested Both
teams were in top notch form and
played wonderful ball. The team work
of each was superb and individually
all starred. Brilliant work through
out the game by both sides kept the
big crowd on its feet nearly all the
time and the Mt. Pleasant rooters were
gust as quick to applaud a clever bit of
work on the part Of Burlington play
err as they were ready to recognize
the ability Of home man, something
rare in a high school crowd.
The first half ended with the score
standing at IA to IL with Burlington
on the long end. During the next per-
iod Mt. Pleasant was able to tie the
Burlington squad and the game ended
with the score tie. % to 20. An ex-
ira five minute period was played and
desperate work by both teams pre-
vented any scoring, necessitating an
other five minutes of play, during
which Mt. Pleasant managed to accu-
muIate three baskets of which Green
got two and D. Harschbarger one.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-02-20
FAVORED BY
BOARD RULING
BAN UPON MICHIGAN PARTLY
LIFTED BY BIG NINE
CONFERENCE.

Chicago. Feb. 19.-The door or the
western conference was partly opened
Saturday fer the return of the Uni
versity of Michigan to the Big Nine
fold.
The action was taken by the faculty
committee of the conference, when
met in special session with the gradu'
ate committee to consider whether the
entry of Michigan into the University
of Illinois carnival March 3 was vlo'
lation of the conference rule prompt
ing competition with Michigan.
The committee ruled that under the
circumstances, the invitation extended
to the University Of Michigan by ILL
nois was allowed to,stand."
Professor r. A. Moran of Purdue
university, president of the confer
ence committee, was quoted as saying
that Michigan had made unofficial adj
vances looking toward return to the
conference.
A. A. Stage, director Of athletics at
the University Of Chicago. appeared
to be both surprised and pleased at the
action taken by the committee.
Chicago" he said. always has
been friendly toward Michigan
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-02-20
SPORT WRITER URGES
MILITARY TRAINING

Detroit. Feb. 19.-Joe S. jackson of
Detroit. president of the Baseball
Writer'S association, Saturday night
issued statement asking the base.
ball writer's of the country to support
the recently announced plan for mill.
tary drill for major league ball play
ers. Prominent baseball men believe
that the success or failure of the plan
rests with the support it shall receive
from the writer's, Jackson says.
"The baseball authorities wish the
writer's to efface the wrong impress
sion that there is an attempt, or a
hope, TO raise in mediately fighting
force from the ranks of the ball play
ers." Jackson said in the statement.
They are striving for a moral obpect
to have the ball players. who are
idols. and in some cases the ideals Of
the youth Of the country. set an ex-
annie that will be followed by those
nm whom it must depend in case of
war"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-02-20
WAR NOT no DELAY
OPENING OF MINORS

New York. Feb. 19.-All minor base.
ball leagues will open the season as
usual. even though the United States
should become involved in war, and
the question of suspending play will
be decided later. President Barrow Of
the International league announced
Saturday. He has received assurances.
he said, that the resolution passed by
the major leagues turning down the
two year drafts would be reconsidered
and rule substituted which will-pro-
hibit irafting from class AA league
unless the player has been in thai
company more than one year.
The International club owners have
decided to follow in detail the Ameri.
can league plan for military training
for the players.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-02-20
Grain Review

Chicago, Feb. Retrospective end
ing of the tieup of neutral shipping
had a bullish effect today on wheat. In
this connection, special notice was
taken Of reports that the Dutch gov.
eminent would open bids for lOo.ooO
barrels of flour -on Wednesday. Prom
Uses of improved railroad conditions
tended also to lift the market. Open
ing prices which ranged from the same
as Saturdays finish to n C higher, with
May at $1.74h to $1.744s. and July at
s1.49A to $1.5O. were followed by ma
terial gains all around.
Bullish crop advices from winter
wheat states counted further against
the bears. and so too did figures show
ing decreases in domestic stocks. me
close was strong. &c to 21ac net hlgh-
er with May at $1.75a to s1.76 and July
at $1.50AG1.50h.
Corn rose with wheat. Selling was
Of only scattered sort. After OPEN
ing 1sc to 3sc higher, the market con-
tinued to ascend.
The fact that receipts continued to be
flight was a bar to any decided reac-
ton. The close was firm at an advance
of sc to 1c net higher.
announcement of liberal export sales
gave strength to oats. Besides. the
market was affected by the upward
course Of other cereals.
Provisions developed tirmness owing
to the lightness of lard stocks. Lower
quotations on hogs however, caused
some wavering at the start.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-02-20
FIVE WOMEN GIVEN
GRINNELL LETTER

Grinnell, Feb. 10. Five alumnae OF
Grinnel were honored by the Girls
Honor Co club at their annual banquet
Friday night and were awarded the
honor letter for the athletic work
which they did in college.
These women were students at Grin.
nell before the &c" club was organized
and were prominent in women's athlet.
les. Three of them took part in a
state tennis meet, and the other twJ
were on basketball fives that played
intercollegiate games.
The women who were honored in.
clude Mrs Charles Lynde 81 of Des
Moines: Mrs. Homer Clark, '9S of Des
Moines: Mrs D. NJ. Cox of Grinnell:
Mrs. Robert Mccartney of Cheney
Washington and Mrs O. G. Sherman OF
Columbia, Missouri.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-02-20
MANY WILL BOWL
IN TOURNAMENT

Grand Rapids. Mich. Feb. 19.-Chi-
cago broke another bowling record
Saturday when the final count Of the
entry list to the seventeenth annual
tournament of the American bowling
congress showed that 124 clubs had
entered from the Windy city
The total count of the teams in the
big meet shows that 716 f1ves are en-
tered this year While the list falls
behind the mark, established by To-
ledo Of 1856 clubs, 1t shows an actual
gain of thirty teams entered from out
side cities, making it the most repre-.
sentative entry ever poled.