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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-10-09

the ear OF the kaiser as much as has
the chancellor. Their interests are
parallel with those Of Michaelis and 1t
was to them that he turned for his
first consultations when he succeeded
Won Bethmann-Hollweg as the kaiser's
|oflcial mouthpiece.
His famous Interpretation Of the
reichstag resolution as declaration
that Germany might give up Belgium's
active government but must retain
complete industrial and commercial
domination was dictated. obviously,
by the same men who are behind the
fatherland party now. That he is out
of sympathy with the resolutions true
meaning Is obvious.
It is equally obvious, as DR.. Bern
hard Dernburg points out. that the
kaiser and the government are the
real authors of the fatherland party's
campaign against the reichstag's
peace program.
Just how DR.. Michaelis will frame
his address in order to refrain from
admitting the patent fact is a matter
for considerable interested specula-
ton.
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| OF London and other cities in England.
It Is not probable that historians
will blame England for such course,
in view Of the patience with which the
war cabinet has withstood the insist
ent demands from press and public
through months, during which. the
Germans have made scores of raids on
defenseless civilians, killing hundreds,
injuring hundreds more and wreckins
valuable property.
Only little less horrible than the at
tacks on hospitals are these bomb
raids by aviators on cities which
either are unprotected entirely or SO
little equipped to repel the raiders
that the extent Of damage is limited
only by the number of aviators and
the weight of the explosives they may
use.
France has conducted several aerial
raids in German cities and proof that
they have had effect is afforded by the
fact that orders have been issued by
the German government for the dark
ening OF streets and houses and other
precautions against loss of life and
property.
1t is cold blooded to consider raids
on civilian populations, and the step
is one from which England shrank IN
til the course of her enemies forced
her to adopt measures Of reprisal. The
wonder is that she has been able to
withhold her hand so long.
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DAVIS COUNTY
CHAPTER BUSY
RED CROSS At BLOOMFIELD TO
HOLD ANNUAL MEET
ING SOON.

Bloomfield, Oct. 6.-The Davis coun-
Nv chapter of the American Red Cross
will hold its annual meeting and cleo
ton of officers on Tuesday evening
October 9, in the auditorium OF the
county court house.
Reports from the fourteen branches.
viz: Pulaski, Deal school district.
Stiles, Savannah. Mark, Monterey,
West Grove, Bunch. Drakesville, ASH
Grove, Belknap, Floris. Chequest and
Troy will be heard, and also from the
three auxiliaries. the Davis County
Community club E. B. Townsend w.
r. C. No. 263, and the Shunen Won
ans club. The Davis county chapter
ia known as one of the best co-ordlnat-
ed county organizations in the state.
in it's chapter work. Much of the credlt
of this fact is due to the efforts OF the
present officiary: Chairman DR.. n. Z.
Young. Vice Chairman Mrs. Della g.
Sewers. Secretary John w. Teed.
Treasurer George w. Phillips, ana the
executive committee consisting OF the
chairman, secretary. treasurer. Henry
O. Wray and Mrs. Buell. McCash
The chapter will have charge ana
superyision of the coming campaign
for the sale of the Red Grass Christ
mas seals, which project has been so
successfully presented by the Bloom
fieId Red Cross committee during the
mast eight years, especially IN the 1915
campaign.
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OTTUMWA sEMLWEEKLY COURIER, TUESDAY OCTOBER 1911

don't buy Liberty Bonds. Your neigh.
Dor will be buying them and your IN
vestments will be safe only while he
continues to support the government
which protects you.
You don't want to be Stacker, dc
you?
You don't want to lose your money,
do you? ;,
You don't want 10 be forced to yell
"Hoch, der kaiser" instead OF "Hurrah
for the Red, White and Blue, DO you
You don't want to lose the right to
welcome our soldiers. when they re-
turn from the front, and to say, We'll,
boys. 1 couldn't put up much OF fight,
over there, but while you were whip.
ping the kaiser was doing my part by
buying Liberty Bonds
Now. do you?
Talk to your banker about it.
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that what the president has done
is to place the Emperor William
under the ban OF the civilized
world. The moderation Of his Ian
guage does not conceal, but in the
end immensely emphasizes, this
determination. Firm as the rock,
and clear as the crystal that
adorns the rock, are phrases that
afford fitting summary of the
presidents reply. Mr.. Wilson's de-
cision Is one which at the outset of
the war we ventured to urge upon
our countrymen; and we feel sure
that the whole British nation will
regard his words with the utmost
satisfaction, a satisfaction not
even tinged with regret that we
were not the first power to take
officially so bold line. In all sim
cerity we can declare our joy that
this signal honor has fallen to our
kinsmen in blood
When the war is over, we may e
pect America and England to cemel
their friendship and the friendship
their peoples SO closely that the Alta
tic will seem even narrower than rap
transportation methods are about ,
make 1t.
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Business And Booze
FROM TIE MUscArNE JOURNAL.

the saloon. she found that she haA
more money to spend on he things
which were really necessary. Shs
shared with the women OF tho city tie
good fortune Of having at her dispooaa
the money which formerly went over
the mahogany bar.
Some years later the other cities Of
Iowa were purged of the saloon. The
temporary dlsorganisation which re-
suited elsewhere found Auscatine
with her problem solved In position
where she could chuckle bit her.
self.
II poll were taken of the business
men Of this CITY today it would be a
scant vote which the saloon would
gain. Yet these mon who have much
to lose by the return Of the saloon are
but mildly interested In the approach
ing election. This is because they do
not believe that the saloon has ono
chance in hundred OF coming back.
1t is this conviction which may open
the way for the grog shop. As eternal
vigilance is the price Of liberty. 80
watchfulness alone protects against
spoliation. The state of Iowa does
not welcome the return Of the saloon,
yet 1t will be forced upon her by \
minority, II the majority does not
awaken itself to the necessity Of voe.
ing yes" on October Is.
Letting the other fellow keep the
saloon out Is precarious business.
Don't be Stacker in this. Prepare to
do your part. Don't be content with
merely voting. Appoint yourself Q
committee OF one to see that others
who feel as you do meet their ~
sDonsihility
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As TO INVESTMENTS.

Boiled down, the reasons why every
American citizen-the reason why you
should own Liberty Bond may be
summed up thus:
If you have any money or any prop
erty, any investments or any prospect
for obtaining pne or all OF these, their
safety as we'll as your own depends on
the permanency of the United States
government. which in turn depends on
the readiness with which Americans
respond to the call for purchase Of
Liberty Bonds.
That is all there Is to the whole pro
position. 1t knocks all the life out OF
any argument you may hear agains.
investing in Liberty Bonda at per
cent instead of mortgages at per
cent, stocks 10 or 20, oil at 100-or at
nothing.
Because every investment in the
United States would be worthless il
the United States could not win in the
world war Business would be upset
government would be upset. the high
est war taxes imagination car con
ceive would seem but drop in the
bucket compared with the indemnities
Germany would collect. And you would
have to pay your share Of those linden.
mites, as long as your money lasted
| Your profits on bonanza stocks would
melt like the first frost under a Sep
TENDER sun.
The only thing that can make your
investments safe is an American vic
tory over Germany. The only thing
| that can make victory certain is money
money and more money in the United
States treasury. The only way to gel
i that money there in sufficient amounts
to serve the thousands Of purposes thai
must be served Immediately is by the
sale OF Liberty Bonds to supply the
gaps left between actual revenue and
actual expenditures.
0unnosA you hold your money and
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-10-09
MILLER BURIED
AT BLOOMFIELD

Bloomfield. Oct. e.-W1nfnm n. M.
Ter. respected and older resident OF
this city and county, died at The homo
of his daughter, Mrs. Walter johnson.
In Washington, Wednesday evening.
The body was brought to this city
yesterday. and taken to the Presbyter.
ian church, where the funeral services
were held. Tho Presbyterian minister
of Washington, Rev. 0ageby and Rev.
Duckett, local Presbyterian minister,
were the officiating ministers. Tho in
terment was mado IN the I. o. O. F.
cemetery.
Mr.. Miller's brother, DR.. Warren Nh
Ter Of Los Angeles, California. and SIS
ter, Mrs. VIII Evans OF this city. werl
in attendance during his sickness and
at the funeral services.
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out the state OF Iowa are throwing
their influence in support OF dry
Iowa. Resolutions have been adopted
by many business mems bodies urging
the support of the prohibitory amend
ment at the coming special election
These men are moved by economic az
we'll as moral motions. 1t was so
many years ago that the business man
looked with fear and trembling up
on the prospect of losing the saloon.
He listened to the tale Of woe which
arose from the ranks of the saloonist
quite seriously. He feared a loss OF
trade. a depreciation OF real estate
values and general decentralization OF
business conditions in his city. MuscS
tine was one Of the first Of the larger
cities In Iowa to close the saloon. AT
that time in the neighboring towns
where the doors still swung both ways
dire things were predicted for Musca
tine. The business man chuckled over
The added trade which was to come to
him from this city. II the Muscatine
business houses sustained any loss II
never showed itself upon the books OF
the mercantile concerns. A year after
the saloons closed the business situa
ton was improved. II was found that
there had been marked increase In
cash retail sales and that collections
were better than ever before. The
saloon buildings for the most par'
were occupied by legitimate business
concerns. It was found that the farm
er came to town just as he did In the
good old days" Incidentally his wife
found more pleasure in coming. II hel
husband had been . freQuenter o.
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WOULD MOVE TABOR
COLLEGE TO HARLAN

Tabor, Oct. 6-An effort being made
to move Tabor college to Harlan has
awakened lively interest In this COM
munity the past few days. The move
ment seems to have emanated from
the recent Congregational association
meeting for the Council Bluffs district
that was held in Harlan last week.
During this meeting the Harlan or
ganization made tempting ofer to
secure Tabor college for that city. The
offer includes gift Of twenty acres
of Harlan land for a college campus,
a large building costing $4,000 when
built five years ago for college DUR
poses. fifty-seven Harlan town lots
valued at $4,000 and $4,000 in money.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-10-09
GERMANY LOSES HOPE.

Germany's hope for political reform
is dwindling rapidly. Since early sum-
mer. promises that relief would be
afforded by Encouragement OF the
reichstag districts and by numerous
other legislative changes have quoted
dissatisfied Germans whose objections
to the food restrictions grew louder
as they lost the illusion that the sub
marine would end the war speedily
One by one the mandate of the
chancellor has dashed the hopes for
these reforms Last Of them to go
was the hope that the gerrymandered
reichstag districts might be changed
and new divisions established which
would give the people real representa-
ton in the one branch of the legisla-
tive system in which, according to the
theory of German government, they
are allowed to have voice.
At best the reichstag is impotent,
but II 1t should be constituted In &C.
cordance with districting plans based
ON population 1t would contain an
overwhelming majority in favor OF
peace without annexations or indem-
mites Doubtless 1t would be so busy
adopting resolutions calling on the
government for accountings and ex'
plantations of war policies that Ger
many would be in constant turmoil
out of which revolution might de.
velop.
The reichstag, Of course. cannot
originate legislation. but 1t can and
does speak It's mind on various sub
jects and occasions. Though almost
without power its democratic major
ity persists in asking some difficult
and embarrassing questions which
test the ability OF Chancellor Michaelis
as a composer of addresses which
employ many words yet say very
little.
The chancellor is facing one oil
these tests now, having announced
that he will answer the reichstag in
lterpellations regarding the new father
land party and the alleged govern
ment sanction OF it's determined cam
paign in opposition to the reichstag
majority's peace program.
The war lords who compose the
fatherland party are Michaelis' ad
visers. They are more. for they have
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-10-09
MIR. RABBIT IS WORRIED.

When Mr.. Rabbit reached home
after Peter Mink's lecture, and tolt
his wife about the money that hat
been collected for the poor boy whom
Peter Mink knew she asked:
who has the money!"
ooh, it's SAFE" said Mr.. Rabbit. Its
hidden In an old stump. And the hole
in the stump is so small that ever
Peter himself can't crawl through it.
How do you know he cant?"
HE tried" said Mr.. Rabbit
"How do you know he tried az hare
as he could?" Mrs. Rabbit asked.
That was what made Mr.. Rabbit
worry. So instead Of going to bed. he
hurried back to the place where Petel
had given his famous lecture; and
there he hid himself under a small
pine.
Mr.. Rabbit hadn't waited long be
fore he saw some one come out of the
elderberry bushes and hurry up to the
stump.
1t was Peter Mink! He had bae
in his hand And while MI. RABBIT,
was watching. he squeezed through
the hole In the stump. Even for Peter
Mink the hole was almost too small
But he managed to squirm through
though it cost him few groans; and
ne said some words that made Mr.
Rabbit shake his head.
Well, as soon as ePter was inside
the hole he began to push the money
through it. And what do you suppose
Mr.. Rabbit did? He crept up to the
stump, picked up the bag. which Peter
had left on the ground, and az fast az
the money rolled out of the hole, Mr.
Rabbit put 1t inside the bag.
The bag was almost full when the
money stopped rolling out Of the hole
And Mr. Rabbit heard Peter Mink say
to himself: THAT seems to be ALI"
And as soon as he heard that, Mr.
Rabbit hurried away, with the bag o.
money over his shoulder
Peter Mink waited bit, to - Il
he could find moro money. But hs had
thrown 1t all out. So he squoosed
through the hole again. Then b
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-10-09
swEpEN,s GRIEVANCE.

Swedish sentiment is strong against
America, according to dispatches from
Stockholm, over what is regarded
over there as violation Of the rights
OF q neutral nation In the matter OF
shipping. Great Britain shares with
America the burden Of the criticism
for having intercepted Swedish vessels
carrying coal. The grievance against
America, of course. arises from en-
forcement OF the grain embargo.
Sweden is In poor position 70
claim consideration as a neutral ma
ton in the light Of the activities OF her
diplomatic representatives at Buenoa
Aires and Mexico City and the utter
failure Of her foreign ONCE to detect
the trickery of Germany until it was
exposed by the United States. Despite
the elaborate disavowals that have
issued from Stockholm there is
ample reason to believe that the
Swedish government was not all sorry
to be of service to the kaiser. The
only regret arose over discovery OF
the traflc.
But aside from this controversy,
which in no manner can be charged
against the general public of Sweden,
there is the fact that many Swedish
products, both manufactured and agri'
cultural, have been shipped to Ger
many. While Sweden was within her
rights in trading with Germany, she
was stretching those rights consider
ably when she maintained the trafic
by Increasing her imports of food
stuffs from the United States very ma
terially. Neglecting a market on this
side of the Atlantic which had been
profitable for years, she turned the
tide of her exports to Germany and
did much in an indirect but effective
way to help the kaiser and his cause.
That the embargo on exports from
the United States is being felt in Ger
many is the very best proof that neu-
trail peoples have been passing on to
the kaiser great quantities of Ameri-
can products or their equivalent.
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Children > Evening Story
hY A g ~ I I
,opyright, 1915. BY a. 8. Bailey.

turned to pick up the bag. But 1t had
vanished.
That's queer!" said Peter Mink.
II thought left that bag right here"
He looked all around, but he couldn't
find 1t anywhere. So he took OF his
ragged coat and laid It on the ground.
'I'll put the money In this!" Peter
said.
But when he looked for the money
he couldn't ind single piece.
That's Queer!" said Peter. 1T must
have rolled away from the stump"
And he began to search all about. But
the money. too, had vanished com.
pletely. And Peter Mink couldn't un-
derstand It.
The following night. when every.
body came back again, expecting that
Peter Mink would bring the poor boy
with him to get the money, Peter
never appeared at all. &
Finally Mr.. Rabbit Jumped on top Of
the stump and told his friends what
had happened the night before.
"And now" he said, "everbody. can
como right up here and get his money
back, for there's no doubt at an that
Peter Mink was collecting It for him
self. He was tho poor boy he told 10
about"
Everybody vas surprised. But e~oey.
body was glad to get his money aG1la.
In fact. there was only one pessoa
who grumbled: and thst was Un1oD
Jerry Chuck. He hurried ~ 10 he
stump ahead Of an the 1sse, 70 9ot
some money. And he sesE14 nors
surprised than ever whn ~. an1o
said there was no Dd0eY 6aDD -
him.
Il Was at the lecture hse nANs
Uncle Terry said.
But you left before ths Hop1u0
collected" Mr.. Rabbn rspnsa
Uncle Jerry admitted &hae tAa4 ~
loo. But he chained thak 10 had Mo6n
less troubas for evsEyeody, hecsaoo .
ono hsd ben Obliged % han6lo -
nsonay that hs hadn't s4yoa
But Nh. Hahbet tood him b 0os4e =
|be ashsmsd a AfmsaN. An4 49, -
WIN ~ that NGsf Mink puk y
hsse bssn asha2ed q hAn Ia
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CENTERVILLE HAS
KITS FOR SOLDIERS

Centerville. Oct. 6.-Comfort kfts
for every one of the 1872 men going
from Appanoose county into the new
national army have been completed.
and await only the arrival OF contents
ordered for them to be presented to
the men. They we're provided for by
a dollar subscription fund conducted
through the Iowegian newspaper and
the drug stores where lists were kept.
The subscriptions were readily Sc
cured. The w. r. c. made the kits.
When Company D went away to join
the Third Iowa they were given kits
through the efforts Of the Eastern
Stars.
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MANY AT ANNUAL
COUNTY HOME PICNIC

Keosauqua, Oct. "a large crowd
attended the annual county home pto-
mic Tuesday. A program vas given
which was opened by prayer By Rev:
Mitchell Music by Keosauqua band
and a quartet composed Of Miss Iona
Maltbie, Mrs. Bess Manning, VIM.
Walker and Oscar McCrary, with Mn.
Ray McCrary at the plano. @ K
Miller sang two beautiful solos. The
speakers were ]. F. Deems oe West
Burlington, George Buckles Of Ke1au'
qua, and Mr.. Norton of Burlington.
After the conclusion all were treaeod
to feast Of water melon.
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MANUFACTURED JuNkERIsM.

The "fatherland" party of Tirpitz
Hindenburg and the other war lords
is not to have an entirely pleasant ex-
perience This is indicated by the at
tack on the whole scheme made by DR..
Bernhard Dernburg. formerly Ger.
many's minister for the colonies.
Despite his long association with
those men who are conducting the
and President Wilson in particular
Dr. Dernburg refuses to be deceived
by the apparently quick popularity of
their plans. He refers to the flood OF
kilograms which has been sent to the
kaiser and Chancellor Michaelis by
local officials. commercial bodies and
leading citizens" as having been in
spired by those who receive them. He
says the masses of the people in Ger
many desire peace.
His article helps us to an under
standing Of the true situation in Ger
many. something that is difficult to
obtain unless all sides Of the situation
there can be canvassed. Without
Dernburg's declaration that the wal
lords themselves are debating the
kilograms urging them to continue
their junker course, 1t would be hard
to square these apparent indications
of public approval Of the war with the
monster peace demonstrations such al
that at Stettin only recently.
The spirit of the German people Il
not behind the war party. That move
ment is fathered only by the greed and
lust of the kaiser. Whatever enthus
iasm 1t may claim will be manufac
tured by the small circle Of militarists
surrounding the kaiser and depending
on his success for their own.
The people themselves long fol
peace. This is evidenced by the
demonstrations and proved by the
| testimony of such witnesses as Marie
Bonini Brown, the American CIR
| whose stories of German life are ap
pearing in The Courier. Only such ar
iron rule as the emperor has maintain
ed so long could keep this desire from
flaming into open revolt and organized
revolution.
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THE BRITISH VIEW

Frequently. nowadays. We hear tho
assertion that the present war will
bring into closer relation and friendship
the peoples Of the two great English
speaking nations. We have seen our
soldiers welcomed joyously by Lon
don's crowds and Englands king; our
Independence day has been observed
BY the British people in a remarkable
demonstration: our flag is given a
place of high honor In Westminster
and the highest officials Of the British
empire have declared that without the
help England has already received
from America she must have been de-
1sated before now by Prussianism.
Tho conservative London Spec
tator. always deliberate and always
worthy of studious reading, voices the
British sentiment with regard to the
view President Wilson takes OF Ger
many and the German emperor in the
following editorial:
We dwelt last week u?on the
sincerity and ability of the state
paper which President Wilson has
issued in answer to the pope's un-
peace. We are bound to call it I'M
1Ottun6te. luOu8H no OOuOt un'
consciously. the head Of the Rom
an church placed one Of the great
spiritual forces Of the world at the
disposal OF those whom, without
any flourish of rhetoric. we may
describe as the enemies of the
human race. A second and longer
perusal Of the answer Of the
United States has shown the docu-
ment to be not merely worthy OF
great statesman and great ma
ton, but one Of the most moment
Gus utterances In the history Of
mankind. II we look behind the
carefully guarded words and
weieh tAet1 true efisct, We note