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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-16
COL. CODY BURIED
West Pays Honor to Dead PIainsman;
Great Fortune Credited to Scout
Proves Myth.

Denver, Colo. Jan. 15.-The west
Sunday bade farewell to all that was
mortal of Col. William F. Cody (Buffa-
10 Bib And the west, in its own
words. did itself proud" in it's parting
with the man who helped to make its
history
From the moment the body of the
scout and hunter was brought into the
state capitol building to lie in state un-
til it rested in the vault of an under
taker to await final burial on the sum-
NIT of Lookout mountain, all honors
were accorded to the departed plains
man.
Two state governors, lieutenant
governor, officials and legislators from
three state, the United States army,
fraternal organizations of which he
was an honored member, former cow
boys. the Grand Army of the Republic
and men, women and children-thou.
sands of the latter. paid tribute to the
illustrious son of the prairies.
The estate of Col. Cody. which had
been estimated several times in the
past at over 100000, Saturday was
estimated by Judge w. L. Wall at not
to exceed 5000. 1t consists in the
main of three ranches near Cody,
Wyo.. and an equity in hotel in that
town.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-16
DISPOSITION OF
PRIZE DISPUTED

Washington. D. c.. Jan. 15.-On the
first anniversary of the capture by the
German raider Moewe of the British
African liner Appam. cases to deter
mine further disposition of the Appam
and her cargo, one Of the richest single
prizes of the war, were argued today
before the supreme court. The YES
sci is now held at Newport News, Va,
and the German claimants are appeal
ing from decree of Federal Judge
Waddill of Virginia ordering return OF
the vessel and cargo to the former
British owners.
The Appam cases involve interpre-
tation Of German-American treaties Of
1899 and 1928 and Hague conventions.
The Appam is claimed as the Ger
man governments property by cap
ture; the British claimants seek re-
turn of the ship and cargo charging
that neutrality was violated when the
ship was brought into Hampton Roads
last February after cross-Atlantic
dash of 5000 miles.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-16
SLAYER OF WIFE
PLACED ON TRIAL

San Angelo. Texas, Jan. Is. -Charg-
ed with the murder of both Lieut.. Col.
c. NJ. Butler and Mrs Crystal Hope
Holland SPANIEL, the defendants wife
at Alpine. Texas. July 20, Harry j.
SPANIEL was to be placed on trial here
today. The case was brought here
from Alpine, where SPANIEL conducted
hotel. on change Of venue.
SPANIEL. after the shooting which
occurred in an automobile in which
he. his wife and Colonel Butler were
riding. at Spannell's invitation gave
himself up to the authorities but re.
fused to make statement.
Col. Butler was eXonerated from
blame by board of inquiry appointed
by the army to make an investigation
of the tragedy.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-16
SNOW COVERS UP
SHELL TORN LAND
MANTLE or WHITE BRINGS COM.
PARATIVE QUIET TO BATTLE
FRONT IN FRANCE.

With the British Army in France.
(via London), Jan. 14.-This has been
one of the strangest days in the
strange world war. 1t has been a
wonderfully white day-a day of
snow, white fog, white fields and
strange white trees glistening in mag
ical mantles of clear white frost. Even
the brown, gripping, remorseless mud
of the Somme-the mud that has been
almost the master of the war for
these past two months-has hidden
its treacherous depth, for the time at
least, beneath the soft. fieecy fakes
that came during the night to spread
la Sabbath vestment Of purity over the
wretched, squalid and sober battle
grounds of northern France.
In most of the front line trenches,
there was the mystic quiet that comes
with snow. No Mans Land has been
lifted for the moment out of its de-
graded and abject state OF melan-
cholic desolation and placed on pic
turesQuely white equality with the un-
|trammeled lands that lie about the
fighting zones. The tortuous rusted
barriers of grim barbed wire in front
of the enemy positions had been trans
formed into tangled and graceful
strands Of crystal ice and clinging
snow.
Back Of the lines the British guns
that never seem to tire or sleep
guns that winter cannot muzzle or
frosts subdue-spoke with white hot
breath from hiding places screened
and doubly secure beneath the white
cover of the newly fallen snow. Un-
der the spell of snow and the mists
there was. what often is the case out
here. an almost tangible touch Of
Sunday in the air Whether it was
the white fog that enveloped so much
of the front or whether it was just
some shadowy spirit of the Sabbath.
the strident voices of the guns seemed
more muffled than usual and farther
away But the messengers that the
guns sent smashing through miles OF
glacial space spoke to their foes in
the same determined tones that have
been heard with such unrelenting reg
ularity during all these wintry days.
The war that stretches out over the
years is war that necessarily re-
solves itself into routine of much
the same thing over and over again.
Today, however in all its whiteness,
it seemed Just a wee bit different
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-16
CHILDREN GIVEN
CHANGE T0HE[P
Schools of County to Have
Part in Monument to Be
Erected to Soldiers

Plans were perfected Saturday after
committee with superintendent H. E.
Blackmar of the public schools for the
observance of Soldiers Monument and
Edstrom day on Lincolns birthday,
February 12
1t is planned that all of the schools
of the county as we'll rs those of the
city, both public and parochial, will
have programs suitable to the occa-
sion. 1t is not the purpose of the COM
mittee to usurp any of the honor that
will be given in the programs that day
to the memory of Lincoln. but to have
something for the soldiers monument
and Edstrom project in connection.
making it a patriotic program of ex-
ercises.
The committee in charge of the ar
rangements for the day is headed by
Superintendent Blackmar. with Rev.
Father James Foley and Principal E.
M. Brooks Of the Stuart school. This
committee is given charge of the plans
for the day and will take the matter
up with the schools of the city and all
over the county as we'll.
A committee was also named for the
raising Of the balance Of the fund
needed to defray the cost of the SOL
diers' monument amounting to $1,000.
The school children will be given a
chance to participate in this fund.
Any donation from one cent upwards
will be accepted from the children to
encourage them to have part in pay
ing for the soldiers monument and in
placing a work by the former Ottum-
wan who has become one Of the great
sculptors of the world.
The finance committee is made up
of Rev. Father Foley. chairman: ]. K
Mahon. Miss Mae Ditch. A. G. Harrow
and Oscar A. Anderson.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-16
COLD WEATHER is
BAD FOR CHICAGO

Chicago, Jan. 15.-With zero temper
atures prevailing, suffering was report
ed today among the poor of Chicago.
Herman F. Schuettler, chief Of police,
issued orders that destitute persons
who might, for reasons Of pride, be
concealfng their condition, be sought
ont and attempts to alleviate their con.
dition made. Officers were directed to
watch for persons in Railways and on
the streets suffering from the cold.
One death from freezing was reported.
To the problem Of the cold was add.
ed coal shortage which, it was as.
serted. would assume serious proper.
tions unless relief Is had within forty.
eight hours
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-16

Field Marshal Won Mackensen's
outposts are now planted only six
miles from Galatz. the important
Rumanian port on the Danube end
of the Sereth line, the Teutonic
pressure having resulted in anoth-
er gain yesterday when the town
of Vadeni was taken Vadeni is
scant two miles south of the Ser
eth river itself, on the railway be-
tween Braila and GalatZ.
Elsewhere along the Rumanian
front the continuing battle, which
is being waged under extremely
adverse weather conditions, has
resulted recently in few modifica-
tons Of the line. Petrograd's re-
ports have indicated virtually
unchanged position, while Berlin's
claims have been for the most part
of isolated points of vantage won
along the Moldavian frontier noun
tain chain.
On the northern end of the Rus
sian front in the Riga district, the
advances recently scored by the
Russians appear to have been
maintained in the face Of heavy
counter attacks by the Germans.
Twice on successive days Petro-
grad has announced the repulse Of
heavy assaults by masses Of
troops.
The operations on the Franco
Belgian front are confined for the
most part to the artillery. Paris
has only activities by this arm Of
the service to report today.
Today's statements from Berlin
and Petrograd report further Sc
we're fighting in the Moldavian
mountain valleys, in which the
Rumanians. according to the Rus
sian report, pushed back the Teu-
tonic front in the Kasino river
region. Berlin claims the repulse
of strong attacks on German po-
sitions north of the SuchitZa val
ley.
In Macedonia. where violent
snow storms have occurred in
some sectors and foods in others,
there has been sporadic fighting
chiefly toward the western end Of
the line. There has been particu-
larly violent artillery fire along
the vardar and within the bend
of the Cerna, toward Monastir.
while the Italians on their front,
repulsed an attack and took pris-
onerS.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-16
DEWEY VERY ILL
Life Of The Hero Of Manila Bay Des-
paired Of BY His Physicians
Who Watch Him Closely.

Washington. D. c., Jan. Is Admiral
Dewey's condition was such this morn
ing that his doctors said he was very
weak and it was feared his once great
vitality might fail at any time
In bulletin issued this morning by
Dr. A. NJ. <Fauntleroy, U. S. navy, the
senior surgeon in cahrge Of the admir-
ais case and DR.. Luther Sheldon Jr.,
U. s. navy, who is associated with him,
the admirals condition was stated as
follows:
Admiral Dewey has been suffering
for the last five days from a general
breakdown consequent upon his eighty
years of age. For several days there
was some improvement and at times
it appeared as il he might rally and
succeed in overcoming the depression
of certain organs.
Last night the admiral was not very
well and at times ne was irrational and
showed evidences of gradual de
cline"
The admiral is being treated at his
home
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-16
SUFFRAGE PAPER
IN LONDON SEIZED

London. Jan. Is. The printing
plant and headquarters OF the Wo-
mems Social and Political union, as
well as the homes of several of Mrs
Pankhurst's lieutenants. in widely sep
arated sections of London. were stimuli
taneously raided yesterday by the po
lice and military authorities. acting un-
der the defense Of the realm act. The
suffrage publication Britannia and two
taxicabs full of documents were con
fiscated.
The Britannia has been criticizing
the government, protesting that there
were in reality two governments, one
OF Premier Lloyd-George and the
people, who wanted to win the war
and the other a remnant Of the late
government which favored peace
comprnmtaA
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-16
MORE MEN IS CRY
OF BRITISH EXPERT
AUTHORITY SAYS PRESENT NU-
MERIcAL SUPERIORITY OF
ALLIES is NEGLIGIBLE.

London, Jan. Is. The Times mill
tary correspondent maintains that the
prolongation of the war, "as result
of the foredoomed failure of the peace
move." throws upon all the allies the
duty of making greater efforts In or
der to deserve victory. He says that
Germany did not wait for reply to
her peace offer but initiated measures
month ago to expand her supply Oh
men and munitions.
I'VE ought to see," the correspond
ent writes, Clearly enough now that
our efforts on land especially on the
western front, have not been adequate
to secure decision or even to deserve
it." Referring to the imputat1on
with tendency to exaggeration,
that the British have 100000 men in
France and the French have 5000, ,00o
he says:
Statements of this nature serve
rather to obscure the issues than to
illuminate them It ought to be known
and admitted that the aggregate ma
tional strength does not express the
real value of fighting armies. We all
ought to count in bayonets and gums in
order to ascertain our chances of vic
tory and when we count in this man
ner the figures dwindle to quite diff
ferent total. The truth of the situation
in the west is that Germany has 12S
divisions opposed to us and that the
number Of French, British and Belgian
divisions Is not yet such as to promise
decision in an offensive war.
Must Have Wide Margin.
'The offensive devolves on us in
order that we may evict the enemy
from the territories Of our allies and
such an offensive, against modern
means of defense demands a great
superiority In strength, particularly in
heavy guns, infantry and all other
modern machinery. Before the war we
supposed a two Or even three to one
superiority not too great for the at
tacker and I must repeat again and
again that we have nothing like this
superiority for the Germans can place
in the west the floating balance OF
strategic reserves which they used
against Rumania and il in 1917 We
only employ against the enemy slight
superiority of force nothing better
than slight success can reasonably
be anticipated
The writer declares that there is a
crying need for more men and that
there has been great remissness in
the creation of new divisions along the
lines of Kitchener's original concep-
tion. He refers to the military plan
published in the Times in 1914, which
he says Lord Kitchener himself revis-
ed and declared would insure fritain
of being able to continue We war
when the other powers were exhaust.
ed. According to the correspondent
this plan has gradually lapsed for
many reasons, chiefly the recruiting
muddle in the autumn of 1915 which he
says. even now is far from cleared up.
1--WE need another sixty divisions in
the west" he concludes. "The neces.
sary men exist and there is every prob
ability that their appearance in the
field will decide the war"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-16
DELEGATES URGE
PREPAREDNESS

Washington. D. c., Jan. Is. Dele
gates from more than score of pat
riotic and preparedness organizations
in the United States gathered here to-
day for a conference to consider prin-
cipally the coordination of the coun
try's plans to advance the cause of pre-
paredness. The conference is being
held in Memorial Continental hall at
the invitation of Mrs. William Cum
ming Storey president-general of the
Daughters of the American Revolution
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-16
PERSH|NGARM|Y
CALLED HOME ?
Withdrawal Announcement
to Be Made During Day
Is Report in the East

New York. Jan. ia direct ex
change of notes between the state de
partments of the United States and the
provisional government Of Mexico
probably will be discussed by the
Mexican-American joint commission,
which resumes its sessions here today,
as a cure for the troubles between the
two republics.
Official notification of the voluntary
withdrawal by the United States from
Mexico of General Pershing's column
and of the immediate despatch to Mex
leo of Ambassador Henry P. Fletcher
is expected by the American represen-
tatives.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-16
AGED W0MAN|5
KILLED TRAIN
NEAR CROSSING.
Annie Hampton Mcdonald
Struck By Burlington No. 9
When Walking in Yards
DODGING FREIGHT:
HIT BY PASSENGER

| Mrs Annie Hampton Mcdonald. 1z10
Railroad avenue, was struck by west
| bound Burlington passenger train No.
several yards west of the Iowa ave-
nue. crossing at 4:45 O'Clock Saturday
afternoon and died almost instantly.
Mrs Hampton, with her basket on
her arm, was en- route to a nearby
store. She was seen running to mako
it across the tracks ahead of an east
bound freight train and is supposed to
have lost all sight of the fast pazsen-
ger coming in the opposite direction.
Tim Conroy, switchman In tho
yards, saw Mrs. Mcdonald running and
also saw the train coming. He called
and called, but says she seemed I'M
able to hear him.
The pilot of the engine struck her
about the hips and threw her ffheen
or twenty feet in the air She fen
at the side Of the track and lived but
few moments. Her right arm and
leg were broken, her chest crushed and
number Of deep scalp wounds indict-
ed. The hands and face were also
deeply scratched by the cinders on
the right Of way.
Mrs. Mcdonald was S. years old hast
Thursday and is survived by six chill
dren. They are: Mrs. Mary Shelton
Of Oklahoma, Mrs. Fannie Gleason OF
St Louis, Mrs. Patrick Whalen Of Of
tumwa. Oliver Hampton Of Oklahoma
and Charles and Marion Hampton Of
Des Moines.
The coruner's jury, consisting OF
John Drake, Tom Lee and Harry Sc
grist, which sat at the inquest held In
Sulfivan's undertaking rooms by Cor
oner L. A. Hammer at o'clock Sun
day morning, decided that Mrs. Nc
Donald came to her death instantly
through q railroad accident in which
the company was IN pn- -sEas. I'm aasz
The body has been taken 10 s. the
home Of Mrs. Whalen, 1920 East Nafn
street.
The funeral will probably be held
from there but the time has not yek
been set.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-16
DEUTSCHLAND ON
ANOTHER VOYAGEI

New York, Jan. 15-News that an
unidentified submarine was moving
westward in the Atlantic as hate a.
last Thursday morning was brought to
port here today by the British freight
steamship Clematic, in from Bordeaux.
France. Persons on the freightef
thought the undersea boat might be
the German submarine merchantmAn
Deutschland on third voyage tu
America.
The stranger made no move to IT.
tack the Clematis, which was at tho
time approximately 500 miles east Of
Newport. r. l.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-16
MANN ACT SCOPE
MADE VERY BROAD
SUPREME COURT DECIDES THAT
COMMERCIAL FEATURE NEED
NOT BE PRESENT

Washington, D. c., Jan. 15.-Inter-
preting the Mann white slave law, the
supreme court today decided that pros
ecutions under the law for transport
ing women in interstate commerce are
not limited to comnercialized vice,
| and include personal, immoral esca.
pades. Conviction of F. Drew Cam
inetti and Maury l. Diggs of Sacramen-
to was affirmed.
Justice McKenna announced dissent
but did not deliver any opinion.
Justice Days majority opinion said:
I'm none of the cases was it charged
or proved that the transportation (of
the women involved) was for gain or
for the purpose Of furnishing women
for prostitution for hire.
There Is no ambiguity in the terms
Of this act. 1t is elementary that the
meaning of statute must in the first
instance be sought in the language of
the act as framed and if that is plain
the sole function of the courts is to
enforce it according to it's terms.
ITO cause woman to be transport
ed for debauchery or for an immoral
purpose, for which Diggs and Camin-
ett we're convicted would seem by the
very statement of the facts to en-
brace transportation for purposes de-
nounced by the act. While such i'm
moral purpose would be more cul-
pable in morals if accompanied with
expectation of gain, such considera-
tions do not prevent the lesser Of
fense against morals from the execu-
ton of purposes within the meaning
of the law. To say to the contrary
would shock the common understand
ing OF what constitutes an immoral
purpose"
Whether the women involved be-
come technically accomplices, argued
in behalf of the three defendants, is
not directly decided by the court. 1t
disposed Of that feature as follows:
1T is urged as further ground of
reversal of the judgments below the
trial court did not instruct the jury
that the testimony of the two girls was
that of accomplices and to be receiv.
ed with great caution and believed on
ly when corroborated by other testi-
mony adduced in the case.
While this is so, there is no abso-
lutte rule Of law preventing convic-
tions on the testimony of accom-
plices if juries believe them"
In conclusion the court said:
Much is said about the character
of the testimony adduced and as to
certain facts. tending to establish the
guilt or innocence of the accuser.
This court does not weigh the evi.
dence in a proceeding of this character
and it is enough to say that there was
substantial testimony tending to sup
port the verdicts rendered in the trial
courts"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-16
WOMEN WORKERS
ASK SHORTER DAY

Chicago. Jan. ia committee OF
the Women's Trade Union league pre-
pared today for trip to Springfield
tomorrow in behalf Of an eight hour
bill for women workers.
Women of every trade except those
employed in housework would beneft
by the proposed measure II 1t should
become a law. The new measure, its
supporters asserted, was demanded
by women's health and the necessity
for a better motherhood for the race.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-16
ROYAL YOUTHS OF
FRANCE ARE HEROES

Paris. Ian. 15.-Prince Sixtus Of
Bourbon de Palma and his brother,
Prince Xavier. brothers of the Aus
trian empress, who are serving in the
Belgian army, have been commended
in French army orders.
At the outbreak of the war the two
princes sought to enlist in the French
army, but could not be taken on ac-
count of the law excluding from the
army all members of the former
French royal family. whereupon they
ioined the Belgian forces.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-16
HEIR TO FORTUNS
WANTED BY POLICE

Kansas City. Mo-. Jan. 15.-The po-
lice here were asked today to join in
a search being made for Gwen Kir-
cher Of Windsor, ILL.,, student in the
Missouri military academy at Mexico,
Mo.
Kircher disappeared after leaving
his home January 4 to return to the
school after the Christmas holidays,
the police were informed. 1t was said
the boy. who is II years old, is heir
to an estate valued at 100000 and
that his guardian. w. F. Rice, believes
he was kidnapped.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-16
RAILROADS BEATEN
Test Case Concerning Large Sum
Claimed For Mail Hauling, De-
cided For the Government.

Washington, D. c., jan 15.-Test
cases regarded as decisive of about
ernment for approximately $4,000, 900
additional compensation for carrying
the mails from 1907 to 1911 were de-
cided today by the supreme court
against the railroads Appeals of the
Chicago & Alton and Yazoo & Missis-
sippi railroads from rejection of test
claims were dismissed.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-16
FIRE AL ROCK ISLAND.

Rock Island, ILL.,. Jan. 15.-The bus
mess section of the city was threat
ened this morning by a fire that gutted
the large furniture store Of Clemann
& Salzmann and the store house Of
the Des Moines Brewing Co. The fire
departments we're called from Moline
and Davenport to assist the local de-
partment in preventing spread of the
flames to adjoining property. The loss
will reach $160.000.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-16
CRUISER DECLARED
HOPELESS WRECK

Eureka. Cal. Jan. 15.-The stranded
hull OF the cruiser Milwaukee which
went aground here Saturday and from
which all hands were safely brought
ashore through the breakers by
breaches buoy and surf boats, was
digging itself deeper into the sand to-
day Experts who have surveyed the
craft declare 1t hopeless wreck.