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The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1917-03-23

The Legislature is another step
nearer the goal The House passed
the Gardner bill to classify property
for taxation, SO to 26, Representa-
tive Gooch voting in the affirmative.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1917-03-23
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The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1917-03-23

The railroad heads may have made
virtue of necessity and had leak
from the supreme court, but we will
give them credit for patriotic mo-
tives, when after deciding to refuse
the demands Of the threatened strik-
ers, they promptly changed their
minds and granted them when
apprized of the reckless destruction
of three American vessels by German
submarines. The same patriotic mo-
tive can not be ascribed, however, to
the brotherhoods who took a most I'M
fortunate time for the safety of the
country to insist on a compliance or
suffer strike, even before the su-
preme court could render decision.
While the result seems to be a big
victory for the men, it may not prove
so in the end, since it renders their
most effective weapon-the strike
hereafter of no effect as it pro-
vides that both sides shall abide the
decision of commission in all dis
agreements. The eight hour day with
the corresponding rate for over time
will cost the railroads $5O,OO0,OO0 a
year, which will eventually come out
of the people, but it is pleasing to
know that the country will not again
for years at least, be- menaced by the
possibility of paralysis of traffic
and business generally by a railroad
tie-un.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1917-03-23

The little White Leghorn pullet,
which was entered in the egg laying
contest, inaugurated by the Expert
ment Station Of Kentucky UNIVERSE
ty, is showing what hen can do
when she's mind to. She beat them
all by laying 60 eggs in so days, but
not content with her victory she
keeps right long at it and Wednes-
day laid her 18TH egg in rs consecu-
tive days and the end does not ap-
pear yet 1t used to be the goose that
laid the golden egg, but she has had
to give away to the hen, since eggs
are so high, and this one seems not
only to lay them right along but to
be worth her weight in gold.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1917-03-23

~ foR SALE-45 good, young ewes.
1 ~ iamos IN the flock now. They are
good ones. j. M. Cress, Stanford r
F. d. No. 4. o. 80 I've
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1917-03-23

acr HEMP MP TO BREAK-Have ooo
brakes Men , ne held; have plenty of
pay hirb 1 need good pillow teams; viii viii
house them Price can board and
Ky. josh Jones, Stanford.
23-tf
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1917-03-23

Of FOX ok SALE-I have for sale =.
w. v hemp seed. First-class Saad 10Y
gu save the middle mans e n. ana
P Rem. me at once. Call or nhona PROXY
PbSS an'iat New Stanford DruS D. w W.
23-lt
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1917-10-31
SERVICE FLAGS SHOWN
BY PROUD BUSINESS MEN

The pride of business men
throughout the nation over the pres
ence OF their employees in the Ma
tiOnAl Guard and National Army
camps and cantonments is being
shown by the exhibition of large
Service Flags in front Of stores,
banks, factories, Offices, etc.
The Service Flag is red, with
white center to which is attached
one blue star for each employee in
the military service.
There is great rivalry among
business men to exhibit flags with
the greatest number of stars. The
1iags are prominently displayed and
the stars serve as constant remind
ers to citizens that the manhood OF
the country from all walks of life
has taken the field to preserve civ
ilization. The stars also help those
who remained in the business
houses to remember and write to
their fellow workers now in uni
fern.
"A business house in New York
which exhibited flag with eighty
nine stars in it held the record for
only one day, as another establish
ment hung out one with ninety stars
and took first place.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1917-10-31

wire cutting, etc., especial emphasis
will be placed on rife practice and
every available hour will be spent
on the ranges" 1t liz expected that
American volley IRE and rapid fire
will prove more effective than even
machine guns and that the khaki
clad boys, because Of their accuracy
OF fire, viii be able to take more
ground from the Germans than has
been possible with any other agency
of war thus far employed by our
Allies.
Americans are famed for their
deadly aim with firearms and there
las been considerable speculation as
to whether this accomplishment
would play an important part in q
war which has produced SO many
hitherto unheard-Of and unimag.
ined implements Of combat. It Ia
gratifying to the American people
to get first-hand information from
General Pershing that the American
sharpshooter, who likes to fight in
the open and has always swept the
enemy before him, will prove q more
valuable asset to the country than
was at first believed he would be.
Statisticians have figured that
about one out Of every 5000 or
more bullets fred on the western
front reached its mark. but after
the American soldiers have been
thoroughly trained in the use of the
rife many of them will count on
German for every bullet in their
cartridge belts.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1917-10-31

Guard camps and National Army
environments calling for Ave long
weeks schooling In the use Of the
rife, and then rife practice for six
teen hours a week for eleven or
more weeks.
This means that for q month the
soldiers unfamiliar with the army
rife will learn all about it's mech
anism, its operation and its care.
and after acquiring this knowledge
they will spend at least 176 hours
at target practice. Figuring eight
hours to the day, these 176 hours
will be equivalent to twenty-five
days on the rife range. In that
time it is believed a majority of the
men in the training camps can be
qualified as marksmen, or even
crack shots.
This training will be given all
the guardsmen and selective serv-
ice men before they leave this coun-
try, as target practive facilities are
limited lover There" The soldiers
in the making over here will use ball
ammunition and shoot at man-sized
targets at varying distances. In
2 every respect the rife practice will
be as near the real thing as possible.
It is more than probable that some
OF the men will place German he'll
NETS on the msn-sized targets to
whet their aim.
While the program OF training re-
quires schooling in trench raiding,
scouting, trench construction, bay :
cEet drill, grenade throwing, barbed
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1917-10-31

While bayonets. bombs. hand
grenades, gases, machine guns and
barrages have their uses in the war
to subdue the Huns. General Per-
shing believes the good old Amer
lean rife, with an American sharp
shooter behind it, is just the thing
that Is needed TO put the finishing
touches on the boche.
His observations on the firing line
in the western theatre of war have
convinced him that the rifle can be
effectively utilized to a far greater
extent than the French or British
have employed 1t. High officers in
both of these armies have informed
him that they now realize their
deficiency in rife training.
AS a result of the information ac-
quired by General Pershing, every
solitary man in khaki must be pro-
ficient in the use of the rife long
before he reaches the front. The
American soldiers. who are to be
qualified as marksmen. expert rife
men or sharpshooters before going
on the field Of battle. will be espe-
cially trained in voi.ey firing and
rapid firing. They will not waste
any time chasing fleeing Germans to
bayonet or bomb them, but will
adopt the speedier way, that of
sending steel-jacketed bullet after
the retreating boche.
1t was because Of General Per-
shing's observations that the War
Department mapped out the sched-
ule of training for the National
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1917-10-31
Let's Go!
INT Cartoon Contest
CLOSES
November Is

II you haven't drawn a cartoon or
ahetcal of army life do so today. SOL
der, and send it to the editor of
Trench and Camp" at Room 504
World Buildine.
Some soldier is going TO receive a
valuable and serviceable wrist watch
for a few scratches of his pen, and
you might as well be that soldier.
The best cartoon or sketch will
get the watch. the Judging being
done by Americas foremost car
toonists and artists.
Send along your cartoons and
drawings as many as you please.
The watch-winning cartoon and as
many others as possible will be print
ed in Trench and Camp"
Remember, November IS is the
last day cartoons and drawings will
be eligible for shis contest.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1917-10-31
Uncle Sam Orders
Rolling Stock to
Fit German Rails

Uncle Sam Is taking no chances
on q shortage of railroad facilities
to get ammunition, food and sup
plies to the American soldiers when
they reach the front in France. At
the outbreak Of the war both the
French and British soldiers were
handicapped because Of lack of
rails, locomotives, cars and expe-
rienced men to run trains.
The United States went into the
war with a full knowledge of the
experiences of our Allies, thanks to
the visits of the British, French and
italian missions to this country.
Orders already have been given
by the United States government
for hundreds of locomotives of the
exact type needed on the French and
Belgian railroads, and for 5000
narrow gauge freight and passen-
ger cars. Work on the locomotives
and cars will be speeded up. Hun
dreds of thousands Of tons OF rails
have been shipped abroad and hum
dreds of men experienced as en-
gineers, firemen, brakemen, ETC., are
ready to handle the transportation
facilities
Long before the men now In the
training camps arrive in France
the railroad facilities will be thor
oughly adequate to speedily trans
port them and their equipment and
supplies to the place where they can
do the most good for civilizatiOn's
cause.
There also will be locomotives
and cars to Nt the German railroads.
These are expected to be needed
soon after the National Guard and
National Army arrive "Over There. :"
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1917-10-31
TERRA FIRsfA FOR HIM

John, you ought to get into the
aviation service, you're a good me-
chanic and would come in handy in
an airplane, dropping bombs down
on the Germans" suggested an avia-
tor to a negro helper at a hangar.
."I amt in no special hurry to
fly" replied John. when dat air
ship got bout a mile high de engine
might stop and dewhite man might
spec me to get out and crank her
up"
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1917-10-31
MIGHT HAVE BEEN WORSE

All the members of company Of
selective service wen at Camp Fun
ston were at work whiting rifles"
out Of pieces of pine wood, when
one private turned to another and
asked:
"How do you like your new job.
Bill?"
Don't say word. Bud, I'm
mighty glad I'm not in the artil-
lery," replied the other.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1917-10-31
COuIlDN,T COUNT 'EM

Two aviators, one American and
the other Irish, were discussing the
best position for the propeller with
relation to its strength.
''Mine," said the American, els in
front and gets up to 10000 revolu-
tons a minute"
Sure" said the other, 81 can't
say which Is best. because mine is
at the back. and 80 / can't count
them"
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1917-10-31
HELP!

Nora had been guilty Of what was
considered an indiscretiOn, so the
mistress Of the house had her On tho
carpet.
"If such q thing occurs again,
Nora" said the lady, II shall have
to get another servant"
Whereupon Nora, with grin, re-
sponded: IT wish you would, mum
there's easily enough work for
two Of u.s."
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1917-10-31
American Sharpshooters Counted On to Put
Finishing Touches On Retreating TeutonS

Preparing Required
Available Hour Learning Sixteen Rifle
Practice Scheduled for Week
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-07-17
BEGIN WORK
ON ROAD SOON
IOWA'S FIRST MILITARY HIGH.
WAY WILL BE FROM DIES
MONIES TO CAMP.

Des Moines. July DEMONSTRATION
Of Iowa's first military road, involving
an expenditure of $150,000 will begin
Aug. /,
Beaver road, two and one-half mile
gravel straightaway, will be paved to
a width of forty feet. connecting Camp
Dodge with Des Moines pavements.
and insuring paved military highway
seven and half miles long.
Despite strenuous protests OF abut-
ting property owners, the Des Moines
city council has taken fatfooted
stand for Uncle Sam and ordered the
work done It is believed that object.
>rs will attempt to secure an intunc.
ION, restraining the city from building
the pavement.
One-half Of the paving win be paid
for by the city Of Des MONIES at large.
The other half will be Dsid for BY the
AUDITING property and the district ben.
efltted. Work will be rushed and 1t fs
expected the paving will be completed
in thirty days.
Attorneys representing abutting
property owners say they will file an
Injunction petition at once. They made
a nat Is per cent proposition for their
part Of the assessment but It was turn
ed down.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-07-17
CAN TRiL

DR.. Gilbert of Washington. Ia. visit
ed at the home Of Sherman Jamison
Wednesday.
Mary Creath is visiting at Creston. =.
Jones chautauqua will be In Cantril
August IS to %.
Miss Emma SuitNhad her back seri-
ously sprained Sunday while riding In
an auto over a bridge, she was thrown
to the top Of the car Tuesday she was
taken to Ottumwa where an X-ray ex-
animal ton was made OF her spine. She
was in company with number OF
Young people who were going picnicing.
A tent meeting will be held by Rev.
Hamilton beginning August and will
continue one month. All are invited to
attend these meetings.
Mrs. F. J. Hoskin and Mrs. Albert
Moore returned Tuesday from Chicago
where they visited their brothers. Carl
and Bruce Warner at the Great Lakes
training station.
Mr., and Mrs. Glenn Weaver of Des
Moines visited at the Roy Marsh home.
Miles Prentriss Of near Memphis was
IN town Sunday.
Friday evening a number Of friends
gathered at the home of Fl. J. Jacobs
and assisted in celebrating Mrs.
Jacobs, birthday A pleasant evening
was spent by. all present.
Mrs. C. G.. Norris. returned Monday
from the Keokuk hospital.
Mrs. Trude Welborn of Des Moines is
visiting in Cantril
The Ladies' Missionary sociptv met
Wednesday with Mrs. X. l.. Holder.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-07-17
BEGIN RESCUING
OF SMALLER FISH

North McGregor, July 16.-The gov
eminent fish house at this place will
soon be the scene of busy activities at
the annual rescue work of saving the
tiny fish from the sloughs and bayous
of the Mississippi river commences.
Last season the work was in charge
of Ira Clark and an experienced crew
Of men from La Crosse, Wis. During
the summer Of 1916 more than $4,000
small fish were shipped from this
house. Each variety Of fish is placed
in separate tanks, through which fresh
air circulates. A small engine gathers
oxygen from outside and forces 1t
through the tubes.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-07-17
NEW KIND OF SNAKE.

Clearfield, July 16.-Snake stories
are popular again. John Baker OF
Grand River had a snake on display
which he killed in front of the Gus
Woodland farm near Decatur City. The
snake measured five feet three inches
In length and was five inches In cir
conference. Many examined 1t. but
couldn't tell what kind 1t was. 1t re-
sembled black snake, but lacked the
white stripes back of the head; had
diamond shaped white markings on
the middle OF the body, with lower
part black. and slender tail about the
size of lead pencil, and about eight
inches long protruding from the thick
part Of the body.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-07-17
RUSS ELL

Grace Cassidy is visiting relatives
in Ottumwa.
Ethel Cole has returned home from
Lee Summit. Mo. and Omaha where
she has been visiting relatives.
DR.. and Mrs. r. A. Hills have been
visiting relatives in Lamont
Mr.. and Mrs. c.. s. Mckinley and An
ma Theveheld were in Ottumwa Thurs
day.
Clarke Hollinghead and family have
been visiting relatives at Tingley.
Mis- Laura Mettleir Of Delwafn is WIS.,
itinp her father A. Mettleir and brother
George.
Mrs Mcintosh of KeosauQua IL Wis
iting at the J. H. Fox and A. II. Werts
homes.
Glenn Thompson accompanied con-
signment Of stock to Chicago Satur-
day
Miss Ida Ewald is visiting her sister
Mrs. J. D. Lodge of Storm Lake.
Glen Ashaba has returned home
from Alton where he has been visit
ing Alfred 'Skogsberg.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-07-17
TEN MONTHS OF
SCHOOL PLANNED

Iowa City, July 16.-Three new fea-
lures in Iowa City school life, were dis
cussed at the July session of the Iowa
City board of education One is the ex.
tension of the school session to ten
months. as against the generation-old
plan of nine months; another is the
employment of visiting nurse and the
third, the employment of medical in
spector. All three have met with
greater or lesv approval and may be
adopted The limiting of vacation to
two months (believed to be sufficient
for children is less certain Of adoption
than the others. The change as to the
tenure Of school will entail the increas-
ing of the teachers annual income
and thus obviates the necessity of tilt
ing salaries. per month, which the
board has found it difficult to do.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-07-17
In Mernoriarn

An exchange published at volga has
the following. on the death Of Thomas
Kitterman, a native of Wapello county
and nephew Of G. w. Kiterman, which
occurred June 20 at his home In Volga.
Again the angel Of death has visited
this community, this time taking a low
ing husband and father Tom A. Hitter
man.
"The subject of this sketch was born
near Ottumwa, Iowa, June 20, 1870,
making him A years of age the day OF
his death.
"White yet a small child the family
moved to northern Kansas, where he
grew to manhood, and in the summer
of 1894 he returned to Iowa, and since
then this community has been his
home.
In April 1904, he was united in mar
rage to Jennie C. Davis, the only
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Francis
Davis. To this happy union have been
born three children, Florence, age IL,
Harriet, age 9 and Francis, age s. The
unborn babe will never know the care
Of kind and loving father.
1.-THE deceased was one Of our coun-
tvs finest and most charitable Of men.
He was ready at all times to lend a
helping hand in time OF need-both in
acts Of Kindness and In words. His
life upon this earth has not been long,
but his good deeds have been many.
He was loving husband. a faithful
brother and q good friend and neigh
Dor. He, was a hard working and a
thrifty man, always aiming to do what
in his judgment was right.
"He leaves to mourn his death a
heart.broken wife and three children.
two brothers and seven sisters. besides
many relatives and large hosts Of
friends.
THE funeral was held from the beau
tiful new residence one mile west Of
town Sunday aftrnoon at o'clock, ser
vices being conducted by Rev. Joseph
Jennings, burial not taking place until
Monday afternoon. owing. to the fact
that brother from Denver Colo. was
unable to get here until Monday NOR
ming"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-07-17
WAITING ON RATES
is NOW SETTLED

Shenandoah, July 16.-The Electric
Light company has been doing an i'm
mense business in settling up matters
with customers who have not been
called on for four months past to pay
their bills. waiting for the city coun-
Gil to take some action regarding the
rates which they finally did, by letting
them stand as they were before
changes were suggested. Many i'm
provements which might have been
made by the company have been put
off awaiting this decision. Further
developments will now be awaited In
all probability before such improve
ments will be made to see whether
the council will regulate or try to
regulate the charges or try to install
municipal plant or be satisfied with
their present splendidly equipped
buildings and machinery.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-07-17
EDDYVlLlE :

Mr.. and Mrs. John Davis Of Oska-
loosa visited friends in Eddyville Sum
day.
Herman McCord who has enlisted in
Signal Corps Of the Y. s. A. and is at
Eldon for short time spent Sunday
in Eddyvile visiting his parents Mr..
and Mrs. ]. c. McCord.
Mrs. Dave Templeton will leave this
week for Haxton Col. to spend the
summer visiting her son and his wife
Mr.. and Mrs. Dolph Templeton.
VIM. Allison came up from Ottumwa
Sunday and spent the day visiting his
mother.
Mr. and Mrs Harry Kitterman OF
Batavia and Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Hitter
man Of Chillicothe were guests Sun
day Of Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Kitterman.
Peter Bennett has returned from a
pleasure trip through Ohio.
Mrs. Jane Walker spent Sunday In
Abba visiting at the Elder home.
Mrs Mary Hall spent Sunday in Al
bia visiting her sister Mrs. Mahon.
George McGlothen spent Sunday in
Ottumwa visiting his wife who is in the
hospital recovering from recent OPP
Grafton
Howard Life Of Evans spent Sun
day in Eddyville visiting friends.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-07-17
0ltumWa, Friday
only
July 20.

Mr.. Seeley says: THE Spermatic
Shield will not only retain any case OF
rupture perfectly, but contracts the
opening in 10 days on the average
case. This instrument received the
only award in England and in Spain,
producing results without surgery, in
jections, medical treatments or pres.
criptions. Mr.. Seeley has important
official documents for inspection. All
charity cases without charge, or il any
interested call, he will be glad to show
same without charge or fit them II
desired. Business demands prevent
stopping at any other place in this sec.
ton.
P. s.-Every statement in this no.
tice has been verified before The Fed
eraI and State courts.-F. n. Seeiey.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-07-17
100000 Is PAID
TO NEGRO TROOPS

Des Moine., July 1e.-One hundred
thousand dollars in clinking gold was
presented to embryonic negro soldiers
at Fort Des Moines by Uncle Sam on
the n rst pay day.
The men were given pay checks on
Des A1oices bank. but for the conven-
fence of the men the bank sent the gold
to the fort, TO save the men trip to
the city for the purpose Of cashing
their checks
In addition to the months pey. the
men also received their mileage allow
ance for. railroad fare to the fort from
their homes.