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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-12-25
BANKER STAYS
RIVAL in DUEL

feOI1S, DeC. z4.-1 ne OtdIc 1IuSt q
/ Savings bank, scene OF yesterday
tragedy in which President e. A
Strause shot Cashier Berne M. Mead
opened its doors as usual at 9 o'clock
| this morning. Statements by the
board Of directors that the shooting
had no connection with the bank at
! fairs served to allay any public feel
ing and there was no indication OF a
run on the bank. A few women ap-
peared to withdraw savings accounts.
but nearly all went away leaving
their deposits when assured of the
banks solyency. A detail Of police
was on the scene but at the request
of bank officers was withdrawn short
" after the doors were opened. There
was no need for the officers.
SLAYER SLEEPS PEACEFULLY
Strause, slayer of Mead. slept
peacefully In the detention cell at the
central police station and did not arise
until late.
Shortly before noon today Coroner
Elliott postponed the inquest until
Wednesday. He explained that sew.
eral witnesses he intended calling
were out of tho city and would not
be back until Wednesday.
The shooting followed a dispute
presumably over the presidency Of the
bank, the election for which was toSbe
held in January.
No one saw the tragedy except the
principals. Persons on the streets
heard one shot A crowd quickly
gathered. but could not enter. After
. wait Of nearly five minutes two
more shots were heard.
Mr.. Strause opened the door to de-
tcctvos.
"Mr. Mead and I had some trouble
and shot him." he said.
Mead was found lying on the floor,
. revolver near his right hand. One
bullet Was gone. Two empty shells
were in the revolver surrendered by
Str1uSe.
Mead was still breathing, but died
before a physician arrived and with
out saying a word. Bloody finger
prints on the wall and trail of blood
on the floor showed that he had stag
gered along for twenty feet before
falling.
Two bullet wounds were found by
the coroner, One is just below the
right nostnl. 1t was fred at close
range. for the face is powder burned.
The other is in the right temple.
Though the two revolvers show
only three bullets missing. the coro-
ner, w. B. Elliott, dug two bullets out
Of the wall. picked one up on the floor,
and two are supposed to be in Mr..
Mead's body.
An autopsy will be held to deter
mine this point or whether the bullets
went clear through the body
Mr.. Strause has made statement
to oficials. but 1t was not published.
Coroner Elliott has not set the time
for the inquest. but it will likely be
tomorrow.
The two men have been prominent
socially and financially connected
with the city for a long term of years.
Mr.. Strause, in addition to the presi.
dency Of the bank, operates . num-
Der Of cigar stores.
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have no determining influence on thu
final outcome of the war.
TAKING FRANCES BURDEN.

have no determining influence on the
final outcome of the war.
TAKING FRANCES BURDEN.
"For the first two years of the wal
France bore the brunt of the battle
while Great Britain was preparing"
Since the defeat of the Germans in
front of verdun, England and the
British dominions have taken over an
increasingly large share OF the bur
dens of the war.
Italy, to the limit of her forces, also
has assumed considerable share Of
this burden.
when, as result Of the detection
of the Russian forces, the weight of
Austro-G German pressure was directed
against Italy, France and England
united in coming to the rescue of their
ally, and are today aiding the Italian
armies.
MUST ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY.
1T is our duty, therefore, in looking
to- fulfill the pledges we made on en-
to the future to realize that II we are
tering the war, If we are to tight this
war to successful conclusion. we
must assume the full responsibility
which rests upon us. We are the fresh
est In the struggle; we have the re-
serve man power and the reserve me-
chanical power.
sour armies constitute the reserves
of victory.
"In Russia the armistice negota-
tons have been concluded, peace ne
gotiations are being made
Reports of the dissatisfaction OF .
large element Of the Russian popula-
ton, especially in southern and cen
trail Russia, with the terms OF the Ar
mistice has led to the formation OF an
active opposition which 1t Is believed
will endeavor to resist all attempts to
enforce the proposals agreed to by the
Leninet government"
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Obituary
Pearl Raymond 0ivons.

Pearl Raymond Bivens died Sunday
evening at his residence, Central "a
dition, following brief illness. aged
! year. 8 months and rs days.
He Is survived by his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas Bivens. Announce
ment of the funeral will be made later
A. r. Burns.
The funeral service Of Alexander r.
Burns, who died ut St Joseph's hos
pital Saturday following q brief Ill
ness, was held In the First Presbyter
ian church Sunday in charge Of OF
tumwa lodge No. Is, A. F. q A. NJ
conducted by DR.. G. d. Jacobs.
The remains were taken to Fair.
field where interment took place IN
the Evergreen cemetery.
Mrs. Joe Swift.
A funeral service for Mrs. Joe
Swift, who died Friday night at her
home In Bloomfield, was held Sunday
at 2 D. m. at Bloomfield, conducted
by the Rev. Mr.. Purdy Interrhent was
made in the /. o. o. F. cemtery.
William Perry Smith.
The funeral service of William
Perry Smith, who died Friday at his
home, 3O1 Fairview avenue, was held
Sunday at 2 p. m. at the residence,
conducted by Rev. w. r. Reavis OF
the First Christian church. Inter
ment took place in the Shaul GENE
terry.
George r. Clayton.
The funeral of George F. Clayton.
who died at his home in Agency Fri.
day, was held Sunday at 2 p. m, con-
Quoted by the Rev. Mr.. Wilson Of the
Methodist church. 1nterment, took
place in the Agency cemetery.
~
Mrs. Angelica l. Sehafer.
The funeral of Mrs. Angelica Schaf'
er will be held Tuesday at $3.50 p. m.
from the residence, AS South Benton
street, to the Sacred Heart church,
where at 8 p. m. services will be con.
Quoted by Rev. Father Foley. Inter
ment will take place in the Calvary
cemetery.
The pail bearers are: ]. C. Jordan
K. r. Mitchell, Frank Schafer, Charles
Cresswell, Frank Cresswell and H. J.
Bremhorst.
to-
James Grant.
The funeral Of James Grant. who
died at his home west Of town Satur
day at 8 p. m, was held today at p
M, at the West End Presbyterian
church, conducted by Rev. T. G. Der
ger. Interment was made in the OF
tumwa cemetery. He was 6S years
Of age.
He is survived by his wife, Theo
dosia; two sons, James Edward Grant
of Terrell, Tex, and Harold Page
Grant of this city; two daughters. Mrs
May G. Skinner of Rockford, ILL.,, and
Mrs. Pearl Stops Of this city, and
four grandsons, Grant Edward Skin
ner, James William Grant, Harold
Thomas Grant and Russell Windsor
Stops.
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most Of them over the German lines.
Eighteen German machines were
brought down. OF these seventeen
fell in flames or crashed to the ground
and were destroyed. During this
period our bombarding squadrons
dropped $4,000 Kilograms NEARLY 20
tons) of projectiles on railway sta.
tions, factories, encampments and
other detectives behind the enemy's
lines.s
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and Sharpe are being criticized
many quarters.
BAKER A PAClFlST.

The early retirement of Mr.. Baker
from the cabinet would occasion no
surprise to those who consider him
temperamentally untitled for the post
Of secretary Of war. Mr. Baker came
to his present position q pronounced
pacifist, with all of the pacifist fears
Of the establishment Of rnilitarism on
American soil. That ne has not
changed his views is demonstrated by
! Mis- recent annual report.
There are those who maintain that
/, pacifist is not constitutionally quail
| fed to conduct war and that when
country goes to war it needs mill
tarist at the head of the war depart.
ment.
cRoZlER's FATE UNDECIDED.
g In defense of Mr.. Baker it is pointed
out that such militarists as Gen. Gro.
zier and Gen. Sharpe were unable to
place their respective bureaus on a
basis of war efficiency.
The fate of Gen. Crozier is prob
lematical He has been reappointed
titufar chief of the bureau Of ord
nance, and the nomination has been
reported favorably by the military al
fairs committee Of the senate, but the
confirmation has been delayed pend.
ing the outcome of the senate investi
cation of his Office.
TO ANSWER LEWIS.
Gen. Crozier will be given an oppor-
tunity to answer the charges of Col.
Isaac N. Lewis, inventor of the Lewis
machine gun. He will tell the COM
mittee the story of the refusal Of the
army to adopt the Lewis gun. He will
also deny the assertion of Col Lewis
that Gen. Pershing's forces are not
we'll supplied with arms.
It is believed that one result of the
inquiry will be to cut some red tape
and speed up war orders. Congress
may be asked to enact legislation that
viii help the situation. There is muc!,
talk OF providing for a minister OF
munitions to take charge Of army sup.
plies.
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GERMAN RAIDERS DEFEATED.

GERMNN HAIOERS DEF EAIE Ed.
London, Dec. 24.-GermanS troops
yesterday afternoon attempted to raid
the British positions southeast Of
Epehy on the Cambria front. but were
driven of. the war ONCE announced
today. The statement reads:
Last night hostile raiding parties
which attempted to approach our lines
in the neighborhood Of Monchy lie
Preux and west Of La Bassee were
repulsed.
Yesterday afternoon the enemy
endeayored to raid our positions
southeast Of Epehy but he was driven
on"
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CONTINUED From Page ~
line of retreat and compelling the
Turks to withdraw. Welsh troops then
entered Bethlehem at daybreak."
TURKS ATTACK PATROLS.
The correspondent adds that since
the Turks were driven out of Jerusa-
lem they have been conducting. guer-
rilla warfare to the north and east of
the city, splitting UP into numerous
small bodies to attack British out
posts and to snipe patrols, says Reu-
ter's correspondent at Jerusalem,
telegraphing under date Of December
Is.
such tactics" the correspondent
continues, "are, greatly facilitated by
the fact that the country is so billy
and intersected by so many ravines
and small rivers.
ITO improve the British positions,
the taking Of certain ridges has been
ordered so that there may be a wider
range of defense. All these moves
have been successfully carried out.
HISTORIC HILL GIVES VIEW.
"A remarkable opportunity to view
INlS HkulluS ID dAOI0Od tAiC XAOuAe
of Olives, which makes what is prob
ably the most wonderful observation
post in the world.
I'm the clear atmosphere of Pales-
tine objects 5000 to 5000 yards away
look as if they were within pistol
shot. The winding course of the Jor-
dan is clearly visible, and motor
boats may be seen skimming the sur
face Of the Dead sea-"
GERMAN FLYERS SLAIN.
Paris, Dec. 24-Intense aerial ac-
tivity is reported by the war ONCE.
In the course Of 100 combats in the
air during the last few days the
French brought down eighteen Ger
man machines. The announcement
follows:
ION the right bank OF the Meuse
(Verdun). the Germans made two
raids against our small posts near
! Benzonvaux and Caurieres wood
Their efforts were repulsed by our
fire. The artillery fighting was rather
vigorous on the left bank Of the river
| in the sector Of Bethincourt.
FRENCH DROP BOMBS.
ION December 81, % and % our
pursuit aviators were very active
Our pilots engaged in 100 combats
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BAKER ADVISED TO
TELL WAR POLICY

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RUSSIANS ECHO PEACE
PLANS OF REICHSTAG

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IONLY MEANS NEW
ATTACK BAKER SAYS

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BRITONS CAPTURE
OPALESTINE TOWNS

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GERMAN FLYERS SLAIN.
FRENCH DROP BOMBS.

"On December Fl, % and % our
pursuit aviators were very active.
Our pilots engaged in 100 combats,
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Pearl Raymond Bivens died Sunday
evening at his residence, Central "a
dition, following a brief illness, aged
/ year. 8 months and rs days.
He Is survived by his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas Bivens. Announce
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-12-25
Mrs. Joe swift.

A funeral service for Mrs. Jot
Swift, who died Friday night at hel
home in Bloomfield, was held Sunday
at p. m. at Bloomfield, conducted
by the Rev. Mr.. Purdy. Interment wa
made in the l. o. o. F. cemtery.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-27
GREAT SUfFaAe|ST
WILL. SPEAK HERE
1t liz Caaimed-Has Opened.
Canada's Eyes.

II didn't raise my boy TO be an
ornament" said Mrs. McClung, Cam
ada's greatest women suffra gist, who
will speak in Richmond on Decent
Der 4, at the jefferson hotel auditor
ium, at $3.50 r. NJ. Her eldest son
who In now only twenty year OF age.
was on the Somme front with the
British army when she said 1t. He
Is one of the Princess Pats Own"
the regiment which was so terribly
cut to pieces during the second year
of the war.
About five years ago, 1919, Mrs.
McClung, authoress. lecturer. and re-
former, began working 70 rthe vote.
a Canadian. OF Winnipeg. wrote to a
suffrage leader in the United States
last spring concerning Mrs. @McCluns
She is the best speaker / ever heard =
toba and is responsible more than any
other person for our suffrage wave
here"
She is president of the Press club
of Manitoba and has written many
hooks. among them THE Second
Chance" Spring Seeds in Danny"
The Black Creek Stopping" and In
Times Like These"
When war came in 1914 II opened
the eyes of Canadian politicians to
their need Of women In political life.
Since then things have happened fast.
within the last three years FIVE pro-
vinces have gained votes for women;
and all women who are wives. moth
ers, widows or sisters of men at the
front have been given the right "a
vote at the federal elections.
Mrs. McClung Is easily thu most
powerful figure in the liberal party
of today. Many claim that If she were
a man she would be a premier such
Is her wonderful worth.
Mrs. McCiung win make her first
visit to Virginia when she comes to
Richmond on December 4 Those
who have read her books say she can
speak a-s we'll as she writes, which Is
saving q good deal.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-27

lined up together to fght Prussiar-
ism and kaiserism. 1t is altogether Mt
ting that they should be lined up, to-
gether TO fight the chief ally of the
Hohenzolern government, the liquor
traffic
Canada has made more progress In
eliminating the liquor traffic than he's
the United States. Only a very small
portion of one province in the entire
Dominion permits tne sale OF inioxi-
cants. The drys in the United States
need the advice, encouragement and
recital of experiences which Mr..
Spence VIII give.
In one particular the program this
year will differ from those of former
conventions. Twice as many speak
ers will be herd as In former conven-
lions. The speeches will be short, in
cisive, practical, That does not mean
that they will not be oratorical. for
there will be orators at Washington.
It means that there will he something
besides mere oratory Fifteen min
utes for day speeches and half an
hour for evening speeches will be the
rule
AS showing the friendly feeling that
exists among all foes OF the liquor
traffic, it should be announced that
Miss Anna Gordon. of Evanston. H..
president OF the Woman's Christian
Temperance union, national organiza-
ton, will he one Of the convention
speakers.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-27
INDICATIONS POINT
Continued From FIRST Page. }

of voting. Fortune. It is believed, lies
with the drys. for temperance senti.
ment is rapidly increasing. ~
However, no measure is safe until
the votes are counted. If the drys
expect to win, as they do, they must
be on their guard aga inst that old
foe OF progress. over-confidence. II
must be remem bered that a two-thirds
vote for any measure or earth In any
legislative body IS not easy OF attain
ment.
To hold the convention at Washing
ton, therefore. means to bring the
battle to the very gates. To attend
the convention means tn be on the
front firing line, where help Is most
needed.
Every foe OF the liquor traffic ought
to be represented at that convention.
Those who have thought that per-
haps they might attend but weren't
quite sure, ought. in those final days
before the convention dates, make UP
their minds that they will SO.
Every church. every Sunday school,
every society of young people. every
temperance organization, every grange
ought to send one or more delegates.
Inspection of the program for the
convention discloses thereon the
names of some of the noted men and
women in the United States, and one
man from our ally, Canada.
Especial mention ought to be made
of this Canadians visit to and par
ticipation in the convention. He Is
Ben Fl. Spence, secretary of the DO
minion alliance. of Toronto, the or
garization which, in Canada, works
along the lines of the Anti-Sal ION
league.
With the United States and Canada
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-27
SAMUEL \. C0TTRtlL
WILL &c BURIED TODAY

Funeral services for Samuel H. Cot
trell. a prominent business man of
Richmond for over fifty years. who
died suddenly Sunday. will be held to-
day at noon from hrs late residence.
1000 Park avenue. Burial will be in
Hollywood. DR.. w. II. Thompson win
conduct the services and the follow
ing will act as pailbearers: John l..
Seaton. Alfred Mcdowell. III. r. Pol
lard, Jr.. T. Peyton Giles. James Cas-
kie. H.. Seldef Taylor. John c. White.
Andrew G. Briggs.
to his family and friends. While he
had been In Ill health for several
months his condition was never con-
sidered serious. He retired In appar-
ent good health Saturday night and
was found dead in bed Sunday morn
ing.
Mr. CottreIl was born In Henrico
county. the son of Benjamin Preston
and octavia Drewry Cottreli. July ID.
1850. He has been one of the lead
Ting coal dealers In Richmond for the
past fifty years. He was a member
OF the common council and board of
aldermen for eighteen years. AS a
Mason he was prominent In Lodge
No. So. A. F.~and A. NJ He was the
oldest In membership In Park Place
Methodist church.
He leaves a wife and seven children.
Mrs. ". j. West. Miss Leila Cottreii.
X. Stuart Cottrell. Emmett n. Cottreil,
Walker C, Cottreil. all of Richmond.
and Mrs. Joseph D. Collins. of Ports
mouth. and Mrs. White. wife of Cap
tain Harry r White. of the United
States public health service, at pres
en7 stationed at Montgomery. Ala.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-27
lev WATER GAS PLANT
SCUM TO SUPPLY CITY
Moro Gas Manufactured Here Than
Experts Expected Would
he In 1924.
NAY MEET IMMEDIATE DEMAND.
Administrative Board Awards Con-
tract for Plant to Cost s53,24i and
Buys Ten Benches of Mines.

Richmond Is to have as much OF
IN up-to-date gas plant az circum-
Kances permit. Superintendent
= Knowles yesterday explained to the
satisfaction of the administrative
board that under the prevailing con-
dit!on of things 1t would be utterly
impossible to erect a coal gas plant
OF modern fitness for less than half a.
million dollars. and that even at that
price it would take several years -
complete, because OF the scarcity OF
material and the difffculty IN obtain
Ing labor. Besides. said Mr.. Knowles.
there Is no telling what the price of
coal may be In the immediate as well
as the remote future.
Tie board awarded the contract
TOR ten-foot six-inch water genera
tor to The Gas Machine company. of
Cleveland. for s53.:4I. and for ten
benches of nine retorts to J. II. Gau-
TER & Co.. of Jersey City. for $500.
Mr.. Knowles stated that he had
recommended for a number of years
the installation Of a complete coal gas
plant. The board had also recon
nended the same. blu, council simply
parsed the recommendation over to
the waste basket
The present plant In inadequate for
the demands" stated MIR. Knowles
yesterday. Richmond is now manu-
featuring as much gas as the greatest
experts In the country estimated
would be made here in 1924 Both
Arthur Glasgow and Forestall & Rob
inson have examined the plant. Both
have recommended improvements. and
they stated that the output. at the rate
OF increase when the plan was sur
yeyed. would reach $500 600 feet per
day in 1894 II IS more than that to-
day.
IF | had million dollars how
ever, | would not attempt at this time
TO install complete coal gas plant.
There would be innumerRbie obstacles
TO overcome. With additional water
gas apparatus, in the shape Of ten
foot six-inch water gas generator we
can get by until normal times come
again. The greatest OF experts at
high cost tod us that We needed an
improved plant. We have told the
CITY council time after time that very
thing. The forecast OF the experts has
not proven correct, fer we are now
manufacturing more gas than they
said We could do before 1924. We
n ."ft - ore - = ~ eight wears"
On recommendation of MIR.
II "a -tap'ter n Co, OF Jer-
sey City were awarded the contra ct
for ten benches OF nine retorts for
1880 and a contract was awarded
The Gas Machine company. OF Cleve-
land. Tor ten-foot six inch water eaH
generator for s53241
This latter award was rande with
the explanation that It was In the ma
,are OF an er1srEencyA I~2aS atata<.
by Mr. Knowles that work would ba
started AT once and the plant would
probably be ready FOR business within
eight months
NIL that time" re said, we may
ne ah'e to get by with what we have
now"