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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-09-25
GO
"OVER TOP"
WITH ALLIES
where farm house or perhaps
village had stood
UMHr LIKE RR0AnWAXN
CONTINUED From Page ~

where farm house or perhaps
"NcT LIKE BROADWAY"
4 For miles could be seen shattered
trunks of trees that had been smash.
ed by great shells as though rent by
lightning. Occasionally the eye met
little graveyard with its wooden
crosses-some for German soldiers
and some for British VINO had died
IN the sanguinary fighting which had
taken place over this ground. In
places there still we're remains Of Ger
man dug-outs, for the enemy had held
this territory at one time.
Grass was growing over all this
waste but could not conceal the myriad
of mounds that marked the lips OF
xrest shell craters, which pitted the
entire zone.
The officer returned from his con-
ten plative gaze and answered:
well. it isn't exactly the same az
Forty-second street and Broadway
here. but we didn't come out looking
for the Great White Way. We are
here for business and we like it
partly for itself and partly because
we ought to like. we want to do our
bit and we are more anxious to do 1t
now than ever before.
READY FOR SUMMONS.
81 think some of our boys who have
crept I'D and stolen a look at the
fighting lines have been little disap-
pointed in way. Of course they read
Of what it was like over here, but 1t
did not seem quite right not to see
banners flying on the battlefield and
not to witness troops moving out In
the open. But they all are tremend-
ously Impressed with things in gener-
Al. They realize more than they did
what vast business this is. And
thew are all anxious to do bigger
part.
"The health Of the camp is excel
lent and the men are hard as nails.
We are all ready for the call to
action"
The American quarters are very
simple. One officer proudly displayed
quarters that he had built out Of air
plane wings which had been discard
ed by the British and had been pre-
scented to him by colonel. 1t was an
ingeniously constructed little house.
LAUGH AT kAisER'S BOUNTY.
The reported high reward offered
BY a German officer for the first
American soldier brought into
the German lines, dead or alive. has
Immensely amused the Yankees.
eve are not worrying about it any"
laughed one officer. 1--WE are here
and Fritz can come after us any
time he is ready. We will be waiting
This contingent Of Americans IS
learning all the while and should
make valuable addition to the Amer
lean fighting front. All the officers
are loud in praise of the fine welcome
and treatment accorded them by the
British.
"They are mighty fine folks Is the
unanimous conclusion of Americana.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-09-25
NEBRASKA FARMERS
WIN IN BIG CONTEST

Peoria, ILL.,, Sept 24-Nebraska won
the first prize of $500 in cash and the
$500 silver cup at the International
Soil Products exposition here today.
Out of possible 1900 points Neb.
raska led all other exhibits Of agri.
culture products with 1896 points.
Other prize winners were Kansas,
second with 1,14S points, awarded
5000 in cash and a silver cup and
Arizona, third with 1854 points,
awarded 800 in cash. Minnesota
was fourth with 1905 points, Sas-
katchewan, Canada, fifth, with s22
points and Wisconsin sixth with 900.
The judges were T. J. Harrison of
Manitoba, Canada. A. N. Teneyeck of
Rockford. ILL.,, and Charles McCaffree
of South Dakota.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-09-25
ENLISTMENTS CUT
4 HARVARD CLASSES

Cambridge, Mass, Sept. zA.-The
full effect of the war upon educational
work was demonstrated when Harvard
university began its 282d year today
with scarcely more than 100 of the
senior class of about 600 were on hand,
the others are serving their country.
Enlistments also have cut heavily into
the junior and sophomore classes, but
the entering class was only slightly
below normal. It is estimated that
the usual registration of about 5000 In,
all departments of the university will
fall to less than $500.
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KAISER DISCLAIMS
WAR RESPONSIBILITY

London, Sept 24--Emperor William,
says a dispatch from Amsterdam to
Reuters, has visited the battlefields in
Roumania and inspected the troops
which participated in Pennsylvania
and Roumania campaign in the autumn
of 1916 These trops are now on the
Moldavia battle front.
Addressing the troops, Emperor Will.
liam pointed out the worldwide histor.
ical importance of this fighting, which
he said is also of great importance eco
nomically for the home lands. The en-
peror concluded with the declaration
that ''If war is to continue it is not the
Germans fault"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-09-25

|regrettable. The American govern
ment. God knows how. was able to-
|get hold apparently of the whole COLI
lection CT German diplomatic docu,
ments which it is now exploiting
against us and Sweden.
What the state department re.
marks about the relation between Won
Bernstorff's policy and the U-boat can
be recognized as misleading inven-
ton by everyone who knows the his.
tory preceding the U-boat campaign.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-09-25
BINGHAM WAITS
FOR CHARGES
REVEALS KNOWLEDGE OF IN.
vEsTiGATioN OF WIFE's
DEATH.

Louisville. Ky, Sept. 24.-Robert
Worth Bingham and his friends are
awaiting the next move of those who.
according to a statement given out last
night by counsel for Judge Bingham. in
the early hours OF last Tuesday morn
ing, caused the body of his wife. for
merly Mrs. Henry M. Flagler, to be
exhumed, an autopsy performed and
some Of the vital organs removed and
sent to New York after which tho body
presumably was reinterred.
INVESTIGATION Is INVITED.
After reciting that when Mrs. Bing-
ham became i'll, three physicians had
been called In attendance, the state
ment adds that when two weeks before
her death her condition apparently be-
came serious, her BROTHER, William r.
Kenan, was sent for and came to
Louisville. He and Mrs. Bingham's
sister, who was called to Louisville a
few days later, were informed of the
measures that had been taken and
gave their approval, the statement as
serts.
In it's concluding paragraph, the
statement says that If the whispered
suspicion" shall end in the making of
charges, the charges will then be met
with facts"
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AUTO KILLS WOMAN
IN CROWD AT FIRE

Lawton, Okla, Sept. 24.--Twenty
buildings, all but two Of which were of
wooden construction, were destroyed
by fire, which broke out shortly after
noon today and swept through an en-
tire block ON E Avenue and half a
block on D Avenue, entailing an esti-
mated loss Of $4,000.
One woman, Mrs. Hattie Williams.
fifty years old, of HOLSTER, Okla,
was struck by an automobile and
killed while watching the fire.
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SPAIN CANNOT HAVE
MORE AMERICAN GOLD

Washington, D. c., Sept 24.-Treas.
ury officials, carrying out the govern
ment's policy governing the conserva-
ton Of gold virtually have decided up.
on policy prohibiting the export Of
gold to Spain. No gold has been H.
censed for export to Spain since the
presidents proclamation became eff.
fective except several small ship
ments already loaded aboard steam.
ers.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-09-25
AVIATION TUTOR
INJURED IN IOWA

Omaha, Ne5., Sept. 24.-Captain
James Prentice, of the balloon school
at Fort Omaha, suffered a fracture of
the arm when trying to land yesterday
at Soldier, Iowa. after flight with
three students. A forty mile wind was
blowing, making the landing difficult
None of the students was injured.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-09-25
CHEROKEE INDIANS
TO JOIN NEW ARMY

Camp Jackson. Columbia, S. c.,
Sept. 24.-Fourteen Cherokee Indians
from North Carolina, accompanied by
two exemption board members to ex-
plain their status, have arrived to
serve in the national army. Another
contingent Of twenty-five is expected
Tuesday.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-09-25
CALIFORNIA ASKS
FOR ANARCHIST

Albany, N. Y, Sept. 24.-Appltcstion |
for the extradition from New York to
California Of Alexander Berkman was
made to Governor Whitman today by
the San Francisco police. The govern
or ordered a hearing for tomorrow
noon on the request.
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COURIER
cuANcINc ADDRESS,

Subscribers wishing their ADDRESS
changed will please give the name u
the postoffice to which the paper mas
been sent as we'll as the postoffice to
Itch they desire Il changed
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ADMITS BODY WAS ExHuMEo.

Wilmington, N. c., Sept. 24-Dr.
Charles T. Nesbitt, county health Of.
ficer, acknowledged today that he had
issued permit for the exhumation of
the body of Mrs. Robert Worth Bing.
ham, He explained that the reason he
had withheld information was that he
had been told by those seeking the
permit that they thought a crime had
been committed.
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LANSING HAS LIST
OF KAISER'S TOOLS
Continued From Page ID

Continued From Page 10
representatives In then friendly ma
ton, was concerned with
Violations Of the laws Of the
United States.
Destruction of lives and proper
ty in merchant vessels on the high
seas.
Irish revolutionary plots against
Great Britain.
Fomenting ill-feeling against the
United States in Mexico.
Subornation Of American writ
ers and lecturers.
Financing of propaganda.
Maintenance of a spy system
under the gu1se of commercial
Investigation bureau.
Substituting Of bureau for the
purpose Of stirring up labor trou-
bles in munition plants.
The bomb industry and other re-
lated activities.
An entry entitled pure war ex-
penses" from the Won Igel papers is
made public by the committee as fol-
lows:
Edwin Emerson $1,000.
F1lr Flay (Mr. BRAUN, $lpVyV.
"Fair Play (Mr. Braun, $1,000.
Marcus Braun $1,000.
u. Archibald $4,000"
The statement continues:
Concerning the identity Of the last
entry there might be room for doubt,
but for a signed receipt from ]. F. J.
Archibald, magazine writer and war
correspondent acknowledging the sum
OF st, 900 from the German embassy for
"propaganda work"
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FRISCO STRIKE SETTLED.


San Francisco, Sept. pa tenn
porary wage schedule which will per
nit 10000 iron workers, who struck
here last Monday, to return to work
Immediately upon ratification OF the
agreement by the unions concerned,
pending final adjudication OF their
differences by the federal board OF
Cancellation, was signed here late
Sunday.
The agreement was made al con-
ference between representatives OF the
men, their employers and federal mo.
diators.
NAV RESUME WORK THURSDAY.
It was expected that several days
would elapse before ratification vote
of the twenty-five unions could be t.
ken. Employers said they thought It
would be possible to resume work
Thursday.
The walkout has tied up govern
mental shipbuilding contracts in the
San Frapcisco bay region estimated a.
$3.50, 0o0, 900.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-09-25
KEOTA LAD HURT
FALLING FROM HORSE

Lloyd Adkins, Ave years old, is in
st. Joseph's hospital suffering with =.
severe injury to his left arm 40 the re.|
suit Of an accident which occurred ut;
the Addison Murphy residence in Keo-
Ia yesterday. The little boy and hin
brother, Loris. two years his senior,
were riding on horse from their
home in Keota to visit their aunt Mrs.
Murphy. When nearing the Murphy
home the younger lad slipped from
the horses back, falling with the forc0
OF his weight on his elbow. Tho bone
was splintered and several portions OF
it pr0truded through the flesh.
Mr.. and Mrs. O. B. Frttchey Of Bur-
.lington have returned home after
spending few days with Mr. and Mrs.
r. A: Johnston, S22 North Weller
street. Mrs Johnston accompanies
them home for a weeks visit.
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APOLOGIZE FOR eERNsroRFF.

y London, Sept. Accommodating on
the latest Washington disclosures
concerning the activities of Count
Won Bernstorff, former ambassador to
the United States, the Koelksnich
Zeitung, according to an Amsterdam
dispatch to Reuters, says:
"aThis affair, II true has a very dis
agreeable character and It IL highly
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-09-25
SHIP WORKERS.
STRIKE WIDENS
PORTLAND YARDS ARE IDLE; SAN
FRANCISCO SETTLEMENT
MADE.

Portland, Ore, Sept. 24.-Approxi-
mately 1000 workmen in three Port
land steel ship yards laid down their
tools today and Joined the 5000 men
who walked out Of the Portland
wooden ship yards recently to enforce
their demands for higher wages and
the closed shop. Work on government
contracts at the steel yards was halted
by the strike.
Chicago, Sept. 24.-Victor Olander,
head Of the Lake seamen's Onion and
a member Of the Illinois state council
of defense, said today that strike OF
members Of his organization October
1, seems inevitable. He explained
that while count Of the secret referen.
dunn vote recently conducted by mail
does not begin until tonight, 1t u
known that the men were practically
unanimous in voting to strike unless
the Atlantic agreement, to which the
federal government was party, Is ez-
tended to the Great Lakes. ~
Able seamen on the Great Lakes, 10
said, are paid $72 month during tho
summer. They are asking $95, but the
ship owners, he said, are willing to
pay only $S5 which Olander says is
the normal advance on October l, ow-
ing to the approach Of stormy weather.
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BRITISH WOMEN MOLD
BIG GUNS FOR ARMY

Continued From Page H.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-23

The question is: What are wells for?'
Some very modest say ITO keep stray locks In
place And indeed yo doing that very thing. But
alas how about the aovec flowing Kind the harem veil
the bird cage veil!
No conventional patterns the smart manufacturers
work room They are all Sdd stray cub and whatnots; Il
have big wild strawberry bug Tin your ve
one cheek and trailing vines bug legs wps running hher
thher without system like the streets of Atlanta then
following the dictates Of fashion.
Large square, round wells with dots and designs are
thrown over shapes and snail toque alike and they
Variations.
great many of these creations are of chantly
lace They are not confined to the solid blacks and whites but
come IN IN aupes bGesmn fact @ most any color desired
yet signs of it going out" This veil is worn with
the eyes and fastened the back of the hat They fall rather
loosely from the nose down. exactly like the hareDavs of the
Sultan's Paradise.
But farest be very that eyes large and
beautiful and well trnged that they unusually attrac
tive They must be your best feature else these harem wells
play queer tricks on Miady.
Hats and Hair.
The furcrowned hat is being generally, sometimes
with brm of satin velvet sometimes toque with just
roll of velvet band Of brocade cloth of silver gold
With the exception of the pyramidshaped crown the high
heavy draped crown no longer worn and lately either big
hats with broad brms have been quite small toques
brocade or fur.
The hair is in front Of the but much the
form of obvious cur as in the shape of little fold
which looks much better. few simply their
small hats close to the face and show hair at ALL unless
plain tghy-foded mesh but this style wants fawess com
pexion and irreproachable wouth
Not So Much Rouge.
Women with dark hair and a quite white mesh in front
make the most of the contrast and arrange their compilations
accordingly Patches by powder by all rouge
by good many; but the girls in good society make up less
than they did
Women still as careful about their hands But
fearfuy wonderfully in dainty boots with
high heels and light cloth tops.
The popularity of fur increases the cold weather comes
and mus carried generally The ones are very
small barreshaDed in cases. obong in others small
bag purse carried with mu either the or in the
hand The voumnou bag has quite gone out so has the
large sized leather Either little silk thing or shiny
leather purse short chain strap every day
but nothing obrusive .s..r....' r. 4
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-23
Omaha is Gay This Week With Young Set
Homie From SCHOOL, Soldier Boy Visitors
And Wedding PARTIES Added to Christmas
THE Christmas spirit has surely
7 penetrated the wartime gloom
i which has enshrouded society

THE Christmas spirit has surely
penetrated the wartime gloom
which has enshrouded society
for the last few months, for
with the coming home of the children
and the grandchildren and numbers of
kiaki-clad men from the various
fronts and training camps, the holl-
days promise to be merry ones in
deed
Every train from the east brings
some Of the school set home and num-
bers of affairs are being planned for
them. Nearly every day Of their vaca-
ton will be filled with luncheonS din
ner parties and dances. AS one Of
the society girls said the other day:
The School Set.
This wear we will all sit back and
watch the school set have a good
time" and surely it seems to be their
dav this Christmas. Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur c. Metz will entertain at din
ner Christmas night at their home
in honor OF Miss Olga Metz and her
guest. Miss Mar" Julia Crocker, OF
San Francisco. Alter the dinner the
guests will attend the dancing party
at the Blackstone, given by Mr. and
Mrs. William A. Pixley and Mr.. and
Mrs Edgar Morsman for their
daughters. Miss Mary Morsman and
Miss Virginia PiNlcy.
Wednesday afternoon Miss Doro-
thy ludson will give 4 tea at Iivr lone
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-23

in honor of the visiting girls, and
that evening Miss Gertrude Metz will
be hostess at dancing party given
in their honor. Thursday evening
Mr.. Louis Metz will entertain at a
dancing party at the Fontenelle in
honor of his niece, Miss Olga Metz,
and her house guest, Miss Crocker
and Friday evening Miss Louise
Clarke and Miss Dorothy Belt will
entertain at dancing party at the
Fontenelle in honor of this popular
guest from California.
Luncheons.
Mrs. Anna Coad Jensen will give
a luncheon party Thursday at her
home in honor of her daughter, Miss
Mercedes Johnson, and Miss Virginia
Ottutt will entertain at luncheon the
same day for the visiting Spence
girls.
Miss Grace Allison is planning a
luncheon for the Spence girls later
in the week.
New Years Eye.
New ear 5 eve the older society
girls and the young married set will
watch the old year out and the new
year III at the Country club dinner
dance, while the school set will at
tend the dancing party given by Miss
Helena Chase and Miss katherine
Squer at the Chase home.
1hiec holiday brides will be the
c-ntc, Of much interest during mis-
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-23
GabbY Is Quite
Personal as She
Tells ON OMmahams
Take 1t In Good Spirit, For
We Are All Friends.
BY GABBY DETAYLES.

IIO AKUM pads" was the house
" Cross" last week in the
majority Of loyal Omaha
households. Oakum pads, as The Bee
explained once before, are hempy ma
terial, strongly saturated with a dis
infectant, which are filled into gauzc
pads. These are placed on open
wounds of soldiers.
Seventeen thousand of them was an
emergency order made upon Mrs. O.
c. Redick recently, so a small army Of
additional women Red Cross workers
was recruited to fill the order
Miss Gertrude Young, who has
charge of All Saints church group Of
women who are helping to make the
oakum pads, was riding on the Far
nam street line with a&box of oakuu
to be converted into the pads.
A woman sitting near her eyed the
box with interest for awhile. then, ex-
cusng herself, took seat next to
Miss Young and asked:
Would you mind telling me where
yOu tdhS yOui nan W W llidiC upt l
have a lot of combings l would like
to make into a switch, but | am a
stranger in town and do not know
where to 60"
So much for the looks Of the oakum.
Mrs. Franklin A. Shotwel tells good
story ;.bout the smell of it.
1T smells just like mango cure to
me" said Mrs. Shotwell. Some time
ago used some of the mango cure on
my cat, much to her dislike. One day
when | came home from the Baird
building, where we were making
oakum, pads. my cat refused to come
near me. | called and called her but
she flew upstairs and hid under the
bed. could not account for it, but
concluded It was because she smelled
the oakum on my clothes and mistook
it for the mango cure"
Mrs Joseph F. Barton is SO we'll
loved by I'll who know her that she
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-23
Three ''Char1uai1og'' Allies

Is she Bosheviki? No, indeed! She is Miss Marjorie
Rowland of Omahas most popular society girls posed
Russian girl in the third of The Bees series of local
the costumes of the allied countries This picture
was taken in Omaha, not Mos
Mrs Miriam Patterson Eoycc, clever at amateur the
atricas represents WarrcEen Belgium The Bees series
Mrs Boyce visited the poor little country in the days before
the and of the active workers in all endeavors
for it's relief.
Miss Eleanor Austin is posed in the costume of little
Italian maid Miss Austin furnishes splendid example of
the eaestness with which society girls have taken up
lines of work upon the outbreak of the Miss Aus
n who princess in the court of this years AkSarBen
queen doing deteca work at the Presbyterian hospital
and giving lectures this study, which she pursued in
eastern school last year. 1t whispered that she at her
post as early o'clock in the morning!
Oscar Lieben designed the costumes in this group
pecally for The Bee.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-23

is asked to join nearly every club or
society that is organized, Mrs. Bar
ton dropped her purse while at lunch
con at the Fontenelle one day and on
reaching home phoned the hotel to
ask about it.
"Yes, it's here, Mrs Barton,' the
clerk said. Il knew it was yours be-
cause | found membership cards for
every club in town in it.
DR.. O. S. Hoffman and W. A.
Pixlcy were exchanging pleasantrics
at Red Cross headquarters Friday.
The doctor was offering to do a
monologist stunt for the Red Cross
and the publicity chairman was tell
ing the doctor about the big idea for
the intensive drive for members in
the residential district this afternoon.
That's a splendid idea, Pix. hnel
You know, Sunday is the strongest
day of the seven. The others are all
week (weak) days" quoth the dappcr
little doctor.
Miss Robina NJ. Kammcrer, who
sponsored the benefit ball for ST..
James orphanage Wednesday evening
at the Metropolitan club house, is be-
ing twitted by her friends about being
all orphan"
Miss kammerer's interest in the lit
tie orphans was interpreted by local
scribe who was writing sob stuff to
have its origin in the fact that she was
herself an orphan, and SO he wrote his
story.
The mother OF the pretty little pro-
meter OF the ball for the orphans
was justly indignant.
"My daughter has never been an
orphan, because I'm her mother" she
tclephoned local newspapers.
c. S. Connor no longer feels him
self proposessing or Chesterheldish
since Friday night. And it is all
due to the fact that the Orpheum
management will not allow cars
parked in front OF the building.
Mr.. Connor let his party out at the
entrance of the theater and drove
down the block in search of a park
ing place. AS members of his family
started toward the building the door
man said, Back at i0:45, chauffeur?"
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-23
Remillard-Leaf Wedding.

Mrs. W. T. Heide announces the
marriage OF her son, Louis O. Remil-
lard, to Miss Myrtle Leaf Of Hol-
dregc, Ncb., which took place at the
home OF the brides sister in Ho1-
drcgt. Tie yotng couple will make
their home in Omaha
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-23
Heard at the Press Club Dinner.

Cub Reportcr-"Do you know this
is the first time | ever saw Joy SUIT
phen when he wasn't 'caged?"