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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-08-17
ALLIES DRIVE FOE i
ACROSSSTEENBEKIl
In FIERCE ATTACI
porarily halted progress toward
immediate adjustment Of fuel prices
tho nina month
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porarily halted progress toward
immediate adjustment Of fuel prices
the mine mouth
OPERATORS MAY REBEL.
Further indications of obstacles to;
speedy settlement Of conditions wi
the difference of opinion among Cd
operators as to the jurisdiction
Justice Carter in his role of coal d
ector, expressed at an all-day sessif
held yesterday. No decision was reafl
and the operators met again today {
decide whether they shall abide by III
agreement signed last week by repiE
sentatives of their various associatis;s
with governor Frank O. Lowden. tn
agreement allowed the director Of COS
appointed by Governor Lowden. to 81
coal prices at the mine mouth.
MINERS ORDERED TO WORK &
A Reputation of this contract, evd
If decided upon, operators assert, WI
not be made public until the represes
tatives of the state councils of defelA
meeting here announce a program \
action.
Frank harrington, president OF til
executive board of the miners unto
has sent kilograms to flfty-eight ri
ers' unions ordering all strikers to y
sumo work Immediately. His actid
followed a meeting at Springfield. wit
members of his board. Expulsion fro
the union is threatened If the men To
sist in their strike.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-08-17

battalion would have done credit e.
soldiers with years of training behind
them.
AS the marching troops reached
point some distance beyond the lS'
viewing party they reformed into COY
umns of four and thus stretched oul
they found their way along curving and
descending roads. The brown mass
seemed to pass as far as the eye coulS
see
COMMANDER PROUD OF MEN.
In telling of his pride in his com
mand. Major General Sibert said: II
II am particularly proud OF tho
showing the men soade today, for the.
were not parading before admirini
crowds either OF home folks or foreigi
friends It was merely military mar
euver for them and they did 1t sple1i
didly."
An amusing incident of the review
was the first appearance in line OF ne'j
machine guns which are carried Or
small carts instead of pack mules al
formerly. Each cart is drawn by 4
mule. driven by soldier. The latte
had a short but extremely interestiL4
time training the animals. The little
French vehicle mules, being used IL
working double, protested against sim
gle harness. The result has been thai
during the past week stray mules hay
been encountered here and there abous
the camp with bits of carts and hars
ness hanging very negligently a5ous
their necks.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-08-17
AURORA GUSTS
BIG BILLS MAN
CHICAGO MAYORS PAClFiST
PROPAGANDA GETS FRIEND
AIN DUTCH"

Aurora, ILL.,, Aug. 16.-Marchfng or
ders were given today to William
Stocker, a cement contractor of Chi
cago because he has been circulating
a weekly newspaper published in that
city and which is said to have the
backing of Chicagos mayor, William
Hale Thompson.
Stocker was visited at his hotel by
fifty business men, headed by COM
mittee appointed at an ifnpromptu
street meeting which assembled when
the paper was circulated in the bust
ness district The committee was
headed by James. McCredie, state
grand warden of the Masonic order, L.
W. Sanders former mayor of
Aurora and Edward Dorchester, a for
mer city treasurer.
DRIVEN FROM CITY.
1t also included John Holslag, for
mer head of the state organization OF
Spanish war veterans; John Walker,
prominent in G. A. R. circles and Will
liam Willett, one Of the heads of a To-
cal public utility concern. The order
of the committee to stop circulating
the paper was accompanied by warn
ing to Stocker not to return to Aurora
and he was asked to tell Mayor
Thompson that his presence was not
desired in Aurora either.
Stocker promised to quit his activi-
ties and leave the city after explain
ing that he was not being paid for the
work but was circulating the paper
because Of his friendship for Mayor
Thompson.
LOYAL TO SOLDIERS.
I'VE have sent many of our boys to
fight for their country and we are 60
ing to protect our cities while they
are gone," said Mr.. McCredie in de-
livering the ultimatum. 'The paper
you have been circulating is not an
American paper and we don't want it
here. We are here to serve notice up
on you to take you papers and get out
of the city or suffer the conse-
quences." Speakers at the impromptu
meeting which appointed the commit
tee expressed indignation at the en-
tire tone Of the paper but were par
ticularly aroused by one paragraph
which read:
"All you have to do is to get con-
gress to declare war; hog-tie the news
papers, muzzle the people, conscript
an army, make the president oSc OF
these here pooh bahs' and then it will
be King Woodrow
THREATENED BY SOLDIERS.
Stocker was in his undershirt and
socks as he talked to his unbidden call
ers who invaded his room on the third
floor of the hotel. He had sent word
that he was taking bath and could
see no one, but word was sent back to
him that he did not need to battle as
he would be given bath Of another
kind if he delayed
First complaints against the paper
were made by Third regiment soldiers
here. They said If some
thing wasn't done they would get the
fellow peddling the traitor sheet.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-08-17
HUGE DEUTSCHLAND
MAY RAID PACIFIC
Four additional boats are said to have
haor, In, Tho Aiodif orrannan
Continued From Page u

Four additional boats are said to have
been lost in the Mediterranean.
Germany now has almost 900. the
newest boats being OF the big sea-
going type and armed with six inch
gun. This armament appeared on
boats commissioned in the middle OF
June. the earlier boats OF this latest,
or D. Z. f. type and the preceding G.
E. f. type being armed with pair OF
105 milimeter guns, approximately
four-inch guns fore and aft.
CANAL SHELTERS FLEET.
The 800 submarines, however, in
clude large number Of the so-called
canal boat type. built for passage
through the Belgian canals to Zee
brugge and which are OF inferior ar
mament and smaller radius of &C
ton.
The German fleet. according to
the informant, justifies Its name of
high sea fleet by running out from
Wilhelmshaven with considerable reg
ularity, sometimes two or three times
week The fleet only makes short
trips, however, and never goes very
far out to sea.
CRUISERS ARE SHORT.
The high sea fleet usually leaves
Wilhelmshaven in the evening and
is back by early dinner time between
II and noon on the following day. On
few occasions 1t has remained out
longer but only because thick weather
set In making passage through the
German mine fields dangerous and
forcing 1t to remain In the shelter Of
He,igoland until the weather clears.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-08-17
UNIONS VOTE TODAY.

Springfield, Ills, Aug. 16.-Locs3
unions of the fifty-eight Illinois COT
mines where 10000 coal diggers ~
idle, as the result of strikes of drives,
and day laborers, will decide toda1
what action will be taken regardin
the order Of Frank Harrington, pres
dent Of the state organization. to ri
sumo work at once, harrington. actin
on authority of the district board Is
night, sent messages to the officers q
the strike-bound locals instructinl
them that failure Of striking day me
to resume work would mean the in
mediate expulsion from the union &
such men as refused to go back.
President harrington said TIL
strikes are in violation of the wagl
agreement and must be brought to al
end. Coal diggers, he declared, WIS
decline to aid officers IN enforcing HI
order will be ousted from the unior:
STRIKES SPREAD STOPPED.
The order called attention to thu
clause in the wage agreement which
provides the pit committees are obLs
ed to furnish men to fill the places Of
day hands who refuse to return 4
work"
Early reports to miners headduay
ers today indicated that no mines ha
resumed work, but the tieup, 1t wal
said, had nk extended to other mines
In some instances, it is stated, thu
Harrington order has not been receives
by local officers where the mines are n
out OF the wey places
President Harrington left last nigh
for Washington, where he will COME
with federal authorities on the coal sit
uation in Illinois.
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MINE TIEUP is ON
AS COAL QUIZ OPENS
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unions each were given an opportun-
ity to state their cases. According to
Judge Carter, there was no thought Of
price fixing today. This is to come af-
ter all sides have been allowed to pre-
sent their arguments, public hearings
for this purpose being scheduled to
start tomorrow.
CONTROLLER HOLDS JOB.
Justice Carter has declared he will
proceed with his attempts at price fix
ing until ordered to the contrary by the
federal authorities, it being rumored
that the government may intervene to
settle the differences that have caused
approximately 10000 state miners to
strike. It is this strike that has tenn
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-08-17
DRAFT TALES WORRY
MEXICAN OFFICIALS

Mexico City, Aug. 16.-Ernesto G..
Peres. sub-secretary of state, has In
structed Ambassador Bonillas in Wash
ington to investigate alleged reports
that Mexicans are being forced into
the United States army A number of
members Of the chamber of deputies
have called on President Carranza to
ask that action be taken on the same
subject.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-08-17
ARGENTINE VIEW pEssIMlsrlc.

Buenos Aires. Aug. 16.-Comment
on the peace proposals of the pope is
generally pessimistic. The leading
Argentine newspapers recognize that
certain points are co-incident with the
ideas of President Wilson, but that
the conditions and propositions of the
pope will not be accepted.
Certain newspapers believe that de-
spite the good intentions of the pope
his propositions are injurious to the
allies, favoring those responsible for
the war Ell Diaro. despite its Catholic
tendency, declared the declaration by
the pope has created painful impress
sion and appears to be. an effort to
save the central empires
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-08-17
FORMER RESIDENT
BECOMES CAPTAIN

Ralph Donaldson, formerly of OF
tumwa but at present a resident Of
milwaukee, is among the Ottumwans
and former residents who received
commissions in the officers reserve
corps in the first training camps.
Mr.. Donaldson was a member Of the
headquarters company in the Wiscon
sin national guard on the border last
summer and entered Ft. Sheridan
training camp. He received captains
commission in the reserve corps.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-08-17
BIBLE SAVES MAN.

Waterloo, Aug. 16.-The family bible
saved George Cohn, teamster. from
prosecution by federal authorities for
failure to register for military duty.
The bible INDICATED COINS state
ments before J. e. Dempster. United
States commissioner. that he was only
twenty. Cohn admitted he had said
he was twenty-one in order to secure
employment with a concern that main
tanned an age limit. When the bible
was produced COINS case was dis.
missed.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-08-17
euhDY FIGHTS EXTRACTION.

Columbus, Ohio, Aug. 16.-The state
Of Illinois is seeking the return there
Of Dr. Leroy Bundy negro dentist,
wanted there in connection with the
recent race riots in East st. Louis and
requisition has been issued on Cover
nor Cox Friends Of the negro expect
to assist him in resisting his return
on grounds that he cannot get fair
trial there. He recently has been in
Cleveland.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-08-17
SLAVs IN Retreat.

Berlin, Aug. 1s.-Russian and Ru-
manian forces which had held the
western bank of the river Sereth on
the Rumanian front we're driven across
the river yesterday by troops of Field
Marshal Won Mackensen, according to
the statement today of the German
general staff More than $500 prison
ers were taken and sixteen guns were
captured.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-08-17
MExIcANs HELD FOR THEFT.

Tucson, Arizona. Aug. l6.-Antonio
Rojas, corporal in the Mexican army
and Ernest Mettales an employee of the
custom house at Nogales, Sonora,
were arrested here yesterday in con-
nection with an alleged shortage OF
100000 in the accountsof the Mexican
custom house at Nogales and are held
in Jail here for possible extradition to
Sonora
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-08-17
rEUroNs WIN IN EAST.

Vienna. Aug. 16.-The Austrian off.
cial war office statement covers the
eastern theater similarly to the Ger
man, adding the capture of Baltaretus
and Strakani and the Austro-German
advance compelled the Russo-Ruman.
ian divisions west Of NegrilestiSoveja
line to Weld
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-08-17
RUSSIA TELLS OF WITHDRAWAL.

PetrOgrad, Aug. 16.-T'he war Offices
announces a strategic withdrawal by
the Rumanians to the Soveia- Monas-
-Voloshkani line. Russian forces
on the Rumanian front withdrew under
pressure 10 Muncheliu and Monass. and
Rumanians to Movilitsa, in the Fax
sham area
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-08-17
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

Dwight Carruthers and Miss Grace
H1bbets have been granted a marriage
license by the clerk of the district
court.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-08-17
Semi.WEEKLY COURIER
CHANGING ADDRESS.

Subscribers wishing their address
changed will please give the name OF
the postoffice to which the paper mas
been sent as well as the postoffice TO
.lich they desire " changed.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-08-17
ITALIANS pRopaExPLoslVEs.

Rome, Aug. 16.-The official state
ment Of operations on the Italian front
issued by the war Office today says:
can enemy party which attacked our
positions at the head of the Padola
valley was repulsed after heavy hand
to hand struggle.
Yesterday one of our large bonn
bardment fights, strongly escorted
reached the important railway center
at Assling, in the Sava valley. with
the object of damaging 1t and inter-
rupting the intense traffic Of the enemy
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-08-17
SIBERT'S COMMAND {
ON FIRST REVIEW

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STEEL WORKS DAMAGED.

''The second flight, as powerful az
the first, was repeated in the after
noon, the operation having as an OBJ
jective the steel works in the same
locality. The results were very salts
factory Explosive bombs Of medium
and large size and also incendiary
bombs were dropped, SIX and half
tons in all, and direct hits were OBJ
tanned on some works while other
buildings, including the railway sta.
ton, were set afire.
"All our airplanes returned after this
most daring operation. which was most
difficult on account of the distance to
the center of bombardment"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-08-17
VENICE ARSENAL BOMBED.

Vienna, Aug 16-Four tons of bombs
were dropped by airplanes Tuesday
morning on the Maritime arsenal at
Venice, causing number of conflagra-
tions according to the official state
ment of the Austrian war Offices.
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mo-" CERTAIN TO BE
ANSWER TO POPE

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lTOu llyluS very Close 10 lllc SIouAo DIS
our infantry moved forward turning
their machine guns on the shelters
and reserves Of the enemy"
CANADIANS CONQUER RESERVES.
Canadian Headquarters in France,
Aug 16. (By Canadian Press Limited)
The Germans are now fighting with
great tenacity to maintain their precar-
ious hold on the central portion OF
Lens. Throughout yesterday and last
night they brought up fresh troops
with which to carry on counter at
tacks.
The original German force which
met our assault yesterday was pretty
well accounted for by the attacking
forces. 1t consisted of two battalions
of the 165th regiment, two of the 26th,
two of the 156th and one Of the 293rd.
German regiments consist of three bat
talions each and after the battalions OF
the three first mentioned regiments
had been put out of action, the reserve
battalions were moved up hurriedly.
At 9 o'clock, while headed toward Hill
70, these battalions were caught under
our artillery fire and dispersed.
BARRAGE WlTHERS FOE.
The enemy leaders next called upon
the fourth guard division which had
been held on this section of the line
for such an emergency as that which
confronted the defenders Of Lens. The
guards proceeded toward Bots Hugo
with the evident intention Of retaking
Hill TO- They too, were caught under
our artillery and machine gun bar
rage and 80 roughly handled that two
attempts to advance, one at 11:5O
O'Clock and the second shortly after
noon. had to be abandoned.
Hill 70 was not even seriously men.
aced during the remainder Of the day.
TEUTONS MUST QUIT LENS.
A short way to the north, between
st. Laurent and Lens, the enemy re-
covered portion of line of reserve
trenches, the position Of which lessons
for a moment our pressure from the
north.
Artillery and machine gun experts
declare the enemy position is an i'm
possible one and that IL he cannot
drive us off Hill 70 he will have to get
out Of Lens.
Our casualties can now be spoken Of
as light.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-08-17

group were expected to oppose the Sc
cret session program.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-08-17

Houthulst forest and also on the rail-
way station at Lchterwald.
During our attack in the region of
Allies and Hurtebise our aviators
were not deferred by the bad weather
from flying very close to the ground as
our infantry moved forward turning
their machine guns on the shelters
and reserves of the enemy"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-08-17
G COMPANY WILL
LEAVE TOMORROW

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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-08-17
SMALL GAINS, BERLIN INSISTS.

Berlin, Aug. 16.-British troops yes
terday unsuccessfully attempted to
take the village of Vendin lie Well, 2a
miles east Of Loos on the Lens front
the German general staff reported to.
day. The British gains, it was added,
were small
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-07-16
WIDER SLEDS
after 1919
IS The LAW
Draft Sleighs Must Measure Four Feet
and Six Inches From Center
to Center After jan
uary 1919.

A law passed in the closing days of
the legislature will be of interest to
sleigh manufacturers and dealers as
a violation of it entails a fine of SIS
to $25 for each offense The law fol-
lows:
After January 1, 1919 it shall be un-
lawful for any person, firm or corpo-
ration in this state to sell any new or
first-hand draftsleigh, No. and up
wards, manufactured after said date,
to any person or persons residing in
this state for use herein, unless the
runners of such sleigh shall measure
from center to center four feet and
six inches And on and after such date
it shall be unlawful for any person or
persons to use upon any of the public
highways Of this state any such sleigh
purchased at first-hand after said first
day of January, 1919, unless the run
ners shall measure from center to CEN
ter four feet and six inches
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-07-16
WANTS COSTS REDUCED
IN RETAIL DELIVERY

Milwaukee merchants and business
ordered by customers will be asked to
attend a meeting, in all proba bility
during the present week, to consider
ways and means for conserving man
power and reducing the wasteful use
of gasoline, tires and so forth through
the present superservice attached to
general merchandising.
This meeting will be called at the
instance of the council of national de-
tense. 1t will be formal and authori-
tative, although, so far as is known,
no government official will attend it.
1t will be shown that the national
council of defense proposes to put GER
tain economies up to the merchants
and ask their voluntary cooperation,
but it also will be made plain that the
prevention of waste asked for by the
government will be enforced in case
of resistance or the withholding of
effective aid.
What the Government Asks.
Some of the things the government
asks now and will insist upon later if
necessary, are:
Two day deliveries as a maximum
and one delivery a day where practic-
able.
A special charge for special delive-
ries.
New rules to reduce the expense of
the return goods system
While the movement Immediately in
wolves every business man who con-
ducts delivery service, the public is
expected to do it's part and these ways
are suggested:
1. When shopping do not leave the
store empty handed Garry parcels
with you to the extent of your ability.
Help to make this ''the fashion"
2. When you have goods to return,
do not leave home empty handed.
3. Do not purchase until you are
fairly sure you are going to keep it,
because large percentage of all the
work done by stores is wasted in hand
ling goods which are returned and
have to be sold over agfn.
4. Avoid c. o. D. purchases.
5. Shop early in the day.
Those are some of the things the
public will have to accustom itself to
under the national policy adopted and
to be enforced and not planned by
business men for commercial convent
ence.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-07-16

THE STROLLER

A Milwaukee exchange comes across
with the information that when the city
hall bell tolls midnight on Saturday
night, key will click thirty for the
saloon and restaurant "a, 81 Mason
street.
All this may be so-or in other words
August Kahlo's old place may be going
out of business, for thirty in news
paper talk means good night, auf VIE
dersehen, all revoir and adios
But what rifles us is the fact that the
scribe in his article goes on and says
that editors and reporters gathered
there to discuss the beats of the day
over every stein Of lager This hurts
our dignity-nOt only personal-but
the fact that it is a slur on the profess
sion, for who ever heard of anyone con-
nected with the newspaper game in
dulging in strong drink
Some old time authors such as Lord
Byron, Edgar Allen Poe, Dante or Joe
Miller might have done so but not us.
Nowadays we are mostly pure-if we
live in bOne-dry state, unless some
friendly bootlegger comes across. Even
then we only taste the vile stuff in
order that we may warn others of the
evils thereof.
At times, the newspaper man NAV
stay up late at night, but that is neces-
sary in war times. Besides statistics
have shown that almost all of the great
men died in bed, and therefore it may
be policy to avoid the main issue as
much as possible
We advise our Milwaukee exchange
not to be too hard on the newspaper
man, for genius is frail even today, and
we might yet even in our ripper years
be tempted by suggestion.
-
Once in awhile a passenger on a
train enjoys free ride. A day or two
ago a Watertown man coming from
the north fell into doze as he saw
visions of hot weather and ice disap-
pearance and awoke at Johnson Creek
mad as halter. A friend, however,
consoled him and invited him to dinner
at Jefferson which he gladly accepted
and for awhile forgot all about his
roseate dream.
Tell all you know, add a little to it,
then add what rumor says and by that
time you will have created a little
paradise for the person under discus
sion.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-07-16
HEALTH NOTICE.

The health department an
nOunces that vigorous steps
will be taken to see that all or
dinances relating to public
health and sanitation are en-
forced. This means that all
garbage and refuse must be
kept covered and removed at
least once week. All alleys,
backwards, stables, etc., must
be kept clean. All citizens are
asked to cooperate with the
board to enforce the ordinances
by reporting violations.
Health Department.
WatertOWn, July II, 1917.