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FIVE DEATHS IN RACE
WAR IN ILLINOIS
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mob massed in the street. marching
toward the machine.
Sergeant Coppedge asked the
negroes where they were going and
was met with curt reply and an
order to drive on" He told them that
he and his party were officers and had
come to see order was maintained.
"We1l 20 on about your business,
was the reply. accompanied by vol.
ley Of shots Coppedge was killed In.
stantly and the other three officers
wounded
When word Of the killing Of Cop
pedge reached police headquarters
Chief OF Police Hickey ordered every
available patrolman on duty and asked
for the services Of zoo soldiers OF the
Sixth Illinois infantry stationed here
under Major Cavanaugh. A Gordon
was thrown around the negro belt and
soldiers and patrol went through every
house searching men and women for
weapons.
Race rioting in East st. Louis first
broke out May %. when the robbery Of
two white men by negroes precipitated
violence which resulted In injury Of
about twoscore negroes and dozen
white men in four days. The rioting
was preceded by an indignation meet,
ing attended by several thousand per
sons. The home of one negro family
was burned and a large number Of
them left the city.
The trouble grew out Of the importa-
ton of negro laborers from the south.
The trouble today Is thought to
have been caused by desire on the
part Of the negroes for revenge
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EACH CLAIMANT TO BE
HEARD ON EXEMPTION
al and to preserve untarnished the
honor of the nation.
IMPORTANCE OF lMPARTlAllTY,
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honor OF the nation
IMPORTANCE OF lMPARTiALiTY.
"Our armies at the front will be
strengthened and sustained II they be
composed of men free from any sense
Of injustice in the mode Of selection
and they will be inspired to loftier ef-
forts in behalf Of country in which
the citizens called uron to perform
high public functions perform them
with Justice, fearlessness and Impair
TALLY"
Upon organizing, the local boards
will take over from the registration
boards all registration cards which
they will number serially and list for
posting to public view. Then, after
having been advised Of the method by
which the order of liability for service
shall be determined and Of the quota
to be drawn from its territory (minus
credits for enlistments in the national
guard or regular army each board will
prepare a list Of persons designated for
service In the order Of their liability,
post the list. give it to the press and
within three days send notice to each
designated person by mail.
As the men so notified appear the
boards first will make physical ex-
animation In accordance with special
regulations to be provided. bearing in
mind that all persons accepted by
them will be re-examined by army sur
geons.
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"YOUNG MAN,"
WOULD ENLIST
/ WAS TOO OLD FOR CIVIL WAR
BUT SAYS HE CAN SHOOT
WITH ANY GERMAN.

st. Paul. Mimi, July 2.--Wiliam n
Dayie of Tamoca, Wash. who says ne
is in the prime of life at 81 years OF
age, would like to go to war. In few
more years will be too Old says the
old man who longs for action in the
present war
"Shucks! It makes me tired! Here
] am in the prime Of life and they
won't let me enlist"
Mr. Davie, a young Teller" who con-
fessed to being 81 years old said so at
the Union depot today, where, smoking
many long stogies, he waited for a
Northern Pacific train to start for Ia
coma, Wash.
WANTS TO FIGHT.
I'D like to go to war Mr.. Davle
continued ."In a few more years
will be too old. can see and shoot
as we'll as any Of them now and there
isn't a German in the world who could
get near enough to harm me-"
He expressed his belief that he could
'do his Bit as we'll as any man 40
years his Junior, except that a slight
hitch in the hip" might give him "a
little trouble if there was much march
ing"
Mr.. Davie had been to Pittsburgh to
visit daughter and was on his way
home across the continent. He was
born in Halifax, Nova Scotia. June 10.
| 1920. one of the ten children. seven OF
whom lived to be 80 years OF age or
more.
He bit off the end of fresh stogie.
FOND OF STOGIES.
"Yup." he said. 81 smoke lot. !
began smoking when 10 years old and
have smoked ever since. When / was
u years old I went away on a whaling
trip which lasted two years. We were
able to buy fine Havana cigars then for
cents each. You can't buy as good
cigars at any price nowadays.
IT learned to smoke stogies on a
trip to Pittsburgh and haven't been
/ without them since. I buy them by
the thousand"
MI. Davie advised persons seeking
long lives to exercise frequently. eat
heartily and enjoy life.
my one regret is that I can't go to
war" he concluded. "They told me
during the civil war that I was too old
and now they say the same thing"
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OftII WITHOUT AIMS
The drill for the first four days will
be without arms or equipment A.
ter this training, the men will carry
their equipment The lecture hour
from 1 to o'clock will be given over
to instructions in personal hygienics
and sanitation, care Of feet, nomen-
clature and courtesy, care OF rifle,
care Of clothing and equipment, in
dividual cooking and military law.
Camp Near Town
The camp is situated about half
mile beyond the end Of the Court
street car line. The drainage is very
good and there is plenty Of water.
The site was donated to the company
by L. A. Andrew, Of the Citizens Saw
ings bank. and will be used as long
asc the soldiers remain in town.
Visitors will be welcome at the
camp but as the training Is Of ser.
ious nature, the officers hope that
nothing will be done that will inter
fere with the work of the men or In
ture the discipline.
The members of Co. G who entered
training today are:
Philip Binls, First sergeant
Carl G. Hallberg, supply sergeant.
Joseph e. Hallender, sergeant.
Edgar S. Lowe, George H. Inns, Har
nv e. Blizzard, James l. Finarty, Don
old E. Cox and Lloyd F. Kendall, cor
porals.
William A. Hobbs and Riley Hudson
cooks.
Herbert F. Gilger. Arthur e. Goehr.
Aret ~
Yates.
Charles Orman, Roy R. Robson,
William A. Veach, Cecil e. Williamson,
William J. Woodrow, instructors.
Privates Benjamin Allendar, Ralph
Allender. Dewey G. Alderdice. Everett
Arnold, Clarence f. BAILEY. Dale R..
Bartlett. Frank ]. Beck, Philip Blake,
James N. Bright. James H. Burns, Ho-
mer Clarke, Fred Cherhekle. Frank ".
Cockerill, Raymond r. Cowdery. Clar-
ence ]. Curtis. d. w. Davis. Roy Davis,
Raymond c. Davidson. Urban Dayton.
George c. Dowell. Reuben Dragoo,
George C. Duffield. Earl r. Durham,
Charles F. Gilbert. Leo B. Pagan, Clyde
". Flanders, Gerherdt Fleming, Owen
F. Fuqua, Francis ]. Gallagher. Homer
w. Gardner, Earl Gardner. Fred L..
Gowdy, Wendall Graham, Carl NJ Gus
tafson, Frank c. Harker, Carl Hillgard-
ner, Carl W. Hampton, William B.
Hancock, William P. Hoskins, Charles
w. Jacobs. Ralph F. Kilby, Guy L. Kit
to, Carl R. Kramer, Harry e. Kregor,
James L. Lane, George w. Lewis, Ben
jamin Lindquist Earl Mccoy. Kenneth
c. Mcdonald. Leo ]. Mcmillan, Merl
Martin. William Maloney, George c.
Mattox. Warren S. Miller. Axel Olson,
Jacob L. Orman, Thomas ]. Orman
William NJ. Osler, George H. Person
Henry S. Prather, Clinton Rhoades
Frank and Charles Riley, Earl Roll
son. William NJ. Ruckman, William H.
Scott. Julius A. Seaberg. Cecil A. Sim
mer, Fred W. Schimtz, Patrick W.
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and banquet tonight at which the
city council will be represented. They
will leave at o'clock tomorrow morn
ing for Milwaukee, whence they will
go to Green Bay, Wis. the center Of a
colony Of more than $4,000 Belgians.
1.-THE decision of the United States
to enter the war meant the salvation
of Belgium" Baron Moncheur said to-
day. your help together with the
help Of all our brave allies will finish
the Germans"
INDEPENDENCE OR DEATH.
He also expressed his nations deter
mination to fight for freedom with the
last Of its strength. Rather than not
be independent when we emerge from
the war;" he said, I'VE prefer to die. No
kind Of German dependency would be
tolerated to our people"
Baron Moncheur paid high tribute
to Herbert c. Hoover. food director
who served for the first three years of
the war as head of the committee for
Belgian relif Belgium owes him a
very great debt Of gratitude" said the
leader Of the mission. land although
his work is now going for the benefit
Of the United States and all the allies,
his methods and the great machine
that he developed are still being used
for the help OF my country"
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oTTUMWA sEMI-WEEKLY COURIER, TUESDAY, JULY g. 1917
DRYS SCORE WHEN
GORE PLAN WINS
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ment control to hides and skins and
their products, which would include
leather and shoes, also was adopted
without record vote.
cUMMINs CARRIES POINT.
The senate took up the amendments
in committee OF the whole. One by
Senator Wadsworth, for government
control Of petroleum and "its fuel
power producing or lubricating pro-
ducts" was rejected. The bill provides
for control of petroleum and its pro
ducts"
Senator Cummins' amendment plac-
ing in the list lumber or the "joint
products or product Of two or more OF
the said materials" was accepted.
Senators expressed the belief that
there will be no opposition to amend
ments agreed to by the senate as a
committee Of the whole when the final
vote Is taken.
HINsHAW ATTACKS WILSON.
Virgil G.. Hinshaw, chairman of the
national committee of the prohibition
party today issued statement attack
Ing President Wilson's action in ask
ing prohibition leaders not to delay
passage OF the food control bill by In
sisting on retention of the provisions
affecting the manufa cture Of beer and
light wines.
I'VE would undoubtedly have ma
tional prohibition within thirty days"
said Mr.. Hinshaw. "were It not for the
interference of Woodrow Wilson COM
ing to the rescue Of the brewers IN
the final hour.
TT his purpose had been to speed
legislation, he would not have suggest.
ed course involving the reversal OF
the entire lower house. excepting five
members.
"cANNoT LEAD MORAL FORCES"
"He may lead the economic forces
but he cannot lead the moral forces
henceforth."
The anti-saloon leagues legislative
committee In response to President
Wilson's request. agreed not to press
for prohibition Of beer and light wines
in connection with the food bill but
said 1t would work for the enactment
OF such legislation later on.
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LONDON NEWSPAPERS
FACE CENSOR'S QUIZ

Paris, July Am official statement
issued at the headquarters of the
American army states that an investi-
cation is in progress as to the prema-
ture publication in London papers Of
June % Of the arrival Of the first
American expeditionary forces.
The American correspondent who
was allowed to go to the port OF dis
embarkation, says the statement, COM
piled with the understanding that moth
ing was to be published until release
wds given The London papers pub
lisAed the report of the landing, how
even while some of the transports
stk \were passing through the danger
zonS
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Nation Would Die Rather
Than Be German Colony,
Belgiun1's Envoy Declares

HICAGO 1.-The Belgian
Monheur chief the political bureau Of the Belgian ONCE
- in Havre, arrived in Chicago this morning
of the
TO VISIT BELGIAN
a
which
the Belgian
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LETTER TELLS
OF ARMY CAMP
FIT. OGLETHORPE BASE HOSPITAL
DEMONSTRATES NEED OF
PHYSICIANS, SAYS LAMBERT.

An interesting letter from Dr.. E. }.
Lambert, who is one OF the local
physicians in the service in one OF the
medical reserve officers training
camps, writes The Courier from Ft.
Oglethorpe, Ca, where he is doing
duty at the base hospital. He tells OF
the need for the medical profession
in the army and says that those al
ready on duty are being kept very busy
with prospect of having their num-
bers largely increased and their time
pretty well taken up with study and
work.
Will Publish Letters.
The letter from DR.. Lambert will be
of interest to many here and suggests
a plan whereby the men who enter the
service may keep in touch with nome
folks and each other with The Courier
as medium Of communication. The
Courier will be glad to publish letters
from doctors, soldiers and sailors, as
well as any others whose bit" takes
them away from home during the war
so that in this way the men may
know where other Ottumwans are To-
Gated. as in the large camps 1t Is prac-
tica1lv imnossible to know who all are
neighbors.
The letter is given herewith:
Have Much To Do.
Base Hospital,
Fl Oglethorpe, Ga"
Dear Friends:
1.-THE Courier Of the twenty-seventh
was the first piece of mail have re-
ceived from home, since left Ottum'
wa and cannot tell you how welcome
It was. Have been assigned active
duty at the hospital which has now
something over 500 beds. but which
will shortly have $500. There are
TWENTY-FIVE of us doing the hospital
work and recruit examinations while
over at the medical officers training
camp there are about 500 doctors DO
ing az strenuous drilling and study as
thew can stand. Up at 4:30 to a. m.
and 20 to bed at 9 to 10 p. m. and glad
to do 1t.
Expect To Go Abroad.
1--WE hospital men are expected to
spend as much time as we can at the
training camp and get their instruc-
ton and French. so 1t looks IKE the
continent soon for most of us.
" WOODEN Guy is SpllHSIAS w oi'
every side and Chickamauga park will
soon have population estimated from
10000 to $4,000 men. At present We
think we have from $1,000 to 10000.
but we do not know. In fact, suppose
nobody knows anything of importance.
Need More Doctors.
"There is going to be an enormous
demand made on the medical profes-
sion and If the doctors Of the country
could sec how badly thev are needed
and needed at once. think more would
be in the service.
"Most of the men here in the medi-
cal CORPS are from Atlantic states,
from Maine to Louisiana. am the
only one from Iowa with one from iii.
nois. and two or three from Indiana
and Ohio
'I was wondering how II would be
for everyone in the army from Ottunl'
wa to write regularly to some one per-
son or place. as The Courier, and
through that medium receive news
from each other for can see that we
may be stationed few miles apart
here or on the continent and not know
it. What do you think Of some such
scheme? Time for lights out, 80 must
close. Thanking you for the first news
from Ottumwa, l am,
"Yours sincerely.
&c. J. Lambert"
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co. G IS NOW
CAMPING OUT
RECRUITS UNDER CAPTAIN STEL
LER AND LIEUTENANT MEL.
SON START WORK TO-DAY

The new recruits Of Co. G. third
Iowa infantry entered training al
Camp Andrew, north of the city this
Afternoon. One hundred and five men
under the command Of Captain Ed
Steller and Lieutenant o. B. Nelson,
left the armory shortly after noon
for the camping grounds. The bag
gage was hauled to the site this morn.
ing.
The regulations for the training
came this morning from the adjutant
generals office. The order calls for
the regulations to go into effect on
July 3.
Few Are Furlou9hed
A number of the recruits who have
business duties to take care Of in town
were furloughed by Captain Steller on
account OF not having enough equip
ment. AS soon as equipment is re-
ceived these boys will be called into
| training.
Early this morning the members Of
the company gathered at the armory
and were detailed to get the baggage
packed and loaded. The men when
! they marched to the camp site, car
ried their packs and rifles.
Have Restrictions
A section in the regulations from
the adtutant general states that no
women will be allowed to remain
near the camp after tattoo which will
be sounded at O'Clock every night.
The officers also expect to expel all
visitors from the grounds when this
call is blown.
The company is very much in need
of an ice box which will take care Of
about $50 pounds of Ice Captain Stel-
Ter would like very much to
get such a box at once and any
one that has. refrigerator can aid
the company very much by donating
its use.
Duties Eor Each Oav
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AlNoENeuRe VISITS ALLY

Berlin, July 2.-Official announce.
ment is made that Field Marshal Won
Hindenburg and General Won Luden-
dorff, quartermaster general. have ar.
rived at the headquarters OF the Aus.
tro-Hungarian army. thus returning
the visit which the Austrian Field
Marshal Arthur - Won Straussen.
burg made to the German headquar.
tiers March H. Conferences will be
held at Vienna later.
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GOING TO CHICAGO?
TAKE A RAZOR ALONG

Chicago. July 2-Barbers in down
town shops were ordered out on strike
to-day. They demand wage conces-
sions and shorter hours from master
BARRIERS Members of the union de-
,clared several thousand chairs would
be vacant today because Of the strike.
Shuckrow. Herman U. Stirneman. Har-
vey Station. George Swanson, Fred
Swenson, James r. Vaughn. MARROW
Work and Elmer Wright.
Lee c. Stuart and viii hobbs of Co.
NJ are on duty with Co. G.
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Obituary
John Crowley

The funeral of John Crowley was
held from the Sacred Heart church
Yesterday afternoon at 3 O'Clock, con-
Quoted by the pastor. Rev. James Fo-
ley. Interment followed in Calvary
cemetery.
Mr.C rowley was former Ottumwan
who for the past forty years has been
employed as an engineer on the Cot
ton Belt railroad in Arkansas and Tex
as and for thirty-five years on the
same passenger run. His death &C.
CURED as result of a paralytic
stroke last "Wednesday in a hospital
at Texarkana, Tex.
The remains accompanied by three
fellow engineers Of that road, men,
bers of the B. OF L. E. division No.
S5s of Pine Bluff Ark. r. H. Rue.
Dewitt Hope and George Merrill, ar
rived Saturday They were taken to
the home of his sister. Mrs. John W.
Kelly, GIL East Second street. Large
floral tokens from the B. of l.. E.. Elks
and friends in the southwestern city
were sent here with the remains testi.
flying to the high regard of the dece.
dent.
The pail bearers were from the Mil.
waukee and Burlington B. of l.. E.
division. J. B. Smith. F. f. Orvis,
James Gordon, M. J. Mccarthy, An.
drew McAloon and NJ. ]. Canny. The
three visiting engineers with Charles
Lewis were honorary pail bearers and
took care OF the floral pieces.
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any Tin Galicia east Of Lemberg)
an artillery battle of great intens.
ity has taken place.
Rumanian front: An enemy rail
way train in motion was destroyed
by our artillery In the region Of
Lamuntelu mountain in the Car
pathians.
Caucasian front: In the section
Of Panjwin Tin Turkey near the
Persian border) the Turks launch
ed q series Of attacks on our posi-
lions near Distan. Northwest OF
Sepne or advanced detachments
after energetic pursuit Of the
Turks, reached the region Of Herr
bar lake and engaged In battle
with the enemy who was defending
the road to Pantwin."
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MOTOR SEEKS RECRUITS
Chicago, July IA travelling motor
recruiting office started today on q
triup through northern Illinois to en-.
list men for the navy.
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GOVERNMENT MAY TAKE SHIPS

Washington, D. c., July 2Secretary
Redfeld is preparing to warn business
that the government may find 1t neces-
sary to requisition shipping tonnage
within short time. Industries will be
told they should adjust their affairs
accordingly.
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Semj.WEEKLY COURIER
cHANGlNG ADDRESS.

Subscribers wishing their address
changed will please give the name "
the postoffice to which the paper mas
been sent as we'll as the posto1llce "
.,ic, they desire y changed.
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cERmANs MINIMIZE DEFEAT.

Berlin. July l, iva lIOn0on, july o.
A semi-ofricial statement discussing
the recent British attack. says the aim
evidently Of enveloping the Lens sal
lent continues. Since the Germans
rectified the front at the beginning Of
the Arras attack, the salient has with
stood all the hard British blows.
German batteries massed here
caused the enemy heaviest losses by
devastating flank IRE against Meri-
court and Gavrelle. The once bloom
ing mining town is a heap Of ruins.
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FRENCH aETAkE TRENCHES

Paris July a. The French last
night made a counter attack and eject.
ed the Germans from trenches cap
tured by them In the offensive last
week on the Asne front along the
Ailles-Paissy road, the war office an
pounces.
The statement follows: South OF
St. Quentin We repulsed an enemy at
tack on small posts near Gauchy.
"1n the sector between Cerny and
Allies, particularly heavy artillery
fighting continues. Late in the day
our troops made a counter attack on
both sides Of the Ailles-Paissy road
This action, conducted in spirited
manner, enabled us to eject the Ger
mans from the line of trenches which
they had occupied"
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Frank Day Of the First Methodist
church. Interment in Ottumwa GENE
terry.
Craig, the infant son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Johnston was buried Saturday in o.
tumwa cemetery.
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N. L. Arrison

~. FNITTSVV
The funeral of N. l.. Arrison, who
died Saturday at his home, 1901 West
Second street. was held from the resi-
dence this afternoon at o'clock con-
Quoted by Rev. Thomas G. Berger. Of
the West End Presbyterian church.
The two sons. Harry, Of Alliance, Neb.,
and Ralph, Of Sheridan. Wyo.. arrived
last night to attend the funeral. In
terment took place in Ottumwa ceme-
terry.
The pail bearers were. T. Fl. Pickler,
Lew Schaefer, John w. Gray. Fl. c..
Williams. N. r. Reed and e. G.. Moon.