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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-10-30
ONE LONE 'COLORED
MAN GOES TO CAMP

Fairfield, Oct. 27.-The Jefferson
county exemption board received word
from the officials in Des Moines sew
'eral days ago to send the colored men
in the first one hundred per cent 20
Camp Dodge on Saturday morning,
October. 81. and in accordance with
those instructions notified the only
colored boy in that number of his TO-
quired services. Herman Sperling is
the boy and was in the employee of the
Burlington railway company on a
gang Of section men, when he regis
tered in Fairfield on June s. After
ward his gang went to Keokuk to
work and later to Galesburg, ILL.,, but
he kept the local board informed CT
his whereabouts and when he was no.
titled to appear before them on Friday
afternoon October 26th for final in
structions he arrived ut noon.
This morning young Snerling Left
for Ees Moines, the sole representa-
tive of his race from Jefferson county
but he displayed the true American
spirit and expressed himself as ready
TO serve his country to the best of his
ability.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-10-30
PROMOTE PROJECT
TO RECLAIM LAND

MODALE. Oct, 27-The Utman
Farms company, which owns about
1900 acres of land on "Crow Island
two miles southwest of Modale, is pro-
noting project to reclaim several
thousand acres Of overflow land on the
ISLAND"
Machinery is on the ground for build
ing dixie along the Missouri river
about five miles long and contract
has been let for concrete dam and
flood gate across the mouth of the old
Soldier river bed. The Soldier river
now empties into the Missouri North
west Of Mondamin through the "cut-
off" canal. Backwater from the Mis-
souri, overflows thousands of acres of
otherwise available farm lands on the
island" and Mr.. Utman has had the
situation gone over by competent engi-
neers who recommend the work pro-
posed as solution Of the difficulty.
The cost of the work is estimated at
100000
The Utman company is now thresh-
ing an eighty-five acre field of navy
beans.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-10-30
HUNS FOOD
PLOT Barred
BY HOOVER
Elevators and Stockyards
At Seattle Are Put Under
Heavy Guard Following
Warning By Food Com
troller.
ANIMALS FOR ARMY
! CRIPPLED BY SPIES.

Seattle, Wash. Oct. 27.-In response
to a warning telegram by Food Admin
istrator Hoover of reported conspir.
acy afoot in the northwest to destroy
grain supplies and cattle, steps are be.
ing taken today to safeguard grain ele.
vators and stockyards in this state.
PLOT is FAR-REAcHING.
Mr.. Hoovers telegram said:
am informed of widespread
conspiracy on the part of the
enemy to destroy animals in stock
yards and grain supplies. In view
of the tremendous loss Of food sus-
tanned by the recent fire in the
Kansas City stock yards, urge
that you get in touch Immediately
with all stock yards companies in
the state of Washington.
Emphasize the vital importance
OF largely augmented watch serv-
ice and other fire protection. /
also believe Governor Leister and
the governors of all other states
should have the principal stock
yards patrolled by trustworthy
home-guards. This warning also
applies to grain elevators. The
serious loss of wheat in the recent
Brooklyn fire must not occur
again.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-10-30
HE|RESS HURLS
SELF into Sc A
Fear of U-Boats Causes
Helen Cudahy To End
Life.

Paris, Oct. N.-Miss Helen Cudahy.
q daughter Of Patrick Cudahy, the
Milwaukee meat packer committed sui
eide in mid-ocean on October 10, ac-
cording to the army edition of the Chi
|cago Tribune.
Fear of submarines is believed to
have been the motive for her act, the
newspaper says. According to this
account Miss Cudahy, who was coming
to France on Red Cross mission, ap-
peared to be cheerful early in the voy-
age but when the submarine zone was
approached and a convoy met the
steamer, she remained in her cabin.
A friend who went to her cabin on
the night of October 10 found the
cabin empty, the port hole open and
this hurriedly written note:
ut is all for the best. Keep as much
as possible from father and mother.
Notify my brother, Michael"
Search of the boat failed to reveal
any further evidence of her disappear
ance or any person who witnessed the
tragedy. Miss Cudahys body has not
been recovered.
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CONGREGATIONAL HOSPITAL.

Des Moines. Oct. 27.-The Iowa Con-
gregational hospital, the first hospital
built by the Congregational church in
the United States, was dedicated to-
day by Rev. p. A. Johnson of
Grinnell. mission superintendent of
Iowa Heretofore hospital building by
this denomination has been confined to
foreign missionary fields. An elabor.
ate building program for this country
has been decided upon and others will
follow. The building just dedicated is
memorial to Bertha NJ Parsons. a
Northwestern university student who
lost her life in the wreck Of the steam
er Christopher Columbus at Milwaukee
several months ago.
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EVERY TOWN
HASDELEGATES
BETWEEN 5000 AND 6,ooo IOWA
TEACHERS TO ATTEND
CONVENTION.

Iowa City. Oct. 27.-The sixty-third
annual session of the Iowa State
Teachers association will convene in
Des Moines on Thursday. November J
with between five and six thousand
delegates from practically every town
in the state. according to Prof. +. e.
Ensign Of the State University, chair
man OF the executive committee in
this organization. The three-day pro
gram is the strongest it has been IN
years and advance indications are that
the meeting will be an unusually sue
cessful one.
The first forenoon Of the conference
will be given over to meeting OF the
educational council. This COMMITTEES
will recommend new constitution
for the organization, it is said. Thurs
day afternoon will be occupied by
various conferences and informal
meetings.
GOV. HARDING TO TALK.
On Thursday evening will occur the
formal opening of the session. Gov
". l.. Harding will deliver his address
of welcome and Mrs. Eva NJ. Fleming
superintendent of the DEBORAH schools
the fifth woman In the history OF the
association to receive the presidency
will give her inaugural address. DE-
w. F. Fitzpatrick of Columbia univer
sity will be another speaker in Thurs
day nights program,
President Henry SuzzalO Of the
University of Washington, DR.. Henry
H. Goddard of Bineland, New Jersey
specialist in the development of alb
normal children, and Miss Julia Lath'
rop. head of the children's bureau ct
the United States government. are
among the persons who will appea,
on the program Friday forenoon and
afternoon.
The immense coliseum will be
called into service for Madam Louise
Homer's concert Friday evening. All
teachers and friends Of teachers en-
rolling will have reserved seats for
this concert which alone would more
than warrant the trip to Des Moines
from any part of the state, says the
University educator in charge of the
program.
MADAM HOMER SINGS.
The program on the evening OF
Madam Homer's appearance will be-
gin at 7 o'clock with special music by
Des Moines high school orchestra
This will be followed by an exhibition
of Swedish physical training by a
group of students from Grandview col
lege OF Des Moines. The annual form.
al business meeting VIII be held d.
rectly after the New York sopranos
recital
The three-day session will close Sat
,lriay morning with program OF such
interest that it will induce great
proportion of the visiting teachers to
remain, Professor Ensign says. Prof
P. w. Dykema of the University OF
Wisconsin will speak on the subject
of community singing at 9 o'clock in
the forenoon. Following this State
Superintendent Deyoe will give an ad.
dress on Making an American and
DR.. F. w. Johns of the University OF
Chicago is another one of the speak.
ers at this final meeting.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-10-30
SCHUMANN HEINK
AIDS ARMY FUNDS

Camp Funston, Kas.. Oct. 27.-The
Knights of Columbus and the Y. NJ. G.
A., here each was in receipt today Of a
check for $1,000 from Nine. Schumann-
Heink, the concert singer. The checks
were one-half the proceeds Of con-
cert given recently in Chicago. The
other half was given to a California
regiment where one of the singers
sons is private. The regiment recent
ly elected her as an honorary colonel.
Written on the check sent in Nine.
Schuman-Heink's own handwriting,
was little note, reading:
"$1,0O0-To my darling, beloved sol
der boys, from Mother"
A second son of the singer, Ferdi-
nand Schumann, is private in the
eighty.ninth division of the national
army here.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-10-30
JUDGE HUNTER PREs,oEs.

Fairfield, Oct. 27.-The November
term Of the district court opens in
Fairfield on Monday, November 9
with Judge Francis M. Hunter of o.
tumwa presiding. From all appear.
ances the four weeks term will not
be a busy one unless the grand jury
makes it So Only twelve new cases
have been filed for this term and not
one of them is for divorce. At the
September term OF court there were
twenty-five petitions for divorce.
The report Of the grand jury at the
September term has not yet been
made public and 1t is said quietly that
there will be some work for the court
by this body and it is known that
there are several matters to be
brought before the grand jury at this
term. Practically all of the cases
which have been filed recently are for
damages in some form, and the
docket will probably be cleared OF 4
number Of cases which had to be car.
ried over.
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ASK FEDERAL AID.

Iowa City, Oct. 27.-The johnson
county board OF supervisors has for
mally applied to the Iowa state high
way commission for Johnson county 8
share of the federal countyco-operative
road fund (s47.719.10) and pledged the
good faith of the county to carry out
the governments wishes as to new
bridges, roads, Improvements of high
ways, and paving. The board estab-
lished the Kalona road, the North Lib
erty road, and the River-to-River or
Marengo road, formally and definitely.
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depended on approaching the scene
quietly. The troops turned corner
and disappeared down an ink-black
screened road AS major standing
there listened, he looked continuously
at an Illuminated watch dial. He said:
"The men from the other direction
should be entering the trenches now
I have been standing here waiting to
hear if the Germans discover the
movement" He paused, listened, and
then continued:
"There is no firing yet, although I
expect it, for no doubt we are in for a
strait if the boche knows we are go
ing in"
No "straff'' developed, although the
Germans put over few customary
Substituting nothing.
FRENCH KISS SAMMlES.
The troops entered the trenches
safely, unit by unit passing quickly to
the places assigned them. Quietness
was essential, but the French welcome
none the less was heard and it was en-
thusiastic.
Every American was shaken by the
hand, some were Rugged and even
custom. Some of the French troops
were those who helped to train the
Americans. The trenches were found
to be muddy, but nevertheless in con.
dition of excellent construction. Greet
ings being over, the Americans settled
down and at daylight, under low-hung
dripping clouds, they got their first
view OF the German lines stretching
away in the rolling train.
RAIN DRENCHEs LINE.
1t has rained daily since and the
troops now are covered with mud.
Officers say they are certain the Ger
mans know the Americans are oppo-
site them, but there has been no spe-
cial activity
One American battery observed and
scattered marching enemy group
with shell fire.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-10-30
GENERALLY CHILL
WEATHER FORECAST

Washington D. c. Oct 27-Weather
predictions for the week beginning,
Sunday issued by the weather bureau
today arc:
Plains States and Upper and Middle
Mississippi valleys: Generally low
temperature with occasional local
SHOWS.
Region of Greak Lakes: Unsettled
weather first of the week with fall in
temperature which will set in Monday.
Rain or snow about Wednesday and
again at the end of the week.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-10-30
Vets Hold Lead
In Vote Recount
For SO Counties

NES MONIES, Oct. 29-Eighty-
six of the ninety-nine coun-
ties in Iowa had reported to-
day on the official recount of the
ballots cast in the constitutional
prohibition election without mate
rally changing the unofficial fig
ures, the VETS still holding a
lead of approximately 1000.
Official figures from the eighty
six counties combined with unoffi-
cial~figures on the remaining thir-
teen counties gave vote Of 214,-
143 for and 215,252 against the.
prohibitory amendment.
The official returns showed
wide discrepancies in many coun-
ties in the unofficial vote an
nounced by county auditors follow
ing the election. The variations
worked both ways, however, and
advantages gained by the drys
were offset by those favoring the
vets.
The state executive council will
take up the canvass of the COM
plete official recount early next
week,
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-10-30
KILLS LARGE RED
FOX WITH KNIFE

Bellevue, Oct. 27.--Nick Blitgen, a
farmer residing three miles south OF
Bellevue, had unique experience sew
eral days ago when he killed a large
red fox which attacked him
Mr.. Blitgen had gone to his barnyard
to investigate commotion among his
chickens, and in turning the corner OF
his barn the fox jumped at him, claw
ing at his chest
He knocked the animal down with
the gun he carried and it jumped at
him again, hitting his knee and tearing
his trouser leg in shreds. Grabbing
the fox with his hands he succeeded
in downing it, and with his pocket
knife he stabbed it to death.
AS rule, the fox is cowardfy ami
NAL, always running away, but this
one was vicious. Mr.. Blitgen will have
the skin tanned and keep it.
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HALL WINS HORSE CASE.

Corydon. Oct. 27.-The jury in the
case of c. e. Hall VS.. DR.. George Nc
Culloch, tried in the district court last
week, brought in verdict for the for
mer. This was case in which Nc
Culloch purchased stallion of Hall
for $3.50, claiming full guarantee as to
soundness and that the horse proved to
be curbed in both legs. Hall claimed
no guarantee as to soundness and was
suing for the purchase price. Hall re.
ceived 1870 with six per cent interest
from January 2. 1917.
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TO USE GASOLINE
ON STEAM CARS

Muscatine, Oct. 27.-The Muscatine
Burlington & Southern, branch OF
the Burlington running to this city
expects 70 substitute for the presen,
steam cars, gasoline propelled cars in
December and change the line into
the interurban type Of transportation
The first car. will be put in service
not later than Christmas and il i,
proves satisfactory other cars will i'm
mediately he added.
The cars will seat twenty persons
and provide for baggage room. The
interurban service will connect with
all trains on the Davenport, Clinton
and Muscatine line. Two freight trains
will be run daily as at present.
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WAR ON HoorLEceERs.

Des Monies, Oct 27-Joe Newell.
detective, started campaign against
bootleggers yesterday afternoon.
He and Sergeant Breeding raided
ten houses No arreste were made.
Ninety-eight pints of whisky were
found at the place OF Joe Soda, 113 Des
Moines street. When Newell and
Breeding entered the home Soda ran
out of the house through the back door.
Newell chased him for five blocks and
then lost him In the crowd.
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CHILDREN STUDY
FOOD CONSERVATION

Mount Pleasant, Oct. 27.-At the in
stigation of Food Director Hoover and
undre the direction OF County Superin
tendent Carolyn Campbell, an interest
ing contest has just been concluded
Pupils from three different groups
high school, seventh and eighth grades
and fifth and sixth grades, wrote es'
says on Food Conservation" These
essays have just been read and the re-
suit was as follows.
High school-John Whiting, Mount
Pleasant.
Seventh and eighth grades-Pauline
Renshaw, Winfield.
Fifth and sixth grades-Dorothy
Harrison, Winfield.
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MUNICIPAL MILK STATION.

milk station, from which milk could
be retailed at a price considerably I'M
der the present rate has been suggest
ed to Mayor MacVicar by J. v. Lingen-
felter, president of the Iowa Dairy
Marketing association. Mr.. Lingenfel-
ter believes the cost Of handling milk
consumed here could be greatly re-
duced in this manner and that the plan
would not only protect the dairyman
but would assure poorer families milk
at nominal cost. The marketing as
ISOLATION, Mr.. Lingenfelter said, would
guarantee all the milk necessary II the
city would establish a distributing sta
ton
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Drive. AGAINST
ITALIANS seen
AS PEACE MOVE
Effort To Put Italy Out of
War Reckoning Offsets
Allies Gains To North.
ASSOCIATED Press Summary,


Grave inroads upon Italian territory
are being made by the powerful Aus.
tro- German army that broke through
the Italian lines on the northern Isonzo
front. Already, according to Berlin, no
guns have been taken by the invading
forces.
1t is semi-officially admitted in Rome
that the situation is considered ex-
tremely serious with the enemy north
west ofGorizia well on, the road to Civ
idale, which is some five miles within
Italian territory, and seeking an open
ing to force his way through to the
Italian plains. Attacks also have been
begun further south on the Carso front
but these have been repulsed by the
Italians.
General Cadorna's men we're over
whelmed, seemingly by the massed
blow of heavily reinforced Austrian d.
visions under the command of Field
Marshal Won MacKenzen, the leader Of
the Russians.
PER,Ls cApoRNA's CAMPAIGN.
The Italian leader probably consid-
cred it better to withdraw his battered
soldiers from the sharp curve in the
Isonzo northwest and southwest to Toll
mino and to line from Monte Mag
giore to Auzza than to attempt to hold
the Austro- Germans. whereas, II they
were able to continue their successes
the whole Italian campaign along the
Isonzo might be nullified.
PEACE MOVE SEEN,
The Austro-German blow apparently
is a final effort to conquer one of the
strongly allied nations in an attempt
to bring abont favorable peace The
effort against Russia, despite the poor
morale of the Russian army, cannot be
said to have been greatly successful
as a means to bringing about peace.
In France the Germans cannot ad-
ly been giving up valuable strategic
positions. The final hope apparently
was in aiding war-weary Austria in
crushing Italy.
In the spring of 1916 the Austrians
carried out an extensive movement in
the Trentino, only to be thrown back
beyond their original positions by the
italians few months later. Whether
the present offensive will prove SINH
lar depends on General Cadorna.
ALLIES SMASH FOES.
The fighting is in the mountains and
the Italians still hold positions capable
Of strong defense. Even a retire
ment to a line running from Ampezzo
through Gemona to Cividale and
thence to Gorilla and southwark along
the Carso.
The effectiveness of General Pc
tain's smash on the Aisne southwest
Of Laon is shown by the fact that the
German CROWN prince has not attempt
ed counter-attacks. The French are
extending their gains eastward along
the plateau north of the Chemin-des-
Danes, while organizing their new po-
sitions for further action.
Under a heavy downpour of rain the
Anglo-French troops have carried out
a successful minor movement in the
Ypres salient, capturing more than 800
prisoners. The French on the north
advanced their positions north Of Blk
schoote and west of Houtholst forest.
The British gained ground around
Passchendaele, east of Ypres, and in
the region of Gheluvelt, southwest of
Ypres. !xx
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EDDYVILLE RED CROSS
TO DO RELIEF WORK

Eddyville, Oct. 27-The women who
have been so faithful in making hos
pital supplies for Red Cross have de-
cided to give up the work for the
present and devote their time to relief
work. Garments of any kind can 'be
taken to the different church societies
where they will be gratefully receiv-
ed. This clothing will be sent to Of
tumwa where it will be sent to proper
authorities and distributed among
those in great need.
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Socialists Set
Big Days Work
Before Emperor

~OPENHAGEN, Oct. 27.-Aus-
TRAN socialists at their con-
vention In Vienna demanded
that the government proclaim the
principle of nc annexations and
no indemnities, both positively
and negatively. They also called
on the government to disavow
any desire to maintain Poland
and Serbia in any kind Of military
or economic dependence and to
secure Germany's adhesion to the
same program.
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CLAIMS MEMBERS
OF TITLED FAMILIES

London, Oct. 27.-Captain The Hon.
Arthur J. P. Howard, second son Of
Baroness Strathcona, has been wound
ed. Other British officers wounded in
clude Major The Hon. Edward G.
French. son of Viscount French, COM
mander Of the home forces and the
Earl OF Dunmofe.
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ARMY MULES CRIPPLED.

Vancouver, Wash, Oct. 27.-Duub4a
guards. with orders to shoot on sight
the post stables and other points here.
owing to the discovery Of evidence IN
dicating plot to disable army ant~
mails. Several mules were crippled
within the last few weeks by the tnseas
ton of needles into their j5arts ThAak
animals were SO badly ktvt tazE -cs1s
were shot.
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TO HELP LOCAL
Y. w. AND Y. NJ. C.. A.

Abba, Oct. 27.-As Abba has no Y.
NJ and Y. w. G. A., the people interest
ed will affiliate with Ottumwa in the
work for the army and navy. Every
one is acquainted with the excellent
work done by the army and navy Y. M.
C. A. Miss Nourine Wells and Miss
Adele Davis have taken charge of the
work in Abba and these ladies will re-
ceive any donations made to this work.
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FRENCH WAR LOAN
PASSES UNANIMOUSLY

Paris, Oct. 27--Last night the SEN
ate passed the war loan bill unant
mously as was sent from the chamber
of deputies. Later the minister OF Fl.
nance signed with the governor of the
bank of France a convention renewing
the banks privileges for another
twenty-five years. The convention will
be submitted to parliament for rattfs-
cation
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HARRIS FUNERAL TODAY.

Abba, Oct 2T.-Mrs. T. B. Perry re-
ceived a telegram stating that her sis
ter, Mrs. Jane Shaw Harris died on
Thursday in St Paul, MINI. The re-
mains were brought here today and fu-
neral services were conducted this
afternoon at the Perry home.
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MRS. sMALLWooD DIES.

Abba, Oct. 27.-The death OF Mrs.
J. C. Smallwood occurred at the home
OF her son, c. w. Smallwood, on South
Clinton street. on "Wednesday and the
remains were taken Friday morning
to Russellville, Ark for burial.
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FIFTH ZEPPELIN
IS LOST AT SEA
FRENCH AvtAToRs REPORT DE:
STRUCTiON OF GREAT CRAFT
IN MEDITERRANEAN.

Toulon, Oct. 27.-In addition to the
four Zeppeiins known to have been
lost by the Germans in French terri
tory last Saturday, another has now
been reported destroyed by falling in
to the Mediterranean last Saturday
night. Two French naval aviators
made this report today. The Zeppelin
sank forty miles south Of the Hyeres
islands.