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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-11-02
GIRLS CHARGES
UNDER ATTACK
VICTIM OF ACID THRoWER is
CHILLED BY LAWYERS AT
DUBUQUE.

Dubuque, Nov. 1.-The defense scor.
ed today in the trial of Miss Carrie
Hagerty, charged with being the mys'
FERROUS woman in black who is alleged
to have thrown sulphurous acid in the
face Of Miss Ella Geary, young stenog.
rapher on the night of April 8, 1915,
when Chief of Police Giellis testified
that Miss Geary, the prosecuting wit
ness, in signed statement which has
been lost, declared that she did not
know who threw the acid. The girls
statement is alleged to have been
made shortly after the occurrence and
while she was confined at a local hos
pital.
On cross-examination. however, the
police chief admitted that Miss Geary
told him during an interview following
the incident that If she ever saw the
woman in black again she would recog-
nize her.
The prosecuting witness herself was
again placed on the stand at this morn
ing's session at the request of counsel
for the defense. Strenuous objections
raised by counsel for the state in re-
gard to this procedure was futile.
Judge Kintzinger overruled all objec-
tons. Her examination dealt chiefly
with her conversations with the physi-
clan who attended her at the hospital,
regarding the woman who Miss Geary
said threw the acid. She testified that
she did not remember whether she
told the physician that she had no idea
who the woman was.
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|64 MUT|NEERS
ARE ON TRIAL
Negro Soldiers Face Court
Martial As Houston
Riots Sequel.

San Antonio, Tex, Nov. 1.-The
court martial trial Of the sixty-four
enlisted men of the Twenty-fourth in
fantry, negro, charged with mutiny
and murder growing out of the riot
at Houston the night of August %.
began at Gift chapel, Fort Sam Hous-
ton, this morning.
The court is composed of Brgadicr
General George K. Hunter, Brigadier
General Joseph CASTOR, Brigadier Gen.
eral r. A. Richards, Colonel A. E.
Malcomb, Colonel De r. c. Cable, Col
onel R. S. H. Tompkins, Colonel James
H. Frier. Colonel George E. Stackle.
Colonel c. J. Manley, Lieutenant Cor
onel James H. Hornbrook, Lieutenant
Colonel o. B. Meyer and Lieutenant
Colonel Charles ]. Symmonds.
FOUR CHARGES PREFERRED.
Colonel J. A. Hull, judge advocate,
lis conducting the prosecution, and
Major D. V. Sutphin is assisting. The
defendants are represented by Major
Harry S. Grier.
The charges include four separate
counts, one of which has two specifl-
cations. All charge violation Of
specific articles Of war The first Is
violation Of the sixty-fourth article Of
war, the first specification being that
the defendants disobeyed a lawful
command to remain in camp; the sec.
ond specification being they wilfully
disobeyed an order to turn in arms
and ammunition.
MURDER is THIRD CHARGE.
The second charge is violation of
the sixty sixth article of war, being
mutiny. 1t is alleged they refused to
obey the command OF Major X. 8.
Snow, their commander, to disarm and
remain in camp, and they seized arms
and ammunition and forcibly over
rode military way, left camp and
marched upon the city of Houston to
the injury of persons and property.
The third charge is violation Of
the ninety-second article Of war 1t |
being charged that they did, in time
of war, with malice of forethought |
wilfully, and with generalization com.
NIT murder"
The fourth charge is violation Of
the ninety-third article of war, speci- |
flying intent to commit murder.
1856 WERE ARRESTED.
The defendants are all from Com. |
panies I, M, K and L, the companies /!
sent to Houston to guard government |
property during the construction of
Camp Logan.
The negroes are part of total of
1856 who we're arrested shortly after
the riot and who have been in con-
fnement since.
twenty-five persons were killed in
the riot at Houston A civil investi. !,
cation at Houston brought out that
he riot was planned after false re-
port reached the negro camp that
Houston police officers had shot and
1illed one Of the negro military
police. Previous friction between the
legro soldiers and the Houston police
lad been reported although 1t was not
# serious nature.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-11-02
Railroad Notes

CT. Graham, yard masters clerk OF
the Burlington. has gone to Rock Is
land for an extended visit with friends
and relatives. Night Clerk w. j.
Greeley is taking his place.
Sam Bumstein of the Burlington has
been promoted to yard clerk and is
working in W. J. Greeley's place during
G. r. Graham's absence.
Burlington Switchman p. II. Sullivan
has gone to Chicago on a business trip.
First Trick Operator r. L Richard
son Of the Burlington yard office has
gone to Nashville, Tenn, to visit with
friends and relatives. A. l. Jacobson
is working the trick in his place.
Switchman J. D. Vaughn Of the Bur-
nngton is visiting friends and relatives
in Florida.
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SEEK FEDERAL ACTION.

Aurora, ILL.,, Nov. Fox River val
ley milk producers. who went on strike
today. stated they were willing and
anxious to have Food Administrator
Hoover fix the milk price.
They expect that he will fix the
price of feed when he fixes the price
Of milk.
No milk was delivered at the St
Charles, ILL.,, depot of the Borden com
pany, while the Kee and Chapel com
pany, which was the first to take. a
stand for 50 milk, got about 5 per cent
of its usual supply at North Aurora
and Batavia.
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Kaiser Rewards
TeutOf1 For Hot
Attack on u. S.

4 AMSTERDAM, Nov Adam
"a Stegerwald, general secre-
tary of the Christian Trades
union, has been appointed a life
member of the first chamber Of
the Prussian diet. This is the first
time a representative of organized
labor enters the upper house and
is commented upon by German
newspapers as one of the first
steps in the reform of that assem-
bly, as announced by the emperor
in his Easter message.
It is believed that the honor can
fered on Stegerwald is due large
ly to his speech at the congress of
Christian trades unions in which
he denounced American attempts
to SOW discord between the en-
peror and the people.
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have incurred this debt because OF
their realization of the pressing need
of such an institution and because they
felt that when the people of Ottumwa
and Wapello county were acquainted
with the situation they would readily
| give of their time and money to meet
| the obligation. The sanatorium belongs
to Wapello county wholly and entirely,
equipment and all. Any person in the
county suffering with active tubercu-
, losis who agrees to abide by the rules
necessary to the management Of the
sanatorium, has right to admission,
so long as there is room for them and
their support can be provided for. The
present equipment is just sufficient for
the patients who are under treatment
at present. The hope is that sufficient
funds may be made available to secure
equipment for five more patients,
which will be about the capacity of the
present buildings.
PLAGUE AMONG SOLDIERS.
ct has developed during the war
that tuberculosis is one of the great
plaques of the soldiers The exposure
and hardships are instrumental in
lighting up latent disease or leading to
new infection. We should be prepared,
should any of our boys come home suf-
fering from tuberculosis, to Gaze for
them properly, by building up and sup
porting this sanatcrium.
Through the kindness of the Com
merciai club campaign for subscrip-
lions to meet the obligations of Sunny
slope Sanatorfum is now on and 1t is
the hope Of the trustees that the re-
suits may be such as to encourage
them to greater efforts to make this
institution source of life and health
to hundreds and even thousands of our
fellow citizens during the coming
years, and that the people of Ottumwa
and Wapello county may point with
pride to an institution which gives tes-
timony to the fact that they have risen
to their obligation to cSre for the af-
flicted at home while they are sacrific-
ing SO much for suffering humanity in
general The deaths from tuberculosis
in Wapello county is approximately
seventy-five per year. II that number
or worse, two or three times that num-
Der, were to lose their lives in the war,
we would look upon 1t as a great
Tuberculosis is taking sew
enty-five not this year or next year or
the next, but every year. The result is
that in few years the numbers run
into the hundreds and even into the
We hope that the solicit
ors may be encouraged by the liberal
ity of those whom they call upon and
that the necessary amount may easily
be secured,
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-11-02
PACKERS LOSE FIGHT
FOR LOWER FREIGHTS

Washington. D. c., Nov. 1.-Rates on
packing house products from South
Omaha. South st. Joseph. and Kansas
City, Mo-, to California terminals were
upheld today by the Interstate com
MERGE commission. Complaints Of
packing houses were dismissed.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-11-02
BARROW TO ARGUE
AGAINST PACIFISM

Chicago, Nov. Clarence Darrow.
once pronounced pacifist, will speak
tonight on "Why Are We at War;" to
peace propagandists, at meeting
held under the auspices Of the Chicago
branch of the National Security
league, which during the past few
months has brought Theodore Roose-
welt, w. H. Taft and EIhu Root to this
city.
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~ HIS new picture OF King Victor
Emmanuel, taken just before the
beginning of the present Austro-
German drive, shows him in happy
mood. He had Just been informed that
the enemy could not seriously menace
Italy. He is still, hopeful, despite the
terrible events that have since taken
place.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-11-02
ALPINE pEFENsEs WEAK.

London, Nov. 1.-The military cor.
respondent of the Times says OF the
Italian operations:
"The fact that General Won Bulow
with an inconsiderable force of Ger
man troops. has burst through the
Julian front and that Austrian col
umns have found other badly defend
ed points in the Carnic Alps is Ger.
tainly very unfortunate and we have
no need to minimize the gravity Of the
situation. Italy's eastern frontier
temporarily is lost"
CAN FIGHT ALL WINTER.
The correspondent finds silver
lining to the cloud in that although
the season approaches for the opera
tons in France and Flanders to die
down there is nothing to prevent
fighting on the Italian plains through.
out the winter This is advantageous
to the side with the greatest re-
sources. He adds:
"The Germans beckon us to the
Italian front and with q very hearty
good will we shall oblige them"
BRITISH GUNS SAVED.
All the British guns with the italian
army were saved. aeeogaing T. q Rt-
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10000 MEN PRISONERS,
KAISER SAYS
Continued From Page ~

for the supreme sacrifice, SO delayed
the southwestern march of the enemy
that the third army had time to cross
the middle and southern Isonzo in or
derby retreat. The main body of Ital-
ian forces is intact, ready to face the
invaders in the counter offensive
which is being prepared.
CAVALRY RETARDs INVADERS.
Italian cavalry has entered into &C
ton on large scale for the first time
in the war. The mounted troops have
made brilliant charges, obstructing the
advance of the enemy.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-11-02
ROSENWALDS FORM
BIG CHARITY FUND

Chicago, Nov. The secretary Of
state has issued a certificate Of incor.
porztion to julius Rosenwzld, August
N. Rosenwald, Leasing ]. Rosenwald
and Armand S. Deutsch as incorp0rat.
ors OF the Julius RdseuwaM fund fDr
general charitable purposes. It is
said julius Rossnwald viii make an
initial Rjf& e g. ,OQA Q0a to thu G6
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-11-02
STRIKE is GENERAL. +.

Chicago, Nov. Reports from var
ious dairy districts today indicate that
the farmers generally were striking
against the efforts Of certain Chicago
distributors to bring the price Of milk
down to IL cents q quart. Last year
milk cost the consumer. 10 cents a
quart. When it advanced to II cents
this fall consumption fell off 20 per
cent.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-11-02
CANADIANS FIGHT sRAvELY.

by The Canadian Press, Ltd.
Canadian Headquarters in France.
Oct. 31.-(Delayed)-In addition Ia
taking Meetcheele and Crest Farm,
| the Canadians captured three other
fortified farms on the left of their i'd
vance after encountering determined
resistance from the enemy whose ma
chine gun detachments had to be edriv-
en- from concrete strongholds. The
Canadians carried the positions after
crossing an almost impossible morass.
The wounded who are returning from
these fights tell of innumerable heroic
incidents of men facing the fire from
machine guns, stopping to bandage a
companions wounds or to pull men
out of the treacherous water shell
holes which threatened death to the
unwary at every other step.
BOYS AMONG cAPTIVES.
More than 100 prisoners. together
with many machine guns, have been
taken in the latest advance. Ths
morale Of the opposing forces is sure
~ weakening, appreciable detertora-
ton being noticeable in the prisoners
captured in the last twenty-four hours,
as compared with last week
A visit to the prisoners encaMp-
ment today showed youngsters 10
years of age. They report heavy cas-
ualties from our artillery.
One Of the most important admie
sions by the prisoners is that the q,
envy communications are In danger Of
breaking down in the Passchendaees
area
FRENCH PIERCE FOES LINE.
Paris, Nov. French raiding de-
tachments last night penetrated the
German lines at several points, the
war office reports. A German attack.
northwest of Rheims was repulsed.
The announcement follows:
1.-THE artillery fighting was rather
spirited along our new positions IN
Belgium and on the front north Of the
Aisne. The enemy attempted without
success an attack on our small posts
north Of the Louvre northwest Of
Rheims.
I'VE made several successful at
tacks on the Germans near Bethin-
court southeast Of st. Quentin: in the
Champagne in the sector of Souain:
in the Argonne in the region of Bo-l
lante, and in the Woevre north of
F1irey. We brought back forty pris-
oners and inflicted serious losses on
the enemy"
The French in their successful Of
fensive north Of the Aisne in the di-
rection of Laon last week captured
12,157 prisoners, including 237 omcers.
The guns taken numbered $50.
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CHICAGO HAS SHORTAGE.

Chicago, Nov. Retail coal dealers
acting under instructions received
from the fuel administration Chicago
committee, today refused to deliver
more than a wagon load or, at most,
q week or ten days supply Of fuel to
any one customer. This rule is to be
adhered to until the critical shortage
is relieved. t@
The dealers and the general public
have been given assurance that the
present supply, if properly distributed,
Is sunicient.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-11-02
TRANSFERS ON STRIKE.

Galesburg, ILL.,, Nov. Coal team
sters struck today for an advance Of
rs cents ton for hauling. The situa-
ton was aggravated by temperature
Z below freezing.
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BIG FORCE TO RESCUE.

London, Nov. 1.-The disaster on the
Isonzo has welded the ground and all
sections of Italy and has suppressed
political antagonism, says the Milan
correspondent of the Daily Telegraph,
who adds that everything is being done
to meet the invasion. Troops are be
ing rushed from depots and all avail
able sources are being drawn upon. All
the great arteries of transport are be-
ing utilized for military transport. The
concentration on the Venetian plains,
he adds, is proceeding without him
drance.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-11-02
KANSAS MINERS
OUT ON STRIKE
TWENTY-oNE MINES IDLE, MEN
REGULATING AGREEMENT
MADE RECENTLY.

Pittsburgh, Kan, Nov. Twenty
one Kansas coal miners are idle today
because Of strike of the miners
which is said to be due to the fuel ad-
mtntstration's objection to the agree
ment Of the operators and miners, re-
Gently reached in conferences held at
Kansas City.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-11-02
Board of Trustees,

by J. F. Herrick, Chairman
L. T. Crisman, chairman of the Com
mercial club committee for raising the
Sunnyslope fund, has called meeting
of the committee for tomorrow after
noon at, 80 in the club rooms, when
plans for the drive will be considered.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-11-02
B|EERSHEbA
CAPT uRED
BY ENGLISH.
Ancient Palestine City Fails
Before British Advance;
Haig Breaks Up German
Attacks Near Ypres;
French Take Captives.
CANADIANS VICTORY
. MARKED BY BRAVERY

London, Nov. The city Of Beer
by the British, it is announced Off
cially.
Indications from Palestine are that
with the advent Of favorable weather
the British are resuming their active
campaign IN the Syrian coast. Beer
shaba, captured by the British, Is forty
miles southwest Of Jerusaleml
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-11-02

Knoxville, Nov. Huffman Broth
ers ON their ranch near Knoxville re-
Gently shipped and sold one hundred
thousand dollars worth Of hogs on the
Chicago magheta.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-11-02
HAiG scATTERs ENEMY.

London. Noy. 1.-aEast and north
east of Ypres the German artillery
was active during the night" says to-
days official report. "In the neigh
borhood of Passchendaele hostile con-
centration was dispersed by our fire. :
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ish correspondent at Italian head
quarters, who says that the spirits of
the British gunners are good. Lack
of transport which could not have
been allotted to them was their whole
trouble. One gun was SO near to hav-
ing to be abandoned that the breach
mechanism was destroyed. However,
the gun was saved eventually.
The correspondent who accompan-
led the retreat OF the third italian
army from the Carso in dispatch
dated Tuesday says that the troops
were cheerful and good tempered, and
it was evident that frmness Of COM
mand could reorganize them into a
fighting force. The Duke OF Aosta,
Of the third army, was
calm and confident Monday night. as
his army had saved nearly all its
GUNS
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NATION NOT CRUSHED.

"A rain storm broke and lasted for
three hours, often with extreme viol-
ence. It added to the hardships OF
the retreat. already severe enough and
must have meant death to many who
were wounded while covering the ne.
treat. But it delayed the ene;py's ad-
vance by swelling the rivers, soften
ing the ground to mud and making
air reconnaissance and bombing raids
on congested roads and railways i'm.
possible. Such are the outlines Of the
story of which fuller details are not
permitted.
The situation undoubtedly is grave,
but the silence which the interests OF
the army now impose must not he
construed as an indication that things
are worse than they actually are. The
blow has been severe but it will not
crush HAN
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ITALIANS WRECK STORES.

The right wing of the second army
also fell back regularly from Sabotino
and Gorilla. Troops on the left Of the
second army also were retiring stead
lily from their mountain positions 50
as to get into line with the left of the
new defensive front.
The Italian general staff, the writer
says, naturally has placed a severe
ban on all descriptions of what has
happened during the last few days,
but has permitted the sending of des-
cription of the destruction of Italian
stores. The correspondent says:
1.-THE sky was constantly springing
into livid flare like an instantaneous
sunset, followed by a deep grumbling
roar. Black clouds of smoke were
outlined against the glowing heavens.
depots were being blown
up, stores were being burned and
bridges destroyed. The glare of ex.
plosives gave light OF CHASTITY bril-
lance over the throngs Of the retreat.
ing army
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-23
Carry Your Own Bundles!

A unique carry-all to bring supplies
home for family of seven is the inven-
ton of Mrs. Samuel A. Bullock, Of Bala,
Penn, as reported in "The Woman Citi-
zen.' 1t is described as follows:
MRS. Bullock made for herself KHAKI
bag which she attached along It's seam to a
three-foot wooden handle, at the lower end
of which is a little wooden platform TO sup
port the bottom Of the bag. At the two
corners Of the platform nearest the handle
are little wheels or rollers. 80 that the
ry-all may be pushed along or trundled
with one hand, after the fashion Of q 60
cart When 1t 10 taken Into the streetcar
It can stand upright and occupy the mini
mum Of space, In front Of the owner, for
instance, between the seats Of the car.
"Mrs. Bullock proudly lists the contents
Of the bag when she returned from her last
marketing expedition as follows; One Ave-
pound chicken, two pounds Of butter, four
punches of celery, one box Of berries, one
carrier of peaches, ono eggplant, one quart
of string beans, half dozen oranges, quar-
ter of a peck Of apples, three heads Of let
tuce, quarter Of peck Of tomatoes, four
squashes, half a dozen bananas, half dozen
lemons, one loaf Of bread and two veal cut
let's"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-23

in his skull In order 10 determine the d.
rection from which the fatal shot was
fired.
1t Is a we'll known fact that bullet,
when fired through bone, makes larger
hole in emerging than in entering, and it
is upon this fact that those men rely in
trying TO ascertain whether the shot was
fired from the right or from the left For
they know the circumstances Of his death
and regard it as quite impossible that the
King might have turned his head at the
fatal moment and thus brought in an ele-
ment Of insuperable doubt as to where the
shot came from.
Hence, the scientists argue that a small
hole in the right temple and large one
on the left side of the skull would prove
convincingly and necessarily that the King
was killed by the Danes, as history mar
rates. Conversely, small hole on the left
and large one on the right would prove
treachery, and some Sweds must have
killed his warlike monarch in sheer despair
to make an end Of his many wars.
The American press has seen an element
of grim humor in the publication of this
story just at the moment when all the
world is talking about Sweden in connec-
ton with far more important matter.
The New York Herald" refers to the au-
topsy from that angle in this wise:
However It may strike Swedes, 1t is no
secret that the rest Of the world is not nearly
so much interested in that autopsy on mon
arch who has been dead two hundred years
as it is in the verdict which the Swedish peo-
pie, acting as coroner's jury, will render
at the polls in the case of the present Swedish
government"