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La ragione. [volume] (Philadelphia, Pa.) 1917-????, 1917-05-05
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e notte alta e profonda; la piog-
gia viene gid impetuosa dial clelo
foschissimo e il vento pare che
lmoTmori voci di minaccia di MI
stero. lie vie della citta sono in
teramente deserte, poiche la not
te incute spavento ed il freddo e
| Iintensissimo.
All'improvviso, come Sc sbu-
casse dial sottosuolo, appare in
fondo ad una strada un SOLITAIRE
nottambulo. Gesticola, procede
a ZIG-ZAG, poiche ha non memo
di un palmo di vino nello stomaco
lie gambe NAL sostengono il pc
so soverchio del corpo.
Non ha alcun liparo contro la
Ipioggia che continua a scrosciare
abbondante, inzuppandolo fno
ale ossa, ma egli procede inn
pertel1ito soto la bufera, e con
la lingua grossa e con la voce
Irauca degli ubbriachi fradici can
Ia una oscena canzone.
Al lume di un fanale 81 scorge
per un momento la sua faccia;
10 sguardo semispento in un viso
| livido, incute semplicemente IL
brezzo.
E. il degenerate, sinistramente
celebre nell'elemento losco colo
male, che, dopo una giolnata di
crapule nei saloons e nei risto-
ranti mezza nottata di orgia,
mel lupanare di Fioiina, stclco
ma non sazIo, siriporta COME puo
nella meschina dimora, owe la po-
vera moglie e figli derelitti 10
attendono, morenti di freddo e
di fame, perche priv di carbone
di cibo.
Giunto dinanzi ALA porta, do
po aver tentato inutilmente di a
|plirla, bate vigorosamente, ac-
compagnando ripetuti colpi con
lie piu trivial ingimie all'indiliz-
lzo della mOglie.
La porta-si apre compare sui
la sogla una figura gentle di
donna, mite e rassegnata come u
| ma mutirc. Non versava laglimc
ma portava il segno di averne
spar tante e Fubriaco, dandole
un sonoro ceffone, lie grida rab-
biosamente: Dove ii eri cacciata,
strega del diavolo, che mi hal
fatto attendere due ore con que
sto tempaccio di inferno? Ii no
Iripetuto lie mile volte che devi
attendelmi ALA porta, perche tu
sci la mia schiava e devi obbedir-
mi ciecamente.......
Taci; non voglio che mi III
sponda, perche la tua voce mi
suona all'orecchio come un catti-
vo augulio. Preparami un fiasco
sui tavolo, perche no una sete da
tedesco poi conduct a letto la
canaglia e liberami anche della
tua odiosa presenza.
Oh. a proposito, tieni a
mente che, rimangono mel cellar
ancora otto fiaschi. March
y *
Ed ecco il mostro, sconcia-
mente sdraiato su di una vecchia
poltrona, tutto assorto nella con-
templazione del fiasco che ha gia
vuotato a meta e del bicchiere II
colmo.
Maledetta esistenza! egli dice
a Sc stesso. Non e a credere
quanto soffro lutte lie volte che
debbo venirmi a 1inchiudere in
questa topaia che mi sembra una
celia di morte. La vista di questa
strega di questi malmocchi, che
sono per me una croce pesantis-
sima, mi indispettisce a quel Dio
- Come e dura la pelle di questa
donna; sembra che abba, come i
gatti, sette anime ed un'animel-
la. La meschina dote che mi Dor
to, quando commisi Penorni di
sposarla, non duro piu di uni ne
La ragione. [volume] (Philadelphia, Pa.) 1917-????, 1917-05-05

Sc; non so comprendere quindi
perche debba essere tanto lunga
la sua esistenza. Non potrebbe
finalmente decidersi a fare un
viaggio senza Iitorno?--
Bah !! in attesa che il fausto av-
venimento 81 compia, beviamoci
sopra..---.
Questo vino non e cattivo, di-
venta squisito Sc 81 pensa che
non costa un centeSimo. Quel
mascalzone del venditore potra
fare a memo di mandarin il suo
Bill.
Bravo AMIGO, quel cassiere; a.
micone sincere ed effezionato; 10
e lui siamo compagni indissoIu-
bill di erotiche gesta; egli ha gli
stessi miei gusti; e Punica cosa
sennata e giusta che abbiano
stampato quegli imbecilli della
Ragione. Mangiamo allo stesso
piatto; beviamo allo stesso bic
chiere e Fiolina puo faIne fede.
L'amico cassiere e motto fur
bo; egli sta per fare una magnif-
ca speculazione mauimoniale; Sc
il colpo liesce, ci sara da sciaIa-
re a lungo anche per me. Co
81 fossil scapolo 10 pure! Chi sd
pero Sc mi saTebbe ancora posi-
bile di trovare n'altra moglie
con m buon gTuzZolo! ! Bah per-
che no? Dopo tutto ci sarebbe
Fiorina, la quale forse non Iiiu-
Tefe6be la mia mano; essa deye
aver pezze a biZzeffe e son sicu-
10 che saprebbe guadagnarne an
cora dopo il matrimonio. Ma e i
nutile pascersi di illusioni la for
tuna non mai mi stata secon-
da ed anche al presente mi mega
i suoi favori, allungando la vita
di questa megera, che mi anna
reggia mi indispettisce con la
sua rassegnazione ipocrita.
- q s.
II manigoIdo, cosi monologan-
do, aveva quasi visto il fondo del
fiasco, ma il soverchio vino 10 a.
veva lidotto una massa insensi-
bile ed inerte. Piego il capo sui
petto e chiuse gil occhi.
| fumi dell'alcool gil gorgoglia-
vano vortico samente mel cranio e
la camera, tutta all'intorno, ap-
paI'iva ALA mente ottenebrata
dell'ebbro ripiena di bianchi fan
tasmi. | quail, dapprima indistin-
ii, assunte a POGO a POGO figure
nette e decise, incominciarOno a
danzare una macabra danza.
Uno di essi, uscendo dalla
schiera, gil 81 avvicina e 10 guar
da a lungo con uno sguardo ira
la compassione ed il disprezzo, In
quel fantasma il degenerate rico
nosce la moglie morta e sulla
massa inerte passa un lungo bli-
vido.
- Dopo morta ancora mi per-
seguiti? - parea volesse gridar-
lie Pubriaco, atteITito dalla i'm
provvisa apparizione. - Tu non
hal nulla a rimproverarmi, giac-
che quando avesti la felice ispi-
raZione di andaltene in un mon
do migliore, 10 non mancai di far
ii il funerale che poi mi feel un
dovere di non pagare come non
pagai il medico che mi porto
in Corte e ii accompagnai
perfno al camposanto. Levamiti
quindi dinanzi fammi gustare
in santa pace euest'altro bicchie-
re.
- s#
Dileguossi 10 spettro della
donna, forse atterrito da tanto
cinismo, ma in quel posto mede-
simo sorse il fantasma di un te-
nero giovanetto, che levo il pic
colo ditto minaccioso quasi a sfo-
rare la tesla scarmigliata, gron-
dante il freddo sudore.
La ragione. [volume] (Philadelphia, Pa.) 1917-????, 1917-05-05

Ricaduto poscia nella primiti-
va immobilita, altri fantasmi gil
danzavano attoIno la ridda. Que
sta volta erano innumerevoH, ed
egli, abbracciandoli con un lungo
sguardo, avendo riconosciuto in
essi Pesercito del suoi creditori,
scoppio in una sonora sgignazza-
ia.
- Anche qui - pareva gil
dasse la voce interna - anche
qui venite a rompelmi lie scatole,
per poche migliaia di miserable
dollari che ebbi la bonita di prem
dere in prestito da vol. Go to
hell! disgTaziati, e ficcatevi in te-
sta, per vostra norma, che il fl
Clio di mio padre non ha mai ne
cato nulla a nessuno. E quando
La ragione. [volume] (Philadelphia, Pa.) 1917-????, 1917-05-05

La terrible visione scosse quel
corpo arrovesciato, come Sc 10 a
vesse attraversato una corrente
elettrica, e parve che su quella
fronte violacea passasse un lam
po di Iimorso; ma fu solo un j.
stante.
- OSi, o sciagurato, minaccia-
re tue padre? Flu colpa mia forse
Sc tn peristi ira lie famine? E.
vero che la Compagnia del Gas
aveva in quellepoca chiuso la
corTente, perche 10 avevo tascu-
ratio di pagare il BILL, ma 10 a
vevo comperato lie candele, ed
anche lie candeIe fanno luce, ne
pOtevo prevedere che la fiamma
aVrebbe appiccato pincendio ALA
casa -...-..
SO"
- Padre tn? Ouesto nome SAN
to e dolce, nella tua bocca. suo-
ma Drofanazione @ bestemnia
No. tu non hal visceri pateIne I'm
che il denaro disonestamenta In
cratic. sciupi in bagordi @ fai
morire di fame Ia pove,a fan1i-
ella. Tu non sci padre non sci
marito: tn fosti il caInefice di
mia madre, ed oggi sci Paouzzi-
no del miei frateli @ della move
IA donna che. per sua eterna di-
sgrazia, ha occupato il posto la
sciato vuoto dalPaItra. che opoi
finalmente, liberia del tuoi cepDi.
code un DO di pace g di TRANQUIL
hta.
- Tu non hal diritto di dirti
padre: padri lavorano pei lolo
figli, ed in casa Ii educano con la
virtu e con Fesempio. Tu non hal
mai goduto la sublime soddisfa-
'' '"'ii il'ii''NI''' w
La ragione. [volume] (Philadelphia, Pa.) 1917-????, 1917-05-05

Dileguossi 10 spettro della
donna, forse atterrito da tanto
cinismo, ma in quel posto mede-
sino sorse il fantasma di un te-
nero giovanetto, che levo il pic
colo ditto minaccioso quasi sfo-
rare la tesla scaImigliata, gron-
dante il freddo sudore.
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RED CROSS WANTS
YOU AS MEMBER
Continued From Page ~

(Snnlfnueu FTOf0 rage IL
now, will be lying MORALLY wounded on
some battlefield in Europe. Doesn't
that mean something? Now is your
chance to give him his chance"
MALE CHORUS SINGS.
The Ottumwa Male Chorus. under
the direction of Prof. Edward Weeks,
lead the audience in the singing of
patriotic songs and later sang several
selections.
On the stage with Mr.. Foster and
Mr.. Weaver sat State Senator Whit
more and Representative Sfaught.
The First cavalry band played ma.
tional airs in front Of the opera house
for half an hour before the meeting
was opened.
RoUslNG COUNTRY MEETING.
While the Ottumwa meeting was
primarily for this city and immediate
vicinity the entire county was includ-
ed in the scope of yesterdays Red
Cross activities.
Morning. afternoon and few even
ing sessions were held at twelve diff.
ferent places throughout the county.
Some of the latter were postponed on
account OF the rain
Speakers from Ottuinwa and the
communities local ministers and lay
men brought the message to their
people.
WORKERS ARE NOT PAID.
One point which the Red Cross
workers all over the county wish to
emphasize Is that they are working
without pay Service in this branch
is always voluntary.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-05-22
.VERNAL MARSHALL
GOES AS A PRIVAT

Independence. May 21.-The most
thrilling lecture ever delivered here
and of most vital importance, was that
by Verne Marshall. His recital of ex-
heriences at the front during the bat
tie of Verdun held the audience as in
pne breath. and happily by injesting
his drolI wit in regard to his being able
10 speak French, he provoked consider
able laughter He exhibited several
merce looking weapons picked up on
1.-The battlefield, also the French steel
helmet, Bavarian officers elegant
patent leather cap and German and
French gas masks. He gave the
Ereatest impetus to the Red Cross
work for the chapter here, and sug-
kested contributions to the fund upon
Aeaving the door which was a good
nucleus for the beginning.
y The audience was deeply touched
inter- hearing Mr.. Marshall relate the
{0readfulnes of the Prussian war tao
Lies and his narrow escape. that he was
unlisted as a private and will leave in
jehree weeks for the seat of war.
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BLOOMFIELD

y Mrs Bell McMains and son left fol
lseir home at W ellsville, Mo-, after a
&vo weeks visit with her mother Mrs
nkorrow and Mrs Sam McMains.
& Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Horn and two
Nkldren Gladys and Paul of Fremont
pent Sunday as guests of the Frank
ominger family.
his city last week visiting former
attends and relatives.
The J.. r. Hatton Tin shop
" Lesley Bates of this city has planted
MEht acres in onions.
Earl Brown left for Des Moines Fri
AC to visit couple of days.
The Fourth room presented Cinderel.
= Friday at the library to a fair sized
Elkpwd and the little folks are TO be
Is we'll as their teacher Miss Hinkle.
Miss Vera Cavanaugh attended the
4dneral of Rev. Hastings at Floris on
Saturday.
Mrs H. c. Day spent Friday in OF
tHmwa on business.
Miss Mary Barrickman returned
home Friday from the NJ. f. Hospital
at Des Moines.
Miss Iona Rominger of Belknap Wis
Aed relatives here Friday.
Mrs. Chas Coffman of Pulaski spetn
the week end at the Frank Rominger
:lhHne.
Electric lights are to be strung in the
kkRutauqua park the chautauqua
4kard paying for the wiring, the city to
A8Inish the electricity.
t Mr.. and Mrs. Pearl Coy and children
20 Ottumwa visited at the Sam Coy
nne here Sunday
I. Ray Smith visited a Queen City, Mo
Hnnday.
|. Mr. and Mrs. James Rominger of OF
mwa visited relatives here Sunday.
Miss Maude Pebbles of OttumWa
NHnt Sunday here at the home of her
U3her George Pebbles.
8 Glen Gryce spent Saturday in OF
41nva
Misses Ffoy and Nellie hume Of
Mkkesville spent Sunday in this city
With Mr.. and Mrs. Will Schott.
[, George Heady passed away Saturday
~ the age Of 80 He is survived by one
nm and two daughters: DR.. c. c. Heady
1s. Boone Swinney and Mrs. Joseph
K4nney all of this city.
| 19r. and Mrs. Chas. Norman will 10
, held at the !. o. o. F. hail Friday
~ trying to gte some one to look
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Honor for defeating submarine at.
tack on the same day, April 80. year
ago
OATS CROWD
WHEAT FROM
OLD THRONE

Chicago, May Il. -Wheats fall from
its high estate came into high visibil.
ity on the board of trade today.
When visitors came on the floor they
found the pit historically sacred to
that cereal, apparently indulging in all
the activity of ante-bellum days. but
closer investigation disclosed that it
was the oats crowd Except for May
delivery, there are no restraints as to
corn and oats trading but wheat specu-
lation has been all but eliminated
through the establishment of maxi
mum prices.
A further look around discovered a
little knot of quiet men In the oats pit
1t was the remnant of the once mighty
wheat crowd There was almost moth
ing doing.
A notice in the Few oats pit stated
that with the approach of warmer
weather the augmented oats group, re-
inforced by many former wheat brok-
ers needed rooInier quarters.
Wheat prices dropped to 10 cents
early, but recovered.
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LOCAL NEWS ITEMS

G. s. Harper has returned from al
extended western trip. He was &C
companied home by his mother, Mrs
Conelia Harper Brown, who has spen
the past winter and spring in Los
Angeles.
Eber Dixon, lf6 North Willard street
IL seriously ill at his home He is suf-
Gering from a stroke Of paralysis
Miss Banch Scott, 429 South Ran
som street, and Rev. w. Wilson. 1853
North Ward street, have returned from
Red Oak where they attended the con-
ference of Congregational churches
Miss Frances Warren of Gilbert is
visiting few days at the home of Rev.
and Mrs. W. Wilson, 1873 North Ward
street.
MIR. and Mrs. Duane Hull Of Scott
City, Kans, are spending a few days
with Mr.. and Mrs. o. F. Briggs 404 Pine
street, enroute to Lowell, n. Y, where
they will visit relatives.
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necessary to ask congress to put in my
hands with regard to our food supplies.
Those powers are great indeed, but
they arc no greater than It has proved
necessary to lodge in the other govern
ments which are conducting this mo-
mentous war. and their object is slim
ulation and conservation, not arbitrary
restraint or injurious interference with
the normal processes Of production.
They are intended to benefit and as
sist the farmer and all those who play
a legitimate part in the preparation,
distribution, and marketing of food
stuffs.'
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SAFETY CABLES
TO GUARD DAMS
APPLIANCES WILL BE PLACED
TO KEEP PLEASURE BOATS
FROM GOING OVER.

The waterworks commission is max.
ing plans for safety appliance to be
stretched across the dams so that 1t
will be impossible for boats to 90 over.
The water is very swift near the dam
and by placing the safety appliances
on the dam there is but little danger
of anyone going over.
The plan is to stretch wire c1blA
supported on barrels above the dam.
The cable will be but few inches
from the water and will swing at the
same height above the water at an
stages. Hoops on the swivel plan will
be placed along the wire so that brush
will not catch on it. The cable win
be large enough to stop any boat head
ed for the dam.
The safety appliance is an idea
which has been advocated By the o.
tumwa Boat club for some time.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-05-22
TO ORGANIZE
FARMER CLUBS
COUNTY AGENT URGES MILK
TEST AND PURE BRED STOCK
ASSOCIATIONS.

County Agent Scott has been doins
some more effective work toward the
organization of pure bred stock club
and milk test association in the past
week. He has also received more let
assuring him of their willingness to
have canning demonstrations held in
their homes.
VIII Begin on May %.
The demonstration is to come here
from Ames in time to begin a two
weeks series of canning demonstra-
tions Monday. May Is, and if sufficient
women throughout the county become
interested in the project. two demon
STATIONS daily will be held, one in the
forenoon and another in the afternoon.
Every township will be visited.
May Have Open Meeting.
To further advance the pure bred
stock and the milk test clubs it is plan
ned to have an open meeting of the
farmers as soon as they can be spared
from their fields long enough to at
tend such gathering. The topic to
be discussed will include both these
projects which Mr.. Scott is DESTROYS
of organizing in WapeIlo county.
Would Have Tests Made.
He is not limiting the COW test club
to members of the farm bureau but
wants all the farmers in the county
who are milking cows to join the
If twenty-six men can be
in this project, an expert
may be employed to make visit to
the farm of each to make monthly
test and thus show what cows are
worth their keep.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-05-22
STINSON FUNERAL
AT THE HARRIS HOME

Fairfield. May 21-The funeral
services of ]. M. Stinson, were held
this afternoon at two O'Clock at the
home of his daughter Mrs. w. f. Har-
ris on West Washington street and the
interment took place in Evergreen
cemetery beside the wife Of his youth.
Mr.. Stinson was one of the pioneer
settlers of Jefferson county, of which
there are but few now remaining. Al
most three quarters of century had
and highly esteemed by both young
and Old There was scarcely resident
of the county who has been here any
length of time that did not know
and respect Squire" Stinson.
Mr. Stinson was SO years Of age and
would have celebrated his ninetieth
birthday next January. He was born in
Ohio and grew to young manhood
there. 1t was there that he married the
girl of his choice and together they
came to Iowa Mrs. Stinscn has hong
since passed to her eternal rest and
Mr.. Stinson was left to become the
companion of his children and grand
children Four children, Two daughters
now residing at Oklahoma City, Okla.
and Mrs. William E. Harris of this
city and one son Of Wichita. Kansas
together with several grandchildren
and hosts of friends sincerely mourn
the death of this grand old man.
Mr. StinsOn was staunch repab-
lican and was elected by his party year
after year as justice of the peace IN
Fairfield He was in the early sos be
fore he gave up this position and then
only because of his advanced age and
the i1fsistent requests of his children
He kept well posted on the questions
of the day and only in the past few
months had given up his extensive
reading He had been in frail health
for several months but was able to be
about the house and he journeyed to
Oklahoma City only a few months ago
to visit bis children. He had been i'll
less than a week when his death oc-
cured late Friday evening and many
of his friends did not know that his
condition Was worse until death was
on Saturday.
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no EQUIPMENT
u UNTIL Modified

MCapt. Edward Steller and Lieut.. r.
K Younkin were in Des Moires Fri
Nv to see Adjt. Gen. Guy f Logan
regard to equipment for the new
embers Of Co. G recruited since the
naesent war called for additional men.
&ey we're told that new uniforms and
her equipment will not be supplied
uu the companies arrive at their mo-
lxation camp.
/ The companies will be given ammu-
4lkfon upon requisition and Company
iG& will send for some in order to be-
lfn as soon as possible the work on
. rife range west of the city.
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SUMMOND
INTO COURT
Continued From Page u

'"They got me going and coming. A
Few weeks ago was in Omaha out OF
work and was arrested for vagrancy
l came here and got work at Swift S
and when l am trying to earn living
you beat it,"
OFFICERS ON ALERT.
The city police and constables with
during the day and began early to seek
lice reached the violator first and vice
a place when the other arrived.
ter lightly and much Joking took
ed to appear in court. Appear at po-
day morning" was the summons each
received, no one being taken into Gus
tody
SEVERAL OBEY LAW.
While the disregard for the law was
pretty general, there were several
firms who lived up to it, among them
being number of drug stores. These
places of business were opened but on
ly drugs we're sold. The Sunday papers
and cigars were under ban. Younkin
Bros. had several hundreds of papers
to return unsold today.
RIVER CITIES DEFIANT.
Little enforcement of the blue law
statute was reported from the Missis-
sippi river counties, in such cities az
Keoknk, Burlington, Clinton and Dav-
export. The lid was on at Dubuque
Iowa City is said to have run wide
open"
More than $50 technical arrests
were made at Sioux City and at Coun-
Gil Bluffs about 100 alleged vio4ators
were listed. Mason City authorities
announced that they would make ar
rests when complaints were made.
Des Moines today had FIVE alleged
violators of the blue laws to appear
in municipal court following IT'S sec
ond Sunday Of Sabbath closing en-
forcement, as compared with sixty
three week ago.
DIES MONIES VotAToRs.
The five defendants were: Joe Lor-
ando. who operates temp bar and
fruit stand; the McCurnin drug store;
Clemens pharmacy; Ralph Pellegen, |
grocer, and Colvm and Trickiey, pro- !
prietors of the Piazza cafe.
Previous reports were to the effect |
that the Des MONIES druggists had de-
cided at meeting that they would !
operate Sunday and that their action
would result in general opening of
cigar stores. This news is said to
have resulted in message from At
torney General Havner Saturday
night, who was then at Corydon, that
violators under such plan might be-
come amenable to the conspiracy laws
of the state. Drug and cigar stores
were closed. Des Moines Jewish mer-
chants arrested last Sunday were
again open, while moving picture
shows operated without interference
LIE CLAIRE MAYOR ARRESTED.
Davenport, May 21-Mayor Clarence
Lee Gardner and Leo Van
line of LeClaire. and Walter Kmkel
If Davenport, trap shooters and mem
,ers of the LeClaire Gun club. were
rrested yesterday at the instigation
+ members Of the LeClaire town coun-
H., who tried first to get Mayor Hitch
ock and then another justice of the
eace to issue warrants, and on their
efusal procured the writs at Betteaa.
orr
Some members of the council tried
0 get an order Saturday to prevent
he shoot Sunday but the mayor refus-
d to acquiesce and issued license.
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Continued From Page H.
munity for voluntary conservation
of foodstuffs
That all important positions 80
tar as they may be, shall be flied
with volunteers.
The independent responsibility
of the food administration directly
under the president, with the CO
operation of the great and admir-
able organization of the depart
ment of agriculture, the depart
ment of commerce. the federal
trade commission and the railroad
executives.
The following is from the presidents
stat ement:
TT is desirable, in order TO prevent
misunderstanding or alarms. and to as
sure cooperation IN vital matter. that
tht country should understand exactly
the scope and purpose of the great
powers which have thought II
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-05-22
WAR MENUS WILL CUT
FEASTS OF EPICURES

New York, May 21.-On food CO.
servation basis war menu" win be
placed before patrons Of all the hotels
in New York City as soon as it can be
arranged, it was announced today By
the hotel mems association. The num-
Der of courses at dinners and banqnets
win be reduced and the more ex-
pensive foods will not be offered