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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-06-08
RIVER RRISlIiG s..
ABOVE HERE

The Des Moines river is at stand.
still in Ottumwa today and a similar
report comes from Eldon. Eddyville
reports rise Of four inches during
the night but this morning the stage
has been lowered and is receding. At
Keosauqua there was a very slight
rise.
RISES DURING NIGHT.
During the night the river rose here
but two inches and at s o'clock this
morning stood at 1872 on the bridge
gauge. 1t has since started to recede
and good fall is expected during the
day.
G. NJ. Chapel, director of the wealth
er and crop bureau at Des Moines.
said that the food waters from the re-
cent rains in this vicinity have passed
here, but that owing to the high stage
of the Des Moines river above Ottum-
wa and the Racoon river above Des
Noines as we'll. another rise here may
be expected soon.
The stage at Des Moines this morn
ing at s o'clock was 1872 and at 10:45
was 1874. There was three feet Of a
rise there during the past twenty-four
hours and six inches since midnight.
Mr.. Chapel expects two feet further
rise there. He reports that Ft. Dodge
had a three feet rise in the past TWEEN
ty-four hours and still rising. The
Raccoon river between Valley juno
tion and Commerce is rising rapidly
and out over the lowlands.
MANY STREAMS RISING.
Des Moines. June MANY Iowa
streams are on rampage ana If
further precipitation comes serious
property damage is feared.
The Skunk river has flooded thou
sands OF acres with property damage
estimated at $4,000.
Council Bluffs, June e.-Thou
sands of dollars worth Of property
damage was wrought by the storm
which swept Council Butts and vtc!n-
ity.
The street car system was put out
OF commission and thousands of per
sons were forced TO walk from Omaha
or spend the night there.
Water FIVE feet deep was standing
on Broadway near the Chicago
& Northwestern railway station. Sew
eral automobiles left standing near the
curbs during the storm either were
over turned and f,oated away or lodg-
ed against telephone poles,
More than a score of bridges have
been washed out in Pottawattamie
county, according to reports reaching
county oficials.
Easements throughout the city are
flooded The sewer system has proven
inadeuute to carry the food.
" is feared that many persons liv-
ing In the !owlands will be forced 20
leave their homes and seek shelter on
higher ground.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-06-08
Draft May Split
Socialist Party

q AN sERNAROiNo, Cal, juno
~ 7.-califorr'a sociaiists will
withdraw from Hhe national party
unless the anlistrait resolution
adopted al the socialist conve ntion
aurii IS rseuaiatca, according to
. ssai>.rsns Trade hero today by
III. a. 1ichsrisea. member Of tte
state executive committee Of the
socialist party in California. who
was the socialist candidae for gov
ernor in 1914.
Richardson said he had sent no.
tices to that effect to the national
secretary Of the party.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-06-08
CLAIM | OCAL
|. | AD IS HELD
HERE BYFRAUD
New York Society Charges
Woman With Keeping
Boy Under Restraint
CASE MAY DISCLOSE
COMPOSERS HISTORY

Six-year-old Peter Morgan, pupil in
the Froebel school, said to be living
with Mrs. Cora Davis at the Jefferson
roon1ing house, 336 East Main street
is, according to Attorney l.. l.. Duke
to be the star performer in prospec'
tive court action which will rewrite
family histories and develop the man
coverings of several persons, includ-
ing George Whiting, song writer and
musical comedy star, composer of MY
Wife's Gone to the Country"
Charging that the child is being held
here by Mrs. G.. Bernhammer, the Iowa
Children's Home society and the Char
tiles Aid association for child placing
of New York has, through Mr.. Duke,
filed habeas corpus petition in the
local district court against Mrs. Bern
hammer who is alleged to be also
known as Mrs. George Whiting and
Miss Anna Mcbride. Mrs. Davis, a sis
ter of Mrs. Bernhammer, Is named as
co-defendant.
TOOK CHILD BY FRAUD.
The societies an dtheir agent. A. j.
Benton, who also appears as the
child's next friend. charge Mrs. Bern
hammer with taking the child from
one Of the associations homes BY
fraud
She is accused of taking him on pro-
baton for a year and holding him
without legal action for adoption.
She is also charged with represent
ing to her husband that the child was
his son. q
I SO. WOMAN lNsnseEr sotsa.
Mrs. Bernhammer. according TO the
attorney, was Anna Mcbride OF Swan.
iowa, before her marriage and 1t IL
said that her musical husband wrote
his masterpiece following trip she
made from New York to Swan.
Mr.. Whiting is said to have come
here sometime ago and asked his wife
to giye him a divorce. He saw the
child then and is said to have given no
outward indication that he recognized
him as his son.
HAVE CASE IN COURT.
The application for a writ Of habeas
corpus for the possession Of the child
will come up In the district court with.
in few days.
The matter was before Judge Sem
eca Cornell for preliminary investi-
gati9r yesterday afternoon and he
CAV. William Davis, husband of Cora
Davis, custody Of the boy during the
tendency Of the trial.
Mr.. Benton js expected here next
Monday with records purporting to
show that the child was taken from an
institution by false representations.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-06-08
DRAKE DISCONTINUES
MILITARY TRAINING

Des Moines. June Trustees Of
Drake university have decided to dis
continue military training next fall, at
request of the government, but athlet-
les will be continued.
The trustees, AZ meeting last night,
reelected President Hill M. Bellfour
for a FIVE year term.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-06-08
RAccooN LEvsE BREAKS.

pes Moines, June Hundreds OF
homes in southeast Des Moines were
threatened today when the Raccocn
river flood waters washed away more
than half OF the levee between Fifth
and South Union streets. Scores of
men are piling trees and sandbags
along the endangered levee this after
noon to prevent the waters from tear
ing entirely through il.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-06-08
BELGIANS ARE FINED
BY GERMAN MASTERS

Amsterdam, June THE city Of
Mons has been fined 10000 pounds be-
cause a Belgian paper, published in
Holland. announced that Crown Prince
Rupprecht of Bavaria was in Mons
when the city WAS bombarded by al
lied airmen.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-06-08
PREPARE FOR DRAFT.

Washington. D. c., June THE war
department was at work today on reg
ulations for the second step In the
army draft, selection by lot Of por-
ton Of young men registered.
Only Deieware, Vermont and the
District of Columbia have reported
their registration figures. but many
more state reports are expected today.
It may take week or ten days to
complete the nation wide tabulations.
Then the war department will pre-
scribe rules for drawing names Of men
who are to be examined before local
or precinct exemption boards and for
the composition OF these boards and
OF boards Of review to which those
drafted may appeal.
ALLOTMENT 1Y STATES.
A call for definite number of
troops win be issued, each state will
be notified to contribute certain pro-
portion and state authorities In turn
divisions.
Plans for all this machinery already
are formulated in large measure un-
der the provost marshal general, so
that the first choosing and the subse.
quent sitting out of men not qualified
physically or those having dependents
may be completed as early as possible
this summer, preparatory to the call to
the colors in the fall.
The meager returns thus far indi-
cate that more than half OF the men
registered either claimed exemption or
gave facts which might exempt them.
However. It Is believed a big proper
ton Of those who claimed exemption
at registration time will waive their
rights II drafted.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-06-08
DYNAMITE
| N FER N 0
STuNS FOE
Panic Among Teutons Fol-
lows Giant Crash Of
Million Pound Store Of
Explosives, Greatest in
Worlds History of War.
HAIG'S MEN CAPTURE
LONG TRENCH LINZ

British Headquarters in
France (From a staff cor
respondent of The Asso-
ciated Press June The
British rush, this morning
on the Messines- -Wytsch-
aete ridge Of the Belgian
front took them well over
the ridge, where they are
now entrenching.
The British also cap
tured important trench
positions all the way from
Observation ridge, south
east of Ypres, to Ploeg-
steert wood, north Of Ar
mentieres.
More than 100000
pounds Of high explosives
was blown up under the
German forward posi-
tions. T his, the most
gigantic mining operation
the his or II of Warfare,
! spread panic among the
Germans.
The British in their at
tack today used probably
20 per cent more guns,
especially those Of heavy
calibres, than they en-
ployed in the battles Of
Arras.
Tanks were in the thick
Of the fighting. More than
1000 Germans we've taken
prisoners early in the en-
gagement.
The fighting continues
under a midsummer sun.
The Germans have not yet
rallied for the expected
counter attack.
The village of Messines
was reported to have been
taken early in the fight
ing. 1t was also reported
that Lenfer and Zareeba
had fallen and that
Wytschaete had been sur
rounded by the British
storming troops.
The British attack be-
gun today, two months
after the offensive CAM
paign burst into flame at
Arras, was carried out in
that slender strip Of Bel
gium, saved nearly three
years ago from the Ger
man invasion. The blow
was struck on a front Of
approximately ten miles
against the high ground
known as the Messines |
ridge, from which the
Germans have overlooked
the British lines ever since
October Of 1914. 1t was
not long after the battle
began that word came
from all sectors Of the
fighting front that the
various objectives had
been taken on scheduled
time.
All the prisoners say the
Germans had been ex-
pecting the attack but
were taken completely by
surprise by the hour at
which it was launched and
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-06-08
KELLY TO BE TRIED
IN FALL FOR MURDER

Des Moines, June attorney Cen
ere, Bavner announced this afternoon
that ne would ask postponemen. until
next fall Of. the trial Of Rev. L. G. J..
Kelly, charged With the Vil!isoa. axs
murders when arguments on setting a
date for the trial are heard by Dis
trio. Judge Woodruff at Red Oak to-
morrow.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-06-08
BRAZIL WILL FORNf
COAST ARTILLERY

Rio Janeiro. June This govern
ment has issued a decree for the for
nation of first esction Of coast artil-
lery. The decree also calls for tie
opening of credit OF S7e.000.000 reis
1926. 100 ,000) to he expended on arma-
ment and war materials.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-06-08
POST EoR CHURCHILL.

London. June Recent reports that
Colonel Winston Spencer-Churchill,
former first lord Of the admiralty. was
to receive government portfolio are
corroborated today by the Pail Mall
Gazette which says he will succeed
viscount Cowdray as chairman of the
British air board.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-06-08
KENYON PLANS
WAR TAX FIGHT
Both Iowa Senators Oppose
Several Changes Made
BY Committee

Washington, o. c., June IA
new war tax Of two cents on all
bank checks and drafts over s.
expected 20 raise about 81 10000
In pevsnuss, Was added 70 the war
r. tax blIk today by the tssNats Z
finance eemmlttes.
The committee also struck out
all house taxes on dues of social,
athletic and sporting clubs from
which $4,000, 900 In revenue was
expected.
The new taxes on bank checks
Of more than IS are to be payable
by stamps AFFIXED by the drawer.
Other documentary stamp taxes
approved by the committee were
on bonds except indemnity and
and surety bonds, which wore ex.
empted, capital stock, sales and
transfers and sales on produce ex-
change.
The house tax on club dues Of
10 per cent was struck out with
the understanding that some other
form OF tax may be later Imposed.
Washington, d. c., June (From the
Courier Bureau.)-Senator Kenyon
who has been in Iowa for few days
on business trip, is coming back to
organize fight In the upper house
against the revenue bill as thus far
agreed upon in the senate finance com
mittee. He will demand higher sur
taxes on the big incomes, as announc.
ed in q speech some weeks ago, and
will demand that the tax on consump
tion of sugar. coffee, tea and cocoa be
stricken from the bill. Moreover. he
will offer amendments restoring the
munitions tax. which the majority OF
the senate committee has eliminated
from the measure.
There will be minority report from
amendments in line with Kenyon's
position. but he will 60 farther than
the report in demanding the virtual
conscription Of big incomes above
800, 900.
Bitterness against the majority of
the committee has been evident for
weeks because it has been reducing
the tax on the well-to-do and increas-
ing the tax on the wage earners and
small property owners, through the re-
moval Of higher surfaces on incomes
and through the imposition Of taxes on
sugar and other necessaries. This
feeling is reflected in the announce
ment ON the part of various progress
sive republican senators that there
will be at least q month Of debate on
the tax bill"
CuMMiNs TO AID COLLEAGUE.
Senator Cummins. who has not yet
discussed the revenue scheme in pub
lie, Is known to favor the retention Of
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-06-08
IOWA TO FILL QUOTA.

Des Moines, June Returns today
on Tuesdays army draft registration
In Iowa continue to hold pace with the
federal estimates and officials in
charge Of the tabulation at the capitol
here predicted the states total enroll.
ment would equal Woshington's esti-
mate Of 2l2.SS5.
Seventy-one counties had reported
registration returns shortly after noon.
together with the six cities. and the
total was 1890 as against the gov.
ernment estimate of 1bo.2SS II was eN.
pected Des Moines registration would
exceed 1000 or more than zoo over
the federal estimate
MASSAchUSETTs STILL LOYAL.
Boston. Mass, Juna Charles r,
GsttaEy. d!rector of military enroll.
ment. v'red Provost Marshal General
Crowder that with 30 towns and many
institutions still to be heard from $50
900 men in Massachusetts had register.
ed under the draft call Complete re-
turns. he said, would bring the total ia
$4,000. or approximately $4,000 more
than the census bureau estimate.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-06-08
FOOD AND CAMP
Wal I PERSH|NG
Provision Ship, Under
Convoy of War Vessel,
Arrives in Europe

Paris, June IA large American
transport containing wheat for Amer
ican troops which are to come later
has crossed the Atlantic under the pro
lection of an American warship. the
Matin announces. The transport Is
now being unloaded at a French port,
the newspaper says.
Preparations are being made for the
reception Of American trops, the news
paper adds. number Of bases similar
to those OF the British army have been
organized.
CAMPS ARE PREPARED.
Camps have been laid out for infan-
try and artillery and aviation parks
have been established for American
aviators.
None Of the American officers is
bringing his family.
The Matin says the arrival Of the
transport means that the provisioning
Of the army is well under way even be-
fore the arrival of the troops. and that
accordingly the American forces will
make no call on the French stock OF
food.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-06-08
GIGANTIC MINE WRECKS GERMAN LINES
France Greets
US. Warships

~ ARIs, June 6.-The ministry OF
marine announced tonight
= that American warships have
anchored off the French coast.
The announcement adds:
1.-THE French navy greets with
10y on their arrival these new
brothers In arms who under the flag
Of the great American republic,
have come to participate until final
victory In the struggle against the
common enemy.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-06-08
VOYAGE MADE SECRETLY. !

Washington, D. c., June THE nav.
al collier Jupiter has arrived in
France, Secretary Daniels announced
today. laden with 10,50o tons Of wheat
and other supplies. The ship sailed
from an American port without any in
timation of her voyage having been
given out in advance and is now at an.
chor in French port
MONSTER VESSEL CHOSEN.
Tho Jupiter Is one of the navy's larg-
est GOLFERS. She was the FIRST cleo
trically propelled steamer ever built
and her performance was so good that
1t led to the adoption Of electric drive
for all new battleships and battle
cruisers, the American navy being the
only one in the world to adopt this
type of propulsion.
Secretary Daniels did not specify
what supplies besides wheat the big
ship carried.
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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-06-08

"a The results of the first day of the
big county drive for the Liberty Bond
shows 149 subscribers with pledges Of
$34.050 This does not include the
subscriptions made by the local banks
Of 10 per cent of their surplus and cap
ital amounting to $4,000 The total
for the initial days work by the army
~ cnljcifnYc 10 &1ot nSn
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-12-09
BANK DEPOSITS WILL
NOT Be C0NFIscATEO

ATLANTA, Ga, Dec, S,-German
spies and American traitors are re-
sponsible for the story set afloat that
tho government is planning to take
a list of all bank depositors and tax
them a heavy tax, according to At
lanta bankers who are putting out
some very timely advice to the peo-
pie to pay no attention to such pre-
posterous rumors.
The Bankers Trust Company of At
lanta, which controls $50 odd banks
in Georgia, has issued very forceful
letter on the subject, in which it de-
clares that the report was started by
German spies and traitorous Ameri-
cans to embarrass the government
i-' time of war.
Some of it come from a misunder-
standing of the income tax" the letter
goes on to state. "This only effects
married men with an income Of more
tlan $4,000 year and single men
with an income of more than $1,000
a year The income tax will hurt no
man. The rich man will have to pay
big income tax-be can afford it;
the well-to-da man will pay small
iacome taxi won't hurt him, the
poor man will not have to pay at all.
The income tax applies to the amount
Of money man makes year and
not to the amount he has on deposit
in the benS."
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-12-09
SAVANNAH PHYSICIAN
CONDUCTS OWN TRIAL

SAVANNAH, Ga, Dec 8. - Dr.
Marion Corbln, well-known physi-
clan, conducted his own case in the
city court here yesterday in his at
t,mpt to collect damages which he al
legged We're due him from Eli Ross be-
cause of the fact that Ross had run
irto him with an auto during the sum
n'er. Judge Freeman, who has bee1
on the bench Off ten years, says this
is the first time in his experience that
a plaintiff has ever conducted his own
case in a civil suit before a jury Dir.
Corbin proceeded with his case in fine
style until he made he statement tnat
Ross was "greenhorn" at automo,
bile driving and had taken out an ac-
cident policy to cover just such hap
penings:" The attorney for the de-
fcnse then made the plea that state
nlents such as these were intended 10
prejudice the minds of the jurymen
and his motion for the declaring OF
a mistrial was sustained The case
will be tried again later
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-12-09
FIFTEEN PROFESSORS
JOIN FIGHTING FORCE

ATHENS, Ga Dec S.-Fifteen pro-
fessors have resigned their positions
on the staff of the State College Of
Agriculture, thrown down the gauntlet,
ard cast their lots with those who are
fighting to make the world safe oor
democracy. The navy has claimed
three men, the infantry four, aviation
four and quartermaster four.
AS petty officers in the navy H. L.
Brown, w. S. Dilts, and R. NJ. Brid-
ley are serving. Professors J. w. Fir
or and G. r. Jones have just graduated
from the training camp at Fort Ogle-
thorpe with first and second lieuten-
ancies respectively, and Professors
". H. Allen and e. C. Westbrooks are
serving as non-commissiOn officers at
Camp Wheeler. Professors c. NJ Keys
er, Paul Tabor, Ira N. Arthur and r.
F Welchel are now attending aviation
schools and will receive commissions
soon. Professors S. II. Starr, G.. r.
Skinner, w H. Howell and G. =. Kell-
ogg have enlisted in quartermaster
work as graduates of the University
Quartermaster school and will enter
active service soon
These young men have delayed en-
tering the service in order that the
state might command their profess
sional services as long as possible
and now the State College of Agri-
culture feels itself privileged to re-
lease these men for service. Their
places are being filled as rapidly as
possible and instruction of students
will continue as heretofore.
Besides professors the State College
of Agriculture is represented in the
service by 62 alumni and students, q
number Of whom are officers, and this
from one of the youngest educational
institutions in the state
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-12-09
GRAND JURY NOT
SATISFIED WITH
CERTAIN AFFAIRS
QUITE CAUSTIC IN IT'S COMMENT
ON SEVERAL MATTERS-SAYS
LAWS NOT STRINGENTLY EN-
FORCED.

The Sumter county grand jury which
has adjourned, is quite caustic in Its
comment on certain matters pertain :
ing to law enforcement, and in the
presentments returned in open court
expressed itself very vigorously.
The grand jury used the following
language
Matters having the attention of this
grand jury during its sittings haye
been considered with view to best
Interests of the county, and have been
dealt with in spirit of unprejudiced
fairness where individuals have been
concerned, as well as where material
interests have been involved. Th
moral interests Of the community have
come under review, and it has been
with much regret that we find fragrant
violations of law which are being in
dulged in by some and that without
any attempt at molestation by those
WHO are C1uIueu W4tH LLiS pIOPOl ou-
thority to deal with same. We refer
to the maintaining Of lewd houses N
the city of Americus, the operating Of
gaming devices and the astonishing
amount of distillation of intoxicating
drink from the juice of the cane. There
is evidence of the violation of existing
prohibition laws to an EXTENSIVE de-
gree, and it has been our endeavor, in
our inquiries, to discover the parties
guilty of such violations, with view
t. having them brought before the
courts. We are persuaded that the
hindrances in our endeavors to ascer-
tain the facts have arisen from spe-
cies of Joint understanding amount
ing IN reality to conspi1 acy to de-
cline to reveal facts which we have a
moral certainty are in their possess
ion. In addition. as representative Of
the county, we desire to express our
strong opposition, which we have
heard has been the practice, in some
Instances. of courts permitting those
who have been detected in violating
these laws 20 enter pleas of guilty an1
teing assessed very small fine Such
a procedure must meet the disappro-
val of all law-abiding citizens.