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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-07-13
WILLIAM sBuRG

Hugh D. Hanson, who bears the hon
or of being the first white boy born In
Troy township, was a visitor here the
first OF the week.
Fl Mr.. and Mrs Ed McCarty Of Lisbon
are here this week visiting at the
home Of the formers brother, Joseph.
Lawrence Glenn of Ottumwa is here
this week visiting with his son, Rev.
J. A. Glenn.
f; J. Bean of Pilot township was WIS.,
itor here the first of the week at the
home Of his brother William.
John Fetzer of Pilot township trans
acted business here Wednesday,
Y James Hoy Of York township trans
acted business here Wednesday. He
informed the writer that the crop con-
dit'ons generally are looking we'll and
with continued favorable weather an
average crop would be produced.
.'i' Charles poland of South Ridge was
a visitor here the first of the week at
the home Of his brother, Edward Bo-
land
I. David Williams. deputy treasurer Of
Iowa county, was visitor here July
4 with relatives and friends.
DIR. A. r. Boland of Needles, Cal, Is
a visitor here this week at the paren.
tai home and with other relatives and
frieids.
c. R. Hardy of North English has
returned home after visiting here with
friends and looking after business IN.
'terests.
Mrs. r. W. Yoss and children of &c.
dar RAPIDS, who have been visiting
At the homes Of j. r. Martin and W..
p. Wallace. have returned home.
Mrs. George Windhurst is visiting
this week With relatives at Grinnell.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-07-13
ALBA
Miss Belle Hunter visited in Mystic

Miss Belle Hunter visited in Mystic
recently.
County Attorney Chas. r. Miller. has
gone with his family to Ida Grove,
for visit with Mrs. Miller's parents
Mrs. Joe Pauline IL In tho Miners
hospital. ga
Mrs. Lloyd Huston. and children re-
turned Thursday evening to Ottumwa
after visiting for few days with the
w. A. Wilkin family.
Miss sigma Erickson is taking 4
vacation from her duties at Strasbufg-
er's store.
Miss Ruth Franklin has gone to
Illinois for visit with her sister.
Miss Marjorie Porter is visiting in
Centerville.
Miss Lizzie Price has gone to her
home in Moline, Ill. She has resigned
her position as bookkeeper with Giants
and Kellogg.
DR.. Carl Koontz has returned to his
home in st. Louis, Mo.
Earl Wyatt has gone to Colorado.
where he will be employed in . hard
ware store.
Henry Longaker and family have
gone to California to spend the sum.
mer. IN
Mrs. A. c. Schreiner and her father.
E. T. knight. have gone to Slater,
Wyo., where they will visit with Mr..
and Mrs. George w. Dashiell, who are
spending the summer ON their ranch
near Slater.
Mrs. w. E. Giltner was 4 recent
visitor In Fairfield.
Mrs. Stanley Hoyne and baby are
visiting in Albert Lea, MINI.
Mrs. A. Oswald 10 visiting In Denni.
son. Iowa.
Newton Castle 10 visiting IN AHA
with old friends.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-07-13
BLOOM FIELD.

The Alley Lumber company Of this
city has sold their local yard to the
Daniel Lumber company Of Kansas
City. MO-. who takes charge Of the
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-07-13
aia PARApE ~ ICON.

& GIG PARADE At LEON.
Leon, July s.-Three thousand young
men who registered for conscription
marched In the parade here on July 4.
1t was the bigsest patriotic celebration
in the history OF Decatur county.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1917-05-04
QGr3Oc
cLuErT,pEABoDr&Co INcMAKERs

NJ Gault, Oklahoma City, president;
Harry Emb.eton, Saltwater, secrc-
tary; A B Powell, Crescent; and Fred
Atherton, Waukomis The bill car
ries an emergency clause and ar
rangements are under way for u sys-
item Of shows next fall
1T is believed by persons inter
sted in this measure that poultry
shows will more quickly result in OBJ
tanning a better quality Of poultry
md in arousing more interest IN
,oultry raising, than will any other
actor. II is pointed out that the sur
,lus poultry products Of Missouri now
mount to nearly S60000,OOO year
nd that this big showing has been
arg2ly the result Of consistent I'M
rovement and encouragement
With the nation agitated over the
prospects of food shortage during the
resent war attention is being turned
poultry as one of the quickest
1eaus of increasing the food supp'2
y increasing the numbers and in
rowing the quality of Oklahom7'
locks, it is believed that the state
i
ill be taking a long step forward ~
! ericuturll preparedness.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1917-05-04
|vE-YE Ar D
P PATR|O 7 CE rs
FLAGS A-PLENTY
RUNAWAY CANADIAN Roy
WAS LOOKING FOR COUN-
TRY run BY GOD"

Sault Ste Marie, Mich, May r.
George Hollis, five years old, living in
the Canadian 500 has the making of
q good American.
He boarded an international train
recently at his home town to come
into the United States on secret
mission The conductor and immi-
grafton officials who are very alert
now a days noticed George and ask
ed him to sit with his father
George strutted through the smok
ing ear with the officials on his trail
He looked from one man to the other
until he reached a man in the last
scat
Here's my father" said George
Il never saw the boy before said
the man
The boy insisted that the man was
his father until he was theatened
with a spanking. Then he sobbed
ard said.
II wanted to come to the United
States and buy a flag. My daddy
said the United States was run by
God and wanted to show God that
! loved Him"
He carried six large American flags
ard wore a broad smile when he
bearded the train for its short run
back into Canada.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1917-05-04
itlMAN NippERS
FORMED BY IiAIG
TO COMBAT LINE
CONTINUED FROM FACE oNE1

CONTINUED FROM FACE oNEl
of The line, General Ilaig has
rmcd a great human nippcrs, and
striving with all the power at his
ommand to close the jaws Of these
ippers.
Realizing the menace Of the stu
non The Germans are fighting with
grim determination which reckOns
cost of blood too nigh, II 1t holds
the foe.
The renewed fury into which the
eat battle of the Aines has devel-
ID has diverted attention from the
,cssibility of more significant events
hich are shaping behind tho battle
font.
The German censorship has been
fled so far as to allow newspapers
lnce more to reach the outer world.
ut there is little information as yet
,g to what has transpired within the
orders of the German expire, during
he last week
The German chancellor Is once
ltore reported to be about to make a
announcement on peace before the
}eichstag and his hand has apparent
been forced by the junkers. These
dictionaries, enraged and alarmed by
Nc apparent dominance Of the social
It party, with It's program of peace
, githout annexation or indemnity
ave presented an Interpolation t
the Chancellor and the Rechstag, de
manding that they clarity the posi-
ton.
The junkers are still clamoring 70
,he annexation of Belgium. All re
1orts indicate that the government
must very shortly take definit
stand both on the question of wa
aims and internal reforms
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1917-05-04
EQUALIZATION
BOARD OF STATE
NOT TOGETHER

hill showed that these companies have
invested, according to their reports
in the office Of the corporation com
mission, much more money than the
taxable values for past years. He
recommends that the amount of their
Investments be made the measure for
their assessments Only five MEM
bers of the board were present. II
requires four votes to carry motion
Governor Williams, Inspector Parkin.
son and Auditor Howard voted for the
report State Auditor Howard and
State Treasurer Alexander voted
against it,
An idea of the increase proposed in
the report for this years tentative as
sessments over last years values may
be had from two items The Oklaho-
ma City street railway was assessed
last year at $2,6O00O0. Inc proposeu
assessment this year in the Cahill re-
port is s9,5SOOOO, The Tulsa street
railway was assessed last year al
S275,OOO This report values it at ST.,
og4 600
A tentative assessment on the For
Smith & Western railroad was fixe'
at Sg.5OO a mile A proposal wa
made this year to fix the value at slT
00O. bu ii failed
A number of delinquent corpora
lions were notified that the penalt
, of S. OOO for not reporting would b
assessed this month If the reports d
moi come in by May n
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1917-05-04
URGES MERITS or BILL
CALLING FOR POULTRY
AND EGG SHOWS
cooNruNunp FROM PAGE cNF.

tcONTINIED FROM PAGE CNFl
In other words. by using pure bred
hens and taking care of them, thest
club members have obtained almos
as large returns in three months a.
the average oklahoma farmer obtain
IN twelve The poultry club record
show other returns equally as good
Because the Oklahoma hen has been
neglected market poultry from this
state ranked up to few years ago
next to the bottom in the list of As
states We are producing better
poultry aud more eggs than we did
when the 1910 census was taken bu
the state poultry board officials poin
out that there is still plenty OF roou
for Improvement
The bill providing for school poullr,
and egg shows provides for the hold
ing of poultry and egg shows at eacl
school house not included in cities o
the first class. The school hous
poultry shows are to be held durinl
the week commencing with the las
Monday of November of each year AM
the school house egg shows durini
the week commencing with the las
Monday of January of each ycal
these shows are for school childre
only. The board Of Officers OF eacl
school district is authorized to spen
not less than So nor more than 81
for each of these shows. The boar
Of county commissioners is author
ized to appropriate the sum OF $50
for a county poultry and egg sho'
to be held under the auspices of tn
county branch OF the Oklahoma Stat
Poultry Federation. The county show
are to be held during the week com
mencing with the first Monday of De
cember and can not be neld in th
same county two years in succession
The school children also get 90 pc
cent of this money.
Management of this system Q
shows is to come under the direetio
OF the newly created state poultr
board This board consists of Fran
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1917-05-04
MACHINERY FOR
COMING DRAFT
NAMED FOR LOGAN
cooNr,Nuup FROM rAcr oNE9

the proper time
The registration is to be made by
election precincts throughout the
ounly. and the duty Of the sherirls
board will be TO appoint in each yot
has precinct a precinct board of
t'iree members to conduct The regis
tration The secretary of war be
l'eyes that patriotic people will be
willing to act as registration offlc-
ials without compensation. In each
precinct a Suitable place for regisira
ton is supposed 70 .,c rendered BY
it's patriotic owner free of cost to the
government The sheriff Is Instruct
ed to proceed at once in MAILING
these arrangements. lie may decide
10 designate members ct the regular
township boards to serve rs wal
registration boards IN the city, the
machinery Of the election commits
scner or city clerk may be utilized
for war registration purposes
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1917-05-04

Teutonic mind that find favor IL
ondou viii be summarized in the or
der Of their popularity
For a Quick Decision
/ German, faithful to the last To
the Pussian dogma that the bes'
defensive is the offensive plans ~
great battle In the west IN the hope
o destroying The bulk Of the French
or British armies or SO crippline
taem that peace can he obtained But
the reserves to maintain the 1868 new
and old German divisions now pre-
sent upon the western front or with
IN call in the depots are not sutfic-
icut to maintain the German units at
tieir present strength after The be
uung OF the summer, so that a
victory if il Is ever TO be ostotnee,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1917-05-04

Eugene G Sharp Guthrie boy, son
Of Dr Z q sharphas been accepted in
the army officers reserve, lie is the
stcond Guthrian to be accepted, u.th0
many have applied He goes to Leon
Springs, Texas for preparation.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1917-05-04
TO PREVENT SELF. POISONING

Bowels clogged with waste matte
poison the whole system Foley ca
thaitic Tablets work gently but sure
ly; do not gripe or cause nausea
Recommended for indigestion, con
stipation, sick headache. bloatinr
billousness, sour stomach, gas o.
stomach. coated tongue, bad brcatl
or other conditions caused by dis
ordered digestion. Sold everywhere
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1917-05-04
Cut This Quilt is Worth Money

Cut this Quilt is Worth Money
DON'T MISS THIS. Cut out this
slip, enclose with sc TO Foley & Co.,
1895 Sheffield Ave. Chicago, H., writ
ing your name and address clearly You
Will receive In return trial package
containing Foley's Honey and Tar
Compound Cor coughs, colds and
Group Foley Kidney Pills, and Foley
Cathartic Tablets. Sold everywhere.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1917-05-04
ives. 7 THINK So"

Most m, good soan win DO but Red
s'ross llall Blue is the only blue Makes
'ie greatest difference My clothes
are dream snowy white. ! cant
se lqald blue No, not me Give me
foa cross Bal Blue and ! i show you
fomc beautiful clothes ADV.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1917-05-04

cess on land anywhere and having
ilmcd 70 the submarine warfare tc
gave them victory, are subordlnatine
land warfare to their sea "blackade.'
Their armies are bartering space
against time. That H., by withdraw
lpg slowly before projected Offens-
ives, they count upon keeping the
German armies intact and delaying in
definitely a decisive blow, giving ul
territory. instead Of incurring vast
casualtity lists and dangerously veal
euing their fighting strength, Each
time the allies, at the cost OF great
time and labor, prepare mighty
blow the Germans, Jy Withdrawing
cunse their enemies to stfike blow
in the air" Meanwhile, the subma-
rIres 20 on working. This theory as
sumes that the Germans now think
time is on their side, and that they
Will be content to adopt a continu
Gus defensive on all fronts for the
rest OF the war II has superficial
attractions. but does not command
such support as the two views sum
married. above The falacies in thu
reasoning seem TO be that the Ger
mans are starving faster than they
can hope TO starye their enemies, tha
rc retirement can he continued in.
definitely without disaster. and tha'
German morale would not stand po
icy OF retreat. with no offensive anc
10 yictorie to cheer the people viii
false hopes,
Allies Come Too Fast
l. Another group Of military mel
ocnlcnd that within the last few
weeks the whole German plan o
eempaign has been upset by the Brit
lsh aud French armies, aud that th'
Germans are now drifting into des
perate position for which they bav'
no remedy. Tho retreat in the west
+. is held, was commenced with
View to going back to the 'IIinden
burg" or "Siegfi'ied' line. from ARA.
30 Laon, thus disorganizing the com
ing British offensive On this lin
the Germans were to make dcfens
i've stand resuming trench warfare
or without an offeniiv against SOM
other part of the allied line. But Hal
aid Nivelle, by pursuit whose spec
wrecked the German calculations
prevented the enemy settling dow
on his new line. first by prompt
clearing him off the Bapaume ridge
which he expected to hold for sey
eral weeks: next by breaking the lin
before st Quentin and taking tn
new center of the German positio
before the Germans could prepare t
offer serious resistance. Adherent
o, this view, which most soldier
think is too optimistic, are able I
point to mass of evidence in sup
port of their thesis, both in Germa
boasts during the early part of tn
retreat and in the strongly fortifie
positions taken along the whole fror
with little or no resistance.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1917-05-04
MlLlTARiSTS SAY GERMANS
WILL PLAY WAITING GAME
cnNnNur rnoN rAor oNrA

rot entirely rest with the Germans,
hnt speculation about the allied plans
iati'e N The present campaign does
b no regarded as advisable al pres
cnt. The four interpretations Of the
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1917-05-04
GERMANS GRAB RELIEF SHIP

London, May 4-confiscation by
Germans Of the Belgium relief steam
er, Carmetta, IS reported in Central
News dispatch from Copenhagen.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1917-05-04

.. Another school of Thought ad
miltng the intention of Germany to
seek a military decision this summer
considers that Hindenburg will not ho
so foolhardy as to try for victory
+ IN the open against the combined
iight OF the British and French ar
mics. The German retreat is there
fore regarded as a maneuver to gaw
time by delaying the allied offensive
IN the west, and also by shorieninl
the German line, to release troops fol
q projected offensive against eilhe
Russia or Italy There are student
OF the war who are convinced tina
Russia will be the German objective
for political as well as military rea
sons The Germans may hope b
winning victories over armies tina
they think will be disorganized by tn
revolution to provoke a couuter-rev
|o'ution or induce a state of anarchy
Ieilher Of which would render Russii
lmpoteni or induce her 10 make peace
IN Is known that in Italy an Austrian
anack thru the Trentine upon III
Venetian plain. coupled with a Ger
man Bush across the IsanZo. Is eX
pccted in the middle of May when ;h'
Nlpine passes will be open, and b
some the German retreat in the ives
Is aserihed to the desire TO Obtain
Noops for this adventure
Flayinq Against Time
g. Other soldiers believe the Ger
mans. having given up hope OF sue
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1917-05-04
siyiy Eight Enlist From
huqic School.

A utal Of sixty eight students Of
the A a NJ college have joined the
colors since the recruiting order was
first issued An added eight from the
town not students, makes seventy
six from saltwater
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1917-05-04

must be won promptly. A military
decision in 1918 must be regarded by
tie most optimistic German as i'm
possible Accordingly, Hindenburg Is
now engaged upon a gigantic gamble
by Withdrawing and restoring the
war Of maneuver he brings the ele-
nents Of luck and good generaiship
back into play SO that with inferior
forces he may hope in great open
field battles TO win decisive victories
The further he retreats laying waste
The country aud destroying the com
munications. the greater his advani
age when the decisive struggle comes
because behind the German lines The
railways, roads aud billets remail
Iu.damaged while the allies are com
PEELED to advance thru desert
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1917-05-04
g Z. WI


"A Modern Monte Cristo" Gold
Rooster drama A splendid feature
produced by Tahnnhouser. directed by
Eugene Moore, featuring Vincent Ser
rano. famous as Maude Adams lead
ing man, In the supporting cast are
Thomas Curran. Boyd Marshall,
Gladys Dore and Helen Badgley. Du-
mas The Count of Monte Cristo' Is
a famous book and this is famous
play. There is a remarkable rescue
from a desert island by an aviator.
SATURDAY MAY S
Second episode Of "The Mystery Of
the Double Cross"
"The Star Witness" two reel drama
"Nabbinq A. Noble" L-Ko comedy
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1917-05-04

+. Other soldiers believe The Ger
mans. having given up hope OF sue
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1917-09-07

The Grand Theatre has secured
nine special features to be given on
Monday nights for nine weeks.
These are some of the very best
productions in the moving picture
world. The Grand Theatre has de-
cided to improve the class of pro-
ductions given here and these nine
features are the beginning of the
Improvement. Remember the
dates -every Monday night. A
list of five of the productions is
given in the advertisement of this
issue. They are all first class. 36-lt
The Kendrick Roller Mills wish
to announce to the public, that they
are ready to receive all kinds of
sacked grain and any lots received
sacks will be paid for or returned
when empty. 36-lt
Headquarters for school books
and supplies at White Drug Store.
36-1t
Great Faith in Chamberlain Collie and
Diarrhoea Remedy.
"Chamberlain's Collie and Diar-
rhoea Remedy was used by my
father about a year. ago when he
had diarrhoea. 1t relieved him i'm
mediately and by taking three doses
he was absolutely cured. He has
great faith in this remedy" writes
Mrs. w. H. Williams, Stanley. NY.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1917-09-07
Call For Bids For Street
Improvement
FOR LOCAL IMPROVEMENT
DISTRICT NO. |.

Notice is hereby given that seal.
ed bids will be received by the
Clerk of the Village of Kendrick,
Idaho, up to the hour of eight (S)
o'clock P. NJ, on the 18th day of
September, 1917, for constructing
cement sidewalks, cross walks, for
curbing, and grading. on the fol.
lowing streets in the Village of
Kendrick, Latah County, Idaho;
NINTH STREET, from B. Street
to Main Street.
MAIN STREET, from 100 feet east
of the east side and line of Ninth
Street to the east side and line of
Mill Street.
SIXTH. SEVENTH, EIGHTH AND
KIRBY STREETS, from Main
Street to Railroad Street.
Bids must be marked IBID for
Local Improvement District No. L."
and must be endorsed with the
name of the Bidder.
Bids must be accompanied by a
certified check, made payable to
the Village Treasurer of Kendrick,
Idaho, in the amount of ten QO)
per cent of the bid. The right is
hereby reserved to reject any and
all bids. Plans and specifications
for the proposed improvements are
on file in the office of the Village
Clerk of the Village of Kendrick,
Idaho.
Dated this 2Sth day of August,
1917.
(Seal.)
L. G. Peterson, Chairman.
Attest:
E. A. Randall, Clerk. 35-3t