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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-07-06
THE FOURTH IN EUROPE.
(F'rom Wednesdays Daily

(trOm Wednesday DalIy.)
In Paris today, Frenchmen are join
ing with Americans in observing the
birthday Of American liberty. And in
London the English are celebrating the
day, indicating their willingness to for
get the hatred which existed when
July was taken out OF the ordinary
cycle and distinguished by the declar
alton OF the American colonists who
thus became colonists no longer.
Nothing could be so typical of the
mutual regard which has gained in
destructible strength among the
people of these three nations since
they were forced into defensive al
lance by the Prussian program Of
world conquest.
Between France and America there
has existed feeling brotherhood since
the war of the revolution. and 1t would
be strange IL the demonstrative French
should have failed to seize this oppor
tunity to voice their regard for Amer
lea and their gratitude for the pres
ence of Pershing and his troops or
French soil.
But for stolid. matter-of.fact England
to follow suit is indeed a tribute to this
-SOuulIy anu q HSW PIOol vi Tia
staunch characteristic of the Britons
which for want OF better expression
we describe as "sportsmanship."
1t is sportsmanship indeed for q
nation so proud of its traditions and Of
its royal house to submerge that pride
completely in tribute to the descend
ants OF those sturdy fighters who ad
ministered to British arms one OF the
very few defeats which history re
cords. True, the King George of today
resembles the King George of tina,
time only in name, and the British gov
eminent Of today bears little real rela
tionship to the one over which George
III held sway.
But these facts would not be enough
to wipe out the sting Of ancient defeat
were It not for the great-hearteC
sportsmanship OF the Briton. And sc
today's celebration in England, like the
notable service which was held there
only few weeks ago when the Ameri
can flag was enshrined In Westminster
abbey, warns the deepest sympathie:
of Americans and tightens our hear
strings. It Is gracious act by ma
ton OF broad minds and stauncf
hearts. 1t seals our fellowship in arms
and heals forever the scars which, des
pite the passing Of century and {
half. have been dragged into the ligh
occasionally to bar complete reunion
of the two great English speakins
peoples.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-07-06

the presidents course which provides
for a law against the manufacture oil
distilled liquors but permits the manu-
facture and sale of beers and light
wines.
Although many regard this compro
mise as rather needless begging OF
the big question OF war time prohibi
ton, they remember that the bill be.
fore the senate now is not primarily
one for prohibition but one for control
OF food and its distribution.
President Wilson says-and he must
be given credit for sincerity-that he
is advising the halfway measure in
order to speed action on the food con.
troll bill in its entirety He believes an
adamant stand for entire prohibition
would delay passage of the whole
measure and work more injury than
continuation of the manufacture of
beer and light wines can bring on the
country
Mr.. Hinshaw. whose work for years
has been for national prohibition, is
unwilling, apparently to consider ex-
pediency and to accept what amounts
to greater victory than his party
ever could have hoped to win for
years under ordinary circumstances.
While there are many arguments in
favor of actual prohibition-and The
Courier is among those who believe 1t
should become part of the law OF
the land at this critical time-it cannot
be denied that it Is also of vital impor-
lance that the other elements Of the
food control bill be enacted into law.
And while it may be true, as Mr.. Hin
shaw says. that President Wilson could
have brought about absolute prohibi-
ton by taking firm stand at this
time, this is not the proper occasion
for a no-compromise fight except as
between the United States and the
kaiser. Any other issue cannot be as
great as the main obJect-defeat OF
Germany.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-07-06
kENvoN,s s,JspIcIoNs.

Perhaps Senator Kenyon is right IN
his suspicion that some members OF
the national council Of defense have
designs on the nations war chest. But
II is difficult to believe that the in
dictment Is deserved by all the big
business men who have offered their
services to the government at this crit
ical period.
There can be little doubt that adop
ton OF the Iowa senator's plan for pro-
hibiting any Of these men from selling
to the government would result IN EN-
barrassment for the war department
by restricting the field for its pur'
chases.
It would result also in designations
of some OF the members of the coun'
Gil and in many misunderstanding
and recriminations, no doubt.
So the question naturally arises
whether Mr.. Kenyon is choosing the
proper approach to question which
looms as a particularly serious one
when the great power OF the council
of defense is taken into consideration
There are several men on the coun
Gil who are loyal enough to sell the
government clothing or shoes or gums
or ships at proper prices, regardless
of their position on the buying board
This is true, doubtless. OF the great
majority. for all are men who stand
high in their own cities and whose
regulations are guarantees against
sharp commercial practices with their
government.
II should be no dificult task to single
out the few who would permit greed
for personal gain to outrun loyalty
These, If any such are among the
members OF the council Of national de
Tense, should be removed. But the
council would be weakened materially
should its membership be limited only
to those who have nothing to sell the
government.
The council is body of commercial
specialists. each member I leader in
his particular line Of business endeav
or. The government needs such ar
advisory board and Mr.. kenyon's
scheme for reform threatens to rot
the nation of the services of many goot
men while dispensing with few who
are undesirable.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-07-06
CENSORSHIP eLuNoERs.

It is worthy Of note that the only
premature report of the movements
of General Pershing's troops which ar
rived in France few days ago was
published in London newspapers and
it appears from the investigation thus
far, was written by either a French or
British correspondent at the port OF
landing.
American newspapers, which as a
class rank leagues ahead of their Brit
itsh contemporaries on taking a
chance" when that chance is merely
their own, refrained from publication
OF any intimation Of the departure OF
the troops or of their movements by
train to the mobilization center on the
Atlantic coast They refrained also
from publishing speculations as to the
movements Of troops or ships, and only
when the authorized cablegrams came
from Europe did they break their
silence.
The British stories were printed
after the arrival of the first American
contingent in France and before some
of the transports had traversed the
submarine zone Fortunately there
was no untoward result: indeed. 1t
would have been hard to prove that
damage to the American vessels was
the sequel to publication of the ar
ticles in London.
The point is that the American
press. with voluntary censorship
kept silent through patriotism, where
as the British press. or part Of 1t.
disregarded censorship and interna-
tional courtesy.
Getting down to facts, there Is a
great deal of foolishness about the
censorship in America. as far as it has
gone. 1t is ridiculous to imagine that
German spies worth their salt could
not have located the American mobili-
cation camp and obtained the news OF
the troops departure with a minimum
of trouble. 1t is equally ridiculous to
assume that these spies would depend
on what they could read in American
newspapers for information regarding
the movements of SO unweildy and un
concealable a quantity as regiment
or larger body of regulars.
But the American newspapers have
refrained from mentioning these occur
rences because they are loyal and be
cause they do not want to give the
slightest aid to the enemy. They have
refrained even when they realized the
senselessness of their self imposed re-
straint.
Meanwhile the censor has author
ICED publication of reports which are
edited so inexpertly that they reveal
the very information the censor Is at
tempting to conceal. Such was the
case for instance. when General Per
shing landed in England. Very care
fully the dispatch announcing his ar.
rival was given date line, 'At an
English Port" and in a subseQuen,
paragraph there was reference to the
mayor of Liverpool az the head of the
local reception committee.
Numerous similar slips have occur
red. many of them being corrected by
the Associated Press or the telegraph
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-07-06
PROMISE AND PERFORMANCE.

II Is a most extraordinary exhibition
OF greed that is charged to the coal
operators in the Decatur field. If the
dispatches reflect the facts accurately.
After having been represented at the
meeting of coal mine owners in Wash
ington last week, at which agreement
was made with the plan OF government
officials for general reduction in the
price of coal, these men almost imme-
dlately announced an increase in their
mine prices.
That announcement was followed a
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-07-06
THE Y. M. C. A.


Some of the later dispatches from
the French port at which the American
troops under General Sibert landed
last week tell of the facility with which
these regulars established themselves
taking up life in a foreign land just
where they had left Off when the call
to duty came to them at their scatter
ed army post headquarters in various
sections of the country.
1t is related that within few hours
its soldiers a Y. NJ. c. A. headquarters
after the first transport had discharged
tent had sprung up right at the dock
and the first day saw hundreds Of sol
diers writing letters home from some.
where in France" to notify their rela'
tives that they were safe.
The Y. M. C. A. is doing great
work in the present war, a human and
a highly patriotic work. In number
of ways it is helping the soldiers to
maintain communications with the
home folks and the home lands Gus
toms, making the life of camp more
bearable and relieving its monotony.
Vast sums have been and will be ex-
pended by the Y. NJ. C. A. in this
special war work. Men who gained
valuable experience among the troops
on the Mexican border last year are
training their fellow workers for the
greater volume of service that is to be
given at the mobilization camps and
across the sea. ~
The Y. M. C. A. has done and WILL
do much to preserve the morale of the
American troops and since that is one
of the prime essentials to effective
fighting the Y. M. c. A. may well be
credited with material and extensive
aid in Uncle Sans campaign against
the kaiser
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-07-06
ILLINOIS SHAME.

Don't take pictures here; East st,
Louis doesn't want that sort of ad-
vertising." said policeman yesterday
when newspaper photographers were
making records of the scenes of horror
which characterized the most serious
race riot in American history.
And well may East st. Louis bow her
head In shame. shame which extends
to the whole state of Illinois since the
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-07-06
NoMAN HALL BETTER.

Colfax, July Norman Hall Is re-
covering from wounds received IN an
air battle with German airplanes. ac-
cording to a telegram received by his
mother here. The telegram is from
Boston, where friends of the ColfaX
aviator have established communica-
ton with the hospital to which Hall
was taken
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-14

j. The cost of living is so beastly
my bank account it kills; my lam
guage is not chaste or priestly.
when l pay up my bills. Re
trenchment has to be my motto,
it I'd survive at ali, and SO use
the same old auto you saw me
bury last fall. You see me with all
vain, expenses rernorselessly cut
down; ! only use two residences,
one rural, one in town 1t keeps
rue hustling, toiling. scuttling. to
pay my bills when due, though |
have but one butler buttlins,
when I am used to two. My wife
is raising a connection since she
can only spend fortnight by the
heaving ocean-shes used to
months on end. SO long it is that
I've forgotten just when | wore
silk shirts; the ones have seem
made of cotton. and such a come
down hurts. Methinks if times
get any tougher. I'll take poor
house iaunt; there's something
wrong when men must suffer the
gr;evous pangs OF want. To ruins
brink you see me waddle. impov-
erished and lean: | jog there IN
Z touring model. instead of limou-
sine. WALT MASON.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-14
HOLY NAME SOCIETY
GIVES PURSE TO PASTOR
Hyattsville Practitioners Give Fare
well Gift to Rev. d. C.
Keenan,.

HYATTSVILLE. Md. August 14.-At
a meeting last night of the Holy Name
Society of st. Jerome's Church here
Rev. ID. c. Keenan,. who soon is to leave
to assume a pastorate in Washington,
was presented with a purse raised by
ms parfshioners. James c. Rogers
made the presentation, and with Vim
cen A. Sheehy and William Giusta
composed the committee on resolutions.
rather Carey of Holy Name Church,
washington. is to succeed Father
keenan, here.
J. A. Stephenson. an employ Of the
H5attsville Gas and Electric Company.
is confined to his home here with in
1uries received Sunday while swimming
In the Eastern branch. Stephenson is
SAID TO have taken a shallow water
dive. injuring his neck.
Everything is in readiness for
Hyattsviile's big reception to Company
r TINS evening. lawn fete and dance
have been arranged for the boys. who
are 10 gfve an exhibition drill under
the command of Capt. Francis Fainter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-14
A Meatless Day a Week.

70 the Editor Of The Star:
II has been suggested that in order
TO reduce the cost of meat there should
pc. either voluntarily or by promulga-
ton OF an order by the authorities that
be. meatless day each week. and
mat this day should be Tuesday. And
why Tuesday? Now the Catholic
Church has ordained already centuries
past that Friday shall be a day of ab-
stinence from meat throughout tn.
year. Most every good Catholic is OBJ
serving this ordinance very rightly
during his whole life. Catholics have
however. many more days on which the
eating of meat is forbidden, the Wed
nesday and Saturday four times a wear
ana the vigils or days before several
Rreat feasts. among which is the feast
81 the Assumption of til. Blessed Vir-
eln Mary. which always falls on the
10Th OF August-that is, this year. to-
morrow. 1t therefore so happens that
the vigil of the feast is TODAY. Tues-
DAY. when for the first time during
THIS war a Tuesday will De observed as
q day Of abstinence from meat nv
most all Catholics of the world nor
only OF the United States Why should
NOT others. not of that faith. follow an
observance of i..w which had No
sAfnt of comtnercialisnn at any time
but was instituted as an act Of men,
anee for our sins?
:. FRED J. BRAEND..E.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-14
PICKET BANNER TORN DOWN.
Sailor Sets Example to Crowds
Watching Outside the White House.

Another banner Of the National
Woman's Party. addressed to KAISER
Wilson, was torn from the hands of
the picket carrying it yesterday after
noon. A sailor who passed the White
House espied the insult and promptly
tore it from the staff on which it dan
gled. A laughing crowd saw him and
evidently approved his act. Two other
banners were hurried to the scene by
the pickets, but the crowd would not
allow them to remain in the air.
The President and Mrs. Wilson. on
their way to Fort Myer to attend the
exercises of the reserve officers camp
passed out of the White House grounds
as the second set of banners We're be-
ing torn down. They smiled and bowed
to the crowd.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-14
BELGIUM TO BUY RAILS
HERE TO REBUILD ROADS
Plans to Restore Devastated Sections
as Allies Clear Out
Germans.

Steel rails and other railroad equip
ment will be Immediately sought in
this country by Belgium. according to
statements emanating from the mis-
sion from that country. The Belgians
are confident the present allied drive
will clear considerable territory now
occupied by Germans, and Immediately
upon the retreat of the Germans the
Belgian government purposes rebuild
ing the devastated sections.
As the Germans retire they destroy
roads. rails and other means of COM
munication. The destruction must be
repaired. and to this end Baron Mon
cheur. head of the Belgian mission, is
getting data on rolling stock, farm
machinery. road-mnkinE materials. etc.
to be asked of this cocntry, with an
understanding taat another sum will
be advanced wheE the first loan is
exhausted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-14
CHILDREN WANDER AWAY
TO SEE SIGHTS OF CITY
Policeman Finds Little Girl and Bow
and They Sleep at House
of Detention.

Venturing forth from the vicinity of
their home. 92s c street southwest, last
night. Margaret Sullivan, five years old
and her brother, Woodward Sullivan,
three years old. got as far as AZ and
X streets southwest, when they dis
covered they were lost
1t was about IL o'clock last night
when big policeman happened along
and saw them. Woodward was quite
sleepy by that time and began to cry
for his parents. The policeman took
the children to the fourth precinct po
lice station and later they were taken
to the house Of detention.
AT the house of detention the matron
tucked the wanderers into cozy beds.
where they slumbered throughout the
night
Early this morning Mrs. Cecelia Sui
Ivan. the mother, who had been
searching for them, went TO the
house of detention and took them
home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-14
CITY NEWS II BRIEF.

The automobile of Israel Cooperst~i In
1906 14th street. was damaged about
$50, and that of John Nau about SO,
yesterday afternoon in a collision at
Connecticut avenue and NJ. street
Indiana Well. of Virginia was knock
ed down by buggy at 18th and Water
streets yesterday afternoon and his
head was slightly injured. He was
treated at Emergency Hospital.
The automobile of Louis Turner of 3O1
W street overturned on Connecticut
avenue at Albemarle street last night
and was damaged about $50. No one
vas injured.
About $500 damage was done by fire
to an automobile truck owned by the
Crawford Paving Company yesterday
afternoon at 18th and Euclid streets.
No. IL engine company was called to
extinguish the flames
The second precinct Home Defense
league is scheduled to hold a meeting
at 1880 o'clock tonight at the second pre-
cinct police station, according to an
Badges will be distributed and a repre-
sentative on the ball team will be
named
Vernon Place Church will be held in
the church parior this evening at S
o'clock. The work of the club during
the coming season will be the chief
subject of discussion. Refreshments
will be served.
The Home Defense League division
of the third precinct commanded by
Capt. George NJ Fisher will hold a
rally tonight at o'clock at RauscherS,
1T which it is expected addresses will
be made by Commissioner Brownlow.
Maj Pullman and others
Members of the seventh precinct
Home Defense League Company. drill
ing at Western High School, last night
decided to aid SO far as possible in the
distribution of tickets for the base ball
game, to be held between members of
the league and a team from the police
force for the fund for the relief of the
widows and orphans of policemen.
Members of the Washington Florist
Club plan to go to New York to attend
the annual convention of the Society
Of American Florists and Ornamental
Horticulturists. to be held there Au-
gust Fl. p and %. William F. GUIDE is
to be the official representative. Harry
b. Lewis is chairman of the general
committee on arrangements for the
local club. 1t is expected that an un-
usually large percentage of the Wash
ington florists will attend the conven-
ton
Samuel L. Haas. n paperhaneer, re-
siding at Soo1 Brothers place southeast.
Med petition in voluntary bankruptcy
today. He lists his debts at s3Is.0s and
estimates his assets at s46s. He Is rep
resented by Attorney Chaplin B. Bau-
man.
.LdnWoOd c. Reynolds. dealer In coal.
wood and ice at IA H street northeast.
MED petition in voluntary bankruptcy
today He lists his debts at sII.Ssl. So
He is represented by ATTORNEY F Ed
ward Mitchell
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-14
10000 WATERMELONS IN
Yesterdays Stock Brought From IS
to S35 a Hundred

In the neighborhood of 10000 water
melons from melon patches along the
Rappahannock river and other trim
taries OF Chesapeake bay arrived at the
llth street wharf market Yesterday
ana about as many arrived today, so
season is in full swing The wharf
market yesterday was a busy place. and
large portion of the melons received
by the dealers were quickly sold at
prices ranging from s35 hundred for
the most choice fruit down to s5 a
hundred for culls
Watermelon laden craft will arrive
mere daily from now until the close of
the season after the coming of cool
weather Before the watermelon sea
son is over oyster-laden craft will he
arriving and will lie side by side with
those laden with melons at the wharf
market. The outlook for good crop
OF melons is reported but fair
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-14
CLERKS PROVIDE TWO BEDS:
Interior Employees Give to Washing.
ton Ward at Neuilly.

The clerks of the Interior Depart
ment have provided two beds in the
Washington ward of the American
Hospital at Neuilly. France, according
to Mrs. Granville Fortescue, chairman
of the local committee. The money
came through Mrs. Franklin Lane. wife
of the Secretary of the Interior. The
beds will be equipped by the donors
the supplies. pajamas. sheets, surgical
dressings etc. to be sent direct from
the department.
Other recent contributions announced
are: Mrs. D. ]. Goodwin, So; Mrs. NJ. D.
Dodge, 81: Mrs. Frank Lawrence,
$500; Mrs. Styles. 81; Mrs. Victor
Kaufman. s25; Miss Alexandrine
Fitch. $50: Mrs. c. L. Parsons. 81; Mrs
Harlow. 81; Mrs. Langdon Moore. 81;
Mrs. J. Douglas. 81: Mrs. w. l.. kenly,
So: Mrs. John Oehmann, SO, and Mrs
Fuller, 81.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-14
To Test Aqua Creek Bottoms.

With Portch & Jones' piledriver in
tow. the tug James o. Carter left here
yesterday for Aqua creek, where the
machine will drive four test piles. 1t
y stated the piles are to be driven for
the purpose of ascertaining. on govern
ment account, the nature Of the bottom
Of the creek. Report says a pier is to
be built in Aqua creek for government
purposes. On completion of the work
the piledriver will be brought back to
this city.
: Driving machines OF the Clarke &
Winston Company are at work in the
eastern branch at the navy yard driv-
Ing piles and doing other work preIim-
mary to the building of the new quay
vail along the front of the new addi-
ton to the navy yard
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-14
BAND CONCERT.

In Iowa Circle this evening at
1880 o'clock, by the Marine Band.
Walter f. Smith. second leader.
March. Plaza" . Settler
Overture. "Di Ballo". Sullivan
Selection, The Army Chaplain
Milloecker
Baritone Solo. The Miracle of
Love" ... Mckee
Musician Peter A. Hazes
Descriptive Fantasia. "Sheridan's
Ride" .. Sousa
Entr' Act. Poor Butterfly"
Hubbel
Music di Ballet. "Astorga" Albert
Grand March, Coronation"
Meyerbeer
The Star Spangled Banner"
The audience is requested to
stand and gentlemen to remove
their hats during the playing of
the national air.