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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-06-26
WOULD YOU BLA7h
HER TO RESENT 1T?

You could not blame her for resent
ing it even If hogs do sell for SIS per
hundred weight but of course he was
friend of the family or he would not
have presumed to have made the sug-
gestion.
1t was like this: A farmer was COM
ing into Ottumwa a day or two ago
and used the common mode Of travel
they're sold I. o. b. Detroit at bargain
prices. In the front seat was the farmer
with a heaping box of eggs alongside
and beside her was a basket of butter
and a few other of the trinkets that
make city folks yearn to get back to
nature.
This did not complete the cargo, for
these vehicles in the hands OF practical
farmers can be made to carry wonder
full loads and on the running board OF
the car was hog. It had its head out
of the box and was headed toward the
packing house.
AS they neared the Ottumwa ceme-
terry. the man stopped the car and an
other farmer in a machine OF similar
pattern who was enroute toward the
country stopped his machine also and
after an exchange Of common places
said, Jim I should think that with the
prices that hogs are now bringing, you
would have the woman take to the run
ming board or front seat and put that
valuab animal behind"
She resented the suggestion and
while the men laughed. we moved on
for she had these banner carrying SEN
more militant sisters" beaten a mile"
by the class Of oratory she put forth.
We did not blame her, even joke can
exceed the limits.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-06-26
BLOOMFIELD

CLAY Barnett Of near Mark has join
ed the Navy and left Friday eVenlns
for training quarters.
Miss Mary Brakeman was shopping
in Ottumwa Friday.
Miss unice Lerow returned Friday
from a months visit with relatives and
friends in Eldon.
Mrs. Fred Sax was a pasinger to OF
tumwa Saturday where she visited
friends Sunday.
H. C. Parks attended the horse sale
In Ottumwa Friday.
Mrs J, nj. krewson returned FRIDAY
from Memphis Mo-
Mrs. James Fry and daughter Agnes
Of West Grove were the guests at the
L. e. Goode home Sunday.
Mis- Alba I4ancoger who has been
visiting her sister and husband Mr.. and
Mrs. Ora Fletcher of Ottumwa returned
Saturday accompa nied by Mrs. Fetch
er.
Mrs. George Dunn Of Clinton is Wis
iting her parents here this week Mr..
and Mrs James Newton.
Bob Shoemaker of Ottumwa was the
guest Of the William Schott home Fri
day.
Fred Galley returned Friday from
near Des Moines where he mas peen
employed the past month.
=.
son arrived home the latter part of last
week from a two weeks visit at the
home of her brother Chris Bogart OF
Morasia.
The new residence of Fred Warner
three blocks east of the square is be-
ing rapidly completed and VIII cost
about $4,000
The meetings at the Nazarine church
closed Sunday evening with one con-
version. A purse Of about 5000 was
presented to the evangelists, Revs
Moore and Louis.
Boo. the little 12-year-old son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Johnson. was &C
cidentally run down near the northwest
corner of the square Saturday after
noon by a car driven by Mrs Fred
Warner. The little boy was riding his
bicycle. No bones were broken but he
was badly bruised.
Dolph Lain. now stationed at Fort
Leavenworth, Kansas, visited his par
ents here last week.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-06-26
SUNDAYS AID
BACK in IOWA
ALBERT PETERSON RETURNS
AFTER WORK OF SUCCESSFUL
CAMPAIGN IN NEW YORK.

Albert Peterson, a member Of Billy
Sundays evangelistic party has return
ed from New York to his home neal
Dudley where he expects to spend sew
eral weeks.
has just closed in New York, broke
all past records made by him according
to final figures compiled by the cam
paign committee. The free will Offering
amounted to $4,000 and the evange-
list divided it equally between the Red
Cross and the Y. NJ. c. A.
$4,000 Hit Trail.
The total number of trail hitters was
98,264 or practically $4,000 more than
registered at Boston, and $1,000 more
than Billy welcomed at Philadelphia.
This is an average Of nearly 1,400 con-
verts a day for the entire revival not
counting out Mondays when Billy held
no meetings at the tabernacle.
All of Billy's one day records also
went into the discard when on the final
Sunday 1888 persons swarmed up the
glory trail. Scenes at the last day OF
the campaign were notable.
Forty Thousand persons fought and
struggled to crowd into the gospel shed
at the morning and afternoon services,
while at night 10000 more cheered and
wept alternately when Mr.. Sunday and
his party bade New York good bye.
To Summer in Oregon.
The Sundays will spend a few days
at their home at Winona Lake, Ind. be-
fore going to their farm in Oregon to
spend the summer.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-06-26
TEUTONS CALL
CROPS HEAVY
SEEK TO MINIMIZE PROSPECT ot
LOW YIELD FOLLOWING
DROUGHT. I

Copenhagen, June Pa report Sell
out today by the German governmey Il
for free distribution in the neutr.. \
press says that in consequence OF tn;
long desired rainfall. the crop prospet
in southern and western Germany rea
ly Is brilliant and in the middle anu
eastern provinces it is thoroughly sat
isfactory. The report would deserv
more credence if Germany had not foli
lowed the same tactics before everl
harvest during the war.
Thus the 1914 crop, which was beinS
harvested when the war started, was
described for the encouragement 0:
Germans and for the encouragement
of their enemies as bountiful and un.
precedented. Many months after, the
exact figures showed a miserable grain
yield.
The drought year OF 1915, in some
sections justifying description of cor
plete failure, was pictured in new
paper reports up to harvest time an
even beyond as thoroughly satisfac
tory. Last year when the Associate
Press correspondent vainly tried to tel
egraph from Germany Information
from farming circles that grain wa
running mostly to straw, the ofncles
propaganda bureau announced that tn
yield of grain was exceptionally heavy
though agricultural statistics showed "
only % per cent. above that Of 1915. 4
Private reports received by the Asso
ciated Press up to the end Of the sec
ond week Of June describe prospects
for 1917 as anything but brilliant. The 4
say rains are urgently needed and
they come OPPORTUNITY could do muc
to save suffering spring grain and i'm
prove winter grain prospects, but In nc.
case could produce better than MID
die harvest w
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-06-26
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS

George Alfred MOrrell, AIS Nortn
Market street who attends school al
Lawrenceville, n. j., has returned to
spend his summer vacation at home.
Dr. and Mrs. w. B. LaForce have re-
turned from Omaha and Council Blu1rs
where they attended the state Sunday
school convention.
Misses Katherine and Gertrude Fos-
ter. 423 North Market street have re-
turned from North Hampton. Mass,
where they have been attending school.
Mrs. J. E. Bales of Stockport visited
in Ottumwa Saturday, en- route to
Fairfield to spend Sunday with friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. Williams of Olivet
are in the city visiting Mr.. Williams
Second street. and Mrs. ]. H. Freder-
ickson, S04 Holt street. Mr.. Williams
is the Rock Island representative at
Olivet.
Mrs. D. r. Russell Of Eldon visited
at the w. A. Hunt home, 246 South
Ransom street, Saturday.
Miss Audrey Mefford, south of town,
has gone to Foster to visit her grand
mother, Mrs. Mary E. Mefford.
: Miss Kate Kline. sol North Jeffer-
son street has gone to Portland.
Oregon to visit relatives.
Miss Violet Wiley Of Woodville, ILL.,.
is visiting with her aunt. Mrs. Ed.
Shuckrow, 1876 East Main street.
Leonard Kendall has returned from
Rock Island where he spent the week
end with friends.
Mrs. B. w. Travis, 5e2 West Second,
street has gone to Trinidad, Colo, to
spend two months with friends and
relatives.
Mrs. Price Goodson. 21s North Moore
street and Mrs. H. l.. Sedgwick, 100
North Union street have returned from
tho state Sunday school convention
held last week at Council Bluffs.
w. P. Myers. D. B. Johnston, Charles
Chiffon and Edward Blizzard have re-
turned from an overland trip to Cleve-
land, Ohio.
W. C. McMichael has returned from
4 twelve day trip in the east where he
attended the convention of the SUI
preme council Of the Grotto, NJ 0. v. P.
e. r., at Washington, d. c., and visited
in Philadelphia. New York City and
Niagara Falls.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-06-26

nouncement Of sea zone where theil
submarines would operate in violation
Of all accepted principles Of interna
tional law.
Our indignation at such threat
was soon made passionate by the sink
ing Of the Lusitania. This attack upor
our rights was not only grossly illegal;
lit defied the fundamental concepts Of
humanity. Aggravating restraints or
our trade were grievances which could
be settled by litigation after the war
but the wanton murder of peaceable
men and Of innocent women and chill
dren, citizens of nation with which
Germany was at peace, was crime
against the civilized world which
could never be settled in any court
"Our government, however, 1nspir
ed still by desire to preserve peace
II possible, used every resource of dip
lomacy to force the German govern.
,ment to abandon such attacks.
GERMANY PROVES BAD FAITH.
But evidence of the bad faith Of the
imperial German government soon
piled up on every hand. Honest efforts
on our part to establish firm basis
of good neighborliness with the Ger.
man people were met by their govern.
ment with bubbles, misrepresenta.
tives, and counter accusations against
their enemies aboard
And meanwhile in this country Off
cial agents of the central powers pro-
tected from criminal prosecution by
diplomatic immunity-conspired against
our internal peace, placed spies and
agents provocators throughout the
length and breadth of our land. and
even in high position of trust in de-
partments OF our government.
While expressing cordial friend
ship for the people of the United
States, the government of Germany
had its agents at work both in Latin
America and Japan. They brought or
subsidized papers and supported
speakers there to rouse feelings Of
bitterness and distrust against us in
those friendly nations in order to en-
broil us IL war.
MONROE DOCTRINE ATTACKED.
They were melting to insurrection
in Cuba. in Hayti. and Santo Domingo;
their hostile hand was stretched out to
take the Danish islands: and every.
abroad sowing the seeds of dissersion
trying to stir up one nation against
another. and all against the United
States In their sum these various
operations amounted to direct assault
upon the Monroe doctrine.
And even II we had given up our
right to travel on the sea. even If we
had surrendered to German threats
and abandoned our legitimate trade
In munitions the German offensive in
the new world. in our own land, and
among our neighbors. was becoming
too serious to be ignored"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-06-26
FIRE DESTROYS
SELMA STORE
c. e. ARCHIBALD SUFFERS LOSS
OF $4,000 ON BUILDING AND
STOCK SUNDAY.

Selma, June 25-The c. E. Archi
bald general store was burned to the
ground here about $3.50 Sunday morn
ing. The fire had gained such head
way before it was discovered that il
was impossible to enter the store. A
carload of flour stacked on the first
floor next to the Ed Harrison poultry
store proved barrier to the flames
and saved the south end Of the bust
ness district from the flames.
The fire threatened the 0. B. Hughes
store across the street but about fifty
men formed bucket brigade and
saved the building.
Mr.. Archibalds loss including the
building was $4,000 with $4,000 IN
Surance
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-06-26
AMERICANS REASONS
FOR ENTERING WAR
CONTINUED Fl ON Page !

Continued Fl ON Page ~
until Bernstorff had arrived in Berlin
and had an opportu atty to see the
kaiser.
Not until March II, more than five
weeks after the Sc, erance OF relations
with Germany, we're armed guards
placed on American merchant ships.
, And three weeks more elapsed before
the declaration Of state of war
I'VE do not know the nature of
Count Bernstorf's report to the
kaiser says the official historian. 1--WE
know only that even If he kept his
pledge and urged an eleventh hour re-
vocation Of the submarine order. he
was unable to sway the policy of the
imperial government"
ANSWER TO PAclFlsTs.
The statement comes as an official
answer to the demands and challenges
of pacifists and other critics who have
from President Wilson to define the
reasons for the United States enter
ing the war
1t makes reference to the following
statement made by the president. long
before Americas entry into the war:
There will come that day when the
world will say this America that we
thought was full of multitude Of con.
trary counsels, now speaks with the
great volume Of the hearts accord, and
that great heart Of America has behind
it the supreme moral force Of right
eousness and hope and the liberty Of
mankind
Beginning with the war. the story
treats with American neutrality, which
1t describes as beyond any question
real" citing at length the contro.
versies instigated by Germany over
'our inaistence upon our right as a
neutral nation to trade in munitions
with the belligerent powers
U.eoAT EDlcT LAST STRAW.
But our principal controversy with
the German government, and the enc
which rendered the situation at once
acute 1t adds, rose out Of their an.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-06-26
THIRSTY ONES ARE
GETTING PREPARED

Kingsley. June 25.-The epidemic
for preparedness along the line OF wet
goods is also prevalent in this section
OF the state. South Dakota, the haven
of many thirsty residents Of this Sec
ton. will become a dry state on July
/.
Bridges across the Sioux river at
Sioux City. Jefferson and Elk Point
are being watched by authorities. But
regardless OF this fact, an average OF
fifteen cars a day for the past week
have gone through the town loaded
with liquor. An average Of fifty gallons
of intoxicants is carried by each car.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-06-26
DROPS NOTEBOOK
TO TAKE 81, 600, 900

Sioux City, June 25.-Dropping he,
shorthand notebook, sigma Applegren
%, answered the phone the other day
to discover she was heiress to $1,000,
900.
Sigma is going to Teheran. Persia, to
get the million, she says
Twenty years ago, Chris. Applegren
Signals great uncle, left America, wan
dering through South America, Africa
Europe and Asia he accumulated Tor.
tune. News of his death just reached
Sioux City The fortune was left to
Signals father. but he is dead and she
is his sole heir.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-06-26
GUARDSMAN SHOT
THROUGH THE CHEEK

Iowa City, June 25.-A message from
Concord, Mass, announces that Jack
Garrett. son of Rev. DR.. David G. Gar
rett of Iowa City's Episcopal church.
has been shot through the cheek,
while guarding bridge. He is mem
Der of the Sixth Massachusetts and
gave up his truck farm to serve. The
Iowa City clergyman went to Concord
to take charge Of the farm. The young
soldier was shot by an unknown as
sailant, who was in a passing box
car
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-06-26
DUTCH WOMEN SEIZE
POTATOES IN RIO

London, June 25.--A dispatch to tn
Times from Amsterdam reports that
crowd Of women stormed a doze,
barges in the inner harbor OF Rottei
dam Saturday and seized about to
Of potatoes destined for England. IT
barges. which were loaded with 11.O1
tons OF potatoes. were then, removed +
the outer harbor. guarded by polio
Trouble has arisen, according to u
correspondent. amongst Holland a.
England and Germany. Germany 81
pected last week a consignment OF niG
potatoes in return for German expof$
of coal to Holland.
Before consignment could be mid
1900 tons of old potatoes had To-
shipped to England under cont
The people of Rotterdam. who
themselves insufiiciently supplied rsA
ed the barges. Meanwhile the G M
mans are threatening to cease a.
supplies unless the potatoes are Sc
- \
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-06-26
AFTER BAD EGG DEALERS.

Des Moines, June Estate Food
and Dairy Commissioner Barney has
started a drive against buyers Of eggs
who refuse to candle their eggs and
who buy ease count" The Iowa law
prohibits the sale of bad eggs and buy
ers who follow case count" method
pay for all eggs, good. bad or indiffer-
ent. This is against the law, the state
food commissioner says.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-06-26
TWO IN AUTO CRASH.

Orient, June 25.-Jack Goss. IS
years old, is dead, and Bert Cozad, 35
years old, fatally injured as the result
of an automobile accident near Mary
vile, Mo.
The two men left Orient for an over
land trip in their machine to Atlantic,
thirty-five miles northwest. Nothing
had been heard until advice was re-
ceived from Maryville, sixty-five miles
south, of the accident.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-06-26
RoaRERs GET 1890

Springfield, Mo-. June 25.-Three
men early blew the safe Of the bank Of
Waynesville, county seat of Pulaski
county. cut OH all telephone communi-
cation and escaped in motor car.
They took $1,000 In paper and silver.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-06-26

TO FIRE-PRooF LANDMARK
Iowa City, June 25.-The fireprofing
Of the old capitol at the state univer-
sity will be commenced ina short time.
Steel Orders will be substituted for
the present wooden ones and all wood
en- floors will be replaced by concrete.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-06-26
HAVE CHICKEN SHOWER.

Denmark June 25.-The "Neighborly
Neighbors" entertained about seventy.
five friends at the home Of Mrs. Harry
Clover at a chicken shower for Mrs
George Cunningham, who lost about
1875 chickens in their recent fire. Near.
~ fifty hens, number of bags of fuel
and about ten dollars were brought for
her.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-06-26
oskALoosA GETS MEETING.

OSKALOOSA GETS MEETING.
Council Bluffs, June 25.-Next years
convention of the Iowa State Sunday
School will be held at Oskaloosa.
Statistics given out in the report of
Secretary Stem to the recent conven-
ton show that the largest school In
the state is University Church of
Christ Of Des Moines with total en-
rollment Of 2,064 active scholars and
q cradle roll of 2,131.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-06-26
BALLOON SCHOOL WANTS MEN.
DYNAMITE FISH IN RIVER.

Red Oak, June 25.-H. ]. Atkinson,
deputy state game warden, went to
Atlantic and arrested Elmer Mcdowell
and Dean Mallery, both OF that city, on
charge Of dynamiting for fish In the
Nishnabotna river near Stennett in
this county.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-06-26
PICTURE STRIKES SLEEPER.

PS OHG . NINCo SLGCTGr.
Brooks. June 25.-An unusual acct
dent nearly cost the life of Mrs. Isabel
Newton of Brooks. While soundly
asleep-about S a. ma heavy picture
that hung directly over the head Of
the bed, fell and struck her full across
the face Her nose was broken and
she was badly hurt but is recovering
nicely.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-06-26
coE COLLEGE MAN DIES.

Cedar Rapids. June 25.-Prof. B. H.
Bailey, teacher Of Zoology at Coe Col
lege, died from intestinal trouble. He
has been i'll eleven months. Professor
Bailey was 40 years old and has been
a member OF the Coe faculty for years.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-06-26
Semi.WEEKLY COURIER
CHANGING ADDRESS.

Subscribers wishing their address
changed will please give the name OF
the postoffice to which the paper mas
been sent as we'll as the postoffice to
.licI they desire II changed.
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IOWA ADvENTIsTs TO MEET.
Marshalltown, June 25. The annual
camp meeting Of the Iowa conference
OF the Seventh Day Adventist church
will be held in this city Aug. % to
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-06-26
IOWA PEN COMPANY
ENLARGING PLANT

Fort Madison. June 25-WoI on the
new addition to the Sheaff~P Pen COM
pany plant which, when completed,
will be one of the biggest manufacture
ing plants In this city, is being carried
forward to completion and 1t is the
hope Of the contractors to have the
buildings ready for occupancy by July
first.
The entire west and southern wings
of the large pen company plant has
been converted and remodeled and the
plant of the Sheaffer Pen company will
furnish floor space Of 100000 square
feet. New machinery is arriving daily
for installation in the new plant and
the increased space and manufacturing
facilities provided by the new plant
will make it possible for the company
to almost double It's output.
BALLOON SCHOOL WANTS MEN.
Council Bluffs, June 25.-Fifty men
are wanted by the regular army to en-
list for the United States balloon
school, which will be opened soon at
Omaha Qualifications are that man
make good as an operator of various
machines and lathes and drill presses.
The regular army recruiting stations
received orders to recruit for this ser.
vice.
Two thousand men will be sent to
the balloon school and later on will be
sent out as field balloon companies.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-06-26

Sept. 8 It is announced by A. r. Ogs
of Nevada, president Of the associate
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-06-27
Social DOings

The marriage of Miss Margaret
Katherine Diehl, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Diehl Of Portage to Mr..
George Batty, took place in Portage
June % at the home of the brides par
ents, 615 West Conant street, the Rev.
Assman conducting the cermony in
the presence of members of the fami-
lies of the contracting parties. Miss
Mary Dieh1, sister of the bride, and
Leslie Batty, brother of the groom,
attended the couple. Miss Diehl has
many friends in Watertown, the family
at one time residing here.
Mr. and Mrs. r. F. GrOsnick, 400
North Fifth street, were pleasantly
surprised at their home by a number
of friends Monday evening, it being
their fifth wedding anniversary. The
evening was enjoyably spent in musie
and games and the guests were served
a sumptuous luncheon at late hour.
Those present were Messrs. and Mes
danes H. A. Schumacher, William
Nickels, Charles Block, Walter Block,
Frank Uttech, Mrs. Otto Grosnick,
Misses Gustie Kaddatz, Helen Barnick,
Esther Grosmck, Carl Witte, Edward
Barnick.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-06-27
CREAMERY QUESTION
MAY BECOME ISSUE

The question as to whether or not
there shall be limitation on the
building Of cheese and butter factor
les in the state may become a polite
al issue in the coming campaign, as
there is a great deal of feeling over
this question and some of the oppOn-
ents of the cheese factory regulation
bill are demanding that the cam
paign platforms of all parties on the
next campaign pledge the party not
to permit any bill which shall limit
the number of cheese factories to be
built in the state
The cheese makers association of
the state has been anxious for the pas
sage of this bill and, since it's defeat
agitating reconsideration of the meas
ure in the assembly. The bill provided
that no creamery, butter or cheese
factory can be constructed in the state
after January 1, 1918, except upon the
issuance of permit by commission
consisting of the dairy and food COM
missioners, the president of the state
cheesemakers' association and the
state commissioner Of agriculture.
The reconsideration is not likely and
so firmly is the assembly against the
bill that even the motion for reconsid-
Grafton may be abandoned
The farmer members of the assem-
bly, claim the bill is a direct blow at
cooperative creameries and should
not be PASSED It is claimed also that
the idea of the Till is to place lin.ita-
ton on the agricultural development
of the state along dairy lines. 1t is
Claimed the bill, if it becomes law,
would place the butter and cheese in
-dustries under the direct control of the
Wisconsin Chesemakers' association.