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The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-01-04
THOUSANDS HAVE KIDNEY
TROUBLE AND DON'T KNOW II

Weak and unhealthy kidneys cause so
much sickness, and suffering and when
through neglect or other causes kidney
trouble is permitted TO continue. serious
results may be expected.
Your other ORGANS may need attention
but your kidneys should have attention
first because their work is most important
II you feel that your kidneys are the
cause OF your sickness or run down con-
dition commence taking DIR. kilmer's
Swamp-Root. the great kidney. liver and
bladder remedy. because IL IL proves TO be
the remedy you need and your kidneys
begin TO improve they will help all the
other organs to health.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-01-04

Chicago Although the year 1915
was one of mountaineering traffic and
earnings. new mileage built was the
smallest with the exception OF 1915
since the Civil war.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-01-04
BANK SYSTEM
is EXTENDED
Expected That the American
Dollar Will Be Worlds
Monetary Standard
ENGLAND BANK FIRST AGENT
Reserve Bank Board Takes First Move
to Make the United States the
Banker Of the World-Further
Action Contemplated.

Washington.-The government took
its first formal step. through the Fed
eral Reserve Board. looking to estab
lishment Of financial connections
abroad through which 1t hopes to
strengthen the position of the United
States as world banker and TO main
tain the American dollar as the stand.
ard of exchange.
Under a section of the federal re
serve act the board authorized the APP
pointment of the Bank of England as
as foreign correspondent of the Fed.
eral Reserve Bank of New York and
announced that the IL other reserve
banks might participate in the agency
relations
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-01-04

Washington The Interstate Com
merce Commission denied the right
Of the New York Central Railroad &C.
restrict the use Of Communication and
school tickets TO The purchaser.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-01-04
Gum Bill is 10000. 900.

New York.-The great American
sport-gum chewing -costs this ma.
ton S6O000.O0O a year, according to
statistics OF the American Chicle
Company.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-01-04
HeIpful Work.

The United States department Of
agriculture has n large force which de
votes its entire time to developing new
by-products and methods of saving
material now wasted.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-01-04
Under Wav.

I'm going to put on a musical
show" said the manager.
Have you secured the muslc?"
mo; but I've hired a costume de-
slgner."
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-01-04
Wisdom.

can owl isn't really the bird of wis
dom. He merely looks wise aud does
nothing"
Well" replied Senator Sorghum,
under the circumstances. isn't that
the wisest thing he could do?"
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-01-04
PrevaIeney Of Kidney Disease.

Most people do not realize the alarm
ing increase and remarkable prevalency
of kidney disease. While kidney dis
orders are among the most common dis
eases that prevail, they are almost the
last recognized by patients, 1Vho HSnaGiy
content Themselves NTH doeforing the
effects, while the original disease con-
stantly undermines the system.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-01-04
Marital Repartee.

He-You're always wanting money.
My hands in my pocket all the time.
She-Yes, and il never comes out.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-01-04

Ottumwa. Ia Mrs Mary Talbot
a former slave, celebrated her one
hunder and twentieth birthday ami
versary here Christmas Day.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-01-04

An electric blower takes the place
of towels in the Mushrooms of some
large industrial establishments.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-01-04

High Cost Of Non-slip Sidewalks.
Knicker Why don't you put your
ashes ON your wnlk7
Booker With the coal so expensive?
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-01-04

The swelled head generally results
in a cap-size
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-01-04
New Half Dollars lssned

Philadelphia.-S Shipments of the new
half dollars we're made from the mint
in this city.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-01-04
Want Servants to Have s-Hour Day

Chicago-An eighthour day and a
six-day week for all working women.
including household servants. was adj.
vocated in a resolution by the Illinois
WOmen's Legislative Congress.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-01-04

California annually ships between
twelve and fifteen Thousand carloads
vi decidu0us fruits
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-01-04

"Whar you git dem hens. Bastusf"
RAISED EN-"
"Frum whar-eggs or cOopsT'
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-01-04

Pouring oil on troubled waters
ften sets the river anre.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-01-04
BOARD NAMES BANK cENTERs
Branches Will Be Established Soon
Loan Applications Now On Hand.

Washington. - Twelve cities in
which are to be located the federal
farm loan banks were announced by
the farm loan board and it is expect
ed that within so days the new sys.
tenn will be in operation. ready to
make the loans for which applica-
tons already are pouring in from
every section of the country.
The banks will be set up in Spring
field, Mass, Baltimore, Columbus, S.
c., New Orleans, Houston, Tex, st.
Louis, Louisville, ST Paul, Omaha,
Neb. Wichita, Kan, Spokane, Wash.
and Berkeley, Cal.
Books open Early Next Year.
Stock subscription books of the
banks will be opened about January
2, to remain open for days. 1t is
expected, however. that the Govern.
ment will have to supply most OF
the 100000 capital, under that sec
ton of the law which empowers the
secretary of the treasury to make
up the unsubscribed stock.
Directors to Be Named.
Temporary directors, FIVE to each
bank, will be named by the board
AS soon as the banks have been or.
gained and borrowers have sub
scribed to 100000 of the stock OF
each bank, the temporary directors
will surrender their authority tc
boards of nine directors each, six
of whom will be named by the far
mer borrowers and three by the
farm loan board. The permanent
directors will serve three years and
they viii receive per diem compen
satioD, as in the case of Federal re
serve bank directors
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-01-04
Important 20 Mothera
Corrected.

What was the import OF his
speechP
ut wasn't imported at all. He made
it all up himself"
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-01-04
When a Teller Needs a 2.

When a Teller Needs a Friend.
She-Tell me about your early strug-
giles.
He-There's not much TO tell. The
more / struggled the more the old man
laid 10 on.-Boston Evening Transcript.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-03-30
A War of Democracy

Petrograd, March %, via London.
March ga declaration In support of
the war has been issued by a commit
tee Of working men, soldiers and depu-
ties and apparently represents the
sober conclusion which the masses Of
the population have reached.
The tcndS ii ssy - !: ss q re gcss the Wal 20
longer as Il struggle between nations,
but as one between the new spirit Of
democracy and the old spirit OF imper-
falism. The people are eagerly desir-
Gus Of peace. but are ready to devote
redoubled energy to war If that is the
only way of achieving It.
The result of this broader under
standing of the object for which the
country is fighting has been to bring
the radicals into unison with the rest
Of the country. Reassuring reports of
the visit Of Minister of War Guchkoff
to the front continue to be received.
Everywhere the army declared itself
ready to continue fighting until the
end
The workmen in all war supplies and
factories have decided to renounce, for
the period of the war, one of the funda-
mental items of the labor program.
namely the eight hour day. it is an
nounced here semi.officially.
The decision was taken in view OF
the necessity Of augmenting the out
put of munitions.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-03-30
BRITISH TROOPS
.R0UT THE TURKS
Important Gain in Palestine
Announced; French Still
Hammer at Germans

London, March 29-The British army
in Palestine has defeated Turkish
army of 10000 men, capturing 90C
men, including general, the war Of.
flee announces.
The official statement says British
troops have advanced fifteen miles
along the southern Palestine coast OF
the Mediterranean. The British forces
have pushed forward from Rata to the
Wadi Ghuzzeh, river fifteen miles
north of the Egyptian-Syrian boundary
The statement reads:
"Telegraphing yesterday the com
mander in chief in Egypt reports that
we advanced our troops fifteen miles
from Rafa to the Wadi Ghuzzeh, five
miles south of GAIA. to cover the con-
struction Of a railway.
"On Monday and Tuesday we were
heavily engaged in this neighborhood
with force of about 10000 of the enc
my. We inflicted very heavy losses on
him, taking 900 prisoners, including
the general commanding and the
whole division of staff of the fifty-third
Turkish division. This figure includes
four Austrian officers and thirty-two
Austrians and Germans of other ranks.
We also captured two Austrian AZ inch
howitZers."
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-03-30
CUBAN REBELS In
SURPRISE ATTACK
MEN IN REGULAR ARMY UNIFORM
OBTAIN EASY ENTRANCE TO
CITY OF SANTIAGO.

Santiago, Cuba, March 29-(Staf1
correspondence Of the Associated
Press)- Two hundred rebels, wearing
the uniform of the regular army, en-
tered the city early today. destroyed
the buildings Of small park on the
Miramon road and retired without en-
countering serious resistance.
For many days the rebels have been
lowering about the outskirts of Santj'
ago. making it unsafe for one to go in
to the country.
Despite the rebels continuous guer
lila warfare, the government forces
appear to be gaining an advantage
that promises a comparatively early
end to the rebellion.
Threats made by the rebels to de-
stroy the property of the Bethlehem
Steel corporation at Daiouiri and Fire
meza, where the company is operating
iron mines, caused Commander Bel
knap to land there force of American
marines. The marine guard has been
placed at Ell Cobre, west of Santiago,
where big copper mines are worked.
Efforts of Col. Jose Jane, personal
representative of President Menocal,
to adjust at conference at Guata-
namo the differences between the reb-
els and the government, have failed up
to this time, but hope was expressed
that an agreement might be reached.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-03-30
Wants Quick Action

Washington, D. c., March 29-Pres-
ident Wilson was said today to be
+ hopeful that the house will rush it's or.
ganization plans so that there will be
no delay in affording him opportunity
to make his address on the war situa-
tion.
Administration leaders are anxious
that If fight is in prospect some sort
of an arrangement be made for tenn
porary organization to permit the pres
ident's appearance Tuesday or We'd
nesday. They believe public opinion
will not support long struggle over
organization and committee patronage
at such critical time.
The resolution for congressional ac-
tion to comply with the president 8
recommendations probably will be con-
sidered first In the house. One reason
for original house action is the prob
ability that the resolution will carry
an emergency appropriation. Appro.
priation measures must originate
there.
The situation in the senate foreign
relations committee, with Chairman
Stone opposed to action which would
lead to war. and the opposition of Sem
ator Hitchcock, the next ranking DEM
ocratic member. to steps further than
an armed neutrality manifesto. is an
other reason for having the resolution
originate in the house.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-03-30
FOOD SITUATION
IN BAVARIA BAD

London. March 20. "A gloomy pic
ture of the food situation In Bavaria
was drawn by the minister of the in.
5ss.slcr Brettreich IN an rsss Tuea
day before the Lantag, according to q
Berne dispatch to Reuters. Minister
Brettreich is quoted as saying condi.
tions were very serious and that there
was deficiency in Bavarian bread.
stuffs. Conditions outside Bavaria, he
said. were even more unfavorable.
The minister said that during the
war, a certain friction had arisen be-
tween north and south Germany chief
ly due to the administration Of the war.
He said there were more than seventy
different war organizations in Germany
and that a greater consolidation was
preferable. After predicting that the
coming weeks would be very hard on
the people, he concluded
But we must hold out. II we lie
down England will squeeze the blood
out Of our fingernails."
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-03-30
WAR SUMMARY.

The Germans are striking back In
Champagne in determined effort to
divert General Nivelle from his cease.
less pounding at the base of the shak-
en- Hindenburg li,te. The scene OF the
counter offensiyJ launched by Field
Marshal Won Hindenburg is along fif
teen mile front, starting about twenty.
five miles east of Rheims. Attacking
in force in this sector the Germans
have driven the French from some of
their advance trenches. but have failed
so far to make impression on the de-
tenders lines.
In the meantime the iron semi.circle
which General Nivelle has thrown
around the southern half Of the great
St Gobain plateau is steadily contract
ing If the French maintain their pres
ent rate of advance it can only be a
matter of very few days before the
entire plateau Is in their grasp remov-
ing the last great natural barrier to
Laon.
The British are moving forward
steadily to the north. but the fact that
they are capturing villages with cav
airy indicates that they are not yet in
contact with the main German forces.
hC iioSl uuNdISUu blush ouNppStS
are still ten miles from the Cambria
line, where allied observers have as
sumed the Germans propose to make
their real stand.
Military critics in Paris and London
are reverting to the belief that the
present German retreat Is only part of
the plan for a retirement on tremen-
dous scale to the Belgian border. In
support of this theory it is pointed out
that the withdrawal from the Noyon
and Bapaume salients is rapidly fore
ing the whole German line into the
form Of an immense right angle The
upright of this angle runs north and
south for 120 miles from Nieuport on
the Belgian coast to Laon. The hori-
zontal runs for about an equal distance
east to the Lorraine border. 1t is into
the apex of this angle that General Nj
velle is boring his way. threatening to
cut the forces Of the invaders squarely
in two.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-03-30
GRAND JURORS
FINISH WORK
Criminal Investigators ir
District Court Return
Eleven Bills

The Wapello county grand jury, af-
ter returning eleven indictments to
District Judge Seneca Cornell late
Wednesday afternoon, was dismissed
for the term unless recalled by the
court.
Frank S. Rely, an insurance agent
of court, was released from that
was flaw in the bill The criminal
Investigators then brought in two
charges against him by which he is
accused of soliciting insurance in COM
panies not authorized to do business
in Iowa.
Ed Cation is charged with assault
with intent to inflict great bodily in
jury. This indictment is an outgrowth
of a recent fistic encounter in which
Cation and B. A. Sterling are said to
have engaged on one Of the business
streets.
Lewis Ramey is indicted for break
ling and entering. 1t is charged that
on January &c. 1917, he broke and en-
tered the store of F. ]. Crimmons and
took quantity Of goods and wares.
George NJ Casey and julius Jackson
are charged with aiding a prisoner to
escape from Jail. 1t is alleged that on
February 25 they assisted Bert c.
Young, then a prisoner in the county
Jail. to make his getaway. Young is
still at large.
Dick Walker and John Jordan. who
Night Captain Smith was chasing as
alleged auto thieves when he was hurt
last Sunday night, have been indicted
for taking and operating car without
the owners consent. The machine
which they are accused of taking, be-
longed to Ed Harkless.
The other defendants are not yet un-
der arrest. All will be arraigned soon
and most of those in custody have CIV
en- bond for their appearance
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-03-30
JAP WARSHlP SUNK
German Raider In the Pacific Is Re.
ported to Have Destroyed One of
Mikado's Vessels.

Vancouver. B. c., March pa dis.
patch to the Canadian News from
Toxic says a German raider has sunk
a Japanese warship in the southern
Pacific The names of the vessels were
not disclosed.
1t was officially announced In Toxic
about two weeks ago that converted
German cruiser had been sighted in
the Indian ocean and was being traced
by Japanese and British warships af-
ter the raider had sunk a Japanese
freight Prior to that two British
steamships were reported to have
been destroyed by an armed mer
chantman off Colombo, Ceylon.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-03-30
RUSSIAN REVOLT
AROUSES GERMANY
THE DEMAND is GROWING FOR
AN IMMEDIATE CHANGE IN
POLITICAL PLAN.

Copenhagen (Vja London) March 20
The demand for the immediate intro
duction of internal reforms in Ger.
many, particularly in Prussia, which
the socialist and radical parties have
been advocating for months, has re-
ceived a strong impetus from the Rus
sian revolution The press organs OF
these parties, notably the Berlin Vor-
waerts, declare that Russia's revolt to
democracy leaves Germany and Aus
tria- Hungary alone among the belliger-
ents as representatives of non parlia-
mentary regimes and necessitates Ger
man reforms without waiting for the
end Of the war, as Chancellor Won Beth
mann-Hollweg advocates.
The Vorwaerts declares that other
wise the conviction of the entente ma
tions. that they are now fighting for
the freedom of the world against anti
quated modes of government, will grow
stronger and stronger. In Wednes-
days mornings leader the Vorwaerts
attacks the chancellor on this score
more vigorously than at any time since
the paper passed into the control Of
the moderate socialists. 1t abandons
entirely the attitude of support which
the socialists under Scheidemann's
leadership have been extending to the
chancellor and employees the sharp Ian
guage of ante-bellum days. The atti-
tude Of the other socialist papers also
leaves little doubt that campaign on
this issue is about to be launched in
the reichstag
More remarkable however. Is a
phrase in the Cologne Gazette, from
which 1t might be deduced that the
chancellor is considering some immedi-
ate action on the reform of the Prus-
sian franchise. despite his declaration
of March Is that such reform should
be postponed unit! peace was restored.
Referring to the Russian revolution the
Gazette says:
Should the chancellor become con-
vinced that It Is inadvisable to defer
changes in the Prussian system, which
he has declared necessary and advan-
tageous. until peace. but on the con-
trary to give them more definite form
now, this newspaper would not criti-
cize him."
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-03-30
MEDICAL DISCOVERY
is VERY VALUABLE

New York, March 29-Physicians
consider the method of treating infect
ed wounds worked out in France by
DR.. Alexis Carrel and Dr. r. D. Dakin
which will be demonstrated here by
the Rockefeller institute for medical
research, one of the most valuable sur
gical developments Of the war. To
instruct American physicians and sur
geons in the use Of this treatment the
institute has appropriated 100000 for
the erection of military unit hospital
1t is expected that DR.. Csrrel will be
granted leave by the French govern
ment to take personal charge Of the
work.
The basis of the treatment is the
use of solution Of hypochlorite Of
lime under conditions which utilize the
disinfecting properties of chlorine and
avoid its caustic effects
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-03-30
WOMEN FIGHTING
WAR PREPARATION

New York, March 29-Prominent
women throughout the country receiv-
ed today from the women's committee
of the emergency peace federation tel
egrams urging them to hold meetings
and raise funds to support the peace
demonstration to be made in Washing
ton at the opening of congress on
April 2. "The women of America" :"
said the messages. "can and must keep
America out Of war at all costs"
The pacitists, especially the women.
have stationed missionaries at the
army and navy recruiting places who
urge young men not to enlist. Two of
these speakers were rescued by the
police yesterday from an angry crowd.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-03-30
DEATH MAY END
ODD HONEYMOON

Quincy. ILL.,. March ga tragic and
perhaps fatal ending to the unique
honeymoon Of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
De James OF Barry, ILL.,, near here,
came yesterday, when the bride fell
under a Wabash train near here. Her
legs and one arm were severed and
she is not expected to live. After
travelling ON freight trains for four
months the woman dressed in mans
clothing. the couple were within
twenty miles of their home when the
accident happened.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-03-30
NO WARNING FOR
BRITISH VESSEL

Washington, D. c.. March 29.-The
British bark Meath, 1890 tons from
Mauritius for Harve with sugar, was
torpedoed without warning Tuesday
2S miles southeast of Fastnet, accord
ing TO a report today from Consul
Frost at Queenstown. Two Americans,
Clarence Bloom. of San Francisco.
and Peter Webster. negro seamen. OF
Pensacola. Fla, were aboard the
Meath. but escaped with other men,
bers of the crew.
The Meath. which was unarmed. car.
ried no wireless and made no attempt
to escape, sank in seven minutes.