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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-02-01
BUILDS NEW HOUSE
SECOND IMPROVEMENT BY A. J.
BENSMILLER.

Even in the cold winter, building
operations are still in an active condi-
tion A. J. Bensmiller Of the Elm
Park addition First avenue east, was
so well pleased with the progress made
on his own residence, that he has
started a second home of the bunga-
low type just west of his new home. 1t
is five room structure of framing
timbers and stucco exterior. There
is a north and south gabled root, that
will extend over the whole house in.
Guiding the front porch. 1t will COM
prise a living room, dining room and
kitchen, with two bed rooms and a
bath room as well as pantries, closets
and oil other comforts that go to make
up a modren home of to-day. In front
of the two lots, rough faced brick
piers with cement caps have been
built with a central entrance for the
driveway and the drive will lead to
both residences. Mr.. Bensmiller states
that in this construction work he has
lost only four days on account Of the
cold weather this winter. This is a
splendid record and is a good indica-
ton of his pushing qualities, and he
olso has the honor of starting the first
new residence of 1917.
- - -
Lon Fritch came pretty close to hav-
ing this record but his basement was
started late in 1916 and the house
erected later. This is neat little hip
roof bungalow of five rooms with a
fine open front porch with round col
umns. The plastering has just been
completed and II will soon be ready
for the inside finish. 1t will make a
coy home and has every comfort.
- - -
Carson Mcclure and Irving Garland
have their residences well along to-
ward completion. The inside trim IS
being put in the Mcclure residence
and it will soon be ready for the paint
ers and decorators prior to completion
The Garland residence has made a
greater advance toward completion
on the interior than on the outside
This house is to have stucco finish
and the cold weather interferred with
this work so that it had to be delayed
for warmer weather. Both of these
homes are examples of high class
work and they will be thoroughly
modern and complete in every detail
.. - - -
Green & Bentley Drug Co., High av'
enue west, are in the midst of the gen.
eral disorder that goes with improve
ments and repairs. A new and fine
maple floor is being put in back of the
show cases, and in the center an en-
tirely new base and tiled floor is to
be constructed. This floor will be re-
moved clear down to the joist and re
laid with a concretecement base und
er the thing. This will prove quite
a job as this is one of the busiest
stores in Oskaloosa.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-02-01
ATHLETES WILL. GO TO WAR
Stars of Washington and Jefferson
College to Serve With American
Ambulance In France.

Washington Pa, Jan 3I.--Three of
the leading athletes Of Washington
and jefferson college announced that
next week they would leave their
studies and start for France, whore
they had volunteered for service with
the American ambulance. They are
VOlney Wilson Of Sisterslille, W. Va,
captain of the varsity track team; c.
ii. Guy of Boston. center of the foot
ball eleven, and Philip Fisher Of Shar.
on, Pa, center of the basketball five.
Their service In Europe win be for
one year unless the war ends before
that time.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-02-01
GRAVEYARD FOR AUTOS,
STOLEN CARS DUMPED INTO
LAKE IN INDIANA.
Chicago Prosecutor Declares He "Has
the Goods" on Sixty Thieves in
Four States.

Chicago, Jan. 31.-Down at the bot
tom of a lake, just across the Indiana
boundary line, today rest scores of
wrecked automobiles, smashed, rusting
and falling 10 pieces, the abandoned
cars of timOrous automobile thieves.
The graveyard of missing motors
was revealed as Prosecutor HGyne an
nounced that he had the goods" on
60 thieves in four states and two SER
geants of the Chicago detective bu.
reau as members of the 81, 900,0 900 auto
thief trust.
The discovery Of the watery bury
ing ground for machines came with
the statement of an attorney who has
represented various members Of the
thieving gang in court.
IF that lake was dragged it would
turn up close to 500 machines and no
end of scandal in some Chicago fam
ilies," said this attorney. Most of
the cars were sent there by members
Of the thieves organization. 1t was
thus they would dispose of dangerous
carS-carS TOO definitely marked to
be easily disguised and which, there
for, were Il menace.
"OverhGnging this lake is cliff.
To this cliff the condemned cars were
driven. The wheel was dashed and
the motor started. The driver leaped
from his seat and the ridcrless car
sped to its end.
This lake Is known to all the
thieves. 1t became SO notorious that
it finally reached the ears of the ever
growing number of men who see Il
chance to collect insurance on miss
ing cars. Numbers of them have sent
their cars to the bottom of this lake
and have collected the Insurance"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-02-01
FRENCH ATTACKS
ARE REPULSED
Berlin Says Enemy Made Four
Assaults on Hill 304.
ARTILLERY ACTION ON SoMME
Another Offensive Movement by Teu
tens In Verdun Region Stopped
With Heavy Losses to Enemy
Says Paris.

Berlin, Jan, 31.-French troops al
night delivered four fresh attacks on
the German lines at Hill 304 northwest
of Verdun, army headquarters an
nounced. The attacks failed of sue
cess. The statement says:
"Army group of Crown Prince Rup
precht-On the Artois front there were
several accommodating engagements.
Artillery Action on Somme Front
Between the AnCre and the Somme
an artillery combat, which Mt times
was strong, took place.
Army group of the German crown
prlnce-Four attacks made in the eve
ming by the French against Hin 3O4
were without success"
New German Offensive Fails.
Paris, Jan. 31.--The Germans al
night made another offensive move.
ment in The region of Hill 304, north,
west of Verdun, attacking French
trench. The attack, says the war of.
fee announcement, was stopped by
gunfire with considerable losses to the
Germans.
A German raid on French trenches
north of Badonvillers was attempted
but failed, adds the statement, which
also reports au intermittent cannonade
on the remainder of the front.
Three German airplanes were
brought down.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-02-01
WALL STREET HAD TIP
BROKER TEsTIFIEs HE RECEIVED
WARNING OF NOTE.
Baruch Says His Profits Amounted to
S476,t6s in Period Covered by the
information.


New York, Jan. 31.-Bernard Baruch,
Wall street Spectator, $4,000 con-
tributor to the last Democratic CAM
puign fund, and heavy short seller in
the stormy days preceding the iSsu-
auce Of President Wilson's recent
peace note, testified at the leak in
qulry that his profits on the market
between December 10 and December
% were $476,16S
Every cent Of this profit, he declared,
was due to his foresight in interpret
ing speeches by Chancellor Won Beth
mann-Hollweg and David oyd-GCOrge
as meaning peace was coming.
& Not single transaction he made, he
said, was influenced by advance infor-
nation that the president was about
n dispatch peace note. He received
no such information, he said, and add
ed that lie had no secret sources Of in
formation in Washington, on which
he based any of his stock operations.
AS proof of his assertion that he
was unaware that q note was forth
coming from the president, he was on
the buying side of the market when
news of it became public he said.
Neither he nor any other man would
have been caught in such Il position,
he declared, if he had foreseen the
note.
Baruch also pointed out several 9th
er errors he made on the market dur
ing the l3-days' period of his profit
taking. On several occasions he was
forced to sell stocks at a loss, he testi-
fed, and, finally, on the day before
the presidents note was made public,
he overlooked the Dow, Jones & Co.
ticker "tip" which he had in his office
that note was expected.
Il covered that day." he said, "and
I am sorry / did"
!. Testifying that during the leak"
period he had called up Secretary Nc
Adoo. Baruch explained that he had
done so at the instance of Col. Il. NJ.
House, President Wilson's adviser, to
suggest to the secretary the name of a
man to fill vacancy in the board of
the Federal Reserve bank of New
York. He said that Colonel 4House
had called him on the telephone and
said: -"There is n vacancy in the Fed
eral Reserve bank. don't know any
thing about those fellows down there.
Won't you suggest Names" Baruch
said he did so. Colonel House consid-
cred the name satisfactory, aud asked
him TO suggest it to Secretary Nc
AdOO.
L. f. Hutton of f. T. Hutton & Co.,
New York brokers, swore that six
hours before the publication of the
note they were warned of its coming
by +. A. Connolly & Co, their Wash
ingtOn correspondent. .'-
Il. w. Boiling, brOther-in-law Of
President Wilson, is Il member of the
firm of +. A. Connolly & Co.
Mr.. Connolly left Washington for
New York He was instructed to
bring with him copy of his telegram
and take the witness stand.
A rumOr, which Mr.. Whipple said
had come to the committee to the eff
feet that Baruch, some time during
October, November or December. had
dined with Count Won BernStOrff, Mr..
White and Charles S. Sabin, n New
York banker, who early In October pre-
dicted a peace move, was denied by
B0ruch
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-02-01
Sells the Detroit journal.

Detroit, Mich, Jan. 31.-The sale of
the Detroit Journal, an afternoon news
paper, was announced. The new own
ers are n. 6. Wright and II. s. Thai
heimer OF Toledo and C. c. yernam and
Paul Block of New York. The pur-
chase price was not made public. An
nouneement was made by e. ID. Stair,
publisher of he Journal.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-02-01
Hlndraness TO Usefulness,

The great hindrances to usefulness
in those who think they wish to be use
full, yet have never really tried to be,
are pusillanimousncss and ambition.
They are twin sisters. To put it 9th,
erwise, there is the fault of not think.
ing it worth while to do little be-
cause 1t is little, and Of not caring to
do something because it may not lead
to much.-Bishop Thorold.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-02-01
WARsHIPs BATTLE IN STORM
Italian Craft Rout Austrian Destroy.
er Which Was lowed Away
in Flames.

Rome, Jan. 3l.-The Austrian de.
stroyer Huszar was put out of action
IN a naval engagement In the Adriatie
few days ago. according TO the Tri,
buna. The paper says that two Ital.
ian destroyers engaged an Austrian
hotilla and that the Huszar was hit
several times and set on fire. 1t was
towed into neighboring port by tor
pedo boats. The Italians suffered nc
loss, the report says.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-02-01
Waste Not, Want Not.

The baby kept throwing her rattle
on the floor until four-year-old Bobby
grew weary with picking it up and re-
fused to DO so any longer. but,
dear, she is the only little sister You
have" gently demonstrated his moth
or. "Well," replied the little boy, II
am the only big brother she has, and
she will have hard time il she wears
me all out"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-02-01
Darkest Just Before Dawn.

When you get in a tight place and
everything goes against you until It
seems as If you cannot hold on a min
ute longer-never give up; for that
is just the place and the time that
the tide will turn.-Harriet Beecher
Stowe
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-02-01
convict Insane OF ReIease.

Cedar Rapids. Ia. Jan. 3f-After IA
years In Iowa prisons A. NJ Hunter,
sentenced for murder. was committed
TO the hospital for insane ON the day
his sentence expired.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-02-01
NorMealan ship blown up.

London. Jan. 81 THE steamer Arge
has been blown up with loss of nine
men. according 10 announcement
Nine Of her crew were safely landed
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-02-01
She Was Curious.

Little Jennie sat at table, elbows on
the table and hands under chin, quiet
~ watching papa return thanks. When
he had finished she said "Papa, where
did you learn that pretty little verse;"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-02-01
This tries Ones Patience.

Is woman eligible TO a card in the
Garment Workers union just because
She goes through her husbands pants
at night?-X. q.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-02-01
Taking Up the Rails.

A force OF workmen from the Fort
Dodge, Minneapolis and Southern
Railway have arrived in Colfax y re-
mo.c the rails Of the :. old Newton
Northwestern road from Colfax Ia
Newton.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-02-01

swatting Impressions Still Present.
A Wisconsin savant says that BALD
headed man won't 90 crazy But he
is likely to come nrefty close to In the
season of unswatted flies
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-02-01
Feeding the Sea.

The rivers of the earth carry $500
.cnhic miles OF water into the sea each
year. This means column ten miles
square and sixty-five miles high.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-02-01
Most Valuable Education.

Perhaps the most valuable result Of
all education is the ability to make
yourself do the thing you have to do
when it ought to be done, whether you
like 1t or not.-Huxley.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-02-01
Daily THOUGHT.

He does nothing who seeks TO con.
sole a Responding man with words; a
friend is one who aids with deeds Mt a
critical time when deeds are called
for.-Plautus.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-02-01
Absolutely.

"Poor Madge! Her marriage was an
absolute failure" "How so?" "Why,
she hasn't been able to collect cent
of alinony since she got her divorce"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-02-01
Must Get Even somehow.

"a man OATS too good natured,' said
Uncle Eben, nearly always has TO i'm
pose on somebody TO make up for de
way he gifts imposed on hlsself."
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-02-01
Worth While Quotation.

''Thaf man Is great who rises to the
emergencies OF the occasion, and BE-,
comes master Of the situation ---ss-
lecfed.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-02-01
canadian senator DIES.

Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Jan.
"a Senator 4. o. Davis, a member of
the Canadian senate for Ii years, died
here as the result Of an operation,
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-02-01
The Hard Task.

Many man who prides himself on
his physical strength cannot even hold
his tongue.-Judge.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-02-01
SkeptieaI.

We told one OF the neighbor women
the other day that there Is some good
in everyone. but it didn't seem to make
much impression.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-02-01
Doesn't Seem Real,

We know of few things more uncon.
vineing than poker game on the
stage.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-02-01

Inc Young mems CHRISTIAN ASSO-
citation is community institution for
Oskaloosa. 1t stands for all that is
best in the normal man.
II Stands for Clean Living.
Clean, physical manhood has its
home in the "Y." Every man should
see the benefits and help to hold it's
standards high-for SERVICE is the
word for the members Of the Y. M.
G. A. during 1917-and we appeal to
united effort to make this year the
more effective. We need more nm
bers. If you are member, serve
if you are not member, join and
serve.
Who May Join.
Any man or boy of good character
may join, and use privileges by filling
out an application card.
Senior Memberships.
Sustaining membership of $500
or more, per year entities him to all
privileges and helps to support the
association.
Regular membership, $1,000 per
year-and entities the holder to all
privileges in all other associations
generally in U. S. and Canada.
Any of the college students will be
granted a $3.50 ticket.
Boys high school (16 to 18) $3.50
year.
Boys, graded and working I'll to.
16) $500 year.
Boys, Cadets, swimming only % To
III $500 year.
Locker rental, $1.00 year.
D0rmitory Rooms.
Room rent for $500 to $1,000 al
month. This includes membership
and full privileges of the association
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-02-01
Deep Mystery Of American Politics.

A young woman taking a civil serv-
Ice examination went into Mysteries
when she read on her paper "Who
we're the first five vice-presidentsT
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-02-01
-FrIendshlp and EnmItx.

He win never have true friends who
10 afraid OF making enemies.-Hazlltt.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-02-01

Supply Depends ON CANADA.
q The asbestos Of the world Is sup
piled chiefly by Canada.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-02-01

High cost of living, large visions
and thus engagements of the WORK
for the coming year:
Administration
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-02-01

"No man shall accuse me of ques-
tioning the sincerity of the president
in his attachment to the doctrine he
advocates, nor must 1t be insisted that
! doubt the honesty of his conviction
that the new world power will fairly
redlvide the earth among nations and
will be able to preserve peace among
them. II / did not think that he is
honest in this delusion / would not be
Interested in the discussion.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-02-01

The Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation is a community institution for
Oskaloosa. 1t stands for all that is
best in the normal man.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-24
CENTRAL SCRUBS
Basketball Fans

Dear Sir: Spectators at the Cen
tral-Steelton high school basketball
game last night were constantly an
noyed by the persistent kissing at the
referee, and unsportsmanltke howis
and whines from a number of Steel
ton supporters. To make matters
worse a number of co-eds from tSeel-
ton Joined in the display.
AS witness of the game with Steel
ton. and also the Central-Tech game,
can only say, Steelton may have
good athletes, but they certainly lack
the support of persons who know
how to conduct themselves in public.
Tech adherents last week proved
that the best games are always en-
joyed when there is no ungentleman-
ly kissing, etc.
1t isn't my intention to start fuss.
Central students yelled an unkind re-
mark at the Steelton crowds first.
But that should have ben an incentive
to the Steelton adherents to show
their true colors and not spoil the
whole game for everyone. Instead of
yelling back at Central, it certainly
would have been much better to give
cheer with "Central-Central-C Cen
trail on the end of it.
That would have ended the whole
thing. 1t did last week. Frequently
cheer leaders on both Tech and Cen
tral SIDES called tof School yellS Ior
the opposing side. The result-Cen-
trail lost, but when the game was over,
everyone felt that the best team won,
and there was no unfriendliness be-
cause of unsportsmanlike conduct
because there wasn't any.
If the referee was unfair, the prop
er persons to raise serious objections
are the captain of the team and +h
faculty managers of athletics. The
eror nj nndar infarnnlia-
giate rules. This gives referee the
power to call a foul on the team each
time its supporters hiss.
TOWN OBSERVER.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-24
William .Congratulates
the King of Bulgaria
By Assoeiatea Press

Berlin, March "a (via London. y
The German emperor has telegraphed
congratulations to the king of Bull
garia in connection with the fighting
on the Monastir front. The emperor
said:
The reports from Field Marshal
Won HindeAburg that Bulgar and Ger
man troops have behaved splendldly
in the fighting near Monastir has filled
me with pride and Joy. / have in
structed Won Buelow TO express my
full appreciation to the German
troops.
I'm expressing to you congratu-
lationa on the splendid behavior of
your brave troops i beseech you to
instruct Won Buelow to inform your
gallant soldiers of Field Marshal Won
Hindenburg's report and of my con-
gratulations, / know that our troops
will continue to resist the enemy with
the same dogged devotion, the same
firm will. and will attack him until the
final victory Is ours, God grant it,"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-24

Annville. Pa, March 24.-At a re-
cent meeting of the Athletic Associa-
tion at Lebanon Valley College eight
men, including the manager, were
awarded basketball letters for the past
season. They are:
Captain Loomis, Swartz, Atticks.
Walter, Heating. Shelter seltzer and
Manager Boltz. The team then elected
RED" Attlcks. n former Steelton High
lad, to lead the Ave next season.
Second Honor For Steelton
Atticks Is the second Steelton lad to
be elected to captain an athletic team
for next year, Morrison, n classmate
of Attieks, having been elected foot
ball captain. Two men, Loomis and
BwartE, are the only ones that will be
lost by graduation In June, so that the
team next year Will have a good nu-
oieus for a start,
Baseball and track have suppianted
basketball and with the arrival of
spring both squads worked out on the
campus. Coach GuyeP called a meeting
of the track men and laid down rules
concerning training although Wheelock
will have charge of the coaching,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-24
Two u. S. ConsuIs Are
Safely Out of Germany

Waynesboro, Pa, March "a. - r. NJ.
Feister and Gerald NJ. Rider employed
by the C. w. Sexton Company of Way
nesboro, fell from the Norwood Hotel
at Blue Ridge Summit yesterday after
noon, following the explosion of a
gasoline melting pot, which resulted in
painful injuries to both.
Feister and Rider were repairing
the roof of the large hotel and were
about thirty feet from the ground. Mr..
Feister was on the porch roof sup
porting the ladder; Mr.. Rider was at
the top repairing some spouting. When
there was an explosion of the gasoline
lamp beneath the melting pot and the
hot lead was thrown in all directions.
Mr.. Rider fell headlong to the roof of
the porch below. In the descent he
struck Mr.. Feister and the latter was
precipitated to the ground. In the
fall Mr.. Feister's head struck a rock
and was split open to depth of a
couple of inches and a distance of
three inches across. His tongue was
also badly lacerated. He was picked
up unconscious by Mr. Ziegler, taken
into the hotel and physicians sum-
moned He was later taken to his
home in Waynesboro. Mr.. Rider es-
capped with injuries to his hip and leg.