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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-10-05
Ludendorff Pleads For
Greater Supply But Over
worked Factory Hands
Appear Unequal To
Giant Task.
METALS ARE LACKING;
MEN ARE UNDERFED

Copenhagen, Oct. 4-Leaders, OF
various groups Of German labor were
received at main army headquarters
this week not for the purpose of con-
graduating Field Marshal Won linden
burg on his birthday, as first was in
timated, but in an effort to have Ger
man workmen speed up the production
Of munitions. !.
The leaders submitted to General
Won Ludendorff, the chief quartermas-
ter general complaints Of the laboring
classes. These dealt particularly with
the operation of the compulsory labor
service law.
PLEA FOR MUNITIONS.
A lengthy conference was devoted
to discussing the possible improve
raent Of the conditions of labor and
the maintenance of the output OF mu-
nitions, which with General Won Lti-
dendolf was the cardinal duty of tho
hour.
Recently private but Trustworthy re-
ports have been received by the Asso-
ciated Press, that the German au.
thorities were experiencing difnculty
in preventing falling of in the pro-
duction OF munitions, owing to the
lowering OF the working capacity of
the individual, underfed workmen and
the scarcity of certain raw materials,
notably the more rare metals used in
the manufacture of high.grade steels.
PACE Is TOO RAPID.
There have been persistent reports
.ttS2t 6fkEST Wss embarrAssingly short
IN Germany. It is doubtful also II
Germany. win be able, to keep pace
with further increases in Anglo
American production II, indeed, 1t Is
now even holding its own.
Reliable reports from so widely sep
arated sectors Of the western front as
Flanders and the Argonne say that the
German artillery has strict orders to
spare ammunition in every way pos
sible.
WINTER THREATENS TROUBLE.
Amsterdam, Oct 4.-Fears that Ger
many might not possibly be able to
continue fighting, owing to the lack Of
raw materials, have been answered BY
Major General Schuech, the new min
lister Of munitions, who, according to
Z dispatch from Berlin. says:
Regarding the supply Of raw mate
rials, particularly those required for
the manufacture OF guns and muni-
tions, we're not dependent solely on
the stock on hand, which, however,
would be insufficient. We have to
produce them and this production Is
proceeding satisfactorily"
However, General Schuech admitted
that production was interrupted tenn
porarily last year because of trans.
portation difficultiee. Although these
were overcome then, the minister Of
munitions expects recurrence the
coming winter.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-10-05
STRIKE PARALYZES
ARGENTINE RAILWAYS

Buenos Aires, Oct. 4.-Employes Of
the government railroad joined the
ranks Of the striking railroad men last
night. The strike Is now general and
no trains are operating on any railroad
In the republic.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-10-05
INSURANCE BILL
IS NEAR PASSAGE

Washington. D. c., Oct. THE ad.
ministration won its fight in the sen.
ate late today to keep the maximum
of sailors and soldiers insurance up
to $4,000, when by large vote, mo-
tions to cut 1t to $500 were voted
down.
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American Flyer,
Winner0f Cross,
Believe d Dead
TT EADQUARTERs Lafayette
n Squadron, Oct. 1.-(Delay-

: = ed) Corporal Andrew
Courtney Campbell, Jr., Of the
Lafayette squadron Is believed to
have been brought down today in
a fight with several German ma
chimes. No details have been re-
ceived and it is not known
whether Campbell was killed or
forced to land in German terri
tory. A French lieutenant, a
member Of another escadrilla, re-
ports seeing a machine of the
type Campbell was flying falling
down out Of control. This is also
confirmed by infantrymen in the
first line trenches.
IA Paris dispatch on October 2
reported that Corporal Campbell
had disappeared Monday while on
a accommodating expedition and
that his fate was not known. It
was reported recently that Camp
bell, whose home was in Kenil-
worth. ILL.,, had been awarded the
French war cross.]
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-10-05
FOE IS BEATEN,
.sMU7S ASSERTS
Defeats on Land and Sea
Cause of German Air
Raids.

London, Oct. 4.-In an address To-
day, Lieutenant General Smuts, former
commander Of the expedition against
German East Africa, said:
Applying the principal of an eye
for an eye and tooth for a TOOTH we
are most reluctantly forced to apply to
the enemy the bombing policy which
he has applied to u.s.
DEFEATS ENRAGE ENEMY.
Lieutenant General Smuts added
that German, defeated on the battle
field and baked in the submarine cam.
paign, is now In impotent rage more
and more striking At us through our
non-ccmbatants our women and chill
dren."
Aerial warfare against the defense
less Is the newest German weapon" ho
fail but would prove to be terrible
boomerang.
Continuing. General SHUTS said:
BIG DAMAGE TO FOE.
Last month our naval and military
airplanes dropped 207 tons of bombs
behind the lines Of the enemy. In the
same period he dropped AZ tons Of
bombs on London. In that month we
bombed him on twenty-three days and
ON nineteen nights, chiefly attacking
his airdromes, and, as the figures
show, damaging his machines and pit
ting his airdromes with shell holes. We
also bombed his billets, trains, trans
ports and railway stations, causing
him the heaviest losses"
POLICY Is Determined.
London. Wednesday. Oct 3.-(De-
layed) According to the Standard
policy of reprisals for German air.
raids has been decided upon.
THAT such decision had been
reached by the British government
was indicated by Premier Lloyd
Georges statement on Tuesday that
Germany would bo bombed with COM
pound interest"l
FRENCH CONTINUE RAIDS.
Paris, Oct. Another aerial raid
over Germany was made last night by
French aviators. The cities Of Frank.
fort and Rastatt were bombed. The
following announcement was given
out:
I'm reprisal for the bombardment of
Bar-le- Due our aviators bombarded
Frankfort and Rastatt."
Rastatt Is town of $4,000; In Bad.
en-, fourteen miles southwest Of Karls-
ruhe.
This is the second attack on Frank
fort in the last week since the French
inaugurated their policy OF reprisal
raids.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-10-05

two weeks has had conferences with
the city council regarding the pro
posed advance and Manager Goss said
today that he had hoped the request
might be granted. I'VE suggested
that the city name committee Of dis
interested citizens to 90 over our
books and determine whether our de.
mand was unreasonable In the face OF
prevailing high prices for everything.
We would gladly render what assist
ance We might give such committee
to get at these facts and II the investf
CATION should not convince the city
council, We are willing to let the court
decideS'
Asked II the refusal Of the council
to grant the permission would lead to
court action. Mr.. Goss said. I'VE would
prefer to stay out Of court. but need
the advance which is only temporary
and IL the council does not grant It,
we will 90 to court. In the event of
the latter course, the rates we have
announced which is an advance over
the recent prevailing domestic rate to
consumers, will be collected and the
difference between 1t and the old rate
will be set aside. Should the court
decide for us, this money will be ours.
II the decision is against the increase.
we will have to refund the money to
the consumers"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-10-05
Advance of IL Miles on 9-Mile Front
is Days Achievement; Britons
Over-run Passchendaele-
.Gheluvelt Ridge
FOES STRONGHOLDS CAPTURED
British Advance 2O.5OO Yards.

oh1oN oct n their offensive the today
their onctves mile
ana to depth OF yards amost
nounced today. ' = - - s' -
Of Broodsende. - '~~ - ''-ss
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-10-05

oNDoN Oct & ad Marshal Hais has begun
wide pes aay a as y aa a the steasa
80 '''D '~"'n "nen 'ns cary epors
ADVANCE MILE THROUGH FOES LINE
asa s III os Begun The a. @
the of As % 1ss
surrenderng by hundreds
sR'ToNs' PROGRESS IS RAPID
Ts s sss,
VITAL STRONGHOLD TAKEN
to the south Cameron
:ys q T ss sssx vas s
roE1c.ssgsis sss1us sarsa 90 ss ssS
s:sz s :sss
COUNTER ATTACKS FUTILE
mile 4. .fs ssav
cAPTWEs COME IN THRoNa %4
Prisoners coming in much rapidly
sss s.d ss 1s
that asn near three
s v s:s % % s @ i: e;
sR'TisA LIGHT.
ss @ na ss s
s'ses' exceedingly light
FOLLOWS FIGHTING
M u s ': I sss7;: pn this
sssss ss 5 ':' s
mile
points line. s,{
as% 'ss var on s s
ss ss asa q m a % s
or
FIGHT
E: III
tactics
be
together
GERMANS ATTACKS PROVE
followed sharply last despains
Tower
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LANSING HAS EVIDENCE.

Washington, D. c.. Oct. State de-
partment officials declared today that
they have evidence that Count Won
Bernstorff, former German ambassador
here, directed expenditure of the funds
paid to Bolo Pasha for pro-German
propaganda work in France, but de-
clined to reveal their evidence,
although they may do SO after the
French government finishes with
Bolo's case.
The state department. 1t was said.
does not feel justified Id revealing its
facts at this time.
1t was said that Of the muTtitudinous
financial transactions conducted by
the German embassy and its agents,
many were wholly legitimate, although
there are records Of many entirely Inn
proper from an international aspect.
The part played by banking houses, 1t
was indicated in many cases, was en-
t1rely justifiable, many Of the transac-
tons being in connection with accounts
of established concerns for legitimate
work.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-10-05

but his troops again we're moved down
by the British guns, the assault making
no impression whateyer on the Brit
ish line or affecting the British pur
pose Of attack today.
AMERICAN SCHOONER SUNK.
London, Oct. 4.-The American
schooner Annie F. Conlon, was at
tackled by gunfire by German sub
marine Wednesday morning OF the
Scilly Islands. The crew Of eight men
has been landed safely.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-10-05
U.BoAr TOLL DECREASES.

London, Oct 4.-Eeven British
merchantmen OF more than 1900 tons
each and two vessels under 1000 tons
We're sunk by mines or submarines
last week, according to the British ad-
miralty statement made public last
night. The total Is the smallest since
Germany began her intensified SUBJ
marine warfare.
The total OF all losses to the worlds
shipping since Germany's intensified
u-boat war went into effect aggregates
about two-thirds of that claimed BY
the Germans In q statement issued
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BERN5TORFF
PAID bRIbES
FOR GE RMANY
u. S. Banks Were Used For
Rewarding Accomplices
In France.
HEARST WAS FRIEND
OF ,KAISER'S AGENT

New York. Oct. 4.-Evidences indi-
eating German funds held by New
York banks for the Deutsche Bank of
Berlin, and which were employed to
pay Bolo Pasha, German spy and
peace propagandist, Were placed at
the disposal of Count Won Bernstorn
by wireless messages from the Ger
man foreign once was obtained today
by State Attorney General Mereton Z.
Lewis.
This evidence conclusiveiy proves.
according to the attorney general that
Count Won Bernstorff has had direct
hand In directing the activity Of Bolo
Pasha, who is now under arrest in
Paris. 1t was obtained, he said, from
Hugo Schmidt, agent here for the
Deutsche bank, whom he examined
today.
ENVOY CALLED AaLEDHILL"
Subpoenaed to appear before the at
torney general today, Schmidt pro-
duced the text of eight wireless mes
sages in code exchanged between him
and the German foreign of1ces in
March and April, 1915, while Bolo was
In this country. The messages au-
thorized Schmidt to place at the dis
posal Of Count Won Bernstorn moro
than s1,50O.000 held in the Guaranty
Trust company to the account Of the
Deutsche bank.
In these messages Won Bernstorn
was referred to as Charles Gledhill,
the German foreign onlces was known
as William Foxley and the Guaranty
Trust company wan called Fred Hoo.
ven. 4-stse -11s
Tho messages, said Mr.. Lewis.
served as links in a chain Of evidence
showing how German money was
transferred to France by way Of New
York.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-10-05
CITY REFUSES
REQUESTSF0R
H|GHER RATES
Gas and Electric Companies
Denied Permission to
Advance Product Cost.
PUBLIC STATEMENT
MADE BY COUNCIL

The request Of the Ottumwa Gas Co
for the right to raise the domestic gas
rates to customers. and that Of the OF
tumwa Railway & Light Co., for the
right to discontinue granting the dis.
count given to customers who pay by
the tenth day Of each month for their
light and power bills, have been Or
cially turned down by the city council
REFUSAL MADE PUBLIC.
The council takes the ground that
while the request for higher rates may
be justified by the high prices that
prevail generally, members Of that
body say they are justified in refusing
to permit the advances asked. The
Official notice of the councils action
with regard to the two requests fol-
lows:
To the Public:
We have been approached By
the two public service companies,
asking permission; one to raise
the regular rate; the other to dis
continue the cash discount to the
consumer.
In view Of the prevailing high
prices, they may be justified, how
ever, we feel we are justified in
defending the peoples interests,
when we declined to give permis'
sion to these changes.
The people, as whole, are al
ready loaded down with the high
cost Of every article they use and
are willingly standing their share
Of the cost of the war, regardless
Z Of their upeqnal earning power.
The public. asaxK3ce @cnmpanies. ~
Y with their resources, II should be
willing In such trying times, when
almost every home is sending
boy to the front. to not only re-
duce the regular dividend, but to
waive dividend, in order that tho
home that has reduced It's earn
ing power by sending its support
to the front, should be protected.
We want to be fair with al con-
cerned, public service companies
as well as the people, but at this
critical time we believe that all Of
w should help carry the load.
Pat Leeny. Mayor,
T. J. Phillips,
q q Aouo$nn
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ONDON field
The official
wide front and are making satisfactory
received. " - - ~H SpoA'
The Washington herald., 1917-07-18
BALTIMORE PRODUCE.

Baltimore, July E.-LIVE POULTRY Prices
per pound unless otherwise stated. Chickens
spring. TX to 2 pounds, 35a4 do. N to N
pounds 5laR; do. l pound and under q; do.
young White Leghorns. 2sa2s;; do. old hens.
heaTy. z; DO. Hnall to medium, .: do. old
roosters. l2al3; ducks old Muscoyy and mongrel.
lSae; do. old White Pekins. lGal7: do, Indian
Runners, old. Is: do. puddle old. l5al6: do
spring 3l9 pounds and over. 22a23: do. smaller,
poor. lsaeO; pigeons. old pair. 20: do. young,
pair, 20 Eninea fowl, old. each 35aaO.
BUTTER-separstor. extra 3a4O; Hrsts. ga
-; prints. A-pound, extra, ssaiO: hrsts. aaSs;
do, l-pOund. extra. 3atO; frsts Sass nearby
creamery. 8a37; tirsts 35aS6: dairy prints. Mary
land, PENNSYLVANIA and Virginia extra s3a34:
hrsts. y; store-peked. frsts. S2sa2Sa.
EGGS-Market hrm loss Of Maryland, Penn
ylTania and nearby, j.; Eastern Shore Mary
land and Virginia. %: Western (Ohio). g
West Virginia. s.; Southern North Caroiina),
cindled s.
VEGETABLES AND GREEN FRUIrs-Po-
tatoes. new. Norfolk and Hampton. barrel,
i5a475; Eastern Shore, Maryland, primes, bar
rel i1oai.7S; Eastern Shore. Virginia. barrel.
Laai15; York River. No. l. tsrel. i.5os475;
barrel, 2sa3oo; apples, early harvest, fancy.
barrel, 2oa2s0 small barrel. l.O0sl.5; barrel
basket, l.0al.G; beans Norfolk, basket lO0a
lS; Rappahannock. basket. T5al.oo: native.
green blshei, lValS; beets. Norfolk, bunch,
lalh; Rappahannnock. bunch. 1alii native.
bunch, lalh; tlackberries. Southern quart, Ia
u; Eastern Shore, Maryland. quart, lOall; cab
hase, Eastern Shore. Virginia, barrel 6Oas0
crate, 7saloo; Norfolk barrel. 75aI.co; YorE
River. barrel, 7ssl.o0; cantaIoupes, Florida.
crate. 2oOa2sO; corn, Raprahannock, dozeu, l0a
ID; eucumbers. North Carolina basket l.Ooa
l0; native. basket. TSaso; Virginia, barrel, 3ooa
30 currants, Maryland and Virginia, quart,
loall: eggplant. Norfolk crate. 273a3.3: buckle.
nerres. Southern. quart, l2sl5: Maryland and
virginia, quart, laali; kale. native, bushel box.
i5s5; lettuce. Virginia. basket, sss5o; native,
eushel box, lSa90; onions Texas- Bermuda
crate. lloal.S; spring. 100 lunches. l.o1: Rap
pahannock. basket. s5al.Oo; barrel. 2sazso;
reaches. Southern, crate. 2.oca25O peppers,
Florida. crate. 3ooa3.so; raspberries, Eastern
SHORE. red. pint. Cal; quart, Iisl2; rhubarb.
nearby. 100 bunchss, sosl.oo; spinach. native.
hshel box. naS; snuash. native, basket. satO:
,omsfos'. Potomac. ripe, carrier. iisa?oo; sresn
carrier. l.isi.T: ordinary. carrier i.oosi 2S
Mississi1Ii, crate. I-5cafeo: wstsrm.lyu., Flor,
IDA and Georgia. Der 10. iscosc.9
The Washington herald., 1917-07-18
WASHINGTON PRODUCE.

Quotations given below are for large lots Il
good marketable goods only. Jobbers' prices
are higher. Lower grades may be sold for less
Fancy goods command higher prices
EiGS-Steady: nearby. p: Southern, q.
CHEESB-New York State factory. new. Sazi
BCTTER-Elsn print. 4154; Elgin tub. 4ell
process. -: stOreplcked, 81
POCBTRf-Live hens. per n. z; ROSTERS
per h.. Is; turkeys. per h., 20a2 spring chick
ems. ner h, 9oa1l; ducks. per H.. I3aD; geese.
per ~. lOslJ; keats, young. each, +0a55.
DRESSED POULTRY-Hens, choice Der n
1,a2i; spring chickens. per o.. 3oa2; turkeys.
h.. Balls
GREEN GOODS-Potatoes. new. s.saL0 per
barrel; No. 2 l.50a2.JO per barrel; string beans,
per oaTel. l.5a2O; Peppers, per crate, f5al.5O;
okra. per crate. l.o0al. 50; radishes. ner 100.
50a2.OO; eucumOers. per basket, l.Ooal.75; egg
Plant. lSs20 Per crate; new cabbage. per
harrel. SOa75; beets. Ter bunch. 2a31s; celery,
PEI Dozen. Sal25; celery, Der crate 400al 20;
romaine lettuce. 0a75 pr basket: lettuce. Per
basket 75al.cO: squash. 5Oa75 per crate;
tomatoes 75a23 pr basket: rhubarb. l5Oa
400 per 100 punches; asrarasus neariyr
SnLo per dozen: spring onions l.5Oa2OO Der
IU Onnches; onions. Tems. I50sl.75 per crate;
sreea peas 30Oa4iO per barrel: spinach, l. Goa
80 per barrel: Eale. 5Oseo per barrel: corn, per
LIVE sTocK-shesp. per h.. s7: lambs.
- y, i'z' edVts ~, l21z: medium, llall
per ID !; common, Per h.. salO.
HAf-No. ! timothy. le0aDoo No ann
lsO6; No. l mixed, ls.Ooal7O 60; No ? "a oDaIs o0
SEEDS-Red clover. Il. 5allT5 Der bnsheI.
al>ike clover. n.sal25O: crimson clover 10 IA
ll3; timothy. 3.75a3eO; red top Doa sI3 70
Dh'esrass; ZSs25o; orchard grass, 30; white
coEer' 0 alfalfa clover. l7als per lb.; COW
peas 35Oa3.75 Per bushel
GRAIN-Wheat. milling, old. per busheI
2fG2S; new. 200; ordinary, 1.5al.o: corn.
l.sal:S; oats. white. s2as3 mixed. 90
FRUlTS-Aprles. new, per bbI, l5Oai n. per
box dal5; California oranges, lOOaI u.
flonda otsnSss. A0ai75; grapefruit 4OOa5OO;
peaches, l5Oa2O per crlte; vaterpalon. 2sh
each; cantaloupss. Southern. lo0a2oO: Cali.
f1rnia, 20oa275 per crate; blackberries, s.IzL
Ter quart.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-18
PHILADELPHIA PRODUCE.

Philadelphia, July T.-DRESSED POUL-
TRi-Fowls. L to box. dry ricked. milk fed.
fancy selected. . weighing ~ lbs. and over.
apiece. A's; Lbs. Apiece q: 81 lbs apiece
q; It's. ap1ecs. 1s22: fowls, in bbh., ior.
fancy. dry picked. IA lts. and over apiece. 2 :
! lts. apiece. Ea2254; smaller sizes. l7a1; old
roosters. dry picked. Is lruiIing chickens. ,lsa2
lbs. apiece. Jerssy. fancy. 55ai0, Virginia. 1aE
other nearby. llsa2 lbs. apiece. 2sas: Western.
zaS; turkeys. fresh killed H. weTtem best
here. 2aai; common. 9a2: ducks. nearby,
spring. 2Oa2l.
LIVE POULTRY-Fuwls. as IN quality. ia
z; exceptional lots higher; ROSTERS I6aI7:
spring chickens not Lghoms plump. yellow
skinned. weighing llsaa his apiece 3Oa3i: small
sizes ZaS; White LeRhOns 23a&; ducks
l'eLu. 10; Indian Runner. I7als.
BtTTER-More freely Offered and solid-
Tacked creamery, lac lower. Quotations: West
ern solid parked creamery. fancy. specials. Az :
extra. 3'iaio'=: extra frsts. ssh: frsts. y:
seconds, 81 nearby prints. fancy, i3; average
extra. 4lai2; frsts. S9ai0; seconds, Elga3s: spe-
cial fancy brands Of prints jobbing at leaI9
EGTS-Fine eGgs firm offerings light demand
fair Quotations: Nearby frsts. 1880 case; nearby
current receiTts. 1850: Western extra frsts
1850 ss; firsts. 1880; fancy selected eggs job
bing at s2ai3 dozen.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-18
DISTHLERS TAKE
WHISKY FROM BOND
Gold Pours Into U. S. Golfers From
Maryland Sources
, me Washingt0n Hcr1Id.

sp@clal 20 The Washna1on Herald
Baltimore, Nd. July IA golden
stream is pouring into the Golfers Of
Uncle Sam from the dIstilleries OF
Maryland and nearby places in this
district There is being taken out
OF bond about leO.O0O gallons OF whisky
every day, and for each gallon a tax
OF fl-l0 Is being paid down in cash.
The rush to take the whisky out OF
bond is based on the assumption that
the government will take over all that
is not paid for within thirty days
after the food control bill passes.
Some firms are fearing that IL the
government does not take this step
there Will be an extra revenue tax
applied to the whisky that Is in bond.
So far about 160OO00 gallons has
been taken out At Sl.lO a gsllon tax,
or N,lD6Oo. There is Vet in bond IL
"-1."s gallons in this district So from
this source alone the government
stands 10 get altogether $500. ooO un-
less some is left in bond 70 be bought
by the government on the cost plus 10
per cent basis. A lsrge part Of the
bonded whisky is owned out Of town,
and thus all the capital does not have
TO come from this section at the same
time when liberty loan payments are
making such a heavy demand upon
The cash in banks and repositories.