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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-11-23

r ONDON, Nov. 22-The bells Of
London probably will peal to
day for General Byng's vic.
tory, and If the proposal is adopted
it will be the first time since
the war began that the bells have runs
for any rejoicing. The Times says II
has questioned the authorities concern
ing the proposed ringing and has found
all favorable. The bishop of London
highly approved the idea and already
has notified the clergy Of the diocese
The lord mayor is equally enthusias'
tic. The provinces doubtless will fol
low the capitals example.
Thus far England has taken quietly
Field Marshal Haig's great victory IN
France. This morning despite the big
headlines and eulogistic articles IN
the newspapers and the feelings OF
quiet exultation evidenced in private,
the public went about its business as
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.OGCE0[A FIRE
FATAL To TWO
Night Watchman and Busi.
ness Man Die When Wall
of Store Falls.

Osceola, Nov. 22.-Dick Eggleston
might watchman, and George Griffin, q
silo manufacturer, were killed when a
brick wall fell here early today during
q $15O,0OO fire which destroyed one
half Of the south side Of the city
The blaze was discovered at 1:20 q
m. in the Frick Drug store. It soon
spread to the Felix Htinger depart
ment store, the Clevenger Harness
store. E. M. Slaymaker's law office,
Folkners barber shop and several law
and dental Offices and small hospital
located on the second floors above the
stores and shops.
EXPLOSION LOWERS WALL
An explosion in the basement of the
drug store, supposed to have been
caused by turpentine and other chem
icals, blew out one of the walls and
buried the two men beneath the de-
bris. Frank Paschal, standing near
Mr.. Eggleston and Mr.. Griffin, receiv-
ed deep cut in his head and his leg
was broken in three places.
Earl Coon, chief of the local fire de-
partment, also was severely injured.
WIND FANS FLAMES.
Famed by high wind, the flames
for a time threatened the National
bank, the opera house and the Osce-
ola Lumber company. Burning en-
bers were carried a distance of four
blocks and ignited number Of resi-
dences, but flames were extinguished
before any appreciable damage had
been caused.
Ten patients in DR.. Sells hospital
were rescued before the building was
destroyed.
Spontaneous combustion is believed
to have caused the fire.
The Charlton and Creston fire de.
partments were called and at day
break the blaze was under control.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-11-23
NEBRASKA GOVERNOR
RESIGNS TO FIGHT

Lincoln, Nebr., Nov 22-The resig-
nation of Governor Keith Neville as
chief executive Of Nebraska is today
in the hands Of Secretary of State
Pool. The resignation is offered 10
take effect upon the acceptance Of the
Seventh regiment. Nebraska National
Guard into federal service. Governor
Neville has been appointed colonel of
the Seventh regiment and has aceep-
ted the appointment.
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ON TO cAMRRAI.
ASSOCIATED Press SUNNI:

ASSOCIATED Press Summary
Triumphant in their brilliant stroke
against the Hindenburg line, British
troops are pushing on Cambrai, now
less than three miles away. In two
days the British have gained almost
as much ground as in the first four
months of the battle OF the Somme.
AS it was unlike any previous opera
ton ON the western front. so was the
success of General Byng's smash.
Without artillery preparation and with
only tanks to cut the wire entangle-
ments. British infantry tore such
holes in the German defenses that
British cavalry is now taking part In
the drive toward Cambria and the
Belgian border beyond.
Surprised by the suddenness of the
thrust Tuesday. the Germans fought
back Wednesday but the british
have pushed steadily toward the i'm
mediate goal.
PRISONERS NUMBER 5000.
Nearly score Of towns and villages
have been taken and more than 5000
prisoners have been captured The
Germans have been driven from the
high ground west. southwest and
south of Cambrai. This city, formerly
German main headquarters in the
west and one of the main links in the
German supply system, is at the
mercy of the British artillery.
While the British attacked on a
front of thirty-two miles between ST.
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Last Line of German De
fense Is Penetrated In Ter
rifle Fighting Today; Big
Enemy Force May Be Cut
Off Near Scarpe River.
CAVALRY HAS BIG
SHARE IN TRIUMPH

London, Nov. 22.-The
six-mile wedge driven into
the German defenses in the
British offensive on the Ar
ras-St. Quentin front is pen
etrating still deeper and
spreading out, Reuters cor
respondent at British head
quarters in France tele-
graphs today.
On some stretches of the
front the British troops
have broken into the enc
my's final defense line. =
All the German counter
attacks have been repulsed.
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MISSOURI RAILWAY
FARES INCREASED

st. Louis. Mo-, Nov. 22.-Passenger
traffic officials of the railways of
Missouri will accept the rate in
creases granted last Friday by the
Miss ouri public service commission
and will file new tariffs to go into
effect January /. The commission
authorized one-way rate Of 2k
cents q mile, round trip of "a cents
and mileage book rate Of 2A cents.
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NORWEGIAN VESSEL
IS SUNK IN STORM

Honolulu, Nov 22.-The Norwegian
steamer Thor foundered in storm in
latitude "a, north. longitude 161, west,
1t was reported by Captain o. Hansen,
who reached port with fifteen mem
bers OF his crew today. One life boat
iwth part OF the crew is still missing
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FIRE WRECKS FOES
CHEMICAL WORKS

Zurich, Nov. 22-One of the largest
and most important chemical works
in Germany. the Griesheim Elektren
near Frankfort-on-the-Ma Main was de-
stroyed by an explosion Tuesday night
according to a dispatch received here
from Frankfort
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BRITONS MAY OJTFLANK BIG HUNFORCE

.rKCEsS war profits will be under
fire in, the next session Of con-
gress, and this man, Congress-
man Cordell Hull OF Tennessee, Wilt
have leading part in determining
how much the tax on them shall be-.
He is chairman Of the excess profits
advisory committee Of the internal
revenue bureau.
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BOMB is DISCOVERED
ON NEW YORK BRIDGE

New York, Nov. pa bomb was
found today on the center span of the
Second avenue elevated railroad bridge
over the Harlem river. 1t consisted of
Il large stick of dynamite enclosed in
insulated wire and with detonator at
tached. 1t was designed to explode
by coming in contact with the third
rail, the police say.
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AMERICAN SOLDIER
JAILED AS HUN SPY

Denver Colo, Nov. 22-Max linder,
soldier in the quartermasters' de-
partment at Fort Logan. near here,
and said by federal officers to be a
German naval reservist was arrested
this morning by federal officers, sus-
pected Of being spy.
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LAWYERS VOLUNTEER
HELP TO REGISTRANTS

Chicago, Nov. 22.-One thousand
Chicago lawyers have volunteered
their services to assist men of draft
age troubled by the QUESTIONABLE.
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Maximalist O1fer of ARMS
tice Contemplates Treaty
Signed by All Warning
Powers on Status Quo
Basis.
HOPEIS EXPRESSED
FOR GERMAN REVOLT

London, Nov. Pan OFFICIAL
wireless statement from Petro-
grad today says that General
Dukhonin has been deposed BY
the council Of the peopaes' com
r,issaries for "refusino to obey
their orders BY Offering an
armIstiee."
The Russian announcement
says that General Dukhonin has
been ordered to continue his
duties until the NEW commander
/ In chief, Ensign krylenko, or
another authorized person ar
rives.
Petrograd, Nov. 21.-(De.
ilayed) The new Russian gov
Iernment, dominated by the max.
imalists, has ordered General
\ Bukhonin, the commander in
chief, to open negotiations for
an armistice with the command
ers of the enemy armies. The
proposal to negotiate peace was
officially conveyed to the ambas-
sadors Of the allied nations at
iPetrograd.
NOT FOR SEPARATE PEACE. u
the formal OFFER Of an armstice to
IN the belligerents which the council
fof peoples commissaries of the all
Russian workmen's and soldiers con.
gress makes is not intended to fore
cast any effort toward separate
peace. On the contrary, it is declared
definitely here that not only Is separ-
ate peace not desired but that the re-
lection Of the armstice proposal by
Germany, even should 1t be accept
able to the allies, would mean con-
tinuation Of the war by the new revo-
lutionary army with vigor against
German imperialism until the German
people, inspired by Russian demo
cratic IDEAS" overthrow their rulers
and demand peace.
COUNT ON PUeLlc's AID.
Confidence is expressed here, how
ever. that Russia's initiative will bring
the desired results--if not with the
allied governments then through the
insistence Of the people Of the allied
countries, who 1t is predicted will
bring pressure to bear on their gov
ernments.
PLAN PEACE COUNCIL.
According to the maximalists plan,
an armstice will be entered upon first
and II it should be successful for
three months 1t is proposed to as
semble a peace conference at which
an attempt would be made to nego-
tiate Russia's policy OF peace with
out annexations or sindemnities and
the self-determfnation of nations.
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PLAN PEACE COUNCIL.
ARMY HoLpuP FAILS.

London, Nov. pa body of troops
and red guards under command of
Commissary Menjinsky and Colonel
Muravien, commander of the Petro-
grad garrison, appeared before the
State bank in Petrograd yesterday.
according to Reuters dispatch, and
demanded that 100000 rubles be
handed over within ten minutes. Men,
jinsky declared that anyone who op-
posed the. execution of the order
would be treated as traitor. Officials
Of the bank and delegates of the town
council and peasants union assembled
In room in which the doors and
sentries from the Semenoffsky regi-
ment and refused unanimously to
meet the demand whatever the con-
sequences.
BANKERS WIN POINT.
At the expiration of ten minutes
further parleying disclosed that
neither Menjinsky nor Muravieff had
any order of requisition from the
council Of maximalist commissioners.
Delegates from the front who accom-
panied the soldiers joined in the pro-
test against the invasion of the bank.
Muravieff eventually withdrew his
troops.
After a conference with the council
Of commissioners Muravieff returned
with message that the council recog-
nized that the demand addressed to
the bank and the form in which it
was made were not in accordance
with the law. He expressed regret for
his share in the incident.
GUARDS WAR IN FINLAND.
The maximalist newspaper Pravda,
the dispatch adds, announces that
fighting has begun between the red
and white guards Of Finland near
viberg and that the railway has been
torn up.
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Greatly Outnumbered By
Picked Teutonic Forces,
Italians Fight Desperately,
Giving Ground Only BY
Inches.
GERMANS CAPTURE
MOUNTAIN PEAKS
rp, 49,, A...c;.t.d praas I

CBy The Associated Press.]
Italian Headquarters in Northern
Italy, Nov 22.-The greatest mass at
tack which the enemy has made is in
progress along the upper Piave river
at the point where 1t bends to the
northeast into the Belluno Alps. Az
the action proceeds, the enemy Il
bringing forward fresh masses of hh.
reserves, including picked troops of the
Prussian guard, besides some OF the
best German troops drawn from the
western and Russian fronts. He also
has 10000 mountaineers from lower
Hungary, troops which are noted for
their brutal vandalism.
MOUNTAIN TOPS CAPTURED.
Berlin, Nov. 22.-The submits Of
Monte Fontana and Monte Spinuccia.
on the northern Italian front between
the Brenta and Piave rivers have been
captured. 1t is announced officially.
This agrees with the Associated
Press dispatch from the Italian front,
dated yesterday. and probably written
last night, which adds that the occupa-
ton Of the submits Of the mountains
does not Of necessity mean the capture
ny luS AA4eAAt AOA W. ~
entire position.]
GAINS ARE HARD WON.
Rome, Nov. 22.-The Austro-Ger-
mans invading northern Italy .yester-
day reached few Of the Italian ont
standing positions On the ltAiian ads
vanced lines on Monte Fontana Secca,
but elsewhere the Teutons were re-
pulsed, the war onices announced to-
day. The statement reads:
BATTLE WITH HAYoNETS.
Yesterday the enemy launched
several attacks between Brenta and
the Piave rivers. He was sanguin-
arily repulsed with the bayonet at the
barrier lines of st. Marino where he
left prisoners and machine guns in
our hands and at Mont Pertica, where
he fruitlessly renewed the attack
three times. He was arrested com.
pletely by artillery fire at Monte
Monfenera. A few outstanding ele-
ments of our advanced lines on Monte
Fontana Secca were reached.
LATiNs FIGHT eRAvElY.
During the early hours of last
night enemy masses on the Asiago
plateau attacked our positions at
Caseras and Meletta Avanti, but our
troops offering heroic resistance and
counter attacking promptly drove
them back to the positions whence
they started"
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FoNTAlNE FALLS 70 BRITISH.

London, Nov. 22.-The village OF
Fontaine Notre Dame has been captur-
ed by the British in their new often
sive, the war office announces. The
announcement follows:
| Moving forward north of Cantaing
yesterday evening our troops attacked
and captured tie village Of Fontaine
Notre Dame. They took number Of
prisoners"
Fontaine Notre Dame is two and
three e-fourths miles southwest of Cam.
brai, on the main road between Ba-
paume and Cambrai.
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tAssociated Press Summary

ASSOCIATED Press Summary
Further progress by General
Byngs victorious army toward
Cambria is reported today. Brit
ish troops pushed further along
the Bapaume- Cambria road and
captured the town of Fontaine,
Notre Dame, 2A. miles from
iiCambrai. Today's war office,
statement from London confines
Itself to reporting this single
operation. What is going on
along the remainder of the wide
field Of the British offensive SO
spectacularly begun on Tuesday
remains yelled by official reti-
cence.
MAY OUTFIANk GERMANS.
News dispatches from London, how
ever, indicate that everything has no.
been told of the extent of the British
victory. Emphasis is laid on the fact
that the cavalry is reported in action
in large numbers, while some reports
declare the British forces have pushed
forward north from Graincourt behind
the broken wing of the Hindenburg
line, potentially imperilling the re-
treat of the Germans who were en-
trenched between the Bapume-C Cam
brai road and the Scarpe river. op-
posite Arras
BERLIN's DENIAL TANGLED.
Berlin's account of the battle an
nounces it's continuance, coupled with
denial that the front was broken.
although admitting that the British
had gained ground beyond the Ger
man front lines"
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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-05-03

Zig rDr q large number. Being cooked
tOg ither the whole is favored and the
addition OF veal will hardly be Noticed.
Chicken en- Casserole.-This IS On<:
Of the favorite methods of serving
chicken as it may be put to cook and
will take care Of itself without much
watching. Cut up the chicken as for
frying, roll in seasoned flour and brown
in little hot fat Take up and place
a layer of chicken in deep stone
dish with a cover, add a half a dozen
small onions, as many sliced carrots,
a few potatoes anG finish with another
layer of chicken; add a little boiling
water, put on the cover and leave it
to it's fate. Cook rather slowly for
two or three hours according to the
size and age Of the fowl.
There is no more delicious dish than
rice and served we'll seasoned and pip
ing hot The bones of the chicken
cooked in cold water for a few hours
and combined with rich milk, butter,
flour, an egg, and q half cupful 81
cream, added last, one will have a dish
of soup fit for king.
Chicken Loaf.-Remove the flesh
from a four-pound fowl, to this add a
pound and a half of veal and a pound
of fresh pork, containing considerable
fat, pass the whole through the meat
chopper; add four milk crackers rolled
fine, three eggs, we'll beaten, a table
spoonful of salt, two peppers cut in
bits, a third of cupful of thick white
sauce a fourth Of a teaspoonful Of
mace or nutmeg. Mix all together and
shape into a long smooth loaf. Put
thin slices of fat salt pork upon the
roll and a few blanched and thinly
sliced almonds for decoration Set in
to a very hot oven for 10 minutes to
scar the meat, then cook for two hours
basting, often, in moderately hot
oven. Serve cold, sliced very thin.
From the bones of the chicken make
an aspic jelly to serve with the loaf.
Cook them in water until all the gelatin
is dissolved, season and mold, then
cut in slices and serve with the loaf.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-05-03
FIRST FLOOR PLAN

What is the most convenient way
to arrange the kitchen equipment?
What is the best size for farm kitch-
en-? Does it pay to have Mushroom
with an outside entrance? Should this
also be used as a laundry? Should
there be an extra room on the first
floor to be used as an office?
In response to his request, III. L.
Russell, dean of the Wisconsin col
lege of agriculture, recently received
number Of excellent farm-hOme plans,
embodying their ideas about the above
questions, from women living on farms
in various sections Of Wisconsin.
The accompanying plan was submit
ted to Dean Russell by woman liv-
ing in Kenosha county. The large,
Well-lighted living room with an open
fireplace, the office for books, bust
ness conferences, and correspondence
Of the farmer the Mushroom for the
men with an outside entrance) and
the convenient arrangement of the
kitchen furnishings are noteworthy
features. The arrangement of the cup
board, sink, drainbOard, and work
shelf and the nearness of the range
enable the housewife to perform her
routine kitchen tasks with as few ex-
ira steps as possible.
In commenting or the comparatively
slow Improvement of farm-home plan
ming one writer says:
ut may truly be said that the prob
lem of the American farmhouse is
still unsOlved. For the building of
new, appropriate farm dwellings,, we
have almost no precedent to guide us.
Most of the rural houses now stand
ing are failures as farmhouSes for the
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-05-03

reason that they were not planned for
farm conditions. In fact, many Of
them were not planned at all. They
were merely built, and built in about
the following fashion: An outer shell
was constructed and rooted over, the
inside was divided into rooms, and
somewhere a kitchen was attached. If
the house became too small, more
rooms were added to fit the growing
needs of the family. With each addi-
ton to the house, the kitchen retreat
ed to the rear of the structure where,
by its very distance from the living
rooms, it confined the housewife to
her post Of duty. AS the family de-
creased in numbers and helpers be-
came few, the front part Of the house
was closed and home life was centered
within the radius of the kitchen and
it's activities
1.-THE reaction of so mOnOtOnOus a
life on the worker and the family is
inevitable. Seen always from the same
angle of vision, life appears dreary
and uninteresting, and health is at
length enfeebled What Il load of mis-
cry lies at the door of Wasteful plan
ning However picturesque ram
bling house may be, it either enslaves
the workers or degenerates into a
small inhabited area and u large
closed-up area that is useless and un-
healthful.'
The letters and plans received by
Dean Russell, however, would indicate
that there will be little "Wasteful plan
ming" in future Wisconsin homes, and
that each housewife is working out the
salvation of her own home in very
caDabIe manner
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-05-03
WISCONSIN
POULTRY DISHES
Prepared by Nellie Maxwell of the
Department of Farmers Institutes
of the University of Wisconsin

The farm woman who is tired Of
ing them in winter will be interested
in these ways of preparing fowls for
the table Some of them are new,
some are old, some are unusual; all
are favorites.
Chicken Cooked in MiIk.-Prepare
and cut up the chicken or old fowl
as for fricaSse, lay it in dripping
pan and cover with milk; skim milk
is better than whole milk if the fowl
is very fat Bake it in slow oven
until the fowl is tender; season when
it has been cooking an hour or more,
dredge with flour and cook until the
gravy is thickened.
For an invalid, remove the fillets
cook until tender in q buttered pan
either on a brOiler or in hot oven.
Season de1icately and serve.
Stewed Chicken with rice is another
appetizing dish Add to the rice a
cupful or less of the chicken broth
cook until tender ana place the chick
en- in the center of the platter with a
border of rice around it. Rice may
have to be served us in place of pO-
tatoes this year, as they continue high
in price.
Dreamed Chicken and Chicken Salad
will never go out of date nor will we
ever refuse the delicious, brown, juicy,
roasted fowl that fairly bursts with
the good things with which it is
stuffed.
A most satisfying salad combination
is apple, chicken and celery, served
with a good salad dressing. The ap-
pie, if tart, is especially pleasing i'll
this salad. Veal cooked with the chick
en- will help to piece it out when serv-