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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-05-23

at Bethel Saturday night and sun
day.
The L. A. S. will meet with Mrs.
Mary Waters Wednesday afternoon
of this week.
Mrs. Alma Crabtree and son Ar
chic Of Castalia, visited at Claude
Van Wey's Saturday.
Ed. Smith of Waukon, was a
business caller at the Rob Waters
home Thursday.
John Meier went to DEBORAH Fri
day and bought new six cylinder
Buick car.
Geo. Allen and Ray Runkfe AID
families of Centennial attended the
parcel shower given Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Harvey Saturday evening.
The w. G. T. U. will meet with
Mr.. and Mrs. John Swenson, Friday
evening, May %. Topic, "Indivioua,
Responsibility of Law EnforN-
ment."
Mr.. and Mrs. C. H. Waters autoed
to Postville Tuesday.
n parcel shower was given Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Harvey in the Nj. E.
church basement Saturday evening.
They received many nice presents.
All present report a fine time.
Walter k1eeskern and Harold
Spaun autoed to Ossian Saturday.
Elmer Webster went to Waterloo
Friday for a visit with relatives.
The pupils of the village school
will give a program in the Masonic
hall, Friday evening, June /.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. c. Spaun were
DEBORAH visitors Thursday
Earl Ferris and Berl Waters are
laid up with some bad burns which
they received while experimenting
with blasting powder Sunday after
noon at the Robbie Waters home.
The powder was left in a glass jar,
and the boys took some out in a
paper and lighted it, the powder in
the jar also exploded. throwing the
fire on their clothing. Earl Ferris
had his arm and shoulder badly
burned, and Beryls right side re-
ceived some bad injuries. DR.. Nash
was summoned and brought the
boys to the office where their
wounds were dressed and both are
resting comfortably at this writing.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-05-23
d relatives in Ossian Sunday.

ed relatives in Ossian Sunday
Pete Etteldorf is i'll with pneumo-
mia.
Leo Barthelme is on the sick list.
DR.. Juen called in Ravena several
days last week.
Oscar Tovson done some telephone
work at Ossian last Tuesday.
julius Brown was pleasantly sur
prised at his home last Sunday, the
occasion being his birthday. Those
present were: Mrs. Katie Lang and
son Edo and daughter Lucille. Ray
Birdsell and family, Halvor, Karl,
John and Theo. Sersland with their
families, Elmer Lennon, Jean and
Jim Birdsell and families. Mrs. Carl
Dreyer and family, Edith Decou,
Theo. Orvella, August Peck, John
Decou, Ole Orvel,a, John Brown, Ole
Evans John Jordahls, Ludwig John
son, Joe Broghamer Gunder finder
holt, Christ Hildahl and families,
Theo. Thompson, Laura Lomen, Olaf
| Thompson. After a day pleasantly
spent. they all returned to their
respective homes, wishing Mr.. Brown
many more such occasions.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-05-23
RAVENA.

May 81 1917.
A number from this vicinity at
tended the Yankee Robinson circus at
DEBORAH last Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dub.er of Rattan, New
Mexico, Pearl Weitgenant and Mrs.
Eber Decou took supper at the Aug
ust Peck home last Monday evening.
Miss Esther Anderson returned to
her home near Waukon, after spend
ing the fore part of the week at Sven
Tovson's.
Andy Wiltgen of Ossian will work
for Phil Barthelme Sr. this summer.
A number of our Ravena young
folks attended the dance given at
Haugen's hall il DEBORAH last Thurs
day evening. A fine time was report
ed.
Doc. Haiverland of Ossian passed
thru Ravena one day last week.
Miss Regina Lansing left Satur-
day for Postville for a few days Wis
it with her cousin, Mrs. F. w. futile.
A number of Ben Eimer's re.a-
tives and friends sprung a surprise
on him last Sunday, May IS. The oc-
casion being his birthday anniver-
sary.
Mr.. and Mrs. August Peck and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. John DecOu and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. Dubler of Ra-
tan, New Mexico, and Pearl Weitge-
1ant of Ossian, all spent Sunday at
Eber Decou's.
Wensel Lansing is the happy
owner of a new Overland car which
he purchased of Figge at Ossian.
Herman and Eddie Schultz of Os-
sian, Ben Eimers and Otto Schneider
ger autoed to Waukon last Sunday to
attend the X. of C. banquet there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herb Klyisart and
Gregg Figge of Ossian, spent Sunday
at Wehsel Lansing's.
Leo Barthelme and August Lans-
ing were among those who attended
the X. of C. banquet at Waukon last
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Schweinefus
spent Sunday at Pat Finnegan's near
Castalia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Boeckman visit
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-05-23
CANOE VALLEY.

May 81, 1917.
Rev. Rasmussen will conduct SER
vices in the Canoe church Monday
forenoon at eleven o'clock. The l..
A. S. will meet in the basement af-
ter services with the Mesdames l.
Brovold, d. Danielson and II. Lykke-
by as hostesses.
Quite a large crowd attended the
Y. P. S. Sunday afternoon, the pro-
ceeds amounted to eleven dollars
Mr.. and Mrs. Archie Hoyt enter
tanned relatives from near Ridgeway
Suuday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Myrah and
son, also Amanda Hanson came up
from Madison Sunday to visit with
Mrs. II. L. Hanson and attend the Y.
p. S.
The Misses Anna and Stella Olson
spent last. week in DEBORAH return
Ing home Sunday.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-05-23
CALMAR.

May p, 1917.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Meetings. and
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Arthur autoed to
Oelwein Sunday, returning the same
day.
Mrs NJ. Gilmartin and Laura re-
turned from st. Paul Friday night.
Mrs. A. G.. Gunderson was a De-
corah shopper Saturday.
Mrs. Will B,ackmarr spent Satur-
day with friends in Mason City.
Mrs. c. ID. Horton is enjoying a
visit from her sister, Mrs. Andrews,
of Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
A number of the high school girls
spent Saturday with Miss Rose
Krumm at Fort Atkinson.
Miss Zephie Fisher has been on
the sick list.
panied by Mrs. j. H. Meyer and Nox,
and Mrs. FIR. Uher and Dorothy, au-
toed to DEBORAH Thursday.
Miss Otilla Kapinos returned from
Chicago today.
Mr.. o. P Ode transacted business
in Dubuque and Davenport the past
week.
A dance will be given in the Frana
dance hall Monday evening, May 2S.
Mr.. j. II. Becker and son, Joseph,
returned from Milwaukee and South
Bend, last Tuesday morning.
Mrs. VIM. Ganser returned to
Owato1na, Mimi, Saturday after
several days visit with her father,
Mr.. G. Christianson.
NJ. NJ. Moen transacted bssiness in
Minneapolis the latter part of the
week.
Mrs. A. J. Meetings entertained
the Music Club Friday afternoon.
Mrs. George "Opens Jr. and chH~
dren went to Cresco Monday for a
visit at her parental home.
The Wenzel and John Krysan
families autoed to Spillville Thurs
day.
Miss Martha Poshusta is quite
sick.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-05-23
CENTENNIAL.

May 21, 1917.
Theodore Rosa was a guest at the
Will Boeckman home in Ravena on
Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. o. Daniels were
callers at the Mat Wiltgen home
south of Ossian Friday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Allen, Mr..
and Mrs. Rae Runkle and Mrs. Anna
Daniels attended the shower given
at Frankville. Saturday evening in
honor of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Har-
vey.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Hawley of Cedar
Falls are visiting at the Lewie Felke
home.
webb Rosa was a Waukon caller
last Sunday.
The funeral of Mrs. Krum who
died at her home in Cedar Falls, was
he'd in the Centennial church Fri
day, and the remains were laid to
rest in the adjoining cemetery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rae Runkle and
daughter Eleanor and Mr.. AMI Mrs.
c. o. Daniels were DEBORAH visitors
Monday.
Carl Sersland has purchased a
Buick Six.
Elmer Rosa has purchased a Blu
lex Six.
Charley Allen and wife of near
Castalia spent Sunday at George Al
lens.
Lewie Lee and family of Ossian
visited in Centennial Sunday
DR.. Havirland of Ossian rallied
in Centennial one day last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Harvey and
Rev. IIealey of Frankville, called at
the George Allen home Saturday af
terhoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy French and Mr..
Picksler of Postville, visited at FL
mer Lemons Sunday.
H. T. Klisart of Ossian erected a
new wind mill on the Theodore Rosa
farm last week.
Fran Youmans who has been at
Cedar Falls, returned home Wednes-
day.
Ed Youmars called at Castalia
W. dncsday.
Ellis Brode and mother of Barr
Oak, and Herman Manning and mo-
Their of DEBORAH and the Ed Youma1s
family were Sunday guests at the
Mrs. Stevens home.
Miss Mary O'Boy and Mrs. w. G..
VIM, of Castalia, called on Mrs.
Will Boeckman Tuesday.
Elmer Lennon and wife and Fred
Gipp and wife were Prairie du Chem
visitors Thursday.
John Rosa of Ossian came Friday
for a visit with his brother Theodore.
Mrs Henry BOeckman of OSSian
called on her daughter, Mrs. Joe En-
Ter Friday.
The C. o. Daniels family and Miss
Joe Nesvik called at Mat Wiltgen's
south of Ossian Sunday afternoon.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-05-23

day from Hay Springs, Nebraska
where she has been the past nine
months with her daughter-in- law
Mrs. Vera Perry.
Mrs. l. n. Reed returned Wednes-
day from few days visit with her
mother at Lanesboro.
Mr. and Mrs. ]. B. Reed and
daughter were up from DEBORAH Sat
urday and Sunday, visiting at the
George Smith and w. G. Reed homes
Miss Luella Pierce and Mr.. Nc
Martin returned to Ames Thursday.
Miss Lucille Emmons went to
Kansas City Saturday. where she
has employment as a stenographer.
w. H. Reed and family were down
from Canton Sunday, visiting at the
| w. c. Reed home.
Miss Minnie Seelye ana Miss
Dolly Mettam were over from Mabel
for an over Sunday visit at the A. A
Seelye home.
| Miss Bessie Manuel came home
from La Crosse Saturday, where she
has been the past two weeks having
undergone an operation at the ST.
Francis hospital.
| Clifford Reed and Frank Sullivan
autoed to Ossian Friday evening and
Miss Florence McManus returned
with them for a few days visit at the
G. Sullivan home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Nolte made a
business trip to Mabel Friday.
News comes from Reed Point,
Montana that Mrs. Z. NJ. Bower who
has been in very poor health the past
few months is much better at pres
ent.
Irwin Edie who has been in high
school at Fayette the past year has
enlisted and went to Dubuque last
week where he took examination and
came home Friday for a few days
visit He expects to go back to Du-
Ibuque this week.
Miss Marie MaIlon of Button
Ispent part of last week with her aunt
Mrs. r. j. Gossnan.
Mr. and Mrs. John Ryan and fam
lily of DEBORAH, spent Sunday at tbs
r. j. Gossman home. Miss Mary
Ryan remained for longer visit.
The storm of Friday evening die
considerable damage in this vicinity
The barn on the Henry Chase farm
was struck by lightning and also the
barn on the e. Potter farm, now
owned by Rob. Tillapau gh. Pete Egg.
gan had team in the barn and they
were burned and Ira Kimber had sew,
eral head OF cattle struck by light.
ming.
A. NJ Morrison and wife and sor
Leonard, and daughter Elva, and
Mrs. Hurlburg and Bert Kimball au
toed to Waterloo Monday and re-
turned Tuesday.
Miss Eda Koenig went to Decor
ah Friday evening, where she ex
poets to work all summer.
There will be temperance pro.
gram given in the NJ. E. church next
Sunday morning and in the after.
noon Memorial services will be held
conducted by Rev. Sweet. Everyone
is invited to attend these services.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stranahan and How
ard and Mary Edie autoed up from
! Fayette Sunday and visited at the
Rev. Edie and r. J. Gossman homes
Two weeks ago we announced
that the male quartette from the U
I. U would be here to assist with the
graduation exercises, May %, but
Mr.. Gossman has received word il Is
impossible for them to come.
Quite a number of the young peo'
pie from here attended the circus a.
DEBORAH Thursday.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-05-23
BURR OAK.

May Il, III -
Rev C. H. Sweet went to Mendo-
ia, ILL.,, Tuesday to attend conven-
ton.
Mrs. S. Cameron came Wedres-
day evening from lansing for a
short visit with her aunt and cous-
in, Mrs. Sanaker and daughter. She
returned to her home Saturday.
Mrs. Frank Morrison of West I'm
ion, is visiting relatives here.
Fred Keeper and family were up
from Ludlow last week visiting
friends.
Mrs. Iowa Mcpherson arrived
Monday evening from Minneapolis,
where she has been in a hospital the
past few weeks. She expects to go to
Rochester this week to consult the
Mayo Dfs.
Mrs. Josie Cox left Tuesday eve
ming for few weeks visit with rela-
tives and friends at Hawarden,
Canada.
Andrew Butler returned Wednes-
day from few days visit at Cresco.
Miss Violet Ward is home from
Springwater, where she has been
teaching the past year.
Mrs. Cora Sharp arrived Monday
evening from Bozeman, Mont, called
here ty the serious illness Of her
mother, Mrs. E. ID. Weldon. We are
glad to report that Mrs. Weldon is
better at present.
Mrs. Pat Gallagher was up from
Button Thursday, to see her grand
mother, Mrs. Weldon, and her moth
er Mrs. Sharp.
Z. NJ. Reed and f. e. Potter made
a trip to DEBORAH Wednesday.
The l.. A. s. will meet Thursday,
May "a, at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Albert VaI Welt.
Mrs. Martha Perry returned Satur-
The Cordova daily times., 1917-10-10
W|LSO N SHOWS WAY ID SURE
 PEACE
(By United Pressi

LONDON, Oct g. -- Commenting on the phrase in President Wilson's reply to the pope's note. in which he said that mo peacs-cxn rest securely upon political or economic restrictions meant se eeassft some nations and cripple or eubaFrass others upon yin- diotive. ction of any sort, or any Kind or revenge or deliberate injury" the Economist says:
 Tn other words, the power which must now be recognized as speaking with the weighteits voice in the coun- ciis of the allies has brushed aside all the utilities of the Paris Conference and shown up tho way to a peace which shall not be inAugursted by the raising of trade barriers all over the world. but by . real extension of free trade and of cooperation between na- tions for the material welfare of man. kind. In view of the scarcity of food and raw materials that will face us when the war is over. any measure
The Cordova daily times., 1917-10-10

the removal of the Armenians on the grounds that they were valuable as artisans and business men and nec- essary to the economic life of the country" continued Dr. Andrus, but the Germans promised to supply men to take their places. Having per suaded the Turks, the Germans then left it to them to put the plan into effect,
 But the Turkish soldiers in some places could not overcome the Arme- nians. At Urfa. the city of suffering, the Armenians resolved to resist de- portation and defend their innocent families and their church. They bar ricaded themselves in their stone houses in their quarter. For ten days they withstood all the efforts Of the Turkish soldiery to disiodge them. In the end they would have prevail. ed but that German officers brought and trained cannon upon their strong hold and forced them to flee.
 Surely such a people should not be allowed to perish. There still re main of them to be cared for $500 in Urfa and nearby. VIII not the Ameri can people help care for them? Con ditions in Mesopotamia have not yet been brought to the publics atten tion for the reason that there has mol been anyone to report the state ol things there and because no report could get past the rigid Turkish cen sorship.
 More than 30,ooO Armenians wers deported from Diarbekir and it's su | burbs. It was some of these wht
 were dumped into the Tigris rive
The Cordova daily times., 1917-10-10

and drowned. The leading and rich men were among these The others were detailed to dig trenches and to do other work with only an insuffi- cient allowance of bread daily. Later they were shot in groups. when no longer able to endure the hardships imposed.
 There followed an epidemic of cholera and then scourge of Typh. as. Before the war and deportations the city contained some S0.00o inhab- i6nts. The last I heard there were only 1000 citizens left there.
 Women were clubbed, stabbed or shot down on. the Mesopotamian plains and left for dead in piles on the ground or thrown into old cis' terms. Some, coming to conscious. ness, crawied~out from the piles and up from the cisterns and dragged themselves up the mountain to our hospital at MArdin to have their wounds dressed.
 Some of the Moslems at Mardin took pity upon more than thousand babies of deported women who. in passing through, left those they bad no milk to feed nor strength to car " as they went on their lingering deaths on the plains below. When the local government officials learn ed that the Moslems had the little ones they issued orders that whoev CT harbored any Armenian would bt visited with the treatment dealt tC the Armenians.
 "The Moslems, therefore, secretly
 turned the little ones over to Christ l ian families who clandestinely cared
The Cordova daily times., 1917-10-10
ARE TORTURED AND ! MURDERED

NEW YORK, Oct 10-The plan to exterpate the Armenian Christians from Turkey as made in Germany and suggested to the Turks by the German officials, and where tho Ar menians made stand against their Moslem oppressors 1t was German of. fieers and German cannon that broke them ,up,. according to the Rey--AIH- heus Mcneil Andrus. senior mission axy for the Congregational station at Mardin, Mesopotamia, who told of his experiences here today. The far sighted Germans, he said. were look ing forward to the time when they expected to gain complete dominion over Turkey and they wanted to ell. minate the Armenian question by get ting rid of the Armenian race.
 One of the ways the Turks went about It was to load Armenian men on goatskin rafts on, the understand Ing that they were to be deported- and then they were taken out and dumped into the Tigris River and drowned" he said. This was tht fate of at least 2500 men from the vicinity of Diarbekir and its suburbs in Northern Mesopotamia.
 Armed soldiers were on the rafts which each carried about seventy five to a hundred victims. Kurt boatmen rowed them out into deeJ water. Then the soldiers would driv, the Armenians to one side of the bi, rafts until they tilted and dumped them into the river If they tried t, climb back on the rafts the soldier and boatmen shot them until they al perished."
 The Germans and Turkish govern ment, Dr. Andrus said, looked upol the Instructions of the Armenians il Turkey as a cold blooded politica move, and gave the actual execution of 1t into the hands of the Kurds an Turkish soldiers who went about with the ferocity of Moslem religion fanaticism.
 "At first the Turkish governmen objected to the German suggestion o
The Cordova daily times., 1917-10-10

that will imply restrictions on our i'm ports of these essentials to industry would be blunder that might serious ly handicap our industries.
 President Wilson's peace promises us world in which mankind may ba united into one great throbbins hive of industry, in which the best work CTS will win battles by turning out the best stuff. and the worlds output and consumption of goods may be quickened to an extent uudresnued Of"
The Cordova daily times., 1917-10-10

for them until their resources were exhausted. And now the latest in. formation from Mardin Is that unless funds are immediately forthcoming the thousand orphans must be turned out upon the streets to starve.
 Help must be regular and oontin. uous. The Committee for Armenian and Syrian Relief h&s decided that s5 month per child will be necessary. That is about IT cents a day. Who will add one more child to his fam. fly and reckon the IT cents along with what hs is spending daily on his other children and at the end of each month send the S5 to the Committee
 Dr. Andrus himself narrowly sscsp- ed execution by the hands of tho Turks because of his work at Mar. din in succoring ,z the. suffering. He was ordered to be court martiAled. which under the conditions, hs said. ment a mock trial and tho cutting off of the defendants head" The Ar menian Bmbassy however. heard of the ordered and interferred 80 that 1t vas rescinded and decree of exile isued instead.
 Dr. Andrus, who wAs born tn New York City and graduated from vii, Hams College in 1884 and Union Theo- logical Seminary in 1867. spent fifty years in missionary work in Mardin.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-10-10

In the district court at Fairbanks recently Judge Bunnell sentenced two soldiers to serve ono year each |. fhe peuitentiary for robbing a native on the TanSna after having assaulted him
The Cordova daily times., 1917-10-10
DISPLAY OF NEW FALL RATS

A big assortment of new fsu hats has just been received at Mrs. Kate Roife's and Will he sold at psnicky prices for two days only. Now is your ume to purchase new headseAr at prices that are right.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-10-10

Look at our ad. 1t may interest you. Northwestern Far1ware Co.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-10-10

Try loaf of Sun Maid" Raistp Bread. It's really fine. City Bakery.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-10-10

Try loaf of Sun Maid" Raisin Bread. It's really fine. City Bakery.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-10-10

Newest Georgette Crepe Waists at Mrs. Kate Rolfe's.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-07-23
Newspaper Decision
Based on Hard Sense

One of the clearest and most sen
s;ble decisions in regard to the payment
tf newspaper subscriptions was that
handed dowa recently by Judge George
Thomas in Columbia, Neb. In this case
the eorrt followed the decision made in
a similar case by the district court of
appells of Kansas City, No., which
said: "The preparation and publica-
tion of Iewspaper involves much
mental and physical labor, as well as an
outlay of money. The common law
principle is that when a man receives
and uses a paper he is bound to pay for
it. He benefits and receives pleasure
from such labor and expenditure of the
publisher as fully as if he had appro-
priated any other product of another IS
labor, and by sueh act he is held liable
for fhe SUI scription price" There is
nothing involved or evasive about this
decision. The judge says plainly what
al newspaper publishers have always
eontended-th to refuse payment for
a newspaper is akin to wrongfully ap-
propriating tie work of any other pro
duce The American Press.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-07-23
PROHIBITION AND THE LOGGER
(The Timberman)


Only few short months ago the city
rendezvous of the average logger in the
Pacific northwest was short pace in
deed from tho corner saloon below the
\" line in Portland or Seattle. A %.
cent room or even a 10-ccnt bed in vcr-
min infested lodging house served him
well enough in the days gone by. His
accumulated pay checks, often untouch-
ed from Christmas to the Fourth of
July, melted at the bar like the proven
bal dew before the rising sun. Ten
days to two weeks were often ample to
rod I, G his roll to ,he 'ast farthirg.
The logger was easily "rollel III
% trimmed y out of the last remnant If
his once tidy little sum by the 'eechcs
ci the lower levels of soeie.y. were any
left after John Barleycorn fln'shed
with him. A few days of speh reTsiry
usually suffieed to send him ',acls to
bis camp with bad taste n his roath