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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-12-04
VICTORY CLAIM
BY WAR LORDS
LUDENDoRFF AND HiNDENBURG
SAY RETREATS MEAN
NOTHING.

Amsterdam, Dec. 3.-General vor
Ludendorff, right hand man of Field
Marshal Won Hindenburg, is quoted by
a correspondent of the Vienna Neue
Freie Presse as making the prediction
recently at German headquarters that
the war will not end In draw, but
will be decided in favor of the central
powers.
Modern war" said the general, "is
war Of peoples, not war of armies
and war ends now when an enemy
people is defeated. There are no de.
cisive battles as in former wars. The
battles merely have an indirect fnflu
ence on the whole national system, in.
Guiding decay and collapse"
Regarding the situation at the west.
ern front, Field Marshal Won Hinder
burg sal dthe successful employment
of the German policy of elastic defense
continues an dthat when occasionally
sections of morasses or smoke black.
ened debris are left to their opponents
for the purpose Of saving human mate
rial it is of no Importance. Occasional
lOca lrebuffs must be taken into &C
count as an inevitable consequence OF
carrying through great offensices at
other points, he said.
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1--WE WILL WIN"
PERSHING SAYS

New York, Dec. 3.-Bfshop Luther
Burton Wilson of the Methodist Epis-
copal church, who returned here from
the war zone two weeks ago, deliv-
cred messages from General Pershing
and Italy to meeting yesterday at
the West Side Y, M. G. A.
"Please tell the American people
for me that the there is no ground
for the heresy that Germany can't be
beaten" General Pershing told Bishop
Wilson. " Germany can be beaten.
Germany must be beaten. Germany
will be beaten"
again and again Italian begged me
to tell the United States about the
loyal struggle their nation is making
the bishop stated.
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SPEED WAR WORK
PLEA TO SOLONS
Continued From Page ~

the house last session but failed to
get through the senate, soon will be
taken up by the senate judiciary
committee. 1t operates in the nature
Of moratorium, suspending court pro-
cess against members of the Ameri.
can military forces. Other unfinished
war legislation includes Senator
Chamberlain's resolution to subject
aliens to the draft: Senator Calder's
bills for daylight saving and expedi-
tious naturalization of aliens. and
Senator Pomerene's bills, to enforce
government control of iron and steel
products and for reclamation of ply
sically unfit men for military service.
Revision of second class postage
rates for publications also promises to
be agitated during the session.
Creation of congressional commit
tee to supervise war expenditures,
which President Wilson prevented
during the last session, will be urged
ny Senator Weeks Of Massachusetts
and other republicans. The proposal
Of Chairman Fitzgerald Of the house
committee for single
committee to control war apprOpria-
tons also is pending.
LAFoLLETTEE is READY.
Spectacular features during the Sos
sion are regarded as possible develop
ments from the agitation against
Senator LaFollette and others be-
cause of their opposition to some war
legislation. He and Senator Hardwick
Of Georgia have announced their in
tention to seek repeal of the draft
law. while Senators LaFollette and
Sherman of Illinois have peace reso-
utions pending before the senate
foreign relations committee.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-12-04
MINE OWNERS
ACCUSE ROADS
INDEPENDENT OPERATORS SAY
CAR SHORTAGE STOPS
PRODUCTION.

St. Louis, Mo-, Dec. 3.-Independent
coal operators of southern Illinois to.
day appeared before Fuel Administra'
tor Williams of Illinois and Fuel 'Ad-
ministrator Crossley of Missouri to
explain the fuel shortage. More than
one hundred operators, coal dealers
and railway officials attended the con-
ference.
The coal operators said the rail-
roads assigned the coal cars to their
own mines in preference to the indie
pendent mines, and that when an in
dependent mine loads car with coal
the railroads permit it to remain on
the siding four or five days before
Aeuling it away.
Operators said their mines were
Idle two-thirds of the time because
Ahay could not get cars.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-12-04
US. TO SPEND
GREAT sum
THIRTEEN BILLIONS MUST BE
RAISED TO MEET PROPOSED
APPROPRIATIONS.

Washington, D. c., Dec. 3.-Esti
mates of more than 100000, 900
the greatest in the nations history
for the conduct of the government
and prosecution of the war during the
fiscal year 1919, were submitted to
congress today by the treasury de-
partment.
In round figures more than $11,'
o00,000,0o0 of that vast sum is for the
war alone. Only part of it will be
realized from taxation; the remainder
will come from issues of Liberty
Bonds.
SETS RECORD FOR NATION.
Deducting an item ct s15S, 00O,0 900,
intended as an annual appropriation
toward a sinking fund for the dis
charge of the old public debt and
some $3.50 100000 which will be
turned back to the treasury from pos
tai revenues, the estimated sum which
congress actually is expected to ap-
propriate is s13,018,725,595 No pre-
vious estimate ever has exceeded ST.
900, 100000.
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PROSECUTION RESTS
IN TRIAL OF MEANS

Concord. N c., Dec. 3.-The prose.
cution in the trial Of CASTOR B. Means
charged with the murder of Mrs.
Maude A. King, rested it's case sud-
denly today after presenting further
evidence to show that Means had mis-
used Mrs. Kings estate for his own
benefit, which is relied upon to show
motive for murder. The defense
was taken by surprise.
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BROKEN ROD RESPONSIBLE.

Chicago, Dee. AFTER careful m
vestigstion tho offcia1s Of the Illinois
Central railroad announced that the
wreck OF the troop train near Gran,
ger was caused by q broken rcd
which, dragging beneath the tank OF
the engine, struck the point of a
switch and opened it, DETECTING the
coaches from the main track.
This statement was made BY T. J.
Foley, yice-president in charge of
operation. !.
There is no mystery about It"
said Mr.. Foley, "a connecting lever
broke, q rod pin came out beneath the
tank d the engine, permitting brake
rod to drag on the ties. The rod
struck the point Of . siding switch
and opened 1t. The succeeding cars
w@o detected from the main track"
The omcial report was given to
CaD Grant officials.
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CAMP DODGE TEAM
MAY PLAY ILLIN]

Camp Dodge, Dec. s.-Negotiations
ere under way for football contest
between the local division team and
the University of Illinois next Satur.
day, either at Chicago or Des Moines
John l.. Griffith, director of athletics
here received a telegram from Coach
Zuppke today to the effect that he
had taken up the matter with the
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-12-04
Congress Opens Historic Session

OF the shipping board are placed at
$S99,517,500, which includes the con-
struction and requisitioning of ships.
For the council of national defense
100000 is asked as against 100000
sion's expenses are estimated at
previously. The federal trade commits.
81, 429,240, as against 100000.
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he Germans but later managed to es.
HAie GAINS IN FLANDERS.

he Germans but later managed to es.
nape.
HAIG GAINS IN FLANDERS.
Northeast of Ypres in Flanders the
British have captured fortified build.
ings and German strong points on the
main ridge north of Passchedaele. On
the remainder of the western front
the artillery continues active.
FRENCH REPULsE ATTACKS.
Paris, Dec. 3.-Somewhat violent ar
tillery activity on the Aisne front and
IN the Verdun region is announced in
today's war office report. The text
reads:
I'm the region of St Quentin and
north of Posses wood enemy raids
upon our small posts were success
fully repealed.
Between the Annette and the Aisne
in the region east of Rheims and on
the right bank of the MeYse there was
somewhat violent artillery activity in
the course of the night. The cannon
ade was intermittent on the remainder
Of the front"
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KRUPPS TO BUILD
GUNS AT LUZERNE

Geneva, Dec. 3.-The Krupps have
opened a branch plant at Luzerne,
with capital of $7,5O0,000, to manu-
facture guns and war munitions. The
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SOLDIERS HURT
IN RAIL WRECK
cAMp-0RANr TRAIN Is DERA1LED
~ BROKEN ROD ON
u. ENGINE.

!. Docafud, III, Dec 3.-Ihe thirty
sewn soldiers Of tho S6th division OF
ehe national army and the five civil
'3ums who suffered minor injuries when
q special troop train on the Illinois
OeRfrA was derailed- near Granger.
n. arc reported In no danger today.
About 800 soldiers were returning
. Camp Grant after . two days holi
~ IN Cm0go when the accident oc-
d, ono car being overturned
entire camp was thrown into
ment a midnight when exag-
at.d nsvs Of tina accident reached
1quaxteS-
Ep,eitEER's LEGS BROKEN
! mo deApursd tratn arrived at the
,lnn q s q. m, and was met by the
anAuln1ce corps under command OF
Najor A. o. Kreenl, who, with his men,
,xepogtnd for duty at the camp station
nfta1n minutes sitter the first word Of
ne aoeident reached headquarters
~ With snetchors unshipped, wait
"a many hours for the returning
trim
m Of TIE injured vere placed in
~ base hospital. Surgeons in
DARE ssid Fred Hinton. engineer. of
81 n,an, with both legs broken, was
tie most seriously hurt Invesdga'
tioa oe tho csnss Of t11o accident be-
gzn today.
arc ChicagoanA
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faculty OF the Illinois school and an
early decision is expected.
The Camp Dodgers defeated Camp
Funston eleven at Omaha last Satur.
day to 0.
The Washington times., 1917-12-21

at 2:15 o'clock tomorrow afternoon,
according to announcement at ths
camp today. --..-,
Men were busy today getting ready
to journey home for the Christmas
holidays. following the announcement
yesterday that leave would be grant
ed all the men at the camp.
The men are to be released in con-
ttngents OF 25 per cent Of the per.
sonnel of the camp for two days
leave each, beginning December "A
It was arranged this way 40 the rail-
roads could care for the travel with
out undue congestion.
The 312th Machine Gun BatallIoa.
the District mon, has been oompIets.
ly supplied with officers from the last
contingent Of reserves assigned b
Camp Meade. Some Of the officers
with the OUTFIT have been assigned
temporary duty with the Divisional
Machine Gun School, to study new.
formations and methods Of opera.
tons.
One case Of measles will keen svsPy
man In one company Of the 3ieth n.
Nantry In quarantine for three YeakG
with confederation for the anxiety
Of his comrades to get Christunas
leave q private made a brave attempt
to conceal the fact that he has rneaS.
les until after the holidays. The top
sergeant discovered him late ysstsr.
day and today the men are largely
connned TO their company street.
The Washington times., 1917-12-21

one Of the regiments an infirmary is
being used now for officers quarters.
and the room for general congregating
Is that originally intended for use as an
operating room II mas q stone floor
and complex electric wiring to give a
Hood Of light when necessary for the
bloody work in hand. Many q grim
Jest passes over this operating table.
Men OF the s1sth are openly and en-
the other little buildings on the reserva-
ton still stand. One was generously Of
fered to newspaper men II they would
show some Eet-together spirit, but thew
SHE'D bit at the project and the little
building was otherwise assigned One
is used by the Belgian Relief Commits
sion for old clothing. one for the cleri-
cal force OF the s13th Regiment, and
others for storage or offices.
The Washington times., 1917-12-21
THREE LABOR DISPUTES
SETTLED BY MEDTATORS

Excitement OF thres labor difficulties
were announced by ths Labor Dsnart.
ment today.
Several hundred employees Of De
Helena Mont Light and Railway Com
pnny. returned to work this morning On
an agreement Of ono year.
rhs controversy at the Universal No
tor Company. Oshkosh, Wis, vaa, also
satisfactorily settled, IT
Granted tims and half for overtime
ana two rest periods a day. I1s employees
OF the Bell Telephone Company, e
Jacksonville. Fla, returned to work,
The Washington times., 1917-12-21
ADVERTISEMENT
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The Washington times., 1917-12-21
BAKER TOREv|EW
10000 men AT
MEADE TOMORROW

Secretary Of War Baker and
Brigadier General Nicholson. camp
commander, will review the 10000
soldiers of the Seventy-ninth division
The Washington times., 1917-12-21
FIRESIDE feelings,
YARNS, ANDAP|PE!.
316THHAS 'EM ALL

CAMP MEADE, Nd, Dec. 21.-The
officers Of the 316th Regiment now
have q club, and It is so different
from everything else at Meade that
It seems part Of another world. TO
aome It brings back memories OF
fraternity houses and to others II
suggests the country clubs OF Phila-
delphia, Baltimore, and Washington
This club house was formerly farm
house, one with little stuffy rooms
and skinny porches and cheap heat
ing equipment Col o. J. Charles,
an old army man who had in mind
the pleasant life in clubs in the army
posts in peace times, saw that the
building had possibilities as q club
house, and he was not long in find
ing officers eager to carry out his
idea
Fellowship was evident at once
when the officers mobilized here,
even before the drafted men were
called to the colors. Nothing is SO
conducive to fellowship. as c fire
place. The next best thing Is two
Areplaces, and this club has them
Lieut.. ]. ]. Sheridan, an architect
by profession, a soldier now because
soldering is the need Of the hour,
wasted little paper in drawing his
plans. He ordered every wall and
partition ripped out, thus turning the
first floor into one big hall This
hall has as fine proportions as any
one could desire, wide, long, ceiling
not too high.
It's Work Of Soldiers.
The old doors were replaced by
new ones Of oak, stained in q rich
shade to match the new woodwork
for the interior. The expense for
materials was slight and the work
was done by soldiers. The club Il
connected by a neat waIl1way with
the mess hall of the officers. No
refreshments are served in the hall.
Clubs elsewhere may need bars, buff
fets, and restaurant service, but in
the army in war time one does not
ask for so much.
The club is 4 great boon to the offi-
GERS when they wish to entertain. They
have had there as their guests General
Kuhn and distinguished persons from
Washington and other places Every
visiting day ladies are taken there to
chat with the officers OF their kin or
GcQuaintance. There are no formal
functions. Many officers are married,
and they fnd 1t a real Joy to have q
chance to sit by the FIRE and chat with
the wife when she is able to get to
camp.
Has Get-TOEether Air.
The club helps the officers to get &C
Guainted At the training camps. where
many earned their commission. time for
sociability was scant indeed. and here
the hours Of leisure are few. The club
makes every minute OF these precious
hours count to good advantage The
building serves other important pur-
poses. Courtsmarti2l are held there.
Little groups meet there to study
French Moves in the war game are
discussed around the fireplace or tables.
Sometimes games are played or there
is singing, suggestive CT college days.
Music does rot swell the breeze very
much. however. for many who 20 to the
club are there to talk with some friend
from home or with some fellow officer.
Other regiments are planning for such
clubs. but do not hope to measure up to
the splendor Of this one. In other sec
lions no such buildings are available
There is a resourceful tendency to make
the most Of everything in the army. In
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-04
ARMY CHIEFS BOW
TO RED COMMAND DER

Cossaeks had elected war and JUS
tice ministers for new Caucasus
state.
All the bolsheviki armistice ne
gotlations with Germany are TO be
published and will be subject to
debate by the various soviet
bodies turnout Russia, Foreign
Minister Trotsky declared today.
He made the statement to Lieut..
Col. w. V. Judson, American at
tache. who called unolficially.
The information above seems
Incredible, in view of directly con-
Trajectory official information re-
Gently as to the allies view of
Russia's continuance as a member
of the triple entente.
Only a few days ago. British
Ambassador Buchanan, at Petro-
grad, was reported to have issued
a warning to the bolsheyiki ring
that attempts at an armistice were
in violation of the agreement en-
tered into by the allies shortly
after the outbreak of the war.
which pledged that no signatory
nation would make n separate
peace.
The ambassador was then quot
ed as warning the bolsheviki thai
their efforts at an armistlce
might be followed by grave con-
SEQUENCES
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-04
May FORCE BRITISH
TO ATTACK BY SEA

WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec. A.
The British hand is gradually be-
ing forced in the matter OF a more
aggressive offensive naval policy.
Despite the opposition of Ad-
mral Benson, chief OF operations,
subtle pressure is being exerted
which, 1t is believed, will eventu-
ally cause Great Britain to depart
from her defensive program.
Prominent government officials
informed the United Press today
there is reason to believe the
growing sentiment in the Ameri-
can army and navy for offensive
measures to supplement- the ter
rifle land drives is having its eff
feet.
While the present plan Of scour-
ing the seas with destroyers and
keeping the British battle fleet in
tact cannot be Immediately chang
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-04
BIG INCREASE Is GIVEN
UNITED PRESS WlRE EaEN

ted to both sides with an an
nouncement that the entire force
of the federal government would
be brought to bear on either or
both sides If necessary to insure
the adoption of the proposal.
The new contract establishes a
$50 minimum wage in the smaller
cities, as against $24.25, the pres
ent scale; fixes a differential for
the larger cities, increases the sal
airy of bureau operators SIS week
above the present contract scale
and sending operators in the big
relay bureaus $3.50 a week above
the present scale for eight hours
work.
An eight hour day, including
80 minutes for luncheon, is estab-
lished, and two weeks vacation
with full pay is allowed all men of
more than one years service.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-04
Experts Make Gun Tests
In Means Murder Trial

eide and that pistol shots fired
into a paper blotter covered with
false hair would leave no pow
der burns.
The defense has indicated its
purpose to introduce Alton Means
as a witness, but will not state
whether 1t will put CASTOR on the
stand. By Alton 1t is hoped to
clear up the mysterious CORE
spondence between the brothers
and to explain why Mrs. King,
under no circumstances, was to
know what was going on.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-04
QUICK RELIEF FROM
CONSTIPATION
Get DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets

That Is the joyful cry of thousands
since DIR. Edwards produced Olive
Tablets, the substitute for calomel.
DIR. Edwards a practicing physician
for II years and calomel's old.time
enemy, discovered the formula for Olive
Tablets while treating patients for
chronic constipation and torpid livers.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets do not
contain calomel, but q healing, soothing
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No gripping is the keynote" of these
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If you have dark brown mouth
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DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets at bedtime.
Thousands take one or two every
night just to keep right. Try them.
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('sIiN psssS1 sssIJ pslIulb

PETROGRAD, Dec. 4.--The Of
fetal agency announced today that
Ensign Krylenko, bolsheviki conf
mander in chief, had reported the
surrender of the army general
staff to him. The message came
from Nitebek.
This would indicate that the
army chiefs, who have heretofore
refused to recognize the authority
of Ensign Krylenko as command
er in chief. have finally bowed To
his authority and that of the
bolsheviki government.
Krylenko has heretofore been
In the position of an army COM
mander in chief without head
quarters and without any actual
army granting him recognition,
altho a great many army units,
being bolsheviki, supported him.
The Petrograd soviet of work
men and soldiers informed the
railway union today that the al
lilies were negotiating to afford
Russia the right to conclude q
separate peace.
Crimea Made Republic.
Announcement of the establish
ment of the Tartar republic of
Crimea was made here today.
1t was also reported that the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-04
361 Regiment to Raise
Roof at Commercial Club

Jazz will be the life of the
Commercial club Tuesday night
at the membership rally to be
held there for the regulars. The
361st regiment is to send in a
crew of regular musicians with
long hours, tight-faced drums,
violins and pianos under the di-
rection of Lieut.. A. j. Coats,
bandmaster.
Then the singers and joke
smiths will give minstrel, with
songs and hilarious stories, after
which the machine gun company,
in its own suicidal way, will give
a shadow playlet, IAN Operation
at the Base Hospital"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-04

Private Jesse Weaver will play
a piano. four real Hawaiians will
pull harmony from ukeleles.
Toni, the regimental accordion
list, will be there, and Corporal
Kingsbury will sing.
This is in addition to a wres-
ting bout between Mccarthy OF
the Multnomah club, Portland,
and Private Thorkinson.
f. Garrett Fisher. A J. Rit-
chic, William Howe, Frank ID.
Oakley and |. NJ. Heilig arranged
the entertainment with the help
of Lieut.. l.. l.. Damkroger of the
regiment, who will open for
business sharply at 1880 O'Clock.
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ed, the coming year will probably
see a shift which may have a vital
effect on the allied fortunes Of
war.
While Admiral Benson believes
a naval offensive is doomed to
failure, younger Officers insist un-
less naval power is tested, the
bloody see-saw on land will go
on almost indefinitely, whereas a
single blow struck by the British,
French and American navies,
might be the knockout punch for
Germany.
What its advocates most fear
Is that the British, yielding to
American pressure, will go at the
task half heartedly.
No half way measures should he
attempted, they say, for that
would be worse than avoiding a
test.