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Evening journal., 1917-03-24
Halo ON LARCENY CHARGE

Peter Jackson. coiored. IN Munici.
pal Court this morning. waived a hear.
ing on a charge Of the larceny Of So
in cash and wss held under $500 bail
for the Court of General Sessions.
Evening journal., 1917-03-24
s27.1O5.19

ward Bringhurst, Jr., Miss Mary
Bringhurst, and Miss Laura James,
and the 81 were from Mrs. Kate G..
Reed. Miss Madeline Reed, Preston
Lea Spruance. Louisa S. Spruance'
William W. Spruance, and Mrs. w.
Sherwood Baker.
Evening journal., 1917-03-24
PULLMAN MINSTRELS TO
help MERCIFUL REST

When the Pullman Car Shop men,
who are both talented and exper enc
ed in minstrel shows. began to look
about fer a worthy object for the pro
ceeds of their show this year, they
selected the Home Of Merciful Rest
as the most deserving Of all the in
stitutions in this city. 1t will therefore
benefit by the minstrel show they will
give in The Playhouse the second
week Of May The affair is in charge
of Z. L. Flory. president of the as
sociation. V. W. Faivre, the treasurer
and r. o. Schafer. the secretary.
Working with the Pullman organi-
cation will be the endowment commit
tee of the home. comprising Miss
Amy e. dupont, Mrs. Charles l.
Patterson, Mrs. Charles l.. Candee'
Mrs. Harrison w. Howell and Miss
Elsie Patterson, and the entertainment
committee, Mrs. Richard Reese, chair
man: Mrs. f. L. LaMOtte, Miss Au-
gusta LaMotte. Mrs. S. ID. Townsend
Mrs. George p. Bissell, Mrs. F. o.
Whitlock and Mrs. A. d. warner. Jr.
The Merciful Rest endowment fund
this week had quite an impetus by a
elft of $500 from John J. Raskob, so
that it is now a little above s., ,OOD-
The money received to date by MISS
I ff,I1ovrss
Evening journal., 1917-03-24

At THE GARRICk.
Miss Valerie Bergere and her com
pany have been booked for the Gar
rick Theatre next week in Cherry
Blossoms" a beautiful Oriental com.
edy creation The bill is considered
one OF the best OF the season, includ-
ing, in addition 10 Cherry Blossoms,
Wanzer and Palmer. a clever comedy
team; Shields, the American roper
Bell and Fredda. Italian comedians
Morley and the Mccarthy Sisters
Nine lie Bergere, the queen o
poses" and a number of other inter
esting acts. making the week one o.
the most notable OF the season foi
the Garrick and for Wilmington.
Evening journal., 1917-03-24
AccnsFn On CnAT THFFT

Gilbert Wilton. colored, was arrested
this morning by Patrolmen Fox on a
charge OF larceny OF an oyercoat
Evening journal., 1917-03-24
QUEEN DE DANCE.

There's a dance tonight where you
can take your friend or sister, where
every environment adds to pleasure.
whore the music Is superb, at Daw-
sons Queen De Dance.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-03
BLOOMFIELD

Mrs. l. r. Russell visited relatives at
West Grove Tuesday and Wednesday.
Miss Lillian Tomey was a passenger
to Ottumwa Tuesday.
The following Pulaski folks were in
Bloomfield Wednesday,: Mr.. and Mrs.
Widner. Nellie Greshem. Mrs. Ada
Lance and Mrs. Tackett.
Mrs. George GARNER was shopping in
Bloomfield Wednesday.
Mrs. G. A. George returned to her
home at Queen City, Mo-, after visiting
her daughter and family, Mr.. II Mrs.
Ray Smith.
John Henderson was shopping in
Ottumwa Tuesday.
]. C. Porter Of Ma rtinsburg is visit
ing at the home Of his daughter Mrs.
Jess Kitchen.
the parental Prosser home in Ottumwa
the first of the week.
Paul Kinnen was in Ottumwa Tues
day on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Jones, Ethel
Hinkle INC Winnona Jones were in Of
tumwa Saturday.
Mrs. ]. P. Stodghill has retired from
visiting at Centerville.
Miss May Clouse Of Waterloo is WIS.,
iting Prof. and Mrs. John Brinneger
this week.
Norman Newton is suffering with the
humps.
Mrs. George Goode is recovering from
an operation performed last Friday.
Mr.. II Mrs. o. II. Lawson left for
M%artinsburg to reside in the future.
Prof. Brinneger of the high school
has been elected by the school board as
s,'>~"intnran,t for the nett two wears.
Mrs. L. Tough Of near Savannah Is
mo.lag 20 this city. occupying the Jim
Evans property.
Misses Larue Sewers and Florence
Rominger came home from attending
school at Mt. Pleasant. .
Mrs. n. s. England spent the first OF
the week in Ottumwa the guest Of her
sister Mrs. ]. S. Minks.
Miss Marie Selman returned from
visiting her cousin Mrs. Russell Hardy
of near Drakesville.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Carpenter re-
turned Thursday from a short visit
with relatives and friends in Ottumwa.
Miss Grace Collwell is home after
teaching the Round Grove school neal
Pulaski the past six months.
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AGENCY.

Miss Adah Connolly spent Tuesday
evening with her friend, Miss Grace
Frecoln, in Batavia.
Several local people attended the
minstrel show in Ottumwa Monday
evening.
The Rev. Mr.. Pointer. now Of He'd.
rick but formerly a missionary to
Africa. gave a very interesting lecture
and stereopicon views at the M. E.
church Tuesday evening.
The members Of the Agency.Ottum'
wa club were entertained Thursday at
the home of Mrs. C. C. Cremer in OF.
tumwa. Several local members attend
ed.
A spelling contest will be held in the
town hall tonight. Everybody is in.
vited to attend and enter the contest.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Shearer and Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Ruiz were in Burlington
this week to attend the funeral of Mr..
Shearer's brother-in-law.
The picnic dinner held at the M. E.
church Wednesday was well attended.
The Rev. Mr.. Pointer gave a very
interesting talk to the high school
Wednesday morning.
Forrest Miller left Tuesday for a
visit with relatives at Barnes City.
Oscar Rill. Delete McReynolds and
Gladys Allan have returned to their
school work after being absent on ac-
count of the mumps.
Mrs. Fannie Giltner, who has been
spending the winter in California, has
returned home.
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CHICAGO ENTHUSIASTIC.

Chicago, March 31-Chicago today
staged a great patriotic demonstra-
ton. which is to conclude tonight with
a mass meeting that promises to
mark an epoch in the history OF the
city. The day was set apart by Mayor
William Hale Thompson as flag
day and thousands of the national
emblems were displayed.
IParades were held during the day
by national guard organizations. mill
tary academy cadets. Spanish-Ameri'
can war veterens, boy scouts and 9TH
er patriotic organizations.
Recruiting officers utilized the patr1-
otto sentiment in an intensified cam
paign to bring the number OF enlist
ments. which already has passed all
local records, to the highest possible
point. Dozens Of chorus girls from a
musical comedy appearing here accom-
panied a detachment of the first Hi
nois infantry through the streets In
hope of obtaining recruits. Chicago
bankers and brokers'. it was announc-
ed today, will equip a regiment to be
placed in the field in the event OF war.
Jacob NJ. Dickinson. former secre-
tary of war. will preside at tonight's
meeting. Governor Frank O. Lowden
will be one Of the speakers and reso-
lutions which, it is understood, will
pledge the support of Chicascans to
the government in any measures 1t
may adopt in the present crisis. will
be offered.
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REVOLT IS QUELLED
Word From Spain Says That Uprising
There is Over and That
Tranquility Reions.

Washington. D. c., March 30-A re-
vOlutionary movement, which resulted
in the calling of a general strike, was
directly responsible for the suspension
yesterday by Spain of constitutional
guarantees. according to an official
dispatch received today by Ambassa-
dor Riano from Madrid. II follows:
"A manifesto having been published
by representatives OF the workmen's
union, proclaiming a general strike
without fixing the date and clearly
with revolutionary purpose. the gov
eminent has suspended constitutional
guarantees, after having arrested the
signers of the manifesto. Absolute
tranquility reigns all over Spain and
the government trusts to the common
sense of the workmen and in the ef-
f~ectiveness of the measures adopted
to preserve public order
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H0LLWEG RAPS
U.S.; MAKES NO
PROMISES LIKE
0NESEXPECTED
Says War With Americans
Will Not Be Fault of
German People
WILSON'S
is TAKING SHAPE

London, March 30. A Reuter- dis
patch from Amsterdam today adds the
following to the wireless version Of the
speech of DR.. Won Bethmann-Hollweg
the German imperial chancellor. in the
reichstag:
Regarding the military situation
have little to add to the army reports.
In the east, impossible roads prevent
operations on a great scale.
In the west our backward move
ments are being effected. according to
plan and lead to daily increasing free.
dom Of movement.
"In Macedonia, Bulgarian and Ger
man troops are splendidly repulslng
French attacks on a great scale.
Regarding the submarine war. the
secretary of the admiralty today made
a detailed statement to the main com.
mittee of the reichstag."
Discussing internal politics. the dis
patch quotes the chancellor as saying:
Although I would like it best II We
could make reform In the franchise 10
morrow. I doubt whether the moment
when we are concentrating all our
strength in fighting the enemy is the
right one for inanguratins a new cleo
toral law. We must subordinate every
thing to bringing the war to a happy
conclusion"
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PROTECTION FOR
CITIZENS NEEDED
SENATOR-ELECT JOHNSON SAYS
U. S. MUST ACT; PATRIOTIC
DEMONSTRATIONS.

Philadelphia, Pa, March 31-Sena-
tor-elect Hiram w. Johnson of Califor-
mia, speaking at a patriotic demonstra-
ton at historic Independence square
here today, declared that, for the Unit
ed States to refuse to maintain its
democratic ideals and protect its citl-
zens would be to SOW within itself the
seeds Of dissolution"
Democracy, to survive, must ever
be ready to protect it's own he said.
Every normally constituted man alb
hors war. A nation such as ours. de-
termined that common folks may have
their fair share of common happiness
and a comfortable place in the sun,
will suffer much, even to the very ten
sion of honor, before engaging in
bloody strife. But a nation such as
ours. dependent for it's perpetuity up
on the character of it's citizenship, that
dare not maintain it's ideals and will
not protect the lives Of it's citizens,
sows within itself the seeds OF disso-
luton"
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GERMANS DESTROY
AS THEY RETREAT
CORRESPONDENT WITH ALLIES
IN FRANCE DESCRIBES AD-
VANCE AGAINST FOE.

With the French armies on the
French front, March 20, via Paris,
from a staff correspondent Of the As
ISOLATED Press-The progress OF the
French advance today in the vicinity
of Coucy-le-Chateau, now firmly IN
French hands, continued methodically.
Both cavalry and infantry are forcing
the Germans to hasten the speed OF
their retreat.
From the strenth and thorough prep
aratiOn of the German defensive works
it was evident that a longer stand was
intended.
The castle Of Coucy-le-Chateau, an
historical monument constructed in the
thirteenth century, was found by the
Associated Press correspondent today
to be a mere heap of stones.
The French pursuing column first
sighted the castle from a long dis
lance on March 81. While the French
were approaching the castle seemed
to rise in the air and. after an awe-in-
spring explosion. resolved into dust.
What object the Germans could have
had in destroying this relic remains a
mystery, as the castle was useless in
modern warfare. It's walls were in
some places thirty-four feet thick,
The entire surrounding country has
been laid waste. The correspondent
passed over the sites of what had once
been the fourishing villages Of Folem-
bray, Guny, Troslys-Loire. st. Aubin,
Blerancourt and Cuts and over hun
dreds of acres Of sawed down orchards.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-03
BONE DRY"
UNDER NEW LAW
PASSAGE OF WHlTMORE BILL
BRINGS ABOUT REAL PROHl.
BiTION IN STATE.
Especial Correspondence

Des Moines, March 31-Iowa will go
bone dry July 4, regardless of any act
of congress.
The house Of the Iowa legislature
Friday afternoon passed the Whitmore
bill to make the place of delivery the
place of sale Of all intoxicating liquors.
The vote was So to %. The measure
has already passed the senate and will
become law when the governor signs
it to go into effect independence day.
The laws of Iowa today prohibit the
sale of liquor within the state. Inter-
state m is sidestepped in the
Whitmore bill which makes the place
of delivery the place Of sale. All liquor
delivered in the state is sold in the
state and in violation of the law. Thus
liquor is barred from the state just as
effectively as If the Reed amendment
had never passed congress.
The house also passed another Whit
more bill prohibiting the advertising
Of liquors in Iowa.
Several representatives classed as
''wets" voted for the bone dry bill.
Slap at School Head.
The senate Friday voted to return
the election of the state superintend-
ert of public instruction to a vote of
the people.
The superintendent is 10Y appoint
ed. Opposition to the appointive meth
cd was due largely to the activity Of
the present superintendent in forming
consolidated school districts.
The measure now goes to the house
where its standing is uncertain.
Change Insurance Law. .
With the repeal of the anti-discrim-
ination fire insurance law establishing
a private rating bureau by the adop-
ton by both house and senate Of the
Rogers bill, the senate insurance com
mittee yesterday introduced a measure
establish a state rating bureau.
The senate adopted the Rogers re-
peal bill Friday by an overwhelming
vote. The main complaint against it
was that 1t permitted insurance com.
panies to establish a combine and that
the result of the bill had been the in
creasing of insurance rates.
The senate committees bill now pro-
poses that the state rating commits
sion shall consist of three men, the
insurance commissioner, the fire mar.
shall and a rating commissioner to be
appointed by the governor.
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WOMAN HAS
1928

Winterset. March 30. - The funeral
of the late Mrs. Eleanor Wilson Ruth
was largely attended.
She would have been 100 years OF
age had she lived two and a half
months more. Born in West Virginia
in 1917. she lived in Pennsylvania and
Ohio during pioneer DAYS and with her
husband came to Madison county in
1858. Her husband died forty-five
years ago.
Her living descendants number 12S
including seven children. thirty-nine
grandchildren. sixty-fve great grand
children and seventeen great great
grandchildren.
She was a member of the Presbyter'
ian church for fifty years.
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URGES
BIG GARDEN PLOTS

Hannibal, Mo, March 80. The use
of every vacant lot in Hannibal for a
garden spot is the aim of the commit
tee in charge of the garden campaign
OF the home economics club. Every
person who has a plot of ground which
can be used, is asked to report to Mrs.
John Logan, chairman Of the vacant
lot committee. Persons who have not
the ground, but wish a lot upon which
10 grow a garden, are asked to report
their Mrs. Logan has a com
mitee of two women from each ward.
which is endeavoring to enroll every
available foot of vacant ground in the
city for gardening If the owner can
not use 1t for this purpose, he is ask.
cd to allow some other person the use
OF il for the summer,
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years. Nothing was left but the spire
and it had withstood a slow timed
shell which passed through the base.
AS they dug around in the ruins
Marshal's hand came upon a pewter
holy water dish. He took it.
1t was so dark that they could see
nothing and their cropping had brought
nothing to their hands for his friends
souvenir. Marshall suggested that his
companion light the little French lamp,
similar to a cigar lighter, and then
they could see just what was IN the
place which they might take.
It was in an out of the way place
and they did not think the enemy's
lines would be. able to see them so
Toms risked it and struck the light.
Saw The Christ.
There in that far away, ruined
church of the fourteenth century, amid
the debris and horrors of modern war.
fare, the young Icwan looked down
directly into the face Of Jesus Christ.
He was standing squarely on the
breast of a life sized crucifix which
had fallen as the shell passed through
the building.
Neither man spoke. They could not.
Marshall says it seemed to him that
a million thoughts passed through his
mind in those minutes.
He wanted to run away from the
place yet he could not move The i'm
preston which that experience has
made on Mr.. Marshall is plainly seen in
his tense description Of it.
Finally both men turned and ran as
fast as they could away from the
church. When they reached their
dressing station they lay down and
neither spoke for a long time. The
nervous shock and impressiveness of
their experience had placed them both
far beyond anything so commonplace
as spoken words.
1t all seemed like giant mockery.
Has Many Weapons.
To more wildly bring out his des-
criptiOns of the great struggle about
Verdun when 500, 900 Frenchmen and
SOC, 1000 Germans were lined up against
each other Mr.. Marshall has many
relics.
These were all picked up in the Yer
dun vicinity and many were taken
from dead soldiers. They include hand
and rife grenades, gas masks. steel
and leather helmets, bayonets, Sengel-
csc attacking knives, shells. torpedoes
and identification tags and markers.
Finishes Term.
Mr.. Marshall's six months term as
an American ambulance driver ended
in the last days of August and he came
home last fall.
He first told his narrative to a group
of friends in Cedar Rapids. They in
sisted that he tell it again to others
and so it has grown until he has been
compelled to temporarily give mp his
position with the newspaper and he is
dated for many weeks ahead this
spring.
Miss Worn'houdt Sings.
The affair was given here under the
auspices of one of the church circles.
Preceding Mr.. Marshall's talk Miss
Bertha Wormhoudt sang two solos.
Mrs. F. p. Holman played her &C.
compartments.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-03
FINED FOR TAKING
FOOD FROM HOUSE,

Hannibal, Mo-, March 80 - John Gill
ker, who was arrested by Acting Con
stable C. v. Helton, was arraignea be-
fore Judge A.. r. Dent, charged with
petty larceny. He pleaded guilty to the
charge and was fined SIS.
Gilker. who is a man over sixty-fve
years of age, was arrested on a war
rant sworn out by f. D. Bowen. who
charged the defendant with taking a
dollars worth of eggs, a chicken of the
value of n dollar and preserves to
the value of one dollar from his home.
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R VOTES TO
KEEP OIL MAYOR

Derby, March 80. j. J. George was
reelected mayor of Derby without op.
position. A total Of forty-nine ballots
were cast. w. H. Decker and w. B.
Greene tied for fifth place for council.
man. Other officers were elected. as
follows:
treasurer U. G. Penick.
Assessor - c. d. Mosier.
Councilmen - G. F. Niblock, F. c.
Wyatt, ]. NJ. Grimes and G. c. Pollard.
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CATS CANNOT BE LICENSED.

Sioux City. March 81. Cats cannot
be licensed, according to a ruling OF
Counselor George Ward Of the public
safety department.
The Sioux City Bird club had urged
the council to pass an ordinance pro
viding for licensing and which would
lead to destruction of the ALLEY" cat
a great foe of birds
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DIES MONIES is Y A

Des Moines. March 31.-A state
wide movement which has for its OBJ.
ject promotion of patriotism and ad.
vancement of the idea of universal
military training will be started here
April 4, it was announced today by II.
H. Polk, chairman of the Des Moines
Loyalty day committee.
Mr.. Folks statement said that more
than 10000 people had pledged them
selves to participate in the ceremonies
to be held, at which the chief speakers
will be Rear Admiral Peary and H. L,
Stimson. former secretary Of war.
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WAR SEEMS

Washington. D. c., March 30.-As
the cabinet met today with President
Wilson for the last time before the
assembling Of congress Monday, the
of opinion was that the
United States was about to actively
enter into war with Germany.
Cabinet members took to the meet
ing reports on preparation to put the
country in a state of preparedness.
Taking for granted from the speech
of the German chancellor that Ger
many will not abandon her submarine
campaign Of ruthlessness, officials gen
orally nave given up hope that an
actual clash with Germany car be
averted.
Secretary Baker said that the early
graduation OF the upper class at West
Point was under consideration. but
had not been determined upon.
Secretary Redfeld said everything
was in readiness for turning the ships
and crews of the coast geodetic sur.
vey. over to the navy department for
war purposes. Preliminary plans have
also been made for having the navy
take over direction of wireless plants.
Secretary Wilson said that satisfac.
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tory progress was being made in plans
for mobilization Of labor resources.
Members Of the cabinet who are
also members Of the council of nation.
al defense reported that everything
possible is being done to coordinate
all Of the Of the nation for
the government in a
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ON PLANT.

Grinnell, March 81. Work on n
new 5000, 900 power plant Of the Grin.
nell Electric company is progressing
rapidly and the plant will probably
be running in six weeks supplying cur
rent not only to Grinnell. but to Sears
boro, Lynnville. Sully and Newburs
and other surrounding towns.