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Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-07-28

r. NJ. Whipple of Danskin noun
tain was in town Friday finding out
about the draft examinations, in
which he expects to be drawn.
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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-03-30
---------Tz-7----- -
A Cali FOR MEN

President Wilson, through Secretary
Daniels of the navy, has requested the
press OF the country to give promi-
nence to the call for recruits for the
navy. He asks that papers not only
print the news on the front pages but
that they write editorial comment call
ing attention to the gravity of the sit
uation that confronts the nation and
exhorting the young men OF the nation
to offer themselves for service in de.
Tense Of the country. The president
admits that war is imminent and that
the navy is woefully lacking in the
men necessary to properly man the
warships that make up the nations
first line of defense
In accordance with the request OF
the administration The Courier there.
fore outlines the situation and re.
quests the attention Of its readers.
The navy is sorely in need of men.
1t has not enough to give full crews
to the ships now capable Of aiding in
defense of the nation. The cry is for
young men who have brains, who are
ambitious, who are patriotic and who
are willing to sacrifice something for
their country and for their loved ones,
An efficient navy may be able to keep
war away from our shores; it may be
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-03-30

able to confine any struggle in which
we may engage to the high seas. 1t Is
highly important that the navy be CIV
en- everything it needs at this time and
the paramount need is for men, and
more men.
There may be young men in this ter
ritory who will heed the call to arms
uttered by President Wilson. Now is
the time. Those men who join the
United States navy now will be worth
their weight in gold in case of hostili-
ties. If they wait until war breaks out
they will still be worth much, but not
as much as if they can first be given
"a few months of intensive training.
The president is calling to you,
young men of this vicinity--you whose
home ties are loose and whose patriot
ism is strong. He wants you to join
the navy and to help make 1t so pow
erful that the nation need fear no for
eign foe.
President Wilson calls for volun-
teers. Will you respond?
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BIRMINGHAM SCENE
OF BIG HORSE SALES

Birmingham. March %. WINSTON &
Plummer OF this place shipped 221
horses from here within three days val
ued at $4,000. which is probably the
largest shipment and of more value
than was ever shipped from this place
in one week, or possibly very few 9th
err places in the state. One hundred
and thirty-three were shipped by
freight to Kansas City, sixty-four by
express to Buffalo, New York. twenty
four by freight to ST. Louis and ten
to the state of Georgia. A report Of the
number of horses shipped the past year
and their value would be staggering
figures to the most OF us, as 1t would
run into the hundreds Of thousands OF
dollars. 1t would appear that there
would be scarcit- of horses after so
many had been shipped out, but this
firm seems to pick them up from some
where. though they are gathered from
quite a wide territory. but the most OF
them are shipped from here.
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MANS SYMPATHIES
LAND HIM IN JAIL.

Boone, March 2S.-Han Geise. a Ger
man farmer. who lives two miles
northeast of Beaver is in Des Moines
in custody of federal authorities be-
cause Of his sympathies for the land
Of his birth.
It seems that for some time Geise
has had a German flag consptcuously
displayed in the yard at his home, and
it served to create considerable feel
ing in the neighborhood. A committee
from Ogden asked him to take It
down. but he refused and later sew
eral of his neighbors urged him to re-
move it. Geise was obdurate and de-
clared he would display the colors OF
the old country at any time he wish
ed.
When no other means were OF
avail, the federal authorities at pas
Moines were notified and couple OF
u. s. Marshals called upon Geise at
his home. later taking him to Des
Moines. The outcome of the hearing
there has not been learned.
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; ELDON

c. A. Owen, ST., of Rock Island Wis
tied this week at the home of his son,
c. A. Owen, Jr., and family.
Miss Wellman Of Ottumwa and John
Baldwin of Selma spent Sunday at the
, Van V. Baldwin home.
The Bay View club met at the n o..
Luellen home Tuesday afternoon.
The Card club met with Mrs. Van ".
Baldwin Monday.
Johnnie Cunningham, who was oper-
atedon for appendicitis at the Ottum-
wa hospital. is reported to be getting
along nicely.
The funeral Of Edward Sexton Of
near Douds-Leando was held at the ST.
Aloysius church at 10 o'clock Tuesday
morning. Interment took place in the
Eldon Catholic cemetery.
Mrs. Frank Kolet Of Des Moines was
in the city this week on business.
The Eldon high school Literary So
'ciety has elected the following officers:
President, Irma Crawford; vice presi-
dent. Milo H. Heinz; secretary-treasur-
er, Dewey Holland.
Mrs. Sam Crow spent Sunday in
Udell with the T. NJ. Mason family.
Mrs Sam Murphy returned home
after spending few days in Ottumwa
at the home of her son.
G. NJ kerns Of Ottumwa was in the
city on business Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs c. Fl. Cunningham went
to Drakesville to attend the funeral OF
Mrs. Geo. Bunten.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. D. Crow motored to
Burlington Sunday to visit at the e.
L. Swords home and also on business.
The directors Of the Eldon CONNER
cial association will hold a meeting at
the Moose hall Wednesday March % at
1880 p. m.
Mesdames Frank Pence and Chas.
Robinson entertained the Laf-a- Lot
club at the formers home Tuesday,
March 81.
Mrs. +. G. IsbeI and granddaughter
Miss Mary Isbell Robinson have re
turned home from Atchison, Kans. and
Kansas City. Mo.
Archie Furtney spent Sunday and
Monday in Des Moines with friends.
Mrs. J. Ed Easton and son Edward
spent Sunday in Evans at the Fl. l..
Cross home.
Eldon Hive No. 995 Of the Macabees
go to Eddyville today to attend the
Maccabee convention
Mrs. Frank Moore and daughter Miss
Bernice were Ottumwa visitors Mon
day.
Mrs. Vive Johnson of Illinois is Wis
iting at the home OF her mother. Mrs.
Frank Harlan this week.
Mrs. Chas. Shelter was on the SICK
list this week.
Little Richard Finney has been quite
sick but is improving.
The Needlecraft club will entertain
| their husbands at the Masonic hall sat
urdav night March 81.
Hanch Marshall and wife were called
to Houston. Texas by the serious ILL
ness Of his father.
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LITTLE BENNY'S
note OOK
BY LEE PAPE

Yestidday AFTERNOON Kumpiny B met
in Kernel Pubs Simkinses back yard
for drill. the following beeing pres
ent: Genrel Martin, Kaptin Potts,
Lootenant Wernick, Kernel Simkins,
Sargent Hunt and Private Persey
Viewer. Wich jest aftir Genrel Martin
had called the ROLL Private Weever
throo down his broomstick, saying re-
sign.
Hay, cut that cut. wat are you try
ing to do, bust UP the army? sed Gen.
rel Martin.
resign, sed Private Viewer.
Hay, Persey, don't resign, watts the
mattir? sed Sargent Hunt.
I'm tired of being the ony private. sed
Persey. And he startid to wawk out OF
the yard and Genrel Martin sed Halt,
erround that s1an, Kumpiny B.
WITCH we did, all getting erround him
and yelling. Deser1er. deserter
am not, ony resigned, sed Private
, Viewer. sss
Lets give him cort marshill, sed
and everybody yelled, Cort marshill
cort marshill.
Private Viewer. you are sentenced
to be cort marshiiled, sed Genrel Mar.
tin. And we all got hold Of Persey and
took him into the gard house, being
the outside kitchen of Pudses house,
Genrel Martin saying. The primer is
accused Of being a deserter. all witnis-
ses will please say l.
|. everybody yelled, and Genrel Mar
tin sed, The primer is elected gilty.
sentents him to the law. 40 punches is
the law, kick in the Stats and pun.
tch in the jaw.
40 punches is the law. kick in the
states. and puntch in the jaw, all us
officers sed togethir and Private Weev.
err quick sed. All rite, III stay in, was
only fooIing, dident resign.
The primer is pardoned, sed Gen
rel Martin. And Lootenant Wernick
folded up a peece Of paper and went
out in the alley and came gallupine
back in the yard with it. being the par
din.
Attenshin. Kumpiny B will now drill
sed Genrel Martin.
WITCH we did
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production. they may not do SO this

production, they may not do so this
year.
In ordinary times we can draw on
other countries to make up for domes-
tic shortage. We have frequently i'm
ported potatoes from Europe and the
effects of not being able to do so now
are apparent. 1t is just as important
under present conditions to have re-
serves of food as reserves Of cart
ridges. When SO much Is dependent
upon a good crop, it is the part of pru-
dence for the entire community to con-
Germ itself about the situation from the
beginning of the season. There are
certain common vegetables which
make up a large part of the food sup
ply, such as potatoes, beans. onions,
ETC.. which do well in all parts of the
country, and can be grown in small
way without machinery, whose produc-
ton this year in ample quantities
should be assured beyond chance or
doubt. This garden production can be
greatly increased if a popular interest
is awakened and systematic efforts are
made to place idle town lots and near
by tracts at the disposal of people who
are willing to work them.
The grain crops can also be increas-
ed materially If all the business inter
ests are aroused to an appreciation OF
the fact that the country confronts an
emergency. The time to deal with
next winters food riots, next winters
proposals for an embargo and other
wild legislation. and next winters de.
mands for higher wages, is now. 1t
is popular idea of late to have sur
vey" made Of any situation Of public
concern, and 1t would be we'll If one
were made this spring of crop pros
poets in every agricultural county Of
the country. The question of facilitat-
ing production comes down at last to
the situation of each farmer: does he
need anything required for his work
seed, horse, an implement, temper
airy assistance, or even advice-whlch
a community organization might pro-
vide? There is much work, we'll enough
at another time, which may be subor-
dinated this year to the production OF
a big crop The south should con-
tinue and extend the policy Of growing
more food stuffs. If chambers of com.
merce, bankers associations, and 9th
er local organizations of business men
will take the situation in hand in a for
native way they can do more to safe
guard the prosperity of the country
than can be done at this time by any
other effort. With reserves exhausted,
and the world situation what it is,
there Is no danger of OVERRIDING pro-
duction, for the largest possible crop
in this country is certain to bring re-.
munerative prices. It must be remem-
bered that if the war ends at any time
before the crop Of 1918 lis harvested
there will be a great demand from cen.
trail Europe on the crop of 1917
From March bulletin Of the National
City bank of New York.
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BISHOP STUNTZ
AT CHARLTON
DISTRICT RALLY MARCH 267;
NOTED METHODIST CLERGY
PRESENT.

Charlton, March %. "A big district
! rally was held at the NJ. e. church on
! Monday and Tuesday, the program
closing last evening. There were sew
eral great and notable leaders in Meth
odism present. including Bishop Homer
C. Stuntz, d. D., LII. D., of Omaha: b.
Robb Earring, editor of the Northwes-
tern Advocate: Harvey Reeves Calkins
D. D., and John Lowe Fort, D. D.. all
of Chicago; and Ernest Daley Smith,
D. D., OF New York City. Dinner was
served in, the church basement by the
ladies' aid and the large number OF out
of town visitors we're entertained in
the various homes The following pro-
gram was given:
Monday evening. 1880 o'clock -
Opening exercises, ]. ". Goodsell.
Introduction of district team John
Lowe D. D.
Address, Bishop Homer c. Stuntz,
D. D., Ill. D.
Tuesday forenoon, $3.50 o'clock -
Devotion, R. NJ. Shipman.
Objective Of the campaign, Il. e.
Shaw, D. D., district superintendent.
Christian stewardship, w. A. Nor.
gan.
Address, E. Robb Earring. D. D., Ed
itor Northwestern Advocate.
Tuesday afternoon, 200 o'clock -
Church press, J. w. Goodsel.
Address, Bishop Homer c. Stuntz.
Address, Harvey Reeves Calkins. D.
D., secretary stewardship league.
Address, Ernest Daley Smith, D. D.,
extension secretary board of temper
ance and public morals.
Round Table School OF Methods,
John Lowe Fort, D. D., secretary com.
mission on finance.
Tuesday evening 1880 O'Clock
Address, John Lowe Fort, D. D.
Address. Subject, "The Appeal OF
Our World Wide Program" Ernest
Daily Smith, D. D., secretary.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-03-30
OFFICERS CHOSEN
BY COLLEGE EDITORS

Colfax, March 2S-The Iowa College
Press association was '.ormed by
eighty delegates from the student
newspapers Of sixteen college and uni
versity papers Of the state at the first
annual convention of tie association
held at Hotel Colfax.
Officers Of the new organization
were elected. each college getting two
votes regardless of the size OF the del
egation. John Battin Of the Coe col
lege Cosmos was made president. w.
n Donahue Of the Iowa State Student.
Ames, was elected vice president;
Kenneth Mathews Of the Comedian.
secretary-treasurer. and Prof. F. w.
Beckman of the journalism department
at Ames. Donald Clark OF the Grinnell
Scarlet and Black, Homer Roland of
the Daily Iowan and X. G.. Warner of
the Leander Clark Record were elect
ed directors. These seven men con.
stitute the executive committee which
will have charge Of the affairs of the
association.
One Of the features Of the new or.
ganization will be an intercollegiate
service of news similar to that furnish
ed by the Associated Press in the 9th
er journalistic world. Sporting news
and weekly notes Of college happen
ings will be syndicated among the
newspapers in the association.
The program OF speakers included
Harvey Ingham of the Des Moines
Register. President Main of Grinnell
r., F. Place of the Des Moines Capital
Sec" Taylor Of the Register. Conser
Reynolds of the university OF Iowa
Prof. F. w. Beckman Of Ames, j. w
Johnson of the Colfax Clipper. Ralph
Classified Of the Newton Commercial
club. and former editor of the Daily
lowan, Walter Bennett of Grinnell
chairman and organizer of the conven
ton: James Rhodes of the Newton
News, Walter Williams of Highland
Park college Gladys Denny OF Drake
and other college workers. The Grin
nell Scarlet and Black was awarded
first prize in front page makeup con
test entered by eleven papers with
the Coe Cosmos second.
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FORMER RECTOR HoNoREo.

Iowa City, March %. Rev. DR.. Sam
uel N. Watson, formerly Of Iowa City
where he was rector of Trinity Episco-
pal church and now of the American
church in Paris, has been awarded the
Legion OF Honor knighthood. The Jour.
nal Officiel of Paris quotes the decree
as saying Of the Iowa clergyman (now
president Of the aid committee of the
clearing house Of the distribution com
mittee of American Aid and Of the
American ambulance) that he has de.
voted himself with the greatest zeal to
propaganda work in favor Of France
and her allies"
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He indicated Austin, who had been ar
interested onloOker.

He indicated Austin, who had been an
interested onlooker.
The girl turned the letter in her
hand, examining it curiously.
ut SENS to have gone through the
war" she remarked.
I know" he laughed lightly, but
we've been conoeing for the past two
weeks and it's been wet
Another girl appeared around a
bend in the road about hundred
yards away The first girl, glancing up,
saw her. Suddenly she held the letter
toward Vincent.
I'm sorry" she said. with the hint
of smile In her voice. But Pm not
| Doris Osborne"
What" He fell back, amazed.
'I'm not Doris Osborn" she repeat
ed. my name is Edythe Halstead.'
But l heard you ask for the MALL"
He was still incredulous.
81 know" She hesitated; then, not
ing the disappointment in his eyes,
softened. I'm visiting the Osborns.'
she explained. Here is Doris now
She indicated the second girl, who
was rapidly approaching.
"Oh Doris.' she called; here IS a
friend of yours
1t didn't take very long for the real
Doris to remember Kitty Dale and to
read her letter of Introduction. She
greeted Vincent pleasantly, but when
she turned to Austin her eyes opened
wide.
81 believe We have met before" she
remarked
Austin was grinning from ear to
ear
I'VE surely have" he answered.
you're the girl from Hankinsville.'
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BLOOMFIELD

Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Hedrick and son
Clay Hedrick and family spent Sunday
in Ottumwa at the c. D. Evans home.
John Denny and Miss Lucille Evans
We're united in marriage Sunday. Both
parties reside near Dunville.
Mrs. Wade McIntire and baby Of OK
lahoma arrived Monday for visit with
relatives and friends here.
Joe Higbee was host to q NUMBER or
young folks Saturday evening at the
home OF his mother Mrs. c. G. Goode.
The infant child OF Mr.. and Mrs. o.
D. Martin died Sunday. Funeral serv-
ices were conducted by Rev. Purdy at
the home north of this city Monday.
Keith Hotchkiss has returned from
attending a Masonic meeting at Des
Moines.
Mrs. l.. f Goode was called to Cen
terville Friday by the serious illness OF
her brother Henry Gravitte.
The Nazarene home prayer meeting
will be held with Mrs. LATE Beggs Fri
day evening March 30.
Mrs. Jane Tulk has returned from
a four months visit with relatives IN
Horton, Kans.
Mrs. George Harris is spending a
few days in the country, the guest at
the Cannedy home.
Mrs. VIM. Scott came home Monday
\
Miss Ruby Rudd Of Ottumwa spent
Sunday at the parental Thos. Rudd
home.
Arnold Karr returned Sunday morn-
ing from short visit with relatives in
Ottumwa.
Tom McIntire spent Sunday in this
city with relatives.
Chas. Fry OF Ottumwa visited Sun
day in this city at the parental Ed
Fry home.
Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln Saunders and
mother Mrs. Jennie Duckworth motor.
ed to Centerville Sunday and visited at
the Dick kinnick home.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Swartzenbacn
and little son of Ottumwa spent Sun.
day at the Golden Prosser home west
OF town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. B. Patterson and
family of Ottumwa visited at the :.
s. Stanley home Saturday and at the
! Albert Woolard home in the country.
Miss Eva Tackett visited over Sun
, day At her home in Pulaski.
Cliff Barnett, Henry Curry and MI.
and Mrs. Herrige motored to Ottumwa
Friday.
Robert Rossier left Monday for
| Queen City, Mo-. where ne will reside.
| Amos Hedge and family are moving
to his residence recently purchased.
! Mrs Eliza Edwards is suffering with
| the humps.
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IMPORTANCE OF THE CROPS.

AT the moment nc other factor In
70 national situation is Of greater i'm
ortance than intelligent, precaution-
" preparations to secure the largest
ossible acreage of land under cultiva-
ION and particularly In the food crops.
uring the coming season. Whether
e. are to have war or peace, the popu-
lion must be fed, and il, unfortunate
weather conditions should be unfa-
,rable, and the yield no better than
1T years, the food situation next
intor VIII be so much worse than It
now that we may well take alarm
,hile there is yet time to provide
gainst the possibility. The present
rop year began with large carry
yer Of all the grains, but 1t will end
Sithout reserves, and the whole world
I'LL be dependent upon the crops Of
BIZ. The beginning Is not good. The
rEentine wheat crop. now harvested,
!. so nearly failure that there will be
tile for export. and the corn crop will
not much better. The Australian
heat crop, which. like that of Argen-
me, is harvested in the months Of our
inter, is estimated at 1892, 900
ushels, against 1s7.120,000 last year.
1t fortunately there is. carry-over
stimated at S0,000.000 bushels. A
emi-ofYicial report puts the condition
X French winter wheat at 65 per cent,
lgatnst "a last year, and states that
living to lack of fertilizer and want
ff proper preparation Of the soil, the
sieid will be below normal. The crop
- Holland Is unpromising. and of Eng
md backward. In the United States
here has been a shortage OF moisture
IN the principal wheat states. The
slant IL not known to be injured, and
We're is yet time for sufficient mois-
dre to come. but If 1t was under a
now covering the outcome would be
etter assured. A freeze has cut off
he early vegetable crop in the south
srn states, which would have soon re-
iieyed the present scarcity.
There are unusual features in the
Situation which deserves attention.
The high wages paid in the town in
tustries have been drawing labor from
! he farms. The men come to the
towns for winter work, and last spring
hey did not go back to the country,
Id they are not likely to go back this
bring, particularly If industry re-
eives new stimulus from our en-
rance into the war. The farmers out
gay for seed and all expenses is higher,
and while high prices for products are
p,ually expected to stimulate larger
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WAR A CURSE, BUT A FACT.

~
War is all that Sherman saidit was
and worse. 1t is most deplorable; it is
curse to humanity.
SO Is plague.
Men cannot dodge the plague by
turning their eyes from It. They can
not dodge the plague by being fair and
Just in their dealings with other men.
They cannot dodge the plague by writ
ten agreements. They cannot be sure
Of lodging the plague at all. The
very best thing they can do is to take
measures that will guard them against
the plague and that will enable them
to overcome it if they are attacked in
spite Of their preparations against it..
It is so with war.
War sometimes seeks out the most
Just and fair dealing nations. EN-
broilments arise which are almost i'm
possible to avoid; there are times
when nothing but national humiliation
and individual abasement will avert
war. The only thing that avails when
war comes is the military power to
conquer In the war. Might ought to
be on the side Of right.
The United States Is threatened by
Z.
was returned there by majority Of
the voters OF the nation and one Of
their reasons for voting for him was
the belief that he had kept us out Of
the war up to that time We may ques-
ton the wisdom of the means adopted
by Wilson to keep us out Of war; we
may feel that some policy other than
the one pursued would have solved our
difficulties, but the fact will still re-
main that the United States, not seek
ing war-actually humiliating herself
to escape warts being slowly drag
ged into the struggle.
The question now arises. are we go
ing In to win or will we permit might
to be on the side Of the adversary? II
we decide that we are in the right; If
we decide that our nation is worth
fighting for, then surely we will want
might on our side. The United States
has the money, the men, the means
whereby to make itself military pow
er that need fear no adversary. It has
the might to make right supreme. 1t
seems lacking only in will.
What is your verdict in the matter?
Are you for or against the universal
military training that will make the
United States safe in case of war? Are
YOU opposing the first step needed to
put might on the side of what We be-
lieve to be right?
Tell your congressman what you
think