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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-02-23

$Ss,157 was accepted and the bid of
Cyrus Metcalf of $4,000 for the plumb
ing, making the building cost in all
practically around 100000, Building
operations will begin as soon as the
frost is out of the ground.
The new wing will be an exact dupli-
cate of the present wing in size and
architecture. The two wings being
connected by a semi-circular structure
which will contain the college COM
mons--dining room, parlors, recreation
halls, etc.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-02-23
NEW STREETS NAMED.

Newton, Feb. 21.-Thc Newton city
council has outlined an entire new
system of street names which may be
adopted. All avenues north Of the
square are TO be numbered and those
south are to be named after different
kinds of trees in alphabetical order
The east streets are TO be lettered
and the west streets named after
prominent men. also in alphabetical
order.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-02-23
E EFFICIENCY BILL
PASSES SENATE

Springfield, ILL.,, Feb. Ex-Governor
Lowden's administrative code bill to
join more than 100 state bureaus and
commissions into nine major depart
ments passed the senate today without
a dissenting vote. The few senate
amendments, it is believed, will be &C
ceptable to the house and it is believ-
ed the bill will be signed by the gov
ernor and become law before night.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-02-23
SECOND ORDERED HOME.

San Antonio. Tex. Feb. 21.-The
fourth Illinois infantry will leave
Camp Wilson February % and the sec.
ond Iowa infantry will leave Browns.
Vile March for their home bases for
muster out Of the federal service il
was announced here today at head.
quarters OF the southern department
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-02-23

have to pay for their clothing which
is to be turned over to the state. The
resolution then went back to the sen
ate for concurrence
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-02-09
CONCERT TICKETS.
ARE SELLING WELL

A gratifying interest is being shown
in the benefit concert for Leahi Home
which is to be given at the Moana no
tel tomorrow night. Any project tc
aid Leahi Home is always certain to
receive warm welcome from Homo
lulans, and with the list of artists
promised for Saturday evenings af
fair a success of the biggest kind can
not help being assured.
Signor Joaquin Wanrell has pre-
pared a, program which will interest
both music lovers and music students
A number OF the fayerite operate
arias viii have their place in the list
of compositions as well as some songs
of simpler but no less classical type.
Signor Wanrell and Mrs. Riley Allen
will have the accompaniment of the
Russian quintet in several numbers.
Miss Pernice Holmes will have some
arias for mezzo-soprano. The quin.
.tet has the opening number as an en-
semble. Mrs. Vera sLeonoff is the
piano accompanist..
Seats for the event are rapidly be-
ing sold. Tickets may be purchased
at the hotels of the Territorial Hotel
Company or at the Territorial Mes
senger Service. :~.-...,
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-02-09
GAS, HEARTBURN,
INDIGESTION OR
ASICK STOMACH
"Pape's Diapepsin" Ends All
Stomach Distress in Five
Minutes

Time It! Pape's Diapepsin will d.
gest anything you eat and overcome a
sour, gassy or out-of-order stomach
surely within five minutes
II your meals don't fit comfortably,
or what you eat lies like a lump Of
lead in your stomach, or If You have
heartburn, that is sign of indiges-
ton.
Get from your pharmacist fifty
cent case of Pape's Diapepsin and take
dose just as soon as you can. There
will be no sour risings. no belching Of
undigested food mixed with. acid, no
stomach gas or heartburn, fullness
or heavy feeling in the stomach, uau-
sea, facilitating headaches. dizziness
or intestinal gripping. This will all go.
and, besides, there will be no sour
food left over in the stomach to poison
your breath with nauseous doors
.Pape's Diapepsin is a certain cure
for ont-of-order stomachs, because II
takes hold of your food and digests 1t
just the same as II your stomach
wasn't there.
f Relief in Ave minutes from all stonl-
'ach misery is waiting for you at any
drug store
These large fifty-cent cases contain
enough "Pape's Diapepsin" to keep
the entire family free from stomach
disorders and indigestion for many
months. It belongs in your home. -
adv.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-02-09

wonderful lingering, particularly OF
the right hand, polished, suave
method and a certain forceful phras-
ing at times almost masculine.
What Maud Powell is to the vio-
lin, Tina Lerner is to the piano--its
mistress and its enchanting inter
prefer. -:
Therefore she should have a much
larger audience next Tuesday night.
1t is an axiom in musical circles
that only Paderewsk can fill houses
with an "all-piano program. The
great Pole does it because tradition
makes him the premier pianoforte
artist. of the generation. But Tina
Lerner gave program last night
which was never tiresome, though it
was solely of piano selections.
Most of them were short, vivid, pull
sating compositions, several of daz-
zling brilliance under her remarkable
fingers. LISTS $s@Campanella" eli
NAKED a program which astounded
her audience andMstRrtlsd them into
something approaching real enthn-
siasm Few artists have equaIed the
applause she got from all parts of the
house.
A criticism that, the name of her
piano was so 'blatantly displayed as
to be almost a slap, in the face" has
been made. This is Lerner's own
piano; she carries 1t with her, and
at all mainland concerts one sees the
same thing.
She played with the house lights
high and no stage lights. The result
was not comfortable for the. audience,
though it accorded with her own
ideas. 1t emphasized the stage,
which is bare and of tawdry scenery
because the Opera House Is soon to be
torn down. Not an unnecessary cent
is being spent on It now. Under the
Honolulu will hardly
regret the passing of this famous edi-
flee for it is now unsuited for any
event of society or entertainment.
The program Tuesday night again
emphasizes Chopin, whom Lerner in
terprets finely, LISTS famous Dance
of the Gnomes" should be remarkably
well done by her. so also Mendeis-
sohn's' "Seherzo, f Minor" and
Tschaikowsky's paraphrase on "Eu-
gene Onegin'
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-02-09

Overwork and worry may promise
wealth, but too often take away
health. The kidneys are apt to give
out first, and il they do, it's danger
Gus to delay. Begin using Doan's
Backache Kidney Pills as soon as you
are seized with daily backache, nery-
Gus or dizzy spells, headache, indiges-
ton, heart flutterings, rheumatic pain
or urinary disorders, and rest the
kidneys by avoiding all excuses.
Doan's are the most widely used, the
best recommended kidney remedy in
the world.
"When Your Back is Lame-Re-
member the Name DOAN'S BACK
ACHE KIDNEY PILLS. Sold by all
druggists at SOC box lsix boxes
$3.50, or mailed on receipt Of price
by the HolIister Drug Co, or Benson,
Smith q Co, agents for the Ha-
waiian Islands.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-02-09

Tina Lerner, Russian pianiste,
bowed to a rather small audience at
the Opera House last night and gave
what many critics felt to be the
finest piano recital ever heard in this
city.
Her experience may be that of the
Cherniavskys, who came here almost
unknown to local music lovers, who
had slim house the first night, and
much larger the second night, and on
the four performances since then have
packed them in"
Merit did it for the Cherniayskys
and merit should do. it for Madame
Lerner. *
She plays with charm, distinction,
great beauty of tone and with good
deal of briliiance and fire. Her chief
qualities as displayed last night are
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-02-09
ATTEMPT MADE TO
KILL 425 MINERS

BUTTE Mont. What mining ex.
perts estimate were six sticks of dyna.
mite were discharged in the alley Of
East Broadway, behind the Florence
atel, in which 1925 miners we're sleep
ing. The damage is estimated at ST.
900. The hotel is owned by the Ana
conda Copper Mining Company No
one was injured.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-02-09
Luau: Hawaiian FEAST
Colonial Hotel Grounds

Make reservations at once for the
luau and hula dance, Saturday, Febru-
airy 10, 1 to p. m. Tickets on sale at
Promotion Committee rooms and Ter
ritorial Messenger Seryice.-Adv.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-02-09

The Harvard Memorial Society an
ncunced that it had begun the collec-
tion of data concerning the life and
experience of more than 400 Harvard
men engaged in the European war.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-02-09

The board of estimate appropriated
100000 for the purpose of purchas-
ing so gasoline propelled pumping en-
gines for the fire department.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-02-09
q [=15
T.6 GATg.&-

Program beginning at 1880 p. m. until
& p. m.
Evening 1.-TWO shoWsl $40 and $3.50
SPECIAL PROGRAM FOR TO-DAY
AND EVENING
"PEG o. the RING" (second episode
serial drama)
"sELIG TRIBUNE" ILLUSTRATED news)
Seiig.
"A SMOKEY ADVENTURE" Comedy
kaIem.
LAND LUREERsg comedy Vim.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-12-17

1t is stated at Brawley today that
the Japanese cantaloupe growers have
signed an agreement with the distrib-
utors at an advance over last year.
Mrs. Violette Campbell went to See
ley Sunday and addressed a meeting
of the people in the interest of the
Y. w. G. A. war work. AS a result,
quite nice fund was received for the
The Ladies' Guild Of st. Paul's
Episcopal church will give dance at
Masonic temple Christmas night.
Mrs. A. P. Nuffer returned last
night from a two weeks visit to Los
Angeles. She was accompanied home
by her nephew, Price Dunlavy, OF
Trinidad, Colo. He is a student at
the University of Southern California
and will spend the holiday vacation
with Mr.. and Mrs. Nuffer.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-12-17
News In Brief

Mr.. and Mrs. James Ii. Blodgett Of
INLAND were visitors over the week
end with Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson OF
Sixth street.
The county supervisors met today,
routine business taking up most of
their time.
G. Yukama was fined $40 by JUS
tice Mayfield on the charge Of flood
ing the Date road, three miles south
of this city.
Peter Andrews, charged with car
rying concealed weapons, was arrest
ed in Imperial last night and taken
to the county Jail.
Miss Florence Yarnell is leaving
this evening for Los Angeles to at
tend the meeting of the state execu-
tive committee of the w. C. T. U.
Tuesday and Wednesday. She will
represent the Imperial County Dry
Federation.
Incorporators of the Seeley Ginning
Company state that their Independent
long staple gin will be ready for OPP
GRAFTON in about two months.
F. r. Walter, assistant chief of con-
struction of the United States Rec
.lamation Service is now engaged in
checking the survey of the Imperial
Laguna high line canal.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-12-17
Committee Thanks Donors.

The committee in charge Of the Red
Cross ball wish to thank the follow
ing for donations: Albert Durham,
printing for tickets and programs;
the Davis, Johnson, McColloch md
Greenleaf G. Clements drug stores for
the punch.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-12-17
Notice.

Imperial Irrigation District War
rants drawn on the General Fund and
registered under Numbers 1882 to
1899, both inclusive, are now pay
able. R. H. MADDUX,
Treasurer, Imperial Irrigation Dis
trict.
December II, 1917.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-04-15
RUSSIA WILL Be
! AIDED BY ]. 5.

Washington. April l4.--,Putting
Russia ION her feet" Ia the outstand-
Ing task Of America and her allies,
Il 10 occupying the constant atten-
tion OF the government on the eve
Of a series OF great war councils here
and abroad.
The tnsldious German influence
which had begun to devitafize the
structure OF the Russian regime will
be met by the United States with
physical. moral and financial sup
port on q large scale.
This work will constitute one OF
the most important things TO be con-
sldered by the commissions soon to
convene In this country, The frst
step will be sending TO Russia q group
Of prominent men to assist the new
government 10 build on a rock bot
tom. These men will be picked from
the military, naval and business de-
partments OF this nation,
Similar commissions VIII Ibc sent BY
the United States TO other allied
countries, the purpose all being 10
vitalize all the great pending efforts
as TO crushing German autocracy.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-04-15
GERMAN FIRE At
v|MY IS ERRAT|C
Resistance Of the Tcutonic forces
In tho West IL Ineffective Against
the Allied Rush

With the British Armies In France.
April i4.---i,ens must fall soon TO
the Canadians Its occupation was
deemed only u matter OF very short
time today.
German resistance was growing
more and more desperate with each
hour that Field Marshal Haig showed
his men forward. But the resistance
was ineffective against the power
ful British blows.
Today vimy ridge was still shelled
from afar by German guns. as were
other positions. But everywhere
the Teutonic artillery was shooting
cxcitedly rather than methodicaily,
II was erratlc. not accurate.
British forces were steadily gaining
command OF all high ground Villages
and other vantage points an they pro.
gresed astride the Hindenburg line
To-day even the spreading plain be-
low vimy ridge, from which Lens was
directly mcnaced. was being alb
sorbed.
The Canadians continued pressing
on down the vimy slopes. occupying
Petit Why 0lvsnchy and the Baili'u
railway station.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-04-15
.MUN|T|ON PLANTS
CAN SUPPLY NEEDS

Washington. April lA.--IMillions Of
shells---many times more than the
navy needs--can be produced by the
big munitions plants Of the United
States. a. shown by projectile bids
made public today.
The navy asks estimates on total
OF 5000 projectiles OF all sizes,
Of which i.l70.000 were one poun-
ders. Each Of eleven companies out
Of 25 submitting figures offered to
take up the entire order for the small
shells. while each Of six companies
offered TO take up the entire order OF
three and four-inch projectiles.
In brief, this means the navy could
get millions OF one Founders and a
stream Of from $4,000 to 10000 Of
the giant shells. a month after de-
livery began.
Among the typical large bidders
were the Bridgeport Projectile COM
pany, the Bethlehem Steel company,
Baldwin Locomotive works and Bir-
ihingham Machine and Foundry COM
pany, the Ingersol-Rand company
and the Poole Engine q Machine
company OF Baltimore.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-04-15

Washington. April 1.-THE United
States government today took the
frst big step In It's program Of CO.
operation with the allies to overthrow
Prussian autocracy. The house. with
out q dissenting vote. passed the ST.
900. 900, 900 bond Issue bill. provid-
ing the loan Of 5000. .000. 900 to ma
tions now at war against Germany.
II 10 the greatest single bond issue
In history and gives President Wilson
and Secretary McAdoo unrestricted
powers which make them the premier
money lenders Of the world.
The only members Of the house
present who did not cast an aye"
vote was Meyer London. socialist. Of
New York. He answered present. -
The ayes" were 3S9.
BY virtue OF amendments the al
lied loan may be given only to coun-
tries at war with Germany and no
money which may remain in the
treasury at the end Of the war may be
loaned out.
Miss Jeanette Rankin. congress.
woman from Montana. voted FAYE
Her vote was given without incident
Speaker Clarke voted---a thing he
seldom~ioes voted "aye."
An amendment by Congressmau
Fitzgerald. New York. to reduce from
one-fifth Of one per cent to one
tenth Of one per cent the proportion
Of the bonds that may be used for
floating expenses. was adopted.
The bill will now 70 to the senate,
There were no dissenting votes on
the frst roll cali. II took less than
i5 minutes to complete II.
The bill provides that none Of the
bonds snail sell At less than par. The
loan to the allies must be made dur
Ing and not after the war and no part
Of Il can 80 to q nation not at wal
with Germany.
There was scarcely a tremor OF
excitement over the passage Of the
historic measure. There was no more
stir than II some routine matter. this
raising OF seven billion dollars by a
single stroke.
The roll was completed without a
dissenting vote.
Two republican amendments
sponsored by Congressman Lenroot
Wisconsin. were written Into the bill
this afternoon. One provides that
the loan to the allies must be made
during and not after the war and to
the other that the foreign loan oi
80. .000. 900. 900 can be made only tc
nation at war with Germany,
The house rejected amendments
relating to the denomination and ma
turity OF the bonds and refused "a
curb the power Of Secretary Nc
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-04-15
CHICAGO FLOUR PRICEs
SHOW BIG INCREASE

Chicago. April 1.-THE abnormal
rise in the grain market Of the past
week has been brought homo forci-
bly, to Chicago consumers by steadily
Increasing retail and Wholesale prices
In flour. Today's quotations at gro
cery stores brought the Increase for
the week about twenty per cent,
Twenty-four and one-half pound
sacks retailed at 3i.55 against
$3.50 a week ago. Wholesale prices
in barreied flour advanced to til.so
an advance Of nearly twenty-five per
cent since the nrst OF the week.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-04-15
NOT A DISSENTING VOTE
ON BIG BOND ISSUE BILL
First Move For the Defeat Of Prussianism Is Taken By
House In Making Available Billions For Aid Of
Allied Nations Now At War With Germany

Adoo and President Wilson to handle
these matters. II also rejected
amendments by Congressman Sloan
and Green to name a commission Of
the house ana senate to cooperate
and advise the president in making
the loan to the allies.
A suggestion that Mexico might
demand loan Of the United States
II the bill did not specify nations
to which funds might be loaned was
made by Congressman Gillett.
II would hate to see the admins
tration exposed to a request for a
subsidy from Mexico" said Gillett.
A committee amendment giving
Secretary McAdoo authority to deter
mine the time for repayment Of the
allied loan was adopted unanimously
An amendment by Sloan. Nebraska,
to permit $4,000. .oo0. 900 Of the loan
to run only for two years sub
stitute for the Moore amendment
was defeated.
The house adopted an amendment
by Kitchin providing none Of the
bonds shall be offered to subscription
At less than par.
Comstock. Indiana. In his nader
speech. drew sharp criticism from
Sherley. Kentucky, when he attacked
the French foreign legion. Sherely
denied the legion was composed, ii
Comstock charged. Of soldiers o.
fortune"
Keating. Colorado. suggested modi-
fications Of the postal savings sys
TEN. including an increase in inter
est rate from two to three percent
and an increase In inheritance taxei
and a tax on land values. not onl,
for war but as a permanent means oi
raising revenue.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-04-15
SINKING OF VESSEL UNDER RE-
PUBLIC's FLAG AROrsEs
THE PUBLIC
NEWS IS CAUSE Or EXCITEMENT
Expected 10 Follow Lead Of Israsii
and Hand German Minister HIS
Passports

Bucnos Aires. April ii,--with
Brazil on the verge OF war with Ger
many after diplomatic rupture. Boli-
via automatically severed from Ber-
lin. Argentine was swept by IN anti
German sentiment today that seemed
likely 10 result In n diplomatic break
between Buenos Aires and Berlin.
The widest excitement followed
receipt OF news last night OF the sink
Ing by n German submarine OF the
, Argentine sailing vessel Monte Prote-
EidA.
The arst prediction Of responsible
oficials was that Argentine would
follow Braxil's example In handing
the German minister his passports.
but the cabinet deferred action until
late today.
In the meantime II was held that
Argentine would probably decide not
TO 20 further Al this time than 10
register a harsh protest to Berlin.
The Monte Protegida. while tech
nichally Of Argentine register. was
really owned By italian -israzilian In
terests and her crew was entirely
Norwegian.
Germany apd Argentine are at
perfect peace" President Irigoyen de-
clared today In spite Of the prevail
Ing excitement.
Pro-aliy supporters announced a
formal anti-German denomination
to be held late today. A demonstra-
tion Of prominent Argentlnos called
on American Ambassador Stimson
and presented him with a declaration
OF sympathy With the United States
IN its position toward Germany,
The Buenos Aires Herald printed
today an unconflrmed report that the
Argentine steamer 0riano had been
sunk.
Brasil clapped on tight cable.
telegraph and postal censorship to-
day. while speeding up on all war
preparations.
Bolivia. as expected, followed Bra
ais example and broke relations with
Germany.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-04-15
SOCIALIST TiEADERs
OFF FOR sToCxHoIM

Amsterdam. April 1.-THE social
LIST leaders, Adler. Ndberger and
Haas. are accompanying Philip
Scheidemann to Stockholm, accord
ing to Berlin dispatches today. These
four socialists. granted special PASS
ports. are. supposed to meet respons-
ible Russian envoys In the Swedish
capital and Berlin hints that they
may later proceed to Petrograd to
further the socialists peace pisns.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-04-15
THE KAISER HAS NOT
FLED TO HOLLAND

London. April 14.---Denial that the
kaiser was in Holland, was contained
In a dispatch from the Rotterdam cor
respondent OF the Daily Telegraph to-
day
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-04-15
THREE JAP CRUISERS
!. WITH j. S. SQUADRON

San Francisco. April 14.--Three
Japanese cruisers, under command OF
Admiral IchiHem Yamaji has been d.
rected by the Japanese government
to keep with the American Asiatic
squadron, according to cable from
Toxic today, printed by the Jap
anese-American newspaper. The pa
per says the cruisers lvumo. Nlsshin
and Tokiwa have been assigned to
this duty.