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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-07-10
MAY
LOSE HIS POST
Crisis Looms in Germany;
Kaiser Calls Neutrals
Into Conference

Copenhagen, July "a Berlin
dispatch to the FremendbIatt Of
Hamburg Gays that the entire eIer-
icaI party In the reiehstag with the
exception Of three members, vot-
ed on Saturday night to support
the stand taken by Matthias Err
berger, who made 4 Sensational
speech In the secret session ct the
main committee, attacking the ad-
miralty and pan-0ermans a. the
great obstacles to peace and ad-
vocatino peace without annexa-
tions or lndemnities and the In
PRODUCTION Of parliamentary
form Of government. This action
was taken, the dispatch says, un-
der the presumption that chaneel-
lor Won Bethmann-HoiIWeo would
retire and that 4 complete change
would be made In the political
system.
According to these advless, Herr
Erzberger was expected to pro.
pose Immediate adjournment OF
the reIehstag when the session
opened today II no settlement had
been reached by that time, 20 40
to prevent the chancellor from ad-
dresslne parliament as long a. the
crisis remained unsoived.
Amsterdam. July 9.-The Tageblat
If Berlin says it is rumored that
change in the German characteristic
nay be expected. Among those men
toned as the possible successor o.
Chancellor Won Bethmann-H Hollweg, i
lames Prince Won Buelow, formel
Count Won Hertling, Bav
lrian prime minister. and Count vor
3oedern, secretary OF the imperia
reasury.
Count Won Hertling has had several
recently with Austro- Hun
;arian onicials, presumably In regard
o peace questions. He is said t6
avor peace without cash indemnity
)uring the war Prince Won Buelow
las spent most of his time in Switzer
and. It has been reported that the
,erman government has kept him IN
detached position In the expectation
4 calling him back when the time
anne to arrange peace with the idea
hat he could render greater servicei
n account Of having had no share IN
he conduct OF the war.
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This is James Norman Hall Of COL
fax, who 10 fighting for his life In
French hospital after having
been wounded by German airmen In an
unequal battle over the Teuton lines.
Hall was at first reported dead, but
later dispatches said he was alive
though wounded seriously.
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GERARD GOES BACK
TO PRIVATE LIFE

Washington, D. c.. July 9-James w.
Gerard, former ambassador to Ger
many, has resigned from the diplo-
matte service and returned to private
life His resignation was accepted
some time ago, though the fact was not
allowed to become known until today.
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NEurRALs see kAlsER.

London, July 9.-According to re-
ports reaching Rotterdam from Berlin
and forwarded by the Exchange Tele-
graph, Emperor William invited the
neutral ambassadors and ministers to
a conference last Saturday. No infor-
nation as to the outcome Of the con-
ference Is forthcoming.
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PRINCE FIGHTS rlRELEssLY.

ASSOCIATED Press Summary
There is little but local fight
ing along the British front in
northern France, but further down
the line the Germans are giving
the French little rest. Attack
after attack Is being launched by
the crown prince In desperate at
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AMERICAN VESSEL SUNK.

London, July 9.-The American
steamer Massapequa. s,1e3 tons.
was sunk on Saturday by Ger
man submarine off the French
coast. The crew was landed.
She was bound from the Uni
ted States to France with gen
eral cargo.
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Continued on Page S.)
Crop Estimates For 1917
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GERMANS CLAIM VICTORY.

Berlin, July 9-The official state
ment issued today by the German
army headquarters staff says the Rus
SLAMS who attacked yesterday in east
ern Galicia were brought to stand
still by German reserves after the
Russians had pressed back the defend
ers In the direction Of the wooded
heights OF Czarnylas.
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FIRE UNDER CONTROL.

Vallejo. Cal, July 9-Fire at the
Mare island navy yard. as a result OF
an explosion in store house has been
brought under control.
Officials at the yard have started \
systematic search OF the wrecked and
damaged buildings and it was announc-
ed that nothing official would be given
out until the extent Of the casualties
and property damage can be detes-
mined
An official announcement OF the
dead, resulting from the explosion, this
morning, was given out this afternoon
and included the following names:
Allen Mckenzie, chief gunner.
Mrs Mckenzie.
Dorothy Mckenzie. u. their daugh-
ter.
Mildred Mckenzie, s. their daughter.
George Stanton, gardener.
N. Damsteadt, civilian employe Of
the ordnance department
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Shaded portion of map shows
thsatsr Of Russian advances, In
oIudina those achieved betwses
juno 4 and August II, 1916.
1-Russisn points Of attack Sat-
urday along the Stokhod river.
@kovsi and Lsmbsrs, present
Russian objsctives.
1Positlons near Brxsxany and
kerluehy. whs~e Russianc are
holding the ground gained last
weok.
-Other points on way to Len-
bsra whore Russians have made
gains and taken prisoners.
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RUSSIANS BATTER BIG
HOLES IN FOES LINE
ON WAY TO LEMBERG
Halicz, Key City, Seems Sure
to Fall; More Than 25,O0O
Teutors are Captured
rAs.ociated Press summary. ]

ASSOCIATED Press Summary.l
New and powerful blows are being
struck by the Russians In Galicia
Apparently they have broken the Aus
tro- German line west Of Stanislau
south of Halicz (Halitch), a. todays
official report from Petrograd not only
reports important gains for the Rus
SLAMS in the Stanislau area but de-
clares the Russian cavalry is pursu
ing the retreating enemy. This pur'
suit already has reached the Lukvart
kar.
Halicz, the gateway to Lembere
from the south, seems doomed to fall
unless the Russian onslaught IL stop
ped quickly. A Russian push north
west from Stanislau would result in
Halicz being hemmed In on three
sides.
PRISONERS EXCEED 5000
The renewed Russian onslaught in
this sector brought with 1t not only
additional territory but 1000 prisoners
and forty-eight guns, including q doz-
en- large calibro pieces. The total
Russian captures Of men in the pres
ent remarkable offensive is mounting
rapidly and now is In excess of u.s.
900.
North Of the Stanislau area General
Brussiloff Ia holding fast to his newly
won positions In the vicinity Of Brze-
Iany and near Koniuchy (kAniuchi).
where his troops are well placed for
q continuation Of the drive upon Lem
borg along converging railway lines.
Austro- German counter attacks here
have failed to shake the Russian pos
session Of this valuable terrain.
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sEvERAL rowNs FALL

oeV6nSI uS"No VN6.
Petrograd, July 9.-Several villages
and more than seven Thousand men
have been captured by the Russians
west Of Stanislau in Galicia, the war
office announces.
Forty-eight guns, including twelve Of
large size and many machine guns also
were captured BY the Russians.
The official statement adds:
Western (Russian) front: In the
direction OF Zlochoff. southeast Of
Br7ezany there has been artillery fir
ing on both sides.
NEW ATTACK SUNDAY.
s-'Tn the directsonso sof Dofina (s5 miles
west OF Stanislau) troops Of General
Korniloffs army, about midday on
Sunday attacked after artillery pre-
paration the fortified positions Of the
enemy west OF Stanislau on the Lom-
MICA front.
Having pierced the foremost and
most important positions OF the enemy
our troops advanced and captured in
battle the small town Of Jezupot and
the villages OF Ciezov, Pavelche, Ryb-
no and starylysic.
During the day 131 officers and
1000 men were captured"
TURKS FORCE WITHDRAWAL.
Withdrawal of Russian forces on the
front near the border between Persia
and Mesopotamia is announced by the
war office today. Under pressure
from the Turks the Russians evacu.
ated Panjwin. Khanikin and Ksar-l-
Shirin.
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,ndition this year, follows !:

various July with figures TOR
the conditions and the June
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-07-10

RAzES NAVY
ST0REHOuSE
Five Men Die and Thirty
are Hurt When Ammuni.
tion Stocks are Destroyed
at Mare Island.
STATEMENT DOES
NOT TELL CAUSE

Washington, D. c., July Alive
men wore killed and thirty-one In.
Jured in an explosion which
wrecked two powder storehouses
At the Mare island navy yard to-
DAY, according to the command
ants reports to the navy depart
ment.
Four Of the injured were serl-
ously hurt. The ammunition mag.
azlnes were net set of although
many buildings at the station
were damaged. Following Is the
navy departments statement:
"The department is In receipt
Of information from Mare island
navy yard that tho black powder
magazine exploded at about 8
o'clock this morning, shatterina
the buildings nearby, but not de-
tonatfng any Of the other ammunI-
ton stored in the maeazines."
San Francisco. Cal, July s.-Tws
storehouses at the Mare Island navy
yard, on San Francisco bay, were des.
troyed by an explosion this morning.
FIRE SPREADS RAPIDLY.
Twelve Of fifteen magazines were
badly damaged by the explosion, the
force OF which broke thousands of win
dows in Vallejo about half a mile
away. Fire started in the wrecked
buildings and desperate efforts were
made to prevent its spread to other
buildings where explosives were
stored.
SLEEPING QUARTERS WRECKED.
Several buildings used as sleeping
quarters for detachments Of gunneSs
We're wrecked. Whether any men were
In the aiidings, IL nat known.
200 MEN WORK THERE.
Naval oflcials at Vallejo said about
200 men we're employed in or near the
buildings wrecked but whether the
men had reported for work at the time
OF the explosion is not known
PEOPLE FEARED EARTHQUAKE.
The explosion occurred at 7:44 a. m.
The concussion was terrific. At the
southern Pacific freight sheds in Val
le1o, about two miles from the scene
Of the explosion. the doors of the
buildings were torn from their hinges
Santa Rosa. about forty miles north.
west Of Mare island, reported that the
explosion was felt there. Residents
thought it was an earthquake.
VICTIMS MILES AWAY.
The first injured to be reported were
three men on the Southern Pacific
ferry boat which operates between
South Vallejo and Vallejo Junction.
The ferry was in the stream, about two
miles from the scene Of the explosion.
All the windows and doors of the hoat
were blown out.
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Fear of London's Utter
Devastation BY German
Raiders Moves Parlia-
ment to Call Secret Ses-
sion.
GERMANS WOUND
NATIONS PRIDE

London, July e.-ln the house
Of commons today Andrew eonar
Law, chancellor Of the exchequsr,
announced that secret session oS
the house would be held this eve
ming 70 discuss the air defense Of
the country.
The Detroit times., 1917-06-23

in the doorway watching them ap
proach
"What nave you got there" she I
demanded 81 declare. II IL isn't a /
Postum Where did YOU kil him
Was De tho cause OF an mat racket
among the chickens"
Farmer Browns Boy took Unc'
Billy into the kitchen and dropped
him on a chair Mrs Brown came
over no look az him closer.
Poor little fellow. said she
Poor little follow II was too bad
he got into mischief and had 20 be
killed don't suppose he knew
any better Somehow il always
seems wrong 70 me 20 XIII these
little creatures just because they
get INTO mischief when all the time
thcy don't know that they are In
mischief" She stroked Unc' Billy
gently
The eyes OF Farmer Browns Boy
twinkled. He went over 20 cor
ner and pulled straw from his
mothers broom Then be returned
to Unc Billy and began 70 tickle
Inc Bulys nose Mrs Brown
looked puzzled She was puzzled
What are you doing that for?"
she asked
Just FOR fun." replied Farmer
Browns Boy and kept on tickling
Unc' Billy's nose. Now. Unc Billy
could stand having his tail pinched
and being carried head down and
being dropped on the ground but
this was too much for him lie
wanted 10 sneeze He had 10 sneeze.
Hc did sncoze He couldn't help H.
I tho il were TO cost him his life
land OF love-" exclaimed Mrs.
Brown jumping back and clutching
her skirts in both hands. AS Il she
expected inc Billy would try to
take refuge behind them "Do You
mean to say that that Postum f.
alfye2"
seems that way" replied Farm
or Browns Boy as inc Billy
sneezed again. for that straw was
siill tickling his nose Il should
certainly say il seems that way.
The old sinner is no more dead than
am He's just pretending He
fooled you all right mother. but he
didn't fool me haven't hurt a hair
~ him You ought TO know me
well enough by this time to know
/ thar ! wouldn't hurt him
He looked AZ his mother re-
/ proachtully and she FASTENED TO
apologize
"Rut what could think" she de.
handed IF he isn't dead look
Ing critter never have seen one
What are you going 10 do with him.
SOM"
Take him over 10 the Green
Forest after breakfast and let him
90. replied Farmer Browns Boy
And that is Just what he did do.
The Detroit times., 1917-06-23
CORNER WOODWARD AND FOREST

: THESE FANCY FRESH FRUITS
viii Tempt Any Appetite
New Harvest Apples, box 2oc.
Imperial Valley cantaloupe. 1oe, t5e
and zoe
Big Watsrmelons. each 6oc and Csc.
Nou can buy q half or quarter
melon too
California Sweet Cherries. TO- 40c.
Fancy Ripe Strawberries.
Fancy Red Eating Apples, large size.
per box, zoe and soc.
California Nave Oranges, doz soc,
40c and Soc
Large Ripe Grapefruit, and 3 for
c5c
Fancy Pineapples, extra large size.
25c.
Ripe Bananas, fine quality. 10. toc.
Table Raisi1s, Dates. Figs
Cocoanuts.
New Peaches. per box 15e.
The Detroit times., 1917-06-23
YOU'LL LIKE THESE FRESH
VEGETABLE

YOU'LL LIKE THESE FRESH
VEGETABLES
New Green Peas, 10 i5e
Fresh Green Asparagus. bunch f2c.
Ripe Tomatoes.
Round Crisp Rsdishes, large bunch
Sc.
Tender Hothouse leaf Lettuce. ] 10.
equals 2 ~ ordinary kind 70 25c.
Fancy Head Lettuce No. SOC.
Tender Green or Wax Beans, 10 zoe
New Beets, &c a bunch. : for 25c.
New Carrots, bunch &C.
lunches i5c
Green onions, . punches SC.
White Celery, large heads, Zoe and
t5e.
LONG Hothouse cucumbers
Green Peppers.
Turnips, Parsley.
Fresh Spinach, Joe "a TO- lbs 25c.
The Detroit times., 1917-06-23
LITTLE STORIES FOR BEDTIME
b. THORNTON W BURGESS.
inc Billy Gives Himself Away

BILLY was only pretending 10 be
dead. set so well did Unc' Billy pre-
tend that % wa hard work for
Farmer Browns Boy 20 believe what
he was sure was -o-that Unc' Billy
was very much alive and only wait
me for "a chance 10 slip away
They were half way from the hen
yard 10 The house when Bowser
the Hound came to meet his mas
Ter "Now We shall see what we
hall see said Farmer Browns Boy
as Bowser came trottine mp III
Cnc' Billy can stand This test TN
take OF my hat 90 him every time
$50 meet hereafter
iIe held Unc' Billy out 20 BoNser
and Howser shifted him an over
just imagine that Just think OF
being nosed and shifted al by one
of whom you were terribly afraid
and moi SO much as .twitching an
ear Farmer Browns Boy dropped
rnc' Billy on the ground and Bow
Ser rolled him over and shifted al
him and then looked up az his mas
TER as much as 90 say This fel-
low doesn't interest me He's dead.
Hr must Boz fbc fellow saw go an
der the henhouse last night How
did you kin him ~
Farmer Brown Boy laughed and
picked lnc' BHly up by the tail
again "He fooled Won all right.
Old fellow and you don't know H."
said he 10 Bowser as The latter
pranced ON ahead 20 the house The
mother Of Farmer Browns BOY was
The Detroit times., 1917-06-23

Never had Unc' Billy Postum
PLAYED that old trick Of his better
than he was playing 10 now Farm
EN- Brown Boy knew that tnc
The Detroit times., 1917-06-23

NIE HAVE been doing LOT Of talking,
Wv lately-all of us--abOut this economy
thing. Now, however, Detroit women
are over with declaring princpes-they want
to begin putting them into practice. OF course,
the question of bread comes first. Now for
bread with most food value, we still, as we have
always DONE advise
The Washington times., 1917-10-14
SIX MORE LIEUTENANTS
SUFFER BY CRUGER CASE

NEW YORK. Oct. 14.-As an after.
math Of the police failure in the Ruth
Cruger case, Commissioner Woods
has announced the transfer OF six
more lieutenants from the detective
bureau to eesk duty in precinct sta
tions. Other transfers are contem-
plated. Previous to the ns@ order
nine 1leutena9fs mad been shifted.
Commissioner Woods directed that a
patrolman be assigned to aid every
lieutenant doing detective bureau
desk duty. The lieutenant will thus
be relieved Of clerical work and tele-
phone calls. Responsibility will be
placed on the lieutenant for all inter
views on complaints and assignment
Of detectives to cases and the con-
duct OF assigned detectives.
The Washington times., 1917-10-14
FINDING HONEST MATCH
IS TORMENT OF SOUL

There newer was q straightforward,
honest match born yet. The whole
pesky txibe Is stepped in wickedness.
There's the kind that goes on with q
loud report and Kisses like q serpent
There's the kind that blazes up brill
liantly and then goes out There's
the kind that splutters and strives
and sizzles, but never really lights at
all. There's the kind that lights
but breaks in the middle
and drops on the best carpet. There's
the kind that viii strike only on the
box, but not the box they happen to
be in.
There's the kind you bought for
your silver case which are exactly an
eighth of an inch too long. There's
your best suit, and there's the little
fiat, miserable kind that deceives you
with a modest aspect and then blazes
up and burn your fingers.
And where do the pesky things get
to? Try to hnd them In the dark.
try to reach across the table for
them. Then spend half an hour pick
ing the drafted things up. And you
have to pick up every last one Of 'em,
for II you don't the baby will, and
the last lot upset his stomach aw-
fully.
When you have found 'em hnd q
suitable place to strike them. The
bottom OF your shoe. under the arm
of your chair, down your trousers
the new light gray pair that shows
the mark forever. Then, finally, get
up and strike the plaguey thing on
the plaster wall-quietly, surrepti-
tfously-and spend all the next morn
ing trying to get the mark out while
the wife makes sarcastic comments.
And yet we pity our ancestors.
Why, those old finder boxes were the
acme of leisured comfort and refine
ment compared to the modern match
OF Satanic propensities.-Los Ange-
les Times Magazine.
The Washington times., 1917-10-14
FRENCH GREETING
SHOWS AFFECTION
FOR u. s., TROOPS

FIELD HEADQUARTERS OF THE
AMERICAN ARMY IN FRANCE, Oct.
14-Every day brings forth its new
incidents to show the deep affection
Of the French for the Americans.
In an old French town near the
front is a regiment of American en-
gineers composed of men from almost
every State in the Union.~ Their ar
rival brought forth typical scenes Of
emotion from the French people liv-
,ing there.
This graphic story of how the
Americans were received was told to
me by q captain.
"We came into town on a Saturday
night There were no lights in the
train nor in the town. All was
piteh darkness. We had been warned
to make no noise, especially not to
cheer.
Officers Extend weIeome.
"As our train drew up slowly to q
stop, two French generals, aceompan-
fed by other officers, emerged from
the darkness and welcomed US. The
great crowd OF civilians that had
gathered about the station parted to
let us through as, we began our
march towards the barracks.
ut was q parade through black
streets There was not a single glow
of light, and, in the darkness, lined
up along the curbs were thousands,
who peered at Us through the gloom.
"On every side we could hear low
voices exclaiming: 'VIve L Americai
VIve L American
"0ld men and women ran along the
side of the column patting the men
upon the shoulders or wringing their
hands.
"From the windows OF houses the
French threw down
cakes, fruit and flowers upon the
marching men they could not see.
of flowers nuttered from the
The Washington times., 1917-10-14
PERSISTENCY GETS
MAN INTO SERVICE
/ AFTERLONGQUEST

SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 14.-John
stranix, longshoreman, residing with
his wife and baby here at 1924 Cough
street, was made Jubilant yesterday
by notification that his persistent en-
deayor to become a soldier had been
successful.
When Stranix applied for enlist
nent at the British recruiting head
quarters a physician subjected him to
physical examination and said he was
Nisually defective and unfit to serve
IN the army. Disappointed, but not
discouraged, he haunted the headquar-
ters until at last another doctor
might be eligible for some branch OF
Ghe service in which perfection OF Wis
ton is not an absolute necessity.
This difference OF scientific opinion
interested Capt. F. L. Goord, who sent
q report OF it to Major G. B. Hall,
chief OF the Canadian army medical
corps at Victoria, B. c., and the major
responded that he would not object
70 Stranix being enlisted in the for
estry branch Of the service. Hence
the jubilation of Stranix.
He Is a native Of Lurgen, Ireland,
served seven years In the British
navy, had one of his eyes permanent
ly injured while at work in the IA
nous shipyard OF Harland & Violin,
at Belfast, and came to California
nve years ago. Since then he has
been employed alongshore.
my wife and talked over the
idea Of my enlistment" he told Cap
tain Goord, land she agreed with me
that It is every white mans duty to
do his bit IN this war"
The Washington times., 1917-10-14
RARE FISH SHOWN
AT PRIZE EXHIBIT

NEW YORK. Oct. 1A-A total Of
ave cups were awarded TO exhibitors
at the eighth annual exhibition Of
the New York Aquarium Society,
which closed today. at the American
Museum OF Natural History.
The exhibit comprised q total OF
10 tanks OF tropical ash and twenty
ave tanks Of goldfish. Fifty varieties
were on display. many OF which were
bred in America from imported
stock. The fact that the flsh are
difficult to Import since the United
States declared war on Germany, the
former clearing house, made the ex-
habit OF nsh from foreign countries
Of more than usual interest
Features OF the exhibit Include
the argus and pebble ash from Java
and the Danio malobaricus from the
west coast Of India. one OF the three
or four pairs OF the species In this
country.
The Washington times., 1917-10-14
TO TEACH TROOPS TO SING.

CHICAGO. Oct 14-Major Arthur
Nevin. until recently q member OF
the faculty of the School OF Fine Arts
at the University of Kansas, is in Chi
cago on his way to Camp Grant, Rock
ford, Ill, where he will take charge
OF one of the largest singing classes
In the world. more than 10000 men
being under his instruction. Major
Nevin's task Is to teach the members
Of the new National Army now in
Camp Grant how to sing on their way
to victory. He has received word
that his commission is on its way
from Washington.