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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-11-09

find you alone. Such bell as you
were last night"
DON'T" she cried. You're teasing
me. I'm not a belle, and was never
meant to be. Can't you see I'm just
the same old country Ellen you knew
last summer? There's no USE my pre-
tending to be any different. Pm not"
I'm glad" he said Last night
was half afraid-you seemed SO beau
tiful. so sophisticated, so unlike the "
tie you had learned to love-"
Don't say that" she breathed.
You haven't any right to love"
"Why not. when do love you?
come around this afternoon just y tell
you so: that is, if you were my own
sweet Ellen. instead OF the wonderful
young beauty of last night. Didn't you
know, child; didn't you guess, that I
loved you? Why was coming back
to Oldport on purpose to win you! And
/ wanted you as you are-sweet and
simple. One sees enough OF naughty
girls with wonderful clothes, but there
are not many like you as natural and
unaffected as God made them. When
will you marry me, Elem"
"Just think Of our country cousin
carrying off the lion of the season."
remarked Dorothy to her sister late
that evening. "Ellen's wonder in her
way"
''Yes,- agreed Louise, 'but I'm sure
it was the blue chiffon gown that did
it. You know yourself that he never
would have noticed her in that dowdy
little white dress. Won't we have fuSi
helping her shop for trousseau!
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FIGHT IS ON
FOR 10" ROAD
THE MINORITY STOCKHOLDERS
WOULD TAKE CONTROL FROM
HILL INrERESrS

Chicago. Nov. S.-Minority stock
holders of the Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy railroad, under the leadership
of Robert ]. Frank, a Chicago attorney
who claims to own forty shares of the
company's stock, followed up at the
annual meeting of the road yesterday
recent actions looking to the restora-
ton Of the system to the stockholders
after domination since 1901 by the
Northern Pacific and Great Northern
railroads through their joint ownership
of SO per cent of the stock.
Formal objection was made to all
acts OF the board of directors in the
last year on the grounds that they
were illegal, because Of the fact, that
directors held their offices in violation
of the provisions of the Buriington's
bylaws and the charter granted by the
state of Illinois.
A. request has been made to Attor-
ney-General E. J. Brundage OF Illinois
to institute proceedings to set aside
the sale more than sixteen years ago,
of Burlington stock to the Northern
Pacific and Great Northern.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-11-09
IT'S ANYBODY'S FIGHT
IN OHIO ELECTION

Cincinnati o., Nov. s.-The prohibit
ton election in Ohio today developed
into what probably is the most remark
able contest the people of this state
have ever taken part in. Since the
polls closed at $50 o'clock on Tuesday
evening, each side has alternated in
the lead in the count three times.
At 1870 o'clock today the drys were
leading by only 10 votes.
This, however, was more than offset
by another error located by the can
wasting board in Hamilton county,
reporting a gain of LOO votes for the
vets when the count had reached the
seventeenth ward.
The count at 1:30 p. M, which does
not include the LOO mistake In Ham
ilton county. stood:
For prohibition 520,429.
Against prohibition, 519,719.
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rBy rhe Associated Press.1

by The Associated Press
With The American Army In France
Nov. 7.-(Delayed)-T first Ameri-
can artillery unit to establish contact
with the Germans came back to its
billets today. The men were tired and
muddy, but still as enthusiastic a lot
of soldiers as ever came out of the
gun pits. The artillery had longer
stay at the front than the infantry
and they came back, men and horses.
wet to the bone, covered with mud
and ready to sleep.
Their home coming was one that
will long be remembered in this sec
ton of France. It was late in the day
when long lines of marching soldiers
and straining horses were seen around
q, small mountain many miles away
and soon reached the village.
The band started a tune that
brought smile to the face Of even
the most tired artillerymen in the col
umn. It was "The Campbells are
Coming?" Some of the artillerymen
cheered and the bearers of the red
battery pennants raised themselves in
their saddles and waved the pennants.
The entire command was immed-
A0OcAy u6Wu up Ou uAlSAuc ouu q
gun covered with camoufage paint
was drawn out in front. On the gun
shield an artineryman had written in
chalk: 'First gun Germans"
The colonel in command spoke to
one Of the townspeople a moment
and addressing the men told them the
people of the village wished to do hon
or to the gun and its crew and to the
American army. The children gather
ed around and placed a floral wreath
over the grim barrel and bunch of
wild flowers inside the empty case of
the first shot fired.
The band then played the American
and French national anthems.
That was all the ceremony, but the
sight of the Americans returning from
combat with the Germans cheered the
populace of the village 80 that when
the troopers dismounted many old
men and many women came up to
them, either to shake hands or to put
their arms affectionately around the
Americans shoulders. There is not
much sentiment in the makeup Of an
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0TTU4wA sEM1-WEEK1Y COURIER FRIDAY NOVEMBER 8,
u. S. SEEKS TEAM
WORK TO WIN WAR
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reverses of weak points and other mis-
fortunes, all serving to postpone de
cisive victory over the enemy.
Mr.. Lansing stresses the fact that
the conference is to be war and not
a peace conclave. He does not wish
any one to get the impression that
the United States is thinking of peace
while preparing to exert it's utmost to
defeat Germany on the field of battle.
The secretary's anxiety on this
score is due to the speculation aroused
by the announcement before American
troops reached the firing line that
Colonel House had been selected to
prepare for the peace conference. I'm
mediately reports gained circulation
that President Wilson was expecting
peace this winter and that he did not
intend to send the American troops
into action until all hope of suspen-
sion of hostilities had disappeared.
ITALY EXAMPLE OF ERROR.
The need of better coordination OF
military activities on the part Of the
allies has been graphically demon
strated by the Italian reverses. Italy
was clamoring for support for months.
The cry was not needed by England
and the United States.
England has said that it received
no appeals for assistance from Italy.
That such appeals were made in
Washington is well known, and the
administration confessed neglect In
the matter by diverting twenty-five
ships to Italy and loaning the king.
dom $3.50, 100000 the day after Cador-
ma started his retreat.
It is stin impossible to estimate the
damage done the allied cause BY the
German victories in Italy.
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FRENCH VILLAGERS
WELCOME YANKEES
ffHOME" FROM FRONT

American artiIleryman. His one idea
Is that he is in France to fight, so it
took moment or two for the men to
decide to accept the demonstration OF
approval. Even when this was done
the Americans were more or less enl-
barrassed and many, whose business
for some days had been confined to
killing Germans, actually blushed.
Tonight the artillerymen turned in
at 6 o'clock. Tomorrow they will not
be called out until hours after the
regular time. The men were very
tired, having marched for many hours
under unfavorable conditions and eat
en- their short rations while perched
astride a horse or swinging on top Of a
gun carriage. The horses were worn
out and some laid down as soon as
they reached their beds of straw.
Despite the handships not man
was heard to grumble except about
the fact that no mail from home was
waiting for him. Everyone declared
enthusiastically that the firing of
shells at the boche is fine business"
All were anxious to go back again.
In this command there was not one
casualty despite the length of its stay
III tHo ITOuL ana Lne IaCL LQ6L LHe Ter
mans, shelled the American artillery
heavily. The officers said that the
night the American trench was raided
the men got into action quickly and
poured a counter-barrage into No Mans
Land. They were sure they prevented
all the Germans from reaching the
trench and that some of the Germans
never got back alive. The officers and
men were proud of their ability to
handle their guns in this manner.
The members of the crew which
fired the first shot at the Germans ad-
mitted that they enjoyed their exper-
fence greatly. One gunner remarked
that he would rather have had that ex-
perience and honor as a buck private
than to be a major general. The crew
is composed Of youngsters, The mem
bers come from South Bend, New
York, Minneapolis, Chicago, Baltimore,
New Orleans and Douglas, Arizona
After short rest this artillery con.
tingent will be sent to other camps to
instruct other artillerymen who have
not yet been at the front.
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FUND DRIVE
BEING WACED
SOLICITORS FOR SOCIAL SERVICE
BUREAU EXPENSES MEET
WITH SUCCESS

The annual campaign for funds 7
maintain the Wapello County Socia
Service bureau, which began yester
day and continues for several days, ]
meeting with success.
A number Of volunteer workers, mS
with Fred II. Hall the bureaus hnad
cial commissioner at the Commercii
club yesterday. and received their a
signments. Each one was given a nun
Der of names and these parties WEI
called upon for their subscription.
The absence OF few from the c1
and other delays will postpone IN
checking Of the lists until sometir
next week. Each solicitor keeps
cards until all the persons on his ! |
have been seen.
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YOHO! KAISER
LOOKEE HERE!
AMERICAS SECOND LIBERTY
LOAN is ovERSUBscR1BE0
81 PER CENT.

Washington, D. c., Nov. S.-Once
more the American people have given
their government war loan OF many
millions more than was asked.
Secretary McAdoo announced that
total subscriptions to the second Lib
erty Loan were 1851, 5a2, 300 54 per
cent oversubscriptton Of the $4,000
ooo, 900 sought. Half Of the over
subscription viii be accepted, making
IN actual issue Of $3,8G8,76 ,150. There
wese 9, 400, 900 subscribers, SO per cent
Of whom applied for bonds Of Sc, 900
or less and viii receive their subscrip-
tio0s in full.
PURCHASERS PARED DOWN.
Federal reserve banks were in
structed today to pare down subscrip-
lions OF more than $4,000. according
to a sliding scale approved by Secre-
tafy McAdoo after final tabulation last
night of the food of bond orders
poured upon banks at the close of the
spectacular nationwide campaign
twelve days ago.
The secretary was elated over the
result, particularly since every fed
eral reserve district exceeded its
quota
ONLY HINT OF WEALTH.
Officials pointed out today that de-
spite the size of the loan, it represents
only a small portion of the $25O, 000,-
600, 600 estimated national wealth or
even of the $4,000, 100000 estimated
annual income Of the nation. Total
subscriptions represent a loan Of
about $1S5 for each family in the
United States.
The bonds issued under the second
Liberty Loan raise the total of popu-
lar war loans in America to s5,S0S ,000,-
600 including $4,000, 100000 obtained
by the first Liberty Loan last June. In
addition nearly 100000 short term
certificates of Indebtedness have been
issued by the treasury, to fall due on
dates when Liberty Loan installment
payments are due and this will be met
out of loan proceeds.
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CHICAGO HAS HOPE
FOR 1O-CENT MILK

CHICAGO, Nov. 8.--Milk at 10 cents a
ouart to the consumer in Chicago. Is
proposed in a plan before the state
conncil of defense today for simplify
ing the present delivery system.
William B. Moulton, Of the city
clubs war time committee, in pre-
senting the question before the coun-
oil. urged that plan similar to that
adopted in London, where large cor
noration has been formed by com
hination of all the retail milk dealers.
be put into operation. The purpose
he said is to eliminate Implications
and to simplify the business reducing
the cost Of delivery At least 2 cents.
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HOUSE WARMING WEEK.

Oskalo0sa, Nov. 8.-Pythlans arc
throwing open their fine new hall this
week for special guests and the ladies
of the Red Cross will take care of the
general public Friday afternoon and
evening.
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Obituary
Miss Alta Baehman.

Miss Alta Bachman, aged q years,
died at the home of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Bachman. ten miles
:outh Of Ottumwa, yesterday at ~
a. m.
She is survived by her parents. three
brothers and three sisters. Tney are
Harry, Ray and Roy, Gerue ana MARE
at home and Mrs. Ed Mason, soutn Oh
the city.
The funeral services win be held to
morrow at / p. m. from the residence
with Rev. Mr.. Purdy of Bloomfield IN
charge. Inte11nent will take place IN
Sherman chapel cemetery.
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CHARLTON.

Mrs. Ida McCabe of Abba came up
Tuesday evening for visit with her
brother, ]. H. Carroll and wife. Ac-
companied by Mrs. Carroll, she went
to Tingley yesterday to spend few
days with her sister, Mrs. Cornell.
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Semi.WEEKLY COURIER
cHANcINc ADDRESS.

Subscribers wishing their address
changed will please give the name OF
the postoffice to which the paper mas
been sent as we'll as the postoffice to
Itch they desire It changed.
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Mr.. Lydia z. slavens.


Mrs. lydia =. Slayens, one Of the
Oldest residents Of the city and resi-
dent of Wapello county since 1891,
died last evening at $50 p. NJ At the
family residence, 1401 Slavens ave
nue., Caldwell Park. She was porn
July 9, 1881, in Indiana.
The survivors are ffve children:
George T., Of Hanford, Wash: II. II.
Slavens of Santa Clara, Cal, MIS-.
Bertha Morgan Of Kansas City, Mrs.
Onie Cumming and Miss Eta Slavens
Of this city.
2 D. M, at the family residence CON
Quoted by Rev. Jonathan Lee. Inter
ment in Otumwa cemetery.
Mrs. Mamie Re oddo.
The death of Mrs. Mamie Re Oddo
occurred at midnight last night at her
home in Kansas City, Mo-, according
to word received here this morning BY
her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Re,
III West Main street.
She is survived by her parents, her
husband, Albert OdCo, and three chill
dren, Frank, Victor and Margaret. a
brother, Charles Re. Of Kansas City
and three sisters, Mrs. Lena Ferma-
turo and. Mrs. Maggie Caro-, both OF
Kansas City, and Miss Josephine Re
of this city.
The remains will be brought to
this city for burial and the funeral
announcement will be made later.
-:O.-
John GottIieb Kruger.
The remains OF John Gottlieb Kru-
ger. brother of Mrs. H. F. Muller, 81
North Market street, who died at his
home in Kearney, Neb., arrived in the
city today and the funeral service will
be held tomorrow at 2 p. m. at the
Muller home, conducted, by the Rev.
Mr.. Lanndeck of Hedrick. 1nterment
will be made in Ottumwa cemetery.
Pail bearers will be Fred Dings. Hen
" Throne, Jesse Sturgeon, Fred Dut-
70, William Bennett and jerome Kit
terman.
Mrs. Gertrude M. Tornquist
Mrs. Gertrude M. Tornquist died
yesterday at 1880 a. m, at the st.
Joseph hospital She was AZ years OF
age, having been born August Il. 1870.
She is survived by her husband,
John Tornquist, her mother and step
father, Mr.. and Mrs. C. Wright Of this
city, one daughter, Mrs. Ethel Jenkins
of Hiteman, one son, Herbert Luke OF
Marceline, Mo-, and stepdaughter,
Miss Hazel Tornquist of this city.
The funeral service will be held
Sunday at 2 p. M, at the family resi-
dence, S58- Ellis avenue, conducted by
Rev. John Carver of the Latter Day
Saints church at Lamont. lnterment
will be made in Shaul cemetery.
Mrs. Euniee Field Wiiford.
Mrs. Eunice Field MILFORD, wife OF
Fl. l.. Wflford, 205 West Maple avenue,
died today at 1:15 p. M. after an ex-
tended illness since June. She was
Twenty-Five years OF age.
She Is survived by her husband and
a little daughter, Frances, f1ve years
of age, her mother, Mrs. F. H. Field,
three sisters and Eve brothers. MIS-.
Evelyn McInerney, Eleanor and Eliza
beth Field, Harper, Eugene, Robert
and Donald Field Of this city, and F1tz
Field Of Chicago Heights.
The funeral service will be held Sat
urday at p. m, at the Field home,
1901 North Wapello street, with inter
ment in Ottumwa cemetery.
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LOCAL NEWS ITEMS

Mr.. and Mrs. Curtis Vaught of Lib
ertyville were shoppers in Ottumwa
yesterday, making the trip in their
ear.
Ernest Toye of Hamilton returned
home Wednesday after visiting
Charles Kenyon, 166 North Davis
street.
Mrs. L. J.. Martz and grandson.
Harry, Of Charlton returned to their
home Wednesday after visiting the
formers son, Guy Martz, 325 North
Hancock street
Mrs. E. Phipps of Lovilia returned
home Wednesday after visiting her
sister, Mrs. Martha Moore, 1925
Hayne street.
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REVOLT LEADER WAS
NEW YORK SOCIALIST

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suffered with piles for seven
years. Tried several kinds of treat
ment and received no benefit-at last
consulted DR.. Shallenberger, the Chi
cago Specialist, and he cured me
without an operation. To any one
suffering with piles, would recon-
mend his treatment.
c. Compton,
Route No. 1, Newell, Iowa.
The Tomahawk., 1917-01-25
Restrictive Measures Needed to Check
Flood of immigration When War Ends
BY R. F. FORESTER
Professor Of Economies of Harvard University

highest market for labor after the will be undoubtedly
the United States Prices will be high here doubt and
probably will not be high they Nevertheless the United
States will be the best country which make living and the Euro
will be the So immigration at the of
thing million reasonable thing expect.
This flow will come principally from Italy and eastern Europe
where the work of reconstruction not to be material factor
holding borers It mistake think the upbung of San
Francisco after her earthquake the reconstruction of Baltimore
after fire. sample of the things that happen
San Francisco and Baltimore rich cities rich country
reconstruction something better than that which had been destroyed
quickly and a matter of
For symbol of what Europe is better to look to
Mesna which destroyed eight and still ruins because
comparative poverty the people that city and of Italy They
the end Of the than they the
Sician earthquakes the will be of Poland and
extent Serbia the rest of the Balkans
Of immigration put emphasis
question Of whether the United States should adopt
restrictive Personally believe that should That
sound selfish But in broad cannot anything in the United
States the tone citizenship without its eactng faorab
the other countries of the world People would simply stay at home
better prepared and be the sort of citizens that
and their home countries would that they
prepared With improvement Europe they would be
less likely to want to
want for the making of American citizens and then will get it,
The Tomahawk., 1917-01-25
Crime Can Best Be Reduced by Making
Study of Detectives From Childhood
BY COL. CYRUS BARTON ADAMS
Director of Massachusetts Prisons

result of methods that reformaoes will
become laboratories for the study of detectives The defective delinquent
the great problem of society today The mentally normal with
supervision be brought back usefulness The defective seldom
them becoming adults acquire
a than child of twelve Segregation of the defective delinquent
desirable method and probation methods make possible to
present institutions segregation while the normal
kept at work outside. =
There nothing like keeping work. earning living keep
them out mischief The great demand labor skilled and unsed
resulting the that have essened
population of the institutions What will happen when the ends
demand for labor has ceased foretell
Probation directed by the by efficient officers OF
experience Judgment of the effective of dealing with
those delinquents who not defective.
pogressveness the treatment Of offenders The
old idea and buon then then reor
prevention Sanitary and medicine
desirable Actual prevention crimnology
only be effective it begin with the child which impossible
detectives who under control Of the state But
repetition oene be prevented by system Of probation
imposed for oense has been served
pended.
The Tomahawk., 1917-01-25
Tie: = Gr.ced Cid Ladies'.

- oni ulH y,..tiot!Hn should he &C.
Z, .A..-i Uy 81 olCi luFg, Who cGa-
The Tomahawk., 1917-01-25
MAN NOT REALLY STRONGER;
Woman Says Idea Is Merely Fiction
Inspired and Fostered by the
GentIer Sex.

It is strange that no man cnvicS u.s..
that you never hear one OF these lords
of creation bemOaning the fact that
he was born Il man and not WOMAN,
Time and time again women will rail-
against the supposed handicap of their
sex. Without SO much as q protest
they let the poet write about man as
"the nOblcst work Of Cod" 1t never
SO much as occurred to them. to- dispute
or deny 1t.
It is refreshing and no less surpris--
ing, then, to find in one of the current
magazines the Unpopular Review, an
article on the JOY of being a woman.
Men are geniuses, the writer c0if-
tends, merely because women permit
them to be. Women lose nothing by
this generosity, since it is infinitely
more gratifying, more soul-satisfying.
to have made Il Plato than merely to
have evolved his philosophy. Woman
deliberately and with malice afore-
thought permitted herself to be sad
died with reputation for weakness
so that man might grow strong enough
to be considered IL worthy mate for
her.
MAN is timorous, self-distrustful
creature" the author writes, who
would never have discovered his pow
crs if not stimulated by woman's weak
ness.
"Women, conscious how they hold
mems welfare in their hands, simply
do not dare to discover how strong
they might be If they tried, because
they have so far used their physical
weakness not only as a means OF
arousing mems good activities, but also
as means Of turning to nobler direc-
tons their bad ones. Men are natural
ly acquisitive, impelled to work for
gain and gold. Unable to deter them
from this impulse, we let them support
US, preserving for their sakes the nc
ton that we are too frail to support
ourselves Ledger.