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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-12-11
JACOB JONES, NEWEST
TYPE WARSHIP, PREY
OF GERMAN U-BOATs
Commander Bagley, Brother Of Mrs.
Josephus Daniels, Believed To
Have Perished With Majority
of Crew; 81 Are Saved
DARKNESS SHIELD FOR ENEMY

Washington D. c. Dec. 8-Torpedoed night attack, the
American destroyer Jacob jones' of the newest and largest
submarine hunters of her sunk Thursday night in the
war zone and two-thirds of her crew lost
The disaster brings the American the first naval loss
of great consequence since the country entered the
MRS. DANIELS BROTHER IN COMMAND.
Thirty of her officers and taken off in life
boats The accounted for odays dispatch
Admiral Sims of
survivors,
Lieutenant David Worth Bagey, brother Of Mrs
Josephus Daniels of the secretary the navy and brother
of the first American officer his life the Spanish
lean war does appear in the list of survivors
DEAD MAY EXCEED SIXTY.
Inasmuch Sims mentioned other officers among
and did Bagley it feared he
with his ship.
The complement peace was Officers
petty officers enlisted Undoubtedly this
increased to From the first report would appear
that the loss of life exceeds sixty S
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-12-11
RED CROSS TO KEEP
LONGER HOURS NOW

Eddyvi1le, Dec. 8.-At q meeting OF
the Red Cross on Friday afternoon it
was decided to have headquarters
open every afternoon OF the week ex-
cept Saturday. The women we're ap-
pointed to take charge Of the work
and give instructions in making hos
pital supplies. There is great de-
mand for these supplies and for this
reason the rooms will be open Sun
day for those who care to work at
this time. Mrs. Kittie Springer Of OF
t,,mwa was here Friday, instructing =
class in surgical bandages
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-12-11
TABLET FOR SOLDIER.

Orient, Dec. S.-A tablet bearing
the names Of eighteen men OF the
congregation who have joined the
colors was unveiled this week at the
Congregational church here.
While the congregation sang "The
Star Spangled Banner" Miss Rachel
Hartrum. youngest daughter Of Mrs
d. J. Hartrum, drew back the flag
which covered the tablet. Mrs
Hartrum has two sons now in France
They we're the first Of the Orient boys
to enlist almost Immediately after the
of war last spring.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-12-11
Notice Of Expiration.

To Vim. r and Anna c. Withrow,
Persons in whose names same is taxed,
and to John Canny, person cultivatins
same. You and each of you are hereby
notified that the real estate situated in
Center township. County Of Wapello.
State OF Iowa, known and described as
lot IA Sunnyside addition to Ottumwa
was on the first Monday of December,
1912, by Certificate No. 1877 sold to l..
4. Andrew for the taxes OF 1911 and
that the right Of redemption will expire
and treasurer's deed for said land
will be made unless redemption from
such sale be paid within ninety days
from the date Of completed service of
this notice.
Dated this eth day Of November,
1917.
T.. A Andrew
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-12-11
FOWLS NAMES PATRIOTIC.

Shenandoah, Dec. 8.-The war is
furnishing a lot Of new names FOR
pets. No longer are the old names
Of Bess and Spot and Twinkle pop
ular. At the Nishna Valley poultry
show now being held at the armory
are chickens bearing the names OF
General Haig. Byng, Edith Caveils,
Petain, Pershing. Admiral Sims, Lloyd
George and Mrs. Lloyd George. They
are in the pens of r. E. Clark Of Ham.
burg. Judging on the 800 birds on
exhibit has begun.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-12-11
Swiss Gunners
Give Battling
Airmen Thrill
~ EhEvA, Switzerland, Dec. 8.

~ ENEvA, Switzerland, Dec. 8.
The first aerial battle
between allied and Ger
man airmen over Swiss territory
occurred around Basic today. Il
appeared that the Germans, hard
pressed by their opponents, en-
tered Switzerland Intentionally.
The fight took place at a great
height and the number Of air
planes 10 not known. The en-
counter lasted twenty minutes.
Seven bombs were dropped on
Swiss territory but only material
damage resulted.
Eventually the airn,en sped to-
ward AIsace, still fighting while
SWISS soldiers bombed both
parties.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-12-11
TO FORM WAR COUNCIL.

Dubuque, Dec. S.-A mammoth
meeting of Dubuque citizens is sched-
uled to take place December II, ut
the Commercial club where the sub
ject OF the formation of war coun-
Gil will be taken up. Representatives
OF every organization in the city are
urged to attend the gathering. To
avoid duplication Of effort in war
work Is the object of the proposed
organization.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-12-11
Notice Of Expiration.

To P. w. Marshall, person in whose
rame is taxed. you are hereby notified
that the real estate situated in the
town Of Ottumwa, County of Wapello.
State of Iowa. known and described as
lot 10, block 5, Riverview First addition
to said town, was on the first Monday
OF December, 1913, by certificate No IL,
sold to l.. A. Andrew for taxes for the
years 1910. 1911 and 1912; and that the
right of redemption will expire and a
treasurer's deed for said land will be
made unless redemption from such
sale be made within ninety days from
the date Of completed service Of this
notice.
Dated this s0th day Of November,
1911.
T. Andrew
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-12-11
OFFICERS AMONG SAVED

OFFICERS AMONG SAVED
The names of the ten survivors -
ported thus far follow:
Lieutenant John X. Richards. m,
sign Nelson N. Gates, Assistant Sur
geon l. L. Adamkiewicz, G. E. Pierce'
fireman, Timothy e. Twomsy, sea-
man, John c. Johnson, seaman,
Henry A. Stutzke. chief mAchinist's
mate, Edward F. Grady, fireman $50
ond class, ]. ]. Mulvaney, seaman and
Myrom Flood, seaman ~
1.-THE complete roster Of oe13osEs "a
crew Of the Jacob Jones appears - ~
next pagel
ATTACKED IN DARKNESS.
The attack, which was at O'Clock
at night, was delivered BY torpedo,
In the rolling icy seas of the North
Atlantic winter weather, the subma-
rine probably had plenty Of opppetnn-
ity to pick her time for tho shot. The
submarine probably came upon the do
stroyer patroling her course In the
dark and had all the best OF the en-
gagement, No details were contained
in today's report, but II has been this
case heretofore that when sub
marine gets hit on destroyer It fl
more due to chance meeting and;
good opportunity than fighting skill
on the part OF the U-boat.
GOES DOWN QUICKLY.
The large loss of life would tndica1e
that the torpedo with its deadly charge
of high explosives made a fair htto
plump on the destroyers thin hull and
the submarine hunter probably wes
blown in two. That she went down
quickly is evidenced by the fact that
nothing Is said of survivors getting OFF
In life boats. Those saved got OF On
RATS which probably Heated on thu
sinking ship as she plunged down in
the darkness.
WAS RESCUE s&ssp.
The Jacob Jones was tbs afdD
which saved 305 persons from the,
Drama, q p. and o. liner, couvoeted
into an auxiliary cruiser, on October
10. The Drama had been tmpedoed
by submarine while she was acting
as part Of convoy Of merchant
vessels under escort Of American Do
stroyers. The Jacob Jones V11 o.
Of the convoy.
SAVED sos FROM DRAMA
The Jacob Jones and another de-
stroyer were detailed to remain n
the Drama after the submarine ha4
been attacked and put out Of actioaL
When the Drama began to settle Il
had grown dark and her crew aban-
doned her. The Jacob Jones picked
up IN the darkness 305 Of the 47S per-
sons on board. Tho other vessel
standing by rescued the remAindae 1.
AMONG NEWEST SHIPS.
The Jacob Jones' peAce time com
plement was ofncers and petty
officers and 81 men. She was one q .
the newest and largest Of Americas
destroyers. with a displacement Of
1,150 tons and a length Of 80 fest
over all. She was completed in 1916
at the plant Of the New York Ship
building company, Camden, N. J. She
burned oil, was driven BY turbine en-
gines and held a speed OF 7o5z nn1s
an hour.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-12-11
TOOK MONEY FROM nAua

Dubuque. Dec. 8.--John Nally, 4 rural
mail carrier was fined 800 in ,federai
court after pleading guilty to q charge
Of abstracting money from United
States mails. He had been employed il
jackson county
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-12-11
Corporation Dissolution Notice.

l. A. Andrew
Ripley County democrat., 1917-12-14
U-BoAT RUNS INTO MENAGERIE
Correspondent Narrates a Queer War
Adventure, Which Some Prob.
i ably viii Doubt

London.--A naturalist correspond
ent narrates a queer war adventure
he had with q menagerie recently.
Elephants, parrots, monkeys, a pair Of
lleopards and some antelopes were
'stowed on big steamship which two
torpedoes luckily missed. But the yes
sci had q gun, and 1t went of. So, as
1t were, did the menagerie. You may
not believe all this naturalist says.
any more than the tales of an angler
or a golfer: You may refuse to nccept
the showers Of eggs from the fright
ened parrots, or that the leopards
changed their spots. which are now OF
decidedly pnler hue. But from his
amused horror about It there Is no
doubt that the nenagerie went mad,
and that--though the ships gunner
may deny It as cause.-the German
U-boat disappeared. The elephants.
trumpeted. and kept It up. and the big
cats, monkeys and parrots made q
noins hike tiends coming up for the
eroxc prlnee.r
Ripley County democrat., 1917-12-14
TO BAKE pERsHIna's PIES
Appeal From General Tor Pastry Cook
10 Heard by the Salvation /,
Army.

Chicago.-'Mary Sheldon's making
pies for Pershing."
This Is the expression common at
Salvation Army headquarters here.
When General Pershing landed In
France, Maj. D. w. Agnew, in charge
Of the Salvation Army here. cabled
asking him what the Salvation Army
could do that would be most appre-
ciated by the commander Of the Amer
lean forces in France.
"Send me someone who can make
an apple pie" was General PershIng's
request, and Ensign Mary Sheldon
forthwith was dispatched. Ensign
sheldon gained fame here showing
mothers Of Chicago sldms how to
cook.
Ripley County democrat., 1917-12-14
WOOD WANTS ARMY MARCH
General Asks Composers Of Seven
States to Submit Competitions
In Contest.

Camp Funston, Kan.-An invitation
to composers of music In the seven
states from which members Of the
Eighty-ninth division of the National
army was drawn-Mlssourl, Colorado,
Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, Ari-
zona and South Dakota--from which
march for the division may be Sc
lected has been issued by Maj Gen
Wood, through his assistant chief of
staff, Capt. II, s. Rowland. The invi-
tation states that marches which fail
to secure first place probably will be
adopted by the various regiments in
the division as their regimental
marches. Composers are asked to send
compositions to G. II. Guthrie, Y. M. q.
A. headquarters, Camp Funston.
Ripley County democrat., 1917-12-14

Rochester. N. Y.--Dr. d. y. Corrigan
Of Webster is In st. Mary's hospital,
where efforts are being. made to save
the sight Of one Of his eyes. he was
returning home from Fairport early
in the night when, In sneezihg, his
face came In contact with the steer
ing wheel Of the automobile he was
driving. His eyeglasses were broken
and a piece Of glass entered the eye
ball.
Christiana. Drifting mine fields are
reported along the whole Norwegian
coast from Listeriand eastward. on
Halo, 20 mines were seen drifting
north to Christiana ford. and from
Halvo many explosions have been
heard.
The drifting mine fields are sur
rounded by a mass Of drifting wreck
age. Norwegian motor boats have
salved many casks Of wine. margarine
and whale oil.
The ownership Of the drifting mine
fields is . matter Of doubt. Certainly
nobody Ia anxious to claim them, for
they do not conform to the rules OF
The Hague convention. which pre-
scribes that mines shall be 30 con-
structed that they become harmless
when adrift.
Ripley County democrat., 1917-12-14

Vacuum cleaners, self-starters, and
perambulators have not as yet reach
ed the Caucasus near the Persian bor-
der; while flreless cookers, gas and
electricity are unknown quantities.
We smile when we. think Of the In
dian suunw carrying her papoose In
the little packet contrivance she sus-
pends from her back.
II You think this Is a punishment for
being an Indian squaw what do you
4hink Of life In the Caucasus where the
mother not only carries her baby In
her arms but Is compelled to carry the
baby's cradle strapped to her back.
When baby Is peeved or tired Of
nesting In mothers arms. mother re-
moves the cradle from her back and
gives the baby a rest. Nothing. accord
Ing to the correspondent who made
this photo Is said about what the moth
er does when she grows tired.
But why worry about mother 30 long
as baby is lappy.
Ripley County democrat., 1917-12-14
SUBMARINES NOW
have hard Time
Activity Of Destroyer Conveys Is
Producing Most Satisfac-
tory Results.
S MOST effective WEAPON
Diaries Taken From Captured u.Boat
Commanders Furnish Documentary
Evidence Of Effectiveness Of De-
stroyer's Perfect Convoy Work.

Base Of the American Flotilla In
British Waters.-Diaries taken from
captured U-boat commanders furnish
documentary evidence that the de-
stroyer is the most effective of present
weapons against the submarine.
Avoided destroyer" Is the oft-repeated
entry. In fact, these logs show con-
clusively that the submarines are hav-
ing hard time Of 1t.
The result Of the destroyer activity
during the last four weeks has been
not only decrease In casualties Of
merchant ships but also still more
satisfactory increase In the number Of
submarines sunk.
Conveying as an Offensive.
The conveying Of merchantmen has
now reached stage almost Of perfec-
ton, after many months work In train
ing both the officers of merchant ships
and the personnel Of the patrol flotil-
las. While systematic conveying was
undertaken primarily as defensive
measure, 1t has now developed that
conveying is at the same time the best
offensive measure yet devised against
the U-boat.
The offensive side of conveying may
best be shown by an illustration: {:
When a submarine tries to torpedo q
conveyed ship-as submarines are now
compelled to do owing to the infre-
quency Of unconvoyed shipping-there
is always destroyer on the scene, and
the chances Of the destroyer's "get-
ting" that particular submarine are
correspondingly increased. The wake
Of a torpedo Is generally seen by the
destroyer's lookouts, and 1t gives a
good line on the direction where the
submarine Is lying. The destroyer i'm
mediately steers a course full speed
In the line shown by the wake Of the
torpedo and drops repeated depth
charges along this course.
In considerable proportion Of cases
this proves effective, for these depth
charges cause serious commotion over
q considerable radius.
Surface Signs May BE Missing.
The correspondent was told Of three
cases In the last fortnight In which
submarines were thus destroyed. In
many instances, no doubt, submarines
are destroyed without any visible indi-
cation above the water Of their loss.
Still others are badly crippled, as In
the case Of the damaged German o.
boat which was recently interned in
Spain.
Another submarine which will never
return to Germany was sunk under pc
culiar circumstances a short time ago
This U-boat torpedoed. q ship bound
from the United States. II Is extreme
ly unwise and unsafe to fire q torpedo
at such close range, but the U-bonts
must take their targets as they get
them these days. The torpedoed ship
was loaded with cargo of heavy war
material and the explosion was SO for.
chile that It blew a large piece Of
heavy material through the deck of the
ship and dropped II on the submarine
as the latter was submerging. The hull
Of the submarine was crushed like an
eggshell and she sank with all on
board.
Ripley County democrat., 1917-12-14
NURSES ARE NEEDED
Young Women Are Urged to Take
Up Work.
Red Cross Wants Experienced
Eurscs Released for Service
Behind the Lines.

Washington. - Fifteen thousand
nurses have already been enrolled by
the American Red Cross, many Of
whom have volunteered for war serv-
Ice, according to a statement made
public at Red Cross headquarters.
About two thousand have already been
sent to Europe. 1t is estimated that
the present registered force Is sufii-
cient to care for an army of million
and a half and approximately thou
sand nurses are being added monthly.
1T Is Of the greatest importance
that able and educated youns; women
should be urged to enter the regular
training schools and take the usual
course In order to At themselves fully
for nursing" said Miss Jane A. De-
lano, chairman Of the national commit
tee on nursing service. "While our
present needs are being met, the bur-
den Of the war will increase rapidly.
1t Is highly desirable that the ablest,
most experienced nurses should be re-
leased for service behind the lines,
and a constant supply of younger
nurses, thoroughly trained, will allow
these older women to- leave their posts
In this country without danger to our
own sick"
The national committee is also en-
rolling public health nurses with q
view to protecting them from service
as beside nurses where their special
training would not be fully utilized.
The Red Cross requirements for
nurses have been somewhat modified
In order that, If needed, thousands Of
additional nurses may be made eligi-
BILE for enrolment with the American
Red Cross and available for call
should the necessity arise.
The principle change contemplated
Is to reduce the lower age limit for
specially qualified nurses and to place
on the eligible list training schools for
nurses which are Recommended by
state boards Of registration" even
though the schools have daily aver
age of somewhat less than the re-
quired fifty patients.
In order to increase further the
available supply of nurses the schools
for nurses giving three-year course
may be requested to advance the date
Of graduation of pupll-nurses, perhaps
to the end Of their second year of
study, should the exigencies of war
make such action seem desirable.
Ripley County democrat., 1917-12-14
HOW GERMAN SAYS 1TANK'
IS chutzengrabenvernIoht htpnosautomo
bile" is Fritz Word for
English Monster.

/ Washington -Thirty-five letters are
required to spell one word which. In
German, Is the equivalent Of the four
letter English "tank" or land battle
ship, which has worked such havoc In
the present war. The German word,
as 1t appears in Official dispatches re-
ceived here. Is "schutzengrabenver-
nichtungsautomobIle," which. freely
translated, Is q machine for Suppress
ing shooting trenches.''
Ripley County democrat., 1917-12-14

Woman's friend is a Large Trial Bot
tie OF Sanol Prescription. Fine for black
heads, Eczema and all rough skin and
clear complexion. A real skin Tonic.
Get $50 trial bottle at the drug store.
Ripley County democrat., 1917-12-14
Letter from DR.. John R.
Hume.

We give following a letter received
this week from DR.. Hume, who went
over the sea to France, last summer
with the first U. s. forces to cross. II
was addressed 10 the editor and his
family and we publish it as received:
On ACTIVE SERVICE WITH THE
AMERICAN ExPEDITIoNARY For.
cEs, AT THE FRONT (of the mess )
halD SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE,
THANKSGIVING, 1917.
HELLO, D. c., jim, Tom, AUNT NAN,
AND ALL THE REST:
There being no Turkey here to pick
am spending the day picking on my old
friends and acquaintances. Thanks.
giving here is a Christian Science
Thanksgiving; you think there is--but
there jsn't-and IL you think 1t strong
enough that will do as well, | suppose
However, this Is the day they are eating
turkey where l was once, and hope
where they are eating it now.
D. c.. this is the life; it beats a Dem
ocratic convention out Of sight Oh
course YOU don't think go, but that is
where you are wrong. They don't
fight here exactly like Ripley county
Democrats do with hot air), but they
do fight Just the same sometimes with
hot shot and at other times with cold
steel, and ! have seen some Of you
may bet.
have been all over France-from the
sea on the west to the Alps on the east,
and from the British line on the Fland-
ers front to the Mediterranean sea on
the south. have seen all the more
celebrated battlefields in France, like
Poictiers, Crecy, Orleans, Tours, and
some others. saw the grave Of Char
lemagnes wife, Luitgarde, or rather the
tower over Il. and the ruins OF the castle
In which he had his home i2 centuries
ago. | have been In the chateau In
which PHILIPPE Of France and King
Richard ooer de Lion OF England mel
and waited Tor their friends to collect
for the third crusade. The chateau ID
how used for county court house.
was in the home Of Joan Of Arc 10 the
castle OF King Charles the 7th, who lost
the Hundred Years War for France and
whose blanders Joan of Arc redeemed
at Orleans In i429. was in the old
castle where Francis ii Of France lived
when he had poor Marie Stuart Of
Scotland for a queen. II is now a hos
pital for soldiers. | was there over
night just for the name Of the thing.
lam making oreditable collection ol
souvenirs OF this country. mostly can
dlesticks OF the ruined churches OF the
the front and the old swords Of the
early wars, but ] can't get them home
till the war is over, have more than q
thousand historic post cards and abou,
800 kodak films and some other things
that are Of interest TO me at least, in
cluding 20 fragments OF stone from the
historic buildings here, in Switzerland
and in England, that ] am goiag to
build into my home whea get back.
am coming back, sue. Coming
back 70 outlie Frank Page. Uncle Mike
Nichols, Bob McCauley. and all ths
rest except Uncle Bill Merrell. He 20,
the chrome on General Hardse, so
have lost heart on him
sAYi SEND Me YOUR OLD
PAPERlIl
My address Is.
JoHH ROBERT HuME.
Capt. MI 10 Base Hospital No. 9,
n u rs..<> III. K..<, Va
Ripley County democrat., 1917-12-14

JoHH ROBERT HUME,
Capt. M RC Base Hospital No. Q,
A. =. F France, via. New York.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-02-10
ANNUAL STATEMENT

OF the Nevada Sulphur company
for the year ending December 81.
1916.
Location Of mine, Rabbit Hole
mining district, county of Hum
boldt, state of Nevada.
DEBIT
December 81, 1916, to cash on
hand, $94.63.
To assessments collected during
1916, none.
To amount received from other
sources, ~$27,020.23.
CREDIT
Mine expense in year 1916,
$11.725.71.
General expense in year 1916,
2,O43.7S.
Paid dividends in year 1916,
none.
Balance on hand December 81,
1916. $~6,99O.35.
A. T. FLETCHER, Secy.
First pub-2-3-17
Last pub-2-24-17
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-02-10
FORFEITURE NOTICE

To Elizabeth G. Harris formerly
Jones) and her heirs, assigns, grant
ees and any and all persons claiming
any interest whatever, by, through
or under her, of, in or to the East
ern, the Western and the North Side
Lode mining claims:
You are hereby notified that
have expended three hundred dol
lars $4,000 in labor and improve
ments upon the Eastern, the West
ern and the North Side Mining
claims, IS recorded with the county
recorder of Esmeralda county, Ne
vada, mining locations, in order tc
hold said premises under the provis-
ions of Section 1924, Revised Stat
utes of the United States, being
the amount required to hold the
same for the year ending Dec. 31st,
1916.
And if within ninety days after
the publication of this notice you
fail or refuse to contribute your
proportion of such expenditure, as
co-owner, your interest in said
claims will become the property of
the subscribed, under said section
1924.
WILLIAM A. LICHLITER.
First pub-Jan. 81, 1917
Last pub-April 81, 1917.