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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-08-31
New York SUGAR.

NV Y0FK SUU0T.
New York, Aug 30.-Raw sugar
Steady: centrifugal. 7.o2c; molasses,
e14c.
Renned-steady at ss.400s.5o for
iine granulated.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-08-31

Mrs. J. f. Madden. $40 East Second
street. has returned home from lie"
weeks visit in Des Moines.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-08-31

Constable II. c. Richards returned
from Des Moines yesterday where he
arrested Charles Harper on the
,harge of attempting robbery. Har-
per ia in Jail waiting trial.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-08-31
Latest Market Reports
HOGS SHOW RISE
OF 20 CENTS TODAY


hogs IS reported today on all weights
Some cuts are shown In the retail
prices of bran, shorts and chicken feed
The. prices:
HoEs-(Furnished daily by Jno. Nor
rell 4 Co.)-120@1b0. $3.50: 150@1S
1920: 100000, $3.50; 200 and over
S17.70: packers good 1850: fair, S1s.25
Sheep Best lambs. 311.50@12.50:
choice ewes, l7@s; fair to good ewes 81
90.
Oats-41c.
Hay-$l5@1s: straw, ton. $6@3.
Butter, GVss and Poultry.
Butter fat quotations-First grade
4sc; second Grade. 40c.
butter-35 q 4ec.
Exgs-30c.
Foultry-Priees paid 70 farmers>-
Hens, Ice; roost~rs. Toe; spring chick
ems, 1917 hatch. lsc; ducfs. SC; geese
Sc; No. turkeys. 15e: old toms. 14c;
spring fry:; 1se' 49,.
woo,-Brisht medium clear, s1@5ec:
ehany and slightly bury. llc: semi
bright. 4ac: bright medium bury $50
Sst, liEht. hne. clear, s6@4ee; heavy
fne clear, se0asc: An8ora goat. Ions
luster, SS@ soc: hard hurry, &c,
Hides--No. fully cured. ~; No: !
Rreen 1Sci horse hides, No, I 1e.b6; NO
SS.fe14; Is lb, rye flour. $40,
Bees wax-soc: No. I tsllow. &c; NO
, tallow. &c,
Flour ana fsed-fsraham flour per
sack. Tao; corn ehops, ner cwt, $3.50:
shorts, per cwt.. sass; bran. per cWt'
!s.lo; corn per bu, &..4a: hay per cwt,
S1.G6; straw, cwt,, 7o5f7ac; meal per
ssck. 55c: cora ana oat chou, ner cwe
S%,S5: corn, per bu, 4245: chicken feed
$40 wheat flour sack old wheat
s3,a0Ma,s5: 81 lb rye flour. $40.
Butter, Eaes ard Poultry.
Creamery butter-43M 4sc: country
butter. a0n3ac.
Poultry Geese. dressed, la@2sc:
eursevs. dressed. as6e Aac: drassed hens.
es@36c; springs. aoMa1c.
frssn and Salt eish,
Fresh ish--Cathsh. .6e: trout. zoe:
hahbut zoe; perch, l4c: smelts. 15c:
fish nail. aoc; salt mackerer. 10 to
s5c b.; Holland herring, key, $1.lsm
1,s5: pail anchovites. s1.z5 smoked
salmon, .5c; pickerel. 1sc; carp, h.
ESQ.
Spiced sardines. for 1oc: box cod.
1871 @2oc: fancy smoked hloarers. for
25c: smoked homeless herring CSC H.;
smoked herring csc h.; Kippered her
ring, for CSC.
Fruits.
Fruits - Bananas TIC H.: lemons,
35@40c: oranges. 20660c per dozen:
new apples. 20 to 4oc per peck: aiber-
liam crabs. PIX 25@s0c: grape fruit 1oc:
nineapples, 1o@soc; cherries. box. 12h
@l5c: loEanherries. pit. 15c: black
herr!es, quart csc: apples, 3 cents H. !;
per bushel, 7sc@a1.ho: apricots, crate,
s16o62.o0: dnz,, 10615c: bluebarries s5
at: kooseberries. 121s @20c at: pears,
a0@loc.
Vegetables.
Home grown cabbage, per H., sAc;
tomatoes. rims. bu. e5c6S1.00; paris
lev, 6m1oc: mushrooms soc H.: green
beans lshc: horse radish. 15e: heets'
bunch. for Sc; lettuce. 2 for cents;
rauliflower. 1a@25c, home Rrown pota :
toes. per peek. s50Asc: green onions.
3 for Sc; garlic, csc; head lettuce,
1890: Brussels sprouts, Soc;
green onions, 2 for &c: new potatoes,
h., &c: watermelons. 256f45c; canta-
louples, s1-s@1alac: celery. cents;
cucumbers $50 pix: Swiss chard, for
&c; sweet corn. f5617c.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-08-31

New York Money; clesinv.
per-4< @5%.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-08-31
Primary Movement.

corn. none: oats, $4,000.
Car Let Receipts.
Wheat-47 cars, with 8 OF contract
grade.
Corn-54 cars, with ~ of contract
grade.
Oats-2S0 cars, with 100 Of contract
grade.
Total receipts of wheat at Minneap-
oils Duluth and Winnipeg today We're
$40 cars, compared with 357 cars last
week and 574 cars the corresponding
day a year ago.
Estimated cars tomorrow. Chicag go
Wheat, 81: corn, 81: oats. 272.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-08-31
London Memo,

London Money.
London Aug. So.-Bar silver--4sd
per ounce.
Money-4%.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-08-31

Mr.. and Mrs. John H. Morrell ard
family returned "Wednesday afternoon
from two weeks visit in Estes Park,
Colo.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-07
France and Russia
Accused by Stein of
Mistreating Civilians
General Tells Reichstag Non
Combatants Suffered More
than Military Prisoners

Berlin. March by wireless 10
Referring 70 the treatment
Of Germans in Russian detention
camps. General Won Stein. the Prus-
sian Minister Of War, in his speech 20
the Reichstag. is quoted by the Official
Overseas News Agency as saying:
81 cannot speak about the fate Of
our prisonered countrymen without
mentioning the people dragged from
East Prussia and Alsace-Lorraine.
There. perhaps, greater tragedies were
enacted than among our prisoners.
When. a short while ago, Belgian
workingmen and other inhabitants
we're sent 20 Germany 20 work there.
a storm OF indignation rose abroad.
and even at home we did not remain
silent.
France hides behind all sorts Of
pretexts and pretends that our peo-
pie do not want 20 return.
"The Russian government alleges
that We want these people East Prus-
SLAMS for the national auxiliary ser
vice. and, therefore. refuses 70 release
them. I am always ready 20 defend
the principle that we can do without
the cooperation OF these unfortunate
ones II they are given back 70 us
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-07
Italians Win and Lose
In Mountain Struggles

Tondon. March 6.-N olent nghtlh y
continues on the Italian front, despite
he unfavorable weather como IONS ,.
on the Tyrolean eastern battle me
The Italians again swept iorWaIu
sesinst Gina di Costanoella, and IN a
s5srn engagement succeeded
canturing one Of the enemy al
,.srced positions. Vienna admits the
reverse. but claims successes near
Tolmino. ~ r..r,.,s
on the upper Vertorba the italians
srso suffered d reverse, according 20
Vienna. losing an advanced position
and forty-seven prisoners. Rome
chronicles the repulse Of furious nos
tiia assaults on the Julian front, al
re lead Of the St. Pellegrino valley
and on the slopes Of Monte Cenoh
rim heavy losses 20 the attackers.
There has been greater and harder
e,bting on the Italian 'front.' IN the
last week than at any time since No No
ve-ber. and critics here regard lhe
new offensive campaign OF King VIC,
.or's troops as an augury or genera.
Allied movement IN the early days o.
err1ng
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-07
Part of German Loan
To Be in Premium Bonds
Speculative Treasury Bills
Will Be Issued

Amsterdam. March Ga Berlin dis-
match saws that premium bonds VIII
make their appearance, IN mild iorm'
H. the prospectus OF the forthcoming
German war loan. This loan viii be
issued in two types: First, the famili ar
long term bonds bearing . per cent
second. an per cent treasury DIS
with a provision for redemption al
small premium by drawings IN ie"
years.
Another new feature IS the announce
roert that holders of old loans wishing
20 convert these securities into the
new loan must put in new money equai
M AZ least one-half the amount OF
their conversions. a.
The premium bonds arc redeemabie
In groups. beginning January J, 1871 =
=. no per cent The empire has the
rigbt 70 convert the entire issue no
1907 into per cent treasury Dills'
which will be similarly redeemabie 10
groups. a. l15 per cent THIS secona
'ssye will be convertible in 1897 INTO
az per cent treasury bills. redeemabie
In groups a. 100 per cent.
All bills not redeemed by 1867 must
he -euaid on that date.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-07
Premier of Australia
Plans Appeal to Voters
Hughes Says Opposition Tao
tics Force Election

London. March Ga general election
IS 70 be held in Australia. according 20
an Exchange Telegraph dispatch from
Melbourne.
Premier Hughes. the dispatch says,
announced IN the House OF Representa-
tives that owing TO the tactics OF the
Opposition the government had de-
cided 70 appeal 20 the electors. atter
the passage OF bills giving votes 70 the
soldiers. ratifying the tarif ana ex-
GLIDING alien enemies from the iran
chise.
On account % this situation. he SAID.
i was impossible for him 20 leave Tor
the imperial conference soon 20 be held
IN London.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-07
Crown Prince Fails to Re-
gain Caurieres Trenches;
Battle in Blizzard
British Are Continuing
Advances on Sonme
Thanking Bapaume and Pc
ronne-Mont St. Quentin
Now Menaced

London. March 6.-Though decreas
ing in intensity. the battle Of Verdur
still RACES, with the French stubbornly
and successfully meeting all the en-
emy's attacks and breaking through the
lines for occasional gains.
To-day the troops Of the Crown
Prince made desperate attempts 20 re-
capture the trenches north Of Cauri-
eres Wood. on the right bank Of the
Meuse. taken by the French yesterday.
Where the barrage erected by tne
French batteries failed 10 check the
assaulting columns quick counter
thrusts forced the Germans out OF the
elements they had occupied.
Aim to Forestall Niyelle
In the region of Douaumont. follow
ing a violent artillery bombardment'
the French soldiers swung forward a.
two points. took the enemy completely
BY surprise and returned with PRISON
ers. Berlin reports that blizzard mas
confined operations on this 'front.' 10
patrol enterprises and artillery duels.
Both British and French critics are
agreed that this operation IS OF pure
~ local character. intended 10 upset
Nivelle's plans and 20 gam time lot
preparation for a big German offensive
elsewhere. There is no disposition 20
view the attack Of the Crown Prince as
the sequel 20 the withdrawal on the
Ancre and the Somme.
The British continued their success
ful forward movement IN Plcardy TO-
dav. advancing north OF the Ancre ana
N the region OF Bouchavesnes-
Coughs troops extended their INES
northwest OF Irles and north OF
Puisieux. closing in on the importan'
points OF Bucquoy and Achlet-le-
Petit The fanking Of Bapaume on
the west seems certain.
Gain on Peronne Salient
The British troops also gained east
re- Roucbavesnes. where their line
bi+es deep into the German positions
farming a sharp salient that threatens
N ove~whelm Mont St. Quentin and
he stronghold o. Peronne a. any y o.
ment Following the attack, "nlcA
Perlin states was repulsed. the Ger
ra- forces massed IN the trenches ior
q counter attack Of big proportions
bYt tbev we're discovered and as
persed by artillery IRE. -
French and British avlators tooh
-,e air again to-day and carried ou'
successful reconnaissance. On S un-
6sv. II developed to-day. a squadron
~ British naval aeroplanes conducteol
2 big raid against the blast furnaces
A. Brebach. IN the Saarbruecsen o!s-
-. ~ Rhenish Prussia. Most OF the
for+v bombs dropped found , 'helr
r,ark The squadron returned nome
safelv. French machines nave also
been actively bombarding enemy en-
campments and depots.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-07
Cut in Imports and lmpe.
rial Preference Project
Menace Trade
British Are Divided
Lancashire and Australia Op-
posed to Proposed Pro-
lection Walls
Bv FRANCIS W. HIRST



London. March president VII
sons constitutional difficulties puzzle
the people here. where old laws can be
repealed or suspended IN a day OF two.
Thus. under the defence Of the realm
act tne crown claims the right by reg
ulations 20 suspend even the operation
OF habegs corpus. This claim i short
liz 20 be decided by the House Of Lords.
Both in official and unofficial circles
here the situation at sea seems 70 be
regarded with less pessimism and the
situation on land with rather less opti-
ntsn than last week. This. apparently.
Is also the view taken by Parliament,
as shown in the debates yesterday,
when -he expeditiouary policy was
again attacked as responsible for the
shortage OF labor and food.
"LEconomiste F-ancaise' expresses
much anxiety about the effect OF our
import prohibitions on French trade,
and warns the French public Of the dan
gerous growth Of protectionism IN Great
Britain.
The resolutions Of the chambers OF
commerce Of Manchester, Blackburn,
oldham and Burnley Indicate, however.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-07

our help in tightening her financial
burdens. Our reception was most cor
dial wherever we went. There was the
best OF good feeling"
Did YOU observe much change N the
general situation during your month :
absence from England ." 7 asked Lord
Miner
A tremendous amount OF work has
been done he replied. "Our success
a. Kut-el-Amara was most encouraging
and heartening ! believe = may have
a fsr-rsachng effect, but ] DO not want
20 prophecy"
The members Of the British mission
included Lord Revelstoke. financial rep
resentstive; General SIR Henry wilson,
General Headlam and the Department.
heads OF the Ministry Of Munitions.
France was represented by VI. Dou-
mergue. Minister OF Colonies. anc Gen
erals Csstelnau and Janin. The Italian
representatives were Signor Scla-ola,
mem Der Of the Senate and Cabinet, and
General Count Ruggert LaderchI
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-07
Army Censors
Suffer Savage
Thrusts and Jests
Forced to Answer Foolish
Questions and Often Are
Treated with Suspicion

Taking one consideration with an
other. remarked the late Sir " s. Gil
bert. a policeman's lot is not happy
one. Neither is that Of field censor.
He f. a harassed Official and highly
vnpopularl a. the best Of times, but
nowhere arc his duties more arduous
than in the sardonicailyl smiling land
Of Nesopotamia. There the Office Of
the chief field censor is "a sort Of Tower
OF Babel, the only difference being that
the words Of many tongues are written,
not shouted. T. IS the censor and his
staff who DO the shouting, a. bag after
bag OF letters is hurled at their devoted
heads.
In a long. low room in Basrah. in
Precipitation temperature, the chief
field censor and his familiars hold
sway. Al long table sit the assistant
censors. each with pile Of letters be-
fore him and a box beside MIN, into
which he drops the letters when he has
perused them. There is a window
through which the public hand m let
tiers and parcels 90 be censored before
registration. and there are cnutes from
the post offce in the next room through
which the mails come rafting down
Al another table stands gentleman
who Is apparently practising limitations
Of machine-gun bursts" but IS really
stamping the passed" letters. Al one
end Of the long table sit the ofhcer IN
charge OF the Indian vernaculaT cor
respondence and the interpreters who
deal with the Mesopotamian language,
while half a dozen Sepoys prefer 20 do
their work seated on the floor
The chief field censor reJoices IN a
table all 20 himself. and 20 him MS
assistants bring their knottier prob
lens. His window opens on BUSY
street. and passers-by subject him 20
running FIRE o. questions on all sorts
Of subjects, such as: why 4 the ferry
late to-day? ." and "If | telegraph 90
Pombay this morning when viii the
mes sage be delivered ~
When reading. censor keeps the
pile address side down, and. OF course,
he is absolutely dumb a. 20 the con
teLts. As a matter Of fact, he has 20
work az top speed, and 10 would be I'M
possible for him 20 remember the let
tiers ne peruses an hOur after ne mas
passed them.
Sometimes a letter has 20 be special
lv dealt with. fOr one reason or an
other for example, II specific griev-
ance should be noticed, which might
otherwise be overlooked a note -
made for the information Of the com
mander-in-chief. so that the matter
may be looked into and the difficulty
removed
A remarkable but quite common eR-
nerience Is 20 come across an envelope
duly addressed. but containing only. a
blank sheet 81 paper. Pen-shy people,
too. find the censor a useful friend.
"That Internal censor must have de
stroycd a lot Of ny letters 20 you" IL
AN excellent excuse for the careless
correspondent. ,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-07
Beirut Refugees Warned
New Influx Prevented by
News of Diplomatic Tie-Up

Albert Lucas. secretary Of the JONI
Distribution Committee Of the Funas
FOR Jewish War Sufferers, returned
from Washington yesterday with news
Of the 1000 United states c''l1e.s
-bougbt TO be stranded a. Beirut await
ing The arrival of the navy relief SHIPS.
He learned from the State Department
that word that the diplomatic situation
had tied Up the Des Moines and the
Cesar at Alexandra had reached ON
Gals in Palestine and Turkey N time
20 prevent the new influx Of refugees
into Beirut.
Although they did not pour mo
Beirut as had been reported, Mr. Lucas
learned that before the Instructions
lad been countermanded many OF them
sold their household goods in prepare
ton for the trip. and are now IN
scarcely better plight than the refugees
In that city.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-07

that Lancashire. without regard 70
party. will resist the new Indian taria
on cotton goods. expect that the
government will give way. The I'M
perial preference movement may also
be unfavorably affected by the untow-
ard political events IN Australia.
Most OF our large towns are expert
encing 8 potato shortage. which viii
probably last until the new crop IS out,
about midsummer Terrible accounts
OF famine conditions among the Ger
mans and Austrisns are coming rom
Holland. The coal famine is the chief
economic difficulty in Italy and France
The small shopkeepers as class are
suffering here, especially the green
grocers. who cannot supply the wants
Of their customers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-07
Russians Driving Turks
Back from Persian Line

Pe+rorrad. March 6.-Further sue
cesses for the Russians operating
against the Turks IN Persia where
Hamadan recently was taken rom INC
Ottoman forces, are announced III 10
DAYS War Office report. Re rus a.
are advancing southwest OF ii4ii'S- 90 i-5
attacking the Turks on me AsacaD %
e---r,it and have the hostile forces n
retreat in both the Bijar and Deyelte-
had regiOnE.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-07
u Princeton Students
Are as Yet Unkissed
Ia More Think Practice I'm
moral, Yet Engage in Ii

Princeton. IS. j.. March g. Princeton
La.rcrsity's class % 1917 harbors four
teen uifui sinners. The class stalls
tcs DsDliahed to-day, show that forty
one seniors consider 10 highly immora.
~ kiss girl
bst and here b. the scandal only
fTerfy-sevca Of these pure young men
sssert that they have followed out their
principles and have never kissed Or
been kissed
Chief o. the reasons for abstemious-
ness gwen b. the conscientious twenty
seven s "the high cost Of loving.
"stchfui waiting" and high collars"
are tNo other causes for their platon. g
relations with the other sex.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-07

they are legion. The following IS =
typical case:
ITO the Jew Ephraim, in Persia,
from his friend Mahommed-
This was the effort OF Turkish
prisoner OF war in Basrah.
Nav one be permitted 20 conclude
this sadly inadequate sketch with the
case OF soldier VINO wrote TO his wife
saying he was inclosing a one-pound
note for her. but added in a postscript:
"I hear there is a bloke called cen
sor what opens our letters, so ! an not
sending the one-pound note"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-07
Potato Shortage in Paris
Women Urge Raising Food
stuffs Instead of Flowers

Paris March 6.-The potato is be-
coming increasingly rare here. Al La
sballes Great Central Market to-day
no cid potatoes were 20 be had.
Society women. headed b. the Ouch
esrss dues. de Noailles and de
LuyneS. have sent 20 all women who
own parks or gardens IN France an
appeal 20 raise potatoes and other foods
instead OF flowers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-07
French Free Oscar Plug
Sharp Obtains Release of For
mer Gerard Employe

Paris. March s. The French govern
nert today ordered the release OF
Oscar Plug. q former employe or the
American Embassy In Berlin. ne re-
lease was made on representations oy
the American Ambassador.
Plug was one Of several persons DE-
tanned By the French authorities ~hen
Ambassador Gerarc's party entered
France. His replies 20 questions pu'
20 him were deemed unsatiSi actory
Max Plug. his father, VINO ives IN
Rideou.. Fla. recently appealed 20 tne
United States government 70 use lI'
good Offices in obtaining ms release
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-07
Belgian Bread Supply Cut
New Blow Is the Result OF u
Boat Warfare

London. March g. The Dutch au-
thorities have been compelled 10 pro
hibit the expectation Of bread 20 BEL
GUM after saturday next owing 20
he sbortage in Holland caused b. the
German submarine war. according 20 a
Roozendaal dispatch.
The dispatch says that the Belgians
will be hard hit by this restretion.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-07
BRAND Host to Stillnan

Paris. March s.-Premier BRAND To-
day gave a luncheon in honor Of james
Sullman, the American banker. Among
those present were William G. sharp
American Ambassador; Rene Nivisnis
Minister OF Justice ard Public Works.
Marshal loire and IuIes Cambon.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-07
Denies Alfonso Sent Letter
Spanish Premier Says Gerard
Has No Message from King

Madrid. March Count de Ro-
manones. the Spanish Premier to-day
denied absolutely the report that
James ". Gerard. former American
Ambassador 90 Germany, was the bear
or Of a letter from King Alfonso TO
President Wilson