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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-24
GERMANY, AUSTRIA
AND SWEDEN FEEL.
FLAME OF REVOLT

A pail of silence has fallen over
the central empires, accentuating
reports Of grave Internal troubles.
In spite Of the assertions Of the
German press that the great Berlin
strike, which inv1ived at least
100000 workers, is over, there 10
evidence that the members of two
Of the munItion workers unions
have refused to return to work and
It 10 said that those who persist IN
their refusal will be called to the
coIors.
The measer light which Sits
through the German censorship
disappears entirely in the case Of
Austria. Following persistent re-
ports that Count Tisza, premier of
Hungary and foremost exponent In
the dual monarchy Of the German
idea, has resigned, ali information
as to conditions In Vienna or suda-
pest ceased. The one thing that
appears certain 10 that the social
fists and radicals In both empires
have drawn much closer together
recently and that infiammatory
propaganda is being used with an
impunity ineoneeivable In the
earlier days Of the war.
In the meantime the revolution
ary spirit throughout Europe has
given sensational demonstration
In Sweden. The food situation
ostensibIy is the cause Of the re-
markabIe events In Stockholm,
where great multitude Of work.
ers tried to force their way Into
fhe parliament building. The fact
that unrebuked shouts for a repub-
lie and that the ominous word
revolution" was freely used gives
another aspect to the affair. The
royal castle is under guard and
more serious outbreaks are predict
ed for May 1.
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ATTACK STARTS At DAWN.

london, April %. After a weeks
interlude, during which they had been
busy consolidating the gains OF the
first weeks offensive and bringing up
their guns, the British at dawn today
attacked on a wide front on both sides
of the River Scarpe, where part OF
the Hindenburg line forms a barrier
defending Cambria, and that they are
making satisfactory progress.
Further south British troops captur-
ed the rema inder of the village of
Trescault and occupied the greater part
of Havrincourt wood. which formed a
two mile bulge in their line. From
this point to ST Quentin the line ap-
proaches very closely the Cambrai-St.
Quentin road and canal.
News from the front had prepared
the public for the renewal Of the more
active operations which have entered
a new phase with each succeeding Mon
day The British began their great Of
fensive on Monday fortnight ago and
the French followed this with their
stroke along the Aisne week ago The
third Monday finds the British again on
the move.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-24
FOUR ARE INJURED
IN BOMB EXPLOSION

York, Pa, April 23-Four persons
were injured here today by the explo-
sion of what was supposed to be a
box of cigars but which proved to be
an Internal machine Wade McClune.
former prosecuting attorney Of York
county, and Charles H. Still, a young
attorney who lived with the McClune
family, are in hospital. Still Is In a
critical condition. McClune and his
wife and daughter are suffering from
burns.
The package was found in front OF
the house and was addressed ITO
Charlie from Bill"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-24
EXPORTS BIG,
DESPITE SUBS
REPORT ON AMERICAS FOREIGN
TRADE FOR MARCH SHOWS
INCREASE.

Washington, D. c., April 20. -Des.
pite the German submarine campaign.
American exports in March reached a
value Of $551,27S,00O, which has been
exceeded only once, last January, tho
best month in the country's history.
Imports Of $27o,4s4.000 set new
American record
Foreign and domestic commerce bu-
reau statistics announced today show
the country's foreign trade increased in
March $156,OO0,000 over February to-
tails. Exports for the nine months end
ing with March were valued at $4,634-
100000 against s2,996.50O.000 for the
corresponding period in 1916 and ST.
931. 100000 in 1915. Imports for nine
months ending with March were valued
at $1,S1S, 100000; at $1,504 4,663,000 in
1916 and at $1,213,614,000 in 1915.
Import records show that the proper
tionate amount of goods entering free
Of duty has been increasing steadily.
The net balance Of gold imports for
the nine months period was 1851, ,10S-
900.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-24
KAISER MAY STRIKE
BY LAND AND SEA
.FLANKING RUSSIANS

London, April 2s-German tran
sports have left Libau on the Bal
tic south Of the Gulf of Riga for an
unknown destination, according to
Central News dispatch from Pet
ro0rad today.
A dispatch from Petrograd
Thursday said there were we'll
founded reports that the Germans
were preparing to attack the
northern front. massing troops
along the Dvinsk-Riga line and
concentrating troops and warshlps
in the Baltic sea ports. A part Of
the German fleet was reported to
have been sent from kiel to Libau.
The Petrograd dispatch said It
was regarded as probable that the
plan is to make a descent in the
rear Of the Russian northern flank
somewhere on the Gulf Of Finland
and to cut off Pctroqrad.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-24
BRITISH FLAGS
AD0RN GAP |TAL;
PARLEY OPENS
Foreign Minister Balfour
Begins Conference With
Wilson and Lansing
NATIONS WILL JOIN
IN AMERICAN AIMS

Washington, D. c., April %. British
Foreign Minister Balfour and members
of the high commission here to discuss
the conduct of the war began their
first official day in Washington with
round of calls, the first of which was at
the state department
Soon after 10:30 a. m. Mr.. Balfour,
accompanied by the British ambassa-
dor. Sir Cecil Spring-Rice, drove from
the mansion which has been given over
to him to the state department build
ing and paid formal call on Secretary
Lansing.
The British ambassador and Hugh L.
Gibson, of the state department, who
has been detailed as Mr.. Balfour's aide,
remained with Secretary Lansing and
the British foreign minister only a
short time and then withdrew. leaving
the two high officials together. They
at once plunged into conference.
Goes To While House.
The conference between Mr. Balfour
and Mr.. Lansing was not prolonged
and at it's conclusion they crossed the
street to the white house where the
British foreign minister was received
by President Wilson.
As Mr.. Balfour left the state depart.
ment building. several hundred EN-.
ployes, crowding the stairways and
corridors, applauded and cheered loud.
'ly. Mr.. Ba1four acknowledged the
greetings by bowling and smiling as he
passed by with Mr.. Lansing
AS Mr.. Balfour passed into the white
house ground the "silent sentinels' OF
the woman suffragists doing peaceful
picketing" around the white house
grounds waved their banners and the
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-24
CHINA TO MAKE
WAR ON KAISER
PROBABLY WILL ACT INDEPEN0
ENTITY, BUT COOPERATE
WITH ENTENTE.

Peking, April 2S.-The war senti-
ment in China is increasing daily. The
Chinese are incensed over the action
of Germany in OBTAINING the Chinese
minister in Berlin pending the safe ar
rival of Won Hintze, German minister
to Peking. There is also great indig-
nation over the detention Of Chinese
students in Berlin and Munich.
The military governors will hold
their first war conference in Peking
Wednesday. The majority of the gov
ernors and parliament favor war but
they differ over the attitude China
should adopt toward the entente. The
indications are that China will declare
war independently.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-24
ALLIES PLUNGE
NOT WARS END;
U.S.. MUsTF|CAT
Observers in Washington Do
Not Expect an Early
Cessation of Conflict
RUSSIA PRESENTS
DELICATE PROBLEM
BY JAMES =. POWELL

Washington, D. c.. April %. The
east does not expect the war to end in
the very near future. It Is not going
to fool itself Thinking men are Won
dering what Is going to happen in Rus.
sia They know that horn of the
dilemma is worrying our government.
They are not carried away by the
fact that our allies are pushing the Ger
mans back on the western front for
they remember that the Germans push
ed the Belgians clear out Of their coun-
try and also captured much of France
did not win the war.
The Turks captured Kut-el-Amara,
but 1t is now in the possession Of the
British again. The Austrians and Rus
SLAMS have fought back and forth over
the same ground and now are about
where they started. Each side captur-
ed thousands of troops near PrZemysl,
yet that has been forgotten.
America Faces Big Task.
The United States has one part of its
job cut out for it; it is to keep Russia
fighting on the side of the allies. Many
well informed people feel this may be
large undertaking.
There are dangers Of a short cessa-
ton and then a renewal Of hostilities
under somewhat different alignment
of nations than exists now.
The Russian revolution supposedly
took that country further away from a
future alliance with Germany To
grant that is to admit that it took it
further away from alliance with Japan.
This is phase which will not set we'll
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-24
OFFICERS TRAINING
CAMPS OPEN MAY s

Chicago. April 23-General Thomas
II. Barry is bending every energy to
obtain recruits to the officers training
camps which open May 8. Iowans will
receive instruction at Ft Smelling.
MINI.
The course will last three months
At each camp it is planned TO train Of
Yicers for full division and one addi.
tional cavalry regiment. The maxi.
mum number of attendants at each
camp will be $500.
The oath imposes no obligation to
serve beyond the three months period
except as a commissioned officer OF
the officers reserve corps.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-24
THREE FROM ONE FAMILY.

Chicago, April 23.-Three sons of
Hampstead Washborne, former mayor
of Chicago. have Joined the colors.
They are grandsons Of Elihu B. Wash
burne. secretary of state in President
Grants first cabinet and minister to
France in 1871, Mr.. Washburne. who
was chief executive of Chicago twen-
ty-five years ago, said he was "tickled
to death"
Clark Washburne. 80 years old. has
Joined the radio service; Gratiot. q
years old, is member of the First
Illinois field artillery. and Hampstead
Jr., the youngest, has entered the
navy.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-24
COUNCIL RAISES
OFFICERS SALARY

An ordinance fixing the salary of the
street commissioner at 800 a month
was adopted this morning by the city
council. A petition from the Snow
Auto Co. for an electric light on Com
mercial and Green streets was filed.
A communication was received from
the board Of library trustees, ]. T.
Hackworth, William McNett. S. P.
Hartman. ]. F. Herrick and Charles p
Brown. notifying the council of their
acceptance Of the positions. The peti.
tion of Jerry Orndorf for the position
OF sanitary superintendent was filed.
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FIGHTING At cHENc TU.

Cheng Tu, China, April 23-Fierce
lighting has broken out in the streets
here between the Sze-Chuen and Yum.
nan troops. The outbreak is the
climax to the friction between the two
parties which has steadily increased
since the Yunnanese forces entered
Clreng Tu last April. The direct cause
was the attempt Of the military gov
ernor Of sze-Chuen, who is a Yum
nanese, to disband the provisional
troops and strengthen his grip on the
province.
The British, French and Japaneses
consuls, at much personal risk, have
succeeded in arranging an armistice
but the situation is still critical. All
foreigners are safe so far.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-24
NEW CUBAN REVOLT
OBJECT OF PLOTTERS

New York, April 23-Circumstances
of an alleged plot to stir up new Cub
an revolution, with May 20 fixed as the
date for the uprising, were made pub.
lie here today. 1t is said complaint
shortly would be placed before the
state department.
What purports to be proclamation
sent by Cuban liberal leader here to
his friends in Cuba and Mexico was
made public. This document pays
tribute to General Jose Miguel Gomez,
the imprisoned military leader of the
recent Cuban insurrection
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-24
HERE'S HOW AMERICAN PA ATRIOTS ARE DOING THEIR BIT

tables and food products and how to
distribute them were discussed at a
farm conference here today called by
Governor Gardner Prof. Henry G..
Bell, agronomist of the National Fertil-
iAer association. addressed the confer
ence on the fertilizer situation "The
fertilizer industry already has started
mobilization" he said, from manufac-
turer to agent. every one is attempting
to share in the work Of increasing pro-
duction"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-24
ITALIANS RETAkE LOST GROUND

Rome, April 23-"Lively artillery &C.
tion occurred on the Trentino front
yesterday" says today's ofncial state.
ment. "At the head Of the Renza an
enemy detachment, after violent artil.
lery fighting on Saturday night, sue.
ceeded in entering an advanced posi-.
ton north Of Ire Cine. We counter
attackeds at dawn and drove out the
enemy, inficting severe losses"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-24
FRENCH REpuLsE ATTACKS.

Paris. April %. Heavy artillery
fighting continues along the front OF
the French offensive. the war ofYice an
nounces. East of Craonne the Ger
mans, after fierce bombardment
grouped detachments for an attack.
French guns replied effectively and
prevented the attack.
The statement says:
''In the Champagne the Germans at
6 o'clock yesterday evening directed 4
strong attack against the salient north.
east of Mont Haut 1t was broken up
by our artillery and machine gun flrs.
The enemy renewed his efforts during
the night on the ridges which we hold
before Moronvilliers The fighting was
very spirited at some points, resulting
everywhere to our advantage.
East of st. Mihiel and In the
Woevre we repulsed two surprise AT.
tacks made by strong enemy detach.
ments, one in the ALLY wood, the other
against the Calonne trench. In the
Vosges an enemy attack south of the
Ste. Marie pass was without success"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-24
VOTE IS NEAR
ON DRAFT BILL
WEEKS DECLARES PEOPLE
WOULD DEMAND coNscRlP-
TION If RIGHTLY INFORMED.

Washington, d. c., April 23-The adj
ministration bill to create big war
army by selective draft was under de-
bate in both houses of congress today.
The house bill provides for volun.
teer enlistment with conscription only
as last resort. A strong element,
however, backed the selective con-
scription plan advocated by the army
general staff and recommended by the
military committee minority
In the senate the bill under consider
alton is the general staff's measure.
Says People Want Draft.
In opening the senate debate Sena-
tor Weeks said the people demand con-
scription or would demand it if they
were correctly informed. He said:
Whenever we have engaged In a
great war it has been necessary to re.
sort to draft in order to bring it to q
successful conclusion. There is moth
ing in national compulsion that Is re-
pellant to democracy provided the
thing to be achieved is recognized as
beneficial to the nation"
I Chairman Dent of the military COM
ulIICS, wiz ldSOISt d~Cdll AOI NOiuA-
teers while .h ii sass 4 ion ragistras
tion machinery Is being made ready,
opened debate in the house.
Pleads For Volunteer Plan.
Mr.. Dent explained that the bill as
amended by the committee gives
authority to raise an army of practical.
ly 100000 men and Safeguards the
American birthright to volunteer for
service in defense of the country. The
president, he pleaded, is still author
lied to proceed with arrangements for
the selective draft and has absolute
authority to determine on which sys-
tenn the army for the war would be
raised.
A poll of the Iowa delegation shows
Senators Cummins and Kenyon and
Representative Scott for the selective
conscription plan. Representatives
Hull and Haugen favor the substitute
volunteer bill which the house must
consider, and the following congress
men are undecided: Ramseyer. Ken.
nedy, Sweet. Good, Dowell, Towner,
Green and Woods.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-24
FREIGHT RELIEF is SEEN.

Chicago, April 23 Grain men today
professed to see early relief from the
rail freight congestion, by the opening
Of lake navigation More than dozen
steamers left here yesterday for Buffa-
10. carrying nearly 100000 bushels of
grain and before the end of the week,
It is said somewhere in the neighbor-
hood of 100000 bushels will be on It's
way down the lakes.
With this first big shipment out of
the way, grain dealers said about "a
100000 bushels of wheat. corn and oats
still will remain in elevators here.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-24
CHILDREN MAY TILL SOIL.

New York, April 23.-Details of a
plan to organize the children of the
United States to aid in production of
crops during the war were made
public today by the national child
labor committee. The plan calls for CO.
operation of teachers, Boy Scout mas.
ters and playground directors.
Boys more than IA years old would
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-24
TURKS ARE IN RETREAT.

London. April 23-Tne Turks in
Mesopotamia have evacuated the Izta-
bilat position on the right bank OF the
Tgris, ten miles below Sa,nara, the
war office announces. They are nOR
being attacked at a point six miles
near e 3ssmara.
..iinefa result of an air fight on Sun.
hber ss)new Halberstadt airplane was
one hIht down. The pilot, who was the
Ike ayys flying corps commander, was
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FEDERAL SUPERVISION URGED.

Chicago, April %. Officials of farm
machinery manufacturing concerns in
the middle west today express the fear
that unless the federal government
acts soon to aid the production Of ma
chinery there will be a serious short
age of implements.
The government has contracted for
the entire output for two years of cot
ton duck. which is necessary for bin
der aprons.
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THREAT PROVES EFFECTIVE

Copenhagen, April 23.-The German
military authorities have taken control
of the German weapon and munition
factory, the last important munitions
plant in Berlin whose employees re-
manned on strike. They ordered the
workmen to return to work immedi-
ately declaring that unless they did so
they would be mobilized and compell-
ed to work at soldiers wages. The
threat succeeded. The plant Is a large
producer of rifles and cartridges.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-24

be sent to farms after having been de-
clared fit by physicians and would be
allowed to work eight hours day, six
days a week. Younger children would
cultivate vacant ground in their home
cities under the supervision Of adults.
Provision is made for the release of
these children from school duties be-
tween June l and October L. They
would live in camps supervised by
scout masters. play ground directors
or school officials.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-24
LES DARCY ENLlSTS.

Memphis, Tenn, April 23. Les
Darcy, the Australian pugilist who has
been unable to engage in any ring bat
ties in this country because he was
charged with being Stacker today
enlisted in the reserve aviation corps
Of the United States army at the Men,
phis training camp
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euARpsmEN RELIEVED.

Des Moines, April 23. --Adjutant
General Guy E. Logan of the Iowa Ma
tional guard today signed an order re-
ieving from duty in Des Moines two
companies of infantry from Waterloo,
who have been employed guarding
bridges and public buildings here for
. @rly q month.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-24

suggestions as to the best means of
increasing food production. They are
D. A. Mahoney. Of the American Soci-
ETY. of Equity; Oliver Wilson, National
Grange: H. l. thinner. the Ancient Or
der of Cleaners; c. S. Barrett, the
Farmers Union. and H. e. Stock
bridge, the Farmers National con-
gress.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-24

3 - zsa on sahe HcfuitS are expected to
appear this evening at the armory fol
drill with the regular members OF the
guard !. Squads OF new men have been
4 drilled by sergeants on afternoons FOL
the past few days.
Regulars Get Many.
The regular army recruiting station
ID also making some rapid strides
toward building up the army and sew.
eral places nearby are furnishing large
numbers to NIL the gapes. Bloomfield
ID In the lead Of these cities, sixteen
men were brought over from the Davis
county capital this morning by Post
master Kenneth Baldridge.
The Bloomfield men were given a
royal send of by the townspeople who
gathered at the station and with mar
tial music bid their boys goodbye.
With the Bloomfield contingent were
q number from Lancaster. Mo-, who
also made application for enlistment
i at the local recruiting station today.
A lot Of the lads were sent to Jeffer-
son Barracks, Mo-, Saturday and Sun
day nights, having been previously
passed. The men sent away were,
Charles Brewer Of Chillicothe, Harley
J. Percival. Floyd Saltxgaver. George
Spence and Rex Nixon Of Bonaparte
and Dewey Sproot of Hillsboro who
left Saturday night The following
went Sunday night.
Charles Vittetoe and Ross Johnstone
Of Richland. Mart Gardner of Fremont
Orville Rhodes, J. w. DeMuth and
Charles Whistler Of Bloomfield to JET.
ferson Barracks and Horace G. South.
erland OF Ottumwa, who reenlisted
went to Davenport for recruiting ser.
vice.
Today's Applicants.
The list Of men appearing at the re-
cruiting station today follows:
Bloomfield, Howard Zook, Gale Bak.
er, Glen Paris, Juel Pebbles, Harry
Wishard, John Jones. Edison Mitchell,
Walter Johnson. Albert Basham, Bert
jGrinstead, Arch Loney. Harry Battin,
Harry Johnson. Arnold Karr, Verne
Reed, Hollis Kennedy and Harry
Curry.
Lancaster-Herbert Ellis, Orvilie
Daniels. Harley Sizemore. Jim Size
more, Farrell, Rainbow, Floyd
hall and Billy McMain.
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NINE. eERNHARpr IMPROVES.

New York, April 23-Sarah Bern
hardt's physicians said this afternoon
that the actress had shown improve.
ment during the day. She has been
moved to larger and more airy room.
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STEEL PLANT TO GOVERNMENT

Washington. d. c. April 2S-Chas. NJ
Schwab today offered to the govern
ment through Secretary Daniels, the
services of the Bethlehem plant in any
way during the war.
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MILITIA IN FEDERAL SERVICE.

Washington, D. c.. April 23-The
first regiment of infantry and battery
of field artillery. New Mexico National
guard. today were ordered into the fed
eral service for purposes of police pro-
lection.
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FARM LEADERS CONFER.

Washington, D. c., April 23-Heads
of five of the country's largest farm or
CARNATIONS conferred with Secretary
Houston today on the food situation.
They came here at his request to give
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NEW pREADNAUeHT LAUNCHED.

New York. April %. Another dread
naught entered American waters as
unit of United States sea power today
when the battleship New Mexico. COM