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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-03-08
IOWA PRISONERS
TO WORK ON FARMS

Des Moines. March "a tract of
farm land containing 1,190 acres near
the state reformatory at Anamosa has
been leased by the board Of control
for farming purposes, according to F.
S. Treat. the secretary of the board.
The amount of land that will be
farmed by the inmates of the Ana
mosa institution this year is about
1900 acres In connection with the
penitentiary at Fort Madison the
state operates a 500acre farm.
'tThe work at the various state in
situations on which prisoners have
been employed in former years has
about all been completed" said Treat,
land so we concluded to get more
land and employ the men at farming"
Farm work has good effect on the
prisoners. Mr.. Treat says. 1t gets
them outdoors and surrounds them
with conditions that are more natural
than those which exist when the men
are shut up in factories or compelled
to do work where the restrictions I'M
der which they labor are constantly
brought to their minds.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-03-08
PREACHER RAPS
TOWNLEY CREW
LEAGUE DISCOUR.
AGES LOYALTY, DIES MONIES
LECTURER ASSERTS.

Des Moines, March 5.-"The Non.
partisan league has no good thing to
say about the government or the way
the war is being carried Oh It's or
ganizers preach that this is rich
mans war and that the government
had no right to conscript the sons Of
any man." declared the Rev. Thomas
F. Paris, former pastor of Capitol Hill
Church of Christ. who has returned to
Des Moines from filling hundred
lecture engagements in North and
South Dakota and Minnesota.
II have been in their meetings"
continued the minister, who has been
giving his patriotic address. why
America Fights" II know their game.
They never urge anybody to support
Uncle Sam On the other hand they
are doing everything within their pow
er to make the farmer suspicious Of his
government. it's leaders and his neigh.
bore who live in the towns and cities.
POISONING FARMERS
The public safety commission of
Minnesota is hot on the leagues trail
| have known of instances where the
commission has taken over league
meetings and turned them into patri.
otto rallies.
II would be extremely sorry to see
the league get foothold in Iowa.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-03-08
WOMEN s VOTES
PUZZLE MALES
New York and Vermont
Suffragists Exercise
New Privileges.

New York. March 5.--Those women
of New York who reside in the four
congressional districts in which spec
ial elections are being held realized
their dream of years today when they
cast their first votes. The elections
are in the seventh and eighth districts
of Brooklyn, twenty-first in Manhattan
and the twenty-second in the Bronx.
Added to the historic occasion of the
day to the women was the fact that
the actual democratic majority in the
house of representatives in the face
of the present republican majority OF
one, hinges on the outcome
POLITICIANS ARE PUZZLED
Political leaders frankly confessed
they were puzzled as to just what
effect the new factor in politics will
have in determining the result in each
CT the districts. The total registra
ton in the four districts is 172.061, of
which 35,195 are women.
Women campaign managers predict
ed that women would visit the polls in
large numbers and have urged the
women to do their duty"
Data available at noon indicated
that the women were polling pro-
portionately heavier vote than the
men. Their relative lead, election Of
ficials believed, would be increased
this afternoon as many women were
to cast their ballots then
while the men would be unable to
leave business since it was not holi-
day.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-03-08
MUST GIVE MONEY
FOR FARM HELPERS

Des Moines. March 5.-Adjutant
General Guy Logan has issued for
NAL denial of reports that the draft"
has played havoc with Iowa farms.
He says the belief among Iowa
farmers that the shortage of labor
is caused by the drafting of farmers
into military service is not borne out
by the facts
"Only 3 per cent of the farmers
have been taken for military service"
says Logan.
Farm laborers have left the farm
because they can get higher wages
elsewhere The farmers can easily
win them back by offering emunersr
ton which compares favorably with
wages being paid in the city"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-03-08
VERMILION SENTENCES
MEN AT FAIRFIELD

Fairfield, March s. Within five
minutes after Frank Elder and George
Rowlands we're brought before Judge
C. W. Vermilion Of Centerville here
Monday afternoon. he had sentenced
each of them to ten years at Anamosa
under the Indeterminate law. Eoth
are members of a gang of men who
have been doing lot of petty thiev-
ing around the country near Fairfield
during the past few weeks.
Both men waived preliminary ex-
animation and action of the grand
jury because of the evidence of their
guilt being SO strong and asked to be
sentenced at once.
Jim Cook and the Mexican Lehan,
members of the same crowd, have
both elected to stand trial. Orval
Cook. son of Jim Cook and the first
to be arrested of the gang. was also
sentenced to ten years at Anamosa
and the trio will be taken to that
place today.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-03-08
MUCH FISH TAKEN
FROM IOWA STREAMS

Des Moines, March SIT is esti
mated by E. ]. Hinshaw, the state fish
and game warden, that nearly 1000
900 pounds of fish have been taken
from the lakes and streams of Iowa
during the present winter and sold.
Only the coarse fish, such as buffa-
10, have been utilized. The fish has
not been placed on the market
through middlemen, but has been sold
directly to the consumer. From one
point on one of the lakes in the north
ern part Of the state, it is said that
100000 pounds have been shipped
this season.
Fishing of any kind is prohibited in
the winter time in Iowa without a
permit from the state fish and game
warden. A certain amount of buffalo
fish is shipped every season. but this
year in order to affect a saving of the
meat supply Of the state, a greater
number of permits than usual have
been issued.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-03-08
PATSY'S.CASE
IS DISMISSED
FATHER OF LESTER PATSY IS
ExONERATED ON MOTION OF
COUNTY ATTORNEY

Ben Patsy, who was indicted by
the grand jury for receiving and con
cealing stolen property, has been
dismissed and his tond eXonerated
by a motion of E. R. Mitchell, county
attorney.
Patsy is the father of Lester Patsy,
who is charged with breaking and
entering a C. B. & @. freight car with
Dave Custer, who is now serving a
term in Anamosa.
Young Patsy was arrested after a
chase of several weeks, giving him.
self up to the officers. Custer was
arrested by John Graham, night yard
master, after Patsy had eluded Spe-
cial Agent Mullen.
FATHER is ARRESTED
Ben Patsy was arrested when Gus
ter made confession during his pre-
liminary hearing. charging the father
of Lester in having aided in conceal
ing the goods.
A search of the Patsy home resulted
in the finding Of much Of the loot ia
ken from railroad cars in the east
yards. This merchandise is supposed
to be held at the county Jail for evil
dence.
DAMAGE CASE RESUMED
The case of J. p Keller VS.. E. E.
Allen and John Reno, asking for
$4,000 damages for the death of Mrs.
Keller and Miss Elva Pinckley, was
resumed yesterday. 1t will probably
take until the middle Of the week to
conclude the case.
A state action against Harry Bish-
ore was dismissed and the case of the
state VS. John Cornell was set for
March 6, to be followed by state
action against Harry Taylor.
In the last will and testament Of
William H. Thompson the will was
admitted to probate and Elizabeth
Thompson was appointed executrix
to serve without bond.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-03-08
FAMOUS BOOZE TRUNK
CAUGHT AT WATERLOO

Waterloo, March 5.-State agents
who conducted raids on passenger
trains here for men carrying booze
laden suitcases have been able to run
down the mystery trunk" which has
played q big part in illegal sales of
liquor throughout the country.
While at Fort Dodge the state
agents seized this trunk, which CON-
tains four ten-gallon metal cans, with
rubber and metal tops. The trunk
has been trailed through several
states.
The owners would take it to wet
territory, load the cans with whiskey,
buy ticket and check it into dry
state. The cans were built into the
trunk in such a way that they were
not damaged by rough handling.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-03-08
French Report Says Ameri-
cans in Lorraine Blocked
Sudden Attack Firmly;
Second Enemy Futile Eff
fort Within One Week.
GERMANS DRIVEN
BACK TO OWN LINES
Associated Press Summary

ASSOCIATED Press Summary
Once more the American troops
holding the sector east of st. Mihfe}
in French Lorraine have proved them.
selves more than match for the Ger
mans.
Another Of the numerous sudden
strokes of the Germans on this front
have been launching recently upon
the American positions was driven in
last night, apparently with consider
able force, as the attack was one to
warrant notice in today's French Of
fetal statement 1t was met firmly
by the Americans, however, as was
last weeks German thrust in tho
same region, and the enemy was driv-
en- back.
Besides repulsing the enemy attack,
the Americans on the Lorraine front
were active in patrol work, in which
they took prisoner number Of Ger
mans.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-03-08
DISCUSS WAR
EDUCATION
N. e. A. CONVENTION PROVES
HELPFUL; DISTRICT MEETING
HERE SOON

The convention of the National
Educational association at Atlantic
City, from which Supt. H. E. Black.
mar has just returned, was called the
War Education meeting, because SO
many topics discussed were related
to war activities carried on through
the schools, or to changes made in
school programs to meet war condi.
tons.
The program lasted for five days
and was. according to Mr.. Blackmar,
one of the best he has ever attended
from the standpoint of practical ap-
plicaton to school needs. 1t is p.ob'
able that a great many of the topics
discussed there will be taken up at
the district meeting TO be held in OF
tumwa next month.
Great stress was laid upon the need
of vocational training in the public
schools. especially of that type which
wartime conditions make necessary.
The re-education of men who come
back from the trenches was discussed
in all it's phases. since complete
system of training will be necessary
both for the men who were wounded,
anu IUI IuOSe WIZ, USCduSS vi q VI odo-
ened outlook. have outgrown their
former occupations. This topic was
of great interest to all who are inter.
ested in educational lines.
The attendance at the meeting was
slightly smaller than is usual, partly
because of the large numbers of men
who have gone into government SER
vice. About 1000 we're present. Ap-
proximately 5000 men belong to the
association. of whom hardly one-third
are of military age and Of this num-
Der 756 are already in the service.
The work OF teachers everywhere
in listing on cards, information taken
from missionaries. which the Wa.
pello county teachers completed sew
eral weeks ago, was praised by gov
eminent official. who said that this
work had proved invaluable to the
government in securing men for spe-
cial branches of the service.
Atlantic City was an ideal place for
the convention. according to Mr.
Blackmar, since it has 2,400 hotels
with a capacity Of 100000 when all
are open, although great many Of
these are closed at this time.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-03-08
AGENCY

Mrs. Stanley Watts spent the week
end with relatives at Birmingham.
Thomas Kerfoot and Glenn Sturgis
who have been working in Rock Is
land the past two months spent the
week end at their homes near here.
DR.. e. E Giltner and son Ellsworth
from Minnesota visited over Sunday
with Mrs.Fannie Giftner.
Mrs. Lucy Farnum and granddaugh-
ter Of Pennington visited Mrs. Ella
Newell last week.
w. L. Couple had the misfortune to
have part Of q finger torn off from his
right hand Saturday morning while
starting his car.
Mr.. and Mrs Leroy Jones have NOV
ed to their new farm near Batavia
Mrs. Eliza Canny and children Of Ell
don spent the week end with relatives
and friends.
The Senior Glass will hold County
Fair in the town hall Friday evening
March s. There will be real moving,
pictures, baby racks" three wonders Of
the World" etc. Every one is urged to
attend.
Harold Fulton is confined to the
home Of his aunt Mrs. D. A. Kennedy
with illness.
Rev. Otto Wilson of Hillsboro spent
Saturday here with his father Rev. j.
A. Wilson.
A. L. Buchanan has purchased the
property Of the late George F. Clay
ton.
Tho Senior Class held their weekly
party at the home of Miss Alice Shank
Friday evening. The evening was de-
lightfully spent with games and con-
tests Dainty refreshments were served
by the hostess.
Mr.. Kemble OF Mt. Pleasant was
transacting business here Saturday ev-
ening.
The ". F. III. society held their
quarterly tea Friday afternoon at the
home Of Mrs. Will Reynolds.
Miss Mary STEELE spent the week end
with relatives and friends in Ottum-
wa.
The infant child Of Mr.. and Mrs. O.
Z. Bandles is very III.
Thomas Newell who had his ware
house burned has his new building
about Completed.
c. E. Johnston has moved into his
nsW building.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-03-08
WHEAT FALLING
BEHIND IN IOWA
SECRETARY OF STATE SHOWS
DECREASE AND URGES MORE
ACREAGE THIS YEAR

Des Moines, March s. Secretary
A.. r. Corey of the Iowa department
Of agriculture. declares wheat grow
ing in the United States is not keep
ing pace with the growth OF popula-
ton. In 1898, just twenty years ago,
the total yield of wheat in the United
States was 675,000,000 bushels. Last
year it was only 650,000,000 bushels,
and less than that in. 1916.
The largest crop ever grown in this
country was in 1915, when the total
yield ran a little over 100000, 900
bushels, the only billion bushel crop
ever produced Counting that one big
yield the average annual output for
the last twenty years was a little
more than the yield in 1898; not
counting that bumper crop the annual
average for the twenty-year period
actually falls below the 1898 crop. In
other words, wheat growing has lit
tie more than held it's own in the last
twenty years. while the population Of
the country in that same period has
increased nearly 100000 souls. And
in addition to the increases the per
capita consumption has mounted
from four bushels thirty-five years
ago to six bushels today
IOWA FALLING BACK
Wheat growing in Iowa is plainly on
the wane. Twenty years ago this
coming summer, the total yield in the
state of winter and spring wheat was
% ,2SS, 900 bushels. It has fallen short
of that mark every year since. Last
year it was only 5,590,000 bushels,
just about Is per cent Of the crop
grown in 1898.
Iowa's record crop Of wheat was
grown in 1879, thirty-nine years ago.
it measured over 100000 bushels.
More than 100000 acres of Iowa
land were sown to wheat that year.
Last year the state had 307, 1870 ceres
in wheat. Iowa's yearly average from
1869 to 1878 was 27,000,000 bushels;
from 1879 to 1883 it was better than
80, 000,0 bushels, while for the last
ten years it was only 100000 bush
els.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-03-08
EDDYVILLE WOMEN
TO HAVE STARS

Eddyville, March 5.--A great deal Of
work has been accomplished the past
week at Red Cross headquarters. The
thirty-two hours work required in five
weeks time for the possession of a red
star has been accomplished by num-
Der. BY the end of the time limit
many ladies can look with a certain de-
gree Of satisfaction upon the large
amount of work which the Eddyville
chapter has been able to send to Of
tumwa and in this way feel that they
are doing something to help at this
time New tables have been added to
accommodate the number which has
been increasing daily.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-03-08
ARREST MAN ON
PROGERMAN CHARGE

Storm Lake, March 5. - Henry
Boettcher, 35 years old, was arrested
here on charges Of disloyalty. He ia
said to have been pronounced in his
statements regarding the entrance of
the United States into the war
Last summer Boettcher was held in
the county jail on charges of pro-
Germanism, but was released. Last
week Marshal M. P. Smith of Sioux
City came here to arrest him, but the
accused man evaded arrest. Last
night he was taken from a moving
picture show by the federal authori-
ties.
Boettcher was born in the United
States.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-03-08
FEW MEN TURNED
DOWN FOR ARMY

Des Moines. March s. Rejection
because of physical deficiency among
the $4,000 men selected for military
service from Iowa and Minnesota who
have reported at the cantonment
during the past week will be less than
one per cent.
This is indicated according to Lieut..
Col. J. r. Shook, division surgeon in
early reports from regimental sur
geons now engaged in examining the
new men.
If the present percentage be main
tanned it means that only about one
hundred and fifty men will be dis
charged.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-03-08
VERMONT WOMEN VOTE

Montpelier, Vt, March 5.--The ex-
tent and effect of the women's vote
was watched with interest in the an
nual elections of cities and towns
throughout Vermont today. Women
were granted full municipal suffrage
by the legislature last year While
some prohibition advocates expressed
the hope of making the state entirely
dry in local option contests with the
assistance of the women voters the
campaign has not been spirited and
suffrage leaders declared no attempt
had been made to mass the women
votes on the liquor issue.
Eighteen Vermont cities and towns
adopted the license system last year.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-03-08
HUNS GRAB
BIG SLICES
!. !. OF RUSSIA
Germany and Turkey Obtain
Great Territorial Conces.
sions Through Treaty
With Bolsheviki; Demob-
ilization Is Stipulated.
INVADING ARMIES
CONTINUE ADVANCE

Amsterdam, March 4.-(Delayed)-
Russia and the central powers, in the
peace treaty reached at Brest
Lftovsk, agreed that the war between
them should be at an end. Berlin dis.
patches says. The third clause of the
treaty provided that the region west OF
q hne agreed upon and which is to be
deftneated later, formerly belonged to
Russia, shall have no further obiiga.
ton toward Russia and Germany and
Austria will determine their fate tn
agreement with their population. Ar.
ticte provides for the evacuation of
the AntD6an provinces and the surren-
der Of Erivan, Kars and Batoum to
Turkey. The territory has a combined
area Of 10000 square miles and pop
ulsk3on Of more than 100000.
MUST DiseAND ARMIES
krtic3e s: Russia win without delay
carry out the conlplete rehabilitation
q her army, including the forces new
y formed by the present government.
Russia will further transfer her war
ships to Russian h2rbors and leave
them there until general peace, or
1nnaediateiy diszFm them. Warships
q states continuing in state of war
Vim the quadruple alliance will be
tre9td as Russian warships insofar as
1bey are within Russian control
!. TO REVIVE COMMERCE y
The barred zone in the arctics con-
TIMES in force until the conclusion Of
paaca. An immediate beginning will
be made of the removal of mines in
the Baltic and insofar as Russian pow
or extends in the Black sea. CONNER
cial shipping is free in these waters
aud viii be resumed Immediately. A
mixed commission will be appointed to
fix further regulations, especially for
the announcement of routes for mer-
chant ships
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-03-08
WILL
RAISE WHEAT
COUNTY PLEDGES
1864 ACRES ON REQUEST OF
FOOD ADMINISTRATOR

Regardless of what may be done
with corn this year, the patriotic
farmers Of Wapello county have an
swered the request of County Food
Administrator W. T. Harper to plant
spring wheat in a generous quantity.
Nearly 1900 acres of this grain will
be sown here soon and the crop raised
in this county it is hoped will be con-
siderable of an increase over previous
years.
The acreage pledged by the farmers
in the different townships varies from
10 acres in Dahlonega to 1874 in Adams.
Mr.. Harper reports the. results to date
&c fo1fowa.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-03-08
HOOVER INCREASES
MILLERS' SCHEDULE

Chicago. March 5.-The milling divi-
sion of the food administration issued
orders today providing for an immedi-
ate increase in the output Of flour. The
order notifies flour millers that they
may return to the 80 per cent basis
The original basis was established by
averaging the output of the mills for
three years. The mills were first put on
a 80 per cent schedule than cut to Is
per cent and are now put back to 80
per cent.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-03-08
GETS LICENSE WHEN
DECREE is FILED

Within an hour after her divorce
lecree, signed by Judge Seneca Cor
Tell had been filed in the office of the
clerk of courts, Mrs. Essie Butler ap-
piled and received marriage license
Mrs. Butler. was given the right in her
decree to remarry within year and
she chose one Jay Withrow. Other
licenses were issued TO Benjamin F.
Irwin and Miss Isal A. Espy: Wayne
r. Pee bier and Miss Elise Littlefield;
Clyde Butler and Miss JAMIE Clark
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-03-08
DIES MONIES AVIATOR'S
FUNERAL WEDNESDAY

Des Moines. March 5.-Funeral serv-
ices for Colonel William H. Couch Of
Des Moines. aviation instructor at
Lake Charles, La. will be held tomor-
row at St. Ambrose cathedral at 10
a. M, with military honors. A detach-
ment from Camp Dodge will partici-
pate in the service.
Lieutenant Colonel Couch died Sun
day from injuries received the preced-
ing afternoon, when his airplane fell
$50 feet to the ground.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-03-08
FIND GLASS IN Hom,Nv

Shenandoah, March 5.-Nfs. Ed
Adams, a farmers wife, found glass
in canned hominy she was serving
and under such circumstances az to
indicate that it could hardly be acci-
dental. She opened a can of hominy
for dinner and hearing something hard
strike the dish examined and found
glass. Another can was opened and
glass found in it. Forty-stx pieces
were counted. Two more cans were
purchased and glass discovered.
LEAVES ESTATE TO ORPHAN AGE
Iowa Falls. March 5-The will of
George Hastings Of this place, who
died in California. bequeaths his en-
tire estate to Dubuque orphanage.
1t is valued at between 5000 and
500, 900. Mr. Hastings was q bach.
elor. He leaves brother in Vermont
and a half-brother in Eidora ana
nsehevs Irving in this county.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-03-08
SNOW IN ALPS TRAPS
AUSTRIAN SOLDIERS

Geneva, March 5.-The heaviest
snowfall Of the present winter in the
Swiss Tyrolese Alps has occurred dur
ing the last twenty-four hours. The
snow is from three to six feet deep
and is still falling.
One avalanche cut an Austrian mill.
tary train in two south of Botzen.
Twenty-six officers and men were
killed.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-03-08
CAPTURED ENEMY GUN
MAY BE SENT TO u. S.

With the American Army in France,
March 4.-Delayed)-A German ma
chine gun in perfect condition may be
sent to Washington as the first Amer.
jean war trophy. 1t was among the ma
mass of material dropped hastily by
the enemy when he retired from his
Intellectual attack on the American
lines last week. The weapon, with
several belts of ammunition is now in
possession of intelligence officers.