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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-03-26
ALL COOPERATE
IN PATRIOTIC WORN

Fairfield. March 23.-Patrtotic pro-
grams are being held in each Of the
rural schools Of Jefferson county now
under the direction of County Superin-
tendent June Chichester and the stu
dents, teachers and patrons alike are
taking a most comnendable interest
In the series. Speakers for the
thrift stamps and new Liberty Loan
are addressing the audiences at each
school house and are meeting with the
best Of attention.
Penn No, 9 with Miss Ethel Lind
quist as teacher was the first school
to hold the meeting and 80 per cent of
the homes were represented. the
other one nome having serious illness.
The program was splendid and the
speakers were greatly enthused. o.
If Fryer. county chairman OF the Lib
erty Lean expressed himself as hav-
ing been greatly benefited by the en-
thusiasm and the spirit Of co-opera-
ton which so evidently existed be-
tween the students and their parents
and the teacher. Several schools are
holding programs each night and al
each one thus far held packed house
is reported.
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EARLIER 70 RIsE

Those who sleep away the morning
Of Sunday, March 81. will never know
1t happened. Those who go to church
would be wise to crawl in an
hour earlier than usual Saturday
night, else they will feel yawny when
the summons comes to arise and ad-
dress themselves to their bowl Of cold
water. For, Sunday, the 31st, Is to
be an hour shy, and the hour must be
taken on the front end Of the day.
All this well have come about be-
cause congress has passed the daylight
saving bill and the president has sign
ed It. Clocks and watches are to be
set ahead just an hour. And those
who have been watching the lengthen'
ing spring days with satisfaction will
receive a shock on the first few morn
ings. For the sun-risfng time of March
81 will be suddenly set back to the
sun-rising time Of February q. On
the other hand the setting Of the sun
will be suddenly postponed to the nor
NAL setting Of May 20.
It is all q part Of the war economy
program. The subject OF daylight saw
ing has been agitated for years by
idealists, cranks and those with q
special ak to grind, but by the powers
that be has been dismissed as more
or less of plaything. As in the case
OF so many other. economic PROPOSE
lions, however, It has taken the exigen
cies Of war to demand considsratioz
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-03-26
TELLS CLASS
TOSAVEFOOE
GRINNELL PROFESSOR SAYS tx.
CESS PRoTEiNs SHOULD
GO TO ALLIES.

Grinnell, March 23.-"We haven't yet.
taken the war in dead earnest. We
are so sure, because we are on the
right side, that all will go tight in the
end, that we do not realize yet what
We are up against" This was the state
ment made by Prof. H. W. Norris, head
Of the geological department of Grin
nell college In lecture on food conser.
walton given before the Grinnell stu,
dent body.
Food. the speaker pointed out, is the
power behind the strong arm. OF the
different foods he emphasized the i'm.
portance Of protein. "All kinds of food
may be burned in the body to produce
energy, but only one kind constructs.
renews and repairs the body, namely
the proteins," he said.
He warned against the excessive use
OF protein, showing that too much 10
not economical either in money or Mfe.
Al present Americans are cousu1a1ng
lar moro than Is necessary and II IL
this excess which should be sent to the
country's allies, he declaaed.
I'VE mead SO little sugar In our
homes Of quiet and psaoe that We
should find no fault with any Of de ~
strictjons put upon the use az n no
continued. "seventy-five per oan1 of
the sugar used here in America = INK
ury. and luxury now II treason"
In oonctus1on he said, "Tood ooa1w.
vat1on In America works no man q saa
hardship. Il u downright hyDuo1w1b
call any efforts W haxes1soA 9 n
or have been asked to- naI 80
DENIAL
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of the merits of the scheme. BY the
rule Of lights out an hour earlier in
the evening thousands Of tons of coal
and millions of dollars will be saved
While there is only one side to any
question of war economy, It may be a
question whether habits of life will be
disturbed and whether nervous sys.
TENS will altogether enjoy the change.
In excessively hot weather, the cool
of morning affords the best time for
sleep, while the whole population is
wont to postpone the time of retiring
because sleep comes reluctantly at the
end of q hot evening.
The daylight saving experiment fs
not altogetheI new. Germany and
England have Tried it. Cities In this
country and Canada have given it indie
pendent trial. But no experiment can
be fair which docs not include an en-
Atire nation.
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MANYoLADS ANSWER
CALL FROM EAH1l,g

Des Moines. AsSch z411ls -
enrolment week n ths borg vU11Ae
reserve and the repoetsf&haE e9no q
indacste that large numD5iS q hp6s
were being enrolled thsulgh60 ~
state. lowa's quota In ~ 601VOlk-
in9 resss~s Il 'n1sd ct 31oQ&
Boys nom sixteen p tkuukp0n0
years OF aeelAre sagih1a. 1Aaa6 -
three separate units Of thp EoooN =
which ho can enlist, agE1euae n.
tdHshsal and vocational.
II boy obtained elnployme1t 60
'fafm. he WI after six vUoks a
fectcty sGvics, receive Z bsuneo -
1v1cs badge issued By the oo1na
eeans departsment Of labor ~ lng
the 81eot paal Of tho Un1lods8hDs.
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THE GERMAN ATTACK
rrom Friday's Daily.)

War observers and experts" diner
in their opinions of the attack which
the Germans launched yesterday.
Some believe it is the long heralded
offensive for which the Germans have
been preparing throughout the late
winter and spring and which they
have advertised with suspicious frank
ness. Others regard the assault OF
Yesterday merely AZ a feint to cloak
some other important military move
for which Germany Is preparing
quietly.
Time will reveal the correctness OF
one or the other OF these opinions,
but meanwhile there is reason for
eyery loyal American to rejoice In the
fact that the British defenders are
holding their line with that bulldog
tenacity and that unshakabfe deter
mination which are traditions OF their
race.
Men who have fought along the
western front and have come back to
America, say the French soldier is
superb a. an offensive fighter but that
the Britain Is superior in holding a
position. Here In America We are hop
ing and believing that the soldiers OF
the United States will match both
their allies, the French In the bril-
lliance OF attack and the British in
gameness and holding power.
Whatever may be the aim OF the
Germans In the battle which opened
yesterday, there is no question as to
its intensity. And II Its force is
spent without piercing the British
Iline or pushing 1t backward to the
west, one Of the great questions Of the
war will have been answered.
For year Germany has been losing
steadily on the western front. From
the TING whom Hindenburx effected
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KING, or oUEEN7

Common gossip has ascribed to one
hootle1ger In Ottumwa the title Of
Ming. but inquiry develops signs OF q
division Of power, authority and al
legianoe.
In recent weeks there has been a
sCurryinE and vast uneasiness within
The select circles of Ottumwa's under
world. and out Of the tangled mass OF
suspicion and mAudlin rumor comes
The information that many Of the
court followers take orders from q
queen Of bootleggers.
wartime prices are paid BY thirsty
tapplors for whiskey dealt surrepti-
fiously from quart-size pockets or
elipped unobtrusively from hand to
AanA within the kindly shelter Of stair
Wayo md alley inches. The profits
eftsn are divided among various hand
lses before the bulk OF the purchase
prics gets back to the distributor.
And the queen 10 distributor OF
porfn. She has numerous agents ana
runners; she appears but seldom In
deals, but she gets the money and
wields q measure Of influence quite
comparable to that enjoyed by tho
king.
sinos the unhsppy day when state
detectives interrupted Nick Winchell's
Quiet career some Of the more ttmid
bootleggers have hidden their stocks
securely and achieved temporary re-
tifemsnt from business. The parapa-
tetic booueggers, as q result, are reap
ing Q harvest In one district they
have established routes. and their
visits to the various resorts OF the
Thirsty arc made ON schedule.
Funny, isn't II, that olhcda1s sworn
% 0uforce the laws are blind to CON
difions which could not escape the
sasual Hotice q . stranger?
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MILWAUKEE AND ST. PAUL

The eyes Of the nation are turned
often toward Milwaukee and Wiscon.
sin Just now, and in few weeks they
will be attracted little farther to
the west, where st. Paul Is even now
taking a long breath in preparation
for a rousing campaign in which 10y
atty and patriotism are to fight it out
In a mayoralty race.
Milwaukee has It's socialist mayor,
and in the excitement Of the battle
over the republican nomination for
the senatorship the progress Of the
mayoralty primary went, unnoticed un-
til the people wakened to find that
Daniel Hoan, though tarred with the
stick OF socialism, had received an
almost overwhelming majority of the
votes In the municipal primary.
Mr.. Hoan's principal critic admits
that the mayor stands an excellent
chance Of reelection. It is to be
hoped that he IL over-pessimiatic and
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DINNER STORIES

WHAT q the matterr' asfed tie
mother Of q si1-year-old GIRL a. ne
came home almost in tears sft0r her
first day In school.
II don't like the teacher,- said a.
little one.
"Why, you hardly know her. What
has she done to you?"
when l went In she said: You ct
here for the present. and she never
brung It,"
A southerner In one Of the canton
ments below the Mason and DIXON
line when called up for examination
was asked:
What is your nearest living rela-
tive!'
What you mean relative mister p
returned the recruit.
"Oh, 1 mean your nearest living
kinsfolk"
wal, that's my aunt you're talking
bout" 4
Several other questions were an
swered satisfactorily when there
came:
"In case of death or accident, whom
shall be notified?"
my mothe-," Immediately from the
selectman
But you told me just few min
utes ago that your aunt was the near
est living relative that you have" OBJ
jected the officer.
"You asked me who my nearest liv-
ing kin was. didn't you? Wal. that's
Aunt LiZ-she lives jest two miles
from where been livin': mother lives
five"
1 The victim OF the tar and feather
party couldn't realize what was go
ing to happen to him.
What are YOU going to do with
me?" ne asked. chattering with fear
and the cold.
Were going to camoufiage you"
answered the man with the feather
bag. SIN other words we're going to
make you look like rooster so you
can do some Growing for the kaiser
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oTTuMWA sEM-WEEKIY COURIER TUESDAY, MARCH 26 1918

that whole-hearted loyalty, though
somewhat belated, may unseat him in
the election and install as mayor a
citizen who has not committed himself
;; to opposition to the national govern
ment as expressed in the socialists
platform.
In st. Paul the issue is drawn dis
tinctly and there will be no such affair
attention from the straight contest
]. F. Emme, socialist.
Hodgson is former newspaper man
who has served for four years as sec
rotary to the mayor Of st. Paul. He
! Is one of Minnesota's most eloquent
and forceful public speakers; he is
exceptionally we'll informed on public
matters; he Is clean-minded and loyal;
he is equally popular with the work
ers and the millionaires.
Emme Is a soap, box orator with a
lrecord of twenty years of agitation.
He has opposed practically every step
the government has taken In prose-
cutting the war; he may be expected,
IL elected mayor, to try every social
istic theory which can be forced into
practice under the state laws and the
city charter. He may be expected,
too, to give every sort of aid and COM
fort to the Nonpartisan league which
has established its national headquar-
tiers in st. Paul, where 1t held a con-
vention this week and reiterated its
socialistic utterances of the past.
st. Paul and Milwaukee are in
class with st. Louis and Cincinnati
on the score Of German population.
Although several socialistic candi-
dates have been elected to Offices in
Milwaukee in other years when there
were no war issues at stake, St Paul
never has seen the socialists muster
more than q scant 1900 votes out of
It's 10000 or $4,000. Emme received
almost 1000 votes In the recent pri-
mary as against more, than 1900 for
Hodgson. Five other candidates div1d-
ed some 1000 votes. Almost 10000
voters failed to express their prefer
ences in the primary.
The citizens of Milwaukee and st.
Paul. including particularly those in
whose veins runs German blood, will
have an excellent opportunity to prove
their loyalty to America in the forth
coming elections.
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ALL TOGETHER

After several months OF military
inactivity on the western front, the
news OF an actual piercing OF the
British defenses by the German attack
ing forces comes as shock to all OF
us who had accepted at their face
value the opinions of so-called experts
as to the invincibility Of the allies
line.
1t is futile to attempt to belittle the
Importance OF the advance the Ger
mans have been able to make. 1t fs
not necessary to accept as true their
claims of $4,000 prisoners and 200 cap
tured guns to realize that the blow
they have struck at Haig's army is a
serious one.
But it does not of necessity mean
the success OF the plans which Hin
denberg had been making for weeks
before he gave the word for the open
| ing of the battle which is now in its
third day.
Unless the Germans should break en-
tirely drought the line and push their
way into that big section of terrain
from which they withdrew a year ago
they must count their offensive q fail
ure 1t must be remembered, whatever
claims they may make, that their
gains have not been made without
big expenditure Of lives. 1t is hardly
conceivable that they would not be
able to obtain some advantage in an
\ attack in a sector of their own choos
ing, after extensive preparation and
rehearsal Correspondents and obser
vers agree that the assault ON Thurs
day was more determined and des
perate than any similar operation in
| almost four years of warfare. 1t would
indeed be death blow to German
hopes should the augmented army
| fail to win some advantage over the
enemy.
| One disadvantage Of waiting for the
opposition to attack rather than in
itiating, battle Is that the army Of
defense is unable to foresee the point
at which the blow will fall This Is
the predicament in which Field Mar
shall Haig found himself There is lit
tie doubt that as the actual center O
the battle makes itself apparent hi
will be able to dispose his reserve:
and reinforcements in manner tina
will strengthen his defenses.
Meanwhile, the American ant
French armies must continue thei
vigilance to prevent a successful sur
prise attack at some point on the lonl
front which they guard. Any day ma!
sbring the news that the German:
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have thrown their armies against tns
American forces and that Genera
Pershing and his men are engaged II
their first decisive grapple with the
Hun.
That day the Americans must stanc
together, shoulder to shoulder, here
at home as well as over there. And In
preparation for that day there mus,
be an awakening of patriotism among
the millions who, safe at. home, are
protected in their security by that
bulwork of khaki-clad flesh which
serves as a barricade OF supreme
courage and sacrifice between civil
cation and the enemy which would
destroy not only civilization but all
the hopes for future happiness. OF ma
ton, OF communities and of indivfd'
uals.
Americans, il America Is to survive
the war, must realize that anything
short Of complete victory means de-
feat, future domination by Germany
grinding taxation in tribute to the
kaiser, generations Of slavery. They
must realize that defeat threatens
America with Just what 1t has brought
to Russia. They must realize that il
America weakens the cause Of civil
cation is lost and the hope OF Christ
endom Is crushed.
Patriotism knows no limit nor res
ervation. The maximum OF service Is
the least the real patriot can give. The
voter who casts ballot for q social
istic candidate for office cannot atone
for that attack on his government
institutions by buying Liberty Bond.
The man who sQuanders money for
bootlegger's whiskey, thus sncourag-
ing lawlessness and lessening his own
resources Of money and bodily vsor,
cannot achieve loyalty by waving .
flag. The able bodied man who re-
fuses to work when their IS work to
be done is reducing his country's
strength to Withstand the German a.
sault. The farmer who fatls to TIL
every available acre Of his properly
Is aiding Germany by reducing his
own nations food supply.
There can be no individual, person
al consideration great enough to 1usti'
fy failure to serve the government
to the limit of every mans ability at
this time. United loyalty is - necss-
sary here at homo az 1t Is In tho fore
most trenches and the listening posts
that stretch along the shel1.torn Length
of No Mans Land in France. Our
soldiers over there are not withhold
ing anything in their devotion to their
country and to US. Can We count our
selves loyal or worthy Of their pro
lection II We make any reservation
in our service to the cause for which
they are ready TO DIET
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LITTLE BENNYs
NOTE BOO Z
~ LIN -HRD
BYssLAD -'H6

Il felt jest Ike summir last settd'
day morning. and me and Pubs sam
kins WAS setting on my frunt steps
intoying 1t, me saying. It sestsny = =
crate day al rita. pity anybody thaa
wears i ovsrcoak today. wat shan W
do, Pubs, We awt to do summing On
Q day like this every ssdd6sy.
G, shut your eyes and look up q
the sun, don't that feel crater sed
Pubs, q, you mite think you was a&
the sea shore or some place. intent
you! Enybody that sss this aant .
crate day don't know wat Q crate dAy
Is. we awt to get up game OF ball
or sumthing.
witch Jest then Skinny Martin came
up, saying, G, maybe this amt 9
peetchy day, wat do you know about
this for change in the weather. lets
all wawk out to the park or sumthiny.
heer comes Leroy Shooster, amt this
a peetch Of a day. Leroy?
G, maybe 1t amt, wat shan ~ GOT
sed Leroy Shooster.
And we started to tawk about good
things to do, witch we hadent decided
vet when Pubs SimkfnSes mother
came to her frunt door and called
over to Pubs, Charles, wunt you to
do some errands for me, come r1ts
away.
Aw heck, sed Pubs. And he went
over, and Jest then Leroy Shoosters
little sister Bessie came up. saying.
Leroy, father went down town With
out his rubbers and you han to take
them rite down to him.
Aw heck, sed Leroy. And him and
his sister went away, and, Jest then
Skinny Martins mother came up, say
ing, Algernon, are you def, I've bin
wisseling to you frum the frunt door
for 10 minnits. wy dident you anssr
me?
How can help 1t II you can't wis
sci, sed Skinny Martin, and his mother
sed, wunt you to come home and
mind the house.
Aw heck, sed Skinny Martin. And
him and his mother went home, leev-
ing me all alone on the steps, think
ing, o well, maybe sumbody elts will
come GROUND.
Witch jest then ma opened the par
Ter window and looked out, saying.
Benny, come in and help mo to take
down some picktures that wunt to
dust.
Aw heck, thawt.
Proving no matter how crate day
f; 1t is. that don't prove enything.
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THIS Js LAeoR,s WAR

This is labor's war. No element OF
the people in this country,or OF other
countries would suffer more than the
workers from German victory
German peace.
What the Germans mean by a
strong peace" German peace. "
was recently expressed by Gen. Won
Liebert, a leading Prussian conservar
tive. y
For US there is but pne principle to
be followed, and We recognize no
other. We hold that might Is right.
We must know neither sentiment, hui
manity, consideration, nor compassion.
We must have Belgium and the north
Of France. France must be made to
pay until she is bled white. We must
have q strong peace"
Mr.. Gompers spoke well for Amert-
can labor when he said:
"The Republic Of the United States
is not perfect; 1t has the fmperfec-
lions of the human.-butgitis the best
country on the face of the earth. and
those who do not love 1t enough to
work for it, to fight for 1t, to die for
1t. are not worthy Of the privilege Of
living in it.
81 say to the kaiser, say to the
Germans. in the name Of the Ameri-
can labor movement: You can't talk
peace with the American workers;
you can't talk peace With us;
you can't talk to us at all now. We
are fighting now. Either you smash
your kaiser autocracy or We will
smash it for you"
The workingmen Of America have q
tremendous interest to serve, . vital
cause to defend, q work Of SURPRISING
importance to accomplish. What is
vital to them is vital to America and
to the world. That they see their
duty and the great mass Of them are
performing it with unimpeachabie 10y
atty is cause for congratulation to
the nation and 20 the world.
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his strategic retreat and established
his forces along the new Hindenbure
line. British, French and more re
Gently Americans have penetrated II
7! at dozens Of points, forcing the Ger
mans to withdrawn to new positions
There have been temporary victories
for the enemy, but they have been
comparatively few and the net result
of the fighting in the past twelve
months on that front has been consid'
erably in favor of the allies.
Typical Prussian Boosting has leu
the German public to expect 1mmeol
ate and remarkable success for the
Hindenburg forces whenever they
, should inaugurate their attacks this
spring. Hindenburg himself declared
he would be in Paris April 1. He has
repeated the boast in several different
forms from time to time and the kats-
ar has expressed perfect confidence in
the ability Of the Germans to sever
their enemy's lines in the first en-
counter.
But all tho reports available thus
far bring information that the allies
are holding their own. Although the
assault which conferred at Cambria
Yesterday was the most terrific mill.
tary offensive operation IN almost
four years of unprecedented warfare,
the British line today is the British
line Of yesterday. That tells the story,
thus far. of the kaiser's long expected
blow.
DISPATCHES from the sectors where
American soldiers are facing the en-
|emy indicate that an attack IN force
may be made there by the Germans
soon, Trainloads Of supplies have
been arriving behind the German
lines opposite Luneville, it is reported
and the news may come at any time
that Ottumwa's soldiers are IN the
thick of the lighting there. !.
Wherever the real blow may fall, II
indeed the attack of yesterday shall
nroye to have been only feinting
operation. Americans may await the
result. II not with eQuanimity, at least
with confidence that their army VIII
not permit the enemy to pass. They
must await definite news with cour-
age and fortitude. They must be pre-
pared for increased casualty lists. hut
thew need have no fear that the lives
Of Americans shall be given in futile
defense of their positions. nor tnas
they shall be taken by the enemy
without compromising loss on his size.
The morale of the American forces
is of the highest standard and no At
tack, however. desperate, can snake
It. Americans at home must preserve
q morale as firm, patriotism as un'
yielding, loyalty as active.