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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-14
A PAIR OF RAscAIs

Mr.. Frog reached home just as the
sun peeped over the hills. He slipp ed
hastily out of the water, sprang up
the bank of the creek, and in three
Jumps landed on the roof Of his tall
or's shop. There he squatted. while
his queer, bulging eyes scanned the
sky in every direction. He was watch
ing for Mr.. Crow, and all but burst
ing with the news that he had Tor the
old gentleman.
Mr.. Frog had not sat there long
before he heard hoarse Cav! Cav!
There he Isl" cried the tailor.
aloud. There's the old boy! He'll
be in sight in moment"
And sure enoughl soon Mr.. Grow
tapped out of the distant woods and
came sailing over the meadows.
Thereupon Mr.. Frog set up a great
croaking. And to his delight his elder
ly friend heard him calling and
dropped down at once.
"I've some news for you," Mr.. Frog
announced, as soon as the old black
scamp alighted near him.
It'll have to keep" Mr.. Crow re-
piled. I'm on my way to the corn
field. l haven't had my breakfast yet
And a person Of my age has to eat
his meals regularly"
The sprightly tailor looked ny
slightly disappointed.
TITS very important. And / may
have to tell 1t to someone else first II
you don't care to hear 1t now"
What's your news about?" Mr.
Crow asked him gruffly. Il suppose
you've made another suit for some
body. And you remember I told you
couldn't put that news in my news
paper any more unless you paid me
something. It's advertising. And no
body gets free advertising"
"This news is something entirely
different from anything you've ever
heard Mr.. Frog insisted. ITS about
Kiddie Katydid. He's a."
"Wait till I come back from the
cornfieldi" Mr.. Crow pleaded.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-14
Children's Evening Story

II can't! I simply must tell 1t now!"
Mr.. Frog cried.
very we'll! But please talk fast;
for I'm terribly hungry"
"Kiddie Katydid is a fiddler!" Mr..
Frog announced He ftddles every
night And that's the way he makes
that ditty Of his,-Katy did, KATY
Don't" Mr.. Crow begged. Please
that Silly chorus every time happen
to wake up during the night-bad
enough. say, without being obliged
to listen to 1t in broad daylight"
Very Welt" the tailor yielded.
"But he nddles it, all the same. And
when you tell my tale to Brownie
Beaver / guess he'll be surprised"
II shant tell him." Mr.. Crow de-
clared. thereby astonishing Mr.. Frog.
why not?" the tailor demanded. 4
We've had a slight disagreement"
said Mr.. Grow with hoarse laugh
I'm not his newspaper any longer"
well. there's nothing to prevent
your telling this story to other people,
is there? And you certainly will be
willing to mention me at the same
time, won't your" Mr.. Frog inquired
with an anxious quicker between hi
strange eyes.
Where do you come1n, Dr1y&an7'
Mr.. Grow inquired coldly.
why, discovered the Seoeet@
Perhaps you did-end perhaps 20
didn't" Mr.. Crow observed. Be1nd
very. very old. he was very, yoYy wba
And he long since learned That Nm
Frog was a apmeWkaf slfDuArv:nauIn
"n l spread any such news q t&al
about Pleasant Valley 7 shan do 8 d
my own way" he remazAed. khd
thereupon the old gentleman 11ps
quickly and disappeared IN thS 611u
ton Of the cornf1el cid, withoutshaAn6l1
as q Thank 2you!"
MI. Frog gazed after him muan.
fully.
III that isnt just s.mys1ue1431a.
mented. II ought 70 have R4 -
secret till after the old hoy III n
breakfast. Then perhaps ,dd& i
been better natused.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-14
a LOYALTY LANDSLIDE

Nationwide attention has been at
.tracted by st. Paul. Mimi, during the
campaign which closed Tuesday with
the election Of L. G. Hodgson over
Julius F. Emme, the socialist candi-
date for mayor. Hodgson's election
was the feature OF a loyalty landslide,
his majority exceeding 10000 in a total
vote Of about $4,000. 1t is the greatest
majority ever given a mayoralty can
didate in the Minnesota capital.
Minnesota is hotbed Of socialism
and opposition to the war, but 1t also
is a hotbed Of loyalty and patriotic en-
thusiasm. The patriots have attracted
attention to the state by their merci-
less drive on disloyalty. The st. Paul
election has given the nation an OPP
portunity to Judge the strength OF the
rival factions, and the showing made
for loyalty is quite satisfying.
st. Paul has large German popu-
lation. The great bulk Of these voters
are loyal to America. Some OF them
are not. Some Of them voted for Emme
for mayor because they desired to
register pro-German sympathy and
chose the seclusion of the voting booth
as safe place for recording their In
gratitude toward a nation that has
granted them suffrage and the oppor-
tunity for material prosperity.
The entire strength of the socialists
IN the community was massed IN the
Emme vote. With it went the pro-
German vote and that perverse ele-
ment which always is to be found
opposing the candidate who obviously
!! n fhe choice of the majority. Personal
likes and dislikes influence some OF
these votes; the pique Of disappointed
aspirants is another contributing fac
tor. In the ST. Paul election the
Emme camp was the haven not only
fol. disloyal voters. socialists and pro
Gerfnps In general, but for all who
had :. sa6gv to event against Mr..
Hodgson o, sy of his neutenants.
Therefore the victory for loyalty Is
bigger than the actual figures indicate
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-14
eoTTLEpIuP

Last summer. when Field Marshal
HaiS was making his offensive into
Belgium, amateur strategists in
America wondered why he did not
put forth a greater effort than he did
to surround Zeebrugge and Ostend.
the German submarine bases, and
render them untenable. Several times
there were indications that he was
preparing for such stroke, but each
time his we'll wishers were disappoint-
ed.
Now it appears that he was deferred
by the knowledge that the adventure
would necessitate heavier expendi-
ture of man power than he felt justf-
fed in risking. But the British navy
has come to his aid and that Of the
whole allied cause, with two raids
which will go down in history among
the most notable events in the prog
ress of a war which has made star
ting wonders seem almost like every
day affairs.
The wonderful navy of Great Brit
ain has had too little action in this
war to satisfy its members or the gen.
eral public. 1t has been busy, to be
sure, but its very strength and vigil
ance have been a warning to the Ger
mans and prevented the latter from
riskfng a decisive naval battle in the
open The Britons have been COM
PEELED to content themselves with
maintaining a blockade. chasing sub
marines and occasionally swooping
down on daring German vessels. The
engagement in the Skagerak, early in
the war. demonstrated the superiority
of England as naval power.
But the sea dogs are determined
that they shall not be forgotten when
the history of this war shall be writ
ten. Their unheralded attack on Zee
brugge last month. which closed that
port and demolished large portion
of the famous mole, added several
names to the long list of heroes in
the annals of the British navy. 1t
was a success. as the Germans have
admitted rather tardily, and the
commandant at Zeebrugge was pun
ished with disgrace for having per,
mitted himself and his garrison to be
surprised.
Admitting that they We're outdone
at Zeebrugge, the Germans declared
there was no danger of repetition
of the raid. The canal connecting
the two ports gave them access to the
sea at Ostend, and they boasted that
their vigilance at that point would
make it impossible for the British to
bottle up that port.
An even while their declarations
were being published. the old Vindic
tive was being loaded with cement
and prepared for It's final voyage to
grave Of historic glory. In the dead
, OF night the staunch old cruiser stole
into the Ostend harbor braved rair
! of shells from the shore batteries
| numbered up to the spot between the
piers which had been chosen for hel
last resting place and settled int
the mud and silt. while the survivor:
OF her brave crew dived overheard ant
sought safety on waiting destroyers.
| Germany has denied tia SUCCESS O
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-14

less claims of achievement were ac-
cepted by the war department and re-
peated to the whole country with the
authority Of the committee on public
information when the officials in
charge Of the war department and the
information bureau must have known
at least, should have known-these
claims were open to question II not
absolutely untrue
The natural inference to be drawn
from all the facts at hand is that the
war department officials, as we'll as
Mr.. Creel, chairman of the information
bureau, chose to believe Mr.. Comn's
board and its claims without invests
eating them. Possibly this attitude
was the result OF the discoveries which
discredited Mr.. Borglum in the eyes
Of Mr. Baker and Mr.. Creel.
Thus several weeks elapsed before
the facts became generally known
about the aircraft programs failure
These weeks were lost to the govern
ment and the army. They might have
been saved, Mr.. Ryan might have been
appointed sooner and the work OF re-
pairing the damage might have started
earlier II all the facts had been made
public instead Of being pigeon-holed.
This seems to be a plain case illus
trating the danger Of a policy OF Sc
crecy. Mr.. Bakers friends apologize
for his failure to discover the aircraft
boards failure long ago by saying he
accepted the assurances OF Mr.. Comm
and his colleagues as fact and was de-
ceived. Had the country been given
the Borglum report and the counter
charges against him there would have
been a demand for an official inquiry
which of necessity would have dis
closed the failure Of the Coffin pro
gram long before 1t did become known
After all. the American public is the
party at interest in all the controver-
sizes which must arise in connection
with so gigantic task as making war.
And that public can be trusted with all
the facts except those which would aid
the enemy II they were revealed. Loyal
Americans do not want such dangerous
information, but neither do they want
facts withheld for any other reason.
nor are they disposed to be patient
with policy Of secrecy which cannot
Justify Itself by this single standard.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-14
BRITAIN is FOR WAR
(From Friday's Daily)

ORION fridays Daily
The decisive victory of Lloyd George
over former Premier AsQuith in Eng
lands house of commons yesterday at
tracts wide attention in America, as
1t should. Much depends on Great
Britain's solidity and unity of action
against Germany. Much of the future
of the United States depends on the
strength with which Great Britain and
the other entente nations shall be able
to oppose Prussianism during the COM
ing year. At the end of that period
the United States will be able to bear
the brunt of the wars burdens, but I'M
til then civilization must depend on
the European nations more than on
ours.
Premier Lloyd George is fighter.
In war with Germany he Is not par
ticular about the weapons nor methods
he employs, so they are not dishonor-
able. He strikes with the instrument
nearest to hand He is committed to
a war policy which knows no such
word as conservatism. He Is in the
war to whip Germany
Since he became premier he has
been the victim of nagging, critical
course on the part of Premier AsQuith,
to whose side have rallied various
Lord Lansdowne. When General
Maurice, removed from his post as
director Of military operations, flew in
to a rage against the war cabinet and
wrote letter charging Lloyd George
and his ministers with mis-represent-
ing facts about the military situation,
the Asquith faction saw an opportunity
to further harass the premier and pos
sibly bring about his defeat and cen.
sure at the hands Of parliament.
The vote recorded last night in the
house of commons--293 to 106-up-
held the government and rebuked the
quith-Lansdowne clique. 1t con-
firmed the declarations Great Britain
already had made in favor Of war
to victory: It gave approval to Lloyd
George and his aggressive policies: it
rebuked General Maurice for making
charges which seem to have been un-
founded.
It would be little less than ca.
lamity for Great Britain to order an
election at this time, overturn its pres
ent government and institute another.
Were it possible to obtain more ag-
gressive government by that operation
or If the objections arose because Of
policies not sufficiently aggressive. the
rest of the world might welcome a
change But victory for Mr.. Asquith
and Lord Lansdowne would have been
a pacif1st victory. It would have weak.
ened the force and strength of the
alliance of nations in their war for
the protection of civilization.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-14
RED CROSS GETS CHICKS

Waterloo. May ia novel plai
has been started In this vicinity I.
raise money for the Red Cross. All q
the farmers within q radius OF nv
miles of Bristow have been asked Il
set one hen for the Red Cross and al
of the chickens Matched to be donates
to the socists.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-14

st. Paul has emerged from the shadow
of disloyalty which was cast upon the
city when the Nonpartisan league
brought La Toilette there to make his
notorious anti-American address last
year. -
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-14
characteristic that it cannot properly
ho called a Gift ls4

characteristic that It cannot properly
be called q gift.
It is pleasant to chronicle the fact
that after many disappointments Sec
rotary Baker has redeemed a prom
Use. It is true that Americans, realiz-
ing the vital need for reinforcements
in France which has arisen since
March Fl and which could not be fore.
seen when the secretary made his pre-
diction in January, had hoped there
were more than the promised 100000
over there now. But 1t is vast salts
faction to know that there are that
many. 1t means that Mr.. Baker real.
ICES that doing things is far more I'M.
portant than explaining why they are
not done
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-14
4 POLICY OF LAwLEssNEss

single act compatible with decency and
proper standards OF governmental OF
individual conduct, there might Of
found a basis for eventual negotlatlons
that would lead to the sort OF peace
for which the Teutons are striving In
snaace offensives" such as Just fa1leo
n England. Instead of any such par
tial guarantee that peace py nego
/. tiation would be regarded by the kals'
er's government as a solemn oDnsa
ton, Germany insists on exhlDitins
i herself to the whole world as uttefiy
devoid Of honor and careless OF every
thing but her own selfish interests.
The rava ging of the Ukraine by the
Germans and the wanton butchery OF
5tlrmenians by the Turks are out
normal chapters in q history OF a war
impelled on one side by an insane lust
which oyer.rides law, justice ana nu'
rnanitys simplest precepts.
When Germany's representatives al
,Rrest-Litov insisted that the nus
ieian armies be withdrawn from all the
l1ronta and disbanded, Russia aban'
ldnned the only military advantage she
had been able to maintain, that over
the Turks. The Christian populations
IN the provinces of Ardahan, kars ana
Ratum had been subject to the whlms
rof the Russian soldiers but they had
lt.aan free from the terror of the muir
derOus Turk.
! When the Russians quit that 'front.'
che Turks overran the country pun
dering and numbering as none pue
the Turks can. Whole Austrian COM
mnnities have been massacred; every
thing Of value has been seized; every
IChristian shrine has been despoiled:
every inhurnan crime the degenerate
mind of the Turk can invent has peen
committed
meanwhile, the Germans themselves
have been creating a reign OF terror IN
the Ukraine only degree less horrible
than that OF which their barDar1c
allies are the authors.
q The bolsheviki cabinet at Moscow
has sent to Berlin formal protest
arainst the Armenian massacres, but
II viii be ignored. Germany's hands,
stained with the blood Of Belgium,
France and Russia, are not the lnstru-
mants to restrain the Turks, even II
& me German government We're disposed
"a repair the wrong for which Its
terms at Brest- Litovsk are directly re-
sponsible.
When the war opened, Germany an
nounced to the world her reputation
Of honor, obligations, treaties, laws
and fundamental principles on which
civilization is builded. That announce
ment was published in the violation OF
Belgium. It has been repeated at
every opportunity. and Germany her
self has invented many pretexts.
A peace by negotiation of govern
nents would be real and lasting
peace only while the treaty proclaim
Ing It remained sacred and inviolate at
the hands Of all the subscribers. Ger
many is advertising the fact that to
her nothing is sacred and that she
makes pledges only to violate them.
She leaves to the nations with which
she Is at war no course of action save
that of fighting until there remains of
the German power nothing more dan
gerous than a memory and blood
stained history of a nations deliberate
0nreer OF unrestricted crime.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-14
II G. r MEETING TONIGHT

The United Commercial Travellers
will hold their regular meeting tonight
in Masonic building on Second street.
All members are urged to be present as
the meeting is an important one and a
good attendance is essential. All I. G..
r. should make 1t point TO be pres
emf
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-14

Little Harry CATER eating h1ss
meager ration Of bread and magyar.
ine)-Must / say grace, mamma?
Mamma-Of course, darling.
Little Harry-Well, you said God
could read our thoughts. and II I'sAy
I'm thankful He'll know jolly wei
what a 'bominable little liar I am!
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-14
DnNNERrSYOEllsB
Now" said the coDp6A No.
along the line Of Iacr,lttl =
good smart bugleg,'

At that out stepped 4. 11UDna
fellow who had thick ,St6AS o1
black beard.
What" said the 1qU s4e
him up and down, -aFs 560.A RA0f
"Oh, bugler!" said he. r thokht
you said burglar
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-14

With q. stormy look, onshie 3ace. the
master Of the house way1aid the
servant in the Kitchen.
Look here" he began ansrily.
''How dare you tell my wife what time
1 came home this morning, after dHpld
you not to-"
The Irish girl eyed him.staadlA
"Shure an OF didn't" abe eeGGb1
calmly. "She asked me- pANN1 6np
yez came in. and OF only ouuet ~
that OF was too busy xo64 -
breakfast ready to-look atrthAS1ne
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-14

She was q sweet young thinorUp1
as she happened to be sta1Mo ~ -
he asked her over to his camp tnS6o
some football ON the Saturday 61uEs
noon. He sat by her side phaE1na
That's Williams In goaa.s Id t1.
t p,a,psa Tommy 1ov' Jo 9eec hes p "a
center ceute forward Hen b. our ~ ~
before long
She gasped. will he, really S0hp
cried. "But, George, this Is soAsals
den!"
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-01-12
Will help GIRLS Get
HOMES in WASHINGTON
Welfare Section of Civilian Person
mel Division to Aid Girl Employees
I'm Government.

The Civilian Personnel Division OF
the Ordnance Department announ,
/ ces the establishment of a Welfare
. Section. The duties of this newly
/ created section will be to assist girl
+ employees in the department to obtain
comfortable quarters in Washington,
and TO enlarge the social life of the
/ army of young women who have left
their homes that they might do their
! part toward winning the war.
IN inaugurating this section and
carrying forward this program, the
! Civilian Personnel Division is ami
mated by the spirit of helpfulness
and service. When young woman
responds to the call of her country
and enters in the service in the de-
partment name will be placed on
/ the roll 4e Welfare Section. The
Welt2 l<ction will become inter-
ested 1.-The young woman employe
Immediately upon her arrival in
/ Washington TO accept a position in
the Ordnance Department And
this interest will continue during G
the period OF her employment.
The demand for suitable homes
for girl employees has increased to
such an extent that the Civilian Per-
sOnnel Division, through its Welfare
Section, will endeavor to solve the
problem for young women accepting
employment III the Ordnance De-
partment. In this connection, the
section will cooperate with the b.
trict Council Of National Defense,
which has received an appropriation
Of 1000 a month from President
ilson's emergency fund to be used
housing work; and with other
e---rfcies interested in this situation.
The great majority of girl en-
ployes in Washington have come
from homes in smaller cities and
towns, where social entertainment
formed no small part of their daily
program. They were surrounded
there with strong home infiuen ces,
and enjoyed tn advantage of pleas
ant acquaintanceships and friend
ships. These pleasures they have
been willing to forego that they
might serve their country.
That recreation and entertainment
may be provided for these young
women in the Ordnance Department,
the Welfare Section has been Gre
ated. 1t is in charge of Mr.. Zenas L.
Potter, of Dayton, Ohio, former head
of the Welfare Department of the
National Cash Register Company. He
is a graduate of the University of
Minnesota, and a post graduate Fl
Columbia University. He was co.
nected with the Russell Sage Foun
dation, and conducted important in
Vestigations affecting welfare and
industrial problems
The responsibilities of the We'll
fare Section will become larger each
week, as the requirements of the
department increase. Today there
are open in the department positions
for nearly a thousand persons who
Tl5t da2it e;52f-t StsSii SerNeI
In this list are includ- !
ed 249 stenographers, 4 clerk-book-
keepers. 80 index and catalog clerks, |
130 schedule clerks, and 130 clerks |
qualified in business administration.
Information as to these positions
can be obtained by addressing the
Civilian Personnel Division, 1888 F.
Street, N. W, Washington, D. c.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-01-12
Maryland Senate Delays Action.

Annapolis. Md, Jan. 12.-Governor
Harrington, who has declared in IA
vor of the national prohibition amend
ment, is credited with engineering a
move of the radical "drvs" IN the SEN
ate to railroad the amendment
through that body.
The necessary thrHe-fourths vote to
pass it to second and third readings
was not forthcomin@. the motion 20
suspend the rules being 16 to II.
After a sharp debate. Senator Frick
said il would be indecent to hurry the
bill through without giving it more
consideration. Senator Bennett NOV
ed a second reading. contending hat
he wan'nd 10 stavp off dilatory tao
tics. TEa amendment was referred
to the committee on federal relations