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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-04-23
COOPERATIVE STORE IN ALBA

Abba, April ia cooperative stors
will soon be opened on North First
street. This is supported by local
union No. 1913 and will be managed by
William Lane.
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MUST NOT LOSE A DAY

The production of coal in this coun-
try is fundamentally a transportation
problem. There are enough coal cars
and enough locomotives to transport
the necessary quantity Of coal, ONLY
IF EVERY CAR AND EVERY LOCO
MOTIVE Is USED TO ITS MAXIMUM
CAPACITY EVERY DAY IN THE
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-04-23
YEAR. There are enough operatives
in the mines to get the coal from the
ground, If those operatives can work

YEAR. There are enough operatives
in the mines to get the coal from the
ground, If those operatives can work
every day in the year, and II the coal
cars and locomotives are available
every day II the. coal cars are idle
for week or a month, the result 10 .
loss Of a weeks or months possible
coal production. There is no way to
make up this loss. The country needs
the greatest utilization of the coal
carrying facilities every week and
every month. 1t has no surplus cars
and no surplus locomotives to carry
more coal In succeeding week or In
a succeeding month, to make up for
the failure to use the existing cars and
locomotives in preceding month.
ONLY THREE PLACES
With the exception OF limited
storage capacity in retail dealers
yards, there are three places where
coal can be kept. First, in the ground
where it always has been, and where
it must remain until mined and loaded
into cars. Second, in the cars them
selves, where unless those cars are
promptly moved to- their destination
and unloaded it is hindrance to
transportation, blocking up tracks and
yards already overtaxed and sadly
needed for transportation Of other
commodities. Third; in the coal bins
of domestic consumers, and in the
coal piles of industrial users The
value of coal as fuel begins only when
1t reaches the third place. The fuel
problem is to get the coal from the
first place OF deposit to the final
place of deposit with as little delay
as possible, and in as steady and con-
tinuous stream as circumstances
will permit.
BETTER TO BORROW MONEY
The railroads may be compared to
a water pipe, which needs to run full
all the time to carry the necessary
amount of water to its destination.
II that water is shut of for any ap-
preciable time. 1t means an ultimate
shortage. The pipe can carry no more
than its maximum capacity per day.
Inconvenience Of paying for coal in
the spring and summer. when 1t will
not be needed until autumn or win
ter. should not influence any consumer
to delay placing his order and secur-
ing his supply. 1T is far wiser to
borrow money in the spring to pay
for ones coal than to wait until
autumn or winter, when IL the coal
has not been mined and shipped,
money cannot procure 1t.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-04-23
SHIP THOUGHT LOST, is SAFE

A Canadian Atlantic Port. April 10.
The schooner Jean Campbell, sixty.
four days from Nova Scotian port
with a cargo Of flour, has arrived here
after having been given UP as lost.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-04-23
ITALY SENDS
men TO FRANCE
Seals Allies Union By Join.
ing In Decisive Il
Struggle.

Rome. April observation-disclosures
mier Orlando announced in the cham.
Der Of deputies today that Italian
troops would be dispatched to the bat
tie front In France.
The announcement, which was re-
ceived with Q storm Of applause, was
as follows
Italy. which follows with admisa-
ton the heroic efforts of the Anglo
French troops on the western front,
could not remain absent from the bat
tie field Of France She wishes to
bring to her allies tangible proof of
solidarity and very soon the colory
Of Italian regiments win fly over the
fields Of Picardy beside those of the
French, British, American, Belgian and
Portuguese, thus sealing the union
which exists between the allied peo-
pies and governments"
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-05-09

a liberal education by reading from
the glow Of an oldfashioned fireplace
in the absence of better light So de-
voted was this. man to his studies un-
der adverse circumstances that he de-
stroyes the sight of his eyes with the
heat Of the fire. which served him as
an Hum nanf in his studies. Happily
he said, there are few people IN this
prosperous and progressive age that
are driven by necessity to prosecute
their studies under such surrounding
Such instances as are related show
that TO a determined man or woman
there is mo impossible barrier in the
road 10 an education
Or. Garyin's address was very schol-
ariy. philosophical and delightful
There were occasional sallies. of wit
and humor that combined to enlist
and keep alive the interest q his audi
ence in his discourse There WIS in
il a strong undercurrent Of patriot
.sm and OF the duties OF Americans in
the great war in which the nation is
now engaged. He said that the strug-
gle in which we are involved is one
of vital concern TO every good citi-
zen and that we must go after the
Hun, hammer and tongs to win. His
address vas an incentive 10 greater
love OF country. an inspiration for
the attainment of an education. a plea
for Christian sitizeaship and an en-
treaty for clean. honest useful lives
Tho presentation Of the. diplomas
was made by Dx. Pitt A. Wade. pres
ident of the board Of education. In
brief. but well considered talk. he
gave sstersnce 70 the hope that the
lie worh of the graduates nigh, be
as successful as their school days had
been He closed by, saying -Soutls
Canon ia proud of its 1918 high
school class"
The pronouncement of the benedic-
tion by Rev. chas- J.. Armentrout
closed ~ha, was in many respects one
OF the most interesting commence
ments in the annals of the South Can
on high school. After the dismissal
a selection was played by the orches-.
ira.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-05-09
GOV. GUNTER VISITS CANON CITY
Guest Of Honor at Reception at Home Of
Warden and Mrs. lyman Saturday Even
ing-Tells of War Work Of Colorado and
Praises Its Martial Spirit.

. Governor Gunter. referring TO his
visi, at Washington TO attend the con-
ference OF gorernors. spoke at length
OF intervsews he had with congress-
men and senators. members OF the
cabinet and President Wilson. Every
where he found determination TO
proseepte the war TO successful ter
mination, q whatever cost IL may call
for In blood and treasure. THAT we
are going thru TO win" be said.
there is no dorbt whatever. II may
take long time. but in the end vic
tory viii perch upon the banners OF
the Allies
Governor Cunfer made plea to the
people 10 avoid harsh criticism of
those in po~er during the period Of
the war He paid n high tribute 20
the character of the public service
being rendered by Presiden, Wilson
and his chiefs He also rpokc in
terrns OF cornnendation Of the patriot
ism and splendid work being done b.
ex president Tart. Elihu Root and
others Of the opposite political faith
sEo country on earth." asserted
Gov. 0unter. has accomplished such
great results in so short. time as
the United States, When the country
entered tie war a little more than a
year ago. u bad ilo 600 men in lite
army. Now IL has 5000 Our
navy. comparatively small twelve
months ago. has now enlisted in It's
service. 10000 men and in actual
fighting power Il is second only TO
the navy Of Great Britain We have
transported within the last few
monihx eoo.cco to France thru sub
marine infested waters. but only lz3
Of ossr men have found wasery graves
from The er<n5-s U-boess"
Gov. ou1ser ~as taken to Colombo
spriasn By Warden lyman. Sunday
afternoon where he boarded the train
for Denver.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-05-09
p. {. o. ENTERrAlhED
MOTHERS DAY eAarv.

Chapter A. C. r. r. O. entertained
forty ladies' at their annual Mothers
Day party. Friday evening. At the
home Of Mira Harry F. Bowen.
The evening was pieasAnt'y spent
with music and BY gusssing the girl.
hood pictures Of Our Mothcrs- Mira.
=. H. Horneyi waa the most succsss.
ful and received framed motto.
NY Mother by Kate Doasiaa wig
gina. The house was decorated with
iAvendar. pink and white flowsFs. the
ssme color schsms'va carried out IN
The dainty rsffeshnsaka. n ~
nae4 snoehef % 3sav1ng. Wax ~.
se4ss1 VIA u rank easnassoa- &
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-05-09
TWO CONVICTS
ESCAPE FROM PEN
ON SUNDAY

Two convicts at the penitenfsary.
one Of them a trus,y and the other a
iife-timer. made their escape from the
penitentiary at 2:l5 oclock Sunday
Afternoon and have not ye, been ap-
pretended. but II is expected that
they will be recaptured within the
next few hours.
The two men making their getaway
are George c. Boyd. driver Of q gar
base wagon At the prison. and Lcmme
Goss, a murderer. serving a ninety
nine years. sentence Boyd had only,
few months mure to serve before
the expiration Of his term Of impris-
onment Sunday afternoon Boyd
loaded up his- garbage wagon and
drove thru 10 the west gate Of the
prison wall tssthe pcnitentiary stables
in accordance with his habit where
the team and wagon, were kept Goss
had been secreted In the wagon IN
der the garbage before leaving the
prison inciosurc and when the barn
was reached. he crawied out from un-
der hiA camfiouaee and with Boyd
made a run for it, They are sup
posed TO have gone down the rail-
roa, track back of the warden's house
and TO have emerged into the open
at the rear OF the Soda springs and
made their way into the hills near
the Hot Springs hotel rs
Thcy had been gone tor some time
before any suspicion was aroused
and IL was impossible to put men on
their trail at once. Guards were
thrown out in all directions later In
the afternoon and traces Of the flee
ing men WEIR found ahortly nfted-
wards In the mountains southwest Of
town. II Ia believed they are akine
for the. wct Mountain valley and
there seems little doubt that they
will be ovsrtahep' and captured befoTe
very icng. Boyd was convicted IN
Denver xnd n supposed to have bcen
given a bribe by Goss In order to be
permitted to secrete himself under
the load OF garbage the latter was
hauling out OF tho prison.
Goss lis the first convict to get thru
the prison wallis undetected, in more
than ten years. His stratesem Was
nicely planned and skilfuliy executed.
There was q now guard N the watch
tower at the time and II was due to
his neglect TO search tho garbage for
contraband. that the scheme succeed,
ed. The guards have Instructions to
search all wagons passing thru the
prison gates 10 500 that no prisoners
get QUE In that way. In this instance
the order was forgotten and an e.
cape wac made. Goss bears the repu-
tation OF being bad man.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-05-09
NO RAILROAD
EXCURSIONS
THIS SUMMER

Canon City agents of both the Dem
yer 4 Rio Grande and the Santa Fe
railroad companies have received
notice from the national transporta-
ton administration a, Washington. ID.
C. OF which Secretary McAiioo of the
Treasury department rs -rse 6ead. that
no excursions Of any kind will be run
on the railroads of the country this
year The order also applies to the
usual special transportation rates
during the summer months, to all
points in the United States. II has
been the custom of the railroad COM
panies TO grant special summer rates.
beginning about the 3pth Of June and
lasting till October LIST, to points ou
the Atlantic and Pacific coasts. ak
well as to all of the more important
No such rates will be permitted by
the government this year ON account
of the war and Il will be OF NO advan
tage to people who have such trip
~ AA1aA0 ~ W&Ai a1SAt tA<<G N@-<-&AA@t
months to go TO New York, Washing
ton, Chicago or any one of y hundred
other points In the east 50 far as
cheaper railroad rates are concerned
They are Just as cheap now as they
will be Rt any time this year. The
same statement is true Of CALIFORNIA;
and ali points on the Pacific. coast.
for IL applies to all portions Of the
country. The summer rafeE to Cali
forn.a this summer win be about for
ty per cent higher. than they ware,
last season There win be % Sunday
excursion rates for Canon City r~u-.
ple next summer 10 Pueblo. Colorado
Springy On beaver. nor viii there BE-
any special fiahinx sates 70 the Gun
nison river or other fishinE streams
on the western asope. .ss \
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-05-09
0. ]. RUNDAHL CAPTAIN FOR CLEAN
UP DAY ON FRIDAY, NAY THE 10TH

At the meeting Of the city council
Monday evening. o. ). Rundahl was
appointed Captain for Cleanup Day
which viii be held Friday. May 10TH
Captain Rundahl is busy today Sc
iecting his organization and will
shortly announce his Eeutenants for
the annual spring drive against enc
my dirt
Everyone Is urged to clean up their
yards and get ali the refuse into piles
in the refuse into piles in the alley
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-05-09
W. c. THOMAS CALLED
TO TROY, ONO.

W. c Thomas OF the cuchara Land
and Water company Of Pueblo. was
called to Troy. Ohio. last Saturday.
by the serioue illness OF his mother.
A day or tso before his departure for
the east. he received from the inter-
national committee OF tho Y. n. c. A.
10 report at an Atlantic port on May
eoth In readiness to proceed 70 France
for " y G. A. war work. service
In which he enlisted month or 90
ago.
Owing 70 tAe eunditiou oe h,s mother
.hssvil, proA6hay ~ compelled 10 delay
e's dspsssues ~ nufees uAskl'a later
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-05-09
$625,85O FOR
LIBERTY LOAN
In FREMONT CO.

Major n ~. Cooper of the Fremont
County Liberty loan army made his
complete report for the subscriptions
10 the Third loan on Monday and the
total was te25.sso. The total number
OF subscribers including So for the
railways was 1864 or 471s OF those
who were solicited.
The population OF the county ip
2o.o3s. thus making t3i.23 per capita
for the subscription.
The quota for the county was {cSl..
500 and the subscription was $50 l-3eE
Major coopcr's report follows:
Canon City. Colo.
May 6. 1918.
Mr.. VIM. II. Rowe:
Executive Secretary. Liberty r.oun
Committee. Tenth Federal Reserve
District. Ksnsas City. No.
Dear Mr.. Rove:
am now IN position to make r.
nal report on the Liberty Loan for
Fremont County. Colorado. "a fol
lows:
Fremont County National
Bank. Canon City, Colo.
1886 subscribers ......., ..s75.7s 90
First National Bank. Canon
City. Colo. lci7 subscrib-
crs .................... les.soooo
First National Bank. Flor.
ence. Colo. l44s subscrib-
era .............. 17s.6so 90
Total 4.scs subscrlbers. ssi7.7oooo
Railway cub. 80 subscrib-
scribeu: ..........-.... $4,000
Total subscribers .6s4.
TOTAL ................ $625. $50 90
Tho railway subscriptions above
have been claimed IN accorsunce with
instructions from your ofice.
Our quota was $cS1 10000 and the
total nbove represents subscription
OF ess l.sx.
Every person In this county OF IS
ycars OF aee and over was rolicited
10 buy bonds. and the shove figures
show that 47s5 Of, tho people solicited
subscribed. According to the popula
tion Of cur county. practically one
person In every -four bought . bond
very truly yours.
DIN. COOPER.
3 81 Chairman.
ssvs yosr nsasys snd y, was
&t&nNns ~. = ~ ~ sAs1
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-05-09
EARLY MORNING
FIRE DAMAGES
STEAM LAUNDRY

The building OF the Canon Steam
Laundry AZ the corner OF Third and
Main streets. wss gusted by fire.
smoke and water between two and
three O'Clock this morning. resulting
in hezvy loss. The cax,se Of the
fire is unknown. but as IL originated
on the inside Of the building. II may
have resulted from any one OF large
number Of unforpeen contingencies
poss Die In such q place of business.
That n etarsed weii back towards the
rear u. ale structure is evident from
the greater damage done there than
e'sewhe1e. The property was insured
for an amount believed to be suf-
ficien< to cover the loss sustained.
both On hsxilding and eeuiament-
The b1ild3ng 10 owned by H. c.
catiin OF South Canon and the laun-
dry by r. l. Sears. who is at pres
ent in the hospital slowly convales-
ching from recent operation from
appendicitis The fire had apparent
ly been smouidering for several hours
when il finally burned thru the roof
and became. apparent to people on
the street When the firemen reached
the scene and broke open the doors
TO turn in the water. the heat inside
~as terrific and had melted the bab-
bitt metal bearings on the overhead
shafting The damage caused By the
flames was confined to the back part
OF the building. extending for 4
length Of. perhaps. forty feet. in whicn
was Installed the boilers. washing ma
chimes and much Of the lese expensive
mechanical equipment Of the estab-
machinery is located further towards
the front Of she structure and appears
to have escaped serious injury from
the heat. altho most OF IL is black
ened and taruiahed by smoke. A con
siderable quantity OF clothing OF vari-
ous kinds and other property belong
ing to the laundry patrons was either
burnt. scorched or discolored by the
neat anu snoAe.
After an hour and half Of hard
work the fire department. succeeded
in extineuishsng the flames and saw
ing all OF the more valuable part of
the building and Its contents The
laundry viii continue IT'S business
without interruption. but will be com.
PEELED to carry on its operations in
= new location. until tho necessary
repairs to the old building can be
made The work OF restoration viii
be carried out as quickly as possible
anil already steps have been taken to
get the insurance adjusters here to
estimate the damage from Monday
nights fire. preliminary to that end.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-05-09

so that IL can be easily reached to
put onto the trucks.
II pqssible it would be q Big ad-
vantage TO have II sacked or put in
such shape that quick work can be
made By the cleanup gapga
This is an annual event and does
much TO keep up Canon City's repu-
tacion rs clean place 10 live Every
citizen is urged TO CO operate to their
utmost ability to make this cleanup
day a success
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-05-09

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The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-05-09

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The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1918-08-15
COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS
July 5th, 1918.
2 o'clock p. m.

County board of commissioners in
regular session. Members present,
Chairman B. L. Nelson and Commis-
sioners j. E. Skoglund, ]. Wirch, F..
M. Walton and Bruce Scott.
Minutes of previous meeting read
and approved as read.
On motion and seconded to proceed
to check up auditor and treasurer.
Motion carried.
On motion that the auditor be in
structed to write up gopher bounty
warrants to the different township
boards and individuals according to
the gopher bounty books as returned
by the several township boards.
All members present voting yes.
On motion and seconded the petit
tion filed from Yorktown and signed
by forty-three residents, for help to
grade between Sec. 1 and 2 131-61,
be allowed at 5000 providing the town.
ship put in like amount.
All members present voting yes.
On petition filed by ]. R. Valley for
laying out a road was read On mo-
tion and seconded that B. L. Nelson
be appointed committee of one to
investigate the necessity of laying out
said road in James River Valley.
All members present voting yes.
On motion and seconded the petit
tion filed from Shelby School District
to divide the present district as fol-
lows: 1864 and to be known as
Hamburg, and 1856 to be known as
Whitestone, according to law.
All members present voting yes.
On motion and seconded on Lor-
raine school petition, John Wirch was
appointed committee Of one to look
into the advisability of dividing the
said school district.
All members present voting yes.
On motion to adjourn until 9 o'clock
a. M. July 6, 1918.
July 6, 1918.
9 o'clock a. m.
County board in session. Members
present, Chairman Nelson and Com,
missioners Skoglund, Wirch, Walton
and Scott.
On motion to accept the report of
the committee on choking up auditor
and treasurer and found the following
total in all funds:
Cash on hand July 1, 1888 9O,737.3s
G. B. sinking drawing per
cent interest rest....................... 64,OOO.O 90
July 1, 191s........... ...........-154, ,737. .3s
All members present voting yes.
On motion and seconded that the
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1918-08-15
German Submarine Suddenly ApJ
pears Sixty Miles Off Coast
of Massachusetts.
FOUR MEN ARE RESCUED
Fate Of Other Members Of Crews lo
Unknown-Raid Is the First in
These Waters Since Barqes
Were Sunk July Fl.

Nantucket, Mass, Aug. 13-
Sinking of the British steamer
Penistone by German subma-
rine off Georges bank has been ]
reported here. The Penistone, 4
vessel of about 1000 tons gross,
apparently was sunk by the Same
boat that destroyed nine fish
Ing schooners. F..st reports made
no reference to the crews safety
and gave no details Of the attack.
Nantucket, Mass. Aug. IA naval
that German submarine sank ninel
fishing schoohers off Georges bank.
The scout boat picked up word oil
the raid from the auxiliary fishing|
schooner Helen Murley, which had
rescued four survivors and was takingI
them to port.
Georges banks are GO miles off this
island
The raid is the first in these watersl
since the tug Perth Amboy and fourt
barges were shelled by submarine|
off Nauset Beach, Cape Cod, July 81.
On the next day the fishing schooner
Robert and Richard was destroyed by|
an underwater boat off the southeast
ern coast of Maine
Navy Confirms Sinking.
Washington, Aug. 13.-Coming toJ
the surface in the midst of fleet Of
fishing schooners off the Massachu-
setts coast, German submarine sank
nine vessels of the feet, the Navy de-!
paTtment announced.
The schOoners sunk include theI
Kate Palmer, the Anita May, the Re-,
lance, the Star Duck and the Progress.
The names of the other four shipsI
were not contained in the Navy De-
partment dispatches. {:
Your survivors from the crew of the
Kate Palmer were picked up by thej
fishing schooner Helen Murley and
have reached port in safety. No I'M
formation has been obtained by tho
Navy Department as to the fate OIL
the crews of the other schooners.
After the crew of the Kate Palmert
had been taken aboard the submarines
and held prisoner for one hour theyl
were set adrift in a small boat 7
Another Report Of Attack. :
An Atlantic Port, Aug. l3.-Thej
auxiliary fishing schooner Cleaner ar
rived and reported an attack by SUBJ!
marine on four other fishing vessels
of the southerly edge of Georges bank
Saturday afternoon. Capt. Edward A.
Proctor of the Cleaner, saw one two,
masted schooner disappear. but wasl
unable to say what became of the
other three vessels. That same morn,
ing he said he heard gunfre, but It
was SO far away hc could see nothing
of the vessel doing the firing.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1918-08-15

ITALIANS TOLD THAT US.
WILL SEND MORE TROOPS

Rome, Aug. 13.-More American
troops will be sent to Italy, Frank.
lin d. Roosevelt, assistant secre-
tary Of the navy, announced here.
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