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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-02-22
AMERICAS ACHIEVEMENT

{FrOm Wednesdays Daily
Premier Lloyd George told the Brit.
ish house OF commons yesterday that
the allied war council took supreme
direction OF the war against Germany
because the American delegates in.
sisted on this course and presented
arguments which were irrefutable in
support OF their stand.
Indirectly, this was the cause Of the
resignation OF Gen. Sir William Rob
ertson. chief of staff of the British
armies. He objected to any plan
which would reduce his authority. the
premier said, and resigned as chief
OF staff to accept the command Of the
armies IN eastern England.
The failure of the allies to support
the Italians invasion Of Austria was
the most glaring instance to show the
necessity for supreme war council
that would coordinate the efforts OF
the armies operating against Ger
many.
This was fresh in the minds OF
Americans when they were invited to
the first conference at Versailles
Their firm stand for coordination
which would take no cognizance OF
European politics and would wori
merely for a military victory over
Prussianism stands out Is one Of the
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-02-22

corn as ever was grown in Iowa,
and that is saying a good deal,
too, as sure as you were born for
Ia cents per bushel. thus requir-
ing above 700 bushels to pay that
debt. Now 100 bushels of corn
would pay that debt and leave
enough to buy your wife two
pairs Of white high-heeled shoes,
or treat yourself to a pretty fair
suit Of clothes. And in postscript
to above. eight bushels of seed
corn sold at Mr.. Knney's sale
here February 6 for enough to
more than pay that debt.
And now here is my trump:
Twelve years ago bought hay at
public sale for $1.50 per ton, and
the seller insisted that I take all
he had (somc thirty tons), thus
requiring sixty.seven tons of hay
to pay the debt. Now today my
neighbor is selling hay, prairie
hay, upland hay, wild hay, slough
hay. rip cut hay, or any other
deregatory term you may apply to
it, for $40 per ton. No high priced
seed bills, Irvine bills. thresh bills,
or husking bills, in fact no ex-
pense at all. only few hours
work and five tons pays the debt.
A fig upon the pessimist's wall. II
he thinks the farmers Of Iowa are
on the road to the bow-wows or
that Iowa's farm products will be
shortened, just let him come up
here and try to buy farm, or
even rent one, and he will find
out right quick where he is at.
1t is very fair wager that tn
uthor of this letter is not a membe
the Nonpartisan league.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-02-22
THE RED FLAG.

The officials of the socialist party in
; Moline are issuing mimeographed
Bulletin. copy ofNwhich is at hand.
/ The authors are highly optimistic and
equally anarchistic. They prophesy
that the rapid ascent of Trotzky, Le-
nine and the other bolsheviki to
doubtful power in Russia is but the
forerunner of a similar revolution in
other European countries and in
America.
"The time for militant action is
now" is one Of the rallying cries in
this Bulletin, and the plea continues:
Organize into class unions. Take
office. Take control of the political
machinery of the country. This is
the day of Revolution. Use the poll
tical power of the state in your own
behalf"
Then follows an official call for so.
cialist congressional convention in
Moline.
Fortunately for civilization, social
ism has had it's fling in Russia, and
the result is SO startlingly discourag-
ing to the moderate" socialist that
even in Germany 1t is impossible to
stir the spirit of revolt into activity
America has her warning. Organized
labor also is warned. Socialism Is
making its effort to gain political pow
er in America through labor unions
and through the Nonpartisan league.
Loyal labor leaders have forestalled
the effort to capture the unions. 10y
al farmers in Iowa and other middle
western states will defeat the drive
of the Nonpartisan league. But the
victory will not be an easy one. So
cialism is working industriously and
under cover. Its appeal to prejudice
will win some followers. Loyal Amer
leans must be on guard TO pre-
vent the capture Of political offices by
the American bolsheviki.
The lesson which Russia has learned
at the cost of that nations honor must
not go UNDECIDED by the more fortunate
portions Of the world.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-02-22

cedented number and at unheard-of
speed, the action of Hutcheson de-
served nothing less than the pointed
rebuke which President Wilson adj
ministered when he warned the ship
builders that in striking they were
giving aid and comfort to the enemy.
Mr.. Wilson was able to call partic-
ular attention to the marked differ
ence between the attitude Of the
striking carpenters and that Of other
trades unions. This was due to the
answering patriotism of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-02-22

American citizen if his American
propaganda in Europe is to ring true.
He must know that the socialism he
is fighting in Europe will not be per,
mitted to spread its poison in Ameri'
ca He must know that America is
loyal to the very core. That is the
Job Of the stay-at-home Americana
guard his government and its institu.
tons against assault from within
while our soldiers are protecting 1t
and us by warding of the attack
launched by the kaiser.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-02-22
LOYAL LABOR

Among the many notable document
and addresses which have been pub
lished in connection with the worlt
war, few are of greater Importance
thin the statement emanating from
the officials of the American Fedora
ton of Labor in which organized
workers throughout the country ar
pledged to support the government.
Not only does the statement place
organized labor on record. 1t serves
notice on the kaiser and on the l. w
W.. the socialists and the pacifists il
America that the allied trades union:
will not permit pro-Germanism in an!
form to find Judgment within. thei
councils nor under the protection o
their banners.
These paragraphs are admirabl!
plain and susceptible Of no double in
depreciation:
The decision will determine not
only the destiny of nations. but of
every community and of every in
dividual. No life viii be untouched.
Either the principles of free
democracy or of Prussian militar-
istic autocracy will prevail. There
can be no compromises. So there
can be no neutrality among nations
or individuals-we must stand up
and be counted with one cause or
the other. For labor there is but one
choice.
The hope of labor lies in oppor-
tunity for freedom. The workers
of America will not permit them
selves to be deceived or deceive
themselves into thinking the fate OF
the war will not vitality change
our own lives.
A victory for Germany would
mean pan-German empire DOM
mating Europe and exercising
world balance of power. which Ger
many will seek to extend by force
into world control.
Unless the reconstruction shall
soon come from the German work
ers within that country it is now
plain that an opportunity to uproot
the agencies of force will come
only when democracy has defeated
autocracy in the military field, and
wins the right to reconstruct rela-
tions between nations and men.
The peace parleys between Rus
STA and Germany have shown the
futilitv OF diplomatic negotiations
until Prussian militarists are con-
WINGED they cannot superimpose
their will on the rest of the world.
Force lis the basis OF their whole
organization. and 1t is the only ar
gumert thew will understand
President Wilson's timely rebuk'
to President Hutcheson of the strik
ing ship carpenters serves to empha
size the loyalty of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor. Hutcheson. who i!
said to have been governed in part b!
jealousy OF some Of the officials O
the federation, encouraged his follow
ers in making an unreasonable de
mand for immediate presidential &C
ton and in refusing to submit thei
case to arbitration. At any time hi
course would have been open to crit
cism. In the circumstances, with thu
future Of the government and Of tn
Christian world depending on Amerl
cas- ability to produce ahins in unprs
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-02-22
FARMERS SEIZE GRAIN CARS

Sioux City, Feb. 20.-Farmers took
things into their own hands at Watt
hill. Neb.. when elevators at that place
refused to receive any more of their
corn at the present time. Six empty
grain cars spotted" on side tracks
in Whitthall for the elevators there
we're seized by half hundred angry
farmers who loaded them with corn
and shipped the grain to SOME point
where it wuold be cared for. The
farmers feared the balmy weather
would spoil the corn.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-02-22
LITTLE RE1ulY9
NOTE RQQK
" In Pn
~~>>>~>i

Yeso0dU sftm supp& NJ - -
Hunt sod Pubs 4fm1ins made - q
contest 10 see wich ono oood guk ~
the esiisst IN the n,oen1G. Ga tak1R
. gea1s ha1o ribbon out of ~ pu11d1l
and climbing up and tying 4 b -
top OF the lan post. saying. TA0e yuu
are, wtpevef gets up Dc faFst en-
cline up and take Il down n1 p1uul
Wlch No N SD We bsk ~ vuol
be the one, and hast n11e Wgn ! VOk
to bed sed to pop. Pop, vm yua oil
me - soon IS you st " t0Dngf0
morning. its very Important
Wy. yen, u CAL yuu. but thxb IS
much - can promise, sd pop ksen-
ing he didn't bleeSe I wood eok %,
and this morning voak up dreaAg
I was in the middle Of tho oosan n
the middle Of bazrl In the middle Of
a feax3e storm, and heR Il Va pUD
shaking me, saying. In Wy a3hsr
o'clock. Do you vunt 70 b lseo Tor
skool7
And I quek jumped oat oe bed. say-
ing. Aw G, pop. thawt yua sd you
wood can mo the mtntk - got up.
/ did say 50. and vaEs noee, dh
50, called you at leeet 8 times begin.
ming IN hour and q ha& s&n, md -
snsered me politely each tam, nd p0A
And he went down to tho ol8ss and
quick hurried up and got dressed anA
had my breakfast. vieh U oaa4 I'm
it was neeriy O'Clock and had g
run lne enythinE to Be IN TIM fur
skod. catching up to oeh0 111UWs
running Jest as hard, and Who v1s
they but Sid Hunt and Puds 0tmk1ns.
me thinking. G, they did tie onms
thing did, IS soon % skool Dev1o cut
III quick run down and chine uD md
take the rDbtn down, and NJ YIN a2esr
al
Both Of them probe1ly thinking ths
same thing, because via vas I'm
ming like enything after akool hAd
LETT out / cawt mp to oe10 0sllOvu
running Jest as hard, and who va
they but Sid Hunt and PUBS SeMEns,
and we an got to the lam pot q the
same time and heer there ~ - Id
bin omit
G, wares the rihbim1 I sd
Hay, wares the rIh61n? I'D SD
Hunt
G, wares the ribbin? sed Pods Nn-
kins
WITCH Maud Jonsin was seanding
there, and she sed, o. did yU1 bUys
put that up there, Sid Hunts GaBtax
saw it there and sed it vas hess and
she got Sam Cross to CLINE up aDd
get it for her.
Aw heck, wat do you ~ ~ hss
another contest for tonuRDo muRnngs
sed Sid Hunt.
Me and Pubs bukh- sax11G1kNnl
mitch trubhel
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-02-22
BUREAU HEAD DENIES
SHORTAGE OF LABOR

Washington. d. c., Feb. 20.-Of
twelve agencies reporting today to the
bureau of labor statistics only two,
Bridgeport and New Haven. Conn,
said there was any shortage Of labor.
Boston. Providence. New York, Phila-
delphia, Cincinnati. Cleveland, Mil
waukee, Chicago, Detroit and st. Louis
reported sufficient labor for all pres
ent purposes.
John b. Densmore, director of the
United States employment service,
said most calls for labor are exag-
gerated and frequently ask for sew
eral times the number Of men actually
needed.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-02-22
RECALLSDAYS
OF CIVIL WAR
CONTRIBUTES pAaNN
OF CO.'S SHOWING TRIALS
OF the SOLDIER

U00rth0 caption, Casd WaF 6n0
Reoollec41ou, By an Old an1dlG. .
well known local veteran of the siz-
ties has contributed tho following 1T
of experiences the boys IN blue hid
to contend with and lands thar Anrti-
tude and patriotism. He vriA1s:
I'm February, 1862, two oompaDA
A and D. Srd Iowa fnfant1y vogo II.
toned At Huntsville, county oe1e Of
Randolph county, Missouri
'Huntgvfne people a6ked 6R J1ueDo-
ton against pEoviing predatory bands
Of Johnnies and they furnished us
with comfortable and pisas14 oar
tiers in the courthouse
The writer was q nsaEabee a. a d
holding the e1alted nluk 0l oupug1l.
A diary kept oonta9m lu10s41g 80
h3ss:
Saturday. March 1 Rlsy. eu3w-,
pleasant; ON gnazd; msselknI og6sEDl
for St Lou1s. emuuts to pe1A -
cefved.
Sunday. March -snovfne ~
tended church 4 m. A epod saaaA
"Mmd1y. March 3-A onld dr. 8WD
Of Co. A boys baptized ysseWdu.
ruaaz, March -0D4
stormy. cold; nag pFsd ~ ID
hdies.
wednesday Mach I0Ds1nE
singing cod. Oxdeez % movo emD
ct l p. m. Stuted at 3=3o p n
marched to Alien sta41un, mo na0ss.
and waited untn II p m for tr1la
and than got .ea1t1e cazx
'.Thusday. March 6-At H@0es
station at daylight 4Dept sg1ead3ny.
Lay heads and tails seuD To CT.
Friday, March 7-Gok INTO 81 hzb
late hst tight. Slept in EN-. O.
board steamer '18taH at q u.
Saturday, March sO6 Il p n.
yestsrday. River fun ol ioe. ro0e
three men Lost overheard IN n6xf2
The snow was about Is inches
deep hum Huntsville to Ansa. Ne
shelter At Allen St1dnn . GmnA
d1me building no town. WI stnpl
around In the SNOW from 5 untQ II ,.
m. and when our Pullman cnGnO
rack came, We found tho 1uur oo1d
vfth straw, for which ~ tAam1sd
Heaven, ana the kind thOught1M
friends Who put it in. Did ~ hdk q
Not On your hDe. We p6lad
In and bad to lie eiDss % mnao Iusn
Tor al. So we lay hsnds md tailA.
b1anketz, snd tlanAsd fortune Int =
was ~ van with us - = wa
We hid bssn susdias1ng 1sRH
year md learned how - NJ v4hgue
cream On Gu shgvoek1A
II neGzly fWsut to mention TIT
when va arose, and mo6D our boEthD
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-02-22
SCOTT INSISTS
ON LOCAL SEED
COUNTY AGENT SAYS CORN
FROM DISTANCE Is NOT
SATISFACTORY.

County Agent c.. R Scott il compd
ing data Of seed corn In Wapelh
county and survey being made b!
, school districts is pretty nearly com
pleted. This he expects win SHOW
pretty nearly enough il not entirei,
sufficient seed corn for local needs
He urges using the home grown COR
for seed If obtainable holding that tn
seed brought even short distance !.
not SO satisfactory because Of the dit
ference in the growing season. HI
says:
"A little mathematical calculation
and few words well selected and con
veniently arranged are very wen II
their place, but when it comes to grow
ing and maturing a corn crop under
Iowa weather conditions in an aver
age year it takes something based
on facts and good old fashioned e1
perience to produce the proper results
For instance, have known person
ally Of men moving from Polk and
Story counties, two or three counties
farther north and. being unwilling to
leave behind some Of the corn they
had been accustomed to growing
would take it along and plHnt II, VIII
the result that their corn would BE- Z
pretty good countsspart OF the corn
in WapeIlo county last year.
DISTANCE MAKES Difference
"A great many tests h&ye been
made in various parts Of Iowa by the
experiment station of Iowa State col
lege, and the results show con,
clusively that home grown seed pro
duces more bushels of mature corn
At husk1ng time than seed brought In
from the outside, even though the
distance isn't very great. When corn
is brought in from the south the DIFF
ference is much moro pronounced.
SHOWS ARE DISTRACTED.
when 1t comes to placing the
awards at the state corn shows, the
state is divided into three districts.
namely the northern, central and
southern districts. Now II there were
only three d2ys difference TN the grow
ing season there would be practically
no difference in the size and hind Of
corn that could be successfully grown
in any part Of the st8te.
But men who know corn know thst
there is difference. otherwise tho
state would not be divided into dfs-
tricts when it comes to showing.
MAY DE PLENTY IN COUNTY,.
III the reports Of the seed corn
census being taken BY the school d.
rectors of Wapel1o county are any in
q to the seed corn situation,
there is NO occasion for alarm by tho
farmers of the county, that they win
not be able to procure plenty Of home
grown corn that wM grow and
mature.
IF you have 1917 corn that vln
terminate ~ shown BY tes& an va
and good. II not satisfy yow roquho.
ments with 1917 corn Of which thege
is quite good deal scattered over the
county. Get seed com grown IN you
own county or as near It's boundaries
as possible; this Il tho safe thing to
do. However. II you caro- 10 expert
ment, and take chances On the ~
suit, 90 ahead. You arc s1end1Rg
your own money.
'But remember, the thing wanted
needed and demanded IN WApeno
county, Iowa, and in tho corn bait
generally is . good big cnup Il sound
mature CON-
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-02-22
HURr in RUNAWAY

Columbus junction, Fob. 20.-Otto
Kemp, who resides in Concord town
ship, east OF Columbus Junction is in a
serious condition at his home. He
twas injured in a runaway, having sew
era! ribs broken, also collar hone,
one rib puncturinG the lung.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-02-22

mind IL called my wife doWn0ex1!
Trying to play a trick on mer
"No. Shes been expecting visit
from q burglar for the last tvun0
years, and l just wanted her to zee
what one looks hke'
Much has been heHd Of l1ke con
corning cipher messages: but il you
were in mid-Atlantic and wished to
send q wireless" to your husband and
that the weather was perfect, your
health good, food satisfactory, cabin
comfortable, passengers coogeni1l
what cipher would you invent! Could
it be packed into two words?
A lady who crossed from New York
lately, ON some war work mission, did
the trick. The husband she had LEI,
behind she knew would be playing
poker every evening at the club. %
she chose a time when he would just
be in the thick of it to send his the III
inclusive message Of perfect sahJfac
ton: Royal Fiush," which is the best
hand a poker player can hold.
tom, dear said Mrs. YoungbE36e
as they sat down to dinner, z did jusl
as you told me-"
"You mean about economtzing?"
YES. Instead Of buying strioir
steak bought a porter house. Isn't
nearly so large. you know.
A primary teacher. admonishing bit
tie Ann, who usually was a model
child. for misconduct, said:
81 thought l had little angel In the
room. Now where is she.
Little Betty. on the other side Of
the room, stood up meekiy and shyiy
answere: Here l is"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-02-22
DINNER STORIES

Don't move or I'll shoot"
"All right my friend" replied HI.
Dubwaite, who was surprised BY Al
burglar in his ho0ge. Would HUu
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1918-07-03
PUBLIC NOTICE

Sealed proposals will be received
until elevn O'Clock a. m. July II.
1918. at the office OF the Territorial
Board OF Road Commissioners for the
| Third Division Of Alaska in Valdez,
Alaska. at which time and place they
will be publicly opened for the grad.
ing, clearing. and the construction OF
three culverts on the Eyak lake road.
| Said proposals must be signed by
or certified check payable to the
chairman of the Divisional Commission
which amount shall be forfeited 70 the
Divisional Commission in case that the
bidder shall fail to enter into con
tract according to the specifications
of said commission for such work in
the event OF his being awarded the
| contract for the above work The
successful bidder will be required TO
execute the general form of contract
of said commission for such work
within a period of ten days from the
acceptance of his bid by the said com
mission. The successful bidder will
also be required to execute "A bond
commission for twenty (29) per cent
of the contract price. said bond to
be acceptable to the commission.
The above work must be performed
according to the standard specifiCa-
lions and conditions on file at the Of
flee of the Divisional Road Commits
sion at Valdez, Alaska. and at the
Alaskan hotel, Cordova. where a copy
of same with form of contract may be
seen and proposals obtained and pro
file examined
Proposals must be signed by the
bidder, inclosed in a plain sealed en-
velope and addressed to the Terri
torial Board of Road Commissioners
for the Third Division, Valdez. Alaska,
and be plainly marked "Eyak Lake
Road Proposal"
The right is hereby reserved to re
ject any and all bids.
Dated at Valdez, Alaska, this 26th
day of June, 1918.
Divisional Commission OF the Terri
torial Board of Road Commission
ers for the Third Division. Terri
tory of Alaska.
By JAMES f. WILSON.
3.lI Chairman of the Board.
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1918-07-03

were raised again. the steamer gained
Roadway. the cheering died down and
the crowds began to dispense. The sol
diers and police on the docks filed
back to their barracks and the fes-
tivities We're over.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-10-10
HOUSE APPROVES
INCOMES FIXED
LEVY or TWELVE PER CENT oN
FOUR THOUSAND DOLLARS
is SANCTIONED.
Important Changes Are Made in the
Surtax-outcome Of Suffrage Left
in Doubt-Active Field Service Elk.
empted From Taxation.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Washington. - Provisions of the
House draft of the war revenue bill
designed to raise 81, 4S2 100000 from
incomes of individuals were approved
with slight changes by the Senate FL
nance Committee, which Is revising
the measure. The normal rate of II
per cent in incomes of individuals, with
@ per cent for the first $4,000 or less,
was adopted, but the committee de-
cided to readjust the surtax rates, how
ever, without reducing the amount Of
revenue they are designed to raise.
In considering other sections of the
individual income tax the Senate Com
mittee made its first important changes
to the House bill. For the House clause
eXempting from income taxes salaries
of men in the military service abroad
or at sea up to $4,000, the committee
substituted provision that all sal
aries received from the Government by
men in active service in the field OF
at sea" shall be exempted from taxa,
ton.
Action on the House provisions pro
posing a tax on the salaries of tho
President, Federal Judges and OIL.
Gals Of states, counties and municipal.
tiles was deferred. The committee also
temporarily passed over the House
plan to tax interests received from
state, county or municipal bonds. The
new graduated surtax rates are eX-
pected to range within the present
limit of from per cent on incomes
over $1,000 to So per cent on those eX.
ceedng $5,000,000, but are to be more
uniformly graduated The House in
creases on incomes between $4,000
and $4,000 and between 100000 and
100000 were regarded by commit
tee members as excessive, while III
creases in other grades were believed
to be too low.
In considering the definition Of
gross income the committee today de-
ferred decision regarding the inclusion
of proceeds from life insurance poll
cies, but approved the House plan Of
including income from accident and
health insurance. RI -
Outcome of the vote In the Senate
on woman's suffrage apparently was
in greater doubt than had been any
action by Congress in many years.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-10-10
Orders Violated ey Germans.

With the French Army in France
General Debenys troops in their latest
advance toward st. Quentin, took po-
sition at Dallon which the Two Hun
dred and Twenty-first German Divi-
sion had been ordered to hold to the
last drop Of blood" Ten German of
ficers and more than 500 men were
prevented making the supreme sacrl-
fee demanded of them. They fought
veil under the protection of a curtain
of fire from their artillery, posted
around st. Quentin, but the French
troops came on them in successive
waves SO quickly that they could not
carry out the order Of their command
ing General, Won Lachevallerie, except
by committing suicide. The alterna
tive of captivity appeared acceptable
to most of them.