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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-01-25
RETAIL PRlcEs.

Flour and Feed-Graham flour, PEI
sack. S5c: shorts. cwt.. SO: bran. cwt.
$40; shelled corn. but. $1.s5; hay, cwt
$l.e5; straw per cwt. 500 S5c: meal per
10 ID. sack, 60c: corn and oat chop. cwt
34.s5: corn per bu.. $1.65: chicken feed
$40: wheat flour. sack. old wheat,
s2.s5@3.1o: rye flour, $1.6S: buckwheat,
8 lbs, s3c.
Butter, EGGS and Paultry.
Creamery butter-50Q55c: country
butter, 45@50c.
Eggs-Fresh country. 55c.
Poultry-Geese. dressed. 27hc: tur-
keys dressed 4o@45c: dressed hens 80
@35c; springs. SIC: ducks. S5c.
Fresh and Salt Fish.
Fresh fish-catnsh. soc: trout. soc;
fsh. pail soc: salt mackerei. 10 to
csc each: Holland herring key s1.15R
LES; pail anchovites, 31.25: smoked
salmon. Csc; pickersl zoe: carp. ID.
Csc: salmon, Csc; pickerel, 1sc: oysters
H., soc; Iceland fat herring. S1-Sc
each; shrimp, soc ID.
spiced sardines. 3 for Toe: box COD
coarse; fancy smoked bloaters 5@ 10c:
smoker herring SOC H.: Kippered her
ring. for Csc: f1nan haddie, 24c Id.
smoked white fish. soc.
vssstables.
Home grown cabbage, h.. SC: pars-
ley. 5@l0c: mushrooms, 81 h.: green
beans. 2oc; horse radish. l5c: beets
per peck soc: lettuce. per h., soc:
cauliflower. 100 CSC; home grown pota
toes. per peck. 4oc; green onions
70. 15c; garlic. csc; head lettuce
$4,000; Brussels sprouts, 35c;
potatoes. ID. 4c: celery 1o@1sc:
cucumbers. each. 2o@35c: Swiss chard
for SC: sweet potatoes. h., 10c:
mangoes, Csc h.: carrots. h.. 4c: par
ships, h., 4c; rutabagas, h.. &c; tur-
nips, h.. sc.
Fruits.
Fruits - Bananas. TIC b.: lemons
20 cents: oranges, 20@s0c per doz.
new apples. 4o@S0c peck: h.. 3@shc.
per bu. $l0,.50: pears 30@40c: ou-
81: grapes. h.. zoe: Emperor grapes,
h.. Zoe; Malaga grapes, zoe: grape
fruit, s1-30l2hc: kumquats. 40c qt:
cranberries, 17Hc lb.
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CHICAGO Produ

Chicago, Jan. 24.-Butter. same;
creamery, 41049c.
Eggs-7o4 cases: firsts 59@60c: ordin
airy firsts, 55@57c: at mark. cases in
cluded, 5D@5sc: refrigerator firsts, 43@
44c.
Potatpes-Same: receipts, IL cars;
Wisconsin, Michigan and Minnesota
bulk, S2.15@2.20: same sacked, $4,000
2.25.
Poultry-Alive. higher: fowls, csc;
springs, 23hc.
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Omaha Live Stock.

Omaha. Nebr. Jan. 24.-The live
stock market follows:
Hogs-Market lower: receipts, IL
700; heavy. s15.S5@16.2o: mixed. $3.50
@16.1o; light, S15.so@16.15; pigs, $40
OILS: bulk. $15.90@1610.
Cattle-Market steady; receipts. g.
500: steers. S901s.25: cows and heifers
$725@1o.5o; calves, $961s.
Sheep-Market steady; receipts H.
500; yearlings. $l2@15; wethers. $11@
10: ewes, $1o.5o@12.25; lambs. $1e.l5@
17.15.
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St. Louis Live Stock.

St. Louis MO-, Jan, 24-The i've
stock carket follows:
Hogs-Receipts 5000; marker
steady; lights $162o@1s.4o; pigs s14.25
G16.50; mixed $1S.20@16.6o good
heavy $16.50@1e.65; bulk $16.25 a $50
Cattle-Receipts 5000: market
steady; steers $s@13.50; heifers $7@
1880: cows $6@11.50; calves $50 l5:7a
Sheep-Receipts 4.500: market
steady; lambs $14017.55: ewes $ll.ooT
1850; wethers $11.50@13.2s.
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k.ns.. Civ Live Stock.

Kansas City, Mo-, Jan. 24-The live
stock market follows:
Hogs-Receipts 1900: market steady
bulk $16.10@1625: heavy $4,000 1888;
light $16@16.2O; pigs $12@1 1915;
Cattle-Receipts 5000: market
steady: steers $S.50@13.5o: cows $3.50
@1050; heifers $7@11; calves $7@14!
Sheep-Receipts 5000; market
steady; lambs $1S@17: yearlings S13g
1850; wethers $11@13: ewes $l0@
1925.
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Chicago Live Stock; Opening.

NHIc2YU EIVe 0toCN' 0PS"O'
Chicago JAN, 24-The opening hVe
stock market follows:
Hogs-Receipts $4,000; tomorrow
$4,000; market slow 10 to 15c under
yesterdays average; bulk 1850 @ $3.50;
light $15.75@16.55; mixed $16g 1853;
heavy $1h @16.70; rough $16@l6.l5;
pigs $12.75@15.
Cattle-Receipts $4,000: tomorrow
1000; market steady; native steers
$8.50@13.90; stockers and feeders $1.lo
@10.90: cows and heifers $6.10@1l.S5;
calves $9.25@16.50.
Sheep-Receipts $4,000; tomorrow
1000: market steady: wethers $s7oW
1925; lambs $14.5O@17.75.
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St. joseph Live Stock.

ST. Joseph, Mo-. Jan. 24.-The 1--we
stock market follows:
Hoes-Market lower; receipts. 49,
900: top. $16.25: bulk, $4,000 1870.
Cattie-Market steady: receipts. =
eco; steers, ss@13.75; cows and heif-
ers, $6@1225: calves. $6G14.
Sheep-Market steady; receipts, ~
900: lambs. $13@16.7S: calves, $50
1925.
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GAUMER Is INSTALLED.

Bloomfield, Jan. 24.--With the in
stallation of DR.. A. w. Gaumer az
Worshipful Master of Franklin lodge
No. IA of this city. he found degree
work in the lodge amounting to fifty
one degrees, all but two or three
ready for the comforting Of the Entered
Apprentice degree. 1t is believed that
this establishes record for this lodge
in the number Of petitioners and de-
grees at one time.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-01-25
EDDYVILLE PATRIOTS
WORK AT NIGHT

Eddyville. Jan. 24.-Red Cross head
quarters were opened here Tuesday
evening and large number OF ladies'
who could not be present during the
day availed themselves OF this oDpor.
tunity to aid in the work.
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St Louis Cash Grain.

ST. Louis, Mo-. Jan. 24.-The cash
gain market follows:
Corn-No. mixed. $1.7561.77: No
S mixed, 31.52@1.54: No. 2 yellow,
$1.s5, nominal; No. 3 yellow, $3.50; No.
4 yellow, 31.61@1.65; No. yellow.
$1.52: No. white. 31.s6; No. 3 white,
$1.7o@l7s; No. 1 white, $l.7o; No. 8
white. 31.55.
iOats-Standard, s4hc: No. 8 white,
SAX @84hc; No. 2 mixed. S3c.
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Chicago Cash Grain.

Chicago. Jan. 24.-The cash grain
market follows:
Corn-No. yellow, nominal: No. 2
yellow. $1.S0@1.9O; No. 4 yellow. nom
inal; No. yellow. $1.40@1.e0: No. 6
yellow. s1.ss01.5o
Oats-No. 3 white. s3A@s3xc:
standard. s4@s5Ac.
RyeANo. 2 nominal
Barley-31.40@1.60
Timothy-$5@s.25.
Clover-$21@30.
Pork-Nominal: lard, s24.67; ribs,
S23.62G2437.
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chieaso Grain and Provisions.

Chicago, Jan. 24.-The oepning quo
tations in grain and provisions:
Corn-Jan.. S1.27%: Mch., $1:24%;
May, $1.25N.
Oats-Jan., s0%c: Mch.. 79Nc; May,
Tx @k.
Mess Pork, per bbl.-Jan., $3.50;
May, $3.50.
Lard. per 100 lbs.-Jan., 324.7o; May,
s24so.
Short Ribs. per 100 1bs.-May, $24.32.
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LATEST MARKET REPORTS
CHICAGO HOG PRICES
TAKE ANOTHER DROP

Chicago. Jan. 24-Big receipts to-
gaeher with eastern shipping facili-
ties brought about sharp break today
in hog prices.
There was no rgent demand for cat
tie and sheep.
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BUSINESS CHANGES AT ASA

Abba, Jan. "A deal has bsen
closed whereby J. E. Benton Rained
possession Of the King Opera house
Harvey Porter has been managing the
King theater for about q year. Mr..
Benton also owns the Comet pSc4s
show and will now run both ho1ses.
Mrs. Nellie Richardson has traded her
millinery store for farm near III.
more. Canada. She will leave soon for
her new home accompanied By her
daughter. LArue and parents, MI. and
Mrs. Press Clark
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FLANAGAN FUNERAL.

Abba. Jan. 24.-The funeral of How
ard Flanagan. who died sometime
Monday night from heart trouble. was
held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock
at the United Presbyterian church.
Rev. c. c. Crawford, pastor Of the
Christian church, officiated
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-01-25
s;o,,x Civ Live Stock.

market follows:
Hogs-Market lower: receipts. s.
500: light, $l5.75@15.s5; mixed, $15.so@
IS: heavy. $16@16.10; pigs, $l2@ls;
bulk, $15.9o@16.05.
Cattle-Market steady: receipts. e.
600; steers, 1908; cows and heifers,.
$7.25@1050: calves. $S@12.50.
Sheep-Market strong; receipts, 1OO.
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Chicago Live Stock; Closing.

Chicago, Jan. 24.-The closing live
stock market follows:
Hogs-Market fairly active, 20 to 2Sc
lower than yesterday: receipts. 1000;
estimated tomorrow, 100000; bulk sl6.25
@16.55: light, s15.60@16.45: heavy,
$15.9O@16.6o: mixed. $15.95@16.55;
rough, $15.9o@16.05.
Cattle-Market steady to 1oc lower;
receipts, $4,000; top. 1890.
Sheep-Market weak: receipts, IT,
900: top. 1925: lambs $17.75.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-01-25
HALL BOWLERS WIN
FROM WONDER DRILL

Walter T. Hall bowlers defeated the
Little Wonder Drill team, Tuesday
night on the alleys at the Hotel o.
tumwa, by four pins, the scores stand
ing 1920 to 1916. Bowen for the losers
rolled high with a total of $50 pins,
Johnson being next with total Of SIS
Following are the scores:
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MONEY MARKET

New York Money; Closing.
New York, Jan. 24.-Mercantile pa
PERL 05%To.
Bar silver-87@c.
Mexican dollars-10c. q.
Time loans-5A @6fe.
Call money-High, 40; low. 3k:
closing bid, 3.
London Money.
London, Jan. 24.-Bar silver-43 = d
DER ounce.
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Kansas City Produce.

Kansas City. Mo-. Jan. 24.-Butter-
creamery. 45c: frsts, 44c; seconds,
&c: packing stocks, SAC.
Poultry-Hens, 23c: ROSTERS, 15Ec;
Hoilers, 24@25c.
EgKs-Firsts. 50c:N seconds, soc.
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St. Louis Produce.

st. Louis, Mo-, Jan. 2x.-Poultry-
Hens, 26hc: springs 24c; turkeys. CSC;
ducks, Csc; geese, 22M23c.
Butter--Creamery. 50@50hc.
Eggs-56 y a SIC.
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A. J. GAThEll DIES.

Abba. Jan. 24.-The funeral of A. J.
Gatchell was held Wednesday after
noon at $50 o'clock at the Methodist
Episcopal church. Rev. Geo. Blagg Of
ficiating. Mr. Gatchell died about 2
o'clock Sunday morning from neural
gia of the heart.
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Kansas City Cash Grain.

NuUS1S NIty O1S" 0Va1"'
Kansas City. Mo-. Jan. 24.-The cash
grain market follows:
Corn-No. 2 mixed, s1.e5@1.eS; No. 2
white, $1.72@1.75: No. 2 yellow, $1.7o0
liz
Oats-No. white, s4kc; No. mix
ed. S2@s2hc.
Rye-$1.90@1.s2.
Hay-Stronger.
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N,.v YAK Cotton Futures.

New York, Jan. 24.-Cotton futures
closed steady: JAN. $31: March, SSo.32;
May, &30.40; Oct. $3.50.
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Peoria Gosh Grain.

Peoria. Ill.,. Jan. 24.-The cash grain
market follows:
Corn-Narket to &c higher; No. s
white, $1.44: No. yellow. $1.4s; No. 6
yellow, S1.44; No. 3 mixed. $1.52 bid:
No. mixed. $1.52; No. mixed, $1.3S;
sample, $1.2061.65.
Oats-Unchanged; No. white. s3H
@s3xc: standard. ssh @S4c; No. )
white, S3hQs3Ac.
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MinnespoIi. cIosino Grain.

Minneapolis Closing Grain.
Minneapolis, Mimi, Jan. 24.-Closing
grain:
Corn-No. yellow. $1.5S@1.s3.
Oats-No. 3 white, S0k @S1hc.
F1ax-$3eO6365
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cOrH none, Oat4, 34,UVV.
Car Lot Receipts.
Wheat cars. with Of contract
grade.
Corn-23e cars, with 0 Of contra.t
grade.
Oats-129' cars, with so Of contract
grade
Total receipts Of wheat at Minneapo-
lis, Duluth and Winnipeg today were
529 cars, compared with 355 cars last
week and 1872 cars the corresponding
dav a year ago.
Estimated cars tomorrow. Chicago
Wheat, 5; corn, 145; oats. s..
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Real Estate Transfers
Furnished by J. A. lowenbePD

II. b. Vinson and wife to Bert Davis,
lot Is blk IS add Eldon, 31,1e0.
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Primary Movement.
Car Lot Receipts.

corn, none: oats, $4,000.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-20
Condensed Telegrams

here are many cases of yellow lever in Retalhulea, Guatemala.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-20
MEETING OF THE NATIONAL
 FOREIGN TRADES COUNCIL
Advertising in Foreign Fields Was
 One of the Topics Discussed.

Cincinnati. O.. April 1s.-Advertis- ing, particularly that in foreign fields, was one of the topics discussed at the National Foreign Trades Council meeting here today.
 Carl H. Green of New York city, in an address declared that for three years We have had every self-appoint- cd critic in this country telling us that Germany is the epitome of all that is excellent in exporting and that because of this great "gas" attack the exporters of this country have over looked the concrete thing in interna- tional trade in which the United States excels naInely-advcrtising
 Advertising has done as much to build up Latin American trade for our manufacturers" said Mir. Green. "as any other medium of selling. There are today hundreds of manufacturers in this country who sell abroad in large volume, none of whom ever had a salesman travel south Of Key West; and there are hundreds more who have scores of salesmen overseas who made their first step in exporting by an advertising tryout and who use their advertising now as a support to their selling staff.
 Those manufactu who have made a success of advertising to La tin-American buyers have done so by their own individual efforts More of the progressive advertising agencies are looking overseas now, and We can soon expect them to apply their meth ods of market investigations to South American fields"
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-20

Over the fields of France and Elan ders. where terrific struggles have been waged almost without intermis- sion since March 21, there has come what appears to be a lull.
 Oficial reports tell little of actual conditions. They say that the situa- tion Is unchanged. which may indicate that both sides are exhausted by their exertions in the engagements which have been fought, or that they are busy bringing up artillery and fresh troops to renew the struggle.
 Correspondents at the front tell of miserable weather-cold and rain and sleet-to add to the already known bad condition of the lowlands, which are virtually qua agmires through which men and materials can be moved with difficulty. The armies have been fight ing in a flat marshy country since April 9 and this ground, bad enough under normal conditions, has been made still more impossible by rains and the tempest of high explosive shells which has blasted roads and fields.
 It appears, however, that the Ger mans have not repeated their thrust along the line running north of Be- thune, where they met with san guinary repulse on Wednesday and Thursday. They employed about T5,- GOO men along a line variously report cd 10 be from six to ten miles in length, but gained little or no ground. The La Bassee canal front is still in British hands and bridges flung across it by the Teutons have been swept away by the allied artillery fire.
 The blow aimed by the French at the very apex of the German lines in Picardy. in front of Amiens, has not been followed up apparently. It is difficult to believe that the allied counter offensive when it comes will
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-20
OBITUARY.
Colonel George Pope.

Hartford Conn, April 19-Colonel George Pope, president and later re- ceivar of the Pope Manufacturing Company, died at his home here late today He was a former president of the American Manufacturers associ- ation, and was "A years old
 Colonel Pope was born in Boston and educated in the schools of Brook line, Mass When IT years old he en- listed i'll +he 44th Massachusetts h. fantry. recruited for service in the Civil war He was soon commissions eI a lieutenant and was later trans ferred to 9 captaincy in the 54th Reg iment of colored infantry. While fighting with that command at Fort Wagner South Carolina, he was se- verely wounded At 20 he was a major and a year later a lieutenant colonel
 He began making bicycles in 1881 with the Pope Manufacturing Com any, the president at that time being his cousin, Colonel A. A. Pope. Later he became head of the concern.
 In 1913 Colonel Pope was elected head of the National Association of Manufacturers and subsequently, was four times re- e-elected. At the time of lis death he was president of the Connecticut Manufacturers associa- tion and treasurer of the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce.
 He was a member of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion, many pal triotic societies, and was a Mason and a member of the Burgess corps of Al bany. He is survived by a krother, Ed ward W. Pope, of Newton, Mass, and a daughter, Mrs. c. Howard Gillette of Hartford.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-20
FRANCE HAS LOST 1,soo,ooo
 KILLED DURING THE WoD
Accoreiing to M. Andre Tsrdieu French High Commissioner to the United States.

New York, April 19-France, in four years of conflict to preserve her own liberty and that of the world. accord ing to M. Andre Tardieu, French high commissioner to the United States, has lost 1900, 900 men killed and al- most as many wounded or prisoners The high tolf exacted by the war was made public by the noted French en- voy in an address at a meeting of the "Fatherless Children of France" as- sociation.
 Praising the work of the organiza- tion which already has raised more than $2,000,000 in behalf of 50,00O French orphans, and stating that the French government has adopted l. O0o,90o children bereft of fathers, M Tardieu declared that German propa = sanda could not counteract the fact we'll known in America, that "all our hearts are united in common affee- tion'
 When men are dying" he said "their one last thought is for thei1 children. In close communion with children. In close communion witt trials and aspirations of our people you have given peace of mind tc thousands of dying heroes. For hav- ing conceived this great good and hu- mane work, you have won forever the affection and gratitude of all French men. It is with deep emotion that bring you their thanks"
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-20

other hand. the railroads will change the character of new car construction so as to reduce the total of t,250,060 tons of steel plates which the admin istration has demanded for locomo- tives and cars.
 For weeks the question of whether 5 the railroads should be given full tonnage requested has been a subject of dispute. The emergency fleet cor poration has had priority on steel right and maintained that it's require ments were so great a full allotment should not be given the railroads nor the priority changed.
 Schwab Asked for Conference.
 MT. Schwab's first move on assuming his duties today was to ask Chairman Baruch of the war industries board to arrange a conference to settle the matter, with the result that John Skelton Williams. director of pur- chases for the railroad administration, MT. Schwab, Edwin B. Parker, priori- ties commissioner, and Charles Piez, vice president of the emergency fleet, were called together.
 Other Priorities to Be Maintained. 7 It was made known after the con- ference that priorities already in ef- feet would be maintained and at the same time the railroads would be able to carry out their locomotive and car- building program. In connection with the change to be made in car con- struction it was intimated that all freight and coal cars in the future might be of wood, steel being used only for the trucks and frames.
 10000 Tons Per Week.
 According to officials of the war in- dustries board, the output of steel plates for all war purposes will be in- creased by 20,000 tons per week by July 1, as the result of additions now being made to the steel corporations Is mills.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-20

be launched in this sector. Advices from France would seem to indicate that the blow will be struck at an- other part of the battle line.
 The southern end of the battle front in France has shared in the quiet that has enveloped other sectors of the line. Only raiding operations and artillery duels are reported there.
 An interesting despatch tells of the moving of Italian troops to France. This would point to one of two devel- opments. Either the Italian front is in no particular danger at the present moment, or else General Foch is call ing every available man to swell the army that he will hurl at the foe when the moment for battle arrives. It is probable, however, that the force of Italians en route to the French front is comparatively small
 The German torpedo boat fotilla has been active along the coast sector of the battle line and have shelled Belgian positions there. This may foreshadow German attempt to drive westward through Nieuport.
 The long range bombardment of Paris ceased for two days and it was hoped that the French had found the exact location of the heavy German gun and put it out of action. This hope, however, failed when the bonn bardment of Paris was resumed Fri day morning.
 The Turks are continuing their ad vance in Caucasia and. are approach ing Kars, the leading city of one of the districts given to Turkey under the Brest-I,itovsk treaty. They are already in control of Batum,, where they. captured 3.10o men, of whom 500 were officers. axa
 In Italy, Macedonia, Palestine and Mesopotamia there has been no re- cent fighting reported.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-20
eALLANTRY DISPLAYED BY A BELGIAN PATROL
They Held of 900 Germans Until Rein
 forcements Arrived.

New York. April 1s-Gallantry dis played by Belgian patrol of ten men in holding. off for an hour, until rein foreements arrived, an attacking force of 300 Germans near Reigersvliet, was described in a message from the Flanders front received here today by Scnator Henri La Fontaine. head of the American Fund for Gifts for Belz gian soldiers. G With remarkable courage, Major -Brenez, with only nine men and one maclii,re gun, held out against the at tacks of 300 of the enemy with twelve machine guns said the message. Tt was only at the end of an hour and by the. purest luck that another Bel gian patrol, which had heard the fire from another point, came to the rescue Of these Belgian heroes. Thus rein forced, the garrison took the offen-' sive, taking back the lost trenches and many prisoners and guns.
 King Albert telegraphed his con- gratulations to these troops. who had once more given proof of their brav- cry and the high morale of the Bel. gian army"
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-20
MASS MEETING OF HOTEL . MEN AND REsTAuRATEuRS,
Called By Food Administrator Scoville
 For Next Wednesday.

Hartford, Conn, April 19.-For the purpose of bringing about uniformity in observance of the federal food reg ulations, a mass meeting of hotelmens restaurant and lunch room proprietors of the state has been called by Feder- al Food Administrator. for Connecticut Robert Scoville, tc be held in the hall of representatives at the state capi-. tol next, Wednesday forenoon at IF o'clock Cards have been sent out to about 1900 hotel and restaurant men notifying them of the meeting.
 This action was taken in conformity with a decision of the Connecticut llo- telr:en in session at Waterbury today. that such a meeting was desirable for the rc. t citing of plans to effect uni- fornaity