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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-03-08
Pauline Peck-Her Little
Brother Carries The
Paper.

Dear Junior:
/ am a little girl years old. l go
to the Hedrick school.
l am in the fourth grade B.
My teachers name is Miss Johnson.
like her.
live in Ottumwa, Iowa.
| have one sister and four brothers.
My brother carries the paper every
night.
My papa takes the paper like to
read.
| have arithmetic and spelling and
reading and geography and writing at
school.
Pauline Peck,
300 Clarence St.,
Ottumwa, Iowa.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-03-08
ALL ABOUT PRIZES.

HcC ABOUT PRIZES.
We do wish the Juniors would &C
knowledge their prizes.
II any Junior has ever failed to re-
ceive a prize after his or her name
appeared in this paper, it is because
the wrong address has been given us.
When we say wrong address we
especially refer to incomplete ad-
dresses. All city Juniors should put
their street number and all Juniors
living in the country should put their
box number or failing to have box
send in their parents names.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-03-08

Crown Princess Margaret is Sis
ter of Princess Pat of Connaught. She
married Crown Prince Gustav Adolph
in 1905 and they have five children.
Prince Carl Yohan, just year and a
half old, is the youngest.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-03-08
ANOTHER CONTEST.

7 We also want the Juniors who
think the other subjects are too hard
10 write on one Of the following sub.
'1ectA
The Story Of Nickel.
! MY Best Friend.
I A Pet Doc.
( Corn and Apples.
+ Sweet Potatoes and Cotton.
! A letter.
Select prizes from among the fol-
lowing: Game, flag, football, doll,
knife or book,
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-03-08

4 FTER democracy's triumph in
n the world war these two noble
= folk may find their titles empty
and their heads may never wear a
crown.
They are the Crown Princess of
Sweden and her youngest child.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-03-08
THE COURIER JUNIOR
DEPARTMENT
Published by
THE COURIER PRINTING co.
OttumWa, Iowa
EDITOR
MATILDA DEvEREAUx
SERMONS az JUNIORS

SERMONS BY JUNIORS
Dear Juniors: Today two Juniors,
to whom the judges awarded prizes,
have written excellent Sermons one
telling of the Red Cross at Douds and
the other How We Can Win the
War" We hope more of the Juniors
will tell us of the Red Cross in their
town after reading Myrtles story, and
also How to Win the War;" as Olive
advises.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-03-08
THE GOLDEN CIRCLE OF THE
HOME

l sing the song of the home-life-
The love so faithful and true.
That illumines the faces Of kindred.
That warmeth the heart anew:
Where childish joys and sorrows
Are tenderly understood;
Where Youth and Age are comraa8
In loving brotherhood.
In the home is the young life guidna(
In paths that are true and sweeG :
And the joy of loving service
Makes swift the willing feet.
Perhaps young soul, restless,
May stretch it's untried wings
And fly where youthful fancy
New scenes and duties brings;
But when world-worn and weary,
Breasting the busy tide
What infinite peace and comfort,
In the thought of home abide!
The heart still clings to it's moorings-
To the hearth with it's Christmas
cheer
Memories of Thanksgiving
The love-lit smile and tear.
AS the mists Of years enfold us,
And shadowy grow apace-
Bright through Memory's sunset
Shines dear, remembered face!
The old songs ring the sweetest.
And the days of Long Ago
In bright procession passing
Reflect a golden glow.
Live on, o Home, forever!
Bind fast thy silken ties
OF love and trust, and worship,
That link thee to the skies!
For man is stronger, purer,
A bulwark to the land
Because of the Golden Circle
OF hearts that understand.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-03-08

time the horses legs might not b -
tall"
"Its an unusual horse" said Ia
man.
ITS a beautiful hofse;- 01a mufhGR
stroking his neck.
Yes said Jimmie, 1T H.s tAen II
added Loyalty, "but The Lady May Z
a beautiful sled, too"
A whistle sounded from duno II
street, and there was Sam. WNA 4
hop, skip and jump, Jimmie al -
Haeau oeEknm1une -
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-03-08
THE VOICE THAT COUNTS

This comes from an unknown
source:
20 father, I wish could sing. Flor
ence sang at the club today and w
all enjoyed it so much. She sings
every night to her father, too. I'd give
anything if could, but there isn't any
music in me-"
"Is that 500" asked father, taking
her wistful face between his hands.
"Well, perhaps you can't sing, but
don't tell me your voice has no music
in it."
why, father. how can you say sos"
Almost every evening"" answered
father, when l come home, the nrSt
thing / hear is a merry laugh, and
it rests me, no matter how tired I ain.
Yesterday / heard that voice saying.
Don't cry. buddie; sisterH mend 1t
for YOU Sometimes hear 1t reading
to grandmother. Last week heard
it telling Mary: I'm sorry your head
aches. I'll do the dishes tonight.
That is the kind of music like best
Don't tell me my little daughter hasn't
a sweet voice"
All night long the great through ex-
press train had been rushing along In
the darkness, while men, women and
children slept safely and were carried
where they wished to go.
In one of the sleeping cars was a
little girl, and when the conductors
went through for the first early morn,
ing round, this little girl was up and
dressed. Her mother and grandmot1h
er, with whom she was travelling. Wer1
still tn their berths.
Good morning, conductor sa1d the
little girl, looking up with . bright
smile.
Good morning." replied the condu>
tor.
II think we must have had q good
conductor and a good engineer to have
taken such good care OF US an night
said the little girl.
The conductor forgot all about his
long, hard night and how tired he was.
All day long he kept thinking about
that little girl.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-12
STREET CAR STOPS

The national fuel administration Il
said to be considering new arrange.
ment OF the street car stopping sys,
tenn now generally used. Why the
matter interests the fuel administra.
ton may be seen from the following
facts,
II rs said that three times as much
power is used up in stopping and
starting q car as in running ono
DOCK. Power comes from coal There
are probably 50,000,000 ear stops made
in the United States every day. Nv
adopting the so-called "Cleveland sys.
ten OF stopping the cars not al every
street but at designated places two
or three streets apart. os six or eight
stops to mile, 1t is believed that one.
thlrd OF the present stops could be
eliminated. And that would save
some 100000 tons of coal a wear
which is said to be sufficient to meet
the fuel needs Of 100000 families
That Is pretty good argument for
the proposed change, though noyel
one, The reason given for the intro.
dnclion Of The plan in cities where II
Is already established is no less plec.
i've II Is said to add much 10 the
speed OF the car sthereby helping 10
solve the rush hour problem. and ON.
aOllng trolley systems to get along
win fewer cars, and altogether mnrh
more than compromising for the fri.
wal inconvenience to passengers IN.
VOWED in not stopping always at their
own streets.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-12
THE MAN or THE HOUR

You might imagine him a military
parsonage. But he isn't anything Of
the sort. He's the same horny-hand
cd, sunburnt son Of toll who used &c
be designated, in the good old times
as 'Rube,' or a "hayseed." Bat
it's ungracous to recall those dear.
dead days No rude epithets now for
the farmer. The world kow-tows to
nm Thus we have the Ohio war
board issuing proclamation in
acknowledgment Of the rural nabob s
new dignity and importance. as fol.
lows:
The American farmer is the man
Of the hour
This war may be won on the Am.
erican farm in the American Dig pen
Bigger crops and more pork Is the
call of the government to the farm.
ers, Now is the time for them 10 get
together and moRiIzc their forces
for the attack"
Winning the war in The pie pen"
may not be a particularly glorious
conception, but the practical "man Of
the hour viii get the idea, and feel
no grudgc against well-meaning war
board. For the pig is "the animal of
the hour" and every pig pen. like
every farm house is expected to do
its duty
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-12
SHGRIEF'S SAL
John w. Dubbs, Atty.

by virtue OF a Special execution is
sued out Of the Clerks ONCE Of the
Circuit Court of La Sale County and
state Of Illinois, and to me so directed
whereby am commanded to make
the amount of a certain Judgment re
Gently obtained againt Helen H. Nc
NlOy In favor OF George +. Blanch-
ard, ont OF the lands, tenements. goods
and chattcls Of the said Helen K Me-
CloE | have levied on the following
described Real Estate as the property
of Helen K McCloy toWii
The West one Hundred (l0o1 Feet
OF Lot Two t2). in Block Fifty.six
t56, IN the original Town of Men.
dota, and the West One Hundred
1000 Feet of of Lots One "a anil
Two t2l in Block Twentyfour t2A.
in the Illinois Central Railroad Com.
pany's Addition to the Town OF Men
dota, all situated in the City OF Men.
dota, La Sale County, Illinois
Therefore. according to the said
command, | shall expose for sale. at
public auction. all of the right. title
and interest OF the said Helen 4 Me-
Cloy in and to. the above described
property on Monday, the ath day of
March A y, 1918, at TWO o'clock sP
NJ, al the North Door of the la Sale
County Court House in Ottawa, mi.
nois
Dated at Ottawa, Illinois this 18th
day OF February. A. II. 1918.
h. NJ DAVIS.
Sheriff OF In Sale
County. Illinois.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-12
ARGENTINE NEUTRALITY

The American people are s0me~l1,
yexed with Argentina for continuing
neutrla. despite her proyocdtion
against Germany and her frank sym
pathy with the allied cause We must
admit however, that her particular
brand OF neutrality has certain pleas
ing qualities
The Argentine government has just
replied Officially 10 Brazil's formal am
nouneemcn. OF her state OF war with
Germany Argentina takes occasion
to express the warmest sympathy ana
admiration for her neighbor'S action.
She has followed the course Of CIV
ants. she says, and finds Brazil's de-
e.siou is lust" She expresses her
sincere homage" for Brazils cour-
ageous defence q her own interests
and those OF world democracy
lust compare that brand Of neu
trality with the strict type We show
Ell up to the moment Of our ant.
rance into the war. Remembering
how Germany criticised us when we
were bending over backwards to keep
the record clear we naturally w0nd-
er what Germany thinks OF Argentina
now
Germany has learned a certain
amount of humility. however. by this
time. She probably realizes how
lucky she is to have Argentina 20 no
further than expressions Of good will
10 the Allies Argentinas open con
tempt for Germany is more easily
swallowed than would be declara.
ton OF war. backed up by an invading
Argentine army and a merchant fleet
rushing food to France and England
That may come at any time.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-12
Special Assessment Notice

Special assessment variants for
paving and sewers are now IN the
hands Of the city collector All per.
sons obligated . pay same will please
call at the city Office northeast base.
ment room of Central life Building.
". ". CURTIS.
City Collector
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-12

Michael kcrrigan authorizes the
Free IradcrJournal to announce his
candidacy for the nomination for
Highway Commissioner for the town
OF Ottawa subject to the decision of
the democratic town primary
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-12
:. w. MATTHIESSEN
GAVE VAST SUMS
TO LA SALE PEOPLE


I'M rHf sudden a,tr. ~. f--....r..l. t5-
Natta.s,~,r ara =. E9n vrsrts-
.sf residents Is. Sr.# H- ~. g..
most prominent r-ufe ur dI..bi
rH died yesterday -r-r
O'Clock. after he bsa ..a...-.f HIM
SELF as having felt rr.r- INV
time sine. lie suffered frag d. 81
aIvss Il MAS stti.sss IT. r.ar.gg.
night
Born in Germany IN 1875.
AIR Nata.e~-en n- 1T r.ttr "a.
Germany ANA wl= born /. an. va4- /.
> Thus ill., was III hi. >sfa trr
a, the me oil bis G,lth liz Was lr
Gated IA his Hati.e 5auI tr.l era4ua.-
I'll IN mining Hz8eerH1 at tae Tin
yerI>ty d. Fr.e9ere Earring hs std
den. days in Germany. hc made tRg
friendship 81 Edward &. lleaelrr Wsa
Was taea-ri Fl see ~aH s.u5. ana
they linked ,be.r fortunes while tasy
we're sun studying al inentrg
Married n Mineral POINT.
Mr Mat,a.essen was married ~
Fannie Ola a Moetsr "a 1864 ri Min
eral Point. Wis Mrs Nathttsser
dleI few wears ago IL the home n
La Sale.
There Were five Chiluren- Otto En-
ma, Edd. Adele and William Otto
died tn lOyhOOd and Emma. NNa fafr~
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-12

Jules Nallaj authorizes the Free
lfadelloufnal TO announce his can.
didary for the nomination for com.
missioner oil highways, subject 20 the
action Of the Democratic town pri.
mary
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-12
For Town CLERK

james Ahern authorizes the Free
fader-Journal to announce his can.
oidacy Tor Town Clerk subject to The
neelslon OF the Democratic primaries,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-12
ANNOUNCEMENTS


Lawrence White authorizes the Free
lfador.lonrncl to announce his can.
dldacy for the office Of township asses.
sor subject TO the action oil the Dem.
ceratIc town primary
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-12
For Town Clerk.

We are authorized to announce that
Charles } Sticklen Is a candidate for
me once OF Tom CLERK, subject to
me decision OF the Democratic town
convention
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-12-05
kept PLEDGE
TO send BREAD
American Nation Maintained A.
lied Loaf Through Sell
Denial at Home Table.
AveRTeD EUROPEAN DESPAIR.
With Military Demands Upon Ocean
Shipping Relieved. World 10 Able
to Return to Normal White
Wheat Bread.

Since the advent Of the latest wheat
crop the only Limitation upon Ameri.
can exports to Europe has been the
shortage Of shipping Between July
and October 10 we shipped $3.50. 3O1
bushels. II this rate should continue
until the end Of the fiscal year We will
have furnished the Allies with more
than 237. 5oo.coo bushels Of wheat and
flour In terms Of wheat
The result Of increased production
and conservation efforts In the United
States has been thS with the ccssa
tion Of hnstilitics we are able to re-
turn to normal wheat diet. Supplies
that have accumulated In Australia.
Argentine aud other hitherto inaccc-
sible markets may be tapped by ships
released from transport service. aud
European demand for American wheat
probably will not exceed our normal
surplus There Is wheat enough avail
able To have n white loaf ut the com.
mon table
But last year the tai. was different
only 10y the creates, possible saving
steady stream ~ wheat and -four NOV.
Ing across the sea We found our.
selves nj the beginning Of the harvcs,
year with an unusually shoot crup
Even the most optimistic siatisticians
figured that "" had bare surplus OF
2D01,uo bushels Aud yet Europe
was facing III" probability Of n bread
famInc-and In Europe bread Is by far
the most important article Ia the diet.
All Of this surplus had left the
country early In the fall by the 1rst
OF the year We had managed io ship
little more than J0.O1BD bushels by
psctlcing the utmost economy at
homc-by wheatlcss days. whcatless
meals. heavy substitution OF other
cereals and by sacrifice NJ almost
every meal throughout the country.
In January the late Lord Rhondia.
then British Food Controller. cabled
that only II We sent an additional rs
1s,,opo bushels before July could he
take the responsibility Of assuring his
people that they would be fed.
Tn. response y the American PEG
pie was si,GDUDo bushels safely deliv-
cred overseas between January | aud
July l. out OF a harvest which gave
Us only 20.Oo.OOD bushels surplus we
actually shipped iil.ODoOoo bushels
Thus did America fulfll her pledge
that the Allied bread rations could be
maintained. and already the American
people are demonstrating that. with
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-12-05
GREATEST OPPORTUNITY
WOMEN EVER HAD.

II was given 10 the women OF this
country 10 perform the greatest serv-
Ice In the winning Of the war vouch-
safed to any women In the history OF
the wars Of the world-to feed the
warriors and the war sufferers by
the arts of peace, the prasilce OF sim
pie, homely virtues the womanhood of
u whole nation served humanity In its
profoundest struggle for peace and
freedom.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-12-05

Sending to Europe lil.Ooo,O 900 bush
els OF wheat from surplus OF appar-
entity nothing was the outstanding ex.
plot Of the American food army In the
critical year Of the war.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-12-05
: %<+%*%%+*%<+%%%%>>s

A year ago voluntary food control
was daring adventure IN democracy
during the year an established proof
Of democratic efficiency.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-12-05
FIRST CALL TO FOOD ARMY

This cooperation and service
! ask OF all In full confidence
that America will render more
for flag and freedom than king
ridden people surrender at COM
pulsion. Herbert Hoover. Au-
gust 10. 1917.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-12-05
CHRISTMAS GIFT LINES.

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Hundreds o fame in
A. B. Robertson & Bro.
DANVILLE KENTUCKY.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-12-05

Copies Of this poster can be OBJ
ssinsd free Of charge By writing to the
Surgeon General. U. 8. Public Health
Service, Washington. D. q
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-12-05
Suitable Clothing Important

~Still another factor In the produc-
mon Of colds. pneumonia and other re-
spiratory diseases Is carelessness or ig.
aorance of the people regarding suit
able clothing during the seasons when
the weather suddenly changes. sitting
10 warm rooms too heavily dressed or,
what is even more common. especially
among women, dressing so lightly that
windows are kept closed In order to be
comfortably warm. This Is q very In
t,rious practice.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1918-03-11
Ia ~arti!Ieria americana
dc graeSo calibre,
en- acCi0n
tia estado bombardead0 CON rlGy
blen &Xito las posiciones ale=
manas atras de las lucas
del freEte

con Ell EJERCIT0 AMERICANA
EN- FRANCIA. Mario 1O.-Un inten-
so fuego de artillc-ia r~elativamente
comparable con Z! de los dias aaterio-
res, ha cstado dirigi5ndoSe anoche y
hoy, sobre LIS rcsicjones enenrigas o.
rIesLas 4 los sectores del frenta de la
L.ccena, Gonde las tropas americans
g c2~cuentTan ahora hacienda 81 prac-
t!ca. AnCche d Una nora avanzada e.
enemico b~ombardeo las poSiciones a.
m~ericanas vio:entamente, pero sin re-
SultadoS de ninguna clase.
En- e. sector de ia Lorena, asi como
en Ell frente al noroeste de Toul, la ar
liberia americana ma eStado mostran-
10 una mayor actividad y eticacia.
SuS proyecti!cS nan cStado sieudo d.
risidos 0 mu" bucra puuteria a los
blancos sehglados detraS de las lineas
~aiemanas, eSpecialmeH;e sobre les cru
CcroS re los caminCS. so5re las bate
riaS alcmaHas = Sobrc los grupos dc
z~apadorcS enemigos empefados an IA
bajos &c organization Y defensa.
Debido 4 Ia ucva disposition del
aico nnaHdo americana, no Sc dara
cuenta en- 10 successive de las baias
americans, 10 importa donde elias
Ocurran.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1918-03-11

Por tres mcses, los pcritos militia
res franceses. para no dccir NADIA de
los ~alemanes, han cstadc auu7ciando
cl peligro que SC cicrne so5rc este
frentc, con tai insistencia, que Sc ha
dado lugar a la crcaci0n dc TN c5-
tado complete Ell la opinion rGblica.
Muchas perSonas Sc rehusan 4 adj
mitir que Ia actividad de que Sc da
c~ucnta, tenga IL aparie2cia dc una
gran ofensiva alemana,' CT 10 mas
minimo, Y hay per 10 tanto Una gran
divergencia de opinionca. no solo en-
tire ell puhlico en- general, sino entire
los PARTICIPATES c~riticos Y czcritores nj
litares dc los ~period;cos que Sc nubli-
can en- esta capital.
NJ. Reinach da conicnzo a IN arLicu-
10 que publico hace dias en- lie Fl
caro-" con el siguiente, iitulo LA
nueva ofensiva alcmana en- el frente
aliado," en- e. que parece dar por se1-
tado Que esa maniobra del enemigo
ha dado principle va. Modifica esta
idea suosccuenteme1te. pero consiiera
do en- conjunto 81 articulo encierra Ia
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1918-03-11
In centineIa americana
COmbate contra %
a!emaneS
Di6 muerte al jefe de la Fatrulla
eneniga y puso en- fuga al
resto despues de HERR
a rariOS

CON Ell EJERCITO AMERICANA
EN- FRANCIA, Mario 10.-Un solo
centinela americana ataco eSta mana
ma . una patrulla enemiga de cerca de
cuarenta hombres, algunos de los Qua
les habia1 degrade penetTar fW'tiva-
meTte 4 Una trinche1a avanzaGa amt
ricana. e. ceatinela hizc fuego con
tan brena punteria que di5 rluerte al
jefe dc Ia patrulla enemiga G hiri6 a
varios de los hom5reS, poniendo al
rcsto en- fuga.
Las prime-as noiicias de este en-
cuentro fueroa de que ctro raid ma
biz tenido lugar Y en- TODD el frente de
IA Inca Sc ~esperaban ansiosamente los
detalles de Ia acciGn. La inveStiga-
cion que Sc practice al efecto, mostro
que III solo americana hab!a inicia-
do 10 que pudiera decirse una ~ofens,va
) el nombre del soldado Sc mcncic2a
en- todos los informeS que sobre el par
ticular Sc han dado, habiendo recibido
numerosas f~eiicitacioneS de suS jefes
Y companeros, por su brillante accion.
FL centinela VIC que Ia patrulla enc
MICA avanzaba y observe como los
~alenanes c~mpezabar a saltaT con
2racdcS preSauciones Gentro dc il
trinchera americana avanzada. Saba
cue patrulla americana Sc haliaba
hacienda Servicio de vigilancia a 10
largo dc ia alambrada a una d~istancia
no muy retirada del lugar en- Gonde
Ell enenigo estaba llevando d efecto
su raid, Y coltaba con que esa Eatru-
liz le prestaria Ia dcbida ayuda, por
10 que abrio Ell fuegn sobrc el enemi-
GO.
La patrulla, no obstartc, se-compo-
MA dc cuatro SoidadoS americanos.
Para cuanGo oil c~entinela inici0 su fue.
20, va habian entrado a la trinchera
cinco alemanes. por 10 que no cray6
~conveniente dilatar por mas tempo ST
accioa. sobre TODD, viendo que el que
Ia hacia de jefe del Gestacamento enc
migo habia avanzado hasta ponerse a
fD-c, , l., -. d. t7n1 o.