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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-01-18
RICHLAND

Fred Dutton, who will move onto a
farm this spring near Wellman, will
have a public sale about the last OF
this month.
All trains have been from two to
four hours late for several days.
The rural carriers have been unable
to make their entire routes ON account
of snowdrifts.
James Harris, who has employment
in the Louden machinery factory ut
Fairfield. spent Sunday here at his
home.
Miss Lottie Baily is visiting at Fon.
da with her sister, Mrs. A. B. Crew
and family.
Ed Herman Of Fairfield, a former
resident of Richland, was a recent Wis.
itor in the B. T. Bottorf home.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. c. Forbes have
moved to Wayland, where they will
locate.
Mrs. w. S. Mowry has returned
from Fremont. where she was visiting
relatives.
Robert Bottger of Montana, who
came here to attend the funeral Of his
father, has returned home
The soliciting committee for the
membership drive, report $50 mem
bers and 1856 for the A. r. C. fund.
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ARMY DESERTER IS
TAKEN AT CRESTON

Creston, Jan. 15.-After having es-
capped from the federal penitentiary
at Fort Leavenworth, Kan. Steven l..
Smith. alias j. D. Anderson, saying
that he would not be captured alive,
was taken into custody by Ed Young,
sheriff Of Union county. Smith is the
man who recently gave bogus check
for a new Maxwell car at a garage in
Lorimor and made OF with it as far
as Sloan Springs, Ark, from which
place he was brought back by Mr..
Young and turned over into the hands
of the federal authorities at ,Des
Moines. The government placed him
in the prison at Ft. Leavenworth for
a sentence of considerable number
Of years.
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URGES CHANGES IN
STATE GAME LAWS

Des Moines, Jan. 15.-At the an
nual meeting of the Iowa Fish and
Game Conservation society held at
the Elks club auditorium, $50 dele
gates from all over the entire state
emphatically indorsed a movement to
secure the passage of better game and
fishing laws.
The following officers we're elected
to serve during the ensuing year:
Vernon r. Seeburger of Des Moines,
president; N. c. A. Berg of Webster
City, first vice-president; E. L. Will
Hams of Keokuk, second vice-presi-
dent; r. w. Johnston of Primghar,
third vice-president: Julius Moetzel Of
Des Moines, w. NJ. o. Ewinger Of Bur
lington and E. w. Stanley of Nashua,
trustees.
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FENTON HONORED
BY CHICAGO BANK

William T. Fenton, vice president of
the National Bank of the Republic.
Chicago, and formerly with the First
National bank of Ottumwa. has been
given additional duties by the big Chi
cago institution. The election of offic-
ers of the National Bank of the Repuh-
lie January took cognizance of the
quarter century OF Mr.. Fenton's service
dating since its inception and in addi-
ton to rejecting him vice president.
made him first vice president and mar
ager of the bank. While John a. Lynch
is president, much of the work of di-
rection falls on the former Ottumwan.
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TURNED DOWN TWICE;
FINALLY ACCEPTED

Des Moines, Jan. 15.-He couldn't
get in the navy, and he couldn't get
in the army, but John Walter Wilton,
1906 Amherst avenue, is going to
serve Uncle Sam in France as brick
layer.
Wilfon's physical disability con-
sists Of one limb being one-half inch
shorter than the other It was be-
cause Of the slight defect that Wilson
was rejected.
Being a bricklayer was right in
Wilfon's line. When General Perish.
ing sent out call for 1000 bricklay-
ers for his army in France, Wilton
fell in line and applied for an induc-
ton. First he went to local board
No. 2, then to Adjutant General Lo.
gan, and from Logan the appeal went
to Washington.
WILTON is acceptable" wired Wash
ington.
Wilton was the FIRST man from Des
Moines to apply for admittance as a
Dricklayer. He left with the other
bricklayers for Kelly field, San An.
tonic, Texas, Sunday morning.
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SALESMAN TO HAVE
SMOKELESS MONTH

Cedar Rapids, Jan. 15.-To wheat
less and meatless days has been add
ed "smokeless MONTHS
The ''smokeless month was inaug-
urated by twenty travelling statesmen
for local factory at smoker" in
a cafe here recently. The twenty,
after contributing $40 to a "sm:kes
for soldiers" fund pledged themselves
to cut out their own smokes" during
the entire month of February and to
invest the money thus saved in war
savings stamps.
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SUMMER SCHOOL AT
STATE UNIVERSITY

Iowa City, Jan. 15-The program
for the summer session Of the univer-
sity will include all the courses Of.
fered formerly, according to Dr.. G. H.
Weller, chairman Of the summer
school committee. Every department
Of the university will be represented
and the library school as we'll as the
Lakeside laboratory at Lake Okoboji
will continue.
Courses in military French will be
offered by the department of romance
language and under the direction Of
Miss voss. Conferences for religious
workers will be held as usual and an
announcement of these will be given
in service bulletin to be issued soon.
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WEST POINT BANK
ELECTS 1918 OFFICERS

West Point, January 15.-At a
recent meeting Of the stockhold-
ers Of the Farmers Citizens state bank
a dividend of 71a% was declared. The
old board Of directors were elected for
the ensuing year. r. N. Smith, J. c.
Gingericn. Lee Foster. G. Harmeyer, o.
B. Wallpaper, H. Lehman and H.
Pogge. At meeting of the board the
following officers were elected: Presi-
dent, F. N. Smith; vice president. H.
Lehman; vice president, G. Harmeyer:
cashier, j. F. Wallpaper: assistant
cashier. NJ. c. Vonderhaar; assistant
cashier, ]. H King.
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DOCTOR is HELD
ON MURDER CHARGE

Dab1qus. Jan. 16.-Dr. G. Allen
Snyder, tho local physician held re-
opouslble for the death of Mrs. Grace
Wolfe of Lansing. by ooroner's jury
aboW . month ago, waived prehmi-
nary examination to the county grand
my here. He is at liberty under
oo0ds e $4,000 fixed at hearing in
. Justice Of the peace court here i'm
imedfafely following the death OF Mrs.
Wolfe At hospital. The coroners
Jury returned a verdict placing the
blame on DR.. Snyder and recommend
ing that he be held to the grand jury.
The case has attracted widespread
interest here as the physician is prom
inent in Dubuque, while Mrs. Wolfe
was well known in lansing where she
resided
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LANSING is SILENT.

Washington, D. c., Jan. 15.-Secre'
tary Lansing today refused to amrm
or deny comment upon the foregoing
dispatch from Paris. There seems to
be no doubt however, that some such
dispatch is contained in the captured
Luxbmg correspondence.
Inasmueh ~ the Caillaux case is in
q judicial state, the Omitted States will
not pubnlh any documents upon 1t
which have not been arranged for In
advance With the French government.
This ID the first hint that the Lux
burg correspondence contained any
thing pertaining to the Caillaux case.
The disclosure aroused speculation as
10 how many other international bomb
shells might be contained in the tele-
grams Of GermanyS minister TO
S00o1 A1e3 1919,
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WARNING ON HOG CHOLERA.

Des Moines, Jan. 15.-Dr. James /.
Gibson, state veterinarian, is attend
ing conference at st. Louis Of veter.
inarians Of thir1Den states for the pur.
pose Of devising means for the further
control Of hog cholera. The states
which will be represented at the con-
ference are the following: Alabama,
Indiana, Florida, West Virginia, Geor-
gia, Kansas, Missouri, Wisconsin,
Michigan, Illinois and Iowa.
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DEATH or GARDNER
STIRS HOUSE; CAMP
INQUIRY DEMANDED

~ AEON, Ga, Jan. 15.-Prepara'
Nv lions were completed today to
take to Washington the body Of
Major Augustus Peabody Gardner, for.
mer Massachusetts, Congressman, who
died of pneumonia at Camp Wheeler
late yesterday. It win lie in state IN
Washington and burial will be made
later at Arlington cemetery.
Shortly after the outbreak Of the war
Mr.. Gardner gave up his seat in con-
gress to 60 into the army. He con-
tracted severe cold a fortnight ago
on the rifle range here and last week
pneumonia developed. Mrs. Gardner
came here from her home in Hamilton,
Mass, and was with him until shortly
before the end came.
In the Spanish-American war Major
Gardner served as captain and assist
ant adjutant general on the stan Of
Gen. James M. Wilson, and thereafter
waged determined hght in and out
Of congress for the development Of
American military and naval forces.
INVESTIGATION Is DEMANDED.
Washington, D. c., Jan. 15.-As a
direct result of sentiment In the
house over the death from pneumonia
of former Representative Gardner at
Camp Wheeler, Ca, Representative
Gard Of Ohio today introduced a reso-
luton to direct the military commit.
tee to investigate camp conditions.
Camp site selections, suficiency Of
clothing, hospital facilities and treat
ment Of sick soldiers would be investi-
gated under the resolution. Many of
Major Gardner's friends are support.
ing the movement.
The house after a brief session to-
day adjourned in respect to Major
Gardeners memory.
In moving the adjournment Of the
house, Democratic Leader Kitchin an
nounced that later II the family
agrees, he will offer resolution to
provide for state funeral services
in the capitol.
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ITALIANS TAKE
HUN TRENCHES
Surprise Attack on Lower
Piave Drives Invad-
ers Back.

[Associated Press Summary
ItaIy's mountain fighters ara
showing their ability to cope with
the difficult weather conditions on
the italian northern front and are
scoring successes In local opera
tions In Important sectors.
One such operation was carried
out yesterday In the Monte Aso-
lone region just east Of the erenta
river, whore the Austro German
wedge was pushed furthar during
the early winter campaigning In
an effort 70 outflank the dominat-
ing Monte Grappa. The Italian de-
fensive was strengthened by this
movement and serious losses In
fIicted on the enemy. Fur
ther east, near Monte Spin
oncia, q similar successful
movement was effected, while
on the lower Piave river front an
Italian attack east Of capo SHE re-
suited In the capture Of trenches
which extended the Italian bridge
head.
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STATE WILL RJTY
STOCK FOR FARMERS

Dies Moines, Jan. 15.-GOveTnOf
Harding has decided to put man ct
the stock yards at Sioux City to buy
up sheep and calves for farmers to
save them being sold for meat Wool
and meat are entirely too valuable for
the sacrifice of sheep and Young
calves. the governor declares. He Is
following out the suggestion of mem
bers of the Nebraska defense countSl
along this line. 1t is probable that
defense councils in othe- states will
take sirlila- action. These repre-
sentetives win hwy Mn TIE calves and
sheen offe-"d 80 -oee'l th~'n ~ farm
ers who vii frtt-n tho cr,vc~ ~ r,~-
tire p-',~nl- nd '--eo 40 g %, co.
their wool rr.' - da~~'cr 100
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|WOODSMEN ARE
NEEDED IN ARMY.
UNCLE SAM HAS PLACE FOR MEN
SKILLED IN WOOD WORK AND
IN ROAD BUILDING.

Men under ana above the draft age
and registrants whose number is so
low that they do not come within the
current quota OF their local board, with
employees can enlist at any recruiting
station for service in the Lumberman' s
Unit OF the Goth Engineers. The regi-
ment is the largest in the service, be-
Ing composed of $500 men, thirty COM
panies Of $50 men to each company.
The men when recruited will be sent
to q concentration camp. where they
will be QUILTED and then sent to regi-
mental headquarters Of the goth En-
gineers at Camp American University,
Washington, d. C..
Must Be Qualified.
Only men who are qualified by rea-
work arc given permission to be in
Quoted into the service.
supplementary to the Lumbermen's
Unit there will be formed auxiliary
unit battalions Of highway construc-
ton men. 41st, 42nd and 43rd Forestry
battalions. To qualify the men should
be skilled In road building, bridge
building, operating rock crushers, OPP
Grating road rollers. driving motor
trucks and ordinary road labor. Pre-
vtous military training or experience is
not necessary in either branch.
Pay 10 Very Good.
The pay for the members of this or
ganization is very good Master en-
gineer Of senior grade is given SOC
while the junior grade calls for $s4.
Battalion sergeant major receives 500
and battalion supply sergeant $50.
First sergeant and first class sergeants
also draw $50 per month while supply,
mess, stable and duty sergeants get
S51.20. Corporals. saddlers and wagon
ers receive 5000 while a horeshoer is
paid 50 per month. Privates first class
draw the regular army pay Of 1850
and privates and buglers. $33.
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DRAFT EVADER IS
NOW IN CUSTODY

Dubuque, Jan. 10 Leonard Goet'
Finger, rs years old, of this city, was
arrested here by the chief OF police
ON complaint Of members Of the To-
cal exemption board. Goetzinger, 1t
is charged, is q deserter from the ma
tional army, having left the city
shortly after being called up for ex.
animation by the local board. The
whereabouts Of the young man was
not known until last week when he
walked into the ofnces Of the board
here with the intention of discovering
his status.
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FLOUR PRICE FIXED At RAPIDS.
Cedar Rapids, Jan. 15.-The county
food administrator has fixed the fol.
lowing prices fof flour and sugar:
Flour, $2.9S and 1910 for 4S-pound
sacks with cents extra for delivery.
Sugar cents and az cents per pound,
limit five pounds to customer.
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ALs,ANs COMING HERE.

Abba. Jan. 15.-Much interest Is
taken in the Older Boys Conference ia
be held in Ottumwa January 1920
The different Sunday schools are elect
ing delegates as is also the high
school. Some OF the high school fac
ulty will accompany the boys.
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IOWA CAPTAIN DIES Ar CAMP.

Deming. N. M, Jan. 15.-Capt. Ed
ward NJ. Sheehan of Independence, Ia.
died at the army base hospital Of Camp
Cody here Saturday of pneumonia. He
was a member of the former national
guard of Iowa and was commissioned
a CAPTAIN last Jllly
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VIGILANCE COMMITTEE FORMED.

Waterloo, Jan. 15.-Waterloo people
plan to guard against any movement
by its citizens which will give aid to
the kaiser. With that end in view a
vigilance committee hsa been formed
which will secure cooperation Of patri.
otto citizens and watch for any dis
loyal acts. To be an active member
the applicant must be known to be
loyal beyond question and be passed
favorably by the judicial committee
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TO FIGHT DisLoYALrv.
Atlantic, Jan. 1.-THE Cass county
council Of defense at q meeting in this
city, took steps to stamp out all dis.
loyalty in the county by organization
of committee Of ten, to be called the
military affairs committee.
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CONDITION IMPROVED.

The condition Of Mrs. Henry Glenn,
zoo North Market street, who has been
i'll at Deming. N. NJ, where she is Wis
iting her son Sergeant Clarence Glenn
OF the quartermaster corps, is much
improved. In a letter received yester-
day from Mrs. Glenn she said she was
able to be about but did not say when
aha would 1akakR homA
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FRENCH TAKE PRISONERS.

Paris, jan 15.-Violent artillery
fighting on the Verdun front is re-
ported in today's Official communica-
ton. It follows:
ION the right bank Of the Meuse,
on the verdun front, there were VIC
lent artillery actions late in the night
in the sector between Haum0nt and
Caurieres wood.
TN Alsace French patrols brought
back prisoners"
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PAID $500; Sold for s12,soo.

Logan, Jan. 15.-W. H. Mcqueen
paid to the government $500 for 80
acres of swamp lands near Modale in
Harrison county in 1865; Mr.. Nc
Queen passed away few years ago
and the other day his widow, Mrs. Nc
Queen, sold the same so for $4,000
cash.
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POSTAL RECEIPTS eso1 ,oes.

POSTAL RECEIPTS $501 ,0e6.
Sioux City. Jan. 15.-An indication
OF Sioux City's growth the past two
years can be seen at glance from its
postoffice record. The total receipts
the past year were 35O1,O86, an In
crease Of over $4,000 above a year ago
and 100000 two years ago.
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BIG HORSE PAVILION OPENED.

Cedar Rapids, Jan. 15.-The largest
horse sales pavilion in the United
States was opened here with horse
show. The building contains stalls
for 1,1S5 horses. The first sale will be
held tomorrow for 600 horses have
been entered. Weekly sales will be
held.
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LEAVES 1877 DESCENDANTS.

Belle PLANE, MINI, Jan. 15.-Mrs.
Sophia Haas, whose funeral was held
in Belle PLANE, is survived by 1877 de-
scendants. There are six children,
forty-two grandchildren, eighty-four
great.grandchildren, and five great
great-grandchildre
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SKULL FRACTURED IN ACCIDENT.
Cedar Rapids, Jan. 15.-Dr. John W.
Petrovisky suffered fractured skuIl
and other injuries when his automo-
bile struck snowdrift and overturned
him here. His injuries may prove
fatal.
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SHIPS TO RED CROSS.

Abba. Jan. 15-The Red Cross made
another shipment Of knitted goods las,
Saturday. A very good supply was on
hand to ship. including socks, scarfs,
helmets and forty-one sweaters.
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Rome, Jan. 15.-By an attack in the
Monte Asolone region on the northern
front, the Italians have gained consid-
cradle advantage and inflicted very
heavy losses on the enemy, the war
office announces.
A surprise attack on the lower
Piave front east of Capo Sile, enabled
the Italians to extend their bridge
head. Repeated enemy counter attacks
ON the captured trenches were re-
pulsed.
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FAVOR EXTRA HOLIDAY.

New York, Jan. 1k.-As . means a
conserving fuel throughout the cost
ern states which have boen vtfalN a4.
fected BY the coal shortage, e vas an
nounced today that federal fnel ID
ambassadors have recommended that
President Wilson declare Monday .
legal holiday throughout this te11itoey
for the next eight or ten weeks.
MANY PLANTS cLoeE0.
With more than 100 Industrial
plants In New York state already
closed because of lack Of coal. hun
dreds Of non-essential industries faced
q similar situation when the new sys.
tenn Of enforced coal distributor 30.
came effective today whereby hos.
pitals. homes. public utilities and food
producers had the first call ON the rap
idly dwindling supply.
The coal delivered In New York city
yesterday was only half the daily
amount needed fuel administrators
said.
coNFEREEs APPROVE PLAN.
It was stated that this decision va
reached at meeting dast night @
tended by P. B. Noyes, representing
Fuel Administrator Garfield; A. H.
Wiggin, fuel administrator OF New
York; Reeves Schley. New York coun-
ty administrator, and J. J. Stofruw,
fuel administrator for New England.
The declaration of one legal holiday
weekly was unanimously agreed upon
as the best means Of conserving fuel
and effecting general relief from
hardships incidental to the coal situa-
ton.
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nRi1oNs BLOCK RAD.

London. Jan. 15.- Early yesterday
morning a strong hostile raid north
east Of Armentieres was repulsed,"
the war Office reports. During last
night we raided the enemy's trenches
north Of Lens, bombing his dugouts
and securing some prisoners and ma
chine guns.
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BERLIN DENIES LOSS.

Berlin, Jan. 15.-Italian attacks on
the Teutonic lines in the Monte Aso-
lone and Monte Pertica sectors yes
terday broke down with heavy losses,
army headquarters announced today.
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.CAILLAux IN
PLOT Barred
BY LANSING.
Former French Premier Is
Revealed as Secret Con-
fierce With Luxburg on
Plans for Peace at Any
Price.
ARREST WAS SEQUEL
TOU. IS. DISCLOSURE

Paris, Jan: 1.-THE arrest YESTERDAY
min csn.iIv ~ . cahIeeram az Sacre-
49, 4.ns,no ~ W..hinetnn sayfn1
NJ - 1oIs ~ c.illonY h.d heen in
observation-disclosures r H n. Nth Ire Bariin FOREIGN
osHce
SecraA.rv I ..nxtnp.a eahyeeram stat.
"a thaf tha Amerfc1n renreeentatives
n Ruamoe Aires had been able to es-
tahlish az N. Caillaux. during his
vA.it 10 Arxantina In 1918. had been in
emnmun1cstion with the Berlin for
etgn office through Count Won Lux
b1rx. then minister TO Argentina, with
tie object OF concluding peace with
Germany at any price, so as to permit
resumption OF business.
FINN DAMAGING PAPERS.
It Is understood this evidence will
be pubhshed in America Immediately.
rha Investigation of the Italian con-
,>et,or. - Sor,nar PREMIER CaillanY
.essaS =. .S -.ta.ds. :. .,;d
VINO wao a.1oete4 ye0eelu@y, sou
~ inc M4m 20 nave resu!teo IN ING
discovery OF important military ana
political papers In the safe Of bank
Il florence which Caillaux used dur
fn~ bia visff tn italy in December.
1oSs = -
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lombard
ENGLAND

London, Jan. 15.-Yarmouth was
bombarded from the sea last night, 1t
was announced officially. About twenty
shells fell in the city. Three persons
were killed and ten injured. The fol-
lowing official announcement was
given out:
TWENTY SHELLS FIRED.
Yarmouth was bombarded from the
sea last night.
Fire was opened at 1885 p. M. and
lasted about five minutes, some
twenty shells falling into the town.
"The latest police reports state that
three persons were killed and ten In
jured. The material damage done Is
not serious"
Attacks by German naval forces on
English coast towns Of which there
were number early In the war, have
been infrequent In recent months.
FIRST SINCE SEPTEMBER.
The last previous occurrence Of the
kind officially reported was in Sep
TENDER of last year. On that day q
German submarine bombarded Scar
borough, causing the death Of three
persons and the injury of five.
Yarmouth is on the North sea. 115
miles northeast Of London. 1t is q
city Of some $4,000 Inhabitants with
important shipbuilding and fishing
industries.