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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-31
COAL SHORTAGE
UNAVOIDABLE
Production Must Be In
creased, Federal Official
Declares.

Philadelphia, Pa May 2S.-The pro.
duction of coal in the United States
for the year beginning April 1 must
reach 735,O0O,O0O net tons, ]. D. Nor
row, general director Of distribution of
the United States fuel administration.
told tho National Coal association in
convention here today This means
an increase of $4,000 900 tons over the
production for the fiscal year 1917, ii
the war demands of the country are to
be met. It is doubtful, Mr.. Morrow
said, If the production of anthracite
coal can be increased over last years
total of $4,000, 900 gross tons. There.
fore the entire 100000 tons must
come from the bituminous mines.
NEEDS ARE INCREASED
A survey Of the war demand for
coal by the United States fuel admin
istration has shown that the country
will require before April Y, 1919, $685..
000,00 net tons of bituminous coal,
Mr.. Morrow said. During the last
coal year the bituminous coal produc-
ton was 81. 100000 net tons:
To meet these requirements 1t will
be necessary to maintain an average
weekly production Of 100000 tons Of
bituminous. This quantity has not
been produced in any single week in
the history of the bituminous coal in
dustry. The record weeks production
was 11.S25,000 tons.
The output Of the bituminous mines
for April, the first month of the new
coal year, was 100000 tons. Should
this rate of production be maintained
throughout the year the total output
would be about 564000.000 tons.
TEST FOR RAILWAYS
Under the present estimates of neces-
sary consumption, the country at this
rate of production would face a blum
nous coal shortage Of 71,00OOOO tons
Mr.. Morrow said:
eve must, therefore, look to. the
bituminous mines for 85,O0O,OOO tons
more coal than their record output.
you men ask Immediately, Can the
railroads furnish the transportation
to produce this tonnage
"That IL question that the rail-
road administration must answer. Our
distribution managers and directors
are in daily conferences with railroad
ofncials to insure the best use OF trans
portaton in moving coal. Therefore,
IL behooves the operators to stand pre-
pared to deliver this coal should the
roads prove able to haul it."
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-31
STUDENTS TO-
BE TRAINED
ENLIST ALL BOYS OVER 10 At
COLLEGES ESTABLISH Mill.
TARY DEPARTMENTS

Mt Pleasant May 2s.-High school
graduates and college students will be
able to enlist in the United States
army and still continue their college
work, according to the announcement
Of a comprehensive plan of the war
department received by Iowa Wesley
An college. Beginning with next
September the war department will
furnish commissioned and non COM
missioned officers and equipment for
the military department Of Iowa Wes-
leyan college. All students over
eighteen years of age will be eligible
to enlistment. The enlistment will
constitute the student q member OF
the United States army liable to &C
tive duty at the call Of the president.
It will, however, be the policy of the
government not to call the members
Of the training units to active service
until they have reached the age Of 81,
unless urgent military developments
necessitate an earlier call. Students
under 10 and therefore not legally ell
gible for enlistment will be encourag-
ed to enroll in the training units
Members of this training unit will be
eligible for appointment to the OH
GERS training camps.
The official announcement Of the
secretary of war in regard to this new
plan is as follows:
"This new policy aims to accom-
plish a two fold object. First, to de-
velop a great military asset in the
large body Of young men in the col
1eges and second, to prevent unneces-
sary and wasteful depletion Of the col
leges through indiscriminate volun-
teerng. by Offering to the students
definite military status.
Students should be urged to con-
tinue their education and take ad-
vantage of this new opportunity to
serve the nation.
Enlistment III the training unit OF
the college will of course be volun-
tary. But the average student who Is
anxious to get into the war, may en-
roll in this unit, thereby becoming a
member of the United States army,
with competent instructors and at the
same time be able to continue his col
lege education. 1t Is felt that this
new move will be OF tremendous as
sistance n stopping the steady deple-
ton of the college. Wesleyan has al
ready sent 60 percent Of her men
students into the service. 4
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-31
WAR
CHEST bULCES
Second War Funds Total Is
Near $15O,OOO,O 900
Mark.

Washington. D. c., May 2s.-With
many eleventh hour subscriptions yet
to be tabulated, the second war fund
of the Red Cross today totalled $144,-
100000, an oversubscription Of $44,-
100000 in the weeks campaign, which
ended last midnight. Offlcials haz-
arded predictions that the total might
approach the $150,000!00O mark.
Tabulations today showed that
every division with the exception OF
the central had passed it's quota and
every state except Illinois had raised
more than its allotment. Heavy over
Subscriptions in Iowa, Nebraska, Wis.
consin and Michigan brought the gen
trail division to within 100000 of its
313,8O0 900 quota and it was thought
final reports would show the division
had raised its share.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-31
ALUMNI, HAVE. BANQUET

Richland, May 2S.-The alumni bar
quet Friday evening was decided
success. One hundred and seventy.
eight guests were served, after which
a fine program was rendered, inter-
spersed with vocal and instrumental
music. On Saturday morning the
members of the alumni met and elect
ed officers for the ensuing year as fcl-
lows: President, N w. Callister:
vice president, Roy w. Nordyke; sec
rotary, Miss Docia Wade.
Duane Vastine came Thursday from
Camp Dodge to attend the commence.
ment exercises and the alumni ban
quet.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-31
Madrid In Grip
ofGrippe; King
Among Victims

ARADRlD,, May Robustness
w life In Madrid is almost
~ paraIyzed by the outbreak
Of species Of grippe. The exact
nature Of the disease has not been
determined although Il is not
fatal.
Theaters and moving picture
houses are deserted while the
tramways are crippled because OF
the illness Of employees. Reports
show that thirty per cent Of the
population Is affected.
-kink Alfonso is indisposed and
It 10 beIieved>to be taken with the
disease which he apparently con-
tracted yesterday when min9tin0
with the crowds In the palace
chapel.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-31
CITY OF WINTERSET
BENEFITS BY WILL

winterset, May 2S.-When the will
of the late A. W. Crawford was read
in Winterset it was found that he had
given $4,000 each to six churches OF
the city, $4,000 for the purpose of pur-
chasing additional ground and beauti-
flying it to be added to the city parks
and $500 each to man and q woman
who did his house work and kept up
the grounds about his home.
The churches benefited were the
Church of Christ, Methodist, Baptist.
Presbyterian, United Presbyterian and
Christian
Mr.. Crawford was a wealthy land
owner who had lived here for many
years. ~
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-31
BIG ENGINES
REACH ELDON
TWO MONSTER LOCOMOTIVES
WITH AUTOMATIC sTokERs
HAUL IMMENSE TONNAGE

Eldon. May 2s.-Monday morning
two Of the largest engines of the Chi.
cago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway
company came into Eldon bearing the
greatest tonnage ever hauled by a
single engine. Both are new engines
of the highest mechanical type and
classed 100 per. cent eficent The big
mikes" have always been considered
large heretofore, but these new en-
gines are % feet longer, and have five
drivers instead of three.
These engines are equipped with
stokers which is. indeed the greatest
of all improvements made since the
$500 was put out. The firemen, who
has always suffered with the heat
from the open fire box while shoveling
coal, and stood the brightness Of the
fire while the door was opened, finds
the new type with the stokers more
to his liking. There is no opening to
the fire box. The coal is shoveled in.
to large pipe, or stoker, and slowly
moved down underneath the fire box
and as 1t Is needed 1t is fed automat-
cally from the bottom of the box in
to the fire.
Both engines left the Silvis, Ills,
shops sometime yesterday, and bear
ing their first loads to Eldon, the end
OF the division. Engne No. 3006
pulled 90 cars Of merchandise and II
empties. Engine .3O07 followed with a
similar load. Before long number
of these powerful engines will be cir
culated over the entire c., R. l. & P.
system. With these engines the cars
will be pulled quicker over the road
and with less expense. 1t Is stated by
oficals that with one of these engines
the same tonnage can be hauled as
with three ordinary engines.
Engine 3007 left Eldon shortly
after noon with a heavy tonnage,
headed for the west end OF the divis-
ion, Trenton. Mo. Engineer Bailey
was the man at the throttle, and it
was a happy crowd Of men who gath
cred to watch him start on his run.
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pERsnJNo TELLS OF FIGHTS

Washington, d. c., May 2s.-A sec.
ton of General Pershings com.
munioue of yesterday, made public to.
day by the war department, said that
m enemy bombardment and gas at.
tack on American advance positions
In Pioardy before daylight yesterday
was repulsed by counter attacks. Two
places in the American lines were pen
etrated. An attempted raid accom-
panied by artillery fire in the Woevre
also was repulsed. There we're gas
attacks in Lorraine yesterday.
The text Of the communique fol-
lows:
I'm Picardy, before daylight this
morning the enemy after a violent
bonn bardment with high explosives
and gas attacked our advance posi-
tons in three deeachments. In two
places he penetrated small portions Of
our front lines. -
Shortly afterward our troops coun.
ter attacked, expelled the Germans at
all points and occupied part Of the
German trenches. Heavy losses were
inflicted on the enemy and some pris-
oners were taken Our casualties are
light. In one case an American was
taken prisoner but was rescued by
counter attacks and all of his captors
were killed Our troops displayed a
fine offense spirit at all times and
achieved notable success.
During the early hours of the morn
ing in the Woevre hostile forge, sAr.
ported by violent artillery fire at
tempted raid upon our lines. This
force which was composed Of three
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officers and about 100 men well equip
ped with light machine guns, blew
up our wires and attempted to capture
portions of our trenches.
v. s. LOSS is SLIGHT
"They were completely repulsed by
our infantry and our artillery, leaving
one officer and four men dead in our
trenches and one wounded prisoner in
our hands. Fifteen or twenty dead
were observed near our wire and ten
stretchers were seen being carried
from this point. Here also our losses
appear to have been relatively slight.
Yesterday in Lorraine the enemy
was unusually active in bombarding
our trenches with gas and in patroling.
On one occasion a patroling party ap-
preached our lines with cries OF
''Kamerad.' Our troops replied with
rifle fire. One of the hostile detack.
ments was killed and his body SO
cured"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-31
STATE FAIR ISSUES
LIST OF PREMIUMS

The dates for the 1918 Iowa State
fair and exposition have been set for
August 81 to go Full preparations for
the big state event are being made and
the premium list has been published.
A fine program Of feature events has
been scheduled, including high class
vaudeville, Louis Gertson. trick avi.
ator; Thaviu's and Henry's bands and
grand opera singers. and the Rankin
son auto polo teams, The fair prom
ises to be bigger and better THAI ever.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-31
CROWD BRAVES RAIN.
TO HEAR SOLDIERS

Sigourney, May 2s.-Despite the1
threatening weather and the muddy
condition Of the roads, crowd OF
fully 500 people gathered at the Rock
Island station on Friday evening asl
the $50 train going west passed
through bearing three o. General
Pershing's men, on their way to OE]
kaloosa. The three young soldiers
Corporal Merle Skinner, Sergeant
Owen Hawkins and Private Albert
Montgomery came by way OF WaSh.J
ington and 1t was their intention to
come from there overland In autOmOj
biles, so as to give them the aftefnoorf
in Sigourney, but the bad condition Of
the roads prevented this and they had
to wait for the evening passengerJ
train. Word of their coming had heenl
sent cut over the country In AL dH
rections, and although, the roads weird
bad many of the country people came
in their cars to see and hear the young
fighters. The train stopped only ~
minutes for the three men to addressI
the crowd which waited their cominaf
When the train stopped the three meI|
left their car and mounted to the. ton
of nearby freight car from which,
all three spoke. AS the men told d
their experiences in the trenches and
the great work being done by thu
American Red Cross the crowd wenl
wild with enthusiasm.
B. .
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-31
RUSS PEASANTS
BURN PROPERTY
Germans, Looting Ukraine,
Are Opposed By Well
Armed Bands.

Moscow, May. 23.-( Delayed OPP
position by the peasants In thu
Ukraine against the Germans and the
Russians supporting the central pow,
ers is extending rapidly.
The peasants are firing forests, de-
stroyfng buildings and otherwise hin.
dering the work Of German bands try.
ing to commander food. The Ger
mans have been forced to send add.
tional troops into Poltava, where RIOT
ing Is reported to be most serious. The
peasants have organized large detach.
ments and are armed with machine
guns and rifles. The Germans are
using artillery to suppress the rioting.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-31
IOWA. EXCEEDS QUOTA

Des MONIES, May 2s.-Iowa's con-
tribution to the Red Cross second war,
fund may total $2,100,00O, in the opin-
ion Of John p. Wallace, state chair
man, as against its quota Of 81, 500 900.
The two million figures an oveNsab-
scription Of SO per cent already mas
been surpassed reports today showed
and 1t was believed that final returns
from every county would boost the
amount over $2,100,000.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-31
HUNS BREAK ARM,srlcE

Moscow. May 5.-(Delayed All.
though peace negotiations between
Russia and Ukraine have begun at
Kiev. the Germans have broken the.
armistice on the Voronezh front, occu.
plying the town of Valuiki after four
days OF fighting, and making further
advance. The Izvestia, organ Of the
bolsheviki. explains the advance as be-
Ing due to- Germany's, intention to
seize those portions of the Vornezh
government which Ukraine desires!
Meanwhile the Germans are making
extensive preparations in the Cauca-.
sus and continuing their operations in
the Don region, where no armisti.s
has been agreed to-. Germany's inten-
lions, says the newspaper, seem to Re
widening in scope. II
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FuNERAL OF LLOYD WATKINS

Abba, May 2s.-The funeral of
Lloyd Watkins was held at 1890 this
afternoon Rev. j. P. White conducting
the service. Interment took place in
the Marysvlle cemetery.
Mr.. Watkins died at the home of his
mother on A avenue at $3.50 yesterday
morning, and is survived by his moth
er and several brothers and sisters.
He was employed at the Abba Union
ONCE.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-31
ASK BATHTUB
FOR GARFIELD
Battle AND DRESS THREE
PUPILS EVERY MONDAY MORN.
ING; NEED EQUIPMENT.

The GARFIELD school needs a bath
tub. 1t is asking someone to donate
an old one to good cause. 1t has the
water connections all provided for, 30
all that is necessary is the tub. And
the need of the tub is this: Every
Monday morning three children, some
times more but always these same
three, are bathed, dressed in clean
clothes from the skin out before they
go to their classes. Now, some OF
the mothers of the district, not their
own mothers. provide all the clothes
for the three of them and keep the
clothes washed and ironed.
A tiny foot tub is used now for bath
ing these youngsters, but they ara
good sized children, not babies, and q
foot tub Is inadequate, so the school
is asking for the donation of tub. II
seldom comes to light, the fine work
the teachers in the various districts
of the city are doing for the mainten.
ance Of higher standards Of living, and
for the mere ordinary decencies of
life, for the teachers are modest about
It. All through the long winter, this
and every other winter, the principals
of the schools and the teachers under
them see to it that the pupils from
poverty stricken homes are warmly
clad, and in some rarer cases, prop
perly fed Many Of the emergencies
the teachers meet out Of their own
pockets.
FINAL MEETING OF CLUB
The Social Center club Of the Gar.
field school held It's final meeting Of
the season Friday afternoon. The
meeting was opened with the singing
of 1.-THE Star Spangled Banner" Miss
Janet Cation Of Ames gave an inter
esting and helpful demonstration on
labor saving ways for the home laun-
dry. The election of offlcers was held
for the next year. Mrs. Carey Inskeep
was chosen president, Mrs. Daniel
Gallagher, secretary; Mrs. E. e. Clark,
chairman Of the entertainment com,
mittee, and Mrs. C. L. Strong, chair.
man of the social service committee
The retiring president, Mrs. Clark.
gave report OF this 1ear's work
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AUCTION FOR RED CROSS

Eddyville, May 2S.-An auction was
held on the street Saturday evening
under the auspices of the Aid So
ciety OF the M. e. church for the bene-
fit of the Red Cross. $3.50 was real
lied from the sale.
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DON cossAcKs REoRcANlzE

Amsterdam, May 28.-Press dis
patches from Don, as
forwarded by way of Kiev, report that
a new ministry has been formed BY the
Don cossacks under General Bogayev.
sky, who succeeded to the leadership
when General Kaledines committed
suicide. 81
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-31

wkh.the.AmericanA Army in France,
Nav Observation-Disclosures was appai-
ently a deliberate attempt to wreck
American, hospitals in the rear OF the
American lines in Picardy occurred
sunday afternoon when the Germans
hurled high explosive and gas sheiis
within a few hundred yards OF two
hospitals, Fortunately no damage was
done.
BY a coincidence, the bombardment
was going on while American funerals
were being held. Several shells fell u
short distance from one funeral party
but the ceremony was not disturbed.
AvlAroRs DROP BOMBS
German attempts to carry the war
fare to American sick and wounded pc
gan about ten days ago when Win inc
advent Of q new moon, enemy ar
planes circled over the little villages
where 1t has long been known hospit-
ais were located. and dropped bombs.
Several civilians we're injured IN
recent air raid while not for from the
American hospitals. They we're asleep
when the attack began, feeling secure
IN their proximity to the hospitals.
YANKEES WANT REVENGE
Much Indignation has been caused
among the soldiers and civilians over
the air raids and Sundays lombard
ment. 1t was not the fault Of the Ger
mans that those in the hospital were
not killed and wounded as were those
in the British hospitals in Flanders re-
Gently.
The only comment of the sick and
wounded American soldiers is that
thew want to get out as soon as the
doctors WIN permit so as to strike
back at the Huns.
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UNIT R ENJOYS
JELLY AND JAM
CORPORAL CLARENCE JOHNSTON
WRITES APPRECIATION OF
WOMEN'S THOUGHTFULNESS

DR.. Ollie Myers has received the fol-
lowing letter from Corporal Clarence
Johnston, Of Hospital Unit r. in
France, expressing appreciation for the
preserves and jellies made by local wo-
men, that went with the unit across the
seas:
You will be interested to know that
Unit r has been eating the jam which
you and the other good women OF the
Wapello County Suffrage association
packed last fall.
do you remember how we laid in
few Jars at the very last, right on the
top Of the box? Those were the only
ones which were not in good condition.
All the rest of the eighty-seven quarts
were in the best Of preservation, and
say, the way 1t has been eaten!
"HoT BISCUIT AND JAM"
"Of course the officers. nurses and
enlisted men all live and eat In three
separate groups, 30 there are three
tables to supply, but there was plenty
Mrs. A. w. Downs and Mrs. Berry's.
Several mornings we have had hot
biscuits and usually the Jams and but
ters were served with them especial
ly good.
"KiLL ONES SOUL NOT TO BE I'M
"We are we'll located now with some
Indiana people and the work is going
along very smoothly. am feeling fine
and enjoying it all in addition to hav-
ing that well balanced, satisfied feeling
Of doing at least small bit in this
great AFFAIR out Of which no man can
afford to stay. To let such q thin6 as
THIS 20 on in the world during ones
lifetime and not have hand in 1t
would be to kill ones soul"
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AMERICANS REPULsE RAIDERS
rBy Associated Press Staff
ropro-n,r 5o1f1


American Headquarters on the
French front, May 27.-(Delayed)-ln
the Simultaneous attack Of three Ger
man raiding parties against the Ameri-
can positions in Picardy today the enc
my penetrated the American first line
to q depth Of 200 yards.
A brilliant counter attack threw the
Germans out and the Americans kept
on until they had entered the enemy
first line where they remained until
ordered back.
GERMAN PRISONERS TAKEN
The Germans suffered heavily in the
fixEting, which was Of hand to hand
nature at times. Several prisoners
were taken by the Americans.
After lull Of several days the artil-
lery bombardment In Picardy has be-
come more intense on both sides. The
Germans are throwing many gas
shells into the American lines. The
American gunners, however, are re
turning the enemy fire two-fold.
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SWA TTING HUNS GAS

innovation
After the beat the
deadly
fumes the four winds
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Germans Fail In Deliberate
Attacks With Bombs And
High Explosive Shells;
Patients Eager To Return
Blow For Blow.
GERMAN RAID TURNED
NTOGERMAN DEFEAT
BULLETIN
1Ry Associated Press Stan
ro-r~srnr1o nt1

Correspondent
With the American Army In
France, May 27-(OeIayed)-'n
battle a mile above ground, an
American pursuit plane today shot
down an enemy biplane about
Essey,v~itFin tho German lines on
the Toui front.
Tho American aviator with TWO
comrades engaged two German
n,onopianes and two bipIanes. re
unanswered about the enemy tor
several minutes firing with his
machine gun, until ono OF the
,inas tof tho German plane drop.
ned on, Tho machine crump'ed
SndaYelfsto the earth.
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e,tkLETiN

london, Nay %. = AnoreW
Donsr lawythe government leader
In tioshouss, Of commons, told the
lower 'Shouses Of parliament today
That 500 cxsualties OF hospital
caeas hsdbesn caused BY the bomb
inc Of British hospitals In France
bv German aviators.