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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-02-01
Pershine Plans
Offensive With
High War Board

V.YERsAILLEs, France, Jan. 80.
" -(Delayed)-Generai Persh-
y ing, the American COM
mander attended today's meeting
OF the supreme war council here
together with General Tasker n.
Bliss, the chief Of staff Of the
American army.
Today's session aroused more
interest than the preceding meet
ings Of the body, as was EVIL
denced by the crowd which
gathered. The boulevard de Ia
Refine was 80 thickIy thronged
that the police guard was rein
forced to keep the crowd out Of
the Trianon palace where the ses-
sion took place.
The meeting opened at 3 p. m.
and concluded at about p. m.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-02-01
ARGENTINE STEAMER
SUNK BY SUBMARINE

New York. Jan. 31.-The sinking in
the Mediterranean Of the Argentine
steamship Ministro Irrieon on Janu-
arv rs was reported in a dispatch
from Paris today to the correspondent
here of La Prenxa Of Buenos Aires.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-02-01
Huns RAID AMERICAN LINE IN Foo
Use Alarm Clock
To Stop Talks
Beyond Limit

vH1HEN some speaker becomes
w forsetfu' Of his time limit limit
at the business mems
Iuneheons in the Commercial club
held each "Wednesday noon, an
alarm clock will remind him.
The committee on these lunch
cons has adopted this rule to COM
pei adjournment promptly at 1880,
for the meetings are attended by
busy men and may last but an
hour and fifteen minutes, starting
at 1915.
A suggestion box will be placed
in the club 50 that members may
help the committee with sugges-
tions for speakers and entertain
ment at the luncheons. A pIaeard
will be placed In the windows Of
the club, banks and stores an
nouneing the programs each
week.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-02-01
FATHER OF MAJOR
BREWER SUCCUMBS

Des Moines, Jan. 31-Captain James
A. Brewer, pioneer resident Of Des
Moines and we'll known civil war vet
eran. died at his home early today.
His son. Major Guy A. Brewer, is with
the Iowa troops. the 16Sth U. S. infan-
try in France
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-02-01
DROP BOMBS IN GERMANY.

Paris, Jan. 81. .-"French patrols
operating at various points on the
front took prisoners" says today's
official report. Otherwise there were
no developments during the night. ON
Tuesday a French squadron. includ-
ing Captain Guillemin and sub-Leu-
tenant Lancreux. bombarded from a
very low altitude the railway station
at Thieaucourt where large nre
was observed
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-02-01
Senate To Tell
Views On Peace
And War Issues

vYYASHlNGToN, D. c., Jan.
w 31.-After Senator Owen
w introduced a resolution to-
day to put the senate on record in
support Of President Wilson'S
fourteen principles for world
peace and Senator Borah had in
troduced another to record the
senate's position, Chairman Stone
of the foreign relations committee
announced that the committee
would meet soon to agree on a
composite draft Of the senate's
views.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-02-01
BRITISH CASUALTIES FEWER

london, Jan. 31.-Britlsh casualues
reported during the month OF Janu.
ary totaled 1907. They were divided
as follows:
Killed or died Of wounds, officers
S5S: men 1858.
Wounded or missing. officers 1.205:
men 57,756.
The January casualties show a
slight falling OF from those reported
during December which reached to-
tai of 1887. The total for Novem-
ber was 129.0S9. rejecting the severe
fighting on the Cambria front in that
month.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-02-01
LOGAN TO BE MAJOR
IN u. S. SIGNAL CORPS
from Courier Bureau.

From IOur1eF HurtHU.I
Washington. D. c.. Jan. 3l.-Adju-
tant General Guy E. Logan Of the Iowa
national guard will be given commits
sion as major in the signal corps, 1t
was announced today in the war de-
partmNN.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-02-01
Half Million Employees In
Berlin District Lay Down
Tools, Neutral Capitals
Report; State of Siege at
Hamburg; Newspapers
Are Suppressed
HINDENBURG'S PLEA
FALLS ON DEAF EARS

Amsterdam, Jan. 31.-Ger-
many's strike has been extended
in districts near Berlin, especial-
ly in Tegel, Aldershof, Spandau
and Mariendorf, where 500, 600
men have quit work. A similar
number of workmen are on
strike in the remainder Of the
empire.
Important war industries are
located in Spandau, a city OF
some 10000 inhabitants nine
miles west Of Berlin. The gov
ernment has large establish
ments there for the manufacture
of artillery, small arms and am
munition.
Tegel, Aldershof and Marien-
dorf are smaller towns, all with
in a few miles of Berlin. = 5
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-02-01
sR,1oNs TAKE PRISONERS.

London, Jan. s1.-The Official state
ment from British headquarters IN
France and Belgilm issued today
reads: i.
Our patrol secured prisoners last
night in the neighborhood Of Epehy.
Beyond some hostile artillery activity
south and north Of Lens and in the
neighborhood Of Passchandaele there
is nothing further to report.
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aERI,N FIGURES VARY.

washington, D. c., Jan. 3l.-Umcial
dispatches today from Sweden dated
Yesterday and based on Berlin news
naper reports, estimated the number
of strikers then in Berlin al 125,OO0.
hut said the socialists insisted the
number was 100000.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-02-01
BERLIN DENIES DEFEAT.

Berlin, JAN 31.-The Italian attacks
which were launched yesterday
against the Austro-German positions
southwest Of Asiago on the northern
Italian front broke down under the
German fire, the German war office
announced today. In the recent fight
ing the Austro-German forces in
creased the number of prisoners taken
to more than GOO
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-02-01
ATTACK BEFORE DAYLIGHT.
[By Associated Press Staff


Italian Headquarters in Northern
Italy, Jan. 3o.-(Delayed)-Eye wit.
nesses of the Italian attack of the past
few days on the Asiago plateau tells
story Of thrilling interest. From
their accounts, 1t appears that the first
Italian rush was in the darkness at
o'clock Monday morning. The sleep
ing enemy forces we're taken com
pletely by surprise. The Alpini were
in the thick of this fighting and by
daylight they had swept the first line
trenches and taken an old church
which formed strategic point in the
enemy line of defense. They were
vigorously supporting the heroic Sas'
sari brigade which took and retook
the heights Of Col del Rosso three
times against the stubborn resistance
Of the enemy.
KEY POSITION is WON.
These early movements were dl'
version to screen the main movement
on the right where a stroke was de
.livered for the height Of, Monte di Val
Bella. 1t was here thar the most Sc
we're lighting occurred through Mon
day night and in the early hours OF
Tuesday. Italian storming troops
took the eastern and western slopes
and by o'clock Tuesday mornine
had cut their way to the summit and
were establishing themselves firmly IN
definite control of the key position.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-02-01
ITALIANS MOVE
LINES FORWARD
IN SHARP FIGHT
Thrilling Battle Follows At
tack on Sleeping
Austrians.
HILLS LOST, RETAKEN,
LOST AGAIN BY FOES

Rome, Jan. 31-The Italians new
position west Of the Frenzela valley
on the mountain front was improved
yesterday. the war Office announced
today. The line was advanced slight
ly northeast of Col del Rosso.
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SHIP BUILDERS IDLE.

London, Jan. 31.-The cessacon OF
work in Hamburg is virtually COM
plete. according to Daily Telegraph
dispatch from Rotterdam. The strike
has extended from the Vulcan snip
building works in Hamburg to the
works Of Blohm & Voss, another large
ship building concern. The strikers
demand an immediate peace on the
basis of no annexations and no indem-
mites.
The socialist party leaders In Ger
many, according to a statAment In the
Berliner Tageblatt forwarded By the
Amsterdam correspondent of the Gem
trail News, have asked President
Kaempf of the reichstag to summon
the reichstag Immediately in view OF
the alarming events Of the past few
days.
At a meeting of the Berlin strikers
on Wednesday, the Tageblatt adds,
resolution was passed declaring that
the strikers would oppose to the ut
most of their power any reprisalS
against their leaders or representa-
tives.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-02-01
ENEMY A|RSH|P
FACTORY AF|RE;
PARIS BOMBED
Aerial Raid BY Allies Is In
dicated at Zeppelin
Works.
TWENTY PERSONS DIE
AS HUNS RAID FRANCE

Zurich, Jan. 30-Delayed)-A tre-
mendous explosion, accompanied by
gun fire and followed by huge col
umn of fire, was heard in the direction
of Friedrichshafen this morning, tel
eeram received at St. Gall from Ros'
enberg reports. The explosion PROD
ably was the result OF an aerial attack
on the Zeppelin works at Fridrichs-
hafen.
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REpR,sAl SAYS BERLIN.

Berlin, Jan. 31.-"As reprisal,"
saws the official statement issued to-
day by the war office, I'VE dropped
fourteen tons Of bombs on Paris"
The official statement adds that the
raid on the French capital was the
first systematic attack from the alr.
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TWENTY ARE SLAIN.

was rdlucu ny Sucuy oAA PAoANS
the first time in more than SIX
months.
TWENTY ARE SLAIN.
Twenty persons were killed and M
ty wounded, it is announced ofhcially.
One of the German machines which
raided Paris was brought down. Tne
occupants of the airplane were made
prisoners.
IOfficial announcement from Paris
last night said bombs had been dropped
at various points in the city and
suburbs by German aviators, that sew
eral persons had been killed, that ma .
terial damage had been reported. IL
was the first aerial attack on Paris
since July q Of last year, the German
raiders having been checked by inc
strength Of the Paris defenses ms
constructior OF new German high n.y.
ing, speedy airplA9es, however. ied -to
resumption Of the raids as mas peen
forecast in several dispatches from
Paris telling of preparations to mee'
the expected aerial attacks. A few Gays
ago the Paris police were provided VITA
gas masks as protection against gas
bOmbS.1
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7oo. 600 eERLINERs IDLE.

London, Jan. 31.-The German strike
is still growing in magnitude, the En-
change Telegraph correspondent ~
Copenhagen reports. In Berlin 7Oo.-
900 persons are on strike, he reports
e 900 of these being women.
A great number of socialist leaders
have been arrested in various German
towns according to this authority:
The fact that Berlin is wrapped IN
g. thick fog has made it impossible fof
the authorities to prevent the d1ssemi-
nation of pamphlets, the reports STATE.
HAMBURG IN STATE OF SIEGE.
Copenhagen, Jan. 31.-A state OF
siege has been declared at HAMBURG,
Altoona and Wandsbeck. according %
the Hamburg Echo, a socialist news
paper. :. -.
Altoona and Wandsbeck are in the
Hamburg district. Altoona ad)oinS
Hamburg. Its population IN 1900 vas
161 900. 1t is the seat OF important
industries. Wandsbeck is three miles
northeast of Hamburg. In 1901 its
population was $4,000. 1t has isree
brewing and distilling establishments.
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Continued on Page 2, Col. So
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HUNS RAID PARIS.

Paris, Jan. 81 German ahhen
have turned their attention from
London to Paris. Last night this city
was raided by enemy airplanes for
the first time in more than sl1
nOnthc
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Continued on Page 2, Col. %
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-29
TRAININe MEN FoR NEW MERCHANT FLEET.

Andrew F>uruseth. president ~ tn"
ruternar1onai saaneo'p Union ot
Aruewsca. in s. conference with the al
rector Of recruiting for the United
ats4sx shipping board, has pledged
she support Of hts organization 10
IRIS efforts If The board IN obtaining
vn~n TO handle xhs VAT sn7ount Of
p~w shipping soon 60 be put ssost
for The Unfs@d staees government.
A& head Of the organized sailors
a~wpScyed under the American flag,
MI. Furuseth has been active In i'm
pressing upon saafar'nE men the
need OF doing their utmost to help the
government In ths present shipping
~rixia At the meeting Of his union
At Buffalo n December be was APP
pointed head 81 COMMITTEES TO CO.
onerate with the shipping board In
securing skilled se4nen and in train
fng men and boys IN anti ctpation az
The carl for additional sailors or the
nevs ships.
The shipping board bar made erteu-
stye preparations for training schools
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-29

To accomplish this "dlvins" Will the
German military authorities neIieys
that any means are jugtiAable~-the
moving down Of crowds Of helpless
civilians with machine guns the cut
ting or Of the breasts ~ women, the
battertug in ~ tho skulls Of the
wounded with rife butts. TIE ms
terrible as Attga's Huns" ordered tina
Rs.'ser. 1T ie better TO let hun
dred women belonging. te the enemy
lie Of hunger than 70 Let single
German soldier suffer" AN prison
@rs are IA he put r. death" ordered
General stsuger. In Belgium Writes
Eavnrian private; During the bat
tie or Fudonv11er : ala away with
four women and seven young girls In
Eve minutes The captain had told
me to shoot these French soIs. but
7 preferred 70 run my bayonet
through them
Thie is the concrete result Of what
tire Germans call the religion Of vaGor"
ard the gospel Of hate Saws one
Of their spokeemen: Must kultur
build SITS cathedrals on hills or corpses
seas Of tears and the death rattle ~
the venqulshed9 Yes 81 must"
II Germany wins the war the
I'nfted States wifi either Re ravfns
trihute to the kaiser or German SOL
diera will he bayonettine American
girls and women in Richmond rather
than take the trouble 10 shoot them
II Germany wins. all our ideals Of
truth tustice ard humanity which
we call chrsttan-.w he trodden
heel Of the haiser's arn.ies. and the
down into bloody nly under the iron
coming generation win e~ Taught that
there ss no God but the r1erciiess God
o. Battle vino speaks through Ger
rranva treneherous tonRspa and by her
brutal sword
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-29

struction of state roads appears prom
iaus.
II is estimsted that such n tax win
produce little over a million and
quarter. dollars per year, and will
enable the state work 70 he organized
ena gotten under way before the stare
bond issue is voted upon Should the
state bond issue carry, the ten-cent
rate will be stnl required for interest
and refundipg charges. n it should
for any reason not be desirable for
the state to issue bonds the ten-cent
rate could be continued AZ a con-
Truct'ou fund. and the roads built on
a "pay-as-yo u-Ro" plan, as. far IS it
would 80.
Il ia to 30 hoped that the general
assembly win give this proposition
most careful consideration and. I'M
les' better arrangement is suggest
ed. put 81 into effect.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-29

Washington. which spread all over
Italy. this is the reply OF eternal
Rome, and the voice raised here is
that OF right and justice and the
shout OF victory for all the civilized
world"
The declaration OF war on AUS
tria,' said Signor Braziliai, strikes
state that had no conflict of in
terests with yours {America). that
owing to its economic weakness and
It's lack of attitude for expansion does
not look far away and that vents its
evil instincts over it's citizens ana its
neighbors. BY declaring war on such
state, who have emphasized and
given color to the reasons that pro-
voked your entry into the European
conflict, everybody knows and recor-
nizes, Mr.. Ambassador, the truth OF
our affirmations. You were thou
sands Of miles away from the war.
prosperous, safe, feared and calm,
and yet preferred to enter the strug-
gle, assume It's risks and sacrifices,
employing all human resources and
all your wealth In great con1ieGs
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-29
4 contributed editorial bv Arthur

"A contributed editorial bv Arthur
Train
A German yictory--os an ,nconctu-
save would mean Ultimate
realization Of tire German IDEA that
Germany FIR the good of tn" world
must rule the world THIS has been
taught IA her universities as philosophy
and IN he prlpits as religion. The
German nation unquest3ontnetv accepts
II and friends 10 force the reet ~ the
world to ACCEPT #. This they call
@kultur'' which they claim is above
morality. reason and science"
Kuitur teaches shat there Is only
enc sort Of riEht-thst of the stronger.
II argues with apectous protnnd'ty
that Tn the relations NJ nations with
ore another thcre csn be ma ouch
thing So truth on honor. Frederick
the Great taught that the Germans
must make n their study 10 deceive
others IN order So get the better ~
ttcra< ''Frederick william " sew
enty wars aso. said mat all written
constitutions were only scraps Of
parer" and Pethmann-Hoilwee in
1at4. referred "a The Hague conveu-
tlon in TIRE Identical words. The
SCRAP of paper idea Is an cid one
in German aipIamacy-
Tbs Germans believe Themselves tn
he nation az supermen and the
kaiser the war partner--not Of the
God ~ Humanity but the gutter al
ter gott a. tho Pagan 71orth-the war
red-~who revege In tho snr,eks Of wo-
r9sp and the torture of children, IN
hleodshed and cruelty = am Hts
~ ord His agent declares William
1toherzcller7 "Tet au The enemies
o. 1he German people psr'sh God
demands their d~strnction--cfod. who
bv rny month, bios you DO IT'S wf11.'
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-29

for men who wtsh IN learn the duties
nj sailors. As fast "a they arc ready
they are placed or board sfetps in ac-
toal service as aupernurosrartess TO re-
oeive the final touches In their aduca-
tion in the ech2oI Of experience. In
thiH undeFta king the hoard has re-
oetved material help from MY. F,uru-
s@tlr's organization. whose members
are ali skilled seatar4nx men, who
hsve given freely of THAR time to tn
struct iandiuobets in the traditions
and practices Of saltwater life
Tho work fn which the shipping
board and the seamens union are
engaged Is one OF the things which
w;f greatly effect tina results OF the
ws~. America and her arnes must
have ships and the ships, "a be Of
any use, must have men There are
not enough sailors In the world to
man the vessels which America pro-.
poses 20 put afloat
The opportunity OF going Ia sea.
which waR one Of the strongest lures
for the youth of America in the ola
ssiling-ship days, has returned.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-29
THE STATE TAX FOR ROADS.

That there ls urgent need of n
adequate system OF improved state
highways 10 being daily impressed
upon us by our commercial require
mrnts, apart from the advantage OF
zach highways I'm case Of military IN
vssion.
II seems bustn eSs Like policy for
ths state 70 concentrate it's efforts on
the naaan highways, while continuing
state aid for county highways as far
~ sts resources will permit The
yFfncfp~i dfssscuffy In the way of this,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-29
ITALY GRATEFUL
To j. 5. At WAR
tween Austria and the Allies.
Pages Words Recalled,

Rome, Jan 2S-To understand
fully the exceptional importance at
tributed In italy to Americans de-
cl7raffon Of war on Austria IL must
be remembered that Austria. al
though Germany's accomplish In pro-
yoking the great war, is essentially
itaiyr enemy. Italy, In fact, started
the war exclusively against Austria.
ana although. 20 all tntents and pur-
poses, she entered the war Az an ally
Of the entente powers. still for some
time she was ighting her own war
against Austria alone.
Just as Germany strove to prevent
Italy from extending this war against
her the conviction prevailed here
hat Austria was sparing no efforts
20 avert n declaration OF war from
America SO long as Austria and the
United states were not at war the
danger of a separate peace between
Austria and the allies before Italy+s
aspirations had been realized was
considered possible. + And although
the chances OF such a separate peace
were remote, stiIl the fact remained
hGt Italians felt its menace.
Recalls Pages Words
AS Premier ArIando pointed out in
the chamber of deputies Americas
declaration OF war on Austria recon -
tfrned the worldwide character of
he war. and Thomas Nelson Page,
The American ambassador, in ad-
dressing the people of Rome assem-
hled to commemorate the great event,
clearly explained it's significance in
the following terms:
why do YOU think" the asnbas-
"a dor said the United States. guided
by that apostle of liberty our great
president, declared war against Aus
tria? Wa were far away and uuts
safe But we declared war on Aus
tria to help Italy and the cause for
which Ttaiv is now suffering 1t Ia
toward italy, faithful champion Of
liberty. that my people felt them
selves drawn IN her hour of need, and
decided to employ every resource at
Americas disposal TO help her. You
may rest assured that we will not
stop before we have won the war.
''Our only thought now Ia how to
help italy and the other great de-
mocracies that are fighting against the
tyranny under which the central en-
pires are seeking to submergs and
crush the world. how to win the war.
and secure safe liberty for years to
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-29

as other public improvements. Is the
question Of where the necessary money
is 70 come from The proposal to
amend the constitution SO SIS to permit
the people Of the stste TO vote on a
bond issae is well. hut n win require
about three years before the matter
can be submitted to popular vote. IN
the meantime we should be doing
SON ething The plan TO levy a state
tax If ten cents on the one hundred
doiisrs assessed valuation, Of all
property in the state. for the con-