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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-02-19
SOLDIERS SING
AT MEETING
CAMP DODGE BOYS At ALBA
WITH FOOD cONsERvERS

Abba, Feb. 16-One of the finest pa
triotic meeting of the winter was held
in Abba Thursday evening. The Abba
band opened the program with several
selections. The quartet and accompan-
ist from Camp Dodge consisting OF
Sergeants Douglas, Carrick, Weeder-
quist and Privates Henry and Kelly
from Co. d 349th Infantry were in
troduced by Chairman L. T. Richmond.
The audience appreciated the pieces
rendered by the quartet. the solo by
Joy Kelly and the cartoon work OF
Ralph Douglas.
Miss Kelly of Wisconsin university,
head of the domestic science depart
ment. was introduced and gave very
good address on The kinds of foods
we should save and what are substi-
tutes for these foods"
Roscoe Mitchell of Buffalo, n. T.,
who was a member of the commission
sent by the United States to Europe
last November was next presented and
gave splendid address on what he
saw in England, France and the
trenches. Some pictures were thrown
on the screen of American camps in
France.
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GERMAN. PRESS ANGRY

Amsterdam, Feb. 16.-The resigna-
ton of the Polish cabinet and other
indications of dissatisfaction in Poland
with the peace agreement between
Ukraine and the central powers pro-
viding for the annexation Of Polish
territory to Ukraine, are causing anger
and alarm in a section Of the German
press. Many newspapers are attack
ing the Poles sharply.
The Cologne Gazette says the cen
trail powers cannot permit the Poles
''to tear the net we have just spun in
the east for the advantage Of all con-
cerned," and declares that peace must
not be endangered at the very mo-
ment it has been arranged.
The Post says:
'.If cerrnnnv is to have security In
the east the Polish desires must be
opposed Immediately. The Poles have
declared a state of hostilities. The re-
suits of this attitude must be shown
to them; other wise the German EN-.
pre- will lose all its prestige in the
east"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-02-19
RED CROSS SHIP
SUNK AT DOCK
TO ExTINGuisH FLAMES
IN HOLD, FIREMEN SUB
MERGE VESSEL

, An Atlantic Port, Feb. 16.-Fire in
the hold of the Scandinavian-Ameri-
can steamship Minsk here today made
It necessary for firemen. after vain
effort to extinguish the blaze, to open
the vessels sea cocks, permitting the
ship to sink in the mud at the pier
where she was moored. The loss,
mostly from water, is estimated at
about 100000.
The ships cargo consisted OF a large
amount Of Red Cross stores. She had
been ready to sail for some days but
her owners are said to have delayed
her departure because they were re-
luctant to have her enter the subma-
rfne danger zone.
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DECENTRALIZATION DENIED

Amsterdam, Feb. 16.-News has
been received in Berlin confirming re-
ports that Russia had not begun the
rehabilitation which her representa-
tives at Brest-Litovsk announced had
been ordered according to q dispatch
from Berlin to the Weser Zeitung of
Bremen.
On the other hand the Vienna cor
respondent of the Vosiche Zeitung re-
ports he had been informed by Talaat
Pasha, the Turkish premier, that Rus
STA was demobilizing in the Caucasus
and that the portion OF Armenia occu-
pied by Russia was in the process Of
being evacuated.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-02-19
MUNICIPAL
COURT AT WATERLOO

Waterloo, Feb. 16.-The Waterloo
Bar association is considering the ad-
visibility of establishing Municipal
court system in Waterloo. The mat
ter has been pending for some time
and a committee was asked to invest.
gate the matter and report to the bar.
This committee submitted a report
which Endorsed the establishing Of
the court and the association Will
meet again Saturday afternoon to per-
feet an organization for starting a
campaign to secure this court for
Waterloo.
The court. il established. will mean
the adjustment of the police and four
justice courts in Waterloo and the
two townships.
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WARNS THE DOPE USERS

Sioux City, Feb. 16.-Sioux City is
a good place for the dope users, or
"snowbirds," as the police call them,
to steer clear of. Stif punishment
awaits them when hailed before Judge
Iddings Of the police court. Convic-
tons for vagrancy and confinement in
the county Jail unless they are able
to put up heavy bonds for their good
behavior, is the penalty, as several
dope users have found to their sor.
row
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Child Is Killed In Brief
U-Boat Bomba1dmes1t Of
Dover; Fleets Have
Fought In North Sea,
Neutrals Believe.
SWEDISH DISPATCH
INDICATES BATTLE

London, Feb. 16.-An enemy suhann-
rine bombarded Dover early Thu morn
ing, it is officially announced. The
submarine was fired ON from the sAceo
and ceased the bombardmant afesf
some thirty rounds had bean fired
There were less than q dozen casual
ties and only slight damage.
The ofhcial statement reads:
Fire was opened on Dover By N
enemy submarine about 1910 O'Clock
this morning, the firing continuing
three or four minutes. The shore bet
teries replied and the enemy ceased
fire after discharEing about thirty
rounds.
''The casualties were: Knlsd, 1
child; injured. 8 men. woman md
8 children.
Slight damage was caused hesss
property"
leases have not been infreq1sn1 Of
German submarines bobbing up OF the
British coast and Smelling shore paiAts.
Yarmouth. for instance, Was Thus BON
barded January IA. It Is not oktsn, how
ever, that the U-boats have cared to
take chances with such wen ds6snd-
ed town as is Dover, the most impoEt-
ant port in southeastern England. op-
posite Calais on tho straits OF Oovor.
across which flows constant stream
Of war traffic between England and
France. It was only yesterday that .
powerful squadron Of German destroy
ers made sudden raid in the straits
of Dover and sank eight British small
craft out on q submarine chAsA1
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MILLER FUNERAL
SUNDAY AFTERNOON

Eldon. Feb. &c. S. Miller passed
away at his home here Thursday after
short illness. Mr.. Miller was IS years
of age and had been employed by the
Rock Island as car inspector for a
number Of years. He is survived by his
wife and two sons Martin and Jessinel.
Three sisters Mrs. W. X. Lutz. Mrs.
Gus Alfred Of this place and Mrs. AL
fred of Batavia. Funeral services will
be conducted at the home Sunday aft
ernon at o'clock. Burial in Eldon
cemetery
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TRI-STATE FAIR
DATES ANNOUNCED

Burlington, Feb. 1S.-At a meeting
Of the Burlington Tri- State fair direc-
tors the dates for the 1913 fair were
set for August to 10 inclusive. This
will not interfere with the dates OF
Henry county, Ia. Kahoka, Mo-, or any
other fair in the Tri-State district. The
secretary reported that exhibitors
heard from were we'll satisfied with the
new dates. Further meetings are to be
held in the near future, and the work
Of arranging for the big fair is now
under way.
che work of putting the fair on a
cash basis is also we'll started and will
be in full swing shortly.
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WOMAN is TRUE PATRIOT

Alta, Feb. 16.-Mrs. Chris Reese OF
this place has three sons in the United
States service, all in the navy, but not
content with this offering to her
adopted country, she is steadfast
worker for the Red Cross, and to date
has knitted eighteen sweaters, eight
pairs Of socks, seven helmets, four
pairs Of wristlets. two scarfs and five
pairs of mittens and gloves Mrs.
Reese is 81 years Of age. a native Of
Denmark and resident of this coun.
try for more than twenty years.
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VETERAN DIES SUDDENLY

Cedar Rapids, Feb. 16.-George Nc.
Cally, veteran of the Civil war. died
suddenly, aged 76 years. Mr.. Mccall
ly came to Linn county in 1856 and
was familiar with building log cabins
and splitting fence rails peculiar to
those early days in this vicinity. He
enlisted in the Eighteenth Iowa in
fantry in the Civil war and was taken
prisoner while assisting Nathan Ken.
dali, uncle of ex-Congressman Nate
Kendall, to carry off the wounded on
a stretcher in the battle at Poisoned
Springs, Ark. He and thirty-three
comrades were imprisoned at Tyler,
Texas, and twenty of the number died
before they were released. His widow
and two children survive him.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-02-19
FATALLY HURT ~ mann

Dubuque, Feb. 16.-v. p. Msun3er Of
East Dubuque was probably fakally
injured when he was struck By . pas
senger train . short distance south II
that city. It appears that Msunisr
misjudged the speed of the oncuming
engine and failed to step away from
the roadway in time to escape. He
was taken to hospital In this city
where his condition is regarded -
serious. He Is . wood chopper and
was on his way to work.
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DIES FROM BURNS

Strawberry Point, Feb. 16.-Charles
Lorraine, who for several years has
lived alone on farm four miles south
of here, passed away last week
About two weeks ago his coat in some
manner caught fire from the cook
stove and in short time his clothing
was in flames. Unable to extinguish
the fire with water he ran from the
house and rolled in the snow. AT
first it was thought the burns we're
not serious, but they later proved ia.
tai. The deceased was a native of
Sweden, coming to this country sew
eral years ago. He leaves brother,
August Lorraine.
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DEATH ENTERS THREE
CHARLTON HOMES

Charlton. Feb. 16.-Roy Hopper pass
ed away at his home southeast OF
Charlton near Russell Wednesday
morning, and funeral services were held
from the Salem church yesterday aft
ernoon. He was injured recently in the
Burlington wreck enroute to Chicago
with consignment Of stock, when viii
Fouks OF English township, and others
lost their lives. He never recovered
from his injuries. and recently he un-
derwent siege of measles and later
pneumonia developed which resulted in
his death.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-02-19
SUBJECTED OF pisLovALrY

Perry, Feb. 16.-William Seidler. An
aged Minburn doctor, who was taken
up by authorities ut Houston, Tex, p
number Of weeks age for sedtt3ou1
utterances, died ut his homo In Min
burn Thursday. He was 81 years a
age. He was in poor health when he
went to Texas on q busikess deal and
has been gradually failing since that
time. Mr.. Seidler was Of German
parentage, but was able to convince
the authorities that he had been mis-
understood and was released after -
ing detained for Q DAY.
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RAID IN DARKNESS

Dover. Feb. 1.-the weo<hof v1D
thick and the night was vszy dark
when the German dest1oyess 01shed
upon British patrol vessels n ~
straits of Dover early Friday morning
and sank eight OF them. The patrol
vessels, being equipped only WIN INK
armament for anti-submartne Won,
did not have chance once the Ger
mans got among them.
The risk thus taken u shared ~
great numbers Of trawiers snd dftft.
ers, operating in all woo4hers and st
all hours. Yet the proportion OF Losses
has been remarkably small
On the latest occasion the crews
bore themselves with the same cool.
ness and courage that drifter men
have shown In innumerable circum-
stances Of danger and difficulty.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-02-19
TO DIVIDE BOOZE
AMONG HOSPITALS

Des Moines, Feb. 16.-The 5000
cargo OF booze owned by the Des
Moines Drug company and condemned
by the district court is to be divided
among the hospitals in Des Moines.
Agreement was reached between
the state and the defendant.
1t was argued that to pour the al
cohol in the river would be a waste.
There are 2,655 gallons to be d.
vided
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-02-19
ALBA GIRL RETURNS
FROM HER WEDDING

Abba. Feb. ia company of ladies
was invited to six o'clock dinner at
the John Clark home Thursday even
ing, Feb. IA. To the surprise of the
company the dinner was the announce
ment of the wedding of Miss Jessie,
which occurred in Valparaiso Indiana
on November Z, 1917. to Hugh Litzen-
burg Of Mt. Pleasant. Mr.. LitZenburg is
at the Great Lakes Training station.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-02-19
DROVE AUTO INTO TRAIN

Council Bluffs, Feb. 16.-H. M. Sar.
gent, a prominent shoe merchant Of
this place, was killed when he drove
lis automobile into q moving train at
the Illinois Central crossing on
Broadway. He died on the way to the
hospital. The train was made up Of
coal cars and the presumption is Sar.
gent saw the street light over the
low cars and thought the way was
clear.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-02-19
FORTY AMES SENIORS
WILL WORK FOR u. s.

Ames, Feb. 16.-Forty seniors n
the engineering college at Ames ars
going to do their FIRST work for Uncle
Sam after they receive their diplomas
Thy have enlisted At the army re-
cruiting station here in the enisneevs
enlisted reserve. Five, who wanted
to enlist could not paes tho physical
examination.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-02-19
SAYS WIFE'S MOTHER
BROKE UP HOME

Des Moines, Feb. 1s.-Thomas J.
Toohey makes his mother-in-law de.
PENDANT in suit for $4,000 damages
filed in the district court.
He accuses her of having alienated
his wife's affections and caused her to
sue Linn for divorce.
The mother-in-law is Mrs. l.. Sestier.
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FINDS HUSBAND DEAD

Boone, Feb. 16.-Returning to her
home in Gilmore City after a short
visit in Fort Dodge, Mrs. Erwin Will
cox found her husband lying dead
across the bed. Mr.. Wilcox was a
Boone man, very we'll known, and had
been in the employ of the Fort Dodge,
Des Moines & Southern railway. The
cause of the death is unknown.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-02-19
cERMANs soAsT OF RAio 3

Berlin, Feb. 1.-THE admiralty to
day made the following announce
Ment:
ION the night Of February IL cur
torpedo boats under command Of Cap
tain Heinecke, made q surprise at-
tack on British craft guarding the
English channel between Calais and
Dover on the north, and Cape Girls
Nez and FoIkestone on the south. A
large guard ship, numerous armed
fishing steamers and several motor
vessels were forced to give battle, t3le
largest part Of them being Destroyed
Our torpedo boats suffered NJ
losses or damage. All returned"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-02-19
BATTLE m NORTH sEAf

London, Feb. 16.--Belief that . NJ
val engagement has occurred ia ex-
pressed in a dispatch received in
Stockholm from Gothenburg and for.
warded by the correspondent Of the
Morning Post. The dispatch reports
the recovery Of large number Of
bodies of German sailors Who appar.
emily belonged to warship.
Gothenburg Is on the western coa0t
of Sweden and is near the Skagefrak.
The North sea in the vicinity Of the
Skagerrak has been the scene Of pre-
vious naval engagements, the neak
battle Of Jutland having been fooght
there.
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board would involve $4,000 men. union
leaders said, and tie up the govern

board would involve $4,000 men, union
leaders said, and tie up the govern
|ment's shipbuilding program.
Despite an appeal last night by Will
liam L. Hutcheson, president Of the
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and
Joiners, for the men to remain at
work, trusting to the. government to
adjust the difficulty. the executive
committee OF the marine woodworkers'
council is reported to have voted at a
secret meeting to issue the strike call
LEADER DENIES OISLoYAlT
President Hutchinson. In Q statement
last night, resented the impression"
that the carpenters were not loyal to
the administration in the conduct of
the war. The carpenters insist that
their demands have been in the hands
of the shipping board for months but
have been set aside repeatedly without
action. They assert that they ask only
for an investigation of wage condi-
tons, with q view to an agreement
similar to that made on the Pacific
coast
President Hutcheson said his appeal
to President Wilson today asked the
president to persuade Chairman Hur-
ley to formulate memorial to be pre-
sented to ship carpenters throughout
the country setting forth minimum
wage which the government might be
willing to pay.
REFUSED HURLEY PROPOSAL
Explaining this phase Of the situa-
ton Mr.. Guerin said Chairman Hurley
desired to have the carpenters sign an
agreement that they would abide by
any wages which the labor adjustment
board might fix. The carpenters would
not sign such a document, Mr.. Guerin
asserted, at least until they were given
some idea as to minimum wages to be
paid.
Brotherhood leaders today asserted
that throughout the country there are
$1,000 carpenters idle who have been
employed on cantonments and who
could be turned into ship building
workers with only little training.
These estimates were given out, 1t
was stated, to show that there is
plenty of labor available for carrying
out the governments ship building
program if higher wages were paid.
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ADMITS $40 THET

Dubuque, Feb. 16.-Matt Rohr Is
awaiting an inquiry on charge OF rob-
bling a McGregor man OF $40. He
was nabbed by the police after he
passed his physical examination OF
the exemption board. Rohr admitted
his guilt and returned $62 Of the
stolen money.
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Kaledincs, Hope
Of Cossacks, Is
Reported Dead

VHIAsHiNGToN, D. c. Feb. Is.
" The American consul
Tiflis today transmitted an
unconfirmed report that General
kaiedines, the cossack leaders In
the Ukraine, who resisted the am
bition Of the boIsheviki had sud-
denly dropped out Of sight and 10
! now said to be dead.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-02-19
LOCO OUT At BALTIMORE

Baltimore, Md, Feb. 16.-The situa.
ton at the shipyards in Baltimore and
vicinity, where 1000 carpenters, join
ers and caulkers are on strike, was de
clared to be unchanged this mornine
John Morgan, general organizer OF tn
United Brotherhood of Carpenters an
Joiners Of America, today said: Our
demands are that the men now out re-
ceive the same working conditions as
those on the Pacific coast. We are
firm in these demands"
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RUSSIA BURNS BRIDGES
Z Associated Press SumYnar4. !

IAssoclated Press Summary
That part of Russia dominated by
the bolsheviki has withdrawn from the
war and from all war alliances and
shows little fear of German invasion.
The all-Russian central executive
committee Of workmen's and soldiers
councils has approved the action Of
the Russia representatives at Brest-
Litovsk. Members OF the committee
said the masses Of Germany and Aus
tria would not permit further often
sive against Russia by their govern
ments. No newspaper dispatches from
Petrograd have been received in Lon
don for week and it is believed that
the bolshevik censorship has decided
to suppress the activities of CORES
pOndentS
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CONFERENCE ON U-BoAT WAR

Emperor William has summoned
the heads Of the German navy to I'm
perial headquarters for a conference
and it is announced that Herr Won
Payer. the vice chancellor, will make
an announcement shortly in the reich
stag on the governments future sui
marine policy. The probable nature
Of the announcement is not disclosed
by German newspapers.
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dsppn n chf fading b
The Robesonian., 1918-08-22

dropping the same deadly messages on
them that their airplanes have drop
ped so often in London, Paris and
other French and English cities. And
their populations are trembling in an
ticipation of what is likely to happen
in June or July of next year when
great fleets of American, British and
French airplanes darken their skies
and fire falls upon them in devastat-
ing floods of fury from heaven.
Germany is in retreat. And to all
this the food situation, the daily
cravings of hunger more than 1OO,-
100000 stomachs in Germany and
Austria With all the food they have
been able to rake and scrape in Rou-
mania and the Ukraine, there has beer
little or no relief from the food crisis
in either country, and the worst is to
come this winter and next spring. Cen
eral Starvation is taking command.
Germany is in retreat.
While the German mind is in retreat
and the German armies in command
of a retreatist, the Allied mind is on
the aggressive and the Allied armies
are under the command of general
whose slogan is always forward. Gen
eral Foch's advance may seem to halt
for a moment, but his mind never
stands still. He is most dangerous
while he is quiet. He will strike again
soon somewhere in France" and he
will strike in such way as to tax tc
It's utmost the genius of the German
retreatist To this complexion has it
come at last. The German dream OF
conquest has been succeeded by the
dreadful fear of being conquered. Ger
many is in retreat.
The Robesonian., 1918-08-22
Advertised Letters.

List of advertised letters for the
week ending August II, 1918:
j. E. Branch, Mrs Bulah Baxley,
Mrs. J. A. Black, Walter Barker, H.
M. Barfield, Peter Bell, Mrs. Manda
Britt, Alfred Brown, CASTOR Garter.
Mrs. Mamie Cannady, A. D. Cashwell j,
K. D. Collins. Mrs. Enar Coleman, s.
P. Davis, J. r. Edwards, J. L. Evans
Eric Freeman, Refer Floyd, Miss Ar
tie Ford, Mrs. Woodie Flowers, A. 3.
Goodman, Vance Hall, Ezra Inman,
Fannie James, Halle Jenkins, Mrs.
Mary Lamb, Miss j. P. Lewis, H. ].
Lcggett. Lessie Lewis, Hannah Jane
Locklear, Miss Francis Lewis. R: W.
Massey, James Martin. Mrs. Melissa
Matthewson, W. R. Merrick, C. H
Mercer, George Monroe, Willis Norris
Jim McNeill, Swindell McEachern
Mrs. Leila Mickey, William McNeili
Warwick Mccall, Paul Mcdonald, Miss
Macy Osbon, L. w. Oxendine, Eske
Harper, Mrs. Mary Parker, Miss Luna
Pitman, Mrs. George Pittran, w. NJ
Pittman, Miss Evann Richardson, Joe
Starns, Miss Carrie Swami, Curti:
Stevens, Miss Laura Sherdon, Mr.;
| Dellar Sinclair, Thurman Simmons
| Andrew M. Scott, Mack Taylor, Gu.
Tyson. Miss Theara Thompson, Mrs
Kate Thomas, S. C. Walters, Calvel
Walker.
| Persons calling for the above vii
please say "advertised."
D. D. FRENCH, Postmaster.
| LumbertOn, N. G..