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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-02-12
Complete Collapse of Russia
rs Factor in Opposition To
Prussianism Is Announced
by Socialistic Leaders of
Bolsheviki.
HUNS FREE TO IGNORE
CHEIR EASTERN FRONT

London, Feb. 11.-The version
Of the Russian announcement at
4 Bsest-litovsk on the subject OF
peace sent by the central news
eorrespondent at Amsterdam rep
eesents Leon Trotzky, the boI-
ehevik foreign minister, az declar-
Dns that Russia felt obliged to sign
q separate peace and that the
i state Of war between Russia and
/ the central powers would be de-
eIared terminated.
Amsterdam, Feb. Ii Russia has
declared the state Of war to be at an
ind and has ordered the demobiliza-
6on of Russian forces on all fronts,
Iccording to a dispatch received here
hday dated Brest-Litovsk on Sunday.
The dispatch follows:
''The president of the Russian dele
ration at todays (Sunday's) sitting
tated that while Russia was desist-
hg from signing formal peace trea-
y, it declared the state Of war to be
ended with German, Austria, Hun
sary, Turkey and Bulgaria, stimuli
hneously giving orders for complete
rehabilitation of Russian forces on
III fronts"
OUT OF THE WAR
Thus Russia steps formally out OF
he war by act Of the bolshevik gov
Drnment which seized the reins OF
bower in Petrograd last November
Ind almost Immediately opened peace
Negotiations with the central empires.
The authority of this government
eems virtually unquestioned at pres
mt in northern Russia for the Teu-
bonic powers already have assured the
cessation of even nominal hostilities
Wong virtually all the remainder Of
he original Ions :. se in the east by
hgning q peace with the Ukraine and
violating Rumania.
/. WAS EARLY WAR FACTOR
Although cutting little figure in the
kar for nearly a year past, Russia's
.reat, indeed vital part in the conflict
ZONES forcibly to mind as the cir
umstances leading up to her exit are
)eviewed. Becoming belligerent
IA August l, 1914, through Germany's
declaration of war upon her, her
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-02-12
NEWS STlRS ALL.RUSslAN
DELEGATES At NEW YORK

New York, Feb. 1.-THE report
that the Rehabilitation Of Russian
forces had been ordered on all
fronts caused a sensation today at
the all-Russian convention in
progress here. Oficers of the
convention expressed the opinion
that Germany had sent out the
news as q ruse.
1T would be prostitution OF
intelligence to believe that the
bolsheyiki even with all their stu
pidity, would be so foolish" Vol
demar T. Kruglak, the secretary
said. "The army has been their
mainstay. Should it be entirely
dismissed there should be no rea-
son why the forces once under
Kerensky should not retake Rus
STA"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-02-12

koops soon were sweeping through
hstern Prussia, creating a diversion
vhich hampered the Germans in their
lrst dash through Belgium toward
Paris. Though disastrously defeated
y Hindenburg at Tannenburg she
uickly rallied and by winter was
fammering again at the German bor-
Iers and her great armies, overrun-
bng Austrian territory in Galacia,
L the crests of the Carpa-
hians and threatening an invasion Of
hungary.
GRADUAL MILITARY COLLAPSE
It took the bulk Of the Austrian
hmies and large proportion Of Ger
nany's virtually an entire years cam
Aigning in 1915 to break Russia's
hold on Galacia, drive her out Of
Poland and the lower Baltic territory
md force her armies under Grand
buke Nicholas back to the line Of
khich Brest-Litovsk. the scene Of the
recent peace negotiations. formed the
keystone. Beaten back but not yet
lisorganized she fought through 1916.
treating havoc among the Austrian
brmies in Volhynia and Galacia and
b Asia Minor. and driving the Turks
)ut OF virtually all Turkish Armenia.
The opening Of last year. however,
bund Russia, under the old bureau
rat regime, virtually at the end Of
ler tether. Her oppressed, war-worn
PEOPLE we're ripe for the revolution,
he la.ent flames Of which German
)ropa kandists had famed skillfully
md n March, 1917. came the crash,
he deposition of Emperor Nicholas
md the formation of the first provi-
Donal government
koRNILOFF'S DESPERATE STAND
The conservative element among
he revolutionists first held sway and
he determination OF Russia to remain
h the war frequently was affirmed.
indeed, under Kerensky as minister
4 war, her armies in July, 1917, be-
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-02-12
CUMMINS WILL
RAILROAD BILL
IOWA SENATOR ATTACKS AD-
MINISTRATICN IN MINORITY
REPORT

Washington, D. c., Feb. 11.-Provi
sions of the senate draft Of the admin
istration's railroad bill which will en-
able President Wilson to make rates
and control the railroads for eighteen
months after the war were denounced
in a minority report filed today by
Senator Cummins OF the interstate
commerce committee. The bill, he de-
clares, is dangerously imperfect and
threatens the fundamental principles
upon which this government is founded
OPPOSES RATE PROVISION
The provision authorizing the presi-
dent to initiate rates subject to an ap-
peal to the interstate commerce COM
mission, Senator Cummins declares, is
bound to overthrow our rate system
and plunge our business world into
chaos"
at is utterly impossible" he added.
"to conceive an instance wherein a
power of that kind could be properly
employed. 1t is simply another evi-
dence of a constantly increasing in
clination to grasp for authority and
to some OF us it seems like the end of
democracy rather than the beginning
of greater freedom"
WOULD CREATE COMMISSION
Amendments to the railroad bill COW
ering the objections outlined in his mi
nority report were introduced today
by Senator Cummins.
The Iowa senator proposed that a
board Of five-an engineer, a finan-
cier, a trained railroad man, ship
ping expert, and lawyer take over
the operation of the railroads after the
war and retain control for eighteen
months.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-02-12
I. K. Improving;
Recovery Only
Matter of Time

NEW YORK, Feb. 11.-Doctors
III attending Colonel Theodore
Roosevelt in their first Off
ciaI bulletin today said he had "a
rather restless night" but that his
condition was "practicaIly the
same as yesterday" Just now his
temperature and pulse are nor
NAL, the statement concluded.
Yesterday It was said at Roose-
welt hospital, where the former
president underwent two opera
tions last week, that he was i'm
proving and that although he
might suffer aeuteIy for several
days, his complete recovery was
expected.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-02-12
RYAN IN LIST
Of SURVIVORS
Ottumwa on Tuscania Safe;
Hammers Name Does Not
Appear on Roster.

In the list of survivors of the Tus.
cania disaster of last Tuesday, the
name of Drew S. Ryan of Ottumwa
appears and neither in the list OF sur
vivors nor that of the unaccounted for
is the name of Captain L. A. Hammer
shown, thus it is likely that he was
not among the officers aboard the tor.
pedoed ship.
OF the 1882 American soldiers
known to have been aboard the Tus.
cania, thus far reported to the war
department. the Associated Press to-
day is enabled to give the names Of
more than 300 troops aboard still un-
accounted for.
No report has reached the depart.
ment to change the estimate that only
113 American soldiers were lost, and
officials, though expecting the names
to come in slowly could give no as
surance when the list would be com.
plete.
MANY UNAccoUNTED FOR
The names already received by the
war department checked against the
sailing list of troops, shows S45 men
unaccounted for. but thirty-five names
of survivors were made public last
night which do not appear on the
sailing list It Is assumed that some
soldiers probably went aboard the
Tuscania at the last moment without
being recorded on the sailing list, and
also that members Of the crew may
have been reported among the military
survivors.
HAMMER NOT IN LISTS
Belief that Dr. Hammer was among
those aboard was due to the fact that
he was known to have been assigned
to hospital corps with the Wisconsin,
and Michigan troops. The failure to
locate his name in either Of the lists
leads to the conclusion that
he did not sail with the detachments
from those states that went over on
the Tuscania.
Drew Ryan, 23O Grand avenue, the
,S-year-old lad who enlisted at the
local recruiting station November "a,
1917, was assigned to the aviation sig
nal section at Davenport and is includ-
ed with the surviving members of the
aero forces aboard the illfated ship.
The list of Iowa and Missouri men
among the survivors follows:
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-02-12
PAYROLL BANDIT
MUST GIVE UP LIFE

Springfield. H.. Feb. 11.-Edward
Wheed, convicted of the murder of
Barton Allen in a payroll robbery at
Chicago and sentenced to hang Feb
ruary Is. must pay the full penalty.
Governor Lowden today refused to
grant Wheed's application for COM
mutation of sentence.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-02-12
RETAIL COAL PRICE
INQUIRY is BEGUN

Washington, D. c.. Feb. Ill. c.
Snead, head OF the fuel administra-
tion's division OF distribution. was
made a special assistant today to Fuel
Administrator Garfield and will be
sent through the country to make n
report on retail prices. He will at
tempt to make selling arrangements
to prevent price extortion by dealers.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-02-12
PORK BARREL BILL
HOLDS ONLY WAR CASH

Washington, D. c.. Feb. 1.-THE
house rivers and harbors committee
today decided not to include in the
appropriation bill any new projects
except those for prosecution Of the
war
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-02-12
DAVENPORT BOOSTER
GOES TO STEEL CITY

Davenport, Feb. 11.-Irving Nor
wood, secretary Of the Davenport
Commercial club, today accepted an
offer to become secretary OF the
Bethlehem, Pa, Commercial club at q
salary Of $4,000 year.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-02-12
oUrNUMBERED By FOE
AMERICAN SECTOR ACTIVE

Berlin, Feb. 11.-Increased activity
in Lorraine and the vosges is reported
today by the war office (the American
sector is in Lorraine). In Flanders
there were violent local engagements.
The communication says:
'In Lorraine and in the central
Vosges the fighting was revived in the
afternoon. We brought in prisoners
as the result of raids south of Ember-
menil. near Senones and on the Buch-
enkopf"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-02-12
FRENCH ARTILLERY is BUSY

Paris, Feb. 11.-"There was inter
mittent activity of the artillery on
both sides during the night on the
front north of the Aisne, in the sector
between Coubeny and Juvincourt and
more spirited fighting on the right
bank of the Meuse, in the region Of
Bezonvaux." says today's official
statement.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-02-12
FORMER TURKISH
SULTAN is DEAD

Amsterdam. Feb. 1.-THE death yes
terday of Abdul Hamid, former sultan
of Turkey, from inflammation of the
lungs. is announced in dispatch re-
ceived here today from Constan-
tinople by way of Vienna. A state
funeral will be held.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-02-12
KILL
) AM ER|CANS
L. S. Patrol Is Overpowered
By Large Enemy
Force.

With the American Army in France,
Feb. 1.-One American artilleryman
was killed and five were wounded by
shellfire Saturday night. The Avert
can artillery spr1,kle5 ia4 .e..lns-
trenches with shrapnel throughout
Sunday. There was considerable patrol
activity, but no further clashes were
reported
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-02-12
BRITISH TAKE PRISONERS

London, Feb. IA successful
raid was carried out last night by
Australian troops against German po-
sitions southeast of Messines,' says
today's official report, lin addition to
other casualties inflicted upon the
enemy twenty-eight prisoners were
Captured'
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-02-12
CLOTHING MAKERS WORK

New York. Feb. 11.-While the
fourth heatless Monday in New York
generally was enforced as strictly as
its predecessors, the fuel administra-
tors granted exemption to the entire
cloak and suit industry thus permit
ting 10000 workers, mostly women
and children, to work Other indus
tries closely allied to the exempted
trades vainly protested the ruling.
Transportation officials reported the
movement Of freight here has shown
. slight gain.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-02-12
ALLEGED ARMY
lMPOSTER HERE
EUGENE LABEERs, ACCUSED OF
MASQUERADlNG, JAILED
IN KANSAS

Eugene Labeers, alias Private Cliff
ford Brown, who visited Ottumwa from
January 26 to January 80, is in jail at
Fort Riley. Kansas. He is thought to
be German spy.
Clifford Brown, whom Labeers was
impersonating is in Jail at Waterloo
with his wife and mother-in-law.
The impersonation was detected by
George Softer, agent of the department
of Justice. Labeers is thought to have
purchased the uniform and military
passes from Brown, who returned from
Camp Cody, N. NJ, where he had been
in the service several months. The
four are being held on charge Of con-
spring to aid Brown to desert from the
service of the United States army.
VISITED IN oTTuMWA
I.abeers, travelling under the name Of
Brown, visited the local recruiting sta
ton and reported to Sergeant Tinch as
having been absent without leave from
his outfit at Deming, N NJ.
He was taken care of by the local
office for four days and was then fur
nished transportation to Camp Cody.
He never reached the camp, as he was
arrested at Ft. Riley. Kan. He carried
the military pass and sworn affidavits
of Browns mother and certificate
from we'll known Cedar Rapids ply
sician.
PRAISE FOR RED CROSS
Labeers while in Ottumwa, while not
of the faith. attended both masses at
St Mary's church, January %.
Labeers also visited the Red Cross
rooms where he said that he had been
in the regular army for six years and
that he had just been released when
the draft caught him
He told Miss Ernie Johnson at the
Red Cross rooms that his parents
were born in Germany but that he had
been born and raised in this country.
He seemed we'll pleased with the
work of the local chapter and talked
at great length of what good the Red
Cross was doing for the men in this
country.
MAY UNEARTH PLOT
A sensational plot is expected to be
unearthed at the hearing of Brown
which is to be held at Waterloo Thurs
day.
Federal agents are working on
the theory that Brown was given
a sum of money to allow Labeers to
him. When arrested
Brown was living under the name OF
l.. C. Beeson and his wife was work
ing in a cafe at Waterloo
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-02-12
LAST HEATLESS
DAY OBSERVED
CLOTHING MANUFACTURES ARE
EXEMPTED ALONG WITH
SOUTHERN STATES.

Washington, D. c.. Feb. H.
Fuel Administrator Garfield is ex-
pected to issue an order tonor-
row night formally suspending the
Monday closing order. Better
weather conditions and an i'm
proved traffic situation, the fuel
administrator believes, make fur
ther enforcement Of the order un-
necessary.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-02-12

Washington, D. c., Feb. 11.-What
officials predict will be the last heat
less Monday was being observed east
Of the Mississippi river today in all but
the eight southern states exempted
by last weeks order Of the fuel ad-
ministration.
The betterment Of weather condi-
tions in the past few days and the con-
sequent improvement Of the traffic
situation led officials to believe that
enforcement will be unnecessary any
where after this week.
Voluntary closing on the part Of
many establishments tomorrow, Lin
coins birthday, also is expected to
accomplish an appreciable coal saving
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-02-12
FIVE AMERICANS KILLED


Feb. 9.-(Delayed)-Five American
soldiers are believed to have been
killed, four are missing, and one was
ambushed in No Mans Land Friday
night by superior force Of Germans.
One soldier, wounded through the
chest, unable to talk, crawled back to
the American lines. There was no
doubt that the Americans fought gal.
lantly, but were completely overpow-
cred.
ONE ELUDEs TRAP
The spot where the encounter oc-
Cured is isolated, and reports con-
cerning the casualties inflicted by both
sides are meager. Only one American
is known to have escaped the trap Of
the Germans, which was laid in front
of our wires.
Our artillery Immediately laid bar
rage around the ambushing Germans
and some are believed to have been
accounted for. The infantry accounted
for others, as it is certain the attacked
patrol fought to finish. according to
information trickling in from the front
line.
OUTNUMBERED By FOE
Our patroling soldiers were walking
in front of our wire entanglements. A
big enemy patrol that had been divided
into parties which took up concealed
positions opened fire at close range.
The night was clear and the forms OF
the Americans made the best possible
targets for the hidden Germans. The
Americans battled gallantly until COM
pletely overpowered.
The artillery duel in the American
sector continued today. Scores of air
planes were out observing and making
photographs. The men in the line
were thrilled by number of air duels
high in the sky over their heads.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-02-12
PERATE STAND

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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-21
SCHOOL star
REJECTS JOB
ON YANKS

New York, Feb. 21-"Snooks"
Dowd, a highly touted player with the
Springfield High school last season,
has turned down an offer from Mil
Ter higgins, manager of the Yankees,
according to report from his home
town. The lad intends to complete
his education at Dean Academy and
at Lehigh before he gives thought to
professional baseball. DowG is said
to be a fine hitter, excellent fielder
and possessed of remarkable speed
Also he is versatile, fitting in we'll in
most any position. Higgins uoubt-
less had his eye open for the future
when he sounded out the youngster.
The Yankee skipper is somewhere
in the West, supposedly on still hunt
for material that will add the requir-
ed punch to the Yankee makeup.
With Pratt in last years lineup the
Miller could present a formidable in
rer line. But it is no surety that Wal
lie Pipp will be available in 1918. He
is in the first draft to be called. So
far, too, Higgins has been unable to
roundup a single outfielder possessed
of punch. Whether the Miller has
ever considered Larry Lajoie and Sam
Crawford is not known. They might
prove fine investments if they did not
expect salaries such as they drew in
the days of their greatness. Craw-
ford is so dissatisfied that he will not
return to Detroit. Indeed, he claims
that he is a free agent through the
clubs failure to place his name on
the reserve list.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-21
SPRING-OLIVER
BATTLE BRUTAL

Tom Spring defeated Tom Oliver in
fifty-two minutes at Hayes, England,
ninety-seven years ago yesterday.
Feb. 20, 1921. It was terrible
brutal contest, such as would disgust
and sicken the modern fight fan, but
at that period a battle without pIen-
ty of blood and gore was considered
tame and uninteresting. From the
contemporary description of the fight
the following sentences will suffice:
Spring got divers head in chanc-
cry and pummeled his already bruised
face until it was a mass of bloody
jelly. Having punished Oliver until
he had to scream with pain, Spring
threw him a cross-buttock, which
seemed to dislocate his neck Even
then Oliver refused to quit, and, al
though unable to stand, he insisted
that his seconds lead him to the CEN
ter of the ring. When their support
was withdrawn Oliver fell down in &
fainting fit, and Spring was awarded
the victory
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-21
B. ILLIARD FANS
TAKE 1897 IN
WAR STAMPS

Billiard players of Bridgeport yes
terday amassed s3375O for the pur-
chase of war stamps at various pocket
billiard parlors in the city, where
Frank Taberski,> the pool champion,
gave exhibitions.
Taberski defeated Daniel Holmes at
Herman e. Lindsey's place, 125 to %;
J. Smardice, in Eckler's, 100 to 2S.
and Jack Ingoldsby at the Bridgeport
club, 1875 to 6S.
Simon Roth-Bloom, one of the
spectators at the afternoon exhibit
ton, offered to buy double the amount
each other spectator would buy, and
in this manner forced the sales in one
place alone to 1925. In the evening
at the Bridgeport club, $85 worth
was sold.
Toberski will be at Connie Lewis
parlors this afternoon, and early in
the evening at Sheridan's in Main
street. Later he will make his fare
well appearance at the Algonquin
club.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-21
Giants Not Trying to
Beat Flag, Says Foster
CHAMPIONSHIP
RELAY IN SOUTH

Philadelphia, Feb. 21-The one mile
relay championship of the South At
lantic Intercollegiate Association has
been added to the list of events at the
University of Pennsylvania relay car
nival to be held here on April &c and
27, it was announced yesterday. In
cluded in the membership of the as
ISOLATION are Johns Hopkins, Georgia
Tech, Georgetown, Richmond College,
University of North Carolina, st.
Johns College of Annapolis, Maryland
State College, Washington and Lee,
George Washington University Catho-
lie University, Virginia Polytechnic
Institute and other leading colleges of
the near South. Teams from at least
six of these institutions will compete
in the event, the announcement said.
This makes fifteen championships,
in addition to large number of spe-
cinl events, that will be included in the
two days program of the meet.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-21

New York, Feb. 21.-An announce
ment from Yale yesterday bore out
the statement made here some two
weeks ago that the Housatonic river
course at Derby would be christened
with regatta with Pennsylvania on
May Ii. The general understanding
had been that the races would be
roWed on the New Haven harbor
course, but conditions there are very
bad. Besides, Yale has been banker
ing for a chance to open the Derby
course. Princeton or Harvard, with
the chances favoring the Crimson, also
will row against Yale on the Housa-
tonic course, which Guy Nickalls pro-
nounced the best in the country.
In talking of rowing conditions at
Yale Mathew Abbott, the coach, said
yesterday that the outlook was a
bright one. cat present it appears"
said Mr. Abbott, that we have an
abundance of material, but most of
it is rough. Only three varsity oars
men are left-Capt. Hyatt, Vail and
Mead. The freshman crew has even
more Drawn and muscle than last
years 1t appears that we shall have
the heaviest freshman crew that we
have had in years. The other fresh
man crews are about UP to the aver
age.
THE rowing authorities feel that
the freshmen are not doing their duty
In the past three years we have never
had less than 120 freshmen at this