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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-03-08
CRUSHED BY BUMPERS

Marshalltown, March 5.-Eber Nor
row, a colored laborer, 50 years Of
age, was instantly killed while picking
up coal in the Great Western yards.
He was caught between the bumpers
of two freight cars. His pelvic region
was crushed besides receiving frac-
lures Of his left arm and leg. He Is
survived by his wife and ten children.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-03-08
TO PRISON
FOR DISLOYAL TALK

Aver Mass, March 5.-William
Nimke of Torrington, Conn, sergeant
at Camp Devens. was given a thirty
year sentence today for unpatriotic
utterances. He was tried by general
court martial February 5.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-03-08
INVASION CONTINUES

London, March 5.-Narva, 100 miles
southwest of Petrograd. has been cap
tured by the Germans and the enemy
is reported to be continuing his ad-
vance on Petrograd. according to an
Exchange Telegraph dispatch from
Petrograd dated Monday.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-03-08
ARMY OFFICER WOUNDED

Fort Worth, Texas, March o.
Trench practice became so real at
Camp Bowie Monday afternoon that
Major Lloyd Hill was shot through the
leg with mortar and his foot broken.
Hill commands the first battalion OF
the Hath infantry. He will be in the
hospital month. His home is at Ft.
Worth.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-03-08
SET CLOTHING AFIRE

Sioux City, March 5-The domestic
quarrel in the c. J. Karan home had
violent ending Because her hus-
band would not withdraw his petition
for divorce, Mrs. Karan poured kero-
sene over her clothing and ignited it.
she being seriously burned. Her
husband extinguished the flames, but
not until she had been burned about
the face, body, hands and arms.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-03-08
HARDING URGES PLANTING

Des Moines, March 5.-Governor
Harding issued a proclamation today
setting forth the need of an increased
wheat acreage and giving notice that
he would appoint a seed wheat agent
in each school district of the state
whose duty it will be to ascertain the
needs of seed wheat in their district.
The state council of defense Is
working through it's county councils
to secure an increased spring wheat
acreage. Former Governor Warren
Garst has been selected by the state
defense council to take charge of the
spring wheat campaign. r. K Bliss
of the extension department at the
state agricultural college will assist.
EVERY FARMERS DUTY
The governors proclamation in part
says:
81 cannot urge too strongly upon
the farmers of this state the necessity
of growing from five to ten acres Of
wheat on every farm. urge this, not
because of a profit accruing to the
farmer but as a patriotic duty which
he owes to his country and to the
boys who have responded to the call.
1t is his duty in this hour of peril.
"Now, therefore, I. w. L. Harding,
governor of the commonwealth of
Iowa, do hereby proclaim, make
known and give notice that by virtue
Of the authority In me vested that /
shall appoint one man in each school
district throughout the entire state.
who shall be known as the Official
state seed wheat agent. and whose
duty it shall be to ascertain the needs
in their district regarding seed wheat
according to instructions which will
be furnished them"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-03-08
AusrR,Ans OCCUPY UKRAINE

Vienna. March 5-Operations Of the
Austro- Hungarian forces for restor-
ing order and security in the Ukraine
says an Official statement issued by
the Austrian war once, are taking
their course.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-03-08
GERMAN PRISONERS TAKEN

Paris, March 5.-A German attack
last night on the trenches held BY
American forces in Lorraine was re-
pulsed, the French official statement
issue dtoday announced. American pa
trolls operating in the same region, tho
statement adds, took number Of Ger
man prisoners.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-03-08
YANKEES
HERO MEDALS
NEW WAR DECORATION WON IN
FIGHT NORTH OF
TOUL.
10y Associated Press Staff

~.
With the American Army in France
March 4.-(Delayed)-The first Amer
leans to win the new American medals
for bravery in action probably will be
men who participated in Fridays sue.
cessful fight with the Germans in the
Toul sector. Among them undoubted.
ly will be some if not all of the men
who were decorated yesterday by Pre-.
mier Clemenceau.
The fighting records of the various
soldiers are being compiled and on
these records recommendations will
be made by the general commanding
the division. The data is being gath.
cred carefully so as to make certain
that none will be honored specially for
simply doing his duty.
HoNoRED By FRANCE
The entire American expeditionary
force is waiting to see who among
them will be the first to get the new
war medal.
1t is now permissible to give the
names of the officers and men dec
Grated yesterday by Premier Clemen-
ceau. They are:
Lieut.. Joseph Candy, Chicago.
Lieut.. VIM. Coleman, Charleston,
s. C..
Sergeant Patrick Walsh.
Sergeant VIM. Norton
Private Buddy" Pittman, Brooklyn.
Private Alvin Smiley, Hannibal, Mo.
The sergeants have been in the
army for many years. Sergeant Walsh
formerly lived in Detroit and Sergeant
Norton in Arkansas.
Both the privates distinguished
themselves by running through the
barrage laid down by the Germans
during the raid and delivering mes
sages.
ARTiLLERYME INJURED
Two artillery officers-Captain Holt
zendorf, whose home is in Georgia.
and Lieutenant Green-will receive
the French war cross. They we're
wounded by shell fire.
Lieutenants Candy and Coleman
went out into No Mans Land in day.
light and each took German prison
er. Sergeant Norton killed a German
lieutenant and two soldiers. He was
challenged by the lieutenant to leave
his dugout and led out his men fight
ing. Sergeant Walsh took command
Of q detachment in front of the wire
when his captain was killed and con-
tinued the fight.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-03-08
VoRE1oREs At HELsINGFoRs

v02E)oogH8 At HElSlNGFORS
Stockholm, March 4.-(Delayed)-
IN members of the British, French
I&d Italian embassies, who left Petro-
l"d hast week, are now at Helsing-
I1W4 according to Information reach
|Ay che American legation here.
IN hundred and fifty other en-
1un0 us00rz2s, including some Amer
a, zfe at Abo, on the western
onB4 Of Finland. They have been
aiz1Bd to attempt to reach territory
umAer control Of the Finnish govern
msnt, Is Sweden: Is. not likely to send
aa0pp 70 Abo.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-03-08
s,sERtANs OPPOSE PEACE

Vo1o4da, Russia, March 3.-(De-
layedl-A new Siberian council of the
wormen's and soldiers republic at
Irkutsk, which has determined not to
recognise any 1mperialistic German
pesce, has organized a council of ma
tionAl Siberian commissioners COM
posed Of eleven members of the boil
shsvfh and four left social revolution
axieg- A Siberian central committee,
TO sd - IN Independent legislative
hudE- has alyo been formed
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-03-08
HEROIC LIEUTENANT IDENTIFIED

Washington, D. c.. March 5.-War
department officials are certain that
the captain of the West Point 1917
class referred to in dispatches describ-
ing the unsuccessful German attack
upon the American trenches near
Toul last Friday was Lieut.. Stewart
w. Hoover of Blackfoot, Idaho, whose
name appears in the casualty list re-
ported by General Pershing last night.
Lieutenant Hoover was member CT
the West Point class which was
graduated ahead Of schedule April 20,
1917.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-03-08
FRENCH RoUT GERMANS

Paris, March @Oelayed.-fh
full extent of the official statement IS
sued by the war office tonight says:
East of the Mouse. despite vjoIant
opposition, we carried out srMise
attack on a large scale against tho
enemy positions in the Calnnne
trenches. Our troops penetrated to
the fourth German line on a front Of
1900 meters (about twothirds of a
mile) and attained an extreme depth
Of 900 meters at certain points. In the
course of the attack the enemy coun-
ter-attacked against our left flank. He
was repulsed after a sharp fight in
which he suffered heavy losses.
GERMAN LOSS Is HEAVY Il,
The enemy lost number of pris-
oners, 150 having been counted passing
through our lines up to this time. We
also brought back material. Our losses
were extremely small.
Northwest of Bezonvaux We re-
pulsed an enemy surprise attack. In
Upper Alsace the artillery activity vas
very great on several sectors. We
checked an enemy attempt against our
trenches east Of LarEitzem.'
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-03-08
eR,1oNs REpULsE RAID

London. March 5. Under cover Of
considerable artillery bomba1dment n
dawn today hostile raiding party at
tackled our trenches west of Lens"
says the official communication issued
here tonight. The attack was COM
pletely repulsed after sharp fighting
wherein we captured a few prisoners.
Many casualties we're inflicted On tho
enemy during his withdrawal to his
own lines.
Another enemy party which ap-
preached our lines this morning north
west of St Quentin also was driven off
successfully.
Australian troops carried out q sue
cessful raid last night against tho
enemy's position at Warneton, csptur-
ing a number OF prisoners and two ma.
chine guns. A patrol party which at
tackled one Of our posts In the same
neighborhood was repulsed after sharp
fighting.
Yesterday afternoon our patrols
brought in several prisoners south Of
st. Quentin"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-03-08
RR1ro,1s AZ HEl syNeFoRs

London, March 4.-(Delayed)-1
l0elgn once has received news Of
tie safe arrival at Helsingfors of the
stx6 Of the British embassy to Petro-
&17d.
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1918-07-04
County War Savings Chair
man Makes An Appeal.

Smith county only lacks about IS 600 Of reaching
the goal of $4,000, the amount fixed by the govern
ment that the county should. buy in saving
stamps, The people are asked to make eff
fort osubscribe this amount The various district
committees are urged to see the people and ask for
volunteers. A hundred dollar raise previous sub
few more will be sufficient. Those subscribing for
nearly $1,000, $500 ornearly othe hundreds easily
put this proposition overly making it even money:
Many counties have raised their quotas Smith coun-
ty surely will rot fall behind. Let it be said we
failed when so near out The chairmen in the various
districts will report to the county chairman not later
than Tuesday at noon, July g. We trust that It viii
not be necessary to re-assemble the people Of the
county again to complete this work few volun-
teers will put us over. few able people of Smith
county have Withheld their support and list Of their
names is being prepared to be forwarded Washing,
ton
J. M. cox, Chairman
MISS ANNIE LEE MYER Oh m. Woman's Div
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1918-07-04

ROBERTS HOME PEOPLE
-. ARE SOLID FOR HIM

It friends supporters
Judge Roberts that offered for Tennessee who
behind candidacy
Fourth district will
candidate office.
of counties and taken the pains obtain information
liable
will
dgoodn
Roberts majority than 290 In Wilson
that Roberts will opponents
counties Advices from
Dekab Clay Jackson and all the rest indicate that the
This situation
the fgure speak in behalf
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1918-07-04
Notes q the War

to be put on the French front at the
point where the marines haye been
doing such fine fighting. AS there
are already two divisions there, this
will make four divisions, or over
100000 men.
American regiments who have
been in training with French and
English forces, are now being re-
tired and brigaded with other fresh
American regiments. Soon Gen.
Pershing will be in command of q
very large force.
American troops, the 32nd Nation
al Guard division, made up of men
from Michigan and Wisconsin, have
been placed On the-extreme south
ern part of the French front. They
are on German soil. and close to
Switzerland.
The Austrian offensive opened up
Saturday morning, June 10. The
attack began on a front of nearly
$50 miles. and by Monday morn
ing 80 Austrian divisions, over a
No gains OF any Importance were
made during the first few days and
most of the ground thatrwas gained
during the first of the attack was
re-captured Immediately. Guns and
prisoners were captured by both
sides. During the first three days.
A Austrian aerOplanes were brought
down, while only one allied plane
was lost. The Austrians opened
the battle with the fire of Z 800 guns.
On Saturday. June %, the Aus
trian forces which had crossed the
Piave river at three points and had
advanced over four miles at the
sOuthernmOst poiut close to the
mouth of the river, were driven
back over the river and over forty
/ thousand Austrians were captured
with many guns and military sep-
plies. BY Monday the Italians had
crossed the Piave at various points
and bad formed bridgeheads to pro-
tect the crossing of the river. Ital-
| ian cavalry was reported east of the
river pursuing the enemy.
This is one of the gteatest victo-
ries of the war and it will have a
profound effect in AastrO- Hungary,
1t seems at present not to be the in.
tention of Italy to cross the. PiaTe
| river in force, but they have beer
attacking to the north in the noun
tains on small scale, Strengthening
| their lines.
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1918-07-04
w. C. WILSON ANNOUNCES
FOR REPRESENTATIVE

To the People of Smith County:
After careful deliberatioH / have
again yielded to the wishes and solicit
tations of my friends. 1t is very graf
flying to have a renewal of your ex-
pressions of confidence and good Mill.
/ left home last Monday morning to
attend county court with no inteptfop
of entering the race for repre> entatiVe
Owing to the health of my family it's
a great sacrifice to me to make this
race. My friends call; duty demands.
1 am willing to sacrifice my own pei
sOnal interests to serve the people 81
large and those who have stood Loyalty
by. Tt is just four weeks until the
election. 1t will be impossible to make
a close canvass, but want to speak il
possible in every district in the county
to present my claims and give an acE
count of my stewardship. I am OP<
posed for this nomination by a true
Christian gentleman who shall have
fair and courteous treatment at nay
hands, for life is too short and the
hereafter too long for men to do any
thing but, the right. So on the first OF
August is election day. My case is ia
your hands. You are both judge and
jury and your verdict await. With
best wishes for you and yours, I an
yours to serve.~
PRF.-68s--XXxLSON.
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1918-07-04
COUNTY COURT has LIGHT SESSION.

i
The summer term of Smith
county quarterly court convened
last Monday with Judge David
Hodges presiding and 40 magis
trates were present. Deputy
Sheriff Jordan Gam, who is als5
the democratic nominee for
sheriff, in the absence of lSheriff
Dean, opened the court. Divine
assistance was invoked by Esq.
III. T. Key.
The report of Chairman
Hodges showed, according to
trustee settlement of June 25th
amounts due the various funds
as follows:
County fund 1877. 68
School fund ---------- SCI 1856. 83
High school fund - S 800. II
Road fund ----------$ :; 900. 90
Esq, w. B. Wyatt of Chestnut
Mound, was elected a notary
public.
The amount of $3.50, which
will be supplemented by a like
amount by the Government,
was appropriated to maintain
an agricultural demonstrators fol
Smith county. -
The following men were select.
ed as a venire from which tc
select the juries of the August
term of criminal court: Isl
district, A, J. Petty; End N. B,
Kemp. Bird A. D. Haynie, 4tf
Jim Taylor. 9Th L. P. .Grigg. 6tf
H. W. Hackett. 7th Thomas
Bates. 9th Luther Mcdonald
9th w. T. Williams. 10th James
.Wiofrey, 18th J. D. Russell
18th A, F. Cutrell, 18th Bur-
Williams, 14th N. B. Agee, 15tt
G. J. Thomas. 18th r. A. Gibbs
and Comp Armistead. It'll
Andy Thomas and p. W.. House
1 18th j. T. Marks, 10Th Logar
Thomas, Goth Jim Boze, 21st o
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1918-07-04

Our program for troop despatch is
five months ahead of the schedule.
Evidently Uncle Sam has made a
new schedule.
The British Air Force is going to
try an experiments by flying some
aerOplanes from the Unites States
to France. If successful, most of
our aeroplanes will go that way
The aerOplanes will first fly to the
Azores Islands 1l6O miles, thence to
Portugal, and from there to France.
Three American divisions, having
completed their training with the
british, have been retired into the
american army which is now being
formed. T. - --
OF the LOCO. ESQ men the United
States has now in friends, it is es-
simated that $50, 600 VIII be in the
Zine. The balance are troops who
will keep up the roads, rail roads,
supply workers and medical staff
behind the line. -'--->.-ss - .----..- =
The British crop of wheat, barley,
potatoes, oats. etc, are. tOdate, bet
ter than ever before known, aud
about 2,O0O,OOO tons of shipping will
be saved for other purposes.
Another great German attack,
this time on the British lines, is
daily expected and everything pos
sible is being done to meetit. While
it is thought that the British may
be attacked, yet the blow may fall
on the French lines from Rheims to
south of VerduR, Ia which case the
American sector viii be included in
the fighting.
Three million Americans will be
under arms by August /, and four
million by January l, 1919, which
will use up about all of the first
class. One million will be in France
by July-I, and by the first of uext
year over million and a half.
On June 10 oversee, 900 Americans
We're in France; one week later over
100000 were there or on their way.
Congress has authorized an in.
crease of the marines from 81, 600 tC
131, 4s5. Five new squadrons of de,
stroyers will be sent to European
waters this year Within the mex
two months there. will be IA sub
marine chasers over there; and &
division of superdreadnoughts (bat
tleshipsl will also be added to Oul
fleet over there.
Two more American divisions art
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1918-07-04
JOHN f. PERRY ANNOUNCES
vz FOR THE STATE SENETE

IN this issue of the Courier will be
the, Hon. John E. Perry of Wilson
county for the nomination for state
senator from Smith and Wilson
counties, subject to the action of the
cotton of the democratic primary to
be held August /. Heretofore the
democrats of these two counties
have been alternating in selecting
biie nominees for this office and this
Practice is still in force, but under
TIE new primary election law, it APP
pears that the elections are now to
be held in each Oe the counties. Mr..
Perry made shoct visit to Smith
county first of the week and made a
forable imression on large number
OF voters He is a successful far
|mer, living on Lebanon h. 5, and is
.Hecognized as one of Wilson
e0unty's best men. During the
1907 session of the legislature, he
served as floterial representative
from Wilson aud Davidson cOun-
ties with honor to- himself and con-
stituencY. For II years he repre-
sented his district III the Wilson
CoHnty Court and is county sur
yeyor.
Mr. Perry solicits the votes of the
democrats of Smith county on his
own merits and invites an investi.
CATION of his record as q public Off.
cGal and private citizen. If elected
Nr. Perry assures the people sthai
be will faithfully aud impartially
discharge 8is-dutiest< having in
Mind at all times tire interests of the
peop1e of Smitb,county as well a
those of Wilson.
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1918-07-04
RED CROSS CHAPTER AND %
AUXlLIARlES MAKE SHIPMENT

= The Smith County Chapter
and auxiliaries shipped to Allan
ia Wednesday four large boxes.
One box contained twelve COM
fort pillows. seven layettes and
149 garments for refugee chill
dren from1 to 10 years old. The
second box contained 189 hospi-
tai garments and IL sweaters.
The third box cantained 180
large cotton pads, and the fourth
box contained 10 many-taTled
bandges, 5 T-bandges, 10 triang-
ular bandges, 20 gauze wipes, e
large shot bags, 100 gauze com
presses, 48O 5-yard rolls and Z
comfort pillows.
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1918-07-04

A. High, 22nd P. L. Walden, 23rd.
w. D@Duke. ''-'-'
At the coming August cleo.
ton the various districts of the
county will elect Justices of the
peace. Last Monday a number
of the justices announced that
they would stand for reelection
while some said they would not.
Therefore, it is evident that there
will be more or less change in the
personnel Of the rcourt when it
convenes for the October term,
John A. Kemp, who has so eff
GENTLY served as county clerk
for the past eight years, officiat-
ed at the last session of the
quarterly court last Monday, as
he will retire from the office in
September. As yet Mr.. Kemp
has made no announcement as
to what business he will engage
in after his retirement from
office.
In addition to the election OF
magistrates on August 1st, the
people will also vote for THEN
choice of all the county officials
chancellor, supreme judges
members of the court of civi
appeals, circuit and crimina
court judges and attorney-gener
al. On this date party primaries
will be held for the selection o.
nominees fog governor, United
states senator, congressman
state senators, representatives
in the legislature. and othe
officials to be elected at. tn
regular November election.
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1918-07-04
3 Day at Camp Pike

SIDle I'd nave III CAMP IIASs 4uSy
have plenty to eat. good, COM
Portable cots to sleep on. int
feather beds) but good iron cots,
with good springs and plenty of
cover, mothers, and these are all
taken out into the open sunlight
and aired every day.
And then there are the Y M.
C. A. buildings and Red Cross
cottages over the grounds at
convenient places, with their
delightful air of healthy moral
atmosphere, which stand wide
open to all with their ever ready
hand to help at all times, even
to furnish free the postage
stamp if necessary to carry home
a letter to father and mother
And then the Young Women's
Christian Association Building.
known as tn Hostess House,
with its big wide porches. where
the boys go and rest and listen
to the band and meet and chat
with their friends and acquaint-
ances. and take a lemonade Oh
an ice cream cone and talk about
things back hOme', and watch
the ever rolling, big procession.
And the camp Library. with
it's thousands of volumes, and
big easy chairs, where the bows
go and get good books and
magazines and papers to read,
and near by the Liberty Theatre
which will seat several thousand
who go and are entertained by
the best of moving picture
shows, And then the tennis
grounds and baseball grounds
and other things to break the
monotony of camp life, and
above all the great Democracy
of it, boys and men from differ
ent states meeting and miugling.
each one just as good and just
as big as all the rest, with the
same uniform and the same di-
cipline and the same treatment.
1 The rich mans son and poor
mans son all look alike TO uncle
Sam, and the man from the CUT
side. as we'll as we'll as from the
inside.
Don't worry about your boy.
He's all right. If you are asked
to give anything to the Red
Cross or the Y. M. q. A. at any
, time, or help your Government
to raise funds, or do anything
! else in this great cause. don't
. for moment hesitate Give
your last dollar, if necessary.
, Remember. when you are doing
) this you are helping your boy
and mine, and your neighbors,
| boys who are preparing to fight
| our cause, and who may be
called on to give his life for US.
i This is the message from the
boys in camp and at the front,
and | give it to you because
knew you would like to hear it.
r L. A. LIGON.