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SPIES BALK AIR
PLANS, SOLON SAYS
Continued From PAGE 1.)

rights to the Sunbeam motor, which
he said has been used with consider
able success in English battle planes.
ONE AIRPLANE SHIPPED
Lieut.. Col. FL Lester Jones of the
supply division Of the signal corps
testified before the senate military
committee today that only one air
plane had been shipped to Europe by
this government since We entered the
war.
This statement was made in re-
Spouse to a question asked by Senator
Wadsworth of New York, who
charged that government omcials were
making deliberate effort through
the copmittee on public information
to mislead the public regarding the
fact as to the airplane situation.
PICTURES CALLED MISLEADING
( Senator Wadsworth displayed list
Of captions for pictures sent out by
the committee for use on March 30,
telling Of great numbers of airplanes
bodies which are now waiting ship
ment to France. He said he had called
the committee to say that these wore
untrue and had been told the infor-
nation came from the signal corps.
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attacks which are developing today
may mark the beginning of second
phase of the battle German military
writer's in the last few days have been
limiting that surprises were IN store
for the British and there has been
much discussion of the possibility OF
b German drive for the coast, with the
channel ports of NCalais and Dunkirk
as the detectives.
HUN BUSHES BLOCKED
Repeated attacks were made by the
enemy along the valley Of the Somme
in the neighborhood of Beaumont
Hamel, Puisieux and Moyenneville,
the rficial statement says. They
were repulsed. The statement adds:
Severe fighting took place again
yesterday evening and during the
night astride the Somme and north
ward from Albert to Boyelles. Re-
peate6 attacks were made by the en-
envy along the valley of the Somme
and in the neighborhood of Beaumont
Hamel, PuisieuxI and Moyenneville
They were repulsed.
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BRIT0N DENIES
ENEMY CLAIMS

London, March 27.-(Dslsysd)-
England. IN considering her losses In
the lighting in France must take into
consideration the usual German e1as.
geration." Major General Jredazick B.
Maurice, chief director Of military
operations at the war once said to-
day.
TN the past" he declared, "the Ger
mans have usually given the captures
Of prisoners and guns In round num-
bers not 40 actually counted, but a.
anticipated from the general situation.
Il ID reasonable to assume that the
same thing IL being done now.
"Our total loss Of guns, either from
falling into the hands Of the enemy or
By being Knocked out 10 about 600, &C
cording to the best Information. This
compares with tbe German claim Of
063.
Probably the same ratio holds
good regarding German claims Of pris-
oners and II must be remembered that
the Germans count Of prisoners In.
cludcs many Of our wounded whom We
were unable to take with ~.
I'VE have lost probably about 100
tanks which we used extensively in
counter attacks"
General Maurice said tho war once
WAS giving out the news - quickly
AID a. fully % it was received and he
urged The public to BIO patient.
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WOMEN TO HAVE JOBS
IN US. CANTONMENTS

Chicago, March 2S.-Women tele-
phone operators, stenographers and
clerks will take the place Of men at
divisional headquarters in the various
cantonments, w. s. Macarthur Of the
war department committee on CLASH
fcation Of personnel in the army, told
Joint conference Of Society Of Indus
trial engineers and Western Efficiency
congress, here today He explained
that the measure is part OF broad
general plan for systematic employ
ment Of women so as to release men
for service at the front
Women's part in industry in war
times was discussed from various
angles by several speakers. They
generally agreed that for like work
the women should receive equal pay
with the men.
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Krupp's Factory
Credited With
ZO-Mi1e Cannon

4 MsTERDAM, March a.
II The gun with which the
= Germans are bombardlng
Paris 10 . product Of the krupp
works at Essen. Emperor VIII
liam has sent a telegram Of
thanks to Or. krupp Won 1ohisn
and haibaeh, the head Of the
krupp works. The telegram
reads:
"ey the bombardment Of Paris
from distance Of considerably
more than 100 kilomsters, your
new gun has brilliantly stood the
test. by the manufacture Of the
gun you have added 4 new page
70 the fame and history Of krupp.
I therefore express 70 you and all
your co-worksrs my imperial
thanks for this achievement Of
German science and labor"
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AGENTS.
JOBS ARE GONE

Chicago, March 28.-Regional direc
tor of railways, r. H. Ashton, on be
half Of Director General McAdoo, hai
issued an order practically prohibiting
the advertising of any competitive
features and attractions Of the car
riers. The terms Of the order are al
follows:
Discontinue the custom Of ex-
plotting train service, pleasure or
health resorts and the like until
further notice.
Discontinue all forms of adver.
Using such as pictures, calendars,
wall maps, etc.
Confine newspaper and other ad-
vertising to giving Of necessary
information to the public.
Standardize all time table fold
ers and limit their distribution to
avoid waste.
Folders must be purely in
formative and contain no adver-
Using Of luxurious trains, claims
of superior service or extraneous
matter of any description.
A general committee Of railway OF
ficials is now in Washington to worl
out a new plan Of publicity with Mr.
McAdoo. Advertising lands for i'm
migrants in the west and publicity fol
the national parks are among the sub
jects under consideration by this com
mittee, it is said.
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.ARGARDENS
GIVEN SPACE
BURLINGTON ROAD DONATES
RIGHT OF WAY FOR INcREAs-
ING FOOD CROPS

The Burlington railroad has again
offered the use Of the right Of way
along its 1878 miles Of road for the
growing Of food stuffs. This Is done in
cooperating with ! the governments
plan for advocating war gardens. Not
only does this company offer its right
Of way but 1t has gone SO far as to. Of
fer tho use Of Its agricultural depart
n.ent to help determine the more desir-
able and profitable crop to grow in
each locality. Those desiring tract Of
this land should make application
either to the station agent or the FORE
man Of the section on which the tract
is located. Preference in the selection of
plots will be given as follows: first,
company employees; second. adjacent
property owners; third, the general
public.
Last year there were $500 gardens
on the Burlington right Of way aver
aging half an acre each in size and
Thousands Of dollars worth Of food
stuffs were raised and it is the desire
Of the company that the public take
hold of this proposition and double the
amount OF vegetables produced.
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$500 WOMEN
BOOST LOAN
IOWA CAMPAIGN WILL BE EN-
THUSIAsTIc; ONLY ONE
STACKER COUNTY.

Des Moines, March 2S.-Thirty-f FIVE
hundred women Of Iowa. organized
IN ninety-eight counties. will help carry
this state "over the top" in the Third
Liberty Loan campaign to be Launched
April 6.
This was the report placed today be.
fore the conference Of district and
county, chairmen of the women's Lib.
erty Loan committee of Iowa, meeting
here to discuss final plans for their
part In the campaign.
In only one county, 1t was said. has
the cooperation of women been re.
jected, and the name >of this county
was withheld. In the other ninety.
eight, organization is complete. More
than 100 women we're in attendance at
today's meeting, which was presided
over by Mrs. w. w. Marsh OF Water
loo, state chairman.
Round table discussions occupied
part of the day, supplementing several
addresses. Mrs. George Bass Of Wash
ington, D. c., identified with the ma
tfonal women's Liberty Loan commit.
tee, talked on woman's part In the
great war, of her sacrifice OF son. hus'
band or brother, and of the part WON
en- could play in disposing Of bonds
particularly to the small investor.
: Miss Grace Dixon OF Chicago, fed
eral reserve district chairman fol-
women In the forthcoming campaign
declared that only this would insure
fullest success for the loan. The report
on organization in Iowa was present
- h., Mics Jnla Cnshman vice chAi r
man for the state, and it was an
nounced that DR.. Jeffrie McJones Of
Webster City has been made director
of public speaking for this state in
the women's campaign
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YANKEE AMBULANCE
MEN ARE DECORATED

Paris March 2S.-Three officers and
eleven men of the United States army
ambulance corps have been decorated
with the war ar, cross by the French 9Gw
honor are Lieutenant Joseph Green.
wood dissection 633; Lieutenant A. D.
Kinsley, Lieutenant o. F. Dober;
Privates, L. e. Timson, A. U. Cro4by,
:. F. Fitzpatrick, Robert E. CAT, G.
v. Tompkins, J. T. Jones, J. s. Wood,
Richard Baker, Peter U. Muir OF sec.
ton SIC: and Privates, Richard Y.
Bnel and George R. Butler Of section
e42
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EIGHT CITIES GET
EMPLOYMENT OFFICE

The employment service that is to
be opened IN Ottumwa loon. is one Of
eight such offices that the government
and state will maintain throughout
Iowa. Ottumwa IL one Of these and a
few days ago A. l. .Urick, state labor
commissioner, In letter to the Com
mercial club said that Ottumwa's Of
flee would be. opened perhaps next
week.
AdvicAs received today from Wash
ington state that seven other cities be-
sides Ottumwa will have IN employ
ment service Installed. These are Dav-
export. Cedax Rapids, Des Moines.
Lennox, Mason City. Waterloo and
Crsston.
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LITTLE BENNY,s
NOTE BOOK
By LEE PAPE
BY LEE PAPE



We was eating suppir today. and
pom sed, Well. well, how time flies, IL !
may be permitted to coin . phase.
Thersday alreddy sed ma.
I'm thinking Of sumthing mulch
more important than that in the werld's
history, sed pop, I'm thinking that q
week frum today Ill be 40 yeers old.
Gosh, pop, how does it feel to be that
old7 ssd.
Every time you open your mouth you
show ignorants. see pop. don't you know
that 40 10 the prime Of life, the hsydey
Can you remember wen you was a
boyf sed.
Say, look at heer. telling you sum-
thing seems to be about as mulch good
rs pouring information on a ducks
back, sed pop. Wy, You poor little
dunts, 40 has always bin the age Of
conquest, the age OF achievement, Co
cred Americka, Warrington was ixack-
~ 40 wen he crossed the Delaware, and
Shakespeer was ixactly 40 wen he rotc
Hamlet, Mack Beth and King Leer. YOU
don't begin tosrealixe that you're alive
till you're 40, wy. ut 10 you Just begin
ming life.
Wen, do people genrelly live mulch
longer after they're 10? sed.
Are you finished your suppir, sAA
pop.
I haven't ate my dizxert yet, sed.
I'm glad to heer 1t, you martch your
self rite out OF heer without II, and II I
heer 80 mulch ~ q peep OUT Of you ON
the way, you wont know weather thu
house fell down or blew up, but you'll
proberly think Il was both. now msrtch
sed pop.
VYlnl1 Aid "a.
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CAR SHORTAGE
STOPS PAVING
CONTRACTOR SAYS coNsTRUc-
TON WORK - THRGATRNEp;
APPEAL TO M'Aooo.

The inability to get cars to ship the
materials needed, will probably cost
Ottumwe more OF less Of it, payinE
now under Hay ana II prospect for
this year. s''E
Contractor J. G. Bunk consulted
with the city officials regarding the
car shortage and said that unless
Director General McAdoo would re.
lease cars for the hauling Of the ma
,terial. the West Second street paving
would be tied up.
A letter was sent by the commits
sioners to Mr.. McAdoo asking for re.
lief in order to get the work already
started completed, and IT, set forth
the condition Of the streets and the.
need for the work.
Thefe Is lacking at least car Of
and west from Clay to Harow's
ing. more than 100 car loads Of ma
cement from Illinois, crushed granite
for the surface Of the paving and this
comes from Dakota, steel from the
east and . large quantity Of crushed
rock from wherever It is available.
1ueEO 10 AAttl0 pEOSpoCI OA COn
pleting work already started aud 1t IL
useless to start to do more unth one
IL given some cars for the shipping Of
material" said Mr.. Bunk, II told the
city commissioners this and they havs
written Mr.. McAdoo to release SUI
hcient cars to get our material here,
Just now everything that does not
have direct bearing on war work must
suffer % regards shipping and the con
struction work Of the county IL severe.
ly hit for lack Of cars to handle
material"
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ELECTRIC WIRES
GUARD ZEEBRUGGE

Amsterdam, March 2s.-At Zeebrug-
re the German navy and aerial base
on the Belgian coast, the Germans
have adopted a new method Of catch
Ing hostile airmen. Toward evening,
the frontier correspondent Of the Tele-
graaf reports, the Germans send up
twenty captive balloons without crews,
attached to electrified steel cables.
The electric barriers are said to con-
stitute a menace to all alrmen COM
ing in contact with 1t.
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LIVING COSTS
STILL RISING
sucAR LEADS IN UPWARD
THRYsT; uhos DROP
t-te ~ = 'nRR tn ~ 7ss 49,

Washington, D. c., March 2s.-Food
prices took another jump Of Per cent
from January IL to February Is, max
ing a total increase OF FL per cent for
the year ending en- the latter date, the
bureau of labor statistics announced
today.
Only three OF sixteen standard ar
tioles failed to advance while eight in
creased and hve did not change.
Sugar showed tho greatest increase Of
IL per cent, hens, 10; round steak, &;
sirloin steak, chuck roast and butter,
2; ham, /; lard less than 1 per cent.
Eooe LEAD RETREAT
Eggs took the sharpest decline Of 8
per cent, pork chops :. and bacon I
per cont.
In the year ending February Is. po-
tatoes alone dropped IN price the de-
crease being IS per cent. Increases In.
cluded: --
Corn meal II, bacon 81, lard 81,
ham 80, hens and milk Is, sugar 30,
pork chops 20.
For Ave years ending February 1918,
food increased Sc per cent, every ar.
ticle advancing more than 40 per cent.
GERMANY IS HARD HIT
Cost Of living in Germany has in
creased from 200 to 500 per cent while
wages Of the working people have
only Increased 50 per cent. Figures
Of the bureau Of labor statistics an
nounced today show the food cost to the
average German family for one week
to be 1891 compared with $5.98 be-
fore the war started, or IN increase Of
lit per cent. Fuel, clothing, shoes and
other necessary commodities have In
creased more rapidly than food.
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LOCAL NEWS ITEMS

Mrs. Harry Evans and sons Dick
and Billy are visiting at the home of
the formers sister, Mrs. Harry Alcott
south of the city.
W. l.. Halden of Centerville arrives
tonight to spend few days at the
N. F. Reed home, BIG North Court
street.
M. and Mrs. David Eakins, from
south of the city are visiting at the
home of their daughter Mrs. Roy Judd
306 South Willard street.
Misses Ethel and Jennie Williams
of Grinnell college are visiting with
their classmates, Miss Lois King, 125
North Sheridan avenue, and Miss
Mary Heindel, 1872 East Maple avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Smith and son
Eugene of Kansas City are visiting at
the tome of Mr. and Mrs. Marion
Smith, sol Hamilton street, en- route
to Seattle to make their home.
Miss Marion Hallberg, who is at
tending Northwestern university at
Evanston, ILL.,, arrives tonight to spend
the Easter vacation with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hallberg, 428
North Jefferson street.
Miss Mary Colbert who has been in
Fort Logan, Colo, the past few months
10 visiting at the home of her mother.
Mrs. E1ie Colbert, 1921 Prairie
avenue.
Miss Leila Moss, who is student
at Northwestern university, will re.
turn tonight to spend the Easter vaca-
ton at the home Of her aunt, Mrs. N.
r. Reed, 316 North Court street. Her
roommate, Miss Mary Esther Schneck
Of Mt. Carmel, ILL.,, will also be q
guest at the Reed home.
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GERMANS LOOT MiNsk

Moscow, March 26.-(Delayed.)-An
American who escaped from Minsk
two days after: the Germans occupied
the city has reached Moscow and re-
ports the local population there much
incensed against the invaders. Polish
troops who assisted 1000 Germans in
capturing Minsk, he says, were amaz-
ed and disguised when, two days after
the occupation, the Germans seized
their armored motor cars and an
the Germans alone would
police the city.
A motor car, carts and wagons were
Communicated by the Germans who at
once began to seize all foodstuffs. This
speedily turned the population against
them.
The American says movement
against the invaders is expected. The
Germans are said to have very little
artillery.
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CLOTHING CLINIC
FORLOCAL WOMEN

= Practical demonstrations on clothing
conservation, a problem which il grow
ing more serious to women every day,
will be given in Ottumwa on April 9. by
Miss Janet g. Cation Of Iowa State col
lege.
Miss Cation. who 10 an expert along
this line. Will talk at noon to the d.
rectors Of the Women's division Of the
farm bureau. and in the afternoon will
lecture at an open meeting for all Of
tumwa women. She will discuss present
day clothing problems, give suggestions
&c to re-making old garments and give
practical help in all possible ways. All
who are interested are asked to attend
the meeting
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STELLER TELLS
OF HUN CRIMES.
CAPTAIN OF G COMPANY MOVING
NEARER FRONT SEES GER.
MAN ATRoc'T'Es.

A letter received by L. A. Andrew
from Captain Edward Steller tells Of
the crimes the Germans committed In
the villages formerly held BY them In
1914. The letter, written February Is,
says that the boys are In good health
and training hard. Following are ex-
cerpts from the letter:
| 1--WE have now moved up to within
hearing distance OF the big guns end
the game il growing moro and more
Interesting. The Nboys are in good
health and shape and still training
hard.
"The French soldier in this locality
10 q much better man physically than
back whore We we're and ID confident
Of beating the boche..
HUNS COMMIT CRIMES
we passed through many villages
formerly held by the Germans In 1914
and the crimes they committed are
such that they cannot be written.
Murder. arson, DtllAge and worse is
visible on every hand and Il some OF
those sooalled pac1dsts could SEQ what
I have they would be glad to stop the
Huns On TIM side Of the Atlantic.
the Russian situation - undoubt-
edly bad, but he moro Of that front
tho bochs grab tA4 moro troops they
must send to hod Il for Rsssia Like
he1ico can only thrive BY rsvolu.
'Ths sz1ias are holding nioely in
Italy and q FIX Iris westsfn front
the HUNS kaxs q surprise coming to
them. We aze al set for the long
promised drive and are seodlng ave
shells to thelr one IN along the whole
front.
sAYo Dove FExl FINE
H1e1y ". Axnn1d Of q Company,
1854 y. q infsntsy, has written let
tor to his mother, Mr.. J. =. Nallonse,
607 Summit street, In which he says
that he u back again with the @ COM
pany boys and that they are fins
healthy looking bunch.
I, We are al IN fine condition and l
am enjoying Lilo over here fine. Our
meals ars good and tho weather Il
quite warm - you know Mis- close to
summer"
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I was . great sufferer from Liver.
Kidney and Heart trouble. My limbs
were swollen and could scarcely do
any work. Doctored with several DIFF
ferent< doctors, including Rochester
doctors and received no benefit. I
finally consulted Dr. Shallenberger,
the Chicago Specialist, and he cured
me. To any one suffering with trouble
like mine could highly recommend
him. Mrs. George Boerenz, Little Co.
dar, Iowa.
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belief as to Russian unreadiness
caused us to stimulate Count Bercht-
old to the greatest possible energy
Meanwhile the attitude of England
was absolutely pacific and the English
press protested against the political
exploitation Of the Sarajevo murders
but 1t sternly reproved the crime. 1t
at once understood that the unprece.
denied ultimatum which under 'stimu-
lation' from Berlin, Count Berchtold
had launched at Serbia meant war.
Still Sir Edward Grey, did not despair
and the former German ambassador
bears the strongest testimony to the
sincerity Of his UNIV carrying efforts to
calumlniously assert he provoked.
KAISER FORCED WAR
"a hint from Berlin would have
been enough to make Count Berchtold
less satisfied with diplomatic sue.
cess and to cause his acquiescence in
the Serbian reply What happened!
This hint was not given, on the
contrary we pressed for war Sir Ed
ward besought Germany to make q
proposal Of her own; we insisted
upon war The Russian foreign min.
lister made urgent appeals and definite
declarations and later the Russian en-
peror sent positively humble tele.
grams in vain Then Germany cut
short all hopes Of peace by herself de.
claring warmly Prince Lichnowsky
speaks Of the perfidy' of the policy he
was used to cloak but it is not chiefly
upon sentimental or even upon moral
grounds that he condemned the Ger
man system.
MILITARIsrs WE'RE Determined
"Prussian 'militarists' were bent on
war which was essential to their own
class interests.
when the former ambassador visit
ed Wilhelmstrasse on his return from
London he was told that in any case
there would have been war In 1916,
but then Russia would have been
ready and 50 it was better now In
the face Of these facts, many of which
must have pasted under his eyes,
Lichnowsky is not astonished that the
rest Of the world should look upon
German policy as 1t does. He finds 1t
Ineligible that the allies should, vow
the destruction Of system which is
q permanent menace to Germany's
neighborhoods, that they should be
afraid to spare the system, lest Ger.
many should presently force another
defensive war upon them; and that
they should look upon Germany as
still ruled by a caste Of feudal knights
and junkers.'
FUTURE NOT PROMISING
"He does not consider that her
future prospects are brilliant. Cen.
trail Europe he declared, Is medi.
evalism, and archaeological Is a
cul de sac The struggle she has pro-
voked will end In triumph for her op-
ponehts and she will remain alone
with Austria and Hungary. Such Is
the punishment he foresees for her
folly and her perfdy in provoking the
bloodiest war that has ever scourged
the nations Of the world"