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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-01-22
FAIRFIELD WILL
NOT TEACH GERMAN

Fairfield, Jan. 21.-At a board meet
ing recently it was decided to discon-
time the teaching Of German in the
public schools at the end Of this year
There has been considerable opposi-
tion to its being taught for some little
time, both amongst the students and
their parents as well. In doing this,
Fairfield is following precedent that
has been established by large num-
Der of schools and colleges all over
the country and also at the request Of
the Iowa State Council of Defense TO
all Iowa school boards to take this
step as q war measure
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-01-22
CHECK WORKER
is BUSY IN IOWA

Iowa City. Jan. 21.-Police and de-
tectives are hunting the forger who
signed the name of Homer Samuels, a
brick manufacturer of Muscatine. 10
a check for SITS, and tried to pass it
at the First National bank in Iowa
City The bankers grew suspicious;
asked him to come again in an hour,
after they had had time to verify the
checks soundness by wire. They
found it was bogus, but the man, Of
course. had vanished. In the mean
time. however, posing as I'D. Sam
uels," he drew a bogus check in favor
q Clyde Townsley, and had it cashed,
thereon at the garage of Kennedy and
Thatcher. Then he Jumped" the
town.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-01-22
KNITTING FOR HERSELF.

McGregor, Jan. 21.-The McGregor
Red Cross heard that an aged woman
living on a farm near Monona who is
a native Of Germany had sheared the
wool from her goat. carded and spun
it and dyed it with dyes made from
bark and flowers and was knitting
sweater for the Red Cross out of the
yarn.
A membe- of the McGregor Red
Cross followed up the story, learned
the lady's name and wrote for verifi-
cation of the report.
A letter from Mrs. Shebonda sub.
Stimulates the story and closes with
the statement, But am not knitting
it for the Red Cross, made it for my
self"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-01-22
WELL KNOWN ALBA
MAN DIES SUDDENLY

Abba. Jan. 2l.-J. A. Gatchell, a
we'll known business man of this city,
died suddenly at his home here Sun.
day at 2 a. m. Over exertion is be-
]ieved to have contributed to his
death, he having ridden horseback
Saturday to Buxton and when taken
ill Sunday morning died before a ply
sician could be summoned. He was
40 years of age.
For some time he had operated the
Central Supply Co., but recently was
engaged in second hand business. His
wife, one daughter, Mrs. Lawrence
Chichester and one grandchild. also a
brother in Kansas, survive him. The
funeral arrangements have not been
completed.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-01-22
CERRO GORDO COUNTY
HAS HEATLESS RULE

Mason City, Jan. 21.-Mason City
md the other municipalities in Cerro
Hordo county will feel the coal con-
deviation order of the east, although
fery mildly.
The fuel committees for Mason City
Ind the county today issued orders
cutting an hour from the business days
lin Mason City, Clear Lake and other
towns for the purpose of saving coal.
This order extends to billiard halls,
theaters, barber shops and other es.
adjustments, exempting only hotels
md cafes
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-01-22
MUTUAL TELEPHONE
co. ELECTS OFFICERS

Bloomfield, Jan. 2l.-The stockhold
ers of the Mutual Telephone company
of Davis county held their annual
meeting and elected the following Off
GERS: r. D. Sullivan. president; w. P
Huffman. vice president; w. H. Wise
man. secretary: c. II. Fortune. The
executive board is composed Of R. D
Sullivan, G. w. Phillips and S. S
Standby The directors voted to take
up the matter Of connecting with the
long distance lines and effect work
ing agreement il possible.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-01-22
GOOD SPEAKERS BOOKED,

Ames. Jan. 21.-A telegram from
Washington gives assurance that Iowa
men and women who attend Farm
and Home Week at Iowa State Col
lege, Jan. % to Feb. 2, will hear init
mate inside stories of the war in Eu-
rope from men who know it at first
hand, This message stated that the
National Council of Defense is send
ing to Ames Joseph Grew, who was
secretary to Ambassador Gerard in
Germany for five years preceding the
declaration Of war aaginst Germany
and Hugh Gibson, secretary to Minis
ter Brand Whiuock in Belgium.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-01-22
WILL RESIST
EARLY CLOSING
JoeBERs OBJECT TO PROPOSAL
BY RAILROADS TO SHUT
FREIGHT HOUSES At 4 P. N.

Local shippers will resist the eff
forts of the railroads to close their
freight houses at p m. each day
The proposal was made to the jobbers
at their meeting Friday night in the
Commercial club when among the
{ traffic matters discussed was the
early closing of the various local
freight depots.
The jobbers opposed the proposition
)son the grounds that the cities that are
Il competing points with Ottumwa have
2 no such rule to contend with and they
feel that Ottumwa with a limited time
for the delivery Of its freight at the
depots would give the other points an
advantage.
It developed in the discussion that
the reason assigned for the move on
the port of the roads is the reduction
Of overtime that is quite common in
\ the freight houses the greater part OF
the year.
Roads Say Its Bound to Come.
Railroad agents declare that it
must come ultimately. They say that
the closing of the, freight houses for
receiving shipments at 4 p. m. VIII
!, not obviate overtime entirely, but will
J lessen it. They say that for about
nine months of the year the rush OF
freight to the depots at the close OF
business in the jobbing houses. or
about S p m. each day, swamps the
freight handling forces and the cleri-
cal STATS as well. These employees
are often required to work through
without supper until late in the even
ing.
Hard to Keep Employees.
Overtime is allowed the men, but
the roads say that difficulty is ex-
Nperienced in holding employees in serv-
ice during these periods because of
the little time afforded the men after
working hours in the evening. Sat
urdays the freight houses close at
p. m. and this is the only day, declare
the agents, wheR the men are assured
aof getting home in time for supper.
The proposition is being held in
|labeyance pending similar rules being
\ enforced in competing points upon
II which the local shippers insist.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-01-22
CONVICTS HELPING
THE WAR MEASURES

Fort Madison, Jan. 2l.-Five hun
dred prisoners in the penitentiary
here are doing their bit by conserving
on fOodstuffs.
BY conserving on sugar. -four, meats
and other commodities they are aid
ing the country and cutting down the
expense Of the institution.
Although the men are deprived of
their citizenship they resent any in
ference that they are enemies of their
country and are willing to do all in
their power to aid the nation in war.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-01-22
FARMERS LOSE PIGS.

Traer, Jan 21--G. c. Blochwitz
banker at Dinsdale, wanted pigs to
place on a farm in which he is in,
terested He instructed his father who
lives in Wisconsin, to purchase car
load and ship them here The hogs ar
rived several weeks ago. Three or
four farmers wanted to buy few OF
them and MI Blochwitz let them have
them, retaining about sixty head.
Cholera was evidently contracted on
the trip, which, took a week, as the
animals grew sick soon after their
arrival. They have been dying stead.
lily. Mr.. Blochwitz has lost all of his
except five and the other farmers
have lost nearly all of theirs.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-01-22
CONSERVE COAL BY
PRAYING AT HOMES

Abba, Jan 21.-The local fuel con-
servation committee is doing it's part
in conserving coal. All mid-week
meetings. of the various churches will
be held in private homes with the ex-
ception of the United Presbyterian
church. Meetings may be held in that
church. as it is heated with city heat
and it is always heated as the lecture
room is used by the Red Cross for
their work room
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-01-22
SHIPPING BOARD GETS
DIRECTOR OF TRAFFIC

z Kansas City, Mo-. Jan. 21-James
F. Holden, vice president in charge of
TRAFFIC for the Kansas City Southern
railway, has been appointed super.
visor Of transportation and traffic for
the federal shipping board, according
\ to a telegram from Washington re.
ceived at the Offices of the road here
The appointment was made by Secre.
tary McAdoo.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-01-22
JOHN Atkinson DIES.

Abba, Jan 21-The death of John
Atkinson occurred at his home north
of Abba Friday afternoon from apo
plexy He with his family have been
residing on the Terry Fullerton farm
He leaves wife and three children.
one married daughter living in the
west, Arthur and Cecil at home. The
funeral services were conducted at the
home at 10 o'clock this morning. The
remains will be taken to Illinois for
burial
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-01-22
COMPLETES ITS TERMINAL

McGregor, Jan 21-The new million
dollar terminal of the Chicago. Mil
waukee and st. Paul railroad of North
McGregor has been officially turned
over to the operating and mainte-
nance department and the engineering
Office closed.
All records were shipped to Mime
apolis for final accounting.
Work on the big terminal began in
June 1916. following the disastrous
flood which swept away yards. tracks,
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-01-22
|CANADA'S GOVERNOR
GENERAL BANS BOOZE

Ottawa. Ont. Jan. 21.-Alcoholic
beverages have been banned at Rideau
Hall, the official residence Of the Duke
|of Devonshire, governor general of
|tCanada. The action of the governor
|B,eneral has been determined by the
\iecision of the government to bring
'anada under general probationary
faw.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-01-22
BLOOMFIELD HOLDS
SCHOOL CONTESTS

Bloomfield. Jan. 21-The annual
High school declamatory contest was
held here Friday night. There were
fifteen contestants and their work was
unusually good. In the oratorical
division Carl Priest won first honors:
in the dramatic Miss Kathryn Gil
more, and in humorous Miss Irma
Parks. Miss Gilmore will represent
the local school at the sub-district
contest.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-01-22
ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL
WILL BE MUCH LARGER

Rock Island. Jan 21.-It was an.
nounced today that the 1918 program
for the Rock Island arsenal contem.
plates construction of new fire proof
storage buildings to cover approx.
mately seventy acres. making the
local government manufacturing cen.
ter one of two great armies supply
depots decided on for the United
States
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-01-22
BLOOMFIELD MAN
GOES TO THIRD CAMP

Bloom field, Jan 21.-Harry Brown
Of this city. recently stationed at Fort
Sam Johnston, Fla. is one OF the men
selected for the third officers training
camp at Chattanooga, Tenn. Sam
Wray of FIT. Riley. Kansas. and Ernest
Brown OF Camp Pike, Ark. are two
other Bloomfield lads selected for the
third officers training camp.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-01-22
WALKS DOWN TOWN
ON DIST BIRTHDAY

accompanying picture of Major Hamilton taken few
friend catching his
moving the lawn with scthe despite his than
years Of
now living Al almost daily exercise Major Hamilton walk the
of too
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-01-22
pEIIA MAN RANkRuPr

Des Moines, Jan. 2l.-James E. De-
Witt of Pella, travelling salesman, has
filed voluntary bankruptcy petition in
federal court. His liabilities are listed
at $3.50. Petitioner says his only
assets consist of a trunk and wearing
apparel, valued at $3.50. They are
claimed exempt.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-01-22
MORRIS WILLIAMS,

p. S.--Here's a tip 20 buy right now
instead of waiting a few weeks. The
army trade is cut off just at present on
account of lack of coal to fire the
boats, but this will soon be remedied.
And competition will be stronger
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-01-22
Wanted

/ WANTED - EXPERIENCED MAR
ried man with small family to work
on farm by year. NJ. NJ. Dickens,
Hedrck, Ia. r. +. D. No l.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-01-22
An Expert at the Game

Lady-"Here, fellow is quarter for you.
be awful to be ane but think it's be blind"
Expert-You bet it is, num- When was blind, they
always handin me counterfeit money"
Courier want ads be phoned in to a. per word
each insertion
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-01-22
Morris William
Horse Market
HORSE SALE SATURDAY, JAN. q

We will hold the opening sale of
horses next Saturday January rs and
parties having stock Of any class they
wish to dispose of should have them
here. We can sell war horses, southern
mares and mules; also farm animals.
We have changed to Saturday on &C
trade
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-01-22
War Rejects.

We always have on hand good arm
mares and work stock rejected by the
war trade on account of being too
young, too low in measurement, or 9TH
er minor defects which stop them get
ting the war job. yet does not hurt
them at all for service. This stock we
will sell at bargain prices, and will &C
cept a limited number of u. S. bonds
in Dayment
The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1918-03-12
HAS FINGER CHOPPED OFF
TO STAY, IN WAR

| Paris, March 9.-After having
been taken out of the trenches h.l
cause of his stiff index finger. y
fearing that he would be nvi1
out of the war entirely "BohI a
lon, the American Negro p ght
ell who has been in the On For
eign Legion for nearly wee years
recently went to London and ordered
the surgeon of a military hospital
there to "chop" his finger Off.
The surgeon demurred.
"Chop it off," demanded Scanlon.
Then seeing thed oubtful look in
the surgeons eyes, Scanlon added
quickly:
"Oh, I'm no Stacker. I don't want
that finger off so l can't pull trig-
|ger again. My middle fingers still
good and they won't have me around
with my fore-fnger' stiff. can con.
vince them I've used my middle fin
ger from childhood and then they'll
let me go back to the boys in the
Legion"
Scanlon was led into the operating
room. He refused to take an anes-
thetic He said:
I've seen enough blood in this war,
and some of it's been my own.
guess | can stand little more Of It.
Get out your cleaver."
led on without
a grimace, the forefinger was cut OFF
else to the knuckle. A young Amer
ican volunteer nurse in the hospital
tainted as she held the basin, and
Scanlcn grinned in amusement as a
young doctor picked her up and car
ried her off.
Scanlon arrived in Paris last week
and is now back with the One Hun
dred and Seventieth Regiment. His
finger has completely healed. He
writes that he now has machine
gun of his own and that all is chunky
dory." Scanlon doesn't care whether
forceo not. He writes:
81 want to be where there's some
thing doing. When things start up
on the American front I want to
come over, but things amt as lively
there now as they are here"
Scanlon has taken part in a mum.
Der OF amateur bouts at thief ront and
also has been developing" several
promising young French lightweights
in the ranks. The American Legion
naire hasb cen three times wounde,l.
The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1918-03-12
EXIT TRoTsKY

Lenine and Long Hair Fall Out
London, March 11.-Leon Tortsky
and Lenine have fallen out and
,rrotsky has been dismissed as For
eign Minister after quarrel between
the two.
The differences between the two Is
said to have grown out Of the recent
peace terms made with the Germans.
Trotsky, it is said maintained that
the peace terms as agreed upon were
made under duress and threfore were
not binding and the constitutional
government Of Russia should not rat.
ify them. On the other hand Lenins
contended that the peace terms were
made in good faith and It was the
duty Of the country to stand BY them.
He further said that even II the
terms Of peace were hard that RUS
sia had number Of times compelled
in time better conditions from her
masters.
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SAFE CONDUCT FOR COUNT
Won LUxBURG TO SWEDEN

Buenos Aires, March 10.-The Brit
ish government has issued saft
conduct for Count Won Luxburg, the
former German Ambassador to Ar
gentira, to sail fer Sweden. He Will
sail shortly on the steamer Valparai
80. A safe conduct or medical at
tendant to accompany Count Vor
Luxburg>rwas issued, although sacl1
a step had been recommended be
cause of the former ambassadors
mental condition.
A dispatch from Buenos Aires
March Q said the Argentine govern
ment had requested the British mir
lister to obtain a safe conduct fo'
Won 1.uxburg. The dispotch addaN
that It was understood the American
embassy would not object to Won
Luxburg being permitted to sail.
The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1918-03-12
PARKER's SCHOOL HOUSE ITEMS
Happenings in and Around Parker's
School House

On Friday afternoon a very inter.
esting debate was held at Parker's
school. The query being; Resolved
That Cigarettes are more harmful to
the body than whiskey. Those on
the affirmative side: Mime Esth.
er Thorne, Sallie Whitehead, Tinye
johnson, Mamie Gooch. Those on
the negative were R. c. Joyner, Lew
is Griffin, John Virgins, Elijah Bos-
we'll. The judges decided in favor
of the affirmative side.
On Thursday evening at 8 o'clock
a debate is to be held at Parker's
School house. Also free concert.
After the concert, boxes will be sold,
for the benefit Of the school. Girls
in and around the neighborhood are
requested to bring boxes.
A Literary Society has been organ
lied by Miss L. M. Jones for the
grammar grades of Parker's School.
The officers were elected by ballot.
For president, Miss Sallie Whitehead
was elected. Miss Minnie Esther
Thorne was elected vice-president;
Clyde Joyner for Secretary and John
Virgins Treasurer. The program
committee are: Rosa Leigh King,
Mamie Gooch and Tinye Johnson.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. ]. Joyner and son
Clyde, also Miss Lena Jones, and
Cinnye Crisp motored to Goldsboro
Saturday afternoon. While there
they visited the asylum and other
places of interest.
Mrs. Josephine Parker and sister
Miss Lucy Edwards spent the week.
end in Raleigh with Mrs. Parker's
daughter who is attending school at
st. Mary's.
The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1918-03-12
Colored Man Helping His People

Editor of the mes:-The follow
ing which appeared in Knston Dai-
ly News of March Z, is of general in
terest, and of special interest to sew
eral of your readers; may ask your
reproducing 1t in your paper?
Jas. E. Holder
A large congregation gathered al
|St. Augustine A. M. E. Church in this
cnty on Tuesday night in response to
the call Of Rev. James E. Holder, who
charged by the State Health Depart
ment with the organizing Of the North
Carolina Negro Health and Civic
League in the state, gave on the oc-
casion, an illustrated lecture on the
hookworm and afterwards organized
thee Kinston League.
The work Of the League is to be
CARED on through local leagues or
ganized throughout. the State, and
Kinston has the honor of having the
rst one organized here. Over 40 per.
sons enrolled as members, including
all the city pastors and teachers.
DR.. J. S. Kitchener, County Health
Officer. was present and delivered a
very stirring address.
7 The kinston League, as all others
when they are organized, will be reg
istered in Raleigh at the Bureau OF
Engineering and Education, under
whose supervision Rev. Holder will
hold the Office of State Director.
The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1918-03-12
TODAY'S MARKET
COTTON
(Bv the Associated Press)

NY INC fAssociateu rressI
New York, March 1.-THE cotton
market showed renewed nervousness
today and f1uctuated widely. LIVER
pool did not fully meet the local de-
cline of Saturday and opened steady
at an advance of from two to thir-
teen points, but reactionary senti-
ment was encouraged by the expec-
tation Of smaller consumption for
February. The market eased off af-
ter the call under liquidation.
New York.. March 11.-Cotton fu-
lures opened steady with March 80,
May BIAS, July 3o.s5, October 20
80, Dec. 1856.
The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1918-03-12

On the Enemy and Garry The
First and Enter
The
SECOND LINE TRENCHES

With the American Army in France,
Sunday, March 1O.-American troops
cooperating with the French carried
out three raids opposite their sectbr
in Lorraine. The Americans swept
through the firstl inc trenches and
penetrated the second line 620 yards
back.
The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1918-03-12
THE AUSTR|ANS
ARE REFUSED
Attempt to Penetrate Lines ol
The Italians on the
Paive
GUNS SUNK RAFTS

Rome March 10.-Austrian troops
apparently making an attempt to
closs the river Palvew ere, prevented
yesterday by the Italians who sunk
their RATS in them iddle7of the river
opposite Farary, the waro flee an
n0unced today.
The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1918-03-12
NAPLES ITALY
IS BOMBED
Missiles Shower Over the City
And Kill Number of
Inhabitants
TWENTY-FIVE DROPPED

Rome. March 11-Naples was at
tackled by enemy aviators early this
morning and twenty-five bombs were
dropped. The victimsi included seven
who are inmates Of hospitals.
The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1918-03-12
TURNING WARMER /.

Washington, Naych. 411.-For Moth
Carolina, fair and warmer tonight
and Tuesday With temperature abovc
'freezing tonight. with moderate nostA-
east to eats winds.
The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1918-03-12
BIG ICEBREAKER SINKS

Copenhagen March 1.-THE Hin,
denbu-g, big German icebreaking
steamer in the Ncrth Sea was sunk
today by string a mine and a num-
ber of the crew was lost.
The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1918-03-12
~ KILLED, 2s INJURED
AT. sWINcHEsTERslt.N.

n Winchester Kv, March % Twelve
persons we're Killed, ten d whom
wers children twentythree perso1,6
~ severely injarea II was fcand Az
ies.,aryf Va rsmove them, 10 the Ciayt
ccnrtv hornttai md abou. atiltrts otls
srs less ssricusly hurt, here toais14
wh~N IN walls sof Y Ablrnex builds. \
stsctrinE W moving nictnse thsata