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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-03-22

you know they are true. But listen to
them. and then report them to The
Courier. with the name Of your IN.
formant.
Get the sniper.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-03-22
ENGINE IN TABLE PIT

a treat deal Of eXcitement Wa0 cANO.
ed Monday afternoon at the MilWaulsog
round house. when flre knocker ln0(
was done but fortunately no one WUl
injured. All Milwaukee trains Wn~ a.
layed about Ave hours becaAss q u
accident
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-03-22

Smith told No he had 11stsinsAnhR
a dumb waiter In his houoo.s
That's good idea Nov he can -
at table without having all his faN1R
affairs and Quarrels repeated to IL
neighbour servants."
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-03-22
DINNER STORIES

The l0s0uurlan visiting a NV -
had run out Of breath, then Dp&4 AU)A
start and said:
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-03-22

The teacher was swing . t11k -
COINS and they had been through d.
entire range from pennies to douh1e
eagles. One little girl was inattentives
F1er gaze was fixed upon . play4N
sparrow on the window sin. and ~
had no thought for coins.
Suddenly the teacher placed . Asl1
dollar On the pupils desk and dema1A
ed: What's THAR"
Heads" came the i1stantauooD
answer.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-03-22

A Greenwich man toals oe2 oan
ticut farmer who. after hAs1ng dstv0i
. lot OF hogs to Gfecnwtah. eoaa tA10,
for precisely what no bad boon GGos0o4
before he left home.
You haven't made muah he1Aoone,
your hogs here" remarked The mGA
well, no." replied the agricultns1ae II
dejectedly. Il amt made no m0n1Y.l
but then, you know" has laco be1sAe0.
Ing. II had the company a. ~ hogs -
the way over"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-03-22

well, II we could only have ~
same oeaAn IN our oily that you've -
a4 your doors, New York weal&&
one, two, three With u.s."
"You can have the ocean, rsu1g0
the New Yorker, dSyly.
"Haye Il? What do yu1 1nDan? do,
manded the westefnef.
well, II you can dFey IN ye1Rl
breath a. hard % You ca Nov H a.;
pulling the ocean over - ynnr 1116
would be . small tasks
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-04-09
A United States Government Bond

Is direct and unconditional promise given by
the worlds largest and richest people, the people
of the United States. 1t is promise to pay upon
certain date certain sum of money lin GOLD
together with interest at certain rate which is
payable regularly on specified dates
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-04-09
What is a Liberty Bond /?

If you will read this space each day. you will soon
know what Liberty Bond is; what government
bond is; why they offered to you; how you can
own one or more with little effort
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-08
UNION HARVEST TIME
Eight Strikes in St. Louis in Week
Followed by Organizing Strikers.

ST. Louis, Mo. March s.-Growing
labor unrest in st. Louis gave way to
another strike today. Six hundred and
fifty men employed in the NAL
hnckrodt Chemical company, which is
making chemicals for government
munitions, struck this morning for in
creased wages.
Two thousand men and women
strikers of the Wagner Electric COM
pany, which is working on govern
ment contracts, were preparing today
to agree on wage demands to be pre-
sented soon. The strike was called
when several union men were dis
charged.
Until few days ago, when the
street car strike was called, st. Louis
was practically free from labor
troubles. Unrest has been increas-
ing since. More than eight institu-
tons have been~t up, by strikes in
the last week. All walkouts have fol-
lowed a campaign of union organiza-
ton which began its sweep of trades
and crafts here about February l.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-08

lation reported at Washington is favorable
The 30 per cent reduction agreement in
automobile production is smaller than eN-
pected.
Chicago, March s.-The Herald says:
lGrain-tiovernment report farm
serves of wheat, corn, oats and barley will
! be given to trade at / 10 today. Proper
ton of such crop shipped out of the coun-
try where grown and the percentage TO
the 1917 corn crop of understandable quail
the reserves at 112.921 600 to 1S3. 600. 900
bushels wheat, L 35S COO 600 to 454 600 900
bushels corn and 537, 100000 to 634, 900, 900
bushels oats. The outside figures on corn
and oats are the largest on record. Off
clal 11gures last year were 101 1865, 600
wheat or 15-S per cent; corn Ts9.41S000
3O.6 per cent; oats :S9:,. $50 600 or 80 per
cent of the crop of 1917 Last years
serves of wheat we're the lowest in
20 years. Largest reserves on corn were
l.29s 100000 bushels 44.3 per cent in 1917
and on oats were f0i. 900, 600 bushels or 426
per cent in 1913, barley reserves last year
were 32.541 900 or 1S2 per cent shipped
from farms 43.4 per cent. Oats have ad-
Saturday. five day advance with the
close at about the highest each day It's
easy to trace the selling, but not the buy
ing. Those who have investigated saw thew
are unable to discover that any large com
mission house has accumulated any line
and the best information is that pit shorts
have taken the offerings. The latter are in
the main bearish and constantly feel for
the top but come in very small ad-
vance. Cash houses were credited with
buying futures yesterday and it was also
said that the federal government was in
the market for cash oats. 1t appears about
every month for around 1 and L y million
bushels
Sowing of oats in fun blast in Oklahoma
large acreage to be put into corn, oats
and other crops.
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eleven KILLED


Continued from Page One.p
possible last nights moonless air raid.
The same phenomenon was visible
turnout practically the entire northern
part of the United States last night
Bombs Didn't Break Up Dance.
suburb destroyed two houses and dam
in the street. Doors were wrenched
from the hinges and chimneys col
lapsed.
ress. 1t was not interrupted altho
the roar of guns almost drowned out
the music.
-Four Raiders Reached City.
Later a revised official account of
the raid was issued as follows:
Last nights air raid appears to
have been carried out by seven or
eight airplanes, of which two reached
London. The first two raiders ap-
proaced the Isle of Thanet at about
1885 p. m. and proceeded up the
Thames estuary. Both were turned
back before reaching London.
Meanwhile the third raiders came
across the Essex coast at 1920 p. m.
and steered west. At Has d. m. it
was reported over East London, a
few minutes later it dropped bombs
on the southwestern and northwest
ern districts. At 1850 p. m. the
fourth raider. which had also come
in across Essex, dropped bombs to
the north oe London, and then pro-
ceeded south across the capital, drop
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-08
RAIN HERE TONIGHT

Continued from Page One.)
to think of the crops, and not wet
feet an. piping umbrellas. The rain
is to be of the spring variety, chilly,
but not cold
TIE official forecast reads: Prob
ably rain tonight and Saturday, warm
er in south part of the state tonight
colder Saturday. The shippers fore
cast advises the protection of thirty
six hour shipments north against a
temperature of 80; east, west and
south, above freezing.
The temperature tonight will he
about 35, which is similar to last
nights temperature, the lowest point
reached being a. The temperature
at $3.50 this morning was Al, and will,
probably go to SIS this afternoon. TIL /.
south wind, which was blowing this
morning at the rate of twelve miles an
hour, Will keep up during the day.
Inc temperature Saturday will not
be so high. 1t will probably start
about 35 in the morning, but will not
ciiinp ABOVE 40 at the warmest part of
the day. The disturbance in the seren-
ity of the oncoming spring, is attribut-
ed to Utah this time. There is a kick
up in weather conditions out there
and while the trouble will be much
modlfled before it reaches Kansas
some of the tumult will arrive In
Edmonton. Canada, the temperature
this morning was 10 degrees below
zero. The low temperatures up north
account for that chilly feeling Kan
sans will have tomorrow
The highest temperature recorded
on this date was IA in 1897. and the
lowest is 4 above zero in 1912
The temperature at Camp Doniphan
was AZ this morning. The skies down
there are cloudy, and the gloom of a
rainstorm will probably hang over the
camp, as it hovers above our city
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-08
SPEED WAR WORK
Kansas To Complete Draft List
This Month.
Call for Augmented Boards
Under New Orders.

Kansas appeal boards are to speed
up in an effort to complete their work
before April l. Following reorganiza-
ton late today of plans under con-
sideration by Governor Capper and
Charles S. Huffman, adjutant general,
the first district board in Topeka ic to
be increased to membership of
twenty. The second district board in
Wichita may carry temporary mem
bership of thirty-two or forty men
Selections are being made this after
noon of some of the more able and
active members of local exemption
boards for the special short term serv-
boards are also being called back into
the harness for the short session. The
new plan has for its purpose the com
pletion of reviews of all question
naires before the end of this month.
Use Extra Office Space.
Extra office space is to be required
by the new boards and a corps of ex-
ira stencgraphers, copyists and filing
clerks will. be used. Nearly $4,000
missionaries are to be handled this
month. In order to complete the
work boards of four or five members
will be organized into separate units
and each will work to clean up the
vast volume of work now before the
boards. In the Wichita district a.
900 cases are before the board. The
Topeka board has nearly 10000 ques-
tionnaires.
Plans for the reorganization were
worked out following receipt of hurry
up kilograms this week from the war
department. The new plan followed
a conference by Governor Capper,
General Huffman and members of the
first district board. Maj. R. Neil
the program for the second district
REORGANIZATION
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SUFF MOVE IN BERLIN
Liberals Committee Votes for Equal
Suffrage in Germany.

London, March S.-The central
committee of the national Liberal
party, says an Exchange Telegraph
dispatch from Copenhagen, quoting
Berlin aovices has declared in favor
of equal franchise by a majority of
nineteen votes.
This probably refers to the fran
chisc reform bill for Prussia which
has been pending for almost a year.
In an Easter message last year the
king of Prussia recommended a more
liberal franchise, and an equal suf-
frage bill was introduced in the diet,
but last month the Conservatives put
forward a substitute, emasculating
the reform measure. which was ac-
copied by the franchise committee of
the lower house.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-08
GERMANS FLOCK
TO SWITZERLAND
FOR FOOD CURE
Every HabitatiOn in Alps Re-
public Fully Occupied.
Send Tots by Hundreds Across
Border fer War Duration.
GET AMERICAN FOOD THERE
Rich From All Central Empires
Have Moved In.
Swiss Also Feeding Thousands
of Interned War Prisoners.
GET AMERICAN FOOD THERE
BY WILLIAM PHILIP sIMMs.

BY WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS.
Zurich, Switzerland, Feb. Is (by
mail) Hungry Germans. fill the city
and Switzerland generally, to over
flowing. They are down here to get a
square meal
Rich Germans are sending their
families to Switzerland. in many cases
for the duration of the war.
Others. not so rich, but with the
price. are in the habit of sending
their folks down there periodically
for the food cure" Still others, the
middle class, able to do either, send
their children to Switzerland. board
ing them out among the thrifty farm
ers and town jewellers. Turnout last
ing from 800 to 500 children into
Switzerla nd, We're encouraged by the
German authorities. They said the
children were merely out for a picnic
and would return to Germany.
No Plea TO Stop U. S. Cargoes.
But the picnic season has been over
a long time and the children are still
N Switzerland eating the bread (sent
from the United States past the u
boats manned by the fathers and
brothers of these children,) bread
which is daily costing the lives of
American men and even women and
children.
This is no plea to stop this bread.
The United States must keep on send
ing it. Becaus the Prussiar pirates
murder women and children is no
argument in favor of Americans muir
dering babies.
1 am setting down these facts mere
ly to show the difference between
swine and human beings. History will
point the same moral.
/ There is not a vacant chalet, flat or
howell in all Switzerland, so far as
am abb, to discover. The Germans
and their hungry allies are occupying
most of them.
Berne Packed With Germans.
The American consul at Berne is
forced to live in hotel because there
is no other place for him. The same
- true of the American charge
d'affaires Berne is packed with Ger
man officials and secret agents, so is
the rest of Switzerland And a coun-
try which normally houses a smaller
population than New York City alone,
they quickly pre-empted all available
dwellings.
am told there are $4,000 Germans
here. There are many rich Turks and
Bulgars and not a few Greeks. Tino.
who once was King Constantine, lives
here in a sort of castle on the top of
a hill and about him is quite COL
ony of his countrymen. He is per-
fectly confident that he will return to
Greece as king one of these days.
But Swiss Chief Sufferers.
But in all this the Swiss themselves
are the chief sufferers. OF their
meager food. supply they must divide
with all alike And they do it with
very good grace. They feed thousands
of internede prisoners and take care of
the sick of the belligerent armies.
Not alone with their Red Cross
work are they doing charitable won .
ders, for every man, woman and even
the babies are suffering privations
that others-perhaps their enemies
may not go hu- cry.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-08
Is YEARS AGO In TOPEKA
From the columns of
THE TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL
March 8, 1898.

March 8, 1898.
The conference committee on the legis-
lative appropriation ILL has decided to
pay the expenses of the Dunsmore house,
excepting the salary of Ben l.. Rich. A bill
appropriating $4,000 for the expenses of
the present session was drafted OF this
amount about IS, coo is set aside for the eX-
penses of the DuLsmore house.
Two well known Topeka artists, George
M. Stone and Fl. Worrall, are at work plac.
ing Scenes Along the Santa Fe Route
on canvas for the decoration of the Kansas
building at the Worlds fair.
Mrs. C. S. Kenderdine of 727 Topeka
avenue, died about O'Clock this morning
of heart failure. Her death was very sud
den-
Miss Clemma Inns thimble party We'd
nesday was one of those informal Lenten
affairs, which are so thoroly enjoyable.
The guests were: Mrs. Arthur Capper. Mrs.
VIII Hixon, Misses Madge' and Mabel John
son. Myra Williams. Alice Freeman of Iowa
City, Myra Ferguson of Denver. Lu Brewer,
Laura Douthitt. Edna Best, Matte Jones,
Kate Gunther, Jessie Edison. Mary McCabe,
Myrtle Jetmore, Minnie Peck. Ruth Farms
worth, Mary Horner and Name Horton.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-08
Morning Grain Gossip

tIurnlsh1d Oy fne topeka BOARD OF Ira1eb
New York, March S.-The Journal of
Commerce: Cotton-War risk now ; per
cent and prices here advance. Much of the
rise was lost later. Liverpool bought
heavily but the American trade sold as well
as bought and there was considerable sell
ing of new crop months by the SOUTH at
over $3.50 a bale. October and December
are shining marks. No rains were report
ed>in Texas and il was colder in that state.
1t also has high barometer. Oklahoma
for weeks has been too dry. In parts of
Alabama it was the driest February on
record.
New York March S.-Financial News
Bulletin: Stocks-Bullish operations are
expected in the stock market. Reactions
are looked upon in well informed quarters
as presenting good buying opportunities in
the absence of any calamitous news. The
technique is good and provides a basis
for responsive to favoring developments
The railroad situation seems to be lending
itself toward conservation bullish commit
ments in the market for rails. Money af-
fairs may check rallies from running into
Important advances at present. that rea-
sonable profits ought not to be ignored.
The progress of the rail and finance legis-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-08
New York stock Market.

Wall ST., New York, March S-STOCKS-
Railway shares added to their gains dur
ing the morning, Reading overshadowing
point advance. St Paul, common and pre-
ferred, was II. and 21 points higher and
Union Pacific and New Haven gained IA
point. Low priced rails were usually
prominent. notably Rock Island, Southern
Railway, Wheeling and Lake Erie, Pitts
burg and West Virginia Kansas City
Southern and Texas and Pacific. Atlantic
Gulf featured the shippings at a point
rise but war issues and specialties were
disposed to react. Liberty 3Ia's sold at
97.40 to 976e, first As at 1920 to 96.32
and second As at 1922 to 96.32.
Rails were the strongest features of the
active opening of today's stock market,
adding substantially. to yesterdays belated
rally. Equipments and Motors were firm
and shippings shared more moderately in
the general advance. United States Steel
gained large fraction. but was more
sensitive to pressure than other issues of
the same group. Liberty bonds were
steady.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-08

Chicago. March S.-HOGS-Receipts IA
600, tomorrow $4,000. Market weak. Zoe
under yesterdays average. Bulk of sales,
SIG. 15@17.3o; light, s15-o@1755: mixed,
$16.OO@16.25; pigs, s13.50@1I.0O.
CATTLE+Receipes 10000, tomorrow A.
600. Market weak Native steers. Ss.6O1
400; stockers and feeders, $1.70d11. 25 !:
cows and heifers, S6.60@11.75; calves, SIS. 70
d14.7j
SHEEP-Receipts 10000 tomorrow 5000
Market weak. Sheep, $1075@13.65; lambs.
S14 25M1795
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-08
..Gypsy Smith" Coming to q. S

London. Feb. 20 (by mail) Gypsy
Smith, the well known English
preacher and evangelist. who made a
tour of the United States about ten
years ago, has been asked by the Brit
ish government to go to the United
States on a special mission to help
draw England and America closer to-
gether. He will go as the representa-
tive of the British Y. NJ. c. A
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-08
VOTE BIG WAR CREDIT
Commons Responds Promptly for 600
Million Pounds Sterling

London. March S.-The house of
commons late last night agreed unani-
mously to the vote of credit of
500, 100000 pounds $4,000. 900, 0OO)
moved yesterday by the chancellor
of the excnequer, Andrew Bonar Law.
This brings the total of the votes
of credit during the war to 6,s42,0O0,-
600 pounds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-08
EDITORS FACE TRIAL
Published News of Recent General
Strike Turnout Germany.

Amsterdam, March S.-Two editors
Of tine Vorwaerts, the Socialist or
gan, are to be court-martialed for
publishing articles regarding the re-
cent general strike in Germany, ac-
eording to advices received here to-
day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-08
MEDAL TO SHACkLETON
Explorer and 43 Members of Antarc.
tic Expedition Get British Award.

London. March SKIING George has
awarded the priced British Polar med
al to Lieut.. Sir Ernest Shackleton
Lieut. Frank Wild and forty-two other
members of the imperial transantarc-
tic expedition of 1914-16
Lieutenant Wild was in charge of
the party which was left on Elephant
island for several months while Lieu
tenant Shackleton sought relief.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-08
TGDAi'S MARKET REPORTS

Chicago. March s.-CORN-Ideal weather
for efficient railroad operations eased the
corn market little today. There were
also predictions of decided enlargement
of the car supply IN the near future I'm
mediate need of grain was conceded to be
SO great, however, that no important set
back in prices took place. Futures after
opening unchanged with May S1.2fas I'M
derwent slight decline
Assumptions that the government report
this afternoon farm reserves would
kept the market relaxed. The close was
steady, unchanged to &c lower with March
S1.27k and May S1.27A.
OATS-Oats hardened in price owing to
scantiness ofarrivals. Handlers continued
to give transportation preference to corn
Opening figures which varied from &c off
to k@Ac advance, were followed by a
little upturn, which, however, was not
PROVISIONS-Prorisio showed a dis
position to sag. The market lacked aggres-
sive support
of lard and meats from here were smaller
than year ago had a depressing effect
and so, too, did a late break in hog prices
Chicago Grain and Provision Market.
Chicago, March S.-CORN-C1ose: May,
oATs-March. e21sc; May. ss%@sOc.
PORK-May. $3.50.
LARbrMay: 1862; July: $3.50 s,z
Kansas City Produce Market.
Kansas City. March slCoRN..CIaasah ash;
80; No. 5. 81. Sal. so; No. White, $1,000
20; No. 3, 81 95@19s; No. yellow, s1-9o@
200: No. g. $1.Sc.
OATS-Market PC higher. No white,
Ole: No. 2 mixed, 90@901ac.
RYE&$2. 7062.SG.
KAFIR AND MILO MAIZE-S3. 73G3.95.
HAY-Market unchanged.
SHORTS-$1. 906I2.20.
BRAN-S1. 65M200.
WHEAT-Receipts 10 cars
3 BUTTER-Market unchanged
POULTRY-Market unchanged.
EGGS-Firsts, 32I@c.
CORN-CIose: May, S12T1a@I279s.
Chicago Produce Market.
Chicago, March S-BUTTER-Market I'M
changed
EGGS-Market lower. Firsts. 36@36Ac;
ordinary firsts, 341aM35c; at mark, cases
included 331aM35e.
POTATOES-Market unchanged.
POULTRY-Roosters unchanged
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-08

ring it's remaining bombs on the
northern district between 1920 and
1880 a. m. The remaining enemy
machines, all of which came across
the Essex coast, were turned back
before they reached London.
"a certain amount of damage was
caused to residential property in
London. Several houses have been
demolished"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-08

shaggy young roosters. ire: bToilefs. lbs
and under 23c
Eggs are retailing in Topeka 35c.
BUTTER-9651c.
Positively canno. use sheep or lambs On
less fat
Retail Hay.
FURNISHED by W. \. Gilch-ist. 6os Quincy
Street,
Topeka, Kan. March S.
PRAIRIE HAY-S20.00.
ALFALFA-S25.06
Topeka Hay Market.
Topeka Kan March s.
PRAIRIE HAY-S20.0J
ALFALFA-S250O
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-08
Mud Pies to Matrimony at IS.

Chicago, March S.-Charles F.
Glass, IS years old, and Mrs. Carrie
Buggins, rs, of Elgin, Ill, used to
make mud pies together They are to
be married tomorrow
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-08

Druggists refund money if PAZO ONT
MENT fails to cure Itching, Blind Bleed
ing or Protruding Piles. Instantly relieves
Itching Piles. and .7ou can get restful sleep
after the first application. Price 5Oc-Adv
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-08

New York March S.-BUTTER-Market
irregular. Creamery higher than extras,
1910 49c.
EGGS-Msrket unsettled. First gather
ed extras, -39040c.
CHEESE-Market weak. State whole
milk, flats. held specials, 25H @26Hc.
POULTRY-Alive, irregular; dressed
quiet