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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-01-25
ANOTHER CONTEST.

! We also want the Juniors who
think the other subjects are too hard
to write on one of the following sub.
ijects.
The Story Of Nickel.
Ny Best Friend. /
! A Pet 0on.
/ Corn and Apples.
! Sweet Potatoes and Cottof1.
A letter.
Select prizes from among the fol-
lowing: Game, nag, football, doll
knife or book,
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-01-25

clothing
IV of A.
Gilmore organized volunteered
material ordinarily thrown in shirts that have been dis
patching
hopes children
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-01-25

To the Editor:
This is a true story of the incidents
of this mans life, written in a story
of my own composition. l would like
very much to see my letter in print.
Gertrude Winslow,
Box III Keosauqua, Iowa.
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1918-09-13
MUST SPEED UP NEW DRAFT
SeIectivc Service Machinery to Be
Rushed So That Men Can Be Sent
to Camp Next Month.

Washington, Sept. Cen. Enoch
Crowder. provost marshal general,
said on Thursday that the national Sc
lective service machinery must speed
up operations Immediately, to make 1t
possible To get men from the new
eighteen tn forty-fiye registration on
the way to army environments by the
end of October.
Outlining changes in methods adopt
ed to that end General Crowder sald
missionaries would 20 out to regis
trants before the drawing has been
conducted To determine their order Of
call. and that local boards would be
urged To begin classification immedi-
ately.
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1918-09-13
l. W. W. BOMB KILLS ADDS ANOTHER ALLY
UNITED STATES RECOGNIZES THE
ChO-SLOVAkS.
Status of an independent
Nation.

Washington, Sept. 5.-The United
States has recognized the CZecho-Slo-
yak peoples as a co-belligerent nation In
the war against Germany and Austria
Hungary and their national council as
Il de factO government clothed with
due authority to direct the political
and military affairs of their people.
Prof r. G. Masaryk, president of
the CZeChO- Slovak national council and
commander in chief of the Czecho-
Sloyak armies fighting in Russia
France and Italy, met Secretary Ian
sing on Tuesday at the state depart
mcnt and was formally notified OF
President Wilson's action.
Great Britain, France and Italy al
ready have recognized the CZecho-Slo-
vaks. Japan has given implied recog-
milton by participation in the interna-
tional Siberian expedition, which Is
aiding the Czecho-Slo and loyal
Russians in re-establishing the east
ern front.
Tremendous political significance is
attached in diplomatic quarters TO the
action of the United States. 1t means
that America and her allies will go
into the peace conference recognizing
as an independent nation and ally q
large section of the present Austro-
Hungarian empire.
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1918-09-13
WILSON SAVES 10 NEGROES
Death Sentences COMMITTED to Life
lmprisonment--Six Other Rioters
to Die.

Washington, Sept. 6.-Death SEN
tences of ten negro soldiers who par
tlcipated in the riot at Houston, Tex,
August 23, 1917, have been commuted
to life Imprisonment by President
Wilson.
This action, announced on Wednes-
day by the war department, concludes
the cases of % negroes given the death
penalty for their part In the riot. Thlr-
teen We're executed, and the president
was called upon to review the findings
in 16 cases.
In six other cases the president af-
firmed the death sentences because
the condemned men had been found
guilty Of having deliberately and with
great cruelty murdered citizens.
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1918-09-13
NO MORE RECRUITING IN U. S.
General March Orders All Stations
CIosed-Oraft Now Only Way to
Enter Army or Navy.

Washington, Sept. 6.-The volunteer
system of recruiting men for the army
received its death blow when orders
were issued on Wednesday by General
March, the chief of staff, to close up
all recruiting stations in the United
States.
"The only original volunteer enlist
ments hereafter authorized" General
March said, "will be of men over forty
six and under ffty-six years of age
The enlistment of these men Is au-
thorized only for staff corps and de-
partments."
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1918-09-13
U. s. Filler Killed in France.

Thaw, a member OF the American
aviation service. was killed in France
, when his sirplane fell as result OF
engine trouble. Lieut.. Thaw took
part in the first flight of American
built De Haviland four airplanes at
the front. He was the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Benjamin Thaw, OF Pitts
burgh, and the brother of Mai. VIII
lam Thaw, one of the founders of the
Lafayette escadrille.
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1918-09-13
INTERNAL MACHINE EXPlODES
CHICAGO FEDERAL BUILDING.
Thirty Persons Are lnJured-ffty
Suspects Held by v. S. Govern
ment Officials.

Chicago, Sept. Ga bomb placed in
side the entrance to the federal Dulld-
ing and post Office here on Wednes-
day afternoon exploded with terrlnc
violence, killing four persons and In
juring thirty. Among the dead were
woman and II sailor.
This toll Of death and injury was
the vengeance % the |. w. w. for the
conviction and prison sentences OF W
of their number who cOnspired 10
block the governments war program.
The trial was held in the federal
building.
Definite blame for the outrage was
placed upon the organization by fhil-
lip j. Barry, acting head ot the de-
partment of justice in Chicago. Hun
dreds of federal operatives and Ameri-
can Protective league members were
sent out to round up every. known L.
W. w. Fifty suspects were brought
in, among them men who were said TO
have made threats against the govern
ment after the trial.
illt loi'' VI tHV 'Nl'''i'" ''''
rife and many of those hurt were out
side or near the building at the time.
Two horses standing near the entrance
to the building were killed. Windows
in nearby buildings We're shattered.
William ID. Haywood, leader of the
|. w. w. and under 20-year sentence
was in the building awaiting action
on his appeal for bond at the time
He was Immediately seized by the Off
GERS and questioned. He denied that
any members of his organization could
have placp1 the bomb
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1918-09-13
Turkey Protects Americans.

washington, Sept. Turkey has
ordered the commander OF the forces
In Persia to see that no Americans are
molested. according to a statement by
the minister of foreign affairs at Con-
stantiuople to the Swedish charge.
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1918-09-13
U-BOAT SINKS U. S. SHIP
Five Members of the Civilian Crew of
the Steamer Lake
Owens Lost.

Washington, Sept. 9.-The navy de-
partment was informed that the Amer
lean steamer Lake Owens had been
sunk by submarine. Five members
of the civilian crew are reported lost
The steamer, an army cargo carrier
of 2,30S tons, was sent down by gun
fire In foreign waters September 3.
All members of the naval guard We're
saved.
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1918-09-13
War Cross for Miss Morgan.

Paris.-Mrs. Annie Murray Bike.
president, and Miss Anne Morgan,
vice president of the American com
mittee for relief in the devastated re-
gions of France, who were cited in
orders of the day on September 5 by
Gen. Degoutte, commanding the Sixth
French army, have been decorated
With the war cross.
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1918-09-13
100000 OVER IN AUGUST
Above Number of U. S. Troops Trans
ported Overseas Last Month
One-third in American Ships.

London, Sept. 5.-American navy
Headquarters announced that nearly
100000 men were transported over
seas during August, one-thlrd of this
total in American ships.
During the second quarter of the
year, the statement says, destroyers
from one American base escorted 12l
troop conveys, aggregating T73 ships,
and III merchant conveys. consisting
altogether of 1,063 ships.
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1918-09-13
Son OF Senator Ends Life.

Washington. Sept. 9.-Lieut. Henry
F. Hollis of the army aviation corps,
who committed suicide in Dayton, o.,
where he was stationed, was son
of Senator Hollis of New Hampshire,
who Is on his way To France.
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1918-09-13
Oldfield Makes a Record.

st. Paul.-What was announced as
q new record for ten miles on dirt
track was established by Barney Old
field at the state fair here. He Gov
cred the distance in s minutes and
% secoads. nineteen seconds faster
than the previous mark. Oldfeld also
took the record for five miles on a
dirt track, making il in minutes 10
seconds.
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1918-09-13
fmericans i Out of Russia.

Washington. Sept. 7.-American con-
suls, members of allied missions and
civilian refugees who recently left
Russia on u special train have crossed
safely into Finland. This word came
from Consul Haynes at Helsingfors,
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1918-09-13
U. S. FLYER IS MISSING
Lieut.. Van Wrinkle Todd Was Shot
Down Within the Enemy's
Lines on August II.

With the American Army i'm France,
Sept. 6.--Lieut. Van Wrinkle Todd of
the American aviation forces is report
ed missing in action. His airplane
was shot down in the enemy lines An.
gust 10.
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1918-09-13
commandant at Fort Sheridan.

Chicago-Col. Robert r. Meteor
mick, who returned two weeks ago
from France, where he served as an
officer with the One Hundred anc
Twenty-second artillery, has been ap
pointed commandant az Fort Sheridan
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1918-09-13
Hun Warship Is Sunk.

Amsterdam.-One of a squadron OF
German warships cruising OFF the
island of Ameland ran on mine or
was torpedoed. according to reports
received here. The ship was seen
suddenly to keel over and disappear.
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1918-09-13
German Chancellor Resianed.

London.-Count George F. Won Hert-
ling, the imperial German chancellor.
has resigned, giving bad health as the
cause for his retirement, according tc
the Geneva correspondent of the Daily
Express, quoting dispatch received
in Geneva from Munich, Bavaria.
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1918-09-13
Woman Slain by HaIf.Breed

Theodore, Saskatchewan, Sept. o.
Mrs. Edward Beatty, wife of the chief
forest ranger here, is dead, following
an attack made on her by Barney
Beliecourt, half-breed, who kidnapped
q twelve-year-old daughter.
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1918-09-13
Bishop Chatard Dies.

indianapolis, Ind.-The Rt. Rev,
Francis Silas Chatard, bishop OF the
Indianapolis diocese OF the Roman
Catholic church, died here after lin
gering illness. He was born in Balti-
more, Md, December 13, 1884.
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1918-09-13
SECRETARY BAKER IN FRANCE
War Department Announces Safe Ar
rival of Officers.

Washington, ID. C.-The war de-
partment announced the arrival in
France of Secretary Baker, accompa-
MED by an official party, including
John ID. Ryan, assistant secretary in
charge OF aircraft. and Maj. Gen. Cor
gas. surgeon general OF the army.
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1918-09-13

Paris.-Lieut Hitchcock, iro OF
Westbury, ~ Y, a youthful member
OF the Lafayette flying corps, VINO
was captured by the Germans nut es-
capped 10 Switzerland, described his
experiences while captive and his
flight
Hitchcock was forced to walk more
than 100 miles This he did in eight
consecutive nights.
Hitchcock was captured March b.
when he was forced 10 land after an
serial combat with three German ma
chimes. lie was wounded in the thish'
after landing inside the German
lines" said Hitchcock, Il tainted
twice In the hospital / received fair
treatment only. There was one doe
tor for the l5O patients, and the 1000
was not very good.
One Guard for Three CaptiVes.
Il escaped while being transported
with two other Americans from Lach-
field TO Rastadt There was one Ger
man guard for the three OF US.
while the train was at station
near Tim the guard fell into a doze.
/ snatched the railway map, which
was near him. and also my money.
The guard awoke and missed the
map and money Picking up my
package of food which had been saved
from my rations, but leaving the map
behind, | rushed out of the door oppo-
site and ran from the track. lhe
guard yelled after me, but knew
that he could not follow because or
the two other prisoners he had
Hides During Day.
81 then slowed down and began to
walk toward the frontier. During the
day | always hid in the woods, and
at night | evaded towns and villages,
walking around them. | was always
ON "A close watch for the Germans,
for | was in the uniform OF French
aviator Most Of the territory | traV-
ersed was farming land with the peo-
pie working during the day When
they left the fields in the evening
would begin my tramp.
Arriving at what | thought was
the Swiss frontier. watched for
traps, such as electrically charged
wires and automatic signals. Appar
entity | evaded all such things.
"One morning | felt sure that ! was
in Switzerland, but before inquiring
| added few extra miles to my
tramp and found myself in a little vii
lage. There l asked a girl who spoke
French where was She said | was
in Switzerland, and then | knew
was safe"
Hitchcock will leave for the United
States in about two weeks. He in
tends to transfer from the French Il
the American flying corps.
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1918-09-13
Norwegian Ships Sunk in AUGUST

London.-Norway lost 13 vessels, ag-
gregating 22,976 tons, through war
causes in the month of August, ac-
cording to an announcement made at
the Norwegian legation here. Two
Norwegian sailors lost their lives.
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1918-09-13
HITCHCOCK ESCAPES
YANKEE FLlER HIKES ONE HUN
DRED MILES INTO swift
ZERLRND.
TELLS STORY OF HIS IAUNT

Distance Covered in Eight Conseeu-
tive Nights-Leaps from Door OF
Train as His Guard A~akes from
Short Nap.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-10-01

the means provided by law and It is
not their fault II the method provided
is faulty. DR. Mayo's small vote was
chiefly because there was no strife for
the Democratic nomination. The ar
gument now should be over the com,
parative ability, experience and ca
pacity to serve. OF the two candidates
and it will only add to petty pickering
to fuss too much over the non essent-
ials. The supporters of Mr., Clement
can present stronger reasons for the
election of their candidate than the
small vote received by his opponent
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-10-01


president has sat in the White House.
Who pamed Doctor Mayo, Mr. Glenn
ents Democratic opponent? He
wasn't even picked at the primaries.
The primaries merely ratified what a
small group of Democrats did at a
meeting held previous to the primar-
les. This little handful of men, few
err in number than the attendance at
an old time caucus where there was
no fighting on, named the doctor as the
Democrat whose name should go on
the primary ballot. Mr.. Clement
wasn't designed by any select com
mittee, but won his nomination fairly
in an open fight against two promi-
nent men of the state Each OF the
two men Mr.. Clement defeated was
better known than Doctor Mayo, and
Mr. Clement achieved his victory de-
spite the fact that he entered the
contest late in the game. Perhaps
Vermont Republicans are ready to
boost into the governors chair a man
who was selected by a handful of
Democrats Such is the hope of a
few but If the time has come when
the sturdy Republicans OF this com
monwealth will permit dozen Demo
Gratis to select their governor for
them, then the age of miracles has
not departed Adams Messenger.
The Messengers reasoning is faul-
ty even to the point of sophlstry.
Getting down to basic facts DR. Mayo
allowed his name to go before the yot-
ers at the urging OF group or
handful Of Democratic voters. We
don't know anything about il but he
probably wasn't an earnest seeker for
the nomination, didn't spend any
money and do 4 lot Of hard work in
an effort 20 get his nomination. On
the other hand Mr., Clement and the
two Other Republican candidates
sought the nomination. did a lot of
hard work and spent considerable
money in their seeking. They were
candidates in their hearts while DR.
I Mayo. ut the urging of his party as
i sociates, consented to run merely that
the Democrats might maintain their
party organization. At the inception
OF his candidacy by the handful" of
Democrats DR. Mayo probably was as
highly honored as his Republican op.
ponents. each of whom went in after
talking il over with his friends. The
talk about minority candidates Is mis-
leading. Where there are three or more
candidates of comparatively similar
strength the candidate nominated is
always a minority candidate whether
the nomination is made by primary
or convention. The point is. as The
Banner sees it. both Mr. Clement and
DR.. Mayo were fairly nominated by
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-10-01
Monday, September 80. 1918.
BUSINESS STATEMENT

Following is The detailed semi-an-
nual statement as required by the
order of the postoliice department:
Statement Of the Ownership, Manag-
ment and Circulation OF
THE EVENING BANNER
Bennington, VI.
AS required by United States act OF
Aug. "a, 1912.
Editor, Managing Editor Business
Manager, and Publisher,
FRANK e. HOWE
Owner, FRANK e. HOWE
Circulation
nor six months ending Sept 30, 1918
Daily average (neD 2,S2l
Known bondholders, mortgages
and. other security holders: None.
Subscribed and sworn to by Frank
H. Howe before
NELLIE f. HOGAN
Notary Public
Oct. !, 1918.
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Oct. /, 1918.

II Is a little surprising TO note that
st. Johnsbury registered more men
Thursday than BrattIeboro, st. Al
bans or Montpelier, Burlington, Bar
re and Rutland only registered more
men than Ste.Johnsbury. If st. Johns
bury would get together, pull togeth-
er and hang together. there are few
places in Vermont that would have
anything on the scale town when it
comes " doing things. Barton Mont
Tor
The Monitor failed to notice that
Bennington also led st. Johnsbury by
a good margin and equalled Barre in
registration figures. Practically all
the larger towns made a good show
ing, but il we read the figures Alright
the returns from many of the strictly
rural towns are rather disquieting.
We fear that the average citizen of
the larger town does not realize the
drain thai is being made on the ooun-
try districts by the industrial situa-
lion due to the war. 1t cannot go on
much longer without greatly reducing
the food producing ability of the farm
ing areas of the eastern states
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-10-01
Resolutions.

Whereas. Our Heavenly Father in
His inscrutable wisdom. has called
from our midst our beloved friend and
co-worker, Cora b. Whitney, and
Whereas, Miss Whitney has given
thirty years of faithful and devoted
service as a teacher in the Bennington
Graded Schools. giving TO all who
came in contact with her during that
time knowledge of her kindness and
the wholesome sweetness Of her ma
hire, therefore be it
Resolved: That we the teachers OF
the Bennington Graded Schools eX-
press our great sorrow at the loss
which we have sustained in the sever
ance OF the ties which bound her to us
as a loyal friend, an inspiring CO.
worker, and rare Christian charact-
Ell.
Resolved: That we express our
recognition and appreciation OF the
great debt which we as a part OF the
bennington community owe to her
who spent her life among us, giving
so freely of her own rich personality
that all who came in contact with her,
pupils, teachers and friends were the
better for her influence. the nobler
for her example,
Resolved That we extend to the
friends and family of Miss Whitney
our deepest sympathy in their loss,
and that we thus pay tribute to the
memory of her whose life among us
was one of beauty. charity, nnseliish-
ness, and devotion to duty.
Respectfully submitted,
Albert w Varney,
Annie II. Dakin,
NJ. Lillian Edgerton,
Bertha T. Lambert
Amy Il. Cutler.
Bennington, Vermont,
September 30, 1918.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-10-01
Wrist score PADS.

A convenient little score pad for the
golfer Is attached 10 leather strap,
which may be fastened around the
wrist.
The score pad is worn, Of course, on
the left wrist and the golfer may 1ot
down memoranda Of his score rs easily
rs social memos are scrawled on
starched cuffs--or used to be when
starched cuffs were ia fashion.
The usefulness of the wrist has been
sadly neglected in other years, when
the bracelet and occasionally the fan
were the only things 1t was expected TO
carry. Wrist watches and golf scores
now fall 10 its share as part of the
burden OF llfe's impediments. and very
efficiently 1t meets It's new obligations.
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rh. Dream and the Business.

"The Germans thought war was rO-
mantle and glorious" said Brand
Whltlockin a Toledo address. They're
finding II very sordid and dlsappoint-
ing business.
1.-THE Germans are In the position Of
the young lady who was asked II her
seaside love affair had been very ro-
mantle.
'RomantlcT she replied. NO. Real
istlc, rather. Hubert and l each
thought the other was an immensely
rich swell, and 1t turns out that he
collects the monthly installments on
our near-silk parlor curtalnI.'"
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Catarrhal DealOess Cannot Re Cured

by local applications, as they cannot reach
tho diseased portion of the ear There ~
only one way to cure catarrhal deafness,
aud that Il by a constitutional remedy.
Catarrhal Deafness u caused by an In
tanned condition OF the mucous lining ~
the Eurtachlan Tube When this tube IL
innamod you have rumbling sound or Inn
perfect hearing and WHOM II IL entirely
restored 10 vs. normal condition. heari.-
VIII be destroyed forever. Many cases of
icafneas are caused by catarrh which IL
an mnamcd condition OF the mucous sur
facra. llaira catarrh Medicine acts thru
The blood ca the mucous surfaces Of the
syFtrm
We WIN give one Hundred Dollars for
my ease ~ Catarrhal Deafness that cannot
be cut.d by llaitg vatarrh MEDICINE. Ctr.
uisis iree. All iruFyiHts Zoe.
~ J. chESEY a Co. rolsdo, o.
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Taking the Joy Out Of Lie.

They had been dining In state. ia the
dining car. Husband, who is teacher
of English. was glad that little daugh-
ter had behaved SO perfectly. Mother
also was In n happy frame Of mind.
There were numerous other diners In
the car and the parents were proud Of
their child. Not single thing had hap
pened TO mar the serenity Of the oc-
casIon. Finally the meal was over and
they started TO leave the car. Their
way took them past all Of the other
tables. Suddenly the little girl felt
lmpelled to ask II question.
Mother" she called in shrlll voice,
"aren't We going to wash the dishesy'
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The Ignorant Lady.

military ignorance is bound to
show Itself said Representative
woodward in trenchant criticism Of
the German offensive. IAN ignorance
shows itself, for that matter.
81 heard lady talking to n mission
AIRY the other day about a Turk.
E"'Dldi the scoundrel wear fer
the missionary asked.
"'No,' said the lady, he was clean
shaved"