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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-21
Jugo-Slavs Lead Procession
Through Streets, De-
nouncing New Austro-
German Pact; Revolt Il
Urged By Deputies.
UKRAINE BATTLES
AGAINST OPPRESSION

London, May 20.-A state OF, Siege
has been proclaimed by the police ct
Prague, the Bohemian capital, and the.
military garrison has been reinforced.
These counter measures, according 10
an Exchange Telegraph dispatch from
Zurich, followed demonstrations of an
antiGerman character in which Czech
and Jugo-Slavs paraded through the
streets shouting:
Long live Wilson, Clemenceau and
Lloyd George"
ALLIANCE rs DENOUNCED
At performance in the Bohemian
national theater speeches violently It
tacking Germany were delivered and
renewal of the alliance between, Ger
many and Austria Hungary denounced.
Several deputies addressed the
crowd, urging resistance to the end
and the sacrifice of wealth and blood
for Bohemia
JUco.sLAvs ARE sANIsHEp
The theatre vas then closed and
rioting occurred in the streets out
side. The Jugo-Slavs who have par
ticipated in the Bohemian festivities
were ordered to leave the city.
The crowds, singing patriotic songs.
accompanied them to the railway sta
ton
EMPEROR GOES TO TURKEY
Sofia, May 49, Delayed Empor-
Cfarfoa I'd sc..z Il q - ~ sAus-
tria- Hungary and their party left today
for Constcntinople.
UKRAINE FooDsTuFFs suRNGp
London, May 20.-The ruthless
methods employed by the Germans at-
tempting to gather foodstuffs In the
Ukraine are meeting with bitter oppo-
sitiOn from the exasperated popular
tion, according to Russian govern
ment wireless messages received here
District assemblies throughout the
Ukraine decided to burn all bread and
other provisions. Land owners were
declared to be outcasts.
Twenty thousand peasants attempt.
ed to hold an assembly of their own
in Kiev but were dispersed by the
Germans.
General Skoropauski. self.appointed
hetman. has been declared an impos.
ter by many Ukrainian orders. The
people have been ordered to disreg1rd
his DEGREES. Except for his body
AsAAA Va NV AAOAs LILO AOSAA0A 40 0sAkO 4
to have no troops.
GERMANS UsURP POWERS
Everywhere the Germans are ap.
pointing their own oflcials. while the
country is groaning from hunger. mis-
cry and slavery. The Russian state
ment says thousands are attempting
to flee to Great Russia. Rada mem.
bers are regarded as traitors.
Almost the entire population n
armed. Attempts by the Germans to
disarm the people are meeting with
deadly resistance. Topns and villages
are reported to have been burned.
| The Germans, the statement adds,
export to Germany all the provisions
they can lay hands on, but there are
no imports into the Ukraine. All The
towns, villages, railway stations and
cars are in darkness as there IL NO
petroleum and no candles.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-21
Ottumwa Soldier, First Of Pershing's
Army. To Go Over The Top, Falls &
In Night Encounter With Boche
YOUNKIN WRITES or FIGHT

= and
he received
Schaer soldier
steler who has not yet returned his since his
.
famfazing himself
shot and when his COMPANION had left him to
his Lieutenant shafes text Of
follows:
Walter schaier.
1sh Infantry wounded and captured by the Germans the
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-21
BOX
IS WOUNDED
MRS. PAUL BOX, THE BRIDE OF
YOUNG OFFICER, RECEIVES
WORD OF INJURY

Lieutenant Paul Box Of the Canadian
Royal Flying Corps, was wounded May
16, is the message received by Mrs.
Box, his bride, whom he left just a few
days after their marriage. Mrs. Box is
in .Des Moines and telephoned to DR..
and Mrs. J. c. Box, the parents of Lieu
tenant Box. Lieutenant Box left OF
tumwa the first week in April, and
sailed from a Canadian port very soon
afterwards. No details as to his in
jury had been received by his parents.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-21
ALLIES SCORE
IN MACEDON
FRENCH AND ITALIAN TROOPS
MAKE ADVANCE OF 12H
MILES.

Paris, May 19.-(Delayed) French
and Italian troops have made an ad'
vance of twenty kilometers (l21s
miles) on the western end OF the
Macedonian front. the war office an
nounced tonight
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-21
US. Cargo Ship
Sinks; One Man
Sent To Death

vYYAsHlNGToN, D. c., May
w 2o.-The American cargo
steamer J.. 6. Mccullough
has been sunk by mine or tor
pedo In foreign waters, the navy
department was advised today. Il
was reported that all hands were
saved but Engineer Daughtry.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-21
STEEL CORPORATION
HEAD TO AID NATION

Washington. D. c., May 20.--James
A. Farrell, president of the U. s. Steel
corporation is the latest captain OF in
dustry TO be asked to help win the
war. He has been rendered the post.
ton Of director of operations OF the
shipping board.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-21
Spirit of Germans Surviv-
ing First Stages Of Of
fensive Is Broken, French
Army's Explanation Of
I Enemy's Delay.
ATTACK NEAR RHEIMS
EXPECTED BY ALLIES
.fAssociated Press Summary

tAssociated Press Summary
Significance may attach to the
reports the official statements are
now carrying Of heavy artillery
fire In the sector between Arras
and Albert which comprises the
northsriy continuation of the
eomme battle front.
London today thus announces
considerable Increase In the Ger
man artillery activity between A.
bert and eucquoy, a ten mile front
covering about half the distance
between Albert and Arras.
The German statement yester-
day reported British guns busy
along the entire Albert-Arras
front
lt 10 aiong this line that many
Of the artillery observers. are
quallflsdIy predicting that the ex-
pectsd German blow Will be
struck.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-21
rBy Associated Press Stan
CORRESPONDENT

with the French Army in France,
May 2O.-The Germans apparently are
awaiting the return of, the offensive
snirit among some, Of their best divi-
sions, which were tried severely dur
Ing the first stages of the offensive.
before reopening operations.
Large numbers of their units lost
g scChsfderxhie portion OF their eaec-
3tiyes IN the heavy hghting IN Picardy
and Flanders and, despite the TACT
that the ranks have been filed imme-
Sliately from depots in the rear, strong
impressions of the terrific ordeal
through which they passed are still
retained by those who survived the
4irst stages OF the offensive. Most OF
these shattered divisions have en-
joyed only three or four weeks rest.
which experience has demonstrated is
hardly sufficient time in which to re-
store the German fighting qualities.
The German command knows this
perfectly we'll and therefore Is holding
back as long as possible before attack
ing SO as to have more recuperated
units available to add to those which
have not participated in the fighting
MP to this time.
MAY ATTACK NEAR RHEIMS
It seems to be indicated clearly
that the objective of the Germans
when they do commence heavy light
ing again will be desperate effort to
divide. the allied armies by assaulting
their lines OF communication. 1t
seems probable, too, that they may
even extend the battle front farther
south and east toward the district "
ing between Laon and Rheims, where
the front is well served by railroads
which would enable them to attempt
i surprise upon the allies by making
I big demonstration there with the in
tentioE Of attracting General Foch's
reserves while they carry out their
main effort farther north.
The allies. however. are well pre-
pared for eventualities. The Amer.-
cans are working in the greatest har-
mony with both the French and the
British and the most complete conf
dence reigns among the officers and
men IN all the allied army.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-21


the enemy's line. Lufberry was seen to
attack from under the tail, but then
drew of as IL his machine gun had
jammed.
FUNERAL IS HELD TODAY
Two mirutes later he, attacked aagin
from the same position and almost I'M
mediately his machine burst into
flames.
Major Lufberry will be buried to-
morrow with full military honors IN
which both American and French
troops will participate. Lufberry's
home was in Wallingford. Conn.
TWO GERMAN GUNNERs
The German machine which brought
Jufherry down was armed with two
machine guns with an operator for
each piece, and apparently escaped.
Lufberry's only wound, aside irom
those received when he crashed 70
earth, was a bullet hole through nls
thumb. Apparently the same bullet
punctured one Of the gasoline tanks
OF his machine.
Z, The German machine was under
heavy aircraft fire several times
both before and after the air fight and
one explosion of shell upset the ene-
my plane but it managed to straishten
out again.
GERMAN AIRMEN CAPTURED
A French aviator this afternoon shot
down an enemy plane back OF the
Lunevjlle sector Two men from the
plane were captured by the 'Ameri-
cans. The Germans came from some
where in the rear. It is supposed, al
though not confirmed, that this is the
machine which brought down Major
Lufberry. There had been extraor-
dinary aerial activity all day in this
sector. =
major Raoul Lufberry has been, at
tached to the American aviation corps
less than four months. but before that
he made a brilliant record as member
OF the Lafayette escadrille with the
French army and generally was ac-
counted the leader of the American
aces. Only recently he brought down
his eighteenth enemy machine which so
far as Is known was the number stand
ing to his credit when he was killed and
which Is by far the largest number
credited to any American aviator eth
er with the American or the French
army. I.ufberry's father was native
born American but his mother WA a
French woman and Lufberry him&lf
was born in France thirty-four years
<0--x.-..n-s -. ~nro ray ~
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-21
NO DECISION MADE
ON REVENUE LAWS

Washington. D. c., May 20.-Con-
gressional leaders and Secretary Nc
Adoo failed to agree ON whether reve-
nue. legislation should be taken at this
session of congress- and decision
was left to . future conference
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-21
MEXICANS SLAY
AMERICAN SOLDIER

McAllen. Texas, May 20.-Sergeant
Herbert Jilrich. of Kawkawlin. Mich,
was killeG by shot from across the
Mexican line near Hidalgo today. Four
Noxicans we're killed in the return hyeN
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-21
FRENCH TAKE PRISONERS

Paris. May 20-Active artillery
fixnting near Hangard on the front
before Amiens. is reported in today's
official statement. Northwest of
Rheims French detachment pene-
trated to the third German line, TAX
ing prisoners.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-21
START DRIVE
FOR WAR FUND.
RED CROSS WORKERS BEGIN
CANVASS FOR $4,000 IN
OTTUMWA.

Des Moines, May 2o.-Whoe.
several communities In the state
already have exceeded their quo
tas, Iowa as a whole formally
launched IL Red Cross war fuN1
drive today with the states mlNe
mum allotment 81, 100000. Worsg.
ers expect to raise $4,000, 900.
In this city The drive started
with final pep" meeting for
workers and a parade Get for thlo
afternoon, in which Il was ex-
peeted $4,000 persons, Ineiuding
hundreds Of nurses and Red Crooo
workers, would march.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-21

An army of solicitors. both men and
women. started out this morning from
Red Cross headquarters in Hotel Ot.l
tumwa for the second war fund drive
that was launched throughout the
country today for $100.000.000. OF
tumwa expects to raise $4,000 OF thia
and half that sum in the county ouft
side Otumwa.
The committees, twenty-five of
them, organized to cover every nook
and Granny Of the city, started out y.
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-03
DOCTORS GIVE
REASONS FOR
SPRING fever
EXPLAIN IT'S REAL MEANING

''The name Spring Fever" said
6 well known physician in CONVEX
sation the other day, is a mis-
homer, and is largely a figure of
speech used to describe the peculiar
lassitude that so many people COM
plain of at the expiration Of our
winter months. 1t is physiology
cal condition well known to the
medical profession, and is not a
fever at all, but a general letting
down of natures forces, particu-
larly the nervous centers, due to
the deficiency of iron and phosphor-
Gus, both of which are absolutely
necessary for the maintenance of
bodily vigor.
'Of course" he continued, "the
excessive meat eating, the loss of
green vegetables and of oxygen, of
which there is so little in the aver
age heated house, all play their
part. The result is that nature is
calling for an increased output OF
ule vital forces during the winter
months, and this demand means
more PHOSPHORUS and iron. For
- &C tAtSt l"O pOttlt 1 cADCdiCS NO4h
hlned, which are natures arma-
ment in her defensive warfare.
With the advent OF warm weather,
the pores act more freely and the
heart slows up and that peculiar
iassitude which We call Spring F'e-
yer is manifested.
And the remedy, doctor?" an in
tsrested listener asked. Why, my
dear sir, the remedy for these starv-
ed nerve and blood centers is Phos-
PLATED Iron. There is no reason
why We should ever reach this
point. if we would, from time to
tme take that well known remedy,
Phosphated Iron, and so maintain
the Physiological balance, as shown
by our color, our sense Of well be-
ing, push and activity. all Of which
are necessary to make life worth
while"
And the doctor was right.
Special Notice To insure doc
tors and their patients receiving
NE genuine Phosphated Iron, We
hsYe pat tn capsules only Do not
allow dealers to substitute tablets
OF pills Insist on capsules
FOR sale by A J Riess and lead
ing druggists everywhere.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-03
'bROER MEN FOR
0UOTATOLEAVE
CITY ON MAY 10
-,irty-fi.e ConScripts To Be Chos-
On out of List OF More Than
80 For Draft.
"a TO JEFFERSON BARRACKS
vsSIstrsnts Are Requested To Re-
mart at Exemption Headquar-
ters at ) 4. VI.

Thirty-fve conscripted men are
=. leave Rock Island for Jefferson
cracks on May 10 at $50 in the
rsorning.
The complete list OF men ordered
:, ranort was made public by the
ssanption board officials today
80 entire list names more than so
t-am which 80 will be chosen.
The men are required to report
=, ( o'clock in the morning to the
ssenption board At $50 break
,ast will be served in one OF the
iocal restaurants. AT $50 the men
entrsin.
relatives and friends will be on
tand together with members of the
al chapter of the Red Cross and
: fine Kings Daughters union TO
t;d the BOYS farewell The Red
cross will furnish smokes for the
lows and the union. comfort bags
Those Called.
Amended is the list as compiled
tv the exemption board:
order No.
s74-Otto II. Busch.
1404-Jacob Goldman.
i4S5-Martin Peterson.
15l0-ArthUr J. Minor.
I575-Leonard Kruse-
1576-HenTy Morse.
Jsl9-James F'Iannery.
l5g0-Emmett L. Mcfarland.
1ssS-Fred E. Fuller.
1597-Harry T. Donaway.
i7OS-Carl Wm. Schroeder.
I-07-Clarence E. Lsughlin.
17l0-John L. McEniry
Marshall F. Cobb.
i71s-Walter Schroeder.
l723-Morris Fagen.
I728-WilliaU Lewis Kuchner.
I72S-William F. Moross.
17S6-Will R Hartman.
1740-Frederick Fisher.
l743-William Etzel
I754-Irving L. Wright.
i755-Emil Selhost.
1765-Kenneth c. Stockdale.
17S2-CIyde r. Buffum
i495-TOm Miller Olson.
lfs7-JOe Louie.
MILITARY Mills
fs06-Leonard Ziemer.
ls0s-Fred knight.
i:1g-George Schaefer.
I!l7-Fred Nowack
1s24-Edmund Burke.
I826-Edgar Lake.
William c. Dunlap.
Ig30-Salvatore Amato.
Is35-Frank ?. Hall.
AlternateS.
Is36-Joseph Sebring.
ls54-Edward J. Sullivan.
1s59-CIarence Moore.
1663-James Stevens.
iS66-John W. Gales.
l869-Louis Charles Kolls.
lS77-Adiel DeRoo.
18S3-Ernest G. Richman.
1SS4-Lawrence F. Theus.
1851. Stewart Hoffman
1sS1-Kinney Edward Leins.
ls92-GeOrge NJ. Boden.
ls96-ScOtt F. Ryan.
i899-EarI Coulter.
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1918-02-15
February IS, 1918.

You never met her without her carrying
books with her. My boy became &C
tice that my daughter-in-1aw was me1an-
choly Whenever I came I found her
all alone. Where is Abraham I
would ask. He went TO the teachers
home she would answer. I was
chagrined, but what could I do?
"Once, while we were alone, my son
and I, it occurred to me that I ought
to ask him about it. I turned the con-
versation in that direction. At first
he was silent, but finally he said, plainly:
What objection has anyone to my 60
ing out? | cannot stay at home all the
time. I must have company I then
said to him: Very we'll; let us suppose
you are right, but the poor woman is to
be pitied, too Then he mumbled: I
cannot help that. I see now that she is
not the woman for me; I made mis-
take That really hurt me, and I yelled:
What do you mean? You made mis-
take?' He looked at me as he said:
have no love whatever for her. [ cam
not tell you how I felt when he said that.
For the first time in my life I became
really enraged as I spoke to him.
What do you mean? This is child's
play, you think? Do you forget that
two living souls are concerned here?'
He did not answer, but he did not
change his course. I had to see my
daughter-in-1aw fade like flower robbed
Of light and air.
"There is little else to tell. I even
ventured to talk to the poor woman
that word she tore her hair, wept and
tainted She said she would rather die
than divorce her husband. I finally sue
ceeded in quoting her.
"Do you know what the upshot was?
Three years have passed since my son
has gone abroad. He must suffer a
good deal. He does not know how to
earn a penny. From me he does not
accept anything. He does not want to
come home. His mother can weep no
more. She yearns for him. I can see
she is. like person whose soul is gone.
My daughter-in-law, the widow whose
husband lives somewhere, stays at my
house with her child; sighs all the time
and, when no one sees it, she sheds
tears. Only I, the cold father-that is
what my wife calls me-say that I do
not care about the boy at all. I say
that since he wanted it So
''What do you say, sir? Is this a
drama? Now, tell me, who is the hero
my son, my wife, his wife, or perhaps
II"
What pity my literary friend was
not present. He would perhaps have
it,
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1918-02-15
A TREASURY OF JEWISH POEMS.

1.-THE Standard Book of Jewish Verse;:
Compiled and edited by Joseph Fried
lander. Dodd, Mead & Company, New
York, 1917. So net
A treasury of Jewish poems contain
ing nearly 700 poems by Jewish poets and
poems about Jews by Christian authors
from the earliest times to the present
day; comprehensive anthology of all
the best Jewish poems written in or rem
ical writer's of all centuries, Hebrew, Eng
fish, American, German, etc. In the COL
lection are two poems by Rabbi David
Matt.
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1918-02-15

only son. L am Well-tO-dO and should
not have minded if | had more children,
but | am satisfied that at least one child
was given me. Perhaps you think that
boy is cripple or anything of the
kind. If you do, you are mistaken. He
is a rare boy. He is one in a thousand
You understand?
Il may say that much joy has come
to me through that boy from his child
hood. In school the teachers always
liked him. They said he was a genius
He is clever and handsome. At home,
too, he was model child. We never
had any trouble on his account Could
one even wish for better child?
"When he grew older he wanted to go
somewhere to study. His mother wept,
and said she would not be able to live
a day without him; so he stayed home.
During the day he used to sit in the
synagogue and study Jewish lore, and
the evenings he spent reading modern
books. He became man of knowledge,
but real one, you understand? [ used
to be pleased to hear him tell of distant
countries. He knew geography as does
a pious Jew his prayers. Nor did he dis
like Jewish lore. What more could one
expect from boy of our day?
ITO make long story short, one day
we found that our Abraham that is his
name-was frequent visitor at the
home of Chana, the widow. Her hus-
band had been very pious Jew but
very poor. Luckily for the mother, she
had daughter. The girl was a beauty.
One does not often meet her like in
these days. Now you understand?
"In the beginning, the old lady-I
mean my wife-was dissatisfied. The
boy could get fine dowry, she said,
why then should he marry poor girl?
l explained to her that ours is a differ
ent time Then came the boy and gave
us sermon, in which he said that mon
ey is dirt, the principal thing is the
person. He concluded that only Feigele
that is her name-could make him hap
py. You know how children are these
days. Well, he had his way 'Maze1
Tow
"After the wedding I visited them
every day. 1t was a veritab1e paradise.
There was joy and radiance in every
corner | used to say to my old lady:
Our Abraham was right My wife was
not entirely satisfied in the beginning.
You know how women are She sim
ply envied Chana, the widow, on her
bargain, particularly because Chana had
not paid a penny for it. Of course, she
changed later. And when Feige1e
brought us a grandchild- the child
was worth to the grandmother millions.
So she figured that the dowry had come,
after all.
"Our happiness did not stay long with
us. You know sometimes during the
summer it happens that the day is par
ticularly beautiful, warm and full of
pleasant sunshine, and suddenly clouds
overhang the skies and rain begins to
fall. The same happens in human life,
the difference being that in the case of
human life the clouds do not disappear
SO soon.
"The thing began with the arrival of
teacher from large city. People said
hnf oh l..