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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-03-05
Phoene Fulmer-The First
President and His
Family.
Dear Editor:

Dear Editor:
Ny story is of our first president,
Mrs. Washington and their two little
grandchildren.
When Nellie Gusts was little girl
she did not like all the strict rules that
children had to obey in olden times.
Nellie Gusts was the adopted grand
child Of George Washington. She was
a merry, happy little girl, fonder of
rcmping and playing than she was of
her book and her music. Mrs. Wash
ington was very strict and she expect
ed Nellie to act like a grown up lady
each day. Her hair was bedecked out
in feathers and ribbons each day. She
had to take lessons in embroidery for
long hours at time each day. She had
to practice on her harpsichord, a queer
old piano which you can see for your
self any time you visit Mount Vernon.
Mrs. Washington took charge of Mel
lies education and General George
Washington looked after Nellie's little
brother, the little Washington as he
was called. The harpsichord over
which Nellie used to cry when she had
to practice was a gift from George
Washington to his little granddaughter
and it cost a thousand dollars and was
q wonderful instrument for that time
for then there were only two or thu ee
pianos in the United States, but never
theless Nellie did not like practic1ng
any more than most boys and girls do
in these days. The little Washington
had long tasks and lessons. also too
long, Mrs. Washington thought and
she oftentimes begged the general to
allow the boy to go out to play and
succeeded only on condition that Mrs.
Washington allow Nellie to go too.
They loved the children dearly and
did all they, could to make them
happy. When you visit Mount Vernon
you will see some OF the toys these
little folks played with and you will
see the old harpsichord and Nellie's
bandoria, something like a mandolin
and the dainty old fashioned bed
rooms in which they slept, but the little
folks have gone long, long ago. Every
day however now at Mount Vernon
many visitors peep into the old rooms
and look at the old fashioned and
beautiful things that once belonged to
the Washington family and each per-
son goes away wishing they might
have known not only the father Of our
country and Mrs. Washington but the
dear little adopted grandchildren Of the
first president, Nellie and Washington
Gusts. Of the long, long ago.
Rhoene lFulmer, age 10,
Ottumwa, Iowa, r.. r. 2.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-03-05
4 Real Little True
Blue Patriot

20 mother!" cried little Howard
running into the house after school
Mr.. Whitney, the principal Of the
school, has promised to give a Ave
dollar gold piece to the child who hat
the most patriotic garden this sum
mer. May try? Esther and Arnold
are going to: and that baby True Blue
says he is"
"You must not talk that way abou,
True Blue" said mother, but yor
shall have garden, too. John is out
IN the garden now, so we will have
him dig plot for YOU"
Out. on the walk they met Esther
and Arnold. Hello, Howard" said
Arnold, where are you going?" "Out
in the garden" answered Howard
"You may come too"
What is your garden going to be
( like, Howard. asked Esther. ooh,
I'm not going to tell. Wait and see,'
said Howard, who loved to tease.
We'll, never mind. IN tell you what
mines going to be like" said Esther.
I'm going to have round flower bed
and plant red, white and blue flowers
in It. Won't that be pretty?"
"Why, that's mine!" cried Howard.
II think that's mean"
Never mind, Howard" said Arnold.
"You can have bed shaped like the
American flag, and Plant your flowers
to look like it. I'll have a shield and
Esther her circle. Hurrah! won't that
be dandy?"
By-and-by Esther heard mother
calling, SO she and Arnold went home,
still talking about the gardens.
Little True Blue lived down the hill
in wee little house. He was a merry
soul with blue eyes and golden curls,
and almost always wore blue suit.
That is why people called him True
Blue. He and Howard used to be very
good friends, but when Howard went
to school the older boys leased him
for playing with such baby, as they
called True Blue; so he never played
with him any more.
The summer went quickly by, and
at last came the prize day. Esther's
and Arnold's gardens were long ago
through blooming, and Towards had
so little care that it was all grown M
with weeds.
The principal, Mr.. Whitney, came
again to visit the school, and just be.
fore it was closing he walked up to
the front Of the room and said: 1--WE
saw many gardens yesterday, and at
first it seemed hard to decide which
was the best. At last we came to a
garden back Of a little house. 1t was
quite large and there was not a weed
to be seen in it. All along in even
rows were planted winter vegetables.
The crop was large and well planned
This garden belongs to little Herman
Andersen, usually called True Blue
and to him we award first prize.
Come here, my boy. Your prize is
well earned. You are a real little
true-blue patriot. Annie Howell,
jagged IL; in The Christian Register.
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LOVE FILLS EVERY LACK
II. Samuel Fritsch

She sings for me, my maid of three,
And half her notes are off the key,
And now and then the tune is lost,
And rhyme and time are strangely
crossed.
But still to me it sounds most sweet,
Rhyme, time, and tune are all COM
plete:
The singer does to me belong
NV love for her fills out the song.
She writes for me, my maid of three,
And scrawls and sprawls are all you
see;
With curves and crooks and funny
frills
From tip to base the page she fills.
But not for me she writes in vain,
Each scrawl and sprawl and curve is
plain:
The little writer maid is mine
My love for her fills out each line.
We sing our songs, do you and l,
And write our creeds for God on high.
Infinite Eye, Infinite Ear,
How crude our efforts must appear!
But music in our harsh discords
And meaning in our tangled words
Gods heart perceives: for we are
His
His love flls every lack thers IA.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-03-05
Maxine Miller expert.
ences of My Grandfath-
er During Civil War"

Dear Juniors:
will write your story of an expert
ence that my grandpa had when he
was in the civil war.
have heard my grandpa tell a
story Of how he fell asleep at his post
while he was on guard for his first time
in the enemy's country during the
civil war.
He said the penalty for going to sleep
on guard was as bad as the crime of
treason for which the penalty was
death.
But as he was so young, the officer
who found him asleep would not re-
port him after getting his promise to
never go to sleep again while on guard
during his term Of service.
wonder If some of our boys and
girls are not asleep. We are all in a
sense on guard for our country, every
boy and girl too is expected to do their
duty. This is no time to sleep. Our
country is in danger.
Are we awake as to our own danger,
morally?
We ought to be at our post wide
awake and ready for any sacrifice we
may be called on to make.
Maxine Miller.
SOL N. Mclean. St O31H Ia
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-03-05
A WONDERFUL COW

A little four-year-old was taken on
visit to grandma in the country.
There, for the first time, he had q
near view of a COW. He would stand
and look on while the man MIXED,
and ask all manner of questions. In
this way he learned that the long.
crooked branches on the cows head
lew knew o: only one kind Of horn:
and few days after obtaining this
information, hearing a strange kind
of believing noise in the yard, he ran
out to ascertain it's cause. In q few
minutes he returned, with wonder and
delight depicted on his countenancs,
exclaiming: Mamma, mamma! Oh, da
come out here! The cows blowing her
horns !"---Watchman.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-03-05
Thomas Eskew - Lincoln
Gives Aid To The
Pigs.
Dear Juniors:

Dear Juniors:
I will right story Of Lincoln and
the Pig"
One day Lincoln was out riding and
he had on his best suit of clothes.
Soon he came to mud puddle where
little pig was stuck fast in the mud.
He was going to get down from his
horse and pull the little pig out. But
he thought he would not for fear he
would get muddy. So he rode on,
thinking about the little pig in the
mud.
Soon he could not go one step far.
Their without helping the poor pig out
of the mud. So he turned around and
went back and pulled the pig out, and
although he had his new suit soiled,
he was very happy.
Thomas Eskew, aged 8,
1444 West Second street,
Ottumwa, Ia.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-03-05
Madeline Grimsley my
Trip To Ames."

We left Ottumwa Monday morning
January 2S at o'clock. We arrived in
0es Moines about 1 o'clock. We had
dinner and then we started for Camp
Dodge and arrived there at 2:3o. We
went to the Y. NJ. G. A. for the white
soldiers. Some Of the soldiers were
practicing for musical Some of them
were writing letters. From there we
went to the barracks where Co. A $3.50
brigade stay. We went through the
bedroom down stairs. Then we went
through the dining room and kitchen
After that we went upstairs through
the other bedroom: From there we
soldiers.
After we went through through there
we went back to Des Moines and had
supper. Then we left for Ames. We ar
rived in Ames about 1880. Then we
went to the agricultural hall to register.
From there we went to east hall to
our rooms and left our grips. Then we
went to hear Senator Kenyon speak.
He was tellino about his trip through
England and France.
Tuesday morning we went to a DEM
onstration on war Candy" In the aft
ornoon we went TO a meeting where all
Of the counties practiced their yells for
Friday night.
Wednesday morning we went to the
home ECONOMICS DullOlnS. we DdkeO
"Corn and Rye Mullins" In the after
noon we went to the girls gymnasium
and watched some larger girls swim.
Thursday morning they had bread
baking contest. In the evening we went
tto the Farmers banquet which is held
every year at the time of the short
course. There were 1,006 people at the
banquet. After we ate Governor Hard
ing spoke. Then he auctioned off a
bushel Of corn. 1t sold from five dollars
to twelve and one-half dollars an ear.
Friday morning we went to the
Home Economics building, but arrived
there too late to cook. That afternoon
we went to the greenhouse to see the
flowers. In the evening we went to a
meeting in the assembly room in the
agricultural building. We heard a
drummer who was in the civil war
play on his drum. Frank Buchanan
from this county won a trophy for the
best individual judging of grain and
stock.
Saturday morning at 1880 we left
Ames for DeS Moines. We arrived in
Des Moines about $3.50 We went
through the capitol building. After that
we went through the historical build
ing. Then we had our lunch. We started
for Ottumwa about 1880 and arrived
here about 4:30. had a very nice time
and think the trip was very instructive.
Nadaline Grimsley, age II,
S s I OttnmUa- Iowa
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-03-05
: coNrEsr sUeJECTs.

We all want the Juniors to send IN
school compositions and other stories,
besides the ones on the subjects we
suggest. Sometimes children can
write better compositions when choos-
ing their own subjects. We especially
want letters and ancestor stories. TO
encourage originality and variety IN
the juniors work the following list Is
given:
War Savings Stamps.
"A Soldier In France.
What We Are Doing for the Soldier.
How to Win the War.
George Washington. =.
Abraham Lincoln.
Our Presidents.
{ Patriotic Duties Of Today.
~ School compositions.
Ancestor stories.
Interesting letters.
Book reviews.
Unusual stories.
Current events.
Soldier stories related by veterans
and retoid by juniors.
Select prizes from among the fol'
lowing: Book, box of letter paper.
doll. box of school supplies, knitting
needles or a knife.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-03-05
Irene Myers patriotic Du-
ties of Today"
Dear Juniors:

Dear Juniors:
thought would write story on
Patriotic Duties of Today" First
duty is to fight. The boys and young
men must fight for their country
Next duty is to save. The younger
boys, women and older men must save.
By saving, they must save fuel and food
such as wheat, meat and sugar. We
may be patriotic by saving food and
fuel and knitting and making things
for the comfort kits for the soldiers.
They are having the people. save
fuel for to heat the ships and camps.
BY doing all these things, we may be
patriotic.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-03-05
THE cALoRIEs IL GET you.

Little Herbie Hoover's come to our
house to stay,
To make us scrape the dishes clean
and keep the crumbs away,
An all us other children, when our
scanty meal is done,
We gather around the fire and has
the mostest fun
Alistenin' to the proteins that Herbie
tells about,
An the calories that git you eff you
don't watch out.
An little Herbie Hoover says, when
the fire is burnin' low,
An the vitamines are creepin' from
the shadows sof' and slow,
You better eat the things the food
folks say they's plenty of,
An gobble up the corn pone, an vege-
tables an fish,
An save yer drippin's an yer sweets,
an lick clean every dish,
An learn to eat the war bread, an
save up all the grease,
For the less we eat of butter the soon.
er We'll have peace.
An don't get fresh a.talkin' Of what
you won't do without,
Or the calories'u get you eff you don't
watch out
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the boys
eleyenycarod cripple
smile his click
a
click that smile beams his
he might
that little note longing his
ery translated.
picked be hero he wistfuy when
of his
inspiration the
patriotic
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-03-05
ALL ABOUT PRIZES.

We do wish the Juniors would &C.
knowledge their prizes.
II any Junior has ever failed to re-
ceive prize after his or her name
appeared in this paper, it is because
the wrong address has been given US.
When we say wrong address we
especially refer to incomplete ad.
dresses. All city Juniors should put
their street number and all Juniors
living in the country should put their
box number or failing to have a box
send in their parents names.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-03-05
ANOTHER CONTEST.

] We also want the juniors who
think the other subjects are too hard
to write on one of the following sub
5ects.
The Story Of a Nickel.
My Best Friend.
A Pet Ooa.
Corn and Apples.
Sweet Potatoes and Cotton.
A letter.
Select prizes from among the fol-
lowing: Game. flag. football, doll,
kpife or book
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-03-05
Edna Myers and Her Auto
biography.
Dear Courier Junior:

Dear Courier Junior:
My name is Ddna Myers and my
address is COL South Ward street. My
age is 8.
I have a dog and his name Is
Kenny. He is a good dog watching
out but is good for nothing else |
have goat and he will drive and
stand on his hindend feet. Will close
for this time.
Edna sNy<rn Otuum1n eyoRA.
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WIN COMMERCIAL CLUB PRIZE


Among the. Wapello county delega-
tion of school children who won trip
to the short course at Ames as prizes
IN the baby beef, pig, corn and
noultry clubs, were two OttumWa
girls, Madeline Grimsley and Mabel
Hewitt. who won the first two prizes
for the best kept gardens.
The Commercial club offered the
prizes to the winners in the agrden
club contest, which was managed by
F. P. Sipe. There we're number OF
other cash prizes as well as the trip
to Ames. Two exhibits were held, the
first in June and the second in Sep
TENDER.
Mabers letter was published in tho
Courier several days ago and NADIA
lines is among the Junior letters to-
day..
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-03-05
THE COURIER JUNIOR
DEPARTMENT
Published by
THE COURIER PRINTING Gu.
Ottumwa. Iowa
EDITOR
MATILDA DEvEREAUx
THREE PRIZE WINNERS

Dear JunlOrS. .
Among the many interesting Store:
on this page today will be found three
considered best by the judges. Anc
the writer's of these, Villa Stevens
Rhoenie Fulmer and Maxine Miller
will each receive prize.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-03-05

~ HIS little miss has already pro-
cured her party dress for spring.
q 1t is Of charmeuse with hand
crocheted lace. The embroidered de-
sign on the yoke and the skirt add to
the frock's attractiyeness,
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-03-05

Irene Myers, age u
= WICK
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-02-10

of Hill 1212 Macedonian front) 6 hand grenade exploded near me and fell badly wounded. My company which was in advance of our main body was out numbered by the Bull garians, but they refused to fall back when ordered to do so, declaring they would not leave me the mercy of the, enemy.
 While l was being dragged off to safety through the snow they remain ed behind, fighting a rearguard act ion. The next day our troops attack cid again and drove the Bulgarians out of their trenches. In them they found the dead bodies of number of our men, each one with his throat cut from ear to ear. That is the favorlte method of disposing of prisoners.'
 It was after capture of Hill 1912 that the Irish Amazon while lying in hospital was awarded by the Serbian Grown Prince the Kara-George decor ation which is the Serbian equivalent of the British Victoria Cross. Three other decorations she has received for bravery in the field.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-02-10

guiding industry at home. This in- episodes as the Bisbee deportations.
 Personal bitterness and more in- tense industrial strife inevitably re- suit when the claim of loyalty is falsely resorted to by employers and their sympathizers as a means of de- fcating sincere claims for social tus- tice, even though such claims be as- serted in time of war
 50 long as profiteering is not comprehensively prevented to the full extent that governmental action can prevent it, just so long will a sense of inequality disturb the full est devotion of labor's contribution to the war.
 Lunber Operators Caused I. w. W.
 While the unreS in the Pacific Northwest lumber fields focuses on the eighthour day, the commission believes the lumber operators them selves, by their unyielding opposition to trades-union organization of their workmen. have created the opportun- ity for the I. w. w.
 This uncompromising attitude on the part of the employers has reaped for them an organization of destruc- tive rather than constructive radi- calism," says the report. "The I. w. wv. is filling the vacuum created by the operation The red card is carried by large numbers throughout the Pa cifc Northwest. Membership in the I. w w. by no means implies belief in or understanding of it's philosophy To a majority of the members it is a bond of fellowship. According to the estimates of conservative students of the phenomenon very small per centage of the I. w. w. are really un- derstanding followers of subversive doctrine The l. w. w. is seeking re- suits by dramatizing evils and by TO- mantle promises of relief. The hold of the I!WW. is riveted instead of weakened by unimaginative opposi- tion on the part of employers to the correction of real grievances--an opposition based upon academic fear that granting just demands will lead to unjust demands
 With specific grievances removed destructive propaganda extensively preached in the Pacific Northwest will lost it's strongest advocate. Counter propa ganda and positive education then have as easy opportunity to sup plant fanatical doctrines"
 The settlements of all the situa- tions taken up previously have been announced While the commission, investigated the celebrated Mooney case in San Francisco and has recpm- mended that President Wilson use his l influence with the state of California to get Mooney new trial, the case l is not touched upon in the summary of the report made public here today. ! The commissions recommendations on that subject previously had been published.
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tablish the necessary administrative structure.
 "6. When assured of sound labor conditions and effective means for the just redress of grievances that may arise, labor in it's turn should sur render all practices which tend to re- strict maximum efficiency
 "7. Uncorrected evils are the greatest provocation of extremist propaganda, and their correction in itself would be the best counter propaganda.
 But there is need for more af- firmative education. There has been too little publicity of an educative sort in regard to labor's relations to the war. The purposes of the gov ernment and the methods by which it is pursuing them should be brought home to the fuller understanding of labor. Labor has most at stake in this war, and it will eagerly devote its all if only it be treated with confi- dence and understanding, subject neither to indulgence nor neglect, but dealt with as a part of the citizenship of the state"
 ''Real Cause" of Unrest.
 At length the commission records it's search for the real cause" of un- rest and comes to these conclusions
 'sThe conclusion cannot be escaped that the available manpower of the nation, serving as the industrial arm of war, is not employed to it's full capacity nor wisely directed to the energies of war.
 "The effective conduct of the wal suffers needlessly because of inter ruption of work due to actual ol threatened strikes, purposed decrease in efficiency through the strike on the job. decrease the efficiency due to la
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-02-10

agement, and men is indispensable. The recognition of this principle by the government should form an ac- cepted part of the labor policy of the nation
 5. Law in business as elsewhere, depends for its vitality upon steady enforcement. Instead of waiting for adlustment after grievances come to the surface disposition of industrial issues and the avoidance of an atmos- pnere Of contention and the waste of disturbances.
 II. The eight-hour day is an es- lablshed policy of the country; ex- perlence has proved justication of the pflnclple also in war times. Provi- Moh must Of course be made for ,onser hours ln case of emergencies Laoor Will readily meet this require ,aeht II its misuse is guarded against oy appropriate overtime payments. ): Unified direction of the labor aauihlnlstration of the United States or me period of the war should be established. At present there is an unieiated number of separate com nlltlees, boards, agencies, and depart ail aienls having fragm.entary and con- ne,lng Jurisdiction over the labor r1opiems r1' raised by the war. A sin s',,, s'e,heaaed administration is needed, "'.h luli power to determine and es-
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-02-10
IRISH WOMEN SERGEANT
 MAJOR IN SERNIAN ARMY

London. Jan. 30.-(Correspondence of The Associated Press)-Sergeant Major Flora Sandes, an Irish woman who for two years has been serving with the gallant Serbian army, is now in London on leave of absence for a, few weeks.
 "In August 1914 | went to- Serbia as a nurse" she said when asked to tell something of her war experien' 'ces. After the terrible retreat in which l took part l joined the Regi- mental Ambulance. When cut off
 from that I obtained permission to join the Serbian army as a private. For two years I was iii thick oa
 most of the fighting. At the taking