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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-24
These Jobs Are
Not Jobs Under
Army's Ruling

"The regulations which apply to
idler registrants will be deemed to
apply also to gamblers of all de-
scriptions and employees and attend
ants Of bucketshops and race
tracks, fortune tellers, clairvoyants,
nalmists and the like; who for THE
purpose Of the regulations, shall be
considered as idlare aa: 81 thei
work or light order OF the spvS
ernment. ~ Y
THE new regulation. will also at
feet the following classes:
"(a) Persons engaged in the
serving OF food and drink. or
either, in public places. includ.
ing hotels and social clubs.
"(b) Passenger elevator oper.
ators and attendants, doormen,
footmen and other attendants
Of clubs, hotels, stores, apart
ment houses, office buildings
and bath houses.
"(c) Persons, including ush-
ers and other attendants, en-
gagged and occupied in, and in
connection with games, sports
s anu amuSementS, excepting &C.
tual performers in legitimate
concerts, operas or theatrical
performances.
"(b) Persons employed in do
mestic service.
"(e) Sales clerks and other
clerks employed in stores and
other mercantile establish.
ments.
Men who are engaged as above
or who are idlers will not be per-
mitted to seek relief because of the
fact that they have drawn a late
order number or because they have
been placed in class 2. or on
the grounds of dependency. The
fact that he Is not usefully en-
ployed will outweight both of the
above conditions.
"It is expected that the list OF
nonuseful occupations will be ex-
tended from time to time as neces-
sity will require so as to include
persons in other employments."
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-24
HOLD OVERFLOW MEETING

Bloomfield, May 23-General Per-
shing's soldiers. Corporal Merle Skin
ner, Sergeant Hawkins and Private
Montgomery spoke here last night IN
the Red Cross meeting to an immense
audience Of patriots. Ellsworth Rom
niger presided at the meeting. which
was held in the court room, the over
flow meeting being held In the First
NJ. E. church. where DR.. H. G.
Young presided. The soldiers from
France were entertained at the Sax
hotel last night and left at o'clock
this morning for Pulaski. where a
rousing meeting was held.
The Red Cross drive closes in D9Yis
county Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock,
when meetings will be held In every
voting place in the county. Prominent
speakers will make stirring addresses.
Already $4,000 of Bloomfield's quota
Of IS, 500 Is raised. Davis county will
90 over the top.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-24
LAW WILL AWAIT
ABSENT SLACKERS

Washington, D. c.. May %
Slackers who leave the country to-
escape the draft will be prose
cuted under the selective draft
service act on their return, Attot~
ney, General Gregory announced
today.
1T has been brought to my At
tention," said the attorney gem
erals statement. that number of
men of conscription age have left
and that even now occasionally
others are leaving the country to
evade military service"
when the war is over such men,
on seeking admission to the United
States, must stand trial on indict-
ments charging them with viols-
tion of the selective service act"
he said.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-24
FREED SLAVS
LIKE DEAD MEN
SOLDIERS FROM HUNS PRISON
CAMPS STIR WRATH OF
RUSSIANS.

Washington. D. c., May 23.-Arrival
at Petrograd of the first contingent OF
1.5Oo Russian prisoners to be ex-
changed under the recent Russo Ger
man agreement was reported to the
state department today. The men, the
dispatch said, we're "veritable walk
ing dead men,"
Recent dispatches said the Germans
had demanded an agreement for the
exchange Of prisoners under which
only Russians not fit for work would
be returned to Russia and only able
bodied Germans would be returned to
Germany. Today's dispatches said the
condition of the soldiers returning to
|Petrograd aroused great indignation.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-24

SoAu uu lHtO the mlntary service
forthwith. Local boards are author
lied to use discretion only where they
find that enforced change Of employ.
ment would result in disproportionate
hardship on his dependents.
i RULE REACHES FAR
1t has been known that some form
OF work or fight" plan had been sub
mitted to President Wilson but there
had been no intimation it was so Tar
reaching in scope. Both the military
authorities and department of labor 81.
hctals believe 1t will go far toward
solving the labor problem for farm.
ers, shipbuilders and munition max
ers, and Will end for the present e.
least, talk Of conscrirti OF labor. rha
& M 81. com esit ts.Ig 'notissr ls;
'nihcantly that the list or non.usefSsf
occupations will be extended from
time to time as necessity reQuirvs.
The statement Of the provost mar.
shal generals ONCE follows:
Provost Marshal General Crovder
today announces an amendment to the
selective service regulations which
deals with the great question Of com
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-24
Thirty Gothas Attack
Paris; Only One Death;
Sleeping Baby Saved

Paris. May 23.-German aviators
made another attack on Paris last
night and this time succeeded in reach
ing the city. Bombs were dropped at
various places the official statement
reports.
The casualties, so far az reported
are one dead and twelve injured.
About thirty German airplanes at
tempted to reach Paris.
The explosion Of enc Of the raiders
bombs Killed woman and injured q
dozen people. A shell from rs MILL
metre defense gun fell through a root
and landed beside a cradle in which
there was sleeping infant The shell
failed to explode and the baby was not
harmed.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-24

pelling men not engaged In . useful
occupation imme diately to apply them
selves to some form Of labor, contrib
uting to the general good. The idlor,
too. will find himself confronted with
the alternative Of finding suitable en-
ployment or entering the army.
LOCAL BOARDS HAVE POWER
"This regulation provides that after
July /, any registrant who II found By
local board to be an habitual idleY
or not engaged in some useful occupss
ton shall be summoned before the
board, given chance to explain and.
in the absence OF satisfactory ex-
PLANTATION, to be inducted into the mill
tary service OF the United States.
ANY local board will be- authorized
to take action whether 1t has original
jurisdiction of the registrant or not;
in other words, any man sloa1inR
around pool room in Chicago may
be held to answer a Chicago board
even though he may have registered
in New York and lived there most OF
his life.
Temporary absences from regular
employment not to exceed one week
unless such temporary absences are
habitual and frequent, shall not be
considered as idleness. Regular vAcA-
tions will not be considered AZ ah.
sences in this connection.
EXCEPTIONS ARE LIMITED S.
The regulation throws further
safeguard around men not usefully
employed by providing that whore
there are compelling domestic circum-
stances that would not permit change
of employment by the reglstrants with
out disproportionate hardship to his
dependents, or where a change from
non-useful to useful employment or
occupation would necessitate re-
moval Of the registrant or his family.
local boards may give consideration 70
the circumstances.
The regulation further provides that
where such a change of employment
would compel the night employment Of
women under circumstances which
board might deem unsuitable for suck
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-24
Britons Drop Bombs
On German Military
Lines And War Plans

London, May 23.-Railway stations
n German Lorraine and the railway
near Liege, Belgium. and chloride
factory at Mannheim on the Rhine
were bombed Tuesday night and Wed.
nesday by British aviators, say the
latest official statement on aerial
operations. Three fires were caused
at Mannheim and large conflagrations
near Liege.
British aviators destroyed sixteen
German airplanes and two observa
tion balloons and drove down two air.
s>aaneS oat Of control.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-24
ALL MEN OF DRAFT
AGE MUST FIGHT
OR LABOR USEFULLY
ldlers, Gamblers, Walters, Bartenders,
Domestic Servants, Theatre At
I tendants, And Even Clerk. In
Stores Come Under Ruling
MAY HIT BASEBALL PLAYERS

(xIAsHNGTON,
w
regulations Cowar
OF job
SOUNDS kNELL FOR
head the list but those who will be reached by
cde walters eae
operators and other attendants of clubs hotels
DEFERRED RATING WILL NOT COUNT
gage in some useful occupation or join the
classification
garded entirely applying the rule
useful employment he will be gvensa
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-24
Hundreds Of British
Wounded And Their At
tendants Are Victims Of
/ German Frightfulness
Big Squadron Makes At
tack.
BRITONS FIRE ENEMY
STATIONS, WAR PLANTS

with the British Army in France
May 23.-German airmen again have
bombed heavily British hospitals In
the area behind the lines and this
! time have killed and wounded some
hundreds among the staffs and pa
tients Of many different hospitals In
the group.
Recorded in the casualty list are
names Of several sisters. who with
other women nurses, stood bravely by
their posts throughout terrific de-
huge Of explosives.
AMERICANS NOT ATTACKED
There is in the neighborhood one
large hospital and another In which
there are American workers but
4 neither of these appears to have suf-
fered. Last~summer number OF
American doctors and nurses were
killed and wounded when these same
hospitals were raided by the Germans.
This latest horror was perpetrated
Sunday night, apparently by four
squadrons Of enemy planes which ap-
pear to have comprised more than q
score OF machines.
A great number Of bombs we're
81 .cpa sr hcs,t 40 Ya- cent Of them
huge affairs which dug vast craters
IN the hospital grounds, and the rest
high explosive shrapnel which sent
their death dealing bullets tearing In
every direction through the crowded
hospital tents and buildings.
ONE RAIDER BROUGHT DOWN
A three seated airplane was brought
down by gun fire which was flying at
q low altitude and the occupants were
made prisoners. The enemy captain
and the pilot sustained comparatively
light shrapnel wounds. The observer
was not hurt. When questioned tho
captain explained in a matter of fact
way that he didn't see the hospitals
Red Cross signs.
With shrug OF his shoulders he
said II the British choose to build
/ their hospitals near railways they
must expect to get them bombed.
NURSES BRAVE UNDER FIRE
In one building which was damaged
most seriously most of the patients
we're suffering from compound frac
lures which made necessary their
limbs being strapped in the air Not
. woman deserted her ward but
throughout the terrible bombing each
one kept going her rounds and qlliet
ing the unfortunate men who might
easily have done themselves lasting
harm by springing from their. beds.
One sister was killed while admins
tarfnY IN tho aoldiors' worto ord -
other was so seriously hurt that she
died shortly afterwards. Another was
dying today.
Several more sisters were among
the wounded. Many other workers
were wounded, including several med
1cal omcers.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-24
COURT HEARS
GRACE .LUSK
Says DR.. Roberts Wooed
Her While She Edited
His Book.

waukesha. Wis, May 23.-Grace
Lusk again took the witness stand to
day and continued her story of events
leading to the killing OF Mrs. Mary
Newman Roberts for which she Is OF
trial. She sketched her career. one Of
almost ceaseless study and teaching
up to 1918 when she met Dr.-David
Roberts, while on the stand yesterday
and took up her story from that point
today. She met DR.. Roberts and his
wife at q dinner party, she said.
TELLS OF AUTO RIDES
Miss Lusk testified today that DR.
Roberts, during the summer of 1914
often took her automobile riding with
parties of friends. In the fall, she said
he telephoned her asking that she call
at his Office to help him with cattle
book he was writing. Instead, she
asked him to meet her in her own Of
fee in the Y. NJ C. A., which he did
AS a result of this conference. DR.. Rob
erts called at Miss Lusks Office sew
eral times week, bringing manu-
script for her to edit.
In January, she said, DR.. Roberts
told her his business profits had drop
ped $4,000 or $1,000 during 1914 and
remarked:
"You won't care for me as friend
If lose my money
Most of my friends are poor" she
answered.
KISSES COME UNLIMITED
In March, 1915. she said she was
seated at her desk working on DR.
Roberts manuscript when he leaned
over her and kissed her. She declared
she protested and he kissed her again
Later he asked me II / cared fo-
him." she said, land told him that
he was married. He said there was
no love nor happiness in the hearts OF
either him or his wife and that he
would like to be free. but could not
as in the eyes Of the law she twas a
model wife. He then asked for my
love-"
SAYS DOCTOR PAID BILLS
Miss Lusk testified to having met DR..
Roberts in Chicago during 1914 and
the two succeeding years. On at least
two occasions. she said, DR.. Roberts
paid her railroad fare from Milwaukee
to Chicago and at other times gave
her money with the understanding
that 1t was to REIN burse her for her
expenses.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-24
LULL Is UNeRokEN

lAssociated Press Summary
Infantry operations on the western
front continue at a minimum and
neither side gives any indications that
intensive fighting is about to be re-
sumed Immediately. The artillery fire
is normal on the various sectors. In
the air, however, the hostilities are al
high pitch, as they have been for the
last week or more.
Between Arras and the Somme
where there has been no heavy fighting
in six weeks, the British and Germans
are carrying out raids, evidently fol-
the purpose of gaining information az
to their opponents plans. North OF
Albert the Germans have been re-
ish positions southeast Of Mesnil.
Farther north Field Marshal Haig's
men continue their raids and have
penetrated the enemy lines near He.
buterne as well as at other points
southwest or Arras.
ALLIES CONTROL IN AIR
On the French front and on the
American sectors. as on the British
front the lull is unbroken and even
raiding has quieted down.
British airplanes are harassing seri
1ously German airdromes and billets be.
hind the lines in Flanders and Picardy
The Germans are seeking unavailingly
to check the British and in aerial
fighting Tuesday eighteen enemy ma
chimes. sixteen Of which were de:
stroyed, were accounted for by the
British.
At night the enemy is raiding be-
hind the British lines and two of his
machines we're brought down by gun
fire Tuesday
Northwest of Toul, American
aviators are busily engaged but, al.
though they took part in several
aerial contests Wednesday, no more
enemy machines have been brought
down
Lively fighting continues in the
mountains OF northern Italy with the
Italian and British troops on the Of
fensive.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-24
OPEN DRIVE At MoULroN

Moulton. May 2S.-Corporal Merle
Skinner. Sergeant Hawkins and Pri-
vate Montgomery spoke before 9
packed house yesterday afternoon for
the Red Cross drive. Moulton has
not begun active work in the drive.
waiting for this meeting to start
things; but the community is organiz-
ed and efficient and thorough work
will be carried out, and there is no
doubt as to the town. reaching its
quota. The meeting was very enthusi-
astic and the talks given by Pershing's
veterans moved al those present to
full sympathy with the Red Cross
cause.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-24
70 REvEAL PLOT STORY

London, May 23.-Evidence concern
ing the German plot in Ireland will be
submitted to the British cabinet to-
day by Edward Shostt, chief secretary
for Ireland, a press association dis
patch from Dublin reports.
II it is thought any part of the evi-
dence could or should be published,
compatible with the public interest. 1t
will be done, says the dispatch.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-24
sAys DOCTOR PAD eIlLs
COLLISION FATAL
TO TWO IOWA BOYS

Boone, May 23.-Elmer and Arthur
johnson, aged 10 and Is years, re.
spectively, were instantly killed. their
father, Gus Johnson, probably fatally
injured, and third son. Carl, was
slightly hurt when the automobile
they were riding in was struck by an
interurban car east of Boone today.
The family lived at Napier.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-24

Ottumwans and all those from else
where in the county who can get in
I for the occasion, will have chance
to greet the three young veterans OF
"Pershing's Fifty" at the city park
this evening. They arrive from
Fairfield this afternoon and preced.
ing the band concert tonight at 1880
they are to make short talks in the
band stand of the city park. The
meeting will necessarily be short
one as the three young soldiers each
have Red Cross war fund meeting at
some rural community later In the
evening.
Corp. Merle HI Skinner will speak
at Columbia church where big meet.
ing has been advertised. Sergt. Owen
Hawkins of Red Oak speaks at
Dahlonega and Private Albert Mont
gomery Is to address a meeting at
Miller chapel.
PHONE RURAL DISTRICTS
The rural meetings committee III
charge Of the Red Cross drive has
been busy today notifying by tele-
phone all Of the rural communities
save those where the Pershing men
are to speak, regarding the meeting
in the city park here and giving them
an opportunity to soc and hear the
young Veterans. make q plea for the
Red Gross WET fund drive.
OVER TOP $4oo IN CITY
The results Of the drive for the war
fund in Ottumwa yesterday brought
the city over the top by more than
$4OO and the number of subscribers
has reached 2,75O The drive We'd
nesday netted $1,671 and the subscrib.
ers totaled for the day $50 persons.
The quota for the city. Is $4,000 and
$10,471 was raised. The drive is still
in progress as all Of the districts have
not yet been completely worked.
COUNTRY is ACTIVE
Meetings. were held last night
at several places in the county out
side Ottumwa. At Bidwell the min
ers agreed to give per cent OF their
wages for the next four months to the
Red Cross at meeting addressed by
Newton Roberts. Ray Sewers Of
Bloomfield, Y. NJ. G.. A. worker at
Camp Dodge. G. F.. Spry and D. R.
Waterman. The matter will be taken
by the miners before the union there
for action by the organization.
Bear Creek, the adjoining mining
camp, was also visited by the same
speakers and an enthusiastic meeting
held. At Chillicothe a meeting was
addressed by w. 8. Otis and Senator
C. w. Whitmore and the community
went $40 beyond its quota. $370 being
raised. Aside from the meetings at
Dahlonega, Columbia church and Mil
Ter chapel, there will be Red Cross
meeting at Christiansburg tonight.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-24
DRASTIC RULE
PERlLS SPORTS
BASEBALL PLAYERS, JOCKEYS,
GOLF PROFESSIONALS, MAY
BE AFFECTED.

Washington, D. c., May 23.-Base-
ball players, jockeys. professional golf
ers and other professional sportsmen
General Crowder said, will be affected
by the regulations if strictly enforced,
He said he did not desire to make spe.
cifc rulings at this time and would
make rulings only when cases came
to him from local boards after July 4.
"No Interpretation of the new regu-
lations and no expression of opinion
a. to whether or not one or another
sport or game is included will be
made" said statement by General
Crowder, until specific case Is pre-
sented through official channels"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-24
WATERLOO DEMANDS
FOOD PRICE INQUIRY

Waterloo, May 23.-Petitions we're
placed in circulation here today ask
ing for government investigation of
conditions relative to food prices and
particularly in regard to the price Of
substitutes for wheat flour. At mass
meeting last night allegations were
made that prices here are higher than
should be permitted for wheat subst!-
tutes and there is much dissatisfac-
t1on.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-24
MAY CLOSE BASEBALL PARKS

Detroit, Mich, May 23.-"Such an
order would cause us to close our
park said President Frank j. Navin
Of the Detroit baseball club when told
baseball players may be included in
the new amendment to the draft regu,
lations.
Other big league teams would be af.
fected seriously and the order may re
suit IN the disbanding of leagues IL ii
Is enforced strictly.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-24
FAIRBANKS SHOWS
SOME IMPROVEMENT

indianapolis, Ind. May 23.-The
condition of Charles w, Fairbanks,
former vice president, was considered
more satisfactory this morning.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-24
AMERICAN. .AIRMAN p,Es

Washington, D. c., May 23.-General
Pershings communique, transmitted
today to the war department, reported
that Lieutenant Kurtz, an American
pilot. had been killed accidentally
within the American lines.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-24
WOMAN DIES At WoRkhoUsE

Dublin, May ga sensation was
caused in Dublin today by the death
In the. workhouse hospital known as
the South Dublin Union, OF Mrs Emily
Ricketts,. sister Of the late Charles
Stewart Parnell, the famous irish
patriot
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-24

BALFOU1R MAY RUIN
IRISH DRAFT FOES
PLAN FOR u. S. TRIP


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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-24
Dublin Lord Mayor
Finds Passports
Difficult
To Get
WOMAN PRISONER DIES

Dublin, May-22.- (Delayed)-At the
anti-conscription. conference at Man
sion house today q letter was read
from A. ]. Balfonr, British foreign sec
retary, to the lord mayor Of Dublin, de-
claring passports to, depart for America
would be granted to the lord mayor
only II he agreed to submit to the gov
ernment all documents he Intended to
carry to America on his propoe4q trip
! It WAS announnad thu mayor rEsoifAl
che only document he Intended TO- car
nv was one direct to President Wilson
from the Mansion house conference
and that he would decline to submit
this
The conference adjourned until to-
morrow.
z The lord mayors departure is now
delayed further and he will not leave,
II at all, before the end Of next week.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-24
lBy Associated Press stan


Correspondent
With the American Army In France,
May 2.-(Delayed The accuracy OF
the American artillery fire on the
Picardy front is attested by informa-
Htion that eight out OF ten German bat
teries which have been active in bonn
harding the American positions have
been destroyed by the Amrican ar
tillerymen since their entry into this
sector. Aerial photographs show d.
rect hits were obtained in most In.
stances.
In addition to this. the American
guns have been busy in tearing up the
enemys rear lines and setting his am
munition dumps and billets on fire,
while patrols from the American lines
have been harassing the Germans
nightly.
A falling off in artillery firing on
the American sectors is reported in
the official statement issued at
American headquarters at 9 o'clock
tonight. The statement reads.
"The artillery activity has de-
creased. There are no new develop.
ments to report"
4 ARTILLERY DUEL IN FLANDERS
London. May 23.Heayy artillery
lighting In the Ancre valley southeast
suf Lsns and IA " nc eors sa1teDt Il
reported IN today1 Otncial statement.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-24
|0TTUMWA WILL
Greet Men BACK.
FROM TRENCHES
Corp. Skinner And Compan-
ions To Speak At City
Park Before Concert.
APPEAR LATER AT
RURAL MEETINGS

Washington, D. C., I May "a,
Reports. to the Red Cross head
quarters today told Of total con-
tributlons Of $50, 1896 In the
drive for second 500, ,000, 600
Red Cross war fund.