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VOLUME SIXTY-EIGHT
Hystery Is Cleared By the
Presentation of Demand
for a Withdrawal
NOT AN ULTIMATUM
IS OFFICIAL VIEW
Merely a Continuation of
Efforts to Get Troops
to Leave Mexico
Washington, D. C., May 81. —A new
note from Gen. Carranza asking for a
definite explanation of the continued
presence of American troops in Mex
ico and renewing his previous
request
for their withdrawal was presented to
the state department today by Eliseo
Arredondo, the Carranza ambassador.
Gen. Carranza's new note refers to
lhe repeated declarations that the
United States wants no war with Mex
ico and argues that the withdrawal of
the troops would be the best proof of
that attitude on the part of the Ameri
can government.
The continued presence of the puni
tive expedition, the note says, is hav
ing a contrary effect. It says Carran
za troops are able to control outlawry
In northern Mexico and that coopera
tion by the American troops in pre
venting incursions into the United
States can best be carried on by hav
ing the forces on the American side of
the border. It declares that had the
American troops now In Mexico been
engaged in patrol on the American
side the Glenn Springs and Boquillas.
raids could have been prevented.
State department officials regard the
note not as an ultimatum but as a con
tinuance of the negotiations with the
Carranza government.
After tterfi&rafc the note to Acting
Becretary Polk, Eliseo Arredondo. Gen.
Carranza's ambassador, admitted that
it was brought to Washington Mon
day by Manuel Mendez, an attache of
the Carranza foreign office. .The am
bassador said he denied the existence
of the note at that time because he
wished to ask his foreign office if any
thing had occurred to change its atti
tude during the time the note was en
route to Washington. He received in
structions last night that there had
been no change and' presented the
note this morning. It is signed by
foreign Minister Aguilar, covers about
twenty-eight typewritten pages and la
In Spanish. Arrangements will be
made later for its publication.
SWISS PEOPLE SEE
GIANT ZEPPELIN
Zurlch, Switzerland, Tuesday, May
80—Reports have reached Zurich from
Romanshorn, a Swiss town on Lake
Constance, that a new super Zeppelin,
750 feet long, has been seen when mak
ing trial flights over the lake. The
total capacity of the airship is 64,000
cubic meters, or about double that of
Zeppelins of the earlier type.
The new craft is fitted with seven
motors, four armored gondolas, ma
chine guns, small cannon and appara
tus for dropping bombs and discharg
ing aerial torpedoes. It weighs forty
tons and is able to rise 15,000 feet and
has along range of action.
YOUTH CONFESSES
HE STARTED FIRE
Vancouver, B. C., May 81.—Abe
Craib, an 18-year-old American youth,
•was held by the police here today
pending an investigation into a state
ment the authorities said he made last
flight confessing that he started the
fire Sunday night which destroyed the
Alberta-Pacific Grain company's ele
vator and the plants of two fish com
panies, causing a loss of more than
1650,000. Craib told the police that
he was possessed of a mania for set
ting fires and had served a sentence
in the detention home at San Francis
co several years ago for incendiarism.
FIGHT ON MM PiGAIM
Advocates of Dread
naughts Will Con
wiue Their Efforts to Authorize
Two Such Vetaels.
Washington, D. C., May 81.—Advo
cates of two dreadnoughts this year
are marshaling their forces for anoth
er fight in the house Friday when the
final vote is taken on the naval appro
priation bill. They are not discour
aged by action of the house, sitting
as a committee of the whole yester
day, in defeating an amendment to add
the'two dreadnoughts to the buildin*
yTogram. The vpte was 114 to 130.
The house adopted an amendment
to increase from twenty to fifty the
number of submarines to be built but
rejected decisively proposals to pro
vide six battle cruisers instead of five
and to add two scout cruisers. The
vote on the submarine amendment was
114 to 104.
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BETWEEN LEWS
MEXICAN GENERAL LEAVES BOR­
DER TO CONFER WITH PERSH-
INQ ABOUT MOVES.
El Paso, Tex., May 31.—Gen. Gavira,
constitutionalist commander of north
ern Chihuahua, left Juarez today for
Casa Grandes, 120 miles south of the
frontier, where he will confer with
Gen. Pershing, the American expedi
tionary commander, on closer cooper
ation.
Gen. Pershing was expected to ar
rive in Cases Grandes today by auto
mobile from his field base near Nam
lquipa and the conferences were to be
started tomorrow.
Gen. Gavira left aboard a special
train on the Mexico-Northwestern
railway, accompanied by his staff and
an escort of about sixty men. A
machine gun was mounted on one of
the box cars of the train. Only a small
crowd of Mexicans gathered to watch
the train depart, among them being
Gen. Francisco Gonzales, who will
assume charge of Gen. Gavira*s post
in his absence.
The impending conference is said by
many to be the first real attempt at
Cooperation between the Carranza
forces and the Americans since the ex
peditionary command crossed the bor
der two and a half months ago.
It is pointed out that this is the
natural outcome of the recently held
Scott-Obregon conference, at which
the Mexican minister of war verbally
agreed to make every effort to elim
inate bandits from -northern Mexico.
His first movement was to send large
forces into Chihuahua and the next
was to appoint (Jen. Gavira, whose
command previously covered the strip
from Chihuahua to Pearson, to the
military direction of- the northern half
of the state.
The troops sent by Gen. Trevino,
commander in chief of northern Mexi
co,' to Gen. Gavira have been distribut
ed, at various points along the line of
the Mexican Central railroads. They
will begin a general movement west
ward, closing up on Pershing's lines
with a view to catching the scattered
bandits in the net. It is the possibili
ty of accidental clashes when the two
lines come in contact that caused Gen.
Gavira to seek a conference with Gen.
Perishing, which has been arranged.
"DRIVING AMERICANS OUT."
Columbus, N. M., May 31—Julio
Acosta, a Villlsta leader, formerly Vil
la commander at Guerrero, Chihuahua,
with 800 followers, last reported in the
vicinity of Batopllas, Chihuahua, is
said to be following in the wake of
Gen Pershing's rear outpost south of
Namiqulpa
From all accounts Acosta is trying
to make it appear in the Namiqulpa
country that he is driving the Amer
icans before him and that before long
they will either have to fight him or
else leave the country peacefully Re
ports have been current for several
days at Columbus that bandit bands
were operating below Gen Pershing's
lines Acosta's outfit may be one of
the gangs reported
Working on the new roadbed leading
out of Palomas to Colonia Dublan is
being pushed rapidly. Over 500 Mex
ican laborers are reported employed
under heavy guard to protect them
from possible sniping
IS
TO MS J. HILL
St. Paul, Minn., May 31.—Public
schools in St. Paul will be closed all
day today as a mark of respect for
the memory of James J. Hill, Anthony
Yoerg, commissioner of education, an
nounced last night.
Industry and business in St. Paul,
Including street oars, will pause al
njoet universally for five minutes after
2
p. m. in tribute to the empire build
er. The Metropolitan theater will not
hold its usual matinee.
The Very Rev. Thomas J. Gibbons,
vioar general, will conduct the rites
at the home and also at the grave on
the north side of Pleasant lake on the
Hill estate, North Oaks, five miles
northeast of St.. Paul. George H. Fair
clough, organist and choir director of
the church of St. John the Evangelist,
will play, using the pipe organ in the
Hill mansion.
Through M. R. Brown, the late James
J. Hill's secretary, the widow yester
day extended to his friends an invita
tion to attend the burial services this
afternoon at North Oaks farm. The
services at the Hill home at 2 p. m.
will be attended by relatives and inti
mate friends only.
CEA8E ALL ACTIVITIES.
An order reoeived In the office of
the division superintendent of the Ot
tumwa division here caused a suspe^
sion of all occupations over the divfs
iion, of every employe from 2 o'clock
this afternoon until 2:06. The act is R^^'XrimiraT'wilde"
one of tribute to the memory of James
J. Hill, the well known railroad man
who died Monday and was buried this
afternoon at St. Paul. Every train
came to a full stop and all activities on
the Burlington road ceased for five
minutes out of respect to the departed
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Relentless Offensive Gets
Results French Lose
Advanced Trenches
TRYING TO OUTFLANK
COMMANDING HILLS
Austrians Continue to Take
Points of Vantage From
the Italian Army
Paris, May 31.—The German offen
sive west of the Meuse in the Verdun
region is being relentlessly pressed
and bit by bit the French are being
forced baok. Gen. Nlvelle's forces,
which yesterday were struggling to ob
tain a foothold in the outskirts of
Cumleres village, have now admittedly
retired in this sector in the face of
infantry attacks which followed an in
tense bombardment
The conceded withdrawal was from
a first line trench near Caurettes
wood, south of Cumleres. In addition
the possibly significant admission is
made that a detachment of German
troops, under cover of fog, was able
to penetrate to the vicinity of Chat*
tancourt, which lies more than a mile
below Cumleres. This force, however,
was annihilated when taken under the
fire of the Frengh artillery, the Paris
war office declares. The German ad
vance in this sector is fast driving
a wedge into the French line just to
the west of the Meuse, the movement
being apparently Intended to outflank
the French In the vicinity of their
oommandlng positions on Dead Man
hill and hill 304.
In southern Tyrol the Austrians re
port a continuance of their advance.
They have forced a passage of the Po
sina, to the west of Arslero, about five
miles Inside Italian territory, captur
ing the height^ on the southern bank,
.TW from UBS
apparently reporting on this same op
eration, says the Italians were able to
retain their positions despite the Aus
trian attacks.
WAR 8UMMARY.
The Germans have captured French
positions on a front of approximately
two miles from Le Mort Homme to
Cumleres, northwest of Verdun. The
Germans also have made gains in the
Thlaumont wood, northeast of Verdun.
These gainB have in part been admit
ted byx Paris. Berlin says the Ger
mans captured 1,313 prisoners, includ
ing several staff officers. Since the
terrible fighting of Monday there ap
parently have been no infantry at
tacks anywhere on either side of the
Meuse river. The bombardment
around Le Mort Home and Cumleres is
still in progress but there is a diminu
tion in the intensity of the fire of the
big guns northeast of Verdun.
The Austrians have launched anoth
er offensive in the Posina region of
Italy, but according to Rome the Ital
ians have retained their positions.
The Russians have stopped a Ger
man offensive northeast of Augustin
hof and an Austrian drive In Galicla.
The Austrians met with temporary
success near Gliadki, driving the Rus
sians from a position and capturing
it. The Russians, however, in a coun
ter attack recaptured the post.
The Germans have Joined the Bul-
Sacedonia.
xiana in the advance on Greek
The invasion, according
to Berlin, was made aB a protection
against a surprise attack which the
allies were planning.
Subscriptions to the recent Austro
Hungarian war loan are said to hav*?
reached 6,000,000,000 crowns. Ger
many expects to ask soon for a war
credit of 12,000,000,000 marks, accord
ing to a Berlin newspaper.
GERMAN REPORT.
Berlin, May 31.—German troops op
erating in the Verdun region west of
the Meuse have cleared the southern
environs of Cumleres village of the
French who were holding on there,
the war office announced today. Near
ly 100 prisoners were taken. The cap
ture on May 29 of a naval gun and
eighteen machine guns during the
fighting in Caurettes wood was also
announced.
BRITISH LOS8E8 HEAVY.
London, May 31.—British casualties
in May were much heavier than in
either of the two preceding months.
The total from all fields of operation,
as compiled from published lists, is
1,767 officers and 28,470 men. The
total in March, including officers and
men, was 20,424 and in April 20,511.
PRINCE 18 KILLED.
Rome, May 81-—Lieut. Prince Max
imilian Dentice de Frase was killed
in an aeroplane accident today at
Pisa. The prince was a nephew of
the Countess Carlo Dentice de Frase,
who, prior to her marriage was Miss
Georgina Wilde of New York, niece of
Read Adm a
ZEPPELIN DESTROYED.
London, May 31.—A Central News
dispatch from Amsterdam says that a
German* Zeppelin, descending near
Veles on the Salonikl front, came in
contact with some trees and was de
stroyed.
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IOWA—Showers warmer In east portion. Sun rises, 4:32 sets, 7:83.LOCAL TCMP.— p. m.. 78 8 a. m„ 64: 12 m.. maK- M: mln., 89.
Managers of Senator L.
OTTUMWA, WAPELLO COUNTY, IOWA, THURSDAY, JUNE 1, 1916
HUGHES HAS NOT
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REPRESENT HIM
HITCHCOCK DENIES CHARGE
THAT HE HAS AUTHORIZA­
TION FROM THE JURIST.
Chicago, May 81.—Frank H. Hitch
cock, who has been in Chicago several
days working as an Individual in be
half of Justice CharleB E. Hughes, as
candidate for the republican nomina
tion for president, today Issued a
statement denying that he ever said
Mr. Hughes would accept the honor.
Mr. Hitchcock said that in reply to
a question as to whether Mr. Hughes
would aooept he merely said no man
oould refuse
a
presidential nomina­
tion tendered by his party in times
like these.
Mr. Hitchcock reiterated his previ
ous statement that he has no author
ity whatever to represent Mr. Hughes.
Charles D. Hllles, chairman of the
national republican committee, denied
emphatically and tersely today a pub
lished report that he had called Jus
tice Hughes over the long distance
telephone in an effort to learn wheth
er Mr. Hitchcock represented the lat
ter.
"The report that I had snch a con
versation is an absolute untruth," said
Mr. Hllles.
^Senator John W. Weeks of Massa
chusetts, a delegate at large to the
republican convention and a presiden
tial candidate, arrived today. He said
that he expected to see adoption of a
platform and the nomination of a can
didate such as will secure the support
of all the people in this country who
believe in "America first."
George von- L. Meyer of New York
arrived today and assumed direction
of the republican Roosevelt campaign.
"Until we hear either from Mr.
Hughes himself or a statement Is
made from an authentic source we
will continue to believe that Frank H.
Hitchcock Is political campaign man
ager for Mr. Hughes," said Mr. Mey
er. "We find that the Roosevelt sen
timent among business men in every
utJite is growing dally. The great
•par»dee-4n New Yurhaud Boston, and
the one planned for Chicago next Sat
urday show that the masses are in
terested and In favor of preparedness
and true Americanism a expounded
by Mr. Roosevelt in his speeches."
Y.
Sher­
man's campaign are planning to en
list the services of 2,000 volunteer
workers from Chicago and other Illi
nois cities to boost their candidate
here in the days preceding the con
vention.
DEMOCRATIC PLANS.
Washington, D. C.t May 81.—Plans
for the democratic convention at St.
Louis and the ensuing campaign were
discussed by President Wilson today
with Representative Doremus of
Michigan, chairman of the democratic
congressional committee, Norman
Hapgood, an organizer of the Wilson
nonpartisan league, and Senator Tag
gart of Indiana. Between now and
convention time the president Is ex
pected to devote much attention to
politics.
Selection of a permanent convention
chairman was discussed. Speaker
Champ Clark was the first choice of
the president but it now seems that
Mr. Clark may not go to St. Louis
Senator James of Kentucky, and Sen
ator Kern of Indiana, are among those
suggested for the place In case the
speaker finally declines.
While friends of Vice President
Marshall believe there is no doubt
that he will be renominated, they are
not urging the president to take a
stand on the question because there
are other candidates, notably Gov.
Major of Missouri.
The plan of the convention man
agers is to have Alabama give way to
New Jersey when the roll call Is call
ed for the nomination of presidential
candidates so that John W. Wescott,
who has been selected by President
Wilson to nominate him, may immed
iately make his speech. A motion to
close nominations then would be in
order.
WILL TEST AUTO TRUCKS
Gen.
Funston
Wants
to Know
If In­
fantry Can Be Moved More
Quickly Than Can Cavalry.
San Antonio, Tex., May 31.—Maj.
Gen. Frederick Funston ordered a
thorough test today of the capabilities
of motor trucks for transporting in
fantry. Officers have said It is pos
sible to carry infantry more rapidly
than cavalry can march.
The test will consist of hauling the
thirtieth infantry equipped for action
for fifteen miles. The army's latest
motor truck company of twenty-seven
three ton cars will be UBed. Strict
accounting of time, gasoline, repairs
and damage will be kept. Traffic is
to be suspended on downtown streets
during the passage of the trucks.
TODAY IN CONGRESS
SENATE:—Resumed debate on postof
flee appropriation bill.
HOUSE—Discussion of naval appro
priation bill resumed.
TO SYSTEMATIZE
VOTE COONTING
Board of Supervisors Has
Plan to Lessen Delay
in Getting Result
ALL JUDGES WILL
USE SAME METHOD
Suffrage Ballots Will Be
Counted First and the
News Given Public
To save time in the counting of
primary ballots and to aid the publio
in getting early returns, the board of
supervisors has decided to issue an
order applicable to all the judges of
election in the county.
The board has determined the order
in which the various kinds of ballots
will be counted and the manner in
which the counting is to be done. By
thus systematising the work and in
stalling an approved method of count
ing, it is believed that the public will
be spared the long wait which has al
ways attended former eleotions.
The election judges are to be told
to count the suffrage ballots first. The
supervisors believe there are more
people interested in the suffrage ques
tion than in any other and that for
their benefit, the suffrage ballots
should be counted first. This will per
mit of their compilation at an early
hour and the people sfiould know in
less than an hour after the polls close,
whether Wapello county has gone for
or against, votes for women.
Couiiting System
Adopted.
The judges will take up the regular
primary ballots after they have count
ed the suffrage vote. The order in
which the primary tickets will be
counted follows: republican, demo
cratic, progressive and socialist.
Under the county system adopted by
the board, the judges will first count
the number of ballots cast for each
candidate for tHeHret office mentioned
on the ticket. The clerks will enter
up the count In the tally sheets while
the judges are counting the ballots I
cast for the candidates for the next
office in the list. This action will be
repeated until the ticket is disposed of
and then the same process will be re
peated with the next ticket.
When all the party tickets have
been disposed of, the nonpartisan
ticket on state supreme court judges
will be counted.
Instructions for Judges.
In order that all the judges may
understand the details of the new
counting system, the board has had
instructions printed and copies will be
sent out with the supplies for each
voting ward or precinct. These in-1
structiens
In
the main, are as follows:
FIRST—Start counting as soon as the
polls close. Sort suffrage ballots
into "aye" and "nay" classes count
rapidly and accurately each pile and
'instruct clerks to enter the count in
the tally sheets.
SECOND—Sort primary ballots ac
cording to party—Republican, demo
cratic, progressive, socialist, etc.
THIRD—Take republican ballots and
lay others aside. Sort republican
ballots in piles according to the vote
on candidates for the first office.on
list. Example: For governor. In
first pile place ballotp cast for Allen,
in second put ballots cast for Cos
son, in third put ballots cast for
Harding, fourth pile scattering
votes. The judges can now cooper
ate in counting, quickly and accur
ately the number of ballots cast for
Allen. The clerks can then pro
cede to make the entry in the tally
sheets. While they are so engaged,
the judges can count the ballots cast
for Cosson and the clerks can pro
ceed to make the proper record. The
Judges next count the Harding vote
in like manner and have the clerks
record it. The scattering vote can
next be counted and recorded.
FOURTH—Repeat the above process
In securing the vote of each candi
date under each office on the ticket.
FIFTH—Treat the democratic ballot
in exactly the same manner.
SIXTH—Repeat the operation with as
many tickets as are represented in
the primary.
SEVENTH—Count the nonpartisan
ballots on state supreme court
judges.
By order of the board of supervisors,
Per J. W. Hall, Chairman.
IRISH WILL MAKE
DEMAND ON PARTIES
Chicago, May 81.—Demand will be
made that the republicans and demo
crats incorporate In their platforms
the promise that if the United States
act on the arbitration board at the
close of the European war, Ireland
shall be recognized as a nation. This
demand will be made by the Friends
of Irish Freedom at a mass meeting
here Saturday in memory of the men
who were executed at Dublin .follow
ing th* recent uprising thera.
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10 ME TOUR OF
WAPELLO COUNTY
AME8 EXTEN8ION DEPARTMENT
TO TEACH ADVANCED METH
ODS ON TRIP.
As has been the custom for the past
three years, the department of agricul
tural extension of the state college at
Ames will devote the entire month
of June to a study of the methods
practiced on Iowa farms. Experts
along the lines of soils and farm crops,
aniiqal husbandry, agricultural en
gineering and home economics will
make up the Ames party that will tour
Wapello county June 8.
About six or seven stops will be
made during the day on a farm on
which one or more of the above sub
jects can be taken up and discussed.
Especially is it desirable to notice
the methods used on these farms and
the results obtained.
Four or five talks will be made dur
ing the day by the home economics
woman to the women who are on the
tour. Last year in one county 650
men and women were present at the
meetings and most of them toured the
whole county, starting early in the
morning and finishing about 6 o'clock.
It Is hoped that fanners and business
men who have cars will plan to join
the tour early, bringing as many of
their families or neighbors as possible.
It 1B planned to have a big picnic
dinner at noon on some well located
farm which will add to the pleasure of
the occasion. Make your plaps now.
It will be the big day in the county
this year. Further details will be pub
lished as they are worked out by the
local committees.
The women will have an important
part of the day's program. Short'
talks will be made at four or five of
the stops by a member of the home
economics division.
The farm tour work in home econ
omics is a home makers' conference.
It Is an opportunity for woman to
meet together and exchange
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It is an opportunity for the young
housekeeper to
get
in touch with the
It
an onportunlty for' the more experi
enced housekeepers to cheek up and
find out whether they are getting into
a
rut or whether they are keeping up
to the times. It
an opportunity for
the teacher to see her work In Its re
lation to the work of the home maker.
The chief aim of this tour is to en
able the housewives to more accur
ately appreciate the task of the house
hold, to get a better understanding
of utensils and materials on the mar
ket, to lighten labor, to stimulate a
thoughtful interest in the betterment
of all home conditions. The slogan
is economy, efficiency, good fellow
ship, broad mindedness and progress.
The talks for the women on the
farm tours will include some of the
most practical and valuable subjects
concerning the home and its care.
Some of the topics which will be con
sidered are management of the home,
general study of foods, their combina
tion with other foods and their uses in
the body, value of the vegetable gar
den, bread, eggs, milk and meat, sani
tation, the bouse and its arrangement
and school luncheons.
(Continued on page 5)
MSlYEXTEND
SPHERE IN CHI
Tokio, May 31.—Great interest is
being shown here In the negotiations
between Japan and Peking in regard
to the revolutionary disturbances in
Nantung province. The cabinet con
sidered the situation at a lengthy ses
sion today. Government officials deny
reports that it has been decided to ex
tend the sphere in which Japanese
military guards have been posted on
the Chinese railroad to other points
in Shantung where Japanese citizens
are believed to be in danger. There is
a strong opinion, however, that such
a step is possible unless Peking ar
ranges for protection of Japanese in
a more satisfactory manner to the im
perial government.
The Japanese minister at Peking re
quested the Chinese government on
May 29 to take proper steps for the
safeguarding of Japanese lives and
property in Shantung. .Recent reports
from this province stated that the
revolutionary movement, which has
already resulted in the formation of
a provisional government in the south
and the secession of several provinces
including Hu-Nan and Sze-Chuang,
was making rapid' headway. In al
most every instance the outbreaks of
the revolutionists were accompanied
with anti-Japanese demonstrations.
"PROHIBS" OF ILLINOI8 MEET.
Peoria, -111., May 31.—The annual
state prohibition convention opened
this morning with more than 1,000
delegates and visitors here.
District conferences to select com
mittees, presidential electors and
candidates for congress and senatorial
district conferences to nominate candi
dates for the legislature and county
Conferences to Belect county candi
dates were held. 4
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Honor of the Dead
THOUSANDS ATTEND
CEMETERY SERVICES
All Are Interested in (lit
Appreciation Shown for
Deeds of Heroes
Memorial day in Ottumwa
ed with a quiet simplicity which tend
ed to still further carry out the gosi
the organisations in charge were striv
ing to reach and which the crowds ob*
operated in attaining, a real, sinoera
day of memories for those who havip
gone on.
The exercises were attended bjriv33
thousands but the crowd was orderly
and Interested. All day long the strMt
railway company had extra cars on the
Court hill line to take care of Hhe
people and from shortly after noon
til 5 o'clock eight, ten and tweli?
were used.
The dominant feature of the servic#
was the quickness and precision wttfe
which the crowd was handled. Alter
nating cars on the switches helped
carry the people away as quickly
they congregated and represents!!*
of the company on the grounds all
time guarded against any accidents.-
Scores of automobiles were lined
on both sides of Court street near till
oemetery but they did not ijjterflMjp'
with the line of march. The pani^f?'
arrived at the main entrance gatf" gi'''
8 o'clock and Jhe. Jpcal guardsttt^4":
stood at attention while the vet^rah'\
school children, ladies and citfienfe
passed through to the central portidit
of the grounds where the platform
been erected.
Court street from Fourth street.
the Ottumwa cemetery was Hn^d WltN
people during the parade a«d the gW.
haired veterans were objects of hoiio»"
and reverence as they stepped alOi}T
to the stirring music of the drum'
corps
A touching scene was enacted"4^.
front of the residence of Major A.. II.
Hamilton, Woodland avenue end Con**'
streets. As the veterans eared' IhH'
house, Major Hamilton, who o^
count of sickness was unaHe to *tten(!
the services saluted hi-i crm"
halted, turned toward him. lifted their
hats In a humble snluto tyifl 'Vn coil-:
tinued on their way to the cemetery..
For sometime after the ar?d4
left the court, house the streets wiw#
lined and cars were packed with
people going to the cemetery. The
large platform erected in the cemetery
was surrounded by one of the largest
crowds that ever attended a memorial
day service in Ottumwa. Following the
firing of a salute by Co. and music
by the band, the assembly sang Amer
ica. Rev. E. W. Farrls Holler th«il
gave the invocation and the drtip
corps furnished music. Chairman
John Feehan then gave a few intro4u6«
tory remarks, calling the attention of
those present to the object of the 'tsip
vices. Rev. P. O. Bersell was tl»«
speaker of the day and used tor hit
subject, "The Cost of Peace."
The appearance of the cadet corps
and boy scout troops in the para4d
drew much favorable comment along
the line of march. The boys dressed hi
khaki uniforms and carrying guns pre
sented a nice appearance. During til*
afternoon there was discussion 'among.
groups of persons upon the plan of
sending the boys to a camp this MB
mer. Many were in favor of a publio
subscription to defray the expense of
sending all the corps to a ten day
camp so as to give them an Idea ol
camping along with the military traiiv
ing they are now receiving.
(Continued on page B)
KNIFE
IS
Kuuitm
THROWN HT T. B.
Police Recover Weapon Wfcleh W|f|
Hurled by Unknonnm Pwaon at.^
the Former Preoldont.
City, Mo., May II.—-Tb* po­
lice today recovered the knife that
was thrown toward Col. Rooeevelt
motor car during the Memorial day
parade yesterday. It was broaght
the police station by a newspaper fa
porter who said it was handed to ran
by a police sergeant.
The knife was a cheap one,
one 2% inch blade and a wotirittl
handle.
George Stivers, a patrolman, t»M r*
Chief of Police Ham mil that the kalfe
had been given to him during the pa
rade by B. C. Shell, a member of tb«^
American Legion, who picked it up
after it had fallen to the running boari1
of Col. Roosvelt's motor oar.
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