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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-23
Puttil1u on the scrawn.

Il never knew such Il complaining lot
OF customers growled the baker.
Same here answered the butcher.
"They seem to take advantage OF the
fact that we can't get along without
'cm In our BUSINESS" - New York
Times. s
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-23
Raising Garden Produce In Kansas.

Garden produce viii his summer
take the place Of willows on a three
acre tract Of river front land near
kansas City, Kan This tract has long
been known ae the leyee and has been
wholly negle fed. 1t is public property
An enterprising Knnsan has secured
the permission Of the city commission.
era to clear ard cultivate tile tract AMI
viii operate it this summer as truck
farm.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-23
end

Lead was early known to the an
clients. Allusions to- II in Scripture in
dicatc that the Hebrews were swell
acquainted with Its uses. The rocks
IN the neighhorhood of Sinai yielded 1t
in large quantities, and 1t was found
in Egypt. .s..
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-23
School Children Gould Work
Back Yards and Vacant Lots.
ADD TO THE FOOD SUPPLY
With Intelligent Direction Boys and
Girls, as Well as Men and Women,
Could Be Shown How to Raise Yea.
etables and Fruits on Small Plots
and Gardens.

The high cost of living IS on the lips
Of people in all cities, towns, suburban
communities and manufacturing and
mining Villages In the United States,
writes DR.. T. 2. Claxton, commissioner
OF education, department of the inte-
rlor, IN the American City. 1t has
many causes. Two of these are the un.
usual lack of food and the fact that
most Of the food is consumed far from
the place of production, which makes
the consumer pay the cost Of storage
ana transportation and the profits OF
Tie middlemen, many of whom In times
like these take advantage of the wants
OF the people to make profits larger
than they should
Is there n remedy? There is a par.
tlal remedy at least. but not wholly IN
investigations or legislation. This rem
ely Is SO simple and close at hand that,
as is so frequently the case, II is over
looked. In the schools Of the cities
towns, suburban communities and man
ufacturing and mining villages of the
United States there are approximately
00o0o00 boys and girls between the
ages of nine and sixteen. Nest q,
them are idle more than half Of tna
year. They are IN school less than
thousand hours In the year and, allow.
ing ten hours day for sleep, are out
or school more than 1000 waking hours,
more than an average Of nine hours Il
day, not counting Sundays. National
and state laws make 1t impossible for
most Of them to do any profitable work
Ia mill, mine or shop, and many of
them are forming habits Of idlcness
and falling into vice. Even during the
vacation months only about 10 per cent
have any profitable employment. Only
about . per cent Of them go away from
their homes except for few days.
Still they must live and be fed and
clothed.
Tor 100000 Of these there Is access
to back yards, side yards, front yards
and vacant lots, which might be cult. (
waited as small gardens for the growth /
OF vegetables and small fruits. Many
live where space could he easily had !
for chickens, ducks or pigeons And
there are not less than G,00000O older
boys and girls AMI adult men and wo- I
men for whom an hour or two Of work
each day In garden would be the best
form OF recreation and rest from the
routine of their daily labor In office or
shop or mill or mine and who might {
easily fluid the time for 1t.
With. some intelligent direction these
school children and older boys and girls
and men and women might easily pro.
duce OH the available land mn average
" $50 each In vegetables and fruits for
their own tables OF for sale In their
nelghborhood, fresh and
crisp through all the growing months
ind wholesomely canned and preserved
Tor use IN winter This would add
SI9OQo00O0 70 the best form Of food
supply Of the country without cost of
transportation or storage and without
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-23

Ethel surprised her mother by her
interest In statue Of the Venus Of
Milo
"Oh, J wish | was that ladyw she
exclaimed.
Why dearf her mother asked.
Cause then people wouldn't always
be saying to me. Don bite your mills
dear New York Times.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-23

Life does not count b. years, Some
suffer lifetime in u day md so grow
old between the rising and the setting.
VI the sum- Augusta Evans.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-23
FAITHFUL 70 SICK cow.
Probably Owes His Own and Throe
Chldron'5 Lives TO Il.

Probably Owes His own and Thrcc
Chi!dron'5 Lives TO Il.
Baker, Orc,-Frcd Spencer prohabl,
owes his ana his three chjldren's lives
To his fa,thfulness TO a sick COW.
lie arose in the cold at o'clock In
the morning and went to the barn 70
give medicine To the sick cos. hca ga
his way h. saw flames Issuing from Il
defective flue and Il moment later the
house burst into flames.
He fought his way back and with
great difficulty carried his three littl,
ones from their beds in their uisht
clothes.
Tho house was new ana had been oc-
cupiSd only four months
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-23

The west rs feet of sub-lot enc Gu
in lot twenty-five (25) Ottawa City
addition, running from Ottawa avenue
TO Illinois avenue. This Is vacant and
is very desirable building lot)
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-23
WILL NOT MINGLE RACES,
War Department 60 Train Whites and
Blacks Separately.

Washington was learned author
itntively at the war department tha.
negro and white troops will not BE-
camped and trained together and that
the department does not contemplate
any action which would smack Of Of
Tending the south
The problem has been solved IN the
past, md solution will be found dur
Ing the present war. II was said.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-23

Minnesota Gets Check For Biggest
Levy on Inheritance.
II. PAULA check for S1,+Sa,3I0 as
the Inheritance tax on the $J1 100000
estate of the late Y. ]. lIill WAS pre-
scented ny L. W. Hill to NJ. ]. O'Malley.
county treasurer. 1t is tie largest sin
gle tax payment ever made by an ind
yidual i'll Ramsey county.
Of the money the city ald county get
lack 10 per cent from The state.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-23

One-Story Frame Dwelling House,
situate on lot fourteen (1i) subdigt-
sion Of lot two ~ in True and Fa,'
subdivision and known as No. 1878
Phelps street.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-23
Clean up Week,

Custonlcr-ls there amy gravy on the
bill Of fnrcl Waitcr--No, sir: there
was. but II was wiped off ~ Exchange.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-23

One and one-half story Brick Dwell
ing situate on lot eight (S) in block
two ~ in Norris addition, beng thu
corner Of Madison and Fisher street
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-23
Trustee Sale
VALUABLE REAL ESTATE
I'm THE
CITY OF OTTAWA, Ill.

Two 90 Story Frame Dwelling
House and Barn, corner Of Douglas
and Buchanan SITS, situate ca lot four
(D Of cut-lot twenty-threc (23) S.W.
ILL., a of ecton 1888.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-23

Lots one az and two ~ In FLOCK
five 90 in Aliens addition to ottawa,
Illinois. Doth vacant lots.)
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-23

II never raiis foses When We want
more roses we must plunt more bushes.
George Eliot. hliiNAg
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-23

Terms to per cent, CASH on day
Of sale, balance on delivery OF decd
WILLIAM coLWELL,
Trustee.
HARRY G. COOK.
Auctloncer.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-23

The above described desirable pros.
critics will be sold by public auction
at the north door Of the court house
in Ottawa, Illinois, at 2 o'clock D. IT,
on SATURDAY,, THE 18TH DAY or
MAY, 1917.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-23

Warranty Deeds will be given and
abstracts furnished showing good
title,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-23

during the Summer months. For five, or
possibly six, months of the year no better
place could he selected. but because Of thy
rigorous writers Of this section do no
believe tbat 1t could be used to advantage
for the lraF,ng Of large bodies of men
during those months There are 90.
men in train ng at plattsburg
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-23

Photo by American Press Association.
Some idea of the conditions In which the
men at the training camps for officers gain
their experience may be cleaned from the
two accompanying pictures showing the
barracks or sheds In which the men at
Plattsburg, A. y. have their temporary
homes. Piaitsburg has begun its annual
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-17
ARMY ENGINEER TROOPS
TO JOIN PERSHING FORCE
WASHINGTON, Sept.

WASHINGTON, Sept. II.
Every phase of army engineering Is to
be represented In the American troops that
are now soon will be in France. The
army engineer corps, following cabled re-
quests from General Pershing, already has
organized numerous regiments of engineer
troops and in three training camps speed
ing-up processes are in effect to whip into
shape the kind Of engineer organizations
sought by General Pershing.
The recommendations Of General Per-
shing already filled or in the process of
completion include the following engineer
organizations: Five railroad construction
regiments, four railroad operating regi-
ments, two shop regiments. four road-build-
ing battalions. eight construction battalions,
six geographical sections. three map-re-
production detachments, ten supply depot
detachments, six water supply companies.
six forestry regiments, six mining COM
panes, four fortfcations battalions, five
inland waterways companies and five cleo
trical regiments.
The War Department declined to make
known how many Of these engineer organi-
cations already have been furnished Gem
eral Pershing, but no secret was made of
the fact that all the resources of the en-
gineer corps are being directed to furnish
ing the American commander with all the
engineers he had requested.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-17
SLAV NATION UNIFIED
BY KORNILOFF REVOLT
WASHINGTON. Sept. II.

The Russian Republic has emerged from
threats Of. counter-revolution stronger
than ever before The entire nation has
been unified by the attempted Kornilon re-
bellon. Increasing military pressure
against the Germans on the Riga front may
now be expected.
This Is the situation in Russia out
lined in dispatches from Petrograd TO the
State Department and the Russian embassy
today. The complete breakdown of the
Korniloff movement is confirmed in these
cablegrams. The Cossack movement has
not been quelled in all districts, but it is
not regarded as serious by the Petrograd
government.
General Alexieff was to have been placed
in command of all the Russian armies. No
confirmation of the report that he had COM
mitted suicide. following an interview with
Premier Kerensky, has reached either the
Russian emh lssy or the State Department.
New generals have been appointed by the
store confidence among the troops. Stern
discipline will be exercised everywhere
under orders from Premier Kerensky.
Cablegrams dealing with the military
situation assert there are more German
troops on the Russian front than ever be-
fore but that the Russians are beginning
to exert new pressure against them. On
the Riga front the Russians have advanced
seven miles in the last five days.
Russian diplomats believe today that
the Kerensky government now is in posi-
ton to quell quickly any new uprising.
Allied diplomats asserted today that the
Kornilof revolt had demonstrated the
strength of the Kerensky government and
that the result would he to allow Russia
again to take an active part in the military
operations against Germany.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-17
CADORNA AIMS ISOLATION
MOVE AT SAN DANIELE

ROME, Sept II.
An Isolation movement" against the
Austro-H Hungarian position on Monte San
Daniele Is under way along the southern
edge Of the Bainsizza plateau and dis
patches from the Italian front today re-
ported further progress in that sector
While part of General Cadornas victor
ious Italian troops are at work construct
ing new roads along the mountainside,
others are dragging heavy guns up the
rocky, battle-scarred slopes of Monte San
Gabrielle.
Meanwhile. detachments of picked troops
are fighting their way eastward along the
heights flanking the Chapovano valley, to
get in the rear of the Austro-Hungarian
forces on Monte San Daniele. The cap
ture Of this fortified summit, towering 1900
feet in the air, is expected soon.
Prisoners are still flowing back to the
Italian rear and most of them sh6w traces
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-17

SOME FRICTION SHOWN
There are. of course, some evidences of
friction here and there. italy feels that
she is not getting the aid that she needs
and complains that her offensive against
Austria which promised so well, Is being
weakened and nullified because of this
lack of aid Impatient spokesmen for her
here and in Rome even go so far as to hint
that Great Britain does not desire Italy to
win the war. and in consequence is persuad-
ing the United States to extend her aid
elsewhere
As a matter of fact. however, officials Of
the Administration give assurance that
there is every disposition to extend Italy
all the aid 1t is possible to extend with the
shipping that is available, and the hint
is dropped that Italy might help matters
some by readjustment of her shipping IA
clities.
The conferences which have been in
progress in Washington between - offi-
cias of the American Government and the
Japanese War Mission, headed by Niscount
Ishii. are expected by American officials TO
bear results in the near future in the way
of increased facilities. transportation of
needed railway supplies from the United
States to Russia and in an increased form
of naval participate in the war by Japan.
The members of the japanese Mission are
at present away from Washington touring
several cltlSS, OUT on lfltlT III n le"
days will resume the conferences. The pur-
pose Of the recess. 1t is stated. was not only
to enable the Japanese to visit these other
cities, but to give the Foreign Office at
Toxic opportunity to pass on the program
of cooperation between the two countries
that was laid before Baron Ishii last week
by Secretary of State Lansing
Though no announcement has been forth
coming as yet, it is understood that a work
ing arrangement was tentatively approved
by the conferees here, under which Japan
would supply ships to carry the needed sup.
plies to Russia in return for which service
the United States would lower the Ameri-
can steel plate embargo in favor of Jap
anese shipyards,
Every expert who has professed to dag
nose the weakness of the Russian armies.
aside from the weakness that is produced
by the internal dissensions in the Russian
revolutionary government has located the
trouble in the disorganized Russian rail-
way system Indeed, 1t has been the poor
railway service that is responsible for much
OF the food shortage in Petrograd and other
centers where counter revolutionary in
trigues have fiourished.
Thus, II the United States is able to re-
organize the Russian railroads by next
spring, there are many officials here who
believe that the Russian bear can again
be made factor in the war by the time
the supreme crisis of the war arrives
There Is only the slightest mention here
| of Germany's reply to the Pope. Attention
| is centered at present on prosecuting the
| war.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-17
SLAVS EXPECT SMASH
BY ENEMY AT DV,Ns,.

LONDON. Sept. 17.-German
yond Riga have been driven bacS SVps BE-
Russians to a point where serioms oy ths
attacks have become necessary to ms,aa uount.r'
the enemy's main positions. onalntan
ports that battle is now in prosrsld prad "
the Pskov road. in the region of ,ss near
void farm. and that the Russ,an 1ess-
are successfully repelling tho uoon
thrusts, exhibiting great firmness a., sostils
bility. ana sta.
The Russian General Staff. bo,r.
lieves that the Germans will No, BE-
content with the capture of Riga .main
making ready to smash the wbols p. pu. arr
frorE, both at Dvinsl1. which pus srsu usassian
line to the bend Of the Dyina p,,..l The
at Minsk. about 100 miles to the sow.. and
General .Valuveff, newly appo,n,ss"
mander In chief of the Western " CON-
front, under General Alexiefr. hs. A.asslan .an
the following order of the day To hi. ISSUED
THE enemy does not seep. "a army
contrary. he is intoxicated bv h,o IN ihs
success and Is, according to re,,as,.M Msa
formation, preparing attempts "a in'
through the Russian front at Dv,,,. .eat
Minsk. Should he succeed, thu ,,,. and
secured by the revolution will be ,o,. ce'v
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-17
Alexief, Risssian
Chief, Kills Himself

Continued from Pare One
NJ state have been intrusteo 10 M.
Kerensky, Premier; NJ. Terestchenko,
Minister Of Foreign Affairs; General
verkhovsky, Minister OF war; Admiral
verdervski. Minister OF MARINE. ana M
Nikisrn ., M,ns,eL oa ~ sosh su ,ha asa1
AS .s. @ ..b..s -, 10 ,a..,, III
'stcrs evu". a wena.e,,.. V oIps,.y anu
as Nik,," snu cas, ~ ~ ne'o'
nsrtw one. ia social Revolutlonist. The
p..S.,,a. y, IN. ether aonartmont. ,,,, \.
pvi,.oos VI ~ r,si. - a. h.s ~, w
ailotted py ,ne Cao'ne. ,. Oh nNe, ou, 'ne oc-
cupants VIII rank only as directors or de-
partments.
At the plenary session Friday Of the
petrosrad Council of Soldiers and Work.
mems Deputies. which was attended by
soiulers WIZ "e.u aossn. "o'n .ne pre-
Nlous meeting tnere were repassed the
Maxlmalst resolutions, adopted Thursday,
putting forward an extremely radical pro-
gram demanding exclusion of all representa-
tiyes of the propertied classes from power
.,,r,,,,nn ~ nr,yata nronertv tha inoroa
a. al, ro,,nn ~ n de,nocrattc r.n'h,,o
o,e'e Va 'ep'oi'e'
e'sr T,. a.,.,,,ss o,so aao,,sd roso,,,,.u
setting forth that the tragic situation OF
the country made necessary the constitution
Of a strong revolutionary power free from
oil compromise with the co,inter.reyolu-
,ionary boureeoise elements and onno,nc.
TO- ,So, had deoid.d ., ,on,,oLa ,,,.,..
s,s ams ,nes .i au uu onn,, ~ eo.'one n,nine'
tlVes OF the wnoIe organized democracy FOR
the settlement OF. the question OF consti-
tuting n power capable of leading the coun-
try until the time the constituent assembly
assembled
Asked rerardi,y IN. be,r,a, ~ IN, Cos
...,,s c.rarat E,todiro. ,,,.o Iii, e..
;oroas -, ,,o No., hos 40, ,,ot s,rrnnaouad
ana ,,hn 4. ronor,nd e., 10 at,ar.nt;n, -
80. r,, ts,
revolt Premier herensky SAID:
Ealedines is still at large and making
trouble but hope this incident will soon
government have the means and the will
to end t.
General kaiedines may have = consid-
cradle number of adherents among Cos
sack officers rut he and they in no way
represent tue rank and file OF Cossacks
,o,as - H. a,.oi,,,,o anu e",nelE ne
visional government In proof Of this
| have lust had here a deputation from
the Cossack Council, which expressed alb
solute devotion to MS and promised sup
port
II is impossible vet to analyze the full
import ri ltornilofs rebellion. hut If in
some respects 1t is great misfortune, II
may prove to he n blessing in disguise
because Il shows the strength of the
provisional government and the revolu-
/ tion.
Further. II is needed lesson to our
parties and individuals to abstain from
violence. extremist policies and demands
for manifestations. Whether the lesson
is learned or not. you may be assured
that counter-revolution will never sue
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-17
THREE GERMANS ESCAPE
Intcrned Sailors Get Away From For
Oglethorpe in Hailstorm

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Sept IA trio
of interned German sailors escaped from
the Fort Oglethorpe prison camp here during
a violent hailstorm. o..
They are Gustav Hartwig, who escaped
several weeks ago and was captured at
TT nton, Ga; Paul Neimann and Carl
Hentchel
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-17
Two Deaths at Camp Mills

CAMP MILLS, Hampstead, Sept IL
Two deaths in National Guard units camped
here took place today Wilbert Riley, n
private in the 167th Alabama Infantry, of
Ozark Ala, died Of a complication of
measles and pneumonia. George Neff, New
York, private in Company L, 165th New
York Infantry accidentally shot and killed
himself while at drill with his company
Both men will be given military funerals
and their bodies sent home.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-17
West Front

Successful raids east of Epehy and In
the neighborhood of the Aveas'Danai
Railroad are reported by Field Marshal
Haig.
The French War Office reports that the
Germans were temporarily successful in
violent attacks in the Apremont forest
northwest of verdun, but were subse-
ouently driven out of the captured
trenches by counter-at
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-17
GERMANS WIN BUT FAIL
TO HOLD APREMONT LINE


IARiS, sept. IL
German artillery ragged into crescendo
of violence at several sectors on the French
font in the Apremont forest northwest of
Verdun) last night preceding a temporarily
successful attack The War Office state
ment today said the Apremont assault gain
ed the enemy foothod, but that counter
attacks drove the Germans out.
Another violent German surprise attack
in the Vosges failed. In other sectors the
statement reported violent artillery fire.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-17
East Front

East of Riga the Russians are continu-
ing their counter.offensive and have
driven the German advance guard back
southwest of Pskov. Indications point to
a new German drive against the fortress
of Dvinsk and Minsk, 100 miles further
south.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-17
Eggs Sixty Cents a Dozen, Prediction

HAZLETON. Pa, Sept 1.-THE price of
eggs will go to sixty cents dozen, and pos
price of corn and other feed, according to
predictions of farmers in the surrounding
Valleys Hundreds of farmers are disposing
of their poultry because. they say, the busi-
ness is not profitable.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-17
ITALY AIMS BLOW I
AT SAN DANlELE
Flanking Movement to Cut
Off Austrian Stronghold
Under Way
RAIDS ON WEST FRONT
German Advance Guards Driven
Back by Russians East
of Riga

Following the capture of Monte san
Gabrielle. the italian forces operating IN
the Gorizia sector are attempting to iso-
late Monte San Daniale another strongly
fortified peak. lying south of San Gaori-
ele. Cadorna's troops are fighting their
way eastward along the heights south or
the Chapovano Valley with view OF
cutting off this Austrian stronghold.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-17
risHINE CLUB BUYS LAND

I0rEAN CITY. n. J., Sept. II. = The
- City Fishing Club has decided to
4he ocean-front land on which the
honas and pier stand at Fourteenth
"a Tke ofiicers have been instructed to
1Eknoo from the owner, DIR. Allen Corson.
1(fy>Ioot wide strip Of land. with ripa-
rifnxs from Ocean avenue, for $4,000.
{611 ~ the club BY an additional three.
- ~ annual dues to $40 and change
q kho. .annuai meeting to the fcurth
6s.'< ~ q; eSp 3 is';:ssss :siss
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-17
Pottsville School Loan Paid

PoTTSVILLE, Pa, Sept 1.-THE Potts.
VILE school district has just paid on sl2 900,
representing the balance of a temporary
lean ioated early In the summer. The
board has voted $500 per month mainte-
nance TO the city's free public library and
has raised the salaries of about forty of
the teachers.