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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-09
100000 MEN TO
BE CALLED TO C0l0RS

Washington, D. c., Nov. . Prcsi
dent Wilson todaS approved the new
draft regulations under which the see
ond 500, 600 men will be- called out for
military service.
Under the now dralt plan. the ma
chincry of which Will he outlined IN
the regulations approved by the pres
idclt, rcgistrants for the second draft
contingent will be separated into i've
classilications, as previously announc
cd.
The questionable which has been
drawn up will be sem to all the 1901
900 registrants remaining after The
first 5000 900 were examined to sup
~ the 6S7 900 draft quotas now IN
camp From the replies the regiatrdnt
will be placed in one OF the i've class
es according to the extent to which
wives or families are dependent upon
his labor, and to the extent To which
he is needed in industry
With the QUESTIONABLE before them
local boards will Fix the classification
of the registrant and advise him of the
class to which he has been assigned,
explaining that class | will be select
ed first for military duty, and then
the other classes in order.
The registrant has the right TO APP
peal TO the district board to be placed
in a classification TO be called for ser
vice later, This appeal will be de-
cidcd by the district board and his
status will then he fixed,
Not until the call for the second
draft contingent is made will the reg
istrants of class / be called to pre-
sent themselves for physical exam.
nation. This rcyerscs the process
carried ont when the first GS7 600 were
called out. Every man will know
Just where he stands in line for mill
tary duty before he is examined.
The work OF fixing classilcations
Will he taken up rs soon as the rrgu
lations and the QUESTIONABLE can be
placed in the hands of local boards.
1t is expected that all the prilimin-
AIRY work will be done before the see.
ond draft call IS made, when it will
be necessary to Summon only men
needed 10 ill a local boards quota.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-09
CARS ON ONE.TRACk LINES
How One Man Can Control Many
Coaches.

A new signaling system for con
trolling i%nterurban cars ON onctrack
trolley lines consists of an indicating
instrument ct the dispalcler's Office
which constantly records the proSrcs.
si,e positions Of every car in service.
This record is made electrically by 4
number Of third rails which are strung
along the track and at the sidings.
When the ears pass over one of
the third rails, a shoe makes con.
tact with the rail, and two elcctr.c
circuits are controlled. one circuit
is in the cai itself and another leads
from the raj to the dispatcher's IL
strument. The closing OF the latter
records The arrival of the ear on the
paper of the %iugtlumcnt, The dis.
pdtoncr Immediately moves a lever
which controls a return circuit to lie
third rail. II is this which operates
the signal.cifcuit in the car,
If the lever Is moved zone way, n
relay in the car circuit connects In
a green light placed above the molol.
mans head, and the motorman pro.
ceeds on his way. II the lever is
moved the opposite way, a red light Is
shown, which light warns the mo.
torman to turn from his course int
the next siding. Arriving at the third
rail at this siding. the motorman walls
for me "all clear signal before goins
ahead once more.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-09
CITY AND VICINITY ITEMS

Mrs William T. Bedford Mrs l. i
Nicely aud Miss Mary Treat. of La
Sale. were in Ottawa yesterday after
noon to attend the meeting OF the
l.. A. Il.
Mrs. Edward Mccall went To Ton
ica to-day Tor Il short visit.
Miss Katherine Lincoln lrtt today
lor Chicago 10 spend The week end
with friends There.
Mrs. Jamts +. tatreit Went 20 en-
caro this morning for a shout visit
Walter panneck, Of La Sale. trans
acted business in this city TO-DAY.
MIR. and Mrs. W D. Duncan OF this
city. have gone to Rockford to spend
a few days visiting friends in that
city.
Miss Vida Bray, Of La Sale, return
ed home today after a Two days visit
with riends in this city.
VIM. Wilson. ST.. of Waliham. was
in this city yesterday calling on his
old time friends here.
Mrs. Daniel Mccarthy. al East OF
tawa. went TO Seneca today to attend
a RRed Cross meeting.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Edgcomb. of
Utica. were Ottawa visitors yeoter.
day.
Mrs. LaNina Gratis. of West Ottawa
returned home today after Il two
weeks visit with Marscilles relatives.
Kenneth Palmer, of aurora, is visit
ing relatives in this city.
Supervisor Thomas Dunn, Of BrooE-
field township. was IN Ottawa visitor
today.
l.. NJ Baync has gone TO CHICAGO
On il short business trip.
Mrs. Mary \. Hogan, 2lN Nebraska
street, has returned home after a Two
weeks visit with Chicago friends.
IN. ". +. Wccse has returned home
after a short business trip to Chi
cage.
Robert Crawford of Mendoza. Is
tr~ansaeting business in thi city today
George Farnsworth made a bust
ness trip to Ransom today.
Supervisor Pohl, of Peru, Was an
Ottawa business visitor today.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-09
THIS TANK is QUAKER.


Looks Like Real Thing, But It's Gun
Cant Shoot.
IN armorpd tractor ear OF the tank
variety which disclaims any relation
ship to the members Of The Original
family which aubled across No Mans
Land took California by surprise 70.
Gently, Although it was constructed
Of light lumber with wooden riyoto it
was formidable enough in appearance
10 furnish the thrill for "A motion PIC
ture battle.
After it had served the purpose Of
the motion picture people a demon
stration test was held before Il board
of the United States army officers al
Los Angeles. The pseudo tank climb.
ed hills and worked its way oVcr 50nd
dunes to the ediiieation OF the army
men.
The formidable looking gun wh,5h
pecpcd out Of the front turrct was
of wood and as harmless as a pea.
shooter.
One noteworthy innovation was the
wire cutting blade carried in front
directly over the wheel. Popular SCI.
cnco wv
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-09
Cord Serves Every Purpose.

The Japanese have no use for but.
tons, buckles, or hooks and eyes. Cord
serves every purpose of fastening, and
furnishes artistic possibilities SEEM
ingly without end. The japanese have
hundreds Of knots, made necessary
by the ornamental use of cord. Some
are rs old ms the time when history
was recorded by n series Of knots. lust
AZ II was in China and Peru before
writing was invented. There are loA-
ems of knots in common and reno
NAL usage, and these every child can
tie.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-09

did not tax" thcm long 70 overcome
the loyal soldiers,
Washington Retains Optimism.
Washington. Nov. .. While the
Russian situation is most grave, olH-
cials hero decline to see amy partic-
ulur disaster in thc recent turn or
events in which rcNolutionists over
threw the provisional government IN
p~ctrograd. Every contingency in
Russian had been arranged for ly the
allies and this was one Of the reasons
for the intcr-allicd conference which
will be begun On the 10Th Of lhi5
month.
According 10 unofficial information
reaching the state department. the re-
ven in %petroGrad appears to have
been It complete success. with Pre-.
mior Kcrcnsky in fight and several
Of his cabinet members imprisoned
the city is for the time being at least
in the possession Of Lenine and his
week to discuss the war from every
conceivable angle viii be able TO de-
wise means By which the unsettled
condition in Russia Will render as lit
tie strength to Germany as such a sit
uation would be ordinarily given.
That Keronsky has the cordial back
ing Of this government is evidenced
by the rapid and thOrO manner in
which relief is being FASTENED TO him.
Everything that the United States
can do for tl,c cause Of Russian do
mocracy is being done and moral sup
port is being extended in addition to
the moro substantial assistance, and
officials here will not admit that the
cause has been lost.
l~olshcviki followers and II is believed
that great disorder rcisns turnout the
cit.
On the other hand, Officials here
while admitting that The |I'olshcviki or
extreme radical socialists. are in
great numbers thruout Russia, believe
that the great majority OF the Rus
sian people are loyal 10 the cause Of
democracy and that The extremists
win be suppressed before any great
amout Of damage can be done 10 the
allied cause.
The absence of official information
adds to the gravity Of the situation
because it is feared that Inc capture
Of the city has been absolutely com
plctc and that communication hetwoen
petrograd and the outside world has
been entirely cut off. but great hope
is taken in the belief that Kcrcnsky
has made good his escape and that he
has fled to Moscow where be will be
able to concentrate his loyal troops
and make u determined stand against
the counter rc~volutionists.
Should Lcnine and his separate
peace follows gain and can hold su
promacy Of the situation. officials here
say that representatives of the allies
who will gather in conference with a
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-09
MRS. SHARP TO TELL
STORIES AT LIBRARY

Mrs. Esther Sharp viii have charge
of the story hour for the children at
the library Saturday afternoon from
. to 3 o'clock. Mrs, Sharp will give
some humorous rccitations, will tell
some stories and also read some.
Every Saturday afternoon there Will
be 4 story.hour for the children at
the library with interesting stories
and a good st~ory-tellcr. The children
should not fail to come. for several
small boys said the programs were
"bcttcy than the movies
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-09
fficicnc, Ct Ether,

Ether is the tcnuodS, highly elastic
nuid that Is assumed TO fiji all space,
md by vibrations or waves transmits
light and heat, Although the exist
cnce Of ether Is assumed to explain
certain phenomena. its actual exist
encc Is very generally credited by sci
entific men, and in reality proofs are
not wanting to fairly establish such
existence.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-09
I'M FRENCH
CITY BOMBARDED BY
BOCHE A~ER0PLANES


rc,tly behind the line. just ouf ol
range Of the big sums aul Uo went
40 Tho base which is loratcI AT q
French seaport. Tho roads were
lillcd with %traiIir, wagons. carts.
marching troops aud motor Trucks
hundreds. cVcu thousands. of
them. Next TO The big Guns and the
acroplanrs. the motor lru-a is The
most important instrument az war
fare rs va see il here. An army
can only hiuyt rs rapidly ass lis "a
lions and the motor trucks handle
the food nnd everything else. After
travelling for q while in The Brit
ish areas suddenly noticed Il
change in the uniforms from khaki
% blue and from tine shallow tin
hat of the British ToUmy to the
soup bowl %shlnpncl helmet of the
French Poilu, The French soldiers
are smaller than thc British are
more serious lookipg. hut are a huS
Ky lot. and understand from sol
dicrs that have fought next 30 them,
that they fight like She very devil
when they get going. II is also
noticeable that the French soldiers
live in shacks instead Of tents and
that they take much better care ot
the roads than the British DO. After
travelling about Fifteen mile thru
French areas. we struck a short
stretch cccunicd by }cl@iaus. ON
the whole the Belgi1ns are an un
impressive lot, They are mostly
blonde, slow moVing. stolid and, !
should say. rather stupid Very
50 very much different from the
so very much different FRI smtie
serious yisaged. stoiid. detected
Conan prisoners that hlyc CONF
thru orr station. Perhaps it rs he
cause they have suffered 80 much.
We then got back into a French
area, ana after about a three ho!1S
trip reached our destination. In the
last French trip | saw 4 number Of
German Wjsoncrs marchine dGWn
the road under he guard 81 French
I soldiers. The French had them
dressed in pea Green suits with = &.
Irisoncr du Gucrrc) IN biz letters
on their backs, suppose This is
10 make their ESCAPE more djill-
cult.
When We arrived at thc base
several German arcoplaurs were
overhead and the Archics We're
shooting at thcm. The British sol
dic,s seemed 10 IL taking il rather
carmly. but the t'rtnch soldiers and
Civilians were running aronnl *
citcdly and pcttjn@ under cover,
The funniest thing though Was 40
see two Frcnchmcn lying On their
backs out ia au eicu IT,, under an
1~rrrtltned whoeilarrow.
I don't blame them for being cN-
citcl though, The thwn has been
pretty badly BANGED Mp; there was
Ill., 49sle In - algEel lhe pa
wa blown of the Casino and = NUM-
Der ot store buildings We're shat
teIl@l. ee~
rNfter We had hnch ~. so! oai
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-09

Dr. c. A. Blean, the chiropractor,
who visits Ottawa Mondays. Wednes
and Fridays. has moved his Office
from 5ll Moloney building to rooms
'02 and lO2,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-09
Society Notes

The card party and dance sivcn by
the members o. the Mystic Worker
Lodge ~ Utica pros ed 10 br one ol
The most enjoyable affairs that M
been given in hat Town this season
The hall Nas crowded TO los utmost
capacity Immediately following The
card game, a delicious lunch was
served by the ladies Of the lodge and
. large number of people danced from
that time until midnight.
q p y
The Westminster Guild Of the First
Presbyterian church were entertained
al a very delightful tlimblc partly
last night by Misses Lillian Cogdalc
ana Blanche Houston as %hostesses.
The evening was spent in sewing and
light refreshments were served. On
Monday evening there viii ne Il reg
uldr meeting for the guild at the home
of Miss l.ura Bach. 800 DE Soto
street. Miss Nellie McCumbs viii
conduct the study Of the evening FROM
the missionary book the girls are
Studyinc.
The Missionary Society OF the First
Baptist church held their November
meeting yesterday at the home OF
Mrs. T., Z. Johnson. About twenty.
five ladies were present at this time,
Mrs. Morey Roberts was The leader
and a very interesting study on mis-
Sions and world peace was conductgt
by her. The chapter The unGlled
i'atk' wa, read at this meeting. Mrs
George W, Kirby sang several solos,
3 =
Forty ladies were present ycstcr
day afternoon at The meeting of the
D. A. X. held at Che ltonlc of The
Misses Eichelbcrgrr ON Edst Main
street. Mss Grace Milligan played /;
piano solo and Mrs. |. I.1IIanna read
a paper on @.rhe French in illinois
The ladies voted to give $2a TO IN;
fund for an ambulance TO be pur
chased by the d. A. K. OF Illinois
The next meeting of the y. A. L
will be held December 9th at The
home Of Mrs. ]. W. icjtit.
Mrs. A. j. Roberts viii lead th'
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-09

Fashionable dressmaking. Satisfac.
ton guaranteed. Prices reasonable
Am now located at COL LA Sale ST.,
above Keller 4 k~roehnke's jewellery
store phone a02.K.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-09
CHICAGO MARKETS

Chicago market report furnished 10
the Free Trader-Journal by w. 1.
Etnyre. member Chicago Board OF
Trade, Moloney building. Phone 1917.
Correspondent iamson Bros & Co..
Chicago.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-09
St. COLUMBIA BOYS Club.

A special meeting Of st. COLUMBIA
Boys Club will he held tonight at
$50. Members please attend.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-09
NORTHERN ARMIES
JOIN IN REVOLT

,tnnlinlod From Page ~
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-09

II il estimated the crowd ri thc
call party and dance given by fine
indies or fine A G. II. was fine larcost
thai ever attended a similar. cyeni il
Schaefers han. TN, unriy wos a
grea, success in every vay. Eucbrp
was nlaycd ninth 10 O'Clock Ilcn.
trich's orchestra furnished music for
the dancipy from 10 ninth Tho hal,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-09
Washington Retains Optimism.

did not tax" tlicm long 10 overcome
the loyal soldiers.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-05-23
Justice.
TT. Atkinson Union.

1T sometimes seems as if our legis-
Iators at Washington were determined
to vent their spite on newspapers and
magazines at every opportunity Yet
Occasionally good word is heard for
the publisher even in our halls Of
Congress. No better spokesman for
the press could be found than Senator
Hitchcock Of Nebraska, owner of the
Omaha World-Herald, and for many
years a successful publisher During
recent discussion in the senate, Mr.
Hitchcock said 81 have been news
paper man for thirty years and | have
never found in any community of any
size the lack of some paper that would
stand up for the public interest in an
emergency. Today the newspapers are
giving thousands of dollars worth of
space gratuitously and enthusiast
cally Ten million dollars would not
suffice for the publicity which can be
got free in the next six months" And
while the newspapers and magazines
are giving up their space so literally
to aid the government, stimulate en-
listments, and promote the general
welfare a few narrow-minded Con-
gressmen are seeking to double and
Quadruple the postal rate that publ
cations have been paying for the past
quarter Of a century. Wipe out the
press and you have struck a blow at
the government itself. Let legislators
consider this fact.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-05-23
THE HOME GUARD.

Very quietly in the last few months
Home Guard companies have been or
gained in various Wisconsin towns
among married men who have vol
unteered to do their bit toward pre-
serving order in the state in case,
which is very probable, the regular
National guard should be called be-
yOnd the state borders for military
service. 1t has been proven in the
past that needs continually arise for
the guardsmen to do duty in uphold
ing the governor in law enforcement
and the plan of organizing a home
guard seems an excellent and neces-
sary one. The members may not be
up to strict military requirements but
they are willing to do all they can and
the state may need them.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-05-23
DON'T OVERDO 1T,
(Chica0O TrihunoN

CChlcagO Tribune)
We can overdO our patriotic cam
palgn for economy, as we can over
! do anything else.
Americans are not only lavish. We
are cuIpably Wasteful. The campaign
against extravaganza needed no in
dorsement from war necessity Even
peace conditions called for it.
But if we attempt an indiscriminate
and sudden curtailment of our ex-
pendItures we are likely to do more
harm than good. Commerce, industry
and production make up a complicat-
/ eel and Gelicately related organism.
We all depend upon it's smooth run
ming for our Evlihood or our prosper
lty. When parts of it are abruptly
checked the whole is in some degree
dlslocated and there is loss, direct or
indirect, to every class and individu-
al, from the millionaire to the day
laborer
Our entrance into the war is go
ing to compel drastic readjustment.
But it is important that we should
L
can be. Many workers will have to
be transferred from their accustomed
employment, which is slowed down
under war conditions, to some which
is speeded up. We must try to avoid
wholesale unemployment in any line,
the sharp shutting down of business
activities which prosper in normal
times.
Food waste may we'll be sharply
curbed. 1t is safe to cut down reason
ably on many Of the luxuries Ameri-
cans indulge in immoderately in or
NAL times. But the well-to-do ought
not to discharge employees without
careful consideration or try to re-
Iduce suddenly or violently their scale
Of reasonable expenditures.
The English, when confronted by a
more unexpected and serious situa-
ton than ours, were wise enough to
adopt the motto of Business as US
ual." This did not imply continual
ton of extravaganza. 1t meant that
an attempt would be made to go on
with the normal, proper mode of liv-
ing and doing business so far as it
could be done under the actual pres
sure of war conditions.
Americans are rather volatile and
prone to change. We must be care
full lest in we'll meant enthusiasm or
sudden anxiety we, bring about an un-
necessary condition of business de-
preston which will weaken the ma
ton. Retrenchment and readjust-
ment must come. But they should be
conducted with care. The passing
from peace to war conditions should
be as gradual as we can make it,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-05-23
PLATTEVILLE.
Tha News SAWS.

The News says:
James Stone of Burlington, who
makes Platteville, selling plumbers
supplies, owns tintype of Abraham
Lincoln taken in the early f1fties. It
is perfect likeness and no doubt the
only one Of it's kind.
Ten cans of rainbow trout were
shipped to the Platteville Fishing
Club Wednesday from the state hatch
cry at Madison, and planted in the
streams in this locality.
Farmers are building large fires at
night to attract and destroy the June
bus" that come in swarms every ev-
Iening. A large fire attracts them from
quite a distance and they are either
burned or fall near the fire and are
swept into the blaze. The man who
takes this precaution now will do
much to prevent the grubs from talk
ING his crop next year. If the June
bugs are permitted to lay their eggs
IN the ground this year it is certain
to be full of grubs next year. If YOU
destroy a bushel Of June bugs this
year you have prevented a wagon
load OF grub worms for next year.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-05-23
WAR THE CREATOR.

But War does have it's compensa-
tiOns. Out Of the stress and the con
fict Of the elements when humanity
reeks in blood and all the deeps Of
misery and despair are reached, great
things are born. The nations forget
their slumbrous ineptitude and fat
uous ease and history shows again
and again that struggle, peril and mis-
cry are the godfathers of new ideals,
new visions, new inventions and new
progress. And as War brings great
art and great science so does it bring
great literature. The following from
Mr.. Drifting Sees 1t Through" one
Of the great war books, visualizes an
eternal element very clearly. Here it
is:
The familiar scenery of life was
drawn aside, and War stood unveiled.
i am the Fact said War, and |
stand astride the path of life. | am
the threat of death and extinction
that has always walked beside life.
since life began. There can be nothing
else and nothing more in human life
until you have reckoned with me-"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-05-23
LOST THE FIGHT.
GAINESVILLE Gazette.

t The forces commanded by General
Unreadiness," Colonel Utter Unpre-
paredness," Major Disability" Cap
tain Inef1ciency," Lieutenant Pro-
crastination," with the rank and file
composed of the "Postponement" fam
ly, met with with a sudden, defeat in
the United States senate Saturday
when the proposed measure for the
purpose Of muzzling the press of the
United States to cover up the def
ciencies of the government in this
crisis, was defeated. Even though the
administration breaches press censor
ship, urges economy on the part of
it's citizens, it is daily sending out. I'M
der government frank, hundreds of
thousands Of tons of worthless liter
ature which they desire the news
papers to publish free of charge. The
army the navy, the marine corps. ev-
cry department wants publicity. but
they want only the kind they desire
PO-DAAoAACO, ct1lOt II1Sy NduU IL Tree. IuGy
do not want real, genuine truths told,
they want half truths and insinuating
truths. To cover up all the deficien-
cies it was planned to place the press
OF this country in the hands of the
government by the press censorship.
1t failed. The first fight was lost. If
the press was muzzled the administra-
ton would find it hard shedding to
raise the funds to pay for the actual
publication Of the dogma they flood
the average editors desk with, and de-
sire free insertions. Yet the govern
ment would increase the postal rates
OF newspapers, make it cost more to
distribute the publications to the sub
scribers. After asking for everything
free they ask the publishers to go
further and pay for the privilege of
giving it to the public. Consistency,
thou art a virtue, but at the present
time this word is not to be found in
the panic-stricken administration
headquarters who are caught in
state of utter unpreparedness and
have no knowledge of what to do and
how to do, to extricate themselves
from their dilema.