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Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-10-12
BITTERLY FLAYED
AS CONGRESS ENDS
Vehement Criticism of Sena-
tor La Toilette
WAR SESSION MADE RECORD
stunq by Vehement Criticism, Wis
consin Senator Makes Unsuccess-
full Effort to Get Floor
Second Time.

Washington.-In the midst OF q
days thrilling debate on alleged dis
loyalty of Senator La Toilette, of Wis
consin, the extraordinary session OF
Congress, which began April 2, gen.
orally regarded as the most momen-
tous in American history, was ad-
journed sine die at P. NJ. October g..
Vehement criticism Of the Wiscon-
sin senator and his own defense, occu-
plying virtually the entire day, marked
the close of the war session, with
other customary adjournment and leg
islative procedure, including President
Wilson's attendance at the Capitol.
The usual eleventh-hour grist Of leg
islation was put through, following
six months of important war action.
Stirring Scene In Senate.
With galleries crowded to their ca
pacity, the Senate chamber was the
scene of five hours stirring discussion
of Senator La Follette's attitude, but
In the House there was little to mark
the occasion, except submission OF a
committee report mildly censuring
Representative Helm, of Alabama, for
criticising fellow-memlbers In connec-
ton with Count Won Bernstorf's re-
quest for Berlin to furnish funds to
influence Congress.
The day began with three hours
speech by Senator La Toilette in de-
tense of his criticisms of war ques-
lions. Without mentioning his recent
address before the Nonpartisan
League at st. Paul, for investigation
Of which arrangements were COM
pleted by Senate subcommittee, or
naming any of his critics, Mr.. La
Toilette read carefully prepared de-
tense of his course and declared his
intention to follow it in the future.
Dull Finale In House.
Seldom has there been a duller
closing Of the House. Contrary to
custom, there was only little singing,
but In that two classes, those who
were off key and those who did not
remember the words Of the songs,
predominated After two attempts
at In the Sweet Bye and Bye and
America the singers quit.
A greater cheer arose when Speaker
Clark appeared at the hour set for
adjournment, and it was apparent
that the representative were tmpa-
tient, but they listened attentively to
the Speakers closing remarks.
After congratulating the members
on the ending of the session the
Speaker said that so far as he had
been able to observe temporarily pol
itics had been abolished in the House
and added that he thought that every
member had given the utmost of pa
triotism in his. service.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-10-12
German Losses
Grow Heavier

Washington, Oct. 9 : Germany
has made her supreme military eff
fort and failed. Under the on
slaughts of the Allied armies she IS
losing her manpower today at the
rate of more than 125. 00Oa month.
Her losses grow heavier and heavi-
er. Her ability to transfer troops
from the Eastern front to the
Western and back to meet the
big drive has been checked. Her
resources in men are diminishing
at the very moment military
emergencies demand they should
increase.
On the other hand the British an
French armies have reached their
full strength in men and material,
and Americas great army is yet
to come.
In the British offensive at Ypres
Germany has been obliged to en-
cage fifteen divisions in the last ten
DAYS. Twenty five fresh divisions
were put into action by the Crown
Prince before Verdun and forty
five fresh divisions were thrown in
TO the whirlwind of Allied steel in
the battles Of the Eisne. The
French high commission today
authorized these statements based
on official data of the French Gen
elal st0ff:
No idea of the strength of the
Allied forces is made public but the
Inference drawn is that on several
sectors of the Western front the
Allies have VIGOROUSLY engaged far
superior numbers. The publica-
sion by the French high commission
f figures showing the fading OF
German militay power makes
lausible allusion to an opinion
held in high circles here for over a
month. 1t is this that within a
very short time there will come an
unconditional surren der by Ger
many.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-10-12
Much In Little

A holder to suspend fiat can OF
tobacco from mans belt has been
patented,
A new electric torch is equipped
with a cigar lighter on one side for
the use of motorists who smoke.
The latest in submarines is said
to be a two ton model. 25 feet
long AMI % inches wide, which is
built for Il crew of one man
As q result of her extensive sug-
ar and tobacco production Cuba
is reported to be the most pros
porous If ali Latin. American re-
pub!Ics.
Australia is supplied with 100
species II snakes, three fourths Of
them venomous. The big pythons
and rock snakes of Australia are
harmless.
Tic present demand for flash
LAM, batteries exceeds the Outpu'
by SO per cent. The hashlight is
an almost indispensable part Of the
soldiers equipment.
A antismoke campaign in Pits
burch is reported to have reduced
its famous smoke by at least Is
per cent, thereby saying on prop =
erty alone 81 800, 900 annually.
Oae of New York's newest laws
in the interest of pure foods insists
that every egg placed in cold
storage shall be dated. This date
must be stamped upon the shell in
clear figures.
Experiments on the Pacific Coast
have demonstrated that creosote
oils are the best in use for prevent
ing piles which are driven into wat.
er from being ruiued by marine
borers.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-10-12
RECORD OF CONGRESS.
Appropriation and Other Meas
ures Passed This Session.

Appropriation and Other Meas
ures Passed This Session.
Washington.-The following Is
the 1SS-day record of the War
Congress-:
Raising The Money.
War bond bill, 81 ,538,000,00o.
War revenue bill, $2,700, 900, 900.
Second bond bill, s5,000,000,00e.
Spending The Money.
For the Army, S7522,726,441.
For the Navy, s1,604,84O,69O.
Buy and build ships, $1,04O,517-
500.
Loans to Allies, $1,000, 100000.
Ordinary civil expense, $685.
94s,6SS.
Soldiers and sailors insurance,
S176,250,OOO.
Food control, s173,S46,000.
Presidents discretion, 100000
900.
Welfare Of Fighters And Public.
Food control bill.
War insurance measure.
No questionable. resorts allowed
near camps.
Mail for soldiers and sailors.
Raising Fighting Force.
Selective draft.
Increasing naval and Marine
Corps personnel.
Increasing enrolment West
Point and Annapolis.
Within" Legislation.
Prohibiting trading with the
enemy.
Wireless and cable censorship.
SURPRISING disloyal publica-
lions.
Espionage bill, giving wide pow
ers to Secret Service.
Bills That Failed.
Alien Stacker, at instance OF
State Department.
Civil rights bill, held up in Sen
ate.
Next Session.
Suffrage constitutional amend
ment.
Prohibition amendment
Attempt repeal second-class
postal rates.
Reports on Representative
Hefin and Senator La Follette's
conduct.
Civil rights bill.
Meet billion-dollar deficit.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-10-12
Announcement

To the Voters of the Counties of Bath,
Highland and Rockarldge and the
City of Buena Vista:
hereby announce myself a candid
ate for reelection to the House of
Delegates of Virginia for the District
composed of the counties OF Bath,
Highland and Rocl1brigde and the
City of Buena Vista.
Subject to the Democratic Primary.
Respectfully,
John w. Stephenson
Warm Springs, Va.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-10-12
How's This !?

We offer One Hundred Dollars
Reward for any case of Catarrh
that cannot be cured by Halls
Catarrh Cure.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O..
We. the undersigned, have known +. j.
Cheney for the last 10 years. and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions and financially able to carry
out any obligations made by his firm.
NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE,
Toledo, Q.
acting directly upon the blood and mu-
couS surfaces of the system. Testimonials
sent free. Price rs cents per bottle. Sold
by all Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-10-12

To the uninitated, hose not yers
ed in military lore, it looks like the
British and French were determin-
ed to whip the Ksiser before Amer
lea gets into tue fray, and SO mote
it be!
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-10-12

The plea for a meatless day IN
the week sounds awful easy to the
scores Gf families that ale now hav
ing five or SIX such days out of
every seven.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-10-12

The summer cf 1917 was among
the many abnormal thires Of re ent
wears. Will we blame it on the
war?
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-10-12
Notice to Tax Payers

l will be at the following places
on the dates opposite to collect
Taxes and Levies for the year 1917:
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-10-12

TO THE VOTERS OF THIS .LECI :
LATURE DISTRICT:
I respectfully announce myself q
candidate for the House of Delegates
from counties of Highland, Bath and
Rockbridge and the city of Buena
Vista. | solicit the support of the
aforesaid district.
Respectfully,
J. L. Hannah,
Natural Bridge, Va.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-10-12

Monterey l6, II, 10, %, rs, 27.
%, 20 and 80.
All persons owing old taxes will
please settle at once. Given I'm. er
my nd-this Sept 25. 1917
Willis Gibson, Tr H. Co.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-10-12
For the next two weeks I viii make a
special effort to sell Mers, Boys and
Childrens clothes. So if you need a
Suit for yourself or your Boy come in
and see me.

In addition to the above have just received and
will be ready to show YOU simply immense line of
misses and children bingham dresses; ladies' misses and
children coats and ladies silk waists and sweaters;
splendid line OF New Dry Goods and Notions, such
derwear hosiery, headwear winter caps for misses and
Ichildren.
In short if you will come we show you splendid
up-todate stock of goods fresh from the market prices
las low the market will admit We only ask that you
come in and see us-see what have and how selit
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-18
VALIDATING ILLEGAL BOND.

The high school act which elaplea
school trustee to annex any territory
II saw fit in order to create Wealthy
territory for the support OF sucn an
and which was knocked
out by the supreme court win set an
other inning Ii the House ut sprnS"
field today.
Two bills have been introduced, enc
in the House and one In the Senate
inyalidating the bonds which were NJ
sued fer the construction 81 hi&h
school buildings, when this act went
into effect These bills are being op
posed by Representative Browne Q.
the theory advanced IN the sup.em'
court decision that the law was oG'
and that tho whole effect OF It's opef
alton was bad and Illegal. me piil
however, will probably pass because
great many districts have just sue
high school organizations as provide
for in the act that WIS declared illeBa
| by the supreme court.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-18
POINTED TOES

The weakest part of an American Is
his feet. When Col. Bates Of the
New York National Guard took his
men for long hikes last summer along
the Rio Granae, he found that their
feet gave out long before their stom-
achs, hearts or Lungs. And theirs
were picked feet, too; the examiner
had seen to that when they enlisted.
~ Nearly all Of US have bad feet. If
! 1t isn't fallen arches, it's pretty sdre
to- be misshapen toes, ami the weak
ankles that they create. And the
chief cause of this evil and of all the
j medal weakness and misery 1t bring
ID the typical American shoe with its
pointed toe.
The medical examiner in one OF oar
recruiting officers calls the pointed
"a national menace" Says Dr. Hen
.ry L. Taylor OF the American Pos
ture League. 1T Is more than that
II ia national calamity. 1t has done
its deadly work for generation II
must be given up. The demand that
It shall DO is Irresistible. II is just
az vital as any other form Of prepar
edness."
Any man who goes on long tramI
in an ordinary fashionable" shoe, mar
row and tight at the toes, and having
a rather high heel, will find that hi
feet soon begin to bother him. III
toes turn sore. The instep or hee
chafes. The ankle weakens IN
shoe may have seemed to ut" but tn
test shows 1t doesn't.
With army shoes the same ma
f,nds he can walk twice as far vii
less discomfort The army shoe u;
wide toes and fairly low heel
AS for the ordinary woman's sho
the less said the better.
II broad.toed shoes are good for &c
diers, why not for all Of us? we 9
have to walk
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-18
THAT WEAK BACK

Accompanied by pnin here and there
extreme nervousness sleeplessnoss may
be faint spells, chills or spaslns-all ore
signals Of distress for woman. She may
be growing from girlhood into womanhood
passing from womanhood to mother
hood-or later suffering from that change
into middle life which leaves SO many
wrecks Of women. At any or all OF these
periods of a woman's life she should tsso
tonic and nervine prescribed for just
such cases by physician OF vast expe-
rience in the diseases Of women.
Dr.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription has
successfully treated more cases in the past
So wears than any other known remedy.
1t can now be had in sugar-coated tablet
form as wcll as in the liquid Sold by
medicine dealers or trial box BY mail On
receipt OF so cents in stamps.
DR.. Pieree's Pleasant Pellets regulate
stomach, live and bowels stlgar-coated
tiny granulcs.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-18
ENcLAND.s GERMAN ROYALTY.

In DAYS or old when knights were
bold, and In fact, much longer ago I
than that, way back before anyone mad I
sprung the doctrine Of divine right OF
kings, a ruler "a people became
ruler simply because he was stronger
than other men, or wiser. or both IN
other words, people chose to rule IL
the man who had shown himself best
able to protect 1t from its enemies
But with the advance of ciyiliaa
tlon, and with the natural desire OF
rulers to keep the rule IN their own
families, grew up the absurd beliei IN
sort of royal caste Kings conla
not marry beneath their own rank'
This meant that they had to marry INC
daughters OF kings Of other countries.
AT present the blood OF the rulefs o.
Europe is pretty thoroly mlied, ana
hardly nation has royal family OF
its own blood
III England, for example, the royal
house Is the house Of Hanover, purely
German in its origin The king o.
Greece Ii d Dane. The queen o.
Greece Ii sister III the present Ger
man emperor. The lady who was lol
merly czarina Of Russia, Of only IN
vagucst interest to Americans bu
who ii now plain Mrs. Romanoii' an
receiving the heartfelt sympathy OF q
The mothers Of the world who kno'
what ii ", to stay Up nights Win
family down with measles, Is aus
German. The queen of Spain Is .
English princess
russia iIas deposed a royal lami'
England, whose kings arc no mehac
but rather harmless symbol OF VI
nations age and unity, mas uo ~
eial desire to do anything radio
about abolishing hers But lsnsllf
men are slowly realizing that w
Germans in the place Of honor, :
ioEc N distinctly On them. So "El
3 lish brides for English Princes 2
become the slogan.
The English people want inc you
crown prince to choose his wife ~
among the noble families Of his o
land. they no longer seem #off
about NV poasible loss Of dlgn
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-18

Heat Is not substance. IL Is merely
- Vibration OF the molecules cumpos-
n- the material heated Every mate
rial IS made up of molecules, and each
moll.u.c is composed Of atoms. Mole
cula3 ~ matter are 4eiy together by a
fore i;lfed "cUhcs ehri
At absolute zero, colder yet than
LIQUID air. or minus 30 degrees, all
molecules nre at rest AS the temper
AZURE rises the molecules begin to move
10 and fro. The higher the temperature
is raised the further ana faster swing
The molecules.
Molecules are So minute that there
are about one seXtiilion If them in {"
cubic inch of a'r. These at freezing
ta.lrerature os Hate hack and forth
at the rate Of li10 feet a second The
ay,r1-e length a their path between
as illatious is about one two hundred
and Scyenty-seyen thousandth OF I'm
nsll Rach comes into collision with
lis fellows about 100000 times q sec
ond.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-18
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS,
Warranty Deeds.

Warranty Deeds.
Edw 4. Schneider x W 10 Mar
sarct Schweickert Ms Its 4, 5
b 30 Western add Peru ....
Deanis Fielding & " TO JOS and
anna 0ndercho 1t 10 b 10
Painters add Streator ,..... i
Flora Weygandt &h to Jno c
Freema ne12 nw4 l5-3l-2..,. $4,000
Annetta b Mayer &h to Edgar
{ Fish same .........,,,..''
c w 4 f Coal Co to Geo "
Graham ct al C w & F Coal
Co coal &c under same -.
Alcnzo Brown CIV to Edw
Mitchell 1t 8 b | Justus Berges
Rerges add Streator ........ 400
Emma Weiss 10 Frederick j.
Holloway pit II Ii b II states
add Ottawa ................. 1900
Harriet A Hanson &h to Louis
Weeks It's . to 10 Jackson
add Miilington ......,.....,. Z5uo
Fawcett Plumb to VIM & Mary
Mitchell It's ) . d L ttoiile-
craft add Streator ..,..t.... sou
chattel Mortgages.
Frank Staak Streator TO McCray
Refrigerator Co refrigerator :
voars .... 100
Mortgages.
Chas Little tc. Streator NJ 3 &
|. Assn Il u b 6 Sawyers add
,.-a.,,o, 300
sNtItilDI
Frederick j Holloway 4 W to
Valley b 4 Il Assn 1t IA b u
State add Ottawa .....-.... 'Vo
Geo r. Glass &w to Streator II
Il & l. Assn 1t PlumDs
add streator ........ 1900
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-18

Which might come rom iiiai' 'sbe
bereath royal rank.
1t is to be hoped that the ff'n'p
If wales win bark to the suggestion
Tho day Of divine right y over. ihc
sooner the roigning families democra
ltige themselves, the less danger tho'
wul he IN Of BEING summarly ana W
comfortably democratized
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-18
East st. Louis, i'll

out Of The illness in good shape. The
'Favorito Prescription became a stand
by for me. have since used it when
IN a delicate way and it has been Of
great benefit. 1t il true Woman 9
Medicine. "--MRs. JOHN MoRELAND, 9l7
Wiraatallley Ave-, East st. Louis, III.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-18
,Npu3TR!AL PEACE.

England, in the first months y her
war. was torn by a labor war tha'
,,o,aced military success. There IL
~ be nothing OF that sort IN me unlt'
al states. II agreements entered INTO
hy representative OF American minus
tyy are kept. Capital and labor nave
both laid down their arms,
Tho trace has been accomplished
thru the Council Of National Defense
Large groupa Of employers ana EN-
c1oyaea represented on the labor com
mi,tec Of the council, have pledged
Themselves mot to take advantage q
the country's necessity to change eS,
tstino standards" There IL to be no
additional buden imposed on labor IN
,eas Inc council decides that It II IN
available. And on the other hanl
union labor gurreuders any claims II
might otherwise feel like pressing ioi
shorter hours, better pay, etca uhn
,he war ia over, There IL 70 be co
oneration in industry, as ~ every W."
~ branch of NATIONAL activity
There viii be nothing lost ny oitne
side IN such an arrangement, II u j
| adhered to in good faith. AND pei
, hans ii capital and labor learn no"
/ act along to continue war time, NY
/ win be able to continue on Goou term
!. n,hnn naach comes.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-18

Quick. quick. my dear; everylnd'
else is in the lfebOat! The sltii' !.
slnkingw
Wait Il moment ! cannot itV >ttt
l,Re this The llfebelt makes my ,oa.
pucker." London Rystander
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-18
ILLINOIS BRIEFS.

Athens Drilling with wooden guns,
sawed Ont at a saw mill near Athens,
a company CT GO men is preparing -
cid in the war on Germany al this
place, a little Nenari county town Of
1909 inhabitants. The men 90 thru the
drill manual every evening at
church which has been tenlered them
as an crmory. On Sunday they take
long hikes and are hardened to n
tigue ami taught more comp1ielsai
drills.
Springfield In order TO boost Inc
planting OF gardens in Harvard park To
raise vegetables which VIII be badly
needed as food during the coming year
and to see every square inch Of the
district is cultivated the Harvard
Park Manufacturers association has
offered S20o in prizes for the best gard
ems raised By dwcIlers. Harvard Parts
Is a section OF Springfield.
Alton In order to comply win
reouesl al his deceased Nile that
nair 81 earrings be buried with hsr.
peter Joest. of the Joest Fish Con-
pauy here. had the body OF his we
disiuterred. The earrings were gwen
10 Mrs. Jocst thirty year ago US 2
nresent from her huabcul She re
neatedty requested before hor death
mat they be pIA,od in her cars when
ahe WAS buried For some re4aGn n
waa neglected. When the hushaa
discovered IL, he Insisted that tae
body be disintorred
Rock Islani- Circuit Clerk George
Cargo W. Gamble was hnahle 10 ae
eide who the present ruler OF Ras5l''
l. vhen John 2iaonl, an / asst Moline
lalorcr appeared at tn flee ana
wsntol IT, take ont iirst ttArall2atloH
nauers. zmona was Slsslah ah'
~ cp1rse. had to fursN ear allegiance
70 ,bc ruler Of his cou try. II ordci
to thoroughly cover the ground Gam
ble finally hal him flfswear aiieb'
ancc to "tho government OF klssla'
"the Duma of Russia, and 10 Nlehes
as ear Of all the Russians.
Rock Island Two thousand an
oirbty.iiye American tiags are uy't
within the boundry lines Oh ROCK -
land This was discoyere1 "hc'
postmaster H. = Simpson WISHING y
yot statistical record Of the patFio
t,ism Of the people, requested ~ q. "
r,rriars 10 make careful colil' ca la
number Of flags on display On t'iei
routes.
Springfield Seniors in spflhshei
hiph school who wish to leave 70 =
lit in me army win receive thelr =
n,omas at the regular graduation N'i'i'
Superintendent Hugh $. Masii ~
nnouneed Or If they wish 10 lo1
the volunteer agricultural army 'h'
wil, also be graduated win me >
! ,naiudcr of the class.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-18

- l WIS SIN " IVA
chills and nervous
ness and the medi-
cines used did not
help me. Then (the
doctor doing me no
good ] tried 'Fav,,
orite Prescription
The first few doses
made me feel bet
ter. | also used the
Pleasant Pelle to
with this remedy.
Both together gave
me new life and
strength and Iea,ne
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-18
CALENDAR or ILLINOIS HISTORY.

April Is, 1873 askaskia River. a
steam packet is TO be run Oh the has.
kaskia River hetween Chester alle
Carlyle.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-08-23
War TAX DEBATE
WILL oUTLAST WEEK
Discussion Centers About m.
come, Profits, and Pub
hshers' Duties.

Washington, Aug. 21-The third
week of a debate on the war tax
bill opened today with the prospect
that b dsiayedMunfus
was promised. The disputed questions
are incomes, war profits and publish,
erss taxes
Before the Senate discussion BEGAN,
today the finance committee met and
decided not to resort To cloture to ex-,
postponed until tomorrow. Instead
Senator Jones OF New Mexico, spoke III
suppGet OF his plan to tax cOrpofas
tons undistributed surplus.