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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-12
BACK IN COMMITTEE
Redrafted Compromise Measure While
Senate Debates More.

Washington, July 12.-Revision of
food control legislation by the senate
agricultural committee is nearing
completion with the possibility of be-
ing given final approval today.
While the committee continued its
work on Senator Cores substitute for
the administration food bill, the DEM
ocratic steering committee conferred
with view to making sure that legis-
lation is presented to the senate which
will pass on July 81 the time fixed by
agreement for a vote.
The senate today continued per
functory debate on the administra-
ton bill
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-12
"SOund to Core, / Believe in
New RuSsia"-ScOtt.
General Says She'll
Fight To Crush Germany.
MISSION COMPLETES WORK
Victorious Slav Troops Select
Scott Their Mascot.
POpulace VIII Send Jewels to
Fighting BattaliOns.
BY WILLIAM G. SHEPHERD.

Petrograd. July 12.-"Tell Ameri-
cans we have found the heart of Rus
STA sound; we have found the army's
heart sound at the core. 1 believe in
New Russia. She will fight desperate
ly to help us conquer Germany
The words were those of Maj. Hugh
L. Scott of the American commission
to Russia. He spoke them to the
United Press correspondent today as
a message to be sent back home now
that the American mission has con-
cluded its visit to the newest republic.
General Scott was the happiest
member of the American commission
today with announcement of the Rus
sian victory at Halicz. He felt he had
troops.
Exhibiting his pleasure in every
gesture and word, the American army
chief of staff explained today how
Minister of Foreign Affairs Tere-
schenko, in bidding him farewell, had
notified Scott that the Russian troops
on the Halicz front had selected him
their mascot.
Predicted Valiant Fighting.
The drive started by General
Brusiioff substantiates my prediction
that the Russians would fight valiant
ly," General Scott asserted. I'm ten
days they have taken as prisoners
third as many as the British and
French have taken in three months.
Also they have broken the enemy
lines. Remember this is the first
enemy line broken in a long time.
THE Russians have repeatedly got
ten behind the Austrian cavalry. They
are now advancing rapidly.
1.-The whole thing now depends on
how strongly and effectively the great
Russian offensive breaks the enemy
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-12
Veteran r.. r.. official Resigns.

New York, July 12.-Alexander
Millar. for many years secretary of
the Union Pacific railroad and for
torty-seven years in its employ. today
resigned on account of i'll health. He
is succeeded by Thomas Price.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-12
the rate case now before the Kansas
public utilities commission:
FOR LOWER APPLE RATES.
u. L. c. Charges Kansas Rates Excess
sixc-Other States Favored.

siyc-Other States Favored.
A hearing will be held at the fed
eral building in Topeka on July p by
the interstate commerce commission,
on a complaint filed by the public
utilities commission attacking the
railroad rates on apples in carload
lots from stations in Kansas to points
in Texas, Oklahoma and to Texarkana,
Ark The Kansas commission makes
the charge that these rates are exces-
sive and discriminate in favor of the
apple growers in Arkansas, New Mex
leo and other states. The complaint
was filed at the request of fruit grow
ers' associations of Kansas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-12
Removal Notice.

Olof Ekberg, merchant tailor, for
merly located at 70S Kansas avenue,
will be found at his new location, 100
East Eighth St, Majestic theater bldg.
ADV
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-03
SWIMMERS STILL
WAITING FOR STATE
SURVEY OF THE FOX

Just what the state health depart
ment is pulling off on Ottawa by it's
dillatory manner of passing upon the
safety of the waters of the Fox river,
Is proving a connundrum to city OF
ficials. In the meantime hundreds of
people who are waiting chance to
get into the water are compelled to
20 without their favorite sport
Yesterday NJ. w. Cowles, according
to announcements sent to Dr. w. A.
Pike, was to come to Ottawa to make
sanitary survey of the river water
He failed to put in an appearance and
so far today has not shown up in OF
tawa in accordance with the word
from springfield.
No explanation was made 81 owing
what has further delayed his coming.
II the matter was left to vote Of the
bathers the verdict would be nnani-
| nous in the city handling the beach
problem by itself and letting tha state
board confne its efforts alone TO
| Springfield matters,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-03
CHERRY WAITS UPON
coz P BEFORE MAKING
START ON LOOP lob

John Cherry, contractor who was
awarded the loop" paving, was in OF
tawa this morning, and announced to
city officials that he would be ready
to proceed with the job OF resurfacing
the down town district on Monday Of
next week. if
Tho interurban carries out Its por-
tion Of the Job by grading and level
ing It's tracks before he starts tearing
up the streets.
And does Other things incidental to
getting Its rails in shape so his large
steam shovels can get into the old
brick and tear them out without his
being delayed as experienced by hip
in the south side job.
MIR. Cherry met with serious difficul-
ties In completing the south side work
because OF the intcrurban's delay and
he announced today that he did not In
tend to have a repetition Of this troub-
lie on the down town section.
With Cherry ready II behooves some
one with proper authority to bring
pressure To bear on the G. O. 4 p.
that NO more setbacks are met with
than aresnecessary Scarcity OF labor
Is clSimed as one of the reasons why
the work has not been done before
this, tt
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-03
FIRST CASUALTY Is
REPORTED; 0HI0AN
FLIES TO HIS DEATH

Paris, July s.. Thomas Winch Bar.
rett, of Mentor, Ohio, Ia the first mem-
Der of Americas cxpeditionary force
to be killed on French soil.
Barrett was sent TO France to learn
how to fly a hydroaeropane. With
other Americans he was sent to the
aviation camp al Tours. A French
aeropane instructor took Barrett
aloft Friday afternoon. At height
of 1000 feet the gasoline tank explod-
ed and the machine fell to earth In
flames. Bodies Of both men were
badly burned.
Funeral services were held Satur.
day, Barrett's coffin being carried to
the burial ground on a gun-carriage
draped In the stars and stripes.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-03
SWIMMING POOL DAM
DREAKSAT STATE PARK |
BATHERS WILL BE DEPRIVED OF
EAVORITE PASTlME JULY Attn
BECAUSE or ACCIDENT LAST
NIGHT.

There will be no bathing at Starved
Rock State Park July 4th Hundreds
of Ottawans who have hankered and
hungered for refreshing dip In the
cooling waters of the artificial lake
will be disappointed at this enforced
alteration in their plans.
Last night at O'Clock the dam that
formed dixie at the east end Of the
pool gave way, letting all the water
out, and only by the greatest stroke
of good fortune failed to do any ser.
ious injury 10 score OF swimmers,
who a few minutes before were ca
vorting to their hearts content IN the
lake.
The water in its vagari2S waited
before crushing the dirt wal and
sweeping it entirely away, until all
the bathers were on terra 'firma Then
WltUDul Il IlOliltUlo WdiHlUS th' uuhl
began to give way and in few sec
onds waters from the lake were pour
ing In torrents into French canyon
Had any been in the pool they coult
not have survived as the reservoir
emptied itself
About sixty feet of the dam was
swept away and il will require abou
| s400 of state funds 10 replace tae ole
dixie with one Of concrete. WorkmeI
will be employed as soon as possible
| to make the necessary repairs. bu
even that will require a couple 60
weeks before swimming can be re
aumed
The dam was CONSTRUCTED ye'rs as'
! and the only explanation of the acci
dent that can be made Is that thu
water began to seep thru the dixie I'm
til It loosencd the earth. Then witt
the weight of the large volume o
water behind II the dam gave way
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-03
WELL KNOWN COUPLE
ARE MARRIED TODAY

The marriage Of Mrs Nettie Arm.
strong, Of li0S west Lafayette street.
and r. y. Lockwood Of Ottawa was
quietly solcmni2ed this afternoon at
$50 o'clock AT The Baptist church
parsonage, with Rev. G. w. Chess
man officiating.
Immediately after the ceremony
the bridal couple left for Chicago to
spend their honeymoon. and will be
at home to their friends after July
10 at 907 Canal street.
The bride is well known lady of
the city, having resided here the
greater part of her life. The groom
is a travelling salesman for the Re
liable Fruit Co, and has been a resi-
dent Of Ottawa for the past year
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-03
TERROR REIGNS IN CITY
FOLLOWING NIGHT
OF DISORDER
KILL z WHITE MEN
q BLACKS FALL VICTIMS TO MOB
VIOLENCE - MlLlTlAMEN OR.
DERED TO SHOOT TO KILL
BLACK BELT SWEPT BY
FLAMEs-AoMES SACKED.
RIOT sIDELiGHTs.

East st. Louis, July 3.--Thru.
out the day and night Of blood
shed, undertaken wagons were
kept waiting at the curbs for
emergency calls, that came
every minute.
Two white girls, who dragged
a negress from a street car.
hook off their shoes and beat
her when she tried to escape.
c. w. Wallace, editor of a
negro publication, said a party
of Joy riders returning from st.
Louis, Tanned the III feeling In
10 flames by firing into the
homes Of negroes.
The ringing Of a bell In the
negro church tower, evidently
a pre-arranged signal, sum-
moned 400 negroes, armed and
ready TO march when the burn.
Ing Of their homes began.
The mob came upon a negro
who had became paralixed BY .
shot In the back. Men amused
themselves by jumping upon his
body while q woman armed with
a knife, proposed TO "cut out
his black heart. The arrival
OF an ambulance saved the life
OF the black.
Soldiers, before they had per-
mission to shoot, were power
less. The mobs took away their
rifles and advised them to "so
back home ard be good hcys."
vandais hampered the work
Of fire companies called to save
burning homes IN the negro
quarters by slashlng the hose
with knives.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-03
UTICA PLANS BIG
JULY q CELEBRATION

The village of Utica will have one
Of The grandest July 4th celebrations
ever witnessed tomorrow Utica has
given some great celebrations on July
4th in the past. but this one Of 1917 Is
going to be just about a mile ahead of
of anything yet undertaken thero
The Leonore lS-peee band viii play
music all the day to aid with the dec
orations of flags in engend sring the
truly patriotic spirit and there will be
committees at work all over to see
that on feature for the pleasure of the
crowds IL overlooked,
There will be sports OF all kinds,
with athletic features and contests
and numerous prizes of value viii he
given away There will be II big free
act. also number of interesting
shows along the streets.
Everybody Is invited to 30 - Utica
tomorrow and enjoy this indepcnd-
ence Day celebration. Old and young
will have the time Of their lives.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-03
HOTELS CROWDED
BY TOURISTS ON
PLEASURE TRIPS
EVERY HOSTELRY IN CITY WILL
BE FILLED BY NIGHT-CHlEF
ZURICH ORDERS NIGHT MEN TO
WATCH FOR THEFT or AUTOS.

With steady influx of tourists to-
day. hotel accommodation were prac-
tically exhausted judging from can
vas made of loop hostelries by Free
representative this
morning. BY evening, it Is expected,
that people will be turned away and
that sigh seers, on their way to Starv-
ed Rock, will find it difficult to secure
lodgings for the night
Hotels in the down town district
can furnish accommodations to about
500 strangers. The Clifton Hotel, in
case OF emergency, has provided shell
ter for one hundred and seventy peo-
pie, The Zellers Inn and Hotel Ottawa
have room for fifty people each. The
Fox River House has accommodations
for forty people, the National Hotel
fifteen and Metzger's European Hotel
twenty. other lodging houses, in the
business district, can furnish shelter
for at least 300 people.
Clifton Hotel. ottawa Hotel and Xel
ler's Inn naturally will have their
usual patrons, and thus with tourist
travel they should be crowded to ca
pacty.
A yearAago. when ideal weather was
enjoyed for outings. many tourists
slept on the lawn in Washington park
while q large number sought rest on
the grass In front Of the hotel al
Starved Rock state park
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-03
TRA|NMEN EXPECT
RECORD TRAFFIC
ON |NTERURBAN
EXPECT $4,000 PEOPLE WILL
TRAVEL ON c., o. & p. CARS
DURING DAY-STARVED ROCK
TO BE MOST POPULAR.

With every piece Of rolling stock in
the best of condition and anticipating
one OF their biggest days in their his
tory, c., o. & P. officials today are
preparing for record in traffic tomor-
row along the Illinois trail
Starting early in the morning two
car trains will leave in every direc-
tion from this city at hourly inter
walls. w. F. Fisher, superintendent Of
the c.. o. & P. is In Ottawa today.
When interviewed by Free Trader.
Journal reporter he declared that at
least $4,000 people would be handled
by the trainmen during the day. pro-
viding weather conditions were fav-
orable
StreatOr is anticipating one Of the
biggest crowds in the history of
Fourth of July celebrations. II is
claimed. however, that Starved Rock
State Park will have the biggest day"
OF any OF the amusement places along
the Illini trail
De Pue, Utica and Streator are the
only towns on the Illini Trail that will
have celebrations.
In speaking of the various towns
that would celebrate the Fourth, Mr.
Fisher declared that Ottawa would
never let any occasion go by without
some sort of celebration Ottawa
is the natural hub for all of the towns
Fin the Illinois valley declared Mr.
Fisher.
twenty-five thousand dollars, could
just as well be spent In this city to-
morrow as not 1t is very easy to get
a crowd to this city. remember
about four years ago or the last time
they had labor day celebration here
we hauled more people to Ottawa than
to any of the surrounding towns. II
is easy to reach Ottawa People flock
to this city from Seneca, Marseilles
Morris, Streator Grand Ridge
Spring Valley, Peru, La Sale and Uti
ca | cannot understand why the
merchants of this city allow Fourth
of July or any other day to pass with
out some sort of celebration
Amusement parks will all have fire.
works displays in the evening.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-03
OTTAWA LAD JOINS
4 UNITED STATES ARMY

Stanley Nowaczewcky Of this city,
enlisted yesterday In the infantry of
the regular u. S army at the LA Sale
recruiting station. Nowaczewcky was
assigned to Jefferson Barracks, Mo-,
and has started on his way. The en-
listment of young Nowaczewcky
marks the three hundredth enlist
ment at the La Sale recruiting sta.
tlon, since It has been opened
Lizt Lenzen, of Peru, former state
athlete of the La Salle.Peru high
school also enlisted yesterday.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-03
PETITIONS, IT IS SAID,
ARE READY FOR
FILING
PUBLIC THIS WEEK
NAMES or THOSE DEMANDING
OVERTHROW or PRES SENT
FORM WILL BE GIVEN CLERK
IN FEW DAYS, ACCORDING TO
! ANNOUNCEMENT TODAY.

On or before Tuesday, September
II, Ottawa residents will have an OPP
portanity to either endorse the six
years OF administration Of civic affairs
under the commission form OF govern
ment. or reject the present plan and
turn the municipality back unner tha
old aldcrmanic system OF government,
a. they see fit, according to announce
ments made today by circulators OF
petitions to have the old form re
turned.
Attorney J. J. Conway. who is sery-
Ing as counsel for the antcommieslon
form cOterie, today announced that
the proper number Of names, With
extras as boot have been signed
and within a few days time will be
ready for filing in the office of the city
clerk.
Mr.. Conway did not know just VIXEN
the petitions would be given to Mr.,
Curtis, but expected the lists would
be ready for iilihg before Saturday
night. AS the law provides that an
election must be called to conform
with the prayers Of the petitioners,
within sixty days, It is probable the
city, II no irregularities are foand to
nullify the petitions, will haze =
chance TO o. X. the present govern
ment or east aside on or about the
nrst week in September.
Explaining the delay In gett,nr The
CouNay stated that there wers q sea
sof the petitions still out and he Is
waiting for their return before final
y presenting the list to the clerk
aAs soon as we get thru with h. pre-
Summarizes said Mr.. Conway, we
viii take our petition down 20 tnt
city hall and demand an election
cannot Tx the day when this will ~
I dcne but am almost certain VIC VT.
be ready to do this before Sas'r laN
night
There were persistent rumors yes
terday and today that the petitions
were now ready for filing. Severa
OF Mr.. Conways clients, whose names
are not revealed, we're anxious to gel
the agitation in motion as quickly a.
possible, but ewing to the precautions
being taken to make everything righ
MI. Conway said be advised agains
filing premateurely and for tbs rea
sou delayed demanding action iron
the council
The petition to require vote mus
I be signed by 1860 legal voters. Q
twenty-five per cent Of the number pal
ticipating In the last municipal elet
tion
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-03
COUSINS QUARREL
AT FEDERAL PLATE

Charged with assault and battery,
Weisten Chepock, was assessed tihe
of $500 and costs this afternoon when
arraigned before Justice Koenls. The
charge was preferred by Jacob Che.
peck. cousin.
Sunday afternoon the pair engaged
in an argument and a fight, in which
several took part followed. Jacob Che
pock was badly bruised as result OF
the fight and was sent to Ryburn hos
pital for repairs This morning he
swore out a warrant, deputies Barrett
and Mischke making the arrest.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-03
BY WILLIAM J, BUTLER.
International News Service Staff
Correspondent.


East st. Louis. July Twenty-one
negroes and two white men are
known dead and about fifty others
arc believed dead In the race rioting
which ragged here last night Six bus.
mess blocks were wiped out by fire.
Property damage is estimated at $500,
NOn
The town was aflurry with fnmors
today that a mob of 800 armed blacks
were mobolizing to march on this city
and avenge the wholesale slaughter
of fellow negroes, but these rumors
could not be confirmed
Renewed rioting was reported this
morning. Two negroes were killed
and soldier shot, according TO the
report
Twelve companies of militia are pa
trolling the streets today and the city
it virtually under martial law. All
saloons and picture shows are closed
Blacks Start for City
East st. Louis, July 3.-~Three hun.
drad armed negroes were reported
marching on East st. Louis today in
tending revenge for the wholesale
slaughter OF negroes by cnraged
whites during the night
Col o. Il. Tripp sent 100 national
guardsmen to meet the host of black
ordering them to shoot to kill
New rioting broke out during the
mcrning Two negroes were killed
A score were injured during the fight
ng today In this number were sew
eral women.
Governor Lowden had refused to.
day TO proclaim martial law. al.ho ac.
tually a state of martial law II the
! city has prevailed since midnight
East st. Louis. Ill. July 3-Smouli
ering ruins Of six entire city blocks
about rs dead and hundreds wounded
and dying Is the toll today of the
greatest race riot IN the natlou's his.
tory here last night
Blood mad men aud women rose IN
a mighty mob of 10000 last right
and wrecked vengeance fot tho sssas.
slnation of police detective Coppcdge
upon the black population Of ine city.
After a night of carnage IN which
about rs were killed, 500 wounded and
six city blocks burned the city was
again quiet today but renewal of
the riots is expected momentarily. Po-
lice admit they are helpless and milf
tiamen can do little or nothing
The entire city was threatened with
connagrations, which spread IN every
direction from the torchlighted hres
In Negro huts IN the Black Belt AT
Continued on Fage 81
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-03
UTICA FARM HAND
DIES SUDDENLY

John Plot. who was employed on
the farm OF Matt kerwin, four and
one.half miles south of Utica, died
suddenly yesterday. The cause of his
death Is not known at the present
time, but Coroner Donoghue left for
the scene to hold an inqucs, over the
remains. Members of the Kerwin fam
lily knew none OF the particulars, ex.
cept that MIR, Plot had died suddenly,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-03
Stacker ADMITS
HEFEARED DRAFT;
ALSO FEARED JAIL
STREATOR YOUTH BROUGHT TO
OTTAWA AND TANGLES HIM.
SELF INTO A LOT OF STATE
MENTS THAT UNCLE SAM WILL
FROWN UPON.

Among other things Warren Happ
confessed Streator Stacker has two ov.
empowering fears:
He has a strong distaste for fight
ing in the European trenches and
He don't like anything that. smacks
of restraint-Or jails.
This morning Happ. who says his
home originally was in Winnetka
was brought to Ottawa and taken be-
fore Sheriff Davis by Deputy Fritz
Goebel, after he had confessed to fail.
ure to register on June 8, tho he at
tanned his majority on May 20.
There were lot Of things about
Happs statements that onl yincreased
the cloud of doubt that officials hung
over him. He left his home in the
Chicago suberb just about the time
the draft machinery was getting into
operation down at Washington and
went onto farm toswork. Then he
chaged his name to Warren Smith.
When asked about this today. he
could give no reason for carrying an
alias only that he thought he would
like different c0gnomen than the
one his father gave him
To Deputies Fred Stedman and
Fritz Goebel young Happ admitted he
was afraid and indicated he did not
want to 60 to France to fight in the
trenches because OF fear. Then he be
gan to hem and haw and finally said
he was willing to register and before
his story was all unravelled he said
he came to ottawa Saturday, filled out
his registration blank and then sem
It into Winnetka to be delivered tt
the county clerk by his father. AS hi
is supposed to be registered in Ottaw;
proof of his intentions are awaited be
fore further action is taken in his case
In the meantime he will spend tn,
Fourth and maybe a few more days
as a ward of the county's having beeI
assigned cell at the county Jail
County Clerk Bach gave Happ eel
tilted letter showing that he had beel
in Ottawa to register Saturday ant
until word Is heard from Chicago
showing that he attended to sendinl
his card In, he will continue unde
the cloud that now envelops him.
When he was driven into corne
and had made his statement of hi
fears, he suddenly became brave ant
said he was willing to enlist-but ht
didn't think he would be taken as tht
doctors might turn him down He Is
six feet tall, weighs about 1S0 pounds
and looks the picture of health. Hi'
last hope, apparently, was slipping
Another Stacker Nabbed.
Harry Anderson, aged 90 years,
tramp, was brought to Ottawa lat
yesterday by Deputy Sheriff Mischk
and lodged in the county Jail. He |
Stacker and says his home Is ]
South Manchester, Conn. He claim
he was ignorant OF the draft law an
announced his willingness to sign W
He was permitted to fill out his car
and because OF his lack Of intent, t
shirk was sent on his way rejoicing
Anderson was arrested in Mendoza b
} Chief Of Police Charles Beckett an
when he failed to producesa registr'
ton card he was turned over to tn
sheriff
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-03
TWO MENDOZA MEN
LOCKED IN CO. JAIL

Columbus Smith, a negro, AMI Earl
Bishop. white youth, were brought
to Ottawa from Mendoza yesterday
and lodged in the county Jail, the for.
mer to serve three months for lntimi-'
dating girls. and the latter is being
held as a railway merchandise theft
Deputy Mischke brought the pair here
and locked them up.
Bishop was caught in the %" yards
while he was using q fash light When
he was "friskcd" the officers found a
gun in his hip pocket