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The Keota news., 1917-10-05
SEE NAPOLEON IN KERENsKY
Many Regard orsat Russian Leader,
Now ThIrty.oix. % Like
Peoneh Hero.

A writer In the National Geographic
magazine observes that those who. Ike
Plutarch. seek for parallels In the lives
and characters Of men whose genius
directs the fate Of nations. will md
many interesting points OF similarity
between the man Of destiny OF the
French revolution and the man Of the
hour in Russia's day Of liberation from
the oppression Of aut0cracy. Napo-
leon was in his thirty first year when
he became first consul Of the French
republic: Kerensky. premier Of the
Russian cabinet and now exercising
the powers Of dictator In order to re-
store order In the empire. 10 just
thirty-six.
Throughout his career Napoleon suf'
fered from an incurable internal NAL
ady. supposedly cancer OF the stom.
ach: KerenSky IL also tortured by .
disease (supposedly tuberculosis OF the
liver). which prevents his working At
fever heat more than q few weeks at
. time: then he In forced by weakness
to recuperate for three or four days In
Q sanitarium in the Crimea.
NapOleOn's judgment Of men was In
slant and almost infallible: KerenSky
In reputed to possess the same faculty
to remarkable degree.
Kerensky IL an impassiOned orator
Of forceful. incisive style. His exhOr-
tatiOns to the soldiers Of the new Rus
sia have much In common with the In.
spring appeals Of Napoleon to his
.nl.aloe~ ho(Oro thu Ra ft1o ~ the pvPn.
midx and elsewhere.
The Keota news., 1917-10-05

osoe1esl ~ aDDlieaajsao eoe sol10e'
meat duE1ng Tie meath q 0eptsoeee.
Twelve thousand metal Worksss en-
pjoyod In Seattle shipysrds struck to
force demands for higher wages and
the use Of odght.Aour lumber.
Shortly after the acQuittal at oaa
Traneisco q Prank G. Oman On .
charge Of ATTEMPTED subordinatioa Of
perjury growing out Of the Thomas J..
Nooosy bomb murder TRIAL. . Aew
vay1aat for his arrest Was issued.
The Keota news., 1917-10-05
GENERAL

Exports Of merchandise at the port
OF New York fell more than 81. ooo..
900 for August - compared with Au-
gust. 1915.
Secretary NcAdoo announced the
details Of the second Liberty loan OF
3.o00. 0o0. 900 which viii b offered to
the public Oct. Let.
The National Spiritualist coovention
In New York adopted resolutions
pIedging loyalty to the government.
favoring prohibition - . war measure
and approving woman suffrage. st.
Louis vas selected - next years
meeting place.
George A. Smith Of Salt Lake City.
Utah. retiring president Of the later.
national lrrigatioa Congress. was
elected president Of IL International
Dry Farming Congress ct the closing
business session OF the Farm Con.
Gress at Peoria, III.
A verdict Of guilty In the cases Of
Daniel 0'Connell. N attorney. ana
five other men. accused Of conspiracy
70 hamper enforcement Of the selec.
tive draft Law. was rsturned at San
Francisoo By . jury IN the United
States District Court.
American foreign trade increased
during August, the Department Of
Commerce announced. approximately
$50. 500 900 over July. Exports In.
creased 4116.so0. 900 and Imports 3lS..
100000. Gold exports. 44e.04s.3 500.
weee nearly three times the volume
Of imports IN August.
Japan not only viii not seek to a.
sail the integrity nor the sovereignty
q China, but eventually win b pre-
pared 70 defead Chinese independence
iasaiust any asgrsssof. visoount Ishii.
bead q The japanese Imperial Ms.
sjoo - the United States. declared Ia
peoclaiming . Noaros doctrine Of the
FAr Dast In a address at Q banQust
givea h honor Of their visit 70 New
Yesk.
The Keota news., 1917-10-05
WASHINGTON.

Plans Tor IN international oontsol o.
sugar prices and distribution were an.
nouneed BY the food rehabilitation.
H. D. Aitken Of Prescott. Aris.. was
appointed merchant representative OF
the food administration.
Final agreement On the @3.7o0. o0o..
900 var TAI bill was reached b. the
ssnats and House coafsrsss.
The trading with The enemy bill
passed through the final stage in Con-
gress, and went TO President Wilson
70 become . law with his signature.
The demand for the expulsion Of
Senator LaFolletts from the Senate By
the Minnesota Commission Of Public
Safety and many individuals through.
out the country foe uttsrances Of .
"disloyal and seditious nature" may
become serious.
Russia has been made aware that
the continuance Of American aid to
her 10 conditioned upon Russia's con-
tinuaucs In the war against Germany.
There 10 NO suspicion regarding the
intentions Of the Kerensky govern.
mont, and his country has received
ample assurances that the provisional
authorities are determined to fight on.
Regulations governing the exporta.
ton Of gold. silver and currency. an
nouncsd By the Federal Reserve
Board. indicate that the government
Will restrict such exports 70 the max.
imum degree except where they can.
not Be avoided IN settling trade bal.
anceo.
The Keota news., 1917-10-05

ehanGa ht9e took LVdiA =. Pink.
Hem's Workable Compound and soon
lsit change for Is bsttsr. took Il
nth I ~ ID god healthy condition.
I rocommeod t6e Pinkham remedies %
oil women - have uDed them With such
rod results. "-Nss. MILFORD T. Cum.
1meoa a. HaEmooy St.. PENIS Grove.
n. j.
Such testimony should b accepted By
"a women - convincing evidence Of
IL exeelieeee Of Lydia e. Pinkham's
Vegetable compeund - . remedy foe
t. distressing ills Of women such %
6op)aeemsntG. tndammation, liberation,
6oekaehe, painful periods, nsevou9peeo
I'd kindred ailmoot0.
The Keota news., 1917-10-05


A reserve ofncer In the United
States medical corps who recently re-
turned from Great Britain II loud In
his praises Of the work in bone sur
gerry being done In British hospitals.
He says: They can take q rib from
. man and use It to replace . crushed
bone in his arm. Patients who In
earlier times would have been consid-
cred permanently disabled are now
fixed up In . few weeks 20 that they
can 30 back to the front. In q single
month. In one hospital. We had 1880
bone cases. and 1000 Of them were
ready at the end Of the month to 90
back and light again"
Red Cross BAG Blus. mech bettsr, eoss
farther than liquid blus. Get from any
QoceF. Adv.
A lawsuit IL the thief of time and
The Keota news., 1917-10-05
WESTERN.

An appeal to farmers to ship their
wheat now 10 made By Fairfax Har.
rison, chairman Of the Railroads War
Board.
Six men met death In the plant Of
the United States Steel Corporation
at Gary, Ind. - IN indirect result Of
the strike sWitchmen.
Indicative Of the fighting BRAID Of
cruiting distr1ct-Colorsdo. Wyonins
and northern New Noxico-tho army
The Keota news., 1917-10-05
STORY OF The WEEK
sHoWlNo TAg PRoo0goo o.
RvgNTS IN our own AND
FoRgIoN LANDS.
Western Newspaper Uaisa Msvs 0ssvsoA
ABOUT the WAR

The Pope 10 to ask the entsots to
state their peace terms.
Haig consolidates gains made u pre-
vious attacks In Flanders.
American troops in training In
France % keen - mustard"
Spy scare on transport brings out
many qualities in American troops.
Eleven psrsons were killed and
.ighty.two injured In Sunday nights
air raid. II II announced officially.
The Norwegian foreign office ~
ports the sinking In the Atlantic OF
The Norwegian sailing vessel Sulven.
Hostile airplanes attacked the
southeast coast Of England Friday. a
few Of them attempted to reach Lon
don but failed.
Total casualties Of all British ranks
In all the war theaters for the week
ending Sept. Is are reported Officially
to have been 23.036.
The allies and the United States
will have on the weston battle froot
In France and the Flanders neat
spring upwards OF 100000 fighting
men.
Heavy German attacks In the Ypres
sector are reported In Field Marshal
Haig's statement from headquarters
In France. All OF the attacks were
sepulsed.
Field Marshal Haig announces he
has gained every objective Of his great
offensive In Flanders. and that he ~
now In full command Of the territory
b., has taken.
Thirteen British merchantmen Of
I. 900 tons and over. and two vessels
Of less than 1000 tons were sunk By
mines or submarines according TO Tie
weekly admiralty statement
The German airplanes which toek
part in Friday nights raid on The
southeast coast Of England. were
brought down. II II announced official
~. No Casualties were caused By the
raid.
Rome reports that In another power.
eul drive the Italians have captured
the high ground to the south OF Pod
ioca and southeast OF Aadoni. In the
Ison.o sector. The official announce
ment reports also the capture Of 100
prisoners.
A heavy artillery action has been
In progress on both sides Of ths
Meuse, Verdun sector. according To
Paris reports. while on the Aisne
front the German infantry attacked
the French trencheo. but were ~
pulsed With considerable losses.
The Keota news., 1917-10-05
Japansss Naval Aansuvsrs.

The grand Japanese naval maneu.
vers which will take place on TOsa
will consist Of TIE first. second and
third fleets and several reserve yes
sells. says the East and West News.
The 14-inch guns mounted on the "a.
mashiro and Ise will he put to practi.
cal test. All vessels participating will
assemble Mt Hiroshima bay In the In.
land sea. and the cOntendlnR forces
will use kure IN the base Of opera.
tons. The sham battle will last ten
days.
1t Ii better for q mans conscience
that he he sorry for what he didn't
get than what ne did.
People are always III the right
when they are on your side Of the con-
trOversy.
The Keota news., 1917-10-05

be COMPOUND for
Inflammation IN d
othaeWoalInoooes. ]
was vssy irregular
and would hsvo tse.
Eibje pains % that !
could hardly take .
stsp. 6omsdmss !
would b - missfs-
bIo that ] could not
sweep . room. ]
doeeoesd paEtof 0e
tine but felt NO
The Keota news., 1917-10-05
money.

A lawsuit 10 the thief Of time and
money.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-24
INVALID WIFE SAYS
SPOUSE WAS CRUEL

Mrs. Christina Knutson, mother OF
eight children, four of whom are lv-
ing. and who claims to haze been a
hopeless cripple for the past eight
years. this afternoon filed suit for di'
vorce in the Circuit court from Enel,
alias Edward, Knutson, whom she
married in Norway, January !, 1884.
Acts. of cruelty and the suggestion
of despicable act are two allega-
tions made by the complainant against
her husband; but her principal COM
plant is drunkenness. a habit she
SAYS he formed within the past three
years.
Suffering from osseous rheumatism
Mrs. Knutson says she has been un
able to leave her wheeled chair dur
ing the long period of her illness. Tht
cruelty is alleged to have occurred
! against their daughter Cora, khat
| son is accused of having thrown he
out cf the house and when the wife
| and mother undertook to nand he1
some clothing thru the door, h
slammed the door, catching her Grip
pied hand between it and the sill
painfully wounding her.
She says Knuison is now undel
peace bend having been arrested af
ter making threats to do her bodily
harm. Knutson is tho owner of q
small piece Of property which she
says he will dispose of if he is no
enioined by the court. The knutsons
reside near Marseilles.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-24
CHILDREN DIVIDE
0PHIR MANS ESTATE

Bernard Garrity prominent Ophir
township farmer, whose death occur.
red December 25 l016, did not leave
tate Of $4,000 will he divided equal.
ly among the four children Mr.,
Garrity owned at the time of his dem.
iee 100 acres of farm lands in Ophir
and personal property valued at $1,000
The children who will share in d.
vision of the holdings arc Anna
Crowley, Ellen McConyile, Minnie
Madden and Joseph Garrity,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-24
SOLDIERS GUESTS
At FINE BANQUET
COMPANY c BOYS ENTERTAINED
BY CLAPPER & WERNER AND
Ed HEARTY REPAST-TOASTS
ARE GIVEN.

About one hundred and fifty ladies'
and gentlemen attended the banquet
given last evening in honor Of Com
pany c by Clapper g. Werner and en-
ployes in the spacious hall over the
La Sale street store. The dinner
was followed by dancing until Il o.
clock Company c boys turned ont in
uniform and enjoyed the function 10
their utmost While the courses were
being served Miss Marguerite Cum
ningham rendered several piano num-
bers and the violin virtuoso gave sew
cral selections.
Ex.Mlyor James T.. Farrell presided
as POSTMASTER and welcomed the sol
dior boys home. He called upon Cap
brief description of the complny's
service on the border. He told of the
trip to Austin and the hardships that
were suffered or that long hike and
return
d. G. Cairns spoke on military train,
inF in the high school Mr.. Cairns
called upon the mothers, swecthearts
and sisters to get behind their boys
and help them in this great work
G. A Crowden lauded the boys for
The spirit end patriotism then prompt
Cd them to go to the front for their
country. He ccmplimentcd the boys
on their soldierly appearance and told
them how glad the people were that
none were taken from their ranks and
all returned home hale and hardy
Lieut.. William Raymond was called
apon and he related some experiences
the members OF the command hat
gone thru during their eight months
on the border
I Following the banquet dancing wa'
enjoyed until midnight to music fur
nishcd by Hcntrichs orchestra.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-24
WEDR0N FISHERS ARE
CAUGHT BY WARDEN

William Whynn and James Smith,
both employees of the Wedron White
Sand Co., are prisoners in the La
Sale county jail, where they were or
dcred held after Justice George koe'
mig this morning found them guilty
of unlawful fishing in the Fox river at
Wedron.
Whynn and Smith were nabbed by
Deputy Game Wardens Louis Belrose
and Albert Hannis, while they were
spearing fish They were also using
a lantern. two forms Of Ike Walton's S
favorite pastime that are forbidden ny
tho law Deputy fIannis resides neal
Sandwich.
After hearing the evidence in the
case the justice ordered the men tt
pay fines Of $50 each and costs. They
failed to pay and were ordered locked
in the county Jail Friends are tryin'
this afternoon to raise enough none.
to secure their release.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-24
YOUNG PEOPLE HOLD
10th ANNUAL FEAST
OVER TWO HUNDRED At BAN.
QUIET OF CHRISTIAN UNION
WAS COLONIAL PARTY-FlNE
PROGRAM RENDERED.

The tenth annual banquet of the
Young Peoples Christian Union was
held last evening at the "Congrega-
tional Meeting House," with an at
tendance of over two hundred. The
room was appropriately decorated
with flags and potted plants. The af-
fair was colonial in character and a
number of Oh fashioned costumes
were seen among the guests. Uncle
Sam, Miss Columbia, George Wash
ington, Martha Washington and Min
nehaha were "ye hosts The spirit
OF unity and good fellowship were
very noticeable thruout the gathering
and all were we'll pleased with the
hospitality offered.
A three course dinner was served
and much credit Is due to the ladies In
charge for the splendid service rem
iered. During the dinner the orches'
ira in charge of Gideon HitemquicE
Hoff dispensed sweet music.
The following program was arrang
ed and each one gave his part in
such pleasing manner that the
guests were delighted:
Invocation-Elder Dominee Divan.
Presidents Address-'Squire Nor
ton Gladfelter.
Certaine Olde Songes-Ye Baptis
Male Quartette.. Hitemquick Hon
Deacon Goodwill Prichard, Ezra Reho
boam Prichard, Parson Elnatha1
Prichard.
Ye Spoken Piece. The Minuet--
Constance Markeson.
Ye Hyghe Up Singer, Love Ha
/ Wings" Dorothea Patience Refior.
Ye Backwoods Sermon-Parso
Elnathan Prichard.
why We Never Married"-Fou
and.ten Bellies and Beaus--Hepziba
Mercy Brown, Rebecca Faith kell.
Judith Humility Thorson, Lucind
Hope Meckenstock, Naomi Thanl
worthy Cram, Dolly Love Stackmar
Desire Comfort Ham. NeiShbor Ga
briel Mills, Jonah Darius Schumacher
Christopher Kaleb Ledrich, Roge
williams, Jarvis Artissimo kaatruc
Parson Gregory Briggs, Worthy War
dell Andrews.
Benediction Elder Keziah Stacl
man
Some of the old familiar songs wer
given at intervals by all "ye singers
Much credit is due to the committe
in charge of the banquet and the on
in charge Of the program for the SUI
cess Of "The Colonial Dinner
The following was the menu;
Roast Veal, Brown Gravy
Mashed Potatoes
Parker House Rolls
Pickles Jelly
Salad Waters
Brick Ice Cream cake
Coffee
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-24
IDENTIFY DEAD MAN
AS AN EX-CONVlCT

Chicago Feb "A Identification Of
the man murdered near Hammond,
Ind. Wednesday as Fred l.. Higgins,
a chauffeur, eXcOnyict and suspected
auto thief was followed today by the
clan, and Raymond DeGuerra, barber,
hr0uthers of Valentine DeGuerra. wo
man friend of Higgins, who made the
Identification
The police declined to make public
the motive which they ascribe for the
murder It was intimated that the
DeGuerra woman and one of the sus.
poets had made statements which
were considered damaging.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-24
MRS. BEDFORD CHOSEN
WELFARE LEAGUE HEAD

The annual session OF the Ia Sale
County Child Welfare League was
held this afternoon in The County
court room Members in attendance
were Theron j Byrne, l. ID. Vincent,
Mrs. W. r. Bedford, of La Sale, Mrs.
W, f. Carr, Mrs a. r Lardin. and
Miss Helena Trunb0, of Ottawa, and
Mrs NJ Tower, Of La sale
The question OF iAe education in
the county dotontiom home was dis.
cuSScd
Mrs W. r, Bedford was elected
president Of the league and Mrs. A.
r. Lardin secretary, for the ensuing
year
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-24
SPECIAL SERVICES TO BE
HELD AT FIRST M. e. CHURCH

Beginning Monday evening, Febru-
airy 26, and continuing Tor two full
weeks. special revival meetings will
be held in the First NJ. f. church OF
this city The pastor will be assisted
by Revs. Arther, of Streator, and
Thorpe. of Grand Ridge. A chorus
choir under the leadership of Rev
Briegs will furnish special ulusic.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-24
STATE HOSPITAL NEAR
PEORIA is BURNED

Peoria, IT., Feb. 2i.-flre destroyed
one buiIding partially wrecked an
other and damaged thrco others at
the South Bartonyillc state hospital
for the insane at South Bartonvillc,
seven miles from Peoria today The
loss is estimated at trorc than $780,
100. fa
Panic hrokc ont among the 5000
patients at tho institution during the
fire, but the 300 nurses managed to
transfer those from The imperllled
/ buildings to others outside the track
Of tho Dame, TWO hundred patients
were released that they might aid ~
fighting the flames and romoyn7
property to places Of safety.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-24
MR., AND MRS. FRED GERDlNG
BUY BOlLMEYER RESIDENCE

A deal has been consummated
whereby f, "A, Gerding, assistant cash
ier of the First National Bank, has
purchased the Bollmeyer residence at
627 East Main street. Mr. Gerding
plans many improvements on the
house and as soon as the work is com.
rleted he and his family will move
from their present location on Ottawa
avenue to the east side,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-24
]. s. To |NO|CT
FOOD GAMBLERS;
CAPITAL REPORT
GOVERNMENT STARTS QUIZ INTO
INFLATED PRlCES-PRESiDEN
TELLS CABINET SOME RELIEF
MUST BE FOUND.

In connection with the proposed in
yestigation Assistant Secretary OF Az
riculture Carl Vrooman said today
War or no war, It is imperative
that at the earliest possible date the
government should know the essential
facts about the food situation in
the United States II peace time
prices are furnishing pretext, II not
sufficient cause, for riots, and are
actually causing much real hardship
of which the public never hears, war.
time prices would make present con
ditions vastly worse.
"Out of the proposed investigation
to be completed with in six months,
would be developed a definite scien-
tihc plan which will benefit the pro
ducer, the consumer and the middle
man. Such an investigation can hurt
no one who is proliting exceptively
and unpatriotically from the necessi-
ties of the public in a time of nation
al crisis This investigation might
| be called the first step toward food
preparedness BY making provision
| for it now. while we are at peace,
we shall show the world that we are
more forehanded than were the
most of the countries engaged in the
present war the failure OF govern
ments to take needed steps for food
preparedness has been forced upon
the attention Of the world.
"Our problem of food preparedness
in the present crisis is not problem
of adding to our national supply, but
of seeing to it to that national food
supply 81 so marketed that the poor
and unfortunate are not exploited and
starved by INSCRIPTIONS and disloy
al food spectators. We realize ii
general what is wrong with the foot
situation but we need to know Ger
tain additional essential detailed facts
If congress will appropriate the mon
ey the administration will get the
facts, and for the first time begin u
give tho United States some scien
tidc food preparedness.
Washington, D. c.. Feb. "a Whole
sale Indictment Of alleged food mani
pulatorS are forccasted by the Depart
mcnt Of Justice, and in connection
with that department, by the lOca
authorities of number Of states. AT
torney General Gregory today receiv
ed a report Of the works so far az
complished by George w. Anderson
United States Attorney at Bostor
who for several months has been !
charge of general investigation int
/, food conditions and prices 1t is o.
' pected that the Department Of Jul
tice will make a public announcemer
Of It's discoveries shortly.
All along the line in government ci
/. clos today there was in evidence
general tightening up Of officia
!. who are in position to solve the hu
i ger menace IL was learned today th
i at the cabinet meeting yesterdi
!, the president made it very plain tn
a he was convinced that there was I
d reason for existing high prices I
a food, and especially that the prese
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-24
BURTON C.. LEES WIFE
IS SEEKING DIVORCE

The second matrimonial adventure
Of Burton G. Lee, former ottawa ha-
berdasller was cast on the rocks of
the circuit court in Cook County yes
terday when his wife sought divorce
on the grounds of two years deser-
tion. Mr.. Lee Is manager of the Chi
cago Motor Company and is very well
known in this city.