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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-28
SEAMAN TELLS OF
SINKING SUBMARINE

A Gulf Port, Aug, 2S-William II.
Brown, an American seaman, who ar
rived here on British steamer told
today of the capture and destruction
of a German submarine by an Ameri-
can destroyer The saving OF Brit
ish steamer the U-boat was about to
destroy, and the killing of four of the
t-bOat crew.
Brown said the submarine emerg-
ed near the. British boat, and, after
four Germans had boarded the Eng
lish vessel, the American destroyer
sank the U-boat.
The four Germans were killed in
hand to hand fights, Brown said and
all but two members Of the U-boat
crew taken prisoners by the Yankee
destroyer
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-28
TOLD TO GET OUT.
HE GOT! NOW HELD
AS ARMY DESERTER

Chas. Zeleskiewicz was arrested by
Officer Herman Bausch in DePue on
a charge of desertion from the United
States army. He is at present being
held awaiting the word from the JEFF
fersonabarracks as to what to do with
him
The story of the young boy is rath-
err in contradiction to what the Off
GERS at the barracks give. Charles left
De Pue the latter part of July and
went T. La Sale, where he enlisted
and toSk the examination. He passed
in fina shape and gave his age as
Is, while inTthe reality the boy is l6
years Old After being accepted for
service he was sent to Jefferson bar
racks, >but did not stay long returning
home y few days,
Whq he reached home he told his
parents, Mr. and Mrs Valentine Aiel-
eskiewcz, that he had enlisted and
gone h Jefferson barracks. That the
first night, while lying in his bunk
an officer came to him, pulled him by
the foot from his bed and told him to
get the h---out of there. The
lad was scared and left, coming home
the next day. Since that time he has
been in De Pue working at the zinc
plant. :
Word received by officer Bausch is
to the effect that he had deserted the
army and should be placed under ar
rest at, once. This was done.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-28
HOW TO ADDRESS
MAIL TO BOYS AT
CAMP DODGE, IA.

Instructions for addressing mail in
tended for soldiers Of the national
army who will be stationed at Camp
Dodge at Des Moines, Ia, have been
sent to newspapers by Postmaster G.,
A. Huffman, of Des Moines. Ottawa
draft troops and others from central
Illinois will be sent to Fort Dodge
for training. The following extract
from Postmaster Hutfman's letter
viii be of interest to these men and
their families and friends:
I'VE are Informed that 45,712 men
will be located at the Camp Dodge
cantonment the following quota be
ing furnished from states named ;
Iowa, 1919; MINNESOTA 1854 ;
North Dakota, $685. Illinois, 9.503.
at is not known at this time wheth-
err these men will be directed to re-
port 10 a designed company and regi-
ment or not.
"All men selected for service in
this state who are ordered to report
at Camp Dodge cantonment, Des
Moines, Ia, should observe the fol
lowing regarding their mail.
IF you know in advance the com
pany and regiment you are assigned
to you should inform all interested to
address your mail as per this sample
Private John Jones,
"A Company. LIST infantry,
Camp Dodge, Iowa.
"If you do not know in advance
to what company and regiment you
will be assigned, have your mail ad
dressed as per this sample: ..s = 3
private John Jones,
Of Minnesota.
Camp Dodge, Iowa.
Those from Illinois, Iowa or North
Dakota, insert their state instead OF
Minnesota
when all troops are organized the
mail for each man will be distributed
direct to his company and regiment
Until then, the mail will be separated
into the states the men are from ant
delivered through his state section
Respectfully,
&c A. Huffman,
Postmaster.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-28
CURT CARDS ALL u. S. .
SOLDIERS MAY WRITE

Washington, ID. C.. Aug % The
war letter is here Today the first
soldiers letter" from the American
Expeditionary force in Europe was re
ceiyed. The American soldier will
waste no time writing home. On one
side of the official soldiers letter"
are seven sentences. They read
81 am quite well
IL have been admitted into hos
pital."
II am wounded and am getting
along well and hope 10 return to duty
soon"
~ am sick ..ui
a. hayst Eeceiyed your letter tele-
gram or PARCEL .,.
sLetter follows at first opportunity"
81 have received no letter from
you
On the. card are explicit directions
to cross out the sentences not re-
CURED and the warning, If anything
else is added, the postal card will be
destroyed"
On the other side is space for the
address and the censor's stamp A
line which reads soldiers letter on
United States service" guarantees
expedition of the mail The stamp
on the letter bears the words ~, S.
Army Postal Service" and the date,
giving no information as to the loca-
ton of the soldier
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-28
CITY AND VICINITY ITEMS

William Mulholland of this city,
left today for few days visit in
Joliet with William Hart. formerly Of
the Free Trader-Journal, who is now
holding a position in Joliet
Mrs J. W Petit has returned from
Chautauqua Lake. New York, where
she has been attending the summer
Chautauqua for the last seven weeks.
Chautauqua New York, is a town of
about l,0G0 in ordinary times, but In
ChautauQua times IT grows up to
5000.
Miss Elizabeth Glenn has returned
home from visit with relatives in
Chicago She was accompanied by
her nephew, Ted Crane. who will Wis
it in Ottawa for the next few weeks
Deputy Circuit Clerk Charles Gleim
is home from two weeks vacation
spent in Northern Indiana along the
lakes of that locality. s=st a.1s
Mr.. and Mrs. w. f. Weese are at
Spring Lake. Mich, where they will
spend their vacation. e
Mr.. and Mrs. Irving Ochsenschlagel
and son Kenneth and Mr. and Mrs
Herman Werner visited Ottawa rela
tives Sunday They are on the way
to Peoria, where the Ochsenschlagers
expect to take boat for st. Louis.
Miss Jessie Mecay and Miss Ger
trude Wilhelm We're the guests OF Miss
Lucey Gum, al Oglesby. yesterday
Rev and Mrs. G. W. Chessman. Mr.
and Mrs Roy Grieyes, of Chicago, anC
Miss Louise Shuler have returned
from an automobile trip to New York
and other eastern point. The tril
was made all the way by auto ant
without mshap.
j. NJ. Miller, father-in-laW of Ber
Lawrence, is down from Austin today
He reports that Mr.. Lawrence is re
covering slowly from an operation
performed at the Mayo Brothers hos
pital for goiter, The operation wa.
serious one and Mr., Lawrence has
not yet left the hospital. If he con
tinues to improve he will be home
next week
Mrs. James Prevolos and Mrs. Nnl
Lambert are Che guests of Mr.. AM
Mrs. Allen F. Richardson, of The OF
tawa hotel Mrs. Prevolos is sisteI
Of Mrs Richardson.
Roy Edgecomb of Chicago is visiting
here with relatives and friends for a
few days
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-28
MAY USE CLOTURE TO.
BLOCK F|LL|BUSTER
ON DRAF TED WEALTH
SENATE FACES FIRST FIGHT OF
KIND IN ITS HlSTORY-ANTAG
q NISTlC TO CONSCRIPTEO
WEALTH. ~

Washington, D. G.. Aug 2S.-Thc
entente of old guardsmep and regular
Democrats backing the 81 1000 900 war
revenue bill in its present form. stood
ready totay at the first favorable par
liamentary opportunity. to clamp the
gag olf the advocates OF conscripting
wealthsto payA America S war bill
Meanwhile the entente was working
desperately To conclude separate
peace : with the mutinous southern
Democrats who are in revolt against
the pre-war basis of the war profits
taxes. 1t has made peace offer 10
the southern members in the form of
a modification, il not complete aban-
donment, of the pre-war basis.
Whether to 90 back to the House ex-
cess profits plan, which the finance
committee declared wholly fallacious
or whether TO try to devise a new
scheme providing Il separate classiti.
cation ror concerns which made sub.
normal profits before the war is the
problem in parley today
wiz an agreement with the south
ern Democrats in sight confidence
amongsthe hackers of the bill, at low
ehb Yesterday, returned in some mea
sure eoday 1t was increased some
what. aoo, by The ease with which
more than fifty signatures to the clio
ture or gag petition were obtained
The petition. ready to be used against
the wealth conscriptions, was held in
allegiance today awaiting disposition
of the postal rate increases now be
fore the Senate
The "Maximahsts" are planning a
program of drastic reprisal il the
gag" is applied They propose tc
take the issue to the country and
make it clear to the people that the
cloture rule was used to shut of de
bate on the question of taxing swol
len war profits
Senator Borah. of Idaho, heatedly
denounced the attempt to apply the
cloture rule.
There is no filibusters; there is nc
sign OF one and there will be none,
he said. THE cloture rule was adopt
ed to prevent filibusters. There has
not been five minutes of unnecessary
debate ON this bill And now to at
tempt to invoke the cloture rule fol
the first time in the history of the
Senate to prevent debate on the wal
profits taxes, before they have even
come before the Senate, is somethins
about (which the country will desire
clearer understanding
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-28
NEWLY MADE OFFICERS
ARRIVE AT ROCKFORD

Camp Grant Rockford, H.. Aug 2S
About POO graduates OF the junior
officers school at Fort Sheridan were
on hand today, ready TO instruct the
first increment OF drafted men in the
udiments Of the military game when
they arrive next Wednesday.
The big base hospital also assumed
an appearance OF activity, a unit Of
Is medical officers and 233 men re-
porting TO Captain II. 5. Niche, di-
yisional surgeon.
Major Howard Bailey, division san
itary inspector, arrived today to as
sumo his duties
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-28
GRAND RIDGE AND VICINITY


Ms and Mrs. George FELTON, OF the
East Side entertained Mrs. Felton's
parents, Mr. and Mrs W. Price Of
Etreator, and her cousin, Miss Florence
Price, also Of Streator at their home
on Wednesday
Otto Payne, carrier on Rural Route
is, is enjoying his annual vacation
His father, James Payne, is substitute
ing for him.
Mr. and Mrs. George W,ollenhaupt
and daughters Lois and Catherine, and
Miss Angie Langley motored to Dwight
Sunday, where they spent the day with
relatives.
The heavy rains last week i'll this
section interfered considerably with
.ahrashin&, but did untold good for corn
and pastures. .'i
john A.. Crawford has returned to
his home at Winfield, Kans.
Mrs. Dick Nagle and children spent
Tuesday with her sister, Mrs Chet
Stillwell, in Deer Park.
Mrs. Dora Baker and children have
returned from a ten day visit at White
Water, Wis.
Mrs NJ ]. Baldwin was passenger
to Streator Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs Clarence Rainier of
Aurora were recent village visitors.
II, J. Rogers transacted business
in Chicago last week.
j. NJ. Core has gone to Dal Hurt
Texas where he will join his wife and
together they will visit their son-in
law and daughter Mr. and Mrs. Len
Fife
Mrs. Henry Freeze has been quite
indisposed at her home northwest Of
town
Mrs. Fred Lewis of Stanford Mont.
was the guest Of Mrs, NJ. II. Crawford
of East Liberty street, on last Fri
day. From here Mrs. Lewis went tC
Springfield for a visit with relatives
Rev. Arthur Smith, wife and daugh
ter Aurora of Peoria have returned
home after several days visit at thu
f. w. Newman home on Sylvan az
enue Rev. Smith was pastor of thu
NJ. e. church here for three years pre-
paratory to going to Peoria.
Mrs. Alfred Oxford spent Friday will
her daughter, Mrs Roy Gill, southwes
of town,
The Misses Irene and Helen Ford
who have been visiting their aunt
! Mrs. NJ G. Hodgson, have returned t
their home at Cedar Rapids. Iowa.
Miss Vera 10y, Of Streator, was
recent guest Of village friends
The little Misses Mildred Crosby
Ruth Rinker and Arlene Birtwe
have returned to their homes from
week end visit with their cousin Mis-
Audrey Brtwell, Of Allen township
whose ninth birthday they assisted |
celebrating on Saturday August %
Miss Elizabeth Moss, of the count
seat. was an overnight guest of re
atives here Friday evening,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-28
In the Same Boat.

Il want to be honest, sir. I cant
support your daughter, but ! am afraiG
10 tell her So because she has set her
heart on marrying me.
Never mind. Do your best. ! can
support her either Life.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-28
BANDITS KILL TWO
AND GET $4,000 CASH

Chicago, Aug. 2S.-Two men were
shot and killed by payroll bandits to.
day when they put up a fight as the
bandits demanded a satchel Of money
belonging to the Winslow Brothers
Company The bandits seized the
satchel and escaped with $4,000.
The slain men were Louis c. Osen-
berg, 2S, and Barton O. Allen, 26.
Osenberg was shot thru the head,
lungs and chest and died instantly.
Allen was shot thru the brain and he
died as physician arrived,
Or. Orlando Scott the first doctor
rife bullets. A boy witness declared
The bandits used sawed off shotguns
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-28

When raby was sick we gave Eer
tastoria
When she was a Child, she cried FOR
Castoria.
When she became Miss, she chung to
Castoria.
When she had Children she gave them
TastOra.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-28
Children Cry
FOR FLETCHER'S
G a s OR a.


Selaed bids will be received by the
undersigned until Sept Z, a. ID. 1871
at 10 o'clock Il. m, for $4,000 in
bonds to be known as hospiG build
ing bonds, as per ordinance passed
by the council ON the 18th day of
March, A. y. 1911. and approved by
the mayor on the 18th day of March,
A. D. 1917, and ratified by the electors
of the City Of Ottawa at an election
held on the 9Th day Of April, a. d.
1917, and said bonds to date June |,
A. D. 1917 and bear interest at the
rate Of > per cent per annum payable
semi-annually principal becomes due
as follows
June /, 1918. $1,000,
June /. 1919, $4,000.
June i. 1920, $4,000.
June | 1921 $1,000.
June /, 1922, $4,000
June /, 1923, $4,000
June t. 1924, $4,000.
The successful bidder to prepare
the bonds and deliver them to City
Clerk eBdsato be for asstated amount
and accrued interestyf' The city re.
serves the right TO reject any or all
bids. N it. WHW. CURTIS,
,sxss,sHs sxsK,sasity Clerk.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-28

FOR SALE-One refrigerator, gas
stove, dining room set, reclining
chair. chairs, dresser, cupboard, san
itary cDuch, gas plate, kitchen table.
Goods can be seen at late Mrs. &. H.
Roberts home, at corner Guthrie and
Center, streets
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-28

FOR SALE Used Cadillac with mod
ern equipment If taken at once
will sell at great bargain A pay
ment down will secure it. j. j. NJ,
care Ottawa garage
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-28

FOR SALE-A Good work horse. In.
ouirq Public Service Co.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-28

FOR SkLE-Flat top oak desk Bar.
gain for immediate sale. Can be
seen al Simon's music store,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-28
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.
(Main want add section page five)

ATTENTION. PROSPECTIVE AUTO
BUYERS --latest model King 49,
$1.700a ii taken at once will sell at
greatly reduced price; mean business.
Address J. J. NJ. care Free Trader
journal.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-28

FOR QUICK RESULTS TRY THE
WANT ADS. IN THE FREE
TRADER.JOURNAL.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1917-02-09

In these days Of pure food and
drug inspectors, it seems that
another item Of importance is being
overlooked to great extent; An
item which materially affects the
high cost Of living, affecting all
classes of consumers. is the accuracy
Oi the weights and measures used
By the retailer.
Several years ago a campaign was
made in q large northern city.
Either New York or Boston, and it
was found that in nearly every in
stance the scales in use in the mar
kets and grocery stores we're mac
curate in favor Of the merchant. In
q great many instances the measures
IN use, mainly Hucksters, had eth
or been tampered with or were un-
der standard.
Many thousands Of dollars would
besaved for the consumers of Geor-
sia each year if there were some
measures taken to enforce regula-
ton Of the strict observance Of
weights and measures.
The following is clipped from the
Macun Telegraph:
In one place / found five scales
only two Of which we're correct and
the three others, all Of them faulty,
we're those the most used. OF course
the customers were the losers.
In another place there were Z
scales. with only two in good shape,
but these were the ones most used. !"
This is Ithe report made by the
acting inspector of weights and
measures, giving his one DAYS ex.
perienee. He is Of the opinion that
there are hundreds Of scales and
measures not mp to the standard,
and that the customers are always
the losers.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1917-02-09

S. Burton, Chairman Of the Building
Committee or his successor, as guaran-
tee that he will enter into contract
with the county upon the terms o!
bid within fifteen days after it's accept
ance and give bond with security IN the
sum Of 200 per cent and that upon his
failure to enter such contract and give
bond said check to be retained by me
Secretary, or his successor, as liqnida-
ted damages.
Plans and specifications may be pro-
cured by contractors wishing to make a
bid on same on deposit Of S25 with !
s. Burton Chairman Building Committee,
or with the Architect, ]. J. Baldwin,
Anderson. S. G. Plans will also be on
file in the office of the Chairman and IN
the Office of the Architect.
The building committee reserves the
right to reject any and all bids.
This 18th day of January, 1917
t. S. BURTON, Chairman
for Building Committee.
!. ]. BALDWIN, Architect,
Anderson, S. G.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1917-02-09
NOTICE,

GEORGIA, Lee County.
Bids will be received by 7. S. Burton,
Chairman of the Building Committee OF
Lee County, Ca, in the office of the
County Clerk in Leesburg, Ga, until
February goth, l9l7,at 10 o'clock A. NJ,
Cor the erection of courthouse for the
said county. To be two stories; to con-
tain offices for all necessary county Of
ficials, courthouse and jury rooms, etc. i;
to be built of brick, hollow tile, and
concrete frame with limestone trim
mings: slate roof and copper tower.
Building viii be heated by one pipe,
low pressure steam system, and is to
cost not exceeding $4,000 The COR
struction of said building to begin with
in fifteen days after awarding the con
tract and to oe completed within eight
months from this date.
Payments for work and material to be
made from time to time on estimates
furnished from the contractor and APP
proved By the architect, averaging IS
per cent Of the work done and material
on the ground. Balance Of Is per cent
to be paid when the building is fully
and accepted by the architect
and building committee.
Each bidder to deposit with his bid q
certified check for $1,000. payable tot
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1917-02-09
THE TICKS TAX

Feb. 8.-The cattle tick has been
in the South ever since there We're
cattle for it to feed upon. 1t has
fattened on tile blood of Southern
cattle that should have gone to the
making OF beef and milk and in re-
turn it has killed with splenetic or
tick fever the animals that fed it.
It has made olr cattle into scrubs
and prevented the introduction Of
bred dairy and beef animals,
for in ticky country no man is
willing to risk his money in high
priced stock.
The United States Department of
Agriculture has estimated the an
nual loss to the country from the
cattle tick at from $4,000, 1000 to
$10U000,O00. These figures. how
ever, mean very little for no man
can calculate the benefits that will
come to the South with the extinc-
ton Of this pest. The essential
point is that in a tick-imfested
county every cattle owner is taxed
by the tick in proportion to the
size of his herd. Every animal is
levied on; there are no exceptions.
It is a mistake to imagine that cat
tie become immune to the tick.
Every year hundreds of thousands
Of supposedly immune cattle die
from splenetic fever for which the
tick aloneis responsible. And each
Of those that survives suffers in
other ways. The tick feeds on all
cattle alike, immune and non-im-
mune. It cuts down the weight
and lowers the quality OF beef ami
mails and reduces the milk flow OF
dairy herds.
This tick tax has been collected
SO long that the people have grown
accustomed to IL. That is poor
reason for continuing to paY it,
however. Out of 1884, square
miles that were tick infested in
1906 and placed under Federal
quarantine on that account, 1884,.
Extraordinarily more than one
third-have since been freed from
the pest and released from quaran-
tine. What has been done in these
areas can be done wherever and
whenever the people want it done.
There is no more reason why a
county should suffer from the tick
than from smallpox. A little
trouble slight investment-will
dispose Of both.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1917-02-09

for the kind 81 propriety that is
mostly habit. II our judgment is
correct, Fort Gaines is especially
fortunate just now, in that the pas
tors Of the most important ESQ far
az numerical strength is concerned)
churches are yirile young mem
men Of above the average physical
and mental vigor plls moral cour-
age in abundance. They are doing
lots Of good in this town, they are
beginning to make dents in the old
burg's ase-hardened self-sufici-
ency;--and don't your forget that
this is Fort Gaines, the stubborn
bit lovable community that re-
NAMED "sOt" in her ways for
nearly half century. Itshould not be
inferred from this comment that
Fort Gaines has lately been the
scene Of great pentecost-like re-
vival Of spirituality--no, not by
any manner of means; but there
are signs that our people are begin
ming to suspect that their hard
beads might be used for something
besides Observation-Disclosures and
repositories for grievances-petty,
most of them against their neigh
bors. There is still plenty and too
much narrowness and bitterness and
revengeful spirit, but these young
preachers are, we think, helping MS
to become disguised with our-over-
developed propensity for raising
hell" about nothing. IS. w. Geor-
gian.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1917-02-09
GEORGIA, Lee County.

GEORGIA, Lee County.
viii be sold before the court house
door in said county within the legal
hours Of sale on First Tuesday in March
1917, the following lands, to-wit: All
the northeast quarter OF lot of land No.
1893 in 18th, dist OF said county. Levied
upon as the property of the estate OF
Robt. Berryhill, represented by Cora
Berryhill Franklin, admrx under fl
ia issued from the Superior Court OF said
county, in favor OF Daniel Harris VS..
Cora Berryhil Franklin as admr'x. est.
Robt. Berryhill ct. al. Cora Berryhill
Franklin in possession of property.
This Feb 9th, 1917.
z. G. C0XWELL,
Sheriff