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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-12-15
TRINITY CHURCH TO
FLY SERVICE FLAG

The following program will be given
during the regular Sunday school ses.
sion of the Trinity United Evangelical
church at 10 O'Clock Sunday morning.
when a service flag will be unfurled in
honor OF the nine boys who have left
the school 10 enter the various ma.
tional cantonments:
Battle Hymn OF the Republic
School.
Messages from the boys upt.
John Roemer.
Song-Ladies quartette
Presentation of the Service Flag
Miss Olive E. Barr.
Response-Rev Divan.
Solo. Wen Never Let Our Old Flag
Fall"-Mrs. Max Meckenstock.
These boys will be honored
Walter G. Lindemann. Oscar A. Self.
fert. Ralph Rutledge, Benz j. Reider
Arthur Seward, Merton Seward. Walt.
er llartshorn, Harold Duncan. H. L.
Larson
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-12-15
co. COAL BUREAU
MET IN MENDOZA

The La Sale County Coal Bureau,
which was organized in this city on
October 10th. held its second meet
ing in Mendoza on Thursday. This
organization. together with many sim.
liar ones. was effected in compliance
with the wishes OF Fuel Administrator
Garfield. who let ii be known that
complaints must reach him thru or
CARNATIONS rather than individuals.
The following officers were elected
at the Ottawa meeting:
President Scherer. Ottawa.
Vice. Presdent--Geo. p. Nauman.
Mendoza.
Secretary and Trcasurcr-E. =. Eli
ott La Sale
The ladies OF the W. r. c. served
one OF their famous chicken dinners,
TO which the coal men responded with
justice. All expressed their appre.
citation OF the splendid menu and the
fine homeike service and food.
During the afternoon, the conven.
ton discussed various problems com.
mon to the trade.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-12-15
B. Y. P. y. TO HAVE
CHARGE OF MEETING

The Alpha Group OF the B. Y. p. L.
Will have charge Of the &. 10 meeting
at the Baptist church Sunday night
The topic will be Ideals" and the
following program has been arranged:
Assembly Call-Charles Deyore
Song, America By Group
Scripture Reading Miss Arvlla
Johnson
praycr-Rey. &. 4. Wood.
Vocal Solo Mr.. Fred BEEN
Remarks Mrs. II Mccullough.
National Ideals Miss Maudc Dcver
eauN.
Piano Solo Miss Ida Clemins.
How To Attain National Ideals '--
+, NJ. DeLapp.
Education of the individual Miss
Myrtle DcyOrc.
War or pcaco-Which?" Rev.
Chcssman
Reading Mrs Kinchcloc.
Violin Solo Ora Werner.
Sone-By Group.
Prayer.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-12-15
THORPE GOES TO
JOLIET S. O. OFFICE

Continued from page ~
yestigate W. II. Springhorn' request
for reimbursement Of $l,150 on money
lost by him in furnishing meats to
the county and the matter was put
over until the March meeting.
The committee on state charities
claims recommended the payment Of
5000 to various Institutions the coun.
Find Fine Scale.
An old.ncw scale. costing some
years aco a goodly sum, was dug up
today and represented to the Board
of Supervisors by William Solomon,
courthouse janitor. The scale has
never been used and is estimated to
be worth $3.50 or more. 1t was ship
ped and received by the county and
all these years lay encased in its
tcn
1t will service the purpose sug-
gested by w. H. Stead in his com.
municatiOn to the board asking them
to buy modern scale for the county
clerk.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-12-15
CHAS. PRAY is NOW
AN AMERICAN SAILOR

Charles Pray OF this city left Joliet
yesterday morning for Chicago where
he would be assigned TO a cantonment
camp, for training in the coast artill
cry division Of the aviation section
Pray enlisted at the Joliet recruiting
office Thursday.
He was accompanied by Joseph
Vocco of Marseiles and Friend H
Ness OF Charleston, who had also en-
listed in the aviation section.
Ness was in the draft but he re
coived special telegraphic instrue.
ton from the war department in ans
wer to his petition that he be given
Il place as expert repairman in the
aviation section.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-12-15
CITY and VICINITY ITEMS.

Mr.. and Mrs. John Miller, of Dav,
export. Iowa. are visiting at the home
of Mrs. Mlller's parent. Or. and Mrs.
Burdcttc L.aDue. in East Ottawa.
]. F. Shaiper went 10 Chicago today
on 4 short business trip.
Roy Gedney returned TO his home in
this city last night after business
trip 10 Chicago.
Mrs. Rosa Haines. OF Champaign. is
visiting her daughter. Mrs. Scott
Cleye. in this city.
Mrs. Ada c. Garden of Seneca is
the guest at the home OF her sister,
Mrs. James Farrell in this city.
Misses Charys Jones and Beatrice
Ludermen OF Chicago are visiting
Miss Helen Mayo at her home in
South Ottawa.
p J. Campbell and daughter Mae,
former residents OF this city, now liv'
ing in Montana. are visiting Ottawa
relatives and friends for few days
Mrs. James OLoughlin and son
Joseph. OF Seneca, are visiting at tho
home of Mrs. OLoughlin's parents
Mr.. and Mrs. William Coughlin 90s
Jefferson street.
William Butler, OF st. Paul. Mimi
has been visiting his parents on Clin'
utp Iynflrr rnanntltr on.
! listed in the aviation corps and is the
third member of the family to join
the service.
G. W. Strawn will leave Monday for
DeLeon Springs, Texas, where he will
spend the winter.
Miss Harriet kruse will arrive home
this evening to spend the week end
with her parents Mr. and Mrs. H. G
Kruse, in this city
Miss Charity Sanders went to Pc
oria yesterday to spend the week end
with Miss Helen Chubbuck in that
city.
Mrs. Anna Lee Of Montreal has re
turned home after Il visit with her ia
Their. s. G. Gay. in this city. Mrs. Lee
has been doing relief work in the
/ Canadian military hospital located at
Montreal, recently, where the soldiers
who are crippled and helplessll
wounded by the war are cared for.
Dale Moran left yesterday for the
Remount Station in South Carolina
/ with Capt. Walter Palmer. where he
will enlist in the remount service OF
the army,
Lieut.. Strohmeyer is home from
Camp Grant on account OF the illness
OF his father.
Geo 7. Griffith. of Calgary. Canada
is visiting friends and relatives in
Ottawa
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-12-15
Fewer Horses.

Despite the growth in population and
increased areas under cultivation. the
horse population Of Los Angeles coun-
ty. California, is now less than one
half rs much as in 1900. The auto
mobiles and motOrtrucks have in
creased from 6 to 79.146 The 1900
horses in the county in 1900 were val
ned ut S5,O00,O00. In 1910 the drop in
number was to $1,000, and in the en-
suing six years to 10000. The pres
ent automobile valuation is nearly
S100,00O,00O. Excellent road condi'
lions are considered largely responsible
for the above figures.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-12-15
St. PauI's Gold Cross a mark.

There is feeling growing in city
circles that steps should be taken to
deaden the CLEAN of the cross and bell
on st. paul's cathedral. says the Lon
don Globe. II Is pointed out that these
were regilded shortly before the war,
and that when the sun is shining
brightly they afford a magnificent
landmark for enemy airmena to indl-
cate the whereabouts Of the very cen
ter of the city of London.
1t is stated that the shining cross
can be seen many miles away with the
naked eye.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-12-15
OTTAWA CUTSJTS
BOND COUPONS TODAY

Interest on the first Liberty Loan
bonds falls due today. II Is estimated
the interest to be paid in this city on
the bond is about $1,000 However.
not many people viii collect their
interest At this time. The interest
can be left and collected at anytime in
the next few years. collected today or
turned in on other Liberty bonds.
Every bank in the city viii collect
the coupons and pay the interest any
time after tomorrow.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-12-15
HOW MATCH FIGURES IN WAR
Scarcity OF Birthstone. Headed Sticks
Results in Special Controller Be-
ing Named in England.

No commodity has had more adven-
lures than the match. The announce
ment of the appointment, of special
controller all 10 itself is a fitting eli
max to checkered history, says the
Manchester Guardian, In the memory
Of our grandparents the cumbrous
"prometheans" that sought to displace
flint and steel were a high-prlced lux
ury impossible to the poor.
I'm the memory of our fathers Henry
George for one, condemned the match
AS one Of the articles thu, were too
cheap" He had In mind, Of course,
the sweating and the poisoning of
workers that for too long went to the
making of cheap matches.
Yet The popular insistence on cheap
matches turned out Of office a British
chancellor of the exchequer and coined
an immortal epigram; and the superb
GRITTY Of the matches that can normal
ly be bought in this county over the
IllLlSH, IltiVSs' tApcuo'Nt SOIto soih
across the channel under government
control has given the free.trader one
Of his most homely and incontestable
arguments. The British match must
now suffer control.
Such matches as there are will be
fairly apportioned at fixed prices. We
do not doubt that there will be enough
to 20 round, for faced with a famine
In some districts and with loose
matches at 80 for a penny in others,
people have already begun to make
tina, economy in consumption which.
with no greater sacrifice than a little
care, might easily save half of the
matches burned.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-12-15
5eWare OF II!

There ore two kinds Of ignoble old
age, One is decrepit, leery. totterin2
TO the grave. II is the kind which NOR.
alistS can use rs warning and a test.
The other is the infinitely more danger.
Gus kind. II reveals Il sound constitu.
ton beneath the rags and defllement
IL cannot be- used as text. for il
works the other way. 1t seems to show
That man may drink loaf and other.
wise transsrrss and yet keep Coins
Observation-Disclosures Monthly.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-12-15
Patrick,s Pie Idea.

Patrick had called on his Betsy and
she gave. him a handsome helping Of
her special make of apple pie. Patrick
WAS loud in It's praise.
Il tried Il new way" said Betsy,
bcaming. II put few gooseberries in
10 flavor it.
"BegOrra !" cried Patrick, 'if a few
gooseberries give so good flavor to
an apple pie, what "A darlint of an ap-
pie pie it would be made O gooseber.
ries entoirely"
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-12-15
HOLD FUNERAL FOR
LATE MRS. NC MULLEN

Funeral services for Mrs, j. w Nc.
Mullen were held yesterday afternoon
at 1880 at the residence, 1904 Ottawa
avenue. Rev. Carl Stackman oificiat
ing. The pail bearers were Walter
Spencer. Calvin Spencer. Charles
Spencer, Fred Spencer. Vet. Garfield
and William Pearson.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-12-15
Positive Slams.

Even some public signs come direct
10 the point. They do not waste any
time In wondering how the reader will
feel aboIt 1t.
In II garage Is posted:
Don't smoke around the tank. II
your life isn't worth anything, gasoline
if :"
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-12-15
British Columbia Shipbuildinu.

The steel steamer War Dog. the
first ship of its type to he built in
British Columbia, was recently
launched at Vancouver The War r'og
with length Of 315 feet, is also the
first steel cargo vessel to be built in
that province. The contract was
placed by II Japanese steamship com.
pany through an English firm. Since
the steamer was launched she has
been sold TO British firm.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-12-15
|Society Notes

The Young Womans Missionary So
cicty of tho First CongregatlOn
church win hold their annual Christ
mas party Monday evening In the par
lors of the church. Supper will be
served at G.30 and the evening follow
ing the supper will be spent in an in
formal sewing party. Miss Anna Con.
ard Is chairman of the supper commit
tee. and the members of the east side
committee will assist her
= q =.
The Mems Brotherhood OF the First
Baptist church will hold their regular
December meeting Tuesday evening.
December 18th, in the parlors of the
church. Supper will be served at
go Judge W. II. Hincbaueh will
give a talk on The Mans job in the
Modern Church" and patriotic pro-
gram OF music will be- given. All men
of the church are invited to attend,
g p -
About twenty guests were present
n the social given by Rev. and Mrs.
Carl Stackman. last night at the Con.
gregatiOnal parsonage for the young
people of the church, The evening
was spent in an informal social time
and light refreshments were served
by Mrs. Stackman.
q :. =
The postponed annual meeting OF
the Woman's Missionary Society of
the First Congregations church will
be held Monday afternoon at 2:3a at
the home of Mrs. Carl Stackman. on
! Paul street The annual election OF
officers will be held at this time
! = = .
The Santa Maria Court, Daughters
OF Isabella, OF this city and the
+ Starved Rock Chapter. of Utica. will
I initiate a large number of new mem
I bers at a special meeting held tomor,
row afternoon at 2:30 in Commercial
/ hall. Mrs Bertha Dorre, Of Chicago
state regent OF the organization. will
/ be in Ottawa TO attend this meetino
/ Thirteen members will be initiated
ntO the Utica chapter, and the fol
lowing fifteen women will be initiated
/ into the local chapter: Mrs Ella
! Ferritor, Mrs. Mary Wolf LaWless,
Miss Elizabeth j. perchen, Mrs MAY.
2aret Mcclure Miss Edna Wolf Miss
/ Hanna Roach. Miss Helen Dinneen
Miss Theresa Cull. Miss Ada Gull
Miss Theresa NJ. Gedney. Miss J.
Blanche Payne. Miss Alice n Mitch.
ell and Miss Katherine W. Wesley. Of
this city and Miss Marguerite Stat
terry and Miss Anna Higgins. of Sens
eca.
=. = =
Mrs. William D. Fullerton enter.
tanned ten guests AT IA war dinner on
Wednesday evening in honor of her
nephew. Lieut. Leighton Ycnt2er, who
/ left Thursday morning for Camp
+ Dodge. The close friends OF Lieut.
Yentzer were present for this dinner
and Lieut. Howard Morley was home
! To attend this dinner.
: Z, = {.
The Zctema Club met at tho home
OF Miss Alicia Graham Thursday even
ing. The time was spent in cutting
+ surgical dressings for use in the surgi
( cal dressing classes at the hgh
! school
4 :, =
Owing to the rush OF the holiday
season there will be no monthly
board meeting of the Ottawa Won.
ans club, Tuesday, December 18th
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-12-15

When Baby was sick we gave her
Castorla
When she was a Child she cried for
Castoria
When she became Miss, she chung TO
Caaioria
When she mad Children he gave them
CastofIa
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-12-15
Notice to Contractors.

Sealed bids will be received by the
Undersigned until Saturday. Deem.
Der 22, 1917, at 8 o'clock a. m. for
The construction OF vitriled pipe
tewer thru Washington park us per
specifications on file in city Office
W. W CURTIS,
City Clerk
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-12-15
Wisdom OF Our Ancestors

Tell Inc whether IL is right or wrong !;
If right will do il; If wrong will
not But never let me hear the word
eXredient.-Queen Victoria.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-12-15

Van Speederley--Id like you to
meet my wife, old top think that a
bold, dashIng fellow Ike you could get
her away from me-
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-12-15
COMPANY c BOY
WRITES WAR SONG

Frank E. Thacker. a member of
Company c. has composed what is
said to be one OF the best patriotic
songs Of the present day. This song
has been published by Julian Thacker.
who was the composer OF Take Me
Back 10 Dixie" The new song The
Man OF Mystery" will be introduced
in this city in few days. and ten
per cent OF the sales will be turned
over TO the Red Cross
Julian Thacker expects TO person
ally introduce this song in the differ
ent cities in this part df the coun-
try and ten per cent OF the sales in
each town will be turned over to the
Red Cross in each city.
Below is n copy of the words of the
Eoht.:
Tho Man Of Mystery
There's man in the world
That keeps all nations in Il whtrl;
Some foreigners think he's mys.
terry.
II IL true they try To bluff,
but when Ger they show the stuff
They mighty quickly learn his hist.
DRY.
For he's known in every state.
And his work is wide and great.
In fact. he's known to bosom every
clan
From the British to the Dane
He treats all of them the same
The man of mystery is Uncle Sam
lChorus)
He's big seven.footer, and he looks
good to me
With his high hat OF stars and
stripes,
We need him in everyday life.
He's the dear old Yankee Doodle boy.
The sailors bow to him when they
say ship.a.hoy-
Ny country lis OF thee. thru all
eternity:
He's got some small boys, tall boys,
gauky boys and bauky boys.
This man of mystery.
Insults from Mexico,
And there's been halts OF embargo,
Now Germany has tried to give a
scare.
There's a man who knows his game
Woodrow Wilson" is his name
Just sit steady in the boat. he'll
steer you clear
He's the brains of e. s. A..
And no matter what they say,
Wen back him up in every move
he'll make.
And for good old Uncle Sam
This mighty. mighty man,
There is no man but who'd die for
his sake.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-12-15
But Not Quite

Father. what Is Il gl1ttouy' IS
glutton Is a grown man who can eat
almost rs much as a small boy."--Lifc.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-12-15
TOO LATE 70 CLASSIFY.

FOR RENT Furnished room also
tworoom suite with modern con,
teniences. An ideal location for two
or three young ladies' Center Ottawa.
Reference exchange Inquire this Of
flee.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-12-15

FOUND-A pocket book at noon to.
day Owner can have same by call.
ing at this office and paying for this
ad
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-02-14
DIFFER ON SHIPS SUNK
Overseas News Agency Re-
ports More Sunk on Feb
ruary II Than Lloyds.

Berlin. Feb. 13.--lNia Sayvile.)-
Among the news items given out for
publication today by the overseas
News agency was the following con-
corning Germany's submarine war
fare:
Among ten steamers reported Feb
ruary II. as having been sunk was one
English steamer of about 800 gross
tons; three large freight steamers ar
rived and one unarmed English steam
CT of $500 tons.
According to reports now received
sunk one steamer, one English ship,
the name unknown of about 800 tons
with cargo of pig iron and grenades:
the French bark Hoeland, sos TONS
with salts and wines; the French sail
ing ships Confiante and saint Marie.
with coal for France: one steamer
with hidden lights of about 1000 tons
gross; the Russian steamer Corea with
5000 tons of coal for the French add
miralty and seven steamers and three
sailing ships which together aggre-
gated $4,000 tons
Reports from Lloyds and other
sources February l. announced that
day the sinking of four British steam
ers and one Greek steamer of an ag-
gregate tonnage of S,36l. Available
shipping records do not contain the
French ships HOLLAND or Saint Marie
The Confiante was Il vessel of SO
tons gross. The Russian steamer
have been sunk February G.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-02-14
RUSSELL ASKS COURT
TO COLLECT WARRANT

Charles A. Russell filed an affidavit
and petition with the clerk of court
yesterday asking that IL warrant for
$167.35 issued by the Sanders county
board of county commissioners last
December payable to Mr.. Russell be
delivered to the plaintiff The infor-
nation declares that the clerk and
recorder of the county. John +. Nc
Kay. named as defendant, refused to
deliver the warrant and asks that the
court instruct him to do so. Mr.. Rus
sell also asks that the costs of the
action be levied upon the defendant.
Tho warrant was issued by the board
In payment for Mr.. Russell's services
as special counsel at the outset of the
case of the state against Edith Colby
charged with killing a. c. Thomas at
Thompson Falls last September. The
warrant had been passed upon by the
board and issued by the clerk but was
held at the office at the behest of
County Attorney Wade Parks, accord
ing to the records.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-02-14
BLACK ELL" PROMISED
University Masquers Plan
to Give Censored Brit
fish War Play.

BLACK Ell." a one-act war play
suppressed in England by the censors
but smuggled to the United States and
published In The Masses" probably
will be presented in Missoula by the
Masquers' club Of the State universi-
ty.
Arthur A. Butxerin head of the club.
has been deeply interested in the play,
and Dr. George Coffman. head OF the
department of English at the uni
versiay. has praised the piece highly.
\ meeting of the club is to be held
this afternoon to hear reading of the
play. The cast probably will be selected
at this mecting.s
Miles Maleson, an English dramatist
whose radical work has attracted much
attention here al home, is the author
OF BLACK Ell. The play shows the
psychological effect of actual warfare
upon sensitive individual and adriot-
~ reveals the brutality of stay-at-
home bclligerency.
The Masqucrs' club plans a series of
onc-act plays for presentation at uni
versity conversations BLACK ELL"
probably will be the first.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-02-14
|Missoulu
rs Years
Ago Today

tTaken from the society page of the
Missoula Gazette of Saturday. Feb
ruary 10. 1892. The Gazette was not
published on Sundays.)
Society's mood for the week has
shown itself in an increase of small
private entertainments of a someW VIA t
informal character, SO that while the
pace has been fast enough for almost
everybody, there have not been, with
the exception of the club dance, any
of those larger events which call to-
gether all of the giddy throng at one
time. and consequently. society as II
body has been somewhat less gay
than last week. But the private small
entertainments have been so numerous
and extending through all cotercs
that, with the regular meetings of the
various whist clubs and the play of
Thursday night. it would have been
more than difficult to have found place
for anything more, large or small
While the X. of =. bali and banquet is
the only important event so far dated
for next week and the B. of l.. r.
ball the only one dated for the week
following. it is probable that the gaiety
will continue right up to Lent. The X.
of =. ball and banquet will probably
be the most important social event
i'm many ways which has SO far occur
red this season. Tho utmost care has
been given to all matters in connection
with II down to the smallest details by
capable committees and the gathering
brightest and best. 1t will be inter-
esting as spectacle and 1t will also
be enjoyable. The music is to be
especially strong and the supper will
prove substantial rcfrcshment for the
enthusiastic dancers.
Talk about men being gay deceivers,
Here is IA story of woman's perfidy
which, unless ii be all a joke---which
il highly probable-will fairly cap the
climax.
certain member of Mssoula So
ciety who is--or at least was-en-
gagged to be married shaved off his
mustache recently and that same
evening as usual. went to see his fan
Gee. 1t was a starless night and the
hall Of the mansion where the girl
lived was unlighted. Now. although
the engagement was bona fide and IA
sure go" the coy maiden had always
been rather sparing OF her kisses and
carresses--a fact which the doting
swain attributed to proper maidenly
reserve. He WAS accordingly somewhat
surprised on the evening in question