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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-08-07
Spencer Items
Spencer Record

Most farmers in this section are
through haying.
Burberry pickers are seen coming
from the marsh every day with pals
of berries. The crop is not sufficiently
ripe to be good picking.
This section was visited by heavy
rain accompanied by some wind and
hail last Tuesday afternoon.
Geo. Meier has traded his property
and hardware business to Aug. Hoops
for the latter's farm one-half mile
north of town.
Austin McIlhattan and Herman
Plath, Jr., are the first in Spencer to
receive call to appear before the
medical board. at Wausau for exam
ination for the u S. army. They were
called to appear on the 9Th of August
and will leave Sunday night for Wau-
sau.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-08-07
Stomach and Liver Tr0nhlaS

No end of misery and actual suffer-
ing is caused by disorders of the stom-
ach and liver, and may be avoided by
the use of Chamberlain Tablets.
Give them a trial. They only cost a
quarter. adv.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-08-07

The John Kiefer Furniture Com
pany repairs cane and upholstered
furniture. Phone 1909. adv. IL,
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-08-07
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE
Edgar Items
Edgar News

Messrs. Chas. Greve and Robert
Uekert are spending the week at
Rochester, Mimi.
Mrs. VIM. Seim spent yesterday af-
ternoon visiting her sister, Mrs. A.
Wilcott.
Miss Frieda Zepp left on Monday
for months outing at Shawano lake.
Mrs. Chas. King and daughter were
Wausau callers Wednesday.
Last Friday afternoon and evening
the ladies' of the Presbyterian church
gave social on the Justin Means
lawn which was very well attended.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-04
POLICE HAD BUSY
TIME YESTERDAY

twenty-five violators of the peace
were nabbed in the police dragnet yes
terday All were grabbed for disord.
erly conduct, being drunk, or fighting
me entire quarter hundred spent the
evening in jail and this morning were
arralgned separately before Justice
George koenig Some were fined.
other promised to pay for their free.
dom, while still others who did not
commit any really serious offenses
were permitted to 60 on their way re-.
loiclne much as swollen heads
would permit them to.
Hugh Monahan was the only man
among the list to draw down a term.
lie got thirty days In the county bas.
Tile Jim Douglas. who was arrested a
Few days ago for fighting was nabbed
during the day on the same charge
and was given fine of $40 and costs
Not having the money he was fore.
ed to submit himself to Incarceration
while he served out the punishment
meted him by the justice
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-04
RUTH KILGORE
GODESIABOlS DEAD

Ru'h Godesiabois, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs James Kilgore, died Monday
night at ll:5O o'clock at the home OF
er parents on Douglas street The
deceased was born in Ottawa. Nov. IA
lS92, ana lived here until her mar
riaee to Paul Godesiabois April II
IVA After her marriage she resided
at East Moline.
surviving she leaves her husband
her parents, four brothers-Clyde
Ralph, Earl and Kent and two sis
ters-Grace Wing and Marie Stewart
The funeral will be held Wednes
day afternoon at o'clock from the
nome OF her parents, 2i1 Buchanan
street
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-04
THE WEATHER.

Fair and continued cool
tonight and Tuesday.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-04
MAY ASK INDICTMENT
BY GRAND JURY NOW
IN SESSION
PEACE FANS LEAVE
TROOPS HAVE SITUATION UNDER
CONTROL-THoMPsoN IN Sc.
cLusIoN AT HOME OF FRIENDS
NEAR FOX LAKE.

Chicago, Sept. 4-While Chicago
prepared to bid farewell to her thous.
ands of soldiers of the new National
Army today, and her contribution to
the Rainbow Division was speeding
eastward preparations for house
cleaning that will clear the city of
the stain of anti-war propaganda were
under way.
There were reports, apparently. au.
thentic, that the Ieaeral government
was making a very rigid investiga-
ton of the alleged pro-German utter.
ances of Mayor William Hale Thomp-
son, whose ruling permitted the Peo-
pies council for peace and democracy
to meet here Saturday.
Reporters who were seeking to see
Thompson during the night, declared
that prominent German propagand-
ist also was upon the trail OF the
Chicago chief executive, and that Sc.
cret service agents were prepared IA
arrest this man and make him ex.
plain his errand should he confer
with the mayor.
Literally, big Bill' has taken to
the woods. He remained at the home
or a friend out at Fox Lake, but NOT
far from the watchful eyes OF the se.
cret service men and several news.
paper reporters
In brief, here is the situation in
Chicago today.
Federal grand jury in session. pre.
sumably to investigate Stacker chare.
es, but 1t is believed the jurv will
also investigate the Thompson case
National Security League in special
noon session today, demanding re.
moval of the mayor
Hamilton Club, in special session
with plans to GUST the mayor.
Citizens war board also entertaining
identical action; disgusted Chicago
citizens appeal to state council OF de.
tense to assume responsibility for
grand jury action.
Many of the rank and file of the pa.
ciflsts have left the city, but the
leaders are here and openly declare
they viii hold conferences today
interest centers in action to be tak.
en- by the city council tomorrow. for
having highly commended Governor
Lowden today on his sending of troops
TO Cnlcago to stop the proposed paci.
lists mass meeting the councilmen
also let it be known a special session
viii be held tomorrow to consider
the mayors case.
Ihe mayor has previously felt him.
self safe in the personnel of his cab.
met but today's developments show
the council to have turned and the
ones to whom he pinned his faith ara
now lined up on the other side of the
fence
prominent Chicago politicians saw
today that the mayors actions IN ths
last -four days have killed any chance
ne might have had in his proposed
senatorial race although the mayors
closest friends say he will launch his
senatorial campaign down state this
week.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-04

state government under the admins
] tration code | asked Mr.. Perkins tC
/ be my director Of labor, for we have
a real labor department now in this
state. Mr., Perkins could not see his
way clear to accept. mention this
to show you what | think of his char
acter and ability. | wrote him a few
weeks ago. knowing that he had been
in Germany and had studied labor
conditions there, as to the nature of
the labor organization in the German
empire. and he wrote mel think |
have a copy of his letter here which
want to read.
agreeable to your request under
date OF August II, | give you the re
suit of my personal observation while
IN Germany concerning the state
ments made that even in workmen's
organizations in Germany there is no
real democracy Let me say that as
delegate from the American Fedora.
ton of Labor to the international
Trade Federation | had an opportun.
ity and did study the trade labor
movement in Germany and | found
that Germany had strictly centraliz
ed movement which is strictly under
the autocracy and that the election of
officers by popular vote is unknown to
the trade union movement; so that
autocraey lays its heavy hand upon
labor in Germany as it lays it upon
everything else"
am glad to have this opportunity
on this day to state some of the real
facts about why labor is more inter.
ested IN this war than any one else.
Capital also is Interested, but there il
TINS distinction Capital is better
courier than labor. There isn't any
thing which graliiies me more than
to know that the great leaders of la.
bor from Samuel Gompers down,
to the subject, are absolutely loyal
those who have given adequate study
to the subject, are absolutely loyal
to our flag in this war Take our
own state. have derived no greater
aid from any man in Illinois during
the time of this war than have from
and | am going to mention few
names--John II Walker, president of
the State Federation of Labor. Victor
Olander, secretary Of the State Fed.
Grafton of Labor and Frank Harrng
ton, president Of the United Mine
Workers Organization. In fact. we
realized early that labor and capital
must cooperate il we are to win this
war and we have no time for differ.
ences on questions such as these. In
making up my State Council Of De.
fense | named Walker and Olander
to that council and they have been of
infinite help and strength TO NE ever
since.
Now, | am going to talk for a few
minutes in general about this war
There are two or three ideas that
seem 10 be prevalent, that think
are unsound, One of them Is that
this Is a European war and not an
American war. want to ask the
gentlemen who make that point
whether or not they would advise that
we wait until the German military
autocracy has conquered Europe and
then receive them on our shores. be.
cause that is the alternative. II is
conditions that make a war. We speak
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-04

of declaration of war, but it is deed,
that make war We didn't bring war;
Germany brought war to us when she
sank the Lusltania, because by com
mon consent of mankind everywhere
that was an act of war She made
war upon us when through her EN-
Dassy in Washington she conspired
with the Mexican government to sur.
render to her after the war some of
our territory. SO then we are In the
world fight, and being in war, what
Is the thing for us to do? There is
only one thing as ii seems to me, |
| remember that General Grant used
to say that all there was to 1t is was
| to lind out where your enemy was and
/ then strike him and strike him
hard. 1t so happens that our enemy
Is not on our shore; that our enemy
mas not yet crossed the sea to invade
us. If we, therefore, follow General
Grants rule of strategy we must To-
cate him. That is not difficult. and
having located him, if we pursue his
other recommendation we will strike
him where he is and strike him as
hard as we can. Now, that Is all there
Is to It, The alternative is to sit back
and wait at home. May be 1t will
be year before Europe is conquered
maybe it will be two years before our
enemy reaches our own shore. Do
! You prefer that, or would YOU have the
aWfnl suspense over? DO YOU want
peace to come at the earliest MON.
ent or do you want years of doubtful
ana trembling waiting? | think there
Is but one answer to that and that
Is, that since we are in the war, let
us cooperate with all others who have
the common enemy that we may bring
this war to finish as early as DOS.
sible.
Now, then another thing Il love
peace; think II Is the most pleasant
thing in any land; but peace If pleas.
ant must be peace with honor and
peace that does not contain within
us heart a peril for our children and
our children's children
Life is a divine good, It Is a beau.
tiinl thing; it is a desirable thing, but
os enamored Of life that he or she will
whenever any man or woman becomes
not put some sacred principle above
even life itself, life ceases to be a
blessing and Is a curse Unless there
is something within the soul of man
that he knows Is better even than life
llself, life Is not blessing but
curse, and so in this war, we none
OF us like 1t; we would make any
sacrifice of anything but vital basic
principles in order to avoid war; but
which has for its main quality only
menace for your children and their
children after them
How are we to win this peace? We
are all agreed that we want II TO
come as soon It can. What shall we
do to help hasten the day when we
may rejoice over the white banner
i'oating again in our sky? | will tell
YOU what | think, and that IL that the
American people without reference TO
politics, without reference to religion
without reference TO the land of their
foreialhers' birth must stand abso
lutely shoulder to shoulder, and then
Continued on page FOUR
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-04

its doors with IN audience that thrill
led with patriotism as the speaker
defined Uncle Sans stand. In the
hall ways hundreds more tried to
catch what they could of the cover.
nors address under conditions that
were none TOO favorable for close
listening, but they stayed until the
last word was spoken, In selecting
the high school for this important
address the executive committee hav.
ing the celebration in charge showed
wonderfully good Judgment. Two
thousand were given an opportunity
to absorb every word the governor
spoke From an outdoor stand two
or three hundred could have heard
while the others would have been un
able to hear the governor.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-04
My fellow citizens:

thank you with all my heart for
The warmth Of your welcome. A great
many people think that a governor or
)ther chief official only hears pleas.
mt things about himself | want
| o tell you that that is very great
arror; that every day | sit in my otll-
e and from the time | arrive until |
cave | am hearing only complaints. /.
| | am hearing only from those who
lave some personal interest to sub
serve and | disappoint most of them,
md so welcome such as yours who
want nothing but honest public serv-
'ce, heartens me more than | can say.
| am glad also to be here on Labor
Day. If there is a day in all the year
when we should take counsel together
'or the preservation OF this country
which we Inherited from our forefath-
ars, 1t is on Labor Day. because la
bor and the rights of the laborer and
he rights Of the common man are
he very corner stone of our Republic.
II was the workingman. the farmer
n the field. the blacksmith from the
shop, the carpenter from his bench,
the tradesman and the farmers of
the Commonwealth who declared indie
pendence from Great Britain and ui-
amphed in the fight
Every once in awhile. my friends.
some one will tell rs that this is
war of capital No more wicked or
misleading statement has been made
in this war This is a war of the
Workingmen because ii is a war of de.
moCracy against military autocracy,
and ! think as your eloquent presid-
ing officer stated that labor has moi
been deceived or misled in this war.
They know we all know how diff
cult II Ia for labor to secure what il
thinks its rights are even under our
form Of government, where every man
has a right to participate in the gov
ernment; but what would happen if
the workingman had not a right to
vote for those who make our lawsp
And, yet, if we lost this war it is only
a question Of short time before they
will lose that right, and they know it,
and therefore there are no more loya
American citizens under the old
American flag than the workingmen
Of America, and want to pay to them
today the tribute Of my homage, my
admiration and my thanks.
was curious in studying this Ques.
tion short time ago TO learn about
labor organizations in the German EN-
pire, and | want to say now at the
outset that | am not going to say an
unkind word against the German peo
pie | have known the German peo.
pie all my life. As a boy ont in Iowa
] can recall that the little settlement
IN which | lived was composed of
people Of German birth ! know their
worth and insist that we are fighting
this war for the German people as
much as we are fighting il for our.
selves, and SO | wrote my old friend
'Georee w Perkins, who Is president
OF the International Cigar Makers
Union, and one Of the ablest and one
of the greatest head trade unionists
have known ! met him many years
ago, | have always had profound re-
gard for him, 80 deep regard in fact
that when came to organize the
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-04
|P|CKPOCKETS REAP
HARVEST; GAMBLING
STOPPED BY POLICE
FOUR MEN REPORT LOSSES TO
DIPS DURING YESTERDAYS
CELEBRATION AUTHORITIES
UNABLE TO NAB LIGHT FiNG-
Erred GENTRY.

Pickpockets were in high in glee in
Ottawa yesterday, Devoting the ma,
jor portion of their time working
interurban and steam" railway trains
that poured into the city at all hours
OF the day during LabOr's big celebra.
ton, members of the light fingered
gentry reaped big harvest getting
no less than four pocketbooks contain
ing goOdly sums. Several other cases
OF theft than those reported to the
authorities are believed to have exist
ed but the losers in these instances,
grimly suppressed their losses to pre-.
vent friends from giving them the
laugh,
The thieves were in town from early
morning until late at night, working
as early as Sunday night at Starved
Rock, where two men lost their rolls
A. {, Rebman, giving his address as
7O4 Bowen Avenue, Chicago, was
touched for $50 as he was stepping
onto an Ottawa-bound car from the
state park A friend who was with
him refused to give his name. He
was robbed of $50 by the same crew
OF crooks. Nathan Stark, a Chicago
an, who visited here over Labor Day.
was separated from his wallet and
$26 just as he was about to board an
interurban car for home Albert
Traeger, ex-supervisor from Marseil-
les, was separated from $26 while
enroute to his home.
AT several times during the day
the police, aided by private citizens,
were on the trail of the dips. but
just about the time they were round
ed up they would slip out of the laws
clutches to operate in some other
section of the business district.
Four men. thought to be of the rob.
Der clan, were seen to leave the II
o'clock eastbound c., O. & p car on
East Main street, and then saunter
back toward town. They apparently
had mscalculated on their car and
discovered themselves with
out means of transportation out of
the city
Police and representatives from the
sheritf's Office were detailed to keen
an eye on the pickpockts and make
arrests If possible This morning all
admitted the dips were successful in
evading the law.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-04

In bait casting for black bass casting
as often as possible annoys the fish so
much that 1t will finally take a wback
- the bait merely because Of its com
bative nature.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-04
Stops Gambling.

Reports reaching the police depart.
ment that games of chance were Cd.
Grating full blast in many saloons.
caused members of George Zurich s
force to get active in suppressing
gambling in all its forms. The old
fashioned game Of putting nickles in.
to slot machines and now and then
taking ont some more nickles. was
one of the principal diversions with
those possessing a desire to take a
chance In other instances the police
discovered roulette, chuck luck. the
wheel Of fortune and other well
known devices of evil. going full
blast
When the chief received wind of
the infractions he dispatched men to
all saloons and warned the proprje.
TORS they must put their gambling
contrivances aside In every particu
lar the order was compiled with. No
arrests We're made.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-04
Tories, Copper Heads and Pacifists

ebnt yesterday afternoon
o occasion Il Iksam:
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-04

The demand for good advice y not
equal to the supply.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-07-26

The Russians who refused to fight
in Galicia and retreated in defiance of
orders, making a fatal breach in the
new line, are not the only soldiers
that have proved troublesome. Only
the other day in France, German
troops refused to 90 over the top in
one of the repeated attempts to break
the invincible French line. This was
reported by French officer wound
ed and captured but little later res
cued. The Russians, unused to lib
erty, are not making obedient sold
iers, though their officers seem to be
patriotic and loyal. But it must be
admitted that if the truth were told,
most of the soldiers in all armies are
getting tired of war.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-07-26
TERRIBLY SWOLLEN



Rossville, GAINS. Kate Lee Able, Of
this place. writes: my husband Is an
engineer, and once while lifting, he in
iured himself with piece Of heavy ma
chinery. across the abdomen He was
so sore he could not bear TO press on
himself at all, on chest or abdomen. He
weighed les lbs. and fell off until he
weighed 40 lbs, in two weeks.
He became constipated and II looked
like he would die. We had three different
doctors, yet with all their medicine. his
bowels fsiled TO act. He would turn up
ten-cent bottle Of castor oil, and drink
II two or three days in succession. He
did this yet without result. We became
desperate, he suffered So He was swol-
len terribly. He told me his suffering
could only be described as torture.
sent and bought Thedford's Black
Draught. made him take a big dose,
and when it began TO act he tainted, he
was in such misery, but he got relief and
began to mend at once. He got well,
and we both feel he owes his life 10
Thedford's Black Draught."
Thedford's Black Draught win help you
10 keep fit, ready for the days work.
Try i'll Nc-l3i
ADVERTISEMENT
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-07-26

In Rome the cut gave the first evil
dence OF predatory instincts and his
value as a mice destroyer. Agathicus,
whose pet partridge had been killed
and eaten by a cat, denounces him as
one Of the devouring dogs Of Actaeon-
Piiny and Palladlus praise him for his
destruction of mice and rats. while
Caesars soldiers carried the faces Of
cats emblazoned on their banners.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-07-26

Some women do not realize that a
walking shoe wears better and appears
well for longer time II it is frequent-
ly polished. A new street shoe ought
not to be worn much until 1t is pol
ished once, for without the polish 1t
Is much more liable to be scratched
than with good polish. Especially
is this true Of tan Shoes.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-07-26

The soldier boys have introduced
baseball into France and pitchers are
the administration of the French.
They see the possibilities when a
hand grenade is substituted for a base
ball and Germans are made involun-
tary catchers and basemen.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-07-26

It is estimated that already SO, 600 of
the drafted men have volunteered un-
der the ruling that they can do so I'M
til ordered to report. These will be
deducted from the local quotas Of
their respective counties.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-07-26

Ernest G. Erber, editor of the Lo-
raine, Ohio, Post, a German weekly
newspaper, was one of the first men
called to service in the national army
under the draft. 81 am ready to CO."
said Erber, who is a native of Germ
any, but is a naturalized citizen.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-07-26

Twenty German airplanes were
routed Sunday before they reached
London. One machine was brought
down.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-07-26

The mutinous troops on the Galician
front caused serious backset, their
retreat making big gap in the new
ly won line.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-07-26

Gov, Philip, of Wisconsin, has
vetoed a bill permitting newspaper
men to trade advertising for trans
portation.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-07-26

Gen. Growder specially thanks the
newspapers for the services rendered
in the draft.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-07-26
FIFTY.sEcoND YEAR
uIRsCRIPTIoN RATES:

WATCH THE DATE-After your
name, renew promptly, and not miss
a number. The Postal regulations
require subscriptions to be paid in
advance.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-07-26

The Mayfeld Messenger is the only
paper we have seen that published
the entire county draft, giving every
mans name, number and address.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-07-26
A Judgment on Carrots.

A Pasadena farmer says the carrot
has its uses, however much we may
scorn It. Sure. The carrot is fully
as useful as the IN" is in ''rhetoric."-
Houston Post.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-07-26

Seven grandsons OF the Italian pa
triot, Garibaldi, are soldiers and their
sister is doing Red Cross work.