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The weekly soliphone., 1917-04-12
Acoommodating Hotel Man.

A guest of a fifth avenue hotel that boasts you can get anything you want there called for best man. for his wedding, and tho hotel provided one in five minutes.
The weekly soliphone., 1917-04-12
No. GS S

This is prescription prepared especially for MALARIA or CE'sLLS &s FEVER. Five or six doses will break any case, end f taken then Gs tonic the Fever will not return. It acta on the liver better than Calorcl aGd does not 6ripc or Sickcn. 25c
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-27

against such attack from within"
But the Middle West does not stop
there. This particular group of edu-
Gators and they undoubtedly repre-.
sent tie growing sentiment of large
numbers of people of the West and
Middle West --recognize that AS to
dangers from without, we must be pre-.
pared to combat not the average but
the lowest standard of international
morality existing IN nations strong
enough to cause us trouble" And so
they urge "a citizenry trained to arms
and adequately equipped.
They propose to use the public
schools and the compulsory education
Ct their state to teach that wrong, in.
justice. oppression unjust assault
must be fought" and to teach the tut.
7 va H'f'ih'oN VI utNilHlUk war III war he
necessary to overcome evil and hold
up high principles and ideals"
Tie people Of the West and Middle
West have resented the charges the
East has made that they are indffer.
ent to the great ideals involved in the
European war, that they are pacihsts
at all costa. Whatever their real attl.
tude may have been in the past, II Is
certain that they are waking up now,
that they arc one In spirit with tho
rest OF the country In holding that I'VE
must stand for the rights Of humanity
against the lawless and ruthless as.
saults OF any power that seeks no Jus.
lilication other than its own WILL
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-27
LOOPS LOOP IN sEAPLANE.
Captain Evans of Maine Corps Aston
ishe5 Officers OF Aeronautical Station.

Pensacola, Fla. BY hoping the loop
in seaplanc Captain Francis r, Ey.
ans of the United States marine corps
astonishcd officers Of the acrcnautical
station here, who had considered the
feat impossible. Captain Evans Is the
FIRST American aviator TO attempt it,
Although looping the loop in an ordi-
nary aeroplana has outWoln It's nCy-
city as a popular stunt the heavy pom
toms attached to the air and water
flicr hitherto have been Il bar to SINH
lar attempts With this type OF machine
Captain Evans round II necessary to
dive through the air ut great spe d
before he could gain the inverse posi-
ton, He thcn l0ored the loop twice
before his descent.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-27
LUMBER INDUSTRY ASLEEP.
Forester Says Substitute Materials Are
lnjurng the Business.

Kansas City, Nov. b. Greeley. as
sistant government forester. spoke Of
the lumber business as ian industry
asleep In talk he made to the South.
western Lumbermens association az
the Hotel Muehlebach. He said the
trade had permitted other building ma
terlals to be substituted for wood with
out making any EFFORT to lind new uses
for its products, according to tie Kan
sas City star.
M social movements" he said, "af.
feet the lumber business one way or
another. The safety first movement
has caused Il demand for steel cars, fire.
proof buildings and revision of the
building codes in almost all cities to the
detlilncnt Ct the lumber business.
The industry IN Il sense has been
ASLEEP Substitute materials for lumber
have been popdlarl2ed br tAc maaurac.
turers Cement and steel have dis
placed wood, and the manufacturers Of
those articles have leon do.rlng CON
Stantly to find new uses FIR them The
lumber industry has maGe no olor t.
Keep itself IN the field by finding now
uses for ii3 products"
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-27
MAKE RICH HAUL OF
PEARLS FROM MUSSELS
Missouri Couple Carriers $4,000 Worth
Of Presious Gems.

Joplin. Mo.-Three years ago Mrs.
Bertha scott was married to Edward
Bell and the pair moved to the hus-
bands small farm on the upper White
river. There Mrs. Bell spent much OF
her time fishing one morning she
rakod mUs>el from the stream and
found in ii Il pearl the size of No. t
shot. Then she Waded in and s1oI had
q bushcl OF mussvlS ana garucred ten
more pearls.
When She tod her husband he advised
that they collect as many as possible
before looking fora market. They went
pear hunting together bur Mrs. Bell
had the better luck. Her husband found
only three or four rather p0or Pearls
willie she got forty-oEe. some of them
the size OF pea and Of beautiful lIster
If you afe offered S50 for the bunch
grab it, was her husbands advice. So
Mrs Bell took the pearls to Newport,
Mo. the nearest possible market. The
jeWeler there said he could not afford
tn hug them. but that the regular New
York buyer would be in the next day.
Mrs. Bell called on tie buyer at his
hotel. After testing and weighing them
the buyer said;
Twenty Of them are but little better
than 'slugs and are worth to me only
s. each The remainder weigh about
7G1 grains The bunch is worth % me
$1lW0"
Mrs. Bell had sufficient self control
TO escape faintmg and to say calmly
she guessed he could have them.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-27
ONE HUNDRED PATROL
CRAFT IN RUSH PLAN
Navy Department Officials Con-
fer With Builders and Arrange
For Immediate Construction.

Washington. Within Il few months
il is probable the United States will
have in commission the first OF flo
tilla OF 100 or more high speed coast
patrol boats or submarine cGasers
Ohicials Of the navy department. con-
ferred with builders Of craft Of this
type and planned for their immediate
construction.
The boats will be larger and of some
what different type from that which it
has been assumed would he adopted as
the standard. 1t had been supposed
that an eighty-fiye foot gasoline cruiser
would be considered most efficient, hut
1t now appears the navy department
wants steam launches 10 feet long.
which will be more seaworihy and have
a larger radius Of action than the
smaller craft Speed, however. will be
insisted on.
Details OF the armament and equip
ncnt Of the new type Of vessel are be-
ing worked ont, but probably will not
he made public. Experts point out that
they win virtually represent return
to the Old type Of torpedo boat OF the
days before the Spanish war. which it
was thought had been completely SUI
perSeded by the destroyer.
Some o. the companies represented
at the conference nave built great
many chascrs Tor the British admiralty,
but win have to make some alterations
IN their plants to supply the larger
craft wanted ly the United States.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-27

mountaineering economy IN wax
ter OF Torpsdoes Makes Underses
Craft Easy Target.
New YorE.-Althoueh figures TO show
the number of submarines destroyed
10y the entente allies and the means
used In their destruction are unavaile
bic. owing to the rigid censorship on
war activities. ii was learned from an
authoritative source that direct gun
fire from the decks of warShips ana
auxiliary vessels has been the most
effective method employed thus far.
TO combat the submarine menace
the British government and her allies
have adopted various plans to catei
the undcrSea boats, although some oI
them have been abandoned as ineffec-
tive. \ marine authority of mques-
toned standing who is close to British
shipping interests said when asked as
TO the effectiveness If arming ships:
I'VE have found that light guns. dis
charging projcctiles of four ard six
pounds, In the hands of trained gun
ners have been by far tie most elfec-
tive weapon. know personally that
as many as two and three submarines
have been baggetk in one day in this
way.
a submarine commander looking
through periscope has a range of Vi
sion Of about three miles, but he must
get his target broadside on to have Il
reasonable chance of making Il torpe-
do hit what 1t is aimed for, and, as
torpedoes are Il very expensive mis-
sile. he cannot afford to take many
chances on miss.
"A periScope above the water at
distance of 200 or 800 yards makes
fair mark for gunner working from
the deck Of ship thirty to forty feet
above the surface of the sea. one
shot hitting the mark is all that Il
needed. us the submarines are of light
construction, easily penetrated. and
hole anywhere in their shell spells
their doom.
1T Is seldom that torpedo Is fired
when II threatened ship can SO maneu.
vcr as to show only her stern for
mark, and In most of the cases Of this
nature SO far reported the submcrs
bles have come to the surface and re-
sorted to guntire from a deck gun. II
this Kind OF fight gun mounted on
a steamship has a great advantage.
for the platform offered by IL subma
rlne is an unsteady thing to fire from.
and. despite the smaller target offer.
ed, the sunners on ships have the bet.
ter Of it.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-27
THE MIDDLE WEST AWAKE.

Fr0m Cleveland, O., comes declar.
alton Of principles that holds no en-.
couragement for pacihsts. The Cleve.
land Board of Education recently
passed q set Of resolutions urging two
kinds OF preparedness for defense.
One was preparedness to fight
against attack f.om within--cr'm
poverty, disease, oppression OF the
weak by the strong, ignorance, dirt.
etc. Sounder methods of government.
more adequate courts, police and fire
departments. health boards and other
agencies are the defenses to be raised
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-27
CALENDAR or ILLINOIS HISTORY.

March q. ls49-party of Spring
field gentlem neleft for California via
Independence, consisting OF William
B. Broadwell, B. A. Watson. w. 7
Smith, O. Z. White, W. f. Bingamep
Jacob Uhler, Z Fuller, Henry Doranl,
E. T. Cabins, t. Ellison, Lewis Johf-
son, B. D. Reeves, John Rodham, Il.
Hodge, B. r. Riddle. John 3. We0er
Jctn b. Watson. F. S. Dean. Albert
Sattley. t. j. Whiteburst, Benjamin f.
Sattley. T. ]. Whiteburst, Benjamin f.
TTaylor Two other parties were 10
leave the next week
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-27
THE GERMAN RETREAT.


considerable ground in their Somme
drive, got buried in blood and mud. ;
to quote the elegant phrase of Won
Hindenburg That great. long battle
seemed q draw But all at once the
face of the western front has changed
and the battle of the Somme is wen
Just what that victory means it IS
still impossible to say. The retreat OF
the Germans is only in part forced by
immediate pressure of the British and
French armies. 1t is largely volun.
tary, a strategic move, the purpose Of
which. will soon be revealed.
II may be that Won Hlndenburg
merely aims to make the task Of hold
Ing the western front easier by
Strengthening the line from Arras TO
Scissors or Arras to Rheims. That
would make the German defense sim
pier, providing more defenders to ef.
cry mile and giving shorter lines OF
communication
II is natural to expect that the re-
trograde movement will soon stop and
the Germans will take their stand
along a line of powerful field defensas
already prepared Then the Allies
will have to blast them out of hat
line, In tremendous and prolonged
attack, before any further progress
can be made. Such an episode may
be repeated several times in the
course OF the present year, il the N
lies offensive proves as strong as t
Is thought to bea series Of hard
poundings and strategic retreats TAX.
ing the invaders finally out of France
and possibly out OF Belgium.
1t Is possible that by such a series
OF retreats the Germans could keep an
unbroken and unweakened front after
many defeats, until they took aAl
stand on their own frontier, because
the shorter lines would always REQUIRE
fewer defenders, ald the same NAM.
Der of Germans per mile might he
maintained in spite of heavy losses.
That would be natural procedure r,r
a losing army
There is another possibility, how.
ever, and spectacular one. II may
be that Germany Is shortening her
western front for the specific purpose
OF releasing an army Of half million
or so to launch against Russia, with
the object of demoralizing that coun.
try before the new government is well
organized, and thus driving Russia to
make separate peace. TO strike
thus would be typical German strate.
81.
1t seems unlikely that II would sue.
coed; from all reports reaching this
country II looks as II Russia is ready
to fight harder than ever, under the
guidance of able men and the inspira.
ton OF freedom. But it probably Of.
fers as much hope to Germany az any.
thing does. Ana il it were tried, and
ala succeed, while the western line
held, II might enable Germany to
force peace this year on tolerable
terms
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-27
KINGS CHEAP LUNCH.
Seated "Alongside the Humble He
Asks For a Scoond iielpnr,

Berlin. King LUdwig Of Bavaria,
who Is extremely popular with his PEG.
pie. not the least for his democratic
habits, unexpectedly visited one of the
cheap eating houses which have heea
established IN Munich aud all the other
large German cities since the begin
ming Of the war.
Seated In the midst Of the cstNblish-
mcnt at table alongside the humble.
the king remained fully one hour. He
pauO0i of all The dishes and even
asked for a second helping.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-27
Receipts and Estimates.

Wheat Receipts, lGl cars; estimate
fer tomorrow, 2G cars.
Corn Receipts. 279 cars; estimate
for tomorrow, 1872 cars.
Oats Receipts, 3i3 cars; estimate
for tomorrow. IN cars.
Hogs Receipts posse; estimate
for tomorrow, 340G0.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-27

ifrctr nrr -ofic VINO urr so -ra,.,,iri
that disease cannot deform them and
VINO are endowed with such exquisite
lie that they would turn TO smile back
on you over the brink of the grave
George Moore.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-27
MONKEY EATS AT TABLE;
ENJOYS A GOOD SMOKE

y New York. - A monkey that
. eats at n table and can smoke IL
q pipe Is valued by its owner,
. Charles Corniter, captain OF a
. lighter lying of Il New York
= wharf. His nibs the monk was
y taught his accomplishments by
. an English lord, who captured
. him in Africa The si,nlan wrs
= stolen, and Captain Corniter, sus.
9 peetlng a rigger, had him ar
= rested
I;
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-27

At the March 1916 meeting the La Sale County Board o
Supervisors motion Supervisor Richie the board directed
the County Auditor 10 compile the statistics showing the
Of ooets Of zach township compared with the
county taves paid by the same townships.
The County Auditor made hs last June, which ncud
the year from March 1915, to March T. 1915. F8
ths report appears that the total county tax paid by
the thirtyseven townships ao47e Only four townships
strcator, La Sale Ottawa and Perp-ALL WET-cHARGE
THE COUNTY MORE IN POOR COSTS than their PRoPOR
ToNATE SHARE OF COUNTY TAXES e4a Il .a.s
These four townships PAY $3.50 in COUNTY TAKES and
COST THE COUNTY sss,sao FOR POOR EXPENSES. 3a,
The other thrty-three townships - FoURFiFTHS or
THEM DRY-PAY s22o3 PAY ss379o in COUNTY TAXES and
COST THE COUNTY ONLY s7,072 IN POOR EXPENSES
These four Net townships La Sale, Ottawa and Peru
EACH USE UP ABOUT TWO.THIRD5 OF THEIR SHARE OF
COUNTY TAXES IN POOR COSTS. ,f-4a5sA d.
IF ALL THE TOWNSHIPS used up their county taxes ior
poor costs the proportion the four Townships
IT WOULD COST Ia SALE COUNTY OVER 100000 TO
TAKE CARE OF ITS POOR
These townships with 100 saloons under
great obligations the other thrtyhree townshps most 0
which are dry, for PAYING FAR MORE THAN THEIR PRO-
poRTloNArE SHARE, YEAR AFTER YEAR. Of the
perses Of the County for support Of the poor
OTTAWA TOWNSHIP PAID $21 9st COUNTY TAxEe and
CHARGED THE COUNTY UP WITH $4,000 FOR SUPPORT
OF THE POOR OF oTTAWA-Equa to 20 PER CENT OF
to ee PER CENT. OF THE TOTAL COUNTY TAXES PAID
BY OTTAWA TOWNSHIP va.'
IL this showing which citizens Ottawa take
Vow vast the $4,000 license money FOR THE SAKE or
THAT LICENSE money you TOLERATE 4s TAX BREED
ING SALOONS. 1873
The above astounding showing NRELAIeo ~ wv"
COSTS ALONE a&NE "a
When criminal expenses expenses delinquent expsn
SEES detention and various other items arr
most Of which be charged up the saIoons-he Sgo
license money looks like very poor Investment ls.
This Is just the FINANCIAL showing and does not take
into account loss Of pride IN THE FACT THAT OUT
SIDE TOWNSHIPS ARE TAKING CARE or YOUR POOR
and does into Of manhood In ysa
midst through drink the destion In the homes where
THE WAGES GO FOR LIQUOR Tor bread end eesh'nc
IL the $4,000 worth the price you pay for getting ~
history Of over 600 cities and Villages OF illinois, fnat
have saloons beyond question that the TAX
RATE IS NO HIGHER THAN BEFORE. as =es
DRY TOWNS INVARIABLY HAVE A LOWER TAX RATE
THAN WET TOWNS, as a sarnpie ~
snriroseId wet tax rate NSs
Rockford tax rate tsssx
YOU WILL NOT PAY MORE TAXES.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-27
DRY Ottawa"
THIS SPACE IS CONDUCTED AND PAID FOR BY THE
"DRY OTTAWA" COMMITTEE.

EX-SENATOR NJ. u. CLEhRY, former dry leader Of the
state senate ana highly commended by Father r. oCaighan
president Of the National Catholic Total Abstinence Union
will address the people o. Ottawa Cappcr Werner hall
WEDNESDAY, EVENING MARCH 28. Everybody welcome.
HON. ALoNzo WiLcoN will speak At the place FRI
DAY NIGHT, MARCH 30.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-27
CHICAGO MARKETS
Tuesday, March ~, 1917.

Chicago markets report furnished 70
the Free Trader-Journal By w. L..
Etnyre, member Chicago Board Of
Trade Moloney Building. Phone l04l.
Correspondent Lamson Bros. & Co.,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-27
Live Stock.

Cattle Open, steady; close, steady.
Top, $685..
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-27
Ottawa Cash Grain.

No. 3 White Corn-l.12.
No. 3 Yellow Corn-l.11E.
No. 3 Mixed Corn-1.11,
No. 9 White Oats-5c.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-27

Free-A Bushel Of Potatoes
With each piano or talking machine
this week at the Smith Music Co., S2S
La Sale st.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-27
FIGHTING U BOATS
Armed Merchantmen Have Them
al a Disadvantage.
MANY HAVE BEEN BAGGEO.

Guns Dischareire Projeesilos of Four
or Six Pounds Have Proved Most e.
festive--Neeessary Economy In Mat-
ter OF Torpedoes Makes Undersea
Graf. Easy Target.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-27
Blouses.

A great showing Of exclusive styles in blouses.
These are shown in all the new shades in crepe
de chine, Ceorgette, chiffon and fancy silks.
Splendid values in crepe de chine blouses at
$3.50, $3.50 and IS.
Ceorgette crepe blouses at $3.50, $3.50, Sc
and $3.50.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-27
Silk Department.

This is one OF the strongest departments in
the house. showing this season great assert
ment OF staple and fancy silks til n ever
shown bY this house before
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-10-06
THE RENEGADE KING"

Kaiser Wilhelm, addressing the German veterans Of the 1916
Roumanan campaign worked himself unusually high pitch
religious fury AS the acknowledge vcregt of God in Europe
he poured all the walls of his wrath King Gerdnand mem
of the royal house of Hohenzo th renegade who at the
time Germany engaged terrible joined the enemies
of the Empire"
The Kasers righteous anger however, tempered with exu
aon the fate that bee King Ferdinand The avengng hand
Of the Judge above boased has sealed the fate of this ruth
less end And he added pou What the Lord of Hosts
may still for do not know But what
we able confidently to look the world in the face
Maybe Wilhelm Hohenzolem believes all that stuff He
looks and talks like hafcray fanatic But the rest OF the
world outside of Germany least calm and critical
We are not so that the German victory Roumana last
year solely Gods champong of Psan righteousness
His determination visit just punishment miner Hohen-
zoen who chose the nation he ruled rather than the Ohen
zoern dynasty We prone attribute the defeat of Roumana
ehova alliance with Shreckchket than Russian betrav
of Roumana We know that Russia failed to send big to
help Ferdinand she had promised We know that that failure
was due to Pssan intrigue and bribery Perogad We know
too that today Roanan army fighting under Ferdinand
with spirit bepeak anything but despair under the
dspleasure of Heaven.
The ponder these high matters the less certain
that that phe renegade properly applied 1t happened that
lust the German Kaiser getting this urane off
chest reaveg the discoveries made by the
legation when took the protection of German
Bucharest before the outbreak of between Germany
and Roumana The American representatives found concealed in
the German legation large quantity of high explosives and deadly
microbes together with documentary evidence that the German
government had plotted while Roumana still neutral to
them blowing up Roumanian property and spreading disease
among Roumanan cattle.
Kaiser Wilhelm presumably had sanctioned that vrtuous and
friendly project If anybodys renegade is it Ferdinand or
WlhelmY
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-10-06
!. + J. !. !. i j. !. !. J. i J. i !
THE DAILY REMINDER
i !. !! !. !. !. !. i !. i !. i. !. i
In The Days News

Miss Marie A. Peary, whose mar
riage to Edward Stafford, son Of the
Judge of the Supreme Court of the
District Of Columbia and Mrs. Wen
dell p. Stafford is to take place today
in Washington, is the only daughter
of Rear Admiral and Mrs. Robert E.
Peary. Miss Peary has the distinc-
ton of being the first white child
born in the Arctic circle. In 1898,
when her father then Commapder)
peary, was laying the foundations for
the chain of explorations which end
ed with the attainment of the North
Pole, Miss Marie was born at Ami
versary Lodge, the winter quarters of
the Peary expedition on Bowdoin Bay,
and lived the first six months of her
life in Arctic darkness. Shortly after
her birth the Esquimaux bestowed
upon her the name of "Anighto, the
Snow Baby by which name she has
since been known among her. family
and intimate friends.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-10-06
TERRIBLY SWOLLEN
Suffering Described As Torture
Relieved by Black Draught.

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 10 press on
himself at all, on chest or abdomen. He
weighed l65 lbs, and fell off until he
weighed ITO lbs, in two weeks.
He became constipated and it looked
like he would die. We had three different
doctors, yet with all their medicine, his
bowels failed to act. He would turn UP
a ten-cent bottle Of castor oil, and drink
It 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 big dose,
and when 1t 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 to
Thedford's Black Draught."
Thedford's Black Draught will help you
to keep fit, ready for the days work.
Try I'll NC-13l