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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-14
DIMMlCK HILL PAVING
NEARING COMPLETION

Dimmick hill Improvement the
greatest piece Of read work IN the
state from an engineering standpoint.
done under the direction of the state
Highway Department, will be com
pleted in two weeks. The concrete
bed has been completed and the work
of laying the brick is proceeding rap
idly. When completed, the Hill will
be absolutely safe and of such per-
manency as to not require any eX-
pense for maintenance.
The brick used in the Improvement
are aroovcd and set in cement. The
total length of the Hill is 2O0O feet
and will cost when completed,
$4,000.
The road leading to the hill should
b. put in good condition as soon as
possible. The highway commission
ors Of Deer Park South Ottawa and
the management Of the state park
should now do their bit towards max
ing this great Improvement available
and useful
As soon as the hill is completed
traffic to the parN can be opened up
over the lower road. At the present
time south side tourists 90 to the
park by way of Brewers hill, This side
OF Dimmicl hill, or by the Deer Park
! rtGd.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-14
GIANT SUBMARINES
ARE BEING BUILT
IN GERMAN YARDS
SUPER.SUBMARINE WILL BE
ARMOR-PlATED AND WITH A
SPEED OF 20 kNOTS-WIll
SOON BE LAUNCHED.

New York. Aug. l4-Germany is pre-
pairing to inject new surprise into
her ruthless submarine campaign.
Gratified over the admissions from
Washington, London and Paris that
her U-boat war was menace and that
no effective means of combating the
U boats had so far been found, the
Germans are working as never before
to make the submarine campaign ev-
en- more formidable.
1t will be the first armor protected
submarine. Germany, as | understand
from sources in position to know
something about what is going on In
the German ship-building yards, has
three boats of this type now on
the stocks and rushing to completion
by work day and night.
In Copenhagen and Stockholm 1t is
claimed that they are OF 5000 tons
They are being built by krupps In
the Germany Yards, perhaps the
champion submarine builders in the
world. 1t was these yards which
turned out the Deutschland" the los
Bremen and three sister ships. Th
latter three and the Deutschland
built as undersea blockade runners
are now equipped with torpedo tube
and two large guns each and sine
Americas entrance into the war, al
doing war duty.
Germanys new Super U boats
are calculated to develop % kno1
r on the surface and IA when su
merged.
The new boats will be armore
plated and so fast that no ship Ca
escape These boats will be able
, remain out about 40 days They wi
be ready for service this fall.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-14
NEW PARK ORDINANCE
HITS TREE BUTCHERS

The new park ordinance which was
offered at the last meeting of the
council giving the city Park Commis
sion control over trees in all park
ways was passed without objection at
the council meeting this forenoon,
This ordinance will place the Gus
tody and control of the park way trees
in the hands of the Park Commission
and hereafter when the tree butchers
from the n. |. l.. Il r. Co., and the
United Telephone Co, and the other
aerial line operators want to multi
late few trees they will have to So
cure permission from the City Park
Commission.
The Commission will supervise the
trimming of trees. the cutting down
of old trees and planting of new ones
They will also protect the trees
against the pests of the insect variety
which are so common during the pres
ent season.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-14
TWO ELECTRIC LINES
JOIN AT MORRIS

The Fox e. Illinois Union and C., 0.
& p Ry. have jointly purchased from
ID. A. Matthews, of Morris, a piece OF
land south of the Rock Island tracks
west of the Fox d Illinois Union and
north of the G., o. a. ?. Ry., which
will be of material benefit to both in
terurban lines The land is the east
125 feet of lot /. block 10, Chapin's
second addition to Morris, and the
consideration was GOO.
improvements in the service which
were contemplated when the north
road came thru, are now about to be
achieved. A "Y" will be put In on
the property purchased and transfer
Of ears made from the north road at
that point instead of bringing them
20 the G.. o. & L. station and pack
them over onto the latter tracks 1t
will mainly give the north road the
means of transferring its cars with
passengers from Aurora to Starved
Rock.
BY the arrangement the c. Q, 4 F..
can use the Fox & Illinois Union
tracks TO come down Liberty street
and TO the terminal at the Hotel Com
mercal If special occasion require IT,
/ Better facilities for handling freight
will result from the construction OF
! the ~ B"
| Work will commence on II as soon
as the necessary papers are COM
pleted.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-14
NEGRO is HELD FOR
SEAT0NVILLE MURDER

Jesse Brooks, colorsd. is a prisoner
at the county jail in Princeton
charged with the murder of Stany
Yuches at Seatonville which took
place in the north side town early
Saturday night. After he had fired
twice at lis victim and fatally wound
ed him. Brooks walk I'd to the Office of
Constable Dieche, told the officer he
had killed man and asked to be
locked up. The shooting took place
at $3.50 and Yuches died at st. Mar
garets hospital in Spring Valley at
10:45.
According to the most authentic
versions of the affair which can be
gathered at Seatonville today, the
Staying was the outgrowth of an al
tercation between the black and six
white men earlier in the evening.
Brooks, it l. claimed, was severely
beaten by the whites and it is said
that he has two broken ribs and scalp
| tuIS W SuDSldllIldlt tHt StOIy'
Following the fistic encounter
Brooks hurried away and short tim
later returned, this time carrying a
double barrel shot gun Openint
side door of the building where tbs
men were standing he fred point
blank at Yuches. The first charge
took effect in the left side of the alb
domen Again Brooks fired and thi
time the shot struck Yuches in tn
left shoulder,
AS Yuches collapsed beside hi
friends Brooks hurried away from th
doorway from where he had done TIN
shooting He made his way to tn
constable's office, told of the KILN
and requested that he be taken int
custody Brooks was held to tn
grand jury by Coroner Malone yeste
day afternoon
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-14
COUNCIL OF DEFENSE is
RESPONSIBLE, SAYS
HARRINGTON
CONFER IN CHICAGO
MEETING BEING HELD FOR THE
PURPOSE OF ADJUSTMENT OF
GRIEVANCES MEN ORDERED
BACK TO WORK.

Springfield, Ill.,, Aug. 14.-With 49,
900 miners idle in central and south
ern Illinois this morning as result
of strikes Monday and last week, Of
ficials of the United Mine Workers of
America, Illinois district and repre-
sentatives from the Illinois Coal Ope-
rators' Association Central Illinois Coal
Operators Associations and Fifth and
Ninth Coal Operators Association are
in conference today at the North
western Hotel in Chicago over the
strike situation.
The meeting was called yesterday
at the request of Frank Harrington,
president of the State U. NJ. w. A.
In telegram to the Coal Produc-
ton Committee of the Illinois Coun-
ell OF Defense late yesterday after
noon, Mr.. Harrington placed the mine
strike situation in their hands. In
the telegram he said he was forced to
surrender because he is unable to
control the situation.
Harrington asserts the miners are
; stirred up by inhamatory statements
: by Levy Meyer, member OF the
Council, regarding supposed excessive
. profits made by the operators.
indication that the strike will soon
subside is seen by some operators In
the agreement OF the G. w. OF +. mine
. strikers, who returned to work this
J. morning. Some of the locals south
of here were reported yesterday to
u be holding meetings with a view to
IL resuming work, the miners being tired
. of remaining idle. 1t is said they
IL asked that the drivers be forced to OBJ
serve the terms of the contract.
All Of the miners have been ordered
to return to work, Mr. harrington said,
pending a settlement Of the dispute.
He declares the strike a violation OF
the union agreement with the coal
n operators.
v Mines at the following towns were
k reported in the strike yesterday:
Y Cora, Riverton, Woodside, Auburn,
d Taylorville, Athens, Kincaid (two),
|. Sherman, Stonington, Smith-Lohr
If mine, Pana, Nokomis (two), Mt. Olive
@ Staunton tthree), Consolidated, Gil
e lespie, Benld, Sawyerville, Carlin-
e Vile.
r. Mines out here because of drivers,
IT and not the car strike, are Sangamon
Montour, Klondyke, Tufhorn.
ic Mines reported working yester'
,e day were at Dawson, Mantle, Pawne
le Reported to go out Wednesday, Ed
H. wardsville
tx Gillespie, Benld, Mt. Olive and
Staunton are reported idle because
" of demands for the removal of the
id superintendent of the Mt Olive and
lp Staunton mines.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-14
GAYETY SECURES
SPLENDID SERVICE
COMING SEASON
THElLEN CIRCUIT CONTRACTS
FOR AIRCRAFT, PARAMOUNT,
AND GOODWIN SERVICE.

The Gayety Theatre will open for
the season, August "a, with a pro-
gram of moving pictures that are
claimed to be the very best that are
supplied at the present time. The
Theilen Circuit announces that con-
tracts have been made for the Art
craft, Paramount and Goodwin pic
lures between these three companies,
Ottawa movie fans will be able to see
practically all the leading movie act
ors and actresses of the day.
1t is planned to operate the Gay ety
Theatre as a strictly moving piture
house during the coming year with
the exception of Sunday nights when
vaudeville will be given instead.
Manager Lewis is very much elated
over being able to present the pic
lures for which there has been so
much competition in the past. Some
of these pictures have been shown
| in Ottawa heretofore but no picture
house has been able to announce such
splendid selection Of movies as will
be presented on the Gayety Program.
The bookings that have been ar
ranged up to the present time are as
follows:
Aug. 2f25-The Little American
MARY Pckford) Aircraft,
Aug. 26-Vaudeville.
Aug. 27-2S--Wild & Woody doug
las Fairbanks) Artcraft
Aug. 29--Little Boy Scout para
mount)
Aug. 30.31--The Crisis.
Sept. big Timber, Paramount
Sept Vaudeville.
Sept 3.4-The Barrier
Sept 5.6- Romance of tn , Redwoodi
MARY Picktord) Aircraft.
Sept. 7-S---In Again Out Agar
douglas Fairbanks) Aircraft.
Sept. 9--Vaudeville.
Sept. l0--Jack Pickford, Paramount
Sept. l1--Vivian Martin.
Sept. 12.13-Marguerite Clark.
Sept. -Hayahawa.
, Sept. l6--V Vaudeville.
6 Sept. l9-2O--Douglas Fairbanks.
Sept % Vaudeville,
4, Sept 26-27 Billie Burke.
Sept 30--Vaudeville.
). Oct. 3.4-Petrova.
X Oct. l011--Cohan,
The stars of the Aircraft, Pari
y mount and Goodwin producing con
- panies are as follows:
Aircraft Mary Pickford, Geo, CT
q hen, y Fairbanks, Billie Burke, Julia
y Elting. W. S. Hart, Charlie Ray, Gee
=. De Milie, Elsie Ferguson, ID. W. Grl
fifth, Geraldine Farrar, Stewart Brocl
ton.
aramount-Pauline Frederick, Ma
am petrova. Susie Itayakawa, Jac|
: picklord Vivian Marten, Wallat
Reed. Anne Pennington Margar'
10 Clark. Lima Cavallara, George Beba
,t Enid Bennett, Dorothy Dolton
@. Goodwin Maxine Elliott Ma
- Marsh, Jane Cowl, Mary Garde
y, Madge Kennedy, Mable Normand.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-14
STRAWN LE CLAIR ONE
- OF 125 AlTERNATES

StraWn LeClair was certified today
at Fort Sheridan to be one of the 125
alternates to 20 in the second officers
training camp at that station in case
of physical disability or disablement
of any of those candidates who were
chosen. He will undoubtedly have
no trouble in landing commission in
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-14
SOME Joy RIDE
ASK CLARENCE COlER

Clarence Coler last evening took
his throshing outfit thru the city from
south of the river enroute for one OF
the Pool farms in Freedom township.
Complying with the city ordinance,
the trip across the southside paving
and the Illinois river bridge and the
approaches was made on planks--a
very slow and laborous job which took
several hours.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-14
RECRUITING DIVISION
FOR HAROLD DUNCAN

Harold Duncan, nephew of w. ID.
Duncan, and previous to the war on
of his clerical fore, left for Chicago
Sunday evening to take up work In
the regular army, presumably In the
recruiting division. He went In res
ponse to a request from the War De
for a young man of special qualiflca.
tions and was recommended by Capt
Woodward and the Quartermaster II
the Sd H. Inf, under whom he served
on the border.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-14
ARMORY BUSY PLACE
NATIONAL GUARD UNITS FROM
rs STATES DESIGNATED TODAY
TO FORM 42ND DiVlSlON-THE
FIRST TO SEE SERVICE IN
EUROPE.
BULLETIN.

Latest word from headquarters
is to the effect that Company c,
Third Illinois Infantry, will leave
Ottawa Thursday morning, Aug.
t6, at 9:52 via the Rock Island to
Kansas City; from there &c Beau
mont, Texas, by way of the Kan
sas City & Southern, and from
there to Fort Sam Houston, over
the Southern Pacific.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-14
British Destroyer Lost.

London. Aug. 14,-A British destroy
er has been sunk In the North Sea
by mine The admiralty made this
announcement today. The captain and
a. members of the crew were saved,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-14

More than half of Sweden Is covered
with forests. and IL per cent of its sur
face Is withu the arctic circle.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-14

Let out ns much truth in as few
words as possible,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-14

Partly cloudy tonight
and Wednesday Not
much change in tempera-
ture
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1917-09-28
NEAL BROWN LAID TO REST
Buried in Pine Grove Cemetery in
Spot He Selected - Bar Pays
Honor to Dead Lawyer.

Wausau-Neal Brown was buried in
Pine Grove cemetery, in spot that he
himself loved. Services were conduct
ed on the broad lawn of the Brown
home, under the trees, by the Rev.
Richard Evans, pastor of the Method
list Episcopal church. They were I'M
der Masonic auspices.
The bar of the state and Marathon
county paid honor to the dead lawyer
Chief Justice John B. Winslow and
Associate Justice M. B. Rosenberg of
the state supreme court, and former
Justice R. D. Barnes of the court, rep
resented the bar before which Mr..
Brown had appeared with distinction
many times Circuit Judges G. w.
BurneII of Oshkosh and Byron P.
Park of Stevens Point also attended
Emerson Hough, the writer, was
there as representative of the Camp
fire club, to which Mr.. Brown belong
ed Masonic lodges from Merrill and
Tomahawk were also represented
Years ago Mr.. Brown drew land
scape garden plans for Pine Grove
cemetery and superintendent the
planting of trees, building an imperish-
able monument to him. All the trees
were chosen from Marathon county
forests.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1917-09-28
COMMISSIONS TO SELECTS
Wisconsin Men Can Apply for Exam
nation at Camp Custer BY Com
mittee-Bring in SIackers.

Battle Greek, Mich.-Maj. Gen. M.
Dickman announced he will appoint a
commission to examine drafted men
from Wisconsin and Michigan who
think themselves eligible for commits
sions.
Those accepted will be trained in
Camp Custer, instead of Fort Sheri-
dan, starting probably in December.
Drafted men yet to come on the third
and fourth calls will. be as eligible as
those already here.
Wisconsin regiment, the 340th in
fantry, is better than half uniformed.
The medical examinations have been
highly satisfactory and fewer men are
drilling in citizen clothes than any
other regiment.
Two hundred slackers, who failed to
report as ordered were brought here
under guard but none were from Wis
consin.
Parents of Wisconsin boys sent to
Camp Custer will be glad to know
that all selects will have Wednesday
afternoons off, as well as Saturday
afternoon and evening and Sunday.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1917-09-28
COAL SUPPLY IS ASSURED
Report Received by L. c. Whittet
Shows Fuel Is Coming in Rapidly
to Wisconsin BY Boat.

Madison-W Wisconsin is moving rap
idly toward a solution of the ceal stu
alton. A report was received by Sec
rotary L. c. Whittet of the executive
Office from Fuel Investigator w. N.
Fitzgerald in which he stated that coal
was now being moved rapidly to Wis
consine by boat.
"The report is very detailed but it
shows that from many coal mines
fuel is now being moved to Wiscon-
SIM said Secretary Whittet. "His re-
port shows that large consignments
have already been sent. He is very op-
timistic about the relief which Wis
consin will get Immediately. Mr..
Fitzgerald will be kept on the job and
I am sure now that results will be
forthcoming"
About three weeks ago Gov. Philip
appointed Mr.. Fitzgerald, Milwaukee,
as fuel investigator and he has imme-
dlately taken hold of the problem with
all of the Eastern mines.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1917-09-28
GOVERNOR FAVORS.
ENLISTMENT PLAN
Philip SAYS DRAFT BOARDS
READY TO PROCEED
EXAMINATIONS
CROWDER IDEA is APPROVED
Executive Suggests Allowing Men to
Enter Service Ahead Of Call
Number-WouId Give Board
Leave Until Oct IS.

Madison-Gov. e. L. Phillip, in a
communication to Provost Marshal
Crowder, made public by the district
draft board, approves the suggestion
that work be started in examining the
remaining men subject to draft and
says Wisconsin boards are ready to
go ahead
This would mean that the remain
ing registered men would be exam
ined at once.
The governor suggests, however,
that the boards be given a'respite until
Oct. Is, to enable the members to pay
some attention to their private affairs.
Gov. Phillip also believes the govern
inert should continue to supply the
necessary blanks to the men who want
to claim exemption. He also expresses
some doubt as to whether it would be
advisable to call for examination those
men who are not likely to be sum-
moned for service within a reasonable
length of time.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1917-09-28
BIG INCREASE IN VALUE
Wisconsin Property Is Worth About
$1s0,oOo,000 More Than 1t Was
a Year Ago.

Madison-The Wisconsin tax COM
mission has announced that it had
fixed the value of all taxable property
taxed by special laws, such as railroad
property, at $3,607. 470,442.
This is an increase of more than
$180,00O,O00 over the valuation of the
property last year. This class of prop
erty last year was valued at $3,427,-i
1920.
Under the We alton just announced
the real estate in Wisconsin is valued
at S2,929, 281,764, as compared with
$2,819, 280.345 last year. The personal
property in the state this year is val
ued at $678,1Ss,678, as compared with
$607 ,516,S75 last year. The increase
in valuation as compared with that of
last year is 5.27 per cent.
The value of all property in Milwau-
kee county was fixed by the tax COM
mission at $693,842,4 O3, as compared
with $657 .698,367 last year. The real
estate in Milwaukee county was val
ued at $539,251,13O. and the personal
property at s154,591,273.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1917-09-28
GIRL HIDES IN HOT FURNACE
La Crosse Detectives Find Accused
Shoplifter with Hair Singed and
Face Black With Sect.

La Crosse when detectives went to
her home to arrest Margaret Gauley,
20 years old, accused of defrauding a
department store of $500 worth of
merchandise, the girl hid in a large
brick furnace in the cellar.
After two hours search, the police
built a fire in the furnace to smoke
her out" Even then the girl made
no cutlery, and the police, concluding
she had escaped, left the house.
After time Detectives Dufield and
Oscar Brown, suspecting the girl was
still in the cellar, returned. They
opened a door in the rear of the fur
mace and saw a girls foot. When
they dragged her out, her hair was
singed and her face was black with
sott Although the flames were peril
ously near. and the furnace was get
ting hotter every minute, she had
stuck to her hiding place. She was
not seriously injured.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1917-09-28
WILL TEACH WIRELESS AT u
Made Part of Regular Study and Will
Be Made Under Supervision of
Officer from Training Station.

Madison-Wireless telegraphy, with
special application to war service, has
now been made O. regular course at
the University of Wisconsin. A num-
Der of students worked independently
in the university radio station last
year, and during the summer session
course for operators was given, but
university credit for the work is given
for the first time this year.
The radio station is one of the few
to be left in operation after the dec
laration of war because war research
is being carried On with the station
apparatus.
Lieut.. Taylor, radio communication
superintendent at the Great Lakes
Naval Training station in Illinois, re-
Gently visited the Wisconsin station
and made number of tests. An Off
Ger from the naval station will be in
the university this year to carry on
tests with the Great Lake station.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1917-09-28
BIRDS ARE CAUSE OF DEATH
Fumes From Escaping-DoubIe
Funeral is Held.

Fond du Lac-A birds nest, built in
the chimney of their home in the town
of Alto, caused the death of Mr.. and
Mrs. T. FL. Loomans, aged 80 and 81,
respectively, two of the Oldest pio-
neers of the western part of the
county.
Their bodies were discovered lying
one upon the floor and the other upon
a couch, by T. E. Hoppe, a neighbor,
who had gone to the Loomans home
to bring the couple milk. 1t is be-
lieved they arose early and built a
coal fire in the stove.
The chimney becoming stopped up
with the nest the coal gas gathered in
the house and asphyxiated the couple.
The house was filed with gas.
A double funeral for the aged cou-
pie was held.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1917-09-28
Guardsman Killed BY Train.

Marlnette - William Williston, %,
member of Company l, was fatally in
jured at Mansion, when struck by a
Chicago, Milwaukee & ST. Paul train
while crossing the track. His body
was hurled fifty feet, breaking his
neck and he died a half hour later.
His remains were brought home for
burial. Eight members of Company
acted as pallbearers. When Wilson
was struck, his body in passing
through the air, hit the station agent
at Mansion, injuring him quite badly.