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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-29
GERMAN BOY DESERTER
TRAVELS FAR TO DEATH

Berlin, May2S.-After a desperate
fight from the battle front, Adolph
Rugmann. a nineteenyear-old soldier,
who was sent to the trenches a few
months ago. has been killed near
Neustadt Hostein. by the bullet of a
landsturmer
The young man, who had been an
inmate OF a reformatory before he
was drafted for the army. tried To
desert two days after his arrival at
the front in France. but was quickly
recaptured and sent to outer trenches
as punishment
After spending three weeks under
the fire of the French guns he de
serted again. Armed with two army
revolyers. he sneaked away from the
front and tried to reach Holland
through Belgium. When he found
this impossible he attempted to get
10 Denmark
Walking at night and begging his
food at isolated farm houses. the de-
serted got to Holstein. but in Neu-
stadt he was caught On the way to
Eutin. where he was 10 be locked up.
he jumped from the train and made
for nearby forest. The two land
sturmers who were guarding him
fired at him from the swiftly moving
train and killed him.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-29
STEVENSON REGISTERS
FOR CONSUMPTION

Peru, Illinois, May 80 Especially --
Bob Stevenson. professional base.
BAH player, Is the first to register
for army service in Peru under the
selective conscription law. Steven
sons registration papers, taken ont
at Alton, were forwarded to this city
and received by Mayor Massieon to.
day. Stevenson is with the Alton
league aggregation this Spring, but
gives his home address az this city.
Oillcias are preparing for the big
registration rush a week from TO.
morrow, June 5, when over eight
hundred young men are expected to
register in this city.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-29
COMPLAINS OF THIEVES;
FINDS HIMSELF IN JAIL

Berlin, May ga retired shop.
Keeper OF Potsdam recently reported
to the police that his residence had
been entered and robbed during his
absence Asked for details, he stated
that the burglars had carried off 100
pounds Of coffee, 200 pounds OF sugar
80 pounds of bacon and 40 pounds Of
fresh meat.
To his establishment the man was
at once arrested for boarding and
concealng food and he has now been
sentenced to three days In Jail and q
fine of SIS.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-29
GERMANS PUT TO WORK
CONQUERED RUMANIANS

Petrograd, May 2S-The whole of
the civil population in the conquered
part Of Rumania between the ages of
eighteen and fCrty.two has been put
to work for Germany, says a dispatch
from Jassy. the temporary seat of the
Rumanian Government The dis,
patch follows:
"A Rumanian officer left behind in
Wallachia succeeded in passing
through the German lines. and has
brought with him interesting infor.
nation. The whole of the civil popu.
lation between eighteen and forty.
two is he says, compelled to work
for the enemy. The Germans requisi.
ton everything, leaving the popula.
ton hardly enough to eat. The Jew
ish population are very pro.German
and are used by the enemy as agents
In their relations with the civil popu.
lation Nothing but military trains
are running between the Central En-.
pires and the occupied country.
while passing through Wallachia
this officer was discovered by Ger.
man officer, whom he shot, and on
whom he found letters, dated Ludwig.
shafen, complaining bitterly of the
shortage OF food in spite of the oc.
cupation Of portion of Rumania, and
of the fact that all unmarried women
from eighteen upwards were soon to
be called into the railway service"
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-29
A Bit Thin.

Mr.. and Mrs. Newbride had taken Il
modern little villa in a suburb of Lon
dom and Mr.. Newbride was hangin.
the pictures. There was certain
photo Of his wife which he decidet
must 80 up, but which was too small
to suspend from the rail by a cord
He thereupon got substantial MI
and hammered 1t into the wall
There came knock at the door.
ITS Mr.. Nexdor," said his wife, run
ming to the window. Your hammcs
ing's disturbed him.
Mr. Newbrde FASTENED to apologize
%ih. don't mind the noise" replied
Mr.. Nexdor cheerily. ~ only came t.
ask II might hang a picture on th.
other end. London Answers.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-29
ROCK ISLAND CLUB
GIVES FRANCHISE
TO LEAGUE HEAD

Rock Island, Ill.,, May 29-The Rock
Island baseball team became the prop.
erty Of the Three Eyes league today
when President A. T. Tearney refused
to reconsider his decision suspending
First Baseman Dave Williams, who
had been put out Of the game for the
balance of the season for the blow
Umpire Hollingswbrth alleges was
struck at Hannibal on May 20.
The members of the team under di.
rection of Jack Tighe viii continue
10 work at the local park TO keep in
condition, and salaries will he paid
by the local association until June
The game with Bloomington yester.
day was the last one played.
Excuse to Quit, Says Tearney
President Tearney yesterday charg.
ed that the action Of the Rock Island
club In FORGETTING its franchise be.
cause of his refusal TO Immediately
reFi@tate Hrst baseman Williams
was merely an excuse TO quit" II
neither suspended Williams nor bar.
red from organized ball" Tearney
said, u rightiully suspended him be.
cause OF his attempt to make a fight
out Of the game.
u had intended lifting Williams'
suspension last week, but after re-.
ceiying the threat OF the Rock Island
club to quit unless 1t was raised by
Sunday decided ! would not be club
bed into II"
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-29
The Whales Appetite.

A whales appetite is phenomenal,
Ills cllef diet consists of iellylish He
has simply to open his mouth and pad.
die along leisurely in order to take In
icllylish by the wagon load Such IN
The method adopted by the whalebone
whale The sperm whale. on the con.
rary, captures huge squids weighing
often several tons. Like his brother
tue wlnlehone whale. he must he con.
lantly on the lookout for food other.
wise 'le would starvc. As many IA
onrtccn senls have boon taken from
ilrty foot killer"
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-29
SPORTS
SCOOP
4s+s++++s-sS+.++-s+s+t+-s:E*
Patriotic Day.
Friend, Scoop:

fdITtOltS LAY.
Fall in line. shoulders erect, chest
out. that's the idea for tomorrow at
the big patriotic day celebration. Ev-
cry mothers son ought to be in line
tomorrow when anyone Of those five
bands start pIayin' a few patriotic
airs.
Let's make this the biggest turnout.
the city has ever witnessed. Let's
have more in the parade than is wit
Messing the review. We want all Of
the vim, viaor and zip" that this town
has, and we got plenty II every per
son will do their "bt". The only ex.
emptions from marchin' will be pao-
pie past 20, children under years.
and crippIes, invalids or blind people.
For those who don't want to march,
let EN- ride in autos, any way just so
we have big turnout, the bigger the
better. Cause the camera man will
take pictures of the parade and then
send them to Berlin to be shown at
all the theatres. When the Kaiser
lamps" the big turnout, he is going
to feel sick and uneasy and wish that
the war was over. In case he don't
see the parade, in the movies, may
some of his friends will. they'll tell
him so you see the GOD OF WAR
MARS WILHELM is going to find
out about it.
Well. Scoop, your soar feet won't
count for thing. Remember the
parade starts promptly at 1880 O..
clock. Look out for the elephants.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-29
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
Warranty Deeds.


Oliver j. Belknap and wife to Mary
c. Newell, pit neA neA SO So 2, $19l.
ID. y. Jones ct al to Otis S. Payne,
Its / 2 b Grand Ridge, $3.50.
Michael Haniiel and wife to VIM.
]. Graham, It's SO IG2, States add,
Ottawa. 800 s T..
G. \ d. Mfg. Go. 10 Ernest II.
Schroeder, s2OOft Il 10 b 3 sub o II |,
Main street add, Streator. $4,000
Leroy Smith to Fred Sharf, ~ 1t 10,
b 80, La Sale, $4,000.
Quit Claim Deeds.
Margaret l.. Lorng TO Raymond e.
Loring, Its 10 to IA in swh s 1t 7 In I
sub Its IA Is In II s in nwA pit 1t .
In sec Z 80 s. ST.
Mortgages.
Elwood Millar and wife to Equitable
L5efF assn fJFElfsseh 10 % !
Annie Remeta and wife to Streator
II. d "a, l.. ASST n ~ b l Sansoms
aAll b,lsator l46Ol FL
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-29
c. ALLEN HAS BEST
SCORE AT RIFLE CLUB

clyde Allen hung up a record for
consecutive bull's eyes made AT COT
yards distance, getting . straight. II
is very rare that rineman gets over
II or u bulls eyes in row, especial.
~ at This distance The above record
Is phenomenal one in Wow OF the
Tact that variable tail wind of FROM
to 10 miles velocity was blowing at
the time, and in view of the further
Tact that the sky was thickly over.
cast with clouds producing poor
light.
The following are the scores at 600
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-29
BENNY LEONARD IS
NEW CHAMPION;
kAYOESF. WELSH
HEBREW soxER HANGS SLEEP
PUNCH ON WELSH IN NINTH
ROUND OF BOuT-LEoNARO is
UNDlSPUTED CHAMPION.

New York, May 29.-The fistic world
is paying homage to Benny Leonard!
today. The little Harlem boxer is the
new king OF the lightweights ana he
promises to become one OF the most
popular boxers who has ever worn the
crown.
Leonard VIII be lioniaed because he
has what every champion should have
"a knockout punch Fred Welsh, who
was knocked out in nine rounds by
Leonards last night was an unpopular
champion for The reason that he did
not knock ont his opponents, because
he was always content TO 90 ten
rounds and collect his end OF the re-
ceipts.
With Leonard it will be different.
He has climbed to the heights OF the
lightweight division mainly because
he brushed aside all opposition in n
clean and decisive manner His last
few battles, including his victory
over Welsh, have been won thru
knockouts. He is the kind of cham
pion who commands respect and pop
ularity. He Is not a staller.
Leonards ascendancy to the light
weight throne is one OF the best things
that could have happened to boxing
He is the sort Of champion who re-
calls the days Of real champions
the days of Cans, Nelson and VOL
CAST.
That Leonard will play his cham
pionship role correctly was made
pain today when he said: Il hope
| will prove worthy of the lightweight
title worthy successor Of the great
lightweights of other days"
In their first class a year ago Leon
ard fought Welsh out of condition and
gained point decision, but al no time
was the Britisher in danger of being
stopped The second time they fought
Welsh made 1t his business to train
and get into the best OF shape. the
result being he administered lacing
to the aspirant for his title.
In the battle last night, which
closed Welshs career as champion,
there WIS no indication for eight
rounds that the bout would not 20 the
limit OF ten rounds. Leonard, aided
by youth and strong punch. however
had SO much the better Of the milling
that he would have won the popular
verdict beyond all question, had
Welsh been able to stick the full dis.
lance. Benny never once let up in
his attack on his foe and landed tell
ing punches time and again, while
those landed by Welsh did not carry
damaging force.
End Came In Ninth.
When the ninth round began Welsh
missed with two lefts which he aimed
for the face, at the same time book
Ing left swing that Leonard shot At
Lin. Leonard, however coming on
like a Fash sent the champion TO his
knees with a y0lley of lefts and rights.
When Freddie got up Leonard shot an.
other vClley OF punches to Welsh
head, which sent the champion reel.
ing TO the ropes Wplshs hands erip.
ped the ropes and he hung there until
Referee Mcfarland released his hold.
As Wclsh's hands we've released he
started to fill, and he would have
gone thru the ropes and into the press
stand had not his seconds jumped in.
to the right and caught him. The ref
cree then stopped the fight.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-29
BERLIN CROWDS TO SEE
MOEWE MOVIES

Berlin, May 2S.-In the presence of
number OF the crew Of the Moewe
the deeds of this famous sea raider
on her osecnd cruise were shown in
moving pictures for the first time al
the Charlottenburg Opera House.
Thousand of people practically fought
for admission. and the initial perform
ance ne;ted a surplus of nearly $4,000
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-29

V7F'FItt U
Strike outs-Falling. 2; Hefron. 10,
T1ree-base hits-L. Boy.e, Z. Boyle,
Falling, Weinreich Bundy. Umpire
Sage Scorer askin.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-29
Very Good.

This little poem, which we dug out
OF magazine pears to US to be about
as good as any we've read. Give il
the once over and see IL you agree.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-29

made all my money by never buy.
Ing at the bottom and never selling ut
the tup.-Lord Rothschild.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-29

Sarah When ! married you thought
You were brave man. John So dld
everybody else.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-29

for the relief fund of the German
navy.
The films show the destruction OF
every enemy or neutral ship captured
and sunk by the raider when she
secured the Atlantic for the second
time in December, January and Feb
ruary. The photos were made by
acknowledgements Wolf, second
officer OF the crew.
SUBSCRIBE NOW FOR THE FREE
TRADER-JOuRNAL.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-29

~ IVITVN EII5 dTF THU SVUTPN 1T QUO
yards slow fire. possible so:
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-22
What My Mother Wrote the President

BY Julie NJ. Lippman OF the Vgilantes
"a TO doubt there numberless German born Ameri-
| "a cans who have suffered indescribably since
the outbreak of the war; between their
instinct of loyalty the ideal "Vaterand" they
conceived it, and actual of it, in its Prussianized
form it exists today.
My dear mother dead. one of these.
At first she roundly denounced the Allies. "Ferfid
GUS Albion Degenerate France. Russia, really the
friend of Germany rcacherously led mobolize
the border.
1t was impossible to make my mother believe that
Germany was not the poor underdog bounded and set
upon by pack of ravening ready her limb
from limb
Often and often walked night to hear her crying,
she lay in her bed next to mine
my friends and hers to spare her Not to
about the in her hearing. But could no. man
age to keep ignorance of what going Day
by day the the the letters that
times still used to arrive from relatives and other
dear the other side. Germany, Belgium Eng
land France.
Then day. be exact, it the 2St of last
March, my mother to with sheet of notepaper
n her hand and l read:
New York. March 2S 1917.
Mr. President
Marie S. Lippman, born in Ai1a- Chapelle, Prussia.
December 1th 1886 therefore so old naturalzed
United States since 1860, writing in
my well in that of my late husband,
Adolph Lippman VINO this country in 1SAS and
who this hour of peril would stand for human and
tura liberties Loyalty and unreservedy he stood for
them during the war of 1861.
We implore you Mr.. President to the great power
by the people, for the preservation of Amer
honor and American rights which the honor and
the rights of humanity throughout the world.
Since the Prussans make present peace impossible,
let give them WAR that under God there be ulti
mate peace before which country stand
graced
Respectfully,
MARIE LIPPMAN
To President Woodrow Wilson
The White House, Washington, D. c.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-22

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III Rou K.WouHon.
Nou K.WouHon.
A LITTLE SLICE o. LIFE

A LITTLE SLICE O. LIFE
Last Christmas gave my wife check
AS little seasonable token
In the excitement of the day she mis-
laid it.
She looked for it franticalIy, but said
nothing.
She didn't want me to know she had
lost it.
Along in April l took my SIS out Of
the bank .--.-- -....
And put it in another bank.
| was sore at the first bank because
But never mind why.
Along in July my wife found her
Christmas check
In one of the drawers Of the sewing
machine.
She went and presented it at the old
bank
And was told that | had removed my
account
They wouldn't cash it, the brutes.
She went to the bank across the street
And found that my account was there,
So she presented her Christmas check,
But they wouldn't cash it
Because it was drawn on the first
bank
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-22

tered the war; study long and hard the last SEN
tence.
''When your decree for war hath once passed,
let there be no dispute whether it ought or not
to have been undertaken
Demosthenes had no love or respect for the
sniveling coward who was trying to wreck his
nation by internal disagreements and by dissem-
nation of the doctrine, 1--WE ought to have stay
ed out of the war" He held that after war had
been decreed, there was no way back, the bridges
had been burned, the whole nation had to accept
the ultmatum.
And so let it be with us.
There can be no dispute whether the war
ought or ought not to have been undertaken.
The war must be won.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-22
The County Highway Superintendent

Wayne county's good roads are known all over
Indiana and Ohio Automobiles and farmers
know their excellence. Tourists praise them to
the skies Road experts and highway engineers
look to Wayne county for inspiration and ad-
vice..
The good roads of this county advertise the
sterling worth of the man who keeps them in a
high degree of excellence. Superintendent Jones
brought to his task rich experience. He kept
ahead of his job; studied the problems of road
conservation; spent money to gather data and to
see for himself how others did it.
Today he is looked upon as one of the pre-
mier county highway superintendent of Indiana.
Purdue university keeps in close touch with him.
The road experts of that school call on him for
data and for advice. He is an advertisement for
our community.
His removal from office would be calamity.
1t would mean that politics had again triumphed
over ability and virtue. The work OF Jones is a
monument to his name and an endorsement Of
his ability. He richly deserves re-appointment
by the county commissioners.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-22
POULTRY PRICES UP

NEW YORK, Dec. 22.-With Christ
mas failing on a meatless day, and
poultry of all kinds. scarce and high in
price, fish may be'the principal dish
for many holiday dinners In New
York, leading market men said today.
Turkeys will cost from As to 80 cents
a pound and they will be unusually
scarce. Other poultry also will cost
more than usual for this season of
the year.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-22
WITH APOLOGIES TO GEORGE N.

WITH APOLOGIES TO GEORGE N.
CONAN
over here, over here.
over here, Overhere. over here,
The Yanks are working, the Yanks
are working.
There is NO Sinking over here.
over here, over here,
over here, over here, over here
And we'll hustle with coin and mus.
Gle. -
And well all stand pat
Till it's over. over l.ere. ..
Let us try to forget the war" says
one public lecturer. -,,~-
Very good, professor, but the point
is that the war won't forget us. war
is a very pestiferous thing. 1t keeps
sticking around and butting in. 1t
never take hint and never notices a
snub.
The only way to get rid of war is
to Jump in and beat it to death.
After the LaFollette trial it is to be
hoped the jury will have the grace to
retire for few minutes, just for the
sake of appearances at least.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-22
THOUGHTS TO THINK
ABOUT

Over-rate yourself and others
will in a direct ratio under.rate
you; you thus become the
stumbling block to yourself.
Quarantine the quarreler and
the gutter and you guarantee
health, happiness and Heaven;
Harmony and Hope are safe
then.
He who hits straight from the
shoulder usually hits facts fair
in the face; say what you mean
and mean what you say.
In advertising as in every
thing else you do, it's your de-
termination that gets for you
your demands. Do not forget
that you may get as great benz
fits from reading and answer.
ing Palladium Want Ads, as
you will get by spending your
own money in advertising. Read
today's Want Ads. When You
advertise in the Palladium you
reach 50 percent of the homes
in Richmond.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-22
CnOIRS ARRANGE
FITTING MUSIC
FOR CHRISTMAS
Elaborate Services to Be
Held in Nearly All of the
Churches, Sunday.

Music in the Richmond churches
will have en- added significance this
Christmas time because of the war.
The programs have been arranged
with more care than ever before by
choirs and their leaders. Nearly all
the Protestant churches have arranged
elaborate programs.
The Community sing at the East
Main Street Friends church Sunday Of
ternoon at O'Clock for all residents
Of the city will be feature of the
Christmas music The High schoo!
orchestra will play and there will be
special solo numbers in addition to
many community songs.
To Have Midnight Service
4 midnight service has been an
nounced at St. Pauls Episcopal church
for Monday evening.
Carolers who will sing for the Red
Cross have been invited to attend the
services. Members of the Sunday
school will participate in Red Cross
demonstration. Rev. r. ID. Baldwin
will conduct the services
Solemn high mass ill be solemnized
at the midnight hour Christmas eve
at st. Mary's Catholic church. A spe-
cial program Of musical numbers has
been prepared by the members of the
choir.
The following programs will be
given by the choirs of the different
churches:
FIRST M. e. CHURCH
Rev. r. L. Semans, pastor, will
preach a Christmas sermon in the
morning at 1880 o'clock and in the
evening will give Dickens christmas
Carol arranged as a monologue
The following musical program will
be presented AT the morning service:
"Christmas Carol" The Juniors
20, Little Town of Bethlehem -
(Neidlinger).
Solo-"It Came Upon the Midnight
Clear" (Parker), Mrs. Slant.
Quartet - "Shepherds Abiding
(Birch,
Evening, 7:3o O'Clock.
Quartet-"Christm Song
Birthday of King" (Neid-
linger) Miss Floyd.
Solo-(Selected) Mrs. Ray Long
necker.
Quartet-"Hark, Hark With Harps
of Cold Marston.
At the party for the children Mon
day evening, Rev. Mr.. Semans will tell
the Christmas story There will be a
Christmas tree in the Sunday school
room. There will be a treat for the
children but will not consist of candy
on account of the war
Each member of the school will
bring gift for some unfortunate per
son.