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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-07
DRAFT BOARD ENDS
FIRST DUTY; AWAITS
SELECTION OF MEN
OTTAWA EXEMPTION WORKERS
FINISH FIRST LAP Of BIG
UNDERTAKING LISTS REAOY
FOR FORWARDING TO CAPITAL.

The draft exemption board No. /,
OF La Sale county, holding session in
the Office Of L. II. Strawn in the Cen.
ttal Life building, where temporary
Headquarters have been established
for the prcliminarics incident to draft.
will complete its canvas of northern
Townships Of the county this evening
and will have their lists ready for for,
wafding TO state and national capitals.
Members of the board are l.. II
Strawn, C. p. Gardner ara DR.. J. W.
Petit. Assisting in the clerical work
are G. X. Petty, w. W. Nash, ID. G.
Cairns and Miss Sheehan. all of whom
have been literally and fguratiyely
straining every nerve in order that
the monumental task may be com
pleted before nightfall.
A total Of 3,l6 cards were supplied
by Dist No. t. 1t fell the lot of the
exemption board to compare all cards
and copies carefully, prepare lists of
registered men and to give a serial
number to each card, then to com
pare the lists with The cards and one
of the board members to making an
affidavit to each copy showing that
it is true replica of the original.
Four lists have been made of each
the provost generals Office at Wash
ineton another goes to adiutant gen
erals office at Springfield, a third will
be retained by the exemption board
for use in its permanent headquartera
when it gets down to the wedding out
process, and the fourth will be Pre-
scented to the newspapers with re-
quests that the names be printed,
showing the serial number Of each
man.
Drawings according to announce
ments. made this morning at Mr.
Strawn's office, will be made by the
numbers given by the exemption
board, rather than by the cards issued
at the time of registration and now
carried as certificates of registration.
This will offer fewer complications
than the plan first promulgated in
which it was intended to draw ac-
cordng to the numbers on the reg
istration certificates, and will facili-
tate the work TO greater degree.
The Dist. No. ! cards are numeri.
caIly arranged from to 3164
All of this work of preparations in
anticipation Of the draft had to be
completed before tonight, and from
the lists sent TO Washington the Sc
lection of men for the new federal
army will be made fairly and impair
TALLY thru the drawing method an
nounced above.
The local board is now in receipt
of complete instructions relative tc
It's duties in connection with cxamin
atlons of claimants for exemption
I following the first draft selection.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-07
HOBO WHO BIT COP
PRISONER AT co. JAIL.

Richard Stratton, a hobo with a
penchant to use his teeth, Is prison
er at the La Sale county Jail, serv.
ing out q 5000 fine all because he bit
a hunk out of officer BieRersiedt, a
member of the La Sale police force
Biederstedt attempted to arrest Stra
ton and when the 'bo found himself
in the clutches Of the law he retalli
ated with clutches Of his jaw.
The result is Biederstedt Is minus
portion of his hand tho doctors
claim there Is no danger of hydro
phobia and that In few days he viii
ing had ever happened,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-07
HOPE T0START WORK
ON HOSPITAL WITHIN
NEXT THIRTY DAYS
ANNEX TO RYBllRN HOSPITAL
WILL BE OPERATED ON ECO
NOMIC PLAN--ARCHITECTS ARE
DOING PRELiM MiNARY WORK BE.
FORE ADVERTISING FOR BIDS.

Work on the King annex to Ryburn
hospital may be started within the
next thirty days, according to the an
nouncement made today by Patrick
rJ. Meaeher, commissioner of public
property, to Free Trader-Journal re.
porter
The $4,000 bond issue, together
with sum of $32,000 bequest from
the King estate, is now available and
architects are at work making pre-
lminary plans. prior to the advertis.
ing for bids. Charges that delays are
being forced in an effort to stave off
work on the addition are denied in
official circles.
Commissioner Meagher has made
several visits to hospitals, where he
has viewed the institutions and made
notes, in order to guide him on plans
to he suggested for Ottawa's new phil
anthropie institution.
In speaking with reporter Mr.
Meagher said;
I'VE shall aim TO provide hospital
that will give service to the patients
at moderate cost. It will not be our
idea to fit up building that will ne
cessitate the charging of eXhorbitant
rates in order to make expenses.
| believe in first class hospital in ev
| cry respect, but do not believe in fit
| ting up rooms to the finest perfection
The majority Of the people of Ottawa
cannot afford to pay a large price fol
private room, and in fact no one car
afford to pay high prices during sick
ness.
I'VE hope to start on the work with
in the next thirty days, but there has
been some delays due to the fact o
differences having arisen over the
plans to be submitted for the erection
of the annex ! hope to see The build
ng completed before the cold weathe
sets in and shall give it all my atten
tion.
Miss Elizabeth Assellne, sWperin
tcndcnt of the hospital, when inter
viewed by reporter, stated that sh
did not know when work would b'
started on the new King annex. Sh
expressed her hope that the tasl
would be started shortly, owing t
the crowded conditions now existlh
at the institution.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-07
OTTAWA FIRM BUILDS
ST. BEDE'S MEM. ARCH

Sjnnolt Bros. Tho Ottawa contrac-
tors. have started breaking ground at
the st. I3ede college premises for the
erection of the new ornamental arch
which has been donated to the insti.
tuition by the St Bede Alumni Asso-
citation. says the La Sale Post
The arch will be situated at the en-
trance to the college lawn and will
consist of two large brick supports
trimmed with stone and handsome
arch constructed Of ornamental steel
with the name "St. Bedes College
worked into the design,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-07
GLElMS IN FATAL
AUTO MISHAP NEAR
WICHITA LAST NIGHT

Word flashed TO Ottawa to-day an
nouneed the fatal iniurIng of Mrs.
Rachel Elder, a former Ottawa resi-
dent, in an auto accident last nigh,,
near Wichita, Kansas. Mrs Elder was
in company of Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Glem, now of Larned, Kansas, but
erstwhle residents of this city, who
were on their way here to visit rela
tiyes, when the fatality occurred.
No particulars were contained In the
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-07

meaere information sent to local rela-
tives The auto was Mt Gleims s anu
he and his wife are announced as nav
ing passed thru the mishap without
serious injury.
The Gleims left their home In Lar
ned and drove TO wichita to visit Mrs,
Elder who Is a cousin of Mrs J, j.
Hornung, of Deer Park and yesterday
started for Ottawa. They were only
little ways from the city, as near as
can be learned herr when the car met
with tn accident which cassed Mrs
Eldrs death. lAAls
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-07
TWENTY MACHINES AT
HIGH ALTITUDE BOMB
ENGLISH CAPITAL
OTHER CITIES HIT
COAST TOURES ASSAULTED
FROM SKIES IN GERMAN CAM
PAlGN OF FRlGHTFULNESS-
ATTACKED BY BRITISH filters.

London, July 7German air raid
ers struck at London again today in
their campaign of terror aud fright
fulness.
The city was bombarded by twenty
aeroplanes and many bombs were
dropped.
1t was one of the biggest air fleets
that ever carried out an air attack
against the British capital
| Lord French. commander in chief
of the home forces, made an official
announcement, saying:
"At $3.50 o'clock this morning air
craft in considerable numbers and op-
Grating in two parties were sighted OF
the Isle of Thanst and the east coast
of Essex
Later other official information was
forthcoming giving some OF the detail
of the attack
1t was just an hour after Lord
French made bis ttsi Satement that
the raider were seen above London.
They few so high and so swiftly 1t
was difficult to trace their flight
As the Germain air planes approach
ed London the high angle guns were
turned loose and shrapnel pelted the
clouds around the attackers.
British aeroplanes shot alfot as rap
idly as their motors could carry them
to give battle to the Germans.
The Germans employed more aero
planes in their latest attack than ever
before In the previous raid they
used 16 machines. In. that attack ov-
, er 100 persons, including many women
and children. were killed in the east
END of London,
The attack was not confined entirely
to this city. Bombs were dropped at
other places as well
One of the group of raiding ma
chimes passed to the northwest ana
the other to the southwest as the at
tack on London was De6uu
The weather was well suited to the
needs of the German air men. The
sun was shining but there was a slight
haze and low lying clouds gave them
plenty of opportunity to ambushade
themselves when the British aviators
got too close.
Despite the dangers the police mad
great difficulty in holding the people
back and in persuadlng them to take
refuge in bomb proofs.
Persons in the streets and on the
roofs had an excellent view OF the
thrilling spectacle The raiders new
directly over the city and as they ala
40 puffs of white smoke could be seen
in the sky where the shrapnel from
the antiair craft guns were explod
ing
The Germans travelled at terrlfic
! gpeed but the British planes could
be seen darting after them ana the
sound of machine guns came down
. from aloft in cracking waves
, AT one time more than 30 German
/ and British aeroplanes could be seen
, simultaneously.
What attitude of the populaee was
admirable and at no time was there
any sign of panic
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-07

Among British birds the cuckoo lays
the smallest egg In proportion to It's
size and the guilcmot the largest egg.
Though the latter bird Is only about
the size of the raven. its eggs are near
~ five inches In length
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-07

Soap rubbed into the finger nails hc
fore working IN the garden will Keep
out much OF the dirt aud Keep the nails
from looking dirty,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-07
Along Gave the Facts.

No matter what the outcome 1t must
be universally admitted that the
Free Trader.Journal press service
in all instances is leading the field
in supplying uptothe-minute tele-
graphic news. Last night. as in
scores of other instances, the Free
Trader-Journal was the only paper in
Ottawa to give the details and cor
rect vote on the booze question Its
agencies are working night and day to
furnish readers Of this paper the best
news in the most concise correct and
reliable manner.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-07

Oil paint can he made to adhere to
cement by first washing the cement
with per cent suIphuric acid and al
owing II to dry thoroughly.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-07
PREDICT THAT HALF.
OF OTTAWA SALOONS
WILL HAVE TO CLOSE
FREE TRADER-JOURNAl'S Ex-
elusive STORY STRIKES CON-
STERNATiON IN HEARTS OF
"PREPARED" OWNERS or DRAM
SHOPS.

Yesterdays action in the senate at
Washington when John Barleycorn
was caught foul amidrift, caused con
siderable CONSERVATION in Ottawa not.
withstanding that local liquor dealers
were long preparing for the anesthetic
and subsequent operation that
was awaiting the geltneman from Pc
oria and Louisville in the congress
sonal hospital.
Local dealers experienced a tumult
of emotions Some of them patted
their own backs when they thought of
their preparedness and the cellar full
Of bonded goods Others, when they
were informed exclusively in the Free
Trader-Journal of the Senate action
made telegraph wires hum in an effort
to lay in supply before the law be
came effective. Then word in the Free
Trader-JournaI, as certified by the
Tribune and Herald. of Chicago, some
sixteen hours later, was more thorOly
digested and the men who bOasted
their preparedness and thought of the
cellar full of liquor, began to worry
The law said very plainly that nc
goods could be extracted from bono
for beverage purposes and the cellars
full began to loom as white elephant,
of the costliest kind The man withou
preparation secured solace from hi
empty basement and counted his prof
its in unspent hundreds
May Close Up Many.
The senate action which. accordin
to reports from Washington. will b
duly approved by the lower house
will result in half of Ottawa's So
looms going out of business, If tn
assertion of one prominent liquo
dealer is dependable
Half Ottawas saloons will hav
pretty tough shedding. can't Sc
how some of the boys will exist unde
| the new ruling There are many plac
es in the city that do almost exclusive
ly whiskey business. There are few
saloons who specialize in a beer trade
"Ottawa's revenle will be reduced
| accordingly, but then 1t may all be TO
the best" he concluded
City is Prepared
In anticipating just such legislation
| from Washington the commissioner II
preparing their budget for 19l7,19l
made provisions for spending onl
about half the revenue derived iron
saloon licenses If their guess is good
and If the liquor leader makes good o
lis promise. the city will come on
If the emergency none the worse 70
wear
eve figured on just such a move
| said Commissioner Campbell, who |
| in charge of the city's financial dc
partment land | do not think we wi
| be forced into any stringency, eve /
case half the saloons do close thei
doors and stop selling intoxicants w
arranged for a reduction and If
comes we will be prepared for it, h
ended
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-07

10 know how to do without things
IN to possess them,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-07
THE WEATHER.

Sunday partly cloudy,
Somewhat warmer Sun
day.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-11-13

 MEN BIG JOB

CAMPP FUNSTON, Nov. 12.-One of the biggest problems which Mrjor Gen. Leonard Wood and his staff has had to face at Camp Funston, national army cantonment, has been the classi- fication of the men sent to the canton ment for training. This work has been done systematically and the staff has a card index of every man in the camp.
 Just when we had classified all ou. men and organized the various com panies." said Lieutenant Colonel Charles E. Kilbourne, chief of stan. we received orders to transfer 15,000 ow the men, This threw everything up in the air. We had to send select ed men and so several company organ izations were broken up. We are not complaining, however. for we can ap- preciate the tremendous problems which the war department has to face.'
 Colonel Kilbourne said that of the 40 900 men received at Camp Funston so far, there were now only 29,0OO at the camp, the other 11,00O having been sent to other camps Four thousand more are still to be transferred.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-11-13

them until they were almost unre- cognizable."
 The correspondent then continues:
 -Four military cadet schools have been the scenes of conflict. The young officers were called upon ts, surrender but refused on the gror 1 that they were acting under orders Some firing occurred, and in the case of the Vladimir school the fight was prolonged, the revolutionary forces us- ing field guns with somewhat disas- trous results to the buildings.
 When the school finally was taken by the Red Guard some of the cadets were killed and their bodies thrown into the street A commissary of the military revolutionary committee in charge of the beseigers was almos, lynched in trying to save the lives of youths. He was rescued only through the opportune arrival of a municipal committee"
Bisbee daily review., 1917-11-13
Takes Message to Sanan,ies NOU On
 tue French Front
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LONDON, Nov. l12.-Gov. h. l. Beeckman of Rhode Island arrived in London today on his way 10 France where he will deliver a personal mes sage from President Wilson to the American troops and the greetings oi the people of the New England states to their sons in the United States army contingents. The governor, who is accompanied by Mrs. Beeckman said to the Associated Press today:
 We plan to fly from London tc Paris. Just when and where we vii start cannot be divulged owing to the military requirements. l will fly IT one machine and Mrs. Beeckman ir another We will art at the same time and eXpetc to be in Paris about four hours later. Mrs. Beeckman is an experienced flyer, havin been up seven times in the United States. ! have never flown.
 My reason for the proposed fiighi is simply that want to face some dangers when our brave boys in France are facing 50 many"
 Before leaving the United tstes MT BOockman saw President Wilson, whose parting words were:
 Tell our boys by greatest wish is that l might be with them
Bisbee daily review., 1917-11-13
REGULATIONS OF XMAS MAIL MADE
 BY DEPARTMENT
(By Review Leased Wire.)

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12.-Christ- mas packages for men serving on American war vessels abroad must reach New York not later than No vember 24, the navy department an nounced tonight is issuing regulations to guide persons sending gifts to off cers and men of the navy both at home and in foreign waters.
 Similar regulations apply to pack ages sent to members of the expedi- tionary forces in France, and the Iact tha. improperly packed boxes have been received at New York for ship ment to Europe prompted the post office department today to issue or ders to postmasters throughout the country not to accept such packages unless they meet the requirements.
 The regulations issued by the navy department follow:
 Packages forwarded by parcel post post should be inclosed in substantial boxes with hinged or screw top cover to facilitate opening and inspecting.
 -All boxes shipped by express are liimted to 20 pounds in weight, should measure not more tha" two cubic feet in volume, be of wood, well strapped and have a hinged or schrew top t3 facilitate opening and inspecting.
 No perishable food product other than those inclosed in cans or glass jars should be packed in parcel post or express shipments.
 "All main matter shoulr be addrssed as now prescribed by the postal regu- lations. All express packages should be forwarded in care of Supply Officer, navy yard, New York.
 'All packages must be plainly marked withthe name and address of the sender, together with a notation indicating the nature of the contents, such as Christmas box, or Christmas present.
 The supply officer at New York will cause each express package to be opened and carefully examined to see that nothing of an explosive or other dangerous character is forwarded"
Bisbee daily review., 1917-11-13
REPORTS CONTRADICTORY.
.(By Review Leased Wire.)

LONDON, Nov 12.-The DailyMail's Petrograd correspondent telegraphins at noon Monday, says reports from Moscow are contradictory, but that it seems probable order has been re- stored there. The correspondent then gives the following account of the termination of the armored car fight in Petrograd Sunday afternoon:
 Toward 8 o'clock the car came 10 a standstill at the corner of Cogol street and Isaac square owing to lack of petrol. Sailors took. cover behind stacks of wood piled in the square and fired volleys at the car, which re piled weakly. 4 sailor then crept toward the car. He reached it unob- served. put his rifles through a slit and tired repeaeedly. Other sailors rushed up and smashed open the doors and dragged out the wounded mill tary cadets. bayoneted them and threw them on the. ground and stamped upon
Bisbee daily review., 1917-11-13
Old Time DeUice
 Resurrected Bu
 Huns for SerUice
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LONDON, Nov. 12.-The admiralty has issued the following statement re garding the electrically-controlle sea raiders which the Germans have been operating off Belgium and several ci which have been destroyed:
 'The electrically controlled motor boats used on the Belgian coast are twin petrol engine vessels and travel at d high rate of speed. They carry drum with between 30 and 30 miles of insulated single core cable, through which the boat is controlled electri, cally. The forepart carries a consid- erable charge of high explosives. pro bably from BOO to 800 pounds in weight
 The method of operating is to start the engine. after which the crew leave the boat A seaplane. protected by a strong fighting patrol. then accom- panies the vessel at a d catsieno panies the vessel at distance O. from three to five miles and sibnals the shore operators of the helm. These signals need only be 'starboard.' port or steady
 The boat is zigzagged while being steered into a ship and the charge eX- ploded automatically.
 "The device is very old one A lioat similarly controlled was usei in II. M. s. Vernon, a torpedo experi mental ship as far back as 1885 The only new features in the German boat are the petro engines and wireless signal neither of which existed then
Bisbee daily review., 1917-11-13
ATHLETICS IN
 CAMP 60 BIG

CAMP FUNSTON, Kans.. Nov. 12.- Athletics is playing one of the biggest parts in the training of the men of the Eighty-Ninth national army division at Camp Funston. Stan members lay special stress on the necessity of ath- letics, declaring it puts fight and spir- it into the men,
 Football is to be continued just as long as the weather permits, according to Lieut. Paul Wilmington, director of athletics at the cantonment This winter the athletic work will consist of boxing. wrestling, handball, basket ball, indoor racing and all kinds of intra1mural sports.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-11-13
TRoTzKY CONFIDENT

(By ReVleW Leased WlIe.)
 PETROGRAD, Nov. 12.-7 ?. m.)- Leon Trotzky. principal aide of Niko lai Lenine, at the Smolny institute to- day replied to a request from the As sociated Press for his views on the situation as follows:
 ''I may say that we are making all our statements now by means of can non. 1 have nothing to say other wise"
 Premier Kerensky is reported liv- ing in the palace at Gatchina.
 The Boleshaviki leaders appear to be confident of the support of the army.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-11-13
THE NEW NAME

PETROGRAD, Sunday. Nov. 1.-The official title of the new workmen's and soldiers government is ''The Tempo rary Peasants and WOrkmens gov ernment." The workmen's and sol diers' congress has appointed a new central committee composed ow sixty two Bolsheviki. twenty-nine social rev olutionists. six social democratic in ternationalists. three Ukrane socialists and one social revolutionist Maximal- ist. A call has been issued for a peasants congress.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-11-13
RVokES ACTION.
(By Review Leased Wire.1

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio. Nov r.. - City authorities and the Monday Mu- sical club reconsidered their decision not to permit Frieda Temple, soprano of the Metropolitan opera house. to sing here. when Miss Hempel's at torneys offered proof that she had been active in patriotic work They denied the report circulated here that Miss Hempel had refused to sing The Star Spangled Banner"
Bisbee daily review., 1917-11-13
PAcIFIsT ARRESTED.
CBy Review Leased wire.)

DULUTH, Minn., Nov. 12.-An at tempt to hold a meeting of the Peo' ple's Council of America for Demo cracy and Terms of Peace here to- night resulted in the arrest of Pro lessor Scott Nearing of Toledo and New York, president and chairman of the executive committee of the council
 Nearing will be turned over to th- federal authorities tomorrow.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-11-13
CONFLICT IN NEWS.
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LONDON, Nov 12-James Ramsey Mcdonald, labor member Of parlia- ment, according to the Daily Chroni- cle, received on Monday through 3 third party, a message from Premier Kerensky of Russia saying that Ker- enesky had arrived in Petrograd on Saturday and the authority of the pro- visional government had been re-es- tablished. The Chronicle points out a discrepancy between this message and telegram from it's Petrograd cor responedent dated Monday in which the chaotic condition of affairs there is summarized as follows:
 ''The provisional government forces to maintain office. while the Boleshe- wiki have insufficient forces to exert authority"