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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-16
GAY DIVORCE HAS
'FIANCE' ARRESTED:
HAS Her $500 CASH
FORMER MRS. SElTZ CLAIMS SHE
GAVE A LOTHARiO MONEY TO
INVEST FOR HER AND HE IN
INVESTED 1T FOR HIMSELF.

Mrs. Dorothy Wolfe Seitz, who fig
ured in a sensational divorce ease in
the Circuit Court few months ago. is
having her woes. Mrs. Wolfe-Seitz.
tho she is known now as Mrs. Wolfe.
has had warrants issued for her af.
anced-Jerry Tierce, of La Sale
and G, W. Hess, of the same city.
charging the two with conspiracy TO
obtain money under false pretenses.
Shortly after their arrest The two
men appeared in Squire Youngs JUS
tice shop and secured continuance.
1t appears that shortly after Mrs.
Wolfe received divorce from Peter
Seitzt she became enamoured of
fierce or he with her, and that she
gave him $500 OF her money. She al
leges that he promised to open a "a.
loon In La Sale with the money and
TO support her for one year, at the
end of which they would be married.
As she had but recently been divorced
1t was essential that they wait a year.
Mrs. Wolfe, trusting completely in
the word of her ''wOOer" readily gave
him the money, he promising 10 open
the thirst parlor at once and that his
contributions to her larder would
commence at one and the same time.
The time is up and she claims that
he has failed to fulfil every promise.
Therefore, she had Tierce. and his as
sociate, Hess, hailed into court on the
above charge.
This case comes as a sequel of
Tierce having caused Mrs. Wolfe's ar
rest some days ago on a charge Of
disturbance OF the peace. She be-
came alarmed over the existing con.
dltiOns and went to Tierce's home to
demand the return of her money. He
refused to hand it over and she be-
came very insistent, going to his
boarding house several times a day
and demanded that she be given the
shekols that he had made away with.
Her visits finally became so obnox-
ious to the neighbors that they com.
planned to Tierce and he then caused
her arrest. AT the trial it was shown
that she used language unbecoming
a lady accompanied by other demon
STATIONS. She was assessed a fine
Of $5 and costs by Justice Young.
She then appeared at the court and
caused the arrest of Tierce and Hess,
as a means of getting even" Tierce
says that he did not start the saloon
and that he never had the slightest
intention of marrying the woman.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-16
WHO'S WHO BEHIND THE
SCENES IN THE WAR ARMY.
BY GEORGE GARVlN,
Staff Correspondent, International
News Service.
BRIG.-GEN. WILLIAM d. MAN,
Bureau of Militia Affairs.

Born in Pennsylvania, July 81, 1851.
and appointed to the Military Academy
from that state in III. He was grad
uated in 1875 and assigned as sec
ond lieutenant TO the Seventeenth Ia
fantry and has served throughout ii
that branch Of the service. He was a
member Of the general staff from
1903 to 1907 and ror a portion OF that
time was president of the Army War
College
Washington, July l6.--Genera1 Mann
succeeded Maior-Gencra1 Albert Mills
as chief Of the Bureau of Militia Al.
fairs and has continued the work Of
reorganizing the militia under the Hay
bill which brings the state forces d.
rectly under the call Of the president
OF the United States.
With the trouble that was encounl
tered when the militia was called into
the Federal service during the Mex
lean trouble foremost IN his thoughts,
General Mann set about 10 make sim
liar occurrences impossible in the fu-
ture and undertook the task of bring
ing the state forces up to the sane
high standard of efficiency as pre-
vailed in the regular establishment.
Under his management the state or
CARNATIONS have weeded out all men
with dependents as well as physical Y
unfit men He has sought to have the
National Guard finished fighting
force and today the men In this branch
of the service are well trained and sul
ficiently I'll for service to be amoung
the first forces scheduled to be sent
to the war theatre, and If the recon-
mendation of General Mann is carried
out, at least 125000 members Of the
National Guard will be on the French
front before the snow flies.
The National Guard, when all units
are filed to war strength win num-
Der about 100000 men, and when al
these forces are sent to Europe II
will be the duty Of the Bureau TO keeI
the units TO full strength, filling the
ranks from the locality in which tlt
original unit was recruited.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-16
EXPERT TELLS HOW
FOIL AUTO THIEVES

Hardly a day passes, but what the
police receive several reports Of aut
mobiles stolen in various parts of the
state. While the ,ocal automobile
owners have not suffered ny losses
from thieves lately it is always best
to exercise ordinary precautlon. IN
an interview with an expert automn-
bile man the following fast were
learned
/ The use of the lock on the ignition
system is not sufficient protection in
many cases, according to the expert,
as in many types of these locks a
sound blow from hammer will break
the lock and enable the thief to start
the machine. Devices provided Win
an arrangement of tumblers are not
open to this objection, but in this case
it is easy for the thief to raise the
hood Of the engine and remove the
wires leading to the lock.
That this Is not difficult is proved
by the great number of instances Ill
which cars have been locked and have
been stolen. The thief watches hts
opportunity, goes up to the car in a
business like and confident manner,
raises the hood. fixes the wire with
pair of pliers, starts the motor and
drives off Even a policeman watch
ing him would suspect nothing,
The best safeguard, according 70
the automobile man, is to remove some
important part Of the ignition systclu
or 50 disconnect the wires in some
place that is not easily accessible. For
instance, removing distributor brush
is a good precaution. IF the car is
equipped with magnetic the collector
ring brush and the rod connecting 1t
TO the distributor should be removed.
Any of these will make a gap in the
circuit which is not easily bridged, as
some automobile thieves have not yet
reached the point of efficiency where
they carry parts with them,
Another way is to use a special
switch controlling the starter current.
dash, where no one would suspect its
presence. Use one capable Of carry
ing 100 amperes and run the starter
wires to it, With the safety switch
open and the starter handle concealed
in the tool box, the thief will not ex-
pertinent long.
Another safeguard that employees
none of the above methods is to lock
the gasoline valve in the closed posi-
ton
There are many other equally as
great effort on the part of the owner.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-16
CITY AND VICINITY ITEMS

Misses Florence and Loretta
O'Brien, of Chicago motored to this
city Saturday, visiting at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Thompson,
of Waltham township.
William Murphy, OF Chicago, spent
the week end with Ottawa relatives
Edward Marco and William Temple
OF Serena. were Ottawa visitors yes
terday afternoon.
Theodore Rikel spent the week end
visiting relatives in Spring Valley
Taylor Wilhelm, employed at the
Ottawa banking K Trust Co. is on his
vacation.
Attorney William +. Butter, of Chi
cago spent the week end visiting OF
tawa relatives
Hubert Gerding was Streator Wis
itor last evening.
Miss Rose Welsh and Veronica Tim
mons, of Seneca, visited with friends
in this city yesterday afternoon.
Edward Smart. who is employed in
Streator, spent a few hours in Ottawa
today.
William Powell left this morning for
Davenport, Iowa, where he will make
his future home.
James McMahon and John Kelly, Of
Chicago. were the guests of Ottawa
friends over the week end.
Chef Leroy, of Streator. called on
friends in this city last evening.
Ray Kelly and Edw Costello were
Streator visitors last evening.
Gene Haley visited with friends In
Streator Sunday.
John Dunn and John Scannell called
on friends in DeKalb, Ill.
John Lanigan returned to his home
in Chicago, after spending few days
with Ottawa friends and relatives.
William Dunlap was Chicago Wis
itor Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs H. ROselawn and Mrs.
Elizabeth Stout have just returnt d
from ten day trip in Iowa.
Morey Roberts and family and Ed
Stewart and family will leave tomOr-
row for a months outing at Lac du
Flambeau. Wisconsin.
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Howard, of Chi
cage are spending two weeks vacation
with relatives and friends in Ottawa
and vicinity.
Mrs Lottie Dickens, Of Springfield,
is visiting with Mrs. Frank II. Levy,
of West Madison street.
Mrs Robert StrattOn and son of Chi
cago, are the guests of Ottawa rela'
tives and friends.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-16
Wonders Of the Eye.

Viewed MS an optical instrunen. the
human eye may wen be called perfect.
for ii is an apparatus contained In
globe less than an inch In diameter. In
which IS produced I'm image practically
perfect in form and color and which
can he accurately adjusted almost in
stantly for every distance from five
inches to lnfinity. which is movable In
every direction, has an area small
enough for the detection of the most
minute details and al the same time
large enough for the appreciation of
large objects. and viii II enables us 10
see I'LL shades of color and to estimate
distance. soldity and, To some extent.
HE consistency of objects.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-16
SEEK MORE ROOM At.
LIBRARY; JUVENILES
TO HAVE BASEMENT
IMPORTANT CHANGES ARE TO BE
MADE AT REDDiCKS-SEPAR-
ATE DEPARTMENT TO BE GIVEN
RESEARCH WORK.

Particularly for the last decade. and
especially since the establishment Of
the Juvenile department OF Reddick's
library, that institution has been grow
ing, both in the volumes contained and
in the number of patrons. until il has
reached point where additional room
and greater convenience for taking
care Of the needs Of the public have
become imperative.
When the juvenile department of
the library was created no one could
foresee the magnitude to which il
would develop in few years, and the
second floor was remodeied for its
accommodation, and it seemed that
the space allotted to ii would be suf.
iicient for years to come. II has de.
voloped, however, that that branch of
the library makes quite as many de.
mands on the institution as does the
adult department.
The growth of the use of the library
for reference work also has called for
additional space ana facilities. At
present this work must be done in
the general reading room.
II has for sometime been under con
temptation to remove the juvenile de.
partment to the first Tor basement)
floor OF the building and to devote the
entire floor TO that purpose. This
would necessitate an entire remodel
ing, and the expense which would be
attendant on the work has held the
trustees back. Now. however, the
demand for additional work has be-
come SO urgent that at recent meet
ing it was decided to make the nee.
essary changes at as early a date as
possible, and plans are now under way
that the work may be completed this
summer.
The basement floor will be entirely
remodeled, all partitions removed and
all requisites for an upto-date iuven-
lie library installed. A reference room
viii be fitted up in part of the present
juvenile department, enabling anyone
desiring to do work Of that character
TO pursue his studies without Interrupt.
ton by the general reading public.
The assembly hall will necessarily
remain on the upper floor. but the
story hour and other children's work
will be done on the ground floor The
+ entrance to the juvenile department.
/ will be from the street level, thereby
I relieving the main floor from the noise
and confusion Of the children passing
to and from their part of the library
The changes have been long under
contemplation and when made will put
Reddicks library in the front rank so
far as building conyeniences and
equipment are concerned. No changes
will be made on the exterior of that
beautiful building
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-16
MERRY BEER DRINKERS
WIND UP IN COURT

Justice Of Peace George T. Koenig
tried few cases yesterday afternoon
at the police station Four men -Ros-
coe Wonell. Frank Teak, Fred Strig
ker, of Joliet. and Mike Brenmer. of
Chicago We're arrested Sunday morn
ing at 2.3o O'Clock on Columbus
street near the Appellate Court build
ing by Officers Monroe, Kelley and
Kilgore.
The quartet were enjoying a little
beer feast with a case of Peru Star.
Nearly all Of the soldiers had been
Killed" whom the bluecoats came upon
The party
After the case had been thoroly
gone into the men were assessed 50
and costs by Justice Koenig, which
they paid
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-16
Perfume Of Flowers.

The perfume or smell of the flower
comes from within the plant itself. The
perfume arises from an oil which tlip
plant makes, and just as there are
many kinds of flowers, so almost every
flower has different smell. OF course
flowers belonging To the same family
or species are likely to develop different
smells, according to the Book Of WoH-
dcrs. The oils produced are what are
known as the volatile oils. which
means flying oils" because II extract
ed from the flower aud placed in II bot
Re and the cork lett out they will
,anish into the air Without this quail
Z, We could not, Of course, smell them
ut all.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-16
HOLD COAL OFFICIAL
FOR TRIPLE MURDERS

Carrolltown, Pa, July 16.-From his
cell in the county Jail at Edensbnrg,
George G. Tompkins, treasurer of the
Newborn Coal Mining Company, to-
day issued statement denying that
he shot and killed Edmund Hum
phries, Jr, president and general
manager of the coal mining company,
Mrs. HUMPHREYS and their IA year old
SON.
Tompkins reiterated and somewhat
amplified his earlier story that the
trio were victims of mysterious assis'
sins, who stepped into the roadway
when the HUMPHREYS automobile
stalled and began firing without a
word Of warning.
The HUMPHREYS were shot to death
while motoring on Cambria mountain
top near the summer homes Of Chas.
M. Schwab and Mrs. Mary Copley
Thaw. A few hours after the triple
murder, Tompkins who was their
guest on the auto ride was accused
by a coroner's jury of the murder.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-16
Andalusian Customs.

IN Andalusinn houses no refresh
ments are offered to callers except on
the saints day Of the hostess, when a
large trayful Of dulccs or cakes Is
handed around. These dulces are olna-
mented with little sugar images OF
saints and angels. If II is Il first call
that Is being made the hostess offers
her house and everything It contains
20 the callers, who in reply bow, say
ing that the house Is IN the best hands
IN the world and that their only wish
Is that the present owner may long
have health and happiness to enjoy it.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-16

Springfield H., Juiy iG--The Ninth
Illinois Guard, the nrsj of the home
guard regiments to take the place OF
the National Guard commands, when
the latter are mustered into Federal
service, was today ordered to repo +
to Springfield by Thursday of this
week for intensive military training
Colonel Claude f. Rym1n of EdlnS-
ham, the commander of the regiment
which comes from Southern Illinois
towns, will be in charge Of the mob
il2ation Of the troops.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-16

Viewed as an optical Instrument the
human eye may well be called perfect
for it is an apparatus contained in Il
globe less than an inch in diametes. III
which Is produced I'm image practically
perfect in form and color and which
can be accurately adjusted almost in
stantly for every distance from five
inches to inhnity, which IS movable IA
every direction, has an area sma}
enough for the detection of the mos
minute details and at the same timt
large enough for the appreciation
large objects. and which enables us 4,
see all shades of color and to estimate
distance. solidity and, TO some extent
the consistency of objects.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-16
Society Notes
~ i !. ~ .s. !. + 49,.

The wedding of Miss Adele Blow
Of la Sale will probably be an event
Of military air. as the following from
the social columns Of Friday nights
American indicates
1t begins to looks as though the
training camp at Fort Sheridan is to
close in one brilliant peal Of wedding
bells and Mendelssohn and Wagner
music. along with um-ta-ta-ta of bu-
giles. For tidings come that on the day
the camp closes, which will very likely
be some time next month, the houses
of the Robert McGanns and of the
Hobart c. Chatiield-Taylors are to Gel
citrate weddings.
Farwell Winston the son of Mrs
Robert McGann, Is to be married TO
Miss Lucia Woods o. Kansas CITY.
and Wayne c. Chatield-Taylcr to Miss
Adele Blow of Chicago. The cere-
monies viii not be performed at doub-
lie wedding, but both will occur on the
same date, and both will be military
with arches Of swords, cakes cut with
sabers, and all the rest of it.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-16
Thorns on Plants,

The thornS of roses and other plants
which have thorns originally grew 10.
the purpose of enabling the plants t.
fastcn themselves on to other things
thuS helping them to climb. Many
plants with thoms are permitted t.
grow now in places where they can use
their thornS for climbing. bur mans
others with thons arc cut down by IT,"
gardener t. lake The plants shapc,y
and to make them produce more AoW-
erS ana less branches, but thcy kr",
On growing thrir tlmus just the SAN,
Book Of Wonders
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-16
Federal Judge Dies.

Urbana, H., July .-tSpecialD
Francis NJ. Wright, Federal Judge of
the Eastern Illinois district, died Sun
day at his home in CrDana He was
born in Ohio, August 5, 1874. He serv-
ed In the civil war and was mustered
out ms second lieutenant He came to
Urbana in 1863 In 1891 he was elected
Circuit judge. In 1908 he was APP
pointed by President Mckinley to the
United States Court of Claims ut
Washington. In 1908 he was appointed
Federal judge by President Roosevelt.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-16
Cost of Our Revolution.

Justin Winsor in his The Westward
Movement" quotes Thomas jefferson
as his authority for the statement thar
the money cost Of establishing Amer.
ican independence was, i'll round mum
bers, Sl4O,0O0.0O0. According to the
same authority, the war of the Rev.
olntion cost England just about five
times the above figure that is to say
about S700,C00.00O. Thus it will ,c
seen that there are several present dar
Americans any one of whom is wort
much more than it cost to establish til;
Independence of this nation.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-16
WOULD BAR GERMANS m
CINCINNATI SCHOOLS.
BY international News Service.

BY international News Service.
Cincinnati, July II A bitter fight
is under way here to Dust the study
Of German from the public grade
schools. A Citizens League on For
eign Languages has been formed to
bar further study of the German
tongue. The school board refuses TO
take action.
Behind the Citizens League are j..
A. Ault, millionaire manufacturer;
Edward Colston, a former colonel in
the Confederate army and prominent
attorney; Alexander Thompson, manu-.
facturor; and Revs George A. Thay-
er and John f. Herget, the latter the
leading Baptist minister here.
The league charges that more than
S150.0G0 is spent here annually in
teaching German in the grade schools
and that this expenditure is a misuse
Of public money. Ii also contends the
practice is a discrimination against
other foreign-speaNing fellow citi.
zens,' that it retards the progress
CT all pupils in acquisition of the
lanuage of this nation" and chat it
tends to create an un-American
spirit
The Citizens League charges that
in some schools here more than half
the pupils time is spent in studying
German and that children who do
not study the languages are forced
to remain idle.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-16
Helps Asthma and Hay Fever.

Now comes the season when hay
fever and asthma cause thousands to
suffer. Il have been troubled for years
with asthma" writes Il. G. Schaaf,
Creston, o., "and find Foleys Honey
and Tar the only thing that gives me
relief. n loosens the phlegm SO can
throw of, and sleep. Had to sit
nights In my chair, not being able to
lie down, before using Foley's Honey
and Tar A standard family remedy
for coughs, colds, Group.
For sale by w. D. Duncan.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-16
U-Boats Hit By Americans.

Geneva, July lG.--Four Of the big
gest and latest tyne OF U-boats at
tempted to attack United States trans
ports that were carrying troops to
France were either damaged or sunk
by shell fire from American warships,
according to an uncondrmod report re
coiyod here today.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-16
ARMY Of ILLINOIS
FARMERS IN SEARCH
OF A WILD L|ONESS
ANIMAL ESCAPED FROM CARNl-
VAL COMPANY AND is NOW
ROAMING AT LARGE NEAR
CHAMPAIGN.

Monticello. H., July ga large
African lioness that has kept the farm
ing district around Monticello in a
state of terror for the last week,
doubled on her 800 armed pursuers
and appeared once more on the Rob
ert Allerton estate five and one.half
miles southwest of here less than two
hours after the posse had thrashed
the dense thicket in which she is said
to have taken cover.
The lioness appeared with one hun
dred yards of the spot at which she
attacked Thomas Gollop, and was
plainly seen in field adjoining the
residence by the housekeeper and two
maids who were on the roof
Residents of his district made a
determined effort to get rid of the
animal, and nearly 1000 armed men
from this and adjoining counties as
sembled at the Allterton estate. Only
300 were picked and these were men
armed with high-power rifles
Captain Herbert Walsh and Lieut.
j. NJ. Donahue. veterans of the Span
ish war and commanding local Ma.
tional Guard companies, were placed
command, and a strict discipline main
pin to
dressed to center Of line and keep
muzzles of gune depressed A Skin
mish line of hunters with breadth
of over half mile Advanced on the
thicket. A line Of communication by
armed motor patrols and telephones
was attempted but the skirmishers
were swallowed in the thicket all at.
tempts at communication failed.
Once engulfed in this mass Of un.
derbrush the men were unable to see
more than ten feet ahead and only by
continual shouting was the line kept
intact. For nearly eight hours the
pose stumbled over twisted vines and
half,hidden logs Despite this and the
fact that numbers OF barbed wire
fences were crossed, no accidents oc-
Cured nor was one gun accidentally
discharged.
Once hopes were high as a walow
discovered When the posse first as
sembled at the picturesque residence
of Mr.. Allerton, there were Civil war
veterans, with their old rifles, mere
boys with smooth bore shotguns big
Der than themselves, others with
rifles with bayonets fixed and some
carried old squirrel guns of bygone
days.
The setate of terror and excitement
was shown by one autoist who mis-
took the lamps of an approaching
machine for the glazing eyes of the
lioness.
Without reducing the speed of his
own car the scared autoist discharged
both barrels of shotgun into the
radiator of the supposed lion.
Armed guards patrol the entrances
Of the Allerton estate tonight to pre-
vent any unauthorized persons from
entering Armed watchers are being
kept at spots near which the lioness
was last seen.
All persons who have seen the ami
nal declare it is ful.grown African
lioness. which Is supposed to have es-
capped from a carnival company in
Champaign, H.. six weeks ago, for
which reward of $500 had been of
fered at that time.
Thomas Gollop, the butler, is not as
severely injured as reported; having
been Knocked down by the beast that
made no attempt to injure him fur-
Their. The locality in which the hunt
was made is along the Sangamon riv-
err and rattlesnakes were encountered
frequently.