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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-15
WEAK MINDED COST
COUNTY LARGE SUM
sOLQNs DISCOVER
OBJECT TO BILLS
PRESENTED 81 LINCOLN iNSTl-
TUTlON~ExPENSE INCREASE
OF NEARLY FIFTY PER CENT
OVER LAST YEAR.

reports aad petitions occupied the
attention of the Beard of Supervisors
at their meeting this morning, prior
to the election Of Lawrence Morris.
scy as warden Of the County Farm.
Two county iinc bridge contracts
were awarded to Kent & Mitchell, sue
cessful bidders for sl,49G0O There
were siS different contractors after
hesc jobs and the winners were $500
below their next nearest competitor,
Tho bridges will be constructed near
Mincnk.
The renort OF the Detention Home
committee showed there had been
forty-nile children barbored az the
Home since April 2, 1916. and that at
the present time there are twenty-five
given refuge there
A communication was read in which
it was pointed out that the Bernard
bridge near Somonauk was in need OF
repairs and the county was asked 10
pay It's share of the expense of put
ting the bridge back IN shape again.
The petition was referred to the
Bridge committee.
The Streator Poultry Association,
toward the upkcep Of which the coun-
ty pays so year presented its re-
port showing receipts and expendi.
lures for l9iE19lG, The report was
accepted and fled
A bin Cor blind and deaf aid amount.
ing "a sfS2la was ordered paid.
Object - Lincoln Bill.
Chims from state charitable insti
tutions were read. Objections werg
raised against the amount assessed
againet the county by the Lincoln
School for Feeble Milded. The report
shows that the average cost for a
child in 1916 was S963 per month, but
this year the expense jumrcd to sli.'
S. II was ordered that the auditor
look into this matter and that he and
tho County Probation Officer ascertain
how the children ora being treated at
the ! nCdm institution
Coroner Was Busy,
Coroner Bonoghue spent busy
quarter having held forty-oight in
quests since the beard last met. Out
of the forty-eight inquisitious only
four were able to pay the coroner for
his services. warrant was ordered
drawn IN favor of the coroner for S4S4
Docuss lnsIrance.
County officers and those connectoC
with the county in any way will not nt
given insurance premiums in case ~
AGITATION against this practice Whic!
war started this morning develops in
to formal steps being taken by The
sclons. Tho matter was merely NJ
for general discu sion this morning
Why there should he any rarticula
objections to en- officer or any othe
cmplovCo writing an insurance polio!
for the county Is a matter left opel
only to conjecture? The matter wa
referred for further investigation t
the county attorney and Insurance
: committee.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-15
COMMISSIONERS PASS
$4,000 PLAN
THIS A. M.
VOTES ARE EXPLAINED
HELFFRiCH AND MEAGHER HINT
OPPOSITION is IN THE AIR AND
SUPPLEMENT THEIR AYES FOR
ELECTION WITH EXPlANA-
TiONS.

An epoch making session of the city
council was held this morning, when
the ordinance calling for Il $50,
bond issue for the $. T. i ing annex
to Ryburn Hospital was approved and
q resolution passed calling 10! the
special election for Friday. April 9Th,
TO decide the question
The reading OF the bond issue was
the first matter brought up at the
adjourned session All of the mem
bcfa wefc present FOR a time City
Clerk VIM Curtis was confused, and
was not just sure that the necessary
amount of "kale' was stipulated IN the
bond issue. After little figuring it
was found to be o. X.
A call for a vote was taken. Camp.
bell voted aye Helfrich next IA
line, voted aye, but stated that he
wished to explain his vote, saying that
he understood there was some opposi.
ton to the matter and he merely yot-
ed aye" for the purpose of letting the
people vote on the subject. Meagher
voted aye and made a statement
similar to Helffrichs Palmer voted
AYE Mayor Bradford voted IN favor
CT the measure and stated that ne be-
lievcd tic people should decide the
issue for themselves.
To reporter Commissioners Camp
hell and Palmer stated that, having
hoen elected to Office to perform their
duties, they felt that they were en-
titled to TAX stand either one way
or another Il matter, without any
supplementary excuses TO explain
their votes.
1T lie the people who will decide
whether they want d bond issue lor
the hospital, and we see no reason
for making any excuses in voting on
the question, said Messrs. Campbell
and Palmer
The matter of providing for spe'
cial election carried unanimously
without remarks.
It Is expected that the vote for a
hospital annex will carry by q whole
some majority, aG there Is no con
certed action against the measure de-
veloped as vet People Interested IN
the hospital annex will begin organlz
Ing their forces within the next fe"
weeks preparatory for victory at tht
polls. The hilts droprcd by the two
commissioner Of opposition came
somewhat as a surprise,
The following are the voting places
tho iitdge#and clerks for the specia
election April 9Th.
First Ward--Town Hall, First ave
nue. Judges, George Mills, Joe Rock
well. Clifford Eichslberger, clerks
Floyd DeI.app. Thoo Pickens, llo%ar'
Farnsworth
Second Ward Basement Hotel Ot
tawa. Columbus street Judges, Johl
Clceg Joha N. Shuler, /. w Brewe
,Jr.; clerks. VIM. Ccbulaki, AndreN
McManus, Roy Cedncy
Third Ward Perrott's barn. Lafay
cite street. Judges. r \. Richards
Thomas Reid JAS. Spillanci clerk'
Tennis Dunn, Silas Lavanway, Ar
ColweH.
Fourth Ward Weller Store, Colun
bus and Joliet streets. Judges. Tho
Crawford I'D. Dougherty, Henry llci
kcl. clerks, Thomas DarN IN
Meaghcr, Frcd Holloway.
Fifth Ward -lllinich BLDG Vhestnr
street. Judges, Chas. Ruff Ed. NJ
Carr Jas. J. Carr ST., clerks, john
Sullivan, James Jarrett, Mat. Bach
Sixth Wards Schaefer's Hall, Chcs
mt street. Judges, Nick, Downe
Oscar Christmann, John Walter
clerks, Geo filclm, Geo Vey, AZ Sw
ger.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-15

Judge Lardin, who is confined to his
home suffering from an attack OF pneu'
monia, Is reported this afternoon as
being improved.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-15

Mnlzic--1 have only one wish.
Dalsy-Oh, Maize, who Is he?--
Browning's Magazine.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-15

It Is estimated that about half thc
globe is composed Of Iron.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-15

The best nose and thront SPECIALISTS
say we should never blow both nostrlls
1T once.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-15

Tho United States has 23.50o,ooo pm
pills Ia its schools.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-15
THE WEATHER.

Increasing eIoudiness
with probably rain or
snow late tonight and Fri
day.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-15

Continued on psge 81
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-23
Tanks and Cavalry Cover Selves With
Glory in British Smash on Hindenburg Line

damage. for in this whole section
th, correspondent did not see one
.tank which had been knocked out.
The condition Of the German
trenches showed plainly that the
occupants had abandoned them i'm
h hurry AID sorts OF equipment and
personal be,onsings strewed the
ground
Since the beginning Of the attack
the eunhre had been extremely
weak $50 Mans land" showed
comparatively few shell craters to-
cay and this morning the British
gus were doing virtually all the FIR
ing along most Of the front involv-
ed. This is a striking contrast TO
the Flanders region. which has
been an inferno Of artillery IRE for
weeks.
The Germans have attempted very
few counter attacks thus far and
all OF them have been smashed The
last counter thrust reported was
made last night near Demicourt
and this was dealt with prompt
.ly.
Meet Stincr Resistance.
Germans. who at the first attack
yesterday retreated or surrendered
i'm dismay. were fighting desperate
ly today 20 regain a hold on their
rear positions. A particularly hard
hand TO hand engagement occurred
this morning at Flesquieres when
the infantry accompanied by tanks.
stIrmed this place and drove the
Germans from il.
The lighting about Flesquieres
began last night but il was not UNI
til about 8 o'clock today that the
British made an organized assault
on the town. The tanks went ahead
and were engaged Immediately by
| seven heavy German guns which
| began TO fire at them. point blank
at short range IL was a critical
moment. for while the tanks will
/ withstand heavy fire they cannot
be expected 20 stand up long under
| big shells hurled from guns only a
short distance away.
Charge the Big Guns.
The British infantry, which
/ 1N. tiA l'lEI AllN Nlt-il UtllAiAN the Aullh-
saw the predicament Of their iron
friends and deliberately charged the
enemy artillery with rifles and hand
| grenades. All the guns were captur-
ed ard their crews were killed.
A similar incident occurred al
Premy Chappelle, northwest OF
/ Marcoing. where three guns were
/ stormed and their crews annihilat-
ed Some Of the most spectacular
work Of tnis nature fell to the cav
airy. The mounted troops got into
| Marcoing and Masnieres last night
and in the latter town engaged in
! sanguinarv battle with German in.
| fantry An enemy battery there was
| giving trouble and a squad of horse
| charged the position, shooting OF
/ sa bring the entire gun crew. An
other battery at Rumilly was taken
| i'm similar fashion
Graincour' was carried 10y storm
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-23

BRITISH ARMY HEADQUAR-
TIERS rs FRANCE. Thursday.
Nov 22-The present battle more
than any other in the western thea
ter has taken on the SAVIOR Of nght-
ing in other wars when men strug-
gled in the Ope- and cavalry
made brilliant charges against
enemy guns Many military critics
have long coutended that cavalry
was thing of the past. but the
mounted men have refuted this
claim.
Field Marshal Haie has chung to
his horse troops throughout the
weary months OF trench fighting.
He believed that some day he would
have chance 90 use them and his
judgment has been indicated Field
Marshal Haig's blow against the
Cambroi front represents true STRAIT
egy He had hammered at the
enemy in Flanders until they were
worn out completely. He had driven
them back as far as the mud would
permit and had compelled them TO
-
had to maintain themselves. Then
ne suddenly sprung his surprise at
tack in an unexpected quarter.
Strongest Line in West.
The Hindenburg lines on the
Cambria front were the strongest
the Germans had laid out in the
west The enemy considered them
inpregnabIe Not only were they
strongly fortified but they were pro-
.ccted by a very deep belt OF barbed
wire. which Il was thought that only
a protracted bonn bardment by great
concentration Of guns would cut
sufficiently TO allow the infantry to
20 through.
British tanks had never before
been called upon for such extensive
Ecrk but they did I'm a few hours
shat the artillery would have re-
auired days 40 accomplish. The Hin
ienburg line was pierced absolute
v on a wide front and to a greater
ispth than ever before.
The correspondent today inspect
n the main Hindenburg line near
Havrincourt and saw the amazing
NOEk done uE the iron monsters IN
most places they had no trouble
sither in tearing down the wire OF
m crossing trenches. There were
gaps in the wire entanglements a
rod in width. where not one vestige
~ wire was left standing and by
following the tracks one could see
where they had trundled across the
trenches as though they were mere
~ scratches in the ground instead
Of wide. deep bitches.
Tanks Emerge UnsCratched.
The tanks Of course. went through
NO Mans land" under the fun OBJ
servation Of the German artillery
and while the gunfre was weak
some fire was directed on the tanks
as :hey advanced. IL was interesting
To follow the trail Of the tanks and
20 see where shells had struck all
about. apparently without doing any
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-23

,aValry. tanks and infantry work
ing together. British forces at the
latest reports have carried their line
In this section northward TO the
Bapaume- Cambria road.
British at Heels OF Germans.
The Germans ran from Ribecourt
with the British close at their heels.
A. this town is a mass OF ruins
partly or account Of shell hre and
partly from lack Of repairs The
German dugouts were left intact.
The occupation Of MarcOing and
Masnieres was a great stroke for the
British. as u gave them much need
ed crossings for the Escault river
and canal which formed a natural
barrier TO the advance from this
direction. Cavalry. infantry and
tanks were poured Immediately
across these passages and proceeded
10 work northward.
MiLtary necessity precluded the
mention Of cavalry in the first dis
patches regarding the present Of
fensive, bat il may now be said that
the mounted men went into action
at 1890 O'Clock yesterday morning
after the tanks had opened the way
through the barbed wire This was
one Of :he features OF the battle in
which Gen. Pershing appeared TO
take deep interest while he was at
the front yesterday. 10 has been a
wonderful two days for the horse
men who had been relegated to the
rear areas OF the war front, with a
few exceptions. since early in the
war Thousands Of them have been
operating over a vide area beyond
the Hindenhurg line.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-23
TW0-THIRDS OF NEW SHIP
CONTRACTS AWARDED

WASHINGTON. Nov. % - Con
tracts for almost two-thirds of the
200 merchant vessels contemplat-
&c in the governments ship build
ing program have been awarded,
the shipping board announced
Thursday. The tonnage contracted
for totals more than 1000, 600 The
entire program calls for about s.
G01,00O tons. TO which will be add
cd ships building for private ac-
count cOmmandeered in the yards
The contracts let are for 345 steel.
IS composite and 375 wooden yes
sells
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-23

IMPORTANT CHANGE IN TIME.
Effective November 25th on New
York Central r. r. Consult agents
for particulars. Adv
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-23
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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-23

expenditure viii oVe The Styles and values offer
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The Irish standard., 1917-04-07
People Are Cut Off
From Self Government
Great Writer of History Cites Some
Facts That Show the LiberaIizina
Irish Influence on the Most Inn
portant Questions Of English
Democracy.

John Richard Green's History of
England" states:
d by one of the revenges of history,
people cut off from self-government
at home had long held power to di-
rect and confound English politics
across the sea. From 1901 to 1886
ten British ministries fell on the Irish
question. After the enactment of a
union designed in the darkest period
of political reaction and panic, Irish.
men had wandered among the Eng
lish working classes as missionaries
of democratic liberty, had given them
models of popular organization, had
provided leaders to plan the first Ma
tional Trades Union and to inspire
Chartist agitation. 1t was the Irish
who in the Emancipation Act struck
the first tremendous blow at the dom.
nance of the Established Church, in
the 1.-THE war at its extravagant
Enlistment Act at it's political import
ance. In the land question the Irish
had forced til order of battle. They
gave to English farmers and labor
ers new motive and impetus by
the spectacle in Ireland of an unre-
strained landlordism. of it's political
and social bankruptcy, and of the
power Of national movement; while
they compelled the English aristocracy
to enter the lists crippled by their al.
lance with an agrarian system in Ire.
land developed under penal laws, and
maintained by coercion. In fourteen
The Irish standard., 1917-04-07

Regret this do, for man wants war. We hoped
that would land of liberty, peace
hoped for to the last minute But hope blasted
War is The president of these United States has
great responsibility. He carries burden sane man
would ask for in these days. On his shoulders lies heavy
mantle. Don't find fault with him. Rather let the word
be of encouragement and praise for then you will show
American spirit. If in defense of our flag
country, homes kindred forced to fight
then let the come, ready, will be there
to the last blast of the bugle.
In this we believe voicing the sentiment every
true lrshAmerican, for he WILL usual be at the
head of the front ranks.
The Catholic church has the right Of truth the right
The Irish standard., 1917-04-07

years the power of the landed gen
try in ireland was shattered, and the
reverberations of the battle were felt
in England. The first Irish land act
was followed by the first agitation
among English rural laborers since
1884, and by first vain attempt to
give English farmers compensation
for disturbance. The second act was
followed by the first tightening of
the game laws, under which, Bright
had told the country people in 1916
five thousand of them were yearly
fined, imprisoned, or transported; and
by more effectual compensation for
farmers-with no voice now raised for
the sacred right of freedom of CON
tract Into the chasm that yawned
between England and Ireland, England
had thrown, said Mr.. Goschen. con.
toppled into it great boulders of prin.
ciple; we have made gigantic par
liamentary sacrifices
1T was not eternal principles that
Aou 6Onc, IL was Jul INc III LII VI
constitution which England had es.
tablished for herself before the un.
ion, and thought to maintain un.
changed after it, A century. of Irish
coercion obscured in the governing
country Bentham's teaching Of sci:
entific procedure and regular method
of law as the subjects best protec.
ton, and allowed to creep into pop
ular opinion a notion of legal admin.
istration as course of discretion,
and of resistance to law as carrying
with it no crime. Ireland cost the
commons loss of old liberties through
the rule of debate to carry coercion,
the closure to suspend the habeas
corpus act, and the guillotine to en-
act a perpetual crimes act, and to
force the commission for the Parnell
trial.
"The system of two-party govern
The Irish standard., 1917-04-07
EASTER IDEAL TIME FOR RESOLUTIONS.

The very best time for resolutions to thrive is in the
glorious Easter when all nature is starting life
anew There is something in the very atmosphere that
strengthens puny, tmid resolutions.
instance suppose that you resolve stop worrying
little things that can't be helped and then wake
the morning of the day you had planned to make let
bed and put spring flowers to find vigorous
in full session. Be still listen
that redbrd in your neighbours cherry trees piping
shrilly Here! here! With you-with youwith you!"
is with u.s. the blessed dash joy
you've resolved to stop grouching, and then the brick
and the carpenters door throw things your
tiny garden, and trample your into the mud
That resolution would like glass in January but just
is being the limit robin calls
from the telegraph wire overhead Cheer p-cheer UP
cheer up" And you just can't help cheering up
Oh you get all encouragement in the resolution
business this season. If resolve in mind
SOUL there's the example of the
that rises in spite of rude trampng feet and the birds
that sing in spite the beating spring rains and the
that bloom because of rains and bueting winds And
think the help you will get the Easter music
is and tender and glad and triumphant How
could you help being better and and
hearing it? It's the sweetest finest of the whole
yearthe Easter with it's rising and
growing and doing and being New Years resolutions
broken nicked here and there why get
set when your Easter Clothes and when you
array your body put of the of life your
mind and heart and soul? And, even if haven't
Easter cothes-and precious lot OF wont havewhy
can't deck minds and hearts and souls bit more
avishly that the steady happy light shining through
eyes from within will prove to the world Easter
is not entirely time for outward adornment. Why
try making just resolutions the blessed Easter
time?
The Irish standard., 1917-04-07

action Catholic church quiet far, it
the nation knows that all her forces ready
in a just cause, as the army and navy ready
Catholic claims bounded by lines
of nationality. We have all nations i'm the church and
therefore it that the church with discretion
the church becomes indigenous soil of nation
in which it is located and it holds first loyalty to God;
second loyalty to the nation.
Every faculty of the church. manhood womanhood priest
hood sserhood churches schools and hospitals lined
soldly behind the nation and the president. Spiritually
Intellectually and materially the Catholic church is behind
the president The conservative spirit of the church is
striving keep down passion, but striving
to uphold real Americanism.
The Irish standard., 1917-04-07
We cannot believe

sides since the beginning of the cannot believe
they will pass the academic stage.
Such changes among the nations would involve so
sal bad faith that they would not be given hearing
not that this has given rise to things that would
have been considered beyond belief before began
such things should happen would be that
it would destroy the little confidence have the
honesty of nations No nation would again place
faith in the pledged word Of another nation. 1t would
nation for ITSELF with limit whatever national
ambition and rapacity and safety the nations
from the talons of the big We credit these
stories Our faith in humanity has fallen that
We that it be left wanton
dishonesty in pursuit of national ambition and greed
The Irish standard., 1917-04-07

ment, which England had evolved to
suit her own conditions, was over
turned in the more complex state Gre
ated by the union, when the Irish
party, representing separate interests.
became the model for new groups.
Irish passion was enlisted against
their old antagonist the House of
Lords, to which their people had ever
appealed in vain, and within a genera
ton the hereditary authority of the
aristocracy was broken and the dom
inant power OF their house. Before
the union of the Irish people with the
working classes of Great Britain fell
the ascendency of primogeniture and
the power of great estates, shaking
to its foundations the old English con-
stitutiOn.
ireland had not ceased to put in
question her relations under the union
with Great Britain, and to rend
English parties by her reiterated de-
mand OF home rule. A fourth at
tempt in the course of twelve years
was made to solve the problem by
scheme of devolution embodied in
an Irish councils bill; and when this
was overthrown as inadequate, it was
followed by new bill to restore an
Irish parliament and executive re-
sponsible to it, which now stands be-
fore parliament. Such project of
home rule has opened discussion, not
only of new government for Ire
land. but of federal constitution for
all the members of the United King
dom. The great Earl of Chatham, in
the eighteenth century, had repeated
ly refused to entertain the idea of
a union which must deluge the Brit
ish legislature by an addition of Irish
peers and commoners. It would not
be easy for modern observers to say
which class ultimately proved the most
dangerous to the old balance of the
state''