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Evening journal., 1917-12-10
CERMtN PRISONERS
ARE WELL Treated
But NOT CODDLED
BY HARRY b. HUNT.
Special stan Dispatch.


WASHINGTON, D. g., Dec. iO.-More
than $500 Germans are. held by Uncle
sam in American prison camps. About
i,4O0 Of these are held as prisoners Of
war" and 2iOO as enemy aliens" whom
it is considered undesirable to have at
large.
These prisoners are held, for most
part. at six lnternment camps.
Widespread discussion has been start
ed by the circulation Of stories that
these lnterned Germans were being
pampered and nursed in near-luxury.
There Is no denying the fact that
these prisoners are most comfortably
provided for-probsbly better than any
equally large number Of prisoners in
any war by any country. Photographs
showing the comfortable surroundings
at the camps have been sent TO Ger
many by the war department.
Bu' both war and labor departments
deny that the prisoners are being cod
died or shown any consideration that
should not, under international law. be
shown American prisoners by Germany.
The hope IS expressed that our ex-
ample Of dealing squarely with German
prisoners may induce that country 10
deal fairly with ours.
Evening journal., 1917-12-10

Murray assumed command Of tho Brit
ish forces, and following Kitchener's
tactics, began building a railway along
the Mediterranean seacoast. In the
spring Of this year. General Murray had
advanced to GAIA, where the ending Of
the rainy season compelled him to halt
until fall.
Meanwhile. General Allenby had been
sent from the west front. and his sue
cessful operations have been conducted
according 20 the strategy outlined by
his predecessor.
The next few days ought TO develop
whether General Allenby plans 10 strike
at Jerusalem along the line OF the rail-
road, or 10 continue his northern course
until he has taken Haifa, 60 miles be-
yond Jaffa Then his army will march
on Jerusalem through the Plains OF
Esdraleon This historic plain runs
broadly between Mount Napthalla, in
Galilee and Mount Ephraim in samaria,
and continuously from Mount Carmel 70
the Jordan, making Il the most impor-
tant and political military factor in the
history OF Palestine. It has been the
high road OF all the invssions Of Jeru-
salem.
STR. Bernstein win tell more about The
war In the Holy Land in THE EVEN
ING JOURNAL tomorrow.
Evening journal., 1917-12-10

combination, which would strike Eng
land at IFS most vulnerable point was
needed. aud this combination. ne re
yealed existed in Germanys relations
TO Turkey II was to create Just these
relations that Wilhelm visited Consian-
tinople and Jerusalem, that he wOr-
shipped at the shrine Of Mohammcd.
that he played the role Of protector
Of Turkey against all Europe.
England can be attacked and mort
ally wounded by land from Europe only
in one place-Egypt The loss Of Egypt
would mean for England not only the
end Of hep dominion over the Suez
Canal and OF her connections with India
and the far east, but would mean also
the loss Of her possessions In Central
and East Africa. The conquest Of Egypt
by a Mohammedan power Ike Turkey.
would also impern England's hold over
her sixty million Mohammedan sub
iects In India, besides preludiclng her
relations with Afghanistan and Per
sia."
Here we have the explanation Of Ger
many's interest In Turkey. and the Ger
man-planned Turkish-led campaign
against the Suez Canal IN 1914. Thi:
campaign, led over three routes across
the desert Of the Sinai Peninsula, was
planned by Colonel Kress Won Kressen.
stein and led by Djemal Pasha-th,
same Diemal who later became the ty-
rannic governor, Of Palestine.
Victorious at lsmaili. IS miles below
the canal, at kantara, 80 miles south
Of Port Said. the British failed 10 realize
the opportunity then presented for the
utter rout Of the Turkish forces.
But tho early mistakes were quickly
repaired when General Sir Archibald
Evening journal., 1917-12-10
FLAG FOR ST. PAUL's.

Interesting nag raising exercises were
held yesterday afternoon at ST. Paul's
Methodist Episcopal Church. The flag
was presented by the Standard Bearers,
who have also taken charge Of prepar-
Ing the Christmas boxes. The exercises
in connection with the nag presentation
were as follows: Solo, w. Townsend
jefferson. accompanied by Miss Mabel
Haley; recitation, Elizabeth Hayden.
The Kid Has Gone TO the NColors: =
presentation Of the flag, Miss Lincoln
accepting the flag on behalf Of the
school. DR.. A. II. Thompson; sddress,
What the Flag Means to You." p.
Warren Green.
Evening journal., 1917-12-10
Thoughts Of Things That Change
Written for The Evening Journal
By JAMES T. CRozIER.

Well. the winter days are here at last,
What do you know about that?
And the Auto Cars do run too fast,
What do you think about that2
They have raised one cent on every
thing.
A five cent smoke does six cents bring.
You should hear a man in our home
sing,
] know there is truth about that.
A girl in our neighborhood said OF me,
] guess / know all about that,
She wished ! was young as used 10 be,
She knows / was told about that.
Well. ! do know, / am getting old.
Have neither silver bank notes or gold
But l like TO hear OF such talk when
told.
You can bet your old coin on that
She knows right well am up a tree,
l am certainly sure about that:
II she don't believe it just call and sec
And then she will know about that.
But to her and one other l want to say
II J.-T.-C. could just have his way,
Down he would come-0nd a preacher
next day.
There's a great lot Of truth about
that
Bu' l guess 1 shall have to stay where
! am,
What do folks think about that?
shall never again be a younger man,
That's a fact that / know about that.
SO that girl must think Of some other
way,
For up that old tree shall have to stay,
But come and see me some nice warm
day,
l will talk to you then about that
Evening journal., 1917-12-10
BY HERMAN BERNSTEIN.

Editor Of THE AMERICAN HEBREW.
Copyright, 1917, by the Newspaper En-
terprise Association.
A recent cablegram from Alexandria,
Egypt, stated that refugees from Pales-
tine report that the Turks, in cooper
alton with the Germans are committing
fearful atrocities upon Jewish colonies
in Palestine.
During October all the leading men
OF the Jewish colony at Jaffa were ac-
cused Of espionage, and on false evil
dence, or on confessions extOried by
torture, were convicted by a German
courtmartlal and hanged with many
members Of their families
To eXtOrt confessions, many men and
women, INCLUDING SOME AMERICAN
CITIZENS, were stripped and beaten IN
public, some 80 severely as TO cause
death. But the end Of this reign of
terror is In sight.
The triumphal onward sweep In
Palestine Of the British, under General
Allenby, has already resulted In the
capture Of Jaffa, the principal Mediter-
ranean seaport Of the Holy Land. and
with 10 the Jaffa-Jerusalem railroad,
which brings the allied forces almost
to the very gales Of Jerusalem. Another
force is holding Beershebs. where
Abraham rested, and at the proper mo-
ments will move forward 10 Hebron,
gateway 10 the Holy City from the
southeast. Thus, the British army will
be in a position TO operate against
Jerusalem. either for attack or siege.
and Christmas may see the birthplace
Of the three dominating religions
Christianity, Judaism and Mohammed-
anism-wrested from the hands Of the
Turks and a beginning made toward
ending these German-Turkish atrOci-
ties
The brilliant operations Of Allenby's
army has attracted the attention Of the
whole civilized world, which, while
watching them with sentimental regard,
has been not a little mystlned by the
enormous expenditure Of men and mill
tary equipment In a war-theatre so far
removed from the western front
10 Is not generally realized that the
Palestine operations are no mere side
venture on the part Of Great Britain,
but that they have a tremendous bear
ing on the ultimate result OF the war
As matter Of fact there can be
no enduring peace unless Palestine
and MesOpOtamia shall be torn from
Turkey and its master ally, Ger
many.
Anything short Of this would mean
that, even though Germany IS COM
pletely defeated in Europe. her preten-
tious Bsgdad-to-Berlin scheme would
remain intact to menace the world, with
its everlasting threat against the Suez
Canal, Egypt and India.
None have realized this better than
the Germans themselves, who are
thoroughly alarmed over the success
Of the British arms.
They Lave always realized the great
importance Of Palestine In connection
with their own plans for the military
domination Of the world, and German
publicists have given a great deal Of
attention TO the "Nesr East" question
The over-efncient Dr Paul Rohrbsch
writing for the education Of tho Ger
man mind and In preparation FOR the
launching Of the Alittel-Europa project,
nolnied out that a direct attack upon
ENGLAND. across the North Sea. was ut
ierly out Of the question. Another
Evening journal., 1917-12-10

I did. and three bottles cured me Of all
nervousness and vas once more in good
health-thanks to this good medicine.
Women who suffer as did will find
great relief In the Prescription. Mas.
EArsrA DECKER, AIS Penny Ave.
Evening journal., 1917-12-10
Women, Prepare

Thousands of women in Pennsylvania
have overcome their sufferings, and have
been cured Of woman s ills by DR.. Pierce z
Favorite Prescription. This temperance
medicine, though started nearly half 3
century ago, sells most widely to-day. II
can now be had in tablet form as well as
liquid, and every woman who suffers from
bsekaehe, headache, nervousness, should
take this Prescription Of DR.. Pierce s.
It is prepared from natures roots and
herbs and does not contain a particle Of
alcohol or any narcotic. It's not a secret
prescription for It's ingredients are print.
ed on wrapper
1t is now put up in tablet form.
Write confdentiaIy about your ease or
send 10c for trial pkg. Of "Favorite
Prescription Tablets" 70 DR. Pierce,
President Invslids' Hotel, Buffalo, n. y.
Evening journal., 1917-12-10

STR. Bernstein win tell more about The
war In the Holy Land in THE EVEN
ING JOURNAL tomorrow.
Evening journal., 1917-12-10

Don't wait until the last minute-Come
stocks are large and the selection of sui
of the family is an easy matter. Below
for the gift seeker.
Evening journal., 1917-12-10
MoKrrsronr. POI found Dr

~ 49,"
Pierce 3 Favorite
Prescription equal.
ly as good as it is
advertised TO be.
A few years ago 1
had q severe nerv-
GUS break down. I
became very weak
and thin n d
could not sl9ep,
when a neighDor Of
mine ADVISED me TO
try 'F'avorite Pre-
scrirtion as il had
beiped her. This
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-04

When Il person falls overheard or
gets ducking IN any other way he ut
once has trouble with his watch, I'm.
less. of course it happens that he be
not wearing il. If he is wise hn will
send it at once to n matchmaker.
What the latter can do to it depends
upon the extent OF the wetting and
the length Of time that has elapsed
since the immersion.
The jewelers. Circular SAYS the re-
pairer will take the watch entirely
apart. If there be water still notice
able he will place all the parts ia al.
cohol and then clean them. II they
be dry he will put I'll ordinary steel
parts in benZine and all plates. bridges
and brass parts in a solution Of alkali
and soap,
a repairer receiving Il watch several
days after its wctting will immerse it
in coal oil. Then he will decide wheth.
or It will be less expensive to clean
the works or to replace them with a
new movement.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-04
Chaan and Good Foods.

Some of the best foods are the cheap
est. There are carrots, satisfy, par
ships, lettuce and such stuff. Carrots
have the rarest combination Of food
qualities Of anything that grows. 1t is
so healthful that it is said n steady
diet Of it will cure many distempers
Parsnips are cheap, good, wholesome.
Anybody who doesn't like the taste OF
a parsnip has his palate put in wrong
Lettuce is cheap and a lettuce sand
wch is royal food. Any one whc
starves while these things are on the
market, to be bought for few cents.
has not much OF a claim on life. There
Is more health in them than in porter
house steaks or oyster cocktails Some
people affect to think they are low
brow food, but it might be said IN re-
tort that they are low proved people
who think sO.-C0lumbus (OD state
+ Journal
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-04
Three Servian Words,

Dobra is the general word of assent
in Seryia. If doughnut is good and
Serbs make delectable doughnuts In
tin pans over camp hres--it is dobra.
A good looking girl is dobra, and II
she Is very good looking she is .dobra-
dobra. A good speech or lucky gen
cral or a pleasant summer or the word
to charge are all dobra.
One can go anywhere In Servia II one
Is but letter perfect IN dobra and mai
mo, which latter is the general mega
tive. One should also he able to say
"lIydy" with great force and convlc-
tion. That is the slang for hurry"
And II Is needed for these Balkan PEG
pies do not like to hurry unless killing
IN somewhere involved Ones CONVEX
sation might lack continuity perhaps
but If supplemented by assorted rubs
and paitings one need never miss n bed
or Il meal whore Il Serb camp lire
shines. Herbert Corey In Saturday
Evening Post.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-04
Washinoton's 6oWsry.

Pennsylvania avenue, in your expec-
tatiM the Broadway of Washington. Is
more or less its Bowery, since proplie-
tors, aware that the government VIII
soon take over their holdings, see no
object In improving them Dowdy no
tells bid for dodgers at 30 cents night.
81 even. Shop windows TEEN with SOU
venirs-the capitol on brass slippers,
the capitol on silver puppies, the clpl-
tol on patriotic dustpans, the capitol
Illuminated with mother-of-p pearl. chop
suey resorts abound. On the way t"
his Inauguration each new president
passes "home of burlesquc,' a penny
arcade, tattooist's studio and the
shrine where beautiful lady palm
list reveals your name. And yet at theI
end Of this amazing thoronghfare rises
the matchless dome that crowns the
capitol, which crowns Il l0rdiy emil
hence. kollin Lynde ilartt in Century.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-04

don't know what dynamo am when
l get going"
II don't doubt that she said proud
ly. But the moneys yours If you
need it."
II need something else good deal
more right now,' he laughed. "That's
something to eat. Aren't you hungry.
Stella? Wouldn't you like a cup Of
coffee?'
I'm famished," she admitted the
literal truth. She had eaten scarcely
anything that day.
We'll 90 down to the camp" Fyfe
suggested. "The cook will have some.
thing left. We're camping like pioneers
down there. The shacKs were al burn
ed, and somebody sank the cook house
scow."
They went down the path to the hay
hand In hand feeling their way through
that fire blackene area, under black
sky.
The cooks fire was dead, and that
worthy was bumped on his bed roll
smoking pipe. But he had cold mca
and bread, and he brewed pot of cof
fee on the big fire for them, and Stella
ate the plain fare sitting In the circle
Of tired loggcrs.
Poor fellows; they look WORKOUT.
she said when they were again travers
Ing that black road to the bungalow.
We've slept standing up for tire,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-04
Historic Macao.

For many years the Portuguese.
through their rulership Of Macao, held
control Of the foreign trade Of China.
for this was the only safe, friendly
port where foreign ships could anchor.
Here the merchantmen Of the Hon
orable East India company. the tea
clipper ships from Boston and Salem
and the Dutch ships on their way to
Nagasaki stopped for supplies. repairs
and the news Of the world st. Fran
els Xavier lived here and from here
made his Intellectual efforts to reach
the mainland of China. He is buried
on a nearby island. Here the first
treaty between the United States and
China was signed, and here American
diplomatic officials lived before they
were allowed on Chinese soil 1t was
here that the first Chinese tirecrackers
were purchased by American shippers
and brought home to start custom
which has enlivened and endangered a
century Of Fourths Of July.-Argonaut.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-04
SYNOPSIS.

Estela Benton left penniless or
phan, goes to Join her brother Charlie,
who is logging lumber in British Co
lumbia.
Charlie tells Stella of his prospects
and describes his primitive manner
OF living. He introduces n neighbor,
Paul Abbey.
Charlie and Stella proceed 10 his
logging camp on Roaring Lake. Stella
IL aghast at the baroness of 1t and is
repealed by the unoouthness Of the
lumberiacks.
Fyfe pays visit. Stella is repealed
by him, although she feels the force OF
his personality Stella wants to quit,
hut her brother dissuades her. He
takes the gang back to Fyfe's camp.
Fyfe pays a visit Stella is repealed
by him. although she feels the force
OF his personality. Stella wants to
uuit, but her brother dssuadeS her.
He takes the gang back to Fyfe's
camp.
Stella visits Fyfes camp while her
brother Is there 1t is an improve
ment over Charlics Fyfe visits the
Bentons and quells drunken riot
among thu. loggefs
Charlie gets intoxicated and Stella
becomes al the moro Disguised with
her surrounding Fyfe proposes
marriage rs a way ont, but is re
iected.
Winter sets In. bringing more d, nm
lenness and trouble. Stella Is sorell
tried and when Fyfe proposes agar
she marrles him Immediately.
In spring the FyfeG return from {
honeymoon, and Stella Is pleased Will
her new home.
Stella goes canoeing on the lake
upDCtE anu 10 IGOCuCu W AIOHChib,
partner of Abbey and toward whom
she is greatly attracted
Stella, who had lost her singini
voice after showing great promise
..uddenly discovers that her voice ha'
returned n fun power This increase
her popularity in the Abbey house
hold.
Monohan declares his love 70
Stella. She tells him they must part
Fyfe discovers the situation. He es
presses contempt for Monahan an
tells Stella he would free her wer
she IN love with a decent man.
Stella and Monahan meet in tn
woods by chance. Fyfe discover
them and thrashes Monahan. II
farms upon Stella who explains tn
chance meeting, but declares sh
N wants to leave him. He holds her BE-
cause OF their chic.
= S2sv~s
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-04
Notice to Contractors.

Sealed bids will be received by the
undersigned for the construction of
one concrete bridge in Dear Park
township and one concrete bridge In
Mission township. up to 80 o'clock
Saturday afternoon, Oct 6, 1917.
Each bid on each of the two bridges
shall be accompanied by certified
check to the amount of $4,000. pay
able to George l.. Farnsworth county
superintendent Of highways.
Plans and specifications for the
"bove named br eidsag nescb
above named bridges can be seen in
the office Of the County Superintend,
ent of Highways George l.. Farms
worth at the court house a, Ottawa,
Illinois.
The right is reserved to reject any
and all bids.
GEORGE l.. FARNSWORTH,
County Superinte ndent OF Highways.
La Sale County, Illinois.
Dated, Ottawa, Illinois, September
2S, 1917
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-04
PROLOGUE.

big Timber" i. a dra-
matte story Of love and the
logging camps "A vigorous
tale Of lives that are made OF
broken by the big timber Of
the northwest, around which
they build their hopes and
aspirations: From the very
first chapter the romance grips
the interest Of the reader. and
there is no letup in The ten
sion As Novelist Sinclair. with
wonderful cleverness. weaves
q plot which in character
deGneation. imaginative con-
struction and heart interest
has rar. y been surpassed in a
decade.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-04

In the state known as "hibernation
respiration practically ceases. Diges-
ton seems to follow respiration, ans
The waste of tissue Is reduced TO the
smallest possible limit, the circulation
in the meantime being only just suili-
cient to sustain life. 1t has been as
certaincd that animals can endure the
loss of tissue until it amounts to 40 per
cent of their normal weight. Should
the weight be reduced beyond that linn
il the result is death. 1t is the stored
up fat within the body Of the hibernat-
ing creatures that sustains them dur
ing the many months of cold weather
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-04
NOTICE TO PROVE CLAIMS.
o. G. Cairns, Attorney at Law.

Estate of PETER DlTTMhN. de
ceased
Notice Is Scroby given that the
undersigned, administrator Of the es-
tate of Peter Dittman, late Of the
County of La Sale and state Of Hi.
nois. deceased will appear before the
Probate Court Of said county on the
first Monday (being the third day. OF
December, 1917, at the Probate Court
Room, in Ottawa, in said county, when
ana where all persons having claims
or demands against said estate are no
tilted to attend and present the same
in writing for adjustment
Dated the 18th day Of September,
a. ID. lD17
WILLIAM &. DlTTMAN,
Administrator
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-04
NOTICE OF PUBLICATION.

State of Illinois, Ia Sale County.--ss.
in the Circuit Court, to the October
Term, A d. 1917
Nora G. Garland vs. Henry Donahue
James Donahue, John Donahue,
Anna Donahue, Mary Garland,
James Donahue and Henry Dona-
hue, as executors Of the last will
and testament Of Patrick Donahue,
deceased, Alice Garland. Edward
Garland Patrick Garland, John Gar
land, Justine Garland, Henry Gar
land, Bernard Garland, James Gar
land Anna Garland, Nellie Garland,
Margaret Garland and Julia Gar
land lin Chancery; Bill to Set
Aside Will-Gen No 2lS94.
Affidavit of nun-rcsidence of John
Donahue. implicated with TIE above tie
PENDANTS, Henry Donahue e al hay
ing been filed in the Clerks Office of
the Circuit Court Of said county, no
tice Is therefore hereby given to the
said non resident defendant that the
comlainant filed her bill Of complaint
in said Court in the Chancery side
thereof, on the 9Th day of September
1917, and that therenpon a summons
issued ont of said Court, wherein said
suit is now pending, returnable on
the second Monday in the month OF
October next as is by law required
Now, unless You the said non-resl
dent defendant above named, John
Donahue, shall personally be and ap
pear before said Circuit Court, on the
first day OF the next term thereof tt
be holden at Ottawa, in and for the
said county, on the second Monday
in October next and plead. answer
or demur TO said complainant 3 bill OF
complaint, the same and the matters
and things therein charged and stateC
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-04
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