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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-11
UNCLE SAM TO PLAY
SANTA FOR BOYS IN.
MANY ARMY CAMPS
POSTMASTER DOUGHERTY IS.
SUES INSTRUCTIONS SHOWING
HOW PACKAGES SHOULD BE
WRAPPED AND ADDRESSED.

Uncle Sam is getting ready to play
Santa Clause for every one OF his
boys at the front and to facilitate
work OF delivering the thousands up
on thousands of gifts that will pour in.
to the army camps. He has issued an
appeal to citizens OF Ottawa, as well
as those Of other cities, asking them
to cooperate with him by following
the appended set of rules announced
by Postmaster James J. Dougherty:
ITO the Public: The time is ap-
preaching to give thought to bring
ing Christmas cheer to the Ameri.
can soldiers and sailors abroad
Arrangements have been per
fected whereby the Christmas mail
to the American expeditionary
forces in Europe is to be delivered
by Christmas morning. Without the
fullest cooperation on the part of
the public it will be impossible to
accomplish this result.
THE three essential respects in
which the public can aid in assur-
ing a happy Christmas at the
front are: Mail early, address in
teligently, and pack securely. For
this reason It is urgently request
ed that all persons having Christ.
mas mail for the soldiers and sailors
and the civilian units attached to the
army in Europe observe closely
the following directions:
81, Mail to reach the soldiers in
France by Christmas morning
must be posted not later than No
vember 18th.
"2. Every package must bear
conspcuously the words Christ
mas mail the complete address OF
the person for whom 1t is intended,
and, in the upper lefthand corner,
the name and address OF the send.
er
"3, Every package must be so
packed and wrapped as to admit of
easy inspection by the postmaster.
No parcel will be dispatched to
France which has not the postmas.
ter's certificate that it contains no
prohibited articles"
JAMES j. DOUGHERTY,
Postmaster. Ottawa. ILL.,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-11
COME HERE TO HAVE
NUPTIAL KNOT TIED

Miss Gertrude Gunther Of Depue
and James Dwyer Of Spring Valley
were married yesterday at the Baptist
parsonage in this city. Rev. G. w.
Chessman, pastor of the First Baptist
church, performed the ceremony. The
couple left at once for short honey.
moon In Chicago, after which they
will make their future home IN Spring
Valley where the groom Is employed
at the Mineral Point Zinc works.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-11
MAS0NS VOTE LARGE
FUND FOR THE WAR

Delegates to the Illinois Grand
Lodge of Masons in Chicago yester.
day voted war fund of 1855, 900.
Governor Lowden and Ralph II.
Wheeler, retiring grand master,
spoke last night The Grand Lodge
apportioned It's fund as follows: One
hundred and sixty thousand dollars
for aid of members in the country s
military service; $l6OO0O for men now
In France; $4,000 for soldiers recre
alton purposes and $4,000 subscrip
tion to Liberty bonds
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-11
EXEMPTION GRANTED
TO SHERIDAN BOY

The local exemption board received
today from the district exemption
board word that one more man, Ward
Smith Poore, of Sheridan, had been
allowed his claim for exemption by
them on account OF Industrial grounds.
Mr.. Poore had been denied exemption
by the local board but was granted ex-
emption upon taking his appeal to the
district board.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-11
Recapture Death Refuaees.

Coffeyville. Ala, Oct. 11--Will and
Bob Blackwell brothers, under sent.
ence of death for murder who escap.
ed from the county jail at Pensacola,
Fla. ten days ago. have been recap
tured and are held here today for the
Pensacola authorities.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-11

Chicago. Oct. ll--Three hundred
men OF the commission drivers union
went on strike here today In all com.
mission houses that refused to agree
to an advance Of So per week in
wages.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-11
DOUHERTY LANDS
JAIL HEATING JOB

Contracts for installing the new
heating system at the La Sale County
jail and sheriff's residence have been
awarded to John NJ Dougherty whose
bid proved low in field Of three
entrants in the race for the job. The
system will be similar to the one now
in use in the court house and the
work will be done under the supervis-
ion of Architect Jason Richardson
Bids for the contract were as fol
lows.
j. Nj. Dougherty. ......,.........$3 $3,500
Prafcke a. Weiss .....,.,..... 1859
j. w. Clegg x Son,....,,,. 1859
AS there were only ninety.nine dol.
lars difference between the high and
low bidders It can be readily seen that
the figures were compiled on very
close estimates.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-11
PREDICT DROP IN
FOOD PRICES WHEN
LAW IS IN OPERATION
PRESIDENT WILSON ISSUES PROC
LAMATlON SHOWING REGULA.
TiONS AND RULES GOVERNING
STAPLES DURING PERIOD or
WAR.

Lower prices for food products are
in sight. Before the first of next
month practically all staples used by
Americans will be under government
control
President Wilson today issued an
executive order requiring manufacture
ers and distributors of some 20 fun.
damental foods, to operate under Ii
cense restrictions designed to prevent
unreasonable profits and to stop spec
ulation ard boarding
Regulations are prescribed for meat
packers. cold storage houses. millers
Gamers, elevators, grain dealers and
wholesale dealers and retailers doing
business of more than 100000 an.
ually in the commodities to be named
THE prime purpose of the food ad
ministration. the announcement says
is to protect the patriot against the
Stacker in business"
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-11
REVOLT HAS EFFECT
GERMANS NOT PLEASED WITH
NAVY DISTURBANCE FEARING
MOVE MAY HAVE BAD EFFECT
ON ALL OF POPULAcE-u. q.
SEES IMPORTANCE OF OUT.
BREAK.
BULLETIN.

Petro0rad, Oct. 1.-THE new
Russian cabinet, headed BY Pre-
mier kerensky today repiedosd
Russia to the allied cause.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-11
Debt to Soldiers.

1T has generally been recognized
that enormous obligations imposed on
the American people to feed our sol
diers at the front and the allies create
disturbing factor in trade which
allows opportunity to a few to impose
burden upon many, and that 1t is of
vital Importance that such control
should be eXerted as will remedy, so
far us may be, economic disturbances
incident to the war"
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-11
The Proclamation.


After quoting the food control act
under which the action is taken the
Presidents proclamation says:
1T is essential, in order to carry
into effect the purposes of said act, to
license the importation. manufacture,
storage and distribution of necessaries.
to the extent hereinafter specified.
"All persons. firms, corporations and
associations engaged in the business
either of (D operating cold storage
warehouses "a cold storage ware
house for the purpose of this procla.
nation, being defined as any place
artficially or mechanically cooled to
or below a temperature Of 45 degrees
fahrenheit, in which food products
are placed and held for thirty days or
more); (2) operating elevators, ware
houses or other places for storage of
corn, oats. barley, beans. rice, cotton
seed, cotonseed cake. cottonseed
meal of peanut meal, or go importing
manufacturing Cncluding milling
mixing or packing) or distributing Gin
cludng buying or selling) any of the
following commodities.
Wheat, wheat flour, rye or rye flour
Barley or barley flour.
Oats, oatmeal or rolled oats.
Germ. corn grits, corn meal, hom.
my corn flour, starch from corn. corn
oil, corn sirup, corn glucose.
Rice, rice -four.
Dried beans.
Pea seed or dried peas.
Cotton seed, oottonseed oil, cotton.
seed meal
Peanut oil or peanut meal
Soy bean oil, soy bean meal. palm
oil or copra Oil.
Oleomargarine. lard. lard substi-
tutes oleo oils or cooking fats.
MILK. butter or cheese.
Condensed, powdered or evaporated
milk
Fresh, canned or cured beef, pork
or mutton.
Poultry or eggs.
| Fresh or frozen fish.
| Fresh fruits or vegetables
Canned peas. dried beans, tomatoes
corn salmon or sardines
Dried prunes, apples, peaches or raj
| sins.
Sugar, sirups or molasses.
Exceptions to Rule.
Excepting, however, the following
"OperatOrs of all elevators or ware
houses handling wheat or rye, ant
manufacturers of the derivatve pro
ducts of wheat or rye, who have al
ready been licensed.
Importers. manufacturers and re
fners of sugar, and manufacturers o.
sugar sirups and molasses, who hav,
already been licensed.
Retailers whose gross sales OF FOOT
commodities do not exceed $lOC ,O0O
per annum.
Common carriers
Farmers. gardeners. cooperativ,
associations of farmers or gardeners
including live stock farmers and othe
persons with respect to the product
Of any farm garden or other Ian,
owned. leased or cultivated by them.
"Fishemen whose business does no
extend beyond primary consignment.
Those dealing in any of the abov
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-11

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CONTINUED on Pase 81
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-04-13

the national Clean Up and Paint Up"
campaign bureau, wired the bureau
here rs follows:
Without going beyond their door
yards millions Of American women
and children can render service to the
nation right now as real as that rem
dered 10y the soldier on the field Of
battle. A million gardens planted i'm
the cities, suburbs and country would
mean the release of millions Of
pounds of foods to our allies Plant
now. Get into the game and do your
bit to win this war"
The natio' wide campaign for thrift
gardens was inaugurated by the ma
uonal Clean Up and Paint Up" cam
paign bureau, st. Louis, founded by
Allen w. Clark five years ago. Last
year II organized campaigns in seven
thousand cities and towns, in which
garden work was tried with success
by many communities. Already this
year" Mr.. Clark says. "probably
half million new gardens are assured
out local gardens committees in sew
eral hundred cities, and the work has
just started"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-04-13
HEADACHES

Thousands of men and women suffer from
headaches every day, other thousands have
headaches every week or every month, and
Still others have headaches occasionally,
butnotat regular intervals. The best Doctor
is often unable to find the cause of many of
these headaches, and in most other cases
knowing the cause, he does not know what
VIII remove 1t, SO as to give n permanent
cure. All he can do is to prescribe the usual
but the headache returns rs usual, and treat
merit is again necessary. II you suffer from
headaches and have been unable to remove
the cause, take anti -kamnia tablets, and OBJ
tain the greatest possible relief. You can
obtain them at all druggists I'm any quantity,
l0c worth, 2Jc worth or more. Ask for AK
Tablets
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-04-13
Charge Blind Senator Is Fail
ing to Represent People
Who Elected Him.
HE SILENTLY OPPOSED WAR
Did Not Even Read Presidents
Address for Whole Day
After Delivered.
Ey OMER *. BENEDICT
World staff correspondent

o.
WASHINGTON. April l2.-At the
lunch table i'm the house restaurant
today around which was gathered
several members Of the Oklahoma
delegation and others from Oklahoma.
including the writer, there came up
Tor discussion an editorial in one of
the leading Democratic newspa pers Of
statewide circulation, published seven
days week, with red headlines Sc
NerclN scoring Senator Gore for his
isrepresentation of the people Of
oklahoma by silently at least. op-
posing the presidents address and the
act of congress in declaring war.
II is unusual in a gathering such as
this was for the sentiment 10 be
wholly unanimous, but in this in
glance the blind senator Of Oklahoma
found mo- defenders. And it can safe
ly Doe said that those present repre-
scented the sentiment Of the state of
oklahoma
Resign. Advise All.
81 believe the editorial is right"
was the statement OF one, acquiesced
In by all present.
Turning to me, one Oklahoma con-
gresham said: why didn't you get
Il statement out OF himr"
tried | replied. tut he stated
he had not read it at : o'clock the
next evening"
Was he up and around and able
TO have it read TO him"
Ute was-so lis guide told me"
w ell II he was up and around and
able TO listen to IT, and mad not beer
advised as 10 the contents Of the Ire o.
idcnts address, he IS so damnab ably
ncglicem to his duties that he ought
10 rcscn; and if he dil know the
contents Of the presidents address
and knew the purpOrt OF :he war dec
lar1tion and failed 10 send word to
the senate where he stood on the mat
ter he rs too coWardly 20 retain a seat
representing the patriotic people of
Cklahoua."
From the touc Of the conversation
on this occasion, represe atative of the
sentiment of oklahoma. one would
,secm 10 think that there is somcthn.
wrong with senator core other than
ThNs.o"l afflicticn, which, of course is
cNcusahle for many shortening.
Improving Nicely.
But whenever anyone connected
with his office iS asked they iuvariab-
ly reply that "Ch, he is getting along
nicely, ana viii be out in 4 few days "
f1e has been confined TO his house
since the 3rd of last January. which
Is tOC bad, bat at this time. 50 every
body is Informed, his physical cundi O.
tion Is not bad. lie simply has trou-
bic with his legs, which he canno.
trust TO take him down TO the senate.
Perhaps. when he gets up, he can
explain II all-perhaps he can.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-04-13
blackwell Mayor Holds.

VItVTIT 10 HV " NVTTVI
OKLAHOMA CITY, April 12.-The
present mayor of blackwell, who was
elected I'm 1915, must hold over until
another election according to an
opinion from the attorney generals 5
office today Another man was elected
at the election I'm April but died be-
fore he had qualified for the office.
Under the law. as interpreted by the
attorney general. the hold-oyer mayor
must now serve until the next cleo
ton. because there is no vacancy and
no way TO fill the place except by cleo
ton.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-04-13
I0llIlIIijijIIIIIIIOl
Mrs. Lindsey Now Keeps House For Seven.

Tennie Ca" tell you how much have been benefited
by lydia lnkhas Vegetable Compound About eight agol
got in of health unable keep house for three
the family had dull tired dizzy feelings, cold feet and hands nearly
all the time could scarcely sleep all The doctor said had
severe of liberation and without operation would always
be An invalid told him wanted to wait awhile Our druggist
advised my husband get Lydia f. nkham Vegetable Compound
and it has entirely cured Now keep house for and work
the garden some too thankful got this medicine feel
as though my life and have recommended to others and
they have been benefited Ms W. f. LINDSEY r. r. Ienn Ga
TT Won want special write Lydia T. Pinkham Med
cine Co. Lynn Your letter will be opened,
read and held in strict condence,
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-04-13
SERVICE AS REAL AS
SOLDIERS IN FIELD
Plant Your Thrift Garden"
Now If You Would Help
Uncle Sam Win War.

ST. LOUIS. April 12.-Today it was
when the government crop report an
nounced a shortage Of fifty million
bushels in the winter wheat crop and
sent prices soaring in the exchanges,
Carl Vrooman, assistant secretary Of
the department Of agriculture, who is
fully informed upon and deeply in
terested in the thrift garden work of
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-04-13
SICK-HEADACHES

Sick headache, the most miserable OF all
sicknesses, loses 1t terrors when A X Tablets
are taken. When you feel an attack coming
on take two tablets, and in many cases. the
attack will be warded of. During an attack
take one AK Tablet every two hours. The
rest and comfort which follow, can be OBJ
tained in no other way.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-04-13
Goo sick
60 QQ)ork,
Many Women in this Condition Re-
gain Health by Taking Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
Convincing Proof Of This Fact.

Rdgway, Penn. - 81 suffered from female
trouble with backache and pain in my side for over
seven months so could not do any of my work. |
was treated by three different doctors and was
getting discouraged when my sister-in-aw told me
how Lydia +. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound had
helped her decided to try it, and it restored my
health, SO / now do all of my houSework which is
not light as | have a little boy three years old
Mrs. y. NJ. RnlNEs RdgwaN Penn.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-04-13

WASHINGTON, April l2.-ENpos-
ure OF the crew. including one Ameri-
can. Of the Norwegian bark Marion.
sunk without warning by Il German
submarine. to a. hours in open boats
was reported TO the department today
hy Consul Washington at Liverpool.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-04-13
Gophcrs Would Become Officers.

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, April IA
Carl Wallace, track captain at the
University Of Minnesota. and Wlngate
Anderson. assistant manager Of ath-
lctics will take examinations in Chi
caco for lieutenancies In the United
States marine corps.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-04-13
Improving Nicely.


'T have been in your train long
time now"
81 can't marry YOU said the girl
"All right Here's where l change
cars. then
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-04-13
ECHOES

IT viii bo
SJKl. enough
"BLACK" Friday
Al the Oklahoma
PINIIENTINRY
TODAY when three
NEGROES arc
ILEtIROCUTLD.
EI0ulo
Americus times-recorder., 1917-12-10
LEGALITY Of DRAFT
LAW BEING DEFENDED

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 10.--
In brief asking the supreme court
to decide cases attacking the consti-
tutionality of the selective draft Law,
the government asserts that power
conferred upon congress to declare
war carries with it authority to compel
military service either at home or
abroad Compulsory draft is declared
to have been a normal method of rats
ing armies ever since this government
was established, the legality of which
has been repeatedly upheld by the
courts. The situation in Russia Is
pointed to, without mentioning the
name, as a demonstration that there
can with safety be no absolute free
dom in civilized societies.
"If an argument against this law
upon constitutional grounds be not
frivolous" says the brief, "then that
adjective has lost its legal signit'-
cance."
The cases now before the court in
clude nine appeals from Georgia, Min
resota and Ohio, in which persons
were convicted of either failing to reg
ister on June 5, Or of attempting &c
block the ouerations of the act by
urging others of draft age not to cont
ply with it. Among the cases are those
Of Emma Goldman and Alexande1
Berkman, convicted in New York after
having made speeches opposing the
law. Argument on them probably will
begin Tuesday.
Americus times-recorder., 1917-12-10
HUGHES PAYS SOCIAL
CALL ON PRESIDENT

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 10. -
Charles E. Hughes, former governor Of
New York, and who resigned as JUS
tice of the United States supreme court
to accept the republican nomination
for the presidency, called on President
Wilson at the White House this after.
noon.
The call at the White House was the
first occasion on which the two dis
tinguished leaders had met since Pres
ident Wilson's reelection to office.
Friends of Governor Hughes and the
president said the visit to the White
House was made only to pay due
respect to. the president
Today is the first time Governor
Hughes has visited Washington since
he resigned from the supreme court
bench He came in connection with
case that had been pending before the
nations highest tribunal since longe
before he retired from the bench more
than year ago.
Americus times-recorder., 1917-12-10
HALIFAX ALMOST
HAD ANOTHER BIC
EXPLOSION TODAY
BURNING CARGO OF ANOTHER
STEAMER THROWN OVERHEARD
IN TIME-FULLY $4,000 ARE YET
HOMELESS.

HALIFAX, Dec. 10.-The deck car
go of the British steamer Picton, load
ed with munitions, caught fire here to
day, and only the quick work Of Hall
fax rifiemen in throwing the burning
cargo overheard prevented another big
explosion.
r~'he damaged vessel was taken out
to sea later in the day and sunk.
Revised figures issued late today
regarding casualties sustained by rea-
son of the great explosion of last week
give the number of known dead as
twelve hundred. with two thousand un-
accounted for and the identified dead
nine hundred. Eight thousand wound
ed victims of the catastrophe have re-
ported to the authorities, and twenty
five thousand persons made homeless
by the explosion, are wandering about
the streets of the city.
Americus times-recorder., 1917-12-10
j. {. EXPECTED
To TAKE OVER
ALL RAILROADS
IMPRESSION IS GAINING GROUND
THAT PRESIDENT WILL SHORT
LY DECIDE ON THIS COURSE OF
ACTION.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec. 10
Conferences intended to determine
the presidents course of action to.
ward the government operation OF
railroads, as an alternative, extend
ing federal aid to these industries,
continued today at the white house
and capital. I-l}
Sentiment favorable to government
operation of the transportation lines
seemed to be gaining ground today
among most officials upon whom the
president is depending for advice, ami
those in touch with the situation sail
they expected to see the question de
cided this week.
Americus times-recorder., 1917-12-10
To CLAMP LID ON
IN NEW yORKJAN.
15T SAYS MAYOR
JOHN f. HYLAN, TAMMANY MAN,
SAYS GAMBLING AND RECOGNIZ-
ED VICE IN THE METROPOLIS
MUST GO

NEW YOR, Dec. 10.-Following a
conference between District Attorney
Swami and Mayor-elect Hylan con-
cerning vice and gambling, announce.
ment was made today that beginning
January l the lid is to be clamped on
tight on New York City and kept in
place for the next four years. Ths
mayor-elect said:
"a note of warning is given ID
those gamblers and disorderly per-
sons who have any belated hope that
tEey may be permitted to open up after
Jan. 1 that commercialized vice ami
gambling will be prosecuted ceaseless-
ly and relentlessly, There will be rs
wide open city The police commits
sioner will be held strictly accountable
for the rigid enforcement of the law :"
Among the reforms embraced in the
new administrations plans as they
were outlined by Mr.. Swami, are the
following:
Elimination of border line" thea
trical shows and practically nudo"
chorus girls.
Suppression of all forms of enter
tainments which pander to vice. in
Guiding cabarets that are run under
improper conditions.
An absolute ban on commercalizei Il
gambling, including poker clubs
which meet in hotels for friendly
games"
Continual prosecution Of white
slavers.
Preceding his talk with the mayor
elect, reports had reached the dis
trict attorney that former keepers
OF disorderly houses were inquiring
about leases on houses in the tender
Ioin, and that a group Of gamblers
were repairing to open a club >
which would rival the old Canfiel1
resort Mr.. swami was told the initia
ton fee to this club" would be $500
Americus times-recorder., 1917-12-10
SPEED Up DUR
PREPARATIONS
BAKER ADVISES
UNITED STATES MUST NOW PAR.
TICIPATE IN THE WAR IN ITALY
ALSO-DECIDED CHANGES ON
THE FRONTS.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 10. =
Germany has massed on the western
front her greatest army, Secretary OF
War Baker declares in the weekly
war review issued today To meet this
menace, the United States must speed
UP military preparations, the state
ment says.
The review also points out that the
German counter offensive on the Cam
brai front serves to emphasize the re-
viving strength of the Germans in tie
west, and says:
I'VE must recognize plainly that the
situation on the eastern front has
brought about very decided change
ir the strategic possibilities of the
military situation in the west"
The statement also cites an expected
attack against the French front, and
regarding the Italian front says, sig
nifcantly:
Our declaration of war against Italy
now associates US Immediately with
the struggle going on in Italy"