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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-06
Temporary Banking Quarters of the
Ottawa BANKING & Trust Company
Quite Satisfactory.

Many favorable comments are heard
on the safe and satisfactory facilities
and general arrangement for the
transaction OF the business of the
bank at its present temporary quar-.
ters.
Mayor Bradford, who had been
| transacting business on Saturday in
the old building, noy being remodel
led, was one OF the first to visit the
temporary quarters of the bank on
Monday morning where business was
being transacted as though no change
had taken place, and he said; Had |
known that it is SO easy to open a
bank should have done so on my
own account long ago
Upon inspection it was learned that
WOrkmen had been engaged in prepar-
ing these temporary quarters for a
period of three or four weeks before
moving thereto and that a large sub
stantial fre-proof vault had been ex-
pressly built in the basement of the
building, protecting all valuable pap
ers including all safety vault boxes.
This vault is the best of modern pro-
lection in fire-proof vaults. In addi-
ton thereto a paid Waterman excIu-
siyely in the employ of the bank is
constantly on guard all night When
the permanent quarters are completed
there will be, in addition to positive
security, the great convenience OF one
OF the most up 10 date safe deposit
departments in the state
The bank officials invite inspection
Of their double deck burglar proof
safe, located in the front office, the
only one of its kind in La Sale county
1t is gratifying to the friends of this
institution and the public generally
that the remodellng OF the old bank
became necessary as a result of grow
ing volume of business During the
past two years the general assets of
the bank have increased fully $780,
10000.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-06
SELL CHEAP FISH TO
BEAT HIGH FOOD PRICES

/, Portland, Ore. Oct. 6.-Cutting the
, high cost of living in practical man.
ner Is the task essayed by the Port.
! land Ad Club, which Is conducting a
fresh fish market here and selling sea
food at cost. So popular is the market
that the first day 1t opened three tons
OF fish were sold
! Sable fish, groupers ling. cod and
smet are sold for to 7 cents a
pound while other fish markets are
iasking - to 20 cents for the same
kind OF fish.
On the opening day a crowd OF
women, with market baskets. stood
before the doors waiting for the frs
fish to be placed on sale. From that
time on sales continued brisk, and the
Ad Club cooperating with the city
administration now has under way a
lplan for a permanent fish market
Nhere all kinds of sea food will be
sold at actual cost.
N The AID Club points out that If peo
pie eat fish the fishing industry vii,
sbe released to help win the war.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-06
TEACH THREE RS"
lNTRAlNING CAMP

Camp Taylor, Louisville, Ky. oct.
b. There will be no ilterates in
Camp Taylor when the order comes
which will carry the $4,000 men TO he
trained here over the seas to France.
TWO Of the three R's"-~readjn
ana run VIII be taught to every
llllterate in camp The order has
gone out that no men who cannot
read and write English shall 90 "over
the top
Professor William II. Partridge has
been placed at the head of the edu.
cational organization in the camu
lie is organizing classes, which will
be taught by officers and by lntelli
gent enlisted men Partridge is edu
cational director Of the Y. NJ G.. A
camp branch,
Books for the school are to be sun
plled by the Kentucky Illiteracy Com
mission. Many of the illiterate sol
diers come from the hills of Ken
lucky but a great many foreigner!
from Indiana and eastern Illinois can
not speak and write English.
Many wealthy and intelligent mer
serving as privates in the draftef
army studying French There ar,
now nearly 10000 men In camp. ant
the number will be doubled bcfor,
cold weather sets in.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-06
WAGE INCREASE IS
ALLOWED COAL MEN,;
PEOPLE FOOT BILLS
THE DEAR PEOPLE WILL BE
CALLED TO COVER ADDITIONAL
COST OF ENDING STRIKE IN
CENTRAL WEST MINES.

Washington, d. c., Oct. 6-Bitumih
Gus coal miners of the central compe
titive field won their fight for a gen
eral wage increase tonight, when OPP
orators and miners representatives IN
conference here reached comprom
Use agreement on the terms of a new
contract
The agreement pressages Il wage
raise throughout the industry, since
the central field scale serves as
basis for all other districts, and con
sequent advance in the government S
fixed price for coal.
Operators representatives agreed to
The new wages on condition that they
be absorbed in higher coal prices. Al
ter the agreement. drawn by a SUB
: committee, 10 ratified tomorrow by the
Mfull conference, they will 40 to the
p fuel administration and ask revision
upward of present coal prices to meet
4 the raise
\ The wage increase, according to OPP
orators estimates, will add from 30
1to so cents a ton to the cost OF pro-
ducing coal in thick vein mines and
Il considerably more in mines containing
the thinner veins.
M The new contract will contain proyi'
~ ons to prevent strikes and lockou's
and will be so drawn as to make 1t Inn
possible for either operators or min
Gers to break it on the grounds OF
sachanged conditions. 1t will run for
vthe duration of the war, provided the
Is war does not continue more than two
Ryears.
= Under the agreement an increase OF
80 cents ton will be paid for pick and
machine mining, as against the min
sers first demand for ID cents; day Ia
nbor will be advanced $1.40 day in
Astead of the $3.50 asked; the pay for
ssyardage and dead work will be in
sscreased Is per cent. instead of 20 per
accent demanded. Trappers will get
M75 cents a day raise and other boys
81
John P. White, president of the
United Mine Workers, said tonight
the increased wages would stimulate
production and prevent mine EN-
ployes from leaving the mines.
with wages sufficiently attractive
"a hold the men in their places and
with an adequate car supply, opera
tors and miners" he said. will en-.
deavor to cooperate to increase pro-
duction to meet adequately every
need Of the nation The agreement
reached will enable men employed in
I and around the mines to cope with the
present high cost Of living"
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-06

FOR QUICK RESULTS TnY TIT
WANT" ADS. IN THE FRED
TRADER.JOURNAI4
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-06
1T WILL COST sc
TO WRITE LETTERS
AFTER NOVEMBER 2

Washington, ID. C.. Oct 6. Detailed
instructions TO poStmasters on the IN
creased letter mail rates which be
come effective Nov. >, under the terms
oil the war tax bill were issued today
by Postmaster General BurleS0n The
new rates of cents for letters and ,
cents Tor postal cards do not apply 10
mail to most foreign countries, which
are liked by International treaties but
they do apply to all domestic mail and
under that classification is included
mail to Canada, Mexico. Cuba, pana-
ma, the United States postal agency
at Shanghai, and all persons in the
military service of the United States
in Europe.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-06
PROHIBITION REDUCES
NUMBER OF CoNviCTS

Canon City, Colo, Oct. 6.-Genial
Tom Ryan, warden of Colorado
State Pcnitentiary here, is getting
lonesome lyman, who has materially
aided in building some of Colorado's
fine automobile roads with convict
labor, says prohibition is resulting in
a big reduction in the number of his
guests at the State institution here.
Since January /, 1916, when Colo
RADIO Joined the dry States. the de
crease in inmates has been 229 from
$40 to 62O-and the arrivals. are get,
ting scarcer daily according to War
den lyman
Already Cell House No. >, which
accommodated l54 prisoners, has been
closed, and the dust is gathering in
sections OF other cell houses.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-06
N. Y. TO CELEBRATE
AQUEDUCT OPENING

New York, Oct Recommending
October II and continuing October IS
and ID, New York City will pay tri.
butte to Water. 1t will be in honor of
the completion of the Catskill Aque.
duct, which has been in the process
OF contraction for eight years. Plans
are being formulated which will, it
is expected make this celebration sec
ond only in splendor to that of the
HudsonFulton jubliation of 1909. In
point Of decoration the city will even
excel that historic occasion, as the
scheme of decorations is the most
comprehensive that has ever been un.
dertaken. This will be particularly
true of the illumination Of the city
which will be ablaze with various
colored lights while water will be
proclaimed King.
Pronounced by Theodore Roosevelt
to be greater engineering feat then
the Panama Canal, the city IL making
preparations on an extensive scale to
make the taking over of this water
supply system an historical event, as
1t Will mean, 1t is said, the solution of
the vexations problem that has
menaced the city for years. The OBJ
servance will take the form Of a festi-
val in which thousands of school shil
dren and others will take part. The
/ program will include exercises II
the five boroughs, In which schools
churches and civic bodies will be
prominent
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-06

he had been mred, and promptly
broke the signal, Small cruisers scat
ter. Major units attack with flag.
ship"
Ii was too late, however. the Ger.
mans having. IN their eagerness to
finish the supposedly feeble British
squadron, drawn far within the Bri-
ish range The Scharnhorst and the
! Gneisenan at once became the tar
gets for the British battle cruisers
savOs. the light German ships being
left to the small British cruisers.
Both German cruisers. though over.
whelmed by the greatly superior
metal of the British battle cruisers,
fought desperately. Seeing their
hopeless position. they rained an ac-
curate stream of fire from their eight.
inch guns against the heavy sides of
the huge English cruisers. The mis-.
sles bounded from the heavy armor
into the sea.
Meanwhile one Pinch salvo after
another was methodically battering
the German ships TO pieces. raking
them from stem to stern and tearing
away their light armor and opening
gaping holes in their sides.
The ships became shambles. One
after another of the guns became 81
lent as the crews were killed at their
stations. With the last of their guns
still blazing defiance. first one. then
the other, of the two gallant cruisers
heeled slowly over They were
offered surrender, but refused to re
ply. The crews were seen to scramble
out to the decks and. standing in !
formation, they sang as their ships /
plunged beneath the water. AS Ad- /
miral Won Specs flagship at the main
truck of the Scharnhorst disappeared +
the British realized they had avenged .
tie brave Craddock
While the major fight was on the .
Glasgow had sunk the Leipsic in a
fight Several British light
cruisers had pursued the Nurnberg
for eighty miles and reduced her to
ruin offered her surrender, which was
refused, and then sent her down The
Dresden, however, succeeded in get.
ling good start at the order to
scatter and made a clean escape
The British now offered the defense
ess GOLFERS the alternative of sur
'ender. They were genuinely sorry
when these little boats turned the
,ffer down The little vessels were
soon pounded to destruction, after
which the survivors of the crews
were picked up and shown every
and service on board the
English cruisers.
Throughout the action the British
we're short of fuel, not having had
he time to take on coal To main.
.ain the action they stripped them
selves of all wood-tables, frames
In fact, any part Of their ships that
could go under the boilers was strip
ped down and used as fuel
The Cornwall was damaged slight
~ below the water line, but the re-
of the fleet was unscatched.
The total casualties were eight men
iilled and four wounded On the
of the tenth the funeral of
he dead was held Commanders, Of
ers and men of the fleet were pres
mt and the ships flew their flags at
alf mast
The German losses cannot be de.
ermined accurately but certain it is
hat the great majority of all the
ierman crews persisted. The Admiral
'ount Won Spec and his two sons were
Ost
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-06
Double Chin

NJ II you have double chin and fab.
fbness OF the face, or if you are over.
stout in other parts of the body. get
small box of oil of korein at the
druggists follow directions and re.
.ceive information about beautifying
sigure and improving health. vivacity
setc, through simple system for re-
.ducing weight ten to sixty pounds
Eat all you need, including sweets, II
desired. on Of korein is pleasant to
take, helps the digestion and is per
fectly harmless. Look and feel
younger.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-06
Writes II In Water.

That the ingenuity of people in the
orient sometimes finds expression
through thoroughly modern channels
says the Popular Mechanics Magazine.
is demonstrated by sprinkler EN-
ployed in Osaka. Japan, which writes
advertisements in water on the road
wa,r as it is drawn along by man pow
err. Solidly mounted on the axles of a
tive wheel cart is a perforated Dire
iillad with water which revolves With
the wheels and as 1t does SO traces ori-
entail characters along the thoroughfare
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-06
Naval Battles OF The World War
BY Ray Spencer.

4
On the It'll day of December, 1914.
| powerful British fleet churned int
Port Stanley. the seaiort of the Falk
land Islands. Composing this might.
| squadron were the battle cruisers In
vincible ana lnfeNible, the battleshil
Campus and the arm0red cruiser:
Caarnavon. Cornwall and Kent. ant
the cruisers Bristol and Glasgow; al
under the command of Vice-hdmira
Sir Frederick Sturdee. The big fleet
steamed into the bay, which is al
most completely landloeked. High
/ hills surrounded the bay in semi
fleet from the outside waters.
The morning OF the eighth found
the fleet Just beginning the coal anC
provision The day seemed to have
been especially set apart by the me
neurological deity in charge Of the
Falkland Islands weather, for. con
trary to the usually leaden skies and
high winds, the day was perfect.
Scarcely a ripple on the sea and a
cleared-cut horizon were both helpful
factors to the British outposts in
sighting the enemy and in aiding the
royal navy to hunt down the scat
tering German units when the battle
went desperately against them.
The battleship Campus was cruis-
ing outside the harhor on guard duty
The other units were engaged in TAX.
ing on supplies. A sluggish haze was
noted squirming along the horizon.
The haze became palmer and was seen
to be issuing from the tunnels of
warship The ensign of the German
navy was made out, bearing down
full speed on the harbor. Four more
enemy vessels successfully came into
view as they climbed over the line
where sea meets skies
The British realized they were
about to face the squadron of Vice
Admiral Count Won Spec. composed of
the armored cruisers Scharnhorst and
and the small cruisers
Leipsic, Nurnberg and Dresden, ac-
by two GOLFERS This di-
vision had left the Chilean islands of
heading for Cape Horn and the Falk-
lands. Apparently the plan of Won
Spec was to seize the islands and
destroy the wireless station.
AS fate ruled it the Germans
sighted only the Campus cruising
lazily alone and the only remaining
init Of the Inflated fleet OF Admiral
Jraddock. Won Spec promptly dis
posed his squadron to cut off the
escape The Campus.
however, began the action by an in
lrect fire over neck of land. Her
l2-inch shells were exceptionally
we'll placed. striking the water di-
rectly in front of and behind the
The Germans closed in firing rapid
ly and with precision At this June.
ture all of the British armored and
light cruisers ran out in battle for
nation and began to fight and ma
neuver for position. The action was
iisconcerning to the Germans. who.
nevertheless, took on these extra an.
tagonists with equanimity, for the
light was simply brought to even
METAL,
The action was already furious and
apparently evenly contested, when
ut through the narrow harbor en-.
rance came the long gray forms of
he two great battle cruisers, each
With her eight-inch guns swung /
mt for action.
Admiral Won Spec realized the ter.
ible mistake and the trap into which
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-06
OTTAWA JUDGE SEEKS
SUPREME COURT JOB

Springfield. Oct. 4-.Iudge Edward
Elderdge, Of Ottawa, now on the ap.
pellate bench of the third district, will
be a candidate for justice Of the NJ.
preme court from the fifth district on
the Republican ticket next year.
Judge Eldredge was elected to the cir.
cult bench in 1906. lie will make the
race against Justice Charles &. Craig,
of Galosburg, Democrat.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-06-08
TAFT-LEE

At the home of the brides parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin L. Taft, on Sat
urdaw afternoon at 4 o'clock Miss FL
vira Taft and Mr.. Claire M. Lee, were
united in marriage by Rev. o. P. Hoff-
man, pastor of the Methodist church.
The bride is one of Wauseon's finest
young ladies, teacher for some years
in the public schools of this city and
active in Sunday School and church
work; she is a general favorite in So
cial circles and highly esteemed by all
who know her. The groom is a type
of Wauseon's best young men, the son
of Mr.. and Mrs. George Lee of Ches-
terfield; Mr.. Lee because of his at
tendance at the Wauseon High School
and his employment in this city as a
machinist following his graduation
from the school here, is well known
and highly esteemed in Wauseon. He
is at present a foreman in a manu-
featuring establishment in Elyria,
Ohio, that is working on a govern
ment contract. The young couple left
on Train No. 16 Saturday evening for
Cleveland where they expected to re-
main over Sunday going to their home
in Elyria which was ready for their
occupancy Monday.
The many friends of both Mr.. and
Mrs. Lee extend heartiest congratu-
lations and best wishes for Tong and
happy married life to these estimable
young people.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-06-08
REGISTRATION DAY
Response of American Young Men
Shows Mighty Power of Nation For
Liberty and Righteousness : Ohio
Exhausted Big Enrolment in
Fulton County.

One of the great days in the history
of the United States of America was
Registration Day Tuesday June 5th.
| The young manhood of the country
responded promptly to the call of the
President to register themselves as
available at their country's need and
call. What opposition there was, TO-
mented for the most part by the
agencies of enemies of the nation and
of democracy, had so little influence
that it might well be counted as neg
ligible.
The American spirit, the spirit Of
'76 and 1912 and the Sixties" still sur
wives in the breasts of the young men
of this generation and the results of
Tuesdays registration demonstrated
thousand fold that the sons of
America of the present day are as 10y
al to the principles of liberty, right
eousness and justice which must lay
at the foundation of Democracy and
to sacrifice for these principles as
were the fathers who have preceded
them.
The war may continue through
months and even years because of the
|
rogance of autocrats and avaricious,
politicians of European countries but
never so long as America gives to the
world such men as registered their
names last Tuesday can the cause of
the autocrat prevail against the
rights and liberties of the peopla and
all the people. The Stars and Stripes
still waves DER the land Of the free
and the home of the brave; that is
the Interpretation of the message to
the world that was written in the
eleven millions of names Of young
men signed to registration cards last
Tuesday.
It is to be borne in mind that this
does not take into account the thou
sands of young men who have already
enlisted in soma branch Of Army or
Navy service anxious to follow "Old
Glory to strike down oppression
slavery, ravage and rapine the hell
hounds of autocracy let loose to blast
and kill under the name of war. Ohio
alone registered at least a half mil
lion men, Cleveland registered one
hundred thousand and Toledo and Lu-
cas- county thirty thousand; in prac-
tically all cities of the country
there was a shortage of regis
tration cards and registrars were
simply swamped by the long lines of
young men waiting to enroll them
selves. Toledo sent out rs. 0. 81
calls for cards early in the afternoon
to the Registration Boards of sur
rounding counties and Clerk of Courts
Davis Johnson hurried to their re-
lief with 1900 cards spared from the
Fulton county supply. The estimates
of the Bureau of the Census were far
surpassed to the astonishment of the
officials Of that Bureau. Bv an an
lnapneament of Provost Marshal made
Tuesday, all persons registering on
.Tune 5th are at liberty to enlist in tbs
Navy or Marine Corps at any time
prior to their selection for military
service.
In Fulton county the unofficia
count of registrations was 1741; 156 Of
CONTINUED on page Eighty
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-06-08
MRS OTTO REI.AIR

A letter received from Mr.. Otot Be.
lair of Seattle, Washington brings the
sad news of the death of Mrs. Belair
at 7:45 p. m. May 9th. Mrs. Amanda
Belair was born in Berlin, Germany
June 18th, 1852, and was sixty-siz
years, eleven months and nine days OF
age at the time of her decease. Mr.
Belair writes that the funeral service
held May 31st was largely attended
and that flowers were sent in profus-
ion, giving evidence of the esteem in
which she was held by neighbors and
friends in her Seattle home
The remains were cremated and
will later be brought to Wauseon for
interment in the cemetery here be-
side her mother. The many Wauseon
friends of Mr. and Mrs. Belair regret
to learn of her decease and sympathize
with him in his bereavement.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-06-08
COUNTY AFFAIRS
Cases in Probate Court - Marriage
Licenses-Real Estate Transfecs-
Orders Drawn on Treasury-New
Cases in Common Pleas Court
Real Estate Transfers

Milan L. and Malinda Eldridge to
Trustees Of Dover township, parcel of
land in section 81, for cemetery pur-
poses, $88.86.
Heman o. and Leila M Porter to
Robert and Garfield Porter, 80 acres,
section q, Pike township, 81.
George A. Everett to Calvin Arnold,
so acres, section 2, Pike township, 81.
Mollie Manley to Julia Jacquot, lots
Is and Z, Farnsworth addition, $3.50.
William H. Baldwin to Julia B. Will
llams, lot 62, Gates and Kennedy's ad-
dition, Delta, Affidavit.
Robert BARLEY to heirs, lot "a and
parcel 81, TIP, Affidavit.
Heirs of Robert BARLEY to Albert
F. and Sarah M. Mckay, same, $500.
Robert Porter and wife and Gar
field Porter and wife to Heman o. Por-
ter, lots 13, IA, Is and 16, Howard's
addition, Wauseon, 81.
Anthony Schrenk to heirs, lot 9 and
Sa lot 10, Haywood's addition, Arch
bold, Affidavit.
Heirs of Anthony Schrenk to Eli
Schrenk, same property, $25OO.
Jacob J. Buehrer to Jacob Gype,
part lot 1 and 2, Haywood's addition,
Archbold, 81.