Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-25

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pleased with him would NOT express
: it; they simply went wild over him
Prof Willet begun his address by
describing two statues. Liberty al
New York harbor and Germauia i'm
Germany. saying these two statues re
minded him of life
! The statue Of -Liberty reminded him
OF modern life. while the bronze statue
of Germania reminded him of the
character and intense loyalty of Ger,
many
Until recently most people thought
war was obsolete it was too expen.
sive, too destructive. People had
learned the value Of human life. We
thought war was incredible; war is
still incredible
The world had grown 10 thinking
in terms OF democracy England had
grown more democratic than Ameri
ca because their king has less power
than our house of representatives.
Germany stands for the enemy Of de-
mocracy. she worships the idol of au-
tocracy and believes in the devne
right of kings
Germany has gone on preparing for
war for fifty years while the other
nations thought war was absolute.
To-day we are in the war be-
cause Germany was ready and struck
at the right moment because she was
ready" he said
He mentioned briefly the unspeak
able things that have happened in Bel
GUM and Poland not only with Ger
man military consent but with mill
tary command
He declared Germany. the Germany
)f culture, teacher OF the world in
art. science. history antxreligion is all
lost Her doors are closed against
I'll people and she has lost comrades.
.rade. all her wonderful influence.
She has come TO the strangest dis
of the war She could not
capture Paris. she expected to get all
he Mohammadens to fight with her
against England
America has never yet fought a war
or selfish reason We do not be-
ieve in large armies or navys. We
IRE not militant nation
We didn't want our nation to go in,
o the war. Two years ago such a
tep would have divided our nation
low 95 per cent of the American peo-
Die are body and soul behind our
PRESIDENT. 1t is our war we are in it
md we propose to go through with it.
We must fight, earnestly, Loyalty and
until victory comes.
we did not go into this war for
my commercial purpose or to gain a
DOT of land. We have gone into il be.
'ause we love humanity enough to
light for democracy"
Mrs. Jones Attracts Hearers.
Mrs. Jones opened her demonstra.
ion with short patriotic talk tell
ng the women that making better
God out of cheaper material is dong
heir bit for the war
A pint Of milk gives as much nour
shment as four eggs, she told them il
s cheaper to use quarts of milk
very day than to have one chicken
sunday
Cream soups were demonstrated.
'lrs. Jones gave the following direc.
ions for preparing soups:
Cook your vegetables thoroughly.
id the butter and -four rubbed to
'aste. let it boil until it thickens. Add
our milk and salt and pepper. Lett t
eat thoroughly. but never boil the
milk. II your vegetables are acidy
N sour add a pinch of soda to them.
The only difference between tomato
cup and tomato bisQue is in the
Mrs. Jones also gave short talk
IN salads She said in our grand
Mothers time salads were almost un.
Known. The meat salad was the first
salad generally used but now meat
ialad had been almost displaced by
vegetable and fruit salad.
A boiled salad dressing without
Eggs was made by Mrs Jones and a
nayonaise dressing was also demon.
'trated
She advised the ladies to teach
heir children to eat vegetables and
spoke against cold lunches for
school children
Chautauqua Notes.
Mr.. and Mrs William Ross Of