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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-06-06
GOVERNMENT WELL
PLEASED WITH WORK
measures will be taken.
Patriotic "Liars."

stringent measures will be taken.
Patriotic Liars
Chicago. June G-"Patriotic Liars"
thousands upon thousands of them
aided the great middle west in step
ping forward and astonishing the ma
ton in the military registration by
listing more men than the widest es-
innate called for.
The government knew almost 10 n
man the number of men of draft age
in the country With the 1910 cen
sus report as a basis, is made approx
innate guesses as to the increases IN
population since the census was tax
en-.
And the reports of governors sent
TO Brig General Crowder at Wash
ington today showed more men regis
tered than the census figures estimat-
ed.
A slight lapse OF memory is attrib-
uted to many. Some, not quite OF age
said they were u; others, over 30,
said they were still in their twenties
Military officers say men who lie
about their ages in order to register
are not liars-they are patriots. They
will be. told that the government
thanks them, but will not require
their services. They will not be sub
ject to draft, nor will they be pun
ished
The quota set forth Illinois by Gen
eral Crowder was G42.55S, The en-
rollment will exceed 100000 Ne
braska was allotted l29,95S; 10000
/ Weighed in" In Oklahoma 2l5,312
were expected The count shows $50
600 Iowa went 5000 over its quota
of 212,SS2. And so one.
A message typical of the western
spirit was sent from Idaho.
"Regstration 100 per cent. Spon-
taneous and without murmur or Incl
i dents"
/ With one precinct missing ont OF
t 2,023 missing and one in complete,
/ Chicagos enrolment early today was
30S, 04l more than $4,000 above the
4 government estimate.
Two men and one woman were
/ known today to have been arrested
4 by Federal agents in Chicago as reg
istration INSTRUCTORS. All were mem.
/ bers of the Hyde Park Artists Col
ony. Otherwise draft day passed
without incident in the second city.
4 Reports from California today gave
! the state $500 in the paper army.
| Minnesota reported 100000; Wiscon
sin 100000, Nevada 1850; Oregon
/ $4,000 and Texas 10000.
Indians Revolt.
Ignacia, Colo. June G-Federal
agents today were preparing to take
steps to punish Ute Indians who re.
manned on their reservations near
here turnout Liberty day, attired
in war paint, performing war dances
and refusing to register
Quantities of liquor obtained by the
young Bucks" on the reservation has
increased the danger to this settle
ment, which the Utes threaten to
burn.
Glagstaif, Ariz,, jane 5-Registra-
ton officers who called, at the Navajo
Indian reservation about leo miles
from here to list the redskins of draft
age we're driven from camp yester-
day, the registrar announced upon
their return today. Federal officials
fear the indians will 30 on the war.
path if ,further efforts is made To con
script them.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-06-06
THE WRECKER WILL
Be SHOWN AT CRESCENT

0ttawa's home talent movie show
The Wrecker,' will be shown for the
first time this evening at the Crescent
theater. The cast includes all local
people and is a story Of railroad
romance. filled with plenty Of ihril.s.
The movie will be shown for thlce
days at the Crescent.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-06-06
HIGH SCHOOL PLAY.
BIG SUCCESS; MANY
STARS DISCOVERED
"THE CHIMES OF NORMANDY"
DELIGHTS LARGE AUDIENCE
NEW VOICES ON OTTAWA ANA.
TEUR STAGE HEARD FOR FIRST
TIME.

Seldom has an amateur renditicn
of "The Chimes of Normandy OH an
Ottawa platform exacted such guam
titles of enthusia g,ic praise as that
which followed the production a. the
cttrwa high school last night of this
famous old musical 'a.prite. Members
OF the SUDDEN. body constituted the
casI. who, uudar the careful direction
OF John Hon, surprised the large aud:
ence with the quality and excellence
df their voices IN ,i.eir appalHnc n.
iGm eness as tnespians.
Applause was of the spontaneous
variety that denoted real. and not po-
lite, appreciation. Among the many
who saw the play were number of
strangers who had no personal inter
est in the performers. They were as
,auiatory in their comments, as the
homefolk. indicating without doubt
that Mr.. HOff and his stars had made
thoro success of their undertaking.
The school orchestra with its foil
personnel supplied the instrumental
features of the operetta, giving added
cclor to the chorus and solo parts that
left no room for doubt but that the
o. II. s. was infested" with great
quantities of natural talent.
MISS Dorothy Rehor as Serpcletle.
AMI Miss Emily Palmer, as Germaine,
NOn the audience from the start with
their voices and ease with which they
portrayed their difficult paris Both
have voices that are bell-like in tone
and expression and rounds Of hand
Chaps greeted their every effort.
Roy Butler, as Henri. Marquis of
Corneville. captivated his audience
with his solo numbers and the ease
in which he conducted himself behind
the footlights. Albert keim, who fur
nished the comedy as Jean Greni-
cheux. is rapidly developing into a
comedian of the first waters. He had
the audience in uproar the greater
part OF the time he was on the stage
Paul Wood, as the miser Gaspard
portrayed that difficult part, in most
clever manner, while Walter Larkin,
as The Bailli, COrneville's brave sher.
III, was as heroic as his part provided
he should be- The village maidens Hell
en- Hoif, Mildred Wilder, Louise Buch
ner and Esther Ebert were winsome
and petite. The names of those TAX,
ing the parts as village maidens
coachmen, sailors and peasants fol
lows:
Village Enthusiastically Allison
Edna Barry, Josephine Bowermaster
Isabel Brown, Edythe Burke, Anna
Carlson, Mary Chpon Esther Finley
Margaret Gondolf, Elva Hassley, Veri
Kent. Ruth Knapp, Marguerite Laug
man, Mildred Leopold, Esther Long
! Bernice Markeson, Marie Miller, Rntl
Mulin. Helen Murphy, Laura Pool
Margaretha Spuergin, Vera Vezain
Elsie Walking, Louise Watneni, Su
san Watnem.
\ Coachmen-Glenn Mathes, Norman
Scherer. Clair Gard, Charles Sutton
| Sailors Walter Schmidt. James
Bjelland, Stanley Osman, Harold
| Woodward
&c. n
Snarr, Elnathan Hathaway, Par
Shaver, William Zwanzig Ernst Claus
Morrill, Palmer.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-06-06

Clerk AS | am about TO get married
came to ask If you would not giH'
me an increase of salary Employer
My dear sir, that Is not necessary
You know, Il young man always save
money by marrying.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-06-06
James Cow. Pirate.

The original of Captain Cleveland IN
SCOTS novel "rhc Pirate" was James
Cow, who for many years terforized
the OrlMcys and who was finally cap.
nired by Il trick and was hanged in
June. 1928. Dcfoe, Ivy the way, wrote
Il conscientious account of his exploits
and execution, the sole known copy o,
which is now IN the British museum.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-06-06
Storing Powdered Coal,

In some places where experiments
have been made In using powdered
coal for fuel troubles have been en-.
countered from the powder caking Or
packing In storage, but it has been
found that If 1t is permitted to cool Off
after the drying and pulverzlng proc
ess and before it is put In storage
large quantities can be kept In salts.
factory condition.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-06-06
NOTICE Or PUBLICATION
n. M. Kelly, Attorney.

n. M. Kelly, Attorney.
State Of Illinois, La Sale County. S.
In the Circuit Court 10 October Term.
A. ID. 1917.
Lucille lNinlen and Maggie Keenan, vs..
Julia Foster, John i. Foster, Sabina
Couehln, Margaret Walsh, Alice
Keenan, Alice keenan,, Loretta
Babb Olive Keenan,. William ] Kee-
nan and Della tardigan.-ln Chan
oery-paltition- Gen. No. 217Ao.
Affidavit Of nonlesidenca OF Sabina
Coushlin, implicated with the above
defendants. Julia Foster ct al having
been filed in the Clerks Office OF the
Circuit Court Of said county, notice
is therefore hereby given to the said
nonresident defendant that the com
plainants filed their bill of complan.
in said Court in the Chancery side
thereof, on tho 25th day of May, l9l..
and that theyeupon Il Summons issued
out Of said Court, wherein said suit
is now pending retulnablo on the see
ond Monday in the month Of June
next, a. Is by law required.
Now, unless you, the said non-rest
dent defendant above named, Sabna
Coughlin, 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 ttt
said county, on the second Monda,
in October next, and plead, answer %
demur to said complainant bill Of
complaint, the same and the natter
and things therein charged and stdEot
will be taken as confessed, and Il dc
cree entered AGAINST you ACCORDING t
The prayer Of said Dill.
JOHN WlTZloMAN,
...., ~ Clerk
Ottawa, Illinois, June G, 1917.
II. M. KELLY, Compts Sol
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-06-06
West Side Bible Glass

will meet with Mrs. Max Mecken-
stock. 1913 Madison street., Thursday
afternoon at 1880. Subjects will read
The Great Question" continued
Mrs. Divan leader.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-04
HOTEL MEN TO hold
FOOD CONFERENCE
Will Gather at Parkersbure
to Plan How They
Can Save.

For the purpose Of organizing hottt
food administration in West yirginir.
the state food administration commit.
tee of which r. L. o'Neal is chairman,
has called meeting of all hotel men
in the state. The meeting will be hold
at Parkersburg some time between DE-
cmber 10 and Decembr 20. Manager
O'Neal will announce the exact date Of
the meeting within the next day or tNe.'
Letters were sent out yesterday ~
all hotel and restaurant men "a the
state asking them to report the exact
amount of flour, sugar and meat that
they have saved for tina month Of No
vember, 1917, as compared with No.
vember. 1916. The reports viii be-
mailed to R. L. o'Neal at The FAR
mont, Fairmont, W. Va.
Mr.. O'Neal states that the meat tess
and wheatless days are only the be-
ginning Of the requests that the gov
eminent will take to save food and that
other Requests will be announced be-
fore many days. .The meatless ana
wheatless days are only stinginR liz
conveniences, but what hurts & cors-
ing" is the way Manager 0,Neal puts
It, Z
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-04
PLAINTIFF WANTS
BENCH WARRANT
Asks For Drastic Measure
Against Henry L.
Wilfong.

That a bench warrant be Issued for
Henry L. Wilfong at O'Clock this
afternoon was asked by the plaintiff
before Judge Vincent this morning in
a special session Of intermediate
court. Judge Vincent takes time to
consider. The rule was returned to-
day in the contempt OF court proceed
ings. The sheriff reports that he, has
been unable to serve the rule because
lha. -ssassss,pehle--koslo ceke.4t he7 defend.
ant. The Cause Is that OF Irene s.
Wilfong VS.. Henry L. Wilfong. Last
week the supreme court Of appeals re-
fused Wilfong an appeal.
In the cause Of the Peoples Garage
Company VS.. the National. Garage
Company motion was argued to dis.
solve the Injunction. The argument
Is in progress. Attorneys NJ. w. og.
den and R. ]. Conley represent the
parties asking that the injunction be
dissolved while Attorneys L.. C. Mus.
grave and A. H. Toothman represent
the plaintiffs.
In the cause Of Willard F. Borgess.,
executor, VS.. Harold s. Fleming ct al :,
argument was submitted. Attorney
Harry Shaw represents the plaintiff
and Attorney James A. Meredith the
defendant. It is a cause arising upon
the question Of commissions that are
asked to be paid.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-04
Red Cross Theatre
Day Plans Changed

Red Cross day probably viii be OBJ.
served by the local moving picturs
houses on Thursday afternoon OF this
week. The proceeds from the thea
tres will be given as donation to the
Red Cross. Friday had been announced
as Theatre Red Cross day but owing to
the fact that this is the Woman's club
day and that the Marcato Music club
of Clarksburg is to furnish the pro.
gram on that day the committee in
charge decided to change the day to
Thursday.
The funds will be turned over to thu
local Red Cross society and 1t is hoped
that the movies will be well patron.
lied on Thursday afternoon. Mem.
beers Of the Woman's club are particu.
larry urged to attend one matinee per
formatce as the date was changed for
their accommodation. sspSsI
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-04
Danish POLITICS
FROM HOSPITALS,
URGES GOVERNOR.
State Executive Declares
Commission Should
Pick the Stats.
TELLS ABOUT PARDONS
Thinks Prison Population of
the State Should be Bet
ter Treated.
By E. E. Meredith.

Governor Cornwell has been giving
much of his spare time in the last
few months to the work of the AS.
ISOLATED Charities and spoke at the
third annual conference now being
held here largely to show his interest
In the work. explaining that there
were many unuual problems arising
out of the war and regretting that the
chief executive had SO little time for
them owing to the work on resp9nsi-
bilities on his shoulders.
Governor Cornwell made it. plain
that his attendance at this conference
due largely to the fact that he wished
to manifest his interest in the sub.
jects to be dealt with and that he
had some constructive legislation in
mind which he wished to refer to for
the first time publicly at this meeting.
The Governor fayors:
Ia hospital commission, composed
of three eminent physicians, one a
surgeon, which would have the same
relation to the hospitals Of the state
that the board Of regents have to the
university. The board of control
would continue to supervise the oper-
alton OF the hospitals but this com
mission be given the power to
select the heads Of the hospitals, their
assistants, have general supervision
OF the work and be obliged to visit
the institutions quarterly.
ia greater power and freedom
ON the part of the sheriffs and other
officers in dealing with Jail prisoners,
arguing that in enforcement prohibit.
ton laws men are often dragged into
the meshes of the law who are not
criminal at heart and suggesting an
honor system" which would be large.
~ in the hands of local officers.
In addition to these suggestions
Governor Cornwell referred at some
length to the necessity for plans to
handle the soldiers that will be com.
ing back from war with arms or legs
gone, constitution broken down, health
gone or suffering with tuberculosis or
other diseases which require segrega.
ton. These questions, he explained,
are one Of the worries OF his mind
at present; he feels that another tu.
berculosis hospital Is needed at once.
The Governor did not make pre-.
pared speech. He explained that he
was simply stating the things on his
mind IN connection with social work
and social problems. The Governor
started of by saying that he needed
no introduction to an audience in
Fairmont or in Marion county but fear
ed that Prof. E. H. Vickers had over.
stepped the facts little in stating
that his administration had been en-.
tirely free from partisanship, al.
though emphasizing his desire to
make it so. He referred to the inves.
tigation Of state institutions by Hon.
Clarence L. Stonaker and confessed
that he did not know enough about
the management of state institutions
as yet to criticise them, but had al.
ways found that in anything in hu.
Continued on page four)
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-04
OPERATORS ARE
IN DOUBT ABOUT
NEW OPERATIONS
Lawson Will Go to Wash
ington to Get Light
Upon Subject.

Any number of new Developments
In northern West Virginia are BENG
held up because the ruling of the gov.
eminent in regard to new operations is
not just plain. Developments planned
are hung up in many instances and
work Just started is halted for this rea-
son.
The newspaper accounts OF the gov.
ernment rulings in the matter are cou-
Trajectory and the trade journal state
ments are not just plain. There have
been SO many urgent calls on d. r.
Lawson, secretary of the Central West
Virginia Coal Operators Association,
in regard to the matter, that he has de.
termined to go to Washington this
week and seek positive Information
from DR.. Harry A. Garfield, national
fuel administrator. A clear.cut ruling
in the matter would relieve the strain
under which many coal men are worry.
ing at this time and favorable ruling
would mean the resumption Of activi.
ties to a surprising extent.
Many Explosives Licenses.
All of the blanks and licenses for
users of high explosives have been OK.
hausted at the office of the County
clerk and A. G. Martin, clerk Of tte
county court, yesterday made appllca-
ton Of the government to furnish fresh
supply.
Among the licenses issued recently
are the following: vendors-Hay-
mond Coal company, Delmar Coal COM.
pany, Robinson Coal company, Lam
bert Coal company. Monongahela Pow.
der company, Charles w. Minnear.
Marion Hardware company, q. W. Nor
gan & Bro, Bethlehem Coal company.
The Jacobs. Hutchinson Hardware com.
pany. Foreman's-Pete Harker, Rob
ert E. Wilson and NJ. G. Dobbie, fore.
men Of the Robinson Coal company;
Clyde Marteny, foreman of the East
Side Utilities company; G. T. Rode.
HEAVIER, foreman Of the ]. ]. Buttermer
Coal company. Catawba; H. A. Shaffer.
foreman Of the Liberty Manufacturing
company. Purchasers-P. F. Rhodes
Coal company.
Coal Notes.
Miners do not have to secure II.
censes before using powder or explo-
tconinutd on Page Four.)
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-04
COUNTY COUNCILS
BEST FOR WAR WORK
Individual Pep the Great
Need Says National
Representative.

Inc government has found that the
proper organization for war work
must come from the county councils
OF defense and not through the state
councils Of defense. E. D. Smith, the
head Of the department on .organiza.
ton and information. state councils
section Of the committee Of national
defense, made this plain in an address
to thirteen chairmen OF West Virgin.
:3as county. councils sefsv, t2efeaseS,,a s>d
others Interested in the work, this
morning at the conference on chart.
ties and corrections.
Mr.. Smith came here in place of
George L. Porter and made stirring
talk, along lines which have not had
the proper interest in West Virginia
as yet. He emphasized the importance
OF the work in the county councils Of
defense in an admirable manner.
Individual pep is what is needed"
he, said. do. what 10 right on your
own initiative and don't wait to. b..
told. To wait is a German trick. The
Germans lack Initiative"
The State Council OF Defense Of
West Virginia has the widest power of
any such organization in the country
excepting Minnesota. The slowness
in starting the work of the county coun
ellis OF defense. was greatly regretted.
The interest manifested by those pres
ent made It evident that the work has
not started because those placed in
charge did not know what was ex.
pected OF them.
There seemed to be desire on the
part of the chairmen of the county
councils to ascertain their powers and
the Washington speakers and Prof.
Vickers emphasized the fact that the
work of the county councils requires
tact and those unable to carry out the
work by their initiative are not the
proper selections for the place. How.
ever it was brought out that the state
council had appointed the county corh
ellis and that the state council was
authorized by act of the legislature
which gives the necessary authority
in connection with rulings Of the ma.
tional government.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-04
JOLIET RUNAWAYS
ARE ROUNDED UP
Seven Who Held up a Street
Car Have Already Been
Recaptured.

JOLIET, ILL.,, Dec. 4.-seyen of the
10 convicts who escaped from the state
penitentiary here yesterday were cap.
tured early today by three posses In a
box car on the Chicago, Rock island
and Pacific railroad. The other sig
are surrounded and their capture is ex.
pected.
The captured convicts offered no re.
sistance. The three posses were or.
gained late last night after the con.
victs had stopped Chicago and otta.
wa interurban car, robbed passengers
OF every thing they had including most
Of their clothes and had driven the car
to Morris. H.. where they abandoned
1t.
One posse was led by Sheriff Walter
Hendrickson. Of Grundy county, ard
another by Geo. NJ. Scholl and the third
by prison guards. Reports from Nor.
ris stated that the passengers from the
interurban car reached there at mid.
night all badly bruised but none ssrf.
ously injured.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-04
Warrant Served on
Hospital Patient

Serving Of a warrant on Moss Wat.
kins, while he was a patient at the
Fairmont Hospital, for shooting Will
Erwin and Sunny" Baker; yesterday
is about the only thing new that has
developed in the Montana shooting
scrape which followed poker game.
Watkins is charged with the offense
before Justice Musgrove. The war.
rant was served by Deputy Sheriff
Howard Adams.
VIII Erwin the colored man, who
was shot in the shoulder at point near
the lung, is doing nicely at the hos.
pital and is considered out OF danger.
Baker Is still among the missing.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-04
German People Must Make Peace Over.
lures Through Spokesman in Whom
the World Can Place Faith
WHOLE WORLD HEARS PRESIDENTS SPEECH
Americans Who Discuss Peace Terms Are Told THAT g
Are Noisily Thoughtless And That They Do Not
Know Anything About Subject

touch the heart OF anything. Thex|
may safely be left to strut their NM
easy hour and be forgotten. &
I'VE are the spokesman OF the Amaris
can people and they have q right "a,
know whether their purpose s. ours,
They desire peace by the overcomire
of evil by the defeat, once for al. a
the sinister forces that interrupt peace
and render It impossible and they wish
to know how closely our thoughts run
with theirs and what action Ne pro-
pose. They are impatient with thosa
who desire peace by any.sort Of scon,s.
promise-deeply and indignantly iritl
patient-but they will be equally Inn.
patient with US II we do NOT, make n
plain to them what our objectives are
and what we are planning for in s1cks
Ing to make conquest of peace bynrn.s.
believe that ! speEk Tor them when
say two things: First that this IL.
tolerable thing OF which the MASTERS
OF Germany have shown US the ,ie.y
phase; this menace OF combined I'M
trfgue and force which we now sea a
clearly as the German peril. thii,f,
without conscience, or honor, or capaf,.
ity for convenanted peace, must Sc
crushed and II this be NOT utterly
brought to an end or at least: shut oSt'
from the friendly intercourse 81 ~.
tons; and, second, that when, this thing
and its power are indeed defeated ana
the time comes that we can discuss
peace-when the German people have
Spokesmen whose word we can be-.
lleve and when those spokesmeh are
ready In the name OF their people to &C.
cept the common Judgment Of nations
as to what shall henceforth be the: bas
sis of law and OF covenant for the fIfs
OF the world-we shall be willing then
and glad to pay the full price for peace
and pay it ungrudgingly."