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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-31
To Ladies
Who Are Stout

Fat is fatal to health and beauty.
Reduce weight sensibly and easily;
improve your health and figure. Avoid
heart trouble, wrinkles, nervousness.
weakness. etc. besides embarrass.
ment. due to obesity.
Look and feel younger. Walk
sprightly. Let your eyes sparkle with
new fervor. Surprise and delight Your
friends. BE girl again.
Go to the druggist and get oil of
korein capsules and follow the direc-
tons of the wonderfully fine fat re-.
duction system. Reduce ten to sixty
pounds Eat all you need Uncluding
some candy. If desired) while reduc.
ing.
Don't bother about going through
tiresome exercises or following severe
rules of starvation diet Why not
become slender without SO much work
worry and selfdenial?
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-31
COBB Is HITTING
AT FURIOUS RATE

New York, July 3l-Ty Cobb ia
rapidly approaching the 400 mark in
batting. He stands at the head Of
American League batsmen today with
an average of 1888 and the terrific
pace he is setting for his rivals indi-
Gates that he may finish the season
hitting better than 400,
II Cobb succeeds in clubbing 400
or better this season he will equal
the record set by Jesse Burkett, the
old time Cleveland player, who is
the only hitter since 1871, who has
hit 400 three different seasons. Cobb,
the greatest of modern batsmen, has
twice ridden over the 400 mark. In
1911 he reached his crest as a bats
man and finished with an average Of
APO The following year he hit 4l0.
Burkett's record shows three batting
feats Of this kind, while Cap. Arson,
Ed. Delhanty, II. Stovey and Sam.
Thompson are the only other players
on record who, with Cobb. have hit
400 or better in two different sea.
sons.
The work of iris Speaker and
George Sisler has inspired the "Geor
gia Peach" to greater efforts this sea.
son than ever before and he has piled
up lead of So points over Speaker
his closest rival.
Five hits in six times at bat in
Washington Monday gained seven
points for the Detroit star.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-31
SPORTS
MAX KNEUSSL
WINS GUN CLUB SHOOT

Max Kneussl OF the Starved Rock
Gun Club, was high gun at the regis
tered trapshoot held in Aurora Sunday
under the auspices of the local club
there. Ninty shooters in all partici-
pated and despite the torrid heat OF
the afternoon. the sport was greatly
enjoyed by the participants and a
large gathering of spectors
La Sale in Money.
Four La Sale men, members of the
Starved Rock Gun Club. took part in
this shoot, being Messrs Stuart Dun
can. Arthur b. Porter, Howard Doan
and Joseph Roesler.
The main feature of the days sport
was the $50 bird shoot and The -four
La Sale men all finished inside the
prize money Out OF the l50 clay
birds. shot at, the La Sale men scored
as follows:
Porter-l3S.
Duncan-l3S.
Roesler-lS7.
Dear 1875.
Max Kneussl's record score for the
shoot was liS out of $50
The men made the trip up and back
in the Duncan car; they report the
Cannonbal Trail roads north of Men
dota in superb condition and The only
thing to mar the trip was their mar
row escape from being parties to IN
accident when a careless driver OF an
ether ear almost collided with them.
However, the day as whole was one
OF much pleasure for the gunner.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-31
A aMild hair.r

\ wild hair" is the most annoying
freak of nature Il man can be afflicted
with. II grows il from the eyelid In
stead of ont and. constantly brushing
against the eyehali. sometimes eaLss'
IN irritation that results in loss of
sight To pull il out gives only tempo
rary relief. since In few weeks 1t
comes back. as we'll grown and strong
ms ever The only way To XIII II Is 10
destroy the sue from which 1t springs
This is done 10y menus Of the electric
needle.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-31

along seacoast beat British back TO
User River and capture l.250 men
Crisis over electoral reforms and war
aims in Germany. Russians take
Halic2. Galicia
July IL Russians seize town OF
NalusZ
July Widespread labor disor.
lers in West caused by Industrial
Workers of the World; German agents
suspected Chan Hsun, leader of Chi
nese monarchists, flies TO Dutch Lee
cation in Picking
July IL. British bring down %
German aeroplanes on west front in
biggest air battle so far
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-31
SCOOP
t+++++++++++++++++ +++++ -,

WE ARE NOW READY TO EXAM
lNE THE BOYS FOR KHAKI
SUITS.
@. Your full name?
A. John Paul Jones. ...
@. Date Of your birth?
A. September %, 1892
@. Height?
A. Nearly six foot.
@. Have you ever had rheumatism
pip, mumps. chicken pox. Ia grippe
toothache or headache.
A. No.
@. Any reason why you wouidn'.
make coed soldier?
A. No.
O. Who do you depend upon
A. Everybody.
Please step in the next room anG
the tailor will measure you for olive
drab.
@. What kind of fiowere do you pre-
fer?
A. Pancake.
@. In case of death who do we no
tify?
a. Any good undertaken.
e. Do you prefer wake and
Hover funeral?
a. Serve ham at the wake and
have lots Of flowers.
q. How far down will we bury
you?
A. Go as far az you like.
BE ready to report in thirty days.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-31
Bismarck and No. 8.

Bismarck held that three was the
perfect number. for he had served three
masters. he had three names, three
oak leaves figure in his family arms
he was concerned In three wars, he
signed three treaties of peace. IN the
Franco-Prussiau war he had three
horses killed under him. he broush,
about the meeting Of three emperors
he WAS responsible FOR the triple ALI
ance, he had three children. his family
motto was Strength in trinity" and
caricaturists depicted him with three
hairs ON his head
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-31
Woman Happiest at Forty.

The happy, Joyous age OF womunkln'
IL not sweet sixteen, neither Is Il TWEEN
tNiive nor thirty, but between the fol
tleth and lftieth mlestones of life, a.
eording to Mrs. Herbert j. Quincy .
woman's club fame. "rhe right age f.
women is between forty and Atty sir
said. "a woman Of that age can tut
10 Il man, and If he Is Il good man Il,
doesn't think You are trying to iiir
with him.
Mrs. Quincy added that 1T Is n goo
thing to he good middle aged We
man. Boston Post.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-31
BlNGLES AND BoNERs.
MISTER ToNEY.

Once they though you were thru.
Mister Toney;
And they tied the can to you,
Mister Toney
But today they've got your name
Posted in the hall of fame
As the Iron Man of the game,
Mister T0ney.
You're the hero Of the bunch,
Mister Toney.
You have got a winning punch,
Mister Toney
You have pulled a great comeback
And you're plotting the PACK,
Which Is going some, we'll crack,
Mister TOney
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-31

When girl says, Il know you think
I'm frightfully unconventional" and
you say, NO, | think you're very con.
ventional.' she gets peeved And II
you say, YES, do think you're fright,
fully unconventional" she gets peeved
And II you say 1t hasn't occurred to
you 10 notice whether she's couven.
tional or unconventional she gets peev,
ed. New York Sun.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-31
Ingenious Bridge Building.

In constructing series of small
bridges over the streams which inter
sect many Of the roads of Sumatra Il
rather unusual course was followed
The builders used timber stringers
and made abutments of piles Of burlap
bags filled with cement and sand
shortly after the bags had been put In
place heavy. soaking rains converted
the whole into mass OF solid concrete.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-31
Capture German Spies.

Roanoke, Va, July 30 1.-TWO men rep
resenting themselves as members of
the Royal British flying corps we're ar.
rested here today. They are suppos.
ed to be German spies. They said
they were enroute from Canad to
Florida on a secret mission. The ar.
rerts were made by government agents
shortly before noon
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-31
Too, Too True!

Life is made up Of one darned thing
after another remarked Congressman
Hammfatt sadly.
II seem to have heard that before. +"
>aid the loyal constituent
Perhaps you have admitted the
distinguished statesman, but II you
held my job representing that bunch
If kickers down home. all of whom
want jobs with big salaries and no du
lies. you would realize that the author
% the epigram knew what he was
talking about. Richmond Times Dis
patch.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-31
"Orderly Mob" lynch Negroes.

Amite, July 30--An orderly mob
took Daniel and Jerry Rout, negro
brothers, from the Tangipahoa Jail and
hung them to adjoining limbs on a
giant tree. The brothers were await.
Ing trial for shooting to death Simeon
Bennet, who tried TO collect bin from
them.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-31
EXPOSING Family Secrets.

Eph Wiley has six daughters. and
hey are marrying at the rate of about
ne a year. Yesterday an old friend
approached Eph on the subject OF II
title loan I'm very sorry can't ac.
omrlodate YOU, old mau," said Eph in
II attempt To soften his refusal for
III have another son-in-law to set up IN
business next month."-Topeka Capt
II
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-31

40 lire." says the Kansas City Star,
that your former sweethearts will
point you out as the man they might
have married."
No matter how you live they'll do
that, and In nine cases out OF ten
they'll do 1t with an air Of superiority
In the presence Of your wife.-L0uis-
vile Courier-Journal
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-31
Simple Enough.

Il met man just now who said he
,ldn't believe anything he read IL
newspapers.
1T would be easy to cure him of
clint
"HowT
by putting his name In print and
referring to him as prominent citi-
.en, - Birmingham Age. Herald.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-31

ITO sell coat to q man that wants
q coat Ii nothing" said successful
tailor when instructing his son IN the
rudiments Of his business, but 60 sell
q coat to man that doesn't want u
coat--that's business
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-31
STANDING Of CLUBS
AM ERICAN LEAGUE.

Yesterdays Results.
Boston. 3; Chicago, ].
Cleveland, G; Philadelphia /.
New York 3; st. Louis, 2.
Detroit, lC; Washington 1.
Games Today.
Chicago at Boston.
st. Louis at New York.
Detroit at Washington.
Cleveland at Philadelphia
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-31
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

Yesterdays Results.
Chicago, 3; Boston, /.
Brooklyn, Z; Cincinnati. 3.
Pittsburgh, 4; New York, 3.
Philadelphia. 3; st. Louis. 2.
Games Today
Boston at Chicago (2).
New York at Pittsburgh.
Philadelphia at st Louis.
Brooklyn at Cincinnati.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-31

"She seems 10 be Il natural dirt" he
said
"Natural?" the woman impatiently re-.
Piled. There's nothing natural about
her but the framework. Chicago Her
aid
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-31

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The Detroit times., 1917-12-14
Thursdays Livestock

AIN grades OF cattle we're 10 10 rs
cents lower IN the Detroit stock
yards on Thursday. the break com.
ug as q result og lower prices In
ail outside markets Veal calves
were steady Sheep and lambs were
active and steads at prices not much
different from those paid last week
The supply .n the sheep department
like that OF last week was not much
in excess ot local needs
Hogs We're rs t0 20 cents lower
than on Wednesday bur from 10 "a
5 cents higher than on Thursday OF
last week The railway embargo
against Ast-bouud shipments which
went on in the Detroit live stock
market on Thursday. Is complicaing
matters and making no end ot
trouble for commission salesmen
who had eastern orders 90 hil The
demand for pigs vas allow on Thurs
Ta} as seVCFUI i1ad7 purchased Tor
tte east. early 10 the week. are still
iu ihe yards and must remain there
until the embargo Is liftod
The Detroit times., 1917-12-14
MAUD MULLER
COMES TO LIFE

RICHMOND. Ind. Dec. l4.-MAud
Muller has stepped from poetic
legend into Teai tire IN wayne Couu-
ty hut instead of raking hay, the
Wayne County Naude Mullers. for
there Is said 70 be many az thens
are hueking corn IN the fields. Jn-
like The poetic Msude. they DO not
cast shy glauces from beneath rustic
picture hats. for iR truth they are
without hats. Warmly dressed and
with hands protected by heavy and
tough husklng gloves. they are doing
a days WORK from early morn ull
dusk that would have put the orig
nal MaUde Muller 20 shame.
Frank TAYLOR. vice president OF
the First National Bank oi Rich
moud and farmer. says that on sew
5T6T arms sOltF vest oT BChW0nd
women may be seen AZ work In the
c0rnaelds
They are IN many cases SLING the
places on brothers or sons who have
gone 20 war
The Detroit times., 1917-12-14
BASEBALL
HEADS HOLD
WAR MEET
Magnates Meet To Set
tie Contingencies
Arising from Conflict

CHICAGO Dec 1.-THE war
council OF baseball viii be held 20
DAY.
The magnates OF the National and
American leagues viii get together
as4A-@--tt11e f. aceably -n-hnrIl lze
certain contingencies arising from
the warsuch as shortening the
schedule from lb4 20 l40 games
reducing the player limit from 25
and % 20 rs or 20. "ruthlessness
In the matter OF cutting salaries and
30 on
The National mog1ls' cut their
Now York meeting short IN order 20
catch q flyer for Chicago. The
4s4at- -s@-as4+-Ea -ra- shee4i4saa- -feFa
O'clock this afternoon
Before Rdjourning late yesterday.
gbe American leaguers voted a $685.
0O0 conscience fund, as their share
Of Hangover" from the peace
agreement with the late Feds when
q. latter were Inferred at con
ference IN Cincinnati The Nation
ais will be asked 10 pry themselves
loose from a rimiiar amount today
so III CNN AnlAEAa AAtN ~ hAAA AhNfN
burgh Fed franchise; Harry SIN
clair, "angel" Of the Newark team.
and r. b. Ward. backerin-chief OF
thu third league win get the $4,000
said 10 have been promised them
st that time.
CLARK Griffith announced ne had
collected $4,000 for the soldiers
ball and bat fund, and had contract
cd for 100000 worth OF material.
To help him out, the league voted
20 play one game In each park next
June, 2s per cent OF the receipts go
inr 10 the fund II was also decid-
ed 10 raise a fund for Canadian sol
dters.
An exhibition game between the
phillies and the Athletics will be
played for the benefit OF the family
OF William Weart, veteran Philadel-
phia baseball writer. who died a few
days ago.
The Detroit times., 1917-12-14
WALKER ESTATE
GOES TO WIFE
AND DAUGHTER

The WI OF the late Frankl-s II
Walker. former president OF hiram
Walker & sons, Ltd. dlsuuers,
waiko-yne. WAS 6iee II me probate
court Thursday afternoon Mrs
Walker and her daughter The Coun-
tess Matuschka. wife ~ a Hungarian
nobleman. are lefi thc bulk OF the
estate. which Is valued az E3.762r
-a1 aa
The wln is dated June 80 1915.
and fha Detroit Trust chmpany o.
named executor The National Trust
company. % Toronto. vili make ap.
nIicauon for letters ot adminisrR
ficn 20 the estate in Ontario, &C is
thought
The residence AZ No $50 JeTer
soG-ave, sl the household effects
and other Detroit real estate are Ter,
10 MIS- Walker. The balance of the
estate is divided equally between
1.-THE mother ana daughter with tt.
exception % email allowance be
Cueathed The servants
The Ontario assets, valued AZ 81
I --E9 9oa 80. fglloU -C---h-t9 a-rE
/ sGlIC70. life insurance. SI1.G11.
real estate. 500 900, crattels. 81 900
stocks. S197i2f. hord- S4a49f04
mort gage, 81 G25.S1; boos debts and
I rr0missorv notes, Sl2-9iIG inter
I est in partnership of g. C. Walker
/ & Brothers. Walkerv'le. ONT 81
/ T1.o2f.49; misceliarecgs assets. n
The Detroit times., 1917-12-14
RECTOR TELLS
OF EXPERIENCES
AT BATTLE FRONT

2 he Rev 3 W PullinEer, the new
rector OF Grace Episcopal church.
1--ralnIa-pk and Twelfti---t==7 ---- -
Gently returned from two wears ser.
vice in Flanders as chaplain OF The
FuIy-third battalion, Canadian FIX
pediuonary forces. In an address
Thursday evealng. in his church,
declared that "altho Germany pre-
pared for war for years and Great
Britain and her allies did not. the
Latter surpasE the Germans in every
respect and have the best avistors
IN The world.
Germany tsrows her men away.
said Capt. Puilnger They are "a.
sembled la hu se masses and the Al
Hes machine guns simply NOW
them down like grain and the sac
riGce rs awful We treat our. pris-
oners well When they are asked
If they want 20 90 back 20 Germany
they say no. because Of the brutal
il, of the German officers The
prisoners declare that In Germany
they are driven like slaves. even
whipped into pction, and those who
las or refuse 20 obey are shot
The Detroit times., 1917-12-14
TWO MORE BANKS
IN FEDERAL PLAN

The Dime Savings bank and the
Central Savings bank are now
members of the federal reserve sys
tam Their applications fled "a
month ago, nave been approved BY
ID federal reserve board of the sew
enth district and formal noudca-
ton Of this action was received by
thn banks. Friday The Central
Savings bank has declared its reru-
lar monthly dividend of one per
eeat and an extra Christmas dlvi.
dend OF one per cent. b0th payable
DC. q 20 stockholders ~ record
Dec g. The bank also has placed
in undivided profits an amount
.eq0al 20 about 20 per cent OF its
capital
The Detroit times., 1917-12-14
CAPS, NOT HELMETS
BIG NEED AT CUSTER

hW M n fENfN. ~ p ~ NAHa. ~
CAMP CUSTER. Mich D7c
I4.-Michigan women are urged
by Camp custer commanders not
10 bother With the intricate knit
ted helmets which cover tte tace
and shoulders ass weN as TIE
head. but % concentrate all their
efforts 20 knitting skul caps
which cover the head and ears
only. These are much more
rapidly made than The larger he'll
NETS and grC just as serYlceabie.
Thousands Of these knitted
skull caps are needed here at
once. and these are about che
only unprog.ded knitted gar
ments that wul be OF real value.
Vera fow az the soldiers have
ny protection from Tie cold ior
their ears All are equipped
with gloves and sweaters. and
both The regulation blouse ent
overcoat button up s1ug.r
around the neck Recent heavy
shipments of crit i1tff-s rii-+ shoes
end an danger that The soldiers
VIII not be properly clothed foT
the winter. with the exception OF
this headgear
The Red Cross rs issuing an The
skull caps and helmets % can
get. but 70 has been unable 90
meet the demand 10 has Just
completed The task OF providing
"a h,wae v-f4H gruaafars OHf.
---e-~- -Say that whea the worfea
az home respond 20 ih.s call for
knitted caps. the efficiency 90
the men in outdoor work VIII be-
greatly increased The need S.
great enough 70 justify an imme-
diate and energetic campaign az
home
The Detroit times., 1917-12-14
NJ Crrrnra4lnr.

LANSING Mich. Dec "a Silver
S.ar Coal company Kalamazoo,
$4,000 Ideal FireprooAng & Plas-
fef company Detroit. yT0 001
Frauk p Miller. W VI Carl Albert
McClathfy Rex Piston Ring com
nanny. Detroit $50 600 Edward r.
Cgfegan. Emil r Kn'tusch ]
Campbell Morrison Globe portlIng
company, Detroit $4,000 Potter J.
Neckel. J. J Karimoor
The Detroit times., 1917-12-14
.BEAKES SEATED
BY HOUSE VOTE
Congress Upholds His Claim
Against Mark
Bacon

WAsHlNGTON Dec, samuel
W. Beakes, Democrat was formally
seated by vote OF the house ~ repre-
sentauves Thursday as congressman
from The second Michigan district
Heake- success fliig contested the
Election ot Mark Bacon. Republican.
Nho was returned Es elected by the
fate cauvl sers.
The Detroit times., 1917-12-14

COLUMBUS. O.. Dec IA Il
there is anything in mo pot when q
gambling place is ralded it may be
applied on thc costs ard 9ues of the
owners ~ The money. Attorney Gem
era' NcGheo ~ this state rules in
effect He holds thar money taken
bv the authorities IN gambling raids
cannot DO turned over 20 police re-
lief funds or city treasuries unless
one year elapscs In which the owner
does not claim it
The Detroit times., 1917-12-14
II. BOOSTS PRICE
OF EXPORT COAL

WASHINGTON. Dec 14.--Export
and bunker coal prices have been
nxed by the administration al $l-85
per ton higher than domestic prices.
The new prices viii apply 70 all
countries except Canada and Mex
ico. TIE new prices, Il was explain
ID, were fixed TO allow American
producers profits now taken by for
eagn dealers.
The Detroit times., 1917-12-14

The University OF Alabama has
125 women students az she present
time
The Detroit times., 1917-12-14

In New Guinea 81 IS the woman
and not the man who pops The
question"
The Detroit times., 1917-12-14

n-rsntfnR---the plain nest kind---fhn m
n rfwhf--Tt,ue@ Ioh Drpr---MT-1 s~Ta.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1917-08-03

also met Mrs. w. o. Hamisch and her
daughter Helen, who are visiting
with relatives at Seattle, and Mrs.
Geo. Bartell and children when they
were about to take the steamer for
California. Mr.. Ethel has gone back
back to the saw mill a few miles
work until fall and then enter Pull
man college. The young man is bent
upon securing an education, an ambi-
ton that should be encouraged by his
friends.
Any one owing on Red Cross con-
tributions, for some did sign up on
the installment plan, should pay the
same over to A. P. Murray, at the
First National bank, or to P. NJ. Sni-
der, of the Bank of Oroville. If
there any who have not contributed
and want to do their bit they can
hand in their donations to either of
the gentlemen named.
The people of Oroville should inau-
gurate a movement to secure road
from here to the British Columbia line
along the west shore of Osoyoos lake.
The shore line is such that road
could be constructed at no great ex-
pense, and the drive would be one of
the most attractive in the county. Let
us try and formulate some scheme for
securing such desirable highway.
The Riverside Tribune reports the
marriage of Ross Griffin and Miss
Gladys Mcmillan, which occurred at
Riverside last week. Mr.. Griffin has
ranch near Oroville, where the
newly weds are now living. The one
blot on the happiness of this event
is the fact that Mr.. Griffin was one
of the many young men in this coun-
trywho was drawn for service through
the selective draft
The fire boys are to be commended
for their promptness in responding
to the alarm Sunday. While their ef-
forts did not save the building, the
fact must be taken into considera-
ton the run was fully half a mile. and
by the time the alarm was turned in
the house was mass of flames. Two
leads of hose were laid and when
water was once turned on the fire was
speedily extinguished.
F. s. Mertron of the Universal Au-
to company of Spokane, distributors
for Ford cars, states that for the past
several months they have been using
widely known, motor oil made in
California from asphalt base crude
He states that it is giving perfect sat
isfaction to his customers, and he
does not hesitate to stand behind its
quality. Another instance of a Paci-
fc coast product winning out
Incipient fires were started five
times in one day last week on the
bridge across the Okanogan river al
Omak. They were fortunately dis.
covered in time and extinguished be-
fore any great damage was done
These fires may have been caused