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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-29
DISTRICTS GET NO
ENLISTMENT CREDIT

Local selection boards are not ac.
cepting with good grace the reports
which have been received that no
credit is to be allowed a district for
voluntary enlistments in the regular
army since June 80 This will mean
a severe loss to the city selection
board and will make necessary the
calling OF more men for the physical
examination in order TO fill the
quota.
The local boards have willingly re-
leased men who desired to volunteer
for the regular army during the time
they have been operating. with the ex-
pectati0n that they would be credited
to their quotas as was the case fol-
lowing the declaration of war. They
now feel thai II the war department
district grave injustice is being done
is TO refuse TO allow due credit to a
in that it is taking the pick of the
registered men-men who would not
have exemption claims If selected for
service
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-29
PEORIA IN BAD WAY
SINCE u. S. PUT JOHN
BARLEYCORM IN GRAVE

Springfield. Oct. 2s Springfield is
not alone in her sorrow of financial
distress. Peoria. Illinois 'wettest"
spot. too feels the burden. Although
Peoria is still wet" hooze Is given
as the cause
The Peoria Transcript in bewailing
the city's predicament charges the
city inaneiers with purloining the
taxes for next year to distribute this
years expenses 1t declares ancient"
ordinances are being revived for col
lection of license fees.
Already this year the city has eaten
into the taxes which will he collected
from January 10 March next year to
the extent Of 100000. the Transcrip,
states TO meet the payrolls for he
rest OF this month the city must bor.
row an additional 10000.
Revenue collectabIe next year
from the present authorized source
will be even less than the receipts
OF This year, while the expense of run.
ming the city will mount even higher
than 1917
The revenue taken away from the
decrease in The manufacture of the
Still City.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-29
WAR DOESN'T AFFECT
CHICAGO UNIVERSITY

Chicago, Oct 29.--Altho complete
enrolment figures are not yet avail.
able, officials of the University of Chi.
cago report that institution is one of
the few big schools of the United
States whose registration has not de.
creased as a result of the war. The
Midway School will have fully as
many students enrolled this year 1t is
declared, as last
That students at Chicago. are In.
terestcd in studies having an import.
ant bearing on war problems Is indi
Gated by increased registration in
chemistry and in quartermasters and
ordnance supply. Enrolment in these
courses Is larger than ever before.
Women students are taking particu
lar interest in chemistry. 1t is de
clared, more than twice as many girls
being enrolled in the course as last
year,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-29
NOT IN THE "PikEPr vlASs.

Ottawa orersnbscribed her allo.
ment 10 the second Liberty Loan
$G0.241, which is doing pretty well
when We were put In the "piker"
class by the Streator Free Press only
q few days ago Streator happened
tn get in her big subscription early
as result Of which she became all
pulled up and those towns which were
not up to the mark were "pikers." OF.
tawa usually meets her obligations
and Streator at this or any other time
has not been in position to truthfully
say that we are "pikers." Streator's
share OF the allotment was $792. 1872
and her total subscription $S52,SO0
which In proportion to the total is less
than subscribed for in Ottawa
La Sale, Oglesby and Peru had no
difficulty In raising their allotment
Of $1.24l 1852 and oversubscribed this
amount several thousand The third
district, including Ottawa. La Sale
and Streator were required to raise
about 50 per cent of the allotment
for La Sale county. They have done
this and more. II the farming dis
tricts and smaller towns do as well
there Is no reason for questioning
the patriotism Of residents OF La Sale
county, but from all reports they
have not done so.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-29
ILLINOIS SOLDIERS
LEAD CAMP DODGE
IN LIBERTY SALES

Des Moines. la. Oct. 29-The 3i9th
Infantry, made up entirely of Illinois
men. set the record for Liberty Bond
subscriptions AT Camp Dodge by pur-
chasing a total of $lS2.250. The camp
total is Sl,G54.150.
Ninety-Seven Negroes from Illinois
arrived in camp last night and will
begin their training in the depot hri-
pade tomorrow.
Ten Illinois men were DISCHARGED
today for physical disability They
are Charles Nielter and Lloyd Gala.
CHAN. OF La Sale county; Alfred Mead
and John r. l.arrance. OF vermlllion
county, Rasey Prebosh. Albert Zir-
COW and Peter Caros. OF Will county,
Newton Fenton, OF Kane county. and
Daniel Thompson, OF Knox county.
Big. Gen. r. y. Getty has been ap-
pointed to act As master of ceremonies
Tor the reception OF Gov. l.Owden. OF
Illinois when he visits camp ON Nov
2. The 3l9th Regiment will probably
be reviewed by him.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-29
u. S. SECRET AGENTS
KILLED HIS PEACE PLAN

Denver Colo. Oct. 29.-The war
must continue its devastating course
and peace for stricken Europe is far
on. all because too discriminating
secret service agents couldn't reCog.
nize Smith Roswell's mastery states.
manship.
Roswell admitted In a letter TO the
United States naval officer command.
ing the former German steamship
Vaterland. while il was interned in
New York harboi. that as a peace
apostle he'd make William Jennings
Bryan. Henry Ford and others look
like small town peanut politicians"
He knew his plan couldn't fail.
Roswell is employed BY local
packing concern. and apparently the
slaughter in Europe. together with
the daily slaughter of animals where
he spent his ten-hour day was grow
ing nauseatine So Roswell conceived
the plan OF heading an expedition of
statesmen military leaders and prom.
ineat citizens to run over To Berlin.
have a personal and friendly chat
with the Kaiser and persuade him TO
call off hostilities The United States
would designate Roswell an honor.
AIRY captain of the army" in order to
enhance the dignity of his leadership.
so the letter read. He anticipated
some little opposition from the Prus.
sian militarists. but felt certain that
the leader of the HohenzOllern dynas.
ty would listen to reason
The letter fell into the hands of
government authorities in New York.
and after heart-t0heart talk with
secret service agents here. Roswell
decided not to launch his expedition
at this time
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-29
PRESIDENT ISSUES
APPEAL FOR ALL TO
SAVE FOOD SUPPLY.
EXECUTIVE CALLS UPON NATION
TO ASSIST GOVERNMENT, AS
CONSERVATION WEEK is IN.
AUGuRATED.

Washington. Oct. 20 President
Wilson, in a statement issued today.
urged every home and public eating
place in the United States TO pledge
its support to the food administra.
ton and to comply with It's requests.
His appeal marked the opening OF
family enrolment week. during
which everybody in the country will
be asked TO become Il member of the
food administration in order to insure
nationwide cooperation in food con
servation,
The President said thar in no other
way than through this cooperation
Of the people can the nation accom-.
plish its object in the war.
Mrs. George June Pratt. OF Chicago.
wants to organize an anti.middleman
associa ion. and she does not care
how soon she or some one else does
Il. She insists there il plenty OF food
being produced. but that the middle
man is robbing the consumer in large
cities like Chicago
Mrs. Pratt is here visiting her son.
Jack, one OF the best athletes Of
Lane Technical High School OF Chi
cago, who is now in the navy hospital
following injuries suffered al the
training camp for marines
Mrs. Pratt called at the Office Of the
national emergency food garden com
mission and told her own story OF her
experience with the middleman as she
encountered him while handling pro.
duce from her farm near Benton
llarbor
A warning was issued by the food
administration against continued
speculation in cotton seed and its
products
The following statement was is.
sued:
III has come to the attention Of the
food administration that in the face
of the warning issued some time ago
speculation still continues in cotton
seed and its products.
Again the food administration de.
sires to .,call attention to the provi.
sion Of the food law effective Aug. 10.
which plainly prohibits speculation
and boarding. Rules and regulations
under the licensing program will be
issued within few days, and will be
50 drawn as to particularly care for
speculative transactions and elm.
mate them from the legitimate trade
transactions.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-29
Home Gard
UNITED STATES FOOD ADMINISTRATION
WHAT YOU CAN DO TO HELP WIZ THIS VAN

Il T. re n aenune hem " 0ee"
OF hpphs
space These foods products and sugar
OF ana more OF rooos OF
70 haw an abundance I'D to less Of all foods
DAY use corn
mullins and breads place OF white
to Ia al
for and cooking
poultry and food n
beef mutton or porn
LEFTOVER
Use they have
=
the mix paro OF IT,
Whole mix therefore OF food by
Cooking ana
cottage butermik freely
Fats children
Therefore the table children Use as little
Oil
OF
fat and xycerine nbbinl
to
soap maker, who will glycerine.
cot
" Use honey maple rup and dark srups for hot cakes and waff
'usa III putnns fruits
Vegetables fruIwe supeabundAnce
Dnp Of
me" and the potatoes
potatoes and properly
fuc Coal railway
'o' war purposes Burn fewer fires II
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-29
PRES. BROTHERHOOD
DISCUSS KULTUR

The Presbyterian Brotherhood men
met in regular monthly session Fri
day night and spent the evening in
study and discussion of German kul
tur. II proved an interesting sub.
ject. Rev. John Vonckx reviewed the
addresses recently delivered at the
teachers convention by Congressman
Fess on the causes and conditions of
the world war and also quoted from
speeches and writings OF a goodly
number OF German philosophers,
preachers and statemen. 1t was the
concensus of the opinion of Brother.
hood members that the address of
Congressman Tess was a mastery one
and that his views on the Great Con
flict were worthy of serious considera.
ton The ideas expressed by such
famous German leaders as Won Moltke
Gen. v Bernhard, X. Wagner. f. v
Lassaulx, Friedrich Nietzsche and
ututIS were given dlleUlIDU. n IdlI
example of the teachings of these men
sthe following expression by Otto
Won Go,tburg, which apparel in the
weekly paper for the youths OF Ger.
many January 25th. 1913.
War is the most August and sa.
cred OF human activities; for us, too,
the great joyful hour of battle will
one day strike. The openly express.
ed longing for war often degenerates
into vain Boosting and Ludicrous
sabre rafting. Bnt still. and deep, in
the German heart must the JOY and
longing for war endure"
And here another opinion by a
prominent preacher OF a German
church, Pastor w Lehman, The Ger
man soul is the worlds soul. God
and Germany belong TO one another.
/ Refreshment swere served. The
main feature of the bill of fare was
pumpkin pie. The brotherhood 4.
prospecting.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-29
SWIFTS' SON-IN-LAW
ARRESTED BY ORDER
OF y. S. GOVERNMENT

Chicago, Oct 90 important evi.
dence in the case Of Count James Min.
otto. son-inlaw Of Louis T.. Swift,
multimillionaire Chicago packer, who
is at liberty here under bonds of $50.
900 following his arrest by Federal
authorities, is to be taken in New
York today, according to statements
made by local immigration officials
Dispositions Of several persons who
knew Count Minotto, when he was
an cmployc Of the Guaranty Trust
Company in New York. II was said,
are to be taken.
Although held on technical charge
Of being in the United States in viola.
ton Of the immigration laws. alleged
pro German activities are believed to
be the real cause Of The arrest of
Count Mlnotto.
" In public statement Count Min.
otto asserted today that he Is ready
bi 'iN 'illN w 'liiNl tlt' Htt
vice of the United States and express
sed the hope that he would soon be
lighting for America in the trenches,
Tie declared he considered himself an
American
Count Minottos arrest IL said to
ilave followed an investigation by de.
partment oC justice and secret scrv.
ice agents begun after the count had
applied for a position In the intelli.
sence department OF the United States
navy. Ills connection with George Won
Seebeck and Fritz Kuhn. now informed
81 Ellis Island as alien enemies Is
plleged TO hnve been factors IN the In.
vestlgatlon and his subsequent arrest
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-29
MUST PAY TAX TO
RIDE ON lNTERURBAN

Railroad and interurban lines to-
day announced an increase in fare
which will take effect Nov, !. This
raise is due 10 the war tax on all
railroad tickets ordered by the gov
eminent. II will amount TO per
cent OF the regular price OF the
ticket. This tax viii he imposed up
on all forms of tickets valued Al above
% cents.
Instructions have been sent TO all
ticket agents and printed schedule
prepared. The following IS the SEIZED
ule.
Regular ticket value 36c. war tax
&c; regular ticket value ACE. i1e, 4Sc
and 5nc. war tax lc; regular ticket
value 52c and SOC, war tax sc; resu-
lar ticket value 65c. 7oc and ,5c, war
tax, tic; regular ticket value soc and
SIC, war TAX &c; regular ticket value
9oc, 9jc and 81 war tax. 8.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-29
KING VICTOR LIVES
WITH TROOPS AT FRONT

Rome, Oct. 29.-Tho King Victor Is
the only entente ruler who has con.
stantly lived at the front among his
soldiers, yet very little is said and
printed about him. His name never
appears in the General Staff commu-
niques. The war correspondents new
er mention the kings name and do
nes. except when allowed TO describe
official ceremonies connected with the
visit at the Italian front OF other
entente rulers or high entente Off
cials. Very few civilians have seen
the king during the last two years.
even during his brief visit to the
capital, when his presence here is re-
CURED by important cabinet meetings
the king is never seen in the streets,
as in former years A few days ago
the following sketch OF King Victor
together with the description OF one
of his experiences AT the front, was
discovered in letter OF soldier to
his mother:
The king passed only a short dis.
lance from me and saw him dis
tinc,ly. He was calm smiled to every.
body whose gaze attracted his atten
zion and spoke to every soldier near
him, asking numberless questions.
After while he resumed his ascent
toward the advanced trenches on the
peak OF a high mountain in order to
shake hands with the soldiers and en-.
courage them with fatherly words.
After the visit, he came back, took a
photo of us and then boarded his car
and sped away. Only two generals
and colonel were with him. While
making the ascent an enemy plane
happened to be heading for the same
spot. The king. instead of seeking
shelter, continued 10 walk, and when
our antiaerials opened fire on the
plane the King remained in the mid
die of the road, impossible under the
hail of shrapnel bullets. following the
duel with his field glass. When the
plane fed he congratulated the artil
lerymen, 1t was this incident that
afforded me the opportunity uf taking
a good look at him His hair is white
and so are his moustaches. On pass
ing by small waterfall he drank
three or four times from the hollow
of his hands while all around the sol.
diers looked on and smiled"
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-29
RESIDENT ALIENS NEEDN'T
FEAR.

II Is natural that the seizure 0l
enemy property in the United States
should be misunderstood. But care
must be taken that the misunder'
standing is corrected as soon as pos
sible. Large numbers OF resident
aliens are now alarmed, fearing that
their deposits in American banks.
their personal belongings, and even
the:r homes If they own them, will
be cOniiscated by the government
There Is no such intention.
The only unnaturalzed aliens liable
10 such loss are those denOminated
"allen enemies" A few have been
so stigmatzed, and are now in de,
tentiOn camps or prisons. They will
not be many added TO their ranks
The real purpose OF the trading
with enemy" clause under which the
custodian OF alien property" is now
acting is to enable the United States
to utilize, for war purposes. the prop
erty in this country owned by non
resident enemies. There are many
hundred million dollars worth of
such property. Some OF 1t is owned
by the governments with which we are
at war. Most of it is owned by sub.
jects OF Germany. Austria Hungary,
Bulgaria and Turkey who live in those
countries. Their property consists
mostly OF funds securities, collectible
debts, commodities and patent rights.
All OF these men can be taken. accord.
ing 10 the act passed by congress on
Oct. 9, and applied TO military use
In the case Of property owned by an
enemy government, the process Is ap
parently one Of downright confsca.
ton, in which the amount obtained
will be credited against claims we may
present TO that government at the
close Of the war In the case OF prop
Arty owned by private enemies. 1t is
explained that no piracy" Is contem.
plated; our government simply takes
the PROPERTY to carry on the war
When peace comes, the proprietors
will be compensated whenever the
property was, in good faith, privately
owned and not OF military character.
Each case will be decided on its own
merits.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-29
Cut This Quit Is Worth Money.

DON'T MISS THIS. Cut out this
slip. enclose with sc and mail ii to
Foley & Co, 1885 Sheffield Ave. Chi
cago, ILL.,, writing your name and adj.
dress clearly YOu will receive in re.
turn trial package containing FOley's
Honey and Tar Compound, for coughs,
coulds and Group; Foley Kidney Pills,
for pain in sides and back, rheuma.
tism, backache, kidney and bladder
ailments; and Foley Cathartic Tablets.
wholesome and thoroughly cleansing
cathartic for constipation, biliousness,
headache and sluggish bowels. For
sale by W. d. Duncan.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-29
It Works! Try It
Tells how to loosen a sore,
tender corn so Il lifts
out without pain.

Good news spreads rapidly and drug
glsts here are kept busy disbensing
freezone, the ether discovery of 4 Gin.
cinnati man, which Il said to loosen
any corn 80 1t lifts out with the nnrers
Ask at any pharmacy for . quarter
ounce Of freezone, which will cost verv
little, but is said to be sufficient To yid
ones feet OF every hard or soft corn or
cAllus.
You apply just . few drops On the
tender. aching corn and instantly the
soreness is relieved, and soon tho corn
10 SO snriveled that It lifts out with.
out pain. II is a sticky substance
which dries when applied and never
infiames or even irritates the adioip.
ing tissue.
This, discovery will prevent then.
sands Of deaths annually from lockiav
and infection heretofore resulting fron
the suicidal habit VI cutting corns.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-29

u. S. MECHANIC
HOME FROM EUROPE

John Ilartney. mechanic in the
governments employ. who has been
spending the past few days among Of
tawa relatives. left last night for Chi.
cago. where he will visit a few days.
before going to Dayton. Ohio. where
he has been assigned TO the aviation
branch of the service with the Wright
Bros. Company
liartney il only recently back from
a tour 10 France. England and Italy.
where he learned the allies method of
air craft building. His experience
and training gathered in the Euro.
pean governments will he put to good
advantage in the Wright plant
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-29

gardine this form Of investment four
months ago. We have never, within
The memory Of the prescn, genera.
ton, had big national debt. There
has therefore never been any ocra.
sion for the wide distribution of GOV.
eminent bonds Such bonds az were
issued were distributed in units of
$1,000 or more, and used chiefly by
banks as basis for paper currency
Millions Of Americans. even today.
nave never seen government bond.
We have been called the best arners
IN tn world and the worst investors.
We have preferred to put our money
MO risky ventures, promising big re-.
tllns. We are only now getting
around TO the viewpoint that has pre-.
vailed in European countries for de.
cades, ana looking to public loan Is,
sues rs the surest. most convenient
FORM o. investment,
Both of these influences will count
heavily when subsequent Liberty
Loans are offered. And the factor
Of patriotism increasing with the
progress Of the war, will also count
more heavily We may therefore eS
pcct larger subscriptions with every
succeeding loan no matter what SIM
Is called for.
Before the war II over wc may find
ourselves absorbing a $4,000. co., 0t
loan as easily as we absorbed the first
! 1000, 600 900.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-29

worth its weight in gold to me for / an
not only well but have q baby GIRL, 90
when hear Of any woman suffering a
was ! tell her Of Lydia E. Plnkhsm =
Vegetable Compound. Ms. w.
HUGHES, IS Majestic Apis. Omaha, Neb.
10 many other homes, once childlcss,
there are now children because Of the
fact that Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound makes women normal.
healthy and strong.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-29

The comb naphonscope is u device
for measuring the speed of clouds. II
consists of an upright brass rod about
nine feet long, bearing al its upper end
II crOsspiece to which number Of
eQuidistant vertical spikes are at.
tached. The observer turns the cross
piece until the cloud appears to travel
along the line Of spikes and notes the
time II takes to pass from spike to
spike. This forms basis from which
he reckons the speed.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-29
LONGING
FOR A CHILD
Young Wife Almost in De-
spair. Now has Beautiful
Baby Girl.

There 10 nothing more charmiop than
happy and healthy mother Of children.
and indeed childbirth under the right
conditions need be no hazard to health
Or beauty. Lydia E. Pinkham's Neg.
etable Compound has brought Joy to
many ehildless women by restoring them
to normal health. Here & q notable case.
Omaha, Neb.-'I suffered from fe.
male troubles when | was seventeen
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-29
Chicago Police Shoot Bandit.

Chicago, Oct 20 Twenty or more
shots were exchanged here today in a
battle between police and three ban
dts who robbed the restaurant of
Nicholas Maxim. One of the bandits,
believed to be Steele Van Duzen,
Reno, New. was wounded and is in the
Bridewell hospital the other two es-
capped.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-29
Deer's "VeIvet" korns.

A deers new horns are called vel.
VET because they grow inside Of a
tough skin which Is coarse and brown,
like plush. For long time he will not
thrash his horns in the brush.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-29

years old. At eight.
cen | was married
and my trouble was
no better 20 ! con-
suited . physit ian
who said that there
was not much l
could do and l C uld
not have children.
! l. read Of Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegs.
table Compound and
decided to Try il,
and II has urc.,oi
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-29
Describes Trouble.

Trouble" said Uncle Eben, "in a
lot q cases is only Jes' lazy mans
name foh hard work"