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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-29
Y. M. c. A. WORK AT
FRONT IMPORTANT

The government call for the "Y.
NJ G. A, work at the front" and the
War Departments provision for it,
has the effect of making 1t depart.
ment of the army in the field
President Wilson. government Of
ticials and army officers have been
emphasizing the importance of this
service, especially since its work on
the Mexican border and the observa.
tons OF its work in the trenches and
camps on European battletields. 1t
increases the efficiency of the fight
ing men and makes better soldiers.
This work Appeals to ard directly
a soldier boy at the front In our
Memorial day patriotic celebrations
1t belongs to everybody. As people
of special interest in farm labor and
Grand Army meeting are living behind
them, ii is desired that business men
professional men, church people and
all others not slated to attend other
meetings. should attend the Y M. G.
A. division meeting of our Memorial
day hear the splendid story and see
the fine pictures of this kind of army
service.
This meeting is likely to be held in
the Congregational or Baptist church,
which ever one can best be prepared
for daylight pictures. Mr. T. c. KILN,
the speaker of the afternoon, Is one
of the strong men in the work and
comes fresh from border experiences.
People not familiar with this branch
Of army service will be agreeably sur
prised and how their enthusiasm
keyed to a loftier pitch when they
understand what this work does for
the soldier.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-29
MILITIA is CALLED
TO QUELL E. ST.
LOUIS RACE RIOTS

East st, Louis, H. May ga mob
of 5000 men which ran riot here
last night shooting and beating ne
groes and wrecking colored business
places and homes, dispersed with the
dawn Of day, leaving behind them a
trail of broken heads and bruised
bodies. Half dozen deaths may re-
suit.
The smouldering indignation
against the importation of 5000 ne.
groes into the city since January was
famed into flames when two white
men were held up and robbed in the
early evening. The news spread to
a delegation of sixty members of East
st. Louis trades and labor unions,
who were at their meeting protesting
to council against further importa-
lions.
A crowd quickly gathered and when
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-29
(Signed) Fl. Fl. TLEIsHER.

NoTE: Up to this time Anuric has
not been on sale to the public, but by the
persuasion OF many patients and the
increased demand for this wonderful
healing tablet, Doctor Pierce has finally
decided to put it into the drug stores Of
this country within immediate reach, or
send 10 cents for large trial package.
Simply ask for Doctor Perce's Anuric
Tablets. There can be no imitation.
Every package of vAnurc" is sure to be
Dr. piercc's. You will find the signature
on the package just as you do on Dr..
l'prce's Hav0rite Prescription, the ever.
famous friend to aiing women, and
Dr. Perce's Golden Medical Discovery,
proven by years to be the greatest general
tonic and reconstruction for any one.
At any rate don't give up hope of
being cured of your malady until Just
a few doses Of aAnnric" have proven
that it will make you feel like q differ
ent person.
EDlToR-Please insert this letter in
some conspicuous place in.your paper.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-29
COMB NATION FOR
COMSPlRATORS WHO
ARE AGAINST DRAFT

Chicago. May ga nationwide
conspiracy TO balk the CONSUMPTION
law. June ). has been nipped in the
bud thru the arrest of two alien lead
ers in West Virginia nine in Texas.
enc in Seattle and five in an anti-dratt
plot in Detroit, according to an an
nouncement OF r. G. Claybaugh, in
yestgator here for the United States
bureau Of justice. Five persons two
women and three men are said to he
detained here for Investigation in con
nectiOn with the plCts. Clabaugh re.
fuses to discuss details OF The plot,
although he admits he has consider
able evidence in his ossession.
There We're limitations that the
conspirators We're preparing to ex.
coed all bounds in their fight on con.
scription- even TO violence. Clabaugh
limited that the master mind" in the
conspiracy might be in the tolls by
night.
The conspirators are said TO be IL
close sympathy with. if not employed
by the German government. Ga
baugh said evidence of the plot has
been disco.ered in portions Of Wis
consin, Northern Illinois, Indiana,
Ohio, Michigan and Iowa.
The leaders will be Kept in jail I'M
Ill after registration day, and then
prosecuted under the penal provisions
Of the draft bill which provides for a
Jail sentence for interference.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-29

some one yelled Get that Niger"
the spark had reached the powder.
The crowd swept thru the Streets
stopped and searched street cars for
victims, and tried to break into the
jail, where a number OF negroes were
rushed for safe keeping. Ambul-
ances followed in the wake of the
mob, picking up bruised and uncon.
scious negroes.
Police gave up attempts to cops
with the situation and 1875 members
OF two companies of the Sixth Illinois
Infantry, under Major r. W. Cavan.
augh were called out by Mayor Fred
Mollman. The soldiers were swept
from their feet and when 1t became
evident the small force was In ade-
quate, Ajutant General Dickson was
appealed to for aid
General Dickson responded that he
was powerless to call out the Fed
eralized guard units, pointing out that
they were under direct call of Presi-
dent Wilson.
Dozens Of saloons were wrecked in
the colored district and every negro
found was beaten. Many begged on
their kness for mercy. Hundreds es-
capped across the free bridge to st.
Louis. carrying bundles and suit
cases,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-29
indoor Life Makes Fat
Try Oil Of korein With Simple Sys-
TEN to Get Fine Figure.

People who spend most of their
time indoors and who are deprived Of
fresh, inyigorating air must take pre-
caution to guard against overstout.
ness as fat acquired by indoor life is
unhealthy ana a danger to the vital
organs Of the body.
Lack OF freh air weakens the oxy-
gen-carrying power of the blood, SO
that 1t Is unable to produce strong
muscles and vitality, and the forma-
ton of unsightly and unhealthy fat is
the result
II you are overstout you are daily
drawing on your reserve strength and
are constantly lowering your vitality
by carrying this excess burden,
You are advised to 90 to q good
druggist and get a small box of oil of
koreln capsules and take one after
each meal and one just before retiring
at night. Also follow the simple di
rections that come with the box
Even few days treatment has
been reported to show noticeable re-
duction in weight, improved figure
and a return of the old energy; foot
steps become lighter and the skin less
fiabby In appearance as superfluous
fat disappears.
OH OF korein is pleasant to take,
cannot injure, and helps the diges-
ton. Any person who wants to re.
duce ten TO sixty pounds is advised
to give this treatment trial. Re
ports of rapid, safe reduction are be.
Ing made by both men and women.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-29
STATE PLUMS ARE
GIVEN FRIENDS BY
GOVERNOR LOWDEN
w. L. SAcKETT OF MORRIS LANDS
SUPERINTENDENT OF CANALS
AT 5000 A YEAR SALARY
NAMES SUCCESSOR TO l. D..
VINCENT.

Springfield, H.. May Ex-Governor
L0wden announced twenty-three APP
poinments yesterday. including new
members of the Lincoln and West
Park boards OF Chicago.
The best position in the list was
that of public administrator OF Cook
County, which was awarded to Cor
don A. Ramsey, of Glencoe. MIR
Ramsey who is a Chicago lawyer, is
close personal friend OF the gov
ernor and in the campaign organized
the Lowden Business Mems Associa-
ton.
The Office Of public administrator
of Cook county is one Of the most
lucrative al the disposal of the gov
ernor the compensation being in fees.
Others who actively sought the
place included Homer X. Galpin. chair
man Of the Republican central com
mittee of Cook county, and Hampstead
Washburne, former mayor of Chicago.
Other appointments announced and
which will not become effective until
July /, when the consolidation act be.
comes Operatiye--as also is the case
with the trucking appOintment-fol-
low:
]. T. Mcclure, Carlinville, assistant
director of public welfare; salary
81 900.
William Colyin. Springfield, super.
intendent of pardons and paroles; sal
airy, $4,000.
W. H. Sackett Morris. superintend-
ent of waterways; salary. $4,000.
Fred c. Dodds. Springfield, super
ntendent of registration; salary,
$4,000.
w. C. Lewman, Danville, superin-
tendent of free employment Offices;
salary, $4,000.
William II. Mccullough, Chicago, SUI
perintendent of clearinghouse inspec.
ton; salary, $4,000.
Walter +. Schmidt, of Chicago, was
named as chief grain inspector to sue
coed l. d. Vincent, of Ottawa, de-
ceased,
Mr., Mcclure is a newspaper editor
and Republican committeeman Of the
twenty-first congressional district.
Mr. Colvin has been a member of the
board of pardons for four years. Mr..
Sackett is newspaper publisher, and
under former Republican admins
tration was member of the Illinois
and Michigan canal commission. Mr.
Dodds is now secretary of the state
board of pharmacy.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-29
PLEASANT
TIMES RETURNING.
FARMER DECLARES
NELSON SAYS HE'S RAPIDLY RE-
GAINING HEALTH OF PAST
DAYS, SINCE TAKING NEW MED
iCINE TANLAC.

Swan Nelson, prominent farmer re-
siding on rural route No rs, Ottawa.
H., is enthusiastic in his praise OF
Tanlac, the new medicine, because it
gave him relief that hundreds Of dol
lars previously spent failed TO pro
duce.
ITS the truth" Mr.. Nelson said on
April 70. II had spent large sums but
was unable to gain any permanent re-
lief. For years my general, system
had been all run down. My appetite
was poor and the little food ate did
not agree with me and refused to di-
gest properly never was in right
condition to work and felt out Of
sorts all the time.
Il haven't yet finished my second
bottle Of Tanlac hut I'm fast regain
ing my old time health now For the
first time in years I'm able TO 90 TO
work feeling fine eat heartily now
and the food seems to do more good.
as I'm eainne in weight and have
lots of energy and vigor. Tanlac has
done me a great good and gladly rec
ommend it,
Tanlac is especially beneficial fer
stomach liver and kidney trouble,
catarrhal complaints, nervousness,
sleenlessness, loss Of appetite and the
like
Tanlac is now being introduced in
Ottawa at ". d. Duncans Drug
store where a special Tanlac repre-
sentative is explaining the new medi-
cine to the public daily. Tanlac also
is being introduced by experts in La
Sale at Clancys drug store and in
StreatolA at the Gaut Drug Co., and is
sold in Peru at Nadlers Pharmacy
and in Spring Valley at Thompson's
drug store. ADV
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-29
Suffered Great Pain +!


Dear Mr., Edit0r-I an making per.
sOnal appeal to your readers who are
bothered with kidney and bladder trouble
and rheumatism, to give up the use of
harsh salts, or alcoholic Kidney medi-
zines and in their place take a short
treatment OF "Anuric' and be convinced
Of its wonderful virtues as | was. sut-
tered great pain, had q great deal Of
irritation, water became foul. | tried
everything advised but with no results,
4 sent for box Of rAnurlc Tablets and
soon discovered chat they brought relief.
l have used them since. and now the
wafer is natural, my health good. and
appetite splendid. Some of the doctors
pronounced my trouble enlarged prostate.
Now ! have no more trouble and | most
assuredly feel that this latest discovery
OF DR.. Pierce's is the best remedy for
bladder and kidney troubles that | know
OF. If can induce anyone to give it a
trial, feel that he will thank me for
calling attention to this great boon
that relieves this seemingly worst OF
all troubles that human flesh can fall
heir to.
(Signed) FL. Fl. TLEIsHER.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-29
BRING US,
Your Old Hat

For Few Cents We Thoroughly
Clean and Reblock lt---Make
1t Look Like New.
MEMS HATS.
Stiff ......,,,..,35 Straw 80. .35c
Soft .......,, Soc Panama .75c
LADIES' HATS
Cleaned, Reblocked and Dyed Any
coor,5oc and 7gc.
SHOES DYEC BLACK.
ran, White, Gray or Any Color, Dyed
Permanent Black, Csc.
Bring them to any of these three
shoe shining parlors
Corner Jefferson and La Sale SITS.
Il 107 Madison, east of lnterurban Sta.
207 Madison, one door east Of Andan
restaurant.
n
ALL WORK GUARANTEED.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-29

The dadem of the nations of All
tiquity was a tillet Of silk two inchc
broad bound round the head ana tied
behind. It's color was generally white
Sometimes like that Of Darius. it wa,
of blue 1t was soWn Witt pearls oi
other gems and enriched with gold. II
was peculiarly the mark of orienta
soYereigns.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-29
STOP CATARRH! OPEN
N0STRILS AND HEAD
Says Cream Applied in Nostrils
Relieves Head. Colds at Once.


If your nostrils are clogged and your
head is stuffed and you can't breathe
freely because of cold or catarrh, lust
get q small bottle of Ely's Cream Balm
at any drug store. Apply a little of
this fragrant, antiseptic cream into
your nostlils and let it penetrate
through every air passage Of your head
soothing and healing the inilamed, swol-
len mucous membrane and you get in
slant relief.
Alb! how good it feels. Your nos
trlis are open, your head is clear, no
more hawking, snutfling, blowing; no
more headache, dryness or struggling
fer breath. Ely's Cream Balm is Just
what sufferers from head colds and ca.
tarrh need. It's delight.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-29
Cold Settled
y In His Back
Foley Kidney Pills always give nc
,rornpt relief. Ed Vclton, Rogers, Neb..

: Ed vel,on. of Rogers. Neb., writes:
II have used Foley Kidney Pills fer
backache, the result of catching cold
which settled In my back. Foley
Kidney Pills always give me prompt
relief and | can cheerfully recon-
mend them"
The reason Foley Kidney Pills act
so satisfactorily is because they neu-
tralize and dissolve the poisonous
waste matter that remains In tho
blood because the kidneys do not
do their work properly in altering
and casting out from the system uric
acid and other poisons.
Relief usually follows In a few
days and such symptoms as pain in
the sides or back, stiff joints. soro
muscles, rheumatism, too frequent
aetion of the bladder at night. and
other painful and annoying ailments
dist near. Foley Kidney Pills con-
tain hs4 armful ingredients. They
are safe az well as quick acting.
For sale by w. ID. Duncan.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-30

John his name) hero He has done the
about like this: John lives
something basketball fan After
successful the other she
Those IL girlsand john
busted John represented the
Spanaway herong John works
o Stanley Bell print shop.
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"By the work one knows the Observation-Disclosures
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Nam of Music
Mountain s3 ts: $$S5S N:

themselves early settlers, or to tell
stories more or less authentic
about what then happened.
Wherever you happen to find
such a one, he will tell you of the
days when superintendent de
Spain of the Western Division wore
ia gun In the mountains and used
it, when necessary, on his wife's
relations.
Whether 1t was this stern sense
Of discipline or not that endeared
him to the men, these old timers
are, to a man, very loyal to the
young couple who united In their
marriage the two hostile mountain
elements. One in especial,
white-haired old man, described
by the fanciful as a retired outlaw,
always spends him time in town
at the de Spain home, where he
takes great interest in an active
little boy, Morgan de Spain, who
waits for his Uncle Dukes coming.
THE END.
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was common practice every
where.
And Michael was a 15-year-old
boy.
Mobiles Scheme.
He had been chosen because
the Romanoff family represented,
in the minds of the mobiles, all
that was best in Russian life.
Mobiles soon schemed to use
Michael to their own interest.
Patriotism arose, however, and
popular support helped end the
rule of pillage.
Poland refused to recognize the
boy car. He purchased peace by
giving Poland land. Michael
ruled till 1915. His son and sue
cessor acquired Little Russia by
voluntary submission of the cos
sacks, who had rebelled against
Poland. In the war with Poland
which followed, Russia retook
J Kiev and extended her domain to
the Dnieper.
Extends Empire.
In 1859 Peter the Great became
car. He worked to extend
Russia westward to the Baltic.
He won territories on the Gulf
of Finland from Sweden and Po-
land, and in 1903 laid the founda-
lions for his new capital, which
bears his name-St. Petersburg,
now Petrograd.
He took Azov from the Turks,
and planned to establish a navy
on the Black sea, but the Turks
reconquered Azov. and his plan
failed.
Peter the Great spent years in
western Europe learning trades,
including shipbuilding. He tried
to remake Russia on the lines of
western Europe, and only partly
succeeded.
Peters son Alexis died prema-
turely. and the throne passed to
Peters wife, Catherine l., then to
Alexis weak son, Peter ii.
Upon his death the privy coun-
Gil set aside all descendants of
Peter the Great and gave the
throne to Anna, daughter of Peter
the Greats imbecile brother Ivan.
Anna was under German con-
troll.
Death Saves Prussia.
Annals favorite, Biron, on her
death became regent for the infant
son of her niece, Anna Karlovna.
Anna Karlovna herself overthrow
Biron and assumed the regency,
only to succumb to a conspiracy
that enthroned Elizabeth Pc
trovna, daughter of Peter the
Great.
Elizabeth Joined Austria in a
war against Prussia. showing her.
| self the enemy of Frederick the
Great OF Prussia.
| Elizabeth's death saved Prussia
when Russian troops were in Ber-
lin. Her successor, Peter of Hol-
stein-Gottrop, admired Frederick
and became his ally. But Peter
was dethroned and his wife took
the throne as Catherine the Great.
| Turkey Expelled.
II Catherine was lady Of many
loves, but under her guidance
Russia gained much territory,
taking 10000 square miles and
six million people with the parti-
ton OF Poland. and expelling Tur-
key from the north shore OF the
Black sea.
GATHERINGS son Paul joined the
European coalition against France
and was about to repeat the
treachery o. the last Peter. by
leaving the coalition and warrin
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-30

to grab off all the summer tour
lists.
Asks Amended Ruling.
Because the interstate COM
merce commission did not specify
these points in its ruling, they are
planning to continue the low
discriminatory rate-making it
$110 instead of the $127.50,
which will be charged over the
northern and southern routes.
Reynolds is making a fight to
have the ruling amended SO as to
include these lines.
He has also subpitted the
northwest's brief opposing the
railroads petition for a rehear-
ing of the case.
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Perkins is member of the Big Brother committee of the
k lodge whole lot of quiet good for the
Another his specaties that educating His
friends that ID paid schooling
youngsters, O avem mac n
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Michael Feodorovtch first
Romanoff found Russia Zaporogian
1913 In condition OF anarchy
and disorder similar which
obtains in Mexico today slant southwest bandtry
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Especial to The Timeso

WASHINGTON, d. c., March
S0.-An apparent attempt of the
more direct railway lines from
Chicago to California to beat"
the interstate commerce commits
sion's ruling in the $3.50 pref
erential tourist rate case by
means of technicalities, is run
ming up against snag in the
form of Attorney Charles A. Rey-
nolds. who is here in the interest
of the northwest.
In knocking out $3.50 prefer
eptial by which the northwest
has been robbed of hundreds of
summer tourists through dis
elimination, the commission ruled
that the round trip rates to Cali
fornia over the southern route by
way of New Orleans and El Paso,
should not be lower than those
over the northern route.
Effective April 2.
The Southern Pacific, in fixing
its schedule, effective April 2, is
complying with. this ruling, al
though arguments for a rehearing
of the case are before the COM
mission.
The rates over the southern
route are being increased to
amount equal to those over the
northern route.
Meanwhile the more direct
lines-the Union and Southern
Pacific by way of Denver, Ogden,
Salt Lake to San francisco, and
the Santa Fe by way of Kansas
City and Albuquerque to Los An
subsequently, are planning
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on England, when he was muir
dered by conspirators.
The story of the accession of
the peace lover and humanitarian
Alexander l, at the beginning of
the nineteenth century, will be
told tomorrow.
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friend before whom 1 be sincere Before
m may Emerson.
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oblging accommodating Sunrise Beach
according his friends Caussen has
Harbor for % and that's quite
spell He rents summer cottages runs launch farms his 40
acre a often extends helping hand.
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Keep your face always toward the sunshine and the
will fall behind you."-M. Is. Whitman.
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(From Last Nights Pink Edition.)
.--THE---
KIND WORDS
'CH.QJR ,

Jackson who has charge of the safe deposit department
the Fidelity bank landlord When repairs need
he asks grants
occasion it's because he
can't Eve all this because we rent
house from him.
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RAILROADS TRYING
TO Beat DECISION
Asks Amended Ruling.

to grab off all the summer tour
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8onotifern elm Strid burd 0ic
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fiibrcn iuoIelbit Die 6abrifotion imS
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bibitionS.Stooten iii ipelncn ein &C.
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lonlihen @cbrolid crldnbt iunr, mif
gebobcn ipirO. TcSglcidlcl miro oas
sln5cigen bonn Gerfnili ooer Sobrita
tion bon Spiritloien Our9 Sfctlaml
III Den 3eihmgen oocr ourdl Ole Rol
o0er ourh irgeno eine anocre SIr.
ino SSeiie auiaebobetb rnO i'm lie
bertretungsiull nit elmer niht iibel
! $1,000 Gel0lHnIe, o0cr llidbt nchr ols
ichs Nlonaie c5efduguiB i'm erltel
| 6oll mo nidt mcbr ais cin Sabr fiji
ocu 3iuciicu llebcrtrchuaSioa bclcat