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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-06
lands SENDS 81
SLACKERS To JAIL
FEDERAL JUDGE BECOMES !RATE
AT ROCKFORD !. w. w. WHEN
THEY ARE BROUGHT BEFORE
HIM TO PLEAD.

Chicago, July Federal Judge
Lands yesterday at Frenport sen
fenced seventy-eight slackers from
Rockford, ILL.,, to serve one wear and
one day in the house of correction
In Chicago. Two others were ordered
to Jail for thirty days each and an
other was given ninety days. The
court specified hard labor in each
case.
The court questioned each of the
100 men arranged before him indiyid-
ually, as to length OF residence in the
United States, if he were an alien
why he had not applied for natural
i1ation and what his reason was for
his nonregistration activities.
cuIprits spurn Register.
Many of the cuprits declared they
would not register, even if given an
opportunity to do so, giving cpposi-
ton to war as their reason. All those
who were sentenced by the court will
be required to register.
Theodore Appel. who lives at 1905
Milwaukee avenue. was arrested on
complaint charging him with send
ing reasonable matter thru the mails.
Tie was arrested in connection with a
charge against Andrea Sistoni. vino
was taken into custody three DAYS
ago.
Appel was arranged before United
States Commissioner Mark A. Foote.
who continued the case until July z.
AT the request of Assistant United
States Attorney Benjamin p. Epstein
he was held in $4,000 bonds.
To Argue Demurrers.
)emurrers TO the indictments
against Gustav II. Jacobson Albert
II. Wehde and Baron Kurt Won Rpis.
WITT will be argued tomorrow before
Judge Lands. The men were indicted
with Others in connections with an
alleged conspiracy to foment a reyo.
luton in India
William Fine, who was arrested soy.
eral days ago on charge that he
mad maiigned the President, has been
freed by the federal authorities. As
soon as he was liberated however.
ne was taken into custody by city
police and arrigned before Municipal
Judge William N. Gemmll who fined
him 500 and costs on disorderly
conduct charge. Fine is brother to
an assistant professor at the Uni
versity of Chicago
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-06
Suffered Great Pain!
Letter Tells of Lono-iookcd-for Prescription,

Dcor Mr.. Editor--I am 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-
cines and in their place take short
treatment of rAnuric" and be convinced
of its wonderful virtues as | was. | sut-
fered great pain, had great deal of
irritation, water became foul. | tried
everything advised but with no results,
| sent for box of "Anuric Tablets and
soon discovered that they brought relief.
| have used them since, and now tho
water is natural, my health good, and
appetite splendid. Some of the doctors
pronounced my trouble enlarged prostate.
Now | have no more trouble and | most
assurodly 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
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) II. II. FLEIsHER.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-06
COLONEL r. E. /. NICHE
H.oz.I can N~.--

Born in Virginia, June /, 1864, and
appointed cadet in the Military
Academy from that State in 1881.
In 1885 he was commissioned second
lieutenant in the cavalry and has con-
tinued in that arm of the service.
Washington, July G. Colonel Niche
is considered one of the most accom-
plished officers in the army. He is a
fearless horsemen and is a wonderful
commander of men. AS an executive
his ability has always been recognized
by his superior officers. He was the
first secretary to the General Staff
when is was organized and served in
that capacity for several years. He
is now servieing his second detail with
the General Staff Corps.
He first distinguished himself when
appointed AdjutantGeneral Of the
Seventh Army Corps, while lieuten-
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-06

United States has no legal concern, but
inaSmnch as it assumed control over
the situation under the Monroe doe,
trine it Will exert its diplomatic inhu
cnrc to sec that these claims are paid
American and English capital to the
amoaut Of $i,J00,00o000 is Invested il
Mexico, and In the last three years the
revolutions have damaged the mrcS
and oil wells, in addition to piliue
up claims for the loss Of lives of For
oiguers
MeEico needs money badly not only
to begin payment on these claims, bu,
TO rc-cstahliSh her domestic affairs
The new ambassador from NeNiCo &c
this country Ignacio Bonilas fully
explained the financial needs OF his
country to President Wilson, when he
was received here recently.
Since thon this government has been
considering advancing a loan to Ncyt
cc, 4 member Of the administration
expresses the opinion thac Mexico viii
readily obtain loan through the in
tluonco Of this government as soon a.
investigations by Ambass3 dor Fletcher
satisfy President Wilson that Il stable
government exists. No other country
will consider Il loan to Mexico, and
this government will not aid Mexico
ftupuriu IL ninth n strpnunr, unvnp,, nnt
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-06
N. Y. DOCTOR FINDS
CURE FOR GANGRENE

by UNCONVENTIONAL NEWS SERVICE.
New York. July g. DR.. Carroll G..
Bull, of the Rockefeller Institute for
Medical Research, has announced a
discovery which will probably save
the lives of thousands of soldiers
during the war, 1t is discovery Of
an antitoxin that neutralizes the work
OF germs in wounds where gangrenc
usually develops.
Or. Bull has tried the experiment
out on guinea pigs with splendid re.
suits He IL the first American doc.
tor to make such a discovery.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-06
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
Warranty Deeds.

Henry +. Hickman and wife to Curt
A. Nader, VIZ 1t 2 b s. Peru. 81.
Louis Diesback to Levi and Emma
Kohr, It 10 Merrick's sub, Peru,
ST.
Jane Wood to Elmer Adams and
wife, e50ft 1t Plumbs 4th add,
Streator, $3.50.
John H. Deaner ct al to Pauline
Weidner, Its | 9 b 10 Vests 4th add
Mendoza, $1,000
Heirs Anna Marvick to Silas Ras-
musson, s12 neH, NE seh ~ "a >,
$4,000,
Mortgages.
Christoff and Wilhelmina Reimann
to Peru State Bank, Its b 20, Days
sub etc Peru 3 years 6Gt, S50G
Levi Kohr and wife to Workmen's
i. Assn, II b 10 Merricks sub Peru.
81 300.
Edward c. Fieser to same, It 10 b
SO, Ninewa add Peru, 81 500.
Alice Holcomb and wife to Streator
Nut B. e L. Assn. 1t u b 50, Yer.
Coal Co. add, Streator. 500.
r. 7. Rolph and wife to Streator
Nut. b. & l.. Assn, 1t 26 B2rrys add
Streator, 1900
Andrew and Anna Katchmar to
Anna Balent, It's ! ~ Is b ). Broad
way Ind add, Streator. 6 yrs Sc,
81 000.
Quit Claim Deeds.
VIM II. Wright and wife ct al 10
Emma Henderson, pit It II in see > 80
;, 81.
Julia G. Love ct al to John Ba1man,
ut 1t Clark's 4th add. n. Utica, 500.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-06
Quit Claim Deeds.


Our common nighthawk thinks moth
ing Of having a summer home up IN
Alaska and Il winter resort in Argen.
tina and travelling the 1000 miles be
tween twice Il year. Its annual trii
often covers 1l5 degrees Of latitude.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-08-20
MAY SEND TROOPS
TO CURB |. ". v.

Washington, d. c., Aug. 17-Gov-
ornamental agencies were placing
themselves in readiness today to meet
any situation which may develop in
the Northwest and on the Pacific
coast as result of the threatened
strike OF Industrial Workers of the
World, Aug. y in Washington, Ore
gon, Montana and Idaho. Extreme
measures, even to the dispatch of fed
eral troops, will be taken, if Necessary.
Reports from the affected districts
today showed little change in. the
situation and officials here, while not
minimizing the extent of the threaten
ed disturbance, are hopeful that it
will not assume such magnitude as to
make extreme corrective measures
necessary.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-08-20
BOARD OF EDUCATION
MET LAST SATURDAY

At the meeting of the Board Of
Education Saturday night the follow
ing business was transacted.
Janitors for the schools were elect
ed; Mr.. L. w .Frink was reelected
for the High School; Mr.. H. c. Drew
was elected for lst Ward; Mr.. Nc
Cullough for End Ward, and Mr.. J.
X. Phipps for 3rd Ward.
A resolution was adopted by the
board providing for a matriculation
fee for all pupils for the fall term
which will vary according to the
grade. The board found it necessary
, to do this because the running ex-
penses for the year necessarily
amounted to $500 more than the in.
, come from all sources.
Step was taken to procure a prin.
cipal in place Of Mr.. J. A. Stringer.
The Superintendent will supervise
the putting down of the seats in the
new buildings and work will begin al
once on repairs for the colored schoo
buildings
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-08-20
MI. FERGUSON
FOUND DEAD

M. J. Ferguson. a prominent resi-
dent in the early colony days, one eli
the first clothiers in the city. was
found dead in his room on South
Sheridan street by the police.
Mr.. S. p. Register, who lives on an
adjoining lot, scented a suspicious
odor and notified the police, who up
on investigation, found the remains on
cot in the small house occupied by
Mir. Ferguson for a number years.
From appearances it seems that he
may have died from a congcstivc
chill. as heavy covers are upon the
body.
The last seen of him was last
Thursday evening.
Mr.. Ferguson was a son-in-1aw OF
the late DR.. Pcrccui, and has daugh-
ter living with her grandmother, Mrs
Perccui. in Brownberg, Ind. A bro
thcr-in-law, Mr. Lorin Tcrccui, clerk
at the Arogan Hotel, Atlanta, has
been notified by wire.
A coroner's inquest will be held
this afternoon.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-08-20
BIG EFFORT TO
FIX COAL PRICES

Chicago, Aug. lin spite Of the
reputation by the Illinois Coal OPP
orators Of an agreement by commit
tee Of their leaders to accept what
ever prices should be set by Chief
Justice O. n. Carter, as state coal con-
troller, public hearings to determine
a fair price for coal began here today.
Gov. LoWden at Springfield was re-
ported to be comforting with Attor-
ney General Brundage over the pro
Cedure if the state should decide to
seize the mines.
At Washington President Wilson
received the resolutions adopted here
yesterday at conference of the gov
ernors and state defnse councils of
Middle Western states urging federal
action to fix prices.
Samuel insult, chairman of the con-
ference received the following tele-
gram from President Wilson:
NANSl all INIClNCN Sdll dSSuI c
you that the matter is receiving the
most careful consideration and every
thing that can be done, will be done"
Levy Mayer of the Illinois state
council of defense, reviewing the price
situation, in opening the hearing be-
fore Judge Carter, presented Stats
teal evidence to establish the the con-
tention of the council that present
prices are "indefensible.
The refusal of the operators to
abide by the agreement of the coal
committee and participate in the hear
'ings was announced by a committee
of operators, who read report reach
ed after three days conference.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-08-20
SPEER RESERVES
WATSON DECISION

Mount Airy, Ca, August 19.-The
rule as issued against the jailcr and
deputy United States marshal at Au-
gusta, Ga, to show cause Why the
two prisoners held in the Richmond
county jail for refusing to register,
under the terms OF the scIcctivc draft
act should not be released, was heard
before Judge Emory Speer. OF the
southern district OF Georgia (here
spending his rest period at his sum-
mer hohe) at this place Saturday.
The prisoners, who are both ne
groes, were represented by Thomas
Z. Watson, editor of The Jefferson
ian, OF Thomson, who endeavored to
establish the unconstitutionality of
the draft law Mr.. Watson's argu-
ment was interesting from a histori-
cal standpoint. but was not supported
by any recent law citations showing
the act to be unconstitutional.
District Attorney Earl M. Donald
son, representing the government,
made strong and impassioned argu-
ment in support of the law and sup
ported his contentious with extempo1 =
aneous decisions happily fitting in
with the case at issue. according to
veteran lawyers who heard the plead
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-08-20

Washington, d. G.. Aug. 17.-That
the government is determined to give
Pope Bencdict's peace proposal the
most deliberate and painstaking CON
sideration before framing reply was
cvinced today again by developments
both at the White House and the
State Department
The cabinet, holding its first session
+ since the note arrived, avoided any
general discussion of the subject be-
cause President Wilson is understood
to feel there must be a searching
analysis of the questions raised before
such discussion would be profitable.
Within few days exchanges may
begin between Washington and the
entente capitals, and perhaps between
Secretary Lansing and the diplomatic
representatives of these powers here.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-08-20
ENTRANTS FOR CITY OFFICES
FEW

Six o'clock Saturday night closed
the entrance for candidates for city
offices and besides the two announced
candidates for Mayor there appeared
none others who desired to enter the
race against the announced members
OF the board of Alderman or the
school board
The candidates asking the support
of the voters at the coming primary
are, For Mayor:
Clayton Jay.
Eugene P. Keefer.
For Treasurer
L. P. Mingledorff.
For w L., & Bond Commission
John D. Dorminy.
For Aldermen
Earl Brown.
Aubrey Culberson.
]. ]. Dorminy.
E. L. Dorminy.
E. ]. Griffin.
For Members of School Board
Rev. R. NJ Mann, President.
]. L.. Pittman.
c. A. Fretwell
G. A. Jolley.
R. J. Prentiss.
The City Executive Committee will
meet at the city hall Tuesday, August
%, at 10 a. m. to purge the voters
list, at which meeting all interested
parties are invited to attend.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-08-20
FALSE REPORT

The report that 1 expect or have
promised to have Mr.. w. H. Fountain
as Chief of Police, if I am elected
Mayor, is an unvarnished lie, emanat-
ing from those Political Vultures who
are emboldened by their ravenous
gluttony for political garbage, and
their burning desire to deceive and
betray the public.
STEP. EUGENE KEEPER.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-08-20
The Jeffersonian Case

The rule against the postmaster at
Thomson. Ga, to show cause why
The Jeffersonian should not be grant
ed mailing privileges was also heard.
Mr.. Watson and J. Gordon Jones, of
the Cordele bar, represented The
J effersonian Publishing Company,
while Special Solicitor w. H. Lamar,
of the postmaster generals office, and
Assistant District Attorney Barnes,
of New York, represented the govern
ment's department.
Mr.. Watson's contention was that
the charges against The Jeffersonan
were indefinite and unspecified, that
they designated no specific and par
ticular offense, that the charges were
brought to went the spleen of the
administration" toward him and as a
penalty for his attitude toward the
administration.
The governments contentious were
that the general trend Of The Jeffer-
sonian was seditious and revolution
airy, and calculated to injurc the gov.
eminent in the war, that it was cal
culated to arouse rebellion and dis
contentment among the people.
No decision was today rendered il
either case, but Judge Speer is expect
ed to make decision in both case!
early next week.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-08-20
GERMANS FIND FRENCH
LINES |MPREGNIBLE

Paris, Aug. 19.-After violently
bombarding the French positions,
German troops last night made con-
secutive attacks on the French tren-
ches in the Priest wood, west of
Muerthe and Mosellc River, and in the
Vosges mountains to the east OF Bad
onviller and north of Celles-Sur-
PLANE. The French official report is
sued today says all the German as
saults were repulsed and that the
Teutons suffered heavy casualties.
German surprise attacks on the Aisne
front, it is announced, also failed
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-08-20
LEADERS OIL. w. w.
PUT UNDER ARREST

Spokane, Wash, Aug le.-James
Rowan, district Secretary of the In
dustrial Workers of the World, and
twenty-five other members of the Or
ganization were arrested at local l.
w. w. headquarters here this after
noon by company of Idaho National
Guardsmen and placed in the county
jail as military prisoners. Rowan had
ordered the general strike of the I. w.
w. labor in the Northwest to begin
tomorrow
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-08-20
ALLIES TO Confer
ON POPE'S NOTE
Pope's Peace Plan Under Consider
alton in Washington

London, Aug, 1.-THE Allied gov
ernmcnts will discuss jointly the peace
proposals Of Pope Benedict and a re
ply will be issued in due course, Lord
Robert Cecil told the Associated
Press tonight. Whether the reply
will be a joint note, or, as suggested
in some qaurters, through the medium
OF the United States or by some ether
manner will be decided later.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-08-20

Rev, Carl Minor, formerly pastor
OF the Baptist church in this city, who
is now president of Cox College at
College Park, arrived in the city this
morning to visit friends and also in
the interest of his college Mr.. Mi
nor has host of friends in the coun-
ty who are delighted to have him with
us for few days.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-08-20
ASKS LABOR TO
HELP WIN WAR
Unstiated Loyalty to United States
is Urged

Indianapolis, Aug. IA call to la
boring men to play our part in the
war manfuliy' with "unstinted 10y
atty to these United States was is
sued here tonight in a statement on
Labor Day, 1917" by John 2. White,
international president of the United
Mine Workers OF America.
The government is demanding CO.
opcraton-organized effort--to meet
the country's war REQUIREMENTS" Mr..
White said. The eyes of the world
are focused to see how quickly and
efficiently the governments demands
will be met.
I'm the anthracite coal fields, where
recognition of the union was gained in
1916 and the eight-hour day was sub
stituted for the nine, with a shortage
Of upward of 10000 miners who have
gone to the munition plants, to sub
way in New York and others called
to the colors, coal production increas-
ed 100000 tons, for the first seven
months of the year. In the organized
bituminous coal regions and in all
other we'll organized industries where
employer and emploe are possessed
of each others confidence large in
creases OF production have resulted.
This efficient result is a complete
answer to those who would destroy
without reason the ideal conditions
and working agreements Of labor
England's wrecked toilers is a warn
ing that should be needed by those
who would shackle the producers.
THE proud boaet of every trade
unionist should be unstinted loyalty
to these United States of America.
Observance of contracts should be
the aim of every member as we'll as
every union official. We must play
our part in the war manfully and
well. Every legitimate endeavor
should be exercised before a tie up
in any trade results
I'VE must keep pace with time. Go
forward, not backward Conditions
are being transformed over night we
must meet these new demands safely
and sanely
NO matter how difficult it may
seem or eXacting the task, labor must
strive to preserve intact during the
war the principles of collective bar
gaining. When the curtain falls on
the worlds most deplorable slaughter
in history, let it be said of organized
labor that every measure of industrial
democracy enjoyed when we started
out to make the world safe for de-
mocracy' has been maintained.
There is no sound reson for pes
simism in the ranks of labor if we are
awake to opportunities The fearful
and hesitant will find comfort in Civ
ing their unboundcd loyal support.
So, on this Labor day, 1917, let us
cement our hopes out Of mutual inter-
est and hope for worldwide uplift-
worldwide peace, the expressed aim
of the war"
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-08-20
WORLD FACES MEAT FAMINE, SAYS HOOVER
Says Allied Countries of Europe
May Sooa be Without Any Kinds
of Meat.

Washington, Aug. 20.-Herbert c.
today warned America that the world
faces rneat famine and a "high
range of prices for meat and animal
products for many years to come"
cenfronts this country, he said.
He cited figures to prove that the
nations cattle, sheep and hogs are
dwindling rapidly under the demands
of war and in Allied Europe threaten
to be wiped out entirely.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-08-20
RUSSIAN Al NJ !
WILL BECOME 4
DECISIVE FACTOR
I'm PRESENT WAR
Especial to Leader Enterprise.)

Petrograd, Aug. l0-Under Minis
ter of War Savinkoff in a statement
to the press today declared that the
measures being taken will bring about
a regeneration Of the Russian army so
that it can become a decisive factor in
crushing the aKiscr's le@ons
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-08-20
MONASTIR BONDARDEO
BY BULGARIAN GUNS

Especial to the Leader Entcrprise)
Corfu, Aug, 20.-One quarter Of the
Serbian city of Monastir has been de-
stroyed by fire caused by Bulga-
rian bombardment. The number Of
victims has not been asccrtained.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-08-20
BRITISH SCORE
AGAIN IN YPRES
Especial to Leader-Enterprise.)

London, Aug. 2G.-Further gains in
the Ypres sector were announced by
Field Marshal Haig today as the re-
suit of vigorous fighting last night
in Flanders
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-08-20

Judge and Mrs. w. p Ward and
Miss Marie Ward spent Sunday in
Fitzgerald with relatives.-Douglas
Enterprise.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-08-20
ITALY WhGING GREAT
OFFENSIVE ON AUSTRIA
Especial to Leader Enterprise.l

Rome, Aug. 20-ItaIy is today wag-
ing determined offensive against the
Austrian lines from the Adriatic to
the Alps.