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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-02
CUT OFF ELECTRIC
POWER ON Bic FARM.
CITY Of PERU SUED
TWO MCCORMICK SISTERS SAY
EFFORTS TO AID NATION DUR.
ING WAR CRISIS HAVE BEEN
GREATLY IMPAIRED BY ClTYS
CONDUCT.

ReDecca and Arabella Mccormick,
two wealthy spnster women residing
near the city limits of Peru. are com.
palnants in a circuit court suit as
unique as 1t is unusual The City of
Peru, for turning off their electric
current is made defendant. Mention.
ed as nominal parties interested in
the proceedings in the state council
of defense and the food conservation
department.
The two sisters, while not SAYING so
in 50 many words, imply they are pa
triojically trying to do their bit in
aiding the government, but since Peru
saw iit 10 cut OFF their supply of elec.
tric current the efficiency OF their
farm work has been greatly impaired.
The Mccormick property adjoins
Peru on the west. 1t is considered
one OF the most valuable and most
productive farms in the county For
tour or more years. the bill OF com
plant sets forth, the sisters derived
their power from the Peru municiple
electric plant. About two years ago
controversies over the amount Of the
monthly statements began to throw
hn
vember these disputes eliminated in
the city's deciding to cut the wires
leadina into the Mccormick build.
ings and refuse to permit the use of
power for the operation of their va.
rious machines.
the sisters contend that the dis
pute arose over whether or not they
should be furnished a fiat rate or
whether they should pay for their
current upon the basis imposed upon
the average householder.
The Misses Mccormick alleee that
they obtained tentative agreement
to secure their electricity on a nat
rate basis pending a settlement of
their difficulties with the city. but
on November II Peru authorities or
dcred the power line taken away from
them. since which time they have been
unable TO shell large quantities of
corn ready for market or bale a hun.
dred or more tons Of hay.
The dispute originally began over
the difference between $3.50 and a bin
OF S299.0S submitted by the city for
current in 1916. In November the
complaint alleges the city asked $3.50
for power up to the 18th and whon
arguments followed workmen were
sen, to the farm to take down the
wires.
Closing their lengthy prayer the
complainants ask that the city be
forced to reestablish the lines and
again furnish them power They cito
letter from Samuel Insult. chairman
Of the State Council of Defense, in
which Mr. insult claims the rates
charged the sisters are excessive and
should be readjustcd The insult let.
ter followed an appeal from one of
the McCormick's to take hand in
The matter as leader of the state dc.
Tense board
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-02
Mexican Insane.

Toney lapoz. Mexican lahOrer
aged 20, was found insane by a com
mission OF doctors in tho county court
this morning and ordered sent to Kan
kakee.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-02
Town Shot to Pieces.

Ihere is not much left of this
toWil--all shelled to pieces. Thru
the main street of the town is a big
barbed wire ENHANCEMENT At one
time the Germans held half the town
and the British the other half until
the Tommies finally drove the
Boche out. That must have been
funny fight. This is quite a bit back
from The line. There is a good oiii
GERS club here where | am STAYING
and today we had lectures on water
purliication, food inspection. looked
at lot Of models Of field ovens, in
cinerators latrines. filters and
what not. This afternoon we made
some camp inspections and this
evening ! went 70 a show given bv
soldiers in Il patched up theater
1t was a remarkable performance,
men taking the parts Of women. II
was as good as anything I have ever
seen. Yesterday afternoon went
TO the Y. NJ. G. A. 10 the movies
the llrst movies | have seen since
| landed in France, and what do YOU
think ! saw-~Charlie Chaplin and
Douglas Fairbanks. could almost
imagine | was at home
Among other things we saw this
afternoon was the army laundry.
The officers in charge, by the way.
is in the Canadian army. and halls
from ST, Louis, Mo- ! was very
much interested. In this place the
clothes of one hundred thousand
men are washed. as also the laun.
dry from six hospitals. 1t is mighty
Well done, too. This laundry will
be used as model for the laundries
OF the American army
No Peace Talk-There
was somewhat disgusted at what
You said about peace rumors. or
course, you knew that the peC3ln
OUT mere VINO are tghtlng the bat
Ties want peace worse perhaps than
you at home, but we do not want
peace unless ii Is on our own terms
Tommy is weary of war but he s,l!
plugs on from day to day and neror
viii quit If IT Is necessary to "carry
on These peace rumorS are not
causing IS much comment amons
the soldie"s as the beastly weather
II peace comes. we'll and good; t. il
does not well blooming well keen
on until 1t does as Il Tommy said
to me the other day. can see now
why they named the bull doc after
i
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-02

stores of munitions de-
Bolsheviki authorities to-
day seized a pier loaded
with supplies there, ac-
cording to advices reach
ing here. Stores valued at approx
mately one million rubles we're stock.
ed on the pier when the seizure oc-
cured.
Immediately afterward an attempt
was made by the BoIsheviM 10 requi-
siton foreign merchant ships in the
harbor but later abandoned all Ell.
forts in this direction evidently fear
ing the presence of allied war ships.
Vast preparations are being made at
Nladiyostok for land protection and
allied property is being carefully safe
guarded.
An American warship, which has
been in the harbor for month sud
denly departed but no information as
to its destination could be given.
Occupy Ukranian Capital.
Berlin, March "a mixed force OF
German and Ukranian troops has oc-
cupied kiev, the capital OF Ukrania
the war office reported today.
German forces have occupied HON.
el l20 miles southeast Of Mohiev also.
the report added
Claim Penetrating French Line.
Berlin, -darch German forces in
the Champaign sector of the Western
front penetrated the French positions
OF Fort Pompelle which had been
destroyed, the war office stated this
afternoon.
The War in Summary.
y new phase OF warfare has de-
veloped on the western front as a
result OF the intensive raiding which
mas broken out all along the battle
line Many of the raids have been
carried out with such savagery as
to constitute what would formerly
have been termed assaults by the
war Office
Nearly half dozen raids. some
OF them powerful thrusts. were car
fied out by German troops along the
northern end of the front last night
and IN some instances the allied
lines We're penetrated but the Ger
mans were driven out and IN almost
every instance lost heavily
The British made successful raids
between the Franco-Belgium from.
tier and the CamMai front.
The Americans have been PLAYING
an important parl in the raiding Oh
elallons along the Franco.American
front and have behaved with con.
5pieuous gallantry This was espe.
eiallN 50 in the fighting north of
To0l on Friday morning when
large force Of picked German troops
tried 20 force their way into the Am.
erican lines The Yankees fought
Ike wildcats and soon the Ger
mans were in wild fight toward
their own lines leaving many dead
and wounded behind.
Beats of U-Boat.
Washington, March 2.-Hit five
ines by exploding shells from Ger
man submarine the American merch.
lntman Nyanza, not only refused to
surrender but put up such fight
against her opponent that she finally
lroye the submarine off and probably
sunk her.
The battle between the liner and the
submarine lasted two and one.halr
yours. according to an official state
nen by the Navy department today.
)ne man was wounded The fight
ook place on January H.
Navy Tug Lost-Crew Safe.
Washington March 2.-Loss Of the
navy tug Mariner in the heavy gale Of
February 25 was announced By the
Navy department this afternoon All
ne officers and crew were rescued.
arriving safely at an American port
Yesterday
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-02
EPROCRAM.
Of H. s. 0RCHESTRA'S
ANNUAL CONCERT.
TUESDAY NIGHT, MARCH 7. HAS
BEEN CHOSEN FOR PUBLIC
RSCITAL---t0TH EVENT SINCE
FORMING MUSICAL ORGANIzA-
TON.

On next Thursday evening March
Z. at sis, occurs the tenth annual
concert Of the Ottawa high school or
chestra. For the last nine years this
organization has appeared in annual
recital before the music lovers of
Ottawa, always to packed and en-
thusiastc house For the first eight
years the personnel of the orchestra
Was confined TO the students of the
4 high school but after the success Of
the combined orchestra used in con
neGtiOn with the Messiah" chorus it
was deemed wiser last year to aug
ment the student and alumni orches
ira with several Of Ottawa's profes-
siOnal musicians and also with Two
or three artists from Chicago.
This plan is being followed this
year and the high school offers to the
public high class program which
W" "' 'V""cie" III 0Pie'lu" SlS"
Frank Schradel. hutist, Sam Soharn
ooois'' ana "iiliaM hriegelStelh'
bassoon player, will be down from
'nicdSo ior TINS occasion.
The orchestra will be assisted by
Mrs. Helen Brown Read, dramatic So
pi""o' from 'aeKSohViile' llIlhols
M'NS N'V''ei'Ie L'hcoln' Violi'l'Si' ana
The tickets which are on sale AT The
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-02

FEAR ALLIED SHIPS
LYING IN HARB0R

Toxic, March 2.-Determned to gain posses
sion or some OF the vast stores of munitions de-
posted at Vladivostok Bolshevki authorities to-
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-02
TOMM|ES LICKING c.
GERMANS WITH BULL.
DOG GR|T-PETT|
OTTAWA DOCTOR SHOWS HOW !
BRITISH ARE GOING ABOUT
THEIR TASK WITH AN UNcON.
QuERABLE DISPOSITION TOT
WIN

Just how determined the British
forces are 10 defeat German autoc
facy iS pointed out in Dr. Roswell
Pettits latest letter home from
somewhere in France" The docto,
eleVerly portrays the English tenac.
lty to accomplish a thing once they
SCI their mind upon il.
Between the lines he shows Just
now lopeleSsly lost is the Boche
cause, pointing out that the Tommies
Whlie looking upon the job as am un-
pheasant one are cocksure that it is
only q matter OF time until the Ger.
mans are licked. The German duds"
and "duds' transferred from the east.
ern front 10 the western lines are civ
ing the allied forces little cause for
worry he adds. Dl, Petit. who is on
detached duty with the British medi.
cal corps, says.
January 81. 1918.
Dear Father:
The mail the other day brought
me pile of letters from home
from you, one from mother one
from Harley, and one from Belle
so Will answer them in one
am very glad my cablegram
reached you Christmas eve. I
wanted II to be a Christmas greet.
ing and il could not have been de-
livered at o better time.
as YOU know from my last few
letters J have been having rather
long siege in the trenches. was
getting q little seedy so the direc.
tor OF medical service OF the division
mas sent me off to army headquar.
ters Tor three days course on
sanitation, He let me have a car.
had a nice ride of about forty
miles cot some OF the bad air OF
those old German dugouts out OF
my lungs and felt better immediate
~. ! will be here two DAYS more
ana then he will send the car to
take me back.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-02

(Continued on page b.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-02
THE WEATHER

Fair tonight, Sunday
and probably Monday
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-02
Claim Penetrating French Line.

Berlin. .larch German .. forces in
the Champaign sector OF the Western
front penetrated the French positions
OF Fort Pompelle which had been
destroyed, the war office stated this
afternoon.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-02
Occupy Ukranian Capital.

Berlin. March "a mixed force OF
German and Ukranian troops has oc-
cupied kiev, the capital Of Ukrania
the war office reported today.
German forces have occupied HON.
el. l20 miles southeast Of Mohiev also.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-02

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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-02

OTTAWA JOURNAL
Established 1880
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-04-19
LOGAN BOYS WHO
WILL Go To TRAVIS
Local Exemption Board Makes
Call For % Selectmen April
Goth Date Set For
Entranment

Twenty Logan county selcc,
men viii 20 to Camp Travis on Aprn
2G. leaving Guthrie union station al
LEO m, en- a special train Tue
following men Were today notified by
The board to appear for final nstruC
tions at 10 O'Clock. Thursday Ap,u
18th at the exemption hoard office in
The Federal building From the
twenty-eight whose names follow. %
viii be selected al that time
Charles Graft. Albert = RylanI,
Willie Franklin Mock, Richard Dewitt
ChannelL Crescent
Ira Edward Jones, WaXahachie, Tox.
Chester Arthur lIirscht Harvey
Gilbert Kemp, Roy Victor Burns Paal
Barnes Roy Pennock. John Dickey
Jr, Alpha Frank Payne, Enos Leroy
Axtell, Charles Franklin White Otho
Keen Paul, Guthrie.
Charles Marion Ward Earl A Hill
Walter Phelps, coye
Earl sherman Fitzpatrick Wann
Frank A Weiss, Tulsa
Richard Allen Siues, Yale
Vern Eugene IIansel Jacksonville,
Ohio
Herbert Roy Bocock, Lockridge
John William Doyle Denver, Colo
Fred Truman Shope, Meridian
George Towle Livingstone Norman
John II Giffen, Quay,
Frank A Bates, Wichita, Kan
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-04-19
STREET DANCE PROMISES
TO BE LIGHT AND JtZZN

Every dollar given for the benefit
OF the Red Cross is a dollar loyalty
and patriotically spent. The local
Red Cross IS doing a great work and
should be encouraged in every way
possible Therefore, tho street daace
to he given Monday night on Broad
street, between Cleveland and Noble
should be largely attended And
tickets should be bought whether ono
dances or not, since every cent taken
IN will be devoted TO local Red cross
purposes The street win be enelos-
3D. corn -moaled and put in fine shape
for dancing A ten piece orchestra
will furnish Jazz music and fancy
lights win help enhance the scene.
John Furrow has in charge the ar-
rangements for the dance and is DO
ing the job well Young ladies' OF
the city viii sell tickets.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-04-19

Paris. April -Fume, of a bottle
of ether used to revive fainting
woman, mistaken for asphy1iating gas
from bomb dropped by German
air raider caused The panic at the
Metropolitan subway station in which
sixty or more women and children
we're crushed 10 death or smothered
during the Hun raid on The night Of
March II
The crowd had remained outside
tie subway station waiting to hear
the German bomb explode before tax
ing to cover \ woman in the crowd
feeling i'll. her husband held a flask Of
ether to her nose
What smell' said someone, The
remark, overheard back in the crowd
was taken to suggest gas From that
step to "asphyXiating gas was easy.
In less time than it requires to tell
:, the report went through the crowd
that the last bomb had exploded near
by was a gas bomb. That caused a
nsid rush of the crowd down the
stairs OF The subway station against
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-04-19

False lists OF places where bomb,
fell were circulated these presum
ably by agents of the enemy to wor
uron the morale Of each differen
quarter Fantastic stories were sproar
about the German ayiators flying low
enough at certain points to fire will
their machine guns upon the fleein
people. The fact is that not a singh
German machine could be seen clearh
enough to identify it, vet the story
worked upon the minds Of impression
able persons.
Tho conduct of the audiences f.
the different places Of amusemen
may be taken as indicative OF tn
attitude of Paris toward the raiders
Few spectators left their seats who
the last raid was announced towarr
the middle of the performance.
Sylvan. playing the role Of the ole
Wine grower in the "Noces Corinth
iennes" at the Comedie Franchise
interrupted himself long enough (,
say simply y am told they are sound
-------------------------
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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-04-19
BRITISH HOLD ALL
POINTS as NEEDED
Bv Arthur 6 Drgpep1

Loudno April 19-Out Of tho chaos
ot the tremendous battle along tho
Lys river, south and outhwest of
Ypree ho thunder OF which nay b6
heard forty or fifty miles away there
have COME during the past day re-
ports whi,t are moro encouraging
70 the eliod powers Tho British not
ouy have held all the ground whicn
they We're defending ON Thursday, but
have struck back 50 powerfully thai
Neteea and part ot Wytscbaete wero
roiabea and held for time Only
alter heavy attacks did The British
retire again from the villages
The most interesting news has been
"a report from Berlin that Poelcapelle
Passchendae.. and Langemarek along
hte line running east Of Ypres. have
been taken by the Germans. and tho
announcement from London that tho
British have withdrawn their line n
The Ypres salient without interfer
eneo from The enemy Retirement
here was expected. for tho advance OF
the Germans at Neuye Eglise ans
BailleuI left the positions in front Of
Ypres open to a flank attack 1t Is
officially stated that the retirement
was orderly and il is probable that
it will have more Of sentimental
than strategic effect Just how far
the British lines have withdrawn IS
not stated, this being left for Tho
Germans to find out It is probable
that The German claim Of taking
Poel Capelle, Passchendaele. and
tContinuod on Page Eight
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-04-19
ITALIAN TROOPS BEING
RUSHED TO FRANCE.

Rome, Thursday. April Is Premier
Orlando announced in the chamber Of
deputies today that Italian troops
would be dispatched to the battla
front in France.
The announcement which was re
ceiyed with o storm of applause, was
as follows:
"ltaIy, which follows with admira
ton The heroic efforts Of tho Anglo
French troops on Tie western front
could not remain absent from the bat
tie fields Of France She wishes To
bring to her allies tangible proof Of
solidarity and very soon tho colors OF
Italian regiments win fly over the
fields of Picardy beside those OF tho
French British, American, Belgian
and Portuguese, thus sealing the uu
ion which exists between the allied
peoples and governments"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-04-19

RED CROSS ADMIRAL
PREDICTS BIG FIN0
Chairman Johnston OF Southwest
Says More Than Hundred
Millions Will Be Given
To Cause

That the people of he United
States will give the Red Cross ba-
tween Sl25.000.00O and $l50000,O00 il
the approaching second war fund cam
paign is the opinion of officials Of the
Southwestern division Of the organi
1aton and J l. Johnston chairman Of
lie campaign in the Southwest who
ARE here today
Il believe the United States viii
pour at least $150,O000O0 in the lap
Of the Red Cross, said Louis La
Baume, publicity director of iha
Southwestern division The quota
for our division is $I5OO,000, and (
believe we will raise more than $40
o0O,oOo People at last are realizin2
that America and the allies can not
win the war without the Red Cross
Johnston said 81 believe this diyis-
ion will give a great deal more than
/ its quota
Johnston and La Baume based theil
estimates ON the reception accorded
the Red Cross officials in Little Rock
Houston. Dallas and Oklahoma City
More than 400 Red Cross workers
from every part Of oklahoma met tne
Officials here today A feature OF the
conference was luncheon at the
Chamber of Commerce which was at
tended by representative men anl
women Of this city and many other
Oklahoma towns and cities
The Johnston party departed To-
hight for Topeka, Kan, where another
conference will be held tomorrow
The party will return to 81 Louis
Friday or Saturday The Missouri
state conference preliminary to the
campaign will be at Hotel Statler, s.
Louis, April 90
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-04-19

Local lodge Of Elks viii give a
minstrel performance the second week
in May for the benefit of the Rel
Cross. Members of the lodge will ap
pear on the program, and the show
will be under the personal direction
Of Orvill OReilly Of Dallas, protes
sional minstrel man The cast will
include 80 Fred Soehl is chairman
Of the entertainment committee First
rehearsal will be held Sunday after
noon at 2;3O
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-04-19
SUITS AGAINST RAILS
MUST Be KEPT 1T HOME
Plaintiffs In Damage Actions
Must File Petitions In Dis
tricts Where They Re
side, Order McAdoo

The fellow with a suit against rail
roads while the government has con-
troll. must file his suit in his home
court.
Attorney John IIildreth has received
tho following order from Director
General McAdoo
United States Railroad Administra-
ticn, office Of the Director General,
Washington General Order No rs
Whereas il appears that suits
against the carriers for personal in-
jmies, freight and damage claims
are being brought in states and juris
dctions far remote from the place
wlera plaintiffs reside or where the
(use Of acton arose; the effect there
Of being that men operating The trains
engaged in hauling war materials
troops. munitions, or supplies, are re-
Iuired to leave their trains and att
'ard court as witnesses, and travel
sometimes for hundreds Of miles from
heir work, necessiiatiug absence from
hc!r trains for days and sometime
f1r week or more. which practice Is
Gghly freiudicial to the just interests
Of the government and seriously in
crleres with the physical operation
" the railroads; and the practice Of
suing in remote Jurisdictions is mo-
necessary for the protection Of The
lights or the just interest OF plain
tiffs.
It is therefore ordered, that al
suits against carriers while undel
federal control must be brought il
The county or district where tht
plaintiff resides, or In the county o.
district where the cause Of action
lrose. w G McAdoo, Director o
Railroads
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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-04-19
BRITISH TROOPS STAND LIKE
STONE WALL AT ARRAS

London, April a British troops
are standing firm before strong enc
ny attack ON the front north eli Ar
ias. while southeast of Ami"ns, the
French have driven the Germans
hack in the region Of Castcl
The heaviest fighting ON the north
oln front is ON the southern side OF
rbc salient from 81 Nenant west Of
Meryille. to Giyenchy On this ~
uile front, the Germans are using
ten divisions Of about l$7.Geo men
Capture of the Ncs,ines-W Wyischaeo
.dgc by the Germans did NOT weakcn
hc British positions, as Field Mar
saal Ilaig outwitted the enemy Ivy
Withdrawing his lines northeast and
east of Yprf'S.--- IN T77T17 region the
Germans are flounderins in mud while
efforts to turn the British line south
af Ypres by taking Kemmol Hin have
failed with severe losses.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-04-19
BEAUTIFUL CITY OF RHEIMS
A SMOKING RUINS NOW

Paris. April ~ Rheims, which has
been on fire for week is now notb
it's but a great pile Of smoking ruins
1'uring the past week the Germans
have fired more than l00oo0 shells
Tito the heart of The city according
10 the correspondent OF lie Matin and
flames from the burning buildings can
be seen by ayiators sixty and seven
~ miles away
Rheims. before the war a city OF
moro than lo0,ooo souls has slowly.
but -the-less surely been falling
victim Of German hate and spite
iulness,
IN their First advance in the fall
cf lgli. ,he Germans held Rheims
for several days. bui the battle oI
the Marine stopIed their advance and
they fell back to a line a few miles
north and northeast of the city Since
then the big German gun have been
bombaMiDg the city and its famous
cathedral
The population Of the city until a
few months ago was less than lS,00t
hut these persons lived in dugouts or
in cellars and the city was virtually
dead.
The cathedral was one of the most