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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-12
SINKS MANY HUN SUBS
French Marine Patrol Is Doing Effec-
tive Service.

A report just issued by the French
admiralty shows that during the month
os July of this year, the aerial sea and
coast patrols Of the French marine COW
cred a total of 4S5,330 miles.
This includes the work of the cap
tive and navigating balloons, coast air.
planes and seaplanes. Credit for the
sinking of many submarines by French
boats is given the aerial branch Of the
marine service because of its untiring
work In ferreting out the sea pirates.
The aerial patrol also discovered nu-
merous groups of mines laid by Ger
man submarines in French waters.
During July the report states, cap.
tive balloons were In action for $40
hours, dirigibles for 1871 hours, mir
planes and Hydrocarbons for 7,432
hours. During the months of June the
aerial sea patrol covered 447040 Iailes.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-12
$4,000 NEW FLU CASES
IN STATE LAST WEEK

Springfield, H., Dec. II - The
weekly report OF the state department
OF health Forwarded to Washington
shows that 1890 cases of influenza
We're reported in Illinois for the week.
The disease continues prevalent in
the central and southern parts Of
the state.
the report shows 163 cases Of diph.
iberia, of which 1903 are from Chicago;
IA coses Of scarlet fever, of which 40
are from Chicago; % cases of small.
poX and case of infantile paralysis.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-12
Acre Of Bananas.

In India and the Malay peninsula
the produce from one acre Of bananas
---Or plantaIns, as the fruit is termed
in that region--will support much
greater number Of people than a sim
liar area under any other corp. Plan
tain meal is made by stripping off the
husk, sllcing the core, drying It in the
sun and then reducing it to powder,
and finally sitting. 1t Is calculated
that the fresh core will give 40 per
cent Of meal, and that an acre Of
average quality will yield over ton.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-12
OTTAWA STORES TO
OPEN EVENINGS AFTER
NEXT WEDNESDAY

At a meeting of the Ottawa Bust.
ness Mems association held last even.
ing 1t was decided to keep all stores
In the city open evenings until 10
O'Clock, commencing Wednesday even
ing, Dec. Is. to accommodate the
Christmas shoppers
The merchants were warned against
the displaying of goods on the side
walks now that the season for sprink-
ling and sweeping the downtown
streets has expired.
All merchants of Ottawa will use
cuts advertising War Savings Stamps
when writing their Christmas adver-
tisements.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-12
Pearls at S35 Per Day.

Pearls at S35 day is the compute.
ton made regarding the cost of up
keep of Il single string of pearls which
have been sold at auction in London.
Nine. de Fables pearls were sold
for $685. 900, the largest amount ever
paid for any article Of art or luxury
sold at auction. Annual interest or
the sum would be approximately $12,.
600 n year. If worn but on few grea,
occasions during year. as is likely
they become more expensive thar
Cnruso.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-12
CHARGES INFERIOR
PAINTS WERE USED
AT DETENTION HOME
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sented a bill for painting the Utica
bridge and the Warsaw bridge Bridge
Co. one for the Peru bridge.s
The committee to settle with the
states attorney reported they had in
vestigated that Offices books for the
last six months and found Sl,4S3 in
fines imposed, $G2S.S9 collected, 81
030 in fees earned, and S205 collect
ed.
The committee to settle with ex-
Sheriff Davis presented its final audit
for that official and gave him a clean
bill. The business Of the office under
Sheriff Davis showed earnings in ex-
cess of expenditures of about $4,000.
There is $377SS to turn over to the
county on final report.
The committee to settle with the
circuit clerk, John l.. Wlt2eman, pre-
sented its report, showing balance
OF Sl59l0 as due the clerk for the
period of the last six months The
COMMITTEES also recommended that he
be allowed $3.50 for court attendance
during the same period.
The annual report OF the. county
treasurer shove Ia healthy balance in
all departments, there being a total
balance of S290,567S0. OF this amount
the state aid road fund has a credit oI
$500 The report was approved
subject to the approval of the audit
ing committee. Copies of this report
were ordered printed.
The report of the county clerk fol
the last six months was presented
Total earnings for the period in eXces'
Of expenditures amounted to $G,9l3.5l
The miscellaneous claims commit
tee recommended the payment Of cleo
ton expenses, amounting to 1881.
The detention home committee rec
commended the payment of claim
amounting to $1,16277. The numbe
Of children in the home at the pres
ent time is q. The committee recon-
mended that the matron be permittet
to hire an assistant at $35 per month
The committee on Rules was givel
further time for consideration of tn
motion of Supervisor Yockey askin
for a special election Of the board al
ter the Marsh session to select a chair
man for the board of review.
County Attorney Roberts reporte,
adversely upon the claim Of $25 O
DR.. Fullenweider of Peru for service
in post mortem examination. MI
Roberts said he believed DR.. Fuller
weider earned his fee but under Rul,
q 1t could not be paid without viola
ing the rule. Action on the claim wa
deferred.
The report of County Auditor Ia
berg was presented and approved, u
ter which the board adjourned.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-12
PRISONERS OF HUNS
FORCED TO WORK IN
OWN BARRAGE FIRE
CONTINUED from page II

corn fed since I've been in France.
We are having excellent weather
now. 1t has turned quite cold. so We
have frost every night Ii makes me
feel like / ought to 90 out and husk
corn, but instead OF that We are re-
pairing some damaged railroads. We
are working toward Switzerland, and
tonight when We got through work We
were only about five miles from the
Swiss border We have a train lhat
stays right with MS and hauls what
stuff We need, and US to and from
worE. Today was the first time any
train has run on that line since the
beginning OF the war, aud think
within a few more days they viii be
able 70 run along the whole line. as
this road runs only to the Swiss Dor
der, and from there on it isn't dam
aged, SO guess before we ge;
through | will be able to say that
| have been in Switzerland. don't
know how much Of this work we vii
have TO do, but | know for my par
/ | am not crazy about this reConstruc
| ton work, because there is too muc.
hard labor connected with it,
The second day after the armistic,
was declared | and a bunch Of othe
fellows went into the German from
lines, but did not find anything tina
| could take home for a souyineI
The Germans have abandoned all In
trenches and are retreating as fas
as possible. We were speaking to
couple OF German soldiers and the
said that they were glad chat the wa
was over with, even though they di
lose, and they also said that thing
would be much better hereafter, sine
the kaiser has left, and they also sal
that it was on account of him AM
their officers that it hung on. The
were pleased to see us and shO0
hands and We're real nice, but, be
iieye me, we were ready for them
they got funny. although they kne,
nothing about it.
It surely was awful how things ar
destroyed around here. We coul
hardly walk across No Mans Land i
daylight, to say nothing about con
ing across in the night, because it i
50 fun of holes and wire entangl,
ments that we hardly knew where t
step.
> There is a bunch of Italian pri
oners coming through here every da
from Germany. From the looks {
things they mus have had an awfl
time Their clothes were so poor thu
they could hardy hang together an
they said that they were nearl
starved. They also said that the
werebeing killed every day, as til
Germans made them repair roads an
things while under heavy shell fir
1t must Seem terrible to have to woI
under sh-A Inc, thrown by your oW
men.
r 1t has been quite a long while sine
| wrote you, but ! am making up fl
lost time by writing you a big, lor
one, because | want to send it in
blue envelope.
think have written about en5ug
so | viii close, hoping this finds sc
o. X. Your brother, MARION.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-12
Why Prices Rise.

This is an actual occurrence In Co.
lumbus. A woman who had occasion
to use common drug in making a
home preparation, bought pound Of
It at a drug store. She had often
bought 1t for seven cents pound, but
this time was charged % cents.
How Is that?" she asked the pro-
prietor, 81 never paid more than seven
cents pound for that anywhere be
fore
But eXpostulated the druggist.
prices have gone way up Why. | have
to pay seven cents a pound for that
myself H'-Columbu Dispatch.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-12
T he Pest.

American soldiers speak of the
louise as a "cootie." The French fight.
or calls II n toto" and the British n
"coddler." Among all the armies the
pests are known as trench rabbits"
or "seam squirrels" The significant
thing Is that never are they called
lice. The soldier has the same horror
OF vermin that he had In civilian life,
and the very name "louse' carries the
suggestion Of degradation.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-12
Shun HeedIessness.

The nerve-racking chase after self
qualification or material gain often
blinds to the nobler sentiments; and
the cold, perhaps unintentional, slight,
innttentlon or rude, though thought
less rebuff wounds still further an al
ready sore and bleeding soul whose
tagging and detected spirits might
have, with sympathetic glance, a
smile of approval, or welcoming ges-
ture, been set all atune, the harmony
to be passed along.--Great Thoughts.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-12
SP0ILS HYMN OF HATE
Yank Shell Cuts Short Note Being
Written by Hun.

A square hit from an American shell
ended the hymn of hate a German non
commissioned officer was writing, in Il
dugout in French village, to his
sweetheart in Berlin. The letter was
found near his body when the Ameri.
can troops occupied the town.
"Dear Frleda," the note read, 81 am
waiting for the time when this awful
war will be over and | can come back
and hold you In my arms. But first
hope it will fall to my lot to kill n
dozen Of these dirty American dogs
Who"
The letter ended there. A shell had
penetrated the dugout and blown the
German to pieces.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-12
Dead Civilizations.

We think ours q wonderful civiliza-
ton, and it Is, in a way, notWithStand-
ing the shadows that rest upon its
soul. But there have been civiliza-
tons almost, if not quite, as splendid
as our own. And they are gone-in.
deed, so dead that not a tombstone
remains to mark the graye.-Christian
Herald.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-12
Froq's Appetite.

The common green frog has been
discovered to possess an Unsuitable
greed for wasps. This extraordinary
appetite does not seem to he in the
least checked by an occasional sting
The protecting color of the frog, which
sits motionless upon leaves, no doubt
deludes the most wary Of insects into
a sense of security.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-12
PERCHER0N SALE
DRAWS MANY BUYERS

A large number Of horse buyers at,
tended the Percheron horse sale con
Quoted by Messrs. Prichard & Hodg-
son yesterday There were a tCtai
OF twenty-siX horses sold, ranging in
price from $500 to $3.50. The sale was
a successful one, although there We're
no fancy prices paid for any Of the
horses.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-12
Tom Savage Cuts Head.

Tom Savage fell while walking
down Columbus street this morning,
cutting deep cash in his forehead.
The police ambulance was called to
remove him to Ryburn Memorial Hos.
pital, where the wound was sewed up
by DR.. w. A. Pike.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-12
RUSSIAN INTRIGUE
IS TO Be PROBED

Z. Washington, Dec. II - Crying Is
it true. Is it true. Is it true?" Sena-
tor II. Johnson OF California, this af-
ternoon propounded a series of start
ling questions 10 the United States
government on its policy in Russia
ard introduced resolution in thhe
Senate calling for all documents ON
the Russian policy and information
on the number of activities of Ameri-
can troops in Russia.
These were Senator Johnson's
questions:
/. Is it true that the soviet gov
eminent offered to The American gov
eminent basis of military and econ
Omic cooperation and sought all help
to prevent ratification of the Brest
never replied.
2. That the Assistant Secretary
of State speaking for the president in
March last when Intervention was
urged to save the Russian people
from starvation, before the unities
of the peasants and workers against
the allies had been established" re-
piled that to intervene in Siberia
would be doing in the east exactly
what the Germans are doing in the
west
/ 3. That the soviet government Of
fers a program for making the United
States the most favored OF foreign
nations in trade and commerce and in
/ involving the control by the allies OF
all supplies most desired by the cen
trail powers.
4. That American Red Cross repre-
sentatiyes remained in Moscow until
Oct. ) and Petrograd until Oct. &c
even while American troops were
lighting the soviet government. ant
then were allowed to depart under
fake conduct Of the soviet govern
ment,
,. That the state department ha.
refused the Red Cross to shin SUP
plies to Moscow and Petrograd fo
the relief Of returning Russian wa,
prisoners, and this refusal was base
on Creel information, and that tn,
fear that the supplies would be turne,
over by the starving people to Ger
many.
&. That the ambassador and tn,
British high commissioner recon
, mended cooperation with the sovie
government through the America
railway mission, and that the soviet
promised to place the Siberian rail
road in. the hands OF the mission, bu
that the recommendations were re
1ected largely because of the misir
formation received through the Cree
committee, supported by leaders an
representatives OF the old regime i
Russia"
I. That the publication of these rex
concentrations prevented the evacui
tino OF large amounts Of war supple
which fell into the hands of the Gel
mans.
s. That the British high commi.
= sioner stated over his signature "tha
- the soviet government had cooper
ated in aiding the allies and that h
believed that Intervention in cooper
alton with the soviet government wa
) teasab,e as late as May 5, 1918.
3. That the American government
so delayed cooperating with the Ike
rensK government as to contribut
largely to the overthrow Of Kerensk
and with the success Of the bolsheN
revolutions.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-12
LIEUT.. GLENN WEESE
DESCRIBES LAST
HOURS OF WORLD WAR
CONTINUED from page ~

and got nearly ten yards before they
noticed me again.
By this time | came to a small lake,
or rather a large pond, and jumped
in and swan to the other side, while
they We're taking pot shots az me.
When ! got TO the other side | met
Kramer We started to run around
to get q Company 70 close over, when
Fritz laid down the worst artillery
barrage | have ever seen, trying TO
cut us off and prevent REINFORCE
ments coming up, but we managed
to get through il.
About this time the war was called
off, and had chance TO go and get
some dry clothing.
My captain was wounded and cap.
tured, and four men from my platoon
were captured, making total OF four,
teen in my company. | cannot give
you the figures on the killed and
wounded.
CAiI Va bhi III A0bAANih ~ a. oNAlA b~At n
by high German officer, who said he
Tas from Chicago, with a map of the
ground mines SO that our engineers
could blow them up, since the fighting
was over. He said the prisoners
would be well cared for.
We were thanked by the colonel o,
tho fOuth Fnr 1t,r. 1nnJ,.t
viii write more about this later.
Love, as ever, GLENN.
A Statement from DR.. Weese.
Ottawa, H.. Dec. 10, 1918.
| Dear Mr. Editor:
| In view of the information con
tanned in the above letter and thai
contained in the various news dis
patches from overseas, | cannot re
frain from commenting on What
seems to a civilian TO be a wantOr
exposure of our men along the whole
battle line to a useless '0ffensiv,
drive after the armistice had beer
signed on the early morning o
Nov. II,
From my standpoint ! cannot SCI
why lighting anywhere should hay,
been continued as an aggressive OF
fensiye' minute after the signins
Of the armistice and the information
was in the hands of division com
manders and line officers, yet !
seems that the useless slaughter wen
on until the exact hour of II a. N.
and thousands of casualties mus
have resulted to no apparent gooc
purpose. | cannot attribute it to any
thing except military egotism.
would not assume to fix the blame 70
this procedure, and it may have hat
military Justification but, to me, il
my present light. it must forever re
main an unnecessary blood spot OF
the otherwise fair page Of our histor,
which will record our deeds of acti0
in this conflict of arms and the hig
resolves OF an allied people who low
life, peace, honor, justice and hr
mainly
Yours respectfully,
W. f. WEESE.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-12
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY
main want add section page fve.)
WANTED-Man win sales 0bilIty, 70.

WANTED-Man with sales ability re-.
liable and welr acquainted in com.
mnnity (can be handled in connection
with other work., presenting to farm.
ers an educational matter in which
every farmer is vits'ly Interested op.
portunity to make valuable eonnee.
ton. Gail Room 20l, New Clifton or
address X. O Evans Co., ll0i South
Wabash Ave, Chicago.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-12
SOCIETY NOTES

The Woman's Home and Foreign
Missionary society of the Congrega-
tional church will hold a meeting on
Friday afternoon at the church par
sonage, with Mrs Carl Stackman. All
members of the organization are urg-
ed to attend this meeting.
T. 3 %
The members Of the musical club
will give a dancing party on Friday
evening of this week in Commercial
hall. A general invitation has been
extended to the general public to at
tend
- 8 d
The members Of Westminster guild
of the First Presbyterian church will
hold a Kid" party this event & in the
parors of the church This will he
in the nature Of a Christmas party,
with a regular Santa Claus and a
Christmas program. All the mem
bers of the organization are to dress
as children.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-12
Hid SUGAR in Pillow Slip.

Government investigators are after
sugar hoarders Mt Pottsvllle, Pa, some
Of whom bought large supplies before
the regulations went into effect. One
woman was found to have $50 pounds
Of sugar concealed In pillow slips.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-12

Mrs Martin Of Elgin will be at the
Hotel Ottawa Thursday and Friday
of this week In the interest of tho
hair trade. Old and new customers
cordially welcomad.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-12
ILLINOIS BRIEFS.

Bellyile - Scott Aviation field hero
is being demObilized. Only few
ayiators remain as the majority have
already been sent home.
JacksOnv-.-e - An organization has
been perfected here for the collection
of county data to be used in an his
torical account OF the county's aetiy.
tiles during the war
Peoria - Deputy Sheriff Lichtweis
took two delinquent youths to st.
Charles school only to DE refused adj
mittance because of a quarantine
there. He was tough" on his return.
Springfield - Refusing a blackhand
request for money Nick Bert, an Ital-
ian groceryman had his store front
blown in by dynamite. Police arc
searching for the perpetrators.
Petersburg - Influenza claimed the
lnntire Trumbo family here The
| father. mother and two children died
within twelve hours of each other
Danville - Returning to Danville
with a bank roll secreted about his
clothing Wash White met a friend.
They went to a hotel together and
occupied the same room over night.
Wash White slept late. When he
awakened his companion was gone
and so was his money.
Springfield - As a percentage Of
its earnings for the current six
Imonths the Illinois Central has paid
into the state treasury s1,222,000,
representing an increase OF 5000, 600
over the amount received for the
previous six months.
MI. Vernon - Influenza has wiped
out the Richardson family at Belle
river, twelve miles east Of here. In
the last few days six members OF the
family have died
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-12
CHICAGO MARKETS

Chicago market report furnished to
the Free 1rader.Journal by w. l..
fItnyre, member of Chicago Board OF
Trade. Moloney building, phone 1c4i
Correspondent Lamson Bros. K ".
Chicago.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-12
CHARGE SOCIALISTS.
HAD UNDERGROUND
R. R. FOR SLACKERS
LAWYER IN OPENING OF TRIAL
AGAINST VICTOR BERGER AND
FOUR OTHERS MAKES START.
: LING CHARGES.

Chicago, Dec. 12-The charge that
an underground railroad was used by
Socialist leaders to smuggle draft
'evaders into Mexica was made yes
terday by Assistant United States At
torney Joseph b. Fleming in his open
ing address to the jury trying the
five Socialist chiefs charged with yio-
ati0n OF the espionage act.
The iive-Victor Berger, congress
man-elect from Milwaukee,; AdOlph
Germer. national secretary of the
party; J. Louis Engdahl. editor OF the
Chicago Socialist. and William +
kruse, secretary OF the Young PEG
pies Socialist League-showed sur
prise at the accusation.
The evidence will show" Mr.. Elem
ing said, Victor Berger came here
from Milwaukee in June. 1917, and
got kruse to 90 there to extend the
activities of the league. Berger was
present when Kruse made one Of hi
customary speeches. ana Berger's pa
per, the Milwaukee leader, gave a
full account of it.
Enemy Alien Named.
Shortly after that kruse met Her
man Bosler here in Chicago Bose,
is now interned as an enemy alien
These two conceived a plan, when an
other person was present, of estab
fishing an underground railroad to aid
men who wanted to escape military
service to get to Mexico or some
other safe place.
They got up a code letter They
had one original and two carbon
copies They intended to communi
cate with each other and those who
wished 1t could be furnished comfor
and shelter.
They got out series Of stickers
to be posted about the city, on whic
was the inscription, Exist Liberty
Enter Rats, Riots, Rice
The story of the code book and IN
derground railroad was only one o
many charges made by Mr. Fleming
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-12

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Optimistic Thourht.

He who rules a ruler is himself the
ruler.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-12
Notice.

Mas0ns are requested to meet at
Masonic Temple Saturday afternoon
at l;30 o'clock to attend the funeral
OF our late brother, John Deis. Will
take street car to family residence,
l4l4 Illinois avenue. where our Ma
sonic service will be conducted at 2::3O
O'Clock.