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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-12
MOTHER IN HOSPITAL
WOMAN WHO BORE HERO SON
KEPT IN DARK ON BOYS CASU-
AlTY-lS FIRST FROM IA
SALE COUNTY TO HAVE
NAME ON ACTION" CASUALTY
LIST.

Upon William +. Waterworth. son
o. Mrs. Monroe Lawrence. OF idG JEFF.
forson street. rests the honor and dis.
tinclion Of being Otawa's and La
Sale county's first warrior TO fan
wounded on the field of battle.
Waterworth. whose hurts are de.
scribed by the war department As be
ing slight, today lies in an army
hospital somewhere in France
According to word flashed to OF.
twa, he was wounded February 7th
IN the liaht,ng around the sector on
the western front which was taken
over by the American forces
Waterworth's name this morning
appeared in the published lis, OF casu.
altles. Special messages sent to the
Free Trader.Journal yesterday at
4t3a O'Clock announced Oitawa's first
victim Of Boche fire. The extent Of
his injuries was not mentioned but
inasmuch as the adjutant general
stated the wounds to be slight it is
taken here that the countys honor
man has good chance for his life.
In Service a Yea.
Waterworth has been with Uncle
Sans armies since January. 1911.
During visit to the southland he en-.
listed and was accepted as a private
in Battery F, 9Th Field Artillery.
Letters received by his mother indi-
Gated his pride at being an important
cog in the governments great fight
inc machine. thru which il hoped to
make the world safe for democracy.
Waterworth wrote letters al regular
stages telling OF his advancement in
training and Of his life in the service.
About five months ago there was an
intermisslon Of a long period when no
word was received from him Then
came letter announcing his safe ar.
rival "over there" From that time
on young WaterWorth. who is only
% years Of age, told his ambition to
get into things and mix it with the
Germans
That he was in the very heart OF
the fighting is wagered upon by his
friends Belonging to the light artil.
lery. a branch at which the Germans
have shown keen knack for con
centrating their heavy fire Water
worth doubtless was in the hottest
part of the scrap while it centered
about the American sector last week.
Mother in Hospital
Mrs Lawrence whose husband is
drayman for Scherer Bros. is a pa
llent at Ryburn hospital. where some
days ago she underwent an operation
While she is convalescing from the
effects OF the knife, she has not been
notified of her hero sons injury.
Every care is being taken TO protect
her against the knowledge Of her
boys wOunding. until sne is strong
enough to withstand the shock
Was Painter and Paperhanger.
Waterworth. who was born and
raised in Ottawa. worked as paint.
err and paperhaneer. He was skilled
at his trade. but when the government
approached the point where war with
Germany seemed inevitable. he laid
aside his tools to help in the H2hl
against Boche oppression.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-12

New York. Feb 12-Continued i'm.
ptovement IN Col. Roosoyelt's condi-
tion was reported by his physicians
this afternoon.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-12

ay with the stirring dec
laratlon that it is the duty
of the British empire to
fight on with the utmost
Weor until peace can be concluded
upon just and honorable terms.
The royal address made il known
that another imperial conference has
been called for debate upon questions
OF common interest to the integral
parts of The empire
King George expressed full conf
dcnce in the close cooperation of the
allies and the continued valor of the
soldiers in tie field and the people at
home
Praise wilson
London, Feb - President viii
sons cleancut analysis Of the Austro.
ierman peace offers was praised by
Br,lsh newspapers today
The Times pointed out the differ
ence between the utterance of Presi-
dent Wilson and the Impractical aims
voiced by the Bolsheviki in Russia
One view taken was that the Ameri-
can statesman's speech was an invi-
tation to Austria to discuss peace
still further
Lewis in Address.
Washington Feb II. Prospects
Of peace are ended until Germany is
beaten to the point where she Yields
the instincts of humanity declar-
I'd Senator Lewis Of Illinois. this al.
ferno0n. IN speech in the senate
.auding Abraham Lincoln as the
founder OF a democracy which Presi-
Tent Wilson is now extending to the
world.
Germany mus accept the precepts
II the democracy as set forth by
Abraham Lincoln before there can be
peace, the senator said.
House of Commons Convenes.
London. Feb y THE Honse of
Commons reconyenes today after
recess of five days TO find that deyel.
opments Of momentous importance
have t1ansDired in the world war sit
uation in the meantime These
events may be roughly grouped as fol
lows
IA peace treaty effected between
lthe Central Powers and the new re.
public of l'krainia.
Leo Trorzky the Bolshayiki for.
cieu minister. announces that tbe
state Of war existing between Russia
and thc German allies is ended and
that the Russian army win he de.
modified ON all fronts.
Germany delivers an ulttmatum
o Rumania to make peace at once or
prepare for renewal Of hostiuities
A. President Wilson delivers
peace saefch of Worldwide jmport.
ance TO the American Congress- which
IS generally accented AZ am invitation
10 Austria to continue the discussions
and warning TO Germany mat she
cannot look for ueacp 80 lone AZ the
m.It,isIs dominate tho perlin GOV.
ument with their demands for an.
naxations and indomnities
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-12
MAIN STREET BLOCK
MENACED TODAY BY.
MYSTERIOUS FIR {.
BLAZES OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN
DESTROY FOUR BUILDINGS
DURING NlGHT-EARLY MORN.
ING FIRE DISCOVERED BY MAIL
CARRIER.

Is there fre.bug at work in OF.
tawa.
This question is being asked hy
local authorities today following two
mysterious fires which occurred with.
in ten hours of one another during
the night Both smacked Of incen
diarism aud an effort is being made
to trace the source of the two con.
haeraticns.
Al 5;2o this morning sheds used
as storehouses in the alley at the rear
of Main street between Clinton and
La Sale, were discovered afame bv
John a Buster, the mail carrier Mr..
Burster sent a hurry-up call to the
department.
Al the time Of the discovery three
sheds were ablaze When the de-
paftment had gotten themselves or
9anized for a fight against great odds
the flames had spread across The
alley setting fire to sheds in the rear
Of the Washington House and Fischer
hardware store
The Redeemed sky, alisht from the
leapins flames. was visible for miles
according TO reports from the coun.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-12

BRITISH RULER IN
FIGHT TO VICTORY

London, Feb. Asserting that the war has
now reached a critical stage, King George re-
opened parliament today with the stirring dec
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-12
ARE
ACCEPTED FOR ARMY
SERVICE BY DOC7ORS
LARGE PERCENTAGE OF ELlGl.
BLES PASS PHYSICAL TESTS
ALL A-NO. I MEN TO BE CALLED
FOR EXAM NATION

The local exemption board received
orders Yesterday afternoon TO call all
the men in Glass A for their physical
Nominations at once
Fhere are about 1899 men in this
class. and the first calls viii be
mailed from the local board tomorrow
afternoon calling the next allotment
Of men to appear the first OF neXb
week for their EXAMINATIONS The
aals must be sent ont five days be.
/ fore the men have TO appear and the
work Of examining the entire dUJ
men will be rushed thru as soon as
YCss iblc
The reason for having aH the Glass
men examined at this time is not
kncWr
Yesterday practically all the men
n the first call appeared at the high
school for their physical examina'
tons. Several were not able 10 ap-
near bat these went before the board
and secured a transfer 10 appear to-
day. and several others called We're
in parts OF the country AZ great dis
tance from Ottawa. and these men cot
transfers permitting them to 60 be-
fore the boards in other towns and
have their examinations.
The work Of finishing up the eX-
aminations Of the men FOR the next
increment. to FIJI IN the deferred
quota of men from here will be fin
shed this afternoon.
The men who passed their physical
examinations and are declared to be
it for military service are:
Accepted.
Harry w. Meiael Mendoza
Clarence H. Cast Earlyille
Chester 4. Billings, EaNville
Frank Ply. Mendoza.
Peter Mack K. %. Ottawa
Joseph Hall, sheridan.
William lllrich. Seneca.
Reuben G. Morsch II 90, Ottawa
George Anderson, Serena
Albert l.. Schmitz. Mendoza
Lounie II. @rum Seneca,
William John Bla'tner, Rockford
Vincent Iip2ins, Seneca.
Michael Santucci. Ottawa.
Floyd Henry Miller Troy Grove.
Albert Anderson, sheridan
Francis & Nelson K 2. Sheridan
Robert j Zapf. Mendoza,
Leo r. Mcmahon. Ottawa.
Edward Tanning. Wallace
Sam II. Edwards, Troy Grove.
Frank & MunchoW, r. 80, Ottawa.
Andrew Nelson, r 40. Earlvillc.
Adolph Iohn Rave. Earlyille
Charlie lHich. H. 30. Ottawa
Oscar Olson, Il lG Marscilcs.
Edward j O'Connoi, Troy Grove.
Emile T. Morcl. Serena.
Jacob Soppeland. Leland
Edward Nohn, Mendoza
Timothy ? Kelly II 81, Ottawa
Louis r. Fox 5&A st George st.
Ellis ". Davis Earlvlllc
Ernest t. Larson, Mendoza
Bryan Sexton, Wallace.
Carl A. Waiter. Ottawa
Wade j. Holiday Mendoza
Joseph A. Ebig, L ". Earlville.
Raymond George Monroe. r - La
Sale
j. Ravanis, Rock Falls.
Clarence T. Osmund. Sheridan.
Eugene j. pierSon. Ottawa.
Arthur Nartcn, Ottawa
Eugene + Bounds, Knoxville. Tenn.
James lIanlOn. Marscilles
Allcn l.. Bernard, Serena
Peter Mathcsius Mendoza
Emery Joseph Munson, MENDOZA
Elmer Dean Johnson. sheridan.
Rudolph y. Lucas. Mendoza
Anton ". Aathcsius MENDOZA.
Earl f. Hunter, Troy Grove.
LEVEL Fatland Sandwich
Horace G Thors0n Newark
Wilfrod X. Ilaushorn Watham
Harry Edward Burke. Waltham
Louis Gebhardt, Ottawa
Salve Ofbeck. Sandwich
Robert AitSen Utica, x. %
Charles ]. Walgenbach. tarIyiie.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-12
Makers Of Tractors.

The question of make Of tractors.
brought the following information:
Waterloo Boy 80, International Mo.
gul 80, International Titan Is. Parrett
l3, Avery 10, Emerson.Brantingham s.
lIeider g. Moline Universal 4, Autman
Taylor I. Bull 4, Rumley 3, Bates
Steel Mule 3, All Work ,, J. / Case >,
Hart Parr > and the following one
each IIeer. Lyonos. Atlas Fairbanks
Morse, Peoria Petrohaul Pioneer,
Staude Sandusky, strife. Lauson
The fact that any certain make has
a~large or small hummer OF tractors in
the list does not necessarily give any
indication of the merit of the tractor
or Indicate the number in general use.
but reflects more particularly the ac-
tiNhY OF the agents in La Sale coun.
"
TO the question. Has your tractor
been a paying Investment the fol.
lowing answers were received from
the l5j farmers Yes liG No rs,
Doubtful II, and no answers 4 Mos
of the doubtful were men who have
had their tractors only a short time,
dsregarding all answers except the
YES and no. the proportion is 1l6 to
is IN favCr OF tractors or about IS
per cent. successful. II all the doubt.
ful were regarded as unsuccessful. the
percentage successful Is about 81. The
yrrdict in favor d go 'ro n there.
fore is overwhelming.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-12

summary OF what the President
said himself?
tvory Frec Trodcrlournal reader
read Just The same matter that The
members of Congress listened to.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-12
lASALLE CO. LEADS.
WITH TRACTOR SAYS.
F ARM Err.
RURAL JOURNAL GIVES STATi-
STlCS OF THE COUNTY AFTER
VERY COMPREHENSIVE SUR.
VEY AMONG MEN OWNING
"GASOllNE HORSES"

La Sale county occupies most
prominent place in regard to the use
OF tractors. In review Of the tractor
situation. /. ". Dickerson OF the
Prairie Farmer has the following to
saySin his paper concerning La Sale
county's use Of tractors In part he
says:
There are nearly 300 gas tractors in
La Sale county-morc than in any
other county in the state-and it is
therefore the logical place to go for
reliable and upto.dato tractor inior-
nation About three weeks ago pra-
rie Farmer sent "A QUESTIONABLE to
each one of these tractor owners At
the time OF going TO press l55 of these
had been received sufficiently filed
out to tabuate. together with a great
many others from men who had own.
cd tractors only a few weeks or
months and therefore could not give
much Information about them
La Sale is a typical Illinois county
with large area Of level land, some
hills and rolling land. and with quite
a large variation in soil types. It. is
a mixed grain and stock farming sec.
tion and in most respects the condi-
tions there reflect quite accurately the
conditions prevailing upon the aver,
age Illinois farm
The average number Of acres of till.
able land upon the farms represented
in this survey is 2l312 They are some,
what largeT than the average l54-acre
La Sale county farm. but the sue
cessfnl tractor owners We're by no
means limited to the larger farms.
Eighty men answered that they had
level farms, 80 rolling, and two hilly.
A number did not answer this ques.
tion. and some did not answer the 9th
er question, which accounts for the
failure to total l55 in each case
F0rty-two Of the tractor owners Op.
perate grain farms, Two live stock. l05
mixed grain and live stock, and two
dairying This shows that no one class
of farms buy tractors The low
number OF livestock farmers is ac-
ccrl.ted for by the fact that there are
very few exclusive stock farmers in
La Sale county
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-12

OTTAWA JOURNAL
Established 1880
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-12

tConlinucd on Page 81
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-12
THE WEATHER

FAIR and colder toniqht.
Wednesday partly cloudy
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-12

OTTAWA FREE TRAOEF
Established ls40
Bisbee daily review., 1918-09-12

Continued from Page ons) are nominated on the incomplete re turns. However. Miles W. Merrill of Bisbee, J. N. Curtis and H. C. Beum:ei of Douglas, are running so close to Francis that any one of the three hay a good chance to beat him out.
 J. F. McDonald's majority continues to grow in the race for sheriff. He lacks but little of having as much as both his two leading opponents while Earl Sands hardly shows.
 The race for supervisor continues to be a puzzle. I. C. E. Adams with 225S is leading, with John Rock 2242 in second place, c. NJ. Roberts 22O6 third. and V. M Johnson 2141 fourth
 The race for county attorney is very close. R. N. French has PISS to 2l35 for Bruce Stephenson.
 In the Bisbee precinct James All son was nominated for justice of the peace on the democratic ticket and A. F. Sheppard for constable. M. C. hign was the republican nominee for jus tice of the peace and O. N. Thomas for constable.
 In the Lowell precinct BOhmfalk de feated Roach for constable by an eX tremely narrow margin of thirteen votes. while Winters was nominated for justice of the peace by more than 400 majority.
Bisbee daily review., 1918-09-12
The GubernGtOriGL TdngLe

And to think, after all the pulling and hauling and the straining and striving and the oratory and ink and arguments that have been spilled by thousands of devoted friends, that neither Colter or Sutter, the leading candidates of the democratic gub- ernatorial nomination, are qualified to hold office Upon what small things do great things hinge. And yet this matter of the bar that intervenes by law between these state senators and their ambition to the gov ernor chair, is not so small a matter alter all Neither Is it mere technicality or an ism or a trifling thing. It is necessary and vital protection raised between legislators and their direct ambitions to profit person ally by their own legislative acts. The mat ter has been passed upon by the supreme courts of other states. They have held plainly that a legislator cannot vote to raise the salary of a state office and then run for that same office before his legis- lative term has expired. Logic and practical good sense and high sense of honor de- mand this safeguard to legislative action. That the wiseacres and attorneys and big wigs and little wigs of the state should have overlooked this vital disqualification in the case of the two leading candidates for of flee all through the campaign is inconceiv- able Every member of the regular term of the last legislature knew that Senators Colter and Sutter had voted for the increase in the salary of the governor. Every attor- ney knew that the state law prohibited any member of that legislative body from run ming for the office of governor until after their term had expired But it did not seem to strike any one. No one thought of it. Not until after the election did the question come up in the state capital. The demo- cratic state committee will now have to name party candidate for governor, and of course, it is expected that Osborn will be the man.
Bisbee daily review., 1918-09-12

Comparisons are not always odious. Here Is one that is glorious: In 1916 the British army started an offensive in full force against the Germans on the Somme. After five months of desperate fighting, or to be exact, from July l to November s, the British had succeeded in taking 30, ,00O prisoners, 29 heavy guns 96 field guns and 5l7 machine guns and were still short of Bapaume and Peronne In the offensive of this year by the British on the Somme they have, between August and September 9, just forty days, taken more than seventy five thousand prisoners, five hundred heavy and field guns and some five thou sand machine guns. And they have taken both Bapaume and Perrone and pressed on far eastward of these places and have also captured the famous Queant switch line before which they suffered terrible defeat after their Somme offensive in l9l6. And the French, fighting further south, have done equally well in taking prisoners, ground and guns So, even if the allies have stopped short of German disaster, they have accomplished so much more in so much less time and at so much less price than they have ever been able to do before, that all should take heart and look forward to greater things still to come.
Bisbee daily review., 1918-09-12
4 Day OfDays |!

General Crowder to the American peo- ple: q want every flag flying and every band playing on Registration Dayl And today is the day The day of days! The day when America musters her might to crush the German menace forever and tor aye. Great words, these by General Crow der They inspire like battle call They are the bugle notes of the civilian, the worker. the planter, the merchant, the clerk, the producer, the average citizen who must keep the army in the field. When free nation goes of its own accord to war 1t will fly its flags and listen with shining eyes and head held high to the music of its bands. Never since the world was sent spinning and the morning stars sung together has there been such a sight as this; such strength and purpose and unselfishness and reso- lution and sacrifice by so great a people. An, this draft. This calling by lot every man in ten; every man in five; every other man; whatever number is needed to ac- complish the end. History cannot approach it. The Spartans chose one man Tn three for forlorn hope but they picked from a mere regiment The Romans chose one in nine but it was only legion from which they drew. A battalion of the Old Guard of France died to a man at Waterloo. But here is nation drawing millions by lot from ten million. Not selected adventurers and heroes and giants assembled as the flower of the land to fight But just the average boy and man. Countless thou sands called from shop and bench and of flee and store and farm and fireside. All ready to go. An, what DayI If ever the flags flew in the glory of the morning, or stirring band notes pulsed the air, 1t should be today!
Bisbee daily review., 1918-09-12

sault. O'Farrell batted for Killifer OFarrell sent a high fly to Scott. Me Cabe batted for Tyler. Whiteman was withdrawn at this point and Ruth was sent to left field for Boston. McCabe fouled out to Scott. No runs, no hits, no errors.
 Last half - Hendrix and O'Farrell became the batteries for Chicago and Zeider went to third base in place of Deal McInnis flew out to Mann. Scott lofted to Paskert. Thomas also flew out to Paskert. No runs, no hits, no errors.
 Ninth Inning
 First half-Flack up. Ball one, strike one. ball two, foul strike two. Flack fouled to Thomas. HollOcher flew out to Ruth. Mann up. ball one, strike one, ball two. Flash, Boston wins. Shean threw out Mann at first. No runs, no hits, no errors.
Bisbee daily review., 1918-09-12
RUSSIAN ROYAL
 FAMILY IS NOW
 WHOLLY EXTINCT
By Review Leased wire)


 LONDON, Sept. 12.-The Daily Express claims to have unques- tionable information that the former empress of Russia and her four daughters have been mur- dered by BOlsheviki.
 The paper prints the follow ing:
 ''The Express understands from a source which is beyond doubt that the empress of Russia and her four daughters have been murdered by Bolsheviki. The whole immediate family of the czar has thus been eXterminated.
 Tt is further understood that the dowager empress who with her daughter and son-in-law, the Duke of Oldenburg. has been stay ing at Yalta, was recently attack cd by Red Guards who sought to kill all three. Sailors of the Black sea fleet intervened and fought the Red Guards.
 For a full fortnight the fight ing continued until the Red Guards were beaten. It is now understood that the dOwager em- press is safe"
Bisbee daily review., 1918-09-12

now being at an equal distant point rom the city-the British in the yl- cinity of Vermand and the French at Etrillers and Coupy. To the north the british ln iocal operations have made further progress north of Epehy m the operations which have for lts pur' pose the driving Of a wedge midway between Cambfai and St. Quentln, and also have successfully sustained heavy counter attacks by the Germans near Gcuzeacourt, where the Germans are trylng hard to hold back the British push toward Cambrai.
 North of the St. Gobain forest the French have made additional slight advances, notwithstanding the condi- lions Of the terrain and the strong force of the enemy aligned against them, in an effort to prevent the turn ing of this important position from the west. Heavy artillery activity IS ill progress all along this front and likewise on the sectors northeast or Soissons and between the Aisne and Vesle rivers, the operations, whtch ahave a direct bearing on those north of the St. Gobain forest.
 In Flanders the Germans have been successful in local encounters near Amentieres and in the region or La bassee canal.
 Additional American troops nave landed at Archangel, northern Russia, to aid the other allied forces in the putting down of the disturbed condi- tions in that region.
 < troop ship carrying American sol diers to the front has been torpedoed off the coast of England. All the troops reached land safely and the vessel was beached.
Bisbee daily review., 1918-09-12
NEITHER GOLFER
 NOR SUFFER IS
 ELIGIBLE TO ACT
Continued from Page ons)

Continued from Page One)
 been ciected, shall be appointed or elected to any civil office of profit under this state which shall have been created. or the emOluments of which have been increased during said term.
 That the above constitutional provi- sion disqualifies both Mir COlter and Mir. Sutter from being elected gover- nor at the election in the coming No vember contest is evident beyond any doubt, in the opinion of 'Bisbee attor- neys. It is pointed out that this pro vision of the Arizona constitution was taken bodily from the constitution of South Dakota. Now the supreme court of South Dakota in passing upon iden- tically the same question, says:
 "The language of the constitution is plain. Its meaning cannot be mis- taken The purpose of the provision is apparent. It is intended to preclude the possibility of any member deriv- ing. directly or indirectly, any pet cuniary benefit from legislation enact ed by the legislature of which he is a member. It is one of the most i'm portant of the many reforms attempt ed by the framers of our organic law It is intended to remove any sUspir cion which might otherwise attach to the motives of members who advocate the creation of new offices or the eX- penditure of public funds"