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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-01
DEATHS AND FUNERALS

HARVEY MoNGoLD. 10 years old, died
Monday at local hospital. The funeral
will be held tomorrow afternoon at 1
O'Clock from the Auburn Presbyterian
church. Burial in Auburn cemetery.
ELMER I. WELLS, 80 years old, the
son of william Wells 60i West Seventh
street, died Monday at local hospital The
body will be shipped to Hill City, aknsas,
for funeral services and burial.
Lords Flowers Satisfy. Tel SGT
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1918-10-03
. Strategy 4 Ils Whistler.

Private; James Mcfarland sat
in a shell hole just outside Of Ju-
vigny watching an opening in the
woods thru which he knew that
Germans could be seen occasion
ally lodging in and out Of the
brush. Just then q comrade came
along with startling news that
II Americans had just taken 1870
prisoners in an adjoining wood.
"How'd they do it," asked Nc
Partland.
"Oh, just whistled to 'eln,"
said the comrade. "That's all.
They come all right"
Although Private McPartland's
division had quite a reputation
for the taking Of Boche prisoners
up until the day following the
capture Of Juvigny by the Amer
leans none OF the prisoners cap
tured by that division had ever
been credited to any one answer.
ing to the name OF Mcfarland.
If prisoners could be had by mere
ly whistling to the Boche out in
the woods
A:.few minutes later, near the
opening in the woods, there be-
gan a series OF low whistling, an
swered ipresently not far away,
Private Mcfarland returned
to the regiment p: C.. with eight
Germans. Stars and Stripes
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1918-10-03
From Detroit, Mich., to Watauga il a
Machine.

Mr.. EDITOR: With your per.
mission, | would like to say a few
words about nv vacation. w.
left Detroit at 5:45 on Sunday
morning, Aug. 18th, with a Bu'
lck and a Dodge machine, going
through Ohio, Kentucky a 4 d
Tennessee going down. We were
seven and a half days going
home, and we stayed there for
twelve days, and started on our
return Saturday, Sept. 1.-THE, and
arrived in Detroit the next Sat-
urday night at 7:3O O'Clock, com.
ing back through Tennessee, Yir.
gina, West Virginia, Maryland,
Pennsylvania and Ohio, and now
we are all at work doing what we
can to help win the war.
We sure enjoyed the vacation.
| don't think we could have spent
a month nicer than that one,
and another thing | am glad to
say is, that n yer saw the peo.
pie of old Watauga more lively
or seemingly doing more than
they were while we were at home.
1t did seem to me that every
thing possible was being done.
In fact it is time we are doing all
we can, and | am gladto say, ii
we can depend Oh the papers,
things are looking good to US at
the present time, and | hope it
will continue until we have the
Kaiser III our hands. But what
it is going to take is all OF us,
and the thing to do is to get
right down to work and stick to
it until we have finished the whole
lob. Then | know it will be a
great and loving word to say
that we have conquered Germa.
ny and got Kaiser Bill by t b e
nose and face.
Now. another thing. As you
know tho Fourth Liberty Loan
is now on and | hope thatall the
people of WatauGa will buy one
or more. ] am going to take a
bond. and | know if can have d
bond, most of Watauga's people
can buy at least a $1,000. .
Enclosed please find $l.00 for
subscription oneayear.
DWIGHT NJ. EDMISTEN,
49G, Gilman Ave. Detroit, Mich.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1918-10-03
A WORD WITH WOMEN.
Valuable Advice for Boone Read.


Valuable Advice for Boone Read.
Many II woman enlures with
noble patience the daily misery
of backache, pains about the
hi 5, blue, nervous spells, dizzi
ness aud urinary disorders, hope.
less OF rrhpt because she doesn't
know what is the matter.
1t is not true that every pair
IN the back or hips is trouble pc
culiar to the SEX Often whH
tn" kidneys get cOnyestrd an1
iufamca. such aches and pains
follow. Then help the weakened
kidneys. Don't expect them tt
get we'll alone.
Doan's Kidney Pills have VOL
the praise OF thousands of wO
men, They are endorsed rjgh1
in this locality. Read this wo
mans y convincing statement:
Mrs. {. +. Huffman, COZ Chest
nut Ave, Hickory, n e., says
81 suffered a lot from my bach
and kidneys. | was in such bac
shape | could hardly Straightel
up after STOPPING. The pam il
my hack couldn t have been more
severe il someone had run a knit
into me. | couldn't sleep anC
felt mis- .rable. Doan's Kidney
Pills removed the pains in m,
back and made me fe' like q diff
ferent person."
Price 60c. at all dealers. Don 4
simply ask for a kidney remedy
get doan's Kidney Pills-tht
same Mrs. Huffman has pub
licly recommended. Foster
Millbnn Co., Props, Buffalo
New York.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1918-10-03
The Boche Next Door.

When the town of Fismes was
being captured and recaptured
by both the Americans and the
Germans, and at a time when a
platoon ofAmerican infantry was
holding it a yank sergeant stuck
his head out of a doorway to see
if any OF the enemy was in the
neighborhood. The sergeant i'm.
mediately withdrew it and drew
his pistol.
On sticking his head out again
he learned very much to his sur.
prise that there wasa Boche mex
door who, from all appearances,
was endeavoring to obtain like
information.
Again the sergeant peeped a.
round the door facing, but this
time the muzzle OF his automatic
went first. He had but a few
minutes to wait, as the Boche did
exactly what the sergeant tLougt
be would do. He stuck his bee d
out, and the rest was easy
Stars and Stripes.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1918-10-03

en- times, coins OF every kind. |
saw a blocked view of Brest made
IN 1929 and you would be sur
prised to see how little the city
has changed during these hun
dred years. Almost every build
ing, street and bridge remains
the same and you can follow the
streets and roads even into the
suburbs and country and find
them as little changed. Here
and there on the walks we saw
American names and pictures of
American statesmen which help
ed to make it all q little more
real, Sometime soon I'm going
through it again and get a bet.
ter idea OF French art. | would
give much to see you and be there
tonight, but it won't be long.
Don't worry about me, because
I'm getting along all right, and
when letters fail to come say 1t is
not Sans fault, and imagine
you've had a good long one.
wonder it Scott or any OF t h g
boys got their furlonghs? Where
is Annie Shull now? I've been in
tending to write to some of the
North iCarolina girls but have
neglected it. You know a fellow
don't have time to write so very
much anyway, but there is no.
body lin the world that enjoys
word from home and friends as
much AZ an American soldier or
sailor in France. | have a picture
of we fellows, standing in line be-
fore our post office window some.
time waiting our turn for those
expected letters, and when it
doesn't come you know a fellow
feels jealous OF those who do
have "beaucoup" as the French
say. Much love from your son,
! SAM.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1918-10-03
Have You Been Kicking.

Have you been kicking about
the high cost OF everything in A.
merica? Ii you have just read
the report compiled by the Amer
ican Red Cross Commission in
Belgium as to the prices the un-
fortunate people have to pay for
plain necessities in that part, OF
the country occupied by the Ger.
mans and you will probably con-
clude you are we'll off. In some
instances these necessities have
increased as much as 1880 per
cent.
Cotton thread" says the re-.
port, "ls now sold by the yard.
Eggs cost twenty cents each.
Nearly everyone wears wooden
shoes with felt tops. Macaroni,
one OF the most popular foods
in Belgium, has increased 1880
per cent. since 1914. Butter is
674 per cent. higher than it was
at the beginning of the war. Oth-
er increases IN the price OF com.
modlties by percen tages are:
Canned vegetables, 1,556; sugar,
1900; peas and beans, l 200; salt
1000; pork, 1,475; fresh meat,
1,055; bread, 20O."
Flour, sugar and rice, even at
these prices, are obtainable only
by secret methods, says the re.
port. In spite Of these extraor-
dinary increases the Red Cross is
going right ahead with it's plan
for relieving the distresses in Bel.
gium.
Getting out of bed to say her
prayers saved the life OF an aged
French woman who was q pat
lent at a hospital bombed by
German aviatOrs. She is ninety.
eight years cd. As soon as the
bombing started she left the bed
and kneeling by the bedside be-
gan to pray. She had been on
her knees but a few seconds when
a she'll struck the ward, passed
through the pillow she had just
vacated and continued on thru
the floor, making a hole about
eight inches wide. Major John
Van Schaick OF the American Red
Cross forces in Belgium visited
the hospital the next day and
learned Of the interesting incident
He saw part of the pillow stuck
in the hole made by the shell.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1918-10-03
A BILIOUS ATTACK.

When you have q bilious at
tack your liver fails to perform
its functions. You become consti
pated, The food you eat firment,
in your stomach instead OF fdiges
aing. This inAaInes the stomach
and causes nausea, vomiting and
a terrible headache Take thre
of Chamberlain's Tablets. They
will tone up your liver, clean out
your stomach and you will soon
be as we'll as ever. They only cost
a quarter.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1918-10-03
TO IMPROVE YOUR DIGEST.
ION.

"For years my digestion was
so poor that l could only eat the
lightest foods | tried everything
that | heard OF to get relief, but
not until about q year ago when
I saw Chamberlain's Tablets ad.
vertlsed and got a bottle of them
did | get the right treatment.
Since taking them my digestion
is fine. Mrs. Blanche Bowers.
Indiana, Penn.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1918-10-03

NS sSAO"AuS ASoSSA AeSo OSSo
handed Us by, Mr.. and Mrs. D. F.
Horton, OF Villas, which they re-
Gently received from their son
Sam F. Horton, who is now eta
toned at Brest, France:
Dear Homefolks: An o t b . r
good letter from home yesterday
Certainly glad to hear that you
are getting along O. h. in every
way, and am hoping to be with
you again before many months.
The papers printed in Paris are
surely encouraging and it seems
to me that it will be impossible
for the Boche to hold out much
longer. Anyway we are here and
in sufficient numbers to let the
Germans know that their calcu-
lations in regard to the part that
the q. 8. was going to play were
entirely wrong. would like to
write all about what the naval
aviation is doing along the coast
OF England. France and Italy
but OF course cannot. My sta.
tion is fine now, and am liking
my work the best ever.
lam sorry lettersfrom me have
reached you so seldomly but l
try to write every chance. Some
mail is always likely to be lost
besides, 80 remember whether
you hear every week or not, that
I'm thinking oihoms and getting
along all rightiust the same. My
health is fine, and has been most
o: the time since leaving Florida.
The climate is very changeable
here but not unhealthy. Gee,
but I would have enjoyed spend
ing Sunday the 21st with you at
Uncle Jim's. Know you bad a
great day, although itmusthave
been more OF q farewell party
than a reunion. l suppose Don,
Will Wilson, and John Dugger
are gone now. By the way, try
to find out several of my old
friends exact address, that is
their co. no. etc., and send me 80
that can have something to go
by when asking for them in
France. So many of my friends
are here already, but l didn't
know enough Of their address or
division to find them.
About a week ago I met on the
streets Of Brest an old Wake
Forest friend, the first and only
person I've seen since enlistlng
that I knew before. He was the
manager of one OF clubs where
/ boarded part of the time. He
ia now First Lieutenant in the
army, went to OgIethorpefor the
officers training camp. We had
quite a time together during the
entire afternoon and l hope to
run across him again.
l make pictures ofmany things
ofinterest, and my collection is
growing. We can't send any
except personal pictures to the
. states though.
/ want to vote il there is any
arrangement for US to do so over
here. l haven't learned yet how
it will be, but hardly guess We'll
be given the chance. 1t would
be great for a fellow to cast his
first ballot in France wouldn't
it? have been interrupted the
last half hour for our Trigonom.
etry class. We meet twice every
week and the review is helping
me lots. Thus far l haven't hit
q problem but what 1could work.
We are also beginning a course
in surveying and electrical enei-
neering. I am still studying
French and getting along fine in
it. like the language very much.
We have q Bible class twice a
week. ...
The other night four French
girls were here and gave a vocal
and violin concert, both in En-.
glish and French. 1t was fine.
| know several French songs.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1918-10-03

FOR SALE: One Registered
Short Horn Bull. l year cd
G. c. Winkler, Boone, N. Z.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-06-04
TO FIRE OPENING
GUN IN COUNTY
WIDE DRY FIGHT

Tomorrow evening as the opening
gun in a Countrywide dry campaign
is fired. representatives from almost
every township in la Sale county
will assemble in Ottawa for ban
quiet In the First NJ + church at 5 80
in the afternoon and to hear the fam
Gust Gentleman from Indiana" Hon
Frederick Lands, ex-Cong. from
the LoganspOrt district Mr.. Lands
is a brother OF the great Judge kene-
SAW Mountain Lands, of the United
States federal court in Chicago. Prom
inent citizens Of Ottawa who have
heard cX-Cangressmap Lands declare
him Zone of the greatest orators and
debaters on the American platform.
His subject will he "Ratify the Nation
al Prohibition Constitutional Amend
ment and Finish the Job" This lee
ture will he at o'clock and open to
the public
The tine up for the banquet will be
as follows Rep Ole Benson chair
man; Hon Frank E, Richey. of La
Sale, POSTMASTER; Judge w II. line
h1ugh Of Ottawa. to speak for our
county on finishing the job" Supt.
F Scott Mcbride, supt of Anti Saloon
League Of illinois. 70 speak in behalf
OF 1Viate; and Mr.. Lands on the
gel \ discussion Local musical
talei entertain during the ban
quet
Reservations for the banquet may be
made by communicating with Mr.. J.
A Andrews, Claus building Ottawa.
and through Rev c. A Briggs, pas
tor of the First NJ + church
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-06-04
CHILDREN TO GIVE
AN ENTERTAINME

The Junior and Primary Depart.
ments of the Baptist church will give
an entertainment in the church on
Friday evening. June II under the di-
rection cf Miss Helen Hon The pro
gram Will be assisted by Mr. William
/wanzig Admission fifteen cents.'
The following numbers will be
given:
America.
playlet, Mother Goose comedy
Miss Mulfett, Elizabeth Chessman.
Mrs. Jack Spratt, Clara Anderson
Mr.. Jack Spratt. Melvin Pearce; King
Cole, Keith Ruyle.
Piano solo. Warrior Song tIIelIerl L.
Miss Elizabeth Brown
a little boys lecture John Briggs
Recitation. Her Papa Mildred Reil
Piano solo, selected Virginia Nick
erson.
Flag DRILLS girls.
Wen Never Let Our Flag Fall
Kenneth Snarr
Cornet Subsidiaries DeVore.
Tahleaux. Uncle Sam Miss Colum
ia. military boys, Red Cross nurses
Reading William Zwanzig.
May Pole Dance Is girls.
Keep the Home Fires Turning
Star Spangled Banner Chorug
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-06-04
LEAVE TO ATTEND
REBEKAH MEETING
AT FAIRBURY, ILL

The twenty-trst annual convention
Of District No. II, of the Rebekah
lodge will he held tomorrow at Fair
bury. There will be about twenty rep.
resentatves from the Ottawa lodge
attending this meeting Miss Del e..
ASHLEY OF this city is president OF
the association; Miss Ethel Mae
Parks Is secretary and Emma Griffith
Hunt is r s. president These three
officers left Ottawa this morning for
Fairbury and tomorrow fifteen other
representatives from the Ottawa lodge
are planning to motor down to at.
END the convention,
The ladies of the Presbyterian
church will serve meals during the
convention.
Three state officers, Irene w. Coon.
or, president: Mae C. Crowen. saere-
larry and Grace A. Henry chief mstruc.
TOR, will take part on the program.
The complete program for the con
yention will he:
Morning session, 9,i5 o'clock
Special meeting of Charity Home
Rebekah Lodge No. liz, TO entertain
District No a.
Special order installation.
Opening ceremonies.
Invocation Bertha Christman.
Roll call Of officers.
Introduction of state assembly Off
;ers.
Words of welcome-Mayme Goslin.
Response to welcome - Addie
Faupel
Afternoon Session.
100 o'clock.
Reports of Committees.
School of instruction conducted by
Grace A. Henry.
Chief of instructors, Rcbekah state
assembly.
Nomination and election Of officers.
selection OF meeting place
Memorial service
Installation Of Offcers-Mae r.
'rowell, secretary Rebekah state as.
'embly installing marshal
Closing of District Assembly.
Special session Comforting Of as.
emily degree Irene W Cooper,
PRESIDENT, assisted by Mae E CrowelI.
secretary, Rebekah state assembly.
Evening Session.
s o'clock.
Regular meeting Of Charity Home
lebekah Lodge No ll2.
EXemplitcation Of Rebekah degree
~ the Pontiac degree staff
Good OF the order Officers of the
tebekah state assembly.
Try the Free Trader IourlIaI WantAds
Tor results
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-06-04
SOCIETY NOTES

= - =
The regular meeting of the W0m-
ans Relief Corps will be held tomor
row afternoon AT o'clock in the
Odd Fellows" hall This will be a
business meeting and all members of
he organization are requested to al
tend.
. % p
The Young Womans auxiliary of
the First Congregational church held
4 picnic supper last evening in the
parlOrs OF the church. The following
delicious menu was served at $50
o'clock. under the direction of Mrs.
Fred Mullen. hostess: Salmon salad,
new potatoes and asparagus, sand
wiches, oat meal cookies, rice fluff and
coffee, Following the supper. the
hrty young ladies present attended
The Jackies concert in the park
- e. %
The general conference of the Ma
sIOUdl iuuHCll vi i'tItuSt - btthS
held in Chicago this week. at the
atate headquarters A large number
of women from all parts OF the state
will 90 to Chicago to attend this con
'erance. Mrs Dora Megailin, Mrs. n.
4. Guthrie. Mrs c. F. Taylor, Mrs.
Fred Sapp and Mrs. E VI Davis Will
be among the women from Ottawa at
ending this conference
q = =
The Woman's Missionary Circle. of
he Baptist church. will hold an all
lay meeting at the home OF Mrs. l.. l..
Thompson, Thursday, June 6 The
morning will be spent in Red Cross
work The lessen al $50 is on ia
pan and will be lead by Mrs G. w.
fentzer At noon a picnic lunch will
De served on the lawn
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-06-04

In the District Court Of the United
States.
For the Northern District of Illinois.
Eastern Division
In the Matter of Patrick ~ Shea.
bankrupt In Bankruptcy.
No 26,962.
AUCTION SALE. Take notice that
On the 9Th day OF June, A. y. 1918,
at the hour of ten o'clock A. NJ. |
shall offer for sale TO the highest
bidder for cash the entire stock Of
Patrick II Shea, bankrupt of La Sale
Illinois, consisting of mems furnish.
ing goods. such as hats, caps. shirts,
underwear socks, linen collars. neck.
ties, suspenders, suits. overcoais,
Fixtures to be sold at four O'Clock
T. NJ,
So If you are looking for some
up to date furnishing goods don miss
this sale. AS everything goes. All
articles will be sold separately. This
property is located at the store room
formerly occupied by Patrick Shea. in
the kaskaskia hotel building, la Sale.
Illinois.
GEORGE r. KOENIG,
Col Dan Fitzgerald, Trustee.
Auctioneer,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-06-04
"a NORTH SIDE
BABIES ARE WEIGHED

The center established for the
weighing and measuring Of babies in
he Jefferson school yesterday after
noon was filled to its utmost capa-
ity SO many mothers came with
heir babies many were turned away
FIFTY -four were weighed during the
,fternoon, and quite number of 9th
ars not counting those that were
brought to the school and could not
ne cared for
The physician in charge yesterday
vas Dr H. G Tclford. The babies
ire being weighed and registered
gain this afternoon in the Jefferson
chool The work Of caring for the
g0rth side babies will be finished to
morrow afternoon from until 6
o'clock. in the same center.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-06-04
"Shorted" by Spiders,

During the dry season in Argentina
a certain species of spiders webs col.
lects on the telephone and telegraph
wires In enormous quantities. As soon
as the sun sets they become soaked
with dew and carlse short circuits be.
tween the wires. Eleven pounds weight
have been swept from four wires over
a distance Of sly mlles.--Popular Sci.
ence Monthly.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-06-04
Useful Electric Lantern,
Yours truly,
!. W. PETIT.

Among the numerous electric Inn
terms is q mechanical one. standing
about foot high, that provides its
own current. A spring motor, wound
up like a clock, drives small genera
tor, and this supplies current for n
lamp bulb Of 12-cundle power. The
motor, generator and governor are con
tained In a base six by eight inches in
size. Such n lantern is useful for the
camp. the farm, or other place, ana can
be carried about in all kinds of
weather.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-06-04
City and Vicinity
News

Mrs John O'Donnell returned 10
her home in Chicago today after a
visit of one week at the home of VIII
liam Keheler on Columbus street.
Miss Ella Cousins underwent an
operation for appendicitis this morn.
ing at Ryburn Memorial hospital.
Mrs f. Morton MegafIin went to
Chicago today for several days
visit.
Mrs. James Catin was Chicago
visitor Yesterday
Mrs. Charles II. Barnard, of Pitts
burgh. Pa, has arrived in Ottawa.
called home by the serious Illness of
her father, Albert Cole. of Marcy
street, South Ottawa. Mrs. Emile
Cole Ulrlch, of Los Angeles, Cal. and
Mrs. Alice Cole Moreland are ex.
pected here some time this month
Mrs. Anna Cole Mulholland is here
from Portland, Ore.
Elmer Hammond. a member of the
Jackie band that visited Ottawa last
evening visited his uncle an daunt. Mr.
and Mrs. George Crowden in South
Ottawa while in the city.
Dale Esmond left this morning for
the Great Lakes Naval Training sta.
ton where he will be stationed in the
future
Mrs. Anna S. Hook has gone TO Chi
cago where she will spend the next
few months with her sons, Arthur s.
and ~ II
William Andrews left today for the
Great Lakes Naval Training Station,
after enllsting last week in the navy.
u. l.. Dunavan. of Lakewood, Fla a
former resident, is spending month
in this city
Dial Mers left this morning for the
Grea, Lakes Naval Training station
where he will be stationed for his
period of military training.
Miss Lucy Armstrong has returned
home from Washington, d C., after
spending the winter in that city
Clarence Pool left today for the
Great Lakes Training Station
Mrs Charles w Irion. Mrs VIII
liam Wilson and Mrs William Stad.
den. delegates from the Ottawa W
r. G., left this morning for Peoria to
attend the state " r G.. convention.
Mrs r. G. Swift went to Chicago
today for visit with friends.
Mrs +. NJ Davis went to Chicago
this morning to spend several days
Mr. and Mrs. V J. Duncan went to
Chicago today for short visit
Thomas Belrose is spending the day
in Chicago on business
Mr. and Mrs ] L. Boisscnin and
daughters, Jewell and Margaret, went
to Chicago this morning for a visit
with friends.
A. Warsaw is spending the day in
Chicago on business.
w l.. Etnyre was a Chicago bust
ness visitor today.
Lester Reed went to the Great
Lakes Naval Training station today
after enlisting recently in the navy.
Mrs. Martin of Elgin is in Ottawa on
business.