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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-08

new drive in Picardy to-
day, according to infor-
nation from the battle
front this afternoon.
A German division is commonly
said to number about 10000 men al
thought the size varies widely.
The new drive extended all the
way from Albert to Montdldier it was
learned and excellent progress is be.
ing made.
Gain Five Miles.
London, Aug. SIS p. m.)--The
maximum gam of the Anglo French
troops on the Picardy front is now
five miles, it was stated late today.
Among the villages recaptured from
the Germans are Moreuil. Domain,
Alblaincourt aad Morlancourt.
The heights west of Cerizy and
south of Morlancourt have been taken
from the Germans.
The offensive today was launched
over a twenty-mile front, the main
weight Of the attack being aimed at
General Won Hutier's eighteenth Ger
man army, although 1t oyerlapped sew
eral other commands, according to a
dispatch this afternoon from the
front.
The Anglo-French forces on the
southern end of the Picardy front
have crossed the Avre river and are
advancing toward the Luce Valley.
Tanks are being employed in the
assault east of the Abre.
The great attack against the German
east and southeast of Amiens was
preceded by a violent artillery BON.
bardment of three minutes. A hun
dred tanks were thrown into the bat
tie. They crept forward supporting
the advancing waves OF infantry
while machine guns and light field
guns shot death into the German
ranks.
The weather was hazy but the al.
lied artillery fire proved very effec-
tive.
violent barrage was slammed
down in front of the British and
French troops as they moved for.
ward.
The Germans were taken by sur.
prise in most of the positions under
attack.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-08
Burn Bridges Behind Them.

London, Aug. S.-(3:2O D. m)--The
Germans have begun 70 destroy
bridges over the Aisne river and are
Withdrawing their heavy artillery
north of the Aisne according to re.
ports reaching here this afternoon
from the Aisne Marne front.
As a result Of the continued raids
by the allied airmen over German
towns many German arplanes have
been withdrawn from the Aisne-Marne
battle front.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-08

ADVANCE 5 MILES
over wide FRONT

Paris, Aug. 8.-(4:I5 p. m.-Cerman prison
ers equivalent to the numbers of eight divisions
have ben taken by the Anglo-French forces in the
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-08
AMERICANS CR0SS|
VES[E UNDER HEAVY
FIRE OF FOE GUNS
AS SOON AS THEY REACH OTHER
SIDE THEY DIG IN AND HOLD
FIRM TO NEWLY WON Posi-.
TlONS.
YANkS CROSS VESlE.

TVVNS CHUSS VESLE.
Washington, Aug. 8.-American
troops have crossed the vesIe east
OF 6azoches and have reached the
Rheims SCISSORS highway, General
Pershlng reported in his commun-
ique of August 7, made public by
the War Department this after
noon.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-08

Try the Free Trader.Journal Want Ads
for results.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-08
EAThER.

Unsettled tonight and
Friday. probably show
ers. Slightly cooier.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-08

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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-08

OTTAWA JOURNAL
Established 1893
The Press., 1918-01-24
The Cent Comes Back.

Our smallest coin, the cent. Is em- erglng from the low position In public esteem which 1t has occupied for many years, says the Pittsburgh Gazette Times. Under the operation of the new revenue law 1t will achieve the favor which 1t deserves at the hands of thrifty people. Prosperity brought the copper coin into contempt. Now that we are to cut out extravaganee and waste, the cent will be respected like every other necessity. One may not care to burden himself with fstful of the erstwhlle desplsed near money" but we are entering upon an era of odd prices which makes the One-cent piece essential to the com mOnest transactions of the day. The prosperous may escape the annoyance of over-many coppers by buying such quantities they can make payments in muItiples of nickels and dimes, but even that resource may fail them. The public will soon look askance upon the citizen who buys more than enough for immediate needs. "Hoarders" are not In favor. thanks to the warnings Issued by the food and other admin istratOrs of necessities. So the peo- pie generally may as we'll make up their minds to carry pennies" and make and receive odd change when ever they buy.
The Press., 1918-01-24
 IMPROVING: TIE 1918 WHEAT CROP
Top Dress With Manure and Fer. E.. tiIizer and Increase the
 Yield.

The bureau of crop estimates of the United States department of agricul- ture reports an increase of four per cent in the acreage of fall-sOwn wheat, as compared with that sown in the fall of 1916. This would be highly en- cOuraging, were it not for the fact that much of this is in poor condition, Is in fact ten per cent under the aver age condition of the last ten years. Un- less the coming spring is remarkably favorable for the development of win- ter wheat. the 1918 crop will be even smaller than that of 1917.
 We have but one more chance for increasing our 1918 bread-grain crop, and this is by tOp-dreSsing either with fertilizer or with manure. In the lat ter case the work may be done at once. tue manure being spread thinly and evenly, preferably with the manure the wheat from winter injury, and at the same time stimulates growth In the cold weather of early spring. Every day gained at this season is just 90 much crop insurance.
 When fertilizer Is used 1t must be applied just as growth starts In the early spring. It is then that available plant food Is most needed. and when 1t Is most efficient in causing the plant to 'tiller out" and increase the number of seed-bearing stems. Ferti. lIzer used at thIs time may change crop failure to crop success. and Is certain to give results when the wheat was sown. late. or when it was sown with an insufficient supply Of plant food.
The Press., 1918-01-24
FOOD PRODUCTION ENDANGERED
 BY FREIGHT EMBARGoES.

During the last weeks of December, 1917, absolute embargoes were placed on rail shipments of phosphate rock from Florida. This fact was widely reported ln the daily press, yet few people realized It's true significance. If the embargo continues 1t will force the closing of many fertilizer factories all over the United States. and will render impossible maximum production of food crops so badly needed in these times of war. An embargo of this kInds necessary though it be. vitally affects the handspring of our national welfare.
 The first big effect of such an ena bargO is to cause the closing of all de- partments of many fertilizer plants. However. the big effect of this em. bargO on rock phosphate movement is 1. m the farm itself. where fer ritiZer Is needed for the work of food production. Labor is short, greater production can only be secured through higher, acre yields produced, by using what labor we have on land so ferti. Iized as to make 1t productive. In this light. then. a continued embargo on rock phosphate. however necessary It may be from the transportation view. point, is great national calamity Te affects both our agricultural produc. tion and. the ability of our country to win the wal. speedily and certainly. What can you do ito helpi Many thingsl ...
 Order 0prIng supplies now-fertlliz- CTS and farm machinery; feeds and ssseds;s lime, ana | other needed na- .t@riale. a' a:.'@ '.,
 UnIoad9a6 soon as the ear arrlVeo, taking from the car whenever possible.
 Do your paFtenoN, N,sand trust that the other man will also do his. This Is, the spirit of true cooperation, and is, the only solution of difficulties caused by freight .congestion.. ',@ '
The Press., 1918-01-24
MAKING MANURE
 M RE VALUABLE
Manure Re-enfOrCed With Fer" tiIizer Gives Largest
  Yields.

With the prospect of decided shortage of plant food supplies, stable manure takes on increased importance in crop production. It has not yet reached the point where 1t Is worth from $6 to S10 per ton, as some would have Us believe, but 1t Is certainly worth enough to justify better care and attention than it has been get ting.
 So much has been written about the saving of manure, but so much yet remains to be done by the farmer that we are led to believe the recommends tions have been too complicated to follow, or else that the gain has not been worth the price. There are, how ever, three things which may easily be done by any farmer, to increase the crop producing value of stable manure on his farm from 50 to 100 per cent, and these without any material in' crease either in labor or capital.
 The Canadian field reports find ton of fresh manure little more valuable than q ton of routed manure (made from two tons of fresh maRure). Therefore, we get twice as much value from manure when we haul 1t direet to the field, instead of throwing 1t into a barnyard to rot.
 The Pennsylvania agricultural ex- pertinent station found that manure spread at the rate of six tons per acre returns S3.29 per ton in crop increase. while when spread at the rate of ten tons per acre It returns only $2y29 per fO0
The Press., 1918-01-24
e-~cHff and Cave pwellers.

The cliff. dwellers knew nothing of the use of metals. Their knives were made from the bones of the.deer, high ly polished and very sharp Their household utensils consisted of pottery jars and casks made of fiber and cov- cred with substance resembling mod ern varnish. Although the. earliest cliff dwellers were prehistoric, cave flyers have existed in almost every age of the worlds The ancient Horites derived their name from their prac- tice of living ins caverns and sRbter- ranean abodes. <. @,S :.sr:,,
The Press., 1918-01-24
ASSIST GOVERNMENT BY, -.
 ORDERING ALL YOUR .--.. FARM SUPPLIES NOW.

The great neod of the railroads just now is cars, and more 4cars-that It may care for normal traffic and assure the extra burden of troop and munl. tiOn movements. But 1t cannot get. more cars over night, or tomorrow, or the next day. Thus it must try to make it's cars carry more7T1inals; one car do the work which two cars did before the WAT. This is where you can help.
 When dealer gets an order. for farm supplies, machinery. feed or coal, he holds it until he gets more to go with tiff he has time. If you get your orders in early this year, you will mahe the dealer happy, facilitate transporta.- tion. aid the government and help yourself by insuring delivery before the time when goods are needed.
The Press., 1918-01-24

and my troubles caused by that weak ness are thing of the past. Allwomen who suffer as I did should try Lydia B. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. "- Mrs JAS. RoHRBERG, 620 Knapp St, N. &, Pittsburgh, Pa
 Women who suffer from any form of weakness, as indicated by displacements, inflammation, ulceration, irregularities, backaehe, headaches, nervousness or ''the blues, should accept Mrs. Rohr- berg's suggestion and give Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound a thorough trial
 For over forty years it has been correcting such ailments. If you have mysterious complications write for advice to Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co, Lynn, Mass.
The Press., 1918-01-24

There Ia more Catarrh in this section of the country than all other diseasen put together, and for years 1t was sup- local remedies, md by constantly falling to cure with local treatment, pronounced 1t incurable. Catarrh is a local dlaease, greatly influenced by constitutional con- ditions and therefore requires conHtltu- tional treatment. Halls catarrh Medl- Co.,. Toledo. Ohio. is a constitutional remedy, is taken Internally and acts thru the Blood on the Mucous Surfaces of the System. One Hundred Dollars re- ward Is offered for ansNcase that HAlI'n Catarrh Medicine falls te cure Send for circulars and testimonlals
 F. J. CHENEY & CO, Toledo, Ohio.
 Solo by Druggists, 7bc. A
 Halls Family Pills for AconA Atipation.
The Press., 1918-01-24
Entertainment.

"Is there any use of my fishing in that pondi" asked the man with the elaborate equipment
 Yes" replied Farmer Corntossel. ''l reckon il would be some recreation. You may not ketch anything. but there's a number of lonesome fish iii there that 'ud like to be amnsed.'- Washington Star.
The Press., 1918-01-24
Early pax Ruttone.

The ancients lacked buttOns-One wonders, indeed, how they got along without them-but evidently they pos sessed studs of modern pattern, such as those with which we fasten our cuffs and collars. And, in truth, they did even have kind of button (though not sewn on), which fastened garments with a pin and hook exactly in the way our brooches and clasp pins Oper- ate.-Exchange.
The Press., 1918-01-24
Prefer Irreuular Lines,

The straight line is an abomina- tion to the Chinese. They endeaVor to avoid it in their streets and build .ngs, and have banlshed 1t completely where country field paths are con- cerned. They will always substitute a curve wherever possible or they will torture it with q zigzag. To the Chinese mind the straight line is sng- gestive of death and demons.
The Press., 1918-01-24
ELLINGTON.
Crystal Lake.

Mrs. Thomas Dorsey of Rockville visited Mrs R. Downes last Thurs day.
 Miss Jennie Carlson of Hartford has been spend ing a few days with her parents here.
 Mrs. A. U Charter and grand :. daughter, Dorothy, visited her daugh- ter, Mrs. B A LudWlg. in Man. chester last Friday.
The Press., 1918-01-24
First Submarine Cable.

| The first submarine cable was one that made communication possible be tween Calais and Boulogne, on one side of the English Channel, and Do yer, on the other. This experiment Is commented uponlby the London H. frustrated News in its issue for August 1G. 1849.
The Press., 1918-01-24
II m llA

Fertilizers like webred horses most profitable the conditions nearest perfect for their and when they properly handled. Study the picture closely of organic matter uaSe sufficient me of the seed control of and insect pests exagate The the running bigger the load of wheat the will
 The better attention of the so the han ding of the and the control diseases the bigger the yield or twooabushe wheat fertilizers will produce they applied in sufficient quantity of sutabe analysis When lines time and drive what remember that because Is profitable Remember. that It profitable control Still further the of the profitable time, think
  The feed
  valuable important parts broken. Fertilizers the will be profitable when have make conditions perfect for
 High priced worth help. the fertilizer team" and it will ToDdress winter wheat with fer
The Press., 1918-01-24

A 4EAM0EA% W &AaAN&& caused backaehe e and headaches. A friend called " attention to one of your spaper advertisements and ediately my husband bought three bottles of Lydia E. Pinkham's s We E etable Com pound for m e. After taking two hnfAlaa T felt fine
The Press., 1918-01-24
Quick Death.

'l detest that tailor of mine!' ex- claimed a spendthrift. 'Ed kill him with pleasure .,: =
 You can easily ,!o so," reiomed his friend. "Pay him what you owe him; be will certainly die from shock"
The Press., 1918-01-24

Tlie pink bcIiworm. the worst enemy known to the, cotton crop Q. India. probably originated tllcre.
 The beck of the Bible called Levitt GUS is So cGlled because it relates prin- cipaily tn the T.eYites and priests.
 When a ship ia sunk or otherwise persihes that part of her cargo that doats on the sea is termed fiotsam. It IS ietsam when the ship is in danger of befng sunk, and to Tighten her tue Eopls are cast into the sea.
The Press., 1918-01-24
Town and Country.

A town man occasionally can shape his business so that he may lie down beside it and take a nap. But a farm CT, after his, regular work has been at- tended to, always has a well to dig Topeka Capital. 7eS@-<
The Press., 1918-01-24
Comparisona.

sf Miles-That fellow Puffem reminds me of q bass drum.
 Giles-Hand it 10 me slowly. Pm troubled with ingrowtng nerves.
 AIilcs-Ile makes a lot of noise, but there's nothing in him.
The Press., 1918-01-24

Antiquity conceals the origin of gold leaf. but it was used in the eighth cen
 tury before the Christian era. and the process of preparing it by hammefing IS believed to have been the same then
The Press., 1918-01-24
PtouIgy.

''That youngstcr of yours is pretty bright, eh?'f t>'5
 "Reads Henry. James It. sight. 'E;in. swered the Boston man.-Kansas Gitv Journal.
The Press., 1918-01-24
comhinatlnn Is anna

"We must" says Roger, Babson A..haye the courage Q put merit before wealth. But don't desnlea khe two when comblned. Boston A0vagtaaaE.
The Press., 1918-01-24
Re-Entorce With Fertilizer.

Manure is weak in the element phosphorus. and benefits immensely from the addition of phOsphorlc acid. By adding about oDe-half a sack of acid phosphate to each ton of manure, the Ohio experiment station increased the crop producing value of ton of manure at least 50 per cent.
 The plant food in ordinary manure Is only about three-t1fths as effective as the plant food of commercial fertilizer. For this reason manure should always be supplemented with available fertN. izer so that crops may he givena quick start in the early spring.
 By handling manure as 1t should be handled-~Supplemen with available fertilizer and re-enforcing it with acid phOsphate-we will he able to make our present supply of fertilizer and manure more effective in the prnfucg ton of food crops.
The Press., 1918-01-24
Epitome of the Man.

spoken word. the written poem, ta sal6 tobs an epltome of the man; how much more the done work.
The Press., 1918-01-24
HUSBAND
 SAVES WIFE
From Suffering by Getting Her Lydia E. Pinkham'S
 Vegetable Compound.

Pittsbursh, Pa--'For many months I was not able to do my work owing to
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-05-11

Garrett 0'Neill OF Glenns Ferry
has been admitted to the fourth Of
ficer's training school, and left for
San Frencisco last week The bust
men of the Ferry presented him with
seventeen jewel wrist watch on
his departure.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-05-11
FOUR men sign UP
With UNCLE sam
Recruiting Officer Enlist
-Four During Week for
Special Work With Quar-
termasters' Corps.

William Mason, the recruiting of
ficer who has been here for the past
week, left for Kuna Friday afternoon
and will spend one day in that town.
Mr.. Mason secured four recruits
while here, Frank F. Gaines and
Earl Galindo, joined as mechanics
helpers, in the quartermasters' corps,
and left on the evening train last
night for Salt Lake, where they will
take the final physical examination
and be assigned to a training camp,
and two Moore brothers, left for the
same place Wednesday, evening, and
will be assigned to the remount di-
vision of the quartermanters corps.
Mr. Mason has seen six years SER
vice in the army, was wounded in
the knee during the trouble on the
Mexican border two years ago, and
has since been assigned to the re-
cruitins service. He spoke very
highly of the treatment he had re-
ceived in Mountain Home and stated
that he hoped to be sent back here
at an early date.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-05-11
ARMY CALLS FOR
TWO engineers
If They do Not Volunteer
Before May 20, Local
Board Will Call Them.

Until May 90 the local board of
this county is authorized to enlist
two men who would otherwise be
sent to Camp Lewis at later date,
for special railway service.
The call is sent out by the adju-
tant general as follows:
Induction call No. SOC is announ-
ced by the Provost Marshal Generals 8
office under date of May s, 1918.
Under this call you are required to
furnish 2 brakemen, fiagmen or con-
ductors.
Only white men and men physi-
cally qualified for general military
service are to be inducted under this
call.
You are authorized to induct
qualified registrants until your al
lotment has been filed. Any regis
trant who is qualified brakeman,
fagman or conductor, who volun-
teers for this srvice prior to May
goth, 1918, should be inducted, pro-
vided your quota is not already filed.
After May 20th no more volunteers
will be accepted, and If on May2 21st
a sufficient number of volunteers have
not come forward to fill the allot-
ment of your County, you will pro-
ceed to select, in sequence of Order
Numbers, a sufficient number of men
from within Glass | to fill your allot-
ment after deducting the voluntary
inductions. If the call cannot be
filled from qualified registrants
within Glass / you shall proceed to
induct registrants in Glass ii D and
in Class III X and l..
These men will be entrained on
June 1st for Fort Leavnsworth. Kan
sas, to report to the Commanding
Officer of Engineers. You are in
structed to warn the leader of your
party against mtilation of railroad
equipment.
You are assured by the Provost
Marshal General that this is an ex
ceptional opportunity for energetic
and ambitious men and you are urged
to give this call the widest publicity.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-05-11
SPUDS Will Be
help TO VICTORY
Enormous Crop of Last
Year Can be Used More
Lavishly and Help in
Saving Wheat for Export

Mrs. Leslie B. Green, county food
director for the women's council of
defense, assisted by Miss Blanche
Skipper, Miss Watts, Mrs. Thackrey,
and others of the local teachers.
haye been busy this week putting up
publicity matter regarding the hum
BILE potato.
There was an excess. crop of 100,-
100000 bushels of spuds last year
and the food administration is urging
everybody to eat an extra bushel of
potatoes and save bushel of wheat
All the hotels and eating houses of
this city have agreed to serve extra
potatoes and call the attention of
their patrons to the necessity of eat
ing them, by line on the menu
Several windows in the business
district have been decorated with
the same end in view, notable one
being at the Rose bakery where
twenty-five potato soldiers are ranged
at parade before an American flag,
and poster above them calls atten-
tion to the blow you can strike the
Kaiser by eating potato.
Every potato eaten saves biscuit
to send to the boys in France.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-05-11
MANY CALLS FOR
NATIONAL ARMY
Special Service Requires
that Local Board Keep
Constantly Busy Sending
Men to Camp for Training

The Elmore County local board
has sent out and is sending a num-
ber of men to fill calls for various
branches of the service.
Peter Mcdonald and Clyde C. Cole
left on May 6, for Camp Lewis, to
complete quota No. 149, which left
on May
Call No. 3S4, will be forwarded
from the 25th to the 29th of this
month takes Frederick A Turner of
Salmon, Arm, B. G., Carl P. Hauk of
Glenns Ferry Thos. C. Holtner of
Smiths Prairie, Harry A. Coder Of
Hill City, and Leroy d. White Of
this city, all of whom GO to Camp
Lewis.
On May II, L. F. Ingersol and
Desbro Smith of Glenns Ferry, will
be sent to Camp Benjamin Harrison,
Indiana, where they will join an
engineering regiment by voluntary
induction, and on the same date
Chas. r. Simmons of Prairie, and
Joseph E. Boneeher of Mountain
Home will be sent to Washington
Barracks. Washington, D. c. They
are also volunteers.
Friday, May 10, VIM. e. Pender-
gras Of Thurman and Frank B.
Leonard of Albuquerque, ~ M. we're
forwarded to Ft Mcdowell, Cal
Other men who are on the draft
list here and have recently Joined
the service in one branch or another
are, VIM A. Reid, S19th Engineers,
Camp Fremont, Carroll M. Mum
ford and Earl d. Stamford, 31st
Engineers, the former at Vancouver
aud the latter at Ft. Douglas, Geo
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-05-11
Car Thief Caught at Nampa.

Edwin Goodwin is immured in the
sheriff's strong room charged with
having stolen car from Harry
Knox at Glenns Ferry Goodwin
was arrested at Nampa and the car
recovered Thursday morning. The
car, which was a new Buick which
Mr.. Knox had purchased only a few
days before, was stolen from in front
of his residence early Wednesday
morning. There is said to have been
another man involved in the theft,
hut he escaped.