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Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-09-07

which to do it. That was one of the
things that CALLED one--the thought
that l had the wherewithal in my
jeans to buy all the food needed and
yet no way Of getting it without en-
dangering my liberty and life.
At night, however, after it was dark,
would steal quietly out of the house
to see what could pick up in the way
of food. BY that time, of course, the
stores were closed, but / secured the
streets, the alleys and the byways for
scraps of food and occasionally got up
courage enough to appeal to Belgian
peasants whom I met on the streets,
and in that way / managed to keep
body and soul together.
1t was quite apparent to me, how
ever, that was worse off in the city
than l had been In the fields, and /
decided to get out Of that house just
as soon as knew definitely that Huy-
Tiger had made up his mind to do moth
ing further for me.
When was not at the keyhole of the
door spent most Of my day on the top
floor in room which looked out on the
street. BY keeping well away from the
window / could see much Of what was
going on without being seen myself.
In my restlessness, used to walk back
and forth In that room and kept it up
so constantly that believe must have
worn a path In the floor. It was nine
steps from one wall to the other, and
as I had little else to amuse me I fig
ured out one day after l had been
pacing up and down for several hours
Just how much distance would have
covered on my way to Holland If my
footsteps had been taken In that direc-
ton instead of just up and down that
old room. was very much surprised
to find that In 6rpee hours / crossed
the room no less than 5000 times and
the distance covered was between nine
and ten miles. 1t was not very graft
flying to realize that after walking all
that distance wasn't step nearer my
goal than when started, but had to
do something while waiting for Huy-
tiger TO help me, and pacing up and
down was a natural outlet for my
restlessness.
White looking out of the top floor
win0sw one day, / noticed a cat on a
widow ledge of the house across the
vt, " "~d rice piece of q broken
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-09-07

My one chance seemed to be to StanC
pat In the hope that the officer Id
charge might possibly come to the con
ciusion that he had arrived at the
house too late--that the bird had
flown.
My position In that wine cellar was
anything but comfortable one. Rats
ana mice were seurrying across the
i1oor and the smashing and crashing
going on overhead was anything but
promising. Evidently those soldiers
imagined that / ought to be hiding 10
the walls, for it sounded as though
they We're tearing off the wainseotting,
the picture molding and, in fact,
everything that they could tear or pull
apart.
Before very long they would finish
their search upstairs and would come
down to the basement. What they
would do when they discovered the
wine | had no idea. Perhaps they
would let themselves loose on 1t and
give me my chance. With a bottle of
wine in each hand figured could put
up good fight in the dark. especially
as was becoming more and more ac-
customed to 1t and could begin to dis
tinguish things here and there, where
as when they entered the pitchy dark
ness of the cellar, they would be as
blind as bats in the sun.
Perhaps 1t was twenty minutes be.
fore | heard what sounded like my
death-knell to me; the soldiers were
coming down the cellar steps! |
clutched wine bottle in each hand
and waited with bated breath.
Tramp! Tramp! Tramp! In mo-
ment they would be in the cellar
proper. u could almost hear my heart
beating. The mice scurried across the
floor by the scores, frightened no
doubt by the vibration and noise made
by the descending soldiers. Some Of
the creatures ran across me where !
stood between two wine cases, but |
was too much interested In bigger
game to pay any attention to mice.
Trampi Trampl 'Halt!" Again
an order was given In German, and al
though / did not understand 1t / am
willing to bless every word OF it, be-
cause it resulted In the soldiers turn
ing right about face, marching up the
stairs again, through the hall and out
of the front door and awayl
could hardly believe my ears. 1t
seemed almost too good to be true that
they could have given up the search
just as they were about to come upon
their quarry, but unless my ears de-
ceived me that was what they had
done.
The possibility that the whole thing
might be German ruse did not escape
me, and / remained in the cellar for
nearly an hour after they had appar-
emily departed before I ventured to
move, listening intently In the mean
while for the slightest sound which
would reveal the presence of sentry
upstairs.
Not hearing sound began to feel
that they had indeed given up the hunt,
for ] did not believe that a German
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-09-07
CHAPTER XIII.


Five Days In an Empty House.
The five days | spent in that house
seemed to me like five years. During
all that time l had very little to eat
less in fact than had been getting in
the fields. | did not feel 1t SO bad, per-
haps, because of the fact that was no
longer exposed to the other privations
which before had combined to make
my condition so wretched. now had a
good place to sleep, at any rate, and |
did not wake every half hour or so as
had been accustomed to do in the
fields and woods, and, of course, my
hunger was not aggravated by the
physical exertions which had been
necessary before.
Nevertheless, perhaps because had
more time now to think of the hunger
pains which were gnawing at me all
the time, don't believe was ever SO
miserable as was at that period of
my adventure. felt so mean towards
the world would have committed
murder, think, with very little prov
ocation.
German soldiers were passing the
house at all hours Of the day. I
watched them hour after hour from the
keyhole of the door-to have shown
myself at the window was out of the
question because the house in which
was concealed was supposed to be
untenanted.
Because of the fact that I was I'M
able to speak either Flemish or Ger
man | could not 60 out and buy food,
although / still had the money with
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-09-07

'That De Jones must be wonuers
fully brave man."
"What makes you think 500"
"Because in the course Of q single
day he deded the cock Natlg dieni ese'i
his wife and bplAed the les NJ. "
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-09-07

and dumb Belgian peasant as far as
1t would carry me.
Before / finally left the house had
a remarkable experience which shall
remember as long as live.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-28
GARAGE MEN BUY
STOLEN CARS FROM
IA. CONSTABLE SON
TWO LOCAL MEN ARE NIPPED BY
SUAVE YOUTH WHO CARRIED
MADE TO ORDER BILL OF SALE
AND PROPER CREDENTIALS.

Two Ottawa garage men innocently
figured in one of the best systemized
stolen car plots ever brought to light.
On Sept IS a man going under the
name of Ed Martin drove into the
Conde garage on Main street and at
tempted to sell E. Ward Conde, the
proprietor, Ford touring car. He
produced bill of sale, and also gave
Mr. Conde a printed card bearing the
name of Peoria garage and the tele-
phone number, asking him to call up
the garage to And out if he owned
the car and that his bill Of sale was
genuine. Mr.. Conde. after examining
the papers, thought they were all
right, and without calling Peoria pur.
chased the car
A few hours later George NJ Petty
the Main street garage man. pur.
chased the car from Mr.. Conae.
A few days ago Martin, who is
really the son of Constable Perry of
Fort Madison, Iowa. was arrested in
Missouri, charged with stealing autos.
He confessed where he had sold nine
machines. the Ford which he had dis
posed of in Ottawa being one of the
number. Last evening the chief of
police from Moberly, Mo. came to OF
tawa and took the Ford from the
Petty garage back to its owner in
Moberly,
The ear had been taken there on
Sept. Il, one day before It was sold in
Ottawa.
Investigation showed Perry was
conducting one Of the best system
atized car bandit plots ever un
earthed He had had cards printed OF
a Peoria garage, bearing the number
of telephone. In Peoria this phone
mad been placed in the apartment O
young lady accomplice. When SHE
was called about cars, she woulC
claim to be the bookkeeper of the
garage and would declare that Martir
had purchased the car at that garage
and had paid cash for IT,
This system had been in operation
for many months, and through it nil
merous cars had been stolen and dis
posed of to innocent parties, who were
taken in by this seemingly purely
business affair.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-28
7,459 Ia SALE CO.
BABIES ON SCALES
REPORTS FROM ALL DISTRICTS
FILED WITH COUNTY CHAIRMAN
SHOW GREAT WORK HAS BEEN
CARRIED ON.

The report for The weighing and
measuring of children under the ag/s
Of 6 years of age have been filed
with the County Child Welfare Com.
mittee Chairman Mrs n. A. Guthrie,
showing that during the compaign
7459 babies were weighed in La Sale
county during the campaign. OF this
number 500 were babies that were
weighed in Ottawa.
La Sale has the honor of leading
the county in the contest. having
weighed 1890 babies during the
campaign Peru ranks second. hav-
ing weighed 1893 babies. Streator
comes third with 1852 babies, and OF
tawa ranks fourth. Oglesby is the
fifth town in the county having
weighed 776 babies. only "a below the
number of children having been
weighed in Ottawa.
OF the number of Ottawa children
weighed 562 were found to be above
average youngsters. Two hundred
thirty nine We're below weight for
their age, and 21i were below weight
for their heighth. 2l5 or approx
mately q per cent of the Ottawa
babies weighed We're found to be ply
sically defective.
Fifty nine babies who were weigh
ed were known not to have had their
births registered, 500 were known
to have been registered and the
mothers of la babies were in doubt
as to whether the births had beer
registered or not.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-28
WAR BOARD ORDER
ENDS WORK ON ZION
CHURCH BUILDING
MEMORIAL HALL FOR JEFFERSON
STREET CONGREGATION uN.
DER BAN UNTIL CONSENT TO
PROCEED HAS BEEN OBTAINED.

Under his authority as vice chair
man of the War Industries Board for
this district, Attorney Clarence Griggs
yesterday performed his first official
act toward war conservation. when he
prohibited further construction on the
Zion Evangelical Lutheran church
memorial hall until official sanction
for prosecuting the work was receiy-
ed from the State Council Of Defense.
While little progress had been
made on the building which is to be
constructed as parish house for
the Lutheran church members, it was
reported to Mr. Griggs that some ma
terials had been purchased and that
construction was to be gone ahead
with.
When Mr.. Griggs was informed
that the building was to be erected
he issued an order restraining further
construction work until the official
consent of the men in authority had
been obtained.
Rev. Mueller, pastor of the church,
had not been placed in touch with
the federal boards rulingand appeared
grateful to Mr.. Griggs for informing
him of the rule against all building
except absolute essentials.
He said he had no intention OF
violating any edicts and would for
mally make application for permis
sion to 90 ahead with the parish
house. funds for which have been al
most entirely subscribed. The hal
will be built in the rear of the church
on Jefferson street. Members of the
parish are booking forward to its
erection with a deal of anticipation
as it will afford them many pleasan,
hours at both religious and social af
fairs
I Mr. Griggs was unable to state
whether or not permission for pro
ceedng with the building could bt
obtained, but the formula for makine
formal application will made out ant
sent into headquarters.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-28
OTTAWA BLUEJACKET
IN SERIOUS CONDITION
AT NORFOLK, VA. YARDS

Henry John Keiber, aged 10 years,
OF the United States navy is in very
critical condition as the result of an
attack Of pneumonia at the Naval Op.
Grating Base Hospital. Norfolk. Va.
The first news Of the young Ouawan's s
serious illness was received here
shortly after O'Clock last evening by
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. W.
Keiber of Eastwood
The news was great blow TO the
parents, as they did not know their
son was i'll until the following mes
sage reached them: Your son. Henry
Keiber. second class L. S. navy. is
seriously i'll in this hospital with pneu.
monia. If he grows worse, or if com
plications set in, YOU will be promptly
notified COOK, in comand.'
AT II o'clock the second message
was received, which read. Your son
Henry John Keiber, Is gradually
growing worse. Condition now con
sidered very grave. COOK, in com
.nand'
Since that time no word hal
reached the almost distracted parents
and numerous trips have been made
to the Western Union Office today il
hopes Of a message telling OF
| change for the better.
Henry Keiber was transferred from
| the Great Lakes Naval Training Sta
! ton to the Norfolk navy yards Tues
day, Sept "a. As far as can b
learned he was in good health then
His relatives here are inclined to bt
lieve he is victim OF Spanish II
y nuenza.
He enlisted at the Great Lakes SIT
tion in June, and reported for duty o.
July /, where he has been statione
since. He has never been granted
furlough to come nome since his ei
listment, hut his parents have visite
him at the station five times. He
both well known and we'll liked In o
tawa, and his scores of friends her
learned with sorrow Of his seriou
illness,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-28
BUSINESS HOUSES
SIGN ONE DELIVERY
PER DAY PETITION
STORE OWNERS OF OTTAWA
AGREE TO SEND WAGONS INTO
EACH SECTION OF CITY ONLY
ED BY SECRETARY O'kANE.

Acting at the suggestion of the
War Conservation Board, Secretary
John NJ. O'kane has instituted a plan
for adoption among local merchants
which calls for delivery trips into
each section of the city only once a
day
Mr. O'Kane, who has been appoint
ed local chairman of the CONNER.
cia Economy administration a sub
sidiary of the War Industries Board
Is today circulating a petition among
the merchants all of whom are read.
lily signing it. When all the names
have been subscribed wagons will
then be used on the one.trip- -per-day
basis. This means that only one trip
will be made over each route.
At late hour this afternoon there
had not been rejection of the
scheme, indicating that Ottawa mer-
chants are heartily in accord with
any proposition of the government s
| for helping to win the war.
The rule will eliminate all special
delverie5 and also covers the return
Of goods taken on trial. Under 1t
merchandise cannot be held longer
, than three days and then returned.
In a letter received today from tho
| L. s. Trade Commission it was point
ed out to Mr. O'Kane that nothing
should be done to increase sales al
this time The board trowned upor
Fan premium giving during these tim
es becauie of the scarcity OF all ma
terias. II recommended only con
servative practise in merchandising
hNhile the war is one.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-28
FORTY KILLED IN
BENTON. I'LL. MINE
DISASTER THIS A. NJ,

Benton. H., Sept 2S.--lt is believed
that at least forty men have perished.
and the death roll may reach fifty, in
the explosion at the mine of the
Franklin County Coal and Coke Com.
pany early today.
Rescue teams were able to enter
the mine at 10 O'Clock, but their initial
efforts were batfled by rush OF
flame Later the air from the fans
forced the flames from the bottom oil
the shaft and the rescuers found the
bodies of four men, burned to crisp
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-28
PRODUCE co. SELLS
OUT TO RIVAL

Sale Of the Ottawa Produce Com.
tany's business TO the Steer & Olson
Co. was announced today. Both are
dealers in poultry, dairy products
eggs, etc. The deal became effective
at once ana the new purchase was
taken over this morning by the S, O.
o. people.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-28
SUES FORMER STATES
ATTORNEY AND AID
FOR $4,000 IN FINES

Suit to revover $4,000 alleged to be
due the county in criminal fines was
instituted in the Circuit Court by the
people ex rel county superintendent
of schools. against c. $ Cullen and H..
h. Nicholson. states attorney and as
sistant during the period l9OS19l2
The claim is an aftermath OF che
county suits of a few years ago and
Is alleged to cover fines collected by
Mr.. Cullen ari Mr. Nicholson during
the last term of their Office County
Attorney Elmer +. Roberts and w Il.
Redmon are conusil for the county su.
perintendent.
Sues Budweiser people,
]. L. Piergue of Ottawa today filed
suit against the Anheuser Busch Brew
ing Company of St Louis for $1,000
Only the praecine was filed by Nc
Dougall 4 Chapman, attorneys for tn,
plaintiif.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-28
Champ Clark a Victim.
WASHINGTON SCHOOL
BEATS COLUMBUS

In a spirited football game between
Washington and Columbus schools
yesterday afternoon on King Field,
Washington defeated their opponents
by the score of 4S TO O. The Wash
ington school team this year is the
fastest and best the school ever had
The lineup of tho winning team
was Frcnk Coop. ~, Harold Link
fb; Emmett Thomas. RIB; Jean Wais'
lib; Richard Griffith. re-; ~ Faigan
lg; A. Guthrie. c; A. Simms, TT; +
Ayers, It, W. Purrucker, re; E. Kot
sonis, le.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-28

Remorse Is like wooden leg. It
helps q man on his way. but he can
zee where he would have been hap.
pier without it.--IdahO Statesman.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-28
MILLION TO STAMP
OUT SPANISH GRIP

Washington, Sept ga Joint reso-
luton introduced by Representative
Gillette Of Massachusetts, appropriat.
ing million dollars to fight Spanish
influence, was rushed through the
House this afternoon.
Champ Clark Victim
Washington, Sept 2S-.Champ
Clark, speaker of the House, and
Claude Kitchin, majority leader. were
among the victims of Spanish in.
fluen2e reported in Washington today
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-28
Ottawa Division.

Ottawa Division.
s. Mission township ....S 73,034.91
g. East half Miller, east
half Manlius and north
half Brookdeld tWps... 153,373.32
10. West half Miller, west
half Manius, Rutland
and Fall River twps. =. 2l2236 60
II. Dayton, Wallace, Otta-
wa and S. Ottawa. S2S,711 80
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-28

Total ...........$I,267.4l6.S2
TrtCity Division.
u. Wal.ham township ...$ 45,702.24
13. Dimmick township 49,. 402l.57
"A. Peru township .... 442, 1872 62
-. La Sale twp, north OF
Illinois River ....... 695 1927 81
16. La Sale twp, sotuh of
Illinois River ..,.,.. l71,1Sl64
H. Utica and Deer Park
twps. ...,.. ......... 115,649.2S
is. Sections 40 inclusive
Eden township .,...., 21S73 So
10. South two-'hirds Eden
and Vermillion twp. 92,245.9j
- Hope and Richland
townships ...,,.,.... 107234.6o
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-28

Try the Free Trader.Journal Want Ads
for results.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-28
FIVE MILLION IS
ASKED OF COUNTY
BY LOAN LEADERS
OTTAWA'S QUOTA FOR DISTRICT
SECOND IN LtST-HERCULEA
EFFORT is ALL THAT WILL PUT
CITY OVER THE TOP.

La Sale Countys goal is s4,973,j12
in the Fouvth Liberty Loan campaign,
according to announcement made to-
day by Chairman Wilson, This sum Is
to be raised in four subdivisions, con
sistin gof Ottawa. Mendoza, La Sale
and Sreator La Sale leads the list
win quota of sl,745, ,OjS90; Ottawa
is second with 267,4l6.S2, Streator
third with $l,216,20029 and Mendoza
last with $744,S9599.
The city of Ottawas Quota is $685.
1870, included with which is the
townships of Sotuh Ottawa, Wallace,
Mission and Dayton. This means a
herculean effort must be made to go
over the top in the drive which opened
today without any rattle of drums and
fare Of trumpets.
Registration today, Sunday and
Monday will be the preliminary indi
cation Of what the county committee
may expect in the way of voluntary
patriotism and what will be required
in the way of campaigning for this
great cause. The quotas of the -four
divisions are as follows:
Mendoza Division.
! Mendoza township, west
half Meriden and north
half Troy Grove twps, .$30G1237
. Eas. half Merlien and
all Of Earl. l23,650.7 =
3. Adams township ,... IA ,566.71
4. Worthwhile township. 45,492.1,
). South half Troy Grove
township ............ 32.699. |;
6. Ophif township and
west half Freedom twp. 79,0l3.3,
/ East half Freedom and
Serena township ...... S1,7497
Total ...,.....,,.....St44 Al ,S9o.9'
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-28
w LEATHER

Generally fair tonight
ind Sunday. Cooler SUM-
lay.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-28
Down Fifty Foe Planes.

Washington, Sept. 2S. --F'irty afr.
planes and seven enemy balloons
were brought down by American
avators with the British in tho period
from July 1 to Aug %. the war d.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-28
Streator Division.

Total ...........s1, ,2l6,2o0.2y
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-28

Continued on page 3, col. IL
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-28

OTTAWA JOURNAL
Established 1889
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-28

OTTAWA FREE TRADER
Establishsd 1s4o
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-28

With the British Army in France,
Sept 2S American troops, fighting
with their usual gallantry took the
important outer defenses of Gillemont
Farm in their latest drive on the
British front, between Gouy and Bel
liCourf
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-28
Announce Latest Thrust.

London, Sept 2S.--With the British
making good progress in front of Cam.
brai, where 10000 German prisoners
have been taken, the second British
army in conjunction with the Bel.
glans, launched a new assault on the
Flanders front today, the war office
announced
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