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Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-05-22
HOW WAR DEPARTMENT KEEPS ACCOUNT
OF U. S. PRISONERS HELD IN GERMANY

war section informing them how they
may communicate with the captured
soldiers. AS later information arrives
regarding the transfer Of prisoners
from one camp to another kilograms
are sent promptly to the relatives.
1t is a surprise to many to learn how
easily it is possible for relatives to
communicate with prisoners. PRISON.
ers of war are entitled to receive and
send letters, money orders, and VAL
uables, as well as parcels by post not
exceeding IL pounds in weight When
intended for international mail these
are free from all postal duties.
Addressing of Mail.
The mail should be addressed to the
prisoner, giving his rank, full name,
and the name OF the prison camp, if
known, followed by prisoner of War
Mail, via New York" The name and
address of the sender must be given on
the upper left hand corner, and in the
case of parcel post packages the re-
lationship Of the sender to the prison.
er also must be clearly stated. The
reason for this is that only one pack
age may be sent per month, and if a
greater number is sent, the one APP
parently from the prisoners next of
kin is forwarded, and the others held
in New York pending communication
Win the sender, with whose consent
such excess packages may be for
warded to some other prisoner who in
that particular month has received no
package from any source.
Subject to Strict Censorship.
Letters are subject to a careful CEN
sorship and are not permitted to con-
tain anything of military nature or
to relate to any commercial transact
ton. No lether goods may be for
warded and no periodicals except those
published prior to the beginning of
the war. Articles which may be sent
include sweaters, towels underwear,
socks, handkerchiefs, gloves needles
and thread, shirts, shoe laces, tobacco,
cigars, cigarettes, toilet articles. in
Guiding brushes, soap, tooth paste, and
shaving materials, hard candy, crack
ers or biscuits, pensp pencils, and
pocket knives.
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-05-22
RELATIVES GIVEN NEWS
Promptly Informed of the
Status and Movements of
Men, Letters and Parcels May
Be Sent and Received in
Limited Number, Red Cross
Co operating.

The following statement is authoriz-
ed by the war department.:
Relatives of American soldiers who
are prisoners of war are being prompt
ly informed of their status and move
ments so far as it is possible to obtain
abe facts. This task is being perform
ed by the prisoners of war section of
the miscellaneous division of the adj
dutant generals office in the war de-
partn1ent with the cooperation of the
Red Cross.
Up to date this section has forward
ed information to relatives of about
800 imprisoned Americans, nearly 200
of these being civilians, including
members of ship crews, who were in
termed in Germany at the outbreak Of
the war. While considerably more
than 100 American soldiers have been
reported by General Pershing as miss
ing, only about this number have been
located in prison camps. No reports
have been received relative to the
whereabouts of 1873 Americans claised
by the Germans to have been captured
in a recent engagement. Some of
these probably have been included in
the lists of the missing.
First News in About a Week.
AS a rule reports of the location OF
prisoners have reached the prisoners
of war section of the war department
through the Red Cross within week
or eth days after their capture. Usual
ly the first reports give the temporary
camp to which the prisoners are taken.
Often the prisoners are moved to a
second and sometimes a third camp.
In each case the word usually comes
through without much delay.
Under the system adopted kilograms
are sent to relatives first when the men
are reported by General Pershing as
missing. These kilograms are sent by
the statistical division of the Adjutant
General Office, which also handles
casualties The next kilograms are
sent to relatives when information ar
riyes relative to their whereabouts in
prison comps These kilograms go
from the prisoners of war section.
simultaneously circular letters are
sent to relatives by the prisoners of
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-05-22

home regiments was exceedingly Wroth
when he discovered that one of his
men had paid visit to the regiment
al barber ind was minus his mustache.
He Immediately went up to him. "Pri-
vate jones'" he roared, who on earth
gave yez permission to get that mus
tache Off"
Nobody" answered Jones uncon-
cernedly only l thought it would i'm
prove my appearance" Improve your
appearance wild a face like your!"
bawled the tnraged sergeant. IF yez
don't hiv it on again at the afternoon
parade today there'll be trouble!"--
APgonany.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-01-04
SAYS HOT WATER
WASHES P0ISONS
FROM THE LIVER
Everyone should drink hot water
with phosphate In Il,
before breakfast.

To feel as fine as the proverbial
fiddle, we must keep the liver washed
clean, almost every morning. 10 pre-.
vent its sponge-like pores from clog
cling with indgestible material. sour
bile and poisonous toxins, says q noted
physician.
II you get headaches, it's your liver
II you catch cold easily, it's your liver.
II you wake up with bad taste, furred
tongue, nasty breath or stomach be.
comes rancid, it's your liver Sallow
skin, muddy complexion, watery' eyes
all denote liver uncleanliness.' Your
liver is the most important. also the
must abused and neglected organ OF
the body. Few know its function or
how to release the dammedup body
waste, bile and toxins Most folks
resort to violent calomel, which is
dangerous, salivatng chemical which
can only be used occasionally because
It accumulates In the tissues, also
attacks the bones.
Every man and woman, sick or
we'll, should drink each morning be.
fore breakfast glass of hot water
with teaspoonful of limestone phos.
phate in it, to wash from the liver and
bowels the previous days indigestible
material, the poisons, sour bile and
toxins; thus cleansing, sweetenng
and freshening the entire alimentary
canal before putting more food into
the stomach.
Limestone phosphate does not re
strict the diet like calomel, because II
can not salivate, for 1t is harmless and
you can eat anything afterwards. 1t
is inexpensive and almost tasteless, and
any pharmacist will sell you quarter
pound,owhich is sufficient for dem
onstration Of how hot water and lime
stone phosphate cleans, stimulates and
freshens the liver, keeping YOU feeling
At day in and day out.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-01-04
notice OF PUBLICATION.
:. c. Swift, Compliments Solicitor.

(. G. Swift, Compliments Solicitor.
State of Hin La Sale County.
In the Circuit Court to the January
Term, A. d. 1918.
The First National Banl. of Ottawa.
Illinois, corporation organized
under the National Banking Act. of
the l'r tied States of America. of
the Chy Of Ottawa, IN the County
of La Sale ana State of Illinois.
vs. The Swift Terra Gotta Brick &
Tile Company. Felix A. Guignon,
and Frank 3 Graham. partners do.
ing business under firm name and
title Of The Terra Gotta Tile Com.
pany, and John NeWberry. In Chan.
Gerry Foreclosure. Gen. No. 220JJ.
Affidavit OF the nOn-residence of the
unknown president; Of Margaret A.
Swift, yice-president. and Edward A.
Swift. the secretary Of The Swift
Terra Gotta Brick g. Tile Company a
corporation, organized under the laws
OF the state Of Illinois, in the City
Of Ottawa and State Of Illinois, and Of
the non-reSidence OF any clerk, Secre.
tary. superintendent general agent
cashier, principle director. engineer
conductor, station agent. or any agent
of The Swift Terra Gotta Brick 4
Tile Company, a corporation, organ
ized under the law OF the State Of
Illinois, in the City Of Ottawa and
State of Illinois, implicated with the
above defendants, Felix A. Guignon,
ct al. having been filed in the Clerk s
office of Circuit Court of said Coun.
ty, notice is therefore hereby given
to the said nonresident defendants
that the complainant filed its BIZ OF
complaint in said Court in the Chan.
Gerry side thereof. on the 4th day Of
December. A. d. 1917 and that there.
upon summons issued out of said
ourt wherein said suit Is now pcno
ing. returnable on the second Monday
IN the month of January next, as is
by law required,
Now, unless you, the said non.resi.
dent defendants above named the un.
known president; Margaret A. Swift.
vice.president. and Edward A. Swift,
the secretary Of The Swift Terra Gotta
Brick d Tile Company. a corporation
organized under the laws of the State
of Illinois. in the City of Ottawa ard
State of Illinois or any clerk, secre.
tary, superintendent. general agent,
cashier, principle. director. engineer.
conductor station agent. or any agent
OF The Swift Terra Gotta Brick 4
Tile Company. shall personally be
and appear before said Circuit Court
on the first day of the next term
thereof to be holden at Ottawa. in and
for the said County. on the second
Monday in January next and plead
answer or demur to said complain.
ant bill OF complaint the same and
the matters and things therein
charged and stated. will be taken as
confessed, and decree entered
against you according to the prayer
of said bill
JOHN +. WITZEMAN,
Clerk.
Ottawa, Illinois. December IA. lel7.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-01-04
LOST
Find Greek Manuscript

Several years ago it was reported
that Greek manuscript of the Cos,
gels, nearly as old as the manuscripts
which formed the basis of the New
Testament text, had been found in
Egypt. The manuscript was embraced
in a volume Of yellum and had proba.
oily been preserved in an ancient mon.
astcry or tomb, it was believed alth0
the Arabs who found it would say
nothing on that point The ancient
writing was purchased by an Ameri.
can, C. l.. Freer, who brought it to
this country.
The manuscript is believed 10 date
either from the fourth or fifth cen
fury and it is of considerable impor-
lance 10 Biblical scholars in that il
gives them new material, particularly
on the texts Of St John and St. Luke
The text is remarkably clear and. Is
5 The case with practically all manu-
scripts of that period is practically
devoid OF punctuation, capita letters
or accents. After the fourteenth verse
of the sixteenth chapter of ST. Mark s
gospel, as recorded in his manuscript
IT, which Jesus upbrads his followers
or their unbelief. the new text con.
tans words which do not appear in
any other manuscript of the New Tcs.
lament -- Pathfinder
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-01-04
uD|EsI SECRET TO
DARKEN GRAY HAIR
Bring Back it's Color and Lustre
with Grandma's Sage
Tea Recipe.

Common garden sage hrewed into
heavy tea. with sulphur and alcohol
added, will turn gray, streaked and
faded hair beautifully dark and lux
uriant. Mixing the Sage Tea and Sui.
phur recipe at homo, though. IL
troublesome. An easier way is to get
the ready-to.use preparation improved
by the addition of other ingredients
q large bottle, at little cost. at drug
stores. known as "Wyeth's Sage and
sulphur Compound" thus avoiding a
lot Of muss.
While gray. faded hair is not sinful,
we all desire to retain our youthful
appearance and attractiveneTs. BY
darkening your hair with Wyeth's
Sage and sulphur Compound, no one
can tell. because II does II SO natural
ly. so evenly You just dampen a
sponge or soft brush with It and draw
this through your hair. taking one
small strand at a time: by morning
all gray hairs have disappeared. After
another application or two your hair
becomes beautifully dark, glossy. soft
and luxuriant and you appear years
younger. Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur
Compound Is q delightful toilet requi.
site. Il II not intendcN for the cure
migitation or prevention of disease.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-01-04
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Sealed bids will be received for the
construction of the Improvement of
certain part of Cornell street in the
south part OF the City of Ottawa. by
grading, draining. curling and paving
the same, by the Council Of the City
OF Ottawa, until the 18th day Of Jan.
uary A. d. 1918. at the hour of ten
O'Clock A W. at the City Office in
the Central Lite Building in said City
OF Ottawa, Illinois; at which time and
place said bids will be publicly
o. enCd
II is estimated that there will be
about the following amounts of work
to be done and materials to be fur
nished: Isl Gu. yds. of excavation.
800 lin IT, Of sandstone Curbing, l2S
Gu yds, concrete foundation, &c Gu.
Nds sand. llc2 50. yds. Of ytritied
brick pavement. Frout filler for 1852
50. yds brick pavement, ton Of as.
holt
said Improvement shalt be con.
StIucted and made in accordance with
the ordinance providing for the same
and the maps. plats, plans and speci-
licaLions for the same on file IN the
Office of the Public Engineer of said
City Of Ottawa.
Proposals must be made on blanks
furnished by said Council and in
compliance with the instructions
thereto attached. which can be had ON
application to the Public Engineer.
and must be accompanied by cash
or by check payable to the order of
the Mayor OF the City of Ottawa. in
his official capacity, certified by re.
sponsibc bank for an amount of not
less than ten per cent N0eD of the
aggregate Of The proposal
The contractor shall be r"'d in
bonds, bearing the rate Of i've ror
cent tj%D per gnnum
No bid Will be received unless the
party Offering it, shall furnish cvi
donCe that he has the necessary ia.
cilities ability and pecunary re.
sources to tulall the conditions Of the
contract and execute the work, should
the contract be awarded to him
Bidders viii examine the ordt
nanccs. maps. plats. plans. spcciIlea-
lions and also the locality in which
said work Is to be done and Judge 'or
themselves all OF the conditions and
circumstances affecting the cost and
nature of the work.
The Council of the city OF Ottawa
reserves the right to reject any and
all bids. as authorized by law
Dated at Ottawa, Illinois this md
day Of January. A. ID. 1915
+. f. BRADFORD.
Mayo
W " CURTIS.
city Clerk
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-01-04
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.


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Vi PaftS Vi la zane street ana othe'
9'roetS III lhe Norlh Ceh'laI part Oh
tHe wy oi ottaWa' by the conner
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"'Silcu @1'''l SIT !u5' ol excavation,
f'ii' IN. IT. oI sandstone curoihg re-
7e''lHs ''o III. It, sandstone curhlhS'
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r,,,ishod ~. 's,t1 CoumoI ana :, aa,,
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a,,aohod u.hiah oan ~ haI -, an,.,i
elton ~ ,ho prh1ia rnai,onn nn1
m,s, ma oooorna,ind ~, na.h go hn
chaol, ,o,nt1o A. tho ID. ~ a..
Mayor OF the City of Ottawa in his
official capacity. certified by re.
sponsible bank for an amount of not
less than ten per cent NOe[D of tho
aggregate of the proposal
The contractor shall, bo maid in
bonds bearing The rate or five nor
cent l5gl nor annum
M td ..tn ,o ,o,o,,.a min. H..
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-01-04

Her general facial character was
still preserved. One would have still
recognized her as Alexandra. She
seemed even as her farewell TO the
younger sister had foreshadowed-to
recognize herself. The woman's per.
sonality had by no means been oblit.
Grated.
But, though it was still Alexandra
who lay upon that bed, it was so radi.
antly altered an Alexandra as to sug.
gest real, supernatural miracle, not
the result of cold, scientific calculation
or of mere surgical and dermatologi-
cal skill
The general proportions of her face
were still much the same as formerly.
There had been little change in the
brow, the line of the jaw, the contour
of the ehin-save that here the slight
natural cleft had been subtly altered
and made more prominent. But the
nose, which had been markedly i'm.
perfect, now was straight, fraction
of an inch shorter, with splendidy
nodded lines and nodded nostrils.
The mouth had become smaller and
finer, with vouptuous lips, carmine
and ripe-the upper lip trifle short,
according to the best canons of Greek
beauty, dating from the age of Peri.
cles.
Where the cheeks had been a trille
lax and hollow, now they were smooth
and full, with an absolutely perfect
oval, yet with the essential hint of the
wonderful bone structure beneath.
No approach to overfulness destroyed
that magnificent contour.
GRO BE CONTINUED
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-01-04

then cautioned: Promise me YOU
won't excite yourself Promise me you
will be calm"
Il promise.' she answered, her
marvellous skin suffused with a sud
den. deeper flush, as if every emotion
that stirred her now recorded itself
there.
And so she stretched out her hand
took the glass, and for moment held
it without venturing to look on her
own image
She raised her eyes. | sensed that
she was praying silently. even as
had seen her pray that night before
the operation.
Then she held up the glass and
gazed into it. For moment | stood
there watching her. silent. rapt in
my observation, as her senses took
complete cognizance of the supreme
wonder that had been wrought upon
her.
She uttered no trivial. foolish ex'
camation; but in calm. exalted joy.
with an upifted mind devotional in
purity and strength, looked upon the
new Alexandra that had displaced the
melichaya sistra. the younger sis
ter" she had known.
Then as to herself she said
Can this be |? This glory? This
splendor?"
Silence came again; silence save
for the gusty voices of the storm with
out. In silence studied Alexandra
even as she studied herself.
The woman had truly been meta
morphosed in an incredible fashion
Every prophecy Of the surgeons had
been fulfilled, and more than fulfilled
Their most ambitious dreams had
been surpassed The soundness of
their calculations, their methods, and
technique had been justified hun
dred-fold.
Angry as | was at them--Brodeur
for having failed to return. Ergazy
for having fallen victim to his de.
testable vice---I none the less felt a
keen regret that | alone should be
present to witness the emergerce Of
the new Alexandra; that they should
not be there. too, witnessing the mar
vel of their handiwork.
Thus, watching, appraised the
woman and observed her as would
any phenomenon. Ny coolness had
largely returned. was myself again.
analytical and keen.
Alexandra's beauty - what was it?
How shall convey to the cold pages
of this diary any adequate idea of
what saw that night?
1t is notorious fact that the de.
tailed description Of beauty leaves the
reader cold and unmoved, where some
artful literary turn or device win
stimulate imagination and make il be-
hold what plain words cannot effect.
Writers thus revel in figures of
speech. making their heroines Cleo
patras, Nenuses, or beautiful as the
dawn They sometimes describe the
effect their heroines exert on people.
thus striving to convey impressions
that direct words cannot give.
But | am physician. and no liter.
any trickster | am used to plain
facts plainly expressed. So will not
attempt vain rhetorical flights, but
will give my observations in simple
speech
Alexandra had undergone con.
plete and radical alteration in all de-
tails essential to transforming her
from an ordinarily eood-lookng WON
an into The most radiant and aston
ishing beauty that human eye has
ever looked upon. How strange $3.50 is
it not?-that my sight, and mine
alone, has ever looked up that face in
all its superhuman wonder.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-01-04
Classified ADVERTISING

Advertisements will be inserted in
this column not exceeding five lines,
three times, 25c; one week soc. Each
line over five, Toe per week addition
al All advertisements in this col
umn must be laid in advance. No
advertisement will be inserted in this
column for less than 25c.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-01-04

7:5Oc. 9:j0e. ll:00f.
Cars arrive from east at 6:50g y
m. ~: ~ a m.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-01-04
Professional Cards
PROF. JOSEPH A. REAROON,
Pianist and Teacher.

Studio 123 Colwell Apartments, oppo-
site Washington park. Phone SS4-L.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-01-04
True Affection.

A youngster, fond of visiting mu.
senms and very arfeciionatc. startled
his mother by remarking if she died
he would stuff her 50 that he could sit
IN her lap all the time.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-01-04
FOR RENT

FOR RENT-A five room cottage on
Ottawa avenue. Call telephone
539.Y
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-01-04
Southbound.

Southbound.
Southbound cars leave Ottawa sta.
ton for Mckinley Park, Grand Ridge
and S.reator. in
A. M.-5:jO, 6j0h. 1850, $50. 1850
p. M.-l;j0, $3.50. $50. 900. 1875.
a Marseiles and intermediate points
b Marseiles Morris, Seneca aud 10.
iermediate points.
e princeton and intermediate points
d Ladd and intermediate points.
Z prnceton-Ladd and intermediate
points.
[ La Sale and intermediate points
< Sundays and holidays only
h Daily except SUNDAY
ALWAYS BUY TICKETS AND SAVE
MONEY.
Fares to Chicago. H., Joliet, H..
and Chicago 4 Joliet Electric Rail.
way.
WEEK END EXCURSION
Every Saturday aud Sunday.
c4cn round trip Tickets limited
y hJu until MONDAY. 1900 noon,
following date Of sale for return trip.
EVERY DAY FARES.
81 - round trip. sl0O one way Re.
turn trip limited to ten DAYS
WELLS FARGO EXPRESS TO ALL
POINTS.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-01-04
WANTED

WANTED Make Your Ford as coy
and warm as an Electric Now is
the time. Cali and let me tell you
how. A Christmas gift to yourself.
Storage 81 per month Pettys earage.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-01-04
T. w. BURROWS, M. D.,
DOCTOR CARTER.
OR. J. J. MORlARTY

Osteopathic Physician. Hours: to
IL a. m, 2 to D p. m; 10 8 p. N
Phones, office. Main 2l5.R.; resi-
dence, SS2-X. Moloney Bldg, Otts
wa. Illinois.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-01-09
THIRD CONCERT IN
FINE ARTS SERIES
PROVESSUCCESS

The popularity. OF the COURSE OF hye
concerts being given At the Central High
School by the Washington Society 1.-the
Fine Arts was proven again. last even
ing. by the large audience that attended
the third concert OF the series at which
instrumental music was given in an
almost severely classic program.
Thre major compositions Of Sehumann,
GrieE. and Beethoven were played by
two members Of the Boston Symphony
Orchestra, SYLVAN Noack. vioiinist. and
Joseph MalEin.. 'cellist, with Mrs. George
Peabody Eustic, who Is known well here
socially and as a musician. at the plano.
The auditorium Of the school is too
large for chamber music and the finer
effects OF the ensemble were often lost.
The sunny spirit. OF .Beethoven's trio,
opus 81. was chsrminyr however, with its
and blend, and the song
quality of the andaRte Was most sp-'
preciatively given Schumann's sonata,
opus los. for violin and plano, was par
ticularly lovely in the sllegretto.. and
the Grieg sonata. opus IS. for 'sello and
piano. gave a contrasting element OF in
o.. - MACH.