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The Jasper news., 1918-04-11
Well Trim the Kaiser Before We Come
Back.
Fort Terry, N. y. March 81

Fort Terry, N. y. March 81.
Mr.. Arthur F. Drake:
AS we have been under quaran-
tine for 80 days and were not al
lowed to write to our friends SO we
are writing together to let them all
know we are eating three meals a
day and having a bully good time,
also going through the manual of
arms with a scrubbing brush or
coal shovel daily.
Our fort is not such a bad place,
to be as small as it is. 1t is called
Plum Island and is about IS miles
from shore. 1t is 3 miles long and
I mile wide, containing about
1900 soldiers and many 3 and IL
inch batteries, which makes it well
fortified.
We expect to leave for France
any time and all are anxious to 60.
The Coast Artillery goes as mine
layers, s.inch motor gunner or
train artillery. The Kaiser is get
The Jasper news., 1918-04-11

ting stale now and needs to be
sailed down and we are going to
help apply the salt.
If any OF our friends are thinking
of joining the Army we advise
them to join the Coast Artillery
Corps, as it is the highest branch
of service in the United States
Army, and offers greater chances
of promotion than any other SER
vice.
We are treated fine by our Of
ficers, and we have no complaint
as it is the next thing to home.
Everybody is feeling happy to-
day as we just mustered out for
pay roll and they are planning how
to spend their money and have a
good time.
We will have to close now and
we hope that Jasper community
has fine season and large crops
plus the highest prices known.
We hope to hear from all our
friends, for if we go to France we
are not coming back till we trim
the Kaiser
With friendship to all,
Pvts. Delmar Brown and Rue Webb
a1st Co., c. A. c., Fort Terry, N. y.
The Jasper news., 1918-04-11
Quite n Shock,

"You say that Miss oldstyle is suf'
fering from severe mental shock'
What caused it?" "Why, she's been
claiming that she's only twenty-eight
years old and then somebody found her
name in one OF those '30-Years Ago
columns in the newspapers"
The Jasper news., 1918-04-11
COURAGE.

Courage is not simply the absence
Of fear. To be brave is not merely not
to be afraid. Courage is that compact
ness and clear conference of all O. mans
faculties and powers which makes his
manhood On operative unit In the
world.
The Jasper news., 1918-04-11
Street Car on Runners,

When the ground is covered with
snow in at least one city in Norway
trackless trolley car hauls Us trail
or a passenger car mounted on run
ners.
The Jasper news., 1918-04-11
Poor Chance to Retire.

About the time man gets to the
point where he can AFFORD to retire he
has to work all the time taking care
Of the interests he has built up so that
he might retire.
The Jasper news., 1918-04-11
To Win n Erland.

To be q little more patient, little
more loving, little more gentle and
generous with the sullcn, Maynard
friend, is practically the only way tc
win him.
The Jasper news., 1918-04-11
Don't WASTE Time,

TO be active is the primary vocation
Of many. All the intervals In which
one is obliged to rest one should en-
ploy in gaining clearer knowledge of
external things, for this will in Its
turn facilitate activity.-Exchange.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-04-08

THESE booklets we're turned out from the
Job Printing department of the Evening
Telegram, much care being given each, and
with large outlay of money. A special
photographer made the illustrations, and the
compiler was careful in his write-ups to state
conditions just as they are-which is good
enough.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-04-08

Send One to THE Folks
Back Home.
Price, Fifteen Cents
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-15
RETAIL COAL DEALERS
TO GET COAL SUPPLIES

The State Fuel Administration has
requested the chairman of this Dis
riot No %, to publish the following
notice for the benefit of retail deal
rs who are unable to secure their
necessary supply of coal.
The Chairman of this District has
received the necessary blanks to for.
ward to Chicago, and they will be
furnished to dealers upon application.
THE United States Fuel Admins
ration feels keenly its responsibility
o see to it that all communities are
supplied with sufficient fuel in or.
Ter to avoid suffering this coming
winter.
We therefore request every regis.
erred dealer, who through his own
forts, has failed to secure his re-
uirements, or is unable to get his
riders accepted by the mines that
ave been his usual source Of supply
apply to his County Fuel Admin
strator for blank form 20. D. which
viii be furnished on request On re.
eipt of same. I'll out and return ia
he office of the County Administrator
At Ottawa, Illinois, who will take i'm
mediate action on each case
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-15
A SALE SOLDIER
IS FLU VICTIM

A telegram which was received in
Ia Sale yesterday brought the sad
announcement that Ralph Goodman,
we'll known and popular La Sale
Young man. had died at Camp Bowie,
Forth Worth. Texas, after an Illness
If about a week with Spanish in.
huenza.
The young man had been in camp
or about four months and two weeks
go was at home on turlough. When
he announcement that the young
nan was critically i'll reached his par.
ants in La Sale they at once sent
Dr. Orr, the well known La Sale
physician, TO Camp Bowie to en-
leavor to save the young mans life
md the doctor left for the south Sat
lrday, but death came to the patient
before the physician could reach his
side
The deceased was % years of age
and was born in La Sale. where he
had resided continuously until the
time that he entered the army. He
was a graduate of the La Salle-Peru
Township High School, being a mem
Der of the class Of 1912, and from the
ime that he finished his school work
was associated with his father in che
contracting business until he went
into the National Army service.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-15
City and Vicinity
News

Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Shook will
leave this evening for Winfield, Kan,
where they expect TO spend the win
ter
Misses Sarah and Elva Peterson
have returned to their homes in Chi
cago after spending a short visit with
their parents n0rth OF the city.
Miss liza McEvoy has returned 10
her home in South Ottawa after a
visit with friends in Des Moines.
Mrs Leslie LeasOn of Clinton street
is i'll at her home.
Geo. Drew of Chicago. spent the
week end at the home of his sister
Mrs W. +. Weese, ll05 Paul street.
Mrs. X. H. Shumaker is seriously
Ill at her home in Center Ottawa.
Attorney Clarence Griggs was La
Sale visitor today
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-15
UTICA NEWS ITEMS.
S1S1 ASSA "a = = . . = =

Miss Anna Jacks of Ottawa visited
at the home of Miss Minnie Preuss
in Utica Sunday.
Ernest Woodbury. was removed to
st. Mary's hospital in La Sale Mon
day, suffering with pneumonia.
Mrs. B. p. Rosenfeld, who has been
staying at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
y. J. Cary on the north bluff for the
past year, returned 10 Chicago Satur-
day.
J. J. Sheedy transacted business in
Chicago Monday
The funeral of Robert Cantwell will
be held Wednesday morning at 8
O'Clock at St. Mary's church.
Lloyd Pearson, Adrian Baumann
Fred Saeraf, Edward Manly, Dayton
Baker, Henry Dickman, Joseph Payne
and William Manly were in La Sale
Monday. called for physical Gamma
ton of the 36 drafted men.
John Neary was a business caller
in Ottawa Monday.
Michael Cantwell, who is a train
ing instructor at Camp Gordon, Ga.
is here to attend the funeral of his
brother, Robert Cantwell.
Alvin Baldwin OF the Great Lakes
Training station is visiting at the
home of his parents. Mr.. and Mrs
George Baldwin. on Church street, fol-
few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sylvester Waters anC
two children attended the funeral o
Mrs. Waters sister-in-law, Mrs. Jas
/ Lynch, which was held in Spring Val
ley Tuesday.
Mrs. p. j. White visited with rela
tives in Marseilles Monday.
Mrs. Maurice Swords of Oglesb,
visited at the home of her sister, Mrs
p. Bray on Lincoln street, Monday.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-15
How Schooner Got Name.

How did the name schooner" orig.
mate? II was about the year lib and
at Gloucester the first vessel Of the
schooner type was launched. A tradi'
ton persists that enthusiastic at tbs
speed made on her trial trip boy ex
claimed, See how she scho0ns" "A
schooner LET her be :" agreed the build
or, hearing the remark. This is prob
able story; the word schoon in ancient
New England meant fiat stone tC
skip along the water.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-15

Algeria possesses some 20 or so
flour mills, scattered throughout the
three departments Of Alriers, Con.
stantinc and Oran. These mills have
a total Of 60oo horsepower employ
between 1890 and 1890 worKmcn, and
handle daily about l.300 metric tons
Of hard ana soft wheat, or approx.
mately 100000 metric tons per an
mum. There are alSoa large number
of small, primitive establishments in
Algeria, which tend to disappear in
competition with modern equipment.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-15
Explanation Of Snow Line.

The snow line is the estimated alti'
tude, In all countries, where snow
would be formed. Even at the equa-
tor, at an altitude of from 1000 to
1900 feet above the level of the sea,
snow is found upon the mountain tops.
and lies there perpetually. Proceeding
north or south from the equator, the
snow line, Of course, lessons in alti-
tude.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-15
Earnestnes5 Welcome.

One gets very tired Of chatter some,
times. And when SOMEONE comes who
is thoughtful, who is earnest, who talks
that he may reveal something worth
while, because he has some treasure
through which the world may profit,
then what Il difference, How the mind
throws off its StaleneSs and freshens
under the wind thar cuts, maybe. as il
heals. How the soul retire hes itself
how the heart takes courage and the
spirit rises to meet the messag eek
change.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-15

The total number of tea chests
required for the Indian tea crop is
between 3,000,000 and 100000 The
timber required for tea chests is of
very special kind. 1t must contain
no sap that would corrode the tea lead
In which the tea is packed, must be
free from any odor, rs tea will take
this up readily, and must he well sea-
soned, as the tea is usually hot when
packed, and unseasOned wood wiLl
warp. Examination has shown that
suitable timber exists in India in
large quantities.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-15
Ones Personal influence.

Every one casts shadow. There
hangs about US q sort of penumbra-a
strange, indefnable something-which
we call personal influence. which has
its effect on every other life On which
1t falls. 1t goes with us wherever we
go. 1t is not something we can have
when we will as we lay aside a gar
ment 1t is like something that al
ways pours out from our life, like light
from lamp, like heat from a flame,
like perfume from a flower.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-15
LILLE, GERMAN BASE,
IS SURROUNDED;
FLANDERS AFLAME
BURNING VILLAGES IN THE WAKE
OF -RETREATING ARMlEs-BEL.
THOUSANDS OF PRISONERS.

uille, the great German base and
bastian upon which the northern end
OF the German defensive lines rest
is being pOcketed by the allied ad.
vance on the Flanders front. The
British are now north, west and south
Of the city. With the fall of Braa
and Douni the way will be open to
drive southwestward and northwest
ward, completely enveloping the city,
Flanders Front Is Broken.
London, Oct. 15.-The second Brit
ish army that attacked with the Bel
CLANS and French on the flander,
front yesterday advanced over fom
miles. while the Franco-Belgian army
advanced nearly five miles, ii is OF
tcially announced The German bas,
Of Boulere has been captured Man,
villages also sell into the hands OF
the, allies.
The allies are now within fom
miles OF the great German strong
hold of Coutra.
Eight thousand German prisoners
were taken.
The new drive was carried out or
land and sea and in the air.
The British fleet co-operated with
the infantry, bombarding the German
positions on the coast while the al
lied armies were attacking on land
The text OF the official report fol
lows:
THE Anglo,Belgian army captured
5000 prisoners. The second British
army advanced seven kilometers il
their drive on Monkry, capturing
Rollegham. Capelle, Ledegham Moer
rele and the outskirts of Monin.
The Belgians advanced eight kilo
meters,
THE French occupied Geite, Mes
glede, Gitsbere plateau, Deveren. ST
Joseph and Boulers."
The drive was made over a twenty
mile front and its two chief result,
were
l. The German hold on the Mort.
Sea in the Ostend sector Is seriousl,
menaced, If not actually broken.
O. The allies have opened a new
gateway for their drive southwark ne
hind Lille.
The British are within three mile
OF Benin, which lies immediatel'
north of the Valenciennes. Cambria
road.
The British are now within bon
harding distance OF the Valenciennes
Metz railroad in the north
Austrian Premier Resigns.
Amsterdam Oct. 15.-Emperor Car
OF Austria has accepted the resigna
tion OF Premier Wakerle of Hungar,
according to information receive
here today
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-15
HiQi1-Watev Mark,

''High-water mark" Is the line ordi-
narily reached by the sea at high tide.
The general high-water mark of the
sea is taken as the line at the limit
of the rise of the medium tides and
that of body of fresh water in
which there is no ebb and flow tide. is
taken at the limit of the soil that is
so affected by the water as to be
marked with nature and vegetation
distinct from that Of the banks.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-15
Old Siberian CITY.

One of the principal Siberian cities
is Tobolsk. the commercial center OF
the vast province Of Tobolsk, which
extends over an area of 100000 square
miles, a large portion of which, how
ever, is practically uninhabited. The
most prominent building in the city Is
the KremIin. built in imitation Of the
great citadel in Moscow, This struc-
ture was erected by Swedish prisoners
of war captured by Peter the Great at
the battle of poltnvn in 1909.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-15
indian Superstition.

A student Of Indian customs relates
that among the Seneca tribes was one
remarkable for its beauty. When q
maiden died the Indians imprisoned q
young bird until it first began to try
its powers of song, and then loading
1t with messages and caresses they
looscd It's bonds over her grave in the
belief that it would not fold its wings
nor close its eyes until II had flown t.
the spirit land and delivered Its bur
den Of affection.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-15
Platinum and SuIphuric Acid.

Sulpnuric acid is made from air. wa
ter and the fumes from burning sui
phur. These are all cheap, common
materials, but they won't unite with
out strenuous provocation ordinarily.
Platinum furnishes mild provocation,
the mere presence Of IA trace Of it
causing the oxygen, water and sulphur
to Join hands chemically, and the king
of chemicals is born.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-15
Roman Soldiers Smokes"

Records recently discovered show
that the Roman soldiers in Caesars
time had their pipes. OF course they
knew nothing about real tobacco, as
that had not at that period been dis
covered However, they did have pipes
and they smoked lavender and hemp
and from all accounts they liked it
and it served almost the same purpose.
In fact, 1t is said To have been a great
solace and stimulus to the soldiers.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-15
Accuracy Better Than Speed.

People who go in for speed records
are not rs wise as they think they are,
for speed without accuracy is of no
avail. True. time is at a premium III
every line these days and we should
not under any circumstances waste a
minute unnecessarily. But if we aren't
sure about any phase of our work we
must take sufficient time TO go into it
and not rely on chance to help us
where we Gun possibly help ourselves.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-15

Several years ago. at the funeral OF
a well-known fire insurance official
much detested by his staff. 1t was re-
marked that an unexpectedly large
number of them attended. On one of
them being asked for an explanation,
he said: 1--WE wouldn't have missed
II on any account; we want to be sure
that he Is buried"
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-15
Cow Known as Great Mother.

Long before the birth of the gods
the way was being prepared for the
apotheosization of the COW. The life
giving cowry'amulet, one of primitive
mans earliest eliXirs of life, eventu.
ally became personitied as the Great
Mother. In course of time the cows
maternal function in supplying milk
Tor human children brought about her
Identification with the Great Mother
The moon, also, as the controller of
womankind, was another of her forms.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-15
TrebIes Hardness OF Leather.

A Norwegian engineer claims that
he has discovered process by which
leather can be made two or three times
as hard as 1t is normally, says Popu'
lar Mechanics Magazine. This is of
very special interest in these days of
high prices for footwear and other
leather goods. While the leather can
be made as hard as wood ii does not
lose its elasticity, il is said, and also
acquires greater resistance to both
heat and moisture.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-15
Gasoline Street SWeepers,

The new gasoline street sweepers
operate so quickly and so cheaply that
they threaten to do away entirely with
the old horse-drawn apparatus. One
three-wheeler, gasoline-driyen machine
is counted equal to four horse-drawn
sweepers. 1t clears the street to with
in IS inches of the curb at cost of
seven cents a thousand yards.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-15
Korean Women,

In Korea women occupy a place
in society which has no parallel else
where In the orient. They are both
better and worse off than in China or
India or iapan-better off because
there are more fields open to them,
worse because they are Overworked,
often il-treated and until recently
were actually cnslaved.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-15
SsrdiAc Oil,

A new industry has lately become
established ON the west coast Of
southern India fer the manufacture
from the sardine Of fish oil and qua
no, according to report. Previously
Sardines in many thousands of tons
had been dried Whole on the beach
for manure, hut by this wasteful
process all the oil was lost.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-15
Liberty.

Two lovers were sitting side by side
in Battery park, New York, one eve
ming. II wonder he whispered as he
glanced out across the beautiful bay
and saw the Statue Of Liberty in the
shadowy gloom, "why they have its
light so small" "Perhaps,' replied
Che girl as she blushed and tried to
slip from his embrace, "the smaller the
light the greater the liberty"
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-15
Surely educational,

Slavn (outSidc movie theater)--
"Wor there any educational tillums
shown, Martini Conlin-"Faith an
there wor, Terrence. learned among
other things, how TO act towards me
butler, how TO enter me club properly,
an how to hang me coat and cane
on tn arm " til gintlemanly at
tindant. Buffalo Express.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-15

A South Dakota builder has suggest
ed n simple method of saving grain in
country elevators from fire. The grain
bins should be provided with trap
doors in the outer walls Of the build
ing. In case Of fire the doors are open
ed and the grain pours out on the
ground.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-15

There are parts Of Egypt in which
rain never falls; other places where
1t falls lightly about once in four
years; and there are two great rain
less districts of two or three millions
OF square miles, the one including the
north of Africa and the other Mon.
g0lia and its neighborhood.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-15
Reasons Slowly UnfoIded.

The answers to our impatient ques-
tioninc of life's problems come but
slowly. Today may show us what
yesterday meant, but il is dumb about
itself, We must do and bear as best
we may, and always wait for tomor-
rows answer to our clamorous
"Why?"
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-15
SOCIETY NOTES


The Coffee which was planned to
take place at the home Of Mrs. Vim.
Eichelkraut, on West Main street, on
Thursday. October nth. has been
postponed indefinitely on account Of
the Spanish influenza Epidemic.
% e, %
The ladies of st. Francis circle will
not hold any more meetings to sew
for the Red Cross until after the
Spanish influenza epidemic.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-15

All the books Of the Old Testament
were written long before the birth Of
Christ, some of them Hs much as l4O0
years before. other. from 800 to 1000
years before, and none less than 800
to 400 years before. The Gospels and
o;her books of the New Testament
We're written from ~ to GO or 70 years
after the birth Of Christ.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-15
Defnbsr rt Automobile

Out at The old country church the
mule and buggy has been knocked
higher than a Rite by The automobile
because automobiles don't break loose
like the mule did, nor do they gnaw
the shade trees in the churchyard.-
Commerce News.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-15

Eleanor, aged five, was autoing with
her parents in the rural districts one
cool summer evening. On approaching
q farm that boosted of a windmill, she
said: ooh, mamma, the farmers got
his fan going on cold night. "-Chica-
60 Examiner.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-15
Stop and Reflect.

When we begin to make excuses to
ourselves, we may be tolerably sure
that the act which requires such treat
ment had something wrong about it
somewhere. That which is sound
needs no ointment.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-15

When Baby was sick we gave her
Castoria.
When she was a Child she cried for
,Castorla.
When she became Miss, she chung to
Castoria.
When she had Children she gave them
Castoria.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-15
Carnenters. Attention.

On account of the epidemic of in
fuenza the regular meeting Of l.. U
No. 66l, which was to be held Tues
day evening, Oct 10, 1918, has been
postponed until Nov. $, 1918
WIN, STREND, Secy.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-15
Carpenterg. Attention.

On account of the epidemic Of in.
nuenza the regular meeting of /. L.
No. 66l, which was to be held Tues
day evening, Oct Is, 1918, has been
postponed until Nov. 3, 1913.
VIM. STREND. Secy
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-15

There will be no w. r. c. meetinl
and the annual inspection
is postponed indefinitely
ELIZABETH FARNSWORTH,
President.
A. B. SALTZMAN, Sec,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-15
Children Cry
FOR FLETCHER'S
G. a 8 T g e I O.
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY
main want add section page tiye.)

FOR RENT-Furnished hOuse-mod.
ern, conveniently located to high
school and east side grade school on
interurban line. Address XYZ, care
this Office for particulars,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-15
Worlds Big Question.
What OF tomorrow, is the world cues.
ton Of today.
Notice.

Contrary to reports circulated About
Sheridan, have not sold my prac.
tice and have no intention of leaving
town, DIR. HESTER.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-15
Or. Ella Fitch

Wishes to announce that her resi-
dence Is at PA Catherine street, and
her residence telephone No. S25.W.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-15

There is nothing more restful to the
tired body than breathing deeply and
at the same time relaxing.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-15
Attention. Citizens of Ottawa.

Patronize home industry by smok.
ing Ottawa union made cigars.
Cigarmakers Local Union No. 80,