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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-06
OTTAWANS HAVE
NARROW ESCAPE

Mr. and Mrs. William Schmerhe'm
and son Fred, l20S Douglas ST. are
thana hg Providence that they wele
not cruz hcd to death yesterday after
noon wnen their heavy StudebakeT
touring car turned three summer
saults down a $50 foot embankmcnt
lust west of La Sale. AS it IS the
three members of the Schmerhcm
family are all only suffering from nj
nor nus and bruises.
The three unfortunate people we're
approaching La Sale and as they
reached the top OF the last hill be.
fore entering La Sale, the son Fred
VINO was at the steering wheel 8 ~ {
car approaching and pulled to the
right of the road to let it pass.
Their car curved TO the left of the
read and tumbed down the emEank
ment. Mrs. Schmerheim was tn, 0W.
clear of the wreckage, and bon Mr
Schmerheim and their son wera pln
ned underneath the car
TT ey were picked up, by a party
of strangers and brought to their
home in this city and Dr. w. p Freat
was called to attend them 1t wa.
necessary TO take two stitches IN ;
gah in Fred Schmerheim' right foot
and both Mr.. Schmerheim and M.
son are confined to their bed today
as q result Of their injuries.
The car is badly smashed an gar
ase men are unable to etimati ,h'
damage as yet.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-06

1t is over
The big contest which has been at
tracing the universal attention of the
reading public of this section came
to an end Saturday evening. The
close was marked by terrific ballot
ing, the winner of the grand prize
Ghent touring car having over sixty
million votes Promptly at S O'Clock
the judges took charge Of the ballot
box and the audit of the votes and
subscriptions was underway. II was
some task, counting, checking and
to classify each candidate. Great
credit is due the efficient and impair.
! tial work of the'three men who were
chosen They were assisted by J. A
! Kelso, who operated the adding ma
| chine.
\ Naturally The Free TraderJourna
would like to see each candidate wiz
an automobile. however, there were
other handsome prizes selected fol
those who failed to secure as many
votes and subscriptions.
The contest was plain business
proposition for this newspaper. II was
no little undertaking to agree tC
give prizes with total value of ovel
two thousand dollars in a city thu
size OF Ottawa But in keeping will
the ideals long since laid down tina
nothing was too good for La Sale
county folk, The Free TraderJourna
made the startling announcement o
the contest. II is indeed with grea
pride that we can look to our owl
people and thank them for the ggan
tic success they have mide.the con
test and will try and make a bigge
and better newspaper for La Sail
county
Today finds The Free Trader
Journal with as many. II not NOR
readers. than any La Sale count
newspaper that they are of the yer
r best Is evident by the large numbe
of new readers secured by the COZ
test. Every one will admit, the liv
wire Is a booster. The boosters TAX
this newspaper today.
= Miss Theresa Philimore. Of, Ma
I scilles. the winner of the grand priy
Continued on page g. col
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-06
DRAFT QUOTAS GIVEN
OUT BY AD GEN.
TODAY
312 FROM COUNTY
CAMP GORDON, ATLANTA GEOR.
GlA SITE OF TRAINING QUAR-.
TIERS FOR INCREMENT TO
CALL.

Ninty-six Ottawa and district No |
boys will make UP the May 2j incre.
ment to leave here for Camp Gordon,
Atlanta, Ca, according to announce.
ment made today at Springfield by
Adjutant General Dickson That Camp
Gordon was chosen as one of the
places 20 send the selects came as
considerable of surprise to mem.
bers of the local board In press
dispatches Saturday il was stated
Illinois would send 5000 men to Camp
Wheeler, 5000 TO Camp Grant, 1863
to Camp Gordon and 4,35l to Camp
Shelby
All La Sale county men who are
chosen for the entrainmcnt on
about May Is will 90 to Georgia
The quota for the county was fixed
mt 3l2 divided as follows:
Ottawa District Ca. -,-.tt
La Sale District los
StreatOr District lOS
No official word has been received
by the exemption board fixing the
quotas. The advice which was an
thentic 20 the Free Trader-Journal
are from It's special Springfield cor
respondent. In Its word from Tho
adjutant general the local board vii
be told when to mobilize the honor
men for sending them away together
with the number who will be takei
from this district.
One tor Special Course.
The local exemption board vii
make one individual special induction
on Saturday. May 25th., when ForeS
+. Fehler, Of Mendoza, will he sent Il
Lewis Institute to take a special edu
cational course for military service
Nab a Delinquent.
Alleged to be a delinquent, William
Whaley, formerly of Ottawa, is unde
arrest at Fort Dodge, Ia where he /
being held pending disposition OF hi
case here. Whaley registered a
Clyde, Kas., but sent his card on here
He was certified to the first precinc
OF Ottawa, but never reported here
instructions were sent ahead to cert
fy him at Fort Dodge, where h
probably viii be sent direct to Cam
Dodge.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-06

Washington. May 6.--Ten Norwe-
gian ships, aggregating 1904 tons
were sunk by German submarine dur
ing April and twenty seamen lost
their lives. according to cable inior-
nation received today by the Norwe-
gian legation,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-06
HOLD FUNERAL OF
LATE JOS. LEHMAN

The funeral of Joseph Lehman was
held Yesterday afternoon at O'Clock
in St. Iosephs Catholic church in
I.eOnore Burial was made In the
Leonore Catholic cemetery
The Ottawa people going to Leo
more to attend the funeral were: Mr.
and Mrs. James j Dougherty. Mr.
and Mrs Ed Dougherty, Mr. and Mrs
Vincent Dougherty, Mr.. and Mrs
Benjamin Dougherty, Mr. and Mrs. j
f. Payne Mr. and Mrs James Hahn
Miss Bessie Commit and Henry Schif
fgens.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-06
LOCAL WOMAN
ASKS FOR DIVORCE

Mrs. Mae Heather. nee Mae Carr.
Of Ottawa, today flied suit tol divorce
from Chester Heather, a former OF
tawa printer. alleging desertion The
couple married November 2l 1870
and separated In July 12,lsl2. They
have one child, now about years.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-06
POSTPONE HEARING
OF ClAlRV0YANTS

\nnouncement by the defense that
II was not quite prepared for trial
caused a postponement In the hear.
ing of Phoebe and Arthur Boswell,
who operated a Sil00 confidence
game on Mrs. Theresa Meagher The
hearing will come up Thursday.
Two Plead Guilty.
Edwa;d Feeney, aged 90, and Fer
dinand Gronko, aged 16. both indicted
from Streator for burglary, plead
guilty today and were sentenced t,
ten months in the County jail
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-06
LEE co. THIEVES
GET $500 IN SILKS

Compton, ILL.,. May 6.--Robbers early
Sunday morning entered local store
and made their getaway with 140
mems suits and $500 worth of silk
The thieves drove large car and
were headed toward Ottawa when
they left the city. Compton IL In Lee
county.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-06

application for Third Liberty Loan
Bonds amounting to 81 100 from a pa
tron. The request was delayed in
transit and 1t did not arrive here IN.
I'll after the Bond Sale closed The
man, however. will get his bonds.
This brings the total sale for Of.
tawa upato 1924 $4,000
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-06
ANNOUNCE CAST Of
THE MOOSE JOL[|ERS
HOME TALENT SHOW
BIG RED CROSS BENEFIT WILL
BE STAGED TONIGHT AND TO-
MORROW NIGHT AT GAYETY
THEATRE. ,y ...

The members of the cast putting
on the Moose Jolliers" a, the Gayety
theatre tonight and tomorrow night
for the Awatto Lodge No 96G. l., O.
! o. M are planning to spring some
, very original features in their enter
tainment. II is claimed by those who
have witnessed rehearsals of the
show that ii will beat any home
talent minstrel ever put on in OF
iowa. before
Fifteen per cent of the proceeds of
the performance tonight Will be
/ turned into the Red Cross fund, and
used for Red Cross work by the OF
tawa Red Cross organization.
The music in the show is catchy
and fun of pep. and the people taking
part. are all well trained.
The program for the evening will
\ be.
/ The members Of the cast are.
Director Mr. Robert Gerber
Captain-Samuel Ankeny.
Stewards Frances Murphy Jack
BealI, Bill Mulholland, Arher Potti-
ger.
iieutenants-~Dr Buchner, Willis
Ham, Roy Butler !.
Frank Jeffery.
Nurses--Mary Holman, Margaret
Claude, Viola Null, Helen Schulze,
Nell Sculln, Leonore Clark
Sailors--G. f. Trimble, Thos. M
OConnor. Lon Scnllin, VIM. Spraene,
Sylvia Every, Ruth Oyelman, Laura
Scholle, Henry Deehring. Edith Mar
tin. May kerrigan, Belle Kerriean.
49, -. Opening
Sailing Away on the Henry Clay by
he Entire Company.
Solo Look Out Mountain Mr.
Hanrahan
Solo, 80 Long Mother"--Dr. Buch
, ner.
Solo, Somebody Else May Be There
While I'm Gone. Bill Mulholland
Keep The Home Fires Burning. -
Six Nurses.
"The Wild Wild Women Franz
Sweeper.
"All Bound Round With the Masor
Dixoa Linz" Jack Bea!l.
Sailors Hornpipe." - Felicia Rude
and Mr.. Gerber.
Just a Baby's Prayer at Twilight. -
Roy Butler
~ Takes a Long. Tail Brown, Brow
Skin Gal. George Gibbons.
> First Part Closing Sailing Along.
Entire Company,
II Egyptian Girls Katherine Gahe
s Vera Gahen, Verna Dougherty, Bel
r nice Rude, Edna Newtson, Mary Wis
!. nochi. Alice Hoey, Anna Armstrong
o Ethel Carroll, Mary Hoffman, Willie
v nina Ovelman.
0 Solo, Love Here Is My Heart, -,
u S. Rurner
II Chicago Girls-Belle Kerrigan, Mar
is Kerrigan Daisy Hammond, JUL
u Fribbs, Lou Sculln. Edna Burgess
~ Margaret Law, Lorraine Sherrell.
i, V.
9. Solo. Vera Ham.
u Scotch Lassies~ Katherine Gahe
u Vera Yahen, Vera Dougherty, Bernie
IL Rude, Edna Newtson, Mary Vignocl
81 Alice Hoye. Anna Armstrong. Eth
y Carroll Mary Hoffman Mabel Pu
o. ciel.
Vampire Girls-Felicia Rude, LIZ
Scullen, Margaret Law, Daisy Hai
- mond Ruth Ovelman, Mathilda Hettl
Nv Solo. "Mr. Jazz Himself -- Arth
re POttiger
~ TX
'h Doe. Duchner supported by
hu Yankee Girls ~ Sylvia Avery, Ju
en- Frihhs. Marjorie Kelly, Belle Ker
.eo
Continued on page 3. col. 81
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-06
BOND BULLETIN OF
u. s. LAUDS GREAT
LOAN WORK HERE
TOTAL SUBSCRIPTIONS, ENTIRE
lY VOLUNTARY MOUNT UP TO
$623.050 ALMOST DOUBLE
MENT.

The Official Bulletn. published daily
under order of the President of the
United States through the committee
on public information is in possession
of the magnificent showing made by
Ottawa in its entirely voluntary con,
tribution to the Third Liberty Loan.
President Griggs OF the Chamber oi
/ Commerce who was IN receipt OF a
letter from President Wilson con
graduating him and the workers OF
this community for their splendid
showing of the loyal, patriotic people
of this district, was again compli
mented in the official publication IS
sued at Washington on May 9 Here
is The article that appeared in the
Bulletin on that day
Bond Sales in Illinois District.
Ottawa's quota oversubscrbed
$73,797 BY April 20.
Mr.. Clarence Grisgs. chairman of
,he Liberty Loan Committee at OF
tawa, Illinois in a letter to Repre-
sentative Chas. E. Fuller. of Illinois
telling of the work OF the Ottawa
Liberty Loan District committee
states that the quota allotted 10 the
district was $34S,503, and that by
| April 20 there was subscribed volun
tarily and without solicitation, Si22y
| 300. ar S13 797 more than the quota
The people were asked to show
their patriotism by coming forward
| voluntarily without solicitation other
| than in the newspapers, and sub
scribe. and they Loyalty embraced the
opportunity with the above result" !"
The following communication was
issued by the Chamber Of Commerce
| today
TO the loyal and patriotic people
/ of the Ottawa District, composed o
the City OF Ottawa and the Towns o
Ottawa. South Ottawa, Dayton ant
Wallace:
At the outset Of the campaign OF
the Third Liberty Loan. this commit
tee haveing great confidence in thu
loyalty of this district, asked the peo
pie to come forward voluntarily with
ont solicitation and make their sui
scriptions by the goth of April. Th
people came forward and within ten
days. subscribed not only our Quoti
of $3iS ,503, bbt $4,000 more.
The committee from day to da
postponed the matter of solicltatio
and subscriptions rolled in 80 rapid
that we concluded to 20 through tn
entire campaign without soltatior
The result today shoms the number @
subscriptions and total amounts sui
scribed as follows:
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-06

Offer ALLIES
8 CONCESSIONS

London, May Germany has made her first
definite move in the new peace offensive, by
sending out peace feeer to England consisting
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-06

The amount of our subscription to
the second liberty loan was S6O2,0O0.
The voluntary plan certainly was sue.
cessful in Ottawa There may have
been few slackers escaped by reason
of not being solicited, but the evils
arising from that are insignificant
compared with ;he splendid showing
made by the generous, loyal and pat
riotic public
Liberty Loan Committee
By Clarence Grices,
Chairman
Gets Order ror Bonds Today.
An Ottawa bank today received an
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-06

Try tho Free Trader journal Wont.Ais
for results.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-06
LEATHER.

Rain tonight and Tues
day. Cooler Tuesday.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-06

Continued on page 3, col. 81
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-06

OTTAWA JOURNAL
Established 1880
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-04-19

THERE are many who believe the de-
velopments of the last ten days on the
west front in Europe have opened the
eyes of thousands who voted for Ber-
ger, and that now realizing the seri-
BUSINESS of the situation in France, if
they had to do it over they would sup
port loyal candidate. Wisconsin is
waking up fast. Thousands who have
been only luke warm in the past. who
have taken but casual interest in the
news from France, now read every dis
patch and then refer to the map to see
for themselves just where the fighting
is going on, what ground is gained and
lost. The casualty lists published this
week giving the names of nearly Is
Wisconsin boys who nave been wound
ed in the fighting brought the war
home. They now realize that the Wis
consin boys are in the thick of the bat
tie
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-04-19

THE true test of mans devotion to
his country is not the magnitude OF his
investment IN Liberty Bonds, generally
recognized as the very highest class of
investment, but his contribution to the
many charitable institutions that have
been organized and set in motion to aid
our country during the war. The high
est evidence of patriotism is the will
ingness to sacrifice life, if necessary,
to defend ones country, and the next
highest evidence is willingness to part
with money and forego pleasures in
order that the interests of our country
may be advanced. When both are
found in the same individual, then the
loyalty of such individual is heartfelt
and soul permeating. The man who
elevates personal interests above the
interests of his country lacks only the
opportunity to be traitor in order to
be one, and this is true even though he
is unconscious of the goal to which he
is drifting.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-04-19

THE u. S. Fuel Administrators urges
every householder, every public utility.
and every industrial user of coal en-
gagged in work essential to the prose
cution of the war, to place without de-
lay their orders for coal to cover their
needs for the twelve months beginning
April l. During the past twelve months
there has been suffering among the
consumers, and curtailment Of essen
tial production by industries, through
inability to obtain necessary fuel after
the beginning of winter. A year ago
consumers were led to believe that
they might safely withhold their or
ders until later in the year. They lab
ored under the impression that coal
could be bought and secured as well At
one time as another. They were told
that there was plenty Of coal for every
body and that there would be plenty of
coal cars to move the coal in also This
advice and its acceptance by consumers
was one Of the contributing causes 10
the coal shortage with it's consequent
suffering among domestic consumers
and lessening in production of COM
modities needed in our war activities.
Let every consumer of the classes men
toned ascertain his fuel requirements
for the coming year. Do this at once.
Order sufficient coal to meet those re-
quirements. Place your orders at
once. If domestic consumers have not
sufficient storage space for the coal
they will need, they should enlarge
their bins. All these governmental
agencies, however, are poWerless if the
consumers themselves fail to act
Again, therefore, the Fuel Administra-
ton urges every consumer to place his
order Immediately. This should ordi
narily be done through the medium Of
supply upon which the consumer has
relied in the mast
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-04-19

THERE was a meeting of farmers
from twenty three states at Washing
ton last week, and they protested
against the law fixing $3.50 as the
price of wheat That will increase the
price of flour and this fact will be dis
astrous in thousands Of households.
These producers show sympathy for
the consumers and this fact honors
them greatly. Again, they think it
unjust to pay the farmers So. so per
bushel who have been holding their
1917 crop for bigger price, when they
should have put their wheat on the
market in the interest of the general
welfare. This action of the farmers
shows that they do not belong to the
profteering class, who want to make
money out of the needs of the country.
1t is a sort of patriotism that is badly
needed these days and it is noble
tribute to the farmers that propose to
meet that necessity even at the risk of
losing greater profits. = Ohio State
Journal.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-04-19

WHETHER or not the guns of the
navy may yet have opportunity to win
this war, in some gigantic and spectac-
ular battle with the German fleet, the
work which is being performed in
checking the submarine and in afford
ing safe convoy for men and supplies,
is essential to the victory the army is
expected to achieve. And, for the flu
ture, when this war shall be over, and
the nation shall necessarily be on guard
against other wars that may follow,
safety will be assured only by a navy
which is adequate for the defense of
Atlantic and Pacific coast lines. The
United States fleet is now engaged
chiefly in convoy service and in coop
Grafton with the British fleet in the
guardianship of the waters contiguous
to the battle ground, but it is within
the limit of possibilities that at any
time the appearance of enemy subma'
rines off our own coast may call for g
more active offensive and defense pa
troll, and battle near at hand may
focus on the navy the eyes and thoughts
of the nation that now are chiefly oc-
cupied with the army and its perform
ance. -Philadelphia Bulletin.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-04-19
Civil Service Examination for Clerk
and Carrier.

An examination for clerk and carrier
will be held at the post office in this
city on May IL.
Age limit, Is to As years on the date
of the examination.
Married women will not be admitted
to the examination. This prohibition,
however, does not apply to women who
are divorced, but they are eligible for
appointment only as clerk.
Applicants must be physically sound,
and male applicants must be not less
than feet inches in height in bare
feet, and weigh not less than l25
pounds without overcoat or hat.
For application blanks and for full
information relative to the examina-
ton, qualifications, duties, salaries, va
cations, promotions, ETC., address i'm
mediately
EARL DICKERSON,
Secretary, Board of Civil Service Ex-
aminers, Post Office, Edgerton, Wis.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-04-19

LIBERTY LOAN" 1t is somewhat
of misnomer, unless there is such a
thing as a person making loans to him
self. The people who buy bonds SIM
ply loan to their government them
selves. Who pays the principal and In
terest? The people. Indeed, if each
person could and would take the same
amount of bonds, it would be silly to
issue bonds bearing interest. 1t would
be like charging folks something for
using, for themselves, what is their
own. Up to January 81 last, our peo-
pie had incurred debt of So, 500, 600,
900, since entering the war. Four per
cent of this, say, would be 262 millions,
or what the bond buyers have actually
loaned land will receive, finally) be-
cause many of the folks cannot buy
bonds. This is simply money switched
from one pocket into the other, or en-
ploying ones money in an enterprise
for ones own benefit. In effect, your
bond is rather an investment than a
loan. And an investment that is not
protected against the woodworking
Germans is in bad shape.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-04-19
Business Opportunity-For Sale or
Rent.

A 80 room hotel with bar in connec-
ton, about Is miles from Madison. The
only first-class hotel in, the city of 5000
population. Has an established bust
ness which insures very profitable in
come. The bar business alone aver
ages over S25 per day. Will sell at
very r.>o.,~able terms 10 settle estate.
Address, Herman Brill,
22tf Madison, Wis.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-04-19

GENERAL PERsHING calls upon every
one who knows soldier in France to
write to him. Mothers, fathers, wives,
brothers, sisters, cousins and friends
are urged to send letters frequently.
Other officers, Red Cross workers, ev-
eryone who has visited France, as we'll
as the men themselves, back up Gen.
Pershing in that request. The letter
from home is the brightest thing in the
life of a soldier cover there"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-04-19
Test Your Seed Corn Now

Having purchased quantity of seed
corn distributed by the Rock County
Council of Defense, am greatly dis
appointed that only 62 per cent will
terminate. This is too low in my opin-
ion, so / am advising farmers to care
fully test their seed before planting
time. JOHN FURSETH.