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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-18
SAVE OLD WOO[ENS
APPEAL TO WOMEN
MEETING WILL BE HELD AT 0.
n. S., AT WHICH TIME TIPS
WILL BE GIVEN ON HOW TO
SAVE CLOTHES.

Ottawa women are to be taught
how to remodel their last years and
year before last wool dresses. In order
10 make them into stylish new
dresses, on Saturday afternoon, Sept
t2, at 2;30 O'clock, at the high school
Miss Mabel Wilkinson OF the unirer'
sty of Illinois will come to Ottawa
and speak under the auspices Of the
Home Improvement Association on
Wool Garment Remodeling,
The women will be urged to MAKE
over and utilize their old wooden
clothing TO conserve the supply OF
wool for the soldiers and sailors.
Mrs. 2. G Wendell and Mrs. c. E.
Hook are the committee in charge OF
the arrangements for the meeting.
and everyone in the city is urged tC
attend. There will be no admission
fee the meeting being entirely free to
every woman
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-18
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DRUG STORES MAY
CLOSE AT 7 O'CLOCK

Ottawa drug stores will probably
start closing al I O'Clock some time
within the next few weeks following
the action taken az the National
leans yesterday. when it was voted
to close every drug store in the Unit
ed Sta,es at : o'clock in the even
ing for the period Of the war. This
was done to conserve lieht ana fuel
Provision will be made to care for
prescriptions that must be filled with.
out delay, and with ocher drugs of a
like nature in order that ;he people
forced 10 needlcssly suffer for neces.
sary drugs.
The Ottawa druggists already had
plan on foot for an o'clock clos
ing during the winter, commencing
next month, but this new ruling will
rescind this movement and make a
still earlier closing,
The druggists greatly favor The act
passed Yesterday, as the long hours
Of a druggist are anything but en-
viable.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-18
BUREAU COUNTY PAIR
COME HERE TO WED

The marriage Of a well-known Bu.
reau County couple-John Coppne.
aged "a, Of Walnut, and Miss Emma
Nelson, aged 26, of Henry--was
quietly solemnized yesterday in Of
tawn, with Rev. Carl Stackman of
The Congregations Church oiliciat.
Ing. The ceremony was performed at
the CONGREGATIONAL parsonage, imme.
diately following which the newly.
weds left for Walnut to receive the
congratulations OF their friends.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-18
TONICA TO VOTE
ON H. S. PROJECT

Residents of Tonica and surround.
mig territory are watching with keen
interest the approaching election to
decide the fate Of proposed com.
munity high school for Eden Town.
ship The contest has been called by
County Superintendent w X. Foster,
to whom a petition was presented de.
manding an election on the project
The county school chief has desie.
mated Monday Sept 80, as the date
of the election, which will be held IN
the village hall at Tonica. The terri.
tory effected includes all of Eden and
the north tier of sections In Hope
Township,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-18
TROOP TRAM WRECKED
rs SOLDIERS KILLED

Springfield, Mo- Sept. Is -- Pend
ing investigation. federal authorities
are today keeqing in close censorship
in force regarding the head-on COLI
sion between troop train and a
freight near Marshalfield, Mo, in
which twenty-five soldiers were kill
ed and between fifty and sixty were
injuered.
The cause of the crash has not
been made known The baggage car
of the troop train was entirely de-
molished and the first passenger car
was hurled up on the engines tender
In this coach were Minnesota and
Colorado boys. with a scattering of
Missouri soldiers
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-18
Preserving Frescoes.

A novel method Of preserving fres-
Goes, recently discovered by japan.
ese, consists In coating them with thin
glass. which Is mode to adhere
through the agency Of specially pre-
pared chemicals. The new method is
said TO make the frcscoes proof against
the injurious action Of the atmosphere.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-18
labored.

On Sept. 2, according to his
mandant, Col. G. II. Davis OF
}36th Infantry, Private katz was IT
ported to have left his company a
short time before the appointed hour
for EN- barkation Notice of the al.
legged desertion was sent to the o.
tawa exemption board on Sept 3.
That Katz would not desert was
stoutly maintained by his many
friends in Ottawa, to whom he had
expressed on furlough, his great
Arbitration for army life. They be-
came convinced there had been mis-
TAX Of some kind and were inclined
to believe that misunderstood orders
caused the private to be away from
camp when his regiment embarke1.
Early last week word was received
through Chicago relatives that kat2
was a Camp Merritt instead Of Camp
Mills They obtained their informa.
tlon in letters from the soldier. His
letters to the father are self-eXplana-
tory They show that he is well
pleased with Camp Merritt. where, he
says, the quarters are good and the
meals excellent He says in one {!
tham.
UeNr Father,
suppose YOU will be surprised
to hear from me, but the army is
great place and YOU 40 not
know where you will be next.
am at another camp at present
how long I'll be here ! don't
know. Maybe few days and
maybe a few months The camp
is a point OF embarkation
spent the holiday in New York
| City, and what a wonderful time
| had, | cant express in words
the time had
The company | was in is over
in France already ! just want
to remind you that never re.
ceived that package You sent me
Il to Camp sherman.
i This is a pretty good camp,
The other camp is on Long Island,
a few miles from New York City
made out an allotment to
i. you, and you should receive $50
per month. It you don't get It,
write to Washington an inyestl.
, gate the reason why.
This is Camp Merritt, y j.. but
. ont expect to be here any length
/ Of time, so address my letters TO
. the Jewish Welfare Board Camp
| %
4 lEnnIlnnnn nn nuYn & col
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-18
STATE COUNCIL Of
DEFENSE RULES ALL
BUILDING STOPPED
MANDATORY ORDER PUTS END
TO PRACTICALLY ALL NEW
CONSTRUCTION IN OTTAWA uN.
TIL CLOSE OF WAR.

All building operations save in
few limited cases, will cease in OF.
tawa as soon as Official notification is
received from the State Council of
Defense Of its decision arrived at yes.
terday in Chicago to discontinue
practically every form of improve.
ment until after peace has been re.
stored
In Ottawa contractors and dealers
in building supplies have been pre-
pairing for what they knew to be an
eventuality. As the result of the
War Industries Board ruling ten days
ago, it was known that barrier
would shortly be placed against con.
struction work of nearly every kind
Preparing for this ruling there has
been little buying ar selling OF ma.
terials, aS it was limited the order
would be operative against coal shed
and sky scrarers alike and only in
cases where construction was direct.
ly beneficial to the war would any
work be carried on. The mandate
means that many buildings contem.
plated for Ottawa will have to remain
only in the stage Of planning until az.
ter the war Hundreds of workmen,
as consequence, will be deprived of
their labor. 1t IL taken here that
work now under progress, such as
the King Annex to Ryburn Hospital
the tuberculosis Santarium. the
north La fayette street paving and
| other improvements already started
will not be interfered with under the
decision.
At the request of the State Couu
ciFs Section Of the Council of Nation
al Defense, prompted by the War In
/ duStries Board the state council yes
terday created a Non War Constrrc
ton Bureau Of Illinois to consist O,
5eyen members.
They are Samuel insult. chairman
John = Hopkins, Chicago; John II
ArrlSon, Danville; John G. Oglesby
Springfield; John II. Walker Danville,
John A. Spoor, Chicago and David I,
Shanahan, Chicago. f, NJ Lloyd as
Sistant secretary Of the state council
VIII be secretary Of the bureau.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-18

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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-18
PRAIRIE DIVISION
HIGHLY LAUDED BY
BRITISH GE NERALS
COMPANY C. Is PART OF ORGANi.
ZATlON PRAISED IN GENERA.
ORDERS ISSUED ON DEPART
URE OF ILLINOIS TROOPS TO
NEW SECTOR.

For their soldierly qualities ami
conduct under fire the 3Sd (prairiel
Division. OF which Company c and
the remainder of the l29th Infantry
are parts, has won the admiration 81
British army chieftians, who directed
letters to Gen. George Bell, Jr, prais.
ing the Illinois troopers under him
The authors are Gen. Rawlinson Of
the Fourth British Army and Gen.
Alex Cooley commanding the Third
British Corps
The letters, published in general
orders. were brought from France .ro
presented to Governor Lowien by
Capt. David Shand, son of Col. Rich.
ngs j. Stand, former commander of
the Third Infantry
They are as follows.
From Gen. Rawlnson.
33i Illinois Division:
"On the departure of the 33d Diyi
sion from the Fourth Army | desire
officially to record my admiration OF
The energy, keenness and sodierly
qualities exhibited by all ranks dur.
ing their periCl of training under my
orders. The marked advance which
has been made and the satisfactory
standard Of fighting efficiency thar
has been reached reflect high credit
on all concerned ami guarantee that
the division will render brilliant sery-
ice to the allied cause wherever It
may be employed as a fighting diyi
sion in face Of the enemy.
My regret is that it will not have
further opportunity for offensive ac
tion while in the Fourth British
Army, but portions of the division
already have acquitted themselve,
most gallanty, AMI desire to ten
der my warm thanks to those unit,
engaged for their brilliant successe.
in the Hamel offensive and at Ores
saire Wood
Il greatly regret the departure oI
he division and offer to Gen. Bel
and all ranks under him the best o.
good fortunes in he strenuous time.
hich lie before them.
II. RAWLlNSON.'
From Gen. Cooley.
'11lth Corps, G. O. 1868. 20th Au
gust, 19lS.-Maj Gen. George Bell
Jr.. Commanding SD American Dvi
sion, On the departure Of your diyi
/ sion from this corps. write TO ash
/ You to convey to all ranks unde
1 Your command our thanks and appre
! citation Of the excellent work that thu
/ division has done during its period 0
attachment to the lllth Corps.
The l3lst Regiment of the 66tl
Brigade carried out the attack OF
! Aug. , in a manner which refecte
great credit, not only on its galantry
but on its previous training and tn
work done by the whole OF your div
sion during its period of attachmen
and of holding the line has been of
high order.
All ranks Of the lllth BIRTHS
Corps wish the 33d American Div
sion the best of luck in the futur,
and in watching its future yictoriou
= career always will remember wit
great pleasure the time which the
have spent together with the
American comrades in arms.
ALEX COOLEY,
Lieutenant General. Commander
1llth Corps"
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-18
WORD FROM SIDNEY
KATz SHOWS HF H
At CAMP N!l!E?| n 7

Letters showi ,er inyi.
aey Kat7 OF Otian. one
Merritt, n. j., have ap
his father, |. Ka ed to
Wonder Store. /.
cers, both Of Nhicl
l3, a few dayy af more
with desertion ha than
sion under WHICH his
labOrpd
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-18
Must Get Permit.

The creation Of the new bureau
will prevent all construction work
unless permitted by the priorities
board at Washington, which permis.
sion can only be obtained on recon.
mendation Of the non-war construc
ton bureau. This applies to work
now in progress, unless priority Or.
der3 have been secured.
The five classes of construction
work excepted from the above ruling
by the prorities board, are as fol.
lows
]. Those cleared and approved by
the war industries board those un.
dertaken directly by or under con.
tract with the War Department or
the Navy Department Of the United
States or the United States Shipping
4 Board Emergency Fleet Corporation
/ the Bureau Of Industrial Housing and
/ transportation Of the United States
/ Department Of Labor, or the United
States Housing Corporation.
Small Repairs Allowed
2. Repairs of or extensions to ey.
listing buildings TO cost not exceeding
$500
8 Railways, buildings and other
structures undertaken by or under
contract with the United States rail
road operation by such administra
ton.
I Those directly connected witt
mines producing coal, metals and fer
ro.aloy minerals.
>. Public highway improvements
and street payements when expires 81,
approved in writing by the United
States highways council.
Any one seeking the approval o
the non-war construction board TO
any construction project should an
ply to the State Council of Defense
l2) West Adams street.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-18
WEATHER

Fair and somewhat cool
er tonight. Thursday
partly cloudy and con-
tinued cool.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-18
Gain Three Miles.

Lordon Sept 1S.-(4 45 p. ny
British troops on the Piclrdy front
advanced from two to three miles
il their new drive on St Quen'in.
Fifteeh hundred prisoners were tax
Ell 1t was learned this afternoon. The
Segcled line has been broken beyond
HaVnucourt.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-18

CONTINUED on page 3, col, 81
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-18

OTTAWA. JOURNAL
Established 1889
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-18
TAX LEVY WILL Be.
FIXED BY S0L0NS.
At THIS SESSION
FIXING OF SALARIES ANOTHER
IMPORTANT MATTER TO BE
DISPOSED OF AT THIS WEEKS
MEETING OF SUPERVISORS.

The Countys annual budget, thru
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-18

OTTAWA FREE TRADER
Established te@o
Evening star., 1918-02-06
Moore's Garden.

Mae Murray will be pictured at
Moore's Garden Theater tomorrow, Fri
day and Saturday in Face Value the
story of an orphaned girl who found
it difficult to shake off the influences of
an unfortunate early environment. but
eventually found happiness and con-
tentuent as the wife of a young man
who was willing to discount the past
and take the future at its face value" ="
Three feature photoplays will be
shown next wcek-from Sunday to
Wednesday 1.-THE Gun Woman" in
which Texas Guinan, the star of many
broadway successes, brings to the
screen a new character in the guise of
a female william S. Hart" quick on
the trigger and a fearless "two-eun'
fighter who holds her own in rough
western mining town against the bad
mem and road agents; Wednesday and
Thursday, 1.-The Blind Adventure" a
film version of Earl Derr Biggers'
magazine story, "The Agony Column
in which Edward Earle and Betty
Howe are the pictured co-stars. and
Friday and Saturday the latest Blue
bird production.
Evening star., 1918-02-06
Julian Eltinge.

Julian Eltinge. the stage and screen
star, noted for his delineations of dainty
femininity, will dominate r. F. Keith's
Theater bill next week. it being his
first appearance in vaudeville here in
ten seasons. His principal songs will
be supplemented with appropriate cos
tunes to suit. Dorothy and Madeline
Cameron. Broadway danseuses also
Will be featured. Additions will be Rob
ert Emmett keane. THE American
Englishman" comedian, who followed
Raymond Hitchcock in Miss Manhat-
tan" in London: the Watson sisters
singing condolences; Muriel Window
the little peacock of vaudeville; /;
George Kelly and company, in Find
ers-keepers"; the Nat Nazzaro company
of athletes, the Eddy duo, the pipe or
gan recitals and the Hearst Pathe News
pictorial.
At and s:15 pm. Sunday the bill
Will present Gus Edwards Song Revue
LIE Roy. Talma and Rosco and the other
acts in this weeks program
Evening star., 1918-02-06
"The Country Cousin" !"

In 1.-The Country Cousin" which comes
to the National Theater next week, be-
ginning Monday, the authors have en-
deavored to introduce the sort of genuine
Americans met with in the subway or on
the porch of summer hotel, or such as
might be encountered in n PRAYER meeting
at the little crossroads village church on
Il droWsy summer evening. Further atten-
tion is called to the fact that in this
respect the new piece differs from a great
many so-called american plays in which
tho real Americans are always crooks
who reform in the last act and change
from store clothes to evening dress
Thus are set out the reasons which
brought the play to production by George
c. Tyler. Mr. Tyler has said so himself,
IN precisely these terms, in IA recent in
terview.
Booth Harrington and Julian Street are
the congenial and talented pair of writ
ers to realize this important ideal of the
American theater.
The leading role is played by Miss Alex
andra Carlisle, who is English by birth
but American by adoption and maria ee
Evening star., 1918-02-06
Tooney's Hawaiians.

The Cosmos Theatcr next week will
inaugurate the policy of presenting. in
addition to its usual vaudeville show
and without added charge. the first of
the series of famous Aircraft photo
play productions. picturng Douglas
Fairbanks, in "A Modern Musketeer."
These pictures will be shown daily
from Monday to Saturday at lis and
1 10 pm. only.
Next weeks headline attraction will
be Tooneys HawaiianS. one of the
best of the Hawaiian native acts. in a
melange of songs, dances and instru-
mental melodies, with beautiful scenery
and electrical effects designed to re-
fleet the Hawaii of old. Other acts
will be Dorothy Burton and company,
in The Real Thing" comedy sketch
Of the "live-wire" type; Rialto. McIn-
tyre and company, in a song and COM
edy posing novelty, called Ideals; Six
Imps and "A Girl. in an odd combina-
ton of song. skill and artistic spe-
cialties; Charles Reilly. an Irish laugh
maker: Nadel and Toilette, in songs,
dances and amusing chatter, and Mullen
and Rogers, in the laughable Offering
of a comedian and an acrobat.
Sundays performances. starting at
2 nm. will feature Walter L. Rose
mont's pretty oriental musical spec
,acle. 'sThe Maids of Tapan." with other
acts of the current bill.
Evening star., 1918-02-06

Graveure Recital Friday.

The joint recital at the New National
Theater Friday afternoon, at 4:3o
o'clock, under the local management OF
T. Arthur Smith. promises to be musl-
cal attraction of unusual excellence in
that it will present Louis Graveure, the
DISTINGUISHED Belgian baritone. who
furnished the musical sensation OF the
season last year upon his first local ap-
pearance. and Eleanor Painter, MRS:
Graveure, whose beauty of voice ana
person made her one of the notable
features of Andreas Dippels produc-
tion of "The Lilac Domino Mr. era,
veure is credited with wonderful
voice and exceptional artistry in song
Interpretation, while Mrs. Graveure Is
gifted with co1oratura soprano clear
birdlike and thrillingly sweet. Another
such as has excited wide comment in
the music world, and which will serve
to present the two notable voices in solo
numbers well as in duets, series OF
which are provided.
The program follows: lie Souvenir
d'avoir Chante" (Hahn). "Nocturne"
(Franck), lie The" tkoechlin). Mai"
(Saint-Saens), Louis Graveure; 20 cher
Etoiles' Paladihle), plus grand dams
son obscurite. La Refine de Saba tGou--
nod. Eleanor Painter: duet. DUAL
Voce." from I'll Trovatore" Verdi),
Eleanor Painter and Louis Grsveure:
Irish songs arranged by William
Arms Fisher: silent o Moyle,"
The The Blatherskite... The sedges,"
of Beating Drums" Louis Graveure;
"a Summer Night" (Goring Thomas),
THE Owl" Liza Lehmann), Tell Me"
cambridge CrisD. Eleanor Painter:
duets, "Plaisir d'Amour" (Martini), II
Roi d'Yvetot" (Wekerlin), Eleanor
Painter and Louis Graveure; Uphill"
(Bryceson Treharne), MY Menagerie"
Gay Foster), Her Rose" (Whitney
Coombs), "Flow. Thou Regal Purple
Stream" Samuel Arnold), Louis Gra-
veure. Mr.. Francis Moore will be the
accompanist
Evening star., 1918-02-06
JAMES HYLAN HAYES HONORED
Memorial Exercises Held for Colored
Tawver of Richmond

Memorial exercises for the late James
Hylan Hayes. a colored lawyer Of Rich
mond. Va. and the District of Colum-
hia, were held yesterday at Florida Ave-
nue. Colored Baptist Church. Addresses
were made by Judge Robert II. Terrell,
E. NJ. Hewlett, Armand w. Scott, Rev.
W. A Taylor, Charles NJ. Thomas, Miss
Marie Madre. Walter J. Singleton and
L. G.. Fletcher.
A committee was appointed, with
Charles NJ. Thomas, chairman. to es-
tablish a James Hylan Hayes Memorial
course of lectures on social justice, in
connection with the law department of
Howard University. J. Finley Wilson
was master of ceremonies.
Evening star., 1918-02-06
Photoplay Features
Moore's Plaza.

Tomorrow at Moore's Plaza Theater
the feature will be The Savage a
photoplay of the north woods in which
Ruth Clifford and Monroe Salisbury are
pictured Fridays feature will be The
Avenging Trail" melodrama Of the
lumber camps. with Harold Lockwood
as the star, and Saturday the latest
Bushman- -Bayne release. Red. White
and Blue Blood" will be shown.
Sunday and Monday of next week
the feature will be In Bad" in which
William Russell enacts the role of a
Young New Yorker in a film play that
is begun in the metropolis and ended
in Yucatan.
Evening star., 1918-02-06
HURT IN STREET ACCIDENTS.

Two street cars collided at North
Capitol and H streets yesterday after.
noon shortly before o'clock. Car No.
stopped at the street intersection. and
No. Al. in charge of Motorman Charles
Adams. 20S G street northeast, crashed
into 1t. Both cars were damaged and
Adams was thrown against q window
and slightly hurt.
Thaddeus Fairfax. sixty years old.
1925 10th street. was knocked down
by a motor truck operated by J. ..
Mcneil, SIS e street, at 10th and D
streets yesterday afternoon and ser1-s
ously hurt. He was taken to Elmer.
gency Hospital. Mcneil was arreste4
and detained to await the result o&
Fairfaxs injuries. ,......,,.....s
Evening star., 1918-02-06
FOR SALE-HOUSES.
Contin ued.
SPECIAL, BARGAINS IN DESIRABLE HOUSES
IN THE FASHIONABLE NORTHWEST.

SPECIAL BARSAINS IN DfsSiNahLt IOIS
IN THE FASHIONABLE NORTHWEST.
WEST 18th ST. POSSESSION GIVEN.
FOR SALE--Less than . squares from Dupont
Circle: offered at $1,000; owner about to move
west; furniture for sale; 10 rooms: stone and
brick front; unusually well constructed house
FOR SALE-Ss,25o: near 18th and New HamI-
shire ave-. n wide through street fronting on
a park owner about to move TO New YORK oHcrs
this well located dwelling at reduced figure
hctw water heat; good sized rooms; many closets
FOR SALE-S9. 200 will buy handsome house
on II st southern exposure rooDls deep; cleo
tric lights; room for garage; in frst-cass
condition
FOR sALE-Nenr 18th and @. at $500: wide
through streets; IL rooms, baths; room for
garage.
FOR SALE-$10. 500 within 9 squares of Conn.
ave. and K unusually good house something
that many persons have been looking for for
years; built by the former owner for his home :;
the presen: owner has spent many thousands OF
dollars in Improvements: il is two-story house.
very deep. giving unusually large well proper
toned each floor: bathrooms elrc .ric
lights; hot-water heat; beautiful decorations !;
sleeping porches: room for garage.
FOR SALE-S7.750; n 12-room house Wash
inston Heights; west Of 18TH bathrooms; hot
water heat: > stairways
FOR SA1.E-Sa, 75o: of the most desirable
houses on Riltniore ST.. Washington Heights: 10
rooms. , baths; hot-water heat; for garage
FOR SALE-S9. 900; Washington Heights .
the purchaser eau move right in; 10 rooms,
baths; hot-water heat. garage.
STONE < FAIRFAX. 1912 New York ave.
Evening star., 1918-02-06
Loew's Columbia.

Mary Pickford, in "Stella Maris," will
continue as the film feature at Loew S
Columbia the remainder of this week
Miss Pickford has two roles in Stella
Marfs," one delicate and dainty, and
the other, as Unity Blake, uncouth and
unlove1y, but carrying with it a tre-
mendous amount of pathos. Sunday
and the first half of next week Pauline
Frederick will be pictured in Mime.
Jealousy" It is a picturesque photo
play, which affords chances for un-
usual acting. In ''The Garden OF De-
light wholesome, natural beauty Of
the outdoors appears.