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cnArrER NIx CONTINUED


TNHEY did not move for moment
L when Doris slowly diseugsged her
arms from around lis neck and moved
slightly away Her hair had fallen aud
hung In golden disorder about her shout
ders. She put up her arm, trying to
catch tue escaping pins. aud then she
smiled at him. dmpinE adorabl-.
Come" he laid gently "Yod must
get O. bed. Your coat H. uca,l. dry.
but III cover you with my jIcke, You
must sleep. too so shammlu'. you
know. CAM tell what may happen to-
morrow"
TN Try" she murmured obediently.
while he led her to the couch Of bouEhs
anG made her lie on H. But as he l,nelt
beside her, covering her with his Jacket.
she caught his hands aud would not
relinquish them. He raised hers to mis-
lips and kissed them again and again 4.
small, muscular hands they were but
now very brown and dirty Are YOU
comfortable Sorry ! haven't tub
She was silent a moment and then
Strengthened and asked him.
You promised 10 tell me about the
papers. Won't you
lie laughed
Not now. It must be nearly morn
"Yes. now. I'm not tired now. I
will sleep afterward like to hear
your voice cyril Perhaps it will soothe
me to sleep"
Are YOU sure" o." he asked douhtfullv
and she NODDED
lie saw that she was stll nervous
and wakeful aud sank beside her couch.
/ taking her hand in his
1T rs really quite uterestiu' he
began slowly Three wears ago, at
/ the invitation OF the Emperor Of Ger
many. Who Is forever intriguing in Euro
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-04
cnrNrRY noARn-MANrEn

GOOD HOME wanted with refined family ~
IAity tutor or school teacher for convdl-
esceut girl Of ~ no objection 20 seashore dr
country. Address. stating price and locetida
10 A X NJ g0a. Ledger Office.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-04

found out where they had gone My
flights to Germany have been made ior
pers came into the hands OF the Em-
perOT Of Germany and he was planuin'
to have 'em sent to the President OF the
French Republic England's ally. "
papers at such a time fall into the
uands Of France Hardly credit 90
English diplomacy what? Might even
result in q new entente
But where were the papers in the
meauwhile?' she asked
THAT is what took me SO bauy long
to find out AFTER many hunts away
from Wiudenberg at night ! traced EN-
to a Socialist BY the name Of GOttsChall,
at SChoudorf, who had received 'en from
a pensloner Of the Imperial Forest Serv-
ice. one Of the attendants at the huniiu
lodge where the conference was held
Whether he found 'em or stole 'em ]
don't know, but | frightened him and
he confessed. ! was on the very point
Of stealing em from GottsChalk when
! found out that he had been writin' to
the WilhelmStraSse. and when ! tried to
get 'em they were gone. " I'd got 'eu
then. YOU would not be here, Doris,
and '
But how did you learn what the Will
heImstrasse proposed to do with them
"On. that was quite clear The Eng
liSh Foreign DtiiCo has been badly fright To-
ened and has used every effort with Its
3 cret agents iu Berlin to get that In
formation u reached London the other
day Aud Just before I left Scotland
! knew the job was tu be given to Cen
cral Nuu Strumberg. The rest was l<is-
met-.thp fortune of war--a jolly good
piece Of luck l.indberg overheard
through the microphouc Won Stromherg
rWiu' Instructions to WentZ--sO that
His ENCelleury'S own WeaUOuS were
turned again him. I was gUiu' TO way
lay WeutZ on the way 10 France but
circumstances prevented
"It was /. cyril" she broke in plead
iuEly 81 didn't know. betrayed
YOU
"a trick" he laughed Invented IN
the Rameses family-but stiil useful"
"He frightened me She stammered
81 believed the message signed Max
wolG genuine"
"Not Maxwell" he said graveiy "roy
Maxwell sore spot since the war
began iu the side of the War Office
Maxwell Is dead
YOU" She exclaimed rearfully.
Yes ne replied. II told and they
caught him. couldn't do SO before
It's war. Doris II lis a fair game.
ask no faNors--uor do ! give any"
she was silent moment looking into
the Are,
Yes understand. a terrible game
with odds against" And then. after
away Won't YOU tell me your plan"
"" rose with a confident laugh.
Yes, | have plan. but I'm not goinE
to tell IT now. You are going 10 sleep.
She laughed YEARLY and sat up.
/ And YOU" Where will YOU Sleep
by the fire I've got some thinkn
to do. I'm not sleepy. had eight
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CONTINUED TOMORROW
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-04
COUNCIL FIGHT RENEWED
Chester Aldermen Again Elect
Mould as City Assessor

Chester. Pa, April 4.--After one of the
most spirited sessions Of city Council
since the William Ward. IT.. regime
three years ago. Charles g. Mould. for
mer Councilman. was elected city as
SCISSOR. This makes the second time Mr.
Mould has been elected to she same
office in ten weeks. He vas elected in
February. with fuur Couuclmen voting
for him and Superintendent Of Public
Safety Trainer not voting. couteudiug
that Mr.. Mould was not qualified. Mir.
Trainer again took the same position.
The vote was ( to l.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-04
Third Loan Keeps Liberty Is Down

Liberty As the principal the
all surprising that they
established
Is by
the
could be bought figure which
a few
They keyed
the publicity which is being the third
nrsent if
The publicity
vrsrad issues.
continued will
red tape will
human nature asb i
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-04
Rio Graude Western Withholds Interest

made that the semannua interest 62OOoO
bonds Rio Grand Western Railroad
the
compelled for their until further
has been Washington
The
money
q
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-04
Lancaster Man Dies in California

Lancaster, Pa, April Isaac Chal-
FAINT, for a number of years head of the
Chalfant Hardware and Manufacturing
Company, which operated a plant near
Dillervile, died March % at San Diego,
Cal, where he had gone for the benefit
Of his health, His surviving children are
Thomas, Isaac and Miss Edith Chalfant
Of Atglen; Miss Mary Chatham, OF
Pittsburgh, and Miss Florence ChaIfant.
Of Philadelphia.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-04
SAVANNAH WILL HAVE
CONCRETE-SHIP PLANT
Company Buys 35-Acre Site
on st. Augustine, Three
Miles From the City

NhNhhnnh, Va, AWTII 4
y tract Of land consisting of about
thlrtE-hNe acres Of the Deptford planta-
non located on the ST. Augustine Greek.
,hree miles east of Savannah. has been
bought AS the site for a concrete ship
building plant.
war Nlding. a representative of the
company which is to build The pIant
has been in Savannah for some Time
inspecting sites and collecting data con-
'efning the facilities here for building
concrete ships. Mr. Widng would not
discuss the cOmpany'S plans nor would
ne state the number Of ships that it is
intended to build.
The nearness Of the site to the Tybee
division of the Central Of Georgia Rail-
way VIII enable the company to connect
It's plant by a spur. thus insuring ade-
quate rail connections
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-04
We'd al Noristown

Norristown. va. Apri i--Ailss Ciath
Virginia i.arzeicrc. a daughter of tic
late j. g. t.arzeiere. jr, and T.. Frank
who for years WAS assistant 10 tie
treasurer 0f the Penusylvapia RailrOnh
Company. were married last night IN tho
First Presbyterian Church. by ;lte Ret
Larzelere. q sister OF the brlde, wis
maid Of honor The bridesmaids wel,e
Mrs Earl r. Gresh. Miss Gertrude Hufli-
er. Miss Margaret e, Harley. Miss Isii-
bel Ryder of Norrstown, and Miss Mat
man was Lieutenant Joseph Lees East
wick.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-04

said that Wall
banking firms
probably J.
Kuhn, Loeb Co. and Speyer Co., which have
financial sponsorship railroad
big banking
they
exercise
There another story in connection with efficiency methods rail-
is order by
which individual system
making the records fuel
generally
railroads country aspect our railroad
Csiem
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-04
Capital Issues Committee and the city

upon capital committee and
the
nd with the different Federal Reserve Banks Richard
a
Public
of
of
Federal Reserve
These officers themselves
they
Item the entire budget millions
NE
up
March 2S
Ou of
NsSsiO
@per addition
submitted informally of
ne war The collecting
respect applications which
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-04
GOSSIP OF THE STREET
BROKERS' MICROSCOPIC PROFIT
NEARLY EARNS CROIX DE GUERRE
second Of One Per Cent Reflects
Activity of Market, but Great War News Is
Expected d-Gossip of the Street

welknown hnancers who discussing present
o'clock lie
& which he had made profit of iS2 per cent
Of better showing there some
Ill Of equivalent to the
(. scrox Guerre" o something
majority
which prevail present in this city
The strong market which l. anything seemed
brokers' under
much depressed the continued
much elated
sti holds
somewhat In Uniformed
M ere of the
5 Allies winb heard
INC o hrmness
Ase of
Washington. which of
carrying up Of legislation
the
totc if believe
marks continue will
rprisng demanding drastic
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-04

You to TRUCKS
Benefit These Dealers Are Ready AnaI Your Problem
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-04
? An
Increase
In Business

Is a present condition in
most lines. And we must
maintain the pace to provide
money as well as material
for the great work now
before us. Motor Trucks
and Trailers conserve man
power, yet assure broader
capacity for your business
at minimum cost.
Marble Hill press., 1918-09-26
Army Terms Explained

IA army CORPS is $4,000 men
An infantry division IS 1900
mcn.
Al infantry brigade .s J.cutl ,n.s
\ regiment q infantry is 2buu
men
4 battalion IS 1000 men
i company Is 251 men
A platoon IS 60 men
4 eotporaIs squad is s men
a field artillery brigade comprises
800 men.
A field battery has 1875 men
a firing squad is 20 men
A supply train has 2S3 men
\ machine gun battalion has 296
men
An engineers regiment has i.09S
men
An ambulance company has 66
UJu
\ field hospital has SIS men
\ medical detachment has n
A major general heads the field
army and also each army corps.
a hrieadler general heads each
infantry brigade,
A colonel heads each regiment
A lieutenant colonel is next in
rank below a colonel.
A major heads a battalion.
a captain heads company.
A lieutenant heads a platoon.
A seareeant is next below heu- /
tenant.
A corporal is squad officer.
Marble Hill press., 1918-09-26
SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE

september /, 1918
Mr. W X. Chandler.
Marble Hill, No,
Dear Father. am noN enjoying
a littF SUNDAY rest in an American
camp IN France Am fine and dandy
and get plenty Of eats and sleep
| think we will tc here permanent.
" This is one of the oldest cities
in France and ii has the appearance
Of one, too The weather 80 far has
been fine, warm DAYS and cool nights
| have seen quite p lot Of France
and England and like France the
better There is some fine farming
land here, We had a very pleasant
trip over, no excitement have
seen four countries since left L. S.
A.. but none like the old States
Think We will be in Berlin before
Iong and will then get to come home
We get a daily newspaper here and
Keep posted on the happenings.
The boys are getting papers from
j, :. A.. SO think would get The
'ress If properly addressed and a
Marble Hill press., 1918-09-26
Toe BeCley Rice Farm vii,
Produce $4,000 Worth
OF Grain This Year

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a. example of ula, ri,o c,.,
means no SAYS ,ha, 30 r.o,s nore,..
!, ,aG. IN praa;r,,,e , .,o, ..,..
/, shells :, tho nero ,h,s 49,
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81 which suffered n no, ha,;,,
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G,rn,.h tho r.o,,,.4 -.
w,ter He saws b;s cro, ,.n, o,sl,.
Marble Hill press., 1918-09-26
From france


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mention II 81 yl 9re t.u, NE
meas just - f y pta. here 4ll yul
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ready tof ms'htGE lhll romss up
have met seycgA NJ uy iregi,
over hgfe and y makes IN fr-i gg
home "a sex them
hai az "uipysn, trip over hare
We came tbru Sau'llpi ani EagIlad
81 you s~e tt ~as quite a trip ani |
saw things tisa, wuait make IN ~
Laugh The people over here arr
Marble Hill press., 1918-09-26
Local Board News

About the 7th of October there
will be eatrained for Camp Plae,
Ark, Il men. The names of these
men will be published next week
The board called in some men
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-11
MRS. MARY RINGER
DIES AT ADVANCED AGE

Mrs. Mary Ringer, who died at her
home in this city Monday, Dec. 8,
at | O'Clock, at the advanced age of
SS years, came to Ottawa from her
native land with her mother. a broth.
'er and one sister at the age of 23
years. Her maiden name was Mary
Vosht. They settled at Huntington,
Mass.
tohe was married to Jacob Ringer
in 1916 and removed to Canton Ill.,,
from which place her husband enlisted
and served in the civil war They
came TO Ottawa TO live in 1882, which
place has since been their home. Mr..
Ringer preceded his wife to home.
land in 1902. For forty years a mem
Der OF the Evangelical church, she
was one Of the most faithful followers
of her Lord, a deyout Christian, al
ways true to her creed. Intensely pa.
triotic, keen, alert, she never lost con.
troll of her faculties. Funeral services
from Trinity Evangelical church at
2.30 p. N. Thursday.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-11
BARN AND MACHINE
DESTROYED IN FIRE
Of UNKNOWN ORIGIN
OTTAWHNS STARTLED BY FIRE
LAST EVENING WHICH FOR A
WHILE THREATENED MANY
HoMES-st,50000 LOSS WITH
OUT INSURANCE.

one of the biggest conhagrations in
Ottawa for many months, started
from an unknown origin, last evening
in u barn on the rear OF the property
at the southeast corner OF Taylor
ANA Webster streets, and caused a
damage estimated in the neighborhood
of sl.500 The barn. good frame
structure valued at about $3.50, be-
longing to Mrs. Gus Marten, was total
ly destroyed A new Interstate chum-
my four roadster valued at $1,000, be-
longing to A. &. Haffler, who resides
just across the street, and stored his
car in the barn, burned, as was a
quantity of coal stored in the barn,
belonging to Mr. and Mrs. A. G.
Brainard.
The loss is a total to the owners,
absolutely nothing that burned being
insured.
The Are was discovered by several
persons just at once, as the flames
hurst thru the roof of the barn and
lighted up the city, in manner that
could be seen for miles around Otta-
wa. People who witnessed the fire
at the start declared it burned as if
1t were caused by gasoline or oil
explosion.
Neighbors for blocks around declar-
ed their houses were lighted up by q
sudden flash, as the flames broke thru
the roof Of the barn. A call was sent
in for the fire department at just 7:5Ss
and in a few minutes the department
was on the spot. The work they did
after their arrival caused them to re-
ceiYe many congratulations, and in a
very short time the blaze was under
control.
Inside of five minutes after the fire
started hundreds of people had gath
ered Oh the scene People came run
1ing without coats or hats unmindful
Of the influenza that is gripping the
city.
Neighborng Sheds were on fire
many times, hut the department was
able to keep the flames from spread
ing. Much anxiety was shown by
the people living in the houses nea1
who feared the flying fire brands
would set their homes on fire
There is no plausible explanation
| Tor. the origin of the fire unless /,
| started from Mr. Heffler's machine
| This machine had not been used fol
some time before the fire and MIR
Hefller who is an interurban motor
man was out on his run at the time OF
the fire.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-11
PLAN EVIDENCE FOR
PROPAGANDA QUIZ

Washington, Dec II -- Evidence
for submission to the Overman prop
Uganda investigating committee, when
1t resumes its session Friday, was
being prepared by Major f. l.. IIumes
in conference with Deputy District
attorney Becker, of New York today.
Wether Becker will take the stand on
Friday to tell what he knows of Ger
man plotting was undecided today.
Meanwhile the Senate Military Al.
fairs committee considered the Poir-
dexter resolution calling for an in.
vestigation to determine to what OK.
tent German plotting interfered with
shipment of food and munitions to the
American soldiers abroad,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-11
BUSINESS MEN SEE
GREAT PROSPERITY
FOR RNEXTFEW YEARS
PREDICT u. S. Will NEVER RE.
TURN TO ITS INDUSTRIAL PRE-
WAR OASIS.

Chicago, Dec. II Unprecedented
prosperity ample work, more power
for the workers and more sympathe-
tic attitude by employers was pre-
dicted yesterday by big business men
at the annual meeting of the Illinois
Manufacturers Association in the
Congress hotel.
From Governor Lowden who open
ed the meeting to Charles II. Sabin,
president of the Guarantee Trust Co.,
of New York, the last speaker, all
agreed that:
The United States will never go
back to its industrial pre-war basis.
Wages will not be lowered.
The workers will have vastly more
to say about industrial conditions.
The United States during the next
few years will be the worlds sup
ply house and will enjoy prosperity
hitherto undreamed Of
The railroads should not be owned
by the government, but neither should
they go back to the old system of
private ownership and control.
Cooperation, not competition will
will be the business motto of the fu-
ture.
Speakers also included Richard II.
Rice of the General Electric COMPANY
Lynn, Mass; George M. Reynolds
president of the Continental 4 Com
mercial National Bank; ]. F. Zoller
counsel of the National Conference OF
State Manufacturers Association, and
Col. Victor c. Vaughn.
Resolutions were adopted opnosine
government ownership of railroads
asking that officials cogni2ant of gov
eminent contracts remain in Office nm.
TIL the contracts were settled. callins
FOR legislation permitting manufac
turing even though in conflict will
present sherman and CLAYTON law.
where it would not harm healthy com
petition and advocating tariff laws tc
protect the present American wage
scales.
The following officers were elected
FOR 1918: President, Dorr r. Felt
FIRST vice president William n Pc
louise; second vice president. C S
Brantingham, Rockford; treasurer
/ feter >. Theurer, secretary, j. NJ
Glenn; directors, William Butterwortr
Moline; Milston s. Florsheim. II. H
/ Hettler, G, b. Bobbiss, T. e. O'Brjen
! Decatur and J. T. Jlewellyn.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-11
JOHN DEIS, WELL KNOWN
FEDERAL PLATE EMP.
DEAD OF PNEUMONIA

John H. Deis, foreman at the Fed
.eral Plate Glass works died This ar
ternoon at l:5o o'clock, al his home
14lS Illinois avenue, after an illness
lasting one week of pneumonia Tho
decedent was we'll known in this city,
having resided here during the past
four years. During his residence IN
this city he has made many friends.
He was bor IN New Ogden, Ind,
3G years ago and resided there dur.
ing his entire life until he moved to
Ottawa.
For many years he has been q
member Of the Masonic and Elks
lodges
Surviving he leaves a wife and two
sons, Henry aged 16 years and John
aged years.
The funeral arrangements will bo
announced later
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-11
PUBLIC UTILITIES TO CONE HERE
To HEAR STREET CAR MATTER
NORTHERN ILLINOIS LIGHT AND TRACTION COMPANY CENsuRED
COMMISSION

The Northern Illinois Light and
Traction Company was not ready to
go to trial on the hearing set for yes
torday before the public utilities COM
mission in Chicago. After a motion
was made by the traction company,
through Attorney Knowlton of Peoria,
for continuance, which was objected
to by Attorneys Clark and Weeks,
representing the City OF OTTAWA, the
commission granted Il continuance for
the evidence of the traction company
until Dec. Is and preceded to hear
ahe evidence of the City OF Ottawa.
Mayor Bradford Commissioner
Meagher, Milton Waterman, John NJ.
O'kane, Ben Schwarzrock and Will
liam Conger testified for the city.
Their evidence showed the failure of
the, company to operate cars north
of the Rock Island tracks since Oct,
% last, and failure at other Cimes, as
during tho winter of 1917-1S, and fail
ure to operate on De Leon street dur
the races of fair of 1918, and all testi-
fed that service in Ottawa was bad
Nit Waterman had checked the
number Of passengers crossing the
Rock Island tracks during a three
weeks period. which showed an aver
age of 5000 passengers per week.
Testimony also showed 1000 people
live north Of the Rock Island tracks,
and the factories OF Ottawa. Federal
Plate Glass Porter's, Johnson's, Pei
tur's, can only be reached by car
line Evidence also showed the in
creased traffic due to fair, races, ball
games. circuses, etc.
The attorney for the company will
contend that future paving of North
Ottawa and cost Of crossing will cost
the company 50 much that they can
not continue service.
Attorneys Weeks and Clark claim q
future consideration such as paving
North Ottawa cannot be legally con-
sidered by the commission.
The commissioner offered to come
to Ottawa on the 18th to take the fur
ther testimony, but the traction com
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-11
RAISE IN WAGES FOR
EXPRESS employees

Employees of the American Rail
ways Express Company are rejoicing
today over an order received from
Washington today increasing the
wages of all employees $25 per month
and fixing the working day at eight
hours and the month at tweny.siX
days.
This increase is deserving one
as it is a notorious fact that the OK.
press companies never paid the wages
nor gave the hours that employees OF
many other big corporations enjoyed
The employees of the express com
pany have organized, with headquar
ters at Joliet. The new rates 90 into
effect Jan /, 1918
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-11
REBECCA LODGE HOLDS
SUCCESSFUL MEETING
INITIATE 81 MEMBERS

More than 100 people gathered In
the Odd Fellows Hall iast evening
to attend the special meeting and
initiation of Florence Rebecca Lodge
No. |, !. o. O. f. The meeting was
one Of the most successful ever held
in Ottawa, and Il class Of thirtyrfour
candidates was initiated into the
order
Large delegations from both Peru
and Marseiles witnessed the cere-
monies. Following the business ses-
sion a vdry enjoyable social hour
was spent, and an excellent luncheon
was served by the social committee.
1t was past midnight before the
crowd reluctantly departed for their
homes.