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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-11-26
PE9S|N|SM IN
STOCK MARKET
IS Jesse NED

NEW YORK. Nov 2J-r'iuancIaI. III
jt;S;vIal and p"lit:'al H"v"i";'mr;tiS "N-
e7tcd II varying G"Sr.r i:i''7 uiStaro-
,::r 'nflarncc> Over '"H;.E;, aIs,t, So"
market. thc latter factor r'"oah!% Hui-
w"ightni, all ether considerations:
In pom; vt FAC. l!t. monetary $:tuo-
ZION gave pr"inI$.. o. Early iinrr":' =
rnrnt as ,nGica;'1 by last Saturday :
very favnra biz bunk statcmrnt and Mod
c-atc offerings ~ title funds from M
,crinr institutions.
Trade conditions also were viewed
with less pcSSimiSm in conS"rI a:ir'.
+ relies where X WAS recognized in''
Washington IS directing It's energies t'-
wards L d"tinitc pruSra'n ~ TSa"1u%' =
mcnt with the LEASE disturbance !" ih'
vountry's inportlut ;EduSr:"S.
Secretary SlcAduuS Forthcoming re-
trcmcnt from the nanar'iiI'i't az i.'S
n;tti"n'S transportation SNSt'uiS t"Fh'S'-
"a the political clrm""t, iA;Y i"3,'r" "'s
ing clearly seen III n" h";'' :n'SS ~
rails. lncludtng r'any " "a" S"a>'hs"
!%SuHS.
Just rs i, Id ;hH .crca; advance, :"
t"day Snuthcra l'Ht'tir was among XIV,
lrSt q IN. I;ur"-:ai.t rails - w':,krn'
;rnrpinC ~. points on worry h';t.E Ok
.,-rin:$ p-tlr- iF,::irS ai~' ''ranE'FS:
roaicrs and :rut& lines tell 20 .
\ POINTS closing a."s.iy a: lowest !'F''9
sh:rp,ms~ ,."r.. among n" isolated
features t.: s.~"cs;h during IN" t"r'-
:ovn with rr!rc.: States St""i; put Ia
r:I.c rrcf"-H'. "E"Nr aFAP'E'
showing ar 5N:..u." ."ac'!"n OF 4.
" inints. Others II ;ha: group for
i,::: ~ 5 Ir' ;i.S.
iHi;c,! stat; :tcr! closed ar loSs
rf =. points a:I N::dr''i inGuSir ta.s
an[! equipments. also corp"rS. !satherS.
;nhaCcoS ard utilities wcr" heavy l"
weak. oils also, sasS ing SHARPLY AT thr
end. Sales amounted "a %73."on shares
Uraviness ruled in all branches O.
,hn hnrd market. The outstanding cea-
;ure being thu free offerings of Liberty
Fourth ~ down 70 the now minimum
Of H-.4n Total sales (par ralue) aEsre
gated Sl3.S50.0Q0.
Old United states bonds were un-
..hnnrnl IN call
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-11-26
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.

rHICAf;n. Nov. %5.-HoEs. receipts
%. ohO: market mostly Sc IL Zoe higher
closing dull: butchers 11.S5d $50: Nght
slf,Q0GlSln: packing 3lf.ooM lh'op'
lhrnwnuis $1,000 u 1860. pigs. good 10
CHOICE Sl3.5~E 1880.
Cntti". rcrriI,s 1000: choice prime
native and bust western: steady: others
slow un"v"nly lower. many showing
sc Ia .nc break; butcher chtti" ana
stnckcrS and feeders mostly 2ac lower
beef cattle. good. CHOICE ana prini"
S1S.25Mlg.75: common and medium S?.Ho
UIs.25: butcher stock COWS and hcl!erS
Sc. n l4.nn: rann"ra and cutters S5;"n
aIG.2G: sinck"r& AMI feeders. good, cholce
and urine xiU..54i $500: inferior. COM
mon and medium $3.50 los; veal
calves good and choice Si".!am 20 - ,
western range lrcC steers - i"OH ls."o'
cows mud hcifrrs 5s.nHer 1915.
sheep. receipts 54.n"u: market mostiF
Csc lower: som" ewes about STEAD!
lambs chnic" and prime &iH.35 a. $50:
medium and good sii2S@ 1885; caL lis
sa15ar 1870: ewes. ciloic" and prime '$s:no
ata.a5: medium and good SS."9H ''oo'
culls $3.25 q 600
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-11-26

iIIy Private Wire to y. II. NnSt.h ~ -
New YORK. Nov. 2I.--The Market
was torc,.d to withstand IL continuance
Of liquidation in rather hcavT vnlntne'
and nv the buying power Of lat" had nccn
greatly Restricted. prIc" CONCESSIONS "cFe
easily brought about. a.,
Tho uncertainty with respect 10 inc
futurn status Of In" railroads s""mS 10
In responsible" for the current way" 81
linuldatiuu ard until tho Washington NJ
t!tutle Is clearly defined. NOR" or h'Ss !
rrrulnrity will no d"uh, pc cnc"un'rrco
Mi hcurh there has been in progress q
gosi class az buying during the easy per
iud.G ,o,,,.,
Any tendency on tn" Part al me money
committee To rrrnuT" r'StTlcu"IiH VIZ
no doubt hc followed by very sup
stantial buying movement
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-11-26
BUTTER, EGGS, CHEESE.

NEW YORK. Nov. 25.-Butter urn
creamery higher than extras ST !: q BIC
creamery extras (92 scoreJ sec: tirsts
GnT6bHc; packing stock current make
40. ;. SSi: III acc.
E;ggs. strong: fresh gathered extras
so 74c: fresh gathered regular packed
extra fir*rs 7lm72c: do first GA IOc
state. Pennsylvania and nearby western
hcnncry white, fine tn fancy s3W voc
state. Pennsylvania and nearby nchnerE
browns 7G II she; J" gathered brown ana
mixed rnlnrS 65h Iir.
Cheese strong; state fresh specials 50
&, 5I,.c; do avrrag" run %iW34isc.
I.iv" poultry sirndy; chickens nc
fowls &c Fl Csc: old ru"$trrs "lc; turkeys
35 ii soc: dressed dull; br"ilrrS $50 45c;
chickens 3nm 50: fowls 3NT3 &c; OLD
ROSTERS "5l,G :; turkeys 100 sue.
Flour unchni d.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-11-26
SUGAR.

NEW YORK. Nov. 25-Thrr" "cr" no
fresh Developments reported IN IN" !o"h'
raw, sura7 market and prices werr I'M
changed at 7.2S fer centrifugal. There
is considerable old cr"n sugar 20 Ut.
| shinpod. bat it IS generally believed that
this will move In the near future ana ne-
for. ;hr new cr"p arrives allh"usn ~
purchases were reported by the commit
tee today.
In refined III" .irrinnd * gradually I'M
proving. although rrtIn"rS have 'air SIP
plies on hand and are Ahlc &" max;
prompt dn!I",ry. l'rirc$ arc H"cH"'e''
M %. for fine granulatCG.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-11-26
Close Tho Schools.

The parochal schools of the city were
closed today for an indefinite period on
account OF the "Tu" epidemic. Tho
schools were opened two weeks ago when
tho hun was lifted. but many children
were absent on acrhunt OF sickness apd
others were kept Mt home by parents ms
u matter Of precau tion and II was decided
yesterday to again close the buildings.
II IS expected that they will remain clos-
I'd until after the holidays.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-11-26
TO OPERATE coDnnERc1AILT.

PIEDMONT. W. Va. Nov. Coon
strrc,ion work on tn" new alcohol plant
being built here ut tic West virginia
rulp and Paper Manu- fh,turing Company
by the George y. Fuller Company. Is
practically completed. The piant We
constructed ny the American and BRUSH
sovcrnncnts and will be operated by the
West Virginia Pulp and Paper Com pany
rhr n,nnt u.ns erected primarily FOR the
purpose Of supplying alcohol to the
british government. but since INC c'''s s;.,
ton Of tho war. the product Will Dc dla-
posed al commercially II Is quite an
extensive plant and will employ LOO on
more persons.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-11-26
IOpe1.i EtLGh. Low. Close
PITTSBURGH LIVE STOCK.

PITTSRrRGIG Pa, Nov. 25.-Caitle
strong: supply % cars: prime $4,000
1850.
Sheen s,nady; supply II double decks:
prime wcathers $l0.0Od 1880: culls and
common s300G4.50: lambs 10000
1925; veal calves slS.0nM 1900.
Hogs. lower: receipts 65 double decks:
prime heaTirS $3.50: mediums and
heavy workers. $500 a. ls.25: light york
crs slG.75Gt 100: pigs $500 q l6.T5'
ruuEhs Sl5.p0fI 1850.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-11-26
Two Man Arc Hurt.

Harry Smith. ot this city and another
workman. were -aycrcly injured this
now blast furnaces when the swinging
scafrold on which they were working.
broke from its faTcninEs and dropped
with them to III" ground a distance OF
forty feet. SLeith SUSTAINED two broken
ribs His fellow workman sustained n
hrok n log md Internal injuries Tho
latter was taEhn to the Ohio Valley Hos
pital her. His name is not known.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-11-26
PRODUCE MARKET

Following are ,tic local wholesale
mark: r"Jr,ris 'ur thia community:
tu,,Ir: s. ;r',t' G.u"
Wn,lr puInl.".s. lag. @.'51I l.an.
sweet rutators, barrel. Sal Ei."o.
cabbage. barrel Visa 2.-3.
OlinnS. hac. ST.:
Turnirs. $3.50 i.5n.
Carrots. hushrl. &l.2".
celery. huurh. SIC.
Green beans. h"'n" grown :'uSh"!. )
tircrr tonne" ,'S. hum" grown hu"h'l
s.. 1ufi san.
hubbard snuashcs. s?.5oTe75.
lemons. box. $S."hm 100.
t;rarc Fruit. h"N. S+.0Nm 90.
Oranges. hnX. $a.5@M $50.
Pears. HprlcitS. S3.i5.
Fears. kr!f"rS. son.
Cheese, Eggs, Chickens, Butter,
Brick cheese. fhr.
Swiss cheese. AZ.
l.imhurCcr choose. sac
New York cream cheese. ga 31c.
l,rrSscd chirkcrS: 4nc.
1.iv" SuripgrrS. - II @5r
Frr&h eggs. Al. G@Hr6 ic.
randl"d. $50 6or.
Storage. Ih".
Country hutt"r. &c.
ElEin cream. 90.
BuiicrInr. 2Sn "5c.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-11-26
BREAKS IN TIE
PRICE IF CORN
Stocks 40

CHICAGO. Nov. 2:.---rrrdicti"nS al
much larger receipts IN the near :uturr
led to drcId"d breaks IN the rric" ~
corn tnduy. notwithstanding that NJ "n''
t5mr coverings by Hurried &hort'
brought about 4 temporary bulge I'M
market finished heavy ~ 10 "a h1l
lower with December l22's and Janu:tr!
lH23. to l."H, oats lost las 1" = n
The clos" III provisions ranged ir"I!i
55r dcclin" To 7:,c advance.
open. High. how. Gloss
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-11-26

police station and carried or $3.50 worth
II: furS. The robbery was discovered
Early this morning BY ncvSSoys who re-
ported il tn the police. The potfce have
no clue. The job however. Is Laid TO a
hand OF professional thieves who are
known to have been operating in this
81 ction for several months
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-11-26
CLASSIFY DRAFTEES

The city draft hoard was busy ycss
tcrday classifying the September IL reg
istrants who are IS years "f age" There
was about $50 youths "f this nSe IN tho
last registration and the work ~ c!aSst-
ryinC then, was Completed yesterday.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-11-26
STOCKS AND BONDS.
New York Cotton Market

WHEELING, W. Va. Nov. 25. 'ls.
FURNISHED the lutclilgcncer by = z
Mastcn IL Co. members OF tho New DIRK
Stock Exchange. National Bank l3uh T.
ing. Wheeling. ". Va. Louis L. Bran,
manager.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-11-26
TOLEDO GRAIN.

TOLEDO, o.. Nov. 25.-Cloversecd
nr.nc cash and November $500: Deem
hnr sa5.97is: January s2G.l0; February
5"6.l5: March SOLO.
Alsike. prime cash $3.50; December
$50; January and May s5.e5.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-11-26
Case Transferred.

The petition OF the c. & P. Railway
Company VS. The Hollowrock Coal Mn
ing Company. 70 confiscate property az
Yellow Creek for the new railroad
at that place, has been transferred rom
local courts TO tho Z. s. Court OF Ohio
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-11-26
Died at Canton

Harry LINN. aged IS. former ~eI1
known cra ploye Of the c. & P. railroad.
ut MlnEo Junction. died at Canton Ohio,
Sunday OF pneumonia Tie moved 70
Canton about SIX months ago. He Is SUIT.
vivcd by his wife md one daughter and
three brothers. Frank. Of Martins Forty:
Roy. OF Canton. and Bearl Of Minso
Junction
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BOSTON COPPER STOCKS

WHEELING. W Va. Nov. IS. is.
FURNISHED tbs !:::CEiErnceT ny y. :"
Mas,cn & Co.. members OF the New YORK.
Stock Exchange National Bank Build
my Wheeling, W. Va. Louis T. Bran
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rrocu1nta CitizenA

The Rrd Cross chapter OF MinGo juno
tion arranged today 10 innoculatc the
citizens Of that place against influenza.
fer Of charge. " nurse has been engaged
and the work will begin next wednesday
morning
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-11-26
N. Y. STOCK EXCHANGE

WHEELING. W. Va. Nov. 25. IS.
Furnished the 1nteii,scrccr by ~ Z
Masten & Co.. members Of the New Iorh
Stock Exchange. National Eank Build.
;nS. Wheeling. W. Va, Louis +. Brand
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-11-26
MARRIAGE Licenses.

Ralph Edward Schwender H. Gnd
Sarah Agnes Anderson. IS. both OF TIL
tonviIle: IIovd F. Carr. 81. Of Clyde o.
and Elizabeth Speicher. Is. Of BerKho6
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-11-26
NEW YORK CURB MARKET

WHEELING. W. Va. Nov. IS. l8.
Furnished the intellEcnccr by A f
Mas,eu & Co. members Of the New York
Stock Exchange. National EanF lsuild'
re, Wheeling w. Va. LOUIS l.. Brnn1
u,anyucr
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(SaN-Patt"rSrn Coz
PITTSBURGH STOCKS

WFIEEI1NG. W. Va. Nov. Is. Is.
Furnished Tho Int"l1ie~nccr Ivy 4. (
Masicn x Co. members or, the New Icrs
Stock Exchange. National EanN liuIld-
ing, Wheeling. w. Va, Louis Il. Brand
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-11-26
STEUBENVlLLE

sTHRENvILLE O.. Nov. 25.-Rnh-
ber., last night wrcnched two locks orr
4 big display window case or the Munk-
ers Cpnpany's store, just opposite inc
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Outside Motor Stocks.
Standard Oil Subsidiary Stock

WHEELING. W. Va. Nov. IS. is.
Furnished tho 1a:cHiEenc"r by a. f
Mastcn & Co. members OF the New Yofh
Stock Exchange. National Lark liuilf
Ing. Wheeling. W. Va, Louis T. Brand.
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PETROLEuM.


OH. CITY. Pa, Nov. -'r'u..::
! oS1 SHIPMENTS 5S.GIi: averages h2.Sai
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-11-26

Westinghouse Air Brake. ~ y -
Westinghouse. Electric .....t l. ....'
West I'rnu Tr. * ". luwcr.t 10 =
Tropical oil ................ 1"L l0at ,
Stocks +.3@5.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-11-26
LOCAL STOCKS

WHEELING. w. Vu.. Nov. -. is.
Daily qNnra,inu list Wheeling Stock
l?Nchuu6c. compiled Tor tic lnitili6eh'
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-11-26

Total sales 99S.n0Q shares
Bonds 1876 600.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-06-13
SAYS COMPANY CAN'T
PAY WAGE INCREASE

Efforts OF the> LA Salle-Peru EN-.
plo!es Of the G. O. a +. company s
local line to receive a wage increase
were not encouragngly met by otHc-
lals OF the parent line according to
the Peru News-Herald of YESTERDAY.
which says:
Conferences are being held with
the men by General Manager Fisher
a. various pOiJ.s along the line. and
as near as can be learned he is en-
deayorlng to show the trainmen that
wage advance at the present time
Is impossible when the traffic handled
Dy the company has dropped 20 a
point which is rumored to be as low
as ever reached in the history OF
the road and when they are about to
lose he business Of the Wells-Fargo
EXPRESS Company through the GOV
eminent order winch consoldates the
different express companies Of the
country and which will wipe out the
express business handled over the G.
o, T. I is said tina, the express
business furnished considerable
percentage OF the company gross
earnings and its loss viii be a serious
blow to Jhe road
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-06-13
LESS MEAT # BACK
AND KIDNEYS HURT
Take a glass of Salts to flush Kidney,
II Bladder bothers you-Drink
lots of water.

Eating meat regularly eventually pro.
duees kidney trouble IN some form or
other, says we'll known authority. he.
cause the uric acid IN meat excites the
kidneys, they become overworked; get
sluggish; clog up and cause all sorts of
distress. particularly hackache and mis-
cry IN the kidney region; rheumatic twin.
ges. severe headaches. acid stomach, con.
stipation, torpid liver, sleeplessness,
bladder and urinary irritation.
The moment Your back hurts or id.
neys aren't acting right, or if bladder
bothers you. get about four ounces of
Jad Salts from any good pharmacy;
take tablespoonful in glass OF water
before breakfast for few days and YOUR
kidneys will then act fine. This famous
salts IL made from the acid of grapes
and lemon juice, combined with lithia.
and has been used for generations to
hush clogged kidneys and stimulate them
to normal activity; also to neutralize the
acids IN the urine so it no longer irri.
tates, thus ending bladder disorders. q
Jed Salts cannot injure anyone;
makes delightful effervescent lithia.
water drink which millions of men and
women take now and then TO keep the
kidneys and urinary organs clean, thus
avoiding serious kidney disease.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-06-13
elEEPS 20 HOURS
OUT OF EVERY "a
Inmate Of lnfirmary, Tho Most Al
Ways in DreamIand, Never
Misses Meals.

Niagara Falls. y. Y Niagara Falls
has the sieepiest man in the country
according to he police. He is Charles
TallooE, Sc years old. an inmate Of
the county iuGrmar,.
TalI0ck can sleep standing I'D as
Well as lying down. He demonstrated
this when be was brought up in police
court after running away from the in.
Urinary.
Tallook ran away from the infirm-
AIRY. last month when officials there
insisted thar he work. The man re
scented any attempt TO make him
work. Tor that inteyfered with h.;
sleeping, which required twenty out
Of he twenty Tour hours each day.
While most always asleep, rallock
never failed TO awake az meal time.
After rlnuins away Tallock visited
relatives here, After he had spent
several days, sleeping twenty out Of
every twenty four hours. his relatives
suggested that he lind work. Work.
they said. not only would keep him
awake and be heaIthful for him. but
it would enable him TO have money in
his pocket.
Their desire, Of course. was not to
set out of paying his board bill indof-
nitely; they just di,liked TO see him
sleeping the best part OF The day as
Well as all OF the night away.
Bu, the idea didn't make hit with
Tallock Tme, he was in good phssl-
cal condition and able 10 work, but
he preferred TO Sleep, SO feeling that
his presence among the relatives
would be undesirable i; he continued
his snoozins he Went to police head
quarters as refuge.
But the haldhearted police refused
to house him for long. They took
him into the courtroom OF Police
Judge Piper While waiting for his
case to be called Tallock fell asleep.
When his case was called he was
awakened and taken before the judge.
With one hand holding the Judges
bench. he gave his name and age.
then fe'l asleep again.
An officer explained the case to the !
judge while the man slept, Then the /
judge gave Instructions tor Tauock to 4
be taken back 10 the county intrm. |
airy, where he should Do allowed to
sleep all he wanted to, the evidence
the futil.ty OF getting him to .
work.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-06-13

Until modern times, says the Lon.
don Graphic, John Harvard was tine
Melehizedek of New England lie
was without father, without mother,
without descent" SO profound was
the ignorance concerning the founder
of Americas first and greatest uni.
V sity that an offer Of princcly re.
ward for tive lines Of definite intor.
nation about him went unclaimed
GRADUALLY, however the lahors of va
rons industrious Investigators bore
fruit, until today John Harvard is Il
real figure OF American history, whose
footprints OH English soil are clearly
legible.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-06-13
THE LESS A GIRL WEARS,
THE MORE SHE MUST EAT
Such Is Law Of Clothes. Woman Has
Discovered in Probing "FoIly
Of Fashions"

Philadelphia, Pa The less a girl
wears, the more she must eat. This
is the law of clothes. Miss NJ. Jane
Newcomb, a State college lecturer,
has discovered in her research work
on the folly Of fashions"
She lay down this law in a lecture
before a group Of women attending a
three-day session of the extension
schoo. OF Pennsylvania State College.
Miss Newcomb said an inch cut off
the skirt means an extra pound o.
beelsteak inside.
But the worst Of it all is that the
girl who walks the streets with
skirts to her knees. silk stockings
and chest barred 10 winter winds, as
Miss Newcomb described her, must
eat so much to keep warm that she
becomes dyspeptc, nervous and irri-
table"
The girl with money cat get
enough food to keep her warm when
she undresses for the street." Miss
NeYcomb went on, but the working
girl who spends all She earns on
clothes 70 initiate The heiress has so
little left for food that she becomes
weakened ana an easy victim for
tuberculosis"
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-06-13
RIVER PAYS lNTERES ON DEB


Kansas City Mo. When Michael
Rice, a former resident Of this county.
returned a few days ago for a visit
after sixteen years in the State of
Washington. he found The Missouri
River had restored to him, with inter
est a farm Of which it robbed him
before he went away.
A good many years ago Mr. Rice
bought a tract Of l20 acres on the
south bank of The Missouri near
Atherton., BY hard work he paid 3d.
500 for the farm in five years. beside
making a living for himself and his
family. Then the changing current be-
gan to eat away his rich acres, and in
a very short time The tract had been
reduced 20 narrow fringe Of ten or
twelve acres lie decided to go West.
Mr.. Rice said the little strip OF land
had grown by accretons, not only TO
the original size Of l20 acres, but 70
100 acres, or full quarter section.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-06-13
NO PRUSSlAN PEACE
CONFERENCE

Doctor Dernburg, whom We had 10
eject from this country because of his
insolent propaganda. and who later
showed unexpected signs Of deeency
and sanity, seems to have come un-
der the spell of Berlin barbarism
again. Perhaps the glorious vic
tories of the crown prince have add
ed his head too At any rate, we find
him announcing that after the war
Germany must have Commercial and
maritime liberty and concentration
of raw materials for the purpose Of
supplying the world"
What this means We do not profess
to understand. We do not know how
Germany, or any other nation. could
make use OF any more commercial
and maritime liberty than Germany
had before she tried to take away
other nations commercial and mari.
ne liberty. She had all the con.
centration of raw materials" too.
that could be got or controlled hon.
estly None Of these things will Ger.
many lose after the war. If she kicks
her imperial criminals from power
and shows chastened and cOntrite
heart.
This, however. may he too much 10
expect The ensuing words from Dr.
Dernburg's pen contain the crux of
the matter, and tip off the whole
Prusslan game: AT the peace con.
ference We must not only demand
these advantages but command them
by force il necessary"
Needless to say, there will be no
peace conference as long as German
spokesmen talk in that vein.