davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-03
NO DOUBLING HIS MEANING
corporaps Words Must Have Con-
tanned Full Information Even to
the Most Unintelligent.

This weeks story from the front:
A certain company sergeant major
was not popular with his men. They
accused him of having cold feet.
one day the company went into II
rest camp ~ miles behind the firing
line. " here il was an impoSSihility any
shells could reach them. The ground.
however. was very wuterlogged. and II
fatigue party was detailed 10 dig II
drainage trench.
Presently Il sergeant happened to
pass that way.
What ARE you digging there" ne
shouted To the corporal in charge Of
the job.
A erimy face. from which the sweat
was pouring, popped up from the
trench. II belonged 10 one OF the ser
geant majors most persistent and re-
lentleSS udyersaries.
"piggn' communication trench
from the Serceants' mess 10 the ser
geant majors dugout." he shouted, in Il
voice we'll within hearing of the mess
tent. at the entrance To which the y.
{. o. in question was standing Pear
sons Weekly.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-03
PARADISE OF THE PACIFIC
Palm-Clothed Islands That Have All
of the Riches Man Has Any
Need to Covet.

The little-known Trobrland group Of
islands is a cluster of palm-clothed
gems that stud the emerald Pacific
huudred-odd miles northeast Of Sa-
marai Qapua). They are the real
thing In coral romance. The natives
are Of the Melanesian type, happy peo-
Pile with fondness ESPECIALLY on the
part of the star-eyed maidens) for
Europeans. who have exploited the
rich pearl fishery. They are advanced
in arts and crafts, and produce a ire
mendous quantity of carved weapons
and ornaments, which are eagerly
bought by tourists from curiO-dealers
in Sydney and Melbourne.
Before competition set in the island
erS did not get much for their pearls
Gems worth $50 and S75 were freely
bought for as many pence. The group
is fiat but is richly clothed In jungle,
and produces vast quantities of excel
lent yams, which are traded. Good
climate. gorgeous scenery, blue seas
like bllOWing silk. dinmond-dusted
beaches and splendid fishing and shoot
ing!
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-03
LOCAL MARKETS

Spring broiler7, rer b., 25.2jlac
Old ROSTERS, per To-. l0c.
Hens, per b.. 2lc-2lRc.
Young ROSTERS, per h.. l2c.
Ducks, per ID, 16c
Geese, per h.. lQ-lJc.
Turkeys, alive per b. 15.20c
Eggs, per dozen, 3233c
Cream, 42-43c
Butter, soc
p S. butter 2Sc.
Lard, 2fc-25c.
Hides and Wool.
No | hides, per h., loo.
No. 2 hides, per h., &c,
Furs, soc,
No. l calf skins per h., zoe
No. l horse hide, $4
Live Stock.
Steers Stock, per cwt, $500 t
5000; fat, per cwt., $l400.
Calves Per cwt,, sl1 to $3.50.
Spring Lambs cwt, So.
Sheep--per cwt, $500.
Hogs-Per cwt. SIT.
FOR QUICK RESULTS TRY TIL
WANT" ADS. IN THE FREE
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-03
HEARTS OF THE WORLD
LOVE STORY OF WAR

d. w. Griffiths supreme triumph
Hearts of the World" will be he at.
traction at the Gayetv Theatre, Ir
tour days beginning Thursday night,
Sept. 9Th. Matinees will be given on
Friday, Saturday and Sunday
Hearts of the World" is a love
story of the great war filmed on the
battle fields of France under the
guidance and protection Of the British
and French governments. It is now
being shown in all the principal cities
OF the Allied nations depicting to
those at home actual occurrences
which happen every day on the battle
front. It is now in the eighth month
of the greatest prosperity ever achiev
ed by theatrical attraction in New
York. II ran seven months at the
Olympic and Colonial theatres. Chi
cago, and IS being presented in lead,
ling theatres in Boston, Philadelphia
and other principal cities The organ
ization which presented Hearts of
the World in Chicago will be brought
here intact for this engagement. This
company includes a symphony or
chestra Of twenty musicians, a crew
OF expert stage mechanics and operat-
Ors. 1t requires a 6(-foot railroad
baggage car to transport the effects
carried by the company The cast IN.
eludes Lillian Gish, Dorothy Gish,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-03
SHE WAS GRATEFUL, ANYWAY
And the Young ladys Error Was
Quite Natural, Under the
Circumstances.

Edward Barrett, state geologist, who
lives at Thirty sixth and Meridian
streets. was on a Meridian Heights
car on his way home recently. At
got on the car. They appeared to be
very attentive and devoted to each
other. There We're only two vacant
seats on the car one ut the side Of Mr..
Barrett, and the other on the opposite
side of the car. The young woman sat
down in one of the vacant seats and
the young man In the other, but too
far away to talk to the young woman.
The couple looked at each other with
longing eyes. as if they wished 10 sit
together The ear was rafting along
at a noisy rate. which made it impos-
sible for one person To talk to another
any distance away. Mr.. Barrett mo-
toned with his fingers to the young
man, and pointed to the seat he was
occupying, and also to the seat the
young man was occupying indicating
change Of seats.
The young man gladly accepted the
proffered change OF seats, and soon
the two were seated together and en-.
joying each others talk. The car
stopped at the next crossing and Mr.,
Barrett was surprised and amused to
hnnr thn m tho
young man, as both looked at Mr.. Bar
rett with thanks In their eyes:
at was So kind of that deaf and
dumb man to give you his seat"
And the car jostled on.--lndianapo-
lis News.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-03
rs In the Air.

Windblown pollen. carrying the bac.
terra that inhame nose and throat
and cause hay fever. is abroad in the
land. one remedy is known TO give
relief and comfort from choking
gasping asthma and tormenting hay
fever. That reliable remedy is Foley :
Honey and Tar that spreads a healing,
soothing on the inhamed membranes,
stops irritating coughs and Summer
colds Any one who has once used
tbs standard cough and cold remedy
wi,l accept no other.
w d Duncan. Druggist. Ottawa. III
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-03
Local Notes

Mr.. and Mrs. t.. A Prince OF Chi.
lgo visited yes rday at the home oil
r. and Mrs. VIM jones on Main
rect.
Miss Mabel Gotten accompanied ~
or parents Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon
omen WIT 10 Chicago Saturday
here she will enter the Fort Dear
orn Hospital where she will tai.
purse In training.
Mrs. DR.. Smith and children return
I TO their home in this city after
oenlng IT,. summer vacation with
slatives in lihertyyilie.
The members Of the Sweet siN'tH
hub and their families enjoyed
picnic Sunday at the Narsatawa
ountry club. A picnic supper was
ED at $50 and O very enjoyable
me was spent by all
Mr.. and Mrs. William kintz and
on. Frank of Chicago are visiting in
his city at The home OF Mrs, Joseph
i, Ahern on Broadway
Miss Josephine Beffel Of Chicago
Tho is visiting her parents in Seneca
isited for a few hours in this city
asst night.
Thomas Caffey and Eln'r LAM de,
,arted today for Camp Grant, Rock
ord where theyare IN training En-
ner Ianzi has been employed fer H.
,ast five years in the \. Orsi Coniec-
ionary in this city.
Miss Edith Gumm returned today
o l'r home here after a few days
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-03

Robert Harron. George Fawcett. Rob
ert Anderson and other prominent
ac ors. All the great personages of
'ha Allied nations are shown together
with the Allied troops in action The
people OF stricken France are prom
inent in this great film drama. They
are shown in their peaceful pursuits
before the war and through all the
stages Of the wars progress up to De.
cember last when Mr. Griffith hal
completed the filming Of Hearts OF
the World"
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-03

Try the Free Trader-Ionrnal Want Ads
for results.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-03
The Main Question.

The way 10 mans heart is
through his stomach Wives have
been hearing thai for years. But
what's the way to his pocketbOok P
Louisville Courier-Inurnal
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-03
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Yesterdays Results

Detroit. III, Chicago, 5-3
Boston. 5-5, New York, p
Philadelphia. 5-3. Washington Is.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-09-20
CHAPTER XIX tconunued).

The manner in which Private John
Mccormack of the 165th travelled over
q s~hel-swept area to obtain food for
his weary comrades fighting in q
front-line trench furnishes one Of the
thrillers Of the war. Mccormack
didn't get a war cross, but he deserves
one for the way he conducted himself.
He gave up q good job as q keeper
in Sing Sing prison to answer the call
that stirred his Irish blood. His ex-
perience is sufficient to thrill all
Americans who r proud Of their
nghting men. He Is a big blue-eyed
BOY with muscles as strong as steel. 1
heard him spin his yarn when he
came back with US to America.
I'VE went into the Lorraine sec
tor" he said. ION the night of March
Z. There hadn't been any heavy fir
ing there for two years, the French
fellows told us as they came out.
They said it was as safe as a church.
well, we hadn't been there four
hours before Fritz let go at us with
everything he had. There was only
one line Of trench there, so there was
nothing for is to do but get down into
our !dugouts. There wasn't any COM
municating trench through which we
could retreat to our rear lines. We
just had to hold tight and take our
medicine.
Il vas in q deep dueout with
twenty-five. men and a couple Of Of
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-09-20
- THE . SHOT
san &s9se :: ga 9 6 54is4s 1 REyAR!kzA
[@NW AIN who Fired the Frgt. Shet Of the raecieen Army

ammunition trains reached a certain
crossroad. The boche batteries snel-
led the crossroads at the proper mo,
ment, with the. result that several
motortrucks were blown up and a
number Of men killed.
Our boys have to keep a keen watch
every minute for German spies. Ihey
snuggle themselves in behind our
lines through all sorts of avenues.
They employ all kinds OF trickery 70
gain their ends. Some of them lana
behind the American and frencn
lines in airplanes. They are disguised
in American and French uniforms.
Some Of them hang around staH
headquarters trying to sneak inror-
nation while others go boldly into.the
trenches and mingle with the ohlcers
and men. / heard Of n case where
a spy in the uniform of q Yankee
lieutenant appeared one night IN an
American trench, and said to the
captain:
second line"
The faintest of accents in the fell
lows speech aroused the captains
suspicious, and he turned his flash
light into the face Of h speaker. the
little circle of telltale light revealed
the Teutonic cast of the mans Tea
lures, and the Yank leaped at his
throat and bore him to the ground.
The spy was hustled to the rear under
heavy guard.
That incident showed that the Huns
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-09-20
AS PREARRANGED

We have been taught that efficiency 4. the charac.
teristtc par excellence Of Gerpdany. Nothing ia left to
[cnance.' Provision is made for everything. There are
no loose ends When events take a course which. ia
any other people, would be unexpected and Disturbing
Germany has the solution ready for the problem. and
the path to be taken is plainly marked out. Everything
IL foreseen and prearranged. t4
1t is true that there have been some slips. Ger.
United States would have a big army on the contin.nt
she dd not foresee the failure Of her own submarine
campaign. She did not foresee that after. her spectacu.
lar advance last March she would howvfn the later day.
OF summer. be engaged in a retreat<no less spectacular
There are several things that shet did not foresee. but
then, there are RECEPTIONS to every rule. fsl.s
II certain of her relations,with Russia, however. we
see the efficiency of Germany. at its best-or worst. Take
the correspondence with Lenine and Trotzky ana the
developments connected with the Brest-Iitovsk treaty
germany made certain demands. The Bolshevik leader.
Feiuseo compliance. Germany menaced them with force
Aen1ne ana Irotzky could not meet force with force. and
IN the face OF the German menace, yielded all that had
been asked. No mark where efficiency came in. Every
thing pertaining to these negotiations had beer M.
arranged. 1t had been arranged that the German de-
fuse, that force should be threatened. and that the Bol-
sheviks should yield to that threat of force. The letters
back and fore. conveying the demand, the protest the
threat and the final assurance of yielding, had all been
written and dispatched days before the actual events
Inc whole program had been carefully mapped out. aid
IT was carried out without any one forgetting his lines
or having an attack Of stage fright. That was a case
where German efficiency worked out to perfection.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-09-20
Amerioa can troops in France getting ready for dinner.

icers when a heavy 'minenwerfer'
smacked on top Of it, and buried US
all underneath tons of earth. I was
covered with earth And debris up to
my neck, and it was one hour before
l was able. to make the least move
ment toward digging my way out.
There werea few groans to be
heard, but mostlyfit was silent in the
wrecked dugout. And no wonder for
Of the original twenty-five only three
of us remained alive. r.
FINALLY I worked myself free, and
found the other boys who were alive.
We were all hurt, but were strong
enough ito try TO dig u way up to
the surface.
This is how we did it: One man
would dig away earth with his steel
helmet, then pass it to the second fel->
low, who stood half way up the steps
leading to the surface. The second
would pass the hat to the third, who
would chuck the dirt out of a little
opening at the surface, through which
we yer getting air.
Corporal Helmar and Corporal
Raymond were the other fellows with.
me. It took us four hours and a half
to dig our way out.
"The bombardment, which started
at 1880 at night, lasted through un-
til the next day. And. this was the
sector they said was safe as a church.
when we finally got above ground
we were u off by a couple Of hun
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-09-20

ILf ~ LLa IE HaAE AZ Vi. I'D L 49,
dred yards from the next sector Of the
trench that remained intact, but we
Nad to bet ove there somehow, so We
took it on the run, through a rain Of
all sorts of shells. We made it all
right.
"All day We stayed in this place
(the boys were getting a strafing too)
without any grub. In the afternoon
somebody said: Who'll volunteer to
go back to the second line trenches
and bring some chow out here?'
Il was pretty hungry, SO ! said I
would go.
There were no communicating
trenches andI knew it was up to me
to beat it back owe the open country.
II will confess that the prospect
didn't appear very joyful to me, but
when a man Is half starved he be-
comes desperate. So l started across.
"The whole German army started
banging at me and I had to duck into
a shell hole.
NThere. hungry as / was. I had to
stick for two hours until Fritz let up
a, bit. When there was d lullI started
on again.
when I arrived where the mess
outfit was located. I needed help to
carry the chow back to the boys at
the front. Lieutenant Elicit and
Private Mccarthy felt sorry for the
hungry lads, and they said they'd go
along with me.
I'VE each grabbed two big tins of
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-09-20
NOTWITHSTANDING OUR NEUTRALITY

The United States being officially neutral with ref
erence to the war between Bulgaria on the one side and
Serbia. France, Great Britain and some other countries
for Americans to express pleasure in the progress winch
the Allies are making on the Macedonian front. Car
Ferdinand, the Fox of the Balkans, is still our great and
good friend, and we should view the conflict in the thor
oughly dispassionate attitude Of the old lady who re-
marked, on a historic occasion. Go it old man! Go it
bear! And I don't give a darn which licks!" Neverthe-
less we do nothing of the sort We, rejoice in the sue
in the success Of the British in Palestine and Mesopo-
tamia. Our government has not announced the fact,
but yet we know that we are at war with Bulgaria, and
we are at war with Turkey, for the simple reason that
we are at war with Germany, whose aides and vassals
they are.
Three other nations are making common cause with
Germany in this war. OF themselves they would not
have gone to war. They were jockeyed or driven into
it by their master. Some dozen or more nations. er,at
and small have sworn an oath that the ambitions of
Germany shall not be fulfilled, and they are shedding
their blood and spending their substance in the fulfill
ment Of their oath. 1t happens that the great battles
are being fought on the French front, and that there
are our own armies, performing their part. But a
blow delivered at the common enemy in the distant
important in its way as one in Lorraine or on the Somme
And while, for some unknown reason. we maintain the
fiction Of peace with two of Germany's allies. we know
perfectly that peace with them is nothing more than
2 fiction, and we rejoice whenever they suffer a reverse.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-09-20

red-hot stew. thick with meat and
vegetables, and off we went.
1--WE got theN all right, after a few
stops at the way stations (the shell
holes) and believe me. those twenty
three lads in the first-line trench were
mighty glad to get the. chow. But
I'll tell you that was the hardest din
ner l ever rustled for in my life"
These are the types of lads Amer
lea is sending against the Hun, and in
view OF this fact, I am certain that
the kaiser has no more chance of win
ming this war than Charley Chaplin
has Of becoming the Archbishop of
Canterbury. W..
CHAPTER Xxx. :
Back to the U. S. A. \
One night we noticed a series Of
light flashes at a point about a mile
behind our battery position.
Immediately after the flashes ceased
one of the boche batteries began a
terrific bombardment, sending shells
screaming to a spot In our rear.
Dur suspicious were. aroused after
this thing had occurred two or three
times, and they were verified the next
night when some French soldiers
bagged a German spy over back Of
us in the wood. The spy was a mere
boy, and how he got back of our lines
nobody Knows.
From a treetop this boy had been
sending flashlight signals to the Ger
man lines, giving information when
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-09-20

have got to get up early in the morn
ing to fool the Yanks.'' We are all
from Missouri and have to be shown.
In March, 1918, an American bat
terry to the right o fNus' in the woods
was subjected to a terrific gas attack.
This battery. was in charge OF Lieu
tenant Hirsch' of Philadelphia. The
outfit was under fire from gas shells
for four days, and as it is impossible
for men to keep their masks on for
that length of time, every man-jack
in the battery was gassed. Lieuten-
ant Hirsch refused to leave the bat
terry until the last man had sue
cumbed, and then he was SO, badly
blinded that he had to be led away.
Every clear day our airmen would
go up and meet the enemy. When we
first moved into our sector the. Huns
were slightly our superior in the mat
ter of machines, but not for long.
The French came to u rescue and
loaned us some planes and in short
order the United Staets took over the
control Of the air. The Americans
have proved themselves to be the most
daring and resourceful of aviators.
They excel even the daredevil French
fliers. One day l saw an American
aviator dive down 5000 feet into a
nest Of boche planes, forcing one to
the ground, and compelling the re
mainder to flee,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-09-20
VETERANS TO MEET SOON.

Tulsa, Okla, Sept. 20.-Go1ernors
Of four states will address the United
Confederate Veterans and Sons of
Veterans when they gather in teunion
here September 23 to 81.
Governor Williams Of Oklahoma
will welcome the'Undted Confederate
Veterans and Sons Of Veterans. The
latter will have q separate program.
General George r. Harrison, COM
mander-in-chief Of the veterans assoc
citation will respond to Governor Will
liams welcome. In behalf Of the
Sons Of Confederate Veterans, Cover
nor julius p. Gunter of Colorado will
respond to Governor Williams' well
senator-elect Patrick Harrison Of
Mississippi will deliver the annual ad-
dress for the Sons Of Confederate
Veterans and Judge c. B. Stuart will
deliver the annual address for the
veterans themselves
Governor Blough Of Arkansas and
Governor G~ardnersbfE Missouri are al
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-09-20
MORE FRENCHMEN ARRIVE.

New York, Sept. 20.-New York
again paid enthusiastic tribute today
to the 10S nofficers and men Of the
French legion OF France who arrived
here yesterday to aid the campaign
for the Fourth Liberty Loan. The
observation-disclosures Of many battle
fields Of the great war-paraded
through the financial district and up
Fifth avenue to Che applause of the
city's millions. The soldiers planned
to leave this afternoon for Washing
ton where they will be received by
President Wilson.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-09-20

so on the program for addresses, the
former to present the ladies to the
convention and the latter to respond
in behalf of the ladies.
Musical programs which include
music of the Auburn band of Fort
from Fort Sill, Oklahoma, have been
arranged. a
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-09-20
Continued Tomorrow
oTF1CERsAT ~o1ovANNAYA.
OlOVannaya, Transbaikalia. Wed

day. Sept. 11.-(By the Associated
Press.)-Allied officers were received
here today by General Gaida, the
commander OF the Czecho-Slovak
forces fighting on the Volga, who ar
rived from the west last week. In
company with General Dieterichs. the
anti-Bolshevik leader in eastern Isl
IBERIA, General Gaida gave the Allies
q cordial greeting and asked that tele-
grams Of warmest appreciation be
sent to the japanese minister of war
chief of the general staff and the
commander Of the troops. sent to
Vladivostok, -.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-09-20
PREsENTs NOR PAGE

London, Thursday, Sept. 19.-wal-
ter Hines Page, the retiring Ameri-
can ambassador to Great Britain was
today presented with a handsome
Georgian gold vase and Mrs. Page
was given a silver ink stand as a
parting testimonial by the Anglo
American society.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-09-20

Rose Pastor Stokes and several others were brought
UP short for applaudins the speech Of Eugene v. Dsps
In court Thus far no action appears to have been
taken with reference 70 the church onhcials who en-
dorsed and honoped Rev, Fontana- Do the members o.
the German Evangelical synod approve 81 sedhton?