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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-21
THREE MORE DAYS
LEFT IN BOOSTER
PERIODS BIG VOTE
THE Tip" is TO GET BALLOTS
NOW WHEN TOTALS CAN BE
PILED UP AT AN ENORMOUS
RATE-SIze OF VOTE DE.
cREAsgs TOWARD END or CON.
TEST.

Three days OF booster period, the
largest and best vote offer Of the
entire contest, has gone and what
have YOU done? Have you gotten as
many subscriptions as was possible
or have YOU been putting off unit,
tomorrow like great many do anG
dnG that to lour sorrow tomorrow
uCer comes. Il Lliat IS he way that
You are working when the contest
closes you will find that instead Of
the grand prize You will probably
be the winner OF one of the smaller
prizes Wake up, candidates, and
get busy, nothing was ever gained
in this world without hard work
and plenty of it,
Some candidates are under the
impression that there will be more
votes given for a subscription at the
last of the contest, but the manager
WISHES 10 emphatlcallY state mat
such is not the case. The votes will
decrease each week after March 30.
so It is up to you to get in your
best licks by that date Do not leave
a stone mturned that you do not
try to get every subscription possible
by that date II you do, YOU will have
cause to regret it later on
II you have not entered the con
test as yet, now is the time to do so.
If your name is not in the list, which
will appear today, clip the coupon
from the paper and send it to The
contest manager and your name will
be published in the next list printed
and ii your name is now in the list
phone or write for a subscription
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-21
BURSTING DEPTH
BOMB KILLS THREE
OF DESTROYER CREW

Washington, Mar 2l.-Licut Com.
mander Richard W. Elliott, Of New
York. and three enlisted men were
killed when depth bomb was cX-
ploded on the United States Destroy
cr Nanley by the force of collision
with British man Of war on the night
Of March 10. in European waters. thn
navy department announced this at'
tcrnoon.
Seven enlisted men were seriously
injured and four slightly injured The
destroyer was later towad to an Euro.
pean port
Lieut., Commander Elliott's honIe
vas at New York City.
The three enlisted men who mol
reath were.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-21
FALSE ALARM CALLS
OUT Department 7

The fire department was called tc
the box at the corner Of Superior and
St. Clair streets shortly after eight
o'clock last evening by false alarm
Someone pulled the box at that cor
nor evidently just to see the depart
ment make the run. and when the
tiremen arrived they were not able
to find the culpfit.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-21
GEN. WOOD BACK
ON AMERICAN SOIL

An Atlantic Port March 2i- Ma
ior Leonard Wood and Major General
Franklin Bell. arrived here today ON a.
liner from French port General
Wood Was injured by she'll explosion
several weeks ago while visiting first
line trenches.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-21
RAIL WAY BILL is
SIGNED BY Will SON

Washington, Mar. 21.-rhe railroad
bill With endured a stormy voyage
thru Congress, was signed by ,he
President at tho White House this
afternoon. No ceremonies of any
kind attended the final creation of he
law under which tfe carriers o. the
nation will he conducted by The GOV.
ernment during the war.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-21
SUSPEND LA SAL LIE
PERU GAS RATES

Springfield. March 2l. Among the
riders issued today by the Seta.e
Public Utilities Commission was a sus
ponsion until June 80 pending invosti-
cation into tho rcasonahleuess Of a
proposed rate increase for ras service
m pcu and In Sale of he Citizens
Lighting Company.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-21

The taking Of huge game fish with
rod and line has lnrterly bccome one
of the most exciting and fascinating
sports Ia The world One 81 the gnmi.
est fishes heatna even the salmon NJ
Scotch rivers, IS the tuna. II com
monty runs to poo pounds. and The first
thing { does when hooked Is 60 rush
away ut terrible speed. A hooked tuna
has heeu known 10 tow hoat for IA
hours and ultimately escape.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-21
WAR FINANCE BILL
PASSED BY HOUSE

Washington. March 1.-The war
finance corporation bit creating a
federal agency for financing war in
dustries during the continuation OF the
conflict was passed by the house this
afternoon after four days of debate.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-21
HUSBAND SUCCEEDS
IN HAVING HIS WIFE
SENT TO AN ASYLUM
FORMER BELLE OF TROY GROVE
AND MENDOZA. AND ST. XAVi.
ER GRADUATE, TO BE COM.
MiTTED AT lNSTiGATlON OF
EMERY MUNSON, PETITIONER
IN CASE.

Her mind clouded by certain hallu.
cinations, but her eyes showing in
telligent but helpless appeal against
an inqusition into her sanity, Pearl
Gardener Munson, aged 80, made a
pathetic figure in the county court this
morning when she was declared in
sane by a commission of doctors serv-
ing under Judge Mayo.
The daughter of one of La Sale
county's best known deceased resi-
dents. Miss Gardner before her mar
riage was Troy Groves belle Pretty
winsome, stylishly clothed, she was
one OF the most popular students at
tending St Xaviers academy, from
which She is an alumnist. All these
things made her plight this morning
all the more pitiable
She admitted to the court she did
moi know what she was being brought
to Ottawa for and said she had no
idea why someone" was trying to
have her sent away With her was
Gale her five year old son, whom
she loves TO point Of distraction.
The wheels Of justice move slowly
but surely and Pearl and her boy are
destined to separation-a separation
which forebodes no good for the moth
er
II was a hard fight for Emery
Troy Munson, her husband 10
prove his wife insane An unfriend
~ prosecutor and doctors gave him
the battle of his life to prove his
charges. A loophole would have
thrown the proceedings into the foul
winds and the case would have beer
dropped in an instant Had Mrs. Nun
son convinced she could get well with
out treatment, she never would have
been sent away But she couldn't
There were unmistakable signs o
insanity.
Before permitting the case to pro
eeed, Judge Mayo announced he hat
never been party to a railroading o
anyone and he didn't propose to be
gin now.
The petitioner was accompanied in
to court by half a dozen witnesses
who swore that Mrs Munson was o
unsound mind Only three of them
Frank J Schwartz a Mendoza furui
Continued on page .
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-21
PRIVATE MIKE SMITH
IS SERIOUSLY ILL

Charles Smith received a telegram
today from the cantonment at Char.
lotte, North Carolina. announcing the
serious illness OF his brother, Michael
Smith. who is in the base hospital
there. He was recently transferred
from Camp Pike. Ark. to North Caro-.
lima
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-21
BOOKS FOR ARM Y
BOYS BEING SOUGHT.
LIBERTY AND BOY SCOUTS TO
COLLECT READING MATTER FOR
SOIDlERS-WILL SEND COlEC-
TONMENTS

The Reddick Public Library and the
Ottawa boy scouts are making a eollec'
ion OF books loT the boys in the can
comments camps and ;he United
States soldiers in France All kinds
)f books are wanted at once and are
wanted badly
The boys al the camps and in France
have time to read, and have no reading
matter available Thrty.seven camp
Libraries have been established in the
3antonment camps thruout ,he coun-
'ry and books are to be collected thru
he month Of March for The Libraries
1t home and over seas.
Anyone in the city hat has books to
give to the soldiers can call either
the Reddiek Library or the boy
Scouts, and the boys will call for the
books and take them to the library,
from where they will be packed and
sent.
In some OF the cantonment camps
the men have been 50 anxious for
books 10 read. they have helped the
books to have plenty Of reading in a
shorter space Of time.
All kinds OF book are asked for.
The list Of books sent out by the
library war service for the following
BOOKS. based on the reports and
recommendation of the war librar'
ians.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-21
ALLIED DESTROYERS
WIN SEA FIGHT
London, March z Following ten minutes
of Dunkirk, France, by German destroyers a

ndVdl engagement was
fought off the coast in
which two German destroyers and two
German torpedo boats are believed to
have been sunk. the British admiralty
announced today.
There were two British destroyers
and three French destroyers in the
squadron which attacked the German
war ships. One British destroyer
was struck and damaged but was able
to make port Sailors from one or
more German destroyers were picked
up in the water
Although the firing was brisk. none
of the allied destroyers were sunk
There We're few British casualties.
but the French did not sustain any at
alI
See Thrust begin.
London. March 21.German artill-
cry opened up at dawn today with
terrific bombardment against the
whole British front between the
Scarpe river to point south OF
St. Quentin
Announcement of the German can
nonades was made by tho war office
at noon. British troops carried out
successful raids in the st. Quentin
sector last night, capturing about
dozen prisoners and several machine
guns.
Other successful raids were made by
the British on the West Flanders front
where German positions We're entered
and prisoners captured.
(The intense German artillery ac-
tivity reported by the British war
office may be the beginning OF the
long heralded and much advertised
German offensive on the Western
! fr0ntI
French Report Assault.
Paris, March 2l-Violent lombard
ment over a large part Of the French
front was reported by the war Office
Today IN the sectors north and
northeast OF Rheims at various places
in Champagne, aid on the right bank
Of the Meuse on the Verdun front
was described as sustained and in.
tense
The bombardment on the Verdun
front was succeeded by a strong Ger
man attack but it was repulsed, the
official statement said
Local German attacks in Champagne
/ and on parts Of the Lorraine front
/ broke down under the effective
French fire a number of German
prisoners were captured.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-21
COUNCIL CONDEMNS
RUINS OF GARAGE;
MUST COME DOWN
E. ROSE ORDERED TO REMOVE
WHAT REMAINS OF BUILDING
DESTROYED BY FIRE ON JAN.
UA3Y t2TH-SpRINkLER FIRM
WANT CHEAPER WATER.

What remains OF the Edward Rose
garage. destroyed by fire with parts
of The Rose and Thofkildson homes
on the night Of January 18th, was or
dered condemned BY the city council
this morning Action was taken on
the matter at the nstieation Of Mrs
Charlotte Thorkidson, who potitionoi
the commissioners 10 have the fuius
declared nuisance
Only a part OF the garage. which
was once 4 two story affair. staudS
and Mrs. Thorkildson maintains il
continues as a tire menace to her
property, besides being unsightv and
detriment TO her lWo apartment
dwelling.
The commissioners after reyieWin5
the petition ordered the ruins con.
demned aud notice will be served up
on Mr.. Rose to remove the she'll of
the building within ten days If the
owner refuses to obey the mandate
the city will take charge aud tear the
structure down
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-21

Try the Free Trader journal Want-Ads
for results.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-21

tConDinucd on page 81
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-21
Want Pole Located.

The United Telephone Company
asked the council to locate pole
between the Charles Bowermaster and
Frank lentzer residences on Van
Buren, street The pole has TO be
moved to permit Nh Bowermaster to
install q driveway. Commissioner
Helilrch will have charge Of the mat
ter and will tell the company where
TO Ulac the pole
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-21
The WEATHER

Parity cloudy tonight
and Friday. Cooler fri
day.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-21
Wants Cheaper Water.

Announced intentions Of Armstrong
& Frazier to discontinue sprinkling
loop streets. brought protest from
business men this morning in the
form OF a request that the sprinkler
wagon firm be given cheaper rates for
their supply OF city water
The firm Stated that they could not
make any money paying the regular
rates for city water and this sprirg
have not had their wagons out sid.
Stiefel and John NJ OKane, of the
Business Mems Association appeared
at the council meeting this morning
and represented that Ottawa could
not 20 thru the summer without some
means OF settling the dust on It's
streets They asked that a fiat rate
be furnished Armstrong 4 Frazier t
was pointed out TO the commissioners
that Peru gives water for this pur-
pose free La Sale does nN charge
its wagons. Mendoza asks $40 a year
and Joliet charges $25 per year for
each wagon.
Under the rate furnished the sprink.
ling firm they have paid into Ottawa's s
Golfers as high as $500 a year for
using water This they said was pro.
hibtiye in the future. and for that
reason they were forced to quit.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-21

Continued on page y
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-21

OTTAWA JOURNAL
Established 1880
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-10-17
FUNERAL OF CARL OFT


Last Friday the remains of Carl
OFT, Jerome boy who died at Camp
Meade, Maryland, from pneumonia,
following an attack of Spanish influ-
enza was brought to this place for
burial. A public military funeral
had been arranged for the young
man, but owing to quarantine regu-
lations the funeral was of a necessity
private. The remains were met at
the depot by relatives and an escort
of Spanish war veterans and accom-
panied the body to Jerome cemetery,
where interment took place.
Carl OFT was a member of the
Infantry and was stationed at Camp
Meade. being In the service for some
time. At the time of volunteering
he gave Jerome as his plcae of resi-
dence and his brother, ]. e. OFT of
this place, as his next of kin.
Carl OFT was quite well known
here, having assisted his brother in
the restaurant business a few years
ago.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-10-17
COMPLETE NURSING SURVEY
is TO BEGIN THIS MONTH

With more than $4,000 nurses
withdrawn from the communities for
war service, either here or abroad.
and the necessity for withdrawing as
many more during the next few
months, has come the need for more
compete information concerning the
nursing resources of the country.
The Secretary of War and the Sur
geon General of the Army have re-
quested the Red Cross to take such
steps as will be necessary to obtain
this information, and plans are al
ready under way for making a ma
tion-wide survey of the available
supply of nurses in the United States.
This survey has been planned pri-
marily as a means of intelligently d.
recting the withdrawal of nurses for
the Army and Navy corps, but is also
intended as a safeguard for the health
of the civilian population. Only by
equal distribution can the nursing
resources of the country be conserv-
ed, and an efficient policy in supply
ing the nurses be pursued.
The survey will be made through
the agency of the Red Cross chap
ters, under the direction of the Di-
vision managers and national head
quarters. 1t will be a complete class
ification of the nursing resources of
the United States, and will include
graduate nurses, registered and un-
registered, undergraduates, pupi
nurses. nurses aides, and that large
class of women who are so-callet
semi-trained nurses. Under this last
group come trained attendants. mid
wives. and practical nurses.
Frederick D. Munroe, of the Blu
reau of Survey, in the Department o.
Nursing, will direct the survey, with
the cooperation of Jane A. Delano
director of the Department of Nurs
q, ing of the Red Cross. The Red Cross
, must know the available supply o.
nurses, If they are to assign twenty
five thousand nurses to military hos
pitfalls by January 1. 1919, and pos
e sible 10000 by July ! of next year
e The survey means, in brief, thu
t conservation of our nursing force
t by equal distribution. The duty o
y registering is an incumbent upol
t nurses as military duty is to men
d and the need for them is as urgent
;. Mrs Piper has registration card
for those in this community who ar
!, qualified to register. and request
l that anyone so qualified will see he
0 as soon as possible.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-10-17

than two cubic feet in volume; be
Of wood. we'll strapped and have a
hinged or screw top to facilitate open
ing and inspecting.
(c) All mail matter should be ad-
dressed as now prescribed by the
postal regulations. All express pack
ages should be forwarded In care OF
Supply officer, Fleet Supply Base,
29th Street and Third Avenue, South
Brooklyn. New York.
(d) No perishable food product
other than those enclosed In cans or
glass jars should be packed in par
GELS post or express shipments.
(e) All packages must be plainly
marked with the name and address
of the sender together with a nota-
ton indicating the nature of the con-
tents. such as christmas box". or
Christmas present"
(D The Supply officer at New
York will cause each express pack
age to be opened and carefully ex-
amined to see that nothing of an ex-
plosive or other dangerous character
is forwarded.
The shipments of Christmas pack
ages for U. s. Naval vessels abroad
should be made so as to reach New
later than November 18th.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-10-17

During the business trip to Jerome
last of James Riddell. of Deeth, Ne
vada. he disposed of his business
block known as the Pastime Pool
Hall building, to f. l.. Thomas. The
purchase includes the entire build
ing. which is 25x125 feet, and also
the lot adjoining on the west.
This build is one-story brick,
built in a substantial manner, and
will give Mr.. Thomas a well-lighted
and well-ventilated room for the
conduction of his general merehan-
dising business.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-10-17
LOOK WHO'S HERE

A. M. White, Alhern, Ore; H. o.
Luff, Salt Lake; B. j. Doran. San
Jose, CAL. c. A. Snyder, Boise; c.
w. Buckley, Boise; Glenn Batty,
Boise; F. II. Brown. Boise; Fred w
Con, Pocatello; E. C. Doyle, St
Louis, Mo-; H. F. LANCER; Duluth
Mimi: w. E. Miller, St. Louis, Mo.
c. E. Roberts, Boise; Fred B. Jones
Boise; A. o. Moore. Spokane; G. H
Leeb, Chicago; d. V. Shoemaker
Washington, d c.; V. ]. Fawcett
Spokane; Geo. Haddock, Chicago;
b. Prendergast, Salt Lake; G. o
Barnes. Denver; Ira P. Reynolds
Portland; Mrs. L. Messick, Seattle
j. F. Clapsedel. Portland; A. B. Hill
Brooklyn, N. Y.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-10-17
DEATH OF EDWIN G. QUEREAU
CONFIRMED BY AUTHORITIES

on last Tuesday Mrs. ID. w. Que
reau received from the Bureau OF
War Risk Insurance the following
message:
"In response to special inquiry OF
the adjutant generals Office the bu-
reau is informed that the above
named soldier died August 18th from
wounds received in action"
The above message puts at rest all
hopes that the young man might DC
alive. which hopes have been held
out to the last by parents and friends
of this young man. who has been the
first from Jerome and Lincoln county
TO nay the supreme sacrifice.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-10-17
RED Gross NOTES

Save the pits, 1t is a question of
saving the lives and health of our
men overseas from German poison
gas. and every patriotic citizen in
the whole country should be eager
TO take part in this campaign. 200
peach stones will produce carbon
enough to protect one soldier from
German gas, and seven pounds of
nutshells do the same. The follow
ing are the materials to be collected:
prune pits. plum pits. olive pits,
date seeds. cherry pits, Brazil nut
shells. walnut shells, hickory nut
shells. butternut shells. These need
not be separated. They nay be
not be separated They must be
sound, but may be old. Care must
be taken to exclude all materials not
listed. The local Red Cross will very
soon have receptacles at convenient
points to receive these pits and
shells: please begin to save at once
The linen was shipped Tuesday
lbs bath towels, 1856 hand towels
las handkerchiefs, 10 napkins,
sheet. 1t was impossible for us te
buy the correct width sheeting an6
home sheets were too short, so w
did not fill that part of our quota
The little girls dresses and pima
fores were also shipped. There wer'
81 pinafores and 75 dresses.
A new allotment has been givel
us. Consisting of 80 convalescen
robes which will be sent to us In
few days, already cut.
You are asked to typewrite ad
dresses on mail to enemy countries
thereby helping the Communicate
Service immensely, as one of thei
most perplexing difficulties has bee
: the inability often times of deciphel
ing names and addresses written b
hand. This has resulted in the r.
. turn of many letters by the lntern'
tional Red Cross at Geneva.
The Red Cross room will RENAL
a closed until the quarantine is lifte'
The warn has all been given out. W
|, hone there will be another shipmei
q before long.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-10-17
NAVY REGULATIONS FOR
SENDING XNiAS PARCELS

The Navy Department has issued
the following instructions regarding
the shipping of Christmas packages
70 sailors in home waters and
abroad:
(a) Parcels forwarded by parcels
most for men in the Navy must COM
pIv with the postal regulations and
should be enclosed in substantial
boxes with hinged or screw top COW
er to facilitate opening and inspect
ing.
(b) All boxes shipped by express
are limited to twenty pounds III
weight; should measure not more
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-10-17


B. U. Bickford left Jerome Thurs
day by auto for an extended trip to
Oregon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Annett were
over-Sunday visitors with relatives at
Bull.
Farmer Bill' Parkhurst, publish
er of the Richfield Recorder, was
transacting business In Jerome Mon
day,
Buy your window glass at the
North Side Pharmacy We handle a
complete stock.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. r. Robinson are
enjoying a visit from the latter's ia
Their. Mr.. T. c. Randolph, of Marys-
Vile, Kansas.
See our line of beds, springs and
mattresses. We will save you money.
Frasers-Pence Co.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Nelson Shepherd
are enjoying a visit from the form
er's cousin, Miss Jessie Carson, of
Portland. Oregon.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. c. Brookman, who
have been spending the summer in
Jerome. left for their home In Mimi
eapolis Wednesday.
e. A. Dummitt is assisting Mr..
Ellis In the Independent Market dur
ing the absence of Mr.. Kit, who is
confined In a Twin Falls hospital.
Don't buy until you have seen our
complete line of Monarch Ranges
also Charter Oak and Perfection
heaters. L'Herisson Furniture Co.
II. F. Samuels, Non-partisan can
didate for governor. is scheduled 10
address the people OF jerome and
vicinity at noon on Saturday. October
10th.
w. M. Massey. who recently un.
derwent an operation for tonsilitis
, was compelled TO go to the hospita
at Twin Falls for treatment the frs
OF the week.
r. S. Frazer. who has not been II
his usual pep" for the past ten days
left Wednesday for Lava Hot Springs
to receive the benefit OF the hot bath,
for a few days.
All kinds OF harness repairing don,
in a workman like manner by Jame
Summers. the pioneer harness man.
Mr.. F. A. King. of the Pastim'
Pool hall. has leased the room form
erly occupied by the Jerome Mercan
tile company and is having the sam
fitted for his use as pool hall.
II. ID. Wilson. who has been EN-
ployed at the Puritan Stores. quietl
took mis- departure for parts un
known last Saturday. leaving benin
him an accumulation OF debts whic
several OF our different merchant
are interested In. Efforts are bein
made TO locate Wilson and have hir
returned TO Jerome.