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The daily morning oasis., 1918-05-24
RIPPLING RHYMES
(By Walt Mason.)
The Valid Reason.

The who deal in salted me an easy
mark they sought by trees and and left my wal
let stripped and stark And agents for The works of Pope of
Scott and Moore and Bertha Clay won't to hand film
fm DOPE and bear hadaned roll And people often
passed the hat to build home for Tilted dames lacked the
nerve to out Scat fell for all their hreadbare
The agents still running loose they seek cottage
day. but have good and shoe them from door
to them, In normal times I'd buy your junk and
make know always spilled the dimes right cheer
fully days of I'd gladly buy of books and I'd
in for mining strong but must change gadzook to
help the Red Cross along I'd gayy buy duplex
lamps your patent substitute for a but every month buy
thrift stamps and paste them printed card hate to
you down like sn I'd like to gladden. all days. but must
help the allies win, with all the that raise No odds
how tired the agents feel they do not the ground
there comeback my SPIEL it stops all argument right
there.
Copyright 1918 by George Matthew Adams)
The daily morning oasis., 1918-05-24

board conducted all those examinations without compensation
of any kind.
Every member Of the local board has contributed literally to
all the work activities Red Cross Red Triangle Y M A.
Knights Of Columbus, Salvation Army, ETC.
the Herald would seek to make political capital for Mr.
Barry from his service the exemption board without
saying the expense of other
bers of the board is Objectionable
The daily morning oasis., 1918-05-24
WHO DO YOU MEAN?-


WHO DO YOU MEAN?
The Herald speaking democrats who driving the
republicans defeat "a few petty politicians who
seek office to crafty vanity and personal ends"
Let's The Herald knows the who candi
dates office the democratic ticket Which of the
dos the Herald refer to as petty politician seeking office
crafty vanity and personal ends"?
Is it George Fielder? Or James Harrison? Or R. E. But
Ier? Or T. M Ford Jr Or W. H Smith? Or Writ Bowman
lOr George Dunbar?
Which one of these does the Herald mean?
Then the Herald adds that hey promise nothing better but
seek install tools of bosses who sit behind and pull
the strings"
Which one of those "too of bosses?
Who the "boss that pu the strings Jim Harrison
Who George boss Who will dictate to R. E. But
Ter? What boss will tell w. Smith what he shall do when
councilman? To whom does T. Ford r owe political vas
salage? What thinks he boss Writ Bowman? Didn't
George fall into dsfavor with the great republican
Noges his absolute independence of bosses
feay his convictions of the rights and interests
the people by refusing to the pulling OF strings
Come Mr. Herald if you of those who
is "tool of BOSSES" speak out.
The people of Nogales know those
and they would know you named of those
officially tool of bosses that you lied They know it
do hide malicious and unfounded charges
behind general language
The Herald knows who is the big political boss of No
gales needed orders from him. And it
full we'll that the only ticket that has toos of bosses
or boss, it, is the republican ticket.
The Herald knows of candidates has who
spond twtch of the boss strings And the best proof
of that the republican ticket who
notoreusy Embossed Peck and Noon for that
persona graa the clique that fighting to retain
Nogales will knitted the polls for that
Still fatal the republican hopes is the fact that the
people of Nogaes know these facts fully well the Herald
and knowing them will voice their disapprova not only of
ossed candidates. but also of the Herads lying charges
against candidates. who independent of boss
control
Today Uncle Sam the commssary of hungry world He
is playing game squarey every American do
the same.
The Herald failed to state reason why
CANT incompetent law breaking municipal administration should
be retained in office.
MAN LOST-On Nelson avenue and Littepage street, be-
the had been cleaned slick that he could not find
his wayhe attention given the thoroughfare two
your family the wheat ration of pounds of wheat
flour per month?
--o--
The boasted sanitary work of the present administration
fails to up to the mark
There is no reason world why single democrat
should scratch his democratic ticket next Monday.
The candidacy of democratic this municipal
election is revolt against onemanrule in Nogales.
Evidence accumuates that of their ticket to be
knitted by the republican bosses and their henchmen.
The fixers have made poor mess of it.
II SICK SHOE SPECIALIST
The daily morning oasis., 1918-05-24
Mabel Normandm L00RBEL0W at The Ms&3si ek? hss

DON'T
ROAST
YOUR
WIFE
Over
Hot
Stove
This
Summer
Get a Gas Range
During the hot
weather there is
no sense or reason
in having hot fires
in the house.
If you haven't
a gas
range; see the
stock
we have at the
plant, an we'll
tell you how easy
it is to get one.
If you ever have at
gas range,
you'll never
go back to the
old wood fires.
tits cleaner
and cheaper
to
rnnH
The daily morning oasis., 1918-05-24

The fixers have made poor mess of it.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-03
OTTAWA ASKED TO
MAKE A CAMPAIGN
FOR RED CROSS NURSES

The wOman's committee Of the Ma
tional Council Of Defense received a
communication yesterday from Wash.
ington asking them to start pub
.icity campaign and to make every
effort during the next few days tO
secure a large number Of Ottawa girls
to enter the army training school for
Red Cross nurses, as up to the pres
ent time only one Ottawa girl. Miss
Louise Ruff. has enlisted her services
in this patriotic work.
The Ottawa women will start their
campaign the first of next week. and
every effort will be eXerted to enlist
number Of ottawa girls in this
cause. Any girl enlisting must be d
high school graduate, or have an edu
cation equivalent 70 this, and girls
having had college courses are pre-
ferred.
This is the FIRST time the unframed
girls of the city have been given an
opportunity to enlist for war service
and it Is hoped large number o
girls will respond to the call. Full
information can he secured any day
at the recruiting station at Ryburi
Memorial hospital
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-03
CHANCE TO HONOR
DEAD KIN IS GIVEN
HOSPITAL DONE RS
SOME HAVE ALREADY VOluN-
TERED LARGE SUBSCRIPTIONS
FOR FURNISHING MEX -
OTHERS ASKED TO GIVE.

y campaign for Ryburn Hospital
Furnishings has been instituted by
prominent Ottawans, who are con
dueting the drive upon the principal
there are many in the city who would
like to have deceased relatives mem.
orialiled by the dedication of room
TO them. In communication support
ing this movement, as received today
by the Free Trader.Journal some OF
the donors to the good cause are
named The communication SAYS:
The opportunity is offered to the
people OF Ottawa, to memorialize de
ceased members OF their family by
furnishing room in the new hospital
, TO be forever called by the names Of
the people desired to be memorial.
lied
Mrs Lorenzo Leland has pledged
$500 to furnish childrens ward in
memory of her son Hugh. Mr. W W.
Nash. Lura Nash Griggs and Florence
Nash Weis have pledged $3.50 10 fur.
nish a room in the memory of their
father and mother. Mr.. and Mrs. John
+. Nash. Clarence Girggs has pledg
ed like amount TO furnish a room in
memory of his father and mother, MIR
and Mrs. II. Y Griges 1t will be ro-
garded as a great privilege for others
To do likewise and pIciges may be
handed to Mr. C. t. Hook al the First
National Bank. who is treasurer OF
this particular fund.
The Dayton Farmers Association
has agreed to furnish room. Mr.
c. S. Reed of the Chicago Retort &
Brick Go. has pledged $1,000 toward
an \ ray machine provided $3,50o he
raised for that purpose. Mrs. Reed
Is furnishing a bes in one of the wards
There have been a number Of gener
Gus subscriptions toward the building
fund in addition to the monies provid-
ed by the King estate and the city.
THE committee would like have
those who intend to pledge, to do so
as soon as convenient. Monies viii
be payable about September LIST
The committee expects 10 take up
the matter with the officers of the
various lodges in town and hopc that
each will be willing TO furnish a room
to be known by the name of the par.
ticuar lodge
Call for Bids
In todays issue Architect John NJ.
Elaniten adyertises for bids for fur.
nishing the new addition. which. it Is
believed, will be completed before the
furniture has been delivered Bids
are for steel beds mattresses and pill
lows, wood furniture silverwear and
curtains and fixtures.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-03
FERE AND WELE-EN-
TARDENNOlS ARE
CAPTURED
ADVANCE ) MILES
WEEKS DRIVE SHOWS BIG GAIN
FOR NTE-CONTlNUE 40.
VANCE OVER FRONT OF
TWENTY MILES.

Paris, Aug 3Alied advance ele'
ments on the Aisne Marne front have
reached the Vesle river
tThe Vesle constitutes part Of the
new line of defense towards which
the Germans have been retreating for
more than two weeks The allied
forces north of Fere.en Tardennois
were between five and six miles from
the Vesle on Friday)
The allies have continued theil
advance over a front OF about twenty
miles, smashing the German front be-
tween Fere-en- Tardennois and Vile.
Ell Tardennois
VAle-enTardennoiss twin nerve,
center with Fere-enTardennois on
the hanks Of the German salient, has
been captured by the French
French troops have penetrated the
great German base at scissors, on the
Aisne river.
All along the Crise river. south ei
Scissors. the Germans were thrown
back and the allies gained the north.
ern bank.
Bois de Dele. north Of the OurcQ
river. has been penetrated by the
allied forces.
After hard fighting the allied forces
have driven past Arey-Ste. Resttue
three and one.quarter miles northwest
OF Fere.en Tardennois.
So rapid was the advance along the
allied center that the Germans were
compelled to retire precipitately.
The allies have advanced near'y
three miles north of Bois Meuniere>
(which the Americans captured or
Wednesday,
They have reached and taken by
storm the village OF Coulenges.
On the eastern wing OF the salient
the encircling movement against
VilleenT ardenois met with complete
success In this zone the Germans
were hurled back between three anc
four miles from the DormanS-Rheims
road and at last reports were endeay
Oring to make a stand on the lines OF
Vesily and lberry
The sector of the Nazilly repre-
sents the most southern point nov
held by the Germans south OF the
Aisne II IL seven miles north Of the
Marne river. fhe Vezilly-Igery sec
tor. where the Germans attempted
to make stand is between three
and four miles wide
North of the Ardrc river in the
zone southwest of Rheims, the allie.
have renewed their advance, captur
ing Ousux and Thillcis
Commandant DecivrieuX. .militar'
critic Of the Matn, characterizes thu
German retreat not as volunrar,
movement. but as disorderly back
.,vard movement under the direc
sk of the allies thrust which turn
Cd the Crise flank.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-03
BAKER AND CONGRESS
COMMITTEE CHIEFS
a. FIX DRAFT AT 18.45

Washington, Aug. 3 Senator Cham
berlin. chairman of the senate mill
tary affairs committee. this afternoon
announced that he, Secretary Baker,
Chairman Dent. of the house commit
tee. had agreed that the draft ages in
the new man-power bill would be IS
to As years.
He explained that in applying the
draft to those men the older
would be called MP FOR service first
There will be three classes: Men q
and 90. men between 20 and 10 and
men between 10 and IS. They will be
called for service In that order The
senator also said that men above the
age OF 81 probably would not be used
In active fighting.
: He said all danger of invading the
deferred classes would be removed
when the new legislation is enacted
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-03
NEGRO COW PUNCHER
WITH GUN. S0MBERO
EFT GET IS CAPTURED

The t. S A. a grille show at the
carnival and the United States GOV.
ernment became confused in the
minds Of some Ottawans yesterday
and almost caused the arrest OF Sanl
Jones, negro employed by the Bar
koot Carnival Co.. who has been pa
rading The streets in a suit composed
ot raspberry pink shirt, a pair 81
leather trousers md a sombrero hat
with a holster and gun of course 10
complete the oulIt. The man was
taken in charge by Officers Jerry
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-03
FOOD FOR BABIES
WELFARE TOPIC
MEETING WILL BE HELD FOR
MOTHERS-DOCTOR WILL IN.
STRUCT THEM IN CARE or IN.
FANTS.

A large number OF babies were ta-
ken 10 the Child Welfare Station in
the College Building yesterday for
medical inspection. Several we're
brought in by their mothers TO be
re-weighed and re-measured. The sta.
ton was in charge Of DR.. Z, t. Palmer
and DR.. p. G. Wendell.
instead of the regular inspection az
the station Mondav afternoon talk
on Feeding of Children will be
gwen to mothers in the city, at 1
o'clock, in the county court room.
This talk will be given by one of the
local physicians, and will be especial.
ly beneficial coming at this time at
the beginning of the month of August
the hardest month on the year for a
baby
Last year, during the month of
August S,l92 babies died in the United
States from digestive diseases that
might easily have been prevented.
and during the month Of January or
the same year, l,5ll babies died from
digestive trouble These deaths
might everyone have been prevented,
had the chiids mother known hoN
to prepare the babys food, and to
have fed it correctly.
If the lives Of 100000 babies in the
United States are to be saved this
year, every mother must guard the
health of her child by feeding it cor
rectly especially during this month.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-03
ANNOUNCE CHANGE
Of |NTERURBAN TIME
CARD FOR SUNDAY
LIMITED SERVi TO BE IN.
STALLED TOMORROW LOCAL
SERVICE UNDER NEW RULE
WILL PRACTICALLY BE ABAN.
DONED.

The reported change in operation
of c. O. & p cars from entirely local
to part limited trains, as stated in
Mondays Free Trader-Journal, was
formerly verified today in an an
nouncement made BY General Super.
/ intendent f f. Fisher The altered
card will become effective Sunday
Audust 18th at which time three
trains will be run eastward and west
word under a limited schedule. with
stops only at stations in each city
While the revised table virtually
abolishes the so-caled local service
railway officials claim there will be
improved travelling facilities for peo-
pie journeying between cities at all
points Of the line.
The step, while considered revolu-
tionary has been taken without any
consultation with. or consent of, the
Ottawa administration
A few years ago the same sort Of
schedule was introduced but had to be
abandoned because of the strenuous
objections made by larger cities tap
ped by the interurban, where 1t was
maintained and to some extent ad.
mitted, limited service was total
violation of the company franchise.
In Ottawa to remedy the complaint
every half hour from the eastern to
the western limits of the city. Under
the radical change promised the OF
tawa public will be no stops what
ever ON either the West or East side,
when the new schedule is attempted
The letter announcing the change
follows;
For the Information of the pubic
! desire to announce that effective
Sunday Aug 18th this Company viii
inaugurate new schedule OF cars be
tween all OF its stations and as these
changes will effect every one using
this line they should arrange to sc.
cured detailed information from the
Agent at the place where they reside
This new time card will contain
schedules Of three East and three
west bound cars that will only make
certain stops l. e. stops are to he
made at stations only while The loCaI
cars will make all stops
"rhis time card is bing inaugurated
/ for the benefit of the travelling public
and although it may Inconvenience d
few it will greatly benefit great
number of people
"The LIMITED CARS will not stol
at county stops and any person de
string to 20 to a country stop must
arrange TO use the LOCAL CARS OF
be compelled to pay regular fare tt
the next station and back All cars
will be- marked either LIMITED ol
IOCAL and extreme care should b'
exercised by passengers before board
ing cars so as to avoid being carried
past their destination
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-03
E. H. BUTTERFIELD
GETS CAPTAINCY

Dr + II. Butterlield of this city,
has been given a captains commits
sion III the medical reserve corps, ac.
cording to the list Of newly appointed
officers announced today by Athe war
department DR.. Butterfield is a well
known ottawa physician. For the
past three years he has been in Iowa
most Of the time connected with tho
medical department of large IN
slrance company.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-03
SCHOONER SUNK OFF
NOVA SCOTIA COAST

Washington August 3.-An mnsm.
ed schooner was sunk bv,a submarine
Yesterday morning - miles southwest
of Briar Island near the coast Of
Nova Scotia. the navy department
vas informed today
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-03
INCREASED QUOTAS
ASSIGNED R. c. F OR
F ALL DISTRIBUTION
MANY GARMENTS WILL BE DE.
MANOED OF LOCAL CHAPTER
REPORT is MADE ON WORK
DONE IN JULY.

During the summer months the OF
tawa quotas for Red Cross worn has
been extremely small, but the local
chapter has received word from
Washington that a new allotment will
soon be made in the national office,
and that the Fall quotas will be much
larger than those assigned during the
summer.
There is still a great deal of un.
finished work on hand at tDe Red
Cross headquarters. Quotas OF retu.
gee garments must be made entirely
outside OF headquarters. Many Otta-
wa women do not know these gar
ments must be taken home to be
made, in order that the machines may
be reserved for exclusive use of hos
pital garments
The garments are cut, and all in
structions for making them are to
be had at headquarters A finished
garment will be given out for sam.
pie, so that anyone can take the gar
ments home to finish them. Anyone
having time TO make these garments
can secure them from the Red Cross
rooms on the fourth floor of the court
house.
The August quotas for the Ottawa
chapter are;
224o pairs socks
1913 helmets.
2le summer bed shirts.
li6 winter garments
Refugee Garments.
124 women's morning biouses and
pettcoats.
80 each boys blouses and pants
200 each boys winter undershirts
and drawers
210 pinafores.
140 dresses
The committee in charge of this
work is Mrs. Al Buffers. Mrs c, +.
Taylor and Mrs. ], B. Hoxie
Report Of July Work.
During the month of July AT ar
ticles were shipped by the Ottawa
chapter of the Red Cross. OF this
number 292 articles were made in
Ottawa
The articles made in Ottawa wera
as follows:
- gray pajama suits, 10 winter
hospital shirts. 90 summer hospital
shirts, ! bed jacket, 10 pairs socks,
81 hand towels, ~ pairs wristlets,
l3 pairs hospital socks, 80 scrap
books, Is tray cloths, fat water
bottle cover, - French convalescsnt
suits, and 40 refugee garments. To-
tai member of articles, 292.
Following is the number of az.
ticles received from the various
branches OF the Ottawa chapter
From Wallace branch--l5 hospital
shirts, wash cloths, s sweaters, )
pairs Wristlets, 6 pairs socks, 3 he'll
NETS, = refugee garments, pin.
alores, > petticoats.
From Seneca branCh-l0 winter
hospital shirts 20 summer hospital
shirts, 81 pajama suits, 3S sweaters,
pairs socks, pairs wristlets and |
helmet
From MarsclIes branch sweat.
ers, 2 pairs wrisllets. pairs socks,
q hospital shirts. II pajama suits,
~ refugee garments. "a shirts, II
nghtgowns, q petticoats and -
bundles gun wipers.
From Deer Park branch 2 sweat
ers, nightkowns, petticoats,
dresses, 5womens petticoats and 4
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-03
ALL PETITIONS ARE
FILED; BOTH PARTIES
HAVE FULL TICKETS.
THREE PARTIES PRESENT NAMES
OF CANDIDATES FOR PRIMARY
OF SEPTEMBER 1t-TIME FOR
FILING PETITIONS CLOSED AT
MIDNIGHT.

Time for filing petitions for La
Sale county offices to he distributed
upon the political platter next Novem-
Der, closed at midnight last night with
three parties presenting the voters
with complete tickets from which they
can pick their fayorites. A democrat.
ic slate was completed Friday and
filed with County Clerk Bach Can,
didates without opposition are named
for every office
Besides the Republican and Dem.
ocratic candidates the Socialists have
filed petitions for all offices to be
filled and for one or two that are not
up for doing out this year.
l.. 0. Browne has perhaps the easi
est sailing of any Of the candidates,
The senatorial committee at its an
nual meeting voted to nominate only
one man for their party's place on the
legislative ballot As result Mr..
Browne, having no opposition at the
primary will enter the November cleo
ton a free lance and without any one
TO contest for his seat in the general
assembly. Appended are the names
of all the candidates who are bidding
for La Sale county honors They are
named in the order in which their
petitions were filed and in the order
they will appear upon the primary
ballot September H.
Here is the field and the starters
The following are the petitions;
For State Senator.
Thurlow G. Essington, Streator,
Republican.
Frank f. Richey, Eden, Republican.
Peter 4. Coleman. La Sale, Demo,
Crat.
For Representative.
William NJ Seaman. Peru, Republi,
can.
R G. Soderstrom, Streator Republi,
can.
Ole f. Benson, Ottawa, Republican,
Lee O'Neil Browne, Ottawa, Demo-
crat,
Senatorial Committeeman.
c. s Cullen, Ottawa, Republican.
r n. Crawford. Mendoza. Repubi.
can
John J. Massieon, Peru. Republican
George 5. Wiley Ottawa, Democrat.
Edward Morahn, Sheridan, Demo.
crat
Charles Mcnamara, Streator, Demo
crat
County Judge,
l.. c. Van Hoorebeke, Marseilles
Republican
1 Henry Mayo, Ottawa. Republican
Chase Fowler Ottawa, Democrat.
County Clerk.
A. T. Bach Ottawa, Republican.
Thomas Ferguson, Streator Re
publican
c {. Kelly Earlyile, Democrat.
Probate Judge.
! K. u Mills. Ottawa, Republican
/ C. ? Gardner Mendoza, Republican
John Armstrong Sheridan, Demo
crat
Probate Clerk.
William G Flick, Streator Republi
can
Charles W Campbell, Ottawa, Re
publican.
George T. koenig Ottawa, Demo
crat
County Treasurer.
I W A Graves. Seneca. Republican
G. NJ Reynolds. Utica. Republican
if'nuftgfIaH an ftl
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-03
Ancient EQUIPMENT.

Title Clinger says that the reason
she will have TO quit her present
boarding house Is because the dining
room chairs are so low she sticks her
head under the table when the bless
ing Is said. DALLAS News.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-03
Daily THOUGHT.

To know how to wait IL the great SO
cret of success De Maitre.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-03
LEATHER.

FartIy cloudy tonight,
probably becoming unset
tied Sunday. Warmer
Sunday.
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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-03

OTTAWA JOURNAL
Established 1889
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-11-06
DIR. CaldWell'S
Syrup Pepsin
The Perfect LaxatfUe
Sold by Druggists Everywhere
50 cts. (asiw,:ss) $1.W
The Perfect LaxahUe

"A mild peasanttasting combination of simple laxative
herbs with pepsn. Brings relief without gripping or
other discomfort trial bottle can be obtained free of
charge by writing to Dr. W. B. Caldwell, 458 Washing
ton Street. Monticello, Illinois.