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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-26
START BARGE LINE.
WITHIN 50 DAYS
CRAFT WILL CARRY GRAIN AND
MERCHANDISE BETWEEN CHI.
CAGO AND ST. lOUiS--HERAlD.
Ed AS BIG EVENT.

Edwin s. Conway, chairman Of the
board Of water resource advisers, an
nounced today that within thirty days
there will be a line OF power boats
and barges plying between Chicago
and St. Louis carrying merchandise
from the Great Lakes to the Mssis-
sippi river
The final step in the completion Of
the al.water route between the Great
Lakes and the Gulf of Mexico was
taken within ten days when the old
Illinois and Michigan canal is again
flooded after being abandoned for
several years.
The new waterway, the opening of
which Chairman Conway declares
will be the most important CONNER
cial event in Chicago's history in fifty
years, viii extend from the Lake
Michigan metropolis through the
drainage canal at Lockport, thence
by a sixfoot channel for SO miles to
Ottawa, thence by a four-foot channel
to La Sale, distance of 16 miles
Connecting with the Illinois river at
La Sale the barge route will con
tinue to Grafton, where the Misss-
sippi river will be entered and from
there 20 mile run will bring Great
Lakes merchandise to St Louis
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-26
MRS. F. M. SHAFER
DIES AT LOS ANGELES

Mrs. f. VI. Shafer. of Los Angeles.
Cal, a former well known Ottawa resi-
dent, died Saturday at Los Angeles
after long illness The decedent was
Is years old at the time of her death,
and had lived in Ottawa for many
years Several years ago she went
west to make her home With her son,
Carl Shafer superintendent uf the
Los Angeles schools
She was sister Of Mrs. John Stout
and an aunt of Mrs. Charles Cracraft,
Mrs b, f. Brown and Miss Elizabeth
Stout, all Of this city.
The body will be shipped back to
Ottawa for burial arriving here to-.
morrow morning at $50 on the Rock
Island, and will be taken directly from
the station to the Ottawa Ave. CEN.
terry, where short services will be held
by Rev. J. e. Vonckx.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-26
YOUNG WOMAN DIES
INSTANTLY As AUTO
DIVES INTO DITCH
GIRL DRIVING MACHINE WHEN
IT STRIKES WASH.OUT AND
PluNGES OVER EMBANkMENT
ESCORT ESCAPES WITH FEW
BRUISES.

Miss Angela Marie Coyne, the
twenty-0ne year old daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. NJ. D. Coyne, we'll known
farmers residing south of Seneca, was
instantly killed last evening about
8 o'clock, when the Ford roadster
which she was driving struck small
washout in the road and tumbled
down high embankment. The unfor.
tunate young woman suffsyed a frac.
tured skull The tragedy occurred
near the farm of Chris Lorette. on the
bluff road mile and half west OF
Seneca.
Miss Coyne in company of Herbert
Muffler, a Seneca young man, started
to Ottawa for an automobile ride. in
Mr.. Mutfler's Ford The young lady
was at the wheel, at the time of the
accident, when without any warning,
the front wheels Of the car struck the
small washout, causing the car to
skid to the side of the road and pass
over the embankment and thence
plunge to the bottom Of the ditch,
sixteen feet below. Both were thrown
free Of the wreckage Young Muf
fer, who was uninjured except for
minor cuts and bruises. was able TO
collect himself, and finding his com
panion in a serious condition walked
to the Lorette farmhouse to summon
aid
A physician was called at once, and
every one living in that neighborhood
rushed to the scene to give what aid
they could to the injured girl When
they arrived at her side life was ex.
tinct
After an examination had been made
1t was discovered the skull had been
fractured, and the body had been bad.
ly bruised, causing her death to have
Deen instantaneous. The BODY was
removed to the Pfeffer undertaking
establishment in Seneca, and was
iaIer removed to the family home.
Miss Coyne had lived near Seneca
during her entire life, and was well
IRed and popular by all who knew
her. She was the second daupbtor
OF Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. D. Coyne who ara
almost prostrated by the death of their
daughter.
Surviving she leaves her narants
ana seven brothers and sisters.
Frank A. of Seneca; Mrs. George w
CaIahan Of Estheryille, Ia; Adelaide
lheresa; John Joseph; Lawrence Ed.
ward; Richard James and Frances
veronica, all residing at home.
The funeral service will be hold or
wednesday morning at 10 o'clock .,
the Seneca Catholic church and hur.
l'I VIII be made in the Seneca Catb.
Ole cemetery,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-26
Women That Men Like

what we men want for the most
part" says Thuckeray, rs II humble,
flattering, smiling. chld.loving, ten.
making being who laughs at our Jokes
however old they may be, coaxes and
wheedles Us in our humors and fondly
lies to us through life. In other words,
the more essentially feminine womun
Is. the more lrreslstibly does she ap.
nlnl II md nttraAlt .AsAs sAs.I,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-26
FORTY-NINE 21-YEAR
0LDS ARE REGISTERED

fofty'hine youths who have AZ.
famed their majority since June 5n
registered with the local exemptian
board for military service Saturday
Ihese boys were for the most part 7
healthy rugged lot ana will max,
a neat set of soldier for Uncle Sam
several spoke OF their eagerness 10
get into the service at an early date
Inc complete list of men registerins
saturday will be published in tomor.
rows Free Trader journal
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-26
CHANGE DATE OF
ENTRA|N|NG YOUTHS
FOR LIMITED SERVICE

The exemption board received ter.
egram from the Adjuant General thls
morning changing the date of en-.
trainment for the ten Limited Service
men, who are to be sent to Camp
Grant, from August S0th, to sometime
during the September to perhAl.
The exact date for the entrainmen,
has not been received by the locai
beard
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-26
LIEUT.. BOYNTON IS
TRANSFERRED TO LA.

Word that Lieut.. Philip Boynton
had been transferred from Camp
sherman, Chllocothe, Ohio, to Camp
Beauregard, Alexandria, La, was re.
ceived in Ottawa today by Mr. ana
Mrs. j. +, Boynton. of East Congress
street. Lieut.. Boynton, who received
his commission on August 10, has
been placed second in command or
the Camp Beauregard Remount Sta.
tion No. 3l4.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-26
NAVAL FLIERS CRASH
THREE ARE MISSING

Washington, August q Three
men are missing as a result OF
collision between two navy seaplanes
twelve miles southeast OF Fire lslan6
on Saturday night the Navy Depart.
ment announced today The planes
crashed in dense fog.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-26
WELFARE STATION TO
OPEN ONCE 4 WEEK

ltis will be the last week the
child Welfare Station in the College
building will be open two afternoons
a week. Beginning September fsi.,
the station will be open only one day
a week, the exact time to announce /.
later, The station will be open to.
morrow afternoon at 3: 80 o'clock. for
the regular inspection and examinr
tion and all mothers il the city are
urged to take their children for es.
animation A doctor and a dentis,
viii be in charge of the station, ana
Will be assisted by registered nurse.
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for raaulfo
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-26

It's the time to put our red blood into
service, It's the time to make the
church vital minister to suffering
America"
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-26
Relievee Couuhlno.

Oftentlmes milk scnlded to the boil.
Ing point and slowly slipped will cor.
rect un inclination to cough.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-26
Advance Is Spreading.

With the British Army on the P.
cardy Battle Front. August 26 (Nigh.)
The advance of the allies is spread.
ing like prairie fire. Fighting now
extends over thirty.mile front.
The same brisk advance and sweep
ing successes marked the operations
OF the British forces today as on Sat.
urdaY
The total number of prisoners taken
since the fourth British army made It's
initial push on a six.mie front nn
August 8 is now nearing the $4,000
rark Six hundred officers have been
seized together with 700 guns.
An enormous harvest OF machine
guys and vast quantities of material
of all kinds have been taken during
the las; ten days
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-26
DEAD" FOR 1ODAYS
KANCLEY MINER IS
BATTLEFIELD HERO
PLAYS 'POSSUM FOR TEN DAYS
AND GETS BY WITH IT, AS HUNS
INVADE n lis GOUT -
BROUGHT UP BEHIND GERMAN
LINES.

How Kangley coal miner-Mike
Letanovski-played 'possum on the
thick headed Huns for ten days ana
got by with it. without being de.
tected is told by Frederick w Smith,
special correspondent of the Chicago
Tribune, in the following interesting
narrative from the battlefront in
France:
A Stfeator and a Baltimore man re.
lated TO the correspondent how both
came back from beyond No Man :
land, one escaping by playing dead,
one escaping his captor, who was
mlstreatng him.
Neither expected to see Amer.
ca or his comrads again. Now both
are eager for more nghting.
Mike LetanoysM, miner living at
kansley, near Streator, until Septem.
Der, is the human bear. He lived ten
days in ditch dugout without the
Hun line with only a few crackers.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-26
Get Hindenburq Line.

With the British Army on the Pi.
cardy Battle Front, August .6--Brit.
ish troops sweeping forward east and
southeast of Arras have captured a
strip Of the famous Hindenburg line.
General Byng's men have won the
slope of the ridge skirting Heninel
and also dominating Croiselles, south.
east of Arras.
With last nights advance east OF
Arras the total battle front now on
which British troops are pushing
forward is more than forty miles.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-26
Try to Hold Americans,

With the American Forces on the
Aisne-Vesle, August 26.-The Ger.
mans are putting up desperate re.
sistance against General Mangin's
army in the neighborhood of Courcy
le Chateau, northeast of Scissors.
The advance Of the French troops
across the plateau, north of Scissors,
is being bitterly contested as the en-.
tire German line along the Vesle is
threatened with disaster.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-26
Fight on 30-Mile Front.

London, August 26 moon. Brit.
ish troops have extended their fight.
ing front The British war office an.
nounced today that Haig's men at
tackled at three o'clock this morning
in the Scarpe sector and are making
good progress.
The third and fourth armies con.
tlnue to forge ahead. Progress has
been made astride the Somme river
and at Maricourt, the war Office an.
nouneed
The Germans delivered counter.at-
taeks in this sector but were beaten
of. the war office stated.
FaVreuil is now in British hands
A heav" rain is falling in the Somme
sector
true Scarpe sector lies close to the
Scarpe river Immediately north of the
Somme sector 1t virtually means the
iehing has been spread over a wider
territory
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-26
Here is His Story

His story follows:
On the afternoon of the 11th of Au-
gust my company started to take a
hamlet near the Vesle but was stop.
ped at the railroad by machine guns
on our flank. Returning, We fell be.
hlnd and We're forced to take shelter
IN ditch, staying there three days,
everything moving drawing machine
gun fire.
Finally | craWed into a German
dugout where on the night of the
18th Germans came and took most or
my crackers, my rife, and my mask.
feined dead when they prodded me.
The Boche party returned two
nights later. staying an hour ana
paying no attention to me. On the
morning Of the 20th | used my rs.
naming strength to crawl out of the
shell hole and thence 10 a rairoal
where the Americans started to fire,
discovering me to be an American
just in time.
For the last -four days | had beH,
foodless, but had had water.
thought | could eat side of beef
when the Americans offered me foot
but found the limit tiny bit o,
corned beef am eeatlng lots now
and soon will be restored
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-26

Daily Thought.
Thought once awakened does not
again slumber.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-26
w EAThER

Fair tonight and Tues
day Cooler tonight.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-26
take TWO MILES OF
EnEMY'S TERRITORY
London, Aug. 26 Goo P. M) - British
troops have pierced the German line for depth
of two miles on four mile front in their new at

tack, begun at ) o clock
this morning in the
Scarpe sector.
The gain was made in few hours
and has placed the British almost on
the old Hindenburg line.
The total casualties suffered by the
I hird and Fourth British armies from
August q to rs was 23,602 In this
same time they took more than 90
0G0 prisoners.
This mornings attack was on
line from Fampoux, north OF the
Scarpe river, just east OF Arras, to
the heights northeast of Melville vi.
tasse.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-26
Capture Six Towns.

London, Aug. 26 (4:41 p. M)-The
British have captured Carney, Nam.
etz. Basentine, Eaucourtl'Ab5aye, LIE
Barque, mad have reached the road
running from Baupaum to Beug.
nalre it was learned late this after.
noon.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-26

OTTAWA JOURNAL
Established 1889
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-26

OTTAWA FREE TRADER
Established 184s
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-26

Try the Free Trader-Journal Want Ads
for results.
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1918-04-26
MISCELLANEOUS.

Bertram Frank, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Nelson Frank, 1887 Blair street, who
is in the National Army at Camp Pike
has been appointed Sergeant.
The last dance of the season will be
given by the Y. M. H. A., next Sunday
evening, at the Arcanum Hall, Lowry
Building. ~..
At a Birth Miloh for the son of Mr..
and Mrs. S. D. Sloan, held at the home
of his grandmother Mrs. B. Calmen-
son, 463 Marshall avenue, the guests
contributed upon behalf of the new son,
named Benjamin, the sum of $71 to the
War Relief Fund.
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1918-04-26
April 20, 1918.

unified. The large contributors of last
year, have again expressed their keen
desires to give Fundamentally ito the
fund for the relief of the greatly in
creased suffering of the Jewish people
in the War Zones.
The following officers were elected,
Isaac Summerfeld, President; Honor
airy Chairman, Jacob Dittenhofer and
M. L. Finkelstein; Vice Chairman, Mil
ton Firestone; Secretary, Gustavus Loe-
vinger, and Treas, Lewis Hart The
Publicity Committee, consisting of
James Neiger, Chairman, J. B. Calmen-
son, H. D. Frankel and B. N. Wien
check, are hard at work boosting the
meeting next Tuesday evening, April
Goth. The Auditorium, contributed by
the City, has been chosen as the place
at which the opening wedge of the Drive
will be made. DR.. Leon Harrison, re-
form Rabbi of St. Louis, and one of the
leading orators of the country, will be
the speaker of the evening. There will
probably be a luncheon arranged for
DR.. Harrison, for Tuesday noon, and
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1918-04-26
5583
TWO JEWS IMPRISONED IN TURKEY
RELEASED THROUGH INTER-
CESSION OFsTHE UNITED
STATES

Washington ]. Gas the result
of the intercession of the United States,
two American Jews, Messrs. Yigdolies
and Alter Levine, who were imprisoned
by the Turks in Damascus, are to be
freed within a few days.
Mr.. Levine had been charged with
sending money out of Turkey The
charge in the case of Mr.. Yigdolies was
that on the approach of the Germans, he
blew up bridge.
"Judarael," gigantic photoplay of life
in Palestine produced by George L. Hut
chin is soon to be exhibited, SO per cent
of the net proceeds to be donated to the
Restoration Fund of the American Zion
lists.
@. When is half loaf worse than no
bread?
A. On Pesach
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1918-04-26
RUSSIAN CONSUL'S ATTORNEY RE-
TURNS.
TURNS.

Mr.. NORTH Helm, general attorney of
the Russian Consulate of Chicago, re-
turned to his st. Paul office, Merchants
National Bank Building, Monday morn
ing.
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1918-04-26
THE AMERICAN JEWISH WORLD

the public is urged to hear him at both
occasions.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-08
The Official Statements
The italian War office today made the following

ROME July office to-day tolonC
statement:
with perfect
mn@uvng and irresistible the right bank Of the riave and
driven the fying them
selves the vast tract pured yard of which shows
traces of the furnishes that the enemys losses
much higher than he had forcseen.
The sd
Ncuarly distinguished bearing splendid
among whom We're marine regiment and parties Of the Royal
the royal navy contributed notably to the with it's
daring Special valor shown
is due the Ssd sapper Battalion of Engineers,
On the Aago Plateau French carried brilliant raid into
the lines at zoch overcoming lively struggle
and capturing officers xfour other and machine
Between the Frenzea Valley and the Brenta the three times
attacked position
Vienna Admits Loss of Piave West Bank
VIENNA, July 1.-THE official to-day
AS the delta Of the Pave could
Of branch operation
carried out during the night of July Sc The felt his mid
East of Monte strong
nary hand to-hand fighting.
Quiet on French 'front.' Says Paris
PARIS Juiy THE official By office
to-day read:
N1GHTNo Importance along the during the
DYThere artillery Asne
Longpont and
American vosges bringing pris-
Repulsed Raid Near Locre Haig Reports
LONDON July THE official report from Field Marshal Haigs
headquarters IN France to-day
m NeHr-Early this morning the
in the Bethune nothing
DAYwe prisoners and machine gun in raid east
yesterday artillery has been active in the
neghborhood of Fonquevilers and in the
Berlin Claims Franco-Amercan Attacks Failed
BERLIN July 7Thc Office to-day
lo,ving
DAY-on the battle front between the User and the Marine shnc
activity
West of Chateau
strong attacks broke
fighting nightfa and also
during the night According to reports by the
In the Vosg enemy attcks IIsenur
New-York tribune., 1918-07-08
Lenine Apologies
For Mirbach Murder;
Will Guard Embassy

BASLE, July 7.--Nikolai Lenine. Boil
shevik Premier, has sent the follow
ing message to NJ. Joffe, Russian Min
lister at Berlin, regarding the assas-
sination of Count Won Mirbach. the
German Ambassador at Moscow
Two unknown men entered the Ger
man Embassy at 2 o'clock this tSat-
urdayl afternoon. having documents
from special committee. They threw
a bomb in Count Won Mirbach's office.
wounding him so severely that he died.
Representatives Of the government
Immediately visited the embassy and
expressed indignation at the act. which
they considered political maneuvre
to provoke trouble. The government
is taking every measure to discover
the murderers and bring them before a
special revolutionary tribunal.
Extra measures have been taken to
protect the German Embassy and citi-
zens. The government requests you
to express to the German government
the Russian governments indignation
and convey its sympathy to the family
of the late count"
New-York tribune., 1918-07-08
Allies May Operate
On Mur5nQr Coast
Under Nelu POLICY

WASHINGTON, July 1.-THE Muir
man coast is one of the possible fields
for operations by the Allies in the
East under the new policy toward
Russia believed to have been approved
by President Wilson at the White
House conference yesterday. Just
what form of activities will follow un-
der the new programme, however. is
believed to rest almost wholly with
the supreme war council at Paris.
In the absence of any word from
Ambassador Francis since June "a the
State Department has been obliged to
rely upon the most indirect and unsat-
isfactory reports of what is going on
in Russia.
The last message from the ambas-
sador reported the arrest of local civil
authorities of Archangel, capital of
the province of that name, in which
kola is located. The Bolsheviki had
seized the officials on charges of dis
loyalty, and some of the prisoners
passed through Vologda, where Am
bassador Francis is located. on their
way to Moscow.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-08
Australians Easy
Victory Causes Fear
OF a German Tran

LONDON, July 1.-THE ease with
which the Australians and Americans
carried out their attack in the Vi1lers-
Bretonneux region on Thursday should
be matter for reflection, according to
Reuters correspondent at British
headquarters.
Commenting on the double victory
OF the Australians in this region, where
their latest advance has given them a
good view of the valley Immediately in
front of them, the correspondent saws
the new line enables the British to
command for some five thousand wards
series of long, gentle slopes to the
south of the Somme. To achieve such
an extremely easy success in Il bit of
country for which the Germans fought
so tiercely. he adds, must obviously
arouse suspicion.
Gwen granting the perfect planning
of our attack ana it's admirable per-
formance," he contends, "more resist
ance should have been met, and the de-
feat should not have been so compla-
Gently accepted"
In describing how a German officer
was "obiterated" for having, after
surrendering, shot an American ser
geant. the correspondent remarks that
Germans should beware of such acts
of treachery.
"The American is not a soft fighter
at any time," he says. at took good
deal to get him into the war, and it is
going to take a good deal to get him out
of it before the war is finished. The
finish he believes in is dead Germans
But when avenging treachery he is
hard fighter indeed Lest he should
forget what he had to avenge, he went
into the fight shouting 'Lusitania!'"