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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-02-09

plainly as a shouted voice that Ae
co1ld afford 10 pay it. you're
avfully good, but Yen nee1 aao-
erlpher. and couldu't-
"Shucks' You could learn to
hammer the typewriter there I'll d
couple of days And say how much
90 you know about drawing
Nothing on earth about this kind. "
she answered, waving a hand toward
the bueprints You're offering me
the place because because you're
kind. | couldn't make good at i--l
realize it now. must be going And
and thank you so very much"
Promise me" said Whitney. going
to the door with her, "tha, you1I
come back if you don't find anything
better"
u PROMISE" smiled Claire ''''
fully and hurried Off
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-02-09
LAST STRAW IN kNlrr,Ne2

Many critics, or hypercritics, have
ventured into print with more or less
cautious assertions that war knitting
LAS gone 10 fatnomless extremes when
Il is pursued in all SORTS q 65'@s ic
places The old charge against the
Pharisees in regard 10 their choice Of
busy corners for praying that they
might be seen and heard Of men has
had the changes rung upon it most
ungallanpy Hoods Song Of 7te
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-02-09
V y v &ss A mnwmM Mxa
" cN aMUNiCATiONS u
" q r y u d " NJ u n aRnw1 a
-uy a Saving Stamp and
Help Win the War"

~ - CANHiR anu
Help Win the War"
Editor Leader l wish 10 mako an
other appeal to the colored citizens of
Guthrie and Logan county, ana To
every loyal American who may read
this paper
! The final test is upon us. There
are many things that would prove our
loyalty to the Stars and Stripes that
many of can not do We all can not
go to the trenches" We all have
not a son nor a brother to send; we
all could not Buy Liberty Bonds; but
all Of us; every American citizen,
white, colored, natural born or natur-
Ialized. man or woman, boy and girl
can huy saving stamp. The Ameri-
lean ciizens have at last been asked to
Ido something which every one can do,
Shall we fail? God forbid. We may
fail to buy our daily cigars, we may
Ital to buy our share Of prince Al
bert" we may fail to take our daily
ride to and from our work upon the
cars, but God frbid that any should
fail to show to the world who's side
they are on in this conflict, and show
their loyalty to their country when
they can do so by buying a saving
stamp, thereby helping their country
IN tnis great titanic struggle and
benefitting themselves at the same
time. Indeed this is sad, painful and
Z deplorable struggle but new world
Is being born All births are painful
but the pain is nothing to be com
pared to the JOY Of knowing that we
were able to do "our bit' in giving to
the world something new and useful.
Old things are passing away" and be
hold all things will be new, and all
d those who help in the destroying of
y the old will look with pride upon their
- conduct as they enjoy the blessings
o OF the new. Buy saving stamp" and
prove that although you may differ in
- thought and opinion, in political and
{ church ideas, but you are a lOyal
c American citizen, and that you stand
q for America first, last, and all tht
e time. Don't be a Stacker, Please
o don't; nobody loves Stacker
Stacker is not honored even on chair
gang; no class in school, no men OF
public work; no farmer; no wife; NJ
IS mother, and no citizen has any grea
: love for "a Stacker" A Stacker is On'
who wilfully shifts his responsibilit.
TO the shoulders Of another God hate
a Stacker" Please read Number
SO; 90; and you will see what Nose
said TO Cad and Reuben when h
thought they were about to play In
Stacker Read Judges 1916, and Sc
= what Jephthah thought of slackers
his day Read Matthews 22:1521 an
see what Jesus thought our conduct t
the state should be. Also Luke 20:19
26 We should be loyal first, hecaus
God has forever stamped disloyalit
with disapproval; we snould be loyS
secondly, and all the time because W
are part of this great America
family, and to be disloyal now as
race would mark failure upon the ei
forts and labor of fifty years.--Rev
h Short Pastor Mt Zion Bapti'
church, Guthrie, Okla. (Colored)
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-02-09

While the country viii regret to
hear that General Wood has been in
inred in France, 1t can not forbear a
chuckle at how the War department
put il over on Congressman McCor-
mick ct al
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-02-09
Dreadful Couch eu.,d.

A severe cold is often followed ~
a rough cough for which Chamb.l
lain's Cough Remedy has proven esr-
elally valuable. Mrs +. w. OlsGa
Marysville, Mo, writes: oAbont n .
years ago my little boy Jean caught d.
severe cold and coughed 3readfln,
for days. tried number of couel
medicines hut nothing did him an,
good until J gave him Chamberlain
Cough Remedy. It relieved his cougi
right away and before he had finished
taking one bottle he was cured
think il is just fine for children
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-02-09
MOTHERS, Do THIS
When the Children Cough, Rub
Musterole on ThroatS
" ard Chests

No telling how sool the symptoms NAV
sVelop Into Group or worse. Anc thca's
hen you're glad you have jar OK Mus.
erole at hsnd to give PROMPT suTe re-
II. II does moi blister.
As first aid snd certain ronedy.
lusterole is excellent. Thousands o.
aQthers know il. You should keen q
~ in the house, ready for instant use.
IL is the remedy Tor adults, toe. Re-
isyes sore threat, bronchitis, tons;litis,
roup, stiff neck, aathna, neuralgia head
che, congecticn, pieurisy, rheumatism,
inlbago, paias and aches of back Or
gints, epfains, sore muscles, chilblains,
tDsted feet and colds of the chest (it
Eten prevents pneumonia).
SOC and 6Qc jars; hospital size $3.50.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-02-09
TO ALL FAMILIES OF
MEN IN U. S. ARMY.

The time for making ap-
plication for government in
surance expires February 12.
The government will accept
applications by wire up to and
including February 12. II your
boys have not taken IL out
wire them 10 apply for Il or
authorize you to write for
them.
For information call phones
286 or $780,. M. Mcconnell,
chas. G. Smith, G. G. Bulkley.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-02-09

Prussian nerves Will not be qaioted
7,eep made sounder by Count Ger
.entative temptations for Aus
IN peace with anybody who wants
To quit fighting,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-02-09

John l. Sullivan, perhaps the great
est ring hero American lovers Of the
fight game have known, died OF heart
disease at Iris home at Abingdon
Mass, almost thirtysiX years 10
day after he had won the American
heavyweight championship from Pad
dy Ryan. These photographs SHOW
Sullivan and Ryan about the lime they
fought, Feb Z, 1Ssg, at Mississippi
CITY, Miss, in a pare kndekle conte$
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-02-09

The Gentleman from Austria asks
indulgence for a few minutes while he
introduces his specially for lhe first
time anywhere of starting the world
back to peace
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-02-09

Washington dispatches reporting
that government bureaus were Grip
pied by the blizzard provoke sarcastic
comment that billiards were not
needed 10 cripple some.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-02-09

Trotzky seems TO be trying to ankle
it plain that he doesn't want peace
with Austrian imperlalists any more
than the German kind.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-02-09
r How's This ?

We oner One Hundred DollaTs Re,
ward for any case of Catarrh that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure.
F.. J. CHENEY & co. Toledo, O.
q, We, the undersigned. have known Z. :
Cheney for the last Is years. and believe
MIN perfectly honorable IN all husines1
transactions and financially able 60 carry
out any obligations made by lis firm.
NATIONAL. BANK OF COMMERCE.
Toledo, O.
Halls Catarrh Cure y taken internally.
acting directly upon the blood and mu.
cous surfaces OF the system Testimonials
sent free. Price 20 cent? per bottle sold
by all Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for coustlpa tlor
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-02-09

Under London prize ring rules for
DC championship. The photo of Sul~
ivan shows him at his very best,
Yhen he was hard and STRONG, and
before dissipation had undermined his
speed and endurance. For he ii known
that "Joi4n L. gained most Of his
popularity after this fight; he was
peally never at his best except for the
three years Immediately following IT
The picture of Ryan was taken while
he was training for the contest
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-02-09

II the Emergency Fleet Corpora
tlon could only turn out ships as fast
as It has turned out officials there
would be no complaint
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-02-09

Czernins speech may have been a
step 10 peace and Hertlings q side
step
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-02-09

But Holland will not be punished
until the Kaiser gets little more
leisure
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-02-09

To feel strong, have good appetite
and digestion, sleep soundly and enjoy
life, use Burdock Blood Bitters, the
family sNgtem tonic. Price. Sl.25.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-02-09
e ~ q M e r. IS q M mm@m m&8
e LEADERETTES Il
E " W N " u ~ @ a. " o. W " " u "a

Alcohol, when pure, is greenish in
color while water is distinctly blue
in shade
Twickenham, England. has fye
horse butcheres, owing to the influx
of Belgians
The pearl is the only gem that does
does not require tie lapidary's art to
bring out its beauty
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-10
CHILDREN OF u. S.
SOLDIER ARE TAKEN
FROM GRAND PARENTS

Deputy Sherjffs Mischke and Bar.
rett went to the home of Mr. and
Mrs. John j pilion, seven miles north
OF the city on the Plank Road this
afternoon and secured the two chill.
dren of Glare Elwell a member Of the
Expeditionary Forces in France. who
have been turned over to their aunt.
Mrs Jesse Norrel Serena, by or.
der Of the states attorney,
The two children, a boy aged
years and girl aged 6, have been liy.
ing with their grandparents Mr.. AMI
Mrs. pillion. the greatest part of the
their father enlisted in the service
Thler mother Is dead and the fathe'
before enlisting signed a paper re
questing the government to turn ovel
$3.50 each month during his periot
of service. TO Mrs Norrell, for the
maintenance Of the children. Mrs
Norrell has received this money eacl
month up to the present time, bu
the grandparents have been unwill
ing to part with the children.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-10

will be made by autos which will be
loaned for the occsaion by local peo-
pie
The important sessions, and the
real purpose of the convention, will
not be held until Thursday Both
state and national officers will ad
dress the delegates One of the major
features to be disposed of at that
time will be the selection of state
delegates to the national quadrren.
nial convention which will be held in
Detroit in 1919.
The convention, aside from the bust.
ness meetings. will be given entirely
over to patriotism Each lodge has
been instructed to send its service
flag for the convention The flags
will be hung from the Clifton dining
rooms during the period the dele
gates are In session.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-10
LOCAL GIRLS SHOW.
KEEN INTEREST IN.
DRIVE FOR NURSES.
MEETING AT CLIFTON LAST
NIGHT WILL BRING RESULTS 7
SEVERAL SIGNIFY INTENTION
OF ENLlSTlNG.

Fifty young women attended the
rally last evening in he parlors of
the Clifton hotel. and We're all urged
% enlist in response 10 the govern
ments call for 25,000 student Red
Cross nurses The meeting was pre-
sided over by Mrs James Catlin,
chairman OF the Woman's Committee
OF the National Council of Defense.
Miss Elizabeth Asseltine. supern.
tendent Of the Rybnrn Memorial Hos
pital, and local Red Cross recruiting
officer made a very interesting talk.
explaining the government call for
nurses both TO enter the Amy train
ing schools and 10 enter the lIospii
ais all over the country. so that nur-
ses ON active duty can be released
tor foreign service.
The course In the army training
school Is three years, with certain
time allowed off, for the young won
Ell who have had certain accredited
scientific studies The training course
in the hospitals are also for three
years
Miss Asseltne urged the young
women present as their patriotic duty
to enlist as this was the first time
since the beginning of the war. the
I'M rained women had been given the
opportunity of entering the govern
ment nursing service She declared
that since the time of Florence Night
ingale war nursing had been the most
honorable and patriotic profession
any woAan could adopt. She declaf
ed that the girls who entered ,he hos
pitfalls now. TO release the nurses in
hospital work for overseas duty, were
doing Just as patriotic an act, as any
other kind Of war service.
The official time for enlisting which
was to close July lith has been ex
tended for a few days. The eXac' date
Of the closing has not been announced
but all who wish to enlist We're asked
to 20 to Ryburn hospital and talk
to Miss Asseltine ANY woman be.
tween the ages Of ~ and 35 years is
eligible for enlistment.
At the close of he talk an inform
al discussion was held and questions
were answered concerning the talk.
Enlistments were not taken at the
meeting last evening, but several
young women signihed their inten.
tions Of enisting their services at
the recruiting station. at Ryburn Me.
mortal hospital during the next few
daVs
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-10
MATTH|ESSEN HEIRS.
PAY S177,9S9.35
TAX.
APPRAISERS REPORT SHOWS
LATE IA SALLE MILLIONAIRE
OWNED ss25 900 WORTH OF GER
MAN GOVERNMENT BONDS.

Heirs of the late Frederick w. Mat
thiessen, La Sale multimillonaire
whose death occurred February IL,
1918. today paid SLIT ,9S935 into Coun
ty Treasurer William c. Flicks Of
flee, the large sum being inheritance
impost exacted by the state.
Simultaneously with the payment
Of the large check, Appraiser John
Massieon made his report to Judge
Mayo in the county court Mr. Mas
seon fixed the tax at $200,515.10, but
from this amount was deducted $40,
O25 Is discount for cash payment OF
the tax. Aside from the discount
there is $l2,500 being held in escrow
by the Merchants Loan 4 Trust Com
pany, pending disposition of $625 000
worth of German government bonds
owned by Mr. Matthiessen at the time
of his death
Announcement that Mr.. Matthies-
sen owned that large sum in German
government bonds occasioned consid.
cradle surprise in court circles, but
this was explained in statements
which said they were purchased long
before America had any thought Of
going into war against the Berlin war
Lizards Until such time as the value
of the bonds is established the $12,-
300 will be held by the Chicago bank,
If they are worth par, which is not
thought possible, the $12,500 will be
turned over to the state General
opinion is that the S625, 600 is not
worth the match to set them afire.
Each of the heirs f. w. Matthies.
sen, Jr Mrs Adele NJ Blow, Mrs
Eda Matthiessen, of New York and
Philip NJ. Chancellor are 10 pay $40,
94l.SS as their share of the big tax
This will be pro rated among them
under the cash discount accepted by
the estate Or Philip Chancellor
pays Sl2,i509G on the annuity left
him
Appraisement costs amounted tc
80 SS3 divided as follows
John Massieon appraiser ISL, 500
d, b. Snow, investigator ...... $500
b W Hethrington investigator 1861
John Massieon, expenses ...... 90.
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Total ................. S9.8S;
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-10
CONVENTION TO OPEN
IN OTTAWA NEXT
THURSDAY
CHIEFS ARE COMING.
STATE AND NATIONAL OFFICERS
WILL BE IN CITY DURING TWO
DAYS SsiON OF ILLINOIS
GREAT CAMP-MEET AT CLIFF.
TON.

Two hundred representatives Of Is
many Maccabee Tents in Illinois We'd
nesday viii arrive here for the quad.
rennial convention of the state great
Tent Plans iJr entertaining the Wis.,
itors, who are coming herr for second
oonst entlVe time purely because they
liked Ottawa and its people, are now
being completed,
Heading the list preparing enter
tainment for the delegates are officers
of the local tent, assisted by Grand
Trustee A j Roberts Otiawa's only
representative among the state olll-
GERS.
Among the more prominent men
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-10
ENEMY ALIEN IS
NABBED At Pc R u
TELLS SISTER OF DEAD SOLDIER
HER BROTHER GOT WHAT WAS
FATE FOR ALL YANkS,

Up in The county jail. menaeed by
Uncle Sans mailed fist there rests
German Pole. VINO it the story is true.
possesses enough Hun beastliness to
warrant something more severe than
the clubhouse features OF an Ameri.
can internment camp
He is openly accused of having ac
costed sister Of Joseph Tomschak,
Peru boy killed in action, telling
her her brother got what was com
ing to him and that it was a good
thing Joe was dead incidentally he
expressed the hope that all of the
Americans in France would suffer a
like fate
The stories are now being thorolv
sifted down and if they are substanti-
ated by anything with the foundation
of truth in them he is promised plenty
of time 10 repent his idolatry of the
fiend of Berlin and his six degenerate
male otsprn.
He gives his name as Stany Tur.
kowski Like others of his ilk, he
will plead insanity or intoxication
There Is something automatic which
says that fools and drunken men
speak what the heart feels Tur.
kowskt II he puts up the stall of be
ing under the influence OF lionor, will
have a mighty poor alibi. because. il
the charges are true, his heart is
wrong.
Turkowski is an ex.German soldier
and he was brought to Ottawa TO Dc
penance by Deputy Sheriff Fred Sted
man, His accidental" meeting o
the dead heros sister is believed bl
oificialdom to have been more by de
sign than chance. II Is alleged h.
went out on the streets TO 'look hel
up ami to disgorge himself of hl'
/ real honesttO.goodness sentiments
not any artifcialities about Old Glory
he used in the presence of men.
The sister grieved and nexpressi
/ bly, shocked, by the mans heartles
/ talk and his reasonable attitude 70
ward our boys in France, went to Iii
Sale and reported the conversatlo,
10 Sergeant Purdue of the T. s. re
cruiing station
Sergeant Purdue at once called NJ
the Peru police and asked them t,
arrest the man. Last evening Oi
tlcer Sainaj went TO his home an
placed him under arrest and Will
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Continued on Page 3, Column %
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-10
CLASS ONE MEN
TO GET INSTRUCTIONS

The Board of instruction, recently
by the local exempt.on
board, has issued calls for all men in
class both in the 1917 and 1918 class
to appear at the Armory on Monday
evening August l2th, at o'clock, to
receive instructions which the govern.
ment has requested all men In class
be given in soldiery.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-10
AMERICANS EXTEND
LINES NORTH OF.
THE VESLE RIVER
YANkS REACH NORTHERN SUB
uRs OF FISHES AND CAPTURE
100 GERMAN PRISONERS.
BALTIMORE 9 AMERICAN. I

With the American Army on the
Aisne Vesle Front, Aug l0.-The Am
orleans extended their line north of
the Vesle river today, the northern
suburbs of Fismes being captured
along with one hundred German pris
Oners.
(The capture of Fismette, a north
ern suburb of Fismes, on the upper
bank OF the Nesle, was announced by
the French war office on Friday
nightD
This morning German artillery open.
ed up against the French positions
west Of Rheims following up the
bombardment with attacks. all Of
which were repulsed.
The German "heayies' were active
against various crossroads and will.
ages in the rear of the allied lines be.
tween Braisnes and Rheims, the
chief cannonades being directed
against the French in the Braisnes.
a strong cann0nade by American
Innd French batteries preceded the
successful attack which resulted in
the capture Of Fismes northern sub.
Wrbs,
The Americans encountered little
resistance, although some Germans
were killed in hand-to.hand fight and
a number of wounded Germans were
| taken prisoners.
/ Late Thursday night twenty-five
Germans, under a lieutenant. tried tC
ascertain what the Americans were
doing IN the Ba2eches region. The
raiding party was permitted to ap
proach the American lines, then wa.
attacked. Twenty Of the Germans
were killed, some with the bayon"
and the three survivors. including t.
lieutenant, were captured
Two German airplanes were sho
down by the Americans on Thursday
While the weather was cloudy To
day most of the clouds were high II
the sky and the aviators on both side
were buster than they had been 70
several days.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-10
REBEKAHS HAVE BIG
TIME AT OUTING

The annual picnic OF the Florence
RebecCa lodge members and Their
husbands was held yesterday after
noon and evening at Mckinley park.
Ninety people were present A de.
lieions picnic supper was served at
Z o'clock and the evening was spent
in singing, games and dancing Square
dances were one of the many en-.
loyable features of the evening. Ev
eryone present spent a most enjoy
able evening.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-10

coming to the convention are d +.
Markey, Supreme Commander of the
National body, and j. +. Downer,
Great Commander Of Illinois. Both
these men will be in the city for the
two days session, the first Of which
openes Wednesday and the closing
meeting Thursday.
The business meeting, which takes
place Thursday. will be held at the
Clifton Hotel, where headquarters for
the state Tent have been established
The delegates will be guests Of. the
Chamber of Commerce and the city's
citizenry, all Of whom are asked to
pitch in and help make the two days
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-10
LET CONTRACTS FOR
"a WOODEN SHIPS

Washington, August 10 -- Contracts
for twcnty.four wood cargo vessels
and barges of from $500 tons TO $500
tons each were left by the shipping
board for the week ending August 3,
It was announced this afternoon.