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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-04
STATE OF ILLINOIS COUNTY {

STATE or ILLINOIS. COUNTY OF
la SALES. To Whom 1t May
Concern Take Notice That at
sale of lots and lands for taxes and
assessments duly made in the county
and state aforesaid, William Colwell
purchased on the 18th day of June
A. ID. 1915: Sublots Twenty.four (2H
and Twenty-Five t2j) in Lot 2, Otta.
va City. an addition, in the City of
Ottawa. in said county. for the dein
Quent taxes levied and assessed
thereon for the year A. d. 1915, and
said premises were taxed for said
year in the name of Adam keim, ex-
eCutor, and the time of redemption
thereof from said sale will expire on
the 18th. day of June. A. d. 1918.
VIM. COLWELL.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-04
STATE OF ILLINOIS. COUNTY OF

STATE OF ILLINOIS. COUNTY OF
LA SALLE.-ss To Whom 1t May
Concern: Take Notice: That at a
sale of lots and lands for taxes and
assessments duly made in the county
and state aforesaid. William Colwell.
purchased on the 18th day of June
A. d. 1916: Lot Nine t9l, In Block
twenty-five t22), In States Addition
to Ottawa. in said county. for the Sixth
installment on Supplemental Special
Assessment. Warrant No. 1875, of the
City of Ottawa, levied and assessed
thereon for the year A. d. 1918, and
said premises ere specially assessed
for said special assessment in the
name of Mrs. Eliza. Hoffman. and the
time of redemption thereof from said
sale will expire on the 18th day OF
June A. d. 1918. WIN. COLWELL.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-04
GSSSSS1 SsSS SS4
HIGH SPOTS M THE CAN
TORMENT NEWS
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Camp Dodge DeS N0iHe~. Ia
Truck drivers who hog military roads
around Camp Dodge will have their
licenses taken away from them One
came very near getting his taken
the other dag. when h. persisted IN
crowding and occupying an entire
military thorough.are He was taken
before a high military authority at
headquarters and severely repremand-
I'd. Nothing should impede the prog
ross of the movement OF supplies in
camp and where wagon drivers like
you are cauSht indisCriminately doing
SO, the drivers license viii be re.
voked. he was told The army must
come first above everything else, the
officer said
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-04
TAX SALE NOTICES.
iTATE OE ILIINOIS COUNTY I

STATE o. lItiNOlS COT MY
IA Sails To Whom Il MAY
Concern Take Notice That al a
sale al lots and lands for taxes aud
assessments duly made in the county
and stale aforesaid. William COlNell,
purchased ON the 18th day of June,
\. l. 1915, Lots Five 80 aud Six TO-.
in Block TWENTY-FIVE t22l. in States
Addition 10 Ottawa in said county, TOR
the DELINQUENT taxes levied and as
sessed thereon for the year A. ID. 1913.
and said premises were taxed for said
year in the name OF l. G. DOrrance
and the time OF redemption thereof
from said sale will expire on the 18th
day OF June. \. ID 1918
WM. COLWELL.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-04
GOES 800 MILES TC GET So
Man Takes Trip to Collect Deb. "For
Principle OF Thing

Parsons, Kan. Mack Eddy, an EN-
ploye OF the Missouri, Kansas d Texas
Railroad, in a small Texas town near
Denison. arrived here recently. hav-
ing travelled. more than 800 miles at
his own expense TO collect So which
he says is due TO him for labor.
When the men where Eddy worked
were paid off, Eddy says, he found his
check was So shor. When the treas.
urer OF the road told Eddy HE ac.
counts would have to be traced before
he could get his money Eddy went o
the county attorney and asked
whether he couldn't bring suit against
the company for the wages due him
and also for his railroad fare and
board.
II has cost him SIS to come here
TO try and collect the So, he said, but
il wasn't the money he cared about 80
much as the principle of the thing.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-04

STATE or ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF
La SALE. SIS. To Whom II May
Concern: Take Notice. That at a
sale of lots and lands for taxes and
assessments duly made In the county
and state aforesaid. William Colwell,
purchased on the 18th day Of June.
A. ID. 1915. Lot Ten tlO). in Block
twenty-five (22l. in States Addition
to Ottawa, in said county. for the Sixth
installment on Supplemental Special
Assessment, Warrant No. 1915. OF the
City OF Ottawa. levied and assessed
thereon for the year A. ID. 1915. and
said premises were specially assessed
for said special assessment In the
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-04
BRITISH CASUALTIES.

The British casualties last week
were only ssh, the lowest in many
months The average for the past
year has been more than q. 900 a
week The striking decrease can
mean only one thing that the army
lighting. 1t may be the long-awaited
German blow. Or it may be an alice
offensive Time will soon tell.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-04
For Highway Commissioner

Dan ]. O'Connor authorizes the
Free Trader.Journal to announce that
he Is an independent candidate for
commissioner OF highways, subject to
the result Of the Ottawa township
election. April 9. 1918.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-04
For Highway Commissioner.

Michael Kerrigan authorizes the
Free Trader.Journal to announce his
candidacy for the nomination for
Highway Commissioner for the town
OF Ottawa subject to the decision OF
the democratic town primary.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-04
For Commissioner Of Highways

Jules Vallat authorizes the Free
Trader-Journal to announce his can.
didacy for the nomination for com
missioner of highways. subject to the
action of the Democratic town pri.
mary.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-04

An experiment was once made to
see how fast bee could fly. The
hive vas attached 10 the roof of a
train which attained speed of thir
~ miles an hour before the bee was
left behind.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-04

Camp Logan. Houston, Tex Base
ball is one of the big forms of amuse-
mcnt here. Battery e. I2tth artillery
has q regular outht They are practie-
every day under the leadership Of
Leslie Mann. star outiiclder of the
Chicago Cubs And they say they
are going to cop the division pen
nant this year Yes. they are trying
10 form a regular league. In the first
practice game last Saturday the boys
defeated q headquarters company
squad by a score of 10 !. \ regi.
mental schedule OF clubs began this
week and division schedule viii start
later on The winners OF the resi.
mental contests Will form the big
league
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-04
For Highway Commissioner.

Robert Hcth authorizes the Free
Trader.Journal TO announce his can.
didacy for the nomination Tor High.
way Commissioner. subject to the ac.
ton of the voters OF South Ottawa
township
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-04
Japan READY FOR
ANY EVENT. ALITY
SAYS ITS MINISTER
RUSSO-GERMAN PACT WILL BE
SIGNAL FOR NlPONS TO TAKE
MOST DECIDED STEPS TO
MEET THE OCCASION"

London. Mar viscouut Motono,
the Japanese forc!-n minister in his
speech at TOXIC Feb. 4, ON the Russo
German peace negotiations, said
Should peace be actually conclud-
ed it goes without saying that Japan
viii take steps Of the most decided.
a.us, adequate character to meet tn
occasion.
The withdrawal ot Ambassador
Uchida from Petrograd is due to the
unsettled and dangerous conditions
prevailing there II does not mean a
rupture with Russia.
Regarding the question OF Rus
sia's separate peace. the fullest undec-
standing exists with Great Britain.
America and the other allies The
consul general at Moscow will repre-
sent Japan after Ambassador UChida's
withdrawal"
Prepared. Says General.
Gen. Semba, of the Japanese ccncr-
al staff. is quoted as saying
The government will act cne&eti-
cally. but it is impossible to say il
what way. ii not being desired to
have the enemy know anything OF its
plans.
Japan attitude. he continued. dc
pended upon whether the Germans
entered Petrograd and whether they
would invade. even without military
action, the remainder Of eastern Rus
STA, thus endangering Siberia.
Japan. the general declared. was
ready for any eventuality.
Engineers Sent to Rail Key.
Toxic, Mar. S.--Two hundred Amer.
lean engineers, members Of transp0r.
tation division. which left the United
States few months ago to aid in the
rehabilitation Of the Trans-Siberian
railway and were held in Japan be.
cause of the upheaval in Russia, let
NagasaKi Wednesday for Hardin, the
International News Service cores.
rondent learned today
Diplomats, both foreign and Japan.
csc, point to the fact that Hardin is
the one strategic center from which
it would be possible to control all the
transportation systems Of Siberia.
Also from Hardin it would be pos
sible to cut OF Vladiyostok from com
municaticn with Petrograd and make
il possible tor the allies to save the
enormous supplies of munitions and
other war materials stored at Vladi
NOstok
Step Toward Intervention.
II is said in some qquarters thai
the dispatch of the American engi
neers is a step toward preparing the
railways of eastern Siberia for allied
intervention and thus make possible
the transportation OF troops and sup
plies should Japanese, Chinese and
American troops actually occupy the
Siberian Pacific ports, as has been
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-04
For Commits sioner Of Highways.

Otto J, Mass authorizes the Free
Trader-Journar to announce his can.
didacy for the nomination for Com.
missioner OF Highways, subject 10 the
action of the South Ottawa voters.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-04
ANNOUNCEMENTS
For Assessor.

Lawrence White authorizes the Free
TraderJournel to announce his can
didacy fol- the office Of township asses
sor, subject TO the action of the Dem.
ocratic town primary.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-04

Camp Grant. Rockford, When
do we get chance with the rifles
is the question being asked officers
by the new rockies who haze just ar
rived at camp They are anxious and
eager to begin. Some OF them are
still in their store clothes and are
chatting under the delay OF rea, prac'
tcc fighting The mems eaeerness
to get into the thick OF the fray pre-
sages good soldiers" one OF the Off
GERS said, who stood barking. growl
ing. begging and laughing at the men,
as he gave his terse orders of com
mand.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-04
For Town Clerk.

We are authorized to announce that
Charles J. Sticklen is a candidate for
the Office of Town Clerk, subject to
the decision OF the Democratic town
convention
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-04
Local Markets.

Springs. per h., 20lsc.
Stages, per b.. l5hc.
Old ROSTERS. per h., l0-.o
Ducks. per b., 20hc
Geese, per TO-, lSRc,
Turkeys, per H., 25hc
p. s butter. per h., 32c
Butter fresh country, per h.. 32c
Eggs, strictly fresh, per doz., 2St
Cream, per b., 4Sc.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-04
For Town Clerk.

James Ahern authorizes the Free
Trader.JOurnal to announce his can.
ddacy for Town Clerk. subject to the
decision of the Democratic primaries.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-04

II sometimes happens that mar.
rage license furnishes man Will.
an excuse for trying to drown his
troubles.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-04

The brain of an elephant liz larger
than that of a man, but his trunk Is
smaller than that OF n woman.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-04

A spinster may live to congratulate
herself on the number of times she
didn't marry.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-04

The average woman can change her
mind in half the time ii takes a bald
man TO part his hair.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-04

nam1 o. Mrs Eliza. Hoffman. and the
time OF redemption thereof from said
sale will expire on tho l?th day of
June, A. d. 1918. WIN. COLW'ELL.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-04

Poverty is one of the crimes for
which man Is sentenced to hard la
Dor for an indefinite term.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-04
Ostriches In MadaQascar.

In the aluvial deposits Of Madagas.
car remains of Ostriches have been
found which when alive were IA to 10
feet in height.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-04

Fortune is said to knock once AT
every mans door, but it's difficult tt
make a man believe it.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-04

The evident admiration of , strange
man makes girl almost as indignant
AS bis failure 10 notice her.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-04

The real secret of many mans
success lies in doing thing toda,
and talking about il next week.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-04

The swallow has a larger mouth in
proportion 10 It's size than any othe.
bird.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-04

A woman seldom meets her ideal
man until she has past the don't
worry age.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-04

The trouble with the man who
thinks he knows II all Ia that he nj.
WAYS wants to tell more.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-04

As a matter of fact the divorce suit
of one Of her friends usually inter
ests a woman more than her own mar.
red life does
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-04

When man begins lodging his
creditors he realizes how small the
world is.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-04

Most of the socalled golden opp0r
tunities that come our way are 0nly
plated,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-04

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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-20
MISSING IN ACTION"
Some Information as to Meaning of the
Phrase.

The following information is furnished
the sdjutant generals office by the direc
tor of the bureau of prisoners relief
A. R. c., relative to men reported miss
ing in action;
your letter, dated May IL, 1918. we
herewith acknowledge. Your inquiry re.
garding the group of men listed in your
inquiry properly belongs to the bureau
of communications. and has been referred
by me to W. w. Castle, director of the
bureau
Just as soon as the men in question
are definitely reported Al prisoners, their
SEES will be returned 10 this bureau.
AS to your questions regarding pris-
oners' relief work: All American pris-
oners in German prison camps reported
to the bureau are regularly supplied with
packages of food, four packages of food
being sent each prisoner every two
weeks. These packages are sent from
Berne, Switzerland, where the American
Red Cross maintains a warehouse. The
average period of time necessary for the
delivery of a package from the time it
leaves our warehouse until 1t reaches the
prison camp, is approximately one month,
although this period of course varies.
While it is possible to send parcels
of food from this country TO American
prisoners of war, the practice is discour-
aged by the bureau owing TO the fact
that it results in reduplication and m
to the food parcels, clothing, to-
bacco and also certain incidental com
forts are supplied from time to time
The families would do better to rely
upon this official source of supply rather
then to unnecessarily add to the con-
gestion of the mails.
"These parcels are sent to each pris-
,ner registered in the prisoners bureau,
and ! believe ourselves to be in touch
with every bona tide American citizen
in German camp so far as it is possible
20 ascertain.
prisoners are allowed TO write four
post cards and two letters each month. |
The prisoners of war mail is subject to
censorship and should contain no refer |
nee to the progress OF the war nor any |
regarding economic or >.
ial conditions at home or abroad.
II trust that | have sufficiently COW !
red the points brought up in your let
er. if not, please advise me.
Martin Abbott. director bureau Of
'risoners' relief, Washington, D. c., May
g, 1873
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-20
ALL OF SCORING
in THE FIRST
Spaulding Gathered Three,
Which Were the Only
Runs of Game
ST. ALBANS CAME
NEAR HOME ONCE
Rennie Played a Good Game
for the Win
nerS

The Spaulding high school baseball
team proved too much for the st. Aiban'
high school team at the Lincoln campus
Saturday afternoon, when the spauidms
team won its first victory Of the season
the score being 3 to o. The game was
called AT the end of the eighth inning ia
allow the Railroad City nine to return
home on the outgoing 4;45 train. The
game was witnessed by fairly large
crowd, although the absence of Spaulding
students was most noticeable, there be-
ing only a sprinkling Of students present.
A good number of downtown supporters
furnished enough stimulus as far as
cheering was concerned to urge the local
team on to victory.
The Spauldng team started the scor'
ing in the first inning by putting three
runs over the plate before the third man
had been retired. Rennie, the first man
at bat, hit a double into left held and
stole third. Vanetti the second man,
drew a base on balls, also stealing second
a few minutes later. Geals hit a single
into center field. Rennie and Nanetti
scoring, Geals going to second base when
Shannon tried to put Vanetti out at the
home plate. Mann then hit grounder to
Sunderland who threw the ball home too
late to catch Geals, who scored the third
run Calderara then hit a grounder to
Sunderland. who threw out Mann at sec
ond base, while Polli and Morgan ended
the inning by flying out to the optfield.
The best chance the st. Adams team
had to score was in their half of the
second inning when. after Shannon had
flied ont to Geals, Center hit single
into right field. Reynolds, the next mar
at bat, hit a single into center field,
Center advancing to second. They both
remained anchored to first and second
base, however, while Polli caused the
next two batters to 60 out via the flying
route.
Outside of the first inning, keenan,
pitched good ball for the visiting aggre
CATION. allowing but two hits outside
of that inning, while he struck out seven
men. Shannon of the visiting team Gov
cred the center field position with the
grace and ease of big league" player, !
moving in fast style and pulling down
several hard hits which looked good for
extra bases.
Rennie was the big man at bat for the |
Spaulding team, starting the batting in !
the first inning with hard rap into left |
field. while he secured single on his sec /
ond trip to the plate. In the fifth inning, I
when Davis was safe on first on an error
by Geals, he stole second base, Trying
to reach home on single by Jennings
into center field. he was caught out at
home by big margin, Rennie throwing
the ball perfectly to Vanetti, who caught
Davis out great distance from the
plate. The score:
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-20
WILSON LEADS
MARCH OF $4,000
Walks Two Miles Down Fifth Avenue
Leading Mercy Army
Parade.

New York, May 20.-The president OF
the United States, commander in chief OF
the army and navy, marched on foot
through Fifth avenue Saturday at the
head of 10000 soldiers of mercy. Then
standing in the reviewing stand, he sa-
luted the colors as the women OF the Red
Cross filed past in seemingly endless
line, bearing their flags and wearing their
uniforms as proudly as the nations fight.
ing men.
The miles of white gowned women
made mute hut heart stirring
appeal TO the million New Workers who
them to contribute one.quarter
of the sl00,00O,000 their organization
asks from the nation to carry on its
work of relief.
The great procession in this city was
described as "only one of | 800 parades,
with 100000 Red Cross workers, march
ing on the same afternoon in the United
states" to draw from the spectators the
dollars which will mean so much TO the
soldiers of America and the allies now
n a death grapple with autocracy over
seas.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-20
GENET DIED
GLORIOUSLY
French Citation for Ameri-
can in the Lafayette
Escadrille
WAS DESCENDANT
OF CITIZEN" GENET
He Was First American to-
Die in War Carrying
American Flag

Paris, Sunday, May 2o--Among the
citations printed to-day is that Of the
late Edmond c, Genet, a corporal in the
Lafayette escadrille, who was killed near
Ham in April, 1917. The citation says:
"fIe was an American citizen and en-
listed for the duration Of the war and
was a courageous and devoted pilot. He
died gloriously on April is, 1917. In ex-
pressing his last wish he concluded give
La France Toujours.'"
Aviator Genet was a descendant Of the
noted Citizen" Genet, a French minister
10 the United States, and Of George Gin
ton, governor OF New York. He was
the first American to die in the war, car.
rying an American flag His home was
in 0ssining, ~ Y.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-20
MUST GET FARM
LABOR At ONCE
Because Every Other State Is as Badly
Of for Men as Is Vermont. II May
Not Be Possible to Get Men
on Furlough.

| Since March first, T. H. Bickford, state
farm labor agent. has investigated ev-
cry possible source of farm labor from
! outside the state As other states are
rs badly off as Vermont. there seems TO
be little prospect of securing labor from
outside sources, At one time it was ex.
pected that furloughs from the army, Of
drafted men skilled in farm labor, would
afford some relief during the planting
season The change in the military sit
uation, however, making it necessary to
hurry men abroad, will probably pre-
vent the furloughing of many men for
farm work
So far. the spring has been favorable
for preparing the land for planting, and
for grain. The next 30 days viii finish
the planting season. II good weather
continues, our farmers, with the help Of
machinery, will be encouraged to put in
all crops they possibly can and with
additional local help, these crops can
be cared for and harvested on time II
every man who can be spared from
town or city occupation for a whole or
portion of the time during the summer
will volunteer, we can care for and har-
vest our crops and make Vermont con.
tribute her share toward the food supply
of our country and her allies.
A Matter to Be Taken Seriously.
This is a matter TO be taken seriously, |
because food supplies are short, and food |
cannot be raised without labor Assist. |
ant Secretary OF Agriculture Ousley re-
Gently said at a meeting in Washington; |
Tell the people that The government |
is going to feed the soldiers and the eli |
william population behind the soldiers |
The farmers are also going to be fed, be.
cause they are the producers of food. If
the townspeople do not help raise and
harvest crops, they may go hungry"
Farmers of Vermont are patriotic and
will do their best to help raise food
enough to supply all classes Of people,
but they cannot perform an impossible
task and do this without extra labor
turing the next four months. Will town
and city people be equally as patriotic
md help raise the food which they them.
selves need?
Correspondence in regard to farm labor
'hould be directed to r. H Bickford,
arm labor agent, Bradford, Vt.
f. S. Brigham, commissioner of agri-
ulture.
St. Adams, VI, May 20, 1918.