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WILL GET THEIR NlCXMAMES
American Soldiers Object to Term
"Szmmes," and Are Willing to
Wait for Better One.

Somebody, feeling that the American
soldier in France needed a nickname
dubbed him "Sammie." Then someone
else referred to him by that name and
still another adopted it and the use Of
II became general. The nickname prob
ably was selected because the United
States is referred to as Uncle Sam. 1t
Is probable that it is referred to as
Uncle Sam because the abbrevation Of
the name of the country was L. s., and
somebody built the name Uncle Sam
out of the initials as representing the
Incarnation of the country in one man.
No matter what the origin Of the name
Is the soldiers do not like it, The
Stars and Stripes, the official publiCa-
ton of the expeditiOnary forces. says
the American soldier did not invent it,
does not like 1t, and never uses ii and
will not recognize 1t. 1t says when
he sees II In papers from home 1t
makes him sick.
Seeming to think that name for the
American soldier should be found, the
Stars and Stripes says:
"When in the fullness Of time, tho
American army has been welded by
shock and suffering into single
fighting force. with one mind, one heart
and one spirit, the American sol
dler will find his name. 1t will
be the inspiration Of some ambulance
driver, perhaps, or the Outburst OF
some eloquent cook. 1t will strike the
fancy of a passing guard and be for
warded through military channels like
sentry's call. Wounded boys will
carry it back to base hospitals and
ammunition train drivers will spread
1t to the base ports. Some reporter
will hear it at some distant bar and
put it into the story he has to write
that night. 1t will be printed in hmer-
lea. Photographers and cartoonists
and vaudeville comedians will use 1t.
It will be caught up at home and in
the training camps. The name will
be fastened on. The American sol
der will have been christened. he
does not know now what that name
will be. He simply knows it Won't
be 'Sammie."
But what is the need of n nickname
for the American soldier? Isn't Amer
| lean good enough? There woulG be
no thought of nickname but for the
fact that the British soldier Is re-
ferred to as Tommy Atkins, aId then,
| losing his surname is referred to as
| Tommy. But we do not know that
the French soldier has a nickname.
The Italian. the Belgian, the Serb, the
Montenegrln is also referred to with
| out nickname. Why bother about
calling the American anything but
| Americans?- s?-FlOrida Times Union.
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The Mentally Defective Soldier.

"For the first time in the history Of
warfare" says the New York Medi.
cal Journal, mental hygiene as prac-
ticed among the soldiers is given the
prominence 1t deserves, and, profitng
by the experience Of England ana
France in the present war, the surgeon
general was impelled to inaugurate
an elaborate organization both in num-
Der and plan, to take care of any men
tai disturbances detected in the carnp
or among the soldiers during the war
This Is distinct innovation0in tho
medical army work, for the subjects Of
mental hygiene and Of mental and
nervous diseases in general as occur
ing among soldiers in war time were
for many reasons either slightly treat.
ed or neglected altogether"
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favored ones who had berthS sought
them, while their less fortunate COM
panions stretched out wherever they
could find a place.
Johnnie O'Reilly was elated. Al
ready he could see the hills Of Cuba
doing behind their purple wells; In
fancy he felt the fierce white heat from
Close-walled streets, and scented the
od0rs of 'mangly" swamps. lie heard
the ceaseless signing of the royal
palms. How he had hungered for 1t
al how he had ragged at his delays!
It had seemed so small a matter to
return; il had seemed so easy to seek
out Rosa and to save her! Yet the
days had grown into weeks; the weeks
had aged into months. Well, he had
done his best; he had never rested
from the moment Of Rosa's first ap-
peal. Her enemies had foiled him
once, but there would be no turning
back this time-rather q firing squad
| or dungeon in Cabanas than that.
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when l heard what happened, / tried
to find the girl, but Weyler was con-
centrating the pacificos by the time,
and there was nobody left in the Yu-
muri; it was a desert"
"Then you don't know positively that
she that She"
"Wait. There is no doubt that the
boy was killed, but of ROsa's fate l
can only form my own opinion. How
ever one of Esteban's men Joined my
troops later, and l not only learned
something about the girl, but also why
Esteban had been so relentlessly pur-
sued. 1t was all Cobo's doings. You
have heard of the fellow? No? Well
you will" The speakers tone was elc'
uuent Of hatred. "He is worse than
the worst Of them-a monster! He
had seen Miss Varona. She was a
beautiful girl.
$50 !" whispered the lover.
81 discovered that she didn't at first
obey Weyler's edict. She and the two
negrOes-they were former slaves Of
her father, l believe-took refuge in
the Pan de Matanzas. Later on, Co.
bo's men made raid and-killed a
great many. Some few escaped into
the high ravines, but Miss Varona was
not one Of them. Out Of regard for
Esteban made careful search, but
could find no trace Of he's"
"And yet you don't know what hap
pened?" O'Reilly ventured. You're
not sure?"
mo, but tell you again Cobo's men
take no prisoners. When heard about
that raid gave up looking for her"
"This-Cobo,"- Americans voice
shook In spite of his effort to hold ii
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CHAPTER Xil-Continued.

Evening came, then night, and still
the party was jerked along nt the tail
of the train without hint as to its
destination. About midnight those
who we're not doing noted that they
had stopped at an obscure pine-woodS
junction. and that when the train got
under way once more their own c.r
did not move. The ruse was now aI-
parent; owing to the lateness Of tl'
hour, il was doubtful if anyone In the
forward coaches was aware that tie
train was lighter by one car.
There was a brief delay; then To-
comotive crept out from a siding,
coupled up to the standing car, and
drew IL off upon another track. Soon
the Excursion party" was being rushed
swiftly toward the coast, some twenty
miles away.
Major Ramos came down the aisle,
laughing, and spoke to his American
proteges.
"Weil, what do you think of that, eh ?
Imagine the feelings of those good
deputy marshals when they wake up.
bet they'll rub their eyes"
Miss Evans bounded excltedly In her
seat; she clapped her hands.
"You must have friends In high
places" O'Reilly grinned, and the Gu
ban agreed.
"Yes, ] purposely drew attention to
MS In Charleston, while our ship was
loading. She's ready and waiting for
us now; and by daylight we ought to
be safely out to sea. Meanwhile the
Dauntless has weighed anchor and is
steaming north, followed, l hope, by
all the revenue cutters hereabouts."
1t was the darkest time Of the night
when the special train came to stoI
at a bridge spanning one of the deeI
Southern rivers. In the stream below
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CTo BE CONTINUED

The Chinese alphabet consists Of
214 letters.
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The Unconscious Hero.

When Private Jones, back from
France, put his pass in at the rail-
way booking office, he was surprised
by the clerk asking 70 shake hands.
They shook, and when Private Jones,
still wondering, reached his home in
the far north. sergeant seeing
him pass, took him to the colonel.
who shook hands, and said: "The
army is very proud of you" He did
not learn the reason for all this friend
illness until he reached home. Then
his little brother. curiously inspecting
the papers, remarked: "How funny.
Vass," (his christian names, by the
way are Vassall Charles), they've put
your name-Private Jones, V. c.
London TitBits.
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CHAPTER XIII.
The City Among the Leaves and the
City Of BeQqars.

Wy W SSbSo'S'
The night was moonless and warm.
An impalpable haze dimmed the star
glow, only the diffused illumination Of
the open sea enabled the passengers
Of the Fair Play to identify that
blacker darkness on the horizon ahead
of them as land. Major Ramos was on
the bridge with the captain. Two men
were taking soundings In a blind
search for that steep wall which forms
the side of the old Bahama channel.
When the lead finally gave them warn
Ing, the Fair Play lost her headway
and came to stop, rolling lazily.
Major Ramos spoke In n low tone
from the darkness above, calling for
volunteer boats crew to reconnoiter
and to look for an opening through the
reef. Before the words were out Of
his mouth O'Rellly had offered him.
self.
Ten minutes later he found himself
at the steering oar Of one Of the ships
lifeboats. heading shoreward. There
was long nights work ahead; time
passed, and so O'Reilly altered his
course and cruised along outside the
white water, urging his crew to lustier
strokes.
A mile-two miles--it seemed like
ten to the taut oarsmen, and then n
black hiatus Of still water showed In
phosphorescent foam. OReilly ex-
plored 1t briefly; then he turned back
toward the ship. Soon he and his crew
were aboard and the ship was cropping
her way toward the break in the reef.
Of feverish activity; out from her hold
came cases Of ammunition and medical
supplies; the fieldpiece on the bow was
hurriedly dismounted; the small boats,
OF which there was an extra number,
were swung out. with the result that
when the Fair Play had maneuvered
as close as she dared everything was
In readiness.
OReilly took the first load through,
and discharged II upon sandy beach.
Every man tumbled overheard and
waded ashore with packing case; he
dropped this in the sand above high
tide mark, and then ran back for an
other. II was swift, hot work. From
the darkness on each side came the
sounds of other boat crews similarly
engaged.
Daylight was coming when the last
boat cast Off and the Fair Play, with
hoarse, triumphant blast Of her
whistle, faded into the north, her part
in the expedition at an end.
Dawn showed the voyagers that they
were indeed fortunate, for they were
upon the mainland Of Cuba, and as far
as they could see. both east and west,
the reef was unbroken. Men were
lolllng about, exhausted, but Major Ra-
mos allowed them no time for rest; he
reused them, and kept them on the SO
until the priceless supplies had been
collected within the shelter Of the
brush. Then he broke open certain
packages and distributed arms among
his followers.
The three Americana. who were
munching tasteless breakfast OF
pilot bread. were Joined BY Major Ra'
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steady-"I shall hope to meet him
some time"
The sudden fury that filled Colonel
Lopez face was almost hidden by the
gloom. "Yes. Oh, yes!" he cried,
quickly, land you are but one of a hum
dred; am another. In my command
there Is a standing order to spare nei.
ther Cobo nor any of his assassins:
they neither expect nor receive quar-
ter from us. Now, companero"-the
Cuban dropped a hand on O'Reilly's
bowed head-"T am sorry that 1 had to
bring you such evil tidings, but we are
men-and this Is war;"
mo, no! 1t isn't war-it's merciless
savagery! To murder children and to
outrage women-why, that violates all
the ethics of warfare"
Ethics" the colonel cried harshly.
Ethics? He'll is without ethics. Why
look for ethics In war? Violence
injustice - insanity - chaos - that is
war. 1t is mans agony--woman's de-
spalr. 1t Is defiance Of God. War
Is without mercy, without law; it is
WELL 1t Is the absence of all law, all
good"
1t was some time before O'Reilly
spoke; then he said. quietly: II am
not going back. l am going to stay
here and look for Rosa"
$50" exclaimed the colonel. "Well,
why not? So long as we do not know
precisely what has happened to her.
we can at least hope. But, If l were
you, / would rather think Of her as
\ dead than as a prisoner In some con.
centration camp. You don't know
what those camps are like, my friend.
but l do. Now shall leave you. One
needs to be alone at such an hour
eh?' With a pressure Of his hand,
Colonel Lopez walked away into the
darkness.
Judson and his adventurous country.
man did not see O'Reilly that night.
nor, In fact, did anyone. But the next
morning he appeared before General
Gomez. He was haggard, sick, list
less. The old Porto Rican had heard
from Lopez in the meantime; he was
sympathetic.
II am sorry you came all the way
to hear such bad news" he said.
War Is a sad, hopeless business"
"But / haven't given up hope"
O'Reilly said. II want to stay here
and-and fight"
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ORElLLY, BACK IN CUBA AT LAST, HEARS BAD NEWS
ABOUT ROSA AND ESTEBAN

synopsia-Don Cuban planter, hides his
of the hiding place lost when he
other who knows are killed Donna Isabel step
twnsFtean and RoSScarcheS vany Tor
Johnny ORclly American loves
Isabel falls TO her death In an OLD well
the Cuban
discovered and he and Rosa forced TO nee 'e
In Rosa telling or her peru
he faihes the
Rosa leading Colonel Cobo notorious
hiding Eseban who IS absent
just OReys efforts to reach Rosa are r
compelled Spanish authorities to leave Cuba
Pancho Cueto herce hRht
Eemn but badly wounded
unable find his back TO MS camp
who had remained with
General Weyer the Spanish com
OIely Cuba with
band which includes Norine Evans American girl
services to the cuban
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Era Of SpeechIessness.

"You haven't made speech in some
time"
"Why make a speech?" said Senator
Sorghum. "With all this war news ,
they wouldn't print ii. and IL they did
print 1t, nobody would Ieai It,"
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dimly outlined in the gloom, lay the
Fair Play, a small tramp steamer; her
crew were up and awake. The new ar
rivals were hurried aboard, and within
a half-hour she was feeling her way
seaward.
With daylight, caution gave way to
haste, and the rusty little tramp be-
gan to drive forward for all she was
worth. She cleared the three-mile
limit safely and then turned south. Not
Q craft was In sight; not smudge OF
smoke discolored the skyline.
II had been trying night for the
flibusters, and when the low coastllne
was dropped astern they began to
think Of sleep. Breakfast Of sort
Was served On dsck, sitter which those
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Not Mandatory.

"What are you going to order for
breakfast?" asked the waiter.
"OrderT repeated the man with q
precise manner. II shouldn't think Of
ordering. But I will venture defer.
entially to request Q boiled egg and q
sup Of coffea
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-08
MRS. MARTER'S COMPLEXION.

Mr.. Marter hastily dropped his
entered the breakfast room Mrs.
Marters brows held that elevation
and her lips that depression which
forecasted an approaching storm, and
her husbands spirits sank accordina.
~. Good morning, my dear" said We,
irving TO look happy. and proceeding
to overdo it, "Nou look Us Nlouah
you'd had a good nights rest. Let mo
pull out your chair. How becoming
ina, wrapper dress mean gown
Is. You always did look we'll in blue 4"
I'll matters title said Mrs, Mar
ter. in an all.is.now.over voice. "hut I
WAS led to believe it green"
cor course, my dear. green. ! meant
green And such Il pretty shade
Green ana yellow do not ordna I.
~ blend" observed the lady, slipping
her coiIe AS though it probably con-
laiued some deadly poison, but life
was too dismal thing for It to mat
ter
every true assented Mr. MarlQr,
in his sprightliest manner. 1T takes
YOU TO pick Out co'ofs.'
Al this innocent compliment Mrs,
Marter buried her face in her hand
kerchiel and began TO sob.
Mr.. Narter never prepared For
these outbursts, after ten years Of
trying TO ward them off, dropped his
fork and jaw at the same time and
fled
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a Galley O. Fun !
METHOD IN HER MADNESS.

METHOD IN HER MADNESS.
May Oh, Mr.. GrassetI. vas that
thunder?
jack believe ii was.
May--Oh. Oh, whatever shah de-
Jack-Why. you are nor afraid O.
lightning. are you?
May--lt drives me crazy. Wont
you please Shut the window?
Jack-Why, certainly, though
don't think ii would attract the liel.-
ming very much
May oh. yes It would Nov,
p.eeeaze come away from the wall
The walls OF HE house are conductor,
Of electricity.
Jack--All right. Anything clse7
May--WiiI YOU please draw down
the blinds so that can't see The li2At.
ming flashes? There, thsnk YOU, hut
it is so dark can't see here nov.
Jack-Never mind, am here.
Jay have heard some girls ga.
Lat the safest thing 10 do in a storm
is 10 stand on 4 chait IL The middle OF
the room.
Jack is a chair
May-But am afraid | will fall or
jack will hold YOU on
M3y--lt is so kind of YOU How
terrible the thunder sounds; but
feel safer now pause. to give TIE
thunder and lightning man chan. G
10 earn his salary
Jack-By the way, wouldn't YOU be
just as perfectly insulated if | sat IN
the chahs and YOU sat on my lap?
May--efi. STR. tffasselt" how eau
you suggest such 4 thing
=
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Classified Advertising

Advertisements will be inserted in
this column not exceeding tive lines,
three .imes, &c; one week SOC. Each
line over five, Zoe per week addition
al. All advertisements in this col
umn must be Jaid in advance. No
advertisement will be inserted in this
column for less than 25c.
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49, 80 49, - 80 ~ -
i..oody GuIch whisEeyl Thunder ami
lightning, Gimme chaser quick
Bartender (disdainlnllD Vol u
Yer want water
Tourist No linseed oil,
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HEIGHT OF ABSJRrtTY.

First Market Woma. Mrs. Roson-
stein has inSuied me.
Second Market Woman Vol did She
say
First Market Woman Asked mo
vol ! was going 10 make out of der
h.b shoost as if he vas for saIe
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NOT ADEQUATE TO THE ocCA.
SION

"Yes the automobile nearly ran
over me. You see. the--what do YOU
call him the chauffeur"
We'll. that isn't what I'd call him
II he nearly ran over me
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A NEW WRINKLE.

A NEW WRINKLE.
Mrs Dresser see that Fashion
has nut her foot on the Panama hat
Mr. Dresser BY Jove That'll make
one more dent in H. won't Il?
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E-astbound.
estbOuNd.

Westbound cars leave Ottawa sta
ton 10Y Chautauqua Park. Starved
Rock, Utica. La Sale, Peru Spring
Valley I.add, De Pue, Bureau, Prince.
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GOOD FOR BURNS.

TOURS, .lptlsr. bis frs. drink o.
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Professional Cards
M. NJ. ARMSTRONG,
PAGE FIVE

Attorney at law. 2lG2ll Molone5
Bldg. Ottawa, Illinois Telenhones.
Office. 37j-W Re2.1elce. SHY
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State o. illinois. County Of la so'Ie
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FOR SALE
LOTS

FOR SALE-We have several lots for
sale that will average abou. one
acre Of land, can be had now for
$4,000. Easy payments; would be
especially desirable for poultry or mar.
hct garden Tel 957-W.
J. Q. Harris & Son.
1873 ". Main s..
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STATE OF Illinois County Of la Sadie.
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no Nu0N rg MAY CONCERN.
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IT, t.. ARNOLD
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H. l.. ARNOLD
Evening journal., 1918-10-08
ORDNANCE EXPERTS
EXPLAIN NEW SHELLS

MILWAUKEE. Wis, oct. s.-Amer.
lean foundrymen will be called upon by
the Government TO produ,e more thar
3OOo0OOO semi-steel projectiles during
the next twelve months, according te
delegates 10 the meeting OF the Amer.
lean Foundrymen's Association and ths
American Institute OF Mining Engineers
which opened here yesterday.
The process OF manufacturing thi,
type OF shell is practically unknown in
this country. and careful study will be
given the question at the meeting. Col
onel Martinon. head OF the French
Technical Mission OF ordnance experts
now touring America. will explain In
detail The methods that have been In
use In France.
For several years semi-steel shells
have been cast In France foundries, but
production today IS inadequate to meet
the requirements OF the armies on the
western front, II was stated.
Colonel Martinon will be accompan-
led by a large number OF ordnance en-
gineers, technical experts and shop
foremen. who constitute the mission
The visit OF this mission Is the result
OF an agreement between the French
minister Of munitions and the chief
ordnance oflcer OF the American expe-
ditlonary force to have each country
20 represented In the other for the
purpOss Of obtaining close co-opera-
ton. II Is hoped to standardlze Ger
tain details OF manufacture. 10 promote
the development OF new resources and
otherwise to secure for each country
the benefit OF the technical improve
ments made by its ally.
Colonel Martlnon for several years
was In charge OF manufacture al the
munitions plant OF Schneider et. Gle.
lie Creusot, manufactures OF i55 milli-
meter howltzers.
Evening journal., 1918-10-08
FOE ON THE RUN:
RUSH LIBERTY LOAN

WASHINGTON. Oct. SIN an appeal
10 the people not 10 let victories on the
battlefield and peace oyertures from the
enemy interfere with the fourth Lib
erty Loan. Secretary McAdoo said {:
"Our boys In the trenches are not go
ing TO stop fighting because the enemy
Is on the run. Now IL the time TO fight
harder and keep moving until the vic
tory Is .clinched." The Secretary
made this statement.
"Our victories on the battlefield and
peace overtures from our enemies serve
only 10 emphasize the supreme impor-
tance OF making the fourth Liberty
Loan a success. in order 10 keep up
the lighting pressure.
NOW Is the time above all others
not 10 relax. but 10 intensity effort that
the goal for which we are flghting and
for which we have already made such
great sacrifices inevitably shall be won.
There Is more reason than ever TO put
the Fourth Liberty Loan over the top"
Evening journal., 1918-10-08
IEnsEY ISSUES CLOSING oRpEn

TRENTON, Oct. SIN an effort 10
check the spread OF influenza, the State
Department OF Health has notified mu-
nlclpal authorities throughout the State
10 close places OF public assembly. The
order, while not mentioning schools,
which have been suspended In several
communities by the local authorities,
specially requires the closing Of
churches. theatres. saloons, soda foun-
talns and Fairgrounds and the suspen-
sion OF block" dances.