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Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-04
NOT WEAkLINGS.

20 cent Of men examined for the National
Army rejected and unsuspeced illnesses are often revealed
the
Association He especially with france
where the percentage averaged 80 for than 100
years"
This contrast might disturbing if tests Of ply
Britain the United States with
hitherto have maintained much
that relied universal
mi service.
Nor any country unchanged from to
would not have been accepted
Britain with exactng high standard ac-
poured faster than the War Or
flee and later enlisted "banam regiments
Comments picture the first American
as body giants by material culed from feeble
population The Department has found IN order
National Army big
eer than regulars d the field they husky and
during Dr. Quay con that most of the rejected could
easily be ehabitated physically, has submitted comprehen-
sive plan need not fear that "a race OF weak
lings.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-04
Bridge Luncheon.

Mrs. Roy Thompson Of Imperial
entertained with bridge luncheon
Wednesday in honor of Miss Wills,
Mrs. Charles E. Scott and Mrs. Paul
Black were Ell Centre guests.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-04
Bridge Club.

Mrs. r. B. Moore was hostess to the
Friday Afternoon Bridge Club, the
guests being Mrs. Leroy Holt. Mrs.
Phil Swing, Mrs. A. P. Nuffer, Mrs.
George Anderson, MIS- o. G. Horne.
Mrs. R. B. Whitelaw, Mrs. Guy La
Touche, Mrs. C. E. Conant, Mrs. A. l..
Richmond and Mrs. j. w. Glassford.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-04

Eastern Star Shop Day at Red Cross
Headquarters.
Luncheon will be served at noon.
Home made pies, salads, sandwiches
and coffee. A cooked food sale will
be held during the day.-Adv.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-04
IMPERIAL A SUCCESSOR TO MEXICALI?

City Imperial charged with being wide open
harborng MeXical with running SEMI
having the coming liquor election
of "wets Of voting
Imperial, how do plead?
charges that there
Imperial than other OF the same
size California, TEN MORE MURDERS IN
THAT TOWN THAN WERE REPORTED TO HIM during the year
he the owles lthiest Mexican may
Eighth Imperial toward the depot
leering painted courtesns
capper gambling lies wait for good pros"
pects" the
honorable city; better place
to live?
AT least Mexca above board with its vicious
A1enly for the privilege of running It's
whom does the underworld In Imperial
breaking the laws OF the city, CT me
county of the State California?
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-04

DR.. Burget attended 20 three res
idents of the Seeley district who were
slightly hurt in an auto smash yes
erday.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-30
!MTERURBAN CAR
ATTIRE; PASSENGERS
RUSH TO SAFETY

A near panic was caused this morn
ing on the Streator interurban due to
arrive in Ottawa at I 80 O'Clock, when
then roof Of the ear caught fire from
the trolley wire. Passengers made a
mad rush for the doors, thinking a
fire OF serious results might come
from the eonflagration. The trolley
sagged on the switch on Van Buren,
street and touched the top OF the
car, causing sizzling noise which
was followed by blaze The pas.
sengers all reached the street in rec.
ord breaking time, without anyone
being hurt. The wire was raised from
the top of the car, and the fire soon
extmguished The car was able to
proceed INTO town on its own power
the damage caused as very slight.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-30
CAN'T CONVERT I'd
LIBERTY LOAN BONDS

Springfield. Aug. 30-First Liberty
Loan four per cent bonds are not
convertible into any subsequent is
sue of Liberty Bonds bearing a higher
rate Of interest than four and quar-
ter per cent.
An impression that these bonds are
convertible at any time into bonds
issued by the government at a later
date has gained such general cred
ence that the federal reserve banks
have found it advisable to send out
circulars advising persons OF the true
situation.
The facts are that unless these
bonds are turned in and converted
prior to November 9 of this year they
may not be converted at all. The
first three and one half per cent bonds
are the only ones issued in the Lib.
erty Loan campaigns that may be
converted for any subsequent bonds
regardless of the interest rate of the
newer bonds
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-30
RECENT RAINS BIG
HELP TO ILL. CROPS

Springfield, Aug. 30.-Recent rains
in Illinois have been beneficial to
some extent to crops. according to a
federal crop bulletin issued here. 1t
says;
Heavy rains fell in parts of the
southern division, but in the central
aud north the amounts were light as
a rule. Meadows. pastures and gar
dens show some improvements as a
result Of recent rains, hut they are
generally good in the north Grass.
hoppers are still causing trouble
Oar threshing continues in the north.
In the central counties it has been
improved by the rains, but the yield
VIII be cut considerably by the recent
heat and drought The rains have
saved some of the crops in the south.
Flowing for winter wheat is general
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-30
YANKS BLOCKED
DRIVE ON PARIS
Advancing Foe Had Surprise of
Life When He Found Ameri-
cans in Line.
GRAPHIC STORY IN LETTER
Tells Of Our Troops Heroic Resist.
anee in June-tieId by Many Off.
GERS to Have Saved Paris
From Huns.

Washington graphic eyewitness
account of the fighting near Chateau
Thierry. in which American divisions.
including the marine brigade. took
part, early In June was made public
recently by the navy department. 1t
Is in the form of n long letter from an
officer of the marines TO Major Gen
eral Barnett, commandant of the
corps, and the story told is of peculiar
significance, as In the opinion of many
officers here IL was the stand of the
Americans along this line which saved
Paris.
The name of the writer is not dis
closed. The Americans were rushed TO
the line in motortrucks to support the
hard-pressed French. On June / the
marine brigade deployed in support
position. the battalion commanded by
Maj. Thomas Holcomb hurrying into
the line as the men climbed out of the
trucks, The Germans We're coming on.
and June 2 the French dropped back,
passing through the American lines.
ave had Installed ourselves in a
house in La Vote Chatel IA. little vii.
lage between Champion and Lucy-le.
Bocage,' the letter says. From one
side We had observation of the north
and northeast. They came out on a
wonderfully clear day in two columns
across wheat field. We could see the
two twin brown columns advancing In
perfect order until two-thirds Of the
columns, we judged, We're in sight.
Foe Slowed Up by ShrapneI.
'"The rife and machine gun fire was
lncessant and, overhead, shrapnel was
bursting. Then the shrapnel came on
the target at each shot. The white
patches would roll away, and we could
see that some Of the columns were still
there, slowed up, and it seemed perfect
suicide for them to try.
Then. under that deadly fire and a
barrage of rifle and machine-gun fire
the Boche stopped. 1t was too much
for any men.
THAT men should fire deliberately
and use their sights and adjust thell
range" he says. was beyond their eX
perience. 1t must have had a telling
effect on the morale Of the Boche, fol-
it was something they had not counted
on. AS a matter Of fact, after pushing
back the weakened French and thei
running up against a stone wall of de
Tense, they We're literally up in thu
air and more than stopped. We fount
that out later from prisoners, for tn,
Germans never knew we were in th(
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-30
Few Non.ltalian Popcs.

majority of the popes have been
Italians. but there Is no national linn
itation. Pope Clement II. for example.
was Saxon German, whose family
name was Slitlger; Clement " was a
Frenchman named Leo Gros: Clement
V was Frenchman named dAgolst:
Clement VI was another Frenehman
named Pierre Roger; Alexander VI
was Spaniurd, named BorsIa; cslix-
tux II was Frenchman and Caiixtux
III was IA Spaniard named Borgia ami
was uncle To Alexander VI. These are
few examples Of non-Itallan popes.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-30

The musical instinct is very often
neutrality-suspicious. the Jews. who
have been the most musical race in
the world since the days of the Old
Testament, 1t does not, however fol-
low of necessity that if parents are
artistic the children will follow suit.
despite the famous rejection Of the
countryinan who remarked that now
Mr.. Wordsworth was dead, he sup
posed his son would carry on the old
mans business.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-30

front line when they made that at
Tack. They We're absolutely mystified
at the manner in which the defense
stiffened up. until they found that our
troops We're in line"
The letter tells in detail of the days
of fighting that followed. Ii describes
daylight charge against a machine
gun host and of scouting raids up t0
June &, when the whole brigade swung
forward 10 straighten out the line. This
action resulted In the capture of Bel
leau wood.
Hit Three Times, Still Fought on.
Major Sibley's battalion of the Sixth
marine regiment led the way here, with
Holcomb in support The woods were
alive with enemy machine guns. ThaS
night word came back that Robertson,
with 20 men Of the Ninety-sixth com
pany, had taken BOuresches, breaking
through heavy machine gun barrage
to enter the town Robertson. fighting
with an automatic in either hand, was
hit three times before he would allow
himself to be taken to the rear.
Speaking of individual acts OF BRAY
cry the writer says Duncan, n COM
pany commander, before he was now
ed down had his pipe in his mouth and
was carrying a stick" Later he adds,
Dental Surgeon Osborne picked up
Duncan and with hospital corps man
had just gained some shelter when a
shell wiped all three out"
Private Dunlavy, killed later, cap
tured an enemy machine gun in BOur-
esches, which he turned on the foe
with great effect, while at another
point Young Zimmerman charged "A
machine gun AT the point Of the bayo-
net and sent in II prisoners at clip
When the enemy made a stand at
one point in the woods Sibleys bat
TALON was withdrawn and for an hour
and fifty minutes American and
French batteries hammered the wood.
Hughes, with the Tenth company, then
went in, and his first message was
that the wood had been cut to mince-
meat. Oyerton. leading the Seventy
sixth company, finally charged the
rock plateau, killing or capturing every
gunner and capturing all the guns.
with few casualties.
The Eighty-second company lest all
its officers, and Major Sibley and his
adjutant, Lieutenant Ballamy, re0rgan-
ICED il under fire and charged ma
chine gun nest at the most critical time
In all the fighting.
II wonder If ever an outfit" the let
ter said, went up against a more des-
perate job, stuck to it gamely, with
out sleep. at times on short rations.
with men and officers going off like
flies, and wonder if In all our long
list of gallant deeds there ever were
two better stunts than the work of Sib.
! ley and Holconb.'
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-30
SOCIETY NOTES

SOC
Twenty ladies attended tn All qay
meeting OF the ladies OF the parish If
ST. Francis church. Wednes lay. al
the home of Mrs. Gus BecAe-. 20
W. Jackson street. The day Vas spent
IN w0rk.ne on Belgium refIAce aar-
uents. and an excellent dinuer was
served at noon The ladies of the
parish viii. hold an all day meeting
on mex, Tuesday, al the home Of Mrs.
Fred Hummer. 9lS W. Jackson street.
All ladies Of the church are invited to
attend this meeting.
, - >
Seventy ladies attended the all day
knitting party Of the Womans Relief
Corps, yesterday at the home of Mrs.
ID. b. Snow on Chapel street. The day
was spent in sewing Tor the soldiers
and a very delicious picnic luncheon
was served al noon In the afternoon
a very excellent program was given.
Musical numbers which were i'm
mensely enjoyed We're given by VII.
liam ami Harry Pussy, Miss Margaret
Miller. and Miss Sylvia Funk Miss
Ester Kelly gave a reading and let.
ters from Miss Susie Dyer, and from
Clarence Glover. both of whom are in
active service overseas. Miss Dyer
is with the relief workers from lie,
land Sanford University in France
and Clarence Glover is with the Uni.
versity of Illinois Ambulance Corps,
in Italy. Mrs W. w. Nash made a
very interesting talk on me various
environments she had visited and Miss
Bertha Clover read a very interesting
article, entitled, Don't Worry About
Our Boys, Yesterday was the forty
forth wedding anniversary OF Mr.. and
Mrs. ID. b Snow. and refreshments OF
Ice cream and cake were served late
in the afternoon to celebrate this
event.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-30
TEACHERS TO MEET
SATURDAY AFTERNOON

A meeting of the city teachers will
be held at Lincoln School, Saturday
August 3lst at ten o'clock.
The regular school work will begin
Tuesday, Sept Bird. Pupils should be
supplied with all the necessary text
books and supplies except those for
writing. drawing and music
ki'tergartens will open on Tues.
day morning for Lincoln, Jefferson
and Washington; on Tuesday after
noon, for Lincoln, Shabbona and Col
umbus schools.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-30
ANNOUNCEMENT

The firm of Isaac We'll 4 Sons will
discontinue business in Ottawa, H.,
offer August 81 1918. Our successor
Mr. Fred j, Erb will continue the
Hide Tallow, Wool Fur. Leather and
Finding business at the old stand III
Main street. Thanking our numerous
customers for their loyalty to us and
recommending our successor who has
managed our business here several
years.
ISAAC WEI. AZ SONS
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-30
Orillirc Hard Steel

In preparing driil to be used on
hard steel. the drill should he heated
To an even heat the scale removed
and the tip ~ the drill tie touched 10
a dF'p If quicksilver and then be
quthehed in winter. After this treat
m'nt the driil win 20 through the
hardest steel without trouble. A sim
pie method NJ teuperin- small tools
qticSly is I" heat them red hot and
then thrust them into Il potato. after
which they should be drawn To the
correct temper 10 remove brittleness.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-30
SENATE WILLING TO.
VOTE j. s. BONE DRY
AFTER JULY |, 1919
COMPROMISE MEASURE ACCEPT.
EO-ATTEMPT TO EXTEND TIME
A YEAR FAllSHouSE TO CCN-
CUR.

Washington, Aug. 30 The Senate
late yesterday adopted the leaders
compromise ON done dry" prohibit
ton, effective July |. 1919. and con.
tinuing during the war. ard until the
American troops are brought home
and iemoblized
Passage of the bill itself is planned
today, audi the measure will be return
ed to the House. which is expected by
prohibition advocates 10 accept the
Senate provision.
Adoption of the compromise legis-
lation came after spirited debate be.
tween champions and opponents OF
prohibition, hut with many marks of
lack of interest
There were vacant seats both on
the ffoor AMI in the galleries because
the compromise was regarded as in
suring approval by the Senate.
Date Amendment Killed.
Amendments TO advance and defer
the effective date and to extend the
time FOR its consideration against
beer ami wine were Overwhelmingly
defeated. withou. record roll calls.
'Senator Phe.an of California made
a vigorous fight for a longer lease OF
life for the wine and beer industries.
He offered amendments making the
effective date for their prohibition
June 30. 1929. instead of "A year pre-.
vious, as the amendmen. provides and
also applying the later date to wines
alone.
Both were rejected overwhelming.
~ by viva yoce votes and sufficient
senators did not support Senator Pie.
lans request for roll call Another
Phelan amendment downed in roars
OF noes" would have extended the ef-
fective dates for wines six months
longer. or until Dec. 81, 1919.
United on Sheppard Draft. 10.
With wet and dry" members
evidently observing their agreement
to unite on the Sheppard draft, the
Senate also voted down without IA
roll call an amendment by Senator
Trammell of Florida to move the eff.
fective date ahead 10 Jan. /, 1919. as
provided in the bill before the com.
promise agreement was reached.
The amendment as passed in sub
stitute for the original amendment o,
Representative Rainfall of California
prohibiting use of money in the agri
cultural appropriation bill until the
President should exercise his present
authority TO stop manufacture of beer
and wines ian amendment adopted BY
the House when it passed the bill May
20 last)
1t also supplants the original Sen
ate agriculture committee provision
to stop sales of all intoxicating bever.
ages Jan l. next.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-30
CANADIAN SOLDIERS
TO BE AT STATE PARK

Two Canadians. Sergt. Gittus and
Private Murdoch who saw three years
or actual service with the Cana dian
Forces in France, and each having
spent many months in the trenches
VIII speak at Starved Rock on next
Sunday afternoon The men were in
Ottawa recently and both delighted a
large audience of people, when they
spoke in Washington Park.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-30
City and Vicinity
News

Glenn Pettitt has returned to his
home in Chillicothe. H., after visit
with his aunt, Mrs F. l.. Jones on OF
tawa.
Mrs. W. F. Carr wen; TO Chicago
this morning TO attend IA two day con
ferance of NJ C. A war workers
Miss Sarah Tuhberty has returned
home after short business trip in
Chicago
Mrs. W ID. Fullerton has gene 10
Chicago to spend two days visiting
friends
alr. aLi Mrs. Arthur Berger OF Chi.
cage are visiting Mr.. and Mrs Chas.
Mcclellan at their home west OF The
city.
A. 7. Meacham. chief master me.
chanic of convoy useS to transport
American soldiers To France is spend.
ing a few days in Ottawa visiting Ed.
Rose and mother OF East Main street
Mr.. Meaoham's home is in Detroit.
Miss Margaret Toylor has returned
TO her home in Centralia after a visit
with Miss Katherine O'Brien In this
city
Miss Felicia Rude has returned to
her home 7l9 w. Washington stree.
after a visit with friends in Chicago.
Mrs. l.. \. Rising OF Chicago, is Wis.
iting relative in Ottawa for a few
days.
w. X. Foster motorei to Troy Grove
yesterday on business visit
Miss Isabel Vega. 49, Marquette
street successfully underwent an op.
Grafton this morning at Ryburn Hos
pital.
II. c, Arnold OF Otis Kansas, left
yesterday for his home after a weeks
visit with his mother Mrs. $. Arnold,
1l6 Main street
Mr.. and Mrs. B. L Strait and family
lett today for motor trip TO Spring.
Held for visit with relatives. While
in Springfield little Dorothy Strait will
enter the ST. Johns Hospital, to re,
ceive treatment from the results fol.
lowing a bad attack of in.antile para.
l}sis, which she suffered two years
ago.
Rev E. A Briggs lr. will arrive
nome this evening after q six weeks
tour with the Chautauqua Quartet.
NrG ItnppnA I
Glenn Mills visited friends and rela.
tives in Grand Ridge this morning.
Mrs. Dixon and daughter Lucreta. OF
Geneseo are the guests Of Mrs. T. K.
Godfrey at her home on Congress
street.
Mr.. and Mrs Harold Carr left this
afternoon in their machine for Rush
,lill. Mo, where they will make their
future home, after spending the past
week with Mrs. Cars parents, Mr..
and Mrs. r. NJ Cram on Van Buren,
street
The Misses Mary and Katherine
Murphy of Paul street have returned
! home from a months trip to Estes
Park, Colorado Springs and other
points Of interest in Colorado.
Mr. aud Mrs H. NJ Kelly will leave
Monday for Washington. D. c. where
they will join their son. Lieut. Harry
Kelly.
Attorney Robert Carr, went to Chi
cago this morning at 10 o'clock, to at.
tend a meeting of all the members ol
the Boaid of ns.ruction thruout the
state The meeting was held this
afternoon at ! O'Clock in the Head
quarters of the State Council Of De
Tense,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-30
MISS G0SNEY ON
WAY TO FRANCE
AS RED CROSS NURSE

Miss Callie Gosney, a Ryburn nos
pital graduate who entered the Red
Cross service several monthse ago, is
In New York where she was ordered
to report ready to sail for France
Tor overseas nursing service Miss
Gosney is the third Ryburn hospital
graduate who is either in France, or
on her way to France for active serv-
ice, and is one of the ten Ryburn hos.
pital girls in Red Cross active serv-
Ice
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-30
BABY DAUGHTER OF
{. S. lELANDS DIES

The day old baby daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. +. S. Leland of Highland
Place, which died last evening a the
nome was buried this afternoon in
the family lot in the Ottawa avenue
cemetery
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-30

No man lmS a fight 10 make of his
past life II stumbling block. an obstruc-
tion in his way IF going forward 10
new and higher lite.-H. W. Beecher.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-30
Attention, Loyal Order Moose.

The Legionary or second degree in
the Loyal Order of Moose will be
exemplifed Saturday evening, Aug.
81. Degree work and banquet will
take place In Moose hail. For partic.
ulars phone evenings 62l.R.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-30
Post Office Hours Labor pay

NO deliveries will be made BY the
city or rural carriers. Office will be
open IRON 500 to 900 A. NJ
Jas j. Doueherty. =. NJ.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-30
Piano Studio OPENS

On Sept 4 Miss Alice Koran will
open her studio for piano pupils ami
VIII be in Ottawa, Thursday, Friday
and Saturday of each week. Phone
ASK.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-30
Mrs. Lorimer Dead

Chicago August 30 --- Mrs William
Lor~ier, wife of the former United
states Senator. died here today after
long illness.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-30
Perhaps Mother Explained Later

Willie, aged six. upon returning
from school. after receiving his month.
~ report card, innocently asked his
older brother, rs Is. A. d. good?'
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-30
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY
MAIN want add section page fiye.)

AUCTION SALE-Of real estate. G.
room all modern house with gar
age, also 6 vacant lots. all under laid
with coal. Easy terms on lots II de.
sired. VIII accept Liberty Bonds as
part payment on any Of the property.
We'd, Sept 4, at 2:3O o'clock. East
end of Congress street, East Ottawa.
w. s. GritIiths. Col. Dan Fitzgerald,
auctioneer.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-30
Wanted.

Dishwasher and kitchen girl. $50
per month, including board and room
r.. w Speer. Tent Colony.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-30

MOther-'Don't cry, dear Which
one Of the naughty boys was 1t that
hit y0uf" Tommy-"The one with
he hlnrl- a-o "-I...S.--a Transcript.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-30
CHICAGO MARKETS

Chicago market report furnished to
the Free Trader-Journal by W. L.
Etnyre, member Of Chicago Board Oh
Trade, Moloney building, phone lO4l
Correspondent Lamson Bros. h Co.,
Chicago
Wheat
Aug. 80. 1.55h 1.55L 1.53 1.53
Sep. 49,, 1.54h 1863 1.52S l.52B
Oats
Aug. -. 7O% 7O& $685. 6s%
Sept. 80. 70 71b -69A 20
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FOUND--Two rings last week in the
ladies' rest room In Central Life
Bnilding Owner can have same by
calling at Central Life Office and pay.
ing for this adj
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