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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-19
STUDENT OFFICERS
CAN STUDY LAW

Urbana. Sept IS The value Of
legal training for officers e well rec
ognized by the War Department, slat
students 81 the University of Illinois
VINO enroll in the students Army
Training Corps Will be allowed 10
take courses in law during the cOmn-
year. provided they have had al least
one wear of college work, aecordin1
10 announcement of school authori-
ties here There will be two classes
OF students IN the law school. those
who have been indicted into the stu
deut Army Training Corps ana those
who have not
The program of studies Tor law stu
dents who ne members Of the ; A.
T. c. has recently been arransed hy
the COMMITTEES OF education and spec
cial training OF the War Department
Such Students viii be required TO take
each term lin addition te eleven hours
of drillk two hours per week in theo-
reticai military law ana three hours
OF military law. Firstyear students
will take TWO Other sub.ects-con-
tracts and t0rts. three hours each.
second and third year students will
take six hours OF any OF the usual law
subjects. but special use will be made
Of problems and Illustrations drawn
from war conditions.
Young ladies and other students
who by reason OF physical disability
are not members OF the : A. T c.
will take the Usual program OF study,
and will have to pay fees and their
own expenses just as all students do
ordinarily
The curriculum will be arranged on
the basis Of four terms or quarters
for the calendar year, instead Of two
semesters, ds al present Each term
will contain courses complete in
themselves in such way as to fur.
nish opportunity for students to begin
law course by entering at six
months intervals. This will also
/ permit students who are called to
camp at the end OF any quarter to OBJ
tain credit for all studies S far com.
( pleted.
j In addition to the law school course
/ in military law, intended for Students
of law, the University of Illinois will
offer an abbreviated course in this
subject for students in the College OF
Liberal Arts and Sciences. 1t is very
important that all officers should be
we'll grounded in military law and
thoroughly familiar with the oticia
Manual for Courts-martial' in order
to be able to serve as members OF
military courts.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-19
MANY UNFIT TO FIGHT
Percentage OF army reflections for
physical reasons is high.

Tho percentage Of men rejected by tho
3atiunai army Tor physical reasons ranges
rom 10 TO 70 per cent, aud IS higher than
that Of any other country.
Before an insurance company will take
/ rlak on your HE the examining physi-
ian viii test the urine and report y neither
you are good risk. Nhon your kidneys
get sluggish and clog, t.u suffer from
hackache, sick headache, aiz2y spells, or
the tvinges and pains Of lumblg0, rheu-
matien and govt The urine is often
cloudy. full Of sediment; channels often
get sore and sleep is disturbed two or
three times night. This l. the time you
'hould consult some physician Of wide
experience - such As the specialists at
Dr. Pierce's Inyaiids Hotel and Surgical
Institute, Buffalo, \. Y. Send 10 cents
! for sample package Of the new discovery,
Anuric double strength. Write your
symptoms and send sample Of urine Tor
| test. Experience proves that "AnnrIc
/ Is most potent agent in dlssoVlny uric
acid, as hot water melts sugar; besides
being absolutely harmless it is endowed
with other properties, for it preserves the
/ kidneys in healthy condition BY thor
/ OughlY cleansing them - being many
/ times more active than lithia,
I Ask the druggist for Anurcf put Up
by Or. Pierce, in siXty-cent packages.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-19
Old Fashioned Remedies,

Grandm0ther's remedies com.
pounded from The medicinal roots and
herbs Of the fields are now found upon
the shelves of The modern drug stores
On attractive packages and are among
the best sellers in prepared medicines.
Prominent among them is that ia.
nous Old root and herb remedy Ly-
dia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com.
pound which for three generations
has been relieving the women OF
America from the worst forms OF To-
male ills and is now considered the
standard remedy in its line
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-19
SAY QUARREL WITH
SPOUSE PRECEDED
DEATH OF WOMAN

Shabbona. sept 19,-Mrs Daniel
Grady. young wife OF Shabbona far.
mer, found dead with her baby's body
in her arms in shallow water tank
on the farm Sept. l. had quarreled
with her husband less than half
hour before the bodeis were found,
Coroner K A. Wright OF De Kalb
county has learned The coroner be.
Heyes this strengthens the suicide
theory beyond any doubt, and has re.
fused an order to exhume the bodies
unless convincing evidence OF foul
play is produced. Grady told Coroner
Wright his Wife had on several occa
sions threatened suicide.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-19

Coughs that hang on and grow
worse in the night and weaken the
sufferer are relieved by Foleys Honey
and Tar oftener than by any other
remedy r. f. Hail Mabe, Va,
writes: For Is years ! was afflict-
cd with a troublesome bronchial
cough and irritation of the throat.
Foley's Honey and Tar relieved me
after taking one bottle the cough
ceased and has not returned" No
medicine stands higher as a family
remedy for colds for children and
grown ups,
w d. Duncan, Druggist Ottawa, Ill
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-19
j. S. TO HAVE FIVE
COMPLETE ARMIES
IN FIELD BY JULY |
GEN. MARCH ANNOUNCES 100000
MEN WILL BE UNDER ARMS BY
SUMNER OF 1919.

Washington. Sept. 19-Five fully
equipped American field ARMIES in Flu
rope is the astonishing prospect dis.
closed yesterday to the House mill
Mry committee by Gen. March, chief
OF the United States army STAFF.
The greater part a these armies
will go 10 France, but It is pointed
out at he War Department that If
Austria. Turkey and Germany should
determine to he in the trenches some
of the American field armies will be
found on the ltal0-Anstrian and the
Macedonian front
Secretary Baker, speaking some
time ago OF the desire TO help ITALY,
stated there would be no limit to the
assistance as soon as the cirCum,
stances warranted the dispatch OF
forces to her cOnsisten. With her de-
mands.
Specifically Gen March stated
,Hhre would be in existence by July
Il 1919, an army Of 100000 men and
he has, therefore, stated that d held
army consists Of approximately one
million men.
There are. he said, 3.2Oo,0 men
'nnder arms of whom nearly one
and three.quarters millions are in
France.
Gen. Mareh's plan is u have called
to the colors between now AMI next
July 2,790,QC0 men. which, added &c
the 3,20G00 now under arms, viii
make a grand total, with all allow
ances for casualties and reflections, o.
100000
Gen. Crowder estimated that hal
of the 2,100.0O0 men to be called il
She next year win be obtained from
registrants of 10 to 20 years and 81
to So years
IL IS believed by officers that will
the constantly increasing monthly fig
ares Of laying down the troops in Eu
row the whole number OF the draf
necessary to raise the 2.700,000 viii
be in Europe % various fronts by tn,
middle of July NJ
The tremendous number OF Amer
leans to be under arms in Europe will
make ii neces sary to further CLASSIC,
the total into groups OF field armies
which is the next and highest possible
classification
Simultaneously with Gen. March
statements to the House committee
the War Department issued state
ment which calls for great expar
sion OF the air service
The program of Gen. March is ev
IDENTITY based on the proper equipmen
or every arm of the service. and al
unlimited number OF Aanes of a
kinds is necessary to complete tn
effectiveness of American troops |.
the field
1t was doubtless due to the need
OF the colossal army to cross the sea
by July l of next year that the al
service has made arrangements to fl
ats ranks with men from all classes q
the draft,
Complete returns from last Thur
DAY registration in thirty.one stata
sad the District of Columbia. show
ing an enrolment of 7,651, 252 men a
agaisnt the official estimate of 1922
300 led Provost Marshal Gener;
Nrowder to announce last night III,
practically every living man Of IN
new registration ages came forwar,
There is no shortage between tn
number Of men that exist, alive. AN
the numbep that registered said Go,
CroWder This is where We Ia,
scored a national triumph
"lf registration day means an
thing, it means that this nation
unanimously in the war to win-an
TO win completely decisively ami TO
ever
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-19

Champaign Mrs Dora Hafterman,
wife of a Lutheran church pastor at
ROYAL has been arrested charged with
di>loyalty She is alleged to have said
German soldiers are superior to Amer
leans
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-19

An AtchiSon man has figured In so
many church rows his wife has put
service flag in the window.-Ithaea
Globe.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-19

hich | took for
kidney trouble, |
am glad to recon-
m end tn EN- TO
every body. | know
that they are good
or | would not
recommend them.
After taking q few
bottles ! saw that
the swelling was
going down so !
continued their
use. | have quit
taking them now
and am CurDu 80
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-19

Composer Baroni, gallant cuSs, says:
Every woman is song which we
move to amend to read Every wom-
an is q popular song. Buffalo News.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-19

There is nothing so powerful IN
ruth ana often nothing 20 strange
Daniel Webster.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-19

II you have los, anything you can
tnd 1t by advertising in the Free Trad.
sr.Journai.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-19

Dacarur-A census Of school chill
dren here .hows there are $3.50 in at.
tendance o slight increase over last
year
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-19

CHICAGO, Ill" Just a few lines in
regard to Doctor pierce's Anuric Tablets
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-19

getting along fine and dandy kEEcB
JONES, 329S South Sceloy Avenue
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-01-15
SOARING THE HENS.

There was one sport of which Jas
per Jay was overload. He loved to
initiate the calls of other birds; and
Jasper was such a good mimic that
he often deceived his neighbors by
his tricks.
It was not pleasant for sober,
elderly bird-gentleman to come home
at night from a hard days work and
have his wife accuse him Of idling
away his time.
"You can't deny it-for could hear
you laughing in the woods!" she
might say.
And 1t was not always an easy task
to convince her that what she had
heard was nobody but that noisy ras-
cal. Jasper Jay. playing trick ON her.
Nor did Jasper limit his droll teas
ing to his own neighbors. Some
times he hid in tree near the farm
buildings and frightened the hens by
making a sound exactly like certain
red-shouldered hawk, who lived in the
low woods along Black Creek, where
frogs were plentiful. A fierce scream
of "Kee-you! kee-you!" was quite
enough to alarm an old hen with
big family Of young chickens. Though
she might know we'll enough that the
red-shouldered hawk seldom made a
meal of poultry, preferring frogs and
feld-mice above all other food, it was
only natural that she shouldn't care
to take any chances. The haste with
which q nervous mother-hen called
her family into the chicken house
when she heard that cry of "Kee-you!
kee-you!" always amused Jasper Jay.
He never tired Of the game.
Surprising as it may seem, now and
then Jasper's hawk-call deceived even
Farmer Green himself. And some
times he would step into the kitchen
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-01-15
oTTUMWA sEMIWEEKLY COURIER TUESDAY JANUARY 15 1918
neither the Y. M. C. A. nor the Y. w.

neither the Y. M. C. "A. nor the Y. w.
G. A. funds.
The average citizens of Ottumwa
are carrying not only their own shares
of the burden Of the war, but the share
Of Commissioner Menefee and Of every
other citizen who, though able to assist
in the support Of patriotic enterprises,
values at one dollar. yielded most re-
luctantly, his citizenship, his Ameri-
canism and the safety of himself and
his family for which our soldiers are
offering their lives.
And to whose God. we may ask. does
this man pray. II he prays at all. for
the safety Of our soldiers, for his ma
tons victory or for peace? To whom,
indeed, do any Of his fellow socialists
pray, who boast of their faith In the
creed which countenances disloyalty
to the nation, mocks Christianity and
bases Its doctrines Of destruction on
atheism?
Loyalty to the cause for which our
armies are fighting is the test Of re-
spectability In America today.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-01-15
Children's Evening Story

! and take his old gun OF the hooks On
the wall above the wide fireplace and
hurry outside again in the hope OF
getting shot at Mr.. Hawk. It hap
pened at last that in some way Mr..
Red-shouldered Hawk beard Of this
trick of Jasper's. And that old COS
sip, Mr.. Grow, warned Jasper Jay
that he had better be careful.
'Mr. Hawk says that you are giving
him bad name with Farmer Green"
Mr.. Crow told Jasper one day. farm
er Green calls him that hen-hawk!
And of course it's not very pleasant
for Mr.. Hawk to have somebody look
ing for him with gun. know what
the feeling is like, myself" said old
Mr.. Grow. Believe me, it's enough
to make one most uncomfortable"
But Jasper Jay only shrieked with
laughter.
you'll sing a different song If N.
Hawk catches you." Mr.. Grow
snapped.
And that made Jasper Jay scream
an the louder. Then he stopped
laughing and said Cav! caw!" IN
husky voice so like Mr.. Crows own
that the old gentleman spluttered and
fumed and all but chased Jasper out
of the woods where they were sitting
at the time.
They never did get along well to-
gether-old Mr.. Grow and Jasper
Jay. They were cousins, you know.
But that fact did not help matters q
all. Perhaps they knew too much
about each other.
Don't worry about met" said JaS
Per Jay at last.
Very WE'LL" Mr.. Grow replied Stim.
~. But remember-rve warned
you!" he croaked. And then he dew
away to his nest in tan elm, over.
looking the corndeld.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-01-15
TWELVE BOARDS TO
DRAFT WORK FREE

Des Moines, Jan. 12.-Members Of
twelve local draft boards Of Iowa
have filed estimates with the federal
disbursing officer in which they are
asking for no remuneration for per-
sonal service during the month of
February.
The following are the boards:
Cherokee, Washington, Delaware.
Howard. Hardin, Johnson. Winnie
shiek, Benton, Clayton and Lucas
counties, and the first and second di-
visional boards Of Davenport
The boards of Cherokee, Washing
ton, Delaware and Howard counties
are asking for remuneration for
clakks only.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-01-15
GIRLS AND BOYS
CLUBS ACTIVE
IOWA MEMBERS DID THEIR
SHARE WITH CORN, PIGS, BABY
BEEF AND GARDENS.

Ames, Jan. 12.-Iowa boy and gin
members Of corn, pig, baby beef AND
garden clubs produced last year food
stuffs worth SAL, 069.42. according to
the completed report Of e. G. Bishop
Of Ames, state club leader. This does
not include the share OF canned pro
ducts put up, which can not b &C.
curateiy determined because sep
arate statistics were not kept on both
junior and senior club Gamers, but
the juniors share Of fruits. vege-
tables and meats was easily 5000, 600.
Some estimate that as high as $780,
600 worth was canned BY the juniors.
Out of the 2,19S club members who
planted their corn in the spring, the
SO4 who completed the work and re-
ported their yields grew 2,299 acres
in all, an average OF 2.S6 acres to
member. The total yield was III, $50
bushels, an average acre yield OF
1882 bushels, dry shelled. is per cent
moisture corn. Estimating the 9b7.5
bushels sold for seed at IS bushel
and the rest at $3.50, the total value
was $224.S50.50. The total cost Is the
boys estimated it was $42.347.58. This
left profit of $214,749.59. Charging
a fixed rent Of IS an acre, estimating
manure at so cents a load and both
horse and boy labor at 10 cents an
hour, this made the average cost an
acre $1S42 and the average profit,
$93.41.
Three hundred and forty-six pig
club boys produced 93.512 pounds Of
pork, valued st $16,364.60. The 247
baby beef boys and girls fed PCT
calves, which weighed 23S,2S9 pounds
at the end of the contest, valued At
$30,97757. The garden club mem.
bers, 1927 in all. grew 317S.355.3s
worth of vegetables on 324.9 acres Of
land. The total net club profits were
$6.475.24 for pigs. $15,292.2S for baby
beeves and $144,403.74 for garden
products.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-01-15
DEBATERS CHOSEN
FOR GRINNELL TEAM

Grinnell, Jan. 12.-Six Grinnell col
lege men have been chosen to repre-
sent the varsity in intercollegiate
debating this spring. They include
Maurice Fridlund and Linn Smith Of
Sioux City. Waiter Meek Of Washing
ton, Homer Noel of New Sharon, Stan
ley Raffety of Grinnell and Harold
Van Dorm Of Waverly. The four al
ternates are Donald Haworth Of New
Sharon, Mason Ladd Of Des Moines.
Ronald Boehmler of Hampton and
Earl Mosier of Anamoea.
The first intercollegiate debate Will
be the Carleton Cornell Grinnell tri-
angular, which will be held on March
s. The question OF price control will
be used in the varsity debates, al
though the exact phrasing Of the
question has not yet been determined
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-01-15
THE GREATER CONSCIENCE.

One Anderson Of Wilton, N. D., re
fuses to comply with Americas con-
scription law, giving as his reason
that God Is against war"
1t is pretty generally conceded that
a just and merciful God might have
something OF an aversion to the
horrors Of war; but there are some
things religious God naturally would
be more against than war. and one of
those is the lustful, blood-letting and
enslaving cruelties of the imperialists
of Germany.
The trouble with Anderson and his
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-01-15
SINCERITY. AND a DOLLAR.

Commissioner Menefee, in his
speech at Tuesdays session of the
council, revealed his desire to pose
% the special friend and defender Of
the average citizen. It is proper.
therefore, to consider whether this at
eitude is based on sincerity or on q
desire to corral votes so that he may
continue In once at q higher salary
than he would earn as private citi-
pen.
Just now, almost all of Ottumwa's
citizens are interested vitality and per-
Oonally In the war. Hundreds Of fam.
llies In our community have given
young men to the army and other hun
hreds must make similar sacrifices
before peace comes.
Meanwhile, every loyal citizen Is
Dtraining every energy to support our
fighting men by conserving food and
other resources. by supporting the
Red Cross and the Y. M. C. A. and
the Y. w. G. A. war work funds and
By purchasing Liberty Bonds.
Meanwhile. too, the mothers, faith
ers, wives, brothers and sisters Of. our
soldiers are praying to their God for
the safety OF their loved ones In the
war, for an early victory and for world
peace.
The average citizen in Ottumwa is
bearing his war burden magnificently,
unflinchingly, heroically and patriot
1cally. And he is burdened the more
heavily because the community is
cursed with some slackers
II is OF record that Commissioners
Menefee has contributed a single dol
lar to the funds of the Red Cross. This
was obtained by his political col
leagues soon after he had been elected
from Red Cross headquarters for refus-
ing to join the organization or give his
Official approval to the Christmas cam
paign. The following day he said he
had not bought q Liberty Bond of
either issue and had contributed to
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-01-15
MoelLlzINc MAN POWER.

It has been said over and over
again, but not too many times
to give its importance due EN-.
phasis. that fully as essential as the
army which we sent into the field is
the army which we keep at home to
operate war industries. In fact II the
soldier army were kept at home it il
imaginable that the allies might yet
win the war. But If the labor army
were disbanded and demoralized there
would be no possibility OF the allies
winning. They are dependent upon US
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-01-15
WHAT HAiG LEFT OUT.

Not a great deal is added to the sum
Of human knowledge by Field Marshal
Haig's report of the accomplishment
of British arms in the year 1917. For
NAL report by commander to his chief
especially where the command covers
practically the. whole land fighting
forces Of nation, are more than apt
to be trimmed to the political necessi
ties. Optimism is an inevitable re-
uuirement of their composition, and
this means, of course, the magnifica.
ton of successes and the intimidation
of failures.
Though 1t is mdeniable that the
British have had the best of the fight
ing in the past year, there is no doubt
but what Field Marshal Won linden
burg could develop report quite as
impressive as that Of his great oppon.
emit on the British side.
What General Haig regards as his
most important statement Is among
the things worthy Of consideration In
his report. 1.-THE most important OF
ALL" he declares, SIS that our new
and hastily trained armies again have
shown that they are capable OF meet.
ing and beating the enemy's best
troops under conditions which favored
his defense. In standardization OF
this encouraging statement the field
marshal AYERS that I'm the operations
at Arras, Messines, Lens and Ypres,
131 German divisions were engaged
and defeated by less than half that
number Of British"
As to the reason. the exact, inside
reason, why the British and French Of
fensive last spring was not pushed to
q successful conclusion, General Haig
maintains the expected diplomatic
reticence The plan of the army. he
reports. "had to be modified on a
wholesale scale from the very start.
owing to q variety Of unexpected
developments, such as the Russian
situation. the requirements of the
allies, and, particularly in later
months, to adverse weather ,condf-
tons" No mention is made here Of
calamitous French political conditions
which. according to an American cor.
respondent who claims inside knowl-
edge of the situation, utterly. frustrat-
ed what was apparently the beginning
of drive which. unhampered, would
have driven the Germans back to the
Meuse and nearly out Of France.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-01-15
PATHETIC IGNORANCE.

Now it transpires that when Mr.
Baker, in his long written statement
which told how ably; he had directed
the work Of making wonderfully big
army ready for wonderfully big war
in a wonderfully short time, did not
mean exactly what he said. Indeed, he
did not mean very much of what he
said when you pin him right down to
the facts of the case.
When he said, for instance, that
there were weapons and other equip
ment for all the American soldiers, he
meant to Gay that there were enough
for those men who are ready for the
lighting line. OF course, there would
not be enough for them IL France and
England we're not contributing guns
and munitions to supply the deficiency
caused by the pathetically inefic.ent
methods of an old-fogy, jealous ord.
nance bureaucrat who. when con-
fronted by the record Of his short
comings can point with confidence to
q pacifist secretary Of war "a the man
who really is responsible.
II took deal of cross-questioning
by two or three senators to make Mr..
Baker admit that when he said there
were substantially suficient" sup
piled he was aware that there were
only enough for the men actually en-
gagged in fighting. while other men at
cantonments were being delayed in
their training by shortage OF sup
plies
When the senators finally forced
him to it. Secretary Baker amended
his former optimistic assurance hy