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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-29
HOWARD DOUGLAS
SERIOUSLY WOUNDED
IN ACTION IN FRANCE

Howard Douglass, a former well
known Marseilles young man who
moved to Des Moines, Iowa, with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs Charles Doug.
lass, about three years ago, has been
seriously wounded in France, accord
ing to word received by his parents
Wednesday.
Mr. Douglass was called to service
July 20 and arrived in France on Aug.
30. After three days of intensive
training he was sent to the front
where short time later he was
struck by high explosive shell. His
shoulder was torn partially off, but his
lungs were uninjured Mr.. Douglass
will be in the hospital at least three
months before he will be able to be
removed to his home.
He Is a nephew of Mrs. Dwight
Cook, who resides near Marseiles and
is spending the winter on East Main
street while her husband is visiting il
= Florida. Mr. Douglass was married
not long before being called to the
colors
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-29


fern family and compared the fail OF
the German nation to other nations
who have started out in quest tor
territory and for power.
Salvation Army.
The Thanksgiving supper and pro
gram at the Salvation Army hail was
enjoyed to the limit last night by oven
sixty children and mothers. The bal
weather hmdered many of the little
| folks from being present Otherwise
the occasion was one to be long re
membered. With plenty to eat and
drink and a good program afterward
everyone left feeling happy Apple
We're given to each as they left.
Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church.
! The church service at the Zion
Evangelical Lutheran church yester
day morning at $3.50 O'Clock was at
tended by very large number of PEG
Iple, The following excellent program
was greatly enjoyed by all thost
hearing it:
Opening chorus, Professional"
Responsive Scripture reading, pas
| tor and Sunday school
Prayer Rev. Mueller.
Song, Jesus We Praise" Sunda,
school.
Recitation, Evelyn, Smith, Harrie
Fox and Ina Miller.
Song praise Is a Comely Thing,
Sunday school.
Recitation, Henry Bretag, Norman
Kaiser, Armand Miller and Edwar'
Hedenrich.
Responsive reading, Rev. Muellc
and Sunday school.
Recitation. Lester Poutre, Henriett.
Weber, James Quilter, Mildred Garter
William Brockhaus, Lucy Weiss, Hel
bert Fox, Dorothy Over and Allen Gel
hart.
Song, There is Love in Ever
Flower Sunday school.
Address, Rev. Mueller.
Hymn, congregation.
Prayer.
Benediction.
Doxology.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-29
NEW GAS SUBSTITUTE
READY FOR PUBLIC

Washington, Nov. pa gasoline
substitute which can be manufactured
to sell at two-fifths of the present cost
Of gasoline will be on the market by
the first OF the year, it was learned
this afternoon, following an announce.
ment made by the war department
that such a substitute had been pro.
duced by the resreach and develop.
ment division Of the department.
The product is half kerosene for a
base and Is colorles and odorless, ac.
cording to the war department Ac.
cording to the Presidents plan, the
formula will be released to manu-.
factuers probably under some agree.
ment with the war department az to
the margin of profits that will be al
lowed.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-29
WOMEN TO REMAIN IN
RAILROADS EMPLOY

Washington, Nov % 1880 Women
railroad employees, about 100000 in
number, who were added to the pay
rolls on account of the war, mainly
as clerks and stenographers, prob.
ably will be retained permanently, it
was said today at headquarters Of the
railroad administration. Specific ac-
ton will be left to Individual rail
roads but administration officials
who have made a survey believe the
demand for labor during the read
iustment period will be so great il
will be necessary to retain the women
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-29
PEACE DELE CATION
CONSISTS Of THREE

Washington. Nov % - America
Peace delegation, three in number will
be announced from the White House
within few hours ii was learned
today. 1t was also indicated that the
delegation will be Secretary OF State
Lansing, Col. +. NJ. House and Harry
White, former American ambassador
to France.
President Wilson OF course will not
sit as a formal delegate from the
United States. This was made plain
in the official announcement Of his
intention Of going aboard. At that
time it was stated that the President
would attend only the opening confer
ences and that the accredited dele
gates would remain throughout the
session.
| The forth coming statement will
be only to announce the peace dele
cation before Congress to make any
statement in reference to the broader
phase on the conferences on the par
America expects to play in il, and
Just how far he will 90 at that time
was being made a matter for keer
speculation.
The President was at work upor
this message today and was denyinF
himself to practically all White HOUSE
| callers. Whether he would appear be
fore the joint session on Monday o
Tuesday has not been definately de
termined but it was generally believed
his appearance at the capital woul'
b announced for the opening day 0
the new session.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-29
DESCRIBES BATTLES
THRU WHICH co. c
PASSED AT BIG LOSS
tContinued from Page ID

the gas was on us. 1t made us all
sick to our stomachs, and we were
sick for a couple of days. One of the
men vomited in his gas mask. Wet
sat in the trench with our masks on
for nearly two hours, expecting ever
minute that shell would land ia
among us. But We were lucky and
not one of us were hurt, although we
had several narrow escapes.
We are now back for rest ! don I
know how long it will last, but | am
hoping it will be good long one.
The funny part Of this game is that
| am still satisfied and always find
something of int rest and seem to
enjoy the hariships to certain ex
tent, because know when | get back
| will be proud OF my exploits and
will be able to look and know that
have done my part cheerfully, and the
best feeling of all is that | seem to
know that | am coming back. | neycl
uOhbl LII a StAbliu tAil L " Ail toliiN
back, and that is what very few OF
the boys think at times, and they
admit it. AS soon as | get back tC
where | can | am going TO send yol
cablegram There will bea lot OF re
/ ports circulating there, and | don
want you to worry
| | met Lieut. Nilligan the other day
and he said he had been unable Il
/ get any mail through so he asked m,
to ask you to call his father and tel
him Jim is all right and feeling fine
BY the looks of him he is living of
the fat of the land, for he is fatte
than he has ever been.
Frank Poole, Callbeck, Galley
Frank Baldwin, p. Johnson, VIII Mi
ligan. Frank Boyle, Looney, J. Rict
ardson, Jim Dunn, Joe and Jake Bel
MEL Archie Samuels, Dabbert, Ra
Thomas. Bill Clegg, Julius Gerdin&
Harold Duncan, Clifford Hodgins an
Dan Daley are all right, and, q
course. there are dozens Of other
that cannot recall now But if thei
folks inquire you can tell them ever!
one is still going strong and maxim
history except the ones have mel
toned that were killed.
Well, mother, this is quite a lon
letter | must close for now, with low
to all From lucky
LEON CARPENTER.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-29
Advertised Letters.

The following letters remain UNI
claimed at the ottawa post office Nov
20, 1918:
Baird, Mrs. James
Curran & Dempsey, Attys.
Guyer, Della
Gates, Mrs. Perry
Holt, Christ
Kempton, John
King, Mrs. Alice
King. Mrs. Reed
Olson, Alvin
Robinson, Pheba
Smell, Silas
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-29
FREE-TRADER BOYS
WAll0P w. & M.

The Free Trader-Journal Football
Eleven defeated the Wheeler 4 Mal0
team at Kings field this forenoon by
81 TO 0. The game was played in
two halves. The Wheeler & Malo
team was Outelassed from the start
an dthe way the Free Trader-Journal
boys butted their opponents about the
field was anything but agreeable to
the kids from over the way.
The lineup WAS as follows
Quarter back. Clyde.
Right half. Maierhoffer.
Left half, Mart Eells
Full back, Charles Ingham.
Left end. Dickinson.
Right end, Brady.
Tackles. Mates and Johonsn.
Guards, Zimmerman and Retz.
Center, lngham.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-29
Evan D. John Dead.

Springfield. Nov. 29.-Evan d. John
director of the state department Of
mines and minerals and one of I'll,
best known men in Illinois, died here
today. Following several weeks illness
from liver and bladder complaint.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-29
MARSHALL CANCELS
ALL DATES DURING
PEACE CONFERENCE

Washington, d. G.. Nov. % - Vice
President Marshall today cancelled
his speaking tour through the west
and to the Pacific, which would have
kept him away from Washington until
after the holidays. In making this an
nomcement Mr. Marshall's secretary
said he felt that he should remain
main here while the President was
at the peace conference.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-29
French Custom.

In France, until the introduction Of
postage stamps and the rule of double
postage for unpaid letters, It was con-
sidered, Ill bred to prepay n letter adj
dressed to Il friend.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-29
Civil War Medical History.

The medical history Of our Civil war
comprises six volumes, whose prepare.
ton covered a period of twenty-eight
years from the end of the war,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-29
SOCIETY NOTES

= -
The Modern Literature Club will
hold a meeting on Monday evening.
December End, at the home of Mrs,
George c. Rickley and Mrs. Cordelia
Hathaway in the Palmer Apartments.
Miss Louise Grove will have the paper
OF the evening.
The card party and dance given last
evening by the ladies of St Patrick s
parish was a very successful affair
In spite of the bad weather very
large attendance was present. The
evening was spent in playing cards
until ten o'clock and from ten O'Clock
until midnight everyone present spent
very pleasant evening dancing.
= g. d
Miss Pearl Mottaz entertained
twelve guests last evening at her
home in West Ottawa at an oyster
supper. Supper was served at 1886
o'clock and the young people spent
a very pleasant evening playing pro
gressive finch, and with music.
| More than three bundled people at
tended the card party and dance giyer
| by the ladies Of st. Francis parish
last evening at Schaefers hall Card
were played until ten o'clock ant
Hentrichs orchestra furnished musi'
from 10 O'Clock until midnight. Ev
eryune present spent a very enjoyable
evening.
One Of the finest and most success
full balls ever held by the Undin
Hose Company took place Wednesda,
evening at Armory c. More than 20
people were in attendance. Heinrich
Orchestra furnished the music, whic
was greatly enjoyed by the dancers
During the evening Attorney Clarenc
Griggs president OF the Ottawa Chan
Der Of Commerce, made a short tall
One noticeable feature Of the ball thi
year was the manner in which Ch
ladies' present outnumbered the mel
= Everyone attending is reported t
have spent most enjoyable evenins
The committee in charge of tn
dance was ID. H. Sweger, Ere
Praefke, Adolph Coleman, Edga
2 Houston and James Quilter,
{, = &,
st Patrick's Hall was the scene {
the annual Thanksgiving dane
About seyenty-fve couples were in a
tendance.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-29

When Baby was sick we gave her
Castoria.
When she was a Child she cried for
Castoria.
When she became Miss, she chung to
Castoria.
When she had Children she gave them
CastoriA.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-29
Color. Blind Bees,

Bees have no ability to detect red;
In other words, to bees red is the same
as black. A noted biologist recently
determined exactly all the c0lors and
shades Of color bees can see, by feed
ifR experiments. In few hours bees
would learn that the professor put
sweets in blue or yellow dishes, but not
in gray dishes; and by varying the de-
tails 1t was easily possible to discover
the color senses of the bees. They
were found to confuse red and black
so uniformly that II was evident both
seemed black to the bees.
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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-29
BACH WILL REMAIN
AS FIRST DEPUTY

\ Andrew Bach, present county clerk
Will be first deputy under the newly
elected county clerk, Thomas Fergu.
son.
This announcement was made today
and it was received with much JOY
by friends Of both Mr.. Ferguson and
Mr.. Bach. Mr.. Ferguson could not
have made an appointment that would
have brought him more commentator
than this one.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-29
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LARGE KNITTING MILL. desires
women to work in our town. easy
business permanent salary or com.
mission; all or part time. lnterna.
tional Mills, NOrristown. Pa
FOR SAIE-One Ford roadster and
ono Dodge touring car
condos TIRE SHOP.
Phone GOO. 227.29 W. Main st.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. at Hotel
Ottawa. Apply at office.
WANT ED Two diahwashers, at once
Ottawa Restaurant. Good wages,
WANTED--Position as housekeeper
either in town or country. Address
IL" care OF this Office.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-29
CHICAGO MARKETS

Chicago market report furnished to
the Free 1rader.Journal by w. l..
Etnyre, member Of Chicago Board OF
Trade, Moloney building, phone 104i
Correspondent Lamson Bros, & Co..
Chicago,
Corn
Dec 49,. 1.24k LIS l2ih 12S
Jan go. LIAM 1.2SA l.24A 1.2S%
Oats
Dec 80. IN 73 7iB 1874
I'm = ~.~~ 81 o - AN 7O% 72%
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-29
Denmark Wants SchlesWiu.

Paris, Nov. 29.-Danish authorities
are seeking to arrange an interview
with President Wilson as soon as pos
sible after his arrival in Europe to Sc
curet consideration Of their demand
for Schleswig-Holstein, according to
reports in circulation here today.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-29
Daily THOUGHT.

Whatever chance shall bring we will
bear with equanimity.-Terence.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-29
HUNDREDS ATTEND
RELIGIOUS SERVICES
THANKSGIVING DAY

Continued from page H.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-29
GERMANY MUST PAY
TO HER CAPACITY

CONTINUED from page l.,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-29

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for results
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-29

Sterdam, according to advices to the
Bebe de Paris today.
Emperor Charles Must co.
London, Nov Following the dis
coyery Of a reactionary plot Matched
at Leipsic, former Emperor Charles
Of Austria has been told to leave Aus.
tria, said dispatch from Switzerland
tndov
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-11-28

rect supervision. The corporation
charges each miller / per cent Vf the
value Of the wheat he grinds to cover
the costs Of administering the cor
poration for the $4,000 900 capital is
to be returned to the United States
Treasury, unimpaired.
The agreement has Its compensa-
ton, however, for the policy Of Uncle
Sam is to provide each mill with all
wheat possible. To do SO, every mill
signing up was required to furnish an
estimate Of It's possible milling capaci-
ty for the season. This nationwide
survey of milling capacities, when bal
anced against the available supply Of.
wheat, enables the Grain Corporation
to equalize supplies in a way never
done before. In fact, the schedule Of
prices arranged for the primary mar
ketJ had for an object this equaliza-
ton. For instance, II the proprietor
Of an elevator at Maryville, Mo-, 48.
miles northeast Of st. Joseph, and 456I
miles from Chicago, desires to market
wheat he has available these markets :,
st. Joseph, Mo-; Kansas City, Mo-;
st. Louis, Mo-. Chicago. ILL.,, and New
York City, N. Y. To ascertain the
most advantageous price for him, he
would work 1t out on the basis Of the
following table:
From this table you can e what
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-11-28

means Oh control OF the retailer Dy
making the jobber a voluntary police
man to his customer. The jobber il
licensed to sell only to traders who
deal fairly, and If it should turn out
that a jobber persists in doing bust
ness with retailers guilty Of p%rofiteer-
ing in staples under control the Food
Administration has and may exercise
the right to revoke the license of the
jobber.
The other part of this shipment con.
tanned our second bushel of wheat and
went v e to the East Side into a small
bakery, which quickly made 1t into
creamy loaves. These loaves were
placed in groceries and delicatessens
and the next day were eaten by hun
CRY little boys and girls with dark
eyes and big noses and quaint ways.
Brings Out Startling Truths.
Government control has brought out
these startling truths:
More people unnecessarily make
their living out of wheat distribution
than was suspected. Thousands and
thousands of little spectators have
had to turn elsewhere for a livelihood.
A number Of commission men have
had to close shop. There are places
where elevators should be built and
other places where there are too many
elevators. The Government, dominat-
ing the wheat market, carries it's own
marine insurance. Wheat handlers at
terminals have had their activities re-
stricted.
But most Of all 1t is interesting to
see how the price Of -four per barrel
tumbled from the time Uncle Sam took
a positive hand in the matter. The
Food Administration has recently COM
pleted an interesting chart OF the
prices Of wheat and bulk flour at Min
neapolis. In a statement Of Novem-
Der &c. the Food Administration says:
The farmer received Tor the 1916 har-
vest between $1.45 and $3.50 per bushel
for the harvest, taking the country by
large and .. Last year he received
under 20 per cent Of the price of the loaf.
Today he Is receiving over 40 per cent of
the money paid for the cash loaf, his
being the result of the sterilization Of
prices and the total elimination of hoard
ing and speculation in this industry.
The statement reports that farmers
on November 26. were receiving with
freight charges included from the ter
ritory represented to Minneapolis, ap.
proximately $3.50 for AZ bushels Of
wheat. The price Of bulk -four at the
Minneapolis mill is about S1O.25 per
barrel, showing that the miller is now
receiving about IS cents per barrel,
which must include both. his operating
expenses and profit.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-11-28

About the same time our cooperative
elevator manager had listed a shipment
With his terminal representatives
highly reputable commission firm, also
lnder Grain Corporation license. This
irm caught wind of the Georgia order
nd secured permission to sell the Mis-
ouri wheat. The second bushel was
mong those poured into a car and
ustled along to its destination. This
hipment did not pass through any
criminal market. 1t moved straight
Atlanta, where it went between the
oilers of the mill.
Controlling the Jobber by License.
Now. the -four which came from our
'rnnd bushel of wheat was rolling
,renely along in another direction,
IT the car was diverted by special or
" Of the U. s. Food Administrator
ID received by a large wholesale job
n in New York City. This jobber
so does business under a Food Ad-
Illustration license, but administered
the distribution division. Under H.
nse terms the jobbers must sell at
fair profit only, although the exact
Mount of this profit is not determin-
! the Food Administration reserving
e right in each case to call a halt
ZEN a licensee has gone "the limit"
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-11-28

half that of a year ago, OF 1OO,0OO,OOO
bushels less. 1t was nothing short Of
master strategy.
The total number of bushels pur.
chased by the Grain Corporation from
the time It commenced activities to
February / ik0 81, 276,145.59. Arranged
by months, the purchases in bushels
were: September, 7,841,2O9.20; Octo-
Der, 19,359,848.5 SO; November 3O,920,-
O74.26; December, 21,456, 240.O {, and
January, 1893, 966.O8.
During July and August u -four
exports were about the same as in the
same two months Of 1915; but in Sep
TENDER, October, and November, the
expectation vas so per cent larger
than a year ago. So the Grain Cor
poration has discharged our obliga-
lions to the allies, and restored our
Hour reserves, which II the larger ~
pect Of the question.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-11-28

New York jobber took for his
In this case, a profit Of 50 cents
He sold part of this ship
It to q retail merchant.
bis merchant, did a small business
was not licensed, but even here
another social check. For the
Il merchants Of the large cities
those Of many small cities and
Is find each morning and after
In the daily papers a price list
lour and other commodities which
considered fair by the Federal
Administrator for their State.
e prices are usually arrived at
lgh the machinery Of the whole
y and the retailers organizations.
e retailer also discovered that the
sr who sold him this -four was
" interested in the prices paid by
consumer. For the Food Admins
u has discovered N indirect
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-11-28

the Grain Corporation was making q
large purchase for the Allies and was
utilizing it's knowledge Of available
stocks by having on the job a trans
portation strategist-Edward Cham
bers, vice president of the Santa Fe.
Mr.. Chambers was assisting the Food
Administration and has a remarkable
sway with him" Even before he was
called to assist Mr.. McAdoo, the Direc-
tor General, his suggestions to the rail-
roads had a wonderful effect In dis
couraging their hesitancy as to finding
available cars and in clearing up con-
gestions that looked as though they
never could be uncongested.
How Uncle Sam Keeps the Whip
Ease in getting the needed cars was
one of the advantages enjoyed by this
particular elevator after signing the
voluntary agreement which coded to
the Grain Corporation the right to con-
troll storage and direct shipments and
sales of all wheat bought by the pro-
prietor.
While voluntary, this agreement is
almost compulsory since railroads give
priority recognition to Grain Corpora
ton requests for cars; and elevators
or mills outside the official fold must
rustic for themselves. In return the
Government guarantees the elevator
proprietor against losses and protects
him in every way as to price and pays
him rentals for all storage space requi-
sitioned by it.
All elevators, local and terminal,
must take out licenses or face q shut
down. What is the power Of the IL
ceusG? Il IS4ulA>s tne, operator TO lay
all cards on the table as to his bust
ness dealings. For the time OF the
wal the elevator becomes a public util-
ity and it's proprietor must furnish In
formation as to his business at any
time when required by the Grain Cor
poration. Each week he must make
and mail reports showing the amount
of wheat, rye, or their derivatives, pur-
chased, stored, and shipped.
Under present license terms, the IL
censee can keep on hand for only 80
days, unless he obtains q special per
init, any stocks Of these grains or
their derivatives. He is also forbid
den to contract for the sale Of any
product which can not be delivered
within 30 days after the contract u
made.
How the Wheat Was Milied.
Away went our bushel OF wheat on
its journey to the terminal, where it
met other bushels Of wheat from all
parts Of the territory that fed this
market. There it was regarded for
special requirements, marked for i'm
mediate milling and rolled on to q
large mill In Illinois. The miller
bought the wheat from the Grain Cor
!poration, for each miller in the Unit
ed States is under license also, and
most Of them have filled ont another
voluntary agreement which binds them
either to purchase Ill supplies from
J ~ Grain Co~rporattoo q under II q