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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-04-26
OPENS AID POST ON FIELD
or STRIFE.

In going forward we went around
The end Of the larger wood In front of
us. over ground that was torn to bits
by the heavy shell fire that had just
preceded. over another edge. across
valley and under the crest OF hill
And here we found the tanks going
over The top OF the hill to take up
their position. AT this point we were
still about mile from the front line.
At this place opened up an Aid Post
under the crest of The hill TO take
care OF what wounded came in while
We were getting into position. J
looked back across the valley We had
I just trayersed. Shrapnel was burst.
ing in the air, shells were whizzing
overhead and our guns behind me
were belching forth their fire. The
noise was deafening. A railroad ran
/ through the valley and an engine pull
ling couple OF fiat cars was going
by. A couple OF soldiers were sitting
on the rear truck swinging their feet
\ shell burst on the track and only
missed the last car about fifteen yards
Neither man was hit aud the train
went blithely on. BY this time 1t was
getting along towards evening, the
} sun was sinking in the west and final
/ IS went down great ball of fire. Al
The time. ! remember ! noticed It's
color It vas blood red and had Q
sinister look. Was II my imagination
Or might II have been a premonitlon
It any rate shall never forget thu
eolor OF the sun as II set .ha. nigh
at the end of the first day Of probab
y one OF the gre6test battles in his
CRY. It certainly didn't look good t
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-04-26
Notice..

Notice.
A representative Of every public
eating place in the city OF Ottawa is
requested to meet at the Clifton no
tel grill room Sunday afternoon at .
o'clock. BY order OF A. Il. Roberts.
local food administrator
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-04-26
STRETCH WIRES DURING
HEAVY FOG.

The drumming of the guns contin.
ued. twilight. gradually deepened into
night, the signallers stopped their
wig wagging and took up their fash
signals, a fog dropped down on Us
and put the lights out Of business and
when We left to 60 forward under the
cover Of darkness they were busy put.
ing out their telephone lnes-sig-
nallers and runners don't have an easy
time.
Behind us u shell landed in an am
munitiOn dump and il went up with a
roar. then the rifle ammunition start
ed going off like great bunch OF
tire crackers. and grea' tongues OF
namo III ~, tina civ
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-04-26
Pearl White

In THE House OF Hate" matinee
only. Sunday. April sStb. orpheum
theatre.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-04-26
DR.. PETIT ESCAPES
B0CHE TRAP
Continued from page J.,

out from some distance away and il
wasn't pleasant sensation to feel We
Rere marching straight into Il.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-04-26
LlMBERS BROUGHT UP FOR
INSTANT ACTION.

All the battalliOns arrived and in
that little copse there must have been
at least two thousand MEN. What a
chance il the Germans only knew,
but the shells continued 20 drop In
front of US and on either side, but
none landed among US and after wait
ing there for three hours expecting
To be blown TO bits any second. We
finally moved forward. Just as We
left the cOpse. from behind us. up
over bridge came "A stream Of gal
looping horses. Its the cavalry
someone shouted but soon ! made Oui
limbers and field guns. They gal
lopcd past us going like mad. took up
Il position to our right. swung into
position. unlimbered and in two min
utes were blazing away II was d
thrilling sight.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-04-26
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY
main want add section page Eve,


TO LET-Two modern cottages. AL.
SO store lotely vacated by Condo,
steam heat, etc. 7. X. Godfrey.
lOO bushels Red River Ohio Potatoes
per bushel s. cents. Read Godfrey's
Challenge Sale Canned Goods.
WANTED--Laborers. Must be union
men or men willing to join. iOc an
hour. Call 945.x or see William
Bros. at gas works.
LOST = Auto licence number plate
1S0f21. between Ottawa and strea.
tor. Finder please send to Stauber's
garage. Streator. H., and receive re
ward
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-04-26
THINGS BEGINNING TO
GET HOT.

other!
THINGS BEGINNING TO
GET HOT.
Along about three o'clock things be-
san TO lven up again. In the mean
time Headquarters had been estab-
lished in sunkea road with banks
about fifteen feet high on either side
tlater this cut was half filled with
deadl my Aid Post was in q dugout
nearby. and gradually things got hot.
ter and hotter. Our men had dug
themselves in and were popping away
with their rifles. the field batteries
behind us were putting up a barrage.
areoplanes were circling overhead
both ours and the Germans-The
Germans put up counter barrage,
The machine guns were going like
mad. | was standing with the Colonel
On a little rise of ground above the
, sunken road when the Germans broke
through about mile to the north of
, rs. They could be plainly seen pour
'ng over the ridge in close formation
TANKS DRIVE OFF
/ INVADERS.
! Then the tanks came up and you
/ should have seen them run. Just like
rabbits. The tanks retired. the Boche
! reformed and. came at L again They
tcll mo that at certain places our men
9ithstood fifteen successful attacks
and that the Germans went DOWN in
thousands. One Welshmau told mt
that his gun accounted for 70 in three
minutes during one wave. Machine
sun bullets were nlpping around me
the shell fire was getting hotter. ant
even though it was a wonderful sigh
70 watch. decided discretion was thu
better part of yalor' or sometime
ike that and got down in my dugout
was sitting there smoking a Gig
arctic when my orderly came dowl
and said was being relieved and wa
TO 20 back and work with the ambu
lance. Fifteen hours later the mai
hat relieved me was captured. Blu
am getting ahead OF my story.
ONLY THIRTY OUT OF
| sATrALloN LIVE.
went back 10 the Advanced Dress
ng Station through the hottest shel
). Are ! ever experienced. More tina
once | went down on my face when
she'll burst and the pieces went Whit
: ling over my head spent the nigh
n the mined village where the AZ
sanced dressing station was locate
Ind all night they sbelled 1t to blaze!
It was remarkable how few casnal.it
Ne had. About eleven o'clock tn
, morning of the third day shell BILE
!. II the side OF our post but luckily Il
, one was hurt. We stuck to il unit
, about four in the afternoon when W
/ saw our men retiring over ridge
, front of US keeping up continuou
machine gun and rife fire and "
. beat it back to another village an
: opened another post. About te
o'clock on the morning Of the tOurt
lay. Lord Thyme. my Colonel. when
was with The battalion stumbled int
he shack where was sitting. II
? cooked like a ghost. He had lost hi
: hat his face was covered with fou
lays beard, the sweat had trace
racks in the dust from his forehca
his chin. His sleeve was torn an
bloody and he had a cash in his arr
where he had been struck by a piec
Of flying shell case My God, Doc, ar
YOU here?' You got out just in time
The battalion is all gone, The sunke
"oad Is filled with dead mostl
Huns. damn EN-. The line broke o
the right, we were surrounded and q
The las We were fighting back an
back. Only thirty of US got away,
cAONc pnrLc hAc
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-04-26
Pearl White

IN 1.-The House of Hate matinee
only, Sunday, April 2Sth, Orpheum
theatre
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-04-26

Read Godfrey's Challenge sale Of
canned goods. Wanted boy for de-
livery.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-04-26

Chicago market report furnished TO
the Free TraderJournal by W. L.
Enyre, member OF Chicago Board Of
Trade. Moloney building, phone toll
Correspondent Lamson Bros. g. Co..
Chicago.
Com Open. High Low Close.
May -. l.27A 1.27h l.27M l.27h
July 1914 l.53% I5lA 1886
Oats
May -. 1875 s4A SS& 1875
July 74is 74% TAN 755s
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-04-26
Pearl White

IN The House OF Hate matinee
only. Sunday. April 18th, Orpheum
theatre
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-04-26

ed going off like a great bunch OF
fire crackers. and grea. tongues OF
fame lit up the sky.
ROAR OF GUNS DO NOT
PREVENT SLEEP.
1t is reported that theGermans had
broken through our line aud We were
TO counter attack In .he morning. We
got into positions without a single
casualty. | opened an Aid Post in an
Old dugout and settled down to sleep
until morning. You may think it
funny that one could sleep under such
conditions but I had been up since
five thirty. had tramped about six or
seven miles, had had rather trying
day and was dog tired. So settled
down ON the rough plank floor and
was soon asleep. ] must have been
asleep a couple of hours when run.
ner came from headquarters and told
us we we're to move Oft Immediately
I | looked at my watch and il was 1880
4. M. Of .he second day. We went
back 10 the railroad. followed Il
around to a position some six miles to
the north of US landing there about
FOUR IN the morning and Topped down
on the floor OF some abandoned huts
70 await further orders. Our orders
came along about 9 o'clock. we
marched up across the open prairie.
the sun was shining and it was really
hot. Just like some of the warm days
we get the last OF March at home. In
going forward it was necessary for
us to march IS yards in front of three
batteries of field guns. There are
six guns TO battery. they shoot an
Is pound shell and while we were
there each gun was shooting twice to
the minute. You can imagine the
racket when tell YOU that the dis
charge OF one gun can be heard about
four miles. In addition the Boche was
trying 20 knock out this battery and
he was dropping his six inch shells q
little to close for comfort
MADE A LOVELY
MISTAKE.
Then 4 made lovely mistake. |
was to establish an Aid Post near
Battalion Headquarters and wen.
bllthcly on when | met a company
commander and asked him where TO
20. Back there about a QuaNer of
u mile. This is the front center com.
pany. II you keep on in the direction
you are going UP over that ridge Fritz
Will be- waiting for YOU with ma.
chine gun" So py sergeant and or.
DERBY aud myself didn't waste any
time in clearing. On the way back I
found a gallon can full OF water. got
into corrugated iron shelter and had
. wash aud o shave Il certainly fell
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-10-09
Little inerUieUs
Says If French Soldier Has Children, the Risk Is Less
Liberty Bonds An Investment In Future of Humanity
Little interUiews

mediately for the nursing service as
many graduate nurses as possible
from among those who have retired,
but who are willing 10 enter for the
present emergency as well as nurses
aids and lay women who are willing
TO assist.
This is a wonderful opportunity to
do a real patriotic service and IL is
hoped that this registration can be
completed within "a hours. so that the
registrants can be called at once. as
many OF them will be-"
The best window 7 saw while away
on my trip to Cincinnati recently"
said rabbi Martin Zielonka, was in
Chicago. Uncle sam was standing
behind a table. with his hat uptutned
on the table in a receptive attitude
Beside Il was an upturned German
helmet A sign said Into which
VIII you put your money Il was so
pointed that Il was a hit with me. It
bore out my idea Of this thing. We
are either for Germany or the United
States. II we don't help the United
States we are helping Germany by
our passiveness- II we do not put the
money into Uncle Sans hat for Lib
erty bonds, we are really putting
money into the German helmet"
Here's a good thing said Herman
Andreas, as he exhibited a page torn
from a magazine 1T is something
the Liberty loan committee should
have printed and sent TO every citi-
zen who is not doing his duty-to me
and everybody else II we fail 10 do
our duty" The reading matter was
TO the effect that there IS no place
in the United States for the man who
merely TALKS patriotism-he must
show where he stands by putting up
money. The man who backs his pa
triOtic talk with his money or by en-
listing in the army is the only sort
of Q patriot who deserves 10 be heard
or recognized" continued Mr. An
dreas. When a man will put his
money into the war he Is really in
terested. for a man loves his money;
We all know that"
Relative to the petition OF the street
car company for permission 10 raise
fares, IL appears TO be the purpose Of
the company first to create public
sentiment in its favor BY wholesale
advertisements. and by figures show
ing what it has done in FL Paso." said
E. ". Earle.
1T would appear that the company
has done the whole thing. but we cali
attention TO the fact that extensions
been paid for by private subscriptions
and not by the company We know
OF no instance where a needed extern
sion has been made voluntarily by
the company because the people need
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-10-09

ssTHE quality OF service TO be rem
dered by a French soldier de-
ponds on the size Of his family" said
Lieut.. Leon R. Gurley. "a man who
has three children is not expected. 10
90 over the top; one with four chill
dren doesn't 90 into the trenches; one
with five children serves outside the
danger zone, while a man with six
babies is discharged entirely"
Those who already have bought
bonds to help win the war should buy
another TO help keep It won: an unde-
cisiye victory, an ineonclusive peace
VIII mean that our blood and treas
ure have been poured out in vain. &"
said r. Burt OrndOrff, chairman OF
the FL PasO Liberty loan committee
The billions We pay for these bonds
VIII do more than buy ships and mu-
nitions, as eZpresident Taft has said.
They VIII smother any lingering
doubts the enemy may have about our
determination TO fight until the whole
system OF military autOcracy crum-
bles.
Liberty bonds are an investment
in the future Of humanity. The re-
turns are not to be measured by any
~ per cent. Every dollar we spend
to beat Germany is a dollar invested
in the safety and happiness OF our
children and their children for count
less generations
The loan, therefore, should make
its strongest appeal TO those who see
at the end OF this war not only vic
tory. but what victory means. The
war must not only be won. but stay
won The fourth Liberty loan IS part
OF the price we are paying Tor a per
manent League OF Free Nations
formed TO bring safety and justice to
the whole world"
Z hope that all the women in the
city who have taken the home nurs-
ing course or the home nursing and
first aid courses Of the Red Cross
and who are willing TO assist either
the civilian or military population in
caring for those afflicted with in
0uenza. viii report by telephone 10
Red Cross headquarters. as Rob
erts-Banner building. phone No. 463e,"
said DR.. ". L Brown.
1t is very important that every
one who has taken these courses and
who is willing TO take service do so
at once. It is also desired by the Red
Cross that all lay women who are
willing TO act as nurses during this
emergency also report, giving all in
formation as TO previous experience,
etc.
The officers OF the local chapter
have been urgently requested by di-
vision headquarters to register i'm
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-10-09

SOMEBODY.
HAD BUSTED the PHI
OPHPH OPH my typewriter
AND I'VE been trying to phix it.
AND I can't
AND I'VE had to telephone
TO THE TYPEWRITER people
TO CONE and get it
AND I never noticed It.
TILL a moment ago
WHEN sat down
TO WRITE a letter.
TO a Dhriend in Phrancs.
AND HIS names Pfred-
AND He comes from Phresno.
OUT IN Caliphornia-
AND ALL I did.
WAS JUST start the letter.
AND I got to Phred.
AND HIT the ph key.
AND IT wouldn't work
AND IPH I'd kept on
WRITING LIKE this
HE'D THINK I was era.
AND IPH wrote him
WITH PEN and ink.
HE COULDN'T read Il.
AND I'll have to wait.
UNTIL THE man comes.
To Pink the machine.
AND THEN III write him.
BECAUSE THE day bephore yester-
day
I SAW his girl
AND HER name IS Phrances
AND HER last names Griphphith
AND SHE made me promise
I'D WRITE and tell him.
ABOUT A phriend Of ours.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-10-09

ed it or because the city requested IL,
but rather because the company
thought IL would pay handsomely or
on some one else's money. AS IN
derstand IL. when the charter was
first granted 10 the street car com
panv years ago, the city officials did
not have in the cisarter the provision
that the city could require extensions
TO be built and that ever since the
people have been at the mercy OF the
company in respect 10 extensions.
When Tom Lea was mayor he did his
best to get an extension 10 the high
school. on top Of the mesa. which the
company was willing 10 build II some
else would pay for IL.
The line 70 the head OF Mesa ave
nue. was paid for with some one else's
money, and when an extension was
needed to Kern Place IL was finally
secured after two or three years try
ing and after the Payment TO the COM
panF OF many thousands Of dollars,
obtained by private subscription
II the street car company is so
licitous about the good viii OF the
people let it first do something TO
show us that IL has done at least one
thing that il was not paid for. or was
not compelled TO do, or was not done
for dividends
The street car company can get
along without dividends for year or
tWo-the rest OF US are having q hard
time. too Too many things are be-
Ing raised in price. our money Is go
ing out and not being replaced. peo-
pie are carrying loads that others
know not Of. so why favor the street
car company more than anybody else2
ANY financial difficulty IL may have
now is only temporary.
And at the same time 7 think the
majority Of people are in favor OF
abolishinE the sinking. dangerous.
unbonded jitne that violates all OF
the written and unwritten traffic and
speed laws on the books
The proposed increase in street car
fare seems TO be developing into a
scheme to eliminate the 1itnes, / be-
lieve the street car company Is even
more interested in the jitne elimina-
ton than the increase in car fare"
said T. 6. Hayes
The mayor and city aldermen
should force the street car company
to produce its figures 10 show ex-
actlT its financial condition. An au-
ditor or two should audit the books
The company should be made 10 show
just how many One-man cars are in
service and what amount was saved
in conductors wages. since their op-
Grafton
How much water stock have they
been paying dividends upon2 What
were their profits during 1919. 1915
and 1852 After this audit IS COM
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-10-09


treaL-MinneapO Tribune.
The hardest work now facing Amer
lea is TO keep from becoming a nation
Of optimists.-Atlanta Journal
It is possible that the Michigan boys
may have Mr.. Ford out Of politics by
Christmas-Kansas City Star.
Many a man Of 30 is about to find
that cure for obesity that he has so
long hunted.-BaltimOre American
The war is costing Great Britain
S25,000 a minute and is beginning 10
be worth the money.-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
It begins to look as though that
Strategic retreat" were made up OF
about one part strategy and 80 parts
gallop.-Philadelph Inquirer
II the Germans were as smart as
they claim they would have invented
a movable cyclone cellar for the Rhine
valley before this.-Seattle Post-In-
telligencer.
If Thomas Nelson Page succeeds
Walter Hines Page as ambassador TO
the court Of St James. will that be
turning over a new leaf?-Chicago
Daily News.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-10-09
VISIT OF THE MEXICAN EDITORS
WILL PROMOTE REAL UNDERSTANDING

is waging mammoth with selfish motive
whatever; without single material advantage to be
gained; that he giving life property and everything else
needed for the sake Of the ideal Of world JUSTICE that he
is fighting much for Mexicos future safety for that
Of his country.
The impressions these have gained being
brought to the minds of the reading public throughout Mex
ico and time the chief ideas may percoate down through
the teTate At least the United States executed fine
bit Of educational work by engineering this excursion
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-10-09
Can't Save By Buying
Liquor, Says Old Man

Columbus. o, oct 9.-''We are go
ing out Of business before the govern
ment puts an additional tax on
whisky Buy today and save money"
An old man read the above sign IN
front of one Of the most "aristo-
cratic saloons in this city and reas-
oned as follows. How q man can
save money by buying liquor at any
price is beyond me- I have tried il
all my life and have lost on every
deal 7 made"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-10-09
Years Ago Today
From The Herald Of
, ThiI Date, 1894

INDICATIONS a. St Petersburg point
/ toward the fact that the present
war may be OF very long duration
Novos vremya declared today that
the idea Of a possible compromise
with Japan has been abandoned and
the war must be prosecuted with
Russia in such a way that at its ter
mination there will be no possibility
q Japan renewing the struggle.
Near Kansas City, because the en-
Eineer disobeyed his orders, the sec
ond section OF the Missouri Pacific
passenger train No. 80 coIlided with
a freight train and so were killed and
50 injured
President Roosevelt today an
uounced the appointment Of Robert
J. WVnue, acting postmaster general
as postmaster general
Frank Depeyster Han shot ana
killed himself today in New York
City. He was a prominent club man
and today a suit was scheduled 10
come I'D against him in which two
other club men charge him with SIAN
der and want 100000 damages
The citizens Of Houston viii 80 be-
fore the next legislature asking for a
commission form Of government SINH
lar 10 that enjoyed by Galveston and
Dallas.
The heavy rains that have been
falling throughout this part Of Texas
and New Mexico have washed out the
territory that surrounds Silver City
so completely that the town is isOlat-
ed from all communication with the
world
Robbers entered the Fort Bayard
station. broke open the safe and got
away with a few hundred dollars. A
posse is now searching the hills for
them.
Russia VIII be held strictly TO ac-
count II the report is true that her
navy IS molesting the United States
mails. bound for Japan. Mails are
exempt by the international postal
treaty.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-10-09
Uncle Walls Denatured Poem.
Where Is He


pieces hOtwh the old g?
allow
of
pack stained flag
The kas the they're losing all the ground they
meekly ptng
beholds their strike
gott?" When victories
phrase
charge nation
Jehovah with gin2
Copyright by George Matthew Adam. WALT MASON
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-10-09

WTHAT'S become O. tn teller that
w used T. convulse tn whole bar
room by aslin' fer a little Hcoffin var
nish?" Some folks seem Z enjoy poor
health.
Copyright National Newspaper Service.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-10-09
When You Break the Phi Oph Your
Typewriter and Have to Write Phred


WHO HAS a phruit ranch
JUST OUT OF Phresno.
AND PHRANCEs Is aphraid
THAT WHEN Phred went away.
HE HAD an idea.
THAT THIS phruit ranch phello7
WAS SWEET on her
AND WHAT she wants.
IS FOR ne to tell Phred-
THAT HE mustn't be phooIlsh-
AND No matter what happens
SHE'LL BE phaithphuI to him
AND OPH course III do It.
BECAUSE PHRED's an orphan.
AND IFH he keeps on thinking
THAT PHRANCEs in phlckls.
HE NIGHT get an idea
THAT THERE isn't anybody
PHOR HIM to plight phor-
AND IPH he got that way.
He NIGHT 90 right out
AND RISK his liphe.
on THE battlephield
AND DIE in Phranee.
AND NEVER come back
AND PHRANCEs pheels.
THAT IPH wiz write him.
THAT HE'LL believe me.
AND SHE'S s0mDhidsd in me
THAT HE won't believe her
AND SHE wants me to write
BECAUSE SIZE lied to him once
ABOUT A pheIl0W IN 'Phrlsc0.
AND THE mans Just come.
To Pink the machine.
HE'S = Phunny little guy
WITH PHIERT red hair.
AND 4 phreckled place
I THANK you.