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Republican farmer., 1918-12-06
WILL REPEAL
 POSTAGE RATES

Washington, Nov. 29.-Repeal of of the increased postage rates was ap- proved today by the senate finance committee. Amendments to the war revenue bill were adopted to abolish the zone increase on second class rates, with a provision that the rate shall be one and one-half cents per pound beyond a two hundred mile radius, and also for repeal of the ex- tra cent per ounce postage on let ters.
 The committee also ordered into the bill the so-caIled child labor amend ment. It was offered by Senator Lodge and provides for a ten per cent tax on products of child labor
 The change in second class postage, under the committees amendment would become effective upon enact ment of the bill.
Republican farmer., 1918-12-06
GREAT SUPER DREADNAUCHT
 IN DRY DOCK
First of Monster Ships Nearly Completed at New
 port News.

Newport News, Va, Nov. a. With the lifting of the voluntary cen sorship, it is now safe to say that one of the great superdreadnaughts is nearly completed and in dry docks.
 The keel of the 33,OOO ton battle ship was laid after the country went to war and, in spite of the call made on this yard for thirty-two destroy CTS to fight the submarine, work on the big vessel has progressed satis- factorily.
 The hull has taken shape and probably will be ready for launch ing within a few months,
 This monster man-o'-war will mount eight 16 inch rifles in four turrets on the center line two for ward and two aft, and naval officials believe that she will be the equal il not the superior, of any warshir afoat. Four of these ships were au- thorized and another is to be built here and two by the Fore River shipbuilding company at Quincy Mass.
Republican farmer., 1918-12-06
GERMANS BEHIND THE DISORDERS
 AGAINST PERU

Lima, Thursday, Nov. 2S.-Senor H. Los, the Peruvian consul who fed from Iquique, Chile, during the dis orders there last week. arrived in Lima today. There were no manifes- tations on the part of the Peruvians and a crowd of less than 100 persons welcomed him.
 It is reported that anti-Peruvian demonstrations continue in Santiago and Valparaiso
 1quique newspapers received here give details of the anti-Peruvian out break there and show that during the trouble British and French establish
 ments were attacked. This fact is viewed in Lima as lending ground to the belief that German agitators were involved in Iquique affairs
Republican farmer., 1918-12-06
GERMANY MUST PAY.

Newcastle, England, Nov. 29-Ger- many must pay the cost of the war to the limit, Premier Lloyd-George de- cIared in a speech here today.
 The submarine pirates must be punished, the premier added and whoever devastated the lands of an other country ought to be responsi- bIa for it
Republican farmer., 1918-12-06
AMERICANS GROSS
 FRONTIER BRIDGES

Luxemburg, Sunday, Nov. 24-(RJ the Associated Press) en- zineers crossed the frontier bridges between Luxemburg and Rhenish Prussia today at various points on the American front. They went in- to Germany individually and in pairs.
 The ends of the bridges on the Luxumburg side are guarded by American troops. Civilians are per- 1itted to pass back and forth pro- Vaded they have passes issued by the officials and are vised by the officers along the line as O.Kd.
Republican farmer., 1918-12-06
DECLARE EISNER
 IS BECOMING A GREAT DANCER
Berlin Press Condemns Him As An Obstinate Imprac-
 tical Dreamer.

Berlin, Nov. 29.-By the A. P.-
 Kurt Eisne: is beginning to become a great danger to Germany, says the Lokal Anziger i1 commenting on the Bavarian premiers in breaking off re- lations with the Berlin foreign office. A similar attit'Ide is taken ty the en- tire Bourgeoise press, and even the Socialist Voerwaerts does not believe that Eisner has taken the right road to assure the unity of the empire and obtain better peace conditons.''
 The Berlin press in general con- demns him as ar obstinate, imprac- ticable dreamer. It is deClared} that Eisner was born in Galicia and that there is some doubt about his German citizenship and this is intensifying the opposition to him in some quar- ters.
 Copenhagen, Nov. 29.-Kurt Eisner the Bavarian premier, has caused the arrest of a German courier on his way to Austria, according to a Berlin des- patch to the Berlingske Tidende. The courier's documents were seized. i A message from Munich received n London, Thursday, said Bavaria had i broken relations with the Berlin gov. i ernment The message, which was sent by Premier Eisner, declared the action was taken owing to the efforts of Berlin to deceive the people by withholding the truth about condt. tions.
 Paris, Nov. 29..-Bavaria probabl! will ask to have separate representa-,
 tvs at. the peace conference, say! the Matin in commenting on the ac
 ton of Bavaria in breaking off reIa
 tions with the government at Berlin
Republican farmer., 1918-12-06
PEACE OFFER WAS
 NOT AUTHORIZED

Copenhagen, Thursday, oNv. B. Vienna, newspapers publish a letter from Count Czernin, former Austro- Hungarian foreign minister, explain ing an alleged American peace offer December, 1917. He said it was one of many cases in which unauthorized private individuals tried to accelerate i the return of peace. In this partic- ular case, he says, a manufacturer made overtures, but was unable to prove that he was accredited by the American or any other government.
Republican farmer., 1918-12-06
DISCUSS PLANS TO
 GET THE KAISER

London, Nov 29-The actual pro- cedure to be followed In demanding he surrender of the former emperor f Germany to the Allies will be dis Issed in London, according to the Daily Express. Premier ClemenCeau of France will arrive here Sunday with Marshal Foch.
 The British and French govern ments, the newspaper adds, have reached a decision regarding their re- port to make the demand on Holland.
Republican farmer., 1918-12-06
ROLL OF HONOR.

Montreal, Quebec, Nov. 29 - The Canadian Pacific roll of honor shows that up to Oct. 1, 712 Canadian Pacific officers and employers had been killed since the war began. This service flag of the company shows that 9,497 smployes of this company joined the hsaAaHs
Republican farmer., 1918-12-06
Favor Max Of Baden :.
 For First President
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 MENTALLY DEPRESSED .

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 S sion, according to an Innsbruck : * despatch to the Kreutz Zeitung ; * of Berlin. He sits for hours at , SEhis desk, staring vacantly. Former ; * Empress Zita is much distressed ; * by her husbands state of health. ;
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Republican farmer., 1918-12-06
AUSTRIANS LOST
 SOO,OOO KILLED

London, Nov. 29.---Austria-Hunga lost four million killed and wounded during the war, according to an Ex- change Telegraph despatch from Co., penhagen.
 Eight hundred thousand men were killed, including 17,OO0 officers.
Republican farmer., 1918-12-06
Wilhelm Plans Early
 Return To Germany
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15O PLANES USELESS

x 15O PLANES USELESS * Basel, Switzerland, Nov. 29.- l ]; One hundred and fifty air planes H ,: which had been gathered at the a
 !; Boeblingen air drone II miles a * southwest of Stuttgart to be ,
 j; handed over to the Allies in &C., H !; corCalicp win tho provisions of ; * the armistice, were declared use- j: less according to Stuttgart des- ; * patch. < * f :i * $: j; ;: j. i: < : * j, * j, ;, * *
Republican farmer., 1918-12-06
MAR SHAMp SALES

War Savings Stamp sales in Bridge port for November 27 aggregated an amount of $4,171.36. The state sold s40,987.11. The grand total up to date for the city is S1,819,S89S2 and for the state $14,o99,461.25.
Republican farmer., 1918-12-06
STATISTICS SHOW
 BERLEN'S PLIGHT

Berlin, Wednesday, Nov. 27-(By the Associated Press)-The vital stat istics of Berlin disclose the effect of the wars privations on the people of Berlin.
 The excess of births over deaths in 1913 was 12,766. In 1916 there was an excess of deaths over births of 4,44O and there were 15,397 more deaths than births in 1917. These fig ures do not include the soldiers who died at the front or in hospitals. The total number of deaths in 1917 waS 1000 more than the previous year despite the fact that Berlin's popula. tion had decreased 10000.
 General Ludendorff is reported tC have quit German soil and gone tt Sweden.
Republican farmer., 1918-12-06
INFLUENZA RECORD

Four new cases of influenza were reported to the health authorities in the past AS hours. bringing the total number of cases since the start of the epidemic here to 6,215. In the same period, one additional death occurred, making the total fatalities 5S3.
Republican farmer., 1918-12-06
NOBEL PRIZE FOR WILSON

k Grand Forks, N. D., Nov. 29.- :;
 < 4 special cable despatch to the ] < NOrmanden in this city from H < Christiania indicates that the ] k Nobel peace prize for 1918 may ; : bc awarded to President Wilson ::
 < who. according to the despatch, : < probably will be invited to visit ; < the Norwegian capital in order to ,
 ]: accept personally the prize. The ,
 < Danish and Swedish governments :. ]: also are said to consider cxtend- : J; ing an invitation to the President : * < 7 * < :; < < < < ss s9:**%%'
Republican farmer., 1918-12-06
BOL. .SHEvISTS TO
 RAID THE BALTIC
 TOWNS FOR FOOD

Helsingfors, Nov. 2S-The com mander of the Bolshevist army in northern Russia has exhorted his fol lowers to invade the rich Baltic prov inces to obtain provisions. It is re- ported that German troops have par tialIy abandoned the Narva front, and are asking that they be returned to Germany. German forces which have been at Dunaburg 11o miles southeast of Riga, are leaving; Rus sian prisoners of war who have re- tl1rnedIto the city are causing sert- ous disorders.
 The new cabinet of Esthonia is of strong socfaIistic proclivities and is supported by a labor council which is dominated by the Bolshev' s The situation there is said to be very grave and speedy help is necessary.
Republican farmer., 1918-12-06
AMERICA AND ENGLAND
 CAN COMMAND PEACE
This is View of Sir R. L. Borden Canadian Premier Elk presses League of Nations Realization is Possible
 But Must be Understanding and Unity of Purpose.

London, Thursday Nov. 28.Sir R. L. Borden, Canadian premier speaking at the annual Thanksgiving banquet today approved of the plan to form league of naons insisted that England America able to command the peace of the world by acting together
Republican farmer., 1918-12-06

Some of the people who think news paper circulation should be kept down to save paper. probably burn up the contents of their waste basket every few days. ,.. .Aiss X l
Republican farmer., 1918-12-06
Intends to Reclaim His Throne According to Au-
 thoritative Advices. OFFICERS DRESS
 IN WORK CLOTHES Managing Revolution to the End That It Will Event
 ually Collapse.

London. Nov. 29-The former German emperor cOntemplates an early return to Germany to reclaim his throne, according to news received in London through a neutral source of high standing, says the Daily Mail.
 The newspaper adds that the revo- lution in Germany is being managed by officers of the German high com mand with a view to eventually causing its collapse and the trNmph- ant return of the former emperor tC { Berlin. Some of the officers in civ ilian clothes have been recognized ir the streets of Berlin. Many o1 them are reported to be dressed as workmen.
 These officers harangue the crowds as comrades and in every way en- courage tho revolutionary move ment.
 It. Is added, however, that If oppor tunity offers they will abandon thi' district, content that the revolution is a failure and begin a counter revo lution. Agents of these officers, was declared, are furnishing thi plot by spreading anti-British propa yanda in Holland with the object 0 embittering the Dutch against tn Allies.
 London, Nov. 29---The former Ger man empress arrived by train Thurs day at Maarsbergen, Holland, an went by automobile to Ameron ger where the former emperor is staying according to 9 Rotterdam despatc. to the Mirror.
Republican farmer., 1918-12-06
KING GEORGE PAYS
 TRIBUTE TO FRANCE
Dinner Given by President Poncare at Eysee Palace in
 Paris Notable Event-French Executive Praised F.. Work of British Army and Navy Highly.

Ese palace last night by President Poncare the Paris papers declare of the most notable events in the his tories of Great Britain and France.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-28
EARNS IA CENTS A day;
HAS Wife And BABY
And Yet This True Story Has a
Happy Ending.

Even Frenchman sometimes loses
for awhile at least. his "unfailing"
sense Of humor.
Take, for instance. the case Of
man from Lille, soldier, Waeltele by
name and only twenty-three. He had
done pretty well. for the youngSter had
already his oNn printing shop in that
northern French town, which is still in
side the German lines. In The trenches
Waeltele developed tuberculosis, and
he was sent to hospital AT Grenoble
There he was considered incurable,
and after the usual three months OF
treatment he was granted his II cents
n day pension. Said his fatherly army
doctor, "My son, you can perhaps cure
yourself if you will live in the noun
tains, if you win eat plenty Of nour-
fishing food and, above ALL II you don't
worry"
WaeIteIe should have smiled, but he
didn't He was thinking OF his baby
and his wife---snd his ID cents. Don't
worry!" The hunor Of it entirely es-
capped him.
Then the Red Cross stepped In. He
was found by an American woman
with some American Red Cross money
for just such cases, and within few
hours he no longer had need to worry.
| He WAS sent TO the mountains at La
mure, in the French Alps happy In
the knowledge that his family was be-
Ing cared for by these amazingly kind
| Americans.
And now the army doctors words
nre coming true. Waeltele's lung Is
heating fast, and he Is dreaming OF
another printing shop and Of living
again some day with that little family.
There have been over 100000 new
eases of tuberculosis in France since
the war started, and TO care for these
cases and check the White Plague
spread Is merely one Of the big jobs
the American Red Cross has set out to
accomplish.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-28
ISSUE BULLETIN
ON HOG CHOLERA

Champaign. May 2S-The animal
husbandry dcpartmnt of the uniyer-
sity of Illinois has recently issued two
circulars prepared by Dr. Robert Ora
ham. in charge of veterinary science
at the University on the problems of
hog cholera.
The first circular No 203 entitled
Sanitary Measures to Prevent Hog
Cholera says; Hog cholera is pre-
ventable disease, yet it constitutes
the most serious menace to success
full swine raising The loss in Illinois
in 1916 is conseryatively estimated
at approximately $l,250,0O0 It is i'm
eratve at this time that all meas
ures be employed to conserve our an
imal wealth and food supply. AT
the prevailing price OF hog and
feedstuffs. time and money properly
expended in sanitary measures by
persons engaged in raising and fat
tening hogs will prevent the spread
and development of hog cholera and
thus result in material saving to
the swine industry"
The second circular No 207 deals
with the serum treatment bf hog
cholera These circulars are for
free distribution by the experiment
station, Urbana, Ill.,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-28
Modesty Before Royalty.

William Herschel. explorer of the
heavens discovered the planet IRA.
nus 1871 years ago. At first he was not
certain that the strange star was n
planet, but subsequent observations by
himself and other astronomers proved
that such was the case. Hersche car.
ried on his Astronomical lnbors under
the patronage Of George TIT and named
the planet Georgium Sids In honor Of
the English monarch. Other English
astronomers refused to accept this des.
ignatlon, and called the planet Her.
schel, after the dlscoverer. Continental
scientists insisted that the old myth
illogical system should be followed
and this plan was adopted, the name
Uranus. suggested by Bodo. being now
accepted by all the scientific world
The planet Neptune was discovered In
1e46.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-28
WHEN A CUP OF
COFFEE TASTES like
A MILLION DOLLARS
He Got His Cup and Then
Went onto Death.

Through the establishment of the
line of communication canIeens In
France the American Red Cross is sell
ting records in serving hot coffee, CO.
Goa and sandwiches 10 the troops. tine
Of these refreShment units made an
other new record recently. serving
more than lO.oO0 meals in one week.
At another emp If coffee WAS served
every ten seconds for period OF two
consecutive hours
In single week these lines of com
munication canteenS often serve $1,000
American and French soldiers.
Soldiers in Box Cars.
Do our soldiers and their allies real,
ly want this form Of Red Cross Sery.
ice? A letter from a young American
aviator, 1917 graduate of Princeton
University, is probably typical, 1t
might he added that This man has since
been reported killed after bringing
down German Taube. "A - mile
train ride over here he said, instead
of taking a few hours may take days.
when We stop nj Red Cross canteen
YOU can bet that a cup of coffee tastes
like a million dollars.
IL is not always possible for regl-
ment to provide sufficient food and hot
coffee on these long journeys, where
the men must often be packed stand
ing into unheated box cars ordinarily
used for carrying horses. So imagine
for yourself the warmth, the cheer, the
comfort that piping hot coffee and
good sandwiches bring to our boys aft
err night on such journey! You
can just bet that ii stitfeus mans
courage. Your Red Cross is handing
out this renewed courage by the piping
hot cupful.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-28

Ny Dear one m writing this very,
very small and on the thinneSt OF IA
per. 81 that tightly folded it may slip
into one of the olive drab pockets 81
YOUR new uniform without encreaching
for the tiniest part If an inch upon all
the new things that you must nave
there-the passports and identlilea-
ton slips and photograph, the knlte
and pen and writing pad, the lists
and numbers and names and ctphers,
the address book and the thin manual
you have been studying So hard anu
the slim little Bible. for this letter is
part Of your equipment, too or at
least like TO think that it is.
I'm going 10 tell you in it just one
or two Of the things we've been try
ing not to say In these last days You've
said To yourself, haven't you, that
there were possibilities that !, thank
God. hadn't seemed 10 think of
You've msrvelled gratefully, haven't
you. that could say goodby with
dry eyes and taik about what We
should do when the war is over My
dear, there is nothing nothing that
can happen to you that | haven't fore
seen in every detail since May since
the very beginning Of il all. ! know
that some of our men are not going 10
come back. knows | write this
IN the room YOU loye-that your FIN
gers may tumble for this little piece
of paper in some dreadful hour, a
month or two months or six months
from now, just 10 read II over once
more for the last time. just 10 feel
In your fingers out there In shell
lighted battlefield something that
have touched-for goodbye.
And thinking of all this for almost
year while you've been getting
ready TO 60 I've been getting ready to
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-28
Painters Frenzy.

The painter-engrnvcr. Alexander Lu-
noiS, cXcelled in Oriental scenes. He
had passed half his life In the hands
of the Mussclman His works were
fun Of light fun Of color, full of move
ment During his last illness, at Par
Is, where his elegant apartments
looked out upon the quay, he was on
his couch, burning up with fever.
From time to time he threw 4 glance
upon beautiful Van Dyck. The pic
ture was covered by glass. Sudden
~ IN the reflections of a glass of water
he imagined that he saw in the spark
ling light n dance of odallsques. such
as In former days he had seen In Con
stnntlnope. He could not restrain
himself. He leaped from his bed and
all trembling, he seized his palette
his brushes, and frantically set Mt
work upon marvellous sketch. His
wife found him. nude save for slight
covering over his shoulders, his eyes
sunken, his teeth chattering, painting
With the fury Of n mailman. She led
him back TO his couch He died a few
days later, and the last picture OF the
great artist remained unfinished.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-28
DECORATORS AGAIN
GET BUSY IN PERU

Peru May 2S--The Lahanowski a.
Alcki saloo1 at the corner OF st,
Mark and Pulaski street was literally
smeared with yellow paint Saturday
night. presumably by young men who
had been angered by the remarks
which one of the proprietors of the
buffet is alleged to have made CON
concerning young men from that por-
ton who have entered Uncle Sans
fighting forces
Considerable artistic talent was dis.
PLAYED in the work Of the "decora-
tors On one window Of the saloon
was sketched picture purporting to
represent yellow dog ald an in
scription beneath the picture left no
doubt that the artist intended to con
vey the impression that the saloon
proprietor was OF the yellow dog
stamp. The other window was GOV
cred with Inscriptions OF nature re-
flecting on the patriotism Of the sa-
loon men and expressive of the senti-
ments of the artists regarding them.
and on one window the remnents Of
the paint left in the can had evident
ly been throwl against the glass with.
out the use of a brush, producing an
effect that would have done credit to
an artist Of the "Gubist' school
The painters, according to the pc.
lice on duty in that quarter Of the
city must have done their work some
time between / and 2 as the saloon
was normal IN appearance when a
patrolman passed. at O'Clock and the
job was complete when he passed at
o'clock.
/ investigation in the east end sun.
/ day revealed the fact that some feel.
ing exists in that neiehborhood to.
ward Mr. Labanowski, a member of
the salon firm, the ire Of the young
mea of the locality having been
aroused against him on account OF
certain disparaging remarks he is al
legged to have made concerning some
OF the young men of the city now il
the army and what they construe to
be a nonpalrotle attitude on the part
of the saloon man.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-28
A MOTHERS PROMISE
TO HER SON
Bv KATHLEEN NORRIS

stay. just AS you planned | planned,
and | said To myself: when the time
GENES Tor us to part shall make him
promise Dear one, this is my
promise. and | make IL for the term
nf YOUR own--"for the duration of the
present war"
promise you that while you are
away. whether it is months or years.
nothing except what | can give you
and give all the others shall I'LL my
life. promise YOU that | shall de
vote myself. here in safety. TO the
work of making what you do easier
aud stronger and safer for YOU. l
promise you that | shall give-and
give and give-for the Cause. Not
the money can spare. not the time
have left when everything else is
done. hut an the money, all the time,
all the energy have,
Your whole life has been altered,
has been SET To sterner and graVer
music. so shall mine he. You will
know self denial, privation ami fatigue
while the war lasts. 81 shall | know
them. Even il black news comes, even
If the hlackeSt comes, shall remem-
Der that against your brave heart this
promise is resting. and shall go on.
And while there is one man among our
million and among the millions of our
allies who needs clothing and nursing
and comforts and solace for your sake
| shall not fail him.
Perhaps in Gods goodness this note
will come safely back To ME in the
olive drah pocket, and we will smile
over ii together But. remember until
that hour comes | shall he always busy
filling my own small place in the great
machine Of mercy and as truly under
the colors over here as you are over
there God bless you!