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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-17

This will take the place
Of the reichstag.
The decision to form a
national assembly was a sharp de.
feat for the spartacus, or extremist,
group, headed by Carl Liebknecht and
his radical lieutenants. The Indepen-
dent Socialists deserted their former
allies, the Spartacus group, and voted
with the majority Socialists for the
first time.
Troop Shiep Overdue.
New York, Dec 1.-THE U. s. trans
port Maui, carrying GA American OIL
GERS and 2,l60 men, arrived here today
from Bordeaux, "a hours behind her
schedule.
Revolution in Bulgaria.
Amsterdam, Dec 17l--1'he Berlin
Lokal Anzeiger states that revolu.
tion has broken out in Bulgaria
Won Mackensen Interned
London, Dec. 17-Field Marshal
Won Mackensen, former Commander
Of the German Armies in Roumania,
has been interned on the demand Of
the Allies, according to an Exchange
dispatch from Copenhagen this after.
noon
Wilson Invited to Rome
Paris, Dec. II - Formal invitation
to visit the vatican was extended to
President Wilson today by the Papal
envoy, who came from Rome for that
purpose. The envoy. called upon the
president at the Murat Mansion
The Italian ambassador to the
United States Count Dicellere also
called upon the President to arrange
for his visit to Italy, which probably
will not take place until the latter
part of January
Allied Troops to Petrosrad
Copenhagen, Dec. II -- The allies
are expected to land troops in Petro-
grad after Christmas, according to
travellers, reaching here from that
city today.
Meet in Hungarian City.
Rome, Dec. 1.-THE inter-allied
maritime council, including a repre-.
sentative OF the United States. will
meet ,at Fiume, Hungary, to consider
local questions concerning the Fiume
district.
Protest to Holland.
Brussels, Dec. 1.-THE Belgian gov
ernment has protested to Holland
against permitting Germans TO re-
treat with material across Dutch soil,
while Belgians were being intemed
at the frontier, it was learned today.
About 100000 Germans were thus
able to escape capture.
Untermeyer in Denial
Washingto, Dec IA complete
denial that he had been pro-German
at any time before the United States
entered the war or had aided German
agents in their propaganda, was
made before the Senate Propaganda
Investigating Committee today by
Samuel Untermeyer, New York law
yer.
There is not a shred of basis
for either of these vague implications
/ Mr. UnterWeyer said. Untermeyer
explained that his letter to Or. Al
bert financial agent Of the German
government in this country propos-
/ ing that he invest some money in the
New York Morning and Evening Sun
was purely a business proposition.
There was no intention to aid DR. Al.
bert in spreading propaganda he said
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-17

| presume the proper means Of In
crcaslng the love we bear our native
country Is to reside some time In a
foreign one. Shenstone.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-17
Dust.

Dust, by Its own nature, can rise
only 50 far above the road; and birds
which fly higher never have II upon
their wings,--Henry Ward Beecher.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-17
HUN CONGRESS IS
ABOLISHED BY AID
OF ind. SOCIALISTS
(By International News Service.)

Berlin, Dec. u (via Copenhagen The Ger
man congress of sovies today voted for the forma-
ton of a national assembly.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-17

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for results.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-17
LEATHER

Fair tonight; lowest
temperature above freez-
ing; cloudy Wednesday.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-17

OTTAWA JOURNAL
Established 1889
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-17

OTTAWA FREE TRADER
Established 184o
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-02-27
lR. SAMUEL ] 6 6, DlxeA
DIES IN HOSPITAL
Penna. Commissioner Of Health
SuccuMJ5 10 Long illness.

Philadelphia, Feb 26.-Dr. Samuel
Gibson Dixon, state commissioner OF
health, president of the Philadelphia
Academy of Natural Sciences, famed
as a bacteriologist, and regarded as
one of the greatest authorities on pub
die health in the world. died in the
University hospital.
DR.. Dixon had been a patient at the
hospital since last fall. Following a
blood TRANSMISSION operation his condi
ton seemed to improve, until several
days ago. when he took a turn for the
worse.
With Dr.. Dixon when he passed
away were his wife and daughter, his
brother, Edwin S. Dixon, and sister.
Mrs Walter Horstmann.
Dr. Dixon was born in Philadelphia
on March %, 1851.
Following an attack of acute indi,
gestion in the summer of 1917, DR..
Dixon we..+ to the University hospital
and was in a serious condition several
weeks. His condition improving, he
returned to his home, Black Rock
Farm, B~x-n Mawr, to recuDerafe.
Later it was deemed advi "a bic. ow
ing to the severity of the weather,
that he return to the hospital Ru-
mors that he contemplated resigning
his important office gained circulation,
but he promptly denied them.
He had been state commissioner of
, health since 1905 and his attainments
as a bacteriologist gained for him the
! highest recognition from scientific au
thorities in this country and Europe.
| In 1902 the National Society of Natur
al Sciences and Mathematics, Cher
j bourg. France, elected him an honor
| Tv member
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-02-27
CHASE CHA 81: GERMANS GEpAlh ANS
THROUGH TRENCHES
Keep Close to French She'll
Bdrrdge Fire.

With the American Army in France,
Feb. 27.-Details of the Franco-Amer-
lean raid in the Chemin des Danes
Saturday show twenty-six picked
American soldiers participated, after
every member of their battalion had
volunteered.
The Americans moved forward
eagerly to the attack behind barrage
fire, the first time this has been done
by our, troops. Some of the Ameri-
cans made captures. Others chased
Prussian troops through the trenches
as far as $50 meters yards approx
mately), going beyond the cbjectives
sought.
The raid had been planned care.
fully. Rehearsals were held the day
before. The barrage fire began at
$50 o'clock in the morning and con-
tinued until 6.35 o'clock, guns OF all
calibres taking part.
The Americans among the 200 In
the attacking party were surprised
at the precision with which the
French shells fell and went little
faster IHdu IuGy SuOuiu nave. Ivy
were within thirty yards Of the drop
ping shells when they reached the
enemy lines. Relief had just been
completed in the German trenches.
Officers were making the rounds. The
Germans took shelter in a dugout
rooted with rails and sandbags. A
French shell made a direct hit. The
enemy scattered about the trench. At
the same moment the American and
French jumped In.
The raiders and prisonees startet
back across No Mans Land on sched-
ule time, but were caught in a Ger
man counter barrage. One enemy
shell wounded five Germans and SIX
Frenchmen, but no Americans. The
prisoners were from sixteen to forty
years old. All apparently were I'M
dernourished, but said food was plen-
tiful in the trenches. The similarity
of their talf< arousa' suspicious. Most
of the prisoners formerly worked in
factories or on farms.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-02-27
UEflcIhNaAa Ekss4T
nUOOFHIvO TIUnl
GERMAN INVADERS
Halt Hun Army at Point Near
PetrOgrad.
SLAVS RECiPTURE PSKOV
Berlin Announces That Forces Are
Meeting With Resistance, But Con-
tinue to Advance.

Berlin announces nat FORCES ARC
Meeting With Resistance, But Con-
tnue to Advance.
London, Feb. 27-German invaders
are now meeting some resistance IN
Russia, although it is not expected
to avail much.
A delayed despatch says that the
Bolshevili have recaptured Pskov, It's
miles southwest of Petrograd. Street
fighting was in progress there on Mon
day
From Pskov it is only a compare
lively short march to the capital, and
the remnants of Russian forces there
are preparing MEASURES of defense.
Berlin's ofiA3l statement covers
Mondays operations in Russia. 1t
does not concede that the Russians
! have recaptured Pskov. The. early
statement of the German war office
says:
Army group of General Won Eich-
horn, Monday morning, four days AFT
er crossing Moon sound, the troops
which had marched on Reval with cy-
clists, cavalry. machine guns and
| sharpshooters at their head, under CO.
mand of Lieutenant General Freihern
! Won Seckendorff, took the fortress
after battle.
in Livonia, flags were hung out In
| many towns when we marched in. A
| great many inhabitants. who had been
arrested by the Russians, were set
! free.
South of Pskov, our regiments met
! with stubborn resistance. They de-
! feated the enemy in violent battle
! and the town was captured.
/ Near Kolenkowitz lin Volhynia)
enemy forces threw themselves
against 6etachments which were
pressing, forward into Ukraine along
! the Prfpet. The enemy was thrown
back by sharp attack and the town
and railway s<ion were taken by
! storm
! within a few days, the troops OF
| General Won Linsingen's army group
have covered more than 800 kilomet-
ers 0S6 miles) on foot by rail and in
motor cars, under conditions of great
| strain and hardship. In cooperation
with Ukrainian troops, they have
freed a great part of the country from
looting bands. The Ukrainian govern
ment has restored quiet and order In
the regions which have been cleared
of the enemy
Recently there have been brought
in on the eastern front as prisoners,
/ three divisional staff officers. lSo
other officers and 2676 men. The num-
Der of prisoners and the amount OF
booty taken at Reval and Pskov can
not yet be estimated
According to dispatches from Pet
rograd, the red guards are resisting
the German atvance everywhere.
The Bolsheviki headquarters have
been transferred from the Smolny In
stitute in Petrograd toa military camp.
At this camp, 1t is reported, the work
men of the city are assembling en-
masse, carrying red banners, and
fighting detachments are being form
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-02-27
FIGHTS SEA go DAYS
N.ooat Chaser, Disabled, Had Been
Given Up a. Lost by Navy.

Given Up a. Lost by Navy.
Washington, Feb. 27.-Left alone
and helpless in mid-ocean when her
enginess became disabled in terrific
gale, an American-built submarine
chaser has reached the other side Of
the, Atlantic after being at the mercy
Of 1.-THE seas for thirty-nins days.
The chaser had been turned over to
the French government and was man
ned by a French crew.
The. safe navigation of the IT,.
craft into port is officially recognized
- one of the most remarkable naval
achievements of the war
+; The feat was accomplished by rig
Eing up a sail from bedcoverings.
Running bef"-e the wind a speed OF
two or thre~ . ITS an hour was made
under this means of p-opu' =ion.
A compass was the on'y nayigating
instrument on boa-d tie yes rel. The
commander of the crew was forced
to estimate his positions. A shortage
Of rations aggravated the hardships
before port was reached.
The. chaser End o-her units of the
convoy were evertrFen by storm on
January l. The little boat became
separated from its escort and being
adrift as the result Of its engines
breaking down, the mountainous
waves tossed it about Ike cork. 1t
was soon out of SIGHT Of cher ships.
A report that the chaser was miss.
ing was the only word Of it until
Secretary Daniels received q cable
message telling of its safe arrival in
q foreign port The boat virtually had
been given up for LIST, with its entire
crew of about tive ~ men.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-02-27
HUN RAIDER SINKS
II SHIPS INCRUISE
The Wolf Reaches Port With
400 Prisoners.
8 AMERICAN VESSELS LOST

The Teuton Auxiliary Cruiser Ravag-
ed the Southern Seas For Fifteen
Months.
Berlin, Feb. 27.-The admiralty has
issued the following official communi-
cation:
THE auxiliary cruiser Wolf has re-
turned home after fifteen months in
the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific
oceans.
welcome to the commander and con-
ferred the Order Pour lie Merite, to-
gether with a number of iron crosses,
or y officers and crew
The Wolf was commanded by
Frigate Captain Merger. 1t inflicted
the greatest damage, on the enemy's
shipping by the destruction Of cargo
space and cargo.
"She brought home more than 400
members of crews of sunken ships OF
various nationalities, especially nu-
merous colored and white British s1l-
diers. besides several guns captured
from armed steamships, and g eat
quantities of valuable raw materials,
such as rubber, copper brass, zinc,
cocoa beans, copra and SINH ar arti-
cles to the value Of many million
marks.
"The English cruiser Turritella,
which was captured In February. was
equipped as a second auxiliary cruis-
er and christened Itlis. she success
fully operated in the Gulf of Alden
under the command of the VOLTS first
officer, Lieutenant Captain Brands,
until confronted by British forces.
She was sunk by her own crew, num-
bering twenty-seven men, who are
prisoners in British hands.
This cruise of the Wolf, carried
out under most difficult circumstances,
with no base and no communication
with home, constitutes a unique
achievement"
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-02-27
NO EXTRA SESSION DECISION
Governor Considers Attitude OF Local
ontion Opponents -"Siunificant"

Governor Considers Attitude Of Local
Option Opponents -"sisnifieant."
Harrisburg, Pa. Feb. 27.-Nothing
has been decided concerning special
legislative session, Governor Brum-
baugh announced upon his return to
the capital after fortnight's absence
in Florida.
There are large number OF ques-
lions which have arisen and which ]
must consider before arriving at
conclusion" the governor explained.
MANY people writing me say that
they think the cry now Is for Penn
sylvania to ratify the prohibition
amendment. Some Of these are from
men who voted against local option
and who are now in favor Of the
amendment. regard this as signin
cant"
He said other subjects suggested IN
clude taking police out of politics.;
enlargement Of Philadelphia to in
clude parts of Bucks and Delaware
counties; mine cave legislation. and
reapportionment."
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-02-27
Japan TO ACT IN SIBERIA
Long Prepared Intervention Against
BoIshevike and Germans Expected.

Hardin, Feb. 27-The Japanese,
according 20 reliable authority, intend
to take action in Siberia at an early
date.
There are evidences they have long
been preparing to carry out this
move.
The situation in Siberia is consider
ed extremely grave, owing to the In.
ability of the Cossack general, Seine
noff. head of the nti-Bolsheviki move
ment in that vast territory, to obtain
allied support. He has appealed to
the Japanese.
General Semenoff's movement .
is officially recognized. A general
committee has been formed at Hardin,
which will act as a general staff, d.
vided into three departments-fnan-
cial. military and administrative. The
Russian consul, NJ. Popoff, has been
appointed chairman of the commit
tee.
+ Two thousand Germans have been
armed and are drilling at Irkutsl,
capital of the government of Irkutsk.
in eastern Siberia. According to an
official report received from foreign
consul, the Germans are making all
preparations to bring much larger
forces there
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-02-27
DON'T SCOLD, MOTHER!
THE CROSS CHILD Is
BILIOUS, FEVERSH
Look at tongue! If coated, clean Mt
tie stomach, liver, bowels.

Don't scold your frstful, pssvisA
child. See if tongue Is coated; this
is a sure sign its little stomach. Liver
and bowels are clogged with sour
waste.
When listless, pale, feverish, full
of cold, breath bad, throat sore,
doesn't eat, sleep or act naturally. has
stomachache, Indigestion, diarrhosa.
give a teaspoonful of California
Syrup of Figs" and in a few hours
all the foul waste, the sour bile ana
fermenting food passes out OF the
bowels and you have a well ana
playful child again. Children love
this harmless fruit laxative" and
mothers can rest easy after giving 1t.
because it never fails to make their
little 'insides" clean and sweet.
Keep it handy, Mother! A little
given today saves sick child tomor-
row, but get the genuine. Ask youi
druggist for bottle Of Cali
fornia Syrup of Figs" which
has directions for babies, children Of
all ages, and for grown-ups plainly
on the bottle. Remember there are
counterfeits sold here. so surely lsok
and see that yours is made by the
California Fig Syrup Company"
Hand back with contempt any other
fig syrup.-Adv.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-02-27
Spanish Ship Under Prize Crew.

Copenhagen, Feb. 27.-The Spanish
steamship Igotz Mendi, with Ger
man prize crew from the Pacific
ocean on board, is ashore near the
Skaw lighthouse Two of the prison
ers aboard are Americans.
The prisoners were taken from six
ships which were sunk. SeTSral had
been aboard the vessel eight months
while she cruised the Pacific.
twenty-five persons, including nine
women. two children and the two
Americans have been landed by life
boat from the Skaw.
The Danish authorities have intern
ed the German commander of the ship.
The prize crew refused to leave the
vessel.
There has been an epidemic of beri-
beri and scurvy on board.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-02-27
Hardly a Drugstore in the Land
That Does Not Sell This Remedy

appetite, a feeling of lassitude and
general weakening of the system. It
is then that you should promptly take
a few bottles of S. S. S., the great
blood purifier and strengthened. 1t
will cleanse the blood thoroughly and
build up and strengthen the whole
system. S. S. S. is sold by all drug
gists. Valuable information about the
blood supply can be had free by writ
ing to the Swift Specific Co., "a
Swift Laboratory. Atlanta. Ga.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-02-27
FATHER PRENDERGAST
DIES AT AGE OF IA
End Comes tooATchbishOp After
Long Illness.

Philadelphia, Feb. 27.-Archbishop
Edmond F. -Prendergast, head of tne
Catholic archdiocese of Philadelphia.
and metropolitan of the province OF
Pennsylvania, died at u. ,. = SEQ
pal residence Race street near Eigh-
teenth.
He was seventy-four years old ami
had been i'll for several weeks.
Bishop John ]. McCort was at the
prelates bedside and -ecited the pray
ers for the, dying. Others with the
archbishop when the end came were
his physician, DR.. Peter F. Moylan;
Rev. father Guldner, S. j., and all the
priests of the archepiscopal residence
and the cathedral residence.
Archbishop Prendergast was fifty
two years a priest, twenty years
bishop, and for nearly seven years
archbishop of the see Of Philadelphia
He was appointed archbishop by Pope
Plus X on May q, 1911, succeeding
Archbishop Ryan.
Kind and charitable, sympathetic
and eager to aid a splendid organizer
and church builder, he was true
shepherd to his flock, and his selec-
ton as archbishop met with favor
among both clergy and laity.
He was ALI inveterate foe of intern
perance, and was outspoken in his
opposition to intoxicating drink before
prohibition became popular" In 1908.
when he was then coadjutor to Arch
bishop Ryan, Bishop Prendergast
said:
IF it were not for the curse OF
rum there would no. b.
pover;y. Homes would be better pro
tected, and little children better
clothed and fed. Total abstinence is
what is needed"
While he was rector of st. Mala-
chy's church he never failede to i'm
press upon the children and parents
in the PARIS in his confirmation adj
dresses the importance of total alb
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-02-27
On the Market Half a Century.

When you are in perfect health,
and are enjoying strong and vigor--
Gus vitality, it is then that your blood
= free from all impurities.
You should be very careful and
rive heed to the slightest indication
q impure blood. A sluggish circula-
1ion s. often indicated by an impaired
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-02-27
JUST SOAP BOX STATESMEN
Trotzky and Lenine Shown Up
Charles A. Crane Indicates.

Washington. Feb. 27.-Charles A.
Crane, of Chicago, member Of the
American mission to Russia. was a
White House caller.
He called the collapse of Russia
catastrophe. but pronounced the peace
agreement with Germany as wholly
in effective.
"Trotzky and Lenine," said Mr..
Crane, have shown the world that
six months practice on a soap box
on the East Side of New York does
not At one to govern an empire. The
peace agreement might as we'll have
been signed in New York, so far as
its effectiveness is concerned"
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-02-27
"WILFUL SENATORS" SCORED
FiIibuster Destroyed Last Chance
For Peace" Saws Swanson

For Peace" Saws Swanson.
Washington. Feb. 27.-Senators who
participated in the fiibuster which. de-
feated the armed ship bill. last pes
sion, were assailed by Senator SD en-
son, Democrat. Virginia, in a speech.
He said they had destroyed the
last chance for peace" between the
United States and Germany. Bv this
action Germany was convinced, he
said, we did not have the courage to
defend our rights, and no injury she
could inflict would result in. warfare
This small group of wilful sena
tors" Senator Swanson declared,
were responsible for the creation of
thi sbelief in Germany. They deserve
severe condemnation for misrepre-
senting and thwarting at this critical
time the will of the American PEG
II
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-02-27
ed continually.

ed continually.
1t Is reported that the council OF
peoples commissioners, which forms
the BoIsheviki governing body. has
decided to remain at the Smolny IN
stitute. althcs h the military act1vl-
ties have been shifted elsewhere.
Blaring sirens awoke sleeping Pc
trograd, signifying to the inhabitants
that the Germans had entered Pskov.
The, blasts of the whistles also served
Is a summons to bein digging trench
"a for the defense of the capital
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-02-27
Housjno Bill Goes Through

Washington, Feft 27.-Fnaf action
was taken on the bill authorizing ex-
penditure of s5O.OOO,OO0 by the ship
ping board for housing facilities at
shipbuilding yards. The senate adopt
ed the conference report approved
last week by the house. The measure
now goes to President Wilson.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-02-27
Gas Explosion Kills Altoona Woman.

Altoona, Pa, Feb. 27.-Miss Eliza
beth Kolhenschlag, this city, was IA
tally burned by an explosion OF gas
in the cellar of her home and died
in a hospital Gas from broken
main had escaped into the cellar and
when the woman lighted a match tbs
explosion followed
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-02-27
Americans 70 Quit Moscow.

Washington. Feb. 81. - Arrange
mentsi have c:."n made to move the
Americans in Moscow to Samara.
500 miles to the east No immediate
occupation of Moscow by German
'roops is expected bit it was thought
..Ivisable to mov>.the America
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-02-27
4Ia Per Cent on New Loan.

Was Q tn Feb. 27.-"The next
Liberty l~~n will bear AZ per cent
interest" n~>~~s sentative Meeker. OF
Missouri. DO Q ed on the floor of the
house. 81 hove that information d.
rect" be said.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-02-27
IS OIL perrIcks Blown Down.

Lancaster, O., Feb. 27.-Thirty-fiva
oil derricks in the Bremen field in
this county were blown down by the
wind.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-02-27
CLERK AND $4,000 MISSING
Adams Express Company Searching
For MESSENGER

Pittsburgh, Pa, Feb. 27.-All the
energies of the entire force Of special
in Pennsylvania were concentrated on
the tracing of a clerk who disappear
ed late Saturday following the rob-
berry of approximately $4,000, while
was sent by the Bank of Pittsburgh to
the American Steel and Wire COM
psny's plant at Donora.
The money was to be used in max
ing up the plants payroll. P. H. Rob
bins, chief special agent of the COM
pany, arrived in Pittsburgh from Phil
adelphia to take charge Of the man
hunt