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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-07-29
Teeth to Blame.

The worst criminals seem to he the
teeth The Paris Medical takes a new
fling at them, blaming them for sins
usually charged to wronged. misiudgcd
tuberculosis. "Bnude insists that with
enlarged glands in the neck, the pri-
mary lesion should be sought in the
teeth, before incrimiYating the tu-
bercle bncllli. and urges that the physi-
clan should insist on the teeth being
put in order ms an Indispensable ele-
ment of whatever treatment he is in.
stituting."
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-07-29
Bear q Destroyer OF Salmon.

The bear is a great destroyer of sal.
mon. He is so faslidious that he will
eat only the salmon cheeks and will
consume one-third Of his weight in this
delicacy every day. When his hunger
Is satisfied he amnses himself by toss
ing the fish out on the banks. The
fish are in the stream to spawn. and
the egg destruction is by no means
insignificant.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-07-29

A business man rises to welcome his
wife or a woman friend or woman
relative who visits him at his office,
but he does not rise to greet his ste
nographer or other woman employees.
No business woman Is justified In re-
senting this distinction. The custom
cannot he construed to mean that the
man does not respect his women EN-
ployees highly. It simply means that
In the business world, as nowhere
else, women and men are all human
beings working together. aud on much
the same plane of courtesy.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-07-29
rIqntlnd Doors.

All the doors should swing high
enough from the floor to clear any
rugs placed near them, And they
should be placed 50 that they will not
jam against one another. | know Of
TWO doors In house that persist in
locking knobs Just as two angry bulls
lock horns in mortal comhat--or is il
deer that do thisf And When these
doors are in that position. you can't
get out, but have to back out, 20
around another way and separate
them. We don't intend having any
doors like that in this Harry
!. Shumway, in House Beautiful.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-07-29
Women Soldiers in China.

China had women soldiers long be-
fore they We're known in Russia. Dur
ing the Tae Ping rebellion, 1890.
women rs well as men served in the
ranks. In Marking, in 1873, nm army
of 100000 women was recruited. They
We're divided into brigadeS Of 1900
each and were commanded by women
officers.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-07-29
TRACE ENEMY WIRE
TO NEW JERSEY HUN

New York. July % Enemy com
municaton with German submarines,
which have been iniesting the Allan
tic coast is believed by federal Of
ficals to have been revealed by the
arrest today of Bruno Opperman. a
native Of SaXony, Germany, and the
discovery OF a fully equipped wire.
less outfit on a remote farm IN the
Passaic- Rutherford section of New
Jersey
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-07-29
Had Never Met.

When p. T. Barnum was at the head
Of his great moral show" it was his
rule to send complimentary tickets 10
clergymen, and the custom is con
tinued to this day. Not long after
the Rev. DR.. Walker succeeded to the
pastorate OF the Rev. DR.. Hawks in
Hartford, there came to the parsonage
addressed to Dr. Hawks, tickets for
the circus, with the compliments Of
the famous Snowman Dr. Walker
studied the tickets for moment, and
then remarked
"Dr. Hawks is dead and Mr.. Bdrnum
Is dead, evidently they haven't met"
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-07-29
ALLIES MAY MAKE
A LOAN TO CHINA

Washington July 29-The L, S. has
taken the first steps towards an allied
loan to China. ii was announced to-
day Bankers who have had expert
ence in the orient have been called to
WASHINGTON and asked to become in
terested in the loan.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-07-29
SOCIETY NOTES

g g p
large supply of helmet and scot
yarn is on hand al the Red Cross
headquarters and all those wishing
20 knit can receive their parn any
afternoon al the headquarters on the
fourth door OF the court house
y 9 8
Mrs. Jason Richardson Jr.. enter
tanned the members OF the Phiilea
Club on Saturday afternoon at her
home on Illinois ave The afternoon
was spent playing cards. three tables
which were placed on the lawn in the
shade were filed. Late in the after
noon dainty refreshments were served
by the hostess This was the last
meeting of the club this year. the meet.
ines being postponed until September
when the annual club picnic will be
held. The ladies have turned their
prize fund into a war benefit fund, and
ten dollars was put into the War Chest
and ten used to purchase War Savings
'stamps. Mrs. Isabel OCOnOr Wash
ington a former member OF the club
who has been living in New Zealand
was present for this meeting.
q b .
A large number OF people attended
the Daughters of Isabella initiation
in LaSalle yesterday afternoon al
which time degrees were conferred on
nine delegates Miss Mary Dralle. OF
this city. acted as lectureress and
Rose Kelly, OF Springfield, state sec
rotary. was in LaSa.le to assist with
the ceremonies The degrees were
conferred by the LaSale degree
|, staff At O'Clock delicious ban
quet was served at the Harrison Motel
and very fine program OF, toasts was
given
More than 100 Of the members O
Chicago Daughters of Isabella or
ganizarions held y nicnic and outing
yesterday at starved RoCk Inc party
came down on special ears in tbs
morning and spent the day eXplorn!
the park. A very fine picnic luncheon
was served at moor. and the party re
: turned to Chicago in the evening
g, . .
I The Madison Street Evangelical
i Sunday school will hold their annua
: picnic tomorrow afternoon and even
ing at Mckinley park The children
p will 20 ont in the afternoon and
7. very fine picnic supper VIII oe serve
:. at $50 O'Clock A program OF sport
and games has been arranged for IN
:, afternoon
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-07-29
A Vast Number,

The Rev. DR.. Joseph Parker Of the
City Temple London, once had col.
lection. to the announcement OF which
he added with deep pathos:
"Widows and orphans viii not be
expected TO contribute"
A few Sundays later there was an
other collection for the same object.
This time" said the preacher,
widows and orphans will not be ex-
empt; for no battle ever made SO
many widows and orphans as the an.
nouncement made on the previous
Sunday"
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-07-29
Hardly Equal To It.

DR. Arnold was paying visitfo one
Of his patients a young mother
s. You must let the baby have one
cows milk to drink every day, Mrs.
Burrell," he said,
very well, doctor, if YOU say so,
OF course | will" replied the perplex-
ed young woman, but | really don't
see how he is going to hold it all"
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-07-29
A Chop House

Mr.. Wayback Be yew The waiter?"
Waiter-"Yes, sub. What is 1t
subj"
Mr.. Way back-"Dw yew know. I've
been wonderin' all along why they
called these places chop houses. |
know now. win YOU please bring me
an ak? | want tew cut this here
steak"
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-07-29
CHICAGO MARKETS

Chicago market report furnished to
the Free Trader-Journal by W. l..
Etnyre, member of Chicago Board OF
Trade, Moloney building. phone 1O4l'
Correspondent Lamson Bros. & TO-,
Chicago
Wheat
July -. 1.54 154is 1.52h 1.52M
Aug. 49, 1.54h 1.55 l.52A 1.52$
oats--
July 49,, 70 7GA 74% TAN
Aug. -. TON 7o% s9% ssh
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-07-29
All Harmonious

Nanele-"I hear there was dstur-
bance at tn meetin' last night"
Flummery-"Ye heard wrong, thin;
for whin MCGOWAN hit tn chairman
in the eye we threw him out O. the
windy a n that stopped all trouble
Oh no, everything was harmonious
an quiet"
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-07-29
Woman's Club.

There vii be a board meeting OF
the w0mans club on Friday, July 80
at 3 o'clock at Library hall Members
in arrears will kindly pay back dues
at this time.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-07-29
Its Kind.

"They say that at marriages In the
future there will be strictly Ameri-
can wedding march.
~ suppose it will be something on
the order of two-Step.'
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-07-29

Specials for Tuesday, July 30, 1918.
one day only. Round steak. 2lc;
pork chops. 25c. Wiley's Sanitary
Cash Market, 22S Main street, OF.
tawa, Ill.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-07-29

| HAVE a lot, 56xloo, jus, off Cot,
gress street in Eastwood. or Guf
films subdivision. al the end of Con
eress street Fred Sapp and Oscar
Kroehnke look ont of their Window
ana admire my fine growing spuds
but | will sell at si0O and it Is Il
snap,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-07-29
Dish Rso Materials.

FOR SALE-at Wendel's Bakery, so
pound -four sacks for dish towels
10c each
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-07-29
To See Ia to Believe.

"If I come In your yard will your
dog bite me?' asked Weary Willie.
"Tm not certain. mister" replied the
woman Of the house, ''but the man who
sold him to us says that he'll chase Il
tramp 10 miles without stopping. But
I'm not going TO believe II TN see II
One."--People's Home Journal
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-07-29
Dish Rag Materials.

FOR SAlE-at Wendels Bakery, 30.
pound -four sacks for dish towels.
l0c each
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-07-29
paradoxicaI.

S0uabs-What made poor Griggsby
so light headedf
Souibbs-Well, there are differences
of opinion, but he attributes 1t to heavy
thinking.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-07-29

! HAVE a fine residence. S12 Pear
street, for sale; POSSESSION second
Week in August; after that II Is
rented; owned by nonresident Price
reasonable; almost any kind Of terms
with some cash down. r b Farrell
Tel GlS-W.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-07-29

FOR SALE Two fire Little cottages,
1917 and 1923 West Madison street;
rcwly remodeed ana decorated; one
three roms enc ionr rooms; eight
foot cellars with cement walls and
floor; cement walks inside and ou},
electric light gas, city water VIII
carry large loan to wight parties. +,
b Farrell, Tel. t4S-N.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-07-29

WANTED To buy a second.h ~
buggy Call County9O35.3 rings.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-07-29

WANTED aborers, Ace per hour
Herriek Clay Mfg Co, Tel. 903S-3
The Washington herald., 1918-08-10
For Humanity's Sake.

Uncle Sam needs nurses-sked, brave, kindly,
sympathetic, patriotic women.
thousand must volunteer each week-dedicate
their efforts to the cause, consecrate their lives
harbingers of healing, messengers of mercy.
When declared the recruiting offices
were beseiged by men eager to sell their lives at
the highest price possible, reckoned by dead Ger
mans.
Before the break, thousands had poured across
via Canada-for humantys sake.
Coluriba's women will not be outdone by Uncle
Sans men.
For humanity's sake they will come forward un-
der that sacred insgnia-The Red Cross!
OF what avail is stretcher-bearer's bravery or
ambulance drivers heroic risk if there be not ready
hands, soft hands, tender touch, deft fingers and
swift, to minister and stanch, bandage and soothe,
comfort and caress?
They are dying over there because you over
here, sweethearts and sisters of Uncle Sans SOL
diers!
Come-go! Bathe, lave, cauterize, encourage,
cheer, heal and make we'll the boys with gaping
wounds. lost limbs, waiting, waiting in agony for
the operation and anesthetic, treatment and aten-
ton impossible without your help!
Give hope back to desolate spirits repay sacrifice
in the one way you can-regster. Speed to those
lads and bring back to them, nurse back to them,
give back to them-the life they so willingly endan-
gered for you. q
The Washington herald., 1918-08-10
A Million of Yankees in Line!

"1ll stand more nonsense from you,
When I've finished with England and France,
My plans are all made and they won't be delayed,
For they were carefully made in advance"
That was the Kaiser's proud boast to Gerard,
And he thought it was all very fine,
But what thinks he of his brag and his boast
With million of Yankees in line!
If that force is too small to stay his mad hand,
We will add to that million in line,
Our boys are all ready and willing to CO.
And they'll march clear through to the Rhine.
When the Kaiser threatened our man in Berlin,
With what he intended to do,
He woke up the thought of what he had done,
The foulest of crimes shown under the sun,
And the guilt is all his, for he knew.
He knew that far out the stormy sea,
Was mark for his merciless hate,
He struck foul blow, most cowardy one,
he knew it murdr, but he ordered it DONE
And he sent the ship down to its fate.
The Lusitania lies deep in her ocean bed,
But her cry has ascended to Heaven
In the roar Of our guns and the clashing of steel
WIN the final answer be given.
LOUIS AELIuS =.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-10
U. S. A. Storage Plant.

Every winter the people Of this country have
been gouged by exorbitant food prices. This was
made possible by the system Of private storage
plants near large marketing eenters. The indyid-
ual who controlled the storage plant controlled our
winters food He could open close the doors
OF the plant, letting out withholding food as he
pleased. By skillful manipulation of these doors
he was able to create fictitious food shortage and
a consequent increase In the cost of living
Storage plants necessary. So, too, is it
necessary that storage plants be outside the control
of food gamblers. This seems to have been i'm
possible under private ownership of storage plants
Obviously the thing to do Is to take them out
of private hands.
This the government has started to do. Just
recently Uncle Sam bought large tract of land
Chicago, Americas greatest food distributing
center and will put up mammoth food warehouse,
with. ice plant, tracking facilities, and all This
will be used in storing food for army and navy.
1t will be only small cog in the system of gov
ernment storage plants as mapped out.
Until the war ends this and other government
storage plants will be used for army and navy
needs
After the war, why can't the government go on
running these food storage plants, using them as
lever with which to regulate food prices and a
club hold the heads Of food dealers who are
inclined to speculate in the things eat?
That would help fill the market basket.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-10
RESOURCES AND DEBTS:
Americas -Ger1nany's

Pessimistic Americans who view
with alarm our increasing national
obligations may derive . great deal
OF comfort from q comparison Of
the financial condition Of the United
States contrasted with that Of Ger
many.
The total resourees Of the United
States are estimated at about $780,
00o. 100000; our annual earnings are
estimated at about $50, 600. 900 900.
Our national debt including the Third
Liberty, Loan. may be put around
sI2. .ooo. 900, 900.
Before the war our government
was spending about $1,000. 900, 600 a
year. When the war IL ended, interest
charges, less the interest collected
from our loans to our allies, govern
ment insurance expenses. and other
necessary expenditures growing out
Of the war may conservatively be
estimated at something like 81, l,O0o,-
100000. We are confronted, there
fore. when peace comes. with rails
ing only a couple OF billion a year
revenue, q slight task for a nation
Of such tremendous wealth, capac-
ity and resources.
The resources Of Germany before
the war were estimated to be sso,-
ooo. 100000. The annual expendi-
lures then of the imperial govern
ment were about $500, 900. 900. Her
debt now 10 $4,000. .oo0, 900 and her
The Washington herald., 1918-08-10
Steer Clear.

In their journey from the body of one victim to
the body of a prospective victim the germs which
cause typhoid fever travel certain well-known,
well-dehned paths or routes
Z These routes are FIVE in number-contact water,
milk, food and flies.
In the private filth route of contact the human
hand is the greatest agency which carries the
germs; the fingers become soiled and carry the
germs direct to the mouth or to the food that
later reaches the mouth
Water becomes the route of infection through
pollution with infected sewage
Milk becomes infected usually by contact with
soiled hands infected water
Flies obtain infection by eating infected dis
charges They carry the germs both on their feet
and IN their stomachs
So you see one may steer reasonably clear of the
typhoid germ by keeping his hands Clean his water
and milk pure, his food wholesome and swatting
the fly
The Washington herald., 1918-08-10

resources and man power have beer
severely impaired. After the wal
she 10 confronted with additional ex.
penditures growing out Of the wal
totaling some $4,000. .0oo, 900.
The interest OF her war debt, ever
81 the debt grows no LARGER. will b.
about $500. 900, 900. Although shs
Il niggardly in her pensions 70 pri.
vate soldiers and their families, 81.
OO0, O0O. 900 q year would hardly sui.
fee TO pay even small pensions ts
her injured and the families Of hen
soldiers who have been killed. Hei
war debt must be paid some time
and a sinking fund OF s per cent
would add $500. 100000 to her an.
nual taxation. Here is a total in.
crease of $1,000, 100000 all due TO tn,
war.
OF course both the United statef
and Germany may greatly increast
their debts. but the increases wiz
not change the relative situations.
The German government laf
drained the German people Of theiI
gold, even their Jewels and heir.
looms. and yet the Imperial Bank a
Germany now has but little over
boo.ooo.o0o OF gold in its vaults
The United States has made no spe.
cial EFFORT TO obtain gold, has mad,
no call upon the people for the pre.
cious metal, and yet today has in itI
Treasury vaults practically y s0a.
J 600. 900 Of gold coin and bullion.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-10
Honor's Roll.

we have talked so much about our "sons" going
70 war and fighting battles that we have got
Yen the notion that they're all young fellows But
they're not Some fathers. And at least one
IS grandfather. This soldier with grandchildren
IS James A. House, OF Clinton, Mont
Soldier House enlisted, for being a grandfather,
ne was too old to receive selective service call
MS son put on khaki Uniform and marched away
That made House rather lonesome He too
wanted to get into the fight What his son could
do he could do And being possessed of the
youth (young for grandfather) and the physical
qualifications that make eligible for place
m Uncle Sans army, he was readily accepted for
the Engineers Replacement Company
mighty proud was Grandfather House
when he made the rounds kissing his dozen grand
children gOodbz He has the right 70 be proud.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-10

other parts OF the ship will be beIs
srickly accountable 10 the police on.
Ger and 20 the army oficer actins
as sanitation Officer for the propeI
performance Of their duties"
These and other regulations we-,
promula gated by the surgeon genera,
OF the navy. The senior naval sur.
geon Is responsible for the sanitation
Of the ship and for the routine car,
Of all men who are sick enough ts
require treatment other than first aid
Advancement is made for the co-opea.
ton Of the medical officers Of tho
army aboard and members OF tR
army hospital and sanitation corps.
Special order No. 1856.
231. The appointments Of the fol,
lowing-named officers TO the grsd'
Of major. Field Artillery. nationa!
army, with rank from July 3. 1915
are announced:
To be majors: Capts. William q
Crane. jr-. Field Artillery: John z
McMlhon. jr.. Field Artillery.
Majs. Crane and Mcmahon are 5.
signed 10 the Officers Trainins
Camp. Camp Taylor. KY. and viii
join with the least practice BILE de.
lay.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-10
"Wayes of Hate" +"

The Optimistic League" hopes to win this
by rolling of hate into Germany. This
is the plan:
Twice day the leagues optimists shall, at
designated hour, intellectually grit their
teeth stamp their feet and simultaneously wish dire
things for the Germans.
The league proposes to mentally electrocute"
the enemy.
We wish this could be done. 1t would be ever
much cheaper in men and money.
But wishes not horses and waves Of hate
can't compete with waves OF poison gas and Krupp
cannon.
If that "Optmistic League" really wants to help
win the war it can do more by hoeing corn dig
ging potatoes, buying thrift stamps, and making
munitions than by grtting teeth and stamping feet
Instead of using perfectly good time in concocting
of hate, it better to dedicate those min
utes to work
We can't win this with waves Of hate" nor
by telling what we'd do to the Kaiser if we caught
him. The only things which will win the war are
Work. save, fight!
The Washington herald., 1918-08-10
u. S. Doughboy's Initiative.

Herbert Corey. war correspondent.
who has received special permission to
accompany American troops at the
front. says in Everybody's for August
American boys in France are deyel-
oping into top-notch soldiers. They
have the spirit Of initiative that only
first-class soldiers have. II il were
necessary to bring proof in support.
thousand stories might be told.
There Is the yarn OF the intelligence
officer. for example, who found the
Germans had an electrified wire In
their protective entanglements. The
next night he crept out with an IN
sulated wire. hooked on to the elec-
triied line. and would have lighted his
dugouts with German electricity II
his OUTFIT had not moved that day"
The Washington herald., 1918-08-10
J. Army and Navy NeyN:
6..Z. .Ak-.,~-----AA \
Best Service Column in the Civ

Secretary Daniels has commend
ed Richard Edward Ryeberg. chief
carpenters mate, Z. S. ", for his
promptness and good Judgment on
July 2. when a fire occurred in the
Naval Hospital Dispensary. Norfolk,
Va.
The medical officer reports that.
Notwithstanding the intense heat
from the turpentine fire, Ryeberg,
seizing a nearby fire extinguisher,
plunged through the smoke. and aft
er emptying its contents went back.
with a second extinguisher, and
succeeded in quelling the fire be-
fore the first stream Of water could
be turned upon IL.
Ryeberg enlisted at Charleston, s.
G.. December S. 1915: wife Mrs
Richard E. Ryeberg. Newport, R. 1.
To safeguard the health Of Ameri-
can soldiers on the transports go-
ing to France, strict medical and
sanitary precautions are taken.
These are set forth in regulations
( adopted by the bureau of medicine
and surgery OF the navy.
Before embarking a thorough ex-
animation OF troops is made by army
| medical officers to eliminate the
! sick. Within five days Of sailing
the commanding officer of troops
submits to the senior naval surgeon
a statement that all his men have
received protective vaccinations, and
II they have not, he designates the
pen to be vaccinated.
After embarkation all troops must
spend at least an hour and a half
! daily on deck. each man bringing
his blankets to be aired. Comman-
ding officers must see to it that their
men receive thirty minutes of phy-
slcal exercise during this period.
The men are expected to stay in
the open as much as the weather
will permit.
All men and their effects must
be inspected twice weekly by medi-
cal and commanding officers to de-
tect the sick and make sure thai
the men are observing the rules of
hygiene. The men sleep head and
point to prevent, as far as pos
sloIe, the spread of infection by
coughing. The officers are instruct
ed to see that the men sleep with
proper coverings and that they dc
not sleep on deck or elsewhere un-
less properly protected.
Men are not permitted to close the
ventilators or otherwise interfere with
1he now OF air. They are not per-
nltted to- eat food in berth spaces.
FOOD Is not served in rooms or other
unauthorized places, unless so ordered
oy the senior naval surgeon in case
OF sickness. Guards are stationed dav
and night at drinking fountains and
other points TO enforce cleanliness.
Splitting on deck is strickly forbid
den. Every man must take a shower
bath daily and change his undercloth-
ing at least once during the voyage.
Cleaning details for troop spaces and