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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-04-08
City and Vicinity
News

Mr.. and Mrs. Holaon and daughter
leila Of Dayton were Ottawa visitors
Saturday.
Nell Burns Of Joliet spent the week
end visiting relatives in this city.
William Brown Of Dayton was an
Ottawa business visitor Saturday.
Mrs. willis Ham and mother Mrs.
Ada NJ. White went to Chicago sat
urday for short visit.
Mrs. NJ Iarteman of Wedron visit
cd friends In Ottawa Saturday.
Harold Cunningham. OF Chicago ar
rived in Ottawa Saturday for a short
visit with relatives
Mrs. George Halligan and Mrs.
Richard Halligan have returned to
their home In Chicago after spending
week with their mother-in-law. Mrs'
n. NJ. Halligan on Superior stree.
/ Attorney Cadet Jones OF atrea'or'
was an Ottawa visitor today.
Mrs. Alice Flske Clark o. Chicago
IL visiting Attorney Duncan McDon
cal! and wife in this city.
Charles Donoghue Of La Sale. vas
AN Ottawa business visitor today.
Capt. Taylor Strawn of ca NJ Grant
spent the week end with his nsrents
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester ii. 3traun II
this city.
] Miss Harriet Kruse OF Au-)'& s,r n
the week end with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. II. G. Kruse in Ottawa.
John Dubbs OF Mendoza was an OF
tawa visitor today.
Miss Iva Hensel of Princeton. il
spending a few days at the home o
Mr.. and Mrs. II. G. kruse in this city
; Mrs. William keheler and Mrs
William SOntag, went to Chicago yes
terday 10 visit few days with rela
lives.
Attorney b. Harry Reck Of Men
: dota was an Ottawa visitor today.
:. Mr.. and Mrs. F. s. Keller au'
), daughter, Mildred. and Mr.. and Mrs
I W. II. Court and Miss knutson. mt
tored to Aurora and spent the da
G yesterday
q Thomas Belrose and Wayne Belros
! went to Chicago this morning on
short visit,
/ Judge W. II. limbaugh went I
:. Chicago this morning on shor- vi:
\ it.
!. Harry Boyle left this morning fo
|. Chicago for a short trip.
= Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Sinnott ar
o spending the day in Chicago.
, Miss Marie Duffy went to Chicag
9 today for short visit.
/. Miss Mary Miller returned to he
C home in Chicago today, after spen
o ing the past three weeks visitin
b friends and relatives in Ottawa.
VI Miss Freda Mathieson went TO Oh
, cago this morning for a visit vii
u friends.
y Mr.. and Mrs. II. w. johnson wei
Is to Chicago this morning 10 visit. The
Q. daughter. Mrs. Herbie Johnson Gflc
IS W. ". Springhorn Is in CnlcGgo {
!e a business trip.
e Mr.. and Mrs. George O'Donnell al
n family and Mr.. and Mrs. Leo O'D0
70 nell and family OF Chicago, drove
n Ottawa yesterday for visit at Il
home Of William Keheler
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-04-08
Notice to Contractors.

Sealed proposals will be received on
Wednesday, April II, at o'clock p.
m. for certain work including gate
way at county home; brick eistern a.
county home and fercing at detent' III
home. All according 10 information
and plans VII \ may he procured IT
the Office Of Jason f. Richardson. VI.
architect, SOS Central Life Bldg, OF
tawa, Illinois.
The right is reserved TO reject any
and all bids.
NJ. !. CHARLEY,
Chair. Bldg, Com.
Ottawa, Illinois, April 6. 1918.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-04-08
Couldn't Josh Him

Coming fresh from the country. a
youth had Just procured a position III
a city grocery. As he had been
warned that the city folks would Josh
him because he was iron the. country
he was very cautious. One day a girl
entered the store.
u should like to sci some birdseed
please she said.
Confident that he had detected a
"josher,' the youth answered with a
smile:
No, YOU cant Josh me. Birds
grow lroln eggs. not seeds
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-04-08
THIRD NIFTY. CHIEF
FAILS TO PASS j. s.
DEFICIENCY TESTS
col. GREENE MAY LOSE POST AT
HEAD OF LOCAL" REGIMENT
LIEUT.. COL. BRoGUNlER ALSO
SLIPS UP ON EXAMS,

Camp. Logan, Houston. Tex April
S.--But six of the twelve high com.
nissiOned officers sent from the 33d di-
vision to the brigade and regimental
officers school at San Antonio sue.
cessfully passed their examinations.
The other six are now before eff,
cheney boards in San Antonio. Two
Of them-Col. Greene and 1t. Col
Brogunier. of the l29th, formerly the
| Third. were unable to get by" the
examiners.
I Known as "old Pepperbox."
Lieut.. Col James NJ Eddy. l3lsl
infantry.
/ Maj. f. c. Gale. l3lst infantry.
Mai. Albert l.. Hart, 1920 infantry.
Maj. Edward J. Lang, unassigned
adiutant of the 65th infantry brigade
Maj. Lang is from Paris, ILL.,
/ Maj z. c. Thornton. l29th infan
try. Maj. Thornton is a Spanish wal
veteran, and was a captain of the 81
Illinois,
Six Fail 10 Pass.
The officers who did not return, ant
who, failing to pass their examinations
are still in San Antonio before tn
efficiency boards, are:
Col. Charles H. Greene of Aurora
commanding the l29th infantry. Col
Greene was formerly with the ID in
, fantry, l. n. G.
Col. Frank S. Wood. .commandini
The l30th infantry. Col Wood, fol
, merl yof the 9Th regiment, l. n, G
figured recently in a clash with Bril
| Gen. Henry II. Hill over the breakin
, up OF the regiment
Lieut.. Col. Elijah 2. Clayton. 1906
. infantry.
) Lieut.. Col. Arthur d. Rem of CHI
g cago, 1921 infantry. Col. Rem va
. formerly with the "a regiment of In
A state troops.
Q Lieut.. Col. William H. Brogunier {
;. Rockford. 10th infantry.
Il Maj. W. +. Hoiuyille, l32d infal
Try. Maj. Hoinville was formerly vii
:. The I'd Illinois infantry. He is
i Spanish war veteran and enlisted
p the LIST Illinois Cavalry In 1884.
Illinois Hardest Hit.
y The class of which the 33d di,
sion officers were a part was con
i, posed of l22 brlgadier and regiment
g officers. Of which the infantry bran
g furnished sixty-eight. Out Of Il
!. class nineteen Of the officers fail
:. to pass and were ordered before 81
cheney boards. Illinois was the har
II est hit of any division, furnishing $
6. Of the nineteen.
!, The 33d division artillery office
q are still at Fort Sill. their examin
lions not yet having been given.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-04-08
Didn't Want Roll Butter

Mrs. Gibbs had only recently re.
turned from her honeymoon trip and
was enjoying the delightful novelty OF
marketing one morning.
"Oh, yes, and wish some butter,
loo, please" she added, as she was
about 10 leave the store.
Roll butter, ma'am?" Queried The
clerk.
NO returned she, promptly. we
wish 10 cat il on toast My husband
doesn't care for rolls
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-04-08
The Best Riaht

A Judge, 4 military officer and a
priest applied for lodging al an inn
where there was only one spare bed,
SO the landlord had to decide.
Il have lain in garrison for fifteen
years ~ BiT,' said the officer.
Il have sat as a judge for twenty
years in Dublin" said the judge,
And have stood in the ministry
tor twenty-five years al Nayan," said
The priest.
That settles the question" said the
landlord. "The aged priest has stood
Tor twenty-five years, so he has the
best right to the bed"
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-04-08
Just Like Him.

An elderly gentleman went into a
Photographic studio and asked to see
the proofs Of picture recently taken
Of the young man whose name he
gave. They were handed 10 him az a
matter OF course and lie examined
them critically. He seemed pleased
and finally said.
These are Of my SON. This one is
a remarkably good photo Of hint is
very like him indeed. Has he paid for
ii yet?'
No, sir,' sad The photographer,
not yet
"Ab," said the elderly gentleman,
very like him indeed
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-04-08
CHICAGO MARKETS

Chicago market report furnished 70
the Free Trader-lournal by W. l..
Etnyre, member OF Chicago Board OF
Trade, Moloney building, phone lOi1.
Correspondent Lamsou BROS. d Co.,
Chicago.
Corn Open High. Low. Close.
May .. l.96ss l.27h l.26% l.27A
Oats
May "@ S5% sea- S5,a S61s
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-04-08
SUMMER SCHOOL
FOR JUVENILES

Prof Willis will open his Summer
school for children age TO 10 years.
next Saturday. April 10. at o'clock.
at Willis Academy. Regular school
and reception Thursday evening
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-04-08
Notice..

VIII the person who took gentle.
mans umbrella with the monogram {.
W. s., from Gapen's drug store Satur
DAY return same TO Keelcr G. kronke's
iewerly store and get their umbrella
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-04-08
DELINQUENT TAX LIST

Copies Of the weekly rree Trader
Journal containing the Delinquent Tax
list tor La Sale county can now DO
obtained Order now before ex.
haustcd Single copies - cents
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-04-08
Presbyterian Church

yesterday mornings service was
devoted to the work OF temperance
reform. Mr. Collier. Il representative
OF the Anti-Saloon League. was pres.
ent and told of the great progress that
has been made in removing this .;redt
curse from the state. Among other
things he said that seven cighths of
the state is now without saloons: that
htty.eight Of the one hundred and two
counties are entirely dry; that twenty.
eight states of the Union are dry ard
these will very soon ratify the pro-
roSel amendment to the fedora, con.
s'ltuiion, lnd that If the eleven states
that have ratified the proposed amend.
ment live are wet states. SO adding the
five to the twenty-eight We have thir.
ty'three, and when thirty.six states
have taken favorable action on the
question then it BECOMES part of
our constitution.
In the evening Rev. j. +. VonckA
the pastor. preached on THE Future
Of the Church" He told Of the in
terest that has been aroused by this
question; how it was discussed by tn,
Religious Congress held at Pittsburgh
last October, and how the press anC
pulpit has given much attention &
it. The pastor took the position thai
the future Of the church is dependen
upon its efficiency in its great two
fold work Outstanding the ind
vidual and the society.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-04-08
Famous Writer Poor PhysjcIsn

Schiller, the author Of civilian
TELL" was medical officer ia the prus
sian guard before be found his profes.
sion irksolne. He proved to be Q very
incompetent physician and was e.
PEELED from his regiment
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-04-08
Mystc Workers.

Regular meeting Of the Mystic
Workers ut X. Of p. ball, Oh Tuesday
evening, April 9th, a. 7;i5 o'clock.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-04-08
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY
(Maill want add section page tiYe.D

FOR RENT or . furnished rooms
for light housekeeping Modern
conveniences. G23 Illinois avenue.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-04-08

LOS'r--At Boa Club Saturday after.
noon. small purse containing about
$40. Finder please notify Vera Shook,
Redd!cks Library
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-04-08

WANTED Maid at the Illinois Valley
Hospital. $50 per mo. board and
room
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-04-08

LOST--Pockctbook containing sum Of
money. Liberal reward to finder.
Notify this Office
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-04-08

FOR RENT S-room house. modern
improvements. located in Center OF.
tawa, on t. Washington street. In
auirc Arthur II Colwcll. Phone 49,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-04-08

W.NNTEr-McE for assembling de-
partment. machine shop aud stock
room. Apply Supt j. e. Porter Co,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-04-08

FOR RENT room house. All mod
ern. Located in East Ottawa. Pos.
session at once. $500. z. b. Graham,
Moloney Bldg. Phone 3S5W.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-04-08

FOR SALE 5-passenger Chcy0irlct
: touring car, 1917 model, AL condi-
ton Cheap VIII demonstrate, In.
Quirc NJ, Free Trader.Journal.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-03-21

High winds are reported today at many points along the trail.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-03-21
NIPPLES TAKE PLACE COTTON

AMSTERDAM: Kettle fiber, as a substitute for other textile material seems to have come to stay in Ger many. The government bureau en- trusted with the "nettle exploitation in a circular eulogizes the grammar school of Lansberg, the pupils of which collected large amount of net, tie stalks, and says eff every school in Germany did the same we should be easily able to dispense with Am erican cotton" The government circu- lar at the same time urges all towns and communes in Germany to plant nettles, as processes have been per, fected to such degree that the fin. ished article not only replaces, but excels cotton"
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-03-21

W. II. Rogers. mediator and con- cilliator of the Department of Labor and J. Grant of the Locomotive Bro therhood in Seattle, who will repre- sent the Cordova train and engine men in the arbitration of their dis pute with the Copper River Railroad left Seattle Saturday on the steam ship Alaska en route for Cordova. The trainmen of the Copper River railway have asked for more wages. and the matter has been put up to the board of arbitration.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-03-21
BABY CARRIAGES AND CYCLES
 IN ITALY BRING BIG PRICE

ROME: Baby carriages and boys bicycles are now selling secondhand at nearly double the price of a new article before the war. While the av- craze price of secondhand mans bicycle in $50 to $40, an old boys bicycle easily brings $50 and at that few are offered for sale. Factories that before the war turned out baby carriages and bicycles are now work ing day and night on war materials.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-03-21
NOTICE

By order of the Attorney General of the United States:
 All Germans who have not taken out their full citizenship papers must report to the postmaster between the dates of March 18th and 23rd and be registered.
 Aliens will give strict attention to this notice as any alien who fails to register will be prosecuted. if U. s. Marshal.
 F. R. BRENNEMAN,
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-03-21

The city of Cordova has followed the example of Valdez and approp- riated $500 to build float for small boats. Cordova is working hard for the Ellamar and upper-Sound trade and it behooves our citizens to work hard to hold it.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-03-21

Jas. L. Galen, proprietor of the AL aska Transfer Company, who recently had his big auto truck smashed by 8 switch engine at Cordova has been forced to go to Chitina to buy horses to do the work done by the truck.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-03-21

by students, it is supposed of the cefe- brated Giotto and covered over in
 1880, after the Black Death pest of that year when the walls of many hundreds of churches in Italy were
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-03-21
TWO KILLED ON TRACK

CASCADE LOCKS, Ore: Mrs. A. D. ventress and Herman Light of this place, were killed tonight by a train on the Oregon Washington Railway and Navigation Company line while walking on the track near here. They were beneath umbrellas and failed to notice the approaching train until too late.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-03-21

The Lighthouse Canning Company of Cordova has begun the erection of two- story warehouse 40x7O feet near the City Dock. Sixty-five men and women will be employed in the cannery, all of whom will be Cor dovans.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-03-21

The Pinnacle Rock Canning Con- pany at Cordova will start it's new clam cannery plant this week. All ma chinery has been installed and com fortable quarters fitted up for the crew.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-03-21
PORTRAITS OF DANTE
 FOUND IN ITALY

RIMINI, Italy: Portraits of ltaly's two greatest poets Dante and Pet rarch, have been discovered in the church of St. Augustine. The likeness es represent the poets in the youth and form part of large fresco paint ing made in the fourteenth century
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-03-21

whitewashed independent of the art istic value of the frescoes. It is stated they they will be preserved in order to settle disputes as to the appear ance of the two poets when young.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-03-21

Eight-six degrees below zero Is the coldest weather recorded in the in- terior this winter. At many points this temperature prevailed for nearly a week.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-03-21

The freighters Ketchikan and La touche are in the sound with cargoes of coal for industrial concerns.
Cheyenne record., 1918-05-02
THE LATEST IMPORTANT DIS
PATCHES PUT INTO SHORT,
CRISP PARAGRAPHS.
STORY OF THE week
SHOWING THE PROGRESS OF
EVENTS IN OUR OWN AND
FOREIGN LANDS.
Western Newspaper Union news service
ABOUT THE WAR.

I'VE have occupied the fortress OF
Kars and captured $50 guns" says q
Turkish report from Constantinople.
The total British casualties in the
operations on April % against the
Zeebrugge and Ostend were, 5SS; ac-
cording to an official announcement,
Five countries are reported in the
throes of revolt or threatened with
epoch-making uprisings. They are
Russia, Austria, Germany, Siberia and
Finland :
British casualties reported for, the
week ending Apri1.f30 totaled 1850.
The losses were divided as follows:
Killed or died Of wounds: Officers,
40S; men, 1861. Wounded or missing:
Officers, 2.071; men, 1929.
The Germans, as the week closed,
were virtually no nearer their Objec-
tive-the allied base at Amiens-than
they were before their smashing at
tack on April "a between the Somme
and the Avre. while several more of
their divisions have been badly
smashed In the fighting against the
British and Franco-American defense.
The Associated Press learns from a
high naval source that the operations
at Zeehrugge were complete success,
with the result that the Flanders flo.
tilla now will be obliged to resort to
the Ostend route in putting to sea,
from which the British forces can
more easily handle the German ships.
In addition to the damage done the
mole and the German guns, material
and shipping, the channel has been
blocked by the cement ships and a
German dredger was destroyed.
The entire allied line in France and
Flanders stood firmly on Sunday. No
where had the Germans been able tc
make further dent in it. Hard fight
ing has been in progress on the Ypres
sector, around Voormezeele, and tc
the south of Locre. Both places have
several times changed hands, but al
last reports Voormezeele had been re
captured by the British. but the Ger
mans had obtained another footholC
In Locre. Voormezeele was taken by
the Germans Saturday, but the Brit
ish in night attack won it back ant
since have held it, inflicting heavy
casualties on the Germans in renewed
efforts to take the place.
Cheyenne record., 1918-05-02
WESTERN.

William G. McAdoo, secretary of the
treasury, at a mass meeting In Chi
cago, declared that the allies line in
France will hold.
One Of the hardest of a score of
earthquakes. the first three OF which
April q demolished large parts of the
business district at San Jacinto and
at Hemet, occurred Friday night, April
rs, about 10:30 p. m. No damage was
done.
A new legal battle which may take
the case Of Thomas ]. Mooney, await
ing resentence to death on a murder
charge. to the United States Supreme
Court, was opened at San Francisco
after it was thought that all possible
legal services in MONEYS behalf had
been exhausted.
Brig. Gen. R. N. Getty, formerly
commanding officer at Fort Logan,
Denver, acting commandant at Camp
Dodge, at Des Moines. Ia., demanded
a grand jury investigation of the
shooting Of Sergt. Wilbur F. Lane,
who was killed April IA by Policeman
!. w. HALEY when the latter fired at
q speeding taxicab that failed to obey
his signal to stop.
Cheyenne record., 1918-05-02
SPORT.

Burt Moritz, Denver veteran trap
shot and all-around sportsman, topped
the field of twenty-nine shooters by a
good margin in Sundays practice
shoot at the Denver Trap Club when
he turned in score of "a out Of 100.
The track meet of the northern
Colorado high schools, held at Fort
Collins, resulted in the breaking OF
one record of the association. Morgan
of Fort Collins ran the 12O-yard hur-
dies in 16 1-5 seconds, cutting 3-5 OF
a second from the former best mark.
Fort Collins won from the heavy.
weight division. and the Boulder
Props in the lightweight division.
Cheyenne record., 1918-05-02
GEN ERAL,

Germany has not yet accepted ths
final draft of the peace treaty with
| Russia.
Reports coming by way of London
, are to the effect that in Germany
there is much perturbation over the
inability Of the Teutons to pierce the
allied line, and nervousness and de
preston over the losses the Germans
have suffered.
Six men were killed in a collision
between Burlington fast freight and
work train In the outskirts of Bay
ard, Nebr.. during q snow storm.
The Uruguayan mission to France.
which recently was intercepted by a
German submarine, operating off the
Canary islands, was, according to re-
ports received in Washington, finally
permitted to proceed, but 1t is not
known under what conditions.
Former President Taft, speaking as
representative of the League to En-
force Peace, at the annual meeting of
the federated churches at Cleveland.
Ohio, called upon America to abandon
hope of early peace and prepare at
once to send an army of 100000
American soldiers to the western
front.
A war message to the women of
America from Mrs. Thomas ]. Preston,
formerly Mrs. Grover Cleveland, was
made public in New York by the Ma
tional Security League. We can win
II America can be held steadfast and
answering. and the women of Amer
lea can hold her steadfast.' said Mrs.
Preston. Against all temptations to
compromise. the women of America
should stand firm and united"
Madame Marie X. DeVictorica, be-
lieved by officers of the Department
of Justice to be one Of the most active
Of Germany's agents in this country
for the last fifteen months, was ar.
rested at . fashionable Long Island
hotel and taken to New York al 4
dangerous enemy alien.
Earl Austin. . farm hand arrestsd
near Geneva, N. T., confessed to the
police that he murdered Hank Moshsr
and blanche Moshsr, his daughter,
aged IL, at Victor. Both were killed
with an ~. Austin. who formerly
worked for Noshsr. ID 10 ysazs old.
Cheyenne record., 1918-05-02
WASHINGTON.

Americas contributions of food to
the civilian populations of the allies in.
creased enormously during March.
The country faces coal shortage of
75,OOO,0OO tons next winter. 1t was an
nounced by the fuel administration.
Representative Sinnott of Oregon,
Republican, was appointed a member
of the special House waterways com.
mittee to succeed Irvine l.. Lenroot,
elected to the Senate.
Four thousand cattle are slaush.
tered daily to furnish the 1000 900
pounds Of fresh beef which the
United States army consumes, said a
statement issued by the quartermas.
ter's department.
Orders for 10000 box and coal cars
to cost in the aggregate between $780,
900, 900 and S90,000,00O were placed by
Director General McAdoo.
Belgium was granted another credit
of $3.50, 900 by the treasury. making
her total borrowings from. the United
States s107. $4,000 and credits to all
the allies $5,288. $4,000.
When hospital construction now un.
der way II completed more thaA $4,000
beds will be available for army pur-
posss, according to statistics compiled
In the office Of Surgeon General Cor
gas.