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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-19

The new Studebaler cars in three models e
gether with the latest and greatest achievements
experienced engineers and production experts in d
cars are new throughout with improved motors, in
axles bodies tops, windshields, radiato rs, hoods
full in design, thoroughly modern and echanicaly
Before finally approving these cars for proc
Of each car were driven thousands of mil es under Il
the mountains and country roads Of the United Sta
to make assurance doubly sure they were driven
Chicago Speedway Never were we bet Statistic
any cars in power, speed, endurance and riding co
terpieces of the Studebaker organization.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-19

There is not a tree within rods of
the little house. The sun hollis down
pitilessly, or the rains pour upon the
place. There doesn't seem to be any
one about, but somewhere--in the
shade of the little house or the shelter
of a dugout-you will find the only
human inhabitants of the knoll.
The queer little house is pigeon
cote. Three men are attached to each
cote. They train the pigeons, see that
the fighting unit to which they are at
tached is kept supplied with birds,
watch for their charges when they re-
turn from the front, and then see that
the message brought in by the pigeon
is promptly delivered
Incidentally, il should not be as
sumed that of this queer little settle
ment atop the knoll, only the pigeons
face the dangers Of the front. The
pigeon men" will not trust the deliy-
cry of their birds to the front line TO
anyone else. They put the pigeons in
a wicker basket and dash over The
shell-swept roads in II motorcycle side
car to the post command of their unit
where the birds are turned over to the
men in the line.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-19
Work Period Beams.

Then begins the pigeons period of
work. II lives in the basket in which
it is carried 10 the front. known As
the crest basket" This basket is of
open wicker, and is some eight inches
.leep. II is about foot and tt half wide
are fixed i'm the basket, and food
turned over To the man who is to care
for the pigeons while they are in the
front line.
When n patrol is ordered or an at
tack is being made, the pigeons are
taken from the rest basket and put
into a smaller wicker basket. This
rests on Il mans back, just between
the shoulders.
Pigeons are furnished not only the
infantry. but to balloon observers and
cavalrymen. In the case of the bal.
loon observers only the rest basket Is
used. The pigeons are carried up in
the balloon, and should the observers
telephone connection with the ground
become broken, one of his pigeons is
liberated and bears the message back
10 its cote.
When with cavalry, the pigeons ride
In tiny net Hammock" II rests in
the hammock in n normal sitting posi-.
tiOn, and though the Motion Of the
horse may cause the hammock to
swing, the pigeon is in no danger of
being thrown against the side of the
basket, but is gently rocked on its
journey into battle.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-19

Christmas wouldn't seem like Christ
mas without the lovely bags of all
kinds that women delight in. Some of
them are rich and splendid and others
charm by their daintneSs. Here are
two that belong to these extremes.
The shopping bag is Of black satin bro
caded with silver and has a handsome
silver mounting. The other is a pow
der bag Of lavender satin ribbon with .
big ribbon panSy on the front Of It,.
The petals are tinted with water col
ors. making n blossom that looks very
real. 1t carries Il powder puff and a
little box of compact powder and a
small mirror is incaSed in the reverse
'idp
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-19
HER NAME WAS LUCIA.
Suggestive Tune That Made the Bird
Turn Pale.

Two ladies, who had known each
other in years gone by, met on the
street. Both Of them were married
to musicians. The one. bride Of a
year. was pushing baby-carriage in
which were three fine babes--tripets
all girls. The other lady had been in
the bonds OF matrimony a couple Of
weeks.
What beautiful children" eyclaim.
ed the newly-married one with inter-
est
Yes" replied the proud mother
'let me tell you the funniest conci.
dence At our wedding supper the
boys who played with my husband
in the orchestra serenaded him and
they played Three Little Maids from
The Mikado Isn't that Queer?"
Al this the newlymarried one turn.
ed pale.
Mercy" she gasped AT our wed,
ding supper friends serenaded him
also. and they rendered The Sextet'
from Lucia. ladies Home Jour
nal
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-19
Three Years to Collect 500.

It took Z. j. Stoltz three years to &c,
500 judgment against Frank Beh.
rens in court ut Bellcyille, Ill.,, for fail
ing to return his COW, which had been
left with Behrens for temporary keep
Ing by a StoltZ farm renter adjoining
BelmenS' property, who left the farm
suddenly.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-19

Can you imagine a mans life being
saved ny a pigeon?
or, can you imagine the lives OF
hundreds Of men being saved, and the
course Of a battle being changed by a
pigeon?
Such things are happening daily on
he great front where the German
army is slowly, but surely being
beaten back.
Thousands of pigeons are fighting in
their dumb way rs yaliantly rs the
men in the line, their battle for the al
lied cause. Hundreds are giving up
their lives They fly through shell fire.
through the smoke and din Of b, tie,
carrying messages that may mean sue
cess or failure in an operation. Tele-
phone lines may be broken, or COM
munication by this means interrupted
by other causes. But communication
by plgeon--wars most reliable messen-
ger-can be broken by death only.
Fly Mile Minute.
A pigeon may be wounded. 1t may
be famshed for water, but it will fly,
despite It's own enemies in the air, un-
til its last ounce Of strength is ex-
hausted. Heading for its cote from
the front line. it will fly with the speed
Of the wind. Fast pigeons can make
better than a mile minute. Attached
TO its leg is a little aluminium message
box about an inch long.
Arriving at the cote, the pigeon is
strapped the message box quickly
opened and rushed to headquarters
The message is deciphered. And while
the pigeon is Strengthening its rufiled
feathers, or cooling in anticipation Of
a meal of barley or canary seed, it is
likely that orders are going out mean
inc life or death, success or failure 10
a company a regiment, a brigade or
even q division.
A, YOU pass along the roads in the
rear OF the battle front you will see
queer little houses standing on top
on the very peak-0f prominent knobs.
Then YOU will notice the odd little
houses are on wheels. They are al
ways standing in the most open place
in the vicinity.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-19
PIGEONS MIGHTY
Factors IN WAR
Trained Birds Save Hundreds Of
Lives.
change COURSE OF BATTLES

Thousands ct Pigeons Are Fighting In
Their Dumb Way as Vaiiantly as
the Men in the line-F.y Through
Shell Fire Carrying Messages That
May Mean Success or Failure in an
Operation.
Evening star., 1918-08-16
KING GEORGE Is PLEASED
WITH MORALE OF TROOPS
Writes Letter Congratulating
Field Marshal Haig on Achieve
ments Of His Army.

LONDON. August liking George
has written a letter congratulating Field
Marshal Haig on the success OF the re-
cent allied Offensive. In the course Of
the letter. which is dated August IS, the
king said:
"At the beginning Of the fifth year Of
war again had the pleasure Of being
with my armies.
'In writing to you, after my visit last
March, the goth, and alluding to the
then necessary withdrawal from certain
of our positions. I dwelt on the i'm
preston made on me by the splendid
spirit Of the troops that saw during
| those days. Subsequent events have
given ample proof that this was true
Impression. for never since that time
| has the spirit Of the armies faltered.
We have seen 1t reasserting itself and
carrying to a triumphant issue the op-
erations OF the last week.
"On these happy results most
| warmly congratulate you and the troops
that fought SO magnificently under your
command. I gratefully recognize that
this high morale is in part the outcome
Of hearty cooperation between the
fighting army and the great organiza-
, tions behind the lne-the transport
service by land and sea and those vast
| industries in which the men and women
at home maintain the supplies and the
munitions of war.
II return home with feelings of pro-
| found admiration for our army and am
| convinced that, in union with those OF
| the allied nations. we shall. with God q
help, secure a victorious peace worthy
\ Of the noble sacrifices that have been
| made, a peace which must be a surety
to the coming generation against the
suffering such as the present world has
endured throughout these years Of re-
lentless war"
Evening star., 1918-08-16

ened on the extreme upper part Of
the easement, instead OF in sockets
that are placed between the casing, a
qdick ventilation can be secured. A
good substitute for a piazza may be
made by inclosing the outer door and
steps with lattice work, with growing
vines over 1t. In this cool retreat a
small table and chair make com
Portable working place away from the
heat of the stove.
A hammock may be made out or q
spring cot. Take the legs off and turn
them up. mailing securely ana CON
Meeting with a strip of wood one by
three inches across the top Of the
back. Hang it from the limbs Of trees
with a heavy rope and tack striped
ticking on the ends and back. Put In
a mattress and some pillows.
During intense heat the need OF
some sort OF convenient shelter about
the lawn or in the garden is appar-
ent to every one. One Of the best con-
trivances for the purpose Is the gar
den umbrella. for 1t may be used un-
der circumstances that would not
justify the erection of permanent
summer house or arbor. These um-
brellas are to be had in variety oil
forms, a very satisfactory kind hav-
ing a small iron table. holding q
socket, into which the umbrella shaft
fits 1t is very nice for use on lawns
where other shade is scanty.
Evening star., 1918-08-16

should rest in the water. Place in
the cella-.
An excellent way to keep water
cold long time with little ice. even
in the hottest weather. is to take
a pitcher of ice water and set IT in
the center Of a newspaper. Then
gather the four corners of the news
paper at the top and bring the ends
together with strong rubber band
around them to hold close together.
excluding the air. A pitcher of water
treated In this manner will stand all
through a hot night, with very little
melting of the ice.
Food may contain sufficient nour-
fshment to give 1t, high value, and
yet. IL proper care is not taken of it,
the food may become poisonous. There
wholesomeness of food. among them
being the air. the dishes in which
the food is placed. the ice box. the
cellar or closet where II is stored
and the other food with which It
comes in contact. Since odors always
rise, strongly favored food should be
put on the upper shelf of the ice box.
All fruits should be kept in a cool
dry place and spread out. IL possible
1t is not necessary to put them in the
ice box. Milk. cream. butter and sal
cd greens covered closely in a small
tin pail may be put in the sompart-
ment with the ice. Milk changed
from one temperature to another
sours quickly. For this reason do not
take cream or milk from the table
efter meal and place it with cold
milk in the refrigerator. Keep II
separate. To prevent the formation
of mold. cheese should be wrapped in
a clean cloth. moistened with vinegar
and kept in cool. dry place. I'm
Evening star., 1918-08-16
FOOD, HEALTH, HOME AND THRIFT

wrap meat as soon as you receive IT.
and wipe it of with a clean cloth that
has been wrung out in cold water. 1t
will keep better and langer IL you
wrap it in wax paper until ready to
use.
If vegetables become wilted and
stale before you have an opportunity
TO use them. place them for an hour
or SO in a gallon of water to which a
teaspoonful of soda has been added.
They will be just as crisp and fresh
as when gathered from the garden.
Tomatoes picked when just ripe and
firm and attached to the stems will
keep. almost Indefinitely with no no
ticeable loss OF freshness if covered
with brine made by dissolving a tea
cup of salt in a gallon of fresh water.
Place them in an earthen vessel. A
mixture of water and vinegar will
also keep them fresh for a long time.
A box of fresh dry sand is an excel
lent thing to have on hand. 1t will
keep lemons, oranges. apples, etc.
fresh and unshriveled for long time.
Eggs will keep well IL covered with
dry bran and kept in a cool dry place.
Evening star., 1918-08-16
BIG ANTHRACITE SHIPMENTS.
July Figures Fall Just Short OF
High Record in March.

PHILADELPHIA. August 16.-Ship-
ments of anthracite in July attained a
high record. and with two exceptions
we're the largest ever reported in any one
month. Figures furnished by the anthra-
cite bureau Of Information today show
shipments of 7,os4.775 gross tons for the
month. against 6,SS7. .es9 tons in June and
6.724.252 tons in July last year, indicat-
ing increases Of 217.1o6 and 36o.523 tons.
respectively The two occasions when
the July shipments were exceeded were
in March of this year. when 7,276.711
tons were hauled. and in October. 1917,
when the tonnage reached 1,110,950.
For the first four months Of the cur-
rent coal year the shipments have
amounted to 27.20S,073 tons, compared
with 2s.2s3.113 tons for the correspond
ing period in 1917.
Evening star., 1918-08-16
tT1IILEStoRlEs
.1fBE6DrIrT1E
BY THORNTON ". BURGESS.
Copyright, 1918. by 7. W. Burgess.)
Sammy Jay Visits Polly Chuck

Sammy Jay was 50 disgusted with
Johnny Chuck for insisting that he
was Johnny Chuck that he could stand
1t no longer, and decided to settle the
matter once for all. He would fly
down to the far corner Of the Old Or
chard. where Johnny and Polly Chuck
had lived SO long. and tell Johnny
about this fellow who had built new
house in the corner Of the old stone
wall by the dusty road. and who in
sisted that he was Johnny Chuck.
So with q final scream Sammy head
ed for the far corner of the Old Or
chard. leaving Johnny Chuck chatter
ing angrily and still insisting that he
was himself. When Sammy reached
the far corner he flew straight to the
old apple tree. between the roots of
which was the house of Johnny
Evening star., 1918-08-16
Keeping Food Fresh.

If one must be economical with ice.
wrap each cake in piece of old woolen
blanket, which must be removed and
boiled in water and baking soda once
a week. Never put food in the Ice
box while it is warm from cooking.
You will lose your ice and the taste
Of the food will be injured.
An icelesS refrigerator Is made OF
dry goods box three feet long, twenty
inches wide and fifteen inches deep.
the sides and bottom and replaced by
strips arranged four or five inches
apart. Now set the the box on end
and fit in two shelves, these being
held in place simply by strips
nailed to the sides Of the box,
to clean and air them. Make slat
door for the box and secure it by
hinges and a hasp. Cover the door
aid all sides of the box with burlap
neatly tackled on. Place the box on
four bricks in the shade by the back
| door and directly In front of the open
cellar window. On top of the closed
box place a fat three-quart can con-
tanning two strips of flannel six
inches wide and long enough to lay
across the pan and extend several
inches down over the buriap on al.
four sides.
When the pan is filled with cold
| water the wicks take it up and il
drops down over the burlap. The
breeze through the cellar window
keeps IT cool. AS long as you keep
the pan filed with water butter, milk
and other food inside the box keer
almost as cool as they would in a
, refrigerator indoors with ice in it.
II you have a good cellar you may
keep food and drink cool by placing
them on the cellar floor and covering
the dishes with wet cloths. which, by
evaporation. hastens the process OF
| cooling. When ice cannot be had
butter may be kept cool in this way
Put it on a dish which has been
placed in a shallow vessel of cold
water. and cover with an inverted
new earthen flower pot. The pot
Evening star., 1918-08-16

things-to build up women's strength
and to cure women's ailments-this
is the best medicine to benefit or
cure.
The Prescription" regulates and
promotes all the natural functions,
never conflicts with them, and is
perfectly harmless in any condition
of the female system. 1t brings re-
freshing sleep, and restores health
and vigor. Tablets, 60c.
If you eat the right foods, and.not
too much of them, the poisons in
your system can be kept down and
thrown out by taking natural
laxative, such as that composed of
May-apple, juice of aloes, root of
jalap, sugar-coated, and long sold by
all druggists as DR.. Pierce's Pleas
ant Pellets. Get them today.
Evening star., 1918-08-16

Chuck. No one was to be seen. Sam
my looked this way and that way, but
could see nothing OF either Johnny or
Polly Chuck.
Must be that both of them are
down in their house." muttered Sam
my. rather impatiently. ''That means
I will have to wait until one of them
comes up. Usually at this hour both
are In the nearest sweet-clover patch.
I hope that when tell Johnny about
that fellow over by the dusty road
Johnny will go straight over there
and teach him a lesson. The idea, the
very idea that he should try to tell
me that he is Johnny Chuck! He
might Just as well try to tell me that
! am not myself. hope I won't have
to wait long for Johnny to appear"
, some one to appear. but It wasn't
Johnny. 1t was Polly Chuck. 'HeIIo,
Polly" exclaimed Sammy. as Polly
poked her head out, tWhere is
Don't ask me-" replied Polly. COM
Ing out for q sun bath on her door
step. Il don't know where he is, and
don't want to know. When he gets
ready he can come back, but II he
thinks am going to chase after him
he is the most mistaken Chuck who
'Do you mean that Johnny isn't at
homer asked Sammy. when he had
recovered a little from his surprise.
What else should I mean?" de-
manded Polly. rather sharply. for she
left home two days ago and haven't
seen him since. I'm not in any hurry
to see him. either, unless he has got
more sense in his silly head than he
had when he left home. You may
tell him that IL you happen to run
across him anywhere"
Sammy Jay was speechless. For
once in his life he couldn't find his
tongue. You see, 1t had come over
him now what a great mistake he
had made. He knew now that it was
Johnny Chuck, and not a stranger at
all. who had dug that new house in
the corner Of the old stone wall up by
the dusty road. on the other side Of
the Old Orchard. Never. never In all
nfs NE had Sammy Jay felt quite SO
foolish ~ he did now as he recalled
how he had tried to tell Johnny
Chuck that he was not Johnny Chuck
Evening star., 1918-08-16
PERSH|NG IS LUNCHEON
. HOST TO CONGRESSMEN
Naval Affairs Committee Received
at Headquarters, Then Visits Men
at Chateau Thierry.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE. Thursday. August 15.-The
members of the committee on naval
affairs of the House Of Representa-
tives who have been on a tour of in
spection in England and France. were
the guests Of Gen. Pershing at lunch
con today. Afterward they were re-
ceived by the commander-in-chief at
his headquarters.
The representatives arrived at noon
and departed late in the afternoon for
Chateau Thierry to visit the American
troops in that region. They will start
for homo Friday night.
Evening star., 1918-08-16
ONLY 20 DAYS TAKEN
TO BUILD FREIGHTER

DETROIT. Mich. August 1s.-A
record in ship obstruction is claimed
by the Great Lakes engineering works
In delivering yesterday to the Emer.
gency Fleet Corporation. complete in
every detail. the 3.5o0-ton steel
freighter Crawlkeys thirty working
days after its keel was laid in the
yards at Ecorse. Mich. Only twenty
nine working days OF eight hours each
were consumed incompleting the ves-
sci. but delivery was delayed a day.
The Crawlkeys also took a record
of being launched fourteen days after
its keel was laid down.
Evening star., 1918-08-16
How to Make an Iceless
Refrigerator-Keeping Food
Fresh With Little Ice-The
Summer Kitchen and Its
Comforts-About Fruit.

The principles of keeping the house
cool should be well understood. For
instance. windows open at the bottom
ventilate. and open at the top cool
room. Considering this fact, fly
screens should be arranged SO that
the whole of the window is covered.
necessitating full-length screens
hinged and opening out like h door,
htted with some sort Of snap catches
at two points in their length. In this
way 1t is possible to open or close the
outside blinds at will. while the win
dows can be down at the top for a
foot or more. insuring a constant
passage Of heated air outward. Lack
ing full-length screens. 1t is a very
simple matter to tack wire gauge
across the upper part of the window
frame for sufficient depth to admit
OF the upper sash being well pulled
down. Least expensive of all. OF
course. would be to cover the entire
window frame with wire gauze, or
even with plain black mosquito net
ting. 1t Is better to close blinds or
use awnings to keep out the sun dur
ing the day. instead of closing win
dows, which may make the house
cool but will also make 1t stuffy
Take wire window screens out occa-
sionally. brush on the dust, then
brush over both wire and frame with
kerosene. This cleans the wires Of all
dust and grease. prevents rusting and
drives away flies and mosquitoes
II you have a shed buflt Off from
your house it may be made into q
delightful summer kitchen. Firsi
have 1t whitewashed. and at each
window place flower boxes. Cover the
walls with plain yellow burlap tack.
ed in place, and make a chairboart
around the four walls with tan mat
ting.
Evening star., 1918-08-16
DEMANDS UPON AUSTRIA.
State Employees Want War Bonus
Increased 50 Per Cent.

AMSTERDAM, August ia depu-
tation representing 100000 state en-
ployes has presented a demand to the
Austrian government for a so per
cent increase in the present war
bonus. This demand is based on the
claim that the cost Of living in 1915
is from 100 to 800 per cent higher
than in 1917.
Tho Neue F'reie Presse says that
heavy rains have partly spoiled the
wheat crop, and If continued will en-
danger the maize and potato crops.
Evening star., 1918-08-16

at all. He understood without being
told that Johnny and Polly must have
had a falling out. and that Johnny
had gone off alone and dug that new
house.
And suddenly Sammy lost his tenn
per again. 1t made him angry to
think that he had been made to ap-
pear SO foolish. And in this he was
foolish still again. for It had been no
ones fault but hrs own that he had
been SO fooled. Once more he spread
his blue wings. He was going back
to give Johnny Chuck a piece OF his
mind.
Evening star., 1918-08-16
The Summer Kitchen.

To provide sufficient ventilation for
a summer kitchen. the windows should
be of good size, with the UPPER part
reaching close to the ceiling. 1t is
also well to have windows on more
than one side of the room. The plac-
ing of a window above the sink is one
OF the best means for providing COM
fort in a summer kitchen. Sometimes es
a door may have the upper part fitted
with a movable sash to take the place
of a window. Make convenient shelves
and ft a box with under shelves, on
which to place pots. pans and kettles.
The kind of shading provided for
kitchen windows will depend upon
the presence of shutters Without
blinds a dark green or dark blue
linen shade will be necessary. and II
the roller is hung on brackets fast-
Evening star., 1918-08-16

The Spanish government announced
on August 5 that it had appointed a
military mission to be headed by Gen.
eral de Monteverde. formerly Spanish
military attache at Washington. to
visit the American front in France.
1t was stated that the mission would
include experts in all the arms Of the
service and the editors OF the Inn
parcial. Liberal, Epoca and the
Agence Fabra
Evening star., 1918-08-16
Senator Lewis Arrives in Paris.

PARIS, August 15.-United States
Senator James Hamilton Lewis of Hli-
nois has arrived here. He is visiting
today with Gen. Pershing. commander
of the American forces in France, and
front.