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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-14
.4,4O7 REGISTER IN
DISTRICT |, DRAFT
BOARD ANNOUNCES
FINAL FIGURES ON THURSDAYS
REGISTRATION GIVEN OUT TO-
DAY BY LOCAL EXEMPTION
BOARD.

4,407 men of District l are carry
ing blue registration cards obtained
| Thursday when males between the
ages of IS and As years submitted
themselves for prospective military
service, according to figures announc-
ed today by the local exemption board
June 5. 1917. whe nmen Of 21-31 were
called to do their patriotic duty, g.
1865 were signed up, making that regis
tration |, ,232 short OF the figures pro-
duced in the last week.
The tedious work Of checking over
and comparing each Of the 4,407 cards
was started today at the exemption
board, and will be finished during the
early part Of next week. Several vol.
unteer workers were selected out Of
the large corps OF patriots who Of
fered their services.
Out of the 4407 men registering,
only 10 were negroes, and three were
Orientals. This shows the exceed
ingly small percentage of colored and
Oriental residents in this vicinity
3,9l7 of the men who registered were
citizens Of the United States and 1874
OF them were declarants, who have
already filed applications for citizen.
ship. There were only 356 aliens in
the entire district. This included all
aliens registering, both enemy and
others.
The exact number of men between
the ages of 10 and 81 years register
mig has not been listed as yet, and
viii not be in shape for publication,
but the number Of Glass / men be.
tween these ages will be great enough
to fill the calls for men for the next
few months.
In some precincts the registration
was so much heavier than the esti.
| mated number of men within registra
ton ages, that the supply of cards
was almost exhausted, and hurry calls
were sent into headquarters for re.
inforcements of supplies.
The mailing out of the question.
naires, and the classification of the
registrants is the next big job on
hands for the local board, but it is
thought all previous work will be
nicely ont of the way before the prov
ost marshal sets aside a day to start
mailing out the questionnaires.
Goes to Mooseheart.
The local board chose Herbert
Walter Heitman, an employe Of the
United Telephone Co., to go to Moose
heart, H., to take special military
training as a concrete mixer. Heitz
man will entrain on September 10.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-14
OTTAWA EXCUSED
NEXT DRIVES
WAR CHEST PERMITS CITY TO
SIT BACk-QUOTAS WILL BE
PAID OUT OF COMMUNITIES
100000 FUND.

Thanks to generous and foresight
ed war chest provision, people OF OF
tawa will not have to worry or be
particularly interested in the big new
drive for funds that is to be made this
fall by the Y. NJ. c. A. Y. w. c. A,
knights of Columbus, Jewish Welfare
board, American Library association,
War Camp Community service and
Salvation Army. All Of these bodies
interested in war welfare work and
which have received national sane
ton have now combined their inter
ests into one single drive for funds.
out of which each one will take its
proper quota.
This is consequently one time when
Ottawa can comfortably sit back and
take things easy on account of its
foresghtedness The following dis
patch from Chicago tells details of
%he proposed drive;
Chicago, Sept SpeciaD Fig
ures that under ordinary circum-
stances would stagger the imanina.
ton, but which as compared with 9th.
er wartime statistics are taken as a
matter of course, were discussed at
an important meeting held in Chicago
to lap plans for the united war fund
campaign which is to be launched
| thruout the country on November II
and continue to November is. inclu
sive
The meeting here was attended by
/ the Y. NJ. c. A. state chairmen of the
| "A states which constitute the centra
department Illinois was represented
/ by F. G. Adamson Of Aurora, state
campaign chairman, and F., NJ. Deer
hake of Chicago. state campaign di
rector. NJ. C.. Williams. who has beer
appointed central department director
Of the united campaign, presided.
Under the budgets approved by the
war department. the American people
will be asked to contribute total Of
'S17050O 900 to the seven organizations
which have united for the drive
Quotas for the various branches o.
war relief were announced as follows
Young Mems Christian association
Sl0O000,000; Young Women's Chris
tian association. S15,000000, Nationa
Catholic war council, Gncluding tn,
knights of Columbus) 100000 900
Jewish Welfare board, S350O. 900
American Library association, S3,5O0
600; War Camp Community serice
100000; Salvation ArnH $500
, 600.
The process of merging these sever
organizations for the purposes of tn
, campaign already is under way. Their
will be one supreme executive CON
.mittee of II, with Raymond b. Fos
dick as chairman, and another com
.mittee of 35--composed of five repre-
3 sentativcs from each organization
[ which will have active charge of tn
, campaign.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-14
0'NEIL COMPLAINS
AGAINST MARSEILLES
WATER POWER PLANT

Springfield, Ill., Sept 14.-Com'
plant was filed before the Pubic Util.
titles Commission by Timothy L.,
O'Niel of Kansas City, Mo-, against
the Marseilles Land & Water Pow.
,er Company, of La Sale county, in
protest against the rates charged by
the company for water power and
energy derived from the operation OF
"a dam at Marseiles
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-14
LOUIS BOYLE WRITES
HE IS IMPROVING

A card has been received from Pri
vate Louis Boyle, who was injured
In action in France, saying that he is
getting along fine, and will have re
covered entirely In a very short time
Private Boyle has been sent from
France to England, and is now in {
Convalescent Military Hospital II
England from where the card wal
mailed.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-14
FORMER OTTAWA
GIRL is BRIDE OF
ARMY LIEUTENANT

Miss Lillian Hill, a former well
known Ottawa girl, now residing in
Rockwell. Tex, and Lieut. Hal Cory
were quietly married Wednesday at.
ternoon at 4 o'clock in Dallas, Tex.
Mrs Cory is the daughter Of Lyman
Hill, and resided in Ottawa all her
life until about four years ago, when
she went to Texas to reside Lieut.
Cory Is stationed at Fort Dale, Fla
where the couple will reside until the
former goes over seas.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-14
INHERITANCE TAXES
OF $164.546 TURNED
OVER TO TREASURER

$lG4,54635 in inheritance taxes col.
lected in La Sale county during the
month Of August, today were turned
over to the state by County Treasur
er William c. Flick. The vast fund
was collected from these estate.
F. w. Matthiessen, $164,546. Sc.
Thomas Work, 5000.
James Work, S21235.
w. II. Stead, $59.25.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-14
U.BOAT SHELLS
SPANISH SHIP

Madrid, Sept. l4.-Confirmation has
been received here of the sheling of
a Spanish ship by a German U.boat,
Off the Canary islands.
; It is understood the matter will
be the chief question considered at
Mondays cabinet meeting, at which
King Alfonso will attend.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-14

and Ware la our to-
ward Amanvillers on the
German border, north
west Of Metz and from
HarsvilIe toward Contains, air observ.
ers report.
This movement is considered un-
usually important and significant be-
cause Contains and Amanvillers both
are behind the prepared lines where
the Germans might be expected to
make a stand
Take 10000 Prisoners.
Paris, Sept. 10000 prisoners
were captured by the Americans In
their offensive between the Meuse
and Moselle rivers, including 5000
Austro-Hungarians, according to the
Echo de Paris today.
French Strike New Blow.
London, Sept, IA 1:05 p my
French troops launched another pow.
erful drive on an eleven mile front on
both sides OF the Ailette river today,
advancing from one to two miles In
a few hours. One division captured q
thousand prisoners but the total was
quickly increased to 1900.
Two villages and mountain were
captured in the first dash.
The French thrust was extended to
the Aisne front and between the
Aisne and Vesle rivers.
The War in Summary
Close on the heels of the terrific
American drive between the Meuse
and Mosele rivers the French
struck again today on a front across
the Ailette and Aisne rivers, making
good progress.
| A great number of German pris-
ners were captured but the most
| important result was the new men,
ace which confronts the hold the
| Germans have on the Chemin des
| DANES.
An interesting feature of the new
attack was the fact that it extends
over the Aisne-Vese front where
the Americans are holding a big por-
ton of the fighting line.
AS soon as the Americans had
smashed the St. Mihiel salient,
rolling the Germans back a dozen
miles toward the fortress of Metz,
both the French and British follow
ed up with attacks keeling the Ger
mans busy on the defensive along
the whole western battle front.
Excellent gains were made by the
British on the Cambrai-St. Quentin
| front
1t is now unofficially estimated
that 10000 prisoners were taken
by the Americans in the St. Mihiel
sector.
Seventy villages covering uward
Of 2lO square miles of territory.
have been taken from the Ger
mans
The Americans have approached
so closely to the big fortress of
Metz that it is likely that the outer
fort ,cations win soon ke under
fire from long range guns.
Metz and Strassburg form the two
chief defensive works on the Ger.
man frontier 1t is becoming more
and more certain that it is the plan
Of the American military authori
| ties to reduce them but whether a
direct frontal attack will be made
or whether the Americans will try
to drive in north and south of Metz
and Strassburg is not yet certain.
The Americans are battling the
most difficult part of the German de-
fensiyes, The yare striking deep
fear into the hearts of the Germans
also.
Admit Yanks Are On EN-.
London, Sept IA (3:25).--That NE
American forces are feeling their wal
forward north of Thiancourt and are
being engaged west of Thancourt IL
admitted by the German war Office
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-14
Son Over There

Mr.. and Mrs. Owen Anderson OF
South Ottawa have received word that
their son, Sgt. Elmer Anderson has
arrived safely in France.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-14
Heath ard Wealth.

The dollar mark is q sign Of wealth,
hut no, health. Health without wealth
Is better than wealth without health.
It Is possible for man to have both.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-14
Ira Hartshorn In France.

Mr. and Mrs. George Hartshorn. 523
Illinois avenue, have received word
of the safe arrival of their son, Ira,
overseas,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-14
Brother lover There"

Mrs Harry Field, 523 Third avenue,
has received word that her brother,
Fred Gafcoyle, has arrived safely over
seas.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-14
SUGAR FOR CANNING
TAb0OED BY FOOD
DECISION
CERTIFICATES WITHDRAWN ASI
DISTRICT FACES EMERGENCY
FOR STRlCTEST RETRENCH.
MENT.

An unfayorable switch in the sugar
market today caused local Food Ad.
ministrator Axel Heiberg to issue an
order prohibiting for the present sales
of sugar for canning purposes. The
great demand and diminished sup
ply is blamed for the ruling. Sugar
will not me sold under the certificate
plan as the result Of Mr.. Heiberg's 3
decision to place a ban against fur
ther distribution Of this important
commodity.
Acting under advices received from
the state administrator Mr.. Heiberg
drew UP the following notice to the
people of ottawa, informing them OF
the stringency and of the imperative
need of retrenchment to preserve the
present almost depleted supply of su'
gar. The order reads;
THE allotment Of sugar for canning
purposes for the district. has been
exhausted Orders have been receiv.
ed not to issue any more certificates
for sugar for canning purposes until
further notice.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-14
AMERICANS PUSH ON
FOLLOWING AT HEELS
OF RETREATInG HUNS

With the American Army on the Lorraine
Front Sept. IA & p. m.)-Cerman troops are re-
treating from Chamblay and Mare la Tour to-
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-14
AXEL HE
Local Food Admins
Does Not Cut Rations.

The order does not cut the rations
.or table use of two pounds per person
a month. The sugar will still be doled
out on that basis, but to insure against
any cut in each persons ration, it was
necessary to place "a barrier against
the purchase Of sugar for canning.
Inasmuch as the canning season is
now virtually expired, the edict it is
believed, will not cause any serious
handicap at this time.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-14
British lake 500.

Londo, Sept. Il ,1.45 p. m)--Auchy.
lesLaBassee on the front west OF
Arras has been captured by the Brit
ish, the war office announced today.
In Thursdays operations the Brit.
ish took $500 prisoners The des.
perate counter attacks of the enemy
were supported by flame throwers and
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-14
WEATHER

Fair tonight. Sunday In
rreasing cloudlness. Not
much change in tempera.
ture. as;xa
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-14

CONTINUED from Page ~
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-14
Admit Yanks Are On EN-.

London, Sept IA 25).--That ne
American forces are feeling their war
forward north of Thiancourt and are
being engaged west of Thancourt Is
admitted by the German war Office
in It's latest report.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-14
Goes to Mooseheart.

The local board chose Herbert
Walter Heitman, an employe Of the
United Telephone Co., to go to Moose.
heart, H., to take special military
training as a concrete mixer. Heitz-
man will entrain on September 10.
The Glenwood post., 1918-06-01
LOAD 1T ONTO FATHER

The agitator for social health insu--
ance is only spreading the tentacles of
socialism and saddling on the workers
and taxpayers added tax burdens and
tax eaters.
The next proposal will be social
home building by the state to relieve
the individual of any care whatever.
No man should be worried with rent
and installment payments on his home; E;
load it onto the state and create a few
more "bureaucrats.
What an energetic, snappy and am
bilious lot of people we will breed
when all incentive for work is re-
moved and they can shift all their
burdens onto father.
We are fighting for democracy and
breeding paternalism at home.
The Glenwood post., 1918-06-01
A MIGHTY WORK

The value and magnitude of the work
of the Four Minute Men of Colorado is
shown by the report of Senator Will
liam R. Eaton, state chairman, on the
activities of the Four Minute Men dur
ing the third Liberty Loan drive. In
a campaign of three weeks 534 speak
ers addressed 4O5,33S Colorado people
in LA cities and towns out of 145
which have moving picture shows. The
enthusiasm of the Four Minute Men is
shown by the fact that at their recent
conferences in Denver and Pueblo,
thirtyeight local chairmen and fifty
two speakers were in attendance.
The Glenwood post., 1918-06-01
HAD MORE WORK TO DO

While a German airplane scared in
the sky not so far away and the Amer
lean anti-aircraft guns were burstiu Z
shrapnel around it, the performance by
Miss Elsie Janis, now on visit to the
front to give entertainments for the
fighters, was stopped for a moment
while Miss Janis asked if there was
" any danger of her being killed, be
cause she didn't want to be, as she had
work to do tomorrow
The assembled doughboys, thick OIL
the ground around the stage, anl
perched on the housetops everywhere
within hearing and seeing distance,
yelled in chorus, "No, keep on!''
Cheers and applause were frequeu;
during the show.
At the conclusion Miss Janis Offered
to show the men the new dance steps
and several accepted, including one
mule skinner,'' who caused much
amusement by his accentricities.
The Glenwood post., 1918-06-01
HAND TO HAND STRUGGLE
WON BY YANKEES

With the American Army in France,
May 25.-An American accommodating
party commanded by Lieut.. A. P. Grad
dock of Lynchburg, Va, had a thrill
ling hand-to hand encounter with Ger
alans in No Mans Land in PicarGy
last night. In the face of continuous.
fire from two machine guns they
charged the enemy. Although Lieutcn-
ant Craddock and several of his men
were seriously wounded, they contin-
ued fighting and drove off the Ger
mans.
One of the Americans was shot in
the head and body and lay on the
ground stunned. When he came to he
found German holding him by the
shoulders. He whipped out his pistol
and killed the German.
Another American detachment dur
ing the course of the night penetrated
enemy organizations in the Bois AL
logne, attacked German post and
killed five Germans and took one pris-
oner. The prisoner told the same story
as thousands of others who have been
taken by the British and French-that
he would give anything to see the war
ended. He apparently knew nothing
regarding future German movements.
The Glenwood post., 1918-06-01
KILL THE FLY
BEFORE HE'S BORN

Now is the time and here is the place
wherever it may be, to swat the fly
and do most effective work. Kill him
before he is born. Everyone should
know of the danger of the house fly,
how he comes directly from the sick
room, the garbage can and the manure
pile carrying millions of tiny particles
of filth and depositing them on food
which is later eaten by men, women
and children
Why not start campaign for q
:" clean up day, for garbage can
back of every provision house, hotel,
restaurant and residence, for keeping
all fruit Oft the sidewalks, for screens
over meats displayed on the counters,
for wrapping of every loaf of bread
and better protection for the milk and
meat supply.
The one most essential thing in fight
ing flies is to clean, and keep clean,
every horse barn and cow stable, not
forgetting the cprrals, where eoAdi-
tions are ideal for flies to breed. Aftsr
all, it would require very little work,
if all would cooperate, to make yopf
town almost flyless next summer. a
would save several bad accidents from
runaways, much profanity, much money
for new screens and several human
lives. And last but not least, the
mental anguish it will save housewives,
Get busy!-Geo. H. Glover, Colorado
Agricultural College.
The Glenwood post., 1918-06-01
ovER THE TOP AGAIN

In the recent book drive for SOL
diers' and sailors Libraries, the libra
ries Of Colorado collected more than
5000 volumes. OF this number $4,000
were collected in Denver and 32,412
were collected throughout the state.
Colorado has sixty-two public libraries,
many of which are open but few
hours q week and are directed by vol
unteer service. Certain counties in the
state have no libraries at all, except
small collections Of books in the public
schools. Since Colorado was asked to
collect books equal to per cent Of her
population, or 1885 books, she exceed
ed her quota in the recent book drive
by 10 per cent.
The Glenwood post., 1918-06-01

The sharp bow of the ship, with her
great momentum behind it, cut through
the thin plates of the U-boat and in
less than two minutes the latter had
disappeared, leaving some of her crew
struggling in the water.
The attacking ship circled around
and dropped one of the lifeboats hang
ing at the davits on the port side,
which rescued eighteen of the Germans.
The remainder of the submarine crew
were drowned, going down with their
vessel after the collision. The shock
when the ship struck the U-boat was
so slight that the American soldiers
sleeping on the lower decks did not
know anything had happened until
they felt the ship swinging around be-
fore the lifeboats were lowered.
The Glenwood post., 1918-06-01
UNDER THE CAPITAL DOME
(By Alva A. Swain)

The hours from two to four of the
afternoon of June 2sth Of this year
will without doubt be two of the most
important hours in American history.
At that time our citizens will congre.
gate in the various school houses of
this land under the call of President
Wilson and will conseerste themselves
anew to the cause Of democracy and
freedom by individually pledging to
save a certain amount Of their income
each month and to invest their savings
in War Saving stamps. This datc will
be officially known as National War
Savings Day." It is the intention to
secure savings pledges sufficient in
those two hours to complete the nation
quota on the war savings campaign.
The original amount to Be raised was
two billion dollars. About one-half bill
lion has been raised. Tho national
quota has been distributed among the
states and by them to- the counties and
SO on down to the smallest political
sub division.
President Wilson will soon issue =
proclamation to the people of the
United States calling upon them to
assemble in their respective communi-
ties at that hour and to pledge to save
a certain amount each month. Already
steps are being completed to arouse
such an interest in the movement that
he or she who stays away from their
allotted place, or who fails to join IN
the general saving plan will not be con-
sidered true blue American.
The Glenwood post., 1918-06-01
GOOD COMBINATIONS
OF WHEAT SUBSTITUTES

The following, taken from a circular
Of the o. 8. Food administration, will
be Of interest to Colorado housewives:
You will get better results il You
mix two substitutes than if you use
just one alone. Some good combina.
tions are:
Rolled oats (ground) and corn flour.
Barley flour and rice flour.
Buckwheat flour and potato flour.
ePanut flour and sweet potato flour.
Soy-bean flour and corn meal.
Caution
l. All measurements should be ac.
curate. A standard measuring cup II
equal to half a pint.
2. The batter often looks too thick
and sometimes too thin, but you will
find that If you have measured as Civ.
en- in the table the result will be good
after baking.
8. Bake all substitute mixtures more
slowly and longer.
4. Drop biscuits are better than the
rolled biscuits, when substitutes are
used.
s. Pie crusts often do not roll well
and have to be patted on to the pan.
They do not need chilling before bak.
ing.
The Glenwood post., 1918-06-01
"DoN'Tsn FOE SUMMER

Don't keep cocks through the gun-
mer. 1t is a waste Of feed and nsa.
ace to good egg.
Don't keep early moulting hens
through the summer. They are certain
to be poor layers and to consume fssl
for which you will get no returns.
Don It fail to provide the laying hens
with plenty Of clean water, plenty Sf
flesh air, and plenty Of shade.
Don't allow vegetable culls to -
thrown in the garbage can. Feed thsn
to the flock and convert them Into
eggs.
Don't fail to put the chickens grown
at home on the home table Give Ahs
family the benefit Of good eating and
save easily transportable meats for ~
armies overseas.
Don't fail to preserve at least one
case-30 dozen-of summer laid eggs
for home use this winter, when en-
prices will be high. D."
The Glenwood post., 1918-06-01
HATS OFF TO PACIFIC
COAST SHIPYARDS

Eastern publications are lauding
western shipbuilders to the skys.
They finally admit that Pacific coast
yards have broken all records for speed
in construction and tonnage launched.
This is bringing coast yards to the
attention of the whole world and plac-
ing them on such solid foundation that
they will be able to draw business
from all countries.
AS Chairman Harley of the shipping
board says, "They are building ships
out there Yes, and they are build
ing them faster than they were ever
built in America before.
The Glenwood post., 1918-06-01
GERMAN PALACE
STRUCK BY BOMB

Basel Switzerland, May 26.-The
east wing of the grand ducal palace at
Mannheim was struck by bombs dur
ing the British air raid of Tuesday.
The royal residents had left for Berlin.
Two tons of bombs We're dropped with
in the city. They destroyed the chem
ical factory and damaged the railway
station. Accounts of the raid describe
it as the most terrifying of any of the
three which have been carried out
there during the war.