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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-14
Many in Last 5att e.

Many casualties in The recent heavy
fighting by the First and Second
American armies have no, set been
reported.
Lists also must be compiled OF I'M
reported American casualtie, in Brit
and French hospitals, especially from
among the United States forces brig
AIDED with the allied units.
Deaths from wounds also probably
will be reported for some time, while
lists of slightly wounded being sent by
couriers may be de,ayed.
The lists Tor several days have con.
sisted of approximately l1H1 names
daily
An unofficial tabulation OF published
casualty lists including those OF Nov
y shows a grand total Of 1l.@s' men.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-14

The Free yrader-J0urnal may be
found at the Aews depots OF Wheeler
Z Malo. KneuL"i Bros, and Megatin's
Cigar Store.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-14
Advertising Rates
lin Effect August l, 1879

Reading Notices or Business
Locals" per line ........."..3 AZ
Cards OF Thanks, Resolutions,
etc, per line ............. 10
Notices OF Church and Lodge
meetings, hazaars, teas, So
Gals, fairs, etc, given for
profit, per line ........... 10
Notices of regular lodge. society
and club meetings, per line =. 10
Notices OF church and purely
charitable organization meet
ings, not given for prof
at ................... No Charge
Court legals, County, City and
Town notices, first insertion,
per iIHe ..'.'. .''........ Nv
Subsequent insertions, per
line Observation-Disclosures. .O5
Reports, Town and City off,
cials, per inch .............. 100
publication ballots, County, City
and Town, per inch ......... 100
Political Announcements, Coun.
ty Observation-Disclosures. 1900
Political Announcements, City 1000
Political Announcements, Town 500
DISPLAY ADV. RATES will be given
upon application
CLASSIFIED RATES will be found In
classified column
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-14

Entered as second class mstter Nov
10, 1916, at the postotfice at Ottawa,
ILL.,, under the Act of Oct. s, 1917.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-14

CHICAGO REPRESENTATIVES
SC. Theis Company, S64 Monadnock
Block.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-14

MINNEAPOLIS REPRESENTATIVE
8. c. Theis Company, zoo Lincoln Bid
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-14
NOTICE

49, 1918 the fares between stations located Q" e' WV
Il will be as follows Wy
Full Fare. Basis OF two and onR
Joliet Rockda Nlinooka MOTIFS anu
Ill., from May to October ~ during pafA
z-s.
Half Fare for children years anu
cents
Person will be three cents pef
mile person boards train VILE
out a where ticket be purchased
Boarding Country Stops outside Of cities towns 81
Cities towns or vhiaSyf
making impossible for person
collected by the conductor basis OF two ana on~ns
mile.
$500 worth transportation can "a
Minimum detachment
cents !
Books $1,000 worth OF nspO
for bearer bearer and party
Iimum detachment ten cents.
Tickets purcha at ait staoe
Chicago H. small cost Electric af es
often and pleasant 7rs'f fFa'
Joliet ILL., with all nesf for Cht
and using eSrds
with
Joliet, Ill
OF
BUY TICKETS MONEY. A''' i,aaas
CHICAGO, OTTAWA & PEORIA RY. CO.
BY r. e. FISHER, General Superintendent u
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-14
Daily Thought.

He makes no friend who never made
/ f0e.--'rennyson.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-14
Buyln0 More Cutlery.

Siamese importers are purchasing
more cutlery than they did formerly
and there should be an opportunity for
the sale Of American supplies. Japan
has proiited by the increased demand.
The value of cutlery imports from
japan advanced from Ss3 In 1o14-1j to
S12,73i in 1861. American machine
tools are widely used in siam and Wig.
orous selling campaigns should he
planned for the purpose Of introducing
other lines of cutlery after the war
New York Journal Of Commerce.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-14

II you have lost anything you can
ind 1t by advertising In TIE Free Trad
srJournal.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-14

NEW YORK REPRESENTATIVES
8. C. Theis Company. 365 Fifth Ave.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-14

CLASSIFIED RATES will be found In
classified column
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1918-08-07

amount which equalzos tho difference
IN value between the dollar and the
franc.
The soldier, If he wishes, may have
the government retain an allotment
from his pay each month for his own
benefit, as IN the case of dependent al
Iotmcnts. This Will be mailed by the
government direct from washington TO
designated person or bank at home
IL tire allotment * made for His ogn
benefit he can draw checks against 1t.
as he can against an ordinary deposit
IN his bank. With respect to so much
OF his pay as the government does not
withhold. he has The same privilege as
he would were he a civilian.
If the soldier receives his checks in
France and cashes them there he car.
rtes the currency around with him,
and, while II IS not staggering
ne is likely TO be constantly
worried about losing ii. Under such
circumstances he is more likely to
spend it quickly. He doesn't like to
deposit I; Ii foreign bank. because If
death should overtabe him his rea-
tives In this country might encounter
delay and Inconvenience
in establishing their rights I'm his ac-
count Ii is but natural. therefore,
that he should desire to have it ar
ranged so that he can transact his
money matters with men who speak
his own language and who Will do bust
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1918-08-07

The principal section would pro-
vide:
"All male persons persons be-
tween the ages of Is and i5, both
inclusive. shall be subject to regis
tration in accordance with regula-
lions to be prescribed by the presi-
dent or ether public notice given 10y
him or by his direction, stating the
time or times and place or places of
any such registration, 1t shall be the
duty OF all persons OF the designated
ages except officers and enlisted men
OF the regular army the navy and
the national guard and naval militia
while in the service of the United
States to present themselves Tor and
81 nit to registration under the pro-
visions Of this act;
Persons shall be subject to regis
tration as herein provided. who shall
have attained their 18th birthday.
and who shall not have attained their
18th birthday on or berore the day
set for the registration in any such
proclamation by the president or any
such 0ther public notice given by him
or by his discretion and all persons
30 registered shall be and remain
subject to draft into the forces here
by authorized unless exempted or
excused therefrom; the president
may be at such intervals as he may
desire from time to time require all
male persons who have attained the
age of Is years, since the last pre-
ceding date of registration and on or
Lefore the next date set for registra-
ton by proclamation Of the president
except such persons as are exempt
from registration hereunder, to reg
lster in the same manner and sub
ject to the same requirements and
Liabilities as those previously reg
istered under the terms thereof"
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1918-08-07

August rs, 1915, sank a U-boat aftc.
the torpedoing Of the British liner
Arabic.
1t should not be forgotten. he con
tinues, that the Germans designed
mystery ships for commerce destr0c-
ton. The British commanders snow
ed much ingenuity in devising plans
for trapping submarines.
In addition TO the woman ana
baby" case, the correspondent men
tons the story of retired admiral
serving as a captain, who placed a
haystack on board an ancient looking
craft When the U-boat ordered her
to surrender the Germans we're aston
ished to receive a broadside from the
haystack.
On another occasion seawom
tramp steamer was crossing the North
Sea when a submarine ordered the
crow TO abandon the ship. SO sure
was the German Of his prey that the
bombs with which he intended %
sink the vessel were brought ON deck
around the coming tower. The com
mander OF the tramp steamer, by
careful maneuyering brought the sub
marine within range OF his concealed
armament so that it required only
shell or TIVE to explode the BOMBS
and blew the U-boat out Of the water.
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1918-08-07

Idly Increasing, the magnitude OF the
task can be appreciated.
Organization of system for tbr
payment OF the army AT home was com
parativey simple. but when ii came to
paying an army overseas an entirely
new set OF circumstances had 10 he
dealt with 49, unfamiliar currencies
tradesmen unresponsiye 70 such me-
diums as drafts, letters of credit and
checks and allowing unfavorable or
uncertain rates of exchange and other
difficulties.
The first step was 10 provide facil-
ties for paying directly the allowances
made TO dependents of soldiers. Ac-
cording TO government regulations.
married men In the service must al.
low at least Sl5 n month TO their wives
and more In proportion TO the number
Of children. In addition. the govern.
ment is required TO pay SIS to wife.
with propOrtionate Increases for each
child. Compensation is also provided
for dependents, such as grandparents.
brothers or sisters.
w "i'NNAhNt " htttAhtitc ullHcT
these regulations al present involves
mailing from Washington each month
over 10000 checks, averaging about
SO each.
At the beginning OF our entry into
the war the government was forced to
abrogale payments in gold to its sol.
diers on foreign service. The mere
shipment of so many millions Of gold
coin is attended by unusual risks in
time of war, to say nothing of the dis.
turbance in the money market that
such transfers would produce.
Payments TO troops abroad are now
made either in the currency of France
or by check payable in that currency |
according 10 the desire of the soldiers !
Those who take checks send them |
home or deposit them with banks I'M |
der some of the arrangements devised |
by bankers here who have correspond. !
snts or branches abroad. For the ben.
FIT OF those who take currency a rate
II exchange Is established by procla-
nation each month. This means that
he soldier gets French currency In an
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1918-08-07

most astute figures in France NJ
Clemenceau, now premier. charged
that Malyy was spreading "defeatist7
propaganda among the troops ana
that Malyys resignation of his post
as minister IF the interior was an
nounced early in August
I'm November, 1917, M. Malvy in
trcduced in the chamber of deputies
a bill demanding that he be tried
before the high court. and the cham
Der appointed committee of thirty
three TO examine into the merits Of
the case. This committee submitted
its report, calling for NJ. Malvy's in
Geachment and this report was
adopted by the chamber and the SEN
ate was designated as a high court
to hear the case
The trial was begun on July 16.
1918, NJ Malyy being called upon to
answer the charges Of high treason
and having communicated with the
enemy A few days later, the charge
of high treason was Withdrawn by
the prosecutor, who, however, main
tanned that NJ ,Malvy was responsible
for several cases of mutiny in the
army and was guilty of communi-
eating with the enemy
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1918-08-07

ness with hm according TO methods
with which he is familiar.
1t must be remembered. too. that the
need of banking facilities al the front
Is not confined to the handling Of the
small monthly stipend from the gov.
eminent in all Instances. Among both
officers and privates there are thou
sands OF men who possess private by.
comes, many Of them large ones. They
cannon very vel! carry large amounts
of currency on their persons and cspe-
cially require some banking arrange.
ment similar to that which they have
been accustomed to at home.
II was because they appreciated all
these conditions surrounding the sol
der in France and because they had
the necessary facilities abroad for
meeting them that certain trust com.
panies entered into arrangements thnt
would enable the soldier or sailor to
get his money and to keep or spend it
without loss or inconvenience.
Through its Offices IN both London
ana Paris ana its relations with the
leading banks Of France, the Guaranty
Trust Company OF New York, for ex.
ample. was able to offer special con.
TO the officers and men in the
Force as well as 10
those connected with officially recog.
nized organizations operating abroad.
The advantage of large organization
afd numerous Affiliations Ia this coun-
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1918-08-07
TRAINED NURSE ADVISES
PEOPLE

81 was great sufferer of stom
ach and liver trouble and cannot say
enough in praise OF Mayr's Wonder
full Remedy. 1t has done so much for
me and | am recommending it TO
other sufferers. / was a trained
nurse in Marine and other hospitals
years ago, therefore many come to
me for advice. certainly received
great benefit from Mayr's Wonderful
ilemedv." Ut is simple. harm less
preparation that removes the catar
rhal mucus from the intestinal tract
and allays the inflammation which
causes practically all stomach, liver
and intestinal ailments. including
appendicitis. One dose will convince
or money refunded A. c. Jennings
and druggists everywhere -(Adv)
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1918-08-07
BRITISH MYSTERY SHIPS
TOO CUNNING FOR HUN
MORE THAN ONE GERMAN SUB
MARINE HAS BEEN TRAPPED
BY VESSELS.

London, Aug. G.-lnteresting reyela-
tons regarding the work OF British
mystery ships which have played an
important part in anti-submaIine war
fare are made by the naval correspo,.-
dent of the Times They show how
British seamen have met German craft
and cunning with craft and cunning.
until this week the public has known
nothing about the mystery ships
shown in the navy as' the GO" SIMS
although several officers. notably Cap
tain Gordon Campbell. have been dec
GRATED for their services on these YES
sells. Details now can be made public
as the Germans are becoming awaie
through bitter experience of the
methods used against them
How a woman and baby" account
ed Tor a U-boat is told by the cores
pondent The submarine ordered s.
vessel to surrender and fired a few
shells into her The boats then letl
the. ship, leaving on board a woman
who ran up and down the deck with
a baby in her ann as if mad The q
boat came alongside the vessel and
the woman hurled the baby into the
open hatch The baby" exploded ana
blew out the bottom of the submarine
The woman" was decorated with the
Victoria Cross
The correspondent says that the
first mention OF mystery ship was
in the case of the Baralong. which on
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1918-08-07

more. under special ruling of the
French Government bank deposits OF
deceased soldiers are automatically
| transferred TO the United States.
When q soldier is not a depositor of
| the trust company, but of some other
American bank. which bank may or
may not be customer OF the Guar
anty, he can obtain checking privileges
in France by having his home bank
arrange for what is known as a re
volvlng credit"
This revolving credit" plan works
out as follows: The man who Is going
To enlist or who is soon 10 be called In
the draft goes to his bank where he
has a deposit account or where II will
be convenient for him to open one and
asks that arrangements be made for
cashlng his checks abroad. Under the
revolving credit" plan the bank fills
OUT form OF credit letter. Copies of
this credit letter are sent 10 the Parts
office OF the Guaranty. and copy is
given to the man himself. When the
soldier arrives in France his copy III
the revolving credit" acts as an iden.
titication at the branches OF the Comp
toir National d'Escompte de Paris. On
presentation OF this revolving credit"
letter at any of tho many branches OF
this bank throughout France the
branch bank will cash the soldiers
check drawn on his home bank The
| soldier can draw his check In Ameri-
can money and get the equivalent In
! French money at the most favorable
rate of exchange. This insures that
no profit Is made on his transactions
change rates.
The check which he draws goes
through the ordinary channels OF col
lection. II finally finds its way back
TO the home bank and is charged up to
the soldiers account there. Thus the
soldier is enabled TO centralize his
banking dealings while on the other
side in his own check book on his
home bank without the compicatio
Of making new arrangements with
which he is unfamiliar. OF course,
owing to the time required TO have the
checks reach the United States and be
agains, the soldiers account,
IL is necessary to place some limit on
the amount which can be drawn with |
in any given period. The amount de- !
ponds upon what arrangements the |
home bank makes with its depositor as |
10 the manner in which the account |
will be maintained The revolving
credit" can be used only where |
not In excess OF 500 within |
any two months ore involved. This
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1918-08-07

fry and abroad was increased by the
fact that both the London ana Paris
Offices OF the company were officially
designated depOsitaries of the United
States Government.
The plan which this trust company
evolved for making the American sol.
dlers money useful 10 him Includes
arrangements for the officers and ar
ranGements for the men who already
have or who may open checking ac-
counts with any American bank or
trust company. This enables the man
In uniform who has awaited himself of
this plan TO cash his checks immedi.
ateiY In every town of importance in
France. The soldier having an ac-
count with the trust company can
draw against 1t while in France with
no more difficulty than a depositor
having an account AT the main office In
New York has in cashing q chez at
local branches, which is no trouble at
alt He gets receipt for the money
deposited with the trust company.
This serves TO identify him az the
Paris office. A draft transfers his nc
count to France, and his checks are
forthwith cashable at any OF several
hundred correspondent offices In that
country. II his pay is allotted TO the
Paris Office and he should subsequent
ly die the record In New York OF the |
expedites payment to his /
relatives and lnsures safety. Further |
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1918-08-07
AMENDMENTS To THE
ORIGINAL DRAFT LAW
AMONG THOSE AFFECTED ARE
NEUTRALS WHO HAVE AP.
Piled FOR CITIZENSHIP

Washington, Aug. 6.-The principal
portion Of the administration man
power bill,' which Will extend the
draft ages from rs to Is, presented to
congress Monday constituted amend :
ments t. the original draft law. as
follows
"Fbe president may draft such per-
sons liable for military service ia
such sequence C} ages and at such
time or times as he may prescribe:
a citizen or subject OF a country
neutral in the present war who has
declared his intention 10 Become a
citizen OF the United States shall be
relieved from liability to military
service upon his making a declara-
sion in accordance with regulations
as The president may prescribe, with
drawing his intention to become Il
citizen Of the United States, and he
shall 5e forever debarred from be-
coming a citizen Of the United
Stato5"
The provision referring TO persons
engaged IN industry and agriculture
providing for their relief fom mill
tary duty would be amended to read
Persons engaged in occupations or
employment found to be necessary
to the maintenance of the military
establishment of the effective opera
ton of the military forces or the
maintenance Of national interest
during the emergency"
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1918-08-07
BY FRANCIS n. slssoN
wee president Guaranty Trust Com.
pany Of New York.

vice president Guaranty Trust Com.
pany Of New York.
O'u you ever stop TO think what n
large part of each dollar raised for
Uncle Sans war budget hy Liberty
Loan or otherwise goes TO pay the BOYS
al the IF I How do these dollars
reach the trenches7 How are they
turned into French currency How do
tue soldiers take care OF this money
after they get til Must they carry II
OF .iieiT persons or do they entrusl
u'eir money to company safe. which
must be convenient TO the lines and
perhaps equally convenient to enemy
raiders? IL they wish to send their
money home to their relatives or Ia
their home bank how can they do So
while on the margin of No Mans
Landi
These are some OF the questions
that nave been met and solved by Tn.
- S"H' hhahNldl HSeUiS IN cO-OpCra-
lion with some 81 .h!s country preat
banking institutions.
The importance Of these questions
to our troops in France cannot be
overestfmated & The pay of enlisted
men ranges from $50 month. re-
ceived by a private, to $50 month
for senior grade quartermaster ser
geants of the quartermaster corps.
band leaders, master electricians.
master engineers of the senior grade
and master hospital sergeants. En-
listed men serving in a foreign coun j
try receive 20 per cent increase
Officers pay ranges from sian 81 al
month for a second lieutenant. tol
$4,000 a year, received by a genera
with 10 per cent increase Tor foreienl
service
When we realize that the monthly
payroll for Uncle Sans fighting force
is now over slO0,0O0000, and is rap
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1918-08-07
MALVY IS BANISHED
FOR FIVE YEARS
FORMER MINISTER OF FRANCE
CONVICTED OF HOLDING
COMMUNICATION WITH
ENEMY.

Paris, Aug 6.-Louis J. Navy, for
mer minister of the interior who was
found guilty today of holding com
municatlon with the enemy and sen
fenced to five years Punishment.
The sentence. however, does not
carry civic degradation.
Louis ] Malyy, minister of the in
terror in the Viviani, BRAND and Ri
lot cabinets, was counted one of the
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1918-08-07
CHOLERA IN PETROGRAD

Amsterdam Aug. lG-There are
more than 10000 cases of cholera in
Petrograd, according to the Frem-
denblatt of Hamburg. which reports
that up to last Saturday LOO deaths
had occurred The authorities, it
declares are helpless, and the disease
is spreading unchecked
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1918-08-07

during the time I
was looking forward
to the coming of my
little one that ] arm
recommending 1t to
other e X pc c tant
mothers. Be fore
taking it, somed days
l suffered with neu-
ralgia so badly that
l thought 1 could
not live, but after
taking three bottles
of Lydia Il. Pink
hams v e ge table
Compound l was en-
tirely relic we'd Of
l h ad
gained in strength
and was able to 60
around and do ell
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1918-08-07
my housework.

my housework. Ny baby when seven
months old weighed 10 pounds and | feel
better than I have for long time. /
never had any medicine do me 20
much good. Mrs. PEARL MoNYHAis,
Mitchell, Ind.
Good health during maternity Il .
most important factor to both mother
and child. and many letters have been
received by the Lydia e. Pinkhsm
Medicine Co., Lynn, Mass, telling q
health restored during this trying period
by the use of Lydis E. Pinkham's Vege-
table COMPOUND - ii
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1918-08-07
n. c.. 5ondurant Coal & Wood
Company, 33e Valley street. Phone
500. s.3.n
MOTHERS
10 Be
Should Read Mrs. Monyhan's
letter Published by
Her Permission.

Mitchell, Ind. Lydia E. Pinkhar's
Vegetable Compound helped me so much
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1918-08-07

Frisby wants 10 seq you--the popu-
Tar place RI eat 12-2S-ti
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1918-08-07

Or. q. w. Breedlovo. Dr. J. s. wilkins
Res. BIS Malvern. Phone 2i33
DRs BREEDLoVE G. WILKINS
Physicians g. Surgeons
Arkansas National Bank Building
Office hours: Suites 400-403
3 a m to 10 m, to 5 p m
Office Phone 81
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1918-08-07
Wassermsn blood TEST.

Laboratory OF the Hot Springs
Sanitarium. $40 Central avenue.