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Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-05-29
FIVE MILLION, oUICKl

Get five million men to France,
and do 1t quick!"
This IL what President William H.
Crawford, OF Allegheny College,
urges.
81 consider it the duty of the Uni
ted States to get five million men into
France just as soon as possible, and
with full equipment and supplies.
Nothing will do 80 much to discour-
age Germany as a big American war
program backed by the united senti-
ment OF q united people,
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-05-29
PICKET DUTY

so, your son is In the army, il
he?"
"Yassuh, he's on picket duty"
Picket duty? What does that
consiat of"
''EYhy, you see. he wuks in 90
kuf'nel's kitchen and every time do
colonel wants chicken TO- dinnah nah
boy has to pick H."
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-05-29

Thousands die every year from
oyeFaaEing, don't DIG youS grave
With pour teetfE ,.. -...-,-.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-03-08
ftant That This May Have Your
Prompt Attention.

Jno. T. Walker. county fuel
strator. submits the following
rom the State Fuel Admins
y and requests that It be given
I, sost careful and prompt atten-
81 It is matter of the most
Lsnap pportance and should not be
r.eed.)
qunty Fuel administrators,
Wy Tennessee: 1t is the uni
s6pinion OF the men who are
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-03-08
RESIGNATION OF MAI.
HOLMES IS ACCEPTED
Physical Disability Causes Trenton
Man to Leave Sewer.

Greenville. s. c., Feb. 27.-An-
nouncement was made to-day of the
acceptance Of the resignation of Maj.
Victor II. Holmes. OF Trenton. Tenn,
prominent battalion commander In
the 117th Infantry. formerly the
Third Tennessee Regiment, COM
manded by Col. Harry X. Spence.
The resignation Of Maj. Holmes
marks the retirement from military
service of soldier who distinguish
ed himself in the Philippines and
who was wounded by a bolo- in an
attack upon him by one OF the ma
tives. On account OF physical dis
ability he has been granted dis
charge.
Maj. Holmes is prominently known,
especially in the western part OF
Tennessee. He was a Democratic
nominee for Chancellor at one time,
and has always been staunch mem
ber of the Democratic party. Upon
the notification of tho acceptance OF
his resignation to-day it was learned
that he rendered 1t some time ago
and left the regiment last week on
leave, expecting in the meantime to
receive his honorable discharge.
The resignation OF Capt. James A.
Freeman Of the 120th Infantry was
also accepted, it was announced to-
day.
The American Red Cross will
erect combination administrative
and recreation building near the
abse hospital at Camp Sewer, ac-
cording to announcement to-day of
s. A. Darrach. field director. Lodg-
ings will also be established for the
friends Of the i'll in the hospital, who
will be permitted to be near the
patients, o convenience hitherto gen.
orally denied because of lack of
rooms. Facilities for che entertain
nent Of the voncalescents will also
be installed.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-03-08

sumer's home track, $3.50 to 81.
Fest Tennessee Mines. at mine. per
ton. $s.s5; freight. mine to con-
sumer, 45 cents to SLID; cost on
consumers home track. $3.50 to
s445.
South West Virginia Mines. at
mine, $2.70 per ton; freight, mine
70 consumer. 70 cents to s1.25; cost
on consumers home track, $s.45 to
1926.
The cost of hauling from car to
consumers bin will run from 40
cents to rs cents per ton.
There will also be loss in weight
from ten TO twenty cents per ton.
The above prices are for lump
coal. Other grades cost less.
w. e. MYER.
U. s. Fuel Administrators for
Tennessee.
Nashville. Tenn, Mar. /. 1918.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-03-08

may at any time after January 2
/ 1918. upon giving 10 days writer
notice. to any money-order post offics
receive for each stamp affixed to his
certificate the amount paid therefor
plus cent for each calendar month
after the month of purchase of each
stamp. A registered certificate may
be redeemed. however, only at the
post Office where registered.
In other words, the plan is sim
pie. straightforward, and certain.
The holder of the certificates cannot
lose and is certain to gain. He is
buying the safest security in the
world in the most convenient form
in which the security OF great Gov
ernment has ever been offered to its
people.
WHY YOU SHOULD BUY THEM.
The main reason for the purchase
of War Savings Stamps is because
your country is at war. Your coun-
try needs every penny which every
man, woman and child can save and
lend in order to feed, clothe, arm
and equip the soldiers and sailors of
America and to win this righteous
war in defense Of American honor
and the cause Of democracy thruout
the world.
II we are to win the war, we must
win 1t is united people. The saw
ings of every man, woman and child
are necessary If we are to hasten the
victorious ending of the war. War
savers are life savers.
A single strand in the cables
which uphold the great Brooklyn
Suspension Bridge is not very strong,
but thousands of these strands bound
together uphold one of the great
thorofares of the world.
When our fathers and sons and
brothers were called by our country
to take up arms in her defense. you
did not hear an individual soldier
refuse to serve because his service
alone would not win the war. Each
man was ready to do his part. 'rhe
great army thus formed is going for
ward to face the fire of battle and
to risk everything for the safety and
security of our homes and our fami-
lies, and for the very existence Of
our country.
These are the men for whom you
are asked to save and lend your dol
lars.
A country worth fighting for is
country worth saving for.
To save money is to save life.
Buy War Savings Stamps at post
offices, banks. trust companies, or
other authorized agencies, and strike
! blow for our country.
w. @. McADOO,
Secretary of the Treasury.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-03-08

The Secretary of Agriculture has
called upon urban people to aid the
farmer during the coming crop sea-
son. "If soldiers are willing to serve
In the trenches and risk their lives. =
he declared, many civilians can well
AFFORD to spend part of their time
to serve in the burrows and in the
harvest fields
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-03-08
SCOUT CITY
Ranks Eighteenth in Size in the
United States.

/ ~~~$N
United States
The Boy Scouts of America has a
present membership of 295,716 boys
properly registered in 1874 troops,
with 1873 men council members
and troop committeeman and scout
masters.
Scout City would rank eighteenth
in the United States, counting those
right now engaged in the work in
this country. This is larger than
Minneapolis and almost as large as
Newark or New Orleans.
The registered Boy Scouts alone
could almost fill a city ranking with
Indianapolis or Kansas City and
more than enough for st. Paul.
Counting the million or more
Scouts-those who have received
during the past eight years the bene-
fit of the Scout program and who
have entered mans estate-the Boy
Scouts Of America could move bodily
into deserted Cleveland and Bos-
ton, and there would be Scout to
represent every man. woman or child
among the former inhabitants Of
both cities, or almost enough to fiji
Philadelphia.
There are 100000 boys who
could be scouts If there were men
leaders enough. The "boy power"
of this nation Is mighty thing. The
organized boyhood Of America is one
OF its greatest forces.
The boys want to join Scouting
is as catching as measles, Volunteer
men leaders are needed.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-03-08

The German Socialists have bitter
ly attacked the peace sse4ty with
Russia. In a debate in the Reich
stag there were charges that Ger
many and Austria already were
quarreling over the spoils of war
and that the real truth of the situa-
tien IN the east was being kept from
the Germaa public.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-03-08

Tne Food Administration has an
nounced temporary suspension Of
the meatless meal and the lifting Of
the special restrictions against the
use of pork on Saturdays. The sus-
pension is made affective FOR an in
definite period and is expected to last
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-03-08

for not less than three months. The
reason for the change ii attributed
to the Increased demand made upon
the United States for breadstufs.
which indicates further reduction
in heme consumption Of bread aud
its ingredients generally.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-03-08
State Examinations.

Following is a schedule Of the
State teachers examinations to be
held March Is and 16 in the various
counties Of the State and the sub
jects:
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-03-08
ELEMENTARY.

Friday, Mar. is. Spelling, to
10; arithmetic, 10 to 1880; music,
11.SO to 1915. (Noon.) Writing
and drawing, 1915 to 2; grammar.
2 to $3.50; reading. $3.50 to 1870.
Saturday, Mar. 16. Physiology. .
to 10; professional, 10 to IL; geog-
raphy, IL to IL. (Noon.) U. S.
History, to 2:3e; Tennessee His
tory. 2.2n TO 4
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-03-08

German troops are reported to
have been sent into Finland, and it
is said that the Aland Islands are
being used as the base Of operations.
The Alands are under guard of
Swedish troops sent there by agree
ment with the Russian factions.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-03-08
HIGH SCHOOL.

Friday. Mar. Is. Spelling, 9 tC
10; grammar, 10 to IL; arithmetic
English history, Cicero, physics
cooking, IL to 1890. (Noon. }
Rhetoric, geometry. American his
tory, Virgil, physical geography,
household sanitation, 1915 to $3.50;
English literature, $3.50 to 8.
Saturday, Mar. 16. American lit
erature, algebra. Caesar, agriculture.
sewing. to 1O:sO; civics. biology,
l to q; ancient, medieval. modern
history, physiology. to 3:15.
The composite group is composed
Of spelling, grammar, rhetoric. arith-
metic, algebra, professional. ancient,
mediaeval, and modern history. and
biology. These can be taken as
scheduled.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-17
COUNTRY EXPRESS
TO Be A REALITY
FARMERS ARE INTERESTED IN
MOVE OF STATE COUNCIL OF
DEFENSE.

Farmers about Ottawa may be glad
to know that rural express routes
which will connect the farmer direct
ly with the market are to be devel.
oped at a branch of a far reaching
motor transport system by the high
ways committee of the State Coun-
ell of Defense.
Such routes are expected to save
tons of perishable foodstuffs in a sea-
son and to reduce the price Of fresh
food to the townsman, according to
Herbert Hoover, federal food admins
traitor. who recommended them to the
highways transport committee of the
National Council of Defense when it
met in Washington.
The Illinois committee is selecting
five men from different parts Of the
state to serve as chairmen for the
five districts into which the state
will be divided for motor transport
promotion. These will complete the
organization which will carry out the
highways transport plan
According to the organization plans
each district will be- divided into five
divisions. with divisional chairmen
The county chairman will in turn Sc
lect community organizations to han
die local conditions.
Recommendation made at the ma
tional conference will be carried out
so far as possible Among these are
truck short-haul and less than carload
lot merchandise, 70 form a network
Of rural express routes, and to keel
open during tine winter the highway;
that are used by army train motor
trucks carrying munitions to the sea
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-17
LOCAL BOARD GETS.
ORDERS TO ENTRA|N
.125 ON OCTOBER q.
DISTRICT I, LA SALlE COUNTY,
WILL SEND 1875 TO CAMP Nc
ARTHUR, TEXAS, NEXT MONDAY
LIST BEING COMPLETED THIS
AFTERNOON.

The local exemption board received
orders from Adjutant General Dickin-
son to entrain 125 men for Camp Nc
Arthur Waco, Texas, on Monday
afternoon, Oct. 21. The men will
leave Ottawa on a special train on the
Rock Island Railroad at 1:10, going
to Camp Macarthur by way of Kansas
City.
Only white men and men qualified
for general military service will be
used to fill this call There are
enough men in class ! of the 1913
June class to make up the increment
without drawing on the new 81 to 36
class.
The train on which the men will &c
is co be a through train, made up ot
Pullman cars, carrying diners The
trip will be made directly through tC
camp without stopovers.
There is at the present time M
danger Of Spanish influenza epi
demic at Camp Macarthur However
should there be any danger of sucl
an epidemic arising the call will be
cancelled by Provost General Marsha
Crowder.
Work was started at once upon re
ceipt of this call making up list o
men to fill it. and the cards will b'
mailed out this evening The list vii
! probably be ready for release by th'
/ local board in time to be published il
/ the papers tomorrow
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-17
BOAT CLUB TURNED.
INTO HOSPITAL FOR
INFLUENZA EPIDEMIC
CLUB HOUSE, FULLY EQUIPPED.
TO CARE FOR NUMEROUS SICK
PEOPLE WHO ARE WITHOUT
NURSES.

The Ottawa boat house has been
turned into fully equipped emer
gency hospital to care for the nu-
merous sick people in Ottawa who
have no one to give them the proper
attention The work of moving the
patients will start this evening, and
Miss Margaret Ryba, public health
nurse, assisted bv Mrs. Edgar p"n-
can, Mrs. G. w. Farrar, Miss A1nelie
Irion, Miss Pearl Bayne and Miss
Mae Kelly, will take charge
Definite plans for utilizing the club
were completed this morning, and
the work of equiping the building
was started at once This afternoon
cots were moved in from the chau
tauqua grounds, and the building was
put in shape for the care of the pa.
tients by Mrs. w. w. Nash and Miss
Elizabeth Asseltine.
In many homes in the city every
member ofthe family is i'll, and the
numerous trips the public healtf
nurses must make to these houses is
gradually wearing the strength o
these women out. the patient;
should be in a place where they car
have constant care, and this is i'm
possible any place except in some
hospital
When the local physicians decided
Ottawa must have an emergency hos
pital the officers of the boat clul
were consulted with and willing,
turned their building over to the cit,
for the period of the epidemic.
1t has been suggested that the OF
tawa Elks' Home and the Mason'
Temple also be taken over an
turned into hospitals during III
period of the epidemic, so that III
patients will not be crowded 1t I
likely this will be done unless tn
epidemic gets much better 1urin
he next few days.
The new plan will also be muc
easier on the physicians, who hav
/ been greatly overworked during tn
past few weeks The strain Of thei
numerous calls is beginning to brir
its effects, and unless relief in som
manner is brought to them it is likel
they will be unable to hold out unt
I the end Of the epidemic.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-17
POLITICAL CONVENTIONS
ARE CALLED OFF

Chicago, Oct l7.-Even politics
surrendered Internationally here to.
day before the fighters of the in.
fiuenza-pnenmonia epidemic. All po-
ltical social and lodge meetings and
conventions of every kind In the state
are prohibited under a sweeping order
issued by the Illinois influenza com.
mission.
The deaths in Chicago directly at
tributed to the epidemic yesterday
were 27S, with new cases reported to.
failing 2.264, including influenza and
pneumonia,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-17
G. HOWARD FOLEY
DIES IN 0GLESBY

George Howard Foley, manager Of
the grocery department of the Bent
Bros. store In Ogleshy, and secretary
of the Tri-City Groeers Association,
Gied at four o'clock Wednesday morn.
ing at his home following weeks
ILLNESS with influenza and pneumonia.
His wife and seven year old daugh
ter are also i'll with the grippe, but
their condition this morning was re-
ported as satisfactory
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-17
JOY FOR AUT0ISTS;
BAN IS LIFTED

Washington, Oct 1.-THE discon-
tinung Of gasless Sundays effective
at once, was announced this after-
noon by Fuel Administrator Garfield
In making the announcement, how.
ever DR. Garfield said that priority
would be given to shipment overseas
and that if the supply of gasoline be-
came so low as to make it necessary
the ban on Sunday automobiling
would again 20 into effect.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-17
MILLION TO FIGHT
SPANISH EPIDEMIC

Washington, Oct l7--An appro-
priation Of ten million dollars with
which to fight the present epidemic Of
Spanish Influenza is provided in all
amendment to the Army Appropria
tion bin was presented in the Senate
this afternoon by Senator Lewis of Ill.
inOis
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-17
ECHELKRAUT FINED
S25 FOR SPEEDING

Frank Eichelkraut was arrested on
complaint filed against him on a
speeding charge by Judge Koenig last
night. 1t was claimed Eichelkraut
was driving his car ON West Lafayette
stree. at aspeed of forty-hye miles
an hour. He was tried before Judge
koenig and was fined $25 and costs.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-17
TIME CHANGES BACK
SUNDAY. OCTOBER 27

The United States governme 1T has
ordered its clocks in this country set
back one hour on Sunday morning,
Oct. 81. at 2 o'clock. This means that
in one week an hours more sleep may
be obtained each morning and clipped
off in the evening.
There is no law against turning
back the clock one hour on Saturday
night, and this is when the time will
be changed In most places.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-17
OTTAWA STILL SHY.
NEARLY $4,000 OF.
ITS LOAN QUOTA.
SATURDAY NIGHT MARKS THE
CLOSE OF THE DRIVE-OTTA.
WAS QUOTA MUST BE SUB.
SCRiBED BY THAT TIME.

Only $2S,97l.90 and Ottawa will meet
lis quota for the Fourth Liberty Loan.
This amount must be raised, and must
be subscribed before Saturday. Vol.
unteer subscriptions will be received
today and tomorrow, but on Saturday
the laggards may have to be proaded
and informed OF their duty to their
country. The COMMITTEES knows who
have subscribed ana 1t also knows
who are able and have not taken
bonds.
Fourth Liberty loan subscriptions
at the close of business Oct 49,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-17
MONROE RESIGNS
FROM POLICE FORCE

Officer Henry j Monroe rendered
his resignation to Chief Zurich, of the
local police force yesterday, asking to
ne relieved from duty Immediately
No cause was given by Mr. Monroe
for his resignation. but 1t is under.
stood he has better position In view,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-17

A loaded freight car broke dow
on the Rock Island bridge over the
Fox River last evening and delayed
traffic for short tipsr
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-17
Fred Clark Funeral

The funeral of the late Fred Clark
will take place from the house 1919
Walnut street, Friday afternoon at
330 Burial in Ottawa Avenue Gene.
terry.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-17
HOLD SPRAGUE
FUNERAL TOMORROW

The funeral service for Sidney
Sprague will be held tomorrow morn
ing at $40 o'clock at st. Patrick's
Catholic church
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-17

national resources stands the rugged
honesty of America Liberty Loan
Bonds are the safest security in the
world
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-17
British Office Closed.

Whether or not the $4,000 Illinois
men included in the October draft
are to be moved to cantonments be-
ginning Oct. q despite the epidemic
of influenza has been left to the dis.
cretion of Adj Gen Dickson. who ar
rived in Chicago to confer with DR..
c. st. Clair Drake director of the
state department of health
The British-Canadan recruiting
mission closed its Offices last night.
Under the draft treaty between Eng.
land and the United States, all Brit.
ish subjects in America are now sub.
ject to draft under the same defer
ment conditions as American citizens
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-17

Navy and marine corps calls are
included in the above calls.
In addition 10000 men will be
called monthly for limited service.
Questonnares will be sent out to
youths of is and to men 81 to 46 in
the near future. The first call to
include these groups will be about
March |.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-17
NEW DRAFT QUOTAS
WILL Be SENT OUT;
RECALL EXEMPTS
UESTiONNAiRES TO BE SENT
OUT TO YOUTHS OF 18 AND TO
MEN 37.TO IS IN NEAR FUTURE.

Reclamation Of thousands of draft
registrants disqualified from military
service because of physical defects
considered remediable through opera.
tion or other trJatmenr, is to be
begun by the government on vast
scale.
This became known yesterday when
local boards received an order to pre-
pare to re-examine men now in Group
B, cass l. who have heretofore been
virtually exempt from service.
Under the new physical standards
soon to be announced, boards will
transfer thousands of such regstrants
from Group B to Group G (limited
seryice) and they will be sent TO can
tonments for treatment.
New Draft Quotas.
A plan recently perfected by Maj.
John NJ. Dodson, medical aid to Gov.
Lowden, viii enable Group B men to
secure surgical treatmene free be-
fore being inducted if they so elect.
Monthly quotas of Sept IL regis
trants to be sent to camp between
now and July, 1919 were announced
by the provost marshal general yes.
terday as follows:
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-17
WEATHER

Increasing eloudlness
and cooler tonight. Fri
day unsettled.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-17

OTTAWA JOURNAL
Established 1889
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-17

Continued on page 3, col, ~
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-17

OTTAWA FREE TRADER
Established te4o
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-17

Continued on page 3, col. 81
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-17
ostend Is Taken.

London, Oct. 17--iBritish aviators
in conjunction with naval forces, land
ed in Ostend, German submarine base,
this morning, 1t was officially an.
nounced this afternoon.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-10-06
Germany Makes Plea for Truce;
Vienna Seeks Immediate Peace
On Wilson's Announced Term.
Liberty Lean
Prospectus
ATROCITY TX

\ 7 CAMPENHOUT three Ger
"A man cavalry officers entered
the house of a well-to-do merchant
who was known to have a good
vine cellar. bryce Report, page
43.) Having drunk ten bottles of
champagne, they called in six more
officers and continued the carouse
on larger scale. Suddenly one of
the officers called for the society of
the merchant and his wife. The
servant tells the rest as follows:
Immediately my mistress came
in one Of the officers who was sit
ting on the floor got up, and, put
ting his revolver to my mistress's S
temple, shot her dead. The officer
was drunk. The other officers con-
tinued to drink and sing. The Off
GER who shot my mistress then told
my master to dig a grave and bury
her. My master and the officer
went into the garden, the officer
threatening my master with a pis-
toll"
So the merchant buried his wife
in the garden, and the German Off
GER, in the role of undertaken and
master of ceremonies, was singing
all the time"
When the Germans are out of
Belgium what reunion the Bel
gians will have with their dead,