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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-18
3 SHOT WHEN MOB
TRIES TO LYNCH NEGRO

Winston Salem, n. C., Nov. lS.-
Three persons have been shot in a
pitched battle between home guarGs,
police and fire companies, and a mob
4of several thousand men bent on
lynching a negro who is accused Of
having shot J. f. Chidress, having
attacked Mrs. Childress and later hay
ing wounded Sheriff Fine.
The mob first formed late in the dag
and after storming the Jail shot a
negro prisoner
Later the report spread that the
wrong man had been killed and the
crowd again stated back to the Jail.
The mayor addressed the mob
while home guards and fire companies
were being called out When the fire.
men began playing the hose on the
crowd the shooting started
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-18
LUXEMBOURG DEMANDS
DUCHESS ADVOCATE

Geneva, Nov. 1S-The Lausanne
Gazette says it learns the people and
parliament OF Luxembourg will de,
mand the abdication OF the Grand
Duchess Of Luxembourg, who is con
s.iered the symbol Of German In
trigue
The members OF the liberal party
desire the grand duchy transformed
into q republic and attached to
France.
The newspaper adds that the grand
duchess. learning Of the general opin
ion of the people of the country, re
piled that she was ready to abdicatt
after general vote had been taker
on the question, but not before.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-18
FLU IN CHICAGO
PASSING GRADUALLY

Chicago Nov lS.-The influenza
pneumonia epidemic is on the wanC
in Chicago and soon will be a thing
Of the past, according to a statement
made yesterday by DR.. John Dill Rob
dreson, commissioner of health.
1t was reported that in che twenty
four hours ending at midnight satur
day there were eighteen deaths from
influenza and nineteen frcm pneu
monia out Of a total Of l27 deaths
These reports are very encourag
ing said DR.. Robertson "and ! ex
pect that the deaths caused by The
two diseases will decrease steadily
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-18
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UTICA NEWS ITEMS.
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Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Love visited
with relatives in Utica Saturday. The
former is stationed at Rantoul In tho
aviation service
Mr. and Mrs. John Giblin and three
children returned to their home Mon
day after visiting with relatives in
Utica for a couple of days. They also
attended the funeral of Mrs John
Wolfe in La Sale Sunday afternoon.
There will be dance In Liberty
Hall Wednesday,. Seelig Orchestra.
Ii YOU want a good time. come and be
convinced.
Mr. and Mrs W. j. Maloney at.
tended the funeral of the latter's
mother. Mrs. John Wolfe, which was
held in La Sale Sunday afternoon.
Miss Hannah Cardron visited with
relatives in Joliet Saturday and Sun.
day.
Mrs Bessie lIuffstadt returned to
her home in Utica Sunday after visit
ing with relatives in Peoria for the
past week.
T. e Childers. who has been visit.
ing with relatives and attending to
business matters in Carthage for sew.
eral days, returned TO his home in
Utica Monday.
W T. CrOs.ar was a business caller
in Chicago Monday,
Minetta Hartst0rn returned TO her
home in Ottawa Monday after visit.
ing at the home OF Eloise Pearson in
Utica for couple Of days.
The second course OF the Lyceum
Concert Company will be given in the
Mystic Hall tonight.
Mrs, Mary Neuman and four chill
dren and brother, JaJmes Lynch, OF
Spring Valley visited at The home OF
their sister, Mrs. Waters, in Utica
Sunday.
MIR. and Mrs. j. II. Fitzgerald Mr..
and Mrs. Elmer Lilies Mrs. j. Waters,
Mrs. w + Crosiar, Mrs. j. Gilchrest,
Mrs. +, COnarty Mrs. J. +. Etzbach,
Misses Margaret Clancy, Sara Gibin.
and Mary Fitzgerald. and j. II. Carlin
and +. d. CLANCY attended the funeral
of Mrs. John Wolfe in La Sale Sun.
day afternoon,
Mr.. and Mrs. Capt lakewood Of
Peru visited at the home OF their
daughter, Mrs Dan Neary, Sunday.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-18
Famous Soldier Poet Of Italy.

Gabrielle d'Annunzio, Italy's famous
poet, whose flying feats are the adml.
ration of his countrymen, has not the
slightest fear of death, and he has q
presentiment that he will die In action.
To a friend who interviewed him he
remarked: my worldly life Is ended.
What can do after the war? I shall
write no more. Every time | 90 off
on an expedition hope II will be my
last. That is the reason for my fear.
lessness. The finest end I wish for Is
to die for my country"
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-18
Swamp a War Garden.

Too old to be taken into the service
George Hoy, Japanese resident of
juneau, Alaska has turned a mos
quito swamp into a patriotic garden
that has become the admiration of the
city.
iadIshcs In this unique garden send
their green tops upward to form the
word Liberty" and near by is formed
a bell
To one side cross blooms in red
sweet peas, while tiny walks, wriggly
fences and rocks with flowers wander.
Ing over them add to the attractions
Of the place.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-18
MARSEILLES
MISS THERESA PHLLlmoRs.
Representative, Branch Office Phillimore Building

Harrington spent a few hours in OF
tawa today.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. T. White and fam
lily spent yesterday in La Sale III the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. J. j. White.
The announcement Of the marriage
Of Miss Catherine O'Connor OF OF
tawa and Vincent White. son of r I.
White OF this city has been aunouuc-
ed. The wedding viii take place fAis
month.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hill Of this CITY
received 4 telegram yesterday from
New Orleans saving that he body of
their son has not been shipped from
there yet and that they would wire as
soon as the body was shipped.
Mrs. Harry Richardson OF Seneca
spent yesterday here at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. John Richardson
Frank Burke of the Great Lakes
spent yesterday with relatives in this
city.
Roy States OF camp ms or, hdllle
Creek Mich, spent yesterday with
/ his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Frank
States i'm this city. He had only a
three day furlough.
/ The Rebecca lodge will meet tomor
row night in the Odd Fellows HAN.
! Misses Lois Long and Zoe Wells
spent Yesterday in Seneca.
Arthur Thomas OF this city went tc
1 Princeton. where he has secured EN-
ployment
Jay Gotten was taken 70 Sacre'
Heart Sanitarium in Milwaukee where
he will take treatment for a nervous
/ breakdown
A mask ball will he held Thursday
evening November Dist in Home De
Tense League hall. Music by johnson
G jennings oorchestra.
Miss Lucille Seedlings returned
last evening after a fcw days visit III
Chicago.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-18

"A book Of verses underneath the
bough," began the man who quotes.
That's far enough, interrupted
Miss Cayenne. "The loaf Of bread
must be curtailed to limit the wheat
consumption. The Jug Of wine Is out
of place in Il prohibition community,
and even rs to me book of verses
III rather hear somebody read the war
vows"
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-18
Local Notes.

@-N~A ''S~Ss
Miss Jeanete Smeading who is EN-
ployed al the NatiOna. Biscuit factory
suffered a broken shoulder bone this
morning when number OF boxes
fell on her shoulder.
Miss Thelma Suddick visited over
Sunday with relatives in Chicago.
Harold nay of Morris visited friends
in this city last evening.
John Hill who is employed in Joliet
Visited Sunday with his family in
this city.
Miss Frances Derby who is employ
ed in Chicago visited yesterday with
her mother. Mrs. Emma Derby In
this city.
Clarence Nelson who attends the
University of Illinois spent Sunday
with his parents Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Nelson.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Weir returned
yesterday from few days visit in Chi
cago.
Mrs. Clarence Hartford, daughter OF
Mr. and Mrs. r. n. Workman OF this
city resumed her duties at the tele
phone Office this morning after sew
eral weeks illness of Spanish lnflu
enZa.
Floyd Richardson who is employed
in Joliet spent Sunday with his wife
and baby in this city.
Mrs. William Slor went to Chicago
today for Il visit at the home of hei
sister Mrs. Ted Burke
l.. f. Bentley is confined to her
home on Fairview with the Influenza
Lieut.. Ed. Halligan Of Fort Sheri
dan spent Sunday with his father II
this city.
Mrs. James Timmins and Ethel Fen
ton returned here today after a sew
eral weeks visit with relatives in Sll
Wis, III.
Mrs. Daniel Hines and Mrs. Bruce
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-18
GERMAN ELECTIONS WILL
BE HELD IN JANUARY

Paris, Nov lS-Dr. Ebert, the Ger.
man chancellor has announced ac-
cording to Berlin dispatches, that the
elections will take place in January
The chancellor stated he did not be.
lieye 1t necessary to delay the peace
conference until the German national
constituent assembly has decided
upon Germany's future form of gov.
eminent.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-18

A white bear had been seen In the
Alps near Ofenburg, Switzerland, peas.
ants reported. The alarm created
some excitement In the mountains. The
authorities were forced to arrange a
great hunt TO run down the animal"
The hunt was successful and the ian.
lmal" was cornered. He turned out to
be poor Russian deserter clad In q
sheepskln coat who had been running
around ainlessly.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-18
Flre Clay Substitute,

The great resistance u heat Of or
binary coal ash has suggested the use
of this material for fire bricks In place
OF fire clay. 1t is claimed that a suit
able binder has been provided in Il
new process, and several thousand ex-
porimental bricks already made nre
being tested. both rs a freproof build
Ing material and as II furnace lining.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-18
Every Sensation.

The following is from Il letter writ
ten by Il member Of the United States
tank forces in France: 81 ran the
gamut of all sensations from fear to
hatred. and the latter was what | car
red away. Any nation that fills the
bodies of the dead with bombs In or
der to kill the chaps That come out to
bury them, has no consideration from
me. and that Is what the Germans do,
among other things
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-18
Uses Tor Corks.

Have you ever tried using corks in
cleaning steel knives? When u strong
cork, with a substantial base, Is dip
ped in the cleaning preparation and
then rubbed brlskly over the blade. IT
will be found to work much more eff
fectiyely than the more common meth
cd Of using small cloth. The saving
to the hands is quite worth consider
ing, at the same time.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-18
Cost of Infectious QlseaseR

Scarlet fever measles and diphthe-
ria cost the people Of Chicago 1882.
Az during the course of the year. This
huge bill represents so much paid out
rs the price Of Carelessness and In.
difference, for much If not all Of this
disease might have been prevented by
precautions, morallzes the Journal OF
the American Medical Association.
urging the dollars and cents value OF
disease prevention.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-18
Puduy's Bravery.

"Pudgy" Is Y. NJ. G. A. man, well
known to many American soldiers In
France. He recently spent night In
front.line dugout. While ne was
there q deafenlng barrage ralned
around the dugout for full half an
hour.
Everyone wanted to know afterward
how Pudgy liked 1t.
II fear," he confessed, and the ever.
lasting smile broudened us he spoke,
"that I'm no Drawer now than before.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-18
Church Novelty.

Flatbush-Been 10 church lately9
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, was there last
Sunday.
Anything new doIngw
"Indeed, yes, Crimes boy, who is
home on furlouvh, was there, and the
dominic announced The young man
hi khaki will now take up the collec.
ton In his helmet"
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-18
Proner Pirate.

"You seem to be rather proud Of be.
Ing pirate" remarked the trusty lieu.
tenant.
II am." replied Captain Kidd. I'm
q regular plrnte, I am. When want
to sink n ship | supcrintend the Job
In person. don't SIT mt home and
send lot Of scared sailors out to take
chances bill by themselves In U.boats."
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-18
Daily rhounhf.

Fear not, lest existence closing your
account and thine shall know the like
no more. The eternal Saki from that
bowl has poured million bubbles and
will pour.-Omar.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-18
No Stacker.

Tathcr--"Why don't you stick to
work more7 1t ought to be real en-.
joymcnt to YOU" Son---"It Is, sir, but
don't like to give myself up wholly
to pleasure"
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-18
Wilson Reaches Decision.


Washington, Nov 1S.-Friends Of
President Wilson stated yesterday
that adyices received in the last TWEEN
ty-four hours have led to the decision
at the White House that unless some
vitality important domestic situation
develops in the United States, Presi.
dent and Mrs Wilson will go to Paris
on the eve OF the peace congress
In a general way, officials here are
Placing the date for the first meeting
OF the congress as some time late in
February or the early part of March
They point out that Great Britain
will not name her delegates until
some weeks after the general elec
tons to be held late this year, and
that no steps will be taken until it is
clear that Germany has effected a
stable government and the threaten
ing bol3hcyist wave has spent its
force.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-18
MRS. WILSON TO co
WITH PRESIDENT.
TO PEACE congress
PARIS PAPER ANNOUNCES PEESl-
DENTS WIFE WILL ACCOMPANY
HlM-ENGLAND TO APPOINT
DELEGATES AFTER GENERAL
ELECTION.

Paris Nov. 1S--The Echo de Paris
says Mrs. Wilson will come to Europe
with President Wilson.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-02-19
Non Committal Policy.
Greenwood Journal.)

The editor of the Greenvil!e Daily
Piedmont has been sick for some
weeks with grip. Upon his return
to his desk he makes the statement
that there were so very many criti-
cisms upon the non committal
policy of the editorial page that he
felt called upon to say that it was
due to the fact that he had not been
on the job, and that the work had
been done by others. Ii seems that
readers of the Piedmont were at a
loss to know what had produced this
wonderful change but they have
found out by this time that the man
with the same strong convictions
and with the courage to express
them still lives and that his policy
remains unchanged.
We do not believe that any man.
without convictions and the man
hood to stand by them. can COM
mand that admiration and respect
that the one who has back bone can
This applies not only to the editor
OF a newspaper but to men in all the
walks of life. 1t is proof of charac-
ter and Of real manhood. Long may
the editor Of the Piedmont live to
express and to stand by his convic-
tions.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-02-19
POOR MAIL SERVICE.

The Lancaster News does not wish
to be understood as attempting to
place the blame upon any individual
for the delay in delivery of the paper
to its subscribers, but that the SER
vice is poor cannot be denied. Sub
scribers in the northern neck of
Lancaster county have been COM
planning with regularity bordering
on daily occurrence OF long delay
in receiving their papers. The past
week. a subscriber living on Route
out of WaXhaw. n. c.. complained
to the office that Tuesdays paper
reached him Friday morning about
ten o'clock. This is by no means
the first complaint from that section.
along with those from other sec
tions. Tuesdays papers were mailed
in the local postoffice somewhere
noon. and this subscriber getting his
mail on Waxhaw, Route 1, should
have received the paper Wednesday
morning. via Catawba Junction and
the Seaboard to Waxhaw, arriving
at the latter place before time of
leaving OF the rural mail carriers.
subscriber the following (Thurs-
day. morning. At its best. the SER
vice provided for reaching that sec
tion Of Lancaster county is slower
by several hours than that between
Lancaster and Washington, ID. c.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-02-19
THE WAY OF \ FUED.

History may record that the
Alpine, North Carolina, had Its be-
ginning over the sum Of sixty-five
cents. 1t has cost one man his life
and is the suspected cause of the
death OF another. Five years ago
DR.. +. A. Tennessee was a pra ctic-
ing physician in the little mountain
village. He was quick-tempered, at
times abrupt in his manner. man
OF very strong likes and dislikes. but
genteel and polite-a type of the
old southerner-fearless absolute
ly. and quick to take offense. W..
u. Pitts was a merchant. The doc
tor sent him a bill for professional
services to member of the family,
and in return, Pitts sent the doctor
a bill for merchandise. He had adj
ded the hire of a mule which thew
had used jointly on mountain trip
some time before. the amount being
$1.25. The doctor objected to pay
ing the item and the two had some
hot words. The difference I'm the
accounts was sixty-fve cents, and
from this the feud is said to have
started. smouldering year-after-
year, kindled at times by adding
new fuel until 1t assumed proper.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-02-19
REASSURANCE.
I thought in truth you had forgotten

thought in truth you had forgotten
me
In absence and in silence far
apart.
And unconsoied my sorrowing
heart
When might not cen once thy dear
face see
Nor in thy Thought one feeting mo-
ment be.
At times in social life or busy
mart
With poor assembling and trans
parent art
sought in vain to hide life's drear
ennui.
But when saw once more your
'witching face
And heard with rapture that IA
miliar voice.
Beheld in transport all your
matchless grace,
All, then indeed 1 knew l had no
choice
But cherish one no other can re-
place
And in my reawakened trust re-
joice. Anonymous.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-02-19
Jealous?
Richmond Times-Dispatch.)

tRichmond Times-Dispatch.)
Secretary Daniels looks upon
Charleston, S. c., as the Atlantic
seaboard's choicest port for naval
station and rendezvous for fighting
vessels. Without intention to be-
little Charleston's undoubted mer-
it's. one may ask if the secretary has
investigated fully the claims OF Port
Richmond, sometimes known as
West Point, on the York River.
Port Richmond can outmatch Char
lesion point for point as to deep
water. strategic Importance, cheap
ness of operation and general avail
ability. 1t is location favored by
nature, and its possibilities are
hereby respectfully commended to
the secretary's careful and official
consideration.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-02-19
GOOD ROADS.
Dragging the Roads.
(Newberry Observer. }

A farmer from ten miles out said
on Saturday, in reply to the b
mans question,
How are the roads?"
THE best you ever saw
A few days ago they were de-
scribed as awful" and they are
still awful in some sections where
the split-log drag is not used.
Our informant said the dragging
of the roads has been more general
since the recent rains than ever be-
fore. and consequently the roads are
good.
All that is needed to have good
roads the year round is for the peo-
pie to get the habit of dragging
them regularly and systematically
after the rains. If they will do that,
they will find, instead of rain max
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-02-19
How Ii Looks.
Charlotte Obseryer.)

How does Washington look with
out the saloon? Just the same as
ever, except a change of signs. The
cafe or the restaurant has taken the
place of the corner establishment:
the hotels have been surprised at the
developed need OF the rooms for
merly used by the bar for an extern
sion OF their dining room facilities;
some of the smaller saloons are try
ing the soft drink business and
there is one which has been con-
verted into cider factory, the
press operated in sight OF the pass
ing throngs. hundreds of whom stop
In to sample the attractively adver-
tised merits of pure apple Juice. &"
The side wall of towering building
which once confronted the occu-
pants OF a hotel with an invitation
to try certain popular brand of
whiskey. now proclaims the merits
OF a little pill" Several of the
more prominent saloons are under
going alterations for other purposes
and the city has accepted the saloon
less situation as pretty good thing.
after all, especially in view of the
fact that the people are permitted to
keep liquor for private use.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-02-19
Drag EN- Often.
(Monroe Enquirer.)

Mail Carrier Griffin is reported as
saying that Lester Mills keeps the
drag on the public road across his
farm so much that it looks like a
national highway" says The Marsh
vile Home. The drag will certainly
do the work all right, If it is used
frequently. And l am reminded
that Lester Mills has credit for do
ing some mighty good farming. And
then there is another saying that
good farmer just simply will not be
satisfied with bad roads.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-02-19
tions much greater.


German Pitts, son of w. d.
Pitts, went to Tennessee before the
inception of the feud, where he re-
manned several years. Soon after
the trouble over the mule and the
two accounts between his father and
DR.. Tennessee, he returned to Glen
Alpine. Meeting the doctor in the
store of j. ID. Pitts, an uncle, the
two men brushed shoulders in pass
ing. The doctors quick temper
made him believe the young man
did it purposely, and remarked that
the store ought to be big enough for
him to pass without trying to knock
him down. The fire began to blaze
and fight followed. Erwin Pitts.
brother of German, took a hand.
The fight itself had no serious re-
suits. but DR.. Tennessee, so the
story goes, went to his home and re-
turned armed. The Pitts boys
armed themselves, and battle fol-
lowed in which several by-standers
were injured, German Pitts fatally
shot, Erwin seriously wounded, and
DIR. Tennessee received seven bullet
wounds in his body. His life was
despaired of for several weeks, but
his dogged courage and indomitable
will pulled him through German
Pitts died few weeks later in an
Asheville hospital. After DR.. Hen
nessee's remarkable recovery. he
was tried in Burke county for the
murder of German Pitts. The jury
acquitted him on the plea OF self
defense. He returned to Glen AL
pine and resumed his practice and
the impression was general that the
trouble was over.
The last day of January. Dr.
Tennessee stepped from train at
Glen Alpine about dark on his re
turn from a visit to patient in an
other part of the State, and as he
turned the corner of the little sta
tion to take buggy for his home.
he received ten bullets, fired from
close range, and died instantly. The
bullets were fired in his back.
Garfield and Aaron Pitts are in iail
charged with his murder. They
are brothers of the man he killed.
The curtain will be rung down af-
ter they have been tried and the
feud will have ended. The debts. it
iS to be supposed, will go unpaid.
but two lives were shifted out and
the battle ended without a decision.
really did nothing that will bring re-
both sides will have lost.