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Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-11-22
1871

Jan. 5-President Wilson delivers
speech to congress giving IA points"
necessary to peace.
Jan 20-British monitors win sea
fight with cruisers Goeben and Bres-
lau, sinking latter.
Jan. 2S-Russia and Roumania sever
diplomatic relations.
Feb. @United States troops take
over their first sector, near Toul.
Feb. 6-United States troopship Tus-
caria sunk by submarine, 1925 lost.
Feb. 11-President Wilson in address
to congress gives four additional peace
principles, including self-determina-
ton of nations .bolsheviki declare war
with Germany over, but refuse to sign
peace treaty.
Feb. 13-Bolo Pasha sentenced TO
death in France for treason.
Feb. 25-Germans take Reval. Rus
sian naval base. and Pskov; Chancel'
lor Won Hertling ::::rees 'in principle
with President Wilson'S peace princ1-
pies. in address to reichstag.
March 1-Americans repulse Ger
man attack on Toul sector.
March 2-Treaty of peace with Ger
many signed by bolsheviki at BBst'
Litovsk.
March 4-Germany and Roumania
sign armistice on German terms.
March 13-German troops occupy
Odessa.
March 14-All Russian congress Of
soviets ratifies peace treaty.
March 21-German spring offensive
starts on 5O-mile front.
March 22-Germans take 10000 Brit
ish prisoners and 200 guns.
March 23--German drive gains nine
miles mystery gun" shells Paris.
March 24-Germans reach the
Somme, gaining Is miles. American
engineers rushed to aid British.
March 25-Germans take Bapaume.
March 27-Germans take Albert.
March 28-British counter-attack
and gain; French take three towns
Germans advance toward Amiens.
March 29-"Mystery gun" kills Is
ehurehgoers III Paris on Good Friday.
April +Germans Start second
phase Of their spring drive on the
Somme.
April 10-Germans take 10000 Brit
ish prisoners in Flanders.
April 10-Germans capture Mess1nes
ridge, near Ypres; Bolo Pasha exc
cuted.
April 23-British and French navies
''bott]e up Zeebrusge.
April 26-Germans capture Mount
KENNEL, taking $500 prisoners.
May 5-Austria starts drive on
Italy.
May 10-British navy bottles up o.
tend.
May 24-British ship Moldavia.
carrying American troops :torpedoed !;
68 lost.
Nav N-Germans begin third phase
of drive on west front; gain five miles.
May % Germans take 1900 pris-
oners In drive.
May 29-Germans take scissors and
menace Reims. American troops cap
ture CGntigny.
May 30-Germans reach the Mane,
IS miles from Paris.
May 31-Germans take $4,000 prison
ers liz drive.
June 1-Germans advance nine
miles; are 46 miles from Paris.
June 9-Five German submarines
attack q. 8. coast and sink II ships.
June So. s. marines fight on the
Marine near Chateau Thierry.
June 0-Germans start fourth
phase of their drive by advancing to-
ward Noy0n.
June 1O-Germans gain two miles.
q. 8. marines capture south end of Bel
leau wood.
June 12-French and Americans
start counter-attack.
June 15-Austrians begin another
dive on Italy and take 10000 prison
ers. a@.>. ....
June 17-Italians check Austrians on
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-11-22
CHRONOLOGY OF
MAIN EVENTS Of
war FOR LIBERTY
Battles That Have Marked the
Greatest Struggle IN the
Worlds History.
DEMOCRACY'S TRIUMPH
COMPLETE AND FINAL

Four Years Of Bitter Warfare Before
the Defeat Of Autocratic Attempts 70
Rule the World Could 1e Assured
Progress Of the Titanic Contest
Practically 40 It Went On From Day
% Day.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-11-22

Jan. 1-Submarine sinks British
transport Ivernia.
Jan. 9-Russian premier, Trepoh, re-
signs. Golitzin succeeds him.
Jan 31-Germany announces unre-
stricted submarine warfare.
Feb. @President Wilson reviews
submarine controversy before con-
gress; United States sewers diplomatic
relations with Germany; American
steamer Housatonic sunk without
warning.
Feb. 7-Senate indorses presidents
act Of breaking of diplomatic rela-
tons.
Feb. 12-United States refuses Ger
man request to discuss matters Of DIFF
ference unless Germany withdraws I'M
restricted submarine warfare order.
Feb. 14-Von Bernstorff sails for
Germany.
Feb. 25-Britsh under General
Maude capture Kut-el-Amara subma-
rine sinks liner Laconia without warn
ing; many lost, including two Amert-
cans
Feb. 26-President Wilson asks con-
Eess for authority to arm American
merchandising.
Feb. 28-Secretary Lansing makes
public Zimmerman note to Mexico.
proposing Mexican-Japanese-Germ
alliance. ~G
March 9-President Wilson calls ex-
ira session Of congress for April 16.
March 11-British under Genera
1aude capture Bagdad; revolution
gthrts q PerogEad .....
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-07-05
1918 CLASS WILL.
UNDERGO PHYSICAL.
TESTS NEXT WEEK
REGiSTRANTS OF JUNE 5, 1918,
WILL GO BEFORE MEDICAL
BOARD-GUESTiONNAiFeES TO
BE IN MONDAY.

Next week. according to plans now
being made al draft Headquarters
members of the class Of 1918. under
the selectiye draft law, will be given
their physic examinations. At thai
time they Will be notified whether o,
ndt they are acceptable for military
service.
The board. which is now winding
up its questionable work, is expect
ing the last set Of replies to be mailed
back before Monday After all the
questionnaires have been receive
classification viii be necessary. This
il is expected will require only few
days time
The medical board has been school
ed IN The work before them and il
members are all in readiness for the
work before them. 1t is believed iha
tie examinations can be begun ant
disposed of all in one day, as only l2,
men are registered in district | Or
one day during the former physica
tests the doctors put thru almost tw,
hundred and fifty registrants.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-07-05
JOHN STEPHEN VICTIM
OF LONG ILLNESS

John ). Stephen passed away al
his home on East Center street yes
terday afternoon at 3 o'clock aitel Il
ptoloneed illness.
The decendent was the Youngest son
OF George and Helen Reid Stephen
and was born in Frazerhurg. Scotland.
jone 30. 1888 Al the age OF eighteen
ears he had completed four years
course as an expert plaster and tile
setter and came to America.
landing in Toronto, Canada. he ther
vent TO Buffalo, ~ Y, where he was
employed few months and later
came to Ottawa to do the decorative
p'aster holdings in the court house
which was then being built Later he
confined his work TO encauStic til,
setting and has for years laid almost
all the tile work in and around Otta
wa. Last September he became toe
i'll 10 continue his work. Since thet
he has suffered cheerfully and patient
Is.
He was a Royal Arch member o
St Nathalau's lodge of Sullock o.
Mar in Ballater. Scotland Also ;
member OF Camp 3, NJ w. A., and Z
+ Il |. t. Of this city.
He was a sincere christian and 70
many years has lived as best he knev
the virtues o. the meek and lowl
Nazarene.
On November %, 1887. he was uni
ed in marriage with Vina H. Smith q
liennepin. Ill, He is survived by hi
wife and four children, George A, a
Camp Jackson. S S, Helen r., Harr
H.. and Alice NJ, residing at home.
The funeral services viii be held q
1 the late residence at o'clock Snnda
/ afternoon. Friends are requested
omit flowers.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-07-05
COMPLETE PL S.
FOR FOOD BUREAU.
DEMONSTRATION ARE TO BE
MADE IN GODFREY BUILDING ON
MAIN STREET, BEGINNING MON.
DAY.

Plans for opening the food bureau
and demonstration center on Monday
have been completed The food
bureau is to be held in the Godfrey
building at 20S West Main street,
where the Conde Tire Shop was for
merly located, under the direction of
he Conservation department OF the
WOman's committee of the National
Council of Defense.
The demonstrations are to be con
dncted every afternoon next week
under the direction of different lady
each day. These demonstrations are
to be open to the public and are en-
,irely free Mr. Godfrey has donated
his building and the gas company
has donated stove and gas, the food
substitutes are to be donated by Fred
Orsnger.
The window of the building has
teen very elaborately decorated with
shocks of barley, wheat, oats and
other food substitutes, and placards
have been placed in the window an
nouncing he opening Of the food
bureau
The subjects for the demonsira
i lions next week will be.
Monday Planning of Well Balanc
ed Meals. Meat Substitutes, Min
i Dishes Mrs. Frank Graham, chair
!. man.
Tuesday Dishes" Mrs. G, S
Reed. chairman
Wednesday-"Quick Bread Of Al
Kinds" Mrs. h. H. Mercer, chairman
Thursday Yeast Breads Mrs
Frank Sinnott. chairman.
Friday Sugar Substitutes, Fa
Savers, such as Cakes and Cookies,
Mrs Pauline Mates, chairman.
Saturday Canning Of Fruit
and Vegetables Mrs w b Pusel
chairman.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-07-05
NEGROES WHO ATTACKED
CAMP DODGE VISITOR ARE
HUNG BEFORE DIVISION

Camp Dodge. jnly 5.-Threp negro
soldiers convicted OF assault upon the
Il year old sweetheart Of white
soldier after slugging him. were hang
ed here today in the presence of the
entire SSth Division. Prior to the
execution priyates Johnson and Tram
BE confessed, but Private Allen. who
had Wife and child in Alabama, pro
tested his innocence to the end One
waite soldier, on guard "a the sea
fold, and three watching negroes
tainted az the death trap was sprung
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-07-05
MRS. THOS COLWEll
VICTIM OF PARALYSIS

ness OF his mother. Mrs Sarah Cot
we'll widow of the late Thomas Col.
we'll have been received from Los
Angeles. California, by Alfred e. Col
well, of East Congress street Mrs
Colwell. who Is former we'll known
paralysis on Tuesday. Daily reports
received by Mr Colwell in Ottawa
show that hs mothers condition Is
extremely serious,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-07-05
OTTAWA SOLDIERS
AT ALABAMA CAMP
READY FOR A CT|0N
FREE rRADER-JOURNAL CORRE.
SPONDENT SAYS MONTHS
TRAINING IN ARMY HAS DEVEL.
OPED FINISHED PRODUCT OF
LOCAL SELECTED MEN.

Ottawa bows a. Camp Sheridan,
Montgomery, Ala, are not only ready
for the Hun, but desirous of getting
al him early, according to the Free
Trader-Journal's correspondent al that
cantonment All have lAssed for over,
seas duty and are now engaged in IN.
tensive training preparatory for the
great experience when they get over.
seas. The letter, which shows the
spirit OF America has it is cOncentra,.
ed in such abundant quantities here
and is conveyed TO all parts of the
continent. follows:
Delegated by the Ottawa contingen.
down here TO send you few lines o,
so.called news will try and i'm
part some Of the happenings that may
be of interest.
We are awaiting an influx OF re-
! crlits destined to arrive here the la-.
/ ter part OF the week. for ynl know
/ the Ottawa lads feel like veteraiV
after months training why shoulo
NJ we, since we have gas mask, stee,
helmets, etc, and this week will be
started on guard duty.
Last week we had our exams" a
sort Of 'prelim' for oversee duty. Ev
cry Ottawa fellow passed the eXamina
tion in Co. &c and we're recon-
mended for oyersea service. Thos,
who did not pass were marked--"rec
Ommend for domestic service only
Every company in the l6th regimen
viii be filled up to more than wa
strength, then we hope it will on1'
be a question of a few months befor,
, We start over.
We are on a program Of intenslv
training, which means hat We do no
have Wednesday afternoon off, an
: every minute Of fellows time |
. taken up from drilling, washin
clothes. etc.
There Is one part of the tralnin
l. that is not often mentioned in letter'
. that Is fatigue Yon should see u
!. I'm our falieues They are Khaki Iumi
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-07-05
ENGINEER REPORTS UPON
LATEST SCHEME FOR
MAKING FILL
WILL COST $4,000
LATEST ATTEMPT TO GET WORK
UNDER WAY, WILL BURDEN
CITY, FIGURES COMPILED BY
CITY EXPERT DISCLOSE.

The mayor Helhrich victory, after
weeks and weeks of admins, ration
squabbling ana dickerng over the
south side hill, today appears to have
been for naught. That the PROPOSE
tion as accepted at Tuesdays meeting
will he almost prohiibtive was shown
today in report on costs as pre-
spnted TO the council today by Public
Engineer George l.. Farnsworth. who
said Commissioner Hellfrich's plan
for repairing the hill. by beginning
the improvement at the public steps
and extending II eastward far enough
to embrace all the present slide, would
cost $4,000
The first and generally accepted
system for repairing only that part OF
the Hill which has slid and is now
In dangerous condition, would cost, ac
cordmg 10 Engineer Farnsworth's
figures. only about $3.500.
The engineers report is compre
hensive affair and when il was read
TO the council II was ordered received
and recorded upon recommendation OF
Commissioner Campbell The meet
ing being adjourned, there was 1T
lie or no discussion accompanying the
reading OF Mr.. Farnsworth's opinion
in which he said
To the Council of the City of OF
tawa.
Gentlemen:
With reference to an estimate FOL
the improvement of the south sid,
hill from a point beginning at Chris
tie street or fifty to one hundred Zee
east thereof, and wider than in the
estimate heretofore given you, de
sire TO state that such fill would cos
materially more than con'emplateo
in the estimate | have given you an(
would not subserye the purpose as
well.
The estimate which has been hand
ed you was made after investigation
by the state engineer and myself an'
contemplates the removal OF terra
Gotta and cinders and replacing th'
same with proper or waterproof MI
al the place where the slide occurs
in order to ascertain the exact caus
of the sliding. II this slide wa
caused by surface water seeplng IN
which we thought It was, the placin
of this new FIJI would do away wit
All conditions which have been cau'
ing the slide. and would put us in
position to build wall next year.
II different and larger fill is mad
than contemplated by my estlihat
which has been given, it VIII mea
that we will have to dig away some
the fll made to place the wall, an
any fiji which would be wider
larger than the one contemplate
would cost much greater amour
when the wall would be built. II on
Twelve foot in width from the norf
rail was placed along the street. III
toe of the fiji would extend beyon
the street and on private property an
would mean at present the placing
wall of some kind to hold the sam
which is just what we have been a
vised not to do.
The estimate which has been III
nisbed you contemplates just VIII
the state engineer thought should
done on the hill at the present TIM
However, II this council desires al
estimates made ! wish they won
please advise just what they want l.
the size OF the III at the top q
,ength which II shall run, ana
case a wall Is necessary to hold /
a
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-07-05
WAL TER WUNOER
SAFE OVER THERE

Word was received IN Ottawa today
By Mr.. and Mrs Harry Wander an.
nouncing the safe arrival IN France
oi their son, Walter Wunder, who sail.
ed from the Atlantic coast about TIVE
weeks ago.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-07-05
BURBANKS lNVENTS
80 BU. PER" WHEAT

Santa Rosa, Cal. July 5luther Bur
bank, the plant wizard today has a
new variety of wheat which. he says,
viii reyolutionize the farm industry.
II lis not the super.wheat he creater
soon after America entered the war,
hut different variety tina, will pro
duce fifty bushels to the acre. that
formerly produced hut twelve and Is
rich in nulritiye value.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-07-05
Rivers Bill Passes.
The War in Summary.

Washington. July After bitter
fight the house this afternoon by a
vote of 10 to i03 adopted the confer
ence report on the rivers and harbors
bill
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-07-05
GOVERNMENT ASKS.
DATA ON CLASS ONE
N { N RECLASS|F|ED
CALLS ON SELEcTlvE BOARDS TO
SPEED UP WORK ON REVISED
ONNAiRES-Atl CLAIMS
ARE BEING GIVEN CLOSEST
SCRUTINY.

Altho the selective board of DIS
trict !, La Sale county, attended, m
the main to all duties now being
thrust upon other draft boards thru.
out the state, orders have been sen,
out to all draft boards by both Prov.
ost Marshal Crowder and Adiutan,
General Dickson calling upon them to
conclude the work OF reclassifcatiCn
of questionnares in the shortest oo,.
sible time.
working upon the basis that Uncle
sam wanted men for it's army and no,
Tor agricultural or Industrial purposes,
the local board put every available
dfallee in class |. There are a few
cases, however, that probably will re.
qnlre little going into but this will
he hnrriedly disposed of.
owing to the new Interpretation,
Which have been placed upon wha,
constitutes claims for deferred class.
ilcatons, it is expected that each o,
the La Sale county boards will be
able to advance a large number IA
class !, making them available for the
next draft call Altho promise ha.
been given that no call will be made
upon Illinois during the month of july
for additional selected men, the in
sistence of the order for the reclass-
iicaton leads to the belief that a cal
will be made.
Orders have been sent out tG al
of the 1917 class of registrants gran,
ed deferred classifcations becaus,
recently married. 10 make new ar
dayits concerning dependency In
der the rule which has been lair
Gown by the provost marshal gen
/ eral, all men married since Apf;' IS
l9l1, the date upon which the selec
I've draft law became effective, vii
! be liable TO advance to class / unles,
iho stork has visited their homes o,
Is expected to make visit
! Will Scrutinize QuestiannaIr.s.
| In taking up the work of reclassi
/ flcation. the officials OF thr selection
/ boards have been notified to invest
4 gate carefully all Of the claims whicl
+ have been made, for the purpose q
ascertaining that the condition claim
ed at the time the statements wer
made still hold good.
i This order Is especially directe
concerning those granted deferre
classification because of agriculture
and industrial claims. If il is foun
tina. any granted additional time O'
cause OF these claims have since or
gagged in other occupations, they wi
be liable to advancement to class
= Under the orders, men granted d.
ferred classification because of a.
ricutlural and industrial claims mus
continue steadily in this class {
work and should they make ehan2
they must report at once 10 the o
iicials OF their selection boards. OF
erwise they automatically place then
serves in class |.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-07-05

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Continued on page 8. col. 81
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-07-05

WEATHER.
Fair tonight and Satur.
day; cooler Saturday.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-07-05

OTTAWA JOURNAL
Estahlished i68e
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-07-05

OTTAWA FREE TRkOEh
Established 1910
Evening journal., 1918-11-21
pEMoCRATnNG THE SENATE.

From the New OYrk Tribune.
Senator Norris has just introduced {
resolution which aims at achieving {
larger measure Of equality and demOc-
racy in the upper branch Of Congress
He is the right man TO make the move
| for he led the fight in the House OF
Representatives ten years or more age
which routed Cannonism.
Under Cannon the House had suffered
from one-man rule. II broke away from
the old-time Czarism, TO its own last
ing benefit. The Senate has suffered
from the rule of small cliques. In
Aldrich's day he was as much a dictator
as Cannon. But before him and after
him power lodged to an excessive ex-
tent in the hands of few Of the senior
members of the major standing COM
mittee.
This concentration came about ma
turally through the practice Of the rule
OF seniority. Senators Of long service in
, evitably worked their way into the
major committees. Rising to the top Of
these, they practically monopolized ap-
p0intments TO serve on committees Of
conference on all the most important
bills. And nowhere does a Senator's in
dividual power count more than in
conference, where the final touches are
put on legislation.
Mr.. Norris does not challenge the
principle OF seniority directly. That
principle is imbedded deep in the SEN
ate's traditions. IL will be hard to dis
lodge it. But its application can be
circumscribed through a simple device
tnh fInn rsr .Nr.Na
adopted seevral years ago and which
Mr. Norris seeks to introduce into the
Senate.
The House voted that no chairman Of
a committee should be a member OF
any other committee. The Senate is a
small body. So it is impracticable to
deny to chairmen OF committees MEM
bership on any other committees. But
IL is practicable to provide, as Mr..
Norris's resolution does. that the chair
man Of any one Of the eight major
cOmmittees-those on Appropriations,
Finance, Foreign Relations, Interstate
Commerce, Judiciary, Military Affairs.
Naval Affairs and PostOfflces and Post
Roads-shall be barred from service on
the seven Others.
Such a rule would distribute the au-
thOrity now centred In a few men. 10
would broaden the opportunities Of
junior Senators, which are now nearly
negligible. 1t would widen RESPONSE
bility for legislation. The organization
In control of the Senate would become
more representative Of the party which
elected it, and few States would no
longer dominate the majority Of the
States, as they now do under an ex-
treme application Of the system Of SEMI
orlty and cumulative committee ap-
pontments.
Congress should become freer and
more self-dependent. Then It would re-
gain much Of the public respect which
II has forfeited. Mr.. Norris's reform is
helpful. The country will welcome its
adoption.
Evening journal., 1918-11-21
OLD mMANUELs REMUNERATION.

r NfNfANUEL CHURCH. in New Castle, of which the Rev.
Addison A. Ewing is rector and Of the vestry Of which
former Mayor Richard S Rodney is secretary. is Of
the oldest and most revered religious edces in the
Diocese OF Delaware.
During the last months the congregation has been
deprived OF the Of the church. It has been going
through course of repair and other improvement. BY
the generosity Of former members of the parish the in
terror OF the building has been repanted and other
tributions have made it possible to renew the roof.
window has been placed above the altar in memory
OF Miss Elizabeth Booth and the chance has been fur
ther beautled by an artistic design OF wood work.
These alterations have now been completed and the
church viii be reopened for worship Sunday Novem-
Der "a At 1890 A. NJ there viii be service Of dedlca-
tion and formal reopening Of the ancient building.
1t is only natural to expect that all who now are
members Of the church, well as former members and
friends who retain their interest in the church. will make
effort to be present The rededcaon of the rejuye-
mated edce will be event Of importance in the annals
OF the Diocese Of Delaware and which should
mand the sympathetic interest Of all lovers OF religion
and especially that Of Episcopaans.