Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-02-15
HONOR ROLL WILL.
CARRY PHOTOS AND.
NAMES OF YANKS
COMPILATION OF HISTORICAL
DATA SHOWING LA SALE
COUNTY'S PART IN WORLD WAR
NOW IN FULL SWING.

la Salc county is to have a per-
maueut record of what It did to help
bring the Kaiser TO his knees This
record viii be in the form of an
"Honor Roll of La Sale county and
Will contain the pictures of all the
ooy5 who went together with short
biographies and military or naval ex-
perience. Ii will also contain pictures
If local celebrities who assisted in
var work campaigns, particularly the
work of the Red Cross 1t will also
.ontan. among other things, few
war pictures Of permanent interest
This has been a World War, and
| he glory of the American soldier viii
lring down through all the ages to
ome. We believe it the duty of every
aitizen of this community to assist in
| compiling the Honor Roll of the gal
| ant boys who offered their lives on
| the AItaf OF Liberty.
| r. Il. Zimmerman, of Peru, the man
| ger Of the Honor Roll of La Sale
| county, has made complete arrange
nents for opening the Ottawa office
on Monday The office will be located
in the county building on the fourth
| 1Cor EX-Lioutenant l.. j. Len2en.
| also of Peru who has been manag-
| ing the Peru office, will he placed IN
| charge in ottawa. He will assist
I'd. by Miss Mary Clark, formerly Of
Ottawa, but now residing in La Sale.
The Office will De open for the next
| en- days or two weeks and it is eX-
1eCted that the people of Ottawa will
| heartily cooperate with the Honor
Roll organization and take their pic
lures 10 the office as soon as conyen-
lent next week.
Pictures and Brief Biographies.
The nature Of the data which is
sought for the Honor Roll is photo,
| graph and brief biography of every
Ottawan who has been in the serv-
ice during the present war.
Along with this material will be
included complete history of the
yarious war activities of the city and
| It's citizens Men prominent in war
activities of all kinds will come in
for attention, along with records of
| Red Cross nurses and others who
were in service in some similar line
CT work contributory to the military
The field which will be covered i'll
he volume is extensive indeed and
will constitute probably one of the
Imost complete war records proposed
for any part of the country.
No Obligation EntaiIed.
In opening the work here, EN-
phasis is being laid on the fact tha
it is not "catch" proposition il
= any way and that the fact that photo
graphs and biographies are furnished
in no way oblgates any one to pur
chase the volume when published
o There is positively no charge TO
publication of the photos and bioe
9 raphies. The publishers are coniiden
: that when the work is completed I
G will be of such a nature as TO attrac
e tremendous demand without necessi
u tating obligations at this time.
g Some of. the most prominent bus
J. ness and professional men of tn
o county have had the nature of tn
work explained and are enthusiasts
in their support
The time allowed for the compil;
v ton of the data is necessarily Unite
! and the territory to be covered larg
and for this reason it is hoped tha
lg there will be general and immediat
~ response.