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OTTAWA FREETRADER Catabllihad 1M4 OTTAWA JOURNAL Established 188t FREE TRADER-JOURNAL WfcATHtR Partly cloudy ttnlght and Tuesday. . Probably be coming unsettled Tues day night VOLUME 2. --NO. 211 OTTAWA, ILLINOIS, MONDAY, OCTOliKli 7, 1918. PB1CE, TWO CENTS. tl Kit 1W 1 EEEWS PEAK WVVVSBWB M M GERMANY IS SUING FOR PEACE BEDLAM BREAKS OUT AS CITY GETS DOWN TOCELERATING WIDELY ENTHUSIASTIC SAW IN ARMISTICE .BUT CHANCE FOR IMMEDIATE .RETURN OF OUR BOYS FROM OVER THERE LOOP ALIVE WITH EXCITEMENT Pendonionluni has its reign in Ot tawa Saturday night and far Into Sim day morning. Thousands of people driven to wildest enthusiasm by the reported upheaval In Germany's mil itary aspirations, turned the loop In to a bedlam of sounds as they cele ijrate'd the announcement that iwiin was about to capitulate, and was on ner Knees begging for peace. Many driven almost frantic by the report America hud been called upon to act as sponsor for a peace confer ence of all belligerents, saw In the move a cessation of hostilities at once aud the speedy return of thp boys from over there. Some became bo wildly enthusiastic they expected embarkations for homo to be started forthwith by the American- - Rrpedl tlonary Forces. v .The fever to "let lose" Spread like contagion and soon reached the most conservative folk who looked upon the German plea as merely the first step toward the beginning of the end but they joined In the revelry with lest as much fervor as did tlww .1 the more radical element, within a few moments of the time that tel egraph wires Jnizzed the announce ment Germany vus to make a new appeal for peace, the report spread over the city like wild fire. People Rush to Loop The flame "of patriotism reached to every nook and crany of the town In half aa hour every person, wJlio could get out, tumbled from bed and Joined the merrymakers in one of the greatest impromptu celebrations of Ottawa's history The report, came to Ottawa In a wire from tho Herald Examiner of Chicago, to Mayor E. F. Bradford. The message bore the cheerful tid lags Germany was going to make another peace bid, this time upon lines In closer conformity with allied terms than they had ever offered be fore. The Chicago newspaper stated the news wa.s too good to be kept from tho people until they could re ceive It thru the regular channels and called upon the city to celebrate. Then followed reports that Chicago and all tho rest of Illinois was wild wllh joy at tho sudden switch in events. Ottawa took up the cry and Joined the hollabalon. Fire Bell Sounds Tidings. The celebration began with a con tinued sounding of the fire bell. (When the alarm kept up its clatter without cessation, residents who were In their homes began making inquir ies. Many rushed to tho loop, afoot ,fcr by any sort of vehicle they coold Impress Into service. The report was, received at about 10:45 and at 'lf:iO o'clock the down-town district was alive with cheering crowds. Hy 11:30 the celebration was in full swing. Parades were hurriedly form ed and marching to music furnished by flwiitrlch's band and Miller's Drum Corps continued far into the Sabbath morn. .Flags were gotten out and lined up In the procession with esr xi. Hn pans, ash cans "nd anymuig ?ise that would give out great quantities of nolsos were Impressed into service. Merry tataos were beaten upon them as' the hastily formed procession swung Into Hue to circle and reclnl" the loop. iProt, Charles Jlentrich jummoned eight or ten of his bands men and they volunteered their ser vices to make the occasion complete. The Drum Corps ppring Into line as tho they had been waiting for Just some such event. A string of auto mobiles reveral blocks In length brought up the rear - tooting their horns and wllh their occupants waiv ing flags and wildly cheering old (Continued on page 3, column 6), RUMORS RUN RIFE'ALLES SPOKESMAN HM Hb ' ' W T 17 (PRINCE H ASKS! 11 10 AC! AS SENDS NOTE TO PRESIDENT SAY ING GERMANY IS WILLING TO ACCEPT HIS FOURTEEN TERMS AS BASIS FOR PEACE NEGOTIA TIONS. Geneva, Oct. H. Prince Maximilian, German chancellor, as successor 10 Count von Hertling, has sent through the Swiss government a note to Pres ident Wilson of the I'nlted States ask- nig me President to use his good of- 1 ireei, anu one or (ices n bringing a meeting of the b-I- idiTS ? ,thPtir Tf Rerv n,..., ., .., .. . !te' a'e(1 ,a,e Saturday night at the ligerents for the purpose of diseussiug peace. Information that the new chancellor hud taken this step was Imparted Sat urday 10 the German reichstag in a speech delivered by Prince Max, in which he admitted calling upon Presi dent Wilson to serve a.t spokesman for the allied powers so as to bring about the coveted conference. In the ; text of the note Prince Maximilian : says the German government requests Die" 'President to take a hand in tht restoration of peace, acquaint all bel ligerents of this request and invito them to send plenipotentiaries for the purpose of starting negotiations Prince .Max says the German gov ernment accepts the fourteen terms as set forth in Mr. Wilson's address I , w.v. ivwivwt i- i "in of Jan. 8 and of his later declarations: of allied terms on Sept. li" as a basis(nm' within three days pneumonia h;id for peace negotiations. j He admits he is prompted to take' 1 rlvate l anigan was born in Ottawa this step "vvi:h a view of avoidinif!,tvun,-v't!CVen years ago. and resided uiniier oioousnea anil seeks an mediate conclusion of an armistice on laud and water and in the air" as a means of preventing "further blood- lied." The prince also announced that Turkey would take a step similar to t no one taken by Germany In hU a l,t. . .1,.. .ww.,,, ... . . , '; iw cnancellor said in part: j said in part: ine prorgam of the madr tv nar-: ties upon which I take my stand con " tains, lirst. an acceptance of the an-' swer of the former Imperial govern-1 ment to Pope Benedict's note of Aug. i 1, l'.Ht), and an unconditional accept-1 Mice of the reichstag resolution of; July 10, the same year. It further de-j ciares willingness to join a general league of nations based on the founda-j tinti of equal rights for all, both j strong and weak. j "It. considers this solution of the Belgian question to lie in the com-1 plete rehabilitation ( wledi rherstel.; ling) of Beliduni. oartlcnlarlv r it, independence and territorial integ-! rl'-y. An effort shall also be made to! reach an understanding on the que ! tion of indemnity. I "The proLTam will not nermlt the! peace treaties hitherto concluded to! be a hindrance to the conclusion of a general peace ! "Its particular aim Is that nul J representative bodies shall be formed1 u.n. . . . Immediately on a broad basis ln tho! Baltic itrovlnces in Lithuania and Po-I . j ... ... i land. e Will lirotnofo the ronltvn tlon of necessary preliminary condi tions therefor without delay by the in troduction of civilian rule "AH these lands shall regulate their constitutions and their relations with I neigliboritm neoides without evternni interference "In the matter of International poli cies, I have taken a clear stand through the manner In which the for mation of tho government was brought about. I'pon my motion, lead ers of the majority parties wero sum moned for direct advice. "It was my conviction, gentlemen, that unity of Imperial leadership should bo assured not only through mere schismatic party allegiance by tho different members of the govern ment. I considered almost still more Important the unity of Ideas. I pro ceeded from this vlow point and have, In making my selections, laid greatest weight on thri fact that the members of tho new imperial government stand on a basis of a Just peace of Justice, regardless of tne war situation, and (Continued on rage 4, Col. S.) SPANISH "FLU" IS HI - nr Tllin nmnirnn Ur IffU 5UUIItK5 PRIVATE'S LANIGAN AND ANDER SON, BOTH OF OTTAWA, DIE IN ARMY CANTONMENTS AFTER FALLING VICTIMS OF DISEASE. Spanish influenza has taken as its toll the lives of two Ottawa bovs who were in their country's service. These! deaths occurred in wllely separated; .sections, where the young men were taking training in two of the govern ment's cantonments. The dead soldiers are: Private William Lanigan of Camp Grant. Private Harold Anderson of Camp Sherman, Ohio. Both were well-known Ottawa young men. William Lanigan. William Lanigan, aged 27 years, son of . Mr. and Mrs. Martin V. Lanigan, c-ast Joliet street, nmi nn nf -.nC nusiiiuti hi camp urant after a short illness from Spanish Influenza. The first news of Private Lanigan's illness arrived in Ottawa Friday night at 10 o'clock, In a telegram from thj hospital authorities. The soldier's father left on the- rtrst train Saturday morning, and arrivsl at me camp In the afternoon. Late "Saturday night a second messaee -as rcct"ived ln Ottawa announcing bis death Private Lanigan, who was an ex tremely healthy and rugged sort of a chap, had been in the service since June, having been Inducted th the local exemption board. His health was very good and illness was almost unknown to him. l ast week ho u:,E "wn nc naa s,rirkeu w'h the disease, which baa l)rovP" such a terror to the count rv HPt mi-1"1'1 i past severa vears ! Surviving he leaves his parents six i brothers Sgt. John T, Pvt. Martin V. James Edward, Robert and Mathew; snd four sisters, Mary, Ester, Anna Jane and I.eonore. The body arrived in Ottawa thisi morning on the 11:20 lioek ui.,,t i 'ml -n- ' ...."...,, u. om-amuK uie !pan- " " u.it-. iiy l0 me ratniiy home. Mineral Funeral services will be held tomorrow mornfnn- nf u r - v 1 u i mi n i i i in i M. (olumbas Catholic church and burial will be irrrrde in fit. Columba's cemetery.. The funeral service will ebducted with full military honors. Harold Anderson. Harold Anderson, aged 21 years, "on of Mr. and Mrs. Otto Anderson,' Gill West Jefferson street, died Jiis morning ut !t o'clock at Cam) She man, Ohio, after a short illness from the dread disease. News of the death reached Ottawa about in o'chx k in a telegram to the dead boy's parents. . nfwlr(la' ninri Saturday morning Mr. and Mrs. An- , rcrf!!ved a telegram announc- tl,e ""loua illness of their son. Y "rst ad re- ceivetl ' his iUl,ess- Nu other word rB.me .thro"fi'i until this morning, i IVMrin ri d AnntU ....... i iicnui nun tllUIOUIlceil. 0 stored the service In ana was a member of the hm,nd. K"'"'i't. 1-"U Depot Ilrig- "KR. ror the nast two venrs h. taA v 'fm;l0-VM l)rnkenmn on the ,,C , ( , ('"!ral' ,wi,h ''"'unarters at t, ivrla. Oh ii it.. ,., ,n.....i.. ; - ' ".mi. mieeuy i from his home in Ohio fiaroiu Anderson was th m..0 was son of Mr. and Mrs. Otto Anderson. . a 'rn 1,1 C1,lca0 tenty one ?,r" , ! , AT' " a,ne to "awa wlth 1118 ritlllv " i) and --uv HI5I1T 11 11 1 I I I U M veara a on wnen tie went to Ohio to take a posi tion with the railroad. Me attended the Ottawa High School for three years, and during his residence in Ot tawa mndtv-many friends. Surviving he leaves his parents, two brothers, Frieden and Robert, of this city, and two sisters, Mrs. Mary Thiennis and Miss Lillian Anderson, of Chicago. The remains will be Bhlpped back to Ottawa for burial. GETS SUMMONS TO HUSBAND'S BEDSIDE Mrs. John Martin or East Main street received a telegram thin lug from tho base hospital at Camp uimu iniorniing ner that her husband Is seriously 111 nt the hospital. Mrs. Martin left at once for Camp Grunt. LET HIM HOWL i ' j 1 1 j j ... JU , - I i.-fji I st y nr. ! r s s s 1 - 1 ,a; W f&mmvwx : ,?..' fa. . i Z&M 1 ISSUES CALL MM MORE DAYS 10 NIMBI IRSESfCOME VOLUNTEER I Hill niinrmmnr-rkn DR. PIKE GETS HELP IN COMBAT TING INFUENZA FROM PA TRIOTIC YOUNG WOMEN MAY CALL DOCTORS ON CARPET. Volunteer nurses who have had pre liminary training in MrK aid aud the practical side of mat work will :w. sist Miss Maruaref Ui.lm. .mhlie honim nnr.o ,.n,u,.in c lsti lnmieiua, according to announce- ment made today by Dr. W .A. Pike,! city health commissioner, upon whose shoulders rests the rcsimnsihtlltv nf breaking a further spread of the dis-; day from bond headquarters. The ease in Ottawa. statement says steps 'are being taken The scarcity of nurses, mcall of! la rake in (he sla(.ker3 u r,,,d8. Ottawa a trained young women being ... in Red Cross rsnks with the army. Ottawa is lagging aud Is far behind, makes it .imperative that Dr. Pike cU 'liodulo in the Fourth Liberty Loan' for volunteers. Ill- lirst appeal se-j drive, but Chairman (iriggs and hi;;' cured replies from Miss Mae Kelly of. band of co-workers fur this district Clinton street and Miss Pearl Bayne.are convinced that an extra (spurt They will pitch in and assist Miss' will awaken our people to their duty Ruba. w ho, since the outbreak, has j and by Saturday, Oct. 12, Colunibu.' been worked to human limits In try-1 day. our quota may be reached. Word ing to care for the large number of people who are constantly demanding her services. Many cases have been reported to Dr. Pike, but the number of exlstaut victims would not be given out by the commissioner, who said he preferred having nothing said about that. He; did give a report, showing that 10 per cent of the victims are under 12 years of age, l!o per cent are between the ages of 12 and IS years and the re maining GO per cent are people over 18. While many of the doctors are per forming their duty by sending in re ports on all cases discovered by them, some of their number, according to Dr. Pike, are ignoring tho regulations. He promised io use strenuous steps in bringing the medics to time, say ing he has gotten tired of the inatten tion given orders by his colleagues. SEAMAN ANDREWS REPORTED DYING A message announcing that their son, Seaman William Andrews, was seriously ill In the naval hospital ut Seattle, Wash., caused Mr. and Mrs, .1. A. .Andrews, of 11: First avenue, to take the first Pacific Coast train for the west last night. Seaman Andrews enlisted at tho Great Lukes, but later was transfer red to Seattle. Ho beoanie sick a few days ago and Sunday afternoon his parents received a message his con- dltion wna serious. He was taken 111 with Spaniah lnfluen.a which Is be- lleved to have developed fnto pneumonia. E UMN oMIBtltt HEADQUA.RTERS ANNOUNCES! STEPS ARE NOW BEING TAKEn TO RAKE IN SLACKERS AND' EXPOST THEM TO PUBLIC. ! e P-mou tor voluntary SUhser.p- ,jons t0 n,,. l'.,,,..!, i ;,,.,., r(1 .,. expire Saturday, Oct. 12, according io! the following statement sent out to- has gone out that Saturdav Oct 1" ; is the final day for voluntary contrt-i butions. After that date the Ottawa! committee must go after the slackers,1 and go after them hard. 1 "There is no use denying the fact. that, the wealthier neonlo nf ntiiiu..1 have miserably failed in their (lutvi and have in many instances taken a! few paltry bonds that would lie on a par with the generous contributions' of many ware-earners of this city,1 Here is what they are doing in the 1 East: I Start After Rich Slackers "Members of tho stock ex chance, backed by J. P. Morgan anil other leaders in finance, are centering their attention on ilic 7,uD0 persons of means who in the belief of the campaign com mittee, have failed to subscribe their share an.l are demanding that each of them pledge at least UO.omi to the Fourth Liberty Bond issue. "If it were not for the genuine loy ally of red-blooded Americans who are giving Iheir lives and their money the Liberty Loan would have a rough road to travel. "The wolcoiuo news of Saturday that the Teutonic crowd hud tiskeii tor peace proposals from the allies should only be the means or renewed activity en the part of our people to buy bonds and buy them freely, for this Is (he best proof or our loyalty and tho oiI means to win a decisive victory. "This present week will wind up the voluntary plan of subscription. (Continued on page 3, col. 3.) isedatns mem 1 THAT GEHflQY PAY MOi AM BOOH Washington, Oct. 7. waited this afternoon for speak On the chief executive's desk in the White t I V MIESSEN TH CLAM DISMISSED BY BOARD OF REVIEW ATTEMPT TO COLLECT $900,000 IN BACK TAXES KNOCKED OUT SUIT TO KNOCK OUT REVIEW ING BODY GOES BY BOARDS. Troubles that have beset the Mat theissen estate were wiped away this morning when the board of review an nounced it would not assess any back taxes against the deceased La Salle millionaire's property. The decision came after a long tight prompted by an attempt to collect in back taxes tin amount In excess of 1900,000. In the wake of the claim came a suit for quo warranto in an effort to nullify all the acts ofUie board of review be cause of its alleged illegal political complexion two members being Democratic and one Republican, where the law says there should be two Republicans an! only one Demo crat With the announcement that the ' board of review had withdrawn ifR I claim came one from tho Tuni,inu., ' estate dismissing the quo warranto proceedings A statement given out by representatives of the Matihiessen heirs says: "The board of review derirleit this morning to levy no back lazes against) the estate of the late Frederick W i -M.i'tniesen. a showing was ma le; dent had been in cable touch with that after his gifts to the community ' Paris and London and that his an were taken into consideration, the wer when made would satisfy ,11 amotintof contributions to the various i he allies municipalities would have equalled if Must Indemnify Conquered People not exceeded the full amount of taxes ; Washington. Oct. 8. - A joint re which would have been levicH if t. ,,, , j mi . i had given In all of his personal prop erty. In addition thereto, it was stated some days ago by M, A. Bron--'011, chairman of the board, that, in iifs opiniion, '.Mr. Matihiessen bad given In about the same proportion for taxation as all other people gave in. Mr. Griggs, attorney for the es tate, stated to the board that all the returns made for Mr. Matihiessen were made in fact by Mr Griggs and were accepted by Mr. Muithiessen on the assurance of Mr. Griggs that the amount given In was in fair propor tion to the assessment of other peo ple Every schedule presented by Mr. Matihiessen contained the statement that he believed it to b in fair pro portion to all other assessments and by implication at least stated that there was no pretense that he had given In Tor taxation the full amount of his personal property. A large delegation came from Salle and protested agaius, any sessment whatever Tor back taxes La as- on the ground that an a 4SPis;ili'ilir u mil. I be an imputation against Mr. Mat thiessen's honor, and the entire dele gation were a unit In stating to the board that Mr. Matthlessen was a man of absolutely unblemished honor. "Owing to the large amount of tier- sonai property inventoried as in possession of Mr. Matihiessen at the the time of his death, the board Increased the eslate assessment to such an ex tent us would produce $."o,(nin in taxes. The quo warranto proceedings testing the validity of the organization of board will be dismissed." hd BOARD ORDERED TO SEND 6 TO BRADLEY A call for six men to go to Peoria to take a special training course a' the Bradley Polytechnic Institute was received today by the local exemp tion board. The call wus reported through the press several days ago and there have already been twelve mru volunteer to Ml the call, The nation's capital enn rr Mouse repose two notes one from Germany and the other trom Austria. They united in an appeal to the Presi dent to "take up the bringing about of peace" and to invite the warring nations to "send plenipotentiaries for the purpose of opening negotiations'' for that purpose. Beside them was the rough draft of a reply which the President will make in the near future. Officials said that the reply "will hit the central powers another blow, between the eyes.' General official comment everywhere agreed that the President would not accept the Teu tonic proposal because it was design-' ed to rob the allies of their right to end the war on terms to suit human ity, instead of by "negotiation and barter." The German note which was signed by Prince Maximilian was presented by the Swiss charge to the President in person. It did not follow the usual diplomatic channels thru the hunda of Secretary Lansing. Thte, for a time, gave rise to a belief that there were two notes, one signed by the Kaiser and the other by his Imperial chancellor. It. was, however, explained that there was only one note, and that it in no way varied from the text as cabled from Amsterdam last night. The Austrian note, signed by Bar.ui l.urlan, Austrian foreign minister, was !"'esented to Secretary Lansing by the Swedish minister, alnd Immediately transmitted to tho Wiitto uu. Just when the President's retilv will go forward was not known. White House officials said It could be expected "very soon." In some quarters there was a belief that it would hours. be conrplotea Within a few It, was assumed that the Pre ,i- nited States on record as opposed to peace negotiations or arnnsti-. before the German armies und navy are surrendered unconditionally was introduced in the Senate thls"nftT noon by Senator McComber, of North Dakota. The McComber resolution wa3 presented at ihe conclusion of : lengthy discussion of the German and Austrian peace proposals, durin? which the belief was expressed by Senators Lodge G. O. P. leader and Chairman Hitchcock, of the Foreign Relations Committee, that the Pr s blent will promptly, reject Ihe pro position of the central powers. Tho resolution was referred to tho Senate committee on foreign rela tions. Other conditions set forth in tho resolution are: First Thut the Central Pow ers accept President Wilson' points. Second That they pledge repa ration Tor all wrong. Third-That all cities and towns destroyed by their armies be reconstructed. Fourth- That every dollar ev- ' acted from the population of oc cupied Belgium and France be ' repaid. Five That every ship sunk In violation or International law he replaced. Sixth -That Alsace Lorrano and the $1,i.ii0.ihmmhio indemnity exact ed from France In 1S"0 be return ed. Seventh That every crime committed by the armies of tho Central Powers In violation or International law be paid for In dollars and cents. "This program contains noth ing unjust to Germany," Mc Comber said. They seek a .hut. peace This Is the only program on which we can give It to them." Anxious In Berlin. Amsterdam. Oct. 8. Berlin streets (Continued pn page 3, coi. .)