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OTTAWA FREE TRADER
Established 1840
OTTAWA JOURNAL
Established 1880.
TRADER-JOURNAL
THE WEATHER.
Illinois: Generally fair to
night and Sunday; Warm
er Sat. night.
VOLUME 1.--NO. LMli.
OTTAWA, ILLINOIS. FK1DAY, Al.'liUST 17, 1917.
PKICE, TWO CENTS.
THE SPIRIT OF 1917.
TO HELP END THE WORLD II
FREE
1115 VALLEY CHAUTAUQUA
OPENS SIXTEENTH All
COUNTRY APPEALS TO PRESIDENT
EDUCATIONAL DAY IS AT
TENDED BY 1,500
PEOPLE
CHEN ARE FREE
TEACHERS OF COUNTY ARE
PRESENT AND HEAR LECTURE
BY DR. GREEN AND DR. HALL
ATHLETICS THIS AFTERNOON.
The Illinois Valley Chautauqua
opened thin morning with an at
tendance of 1500 people many of
whom were school teachers, who con
cluded their week's Institute work
with a participation in Educational
or Rally day at the local assembly.
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BEATS AUTO OWNER
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TO ICSUE FOR FRED
ARREST COLLISION
NOIS RIVER BRIDGE.
MOODY'S
ON ILLI-
A state warrent was. sworn out last
night by V (). Fruland, or Miller
township for the arrest of Fred Moody
of South Ottawa, charging him with
assault and battery. About nix o'clock
last evening Mr. Fruland with his wife,
was driving north across the IllonoiH
Uiver bridge in their car. Ju.st in front
of them was .Mr, Moody with his vege-
1'hfu nKuiii-flntr .if l.i I tii!i t t ill ; I 1l:iv
" ' table wagon. A trolley car was com-!
has been one of the many pleasing nR mMh (), ,(, 1)ri(gl) hut Mr p,. I
features of the chautauqua for thej.,n( r0ulil not see it on account ot j
past few years. The program on this
day has always been one of excep
tional interest and the opening day 'of
this assembly was not an exception
for it surely offered the public a wide
range of subjects all of which were
interesting. All school children are
admitted free on this day and many
athletic contests and spelling matches
arranged especially for them, and they
surely enter into the thing with zeal
which only young school children
possess.
Campers Numbers 450
The opening day saw Ii0 campers
on the ground and by this evening
there will be many more as wagons
carrying camping paraphernalia wete
continuously moving into the
grounds during the day.
Two Good Speakers.
The speakers of the day were Dr.
' Moody's wagon in front of him.' Moody j
i turned out to let the car go by, the re-j
.'suit being that Mr. Fruland ltit the
j warden and knocked it over. Fruland,
immediately stopped his car got out j
and helped Mr. Moody to extricate
himself and right the wagon. All of a j
sudden without any warning Moody
sprang on Fruland and gave him a
soveii heating, knocked him down,!
kicked It im and threatened to
throw him into the river. After all this
Mr. Fruland swore out a warrant for
Moodv's arrest. Up till ten o'clock this
morning Deputy sheriff Barrett, who
was appointed to servo the warrent,
was unable to locate Mr. Moody. Mr.
Fruand Is represented by attorney IT.
M. Kelly. The case will come up to
morrow morning and from all appear
ances it will be an interesting one.
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Harding in Brooklyn Eagle
OTTAWA RED CROSS
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A BRANCHES
MEETING HELD AT CLIFTON PAR
LORS WHEN REPORTS OF OF
FICERS WERE RECORDED OR
GANIZE WINTER CLAS' ES FOR
SEWING. '
ED Y DAIS PIPE LINE PUNT
(OKDOV. QUA UTKTT K
F. Harley Green snd Dr. Harlan K.
Hall, and an entertainment will be
given this evening by Louis Wil
liams. Dr. Marian K. Hall gave a short
address this afternoon. Dr. Hall has
ranked high for a number of years
among the educational .leaders of
Ohio, especially along . the lines of
moral training in the schools.
Following Dr. Hall's address an
other short and to the point, talk was
given by Dr. Green. Dr. Creen Is the
head of the department of Knglish in
the West Chester, Pa., State Normal
School, and is. recognized as one of
the foremost public speakers of the
Kiystone State.
During the afternoon there were
athletic contests in which the chil-
dron entered and enjoyed themselves
to the utmost.
An Educational Show.
This evening will bring before the.
assombly a very unique, and pleasing
entertainment under the title of
"Wonders of Electricity." This enter
tainment will be given by Louis Wil
liams who has appeared at the !
mother Chautauqua at Lake Chau
tauqua, New York recently, where
he scored a big lyeeuin success. He
has made a reputation as a prince of
entertainers everywhere ho has ap
peared. Undoubtedly there will be a
large crowd at the Chautauqua this
evening to hear Mr. Williams In his
lecture and seo his experiments
along electrical lines. After Mr.
Williams' entertainment, there will be
motion pictures which will complete
the program for the opening day.
Cordova Concert Company.
Tomorrow at. Ihn Chautauqua an op
portunity will be given of seeing mid
hearing the Cordova Concert Com
pany. This Is composed of the fol
lowing members:, Mrss Marietta Day,
violinist: Miss Dorothy Hill, flutist;
Miss Kathorlno Harris, 'cello; nnd Mr.
Qalltz, baritone and pianist. This Is
a young company of proven artists.
Their entertainment consists of In
strumental quartettes, hnrltonn and
violin solos, readings nnd Impersona
tions. They will be at the loenl as
sembly both on Saturday and Sunday.
Tomorrow's official program is as
follows:
Saturday, August 18th.
H:0(. Kindergarten and folk games.
TIMOTHY GAHAN DEAD
AFTER WEEK'S ILLNESS
Timothy (lahan died at. the Uyhiirn
'lospilal this inorniir; at Ul'o o'clock
iftcr an illness of one week. Death
was due to mieumoiiiu. Tile deceased
did not recover eonseioiiMioss after
h's llrsl attack until last night, a few
minutes before he died.
The d. -ceased was a son of (ieorge
Oahnn, 312 Norrls street, and was
2X years of age. For some time past
be had been employed in the Ottawa
l'ianophone factory. The deceased
was a young man of spkmdtd habits
and was well known among men of
i he city, lie was popular and well
liked by all who knew him. His sud
den demise will be received with re
gret by his friends and members of
Vs laniily.
lie leaves surviving his father,
(ieorge Cuban, four sisters and two
brothers -Ella. Loretta, Katherine,
Vera and Joseph, of this city, and l.cs-
I tor. of ivuns.viwmia.
The' funeral will take place sun
day afternoon at 2 o'clock at St. Co
Inniba church.
LA SALLE CO. SOLDIER
VICTIM OF GREAT WAR
JUSTICE THOMPSON DECIDES
THAT THE YOUNG MEN PAY A
SMALL FINE OTHER WAR
RANTS ISSUED.
GET OFF VERY EASY LOCATES AT RANSOM
CUTS OFF STREATOR
The regular meeting of the direc
tors of the Ottawa chapter, American
Ited Cross, was held at the Clifton
parlors last evening and complete re
ports of all officers were received and
audited.
Ottawa chapter now ban nine work
ing branches, and a total membership
of about n.r.OO. The district, is com
posed of thirteen townships adjacent
to Ottawa, and considerable work has
fallen on tho home officers in organ
izing the district. The various
branches are working at. top speed
and many articles are being turned
in daily to swell the numbers needed
for the boys at home and abroad.
There is urgent and Immediate de
mand for knitted articles. Ottawa
chapter must furnish by winter, !10.
sweaters, !!' 'I pairs of socks, Soil wrist
lets and lint) mufflers. All the women
of Ottawa, whether affiliated with
any branch or not, are urged to take
up the work and assist, in supplying
the demand.
The winter sewing classes will meet
in the Clapper ft Veiner hall, on La
Salle street, which la being tilted up
for permanent Hed Cross headquar
ters and will be ready. In a week or so.
The harmonious and hearty good
will displayed by all branches has
been conductive of efficient and splen
did work and the noble women of
Ottawa who are interesting them
selves In this work, are entitled to
the warm thanks of tho community,
and the officers of the chapter cor
dially invite and urge everybody to
do their bit.
NEARLY 500 CHILDREN
GIVEN AUTO RIDE
The case of the cemetery wreckers
was .supsecl pf this ,jioring before
Justice Thompson. Tho Ave boys who
have appeared In court three times,
admitted their guilt. The Judge gave
them a severe lecture so that all the
boys promised not to make a shoot
ing gallery out of the mausoleum and
would never commit auy pranks what
soever in the city of the dead.
The two younger boys, tho ring
leaders of the gang, were sentenced
by Justice Thompson to help the sex
ton, Mr. Hassley, clean up the debris
that they had made and all the boys
were assessed a line of one dollar
apiece to partly offset the damages
that they committed.
The judge also gave orders that if
any more complaints came In either
from molesting anything in the cem
etery or about the language of the
boys who stay around the gate of the
cemetery he would have to deal more
sternly with them rhan he did at. the
present time. With that the case
was dismissed.
A warrant was served on one !. B
Wat land, of Sheridan, last night by
Deputy Sheriff Harrett. and the pris
oner was brought to Ottawa. He was
taken before Justice Thompson late
last night. The warrant which was
issued by Justice Dondanville, of Mis
sion township, charges the man with
assault with a deadly weapon with
intent to kill. He was allowed his
freedom upon furnishing bonds to
tho sum of $.Vin.
The next case to come before the
judge was that of a Mexican laborer
on the C, O. ft P. charged with the
crime of following young girls. As
the defendant does not speak Eng
lish fluently his case was continued
until the services of an interpreter
can be obtained.
Bert llagm, a Norwegian farm-
WITHIN 24 HOURS
1NERS OBDURATE HURRY
SOME CHARACTERIZE EF
FORT AS GERMAN
PLOT
LI.
KENTUCKY AND TENNESSEE
MINERS ARE TO RE-OPEN NEW
SCALE SIGNED FEDERAL COM
MISSIONERS TO CO-OPERATE.
WAR m
8INCLAIR-CUDAHY COMPANY TO
BUILD $250,000 PLANT IN OUT
SKIRTS OF VILLAGE.
That the $250,000 pumping station
of the Sinclatr-Cudahy oil pine line
will be located at Ransom now seems
to be almost assured. Klnsnlan ex
pected to get the plant but Mayor
John Rehbien, of that town, concedes
that Kinsman has lost out, probably
to Ransom.
The negotiations are all but closed
whereby Ransom gets the plant and
that the site probably will be on the
west side of the villoge, on twenty
acres of school land, a lease for
which was arranged and which land
is now to be bought when the con
tract, can be negotiated.
There are some material already on
the ground, including five or six car
loads of machinery.
The Klnclalr-Ctidahy Co., has Its
main headquarters at Tulsa, Okla.
Already it has it is said, a pipe line
from there to Kansas City, and now
plans to extend it to South Chicago,
following the Santa Fe generally
but taking short cuts where ever
pratcicable to shorten the distance,
tance.
Line Cuts Off Streator.
The line, it is understood, will
leave the Santa Fo a short, distance
south of Streator, cut across the
country to Ransom, and follow the
Santa Fe again as far as Coal City,
from which place It will shoot across
the country to South Chicago, where
the refinery is to be located.
Washington, Aug. 17 Federal trade
commission went into secret session
early today in discussion of coal sit
uation, taking up especially the prob
lem confronting the midde west.
It was intimated the Commission
would work harmoniously with Gov
ernors ot the 13 states, and answer
Governor Lowden of Illinois, to that
effect before the day ends.
Lexington, Ky., Aug. 17 The end of
a strike of 18,000 coal miners in Ken
tucky and Tennessee was believed
near today when 21 coal companies
signed agreement with the coal miners
local union giving in to their demands.
Chicago, Aug. 17 Governor Lowden
wired the Federal trade commission
early today asking for a ruling as to
wether States now engaged in at
tempts to force a cut in coal prices
should continue their campaigns. The
commission yesterday requested Gov
enor Lowden "to complicate matters as
little as possible,' because the trade
commission was engaged in a similar
work.
If your position Is that any attempt
on the part of the State to regulate
the price of coal will militate against
you In the discharge of your duties,
please say so frankly" the Governor
wlrod.
A ruling from the Commission In re
ply to Lowden's message would clear
the coal situation In many states, u
Chicago, Aug. 17 As State Fuel
Controller Carter opened his hearings
Into the coal situation In Illinois today
there was possibility that at any hour
Governor Iowden would Issue a pro
clamation seizing the coal mines of Illi
nois in the name of the State.
It was anticipated that a representa
tive of the operators would appear be
fore Justice Carter, refuse to take part
In the hearings on the ground that Fed
eral control was imminent, and that
the Governor's move would follow.
Representatives of thirteen states in
the middle-west decided at a joint
conference here yesterday to take im
mediate action to fill their coal bins.
They adopted a resolution urging fed
eral action upon President Wilson, and
decided In the meantime to proceed In
their respective States to fix prices
and control the situation
The States represented at the con
ference were Illinois, Indiana, Iowa,
Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Miinne
sota, Missouri, Nebraska, N. Dakota,
Ohio, S. Dakota and Wisconsin.
A new twist was given to the situ
ation today when it was learned that
a corps of 15 investigators under Ro
bert R. Gardner, chief accountant of
the coal section of the Federal trado
commission, is secretly at word on tho
books of Illinois coal companies obtain
ing statistics as to coal production
cost.
NATIONAL GUARD WILL BE
READINESS FOR FRANCE
FORE 8NOW FLIES I. W.
AND ALL PRO-GERMAN AGITA
TORS ARE TO BE PROSECUTED,
IN
Mrs. Mae Sandys, of Long Point,
south of Sl'-eator, lias received the
following telegram:
Ottawa. Ontario, Can.
"Deeply regie! to inform you Unit
tnr.'iH Private P. Sandys, Mounted
Rifles, olliebilly reported killed in ac
tion, July 2", PJI7.
'Director of Records."
Robert Sandys, of Long Point, en
listed In the Canadian Mounted Rifles
oil May 12. I !!". He wns thirty-live
) Oil Hi old, and leaves a woo mm one
son, Robert, who still reside there.
The school children of the county
who are attending 'the local Chau
tauqua were loaded into automobiles
and given a ride around this city this
afternoon. There were about fifty
machines full of jolly and noisy chil
dren. The machines were decorated.
The children were given horns
to blow and (lags to wave and surely
the Chautauqua association could not
have thought of a more noisy adver
tisement than this little Joy ride.
They surely killed two birds with one
stone for the children seemed to be
having the lime of their lives.
The parade passed through the
loop and paraded through the resi
dent sections of the city and then re
turned to the Chautauqua grounds,
UTICA MAN IS HEAD OF
MYSTIC PICNIC ASS'N
Fully 2,000 Mystic Workers from
all parts of the state enjoyed the an-
hand was next on the docket, charged I mini gathering of the Illinois Valley
with disorderly conduct. He was as
sessed a fine of 'A and costs, but be
ing unable to pay he will have to
serve his line out In the Jail.
Mystic Workers' picnic association at
Starved Rock and the affair was a
pronounced success.
Features of the sports and enter
tainment program were vocal solos
Might Work. I by Miss Ruth Hall, of La Salle and a
"They say an Englishman Is slow to j tone j by Mrs. M. Williams, of Ton
ee a joke, but that when he does see
it he laughs well."
"In that case. In building a comedy
for the London market, I think I'd put
all in) Jokes In the first net."
"Why so?"
"About the third net the laughs
should be coming along In tine shape."
- I'.xi liniige.
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ll Mill, Practical Psychology
H. Varney.
2::io. Full concert-Cordova
cert ( o.
8:00. Prelude -Cordova Concert Co.
8:110. Address -"The Modern Cm
sader," Joe H. Hartley.
Motion pictures.
Tho 8tlflsh Obotaolo.
I Hlpln Taggers would make $20
one n week hy taking that new Job.
P.rnssbette Why doesn't he take It?
I lllpln He's too mean. Hy order of
ie court he lias to give up half his
irnlnu'H to Ills ex- wife. T.auib.
CHAUTAUQUA
PATRONS
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grounds every evening during the
1917 session. Subscribers desiring
their paper delivered at their tent
will please call this office;
PHONE 118.
lea. The Aurora drill team of lodge
cii also pleased all with a splendidly
executed drill on the park lawn and
many members of lodge 16 of La
Salle, with their leader, Prefect Ed.
SU'iievcr, were present to extend the
courtesies of the district to the visi
tors. Officers Elected,
The election of officers for the new
term of the picnic association result
ed as follows:
President - E. D. Ackernian, Utlea.
Vice President -At. Schoch. Otta
wa. Secretary Alice M. Keenan, Chlca-
jgo.
i Treasurer .1. W. Shepley, Mendota
I The setting of the date for nevt
j summer's outing was left to tho presi
dent, to be announced later.
Climbing hills before we come to
them 1 what makes us tired.
YOUTHFUL MURDERERS
HELD AT SPRINGFIELD
Springfield, 111., Aug 17 Roscoo Ru-
Ion, 17, Odie Jones, 18, Roy Watklns,
J8, Springfield youths, are In Jail to
day charged with the murder of Hen
ry Drlschel, water tender at the Chi
cago and Alton Pumping station at.
Rldgely. All three confessed. Drlschel
was found Sunday morning, with a
bullet hole through his heart. Accord
ing to the confessions the murder fol
lowed an attempt to hold up Drlschel
and secure five gallons of gasoline the
boys wanted for a joy ride. Union Is
said to have fired the fatal shot.
POTATOES AT 50 CENTS
BIG CROP OF SPUDS
Chicago, Aug. 17. Potatoes at sixty
cents and possibly fifty cents a hush
el within two weeks.
That was the prediction today of
Orrln K. Kurle, head of one of Chica
go's biggest potato concerns.
"The drop may come within SO
days," said Karle. "This year's crop
Is lot) per cent, larger than last
year."
Washington, Aug. 17. While Pres
ident Wilson and his cabinet carefully
digested Pope Benedict's peace sug
gestion the machinery of the army
and the navy was advanced to top
notch speed today. If Germany has
looked with apprehension on the war
preparation of the United States as
officials say is known despite the pub
lic efforts of her high commands to
belittle It in public statements that
feeling must be strengthened by the
developments of the last few hours.
Among the real war moves that have
taken place It is possible to make
public only a very few. Others must
remain shrouded In secrecy until they
actually are in effect.
Those which may be told the public
includes:
Approval by the President ot cer
tain plans which will make the navy
a more efficient factor in the war and
especially In curbing the German
submarine menace.
Assignment hy the President and
Secretary of War of the best brains :
In the army Including all ranking
major generals and those Just pro
motedto active duty with the field
forces. This means that the national
guard will be ready for France long
before snow flies and that the new
national army, J tlrst iMerement,' can "
take Its places In the reserve camps
In France before the spring drive
comes if the war goes on.
Sharp curbing of the I. W. W. and
all pro-German agitators who have
planned to interfere with the manu
facture of munitions and war supplies
Including the lumber for the great
war aerial fleet, and announcement
by the department of Justice that es
pionage laws are to be enforced, the
word from the White House to go
ahead.
Officials generally believe that the
proposals as suggested by the pope
are not In such shape that they can
be accepted hy the United States as
has been pointed out In these dis
patches, the President, is certain of
his speeches already is on record in
opposition to a restoration of the
status quo ante. But In view of the
accompanying suggestions made by
His Holiness, it is Idle to declare
that the entire peace movement will
prove a failure. The President will
reply directly to the Pope, It Is said.
In doing so ho will be able to review
all of the reasons for the entry of the
United States into the war. In do
ing so he will outline the war alms
of the United States. By doing this,
officials say the door will open should
either Austria or Germany have in
spired the present, peace suggestions,
for them to tell the Vatican how far
they would be willing to go to meet
the terms of the United States.
It is that very fact that inclines of
ficialdom to some degree of hopeful
ness. There Is a strong undercurrent
for peace everywhere in the world.
It is especially evident In the Teu
tonic countries. U must he taken in
to consideration at all times. And even
though the present peace suggestions
are failures they will have forced an
official recognition that Is certain to
bring the diplomatic element more
fully Into the foreground during the
corning months.
London, Aug. 17. The first day's
lighting In the new Anglo-French
drive in Belgium along a ten mile
front has pressed back the German
lines at some points more than a mile.
The Germans struck back furious
ly and violent lighting was In pro
gress all night, but the British and
French soldiers held all the Import
ant, positions they had won.
Dispatches from the front, today
stated that morn than 2.000 German
prisoners had been captured.
The new British front In West
Flanders now lieu east of Blxschoote,
Langoinarck and St. Julian, crossing
the Vpres-Roiilers railroad at a point
just west of Zonneheke. Thence It
stretches In a southerly direction
along the range of hills In the West
hoek sector, crossing the Ypres-Menln
road In the Veldhoek district.
While one British army was driv
ing against the Germans In Belgium
another was thrusting against tha
German positions defending the north-
Fortune smJlea or few an1 laughs it
aiany, .
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