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OTTAWA MZt TRADER Established 1849 OTTAWA JOURNAL Ettablithed 1830 FREE TRADER-JOURNAL WEATHER. Fair tonight and Wed nesday. Warmer Wednesday. VOLUME 2.-NO. !."::. OITAWA ILLINOIS. Tl lMJAY, .MAY II, lillh. I'KICK, TWO CENTS. JV p T FE) I-RflKTR MIGHT Oil HIRH S S PLANS HI FAIL TO RETURN TO THEIR BESTS! J FF , : MEMORIAL DAY: IjS, SQUADRON SENT OUT TO DESTROY ITSELF DESTROYED FEAR MINE FIELDS BOTTLING ATTEMPT OF BRITISH LEAVES SUBMARINES HOME- .LESS CREWS IN PANIC AT KIEL GERMAN'S GREAT NAVAL BASE.. Zurich. May II A whole siiailru of Gvoiinn k 1 1 1 in .i ii n t -s nf a in'v. large type failed to return after a cruise, according to information re cubed today from a Gorman source. Tjio now type of submarines hit said-to be most unsatisfactory, being Joo unwlohfv to inaiiKiivHi- ranidlv . Oilier advices said a near panic pre - following in systematic form' is the re vulled ut Kiel, the German naval suit of some of the Inquiries that have base, because the new iiritish mine been made: field in thu North sea is hindering tho 1. What Is the Ottawa War Relief movement or mbninriiies. Conster- Fund? liiitlon also reigns because the two Answer-It is a single War Relief German Mibinarine bases on the It.l FunU . taking the place of the many aiilin coast urn bottled up. the advice : former separate relief funds. "''''"I- , For example: In the past year Nail German Lie, separate, disconnected campaigns London. Muy ILTho following ,,UVt' ''ecu llla1'' fo ''he. Gross ftateuioni relative to the sinking of;FluuI' V. M. O. A. Fund. Knight of the old British cruiser Vindictive at ''olumbus Fund. War Recreation the entrance to, the 0 ate ml harbor ' ''"und, Salvation Army Kund and for wan Issued by thu Cerman udtniralty-,l, SinHi-ag'.' Book Fund. It has been ha been received here: 1 funds ad funds in I pwlldering. mush ' Fxamlmulon of the hull of the room confusion. Hereafter, only one Vindictive, sunk before Uslend, iirov - d that the vessel did not oo:ilu'n cargo of cement. She was not blown up by the iiritish. but was sunk by the tire of (lerinan batteries." The Drllish admiralty, upon 'seeing : 2. Will the good causes and move the German claim, issued this oflir'n! menis represented by the old separate announcement:, funds, such as the Y. M. ('. A., Red "The Rritlsh statement of May tn Cross. K. of ('., etc., be benefited by that th ship was tilled with concrete the new funds? was absolutely correct. Kvery detail of the German message, therefore, is entirely false." Ask About U-Boat Captures. London. .May 11.- R. I'. Houston, a 1 nionlst member of the House of Commons, gave notice today that ho through popular enthusiasm and for will ask the first lord of the admiralty I clblc campaign methods, received tomorrow wind her he can tell tin-.more than they expected and other whole story of the successful opera- praise worthy funds received less tion around the iiritish isio within the then they expected. past three weeks, resulting in the ture and destruction of ("-bouts i up- MISS DELESS WEDS SEGT. SAMUELSON 1. What are the main advantage , The wedding of Miss Dortha 11. l)e;of Hie new fund over the old funds? Less, oldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. , Answer -1. It saves the time of Robert DeLess, 1102 Post street, and both those who give and of those who Sergt, Rafael Kamuelson. son of .Mr. ask anil Mrs. I). A. Sainuelson, of Klgin, -'. It avoids doing the same work took place Saturday afternoon at 4 1 over and over again in. connection o'clock, at the home of Dr. liell. pastor i with all the different movements, of the First English Lutheran church - :! H 'Iocs not overdraw or over tit Baltimore, Maryland. The double ! drain the enthusiasm and emotional ting ceremony was used. j capital of the public. Mr. Sainuelson was beaut ifully j gowned (n a plum colored silk suit,! willi hat to marli, and wore a corsage bouquet of violets and Mile of the valley. Following tjie ceremony Sergt. Sainuelson and his wife Rdt for a wedding trip lo Chesapeake bay. . Mr. .Sainuelson was a popular Ot tawa girl, she Is a graduate of the Ottawa high school in the class or iy4. Scrgl Samiielson is a graduate of the University or Illinois, and un til hi- enlistment in the ordnance de partment of the army, last September, was assistant anperlntendant of the .Mollnc Auto Co. He Is now slut lotted al the Kilgewood Powder Reserve Co., at Fdgewood, Maryland. Mrs S:ilinic!umi will i-., ,,.,;,, in Washington, where she has necepte.L a position In the government em-: ploy tint II the dose of the war. after which Sergt. Sainuelson and Ills bride will rel inn (o Illinois to reside. CUT RAIL TRAFFIC ' BY McAD00 ORDERS Wellington. .May ll.-The saving' of 1l,T28.l'.' tulles anntinlly In trans-, cicitinental passenger tialn ervic - will be tffertetl through a schedula ; approved today by Director General' td Railroads McAdoo. Ihe order will j trite effect tune . mm niirnT rinin i ; Minu i UL i Li nil i n n w VfMI UIILOI I.UMU n MONEY m CITY AND PEOPLE QUESTIONNAIRE IS ISSUED BY j CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE SHOW- ING ADVANTAGES OF NEW SYS-'uu Decoration Kay. Prof. Willets. ru TEM INAUGURATED HERE. Utilized as o.ie of the most forceful j tweaker or Hie middle west, was oh- j tallied lor the Memorial Day meeting question as lo the object, meaning. ; because of his ability to handle great and methods of the new Ottawa War palrjotio questions in a manner that i ..... i i. i ti i . , i . . . . . Relief Fund association are being ! constantly asked by the public and it !.' i wilt be the object of Ibis and succeed j ' lng articles to give definite answers to j mm...! questions thai may lie raised. 'i'mpaign will be made, only one sub seriptlon will. subscript ions be pledged, and all Hip j and moneys collected vlll be merged and pooled war relief fund. one big, Answer--Yes; each of the old causes, if desirable, and sanctioned by the government will receive its share Only, now, each '"fund will receive its just shares, its full share, ils appro priate share. Formerly some funds. i II. If good new causes arise they have a share in the funds'.' Answer -Yes; if the causes authorized by the government their work is not already done will a re and sat- fnclorily l some other movement. I. It Interrupts business. Industry, educational and civic life only once in the year by a big campaign instead of Interrupting thene activities several limes a year by many campaign. a. It avoids conflicts of campaigns (Continued on page It, cel. 1.) FIND BOY, MISSING A YEAR, ON FARM A j FEW MILES FROM HEREL Thomas Grossman, son ol Henry Grossman, of Strealor, who disappear ed from hbnie a III tie over a year ago, was found Saturday on a farm near Ot'awa Younir Grossman had Imt1' w,"',lilu? l,,"rn "v,'r !,,",'" r """J""1 Mi,n'h- i i in ruii-iinH.v cn ,-uraior in .auii. of I'.'IT. without ii.ii, ..I.. 1 1,.... , I.1III1S I. ...... I. ....I ....II - ii, i c in- wwn iiinih, i ne jiiiuce were askon to search for him but despite their untiring efiorfi could not I icate II... . i "rill, l.ilftii i-ei ii Liirsue, ill IIAIMI, 41 II 1 1 Hie youth. On several occasion 1ie , ,, ,, ,,, . . I i niece. Mrs. (hares K. Jacobs, of pol lrt thought t tint they had appre-i,, hfiided him ljut each time found that: ."."' he had moved ,l i .imUlier nine.. rh' U"H ful wrvh' w '"' ml The search tor him graduall.v down but Chief Hopkins kepi :or loss in touch with the ca-e H)(l finally' located him on tin farm north or Ottawa He Has 'takrn back to Si roator and turned over to hi par cuts. OTTAWA ASSOCIATION ELECTS OFFICERS AT ANNUAL MEETING! CHICAGO EDUCATOR It. i.E CURED AS PRINCIPAL SPEAKER. ! A.iuoiinceinent was 'mad ! i h,.-t nl,,l:r. .at the annual tneeiing of the ui'iini Memorial Association that Pi y. Hu ! I't i t !. Willels. O II. S. comia -a ment oialor. had been secured to liver the patriotic address at Ottawa -" uii.ieisioou ny alj 111 audience , , . , .. Particular stress Is going to be laid ,,,. ,. upproaching Decoration Day exercises. Willi new names being added to its honor roll the citv will give ine enure nay over to reverenc ing Us heroes dead and alive. A feature of the day will be a pa lade (luring the early al'ternoo.i. Civ r bodies, military organizations, fra-; ternal societies and the citizenry all large has been invited to take part in ; the street demonstration to comment-1 orate the second Memorial Day sim America s entry in me great worn -trite. .No doubt I here will be aJi im mediate response from all sourceH and' a large tun out of different bodies I ho will serve as escorts to the g''and! idd boys of 'tll-'ti.j. j Last night's nieeling was presided over by President H L." Homitok. Dor 1 ing the course of the meeting ChaK' ili'iu R. C. Hilt; of tile ExL'cutivtf Com-' mitten, presented the report of his' committee recomintndlnir i.ttici- c.-i the ensuing year who were elected a follows: . President, .hiMin F. Richardson ,lr First vice preideiil. Mrs. Charles I, McCully. ' Second vice president, Ma,. John II. Wldtner. Secretary, Lester J. Hor.r.i. iicasurer, .Mrs. inane Hap wi Necrologist and Hags. Michael I bin nifeii. Kxeciitive couiinittee. Rector (' llilt I ester .1. lloran. William I). Fulb rtou Ibonias 1!. Kartell. Finance couiinittee, M. II. .Mitchell j A. C. Uradish. W. D Music -couiinittee. Duncan. Thomas II. Far- ! roll, N. A. Guthrie, I. M. Chamber jliu. lieccptio'u couiinittee, II. L. Ilossack. I A. K. Hatters. Thomas Fribbs. II. .1 jllilliard. I I'rintlng and program, William II I Osmali. Fred A. Sapp Marshal of the day. Cap! Charlc. L. (!ape;i. Flowers. Mrs. W. W. Nash The executive cuinmitlee was auth orized to select chaplains. The executive committee was di ected to complete comnntlecs fur tin decoration of the several cemeteries and to make their selection known through the local papers. The exeeutivd couiinittee was di rected Mo secure the Use of the base ment of the First M. I' church from which central point distribution of Mowers will be made. Ilefore adjourulnelit d as decided to hold the annual meeting on the third Monday of each ear. MRS. CASSIDY DIES AFTER BRIEF ILLNESS " "" Mrs. Sarah Cassidy, a well known I Ottawa resident, died last even - tug at !t o'clock, at lor home. : 1 : glance at either one would convince Fast Washington street. aHer a brief 'be most aiiia-ourish or character, Illness from pneuuionla. Mrs". Cassl- - 'atlers. thai neither the peeress nor dy had lived in Ottawa for a great,'"'1' noll-.-hark husband would spend many car and was the Widow of Ihe 11 Hickle to see the batlle of Oetty . late Phillip Cassidy. 'he original cast. She was the mother of Miss Sarah N,,,,' r" f iris - Phoebe savs she I, Cassidy ho died Just lle mouths ago. , """''''"d. has proof ol her niarriag- , Surviving she leaves two daughters. : tiu flu.. .1 M . ....... " ' ) Cassidy, both of this city, a grand uaugtiter, .miss iieion m iinoiiler, a ululnM 1.MI... .!...!, II t 1 died' n"""","'V "rnn'K at o clock from iii'M-eiS'' t"",,"",a church .and burial will be i uiaile in M ulumiin eetnetery. Optimistic ThoiiflM II'iuiiiiiIiIp relreiil nr. inferior ( brave rhnre. in n THE MURDER GUN BOSILLS 16 GET IB SENTENCES1 SEERESS AND HUSBAND TO BE TAKEN BEFORE JUDGE DAVIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT WHERE JUSTICE WILL BE METED OUT TO THEM loinonoH morning I'hmbe and Ar thur lloswell. com icle, clairvoyant ' fakes, will lace the stern law in all its grim reality. They will be presented to an or deal new to both of 'them. At least they say it j. tm experience n.-iiliei- before passe thru. They will be taken command was I before Judge Daus and sentenced (o'trench regalia Indeterminate terms in the lolict I'risoii of from one to ten yiars each I'hoebe. the placid and fai. is ex pected to take her medicine with good grace. Like others of her ilk she has schooled het-ef to expect any I thing of the law - it she K0( caught. As she has been caught with the goods she determined to take her medicine bke a - woman. With Itoswell it i diflerciif. He fails to show the same signes of bravado evinced by his er riuiiip "helpmate." I'hoebe and Arthur, H . ineinbertil were convicted or defraud ing Mrs. Theresa MoaghVr. of O'tawa. by means of j, scores fraud $1.1 11,1 in good old coin of the realm. It took a Circuit Court Jury about iiiiiiuir. ui .senu tucm lo a place that will require anywhere froni a ''"' '" year to get back from. They haven't gone thru the fiuiiiuhi of getting "theirs." That comes to morrow when Judge Davis commits Hiein to .lolict for their grind in the big stir. Authorities of i lie county are now conduct i it it a wide search for the -1 ' ' 0 . which I'lmobe and Arthur says I hey spun. A mineral size up of the , couple brands that statement as pos- sensing too much roiuiince to iM. iih ,1" the pale ot possibility, A casual " M" ",,,ls ou'1' "pr r"ll' P'dl.v iigni ii.idu. second niuer from the boltoin. What poltetids lo lie all en gagement fin ti ml a weddliu band I M ., , I... I I. .mi in- t- tl 1 1 N I hll 'iiause she can loon lar into the distant futi.te and possesses sin h wonder powers as a olovovant she. as an unusual woman, upsets, or ruth r must be (t i n i m t rroin, all tradi tion wit hunt teeard to custom and pradlce for displaying betrothal mid liviueiiiil dubb ins. Optimistic Thought i h it in tueti is hiiihII. . l th tsuil fi'i'iu il i srral. WARY C BOYS ISSUED WAR REGALIA E OTTAWA SOLDIERS "TOOK TO THE BRINY" ALL DECKED OUT WITH "TIN HATS" AND OTHER NECES SARY TRENCH EQUIPMENT. When Company (' started upon It- i rip across (lie briny to take part in that epoch-making episode, destined before long to be 'played i i and about, lieiliu, every member of the Ottawa lilted out with his including the famous American "tin hat." This was hinted ill in a letter from Howard Hampson. a member of Company C. in a b-tier Hum Camp I'pton. X. V., while the lr'th regiment i formerly Hie Third lllinir.s Xa'ional Guard was waiting to embark for France. The ieii r to his parents. Mr and .Mr. J. A, Hampson. says: Camp I'l'ton. X. V, Dear Folks: I si-ni von a niglu let iff tonight and I suppose by the time you get it I will be aboard a. iransport bound foi France We got in this camp'Tuesday night about ! o'clock. BEFOR EMBARK Tiles, !a morning we got In We- Omaha. Xeb., was climaxed at the re haw ken About eleven o'clock we took ''''" spl lllj: election v hen lie whs ii l'irr and went down the Hudson chosen Max or of I lie cit oer a big river We saw the statue of Liberty Hold ol entries. Then we went up the Mist river and Word ot Mr. Cutler's suice-.- in uniler the llrooklyn bridge. We ian l- lai'turing ihe mayoralit v of Omaha id in prookljn and then we.it out to came veMcida.v in a litter to Mr- camp nil is about sixty I w o miles William 1 Sutler, of West Ottawa. i rum New York City Tins is ii very huge camp, but I don I like it We are glad to know that wo will soon be on our wav. It i eriainly was -ntiie Ipp front 'It sio, to N'ew York. I suppose you gel my cards O K. We are now fnllv eiUipp,i jlud ai'w prepared to po tight itro the front line, of trenches Of en, us,, ji pro'' abiillv w ill be a lew mouths Vei. I sj you could sre our hellilel i Tliev are made nf el or slr(d slid ViHrli ii'miit lour po'i.rN I i mild pel hit mi the head with a bail and it Weill, ill I lull'! tile We are snie going lo get the Kaixer and I d ill : think I' will be long be ! I'ote he gives in Hau n t much 1 1 tw to w l';e ymi. so I w 111 i lu-e Will .write v, u a -mini a- I aln across. l.oVe, Hiiwdv. TAYLORVILLE COUPLE . FOUND ASPHYXIATED - - Tav lorville. May II Mr. and Mrs. Philip Aehi nl, neb. well known rest ib'iiN, were found dead from a.spii; intioii in I liejr home hei to,i,iv . fltlTILLifJV DUEL is cifj wmm The Germans are extending their artillery ac tivity and today the big guns were flaming at many points, between the North sea and the Swiss - a ! frontier. 'j C y MH LEG SEVERED 11-YEAL OLD H ROLD ESBOLDT, THROWN U.Jtrt SWITCH EN GINE WHEN HE TRIES TO HOOK RIDE LEFT LIMB BADLY MAN ( GLED. Harold Ssboldi, Mr. aim Mrs. 1 1 year old Frnest Ksboldt son i Ton I oi M IN HOSPITAL TODAY Washington .street, is at Itybutn Hos-; 'ltilly and France, was actually pi'.al today suffering from seriouslagreedupon.it should be under way in injuries received last evening at : IV i o'clock when he flipped a C. it. & Q. switch engine and was pulled under neath tin.1 cars, recfiviim injuries it resulted in the loss of his let'i oung Ksboldt and several other boys were playing on the tricks ot the C. 1!. & q. switch engine leading from the main track to the Sieberl.ng factory west of the city, when an engine with four cars attached came ii n ti iii. i n iii i in; ill lu ir u 'I I. ,. , , , 1 - i I.sboldt attempted : step onto the i , ' , , ! engine iiliil was thrown underneath I , , ! tiie wheels. He was dragged lor a , . , ., , ,. , ,,-,,! distance or lorty leet. alter w hiclf he ; , . i ,. i , , i crawled lor almost a halt Mock be-1 lore aid reach ( him. The train crew did not know any thing about the accident, going to the factory and reporting back to the of fice "before they learned there had been a boy painfully and seriously injured. The lad was removed ct once to I i tm in Hospital, and Dr K. W. Wis was called to give him surgical atten tion. The left leg was so badly men led ii was necessary to remove it just below the knee, and the right leg was Injured in a number of places. The bo was also bruised an received minor injuries in several places. At the hospital today the little fel low was resting well, and il was thought he will recover In a time. lort DANIEL B. BUTLER, A FORMER OTTAWAN. IS MAYOR OF OMAHA i I he young hi was apparently re Tlie success of Dan I!. Hut lor. r,, j""Vcring in a sailsfactory way from moi' Ottawa and Wallace township re- ' !l"' "I'crai ion. when he was suddenly M.lctll. who long has bevn l'ecogni.ed j sri.-Ki-ii today, and death s.m.ii follow us one of the leading .lights of;1'1' llutler ran far ahead ol lie- ethers iii.il outdislMo cd the retiring muvor mi fai he was place w,n own ;;! Mo- bo! lorn of t he I iek i . celVed 1;'..I:M Miles as ii lei .1. G. HailllUiill. whi Rut aiti in i ei re I a.. "a; reeie,-. as hi- Hon s T;lli ip. aieinolits Wii il oiioiicn'. tiH,le, WM. SHULENBERG DIES AT JOLIET Word was received In Ottawa today .immune ing the di.iih ai .loiiei tin iiiorning ot William Sluilenivefg. ;i former local reMjlcii:. Mr Shnleu lieig lesideil In ihe citv a lew e,us ma hi un Ottawa hi-, ti 1 1 1 iki r: ei s while, lie served ,1- state deputy for tie' 'I'ui er' Fral erna! A Mici.it 'on CALLED HOME BY DEATH OF JflOTHER Mi's OliVe Peudletoll, vvile A H "lidleion. 1 1 -1 1 1 1 1 fiiiii.iy ricqdir, was siiniiiioiied to Virginia. 111., la' night by Hi " death there of her moth i;r Roth Mr. and Mrs Pendleton left 'oi "irgiiu. hcie the w,,l .itieiol til'- funeral Infantry operations on the Flanders battle front, continue at a standstill, but there were some minor operations on the Picardy field and elsewhere. Following their long bombardment in the Flanders and Picardy luncs. j the German guns have now begun to pound the Flench lines in Champagne an din the Vosges mountains. Fast ut Amiens the Germans con centrated a heavy bombardment against Iiritish positions in the sec tors of the Somuie and Ancre rivers, two points where Von llituleuburg is known to have large forces of re serves massed. ' The infantry lull continue, but the council of war attended by the two I kaisers and their chiefs of stafl at German great headquarters is ap- nareiillv over anil If u double offen- a short time. $400,000,000 to Allies. Washington. May 14. Credits to taling $Hi';iMio,tjno were advanced by the tresaury department this after noon for the allied nations. Great liritain receives $:wn,nnn.niiu, France linu.iMHi.iMtu and Italy $Hm,000.UOu. To Negotiate Russ Peace. j Amsterdam, May 14. -The Ukraiiii i m and Russian governments have i agreed to conduct peace iiejjotlatkiuH ' , , . , . . . . short I v at Kieve, uecordlng to InfiM'- , ' .. . .. mat ivi from that city, . ' Berne Station Burns. ' .. . , ,, . Zurich. A it v 14. The Slleste, rail- , , , , wav station m IJerne. which was '. . .. s;ui Ked witn good troiu i Kraima nas Ii destroyed by lire, saiil pi'ch received here today. dis- 'UNDERGOES OPERTION SO HE CAN JOIN ARMY; AFTER EFFECTS FATAL ! The heroic efforts of a native Ot tawa boy to render his tlag and conn (try a patriotic service with exception .illy s,i,l it suits, are recounted in the j I'o'.low i;'g lory ri oin the Sa.l D'eg" : Sun. of M.iv 1 o f Horace M. C.io.rti. son of Mr mi I Vi.-. (Iran: Cunard. for j iner well '. o b.cal residents 'Ihe ) : uii says- Horace M. Conard L'l, son of former i ! Mayor and .Mrs. Grant Cmiai'd. passed aw ay suddenly today at a local hospi ' in,, a week afiiT all operalioll for ap i pendiciti-t -an operation performed llliat lie might elllel- le si.fvice of Un- Sam. Young Cuiard was a member of thi veal's graduating class at Stanford I'u i versa i v. lie had made several a' ''.tip's to join the aviation section of lie army ami also ihe navy here, bu' refused on account of his eye siglo He litwiliy enrolled in ih" or dnance school at Stanford university ami i M i the day he was lo filter in March was stricken with another et 'ack ol appendicitis, from vihich lo ll. ol previously suffered. II" came home to re uper.i'.e ami prepare for an operation, vihich wa perforiucd last week, in o (lei' ' enter I lie service as h,- had p'a lined. The father. Iilolhif. olie lIot!l-'i' ,iii,l l .v o -:siei - u Kaneral service- w il! be ii- I i SI uiil.iv at 1" a m.. fro. n lie' jiarlots of Uradiey a Wooimsr, Im eriiieio will b I i rein vv r,od Con. ad was I 'lego, h u , i' il'd Hie !.i'ii:Iv , e)-c sll.li ,i. d , Known in dii sp lO ami Ills illllll'Mlll ,1,'IIV '"i,l lllll le.l! lo WORKED AS PLUMBER WITHOUT LICENSE F. V O.-dtMiider, a plumber. n ai't'estid aril tt b-d in JinUe Km nit. -court ibis morning. eharue, wnh iio i ig plumb, in: work in a hmuie in Ka-' ottavva wiiheui a In i pse. The wat rant was sworn out I I'lunbing In sieelor Willi, hi, Wilson nmiauder on -adod guiltv ami a- luieil i0 huh I , lit. ii total oi i.e