Dixon Evening Leader (Newspaper) - January 9, 1918, Dixon, Illinois 1,1 NO. 256 WEDNESDAY JANUARY 9,1918 TWO OP THAT j SHIP FOR CROSS BLOCKS of. 3,587 up in up to Close of THE AliSO the report was turned in by the Red a from Ashton convoyed having quota of 450 anil their work not near the handicap of the blocked the the Red Crass membership the work is progressing utmost The haVe passed the one-third Iv post 31 their drive for the goal of 10,000 members in Lee Up Tuesday night the grand total of new members reported are 3537, 880 which were obtained by the crowning feature of Tuesday's drive was the report of one 100 per Nachusa which the In grand marking the first unit of the reach this enviable The Nachusa allotment was and last night E. L. Crawford reported that the township had mark and was who has charge of solicitation of of the Dysart school says he secured 54 memberships and there are only two more people lii the who have not yet Joined the Red He hopes two persons in the fold the close of another Thr school boasts of a 100 per service every pupil having enlisted in the mercy committeeman from South reports that on Monday while employed in breaking a in the roads that they were two birds with one by signing up Red Cross members the very fine response tite canvassers have met up to the time it looks as if the 10,-060 for Lee county is assured with the probability of exceeding the have been received by only canvassers of nine townships having so far failed to The reports from the showing the number ot members signed up to the allotted goal and the per cent obtained are given as follows in ranking 200 ton 340 300 50 125 112 300 Grove 30 3 75 29 19 TAKE SHOE STORE NEXT who has purchased an interest in Henry's exclus Ive shoe will become an partner in the business Tuesday of next Mr. Briscoe has boon e in Henry's shoe store for the last three during which time he has become thoroughly versed in the He has many friends who join in extending him a most sue business ISSUE BY LOCAL Clipper Lawn Mower company announces that a first mortgage bond issue has been decided upon to plao the concern on a cash will run for ten years and will six per cent They arc now on sale at all three of the as as by several including H. J. C T. R. K. Ortt and E A. EJECT Press Leased Jan. 9. counter attack immediately ejected from advanced posts enemy troops who had entered them north of the according to Haig's report of Lens the British comman der reports successful raids by Can Two machine guns were tak library will open at 1 o'clock and close at 6 o'clock eadi except beginning On Saturday the closing will be extended to 8 The library will be closed all day Blizzard Predicted to Hit The Middle 111., Jan. 9.A blizzard was browing today over Arizona and will soon sweep practically the entire northern halt ot the United States according to the weather At the same time abnormally low temperatures will prevail throughout the storm will over Colorado and western Kansas over the Missouri Valley Friday and will reach the Middle West It will move eastward and slightly northward with according to tlie present cold weather will dropping to zero in the wake of the condition will prevail tor several the weather bureau and no is near enough to be visible to the snows will precede blizzard a day or The Middle West la just emerging from a paralysis of transportation and business incident to the heaviest snowfall in its history faces serious fuel and food conditions from the impending Women j Kill in NURSE INTO TWO AND SMOTHER TO WITH Press Leased 111. Jan. 9H.)th ot the two patients at tlie Jacksonville state hospital for the insane who early today killed Miss a by her to were captured by the police at 3 o'clock this nurse was enticed into h room two They locked the smothered her to death a blanket and escaped by the keys they took from her patients are Marian of Springfield and StelKa ol Neither have ever shown homicidal tendencies but both have made previous attempts to 20, lived with her parents in this DIVORCES R. S. Farrand court this morning and three divorce cases were acted Gishe was granted a decree Mary Zacharia from Florence Adams and Mrs. McDaniel from Fred were sot morning hearing during the term and business was transacted this afternoon owing to the rush of regis trants in filing their USED PSYCHIC Sam's New Two Man Submarine Can Miles Without Up For WILL BE TO SOLIDIFY ON HIGH Is to be Effect ivo Than Guns or in of men in the picture are the entire crew of Uncle newest The American two-man submarine invention may revolutionize this type of naval experts But because it isn't don't get the idea it's a It can slay under water 72 hours and can travel close to three miles an hour hi other it can dive and travel approximately as far as from to before You can see for yourself men have little room for their It is by means of a few Press Leased D. C. Jan. 9-The of Wilson's speech on war aims will be to solidify German on believe canvas of opinion hero showed great that liberals in Germany and Austria will gain to throw junkerism high friend of tlie and a co-worker in framing this government's war declared liberals aro far noro for peace and against militarism than Germany's the rest of the world to hia declared the In a can have peace any time she her dream of worM domination and stops for the things that aro not Russia ought to keep ad out of the lion's Jaw to that her own self lies In remaining with the Marshal Investigates Fire OF BMK K TO I BE ESCAPES SAYH MOKE State Fire of and Kobert Harper of Hock arc investigations in Notice has been served on one property owner in the business of he city to rewire his change doors and fire on the Thr of the by which tlie is called to the city hiill by officials of the places were also in the town section and Mr. Holand will leave the city this going to where lie will investigate the Ire which several days ago in the destruction of the state armory building in that Mr. will return to his home this of the Ives from state fire office the local fire department could be greatly improved by the of more men and accordingly when interviewed this i additional modern fire fighting equipment would Ijc a thing for They dirt not find fault with the local ither than there were not men to serve a city of the el Dixon as it should bo Registrants Are classifications have by local board after tlie cards were mailed to following the filing of their Otto H. of who placed in class four to class John Diotz of Harmon was from claws four tt class The of T. Weaver if 111 is cily returned The hoard is anxious fo learn of his present in order that his may bo forwarded to him at and Mrs. Elmer 611 Lincoln avenue are the proud parents of a ten pound son who arrived at the home yesterday Both and child are reported doing Evening Henry composer ol in to to compol hor to Henry W. his wife on the country is iiy 10 year old of ill tiie is in on of federal officers ing from July 20. Slie met three years ago when he was as lier MI ST ( Press Leased Switzerland Jan. 0 through the of Leipsic shouting have when tin new? of the breaking off of the became known to reports here W. Miller is in Chicago on n c r e a ful hy ' late Mystery Story Ever Written By the Most Popular Woman greatest story ever written by the most woman of ilie you like lo read that you will have the as it will run in in the The opening will The is Live the and Mary is the who have read stories of Mrs. Circular Man in Lower a Man Case of Jennie anticipate her latest story with considerable Live tlie is a mystery well and holds tiie reader interested to get a story does not come every And critics agree that this Is probably the story that Mrs. has yet miss the opening chapters in livening Rule May Put Married Man in Class 1 MAN WOULD NOT DEPRIVED IH TO IN Schedules Have Been Filed By Dixon grocers and dealers In have responded hurriedly to the of the government in the filling out and filing of food printed forms were shortly tlie msw with instructions to Mil before January 10, tiie penally failure to being at a fine fif or a in schedule provided for a of on hands of the food ai and grain food ind meat fats liti fruits and dried etc. All how were required to fill iut file 0!ie of those People Open Bakery in and Mrs. at operated a bakery in this will 'n in room occupied by the Central store in that city has Fix Scale of Profits on AND WILL WITH TO of tiie retail and flour of Dixon Lee county a rict ivr Walter Cradle of of the previous of has mudi by tlie Evening be held In tlie room of Mie city hall at o'clock Thursday .Ml for the are being by locai food A. object of the 's for the retail food dealers to got on of war ull It Id give people of Dixon and Lee a of on showing just and and what is to be for fo know Just profit the retailer makes on The food are bj the food by them for j of arriving at has lacked a good bakery some and there are many residents will be glad lo sec such a business 1>I.\'0.\ IV ItOi K I J. 1). Van ir in called late by the death of her Mrs. of Kock Mrs. nl following a bv her and three The will In- held from the late in tomorrow 12 Dibber of the local will be in at tiie well known in having visiter here upon several at the Van Bibber home find with 's left wholly local retail food insists that the during tiie 1 with believed that Mr. Cradle wiil find the and county pre vrell within the will result in the of the it in will the good of both tiie the IS Mrs K. of 71! to home on 2!ith a young name is Forest Kent returned home last evening after spending a few ays in attending to legal the view of the for local boards on the proposi lion of classifying married man foi military Dickson has copies of a ruling on the Issued by Pro Marshal General One bas been received by the county Its terms a married man without whose would not be deprived of support the husband in the la to be in Class 1, as not being In in any other On ilie other a married man who has a wife and child and the 1ms other sources of support beside the earnings of the registrant to be placed in ruling will cause a considerable revision of on the part of all the local it was reported as mon who be in 1 aro in 2. Others who should bo In Class 2 are now in 4. The ruling Wiis welcomed the local as it II understood that some of the married registrants who been into the service felt they were not given and have protested being in the service when under the ot wore being exempted through TO license was Issued to lay to of and Miss Leafy M. Gebaut of West Kenneth Is spending thi day visiting with friends In MAY BRITISH lord chief just it of has been asked to be come the ambassador to America to succeed Sir Cecil Spring to from SPEECH ON ProsB Leased D. C. Jan. upon whether has tho end of hor If aho does a long struggle is Is the iway high authorities horo today the probable Impact of President speech on the Congress there a general that tho will hasten regarded tho to TO AH Leased i 9'Pres-dent Wilson's waa the second great salvo in tho allies political drive which la to bo more than guna bayonets in tho defeat ot allied leaders shortly will further salvos of verbal will come a concerted bombardment in the of a joint of all war aims London eagerly read the President's today It's special to was hold the most timely feature of tho speech came a a opportune Lloyd George's speech had a marked effect n Great Then President Wilson's address Indicating thorough agreements and complete unity among tho message was received too late for CO in men t by any of the London morning except the Chronicle which more tho President has on a great occasion to lead the conscience of civilized Heis unique authority both moral and political as spokeman for the democratic future of the H. EDUCATION IN Press Leased Jan. 9 Ever since the Russo-German peace opened at tlo government been carrying on a vast and effective all over Russia through tho on public billboards reproducing from Wilson's speeches on war and particularly those showing the friendship of the United Stales for Russia are being In motion pictures are carrying on the campaign of Prison camps are being Apparently the United States government Is fully awake at last to the need ot counter acting Germun influence and is carrying Its appeal directly to the TO Press Leased 9 political leaders want Lloyd George's plan rtor self determination of all peoples to be applied to Ireland and according to Interviews bore Lloyd George Is really declared Phillip leader of the about Egypt and Trowbridge and Dr. will be in Rockford Thursday in at the Rockford District veteran hack is confined to his home with an attack of
