davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-08-11
NEWS sum MARY
General.

Holland demands that Germany
withdraw troops from frontier. If
demand is refused Holland may de-
clare war.
French and Germans are locked in
battle i'm Alsacc.
England may declare war ON Aus
tria-Iiungary.
Bel:ians rcportcd To he still hold
ing forts at Licge.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-08-11
TO HELP TEACHERS.

WASHINGTON. Aug. ti.-Amcrican travellers
In Europe of moderate means will be provided
passage home first. according to Secretary Gar
rison.
"rhc problem of getting teachers back In time
To open the schools will be given first consider
alton" he said
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-08-11
AUSTRIANS ARE DEFEATED

NISII Aug ia combined
defeating the Austrians everywhere
The invaders have
rising
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-08-11
BELG|ANS AND FRENCH ARE
HOLDING BACK GERMANS IN
BELGIUM; FORTS UNCAPTURED

1IIard Belgans
Belgium
published
They finally retired leaving dead Many the dead caught
bared
dead and wounded a
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-08-11
CAyALRY opERNTEs.

LONDON Aug 1.-Two German cavalry divisions operating abou
Tongre Belgium north according official
the
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-08-11
FOOD FOR YEAR IN GERMANY

BERLIN. Aug. ii.-That Germany has a suf-
ficcnt food supply to last year even If all out
side supplies should he cut off, was declared by
government officials today.
The Kaiser has contributed S2O0,0 900 from his
personal fortune, one half to the Red Cross and
the other half for relief of families whose bread
winners were killed I'm battle
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-08-11

GERMANS ON DUTCH FRONTIER
THE HAGUE, Aug. 11-German troops are as
scmbling heavily along the Dutch frontier. The
provinces of Gcldcrland, Secland, Brabant and
1imburg have been placed under martial law
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-08-11
TO ADVERTISERS

The East oregonlan has the largest pal0
circulation OF any paper In Oregon, east OF
Portland and over twice the circulation u
Pendleton OF any other newspaper.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-10-20

upon charges duly made and after
due hearing. In no case of merit
has the veterans rights been denied,
or the intent Of the statute made
for his protection been defeated by
overtechnical construction.
The terms of three of the present
judges, Scott M. Ladd, Silas M.
Weaver and Winfield S. Withrow,
expire this year, and each is a can
didate for reelection.
Without any disparagement what
ever of the candidates who oppose
them, we believe the old soldiers of
Iowa should stand together in sup
port of these three judges. They
have experience; they have served
with honor; they have been tried
and found true, and no good reason
has been suggested for any change.
The motto, "let well enough alone"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-10-20
Recommended by Col. Hyatt.

Des Moines Tribune: Adj. Gen.
Guy L. Logan today issued orders
for the mastering out of service Of
Company D, Fifty-sixth Regiment, l..
N. G., located at Carroll. This is
due mainly to disobedience of orders
by the company in August in failing
to come to Des Moines to the ma
neuyer camp. 1t was necessary to
send out officers and take the organ
ization to Camp Dodge under arrest.
The company is dismissed upon
the recommendation of Col. N. P.
Hyatt of Webster City, who inspect
ed the organization last week. The
showing made was reported as un-
satisfactory. State officials blame the
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-10-20
new
BRAND OF OATS
0utyield Older Strains and Promise
to be Invaluable to
Farmers.

Ames, Oct. ia strain Of oats,
Iowa 103," developed for growth
under Iowa conditions by the Iowa
agricultural experiment station,
proved itself worthy this past year
in number of sections of the state
under practical farm condition. At
Oakville, in Louisa county, one large
field seeded with this strain out
yielded the best local varieties by
twenty bushels per acre. Other fields
in the vicinity did very nearly as
we'll. In other counties "Iowa 103"
also showed heavier yielding quail
ties, though not quite as much bet
ter than local varieties as in Louisa
county.
These facts are contained in re-
ports made to John Buchanan of the
experiment station, secretary of the
Iowa Agricultural Experiment Asso-
citation, which is distributing the
hS" val iSIiSo " oCCo uSNSlOpcu dI
Ames. The Oakville test was con-
Quoted by F. e. Jamison, who got
his first shipment of seed in 1918.
Then he grew an acre of "Iowa
103," which produced seventy-seven
bushels of choice seed. He planted
the entire seventy-seven bushels
last spring on twenty-six and one
half acres, from which he harvested
this fall 1900 bushels of good seed,
which he will distribute to his
neighbors.
"My field yielded eighty-two bush
els per acre, by weight" says Mr..
Jamison in his report. "That is
twenty bushels better than the next
best field of oats in this entire sec
tion. Iowa 103' is showing up bet
ter than we could almost wish for.
Our neighborhood has reason to
thank the cooperative experiment
association and the plant breeders
at the experiment station for Iowa
1O3.'"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-10-20

officers of the company for the
trouble. They declare that the pri-
Yates were a lot of good men who
must suffer the penalty Of the indif-
ference of their officers.
There are number of applica-
tions for military company from
towns in the southeastern and
northeastern part of the state. Ad-
jutant General Logan may transfer
another company to the Fifty-sixth
regiment in the western part Of the
state and organize a new company in
the eastern section,
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-10-20
Buys Residence.

Herman Teget has purchased the
house at the corner of Broadway
and Division streets, owned by out
of town parties, and formerly occu-
pied by the Cary H. Brown family,
who have moved into the A. M. Mar
tin house on west Division street.
The consideration for the home was
$4,000. Mr.. Teget expects to take
possession the first of November, and
will do considerable repairing and
improving of the residence.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-10-20
A Plea to Old Soldiers.

Colonel David j. Palmer, V. P.
Twombly and Byron c. Ward, three
of the best known old soldiers in the
state, have issued letter urging old
soldiers generally to support the old
judges of the supreme court for re-
election. The Freeman-Tribune to-
day received one of these letters,
with a request to publish it, which
is as follows:
Dear Comrade: The old soldier
has special interest in the supreme
court of the state, for it is that trib-
unal which must finally pass upon
and give effect to every statute en-
acted by the legislature for his bene-
fit. Within the last few years the
supreme court has sustained the law
eXempting the soldiers homestead
from taxation; it has sustained the
law eXempting the soldiers pension
from liability for debts; it has held
that such exemption extends not
only to the pension, but to the prop
erty purchased by the soldier with
his pension money; it has sustained
the law which gives the soldier pref
erence in appointment to positions
in the public service; and it has
very recently held that a soldier SC
appointed cannot be removed except
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-10-20
|. n. G. May HAVE
AER0PLANE CORPS
Gen. Logan Wants One Organized
National Government
May Help.

The people of Webster City and
Hamilton county are greatly inter
ested in all matters pertaining to
the 1. N. G., as we have one of the
best companies in the state located
here, which is growing more effic.
lent each year. Efforts are now be-
ing made to have an aeroplane corps
added to the organization, as the
following from the Register and
Leader reveals:
Considerable interest has been
centered in the appropriation made
by congress of $50O,00O for aero
plane work in the United States
army, owing to the proposition made
to the military department at Wash
ington by Adj. Gen. Guy E. Logan of
the Iowa National guard and Frank
Lyman, formerly of the guard,
that the militia be supplied with
aeroplanes, and that aviation corps
be organized in each state.
Adjutant General Logan placed
the matter before the officials dur
ing his recent visit to Washington.
He was told that there was chance
that congress would make an appro-
priation for aviation and that the
Iowa plan would be discussed later.
The army now has it's aviation fund.
The Iowa plan is that the war de-
partment furnish each state militia
with aeroplanes and aviation corps
be organized of men who agree to
give at least thirty days military
service each year and to respond If
there is call for war. Owing to
the recent developments in Europe
where aeroplanes have played such
an important part in military cam
paigns the Iowa militia officers say
that the United States must immed-
lately take steps to develop aviation
corps or be hopelessly outclassed.
AS far as known the Iowa guard
has but one German reservist which
it might lose if the Germans were
able to get back to fight for their
own country. The one man is Ser
geant Longenbach, United States
army officer who is detailed with the
Iowa guard as an instructor. Long
enbach is at Eagle Grove this week.
He will soon tour the state, and Wis.,
It each company in turn.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-10-20
Local Men Elected,

At the meeting of the Webster
County Mutual Insurance association
held recently in the First Baptist
church in Fort Dodge, w. O. McCon.
nell of this city and G. H. Smith Of
Jewell were elected on the board Of
directors from Hamilton county fol
a term of three years. The associa-
tion is an insurance company COM
posed of farmers from seven Iowa
counties, the most important of
which are Webster and the two ad-
joining counties, Calhoun and Ham
ilton.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-10-20
Donate G.. A, R. Fund.

The committee in charge of ar
rangements for the fortieth annual
encampment of the Iowa G. A. r.
which was held in Burlington, June
1918, upon settling up its affairs,
found a balance in hand of $345.3S.
Believing it would please the Grand
Army men of Iowa, who know
through bitter experience the suf-
fering and hardship which war en-
tails, the committee has sent this
balance to Miss Mabel Boardman,
president of the Red Cross for the
United States, for use in relieving 6
the suffering now devastating Eur
ope.
Thus ends an enterprise which
was of great interest to the citizens
of Burlington, and of pleasure to all
the friends from the outside who at
tended the reunion.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-10-20
To Boost Greater Iowa,

A Greater Iowa convention will
be held at Fort Dodge Nov. 26. The
meeting is being planned by the
Greater Iowa commission. Repre-
sentatives from every community in
the state will be in attendance. Pre-
ceding the convention by ten days,
Greater Iowa week will be held. The
Greater Iowa commission is seeking
to arrange public meetings at every
county seat in Iowa during the week
of Nov. 16 to q to boost the Great
er Iowa idea.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-10-20
Noted Pianiste at Iowa Falls.

ELLSWORTH College has secured the
renowned artist, Miss Myrtle Elvyn,
to give one of her concerts at the
Metropolitan opera house, Iowa
Falls, Friday evening, October 23d.
The American Cyclopedia ranks
her as among the three greatest
concert pianists in America. Three
people travel with Miss Elvyn.
The event is expected to call out
a large attendance of music lovers
for fifty miles around. Tickets may
be secured in advance by mail by
application to the college. They
will be soc, 75c and 81.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-10-20
Webster City Wins.

The third game of foot ball OF the
season was played Saturday after
noon in Humboldt and the Webster
City high school team was victorious
this time, the score being 19 to Z.
The local team put up good game
of ball on this occasion, the day be-
ing especially fine for gridiron work.
Humboldt held out rather strong op-
position to the Webster City team
and made the game an interesting
ono
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-10-20
GERMAN INVADERS NEARING
COAST TOWN OF DUNK|Rk

London, Oct. 19.-That the Ger
man army is between Furnes and
Dunkirk, and nearing the latter
place, which is on the English chan
mel, less than fifty miles from the
coast of Dover, is reported in a Rot
terdam dispatch from German
source to the Daily Mail under date
of Sunday night. A heavy firing has
been heard in the vicinity of Dun
kirk since eight O'Clock this morn
ing. Severe fighting is taking place.
1t is supposed that destroyers or
gunboats are being used in the can
ais.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-10-20
Y. N. c. A. BUILD
ING PROPOSITION
Some Suggestions by an Outsider
Make it a County Or
ganization.

Times-Republican: Mrs. Ella M.
Estes has left bequest of $4,000 as
the neucleus of sufficient sum to
build Y. M. C. A. building in Web
ster City. The bequest is condition
! al. If Webster City and its environs
raise the rest of the money within
a period of five years then the $5,-
900 goes to the building and equip
ment. Otherwise it reverts to the es-
tate of the donor.
Webster City should get busy and
raise the remainder of the sum, erect
the building and maintain it as one
Of the fortifications of better citizen
ship. With the extension of Y. M.
C. A. work to counties this should
be done without much trouble. The
question seems to be more of main
tenance than of first cost. Let Ham,
ilton county organize it's Y. M. G. A.
and make Webster City the center
of its county work. A committee
sent out to canvass Hamilton coun-
ty for such purpose would be as
tonished at the number of good solid
farmers and business men who
would willingly subscribe to such a
cause
There's a reason. 1t is found in
the vast change which has come in
the general thought and the general
attitude toward common necessities
and common welfare. If it is true
that men are not regular in church
attendance as in former times it is
also true that men were never be-
fore thinking and seeking opportun-
tiles so much along the lines of ap-
piled christianity. If there is less
doctrinal discussion there Is more
insistence upon and recognition Of
the common welfare. Another con-
dition which will and must assist
any such canvass is that the average
farmer and business man is prosper
Gus.
Assuming that Mrs. Estes is a
close relative or that Estes whose
herds roamed the ranges of Hamil-
ton and Wright in the earlier days
and that the bequest comes in part
at least from the fortune thus ac-
cumulated upon the pasturage of
those prairies the gift takes on the
fine aspect of a rendition back of an
unearned increment through sense
of Justice as we'll as a generous spir-
it. And carrying this farther should
not the farms that were bought at
SIS an acre on which the pioneers
struggled for existence, the lands
that would mire snipe then and
are now of the finest corn land in
the Mississippi valley rendering
mighty crops and splendid profits to
the descendants Of the pioneers, feel
as Mrs. Estes seems to have felt that
a part of the unearned increment of
thirty years belongs to the public
and should be used in protection and
aid of the public?
Webster City and Hamilton coun-
ty can build and maintain Y. NJ.
&C. A. And in so doing their invest
ment shall within the next quarter
century render greater returns than
the farm which was under water and
ringed with sloughs thirty years ago
and is now cheap at SITS an acre.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-10-20
Mrs. Peter Nicholson Dead,

Mrs. Peter Nicholson, who resid-
ed on a farm about mile from Will
liams, died at noon yesterday or can
GER, following a long illness. The
deceased was an old settler here and
was we'll known in this vicinity. She
leaves a husband and two daughters.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-10-20
A Correction.

Editors Freeman-Tribune: In the
''Doings of the District Court" in
your paper the case of r. M. john
son VS.. O. U. Johnson should read
r. M. Johnson VS.. o. U. johnson,
Eva Ballantyne, Sadie Harmon,
Clara Ferrell and Millie Nelson, in
stead of just O. U. Johnson. We
would like this corrected if it is not
too late.
Blairsburg, Oct. 19. b.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-10-20
THE F|FTY-SEVENTH
annual CONVENTION
Local Representatives off to Odd
Fellows and Rebekah Meet
;,
ing at Burlington.

r. H. Mabbott, S. B. Bair, Mrs.
B. Stafford, and Mrs. Blanch Null.
lins of Blairsburg, left yesterday
for Burlington to attend the fifty.
seventh annual convention of the
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
which convened in that city begin
ming yesterday. Mrs. Weslay Frank
of this city, who is visiting in Pei
la, will join the local delegates at
Burlington. The foregoing delegates
are those from this district, Mr.. Bair
going from the canton and Mr.. Nab
bott from the lodge. The ladies are
delegates from the Rebekah lodges
of the district.
The grand encampment will be in
session on Monday and Tuesday and
the delegates to the grand lodge,
numbering lis, will assemble on
Wednesday. The twenty-seventh
annual Iowa Rebekah assembly will
be held in the Elks hall and will be
in session until Thursday.
A reception to the grand officers
of the three orders will be given on
Tuesday evening, at which time
Mayor w. G. Cross of Burlington
will deliver an address of welcome
and responses will be made by Grand
Master H. F. Wagner Of Sigourney
and Grand Patriarch q. A. Church
of Jefferson. President Allie Scott
sof Mentrose will respond on behalf
of the Ladies' auxiliary.
The convention at Burlington this
year will be in the nature of a home
coming, as it will mark the seven
tieth anniversary Of the organiza-
tion of the first lodge in Iowa at
Burlington on April 4, 1914. Wash
ington lodge No. / was instituted
by District Deputy John Potts of
Galena, ILL.,, at Burlington on the
above date following the granting of
a dispensation by the Sovereign
Grand lodge of the United States.
The six charter members of Wash
ington lodge No. 1 were Richard
Mansley, w. H. Mauro, John Jones,
Oliver Cook, William D. McCash and
=. E. Goodhue.
The grand lodge of Iowa was or
ganized at Bloomington, now Mus
catine, Ia, on May /, 1S4S, and was
presided over by ]. Whitfield Garner
of Burlington. w. W.. Moore OF Des
Moines, who was grand master from
1869 to 1870, is the oldest living
past grand master at the present
time. The subordinate membership
OF the order during the past twenty
years has increased $4,000, and the
700 lodges in the state today have a
total membership of 60,145.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-10-20
No. e.

respondent: In the western theatre
of war yesterday was generally
quiet and the situation unchanged.
In the eastern field our troops are
advancing in the environs of Lyck.
The battle continues near the south
of Warsaw
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-10-20

has an apter and wiser application
to the courts than to any other of
fetal position within the gift of the
people. Yours respectfully,
d. J. Palmer,
V. P. Twombly,
Byron G. Ward.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-10-20

jewelry store have been removed and
are being rebacked and otherwise re-
paired, the steam and heat from a
defect in the heating system last
winter making it necessary to repair
them.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-10-20

The commercial law class of the
local business college attended the
session of the district court at the
court house yesterday. They
hoped to gain some practical exper-
fence by listening to the arguments
of the attorneys in the Atkinson-city
case. y.}
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-10-20

Paris, Oct. 19.-The latest ad-
vices from the big battle are to the
effect that the allies are doing lit
tie better than holding their own
and have forced the enemy back in
several important positions.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-10-20

Paris, Oct. 19.-The French avia-
tors were watching all day yester-
day for the usual Sunday visit Of
German airships, but none put in an
appearance.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-10-20
Cradle Roll,

Born, Sunday morning, to Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Crosby, residing ten
miles south of the city, an eight and
a half pound girl
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-10-20

London, Oct. 19.-The following
official report from German head
quarters issued in Berlin yesterday
is sent by Reuters Rotterdam cor
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-14
CONGRESS PAYS TRIBUTE
TO LATE s. E. PAYNE
Srr\ ices in House Attended by
Diplomats and Members of
Supreme Court.

MAsulNDro@. pac. ~ -.-lu tine ht.l OF
the House Of Representative wuer" he
had served io. tuir;V years. tu"r"
gathered to-day around the bier Of Rep
rosrntA,ivc Serene l. Payne 80 New
York. vino died in this city o. Thursday
might member al the cabinets of the
ruit.d states Supren" Court of both
branches OF Congress aud of the p.plo-
matte Corps. tn" services w"?" simple,
Thor. was prayer. a brief address. two
hymns and h,uodtct!op.
TIL. cAsket rested upon y cdtaiaiQue
i'm front of TIE Speakers roStruin, where
the late member made So many Sp' eCn"S
40 Republican hoor l-adrr. Five me NJ
b.rs OF the Cabinet occupied seats in the
front POW amt just to the rear were the
diplomatic representatives,. Across Glo
aisle were the Justices Of the supreme
court headed bv Chief Justice White,
The senators were grouped in the front
rows and the members uf the House.
about 500 in number, Wnrc scattered
throughout -" chamber
Wi.iiun Payne, sol. - In" dead Legs
l,tcr, occupied 4 place near the bier. Ne
was accompanied By relatives and close
personal friends ~ the family.
President Wilson found 1t Impossible ia
attend, but ne sent a largo wreath of flow
ers, which rested against the casket. Mag
uiil'cut floral pieces N"r" sent ny the
Ways and Means Committee and the New
York delegation In Congress. On the Not-
lin there were two wI"athS sent 10y iormcl
Representa- We John nalzrll of i'cnnsy Viva
MIA, an old friend. ard by lirpI esrutatN,
R,onarl Parker o. New Jersey.
The opening prayer was uttered by The
Rev. Henry W CuuIen. tho blind chap
LAIN of The House. Tho quartet from Cal
vary Baptist Church sang ono of tn" tN,
favor!tr hymns OF the late member
Nearer My God. to Thee" The funera
grafton was delivered by the Rev. DR.
Samuel IT. Greene OF tho Calvary Hapts
Church. Tho choir sang De nj, Kindly
Light" The blind chaplain said the hcne
dictiuu.
In the rear OF the hall sat many or
friends Of the late Mr.. Payne, amons
Them Joseph q. Cannon, former Speaker
Of The House; Ehcnezer i'm of Connect
ou, former Representative Dwight OF New
York. former Representative Dal2cll al
Mr. Payne was conspicuous member
The members of tho cabinet in attendance
were secretaries Nryan, Lame, WILSON
, Icdnrld and HOUSTON
~ , oclOrk this afternoon the bod
, was taken to the Union station and place.
ON a tram bound Tor Auburn, y. Y, wher
Nj Payne lived. II was escorted by
committee Of mcmhcrs Of the New Norl
delegation. headed by Representative l'itz
: gerald Of brooklyn, ami members iron
. other States chosen 10y Speaker Clark