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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-24

A day or two ago the secretary Of
the Commercial League was in tele.
phone communication with Lloyd
Walterick of the Williams Enter
prise, who has been one of the vol
unteers to push the good work of
sending corn from Iowa to Belgium
Mr.. Walterick reports that already
over $50 in money has been handed
in at his office and he cannot tell
just how much corn there is in.
Eighteen or twenty bushels of corn
have been already deposited at the
printing Office and few more
bushels at the Williams elevator.
Other towns of the county which
have volunteered to help in this
matter have not been heard from,
but there is no doubt that they have
all done well in soliciting contribu-
tions. There is not now any excuse
for lack of knowledge as to the work
of gathering together enough corn
for the starving millions of Europe.
Enough publicity has been given to
the movement that every man, wom-
an and child ought to be we'll in
formed in regard to it. Those who
do not now help, do not wish to
help.
The representative of the Chris
tian Herald who is now in Rotter
dam experimenting the unloading
of the first ship of supplies sent
from the U. S. has just cabled: Tell
our people it is but drop in the
bucket. Tell them to give and then
give again. 1t is showing here and
yet women and children refugees in
the Hague stand in line for clothes
and there are seven millions of them
in need in Belgium
Three wagons went out from the
Commercial League N this city
this morning to different points in
the country to solicit corn for the
Belgian relief supply. Drivers have
been advertised for, the league be-
ing willing to pay men for solicit
ing corn for this movement this
week.
Saturday, Nov. 2Sth, every dollar
and every bushel of corn must be in.
No money or corn will be accepted
after that date.
The sacks for the corn meal have
already been ordered and will each
contain SO pounds. The sacks will
be opened at the shipping point and
printed instructions placed within
each bag, telling the recipient in
French, German, Russian and Eng
lish how cornmeal should be prepar-
ed.
The money from the clubs is not
yet all in; the schools in the city
have not yet done all they have in
tended to do and the time is short.
Every teacher should make the mat
ter her opportunity for explanation
of the same to the pupils, who will
doubtless respond quickly. The call
for schools to help has previously
been made, and it is the intention
of the management of the schools Of
Webster City to place their money
with the Commercial League instead
of sending it to Des Moines. This
morning the collection from one of
the Sunday schools of the city was
handed to the secetary of the Com
mercial League. Glasses in other Sun
day schools have volunteered toI
send in money this week. This will
be your last opportunity to help in
the sending of cornmeal from Ham
ilton county.
Can you eat your bountitul
dinner without a
thought to the innocent sufferers of
Europe who are in need of bread?
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-24

brought at once to Mercy hospital
in this city and was upon the oper-
ating table two hours. Late that
evening he was able to return to his
home in car, and came up again
Friday to have the leg dressed.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-24

Rome, Nov. 23.-Dispatches from
Vienna are more hopeful than they
have been for several days. While
there is little change along the
great Russian-German-Austrian line
the Germans in the north are re-
ported to have won some important
victories over the Russians.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-24

Paris, Nov. 23.-The Austrian
governor at Cracow has
published a decree warning civilians
to get out of the city at once.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-24

London, Nov. ga special from
Petrograd to the Times says that the
battle in East Prussia is growing
fiercer every hour and that both
sides are suffering severely; the Rus
SLAMS, however, are insisting that
the situation is satisfactory.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-24

Staple groceries at cut prices
Surprise sale Friday. The Big Store
1921
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-24

Paris, Nov. 23.-According to a
Havas Agency dispatch at Athens
from Constantinople a large part Of
the Turkish garrison at Adrianople
has been transported to Trebizond,
Asiatic Turkey, where the soldiers
have pillaged the stores of Chris
tians
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-24

London, Nov. 23.-A dispatch
from Petoria says that Gen. DeWet's
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-24

Surprise sale begins Friday morn
ing at the Big Store. 1Sd2t1
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-24
WAR IN EASTERN PRUS-
S|A PROCEEDING f|ERCELY

rapidly dwindling rebellion became
by territorial forces in
the vicinity of Boshof, on the Vaal
river, and the general barely escap-
ed with twenty-five followers. The
of his force surrendered.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-02-28

The minutes fly fast in idle, time
killing talk. Finally, the prisoners
face grows serious. please tell the
people at home" he begins, mean
ing obviously the larger family who
will follow his fate in the press.
Times up" announces a gendarm
CURLY. We rose Immediately.
ct is fate" says the interpreter,
not unkindly Porter Charter bows
unsmilingly-" truly, yes, Signore,
and as usual, self-inf1icted."
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-02-28
COURTS PLAY WITH THE TRIALS
OF STRIKING MATTRESSES

Twelve girls have been arrested 81
times in front of Henrici's restaurant
for picketing in the last three weeks.
They have been with their lawyer in
three different courts on nine sepa-
rate occasions trying to get trial on
the charge of conspiracy. The courts
and judges and all the Cook county
machinery of the law has so far been
against their getting trial.
Ethel Shannon and Marie Ulrich
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-02-28

were arrested in front of Henrici's,
while picketing at noon.
you look like mother and you
ought to be home washing dishes,
Miss Shannon remarked to Mrs Mary,
Boyd, the heavy policewoman who
made the arrest.
From the resinous substance COLI
lected by bees from the buds of trees
and used by them to stop the creVices
in hives new antiseptic dressing for
wounds is being made,
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-07-30

morning wear, a white cotton for aft
ernoon and pink film of fabric call
ed by courtesy silk, and which could
not be told from it, for evenings and
dress up occasions. She had, too, .
pair of real silk stockings and a pair
of shiny little shoes-more pretty
things than she had ever possessed at
one time in her whole life, because
this was her first vacation. And Aunt
lope, had been perfectly willing to
make it great occasion
All these things We're delightful in
themselves, but there was one thing
more delightful than all-the fact
that, all unbekknown to Jean, Mark
Culver had a vacation at the very
same time she had hers, and he, too,
was going to Eden Hill. Blanche Irv-
ing had whispered this to Jean as
they hung up their hats in the coat
room
"oh, you sly, know now why
you're SO crazy over that old Eden
Hill. Mark Culver's going there.
Probably he'll be at the same hotel.
Honest, didn't you know it, Jean"
Honestly, I didn't" Jean replied.
She did wish she did not always flush
SO when Mark Culver's name was
spoken.
At her counter. where she present
ly was ve:y busy, she thought again
and again Of what Blanche had said,
and the rose colored Joy in her cup
OF youth seemed to dance and bubble
and overflow. She had almost too
much happiness
Mark Culver worked in the ONCE
upstairs at the books. He was tall,
straight and dark, and had the fine,
clear, clean appearance of man who
Is healthy, loves soap and water and
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-07-30
AUTO IS GRABBED
BY FED INSPECTOR
Farmer Crossed Line With
Liquor and Trip May
Prove Right Costly.

Devils Lake, N. D., July 3o.-The
individuals who are Of the opinion
that they can dodge across the Cana
dian line at any Of the terminals in
the northern part Of the state. pur-
cnase a quart or two Of select Cana
oian liquor and slip back without pay
Ing Uncle Sam an import duty had
better watch out, at least II Lieut. N.
A.. Way, special United States oficer
IS IN that section. Way 1ust returned
to Devils Lake from the Turtle noun
tain country where he has been ac-
tive for the past few days.
At Fish Lake he arrested Lawrence
Ialefson, q farmer of Knox. N D.
and took his automobile from him.
turning both the farmer and the car
over to the revenue officer at st. John.
Ialefson and q party Of friends mo-
tored over to Bannerman, Man. re-
turning to their hotel at Fish Lake so.
well organized as to awaken most Of
the guests, including Way. When the
!atter went down stairs about 8 a. m.
ne was invited to join in the festivi
ties. When he learned that four
quarts OF whiskey had been brought
across the line he arrested Talefson
ana seized the car. It will be neces-
sary to deal with Uncle sam now
While there was a time whan nav
ties We're allowed to cross the 1,na
purchase a quart for each member nf
the crowd and after "puIlinr', tna
corks, cross the line to the ITnitad
states without fear Of being grabbed
Dy revenue officer, that time is nast
everyone Is invited to settle at the
revenue Office in default Of which
there is usually some activ,tv
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-07-30
Laugh With Us

Little Altck was in the train the
other day and in the seat opposite to
niH was an old pensioner whose
breast was covered with medals
Alick gazed at him and the medals
long and earnestly and at last said
to his mother:
Mamma, why does that man wear
let him have pockets?"
While the craftsman in the coast
survey from November, 1854, to Feb
ruary, 1855, Whistler, the artist board
ed at the northeast corner Of E and
Twelfth streets. Washington. He is
remembered as being usually late for
| breakfast and always making sketches
on the walls To the demonstrating
| landlord he replied:
NOW, now, never mind! I'll not
charge you anthing for the decora-
tions.
A man who suffered very badly
went to specialist and after ten
distinctly. Peter Piper picked peck
of picked peppers" His friends con-
graduated him upon his splendid
achievement
yes" said the man, doubtfullv
put it's s-s-such dd-ducedly DID,
ol!1lcult ren-mark to w-Work into an
ord1n-n-nary c-c-convers- ton, "
know"
At the Lambs one night number
OF players. forsaking for once talk of
shop, were the discussing the wonders
OF invention and of discovery during
the last century, when De Wolf Hop
per got fresh.
During the lull in the conversation
the tall comedian ventured to observe,
with becoming gravity, that to him
the most wonderful of all inventions
was dynamite.
why dynamite?" asked some one
falling for Hopper's gage.
Because there's nothing in the
world that can hold to candle to it,"
said Hopper
Whereupon they chased him from
the place.
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-07-30
WAR AND PRICES.

One Of the immediate effects OF a
war scare is to advance the price Of
food stuffs. The reason for this is
obvious. An army travels on it's
stomach. The stomach must be kept
supplied with food OF there can be
no marching. Even more important
than the question of arms and am
naun.tion is the question Of food sup
ply. Not only must the daily con-
sumption of the soldiers be provided
for long in advance, but ample allow
ance must be made for the tremend-
Gus waste due to the destruction of
whole train loads Of provisions, which
may occur in score Of ways There
10 therefore greater demand for sup
plies Of food when great war is i'm
pending than at other times.
While the demand Is greater, the
prospective supply is less. Men who
spend their time trying to kill their
fellow men, or IN themselves avoid
ing being killed, cannot raise much
wheat. If Europe is plunged into a
general way several millions Of men
WHO are now tilling the soil will be at
the front, and many fertile fields
which are now productive will lie
idle And, again, even II surplus
should be produced in any one Of the
European countries, it would not be
exported. Austria is grain export
ing country in times Of peace. 30 Is
Russia. But. In case Of great war,
with all the nations engaged, England
will get no wheat from Austria, nor
Germany from Russia.
sS Combining the two elements, there-
fora, We have enhanced demand ana
sAiuninishsd supply. with the inevitable
rseult that prices advance.
Not only do nations at war need
food but they need money. It takes
sseaeyJ 70 buy food and clothing, and
riAss and cannon. and powder and
eheA These things must bs had. at
whatever price they can be obtained
Is1t ad every nation which may by
sibaltty be drawn into the CON-
4 M stfAdns every, nerve TO secure a.
49, Sk9sks o. esold a. possible New
81 bonds ere aoatsd; ana tases
fl M
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-07-30
MEETING DEATH.

A Minnesota pastor drowned himself
few days ago in order to escape
the torture OF a lingering illness which
his physician had told him must be
fatal
1t Is given to all men once to die,
and men meet death in many ways.
There are those who hold that a mans
life is his own to dispose Of as he sese
fit, and that when one finds the bur-
den too heavy to bear, he is at liberty
to lay it down at his own time and
in his own way.
Generally this view is not accepted.
1t is generally held that life carries
with it responsibility, and that it is
not for a man to judge when and how
he shall end responsibility and life
together.
There are cases in which the volun-
tary sacrifice of life appeals to US as
an act Of sublime heroism. SCOTS
companion, i'll and injured, drag up
on his friends, which they would not
re!tnquish, remarked casually that he
was going out, "and," he added, "I
shall probably be gone for some time"
With that he stepped out of the tent
into the terrors of polar storm, and
was seen no more. We must honor
such an act.
But for a man to end his life in or
der to escape personal suffering ap-
peals to us as something short of cour-
ageous. If we ask what is to be gain
ed by prolonging suffering, the an
swer is that nothing is gained by the
suffering itself, but much is to be
gained by patient endurance 1t is
possible for a man lying on his death
bed, racked with pain, counting the
hours of his ebbing life and longing
for his release, to set before his fam
lily and friends an example Of courage
and fort!tude not less inspiring than
that of the man who leads a charge
across the shot-swept battlefield.
Man differs from the brute in that
man has ideals, while the brute has
none. Man recognizes certain obliga-
tions and responsibilities. The brute
does not. And, while we regard with
sympathy and sorrow. rather than
with harsh condemnation, the surren-
der which leads man, through fear of
suffering, to take his own life, the
finer, grander spirit is shown by the
man whose spirit pain cannot break
nor suffering cast down, and who en-
dures to the end.
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-07-30

looks at life with discriminating
eyes. Jean had work,d in the store
two years, and he hal been there
when she came. She had met him
first at the store banqu,t, and he had
been nice to her. He tad been even
nicer to her when they Had met again
at the second store bandlet that win
ter. Between these two events they
had run across each oth4- occasional
ly, but she had no reason for Feeling
that he was In any way attentive.
Simply, he seemed to single her out
for kind Of special frieniliness. He
had the reputation Of betty too busy
for girls. He had said to olier he was
know that means hard york and
plenty Of It,"
Jean had thought all theltwo years
that she had worked in the store that
Mark Culver was the fineet man in
the world. He was just ths kind Of
man she had dreamed ab< ever
since she had anay dreams athli. But
her caring about him was ! sacred
secret which she could not SHIRE With
anybody, even with Aunt JuliAaa. Who
had mothered her since he own
mother died ana she had beenbbliged
to earn her own living. Tht she
1AStPSo SoAh <I0&lc' u140n0 D. Up, WaB
q thing she regarded merely ai right
and proper.
No wonder that she was the iappi-
est girl in the world all thatI long
morning of June sales, durin1 the
lunch hour and all through the bant.
ing afternoon. Then came release.
Pinning on her hat she ran to nd car
and scurried home without anything
happening to delay her. All the way
her heart sang and sang. "Iie couGn,t
be going there Just because aud Of
course. It's chance-chance-chaA.e:
but. oh. what q happy chancen
A breath OF heated air met herias
she opened the door OF the little 1t
ana on It came the scent Of naed!eAe
---hsavy, orninous and strange. Ant
yuliana lstsd her head 5ssbiZ Hdf
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-07-30

Brigham says look out though, or
maybe he will get It down SO good
sumboddy'll shoot him full Of shot.
Lilac Grimes hassgot crokkay set
q is going to have 1t on thare lawn.
She says amy feller can come q play.
but befoar annybody'd be ketched
playing sisy GAIN like that! We
should say not, Lille. rl
Elk. Brigham fall ii asen this aft
inr on tSe WIN ms Desa e,oss en- ne sa, De
his hives. so he couldn't 60. Elk says
honest 1t was an acksidunt, eaven IL
he dident like to 30 to the dockktors
He sed II 1t wwasent would he have
had 2 bran noww dime novels IN his
pokkut which got 1ooinsd II the wat-
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-07-30
WAR AND THE COMMON PEOPLE

Europe faces a war which may in
volve any number of men from a mil
lion to twenty times that number. II,
as 10 quite possible, all the great ma
tions are engaged. every peasant. ev-
cry artisan, every human being will
be called on to pay his part Of the
price. And what interest have all
these people at stake? Why should
the German private be called on to
shoot the Russian private? What
quarrel has the French peasant with
his German neighbor just across the
line that needs to be wiped out with
blood Absolutely none.
War may. under some circuna-
stances and under the conditions o.
our national life, be unavoidable. but
war, whatever its Gauge or purpose, Is
stern, cruel, inhunan: II Is devil
ish game into which people are fore
ed against their viii, which brings
|suftssing % their fanatics, ana oftsn
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-07-30
The First One to Win Was Fatty Believes.

cant be dun, hens not having webb
feat, so him & Anderson are going to
maik sum things like webb feat & tie
them on the hen. The ferst lessun will
be tomorrer when Andy gets it fig
gered out just how to maik them.
Fat Wun q Raice.
The fellers was up on top Of Hig-
gins hill this moarning & Phil Wig
anybody running down. Then Steve
Hardy sed the ferst wwun down is
king Of the cannibal islands g. the
last has got to let him talk bite Of
his finger, so everybody started.
The biggest serprise that ever hap
ptned was when the fellers got down
& fownd the ferst wun to win was
FATTY Believes, he having lade down
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-07-30

that prevented 1t from being fashion
able it was highly desirable place
of recreation for any little working
girl who does not care too much about
beaus and dancing. Since the summer
before, when j Jeari Had not had a va
cation, she had BEEN putting every
dime and nickel--even every copper
she could spare from her 50 a week
into tin box in the upper right hand
corner Of her bureau. For the first
three or four months the tin box had
tangled when it was shoken, but for
some time it had ceased to be musical
"a sign that at last it actually was
beginning to be too full for utterance.
One night Jean opened it and shook
out the contents and counted and
counted. Then next day she nut in
her application for vacation and be-
gan to make arrangements for going
to Eden Hill. And now she was ready
down to the last pin, and tomorrow
was the day on which she was going.
Jean was 21. She had the freshness
of country blown roses in her sweet
face, heart light as air and an un-
troubled conscience. Added to all
these natural blessings she had three
brand new dresses-a gingham for
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-07-30
STACKING GRAIN.

Within a few weeks most OF the
newspapers will contain articles on
the stacking Of grain, these being
either in the nature Of editorial ex-
pressions, or Of communications from
others who know, or think they do.
And they will range all the way from
the mild and philosophtc discussion
OF the subject in an academic way to
the impassioned plea of the man who
feels that he has all the facts in his
possession, that he knows exactly the
thing to do, and that no other way Is
worth a continental ding.
The average farmer is likely to do
rs he usually does. He may read
the advice that is given him, but he
on his own farm and in his own
neighborhood, and pay little attention
to what the writer's say. The Herald
Is satisfied that it should be so. 1t
believes that, on the whole, the man
on the farm knows better how to han
does who may be a hundred miles
away, and who may have no prac-
tical knowledge of farming, anyway.
AS to whether it is wise to stack or
not to stack, that depends. There is
no question that field Of grain in
the stack is safer than In the shock.
and that grain that is little inferior
in quality will be improved by stack
ing and going through the sweat. On
those facts are based some perfectly
sound arguments in favor of stack
ing. Further, with the grain in the
stack the farmer can afford to take
hts time about threshing. He can go
ahead with his plowing, and he can
market his grain when the first rush
is over. All this merits attention.
Doubtless In most cases it receives at
tention.
But while grain that is stacked is
aafer than grain in the shock, grain
that is threshed is safer still, and the
farmer who has an opportunity to
thresh from the shock early in the
season is quite apt to take advantage
Of it. Moreover, while it is well
enOugh TO say STACK your gram,
when we get right down to the meat
of the matter we discover that we are
confronted with a labor situation
which is somewhat difficult Much
OF the North Dakota crop must, un-
der present conditions. be handled by
hired men, and most Of those men
transients. And not one man out of
fifty who come here for the harvest
knows how to stack grain. Most Of
them will say frankly that they know
nothing about stacking, and that they
are not seeking work of that kind. A
few WITH make a bluff at it, and the
result Is lot of grain stacks in which
the bundles tip the wrong way, and
which will no more shed rain than
will the funnel which they greatly re-
semble. And, while much is to be
said in favor OF the well built stack
grain in the shock is much safer than
In poor stack.
Taking 1t by and large, each farm
or must settle the stacking question
for himself, and it is safe to assume
that whichever way he decides, he
has some good reason for his decision.