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The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-21
VIOLENT ATTACKS ON ALLIES LINES
BYTHE GERMANS ARE ALL REPUL LSED

Desperate Assaults Made By
Kaiser;s Forces at Nieuport,
Dixmude and La Bassee Met
With Great Energy, Says Of
ficial French Report ---Bon1-
bardnent of Cattaro, Dal-
malta, Continues With Great
Violence Enlargement Be-
tween German Torpedo Boats
and Hostile Submarines in
the Baltic, Near Rugen Island,
off Prussian Coast, Is Re-
ported From Stockholm
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-21
ENGAGEMENT ON THE BALTIC

London, Oct Fl, 1905 A. M. An engagement between
German torpedo boats and hostile submarines in the Baltic
near Rugen Island off the Prussan coast reported from
Stockholm according to Central News dispatch from
Copenhagen No details of the fight it's result given
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-09-16

rope, but the nations at war have
practically no merchant ships
upon the seas and are unable to
supply the demand. Hence the
latin race turns to its big brother
of the north.
And once this commerce of
South America is secured by the
United States, it is doubtful if it
could be WreSted from us by any
other means than force of arms,
and that of course would not
come until the warning nations
have recovered from their phys
steal and financial exhaustion,
although eventually that is the
inevitable with which we will be
forced to contend.
But in the mean time we will
manufacture goods and ship them
to the nations of the world, and
gold will pour into us, and the la
beror will have fuller dinner
pals, and the farmer will have
better markets for his products,
and the business man will feel
such prosperity as he has not
known for many years.
It will not come in a day, or in
a week, or in a month. But it
will assume greater proportions
step by step until we have
reached the pinnacle Of a nations
prosperity.
Unless all signs fail.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-09-16
Boyer to MeMahan

Will you do this? Or will you
wait and see what you are told to
do? Or have you any mind of
your own?
You say under the head of
His Pal" that you are smart.
You say that you actually wore
the Maryville debating society to
a FRAGILE, and intimate that they
gave you a gold medal as a de-
batter to hush. The people are
now after this statement and are
not looking on you as anything
smaller than a Demosthenese or
Ia Cicero. You are now away
labove the common farmers boy,
that you so brilliantly described
in actually going to mill and TAX
ing grist of corn, and without
the least shadow of doubt you
took the meal to your old Scotch
father, and that you saw the peo-
pie on the chestnut land actually
pulling fodder, digging potatoes
and making molasses. Now, hon.
est, did you do all this, and live!
The people of your district
notice the difference. They now
instead of the horny hand of a
mill boy, see you strutting along
as they smell your perfume and
notice the creases in your panta-
looms; and if you stop long
enough to get your hat off, they
observe every hair as smooth as q
mole and all touched up by your
little white hands-"There is a
great change since Henry died.
| Now, honest, if | were to write
such rot, as the above about my
self, | fear the sensible people OF
Cooke county would send me to a
lunatic asylum.
Come now; tell us what you are
| for. The people have a right to
know. Yours hastily,
/ C. F. BOYER.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-09-16

own.
The dawn of prosperity is in
sight, and the beacon that lights
the way to greater activity be-
comes brighter day by day.
Manufacturers of the United
States are receiving many in
quiries from over the seas from
great firms who are looking to us
. for the goods which heretofore
they have purchased in Europe.
Unless all signs fail they will
accumulate and swell and assume
greater proportions until our fair
land is one hive of humming in
dustry, with work in plenty for
all and spirit or peace and con-
tentment resting upon the land.
In years gone by the allies have
bought from the Germans and
the Austrians and the latter have
purchased from the former and
from each other. 1t was an in
terchangable system of commerce.
But the bitterness engendered
by the war is effecting mighty
change.
All are turning to America for
their wares until Europe recoy-
ers from its paralysis.
And from South America comes
the cry for goods-more goods
and plenty of them. This trade
in the past has been given to Eu-
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-09-16
Sept. IA, 1914.


| notice several undetermined
cuts from the Sewer of last issue.
| want to remind the public again
of the class of men that are trying
hard to save the ship they have
scuttledeand is now stranded on
the rocks. They seek to use
their only stock in trade, that of
falsehood, SANDER and vitupera-
ton. This is done to get your
mind off of the tissues before the
people.
The postoffice and semi-court
house ring, with their accompa-
nying lick-spittles, will stick their
dirty noses in honest mems faces
and tell them that it will not do
to send me to the legislature be-
cause | got drunk. They tell yor
that | am not a temperance man.
| amsnot the kind of temper
ance. manIthat you can buy for a
quart of cane seed vinegar or a
five-cent watermelon; | am not
the kind THAT sold my first vote
for a quart of whiskey; am not
the kind.that sells on both sides
every election, whether its in the
connty,court or district election;
| am not the kind that will make
and tell1a..lie on my competitor;
am notEthe1 kind that assists in
forcing the people of the state to
buy school books every year;
am not of the kind that takes
33 1-3 percent. on a printing con-
tract of 100000 of the peoples
money; | am not Of the kind that
gets drunk and then lie about it;
| am not the kind that wants to
make the people believe that am
a saint or sprouting angel wings
when within | am full of acts if
the light were fully turned on, old
Satan would say, 'Let him alone,
| can get him any time"
1t is now six weeks until the
people will choose a representa-
tive in the fifty-ninth general as
sembly, and in all your writing
you have the first thing to tell
the people what you are for that
will rebound to their benefit.
Come out now, and tell the pee
pie what laws you are for that are
different to the ones | stood for.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-09-16

If the kings and emporers
would just consent to do the
fighting themselves and leave
taeir armies out of it, the world
would join hands and say 60
to it"
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-09-16

One way to stop the high cost
of living is to stop living.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-01-06
Doing a Good Business.

A. c. Hoot, proprietor of the Web
ster City Mills, has now been in
Webster City about two years and a
half and is finding his business very
satisfactory. He is making some
good brands of flour, corn meal,
buckwheat, graham, ETC., and is get
ting lots Of trade from Webster City
and Hamilton county people. He
sold three hundred sacks of his goods
the last three days of the old year
and a goodly share of this went to
Webster City. He has one farmer
customer who has bought some three
hundred sacks of -four of him in the
past two and a half years. That in.
dicates that his -four is giving salts
faction. More and more farmers are
each year producing more wheat and
as result they are giving the mills
of the county some business and at
the same time getting as good goods
as they could get any place.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-01-06
FRANK A. OC0NNER
GETS APPOINTMENT
New Hampton Man Will be United
States District Attorney in
Van Wagenen's Place.

Judge Reed of the United States
court for the northern district OF
Iowa has appointed Frank A. O'Con-
nor of New Hampton to fill the va
cancy caused by the dismissal of An
thony J. Van Wagenen of Sioux City
as attorney for the northern district
of Iowa. Mr.. O'Connor took the
oath of office before Clerk McNeeley
and entered upon his duties today.
Mr.. O'Conner will serve until Presi-
dent Wilson appoints an attorney
for the northern district. The court
when vacancies exist has the ap-
pointive power to fill the vacancy
until the president appoints. 1t is
very likely Mr.. O'Conner will get the
appointment from President Wilson.
He is accounted a good lawyer and
was the democratic leader in the last
state legislature. 1t is not announc-
ed whether or not Grover Neese of
this city will continue as deputy I'M
der Mr.. O'Conner.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-01-06
Day Set Apart.

The National w. C. T. U. conven-
ton at Asbury Park, New Jersey, in
October, 1912, reviewed the temper
ance situation and declared the time
has come for a splendid aggressive
campaign whose slogan shall be,
"The Liquor Traffic Must Co." Plans
were formulated in which every To-
cal union in more than $4,000 towns
and cities will take part. January
Is, 1914, was set apart as National
Constitutional Prohibition Amend
ment Day, to be observed by all
white ribbon women and others in
terested, as a day Of fasting and
prayer for victory in the great cam
paign. Programs for use in the
meetings for that day are free to all
local unions, and are furnished by
the National W. C. T. u, Evanston
III. Mrs. J. P. Nye, State Press Supt
w. c. T. u, Shenandoah, la.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-01-06
Notice of Probating Will.

To all whom it may concern: You
are hereby notified that there is now
on file in the Office of the clerk of
the District court of Iowa, in and for
Hamilton County. an instrument in
writing, purporting to be the last
will and testament of George w.
Crosley. late of said county, deceas-
ed, and that 2 O'Clock p. m. of the
18th day of February, 1914, has
been fixed for the probate of said
will, at which time you can appear
before the District Court. at the
court house in the said county and
show cause, if any there be, why
said will should not be admitted to
probate.
Witness my hand affixed at the
court house in Webster City, Iowa
this End day of January, 1914.
j. C. Sterling,
35f3 Clerk District Court.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-01-06
TO ATTEND SCHOOL
AT sioux CITY
Local Officers of the National Guard
Making Preparations for
Event.

Local national guard officers are
making preparations to attend the
officers school in Sioux City on the
9Th and 18th of this month. This
will be attended by all officers of the
seth regiment who are possibly able
to attend and will be under the SUI
pervision of Colonel Hyatt of this
city, and an officer of the regular
army who has been detailed to at
tend the regimental schools in this
state. Among the officers of this
city who will attend will be Colonel
Hyatt, Captain Harold j. Smith,
Regimental Quartermaster; Major
Frank J. Lund; Lieutenant George
Teed, Battalion Adjutant: Captain
A. M. Martin of Company c. and
Lieutenant I. NJ Beckner, also of the
local company. The schools for the
regimental officers have become in
the last few years to be recognized
as very instructive, and matters re-
lating to regulations and current
events in which the local guard
might be interested are taken up
and discussed fully. The local Of
ficers are given the benefit of the
regular army officers experience
and the ideas of the war department
relating to these matters.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-01-06
Install Officers.

At the regular melting of Purity
Rebekah lodge held Friday evening
in Elmo hall the following officers
were installed and will serve during
the ensuing six months; Noble
Grand, Mrs. Ray Stow; Vice Grand
Mrs. George Lyons; recording secre-
tary, Miss Grace McCollough; finan-
cial secretary, Mrs. Alice Allen
treasurer, Mrs. Imogene Brewer
warden, Miss Ethel Mabbott; con
ductor, Miss Nettie Mott; chaplain
Mrs. w. w. Hyatt; inside guardian
Mrs. J. H. Lee; outside guardian
George Stafford.
Following the meeting light re
freshments were served and an houl
spent socially.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-01-06
May ORGANIZE
A rifle CLUB
Webster City Sportsmen are Serious
ly Considering ACCESSIBILITY
of Move.

Some of the Webster City sports
men have under consideration the
possibility of organizing a rifle club
and asking for admittance to the
National Rifleman's Association.
This has been prompted by the fact
that the government is considering
issuing the army rifles which for sew
eral years have been discarded. but
which in the opinion Of many rifle
men are the best pattern the govern
ment ever used. The krag-Jorgen-
son rifle, of which the government
at present has 100000, will be dis
tributed to promote rifle practice
among the citizens of the country.
especially among young men. This
course has been pursued by Euro
pean countries and found advantage
Gus, contributing to the quality Of
fighting men. When the law will
be passed which will allow the Sec
rotary of war to issue these guns is
not known, but the many advocates
of rifle clubs, are working hard to
get congress to endorse the measure.
| If 1t should pass. many Of the local
sportsmen would add rife shooting
| to their list of sports.
Fine Job Work at thfA oflce.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-01-06

town insisted upon owning it's own
electric light and power plant in
stead of giving away franchise,
and the people also took the right
view when they voted to bond the
city couple of years ago to enlarge
and overhaul the plant. 1t is a
source of much satisfaction to know
that the property is paying so well.
There were some who were afraid
that the installation of gas plant
here might make. the electric light
plant improbable, but such has not
been the case. In fact, the business
of the city has steadily increased
since the gas company began bust
ness. 1t was also maintained by
many people and by members of the
council in particular that a day cur
rent would prove losing PROPOSE
ton, but when the people petitioned
the council to install day service
the council acceeded to the demand
and the result justifies the expecta-
tions of those who advocated it.
Now that the plant is paying SO
we'll why not give the people the
benefit in the way of reduction in
price? The electric light bills for
the average business man is quite a
burden, but the burden has been
cheerfully carried. However, it is the
purpose of municipal ownership to
serve consumers at as reasonable
rates as possible and as the plant is |
now making profit of $4,000 per
month why not take part of the
burden from the shoulders of con-
sumers. The plant ought to make
enough to pay interest on outstand-
ing bonds, keep up repairs, create a
sinking fund sufficient to take care
of the bonds when due and to make
necessary additions to the property.
But there should be no large profit.
1t is an established fact in political
science that large incomes in excess
Of necessary expenditures breed ex-
travagance on the part of officials
who expend public money and for
that reason it is all the more desir-
able that rates be reduced
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-01-06
A Good Record,

c. Robbins, who resides on the
east side and who was among the pi-
oneer settlers of Hamilton county
was in the Freeman-Tribune office
today and renewed his subscription
for another year. Mr.. Robbins has
taken the paper continuously for for
ty-eight years and proposes to take
for another period of that length
He is now only eighty-four years OF
age and is enjoying good health, sc
when the year 1862 rolls around
forty-eight years hence-we shall
expect another call from Mr.. Rob
bins and will be right here to &C.
commodate him.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-01-06
Meeting in Blairsburg.

At the regular meeting of the
harrisburg Modern Woodman and
Royal Neighbor lodges held Friday
night in the new opera house at
that place, joint installation of Of
ficers was a special feature. A large
audience watched the installation OF
officers who will serve during the
ensuing six months, and enjoyed the
fancy drills put on by the degree
staff. Mrs. S. B. Bair of this city
was the installing officer and heI
daughter, Mrs. Ebert Terrell, the
ceremonial marshall.
Following the meeting a dainty
lunch was served and the remainder
of the evening spent in dancing.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-01-06
TRAGIC DEATH
OF Y. Il. PERRY
Former Well Known Webster City
Man Killed by Switch En-
CINE in Sioux City.
FELL UNDER THE WHEELS
Lived but Short Time After the Acct
dent-Left Wife and Three
Children.
FELL UNDER THE WHEELS

V. H. Perry, a former we'll known
and highly esteemed Webster City
man, a son of the late Gill Perry
was killed at Sioux City Friday
by switch engine. Mr.. Perry mar
ried Miss Minnie Ament, formerly
residing south of Webster City
about thirty years ago, coming soon
after to this city where he was mil
Ter in different Touring mills here.
They left this city for Storm Lake
some 25 or 26 years ago and from
Storm Lake they went to Duluth,
Wis, from there going to Sioux City
about fifteen years ago. The deceas-
ed had three brothers, Ira Perry of
Cedar Falls, Roscoe Perry of Water
town, S. D., and NewMars Perry,
Pipestone, MINI. Miss Tillie Perry
of this city is an adopted sister. The
Sioux City Tribune gives the follow
ing account of the distressing acct
dent:
v. H. Perry, 81 years old. of 1901
Orleans avenue, Morningside, was
killed this morning at $3.50 by an H.
linois Central switch engine at Sew
enth and Clark streets. One leg was
entirely severed at the body, the 9TH
er foot was cut of below the knee,
and the side of his head was crush
ed.
Mr.. Perry was head miller a. the
Martens Bros. mill, Eleventh and
Clark street, where he had been en-
ployed for about two years and
half. It has been his custom to get
off the College street car at Wall
street when going to work, walk up
the tracks to the mill, occasionally
riding a switch engine which is fire.
quently in the yards at that time.
According to the story told by A. ].
sinkey, engineer, Mr.. Perry attempt
ed to step on the footboard Of the
engine this morning, but it is sup
posed the snow on the board or on
his shoe caused his foot to slip, and
he was crushed to death before the
engine could be stopped.
He was married and leaves wife
and three children, a son and two
daughters; the girls are in school at
Morningside college, and the son is
engaged in the telephone business in
North Dakota. The family had liv-
ed in Sioux City about Is years,
coming from Duluth, Wis. He had
been engaged in the milling business
most of his life, and had been en-
ployed at the Mystic mill, Third and
Water streets, as we'll as at Mar
tens.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-01-06

/ King then spoke for the sons and
| daughters. She reminded those pres
ent that many of the sons and
daughters enjoyed the distinction of
! being the clubs charter children and
after few moments spent in re-
counting some of the events set
down in the early annals of the club,
she closed by proposing toast to
"Our Mothers which all drank
most heartily. The grandchildren of
the Wednesday club were then rep
resented by little Misses Mary Elean-
or Crosley. Eleanor Belle King, Lois
and Elizabeth Wilson and Master
Donald King, who sang several songs
much enjoyed by all present. Just
before the guests rose from the Ia
BILE, they were asked to join in sing
ing the refrain of "Auld Lang Syne."
The verses Of which were sung by
Mrs. O. ]. Henderson, with Mrs. Var
lex Crosley at the piano. After
short time spent Informally, Mrs.
McMurray introduced Miss Margaret
Chamberlin, one Of the clubs daugh-
tiers, who. in the historic costume of
the women of Bethlehem, sang an
Christmas song. The
Christmas Tree in the alcove was
then revealed and its gifts we're dis
tributed by two Of the charter chill
dren, Mr.. Murray McMurray and
Mr.. John Boeye. These gifts, the
guests were told, had been assem-
bled for this occasion from the treas
ures Of the ages, and upon fnvesti-
cation the tree was found to contain
many relics of antiquity, as we'll as
Of the modern world
'Aladdin's Lamp" Queen Eliza
beth's Ruff" and the "Ten Lost
Tribes being included among these
treasures. The distributing of the
gifts closed the evenings program,
an evening long to be remembered
BY all those who shared it's pleas.
Tres.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-01-06
TINE TO REDUCE
ELECTRIC RATES
Plant Has for Three Months Paid a
Profit of $6,0OO-Give
People Benefit.

Statistics for the past year show
that under the able management OF
Superintendent r. J. Mullins, the
city water and light plant have not
only passed their most successful
twelve months, but in addition have
hung up a record that has never
been equalled here.
Since January 1st of last year the
local management have installed
something over $4,000 worth Of
the latest equipment, making the
plant one of the most modernly fur
nished in this part of the country.
All of the improvements have now
been paid for in full, and in addition
to this, good sum is left. During
the past three months the plant has
showed net profit per month of 3d.
600, another unequalled figure, as
previous to the construction of the
new plant, the power house has
barely paid expenses.
1t is the desire of the city to add
another $4,000 worth of new fix
lures during the coming year which,
considering present indications may
also nay for themselves in the mean
time. The expenditure of this
amount with the present fixtures
would make the light plant without
a peer in any size town, as that
would equip it up to the last word
Herald.
One of the best things Webster
City ever did was done when the