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The Delta independent., 1914-09-04

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The Delta independent., 1914-09-04
9OOdMX6
DONT'S-

DONT'S"
Don't carry large sums OF money
around with you. Hold-ups are not
unheard of.
Don't hide money around the
house. There are a few burglars left
Don't be extravigant. put your
Money in this bank and add all you
can spare to 1t.
Don't fail to take this advice and
you will have an easy and happy
old age.
The Delta independent., 1914-09-04
CHAPTER XII.
Down the cape,

At four o'clock. or shortly after,
Alan was awakened by boot-heels
pounding impertively overhead. and
went on deck again, to stand both dog
watches-saw the sun lift up smiling
over q world Of tumbled blue water.
crossed the wake Of Cunard liner in
bound for Boston. raised and over
hauled a graceful but businesslike fish
erman from Gloucester. Barcus
opined when called to stand his trick
at eight and saw 1t a mile or two
astern when--still aching with fatigue
he was free to return to his berth
tor another four.hour rest
The Delta independent., 1914-09-04
CHAPTER TX.
EoreWarned.

fOFeWdTnco.
The thing was managed with an in.
senuity that Alan termed devilish-it
was indisputably Machiavellian.
The lovers had come down from the
North in hot haste and the shadow Of
death. Two days of steady travelling
by canoe, by woods trail, by lake
ateamer-forty-eight hours Of fatigue
and strain eased by not one instant's
relaxation from the high tension of
vigilance upon which their very lives
depended wore to elimination
through this tedious afternoon on the
train from Moosehead-a trap of phys
ical torment only made possible by
Alan's luck in securing, through sheer
accident two parlor-car reservations
turned back at the last moment be-
fore leaving Kineo station.
No matter-the longest afternoon
must have its evening: the pokiest of
trains comes the more surely to its
destination; in another hour or two
they would be in Portland-free at
last to draw breath of ease in land
Of law, order and sane living
As If in answer to this thought, the
train slowed down with whistling
brakes to the last hill-station, and as
the trucks groaned and moved anew,
a lout of a boy came galloping down
the aisle, brandishing two yellow en-
velopes and blatting like a stray calf
'Mista Lawr! Mista Lawrl TEL
grams for Mista Lawr"
Alan had been expecting at every
station prepaid reply to his wire for
reservations on the night express from
Portland to New York
But why two envelopes superscribed
''Mr. A Law, Kineo train southbound,
Oakland Sta? ?"
He tore one open, unfolded the in
closure, and grunted disgust with it's
curt advice, opened the other and
caught his breath sharply as he with
drew-part way only-a playing card,
q trey of hearts.
Thrusting it back quickly. he clapped
both envelopes together. tore them
into a hundred fragments, and scat
tered them from the window. But
the fiendish wind whisked one small
scrap back-and only one!-into the.
lap Of the woman he loved
Vainly he prayed that she might
be asleep. The silken laehes trembled
ON her cheeks and lifted slightly, dis
closing the dark glimmer of question:
ing eyes. And as she clipped the scrap
Of cardboard between thumb and fore
finger he bent forward and silently
took 1t from her-one corner of the
trey of hearts. but inevitably a corner
bearing the figure "3" above a heart.
~The Pullman agent at Portland
wires no reservations available on any
New York train in the next thirty-six
hours" he said with lowered voice.
Couldn't we possibly catch the New
York boat tonight?"
He shook glum head "No-I
looked that up first. 1t leaves before
ve get In"
She said. TOO bad" abstractedly.
reclosed her eyes, and apparently
1epsed anew into. semi-somnolence-
bat without deceiving him who could
veil guess what poignant anxiety
snaved at her heart.
He could have ground his teeth in
exasperation-the impish insolence of
3hat warning, timed 20 precisely to set
ehsir nerves on edge at the very mo-
The Delta independent., 1914-09-04
500 Reward. 500

ITO be contInued)
The Delta independent., 1914-09-04
He acquainted her briefly with his

fortune.
But she seemed unable to echo his
confidence or even to overcome the
heavinees of her spirits when their
cab, without misadventure. set them
down at the wharf
Here. Alan had feared. was the cru
cial point of danger-if the influence
Of the trey Of hearts was to bring
disaster upon them 1t would be here,
in the hush and darkness of this de-
serted water front. And he bore him.
self most warily as he helped the girl
from the car and to the gangplank of
The Delta independent., 1914-09-04

DOUBLE FARM HARNESS
the dependable kind that wears well
and looks well.
1T Is THE HARNESS TO BUY
1t is the harness to sell.
1t is faithfully made from good
material. and plenty large to fit
horses from 1900 to 1.400 pounds
Our prices are reasonable. but rem
ember IL 1t quality. and not prices,
is the ,a1 standard Of harness
value. Our harness have quality.
The Delta independent., 1914-09-04

lhe Seaventure. But nothing hap
pened; while Mr.. Barcus was as good
as his word. Alan had barely set foot
on deck, following the girl. when the
gangplank came aboard with clatter.
and the Seaventure swung away from
the wharf
Until the distance was too great for
even flying leap Alan fingered watch
fully on deck.
At length, satisfied that all was well.
he returned to the cabin.
IAN right" he nodded; we're clear
of that lot Apparently: nobody but the
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-17
Villas Army TO
ATTACK TANP|CO
Army Already Occupies City of San
Luis Potosi.-About 800 Amer
leans Reside There.

Washington, D. c., Nov. a.
General Villa has ordered an attack
on Tampico. His army is operating
from the city Of San Luis Potosi
which was occupied without firing a
shot. Official dispatches received
Villa with an ovation.
1t will be several days before the
Villa troops will be in position to
begin fighting at Tampico, but they
are already taking possession of the
railroad leading there from San Luis
Potosi. About 500 Americans are in
Tampico.
A number of American ships are
in the harbor there and the Ameri-
can consul at San Luis Potosi has ar
ranged to notify the consul at Tam
pico so that Americans can with
draw to places of safety with the
advance of the Villa army.
Tampico is next in Importance to
Vera Cruz as a seaport. The posi-
bility of withdrawal Of American
forces from Vera Cruz, which then
would fall into the hands of Cen
eral Aguilar, who is loyal to Car
rama, probably determined Villa to
take Tampico to which ammunition
and war supplies can be imported
and rushed overland through central
Mexico to his other columns.
Officials expect that if civil war
results it will be much more extern
sive than anything Mexico has seen.
Larger forces than have ever before
been under arms have been organiz-
ed, as many as 100000 men being
we'll equipped and almost that num-
Der more available.
No estimate of the forces Villa
will control is available as yet, but
military experts here think he al
ready has strategic advantages in
the extent of territory dominated by
his men.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-17
LIFT THE EMBARGO
ON LIVE STOCK
Chicago May Receive Shipments
Sunday at Midnight.

| Chicago, Nov. 14.-An order lift
ing the embargo on live stock ship
ments to Chicago was issued yester-
day by the state board of live stock
commissioners. Railroads were no.
titled they could accept shipments
to be delivered in Chicago on Sun
day at midnight, when the Union
stock yards, under quarantine be-
cause of the foot and mouth disease,
will be reopened. All shippers must
file with the transportation company
an affidavit that the stock shipped
is not affected with, and has not
been exposed to the malady.
The new instructions of the bu-
reau of animal industry that only
the affected animals of herd
should be killed continued to bring
protests from persons prominent in
nearly every branch Of the industry.
Thomas E. Wilson, president of
Morris G. Co., said that temporizing
with the disease would Immediate
ly reduce the values of live stock in
the United States by % per cent" F.
A White, director of Armour G Co.,
asserted he did not believe the
American people wanted to run the
risk of the infection of their meat
supply.
Exhibitors of prize cattle at the
dairy show have begun a movement
to remove the 500 animals that are
quarantined in a barn in the yards
to farm near the city. 1t is fear
ed there will be a heavy loss in the
in close quarters much longer.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-17
WILL LEAVE VERA
CRUZ NOVEMBER q
American Forces to be Removed at
That Time.

Washington, d. c., Nov. a.
Monday, Nov. %, was fixed last
night as the date for the evacuation
of Vera Cruz by the American for
ces.
Secretary Bryan issued this an
nouncement:
Both General Carranza and the
convention at Aguas Calientes hav-
ing given the assurances and guar
antees we requested, it is the pur-
pose of the administration to with
draw the troops of the United States
from Vera Cruz on Monday, Nov. %.
"All the persons there for whose
personal safety this government has
made itself responsible have left the
city. The priests mad nuns who had
taken refuge there, and for whose
safety fears were entertained, are
now on their way to this country"
This statement was given out af-
ter a long conference between Mr..
Bryan and President Wilson. 1t ap-
parently was received with surprise
in some official quarters. The gen.
eral understanding has been that the
evacuation might be delayed indef-
initely pending reports upon the
alignment of the various Mexican
chiefs in the latest civil war now in
progress.
Secretary Bryan declined to add
to the formal announcement, saying
details would be made public by the
war department today.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-17
EIGHT AEROPLANES IN
A TERRIFIC STRUGGLE

Paris, Nov. IA thrilling en-
counter between eight aeroplanes,
four German, two French and two
British, occurred in the vicinity OF
Ypres. The German machines were
destroyed finally by artillery and
the eight officers they carried were
killed.
The Germans were seen approach
ing to reconnoiter the lines of the
allies. The French and British air
ships Immediately assembled to meet
them. For some time the air craft
circled about each other, rising and
descending, while machine guns
spattered bullets among them.
Suddenly the four allied aero
planes made a swift dash toward
their trenches and were followed by
the Germans who too late discover
ed the feint and perceived the per-
lis of the situation only when shrap-
mel burst about them. In few min
utes the four German aeroplanes
crashed to earth.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-17
Dispatch to London Paper Says In.
vaders Were Unable to With
stand Deadly Fire.
ALLIES HOLD THEIR POSITIONS.
Germans are Attempting to Drive 6
Wedge Into Foes Line at
La BasSee.

London, Nov. 14.-The correspon-
dent of the Central News in the
north of France telegraphs that the
Germans have been driven out of
DiXmude.
THE Germans" the correspond
ent says, had not long in which to
congratulate themselves on their
seizure of the mass of ruins which
once was the ill-starred town of
DiXmude. They were sprayed with
shrapnel and high explosive shells
until determination threatened
them. The appearance of French
marines in a bayonet charge rapid
ly convinced them that the death
rate would be too high if they re-
NAMED. Hence, Dixmude is ours
again.
"The Germans have made slight
advance against Ypres, but it is
doubtful if they hold the village of
Steloi.
cat LeBassee the Germans are at
tempting to drive a wedge into the
allied line by concentrated heavy
gun fire. There has been a consid-
cradle bulge in the line here for
some time, but the allies hold their
positions on either flank"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-17
Historic SPOT Saved,

A bit of old London was saved
from destruction recently when the
London county council proposal for
extending the tramway service from
Aldgate along Mansell street and
around Trinity square, was rejected
by the house of lords. 1t was one of
London's oldest inns" dating from
Henry VIII-"the Crooked Billet
that was saved from destruction.
There is a tradition that Oliver Crom.
we'll once lived at the Crooked Bill
let," known in those days as the lit
tie old house at the bottom of the
MinorieS."
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-17
Said to Be Oldest Tree.

The famous cypress near Oaxaca in
Mexico, over 5000 years old, said to
be the Oldest tree in the world was
discovered by Humboldt while on his
famous tour of equatorial America,
100 years ago He nailed to it a
wooden tablet, which is now half COW
cred by the subsequent growth OF
the tree. Upon it. however, is still
legible the autograph of the famous
German naturalist. The last meas.
urement of the tree showed its trunk,
four feet from the ground, to have
q girth of 1875 feet.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-17
SIS SPEAKERS
WILL BOOST FOR
4 GREATER IOWA
Great Campaign, Which Opens To-
morrow, Will Cover the En-
tire State.
700 GREATER IOWA MEETINGS.
Churches, Schools, Clubs and Socie-
ties Will Participate in Weeks
Activities.
700 GREATER IOWA MEETINGS.

| Clinton, Ia, Nov. 14.-All aboard
for Greater Iowa Week,-which be-
gins tomorrow.
The Greater Iowa. Association an
nounces that it has secured three
hundred and fifty-five speakers
throughout the state and that these
speakers will average little better
than two meetings each. This makes
something over seven hundred
Greater Iowa meetings which will
be held next week.
Every school teacher in Iowa
whether in the rural schools, the
commercial schools, or the colleges,
or high schools has been supplied
with the complete story of the
Greater Iowa Association, and what
| it hopes to do. Through the Super
intendent of Public Instruction A.
NJ. Devoe, this Greater Iowa story
will be placed before every scholar
in Iowa during this week. In the
primary grades the matter will be
explained in simple way and so on
until it reaches the highest educa-
ton in the state.
Nearly one hundred Women's clubs
are going to hold special meetings
during the week and listen to dis
cussion on Iowa and her resources.
Mrs. Benjamin B. Clark, president
of the Iowa Federation of Women's
Clubs, sent out program for Great
er Iowa Week meetings of the Wom-
ems Clubs. The program itself was
suggested by Mrs. w. A. Sanford of
Cherokee.
During the past week meetings
have been held in Abba, Council
Bluffs, Centerville, Newton, Perry,
Abel, Dubuque, Waterloo, Oelwein
and several other places.
In the first district including Clin-
ton, Jones and Jackson counties, for
instance, there VIII be held five
meetings Monday night, five meet
ings Tuesday night and four meet
ings every other night during the
week. The towns of two and three
hundred population will be visited
and the Greater Iowa idea explain
ed by speakers from Clinton. Twelve
men have volunteered from Clinton
to give the entire week to Greater
Iowa.
Ottumwa is sending. her boosters
out twenty-five strong. They all
went down to Abba the other night
together and had a rousing meeting.
The most beneficial part of these
meetings between the big towns and
the small towns is a closer coop
Grafton in business and socially. The
recent meetings at Grinnell and At
lantic were particularly successful
in that way.
Nothing like this Greater Iowa
Week has ever been undertaken by
any other state or by any other Or
ganization in the world. This is
distinctly a new Iowa idea and it
looks very much as if it were going
to make good. More people are talk
ing Greater Iowa now than were
talking politics two weeks ago.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-17
NOTICE OF HEARING ON ASSESSMENT.


of
owners, occupants OF
ribed District Hamilton
commissioners
apporon
Board OF
Supervisors the
county county,
Webster December A. D.
follows:
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-17
Teacher Had the Advantaoe.

IF you keep on, Willie, you'll soon
know as much as your teacher" said
the minister, patronizingly. "Huhl"
exclaimed Willie, I'D know as much
now if l looked at the book all the
time, like she does"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-17

Rome, Nov. 14.-According to ad-
vices received here early this morn
ing, the situation in East Prussia is
growing intense and the Germans
seem to be in grave danger of being
enveloped. The Germans are MAX
the Russians, but thus far have been
lIDah1a to do if
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-17

Women employed in the textile in
dustries in Germany are in a majority
over the men, there being 100000 fe-
males as against 371,000 men. In the
clothing industry the women outnum-
Der the men, with 22S,oOO to $4,000.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-17
F. A. Boysen, Dentist, Second st.
DR.. T. B. Larrabee, osteopath. d-tf
The Dumdum Bullet.

The dumdum bullet is one that Is SO
made that it split or flattens upon hit
ting it's mark, thus producing a much
uglier wound than is made by the
steelcased bullet such as the present
rules of warfare are understood to
call for.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-17
CAR SAYS No PEACE
TILL ENEMY IS CRUSHED

have again been driven out of Dix
nude, suffering heavy losses. The
battle which resulted in the capture
Of that city by the Germans was one
of the most bloody in the history of
the war. The Germans offered a
frightful resistance against being
driven out, but could not stand
against the terrible artillery fire of
the allies.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-17

Toilet goods the kind you want,
at Teed's. it'd cod
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-17

Bigotry murders religion tt
brighten fools with her ghosts
Cotton.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-17

Washington, Nov. 14.-At a cab
met meeting last night it was decid-
ed that United States forces should
be withdrawn from Vera Cruz on
Monday, Nov. %. Assurances Of
protection will be given all who aid
ed the United States in Mexico.
Paris. Nov. 1.-THE Germans
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-17

London, Nov. 14.-According to
the Daily Telegraph Car Nicholas
declared to committee Of merch-
ants at Petrograd that there could
be no peace until all Russian enc
mics were completely crushed. 1t is
officially announced from Petrograd
that the Russians have occupied
Tarnow, Jaslo and Krosno, three
towns in Galicia.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-17

Paris, Nov. 14.-The Germans
The Colorado statesman., 1914-05-09
oLNEY HEADS BANK BOARD.
Five Members Chosen to Rule Nation.
al Finance System Under New
aNu

Washington.-Pre Wilson has
selected the five men, who, together
with the secretary of the treasury, w.
G. McAdoo. and the comptroller of the
currency, John Shelton Williams, are
to compose the federal reserve board.
The five to whom the President has
offered places are:
Richard Olney of Boston, secretary
of state under President Cleveland, to
be governor of the board.
Paul Moritz Warburg of New York,
member of the banking firm of Kuhn,
Loeb e Company.
Harry A. Wheeler of Chicago vice
president of Union Trust Company Of
Chicago.
w. P. G. Harding of Birmingham,
Ala, president of the First National
Bank of Birmingham.
DR. Adolph Caspar Miller of San
Francisco. assistant to Secretary Lane
of the Interior Department, and Flood,
professor of finance in the University
of California.
The Colorado statesman., 1914-05-09

every means that had been suggested
to bring about a settlement of the dis
local authorities in controlling the
situation; when the local authorities
failed there was but one way provided
that was through the military arm of
the government.
The troops were called into the
field and took charge of the situation
as best they could, with the number
of men that could be secured.
Opposed From start.
From the beginning there was OPP
position In previous times like this.
the law provided for SO interest on
certificates of indebtedness. but recent
ly that had been changed, and but 40
could be paid. The financial condition
not only of this state but of the coun-
try was not such as to make the rails
ing of money easy.
Il was anxious that the credit of the
state should be maintained: that the
small pay allowed o the militia should
go to them. and not to scalpers. and
that the state should be able to pur-
chase on a cash basis; and so | COM
municated with the clearing house as
Springs and of Pueblo. and asked them
IL they would not carry the certificates
notwithstanding the fact that money
was scarce, that the rate of interest
allowed was but 40 and the period of
payment indefinite; the clearing house
association, before it could finally con-
auditor would not agree to pay these
certificates.
Conditions Called Serious.
There was other opposition; but in
the meantime conditions had become so
serious in the strike zone that there
were battles almost. daily; camps We're
surrounded and besieged; life was lost
almost daily, and a great battle was
imminent. with danger of tremendous
loss of life to, say nothing of property;
and, feeling that L had no other course
70 pursue, 1 sent the militia to the
field
when it came to the payment of the
first certificates they We're not issued
and ! was compelled to go into the
Supreme Court and ask that body to
order the auditing of the bills and the
issuance of the certificates.
notwithstanding this was DONE
from that day until the present there
has been, from one source or another
not always apparent, such an opposi-
tion to the payment of these bills that
IL has been exceedingly difficult to
make purchases and to raise further
money.
I'm fact, approximately not more
than one-half of the Indebtedness CON
tracted is being carried by banks and
those who agreed to carry it: the