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Evening star., 1915-12-12

John 7. Bardroff William H Callahan,
Charles D. Church, William Clabaugh,
Cornelius T. DAILY Samuel l.. Darragh,
Joseph J. T. Davis. Charles C. Gallo
way. John NJ. Hunter f. J. Leesnitzer.
Martin d. McQuade, Irwin Owings,
Murray l.. Clifford. c. J. Gockeler. b. l..
Hackenberger. r. X Heiphenstine,
John NJ. Henderson. Leroy W. Heron,
F. s. Hodgson. James c Hollister,
Lewis Holmes, Lewis Hopfenmaier.
Guy H. Johnson. Walter A. Johnston.
Winfield Jones. George W. Jorss,
Rudolph Jose, J. Fred Kelley. Walter
H. klopfer, A. r. McChesney, Edward
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BALKAN ARENA.

Before the weight of Bulgarian arms
the Franco British forces have been
slowly forced to fan back from Ser
btan soil. whence they went several
weeks ago to succor the Serbian armies
sorely pressed by the Germans and
Bulgarans. This is the one big event
from Il military standpoint in the Bal
kan arena and by far overshadows the
battles which have been fought be-
tween the Montenegrins and Austrians
near the Serbian frontier
Up to the present time the invading
hosts may he said to be completely
successful in their Balkan operations.
The Serbia.ns have been forced to take
assisting the Montenegrins in their
mountain warfare against the foe; a
line Of communication between the
central powers has been definitely
opened. which permits the transport Of
great stores to the Turks, thereby en-
abling them to more strongly resist
the enemy on the Gallipoli peninsula; !;
and now that the Franco British
forces have been forced into Greece,
attention is turned toward Athens and
i;umania. which are admittedly the
KEYS to future developments.
Fighting Is Severe.
The fis1ting in the Serbian arena
along the Franco-British front has
been Of terrible character during the
entire week--in fact. ever since the
Serbians were disposed of by their own
retreat into Albania. Bulgarians and
German forces locked hands and, with
the aid of further reinforcements sent
from Bulgaria, and tremendous artil-
ler% power. slowly forced back the
French and British until the complet e
evacuation of Serbia was decided upon
by the allied commanders.
1t is declared France and Great Brit
ain Will not forsake the Balkan arena
until their promises to Serbia that
'nere shall be complete rehabilitation
of the national integrity and territory.
According to dispatches received dur
| ing the week the Serbans have 10000
men in Albania and great stores of
clothing, munitions and guns have been
forwarded to them during the week by
I the allies. That the Serbians once
more. and possibly within the course of
the next few weeks. will be able to re-
sumo an offensive against the Germans
and Bul:arians is conceded even by
the Germans and Bulgars. Reports con-
tinue TO be heard that Russia and Italy
are about to dispatch 100000 men to
the Balkan arena, but as has been
the case for the past several weeks,
| action on the part of Petrograd and
Rome.
In the military operations of the
week in southern Serbia, both the Bull
garians and Franco British armies are
declared to have suffered great losses.
! Chronological Events.
SUNDAY.
Germans defeat Serbian bands south
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j. McQuade. 6. II. Markward. Robert H.
Martin, Claude +. Miller. Thomas L.
Morgan. j. Archibald MOI iarty. James
l.. Norris. Edwin h. Staley, :. j. Stein
berger. Joseph +. Stephenson. Richard
sylvester, Frank IL. walker, John {.
Walker, William IL. Waters. John c.
Wineman. B. Frank Wright, John X.
Wright. \. Stuard Young, George l..
Starkey. G. A. Watson. Col. NJ 4. Win
ter, Maj. Raymond W. Pullman, f. J.
Febrey. w F. Ham. Frederick Yates.
Edward Voigt. Charles d. Sagar.
Claude w. owen, Joseph a. Carey and
J. w. Babson.
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Masks Must Be Torn
From Enemies Faces

.'if our enemies make peace
proposals compatible with Ger
many's dignity and safety. then
we shall always be ready to dis
cuss them. So long as in the
countries of our enemies the
guilt and ignorance OF statesmen
are entansled with confusion of
public opinion it would be folly
for Germany to make peace pro-
posais. which would not shorten,
but would lengthen. the war.
FIJI ST. the masks must be torn
from their faces. s."-Chancellor
useless and criminal carnage the
InanN.
Evening star., 1915-12-12
Neither Entente Nor Central
Powers Willing to Make
First Advances Now.
FIRMLY Determined AS
TO PRICE FOE MUST PAY
Terms of Allies Clash Viciously
With Teutonic Aspirations at
Close of Conflict.

nv whole .army to protect their retreat
and give them time to re-embark
In view of the most recent anhouhce
ments that the allies probably VIII IN m
sst on using Saloniki as a pase ~.
further operations, it is very eVldent
that the king will not be asked 10 iu'-
fill his guarantee.
King Constantine also declared that
If the allies used coercive measures 70
enforce their demands. Greece woulo
protest to the world that her sovereign
rights were being violated. and would
and, when she could hold out no longer,
would demobilize and await the march
of events" There is a possibility that
the king, seeing the persistence OF the
allies in their intention to remain AT
Saloniki, has decided to demobilize his
army and permit the use of this port
as a defensive base. The demobiiiza-
ton of his army to a large measure
will prevent any possibility OF min
tary outbreaks against either the al
lies or the Germans, but at the same
time it leaves Greece open to possible
encroa achment by her most hated rival,
Bulgaria. There have been repeated
assurances from Sofia, however, that
Grecian rights will be respected by the
Bulgarians in case it is found necessary
TO cross the frontier to come in con-
tact with the allies. Bulgaria only asks
that Greece continue to remain neu-
trail There is a possibility that King
Constantine is ready to accept the word
of the Bulgarian government ana trust
to events to avoid situation whereby
his people will be plunged into war
fare which he has so strenuously tried
to avoid
Even though Greece may permit the
Il of Ga
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National Issues
Are Yet to Be Solved.

whatever to resist any attempt of the
Germans and Bulgars to pursue the
enemy over the border, the fact remains
that King Constantine still faces grave
issues, and these arise in his own coun-
try. The campaign preceding the cleo
tions over the whole of Greece, in
which new chamber of deputies will
be chosen, is now on. The Nenizelos
party, which has stanchly and persist
emily advocated the ALIGNMENT of
Greece with the allies, and which con-
tro1led the chamber dissolved some
weeks ago by the king, may again be
returned to power by the people as a
Evening star., 1915-12-12
Greece by Demobi|izahon May
Let Allies and Germans
Fight It Out.
HELLENIC SITUATION
HAS MANY POSSIBILITIES
Allies Expected to Continue to Hold
Saloniki as Base for Future
Operations.
BY OLIVER OWEN KUHN.

Fierce as have been the sectional
battles. along various lines. the atten-
tion of the nations of the world mas
been ccntered chiefly on the renewed
and prolonged talk of peace emanating
from not only Berlin but the allied
capitals as we'll
England. through her chief spokes-
man. Premier Asauith. has said in
effect to Germany. You propose peace
and we will consider
Germany through Chancellor Won
Bethman ann-HoIlweG. has answered that
there can be no talk of peace until
the subject is first hroachcd by the
entente powers.
Neithes now ready to make first
advances
Both England and France have pre-
scribed certain things that must he
brought about before they will consent
TO laying down arms.
The central powers are just firm
in their declarations that these very
things shall not be granted.
As the result of the discussions of
possible peace tenders and demands
the people of all belligerent nations
and the world at large have been dip
lomatically informed that the war must
go on.
The very things that the entente
powers demand are the things that jar
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Allied Demands Jar
German Ambitions.

realizing to the fullest. the fruits of
the present great European conflict
One of the greatest dreams of every
soldier fighting for France is the res
toration of beloved Alsace and I-or-
raine under the tri-color Along
battle line of several hundreds of
miles they are Offering up their lives
by the thousands that their sacrifice
may bring the cherished goal nearer.
No thought of peace ever viii be en-
tertained by the French until victory
is attained and. thereby. assurance
given that the territory WreSteu from
them in the Franco frussian war will
be returned.
In reference to the French demands
that Alsace and Lorraine be surren
dered by Germany, Chancellor Won
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shoulders of the allies. declaring that
Germany was willing to listen to peace
tenders, but as long as the temper of
London and Paris remained as it is,
Berlin could not propose an end to the
present conflict. London. which now
admits that peace is farther off than
ever in the light Of the statement of the
German chancellor. declares that this
section of the German stateSmans
speech can be but for home consumD-
ton. The fact is cited that already
there have been violent peace out
breaks in various cities of Germany
and that in order that the people of
Germany--whoa are declared to accept
the statements of the government with
unbounded faith-may be calmed. the
German chancellor is charged with an
attempt to impress on them the idea
that the nation must war on whether
it desires such q course or not.
In the light of the statements coming
from high officials in the various bel
Evening star., 1915-12-12
GERMANY Sure 20
Demand Indemnity.

seould she be victorious. The entente
powers already have discussed this
point and are determined 20 war on
until victory comes. to avoid any such
rr->>s, Sency-
Both the central powers and the en-
tente nations full well realize what
will be demanded of the other in case
the war should be brought To an end
at the present juncture, and. as the re-
suit OF weighing the cost. are deter
mined to fight on, il is declared in
European capitals.
In his remarkable speech to the Ger
man reichstag Chancellor Won Beth
MANN HoilWeg attempted To place the
onus OF further struggle upon the
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-HoliweG declared that not
one foot of the present Germanic en-
pire should be disturbed
England demands that German inn
peTialism and militarism be crushed so
that the menace hanging over Europe
for many decades shall be forever
ended.
Chancellor Won Bethmann- H ollweg in
reply declared:
The Cantonian cry, Germany must
be destroyed must be kept up. Our
enemies have so
Further Thousands nailed this to
Must Go to Block. ,he ,he, y o. 'na. @
rid of H. Therefore. further hundreds
Of thousands of men must be driven to
The slaughtering block
England and France demand the fun
restoration of Belgium. THE German
government has gone about !, system
attic effort TO Germanize Belgium and
remarks of high government officials
and statesmen - Berlin III recent
weeks 1>actiCaily ali have been that
there can be NO peace which does not
include the annexation Of this country
10 Germany.
Germany and Austria most certainly
VIII insist OH the retention OF Russian
Poland RUSSIA IS firm that no terms
shall be accepted which will grant to
the Tsutonic nations any section Of
the czaI's realm.
Austria. .is one price Of her conquest
In the southAast against the Serbians,
Is sure TO demand large section of
Serbian territory Germany will back
her Up N these claims to the very last.
Evening star., 1915-12-12

separate peace be attained with the
central powers. The entente powers
have refused 10 grant this permission
u IS declared. Peace also has been the
subject Of discussion in Hungary
where, II is declared, the people are
weary Of war. The government how
ever. has pointed out that the war
must go on.
Evening star., 1915-12-12
King Would Like
For Allies to Leave

into Greek territory they will consider
the Balkan game ended, re-embark
and leave Greece, l Will guarantee with
Evening star., 1915-12-12
Greek Situation
Still More Tangled

l.
Nith The allies reported 10 be retreat
ing upon Hciicnesc soil and Germans
"tciarIng hat inasmuch as King Con-
staniine permitted the allies to use his
territory they will aot hesitate to pur-
sue the enemy over the border and in
vie" OF the announcement that Greece
soon viii order complete demobiliza-
tion. many questions arise which are
expected to he settled within the space
Of the next few days.
wan the allies be permitted to remain
at SAlonki thereby bringing on the
increased possibility of Bulgarian and
German incurs!ons?
VIII Greece attempt to force the al
lias to re-embark al Saloniki. under
tine penalty Of joining the German
cause.
WilI Greece. on the other hand. pro-
iect the allies and resist threatened
Bulgarian and German advances?
VIII Greece. by her purported inten-
tion to demoblize, permit the allies
and the enemy to fight IL out around
.saloniki. with no attempt whatever to
act against all. or one side or the
other
These are some of the problems
which. in view of the many statements
of contradictory character issued from
Athens. must be left with time to
solve.
Evening star., 1915-12-12

Germany, - one price II peace, IS
sure inSistentlp 10 demand hundreds;
Evening star., 1915-12-12

During the week King Constantine
made the declaration: III the entente
Evening star., 1915-12-12

The Cantonian cry, Germany must
be destroyed. must be kept up. Oul
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Chronological Events.

Germans defeat Serbian bands south |
Evening star., 1915-12-12

Amazingly Indefinite as has been the
attitude Of Greece in the past. the sit
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The very things that the entente
powers demand are the things that jar
Evening star., 1915-12-12

Even though Greece may permit the
continued and unrestricted use of Sa-
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Gcrn1anic in
entio II of
The Prescott daily news., 1915-07-15
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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-09-21
American Financiers to Underwrite
Mammoth Credit Allies are
Seeking in U. S. ~
SUM IS OVER 600 MILLIONS
All Banks and Trust Companies in
the Country Will Be Per-
mitted to Participate.

New York, Sept. 2O.-The propos-
ed mammoth credit loan to Great
Britain and France, it was reported
last night, is to be underwritten by
la large syndicate of American finan-
ciers and bankers, who are to re-
ceive a commission for their SER
vices. The securities offered, it was
said, will be British and French
per cent government bonds, and the
price to the investor is to be par.
The amount of the loan, it was re-
ported, is as yet undetermined, but
will be between $6O0,O0O.0OO and
$500, 100000.
Whether munitions of war will be
included within the scope of the pro-
posed credit, so far as could be learn
ed last night, has not been decided.
The underwriting syndicate, it
was reported, will be the largest of
it's kind ever established in the Unit
ed States, and probably will be open
to nearly all national banks, trust
companies and state banks that may
care to participate
While the amount of the commits
sion to be paid these banks was not
expressed in percentages, it is I'M
dersteod the profit will be a small
one, possibly one-half of 1 per cent.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-09-21

ed upon woman for his being, his
very existence, nurture and rearing.
More fitting that she should have
conferred it upon him.
WAS it governments? What were
they but the voice of the people?
What gave them that power? Was
it divinely conferred? Alas! no; or
they would have been better, purer,
more just and stable.
WAS it force of arms-war? Who
furnished the warriors? Who but the
mothers? Who reared their sons
and taught them that liberty and
their country were worth their
blood? Who gave them up, wept
their fall, nursed them in suffering
and mourned them dead?
WAS it labor? Women have al
ways, as a rule, worked harder than
men.
"Was it capital? Woman has fur
n:shed her share up to the present
hour. Who, then, can give the right,
and on what basis? Who can with
hold it?
"In regard to my nationality, I
was born in the old Huguenot town
of Oxford, Mass. My father and
mother were born there. My grand
fathers and grandmot hers, with two
exceptions, were born, lived, died
and were buried there.
There is, once in a while, a mon
arch who denies the right of man to
place a crown upon his head. Only
the great Jehovah can crown and
anoint him for his work, and he
reaches out, takes the crown, and
places it upon his head with his own
hand. I suspect that this is in effect
what woman is doing today. Vir-
tually there is no one to give her
the right to govern herself, as men
govern themselves by self-made and
self-approved laws of the land. But
in one way or another, sooner or
later, she is coming to it. And the
number of thoughtful and right
men who will oppose, will be
much smaller than we think, and
when it is really an accomplished
fact all will wonder, as have done,
what the objection ever was"
Mrs. Anna Hebdon,
Supt. Suffrage Dept. w. C. T. U.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-09-21
ARNFN|ANS
slain BY THE
THOUSANDS
g
Turks are Massacreing Men and Sell
ling the Women and Chill.
.dren Into Slavery.
MANY ARE DRIVEN INTO EXILE
Forced to Leave Homes. They Are
Sent Into Mesopotamian VIII
derness Amid Savages.

London, Sept. 20.-The Armenian
people are dwindling between life
and death, according to advices re.
ceived here. 1t is estimated that nc
less than 100000 of these hapless
people have been massacred or 9th
erwise put to death within the last
six months alone. Prosecutions by
the Turks are reported from every
quarter inhabited by Armenians.
The women and children of many
Armenian families have been sold
into slavery, the men put to the
sword or thrown into prison. At
the taking of Van more than 10000
were slain. Those surviving these
prosecutions are reported to be in a
terrible condition--without homes,
without food and without any means
OF subsistence. No people in the
whole civilized world are in SUCH
extreme straits, if reports received
here from missionaries and travellers
are to be fully credited.
Those exiled have been driven to
the Mesopotamian wilderness, to live
around Arabian and Kurdish savage
tribes. The Armenian population Of
Turkey is something like 1900, 900
and all are affected by these dire
conditions.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-09-21

the key to the route to Kiev, and in
counter attacks has retaken a num-
Der of villages.
1t seems apparent from the in
ability of the Austro-Germans TO
hold their positions in the southern
area that they have sent reinforce
ments from that front to Won Hin
denburg's northern army, which, as
heretofore, is expected to score the
biggest success.
Both the Germans and the French
claim minor victories in the west,
but neither there, in the Italian the
alter, nor in the Dardanelles, have
any events of great moment been
reported.
The Balkan situation still is I'M
certain. The Bulgarians, having OBJ
tanned what they wanted from Tur-
key in the cession of a railway line,
appear well satisfied for the present.
But there now is talk in Berlin Of
Bulgarians taking by force, if they
cannot get it otherwise, the portions
of Macedonia taken from them by
the Serbians and Greeks during the
last Balkan war. 1t is asserted the
Bulgarians have called to the COL
ors all the Macedonian recruits now
in Bulgaria, and that generally
there is a warlike feeling in exist
ence among the Bulgars.
Turkey is said to be having trou-
bles over the cession of the Dedea-
Catch railway. The Mussulman pop
ulation in this strip is said to be in
revolt against being placed under
Bulgarian rule.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-09-21
four STUDENTS
ARE INJURED
One in Critical Condition After
Class Rush.

Columbia, Mo-, Sept. 20.-Four
students of the University of Mis-
souri, were hurt, one of them SER
iously, in the annual sophomore
freshman bag rush which was won
by the first year men here Saturday.
Paul Bowman Of Sikeston, Mo-, a
freshman, who was rendered uncon-
scious by a blow at the base of the
skull, last night was in critical
condition at the university hospital.
The sophomores locked $50 fresh
men in the live stock pavilion after
removing their shoes and trousers,
but their release was ordered by the
police just before the bag rush COM
menced.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-09-21
TWO MORE CON-
V|CTS ESCAPE
Third Escape in Twenty-four Hours
Bothers officials.

Fort Madison, Ia, Sept. 20.-The
penitentiary is playing in hard luck.
Two more of it's prisoners have slip
ped away and are making, as usual,
the month Of September the banner
one of the year for escapes. The
officials were but recovering from
their stupendous surprise over the
escape of Williams, the trusted in
mate who got away Thursday, when
a telegram from the prison camp at
Cherokee announced the absence of
two men from that place. Soth
went early Friday morning.
One of them is Albert Strict. serv-
ing a two year sentence issued out
of the district court of Delaware
county for stealing a flock of geese
from a farmer and driving them
away in the night time. The other
was John MCGEE, serving a five year
sentence from Linn county for
breaking into a railroad car at Cedar
Rapids to steal whatever he could
find in it.
The usual reward of $50 is Offer
ed for their apprehension.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-09-21
Quotes Clara Barton.

Eds. Freeman Tribune: Will you
kindly give space in your paper to a
few thoughts on the subject that is
soon to be uppermost in the minds
of the intelligent men and women
of the day. Some have asked the
question, What more do women
want?" We want to make our state
a true republic of, for and by the
whole people. Listen to what the
late Clara Barton, one of the best
loved women of our land, has to say
on this most important subject:
II believe I must have been born
believing in the full right of women
to all the privileges and positions
which nature and justice accord to
her in common with other human
beings. Perfectly equal rights
human rights. There was never any
question in my mind in regard to
this. I did not purchase my freedom
with a price; I was born free; and
when, as a younger woman, / heard
the subject discussed, it seemed sim
ply ridiculous that any sensible,
sane person should question it. And
when, later, the phase of womans
right to suffrage came up it was to
me only part of the whole, just
as natural, Just as right, and just as
certain to take place.
And whenever have been urg-
ed, as a petitioner, to ask for this
privilege for woman, a kind OF daz-
ed, bewildered feeling has come over
me.
'Of whom should | ask this privi-
lege? Who possessed the right to
confer it? Who had greater right
than woman herself? Was it man,
and, if so, where did he get it? Who
conferred it upon him? He depend