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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-09
THEY Want HELP,
But NOT ADVICE
English Seek no Suggestions From
Neutrals-Grey Turns Down Plan
Set Forth by Diplomat.

London, March 5.-"Unless neu-
trail nations are prepared to assist in
throwing the Germans out of Bel
GUM, no suggestions from them in
the matter of preventing the further
devastation of that country are
wanted" said Sir Edward Grey, the
foreign secretary, in the house of
commons yesterday.
The foreign secretary's statement
was made in response to an inquiry
from Frederick W. Jowett whether
the government was willing to in
Vite suggestions from neutrals with
a view to avoiding the further de-
vastation Of Belgium by the great
powers which are contending for its
mastery"
"The only solution of this ques-
tion," Sir Edward continued, "is the
evacuation of Belgian territory by
German troops, the restoration OF
her independence and reparation for
the wrong done her. Unless neutral
powers are prepared to assist in Sc
curing that solution, l don't see
what could be gained by the course
suggested"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-09
MUSCAT|Nf AGAIN
HIT BY QUARANTINE
Fear of Contagion From Illinois In
fected Area Causes Action.

Muscatine, Ia, March "a quar-
antine has again been imposed upon
the Muscatine stock yards. The lat
est governmental order has forbid
den the receipt of any live stock at
the local yards except that received
in transit. Muscatine county farm
ers are again unable to ship live
stock from Muscatine, the order
specifically forbidding the receipt of
cattle on the hoof or in wagons at
the local yards.
Muscatine's proximity to the in
fected Illinois area is assigned as
the cause of this precautionary
measure. 1t is held that Muscatine
is point of contagion and because
of the traffic between Muscatine and
Illinois points it is contended that
germs might well be brought here
from Illinois counties.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-09
WAR NURSE BURIED
With H0N0RS
Twenty-one Year Old French Girl
Succumbs to the Typhoid
Fever.

Geneva, (via Paris), March o.
Madamoiselle Seller, a girl Of Fl
years who left her home in Paris at
the beginning of the war to serve
as a volunteer nurse, was buried
with military honors at Belfort,
France, on Tuesday.
Mile. Seller followed the French
army through all the vicissitudes of
the winter campaign in Alsace and
a short time ago volunteered for SER
vice in military hospital near Bel
fort to which soldiers suffering from
typhoid fever are sent. She con-
tracted the disease which caused her
death.
Immediately after Mile. Sellers
death an order was issued setting
forth that gold medal of honor
had been granted in view of her SER
vices.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-09
RELIEF SHIPS
SAFE IN ZONE
Germany Will Grant Passage to
American Vessels Carrying
Belgian Supplies.
CAN'T STOP AT ENGLAND
Kaiser's Submarines Have Orders to
Respect Ships Bearing Com
MISSIONS Mark.

d, The Hague (via London), March
4.-The German government yester-
day informed DR.. Henry Van Dyke,
American minister to The Neither
lands, through the German minis
ter, F. Won Muelled, that arrange
ments had been made to grant safe
passage through the naval war zone
to American relief ships bearing
supplies for the people of Belgium.
The German communication was
in response to inquiries from DR..
Van Dyke concerning restrictions
which Germany was said to have i'm
posed upon granting safe conduct to
relief ships which, it was feared,
would make the relief work difficult
If not almost impossible. The Ger
man communication is as follows:
"The German government natur-
ally is striving to give every posi-
BILE support to the humanitarian
work Of the American relief COM
mission. 1t will permit relief ves-
sells to pass through the English
channel unmolested if they are rem
dered recognizable by the usual
marks which must be plainly visi-
BILE at night (namely, large painted
letters on the ships sides and a
white flag with the same marks in
red letters.)
German submarines have receiv-
ed the requisite order to this effect.
1t must be understood that every
means will be taken to guard
against misuse of the relief commits
sion's special marks.
1.-The German government will at
once ask the American ambassador
at Berlin to explain to the British
government that only such ships as
are really engaged in this service
may carry the commissions marks.
Germany regrets that, having re-
gard for the existing mine danger
in the war zone, it cannot grant
safe conducts for the commissions
ships to and from England"
In the light of dispatches from
The Hague yesterday it is possible
that Germany's refusal to grant safe
conducts for relief ships to and from
English ports may have an import
ant bearing upon the work of the
American commission.
It was explained in these dis
patches that the commissions work
would be hampered if it's ships were
not permitted to touch at English
ports for coal on the homewerd voy
age.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-09
PEARSON TO STAY
AT STATE COLLEGE
Ames President Declines a Tempt
ing Offer From New
York.
HE LIKES HIS WORK HERE
Sees Wonderful Future for Institu-
ton Now Best of Its
Kind.
HE LIKES HIS WORK HERE

Des Moines, March 5.-President
Raymond. A. Pearson of the State
Agricultural college at Ames will
not accept the offer of Governor
Whitman of New York to become
commissioner of agriculture of that
state. He so informed members of
the state board of education at their
meeting yesterday afternoon.
1t is not believed that President
Pearson seriously considered the Of
fer at any time. His announcement
that he would remain at the head of
the Iowa institution was enthusiast
ically received by the board of edu-
cation and his many friends.
81 do not want to leave Iowa."
President Pearson told a reporter FOR
The Register and Leader. 81 came
here two and a half years ago ex-
pecting to remain in the state, where
l had spent part of my childhood,
and see no reason Tor my leaving.
President Pearson declared the
Ames institution is the best in the
world. He complimented the student
body and predicted great achieve
ments for the college in the future.
The New York offer was a tempt
ing one. The salary of the position
of commissioner of agriculture of
that state is $4,000 a year. The
New York legislature is now consid
ering doubling the salary. Presi-
dent Pearson receives $500 a year
at Ames. 1t is understood that the
board of education intends increas-
ing the salary of Dr. Pearson in the
near future, but no action was taken
at the meeting yesterday.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-09
THE FRENCH KILL
THEIR own men
Stay Prisoners in Hands of the Ger,
mans-Berlin Reports Further
Success in the East. .,,.

Berlin, March 5.-The develop.
ments in the eastern and western
campaigns yesterday are reported as
follows in a statement issued at the
war Office:
Western theater of war: On the
heights of Loretto, northwest of Ar.
ras, our troops early yesterday morn
ing occupied positions of the enemy,
1000 meters (nearly one mile)
wide, capturing eight officers, 55S
French soldiers, seven machine guns
and six small cannon. Hostile count
err attacks during the afternoon fail
ed.
Renewed attacks in Champagne
were easily repulsed.
"a French attack in the Argonne
west Of st. Hubert, failed. Counter
attacking we occupied a French
trench. In Cheppy Wood also q
French attack failed.
Zone of the recent communica-
lions from the Eiffel tower declared
that a German column, while march
ing across the height of Tahure
northeast of Souain) was success
fully shelled. We must confirm the
accuracy of this announcement. The
columns consisted of French prison.
ers who were being led away and
suffered loss of thirty-eight killed
Or wounded.
Eastern theater of war: Rus
sian attacks northeast of Grodno led
them into flank fire from our ar
tillery, and failed. Northeast of
Lomza Russian attacks broke down
with severe losses. In the region
south of Myszniec and Chorzellen
md northwest of Przasnysz the Rus
slams again attacked. On the re-
of the front there was no
,hange."
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-09
BODY Of MISSING
GIRL IS FOUND
Man Discovers Corpse of New Hav-
en-, Conn.,, Girl in Bushes.

New Haven, Conn.,, March s.
The body of Lillian May Cook, a
clerk in a local factory, who disap-
peared week ago, was found among
bushes on top of West Rock late yes
terday afternoon.
The body was found by Raymond
Phillips, who notified the police.
AS a revolver which was in Miss
Cooks desk was missed the day she
the theory had been
held that she had taken her own life.
Phillips did not wait to examine the
body.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-09
Notice of City Primary Election.


Pursuant to the primary rules
adopted by the voters Of Webster
City, there will be a primary elee-
ton in the various voting precincts
Of the city as follows:
First Ward-City hall.
Second Ward-First door south
of Kearn's grocery store, 9O7 Sen
eca street.
Third Ward-Court house.
Fourth Ward-Basement of The
Wilson.
Fifth Ward-School house.
Polls to be open from seven to
nine o'clock Friday evening, March
-, 1915, for the purpose of placing
in nomination candidate for
mayor, city treasurer, city assessor,
trustee of the Kendall Young Lib
rary, one councilman from each
ward, two councilmen-at-large, one
from each ward, and
for the transaction of such other
business as may properly come be-
fore the caucuses.
Citizens City Central Committee.
P. J. Brandrup, Chairman,
tt e. F. King, Secretary.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-09
U. S. INSISTS ON SANE
RIGHTS AS ENGLAND
Will Claim Authority to Get Dyes
From Germany if British Do.

Washington, D. c., March 5.-The
United States will insist on it's right
to get dyestuffs from Germany if
England continues to do so.
Although the president of the
British board of trade in parliament
declined yesterday to commit his
government to the right of American
shippers to get dyestuffs, it was de-
clared here yesterday on high au-
thority that the United States would
insist there should be no discrimin-
alton.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-09
Law Enforcement.

Fort Dodge Chronicle: Those who
are not for prohibition for logica
and practical reasons are generally
agreed that if we must have it We
should have it air-tight. They do moi
want near-prohibition but prefer the
real thing with a state constabulary
if this extreme measure
is necessary to accomplish the end
A return of the times when bootleg.
gers run the town is a sort of uplift
that few want to see.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-09
ATTE NPTS TO RE-
L|EVE PRzfMYSL
Austro- German Armies Make Re-
peated Attempts to Pierce
Russian Line.
THE ATTACKERS LOSS LARGE.
Two German Companies Reported
Destroyed Around Koziouwka
and Rojanka.
THE ATTACKERS LOSS LARGE.

| LONDON, Marcn 4.-1n Luelr ueIeT-
mination to relieve Przemysl and
drive the Russians out Of Galicia,
the Austro-German armies, which
for some weeks have been on the
Galician side of the Carpathian
mountains, have, during the last few
days, made repeated attempts to
break through the Russian entrench-
ments, but without success.
Since Sunday last, when in mass
ed formation they threw themselves
against Russian troops holding
strong positions, the Austro-Ger-
mans have attacked repeatedly in
spite of the heavy losses which this
kind of fighting entails.
Yesterday, according to the Rus
sian official account, the Austrians
delivered furious attacks between
the San and Ordawa rivers, only to
be thrown back as they were in their
previous efforts, while the Germans
made several fruitless attempts
around Koziouwka and Rojanka, at
the latter point losing two compan-
les which were surrounded and an
initiated.
No estimates have been published
of the losses sustained by the Ger
man armies in their efforts to break
II oh ha IN
Poland, but they are believed to have
been very large, as the Russian poo
sitions were almost impregnablie.
Regarding the Austrians' attempt
to outflank the Russians in Eastern
Galicia two Russian official reports
in succession have reported that the
Austrians suffered severe reverse &
and that yesterday they lost in pris-S
oners alone more than 5000 men,
The Russians also captured num-
Der of guns and large quantity o.
transport material.
On the other extreme wing i
northern Poland the Germans have
either assumed the defensive or are
retiring, except at Ossowetz, where 4
they continue to lombard the forta
ress. Berlin reports unoficially that
at this point the Germans have suc-H
ceeded in silencing two of the forts.E
Their attempt to approach the city,
however, has been repulsed by the
Russians.
The Germans, while claiming sue
cesses near Augustowo, where they
captured 1900 prisoners from
among the Russian forces who tried
to cross the Bobr river, admit that
they have withdrawn their advance
guards south of Myszniec.
The fact seems to be that the Rus
slams are advancing along the whole
northern line, but very slowly be-
cause of the mud, which impedes the
movement of guns and transport
wagons.
They have been able to reinforce
point, and are now considered to be
n as good position as the Ger
mans, who have left their railways
behind them.
So far as the west is concerned.
he French offensive in the Cham
'agne region continues to be the
he outstanding feature of the cam
,aign.
The French troops have now
cached the highest points on the
round north of Perthes and Beause-
our, and must be drawing near po-
itions from which they will be able
0 she'll the branch railway that
uns to the rear of the German line
nd maintains communication be-
ween the German forces before
rheims and Verdun.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-09
Household Goods for Sale Cheap.

All my household goods will be
sold at private sale. All practical
ly new. Also two SOW pigs, weigh
ing about $50 lbs. each, rs bushels
of potatoes, and some other articles.
W. T. Fisher, 900 John st. d-f-t-tf
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-09

For sale, pair of three year old
colts. Good ones, without blemish,
and ready for work this spring. For
further particulars, inquire of How
ard Hale, Blairsburg. f-t-tf
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-09

Usually man succeeds in max
ing two women miserable for life
the woman he ought to have mar
ried and didn't and the woman he
ought not to have married and did.
Rowland.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-09

Few love to hear the sins they
love to act.-Pericles.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-09

All is not lost when anything goes
contrary to you.-Thomas A. KEN
pis.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-09
For Sale.

Yellow Dent seed corn, highly
bred. Pure bred seed oats. Martin
phone, farm 1413; residence 42S.
1-27-d-f-tm3s W. o. Mcconnell
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-09

Drawing paper for sale here.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-09

Ships, dim discovered dropping
from the clouds.-Thomson.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-09

F. A. Boysen. Dentist. Second st.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-09

Dr.. T. B. Larrabee. osteopath. d-t,
The Parker post. (Parker, Ariz.) 1910-1918, 1915-01-16
Slaughter Of Pheasants.

A slaughter of pheasants unequaled
In the history Of Massachusetts, except
possibly for one year-1907-when this
game bird was practically exter.
minated, was the prediction made at
the statehouse a few days ago, says
the Boston Transcript. Three thou.
sand pheasants we're killed on the re-
cent opening day of the season, and
the fish and game commission estimate
that as many more will fall before the
guns of "sportsmen" before the law
becomes effective again.
Hunters have had no difficulty in
killing the pheasants, which, pro.
tected for years by the state law,
have been made as tame as the barn
yard fowl. Thousands Of men and
boys have gone into the fields and
woods.
The Parker post. (Parker, Ariz.) 1910-1918, 1915-01-16
Decoy PerIscopes Used.

Such things exist as decoy peri
scopes-short lengths Of pipe held up
right on a float and looking exactly
like the real periscope. The sub
marine sets them adrift for you to
find-sometimes scatters several of
them.
When one is sighted you cannot
stop to consider whether the little OBJ
ject dancing on the sea half mile or
so distant does or does not mean $50
pounds of high explosive coming
straight at you. Maybe you will see
an aeroplane maneuvering over it in
a way that carries conviction that it
does. You don't dare to take any
chances and so you train all the guns
at it.
Then the real submarine sinks up
On the other side of the ship, and
with the swift rush of it's TORPEDO the
latest of sea tragedies comes to an
end.-Park Benjamin, in the New
York Independent.
The Parker post. (Parker, Ariz.) 1910-1918, 1915-01-16
Purifies Blood
With Telling Effect
Gives Conscious Evidence of
Its Direct Action.

s. S. S., the famous blood purifier, almost
talks as it sweeps it's way through the cir
culation. It's action is so direct that very
often in some forms of skin affection the
appearance of the eruptiOns changes over
night, the itch and redness are gone and
recovery begins Immediately.
AS a matter of fact, there is one ingredi-
ent in S. S. S. which serves the active pur-
pose Of stimulating each cellular part OF
the body to the healthy and judicious selec-
ton of it's own essential nutriment. That
is why it regenerates the blood supply; why
it has such a tremendous influence in over
coming eczema, rash, pimples, and all skin
Affections.
And in regenerating the tissues S. S. S.
has a rapid and positive antidotal effect
upon all those irritating influences that
cause rheumatism, sore throat, weak eyes,
loss of weight, thin, pale cheeks, and that
WEAKNESS of muscle and nerve that is gen.
orally experienced as spring fever. Get
bottle of S. S. S. at any drug store, and in
a few days you will not only feel bright and
energetic, but you will be the picture Of
new life. S. S. S. is prepared only in the
laboratory of The Swift Specific Co., 534
Swift Bldg, Atlanta, Ca, who maintain
very efficient Medical Department, where all
who have any blood disorder of a stubborn
nature may write freely for advice and q
special book of instruction. S. S. s. is solo
everywhere by drug stores, department ana
general stores, but beware Of all substitutes.
Do not accept them.
The Parker post. (Parker, Ariz.) 1910-1918, 1915-01-16
Usual Causes of INDIGESTION.

DR.. Henry P. De Forest, medical ex-
aminer to the New York civil service
commission, says that irregular and
too short hours for meals are a com.
mon cause for Indigestion; and he
admits that the physicians themselves
are about the worst violators of the
law against irregular meal hours.
He also says that too great a con-
sumption of prepared foods does away
with the use of the teeth and, there
fore, the food passes to the stomach
without proper mastication and that
even the stomach itself does not have
enough to do when insufficient solid
food passes through it. Improper
food, modes o. dress, sedentary in
door life, too little water and too
much iced water taken with meals,
excess of stimulants and too much
hot bread are among other causes for
chfonic catarrh of the stomach and
constipation mentioned by Dr. De For
est.
The Parker post. (Parker, Ariz.) 1910-1918, 1915-01-16
HOW RESINOL CURED
ITCHING SKIN TORMENT

Baltimore, Md, May %, 1914: "My
limbs from knee to ankle were COM
pletely covered with eczema for a
year. 1t commenced with several
small water pimples, which burst
when I scratched them, until they de-
veloped into sores, and oozed yellow
ish fluid l hated to go in company,
it itched and burned SO badly. [ had
no rest at night. tried a good many
remedies, for eczema, both liquid and
salve, but they did me no good, only
made the skin more rough and scaly.
I learned of resinol ointment and res
mol soap and tried them, and was re-
lieved of the severe itching and burn
ing AT ONCE, and after a months
steady use was completely cured. "
(Signed) T. S. Lewis, 1921 Summit st.
Resinol soap and resinol ointment are
sold by all UNNECESSARILY.
The Parker post. (Parker, Ariz.) 1910-1918, 1915-01-16
GIVE SYRUP OF FIGS"
TO CONSTIPATED CHILD
Delicious "Fruit Laxative" Can't Harm
Tender Little Stomach, Liver
and Bowels. =

Look at the tongue, mother! Ii
coated, your little ones stomach, liver
and bowels need cleansing at once.
When peevish, cross, listless, doesn't
sleep, eat or act naturally, or is fever
ish, stomach sour, breath bad; has
sore throat, diarrhoea, full of cold,
give a teaspoonfu1 of California
Syrup of Figs" and in few hours all
the foul, constipated waste, undigested
food and sour bile gently moves out Of
it's little bowels without gripping, and
you have a well, playful child again.
Ask your druggist for 50-cent bottle
of California Syrup of Figs" which
contains full directions for babies,
children of all ages and for grown-ups.
-Advt.
The Parker post. (Parker, Ariz.) 1910-1918, 1915-01-16
Safeguarding Wounds.

In the course of a letter urging the
immediate adoption of compulsory an
tityphoid incubation in the British
army, Sir Almroth E. Wright says that
the British army and navy and the
French military hospitals have al
ready been supplied with 100000 doses
of an "antisepsis" vaccine, which it
Is believed will be of great value in
protecting the wounded from infec-
ton. When a wound heals by first
intention, that is. without suppuration
(the formation of pus) it's seriousness
Is, as rule, much diminished. Appar-
emily the antisepsis vaccine tends to
promote this result
The Parker post. (Parker, Ariz.) 1910-1918, 1915-01-16
discriminating Prairie Dogs.

A correspondent in South Dakota
writes that in his part of the country
the automobile has been found a great
success as prairie dog exterminator.
A piece of hose slipped onto the ex-
heust conducts the gases into the dog
hole for few minutes, when the hole
Is covered with earth. That is enough
for the dog. Of course some automo-
biles are more efficient in this sort
Of work than others, and the machine
with an exhaust that will kill dog
might find favor in some parts of the
country as we'll as on the prairie; but
manufacturers are not likely to lay
much stress on this feature of their
machine.-Scientific American.
The Parker post. (Parker, Ariz.) 1910-1918, 1915-01-16
japan in Korea.

Japan has undertaken to reforest
he bare hills of Korea, and in the last
ew years has planted 12,400,000 trees
that country.
This is piece of far-sighted common
Iense which is bound to benefit the
Korean people, even though not de-
igned for that purpose. M Ameri
IAN feels like approving the way in
which Japan OVERRIDE the rights of a
weaker power and annexed Korea, but
very candid observer must admit that
he mikado's men have carried with
hem better government and a higher
dvilizatiOn-C Chico 60 Journal.