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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-06-13

Miss Rosaiind Cook, who has been
teaching In Ellsworth college at
iowa Falls this winter, will teach
during the summer school session to
BE held at the college for ten weeks
commencing today. y
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-06-13

The Baptist Mission Circle. which
was to have met tomorrow after
noon. has been postponed to meet on
Wednesday afternoon. June 21st, at
the home Of Mrs. c. H. Clifton. AT
that time combined business meet
1ng and picnic will be held at the
home.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-06-13

Rex Britson has accepted employ
ment for the summer in the grocery
department OF the Mercantile store.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-06-13

Louis Follett has transformed the
parking on the south of the Miller
Undertaking Co.'S building into q
very pretty flower bed. The parking
was first built up and bright colored
foliage planted. ,s
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-06-13

y
Highyiew and spent the afternoon In
fancy work and music. A dainty lap
lunch was also served. }5
The ladies aid OF Oak Glen church
will serve ice cream and cake at the
church next Friday evening. jane
10th. Only 10 cents. and ,very-
body is invited
A note from Rev. H. L. Haywood
to friends in this city. says that dur
ing the absence of DR.. Newton OF Ce-
dar Rapids in London. England. dur
ing the summer, he will occupy the
pulpit on one OF the two Sundays the
church will be kept open.
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Jacob Ostrander, who resides in
the west outskirts Of the city. and
has not been in good health all
spring, has not been SO well for the
last few days. having developed In
fiammatory rheumatism. He seems a
little better today. however.
81 ----.--------.-. -
Mrs. Roy Clark Of this city has
|filed divorce proceedings against her
husband, alleging statutory offense.
She asks alimony and the custody Of
1.-THE two children. The whereabouts
Iof Clark are unknown. but It Is
thought that he Is either in Mexico
Tor Central America.
The Richard Coulson residence at
|6O8 Union street Is undergoing Inn
prOvements that will add greatly to
the appearance Of the place. The
house has been raised and new ce-
ment block foundation will be put
lin. A fine new porch win be added
Ito the front and other minor i'm
lptovements made.
Members OF Superior Rebekah
lodge are urged to be present at the
regular meeting in Elmo hall tomor-
row evening at which time the Of
fcers for the ensuing six months
will be elected and q delegate will
also be elected to represent the or
der AT the state Assembly TO be held
in Clinton, soon. Be on time-S
Io'clock-in order that the meeting
can come to . close In time for the
band concerto
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-06-13

The Modern Priscilla club met re-
Gently with Miss Edna Paine near
Highyiew and spent the afternoon In
fancy work and music. A dainty lap
lunch was also served.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-06-13

Finest watches ana ciscks. 1t
Teed & Teed's. diff
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-06-13

Miles Loring has resigned his poo
sition as a clerk In Crandall's Modei
Grocery and the place has been taxi.
en- by Robert Isham. t6
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-06-13
Tent Meetings.

A large tent has been erected In
the court house park and the Nazar-
enc church win conduct therein tent
meetings for the next ten days, COM
mencing Thursday evening. Rev.
w. r. Cain OF Wichita. Kas., has
been secured to address the people.
during these meetings, and Mrs,
Blanche Ghristianson OF Gait will.
lead the song service.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-06-13

Finest perfumes ana toilet goods
at Teed's. diff
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-06-13

The ladies aid OF Oak Glen church
will serve ice cream and cake at the
church next Friday evening, Jane
10th. Only 10 cents. and svery-
body is invited!f
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-01
AuStrO Subs
Shift Blame
OUer Persia

Washington, Feb. l. Secretary
Lansing today announced the receipt
of a dispatch from Ambassador Pen
field at Vienna saying that he had been
informed by the foreign Offices that all
Austrian submarines operating in the
Mediterranean had reported that none
of them was concerned in the sinking
Of the Peninsular and Oriental liner
Persia!
The secretary also announced that
he was addressing to Ambassador
Morgenthau for presentation to the
Turkish government an inquiry as to
whether Turkish submarine was re-
sponsible. The state department con-
siders that the statement from Aus
tria-Hungary closes the question of
whether a submarine of that national
ity sank the Persia
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-01
REPORT OF GREAT
bRITAIN'S ASKING
FORPEACED DENIED

London, Feb. 2, (2:3S p. m.)-Offi-
cial denial was made here today of re-
ports, attributed to German sources,
that England intends to abandon her
allies and has made peace overtures
to Germany.
The statement follows:
THE German chancellor has stated
that England is compelling her allies
to refrain from entering on any peace
movement This statement, which our
allies know to be untrue, was made
for the purpose of injuring England
in the eyes of neutrals.
'To our allies, on the other hand,
we hear that insiduous and untrue re-
ports are being circulated from Ger
man sources that England intends to
abandon them, and has even made
peace oyertures TO Germany, which
have been refused
The two statements together are a
good illustration how INSCRIPTIONS
German methods are"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-01
GERMAN PAPERS
ATTACK AMERICA

Berlin, Feb. 1 (via London, 10 a. NJ
The Tageliche Rundschau, comment
ing on Secretary Lansing's note to the
powers regarding submarine warfare
and the arming Of merchantmen, in
dulges in a sarcastic attack on Presi-
dent Wilson and Mr. Lansing and ex-
presses its disbelief that the note is
much less that it will accomplish any
good. 1t expresses faint hope, how
ever, that the publication in America
of the communications to London and
fail to weaken the growing sentiment
of the congress Of the United States
against "the English tendencies Of
Mr. Wilson and Mr. Lansing"
The paper says it does not believe
that Americans will ever be warned
not to travel on armed steamers, and
it declares it is Of the opinion that
British and French vessels, even
though armed, will always be allowed
to enter American ports. 1t charges
Mr.. Lansing with carefully avoiding
all the logical sequences of the
knowledge at his disposal and of
taking back in the last paragraph
what he enunciated in the first" 1t
adds finally that Great Britain or the
entente must be legally responsible
| for whatever losses are incurred by
the destruction of merchant vessels.
The Kreuz Zeitung publishes a
lengthy editorial on the note, in which
| it states that it does not believe in
! Americas neutrality. Words, nothing
but words, ring across the ocean to
u.s." says the newspaper 1t charac-
! terizes the note as subterfuge which
seeks to conceal how greatly anglo
phile America fears the strenuous ap-
plication Of our weapon"
The Boerzen Zeitung expresses the
conviction that If America really car
ries out its proposals, the advantages
/ that will thereby accrue to Germany
will outweigh the disadvantages; il
doubts, however, that America will
! carry out its own proposals.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-01
DO THEMAR4ODAY

The Russians have driven the
Turks from territory 40 miles in
length in Asiatic Turkey and the
Turks are now in retreat down
the Mush valley. PetrOgrad also
announced that the Russian army
will leave the mountains where it
has been pursuing the Turks and
descend into the plains which
are more favorable for wintering
troops. The Turks have been driy-
en- into the Notifications at En-
zerum and the London Daily Mail
correspondent at Athens learns
that the Turkish first army corps
will be sent to their relief. The
Italians and Austrians are en-
gagged in another artillery battle
along the IsOnZO front.
The Germans claim to have re.
tanned all the ground taken on
the western front near Neuville,
although the French have attacked
repeatedly.
On the eastern front the Ger
mans have bOmbarded several
Russian towns northwest OF Riga
to the middle Stripa. The Russians
say they surrounded detach-
ment OF Austrians on the middle
Stripa and annihilated most of
the number, the rest being cap
tured.
One of the most stirring marine
happenings Of the war developed
today with the arrival of the miss
ing British steamer Appam at
Newport News with German
prize crew on board. She had been
captured Jan. Is Off the Canary
islands by German submarine
while on her way from Dakar, Al
RIGA, for Plymouth, England.
The passengers aboard the APP.
pam, which days ago was given up
for lost, originally included high
colonial officials OF the British
government
The status of the Appam from
the viewpoint OF international law
has yet to be determined.
Last nights Zeppelin raid ap-
parently was not directed at Lon
don, the course of the raiders pos
sibly being the great manufactur.
ing center of Manchester, and APP
parently being intended to destroy
munitions factories. No details
of the damage done have been re-
ceived.
What is believed to have been an
attempt at third air raid on Paris
within three days was foiled by
the Iookouts on the French 'front.'
according to Paris advices.
The situation at Erzerum is, ac-
cording to a report, more serious
for the Turks than previous adj
vices have indicated. There are
said to be 10000 men under Field
Marshal Won der Goltz locked up
in the city with only two weeks
provisions on hand.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-01

San Diego, Cal, Feb. When the
water drains out of San Diego county's
flooded valleys, many ranchmen who
fed to the hills, who week ago
counted themselves prosperous, will
have no ranches to which to return.
Not only are their dwellings, barns,
orchards and livestock gone, but the
soil itself has been devasted by eros
ions and deposits Of sand and gravel
to such an extent, that one investiga-
tor said today, those unfortunate
might as well try to grow crops on
a granite sidewalk as to think of util-
izing their land any longer"
In the San Diego valley between the
towns of Foster and Lakeside, 20
miles northeast of this city, no less
than Is partly improved farms Of 40
acres and more thus were ruined, and
reports of similar disaster were re-
ceived from other ravaged districts.
1t was announced that the naval
authorities were prepared to send fur
Their medical supplies into the flooded
districts below San Diego, and if nee
essary assign still more marines and
sailors to patrol and relief duty.
The total number of dead remains
at So.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-01
CONVICTS COMPLAIN
AT GRADE OF TOBACCO

Fort Madison, Ia, Feb. Prison
ers in the penitentiary here will re-
ceive so per cent more smoking tobac-
co each week and the tobacco will be
improved in quality, if the state board
Of control follows recommendations
made by Warden Sanders.
Inmates of the prison recently COM
planned Of the inferior quality of the
smoking tobacco furnished them.
Many purchase higher grade from
the money they make from overtime
work in the shops.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-01
BRITISH STEAMER APPAM
SEIZED BY GERMANS And
TAKEN To NEWPORT NEWS
LOST SUBMARINE
FOUND OFF COAST
OF FLOR|OA;SAF

Washington, Feb. 1.-The submarine
K-5 is safe and proceeding under her
own steam for Key West. Florida, ac-
cording to a naval wireless message
received at the navy department early
eoday from Captain Simpson of the
torpedo boat destroyer Sterret.
The message, which came by way of
Key West, said:
At 1855 a. N. KS five miles southeast
Fowey Rock steaming south at 10
knots. No casualties and no assistance
required"
Fowey Rock referred to in the mes
sage is a lighthouse and is located 10
miles from Miami.
Navy department officials estimated
that under the speed the k-5 is making
she would reach Key West about p.
m. today.
The Sterret was one of the Destroy
ers ordered by Secretary Daniels to
search for the ks.
The KS has been making good time
on her southwark voyage without con-
sort. Anxiety was felt for her safety
as she had become detached from the
submarine tender Tallahassee and her
three sister ships, the XII, K2, and
Ks, Sunday morning in a dense fog
off Cape Romano, S. c.
The Tallahassee and the other three
submarines entered Charleston harbor
yesterday. Several torpedo boat de-
stroyers and a number Of other yes
sells were sent in search of the K-5
She carried a crew of IS officers and
men.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-01
THREE INJURED IN
TRAIN COLLISION

Des Moines, Ia, Feb. Three pas
sengers were seriously injured and
several others were bruised today
when a Rock Island freight train
crashed into a Fort Dodge interurban
car headed for Des Moines at Swan
Wood junction this morning.
The traction car was well filled. Two
Of the injured were women. A Rock
Island passenger train from st. Paul
brought the injured into Des Moines.
Interurban traffic was tied up for sew
eral hours.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-01
German Dirigibles Fly Over
England Dropping Many
Bombs on Cities.
CENSORSHIP APPLIED
British Put Restriction on
News of Incident-Sit-
uation Is Grave.

London, Feb. 1.-Fifty-fOur per-
sons were killed and 81 injured in
last nights Zeppelin raid.
The official statement says
bombs were dropped at several
towns and in rural districts in
Derbyshire. Leicestershire, Lin
c0lnshire and StaffOrdshire. Some
damage to property was caused.
The text of the official statement
follows:
IAN air raid last night was at
tempted on an extensive scale. 1t
appears that the raiders were
hampered by thick mist. After
crossing the coast, the Zeppelins
took various courses dropped by
bombs at several towns and i'm
rural districts in Derbyshire. Lei
cesterShire, Lincolnshire and Stat
fOrdshire. Some damage to prop
erty was caused.
"The casualties nOtated up to
the time of issuing this statement
amount to 81 persons killed and
67 injured
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-01
Raid on Paris Abandoned.
Prominent Surgeon Dead.

Logan, Iowa, Feb. DIR. G. w. Colt,
former vice president of the National
Railway Surgeons association and
president OF the Iowa Railway Sur
geons association, is dead at Lagolla,
Cal, according to word received at his
home here today. The cause OF death
was not given.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-01
London Puts Ban On Chimes.

London, Feb. by direction of
the naval and military authorities. the
police today ordered discontinuance
of chimes and striking of hours by
public clocks between sunset and sun
rise, as a precautionary measure.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-01
THE WEATHER
Forecast Till Z p. NJ. Tomorrow, for
Rock Island, Davenport, Moline
and Vicinity.

Fair tonight and Wednesday. slowly
rising temperature Wednesday. The
lowest temperature tonight will be
about five degrees above zero.
Temperature at a. m. zero. Highest
yesterday 16, lowest last night zero.
Velocity Of wind at a. m, IL miles
per hour.
Relative humidity at 7 p. m. 76, at
7 a. m. 81, at l p. m today -
Stage of water 10 feet, a rise OF in
last "a hours.
]. NJ. SHERIER, Local Forecaster,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-01
Kenyou,s Secretary Buys Poor House.

webster City, Iowa, Feb. Wallis
Weston, former private secretary to
Senator Kenyon, has the unique dis
tinction of owning poor house. Wes-
ton today purchased the old Hamilton
county poor house at auction for $3.50.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-01
Cannons Boom and Whistles
Blow as Greeting to
Executive.
CROWDS SURGE TO CAR
Nations Chief and Party
Appear on Observation
Platform.

With cannon booming and whistles
blowing while thousands were shout
ing welcome, Dining demonstration
which lasted throughout his entire
stay in this city greeted Hon. Wood
row Wilson, president of the United
States, as his special train pulled
into the Thirty-first street station of
the Rock Island lines shortly after
2 O'Clock this afternoon.
After being roped back from the
tracks until two other trains had pass
ed from the station, the crowd surged
towards the rear car in the presidents
train, which was occupied by the pres
ident, Mrs. Wilson, Secretary Tumul-
ty, and DR.. Grayson. On the observa-
ton platform of the car the president
and his party appeared.
AS the presidents special left Mo-
line the presidential salute of q guns
from Rock Island arsenal, ordered by
Colonel George W. Burr, command
ant, was sounded. No sooner had their
resounding echo died than the whistle
on the city waterworks was blown.
This was signal for the other fac
tories to join in the demonstration,
and there was din which continued
| until the president had arrived in ths
city.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-01
Latest Bulletins

London, Feb. 1.-The MongOI-
ian insurgents have crossed the
great wall of China and an adj
vance guard of 1000 is besieging
the city Of Datum Fa, according to
a dispatch from Mukden forwarded
by Reuters correspondent at Pet.
rOgrad.
Paris, Feb. 1.-The Rome cor
respondent of the Journal reports
that General Becir and another
MOntenegrin general have been as
sassinated by patriots in Monte
negro who opposed the capitula-
ton to Austria. General Becir had
been entrusted by a provisional
government in Montenegro with
negotiations for capitulatiOn.
Vancouver. B. G., Feb. 1.-Fear
for the safety OF the fishing steam
er Onward HO, with 81 men on
board, was expressed here today.
Steamers which left the Alaska
banks after the Onward H0 depart
ed have been in port here a week.
Rome. via Paris, Feb. 1.-The
GiOrnale d italia learns from Pet
rOgrad that Field Marshal Won der
GOltz is now in command of the
Turkish forces at ErZerum and
that there are $4,000 men locked up
in the city with provisions for only
q fortnight.
New York, Feb. 1.-Two SO inch
naval guns were mounted on tie
after deck OF The Italian steamship
Caserta when it arrived here to-
day from Genoa and Naples. This
is the fourth Italian steamer with
mounted guns to arrive at this
port within the last few weeks.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-01
Big Loss of
Property in
Coast Flood

Newport, Ark, Feb. 1.-The
Rock Island levee went out at two
places here this morning and New
port is flooded. The water still is
rising and the residents are ira
versing the city i'm boats.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-01

London, Feb. 1, GAO p. m)-The
press comments at length upon the
Zeppelin raid of last night but no Off
cial details have been made public in
addition to the war office statement
that six or seven airship passed over
the eastern, northeastern and Midland
counties of England, dropping a num-
Der of bombs. At the time the an
nouncement was made, it was said, no
considerable damage had been report
ed.
The Manchester Guardian says that
city was a center of discussion of the
Zeppelins last night.
The London Globe says it would ap-
pear that the ostensible object of last
nights raid was an attack on certain
munitions factories, and adds:
The moral of the raid seems to be
that unless Zeppelins make for some
quarter where special preparations
have been undertaken we have prac-
tically no defense against them"
The Pail Mall Gazette says:
London knew of Raid.
"Londoners instinctively knew that
a raid was going on last night and
the theatres suffered by the return of
a number of tickets, though no sounds
came within London's listening ears. "
I The Evening News points out that
last nights raid was the largest which
has yet occurred, so far as the number
Of Zeppelins is concerned.
I The territory roughly outlined in the
British official statement of last night
might be construed as including the
city of Manchester, 80 miles from the
western coast of England to the east
Of Liverpool, and 1874 miles northwest
of London. 1t is a city of vast manu-
featuring interests and a population of
over $4,000
/ The statement of the Pail Mall Ca
zette that mo sounds came within Lon
don's listening ears" indicates that the
city of London was not visited by the
Zeppelins, as does the reference of the
Globe to the defenselessness of re-
gions where no special preparations
have been undertaken.
There are now about $500 estab-
/ lishments under the control of David
Lloyd-George, minister Of Munitions
and although the locations of these
plants are not known in detail, un-
doubtedly there is large number in
the vicinity of such manufacturing
center as Manchester.
Raid on Paris Abandoned.
Paris, Feb l, (4:05 a. MA Yep.
pelin started in the direction of Paris
last night at GAS p. m. A warning
was sent out from Compiegne that g
German airship had been sighted il
movement. The military governor Of
Paris gave orders that preparation.
be made to be given the alarm if nee.
essary When the Zeppelin, however
got into the field of the searchlights or
the French front it turned back anG
is supposed to have abandoned a pro-
jected raid.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-01
Call For Mrs. Wilson.


When Mr.. Wilson appeared on the
observation platform the cheering in
creased in volume and the president
bowed and smiled. The president con-
tinued to smile for about one-half
minute when someone near the car
cried:
where's Mrs. Wilson,"
The president raised his hand as il
to quiet the crowd and disclose a Sc
cret, saying:
She's better looking than I am.
I'll ask her to come out" responded
the president to the suggestion of
Mayor McConochie that he present
her.
Mrs. Wilson donned a cloak and hat
and when she presented her appear
ance the crowd gave loud demon
stration to the first lady,
Mrs. Wilson retired back of the pres
ident This did not please someone
in the gathering who cried:
Don't hide your wife"
The president slipped his arm about
Mrs Wilson's waist and drew her to
the front of the railing, while the
crowd gave another demonstration.
Augustana college students gave
their yell and the high school pupils
followed
What's that" the president asked.
,, Someone answered: college YELL
IF / didn't have a cold, I'd give the
Princeton yell myself" the president
replied.
Where's your speech?' someone in
the crowd cried just before the special
/ pulled away.
I'm not loaded for speech" the
president said
| During the time the train was stop
ped police saw to it that the children
were not crowded against the car, and
| the president reached far over the
railing to shake hands with score or
more of little tots, who will long re-
member the hand clasp. Each hand
shake was given with a benevolent
smile.
Besides the president and Mrs Will
son, Secretary Tumulty and DR.. Gray
son. secret service men were station.
ed on the back of the platform. 9th.
er detectives surrounded the observa,
ton car, while the police mingled with
the crowd as protection to the presi-
dent
The president wore dark gray
felt hat and dark coat, the same as
many pictures of him show. Mrs.
Wilson wore a small hat trimmed with
band of plumes. She was attired
in a sealskin cloak and wore dress
of light blue She continued smiling
to the crowd.
Crowd Numbers 6,000.
The crowd present is estimated at
5000 people The train shed was
packed its entire length, ropes hold
ing the people back until the train
came to stop.
The entire night force of police on
GERS under the command OF Captain
Kittilsen guarded the right OF way and
kept the crowd in order while the
train was stopped
The air was biting. but the crowd
which began assembling at 1:15
| Do.