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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-08-01

and Miss Esther Martinson autoed
to Webster City Sunday evening to
hear Eugene Chain.
There will be a meeting of the
library board on Friday evening at s
o'clock, in the city hall.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Cartney are
the proud parents of baby daugh-
ter born Saturday, July 29th. Miss
Caroline Bossenberger is looking af-
ter the patients.
There was a meeting of the w. c..
T. U. at the home of Mrs. VIM. P.
Bossenberger Monday evening for
the purpose of arranging the pro-
gram for the county convention
which will meet in an all day ses-
sion at Williams, Friday, Aug. 18th.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Walterick of
Fl. Dodge spent the week end at the
F.. R. Payne home.
F. R. Payne completed his series
OF interesting and instructing talks
upon the dispensations at the M. E.
church, Sunday morning.
Rev. L. E. Wardle will occupy the
pulpit at the NJ E. church next Sun
day morning at the usual hour.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-08-01
WONDERFUL
MILITARY GENIUS

Paris, July 10.-Letter to the
Freeman-Tribune from Henry Wood,
United Press Correspondent: With
in two years, despite the handicap OF
maintaining her own unequal end
in the worlds greatest war, France
has built up a military machine that
today the French contend is super
Tor to the organization Germany was
forty years in preparing.
France is not military nation.
She does not boast of her war en-
CINE, but she takes credit for genius
in organization and resourcefulness
which she would have preferred to
employ in pursuits of peace.
That her armies today are super
ior to those of aGermany, France
feels has been demonstrated by their
successful resistance to date. Ger
many has had to divide her organi-
cation on variousifsonts, but has OPP
posed man for MIN on the French
front, and there Is reason to believe
that in most combats, she has had
numerical superiority.
Barring the first two months of
the war, when unprepared France
fell back under the impetus Of this
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-08-01
North harrisburg News.

A reunion of the Markwardt ant
Nicholson families was held at l.. w
Markwardt's, near Latimer, Sunday
July %. Those present were Mr.
and Mrs. VIM. Markwardt and
daughter Sabra, Mr.. and Mrs. S. F
Nicholson and daughters Addie and
Laurabel and son Melford, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. A. Pearce and nephew, Mr.
and Mrs. Tom Markwardt, Mr.. and
Mrs. Nelson Nicholson, Mr.. and Mrs
N. H. Coleman and son George, Mr.
and Mrs. w. I. Nicholson and chill
dren, Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Read, Mr.
and Mrs. L. w. Markwardt and chill
dren, Evert Carter and John Hardin.
Mrs. Lura Mueller and baby
daughter are visiting at A. A,
Pearce's.
Philip Shafer is assisting w. l.
Nicholson with his harvesting.
Arthur Wall spent Sunday with
friends over on the Iowa river.
The Geo. Rees family drove over
lend to Thornton and spent Sunday
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-08-01
TO UNITY GERMANY
ON PEACE Terms

Berlin, Aug. 1.-The Kaiser today
inaugurated a speechmalsing propa-
ganda throughout Germany to unity
the empire on Germany's peace
terms and to prepare the public mind
for peace. Under the auspices of
The German National Committee, an
organization having the approval Of
the official censorship. fifty well
known German orators will make
the same speech in fifty German cit
les today. The speech is unofficially
known to represent Chancellor Won
Bethmann Hollweg's peace term
views. The speech is being awaited
with the keenest interest by both
friends and foes of DR.. Hollweg.
This propaganda may mark the be-
ginning of re-established friendly
relations between the Chancellor and
those with whom he has politically
disagreed on the conduct of the war.
DR.. Hollweg is the man who engin-
eered the ousting of Grand Admiral
Won Tirpitz and his submarine war
fare campaign and kept friendly re-
lations with the United States when
a break seemed imminent. 1t Is
known that the Moderate, Conserva-
tive, National-Liberal and Catholic
elements have been striving to make
a reconciliation between the Chan
cellor and the Pan-German element.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-08-01
this morning on business.

this morning on business.
e. H. Martin left this morning
on business trip to Des Moines.
Mrs. Sam Fredrickson and lit.
tie daughter returned to their home
in Roland yesterday afternoon fol-
lowing visit with the Earle Nc
Collough family.
&C. l.. Buxton returned to his
home in Des Moines yesterday after
noon following a brief sojourn here
with his brother, DR.. o. c. Buxton
and family.
Miss Ina Halfway has returned
from a two weeks outing at Lake
Okoboji which she enjoyed with a
party of friends from Rock Valley,
where she taught domestic science
last year.
I Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Doolittle
and children and Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
B. Smith and baby have returned
home from weeks outing at Silver
Lake, Mimi, where they went over
land in the Doolittle car.
Mrs. T. P. Guenther and little
son, who have been making an ex-
tended visit with the formers par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles w. Bue-
low, returned to their home in
Orange City yesterday afternoon.
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l!!3}5 Arr TRAIL

worlds Colossus, she has held her
own. Before the war ends, she ex-
poets to have demonstrated that she
can do more than that.
France feels Verdun is the SUI
preme test Of the present relative eff
ficiency of the two fighting machines.
Best estimates available here place
the total of German troops employed
there since the beginning of the bat
tie at 100000. France can give
the names and numbers of German
regiments to establish this figure.
France has had no more than half
that number. The Germans them
selves place the total OF French
troops at Verdun at 100000. Some
neutral military experts give the
same figure while the Swiss and Ar
gentine military attaches with the
Crown Princes army place the fig
ure so low as $4,000. Yet the
French have more than held their
own at Verdun.
This intensive organization has
cost France tremendous effort. Since
the beginning of the war, 100000
Frenchmen have worn the French
uniform in actual service. With a
population of fewer than 100000
one person of every eight in France,
regardless of age, sex or physical
ability, has served.
Before the war, each class as it
was called to the colors with its at
tainment of military age, gave
France but 100000 soldiers. Since
war began, the classes of 1916, 1917
and 1918, the last not called but its
number known, have yielded 300,-
900 men each. The explanation is
that when France had to create a
military machine in hurry socie-
ties for military preparation sprang
up. The youth of France began in
these societies a course of rigid mill
tary training largely athletic with
the result that $4,000 more soldiers
in every class have attained the
physical perfection necessary for the
military requirements than attained
1t before the war France can still
call another million men without
recourse to a call en- masse which
would seriously affect the French in
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-08-01
WARR|NG NATIONS At
THEIR LAST STAND

New York, Aug. 1.-The warning
nations of Europe are at their last
stand, as they enter today upon the
third year of the conflict. Two years
of prodigal expenditures, of enor-
nous losses and of indecisive victor
les and defeats have led up to the
final phase of the great struggle
which discloses neither side able as
yet to dictate terms to the other. The
Allies and the Central Empires have
not even decided among themselves
as to the details of their own terms.
This must be the principal work of
their statesmen during the third
year Of the war.
The two years of conflict have
demonstrated that in war as COM
pick as is the European struggle,
other forces beside those controlled
by the militarists play an increas-
ingly important part in the final
outcome. The present war map,
showing the German lines extending
far into enemy countries, and show
ing also the loss of Germany's colon
ial empire, is but one element that
must enter into any discussion of
peace. Lines on either side may
hold, but once the enemy establishes
definite superiority in man-killing
power, this fact will have new
bearing on peace negotiations. Three
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dustrial, economical and commercial
life that is running as smoothly -
her military machine. She does not
believe she will ever have to do 1t.
The French military engine has
attained it's present perfection with
out terrible toll of human life. The
class of 1916 was called out and pre-
pared but it has never been sent to
the front; the class of 1917 still is
in training, while the class of 1918
is simply in the hands of private So
cieties for military preparation.
Frances new steel helmet alone has
reduced the head wounds 80 A per
cent. France has spared her men by
superior genius in organization.
Upbuilding the material side Of
the French machine involved great
'er genius. There is not one French
soldier who is wearing the same uni
form or using an ounce of the same
material he entered the war with.
All have been entirely refitted many
times. Beside the munition and ar
tillery accomplishments, the above
fact is not even worthy of mention.
Not the least military accomplish
ment of France has been the gener-
GUS help extended her allies, espec-
tally the little ones.
In November 1914, when the Ser
Wan army retreated for three weeks
before the Austrian invasion owing
to lack of ammunition, 1t was the
steamers of the Messaggeries Mart
times and the flagship Waldeck
Rousseau that rushed to Salonika the
heavy artillery and French ammun-
ition that enabled the Serbians to
turn the only decisive victory that
the Allies have won to date, the de-
struction Of an entire army.
When a few weeks later the heavy
artillery on Mount Lowcen, the Glib
TdlLeT VI tHe AulldlAC pioFeu iASuA
ficient, French artillerymen dragged
heavy French guns up the all but in
accessible sides of the Montenegrian
and named them.
Had all the allies extended the
same timely and generous aid to Ser
bia and Montenegro that France did,
these two countries would still be
enjoying their independence and the
present Salonika expedition would
never have been necessary.
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AUSTRIANS WITHDRAW
ING from k0VEL, THREAT
FNED BY THE RUSSIANS

other influences are at work in the
final phase of the war: financial,
economic and food. Financially,
Europe at large is approaching a
limit of impossible taxation after the
war, to pay the interest on the
money now being so readily borrow
ed under the influence of patriotic
fervor. Belligerent statesmen are
entering upon the third year of the
war with serious financial misgiv-
ings that<wil probably stimulate in
terest in peace as new borrowings of
billions become necessary. 1t is
practically certain that in some of
the warning nations, thinly disguis-
ed. socialistic seizures Of property
will have to be made, to pay the war
bills, even if the war doesn't last
day longer. If peace continues to be
evasive far into the third year of the
war, there will be few countries that
in the end will be able to avoid wide
spread confiscation. Economically,
the two years of warfare have not
been disastrous for any of the prin-
cipal belligerents. Workingmen's
wages, in general, have risen higher
than the increased cost of living. The
dispatch many millions of men to the
front and the use Of so many mill
lions more in munitions factories.
have caused scarcity of ordinary
labor throughout Europe. The Cen
trail Empires, however, will feel
serious economic strain when the
war is over, because their supply of
raw materials is rapidly becoming
exhausted. The Allies have been
able to import raw materials con-
tinuously during the war, while Ger
many and Austro-Hungary have had
to live on their reserves. How to
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NEIGHBoRHooD NOTES.
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Pleasant Hill Notes

The farmers expect to begin
threshing their oats Monday. Nath-
an and Clarence Claflin Of this place
are engaged to do the work.
l. C. Kemmerer and family, Carl
Adams and family and Mrs. Chris
tim Adams spent Wednesday with
friends and relatives in Boone.
Mr. and Mrs. John Coles of Web
ster City were Sunday visitors at the
Jim Hannah home.
Mr.. and Mrs. O. l.. Gilmore made
another trip to Camp Dodge last
week.
Miss Irene Lesley of Omaha, Neb.
arrived here yesterday for an extend
ed visit with relatives and friends.
The Misses Minnie and Irene KEN.
merer of Boone are spending the
week with their uncle, I. c. Kemmer
er and family.
July 20,
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rest in the cemetery at Saratoga yes
terday. Mr.. and Mrs. Adams will
make a short visit with the latter's
brother, John Albright and family,
four miles south of town, and with
their daughter, Mrs. Anna Nicholson
and family, near harrisburg.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. E. Atkinson and
son expect to leave this afternoon or
tomorrow on an overland trip to
Minneapolis where they will spend
the week on pleasure bent.
Mrs. J. o. Thrush of Spencer is
expected to arrive here this evening
for a visit at the Alexander Groves
home. Rev. Thrush and daughters,
Misses Carol and Marian. will come
the latter part of the week to spend
Sunday.
Mrs George Clark of Peterson,
who has been a guest at the home OF
her sister, Mrs. d. ]. Smith and fam
lily, on west Second street, returned
to her home today.
Mrs. Minnie Bone, who is
spending the summer vacation at
Carroll, visited with relatives here
for few hours today, enroute to In
dependence for visit with her
brother, F. w. Tremaine and family.
She expects to return the last of the
week for few days visit before re-
turning to Grand View, Wash, near
where she will teach during the
coming school year.
Mrs. II. A. Sommermeyer and
children of Elmore, Mimi, who have
been visiting the formers sister,
Mrs o. N. Ross and family, on east
Walnut street, returned home today
Mr.. and Mrs. J. F. King, Mrs.
w. J. Zitterell and Mrs c. o. Barr
went overland in the King car to
Iowa Falls today to spend the day at
the Baptist Assembly.
Miss Leota Merryman of Fort
Dodge spent Sunday here with her
friend, Miss Airline Kearns.
Mrs. w. E. Spinharney left Sum
day night for Fairfield and Burling-
ton where she will visit relatives a
week before going to Chicago to do
her fall buying for the Spinharney
millinery department.
George S. Neel went to Kamrar
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West INDEPENDENCE.

Mrs. John Schweppe and son
Dewey visited Saturday and Sunday
with relatives at Fl. Dodge.
w.. d. Chalfant has purchased a
new gas tractor to do his blowing
with.
Threshing will now be the order
of the day in this vicinity.
Quite number from hereabouts
delivered hogs to Webster City Sat
urday.
Ed Brewer recently had the mis-
fortune to fall an injure two Of his
ribs.
Ralph Gerber and wife of Chicago
visited relatives in this vicinity the
last of the week.
Corn in this vicinity is needing
rain badly. If it doesn't come with
in week or ten days, the early corn
will be poor yield.
July 81.
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PERSONAL BRIEFS
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Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Womeldorff
and two children left this morning
on a three weeks overland trip
through Illinois, visiting with
friends. and relatives along the way.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. o. Burnett and
children are home from three
weeks visit with relatives and
friends in Roberts, ILL.,
The Misses May, Sarah, Elsie
and Katheryn Wickware expect to
leave tomorrow for Chicago for a
two weeks visit with their sisters.
Mrs. Nelson Joy and Mrs. Charles
Joy and their families.
Mrs. Varick C. Crosley went to
Fort Dodge today to attend lunch
con given by her sister, Mrs. Max
Hemingway.
Hugh Moore of Oskaloosa, for
merly employed in drug store in
this city, is spending a few days with
friends here.
Mr.. an Mrs. l.. S. Fairchild left
this forenoon for Houston, Calves
ton, and other points in Texas to
spend about ten days.
Mrs. E. ]. Steele and daughter,
Mrs. r. S. Phillips and the latter's
little son, went to Omaha this fore
noon to spend few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Adams
of St. Ansgar are here, called by the
death of their niece, Miss leila My
ers of near Bows, who was laid to
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Notice Of Appointment of Admins
traitor.

In the District court of the State
of Iowa, in and for Hamilton county.
in probate.
In the Matter of the Estate OF
Hindertje Jansen, deceased.
To whom it may concern: Notice
is hereby given, that the undersigned
has been appointed and has quail
fled as Administrator of the estate of
Hindertje Jansen, late of Hamilton
county, Iowa, deceased. All persons
in any manner indebted to said de-
ceased or his estate will make pay
ment to the undersigned; and those
having claims against said deceased
or his estate will present them in
manner and form as by law requir-
ed, for allowance and payment.
Dated this 18th day of July. A. D.
1916.
F. A. Welp.
Administrator of said estate.
14F3 I. J. Sayrs, Atty.
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Williams News.

The Needle club and the ladies aid
society of the Presbyterian church
held picnic supper in the park
Friday evening in honor of Prof
and Mrs. o. T. Petit. There were
As present and they all Joined in
wishing Mr.. and Mrs. Petit a happy
and successful future.
The car containing the furniture
of Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Vaughan left
here Friday for Storm Lake.
Mrs. Scott Graeber of Storm Lake
and Miss Williams, sister of Mr..
Graeber's, spent the week end at the
Dan Terrell home.
Death invaded the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Albert Meyers in manner
that shocked not only the family but
the entire community, when their
little ten year old daughter leila
was found dead in bed Saturday
morning. When the child was call
ed in the morning she failed to re-
spond and an investigation revealed
the CHASTITY tragedy. Physicians
were summoned and their opinion
was that the child must have died
about 10 o'clock or shortly after she
retired the night before. Death in
all probability was due to the excess
sive heat, as the child was apparent
ly as we'll as usual and had no or
ganic trouble. The Meyers family
live just across the northern bound
airy of this county in Wright county
but are we'll known to the people in
this vicinity and the sympathy of
the community goes out in full meas
ure to the grief stricken family.
DR.. Brown, veterinarian now To-
cate at Iowa Falls, was in town
Thursday, talking over the hog chol-
era situation with DR.. Bossenberger.
Dr. Brown was recently appointed
to this district to take charge of the
hog cholera control work being
done by the state.
Miss Ruth Martinson and her lit
tie sister Jeanette spent Saturday
night and Sunday at the E. L. Wer-
ner home in harrisburg.
Albert Meyers is on the sick list
this week, having been overcome
with the heat while cutting oats one
day last week
Will West returned from his trip
Friday. While he was away Mr.. West
rented house at Big Lake, Mimi,
and the family are planning to move
there about the first of September
This will be anything but welcome
news to the many friends of this
family.
Mr.. Wick has a new corn crib al
most completed on his farm north
west of town.
Among those who have had horses
overcome by the heat during the past
week are G. Hipp, VIM. Ricke, Stew
art Millsap, Herman Beisner and
Jerry Williams. Messrs. Millsap
and Williams both lost their ami
mails. The others made good recov-
cries.
A Mr.. Christensen living about
ten miles southeast of town, lost two
valuable mares in about 30 minutes
from the time they went down from
the heat.
Mrs. A. Thurmond had a slight ac-
cident while she was attempting to
turn at the H. Bossenberger corner
last Saturday. She was not hurt but
the cara Saxon twas damaged
quite bit
Mrs. c. A. Schutt, and her four
children of near Clarion, autoed ov-
er to the VIM. West home to spend
Sunday with her sister. Mrs. West.
DR.. and Mrs. VIM. P. Bossenberger
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-08-01
Notice of Dissolution of the Martin
Telephone Co.

To whom it may concern:
Notice is hereby given, that at a
special stockholders meeting of the
Martin Telephone company held at
Webster City, Iowa, on the LIST day
of July, 1916, resolution was un-
animously adopted, by a vote of
more than two-thirds of all the out
standing stock of said corporation,
dissolving the same and terminating
its corporate existence, as by statue
and it's articles of incorporation
provided.
Dated at Webster City, Iowa, this
5th day of July, 1916.
E. H. Martin, President.
M. M. Martin, Secretary.
~ 13-F-4.
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PILOT WILL CONVEY
DEUTSCHLAND DOWN
THE RIVER THIS P. n,

with relatives.
The E. D. Waterman family of
near Kamrar visited Monday with A.
A. Pearces.
Miss Addie Nicholson returned Sat-
urday from Webster City, where she
has been for the last week.
A. A. Pearce and R. T. Mcdaniel
were Fort Dodge callers Monday.
July 30
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Price Of Print Paper Being Discus
sed-Jewish Paper in Chicago
Victim of Bomb
Throwers.
GERMAN AIRSHIPS MAKE
NEW RAID IN ENGLAND
Attack Begun in Eastern Counties
Last Night, Still in Progress,
Official Report Says.

Washington, Aug. 1.-The in
creasing price of print paper is being
discussed by convention Of pub
fishers in session here today. The
convention demands action by the
government.
Chicago, Aug. 1.-Two bombs
were dropped early today on the
Jewish Daily Press office, damaging
the building to some extent. The
editors family, who reside in upper
rooms, were thrown from their beds
by the shock of the explosion.
change on the western front today.
British flyers have dropped seven
tons of bombs on the German COM
lines on the Somme
front. 1t was one of the largest
raids of the war. The French re-
port the repulse of German counter
attacks on their new position north
of the Somme. Wireless reports in
dictate that the Austrians are with
drawing their heavy artillery at Co
vel, which is threatened by the Rus
sian advance. Two towns have been
evacuated.
London, Aug. 1.-The eastern and
counties of England
had a visitation from German air
ships late last night, and at this
hour the attack is still proceeding.
An official communication just issu-
ed says:
can attack by a number of hostile
airships developed before midnight.
The raiders are reported as having
crossed the coast line along the east
ern and southeastern counties.
Bombs were dropped off the Thames
estuary.
"The attack is proceeding"
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Presidential Candidate Charles E.
Hughes Telegraphs Utah Senator
That He is For Equal
Suffrage.
139 LIVES ARE LOST IN
THE GREAT FOREST FIRES
Northern Ontario Suffers Much
Loss of Life as Well as
Property.

New York, Aug. Charles E.
Hughes telegraphed to Senator Suth-
erland of Utah last night declaring
for the woman suffrage amendment
to the federal constitution.
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The Eeud still On.

Ethel-Maud says she is ready to
make up Ii you are.
Kate (snappishly)-Tell her I'd be
ready to make up, too. If had q conf
pexion as muddy as hers.-Boston
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