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The Alaska daily empire., 1916-11-09
Sixty Lines of Trenches Between british and Rear Lines Of the
 Teutons.
HARD PROPOSITION UP
Providence Journal Has h. formation direct from First Line of
 Allies.

PROVIDENCE, R. l., Nov 9.-The Providence Journal publishes a mes' sage. which was refused cable trans mission in London, but which has reached Providence by mail through Montreal lt says:
 "A careful estimate Of the probable duration of the war from sources which include the best brains Of the military organizations of France Great Britain and Russia and which also reflects the personal belief of General Joffre, is that there can be no possible cessation of ho5tilities during the next two years.
 While conditions on the western front are more than satisfactory to the Allies, they do not believe that they can force the German lines back over the conquered Territory. The remarkable growth of aircraft observations among the allied forces has put them in possession of every fact concerning the condition and strength of the German defences. These defences. Of a massive charac- ter, spread back from the present lines over eight miles. encompass ing a network of parallel trenches, Of which there must be fully 6O be- tween the front line of the Germans and the rear Qualifications.
 "The losses of the British in the recent victories. which have put them in possession of about five miles Of the enemy's trenches, have been very great. The conclusion has been reached that it is not worth while to sacrifice men in this fash ion again.
 "The plan of campaign as outlined by General Jorfre will be adhered 10. It is to hold the present lines along the entire front and by the pounding operations toward points like Thepyal ana Dounamont Co drive triangular wedges into the front lines wherever possible. Tha allied generals re&nze that every ad. ditional mile Jf ground to be de. tended by the Germans imposes a much greater strain on the enemy. ani compeIs the constant presence @. great numbers. of troops which the Germans would otherwise utilize along the Balkan borders.
 The immense quantities of ammu hilton Of the allies have been added to to such an extent that before the new year the necessity for secur ing completed munitions from the United States will be over The Allies. however will continue to aecd sheet copper and empty brass cases from the United States and other countries.
 In the meantime every possible weakness in the German lines is being utilized in wedge driving ac uons in order 10 compliment and break up straight lines wherever possible The plan is Co substitute the zig-zag end Irregular line where ever it runs straight across lt i, the belief of the Allies that by th!. method they will be able while maintaining practically the sam, front as al present 10 increase the arca Of line to be held by some 3J Go 5O miles"
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The Alaska daily empire., 1916-11-09
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DEPARTMENT OF TEE INTERIOR. ig hereby given that under tho Act or Congress- approved October 2O' l9l4, (38 Stat. TAD. entitled, "An Act 70 provide for thc leasing or coal ElluA i'm Che Territory of Alaska" and reSu- lations thereundcr of May lS, 1916. ap- pIIcntionS for lease have been filed with the Commissioner of the General Land office as follows: ,,-......,...
 field. Goo acres; proposed invest
 mcnt SG0.000 or more. develop
 ment work Co begin within ten
 days after. award or ease ,,,.
 nnuslya ncd. 1.i40 acres pro-
 posrd investment $144.000. dcvel-
 opment work Co begin not later Nh fa9e {n5eins su'Y YRlocks 'ifii ii. i2. 13. r..
 Mntonusba field. 2,i40 acres. to S2. 2.000.000 development work to begin within GO days from No feSsing Iesg g. 'ssIiS Block l2. Matanuska field. 4S0 acres. proposed Invest
 ment si06000 development work to beglr not later than May l. No G. I.easiag Blocks IS. l9. 20. 22. %. a. Bcring River Field, 2,-
 420 acres. proposed investnenl
 
 No 6. Leasing Blocks 3l. 35. 36. Ber-
 Ing River field 1920 acres, pro-
 posed investment $lOO'OOO or No 7 Leasing Block 9. Motanuska
 ncld. 4SO acres, or in the alter
 native. leasing Blocks IS. l9 20.
 Bering River field LAO acres.
 proposed investment S50,00O. de-
 velopment work tO begin as soon
 ng railroads can handle output. No. & Leasing Blocks and 8. Matm-
 usl,a field. l.4O0 acres. proposed
 investment SlG0.000. development
 work to begin sixty days after
 date Of lease.
 On November iO 1916. the said oppli- cations will be taken up and the pro- nosols therein considered. subject to aany better terms that may be offered by any other qualified applicant during the period of publication, or by the hrsl '''''''' 'lNSLEX&NDER T. VoGELSANG. CNov. l3) Actlng Secretary.
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FOR LEASE OF AL-
 ASKA COAL. LANDS.
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('To Treadwell and Douglas only) subject to change wi hout notIcS
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-11-09
MANUFACTURERS OF
 GERMANY IN TRUST

BERLIN. Nov 9. - Virtually the entire German manufacturing m- dustry has been united in a single or- ganization for the first time through the formation here of a so-called German industrial Council The new organization forms connecting link between the older organization, the Central Association Of German Indusrials and the Society Of Chem ical Industries. These organizations, which have been working together since the outbreak of the war. re- solved to form an alliance on per manent basis in order to meet new conditions after the war and to co- operate in recovering Germany's lost foreign trade
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-09-12
DIES MONIES PAYS
FOR A REST ROOM
Other Cities Might Find a Way
One Of the Best Convenien.
ces a Town Can Have.

Des Moines is one city in Iowa
which provides city comfort sta
ton with money appropriated from
the general fund of the city. If Des
Moines does it, other cities might
find way A letter to an inquir-
er in the city today, from Ralph X.
Bolton, secretary of the Greater Des
Moines association, vouchsafes the
information that the city maintains
a comfort station on the east side.
Des Moines is city of department
stores, everyone of which has suite
of rest rooms in connection with the
store. The need is not SO great as
in this city Of 5000 people.
Aside from the accommodation Of
strangers who chance to be in the
city there is the question of the wo-
men employed in the down town dis
trict There are approximately. two
or three hundred of them employed
in Webster City. Many of these
have in their places of employment
no toilet facilities Of any kind, to
say nothing of place to rest for an
hour if faint or suddenly i'll. What
are these to do when the rest room
is closed? Are they not entitled to
consideration?
long list of names might be OBJ
tanned of those women who have at
some time found the rest room real
friend in need.
; There are times when half hours
rest will save girl in the business
world from subsequent half days
absence from her employment. There
are several girls employed down town
who bring their lunches at the noon
hour the year round. More who
bring it occasionally and eat it in
the rest room, spending the remain
der of the noon hour reading or
resting. These will have to do the
next best thing if the rest room is
lost to Webster City. There is more
than one class of humanity to be
considered in the matter of rest
room.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-09-12
A Plea for Righteousness.

Eds. Freeman-Tribune: We bee
leave for a little space in your pap.
err. The article in yesterdays paper
relative to Y. M. c.. A. in Webster
City certainly needs some attention
After stating the plans of promi-
nent Odd Fellow of this city relative
to Y. M. c. A. rooms, you proceed to
state you have something better to
offer. Certainly the basement, and
first floor should be the place for
these rooms, but what is meant by
the statement that ION the first floor
might be the billiard and smoking
rooms" What place has billiards
and smoking in Christian organiza-
ton? What is meant by providing
place for young men and boys to
go to smoke and poison their sys-
TENS in such deadly atmosphere,
dwarfing their mental powers, ruin
ing their bodies and incapacitating
them for the duties of life. Some
may say this is the result of the Gig
arctic only. That is not so, but if it
were, what assurance have we that
cigarettes will not be used. A smok-
ing room is to smoke in. Some may
say they will have it under better
surroundings, but does that remove
the evil?
No. thousand times, no. 1t will
poison just the same, no matter
where it is used. You say the name
has little significance. 1t certainly
has considerable significance if it is
to go under the name of Christian.
The very word christian means a
follower of Christ. Can any one
imagine the divine Christ Willing
away his time in 4 cloud of tobac-
CO smoke, inhaling the poisonous
nicotine, much less indulging in it
himself?
The writer of this article has been
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-09-12

mick. Mr.. and Mrs. Baylor wen to
Britt this morning for a few days
visit, but will join the Helmicks in
this city for the return trip.
MIR. and Mrs B. Mccoy have re-
turned home from their attendance
at the old soldiers reunion at Kan
sas City and an extended trip through
Kansas and Missouri. Both report a
pleasant time, though Mr.. Mccoy
found it rather firing.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Clabaugh,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Clabaugh and
Mrs. Pearl Clabaugh and daughter
left overland for Boone today for an
over Sunday visit with the B. H.
Clabaugh family.
Miss Carrie McLaury, who is at
tending the state university at Iowa
City is spending several days in this
city with relatives while attending
to business matters. She will leave
soon for Des Moines to join her moth
err in a visit with their sister and
daughter, Mrs. F. M. King and
family, before returning to Iowa
City where Mrs. NJ. has been making
her home also. Miss McLaury at
tended the university last winter
and this summer, having enrolled
for the full four year course.
Mrs. A. N. Halfway OF Floodwood,
Mimi, who has been here visiting
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. GU. Mauch,
for the past several weeks, has re-
turned home. Her husband, who was
also a visitor in this city and went
to the state fair in Des Moines with
fancy cattle for exhibition purposes,
returned to his home from the fair.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-09-12
Enforcement Needed.

The next legislature should raise
the age of consent at which parents
may allow their children to drive
automobiles Boone News-Republi-
can.
1t appears to the Freeman-Tribune
that sentiment in favor of law en-
forcement, and officers to enforce
that sentiment, is needed more than
more laws. It is now contrary to
law for person under fifteen to
drive an automobile, yet many chill.
dren of less than that age are seen
at the wheel. Some towns are do
ing a good job enforcing laws. but
many are not, and Webster City Is
among the latter class. Never in the
history of this town, save when H.
M. Sparboe was mayor, has serious
effort been made to enforce the law.
For itself the Freeman-Tribune is
becoming heartily tired of this con-
dition of things and asks those In
authority to get busy and make
everybody obey our speed ordinances
and the auto law of the state.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-09-12

daughter, Mrs. H. L. Wise and fam
lily. and son, A. g. schuneman and
wife.
Mrs Max Hemingway and baby
of Fort Dodge are visiting DR.. and
Mrs. F. E. Whitley.
Miss Bess Hughes returned this
noon to her home in Grand Junction
after an over Sunday visit with Miss
Letha Heron at the Adam Wolford
home on Elm street.
Miss Georgia Balluff, special
nurse who has headquarters here,
went to her home in Strawberry
Point today for vacation visit.
Miss Olive Zehr, week end
guest of Miss Silda Schertz, stenog-
rapher for Attorney o. J. Henderson,
returned this noon to her home in
Manson.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-09-12
from Saturdays Daily.)

Mrs. E. d. Colt and daughter
and Miss Julia Nichols, swhoa ,have
been in California during the past
year and half, have started home
Mrs. f. P. Harrison of Homer
spent short time here yesterday
while en- route to Williams to visit
relatives.
| will Talcott, who attends high
school here, went to his home in Will
liams yesterday to spend Sunday
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. z. S
Talcott.
| Miss Edith Mature of Laurens
spent last night here with Miss Flor
ence Leonard.
| MIR. and Mrs. julius Bermann
leave tonight for Chicago where Mr.
Bermann will attend the National
Clothier's association. . His mo
sales" plan which has attracted much
attention among retail dealers will
be the topic for an address by him.
Mr.. hermann spoke upon this sub
iect last year at the Iowa Clothier's
association. Vivian Mccullough
from the Chas. T. Smith & Son cloth
ing house of this city, and Adolph
Phliiger of Jewell, will also be among
those in attendance from Hamilton
county.
Mrs. Joe Olson and Mrs. Archie
Miller of Ellsworth visited Mrs. F.
o. Satter yesterday
E. c. Clarkson, proprietor OF
the rollar skating rink, spent yester-
day in Fort Dodge.
Miss Mabel Neel Of Randall,
who is attending high school here
this year, went to her home yester-
day afternoon to spend the week
end.
Mrs. o. S. Allen and little son,
of 627 Ohio street, went to Des
Moines yesterday to visit relatives.
Miss Carrie Samson of Kamrar
spent yesterday here at the home of
her brother, Sam Sampson.
Mrs Sanford Tyler of Cotton
wood, Minnesota, a former Hamilton
county resident who has been visit
ing among old friends in Webster
City and Cass township, left yester-
Cay afternoon to visit the Walter Gla-
man and A. J. Kahl families in Jew
ell.
Rev. Arthur Bottom of KAN
rar spent yesterday in this city.
Mrs. Samuel Moore and Mrs.
Walter Watkins and little daughter
of Dean, and Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac
Blue of Churdan, who are visiting
at the C. Rocker home in Kamrar,
accompanied Mr.. and Mrs. R. to this
city yesterday and spent the day
with the latter's daughter, Mrs. J..
10. Been. Samuel Rocker and son,
of Sioux Falls, S. D., are also visit
ing here, guests of Mr.. RS sister,
Mrs. BEEN.
W. H. Cook spent last evening
on business in Kamrar.
Mrs George Anderson and Mrs.
!Christopherson, both of Ellsworth,
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-09-12
PERSONAL BRIEFS.
(From Mondays Daily.)

Mrs. N. S. Hutchinson and chill
dren returned to their home in Ames
Saturday after visit with the form
er's mother, Mrs. James Humbert and
family.
Mrs. H. w. Hanson and baby,
who live at GIG Lucas street, spent
Sunday with the formers mother at
jewell.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. N. Roper Of Fit.
Dodge Sundayed with Mrs. RS par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. P. H. Treanor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Park returned
to their home in Cedar Rapids this
noon after visit with the latter's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. N. Omstead.
Miss Mabel Owens returned to-
day from few days visit with rela-
tives in Fort Dodge and Lehigh.
"A. L. Wilton is off on a fort
nights pleasure trip to Champaign,
Illinois, and other points.
John S. Heffner of Duncombe
spent the morning here.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Casey
drove over from Cedar Falls Satur-
day for week end visit at the d.
M. Kelly home.
Mrs. l. E. Jamison and two chill
dren left today for their home in
Beatrice, Neb., after a visit with
Mrs. Jamison's sister, Mrs. R.. ].
Flaws and family, five miles north
of town.
Miss Marguerite Hanson return
ed home to Fort Dodge today follow
ing an over Sunday visit with her
aunts, Mrs. Harvey Brewer and Mrs.
Charles Ingertson and families.
Miss Tressa Cantonwine Sum
dayed with relatives here, returning
to her work as stenotypist in Man.
son today.
Ms. M. B. Van Wrinkle went to
Fort Dodge today to spend several
days visiting her son, S. B. Van
Wrinkle and family,
Mrs. Joe Gillispie and little son
Leslie left today for two weeks Wis
it with relatives in Clarke, Neb, fol-
lowing which they will go to Coun-
Gil Bluffs, where the little boy will
enter the state school for the deaf
Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. Daniels
have gone to DeSmet, S. D., for a
couple of weeks visit among relatives
and friends.
Mrs. r. P. Scriven and Mrs. Jes-
sic Austin-BQys are Fort Dodge cal
lers today.
Mrs. J. H. Shafer and daughter,
Miss Gladys, are spending the day in
Fort Dodge.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. Caruth leave
for Lyman, Col, today for visit
with their daughter, Mrs. E. J. Kid
der and family.
ID. r. Conway, who is, now fore
man of the Estherville Enterprise,
was an over Sunday visitor here.
Mrs. E. J. Steele left Saturday
night for weeks visit with friends
in Chicago and other Illinois cities.
Mrs Caroline Beerman and
daughter, Miss Anna, have gone to-
Minnesota for a visit with relatives.
Mrs. II. A. Little of Dunlap ar
rived in the city Saturday for five
or six weeks visit at the M. A. Lit
tie home on Elm street.
Mrs. E. E. Richardson and little
son Linn left yesterday for Iowa
City for weeks visit with rela-
|tives.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. F. Schuneman
returned to their home in Spencer
this noon after visit with their
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-09-12
'0NE ON WELL KNOWN
WEBSTER CITY man
Walter Terrell Has Some Experience
in Our Neighboring City Of
Fort Dodge.

Fort Dodge Messenger: walter
Terrell, an insurance agent of Web
ster City, isn't going to make an.
more boasts, at least that is what h,
said in police court this morning.
Mr.. Terrell drove to the city yes
terday in his Ford. Part of his mis-
sion here was to find out why hi
was getting some undesirable pub
LEFTY. A Fort Dodge newspaper he
said, had printed story about q
Walter Terrell of Webster City be.
ing arrested for fighting.
"This matter isn't a joke" said
the enraged Mr.. Terrell last night
."Just last week this same Walter
Terrell was reported arrested fol
speeding in Algona. I want to find
out who this fellow is. Some peo-
pie may think it's l. The fact is
have never been arrested in my life
and don't intend to be-"
Just as he was leaving the city last
night for Webster City, Mr.. Ferrell
was stopped by motorcycle police
man and put under arrest for speed
ing. Before Magistrate Mcgowan
this morning he was given five dol
lar fine.
Mr.. Terrell, however, didn't want
the matter to rest there. He pleaded
not guilty and said that he would APP
peal the case. His appeal consisted
of consulting the state law in regard
to speeding. He searched in vain
for provision which states that the
speed must be taken for one-eightE
of a mile. The testimony of the Of
ficer showed that his speed had been
taken for a block and half.
IF could just find that provision
I could prove that I'm not guilty and
go on my way rejoicing" said Mr..
Terrell as he read page after page
of the voluminous volume on Iowa
law.
The provision couldn't be found,
however, and the SIS is still in the
hands of the police. The case may
still be appealed. ''No more boasts
for me-, said Mr.. Terrell as he left
but not rejoicing.
And here is another version of the
affair as given by the Chronicle:
''He came to town to keep his name
out of the papers and here's how he
Yesterday afternoon a Ford car
rolled up to the police station door
and one Mr.. Terrell, of Webster City,
alighted and entered the sanctum of
Chief Jordan.
Mr.. Terrell had read in the Chron-
icle on several occasions that some
person bearing his name had been
arrested for speeding and fighting.
Now Mr.. Terrell was not that kind
If man in his own home town and
was willing to admit it.. He had
come all the way to Fort Dodge to
ind out if some one was putting up
! joke on him or if man bearing
lis name was actually in existence
here. He had never been arrested
or speeding in his life and what's
more he never was going to give
hem chance to put HIS name in
he papers.
This morning Mr.. Terrell, very po-
lite and still outwardly cheerful,
again called at the police station
~ request. His visit was at the re-
quest of traffic officer Lochray who
arrested him for speeding on the
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-09-12


spent yesterday here with the form
er's daughter, Mrs. James Hand ant
family.
Mrs. w. T. Baxter returned this
morning from Rochester, Mimi.
where she recently underwent sur.
gical operation for goiter.
Mrs. w. A. Preston and Miss
Marian Parsons left yesterday after.
noon for their home in Cedar Rapids
following a visit with Mr.. and Mrs
Fred Austin.
Mrs. w. II. Beedle, who has
been a guest of the A. A. Furman
family left yesterday afternoon for
her home in Ames.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cleo Standley and
baby daughter motored to this city
yesterday from their home in Boone
and Mrs. Standby and baby will Wis
it over Sunday with Miss Florence
Leonard. Mrs. STANDBY was form
erly Miss Myra Northcraft of Boone
and has visited here many times. i
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Marshall
Of Sioux City spent between trains in
this city yesterday with the G. S.
Dunlap family while en- route to
Spirit Lake.
Miss Ruth c. futile left Iyester-
day afternoon for Des Moines to be-
gin her second years study in the
Still Osteopathic college.
Mrs. Guy Polling and little son
returned to their home in Nevada
yesterday after a weeks visit with
Mrs. Poling's sister, Mrs. F. c. Rueg-
nitz and husband.
Mrs John Horn went to Fort
Dodge today to stay a few days with
her sister, Mrs. Frank Thiede, who Is
very ill. Mrs. Thiede is suffering
with nervous troubles and has been
poorly all summer.
The Misses Olga Amundson and
Helen Cordes, the later a teacher in
the grade schools here this year,
spent last evening at Miss Cordes's
home in Kamrar.
Mrs. H. w. Lundell and little son
are Fort Dodge callers today.
Miss Laura White, who has been
taking year postgraduate work al
the University of Chicago on a years
leave of absence from the Chair of
English at the University of Wyom-
ing in Laramie, left today for Wyom-
ing after few days visit at the home
of her parents in this city-Capt.
and Mrs. ]. R. White.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse w. Lee went
OF Sac City today to visit several days
with friends.
Mrs. J. V. Kearns left this fore
noon to spend couple of weeks with
her daughter, Mrs. Frank Currie and
family, and get acquainted with her
new granddaughter.
The Misses Hazel and Airline
Sparks are spending the day in Fort
Dodge.
Mrs. Mary A. Hoag returned to-
day from weeks visit at the home
of her son, C. w. Hoag, in Blairs-
burg.
Mrs. J. S. Virtue of Omaha, who
has been visiting in northern Illinois
and southern Wisconsin, is spending
several days with her cousin, S. K.
Virtue and wife, while enroute home.
Mrs. R. l.. Cox and Miss Meta
Nicholson are spending the day in
Fort Dodge.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Busing,
northeast of town, and Mrs. Meade
Hughes and little son, Marion, mo-
tored to Eagle Grove today to attend
the annual celebration given in that
place.
s. A. D. Helmick and wife of
Gibson City, ILL.,, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Baylor of Bloomington, H., arrived
in this city overland yesterday for
a visit at the home of Mrs. F. P.
Helmick and family. Mr.. Helmick
is brother of the late F. P. Hell