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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-28
SAUSACES PLAY IMPORTANT PART
 IN VERDUN FRAY.
Germans Thank Them for Much of Their Skill at
 Artillery Fire.

Paris, April 27-The so-callede ''sau. sage''-the captive balloon employed by the Germans for observation p1r- poses-iss playing an important part of the Battle of Verdun. To this valuable accessory is attributed much of the, admittedly remarkable precis= ion of the German heavy artillery.
 Assem- blages of troops and motor transport become targets for biz shells-notwithstan French eff forts to screen them from enemy ob- servation-because of the develop ment of the ''sausage' so termed by the French because of it's shape.
 At the commencement of the artil- Iery attack forty-f1ve of these aircraft were above the German lines along a tfirty-nliIe front. The German zone of observation appears to be divided into as many sections as there are .'sausages'' The method of the Ger mans is to plan the French terrain into theoretical squares so that ranges may be readily found and telephOned to the batteries.
 A sausage can rise 1,5O0. yards when necessary, but generally ascends no higher than a little more than half that distance, so that it may be lowered quickly if an enemy aero plane squadron approaches. Some of the most powerful machines in the German air service protect the bal looms and this in itself is regarded as sufficient proof of the importance which is attached to them.
 French aviators who are ambitious to destroy ''sausages'' are often lured to their death. The captive balloons are kept two or three miles behind the German lines, f1anked by aeroplanes in groups of from seven to twelve. A German decoy is sent forth to tempt the French machines into danger. When the bait is taken, the German sends out a distress signal in the form of a fuse, and the German group drives forward and endeavors to nem the daring Frenchman in. Most ot the German air victories may be az- tributed to this strategy.
 The sausage" has an important use, too, in aerial photography The negatives obtained in this way are so accurate as often to give the Ger man artillery a distinct advantage in dual mbardnents. the range-find- CTS some times operating with the aid of photographs instead of human ob- servers.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-28
FATHER VAUGHAN SAYS ENCLAND'S
 NEED IS MOTHER
Sco1ds Women of Fashion able London for Allowing Cradle To Remain
 Empty.

London, April 27-Apropos of the widespread alarm caused by the reve1- atfon that Eng1and's birth rate is the lowest in it's history, Father Bernard Vaughan, noted Jesuit, and pastor of one of the most fashionable par ishes in London, delivered recently a stirring sermon.
 ''I sect everywhere" he said; Ion the arteries of our mammoth metro polls women befurred and jewelIed, in the daintiest of footwear which you can see as far as ever it reaches and the most perfect hats. In fact you would think that there was cer- you look a little longer you will find that there is a pet dog which could easily be replaced by two men in khaki as far as money goes.
 "I do not complain about these things but my country comes before the dainty wants of a frivolous class
 'SThe Cradle is Empty
 .@rhe crade is empty and the church bench is empty. The church bench is empty because the cradle is empty. When I was a lad the birth rate was thirty-seven to forty per thousand today we have dropped to 19.5 per thousand. We are a nation of travelling to the centery. Never was the marriage rate so high; never the birth rate so low; and that at a. time when the cry is to replace the men we are losing.
 'It is the mother we need today and shall need more and more and we want mothers in those wives whom God wants to become moth ers.'
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-28

than a third Of the total wealth of the nation, will be ruined.
 For want of steam coal, many blast furnaces, foundries and factories are working on short time; some threaten to close and some have closed already Fishing trawlers in Santona cannot put to sea for want of coal. To save the fishing industry from ruin 2,OOO tons of coal per month are said to be required, while the whole of the Span- 1sh industrial needs for the next twelve months could be met by 100000 tons.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-28
DIED,

OLMSTEAD-In Danbury, April 25, Antoinette wife of A. Haw1ey Olrn- stead, aged "A years and 3 days. O'BOY-In Danbury, April 24, John J. O'Boy, aged S3 years. SILBY-In Norwalz, April 25, Ste phen Silby, aged 54. HOYT-In Ridgefield,A April e25. War ren B. Hoyt, aged Ts,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-28

cussing the German Governments an nounced release of IS, ,O0O tons of dye stuffs for this country, said there were still difficulties in the way. These include a British permit for trans portation and the obtaining of Amer ican ships to carry the cargo.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-28

If those contests in raising farm products, held in many counties, were producing some perfectly useless re- suit, what a crowd there would be about the bulletin boards to get the final scores!
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-28

After denouncing Congress for not keeping in session all the year, some people find that they can't afford to spend 30 minutes in voting at the pri- maries. %
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-28

The eager desire manifested for the of Congress is probably due not so much to a desire to gaze on the faces of the Congressmen, as to get them back on the reservation where they can't do any harm.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-28

SPRING PIONEERING
 PLANTS JOHN RECK Q @oa
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-28

SPRING PIONEERING
 PLANTS. JOHN RICK & SON.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-28

ADVERTISE IN THE FARNGEE-
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-07-25

Packwood, Iowa, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Mrs. Estes and Mrs. Greiner are sis
tiers of Mr.. Whitson. The Greiners
were called to Packwood recently
from their western home on account
of the serious illness of Mrs. Grein-
er's father, the elder Mr.. Whitson.
Mrs. w. T. Baxter has returned
from q four weeks visit at Ashland
and Washburn, Wis, and Minneapo-
lis and Lake Minnetonka, Mimi.
Mr.. and Mrs. John A. Sawin, old
time Webster City residents, OF
Ames, are in the city today, on their
way home from a visit with Mr.. SIS
brother at Goldfeld and his brother
in-law, T. W. Soup and family, north
of this place. Mr.. Sawin is mem
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-07-25

ate in the youngster of 1895 are
rather pathetic in the aging man OF
|1916.
Each year Mr.. Bryan finds some
new fad upon which to base his ora
torical campaign. Each subject is
like a toy that serves it's purpose and
then is forgotten. Populism, free
silver, anti-imperialism and all of
the other fads of season have faded
into the limbo of things unremem-
bered. Today Mr.. Bryan is talking
against "militarism" with the same
fervor and entertaining quality as
marked his other eras of speech
making. And the general effect is
much the same. Nobody takes Bry-
all seriously any more. He is listen
ed to with attention, he draws the
crowds and he thrills by his flights
of sophomore eloquence. But it is
froth of the cheapest kind. One
would hardly think of quoting an
utterance from Bryan as authority.
He simply is not quoted except occa-
sionally as a political expedient. His
words have little intelligent thought
behind them. He is a mechanical
talking machine which plays but one
record at a time.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-07-25
Motored to Iowa Falls,

Many Webster City people motor
ed to Sloan Springs, Iowa Falls,
Sunday and spent the day in the
cool of the woods with picnic lunch
es. Among them were DR.. and Mrs.
F. A. Roysen and two daughters,
Mildred and Lora. The Boysen fam
lily met the DR.. II. A. Boysen family
of Waterloo at Iowa Falls, who also
made the trip overland. Miss Lora
Boysen accompanied the latter home
to Waterloo for weeks visit.
Another party was Mr.. and Mrs
J. p. Rasmussen, Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn
A. Barnett, Mr.. and Mrs. Mason
Isham and baby son, Mr.. and Mrs
W. J. Birdsell, Mrs. Hattie Birdsell-
Rasmussen and Mr.. and Mrs. Enoch
w. Olson and two children.
Mrs. L.. M. Seeley and daughter
Miss Lenore, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
b. Miller and little son and Mrs. H
Is. Bourne and children formed an.
other party. They met relatives
from Fort Dodge and Waverly, who
had also made overland trips to lowe
Falls, and all picnicked together.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson Helmick ant
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Mikesell and the
latter's little son also motored to the
springs, taking a picnic lunch ant
spending a portion of the day.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-07-25
1862 Concerts.

w. Fl. Cook, who had expected to
retire from the concert field, will
once more present series of vocal
and instrumental entertainments,
about one month apart, including pi-
ano, violin, harp, soprano and bari
tone artists. There will be three ia
four events and the price of the
course, made possible by combina-
ton of circumstances, present condi-
lions abroad, ETC., will be exceeding
ly reasonable. Mr.. Cook has, he
states, acquired a wartime hobby in
his managerial capacity, viz, dark
horse artists, i. e. people who, al
though unknown in this country
are yet artists and owing to present
world conditions, need job. 1t is
this situation that has tempted re.
entry into the concert field. With
prosperity andl ess than reasonable
prices, it is not doubted that every
concert will be given to full houses
r. NJ Doty, who recently returned
home from Mercy hospital. is bacl
again at his duties as postman.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-07-25
Party Visits Granite Plant.

Miss Maude Helmick has sent
home long clipping from Mont
pelier, Vermont, newspaper telling
of visit made by the party of thir-
ty-tiye Iowa people, with whom she
and Miss Mae Bahrenfuss are trav-
cling, to the Jones Brothers granite
plant and up to Milestone hill, where
they inspected the great granite
quarries.
The party was taken to- the plant
in special electric car and an espec-
tally chartered train was waiting for
them on the Montpelier & Wells road
when they came out and they were
then taken to the quarries.
In telling of the trip the paper
says: Arriving at Barre at twelve
O'Clock, the party was invited to be
the guests of the board of trade at a
dinner in Hotel Barre. After dinner
they returned to Montpelier where
they took the 2 o'clock train over
the Wells River road. The Iowans
are being conducted on their tour of
the east by Wilbur L. Clapp, secre-
tary of the B. Y. P. u. of A., and
minister of the First Baptist church
.of Cedar Rapids. They gathered in
Chicago on July II and went from
there to Detroit, Mich, then to Buff
falo, Niagara, Toronto and down the
st. Lawrence. They travel in their
own chartered sleeping coaches and
in most places spend their nights in
these. This afternoon they left by
way of Wells river and White River
Junction for Woodstock. From there
they will go to the White mountains,
Portland, Old Orchard, Boston, New
York, Philadelphia, and Atlantic
City, spending several days in the
larger places, and return to Chicago
August 9, where they will dispense
and leave for their separate homes"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-07-25
William Jennings BRYAN.

Kansas City Journal Despite his
whitening poll and STOPPING shout
ders and the craven lines of the
years upon his broad face, William
Jennings Bryan continues to be the
boy orator. His enthusiasm for
speechmaking has not diminished
nor has the quality of his forensic
output improved since that far off
day when he apostrophized the sons
of toll in his spectacular cross of
gold speech in Chicago that won
him his first nomination for the pres
idency. The big, good-natured and
unspoiled boy is still predominant in
Bryan and presumably he will be a
boy until he dies. Yet the things
that seemed admirable and appropri-
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-07-25
MARVELLOUS IN
CREASE IN VALUES
Iowa has Doubled in Farm Wealth
the Past Ten Years-Now
Totals $4,oO0,ooo,ooo.

The marvellous increase in the
value of farm land and live stock the
past ten years in Iowa is revealed by
the agricultural statistics just com
piled by a. U. Swan, manager of the
state census, and Ora Williams, edi-
tor of the census Hamilton county
is an average county and the value
of the land and live stock in this
county must now be close to $4O,-
100000. The value of the land and
buildings per acre in Iowa, as re-
ported to the enumerators of the
1915 census, was $121.15 as against
$55.S5 ten years ago. The total
value of farm land and the equip
ment. thereof is now reported at over
$4,000, 100000. The major part of
this increase has been in the value
of the land alone.
Farm animals and poultry were
valued at S35O,621,975 in 1915 as
compared to s132,000,00O in 1905.
The value of farm and garden crops
produced for the year 1914 was
$437,225,662. which is S190,000,00O
more than the value for ten years
before.
In spite of the increased profits
there are fewer people operating
farms now than ten years ago and
the average size of farms has in
creased rather than grown less. Re-
ports were secured from 199,755
farmers operating that number Of
farms as against 209,163 ten years
ago. The number of acres reported
as included in farms is 32,951 ,056, a
decrease Of $4,000 from the pre-
,yious census. The average size of the
farms reported upon increased from
15S acres to 164 acres and the value
of each farm, land alone bein con-
sidered, increased from $7,42055 to
SIT, 5S2.47. If land and buildings
di coHsiueicu lOScIHeI, DIS Is uOle
in the matter of assessments, the av-'
erage value of farms and buildings is
found to be $19,9S4.9S as against
$S,S72.7S ten years ago.
There has been a slight increase
in the number of tenant farmers and
acres operated under leases as COM
pared to ten years ago.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-07-25
Lose Little Daughter.

Kathryn, the eleven months old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. n. F.
Dixon, who live at S12 High street,
the east side, passed away at 6
o'clock yesterday morning with an
acute attack of pneumonia and
measles.
The baby had only been i'll few
days and was critically ill but few
hours. The child was born in this
city August 6, 1915, and leaves the
parents, two brothers and two sis
tiers to mourn her death.
Funeral services will be held from
the Universalist church Wednesday
afternoon at $3.50, conducted by
Rev. Harry F. Shook. Interment will
be made in Graceland cemetery.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-07-25

Der of the faculty of the state col
lege, being in the blacksmithing and
mechanical department. He hopes to
meet some of his pupils while here
today-Don Mckee, Jas. Yungclas,
Gale Pearce, John Hunter and 9TH
ers. Prof. G. l.. Conlee, of the high
school manual training department,
is also an old pupil of Mr.. Sawins.
Miss Alta Ely went to Dun
combe today to visit her sister, Mrs.
E. F. Gallery and family.
Mrs. Charles Simpson and little
daughter, who came here some time
ago to attend the golden wedding Of
Mrs. Simpsons parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo. s. Neel, left this forenoon for
their home in Bridger, Montana.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-07-25

las well as in business facilities
which is very gratifying to the town;
on its lines.
Note The above written twenty
years ago will cause the old resident
to wonder whatever became of those
rocking chairs and upholstered seats
the shade trees and grass on the
north of the depot. The traveller
referred to is still clinging to the
Bryan policy of "watchful waiting
for those shade trees and cool shady
spot anywhere in the vicinity of the
Northwestern depot which is one of
the hottest waiting rooms in the
city during the summer and is very
uncomfortable in the winter time.
Evidently the Northwestern, rail
road company fell behind in the pro-
cession, for they are certainly not
at the head in this city.
Born, July q, 1896, to Mr.. and
Mrs. C. l.. Briggs of this city, a
daughter.
L. S. Bunker had his hand quite
severely mashed in planning mill at
the machine shop Monday.
Landlord Merrill of the Wilson is
making some improvements about
his hotel. He is fitting the rooms
on the second floor with Venetian
blinds and Frightening up the house
in other ways. He has also bought
a new omnibus from Waterloo con-
Germ.
Charlie Root, Isaac Ainslie, Will
Crandall, George r. Younkee and
Howard Kellogg, who have been up
to Clear Lake on camping expedi-
ton during the past week or more,
arrived home last night.
Miss Blanche Let's entertained a
party of friends last night at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
J. w. Let's, at Poplar Grove.
.Irv. Allen, who delivers groceries
for the Unique grocery, had close
call to a serious, accident Saturday
morning while out taking orders. A
team belonging to Mr.. Sells was
running away and ran into the bug
gy occupied by Allen, demolishing
the vehicle and throwing him to the
ground. The wagon passed over
one of his legs but he escaped seri-
GUS injury by good fortune.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-07-25
PERSONAL BRIEFS.
(Fro1n Mondays D.ily.)

MIR. and Mrs. H. B. Hall of Iowa
Falls arrived in the city yesterday
for visit with their daughter, Mrs.
John A. Boeye and husband.
George Calkins, who has been
home from Camp Dodge on a five
days sick leave, returned to the
camp last night. He is feeling very
little if any better since his prostra-
tion by the heat about ten days ago,
but will remain in Camp Dodge until
he receives his transportation for the
border where the remainder of Com
pany c went Saturday night.
Rev. and Mrs. A. I. Martin and
three daughters left today for Des
Moines where they will spend few
days visiting relatives before going
on to their new home in Prairie City,
where Rev. Martin will be pastor of
the Christian church.
Mrs. w. D. Stevens and two
children left Saturday night for
Cherokee, Okla, in response to dis
patch received Saturday afternoon
stating that Mrs. Stevens sister had
passed away at that place after two
years of suffering. They will be
gone about two weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. V. l.. Clifton and
children left overland yesterday
for Arnold's Park, Okoboji, for a
weeks outing.
Mrs. l.. A. Hall of Chicago, who
for the past two weeks bias been a
guest at the c. d. Carpenter and G..
L. Briggs homes in this city, last
night resumed her journey to Spo-
kane, Wash, Los Angeles, Cal, and
other western points.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Blim of
Waterloo arrived in the city over
land Friday evening for visit at
the home of Mrs. Blim's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. l.. c. Gensman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Roemer and
children of Hampton motored to this
city Saturday and spent yesterday
with the formers brother, H. H.
Roemer of the ten cent store.
The Misses Dainty Howell, Ver-
nice, Frances and Margaret Dono-
van, Messrs. Chester Layman and
Charles Lowrie Sundayed at the Roy
Woodland home in Eagle Grove.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank B. Smith
and Mr.. and Mrs. Frank A. Doolittle
and children left yesterday on an ov-
erland trip to Silver Lake, Mimi, to
spend week or so on an outing.
Mrs. l.. l.. Hotchkiss returned
to her home in Marshalltown Satur-
day after a two weeks visit with her
son, Harry w. Hotchkiss and wife.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Kinson and
daughter, Miss Nina, of Irwin, who
have been guests at the R. H. Nab
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-07-25
TWENTY YEARS AGO
From the Freeman of July, 20, 1896.
in the Webster City Freeman.

Z H. S. Lee succeeds A. A. Cook a
local agent for the Singer SEWN,
Machine Company and will look af
ter the company's business for thi
locality.
Charles Biernatzki Sr's barn OF
West Water street was destroyed b.
fire last night at about 1880 o'clock
The barn was outside the fire limit:
and the fire boys could not reach it
A quantity of hay and grain was
destroyed and the family horse per.
lished.
Lieut. Bale and Sergt. O'Conno1
start for Okoboji Lake today where
Company C, l. N. G. will go into
camp next Saturday. This is one
of the most delightful spots in Iowa
and the boys are to be congratulated
that they are to hold their general
training amidst such surroundings.
The brick work on the founda-
ton or basement walls of the new
Hamilton County Bank building is
about finished. This foundation
will be new departure from any
thing heretofore used in the build
ing line in Webster City in that it
will be made of brick instead of
stone.
The Northwestern depot building
and surroundings are being much
improved. The interior of the wait
ing rooms have been, reprinted in
good style, new floors laid and other
changes and improvements are con-
templated that will make the prem
Uses look much better than ever be-
fore. New seats are to be put into
both rooms, those in the women's de-
partment to be upholstered and made
convenient and comfortable-with a
few rockers for the accommodation of
mothers with small children and ell
derby ladies who have to wait at the
depot from one train to another The
outside is also to be made more at
tractive. Trees are to be set out
and grass planted between the tracks
on the north side of the depot, which
in the course of few years will af-
ford a pleasant shady spot for the
waiting traveller. The Northwest
ern is bound to keep at the head of
the procession in local improvements
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-07-25
Complimentary Picnic.

Miss Mabel Holiday pleasantly
entertained about sixteen young girl
friends at picnic supper Saturday
Afternoon and evening in Nokomis
Park, complimentary to Miss Mary
Head of Des Moines, daughter of
Prof. A. P. Head, who was several
years ago principal of the Webster
City high school.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-07-25
from Saturdays Daily.)

Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Peterson of
Vincent arrived here last night in
their car and Joined the latter S
brothers, Lawrence and Seth WEIGH,
the party leaving here today for
Rochester, Mimi, to visit their
mother, Mrs. H. d. Welch and daugh-
ter Minnie, who went to Rochester
"a week or so ago. Miss Minnie
WEIGH will undergo an operation for
the removal of goiter.
Mrs. J. B. Baxter and guests,
Mrs. J. c. Burke and little son of
Minneapolis, went to Dayton this
morning to spend a few days with
friends, that being Mrs. Bakers old
home.
Mrs. II. E. Ryland of Kamrar
was a guest at the j. w. Hawk
home yesterday.
Miss Charlotte Kitley of Wool
stock came yesterday for several
days visit with Miss Mabel Hensel.
Mrs. o. C. Thompson of Leland,
H., who has been q guest at the c.
C. Thompson home on the east side,
left this morning for LeGrand to Wis
| it relatives before returning home.
Miss Gladys Clifton of Wool
stock arrived here yesterday after
noon for brief visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. H. Eaton and
daughter, Miss Olga, who have been
visiting the Mccullough families in
this city, left this forenoon for their
home in Pocahontas.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Estes Of
lockwood, Iowa, and Mr.. and Mrs
Lee Greiner of Ollie, Mont, arc
guests at the J. M. Whitson home
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-07-25
In Memory of Jock Dayton.

The grim reaper has claimed an
other comrade, Johnathon Dayton,
who was good, brave and loyal
soldier and an upright citizen. He
passed through great affliction
which he bore with manly fortitude.
To his wife and friends we extend
our sincere sympathy.
Half mast the flag;
A heart brave and stout
Has surrendered at last.
One more mustered out"
l.. Cottington,
Robt. B. Foster.
Webster City, July Is.