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Evening star., 1916-03-12

had Il goat. not the same one. for
hundreds of years. 1t is on record that
a drummer boy of the regiment was
killed when thrown from the goat he
was riding in the messroom in the
regimental barracks in Boston, Mass.
before the American revolution. When
the Welsh Fusilers~ returned from
foreign service in 1894 official recoe-
milton was asked for the goat mascot,
and King William " granted it. The
goat marches at the head of the regi-
mental band and carries on his horns
silver bands bearing the shield and
arms of the regiment In this war the
Welsh Fusiliers took their goat to the
battle line in Belgium. The beast was
unperturbed by the firing and appeared
quite content. ore dav. however, he
got out of the British lines and wan
dered toward the German trenches. He
was absolutely in the open and would
not respond to the frantic calls of the
Tommics. The Germans shot him down.
That night the Germans erdeavored to
capture the body. goat meat being not
at all bad as food. Twelve Germans
were killed in the attempt and then
the British soldiers managed to bring
the body of Major back to their lines.
The following morning Major was
buried with full military honors.
Evening star., 1916-03-12
Special Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence of The Star.
LONDON. March >. 1916
ENlHERE isn't a regiment of the Brit
ish army, nor a ship of his
majesty's navy. without its
q mascot. Somewhere in bar
racks or in trench or aboard a man-o-
war there is always put away some
animal. fowl or brute. that serves as a
talisman for the organization which
has adopted it.
Why this should be so-there is moth
ing about it in the kings regulations
why these animals should be among
those present in all military organiza-
tions. is something that has not been
explained. But Tommy and Jack-tar de-
mand it, and that is probably the rea-
son why it is SO. At the outset of the
war these mascots, particularly in the
army. were innumerable. The British
forces at home had dogs and cats and
birds without number. So many were
there that regulations were passed re-
stricting the quantity, and Immediately
all the ZOOS in England profited. or
otherwise. by the unexpected acquis-
tion of bears. antelope. wolves and
other species of the animal kingdom
which the troops had sadly to sur
render by order of the powers higher
up. But even so it is now safe to esti-
mate that there is at least one mascot"
to every 500 men.
i y
And when it is considered that the
army consists of at least 100000 men,
and probably a great many more-we
are getting to military secrets now-it
will be seen that the number of these
mascots runs to 5000 or more. And
the ships of the kings navy are many
hundreds, even thousands. and each and
every man-of-war's- has two
three pets aboard. If all the mascots
were suddenly ordered off ship and out
of trench and camp to one point of con-
centration they would make up a first
class zoo. And they would include all
manner of beast and bird-dogs. par
rots. chickens. snakes. monkeys, pigs,
goats. sheep. lizards. chameleons,
cows, bears. tiger cubs, cats, antelope,
kangaroos. wolves. ducks, donkeys. pei
leans. canaries. other birds and other
animals. From all quarters of the
globe they come, brought by sons of
the empire from their native heaths.
owned by men who have known them
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-06-20

tor Walsh of Montana is fair sam
pie of this criticism:
Justice Hughes is an estimable
gentleman and an able man, but I
express, I think, the sentiment of
every lawyer when I. say it is regret
table that the tradition heretofore
obtaining without break in our
history, that man appointed to the
supreme brench is permanently out
of politics, has been broken"
The best answer to this is this
statement from Mr.. Hughes letter of
acceptance:
81 have not desired the nomina
|tion. I have wished to remain on
the bench. But in this critical Pc
Rod of our national history recog-
nize that it is your right to summon
and that il is my paramount duty to
respond"
However sacred the ermine may
be there is something that is more
sacred-that is duty to ones coun-
try
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-06-20
SOME QUESTIONS.

If w. L. Harding, of Sioux City,
was not deserving of the nomination
for governor on the republican tick
ct by what miracle shall he suddenly
become deserving of election to that
exalted position, is question a
number of Iowa newspapers are try
ing to decide just at present.-Mus-
catine News-Tribune.
Mr.. Harding doesn't become de-
serving of an election by any mir
acle, even though he should not have
been nominated. Senator Allen
ought to have been named as the
candidate. But even though Harding
was not deserving Of having been
nominated over such men as Cosson
and Allen he is certainly deserving
of the election over such a man as
Meredith, who few days ago went
out OF his way to revile Justice
Hughes and deal in unjust O. BIT
ter castigations upon '.aeodore
Roosevelt.
And, by-the-way, il Meredith was
not democrat at all when he ran
against Maurice Connolly for the
senatorial nomination in Iowa two
years ago, as charged by democratic
leaders, what has he done since then
that entitled him to~be the demo-
cratic idol in Iowa this year?
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-06-20

ter, Miss Bertha, made an overland
trip to Story City Saturday in the
formers car. The former two spent
yesterday there but Mrs. Cole and
daughter, who make their home wit
their son and brother, A. B. Cole
southwest of town, will spend som
time in Story City visiting relatives
Walter Davis, a former resider
of this city, now living in
Moines, visited friends here yes
day.
Mrs. R. S. Phillips' left last
night to join Mr.. Phillips in Chicago
from whence they expect to make
several weeks visit in Port Clinton.
Akron and Toledo, Ohio.
Miss Katherine Wickware, who
is teacher in young ladies' school
Of Salt Lake City, Utah, mas arrived
home to spend the summer at the
Wickware home on Walnut street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Murray McMur-
ray arrived home Saturday from a
ten days overland trip to Grinnell
where they attended the commence
ment exercises of Grinnell College
and visited relatives.
Earle Mccullough went over
land to harrisburg yesterday to join
his wife and son in visit at the E..
F. McComb home. They returned
last night.
Mr.. and Mrs, Harry Huddlestun
of Nevada are guests at the J. S.
Melvin home on Walnut street.
j. B. Hughes, r. d. Hughes, A.
p. Woolston, G. L. Shyrock, and c.
E. Mcconnell left yesterday in the
r. d. Hughes's car for Spirit Lake
on two days fishing trip.
&C. E. Clabaugh of Des Moines
spent Sunday with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. ]. H. Clabaugh, of this city.
j. j. Merritt Of Olin, this state.
is here for visit with his son. j. B.
Merritt and family. who live two
miles north of the city. Mr.. Merritt
is gentleman SO years old and has
been resident of the state IS years.
He is probably one of the oldest resi-
dents thereof and his recollections
OF the early days are very interest
ing.
The c. w. Marvel and w. c.
Beightol families, who have bee
making an extended visit with relA
tfves in Lincoln, Bloomington and
other places in Illinois, returned
home overland in. theif. cars yester-
day afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Il. II. Martin and
son Fred and wife motored to Mar
shalltown yesterday to spend several
hours with the T. Nelson Downs fam
lily, returning to this city last night.
They made the time each way in
three hours.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-06-20
"A WAR WITHOUT PITY"

In the Methodist Times" the Rev.
William Burgess, of Rome, general
superintendent of the Wesleyan
Methodist Missions in Italy, contri-
butes translation of passages tax
en- from the sermons of leading Ger
man preachers, which have recently
appeared in German newspapers. Mr..
Burgess thinks there is no better
way of getting an insight into the
strangely perverted attitude Of the
German mind touching the present
war than by reading such extracts.
Pastor Boebel, speaking in the
great Lutheran Church in Leipsic,
referred to the German guns beating
down the children of Satan, and to
German submarines as instruments
to execute the Divine vengeance" to
send to the bottom of the sea thous-
ands of the non-elect. "There ought, y
he said, -"to be no compromise with
hell, no mercy for the servants of
Satan-in other words, no pity for
the English, French. and Russians,
nor, indeed, for any nation that has
sold itself to the devil. They have all
been condemned to death by a Di-
vine decree"
Professor Rheinold Seeby, a teach
er of theology in the Berlin Univer-
sity, preaching in the Cathedral of
the city, said that in killing their
enemies, burning their houses, and
invading their territories, the Ger
mans simply performed a work of
charity. Divine love was seen ev-
erywhere in the world, but men had
to suffer for their salvation. Ger
many loved other nations, and when
she punished them it was for their
good.
Pastor Fritz Philippi, of Berlin,
preaching from his Protestant pull
pit on the Divine mission Of Ger
many, said that as the Almighty al
lowed His Son to be crucified that
the scheme of redemption might be
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-06-20
(From Mondays Daily

IN. McAninch and granddaugh-
ter, Miss Lorene Holt, left this fore
noon for Swea City to spend several
weeks with the formers two sons
and their families. They went over
land in the McAninch car.
Mrs. Clyde L. Woolsey and two
children of Storm Lake are guests
at the L. s. Woolsey home.
Miss Lillian E. Smith, the nurse
visited over Sunday with her moth
err in Des Moines.
Mrs. Will Queal and little son
returned to Ames Saturday after
noon following @ visit with Mrs.
Queal's sister, Mrs. F. C. Worsing
and family. : ~,
Miss Beulah Cheever of Jewell
spent Saturday here at the home of
her brother, Harry Cheever and fam
lily.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Meyers
drove over from Fort Dodge Sunday
and spent the day with the latter's
sister, Mrs. Albert Anderson and
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. o. Rauworth
and little daughter and Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo. E. Lowrie drove to Carroll Sat-
urday to visit Mr.. RS brother,
Charles Rauworth and family, re-
turning last evening.
--Orville Furman, Miss Susan lei
han and Mrs. o. A. Cole and daugh-
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-06-20

year and goes Monday to help finish
the work. He will be absent from
home for only one Sunday.
w. S. Weston arrived home this
morning from his trip to Shelbyville,
Indiana, where he attended the we'd
ding of niece. Mrs. w. and daugh-
ter and son will remain for la more
extended visit. Mr.. Weston reports
much more rain east, especially
through Illinois, than we have had
here. He says the corn has bet
ter start in this section than any he
saw in his travels. Is
M. l.. Henderson of Randall was
a Webster City visitor yesterday.
Mrs. Charles Ingertson and chill
dren will leave this afternoon for
Dumont and Hamford to spend a
couple Of weeks among relatives.
Miss Gladys Clifton came down
from Woodstock yesterday afternoon
for a brief visit with Mr.. and Mrs
c. H. Clifton. 1ai
Mrs. Clara Andrew, Miss Caro-
Roberts and Miss Alma Harris went
to Williams this morning, the former
two to spend the day and the lat
ter for an over Sunday visit with hel
aunt who resides there.
Mrs. s. A. Christensen and lit
tie son, Lyle, and Mrs. J. H. Willie
and grandson, the latter two Of Will.
liams, spent Thursday at the home
of Mrs. Frank Rutledge and family
at Highview.
Mrs. Roy Martin came down
from Woodstock yesterday afternoon
to visit friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Pierson OF
|Centerville. father and mother Of
Mrs. c. w. Black of this city, Mr.
and Mrs. Chas. Mars of Creston and
Miss Berthe Mars of Centerville, and
chauffeur of the Mars car, are ex.
pected to arrive tonight for a sew
eral days visit at the Black home.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-06-20
REAL SELF-SACRIFICE.

Boone News-Republican: Those
who have not been recipients of the
adulation of strong men to the rec
ord breaking limit of 95 minutes, or
have not been the hero of mighty
and insistent chorus of eve Want
Teddy" will not understand the sac
rifice that Mr.. Roosevelt made in this
campaign because he felt that the
great need of the country was to
eliminate the vaccilation and incom-
petence Of the present administra-
tion. The worship of the third party
delegates seemed almost fanatical,
but the demand for Roosevelt was
not confined to them alone. Mr..
Rooseyelt's name broke the record in
cheering in the republican conven-
ton also Flattery and good will
were his in large quantities and he
had everything but. delegates.
OF course, it may be said that Mr..
Roosevelt deserves. no glory for not
|capitalizing this personal adulation
and continuing it In the third party
movement. 1t may be said that he
is only doing his duty, that he did
not do his duty in 1912 and lost in
political prestige thereby. 1t is un-
necessary to analyze or to speculate
as to what he might have DONE The
fact remains that he has refused to
put straw in the way of the success
of the candidate who can defeat Will
son. He is doing this with loss of
great personal friendship for himself
in the party he created. He has al
lowed himself to be crucified by the
cries of Traitor" in order to bring
about republican success. But even
these epithets have not goaded him
to reply. He has borne the opprobium
of seeming to desert his party and
his enc object seems to be to hon
estly express the opinion that there
is but a single duty before this
country at this time and that is to
unite in hurting from power the
present incompetent and dangerous
leadership.
That Mr.. Roosevelt did not take
this course in 1912 will be forgot
ten. That he did take it in 1916 viii
restore to him in great measure the
admiration and loyalty which he los
| by his action four years ago.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-06-20
Webster City Band Will Go.

Col. Hyatt received word from
headquarters in Des Moines this at
ternoon, notifying him that the
Webster City band would act as the
musical organization for the Second
Regiment upon the I. N. G.. call to
Mexico. There has been some talk
upon the streets since last night that
the Mason City band would be the
regimental band, as the local organ
ization had not yet been formally
mustered in. This message definitely
settles the matter.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-06-20

accomplished, SO Germany was des-
tined to cruelty humanity, in order
that its salvation might be secured.
The human race could only be saved
by blood, fire, and sword. 1T is re-
ally because we are pure that we
have been chosen by the Almighty
as His instruments to punish the en-
vious, to chastise the wicked, and to
STAY with the sword the sinful ma
lions. The divine mission of Ger
many, oh brethren! is to cruelty hui
manity; the duty of the German
soldiers therefore is to strike with
out mercy. They must kill, burn,
and destroy, and any half-measures
would be wicked. Let it then be a
war without pity. The immoral and
the friends and allies of Satan must
be destroyed, as an evil plant is up
rooted. Satan himself, who has
come into the world in the form of
a Great Power (England), must be
crushed. On Germany is laid the Di-
vine command to bring about the de-
struction of those who are the per-
sonification of evil. When this work
is finished the kingdom of righteous
ness will be established on the earth,
and the German Empire, which will
have created it, will remain it's pro-
tector."
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-06-20
THE SACRED ERMINE.

Waterloo Courier: The severest
indictment the Democrats have thus
far been able to bring against for
mer Justice Hughes and against the
party for nominating
him is that he '4has trailed the sa-
cred ermine in the mire."
The following statement by Sena-
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-06-20

Casper Schenk of Des Moines, pro-
gressive candidate for United States
senator two years ago, is out for
Hughes for president, as is Col.
Keltz, Of this city, who was frequent
ly mentio1ed for the senatorship be-
fore Mr.. Schenk finally got into the
field.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-06-20

The democrats are dealing in
mighty poor campaign material
when they attack Candidate Hughes
whiskers, and it shows how hard
they are pressed for something legi-
Innate to use against the republican
nominee. 1t has been intimated that
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-06-20

Beauty is Gods handwriting, a
wayside sacrament; welcome it, then,
in every fair face, every fair sky, ev-
cry fair flower; and be sure that yet
gayer meadows and yet bluer skies
await thee in the world to come
Charles Kingsley.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-06-20

The Freeman will admit,
without reservation or equivocation,
democratic president the country
has had since the retiracy of Grow
er Cleveland. President Cleveland
it will be generally conceded, was
the best democratic president we
have had since the war.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-06-20

A degenerate by the name Of R. l..
Thompson was given five years in
the penitentiary by Judge Mccall at
Nevada last week. The fellow plead
guilty to the charge Of soliciting for
a woman for immoral purposes. The
woman in the case was dismissed.
Here is one instance in which the
double standard was wrecked.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-06-20

The drawing of husband and
wife upon the same jury has been de-
clared illegal by a Kansas judge. He
insists that it would be impossible
for a jury ever to reach an agree
ment under such circumstances.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-06-20

Now is a good time to drop from
the republican lexicon such words as
..'standpatters," "old guards" pro
gressives,'' etc. Just republican is
good enough for all who are fighting
in the ranks for Hughes and Fair
banks.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-06-20

Mr.. Bryan has never taken trouble
to say that he is out of politics.
Nevertheless the fact has leaked out
somehow.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-06-20

The republican party is not going
to. find it easy shedding to defeat
President Wilson and the sooner this
fact is admitted the better it will be
for the party.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-06-20

Realizing that certain hyphenat-
ed Americans will not vote for Will
son under any circumstances the
democratic party proposes to make it
q reproach upon any candidate to
openly get their support.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-06-20

Col. Roosevelt finds a bit of So
lace, no doubt, in the fact that the
nomination of Justice Hughes is a
bitter dose for the notorious Will
liam Barnes to swallow.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-06-20

They will have some politics in
Indiana this year. Both vice presi-
Dental candidates live there and two
United States senator's are to be
elected from that state.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-06-20

Those best informed don't believe
Meredith. will care to push the pro-
hibition issue in the campaign, as
Harding's record is clean as total
abstainer from the use Of liquor. =
Charles City Press. .
What does the Press mean? Haven't
all the candidates for governor got
clean records in this respect?
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-06-20

The south completely dominates
the democratic party, but the north
is going to dominate the election
next fall. The country believes in
reciprocity in some things.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-06-20


able to stop it. According to press
adyices more than 100000 Russian
soldiers have landed in France since
the movement began perhaps sixty
days ago.
Leaders of both great parties
ought to do all in their power to put
the campaign on high plane this
year. There is never anything gain
ed by abuse and untrue statements.
The heated and vicious attacks upon
w. L. Harding, candidate for gov
ernor of Iowa, did more to nomin-
ate than to defeat him. The Amer
lean people like fairplay and dirty
politics does not pay in this day and
age. The two national standard
bearers-Hughes and Wilson-are
high minded gentlemen, courteous
and generous to opponents. Others
occupying less conspicuous places
ought to follow their example in this
great political contest.
In O'Brien county total of 1913
voters changed their party affliaxion.
OF this number ITO were from the
democratic party to the republican
party. It must be that lot of fell
lows up there wanted to vote for
Harding.-Ackley World.
There are many German voters in
O'Brien county and large numbers of
them have left the democratic party
for good. 1t is only natural that
they should want to take part in the
primary nominations of the party to
which they will hereafter be affliat-
ed, and it is only natural that they
should support Mr.. Harding at the
primaries as we'll as at the polls next
November. Democrats who are fig
uring that it will be easy to defeat
the head Of the republican state tick
ct this year are very apt to get a
hard jolt on election day. Harding
is going to draw heavy democratic
vote. Democratic farmers look at the
road proposition about the same as
republican farmers do.
There are many filings at the old
guard inferring that they have been
sat upon by the national convention
or that they are going to be by
Hughes. Even the press associations
distribute this information to the
public as official, but such is far
from the facts. The old guard man.
aged the situation at Chicago and
are also men who will support
Hughes in his campaign for the pres
idency. These men are interested in
republican success for industrial and
economic reasons and care little
about the special direction of the
campaign. II Hughes wants to di.
rect his campaign there will be none
to object. It is time to stop talking
factionalism Charles City Press.
Yes, it is time to stop talking fac.
tionalism and the Press might start
the stopping" by saying no more
about the old guard running things
at Chicago, or any other place
1t doesn't matter who did it, the
convention named a strong ticket
one that could not be improved upon
so far as the head is concerned, and
all republicans are going to support
lit.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-06-20

The sun is the biggest and bright
est body in the universe yet for
all its splendor it is often obscured
by clouds. 1t is only mere man who
signs because he cannot shine all the
time.-Emilart.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-06-20

The Sun has no expectation of as
sisting in the election of Harding.
Sac City Sun.
Well, did the Sun help in nominal
ing Mr.. Harding?
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-06-20

Gold beads and pearl beads. al
sizes, at Teed & Teed's. diff
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-06-20

Why wouldn't it be practicable
for the publishers of Iowa to organ
lie and start paper mill in some
good southern location?
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-06-20

1t is estimated that there Is
enough waste from the sawmills of
the south alone to produce twenty
thousand tons of paper day.-Hum-
boldt Independent