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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-10-02

Will L. King of Hubbard will
speak in the Presbyterian church
Thursday evening on the constitu-
tional prohibition amendment. Mr.
King comes to us under the auspices
of the allied temperance committee
Of Des Moines. He will undoubtedly
get good hearing, as he is young
man of ability.
The Iowa Telephone company
ran two new lines through this ter
ritory last week. The lines, which
were not on the Williams division,
were being extended to Ames.
Miss Lottie Aumiller was in Wa
terloo for an over-Sunday visit with
relatives.
As the Hartwig car, in which
Blanch Whalen and Bernice Dunbar
were passengers, was returning
from Des Moines Sunday evening,
it struck a rut and Miss Dunbar was
thrown against the top, striking her
nose and cutting cash in it that
had to be closed with stitches. Miss
Dunbar was in the Geo. Rick car
last Sunday when it got into trOu-
BILE. Guess Bernice must have seen
the moon over the wrong shoulder
this month.
Rev. S. C. Simonson was in Eagle
Grove Sunday.
Miss Lydia Millsap went to Web
ster City Saturday to take up her
new duties os nurse for Drs. Nc
Cauliff and Crumpton. Miss Mill
sap has had training in splendid
hospital and should be very helpful
to the doctors.
Nathan Loban is reported to be
seriously ill, the father of the young
man being of the opinion that he
has infantile paralysis.
Mrs. c. NJ. Cady of Coyington has
been here for about week, looking
after her property and visiting
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arson Hanson and
baby autoed down from Coulter and
spent Sunday at the Ross Hanson
home. The men are brothers.
VIM. R. Rick was called to Shelf.
field, ILL.,, Friday by the death of an
uncle, Daniel Sanders.
John Gresslin went to Ackley
Sunday and brought his wife and
little daughter home from there.
L. e. Pound and mother went to
Jefferson the latter. part of last
week and returned Monday.
Rev. S. c. Simonson and wife and
baby left Monday afternoon for Chi
cago to attend an anniversary meet
ing in the first charge that Pastor
Simonson served. :, f.r
". Johnson and family Of Dows
spent Sunday at the w. r. Rick
home. t
Mrs. w. P. Bossenberger will
speak in the NJ. E. church of KAN
rar next Sunday evening on scien-
tific temperance from the viewpoint
of a public health nurse.
Oct. 2.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-10-02
TOTAL NUMBER OF AIRPLANE
VICTIMS IN ENGLAND SINCE
SEPTEMBER "a IS 81 DEAD
AND l49 INJURED.

London, Oct. 2.-Ten killed and
13 injured was the toll left behind
by the German baby killers in their
sixth raid in eight days. This list
brings the total number of victims
since Sept. "a to 81 dead and 149
injured.
Last nights air raid was the most
spectacular Of them all. Four Ger
man squadrons We're sent to pierce
the wall of shells of British guns
through the air. Two squadrons
broke through and dropped bombs
over the southwest part Of London.
Today the public Indignantly de-
mand a retaliation raid immedi-
ately.
Paris, Oct. I'm retaliation for
further German raids on Dunkirk,
French airmen today shelled Stuff
CART, Frankfort and two ether cities
in Prussia.
London, Oct. 2.-Violent German
counter attacks, five in number, by
specially picked troops in the bloody
Ypres sector, were repulsed by the
British defenders, Haig reported to-
day All failed under the whitening
fire of British rifle and machine gun
barrage, except at one sector, where
the Germans took two British adj
vance posts.
Evidently the Germans fear
great drive by Haig and are trying
to make him distribute all his forces
to repell these attacks.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-10-02
RUSSIANS wake
Up AND DRIVE BACK
THE GERMAN FORCES

ents.
DR.. T. F. Desmond spent Sun
day with Mrs. Desmond, who is re-
ceiving treatment at Mercy hospital!
in Des Moines.
Franklin Mason will return to
Ames tomorrow morning to resume
his work in the State College, fol-
lowing a few days visit at home
while incapacitated for study as the
result of a case of measles.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-10-02
Notice of Appointment Of Admins


State of Iowa, Hamilton county,
SIS. No. 1885.
Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned has been duly appointed
and qualified as administrator of the
estate of Amanda Brown, deceased.
late of Hamilton county. All per-
sors indebted to said estate are re-
quested to make immediate payment,
and those having claims against the
same will present them, duly authen-
ticated, to the undersigned for al
lowance, and file in the office OF
the Clerk of the District court.
CLYDE BROWN,
Dated Sept. IS, 1917.
Wesley Martin, Attorney.
c. H. Swiney, Clerk District Court.
25F3
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-10-02
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF
AMERICA REJECT CONFER
ENCE COMPROMISE REACHED
IN WASHINGTON.

Petrograd, Oct. 2.-The Russian
offensive has advanced mile in
the Riga sector against the Ger
mans, who lost heavily. The invad-
ers were thrown back with heavy
losses to the enemy.
Paris, Oct. 2.-Heavy artillerying
is reported along the Muesse.
Washington, Oct. "A compro-
mise in the miners wage scale, at a
conference held here today, grant
ing an increase to the bituminous
workers, was rejected by the United
Mine Workers of America.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-10-02

FOR SALE-0verland 5-passenger
auto. Model SO, 1913. Complete
equipment. Newly reprinted and
in good running condition. Price
$3.50. A bargain. d. L. Hunter
d-f-t-tt
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-10-02

Holmes and Mrs. Chase, in company
with neighbor, came over to THIS
city by auto today.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-10-02

FOR SALE room house, modern,
at 1915 Bank street. See A. II.
Horn. d-t-f-tf
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-10-02

WANTED TO RENT-barn. Phone
ass. 1d3*
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-10-02

self and friends the best of luck, I
am, Sincerely yours,
Frank L. Carswell
Second Iowa Band. Camp Cody.
Deming, N. NJ.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-10-02
Notice of Probating Will.

To all whom it may concern:
You are hereby notified that there
is now on file in the office of the
clerk Of the District court of Iowa,
in and for Hamilton county, an in
strument in writing purporting to
be the last will and testament of
John Shaffer, late of said county,
deceased, and that 2 O'Clock p. m.
of the 26th day of October, 1917,
has geen fixed for the probate OF
said will, at which time you can
appear before the District court, at
the court house in the said county,
and show cause, il any there be, why
said will should not be admitted to
probate.
Witness my hand affixed at the
court house in Webster City, Iowa,
this 2Sth day of September, 1917.
C. H. SWINEY,
25F3 Clerk District Court.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-10-02

FOR RENT-two furnished rooms
at sol Bank street. Modern. Call
mornings or phone 7742.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-07
Persuasive Peggy"
By Marvarene Thompson
(Copyrighted.)

cause Dan Crowder had sold old
Mrs, Emmett a striped silk
dress. Tuesday she went to
Buffalo on some mysterious err
rand, and went again Thursday
and Friday, rushing up to fever
pitch and wanting five hundred
dollars of me to do up Dan
Crowder with. How? I'm yet to
be told.
Il let her hold me up for a new
dress pattern for Mrs. Emmett,
he went on, thinking that would
end the matter-tho / can't see
what need there was for that"
Peggy sprang up. dramatically
holding out a breadth Of silk-an
inch-wide stripe of yellowish-
brown alternating with bogelin
blue.
what do you think of this,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-07
l(oo.tlnued From Our Last Issue)
CHAPTER XxxIII.

CHAPTER XXXIII.
The case had been carried to
Sam Ichy. The invalid, propped
1ip In bed among his pillows. look
ed gravely from husband to wife.
(which gravity seemed to amuse
Frowbride as well as to irritate
him.
Look here, Sam Ichy," he
laughed, why don't you come
right out and say, This idea of
Reggy's is rank nonsense, but
Inn going to back her up in 1t, as
4 do in everything else?'"
"It's not rank nonsense!" cried
Peggy.
"Then p'r'aps you'll explain
dust what Il is" chaffed Ichy
Sam. Nobody seems t know, so
TAR"
But" Peggy explained, III !
tell. Ed won't give me the
money"
"Therel" exclaimed Ed. you've
got 1t In a nutshell. She wants
me to hand over five hundred
dollars for something that's too
nonsensical to talk about. She
came home Monday ain excited be-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-07

eyes traversed the flushed, partly
beseeching face.
Suddenly, with a swoop, he
reached out and lifted her to his
knees.
Peggy! You little sinner!" he
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-07

thing, and ten thousand horses
couldn't stop you! but-Dan'll
eat you alive, pet"
He won't" said Peggy. "I've
got plan that'll stand all the
blows Dan Crowder can give It."
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-07

laughed. you've got the meas
ure of your old Eds heart, all
right" His brows contracted.
wish you had the measure of
Dan Crowder's a tenth as well.
You've set your head to doing this
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-07

With a laugh that held in 1t
sob and myriad of unreliable
things, Peggy went straight to
him now, warm lips~and arms and
impassioned eyes.
CONTINUED Tomorrow
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-03-15
SPORT.
Nende6.

Nathan Hall OF Boston won the ma.
tlonal amateur billiard championship
at 1872 bnlkline.
The Fort Morgan five defeated the
Akron basketball quintet in the final
game OF the season at Fort Morgan.
Colo, by a score Of 80 to I.
The Mountain States Telephone en-
ployes won two events in the first an.
nual telegraph tenpin match between
Denver, Butte. Salt Lake City, Helena
and FL Paso In Denver.
Frank A. Marshall, the American
chess champion created what is be
lieFed to be a new record for stimuli.
taneous play al Buffalo, N. Y. Mar.
shall played against l4t local players,
including one woman and five ct H.
dren. The best previous record known
was l2a Marshall lost one game and
drew twelve.
When the first weeks schedule oil
the American Bowling Congress tour
nament wound up at Grand Rapids
Mich, new leaders and new records
had been established Walter swor
owski and Walter Lundgren of Chi
cago led the doubles with a score OF
l,2se. l.. ]. Mackin Of Dubuque, Iowa
ran up d score of Gi9 in the singles
and the Hotel Nayarres of Toledo led
the team events with 2,932.
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-03-15
WE STERN.

Wichita, Kan adopted the man.
aEer plan Of city government.
Indefinite postponement of the an.
nual meeting Of the national conserva.
ton congress, which was to have been
held at New Orleans, La, April 9 to
), was announced.
Members of the family Of Frank r.
Compton, Chicago publisher and ma,
tive of Grand Rapids. admitted his en-.
gagement to Margaret Wilson, eldest
daughter Of President Wilson.
Judge +, Z. porterfleld, in the Criml.
nal Court at Kansas City, set April D
as the dat. .or the new trial of DR..
u. Clark Hyde on the charge OF hay.
ing murdered Col. Thomas H. swope.
Mayor Gill didn't say Thank you
He just picked up the $4,000 roll OF
bills like box of Matches" testified
Logan Billingsley, chief witness for
the United States, in the spcalled
liquor graft trials al Seattle. Wash.
Border conditions in the lower Rio
Grsnde valley are better than they
have been AT any time for the last
two years. according TO Major Gen.
eral ]. ]. Pershing who returned To
San Antonio from an inspection trip
1T the Brownsville district.
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-03-15
WASHINGTON.

The American merchant marine has
made a net gain of S1a,ali tons
through registry changes since the
European war began.
A resolution pledging support to
President Wilson In the international
crisis was adopted by the executive
committee Of the American Peace So,
eiety.
The Zimmerman note which In,
vited Mexico TO join with Germany
against the United States was made
known TO President Wilson by Gen.
eral Carranza, according TO a state
ment made by an American who ar
rived at FL Paso, Tex, from Mexico
City.
The Americans who were taken
from various ships by the German
raider and sent on the steamer Var.
rowdale 10 Germany where they were
Illegally held more than three months
as prisoners and then released, will
he able TO present claims for damages
against Germany.
Treasury department officials re-
ferred 10 the attorney general for de-.
cision a request from the custodian
OF public buildings al Spokane, for au-
thorizatlon to use the roof OF the fed.
eral building there as the location for
the erection nf a scaffold 10 put to
death federal prisoner sentenced 10
die March 20.
Plans for the immediate eonstruc.
tion OF a large number of submarine
chasers for use by the navy in coast
patrol work will be discussed with
motor boat builders at a conference
called by Secretary Daniels.
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-03-15
Big Increase in Oil inspection.

During 1915 and 1916 James Duce,
state oil inspector, inspected 45,s67,.
Cos gallons Of gasoline and refined oil
as compared with 2a.2i1.4sl gallons
iof the two preceding years. These
give some idea of the expansion oi
the automobile industry in Colorado
They were given in report submitted
10 Governor Gunter by the state oil
B inspector The revenues from inspee
tion increased from s29,25f during the
first biennial period TO s45,s67 in the
last TWO years, The expenses for the
last two years were sl5,29a. leaving
balance 10 the state OF $30,537. The
consumption of gasoline in 1916 was
las253tD1Q gallons, an increase Of &c
per cent over 1916. The kerosene con.
sumed last year was 5.5ls.0n0 gallons
against 5,9ai000 gallons in 1915. The
production Of crude oil in the state
during the last two years was 1906.
00h gallons in the Florence field and
$4,000 gallons in the Boulder field
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-03-15
GENE RAJ,

J. p, Morgan. 1t was learned. has
made application for 81, 500 900 life in,
surahce, which would be the largest
policy ever written under one name.
The United States has contributed
total Of S9,9S0,602 10 Belgium relief,
according to statement made by the
commission for relief in Belgium.
Ninety thousand bushels of Maine
potatoes were bought by George W.
Perkins Of New York through Bos-
ton broker. Mr.. Perkins, as chair.
man of the New York Food Commit,
tee, will sell the potatoes at cost. The
purchase price was said to be more
than s2e5,000.
King Francis schlatter, self.
styled divine healer, was found guilty
In the United States District Court
at Los Angeles Of using the mails 10
deffaud. The jury deliberated but
four minutes. Prince" August sehra.
der, codefendant in The case, died
soon after the start OF the trial sew.
efal weeks ago.
Twenty-Five 10 thirty persons we're
killed. more than ESQ more or less Sc.
riously injured. hundreds of others
hurt, s1.0Q0.010 damage done and
more than score Of solid city blocks
were swept bare in a path of death
two blocks wide and dozen or more
square in length by a tornado al New.
castle, Ind. Sunday.
William Demetral OF Chicago and
Constantine Romonoff, heapyweights,
wrestled two hours and three min.
utes at Los Angeles without either Sc.
curing fall and the match was final.
ly declared draw.
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-03-15
CONDENSED RECORD or THE
PROGRESS OF EVENTS At
HOME AND ABROAD.
FROM ALL SOURCES
SAYINGS, poIN q 3, ACHIEVE.
MENTs, suFFERlNes. HOPES
AND FEARS OF MANKIND,
Western Newspaper Union News servica
ABOUT THE WAR.

Ten million killed, wounded and
captured is the toll OF the European
war.
The Germans near Neuvron, north
OF the Aisne, have been engaged In
. violent artillery duel with the
French.
The First New Mexico infantry will
be mustered out at Columbus about
March 20, and the First Arizona In.
fantry at Douglas the same date.
On the Rumanian front the Rus.
SLAMS are continuing their efforts to
regain the heights northwest OF Ocna
recently taken from them by the Ger,
mans.
The French carried out successful.
~ several surprise attacks on German
trenches. Berlin admits the retire,
nlent of the Germans before the Brit
hh near Irles.
Two German submarines that re,
Gently returned to their base sank
fifteen steamers and seven sailing
vessels, aggregating $500 tons gross.
tae admiralty announced at Berlin.
The entente military forces on the
various fronts lost ninety-one air
planes during February as compared
with twentyfour lost by the Germans,
army headquarters announced at Ber.
lin.
Keeping up their strong offensive
against the Turks along the Tigris
river, the British forces under Gen
Maude have captured the important
city Of Bagdad, thereby bringing 10 a
successful climax an operation begun
early In 1915.
Three violent attacks were launched
by the Germans in the Maisons de
Champagne sector. The German ef
forts failed Paris says. and the at.
tackers left many dead on the ground
The French attack Thursday, Ii ia
announced, included the blowing up OF
German works on front Of 1900 me,
tiers TO depth Of GOO TO 500 meters.
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-03-15
TURKS SMASHED I'M PERSIA.
London Tells of Air Battle and BerIir
Reports Sixteen Planes Downed.

Petrograd. March 1.-THE Russian
column operating toward the Mesopo
tamian frontier from Hamadan has
made further progress, driving the
Turks from a position near Bisitun
twenty miles northeast OF Herman
shad, the Turks retiring TO Hadjiabad
Macedonian artillery duols forecast
renewal of fierce fighting soon.
Bagdad capture includes two.thirds
Of Turkish army's artillery.
London reports bringing down nine
German airplanes in France.
Berlin says sixteen hostile aircraf,
brought down in France.
French drive back Germans on
l,50o-meter front, taking prisoners.
The repulse of an Austrian attack
northeast of Lenzumo in the Tren
tino. is announced by the Rome wal
office.
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-03-15
PERSIA is RICH IN OIL FIELDS
That's Why Three Of the Big Bellig.
erent Nations Are After 1t
Fields Only Scratched.

A ihree-cnrnered rush for Persia has
been on since the beginning of the
great war. The Germans, by hurry.
Ing their Bagdad line, sought 10 reach
the hapless Asian kingdom. Russia,
which once had maintained a virtual
protectorate over Persia, made hard
drive against the Turks In an effort to
keep Persia from being oyerrun. The
British got In the rush and launched
their Mesnpotamian expedition. Per.
sia had suddenly become exceedingly
valuable. Whyf
The report of the Anglp-Persian Oil
company Mtd) in London few days
ago seems to contain the explanation.
{. Greenway. chairman and managing
director Of the company. stated that
the conpany's accrued dividends
amounted TO considerably more than
SooO,oo0. Ten-inch pipe lines had been
completed that permitted the ship
ment Of 3Goo00,0o0 gallons Of oil
year, anu additional pumping stations
are planned that will raise this to
100000 tons. But the really signifl-
cant statement WIS that the fields had
merely been scratched and that they
gave promise of furnishing enough oil
to fill large portion, II not the
whole, of Great Britatn's enormous de-
mand for petroleum products.
Mr. Greenway stated that it had be-
come Il matter Of the highest impe-
rial importance" TO safeguard the de-
velopmcnt Of the fields.
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-03-15
FOREIGN.

! Bail for Gen. Gomez, captured Gu
ban rebel leader, was set at a round
81 900. 900.
Count Won Bernstorff. former Ger.
man ambassador at Washington, ar-
rived at Christiania.
The political unrest which manifest.
ed itself on March I In various parts
OF Peru Is still strongly In evidence.
The German authorities. according
to the Amsterdam Telegraaf, have yir.
tually stopped all industry In Belgium.
The British transport Mendi, carry
Ing South African native laborers,
was sunk after collision on Feb. Il
and 625 persons lost their lives.
Vigorous denial that Germany has
ceased construction Of Zeppelins. az
reported from foreign sources, was
made by high official at Berlin.
Argentine's plan for concerted &C
ton looking toward peace In Europe
through unity Of Latin-Ametican re
publics, is encountering opposition
from Chile.
Official information was received al
London TO the effect that the NorWe.
gian steamer storstad, u Belgian re.
lief ship. which had one American
citizen on board, had been sunk by a
submarine.
A statement by the japanese for
eign minister expressing the nation
regret at the death Of George W.
Guthrie, American ambassador TO
Toxic, was cabled to the State Depart.
merit by the American embassy.
Three years after he raised the
standard of revolt against the lIsurpa-
tion Of Huerta. Gen. Yenustianio Car.
rama Was elected President OF Mexi
co by virtually an unanimous vote and
the largest ever cast in the republic.
Fifty.nine Americans taken from
vessels sunk by the German raider In
the South Atlantic and brought 10
swinemuende on Jan. / on board the
captured British steamer Yarrowdale,
were released from quarantine and left
for the Swiss frontier.
In forecast Of the worlds political
situation after the war, Dr. siegfried
Heckscher, member OF the foreign
relations committee of the Reichstag,
predicted that President Wilson's war
policies would result in the forma.
ton OF two groups Of world powers"
In a Paris boarding house kept by
nuns now lives the peasant girl who
has stirred the Imagination of the
French by her declaration that, like
Joan OF Arc, she has seen visions and
heard voices commanding her 10 rise
up and guide the soldiers of France to
victory and the deliyerance of her
country. She Is mademoiselle Per.
chaud, 20 years Of age, daughter OF
a farmer of the department of La
Nendes.
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-03-15
a4sa-=-@
Two immigration Board Bills.

There are two immigration bills
pending. One calls for an appropria,
tlon Of s77.500 to carry on the work oil
the board as ii is now organized un.
der the immigration act passed in
1909, The other provides for a re.
organization Of the board, with six
members instead Of three. putting the
power Of appointing the commission.
ars In the hands OF the governor.
This bill provides salaries OF 5000 an.
nually for each of the board members.
This bill calls for an appropriation OF
100000.
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-03-15
Bell to Attend Murguia Luncheon.

Juarez, Mexico.-Gen. Jose Carlos
Murguia. commander of the Juarez
brigade. has invited Gen. George Bell,
Jr,, commander of the FL Paso patrol
district. and staff TO be his guests at
luncheon to be given In Juarez
March IS to celebrate Gen. Murguia's
saints day. Gen. Bell has accepted
the invitation, and he will be the first
American commander to cross the
bridge here since Gen. E. z. Steeyer
called upon Gen. Yictoriano Huerta
In 1914.
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-03-15

were useless and only an opetAti0n
would help me, but Lydia E. Pinkham,s
Vegetable Compound has proved i
otherwise. / am now perfectly well
and can do any kind Of work. Mrs.
NELLIE PHELPS, care OF X. A. Rider,
RID. No. S, Fulton, N. Y.
We wish every woman who suffers
from female troubles, nervousness,
backache or the blues could see the let
ters written by women made well by Ly-
dia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
If you have bad symptoms and do not
understand the cause, write to the
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co., Lynn,
Mass. for helpful advice given free.
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-03-15
Plot Destruction of Navy Yard.

Philadelphia. a.-Destruction Of the
Philadelphia navy yard was plotted
by band of Teuton conspirators, fed.
eral agents declared following the
arrest OF Mr.. and Mrs. Albert X.
Fischer.
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-03-15
Parody Of National Anthem Prohibited

Singing or playing The Star Span
sled Banner or any part Of 1t. in a
medley or performance in public is
prohibited under the provisions of the
bill by Senator starkweather. The
new act has heen signed by the gov.
ernor