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Evening star., 1917-10-03
Herbert Hoover Makes Address.

The state fuel administrators were
addressed by Herbert Hoover of the
food administration. at dinner given
them by DIR. Garfield at the Metropoli-
tan Club last night.
During their conference at the fuel
administration building yesterday aft
ernoon they listened to informal talks
by DR.. Garfield, Van H. Manning of the
bureau of mines. w. v. Colver of the
Federal Trade Commission and Capt.
H. r. Voorfield, DR.. d. p. Smelser and
J. NJ. Haynes. examiners for the Federal
Trade Commission.
In the appointment of state commit
tees. and in the confirmation of local
committees which will be appointed by
the state committees. DIR. Garfield ad-
vised his hearers to keep free of poll
tics. He suggested that no coal dealer
be appointed on a committee, but that
one dealer be named as an adviser to
each committee. state and local.
States Handles Own Problems.
All state fuel problems will be ham
died through the state organization,
DR.. Garfield says. and only in unusual
instances will an appeal to the federal
administration be heard. State admins
traitors, on showing a real need for
coal in their districts. may draw on the
fuel administration by requisition.
Evening star., 1917-10-03
Conflict With Interpretation.

"I think the policy of the law and the
intent and purpose of the law creating
this office would conflict with the inter-
probation he puts upon it; indeed it
would subvert it. Quoad this point, the
views that I have expressed / again
repeat.
THE vacancy must be filled for the
unexpired term and not for an entire
term of three years. The person is ap-
purteuant to the term--not the term
appurteuant to the person: and the
President has constitutional power to
fill this office, as he has any other Of
flee, il being vacant, during such un-
expired portion of the term for which
il is vacant"
The opinion opens with the statement
that a vacancy existing in the office of
of the District of Column
bia December IS, 1882. the Depart
ment of Justice had been asked for a
ruling as to what term should be placed
in the nomination to be sent to the
Senate.
Evening star., 1917-10-03
PAN-GERMANSB BALK
PEACE OFFENSIVE"
Reichstag Movement Said Now
to Depend on Entente's
Reply to Pope.
0PTIMIsTs EXPRESS HOPE
BY OSWALD F. SCHUETTE.
Cablegram to The Evening Star and
Chicago Dnily News. Copyright, 1917.

BERN, Switzerland, October 3.-The
peace offensive" SO confidently launched
by the reichstag majority in July seems
to be blocked by the drum fire of the
pan-German campaign. The resump-
tion of the movement depends now
upon the terms Of the entente answer
to the Pope. for which the coalition
leaders are waiting before expressing
their reported dissatisfaction with
Chancellor Michaelis' speech"
But peace optimists here insist that
under the surface events are moving
steadily toward peace. despite the ap-
parent growth of the war spirit among
the people. as I recently pointed out in
these dispatches. Since then the Ger
man crop reports have been even more
favorable, while the capture of Jacob
stadt in Russia is apparently only a
step toward more important war moves
in the east. German newspapers show
that the belief is entertained in Berlin
that conditions in Russia and Italy
are far worse than is supposed in
neutral and entente quarters.
Evening star., 1917-10-03
ASKS COMPROMISE
ON COAL CONTRACT
Subcommittee From Four
States in Conference on
Advance in Wages.
AGREEMENT ON INCREASE

Following the agreement reached last
evening between the coal operators and
miners of the central competitive field.
in conference here to discuss read
justment Of wage scales, as to the
amount of increases to be given the
miners, the subcommittee, composed of
representatives from each of the four
states composing the central field, to-
day are endeavoring to reach COM
promise on the duration of the contract
granting the workers wage advances.
Agreement for Wage Increase.
The agreement which provides for an
increase of 1O-cents ton for skilled
labor and S1.5O a day for unskilled
labor will expire sixty days after the
termination of the war, provided the
operators demands are conceded. The
wage agreement is contingent on an
increase in the government-fixed prices
on coal. Operators are expected to
place before Fuel Administrator Car
field a detailed statement of produc-
tion costs as the basis Of an appeal for
permission to raise prices.
1t was said today that final agree
ment on the new contract probably
would not be reached until tomorrow.
Coal mine wage scales throughout
the country are based on the central
field scale, and if yesterdays agreement
is ratified. wages will be raised accord
ingly in other districts.
Evening star., 1917-10-03
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tc the for republication Of all new. credited
to u ofhsrwi.f credited Ia Tits payer ani
nlso the Local news published herein.
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Evening star., 1917-10-03

sworn Net Circulation. Month Of September.
0i'. Daily Average. $3.50, sunday. e3.sS:
Evening star., 1917-10-03
WEATHER.

Fair and warmer tonight. Tomorrow
Increasing cloudinsss: probably rain.
Temperatures Cor past twenty-four
hours ending~2 pm. today: Highest,
90, at . pm. Hday. lowest. IL, 1T : am
today.
Full report on page Il.
Evening star., 1917-10-03
Peace Problem Given as Theme.

LONDON. October S.-A dispatch to the
Exchange Telegraph from Amsterdam
dealing with the visit of Count Czernin to
Budapest. says that the foreign minister
is expected to deliver a speach in the Hun
garian capital on the peace problem
The dispatch adds that Count Czernin
on Tuesday conferred with Emperor
Charles
Evening star., 1917-10-03

ONE CENT In WASHINGTON AND NEARBY SUBURBS
oA>h NA-A>A TWO
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-03-06
Miss DunhoWe to be Married.

Miss Jennie DunhoWe Of Story
City, who has been leader of the
choir in the Methodist church since
Jan. LIST, has resigned her position
and Sunday was her last Sunday in
this city. Miss Dunhowe is to be
married Thursday, March Sth, to Mr.
Arthur Veniie of Nevada, and will
make her future home on q large
farm near Nevada. Miss Dunhowe
during her residence here has worked
up a large class of high school girls
for gymnastic and calisthenic eXer-
cises and the girls regret very much
that they are to lose their leader.
Miss Pearl Nee! will lead the class in
the future. Miss Dunhowe has made
many friends during her residence i'll
the city all of whom will wish her
much joy in the new relations Of
life.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-03-06
POTATOES NOT NEC-
ESSARy TO HEALTH
DR.. lockwood Says They Contain
Little Food Value-Makes Some
Comparisons.

DR.. e. w. lockwood, head of the
department of chemistry at the
State University and an expert on
physiological chemistry, advises the
eating of more flour and fewer pota-
toes. The doctor says nothing about
corn meal or rice products, but they
|are much cheaper, food value con-
|sidered, than -four at present prices.
In an address at Iowa City last night
the doctor declared that flour sell
ling at $3.50 for a 50-pound sack is
more economical than potatoes when
the potatoes sell for more than 60
cents bushel." From this it is easy
to figure that flour is at present
about five times cheaper than pota-
toes
THE recent advances in the price
of potatoes, which are SO largely us
ed for food by persons of limited in
comes, has caused CONSERVATION in
many minds and has raised queries
as to whether substitutes can be
found and what may be the best
ones" DR.. lockwood pointed out.
THE average potato, after deduct
ing for the parts removed in peel
ing, contains about IA per cent
starch and rather less than per
cent Of protein, or muscle-building
material. Its fuel value, or energy
value, is for a pound 80 calories. 1t
is evidently eaten chiefly for its
starch. For substitute we must go
to the starchy foods; that is, the ce-
reals.
wheat flour contains about 10
per cent starch. 1 to II per cent Of
protein, / per cent of fat and the
fuel value of 4 pound is 1850 calor
les. In other words, wheat flour
in energy in the proportion of five to
one.
POTATOES arc eaten also to give
bulk to the food that is, the cellu-
lose fiber which they contain is not
absorbed in the intestine and this
mass prevents the constipation which
is so common with foods as complete
ly digeStible as fine wheat -four. But
the same result can be gained by add
ing to the -four a little bran, when
is mostly cellulose and which is very
cheap"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-03-06
IOWA NATIONAL GUARD
VERY EFFICIENT
Gen. Parker, Brigade Commander on
the Border, so Reports to the
Department.

Des Moincs, March 3.--Iowa ma
Itional guards are rated as 80 per cen:
efficient by Gen. James H. Parker in
ia complete and comprehensive report
on border training recently made to
Secretary of War Baker. Copies OF
the report have been sent to the com
manders of all companies trained in
the Brownsville district.
after six months intensive train
ling, these troops are now fit to take
the field against fairly trained en-
|emy, or to act on the defensive
against we'll trained troops" states
the report.
"Officers and men have worked
hard and conscientiously. under the
guidance of inspector-instructo and
have made wonderful progress. 1t
may be said now that the officers
have 4 thorough knowledge of what
their duties are, and also a knowi-
edge of how to perform most of them.
The enlisted men have become more
efficient in their grades than have
the officers in theirs, for the simple
reason that they have much less to
learn. Generally speaking most of
them could be made thorough sold
iers with little more training.
"The intensive training of the ma
tional guard in this district was con-
Quoted under the apprehension that
an emergency threatened, and that
also test was desired of the prompt
ness with which such troops could be
made ready for active service. 1t was
also considered from the point of
view of the national guard as i
school for officers of future conscripls
or volunteers. With the exception OF
the time lost in furnishing needed
equipment in preparing camps and
in enforcing sanitary measures, it is
believed that the full use of the OPP
portunity for instruction was made.
In this the district commander was
aided by favorable climate and by
a country unusually favorable for
field training and maneuvers."
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-03-06
NEXT WINTERS
LECTURE COURSE
Series of Entertainments for Season
of 1917-1S is Practically
Assured.

| A lecture course for the winter Of
1917-1S is almost assured and if the
meeting of club women to be held
i this evening is as favorable to the
matter as the previous one, the ques-
ton will be definitely settled. The
course offered is one from the Mutual
Lyceum bureau of which We H. Cook
of this city is an agent. The guaran-
tors have already been obtained and
all that is lacking is an official head
to push the work. This it is propos-
ed to give over to the clubs of the
|city. Not every club will be repre-
scented, inasmuch as many are mem-
bers of two clubs; for example, the
Harmony club, which is composed
entirely of members of other clubs.
1t is proposed to make the price of
season tickets subscribed for in ad-
vance, $3.50 apiece for series of en-
tertainments and lectures represent
ing in the aggregation artistic val
ues at single prices amounting TO
about 81. Student tickets will prob
ably be somewhat cheaper in price
AS soon as the details are fully ar
ranged, complete particulars will be
given and the numbers described. AS
the chosen course now stands it in
cludes:
Boardman-the head of the Boy
Scout movement in America and a
recognized community builder.
Gorst-the Bird mana naturalist
who gives wonderful account of his
life in the open and initiates birds,
telling much of bird lore.
Elias Day--the greatest American
impersonator. Day was in this city
about dozen years ago and at that
time was one never to be forgotten.
He is now the coach for numerous
entertainment bureaus and is cont
plete board of impersonation censor
ship in himself s.7,:s7 ~ ~. yryy.s -s.s7. Il
Caupolican--the South American
Indian and nobleman, who gives an
entertainment both musical and lit
erary of rare merit.
Hawaiian Sngers--a group of the
most artistic OF these brown island
ers and one of the finest now upon
the lyceum platform.
The Zedelers "A group of musical
artists with Instruments The very
fact that these musical numbers have
been heard and approved by Mr..
Cook will put the Sterling" stamp
upon them as really worth while.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-03-06
OLE BENSON DIES
At COUNTY FARM
Tailor Who has Been in Employ OF
FL. Cash & Son During Past
Ten Years.

Ole Benson, for about ten years /,
tailor in the employ of F. l. Cash &
Son, passed away Saturday afternoon
at the county farm where he had
been but short time. Mr.. Benson
was over eighty years Of age and
went to the county farm because he
had no relatives to keep him here.
Attempts are being made to reach
friends in this state, but so far they
have heen atiSsded with no success.
His wife died number of years ago
and is buried in the Webster City
cemetery. The remains of Mr.. Ben
son will be consigned to the mauso-
leum where they will lie for time
until some friends or relatives have
been heard from.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-03-06
.ElKS make MOVE TO
BANQUET SOLDIERS
Committee Appointed to Make Plans
Hold Annual Election of
Officers.

At a meeting of the Elks Friday
night the annual election of officers
was held and the following were
elected to serve for the coming year:
Exalted Ruler-Julius Bermann.
Leading Knight-Vivian R. Nc
Collough.
Loyal Knight--E. w. Garth.
Lecturing Knight-Harold Meek
ins.
Secretary. A. Boeye.
Treasurer. r. Kamrar.
THEIR. G. Remley.
Delegate to the Grand Lodge in
Boston-Melvin l.. Johnson.
Alternate delegate--G. c. Tucker.
Trustee. J. Brandrup.
Another matter was talked over,
concerning plans for festivities for
the homecoming soldier boys. 1t had
previously been agreed that should
some committee or organization de-
sire to put on banquet for the boys,
the Elks would give the free use OF
the banquet hall for the occasion. So
far, however, no one has planned
and in view of the close
proximity of the return it was decid
ed Friday night that the Elks would
give banquet on the night after the
boys return.
A committee was therefore ap-
pointed who will have the plans in
charge unless some other committee
of business men desire to further the
plans, whereupon the Ells commit
tee will gladly give place.
The committee appointed is Julius
Bermann, Arch Foster, G.. c. Tucker,
Fred Winslow, Bascom Huddlestun.
The plans as yet are uniformed but
the banquet will probably be stag
affair, with the exception Of the fami-
lies of the soldier boys. The ban
quet hall only seats about $50 and
there will not be room for many
The armory will be impracticable 20
use as banquet hall on account Of
the large amount Of soldiers equip
ment which will be placed there,
leaving no room for anything else.
The price per plate will also be an
nounced later.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-03-06
SOLDIERS ARE ON
THE way HOME
Left Brownsville, Texas, Saturday
Afternoon Coming by Way Of
St. Louis, Dispatch
Says.
SIX DAYS TO MAKE THE TRIP
Will Probably Arrive in Des Moines
Next Friday-Company G is
Coming.
SIX DAYS TO MAKE THE TRIP

According to dispatches received
in this city1the Second Iowa regiment
|. N. G., who have been on the bor-
der at Brownsville, Texas, for the
past eight months, left Brownsville
Saturday afternoon. The trains will
go by the way of st. Louis and it is
expected the soldiers will arrive in
Des Moines next Friday, the 10th.
They may remain in Des Moines ten
days, or may be mustered out sooner
than that. 1t is likely company G
will arrive in this city along about
the 18th or goth.
Webster City ought to do soma
thing to welcome the boys home. The
Elks have taken commendabie
course in starting preparations, but
the Elks are willing to let the whole
town take part, and that is what
ought to be done. The people now
have more exalted idea of the ma
tional guard than they had before the
boys were called to duty. More de-
pends upon the military strength OF
the people than had been generally
realized and the people should show
their appreciation of the men who
volunteered to serve their country
when their services were needed.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-03-06
WEBSTER CITY, IOWA, TUESDAY, MARCH 6, 1917.
Another Roof Blaze.

The fire department was called to
the east side Sunday noon to the
residence ,directly east of the Fifth
ward school house, occupied by a
family by the name of Lincoln who
recently moved to this city. The
alarm was turned in just as church
services were. over and the streets
were full of people. The call was
given over the telephone and con-
fusion of the street and number, as
understood by the fire department
from the central operator, took the
fire team and firemen to the 900
block on Elm street. The fire on the
east side was out, however, before
the department could gather up the
hose and get over to High street. The
blaze was on the roof, caused by'a
chimney burning out and burned a
sman hole in the shingles.
The driver Of the fire team wouli
appreciate it very much if the person
turning in the fire alarm over the
would talk directly to the
fire station-telephone number 4, in
stead of giving it to the telephone
operator. A misunderstanding of the
location is likely to occur and might
be the means of untold damage some
time.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-03-06

traitors placed where they can do
the least harm. What do you sup
pose Germany would do if Americans
who had lived in Germany 80 or 40
years and were naturalized citizens
of that country, would render aid
and comfort to the United States
when Germany was at war with us?
The German government would see
to it that they were taken care Of
and their property would be seized
by the state and used to prosecute the
war, as it should be. In the matter
of dealing with traitors the United
States must Go just as Germany
would do under similar circumstan-
ceS
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-03-06
FOR THE Benefit
OF THE CHILD
Miss Ella Buchanan, New School
Nurse, Hopes to Improve
Conditions in Web.
ster City.
APPOINTED POLICE MATRON.
APPOINTED POLICE MATRoN.
Will Have Authority to Make Con.
ditions Such That Every
Child Will Have Chance.

With the coming Of the new
school nurse, Miss Ella Buchanan,
into the community. an improve
ment in social conditions will result.
Those who have interviewed Miss
Buchanan find her woman of parts
educated, sympathetic and well
equipped for her new work here. She
has already been made probation Of
ficer by the school authorities for
the purpose of finding and bringing
back the truants from school and to
this Office, the city manager, II. e.
Vollmer, as member of the city
board of health, has added the ap-
pointment Of Miss Buchanan as po-
lice matron, giving her full rights
of an officer to file charges and ar.
rest wherever necessary.
Miss Buchanan desires nothing so
much as cooperation on the part of
parents in bringing about the best
results for their children, but in
scattering instances undoubtedly will
fail to accomplish anything upon
this admirable basis. With her en-
dowment of police privileges she will
have right to enforce any lawful
measure she may see fit to order.
In plain words. Miss Buchanan will
have the right to demand from par
ents that they keep their children,
at least, clean. If from her point Of
view children are situated in harm
full surroundings of sanitation or
moral environment, she now has the
authority to demand a change for
the children. If parents fail to do
this, the state may take the child
and educate it under different sur
roundings.
Children are to be the first con-
and if the child is to be
saved to an honorable and useful eX-
istence, he may have to be removed
from some of the homes in Webster
City unless they clean up, physically
and morally. There are too many
instances in Webster City where fine
and lovely children are literally go
ing to waste-through the Wilful or
ignorant neglect of their parents.
Those who have the welfare OF
children close to their hearts will be
relieved to know that Miss Buchanan
is now invested with full rights to-
assist in improvement of conditions.
She much prefers entering homes as
a friend of the family, which she is,
but in cases where she is refused ad-
mittance as friend, she will walk
in as an officer-a condition which
IS precisely as it should be.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-03-06
Bishop Stuntz Sounds Alarm.

Bishop StuntZ, who made himself
famous by attacking. Hon. w. l..
Harding during the campaign last
summer, and to whom Mr.. Harding
paid his respects in his speech in this
city. has sounded the alarm to pro-
hibitionists and advises them not to
go too far. In an interview at Mount
Vernon a few days ago the bishop
said:
ut is pretty good thing to find
out what the liquor element wants
and then do the opposite. If they
are in favor of such inquisatorial see
tions of the law as that which for
bids druggists to keep it for medicin-
al purposes with a physicians certifi-
cate. then the Iowans who want pro-
hibition must be careful. The vets
put one of those ridiculous clauses in
the Nebraska law when they said
that any suitcase that came into the
state containing liquor should .be
marked with red label. I am in fay-
or of such a law as can be enforced
honestly and effectively
When questioned as to how Ger
many's ruthless submarine war, af-
fected public opinion in South Amer
lea, where he was until two years
ago resident bishop and with which
he is still in close touch, Bishop
Stuntz declared that all the republics
south of us condemn it. From the
very beginning" he said, South
America has been passionately in
favor of the allies. l can't quite
solve their refusal to follow the Unit
ed States suggestion and example in
severing relations, but l would judge
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-03-06
CALLING DOWN PROS
PEcT|vt TRAITORS
Government Representative Tells
War Policy Critics What
to Expect.

A travelling man was in one of the
Webster City barber shops Saturday
telling OF an incident that happened
in Iowa town few days ago. A
number of sympathizers with Ger
many in the present strained rela-
Ations between that country and the
United States got together and wrote
letter to President Wilson, severe
ly condeming him for the course he
was taking, intimating that if war
came many of the Germans in and
around the little town would be
against the United States. The let
ter was signed by quite number,
the leader being native of Germany
who came to this country thirty five
years ago. The travelling man said
that short time after the letter had
been received by the president a rep
resentative of the government call
ed upon the prominent German who
had taken the leading part in the
affair and questioned him. He want
ed to know how long he had been in
this country and how much property
he had accumulated. The German
told him he had three farms and 4
lot of other property. That when he
came to the United States he had
only S1.50. The upshot of the af-
fair was that the representative Of
the government told the gentlemen
that in the event of war between the
United States and Germany his prop
erty would be confiscated, along with
that of every ether signer of the let
ter and he ard all the rest would
be deported. OF course if it comes to
actual war the government will
have to take stringent measures to
protect itself against traitors and it
is very likely that the property of
traitors will he confscated and the