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The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1917-01-10
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'~OUT OF the DRIFTS"
THRILLING ALPINE DRAMA
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Marguerite Clark. the exquisite lit
tie Famous Players star. has been seen
in many different characters but she
has never done anything more absorb
ingly interesting and more thoroughly
sympathetic than Elsie, the delight
full little Alpine shepherdess in Out
of the Drifts" which is the next Para
mount picture at the New Daytona
theatre tomorrow.
"Out of the Drifts" is a big story
of the great Alps and of the everlast-
ing SHOWS in which this superb little
star Is seen battling not only for life
itself against the elements but to save
herself from a young roue with whom
q great avalanche has penned her in q
deserted cabin. We have laughed and
! cried with Marguerite Clark in many
funny and some touching situation, but
in this story she gives US something
entirely new-the fearless, unspoiled
girl of the mountains whose simple
trust in mankind and her Maker steels
her courage in time of peril and wins
our heartfelt sympathy in moments
of distress.
Happy little Elise first learns the
meaning of SORROW when her father
loses his footing in the St. Bernard
Pass and dies in her arms leaving her
alone in the world. Rudolph. an Al
pine guide, is desperately in love with
Elise, but she does not return his af-
lection. There arrives at the monas-
| terry young Englishman named Reg
gle Van Rensselaer,, who has come
to Switzerland to forget his past fol-
| lies in London.
Instantly attracted by the beauty
of Elsie. Reggie meets and induces her
| to agree to accompany him to Lon
don in the belief that they are to be
| married there. But Rudolph discovers
the real purpose behind Reggie
scheme and, in order to prevent it,
he attempts to kill the stranger by
cutting the guiderOpe and sending
him headlong down the precipice over
which he has been dangling.
! Reggie survives the fall and is TAX
en- to ElSie's cabin where she is just
rescued from him by the timely ar
rival of Rudolph. who has fought his
| way through the avalanche. There is
a tremendous struggle in the cabin
[ and Reggie finally leaves thoroughly
chastened in body and spirit The SUI
| preme devotion of Rudolph and the ut
i ter unsophistication of Elise have their
! effect upon Reggie and he decides to
live a different sort of life in the flu.
| ture.
So when Rudolph goes to London in
search of Reggie, with whom he rea-
Lies that Elise is still in love, he
finds him devoting himself to charity
Overjoyed at the news that Elise has
forgiven him. Reggie returns to Switz
erland and to Elise
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1917-01-10

cate themes: perfect casts: wonderful
photography are only a few of their
many requisites brought into play in
all productions. In The Dumb Girl
of Portici," you see this combination
worked out and spell success.
The Dumb Girl of Portici'' possess
those elements that appeal to all the
people. The spectacular and gor-
geous scenes; acted by a cast of 500:
with Pavlowa as the central figure
make it the most impressive and won
derful production yet given to the
screen. The Dumb Girl of Portici"
will be shown at the New Daytona
January 13.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1917-01-10
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OYSTER COCKTAIL.-Oyster cock
~ tails are served In Ice shells
made for this purpose or In cases
made from green pepper shells, in
halvea Of grapefruit or in large clare,
glassea Put five small oysters into
each glass. For twelve cocktails allow
even teaspoOnfuls each Of prepared
horseradish. tomato ketchup and vine
gar, ten teaspoonfuls of lemon juice
and one of tabasco sauce. Thoroughly
mix the dressing and put an equal
quantity into each glass. Both oysters
and dressing should be very cold.
Escalloped Oysters.-Butter q baking
dish; then. having ready q dish of
breadcrumbs. put first layer OF
crumbs. then a layer Of oysters, butter
In little pieces. salt and pepper; repeat
until the dish is full. being careful t.
have the crumbs on top, with small
pieces of butter. Moisten with milk
and q little Of the oyster liquor. Bake
until q good brown in a hot oven.
Chicken and Oyster Patties. - Pu,
two tablespoonfuls of butter and three
Of four In a saucepan: add one-fourth
teaspoonful white pepper and one-hal1
teaspoonful salt. Place over the fire
and when melted and thoroughly mixed
add one pint Of milk or cream. Stir
until thickened. Add one pint Of Gu,
up chicken and let simmer for FIVE min.
utes. Add one pint Of oysters, drained
and cook until the edges curl. Heat
patty shells and fill with the mixture
Oysters q Ia Newburg.-Drain two
dozen oysters and place In a very ho
pan. Add a tablespoonful Of butter. 6
saltspoonful Of salt and a dash Of pep
per. Stir until the oysters are cooked
then add the beaten yolk of an eg,
and three tablespoonful Of cream o.
milk. mixing well with the egg. Mi,
all ingredients thoroughly. Add TIVE
teaspoonfuls of sherry. stir well and d
not permit to boil. Serve on toast.
Oysters a Ia Creole.-Melt two table
spoonfuls Of butter in a saucepan ant
add one slice Of onion and cook unit
pale brown. Add cupful Of stewet
tomatoes. When the mixture thicken
add a pint of drained oysters and cool
until the edges have curled. AS sea
soning add a drop Of tabasco sauce. ,
half teaspoonful Of salt and a table
spoonful Of chopped parsley and pou
on toast to serve.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1917-01-10
1.-THE DUMB GIRL OF
PORTtCl," JANUARY Is
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The star, Anna Pavlowa, has graced
the courts of both continents. AS a
member of the Imperial Russian bal
let she created a furore throughout
the United States. by her gifted tai
ent and sensational dancing. AS an
emotional artistic, noted critics have
compared her with Bernhard and Naz-
imova. Youth, beauty and genuine
love for her art made THE Dumb Girl
of Portici,' the smashing success that
it is
The producers, the SmalleyS, occupy
a front niche in the Hall of Famous
directors. Originality with them is
a dominant factor in all productions.
"Hypocrites," and Where Are My
Children reflect their master genius.
No producers ever attempt the unus-
ual without leaving a bad taste
somewhere. Delicate situations: intri-
statue of the heroic Joan of Arc at
Rheims. Not many months ago she
also visited the French trenches
where she gave a memorable perform
auce to the delighted soldiers.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-08-07
YOUNG GERMAN SOLD
|ERS AS P|LLAGERS

With the French Armies, July IL.
Letter to Freeman-Tribune from
U. P. Correspondent: Documentary
evidence has just been secured by
the French military authorities es-
tablishing that Germany's youngest
classes of 10 and 20 year old troops
participated in the pillaging and de-
stroying of French villages that pre-
ceded the German retreat Of last
March.
The following diary found on a
German prisoner of the class of 1917
| illustrates the mental attitude of
these German boy soldiers towards
the military necessity" of sacking
and running villages and private
property:
Dec. Towards evening, pillag-
ling excursion to nearby village. af
Dec. 20-Preparatory inspection
by Cautain Otto. During afternoon
"sneaked" different sorts OF colors,
oils and pincers. Carried away as
souvenirs several beautiful cups.
Lee. 29-Painted signs. Pillaging
excursion.
Dec. 24-Forenoon, still more pill
tagging. Carried away all sorts OF
colors, also wine. Afternoon, Christ
mas feast. We were given small
presents. Sent four packages, one
containing Christmas souvenirs, two
containing cup and glass each, and
the third little teapot. The lieu
tenant rsade us beautiful discourse.
Jan. Afternoon at Chauny.
There is mighty little left there's
Feb. Give have received orders
to destroy all wagons and vehicles
that remain at Grandau, to render
them useless by saving them. We
destroyed ten.
Feb. 22--All Of the beds, springs.
and mattresses have been gathered
together at Apilly to be sent unto
Germany. ''sti4i
March 6-Worked at an artillery
position in the vicinity of Sinceny.
Sirceny is in ruins. The villages. in
Guiding Shauny, are all in flames.
All of the fruit trees have been
sawed down. sA
March 12-Worked on the roads.
Nearly all of the houses of Bichan-
court, including the tower of the
church, have been blown up by
mine
March 17-At $50 we departed
from Fressancourt for Mortiers vin-
versigay. We arrived at Mortiers
at 1880. No cantonment especially.
1t is now five days since we have
received bread.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-08-07
THAT EMBARGO.

Before we entered the war, appeal
was often made to this government
to place an embargo upon the export
Of arms and ammunition-the things
that kill, as means of inducing the
belligerent nations to end the war.
Since we are ourselves at war, we
are now employing embargo power
as a means of forcing neutral ma
tions, bordering on or near to Ger
many, either to make war upon her
commercially or by armed force
Senator LaFollette.
The distinguished senator from
Wisconsin cannot conceal his love
for Germany and hatred for our al
lies. He apparently loves Germany
more than he loves his own coun-
try. This government had very good
and sufficient reasons for not put
ting an embargo upon arms. In the
first place that would have been an
unneutral act, as it would have been
q departure from usual procedure
and would have aided Germany, the
only country in the world that abso-
lutely refused in conferences of ma
tions at The Hague to consent to
neutrals not selling munitions of
war to belligerents. Moreover, it
would have rendered it impossible
for noble little Belgium to wage a
courageous fight against an army
that invaded its soil without cause
or provocation and an army that Wis
tied uncomfortable outrages upon
people who were in no wise respon-
sible for the war. Under such cir
cumstances President Wilson would
have been derelict in his professions
OF neutrality to have surrendered to
the demands of La Toilette and other
pro-Germans for an embargo upon
munitions, thus taking from Belgi-
UNI and northern France the means
to resist an invasion Of foreign
foe that was despoiling their country
and committing every conceivable
outrage. 1t would have been das-
tardly act for this government to
have listened to the siren voice of
the Wisconsin senator then, and it
would be now equally reprehensibleI
to listen to him in his crusade to aid
the enemy by putting in the hands
OF that enemy the means of prose-
eu.ing the war against the lied
States. 1t has been showr
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-08-07
When the War Will End.

Absolute knowledge have l none,
But my aunt's washerwoman's son
Heard policeman on his beat
Say to a laborer on the street.
That he had letter just last week,
Written in the finest Greek,
From Chinese coolie in Timbuctoo.
Who said the niggers in Cuba
knew 's
or q. colored man in Texas town,
Who got it straight from a circus
clown
That man in the Klondyke heard
the news
From a gang of South American
Jews
About somebody in Borneo,
Who heard of man who claimed to
know
OF a swell society dame,
Whose mother-in-law will under.
take
To prove that her seventh husbands
sisters niece 1854
Has stated in a printed piece
That she has son who has a friend
Who knows when the war is going
to end. Anonymous.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-08-07

thertic reports that the goods sent
from this country to Norway, Hol-
land, Sweden, Denmark and Switzer-
land have enabled those countries to
furnish Germany with supplies so
greatly needed. True, the goods
sent from the United States to such
neutrals were not in turn sent 10
Germany, but they took the place
of goods and wares so sent and which
could not have been spared for ex-
pcrtat1on to Germany except for tai.
supplies received from this country.
All there is t. the embargo cry OF
the senator IRON Wisconsin is that
the United States government Pro-
poses to look first to the interests
Of it's allies ;cfore it looks to the
interests OF countries that are aid
ing it's enemies.
1t is not pleasure for the Un:,od
States government to be compelled
to withdraw supplies from any ma
tion that needs them, but it is a war
measure that must be used against
the most powerful and resourceful
military machine that the world has
ever seen, and, we hope, the most
powerful the world will ever know
again.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-08-07
DON'T WORRY.

Waterloo Times-Tribune: You
need not worry. If you are register
ed for select service you have two
alternatives:
Either your "key" number is
drawn for the first draft or it is
not. II not you need not worry. II
lit is, you have two alternatives:
Either you are exempted or you
are not. If exempted, you need not
worry. If not, you have two alter
natives:
Either you are called into train
ing camps or you are not. If not,
you need not worry. If you are, you
have two alternatives:
Either you fight or you don't
fight. If you don't, you need not
worry. If you do, you have two al
|ternatives:
Either you get hurt or you don't.
If you don't, you need not worry. If
you do, there are two alternatives:
Either you recover or you don't.
II you do, you need not worry. If
you don't, you will never need to
worry again.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-08-07
-Pancoast in PHILADELPHIA North American:

against the discrimination you sug-
gest. 1t means that lines of descent
shall become perpetual lines of
cleavage, resulting in discordant
nationality, with varying rights and
duties for its different parts. That
there should be question by some OF
our citizens of the loyalty of others
is matter of profound regret, but
to submit to suspicion is to conform
rather than to repel it. In the past
history of this country there never
has been a suggestion of "exempting
German-American citizens from act
ual military service at the front" or
from any other duty to which any
other citizen might be called. And
so let it now be and ever hereafter.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-08-07
Almost Perfect Grading.

A letter received this morning by
Mr.. and Mrs. J. v. Kearns from
their son-in-law, w. j. Mitchell, at
Manley, reveals come interesting
news concerning their son, Tom b.
Kearns, former well known Web
ster City boy, who now resides with
his family at that place and is en-
gagged in business with Mr.. Mitchell.
Mr.. Kearns was drawn for SER
vice with the new national army
in the first 500, and when called
to appear before the exemption and
examining board of Northwood, the
county seat of Worth county, passed
the physical examination with the
most nearly perfect grading of any
man yet examined from that county.
so the examining physician told
him. tls
Entitled to exemption under the
dependent clause of the CONSUMPTION
law, and because the country is not
i'll need of the service in the army
of its married men at this time, Tom
will undoubtedly remain with his
family for the present. But should
the time ever comU when his help
is needed, he can be depended upon
to uphold the traditions of heroic
service won by the senior Mr.. Kearns
in the civil war.
The newest in iewelry nj Teed r
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-08-07

this list shall be sent to the county
attorney, and, second, that the coun-
ty attorney shall make an effort to
make the collection, and then, if he
fails to do his duty in connection
with the matter, it is the duty OF
this department to see that the work
is properly performed by the county
attorney. I am, Yours very truly,
H. M. HAVNER,
Attorney General.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-08-07
Ipotism the richest spoils of victory.
The largest share Of the price Of
defeat is ours to pay
CRITICISM OF RUSSIA.

Springfield (Mass.) Republican:
AS new recruit to the great war,
with both it's sacrifices and its
achievements still in the future, this
country is we'll advised to be mod
crate and generous in comment on
the difficulties of Russia, which of
all the combatants has borne the
heaviest losses. To the virulent
charges of cowardice, which are
either thoughtlessly or stupidity
made, it is perhaps answer enough to
point to the record of the Russian
army for heroism under conditions
the like of which, we may hope, will
never test our own troops. Even the
bolsheviki it would be unjust to tax
with ccwardice; to suppose that a
pacifist is necessarily a poltroon is
as absurd as the conventional fiction,
|punctured by Mark Twain, that a
bully cannot be a brave man. The
breakdown of the Russian offensive
reveals all sorts of weaknesses in the
army and the state, but the trouble
does not spring from cowardice.
Only a few weeks ago an English
writer was asking whether Napol-
con, if he had lived to see this mu-
lnitions war, would not revise his
maxim that the moral is to the ma
terial as three to one; the Russian
|debacie comes to confirm his high
rating Of imponderabies. The Sax
ons in the Waterloo campaign, by
the way, behaved very much like
bolsheviki, but Saxons are no cow
ards. It is noteworthy that in Eng
land and France, which have at least
as much at stake as this country, the
troubles of Russia are treated with
much more courtesy and considera-
ton than by great part of the
American press. Revilings can do
no good, and they may do much
harm.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-08-07
REAL PATRIOTISM.

Fred Lehman, Tor many years d
leader at the Des Moines bar and
now a resident of st. Louis, is a fine
representative of loyal Americans of
German birth. There are thousands,
aye, millions of such citizens in this
country, and it is unfortunate that
a few noisy pro-Germans like George
Sylvester Viereck and other lesser
lights have brought disgrace and re-
proach upon loyal men of German
birth or extraction. IeBut the Free
Tribune is glad to believe that
vast majority of such citizens of
this country are loyal and are will
ing to do their part in the great con-
fiict in which we are now engaged.
Viereck has sought to induce the
government to show special favors
for United States soldiers of German
birth or extraction, and sent circu-
lars to prominent men like Lehman
to assist him in his propaganda. Mr..
Lehman's reply is just what might
be expected Of a true patriot and
honorable man. He says:
! am an American citizen of Ger
man birth, but have never counted
that fact as among my political as
sets. Ancestry is one thing, and al
legiance is another and very differ
ent thing, not in any way to be
qualified by ancestry, and especially
not when a dangerous duty is in
volved.
The repugnance to fighting ones
own kindred is natural one, but
circumstances may make such fight
Ing unavoidable. It. was SO In our
civil war, in which my father took
his part. Men of German ancestry
were there found upon both sides.
They were in the charge of Pickett's
division and they were in the lines
that repealed that charge. More
than this, brother in that war fought
against brother and father against
son.
That our soldiers of German birth
and of German ancestry may be sub
ject to unjust question of their 10y
atty is unfortunately true. This
will make their duty more difficult,
more disagreeable and more danger
Gus, but that is no reason for shirk-
ing the duty.
/ have steadfastly refused from
the beginning of the present trou-
bles to do any act or to refrain from
any act, when the doing or the re-
framing meant any kind of qualifi-
cation of my citizenship.
This is not an academic question
with me. / am perhaps too much ad-
vanced in years for active military
service, but I have two sons, neither
of them subject to CONSUMPTION, who
have volunteered. One of them as
a member of the Missouri field artil-
lery, served his time or the Mexican
border, and is now at the training
camp at Fort Riley. Like his COM
rades of that camp, he will do his
duty as that is prescribed for him
by the constituted authorities of his
country. The other is assisting in
a company of field artil-
lery in Iowa, and has been honored
by his comrades with the position
Of senior first lieutenant. He will
not forfeit their confidence by any
at selection Of service,
ess difficult, less disagreeable, or
less dangerous than that to which
hey are assigned.
Every consideration ct the well
ARE Of our people determine me
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-08-07
THE KAIsER's HYPOCRISY.

"But above all, our thoughts stand
resolute in the determination to pros
ecute this righteous war of defense
to a successful termination"
These words were used by En-
peror William in a recent proclama-
ton to the German people, and re-
veals again the hypocrisy of the kali
ser. This righteous war of de-
Tense" Forsooth! It was. Germany
that was ready to fight months be-
fore any of her opponents could
marshal enough strength to resist
her. In her onslaughts of defense
Germany had an army 100000
strong all ready to invade Belgium
when the kaiser declared war upon
Russia. Before that declaration hal
reached Petrograd the German army
was hammering at the gates of Bel
GUM on her way to Paris, and would
have reached Paris but for the Her
|culean efforts put forward by the
noble Belgians who sought to retain
their honor and respect their pledge
not to allow the army of bellig-
erent nation to cross her territory.
1T took Great Britain two years to
get ready to meet Germany, yet the
kaiser, with reckless abandon for
truth and veracity, now comes for
ward with the deliberate falsehood
that Germany is fighting a war of
defense. At the time of the out
break of hostilities in Europe, the
Freeman Tribune was absolutely
neutral. 1t had no prejudices
against the German nation. But as
lit read articles written by German
authorities before the war began, it
was forced to the conclusion that
Germany had for forty years been
getting ready for the conflict, and
that the military party of that coun-
try was carrying forward a propa-
ganda for conquest. There can be
no doubt of this in the minds Of un-
prejudiced people who were in posi-
tion to judge free from prejudice
or partiality. OF course, millions of
the German people do not believe
this. They have been deceived by
such false statements as that made
by the kaiser in the proclamation
under question. Many Germans in
this country do not believe it. The
German propaganda carried on for
years for God strafe England"
has had its effect upon the German
mind, as the leaders of Prussian mil
itarism intended it should. Was it
a war of defense when both Austria
Hungary and Germany sent invading
armies into little Serbia and joined
with the unspeakable Turk in sub
DUNG other small Balkan states?
Was it a war of defense when the
German commanders, after captur-
ing such cities as Brussels and Ant
werp, laying the property in waste,
destroying factories, demolishing the
means of trade and commerce, seized
prominent citizens and held them as
hostages for a money tribute, de-
handing s4O,000,00O of Brussels?
Talk about "a war of defense!" So
far as Germany is concerned it is
war for conquest and pelf and is
carried on at just as low scale as
were such wars 1000 years ago.
is the carrying away of
non-combatant Belgians into Ger
many a part of "a war of defense?"
In this connection the following
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-08-07

According to the Cherokee Times,
the high price for Iowa land has just
been set in Sioux county, where a
fine improved farm belonging to H.
Van de Brake was sold to T. Door
mink at $4OO per acre. The place
is quarter section and is three
miles from town. The Times says
the buildings on the farm are not
worth more than $4,000.