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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-06-03
Totals ........ 55jOOOOO0 1850
L. 8. Can't Furnish.


1T viii, of course. be impossible, ="
said Afr. Hoover. for North Amer
lea to furnish al of this quantity,
although the major load must fall
on us. In any event 1t emphasizes
the necessity for control OF exports
in order 10 control prices and pro-
test our supply and the necessity
for conservation and elimination OF
ume OF our exports"
Mr.. Hoover believes the United
States and Canada can export this
year AT least 500. 600, 900 bushels of
grain II the winter wheat crop i'm
proves and the spring crop is larger
than normal he believes this may be
increased TO 500. 600. 600. shipment
of that much grain. much of it
wheat. however. will force American
consumers 20 eat less wheat than
usual and eat more of other cereals.
Work for Coordination.
Coordination of allied food pur-
Chases will be established as soon
as the Good bills and the export
limitations act become laws. At
present the allies and neutral coun-
tries are purchasing in large guam
titles for the future delivery. There
Is no guarantee that all these de
liveries viii be made as this govern
ment may hold our contracts 10 as
sure OF an adequate food supply at
home The food administration. as
soon as IL has been created. will he
Kin TO pass on these purchases. to
protect American consumers.
Mr.. Hoover denied a report that
the food administration viii buy the
country's grain crop for distribu-
ton. There is no inter lion. he said,
Of going into the grain business.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-06-03
10 HELD AT CINCINNATI
ON CHARGES OF TREASON

Associated Press Service:
CINCINNATI. June with the
first of two men tonight who are
accused of having anti-conscriptiOn
literature in their possession, IS
men are now being held by United
States government authorities on
charges OF treason. One other man,
who was apprehended with II 9TH
ers in the general roundup last
night, is being held as a material
witness but no charge has been
placed against him.
One Of the men arrested tonight
is an Austrian subject. He is said
10 have told the police that he re-
ceived the anti-conscription hers-
ture from the other man arrested
tonight and that he did not under
stand its meaning.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-06-03
POLICE BREAK UP
FREE SPEECH MEETING

GUTENBERG. y. J.. June .
Police here tonight broke up a mass
meeting held under the auspices OF
a sO-called federated union for de
mocracy and after using their clubs
freely carried away with them 10
Jail six persons who were on the
speakers platform. Two OF the pris-
oners who resisted were subjected
70 a severe beating. The men denied
that the meeting was called 10 pro-
test against CONSUMPTION, but said it
was for a discussion of the consti-
tutional rights OF free speech" They
were charged with disorderly con-
duct, and held for further hearing
Tuesday.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-06-03

The attack on the Spanish steam
er Patricio early in May caused the
Spanish government 10 send a note
TO Germany which the Spanish pre-
mier Marquis Prieto declared was
more energetic than had been Gus
tomary. The Spanish note declared
that the transaction of all diplomat
ic business with Germany would be
suspended until replies were received
TO notes concerning attacks on Span
ish steamers. The note also asked for
an indemnity for the Patricio.
A dispatch from Amsterdam on
May 21. said that the German reply
10 the Spanish note regarding the
Patricio had been handed TO the
Spanish ambassador in Berlin and
was declared 10 be conciliatory in
tone. on May %. Premier Prieto
declared that the German reply re-
garding the attack on the Patricio
was satisfactory.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-06-03
SUMMARY OF WAR.

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5a-b,,~,, nd -. yy-;1ifa-,, -
s.~+ tb.. .~,,7, .l-,o.,-t, -. -,
49,. -,-o..,,,.., r--,.. 3D.. 49,, -
$500, 800, 90 -ar,-. -, -
go ......,.... 5-.l.- -. a..
Car,,s,s 11.-, r,o-. 49, - ooo ,,-,s-
o.-.-- 49, 49,. ~ r,-...,. -
British drives against the German
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-06-03
FRISCO MAN HEADS
SURGEONS BODY

Associated Press Service:
BOSTON. June 2-Dr. Thomas
". Huntington OF san Francisco
was elected president Of the Ameri-
can Surgical association at the clos
ing session OF its annual cOnyen-
ton here today
other officers chosen were: Vice
presidents. DR.. Albert J. Ochsner
Of Chicago and Dr. John B. Beaver
of Philadelphia. and secretary Dr.
John II. Gibbon Of Philadelphia
Cincinnati was named as the
meeting place next wear
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-06-03
STEAL PASSPORTS FROM
BAGGAGE OF ELKINS

BASLE (via Paris), June p
Vienna dispatches report that the
baggage Of Abram 1. Elkus. the for
mer American ambassador 20 Tur-
KEY now on his way 90 Switzerland.
was ransacked and that the ambas-
sador's passport was stolen during a
brief stop al a railroad station. The
thief was not arrested.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-06-03
Hoover Says That Total is
Much Greater Than the
United States Can
Supply.
NAY Be ABLE TO ship 800
MILLION BUSHELS AT MOST
will Force American COnSum-
erS to Eat Less Wheat
Than Usual - Must
Control Exports.
Associated Press service

he.UOIiIEu fIte6 -tIFIIt'
WASHINGTON, June 2. - The
grain requirements of the allies and
the European neutrals we're put at
971.OOO.OOO bushels. total much
greater than the United States can
supply. in a statement by Herbert
g. Hoover today, listing the mini
mum needs Of each nation for hu-
man consumption, and for feed.
The amounts have been presented
TO Mr.. Hoover by the foreign gov
eminent as follows:
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-06-03
STUDENT REGISTRATION
TAXES DRAFT BOARD
200 Young Men lille Nom Resident
Cards at Nalpa-
raise.
Associated Press Service

Associated IreSS service.
VALPARAISO Ind. June . -
Students at Valparaiso university
who are subject TO draft but have
% register as nOn-residents. has
taxed the facilities OF the county
CONSUMPTION board TO the limit
here. According 20 the records late
today more than 1900 young men
have appeared before the board.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-06-03
INDICT BARON
IN HINDU PLOTS
EX-German Consul in Chicago
Named With Thir-
teen Others.
Associated Press Service

Associated Press Service:
CHICAGO. June 2.-Charges that
Baron Kurt Won Reiswitz. former
German consul in Chicago. and Is
others. including nine Hindus were
implicated in conspiracies TO violate
the neutrality of the United States
in the fOmenting Of revolution in
India We're contained in an indict-
ment returned against them by a
federal grand jury here today.
Accused with Baron Won Reiswitz
as active heads Of the plots. which
were said 10 have conferred in New
York. Chicago and San Francisco.
were Gustav n. Jacobsen. wealthy
Chicago real estate dealer: Albert
II. Wehde, an art dealer here, and
George Paul Boehm. a former resi-
dent of Chicago.
Jacobsen Indicted i'm Detroit
Jacobsen also is under indictment
in Detroit i'm connection with all
legged conspiracy against American
neutrality. Wehde was intercepted
by United States officers at Homo
lulu, while on his way TO the orient
and only recently was brought back
to Chicago.
Won Reisewitz is charged with be-
ing the financial agent Of the CON
spiracy and is said 20 have given
$4,000 10 be used for instigation
Of the re -olt Jacobsen is charged
with having employed George Paul
Boehm March. 1915, TO under
take the task Of drilling the native
Hindus in preparation for the revolt
in India. Wehde, according TO the
allegations. departed with Boehm
and a man known as Shulz or
Starneck, now believed 20 he i'm GUS
tody in San Francisco. from Chica-
90 for India in May 1915, to en-
gage in the rebellion.
Some Already Under Arrest.
Some Of the Hindus named are
under arrest in various parts OF the
United States, while others are said
TO be in India. Won Reiswitz is now
in Germany. Bench warrants were
issued for the arrest Of ali the de-
PENDANTS. fixing the bonds at $685.
600 each.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-06-03
THE WEATHER

INDIANA: Fair sunday and
probably Monday
Lower Michigan. Clearing sun
day; Monday fair with RISING tenn
perature
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-06-03

CONTINUED on PAGE THREEl
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-06
PREPAREDNESS.

Sibley, Iowa, Jan. 31.-To the Ed
itor: A demand is increasing in
this country for universal military
preparedness-w means compu..
sorry preparedness-and the authori-
ty to order the preparedness /;
sought to be lodged in the general
government. There are many who
are of the opinion that 100000
boys and girls taking school and col.
lege courses could take common de
Tense preparation as a part of their
general education. To have military
drill. instruction in the making OF
munitions, instruction in hospital
service, instruction in the prepare
ton and conservation of food sur
plies necessary for the army aud
navy, would undoubtedly be great
forward movement in this country,
along the line of national prepared
ness for the common national de-
Tense. And still it would not be fed
eral. 1t would be done by the states
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-06
GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP.

Manson Democrat: Those who op-
pose government ownership of pub
lie utilities will always declare that
private ownership tends to efficiency
and economy while government own
ership, tends to inefficiency and ex-
travagance. Can they cite to any
inefTiciency or extravaganza in the
postoffice department of this govern
ment, after it has demonstrated the
greatest efficiency and economy in
its administration of the postoftice
department. especially during the
past year, when it showed a profit in
stead of deficit? Could anything be
more depIorably inefficient than the
service the railroad companies have
given the people in the matter of
moving freight in the past two
years? Could anything be more inef-
fieient than the manner in which
those same railroads have handled
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-06

During the past year and a half
while the war has been going on in
Europe the lack of preparedness CT
this country has been widely discuss
ed and generally conceded. The ma
tional administration has talked elo-
quently for preparedness, but has
done so little in that direction that
we are little better prepared than
we were when the war broke out. Now
comes the report that we are again
on the verge OF break with Ger
many and it is quite evident that
Germany is not in terror over the
threatened rupture. If we had an
that dealt more in
deeds than in elocution things might
be different. With a man of set con-
yictions and determination in the
white house, one who chose a wise
policy and stuck to it, this country
would not now be the laughing stock
of the entire civilized world. Dur
ing the past two and a half years
this nation should have been put in
condition to meet any emergency and
would be in such condition now if a
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-06
heir passenger trains ever since

their passenger trains ever since
there was such a thing as a passen-
ger train? With train crews cut
down to the last possible man and
terminal crews thinned out to barely
enough to handle the traffic at all,
let alone being able to get trains out
on time, the passenger trains are de-
|layed with no hope of making up lost
thine if the slightest hitch occurs.
The service given the small user of
the telegraph system is almost in
|variably Indifferent, much more SO
than any postoffice would render.
The telephone interests, private cor
porations all of them, are so afraid
!of themselves in Iowa that they are
asking for state control to save them
from themselves. The present trend
is toward government ownership and
Those who are helping it most are
those who rail against it the loudest.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-06
I'HESf'c|IO n TAKES
FOOTBALL GAME
Gives the Team Of the Twenty.Sixth
Infantry, Regiment of
Regulars, Big
Cleaning.
THE FINAL SCORE 1o2 TO 0
Uncle Sans $2o,0oo,ooo Per Month
is Making Some Great
Football Players.
HE FINAL SCORE 1o2 TO 0

Brownsville, Texas, Jan. rs
Once more has the Second Iowa prov
en- it's superiority over all corners in
a football game. The Twenty-Sixth
Infantry, a regiment of regulars,
brought their football squad down
from Harlingen and before coming
had sold a bunch OF Second Iowa
scalps to their friends. Now the
friends are bringing action against
them for getting money under false
pretenses. -...... IL,
We have never been informed just
how, many members the Twenty
Sixth Infantry has, but if it is no
larger than peace. strength, they
would be forced to recruit up if they
played two or three games of foot
ball with the Second Iowa bunch.
Honestly, it kept two men busy
leading or dragging 26th men off the
field and while none Of the injuries
were necessarily serious, fear was
stamped upon the faces of all reliefs
who were sent in.
The final score was 102 to 0 in
favor of the Second Iowa and on five
separate and distinct occasions the
referee penalized the victors after
they had made touch. down. IL fact,
we took the figures UP town after the
game and if the adding machine kept
the records straight, we were penal
lied 1,2S5,6S4 yards during the
game. But as soon as Iowa was pen
allied, the boys would ginger up
and invariably make an end run for
la touch down.
Bugs" Berggren made ninety
yard run for touch down and Iowa
was penalized because he exceeded
the speed alimit-or something like
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-06
Is IT FAIR2

The postoffice department charges
as much per pound for carrying q
newspaper two miles as it does for
carrying a magazine 5000. In 9th
err words, all second class mails &c
into the general pot at the uniform
rate of one cent per pound, no ma5-
ter how far they have to be carried
or how much they weigh.-Boone
News
The practice of the postoffiee de
partment is fair so far as the reia-
lions of the newspapers and maya
zines are concerned, but the question
of the Boone paper is hardly on the
square, as the inference is left that
the magazines have the advantage
The News-Republican might have
put the question in this way: The
postoffice department charges as
much per pound for carrying mag
azine two miles as it does for carry
ing a newspaper 5000. Is this fair ?
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-06

When bank induces boy or girl
to become depositor it is doing
something that will benefit future
generations. A bank account, induces
thrift and has an influence toward
economy. The country is altogether
too extravagant and young people
who commence to save and stick to
it are building for the future. Get
a bank account and keep it grow
ing. if only a few cents are added
each week.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-06

The endeayor of the European ma
lions to locate the relatives of men
who have fallen in battle while serv-
ing the various foreign legions bears
an interesting comparison to similar
efforts now being undertaken in this
country to trace the relatives or
heirs of men in the American SER
vice who have died, some of whom
have left valuable property. The
United States Marine Corps issued a
bulletin a few days ago containing
the names of Sergeant Albert Jolly
|of Melbourne, Australia, Corporal
Thomas Brophy of Dublin, Ireland,
and Private Owen Woods (former
address unknown), in a further eff
fort to locate their heirs or next OF
kin. These men. who have been
dead over ten years, left effects of
considerable value, and numerous in
quiries during that period have fail
ed to locate their rightful heirs. II
any of our readers know the where
abouts of any relatives of these men
they should send the facts to the
navy department at Washington.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-06

Secretary of State Allen thinks the
legislature made mistake when it
enacted a law permitting auto license
number plates to be retained three
years. He declares that lot of auto
owners are trying to defraud the
state out of the tax, insisting that
the fact they do not have to have a
new plate number aids them in do
ing this. 1t is said that the secre-
tary's Office is 100000 short in Ii
cense money as compared with a
year ago at this time. Let the sec
rotary send list of the auto owners
of the county, together with list of
those who have failed to pay, to the
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-06

One of the staff correspondents of
the United Press, now with the arm
les in France, declares that fully
$4,000 Americans are fighting for
the allies, most Of them being in the
British army. He believes that more
men from the United States have
joined the fortunes of the allies in
the field than took part in the Span
American war.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-06

Senator Chase shouldn't cuss the
women too hard for voting for Will
son last year. He should be more
charitable in view of the fact that
he himself voted for Woodrow four
years ago.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-06

The democrats in the United States
senate don't propose that the opposi-
tion to President Wilson's world
wide Monroe doctrine theories shall
have a chance to talk, and voted
down by strict party vote the reso-
luton of Senator Cummins setting
apart a time for a discussion Of the
subject.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-06

Prof. G. NJ. Turpin is authority for
the statement that Iowa has more
chickens than any state in the union
and he says they produce annually
an income of $43,OO0,00O. If Ham
ilton county gets her proportion of
this income it is approximately
$4,000. That means much to the
Hamilton county farmer, as a large
part of the income from poultry is
profit. Mr.. Turpin says that ninety
per cent of the Iowa farms have~a
flock, which have wide range, pick
up large part of their living from
waste, and require but little of the
farmers time. There is no place like
the farm for the production of good,
healthy poultry and it costs the
farmer not half as much as it does
the commercial poultryman to feed
a flock of 100 to $50 hens. for the
hen makes her own living, for the
most part. "The value of the poul-
try in the United States is exceeded
in value by only four crops-corn.
cotton, hay and wheat declares Mr..
Turpin.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-06

The constitution of man is such
that for long time after he has
discovered the incorrectness of the
ideas prevailing around him, he
shrinks from openly emancipating
himself from their domination; and
constrained by the force of circum-
stances, he becomes hypocrite, pub
licly applauding what his private
Judgment condemns. w. Draper.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-06

Bryan says "you shall not bury
the democratic party in drunkard's
grave"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-06
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.

The Davenport Democrat is firm il
its opinion that the bill for the per-
petuation of the old state capitol
building at Iowa City should have
the sanction of the legislature. 1t
says it is one of the "handsomest
specimens of architecture left from
the pioneer period of this or any 9TH
err of the midwestern states"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-06

The legislature ought to enact
some law that will provide suitable
penalty for the offense of drawing a
bank check upon bank in which
the maker of the check has no funds
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-06

The fool women who are picketina
the white house are doing more tC
injure the cause Of equal suffrage
than an equal number of it's enemies
could possibly do. Some of the suf-
fragists appear sadly in need of a
balance wheel,
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-06

Today many of our roads carry a
motor traffic far in excess of the total
traffic Of all classes carried 10 years
ago. At the present time there are
about 100000 motor vehicles in
use on our public roads, or about one
motor vehicle for every mile of road
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-06

We noticed during the recent Sc
we're cold spell that practically ev-
cry horse driven upon the streets OF
Webster City was protected with 3
blanket 1t is genuine pleasure tc
the Freeman-Tribune to note this
fact.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-06

The Waterloo Courier cannot see
the difference between bonds for
road building and bonds for school
houses, basing its viewpoint on its
belief that permanent roads arc
built as much for posterity as court
houses, and schoolhouses are" The
Courier disapproves Of a policy that
holds. back a progressive community
because another community is reac.
|tionary.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-06

not smart enough to realize their
economic value. The Capital says,
too, that we will not have good roads
until the governor and legislature
understand that the people demand
them.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-06
PREPAREDNESS AND FOOLS.


When an sS0O,00O,OOO prepared
mess budget is being framed for
adoption without any organized
movement in opposition it is idle to
|argue that a considerable element Of
the American people is opposed eth
er to the theory of preparedness or
it's application.-Siou City Journal.
This is respectfully referred to the
Webster City coward who is writing
anonymous letters to the Freeman
Tribune telling it it is a fool for
thinking the west is for preparedness.
Perhaps the Sioux City Journal is q
fool, too. Our critic ought to write
the Journal and tell it where, to head
in at, but he, she or it should mus
ter up enough courage to let the
Journal know who and what its
critic is. Then he, she or it might
also take a whack at the Davenport
Times, which few days ago con-
tanned the following:
The advocates of preparedness are
not afraid the country will be China
fed. They know there will be plen-
ty of men with red blood in their
veins who will offer to join the army
in an emergency. What the adyo-
Gates of preparedness do want is that
when these red blooded men do offer
themselves for service they will be
trained and know something about
what they will have to do. And they
want the government to provide
enough equipment for the use of the
men who viii, be called on to do the
fighting. 1t is estimated that it.
would require five years, and some
say thirty, to get equipment togeth-
err in sufficient quantities to match
the supplies now accumulated by
either side in the European war.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-06

A mean driver always uses the
whip and the meaner he is the more
he uses it.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-06

There is good in both the peace
land preparedness argument" says
the Muscatine Journal, which holds
that Americans should approach the
important issues of peace and war
with unbiased minds.