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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-12-24
fOSD|CK Com.
MENDS Y. ". c. A.
Chairman Of War Department Com
mission on Training Camp Activ.
tiles Writes Letter in
Concentration.
SEATTLE STORY WAS FALSE
Mrs. John X. Kamrar, County Chair.
man, to Continue Hamilton
County Drive.

Raymond Fosdick, chairman of the
war departments commission or
training camp activities, has writer
the following letter to the Young
| Women's Christian Association re.
garding the work that organization is
doing:
81 want 10 take this opportunity tc
tell you how vital we regard the work
aS~the Young Women's Christian Asso.
citation, ip its relation to the program
Of the commission on training camp
activities. The hostess house idea
which your organization introduced
has become an essential factor in the
life of all our training camps, and
your positive work with young girls
in the neighborhood of our training
centers has contributed materially to
the really creditable conditions now
existing. l have no hesitation in say
ing that the work of the war depart
ment, in it's attempt to rationalize the
environment of our army camps,
would suffer considerably if it were
lot for the splendid work of the
Young Women's Christian Associa-
ton.
"The spirit of your organization has
been so generous and unselfish from
the start that it has been genuine
pleasure to cooperate with you in
carrying through our mutual program
"Please do not hesitate to call or
us if we can be of any assistance tc
you."t
Seattle Story Denied.
Mrs. John r. Kamrar, county Y. W.
c. A. chairman, is also in receipt o.
an official denial of the story recent
Iy sent out from Seattle to the effect
hat the Y. w. G. A. there was paying
girls SIS week to dance with the
soldiers. Jane Scott, executive secre-
AIRY for the northwestern field, tele-
9'0Ht SA',toAANN' ~ 'tt,sttSh ~ ~ vput
STORY absolutely false in every de.
.ail. Am in close touch with commit,
tee in charge concessions at Camp
Lewis and know that no concession
has been granted for dance hall and
so far as l know, concession has moi
even been asked for Association
would not supervise in any event"
Alice Greenough Townsend, chair
man of the hostess house committee IL
| New York City, writes that no dane
4 ing is permitted in hostess houses.
i The ladies assisting Mrs. Kamral
in raising a Y. w. c. A. fund of $1,000
in Hamilton county expect soon X
j complete their campaign. They arr
practically through in Webster City
but have the rest Of the county tt
1 cover, where $1,000 remains to be so
licited.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-12-24

and make an example Of him. Make
him stand at attention in the roadway
for five minutes"
The sergeant obeyed. Then the gen,
eral inspected the kitchen.
where do you dump your refuse:
Is it covered up? Do you get enough
vegetables? What meat did you have
yesterday-the day before-the day
before that?" He shot at the sergeant
so quickly, so sharply that the non
CONS answers sounded like stutter-
ing.
Rest Of Day Same.
+ For the rest of the day it was just
like that. The whirlwind swept
through fifteen towns-across dozen
training fields.
Everyone felt relieved when Perish
ing left
But the results were pronounced the
next day. When Sammy came to at
tention he came to attention right.
Men sprang to their feet with the snap
of a steel spring when an officer
passed them in the street. Garbage
tubs that hadn't been covered were
covered next day and out on the train
ing field they were putting more snap,
more ferocity into the bayonet work.
Efficiency and discipline had taken a
sudden spring upward.
Pershing sets the example for his
army. "On parade" in public, he
never relaxes from his rigid sOldierly
bearing. At work he drives himself.
Works Hard.
People who know the general init
mately say he does relax on private
occasions-at mess, for instance. But
when he works he works-drive, drive,
drive; take no excuses, get it done
now!
His Office is in the center of big
building with the other departmental
offices ranging for block in two di-
rections. Room 81 is where the gen.
eral works. There he sits at his desk,
in hard, straight-back office-chair,
push-buttons and phone within arms
reach, directing, consulting, infusing
his department heads with the same
indomitable, battering-ram spirit that
brought him to the head of Americas
greatest army, now in the making.
He is strict, severe. Yet, they tell of
a dough-boy who rolled into camp
down in Mexico, famished for food
after SO hours on the road without
bite. He walked into tent, saluted
and asked the officer for something to
eat. The officer heard the mans story
and himself went to the cook shack
and ordered the cook to prepare din
ner for the doughboy.
do you know who that was?" the
cook asked, as he showed steak at
The hungry lad. uAa4i ii n4ua 94e
"Nope," between mouthfuls of hash.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-12-24

HAS ONLY CANINE
MEMBER OF RED CROSS

Nick O'Connor has no wife, so
; he took it out ION the dog" He
) wanted his family" to hold 100
: per cent membership in the Red
Cross and the family" consists of
himself and Bob This dog now
) enjoys the unique distinction of
; being the only canine member of
; the Red Cross in the United
States, so far as local Red Cross
officials know.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-12-24
4That was General Pershing.''

"That was General Pershing."
That Sammy, still in the army
swears General Pershing is the great
est soldier ever.
At Headquarters.
There is one map on the walls of the
office. There are singularly few pap
ers on the generals desk; a clean-desk
man. Suspended from red ribbon
over near the window is an engraved
salutation to General Pershing pre-
sented by the townspeople when he
moved to general headquarters from
Paris The French authorities in pre-
pairing the building for American oc-
cupation wanted to have famous
artist paint the stars and stripes on
one wall in compliment to America.
Pershing was diplomatic about it and
the walls are still pure white.
Perhaps because of it, perhaps in
spite Of his soldierly conduct in pub
lie, General Pershing is different. If
it depended on his speeches he could
MT be elected dog-catcher of coun-
try village He is soldier, not an
orator-yet in his position abroad he
has frequently come through situa-
tons requiring the exercise of high
qualities Of craftsmanship and
diplomacy.
He has no invariable time for COM
ing to the Office. He may settle some
important matters at home in the
half-hour after breakfast. But usual
ly he is deep in the days grind by
eight o'clock.
At mess "shop-talk" is taboo. Art,
literature, sports-anything but the
crushing, destroying business of war
in any of it's phases may occupy the
meal-hour The mess consists OF Gen
eral Pershing, another general, two
colonels and captain.
When the days work is done-when
the department heads have reported
with their recommendations their new
ideas, their progress or reverses, if
there is no matter Of unusual press
ure, the General goes riding. Perhaps
lie gets into his machine and rolls to
lonely wooded spot with major who
has his confidence. If so, they dis
mount and walk through the woods,
miles from the worries of the army
The general may walk five miles at a
brisk pace, meeting the automobile
again at the other side of the forest or
across valley.
He keeps physically fit--a stronger
man perhaps than most Of the vigor
Gus younger officers at headquarters
A big job and heavy load, General
Pershing's. But those shoulders were
built to carry heavy loads.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-12-24
More Contributions.

A few persons are remembering the
local chapter of the Red Cross with
contributions along with their men,
bership fees. Two more of these were
received this morning-that of Mrs. H.
R. Dodge, SIS, and Miss Mabel Lunch,
IS.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-12-24

Every one, by his fears, gives in
creased strength to rumors, and
though there may be no real cause for
alarm, they fear fancied ills.-Lu-
canus.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-12-24
DIR. r. W. H0MAN,

DIR. r. W. Holman,
Eye, Ear, Nose & Throat Specialist.
~ Spectacles accurately fitted.
Hours 8 to IL a. m; 2 to 5 p. m.
Office 712 Wilson Ave. Dr.. brakes
former location. Martin phones, Of.
fee 40, residence l401s.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-12-24
DR.. E. s. MITTERLING,
OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN.
Over Orpheum Theatre. Hours, s
to IL a. m. l to 6 p. m. Phone Mar.
tin 153.

G. T. McCAULIFF, M. D.
Office over Browns drug store,
corner Of Des Moines and Second
streets. Calls attended day or night.
Both phones.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-12-24
Gifts from School Children.

The children OF a number Of the
rooms from the public schools of this
city have been saving small sums for
the past few weeks in order to make
contributions to the Red Cross at this
time Their gifts have meant real
self denial in the saving of the pen
MES and nickles which would have
been spent in treats and candy The
donations were made from the rooms
as follows:
Miss Geunug's, $2.65.
Miss McFarland's, $3.50.
Miss nellie Bakers, $2.OS.
Miss Bertha Stark, principal of the
primary building, this morning turned
in the contributions of that building,
which amounted to $25.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-12-24
RED CROSS NOTES
Club Gives to Red Cross.

The ladies of the Home Needle
work club gave up their usual
Christmas grab bag this year and
turned over the funds which would
otherwise have been spent in gifts
to the RedCross. Their contribu-
lions amounted to SIS.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-12-24

FOR SALE-RhOde Island Red r0Os.
sgters. Full blooded Edgar Pringle.
Rural g. Phone 1922 j-f-to 1-1-1S4
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-12-24

very favorably impressed with France,
although 1 have seen nothing Of the
country to speak Of. Am sure you
would feel the same way, if you could
but come here. Shall have lots of
things to tell you when return.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-27
Father of Mary Eliza Myers Is
on His Trail Now.
CentraIia Man Who Has DisaD-
peared Is Suspected.
THOUGHT GIRL IN SCHOOL
Death First News That She Was
in This City.
Letters Written Dead Girl I'm
nOrtant Evidence.

:. T-nat somebody is going to be maae
-suffer punishment for the mysterious
death of Mary Eliza Myers in the
/. Roam hotel in Topeka last Friday
morning is the determination of her
q father. John Myers who came to To-
peka from Centralia today. Mr..
Myers, like Sheriff Hugh Larimer and
others who have investigated, is salts
fed. that the girl did not die a natural
death; that it was due to something
besides natural causes.
After spending an hour or more
with Sheriff Larimer the father went
on to EmpoTfa today where he will
continue the investigation Among
other bits of information he gave the
sheriff were numerous facts about the
young man who brought the girl to
A.. Topeka. claimed first to be her broth
er, then other degrees of relationship,
and slipped out of the city
The sheriff has his name, his age,
a complete description, facts about his
past history, has looked over letters
he has written to the girl. some of
which. it is stated by the sheriff. are
discriminating. He has everything ex-
cept the man and he made long trip
for him last Sunday to find that he
had made another move.
Girl Thought To Be in School.
The parents of Mary Myers thought
she was at Emporia attending the
summer school for teachers when
they received word that she was dead
IN Topeka hotel. The girl had been
attending the school at Emporia but
left several days before she appeared
in Topeka in company with the young
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-27
w. E. DAVIS TO SALIVA
Former State Auditor Will Head
Bonding and Casualty Co.

Following the expiration of his term
as a member of the state board of
control. w. E. Davis will leave Topeka
for Salina, where he becomes presi-
dent of the National Bonding & Cas-
ualty company. 1t is probable Davis
will go to Salina next week. His term
on the state board expires Saturday.
Davis is one of the most widely
known public men in Kansas. He
was state auditor from 1911 to 1917
and from 1907 to 1911 was assistant
state auditor under James M. Nation.
Last winter, two months after the ex-
piration of his term as state auditor,
Davis was appointed by Governor
Capper as a member of the state
board of control. He succeeded w.
f. Brooks, Democrat, who resigned
following his election as mayor of
Fort Scott. Davis served the unex-
pired term.
Announcement of the election of
Davis to the head of the bonding
company was made in Topeka today
by c. B. Kirkland of Salina, treasurer
of the company. 1t is probable Davis
will go to Salina almost Immediately
following the expiration of his term
on the control board.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-27

man. Whether the couple first went
to another city, then came to Topeka
in order that the girl might receive
medical treatment, the officers nave
of the things Mr.. Myers expects to
find out in Emporia. Before going
to Emporia Miss Myers was a school
teacher in Nemaha county
Sheriff Larimer is satisfied that
crime was committed and that war
rant should be issued. However, he
is also satisfied .hac the crime was not
committed in Shawnee county, hence
the prosecution should not be started
here. The investigation will continue
and if necessary to prove the per
Torrance of a criminal operation, the
body of the girl will be raised from
the grave at Centralia. An autopsy
would have been held in shawnee
county if the coroner and SherlI1 hdu
been notified of the death OF the glrl
before the body was removed TO Ne
maha county.
at live on farm" said Mr.. Myers
TODAY. land there are lots of things
about the law L do not know. real
ize now that 1 should have reported
the manner of hs- death While l was
here before we took the body away
But I was dumbfounded at the time
and didn't think of it,
Centralia Man Gone.
-
suspected by the officers He gave
Sheriff Larimer a complete descrip-
ton today. 1t fits the description Civ
en- by the people who saw him with
the girl at the Roam hotel. 1t also
fits the man who is alleged to have
written letters to the girl at Emporia
containing discriminating statements.
Besides that it fits a Centralia bust
ress man who has disappeared.
The letter upon which Mr.. Myers
relies most as evidence was sent from
Centralia to the girl at Emporia. APP
parently she left Emporia before it
reached there and it was forwarded to
her home. There it was opened and
the contents read.
A warrant will be issued naming
the man as soon as it can be deter
mined where the crime was commit
ted. Mr.. Myers indicated today. He
will collect the girls effects at En-
poria make an investigation with the
assistance of local officers, and report
to Sheriff Larimer when he returns.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-27
HOLD BIC PICNIC
Frank M. StahI Will Give An
nuaI Celebration Tomorrow.
Noted TOpekan and Friends To
Observe Victory at Auburn.

IN accordance with the custom he
mas pursued for the last thirty-two
years, Frank M. Stahl, prominent pio-
neer Topekan. will give his annual
picnic IN the grove on his farm near
auburn tomorrow The affair, as it
usually does, will begin early in the
morning and will last until late at
night
'Sathl's picnic is one of the institu-
tons OF the state. Inaugurated in the
early days, when Stahl was more
prominent than now in politics but
none the less well known, the affair
was a sort of a state reunion. Po-
iltlca1 history was made andN unmade,
and the institution divided honors
with the old copeland county" in
Topeka.
Stahl left Topeka for his farm Tues
day night. All today he has been
preparing ror the event A program,
as big as any that has ever been given,
has been arranged. Included, are
some of the most prominent speakers
of the state. Henry ]. Allen, editor
of the Wichita Beacon, is one of them.
The Rev. Edmund J. kulp, pastor of
the First Methodist church in Topeka,
is another. There are others.
To Celebrate Victory.
Tomorrow will be the first time that
Mr.. Stahl, so to speak, has given his
p1CIlC OUT Oh The HARNESS.. oulll lie
passage of the bone dry law, he was
an untiring temperance worker and
headed the Union Christian Temper
ance union in Kansas. He was ac-
knowledged as one of the nations lead
ers in the fight against liquor. When
the legislature passed the bone dry
law, Stahl, not by far so young as
when he started his fight against John
Barleycorn, closed his offices in To-
peka and announced his life's battle
had ended. 1t had ended in victory
Altho some dry leaders might dis
sent if the Topekan were given the
credit for the passage of the law, II
can be said of Stahl that he kept the
fires of prohibition burning thru
times in Kansas when it was a mighty
lonesome job to be one of the firemen
The picnic tomorrow will be en-
wrapped with an air of patriotism
There will be scores of things to re-
mind those attending that the country
is in war and the unselfish help OF
every man, woman and child is need
ed. The speeches of the orators, it is
promised, will ring with the tone OF
patriotism and there will be patriotic
readings and songs.
The Boys band of Burlingame, one
of the well known musical aggrega-
tons of the state, will furnish music
Undoubtedly the music will be notes
of victory for Frank M Stahl, retired
after his weary but successful siege
against liquor in this state.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-27
HELP OTHER COUNTIES
Topeka Red Cross Workers To Help
Surrounding Districts.

Red Cross workers of Topeka have
become more than popular thru their
success as campaigners. Repeated
requests have been flooding the Cham
Der of Commerce asking that leaders
of the local campaign make tours of
these outlying districts of the neigh
boring counties in the interest of the
Red Cross.
Harry Curtis will leave this week
to make a trip thru Marshall county.
He will conduct rallies at Frankfort
Marysville and Blue Rapids. He will
first go to Frankfort
Rev DIR. Ku1p, commander-in-chief
of the local forces, has been request
ed to talk at several towns of Shaw
nee county.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-27
STUFF PlCkETS FINED
Prefer Jail Sentence, However, and
Six Are Put Behind Bars.

Washington, June 27.-Six suffra-
gists, arrested by the police because
they insisted on picketing the White
House, and flying banners there, were
convicted of violation of a city ordi-
nance in police court today and given
the choice of s25 fines or three days
in Jail for each.
The suffragists finally decided not
to pay the fines, and were taken off
in a Black Maria to the local Jail.
The women were Mabel Vernon,
Reno, New; Katherine Morey of
Massachusetts; Virginia Arnold. Ashe
vile, N. c.; Lavina A. Arneil, Will
mington, Del. These were the first
prosecutions resulting from eight
months continued picketing of the
White House by silent sentinels. the
nearest approach to militancy in the
suffrage campaign in America.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-27
HALF DAYS WORK
''Y" Campaigners Claim Can
Clean Up Fund.
$500 Needed for War Work
Budget.

The successful Red Cross campaign
ers will be called to assist in winding
up the Y. NJ c. A. war work campaign
in Topeka, according to the resolu-
tons adopted Tuesday evening at a
committee meeting of the local Y.
NJ. c. A. workers
Topeka is the only city of the state
that has not reported full quota
of the campaign as pledged or col
lected and the goal here is only 81, 800
away 1t will be but half of a days
work, according to the committee, for
the hundred workers of the Red Cross
organization. 1t will be simple they
declare to raise the amount if the
Chamber of Commerce and their eff
cient methods are offered for the last
lap of the Y. NJ. war work.
The state Y. M. G. A. postponed all
campaigning on their project and
turned over their active committee of
ton to this the association. itself
stepped behind the campaign and did
everything that it could.
Officers Anxious.
With Topeka the only laggard city
in the state, the officers of the asso-
citation, stationed here, are becoming
anXious-not only for the campaign
but for the record of Topeka and of
Kansas that must soon be sent to
headquarters for the war work coun-
Gil of the national Y. NJ. C. A.
S. E. Cobb, J. B. Larimer. w. w.
Bowman, Harry Curtis and W. C.
Carswen compose the committee of
the Y. NJ. c. A. that will meet with
the executive committee of the Red
Cross campaigners of the city. The
two committees will meet tonight. F.
l.. Geer will be in charge of the work
in Topeka.
Work will probably be completed
this week, according to Mr.. Geer. And
the work will end with a success for
the reason that men of Topeka will
not allow a report to go from the
city that Topeka is the only city in
the state and maybe in the nation in
which the Y. M. c. A. did not receive
the full support of the citizens.
Wilson Behind Campaign.
In approving of the campaign
which has been interrupted and will
soon be resumed, President Wilson
issued orders to the commanders of
all army posts in the country to pro-
vide light, heat and transportation
for the association workers and equip
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-27
TRAGEDY OF BELGIUM

Washington, June 27.-The tragedy of
Belgium will be told to the whole of
America by men who have been thru it in
sion.
Tentative plans for their transcontinental
swing contemplate the most extensive tour
and mission has yet made
Among the places under consideration
are Chicago. Butte. Seattle, Portland, San
Francisco, Cheyenne, Salt Lake City, Kan
City, Topeka, Wichita, Oklahoma City
and many Others
The Belgians will tell just what their
country has suffered from the German
''frightfuluess."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-27

girls and college women to enter nos
pital schools for nurses, are among
the remedies advoca ted by the mayor s
committee of women on national de-
Tense to fill the shortage of nurses in
New York City.
The Red Cross alone is draining the
country at the rate of 200 nurses q
month the committee announced to-
day This does not include those go
ing with the base hospitals.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-27

tile paper, 5.14 to 5A; Sterling 60
day bills, Az. Commercial bills 60 days.
on banks 471A Commercial 60 days bills
AM; demand. 4.75 JIG; cables. 4.76 ZIG
Francs, demand, 5.1615; cables. 5.7513.
Guilders demand, Az cables, 49,. Lires
demand. 1876: cables. 1.24. RubIes, de-
mand, %: cables, 23A bar silver, 1914 !;
Mexican dollars. 611a government bonds
firm: railroad bonds Irregular. Time loans
easier; 60 days, 80 days and six months,
5A@515 Cali money easier; high, 8: low,
.: ruling rate, 6; last loan, 21a closing
bid =; offered at 212.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-27

ment. His orders further stated that
the Y. M. c. A. is the second nom
military relief organization that the
federal government had recognized.
And in camps the association build
ings have proved to be the bright
spots of the army life, according to
the reports.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-27

The greater ease of money stimulated
speculative activity today. Early gains of
fair proportions were largely effaced, how
ever, in the realizing movement of the final
hour. Sales approximated 100000 shares
Reaction of / to ) points. mainly in rails
and oils marked the later trading, the clos
ing was heavy Liberty bonds were ex-
tremely active the price ranging from par
to 100 $50.