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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-12-24
STRATfORD SOLDIER
DIES At CAMP CODY
Axel H. Hedlund, With Company
Enlisted at Boone, Dies of
Pneumonia.

Axel H. Hedlund of Stratford, a
member of the military company en-
listed at Boone, died Wednesday OF
pneumonia at Camp Cody, Deming,
N. NJ.
The remains were brought to STRAIT
ford, where the funeral was held Sun
day. The young man is survived by
three brothers and two sisters. Two
brothers reside in Stratford and the
other is in the west One sister lives
in Minnesota, while the other resides
in Salt Lake City, Utah
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-12-24
Thanks, friends, thanks!

Thanks, friends, thanks!
The mothers of Webster City did
themselves proud during the cam
paign launched by the ladies of the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
for Christmas treats for the soldier
boys at Camp Cody where four big
barrels of fruits, jellies and jams were
sent in, time to reach the camp by
Dec. rs, as well as the movement
which started a big barrel and box
of jellies to the soldier hospital at
Camp Dodge, Iowa, and last, but not
least, the canvass that made it pos
sible to send still another barrel of
canned fruits and vegetables, besides
two sacks of potatoes, to the Or
phans' Christian Home at Council
Bluffs.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-12-24
To Erect Two New Buildings.

The Monarch Hog Trough company
of this city will erect another factory
building in this city next spring
66x2S0 feet. In addition to this, a
paint and. drying building 40x100 will
also be built. These buildings will be
one story in height, built of brick and
will cost above $4,000. Increased
business and the additional manufac-
ture of patented hog waterer, in
vented by E. S. Johnson, president of
the company, are the reasons for the
expansion of the company's plant.
The hog waterer is selling rapidly.
The Monarch company owned three
lots at the site of it's present plant on
the north side. 1t has just recently
bought another lot west of it's factory.
The new factory building will be To-
Gated east Of the present building and
will run north to Stockdale street and
the new paint and dry room building
will be located west of the present fac
tory building.
The Monarch Hog Trough company
is rushed to full capacity and more.
Its road men have been compelled to
stop taking orders for feeders and
hog waterers for time until the fac
tory gets caught up on orders.
To increase it's output at once, the
Rube McFerren building on Seneca
street has been rented where the work
of the tinsmiths will be done. The old
factory building on Union street is
also being used and night shift is to
be put on at once in the plant on the
north side. The company is a month
behind on orders and every possible
effort is being made to catch up. The
additions planned for spring will more
than double the present capacity of
this concern
The Monarch company is not now
selling direct to consumers. The call
for its goods by dealers has been so
strong that it's output is now sold
entirely through recognized dealers in
the territory made by its salesmen
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-12-24
Petitions Filed,

The Chicago & Northwestern rail-
way Company has filed petition in
the county clerks Office asking judg-
ment against Fred Olmstead for
$7O.O4, alleging that sum due on
charges for transporting threshing
machine outfit from Shakopee, Mimi,
to Webster City. The company AYERS
that Olmstead secured possession OF
the machine by pretending that he
wanted to weigh it.
]. H. Craig asks judgment against
c. M. and Martha Arthur and Frank
Page for $477, alleged due on note
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-12-24
CaGuelin.Newman.

Miss Nellie Caquelin, daughter OF
MIR. and Mrs. l.. p Caquelin, of this
city, and Mr.. Roy Newman of Wool
stock, were united in marriage at the
Christian church parsonage Thursday
afternoon at s o'clock, Rev. c. V.
Pence reading the marriage vows.
Miss Eva Caquelin, sister of the bride.
and Mr.. Rayner Nickle attended the
couple. Mr.. and Mrs. Newman will
make their future home on farm near
Woodstock
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-12-24
Mann IS RELIEVED
OF HIS COMMAND
Commander of Rainbow Division il
Unable to Stand His Duties in
the Field.

Washington, d. c., Dec. 22.-Maj
Gen. w. A. Mann, who commanded
the celebrated Rainbow division
which took national guardsmen from
many states to the battlefields OF
France, has been relieved because OF
physical inability to stand field
duties, and will return to the United
States to be retired next July. His
successor has not been announced.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-12-24
Collector Of Internal Revenue Will
Have Officer in Hamilton County
To Assist People in Max
ing Returns.
OVER 600 ARE LIABLE FOR TAX
Government Agent Will Give Services
Free.-Heavy Penalty FOR
Evasion.

In a communication received by the
Freeman Journal, Collector Of Intern
al Revenue Louis Murphy announces
that federal income tax officer will
be sent into this county on Jan. 2 and
will be here until Jan. %. He will be
at the court house in Webster City
from Jan. to Jan. Is, both dates in
elusive, and at the First National bank
in Jewell from Jan. 16 to 25, both
dates inclusive. He will be on the job
every day ready and willing to help
persons subject to the income tax
make out their returns without any
cost to them for his services.
How many income tax payers will
there be in Hamilton county? If you
can guess how many married persons
living with wife or husband will have
net income of $4,000 or over and how
many unmarried persons will have
net incomes of $1,000 or over this
year, then you know. The collector
of internal revenue estimates there
will be 622 taxpayers in this county.
Duty Oh Taxpayer.
Returns of income for the year 1917
must be made on forms provided for
the purpose before March 1, 1918.
Because a good many people don't
understand the law and won't know
how to make out their returns, the
government is sending this expert to
do it for them. But the duty is on the
taxpayer to make himself known to
the government II he doesn't make
return as required before March l he
may have to pay penalty ranging
from $40 to $1,000, pay fine or go to
Jail. So if you don't want to take
chances on going to Jail, you better
call on the income tax man. If you
are not sure about being subject to the
tax, better ask him and make sure.
Whether you see the income tax man
.or not you must return if subject to
tax
OF course. persons resident in other
counties may, if they want to, come
and see the income tax man who will
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-12-24
'C0P'LL GET ''EM If
YOU DON'T TIE EN- UP
Chief Thompson on the WarTath
And Will Shoot All Dogs Out
After Sun Down.
You gotta tie 'em up just as soon

You gotta tie 'em up just as soon
as the sun goes down.
Chief of Police Thompson is on the
warpath. A state law and a city
ordinance require that all dogs. re-
gardless of whether they are licens-
ed, must be kept in from, sun down
until sunrise.
And this morning the chief gave
orders that from now on every
canine unlucky enough to be abroad
after sun down is taking his very life
in his hands.
So if you have dog whose life you
value, shut him up at night.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-12-24
be at Webster City and Jewell.

The collector suggests that every
body start figuring up now his income
and expenses so as to be ready with
the figures when the expert arrives.
Expenses, however, don't mean family
expenses, money used to pay off the
principal of debt, new machinery,
buildings, or anything like that. They
mean what you spend in making your
money--interest, taxes paid, hired
help. amount paid for goods sold, seed,
stock bought for feeding, rent Except
for your dwelling), etc. Income in
cludes about every dollar you get. =
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-12-24

The Duncombe Tribune says Supt.
S. w. Mitchell and family leave this
week for Fort. Dodge to make their
home. Prof. Mitchell has been super
intendent of the Duncombe schools for
several years and is quite we'll known
in this city. What he intends to do il
Fort Dodge the Tribune does not say.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-12-24
City Manager George j. Long Gets
Order from State Fuel Adminis-
traitor Ordering Two Lightless
Nights Week.
TO BE THURSDAYS AND SUNDAYS
All Signs and Unnecessary Interior
Lighting FOrbidden.-Start
At Once.

City Manager Long Saturda
received the order issued b
Webster, fuel administratc
for Iowa, calling for reduction {
outside lighting on Thursday and Sur
lay nights. The order went int
effect in this city last night.
The regulations for the Eighties
nights issued by the national fuel ad
which the city fuel aG
is instructed to rigidl
ENFORCE, folfows: ~
@ The Order.
",lhe order of the fuel admins
tration, taking effect December Is,
cancels the present order regulat-
ing the time advertising signs
shall be lighted. In its place all
signs, of every kind including
merchants signs, theatre signs,
also display lighting on buildings
and elsewhere, hotel signs and adj
vertising signs are ordered dis
continued completely on Thursday
and Sunday nights of each week.
On these same nights, stores not
open for business must not show
inside lights more than are ne
cessary for safety, and munich
palities with cluster lights or eX-
ira bright lighting for white way
effect must reduce on Thursday
and Sunday nights, to only so
much lighting as is necessary for
safety. Householders are urged
to also observe these nights with
as few lights in homes as possible.
please understand the spirit of
the order is that on Thursday and
Sunday nights there shall be no
more outdoor lighting than is alb
solutely necessary Tor safety of
streets, passages and dangerous
spots and that you are charged by
the United States Fuel Admins
tration with giving full effect to
this order, using the full author
ity granted by the fuel admins
traitor to enforce same if there are
Individual violators."
Hereafter all electric advertisin.
igns, unnecessary street lights, AM
Interior window display lights must b.
urned off on lightless nights. Inso
ar as the order refers to interior stor'
lights, it means that these lights shal
e turned off when the store is closed
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-12-24

A card from Lieut. Francis S. Carey
(the "old army doctor" of Williams)
written from Fort Riley, Kansas,
brings the news that he is now nicely
located there. He is with Company
15 Barracks 2.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-12-24

]. Walbon of this city has enlisted
with the aviation corps in Des Moines.
He expects to leave for Washington,
d. c., the latter part Of next week.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-12-24

Fine job printing at the Freeman
Journal office.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-14
STATE FUEL ADMINISTRATORS
 TO HAVE FULL AUTHORITY
F6 Make All Regulations Regarding . LesaI Distribution.

Waahtngton. Nov. 13.eState fuel ad- MatntsrRt0rs today, were given full au- Ehoriry by the fuel administration to msa1aa s1l regulations regarding local &sE-x15u<ion, and particularly to see Ehm1 Ens fuel supply is euu1tably dis HwEhEHe& ak fair prices. Where legal &mtArrtty must be invoked to carry out #Ha reEu1a<iUnss specific authoriza ton @<m he conferred
 N Tn@ s1ats administrator has zn- EhnritTa to promuEgate reasonable reg ElmztnnB regarding local distribution, !" mmA& m Announcement tonight by Ad- Mmfnfstraxnr Garfield 'Ee may require &@G3HfB to deliver only a limited uuan- Mty e1 any one consumer. He may re- @Eire= consumers to state their supply @m hand and their requirements He may &zks measures to prevent hoard am@-
 Thn state administrator is author Ams6 te proceed with measures of this EazMrmr1sr and should have no difficult T fin making them effective by force wR publEc opinion If this is not pos @HbIe, he should telegraph at once to &ne United States fuel administration %he action he recommends and request the nscsGsary authority"
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-14
ALL WHO QUALIFY
 s, ss,ssx ss ssa saNss OFFICERS, CAMP Wifi be Given comnnissions and Be

washington, sNoYsE 1s.-All men who qualify in .he officers training camps will be given cor1nnissions and prac- tically all Of them will be assigned i'm mediately tos active service. either with. troeps7 or at service schools, Sec Erefarx Baker aanonnced today that re- study of the situation had disclosed that it would be Unnecessary 10 place any considerable number of the camp gradua tes :o1f the inactive lists The annourfeed intention of the de- s2artmenfs. to assign to active service only small percentage Of the men who will complete their. course in the second series of camps this month caused a flood of protests from friends and relatives of the men. The plan had Teen to commission many of the students as reserve officers and allow them to return to civilian status until needed
 Places. for many of these commits stoned now are to be provided by cre- ating divisional organizations along the regular regiments in the United signed either to various staff corps where additional officers are needed or be attached to various army units as sEpernumeraries for further training T. Since it is virtually certain that at least 31S.0oO national army men will be called out by spring to make up the first million drafted linen. the ad- ditional officers will be needed at that time and officials have decided that it would fbe better to keep them actively employed after their graduation. rath- CT than to tur nthem back to civil life for a few months at most.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-14
PROGRESS IN PROBLEM OF
 LOCATING SUBMARINES.
Secretary Daniels Says 4o,oco Plans
 Have Been, Submitted,

Washington, Nov. 13.- Important progress has been made in the probIens of locating submarines, after. which their destruction is a couparatiyely simple matter, Secretary Daniels said today in a statement discussing the 10000 separate suggestions, plans or models of devices submttted k tor tue naval consulting board since the: Unit ed States entered the / war-lagainst Germany.
 'The idea that the submarine will be overcome by a miraculous invention is not now seriously. considered, 9, the secretary said.
 'The more intimate knowledge the civilian obtains on this subject, the more convinced he is that the sub marine can be conquered by persist ently running it down by the weapon Of which he is most afraid. This is the armed. service boat equipped with all the latest scientific devices. Foreign naval authorities have frankly stated their admiration of the degree of per lection of American designs
 Tn regard to; the protection of the ships against torpedo attacks ehe un- deniable evidence; of recent months of submarine activity has demonstrated that the immunity of vessel depends very largely on it's speed and manoeu- vering ability. There is a possfbilitv that some artificial means of protect ing cargo-carrying vessels may be found practicable. In no other f1eld have so many suggestions or so many duplicate inventions been presented to the board" T5,s. : :. !
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-14
EMgExzLEMENT OF - FIVE TONS OF SUGAR
Gharsed Asafrst Hartford Ffrm-Had
 Been Strred In Its Warehouas.

W Hxrtfnrd, Conn, Nov. 1s-Darie1 mn6 Brzel Ga<bers composing the firm Ef -Gz-ber Brothers, have been geryed with warrant calling for their ap- Ms@xEnce in court tomorrow to angwer tD the charge of embezzIing five tons rR gugzT from the Hartford Ice Cream ccmp@zy- The brothers conduct "a warehouse and ehe ice cream concern alleges that it recently stored the gu- Ear with the Garbers. The augnr Brokers from whom the goods were Bought desired to bury back goune of The sugxr and <he ice cream company a%reed- A truck was sent to get the EHgar and none. it is alleged. was to Hs found.
 An interesting feature of she cass &es in the fact that fhe possession of thts sugar had been reportad to the federal food conservation board and The ice cream company is respornfbie Tor f. although none of ft iB In their %MndM now
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-14

gory by the trading with the enemy act.
 Purposes of the Act.
 "1-he broad purpose of congress as expressed in the trading with the en- emy act is, first, to preserve enemy owned property situated in the United States from loss, and, secondly, to pre- vent every use of it which may be hos tile or detrimental to the United States
 ried on between residents of countries that arc at war. In the absence of a general law for the protection of money and property in the United under legal disability, there might without the special action of congress have been very considerable property loss and deterioration. The property or every person under legal disability ls in every civilized country projected by the appointment of trustees or con servators whose duty it is to admins ter and care for the property while the disability exists.
 To Protect Alien Property.
 ."This is the duty of the alien prop erty custodian. He is charged by law erty of all owners who are under le- gal disability to act for themselves while a state of war continues.
 "The trading with the enemy act authorizes in certain cases a license 10 permit enemy owned business to be Carried on Where such license ap- piled for is not granted the alien property custodian is to be directed to exercise in regard to ene-ny-oWned property the well defined authority of a common law trustee. Thus the prob able waste and loss of a great deal Of valuable property and property rights which could not while the war con tinueS, be conserved oy the enemy owner, ---''114 4f4 s4Ff 9 -rElistfse ap pointed ss is char ag and eau ne end of 2n> There i ne confisca Lne property rETus
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-14
FOUR MEN INDICTED -~--~-
 FOR SEIZURE OF COAL
Mayor Carmichael Of WitIoustby,..O., and Three Other Officials.

E Cleveland, o., Nov. 1a.-coal seiz- ures in times of urgent need went un- der the ban today when the federal grand jury reported indictments asainst Mayor Carmichael of .WIi- loughby. Ohio. Prosecuting Attorney eorge c. Won Beacler. and Deputy Marshals James Barnes and Grant Lamos for impeding interstate conn naerce shipments ana for conspiracy to ce fnrnit such acts. All are charged with seizing New York Central Raif- road coal November ]. and 3.
 Several freight trains were held up at Wiiioushby Nevenber P the. ain- diotnnenta charge and engineers and .oonductors worn arrested
 E Mayor Carmichael. 1t Is stated. was told. by Prosecutor Won Eesseier that ha had a right to confscate the coal. The prosooutor waH quoted as saying that : the law of humanity is greater than of tfle government. Assistant District 5Attoruov KavnnaEh .says this adVsce Serd lthe action which ppar- cntly fcilnwed constittte the conspfr- aoy with which the village oficfais are charged.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-14
ANOTHER LUCKENBACH
 STEAMER SUNK BY U-BoAT Five of Crew Were kiiled-SurViVors Picked Up by a Danish Ship.

An Atlantic Port, Nov. 1S-News of the destruction by German sub marine of the American steamer D. N Luckenbach on October 27 was brought here today by A survivors Of the crew. Five of the crew were killed.
 The vessel was sunk about hun dred miles from the French coast off the Bay of Biscay, the survivors said, by an unseen torpedo whose explosion killed the five men. The survfVors were picked up by a Danish ship two days after the sinking.
 The ship owned by the Luckenbach Steamship Company, was of 2,929 tens gross, built in 1883 at Newcastle, Eng land She left New York October 13-
 Two other Luckenbach steamers have previously figured in submarine encounters The Lewis Luckenbach was torpedoed and sunk early in Oc- tober with the loss Of a naval gunner and nine of her crew, and another, the J. L. Luckenbach. escaped destruc- ton with the aid of an American de- stroyer after enga ging submarine in a four hour fight in which seven of her crew and two naval gunners were wounded on October 19,
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-14
HOW cHlNA,s PROTEST IS
 REGARDED tN WASHINGTON Just n Declaration of Principle Not
 Calling for a Reply

Washington. Nov. 1S-The United States regards Chfna,s protest aga1nst the agreement with Japan as belng III the nature of Q declaration of princl- pie not necessarily calling TOT a rS- ;e DIV from this government. China protest has given notice that she does not recognize as binding upon her agreemente between other nations
 The text of the memorandum hand ed Secretary Lansing by the Chinese minister was made public today al ehe state depar rtment. 1t fohows
 seThe government of the United States and, the government or Japan have recently in, order to silence mas chfevous reports effected an eXchanSe of notes at Washington concerning thelr desires and intentions with regard to China. Copies of the said notes have heen communicated to the Chinese government by the Japanese minister at Peking; and the Chinese govern rr1ent in order to avoid lnisunderstand- = ing hastens to make the following de ciarat.on 50 as to make known the views of the government.
 Chinese government towards the friendly nations has always been. one of justice and equality; and =conse- auently the rights enjoyed by the friendly nations derived from the treaties have been constantly respected between countries created by the fact of terrdtorta1 contiguity, it is only in so far es they have already been pro vided for in her existing treaties1
 Thereafter, the Chinese government will still adhere to the principles hitherto adopted and hereby 1t Is aGaln declared that the Chinese government will not allow herself to be bound by any agreement entered into by other nations"
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-14
ENEMY PRcPAGANDfsTS
 ARE TO BE ROUNDED UP.
Assistant Attorney General Fitts Has
 s~ So Declared.

Washington. Nov. 1S.-Assfstant At torney General Fits. in charge of criminal prosecutions for the govern : ment, declared in an address tonight before the Washington chamber of commerce that enemy prop aEandfSts now working in this country soon. will be rounded up and the spSs menace largely eliminate Special sis gnifieanco was attached to his 5tateu1ent tn view of the governments pending plan to register all Germans within the coun- try and place further restrictions ycn their movements, ;sg 1ss.-s sf
 .sFne few thocsand criminal gfta tors who are trying to make 1t harder for this country to win the war. and easier for q relentfexs enemy to, reach Cs Al said, Judge F,itts. twill be Drought un- der the mighty arm of the law Day by day, as the patience Of the many becomes exhsr stod. the deteated: few who seSk to bctsay CT starve their country wifi Do driven to cover" :.
 pssioyal Americans EHo encourage violence actually arc few, however Judge Fftts declared. , sst-z"