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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-11-05
Buy Husking Machines.

Stratford Courier: The high wages
asked by corn huskers and the scare
ity too Of huskers is causing many
farmers IA, consider the advisability Of
investing m corn husking machines.
Over 1t Boxholm one farmer has al
ready invested in such a machine and
will operate it with his tractor. The
corn husking machine has never gain
ed very much popularity in Iowa, but
this year is liable to become very pop
ular in this state. Several farmers
around Stratford are considering try
ing one of the machines
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-11-05
Dance as knitting Benefit.

The women relatives of the officers
of the 109th engineers, assisted by the
Deming Red Cross, will give fancy
dress masquerade dance at the armory
in Deming on the night of Saturday,
November 10. The funds raised by
this function will be used to purchase
yarn for knitting garments for those
soldiers of the regiment who have no
home people to so provide for them.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-11-05
Penny Hoarding and Small Coin
Banks Placed ON Official Taboo
/ List by Secretary Ray
mOnd T. Baker.
ARE WORKING MINIS OVERTIME.
Christians Gifts of Gold Coins Also
Discouraged-System Of War
7 Saving.

Penny boarding and small coin
savings banks has been placed on the
official taboo list by Raymond T. Bak-
er, director Of the mint, who declares
the country is threatened with a Sc.
we're shortage of cents, dimes and 9th.
er small change" for the approach
ing holiday shopping season. He APP
peals to persons who collect small
coins as a savings hobby to exchange
them for coins Of larger denomina-
tfons or for currency to relieve the
shortage. Children particularly are
asked to do their bit.
War revenue taxes amounting Ito
one or more odd cents on theater ad-
mission, tobacco and other articles
now effective caused such an enlarg-
ed demand for cent pieces that Direct
or Baker announced that minis here
after would work Sunday in. addition
I to day and night, as at present.
In order that people may not aban-
don their savings habits while com
plying with the governments sugges.
tion the treasury will put into effect
soon the system of war savings. This
ds expected to draw great stores Of
small coins from their hiding places
in exchange for savings stamps and
to increase materially the supply Of
coins for general circulation.
Christmas gifts Of gold coins will
be discouraged by federal reserve
banks as means of usual withdrawal
from circulation of large quantities Of
gold after the holidays.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-11-05
Raising Recreation Fund.

Myron A. Kesner, local representa-
tive of the Playground Recreation as
ISOLATION of America, here, is back
from Fort Worth, bringing his wife
and child. Mr.. Kesner wen: 70 Ft
Worth to attend meeting Of secre-
taries and workers Of the association
of the southern district to discuss
plans of raising $3,750,000 for this
work. He said that a very sanguine
view was taken at the meeting as to
the success of the undertaking.
Mr.. Kesner said he was not yet
prepared to state the amount expect
ed to be raised in Deming, where q
very much larger sum will be spent
by the association on account of the
military camp here.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-11-05
Had Shifting Capitals.

From the beginning of the revolu-
tionary war until after the adoption OF
the constitution, the United States had
no permanent capital. Congress had
no fixed place of meeting, but changed
from place to place, as safety or con-
venience required. 1t met successive
ly at Philadelphia, Baltimore, Lancas-
ter, York, Princeton, Annapolis, Tren-
ton, and New York.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-11-05

For the accommodation of the gen.
eral public the Freeman-Journal now
has two telephones. The news phone
is 35. Please use this for telephonine
news, notices, announcements, etc.
and for information. The business
phone is IS. This telephone is for adj
yertisers, information as to job work
and business generally. d-f-j-ti
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-11-05
Champion Walker Turned Dowr

Physical disability has barred Paul
w. France, of Upton, Iowa, who walk
ed from there to Cody to enlist in the
army, from service. Medical examin-
ers turned him down. France walked
in here a week ago on "a wager with
another soldier in camp, having start
ed from Upton Sept. 1.
France said he was unable to pur-
chase ticket home and has asked
relatives for money.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-11-05
Needham Buys Eldora Ledger.

S. w. Needham, for years owner and
editor of the Keokuk County News at
Sigourney, has bought the Hardin
County Ledger of Charles o. Ryan
possession to be given next week. Mr.
Ryan bought the paper only about a
month or so ago of H. w. ENEMY. He
is not practical newspaper man,
however, and so has sold it to Mr.
Needham. who has made big sue
cess of the Sigourney News.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-11-05
Real Estate Transfers.

Mary E. Harris to w. H. Norcross
-wd-lot 3, blk Is, w. C.-$2,250.O0.
s. C. Mccullough to Louie Canton
wine-wd-lots II and IL, blk s, Lawn
Hill addition, w. C.-$39O.OO.
Olof Jones, widower to Ed Bergman
-wd-part block l, McKinney's sub
division part O. L. A, Stratford.-$1,-
10000.
Bada Johnson to Ed Bergmm-wd
lot s. blk S, Ross addition, STRAIT
ford. Isl, 10000.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-11-05
NEWS NOTES FROM CAMP CODY.
Santa Fe Donates Books.

A total of nearly 1000 books will be
the donation of the Santa Fe Woman's
board of trade to the libraries Of
Camp Cody. One shipment OF nearly
300 volumes is on THE way.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-11-05
Buys Big Lot of Pigs.

While in St. Paul last week Glide
Hall, who lives southwest of this city,
bought 429 head of pigs which he
will ship here ito lfatten on his farm.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-11-05

The varnish you want, any size, or
anything, at Teed's. d-f-t-tf
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-11-05

You save money if you buy it at
Teed & Teed's. d-t-ftf
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-06-14
| NO MARrYRpoM INVOLVED.

& In the federal prison at Atlanta, dur
ing the next two years, Louis Kramer,
confessed anarchist, will have a chance
to revise his beliefs in courts, judges.
and governments.
: Kramer was convicted OF distribut-
ing nti-conscription literature. On
the witness stand he stated that courts
Of justice, police and laws had no place
in his scheme of government or lack
Of it.
Since the Magma Charta, men have
been fighting to build up a system of
governing themselves. 1t is still far
from a perfect thing, but it comes
nearer to being an ideal system than
anything the world has yet evolved,
and until men themselves achieve
moral perfection some system is need
ed.
Kramer has a moral and legal right
to advocate changes in the system, but
when he advocates a policy of non
resistance to an autocracy and the
overthrow of all government, he aligns
himself with the enemies of the nation.
While he is thinking it over in solitude
at Atlanta, he is simply an alien enemy
interned, and a disturber of the
peace, not a martyr to the cause of
free speech or free thought
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-06-14
DO YOU KNoW9
on Timely Topics
Compiled by The Forum.

Do you know the difference between
the selective draft of 1917 and the
draft as it was. known in Civil war
times?
This year the government called all
the men between the ages of 81 and
81 to register From these men it will
draft the number it requires by lot
allowing exemptions for certain stated
! reasons.
In Civil war times, each county, city
and township was assigned a certain
quota that it was expected to fill. II
they volunteered, well and good, but
If they didn't the names of the men
still liable for military service were
placed in hat, and so many drawn
out by a blindfolded boy. Then you
were required to serve provided you
passed the physical examination.
The old system was permeated with
graft. Many doctors were not above
taking a bride for certifying to phys
ical unfitness. Then men who were
drafted had the privilege of sending
substitute, and the rich men paid
from $500 to $1,000 to some other mar
to fight for them. III, -.- FL
There was. also a bounty on volun-
teers. Cities and counties would pile
up bounties to be paid men to volun.
teer. Sometimes when a man was
drafted, he would get advance infor-
nation from the person making the
drawing, Immediately volunteer, and
divide the bounty with the judge
Bounty jumpers were common. Mer
would enlist, collect their bounty
desert and enlist again.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-06-14
LET'S TALK SENSE.
(By Ralph Henry Barbour of the
Vigilantes) .-s- -.
Let's talk sense, folks.


Let's talk sense, folks.
Let's forget this piffle about the war
being over in August or September or
the day before Christmas.
Germany isn't beaten yet. Her re-
sources of men, ammunition and food
are still fair. If she went on half
ration tomorrow she could make the
war last another year. She may never
be beaten. You don't like the sound
of that, but it's true. There's nothing
to guarantee the contrary.
The government has gone into the
war on the assumption that it will
last another three years at least, and
the government knows more of the
facts than do those comfortable,
cheerfully optimistic persons who
smile and wave their hands airily and
about the time winter furs come out
of camphor.
You and I can hope as much as we
please
It does no harm. Probably it helps.
But the memorable fact remains that
at the present moment there is every
indication of this war going to extra
innings.
But whether it is ended this year or
three years from now or twenty years
from now, the United States is in it
for keeps. We started slow but we're
going to last. It's going to take a lot
of men and lot of money Fortunate
ly we've got both. But the men aren't
going to do us, any good until they re
modified and the money isn't going
to be of !. use until it's out of our
pockets. fs5
The country needs money as much
as men.
Just now she needs it more.
' Give IL to her. Don't walt for the
next man to come across. Get there
ahead of him. Don't talk early peace
and say there'll be plenty of money
without yours. You don't know. If
everyone thought that, there wouldn't
be any at all. Take the word of those
in position to know and count on the
war lasting a long while yet.
If you accept that as a fact you'll
realize the necessity of modifying
your dollars along with the others.
Come across. folks!
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-06-14

ing good money, and lot of 1t, after
bad money representing very little in
the aggregate? What our capitalists
stood a chance Of losing. If the Allies
had gone down in overwhelming de-
feat, was less than two billions of doll
lars. What they are certain to lose, if
the war continues through two years
more, Is just as large a proportion Of a
twenty or forty billion dollar war bill
as drastic income and profit taxes can
collect. They are also certain to lose
heavily in their capital values when
the influence Of war borrowings upon
the interest rate makes itself felt. If
an unscrupulously intelligent capital
ism had been in control of our govern
ment, we should have remained out of
the war, busily occupied with building
up trade with neutral territories and
preparing ourselves for new financial
conquests in the period Of rehabilita-
ton.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-06-14

gross quantity Of bread delivered to
retailers.
THE custom Is to sell the returned
bread at reduced prices to charitable
institutions for the poor or for food
for chickens, hogs or horses. The re-
ports indicate that at least one third
of the returned bread goes for other
purposes than human consumption.
It was found that the practice of
taking back unsold bread was due to
two cause.-the desire of the bakers
to Guido one another in serving the
public and the fluctuation of demand
on account of irregular purchasing by
consumers. The sentiment among the
bakers, however, was found to be
strong for disseminating the practice
of accepting returns. OF those from
whom replies were received 166 were
in favor of stopping returns and only
three opposed it.
AT the same time the board started
a campaign to secure the cooperation
of retailers and consumers, in order
that the change might be made with
the least possible inconvenience. For
housewives, ii is pointed out, this
means ordering bread in advance, as
they now generally order their milk.
For shopkeepers it means asking their
customers to do this. For the bakers
it means notifying the retailers long
enough in advance of the change for
the retailers to get word to their GUS
TONER'S"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-06-14
INSPECT TRAIL
State and Federal Engineers Work
With Williams County Engineer.

Tough, of the state engineers Office, and
e. o. Hathaway of st. Paul, federal
district highway engineer, are in Will
liams county with j. C. Field, county
surveyor, inspecting sixteen miles of
the Wonderland trail upon which fed
eraI aid Is asked. The state highway
commission has. approved the project,
and If tie federal engineer is satisfied,
favorable recommendation will be
roads.
Williams county has appropriated
$4,000 for the Improvement of the
Wonderland trail, and $4,000 for the
Black trail. All of the federal aid ask
ed for the first year will be expended
on the former highway. Benson coun-
ty asks $4,000 federal aid for the inn
provement of the Wonderland trail.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-06-14
CRYSTALLIzED THE NATIONS
VIEWS,

Editorial comment throughout the
nation is almost unanimous in herald
ing President Wilson's recent COM
munication to the new Russian gov
eminent as state paper of world sig
nifcance and importance.
The Forum last evening expressed
the opinion that the message would
coordinate the war aims of the Allies
The New York World, whose sup
port of President Wilson has been en-
thusiastic and unwavering, says of it,
THE aggressive militarism of
Germany is supported not only by
an autocratic dynasty and an i'm
pudent aristocracy, but by power
full political and industrial inter-
ests. As President Wilson points
out in his admirable message,
merely to check such a combina-
ton as this, is not to rid the world
Of it's menace. Until it's power has
been destroyed or it has eXperien-
ced a change of heart, the aims
which it cherishes remain the same
and it only awaits a more favor .
able opportunity to ravage and OPP
press it's neighbours"
The New York Sun. which opposed
the election of President Wilson as
staunchly as The World supported
him, says:
For our allies. it comprises
definition of our unalterable pur-
pose to devote our whole power to
the extirpation of the menace that
for years has hung over civiliza-
ton. For Germany it means that
the contest she brought on can end
only when democracy by it's might
has completely vindicated its
right to enjoy undisturbed the full
est measure of liberty for untram
melled development. And for free
Russia it is a friendly warning
that the preservation of what she
has won from autocracy depends :
entirely on the fate Of autocracy
in the present struggle" se
The st. Paul Dispatch compares
President Wilson's message with the
speech of Won Hindenbu1g. which was
delivered at almost the same time.
1t says:
Compare the hypocritical bawl,
of the great .militarist for peace
with President Wilson's appeal for
justice and liberty-peace or no
peace. If the German people can
not see the difference in character
and purpose of these two mes
sages, and if they do not choose
the Wilson view, the only argu-
ment which is capable of further
stimulating their minds is the ar
gument of artillery and starva-
tion.'
Says The Minneapolis Journal:
by compacting his statement
into a scant thousand words, the
president has attained q crystalli-
cation of thought unusual and
striking in state paper. 1t is not
only a complete answer to the high
sounding slogan: No annexation,
no indemnities' which has appealed
so powerfully to Russian senti-
mentalism, but it is a charter for
the Allies of potent clarity.
The day has come to conquer or
submit"
In a thousand words the president
disposed of the entire German Social
ist- Pacifist program of mo annexation,
no indemnity, and no interference.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-06-14
DESERVE FLAG nAY-

Jamestown, N. D., June 14-James-
town Elks No. 995, assisted by over
1000 jamestown people, fittingIy OBJ
served Flag day here this afternoon.
A monster parade at o'clock, in
which all lodge organizations, mem
bers of the G. A. r., over 500 school
children carrying flags, and others
participated, was a feature of the OBJ
serVance.
DR.. w. E. Roeof, Jamestown college,
delivered a stirring Flag day address
along patriotic lines to the capacity
audience gathered in the Opera house.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-06-14
RELEASES ALLIED ARMY.

Abdication of King Constantine of
Greece may mean the release of the
allied army in Macedonia.
For more than year the allies have
been credited with having a force of
from 100000 to 100000 men in Greece.
This number is probably exaggerated,
and 1t is a nondescript force at the best,
far from being as effective as any
similar number of men on the western
front. Its inactivity during that time
has been on Of the mysteries of the
war, and it has served to do little more
than to. occupy the attention of the
Bulgars. supported by some Turkish
and Austrian troops, and prevent their
transfer to other fronts.
The only reason given has been that
Greece needed watching, and that If
the army advanced it would invite a
stab in the back from the German
sympathizing Greek king.
Greece has had two governments,
one at Saloniki in sympathy with the
allies, and the other at Athens with
German leanings. The allies have
evidently decided that the time for
sterner measures has come, and they
now have a king of their own making
at Athens. 1t will leave the army free
TO prove it's effectiveness
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-06-14
HERD COMES BACK
New England Mans Horses Sleek and
Fat After Winter on Range.

New England, N. D., June IA
herd of horses belonging to H. Schlo-
man, which last fall returned to the
primitive, and whose owner believed
them lost, showed up few days ago
after winter spent on the open range
and it was one of the severest win
tiers in the history of North Dakota.
The animals were fat and sleek, and
each showed an average gain of 300
pounds, to say nothing of a rolIicking,
healthy young colt which had been
added to the herd during the winter.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-06-14
'BAPTETS TO OPEN
MEETING AT LISBON
Annual Convention Opens Friday and
Will Continue Over Sunday
Excursion For Visitors.

Lisbon, N. D., June 1.-THE an
nual meeting of the Red River Valley
association of the Baptist church OF
North Dakota will open here Friday
afternoon, continuing over Sunday.
The convention will be held in the
First Baptist church, with the Rev. J.
T. Brown as moderator. Delegates
are expected from Bismarck, Brlttin'
q d. Aneta. Cooperstown Glendale,
Paramount. Fargo, jamestown, Lid
gerwood, Lisbon and Page. One OF the
entertainment features will be the ex-
cursion by boat that will be given the
delegates and visitors to ldleWllde
park, five miles up the Sheyenne river.
on Monday morning.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-06-14

be intolerable in times OF peace. Some
permanent solution must be found to
such problems as unemployment and
child labor, and some way to give the
producer fairer share of the products
of his labor. If all the energy,
patriotism, and high minded endeavor
that are now devoted to war prob
lens, are devoted to the problems of
peace when the war ends, the Socialist
party will have no excuse for exist
ence.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-06-14
OTHER MEMS VIEWS.
An Editorial That, May or May Not
Square With The Forums
Opinions.

The New Republic: One of the abb
surdities that will doubtless become
part Of the permanent stock Of Teuton-
ic and Teutonized socialistic dogma is
that the United States entered the war
for the sake of protecting sums Of
money loaned to England and France.
II has never been the custom Of the
Socialists to charge the capttalistie
class with lack of insight into its ma
terial interests. Indeed, capitalism has
been credited with a quite superhuman
intelligence, unclouded BY sentiment or
morality. Now, what evidence Of in
teiligence is there In the act Of throw
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-06-14
MANY CASES LISTED.

Jamestown, ". D., June 14.-CIerk
of Court Jesse M. Gran yesterday is
sued the court calendar for the June
term of district court. which convencs
next Monday morning. June IL. In all
iii cases are Included on the calen-
dar for the coming court term. OF
this number 1S criminal cases are
booked, "a continued cases and II
civil suits.
Monday win be devoted to the call
of the calendar while jurors will re-
port for duty Tuesday morning.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-06-14

President Wilson's insistence that
tbs food control bills be ready for this
years crops. is timely and will have
the whole hearted support OF every
one but the food gamblers.
Z BY the end of this month the crops
wiIl begin to move. The machinery to
control them must be ready, or they
will fall into the hands of the specula-
tors again.
3 This is no time to be solicitous of the
feelings of the grain middlemen. the
warehouse owners. and the dealers in
the necessities of life. 1t is no time
for congress to require prodding. The
extraordinary powers given the
administration are not likely to be
abused in such an emergency when the
white light of publicity is turned on
the food question. The president has
assured the labor union delegates that
he will go before congress If necessary,
to urge the passage Of the bills before
July l.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-06-14
Leaves Town
But Returns
With Deputy

Bismarck, N. d., June 14.-Jack
Farrand, who left town on the eve
OF the trial of Frank Finlayson on
a Bookkeeping charge, in which he
was an essential witness. returned
yesterday from Billings. Mont. in
custody of deputy.
Two other witnesses in the Fin
layson case-William Olson and
Charles Johnson-now are in jail
here on charges of perjury. These
men made affldavits citing certain
facts which they did not recall
when placed on the stand to tes-
tify against F'inlayson.
The court directed a verdict for
the defendant, and ordered the re-
luctant witnesses jailed.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-06-14
wHooPlNc COUGH.

In this disease it is important that
the cough be kept loose and expecto-
ration easy, which can be done by Civ
ing Chamberlain's Cough Remedy.
Mrs. P H. Martin, Peru, Ind, writes:
INV two daughters had whooping
cough. gave them Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy and it worked like a
charm. "-Advt.