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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-10-29
AGED Tree Cut Down.

One Of Trinity's oldest trees, near
the churchyard cross. fell heir to the
ter. It was sycamore, and accord
Ing to expert computation it was 27O
years old. The butt was 30 inches In
diameter, and the rings averaged nine
to the inch, which would establish its
first birthday about 1647. Cut off
from light and fresh air by en-
croaching skyscrapers. the old syca-
more recently went to sleep, after
having lived through the reigns OF
many kings and the administrations
Of 81 presidents. Only five more Of
these trees remain to shade the old
churciyard on Broadway.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-10-29

OF his clothes heing sacrificed. he en-
deavored to get out of the way, and
he crept into place Of safety, an an
gle ut the end Of the corridor. Pres
emily he heard voices. Two women
We're talking.
II never could have believed you
could be quite SO unjust, so cruel as
this. I've had to find out you could be
intensely selfish and inconsiderate,
but this-this is too much to stand"
"Oh, really" said the other. "You
seem to forget got you this job, that
made it part of my contract that
they sign YOU" The voice was very
much like Miss Faber's. But lovers
sometimes will not even believe their
ears.
EYES," admitted the other, ''you did.
I was very grateful till found you ex-
pected me to serve you as maid,
make your clothes, wait on you hand
and foot, and save you the wages OF
both q house servant and maid. For
a long time I've hardly been able to
drag myself to the studio. Ican't and
won't stand it any longer!"
$50 you want to chuck your job, and
go back to your hall bedroom!" The
voice was cruel and sneering.
Edith Faber! Do you mean you
would make them discharge mel"
At the name Badger felt as though
someone had dealt him q blow.
Certainly" said Miss Faber. "I've
got to have someone Of some use to
me-"
"Why don't you hire q maid then?"
Because don't have to. can cas-
lily get someone In your place." was
the cool retort.
"But I am giving satisfaction here"
Rather too much satisfaction.
That's why your part has got to be cut
down. What say goes"
II thoughts were material things"
they must have heard on the other
side Of that partition Badgers idol
60 to the ground with terrible crash.
He felt rather dizzy and miserable. He
had not meant to listen. He had crept
in there to save his head, and it SEEM
ed he had saved his heart. Though the
process had been painful.
He heard them go out Of the room,
and peering out saw it was Miss Faber
and the dreadful shrew he had created
for the picture. He thought she could
not possibly be the pretty, pale girl
he had seen going away with Miss Fa-
Der, but later on he found out she
was. He sought an Introduction. and
complimented her on her interpreta-
ton Of his character. She took it mod
estly, but with a grateful CLEAN in her
blue eyes that Badger was inclined to
think even more adorable than the
smile Of his former idol.
When Badger had managed it so
that they had become very well acef
quainted, he told her he had spoken
to the Perfection" Picture company.
and they would engage her Il she
could be released from the one where
she was. Badger knew he should never
forget the look that came into her, eyes
when he said this. 1t was rs though
he had opened the prison door to one
long kept in darkness. When Miss Hall
saw him few days later, she told
Badger they were not willing to re-
lease her.
"They've got to ~ he shouted. "Will
you let me manage It? viii you let
me hereafter manage everything for
you?"
There was such tremendous en-
phasis on the everything she looked
up 1uestioningly. Then she looked
down blushingly. Badger had pene-
tration enough to see there was no Sc
riOiiS objection
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-10-29
Hard to Hear AirpIane at Sea.

While II is widely known that an air
plane can be heard for some distance
Off on land, on water the tapping of
the waves and the whistling of the
wind through the rigging and super
structure of q vessel make it almost
impossible to hear the power plant of
an approaching seaplane until 1t is al
most overhead. Hence the submarine
pssSing the surface has slight warning
of an impending seaplane attack until
1t is often too late to escape.-Scienti-
dc American \
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-10-29


factory at Hopedale, ten miles distant
from Blairsville. In subtle way he
induced over one,half the employees OF
the Blair plant, among them the most
skilled of the workmen, to 60 into the
employ of the new concern. Mr.. Blair
found it almost impossible to replace
them. He lost large order through
lack of a working force. He was
made to pay heavy damages on con-
tract he did not carry out on time.
Fairly on the verge Of ruin, he col
lapsed physically one day and the
works shut down.
All the skilled workmen of the plant
had been decoyed away by Wylie.
Those who remained were mainly home
owners and the blow almost crushed
them. 1t was then that Violet put
on her thinking cap. Mr.. Blair had
manufactured one article for which
there was large demand, but which
brought in small profits. This was a
wire kitchen utensil, easily made and
with large amount of the raw mate
rial on hand, Violet Influenced him to
allow her to take charge Of the busi-
ness. She managed to keep the most
OF the loyal workmen busy in that
one department Of the works. The
profits provided bare living for the
Blair family and only half normal
wages for the artisans, but they were
fI,opIyfu1 for ovon that
Better times will come," prophesied
busy, hustling Violet. Then one day
she burst In upon Irma and her father,
an open letter In her hand, all excite
ment and exultation with the an:
nouncement:
They've comet"
A relative had left her $1,000. At
once every dollar Of it should be ap-
piled to keep the plant going. Mr.. Blair
had written to wealthy friend in the
far West for financial assistance. The
latter replied that he was a helpless
invalid, but that as soon as his son,
Hector Lane, returned from an extend
ed tour, he would send him to see
what could be done.
So all hands lived on short COM
mons, but In great hopes. Violet un-
selfishly devoted her time and capital
to keeping the business alive. One day
Violet was missing. She had received
a letter that morning which seemed
greatly to trouble her. She returned
two days later looking worn and trou-
bled. Irina saw that she had some
thing on her mind, but awaited violet's
confidence. Then her expectancy was
disappointed, for q great event had
come about.
It was the arrival Of young Lane,
the son of the distant friend of Mr..
Blair. That meant two things quick
ly materialized, he fell in love with
Irma, and he at once decided to invest
the capital to replace the plant on Its
original footing.
ADear violet" spoke Irma feelingly
upon her wedding day, "all our bless
,ings have come to us through you. And
you ~ - =. J. - -.
eyes, Irna,s replied Violet gravely.
"Six months ago 1received letter IN
forming me that Mr.. Wylie had met
with an accident, crippling him for
life. still love him. am going to
marry him, and in some remote spot
try to win his perverse spirit to peace,
II not to happiness"
That was the destiny OF this rare
unselish, self sacrificing spirit, with
love the impulse and duty the guide.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-10-29


the greatest mitator Of
in naturalist
of BIRDS he began in childhood his attempts to m
training Of his
which himself originated he able to
life
In
birds of his hndwo which
giving
sprght penfuy incident
experiences the study of it.
noting that his bird Mr. Gost
sounds Schuannink that
$685.
but easont Red a Z
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-10-29
Much Depends on Family.

It doesn't take much to make a
whole family happy if it is the kind
of family that isn't expecting too
much to start out with.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-21
4 JOB TO BE FINISHED.

Once more Missollla goes over
| the top. this time for the !. NJ.
t.. 4. We have done our
duty a. a patriotic people should.
Money for various forms OF War
Work has been given III large
sums. II all goes for high and
worthy purpose and will be cN-
pended honestly. Yet. unlike the
funds raised in the east. it goes
from M>sonIa and will no! re-
turn. We do not manufacture
the things needed for war. The
government may even close our
military post.
After all that has been done
we think that our people Will not
be accused Of selfi~hne-S If. a lit
| tie later. they take mp All uniln-
i>hcd job Of their own. There Is
still il Mis~oula hit" to he done
before spring.
We refer. OF course. to the
swimming pool 1llllu. ] 1t ltlIlu
would have been completed long
ago if it had not been pat aside
temporarily for the very neces-
sary and vastly more important
gathering Of funds for the Lib
ertv bonds. the Red Gross and the
~. N. G.. \.
We have about 5000 in cash in
| the banks for the pool and the
fund can be completed by a
strong drive Which should begin
soon after New Years. Certainly
the pool must be ready for the
| next swimming season. please
keep This thought in mind.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-21
RAID ON ANTWERP

During a trip through the hostile
lines from Brussels to Antwerp in
August, 1914, Hugh GIBSON, first sec:
rotary Of our legation in Brussels at
that time, was requested by the queen
to inspect the damage done by a Yep
pelein raid on Antwerp the night be-
fore. Mr.. Gibson tells Of the incident
in the Worlds Work for November:
y did not want to do this, but there
was no getting out of it under the cir
Cumstances.
We drove first to the Place du
Poids Publique and went into one of
the houses which had been partially
wrecked by enc of the smaller bombs.
Everything in the place had been left
as it was until the police magistrate
could make his examina ton and re-
port. We climbed to tile first floor
and / shall never forget the horrible
sight that awaited us. a poor police
man and his wife had been blown to
fragments. and the pieces We're all
over the walls and ceiling. Blood was
everywhere. Other details arg too ter
rible even to think of. could not
There were others which Inglebleek
uhe kings secretary wanted to show
me, but could not think of it. And
this was only one of a number of
houses where peaceful men and women
had been so brutally killed while they
slept.
And where is the military advan-
tage? IT the bombs were dropped near
, the Notifications it would be easy to
understand, but in this instance it is
hard to explain upon any ground eX-
cept the hope of terrifying the pop,t-
| lation to the point where they will
demand that the government surren-
der the town and the Qualifications.
Judging from the temper they were in
yesterday at Antwerp they are more
!, likely to demand that the place be
! held at all costs rather than risk fall
| ing under the rule of a conqueror
| brutal enough to murder innocent
people in their beds"
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-21
Hoover's Rulings
Hit Doqs Hard.

1t is usually cold on the Higgins
avenue bridge. At 4 o'clock in the
morning 1t always is. And Shep, tramp
dog, wasn't enjoying his bed there. He
jumped up to meet the late home goer.
his tail waving the whole Of his saunt
body.
Gee, bo,' his demeanor plainly said.
cts cold and pickins are rotten. Can't
you give fella a handout?"
The late home goer contributed a
friendly pat. That settled things with
Shep. He became a long, lost brother.
an inseparable ally.
But at home there We're difficulties.
The ice box had been Hooverized. Shep
swallowed few bits of bread stolen
beneath the baneful leer of the food
administration pledge and whined
hungrily for more. There was no more.
Shep gave despairins sigh.
"Strafe Hoover" il surely meant.
And then he slouched dismally away
These are hard times for dogs, yet
dogs ought to be worth little stretch
of the Hoover regulations.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-21
Americans Under Fire
By Albert Payson Terhune
No. 37-The First Indian Fight,

This is the
It 1881 The England Americans had been here than
twenty But
When
in 1920 they the
presently the
very hard indeed crowd them off the earth The turned
in the only way they could which was all the good
Of this vast TERRITORY There was ample room
them
settlers tried " seize all and crowd the original Naturally
followed
hundred pioneers left
the " Connecticut valley The tribe Indians resented the
intrusion of villages
with the white
a
The SECFE1 MARCH
Or The SETTLERS Williams English clergyman persuaded the
Narragansets probably
save n colony Ihe feaoots then made war their own account
series of
marched secretly against the Peqnos strongest fort Goon Conn.,
Against this omiaabe snrhoi Marched ha wh p settlers Thev
numbered of
led by Mason and underhn
just before
divided into two bodesone
white
kept at the
Just as Mason
fort shifted the
moment sentinel at
Enslho
longer any hopelo The
In through th gates dashed
- .,,. they setting
nAsIENs The fire Taken
'eSoo'o Peauots fight until
he
Says Mason bis OF the battle:
did the Almighty let
the sht wa oon ove No hs OF them aid pf'1sn $40
puots s The handful
On this pursuit. many
Thus was the itylof New Haven settled
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-21
HO lRDI\G FOOD At HOME.

We think that an important
uute Mas struck by r. 4. Hnrr,
general manager of the great
Stone-Ordcan-Wclls company in
an interview in Yesterdays Mis-
~ollian when he said that one Of
the hoardcrS of food stuff is the
American housewife. We do not
know to what extent this has
prevailed in Missoula, but Mr..
Harr, who is in a position to
know things, says that the prob
lens of cost and distribution are
made vastly more complex by
women who buy 100 pounds Of
sugar where they need but %
pounds. He tells lis that grocers
in his home town, Duluth, are
no longer surprised when a
housewife orders a 500 bill OF
foudStnlf To store away.
1t is too much to expect that
Seltishncs~ will be eliminated
suddenly from that portion of
The human race that dWells in the
| nited States. bat of one thing
We may be sure. That is that
somebody will suffer unless we
play this game together. The re-
suits Will be disastrous if food is
boarded, and, 50 far Us that goes,
| 1t makes no special difference
| who boards it. a small consumer
is entitled to no more sympathy
than is extended to the proliteeI
even though i'll his ease the
| boarding is not done With the
hope of accommodating financial
profit. II the small consumer
cannot see this. ii is quite certain
that the next step will be gov
eminent control of the retail
business to the extent that re-
tallerS viii be permitted to sell
IonlN III certain quantities.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-21

Writing on .Pangermanism" in The
Public of New York, DR. David Starr
Jordan says:
Much may be said for the plan itself
except for its fatal combination of mill
tary force with exploitation, in utter
defiance of rights of other peoples. It
is a shame to civilization that ii has
left the valley of the Euphrates and
Tigris, the sites of Ninevah. Bagdad
and Babylon, for centuries practically
unoccupied. German industry would
restore the waterways and German
patience would expel the mosquito.
making these deserts once more a
garden of the world But the subor-
, dination of the whole scheme to mill
tary domination spoiled it all. No
dream of empire" can be made real
ity, SO long as it rests on irresponsible
force alone.
But the actual prora ganda enconr
aged by military authorities and mill
tant patriotism with the sympathy
more or less complete of the vain and
vacillating kaiser, and supported by a
venal press, gained steadily in volume.
| The Influence of sane men and sane
| journals was opposed to it, but sanity
makes little Roadway against herd
| instinct, when stirred by dreams of
national glory. The war makers had
more and more their own way. The
spirit of aggression is always fairly
! measured by the degree to which mill
| tary affairs infringe on civil life. In
| DR. Veblen's words "A warlike or
| J,
same measure in which it is military"
Another country said an officer in
| 1912, may possess an army, the army
possesses Germany"
| The war has disclosed the abjuct flu
tility of pangermanism. The current
| of feeling against these 'murderers of
the state" Ito use the words of Ger
man editor4 rises higher and higher in
| Germany as throughout the civilized
| world. But only the Germans them
| selves can suppress pangerlnanism.
| The antidotc to its Vaccinations is
| found in the theory and practice of
democracy. The highest statesman
ship of the hour will lie in bringing
German democracy into harmony with
| that of the rest of the world. TO this
end it is vital that Germany shall never
| gain anything whatever, anywhere
| through pangermanist aggression. It
is equally vital that her present an
| tagonists gain nothing through adop-
ton of rangcrmanst lust for annex
alton.
Live and let live" is homely
proverb. but it indicates the condition
on which civilization may revive in
| Europe.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-21
ONE ON THE YANKEE.

The captain of the Golden Cross lis
tened patiently to his Yankee passen-
gers account of his shooting abilities.
then quietly remarked: Il don't think
you could hit this bottle at twenty
yards, placed on the taffrail, while the
ship is heaving like this"
Il guess it would be just childs
play"
We'll. I'll bet you a guinea you don't
hit it three times out of siN."
ITS a wager! Come along"
81! The bottle was placed in position
Crack! The Yankee hit it, and 1t dis
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-21
COME ALONG, UNCLE SAM.

The demand oI our nei2hbors
in the Fiathead valley for a bet
ter postal service is entirely just.
The rural delivery service on the
routes from Roman should be
daily Instead of tri-WeeklN. \
petition for this change is in The
hands of the government which
should lose no time in giving
these people what they want
I'll" population Of the val
ley l. growing fast: the new
railroad l. near completion
and the least that The gov
eminent can do tn aid this growth
l. to furnish an adequate rural
delivery. We have observed that
The people in The various towns
III Ibis valley have done wonders
for the Red Gross, the plrrhae,
of Liberty bonds, and other form,
of war work and about the small
est recognition we can think 81
on The part of the government
would he to furnish posta
service that would be somewhere
near adequate to the demands.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-21

he honked his horn, mournfully, and
drove away, and we didn't see him
again till the other day when we
bumped into him on the street.
Hello. old scout" we said. How
are things breaking now?"
"Fine!" he answered. I'm on my
feet again."
"Bully!" we exclaimed. How did
you do it?"
sold my car"
The joke was so obvious that we
didn't see it till after he had gone
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-21

ing its splendid efforts to relieve
want, clothe the poor, and make
life a little more comfortable for
the unfortunate. Before settling
down for the winter. look over
your wardrobe for discarded gar
ments Of all description and then
telephone Captain Hoibrook to
come for the results. You will
be doing worthy work in the
best possible way.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-21
NEWS ODDITIES

On the groura that her husband is
e Stacker and mai ied her four months
ago to escape military service, Il New
York woman Sues for divorce.
Rats and mice eat the earnings of
100000 workers every year in the
United States, government experts
say.
Three cent stamped envelope OF
1876 was mailed in Washington to a
Philadelphia resident, and the govern
ment honored it as good postage.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-21

We suppose that unusual at
tention has been given to the
conservation of old clothes this
year, but surely there must be
some that can be spared. and
these should go to the Salvation
Army. Captain Holbrook who is
as militant in public service as
I'M religion, tells us that the sup
ply of old clothes upon which the
army relies for an important
branch of its work is most made
gnate this year. Besides taking
on a lions share of war work
the Salvation Army is maintain,
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-21
Young Aviator
Sent to- Egypt.

Howard Hunt, a university boy, who
enlisted in the aviation corps early in
the war; has been sent to Egypt for
training, according to word received
by relatives here. Hunt was at
training camp in Detroit until recently.
To what part of Egypt Hunt is going
he does not know. He believes, how
ever that he will be assigned to some
aero camp maintained there by the al
lies until he has gained experience
enough to qualify him as a flyer on
the French front
Hunt enlisted with three other Mon
tana university men last spring. Two
of these boys-Georse Scherck and
Robert Fredcricks-are now in France.
Percy Stone, the fourth recruit, is at
Austin, Texas. whence he expects to
go to the aviation school at Berkeley,
Cal, sometime this month.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-21
PANIC HAsTENs THE
PEQUOTS' DEFEAT

appeared in fragments into the sea.
'Trot out anothet one" said the
marksman.
Not at all. Thf conditions We're
that you hit that onh three times out
Of six. Five shots more" - Chicago
News
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-21

DIR. Brady tells us that we Will
conserve our arteries and help
our livers and kill the grouchc>
by turning six soner>aulis each
day. No. do not laugh. Start a
family somersault party. using
the hall for a demonstration par
lor and see how il works ont.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-21

The MisSouian especially de-
slres letters from Montana sol
diers. Our friends tell lis that
nothing Is more interesting than
the letters We have printed from
the boys in France aud those in
the environments. They are good
reporters, these young patriots
We enjoy their rhatty, familiar
style Of writing. and we notice
that they are most "hsrrNant of
details. They are permitted to
write many things of which We
have no other opportunity to
learn. Their viewpoint i dit
terent and most interesting. We
request The parents. wives and
friends Of these boys to send lis
their letters for publication, and
Of course we will be most glad
to hear directly from the boys
themselves.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-21

We suggest that the first con
crete ship sent into the snhma-
rine zone be loaded With the con-
crete paciflsts who abllor War t"
the extent that they are Wiling
to sacrifice The lives Of their
neighhors to save their oNl.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-21

Whatever happens in Russia,
the kaiser will take good care
that Lcnine is provided with
meal ticket.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-21

II appears that George Gle
menceau, the new French pre-
mier, was at one time in his long
and adventurous career, q school
teacher in Connecticut We will
know that he profited from his
experiences in this country when
we hear that he has worked off
few wooden nutmrgs OIL tn,
Germans.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-21

The war is an i'll wind, but II
il blows Fort Missoula in our d'-
rection we will know that the Old
adage still prevails.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-21

There is an alarming increase
in the visible supply Of German
bombs made in America. Let us
hope that very soon we Will read
Of the welcome sound Of yolleNs
in the early morning air and adj
jaccnt to brick walls.