Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-06-05

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D. Z. Hunter -. ]. Business Mgr
There must be a wonderful moth
ing in mere words, since so many
men have used them for self-com
munion Conrad.
1t is time for the United State:
government to deal harshly with en-
emies within the borders of it's owr
dominion.
Billy Sunday advises everybody "te
hit the trail for the liberty loan.
and says every person should farm
finance or fight"
The south hollered like mad wher
it was proposed to put war tax upor
king cotton, and the south was heard
in Washington.
Buy liberty bond while the buy
ing is good. You can get one fol
only $50, but the $500 brand is lots
better.
Cut out the words CONSUMPTION
and draft" They have raspinl
sounds. "Called to the colors'' is 8
thousand times more pleasing and in.
spring.
"Pitiless publicity" was demanded
by the President few months ago
but that doesn't mean license to re-
veal things that are of value to the
enemy.
The sale OF liberty bonds viii
close on the 18th Of June. It is pre-
dicted that they will go to premium
soon after the close of the war. Bet
ter buy now.
When it comes to throwing thu
English language upon scroll o.
paper, the nation never had presi
dent who could do finer jot
than can Woodrow Wilson. He is
past master in that art.
This is no time to condemn Grea
Britain or France or Italy or any o
our allies. If you want to roas
some nation that is in the war, tn
recent and ancient record OF Turke!
and Germany ought to furnish am
pie material.
II Providence gives us good crop
this year. Uncle Sam will find a wa.
Jed his allies. even il he has t.
take the stuff across the ocean II
flying machines and submarines
The Germans are not the only Ones
who can make undersea craft.
The legislature likes to make laws
but members of that body are just
as mad as anybody when the Officers
undertake to enforce the laws they
make. II the individual Is to be thu
judge Of the laws he is to obey, there
should be less condemnation Of thu
horse thief and the bootlegger.
Secretary Redfield Of the depart
ment Of commerce has requested tha
the 800 men employed in his depart
ment at Washington be exempted
from the operation of the draft law
How those deserving democrats" d.
hate to be pried loose from the fed
eral payroll!
The voice of the national admins
tration ought to be raised against thu
recent outrages in the south as wei
as against the outrages committed
in foreign lands. 1t is well that thi'
country should extend what aid Il
can to all sections Of the world, in
GLIDING Mississippi and Georgia.
Austria is putting up q hard figh'
to prevent the Italians from advanc
ing, but seems unable to do SO. ever
after calling upon all of her re
serves. Italy is steadily going for
ward upon a front more mountain
GUS and difficult than any of the
battle fronts in the war zone.
The world should learn to ea'
more corn and less wheat. Corn 1:
the cheaper, and perhaps Away.
will be, because an acre of good lant
will produce more Of 1t. Besides
corn is one of the best food product:
in the world and can be prepared fol
the table in hundreds of different
ways.
The administration and congress
might do better by applying more en-
ergy to curbing enemy spies and pay
ing less attention to what loya
newspapers might say. The press Of
the country is practically unanimou:
in its loyalty and is doing far more
than it is getting credit for in the