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The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-09-25
TREATMENT BY GERMANS
OF BRITISH PRISONERS
is vIvIDLY DESCRIBED

London. sept "Details concern
iue the treatment by the Germans OF
British prisoners In German East
Africa. ave contained IA a white paper
Just ls.sued The paper contains a
mass at testimony 10 the effect that
the Germans deliberately adopted
policy ia lower the prestige OF the
British In the eyeat of the natives.
forcing them 10 do all manner OF
degrading work and subjecting them
10 terrible hardships without proper
food. clothing ana shelter.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-09-25

Concord, y. o. sept s5 AT thcI
opening uf the second days prelimi-
NARY hearing ui CASTOR Means. ln co0-
urcton with the killing pf Mrs. Maud
A. kiuE the defense announced that
u would offer up evidence hut would
argue for a dismissal The state
clo.od lts case Yesterday
~ was announce, that uu hab,as
corpus had been applied Tor
Solicitor Clement said Means would
NOT have bought aa automatic pistol
shooting J steel i1cketod bullet merely
for target practice but he bought such
q weapon to make sure uf killing the
woman. re said the states evidence
showed the pistol wts .n Means hands
only l few hours before the SHOOTING
Tho solicitor cuateudcd CASTOR
/ Means sent the negro chauffeur away
I from the spring after the party had
4 arrived there and that bingham and
J Niinu Means had already gone OFT
iea ing GIstuu alone with the woman
Then the shot vas tired he added.
l., + Hartsoll Tor the defense. pleed,
od fur dismissal OF 'hc cbargos takina
up Means chartter and arguing thal
mo- motive had been shown Tor the
death of thc woman
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-09-25
ENGLISH MAKE SUCCESSFUL
RAID NND TAKE PRISONERS

London Sept 25--"W Wc carried out
"a successful raid last night east of
Epch, aud captured % fow prison.
crs. says today wtr office state-
mcnt on the FruucI Rolrion opera.
lions y hostile attempt 20 rush one
Of uur forward posts northeast ~
Lens was rcpul-cd. after a bombing
frht
The ououNs ARTILLERY was active
during the night east and north of
Nprs4-"
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-09-25

carried away early in the morning
Two or three other bombs which
fell IN London caused oven lcsa dam
age.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-09-25
LOCAL WEATHER

Maximum. 20. minimum. 90. range.
30; "a. M. 81; southwest wind. clear.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-09-25
NEW MEXICO WEATHER

Tonight fair. frost high districts
north portion. Wednesday fair
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-05-08

i ~ +.
will take little time. The recruiting
points will be New York, Chicago, St.
Louis, Boston, Pittsburgh, Detroit,
Atlanta, San Francisco and Philadel.
phia.
Officials believe the great railroad
brotherhoods will cooperate, throw
ing the strength of the unions be-
hind the recruiting efforts. The
railway companies are already so or
ganized under the council of national
defense that their cooperation is as
sured. The engineers and officials
of the lines who offer themselves will
be selected in such manner as not to
cripple the operating forces of any
company.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-05-08
White House on War Footing.

Washington, May S.-Three cour-
ses will be the maximum, even for
formal dinners in the United States,
while the nation is at war, If the
women follow the lead of the first
lady of the land.
\ White house banquets, in the past
noted for their extravagant elegance,
have been placed on war footing. In
stead of the usual seven to ten cour-
SEES, only three were served to the Wis
iting English and French commits
sions at two dinners rivaling in i'm.
portance and Formally any ever
served in America.
The menus for both dinners in
clrded an appetizer of tomatoes with
anchovies; plain soup; fillet of beet
with peas and potatoes; salad; ice
and coffee and cigars.
The dinners were in line with the
policy of economy recently announc-
ed by Mrs. Wilson and the wives Of
cabinet members.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-05-08
WILLIAMS ITEMS

A force of ten men began exca
waiting Friday for the basement fol
John McCarley's new house. Ton
Franklin has the contract for thu
work.
Henry Meyers believes in storins
gasoline in safe place, as he has
Just planted one of those under
ground tanks. The tank was PLACED
Friday afternoon and will be in run
ming order in few days. TIL. out
fit was purchased from the STANDARD
oil Co.
The road north of town is in cX'
'cellent shape since the last rain. We
meant to say that autos will have nc
trouble in getting stuck in the mud
and getting stuck right, too.
VIM. Milke of Webster City was &
Williams and Wilke caller Sunday
afternoon.
Dave Rankin of Wilke came up for
"a Sunday afternoon visit at the Jas
Ra,.Ein home.
C. Nolte of near Bows lost vall
able horse Thursday afternoon from
coiic. This makes two that he has
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-05-08
! NEIGHB0RHo0D NOTES.
; = . . . - & = = . =
Duncombe Doings

The public schools of this city will
give a patriotic program at the OPP
era house Friday evening, May II.
The proceeds of this program will
be used in purchasing. Victrola for
school use. There will also be ice
cream and cake served at the hall.
Admission will be Is and 25 cents.
Mrs. A. F. Bartlett is spending
several days at her farm east OF
Webster City.
The voters of this school district
will have an opportunity to express
in tangible way whether they de-
sire an addition built to the school
house when the special election is
held Thursday, May II. The board
Of education is asking for authority
to issue bonds in the sum of $14,-
600 for the purpose of erecting an
addition to the present building.
While very little is being said con-
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-05-08
q REGIMEN TS
| Of RAILROAD EX-
PERTS Wanted
First Army Of Americans to Aid of
Allies Will Be Big Vol
unteer Force
AT EARLIEST POSSIBLE TIME
Colonies From Regular Army-All
Other Officers From Rail
way Officials
AT EARLIEST POSSIBLE TIME

Washington, d. c., May S.-Nint
new regiments of army engineers, t.
|be composed exclusively of highly
trained railway men, will be the frs,
American troops sent to France
They will go "at the earliest possible
moment" the war department an
nounced today, ,"for work on com
munication lines, " but speculation as
ito the exact time when, or to what
points they will be sent is forbidden
because of the submarine menace.
The new force will be volunteers
raised at the nine great railway cen
tiers of the country. Each regiment
will be commanded by an engineer
colonel of the regular army, aided
by an adjutant. All other Officers
will be railway engineers or officials
The expedition will have total
strength of between 1900 and 49,
600 men, each regiment being COM
posed of two battalions of three COM
panies each. Every branch of rail-
way workers necessary to the build
ing or operation of lines will be rep
resented and the war department eX-
poets response to the call that will
insure a force already trained to the
minute, an army of experts in rail
way operation. The departments
statement follows:
1.-THE war department has sent out
orders for the raising as rapidly as
possible of nine additional regiments
of engineers which are destined to
proceed to France at the earliest pos
sible moment for work on lines OF
communication. It, is requested OF
the press that no speculation or ri.
mors regarding this force be carried
other than that given out. All de.
tails regarding the force will be Civ.
en- out as fast as compatible with the
best public interests"
Recruiting will be directly under
the colonel of each regiment. Re-
cruiting machinery of the regular
service or the national guard will be
lplaced at their service, ard it is
hoped the enrolment of the troops
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-05-08

cial time was enjoyed. There were
about thirty present. Mr.. and Mrs.
Wells leave soon for Nora Springs,
Iowa.
Last Saturday, May 5, Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Jensen reached the fiftieth
mile stone of their welded life. The
home was a scene of family party
last Saturday afternoon and evening.
Their children were all here, Mrs.
Chas. Peterson from Ell Reno, Okla,
Peter Jensen and family of Buffalo
Center, John Jensen and family and
the A. S. Chapman family from Clar-
ion.
The U. and |. club will meet with
Mrs. J. w. Jewell next Saturday at
|ternoon.
DR.. L. M. Jacobson and DR.. w. S.
Allen spent last week in Des Moines
ATTENDING the state dental meeting.
Anton Brekke left Tuesday for
Hampton on business trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. E. Anderson OF
Ellsworth were callers in town Fri
day.
Mrs. E. L. Riley visited with
friends at Webster City Thursday and
Friday.
Mrs. Thomas Thompson and sister
Miss Ada Knudson, were Des Moines
callers Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. J. Maland and two
children, who have been visiting at
the George Carroll home at Eagle
Grove, returned home Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. C. Olson were Web
ster City visitors Tuesday.
Atty. J. E. Burnsted of Webster
City was a Jewell visitor Friday af-
ternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. G. NJ. King were
Webster City callers Saturday after
noon.
Mrs. P. G. Peterson of Randall
spent Tuesday with friends here.
Russell Talman, former Jewell
boy, who has been superintendent OF
the schools at Coin, Iowa, has been
reelected for another year at an in
crease of salary from $1,000 to ST.
800.
Lewis Johnson returned last week
from Rochester, Mimi, where he has
been taking treatments at the hospit-
Ial.
Mrs. H. X. Gronbeck entertained
the Danish ladies aid last Friday
AFTERNOON.
Nav 453a &.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-05-08
West independence Notes

Henry Lohmann marketed hogs al
Webster City Thursday.
Miss Margaret Mcdonald of Fort
Dodge visited with her sister Dorothy
at the Kelly home Sunday.
The Idle Hour club met with Mrs
Il. d. Busing Tuesday.
Mrs. John Essig, who has been on
the sick list for some time, is report
ed a little better at this writing
which will be good news to her many
friends.
Miss Mile Blue, who teaches SUI
perior school, visited her parents al
Webster City over Sunday.
Chas. Rammitt and wife and
daughter visited the last of the week
with relatives near Lehigh.
Harry Seton and family attended
church at Webster City Sunday.
May g..
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-05-08
ROME SAYS THAT THE
|FE OF THE KAISER
WAS THREATENED

corning the matter, it is thought
there will not be much question but
THAT the proposition will carry.
The last meeting of the Patron
Teachers association will be held at
the school house Wednesday night,
May 8. A good program has been
prepared for this meeting and 1t is
desired that large crowd be pres
ent. There will also be an exhibit
of the work that is being done by
the pupils and this will, without
doubt, prove to be of intense inter-
est to the patrons. The domestic
science class will serve the lunch.
Everybody is invited to be present.
T. F. Simms and W. Mallinger
were transacting business in Fort
Dodge yesterday afternoon.
Nav g.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-05-08

lost in very short time and rob
him of his best team of mares. LIE
us hope that this may be the end o
such lad luck.
Hog cholera has broken out in tn
vicinity of Williams. E. P. Lyol
lost two of his brood sows Saturday
This is certainly heavy loss al
the present price Of hogs.
George Sprugel and Floyd McCur
|dy are expected home from Chica g
in a few days. Both men are ex
pecting to enlist in the navy as elec
tricians in the near future.
Tile Mosey brothers went to For
Dodge last Thursday and took the
examination for enlistment and viii
leave for Fort Logan, Colorado. to-
morrow.
DR.. Carver of Fort Dodge was il,
town Sunday to see his little nephew
who is just recovering from an at
tack of scarlet fever.
Ralph Rolling writes that he is
now wearing one of Uncle Sans
uniforms and that he feels like 2 real
soldier.
Lillian cambridge came down
from Webster City Saturday for a
short visit at the Tom Bainbridge
and the John Atkinson homes.
The park committee met Monday
afternoon to make arrangements for
decoration day.
Geo. Bryan shipped car load OF
horses to St. Paul Sunday.
DR.. Tedrow is having basement
dug under his house and will have a
furnace installed. He also expects
to make some changes in the house.
Mr.. Fitchorn was seen riding in a
Buick Six Sunday, and we venture To
say that he will soon be the owner
Of one of those machines.
The warm sun yesterday gave
many farmers the corn planting fe-
yer and some are thinking of begin
ming to plant the latter part of the
week.
Miss Ella James went to Blairs-
burg Sunday evening for couple OF
days visit at the Pelz home.
Frank Hughes of Webster City
was in Williams Thursday afternoon,
greeting friends and visiting at bis
fathers home.
Mrs. A. J. Simpson and grandson,
Harley, were Webster City visitors
evening.
The Ladies' Aid of the Presbyter-
ian church met with Mrs. D. W..
Fitchorn Wednesday afternoon.
Dwight Crabtree, who has been
working at Spirit Lake, enlisted in
the army last week.
May s.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-05-08
Heroism Of Iowa Soldier

Among the records of heroism on
the part of Iowa men during the civil
war none is more inspiring than that
of Sergeant Henry J. Grannis, the
color bearer of the Twelfth Iowa In
fantry. According to an article in
publication of the State Historical
Society of Iowa he carried the flag
on every march and during every
battle in which the regiment was en-.
gagged, from enlistment to mastering
tout.
In several engagements the colors
were riddled in his hands. On one
occasion, every guard was killed or
wounded; yet, strange to say, Gran
mis- never received scratch, nor suf-
fered the flag to go from his hands.
That it was always to the front and
carried with the greatest gallantry,
every official report from the regi-
ment testifies."
Sergeant Grannis carried the flag
which was made and presented by
the girls of the Upper Iowa Univer-
Isity, in sixteen important battles, in
lcluding Shiloh and the sieges of Fort
Donelson and Vicksburg, to say moth
ing of many minor skirmishes. 'He
was modest, unobtrusive, never push
ing himself into notice, except when
duty called him to lead with the col
ors of his regiment, and then he was
the personification of cool, deliber-
ate courage that knew no fear,
flinched in the presence of no dan
ger, having ear for no sound but that
of the command of his superior Off
GER"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-05-08
Jewell News.

| DR.. Melvin Billings and wife OF
Onawa spent Sunday at the f. A.
Billings home.
Mrs. A. c. Nelson returned Sat
lurdayi evening from a visit with
friends in Story City.
Miss Gladys Bonner of harrisburg
spent Sunday at the parental w. D.
Bonner home.
Mrs. Sam christensen and dau-
glitter, Anna, and son, Harold, spent
Saturday afternoon at Webster City
visiting their son and brother, Thor
wald, who is patient at Mercy hos
pital.
Deputy Sheriff Cunningham OF
Webster City was in town Wednesday
on business.
Miss Phyllis Spencer went to Story
city Saturday to spend the day with
friends.
Miss Jennie christensen Of Will
liams spent Sunday at the Sam Christ
Jansen home.
Merlin Williams spent Wednesday
at Webster City.
Mrs. Cecil Anderson and daughter,
Donna. and Mrs. William Anderson
were Des Moines visitors Tuesday.
| Mrs. Fred Nelson of Sterling, Colo
RADIO, is here for a visit with her
daughter, Mrs. l.. M. Jacobson.
Carl Queensland visited his par
ents at Slater last Tuesday.
There will be no commencement
exercises at Jewell Lutheran college
this year. The school will close May
Is. This is done to permit the stu
dents to leave earlier, as many are
planning to go back to the farms and
help along in the matter of food pro-
duction. Those who are seniors will
be awarded their diplomas just the
same as though the programs of COM
mencement week were held. The
baccalaureate sermon will be given
on Sunday, May 13, and concert by
the students of the department OF
music on Friday, May Is.
Mrs. A. A. Hottie and son George
of Slater spent Wednesday in Jewell
Mrs. L. G. NJ. King will be hostess
to the ladies' aid society of the Con-
gregational church next Thursday af-
lternoon.
The Misses Amelia and Mabel o.
son were Webster City callers We'd
nesday afternoon.
The funeral services for the late
DR.. r. w. Della were held Friday
Afternoon from the Lutheran church,
conducted by Rev. Hyatt of the Con-
lgregational church and Rev. Nor
sted of the Lutheran church. Inter
ment was made in Evergreen GENE
terry.
A farewell surprise party was CIV
en- Rev. and Mrs. c. E. Wells last
Tuesday evening at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Will House. Mr.. and Mrs.
Wells were presented with pretty
May basket filled with money. A de-
llicious lunch was served and 80
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-05-08

this service is that it has been incor-
porated into the English and Belgian
armies now fighting on French soil
in precisely the same manner. The
English Tommies back of the Somme
are now cultivating French fields
with precisely the same ardor as they
are fighting the "Boches" a few miles
farther in advance. At the few points
where the Belgian contingents are
stationed on French soil the same
system is in progress and as conse-
quence there is no place in all France
today where more men are being
employed in agricultural pursuits
than in that precise strip of territory
within both the roar and the rage
OF the big guns that extends from
the Belgian coast to the Swiss FROM
tier.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-05-08
PERSONAL BRIEFS.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS MINIMIZING
Miss Olive Olson, who has beer
spending a few days with Miss Ella
Graffunder, has returned to hel
home in Ellsworth.
Mrs. Chas. Leslie has gone tC
Des Moines for few days visit with
friends.
| Mr.. and Mrs. John Hanlen, who
reside over the Orpheum theater, are
in Iowa City, the latter having been
called by the serious illness and the
former, who went few days later,
by the death of Mrs. Hanlen's moth
er, who passed away in an Iowa City
hospital Saturday. Mr.. Hanlen is a
plumber in the employ of l.. V. Mills.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. c. Miner and
the formers son, Scott Miner, were
called to Chaplin yesterday to attend
the funeral of Mr.. Miners sister,
Mrs. Will Levitt, of Bruce, S. D., who
passed away at Volda, S. d.. Satur-
day from the effects OF a serious OPP
Grafton. The body was taken to the
deceased's old home in Chaplin for
burial.
| Mrs. Luella Fassett returned
last night from several days So
journ with her daughter, Miss Fen
nette. in Des Moines.
Mrs. L. H. Ford of Toledo, O.,
| is here for a several weeks visit
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. e. P.
Scriven.
| Mrs. H. +. Jorgenson arrived
home last night from visit with
relatives in Cedar Rapids. Mr.. Jor-
censor is an employe in the Lati-
mer store.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Austin re-
turned yesterday, the former from a
business trip to Chicago and the lat
ter from visit with her sister, Mrs.
w. V. shipley, and family, in Ma
son City.
Miss Velma Kimmel of Belmond
is spending a few days here at the
Dan Kimmel home.
Mrs. E. M. Larkin and daugh-
ter and Mrs. N. S. Osborn of Ellis
worth were shoppers here yesterday.
j. e. Fardal, the Jewell philos-
opher, was a business visitor here
yesterday.
20. N. Sexy, l.. E. Tyler. Geo. B.
Bergeson, Carl Sparboe and G. J.
Thoreson, all of Ellsworth, were
business callers here yesterday.
DR.. E. w. Slater of Jewell was a
professional caller here yesterday.
Fred Williams of Ellsworth Sun
dayed at the F. A. Doolittle home
with his wife and little son, Austin,
who are staying there while little
Austin is convalescing from recent
Operation at Mercy hospital.
Miss Elsie Wiegert of the Victor
store spent Sunday in Fort Dodge.
Mrs. Douglas Garrett returned to
her home in Alexis, ILL.,, yesterday
after spending several weeks with he1
sister, Mrs. f. w. Mccartney and
family, having come because of the
serious condition of her father, G. Y.
Boyd of Duncombe. Mrs. Garrett and
her niece, Miss Bessie BEEN, spent
Sunday at the Boyd home.
Miss Flo Ferguson, who is en-
|ployed in the Mrs. A. H. Quincy
boarding house, spent Sunday with
her parents in Eagle Grove.
Mrs. H. A. Little of Dunlap is
in the city for an indefinite visit al
the NJ. A. Little home.
the first time yesterday.
Arthur Bentley, who is en-
ployed in wholesale grocery house
at Fort Dodge, spent Sunday in this
city with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Frank Bentley. Miss Naomi Belleu
of Fort Dodge was also guest al
the Bentley home over Sunday.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-05-08
Isabel Fined

London, May S.-Isabel Reid, a
munitions girl, was sentenced to six
weeks Imprisonment for smoking a
pipe in a munition factory. Isabel
ditched the boiler in her stocking
when the inspector came to her
bench, but a woman detective reccv-
cred the evidence.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-05-08

E. F. Dennis, who recently accept
ed a position as night service man
in the Parkhurst & Lavender garage,
has resigned and went to Fort Dodge
yesterday to work in the gypsum
mills. The Dennis family will move
there later.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-05-08

Real ice cream for your dessert at
Buster" Browns, 7d3
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-05-08
AN UNIDENTIFIED MAN FIRES
THREE SHOTS AT GERMANY's
RULER IN BERLIN YESTERDAY
AFTERNOON.

Des Moines, May S.-Goyernor
Harding today appointed state de-
Tense committee of twenty-one men,
headed by Lafayette Young of Des
Moines, with Adjutant General
Logan as secretary.
Shortly afterward he addressed
the food and dairy inspectors and
said that the war would not be a
popular war, but cold, hard, bitter
fight. He asked the inspectors to
carry the gospel, of economy and eff
ficiency to the people of Iowa. In
cidentally, Harding announced that
on the expiration of Food Commits
sioner Barney's office in July, 1918,
he would reappoint Barney.
The governor stated that in the
coming state military census he ia
vored the listing of men up to IS
years of age and what each could
do for their country. He declared
that even women might be included
in the census.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-05-08
LONDON SAYS There
IS ANOTHER DEADLOCK
ON THE WESTERN front
CHICAGO STREET CAR DRIVERS
DEMAND MORE PAY - INSIST.
ED THAT SUB SOLUTION HAS
BEEN FOUND.

London, May 8.-Another dead
lock has been reached on the front
of the Hindenberg line positions
held by the British. A large num-
Der of raids over a wide front are
the only activities reported.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-05-08

Rome, Italy, May S.-Kaiser Will
helm narrowly escaped from an as
sassin's bullet while motoring in
Berlin, a Zurich dispatch asserted
today. An unidentified man fired
three shots at the kaiser's car, two
shots striking it and the third go
ing wild. The man was arrested.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-05-08

Washington, May S.-That an act
ual solution of the submarine mem
ace has been found, was the view ex-
pressed officially by navy depart
ment official today. His opinion
was given while the navy consulting
board was in conference with Secre-
tary Daniels over new submarine In
ventions.
Chicago, May S.-Eleven thousand
surface street car men will vote to-
night for an increase of pay or
strike, also on basic eight hour
day. Present wage agreements ex-
pire May 81. The men now receive
from rs to SO cents an hour. They
want SO cents to SO cents an hour.