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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-08-21
away. While the Foust family were
in the east they visited Pittsburg
and other cities of interest.

away. While the Fonst family were
in the east they visited Pittsburg
and other cities of interest.
Miss Gertrude Treanor Of Fort
Dodge spent Sunday with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. P. H. Treanor.
Among the Webster City people
who motored to Clear Lake yester-
day and spent the day were Mr.. and
Mrs. w. w. Pearce, Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo. Z. Younkee, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
Younkee, Mrs. Isaac Ainslie and son
Carl, Mr.. and Mrs. p. w. Lee, the
w. +. and d. L.. Hunter families, Mr..
and Mrs. C. H. Clifton, Sheldon Tat
ham and family, Mrs. Ward Carson,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. l.. Clifton, Mr.. and
Mrs. Verne Clifton, Mr.. and Mrs. AL
fred e. Rasmussen, J. N. Garth and
family, DIR. e. Il. Richardson and
family and visiting guest. Miss Lot
tie Bishop, of Osceola, Miss Fern
Miller, Miss Mae Perry, Louis So
derholm, Ike B. Murphy and Cecil
Tormey. Mr.. and Mrs. Aug. f.
Mueller and daughter, Miss Clarine,
and Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Black mo-
tored to the lake Saturday night and
spe..t yesterday there.
Mrs. Katherine Gray and little
daughter of Ames, who have been
visiting at the w. E. Gossard home,
left this morning for Lake City to
visit Mrs. Gray's mother.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. M. Grau and
son of Ireton and Miss Leta Win
ders of Toledo motored here Satur-
day, the Grau family spending Sun
day at the G. l. Clement home on
Water street and Miss Winders re-
naming for a few days. longer visit
with the Clement family.
Mrs. Walter Davis of Eagle
Grove, nee Miss Jennie Christensen
of this city, spent the week end
Will ucI PAL Cuto, MI anu N1Ao. NuoAA
tin Christensen, on Des Moines
street.
The Misses Chloe Carson of To-
ledo and Bernice Mason of Tama,
nieces of Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Bahr-
enfuss, returned to their homes Sat
urday, following visit of over a
week with the Bahrenfuss family.
Mrs. ]. p. Mclaughlin and lit
tie son of Des Moines returned home
Saturday after spending a week with
Mrs. Geo. Ely and daughter, Miss
Alta, in this city, and with the E.
F. Gallery family at Duncombe.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Cornish OF
Sioux City are here for visit with
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam BURNETT, north
east of town, and Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Inman in this city, having come
overland.
Miss Margaret Hanrahan went
to Fort Dodge today to visit her sis
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-08-21
A Big Yield

Times-Republican. The banner
yield of oats heard Of so far In this
county was on the Austin Wiley
farm, northwest of Albion. From
ten acres sowed to Old Kershian oats
was threshed 936 bushels by meas
ure. They weighed 80 pounds to
the bushel. Measured by weight, at
the standard of 80 pounds to the
bushel, the yield was LAO bushels.
or ia bushels to the acre.
At $6S.4O per acre, counting the
oats at so cents and deducting SIS
an acre for seeding and harvesting,
including cost Of seed. Wiley's net
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-08-21
WORTH RECOGNIZED
]. BY GREAT. BRITAIN

London, Aug. 5.-Letter to Free
man-Tribune from Lowell Mellett:
They used to say that the fastest
thing on the B. & o. was the Royal
Blue Limited. They were wrong.
The fastest thing ION the B. & O.
was a young hired hand named Eric
Geddes. Naturally it wasn't known
then, but the appointment of Vice
Admiral Sir Eric Geddes-the same
young hired hand and not whole
lot older--to be ruler of the navy
that rules the wave ought to prove
it.
If the new first lord of the Britt.
ish admiralty had middle name 1t
would be Speed. If he accomplishes
the same results in the admiralty
that he has accomplished in Other
branches of the government, this
much is certain: British naval Off
GERS viii cease to marvel at the hus-
tie Of the American navy; they'll
be too busy speeding up their own.
Sir Eric was born in India forty
one years ago. He was educated at
Edinburgh academy and Oxford mil
itary college. When II years old he
went to America. He worked in
southern lumber camps bit, then
for the Carnegie Steel company in
Pittsburg and became switchman
and afterwards station agent on
the B. & O. in West Virginia. Four
years later he left to go back to
India.
In India he entered the service
of the Rohilkund & Kumaon rail-
way, building railroad through
the jungle, a job that made him
something of a reputation. Thir-
teen years ago Sir George Gibbs,
general manager of the Northeast
ern railway, cabled him asking it
he was prepared to accept place
On the Northeastern staff.
Starting Monday" Geddes re-
Piled.
In short time he was appointed
deputy general manager. Lord
Kitchener saw him in 1915 and en-
listed his aid in speeding up NUM-
tions. When the ministry of NUM-
lions was created with Lloyd George
in charge, he made Geddes deputy
general director. Early in 1916 he
was transferred to the war office
as director of military railways.
Called on to assist in the prepare
tions for the Somme campaign, he
was transferred, at Sir Douglas
Haig's request, to France as menu
Der of the commander-in-chiefs
staff, with the title of director gen.
eral of transportation and the rank
Of major general.
Lord Peel raised the question Of
the propriety of replacing military
officer with a civilian.
But" said Lord Derby, "the CT
william in this case is Sir Eric Geddes.
That settled it.
In May of this year it was de-
cided his energy was needed in the
admiralty. The job of controller
was created, little job that called
for meeting the combined require
ments of the admiralty, the war Of
flee, the ministry of shipping and
other government departments with
respect to design, construction, al
terations and repairs of warships
and other vessels of all classes and
the requirements of the admiralty
with respect to ornaments and mu-
nitions. So he ceased to be ma
jor general and became a vice adj
miral.
But Lloyd George came to the
conclusion that Sir Eris didn't have
enough to do, and now has made
him first lord and the real ruler of
the queens navy.
"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-08-21
DR.. Drake Receives Orders.

DR.. F. J.. Drake, reserve medical
officer, received orders Saturday
night to report for duty at Fort Ri
ley, Kansas. The doctor will leave
this city Saturday evening, closing
his office and practice here this
coming Thursday.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-08-21
DON'T Talk | OF WAR
WHILE ! 4 FIGHTING 4

s. with the British Armies Afield
Aug. 1.-Letter to Freeman
from VIM. P. Simms: People can
get used to anything, even to this
business of war. Were it not so,
those who have to keep on killing
Germans month in and month out
would go mad and bite somebody.
Today was out among the guns
pounding the Germans to pieces in
the neighborhood of Lens. 1t was
tea time. Overhead seven British
planes were winging past on their
way to q wrestling match with the
enemy in the clouds. Now and then
assix-inch shell exploded in the vi
cinity of the British batteries.
Under a scrap of canvas serving
as shelter from the midsummer sun,
sat Canadian major, commander of
battery of howitzers. He was
bareheaded. sOn a wooden hand
grenade packing case was cup of
tea. Byiit lay slice OF buttered
bread. The major was in his shirt
sleeves. In his hands was a book
and copying lead pencil.
Jotting something down in the
book the major laid it face down on
the case and took up the slice of
buttered bread, bit off mouthful
and chewed away for some thirty
seconds, then called out to one OF
his gun crews nearby:
Number two! Four seven five
nine
No. 2 crew lifted a huge shell
into the howitzers breech, closed
and locked the breechlock, sighted
and stood by, one of the men hold
ing the laniard taut in his right
hand. In his left he held piece
of bread.
Swallowing gulp of tea, the ma
jor picked up his gunnery book and
casually ordered:
Number one! Fire!"
The howitzer next to No. bel
lowed so the country round about
echoed and rocked to it's thunder.
The major sat down some figures
and refreshed himself with more
tea and bread.
"Hey, Bill" sang out the gunner
of No. crew.
.Whatcher want now?" an ammu-
milton tender growled. He was busy
and opening a can of some
SOFT of timed food.
i sWhere's that jam?" said the Ian
lard chap.
JAM" queried Bill as he worked
away. What jam? You mean the
rhnbarb jam?" :
i s..Naw!" replied the laniarder,
mot the rhubarb jam. the straw
berry jam. I'm fed up on that
stringy rhubarb JAM
Number one!', bawled out the
major. "Six o five three" Then,
after a swallow from the enameled
cup:
Number two! Fire!"
No. blazed away and a huge
shell tore through the air scream
Ing in terrifying fashion, and likely
enough it found its mark and tore
to shreds dozen dupes OF the kai-
ser.
said the Canadian gunner
who had pulled the trigger, that
was certainly some gamei Two men
out, man on third, score tied and the
ninth inning. Old Ty Cobb was at
the bat with two strikes on him.
Ty whaled away at it and"
Number two!" shouted the Off
Ger. -Four seven five eight" Then,
"By Godfrey" he murmurs to him
self; wonder wherein the devil they
got this butter. Number one! Fret
Again the howitzer shivered and
leapt, and, as the recoil threw it
hack into position, Bill came up with
a tin plate in his hand.
"Here, sourface," he said to the
laniard puller, there's your bloomin'
jam. Shall l fetch you a finger
bowl?"
Rest Room Report.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-08-21

return will be $3.50 per acre.,
which is a dividend Of about n per.
cent on his land, figuring the land
to be worth 5000 per acre.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-08-21
Rest Room Report.

For month ending August ID:
Days
Number from out Of town 80. 42S
Number from country ...... PA
Number from city ......... S22
Total for month ........1464
Nights
Number from out of town -. 1S4
Number from country ...... 800
Number from city ...... 514
Total for month ........1O1s
Grand total for month ...24s2
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-08-21

Ingvald B. Howe of Stanhope ~
a member of the bakers company
recently organized in Des Moines
for the quartermaster department of
the regular army. Orders have been
received assigning this company to
Camp Dodge. They are now in
training at Fort Riley and recruit
ing is still in progress at the regu-
lar army recruiting station in Des
Moines. Over fifty men have al
ready enlisted in this company of
bakers who will probably furnish
the bread supply for the 10000 men
at Camp Dodge this fall and win
ter.
Paints for everything. any size, al
Teed's. d-f-t-tf
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-08-21
UNCLE sam HANDLES
awful Big BIZ; CHECKS

Washington, Aug. 2O.-The larg-
est check ever issued in the world
has been returned to the United
States treasury, paid and cancelled.
The check for two hundred million
dollars was signed by Secretary of
the Treasury William G. McAdoo,
and represented the first payment on
the loan of the United States to
Great Britain.
Other large checks which have
been signed by Secretary McAdoo
within the last six months are one
for 500, 100000 to France and one
for 100000 to Italy. Numer-
out other smaller checks ranging
from $1,0O0,0OO to $4,000, 900 have
been signed as loans to other allies.
Previous to January, 1917, the
largest check that had ever been
signed by secretary of the treas
ury of the United states was one for
$4s,O00,000 in payment for the
rights OF the French Panama Canal
company for the privilege of con-
structing the Panama canal. The
next largest was for $25,000,000 in
payment for the Danish West Indies.
When the treaty ceding the islands
to the United States was signed it
contained clause calling for pay
ment of the entire amount in gold,
When it came time for the British
minister to collect for the islands,
the treasury was ready to make the
payment in gold, but the perplexed
minister found that there were
hardly enough wagons in Washing
ton to haul s25 900, 600 in gold, and
finally, after much cabling between
officials, he consented to take a
draft for the amount, to be placed
at the credit of his government.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-21
WOULD BALK SPIES BY
DRASTIC CENSORSHIP
FAR Reaching Section Written Into
Trading With-Enemy Act
by Conferees

WASHINGTON. Sept. 21.-Censorship.
under regulations Of the President, Of mail,
cable, radio or other communication be-
tween the United States and foreign coun-
tries was contemplated by provision
written into the Administration trading
with-the-enemy bill by the Senate and
House conferees at a special meeting. 1t
is designed to prevent military information
from reaching Germany by relay through
Latin-American and other neutral coun-
tries.
Whenever during the present war the
President shall deem that the public
safety demands, he may cause TO be CEN
sored under such rules and regulations,
as he may from time to time establish,
communications by mail, cable. radio or
other means Of transmission passing be-
tween the United States and any such
foreign country as he may specify. or
which may be carried by any vessel or
other means of transportation touching
at any port or place or territory and
bound TO or from any such foreign terri
tory.
general mails censorship provision is
now in operation, under provision OF the
espionage act. but the new provision Is re-
garded as greatly extending Government
censorship authority.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-21
CAMP DIX GETS
NEW JERSEY MEN
Eighteen Cars Carry New
Soldiers From Southern
Counties
GREETED BY DELAwAREAN
Spirit Of Comradeship Shown
Among Nationals" on
Their Arrival
GREETED BY DELAWAREAN
Ru a Stnn Corrcspordcnt

CAMP DIX, Wrightstown, N. j., Sept. 81.
Tho largest procession OF Nationals
that have yet entered Camp Dix, came in
at noon today. A special train of eighteen
cars came as the South Jersey con-
tingent wrawn from Camden, Gloucester,
Salem, Atlantic Cape May and Cumberland
Counties. As they streamed up the hot,
dusty two-mile road from Camp Dix sta
ton It looked like n typical mob OF
bleacherites turning out TO double-header.
They were chuck full of the repartee OF
the bleachers and had ample opportunity
of exercising that very American talent on
tho Delaware rockies" who crowded the
barracks windows of the 3O9th machine
gun battalion. BY reason of their two
days service they thought It becoming to
vent their sarcasm on the incoming rockies.
THANK God we still got the navy" said
an eX-farmer from the peach lands as he
gazed at the perspirlng and dusty soldier
material that plodded up the road. Pathetic
ally baggageesS but the tired and hungry
Jerseyltes had lots of "come backs and
from the nature OF their retorts, 1t would
appear that they would be glad 20 take on
the Delawarites as samples of what they
are going to do 70 the Huns.
Every contingent arriving evidences n
strong spirit of comradeship, due to the
fact that many men have been pals in
their districts and because they develop
many friends en- route. All OF which shows
that it is a wise policy Of the general staff
to keep men from each section together and
TO profit by the sectional pride and rivalry
that It inspires.
The first and most important formality
of mess was the first event on the program
for Jersey lads, and their aluminium mess
kits we're as clean after as before the Irish
stew" was set before them. The afternoon
ia being devoted to mastering in and ply
sical examinations
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-21
"a Die in Explosion in Germany

LONDON, Sept 21-Thirty-four persons
were killed and twenty-four others injured
in an explosion in a munitlon factory at
Cologne, says a telegram from Amsterdam
to the Central News.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-21
WILL EXTEND INSURANCE
TO AVIATORS OF ARMY

ATLANTIC CITY, Sept 21.-A broaden
ing of the field Of war insurance, to include
America naviators, as we'll as the fighting
men Of the line, was reported at a conven-
ton at Hotel Traymore here, OF the gem
eral agency managers Of the Connecticut
General Life Insurance Company.
Men in the aerial service, the branch Of
highest mortality ratio pro rata, are to be
accepted at an excess rate of $3.50 per
$1,000 of insurance as result Of an order
issued by Robert w. Huntington, president
Tho rule Is expected to have an influence
upon aerial service enlistments.
The convention applauded the announce
ment that under new general rules no
branch of the American fighting service
will be denied insurance protection. Busi-
ness was reported to be exceeding all cal
culatons, despite the plans of the Govern
ment to provide insurance for soldiers at O
nominal rate.
A banquet is one OF the features of an
elaborate program OF entertainment for the
1S0 agency men here from all parts of the
country.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-21
CONGRESS GIVES HEED
TO SOLDIERS WELFARE
Considers Insurance, Civil Rights
and Shaffroth Mining
Claim Measures
WASHINGTON. Sent 21

WASHlNGION, sept Il.
Having drafted the men for an army and
appropriated huge sums to train and equip
them, Congress today turned to the well
fare Of the fighting men. As a result ia
Vorable action is expected on three of sew
eral measures pending.
These are the war insurance bill, the
soldiers and sailors civil rights bill, and
the Shaffroth joint resolution relative to
mining claims.
A Senate subcommittee was today COM
pleting work on the insurance bill pre-
paratory 10 reporting TO the Finance Com
mittee tomorrow. It's passage by the Sem
ate Is forecast for early next week. The
House has already passed IT,
The bill provides monthly allowances for
dependents of soldiers and sailors and gives
the enlisted men the privilege OF buying
Government insurance at a low rate.
Another committee prepared for discus
sion Of the civil rights bill tomorrow. Sem
ator Reed is opposed TO administrative fea-
tutres of the measure, which may be
amended.
The bill prevents creditors taking any
enlisted mans property or his equity in any
property while he is absent and unable to
defend a suit. 1t also prevents life insur-
ance policies from lapsing and protects
families against eviction for non-payment
of rent.
In addition, II prevents debtors OF business
men called from escaping their debts by
providing that the statute OF limitations
shall not run against accounts owed to SOL
dlers or sailors.
The Shaffroth resolution. already adopted
by the Senate. has been given the backing
OF Leader Kitchin in the House. II sus-
pends that part of the mining code which
requires 800 worth of improvements on a
mining claim the first year. The House also
is expected to pass the Meyers bill, which
gives a drafted man credit on his required
residence on Government land for the time
he spends In the service.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-21
JERSEY SOLDIERS
PREPARE TO VOTE
Three-fourths of Men at Camp
Edge Will Participate
in Primaries
CAMP EDGE, Sea Girt, N. j., Sept 81.

CAMP sea GlrI, ". D., sept Gl'
Nearly 1000 soldiers, the majority of
whom come from Camden and south Jer-
sey, are preparing ballots here today for
Tuesdays primaries Approximately the
vote will be as follows: Camden, 1860
Atlantic City, $50; Burlington, Mt Holly,
Salem, Ocean City, Asbury Park and Wood
bury, average of 1870 each; Montclair, zoo,
and Jersey City 300.
Soldiers who have failed by tomorrow
morning to take out ballots Will be can
vassed, so that by night every man OF the
roster of the regiments now at Sea Girt
may be checked off as having been given
the printed matter with which he can vote
by proxy. So far about 500 have called
at the Y. NJ. c. A. tent, where the ballots
are prepared Electioneering here has
brought to notice that nearly quarter OF
the boys are under twenty-one years OF
age. Election matters at the camp are In
charge OF W. H. TRULY, of Bradley Beach,
appointed by the Secretary of State.
What seemed to unlnitlated ears ike
heavy cannonadlng began on the ocean edge
OF the camp grounds about $3.50 this morn
ing and lasted couple OF hours. 1t was
the first artillery practice the camp has
seen since this summer and the first the
batteries have engaged in since they left
the Mexican border.
They were throwing three-inch shells
and shrapnel at targets anchored two miles
off shore. This was light artillery, and
great was the air disturbance and noise.
The air was full of volcanic. splitting waves
that bowled men about and occasionally
threw them off their balance altogether.
The batteries firing were B. Of Camden.
and C, of East Orange Captain Dittea
commanded Battery B and Lieutenant Fritz,
acting for Captain Eaton, who is on sick
leave, commanded the other battery.
Lieutenant Howard Van Wrinkle. who has
been assigned to the signal corps as in
structor, left last night for Governors
Island, where he expected to be assigned to-
day to Little Silver, N. J. II Is said II Is
now being used as an overflow for Mineola.
A troop train of nine cars bound there from
Ell Paso, Tex, and which passed through
philadelphia yesterday, stopped at Sea Girt
FIVE minutes while the track was being
cleared ahead. The Texans had been on the
road Ave days and their train was covered
with a fine white dust that looked familiar
10 many of the soldiers. who rushed over
from Camp Edge to greet them. There was
a lot OF cheering on both sides and the
band played.
There was an entertainment in the Y. M
| C. A. tent last night by the people who
came over from Asbury Park. Miss Mary
| Lawson Leech, prominent in amateur the
atricaIs there arranged the AFFAIR. The
others who contributed with music and reel
t,tion were Mrs Bleeker Stirling, Mrs
| Joseph X Savage, Miss Bessie Clark. mrs
| Ella Martsl, Miss Mabel Alexander and MrA
| Carl Biglow. s