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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-07-31
FAIRNESS TO RULE
IN TRAINING | Men
No FaVoritiSm In New Army,
Secretary Baker Pledges.
ADJUSTMENTS FOR TROOPS.


cine Will Be Thrown Around Train
Ing camps-TelIs Of the Great Steps
Forward That Have Been Taken In
the Different Branches Of the Service.
What the government promises to
the great army Of young men being
called to the colors and to their fathers
and mothers has been outlined by Sec
rotary Of War Baker.
1T is provided in the law that when
these armies are d sembled there shall
be no difference Il tween the regular,
the national guard and the national
army" said the secretary. But every
man, whether he has had training In
the regular army or not, whether he
has had training in the guard or not,
whether he be member Of the selec-
tive national army, is equal in dignity,
in responsibility and In opportunity, a
member Of the army Of the United
States.
There will be preserved that just
pride which the people of our several
states bsve In their own soldier boys,
so that t., soldier from New York will
be known as q part of the contribution
Of this great commonwealth to our ma
tional strength and the soldier from
Wisconsin and from Ohio and from
Texas equally designated, but the eyes
Of the country in oil that is done for
them and in all that they do for us
there is to be neither distinction nor
prejudice nor favoritism, but they
stand equal as the servants and as the
upholders of our liberties.
Amussments Planned.
Modern times have witnessed many
new things. The great science Of med
icine and sanitation has wonderfully
advanced, and all the safeguards that
knowledge and science can throw
around our soldiers Is to be placed
about them. And In these great en-
campments where they are to be train
ed modern recreation experts are to
provide wholesome and attractive
amusements for their leisure, so that
when they come out Of the army they
will have no scars except those honor
ably won in warfare against the enemy
of their country"
Mr.. Baker assumed the war portfolio
with the reputation ola pacifist. There
are many public men who still regard
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-07-31
SOME QUEER ONES
Toy balloon Delaware girl swallowed
became inflated and suffocated her.

+. Ii " +. ~.
Toy balloon Delaware girl swallowed
became inflated and suffocated her.
Classic burglar In Portland, Ore, left
all the money and jewelry and took
high class photograph records.
patriotic" thief stole $3.50 worth Of
red, white and blue silk from New
York house, leaving all other shades.
Hubby spent all his time fishing and
Ill his money for tackle and bait, wife
complained In court. Six months In
Because Chicago woman forgot to
sign will leaving half million to son,
husband, who deserted her for another
woman. got it ALL Is # @
Match thrown into trench, where man
was mending gas pipe in New York,
caused explosion, blew him out and
burned of the seat of his overalls.
Boy pupil in Chicago who refused to
stand for national anthem tried by
classmates and sentenced to remain
indoors during recess for rest Of war.
r Doctors claim. to have found in 10
seph Quinlan's stomach in Philadelphia
452 pieces Of hardware, including thirty
four spoons 'thirty-two coins, nineteen
screws and twelve screen door hooks.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-07-31

Three and You're Fired.
'Three drinks and you're out" Is
warning to state game warylens and
protectors. One drink means thirty
days suspension, two sixty days.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-07-31
Fell Four Stories; Lives.

Doctors say two-year-old girl Of New
York Is first to tumble four stories.
touching nothing on way down, and
live. But they can't explain how It
happened.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-07-31

The stork paid visit to Mrs. Arthur
Tremain at Rochester, Mich, and left
three girls and one boy.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-07-31

sNONs W. sss0 Ssy'S
| No pockets, belts or cuffs on next
springs suits, men. will have to carry
belongings In wrist bags or knapsacka
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-07-31


duction record that has ever been
made. }&
As have said, the high explosive
shell will be the one produced In the
greatest number and used most extern
sively on the battle front. The rea-
son for this is that most of the she'll
ing will be directed against the
trenches. Kitchener made his monu-
mental mistake In heaping up shrap-
mel shells before the fiasco at Neuye
Chapelle. He reasoned that as shrap-
mel had won for him in Egypt 1t would
prove equally effective against the Ger
mans.
Shrapnel, as every soldier knows,
bursts In the air by the operation Of
a time fuse and is effective against
troops moving over open ground. As
X. of X. was to learn, 1t Is of little eff
feet against intrenched troops.
When the barrage of shrapnel burst
above the German trenches the steel
helmets OF the German soldiers pro-
tected their heads against the falling
bullets. The charging lines Of British
soldiers expected to find heaps Of dead
in these trenches. Instead there came
murderous fire from rifle and machine
guns and such play OF bayonets as
wrought havoc among the British. To
add to the slaughter there We're griev-
Gus mistakes In the thickness OF some
of the shell cases and in timing de-
vices Of others, with the result that
the shrapnel burst prematurely among
the ranks of the charging Britons.
French and British nrtillerists imme-
diately pointed out Kitchener's mis-
Judgment They showed that high ex-
plosive shells which burst upon contact
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-07-31
PERSH|NC FAv0RS
FRENCH SYSTEM
Every Army Unit May Be Re-
organized at Once. I
SOME INCREASED, SOME CUT

Each Company Under the New PIanl
, Would Be Composed Of $50 Men With
Captain and Four Lieutenants-Ao.
,, ton Shows That Our Forces Are Ex.
psoted to Cooperate With French.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-01

IT. as reported in some of the news
papers, the present British ambassa-
dor 10 the United States is to be re-
moved because he has nor proved as
aggressive and active as the German
representative. there Will be very good
reason to think that another British
blunder Ia about TO be committed.
Ambassador Won BernstorN Is 81 diplo-
mat of undoubted ability. but Ameri
cans generally are inclined to believe
that his activity has been anything but
an asset to his government in It's eff
feet on American SYMPATHY. A British
Won Bernstorfr would be likely to
prove a mighty poor investment for
Great Britain.
The assumption that either the Ger
man or the allied cause can be pro-
NOTED In this country by Jealous diplo-
matte miss tonaries IL a reflection upon
American intelligence that 1t has al
ready resented In the case of Germany
and that II would resent with equal
positiveness in the case OF any other
country We are inclined to think
that Americans generally are about rs
well Informed as to the war as the
people Of Europe, and that they are
entirely capable NJ making up their
minds with regard to It. The repre-
sentatives Of France have INDUCED In
no "pernicious activity" In the United
States. and yet her cause has been
reported TO us Alright" American
sympathy and admiration have fol-
lowed American Judgment
Tactfulnest and reserve are more
important than ambsssadorial' propa-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-01

Thomas w. Lawson's theory that
majority OF both Houses of Congress
profited by the alleged leak to Wall
Street respecting the Presidents peace
note TO Germany and Secretary Lam
sings explanation Of II is no doubt an
exaggerauon. Leaks that are public
property are not leaks at all
Nevertheless, the Boston operator,
in his usual picturesque language.
throws down challenge which Com
gress cannot ignore Besides making
the positive assertion that he knows
a great deal about the AFFAIR. he ex-
presses willingness to testify His
insinuation that nobody at the capital
cares to pursue the matter should
make a searching public inquiry the
more certain
In probing such accusations as have
been made In New York and Washing
ton in this case II Is always best to
stick to probabilities II there was
leak. and. as Mr., Lawson says those
who proflted by II made 100000. 600
In two days. It is certain that not many
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-01
PLANT LARGER TOBACCO
CROP, is DEALERS ADA1CE

I.ynchburg. Va, Dec. 3l.-Local to-
bacco dealers are already advising
the planters OF the district which mar
kets the crop here to plant a larger
crop next year. or certainly the usual
crop, stating that the indications are
that the crop will be In as good de-
mand next year as It has been this
year In addition to this, the dealers
see a demand for primings next year.
and with that in view. the planters
are being advised that the market
will be opened earlier next summer
than was the case here last summer.
The planters are also being urged to
get the remainder OF the 1916 crop
on the market as soon as possible.
Quotations now are: Lugs, 50 to
s11.50; short leaf. $3.50 to 1880:
long leaf, $3.50 to SIS; dapple, SIS
to 1880; wrappers, SIS to $50.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-01
CANNING PLANT BURNS
At CHARLOTTESVILLE
AIbcmarIe Products Corporation Fac
tory Wiped Out--ioss, S1e,ooo:
Insurance, S14. 900.

Especial 10 The Richmond Virginian.)
Charlottesville, Va. Dec. 3f.-The
canning factory operated on Rose Hill
by the Alhemarle Products Corpora
ton, local concern, with hranch
plants at Covesville and Crozet, was
entirely consumed ny fire. Effective
work by the fireman saved the vine
gar department, Estimated loss is
$4,000. with insurance OF $4,000
The plant was one Of the most COM
nlete and modern of its kind in this
country containing many special de-
vices, which had been Contrived for
minimizing manual labor in handling
the fruit while IN process OF canning
some of which performed the work
Of many men. The output for the
last season was 10000 gallons Of
vinegar, 100000 cans Of apple butter
and 1000 gallon cans Of apples
other canned goods turned out In
ctuded corn, tomatoes. p!ums. peaches,
cherries and blackberries.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-01
PAT M'OONOUGH
DIES At HIS HOME

After an illness OF two and a half
years, brought on by blood poisoning
from the extraction OF a tooth. Pat
McDonough. 81 years old, and a ma
tive of Ireland. died at o'clock yes
terday morning at his home, 2701
Hanover Avenue. Funeral services
will be held Wednesday morning at
10 o'clock in the Sacred Heart
Cathedral, and the burial will take
place In Mount Calvary Cemetery.
Deceased was born in County Sligo,
Ireland. March II. 1865. and at the
age of seventeen came to America,
taking up mis- residence in Richmond.
He engaged in the mercantile bust
ness here. and continued in this until
his death.
May 2e. 1886. he married Miss Mary
Rankin, daughter of James Rankin. OF
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-01
UNDERWOOD AND THE LIQUOR FIGHT.

prohibition. then we shall not
have prohibition.
He is inconsistent In hts atti-
tHde on the District bill. grossly
inconsistent He knows that tho
people OF tho District DO not vote
on any measure whatever. He
would vigorously oppose a refer
endum 70 them ou any other pub
lie question
Senator Underwood stands op-
posed to negro suffrage. But by
leaving &c the people Of the Dis
trict the question OF prohibition
IN the District he thereby enfran-
chises thousands OF negroes Can
he 60 back home and explain
that?
Senator Underwood knows, too.
that were his referendum SO
framed ms to exclude the negro
voter, & would not stand in the
Supreme Court so that, II the
referendum provisions were SO
framed MS 10 apply to white
voters only, then nobody would
get a vote. either white or black.
md the jtanor business would go
on as II now goes on.
In his contention Senator On
derwnOd, II goes without saying.
has Tire enthusiastic approval OF
every liquor man in America.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-01

An American living in Old Mexico
declares that the situation in our next
door neighbor represents personal
liberty gone to seed and adds, If you
don't wish to oonsign your enemies
20 the Internal regions you can tell
them TO go to Mexico" Pulque is
the vodka OF Mexico and children are
under its influence from the time they
leave the cradle.
The feast days in Mexico are days
Of drunkenness and the average peon
on those days does not get lighting
drunk. but dead drunk. The pulque
company Is powerful In politics and
piety, leading the unthinking cohorts
TO darkness and superstition.
stricken Mexico sees no hope in
revolution" said the speaker. and Is
wtstfully turning her eyes toward the
United States. We watch with in
creasing interest that your States are
getting paler and paler We hope
Illinois and the nation will soon go
dry and the map be all white and
then we can point Mexico to the great
and prosperous nation and tell her
that America Is dry and prosperous
because she follows Christ: then Mex
TOO will take her place In the sun
George McGinnts. in National Daily
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-01

The opposition of Senator Under
wood. OF Ala hama, 10 legislation
against the saloon is keeping tha, gen
tleman in the limenght. The Eatloua
Daily. In an editorial on "lnconsis
tency," holds the Senators record az
for inspection It says:
There has been running IN chi
caEo motion picture play en-
4 titled Tolerance" Its teachings
have been a delight 20 those per
sons and interests which oppose
prohibition, and II has been re-
garded by friends OF prohibition
as an untruthful and biased por-
trayai
The National Daily suggests an
other motion picture. entitled IN
consistency" with Senator Oscar
W. Underwood, Of Alabama. as the
central figure and headllner Sen
atof Underwood is the uncompro-
missing opponent Of prohibition
81 NATIONALLY and Statewide
The other day. fu opposing the
District Of Colum hIa dry bll, SEN
ator Underwood introduced an
amendment 10 the measure
whereby the people 81 the Dis
trict might have a referendum In
The matter He declared that the
VI Anti Saloon League WAS inconsis-
&ent In pressing Congress for pro-
Aib!tion in the District. In that
Il Whereas the league had been
u sstandiag for the principle az To-
cal option II was unwilling to let
such proposition obtain In
Washington Prompt reply to
Mr.. tsnderwoods charges has
been made at length by Wayne
4 e. Wheeler general counsel 81 the
Anti-saloon League OF America.
and the charge Itself need not ne
- discussed here----
The Anti-saloon League is not
Inconsistent But were il So II
could not be half so inconsistent
az Senator Underwood himself
II In the first place. by opposing the
nation-wide dry resolution he OPP
y poses the. principle Of States.
n rights. a principle for which he.
n his party and the people OF Ala
b hama profess 10 stand The ma
zion wide dry resolution would
leave IL up to the States them
Heiyes 10 decide whether or not
America shall have prohibition.
hpuid. the States decide against
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-01
A Message For the New Year.

Message For the New lear
| Editor virginian:
Sir.--It would be difficult thing
to find a more appropriate message,
as we stand at the threshold OF the
new year. than the prayer in the
twelfth verse Of the Ninetieth Psalm,
which is rendered in the American
revised Bible as follows:
80 teach US to number our days
that we n ay get US heart or WIS
dom"
What an excellent prayer It Is to
send IN to our Heavenly Father as
we stand on the embers of the dying
wear and look with eager eyes toward
the unknown impenetrable future.
What more can we do than ltft our
! hearts In prayer to God for guidance
and strength as we bid farewell 10
the departing year and give welcome
to its successor?
II one will stop long enough 70
| think. il becomes evident that one
needs to be taught 10 realize how
| brief our allotted years on earth are,
and how sore the need is to put the
right value on our days here and
have our steps directed towards the
right goal.
If we are not Divinely taught we
will misuse our time, put the wrong
value on earthly things and bring
upon ourselves disaster and ruin.
The problems Of life are so heavy ana
our earthly environment Is 40 heset
with snares temptations and dangers
that We need our Heavenly Father
blessed teaching II we hope 10 reach
life's true Ideal The responsibilities liz
MT UNION ourselves 10 get tIe reHrt
Of wisdom as we pass the mllestones
1o ltfn'e pathway There is much
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-01

Richmond, and four children were
born. three daughters. Mary. Ellen
and Annie, and one son, DR.. J. p.
MoDonough. a veterinary OF this city
His widow and all four children sur
vtve him. and were at his bedside at
the time OF his death.
He was active In business all his
HE until about two years and q half
age, when his health began to fall.
1t became necessary to have a tooth
extracted, and an infection set In.
causing blood poison with its compli-
cations. 1t was from the effects Of
this that he died yesterday.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-01

added risk of moderate drinl<er ac-
cldentally becoming ''soused
me distillers and brewers are be-
ginning bo realize that trouble is
ahead They preach moderation gem
orally. but do not put their preach
ings into practice. The brewery in
terests recently offered the following
suggestions for checking the prohtbl-
ton movement
flrst-A strict enforcement by state
authorities of all excise laws
Second-The establishment through
out the country Of the German saloon
system. which permits only beers Ii9ht
wines and Temperance drinks IL he
sold in dramshops
Third-Co-ope by hrewers with
the state authorities 10 put out of
business every saloonkccpef who does
not obey the excise law
Fourth-Abolition OF treating N 81
looms to discourage drinking to ex-
cess
observation-disclosures or bars In sa-
looms, all service to be given st tables
at which customers VIII he seated.
The brewers will not follow their
own suggestions They VIII sell heer
to dive; they viii wholesale beer
I for consumption on Sunday: they
Will not stop supplying beer to a sa-
loon where treating is the order
They will not prosecute those who
violate the excise laws
The big brewers of the United
States maintained branches in Mem
phis six years after prohibition went
into effect They encouraged their
agents to violate the law here They
may say they did not. but they knew
that these agents were selling beer IN
Memphis. and they knew It was
against the law.
Years ago an effort was made to
close the saloons in Memphis on Sun
day. On that same Sunday morning
the brewery wagons drove through the
streets as usual. and uuloaded casks Of
beer In front of the saloons
Every day adds some new proof
to the fact that the time OF liquor is
! not long in the land. BRAND has
! Just published decree thai distilled
alcoholic beverages shall no longer
be sold in France.
Moderate use of wine In Italy. even
now. Is being discussed by scientists
| Loyd-George viii probably close up
the brandy and whiskey dos geries in
England He Is determined to have
efficiency. and he knows what a fac
tor for ineff1ciency strong drink has
been In Scotland. England. Ireland and
Wales.
No man wants hts own son or dauFh-
ter to drink liquor Therefore he
should not want. anybody eIse's son
or daughter to drink II. and he ought
not to want to manufacture It to he
sold to somebody else's son or daugh-
ter.
If the prohibitionists are temperate
| in speech and action themselves are
patient but persistent. ara enthusias-
tic but not intolerant. the thing that
they desire will come to them quickly.
quicker even than they ever hoped
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-01
THE END OF LIQUOR
(cMemphis Commercial Appeal. }

There viii be no whiskey or beer
sold in the United States within six
years, II the present rate of progress
towards teetotallsm keeps up.
The only thing that will retard the
abolition of liquor will be the prohibit
tionists themselves. II they permit
their enthusiasm to be turned into
fanaticism they will hurt their own
cause.
Already some of them are showing
indications to regulate or abolish by
law other things which affect men or
women directly If an organizat ION
comes TO the conclusion that after
fieHof goes then tobacco is-te- go;
then after tobacco. meat. and then
we are to have en- era of anticipating
legislation, and the forhidding OF a
boy from holding his aweethearts
hands at s. picnic. there will be trou-
bic all along the line
II the prohtbitionist foroes keep
zane the Temperance people will do
the rest
Tho sale OF liquor VIII be quickly
abolished in tho District of Column bia.
The only opposition will be through
parliamentary snaueuverinG.
The constitutional p r o / b t o n
amendment will he submitted. and in
{ "A
~ the, States necessary will declare
for It.
The metropolitan press of New
York. Boston. Philadelphia and Chi
ca9o are just as much in the dark
about prohibition as they were about
the result of the presidential election
nj 70 o'clock on the night following
: that event. with saloon on every
corner and lobster palace In every
block. they are color blind as to what
is going on In all OF the great West
ern and Southern States and in the
villages Of their own States.
Prohibition Is coming because it Is
AN expression Of the temperance de-
sires of organized business OF or
ganized labor and of all the profess
sions.
| Railroads will no longer employ men
who drink even moderately Life in
surRnoe companies will have nothing
to do with moderate drinkers Manu-
faoturers want no boozers The own
ers Of distillaries and the owners OF
saloons want their employees to be
sober
| The leaders In the skilled trades
refuse TO countenance drunkenness,
The foreman of the composing room
| of the Commercial Appeal, no mat
ter how badly he needed help. would
not put to work printer with the
odor of liquor upon him. A drinking
man Will not be tolerated In a press
I room. He not only endangers him
/ self, but he endangers his fellow
workmen
Veteran reporters no longer drink.
II ID young man came to this office
asking for a position. and stated that
he drank beer or wine or whskey. he
would not be employed. The reason
IS that there are men who never drink
who can DO the work equally as we'll.
and tho editor will not undergo the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-01

Those who have read with care re
views of the year Just closed have
been impressed with the large mum
Der OF notable persons who died in
.1st6 The New York Times OF Sun
day groups the most notable deaths In
very interesting editorial review.
The aged Emperor Of Austria nat
araily heads any list Of the years
eminent dead. carmen sylvia. as the
departed Queen of Rcmania liked 70
be called happily died before her
country's sad nflction. Death has
taken away many authors, notably
Echegaray. the Spaniard Sicnkewicz.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-01
THE YEAR BEFORE US.

he old and yet ever new and vel
me salutaton, "a Happy New
Ar." II surely not without meaning
8 cur people as we enter the coed
9nr OF 1917. Richmond. Virginia and
KEnerica all have much for which TO
~ grateful and TO make them happy.
n5oying peace when the larger part
(@t Europe is engu2fed In war with nh
4D9 IT. horrors and privations, with
|ssry prospect OF continued peace
&1kh all mankind and in the midst
"a IN era OF prosperity such aa we
1--we rarely known. surely America
Spuid be happy as a nation. our city
md state have enjoyed prosperity IN
xn11 measure In the year t4st closed
md enter upon the nsw year with
hope and every prospect Of continued
prosperity.
Tho figures printed in the Sunday
vIrRfnian showed that II e city ard
g&nte alike had remarkable year