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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-12-17
warfare and. Insurance.

Just a glimpse of the realities of
genuine warfare and the necessity OF
providing for future mishaIls across
the water have shown up in the 34th
division war risk insurance Office
during the past few days For some
time the different military units have
had as part Of their drill the throw
ing Of dummy hand grenades. Just
recently some real ones have been
used and the coincidence of their use
with the mems applications for insur-
ance is marked.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-12-17
From Saturdays DalIy.)

-Mesdames NJ. H. Brinton, Archie
Miller, Joe Olson and E. Kinney, who
reside in Ellsworth, attended the
Red Cross luncheon yesterday. Mrs.
NJ L. Henderson and Mrs. Jennie
Olson, of Randall, also came up for
the luncheon.
: Mrs. ]. E. Dalbey of Jewell was
a caller in this city yesterday.
Mrs. Ebert Terrell went to Des
Moines yesterday afternoon to be
present at banquet given last even
ing by the Payne Motor Company for
the statesmen and their wives. Mr..
Terrell leaves tonight for Detroit,
Mich, to spend a week at the plant
of the Paige automobile, one of the
machines sold by the Payne COM
pany with which Mr.. Terrell is en-
ployed.
r. T. Mcdaniel of Blairsburg
vas Webster City visitor yester-
day.
Mrs. Jerry House of Jewell spent
yesterday in this city.
Mrs. Jack Troy Of Hubbard Wis
tied here yesterday.
Mrs. ]. Havinga. Mrs Geo. Hasse-
brook, Miss Jennie Olthoff. Miss Mary
Waterman, all of Kamrar, were Web
ster City shoppers yesterday. Mrs.
Henry Hassebrock, formerly of KAN
rar and now of Germania, who is in
Kamrar visiting her mother, Mrs.
Anna Smith, also spent yesterday
here. Rev. and Mrs. d. H. Middents
of Steamboat Rock, recently married,
are visiting the latter's parents, Nj.
and Mrs Ben Cordes in Kamrar, and
Mrs. Middents was a Webster City
caller yesterday.
Albert Traver returned to his
home in Truman, Mimi, this noon fol-
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-12-17
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES
A Service Flag.

The high school is much indebted
to L.. A. Lehnhard for large service
flag, which is now hanging in front OF
the assembly room. It bears thirteen
stars and these thirteen are from the
ranks of the past year. How many
would be on it, if we counted the ones
who have gone out from the high
school altogether? No one has been
able to say. An honor roll will be
prepared soon, SO that ell may know
whom these stars represent. 81
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-12-17
Logan Was Proud.

Adjt. Gen. Guy E. Logan, of Iowa
who was here several days with Gov.
W. L. Harding, of that state, was look
ing over Iowa troops and their quar-
tiers here. There was a look Of pride
on his face, for his state has about
10000 troops in this camp. the largest
number of the five states represented
here, yet his face showed tinge of
sadness.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-12-17
Encourage Soccer Ball.

Soccer ball is to be greatly encour-
aged among the soldiers here this
winter and will probably take rank
as a favorite next to baseball and
football. ]. N. Ashmore, war depart
ment athletic officer, and w. D. Camp
bell, physical director of the Y. M. c..
A., are formulating the rules for the
game.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-12-17
Same Here.

Eagle Grove Eagle: If you don't
like the new telephone directory as
we'll as you did the old ones, don't
blame the Times-Gazette or Eagle.
They are no longer printed in Eagle
Grove, but all directories in this
telephone district are now printed in
Des Moines.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-12-17
PERSONAL BRIEFS
(From Fridays DaiIy.)

Mrs. j. y. BEEN spent the morning
ir kamrar with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. G. Rocker
-Lorenz Horn, who has been assist
ing in the Office work in connection
with the paving of Camp Dodge,
Des Moines, has finished his duties
and arrived home yesterday to remain
until after the holidays.
Mrs. Geo. Merson, nee Miss Grace
Worthington, left yesterday morning
for the southwest. Mrs. Merson went
to Deming, N. NJ, by way of Omaha,
Kansas City, and Ell Paso She goes
to Deming to visk her husband and
also her brother, Geo. Worthington,
both Of whom are stationed at Camp
Cody, and while there will be guest
in the home of Chaplain and Mrs
Harry F. Shook. From Deming Mrs
Merson will go to Fillmore, Cal,
some sixty miles north of Los Angeles,
where she expects to remain indefi-
nitely with her husbands parents, Mr..
and Mrs. John Merson, former Web
ster Citians.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. W. Gerber and
family of Ortley, S. d., are spending
the winter with Mr.. Gerber's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Gerber in this city.
Mr.. Gerber has sold his farm near
Ortley and will either buy Hamilton
county land or take his family to
Oregon in the spring.
Mrs. A. F. Bartlett of Duncombe
is spending<a day or two here with
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. v. Anderson left
last night for Mineral Point, Wiscon-
sin, where they will remain over the
holidays. Mineral Point is Mrs.
Anderson's old home. Mr.. Anderson
is an auto painter with the Parkhurst
Auto Company.
IT. r. Douglass of the extension
department at Ames college visited
with County Agent Chris Christensen
between trains today on his way to
Grinnell.
Mrs. Glen Watson, nee Miss Mercy
Woodland, an Eagle Grove young
who often visits at the W. R.
Donovan home and with others in this
city, has gone to Deming, N. NJ, to be
near her husband, Sergt. Watson, sta
TONED at Camp Cody. Mrs. Watson
expects to remain in Deming until the
troops are moved.
Mrs. Andrew Hames and baby of
Williams spent between trains here
.oday while en- route home from visit
1t Turtle Lake, Wis.
Mrs. w. B. King and little daugh-
Ter, Mildred, arrived here today from
their home in Manson for visit with
he H. H. Roemer family.
Miss Mae Crowley, who has been
nurse in the c. G. Gustuson home dur
ing Mrs. Gustuson's illness, left this
forenoon for her home at Storm Lake
Miss Crowley spent last night with
ler, friend, Miss Ruth Conklin.
Mrs. Laura st. John of Williams
spent today in this city while on her
return home from sojourn in Fonda
Mrs. st. John is suffering from very
painful felon on her right hand. She
had it lanced few days ago and is
hoping it will cause her no further
.rouble.
Mrs. Mary Myers of Fort Dodge
came today for sojourn at the John
Richey home, 1918 Third street.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Harrison have
returned home from an extended So
ourn at their farm near Huntsville,
Mo.
Will Filler has gone to Mime
apolis, where he recently accepted
a clerkship in one of the large stores. |
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-12-17
NEWS FROM CAMP CODY
Men to Remount Depot.

Orders have been issued from divi-
sion headquarters transferring enlist
ed men and non-ce commissioned officers
from various military units to the
veterinary corps at the remount depot
and of the division. To the former go
Is men and to the latter IS.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-12-17
CAPTAIN Of Football Team.

Charlie Ward, whose faithful service
on the gridiron, whether as "sub" or
member of the team, has always been
prominent, was elected by the athletic
association to be captain of next years
football team.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-12-17
Girls Are Waiting. Fellows.

Matrimony and Christmas, as in
civil life, is affecting the 34thi division
somewhat. Applications for fur
loughs to get married back home"
during the holidays are. quite numer-
Gus, according to verbal reports.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-12-17

Df. ShalIenDefSef is an efnlnently successful
Specialist in the treatment of Chronic Diseases
He has a long established reputation. resulting
from his large practice and extensive hospital
experience, which have made him SO proficient
that he can name and locate il b
few minutes He has successfully treated many
y Of the most difficult cases of Chronic Diseases
-has spread-why he has continued his visits
year after year, while other doctors have made
II 2 few visits and stopped.
Dr.. Shaenbergcr treats Diseases of the Eye,
= Ear. Nose. Throat, Lungs. Heart, Blood. SKIN
Nerves. Liver. Stomach lntestines, Kidneys ano
Bladder. Consumption In an early stage, Ca
.tarrh. Ringing In Ears and Deafness, Paralysis.
Neuralgia, Epilepsy, Sick Headache. Gnitre
8 Eczema. Scrofula, Appendicitis. Gravel Rheu
matism Of joints and muscles. Also treats
= diseases of women scientifically.
= PILES CURED WITHOUT KNIFE.
: Fissure., Fistua and other, rectal diseases
= treated without surgical operation.
y Suskical Cases and Rupture Given
: Special Attention.
NERVOUS DEBILITY.
= Are you nervous and Respondent; easily excl
4. ted and irritable; weak and deblitated; tired
3 mornngs: without ambition, energy or strength
lifcless. easily fatgued; dstrustful. and without
.conidence In YOURSELF Have you sunkcn. rec
cor blurred eyes: pmples on your face: weak
back. or deposit In urine?
PRIVATE DISEASES A SPECIALITY.
: Cases of long standing especially desired
Wrong treatment and incorrec: diagnosis have
often resulted IN the WORST afnlctOnS VarlcOCee,
: Hydrocee, Blood Poison. Syphilis, Unnatural,
!. discharges. Weakness, Emissions, Debility.
: Nervousness, Dizziness and Defective Memory.
(which ruin body and mind. It Is highly iinpor
!. tant you obtain the services of physician who
! has established a good reputation for treating
; these diseases.
:, DR.. Shallenberger has made years of study
-of Private Diseases of men and women. He
knows and uses the most scientific methods OF
treating them. Hundreds of women suffer un.
told agony with diseases which have been neg
iected or unskillfully treated
WONDERFUL CURES
have been made by him. YOU should consult
him if you have any Chronic Disease. A Spec
.ialist who has made lifetime study of such
diseases Is certainly prepared to give you the
-bcst results. and If you are SICK you need scion
-tific treatment.
Dr. ShallenberHer spares no effort to cure his
patients. He knows that good results mean as
much to him as to the patient. Most of his new
unatlerts come through the Recommendation o!
Others whom he has treated.
He prepares nearly all his medicine from his
own special formulas, and uses nothing but
pure drugs.
Consultation and Examination Free and
Confidential.
Address letters to
DIR. wILBERT sHALLENBERGER
768 Oakwood Blvd. CUICAs.<D.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-12-17

MARY M. NELsEN-H0TCHK1ss,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
. Office and residence at GA Di.
vision street. Office hours 8 to II
q. M; 2 to 5 p. NJ. Calls answered
Both phones.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-21
BURGERS Weather; Fair
BURGERS July 15. 1917
Yardage Wool Goods

For Mondays selling offer exceptional values in
 watered materials; for instance. here all wool serge
 in 36 and A inches wde with all coors represented except navy blue which usually sells 70 at 1.25 and 150, yard ssC Here is Bolivia cloth comes 54 inches wide in all the shades This is extra quality and it is sponged and shrunk, will render special ? E0
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-21
FORMER NEIGHBOR OF
 LAFOLLETTE PAINTS HIM
 w UVFA WORKABLE COLORS

than a mere boy, and had never studied law. You may remember how you were triumphantly elected on your oratoricai supremacy; you will remember how you entered our law class ss postgraduate and attended few times, and were, as I think, graduated You will remember how the people of Wisconsin treated you as boy hero, and how many, including Senator Sawyer became your patrons and helped you to high places: you VIII remember how the clements personitied as the witches hailed you as the Thane of Cawdor. and how you sacrificed your patrons to your ambitions. No doubt their ghosts pass your histrionic vision
 A poor boy, made mad by his stage as- socia tions, mamyred Lincoln because he thought the President a tyrant Can it be possible that you, with all of your pro- fessons and experience, are now seeking to martyr America as a tyrant, for the Hohenzollern? What did Macbeth or Iago or J. Wilkes Booth ever do to make the world safe for pariamentarism?
 Through my son I have made the su- preme sacrifice. He sprang from the same sunlit openings of Wisconsin as you. He was a college boy. His hero was Venezeios, the Greek rebel against the Hohenzollerns. His thesis was that under present methods of transportation the world Is not big enough to now ad- init of the two forms of government, nor small enough to be controlled by be- reditary cult of robber barons, and that William should be hung and thus give sanction to international law. While paid his expenses to the military training camps of 1915 and 1916, and for a unit Of military training in Harvard, in April 1 objected to his going in advance of his
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-21

An interesting contribution to the La Toilette literature is a letter written to him by former neighbor, Fred William Bentley, the father of Paul Cody Bentley who has fallen at the front. The letter reads
 Chicago, H., October 3, 1917 Hon. Robert M. LaFollette, the Senate,
 Washington, D. C.
 My Dear Sir: You were born in Sun Prairia township, while I was born in Albion township few miles away, about the same time. You may remem- Der that we went to school together; you may remember a patriotic decama- ton you made, when in adolescence, at school picnic. You may remember when Edwin Booth came to Madison, when you were an undergraduate, and he played Macbeth" and also played lago in "Othello." You may remember in your college ideals how you determined to become an actor-the greatest in the world. You may remember that as an undergraduate you wrote an soration on Macbeth and Iago, and how they, in your sentience, became your heroes; you may remember how your oration won the university prize, how it afterward won the prize over Beloit, Ripon and Milton; how you were sent to St. Louis. as I recall, and you won the prize in the intercollegiate oratorical contest over all the institutions of learning in the central states; you may remember how you came back and were graduated with honors, and immediately nominated for county attorney of Dane county, Wis consin, although you were scarcely more
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-21
Offsetting Wars Casualties

Dr. Franklin Martin, in Leslie's
 The recruit must be received and passed or rejected by the doctor. The new ooldier on his admittance to the ranks Is under his constant surveillance. He receives from the doctor the minutest instructions concerning the care of his body, the water he drinks the food he eats, the shoes he wears, the air he breathes and in his relations in all these respects to his fellow soldiers. He is protected by vaccination from many in fectious diseases, and if sick, he Is iso- lated to prevent the contamination of others. In the hospitals he is furnished with the same care, when he is i'll or wounded. that he would receive at home In word, the doctor stands over the soldier with watchful eye from the swearing in to duty, during the weary waits of camp in the stress of battle, in the horror of retreat and finally when the war is over, the doctor is the last to examine him, and having recorded his condition sends him back to his home.
 England has 100000 troops on the va rious fronts. and she has less than 15,000 doctors. According to our standards and the best authority she should have seven doctors to the 1000. or 35,000 in all. In stead of which she has put to the 1000. A committee appointed to investigate this shortage by the imperial government has just reported, through Earl Derby that England is short of medical men to sup ply her army and the civilian commu- mites have been so depleted of doctors that there is no longer source of sup ply. The answer to this report is that America must endeavor to supply the need. To meet the deficiency to it's fill would require 20,000 men. But. of course, while aiding our allies we must also bear in mind our own definite needs. On October 1 we shall have 900 men, in our army. These will require on the basis of the present law. seven doctors to the 1000, or 10,5Oo men in the medical corps.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-21
Scotch Wool Rugs
 absolutely all

wool, come in solid colors with band borders, and also small all over effects. All these colors are absolutely guaranteed. Size 9x12. Regular price 25.0O, 1C E0 special
 Saxony Administer rugs. Come in heavy quality. but is scanned. Size special
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-21
Hard to Get, Yet Here

ey have been very scarce and hard tt but in limited quantities only. just received shipment long past due. Two sizes in white only
 Cut Steel, Gold and Jet Reads and a full line of colored and crystal beads for trimming purposes, at popular prices.
 Wide Patent Leather Belts. three and four inches wide, in all E0 sizes. Each sOV
 Shell and Amber Rings for bags, in the round or oval shapes, small. medium and large sizes. Per pair
 .35, 50 and .75
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-21

4Rusxian Calf, the new shnde of hose to match the popular brown shoes We have a pretty silk lisie in this shade. Per 50 pair
 We offer very fine boot silk hose in black or white: pure silk boot with lisle feet and lisle tops and double garter hem. Standard 65 "Eiffel' brand hose, Monday H0 only, per pair sOO
 Infanth' and Children's fine rih- bed Hose in black or white. Rein forced at the heels and toes and wear as we'll as they look. .25 val ues at other stores. special, 10 per pair sA~
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-21
Jill May Find Jack

From the London Chron1cIe.
 The complaint that Jack may not meet his Jill, and that we must have na-' tional agency for bringing the sexes to- gether is a far-fetched idea. But such difficulties as exist may be instantly remedied. so far as scotland Is con .cerned, by the calling into force of an old act of the thirteenth century, which ordained that silka maiden ladye Of baith highe and lowe estait, shall have liberty to bespeak ye man she likes: al- belt, gif he refuses to talk hir till be his wyfe he sal be mulctit in ye sume Of ane hundredth poundis or less, IS his estiat mai be- Only the man already betrothed escaped.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-21

Astor Asquith of Edgehill. Utah, has appealed to the, postmaster to help him establish proof of his subscription to the liberty loan. Asnuith's young son. aged 2 swallowed his liberty loan button, and me of the niGs locse in the barn vavd. ate up the certificate which had dropped from Asquith,s pocket while he was |punping water for the cattle. He says 1t was for a $a00 bond.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-21

A prominent motion picture theatre in Piedras Negras has installed one of the latest pipe organs of American manufac ture. The instrument is valued at $6500, United States currency, f. o. b. Eagle Pass, Tex, and is one of the first of it's kind in the republic of Mexico.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-21
25c Percales 19c

A wonderful assortment of 36-inch light ground percales, in stripes and figures, all neat patterns. Selling usually at 25 Very special Monday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-21
Specials in Linens

LIlc cNtiS Ody Pl1SO VI you are acquainted, which we offer at less than you usually can buy them.
 Linen Shecting. This Is q Union J;pan two and one-half yards wide, fine weave and worth 100 yard. suitable for scarfs. pillow eases and art purposes. Special 65 Monday
 Odd Bed Spreads. About twenty large size bed spreads, in plain hem, fringed or scalloped, cut corners, all crochet qualities and are 7E worth 25O, special Monday Aeec Indinn Hend Muslin, 36 in, name stamped on selvedge, suitable Tor dozens of uses, worth .2b, limited ruantity on sale Monday 10 only. yard
 Red Star Diapers. Another case of Red Star 27 inch hemmed sanitary Diapers. You know the present val ues. On sale Monday only (two doz- en limit, no phone orders> ga dozen
 n,e.ched Sheets. Heavy Round Thread Sheets full S1x90 size. A good 1.25 Sheet, on sale Q2 Monday
 Initial Pillow Cases. LarGe seal Toned pillow cases with embroid- cred initials, at special low price Nice for gifts as we'll as home CO use. Really .35 values. at eO
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-21
Hosiery

Some newly arrived styles m hosiery in Russian calf, the new shade.
Gilpin observer., 1917-01-18
MEMORIAL TO COL,..CODY
PROVIDED IN BILL BY SENATOR
kLuGE, IN SENATE.
Colorado, Wyoming, Nebraska and
City Of Denver Each Asked to
Contribute t25,000 Toward
$4,000 Fund.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Denver-Senator Herman Kluge Of
Palisade introduced bill in the State
Senate providing for the construction
on Lookout mountain of a memorial to
Col. VIM. F. Cody ("Buffalo Bill").
The Kluge measure is very broad in
its scope and contemplates the raising
of fund of 100000 or $500, 900, to
be used in the erection of the memo
rial, which shall be regarded as the d.
rect work of several states and the in
direct work of the entire country. The
State of Colorado is asked to con-
tribute $4,000 to the total cost; Wy
oming is urged to contribute $25.O00
and Nebraska like amount; Denver
also is asked for 5000, and then the
Kluge bill goes on to recite that the
remainder may be raised the country
over from school children, civic bod
les, patriotic societies and other quasi
public organizations. The work OF
raising the money, over and above
what the three states and the City of
Denver might give, would be left to
commission and this commission
would also have to do with the erec-
tion of the memorial.
Gilpin observer., 1917-01-18
BEES MAKE HIVE OF HOUSE
Four swarms Removed From Building
When Fifth Arrives at Iowa
Home.

Four swarms Of wild bees recently
have removed from the two-story house
of Earl Bergman on the East side Of
Rockwell City, the Cedar Rapids (Ia.)
Gazette says. Three of them were To-
Gated under the shingles on three cor
ners Of the building and one was back
Of the weather boarding near the caves
on the south side Of it. About three
bushels of combs were removed, but
the amount of white comb honey was
not nearly so great as the fine yield
this year from good hives in the neigh
borhood.
A fifth summarized and endeav-
ored to gain an entrance to the build
ing at the caves on the south side.
Failing to find suitable opening, this
swarm clustered within and around
four-inch drain tile lying in the grass
near the building.
Gilpin observer., 1917-01-18
Stella Smith Kills Mate.

Denver.-Mrs. Stella Moore-Smith
shot and killed her husband, John
Lawrence Smith, at her home, 4040
Montview boulevard, in the fashion
able Park Hill district, at $50 O'Clock
Saturday morning. She is prisoner
in the matron's quarters of the city
Jail. The shooting followed, Mrs.
Smith declared in statement made
after her arrest. three hours of tor
ture, in which her husband, drink
crazed, forced her to submit to indig-
mites; attempted to shoot her former
husband, William A. Moore, Denver
attorney and son of the late Bishop
David Moore of the Methodist Epis-
copal church of Colorado. and made
threats against her 12-year-old daugh-
ter Mildred Elaine Moore, who was
sleeping in the house with her.