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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-11-26
up with all possible dispatch with the
assistance they are in need Of.

up with all possible dispatch with the
assistance they are in need OF.
T Italy, too, is doing her bit. Her SOL
diers are demonstrating their fidelity
and courage. They have been fighting
nobly when confronted by superior
numbers and far more formidable
weapons and munitions. Italy must
have all the help We can give her in
guns, munitions and supplies. She
doesnt ask TOR men, but does ask for
the things the men, must have to turn
back the on-rushing hordes from CEN
trail Europe.
The United States is now far
enough into the conflict to begin to
realize that she has undertaken a
mans job and that If victory is to be
achieved nothing must be taken for
granted or left undone.,
This country must answer Lloyd
Georges query as soon as possible
by furnishing the men and supplies
necessary in the shortest time COM
mensurate with efficiency and sta
bility.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-11-26
PATRIOTIC SOCIALISTS.

Charles Edward Russell, member
of the American commission to Eu-
rope, and Rev e. M. Carr, editor OF
the Christian Socialist, are two pa
triotic citizens who are doing their
bit to win the war by pointing out
the duty OF socialists and good
Americans at this time. They have
been leaders in the socialist party for
many years and have fought its bat
ties in season and out for a genera
ton. II fidelity and loyalty to a
cause amounts to anything these men
have certainly gained the right to
counsel with socialists and offer such
advice and suggestions as they may
deem proper. hi>Fs y
A few days ago they talked to a
meeting of labor unionists and
friends of labor in Chicago and told
the followers of that economic faith
that if socialism is not to be crushed
as force in the world the German
autocracy must be defeated in this
war.
Mr.. Russell declared that the only
hope of Russia lies in winning the
war IF Germany wins it means
that car will be reinstated at Pet
rograd and democracy will be lost
forever to the people that have fought
the most wonderful fight for liberty
that the world has ever witnessed"
He warned workingrnen not to pay
any attention to men who tell them
that this is capitalists war or
Wall streets fight. declaring that
iaborers had more interest in the
outcome than any otherS class, as it
is the peoples war. Hehinsisted that
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-11-26
SheriG,s Sale.
State of Iowa, Hamilton County, IS

State of Iowa, Hamilton County, IS.
J. w. Frank VS.. Lloyd c. Briggs.
Notice is hereby given, That by vir-
tue of special Execution issued out
Of the Office of the Clerk Of the Dis
trict Court, of Hamilton County,
Iowa, upon a Judgment and decree
rendered in said Court in favor Of j.
w. Frank and against Lloyd G.
Briggs I have levied upon the follow
ing described real estate, as the prop
erty of the said Lloyd c. Briggs, to-
wit:
Lot No. eighteen (1s) in block "E"
Railroad Addition to Webster City,
Iowa.
And that I WILL, on Saturday, the
LIST day of December A. d. 1877, at
1920 O'Clock in the afternoon of said
day, at the front door of the court
house in Webster City, Hamilton,
County, Iowa, proceed to sell said
property, or SO much thereof as may
be necessary to satisfy said execu-
tion, amounting to eight hundred
eighteen and s4-1OO ($s1s.s4) dollars
debt, and ffty-eight and $1,000
i($5s.56) dollars costs, together with
interest and accruing costs, at public
auction, to the highest bidder for
cash.
Rufus Nelson,
Sheriff Of Hamilton County, Iowa.
Dated November 3, 1917. 32f2
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-11-26
CRUSADE FOR LICENSE.

Liquor interests have already
sounded the keynote of their cam
paign for the liberalizing of the Ii
'quor laws of the state. T. NJ. Gill
more, president Of the National Mo-
del License League, with headquar-
tiers at Louisville, Ky, has sent out
circular letters advocating the H.
censing of the sale OF liquor by res
taurants, hotels and grocers. The
! Freeman-Journal received one of his
communications. Mr.. Gilmore claims
that bone dry legislation is failure
and that the only way to deal with
! the evils of the liquor traffic is to
( license the sale Of the stuff putting
it in the hands of responsible deal
sers. 1t is the same old talk abou,
i the honest and responsible liquor
seller, while the whole world knows
there is no such animal, never was
and never will be. The business
breeds contempt for law and the sell
err is natural law violator. :.
However, it is apparent that the
: temperance people of Iowa made the
biggest blunder in many years when
they insisted upon repeating the
mulct law and submitting a prohibit
tory amendment to a vote Of the peo-
pie. Yet some of the more radical
of the anti-saloon crusaders even
questioned the sincerity of lifelong
temperance workers who refused to
join in that crusade, declaring thai
the supporters of the mulct law were
playing into the hands Of the liquor
interests. $50 go
The defeat Of the proposed amend
ment by the voters OF the state has
put powerful weapon in the hands
Of the liquor men, weapon which
they will not hesitate to take full ad.
of. 1t will be claimed that
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-11-26

The sob squad is now weeping be-
cause some patriotic people in the
United. States do not want to patron
ize musicians, actors and actresses
from Germany or the countries allied
with her in this war. Well, when
Sousa's band is invited to Berlin to
play the Star Spangled Banner, or
when Vienna contributes to the ex-
chequer Of Mary Pickford by paying
admission to see her in America" ii
will be time for the half-baked patri-
OTIS in this country to condemn Amer
leans because they do not want to en-
courage enemy aliens upon the plat
forms OF American theatres. The 10y
al people OF this country are preju-
diced against Germany, Austria alum
gary, Bulgaria and Turkey, as they
have the right to be and as they ought
to be.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-11-26

It is doubtful whether the I. W
w. is a real menace. The character
Of it's officers brands the organization
more of a nuisance than a menace.
They appear to be dreamers who
think they are martyrs to a cause.
Men with personal grievances against
society, buns, loafers and criminals
have sought shelter within its ranks.
True, some good men belong to the
order, but they have been deceived
into believing that it stands for the
interests OF working men. Many Of
the members ar not in sympathy
with the pro;Ger9an ideas Of some
of the leaders and indications are that
the organization is going to lose the
support of the element that has here
tofore given it some standing and re-
putation.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-11-26
FOREIGN TRADE RECORD.

The effects of three years of war
upon the manufacturing industries OF
the United States can now be meas
ured, in some degree at least, by GER
tain oficial data which renders posi-
BILE the comparison OF conditions in
1917 with those of 1914. An analysis
by the National City Bank of New
York Of figures Of export of manu-
facturers compared with those of 1914
indicates wonderful development in
the exports and evidently a large
growth in the manufacturing indus
tries of the country in that short
period. Manufactures exported in
the nine months of 1917, for which
figures are now available, are more
than four times as great in value as
in the same months of 1914. Finished
manufactures ready for consumption
exported in the nine months ending
with September, 1917, amount to ST.
063 100000 against $466,OOO, 900 in the
same months of 1914. Manufactures
for the use in manufacturing are
1857 100000 against $262,OO0,ooo in
the corresponding months of 1914.
Thus the total of manufactures ex-
ported in nine months of 1917 is 49,
020, 100000 against S72S,OOO, 900 in the
same months OF, 1914
While this very large increase oc-
ours, to a considerable extent, in
strictly war material it also applies
to large portion of other classes of
goods produced by our manufacturers.
Iron and steel manufactures as a
whole, for example, show total ex-
port value in the eight months end
ing with August, 1917, of $S03, 767 900
against $14O,246,000 in the corresS
ponding months of 1914, being thus
six times as much in value in 1917 as
in 1914. Manufactures of cotton show
in the eight months of 1917 total ex-
ports $91, 9O7 900 against $34,02S, 900
in the same months of 1914, having
thus little more than trebled in val
ue of exports in the period in ques-
tion. Cars and carriages, including
in this term freight and passenger
cars from railways, automobiles, both
freight and passenger, aeroplanes.
motorcycles. and bicycles show a to-
tai for the eight months Of 1917 OF
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-11-26


Jesse Gouge, former we'll known
Webster City attorney and demo-
cratic politician, who went to Cana
da in 1906, has just been nominated
by the Liberal party of his district
as candidate for the Canadian par
lament. The Fireman. Journal has
not followed Canadian politics close
enough to Judge of the merits of the
various factions and party leaders OF
the dominion. However, it can cheer
fully subscribe to the honesty and in
tegrity of Mr.. Gouge and knows him
well enough to know that he is sin
cerely supporting the party that he
believes represents the real interests
of Canada.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-11-26
OUR DUTY IS PLAIN.

! J According to press reports, Premier
Lloyd George OF Great Britain in
formed the United States commission
in England the other day that an
early Increased supply OF shipping
tonnage is necessary, and he also ex-
pressed anxiety about when this coun-
try can have one million men in
France. 1t is becoming more and
more evident every day that France
and Great Britain realize that the
United States is going to be a great
factor in the war. The collaps of Rus
STA and the situation in Italy have
put new burdens upon France and
Great Britain, and the United States
must share in these burdens. At no
stage of the hostilities has France or
Great Britain wavered and the SOL
diers of these countries have proven
upon dozens of battlefields that man
for man, officer for officer, gun for
gun, they are superior to anything the
Germans have been able to marshal.
Not since the early stages of the war
has the great German military ma
chine been able to make a serious
dent in the line on the western front.
The failure at Verdun, which cost
Germany half million men and un-
told treasure in money and munitions,
together with the German reverses in
the battle of the Marine and the allied
successes at Vimy Ridge, marked the
turning points OF the war. 1t is now
quite evident that but for the collapse
Of Russia, Germany would have been
defeated this summer. However,
there is nothing to be gained by
whimpering at the Russian disinte-
grafton. All that is left for the up
standing allies-France, Great Britain
and the United States to do is to fight
ON with renewed determination, and
to fight until final victory is achieved,
regardless of cost. That is the ex-
pressed view of Lloyd George, and the
new premier of France, a man ofsiron
and nerve, declares that his only poll
cy is "war until victory That is the
type of the leadership of our Euro
pean allies who are bearing the brunt
of the fighting and who have poured
out treasure in men and money with
a steady faith that allows no discount.
France and Great Britain are do
ing their full part in the great drama,
as they have from the start, and are
asking nothing unreasonable when
they ask the United States to speed
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-11-26

The president of the United States
is the only ruler of any of the big ma
lions at war who insists upon having
every member of his war cabinet Sc
,lected from his town political party.
If President Wilson would show "a
larger non-partisan spirit he would
grow immensely stronger in the con-
fidence and esteem of all the people.
Now is a good time to bury partisan
politics and the chief executive of the
nation ought to set the example.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-11-26

the people Of Iowa are for the Ii.
censed saloon because they refused
to give majority vote for constitu-
'tional prohibition. Yet the question
of saloon or no saloon was not in
volved. The question was, Shall
prohibition be part of the organic
law Of the state?" Had the amend
ment carried no power could over
throw prohibition except the people
themselves. With statutory prohi-
bition, as at present, any legislature
can enact license law.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-11-26
The Leading Clothier

Sill, O73,O00 against $S0.361.0OO In
1914, having thus nearly quadrupled
in value in the period under consid-
Grafton. Copper of all sorts exported
in the eight months of 1917 was $249,-
676,00O against $S9,713,0O0 in the
same months OF 1914, having practi-
cally trebled in value in the three
year period. Leather and manufac-
lures thereof more than doubled In
the period in question, having been
in the eight months Of 1917, SIC, $685.
900 against $35, 900 in the same.
months of 1914. Paper manufactures
thereof exported in the eight months
of 1917 amounted to $26.S41,O0O
against $13,337, 900 in 1914. Tinplate
showed aytotal in 1917 Of $24,211,00O
against $2,950,OO0 in the same months
of 1914. Refined sugar, which has
seldom formed an important factor in
the export trade, showed for the eiaht
months of 1917 exports of $4S,421, 1000
against 1886, 900 in the correspond
ing months of 1914. The wood and
lumber industry is apparently the
only one of the great manufacturing
industries which has not prospered
as result of the war, the total value
of wood and manufactures thereof
exported in the eight months of 1917
having been but $41,S32,000 against
$61,279,o0O in the same months Of
1914.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-11-26

The editor of the LeMars paper ar
rested for seditious editorials is blam-
ing his seventeen year old son. That
is usually the way with the fellows
who are disloyal. Disloyalty is an in
dication of yellowness and meanness.
If the LeMars editor didn't have a
son to lay it to the chances are he
would saddle it onto his wife.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-11-26

There is something of a scare along
he Atlantic coast due to apprehen-
sions of visit from German sub
marine. The presence Of diver IL,
the middle of the ocean has been not.
ed and it is feared the boat is coming
over to lombard American cities OF
release an airplane to drop bombs
upon defenseless towns. The Free
man-Journal is not looking for Ger.
many to do anything Of the kind
Such an exhibition would simply sti
this country to renewed activities and
make it harder for prot Germans here
at home, while 1t would in nowise give
military aid to Germany. 1t may be
that Germany is so desperate that sho
will do. anything, but 1t hardly seems
possible that her military chiefs arc
SO blind as to waste energy and ma
terial in useless submarine exhibit
ton along the Atlantic coast.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-11-26

A Chicago business man told the
Freeman Journal the other day that
the rates of the Chicago Tribune for
display advertising was $3.50 an inch
That would be $170 per column or
$3.50 per page, for single issue.
And he further said that space must
be engaged a number of days before
It is wanted.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-11-26

collapse of Russia and the unpre-
paredness of the United States is the
cause of the delay of the allies in
winning victory. No we'll informed
men in Europe, declares Mr.. McCor-
mick, expect the war to end before
1919, when it is hoped the United Stat
es will be in position to throw ire
mendous weight of men and munitions
against the enemy.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-11-26

There are quite few Russian sol
diers in France, sent there in the
early days of the war, and they are
loyal to Kerensky Many of them
have united in telegram expressing
confidence in him and urging him t.
deal pitilessly with the bolsheviki
and secret counter revolutions. It
appears from this distance that the
weakness of the Kerensky govern
ment was its willingness to compro-
mise with its enemies and it's pen
chant 10 deal 1eniently with desert
ers fro;u the army and other disor-
ganizar., of The military forces. II
is evlien. that the great majority of
the 1I>siar: peop:e whe are loyal 20
RUSS are against any compromise
with Germany and that they are
ready to fight to the end against Ger
man autocracy. Organization. with
an authoritative leader, is the need
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-11-26

The British army is winning many
victories in Palestine and it has been
animated that Britain wants to get all
the German possessions in Africa and
drife the Turks back upon Constan-
in6ple, before Germany is finally
licked. That is a good point to talk
about, anyhow, when> trying to 'ex-
plain why Germany is not being driv-
en- out of France and Belgium.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-11-26

If the fellows who are snarling
and growing at England because
Ireland has not received all the COM
cessions that some of her people want
will point to a German province
where the people have the freedom
given people Of British provinces
where they are qualified to govern
themselves they might be able to
produce a damaging parallel. For
instances what has Germany done to
Poland? Within the past ten OF
twelve years Germany has passed a
law that Poles cannot own land in
Poland and the imperial government,
Eof Germany is taking drastic meas
ures to stamp out every language in
Poland except the German language
Then in Alsace-Lorraine, controlled
by Germany, where the majority oil
the people are French or have French
sympathies, the French language is
under the ban. Merchants dare not
have signs in French and the PEG.
pie are even denied the privilege OF
having inscriptions in French upon
,omb-stones. The German govern
ment has been reasonably good to
native Germans, but others coming
under it's power are oppressed shame
fully and denied nearly all the rights
that distinguish free men from vas
sails.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-11-26

There is no telling how long the
war will last, but it is certain that
THE loyal workers of the country. In
Guiding the men at the front, are do
ing all they can to hasten the end,
while the slackers of every kind are
doing all they can to prolong the
fight.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-11-26

La Toilette ought to be expelled
from the United States senate if for
no other reason than he would lose
the free use Of the mails to scatter
abroad his seditious teachings. The
United States government is not
bound to carry material in the mails
calculated to discourage loyalty and
encourage Gisloyalty.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-11-26

Medill Mccormick of Chicago, MEM
Der of congress, has just returned
from a visit to the battle fronts in
Europe and. makes the declaration
that the war will last at least two
years yet H&Aays the fight is dead
locked and tina either side can make
eteriaj nrogt at this time. The
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-11-26

It would be good idea for Uncle
Sam to call to the colors married men
who. fail to support families. Many OF
them would make good soldiers and
prove to the world that they are good
for something.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-11-26

opposition to the war is opposition'
to the worker, to the producer and to
tho toiler.
\ Eve cannot bring about. one Inn
provement in social conditions ex-
cept through the ballot box" he said,
"that being the only hope we have,
have been forced to the conclusion
that there is nothing for the workers
to do except throw themselves into
this war that we may have peace.
You should array yourselves on the
side Of the United States government
because it is fighting for everything
dear and precious to the working
class.
+ "This is not war between peo-
pies or flags, over possessions, or for
commercial supremacy. 1t is the last
great conflict between two ideas
two great conceptions of government
that can never co-exist in the same
world. One of them is going to die.
On one side we have government by
inherited right-the belief that a
franchise is dropped from the skies
on some favored individual. Oppos-
ed to this is government of the peo-
pie, for the people, by the people"
Rev. Mr.. Carr was equally earnest.
He said that he had been an extreme
pacifist, declaring that present day
pacifsts must be described as mill.
tant pacifists and told of occurrences
during the 1907 international confer
ence of Socialists when Teutonic
delegates prevented enactment OF
resolutions for fear that progressive
Socialistic activities would result in
Imprisonment of German party lead
ers.
There was one English Socialist
delegate who had to fly for the bor-
der" he said, because he' had the
temerity to tell that convention that
he feared The Hague peace confer
ence YVES not a sufficient safeguard
for the peoples against armed i'm
perialism. He was giveAsten hours to
leave Germany by the authorities.
The alternative was Imprisonment.
when German soldiery outraged
Belgian women and Belgian children
were left starving Irealized that my
beautiful pacifsm had been only a
dream. From that time I have not
been neutral. ~ tszf
"The greatest Of the leaders Of the
German Socialists, August Bedei,
has declared there is no hope for
the freedom OF the German people
until the German military machine
lis crushed In foreign war" 2
Resolutions were adopted by tire
meeting at; the close of Rev. Mr..
Carr's address and the sentiments
| Expressed put the assemblage on tide
| right side Of the war question. The
resolutions were as follows:
"We declare that our war with
Germany is the unavoidable war of a
free and self-respeeting people to
defend and preserve their Hives, their
liberties, and the institutions Of self
| government, and to this great cause
we pledge our full energies and our
| utmost devotion. I" -t----------
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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-11-26

Uncle Joe Cannon is more deter
mined than ever to live to be one
hundred years old. The history OF
The world during the next twenty
ears is going to be the most inter-
ting since old Noah built the ark,
of course. Joe wants to stay and
= through.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-11-26
'saadaySssSS.

A new telescope at Lick observa-
tory is said to magnify 10000 times
-Des Moines Register.
That magnifying glass has nothing
on the editor Of the Register when
he is pointing out the defects in the
record of Roosevelt.