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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-07-04

Prices quoted for June-on merchan-
disc in the huge general stores OPP
Grated by the quartermaster corps in
France show that members of the ex-
peditionary forces may secure goods
at prices lower than retail prices in
effect in this country.
June quotations are: Half-pound
package chocolate, IL cents; can of
cherries, "A cents; can of cocoa, IA
cents; pocket comb, cents; can of
corn, 10 cents; shaving brushes, 10
cents; tooth brushes, l. cents, can
stringless beans, 10 cents; bottle gin
ger ale. 8 cents; can plum pudding, 81
cents standard 50 safety raZors, SLID
pair shoe laces, 3 cents; can talcum
powder, cents; pound cut-loaf sugar,
10 cents; spool cotton thread, cents !;
two-ounce package smoking tobacco,
Z cents; hand soap. L cent; can lob
sters. % cents; shaving soap. cents
bottle Worcestershire sauce, 20 cents ;
linen handkerchiefs. IL cents; pint
bottle olives, % cents can green peas,
10 cents; shoe polish, 3 cents.
Although the men are issued ample
rationS the quartermaster stores are
opened to the enlisted men for the pur-
menu or to satisfy individual desires
for dainties or delicacies. The highest
grade of merchandise only is carried
OF having the best. whether in rations
or extra supplies.
Meats, groceries, fish, vegetables, no.
lions, toilet articles, smokers articles,
and scores of miscellaneous items are
Sra lid I in, rl0 Itch rN.-i,. {i-tS-
These lists are made available to each
company and purchases may be made
either for cash or Gu credit.
Among the staples to be found in
these chain stores are Fresh beef,
ham. bacon, turkey, potatoes, rice.
hominy. beans, onions, coffee, tea,
sugar. cheese, cocoa, butter, and evap-
grated fruits. The canned fruits and
apricots. pears, cherries, currants.
pineappleS, pruneS, asparagus, sweet
corn, tomatoes, mushrooms, sweet po-
tatoes, spinach, squash, turnipS and
beans. Included in the list of canned
meats and fish are HOLSTERS, oysters,
salmon, mackerel, cod, sardines,
shrimps, herring, deviled crabs, sau-
sages. tongue. turkey. deviled ham,
corned beef, corned-beef hash, roast
beef and mincemeat.
For the man with a sweet tooth
there are: Jams, jeilies, preserves,
raisins. apple butter, maple strip, mo-
lasses, cranberry sauce, citron, nuts,
candy, etc. The smoker may purchase
smoking tobacco and chewing tobacco
cigars, cigarettes, pipes, cigarette pa
pers and matches. The incidental
needs of all the men are supplied with
razors, combs, brushes for all pur-
poses, buttons, soap, shaving sticks,
shaving mugs, mirrors. razor strops
shoe polish. shoe laces. toilet water
taicum powder, tooth powder. witch
hazel. towels. handkerchiefs, pocket
knives. needles, thread, candles and
playing cards.
In one army camp there are 80 bat
talon baseball teams besides the head.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-12-16
HURLEY'S FALLACY.

Chairman Hurley of the Shipping
Board is in Europe. One of the pur-
poses of his visit is to seek an inter-
national agreement for the standard
ization of seamen's wages and working
conditions. 1t is said that ''such an
agreement would eliminate the chief
difficulty that has confronted Ameri-
can shipping interests in past years
in their attempts to operate ships i'll
competition with other nations"
OF course it is an axiom that as the
cost of operating foreign ships in
creases competition with American
vessels will diminish and they will be
able to meet their rivals of other ma
tons on an equal plane. Likewise is
it seIf-evident that if the cost of pro
ducing goods in foreign countries is
raised sufficiently competition with
American products will cease, and
there will be no need of a protective
tariff. But just so long as the stand
ard of living abroad remains lower
than it is i'm the United States will it
be impossible to equalize wages on
foreign ships or the labor cost OF pro-
ducing foreign goods.
Chinese and japanese firemen and
deckhands are willing to subsist on
few handfuls of rice a day and accept
a few cents for their services. Ship
owners are not going to pay them
American wages under those condi-
tions, neither are American sailors go
ing to consent to a lowering of their
wages to correspond with those OF the
Orientals or any others.
If Mr.. Hurley's purpose has been
correctly stated in the press he is at
tempting the impossible. Republicans
have recognized for years that, the
only way to remove the difficulties OF
American competition in shipping with
other nations is to extend federal aid
to our shipping interests, precisely as
other domestic industries are saved
from ruinous foreign competition
by protective tariffs The defeat of re-
publican efforts to rehabilitate our
merchant marine can be laid directly
at the door of the democratic party.
The records of congress demonstrate
that fact.
Mr.. Hurleys utopian scheme is typi-
cal Of the economic faliacies, OF the
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-12-16

It ought to become the established
policy of the state that no primary
school shall be allowed that does not
teach the English language to the ex-
clusion Of all others up to the eighth
grade. When the pupil reaches that
point if he or she desires to learn other
languages there is no objection.--1n-
dependence Bulletin-Journal.
The Bulletin-Journal has the right
idea and the state should not neglect to
attend TO this matter. Moreover, 1T
should be compulsory that every child
be taught the English language
not only in Iowa, but everywhere in
the United States, including its pos
sessions This is one of the lessons OF
the war and should not he forgotten
in time of peace.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-12-16

Little wonder that some British
statesmen are suspicious of the United
States sincerity of expressions in
favor or reduced ornaments. Isn't the
administration pledged to three years
naval program entailing a cost of $780,
til the first of next July? Such a pro-
gram means daily expenditure of
S54S000, including Sundays on the
navy. That doesn't look as though this
country were going to try to reduce
armaments at limit breaking speed.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-12-16

The organization of worldwide
league of nations to enforce peace is
probably the most important question
that will come before the peace confer
ence so far as the future welfare and
safety of nations are concerned. Presi-
dent Wilson is for such Il league ana
his friends say he is going to do all in
his power to have such an organization
effected, In view of the fact that Will
liam Howard Taft is the foremost
American representative of this policy
the president would have advanced 1t
materially by asking Mr.. Taft to
participate in the peace conference.
What is known as Il league to enforce
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-12-16

The Germans are reported to be
perfecting an airplane that will carry
100 passengers across the ocean. 1t
will take them whole lot longer to
fix things so that they will be vel
come in this country.-Des Moines
Register.
Ding's cartoon in the Register con-
tanning this item, issue of December
10th. will assist "to fix things so that
they will be welcome in this country
and some of the editorials of the Reg
lister win be helpful along the same
line.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-12-16

Do you know the risk assumed by
the Central Life during this FLU cpl
demic is more than five times greater
than the ordinary risk, and that dur
ing the epidemic and present existing
conditions you are, from the standpoint
of insurance, getting more than five
times what you are paying for? Do
you know there is no other policy quite
like Central Life, policy, and even
though everything else has increased
ilr cost, the actual net cost Of Central
Life policy is lower than last year?
Walter Terrell, Life Insurance Coun-
selor. 12-6d6f2
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-12-16

peace was organized in this country as
early as 1915 and Mr.. Taft was made
its president. He has worked jealous
ly ever since to make an international
organization of that character Il GER
tainty. Mr.. Taft was working along
this line before the white house ever
thought Of such thing and he is the
man of all men in America who should
present this country's ideas Of this
matter to the peace conference. But
Mr.. Taft, is an avowed republican and
has exercised his right to criticize the
administration, hence the interests OF
the proposed league of nations to en-
force peace cannot have the advantage
of the presence OF Mr.. Taft at the
peace table. Oh yes, politics is adj,
journed!
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-12-16
REASONS FOR SUP.
PORTING FARM BUREAU

During the past year the Hamilton
County Farm Bureau has:
Furnished 254 farm labOrers.
Located and distributed enough seed
corn for last seasons crop when the
county was short 5000 bushels.
Located and distributed $500
bushels of spring wheat seed.
Established uniform and reasonable
prices for corn husking.
Carried on a farmers acre corn con-
test to determine who is raising the
best corn in the county.
Carried out corn variety test to
determine the best variety of corn to
grow in the county.
Held demonstrations on spraying
and pruning orchards, handling the
farm poultry. fiocks and treating oats
for smut.
Established free Farm Bureau ex-
change for handling feeds, seeds, labor
and stock.
Organized draft committee to, assist
in properly classifying farm labOrers
Organized the purebred live stock
breeders of the county for more and
better live stock production.
Organized the Hamilton County
Agricultural Exposition.
The Farm Bureau is war OrganiZa-
=:
construction period. atH
Public officials and newspapers
everywhere are speaking in highest
terms Of what the farmers have done
toward winning the war and they are
giving special credit to the one farm
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-12-16

II the allies are in dilemma for
ways to collect the expense of the ar
my of occupation which Germany is
to pay. they can get some valuable in
formation from the German high com
mand if the command is willing to give
it. They knew how to collect of Brus-
sells, of Louvaine, Leige and other in
vaded towns and districts in Belgium.
They were also quite successful in Sc
curing money from Russia when Rus
STA was in the throes of revolution and
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-12-16

Some people, presumably, think the
charge that VIM. Hohenzollern is a
pirate and that his lieutenants arc
equally cuIpable with himself is far
fetched. But the buccaneers who
roamed the country in ancient times
and not so ancient, either-laid nc
claim to kulture, nor did they deliber-
ately sink and main without hope OF
securing prizes. The Blackbeards kill
ed their tens and hundreds; the kaiser
and his band of freebooterS, led by Ole
Won TirpitZ, killed their hundreds and
thousands and the methods they used
were Just as illegal and far more rep
rehensible than the methods used 10y
the pirates of old. The pirates at
least didn't sink ships in the dark and
send passenger vessels with hundreds
of innocent victims to ocean graves. If
the buccaneers of the eighteenth CEN
fury deserved the hangman's moose.
VIM. Hohenzolern and his co-partners
in crime deserve it even more. 1t is
not doing an injustice to Germany nor
to the German people to demand the
punishment of the arch conspiratOrs
responsible for this latest drenching
of the world in blood. 25,O0OOO0 peo-
ple-soldiers, civilians, babies, boys
and girls--lie in graves today because
Of the ambition of these men to dom
mate Europe and the world. and 30
100000 more are wounded and MAIN
ed more or less severely.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-12-16

work in sections of the United States
where it is unsafe. and while the con-
ference is discussing ways and means
to make the world safe for democracy
it might tackle the problem as it exists
at this time in Georgia, Alabama,
Louisiana AND other states. Besides
inticting upon the kaiser just punish
ment the suggestions of the National
Republican. if carried out, would con-
vince the world that it is some problem
to make the entire world safe for de-
m0cracy.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-12-16

er's organization which was establish
ed for the purpose of uniting and
directing the efforts Of the farmers of
the nation toward this end, the Farm
Bureau.
The war is not over as far as the
farmers are concerned. Now that the
war ridden countries of Europe are
liberated, the food situation is more
critical than ever before and authori-
ties who have studied the situation
tell us that the condition will continue
for two or three years to come. These
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-12-16
WHAT TO DO WITH THE KAISER.

The New York World is worrying
about what to do With the Kaiser.
Why not paint him black and make
him locate in Mississippi or South
Carolina and experience democracy in
a Democratic state?-National Repub-
lican.
The suggestions of the National Re
publican might be submitted to the
allies and submitted while the prcsi-
dent is at the peace conference. Mr..
Wilson could give some Illuminating
information on how democracy doesn't
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-12-16

people must be clothed and fed before
they will be able to set up sound and
efficient governments As President
Wilson said in hissaddress to Congress.
Hunger does not breed reform, it
breeds madness and all the ugly dis
tempers that make an ordered life inn
possible"
Never was there such need for agrl-
cultural organization, both to protect
the farmers own interests and to pro-
|duce the food needed us Mr.. Hoover
now says, Ito win the world.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-12-16

Republicans of Hamilton county who
want to read good republican doctrine
every week in the year ought to sub
scribe for the National Republican,
published at Washington 1t contains
eight pages each week of solid reading
matter and the subscription price is
only 81 per year. Freeman-Journal
subscribers can secure it through this
Office for 20 cents. Try it a year.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-12-16

party in power. Seamen's wages cam
not be equalized the world over any
more than Il laborer's wage in Japan
can be equalized with a laborer's wage
in the United States.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-12-16

If Osler had had his way we would
not have had Foch to fall back on
Wilson wouldn't be sailing for France
and so forth and SO on through the
list Times Republican.
But Osler did have his way. dc
was seeking notoriety and got it.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-12-16

The congress of the United States
could tell the representatives of the
allies i'll Paris that President Wilson
is a mighty stubborn man when he sets
about accomplishing certain things
Des Moines Register.
stubborn is the word.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-12-16

The south insists that the colored
troops shall be returned to points near
their homes before being discharged.
The south abuses the negro outrage
ously, but cannot get along without
him.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-12-16
WEBSTER CITY FREEMAN

The merchants association of Sioux
i City will contest the right of the tele-
phone company to raise rates. The
outcome will be watched with interest
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-12-16

Isn't it somewhat of an extraordi-
nary proceeding to enter into foreign
entanglements on steamship named
George Washington? Asks the Boone
News Republican.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-12-16

bleeding from every pore. The Ger
man way is sure to get the money. The
people simply had to dig up or see their
best citizens maltreated and murder
ed.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-12-16

Brunswick monographs from $3.50
to $150O.OO. Sold exclusively by r. E..
Channer, The Big Busy Drug Store.
5j3f3
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-12-16
70 Head Of Cattle

81 head of extra good quality Hereford steers VT about 100
steers about $50 lbs eac several smaller steers Shor
milk cows ranging in age from to yrs. One of these
fresh spring Calves Is head of sprngng hefer
The Little River news., 1918-01-23

to one who It was probably linutes, though 1t when, without so fleck of spray in, all flung forth up ok q 1.-the and &C., g lightly to shore ling stones.
 rink of the poos fo chaEo hic oCof
The Little River news., 1918-01-23
He Leaped at the Falls -, Landed on the Flat Rock.

at the falls, and, half to his surprise,
 landed on the fiat rock outside. It
 was like breaking through the crust of creation into a new world. Mar yelling at the small amount of water that had clung to him, he sprang over tte TWO intervening rocks to the shore.
 He hurried around to the front of the. catin, raised the latch, entered and closed the door f Snatching up some cold biscuits and strips of fried bacon, he hufriedly made six sand wichess and stuffed them into his pock- cts, Resting at the spring long enough to eat two of his sandwiches, he drained gourd of water, crossed the branch below the falls and hurried away up the bluffs into the deep woods
 A mile and more north of the wa terfan, Wolf Run bends west to dou- ble and twist and loop through tan gle of hills and gulches known as Fox Den, the widest and most inaccessi- ble district of the Flatwoods. The Pearlhunter had heard of the place. He resolved to take, his chances there. The spot was no great distance above the three-gabled cabin.
 Away up the bare front of a cliff his peared to be a cleft in the rock. Wolf Run washed against a narrow ledge at the very foot of this cliff. He spread himself flat against the. face of the rock and strained from crevice to crew ice. It was a prodigious task, but all tasks have an end-either at the bot tom or at the top, The Pearlhunter's
 task finally ended at the top. It had to- M
 The strata gaped apart half the height of a man, leaving wide-open scar in the face of the cliff. It was per
 haps ten feet deep, and seemed to be
 closed at the back by the dipping to- gether of the two strata.
 E Rolling back as far within the open-
 ing as the conyerglng strata would
 comfortably allow, he dropped his bat tered head upon his arm to sleep the rest or the night away.
 The Pearlhunter walked with the woods. His limbs and breast and shoulders were so sore that he was half glad for the snug place to lie in, like fox in his burrow, while the hounds beat up the woods at fault. ' | Lack of water was the greatest drawback. Thirst was already begin hing to annoy him. He. took out his sandwiches and ate two more of them. saving the other two until later in the day. The salty bacon made the wa ter more tempting still. He drew back l little space from the brink of the ledge out of sight of It. The sound of
 It still tempted him.
 l Voices reached him suddenly, break Ing upon the silence from around a
 sharp turn of the gorge down stream. He drew his face back from the brink of the ledge and lay listening It was
The Little River news., 1918-01-23

~9 NY " t7l4F Y other strange thing happened-the very strangest of all.
 The top of the, gorge began to open opened and let in two little patches of sky. He kept his eyes on them two little. spots of blue set between clouds of pink and gold. The gorge top opened wider. He came back to the two patches of sky; smiled oddly they had transfigured; had become the eyes of the Wild Rose.
 The shooting had brought her. Her arm was under his head, and she was saying something. A tinge of crimson deepened the pink in her cheeks when his eyes came open. What if he had heard But she met his eyes with frank directness. He lay looking up at her a long time; trying to compre- hend 1t all; the wonder of 1t t!--that she was there
 She helped him edge little nearer the brink of the ledge, raised him. and he drank out of her .cupped palm. Whether 1t was the cup he drank from, or the thirst that parched him. he took no thought, but 1t was the sweetest drink that ever passed his lips. She eased him back upon the ledge, her arm still under his head A strand of her hair fell upon his face. She tried to shake 1t off. He put up his hand and covered it.
 < { Her eyes dropped to his wounded !. side.
 "I didn't know he was the Red Mask" she said, as If in pursuance of his first remark, "tiil those men came < this morning" s Her next words were low and thought full Eve wondered if it could have been he that hurt Daddy?"
 sIt was him. N
 The girls breath quickeped. He saw |, her fingers clench.
 But there was much to do. Her eyes turned again to his blood-stained gar ments, and she set about uncovering the wounded side. There was little enough to remove--a shred or two of tattered shirt; a laying back of the torn blouse. After the first start at sight of the wound she became curi- ously thoughtful. The color mounted
 to her face; he tried to meet her eyes, but they turned away.
 Can you spare me for a minutey. For answer he lifted his head. She took away her arm, eased him back upon the rock, and he heard her light step as she sprang around an angle of the cliff.
 She was gone barely more than the minute asked for. When she returned she was carrying in her hands a num- Der. of strips-bandages-- white
The Little River news., 1918-01-23
Little River News.
kept the buzzing flies away from his
 face while he SleDt. s5 I

race WhlIe ne Sicpt.
 Noon came and passed. Several times she went to the kitchen to mend the fire and keep the tray warm many time she slipped from window to window, and listened at the doors for sound of the hunters that somewhere combed the woods. The shadows turned eastward and still the man slept. The day had worn away to mid afternoon when he tossed restlessly and flung his right arm above his head. The movement seemed to provoke the hurt. He came awake--with the quick intuition of tie woodsman knew he had slept long. He started to rise. She sprang up and laid her hand on his shoulder.
 "BuEI mustn't impose on you like this" he protested.
 Didn't you say little bit ago that as,the doctor?"
 That dry smile that always started in hiSI eyes first, crawled out across his faee.
 Then command you to stay right
 
 slow smile, as she hurried out to the kitchen and carried in the tray.
 She sat down beside him ors the couch, fixed his arm easy in the sling, put sugar in the black coffee, and even buttered his toast. The Pearlhunter had never lived in such luxury. It was a dream-like some of the stories of fairies and enchanted palaces his mother used to tell of years ago in the long winter evenings on the house. boat. He half feared that he might not really be awake; that, after all it might turn out to be some trick, like that of the gorge that closed.
 She rose, pushed away the table and helped him back upon the couch.
 "Try to sleep" she said,T while smoothing the pillow under his head.