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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-01-21

country has ever so rapidly fallen
from a place of honor to one of low
esteem. Every year, every month, that
prolongs the struggle brings Germany
lower in the opinion of mankind. This,
of course, applies to the German
Government and its policies; to the
military and naval leaders of Germany
and their atrocious methods; and to
the religious and educational leaders
with their false doctrines and their in
sane tribal egotism.-From "The Pro-
gress of the World" in the American
Review of Reviews for January 1918.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-01-21
OVER
CHARGE men
Clothing Pirates in Europe Oyercharge
United States Officers on Al
most Everything They
Buy.
ARMY WILL UNDERSELL ALL
By J. W. PEGLER.

With the American Expeditionary
Army, France, Dec. IS. (By Mail.)--
Pretty soon the clothing pirates Of
Paris and London will begin to realize
there's a war on. It's war of prices.
When an American officer can buy
trench boots for 5000 from the Quar-
termaster's canteens there'll be a
slump in sales in the forty-dollar boot
stores. And nine dollars is the price
fixed for leather trench boots. The
first supply is on the way.
Boots will be followed by a stock Of
whip-cord breaches to sell at $500 a
pair. Just now you can buy a fairly
good pair of whip-cords in Paris
military tailor-shop for about $50 and
in London they cost $25.
Sam Brown belts are another article
of officers equipment which will be
sold through the quartermaster at bed
rock prices. Some of the officers who
bought belts in New York before sail
ing paid as high as $50 for them. The
quartermaster will sell them for $500
each.
And there will be trench-coats with
the detachable lining, for $2S. There
seems to be no limit to the price OF
warm-lined trench-coats in Paris and
London They can be had for $40 and
they run to $50 and over.
All the big officers outfitters ii
Paris and London claim they are sell
ing at the lowest possible prices. They
blame the high cost Of equipment or
scarcity of labor and material.
Maybe that's so; but you can get a
uniform from a tailor in the Ameri-
can headquarters town for about $35
And good Paris tailor wants about
$55 for suit. A difference Of $40.
And the quartermaster will under
sell them both.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-01-21
8 WHY FARMERS SHOULD RAISE
$ MORE CHICKENS AND EGGS

Il More chickens and more eggs
:" will release more meat for our
= armies and the allies. They can
" not get our chickens and our eggs
we can, and like to eat them.
Poultry can be increased more
" rapidly End more economically
than any of the meat animals.
" Chickens will live largely, grow
+ and prosper, on waste that never
otherwise would be of use, and
" will eat the infant bugs, particu-
s. larly orchard pests, before they
have had opportunity to do great
" harm.
r. Chickens require minimum of
y attention. Most of it can be given
& by women and children. No heavy
v labor is required.
F." Chickens will help Win the War.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-01-21

Calling cards at this Office.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-01-21
Back From Camp Cody.

Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Frank and
daughter. Mrs. H. A. Higbee, and the
latter's little son, returned yesterday
from three weeks visit with Captain
Higbee at Camp Cody, Deming, New
Mexico. There are $4,000 men in the
camp and Mr.. Frank says that every
thing is going nicely and that the only
big drawback is the sand storms.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-01-21
RED CROSS 81
KNITTING INSTRUCTIONS.
SLEEVELESS SWEATER

21s hanks of yarn (9slb); pair Red
Cross Needles No. 3.
Cast on so stitches. Knit 2, purl 2
stitches for inches. Knit plain until
sweater measures Is inches. Knit %
stitches, bind off "a stitches for neck,
loose. Knit % stitches. Knit ridges
on each shoulder, cast on "a stitches.
Knit plain for 81 inches. Purl 2, knit
stitches for inches. Sew up sides,
leaving 9 inches for armholes. rows
single crochet around neck and row
single crochet around the armholes.
KNITTED HELMET.
No. l.
IL hanks yarn (9s lb); pair Red
Cross Needles No. 2.
The Helmet is made in parts, which
afterwards are sewed together.
Front of Helmet: Cast on 4S
stitches III inches), knit plain for rs
ribs &c inches) and knit 2, purl
2 for IS rows. On the next row the
opening for the face is made as fol-
lows: Knit 2, purl 2, knit 2, purl 2,
knit 2, knit and bind off loosely the
next % stitches and pu. l, knit 2, purl
2, knit 2, purl 2. Run the stitches be-
fore the opening on spare needle and
on the stitches at other side Of open
ing knit 2, purl 9 for IL rows. The
last row will end at the opening and
at that point cast on % stitches to Off
set those bound off. Begin at the face
opening of stitches on spare needle and
knit 2, purl for IL rows. At the end
of the 18th row continue all across to
the end of other needle, when there
should be As stitches on needle as at
first. Knit 2, purl for "a rows.
Top of Helmet: Knit 2. narrow
Emitting 2 stitches together), knit IA,
narrow, knit IA, narrow, knit IL. Purl
the entire next row. On the Sd row
knit 2, narrow, knit Is, narrow, knit
Is, narrow, knit II. Purl 4th row.
On the 5th row knit 2 narrow, knit -,
narrow, knit IL, narrow knit 10. Purl
9Th row. Continue to narrow in the 3
places every plain knitted row with
stitch less between narrowings until
9 stitches are left.
Back OF Helmet: Work in same
manner as for front but omit the face
opening. Sew the stitches of upper
edges together with joining stitch.
Sew up the side seams leaving the
plain knitting at shoulders open
KNITTED HELMET NO.S
(Same as No. but knitted in one
piece.)
l hank yarn az lb); Red Cross
Needles No. 2.
Cast on Sc stitches loosely. Knit
plain for inches for front piece, and
leave on extra needle. Knit another
piece to correspond for back These
pieces must be at least . inches wide.
Slip the stitches OF both pieces on to
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-04-08
WESLOW ARRIVES
WITH BIG STOCK

Lou Weslow arrived in town dur
ing the night with a shipment of
spring wearables for the ladies Of
Nenana, being part of the stock
of the Gordon Glass block, Fair
banks. Mr.. Weslou has secured a
location on Second street back of
the meat market, where his stock
will be on sale during the next
two days.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-04-08

No trouble to buy, cheap, con.
venient, a real investment.-WAR
SAVINGS STAMPS.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-04-08

At Ophir, Alaska, on February 5,
Commissioner j. C. Moody united
John McDougal Draney to Miss
Lillian Rose Jones in marriage.
DIR. Draney is a dentist practicing
at Iditarod and at Tolsto, and the
bride has been employed in various
clerical positions in that district.
They expect to make their future
home in Hoquiam, Wash. Mr.. and
Mrs. Paulson, Pearl Jones and
Thomas Price stood up with the
couple. The bride was becomingly
dressed for the occasion, and the
groom was all right, but got so ex-
cited he left the commissioners Of
flee for the hotel without his fur
cap, and the weather 40 below.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-04-08

On February 9th Victor Cussion,
commonly known as Spaghetti, who
was living on Mastadon creek in the
Tolstoi district, encountered a heavy
overflow, wet his feet and froze
them severely. He made his way
to 18-mile roadhouse beyond Grip
pie, where he was cared for. He
was taken to Tolstoi by the 18-mile
boys. 1t seemed sure he would lose
part at least of one foot
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-04-08

Sumner B. Waite, storekeeper at
20-mile, is among the visitors in
town from out the line. He ex-
poets to return to his post in the
morning.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-04-08

Iditarod and vicinity is not be-
ing officially neglected at present,
says the Iditarod Pioneer. Recently
three of them moved in-Hjalmar
Nordale, game warden; c. c. Town
send, fur inspector; and N. O..
Brigham, timber inspector. E. Coke
Hill, the assistant attorney returned
from weeks trip to the Ophir
camp at about the same time.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-04-08

Cash on hand April l, IS. ..S1OO.5O
Kecapitulation
Cash received from all
sources to April l, '1S$4862
Total cash disbursements to
April /, 1918....,.,.......-. 4268.25
Balance on hand in Treas
ury ,,,,,-,,-,,,,,,,.,.,. s593.s6
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-04-08
ELSEWHERE IN ALASKA

F. G. Horner writes from Cleve-
land, Ohio, to Henry Lovely that
he is building an autosleigh for use
in Alaska and expected to have it
completed and shipped to Alaska be-
fore spring. Says he has been sue
cessful in getting his patents and
plenty of funds for the enterprise
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-04-08
GRAND Jury TO
DISMISS THIS WEEK

1t is reported from Fairbanks that
the deliberations of the grand jury,
now in session there, are nearing an
end and it is considered likely that
the term will be ended during the
latter part of the week.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-04-08

Dan Rose and Frank Bishoprck
arrived in Nenana from the upper
town this morning via the Roy
Lund dog team, which made the trip
to town, in one day arriving at =
this morning.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-04-08
NO DRILL TONIGHT

Sergeant Smith announces that he
will be unable to give instruction in
drilling tonight, owing to the fact
that he is having some dental work
done and has been advised to avoid
exercise for the time being.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-04-08

Lucky in cards, unlucky in love-
here's a chance for the unattached.
on Monday night and learn your fate
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-04-08

Mr. and Mrs. Alex Fowler and
son Donald left for Fairbanks this
morning on brief visit. They are
making the trip with Bobbie Sheldon
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-04-08
Thomas jefferson Robertson wh

Thomas jefferson Robertson, who
registered at Flat, in the selective
draft on July % last, promptly pro-
ceeded to beat the draft by enlist
ing in the Coast Guard on Septem-
Der 6, and is now back in Alaska,
stationed at Nome.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-04-08

Jack Keller, with Greg Stewart
and son, are preparing to work on
the quartz ledge on Moore creek.
They are enthusiastic about the
work as the indications so far are
very encouraging.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-04-08

A country worth fighting for IS
country worth saving for Buy
THRIFT STAMPS.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-04-08
WANTED-Wood. Must be dry,
standing wood. Call on premises.
Nenana Steam Laundry.

Lester Earheart arrived in Ne
mana yesterday on a short business
trip. He is registered at the Cooney
hotel
The diamond drill., 1918-04-13

possessed for medicinal, mechanical,
chemical, scientific or sacramental
purposes except as In this act pro-
vided
Section So. Wherever the word
commissioner" Is used in this act, il
shall be deemed and intended TO
mean the Dairy and Food Commits
sioner.
Section 80. II any section, sub-sec-
tion, sentence, clause or phrase OF
this act II for any reason held to be
unconstitutional, such decision shall
not affect the validity OF the remain
ing portions OF this act The Legis-
lature hereby declares that II would
have passed the act and each section
subsection, sentence. clause and
phrase thereof. irrespective OF the
fact that any one or more other sec
tions. sentences. clauses and phrases
be declared unconstitutional.
Section go. All acts or parts OF
acts IN conflict with the provisions of
this act are hereby expressly repeal
ed.
Section 81 The provisions OF this
act shall take effect and be In force
on and after May FIRST. nineteen hun
dred eighteen.
Approved May 10. 1917.
The diamond drill., 1918-04-13

introduced Of the particular sale or
sale upon which the state shall RELY
for conviction.
Section 55 II shall be the duty OF
every executive and judicial officer OF
the state. and OF every county. city,
village or township thereof, and Of
all prosecuting attorneys. sheriffs
police commissioners. superinten-
dents OF police. and other police or
peace officers, mayors, aldermen com
missioners Of cities. presidents or
trustees OF villages. marshals, super
visors OF townships and constables,
strictly TO enforce the provisions OF
this act. The failure OF any such Of
fetal so 10 do shall work a forfeit
ure OF his office. and he shall be liza
BILE to custer therefrom as provided
by law.
Section 56. II shall be unlawful for
any person TO advertise or give notice
by signs, billboards. newspapers. per
iodicals. or otherwise. for himself or
another, OF the selling or keeping for
sale of intoxicating liquors. or to
circulate or distribute any price lists.
circulars, or order blanks Advertising
intoxicating liquors. or TO publish any
newspapers. magazines. periodicals.
circulars, or other written or printed
papers In which such advertisement
or notices are given. or 10 permit anv
such notices or advertisements 10 be
posted upon HIS premises or premises
under his control. or 10 permit the
same 10 so remain upon such prem
ises.
Section 81 No intoxicating liaors
SHAH BE- sold, purchased. received or
The diamond drill., 1918-04-13

"Furs and Frills, Andrew Mack"
Schumann-Heink," "Maude Powell"
"Mischa Elman." "Madser Melba,'
"Ofhcer &C.," Beauty Shop" Some
Girl, stop, Look and Listen, al
Wilson Gus Hill's Minstrels. Smart
Set, Million Dollar DOLL" Nothing
But the Truth"
Returns show that so per cent of .he
admissions at these theaters are paid
In smileage coupons.
Smileage Coupons are on sale In
crystal Falls at Rezin's drug store
and James Floods pool hall.
On sale In Alpha at the bank.
The diamond drill., 1918-04-13

There is but one RIGHT Way OF
doing any kind OF work-and repair
work is no exception to that rule.
Please bear in mind that your salts
faction goes with all work we do.
either upholstering. grinding. filing.
repair work, etc. Better be safe than
sorry. When in trouble don't fail 70
como and see us. Ask your friends
and ncighbors they KNOW.
n CITY REPAIR SHOP.
The diamond drill., 1918-04-13
LIBERTY THEATERs.

Smileage is good in the following
camps at theaters now operating:
Beauregard, Louisiana
Bowie. Texas
Custer. Michigan.
Deyens. Massachusetts.
Dix. New Jersey.
Dodge. Iowa
Donlphan. Oklahoma.
Fort Riley. Kansas.
Fort 0glethorpe, Georgia.
Funston, Illinois.
Gordon, South Carolina.
Grant Virginia
Hancock. Mississippi
Jackson. Alabama.
Lee. Ohio.
Pike. Kentucky
Sewer. New York
Additional thcaters 70 open short
~ at the following camps
Cody, New Mexico. (Open April 81
Fort Bliss. Texas
Fremont. California.
Humphreys Virginia.
Bookings.
Fair and Warmer" kick In" "Prin-
cess Pat" Flora Bella VERY Good.
Eddie" "lIaye n Heart "Bahy Mine.
when Dreams Come rrue," "Mary's
Ankle" Bringing Tn Father" There
She Goes" "Thc Man Who Came
Back" Here Comes the Bride"
"Hans and Fritz" RIP Van Wrinkle"
The 'Mikado." Turn to the Right. ,"
Mutt and Jeft." Daddy Long Lcga.
The diamond drill., 1918-04-13

FOR SALE CHEAP Complete con
crete machinery, Jacobs & Melcher
Mch1e-Gwks
The diamond drill., 1918-04-13

For sale Single beds, springs and
mattresses; new; never been used. J..
~ LandrIgan. Alpha, Michigan.
The diamond drill., 1918-04-13

FOR RENT. CHEAP-Tho Ray
kimball hcmstcad; house. harm. gar
age and 40 acres Of pasture. Inquire
Of y. n. ROSS & co.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-04-09
CORPSE SHIP is
STRANGEST OF ALL

Bagdad, April 4.-Nothing in the
land of strange things strikes the
European visitor sc strangely as the
tscorpse ship 1t is a huge barge
piled high with native corpses, many
of them several years old, which
are being carried down the river to
rest in a cemetery near the whit
ened bones Of the Prophet.
The bodies are piled on deck,
packed tight in straw cases, on top
of which the Arab attendants sit
nonchalently and play a native
game resembling dominoes. Some
of the corpses are comparatively
new, others old. 1t all depends on
how long it took the family of the
deceased to save enough money to
pay the cost of transportation.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-04-09

tai sales less than 100000. If
South Carolina is to meet the quota
assigned by the federal government
it means that several hundred thou
sand dollars worth of stamps will
have to be bought each week.
Intensive campaigns are being
waged in several sections of the
State. There is great rivalry be-
tween the cities of Florence, Lake
City, and Timmonsville. Spartan
burg led the State in the amount
for the week, nearly $4,000 worth
of stamps being sold. Florence was
second with nearly $4,000.
The most striking result of the
campaign during the last week was
the increases shown by the sales of
post offices in the smaller cities and
towns of the State. The rural Sec
tions are purchasing more liber-
ally of the stamps. F.. =
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-04-09
WAR SAVINGS STAMPS.

South Cardinals army of Savers
was in a defiant mood last week and
answered the German offensive by
increasing the purchase of War Saw
ings Stamps and Thrift Stamps by
over SO per cent. The campaign
for the sale Of the stamps was given
a big boost and practically al
points in the State made increased
sales.
Reports reaching headquarters OF
the War Savings Committee show
sales for the week to be over $685..
900 as compared with $4,000 the
previous week.
Despite this excellent work, South
Carolina is still tagging behind all
other American States. This fact
alone is squirting every community
in the State on to greater effort.
The per capita sales for the State
are still below 80 cents and the to-
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-04-09
A B TO T
Cincinnati Enquirer.)

Col. Bob Make, a typical Southern
gentleman of the old school, was SUI
prised when at, a banquet in Ar
kansas he found that he was down
to respond to the toast, "Water."
And this is what the colonel said:
"Water is the purest and best of
all the things that God created. I
have seer it glisten in tiny tear
drops on the sleeping lids of infancy
| have seer it trickle down the blush
ing cheeks of youth, and 60 in rush
ing torrents down the wrinkled
cheeks of age. I have seer it in
tiny dewdrops on the blades of grass
and leaves of trees, flashing like
polished diamonds when the sun
burst in resplendent glory over the
eastern hills. / have seen it trickle
down the mountain sides in tiny
rivulets with the music of liquid sill
yer striking on beds of diamonds.
/ have seen it in the rushing river
ripping over pebbly bottoms, purl-
ing about jutting stones, roaring
over precipitous falls in its mad
rush to join the mighty father Of
waters, and in the mighty father of
waters I have seen it go in slow
and majestic sweep to join the ocean
And I have seen it in the mighty
ocean on whose broad bosom float
the battle fleets of all nations and
the commerce of the world. But,
gentlemen, I want to say to you
now, that as a beverage, it is a
d-n failure"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-04-09
JAMES HEMPHILL, OF CHESTER

James Hemphill, of Chester, has
been killed in action in France. The
young man enlisted from Brown
University as a private in the Rain
bow Division and was with the first
soldiers to 60 across
Mr.. Hemphill comes of a long
line of honorable ancestors, being
the son of David Hemphill, who
died during the Spanish-American
war, being a major in the volunteer
army. He was a grandson of Hon.
James Hemphill, of Chester, n OF
the most distinguished lawyers OF
the State and a granddaughter of
John Hemphill, Chief Justice OF
Texas. He is also a nephew of Ed
ward Strobel, at one time professor
of International Law at Harvard,
and for some years legal advisor to
the Government of Siam.
1t is but natural that the young
man should feel the divine fire OF
patriotism and lay down his life for
his country.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-04-09
THE DIXIE HIGHWAY.

Something must be done, and
done at once, to secure the Dixie
Highway. Unless Edgefeld County
acts promptly the highway will be
diverted through some other county
from Greenwood to Augusta. The
proper route from Greenwood to
Augusta is by way of Kirksey,
Pleasant Lane, Edgefeld and the
Pine House. This route can be i'm
proved so as to compare f~avorably
with. any portion of the highway.
The United States government. will
appropriate $4,000 for a model
road, if the county provides a like
amount. This can be done largely,
in fact almost entirely, by work of
the chaingang. Our people should
act at once in securing the highway.
-Edgefeld Advertiser of last week.
: 1t is clearly seen in the above
clipping that .Edgefield has a route
picked out for the Dixie Highway
through tina tcounty and is going to
do her best to secure the road. So
Mccormick County has no time to
lose in laying her inducements be-
fore the Dixie Highway Commits
sion to have the road run through
this county to Augusta instead of
by observation-disclosures Messen-
ger.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-04-09

A YEAR OF WAR.

General .Psrshing and his staff
arrived in Paris on June 14;5 1915
SO days after the declaration Of
wal. The first American troops ar,
rived in France on June F26. on
July a, in celebration Of our natal
day and a new fight for liberty,
American troops paraded the streets
of Paris and were greeted a. the
forerunners of great American arm
les and vast quantities of supplies
and munitions.
On October 10, 1917, 1877 days
after the war was declared, Ameri-
can soldiers went on the firing line.
In January American soldiers took
over permanently a part of the
line as an American sector, and this
line is gradually frightening.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-04-09
Tuesday, April 9, 1918.
NOTICE TO THE DISLOYAL.

The lynching Of a man in the
Northwest for disloyal ~utterances,
while not to be defended, should
serve as a warning to those people
who are accustomed to criticise this
country for it's entrance into the
war, and especially to any n who
NAV have it in their heart to wish
openly for the defeat of the country
at the hands of Germany, what
ever their provocation or excuse.
It would seem that the people in
the Northwest are in no temper to
be trifled with. And as the weeks
wear away and the casualty lists
come in and grow longer and Ion
ger, that temper will but be mag,
nifed. We are reminded that in
this section of the country, as far
back as the American Revolution.
we had disloyal citizens. The stig,
ma which they won in that conflict
has followed the names down
through all the succeeding decades
of history. The people then de-
spised those who were disloyal to
the American cause, though they
had better cause to be loyal to the
king than men have today to love
Germany, but, on account Of the
fact that the people were divided
summary vengeance was not visited
on the tories. If the remembrance
that those pepole who were against
independence in 1776 were called
tories, with all that the term has
meant in succeeding years, is not q
warning to some people, they might
contemplate with profit the fate OF
the disloyal citizen in Illinois.
And it may be said in passing
that if repetitions of this crime are
to be prevented it is high time that
the Government of the United
States passed such laws as made it
possible to get rid of spies, dyna-
miters and traitors in a summary
manner, while providing for the i'm
prisonment for the term of the
war of every nan who utters disloy-
al words in time of war.
The people the country over will
not be trifled with when red Am
erican blood is flowing in the
trenches.