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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-04-01
SCOUTS TO OBSERVE
OPENING LOAN DAY
VIII Fly Slant Kits Over City Carrying
the american Flag as Liberty
Symbol.

On the initial opening day for the
next big Liberty Loan drive, which
fly a number of giant kites over the
city, each of which will bear big
will be a bright and glorious symbol
Of the spirit of patriotism which
prevails amongst the young boys Of
Webster City and they will soar high
er and higher just as the boys ideals
for finer, truer Americanism be-
come firmer at the launching of each
new loan required for liberty.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-04-01
WELL KNOWN
RESIDENT CALLED
Engine Lasher Passes Away at Fami.
ly Home on First Street After
A two Months Serious
Illness.
HAD RESIDED HERE MANY YEARS
Came to Hamilton County in 1885,
Lived Upon Farm Northeast
Of Town.

Eugene Lasher, well known resi-
dent Of this city, died at the family
home, 915 First street, Saturday night
at II O'Clock. His death was the re-
suit of complication of diseases He
had been in i'll health for two years
and during the past two months had
been seriously i'll.
Eugene Lasher was born in New
York state in 1884 and was therefore
in his 18TH year. He came to Hamil-
ton county in 1884, thirty-four years
ago, and had resided here continues
uly, with the exception of one year
spent in Wright county, since that
time. The family lived upon a farm
six and half miles northeast of
Webster City for many years, later
removing to town.
The deceased is survived by his
wife and two sons-Irving Lashcr,
east of town, and 7. Earl Lashcr Of
Dallas, Texas Tho latter arrived
here this morning, having been called
on account of the serious condition
of his father.
The funeral services will be held
at the family home tomorrow after
noon at O'Clock conducted by Or.
Efiie McCollum Jones, pastor of the
Universalist church. Burial will be
made in Graceland cemetery.
Obituary later.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-04-01
Greely.LudlOw.

Miss Willette Greeley and Mr..
Clarence r. Ludlow, both Webster
City young people, were united in
marriage at Fort Dodge Thursday
afternoon, March 81
The bride is the only daughter OF
Frank l.. Greeley and grew to wo-
manhood in this city. She attended
the city schools and completed her
education in the local business col
lege. She is also a talented mu-
sician. Mr.. Ludlow is a son OF Mr..
and Mrs. Timothy Ludlow, 1856
Division street, and has the respect
of all who know him. He has been
employed for sometime past as press
man by the Hahne Printing Com
pany.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ludlow have already
gone to housekeeping in an apart
ment over Sheldon Bros. grocery
store.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-04-01
--W.S.S..
Navy Needs Hospital COrpS Men.

Navy Needs Hospital Corps Men.
For the next thirty days the hospital
corps of the navy will be open to
young men between the ages of IS 70
rs who have had at least two years
high school work. Pay while under
instruction is $3.50 per month.
Transfers to Great Lakes Training
Station will be made on same day of
enlistment
Seamen, second class, in the Naval
Reserves, pay $3.50, ages IS to 50,
will be enrolled in unlimited numbers
and returned home to await orders to
active duty.
A limited number of apprentice sea-
men and firemen, no previous expert
ence necessary, will also be enlisted
each week, ages IS to So, pay $3.50
Experienced carpenters for the avia-
ton corps are badly needed.
Experienced machinists, copper
smiths, blacksmiths, structural steel
erectors and riviters, telegraphers,
wireless operators, cooks, bakers.
meat cutters, clarinet players, stenO-
graphers, engineers, electricians, mol
ders and pattern makers are also
needed at good wages.
In addition to your pay, you receive
a full outfit Of clothing, board, room
and medical attention free.
Registered men must obtain releases
from their draft boards. You can ap-
ply at the navy recruiting stations at
the following places: Des Moines
Cedar Rapids, Burlington, Davenport
Fort Dodge, Waterloo, Mason City ami
Red Oak
Enlistments are for the duration of
the war and you can carry the gov
eminent war insurance.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-04-01
Northwest Seeding Season is two
Weeks Ahead OF Last Year
Seeding is Maine Thing in
Spring Wheat.
INCREASING OATS VISIBLE.
Further Increased CHnrOi OF PrOyis-
ions Industry is now
Indicated.
Furnished by f. W. Wagner & Co.
Office in EOssert Bldg. Phone $40.
IL. NJ. Sharpe, Manager.
AFTERNOON GRAIN LETTER.

Chicago, April Primary oats
receipts command attention. They are
large The Northwest seeding sea-
son looks ID days ahead of last year
and early seeding is the main thing
in spring wheat. Locals point out
with the increasing oats visible con-
stituEe a strong check on May oats
during the bulges. Further increas-
ed control of provisions industry is
indicated. War news shows domes-
tic change.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-04-01
"The Song Of Songs"

Beautiful Elsie Ferguson in the
Aircraft picture, THE Song of Songs
will be the attraction at the Isis
theatre tonight and tomorrow.
AS Lily Kardos she plays the part
of a girl who is left pennieless and
alone, and is gifted with unusual
beauty. Her struggle for a livelihood
amid the temptations strewn in her
path develops a very human role,
and reveals the injustice of man who,
in the pursuit of his own selfish
pleasure has no regard for innoc-
ence or purity, but who demands it in
sanctified form in the woman who
is to share the more or less uncertain
honor Of his name.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-04-01
w. S. S.
Aged Brother Here.

Ephriam Gilmore of Lynn, Indian |,
arrived here this morning to attend
the funeral of his brother, John Gil
more, who passed away Saturday.
Three brothers survive the deceased
Albert Gilmore of Gibson City, Ill, and
VIM Gilmore of Eldorado, Kansas, be
ing the other two. Ephriam Gilmore
will be the only representative of the
family OF brothers, however, as the
other two are unable to travel.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-04-01
SOusa Not to Accompany Band.

John Phillip Sousa, leader of the
Great Lakes Training Station band
will not accompany that organization
on its Liberty Loan tour. He will re-
main in Chicago The Chamber of
Commerce makes this announcement
in order that people coming here
Thursday will not be disappointed
when they find Mr.. Sousa absent. The
Sousa band and drill corps of ma
rines will be here, but the leader will
not accompany them.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-04-01
Enemy Repulsed.

Throughout yesterday afternoon
IA evening counter attacks were
Iade on various sectors. Fighting
expected to continue. Local opera.
On in the neighborhood of Serre,
wen miles north of Albert, were re-
ulsed yesterday, Haig said today.
ne hundred and nine machine guns
ere captured and the enemy twice
spnlsed at the outskirts of Albert
lst night.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-04-01
w

The Cleaner Sunday school class
will meet with Mrs. May Short, 1868
Second street, at S O'Clock Wednesday
evening This announcement was in
correctly given at the regular church
hour yesterday.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-04-01
Move to IryingtOn.

Wilmer Lee and family are moving
, Irvington to farm P. w. Lee land
ear there this year. Mrs. Lee and
aby left for their new home this
BON, Mr.. Lee having gone before 20
1t things in readiness.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-04-01
.sh and French Fight Today in
thunder Storm With Raindrops
Shimmering on Peach and
Apple Blossoms.
l RAILWAY DRIVE IS VAIN.
airy Aids and Forces Germans
Back Northeast of MOnueil.-
III Haig's Report.
! WILLIAM PHILLIP SIMMS.

S;y WILLIAM PHILLIP SIMMS.
it'll the British Armies in the Field,
1.-The enemy attacked were at
art twice and both times were re-
4 ed. The British delivered an at
s0n q German outpost near Avelny
before noon today, but met with
eady resistance and machine gun
H from Albert, itself. The British
i forced to retire.
Guns do Heavy Damage.
inside of heavy Smelling of Villers,
s miles south of Amiens, and in
ant patrol encounters, the battle
4 is comparatively quiet. Enemy
@cks against Albert and Vimy ridge
&the enemy dearly. In officers
ie for one regiment, the colonel
mine others were killed and TWEEN
me wounded. The advancing
INNS served as British target fire
long periods. The shells cut down
1.-THE full length of the columns and
sp machine guns worked at full
I'd. One gun alone cut down $50
mans, the bodies being counted
fward.
He targets were SO nearly perfect
siiofiicers used their pistols and
y and many Germans were killed
fevolvers.
BY WILLIAM PHILLIP SIMMS
With the British Armies in the
I'd, April Energetic fighting
tinues from one end of the battle
Ut to the other. Both French and
fish are engaged in the operations.
he British fighting is largely local
character however.
Fought in Thunder Storm.
iome of this today was done in the
lit of a thunder storm typical of
ri in France. Occasionally the
i shone, which made the rain drops
miner on the peach and apple
ssoms blooming on the hillsides
many sections Of the
tie field.
~ Gnu,nn,c Turnxvu Rool-
he Germans vainly attempted to
the Paris-Calais railway and
Acked Moneuil, but were thrown
L without making any progress.
! cavalry dashingly aided in clear
up the field and forced the enemy |
X northeast of Moneuil.
n War Planes Aid.
Var planes aided in the repulse of
Germans at Moreuil in the Avre
ley after heavy fighting. The
my launched "a vicious attack
Ith of the Somme between Moreuil |
simultaneously entering |
4 towns at $3.50 in the afternoon.
ey are now reported to be march
westward jim the Luce valley,
,ing passed Hamburg.
his is the only change on the
1me front, but is important as it
ngs the enemy that much nearer
Paris-Calais railway south of
liens. Cavalry retarded the Ger
ms effort to gain the possession of
reuil and the woods north Of the
:, which was retaken. This is the
It report of the city's capture by
enemy.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-04-01
Official Statement

London. April South of the
,mme, the enemy has been insistent
his effort to advance in the region
u Luce and Avre, but made little
.ogress, Field Marshal Haig re-
)Fted today.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-04-01
In the District Court.

The case of the state VS. John c. and
William Butler, charged with boot
Logging, was begun this morning in the
district court It will take several
days in trial
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-04-01

RS. Howard Whitson and baby son,
Iern Charles, have gone from
roy hospital to the home of Mrs.
hitson's parents, Mr.. and Mrs,
[enry Reinhardt. before returning to
leir home six miles north of town.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-04-01
Such Of the American Troops as Have
Received Efficient Training Will
Assist French and British
in Drive.
ALLIES MUST HOLD THE LINES
Allied Resistance Prevents Germans
From Forcing Il Decision Thus
Far.
BY CARL d. GROAT.

| Washington, d. c., April 1.-Ameri-
can troops are relieving the veteran
French troops SO that the latter may
join in the French counter offensive
on the west line.
Such of our troops as have received
efficient training will cooperate with
the French and will assume portion
OF the burden now SO bravely borne by
the French and British forces" This
was officially stated in the war sum-
mary given out today
The summary declared that Allied
resistance had prevented the Germans
from forcing decision, and further
predicted that they would be unable
to do so if the Allies were able to
maintain, the insistency and flexibility
OF their lines as shown during the last
week.
-.W.S.S.-
Miss leila Silvers is again working
at the Hamilton County State bank.
-W.S.S-.
Old papers five cents bundle ut
this office. d-f-j-tf
w S.S.-
FOR SALE-pure Buff OrpingtOn eggs,
$3.50 per 100. Joe Barr. 20d12j2f2*
-W.S.S-.
The Choral Society will meet with
Mrs Mrs q Henderson Tuecdav
evening.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-04-01
w 6 8

The dog pois0ner is again plying
his dirty work. Yesterday the fine
hunting dog of C. II. Richcson and
the pet dog belonging to little Paul
residing on Walnut street,
were poisned. Both animals died.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-04-01
LIVESTOCK RECEIPTS.
GRAIN RECEIPTS,
GOVERNMENT BOMBS.
end is Of 1917-9G.96.
o1,c 90 m
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK MARKET.

SAfhS4tVV WIN IA .
Hogs receipts $1,000.
Left over $3.50.
Market slowssand steady at satur.
day average.
Quality good-Estimated $4,000.
Bulk $1G.10 to 1875.
Mixed $1G.35 10 $1745.
Rough $15.GO to $500
Pigs $3.50 to $1G5O.
Light $3.50 to $3.50
Heavy $3.50 10 $500
Workers $1720 to $1735.
Good heavy s1G.50 to $17.00
Cattle receipts 2l,GOO.
Estimated13,000
Market steady.
Becves $9.70 to $14G5.
Cows and heifers $3.50 to $1,000.
Poor to medium Calves $970 to
$117j.
Suckers and Feeders $40 to SLIGO
Calves $10.50 to $1,000.
Sheep receipts 10000.
Estimated 11,000.
Market steady to strong.
Western $500 to $17.0O.
Yearlings $14.75 to 17.75.
Western lambs $3.50 to $3.50.
Native $3.50 to $685.
Lambs $15.25 to $19.25.
Ewes $11.75 to 1915.
CHICAGO CASH PRICES.
These prices are subject to com
mission.
Corn
3 mixed $1.10.
2 yellow SIZE to $3.50.
5 yellow $50 to $3.50.
4 yellow $1.iO to $l.50.
yellow $1.10 to $1.45.
6 yellow sc to S1.10.
white $105 to $1.4O.
Sample soc to $1.00
Oats
3white SOL to 91l.
white $50 to 80.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-04-01
Corn
4 Baby Son,

Mr.. and Mrs. Carl S. Cleveland are
the proud parents of a baby son, born
to them Friday morning.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-04-01

Speech, silver; silence, gold; good
advertising is the medium that brings
both.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-04-01
FOR SALE-pure bred Buff 0rpington

eggs. Mrs. Chas Mitchell, phone
S4S7. 3-6-j2f2deodlmo
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-04-01

Colorite. Makes hats new. At
Teed's. 20deOdf-j-tf
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-04-01

The Choral Society will meet with
Mrs. Mrs. O. J. Henderson Tuesday
evening.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1918-02-23
FINDS KORN|LOFF
IS NOT A TRAITOR
cHABLoVSKY DECIDES RUSSIAN
GENERALS REVOLT WAS NOT
HIGH TREASON.
Proved That General korniIoh Conn.,
mitted No Act of Nature to Weak
en- Fighting Front and Can
Only Be imprisoned.

Petrograd. = General Chablovsky
president of the commission of inquiry
into the Kornloff affair, has returned
to Petrograd, and in an interview with
did not see in the actions of General
Korniloff and the other officers any
character of high treason. 1t was
proved, he said, that General Korniloff,
throughout the movement, committed
no act of n nature to weaken the fight
ing front. General Chablovsky ex-
pressed the opinion that General
Korniloff can be sentenced only under
article 100, dealing with attempts
against the established regime and in
volving the penalty of life imprison-
ment.
The orthodox council at meeting
In Moscow decided against permitting
the clergy to participate In the proyi-
sional parliament.
The Finnish diet has been called to
meet November /. The Finnish diet
was dissolved by the provisional Rus
sian government several weeks ago for
its extreme stand on the question of
autocracy for the province. New cleo
lions were held and completed Oc-
tober 4, the unified bourgeois and the
social-democrats receiving 10000 of
the 10000 votes cast
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1918-02-23
CAPELLE FORCED
OUT OF MINISTRY
RESIGNATION OF GERMAN MIN
iSTER SEQUEL TO REVELATION
ON REVOLT IN NAVY.
Official Who Had Repeatedly Made
Optimistic Statements Regarding
U-Boat Progress Is Forced
to Quit Office.

Amsterdam.-Vic Admiral Won Ca
pelle, German minister of marine, has
resigned, according to the Frankfurter
Zeitung.
Vice Admiral Eduard Won Capelle
was one of the administrative direc-
tors in the ministry of marine before
the war and had served as a captain
at sea. In March, 1916, he succeeded
Admiral Won Tirpitz as imperial min
lister of the navy.
Vice Admiral Won Capelle announced
in the reichstag last week that plot
had been discovered in the navy to
paralyze the efficiency of the fleet
and force the government to make
peace. He said that the guilty parties
had received their just deserts and at
tempted to link Socialists with the
plot. The imperial German chancellor,
DIR. Michaelis, also spoke of the exist
ence of conspiracy in the navy and
asserted that certain deputies were in
volved in the revolt.
A Berlin dispatch received here says
that at the meeting of the reichstag
on October II, Georg Ledebour, social
democratic leader was called to order
for declaring they all must be CON
WINGED Chancellor Michaelis was abso-
lutely incapable in his Office, both as
regards capacity and character.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1918-02-23
GOLD OF COUNTRY
WILL Be Modified
PRESIDENT CALLS FOR CONTROL
OF NATIONS YELLOW METAL
RESERVE DURING WAR TIME.
Cooperation of State Banks and Trust
Companies Sought as Means of Wig
orous Prosecution and Successful
elimination of Struggle.

Washington. = President Wilson on
October 10 sounded Il call for the
mobilization of all the nations gold
reserves under the supervision of the
federal reserve board.
In statement made public through
the board, the president called upon
all eligible non-member state banks
and trust companies to join the fed
eral reserve system without further
delay, that they may contribute
their share to the consolidated gold
reserves of the country and aid more
effectively in "a vigorous prosecution
and successful termination of the
war"
Scores of such Institutions have
flocked to the system within the past
three weeks among them some of the
largest trust companies in New York,
Philadelphia and other cities.
Landslide Expected.
The movement to the federal re-
serve system has lacked only final
impelling force to assume the proper
tons of a landslide. Within less than
three weeks resources of such insti-
tutions in the system have risen from
81 200, 100000 to more than 50 900, 000-
600
Liberty loan financing, the resultant
activity in the money markets, the eff
feet of the governments huge finan-
cal transactions upon the bond mar
lynt or ..l1o Of
country, have made it imperative, in
the view of the administration, for the
federal reserve board to control not a
major fraction of the gold reserve of
the country, but the entire amount,
The recent embargo on gold exports
has made it highly desirable that this
control be acquired as speedily us pos
sible.
With the board in active daily con
troll of the country's huge store of
gold, at present more than $3,0O0,000,-
600, watching every avenue through
which it may be lessened and vigilant
in the supervision of the country's
banking activities, officials believe that
the financial position of the country
may be rendered as nearly impreg
nable as human skill can make it.
At present the board controls the ac.
tivities of institutions representing
only one-half of the country's total
banking resources. The latest report
of the comptroller of the currency
places at several millions above six
teen billion dollars the resources OF
the banks within the system. Since
that report was issued. however, near.
ly 81 ,500,000,000 in resources have
been added through the acquisition OF
new members.
There are, however, between 5000
and 5000 eligible banks and trust com.
panies, with resources estimated al
from twelve to sixteen billion dollars,
whose activities are entirely beyond
the control of the federal government,
being governed only by state laws. The
president addressed himself to these
institutions.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1918-02-23
WOMAN SPY EXECUTED.
Dutch Dancer and Adventures Facing
Firing Squad.

Paris.-Mata-H ari, the Dutch dancer
and adventures, who two months ago
was found guilty of espionage, was
shot at dawn on October Is.
Nine. Hata-Hari, otherwise known
as Marguerite Gertrude Zelle, was
taken in an automobile from st. La
zaire prison to the parade ground at
Vincennes, where the execution took
place. Two sisters of charity and a
priest accompanied her.
Nine. Mata-Hari, long known in
Europe as woman of great attrac-
tiveness and with a romantic history,
was, according to unofficial press dis
patches, accused of conveying to the
Germans the secret of the construction
of the entente tanks" this resulting
In the enemy rushing work on spe-
cial gas to combat their operations.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1918-02-23
The Power Of Sincerity.

Though a man must be sincere in
order to be great, he need not be
great in order to be sincere. What
ever may be the size of our brain, the
strength of our pow }, the talents Of
any kind with which we are gifted,
sincerity Of heart, or belief, or life Is
possible to us all. It is of itself a
kind Of greatness which, in spite of
many other drawbacks, will make 1t.
self felt. The honest. upright man.
who lives openly, fearlessly, and
truly, processing only what he feels,
upholding only what he believes in,
pretending nothing, Disgusting nothing,
deceiving no one, claims uncon-
sciously respect and honor that we
cannot give to any degree of power
or ability welded with duplicity or
cunning. If we could correctly d.
vide the world into the sincere and
the insincere, we should have much
truer estimate of real worth than we
generally obtain. 1t is the fashion to
gauge people by what thsy believe.
rather than how they believe 1t. Yet,
important as Is the former, the latter
Is much more so.-Exchange.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1918-02-23
USES TOMATOES AS WEAPONS
bards kimonoed Customer With
the Scale Weights.

The high cost of things generally
including tomatoes-was directly re-
sponsible for the loudest case heard In
the YOrkville court, n case rejecting
the difference in shopping tactics to be
observed in various segments of
large city, says the New York Herald.
Mrs. Anna Saconne was present in
n cerise Kimono and bandages to com
plain of the commercial tactics of
Mrs. Concetta Fasano, travelling sales
woman for tomatoes. According to
the evidence, Mrs. Saconne was COM
planning of the price and condition
of the tomatoes sold by Mrs. Fasano,
when she suddenly received a one
pound weight in the direct center Of
the forehead, and was subsequently
bombarded with other weights ranging
from a quarter of q pound to three
pounds. after which deluge of toma-
toes wrecked another azure blue XII
mono which Mrs. Saconne wears when
tomato shopping.
"Why this?" asked the magistrate
of Mrs. FasanO.
"She buy notheong and talFa too
mooch," explained Mrs. Fasano. 'If
she joost buya sometheeng an walk
away, all right shut up, but she no
buys sometheeng and says averytheeng
ees no good. I slappa da face; she
talks. trow da weight; she talks.
trow da fruit; she talks. She talk,
she talk, she talk. She 10 buy soom-
theeng; she talk, she talk, she talk.
How mooch?"
give dollars" answered the mag
istrate, and the fine was paid.