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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-04-01
A DESERVED REBUKE.

Irvine l.. Lenroot, republican candi-
date for senator from Wisconsin, re-
sents the political letter of President
Wilson addressed to the people OF
Wisconsin, questioning the patriotism
of Lenroot, and the insulting remarks
of Vice President Marshall upon the
stump in that state. Marshall's state
ments, if he is correctly reported, in
suits the republicanism of the nation
and reveals this very small man in
his true light. He is a cheap poll
tician who would apparently elimi-
nate republican support from war
measures if he could advance the
interests of the democratic party
thereby.
But Mr.. Lenroot is equal to the
occasion and came back at Marshall
and the president as follows:
"In the desperate attempt to make
this a Democratic war, instead OF an
American war, Vice President Mar
shall has been sent into the state to
insult our citizenship and attack the
loyalty of the Republican party. He
said in his Madison speech Tuesday
night that to save Wisconsin to the
union Mr.. Davies must be elected
This SANDER on the people OF Wis
consin should be resented by every
loyal citizen, regardless of party.
Wisconsin is loyal, and the Repu5-
lican party of the state is loyal. Re-
publicans of Wisconsin are patri-
otically supporting the war, and to
insult them as Vice President Mar
shall does is monstrous. This attack
has absolutely insured my election.
Everywhere | go Democrats are in
forming me that they can no longer
support Mr.. Davies because OF the
character of his campaign.
"Mr. Davies and his Democratic
committee during the entire cam
paign have attempted to put the
stamp of disloyalty upon the Re-
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-04-01

publican party for their own political
advantage. They are trying to make
it appear that the Republican party
in Wisconsin, with it's normal ma
jority of $4,000, is disloyal.
For their own selfish political
purposes they are trying to injure the
good name and reputation of ma
jority of the people of Wisconsin, for
they charge that the Republican party
has nominated a disloyal candidate.
The Republican party of Wisconsin
Is responsible for my nomination, and
if l am disloyal the Republican party
of Wisconsin approves of disloyalty.
In making this hypocritical claim
they point to certain acts and speech
es Of mine before we entered the war
nothing since.
CAS- to these acts and speeches, ]
have no apology to make to any man
under the sun, but l do have this to
say-that if before the war l was dis
loyal then President Wilson, too, was
disloyal.
Three months before We entered
the war l did not say that the Euro
pean war must end by peace without
victory President Wilson said that.
Three days after the sinking of the
Lusitania l did not say we were too
proud to fight" 1t was President
Wilson who said that.
ION the 18th day of January, 1916,
L did not say that l was inclined to
think that Germany had right to
sink belligerent merchant ships with
out warming 1t was President Will
son who said that.
give weeks before we entered the
war l did not say that armed neutral
ity would, in my opinion, be sufficient
to protect American rights upon the
seas, nor did l then say that l was
not contemplating war or any steps
that might lead to it; it was Presi-
dent Wilson who said that. l did not
on May 81, 1916, say that with the
causes and objects of the European
war we were not concerned 1t was
President Wilson who said that
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-04-01
WORLD COMMERCE.

The effect of the war upon world
trade currents is illustrated by a
comparison of the present commerce
of the United States with that of the
period Immediately preceding the
war. A compilation by the National
City Bank of New York comparing
our foreign trade in the seven months
ending January, 1918, with that Of the
seven months ending with January,
1914, shows that our imports from
Europe have fallen 500 while those
from other parts of the world in
crease 1900, also that the percent
age or gain in our exports to the
non European world has been actual
ly greater than that in the exports
to Europe. The complication shows
that the total exports from the United
States to Europe in the seven months
ending with January, 1918, were ST.
2O5, 100000, against $977,0OO,OOO in the
corresponding period ending with
January, 1914, an increase of 1859;
while exports to the non-European
world in the seven months ending
with January. 1918, were $1.243, O0O,-
900 against $545,OOC,OOO in the cores
ponding period ending with January
1914, an increase of 12SR. Thus the
gain in exports, comparing the latest
official figures with those of a cor
responding period Immediately pre-
ceding the war, is 1860 Increase to
Europe and 1880 increase to the re-
mainder of the world.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-04-01

place where the sun shines brighter
and the days are not so cold during
the winter. Some day this week Mrs.
Falstaff will take her devoted hus-
band by the hand and head him
toward Pauls Valley, Oklahoma. Yes,
she is going too. Pauls Valley is in
Garvin county Oklahoma, and it is
said to be one of the Invest little burgs
on the map. In that country they
grow cotton, corn, oats, few pick
aninnies-and lot of other things.
When we get located there we are
going to write nice, long letter to
the Democrat,-and dare the big
boss to print it. If we leave any
bills unpaid here, we do not want
any one to "break the glass in case
of accident" because it will not be an
accident. II any one thinks of any
thing mean or good as to say about
us, you must be mistaken. AS we
write this, we have made no arrange
ments as to where to send for money
to get us back to Iowa, in case we
do not make good and the reason we
have not done so is because we are
going to make good. If any Of you need
financial assistance after we have
been there a few months, remember
our address-we'll reply by re-
turn mail and tell you how we saved
our first dollar and eighty-five cents.
Now we will tell you why we are
moving away. We are located di-
rectly across the street from an I'M
dertaking shop and every time we
look out of the window we see an
undertaken that looks lonesome.
Nothing stirring! We're not build
ing up that kind of a business. We
are going to Oklahoma where they
have to send up into Missouri every
time they want an undertaken. We
have enjoyed life while in Boone and
have enjoyed doing our mite by max
ing the rounds of the business men
who are loyal in their support to the
Invest county seat weekly in Iowa.
Well admit that Boone could be
made more lfelike if few more of
the merchants would get in line; and
help those who are working for a
bigger and a better Boone; by adver-
Using their wares in the columns Of
the Democrat. A few men are trying
to keep Boone on the map, where it
could be put on the map with red
letters if few more would kick in
and they'd all make more money
But it is little late to begin telling
how things should be done, so We
will kiss you-ladies only-a fond
farewell and add that any one who
will write us, will get an honest de-
scription Of Oklahoma,
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-04-01
A HYMNS BIRTH.

Pittsburg Post: The familiar
hymn, beginning God moves in a
mysterious way" known as Cow
pers hymn" had it's origin as fol-
lows:
Cowper was all his life the victim
of melancholia, and more than once
attempted suicide. One day, bent up
on destroying himself, he got into a
cab and ordered the driver to take
him to a certain point on the river,
where he intended to drown himself.
The cabman, noticing his strange ap-
pearance and feeling that all might
not be right with him, drove him
about the city and finally stopped in
front of the poets door.
Stepping out and recognizing the
old familiar surroundings and shock
ed at the thought of his narrow es-
cape, Cowper exclaimed, God moves
In a mysterious way his wonders to
PERFORM and, rushing in, immedi-
ately composed the immortal hymn.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-04-01

If the good women of America are
not now earning the right to vote
they never can earn such right 1t is
to be hoped that the men of the ma
ton will recognize the women's
rights in this respect and that the
proposed national amendment giving
them the ballot will become a law.
1t grinds the Fireman. journal to
know that some pro-German who
hates the old flag, and who in his
heart is hoping for the success of the
kaiser's armies, can go to the polls
on election day and cast a vote for
the candidate whose loyalty is under
suspicion, while the loyal women who
are working day and night in various
fields of endeavor to help win the
war cannot express their sentiments
at the ballot box. 1t is time for the
country to become aroused over this
situation. Give the loyal woman the
ballot and disfranchise the disloyal
man forever. The man who is not
now loyal to the old flag is not fit
to exercise the right of suffrage and
leeyAr will be. The test Of genuine
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-04-01
Do not risk having a poor corn crop
by using INFESTED seed. d.f-i-tf@
Uncle Faistaff Leaves Boone.

Boone Democrat: With this issue
of the Democrat Falstaff the Foolist
We have lived in Boone so long that
many of the merchants and others
have become too well acquainted with
us, and we must hasten to new
fields 1t is not because we are
dissatisfied with this city that We bid
the readers of this column adieu, but
because we think we have located a
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-04-01
Sells Herd Bull.

Clarion Monitor. King JEWELL the
fine Polled Hereford bull owned by
KRISTEN Bros, has been sold to a
Montana breeder and will soon be
shipped to that state. He weighs 1900
pounds and was purchased several
years ago in Ohio for $1,000. He is
considered one of the best animals in
the state and was sold for $4,000.
KRISTEN Bros. have since purchased a
new and younger head for their herd
at Madison, S. D., for the sum of $1,000.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-04-01
For Representative.

For Representative.
Editors Fireman. Journal: Please
nOunce that I am candidate for
. republican nomination for state
preventative from Hamilton coun-
/, subject to the will of the voters at
Q primaries in June.
Randall, Feb. q.
NJ. L. Henderson.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-04-01
W.S.S

OF course we are all expecting the
western line to hold, but II spite Of
our expectations We are naturally
much exercised. The stake is so high
that only the dullest can look on
with indifference.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-04-01
Hamilton County Farm News.

Sudan grass in Iowa yields from
two to four tons of good hay to the
acre, is more easily cured than sorg-
hum and can be fed to all kinds Of
livestock
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-04-01
-W.S.S.-

The Freeman-J journal believes that
the price of $3.50 per bushel fixed
by President Wilson for wheat is
enough, and it would be satisfied with
a price of $1.15 for corn and Is
cents for oats. These prices are
twice as high as the average and
are remunerative. The writer is
financially more interested in the
selling price of these cereals than in
the price of anything else, but rea-
Lies that the consumer has some
rights which the producer ought to
respect. However, it is not enough
to fix the price of wheat, corn and
oats, the price OF the product of these
staples to the consumer should also
be fixed.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-04-01

the coloners views coincide with ours
when he says: "The man who will
not assist in winning the war has not
right to vote in time of war or in
time of peace"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-04-01
For Senator.

editor Freeman Journal: Please
nounce that I am a candidate for
|, republican nomination for the
ICE OF state senator from the S7th
itrict Of Iowa, subject to the deci-
d Of the voters at the June primary.
RUDE McFerren.
Webster City, March 10.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-04-01
For County Treasurer.

Eds. Freeman-Journal: Please an
ounce that I am candidate for
ne nomination for county treasurer
{ the June primaries.
r. D. Hughes.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-04-01
Veil, the line is holding!
-W.S.S.

It may be we'll to cry over spilled
milk, IL the crying will prevent the
.pilling of more.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-04-01

Editors Freeman-Journal: Please
nnounce that / am a candidate for
lie nomination of county Auditor of
hamilton county, subject to the will
{ the republican voters as expressed
! the June primaries.
A. J. Peterson.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-04-01
-W.S.S.

The time to talk peace is when it IS
apparent that everybody will get a
square deal. Such thing is impos-
sible while the German armies are
ipon the soil Of France, Belgium or
italy.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-04-01
Eighty Acre Farm Sold.

The Ralph H. Hall eighty acre farm
near Stanhope was sold at an admins:
traitors sale here Saturday. 1t went
to Webster E. Brown of Fort Dodge
at $40 an acre.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-04-01

Eds. Freeman-Journal: Please an
tounce that l am a candidate for
member of the board of supervisors
rom this district, subject to the
.hoice of the republicans as express
ID at the June primary.
!. E. Quackenbush.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-04-01

Luck counts once in while, brains
count all the time.-W. H. Tough.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-04-01
-W.S.S..

The people should see to it that
no man is elected to congress next
fall who has doubts about the right
eousness of the cause for which
this country is fighting or who
thinks that I'VE had no business get
ting into the war" The fellows who
want an inconclusive peace also
should be left at home to commune
with the other fellows who have
shoulders like champaign bottles.
This is a war to the finish and the
United States must stay to the end
even if it takes ten years to reach
the end.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-04-01
For County Attorney.

Eds. Freeman-J Journal: Please an
,ince that I am a candidate for the
animation Of county attorney, sub
Il to the will Of the republican vot-
3 a. expressed in the June primar-
J.
J. E. Burnstedt.
Webster City, March IS.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-04-01
For County Recorder.

Eds. Freeman-Journal: Please an
..nssS that / am a candidate for the
omination of county recorder, sub
ect to the will of the republican
oters as expressed in the June
rimaries.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-04-01

Eds. Freeman-Journal: Please
lnounce me as candidate for the
omination of sheriff, subject to the
i'll Of the republican voters at the
me primaries.
VIM. Meekins.
Webster City, March 10.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-04-01
Women to Work on Farms.

A unit of women to work on farms
near Washington, to be known as the
Potomac unit" of the women's land
army of America, has been formed by
the committee on food production and
home economies of the woman's divi-
sion of the district Council of Defense,
of which Mrs. Archibald Hopkins is
chairman. Mrs. F. l.. Ransome, who
is organizing the unit has already re-
ceived the names of sixteen young
Washington women who will join.
DR.. Willis Moore, former chief of the
United States weather bureau, has
offered house on his Montgomery
county farm to act as home for the
women farmers whose first work will
probably be done on DR.. Moore's es-
tate. 1t is planned to have the unit at
work by the middle of May. They will
take preliminary course Of training.
BARBERRY BUSH SPREADS RUST.
Everywhere in Iowa lawns and
hedges are harboring a "kaiser-ally'
which some years helps to destroy
millions of bushels of wheat in tie
state-enough to make tens Of millions
of loaves of bread. That bread-des-
,roying enemy is the corImcn barberry
push which may be found almost any
where in parks, cemeteries End priv
ate grounds. It helps to spread the
black stem rust of wheat an. other
cereals, which is perhaps the most
destructive of the plant diseases that
attack growing wheat.
wherever this destructive enemy,
the common barberry, can be found, it
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-04-01
MSS.

Lenine and Trotzky seem to be max
ing mighty slow progress with the
bolsheviki uprising in Germany which
they were going to pull off. Possibly
they have abandoned the enterprise.
after having wasted lot of advertis-,
ing matter.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-04-01
w. ISIS.

The Freeman Journal is in hearty
accord with the sentiment expressed
by Theodore Roosevelt: "The man
here who hates England more than he
loves the United States ought to be
thrown out OF the country" Likewise
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-04-01
.W.S.S.-

A Wisconsin girl with German
name wanted it changed to a good,
old American one She went to court
to do it. Most girls get their names
changed by going to a church first
the court later.-Sioux City Journal.
Now there is where the staid old
Journal is off. Counting is invaria-
bly, the first process in the proceed
ings for a change Of names.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-04-01
E. w. Holiday.
For Supervisor.

Webster City, March 25.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-04-01

An Amsterdam paper says the
Germans want peace Yes, they want
many pieces of other peoples pro-
perry. They started this war to get
pieces of Belgium and France and
all OF Serbia and lot of territory
in Asia.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-04-01

According to estimates of the
French and British officers, the Ger
mans are losing in the great battle
now raging upon the western front
nearly three men to one lost by the
allies. The latest figures place the
allied casualties at 100000 and the
German at $4,000. That is a terri
BILE price the British and French are
compelled to pay to preserve the
integrity of their soil and their
homes from invaders, and it is like
wise a terrible price Germany is pay
ing for the greed of the house OF
Hohenzollern.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-04-01

1t looks now as though the Russians
might offer considerable resistance to
Germany's greed. 1t is reported that
the bolsheviki party and the Ukrain-
ians have joined forces against the
Germans. They seem to have become
aroused over the demands of the kai-
ser. Really, they appear to be getting
offended over small thing. The
kaiser has taken over only about $780,
900 square miles of Russian territory
and only about 50,00O,00O Russian peo-
pie. However, it doesn't seem to re-
quire much to make the Russians
mad.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-04-01

Relatives in this country of SOL
diers in France are naturally much
exercised over the great battle now
going on there. Everybody in the
United States is interested, for that
matter, but near relatives of the
soldiers must feel keener personal
interest. However, they are accept
ing the situation as becomes patriots
and are prepared to make the great
sacrifice if need be.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-04-01
For Auditor.

Webster City, March 10.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-04-01

Just at time when the republicans
the country over are talking loyalty
to the president and expressing de-
sire that as little party politics as
possible be injected into campaigns,
along comes the president with a
published letter in the interest Of the
democratic senatorial candidate in
Wisconsin. And this in the face of
the fact that republicans in both
branches of congress had saved Will
son from an inglorious defeat upon
sundry and divers occasions.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-04-01
]. r. Burnstedt.
For Sheriff,

Webster City, March IS.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-04-01

citizenship is on and he has misera-
bly, failed. BY all means disfranchise
him.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-04-01

Hindenburg and the kaiser are send
ing rosy reports from the western
front to the folks at home to bolster
up the dropping spirits of the German
people. They say nothing Of the enor-
nous German losses and of the failure
to make progress fast enough to pre-
vent methodical retirement of the
British. So long as the French and
British armies remain intact the size
of the job mapped out for Germany's
armies grows.