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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-09-09
SON OF HIS FATHER.

SO Chappie Edsel Ford, son of the
fivversmith, has so far evaded the
draft. Little Eddie, who is % years
Of age, put forth the excuse that his
services We're absolutely necessary to
the great gO-cart corporation and pro-
duced atiidavits from his old man, Off
Gals of the company and day laborers
to prove that he was telling the truth.
A kind hearted registration board did
the rest placed Eddie in the exempt
class. Now an investigation of Eddie's
Vaccinations is being made, and it is
possible that he may have to toe the
mark in Class /. That's where he ! e.
Princeton Union.
Evidently Mr.. Ford didn't raise jlis
son to be a soldier, but the son is let
ter fitted for service in the field than
the father for service in the United
States senate.
BY the way, that question PROFOUND
ed by some mean editor in Michigan
has not yet been satisfactorily answer
ed: ''If Edsel Ford is so badly needed
at the factory to direct business, how
can the elder Ford take time tG sit
around in the senate to be used as a
rubber stamp by the PRESIDENT
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-09-09
MOST ENCOURAGING.

''The advantage of numerical super
iority no longer rests with the enemy,
and for every thousand men Luden-
dorff can throw in to oppose the Brit
ish vanguard Foch can throw in
twelve hundred to support it. Given
adequate reinforcements, the natural
sequel to a successful break through
would be turning movemnt on whist
may be a tremendous scale. London
Daily News.
The London Daily News is regard
ed as a newspaper of reliability and
what it says in relation to the num-
erical strength of the opposing arm
les in France and Belgium is signiii
cant. From this it appears that the
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-09-09

The case of Thomas Mooney, convict
ed of completely in the San Francisco
preparedness parade bomb throwing
and sentenced to hang August 23, is
again attracting public attention. 1t is
stOufly claimed by Moneys friends
that he did not have a fair trial; that
he was railroaded to the gallows, being
the victim of a frame-up. 1t is easy
to make such assertions and possibly
the men making them believe they are
true. They may be true, but it seems
improbable. If Mooney did not get a
fair trial he should have one. but il he
did get fair chance the course Of
justice should not be interfered with.
The pictures of Mooney published in
the newspapers make him appear to
good advantage. He is certainly Il fine
looking man. One would hardly ex-
pect such face to be possessed by a
scoundrel guilty of the things charged
against Mooney.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-09-09
EXEMPTIONS.

1t is entirely proper, in fact desir-
able, that men entitled to exemptions
from military service because of good
and sufficient reasons should ask Tor
exemptions The industries of the
country must keep going if the war is
to be won and men occupying import
ant industrial positions can serve the
country best by remaining where they
are. The war must be findncied, the
soldiers must be clothed and fed mum
itions must be provided, ships must be
built shops must operate, mercantile
establishments must remain in business
and there must be no disorganiZation OF
commerce and trade. There are sew
eral millions of men in the country be-
tween the ages of 81 and 40 who have
little or nothing to do. These should
be put in the army first. 1t may be
that sufficient force to finish the job
can be secured from this class. Ii not,
other classes can be called-the ones
that can be the most readily spared
from home.
The man of military age who asks
exemptions for legitimate reasons has
nothing to be ashamed of. though some
might try to make it appear otherwise.
1t is not desirable to take a good bust
ness man, good farmer, good me-
chanic, or good professional man and
make soldier out of him if he is need
ed at home more than he is needed in
the army. What would happen il all
the able bodied men in the country Of
draft age would enter the army? Sup
plies would stop and the army would
be of little avail. This problem must
be met fairly and squarely and the
public has no right to condemn the
man, ON general principles, who asks
and receives exemptions. 1t is clearly
the duty of some men to ask it and
they ought to do it.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-09-09
SOCIALISM IN ACTION.

The SOcialiStic government of Russia
is finding that theories are one thing
while actual conditions are another. Ii
grasped power and pledged a demo
cratic form of government 1t has
practiced nothing of the kind. Only
prOpertyleSs persons have been per
mitted to take part in public affairs.
That is an oligarcy of poverty and is
just as bad as an oligarchy of wealth.
In principle it is the same thing. The
new government was also to Danish
the bastile and shooting squad, but
both are f1ourisling as never before
and victims are being ushered into
eternity without semblance of fair
trial. The government has just issued
the following proclamation
THE criminal adventures of our
enemies force us to reply with meas
ures of terror. Every person found
with "A weapon in his hand will be i'm
,mediately executed Every person who
agitates against the soviet government
will be arrested and taken into con
centration camp and his private prop.
erty will be seized"
This is not so much different than
the course pursued by the car. The
car took drastic measures to protect
the throne. sending agitators against
the government into exile. The pres
emf government proposes to herd agi
tators in concentration camps and con
fiscate their property.
The more the world sees of social
ism in actual authority the less con-
fiience it has in that organiza ton as a
desirable political force. The people
of Russia who started agitation for
freedom years and years ago We're
among the educated and property own
ing classes and even some royalists
were their friends. However, the gov
has been seized by wild-eyed
theorists and half-crazy Adventures
who are sending Russia to the bottom
less pit of despair with wonderful
speed.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-09-09

crown prince said. The word victory
must not be understood to mean that
we want to annihiiate the enemy but
only that we mean to hold our own and
not LET ourselves be vanquished. The
moment England entered the war that
was clear to me and always empha-
sized it..
How different this sounds from the
braggadocio INDUCED in by German
leaders weeks ago when they scented
victory following the successes on the
western front last spring. Then they
We're talking of territorial expansion
and large indemnities. They were go
ing to make the allies pay their war
debt, enforce peace terms that would
insure Germany the lions share of
commerce and giving her absolute con-
troll of the seas.
What the crown prince may say is
important only that it is likely he
speaks for his father and other Ger
man leaders who wish to have certain
things said as feelers. Yet his attitude
indicates a weakening of aggressive
force, recognition of the fact that
Germany cannot win victory with
the sword.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-09-09
WHEN THE MORALE FAILS.

1t is unlikely that the German peo-
pie will fully realize the serious condi-
ton the German army is in until that
army is pushed back across the Ger
man frontier. They still believe in
their military masters and when Lud-
endorff tells them that the army is re-
treating for strategic reasons they be-
lieve it. However, there are a few
doubling Thomases, even in Germany,
but they dare not publicly express
their doubts. But when the German
army is forced out of Belgium and
France. military leaders can no longer
fool the people. When that accom-
plishment is an established fact look
out for trouble throughout the Ger
man empire. The people have been so
eager to partake Of big territorial con
quests and share in large indemnities
that they have been blind to the faults
Of the army and have come, to believe
the army invincible. When they are
undeceived the public morale will fall
with Il thud and then the kaiser's
apologists and puppets will be put to
a seige of explaining that will exhaust
their ingenuity and try their very
souls. Indications are that this cOndi-
ton will confront Germany by next
spring and the manner with which it
will be met will decide whether or not
the war is to continue through the
summer.
Some very optimistic people in this
country think the war will end yet
this fall with the allies victorious. That
is too much to, expect. Germany is
still strong. That must not be forgot
ten. 1t is going to take lot of hard
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-09-09

The Iowa Council of National De-
Tense wants the non-partisan league to
stop promoting membership in this
state until after the war The league
may be loyal, as it claims, but it has
stirred up lot of strife and turmoil
and ought to wait until peace is re-
stored to do its organization work. The
claim put forward by some that the
people do not want the farmers to or
ganiZe is folderol. The farmers now
have many organizations and nobody
has seriously objected to any of them.
If the league is loyal it can afford to
wait until after the war.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-09-09
THE CLOWN" PRINCE.

That the linotype machine made no
mistake when it set up 1.-THE clown
prince" has again been demonstrated
A few days ago the little prince open
ed his mouth and tried to explain the
causes Of the retreat of the German
army in France. His explanation, how
ever, did not explain anything.
The prince attempted to deceive the
How far he succeeded can not be
known. The German people are so cas-
lily fooled about this war, because they
want to be fooled, that they may read
lily accept the silly statements of the
crown prince as an exposition Of facts.
He declared the retreat is strategic
move to hold our own and not let our
selves be vanquished" Continuing, he
said:
"The enemy attacks and the with
drawal on our front at several places
is often wrongly interpreted in some
customed to Il continuous advance and
when n battle occurs wherein the enc
my makes attacks and we have to de-
fend ourselves, the situation is not al
ways correctly understood In Judging
the situation, both military and politi-
cal we must never forget one thing
that we are waging war of defense.
The war is one of humiliation only for
the enemy, not for us. We want to an
initiate none of our enemies. We mean,
however, to hold our own"
Nobody knows better than the crown
prince that this is war of Germany's
choosing and that he himself did as
much to bring on the great conflict as
person of his character and calibre
could. There have been many expo
sures to prove that Germany is respon
SbIe, the statements OF Prince Inch
nOwsky not being the least convincing.
Then if Germany did not want the war
and did not force it, how does it hap
pen that it had an army of some 700,-
600 men ready to march upon Belgium
the very day after war had been de- |
clared upon Russia? A country that is
not prepared for war and does not
choose the time is not in position for
such feat. Besides, German army |
approaching 100000 strong, in addi-
ton to this 100000. was ready for duty |
in week or SO after Belgium was in
vaded.
I'VE speak openly of victory" the
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-09-09

The total imports into this country
during the year ending June 80, 1913,
reached value of $2,946 100000. That
is an enormous sum- But it is only
half as large as the exports, the value
of which reached $5,926.000,O Our
imports for the previous year amounted
to $2,659,O00,O00 and the exports to
&c. 90, 100000. Most of these exports
went to our allies in Europe, but we
have enormously increased exports to
South American countries since the
war began.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-09-09

The old normal relation between
wheat and cotton was about 10 to L
wheat at 81 Il bushel when cotton was
10 cents pound. Now cotton is 81
cents and is expected soon To go be-
yond 40 cents. On the old basis wheat
should be 81 bushel but it is stabil-
lied mt $500. Something ought to he
done about cOttOn.-Sioux City Tri-
bune.
OF course something ought to be
done about cotton and something
would be done about it if such papers
as the Sioux City Tribune had the
courage and the inclination to go after
the administration with hot poker.
1t is an outrage to fix the price of
wheat at approximately $500 per
bushel while permitting cotton to soar
as high as planters and financial com
binations can send it, If the country
would set up the right kind of Il howl
about this matter it would be satisfac
torily adjusted.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-09-09

Everybody, so far as the Freeman
Journal can judge, except ]. w. W.
members, endorse the twenty years SEN
tence given Big Bill Haywood by Judge
Lands. The ]. W, w. is a menace to
the country in time of war and its
leaders ought to be puff out of circula-
ton as soon as possible. 1t is to be
hoped that a new trial will not be
granted the convicted culprits. They
had fair chance, as everybody does
in Judge Landis' court, and lost because
they deserved to lose.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-09-09

allies have six soldiers to five for Ger
many Moreover, tie achievements
pouring in from the United States at
the rate OLA quarter Of a million a
month is steadily increasing the allied
armies numbers. Besides, the allied
soldiers are better equipped, better
fed, and are fighting for a just cause.
These facts give the allies a great adj
vantage land unless Germany is able
to throw heavy reinforcements in the
field it appears that it will be impos-
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-09-09

Word comes 4 from overseas that
Congressman Lpndeen, of Minnesota
and one Of the congressman from
South Dakota were refused permits
sion to, visit tAe British battle front.
This refusal was caused by lot of
reckless and not very patriotic talk
on the voyage across. General Perish
ing should have seen to it that they
were refused the privilege of an in
spection of the American front, also
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-09-09

1t has been said that everything is
made for purpose and many people
have wondered what the crown prince
of Germany was made for. 1t now APP
pears that he was made to be sprin-
ter-to lead the Germans in the great
est marathon ever pulled off. And it
might be remarked in passing, that
when it comes to that kind of leading
the crown prince can be depended on to
keep ahead of the soldiers.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-09-09

Governor Harding appears to be tax
council of defense members have got
ten themselves intO.-SiouX City Tri-
bune.
The Sioux City paper has upon sev-
eral occasions defended the methods
of Pierce and the non-partisan league
and it may find itself in more of a tan
gle before the controversy is settled
than it wishes to see Gov. Harding in.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-09-09

According to Washington gossip.
Senator LaFollette has not appeared
in his seat in the senate for six or
eight months. The downfall of the
senator is one of the calamities of the
war. He was fearless fighter for
years for what he believed to be right
and is responsible for much good legis-
lation in Wisconsin. However. he
went wrong on war issues and at this
time mans past record counts for
naught if he is not right on the main
issue.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-09-09

The taking of Lens by the allies
will result in wrestling large coal min
ing districts from the invading Huns
and may help the situation more than
is now realized. With winter coming
on the coal will be invaluable to
France, sdIf alicsei districts remained
in the hands of,fle enemies this coun-
try might ,,lIaye to ship considerable
coal to France.brS
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-09-09

Miss Rankin, member of congress,
was elected in the Montana primaries
to stay at home. Jeanett is said to be
a good business woman and the voters
of Montana probably thought it extrav-
agant to, spoil good business material
by making poor congresswoman out
Of it.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-09-09

Up in Minnesota garage men refuse
to repair autos after six o'clock and
gasoline vendors will not sell oil Oh
Sundays. Minnesota is a good place
for Iowa autoists to keep away from
during the time these rules are in
working order. 1T is something Of a
hardship for a traveller to be unable 70
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-09-09

The consolidation. of the Times-Tri-
bune and Journal at Muscatine has
been effected, giving that city only one
daily newspaper. Muscatine is a town
of nearly 10000 people and ought to
support the new combination well. The
excessive cost of issuing newspapers
is responsible for many consultations
and some deaths.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-09-09

If reports Spmipg out of Russia are
to be relied upon the situation is i'm
proving from the viewpoint of the al
lies. II Il said, that large numbers of
loyal Russians are joining the Czecho
Slovak forces against the bolshcviki
government and it is believed the
movement will spread rapidly.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-09-09

The big fellows are quoted: Cen
eral March, 1.-THE foe is on the run y
Secretary Baker, ''we are only begin
ning;' Lloyd George, .the end of the
tunnel is near Premier Clemenceau.
"Foch looks twenty years younger
since his last victory" General Lud-
endorf, of the German army: "the
enemy evaded u.s."
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-09-09

Delivery of merchant ships by Amer
lean shipyards in August were most
satisfactory. Sixty-siy ships, aggre-
eating 34O,G45 tons, were turned out.
This record is most encouraging. 1t
means that the allies now have the up
per hand of the submarines to the eX-
tent of being able to cope with them
successfully.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-09-09

! At Owensboro, Ky. a few days ago
fire DESTROYED $4,000 barrels of
whiskey and it is said that the old
soaks in that vicinity are inconsolable..
Some Of I'll, the, .q more supertitious believe
Providence had something to do with
the fire, s.,
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-09-09

Gen. FLAG seems to be hitting some
of the hardest and most important
blows of the war and the Germans are
falling back in northern France SO eX-
peditiously that they are forgetting to
take along their guns and supplies.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-09-09

Irving Brant, son of David Brant of
the Iowa City Republican, has been
secured by the st. Louis Star, as an ed
itorial writer and war critic, at $1,000
per year. Neal Jones, now managing
editor of the New York Tribune, was
formerly with the Republican at Iowa
City, where Irving Brant took his first
lessons in newspaper work. The Re-
publican, has reason to be proud of the
men it has drought up
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-09-09

If you have an income of $1,OOOOOO
or more per annum the government
will soak you for an income tag of
nearly $650.O00. But that is not
worrying many people.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-09-09

According to advices from potsdam
the kaiser has Indefinitely postponed
his proposed visit to Paris. Instead
he may go to st. Helena for a pro-
tracted stay.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-09-09

sible for her to stop the onward march
toward the German frontier. The sit
uationsis more encouraging than it has
been at any time since the United
States became involved inthe struggle.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-09-09

and intelligent fighting to defeat her
and it is not helpful in the long run
to build up a feeling in this country
that the end of the war is near.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-09-09

get oil on Sunday or to have necessary
repair work done of an evening that
must be done to enable him to CON
tinue his Journey
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-09-09

Men who undertake considerable
things, even in a regular way, ought to
give us ground to presume ability.
Burke
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-09-09

Mrs. Elva Howard has accepted a
for afternoons in the Ship
ley Black storA
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-09-09

Calling cards at this Office.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-09-25
EXEMPTION BOARD IS
IN new QUARTERS
Mason County Exemption Board Now
Has Splendid Quarters in the
Flrst-Standard Bank
Building.

The Mason County Exemption
Board has now moved their headquar-
ters from the basement of the Gov
eminent building to the fourth floor
of the standard Bank building
where they have splendid offices and
are we'll equipped for the transaction
of all of their business and the ex-
animation of all men in the draft.
In their new offices the board has
plenty of heat and light something
that was lacking in their old offices
in the Government building. They
had considerable trouble last winter
because of the lasck of heat but this
year their quarters will be very COM
Portable even in the coolest sort of
weather.
The board is very busy just at this
time in their Office work The hand
ling o fthe large number of question
naires together with the big job of
work in getting the men selected for
the next big call coming during the
! first of October is giving the board
members and their assistants about
as much of a job as they can handle
| just now.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-09-25
x Buy liberty BONDS -
MASS MEETING TO
Be HELD TOMORROW
Red Cross Experts Here For Confer.
ence VIII Speak at Court
House Tomorrow.

A meeting of the Home Service Sec
ton of the American Red Cross for
this district will begin at the Red
Cross Rooms tomorrow morning at y
a. m. A corps of experts from Lake
Division Headquarters will be on
hand to begin the work.
A public mass meeting will be held
tomorrow, Thursday evening at the
Court House at p. m. which will be
addressed by Prof, R. j. Colbert, AS
sistant Director of the Department
of Civilian Relief, American Red
Cross.
Prof Colbert has a most interesting
address upon the great work that is
to be done by the. Red Cross at home
He has made a special study, not only
of the needs of the soldiers and sail
ors' families during their absence, but
of the after far reconstruction per
Tod; how to readjust the disabled sol
der to civilian activity, and to restore
the great body of returned men tc
their civilian occupations.