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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-04-15
Give q Book.

Most Americans want to help the
boys in France and in the training
camps. But many forget to do the
little thing thy can DO. There is one
little thing none should forget:
To send magazines to the front as
soon as they are read. The boys want
them badly. Read the following letter
written by Lieut. Williams 0. Nor
gan, with the American EXpeditionary
Forces in France, to his mother at
Lake Forst:
"If you want to do something that
will help lot, tell everyone you
know and everyone you don't know
TO put stamp on their magazines
and put them in the mail box. Ii you
could sec how these men stand around
the mail room waiting for the magaz-
ines you would realize how many
dollars worth of pleasure stamp can
give. You see the evenings are long,
it is dark at 80, and they love to
read. Sometimes they read even ad-
vertisements when there is nothing
else
"The Y. NJ. c. A. men are doing
great work here, They put these
magazines on their tables, and many
times have l sat up with the men to
look them over.
"Try tc get people to send the more
expensive magazines. These men
would read more good stuff if they
could only get it. Such book as
The Man Without a Country IS
devoured by them all. Most of them
are young boys who enlisted last
March and it is wonderful to talk to
them for they have such fine spirit.
They must have books and maya
zines to read as it is absolutely es-
sentiai for a soldier to have mental
relaxation
It costs so little to send magazines
Just one cent stamp for each NO
wrapping, no addressing is necessary.
The thing is to remember to do it
yourself and remind your friends as
well. All send the magazines While.
they are still fresh and clean.
-W.S.S-
Buff Orpington eggs for sale. r. W.
Groves -dFri-tf
-W,S,S-
Bracelet watches, great variety, at
Teod g. Teed's. 20deod-f-j-tf
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-04-15
MSS

Mrs. Reginald z. Gilmore and new
baby daughter Betty Mae, left Mercy
hospital Thursday, going to the home
of Betty Macs great grandmother,
Mrs. John Gilmore, to stay for a
while.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-04-15
.W.S.S..
All colors of colorite at Teed's.
For Coroner.

Arch Foster, the present popular
coroner of Hamilton county, makes
announcement elsewhere in these
columns today that he is going to ask
the voters to support him for another
term. He has served in that capacity
several years and not a person upon
whose body he has sat in the per-
Torrance of his duties has ever com
planned of the decision reached. This
is a record of which Mr.. Foster and
his friends are justly proud and he
pledges himself to maintain the same
enviable reputation in the future IL
the people commission him for an
other term to perform the eXactlnS
and arduous duties of the office. While
nobody is anxious to furnish the
coroner a job, it is readily admitted
that Arch will make it as easy as
possible for every customer
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-04-15
MSS

Colorite. Makes hats new. Al
Teed's, 20deod-f-J-t
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-04-15

WANTED-experienced man to run
stallion. Independent phone l6
on II. AZ J2F2
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-04-15

Alabastine, all shades, at Teed's.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-04-15

Alabastine, best for walls, at Teeds
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-04-15

-W,S.S..
Omaha daily bee., 1918-04-28

this war will end in a short time. Any
military machine that has been 10
years in the process of organization
cannot be destroyed in an hour, in a
week, or in few years. 1t takes time.
We have the men. the munitions and
everything necessary to win, and we
will win. Nothing can stop nation
or a gathering of nations from win
ming in the end if they are in the
right and determined to assert them
selves.
England and France have sacri-
feed untold numbers of men in this
cause and this country is bound to
put its share into the melting pot
When the casualty lists begin to come
home, then you will wake up to the
situation which confronts you and
do your duty here at home.
AT present that duty consists ,oi
financing the fight, and I am proud
of the way people in and around this
city have come to the front. You must
buy bonds, then buy more bonds and
when you have no more money GO
in debt for them. Do everything short
of stealing to get money to lend your
government at the time it needs ii
most"
Major Gordon's literary works have
won for him a warm place in the af-
fections of the people of the United
States. His "Sky Pilot" and "The
Man from Glengary" are among the
better known books.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-04-28
CONNOR THRILLS
OMAHA AUDIENCE
WITH WAR SPEECH
Soldier.Author Tells of Un'
speakabIe Atrocities Com
mitted by Huns; Here to .
Boost Liberty Loan.

Major Charles William Gordon.
better known to the literary world
as Ralph Connor. former chaplain of
a Canadian regiment serving in
France, was in Omaha for a short time
yesterday, and spoke at the Chamber
of Commerce at o'clock in behalf
of the third Liberty loan. Later he
left for Kansas City to continue his
work in behalf of war finance.
Tells Of Atrocities.
Tales Of unspeakable atrocities OF
the foe whom we now are fighting on
the blood-stained battleields OF
France and tales of almost unbeliev-
able exhibitions of valor on the part
of the soldiers of the allied armies,
carried a large audience with the
speaker. Frequent applause met
statements of Major Gordon. while
almost the next instance tears We'd
with laughter for possession of his
audience.
While admitting the showing made
by Omahans and Nebraskans in the
third Liberty loan drive practically
exempted them from any urging in
future subscriptions, the speaker as
serted rot one-half of the American
people had come to the point where
they appreciated the seriousness OF
the present struggle and said that
when the nation did so it would not
only invest surplus money in Liberty
bonds, but would go without neces-
stiles gladly to help finance the war
Long War Expected.
1--WE are fighting a ruthless foe,' y
declared the speaker, "and we must
meet him on his own grounds. Do not
delude yourselves into believing that
Omaha daily bee., 1918-04-28
PROF, DOPE HAS
NEW STORY FOR
= GAYETY PATRONS

Prof. Dope is back and he's just as
full of that stuff as ever he was. Lew
Kelly has made this character so COM
pletely his own that he doesn't need
to copyright it. and the welcome he
got when he walked out in full view
of the big audience at the Gayety last
night must have convinced him that
his year of absence had lost him no
friends. He no longer chases the
wary whifflepoof, but he does spend
a moment or two on pursuit of the
elusive wozzlebug, and does other
things that are funnier than they
would look in cold pint. His travesty
of the inspector in "The Thirteenth
Chair" is immense, and with others
he revives memories of bygone de-
Omaha daily bee., 1918-04-28
GAS COMPANY TO
KNOW FATE after
CITY ELECTION
Corporation Counsel Lambert
Explains Steps Which May
Be Taken After Voters y
Make Wishes Known. ~.

The franchise of the Omaha Gas
company will expire on December 20
OF this year. and at the city election
Nav 7 the voters will express them
selves on the proposition of whether
the city shall proceed to acquire the
plant according to the provisions of
J. city charter amendment enacted by
the legislature. =
Corporation Counsel Lambert has
prepared a statement, from which a
few excerpts have been taken as fol-
lows:
''If the proposition to take over the
gas plant receives favorable vote
II the coming election, it will then
become the duty of the city to apply
% the supreme court of the state for
he appointment of three judges, one
,f whom shall be from this judicial
district. These judges shall consti-
t,te a court of condemnation to as
certain the value of the plant.
o Issue DOHQS.
seAs soon as this court Of con-
demnation arrives at and reports its
value, the city may by ordinance elect
to abandon the condemnation pro-
ceedings within 60 days, but if no
such election is made within that
time, then the company may appeal
to the district court within 20 days.
if dissatisfied with the finding of value
and award. .Thereupon the matter
shall be tried out in the district court.
The city may at any time, by tender
ing the amount of the award, take
immediate possession of the property.
Either party may appeal from the de-
cision of the district court to the su-
preme court. Upon final Judgment
in the proceedings, it becomes the
duty of the city to issue and sell
bonds to pay for the property taken
over.
1T will be seen that if the vote at
the coming election is favorable,
nothing remains to do but to proceed
with the acquisition of the plant to
the extent at least Of ascertaining its
value in the manner provided by law.
At this point. the city may discon-
tinue further proceedings if it takes
The proper steps within the 90 days
provided by law. fit is not satisfied
with the value fixed b. the condemna-
tion court. If it allows this period
to pass, then it is irrevocably COM
Omaha daily bee., 1918-04-28
Federal Authorities Will
Probe "High Cost of Shaves'

Federal authorities are investigat-
ing various reasons of top-notch
prices which are alleged to be forced
upon embryo-soldier lads who are
strangers in the city. Two soldiers,
Michael ]. Sklemar, Camp Cody,
whose parents live at 908 Dorcas
street, and F. ]. Sazama. St. Paul,
Neb., complained to the police that
after receiving tonsorial service in
a barber shop, amounting to a hair
cut and a shave, Saturday afternoon
they were presented with checks of
$40 and $l.40, respectively. The
affair occurred in South Fifteenth
street shop recently opened.
Each lad said they asked for and
received nothing else but . hair cut
and a shave. Owing to the fact that
Sklemar and Saxama would be un-
able to appear in court against the
BARRIERS the latter were not held.
Phases OF federal law state that It is
a serious oifense to overcharge SOL
diers for anything. Federal authori-
ties will investigate.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-04-28
mi.ted to the purchase of the plant at
whatever value may be finally fixed.
Appraisal in 1912.

misted to the purchase of the plant at
whatever value may be finally fixed.
Appraisal in 1912.
I'm 1912 the city had an ex-
haustive appraisal made OF the prop
erty of the gas plant. In his ap-
praisal of the physical property w.
NJ. D. Marks fixed what he said was
fair value. namely $l,5Ol,27o. l
do not know that the gas company
completed its valuation OF the plant
and consequently have no word from
that side as to the claimed value
thereof. But what is known from
the history of controversies OF this
kind, it would seem sage prophecy
to say that the company would claim
value not much short of S4,OO0,O 600,
and that if the matter were finally
settled in court, value would be ar
rived at somwhere between the ex-
treme claims of both sides"
Mr.. Lambert notes that Marks
made no allowance for franchise
value. He also refers to depreciation
since and a.se to estimated improve
ments of $500 900 or more. He further
notes that at the time of the Marks
appraisal the price of cast iron pipe
was from s.. to $50 per ton, while al
present the Price is $55.95 per ton,
The 1912 appraisal shows approx.
mately 220 miles of cast iron pipe
lines. The corporation counsel fig
ures that the advanced cost of iron
pipe and ami labor would add mate.
rally to the 1912 appraisal.
so that" he continues, 1T would
seem safe to estimate that if the plant
was taken over at this time it would
cost the city at least twice as much as
if taken over under normal conditions
that is, CONDITIONS prevailing generally
before the war. 1t must be remem-
bered that the prices prevailing a.
the time tbe city enters upon the
acquisition CT the property will be
the prices winch would determine the
appraisal value--averages over pc
riods of five to 10 years usually EN-
ployed in appraisals for rate making
do not prevail when the purpose is
to acquire the property"
Mr.. Lan,Dert also states that an
examination ef the records convinces
him that during the last few years
there must have occurred a falling
away of demand for gas for certain
purposes, SUI h as light"
Omaha daily bee., 1918-04-28
lights through a clever burlesque
"Shenaudaah

Other funmakers are George Doug
las, John Honan and Vic Casmore,
with Lucille Manion and Ameta Pynes
assisting on every play. Marie Spar
row is pretty we'll down on the bill,
but she surely brings 'em up stand
ing with her rollicking specially. She,
too, reminds some of the old timers
of day that is gone, for Maggie
Kline in her heydey was very much
such an instigator of riotous fun as is
Miss Sparrow. Regulars last night
gasped little in amazement and then
applauded in joy when the chorus
showed up, for it is the real thing
fresh, sparkling and willing to work.
From start to finish the proceedings
60 along with snap and with expen-
sive and attractive costumes, special
scenery and effective stage group
ings and dances, the Behman show
fully sustains the good name it has
made for itself among patrons of mu-
sical burlesque.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-04-28
Boy Scouts to Glue DR.. Henry
Rousing FareweN Tonight

DR.. E. c. Henry, recently commits
stoned a major in the United States
army, will leave Omaha at $50 o'clock
tonight. The major has been ordered
to the east for active service.
Major Henry is president Of the
Boy Scout organization OF Omaha,
Scout Executive English has issued
call to the Boy Scouts OF Omaha to
meet at the Union station at 6 o'clock
to give the major a farewell demon
stration.
DR.. Henry established the Lord
Lister hospital, which will be left in
charge of DR.. Charles H. Newell and
Mrs. Henry while the major is in
active service. A son, Frank Henry,
who is lieutenant in the army, re-
Gently wrote his parents from an
American seaport that he expects to
sail for France soon.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-04-28
State Commercial Clubs
Meet at Alliance May 21-22

A meeting OF the Nebraska State
Association OF Commercial clubs will
be held May 81 and % at Alliance.
For the last two years these state
conventions have been held in Om-
aha, and the western city was select
ed this year by common consent. All
members of the local chamber who
will attend the meeting are, asked to
communicate with the commissioner
at an early date in order that they
may be designated as delegates.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-04-28
Five Sons of Iowa Woman j
Fiqhtinu for Uncle Sam

Five sons of Mrs. A. Minner of
Glenwood, Ia, have enlisted in the
service. Burton enlisted in Kansas,
Phil and Fred in Glenwood, Carl in
Kearney, Neb., and Louis enlisted in
the nayy in Omaha. s,.r.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-04-28
BOY SCOUTS GET
$37,750 ON FIRST
DAY OF CLEANUP
Carl 0hye Sells 81 Bonds, Ag'
gregating S5,050; Many
Scouts Fail to Make
Returns.

The Boy Scouts of Omaha in theif
first days work sold 176 Liberty
bonds, amounting to $37,750, accord
ing to reports received by Scout EN-
ecutive English Saturday night Many
boys living in districts far out did
not report their days work, owing to
the rain. T .t
Carl Ohye, son of Henry Ohye, 7lS
South Twenty-seventh street, sold 81
bonds aggregating S5,0s0, which was
the best record Of any Of the boys
reporting.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-04-28
Salesman Arrested on
CHARGE of EmbezzIement

Fred NJ. Johnson, salesman for the
Universal Chemical Co., 3l4-l6 South
Twelfth street, was arrested Satur-
day afternoon on a warrant issued
by his employers, charging embezzle-
ment.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-04-28
Grand Larceny Charge
AGAINST ALLEGED Tire Thief

Samuel Steinberg, 2l08 Cass street,
was arrested Saturday afternoon on
charge Of grand larceny. He is
charged with the theft Of two automo-
bile tires on the night Of April Il,
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-02-06
GERMANS DOCTOR
GERMS SPEECH
CZERNIN SAYS, WILL NOT FIGHT
FOR THE SCHEMES OF PAN
GERMANS

London, Feb. 5.-The most impor-
tant passage in the speech at which
Count Czernin, the Austro-Hungarian
foreign minister, delivered before the
reichrath on January "a, which is now
causing storm of antiAustrian agi-
tation in Germany and Bulgaria, was
cleverly distorted so as to completely
change its meaning in the version
which the German Wolf bureau per
mitted to go to England and America.
Referring to President Wilson'S pro
posals, the Hungarian foreign
minister was quoted as saying:
81 think there is no harm in stating
that | regard the recent proposals OF
President Wilson as an appreciable ap-
proach to the Austro-Hungarian point
of view and that to some of them
Austro-IIungary joyfully could give
her approval. But she must first lay
down this principle-that III so far AS
these propositions concern her allies,
whether in the case of Germany's pos
session of Belgium, or in the case of
Turkey, Austria Hungary, faithful to
her engagements to fight to the end
in defense of her allies, will defend
the possessions of her allies as she
would her own. That is the stand
point of our allies in regard to which
there is perfect reciprocity"
The correct text of this section OF
Count Czrnin's speech as printed in
the Vienna newspapers, follows:
so far as these propositions concern
her allies, whether in the case of Ger
man possessions, Belgium or Turkey,
Austria Hungary, faithful to her en-
gagements will go to the extreme in
defense of her allies She will de-
fend the prewar possessions OF her al
lies as she would her own"
BY removing the comma between
German possessions" and Belgium"
and by dropping the important adjec-
tive. "pre-war," Count Czernin was
made to say that he would defend Ger
manys possession of Belgium. This
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-02-06
THIS is THE WAY GILS
TALK ABOUT HUSBANDS

Atlanta, "a. February 5--Sweet young
girls attending very fashionable
private school in Atlanta have recent
ly prepared Love Log" which was
intended for private circulation only,
but some OF the details of which have
leaked out in the public prints. Follow
ing are some Of the confidential and
the interesting littlebooklet
He must love me wildly, and be
half gypsy in his nature" says one
sweet young thing who evidently
knows exactly what she wants
He must please my mother and
not have a twang in his voice" says
another whose ideals are somewhat
less torrid in temperature.
Gle must have a nickname and be
a cross between a gypsy, cave man
and an Irishman, says another"
And fourth calls for man "who
has brains but who flunked at college,
who knows how to swear but doesn't
except on rare occasions when he
has real provocation
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-02-06

the stock to make room for new.
You must wear your old SHOES TO the
store and the new ones away:
WE SELL DRY GOODS AND NO
TIoNs, HATS SHOES and a new line
of Groceries. All at the right price
We ask the public to call and see.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-02-06
ELIZABETH CITY
MINISTER PRAISES
INDIGESTION REMEDY
SAYS He Thinks There Is Nothing Like
II and Friends Who Have Taker
II Also Got Relief From Stom
ach Worries.
a NON-ALCOHOLlC HIGHLY
CONCENTRATED IRON REMEDY

The Reverend II. H. Norman, of
Elizabeth City, N. c., wrote the other
day: 81 suffered from indigestion troub
les for long time and must say it was
hard to find relief until / began that
first bottle Of Acid Iron Mineral, but
now | am able to perform duties that
before it's use had to almost entirely
abandon"
People in all walks of life find it
hard to do their work when the diges-
ton is poor and system becomes un-
der-nourished. The bricklayer with
high wages prevailing often cannot get
ahead because of poor health. 1t is
the same with farmers who raise but
a fraction Of the crop they could if
their health permitted harder work.
Continuing his statement, this min
lister said: Finding so much relief
for myself | have bought bottles of it
for friends and they too were relieved
and strengthened so | want to recon-
mend it to all now as / think there is
nothing like it."
Acid Iron Mineral is the product Of
a natural and truly remarkable natu-
raj iron deposit found in Mississippi,
highly concentrated and a. great RENE
dy for stomach, indigestion, kidney,
blood and uric acid troubles. Get a
bottle today at your nearest drug store
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-02-06

is the very ahing he emphaticaliy dis
claimed. He Definitely dissociated Bel
GUM from German possession and de-
clared that Austria would defend only
the pre-war possession of her allies.
It is this declaration obviously OPP
posed to the German militarist pro-
gram and to- Bulgaria's avowed war
aims program which is causing such
a stir in Berlin and Sofia.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-02-06
Get Your Seed Early

There is going to be an ample sup
ply of general farm crop seed but the
garden seed crop is very short, and
prices are going to be from so to $50
per Gent higher than normal The
and lack of farm labor are forcing
many seedmen to limit the amount of
seed sold to a single person, and the
wise farmer will order his garden seed
early while Their is still supply on
hand. The Southern Ruralist
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-02-06
Hamilton Shoe Store
or sale cheap.

Russia will bring quicker peace be-
cause the spirit of liberty which caused
the over throw CT the Russian mon
archy now seems to be Injecting in
peoples of Germany and Austria and
what has happened in Germany may
happen in Russia Last night Mr..
Burke was the guest of honor at a
banquet attended by all the leading
bankers and business men of the
city.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-02-06
Get Ready to PIow

Get ready to pillow the orchard II
March. II the coyxer crop has
made good growth, give it timss
where it was planted early ala
done wen, turn it under the lest 81
month OF early in March la
Southern Ruralist.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-02-06
THREE BROTHERS MEMBER
KINGS PRTVY COUNCIL

London, January 29.-The appoint
trent of Lord Hugh Cecil to seat
In the Kings Privy Council briags
about the unique situation of three
brothers being members Of that hon
orable body at the same time. the
three being Lord Robert Cecil, Lord
Hugh Cecil and the Marquis Of Sal
isbury.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-02-06
SAYS RUSSIAN LIBERTY
IS INJECTING GERMANY

Savannah, Ga. Feb. 5-Hon. John
Burke, treasurer of the United States,
who is in Savannah, says that he
hopes the Russian situation may hurry
peace instead of prolonging the war
was at first thought Hebases his
behalf that the state of affairs in
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-02-06
Half Your Living
Without Money Cost


We are all at a danger point. On
the use of good common sense in our
1918 farm and garden operations de-
ponds prosperity or our "going broke"
Even at present high prices no one
can plant all or nearly all cotton, buy
food and grain at present prices from
supply merchant on credit and make
money. Food and grain is higher in
proportion than are present cotton
prices.
It's a time. above all others to play
safe; to produce all possible food,
grain and forage supplies on your own
acres; to cut down the store bill.
A good piece of garden ground,
rightly planted, rightly tended and
kept planted the year round, can be
made to pay nearly half your living. 1t
will save you more money than you
made on the best three acres of cotton
you ever grew!
Hastings 1918 Seed Book tells all
about the right kind Of money saw
ing garden and the vegetables to put
in it. 1t tells about the farm crops as
we'll and shows you the clear road to
real and regular farm prosperity It's
Free. Send for it today to n. G.
HASTINGS CO., Atlanta, Ga.-Advt.