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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-04-01
.W.S.S..
For County Recorder.

Else where in todays Freeman
Journal is the announcement of
County Recorder Holiday as a cand-
idate for denomination at the repub-
lican promaries for the position she
now holds and is filling so satisfac-
torily. During the past three years
Mrs. Holiday has been our efficient
county recorder and in that time has
fully demonstrated her ability to
properly conduct the affairs of the
Office She is woman of superior
talent and spares no pains in the
performance of her duties. She is
obliging, careful and accurate and
is regarded as one of the best record
ers the county ever had. The repub-
licans will make no mistake in ac-
cording her denomination and the
people will not blunder by re-electing
her with an Increased majority.
-W.SS.-
A1ahaStinc all shades af Teed's
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-04-01
LEIGH BATEMAN, AVIATOR,
WRITES FROM WEST FRONT
Is Anxiouslto Have DR.. Hannah Come
Over.

Leigh Bateman, one of Webster
City's aviators who is Somewhere in
France" writes from under date
March / ana because his many friends
are interested portions of his letter are
published herewith.
He says, II am sending copy of the
Plane News that is printed here. .
When this sheet arrives the Freeman
Journal will give a description of it
and copy from it for the benefit of it's
readers, who are all so interested in
the doings in France.
Leigh goes on to say "Tell Doc
Hannah to get we'll soon and come on,
as l want a good aid-de-camp." Better
write and tell him that you are at his
service, doctor. He writes further:
my French is very limited, but
can make myself understood when I
ask for eggs or such things.
Have everyone you see or read
about write me letter, as ! would
rather get mail than eat and you know
what an appetite have.
"We are receiving some very good
training and when we are sent after
Kaiser Bill think we will make short
work of it.
Hoping you are all we'll and have
been able to withstand the cold wealth
er hear they are having in the states,
I will close,
Leigh"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-04-01
John X. Kamrar Resigns.

John R. Kamrar has resigned his
position as assistant cashier at the
Hamilton County State Bank. Mr.
Kamrar has been with this bank for
eighteen years. He has not yet an
nounced his plans for the future.
Mr.. Kamrar has always been COM
petant employee and in leaving this
bank he has the best wishes of his host
of friends and, in particular the
patrons of the Hamilton County State
Bank.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-04-01
.W.S.S.-
Boys Enjoy Home Paper.

The Freeman-Journal is in receipt
of letter from Lieut.. N. L. Soder-
holm, of the 125th Machine Gun Bat
talon at Camp Cody, giving notice
that Private Lewis Maryland, who re-.
Gently died in France. lived in Rad
cliffe. The Freeman-Journai learned
that fact some days ago. but apprsciS
ates the interest Lieut.. Soderh4lm
takes in taking measures to furnish
official information.
Further in his letter he writes:
II receive your copies of the Free
man Journal daily, with very few ex-
ceptions, and l wish to assure you
that the home paper is read with
avidity by the Webster City boys of
the company, especially those arti-
cles which concern that part of form
er Company C which is over there"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-04-01
DR.. HANNAH GETS
CALL TO FORT RILEY
Webster City Physician Called to Re.
port for Army Duty mt Fort
Riley.

Lieut.. Ward Hannah of the medical
reserve corp, who several weeks ago
received word from Surgeon General
Gorgas telling him to be ready for
active service April 3, yesterday got
another communication assigning him
to Fort Riley. Kansas. He is request
cd to report to the commanding officer
at the medical officers training camp
there April 3.
Lieut.. Hannah will leave today.
Mrs. Hannah will remain here during
April, after which she will leave for
various Iowa and Minnesota points,
expecting to visit among relatives dur
ing the period of time that the doctor
remains in United States training
camps. Just what they will do with
the household goods and Office fixtures
they do not know, but will probably
sell them.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-04-01
CHAUTAUQUA DATES
TO Be JULY 1918
Rcdpath. Vawter System Announces
Dates for the Webster City
Chautauqua.

The Rcdpath-Vawter System have
announced the dates for the Chau-
tauqua in this city this summer. The
time fixed is July II to July IS. The
opening day will be Friday and the
chautauqua will close the following
Thursday. The big tent will be
pitched on the school grounds. The
program will be announced later.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-04-01
Supper and Entertainment.

The Stonega Red Cross chapter
will hold benefit supper and enter
tainment at the home of Miles Nc
Phillips, five miles east of Webster
City and two and half miles south
of Stonega. Tuesday evening, April ..
The proceeds of the supper will go
to the Stonega chapter of the Red
Cross.
Miss Mabel Bentley of the Ames
extension department will appear on
the program with a short talk in the
interest of permanent home demon
strator for Hamilton county.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-04-01
WIS., f.,
Shield No. ViOlatOrs.

A wheat ration Of one and one-half
pounds per person week having been
proclaimed by the national admins
tration, the observance OF wheatless
meals and wheatless days in families
no longer will be required.
Wheatless meals and days in pub
lie eating places, however, will be rig
idly enforced.
The full light of publicity will be
the urgent request of the food admin
istration. Federal food administrators
in all states have been given tele-
graphic orders to enforce the program
by rigid inspection and investigation.
Where violations are reported the ad-
ministrators are instructed to hold
hearings which must be open to the
public and to the press.
Virtually, this means that no vio-
lator, no matter what the extenuating
circumstances. will be shielded by hay-
ing his name withheld from the news
papers. Where violations are proved,
the administrators are urged to follow
Immediately with punitive measures,
the nature of which will be determined
in consultation with authorities in
Washington.
While private homes will not be re-
Quired to observe wheatless meals AID
days, they will be required to cut
wheat consumption to about one-half
of normal. If this can be done with
out entirely giving up wheat at any
meal the food administration will con-
slider that it's program is being follow
ed strictly to the letter.
1t is urging, however, that those
whose circumstances and require
ments will permit, should effect an
even greater reduction. 1t believes
that the imperative necessity for this
measure will be well understood and
that it's request will receive ready re-
sponse from the intelligent classes.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-04-01
Sfanhnnc Shows This City How.

Stanhope and the rich farm terri
tory adjacent are enthusiastic over
Belgian relief.
Thursday the Belgian relief COM
mittee from that town brought two
and half tons Of old clothes and
shoes to Webster CITY on a truck and
turned them over to the central COM
mittee. Friday twelve more sacks of
contributions came from this same
town.
Stanhope and community has given
as generously toward Belgian relief
as has all Of Webster City and the
territory adjacent to this city.
1t is certainly up to this city to
pep" up and do its share in this
relief work.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-04-01
John A. Cavanagh, Chairman of State
Quota Committee, Notifies Loan
Committee in Webster
City.
ONLY HALF~OF FORMER QUOTA
Raising of Loan to be Easy Here and
All Townships Ought to Exceed
Quota.

Hamilton county will be called on to
buy $52O,OOO worth of the new Liberty
Bonds, according to word just received
from John A. Cavanagh, vice president
of the Des Moines National Bank and
chairman of the quota committee for
Iowa in the third Liberty Bond drive,
shortly to be begun. Instead of ap-
portioning the amount to the various
counties in Iowa according to their
population, Mr.. Cavanagh has appor-
toned the amount to this county, and
to all the other 9S counties, according
to banking resources. This is consid
cred much more fair and satisfactory
Make Work Easy.
Hamilton county's apportionment in
the second loan was $994,O0O and the
quota allotted for the third loan is
only little more than half the amour.
asked in the prior loan. "That will
certainly make our work easy here"
said Chairman H. M. Sparboe today.
The figures given means that the quota
has been put low enough so that every
town and township in the county will
have no difficulty in oversubscribing
it's quota. The total allotment for
Iowa is s71 1,O50,OOO.
Is Proportionatc to Means.
The experience derived from the
first two drives will be utilized to good
advantage in the third Liberty Bond
drive. Mr.. Cavanagh contended that
population was not the right basis on
which to apportion quotas, for pros
perity does not always, or necessarily.
keep pace. with population. He argued
that it would be much fairer to ask
the various counties and the various
individuals to contribute according to
their financial worth, and this is how
the quota of this county, and all the
others in Iowa, was figured out. Bank
ing resources include cash on hand in
the banks, notes, real estate owned
and, in fact, all the banks assets.
The sum total of all the resources Of
all the banks tn this county was figur-
ed out The Liberty Bond quota was
then determined in the proportion
which these county banking resources
bear to the banking resources OF the
entire state. This simply means that
all the counties in Iowa will be called
upon to "do their bit" proportionate
to their means and that the third Lilo
erty Bond drive will be systematized
much better than were the first two.
Mr.. Cavanagh has just returned to
Dcs Moines from Washington, where
he was in conference with officials of
the treasury department, and authoriz-
ed the announcement of this countys
quota, as stated above.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-04-01
M0RE5uBtRTY LOAN
MEETINGS ANNOUNCED
Meeting at Freedom Center Wed.
nesday hight and at kamrar
Thursday Night.

A Liberty Loan meeting will be
held Wednesday evening at Freedom
Center and another Thursday eve
ming at Kamrar.
H. NJ. Sparboe, w. F. Cole and J.
E. Burnstedt will speak at these
meetings.
Before the campaign is over, the
committee plans to have good many
meetings of this kind over the coun-
ty.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-04-01
WAGON on FIRE! LADIES
HELP-VINC. MAY MARRY
Vino. Seldcrs' Delivery Wagon Caught
Fire.

The Alkire grocery wagon, driven
by Vino. Selders caught fire Friday
out on west Second street The wagon
was pretty well saturated with kero-
sene which had been spilled in it from
time to time and it is thought that the
conflagration started from spark
from the ten cent cigar Vine was
smoking. Anyway, quite blaze de-
veloped. Even the horse was scorch
ed. But the good women of the neigh
borhood came to Vines assistance
with water pals and eXtinsuished the
fire. And, having been given tangible
evidence that women are really grea.
help, Vine. intimates that possibly he
may wed-some day.
-W.S.S.-
Beautiful cut glass and silver at
Tool 4. Tnnl's CnInnd .
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-04-01
Files May Run.

Ray Files of Fort Dodge will prob
ably be the democratic candidate for
congress from this district. At the
big democratic statewide conference
in Des Moines Mr.. Files made a
strong attack on Congressman
Woods. He declared that opposition
to the administration must be wiped
out no matter whether it was gum
shoe politics from Missouri or pompa-
dour treason from Wisconsin,
-WS.S.-
All colors of colorite at Teed's.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-04-01
-W.S.S.,

C. A. Brennecke, who has been in
feeble health all winter. is able to
sit out on the porch or take short
walk in front of his home when the
weather is favorable.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-04-01
Home Guard Buttons Here.

All members of the Home Guards
may get their buttons by calling up
on N. NJ. O'Connor. secretary of the
organization.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-04-01
New Jcweler.

A. r. Zolnosky of hardwood,
Iowa, has accepted the position in H.
E. Olesons jewelry store made :
cant by Lloyd Dooley. who recently
resigned to enter army service. Mr..
and Mrs. Zolnosky and child are
moving here from hardwood and
will occupy the Culp house on Water
street. They arrived here last night.
Mr. Zolnosky is an experienced
matchmaker and engraver.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-04-01
American History Will Probably
Recognize June as "Service
Day." That Being Day to
Register Annually.
REGISTER AGAIN THAT DAY.
All Men 91 Years Old Since Last
Registration Day Will Register
June ).

Washington, D. c., March 29.-
BY vote of thirty-five to thirty
two the senate this afternoon re-
fused to table Senator News uni
versal training amendment resolu-
tion drafting all young men be-
coming twenty-one years old since
June 5.
Washington, D. c., March 29.-
American history probably will rec
ognize June as Service Day." on
which the men of this country regis
tered themselves for the draft. Pro-
vost General Crowder is planning to
list the second draft registration of
men becoming twenty-one years Of
age since last year, on June 8, the
first anniversary of registration.
AS long as the war lasts, a similar
registration will be made on this
date. 1t is estimated that 100000
class one physically fit men will be
added to Americas defense column
annually.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-04-01

Alabastine, best for walls, at Teed's.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-04-01
MSS.

Clocks, clocks and clocks, at Teed
& Teed's. 20deod-f-j-tt
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-04-01

Alabastinc, all shades, at Tced's.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-04-01

Beautiful cut glass and silver at
Teed & Teed's. 20deod-fj-tf
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-09-17
An English Boy On Yanks

The s0ang .agsishmaa. asea is ami
Is. hss sssed up he ~yanksH and
fcaad him. sy ana large. rplsndid
cs.nsutatloa
These eApFw<slens et opinion ar
found in svhool composislen collected
4, Romsss. England oae written ,,
S4znisv q nuti,, a yessE knsiishnsr
Aged n YEARS. coaiafns these facts
- ne sess them
me An,ericans Or Neuks. - shev
arr cAilea arr vrrs ,a'i men, mcssls
6. ovcf fcsl q inches vscep, the men
G. om Washington and Al.aat there sAla
taes arr rather smeii Met of fhe -
lscrK haas s@a gold iveth, ons each
>soe of their aaoa'h. ard ,sps 81 hast
plenty ~ mones, o. seem te They
are Always easins. ofticwfs and men
. Ike. and yoa often zee them stroll
sIg siong the street eating gooseher
rsss strawberries. oranges bananas
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-09-17

eAkss Ana ~ 90 fhey mavcA hy
ear hoase alue<s al dsy ~nh shsls
scwels ~hvn sbcs - aalhlng. and
y sen they So fot long manth they
arv armed ~lsh rigles l.Ayone's pie
tcls, sns sfna - ~nrasA club fhe
American otflc.r a. not say left.
right ~hrn fhes ste marching. hat
ere, 1--WE, lhFee, guur ene. lWN. three.
fsW rAvS arr lbeiai sigh lhcW
a'nAsa sor shes eers eftsn Flse rsa-
nses 20 'he eeiias,n Tbs, likr COINS
an, IN the vsent~s ain Souns elfls
They have aoae loi % help us in
tels street. war and la' - hlnarf
the isrmsHs. ana y 3 ih,Ar eslp has
the aaf wsl 4ooH is Htte tna s'stwY
iuf ihs A'Ase Iha asa haff 3
a5ii.ea ever - lhe leoa' naN aea lh,
Ggmaa pov bnrs hsl 'he, ar q hi
when ihsY hluk he wf3
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-09-17
YANkS IN AIR.
ARE N MAklN 6.
GREAT RECORDS
BRITISH CONFER THE MS
TI<ctl>lltD ttll\t. CROSS
On tINE FOR DARING
EXPLOITS

WITH ihe Bras h Armies va france,
sent az L TEE hrsllisni work oi the
American alrmcn on this lEans, eaF
ilcalariy aarine tie grsa' August bal
wv. has sceH qa.ckly reoosuizerl BY
shc British. who hase lass cauferrsa
The coveted aistl gusshea ~ .ng cross
a. fiye American aslmen TAis Is the
first time sach sa~corashon aas been
awarded 10 airmen net q Rn,ish aa-
tsonAiiiy
In Aagasi occurred The first battle
v hcre an the American ANTS aAriici-
rated under Asaeriean leadership
aid Of seventy five machines do~ned
curing the nlonih NJ the Americans
most OF tA~n. we're hEoughi down hS
shese units. and his aecs not include
Unofficial viysories or ind"cisiye com
hats. One anti bad twelye comhais
and one pilot i credited officially
with six destroyed enemy planes.
has seven unofficial victories which he
has not clximed
Among thnSe decorated arr Lieu
tenant C NJ Vaughn ~ Washington
venue. BROOKLYN Merton l. Camp
hen Of wak@man. Ohio. l. A HRmil-
sop OF Burlington. Va, Thomas J
Herbegt ond Jams A Heating
The Americans came across some Of
those faCous German circus fcrma
ssans during Angasi One DAY nine oi
hem were ATTACHED from the clouds
ly the enemy far behind their cwn
lines Il was a typical dog aght ev-
esybcdv on every body elses sasl All
She time None knew how Il would
erd and when eventually il broke off
several Americans were missing. bur
far heavier toll OF Hans Was taken
An achievement ~ exceptional char
attrr WIS that os Southern flight
commander who ngagod nine Fox
kers. hoping his squadron would come
Ep In time to do them in. ba1 the on
y assistance he bad was that u a
s.ew pilot 10 whom he s.grAled to beat
So This ilot v no has six victories
"a bis credit and seven or more nnof-
aeial victories aae 10 break or 'he
Unequal contest alter awhile because
rs squadron didr't come in time to
make cleanup.
He shot down II flames one OF three
Poker biplanes which we're diving 90
some bornbers ov~r Brnree. and drove
cf. the other two. During the big bat
fis he attacked Eve rokker bsplane.
downing one in The woods south OF
Value He engaged another. sent 4
down out Of control. which ~ drove
Tar into the enemy's lines and oniy re-.
luctsnfly gave ~ the chase because
al his ammunition Was exhausted
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-09-17

\ aspr TheY hAye ihie einN around |
,be country ia hArFris uv eNasovvs
the, arv called. ,hoai 'he alse ~ 'ha
lines w aea 90 Eet olives Ia 'a~
DOE place wherv ihere mast have bees
shout ae0u II theao barrels The klds
,at playin9 carry bottle of q ~''h
,hon, and ia ghs resSAamnta 90 one
thinks of drinklnx anything elias foa
could understand this II sou ever
tflca drinking somo ~ fhr coffee shey
h#Na over hers
have seen one - their parka and
II " very pretty pIAcr = has a
sream running through g With bridges
gbuat every hundred yards aud there
are lot ~ daeks aud awans and
some goldfish In the stream are about
/ la inches long ON sunday thia Park
IL anrvly crowded with people Il
cusss ten cenlimea OF iwo cents to st
W. the chairs That's FOR the up
k,ep ot th. park We aw 81 ~onaa
there sunday She sac ali dressed $50
ard had lltgle fam ikr an electric
fand and Il work a by pushing a lever
with the thumb u sends out vet
! f.mrd hfccEe Il aure looked funny =
ua
Harvey and Lloyd aud some u tbs
other boys we're sent out 10 bass
hoApiial 10 work the other day and
We all thongha ,i,ai we woaldu'i ~.
Them uuili after he war bar they al
q me back this evening Lloyd nasl
hey we're unloading some wounded
americans and Germans from a train
! and hr started 20 pat a German along
aid" one OF the Americans but be-
fore hc could tut him down the Amer
lean aald, Don't put that ~s
hear me" Aud another Que wanted
Lloyd 70 set straw and tickle the
German on The ical Said 4, would
make him mad
Our baseball team took the base.
| laH championahin away from ths
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-09-17
O[FNEsE COUNCILS
TO ASSIST IN OETEC-
T|0N or D[sERT[Rs

At the request Of the War Depart
i ent AT county councils wlll aid in
the detection of desersers from the
army and draft vaders. including
regisirants who have failed 10 lille
Questionalres or appear for physical
examination or otherwise comriy with
the sclective service Law. Strange
f..en in uniform will be investigated
hose presence not fully accounted
Tor Tho cas+s ~ unknown civilians
of draft axe withnut registration cards
v.sll be investigated Army deserscrs
should BE- delivered to military posts
!cr dispositiop and draft doser,ers viii
bw reported to the local agent of the
department Of Justice.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-09-17
"Burkey" Tells Of
Things Over There

bordeaux IN lsee We went lo sne
Inc gulns of ;he Ampllhca,re. II Is
1000 yeara old and there la nothing
lef, but the stone walls and plaster.
h covers radius oi about four block
risa ~ seating capacity WAS ia.0o0
The Romans BUTT !, 20 have circus IN
and l. was DESTROYED by the Ger
Kahs years ago, Il has tunnel run.
nng 70 The Grpnd 1'heater but Il is
closed now and he tfect II ia under
also closed on accoun, OF the dan
reF q Il caving in. tn" Grand
fhealer ia auite large but haven't
lad chance 20 SEQ the inside
Every other building ~ wine shop
q 4 looks that way to Us for We ere
rot used lo nach things The 4 \.
o'alers are allowed 10 drink ouly tho
l'ehl wines and some OF Il Is Just like
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-09-17
.lUO[NDORFF R[c|T[s An
OTHER DREAM TO HIS HUNS

Nagh the Americans lp frAnee ~ II
ID a hss German drive 10 bring VIC
sofy hy autumn l. what l.ud"adoaH Y y
lannlpx. according to saang i-iealen
All yon Alg.Tslenen. whose FATHER =
sAaa 20 he one nf the kalsers AdNiseFe
Ahen captar>i Won Ai0crslroen
Was Smaris dressed ana Insisted on
Wearing a nDnnc,c Ne replied inso
leatly to his uaessioneTs Asked his
opinion % the present situation, he
n.ppansly declared shas L0dendorfi II
nov moving his srcops according to
tactical plan, an that he later Will
make big drive for German peace
this year
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-09-17
GAsOuN[LEss SUNDAY
MAY COME THIS WAY
Extension of Fuel Conservation
Order West of the Mississippi
River Is Being Consad.
cred Now

waShinesoni< i<Sepl Ill, Is in the
range og possibilities. according 20 an
er nounccmeAt frcm the Fuel Admln
istration today. hat the request for
gaSolineless SUNDAYS will be- extended
vast os the Missis sps rhe midoau
lneug refiuers are canvasxsng The ii,
uatiun with slsw a. determining
Their ability io care for The Western
to- r4sor, ana q the same time deliver
the requirements made usou them
fo- export Only Il they are able 10
y eei the demands. The Western half
o. ih United States will mol be in
cluded
Unofficial reports 10 the Fuel Ad
n.inisiragion on sfe two Sundays when
"a was asked that pleasure motor ye.
A'clcs be eliminated shows THAT the
reduction ia the uso Of gasoline Ia es .
ery State east ot the Mississippi - .
cceded II Ter cent, and Ia each eare
he second SUNDAY saving was greater
than the first In Illinois the rcdnc
t.on was practically - per cerl
II "a vel Two carly 10 state exactly
the amount ai Gasoline conserved
says the Fuel administration. bal
'akinr 'ha total number of ears regis
tered IN ibc sta - and assuming 4
saving OF three ssiloas per car. thss
would nean total Of alg coo barrels 3