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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-10-07
How to Meet Influenza.

Waterloo Courier: 1t is just as well
to look this flu epidemic squarely in
the face and get ready to meet and COM
bat it. Chicago doctors have warned
the public that half the people Of that
city may expect to suffer from this in
tluenza in more or less severe form. 1t
is reasonable i to assume that eastern
Iowa and Black Hawk county will
come Within the scope of the malady,
in fact the disease appears already to
have made its appearance in Waterloo.
If we possess fairly accurate know
ledge Of the character, symptoms, Oper-
alton and proper method of handling
the ailment, we will have gone a long
way toward the avoidance of serious
consequences We first heard of this
disease last May when it was prevalent
in Spain, taking the form of the intlu-
enZa or grip. Later an epidemic some
what similar, but less severe, ran its
course in Switzerland and this was fol
lowed by isolated mild cases IN France
and England. German troops suffered
severely from it. In August the malady
was first noted in America, undoubt-
edly carried over by passengers on re-
turning troop ships.
Medical men have not yet completed
their Investigations with respect to this
ailment, although II New York physi-
elan announces that he has isolated the
germ and discovered an antitoXin that
will counterfeit its work. Investigators
have reached the conclusion, however,
that in almost all respects this flu is
the counterpart of the first epidemic
of grip that ragged in this country
about twenty-nine years ago. The only
important point Of difference Observ-
able is that the present attack appears
to be rather more severe, leading more
easily to pneumonia. 1t is character
lied by considerable sneeZing, REDEEM
lUp 0l TIE eyes, TuuIllHs VI tuc IOsc,
chills, followed by fever of from 101 to
1903, with aching back and joints and
general feeling of lassitude.
If taken promptly and treated pro-
perly, the disease, in the great majority
of cases, yields quickly and no serious
results will follow. Surgeon General
Blue advises persons noting advance
symptoms to go to bed, keep warm and
place themselves under charge of doc
tor. Treatment consists largely of rest
in bed, fresh air, plenty of plain, nour-
ishing food, with Dovers' powders for
the relief of pain. Every case in which
fever develops should be regarded as
serious and the patient should not be
permitted to leave his bed until nor
NAL temperature has returned. Re
covering patients should be extremely
careful not to attempt to resume ordi-
nary work too quickly. as there is dan
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-10-07
HOSPITAL Benefit
) At ISIS OCT.14l-15
Reconstruction Hospital At
Fort Des Moines
Gets Benefit.

The reconstruction hospital at Fort
Des Moines, supported by the state
W0man's Christian Temperance Union,
will be the beneficiary of the benefit
program to be given by the local orga-
y aation at the Isis theatre Monday
and Tuesday, October II and 10. The
picture to be shown is ''Hit the Trail
Holiday" a take-off on Billy Sunday
George Cohan VS.. Billy Sunday.
AT the regular monthly meeting of
the w. G. L. U. held at the library
yesterday afternoon final plans were
made for the entertainment, which is
guaranteed to be a program Of excep-
tional interest, "Hit the Trail Holli-
lay" is a comedy drama and wallop
for prohibition. Owing to the excel
lence of the film and the splendid pur-
pose for which the benefit, is given, it
lis hoped that an unusually large
crowd will come and be happy"
The local w. 4. G. U. is in receipt
of an urgent request from state head
quarters to be most active in the gath
ering of fruit pits and nut Shells for
which the government is carrying on
a campaign to assure the further pro-
duction of gas masks for use on the
western front by American soldiers.
The association will work in copjun,-
ton with the local organization OF Boy
Scouts, who are assisting in the cam
paign here.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-10-07
DO IT FOR BABY.
By RUTH DANANHowER WILSON.

BY RUTH DANANHOWER WILSON.
The little human animals are very
much alike in their development. 1t is
helpful to mother to learn the aver
age times of growth, though a perfectly
well, normal child often departs slightly
from the average in some respects.
Here are some statistics given by DR..
Holt and DR.. Kerley to show the aver
age development.
During the first week of it's life, a
baby usually loses from four to six
ounces, and after that makes a weekly
gain of from four to eight ounces up to
six months of age. From six months
to year baby usually gains from two
to four ounces a week. During the Sec
ond year there is a gain of seven
pounds.
To put it differently, the average ba-
by weighs about seven pounds at birth,
doubles the weight at five months, near
ly triples it at one year OF age and at
two years weighs twenty-eight pounds.
The fontanel should be closed at eigh-
teen months, surely at two years. De-
casionally it will be closed at fourteen
months.
A baby should hold up, it's head dur
ing the fourth month.
1t should laugh out loud from the
third to the fifth month.
1t should reach for toys and handle
them from the fifth to the seventh
month.
1t should sit up without support at
seven or eight months.
1t should begin to creep at nine or
ten months.
At eleven or twelve months it should
stand without aid.
The first attempts at walking usu-
ally come in the twelfth or thirteenth
month, and the average child can walk
alone by the eighteenth month.
At year baby usually has six
teeth, at year and half twelve
teeth, at two years sixteen teeth and at
two years and half the full set of
twenty teeth.
The newborn baby usually sleeps
nine-tenths of the time, the six months
old baby two-thirds of the time.
AT five months old a baby should
sleep from 10 p. IN. to- 6 u. m. without
u feeding.
Between fifteen months and two
years of age baby should learn to
sleep twelve hours at night without u
feeding.
Up to eighteen months or two years
of age the average baby takes a nap of
from one to two hours morning and af-
ternoon. After that age baby usu-
ally takes only an afternoon nap.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-10-07
BLOODHOUNDS FIND
L|TTLEL0ST CHILD
Baby Daughter of Former
Webster Citian Wan
ders Off.

The little two and a half year old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs r. D. Wood
ard, living north of Goldfield, who was
lost Wednesday evening, was found
Thursday morning after an all nights
search.
The little one had been out in the
yard with it's mother and not out of
the mothers sight five minutes before
she began to make Il search for her
and was unable to find her.
This occurred at about 6 80 in the
evening, and it wasn't long before
about three hundred men or more We're
out with lanterns searching in the
fields, creeks and everywhere.
At about II o'clock, after searching
for hours and in vain, they called
Baldwin Brothers at Waterloo to bring
couple of bloOdhounds. They had
the dogs ON the place by 4 80 and COM
menced searching Immediately. The
dogs wandered about the yard for some
time and then made their way to the
creek, tracing the child around the
creek and finally found her wandering
through the plowed fields at about Z 80
in the morning.
The child showed no signs of hav-
ing shed any tears nor did she look
like she had been sleeping, so evident
ly she can't have been so very frighten-
ed over being lost.
Mrs Woodland is daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. w. II. Donovan of this city.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-10-07
SOCIAL EVENTS.

The Thursday Circle will meet with
Mrs. Ralph Woodruff Thursday for an
all day meeting.
Mrs. j. A. Bateman Thursday after
noon at 8 o'clock.
The Literary Round Table will have
picnic supper this evening in the Ken
dali Young park. If the weather is I'M
favorable, it will be held at the J. l..
Kamrar home.
The Wednesday club will hold its
first meeting of the, season with Mrs.
w. J. Covil Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. Covil will serve 1 o'clock
luncheon to the members.
The annual dollar social of the Uni
yersalist ladies' aid society was an
event of Thursday night with the spec
ial feature of picnic supper for all
church people.
Mrs. Anna Tabor. Mrs. Eugene Lash
er and Mrs. +. j. Drake, with COM
petent corps of assistants. composed
the supper committee and delicious
chicken pie dinner with the ''tixin's"
was served in the church dining room
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-10-07
Editor w. +. Dering this week an

Editor w. L. Dering this week an
nounces that he will suspend pulica-
ton of the Stanhope Enterprise next
week. The unusually high prices of
everything that goes to make up a
newspaper have made his field unpro-
titable. He and his family expect to
go to California. The Frecman-J0urn
wishes them an abundance of success.
Within the past month three newspa-
pers in this county have suspended,
the other two being the Ellsworth
News and the harrisburg Leader.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-10-07
Store Looks Better.

Concerning Ted Breitenkamp's store
mt Woodstock, the Woodstock CORE
spondent of the Eagle Grove Times
Gazette says:
Mr.. Breitcnkamp should he congratu-
lated on the appearance of the drug
store. He is keeping everything clean
and i'm good order. The store presents
Il different appearance than has been
the case for the past few weeks.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-10-07

ger from relapse and the consequen.
ces of such relapse are much more ser
ious than from the original attack. The
spraying of the throat and nasal pas.
sages with a proper disinfectant is an
extremely valuable preventative. II
every body will do this simple thing
there will be fewer cases of the 'fiu" in
Black Hawk county.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-10-07
Teaching at Woodstock.

Miss Rankin has resigned her place
in the Woodstock schools and Mrs.
Theodore Breitenkamp is supplying
until another teacher can be found
Mrs. Breitenkamp is an experienced
teacher.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-10-07

Cecil Tormey. clerk in the Fashion
Clothes Shop. leaves the 18th of this
month for Iowa State college ut Ames,
where he is enrolled in the training
detachment of the motor truck corps.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-10-07
Real Estate Transfers.

ThOs. Orvig and VT to s. Swenson-
sw Sc 19-S6-24-$S.0O0.
G. =. Christianson to NJ. G. Benson
lot 4 blk Randall $1,000.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-10-07

w. c. Burleson has rented the living
apartments in the Latimer store build
ing to the Fred Church family, who
will move therein at once
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-10-07

Strayed from the pasture near Tun-
mel mill, one blue-black two year old
heifer. Crop in left ear. Notify L., q.
Dick stratford, Iowa. ilfl
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-10-07

The Webster City Glee club will meet
at the J. A. Wilke home on Elm street
Tuesday evening for rehearsal.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-10-07

Announcements have reached this
city of the marriage Of Lieutenant e.
r. Sifert, former principal of Lincoln
high school here. The marriage took
place in Lieutenant Siferts home town
-Earlham, Iowa. Wednesday, October
,. For some time past the lieutenant
has acted as company officer at
Fortress Monroe, Virginia, and now
has his oversee orders.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-10-07

l will hold a public sale Oct. 81 OF
pure bred Poland China boars. Send
for catalogue. J. l. Hoag, Kamrar.
0-21f4j4
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-10-07
Total Casualties Today.

The total number of casualties to
date. including those reported Sunday.
number 4O,671, divided as follows
Killed in action 1880; died of disease
1892; died of accident and other
causes 900: wounded in action 21,-
922; missing in action Cinciuding
prisOners) 5.221.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-10-07
at G:3o o'clock.

Following the dinner hour, four
large boxes of vegetables brought by
Mrs. George Worthington, were auc-
tioned,off by P.J. Brandrup. Needless
to say the vegetables went at high
price and the auction was the source
of much amusement. Twenty-Five or
thirty ladies then related their eX-
periences in earning the dollar which
is requested Of every member of the
society and the telling of these tales
elected the applause as well as laugh
ter of the gathering. The annual dol
lar social is one of the fea lures of the
Universalist church calendar and this
years affair was fully as enjoyable as
those of former seasons.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-10-07

The best in job work at this piliee.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-10-07
THE HONOR ROLL.
IOWA'S LIST OF DEAD IN FRANCE
TO DATE,

Washington, D. c., Oct. Fourier
Iowans are mentioned in the casualty
list made public by the war depart
meGt today, three names appearing ii
the afternoon list and eleven in the
morning list. They are:
Afternoon List.
Died of wounds
Private Clyde Il. KilgOre, Coun-
Gil Bluffs.
Wounded severely
Private Cleon Williams, Boone.
Missing in action :
Private Otto A. Gaard, Ruthe.
ven.
Killed in action
Private Garland B. Teel, Column
bus Junction.
Private Paul Paulson, Council
Bluffs.
Died of wounds
Private Charles L. Topel, Mon
Ona.
Private Herman Nelson, Council
Bluffs.
Wounded severely
Captain John c. Christopher,
Grant.
Corporal James Burns, Des
Moines.
Private John T. Arrowood, Des
Moines.
Private Leo B. Fagen, Ottumwa.
Private William II. Hindman
Hornick.
Private Raymond V. Hunnicutt,
Charlton.
Wounded, degree undetermined
Private Ralph Scribbens, Sioux
City.
The lists carrying a total Of 944
names are divided as follows:
Killed in action
Missing in action Observation-Disclosures 50
Wounded severely --------4S1
Died of wounds
Died from accident and other caus
es II
Died from aerOplane accident J
Wounded, degree undetermined 4
Died of disease As
PRISONERS ----------- ------------ 1
Casualties Published Sunday.
A list of 761 army casualties, made
public by the war department Sunday,
carried the names of fifteen Iowans.
They were:
Killed in action
Corporal Henry W. Grashoff,
Aurelia.
Corporal Earl c. Bennett, Les
ter.
Private Charles A. Marks, Oska-
l0Osa.
Private James w. Nicodemus,
Centerville.'
Private Villa f. Fielder, Keo-
kuk.
Died of wounds
ITlSdle &ATluuI "A. IcleIuISlSl,
Baxter.
Wounded severely
Sergeant Isaac G. Hutchinson.
Webster City.
Corporal Graydon ID. Wicker
man, Little Rock.
Private Clarence A. Hyler, Man
chester.
Private Loren L. GODDARD, Fair
field.
Private Jonathan Scott billiard,
Butler.
Private Walter L. Wells, Keo-
kuk.
Private Claude Edward Gaines,
LenoX.
Private Charles II. Brundage.
Sanborn. tssH
Total Casualties Today.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-10-07

It was a glorious achievement. Yet
we must remember that the miracle of
the Marine, great as it was, did not end
the war, which has continued for more
than four years since. Neither will the
miracle of st. Mihiel end it. The SUI
preme lesson which it offers us is the
need of carrying on of speeding up
conscription, camp work and transport
alton, until we have so many men upon
the tgting line that we shall be able to
have st. Mihiel every day, in every
sector of the western front. More
troops. more guns! more airplanes!
and force, to the utmost. That is the
call of st. Mihiel to the American ma
ton.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-10-07
unspeakable gratitude and exhaltation,

unspeakable gratitude and eXhaltatiOn,
that in its first independent battle the
American army has won a great, Il
clean cut and an overwhelming victory.
The troops engaged, or most of them, a
year before had been unframed, untried
civilians. Never before had they been
engaged in battle. Yet they captured
and slew and vanQuished the veterans
of many years of Potsdam kultur and
the inheritOrS of the traditions OF gem
erations Of professional militarism.
There could scarcely have been a finer
achievement, more typical of the Amer
lean spirit at its best. 1t is an abundant
earnest of what American participation
in this war means. though tlouted and
scorned and derided by the arrogant
enemy, and what it is going to mean in
the end.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-01-31
ITO SLAIN BY VILLISTAS
Soldiers and Passengers Killed Near
Santa Rosaia When Bandits
Wreck Train.

Juarez Mex, Jan. 30 More than
TO soldiers and passengers were killed
by villa followers Saturday - miles
south Of Santa Rosalia, when the villa
troops dynamitcd q work train going
10 Rellano to repair The railroad line
and remove the debris Of the passRn-
ger train which was robbed and burned
there Wednesday. Francisco villa led
the attack on the work train in per
son, with Martin Lopez second in com
mand
After killing or executing all Of the
Mexican workmen and train guards,
who fought for eight hours, the villa
followers proceeded to Santa RolSalia,
where only 125 soldiers were stationed.
They killed a number Of these during
the fighting, executed others and then
looted the place villa did not par
tlclpate in the sacking Of Santa Ros-
ALA.
All train service between Chihuahua
City and Torreon has been suspended
because Of the activities Of the villa
bands.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-01-31

Washington - "a trench" dinner,
cooked in portable army Kitchen
was served at local hotel to Secre-
tary Daniels. Assistant Secretary of
Agriculture Carl S. Vrooman, Samuel
Gompers, members of congress and
prominent army and navy officers.
Washington-Crew of all American
ships sailing from Atlantic and gulf
ports will be put on a special food adj
ministration ration beginning Feb. l
They will eat less be and pork than
now and will observe ten wheatless
meals a week.
Washington-The national executive
committee of the Anti-Saloon League
of America has drafted an appeal to
President Wilson to prohibit the man
ufacture of beer and light wines dur
ing the war
Chicago Philip d. Armour, Ill,
has filed a claim for exemption from
draft, on the grounds that he is of
more service to his country in the
packing business than in the national
army. 1
Washington - Belgium got another
credit of $9,0c0,0OO, making her total
loans from the United States SS6,400,-
goo
shington-Carrying out the new
plan of fuel distribution, the fuel adj
ministration has divided the country
into twenty producing districas with a
practical coal man as producing rep
resentative at the head of each.
Washington Warning TO the public
TO be careful in the use of hair dyes,
rouge, hair removors and similar cos
metics, because many of them contain
poisonous ingredients, was given by
the bureau Of standards.
Rome A new Italian food regula-
ion limits the amount OF bread served
a restaurants and public eating places
o rs ounces per person at each meal
Chicago A pledge TO dispose OF
| s65 100000 in war saving stamps this
year was given by superintendent of
the Metropolitan Life Insurance com
! pany at the annual dinner of their con.
vention here.
New William Jennings Bryan
opened the campaign Of prohibitionists
10 obtain ratification Of the national
prohibition amendment in the New
York state legislature by two speeches
| here.
| Madrid Rumors of disorder In Bar.
celona state that groups Of women
started riots demanding cheaper food
4
prices.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-01-31
TWO PERISH IN FLOOD
HEAVY PROPERTY LOSS REPORT
ED IN WEST VIRGINIA.
Three Towns Inundated When Rivers
OVerfow-Boats Swept Away
on the Ohio.

Charleston, w. Va, Jan. 30.-Two
lives We're lost and thousands of dol
lars worth of property was destroyed
when the floods of ice and water from
West NrginiaS overburdened rivers
emptied into the fiat lands and the val
leyS of the state, sweeping before them
human habtations and making large.
seething inland lakes. The dead re
ported up 70 late hour We're Mrs.
4. p. Bias and William Clark of Lo-
gan.
Morgantown, Logan and Belington
were inundated. The former place il
on the MOnongahea and the latter
two on the Cuyandott and the Tygart
valley. other rivers doing much dam
age were the Ohio and the Coal. Near
ly all parts of the state are affected.
Padukah, KY. Dec. 30.-Descending
ice gOrges in the Tennessee and Ohio
rivers, converglng here, swept the win
ter fleet of packets and other craft
from their moorings Mt up-river points
and In the Paducah harbor and car
ried the boats on down the Ohio. APP
pealS for help from persons marooned
on the ice-bOund craft were heard
as they were carried past the city.
report from Metropolis, Ill., said
several packets were seen standing on
end In the ice ss the foe passed that
place.
Eagle line steamboats,, St Louis
packets. several Tennessee river and
other smaller craft were in the harhor
here when the gorge broke. The
boats rocked and swayed with the i'm
pact of the ice. Additional cables has
tily were run TO shore, but failed to
hold them, as the pressure of the ice
became greater, and one by one they
were torn from their moorings and
swept on down the river.
The number Of boats caught In the
torrent has not been determined. 1t
was said they probably would reach
more than a dozen. A preliminary es-
innate Of the damage, If all were lost.
placed II at 100000.
Cairo, H., Jan. 30.-The Holiday
Phillips wharf boat, valued at $4,000,
and nine small barges, were caught in
Ice foes In the Ohio river here and
sunk. All are total losses.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-01-31
AZ KILLED BY BOMBS
1863 OTHERS WOUNDED DURING
AIR RAID ON LONDON.
Fifteen German AirpIanes Take Part
in Attack-One Shot Down by
British Aviators.

London, Jan. 30.-German alrplanes
made their first attacks of the year
upon London and its suburbs on Mon
day night, their bombs infiicting casual
ties officially reported as AZ killed and
1860 injured. OF those killed IA were
men. II women and 16 children.
All the victims, except one of the
killed and seven Of the injured. were
in the London area Itself.
No serious material damage was
done, and the raiders suffered the loss
of one machine, which fell in flames
from n height Of 10000 feet, its three
occupants being burned to death.
The enemy machines, numbering
about fifteen. came over the coast In
relays, but apparently only three or
four succeeded In getting through the
barrage. The gunfre lasted intermit-
tcntly through five hours, and for two
hours was almost continuous.
There was an hours interval before
midnight when no firing was heard
except an occasional distant gun oft
toward the coast. Residents who were
away from their homes at the theaterS
or i'm the shops when the raid began
concluded 1t was all over, although the
bugleS had not sounded clear signal,
and more persons were on the streets
than usual al midnight when the heavy
guns began 70 boom again in warding
off the second attack.