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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-09-02
North American Hotel Com
pany Takes Over OPP
ton on the Will
son Hotel.
A MANAGER TO GO IN.
Building Closed but Will
Probably be Reopened
Tomorrow.

The North American Hotel company
has taken over the option on the Will
son Hotel property in this city. The
lease on the building held by r. 4.
Harvey, who has operated the hotel
for some time, expired last night and
today the building is closed. Presi-
dent J. F. Letton and Secretary E. w.
Exley Of the North American Hotel
company, who were in the city Satur-
day, will return tomorrow when it is
expected that the hotel will be re-
opened under new management.
1t is the intention Of the new owners
to continue the operation Of the hotel
just as it stands until spring, when 1t
is hoped that construction of new
building can be begun Mr.. Harvey
expects to move out, taking the fnrni-
ture and fixtures, which are his prop
erty. He will store them for the time
being.
The new owners expect to put new
manager in and refurnish the build
ing temporarily until the new one Is
erected. Further announcements will
be Forthcoming, probably tomorrow.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-09-02
Mrs. w. w. Marsh of Water
loo, State Loan Chair
man for Women,
!, Names Her.
NAME CITY CHAIRMAN
Mrs. Ella Burleson Appoint
ed Women to Des
i MOines Meet.

Upon the urgent request Of Mrs. w
w. Marsh Of Waterloo, state chairman
Of the woman's fourth Liberty loan
committee, Mrs. l.. A. McMurray OF
this city has again accepted the chair.
manship<fOr Hamilton county and has
chosen Mrs. Ella Burleson to act as
city chairman for Webster City, Mrs
Burleson$ having already served in
this capacity during the previous two
loan issues
DR.. Ellie McCollum-Jones, state
organizer for the women's committee,
left this morning for Des Moines,
where she goes to attend meeting
OF state officials and all county chair
men to be held tomorrow, at which
time plan for the loan campaign will
be mapped out for this state. Mrs.
McMurray, who is making a weekend
visit at the lakes, expects to join her
there tomorrow.
Pending the meeting to be held to-
morrow, all plans for the local cam
paign are held up. Should the Orga-
nization plan of the last loan cam
paign he again adopted the women's
committee in this county will be prac-
tically the same as that used in the
last bond issue.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-09-02
Lloyd Bell, a Farmer Living
Near Stratford, has
Biggest Mill In
County.
HAS 20 ACRES OF CANE
Many Farmers This Year
Will Make Their Own
Sorghum.

Probably the largest sorghum mill
in Hamilton county is that owned by
Lloyd Bell, farmer living near STRAIT
ford. Mr.. Bell has twenty acres of
cane this year, which usually runs
about hundred gallons to the acre.
Mr.. Bell says the cane this year, how
ever, will not yield quite so much, but
he will probably make 100 gallons.
A good many farmers over the
county have raised sugar cane this
year and there will be a larger amount
of sorghum than usual made here.
Mr.. Bell makes a business OF making
sorghum and his plant is large enough
so that he brings an expert here ITO
make up his sorghum.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-09-02
Liberty Bonds and Stock.

The state council of defense has tax
Ell strong positions against the trad
ing of Liberty bonds for stock in COM
panies which are attempting to sell
stock in that way. The council has
adopted the following resolution:
The Iowa state council of defense
emphatically condemns the action of
any corporation which sells its stock
and takes Liberty bonds in payment
therefor. The Liberty bonds should be
held by the people and should not be
disposed OF except as collateral or Sc
curity for money borrowed to buy more
bonds. The council also expresses its
solemn conviction that it is not the
time to organize new corporations, the
stock Of which is to be sold generally
throughout the state. There are numer-
Gus corporations now existing and
worthy of support and those wishing
to invest will find ample opportunity
to do So And it is ordered that no
corporation with capital Of more
than $4,000 which has not the zap
prOval of the capital issues committee
board shall publicly sell stock in this
state without the approval of this
council and such approval will be
forthcoming for any corporation the
business of which will aid in winning
the war
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-09-02
Former Stratford Man.

StratfOrd Courier: In one of the tas-
ualty lists which was published last
week was the name Of Corporal Ernest
A. Parker of Quimby, Iowa, under the
head of Missing in Action" Mr.. Par
ker was compositor and job man on
the Courier in 1905 and 1907. He will
be recalled by many of the people here.
1t is more than likely he has been cap
tured by the Huns and that relatives
at Quimby will hear from him soon.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-09-02

cent of the wheat. berry and may be
sold without substitutes.
Rule All forms of certificates are
hereby eliminated. No certification
of any sort will be permitted
Rule 10.-In case dealers do not
understand the above rules and regr-
lations they are required to consult
their county food administrator or
write to the Burlington office of the
United States food administration.
They must not under any circum-
stance sell wheat -four except in ac-
cordance with the above rules. II in
doubt, cease the sale of flour until you
are fully informed.
Rule 11.-All wheat -four including
so-called war -four, pastry flour, cake
flour, gluten and diabetic -four must be
sold in the ratio of so to 20 per cent
or one pound of substitutes to every
four pounds of wheat flour.
Rule 12.-Retailers are not permit
ted to issue coupons with sales of sub
stitutes taking them up later and Civ
ing holders -four sufficient to offset the
face of the coupons. The substitutes
must be sold and delivered at the same
time as the wheat flour.
Rule Retailers must post a
copy of these rules conspicuously in
their respective stores for the benefit
of the public.
Rule 14.-Retailers may now buy Il
60 days supply of wheat flour. This
eliminates the 30 day rule.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-09-02
The Fighting Line.

When Jimmy went to fight the Hun
Across the briny sea
1t seemed like setting Of the sun
To Jimmy's ma and me,
And opine we would repine,
But we've no time, you see.
For now that Jimmy's gone to fight,
To finish off the Hun,
If he's to do his fighting right,
And get 'em on the run,
We've got to hustle day and night
Attacking up Of son.
We don't get up at reveille
Or go to bed at taps"
But when theMorning whistle blows
There's no more time for maps
We've got to hustle shot and shell
And guns for all those chaps.
Jim's ma is raising garden truck,
One sisters making sass"
Another's in munitions,
And our only other lass
Will be Red Cross nurse right soon
She's leading in her class.
I'm working fifteen hours day
And yet I'm feeling fine,
And when I do get tired say,
Well, that's certain sign
That I'm soldier in my way
And on the fighting line.
Ellis Meredith.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-09-02
War Does Not Affect Weather.

'There is nothing in it, says the
United States weather bureau to re-
peated inquiries as to whether the war
affects rainfall or any other weather
conditions. There is popular fallacy
that conclusions, explosions, and the
liberation of gases in the European
conflicts is having an effect on the
weather. not only over the battlefields.
but elsewhere on the globe; but it is
only fallacy say the weather special
lists Of the United States department
Of agriculture, even though it has
existed almost since the beginning of
historic times. Before gunpowder
was used, the ancients had an idea
that battles produced rainfall. which
was caused by the clash of swords and
the sweat Of the fighters.
Later, the same theory was trans
ferred to the noise produced by
nlusketry and artillery; later still, to
dust particles and smoke from burn
ing powder, upon which the moisture
in the air was supposed to be con-
densed and to fall as rain, and now
to the gases freed by explosions, and
liberated in the new chemical war;
fare.
These theories are not cOmbated
merely by other theories, but by actual
observations made officially by several
of the belligerent governments, and
the net result of these careful observa-
tions is to refute the idea of any effect
Of war OH weather.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-09-02
Cady Anderson Overseas.

Mr.. and Mrs. e. A. Anderson, S47
First street, have been notified OF the
safe arrival Of their youngest son, Dan.
iel Cady Anderson, overseas.
Cady was among the selectiyes sent
from Hamilton county to Jefferson
barracks, Mo-, in the early summer.
From there he was transferred to Wa
co, Texas, and later spent month at
Camp Merritt, N. J. He is now men,
Der Of the Seventh Division, Company
D, Thirty-fourth infantry.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-09-02
Junior Red Cross Drive.

One hundred per cent enrolment
of school children in the Junior Red
Cross is the aim of the drive that will
begin in the schools of Iowa on
September 10th. 33t
Plans have been perfected by F.
A. WEIGH, state director Of the Junior
Red Cross, to put forth mighty effort
to enlist all morganized schools for
Junior work during the first few weeks
of the school year. An appeal for
active cooperation will be made to all
county and city superintendent and
all teachers, school officers and par
ents in making this campaign a sue
cess
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-09-02
Jewell Nurse Overseas.

Jewell Record: Miss Lillian Olson,
JEWELS first Red Cross nurse in the ar
my service, has arrived safely overseas,
according to word received by her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Olof Olson, and
by Jewell friends.
Miss Olson is with the American base
hospital No. II. She was first stationed
at Camp Custer, Mt Battle Greek, Mich,
for course Of special training and Ia
ter was sent to New York City where
she spent several weeks before being
sent overseas.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-09-02

ment of agriculture's Instructions on
home canning for free distribution to
their customers and employees. The
directions have also been translated
into ten different languages by agen-
cies outside the department and are
reaching the foreign speaking families
in nearly every state in the union.
Community canning kitchens are
springing up rapidly to handle the
large quantities of products from the
war gardens.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-09-02
Rev. Eittreim to DEBORAH.

Jewell Record: Rev. X. o. Eittreim,
who has been president Of the Jewell
Lutheran college, has accepted posi-
ton as member of the faculty Of Luz
Their college at DEBORAH, Iowa, one of
the strongest Norwegian Lutheran
schools in the middle west. Rev. Eft
treim and family will move to DEBORAH
within few weeks to make their flu
ture home there. The best wishes of a
host of good friends in this community
will go with them.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-09-02
More stratford Boys in France.

Stratford Courier: Mr.. and Mrs Nels
-SandeH received word last week that
their son, Carl, had arrived safely over
seas. Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Linn have
also heard from their son, Peter, that
he has arrived safely on French soil. A
goOdly number of Stratford young men
are now in Europe on the firing line
trenches, where they are sure to make
the Huns know that they are there.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-09-02
Lodges Consolidate.

Williams Enterprise: The Odd Eel
low lodges of Williams and harrisburg
have merged into one and the meetings
of the order will hereafter he held 1T
the latter place. This action was taken
early this month and will do away with
the Williams camp, Silver Link, NO.
45S, and both will be conducted as The
Silver Leaf, NoI222.
The paraphernalia of the Williams
camp is being moved to Harrisburg.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-09-02
JOTTINGs ABOUT THE
COUNTY
Pete Always Wins.

Stanhope Enterprise: Peter Hove has
again been favored with much consid-
Grafton by the poultry judges at the
state fair. His Buff Plymouth Rocks
were awarded the following prizes :
First on cockerel, first on pullet, and
sweepstakes on cockerel in the Ameri-
can class, over all, winning big silver
platter.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-09-02
No Farmers Picnic.

Stanhope Enterprise: There will be
no farmers picnic this year, as it has
been decided to pass it up on account Of
war conditions. That is, so many of
the young men have been drafted, caus-
ing such shortage in labor conditions
that the farmers have about all they
can handle with their farm work, leav-
ing but little time for leisure and plea
sure.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-09-02
Rebuild Phone Lines.

StratfOrd Courier: Workmen from
the Bell Telephone company are here
this week rebuilding the lines of the
Bell company which were torn down by
the cyclone early last summer. Tenn
porary twisted wire has been taking
care Of their service since the storm. AS
soon as the repair work is completed
the long distance wires will be placed
on the exchange board in the Office Of
the Stratford Mutual Telephone com
pany.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-09-02

Mrs. A. G. Halfway of Newark. s.
D., in renewing her subscription to
the Freeman-.Journal, writes, "We
can't get along without it." She also
says that 1--WE are just starting to
thresh the largest crop we ever had
In this country"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-09-02
Weather for the Week.

For the upper Mississippi and lower
Missouri valleys: Local showers in
north portion Monday and probably
Thursday. In south portion Tuesday
and probably Saturday.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-09-02
Miss Buchanan Returns.

Miss Ella Buchanan, the school
nurse, has concluded to return to her
old position in this city and has al.
ready begun her work for the coming
year. Miss Buchanan has been engag-
ed in government service for the past
three months, while making tuber-.
cular survey of the state OF Kansas.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-09-02
r. 7. BECK, Phi. O.. D. D. ..
DENTAL SURGEON

once in Richardson building. us
Rnloon Avenue. llu
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1918-08-15
IS PRAISED BY LLOyO-GEORGE
ALL POSITIONS PREVIOUSLY
GAINED STEADILY HELD
BY STIFF FIGHTING.
British Premier Praises Part Taken
in Present Offensive by the
American Troops.

The allied armies have obtained
further successes over the Germans
in ighting in the scissors Rheims
sector and to the north IN the Mont
in Flanders between the Lave and
Clarence rivers.
East OF the town Of Braisne on the
Nesle River. midway between Sois-
sons and Rheims. American and.
French troops after the stiffest kind
OF fighting have crossed the river and
held all the positions gained. In ad-
dition all the positions previously
gained by the allied troops through
out the entire Rheims -SoiSsons salient
have been solidly held. notwithstand-
ing counter-atacks and the heavy ar
tillsry fire the enemy has poured
down from the heights north OF the
where the Nesle enters the Aisne
east OF Soissons the French have over.
come the resistance OF the enemy and
taken the village Of CRY -Saisogne.
In the Montdidier sector the French
south and southeast OF the town have
further advanced their line ON this
important sector which represents the
junction point OF the armies OF the
German crown prince and OF Crown
Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria
Ii remained for the British how
ever TO deliver the hardest blow
against the Germans. Following up
previous advance in the famous Lys
sector northwest OF LaBasse. Field
Marshal Haig's men pushed forward
their line over a front OF nearly five
miles TO depth of thousand yards
David Lloyd-George. the British
prime minister. addressing the house
of commons. spoke optimistically OF
the status of the war from the allied
standpoint He characterized the
present offensive on the Aisne- Marine
front as the most brilliant in the an
mails OF the war and praised the part
taken in IL by the American troops
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1918-08-15
FINDS SON AMONG WOUNDED
New York Woman In Paris Voluntarily
Aiding Nurses Discovers
Own Boy.

Pnris.-A New York woman attached
to the American Red Cross happened
To be In Paris and volunteered to help
In caring for the wounded coming in
from the battle field She was work
Ing busily when startled by loud cry
of Mother"
Turning, she saw her own son. n
young lieutenant In the American
army. He had been wounded in the
leg by shrnpnel The first news she
had had that her son was engaged I'm
the battle was when she heard his cry.
She obtained permission To accompany
her son to n hospital. After seeing
that he was attended to, she went back
To the station to cheer. rs she said,
the boys who had no hope of finding
mother to welcome them.
The mother is n prominent social
worker In New York, and has been
doing Red Cross relief work among the
refugees In France Her work usu-
ally keeps her in the south of France.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1918-08-15
FURTHER GAINS OF
HIGH IMPORTANCE
STEADY GAINS OF GREAT STRAIT.
EGlc VALUE ARE MADE BY
ALLIED FORCES.
GERMAN COUNTER ATTACKS
Violent Counter Attacks by Foe Arc
as Uusa RepuIsed With Heavy
Losses

Although the Germans are employ
ing fresh forces of reserves in efforts
to hold back the allied troops who are
pressing them from the region of the
Somme to the Disc. the American
British and French armies continue to
make progress. Monday witnessed
gains OF ground at various points
along the battle front OF high import
ance for the further prosecution OF
the endeavors OF the allies TO drive
out the Germans from the old
Amiens- Montdidier sector
After an extremely bitter contest
the Americans and British have gain
ed foothOld in the important little
town OF Bray Sur Somme, on the
northern bank OF the Somme A short
distance across the river to the south
the British have taken Proyart and
midway OF the line have pressed on
to the east OF Fonquescourt in fur
ther outflanking of Chauines from the
south and OF Roye from the north
On their part. the French In the
rolling country imediately north OF
the Disc river have captured Curry.
position of great strategic value. ly-
Ing southwest OF Lassigny. and at sew
eral other points sOuthward to the re-
gion OF the Disc, have advanced their
line further toward Noyon.
In Mondays hghting hundreds Of
additional Germans were made pris
oner and the enemy also lost heavily
il men killed or wounded. Unofficial
reports give the number of Germans
captured during the present offensive
as in the neiGhborhood OF 10000.
The Germans at last accounts were
still throwing reinfrocements to the
east OF the road running through
Chaulnes, Roye and Noyon. the pass.
age OF which by the allies would Sc
riously menace all the German forces
inside the pocket formed by the
aliid airplanes continue to bomn Ger
Disc on the south. Not alone are the
allies endeavoring to press their ad.
vantage by frontal attacks. but they
have drawn up to their back lines
guns or medium and heavy Calihers
and with these they are heavily shell
Ing the areas held by the Germans,
even as far back as BethcnCourt.
which lies on the Somme. seven and n
half miles east OF Chaunes Meantime
allid airplanes continue to bomb Ger
man positions
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1918-08-15
U-BOATS USE OIL CAMOUFLAGE
Submarine Commanders Try New
Trick, but Twas Quickly
Found Out

London. - Tricky German U-bont
commanders have conceived new plan
designated to deceive crews of the al
lied submarine destroyerS In the game
Of hide and seek In European waters.
When depth bomb is discharged and
does not cripple or destroy the Ger
man undersea boat. as sometimes hap
pens. quantity OF oil is released by
some device OF the SuhmerSible and
quickly rises to the waters surface
The hope of the German T-bont cap
tnin Is that the commander of the de
stroyer will see the oil. believe that the
submarine has been wrecked and drop
no more depth charges. Meantime. the
German Is endeavoring to escape
American and British commanders Of
destroycrs and submarine chaSers dis
covered the scheme Of the Germans
some time ago and since then have
been dropping depth bombs I'm greater
numbers than previously. using the oil
ms guide to the general location of
their target. "Oi cnmuutlage" the
American and British navy men call
this latest German submarine trick.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1918-08-15
WOMEN HANDLE BIG SHELLS
Young British Mother Settles oues.
ton Of Their Physical
Fitness to Do So

Liverpool, Eng-When women first
were put to work In shell factories here
they handled only the light field-gun
shells. Later II became necessary for
them to turn out larger shells. and
doubts were raised AS To whether the
women were strong enough to handle
them. A young mother settled the
question.
LET me heft the she'll" she said.
picking one up from the floor. ave"
she commented. this shell is n mite
heavy, tbs true. but It's not so heavy
rs my baby"
There Is shell factory in this dis
trict operated almost exclusively by
the daughters OF business and profes-
sional men. Many are young girls
who had never done any kind of work
other than needle work and cooking.
The heavy work OF the establishment
is performed by the wives of sailors.
This is nonproht making factory
and II Is the reply OF the Cunard com
pany To the Germans for the sinking
OF the Lusitnnin.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1918-08-15
A CORRESPONDENT SAYS
GERMANY is SCARED WHITE

London, England.-Germany is scar
ed white
She's scared. first OF all. over the
turn OF things on the west front: over
the thousands OF Americans regularly
outfiGhting her; over the hundreds OF
thousands Of Americans waiting to
get into line: over the millions OF
o'her Americans ION the way"
This information comes from an al
led source whose business it is to
know conditions in the enemy coun-
tries
She's frightened about Austria. She
doesn't know what moment Austria
MAY blow up. She knows what is
known and conceded in official allied
sourCes-that the Austrian economic
situation is worse now than II has
been since the opening OF the war and
the people are holder
She's frightened about Russia AL
lied warshtps and American troops
up north have puffed out her hone
or getting her hands on the hundreds
OF thousands OF tons OF military
stores at ArChanFel. there since the
revolution: she can't take a step to-
ward Petrograd or the northern rail
way lest these allies forces swoop
south; and for all she knows they
NAV be going to swoOp south without
waiting Tor that menace: she can't
spare men from the west front