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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-04

An ofyictal statement issued nj
vienna went so far ms to SAY:
"Hostttttic~ have ceased In tho
Italian thcatcr Of war" an avvnis-
iicc having been concluded. The
motive for tho premature an
nouncemcnt Of tho cessation of
hostilitics Is believed to IN. nu
effort 10 calm the g,opulacc which
Is passing through tho woes Of
revolution.
The last net III the Austrian
drama in Venctia and in thr
mountains Is written In blood and
disaster. Indescribahlc panic hns
seized the '.army without coun-
try" It's front was sucxcssiycly
pierced hatf a dozen times at
many points. and through tho
wide gnps dashed Italian cavalry.
followed by the infantry masses
Of Italy. France. Britain and
America.
King victor's horscmcn ad-
vnnccd with lightning speed. Only
reached the Tagliamento. which
Austria. ~ Udinc. tonight. they
0tE ChkNSA<n UsASC9 HHyODU ~. IN
the mountain front, Alpine troops
surgcd forward through the
passes with equal speed. Al
Trent they arc twenty-five miles
northwest of Astngo. where the
great hattie on this front logan.
Cut to Ribbons.
Had the AustPions chosen to
fight ON. q dchac1c even worse
than TINT which has ovcrtaken
them would have sct In. For
their whole front had hccn cut
into ribbons. AMI Trieste. where
ITALIAN troops were landed, 1ics
thirty miles behind the TaGlia.
nscnto to the east Of the stream.
Three hours after midnight a VII
ory- italian army will wri
mich to Its campaign Of vengeance.
Perhaps one-quarter will be r,
uircd for occupying the reconquert
egfon for which Italy entered II
TAR. The other three-ouarters. east
million and half strong, will
skiing the Italian equivalent (,
where do we 50 from here
Ii Foch needs them on the we
rcnt they will hasten thither in sho
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-04
PEOPLE
DEPEND ON WILSON
Samuel Gompers Says Support
of President Is Vital .to.
Victory.
L Dor Is LOYAL
American Mission Well Re
ceived Except by Pacifists,
Bolsheviki and Pro-
Germans.
L Dor is LOYAL

New York, Nov. 3.--"Nothing could
be of greater injury to the cause of
the United States and our allies IN
this war than the weakening OF the
people in their support OF President
wilson at this juncture. The failure
OF the American people to stand be-
hind the president would be interpret
ed by the people of our allied coun-
tries as weakening OF the people
OF the United States in their position
to stand behind the president. 1t
would put new encouragement and a
new lease of life into the Germans and
Austrians."
The above was the Keynote of a
statement issued today by Samuel
Gompers. president of the American
Federation of Labor and chairman Of
the labor mission which left America
about two months ago. Mr.. Gompers
left several other members of the mis-
sion in Paris. hurrying home upon
news OF the death of his only daugh-
ter, Miss Sadie J. Gompers. He ar
rived at an Atlantic port yesterday
and reached here today. He will at
tesd the funeral services tomorrow.
In his statement, Mr. Gompers said.
In part:
The work OF the mission was sue
cessful, far beyond our expectations.
We carried the message of sympathy,
good will and cooperation to Great
Britain, France. Belgium and Italy.
The responses were hearty and enthu-
siastic. and showed firm determine
ton to carry the war to q triumphant
conclusion
The mission visited all the fighting
fronts and were in the midst OF the
shell fire OF the German and Austrian
forces. We mingled with the men.
They were cheerful, buoyant and
eager to give their all for the common
cause for Justice and freedom. We
met men, officers. workers. men and
women from the ditch digger to the
skilled artisan: foreign ministers, pre-
miers, the president OF France and the
kings OF England. Belgium and Italy:
we were at the grand American and
British fleets. All were Of one mind
and one purpose. We were welcomed
most sincerely by all except the Euro
pean pacifists. Bolsheviki and pro-
Germans.
The spirit among the working peo-
pie and all OF the people Of our allied
countries from president. kings and
cabinets to the great masses. Is tense
In support OF tie policies. purposes
and ideals set forth by President
ana have absolute confidence in the
course he has pursued and the ideals
which he has impressed on the con-
science OF all. even the soldiers and
peoples of Germany and Austria.
While having n great understand
ing and appreciation Of all the presi-
dent has stood for In this war. they
regard his last note to Austria as the
hnal n,aster-ssroke. II crushed the
spirit and morale OF the soldiers and
people OF our two enemy countries"
II was at this juncture that Mr..
ComperS made his plea for uphold
ing the presidents hands
The labor mission expects to be at
the national demonstration In Chicago
Novamhar &
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-04
AUSTRIA DROPS OUT OF WAR AT THREE O'CLOCK TODAY Il
ITALY WREAKS FULL VENGEANCE UPON RUTHLESS FOE e
DOUGHBOYS TAKE 8 MILES FROM HUN ON 30-MIE FROM
CLOSING ORDER SHOULD BE REVOKED TODAY.
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The epidemic
rove it For two weeks there has been nothing justify the ope
irrational method fighting the influenza nanc
in october
Mccarthy of
protests reopenng
their nforman who roll that
reopenn They will have chance again today
he chief health
commend TO their earnest attention statement in the New York Medic
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-04
ALLIED LEADERS
FOLLOW WILSON IN
SURRENDER DEMAND
Terms F formulated by the
President Reiterated
In Parleys.
HUNS MUST QUIT
Any Arrangement Leav-
ing Them Capable of
Renewing War Is
Unacceptable.
HUNS MUST QUIT

Washington. Nov 3-The terms
used by President Wilson in suggest
ing the minimum for an armistice
show, in light of events and develop
ments yesterday and today, that the
presidents plan was formulated with
consummata skill.
That this Is the fact is the more ap-
parent because the recent utterances
of high foreign officials. which seem
to demand that Germany shall say
literally that she snrrenders absolute
" and Internationally. This appears
(ConInucd on Page Two.)
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-04
Victorious Advance Is
Along 3O-Mile Front
For s Miles.
ENEMY WTTHDR.AWS.
Germany Admits Power
of Doughboys In Driv-
~
ing Wedge Into, the
Vitals of Boche. L

London, Nov. Sat the WY
hour Marshal Foch was ~.
ceiving the news that Austria
had signed his terms, marking
the third belligerent power Ia
vanish, beaten, from the deld
of battle within q few weeks, 10
was flashing directions 10 the
vital front in France, west. be-.
tween the Mense and the Aisne,
where Pershing's American
and Gourauds French army
were sweeping ahead in q vic
torious advance along q linz d
thirty miles. BY late this A.
ternoon they had progressed
between seven and eight miles
along the whole Of this attack
ing front. The pivot around
which the Germans planned III
swing their great retre4t ssl(s
Of northern France and HI
gium is cracking under tl1s
Franco American hammer
blows.
For the first time since
America entered tho war u
still proud German war ollco
was forced tonight to admit
defeat at the hands of Tho
Yankees. Even that fatal word
which war officers uses1nly II
hours Of a great triumph G 8
great disaster - the word.
break through" Appears IN.
the official Berlin adminainna
And no longer can tho kai1r II
communique designer coneeal
from the German peopls exact-
~ which foe it Is that 4 tzeat
ing the picked divisions ruug
Instead Of the former pet glllT
eralization, 1.-THE enemy, ~
truth is told tonight.
Says the Berlin war olII6o:l
IAN American break throuell
west Of the Mouse caused "
German withdrawal betWeos
the Aisne and Championship
"a front Of eight miles, !"
And this is followed BY th11
grave admission: s'A1neriOal
troops gained ground a. TALLY
and beyond Villers- Devanl
Dun" s-.-a 81
Tally lies only slx NH
southwest of Stenay. C. fkGa
Sedan Mezieres railway, wlhicIk
is Pershing's immediate obie1 n
tive. This vital rail - ~ . D
under American shost 1SalE
bombardment for thirty
hours. III NUN
At other vital points = 19
western front the alli6s TN II
important advances todau u
Belgians tonight are - Y
two miles west Of Ghsat y =
Of that great base fh0Y Y
passed the BassoyGllo : n y u
dinge line. The latter olJ
five miles slightly mort 0 Y s
Client, which ID in 8 {air
Of being outnanlrs +
north. sl .3' s
In the centre IL t1ia
front British and
troops made . leap Tn E
Mons auheuge in6. %
Of Valenci4nnes forced fho
mans to fall back md
pursuing forces CT 1J
lers- Pol. Jenlain, On1
trsnx and onnaing
between three aad
one-hA6 1ilo T.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-04
Urge Commission
for T. Harbor Work
Committee 10 Get Busy On Trans
portatioa Matters.

Committee to Get Busy On Trans
portatiea Matters.
At the next meeting Of the eouA-
ell committee On dock. river and
harhor. II n quite probable that
the question 81 the creation 81 q
national comm isslon On Inland
waterways In connection with the
great developments In merchant
marine. will be aiscussed and steps
taken "a get Ia touch with the
government In urging such n conn
nslssion.
Chairman Lawrence Paul aatA
yesterday that he would urge HIS
committee to take serious cog
ntaaace OF this Important move
ment. ~The harhOr Of Richmona.''
said Mr. Paul. "eaa he developed
iato one Of vast magnitude. and
with the government going for
ward NJ n rapid rate In its work
~ building ships and developing
transportation facilities, oar conn
mittee should NJ once take M the
matter Of widening and deepening
the dock and the chanael Of the
river. so that we may get the bene-
Ats Of more trade. and the country
may he safeGuarded by the iM-
proved condition Of the river and
harbor.-
New York. Nov. 3.-The United
States Is as unprepared for peace as
ii was for war, declared Eugenius II
outerbrtdge, chairman OF the foreign
trade and shipping committee Of the
chamber OF commerce of the state OF
New York in urging the Immediate
which will take up the various after
the war problems that are now con-
fronting the country.
The development OF the natural re-
sources OF the nation, mainly water
power. the Improvement Of the inland
waterways that will bring about
economies in TRANSPORTATION, the re-
duction OF the port and terminal
charges to the lowest possible point
commerce and the framing of policies
which will enable us to operate our
marine in competition with
the world, are among the hrst meas
ures to be determined. Mr.. Outerbridge
sa Id.
In outlining these vast problems.
which the chamber of commerce COM
mittee has been studying for the last
several months. Mr.. Outerhridge said:
THE rapid change which has come
over the military situation In Europe,
bringing the end Of the war clearly
In sight, finds the United States AS
unprepared for the industrial. social
and commercial problems arising out
OF the war AS II was unprepared 10
take an active part Ia the military
struggle
Make Up For IIeut T1me.
Since We entered the war all OF
our effort has been devoted to making
up for lost time In appropriateness and
we are only now getting into our
stride and have not AZ yet reached the
peak OF possible production for war
needs. The countries devastated by
war VIII have great reconstruction
problems, we shall have great read
tustmcnt Problems. Taeir reconstruct
ton needs win doubtless keep indus
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WEATHER

For Virginia and North
Carolina: Partly clon nd j.
and somewhat warmer
Monday. Tuesday, fair.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-03-11
(From Saturdays Daily.)

Miss Pearl Chase, Of Iowa Falls,
arrived yesterday for an extended
stay in the home of Rev. and Mrs. L.
E." Vets.
j. NJ. Richardson left Thursday fo:'
Excelsior Springs, Mo-, for months
sojourn at the sanitarium, where he
will seek relief from rheumatic trou-
bles. Jesse w. Mason also left for
Excelsior Springs yesterday, Mr.:
Mason accompanying him as far as
Des Moines.
DIR. w. A. Vincent of Belle PLANE
isspending few days with his daugl:
ter, Mrs. Henry Bohlman and family.
Miss Florence Jaycox, Mrs. John
Wepel and Mrs. Herman Arends are
in the city today from Kamrar
Miss Leona Littles Of Ellsworth is
spending the day here.
Mrs. Minnie Clabaugh, Miss Gladys
Clabaugh and Miss Irene Reinhardt,
all of Jewell, were in the city between
trains JnlS dlleTilOOu.
Miss Beatrice Kelly of Duncombe
spent the morning here.
Miss Pauline Hirt of Woodstock
came down this morning.
Mrs. Marion Lee Mcintosh return
ed to her home in Peterson yesterday
following few weeks visit with her
father, Geo. W. Lee, and sisters, the
Misses Edith and Eunice Lee.
Mrs. Earl Bone returned to her
home in Carroll yesterday after a visit
with her mother, Mrs. Margaret Ken
nedy and family.
Miss Leatha Tilghman left last
night for Columbus, Ohio, to enter a
nurses school, Miss Mary Tilghman
of Williams accompanied her as far as
Chicago, where she will visit for sew
eral days before returning home.
Mrs. Maud CrumKnight, daugh-
ter of the late Rev. Amos Crum, at one
time pastor of the local universalist
church, will spend Sunday in this city
with DR.. Effie McCollum Jones. Mrs
Knight is on the way from her home
on the Pacific coast to visit her sister
who resides at Sioux City.
Mrs. A. C. Dickens OF Sioux Cit!
is a guest here at the home of hei
aunt, Mrs Fl. r. Dodge.
j. r. Filloon, who is moving from
a farm near Stratford to one lneal
ldd, was in Webster City on business
sterday.
aMrs. ]. H. Cant and daughteH VIII
An been visiting here with hell
the ser and sister. Mrs. Frank IAN
as We
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-03-11
"Y., Secretary Writes Letter.

l.. E. Buell., one of the many Y. M.
c. A. secretaries in France at the
front, is brother-in-law OF Mrs.
S. X. Virtue of this city. He has
been writing a series of letters back
to friends in Michigan, from which
state he went to the front. Mrs. Virtue
is in receipt of one of these letters,
which is of general interest, 1t fol-
lows:
Somewhere in France" Feb. 6, 1918.
Dear Friends in Michigan and else
where: I am going to tell you tonight
of one days experience that l have had
since I've been in France. AS I've
been over here nearly month, anu
have travelled around considerably in
that time. l do not think the kaiser
would get any information out OF this
account that would be of value to him
and as | see by today's paper that the
military authorities have permitted
the location of the U. S. troops on the
western front to be published, trust
that the censor will be kind enough TO
let this story go through.
At $50 p. m. the final movie picture
show for one of the U. S. regiments
had closed and the boys had blddeh
farewell to the secretaries, who mao
been serving them the past weeks o"
months At 10 p. m. as neared the
barracks where / was to sleep that
night l noticed some fellows unhitch-
ing four mules from wagon and over
heard an officer say to them AT 3:3o
a. m. you report at the barn with your
| foam etc" and | thought the en-
thusiasm of serving ones country was
being put to the test in those young
fellows as the driZzling rain or mist
did, not tend to warm ones enthusiasm
At 1920 p. m. the assistant motor
truck pulled up near the same par
racks and four assistant secretaries
quietly folded their blankets and cots
donned their overcoats, raincoats ana
rubber boots, slung their mess kits ana
other paraphernalia over their shout
ders and slipped out OF camp unaer
cover of the darkness ahead OF the
mass of mules, wagons, horses anu
men that would jam the road the neH'
morning to the railroad station four
miles distant.
At $50 a. m. l started with anothei
secretary to walk to the station ana
found that all but one wagon (tha'
had gotten started) of the first tram
load had left ahead of us. After al
hours brisk walk carrying our over
coat raincoat and mess kit we reach
ed the rear of the line, standing by tht
side of the road waiting orders tt
move to the platform to entrain. Al
we neared the head of the line, we me-
one of the secretaries who had lef
camp the night before coming Will
1.-TWO pals of steaming hot coffee
l(seasoned well with real sugar and
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-03-11
Ruth MaXOn to Washington.
And still they 60.

And still they go.
Miss Ruth l.. Maxon, another one OF
the young ladies who took the clerk
typewriter examinations in December
Yesterday received an offer OF appoint
ment as clerk in the Office OF Quarter
master General Cocktails at Washing
ton, d. c.
Miss Maxon, who holds steno'
graphic position with County A
torney Burnstedt, expects to accep'
the offer and will leave for Washing
ton within short time. She is anotl'
er one of Webster City's capable bus'
ness girls and is deserving OF inc
splendid position she has been offered
Miss Maxon is the second stenogra
rher in MI. Burnstedt's office to assum
government work. Miss BERTHE wait
man, one of the first Webster City glri'
to go to Washington, held posltloi
with the county attorney.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-03-11
Divide Money Among Soldiers.

|
E. E. Mason is in receipt of letter
from Captain Harold j. Smith OF
Camp Cody, N. NJ, enclosing a check
for $16S.76, which is the balance left
on hand from the fund contributed
| by the people of Hamilton county last
summer to the Supply Company.
| Captain Smith asks that Mr.. Mason,
| who was chairman of the committee
| handling the money thus raised, dis
tribute the balance pro rata among
the members of the old Supply Com
pany who are still at Camp Cody.
The fund originally contributed to
this company was $27S.S0, of which
$1,000 has been expended fer sup
plies, statement Of which is also
sent Mr.. Mason.
With his letter, Captain Smith
sends list of 80 men in the original
Supply Company who are still in
Camp Cody, and whose share would
be $5,S2 each. Some of the original
members are now in France with the
Rainbow Division, but the addresses
of some of them are unknown. Cap
tain Smiths letter follows:
Headquarters 1O9th Sanitary Train,
Camp Cody, N. NJ, Mar. 2, 1918. Mr..
Earl Mason, Webster City, Iowa.
Friend Earl: Enclosed find state
ment showing balance on hand of
$16S.76 and the various expenditures
made from the fund raised by the
people of Webster City for Supply
Company, End Iowa Infantry. l am
inclosing check for balance OF cash
on hand, and also list of names and
addresses of men of the old Supply
Company who are still in this di-
vision.
These are the men, it seems to me,
that this money should be divided
among pro rata. l have kept this
fund up to the present date that
might be sure that all bills of the old
Supply Company were paid. am
inclosing this money to you, and re-
questing you to write checks and
divide it, as there has been some
little question in regard to the gov
eminent taking over this money. In
order to avoid trouble of this kind !
am getting rid of this fund at once,
so that will have no money to turn
over if | am asked to do so.
l feel that this money belongs to
the men on the inclosed list and that
the government has no claim on 1t,
consequently my present action.
l am inclosing copy of this letter
and statement to the daily paper.
Sincerely yours,
Harold J. Smith.
a. Capt. 100 Sanitary Train.
Field Hospital Section
Camp Cody, New Mex.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-03-11

amaker, left this morning Tor their
home in Marengo.
Human L. Caldwell of DEBORAH,
who is making an indefinite visit
with his niece, Mrs. Fred F., Cash and
family, is spending the day in Ames
with his granddaughter, Miss Kath-
ryn Schultz, student in Iowa State
college.
Mrs. Harold Hitler of Radcliffe
spent yesterday here with her sister,
Mrs. E. S. Mitterling.
Miss Agnes Moore, who teaches
in the schools of Eagle Grove, came
down yesterday afternoon for a short
sojourn.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-03-11
PERSONAL BRIEFS

= = F.
(From Fridays Daily.)
Geo Packman OF woodstock is in
town today.
Mrs. Arch Cormaney of Kamrar
spent today here.
Mrs. Oscar Peterson of Stanhope
spent yesterday in this city.
&c. H. Richeson has returned
from Des Moines where he spent a
few days at the shoe dealers con-
vention.
Mrs. 2. S. Talcott was over from
Williams yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. c. Ruegnitz are
spending today in Des Moines. Mr..
Ruegnitz will return home tonight
but Mrs R. expects to go on to
Toledo for visit with her sister,
Mrs. Guy Polling and family.
Mrs E. H. Hemmen left this
morning for Anamosa to make visit
at the home of her brother, Raymond
Seamands.
Ness P. Hanson from near Stan
hope was in the city yesterday.
Mrs. d. D. Davis and Mrs. A. l..
Trent and baby, of Blairsburg, were
Webster City callers yesterday.
e. J. Maylin of Jewell was an out
Of town member of the Hamilton
County Farm bureau, who visited the
corn and small grain show yesterday.
Henry o. Hill of Williams visited
the Hamilton County corn and small
grain show at the city hall yesterday.
Mrs. Reuben Knudson and Mrs.
A. B. Miller, both of Ellsworth, were
in the city yesterday.
a Rev. H. N. Gerdes, pastor of the
Presbyterian church east of Kamrar,
was in Webster City this morning
while enroute home from Dubuque.
l w. N. Merrill left this noon for
Blue Earth, Mimi, for few weeks
visit with his son, Maris Merrill and
wife.
Mrs. NJ H. Hendrickson of KAN
rar and daughter, Mrs. Otto Christen-
son of Stanhope, visited here yester-
day.
Mrs. l.. E. Wardle of Kamrar
spent yesterday in this city.
Mrs. B. F. Hall, who has been
spending the past three weeks here
with her sister, Mrs. A. G. Kellogg,
returned to her home in Renwick
this noon.
Mrs. ]. T. Payne, mother of Mrs.
j. B. Monroe, who makes her home
with her daughter and husband, left
this noon for Woodstock to remain
permanently with them The Nom
roes have bought the former Beal
restaurant in Woodstock and expect
to open their new place of business
to the public tomorrow.
Fred Stahl left this noon for
Minneapolis to take two weeks
course in welding through the Air
Reduction Sales Company in that
city. Upon his return he will enter
the employ of the Lavender COM
pany.