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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-11-11

wonder that the great republican
party. still the greatest party in this
country in numerical strength, resent
ed it at the polls.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-08-14
6RosNlHAN.sAvERY
Bride Is Former Resident of Bennlnq-
ton.

6lluC 10 TOTlIiCT nCSluCnl Ol DEHHlnV-
ton.
The following clipping from a Wor
cester paper OF Aug. |, Is of interest
here as Mr.. and Mrs. Savery and their
daughter were former residents OF
Bennington:
Mr. and Mrs. ], II. Savery of Is
Winifred avenue, announce the mar
riage of their daughter, Helen Louise,
to John c. Brosnhan of 32 Blossom
street, which took place last evening.
The marriage was to have taken place
in the brides home. but owing to mil
ltary reasons the marriage took place
IN Camp Dix, N. j.. in the home of
the hostess OF the camp by one Of th-
camp chaplains.
The brides gown was of white satin
and georgette crepe with pearl trim
mings and her tulle veil was caught
with orange blossoms. Ii was a dou.
Bile ring service.
The brides travelling suit was of
smoke pearl gray pussy willow taifeta
silk with a chiffon and velvet hat to
match. Mrs. Brosnihan win return
next week and make her home w<sh
her mother. Mr.. Brosnihan was re-
ceutly transferred to the blue print
and Photographic branch of the ser
vice.
George II. Savery of Kilby street
brother OF the bride, accompanied hel
to Camp Dix.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-08-14
FRENCH STEAMER
i
sunk AND 442
MEN ARE MISSING
Ship Was Carrying Troops In
Mediterranean
PARIS ANNOUNCES LOSS
PARIS ANS6UNcEs LOSS
Four Days Later Another French
Steamer Was Torpedoed and Sunk
Near Same Place.

Paris, Aug. lS-Fonr hundred and.
forty-two men are missing as o re-
suit of the torpedoing OF the French
steamer Djemmah In the MediteFran.
can the night OF July ii,l5, while
bound from Bizerta 10 Alexandria
with troops on board, according to an
official announcement tonight -Four
days later the French steamer Aus-
tralian also was torpedoed in the Med
iterranean.
Still another steamer was torpedoed
but remained ahoat. The text OF the
communication follows; sss (,
THE steamer Djemnah belonging TO-
the Messageries Maritimes, proceed
ing from Bizerta to Alexandria with
military passengers, was storpedoed
and sunk on the night of July ye14.i5.'
Four hundred and forty-two men are
missing.
"On July 10 the Mediterranean
steamer Australian belonging ito the
same company, was torped0ed and
sunk. Seventeen sailors were killed.
Passengers to the number OF 948 were
saved. Three are missing.
In the same convoy another steam.
er which was torpedoed was kept
afioat.
Numerous bombs we're thrown at
the submerged submarine"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-08-14
EGG DEALERS NEW RULE
Price Should Be Based on Net
Return.

Washington Aug. l0.-The prac.
tice of rendering accounts to shippers
on the "net-return basis" when the
goods were bought by the consignee.
which has been indulged in by many
dealers in poultry, butter, and eggs.
has resulted in the issuance Of an in.
Lerpretation of special rule 2, by the
Food Administration. which puts an
end to that deceptive practice. The
Interpretation Is as follows.
A dealer in handling poultry, but
ter, or eggs on "net-return basis"
must render an account of sales which
must include the actual selling price
and the sum deducted for compensa.
tion by the dealer If the dealer buys
for his own account, he must state
that fact on his account sales. Rem.
dering an account sales which in
cludes only the met return" is a VIC
lation OF special rule 9.
The use of the expression metre
turn basis" by a dealer to describe
transactions in which he does not act
as the shippers agent, but takes tc
his own account goods which are
shipped to him, is deceptive, In such
cases the consignor and the consigned
must have clear agreement prior tC
the transaction. that the goods are tC
be purchased by the consignee, ant
the use Of the term "net-return basis
in connection Herewith will be consit
cred an unfair practice.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-08-14
BENNINGTON BkIEF>
ssws OF tns Town sno vllias, sci
Strictly tor Husy Resaara

Free dancing at Hunts Grove the
10th where the big F. NJ. r. A. B.
Field Day is TO be held. Adv.
1t is very important for all the
girls who are members of the Young
Women's club to meet in the rooms
tonight promptly at 745.
The fortieth annual Field Day and
Picnic given under the auspices OF the
+. NJ T. A. b. society will be the fea-
ture of Bennington's Battle day Aug.
ust the 10th. Adv.
Where are you going the 10th?
Why, to Hunts Upper grove, Of
course! That's where the F. NJ T.
A. B. society hold its annual Field
day and picnic Adv.
The local people who heard Miss
Jessie b. Rittenhouse read poetry AT
Camp Avalon, a short time ago, will
be interested in her own book OF
verse, called THE Door OF Dreams,
which is now in the library.
Three big dances this week in For
esters hall Thursday Friday and Sat
urday under the auspices OF the f
NJ. T. A. b. society. That means a
good time and Hurley's orchestra
will be right there every night. Adv
Miss Natalie Morehouse Of Darien
Conn. and Miss Natalie Roberts oil
Stamford are the guests of Misses
Francella and Geraldine Evans. Miss
Morehouse and Miss Roberts were
classmates of the Misses Evans al
Drew seminary.
The time for the Student Nurses
Drive is extended until September /
In other parts of the state. applica
tions are coming in readily althoug!
somewhat slow in Bennington. vii
not more young women enlist? Ap
ply at the recruiting station at DR.
Putnam's, South street
The demand for reading materia
for the soldiers and sailors increases
as our army and navy expands. TIL,
Free Library is collecting books nov
and has another shipment nearly
ready to leave. Haven't you SOM
book which will help one of our boy
in camp or overseas?'
Saturdays baseball game at tn,
Black Cat athletic field between
Williamstown and the Black Cat
ought to draw a big crowd. Two for
mer Bennington favorites, Cabl
Prindle and Patsey Keefe will be II
the Williamstown lineup. Remillar
will pitch for them Game begins a
$3.50. Admission free. Adv. 73t
WEATHER FORECAST
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-08-14
RED CROSS IN ITALY
Work There Has Similarity to That
in France Last Fall

"At present, Red Cross work in
italy has certain similarity 10 that
An France when the American army
arrived there in good numbers last
fall. The newly arriving American
soldiers in Italy will find sixteen rail.
road canteens at important functions
from Reggie and Messina to the Piave
front. AT the front itself they win
be surprised to find the American Red
Cross automobile canteens serving
them cool drinks and food. Just back
OF the lines they will have the benefit
OF the entire system of canteens.
hostels, and comfort stations which
the Red Cross has established.
"The work which has been carried
on back of the lines among the civil.
ian population has probably been OF
even greater Importance in its effect
IN that elusive thing called morale.
AT present about l31, 900 rations week.
y are being served to the refugees
from the north of Italy in the thirty
Red Cross canteens established fol
that purpose Nine hospitals and dis
lensaries are being maintained
Thousands of homes are gradually be
ing provided for those able to Work
and more than $4,000 children are be
ing maintained in schools and about
600 more in health centres and sum
mer colonies. The Red Cross maga
zine for September.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-08-14
COOL PLACE IN REFRIGERATOR
Many Housewives Have Learned Il ls
Not Next to Ice.


Washington, Aug. 5.-Many house.
wives have learned from sad expert.
snces In loss of perishable foods that
next to tn ice is not the coldest place
IN the home refrigerator. To the
housewife who has not had this ex.
perience the Food Administration
gives this advice:
Many put their butter and milk
right next to the ice because they
think this is the coldest place, but
rs a matter OF fact. the coolest place
is at the bottom OF the refrigerator
Hot air rises, and air that is nor be-
ing constantly purified by circuia
ion around the block Of ice soon are
unfit to come into contact with the
food. When the warm air IN the re
frlgerator rises IL carries with II i'm
purites and moisture which are alb
iorbed from the surface OF the food
and which II allowed to remain in
| he air spoil the food. The air which
! Is warmed by passing over the food
comes in contact with the ice where
| iAl' - NbhhtHotu UpUH llt
surface and the impurities are car
ried off by the melting ice. The air IL
thus dried. cooled, and purified. Tn,
cooled air Immediately descends 4
gather up more moisture and impuri
ties and thus the process is repeated
continually
at is advisable to allow heated foot
to cool off before placing 1t in th'
refrigerator II put in when warn
1t raises the temperature of the re
frigerator higher than II should &,
and melts ice unnecessarily TIL
trapdoor through which the meltag
passes out at the bottom of the refrI
gerator should be kept in place. be
cause II 1t is broken or lost con
stant stream of warm air is Above,
to flow into the refrigerator
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-08-14
CzECHOSLOVAKS
RECOGNIZED AS
ALLIED NATION
Great Britain Formally Declares
to That Effect.
AMERICA NOT YET ACTED
Recognition BY British Government
Follows Similar Action by French
And italian Allies.

London, Aug. 13.-The British gov
ernment has issued declaration for
mally recognizing the CzechO-Slovaks
as an allied nation and the three
Czecho-Slovay armies as an allied
force regularly .waging warfare
against the central powers.
Washington, Aug. 1S.-Recognition
by the British government of the
Czecho-Slocaks as an independent al
lied nation arrayed against the cen.
tral powers follows similar action by
Italy and France.
The question still is under consid-
Grafton. by the American govern
ment, but there has been no indica-
ton as to what course will be follow
ed. 1t is recalled, however, that only
recently Secretary Lansing, in form
al statement, expressed the deep
sympathy with which this government
views the national aspirations of the
Czecho-Slovaks and other oppressed
peoples of the Austro-Hungarian EN-
pirc,
When informed by the Associated
Press tonight of the action of Great
Britain, Professor r. G. Masaryk,
president of the Czecho-Slovak ma.
tional council in Italy, France and ST.
IBERIA, expressed his high appreciation
and said IT was doubly valuable since
II comes after adoption Of a similar
course by the other two great allied
powers.
Only recently Professor Masaryk
placed all the Czecho-Slovak forces
under his command at the disposal of
Marshal Foch, supreme commander
of the allied and American forces on
the western front The forces in ST.
IBERIA are to be aided by military ex-
petitions now being sent to that coun
try by the United States. Great Brit
ain. Japan, France and China.
The Czecho-Slevaks are regarded
as one OF the most powerful of the
disaffected people in Austria-Hungary
They inhabit long stretch of terri
tory on the southern boundary OF
Germany and their representatives in
the entente capitals have contended
that establishment of Independent
Czecho-Slovak nation after the war
would set up barrier between Ger,
many and Austria and dissipate the
pan.German dream OF an open road
from Berlin to Bagdad.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-08-14
AMERICAN FLAG
TORN DOWN AND
TRAMPLED upon
Torn from Masthead of SchOOn.
er by German Officer.
OUTRAGEOUS TREATMENT
TTSku t~as
Fishermen Tell of Insults .Heaped Up
on Them by officers and Crew
IN of Submarine.
OUTRAGEOUS TREATMENT

Nantucket, Aug. 1Ss-7An american
flag, torn from the masthead OF the
little schooner Lena May, one of the
fishermen sunk by a German subma'
rine off the New Eag@nd coast Sat
urday, was taken aboard the enemy
craft by German officer, who wrap
ped 1t around his neck and gave a
grotesque exhibition Of dancing.
while his men, each armed with a
revolver, looked on and cheered.
This was the story told here today
by survivors OF the vessel who were
forced to witness the performance.
The fishermen had been ordered
aboard the u boat where 10 of them
stood against the coming tower to be
photographed As they were being
lined up for the picture they were
ieered by the U boat crew and knock
ed about when they failed TO move
as rapidly as the commander ordered.
The mate OF the Lena May declared
the Germans were intoxicated. He
said the American flag was flung
down and stamped on, amid shrieks
from the captors.
A member of the submarine crew
who spoke English rather brokenly,
was asked why they wanted a photo
graph.
eThat goes back to Germany" he
replied, ito show what we do over
here, We have quite lot OF them
They look good in Berlin"
All of the men from the Lena May
and the Earl and Nettie, another fish
erman sent down by gunfire, said they
received outrageous treatment at the
hands of the Germans Rising to the
surface in midst OF the fleet, the sub
marine commander found more yes
sells than he could sink Immediately
They we're told to stand by and await
destruction.
In the desire to obtain food and
clothing, the commander set out in a
dory, and to save his own men from
the work OF rowing, Captain Frank
Lynch Of the Lena May and two 9th
er fishermen were required to man
the boat The dory moved swiftly
enough, but Captain Lynch was or
dered repeatedly to hurry.
The continual jeering of the Ger
mans got on the nerves OF the fisher
men, hardy men accustomed to many
dangers, but they remained quiet. fol
while orders were shouted in Ger
man, which they could not understand
the sight of many revolvers showed
that they would have no chance II
they offered resistance. The crew
was encouraged by officers of the u
boat. There was a fresh outburst Il.
the fishermen boarded their dory anC
pulled away.
They had taken everything We haC
except the clothes we wore the mat,
said, "but we were glad to get away
and the thing that hurt most was tn,
way they shouted while stamping OF
our tlag."
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-08-14
ALLIES WREsT
FROM HUNS WORK
Of MANY MONTHS
Three Weeks Have Seen Big
Military Change
NOYON LIKELY TO FALL
Germans Must Either Recapture
Thiescourt Plateau or Lose Noyon
Roye and Lassisny.

With the French Army in France,
Aug. 13-(By the Associated Press)--
After the battle of the Avre, the sit
uation of the belligerents presents a
change which for rapidity and extent
has rarely been approached in mill
tary history Marshal Foch's strategy
and the mastery tactics of the gen
erals commanding the armies and
groups of armies under him have In
three weeks wrested from the Ger
mans what required four months for
them to obtain at cost yariously es-
,imated at from 100000 to 100000
men,
The immediate results of the coun.
ter offensiyes which will have the
greatest bearing on subsequent oper.
ations are the clearing of the Chateau
Thierry pocket, ending the menace to
Epernay and Paris; the liberation OF
Montdidier, ending the menace to
Amiens; the freeing of the important
eastern railroad line from Paris to
Chalons. and the equally important
northern line from Paris to Amiens
estoring to the allies means of com
munica. ion which give them enor
mously greater ease in future move
ments OF troops.
These successes render impossible
my rupture of the line which would
separate the French armies of the
center from those of the east, or a rur
IRE of the junction between the
! French and British. The most dis
astrous consequence to the Germans
aside from the heavy losses they sus
tanned in men and material, is the col
lapse of their plan to drive wedges
into the allied lines and the subse
quent widening and joining which
would have threatened general dislo
cation
Marshal Foch's strategy in reduc
ing the salient wedges wrested the in
ltiative in operations from the Ger
mans, at once obliging them either tC
order a general retreat to a strong
line such as the Somme or to engage
reserves. The enemy adopted the
second alternative which, having fail
ed, makes eventual retirement i'm
rensely more difficult
The first phase of the battle of the
Ayre finds the French with a footinl
upon Thiescourt plateau, west o.
Noyon which has vital Importance ii
future operations. The Germans
must either recapture the position a
high cost. if he can. or abandon Noy
on. which means the fall of Roye anC
Lassigny, which already are unde
menace OF imminent capture.
The disaster which menaced Gen
era Won ilutier's army has beer
ayerted for the moment The few
narrow passages which now are opel
Tor the withdrawal of his stores ar,
so harassed by the bombs of aviator
and the fire of heavy artillery tha
prompt escape is impossible, render
Ing probable a desperate effort by tn
Germans to cling TO their line.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-08-14
BENNINGTON COUNTY w. S. S.
Brace Must be Taken to Get Stamp
Quota Filled.

Brace Must be Taken to Get Stamp
Quota Filled.
Following is q report from Robert
+ Healy, chairman of Bennington
County War Savings Stamp commit
tee:
Bennington County is in sixth place
in this state i'm the sale of War
Stamps. as reported to July 9th. We
are behind Caledonia Washington,
Windsor, Rutland and Orange coun-
ties. To date mentioned this county
has bought SS1,62S worth and to make
It's quota must still take S245, 1886.
The town of Bennington has taken
SS3, 1913. and has still to take 800 ,626.
Manchester has taken S29, ,21S and has
still to take $l1 ,66l.
The best showing in the county is
made by Readsboro, which has taken
SIS. 2S0 worth of its quota of $25, 900.
Rupert, Manchester and Peru are do.
ing better than Bennington. The
county has taken less than one-hali
of its quota and more than one-hali
the year has gone 1t will require
constant effort on the part of all the
towns in this county from now until
the first of January If our stamp
quota is to be filed and the Benning
ton county war record kept clean,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-08-14
FRENCH ADVANCE
STILL FARTHER
INTO HUN | INES
Progress Made Both East and
North OF Curry.
ALLIES CONTROL ROADS
Enemy Finding Difficulty In Garry
ing Out Retroerade Movement
Are Giving Up oise Territory

London, Aug. l3,--Resuming the
offensive today between the Matz and
the Disc Rivers, the French Army
under General Humbert again drove
forward into the enemy lines,
Progress was made both east and
north of Curry, thereby increasing the
menace to Lassigny, two miles to the
northeast.
The entire massif OF Lassigny,
possession of which threatens the
German occupation of the I.assigny-
Ribecourt line. is reported to be in
French hands. a heavy German
counter attack on the massif has been
repulsed.
Further to the east the French
troops have gained in the hilly wood
ed region
The French have also advanced
two kilometers north of Cambronne
(west of Ribescourt,) and as the re.
suit of French pressure further
eastward in the valley OF the Disc
the Germans are evacuating their
trenches in the bend OF the river
west of Bailly and the French are oc-
cupying them.
The Allied artillery now has full
control Of converging roads In and
out Of Noyon, near the southern end
of the line, notably that running
northward toward Ham. The diff.
Guilty of the enemy in carrying out
retrograde movement Is thus
markedly increased
Operations on the British front
today were OF a comparatively mi
nor character. Heavy assaults by
the Germans to stop the Allied forces
were made, but without result
Paris. Aug. l4-Only the artillery
was active during the night on certain
sectors between the Avre and Disc
the war Office announced Along the
/ Nesle where the French and Ameri
cans are, the Germans made futile
raids. The French took prisoners in
a raid in Champagne.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-08-14
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

TO RENT-Small upstairs tene.
ment at 21S Stafford street, Apply
John Carrigan, sol Gage ST., tel. sS.
W. ,,,>,Df 1876
WANTED-Five passenger touring
car, must be in good order and res-
sonable price. Address A. B. c., Box
44c. m M 73t6s
FOn SALE--My house and IA acre
land on Bradford Place, Price 81. 800
one.half cash, balance on easy terms.
For further particulars address Leo
c. Pierce, Burgess Road, Bennington.
7it6.
WANTED-At once Bell Boy at
Putnam House, Apply Mrs. Cornell.
7StI
WANTED-To buy a good new
milch cow Dexter NJ Gleason. Tel
1921. ftN 73t6s
FOUND-Monday afternoon short
distance south OF Pownal Center two
large automobile tires. Charles I.
Burt, South street. 73tl'
WANTED--To purchase good
COW just fresh or due to freshen soon
for family use call or address lis
South St., bennington. Phone 1ss.R.
72t2'
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-08-14
Program to be Rendered at Putnam
House Tonight.
DEATH OF ANNA HELD
Actress Had Been III Since April OF
Rare Disease.

hare Disease.
New York, Aug. 13.-Anna Held,
the actress, died at New York late
yesterday. She had been Ill since
April OF rare malady known as
myeloma. disintegration of the
spinal marrow, and her condition was
reported several times as critical She
rallied repeatedly, however. and un-
til attacked by pneumonia few
weeks ago was regarded as ON the
road 10 recovery. Her physicians
said that only her remarkable will
power had prevented her from sue
cumbing long ago.
Anna Held was born in Paris in
1873 OF a Polish mother and French
father Upon the death of her father
the family moved to London, where,
for two years prior to going upon the
stage, Anna was street singer.
When 16 years old, Miss Held return
ed to Paris after touring Holland and
other countries with a comedy com.
pany and after that appeared in all
the European capitals. She came to
New York in 1896.
For more than 10 years Miss Held
was in a musical comedy on the
American stage nearly every year, ap
pearing part of that time as one OF
the stars in plays produced by Flor
enz Ziegfield, Jr Miss Held sub.
sequently was married to Mr.. Ziefeld
but after several years they separat
ed daughter. Lame Held, now 90
years old, born of previous marriage
is now on the stage.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-08-14
Practice Of Medicine euesswork

Il has been said that the practice OF
medicine at best is simply game OF
guesswork. because the action OF
drugs varies to great degree upon
different individuals; but when a med
icine has lived for forty years, con.
stantly growing in sales and popular.
ity there can be no greater proof OF
It's merit. Such medicine is Lydia
E. Plnkham's Vegetable Compound,
that famous old root and herb remedy
now recognized from shore to shore
as the standard remedy for female
ills.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-08-14
WOMEN IN RAILROADS
Thousands to Take the Place OF Men
Goinq into the Army.

Washington, d. c., Aug. 1S.-Thou.
sands Of women will be drawn into
railroad employment within the next
few months to take the place OF men
entering the army and going to other
industries. according to plans now be.
ing formulated by the railroad admin.
lstration Women are to be emplayed
extensively as clerks In railway Of
fees, as expert accountants, ticket
sellers. station agents, crossing
watchers, car cleaners, and to some
extent as track laborers.
This course will not result in the
dismissal of any men. since the de
mand for workers in nearly all fields
of railway employment already ex
ceeds the supply.
The general policy OF the railroads
will be to pay The same wages paid
men for similar service