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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-01-17
ST. Joe Gazette Bargain Rate Ey.
tended.

The special bargain dav rate of
$3.50 for the st. Joe Daily Gazette,
or $500 including the Sunday edi-
ton, which expired last Saturday,
has been extended to January 31st,
and any of our readers who desire
a daily paper at these low rates can
be accommodated by calling or writ
ing to The Reporter. Le0n. Iowa.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-01-17
Leg Broken BY Falling Tree.

Francis Spray. OF the Tennessee
ne.Chha,focss s:et Nr q painful
and severe accident last Friday
while cutting in the timber. A tree
which he was cutting fell and caught
him, breaking both bones Of his leg
his home and is getting along very
well, although he viii he laid Ep
for Z number Of weeks by the acci-
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-01-17
Presbyterian Church Notes.

Sunday school at 10 O'Clock.
Preaching at II. The pastor will
give his sermon Sunday morning.
Sunday evening the choir will give
a musical program. The heating
plant of the church has been repair
be no trouble in heating the build
ing
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-01-17
DO YOU KNOW WHERE THESE
MEN ARE?
They have Failed to Return .Ques-
tiOnnaires, and Local Board
Wants to Locate Them.

The following list of men from
whom questionnaires are due, should
be carefully scanned, and ii you
know their address, or whether they
have enlisted, please phone it to
may save them from being listed as
deserters, and being placed in the
first quota called. Without doubt
there are several names in this list
who are already in service, but the
local board has mo record of their
enlistment or where they are locat-
ed, and will be under obligations to
sired information. The numbers
given ahead of the names are the
order number and serial number,
the nrst being the order and the
second the serial numbers:
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-01-17
That Famous Jack Rabbit.

Some men are just-born incredn-
lous-natural unbelievers. Had Edi-
tor y. E. Hull, of the Leon Reporter,
said that jackass rabbit captured
down there, the other day, weighed
eighty-nine pounds and had horns.
we would have accepted the state
ment as a fact, but here is. Casey,
of the Knoxville Express, making all
kinds of sport of it. Doesn't he real
ize that is most wonderful coun-
try-Decatur county-dOWn near
the Missouri line? Why that is the
birthplace of the two-headedt calf;
where hatched the four-legged chick
en-, and where the mare mule be-
came mother in or out Of captivity,
the report didn't state which. Not
long since a Leon man sold 11OO
pound tamarack peccary to circus
man for a baby rhinerceros at !. .
greater than war price and won the
law suit which resulted on the
grounds that it was no ordinary hog,
which he had captured in the rifle
of Grand River. II Bro. Casey keepkt
on he will expose himself as knowing
as little concerning natural history
as Jack Dalton does about theology.
Leader.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-01-17
THE CHURCH It's.
Methodist Church Notes.

The Methodist church is planning
to hold a patriotic service at the
9th, at which time a service flag
will be unfurled Watch for more
definite announcement
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-01-17

The Knoxville Express finds a.
porter man for saying that a man
brought jack rabbit in to that mar
ket which weighed forty pounds. or
course, jack rabbits did not former
ly grow SO big, but that was whom
they were only found in the sandy
deserts of the west. Now that some
of them are getting their living In
to most any size.-Newton Record.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-01-17

Vail IlOWtll
Orval Ferrin Poland.
Joseph Marion San
done.
James Lowell Tay-
lor.
Lloyd Hamilton.
Lawrence Glen Moore.
!. Thomas Orley Bry-
ant.
Bernard Lee Bates.
Alvin Nathaniel Hay
er.
David Arthur Jepson.
Elda Franklin Ken
dali.
Leroy Brammer.
Henry G. Rauch.
Albert Gallatin Buffum.
Burley Russell.
Emmett F. Moore.
Robert Thomas Barn
hart.
Edward Arnold Gaunt.
Walter Frank Best
Almond.
George Bailey.
Arthur James Parker.
William Herbert Claw
son.
Zenas Roy Wood.
John Henry Martin.
Carl Justus Judson.
George Roy Rosen-
grant.
James Alexander Gall
agher.
William ]. Murray.
Ralph Oliver Baker.
elmer HOwes.
Herold V. Grenawalt.
Ralph Edison Silvers.
Lloyd Walters.
Lawrence Earl Young.
Ord Earl Cavender.
Henry Herbert Emery.
Abe Doss.
Silas Moore.
Henry Lee Cayender.
Thomas Joe Kelley.
Marion Vernon Bar
rett.
Ray Hamilton Aten.
Joseph Clarence Clay.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-05-06
BRITISH GOVERNMENT TO
HAVE HORSE STATION HERE
Will Establish a Concentration and
Inspection Camp.

Cedar Rapids, May 6.-Beginnins
May %, the British government will
have in this city horse inspection
and horse buying station. 1t will be
the only one in Iowa.
Representatives of that govern
ment will be stationed here perman-
emily to take care of these things.
1t is figured that there will be
here an average of 500 to 600 horses
every day in the year. This will
mean an expenditure for feed and
labor of $1,000 a day, thing that
will be of great advantage not only to
Cedar Rapids but to the farming
territory contribltory thereto.
Later the British government will
undoubtedly establish here what is
known as horse depot, which will
mean the permanent quartering here
of 1000 or more animals, horses and
mules. These animals will be shipped
out from here, not in carloads, but in
train loads.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-05-06
OAK GLEN UNVEILS
ITS SERVICE FLAG
Five Stars on Flag at Country Church
Five Miles Northwest Of Web.
ster City.

Oak Glen United Brethren church,
five miles northwest of Webster City,
unveiled its service flag with appro-
pirate patriotic exercises yesterday
afternoon.
The flag with it's five stars, each
representing one Of the church men,
bers in the service, was unfurled by
Lee Baird and Lyle Fairchild. The
stars are for Emanuel Larson and
Earl Hill, both in France, Ray Baird,
Schofield Barracks, Oahu, Hawaiian
Islands, Ben Segar and Lowell Black,
both at Camp Cody, Deming, N. NJ.
An interesting program Of songs,
recitations and exercises pleased the
very large crowd present. B. F. Nc
Coy OF. this city, veteran of the civil
war, made a short address and Mrs.
w. r. Baird and Rev. J. w. Stiverson,
both talked along various lines of the
soldiers needs.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-05-06
BY J. w. T. MASON.
United Press War Expert.

New York, May 6.-The two Ger
man bombardments reported by
Field Marshal Haig indicate that Won
Hindenburg is threatening to renew
attacks simultaneously against Ypres
and the important railway center of
Hazebrouck, seventeen miles south
west Of Ypres.
There is a stretch of four miles be-
tween the Nneppe-Meteren line in
front of Hazebrouck and the Locre-
Ypres lines where Haig locates the
two artillery actions. In this gap
are the principal hills still held by
the British. From their submits,
the nearest fianks of the German for
ces attacking Hazenbrouch and ipres
could be heavily shelled by artillery.
The advantage of positions, there
fore, rests with the Allies.
Hindenburg's fast dwindling re-
serves probably accounts for this
break in his attacking front, for to
attempt to take the intervening hills
by direct assault would be too costly
an enterprise. Double objectives as
important as Hazebrouck and Ypres
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-05-06
Pan JOUiets
Protest Ji=
berian fiction

Washington, D.. c., May 6.-The
state department today received a
protest from the Pan Soviet Of Rus
sia on the improper encouragement
given autonomy of Siberian gov
ernment by the American consular
members.
The same protest was delivered to
the entente representatives here, in
dicating that the relations between
the parties and the council of the
revolutionists in Siberia are not over
friendly While the state department
has not yet known its intention re-
garding the matter, it will probably
answer the soviet with the statement
that the Vladiyostok consul has used
no improprety and has not given
encouragement to separate govern
ment movement.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-05-06
iowa STILL HAS A
GOOD SIZED WAR
FUND TO Be USED

Des Moines, Iowa, May 6.-Out of
the 81 ,000. 900 war fund appropriated
by the Iowa Legislature year ago
the state still has a balance of $685.
600.
Fifty thousand dollars of this fund
was set aside by the provisions Of
the war fund law to be used in state
secret service work The state has
used about $4,000 in secret service
work.
About $275,OOO has been used in
mobilizing and equipping the three
regiments of the Iowa National Guard
now in service. The fourth Iowa Ma
tional Guard regiment is now being
recruited. which expense is borne out
of the states war fund. An annual
fund of $500 for each regiment in
service for miscellaneous expenses
also comes out of this appropriation.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-05-06
MRS. POTTER PALMER
DIES IN FLORIDA At
AGE OF S|xTY-E|GAT

Chicago, May 6.-Mrs. Potter Pal
mer. Chicago social leader and one Of
the best known women in the United
States, died at her winter home at
Sarstoa, Florida, today according to
message received here. Mrs. Pal
mer's death was caused by pneu-
monia.
1t became known today that men,
bers of her family had been summon
ed to Florida on evidence that her
illness was serious. This was not
made public and the news Of her
death came as great surprise. She
was sixty-eight years old.
She is survived by her two sons,
Potter Palmer, and his brother,
Adrian Honore, and a daughter. Mrs.
Frederick Dent Grant, whose hus-
band is a son of former President
Grant. These relatives We're all at
her bedside
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-05-06
What The War Moves Mean

have not been sought by Won Hinden-
burg as simultaneous advantage
since the present series of combats
began.
The German general staff doubt
less hopes to confuse the Allies by
this new movement. Hindenburg may
suddenly abandon one of the objec-
tives and concentrate against the
other: or if he finds the Allies in
heavy force along both fronts, he
may abandon both assaults rather
than risk disastrous check OF the
two positions. Hazebrouch is much
more important, for military pur-
poses, than Ypres. If the Allies must
choose as to where they shall make
the stronger stand they will undoubt-
edly select the Nieppe-Meteren line
east of Hazebrouck.
The only reason for choice would
be a decision by Foch not to per-
nit his reserves to be used up at
this time if Hindenburg is determined
upon another orgy of slaughter OF
German manpower. In that. event
Ypres might be considered worth, ex-
changing for new hills Of German
dead.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-05-06
MINNEAPOLIS MILLS ARE
CHANGE TO MAKE WAR FLOUR
Millers Spending Thousands Of Dollars
to Make Change.

Minneapolis, Mimi, May 6.-Millers
are spending many thousands of
dollars changing their machinery to
make war flour. The financial burden
of the work, which is taking weeks.
is being borne by the millers, whose
profits for milling are cut below nor
NAL by government regulation.
To make a bushcl of wheat produce
more tlour-war flour of darker
shade-the heavy silk screens over
which the ground wheat passes must
be changed. Barley is gound with
the same machinery formerly used to
grind wheat, with the exception that
this machinery, too, must be equipped
with different silk screens. To grind
rye into flour, slightly different
steel roller, as we'll as different silk
screens are needed.
-W.S.S.-
The Past Matrons' auxiliary will
meet at the Cross rooms Satur-
day afteri . to sew.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-05-06
German Attack Fails.

Paris, May GA German attack fol-
lowing violent bombardment failed
southeast of Anche farm, the French
war office announced today. The
enemy left numerous dead on the field.
Reconnoitering parties brought back
prisoners at Abancon and in the Cham
paisne region German positions west
of 'Rheis were penetrated and serious
losses inflicted, and the party brought
back quantities Of materials.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-05-06
Churches Act.

DR.. Effie McCollum Jones outlined
before the members and congregation
of st. Paul's Universalist church yes
terday at the morning church service
before the sermon the movie situation
as it exists in Webster City and asked
an expression of the church people on
the subject. The church gave its vote
unanimously to use it's influence with
the theatre managers of the city to
urge them to continue to keep their
play houses closed on the Sabbath.
A similar action was taken by the
English Lutheran church, Rev. j. M.
Herbst submitting the question to his
The decision was un-
animous, that the movie theatre mana
gers be petitioned to remain closed on
Sunday.
Similar action was also taken by the
Congregational church.
-W.S.S.-
Advertising is the tax that busi-
ness pays to success.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-05-06
NO Offer OF
PEACE REACHES
THE ALLIES YET
Foreign Secretary Balfour, Replying
to Query in the House Of Com.
mons, Says no Offers Have
Come Yet.
ARE NOT ACTIVE
Report That Negotiations Had Been
Received was Ouly a "Marc's
NeSt.o

London, May 6.-Foreign Secretary
Balfour, replying to query in the
house of commons, declared that no
peace offer to the Allies had been re-
ceived recently, and that no represent
alive Of neutral nation was here,
who had made tentative peace offers.
Regarding the report that peace
negotiations had been received from
Holland, he said that the whole pro-
'ceeding was but Mares Nest"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-05-06
HAVE GERMANS TAKEN
BLACK SEA FLEET
FROM RUSSIANS?

Constantinople, May 6.-German
troops occupying the Sebastopol in
the Cremean peninsula found in the
harbor most of the Russian Black
Sea fleet, including crusiers, destroy
ers, torpedo boats, submarines and
merchant ships, it was Officially an
nounced today.
This dispatch would indicate that
large part of the Black Sea fleet
had been captured by the Germans.
This fleet had an important role in
recent recapture of Odessa by the
Russians and had been expected to
take part in clearing the Black Sea
of the enemy.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-05-06
BY FRED S. FERGUSON.

BY FRED S. FERGUSON.
With the American Army west Of
Montdidier, May 6.-American guns
are Smelling Montdidier, Cottnegy-
Nesnil-St. Georges and other towns,
roads and villages captured by the
Germans some time ago.
In No Mans Land.
An American patrol which en-
countered forty Boche in "no-man's
land" today forced their way back to
the American lines, inflicting heavy
losses on the Huns.
Church Is Observation Point.
The Montdidier church is an obser-
vation post for the American lines and
has been badly knocked about, but TIL.
church still stands. Cotingy church
still stands also, but is undoubtedly
used as an observation post The
American artillery has directed it's fire
toward Costingy for the last half hour.
Paris, May 6.-The American artil-
lery fired 10000 shells into the German
trenches before a recent attack, COM
pletely blotting them out, it was an
nounced.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-05-06
GERMAN PRISONER CITED
FOR RESCUING A GUARD
Congratulated by Military Authorities
for his Act.

Paris, May Ga German prisoner
named Friedrich has been officially
congratulated and cited by the mill.
tary authorities for bravery in saving
a guard from drowning in the Seine
at the risk Of his own life.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-05-06
v. S. S. DRIVE over
COUNTY GOES WELL
Both County and City Will 60 Over
the Top by the End Of This
Week.

Chairman r. e. Jones reports today
that the w. S. S. drive is going nicely in
Hamilton county. The county is not
over the top yet, but Mr.. Jones is GER
tain that it will be before the end Of
the week. With the exception Of
three townships, where the organiza-
ton has not yet been completed, the
work is going nicely and four town
ships are already over their quota
These townships and their quotas fol-
low: q
independence -- 10000
SuSS -------------- ---------- 1l,UUU
Freedom --,--- - $500
Webster City committees are still
active. The fifth ward committee is
the only one that has yet finished it's
work. The others, however, will be
through in a day or so and Chairman
II. l.. Hampton is certain that the city
will go over the top.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-05-06
. TOWNS TAKEN BY
GERMANS SHELlED
BY U. S. TROOPS
American Patrol Penetrates German
Lines for Three Hundred Yards
And Gets Back to Trenches
Safely.
SHELL TOWNS AND VILLAGES
Many Towns and Villages Recently
Taken by Germans In Advance
Are Shelled.
SHELL TOWNS AND VILLAGES

With the American Army in
Lorraine, May 6.-An American
patrol penetrated the German
lines at Ancre-Villers to depth
of 300 yards this morning, over
coming an observation post and
taking four Boche prisoners and
killing three.
Ancre-Villers is three and half
miles north of Badon and six and
a half miles south Of the German
border.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-05-06
-W.S.S.-
Urich.RichardsOn.

Miss Goldie Urich and Mr.. Theo. B..
Richardson were united in marriage at
the Methodist church parsonage on
May 2, Rev. r. T. Chipperfleld officiat-
ing.
The bride is the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. E. Urich, while Mr.. Richardson
is son of Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Rich
ardson. Both young people have a
wide circle of friends to wish them
They will reside on farm
four and half miles east of town.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-05-06
BRITISH ADVANCE OVER A FRONT A Mile IN WIDTH
Court Upholds
Draft Law In
Ruling Today

Washington, D. c., May 6.-Men
raised under the draft can be sent any
where in the world to fight for the
United States, the supreme court ruled
today in upholding the selective draft
law.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-05-06
BRITISH AND
AUSTRALIANS
MAKE ADVANCE
English Move Ahead over Il Mile Wide
Front Along the Ancrc aud
Australians Advance North
OF SOmme.
ENEMY RESISTANCE STRONG.
A Hundred and Fifty Prisoners. Two
Machine Guns and Trench
Mortar Taken.
3Y WILLIAM PHILLIP SIMMS.

With the British Armies in the
Field, May 6.-British troops have
advanced on front over mile
wide between the Ancre and the
Sommc
North of the Somme, the Austrail-
ians have advanced a depth of 700
yards on a 1900 yard front and early
today advanced 200 yards further.
Shelling Continues in Rain.
In the dense darkness early today
they suddenly and surely surprised ..f1=e
thin German garrison just north Of
the Somme and took some prisoners.
In the pitchy blackness they pushed
on to a greater depth. There were
many German casualties, but the
Australian losses were light In,
termittent shelling continues in the
heavy rain.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-05-06
Peace In The
East Is Only
film OfJapan

Toxic, May 6.-Japan's foreign
policy will not be changed, Baron
Goto, new foreign minister told news
paper men today.
Japan will continue to maintain
peace in the far east, to aid the Allies
in every way possible, while seeking
the cooperation, of China. Propaganda
circulated in Siberia is seeking to
separate Russia and Japan, Baron Goto
said
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-05-06
Late Wire Bulletins

Washington, d. C., May G.-With
French and fresh British reserves
available, the Allied situation in
France is considerably improved,
but IS still the cause Of much
anxious thought, the British war
mission announced today.
Washington, ID. G., May 6.-SiX.
teen ships with tonnage Of S9,l95
were launched by the ship board
for the week end-May 5. The
vessels includes ten steel ships
and six wooden vessels. Other
tonnage secured totals SO,lSO tons.
Washington, d. G., May 6.-To.
days casualty list contained furth.
er names Of American soldiers be.
liGyed captured in the recent fight.
ing ut Seicheprey. Fifteen were
reported missing. The list also
included 6 killed in action, 3 dead
Of wounds.
-W.S.S-.
G. w. Coleman, 943 First street, j
from a weeks serious i'll
ness.
-W.S.S.--
The Choral society will meet Tues
lay evening with Mrs. O. ]. Hender
on.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-05-06
SENIOR CLASS
IS THE LARGEST
YET GRADUATED
Webster City High School This Year
Will Graduate the Largest Class
in History Of the
Schools.
LIST OF THOSE in THE CLASS
Week Begins May 2G With
Baccalaureate Address by Rev.

The largest senior class in the his
tory of the Webster City high school is
preparing to graduate. While all the
details Of the baccalaureate service,
class play, class day and graduating
exercises are not yet complete, the
general program may be outlined at
this time.
The week of festivity begins with
the baccalaureate service Sunday
evening, May 26. Rev. J. w. SHverson of
the United Brethren church has been
chosen to. give the address. Plans
follow the custom of former years in
the holding, Of union church services,
possibly in the Methodist church, that
feature not yet having been deterhin-
ed.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-05-06
Official Statement.

London, May G.-British troops
advanced their lines on consider
able front" on both sides of the
Somme, despite strong enemy res
istance, Field Marshal Haig reported
today.
Said the report further Between
the Somme and the Avre and west
and southwest of Morlandson, Mid
way between the Avre and the
Somme, we advanced our lines on a
considerable front despite strong
opposition. We captured $50 prison
ers, two machine guns and a trench
mortar.
"At Mourlanson, the enemy's loss
was heavy and ours slight
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-05-06
Sell Chickens Tonight.

This evening at 6 o'clock the box at
Hanrahan & O'Connor's will be opened
and the Light Brahma hen and chick
ems contributed to the Red Cross rec
emily, will be sold to the person who
has dropped the largest sum into the
box. Mr.. O'Connor says the box has
not been very well patronized. There
is. apparently, a good chance yet to get
these chickens at fair price.
-W.S.S.-
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-05-06
V.0.O.
Court COnycneS.

Judge E. M. Mccall convened court
in this city this afternoon. This week
will be given over to equity work and
the petit jury will come next week.
Assignments were made this after
noon.