davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-04-08
Hamilton County Farm News.
Plenty Of Farm Help.

I
Cedar Rapids Gazette: By appear.
ances there is an abundance of farm
help, men offering themselves for the
service being as a class unusually
able. There are daily inquiries in
Cedar Rapids made by men who are
searching for such employment
Among them are newcomers from
other states, particularly the south
who seem to have the desire to learn
diversified farming in a practical way
Contrasting with these applications
are the remarkably few applications
for assistance. The farmers seem to
have supplied their wants in that ,di-
rection. The only solution would ap-
pear to be that retired farmers are
going back to the fields to help
bridge over the time of stress. These
men are able to give the most valu-
able kind of assistance, being capable
Of assuming management of the farm
in the absence of the owner. They
know the work and all Of the work,
and cannot be supplanted by new men
or by those who have learned the
business in other states where con-
ditions of soil and climate and char
acter of crops are different. The
gray-haired regiments have joined the
colOrs.
The United States faces a sugar
shortage. 1t it quite probable that
Iowa will be sugar hurry next year.
There is 70 need of any farmer being
small patch of cane and is close
enough to mill to get it made into
molasses. This is the message the
government is sending out to farmers
today.
Our country and our allies are
facing a serious sugar shortage.
Iowa can help meet the situation by
growing cane for sorghum making.
A small amount of cane grown on
each farm would greatly lessen the
need for purchasing sugar.
The first concern, before urging
the growing of cane. is to locate
mills The government is asking all to
kindly report to County Agent Chris
Jensen any mills in their locality. If
no mills are convenient and suffi-
cient acreage can be, planted this
spring, mill might be established
this summer, as it is understood that
suitable portable mill can be pur-
chased for less than $500. This
could be bought by group of cane
growers or privately iowned.
The matter of seed might give some
trouble but a sufficient supply has
been located to supply all needs and
a small bulletin on cane growing can
be secured through the county agent.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-04-08

Fine, thrifty, state inspected straw
berry plants of both everbearing and
spring varieties. Gossard Straw
berry Co., S42 Water street. Phone
9312. 3-29d-f-jtf
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-04-08
GERMANS DRIVEN
BACK ON SOUTH
BANK Of SOMME
Field Marshal Haig Reports British
Made Advance of 4 Mile East Of
Avre and South Of Corbie
on SOmme.
HUNS DRIVEN BACK A MILE
Point Of Attack is Eight Miles East Of
Amiens, Stragetic French
HUNS DRIVEN BACK A MILE
By WILLIAM PHILLIP SIMMS

With the British armies III the field.
April s. British guns pulverized the
Germans attempts to better their posi-
lions at Bucquoy and tore such gap
into their lines they abandoned their
efforts.
Retake Hangard Wood.
The Germans this morning launch
ed an attack in Hangard Wood, but
the British counter attacked with such
good effect that they have retaken
most of the wood and captured pris-
oners and machine guns, besides in
f1icting heavy casualties.
London, April S.-British troops adj
vanced their lines slightly last night
east of Avre and south of Corbie along
the south bank of the Somme, Field
Marshal Haig reported today.
On North Bank.
Corbie is on the north bank of the
Somme a mile east Of the contluX OF
Lne SOulIHe anu tue AuCIc IlVclo dHu
eight miles due east of Amiens. FOUL
ly is two miles east of Corbie on the
south bank of the Somme.
Germans Pushed Back.
Staff correspondents reported heavy
forces of Germans advancing from
Fouilly toward the Avresand fighting
just outside Corbie.
Haigs report indicates that the Ger
mans have been pushed back mile at
this point.
South Of the Somme in the neigh
borhood of Melville, three miles SOUTH
east of Arras, few prisoners and a
machine guns were captured" Haig
continued.
ION. the whole British battle front,
the enemy was actively Smelling the
lines last night. Below Lens and La
Basse, there was heavy hostile gas
shelling."
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-24
PRISON LABOR
AFACTOR IN
WINNING THE WAR
Congress to be Asked to
LegisIate to Permit 1t
WOULD SET $4,000
INMATES TO WORK
Warden of Pennsylvania
Penitentiary Proposes
the Scheme

Pittsburgh, Sept. 24-Prison labor
as factor in winning the war is be-
ing urged by Warden John Francies
of the Western Penitentiary, who IS
a recognized authority on the man.
agement of penal institutions, and re-
claiming recreant manhood. Mr..
Francies has taken up the subject
with the Chamber of Commerce of
Pittsburgh, which body has called
upon Congress to enact Legislation
which will permit $4,000 inmates of
prisons in the country to engage in
war work
According to the views of Mr..
Francies the criminal is patriot ac-
cording to his lights. He will be
glad to help win the war if allowed
| to do so. State laws passed to fit
peace conditions prevent this. He
holds that it should be possible to
suspend these laws for war purposes
during the continuance of the war
by act of Congress. That it has
not been done Mr.. Francies thinks, is
due to an oversight rather than to
the determination of anybody to re-
fuse to make use of the resources of
the prisoners labor.
Mr.. Francies expressed a firm be-
lief in the patriotism of labor and
does not think it will oppose the use
of prison labor in making supplies
under present conditions.
II am in possession of data which
shows that per cent of the prison
labor of the country, engaged on the
manufacture Of socks, will turn out
! 100000 dozens of pairs IL a years
time," Mr.. Francies recites. "Wt
should have had twice that many
socks ready to send to our soldiers
IN France to keep them from freez-
ing during the coming win =. We
could have had them il this propo
sition of our prisoners had been al
lowed to work on them.
what is true of socks IS true o.
other supplies. There are buildings
, and machinery available to turn ou
immense quantities Of supplies ant
they are not being used. There art
$4,000 persons rotting in ldleness i,
prison cells in Ills country becaus'
they have no employment. '5acJ ar
degenerating morally, mentally alit
physically, while their country an'
the people of Europe med the wo3l
! they would be glad TO give. Some
. thing should be done to change !hi
q condition of things
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-24
. WEEKLY REPORT
Bradstreet.s Hints at Government
Work for Granite Quarries
Especial to the Caledonian)

Especial to the Caledonian)
Burlington, Sept. Bradstreet's
Burlington Office reports hosiery
mills are producing the largest vol
ume of business on record. Report
favorably regarding ability to handle
business with raw material now on
hand until after the first of the COM.
ing year. Government orders of
course are receiving first attention
and surplus stock, if any, is quickly
placed.
Garment and overall manufac-
turers report the volume of business
on hand is better than normal.
Woolen mills are operating to capac-
| ity but find shortage of help draw
back in producing all desired.
Advices from the granite section
show that conferences have been held
for the purpose of working out a
place whereby these plants may be
utilized in some way to help govern
ment work. Their far plans have not
been made public. A further increase
to- workmen it is expected will be eff
fective after the first of the coming
year among the slate manufacturers
Roof slate is not moving we'll and
this class of product is accumulating
Mill stock is in usual demand. Mar
BILE is moving only fairly well but
there is a good demand for clay
ochre, tale and similar kinds o1
deposits.
Retail trade has been affected dur
ing the week by cold wet weather al
though as whole clothing and dry
goods merchants find demand for sea
sonable goods has been reasonabl!
active. Non receipt of certain classes
of goods has resulted in losses OF
sales booked.
Collections are classed as fair ant
the general tone regarding the fourtl
liberty loan is optimistic with deter
;. mination to meet the call.
One mercantile failure was report
ed for the week just closed in thi
state
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-24
ST. JOHNSBURY CENTER

Mrs. Ruth Robbins of South Brain
tree, Mass, is visiting at the home of
her aunt and uncle, Mr.. and Mrs. c.
Johnson.
Mrs. Ralph Johnson of Passump-
sic spent the weekend at the home
of her father-in-law, C. E. Johnson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Joyce OF
North Danville were visitors in the
place Sunday.
A. B. Pringle came home Saturday
from Whitefeld where he visited re-
latives a few days.
Miss Violet Canning is sick at the
home of her sister, Mrs. E. L. Morrill,
Mrs. Maud Newell and little sor
spent the day Monday with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. C. J. Berry.
The friends of Henry Gallagher
will be sorry to learn that he has
pneumonia.
Those reported sick are Mrs. 'Hom
er Shattuck, Bert Mclaughlin VIII
liam Forsaith, Harry Wheeler, james
Johnson and Robert Shaw.
DR.. T. R. Stiles has returned from
business trip to Rochester, the pas
few days.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-24
Serbian Troops Continue to Cross Vardar River North
east of Manastir and Have Captured Great Quanti-
ties of Materials
5000 AUSTRIANS SURRENDER T. Il
TOCZECHO-SLOVAKS
The Population of the Balkan Region Are AnxiOusly
Awaiting Arrival Of Japanese Troops .x--@-4

Paris-The Temps declares the Germans are evacuat
ing Cambria, sending the inhabitants to Mons Allied
forces in Macedonia have captured twenty-five addition
al villages in the last 48 hours according to despatch
received from the Salonika front today.
Palestine-The Turks all but absolutely crushed
$4,000 prisoners and 260 guns have been taken.
London-Serbian troops continue to Vardar
river northeast Of Monastir and in contact with the
Bugarians The Bulgarians are burning villages and
stores.
The Serbians however have captured great guam
THY of material British pressing in St. Quentin
directly from the west
Field Marshal Haig reports fighting taking place in
the region east of Vernand with much progress.
Tien Tsin China-Chinese troops negotiated the sur
render of 5000 Hungarians to force of Czechs
near Kakhtawhen, Hlhe1 mediated between the
Czechs and 1000 Austro Hungarians who fleeing.
Harbin Manchuria-Six thousand Germans and
Hungarians threatening the Irkutsk district
The population Of the Baka region is anxousy awaiting
the arrival of Japanese troops.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-24
WAR EXHIBIT
COMING OCTOBER
A Special Train of War Relics,
Ordnance and Soldiers

Tuesday, Oct. /, will be general
holiday in ST. Johnsbury after /
o'clock for at that hour the special
train will arrive bringing government
exhibits of battle relics and war ma
terials direct from the western front.
All the people in northeastern Yer
mont will have change to see arms
and ammunition, guns and projec-
tiles, big and little, trench mortars,
hand grenades, gas masks, soldiers
clothing of various kinds, naval depth
bombs for the submarines and much
else, all of which will be- explained
by experts.
The bells will ring on the arrival
of the train at the st. Johnsbury
depot, the band will play and the
people will cheer. 1t will be an oc-
casion never to be forgotten in the
annals of the town and it has all been
arranged by the committee having ir
charge the drive for the Fighting
Fourth Liberty Bonds. Everybody
will want to see this splendid exhibit
WHICH nldOC SUCH d Hlt III IIlc WSSC II
the last Liberty Loan drive and the
government is sending this specia
train throughout New England at its
own expense to add interest to the
| drive.
AS the train reaches st. Johnsbur!
j aerial bombs will be set off. Aftel
the train stops the Liberty Loan rep
resentative in charge Of the train viii
make short address and in the ad
dresses that follow there will be on
by returned soldier who is one o
the 16 representatives travelling witt
the exhibit. Subscriptions will thel
be taken for the loan and the publ
are expected to subscribe generously
The schools will close for the after
noon and the local committee are eX
pecting to have half holiday tha
day for all so that everybody can Sc
this wonderful exhibit. 1t is ex
pected that 10000 people will be her
on this occasion and Tuesday, Oct.
will be day long to be remembers
in st. Johnsbury.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-24
STATE LIBRARY MEETING

A meeting of the Vermont State
Library association was held at Rut-
land yesterday afternoon. The Off
GERS elected were: President, Miss
Mary Norton of Proctor; vice-presi-
dent, Mrs. r. Bates of Burlington
secretary and treasurer, Miss Alice
M. Eaton Of Woodstock.
Second presidents were elect
ed as follows: Caledonia, Essex and
Orleans counties, Miss Ella Truax
of st Johnsbury; Rutland and Ben
nington, Miss Ida J. S. Kingsley OF
Brandon; Franklin, Lamoille and
Grand Isle, Miss Anna L. Mower OF
Morrisvlile; Addison and Chittenden
Miss Edith Chamberlain of Yer.
gennes; Windsor and Windham, Miss
Elizabeth Mccarthy of Springfield
Washington and Orange, Miss Fran
ces M. Atkinson of Newbury.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-24
WAR WORKERS AT RUTLAND
T. B. Wright and Miss Rachel Frank
Among the Speakers

Rutland, Sept. 23-About 100 per-
sons from Vermont and elsewhere in
New England gathered at the COM
munity house here today for con-
ference preparatory to the drive to be
made in November, when funds will
be raised for the Y. M. C. A. and Y.
w. C. A., the National Catholic War
Council, the Jewish Welfare associa-
ton, the American Library associa
ton, the war camp community and
the Salvation Army The Vermonters
who have had wide experience in their
various lines of work and highly graf
flying incidents were told of the ap-
probation by the men in service of
the efforts to add to their comfort
Earle S. Kingsley of this city,
State chairman of the allied drive,
said that although at first opposed to
war chest he had become convinced
that the proposed drive was the
proper thing and it would accomplish
big results, because all the organiza-
tions represented were working for
the same cause; there was no COM
petition.
E. N. Huntress of Boston, New
England director for the drive, was
present and addressed the assemb-
lage, as did James Logan of the Wor-
cester, Mass, New England chairman
New England's quota is $15,00O,-
900, of which Vermont will be ez
pected to raise $477,0O0. There arc
4,300 Vermont men in the army, sc
that 4,300 Vermont boys and girls
will be asked to earn, or give from
Lself-denial savings, from SIS to $5(
each, total of at least $4,000.
The executive committee, which i!
to meet next week and organize thu
counties, etc., consists of Geo. L. Dun
ham, Brattleboro; A. J. Hurd, Whit
River Junction; Earl S. Kingsley
Rutland, chairman; Mrs. M. D. Chit
tenden, Burlington; Thomas B
Wright, Burlington; Joseph Frank
Burlington; Geo. B. Young, Mont
pelier, and Adjt. Fowler of the Saliva
: ton army.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-24
TURKS CRUSHED IN PALESTINE
MACEDONIAN TOWNS TAKEN
GERMANS EVACUATE CAMBRIA
REPUBLICAN CONVEN-
TION OCTOBER ]
Election of State Committee ano
Report of Resolutions Committee
Principal Business
Especial to The Caledonian)

Especial to The Caledonian}
Montpelier, VT, Sept. 24-The Re-
publican State Committee met yes
terday afternoon and selected Bur-
lington as the place of the State Con-
vention on October 1, at 10 a. M.
The roll call of the convention con-
sists of Republican nominees for
state office, senators and representa-
tives. The committee on credentials
will meet at three o'clock the after
noon before. The report of the COM
mittee of resolutions and the election
business to be done. The organiza-
ton of the convention will be as fol-
lows: Chairman, F. C. Archibald,
Manchester; secretaries, Harry A.
! Black, Newport; Harvey r. Kingsley,
Rutland; committee on resolutions,
Sherman R. Moulton, Burlington; Ira
H. Lafeur, Middlebury; w. A Root,
Bennington; Jonas H. Brooks, St
Johnsbury; Harry B. Amey, Island
Pond; M. H. Alexander, st. Albans;
M. o. Kinney, Grand Isle; NJ. E
Maurice, Mcrrisville; Clinton A. Ad-
ans, Hartford; T. F. O'Rourke
Derby Line; John S. Battles, Bran
don; James B. Estee, Montpelier
w. c. Belknap, Bellows Falls; FREQ
w. Fitzgerald, Norwich. The Hon
Percival w. Clement, candidate fol-
governor, was present at the meeting
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-24
PRIVATE BREWER
WRITES HOME FRIEND
St. Johnsbury Center Soldier Writes
of Machine Gun and Medical
Corps

Prvt. Truman w. Brewer of st.
Johnsbury Center, former member
of Company d, who went to the Mex
lean border with the troops and has
been in France nearly a year, has
written the following to a friend in
that community:
Well, it has been long time since
l have written to anyone, but haven't
felt much like writing as I have had
something else to take my mind as no
doubt you will see in the papers.
At present we are little ways be-
hind the lines but of course we don't
know for how long. You were asking
how long we stay in the trenches at
a time. That all depends on how
things are going.
Speaking about the Fourth of July
i celebrated it by getting paid on
that day. We have just got back
from the front lines and received all
new clothes, as far as we needed
them, and I needed them alright. We
are just few rods from a river so
we can get all the baths we want,
and believe me, it seems good.
l am on a new job the last few
days. I have been taken out of the
machine gun squad and attached to
the medical corps; at present l am a
stretcher bearer, so am having a new
drill now to learn-frst aid, also how
to put on splint-rather interesting
work so far Think l will like it.
We sure have the Huns on the rur
and hope it will keep up.
Speaking of the old farm, il
would be heaven for me now. to &c
over there and stay for awhile.
guess you never knew how well lik
ed that place."
Truman w. Brewer.
101 Machine Gun Battalion.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-24
NINTH GERMAN LOAN
They Call it Their "Victory Loan

IVY SoAA ~ AOAA SANtOAy Ivan
Washington, Sept. 24-Germans
are about to subscribe to their ninth
"Victory" loan. Whether it will be a
"Victory' loan depends on some
measure on how the American peo-
pie accept the new war taxes now be-
ing framed by Congress.
The German loan opens September
%, just five days before the United
States starts on its fifth Liberty Loan
and for the next four weeks Ameri-
cans and Germans practically will be
Engaged in a race to drop their dol
lars into the hopper of the war mill.
Today the German public debt is
$27,757, 100000, about $1,000,000, ,00O
less than that of Great Britain and
| ST, 900, 100000 more than that of the
| United States.
Austria has a public debt of $12,-
100000 while the debt of France
despite the fact that this country has
been most torn by the actual fighting
has contracted about $6,0O0,000,00(
less than that of Germany. Before the
war Germany had a public debt Of
only little over $1,000, 100000, les.
by narrow margin, than that of the
| United States.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-24
SUBMARINE MENACE
Holiday Traffic Indicates That u
Boat Terror is Being Conquered

London, Sept. 24-According to a
London paper, truth of the prophecy
of Admiral Lord Jellicoe made last
spring that the menace of the sub
marine would be at end in August, is
evidenced by the revival of holiday
traffic with the Isle of Man. Crowded
excursion steamers, it is pointed out,
would not be allowed to navigate the
seventy odd miles of the Atlantic be-
tween the island and the mainland
unless the chance of attack had
dwindled almost to nothing.
For the last four years visitors to
the Isle of Man have been mainly
German civilian prisoners for inter-
ment.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-24
RED CROSS NOTES
1850 Tons of Peach Stones w;

1880 Tons of Peach Stones Wanted
All peach stones and fruit pits and
nut shells may be taken to the Ar
mory, where Mr.. Stinson will take
care of them for the Caledonia coun-
ty chapter A. R. C. The Junior
Red Cross in this county is especially
urged to collect all butternuts posi-
BILE, and when dried bring them to the
Armory.
A further plea for saving peach
stones for use in making gas masks
is made by the American Red Cross.
1t pointed out that to make 100000
of the best gas masks needed for the
Army, Navy, ambulances and hospi-
tai service, will require 35,000,000
pounds of peach stones.
The federal government has asked
the Red Cross to use its organization
for collecting these fruit stones
Stones of apricots, prunes, plums
olives, dates, cherries, walnuts, Bra
lillian nuts, hickory and butternuts
are also of value for providing car
! bon for the gas masks and should be
saved with the peach stones. Italian
cherry stones are not to be saved, as
they have no value compared with
native cherry stones.
Every Red Cross branch and auxil
iary in New England will receive col
lections of the fruit stones and nu
shells. Collections can be sent by
parcel post to any Red Cross chapter
in packages not to exceed 70 pound!
in weight. Junior Red Cross mem
bers, Boy Scouts and Camp Fir,
Girls are urged to aid in collecting b.
house to house visits.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-24
WELLS RIVER

A. T. Davis and sister, Mrs. Carrie
Melvin of Lawrence, Mass, spent the
week end in Newport with their
niece.
An appeal has been made for sec
ond-hand clothing to be sent through
the Red Cross to the refugees in
France and Belgium. Articles suit
able for the cause should be left at
the Red Cross rooms Tuesday, or
with Mrs. Samuel Hutchins.
Lee LaSalle Winnie died suddenly
early Sunday morning from a severe
attack of grippe. The funeral will
be held from the home of his brother
in Woodsville on Tuesday. Mrs.
Winnie and two little children are i'll
and at the hospital at this time, the
others being with friends and neigh
bors in Wells River and Woodsville.
A tournament was held at the Golf
Club Saturday afternoon, the follow
ing members taking part: Donald
Fraser, F. B. Taylor, DR.. Woodman
Dr.. Perry, Frank Slack, John Bone
Malcolm Buck and Leonard Smith
The play was by holes at scratch and
the tournament was won by DR.
Woodman. The prizes were cigal
cases donated by a member of the
handicap committee. While the mer
were playing a number of ladies tool
part in a putting contest which was
won by Mrs. Samuel Hutchins, who
was presented with thrift stamps
After the playing a basket supper
was enjoyed at the Golf Club House
Mrs. Burleigh of Ticonderoga, N
Y, is visiting her son, Walter Bur
leigh, at the Tavern.
Mrs. Wyman has been a recen
visitor at The home of Judge ant
Mrs. Baldwin.
Mrs. Robert o. Blood returned to
day to Concord, N. H., where she i
to store her household furniture be
fore returning to Sharon, Mass.
Roscoe Cobb and Miss Lucille An
gell have been visiting relatives i
Hardwick the past few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Bashore lef
Monday for Boston and Hartford an
expect to reach New York city tn
last of the week.
Miss Kate Carleton of Morrisvill
visited Mrs. H. Crabtree Monday, re
turning to her home the followin
: day.
The annual meeting of the churc
and society will be held Thursda.
Oct. 8.