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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-04-25
FARMER SUGGESTS
RED CROSS PLAN

A farmer of the community who
takes much interest in present day
questions and realizes to the fullest
extent how the Red Cross should be
backed up In order to give the best
aid to our boys across the water.
was talking of a plan which he thot
should be carried out on every farm
in Audubon county. Lay aside one
acre of the farm that shall be for the
Red Cross and the earnings Of the
acre be given outright to the Red
Cross. The expense of planting, the
rent, etc.. should be borne In equal
parts by the owner and the tenant.
Such plan would net a, good har-
vest for the Red Cross and at the
same time would be . rather small
contribution for each farm. The
matter IL worthy Of consideration.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-04-25
WHAT A GARDEN WILL DO:

1t will supply wholesome fruits
and vegetables for the home table.
Help conserve the most needed
foods for our soldiers.
Save money and doctors bills.
Feed our families better. and
Leave less ground for our foes to
stand on.
Plant, serve, harvest and help win
the war. Is your garden started? II
not, start it now!
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-04-25
LAWN MOWERS sHARPRNED

Bring in that lawn mower and
have It put in first class order,
sharpened and adjusted to a nicely.
e. M. johnson. 17-2w
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-12-09
"FLU" CLAIMS
ANOTHER VICTIM
Mrs. Dora Administrative.
bert Dies at Farm Home
Near City.

Mrs. Dora Adams Schwiebert, wife
Of Peter Schwiebert, passed away at
the family home northwest of the city
at II 80 Friday night, as the result
of an illness with Spanish influenza
which developed into pneumonia. Pri-
,vate funeral services We're held at
the Miller undertaking parlors at
O'Clock Sunday afternoon with pub
lie service at the cemetery at , 80, both
conducted by Rev. III. A. Koenig of st.
Paul's Lutheran church of which Mrs.
Schwiebert was a member.
Mrs. Schwiebert leaves her husband
and one son, who resides at home, to
mourn the passing of beloved wife
and mother. Illness existing in the
home and among relatives prevents the
publication of an obituary at this time.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-12-09
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THE NATIONAL REPUBLICAN,.

The National Republican, a weekly
newspaper published at Washington,
d. c., by The National Republican
Publishing Company, Geo. Il. Lock
wood. editor, has attracted the Natten-
ton of party adherents all over the
country by the fineswork it did in the
recent campaign. 1t is. entitled to
much credit for the republican victory,
especially in Indiana, where it has its
largest list of subscribers, having been
originally published in that state he
fore locating in Washington.
1t is an eight page paper and carries
no advertisements, devoting its entire
space to discussion of the issues of
the day from the republican stand
point. 1t is ably and cOnscientiously
edited and ought to be read every week
by every republican in the country.
The price of subscription is 81 per
year, but the Freeman-JournaI will
furnish it in connection with its Daily
or twice-a-week editions for IS cents.
1t Ought to be in the, home Of every
republican in Hamilton county. Dur
ing the next few years political issues
of unusual Importance are tosbe before
the country and they will be ably and
fearlessly discussed by The National
Republican. 11-30d2f1j1
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-12-09

1t was not through disrespect that
the other day when the president was
reciting his message and came to the
words: Il frankly turn to you for
pectedly and sounded so eXcruciatin
funny that they couldn't keep straight
faces. Some'of them, it is reported,
but were unable to suppress the laugh
ter that burst forth in spite of the
solemnity of the occasion. But. at
the cloak room and spanked. The
president was not joking, even though
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-12-09

what course the government is going
TO pursue. The president suggests
three alternatives: ITO hand the lines
back Under former methods of regu-
lation: complete government owner
ship and operation, or modified private
control under unified management and
regulation and CONTROL Complete
ownership and operation will be advo-
Gated by many. However, the lfinancial
condition of the government following
the great war may be conclusive argu-
ment against that policy at this time,
hence the third method suggested by
the president may be the better for the
present. The greatest advantage of
government ownership, it appears to
many. is the influence upon labor en-
ployed. Railroad men would not strike
if the government owned the roads,
thus insuring continuous and unbroken
service at all times.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-12-09

The Springfield, Mass, Republican
is wondering what we are going to do
for news after the war interest lags.
No need to worry about that. Some
years ago the attorney general of Iowa,
we believe it was Remley. decided in
determining question of taxation that
a newspaper Office is manufacturing
plant Well. there are still many news
paper Offices throughout the country
and they can manufacture just as well
in time of peace as in time of war.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-12-09
\. c. IJENSON VIC
Tim OF PARAL YSIS
Aged Gentleman Dies at the
Family Home on Di-
vision Street.

I'll. G. Jensen of this city died at his
home at 300 Division street at an early
hour Friday morning from paraly-
sis. He had been in poor health for
about three years, having suffered a
stroke about three years ago and again
last week
Mr.. Jensen was born August 3. 1882
and was therefore 70 years and five
months of age at the time of his DEATH
He was an old time settler here, hay
ing farmed southwest of here some
years ago The family moved away
from here and were gone for a number
of years, but returned to this city
about il year ago.
He leaves to mourn his death, his
wife and eight children, j. G. Jensen,
who resides at the family home, Mrs.
G. b. Srigley, Mrs. Frank Bossert and
Mrs. Alvin Mcchener, all of this city.
N. p. Jensen of Northwood, Iowa, A.
C. Jensen Of Des Moines, Mrs. Tom
Peterson of Resale, Neb., and Mrs.
j.. G. Shreyes of Iowa City.
Private funeral services were held
from the home Saturday afternoon at
> O'clock with Rev. r. r. Chippeffield
IN charge.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-12-09

There are many people throughout
the country who are sorry it wasn't
Baker instead of McAdOo that found it
impossible to live OH $4,000 a year.
Then there is Burleson, too. who could
be readily spared. In fact, McAdoo
is really the one man of the cabinet
who is regarded rs big enough for the
job he holds.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-12-09

Those locomotive engineers who
have been drawing So per day note
the retirement of Secretary McAdoo
with regret and will have a lively in
terest in his successor.-Des Moines
Register.
Shippers and consumers who pay the
fiddler may have less regret than the
fiddler at the passing of the secretary.
However, they. too, will have lively
interest in his successor.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-12-09

The vote of the Iowa soldiers in
uniform is more largely republican
than the vote of the civil population.
The total soldier vote at the recent
election at the various posts and can-
tonments was 5,951. Gov. Harding
received 4.101 and Claude r. Porter
1903. The vote for Senator Kenyon
was All and for his opponent lob.
The republican candidate for lieuten-
ant governor received 1851 and the
democratic candidate LII. Thus the
men in the field put the lie direct to
the partisan claim that the democratic
party won the war.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-12-09

Henry Peterson of Jewell, who was
sentenced yesterday by Mayor Carl Mil
Ter of that place to serve fifteen day
sentence in the county jail for intoxi-
cation, has appealed TO the district
court. His appeal bond was fixed at
$1OC. ,..
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-12-09

President Wilson frankly admits in
his late message to- congress that he
doesn't know what to do with the rail.
roads. He asks congress to solve the
problem and solve it as soon as posi-
bic. Uncertainty is detrimental and
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-12-09

The allies over in Europe, accord
ing to the Associated Press. are going
to charge Mr.. HohenzolIern with being
a pirate and demand his surrender by
Holland. According to International
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-12-09

We hope the allies over in Europe
will not mistake the display of the
presidential party as an exhibition of
the kind of democracy for which we
have been fighting
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-12-09
For Sale.

A few spring male Chester Whites.
Priced to sell. Come and get your
choice. Also a few Mammoth Bronze
turkeys. Byron r.. Calkins, Webster
City, Iowa. Rural 5 Telephone 31f22.
j-f-tf
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-12-09

Mr.. and Mrs. II. r. Yungclas of near
Highview have received word from
their son James, who has been in Uncle
Sans service, that he will he home
within two weeks. He is now sight
seeing in New York City.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-12-09

President Wilson may have taken
over the cables in order to be in posi-
ton to censor what congress may say
during the sitting of the peace dele
gates.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-12-09

!. The Brunswick plays Edison, Victor,
Columbia and Pathe records perfectly
and costs you less money. Channer's.
5j3f3
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-12-09

1t is quite evident that Germany
doesn't regard the armistice as mere
scrap of paper.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-12-09

FOR SALE--yearling registered Por
land China male hog. Earl Corman-
ey, Woodstock Iowa. 12-2f2j2]
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-12-09

Germany ought to be able to live a
while on the food she didn't feed her
prisoners of war.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-12-09

Well, wouldn't the Office still be just
as vacant if Tom Marshall should try
to fill it?
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-12-09

Bring in your favorite records of any
make and let us play them on the
Brunswick for you. Channers. 5j3f3
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-12-09

The Brunswick has genuine dia
mond for playing the Edison records
Channer's. 5j3f3
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-12-09

The whole world recognizes the
Brunswick. Clanner's. 5j3f3
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-12-09

| it might appear that he was to those
who remember the way he has sought
counsel in the past.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-12-09

No home complete without Bruins
wick monograph, it plays all makes
of records. Channer's. 5j3f3
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-12-09

law a pirate is entitled to the protec-
ton of no country. If William is not
pirat tie what is he?
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-12-09
WEBSTER CITY FREEMAN

Issued every Monday by the Free
man-Journal Publishing Company
Webster City, Iowa.
The Freeman and Journal, both
papers, per year $500
The Daily Freeman.Journal, by
mall, per $500
Delivered, In city per $500
Entered at the Webster City Post.
Office Is Second Class Matter.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-12-09

FOR SALE Chester White bears. r.
D.Greenwood, Stanhope, Iowa.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-12-09


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The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-08-22
CHAPTER XVI.

The next day we received orders to
march to an unknown destination. We
soon arrived at the depot Of ApremOnt
where we were obliged to wait The
depot had been destroyed. The next
station was Chatel. Both of these
places are about five kilometers behind
the front.
The prisoners were assembled In
Apremont. Several Of them had come
from that town. Their families were
still in their homes and many prisoners
asked permission to visit them. had
| occasion to witness such visit in APP
remont. Two reserves led one Of the
prisoners to the house, which he had
pointed out as his. The prisoners
young wife was in the kitchen with her
three children. We followed them into
the house.
The woman turned pale as she sud
denly saw her husband. They en-
braced. We went outside for we felt
out Of place there.
The woman had not had a letter
from her husband for five months be-
cause the Germans were between her
and her husbands army. He had been
in the trenches for month, realizing
how nearby his wife anc children were,
yet unable to reach them and with no
way Of knowing whether they were
alive or dead.
How he must have felt as the French
shells few over his head ON their way
to ApremontI
There was no way Of knowing
whether the glow In the sky caused
by the burning of a house was fur
nished by his home or not. Every
thing became torturing uncertainty
and all of life was q hell.
CTO BE CONTIHTTEn1
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-08-22
CHAPTER XIV.

Each day in the Argonne levied its
toll Of victims, sometimes many, some
times only few. 1t is only natural
that the morale of the soldiers should
not be at its best under these circum-
stances. With the same indifference
that the men had once gone to their
work to support their wives and chill
dren they now went into action. This
business OF killing had become daily
routine. Whenever we discussed our
situation, the crown prince and the
commander Of the Sixteenth army
corps, Lieutenant General Won Mudra,
Jared worst.
The troops in the Argonne forest be-
longed to the Sixteenth corps, the Thir-
ty-third and Thirty-fourth divisions.
Neither the crown prince nor Won Mud
IA had ever been seen In the trenches.
One OF the members on the crown
princes staff was, the old field mar
shall, Count Won Haeseler, former COM
mander Of the Sixteenth corps, who,
before the war, was considered q HUI
man flend. These three called Glover
Leaf by the soldiers, were far more de-
spised by most Of the men than were
the French cannon, which sought our
miserable lives.
The Hohenzollern heir did not find
life hard at his headquarters several
kilometers behind the battle front. It
was easy for him to make himself
popular with his order to go ahead at
the cost OF thousands of lives. He was
very well liked among the high officers,
with whom he sat behind stove al
though the progress was not fast
enough for them.
de honored Won Mudca with the or
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-08-22
CHAPTER xIII-continued.

IS
Enormous forces Of artillery were
Oeing modified. New guns continued
to arrive every day and were installed
without going into action. The trans
pOrtatiOn of munitions and material
was also very brisk. We did not sus
pect at this time that this was the first
preparation. for great offensive.
After four weeks in this vicinity we
were sent to another part of the front
tination. We marched away and In the
afternoon we arrived at Dun-sur-
Meuse.
Hardly had we entered the town
when tho German crown prince, accom-
panied Dy several officers and large
pack of hunting dogs rode by.
"Good morning, pioneers!" he called
out to US.
Then he inspected our unit closely.
He spoke to our captain, after which
one of the officers of his staff took us
to a Red Cross establishment where
we were banqueted and given wine.
The headquarters of the Hchenzol-
lern heir were, located at Dun-sur-
Mouse. The ladies of the Red Cross
treated us cordially. We asked them
If all passing troops were as well treat
ed as we had been.
"Oh, yes" & young woman answered
"but only few come here. The crown
prince, however, has an especial at
tachment for the pioneers"
We were CHARTERED over night. Sol
diers told us that Dun-sur-Meuse was
the headquarters Of the Fifth army.
There were gay times in the town, with
an open-air concert every day. The Off
GERS often received women visitors
from Germany.
; After a hard march we arrived at
the front positions. In a veritable
labyrinth Of trenches, filed with water,
we had the utmost difficulty finding
our way about. Finally we arrived at
the very front. The French were only
ten meters away and before we had
been. there two days we took part in a
hand grenade encounter.
i Some distance back we established a
pioneer depot. twenty-five of our men
did nothing but assemble hand gre
nades. We were soon settled and ready
for an emergency.
/ In camp we were divided among
various troops. They showed us how
the warfare waged at this front re-
Quired every imaginable kind of fight
Ing. There was mining, sapping, hand
grenade throwing, mine throwing and
light patrol battles. This went on day
after day and night after night, with
48 hours in the trench and a 12-hour
rest. The shortage Of men made a
less strenuous schedule impossible.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-08-22

Dead and wounded men lay amont
/ the branches and the trees everywhcr'
i on the ground. Every man who wa
able to run sped forward to reach thu
enemy trench as quickly as possible.
part Of the enemy defended itself des
perate1y In @ trench filed with watel
and mud. "A terrible hand-to-hand fghi
resulted. We stood In water up to oul
knees.
Men, severely wounded. lay In the
mud, holding their mouths and noses
above the water. During the fighting
they were trampled more deeply into
the dirt under our feet for we could
not see where we were going; we could
only troll up" the entire trench.
The section won was fortified with
all possible haste. Once more we had
acquired at heavy cost In human life
few meters OF the Argonne forest.
This trench, which we took, had
changed hands many times and even
now we were preparing for the usual
counter-attacks.
Presently the "jackasses" went into
action. The "jackasses" are the guns
of the French mountain artillery. They
were so named because they were
drawn by mules. They are guns of fiat
trajectory, kept from so to 100 meters
behind the enemy lines. The shells
from these cannon flew directly over
our heads and cut their way through
Because OF the high velocity Of the
shell and the short distance it travels
the defamation when the shot is fired
and the noise Of the explosion, sound
almost at the same instant. These
"jackasses" are greatly feared by the
German soldiers because they are kept
working day and night.
It was winter and very cold. The
trenches had been filed with water
and were now nothing except deep
bitches of mud. Under these condi-
tons, through the ice-cold nights, our
routine, consisted of 48 hours duty
and II hours rest. Every week a storm
ing attack was made, the success of
which was entirely out of proportion
to the enormous losses. In all Of the
four months was In the Argonne for
ests we gained 400 meters. The fol-
lowing data will indicate how heavy
price was paid in lives for this little
piece of France.
Each regiment had its own ceme-
terry. There was the One Hundred and
Forty-f1fth infantry regulars, the Sixty
seventh, and One Hundred and Seven
ty-third infantry regulars and the
One Hundred and Fifth Hirsch-
berg battalion. On the day we were re-
lieved from duty in the Argonne for
ests there were more dead in these
than there were survivors
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-08-22
CHAPTER XIV.

+ The entire forest of Argonne was
Everywhere was artillery, which main
tanned a fire on the villages behind the
enemy's positions.
One Of the many batteries which we
constantly had to pass on our march
from the camp to the front, was in ac-
ton when we reached it.
asked one of the gunners what his
objective was and he replied that it
was any village within range.
A substitute first lieutenant, in
charge of the battery, stood nearby.
One of my comrades asked him If he
did not think there might be women
and children in those villages.
'"That would make no difference"
the first lieutenant replied. women
and children are French, so what does
1t matter? This breed has to be ex-
terminated in order that this nation
shall not think of war again for cen.
fury"
This day was designated FOR a
storming attack and we were obliged
to be in our positions at seven O'Clock
In the morning. Promptly at 8 80 regi-
ment No. 81 was ordered to attack.
Pioneers led the way. They were sup
piled with hand grenades. These week
ly attacks were opened half an hour
before the infantry went over by a
storm Of artillery fire. The artillery
action required very careful calcula-
ton because the distance which sepa-
rated our position from the enemy's
was very slight It varied from three
to one hundred meters; never any
more. At the point where we attacked
the distance was 20 meters.
Promptly at eight O'Clock the artil-
lery started. The first three shells
struck a ditch, but the following ones
hit fairly, that Is, right in the French
trenches, Once the artillery had the
proper range whole S9lv0s Of batteries
descended upon them with admirable
exactness. The cries Of the wounded
were heard once more, a sign that
many had been hit.
An artillery officer acted as observer
In the foremost sense and directed the
hre by phone. Promptly at 8 80 O'Clock
the artillery fires stopped and we at
lacked. The eleventh company of the
Slxty-seVenth regiment, of which I
spoke before, came under the fire of
tne enemy's machine guns and 10 OF its
men We're killed after they had only
tn. :a.sF 'ne
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-08-22
woRTH a CHANCE.

The small boy stood at the garden
gate and howled and howled and
howled. A passing old lady paused
beside him.
whats the matter, little manT she
asked In a kindly voice.
"O-o-oh! !" walled the youngster. "Pa
and ma won't take me to the pictures
tonight"
"But don't make such noise," said
the dame admonishingly. "Do they
ever take you when you cry like that?"
''S-sometimes they do. an'-an'
sometimes they d-d-den't," beloved
the boy. "But 1t amt no trouble to
yell london Opinion.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-08-22
A PURPOSE in View.

"My friend" remarked the facetlous
man, "do you get any satisfaction out
Of staring at thermometer when it
registers 90 degrees In the shade?"
"None to speak Of" replied the
crusty individual, "but hope that IL 1
stand here and gaze at this thermome-
ter the next blithering idiot who comes
along won't think it necessary to re-
mind me that it's hot day."-Bir-
mingham Age-Herald.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-08-22
Each Day Levied .ts Toll Of Victims.

Of the several regiments. The Sixty
seventh regiment had more than 1000
dead. All the victims were members
Of that unit except a few pioneers,
who had been assigned to duty with
it. There was never a day without
some loss Of life, and on the days when
the storming attacks were made, death
had an extremely large harvest.