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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-03-18
Was Large Meeting.


The meeting last night was attended
by some fifty men, all of whom were
enthusiastic. DR.. N. c. A. Berg was
selected chairman of the meeting and
N. M. O'COnnor secretary. The Ma
tional Association of Shot Gun Owners
was formed by John Phillip Sousa, its
primary purpose being that of prevent
ing riots and other local uprisings
during the progress of the war. The
organization in each county acts upon
orders of the sheriff and when called
upon by him, it's members act as
deputy sheriffs. 1t seems likely, how
ever, that in order to be of assistance
to selectmen, that drills will be held
for those members who wish it.
TO Meet Riot Emergencies.
1t would be very easy in time of
great excitement over the war, to start
a riot and in the event one does start,
men to quell 1t are wanted and wanted
quick. 1t is to meet emergencies Of
this kind that the Shot Gun clubs are
being formed. They are to cooperate
with town, county, state and national
officials. Among the men who spoke
last evening were w. r. Cole, c. II.
Richeson, V. C. Crosley, Rube Meier
rem, ID. Z. Rice, A. j. ironing and
John Peterson, the latter from Ran
dali.
The general public is cordially in
vited to attend the meeting next week
when it is likely that definite orga-
nization will be formed. These orga-
nizations are approved by Adjutant
General Logan, Governor Harding and
national authorities.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-03-18

The following items are taken from
the last issue of the Camp Cody Bulle-
tin, published at Camp Cody, Deming.
n. NJ:
Evening star., 1918-08-25
Hun Propaganda Causes ernent Among Our Soldiers in France

plsments pl n,,ea. ,,s ,show,ins wing battishelds with
View showing thousands Of miles
o. oiranch rich French French farming lands de-
British guns" or "churches. French
VILLAGES. French lands destroyed BY
the British--how long do you wish
this TO continue in your country
Frenchmen?"" -
A.k = go
Now that the Germans have to ada
NIT the presence Of Americans. they
have ISSUED q new series, and the
caption has been changed to; =
"Frenchmen--If YOU WIN permit the
American troops to come by tho mil.
lion we will continue to war with
them in France until all the rest oe
France 10 smashed to bits like these
homes and farms" see,
SO thoroughly fed are many Of the
German soldiers in the ranks with
another brand Of the same propas
ganda that there have been cases
OF German prisoners trying to CON.
man cause. despite the fact that the
tide of war had washed the German
preachers into American prison cambS
It merely shows the thoroughness' OF
the German methods
The Germans are also droppine
messages from aeroplanes every day,
usually setting dates for dinners IL
Paris. or Toul. or Baccaret, or
Chalons. and these also cause our
troops great amusement. But these
are printed or written forms Of front
line propaganda and can be counterS
acted quickly, Germany also has q
system Of insidious secret behind, tho
line propaganda which is far more
dangerous and which our units aro
coping with, but In ways which must.
propaganda consists merely OF tho
public statement Of our position II
the world war. That alone has won
us dessrters from the German ranks.
Copyright. ieie. BY Edward Msrshsli.D
Evening star., 1918-08-25

men who. through the success Of some
war-like EFFORT. were called on the
wings of the morning to rise and come
tS tS Gischse ths M ManitoT , the Mighty Chief Is
old Indians Of the more remote tribes.
when sure the audience was friendly
and respectful, have been known to tell
OF seeing mighty warrior SO dis
appear.
"One Indian soldier helps run a
flock of balloons" was the express
sion Of one enthusiast writing In to
the office Of Indian affairs. Though
Commissioner Sells says it is his ex-
pectation to soon have a record Of the
number. location. rank. ETC., of all In
dians in the military service, at the
present time only 1900 are reported
and properly indexed in his Office. or
this number 1900 are in the Army, 300
in the Navy and 100 in other military
work: 1900 of these entered by en-
listment and 600 by conscription. The
number and rank of officers cannot
yet be stated.
The first Indian to enlist after war
was declared upon Germany by this
country was John Peters. a 'Menominee
of Wisconsin He was placed In
Company A of the lst Engineers,
and was In the first contingent of
Sammies following Pershing to
France. He fought bravely and WAS
the inspiration OF some OF the very
young lads who played the game at
his side. Severely wounded, at last, he
died.
And, back home In the middle west,
in his Indian named native state, at
the Keshena Indian school, the Stars
and Stripes few at half mast
Throughout Shawnee county aged
squaws. remembering ancient tradi-
tions, revived the custom of wailing
Tor the dead for many days.
Down at Camp Travis. in Texas, are
800 Indian citizens who have just COM
pleted the required course OF train
Ing. They are now part of the Army
and will soon be at the front, II the
submarines OF the enemy have as lit
full-blooded. are from Oklahoma, and,
In the majority, have retained their
original picturesque names.
Among officers 1t Is reported that
mutual agreement indicates this
group Of Indians as "the finest lot of
soldiers ever turned out Of, an army
camp" Every non-commissioned Of
ficer In one regiment at Camp, Travis
to the race Columbus found
when he set foot on the shores of tho
new world. Their natural bent for
Evening star., 1918-08-25

ltnes;-, others for civilians on the
French, side. But almoat every day
this form Of fighting hne propasanda
1t is, directed against every one; It
seeks to ALLEVIATE the Americans from
the British, from the F'rencfi. yfiae
French from the British. the British
from the others. 1t Is only when the
propaganda goes astray that one Is
able to see it's most ridiculous side.
OF 1t is clever. For instance, there il
one series which consists simply Of
little human interest stories. little
tales Of life in Paris and other cities
where the poilus have their wives and
their homes: One Story paints the
to see his wife and children wanting
for the luxuries and even the COM
forts of life which he might have
supplied In time Of peace. The story
goes on to accentuate the hardships
and to describe an evil day when the
the household life is about to col.
lapse. +a = -
\ II
At this point, so reads the German
propagandaists tale, q rich and no.
BILE lady enters the scene, saves the
boy from prison. restores the family
fortune. and departs-from the picture
with these words:
"Ah, my dear madam. all this would
not have happened to you IL your
husband were here to aid you, IL the
war was over"
And this Is the whole point Of the
Germans propaganda--to reach ths
heart with an appealing story. then
to try to undermine the resistance
and will to victory Of the wonderful
French soldier.
Another form of the German EFFORT
Is an appeal to the Frenchman's love
1t consists of attacks on the British.
The Gazette issues illustrated sup
Evening star., 1918-08-25

billions to conduct war, three for
aviation. one and a quarter for ma
chine guns and the rest for tanks,
etc. Billions! Billions Of the mouth
And the entente gallery applauds and
magnifies the colossal effort. made
by the Americans to save the world
and their commerce.
'"And the American Army. Five mil
lion strong. with 5000 cannon. 120.-
900 airplanes.. 900 tanks and. other
fooleries-pardon me- should say
Wiisoneries. I cannot refrain from
thinking of the well known other
Evening star., 1918-08-25

American boasts of hilarious mem
ory. And some day the heads of the
entente will open their eyes and learn
hcr custom. has made the biggest
BLUM, tho most stupefying blum which
history has recorded. And that will
be just" . go
This article, Of course, was meant
for the British and French readers,
the Germans sending certain numbers
of the Gazette to certain units Of the
allies. keeping certain numbers for
the civilian populations within their
Evening star., 1918-08-25

able number Of such who can be in
duced to accept employment at reason
I'VE face a labor shortage in. cer-
tain areas and occupations, and the In
dian service must help this as far an
possible. AS should be expected. agri-
culture will feel first and most the
shrinkage in labor. for. in addition to
Navy. many farm laborers are at
tracted to Industrial centers by the
higher wages. Farming enterprises In
some sections. need Indian labor. and
with their own allotments or other
wise, need this employment"
In another letter to the president Of
the American Indian League, in, New
York city, Mr. Sells said: "The Indi-
ans took an early interest in our
to the first issue OF liberty bonds
amounted to $4.6o7s50. Subscriptions
to the second issue totaled $4,So2, ,750.
United with the results Of the third
liberty loan campaign. the entire sum
totals Sls.ooo.ooo. nearly $3.50 per capita.
- II sr, y
Families Of old warriors Of hostile
leadership against the government
We'd with others In the purchase Of
bonds. Grizzly chieftains wearing the
scars of battle with the whites
preached patriotism to their tribal
descendants in native oratory as
ardent as Patrick Henry's. while the
sons and grandsons OF Chiefs Joseph,
John Gall, John Grass and their fol-
lowers thronged the enlistment office
as well as purchased bonds.
Indian women contribute their share
Of labor toward the greatest thing In
the world today. Many girls educated
at Carlisle (which has just been taken
over by the. Army and the students
remaining scattered through other
Indian schoois) have taken arduous
courses in nursing. Several Of these
have been accepted as full-hedged Red
Cross nurses. and have four years Of
training to their credit They have
been assigned to hospital work here
and. abroad.
Mr.. Sells. In very recent letter to
Miss Mabel Boardman. head of the
American Red Cross, among other
things relating to the Indians work
in'tle Red Cross says: .'..An interesting
account comes from northern Minne-
sofa reservation. Here. 1t is believed,
the first Indian Red Cross auxiliary
was started. in the spring Of 1917.
The president OF the auxiliary writes
to me that there was no spectacular
coming OF hundreds Of Indians to
Evening star., 1918-08-25

warfare revealed itself at every turn
Of the road to modern military knowl-
edge. The bayonet is their favorite
weapon. oNs
1t is a graduate of the Haskell In
tnn,an dian school O who has has gained the dis
grenades Q greater distance than any
other soldier there. He is a Seminole
and a corporal. In the camp school
for sntpers every Indian taught in this
branch improved with ease. Scout
ing was taught in connection with
this. and 1t is claimed that the aver
age Indian student had the seemingly
natural genius to Ak UP a sniper,s
post OF sentry's nest so perfectly that.
unless the fnstructing officers had
could not discover 1t themselves.
A pure-blooded Cherokee, Mr.. Hum
mingbird. was one of the first en-
listed men at Camp Travis to become
an adept In musketry. This red man
Is q sergeant. He Is said to have the
making Of a good officer in him. In
fact, 1t is q marked truth that in ef-
fecting. or following discipline the In
dians here in training have set UP a
rapid pace for the white man.
Whether they could speak the lan-
guage of their flag or not, the 900
were solid unit in implicit obedi-
ence.
One of the chief difficulties, how
ever. that concerned the officers put
ting these men in shape for meeting the
Germans was the matter Of language.
Most of the Indians who knew not q
word Of English when they came to
Camp Travis were from the so-called
blanket tribes.
A& -.tt, ~,
In these days OF the hue and cry Of
food. more food, 1t is not amiss to
say that the Indians, according to Mr..
Sells own figures. have doubled their
pre-war production Of garden and
farm. The live stock produced has been
greatly augmented. much. Of this has
been sold. the money safely deposited.
and still on the lands Of the Indians
there Is more stock than before the war.
Commissioner Sells. in a, letter to
reservation superintendents. says, In
part: 1T is very important that there
be no idlers or intermittent workers
among the able-bodied adult Indians
this year, when every ounce Of pro-
ductive energy Is needed as q war
winning factor. / feel assured can
count on your prompt cooperation in
this matter, with view to determine
Ing the number of Indians on your.
reservation who can be spared for
work in other localities and the prob
Evening star., 1918-08-25

unite IN the then almost unknow0
work OF the Red Cross.
at the iirst meeting and has since bee1
most faithful in her efforts. Week
after week the little band Of white
women met and carried on the work
the cautious Indian women kept gathS
ering and took part In the work: un<-
til. at the end OF nine months, three<
fourths Of the members were Indians,
The auxiliary numbers forty eight and
100 adults.
Evening star., 1918-08-25
Special Correspondence Of The Star.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMYa
ON THE MARINE,


ON THE MARINE.
I August IA. 1918.
A PAPER balloon came floating
~ on gentle breeze over our
~ line near Chateau Thierry
this morning. When 1t was
low enough dozen Of our boys be-
gan leaping for It. One caught the
prize--a bundle Of German propagan-
da leaflets printed In English: -.
ITO German Americans! Come back
to your fatherland. The kaiser out of
the fullness OF his heart will forgive
your great error" - ,,u
In accordance with orders all these
leaflets were sent UP to the intelli-
gence department Of the unit. but
not beforsa q roaring. good laugh was
enjoyed by al, present. 4a1- = y
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...}.s-aH 4iAa ,
On the previous day there had been
even more laughter. The breeze had
brought a flock Of pink and green
balloons with copies Of the Gazette
des Ardennes, the German propaganda
paper printed in French. and now con-
tanning an English column for the
edifcation. and, as the Germans think,
the corruption. OF American troops
Here is what the cause Of the laugh
ter was: "'
Americans Shoot with Their
Mouths
1--WE want to speak OF that dance of
the billions which those brave Ameri-
cans. the premier buffers Of the
world, are executing many months
under the raptured eyes OF the en-
tente. The Yankee liars tell us they
are opaning a. credit of seventy bill
lions Tor war expenses. Have you
read It right? Seventy billions to
begin with. or the total, ffty-seven
Evening star., 1918-08-25

July made announcement in
one sentence OF a war move
ment that was surprising
even to the government. This was
that tho onondaga Indians were in
council. drawing up a declaration of
war against Germany. the treaty be-
tween them and George Washington
having recognized the Onondagas as
"a separate nation" and constituting
an attitude still shared by the tribe.
Tho American Indian. Qnondaga or
Nisquall. Choctaw or Seminole. or Of
numerous additional tribes. is In the
world war with all his heart.
~
In rank from major to private are
In recent review of Indians at Camp
Bowie. Texas. by Commissioner Of In
dian Affairs Cato Sells and Gen.
Greble, no less than thirteen Of these
were represented. The sergeant of the
company was a Choctaw. by the name
OF Mcclure. with him were Shaw
mes. Poncss. Cheyennes. Caddos. Cher
okees. Arapahoes. Creeks. osages. Chic
asaws, Delawars, Seminoles and Paw
nees.
Among numerous facts and figures
that there are 5000 OF these native
Americans In the training camps or
In active service of the Army and Navy.
The entire Indian population Of the
Of these have sesn gwen eitissnship.
while no less than 10000 yet garb
themselves In blankets, feathers and
skins. About 10 per cent of the whole
number are men of military age. and
able to read and write the language
. Of their government.
fully 85 per cent OF the Indians in war
service on land were volunteers. and
in the Navy. Every one Is full citi-
zen. standing alongside the American
soldier Of Anglo-Saxon training, as his
equal in rights and privileges. 1t has
commissioner OF Indian affairs not to
segregate these, friends Of his. for whom
he feels such a keen responsibility.
II am strongly opposed to independ-
ent Indian units" he stated. II am
arm in the opinion that they should
enter the army upon the same basis
as other citizens They should be
ssnixed indiscriminately among the
whites. elbow to elbow. So may they
absorb the English language. habits
and civilization OF their white broth
ers. In this way only can they ad-
vance. With no discrimination for or
against them, they should be promoted
solely on their merits, and always ad-
vanced when they are deserving
The commissioner was much pleased
to say that no small percentage of our
red men hold commissions in the Army
ana that larger number have been
made non commissioned officers. It ap-
pears. too. that among the 5000
already in khaki. in American camps
branch of the service without Its
group of original Americans eager to
lend Its strength to Uncle Sam. IT
Is the hope of the commissioner that
In this way the race will be led away
from the narr0wness of tribal bonds
ana will absorb the broader relation
ship Of American institutions.
The Aviation Corps Of the Army
makes an appeal to the red-skinned
youth as fully as to the pale face.
There is sharp fascination to youth
ful imagination in learning to take to
the clouds like birds of the air. And
then there is kinship with nature,
TOO, In the religion Of the genuine
indian. which makes the ability Of
human human beings to rise and go skyward
There are legends In some tribes as to
Evening star., 1918-08-25

Some OF those women have walked
to the weekly meeting place across the
ice from Old Agency. when the tens
perature was 70 degrees below zero.
They have sewed on hospital shirts
and socks and learned to knit the
various garments just as their white
sisters OF the cities have done. One
wife. living seventeen miles away.
came to the homo of the treasurer to.
inquire about tho work being done.
In her hand the woman held doi<
ihr, ta,,. :. and a. SAID she wanted to do somss.
Red Cross activities among the Ins
dlans. have been carried forward
usually In cooperation with local and
state organizations The Indian bu-
not Instituted officfal connection there.
with further than to urge and ensI
courage membership and assistance.
There are $4,000 pupils among the Inl
dians. s,S 7
One of the far west Indian schools
recently reported having placed &
Christmas Red Cross banner In every
Indian home on the reservation.
Stating. too, that the larger girls 81
were dsvoting Saturday afternoons to
Red Cross work in the sewing, room.
At the same hour the larger boys,
under male employees Of the govsrns
meHt, BAenoreu tne uH0T 8r8uo o.
use In making surgical pads, ambu-
lance pillows and the like. A stu.
dents friendship war fund Of $1,000
has been reported froM another In-
girls Of the Five civiiised Tribes. The tS
superintendent reports that Red Cross
work is being done In connection with
domestic Science. Many knitted arti.
ss. cles are tf,rnsd nans out; % The very little
and hundreds Of gun wipers have
been made by these tiny ladies.
ss%
"on q small reservation In the far
north.' said MFR. Sells, where the
winters are long 'and severe ana the
Indian must struggle for the neces-
sa-ies Of life, more than 81 per capita
for every adult was paid In cash for
purposes. In the far southwest,
where the parched desert gives scant
returns and sheep raising Is the chief
means OF support, many. Of the In
dians have each promised q fleece Of
wool Tor the Red Cross. and the super.
intendent plans the experiment OF
spinning this wool and knitting 1t into
socks. sweaters. etc. by the Indian
/ "In a Montana district, where the
Indians are nearly all full-bloods, they
voluntarily held meetings and each
one who has a growing wheat crop
promised to donate one sack each Of
wheat for war relief work. While
these Indians are not citizens nor sub
5ect to draft they have voluntarily
decided that all adult, abie-bodied
males of their number are ready to
shoulder arms against the enemy. On
one reservation whore the Indians
are very. poor and have little ready
money. they donated an abundance Of
handsome beadwork. with other
curIos. to be sold for the Red Cross. u
There are many more instances.
many more facts and figures and little
stories illustrative Of the attitude OF
these people whose interests are mine.
like to remember these things. but
It would take long time to tell more.
i do want to say this, this frightful
war will have its compensative value
to the Indian. He has even now
learned that the great principles and
ideals that are worthy Of q trained
warriors daring are the ones with the
divine impulse to do good and help,
Otheran - F7T7~st
Evening star., 1918-08-25
ianS Make Excellent Soldiers and Sailors

BRIEF dispatch from Syra-
cuse. N. Y. to Washington
during the closing days Of
July made announcement in
one sentenca of a war mnxa-
Evening star., 1918-08-25

PAPER balloon came floating
on gentle breeze over our
line near Chateau Thierry
New-York tribune., 1918-03-19

cable dispatches from Toxic to the Jap
anese papers here.
The Kensei-kai, group of the op-
position party leaders, interpellated the
government and demanded an cxplana-
ton therefor. Viscount Motono, the
Foreign Minister, declined to answer,
saying: "The question is no. among
the themes which can be answered and
explained"
Other Toxic cables report that the
government has opened negotiations
with the steamship companies to COM
mandeer their fleets. This actin is in
tcrpretcd as meaning that Japan Is
making Fl! preparations for tie trans
port Of the armed force overseas to
Siberia. The news Of the governmental
negotiation caused sudden md trc-
rnendous rise of charter prices of ships.
According to the Toxic ca 1lc dis
patch to a Japanese paper oerc, the
talk Of recasting the present Terauchi
Cabinet is gaining among certain po-
litical circles. The contention is that
Japan is facing the gravcst possible
crisis and that there is an imperative
need Of bringing into existence CO.
alition cabinet which will unity and
represent all the different political
parties and circlcs~a cabinet which
will be a really national regime.
The agitation for such n new combi
nation cabinet is gaining strength
daily. according TO the report.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-19

to the Legislature what action it shall
take on measure before it,"
The Governor compared the Assembly.
men who last Tuesday transformed the
Hill-McNaD resolution ratifying the
Federal amendment into a referendum
to the notorious bill" Tweed, and stig
matized their product as a subterfuge,
deception. an evasion and a dishonest
measure. And in the same way he
characterized the "wcts" as camoufieurs
and legislators who had violated their
cath OF Office.
Referendum Veto Intimated
The Governor intimatcd that if the
Legislature, as seems likely, should re-
fuse to ratify the Federal amendment
and passes Il referendum measure, he
would veto it.
The Governor said the only precedent
Tor referendum on the Federal
amendment was conceived by Tweed
when the Fifteenth Amendment. giving
negroes the vote, had been transmitted
to the various legislatures for action.
ut Is. inconccivable to rae," said the
Goyernor, that the method devised
the Constitution Of the United States
or at least for the purpose of avoiding
the performance Of a plain duty inn
posed by that instrument, should be
adopted to-day by the Legislature Of
New York for the same purpose"
The Governors message is as fol-
lows:
IL desire to communicate With your
honorable body on tho subject Of a
proposed socalled referendum to tho
voters Of the state on the question Of
the ratification Of tho resolution. of
Congress submitting an amendment IN