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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-11-18
SALE DATES CLAIMED.

Farmers, whose sale dates are not yet
listed III these columns l. invited to
send in their dates.
Nov. 21.-C. L. Hall, northeast of
Williams.
Nov. 2a.-Menzo Kayser, southeast
of Williams.
Dec. 2.-J. E. Adams, south of Web
ster City.
Dec. 3.-James Shoemaker, north of
Webster City
Dec. Geo. Scott, north of Blairs.
burg.
Dec. 5.-Joe Eide, west Of Alden.
Dec. 9.-Bert Fjetland, south of Will
liams.
Dec. 1O.-Mr. Gordon, northwest of
Webster City.
Dec. 11.-Mrs. Simon streb, High:
view.
Dec. 12.-Mr. Gray, north of Will
liamS.
Dec. 17.--Mr. Williams, south of viii
Ike.
Dec. 1s.-James Stout, south of AL
den.
Dec. 19.-Mrs. Gard, north of Rad
cliffe.
Dec. 23.-Mike Lee, north Of Webster
City.
Jan. 7.-Win;e & staley, south of
Webster City,
Jan. 14.-Walter Wolf, east of Blairs-
burg.
Jan. 90. o. Thompson, south of
Williams.
Jan. 21.-Robert Moore, north of
harrisburg.
Jan. oh. NJ. Rasmussen, south
east of Williams.
= Jan. ON. Quinn, south of Will
liams.
Jan. 2s.-John Wesloh, south of
harrisburg.
Jan. 3O.-James HOag, west of KAN
rar.
Feb. 1O.-Frank Zenor, west of Wool
stock.
Feb. 11.-Mr. Hall, south of Webster
City.
Feb. 12.-Chris Stein, southwest If
Webster City.
Feb. 13.-G. I. Millang, southeast of
Williams.
Feb. 1S.-Fred Lachmiller, southwest
of Webster City.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-11-18
IN BIG
100000 SUIT
Judge G. D. Thompson Of
this City Makes Import.
ant Ruling at
= Nevada.
A
A FORTUNE
Innocent Purchaser Of
Notes Loses Out on
=. Claim.

Nevada, Iowa, Nov. 1S.-A portion
OF the immense fortune of Andrew Mel
son, a wealthy land owner of the south
part of this county and northern Polk
county, was saved through an order OF
Judge Thompson, of the Eleventh judi
cial district, in court here, when he
found for the defendants, Mrs. Ada
Nelson and Andrew Nelson, in a case
brought against them by w. G. Jordan,
of Minneapolis. In this action Jor-
dan was sueing upon notes aggregating
100000. with interest from 1916,
which were given in connection with a
contract for northern Michigan land to
the Northern Michigan Land Company.
Innocent Purchaser?
jordan claims to have been the in
'nocent purchaser of the paper but
some evidence indicated that he was
connected with the alleged land com
pany through his knowledge of its
operations.
This case grew out Of realty acti-
vities of Mrs. Nelson, who contracted
for immense tracts of cheap lands and
started into the realty and colonial
ton business Oh a wide scale. 1t is
reported that her husband. a civil war
veteran, now Il years of age, signed
notes with her to the amount of over
100000.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-11-18

ish influenza. Nearly two hundred in
mates, including three-fourths of the
workers, were stricken. Only two
deaths occurred out of this great num-
Der. Unusual and unexpected debt has
been placed against the institution in
consequence of this disaster. This to-
gether with the increase during the
year in the price of all supplies. has
made a debt of nearly ten thousand dol
lars, which the management of the Or
phanage is striving to raise by a
Thanksgiving offering. Whatever you
feel able to send to help lift this debt
will be gratefully received, and is need
ed now as never before. Contributions
should be mailed to the Christian Home
Orphanage,' Council Bluffs, Iowa.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-11-18
Cass News.

Nj. and Mrs. Hudson and baby, who
live on the Pilchard farm, are sick
with the influenza.
MI. and Mrs. r. H. Mabbott will
move to town next week.
Clare Draper has rented the Mabbott
place and will move there next week.
Mrs. G. A. McKibbin is sick with the
influenza.
MI. and Mrs. Ed Beaver visited the
Hudson family last Monday.
Quite a number Of farmers are haul
ing ear corn to town.
A. Sibert is picking corn for NJ.
Sieser south Of town.
Nearly every mi in Cass took his
quota in the U. w. w. drive.
Nov. 16.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-11-18
FAILS TO ENLIST
ANY SYMPATHY IN AMERICA

-Ef #r.FFr hE # N "ttH HF.- ..#N.
a German commission to America to
buy food supplies.
Thus by bribery Germany hopes to
improve on beggary. What the Ger
mans have long described as "Ameri-
can dollar cupidity" has been thought
worth sounding out. Should such n
commission be allowed to cross the
seas the German delegates, would eX-
pect to strut into the peace conference
with Uncle Sam as their business part
|ner.
Secretary Lansing has notified the
Germans to cease singing out America
for exclusive attention. The German
design to make Europe suspicious OF
whisperings between Berlin and Wash
ington, has thus been broken down.
1t is probable, however, that the Ger
man diplomats will show persistence in
the matter and will attempt to gain
their ends by other a
There are no indications that the
food situation in Germany is any
thing like as desperate as the German
petitions pretend. The same oppor-
tunism now controls German statecraft
as when Hohenzollern was OF his late
throne. The time has not come when
the revolutionary movement in Ger
many can be trusted. The Germans
are now putting forth every effort to
save their skins. They will attempt
anything they think may aid them in
that work ever to bctraying the world
again.
America cannot. therefore, adopt an
attitude Of compassion and intimacy
toward Germany. To refuse to do so
is but a prudent measur of self de-
tense. The armistice means only the
criminals arrest, the peace conference
means his sentence. In the interval
Germany will try to fix any Of the jury
who will respond.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-11-18
Real Estate Transfers.

Otto How'd and VT to F. H. Austin
-undiv int in, part Of lot 16 mill lot
w. C.-$1OO.
w. A. Foster and VT to Eta Gordon
lot 6 blk 3 w. +. & Co. Add w. G.
Olof L. Johnson and VT to G.. J.
CarlsPn-part out lot B Stratford-
$4,000.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-11-18
Major Lloyd D. Ross Of Red
Oak and Lieut.. Emory
]. Pile Of Des
MOines.
7 RECITED
List Of Fourteen Awards
Made by WarDe-
partment.

Washington, D. c., Nov. 1S.-Two
Iowans are mentioned in a list of. four
teen members of the American Expedi-
tionary Forces who have been awarded
the distinguished service cross for acts
of extraordinary herOism. They are:
Major Lloyd D. Ross, Red Oak.
Lieutenant Colonel Emory J. Pile,
Des Moines.
Mai. Ross Brave.
For the following acts of extraordi-
mary heroism i~nsaction, Major Ross of
the 16Sth infantry (Rainbow division)
is awarded a bronze oak leaf to be
worn IN the distinguished service cross
awarded him March 25, 1913. The
courage, resolution and esour of
Major Ross as battalion commander
made possible the successful capture of
Hill 2SS,242 and Cote de Chatillon,
October IA, 10 and 16, which vas ac-
complished only after the most des-
perate fighting through wire and
trenches eagainst a resolute and deter
mined defense involving frequent and
bitter counter attacks. His brilliant
and determined leadership was IN ex-
ample and Inspiration to the entire
command.
Pile MORALLY Wounded
Lieutenant Colonel Emory ]. Pile re-
ceived the distinguished service cross
for extra ordinary heroism in action
near Norroy, France. September ID.
He was division machine gun officer
of the Eighty-second division. Having
gone forward to reorganize forces
which had become di~sorganized, Col.
Pile was mortally wounded, but he re-
mained on the spot and, even though
helpless, continued with great courage
and fortitude to direct the r%eorganiza-
tion until it was completed and the
position held.
Houses for. rent. See Geo. w. Lee.
- ~ III y<9rl@rTT F ti s- -
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-11-18
Pay Your Auto License.

The secretary of state has sent the
list of names of persons who are de-
linquent in the payment of 1918 auto
mobile licenses. Payment should be
made to the county attorney. /.
i15d2f1 j. T.. Burnstedt.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-11-18
Heavy Hand on Orphanage.

The Christian Home Orphanage,
Council Bluffs, Iowa. well known to
many of our people, has been severely
afflicted by a four weeks siege of Span
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-11-18
MUNSING WEAR

All styles and weights. Will cost you
ing this sale than unknown brands.
during sale.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-11-18
BY j. w. +. MASON.
United Press War Expert.

New York, Nov. 1S.-Germany has
failed during the past week to enlist
the services of America as inter-
mediary between the new German gov
eminent and the European allies. This
first effort to spread ~dissentiOn among
the allies at the peace conference was
subtle in design but clumsy i'll execu-
tion. 1t began Immediately after the
signing OF the armistice, by the dis
patch of notes to Washington praying
for modification of the terms in Ger
many's favor. These petitions have
shown that no argument is too hypocri-
teal for the new German diplomacy.
The statesmen now in control at Ber-
lin reveal all the fundamental char
acteristics of the old gang.
The appeals to Washington have
been tuned to a sentimental story and
have been purposely deceitful. The
fact that by one of the armistice condi-
lions, the allies have agreed not to let
liz 0cIIudA pcOpAC StulNC W uCdlA, has
been blandly overlooked. The Ger
mans have fixed upon the DOGGY of
their own starvation to bring tears to
American eyes that sentimentality in
stead of Justice might preside at the
peace table.
Making a pretense at humanitarian
ism the Germans have also begged
America to permit German hospital at
tendants to remain in Turkey lest the
Christian population suffer by their
enforced withdrawal. This latter petit
ton is from the nation that melted
the Turks to massacre the Armenians
as a war measure.
The cringing attitude of the beaten
bully could 60 but one step and Ger
many took that step at the close Of the
week by requesting permission to send
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-11-18

Houses for rent. See Geo. w. Lee.
MI14d-j-fH !,
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-11-18

passenger to Sloan Wednesday morn
ing to attend the funeral services Of
her sister, Miss Lindenmeyer.
The Red Cross. chapter recently met
at the home of it's chairman, Mrs. l..
Riley, and folded 475 AXIS surgical
dressings.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. johnson were pas
sengers to Des Moines Wednesday for
a visit with their son, Fred and wife.
!. Nov. 16.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-11-18

Consistent publicity costs you 10th
ing; your, non-adyertising competitor
fO0ts the bill. ~,
Bisbee daily review., 1918-04-07
HIGHER COSTS ITEM
 CUTSU.S. SIMPLIFYING
 COMPANIES PROFITS

Although output of minerals for 1917 with the exception of gold and zinc. was greater in the preceding year. net earnings of United States Smelling af- as compared with SS.S9S, 463 in 1916. a decrease of $4.7OO.64S. Partly account able for this sharp drop in profits. is that the amount set aside for depre- citation last year was $732.3'6 greater than in the previous twelve months. The true reason. however. was due to the sharp advance in mining costs. These increased costs are directly traced to labor and materials used at the mines and plants. coupled with higher prices paid for custom ores.
 Before allowing for war taxes in or der tO make the comparison under the same conditions with that of 1916, share profits amounted to approXi- mately S7 against SEQ After deduct ing war excess taxes. the balance avail able for the 371.117 shares of common stock was equivalent to $513.
 Decrease in zine production was sharp. declining 1O.993.555 pounds when compared with that of 1916. while gold dropped from 129. .273 ozs. to 109,6I2. Outside these two all other metals showed substantial increases. In addition to the marked falling off in zinc output. was the decline in the av- craze price to 9.35 cents per pound or almost cents under the average 1916 price
 Mexican operation during the early months of last year were seriously hampered by the unsettled conditions prevailing in that country. Only one mill could be partly operated. and Op- erations were conducted at a loss up until June. During the last six months however both mills average 54.6O0 tons against rated capacity of 5OO0O tons monthly.
Bisbee daily review., 1918-04-07
CAPACITY AT MIAMI

Capacity operations have again been resumed by the Miami Copper Co. and present conditions point to a March copper yield of 5,000,0O0 pounds.
 The payroll contains the normal number of names, although efficiency has not come up to the earlier stand ards. This has made it necessary to cOnfine mining operations very largely to cavin gas sufficient men to handle the "slicing" system have not been found
 Enlargement of power house facili- ties should be completed within short time, adding two units each with 4O00 kilowat capacity. This will permit of reserve power always available and will also enable the company to elimi- nate present arrangements whereby the Inspiration Consolidated Copper Co. supplies some power to Miami. The plant was originally built to fur nish power for a mill handling 5000 tons of ore daily; today the conceu- trator treats 5000 tons of ore per day.
 Miami has some metallurgical prob lems to solve. These have to do with the treatment Of some 6,000,00 tons of oxidized ores and about 1000 900 tons of tailings. Progress along this line has been made.
Bisbee daily review., 1918-04-07

funds for participation in the greatest of wars various measures were dis cussed and approved by congress. Lib erty loans, savings stamps, and in creased income taxes have brought home to every American the know. ledge that the nation that fights must pay, and that the national obligation cannot be shirked by any individual
 U. S. Army Now Factor in War
 Now a large army is lover there, '' and a larger army is in training "ov. CT here" The building of the military establishment has been carried through without serious dislocation of the business and industries of the na- tion. The army that is now in France is no mere expression of good will IL is even more than a promise of sub. stantial help to come Its numbers are not definitely known, but it is large enough to be already a factor in the fighting At this critical period of the war hundreds of thousands of Americans are headed toward Europe and on their arrival they will be equipped to fight at once. without any further preliminary training. To Gen eral FOch, the newly named general issimo of all the allied forces in west ern Europe, General Pershing has rendered the entire American estab- lishment to be used in the great de fense against Hindenburg.
 For two months Americans have been fighting in the front line trench es. The first mention of Americans actually in battle came at the time of the German cOunterstroke. which largely nullified Byng's brilliant vic tory in front of Cambrai American engineers were caught in the German surprise, and America had her first battle casualty lists. Since then Am ericans have taken over a considera- ble sector in French Lorraine It is a quiet" part of the front, and the ap- pearance of the Americans has not encouraged the Germans to make any unusual demonstrations. Except for the usual raids the Americans have as yet not been in battle. They have. however, had a fine experience of Hun war methods. and are prepared for more serious work at any time.
 Shipping Problem is Most Serious
 Even before Americas declaration of belligereney the shipping problem had become acute. With America at war the need of ships became as press ing as the need of men. The shipping board had been created in the fall Of 1916. and after the declaration of Am erican belligerency its scope and pow CTS were greatly extended. By Oc- tober. 1917. congress had authorized the expenditure Of S1,934. 100000 for the construction and purchase of ships The Emergency Fleet Corporation. a subsidiary organization of the ship ping board. has commandeered all vessels of 2500 tons and over building in the United States. On May l2 the president was authorized to seize all ships in the jurisdiction of the United States owned by any corporation or citizen of a nation at war with the United States German ships were i'm mediately seized. On December 2 congress sanctioned a declaration of
Bisbee daily review., 1918-04-07

war against AustriaHungary and a
 few Austrian ships were added to the
 spells of war. Last month this nation
 acting in concert with Great Britain.
 announced its intention, in accord ance with a recognized right of inter-
 national law, to seize all Dutch ship ping within it's jurisdiction. Holland. overawed by Germany, had practically withdrawn its shipping from interna- : tiOnal commerce, and could offer no ' logical objection to the decision Of the allies Very resently an agree
 ment has been reached with Japan whereby a fleet of Japanese vessels is to be placed in American service for the period of the war.
 With all these extraordinary meas
 ures and large additions the shipping 1 problem remains one of the most diff 1 ficult which this nation must face In addition to the great fleet of trans ports which is constantly carrying sol diers 10 France there must be an ev- en greater fleet to carry food and other supplies to OUT own soldiers. to our allies and to the neutral nations. That there has as yet been no paralyz- ing lack of facilities is one of the i best proofs of American resourceful- ! ness and ingenuity.
 The American navy has played no important part in the war, but its presence both in European waters and elsewhere has greatly added to the confidence of the allies. Destroyers under Admiral Sims have actively CO., operated with the British in the sport
 of hunting U-Boats. and have done we'll
 One year ago America entered the war against Germany; eight months later war was declared against Aus tria; on April 20 Turkey severed dip | lOmatic relations with the United [ States. but neither Turkey nor the United States has declared war. Our relations with Bulgaria remain pre-
 cisely as they were before the war.
 Bulgaria has full diplomatic and con
 sular representation in America,
 while the American minister to ROu- mania is still theoretically accredited
 to Bulgaria as we'll The presence of a Bulgarian legation in Washington
 seems an interesting manifestation Of
 American forbearance.
 During the past year the war has
 come to America. It has brought
 wheatless days and meatless days. It
 has brought sugar famines and fuel
 famines. It has brought increased
 taxes and increased postal rates. It has brought popular loans and de mands for contributions tc war phil anthropies. But it has brought no fleets of Zeppelin bdby-killers; it has brought no devastating Hunnish horde Americans know that of all the greater allies they are the most fortunate. They know that their sac rificcs are small in comparison with the sacrifices of the peoples who are their war-brothers. In facing another and bitterer year. the American peo- pie are cheerful. confident and deter mined. The period of preparation is almost past. One year from today. If the Hun is not crushed by that time, America will be the real leader of the worlds democracies.
Bisbee daily review., 1918-04-07

On the sixth day of April 1917 President Wilson proclaimed the ex istence of a state of war between the United States of America and the German empires
 That was one year ago. Twelve months have passed, and the Ameri. can people cannot yet appreciate the prodigious significance of the action then taken. In twelve months Ameri ca has felt the war. It has been brought home in many ways But even yet the nation is in Europe's sea of blood no more than ankle deep. The story of the past year is a story of steadily growing understanding Little by little the meaning of war has been impressed on the peoples mind. By the selective service law, by food and fuel regulation, by gov ernment control of railroads, by the imposition of income taxes, by the calls for popular loans. the govern ment has made clear that business as usual' in time of war is scarcely an accurate phrase. American busi. ness has, indeed, stood stanchly un- der the strain, but it is not quite as usual Individual comforts have been diminished. non-essential activities have dwindled. luxuries have been ta- booed. the private citizen has as never before been made to realize his re- sponsibility as part of the republic.
 It was on April 5. one day before the formal declaration of war. that Secretary Baker laid before congress an army bill prepared by the general staff and approved by the president. It provided for the selective draft and the standardization of the militia Not until June 8 did the bill become a law. The machinery of the draft was at once set in motion and the selection and organization of the great national army was begun. The United States thus became for the first time in its history a truly military nation.
 Demands For War Measures Grow
 The next important step was to pro- vide protection from the German agents whose activities in the United States both before and after the dec laration of belligerency had wrought much havoc and endangered essential industries. The espionage act. which "covers a multitude of sins" was made law May 3l Judged by Amer ican traditions its provisions are stringent. but it has failed to curb the activities of spies. of propagan- dists, fincendiaries. Little by little there has grown the demand for real war measures against the insidiOus en- emies who are fighting the kaisers battles in America.
 Not until August 10 was it possible for the administration 10 get enacted a food control bill The need was i'm perative. but the playing Of politics and the selfish opposition of special interests caused delay which sore ly tried the patience of the American people. As finally enacted the food bill placed food control in the hands of one man. and Mir. Hoovers policies and suggestions have met with hearty approval and commanded general CO., operation.
 Meanwhile to raise the needful
Bisbee daily review., 1918-04-07
NORMAL OPERATIONS AT GREEN CANANEA

NEW NORK-Officials of the Greene CanaEea Copper Company state that the company is back to near normal Labor is plentiful and the outlook at present is better than it has been at any tune since the shutdown of last June. Production figures for March will be made public in the next ten days or two weeks. and from daily re- ports received officials are looking for a total output of copper something in excess of 4.00O,000 lbs