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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-26
Friday, April rs, 1918.

Young men think old men
fools, and old men know
young men to be so.-Metcalf.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-26

Nous sommes les femmes de Ia France,
Mais courage dsons nous nous parmi,
Bientot nous aurons la victoire.
Cest tout pour lie France notre patrie.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-01-14
COOL HEADS NEEDED.
Erred Tennegkeit

Fred Tennegkeit, who was a near
victim of a necktie party about a
week ago for alleged disloyalty, re-
turned to Audubon and was jailed.
Tennegkeit appeared in Audubon
last night and Sheriff Wilson i'm
mediately locked him up.
Feeling against him has been very
strong since he repudiated his $1,000
check for the Red Cross. Fearing
this, Wilson is watching the Jail
closely and keeping a watch out for
another lynching party. Several
hundred Audubon men and women
attempted to hang Tennegkeit about
a week ago because of his alleged
disloyalty. Twice he was saved by
Sheriff Wilson from a stringing up.
The County Council of Defense
ordered him from the town in twen-
ty-four hours and he disappeared
Audubon, Iowa, Dispatch, Jan. 5.
1t is fortunate that the mob did
not succeed in numbering this man.
No matter what the provocation,
Iowa communities ought to observe
the law and let the duly constituted
authorities deal with problems Of
this character. 1t would have been a
lasting blot upon the fair name of
Iowa to have had this man lynched
on suspician of disloyality. Self
restraint is a great virtune and one
that is worth all the best efforts of
good people. However, the county
council of defense of Audubon coun-
ty made a grevious mistake in turn
ing this fellow loose to impose upon
other communities. If he is trail
tor it is better for the state that he
remain in the community where
known, under surveillance, if needs
be- His temper and disposition
were not improved by the treat
ment accorded him and he may do
serious damage elsewhere. Counties
should take care of such fellows
until they can be turned over to the
federal authorities.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-01-14
hate London to see some Of Uncle
SANS troops in such condition.

hate London to see some Of Uncle
Sans troops in such condition.
OF course the matter found it's way
into the newspape upon both sides of
the ocean and as might be expected
caused thousands Of mothers and not
few fathers in this country more or
less anguish and anxiety They felt
that the authorities of London were
derelict in duty and that the military
officers Of Great Britain ought to see
to it that our soldier boys should not
become drunkards. DR.. Newton, of
course, could not foresee the furore his
remarks would create and is perhaps
surprised that his words have been
twisted into wholesale condemnation
of the moral atmosphere surrounding
our soldiers in England.
I The British officers have rushed to
the defense of the soldiers, as have the
British public, with assurances that,
barring occasional exceptions, there is
no drunkenness among Uncle Sans
troops. The assurance is forthcoming
that everything possible is being done
to safeguard the morals Of the men and
to protect them from harm. This
might have been believed without
assurances, because Great Britain
knows the value of good soldier and
il knows that soldier is not good
when turned into reservoir for ale or
any other intoxicants.
DR.. Newton spoke the truth, but
three soldiers under the influence Of
ale is not a drunken army. If the
whole truth were know about mat
tiers of this kind it would not be sur
prising if results showed that there Is
far less drinking among our soldiers
in England and France than there is
among the same number of young men
right here at home. There is really
no occasion for mothers to be unduly
alarmed. Their boys are going to get
the best possible care and the vast
majority of them are going to come
home sound in body and mind, much
better prepared for the battle of life
than they were when they enlisted in
the service of their country coun-
try that appreciates them and that is
going to look out for their welfare.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-01-14
MoUNTAIN,0UT OF A MOLE HILL.

The Rev. DR.. Joseph Fort Newton,
bless his big SOUL, has occasioned
many mothers of soldiers unnecessary
alarm and solicitudc by his reference
to the drunkenness of some Of Uncle
Sans troops in LoLdon. 1t should be
remembered that good old Hinglish
hale" is somewhat stronger than
American beer and that the uninitiat-
ed might ilnbibe so as to impair his
locomotive apparatus. Evidently that
very thing happened in London, as DR..
Newton told from his pulpit Sunday
or two ago. At any rate he met three
soldiers from Iowa upon the streets OF
England's metropolis who had evident
ly over estimated their capacity to sue
cessfully transport ale without being
suspected OF failing to conserve the
supply. One of the boys happened to
know the good doctor and recognized
him. There was evidently plenty OF
CONGREGATIONAL qualities in the bever-
age the boys had lmblDed, because ta,s
former acquaintance of the dist,a-
guished preacher could not resist the
temptation TO remind him that in years
agone he had christened the soldier
boy. Now doctor Newton is not entire
ly innocent of the world, and being en-
dowed with two good eyes and an I'M
impaired olfactory apparatus he need
ed the affidavit of no expert to lead
him to the conclusion that the soldier
boys were intoxicated. This knowledge
troubled the good doctor not a little,
and that his troubled conscience might
be relieved of the necessity of carrying
the burden alone the incident was en-
bellished in sermon from the pu1Ait,
the doctor declaring that it made h q
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-01-14
OLD JOHNNY GREEN.

Clarion, Ia-To the Editor: A
short time ago / read an article in
your paper stating that the people of
Marshalltown We're going to erect a
monument for old Johnny Green, the
deceased chief of the Pottawattamies.
1t brought to my mind an incident.
When l was an infant few days
old my parents were living in Mar
retta, at that time the county seat of
Marshall county. The old chief
often visited our home. He came
one day and hearing of the arrival OF
an infant, asked to see the little
papoose. / do not remember whether
my mother said l received any flat
tering remarks. However, Indian
fashion, he began inspecting the
room. Hanging at the foot of the
bed was picture of Christ. He
stood gazing at it for some time. My
mother thinking to enlighten him,
said, ut is the savior" He replied,
"Oh, yes! Big man way up there"
pointing upward 1--WE know him"
Mrs. H. T. Graves.
Old Johnnie Green with band OF
his followers used to. make frequent
visits through this, region of Iowa
forty years ago. When the writer
was boy and knew every foot OF
Boone river for six or eight miles
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-01-14

north and south Of Webster City it
was not unusual for Johnnie and his
band to come this way. They would
trap along the river and stay several
weeks at time They would beg
corn meal, meat, potatoes, ETC., from
people here in town and flavor them
with muskrats and fish, creating a
dish for the gods, in the opinion of
Johnnie's Pottawattamies.
The tents were usually pitched in
sheltered spot near the stream.
About forty years ago one was To-
Gated just above Kennedy's rifle and
the Indians remained there all win
ter, staying until the warm, balmy
days of spring. This recalls an in
cident which illustrates that boys
have changed little since that day.
The late Geo. F. Richardson was
teacher in one of the rooms of the
public school and this was job to
try the patience of the best of men,
as among his pupils We're the most
obstreperous youngsters Of the town.
One bright day in April the teacher
told the boys how he used to go to
the river in his boyhood days in
the spring time and commune with
nature. He said it was the best
tonic for dropping spirits and that
languid feeling known as spring
fever. 1t was noticed that during
the recital of his story the school
boys became restless, forecasting
the approach of the disease that re-
CURED few hours off. When the
good teacher finished his tale school
was dismissed for the usual fifteen
minutes recess, and it wasn't more
than ten minutes until every boy in
that room was at Old Johnnie
Green's camp northeast of town,
not one of them returning to
school that day. The following
morning Mr.. Richardson gave; them
lecture, admitting, however, that
he made mistake in laying such a
temptation before them.
Johnnie Green, deceased many
years ago, was a good Indian. He
liked the pale faces and was all
powerful among his followers. He
lived to a ripe old age and many of
the older settlers of Webster City
and Hamilton county will recall the
days when it was not uncommon to
see Indians upon the streets of the
town, dressed in blankets, leggings
and moccasins.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-01-14
r Barr. since 1905 in charge Of

INV. F. Barr, since 1905 in charge Of
tile teachers training work at Drake
university, Des Moines. has an
nounced his candidacy for state sup
erintendent of public instruction.
Before entering upon his work at
Drake, Mr.. Barr taught school in
Iowa for nine years and gained some
distinction as an educator. Before
coming to Iowa he taught eight years
in Indiana.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-01-14

That unruly mouth of Henry Voll-
mer's, like other innumerable unruly
mouths, has gotten its owner in a
lot Of trouble. 1t went off at Chicago
a few days ago when under lax
restraint-revealed the true medita-
tons in the heart of its owner, who
doesn't happen to be it's master, that
position apparently being occupied
by the kaiser.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-01-14

Merchants who do not believe that
advertising pays, for some unknown
reason are opposed to having the
local newspaper run advertisements
for catalogue houses. Can anybody
tell why? If advertising pays, the
home merchants should deal in it.
If it does not pay, they should have
no serious objections to having the
mail order houses throw their
money away in advertising" Fact
OF. the matter is, the merchant who
IS too dead to advertise wants every
body else to be dead also.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-01-14

The reason it would not be fair
to- let the present population OF
Alsace-Lorraine settle the future re-
lations of that country are obvious.
Before the war the French were in
large majority, as it had been French
territory for years before the Ger
mans stole it in 1871. Now. how
ever, the majority of its inhabitants
are German, as the French have been
killed or driven out since the war
commenced and the prtvinces are
overrun with German s4diers. VI
course France cannot g hscientious-
ly agree to plebiscite nder such
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-01-14
UNIVERSAL TRAINING.

President w. A. Jessup Of the state
university of Iowa says military
training in the schools is Prussian-
ism and should not be thought OF in
this country. However, such train
ing in the schools would be what
public sentiment made it, if public
sentiment asserted itself as it should.
Prussianism is state Of mind as
the result of certain educational
training. The use of a gun, military
drills, physical exercise, etc., have
little to do with it. Prussianism
teaches that the German people are
a chosen people, selected by divine
wisdom to rule the world; that it is
right and proper for the stronger ma
ton to impose its rule upon the
weaker; that the sword is the final
Just arbitrator and that might is
right; that Germany is surrounded
by enemies who are seeking to crush
her; that the only salvation of the
empire is to crush such enemies and
to subdue others who stand in the
way. It. was this state of mind that
led to the theft of sauthern;Denmark
and the rape Of France when Alsace-
Lorraine was stolen. Military train
ing in our public schools would
mean no such thing. This country
doesn't want to rule the world by
force, nor any section of the world.
Switzerland has universal military
training and there is nothing of Prus-
sianism about Switzerland. But for
training and the consequent nation
of strong virile men, taught in the
arts of war, little Switzerland, lying
against Germany, could not have
maintained her neutrality through
out the great world war. Germany
has hesitated to attack Switzerland,
because Germany knew the cost
would be great.
Universal military training would
not only make the United States
safe from the attacks of enemies,
but it would build up strong, self
reliant manhood, that would prove,
beneficial in the pursuits of peace as
we'll. as invulnerable in defensive
warfare.
Prussianism would not be taught
to young America, bnt ..patriotisml
iore of our institutions, veneration
for nurass traditions, respect for
duly constituted authority and adj
miration for everything really worth
while in "a nation would be incul-
Gated IN the minds OF the youth.
! This. country is lacking today in
the national spirit, situation that
would be impossible had the young
men been educated along right
lines. There is absolutely no dan
ger of military training Prussianiz-
ing America. 1t has Prussianized no
other country in the world, save
:.
Germany. and the American people
look at world duties and world OBJ.
legations in very different light than
do the Prussians.
Universal training does not mean
three or four years in the army, as
in Germany. All the training neces-
%I,r
of each year for three or four years.
That would be no great hardship for
young men. 1t would really be
pleasurable recreation and would
be worth all it cost, even though the
country never again has occasion to
resort to arms.
MOUNTAIN OUT OF A MOLE HILL.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-01-14

Miss Ethel Watts is employed in the
Woolworth store. She formerly lived
in st. Louis and was one of the clerk
ing force in Woolworth store there.
Miss Watts is at present making her
home with her uncle and aunt, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Price, on the east side.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-01-14

!. 1t is unlikely that there will be
any opposition in the republican
party to the reelection of Senator
Kenyon. The senator has made a
very satisfactory record and has won
the confidence of the people of the
state. He is credit to our citizen
ship and an honor to the nation.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-01-14

About the meanest telephone ex-
change we have heard Of is located
at Winterset. They have put wo-
man in charge as general manager
and when a man wants to cuss the
service he is referred to the mana
ger. Can you think of a more cruel
situation?
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-01-14

The Iowa Forum of Des Moines,
w. O. Payne, editor, is making
something of reputation for merit
and reliability. 1t discusses ably
and fearlessly the living issues OF
the day and cannot fail to have a
good influence upon its family OF
readers.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-01-14

If the professional pacifsts are not
satisfied With the peace terms prom
ulgated by Lloyd George and Presi-
dent Wilson they might promulgate
a set of their own.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-01-14
Let reverence Of law be hreathed by

Let reverence of law be hreathed by
every mother to the little babe that
prattles in her lap. Let it. be taught
In the schools, seminaries and col
leges. Let it be written in primers,
spelling books and almanacs; let it
be. preached from pulpits and pro-
claimed in legislative bodies and en-
forced in courts of justice; in short
let it become the political religion of
the country.-Abraham Lincoln.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-01-14

1t is to be hoped that the govern
ment will make good showing in
handling the railroads, as 1t has in
handling the postoffice and as it has
not in handling the ordance and
commissary departments.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-01-14

Perhaps a democrat Of the Tenth
district can produce a man who
thinks he can defeat Hon. Frank P.
Woods.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-01-14

A writer living at Dallas Center
wonders why it is necessary to thrust
so much work of winning the war
upon the women. The Freeman
Journal had been inclined to the
same thought, The. editors can take
care. Of. the, war. thus. giving the
LADIES' q monopoly in red cross work.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-01-14

An Illinois judge has decided that
the fact that man talks in his sleep
does not give his wife ground for
divorce. However, the man who
talks in his sleep ought to be mighty
careful in his habits. Children, fools
1rrd sieep takers usually tell the
truth. s2s &5bsi "a
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-01-14

The subscription price of the
weekly Rolfe Arrow has been placed
at5two dollars q year and9it is worth
it. The day Of tie dollar weekly has
gone forever, apparently. IS .$
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-01-14

The submarine is still doing a
deadly work, the last weeks sink
ings totaling eighteen English ships
Of more than 1000 tons each.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-01-14

The preachers Of Audubon believe
in keeping their powder dry while
condemning mob violence.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1918-09-10

narod dovolj zrel IA r%epubliko in da jc odlocno
prot monarhiji.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1918-09-10

or.IJSNl No"lalisticni voditelji, XII /lajo V kavka-
SKI Nadi Iaradi premoti socialno demokraticne
N'faIlie vellk vpiiv. so Sc podvizali "a pogaianie
; soNrazhlkom. Armenci so bill V opoziciii prot.
emu mlroNnemu pogajanju. Dobro poznavaioCi
duSeyni ZnacaJ TurkOv, so prosili Svuie oeorpiiskc
III ruSke N0druge, mai Sc organizirajo brez "a
nude ur maj mobiliIirajo vc ,ilc. XII SO bile nod
"JioNlm Nod>lvon, vcdoci. da hi tudi z nezadost-
no oprcmljcno armensko-ru o-georgijsko vojsko
iahko odb'i Sovrainika, Getudi jc bill bolje oskrb.
gen IN pod vodStvom ncmSkih oficirjcv.
Pozncjsi dogodki so pokazali, da Sc Armcn-
81 pray razumcli polozaj. Mirovna predigra. XII So
10 Turk usodno SprcicIi. jim je sluzila lie "a
p'civczo, da 50 dobili casa. Medtcm ko so Sc y
Hatunlu vodila pogajanja, SO Turk, poteptavSi
DreSl-htoNSko pogOdbo, p|repIavili ruSko Armeni-
10 IN iatarSko ozemljc. Pogajanic V Batumu Sc
je p%rekiniIo in dcIegaciia. XII jo jc vodil minister
"a z%unanje zadcvc Georguian Ccnkeli, je sa "
Berlin. da hi doScgIa podporo ncmSkc Wade IA
chranitcv gcorgijske republic.
Y Bcrlinu jc bila Skleniena pogodba. 20 ka-
icrl bi del Georgia $ priStanicSem Batum, prl-
padcl Turkom. OStali del Sc jc uStanovil kot ne
,dyi>na r%epublika 4 glavnim mestom Tiflisom.
Ma zalo>t no la neodviSno>t lie idcjna in PROV.
zoriGna. Dolgo ne DO trajalo, Ola zasedc Sovraznik
Tiflis in vso Georgia. Enkrat gospodarji KAY
i,aza. bodo turSke vojske napredovale proti Peril
j, kJcr je ma tiSOcc Turkoy in kurdov vdrlo y
smcri Od iczera trumia. Po zadnjih informaciiah
Ie TabriZ. glaVnO meSto Azerbcjdzana. re V tur.
SIKH rOkah. T. milioni TurkoTatarov V Iakavkazu
in AzcrbeidZanu bo iurSka armada skuSala IT.
reSniGiti pautUranske SAME o zdrIzenju vSch
iulSko-tatarskih plcmen od anatolskih bregov do
kavkaza, Turkestdna in AfganiStana pod siam
hulska Waldo.
Iavczniki bodo dragO placali zancmarjcnoSi
in poInanikanjc Indicative ia armenSki 'front.'. Tu-
iii majhna sila, poSlana o pravem casu, hi bila o.
hranila IakaNkazijo, in obenem hi Sc bill Java
"oyali zivlicnski interest zaveznikov. Padec Kav-
Eaza jc odprl sovriznikovim pogledom Siroko OBJ
zorje - vso pcrzijSko lmedo, resno moznoSt ne
mirov V Afganistanu in Baludzistanu, Indiio o.
%giolcnO.
Toda armcnSko ljudStvo DO glavna zrtev ne
lno,ncga urSko-turan>kega udarca. kajii trcba
Sc ie lc >pomniti, ola so Turk tiSti, XII imajo rusko
Armeniio Y rokah.
Armensko liudstvo ina pravico do lastnega
o~dloGanja o svoii usodi. Iasluzilo 81 ie pravico 81
movlade : petindvajSetimi Stoletji della, kulture
in boja "a >vobodo, ; svojimi prirodnimi darovi, :
Svoiim demokratiGnim duhom in ; strastno lju-
bezniio do zapadne civilizacije.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1918-09-10
G. Problem turskega cesarstva.

konferenca obsoja vSak namen, dd hi ST mo.
raj katerikoli narod vrniti pod kruto gospod-
stvo turSke Wade, kateri jc sedaj podvrzen. Mai
sc predlaga karkoli glede ma Armenia, Mezopo-
iamlJo iii Arabic, tiranstVu sultana III niegovih
pas ne morejo biti movie podvrzene. konfcrcn.
ca obsoja imperialisticne mamene vlad in kapi
talistov, XII hi IL teh in drugih krajev, sedaj pod
goSpodStvom turSkih tolp, radi napravili lie >red.
silva izkoriscanja ali militarizma ..Ako Sc liudstvo
Y teh kraJih ne Guti s%poSobno, da hi Same ravna.
10 ; NvoJo usodo, zahteva konferenca, da sc
poStavijO ii narodi y zmiSlu geSla, III odklania
"nckSije, pod uprayo komiSiic, XII mai DELUXE pod
nadnarodno oblastl Ivczc narodov. Konferenca
;udi miSli, da zahjevajo interest Svct0viega mi.
ru. da Sc Dardanele stalno in uspeSno nevtralizi-
raJo III oStaneio v,e piavne Grtc vodnih zvez cd
prte kakor pod kon,roIo Iveze narodov in prostc
vNem i%arodom, hrez vSakc ovire ali carinske IN.
hteVc.