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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-11-04

this city today.
Pvt. Jesse Beaver of Co. c, Goth
Inf, at Camp Funston, Kansas, has ar.
rived home for a several days fur.
Tough with his parents. Mr.. and Mrs
Ed. Beaver of Pleasant Valley.
PVT. Ray Winters, who belongs to
Co. ID, Goth Inf, at Camp Funston, Kan
sas, arrived home this noon for a four
days furlOugh at the home of his par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Winters.
Il. q. Dick from ear Stratford
was "a pleasant caller at the office OF
the Freeman-JOurnal yesterday.
Mrs. Clair Currie and children are
visiting Mrs. C's parents in Fairmont
MINI.
Rev. H. N. Gerdes Of Kamrar !.
In WohStor civ ~vicitnr fhia aftarnn0n
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-11-04

PERSONAL BRIEFS.
(From Fridays Daily0

\TIOM IIluOy DoAlysJ
Mrs. S. NJ. Terrell of B~lairsburg
was a visitor in this city yesterday.
Mrs. Ruben Knudson, Miss Gladys
Dyrland and Mrs. A. b. Miller of ELS
worth were Webster City visitors yes
terday.
Mrs. A. J. BRANDON and daughter,
Miss Matte BRANDON, of Kamrar, Wis
tied here yesterday at the Joe BEEN
home.
Mrs. Herman Arends and daugh-
ters, Misses Maude and Radie, of Kan
rar, were Webster City visitors yester-
day afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Kaufman and
little son and Misses Evelyn Nelson
and Alice Thompson, Of %Stanhope, mo-
tored to Webster City yesterday after
noon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hill from near
Stanhope visited in this city yesterday.
j. w. McNee and Frank McComb
of harrisburg were Webster City visit
ors yesterday.
j. p. Olson of Jewell was a Web
ster City caller yesterday.
Miss Matilda Wiener of Rad
cliffe visited i'll this city yesterday
afternoon.
Mrs. Ella SwensOn went to Story
City yesterday afternoon to visit for
a few days with. her mother, Mrs. Nels
Peterson.
MIR. and Mrs. Tom Reade and chill
drcn of Jewell were Webster City visi-
tors yesterday afternoon.
%. h. Olson of Randall was a coun-
.ty seat business visitor yesterday.
Mrs. Harry +. Shook of Stonega
visited friends in this'city last evening.
Lewis Larson of Jewell is u Web
ster City visitor today.
Corp. Bruce Hammitt, who is at
tached to Co. e., Goth Infantry, at
Camp Funston, Kansas, arrived home
today for an lei Sunday visit with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. B. Ham
mitt, living southeast of town.
Mrs. Earl Riley of Jewell is a Web
ster City visitor today.
Frank Mason of Williams was a
Webster City business visitor this
morning.
Miss Iva Hall and brother Roy of
Williams left this morning for Camp
Funston, Kansas, where they will visit
their brother, Jim Hall, who is in
training there.
William Kidder went to Des
Moines this morning where he will try
to enlist in the navy.
Misses Lenore Wilkinson and Lot
tie Aumiller Of Williams are Webster
City visitors today.
Frank Kepler of StanhOpe is a
Webster City business visitor today.
Mrs John Springman of Kamrar
was a visitor in this city yesterday.
N. Ullestad of Radcliffe visited to-
day between trains at the Rufus +.
Nelson home.
Geo. Il. Mcfarland, al old time
resident of Hamilton county. now OF
Spirit Lake. is here for a few days
stay with his mother and to visit old
neighbors and friends.
Gus Zimmerlin Of this city and his
brother, Will Zimmerlin, who resides
near DnncOmbe, have returned home
from Illinois, where they were called
Sunday evening to attend the funeral
,f a ,.olotivo r
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-11-04
Shook Writes from France.

A letter from Chaplain II. f. Shook,
who is with a unit of the Tliirty-fourth
division overseas, to Mrs. Shook here,
is of unusual interest, not only Of the
wide acquaintance and popularity of
the former young pastor of st. Paul's
Universalist church of this city, but for
the interesting news it brings of other
local men.
The letter is written from Mesoes,
France and is dated Oct. 13, excerpts
from which follow:
Here we are in the heart of France,
mot far from Bourges-clOser to New
ers-in a base hospital center. The trip
was an unusual one in many ways
both in the kind of transportation used
and in the time involved. We've had
our trip in the cars marked "HOmmes
40, Chevaux s." only some times the
markings indicate 30 or 36 to 40 men.
Officers had better travelling but mo
such thing as sleepers.
I've had some regular Iowa Indian
summer weather for a few days, but
it's damp and cool now and I'm told we
may soon begin to look for the begin
ming of the reiny season. The soil in
this vicinity is clay-like and sticks clos
er than n brother when it gets wet.
"We are making this temporary
headquarters, the plan being to do
some construction work on the hospital
units here while we rest. I've been
Through a few of the wards here and
can't tell you how much it makes a
fellow feel for some of these chaps
who have been up to the front.
incidentally. I've met Oliver F,rr.,'l
here-brother of Walter Terrell. He
was in Company d, 1GSth infantry,
transferred from the old Second Iowa,
and also William G. Henry. whose
home is four miles south of Webste"
CITY. Both of these lads are in the
conyalescent camp here and seem to be
doing quite well. They are up and
around. Henry's wound was not
really much Of a knockout though it
may hinder his handling a musket for
n week or two. He tells me he recently
saw DR.. Crumpton. @
Henry says Sergeant Bert Dragoo
and he met their misfortune at the
same time, both of them just getting
ready to leave the lines for attendance
at officers training schools. In fact,
Bert was already leaving the field, I'M
der orders to 60. Ever since l read
Bert's name in the list I've been hoping
to get q line on his location in the
plimmer Of a chance that l might get
to see him, but up to date I've not been
able to learn his present whereabouts.
"Of late, on account of our vigorous
offensive, the casualties have been Goa,
siderable higher and ! suppose publish
ed lists are many days behind the act
ual fighting period of the present.
"The news-or perhaps we might bet
Ter say rumors-these days are enough
to keep you pretty keen. just today the
papers carry the story about Ger
many's acceptance of all conditions
named by President Wilson, including
.levacuation of occupied territory. May
be the end is near-I hope so.
.I,m feeling fit as a prince. Had W
services today, this morning our regi-
mental service and this afternoon a
service for the conyalescent camp. Both
were well attended. This is my first
service for several Sundays on account
of our numerous movings."
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-11-04
Lose Baby.

Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Leroy Riley, liv-
ing three and a half miles west of town,
are mourning the loss of their infant
daughter, Leona, who died at their
home Friday morning. Burial will be
made at harrisburg.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-11-04
Notice.

Col. A. G. Satire of Stanhope, Iowa,
has finally decided to call off his sale
of pure bred Chester White boars that
was to have been held Tuesday, Octo-
Der %, and he is going to sell these
boars Mt private sale. Anyone in need
of a good boar will be doing well to
take time and see Mr.. Satire and get
first choice Of these great bOars, as they
will go fast and they won't last long
Mr.. Satre's herd has a reputation Of
putting out the kind that does the buy
er good, the big smooth kind with quail
ity. You will find Mr.. Satire at home,
four blocks east of the State bank In
the town of StanhOpe. 1O-28f2j2
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-11-04

Mrs. +. A. BOysen and two daughters,
Mildred and LOra, who have been re-
siding in Chicago for the purpose of Sc
curing additional educational advan-
tages for the young ladies, are expected
to return home at Christmas time. The
Chicago schools were closed for some
time because Of the influenza quaran-
tine, although they are now open.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-11-04
For Sale Forty Acres.

If you want to buy forty acres OF
the best land in Iowa, see Whitman \
Hampton. They have 1t. 1t is three
miles from market, all plow land
IYOf oroved, but will be SOLD at a bar
Gratis taken at once.
lmaihs I'll Whitman & Hampton.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-11-04
Ford Cars.

We have a few good used Ford ears
for sale. Some Of them are practically
as good as new. Come in and look
them V
31d1j1f1 Snyder Kayser Auto Co.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-11-04

Special discount on all trimmed hats
at Amanda Johnson's Millinery store
2Sf2j2
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-11-04

FOR SALE-three Hampshire bears.
yaccinated and eligible to register.
Frank Bickford. 2R miles northeast
of Webster City, Telephone 27F112.
3Od3j1f1'
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-11-04
BLAKE FINDS RE-
PUBuCANS STRONG.
Has Finished a Trip Over
County Looking up
Conditions.

J.. NJ. Blake has just returned from a
trip " the county looking after poll
teal conditions.
He reports that republican sentiment
everywhere is strong. It had been re-
ported here that there was much disp0-
ton owe the southern part of the
ty to knife Harding. MI. Blake says,
however, that the governor will get tile
full republican strength. Sober second
thought and the presidents ill-timed
partisan appeal will result, says MI.
Blake, in a good old fashioned republi-
can majority here. This is as it should
be.
church, Monday morning at 3 80
o'clock, after which the remains were
taken to the Catholic cemetery for bur-
ial, where, dressed in her bridal robe,
she lies peacefully sleeping in the Sa-
cred Heart of Jesus.
In the silent tide of evening,
Voices from the spirit land
Whispered softly, 'Neva, darling"
Come and join our angel band.
Earth is fair, but heaven is glorious,
Heaven has naught a pain or care
Leave earth's tolls and fleeting plea
sures,
'Come and join us over there"
Safely in the glorious harbor,
AT the feet of Christ to bow,
There to yea the snow white gar
mentS,
And the crown upon her brow.
When life's toilsome scenes are over,
And we seek the endless rest,
Neva shall be there to welcome us,
To the region of the blest.
Mrs. Will Duffy.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-11-04
WANTED-tenant with three or four

thousand dollars to purchase inter
est with landlord in good Iowa farm.
whitman & Hampton. 10-29d3j2f2
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-11-04

FOR SALE-Hampshire fall male
pigs. A. c. Ruppel. Phone 34Fl21
90. -f,j-tf,
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-11-04

FOR SALE-pure bred big type Poland
China bears. M. r. Adair, Route 2,
one nile north on Des Moines street.
1886 IA f4s
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-11-04
WE U
OLD FALSE TEETH

MAZER'S TOOTH SPECIALITY.
Dept. X, 2OO7 So. 5th st. Phiiadel-
phia. Pa. 9-16F3mO*
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-11-04
DIR. F. A. BOYSEN,
DENTIST.

Over Aug. Muelier's hardware store.
Martin phone 261. Independent phone
lG6.
New Britain herald., 1918-08-15
CONNECTICUT ASKED
 TO SEND 25O MORE
Gen. CroWder Calls for Quota for Limited Military Service Lat
 ter Part of Month.

Washington, Aug. 15. - Provost Marshal Gen. Crowder today called upon 34 states to furnish a total of 12,OOO white draft registrants quail fled for limited military service for entrainment August 30 and 31. The men called will be sent to three camps, 5000 to go to Camp Upton, laphank, N. Y; 1000 to Camp Dodge, Des Moines, Ia., and 5000 to Camp Greene, Charlotte. N. c.
 State quotas include: Connecticut, 2o0' Camp Upton, Yaphank, N. Y; Maine, 100, Camp Upton; Maryland, 70, Camp Greene; Massac chusetts, 1,- oOO; Camp Upton; New Hampshire leo' Camp Upton: New Jersey, $50, Camp Greene: New York, 1925, Camp Upton, 225 Camp Greene; Pennsylvania, 1,4OO Camp Greene; Rhode Island, 125, Camp Upton; Ver- mont, 100, Camp Upton.
New Britain herald., 1918-08-15
WILSON COMES NORTH
 ID ESCAPE THE HEAT
President Invigorated By Bracing New England
 Air On North Shore.

Manchester, Mass, Aug. 15.-Presi- dent and Mrs. Wilson arrived here today for visit at the summer home of Col. F. M. House. Their special train made the trip from Washing ton in approximately 12 hours, arriy- ing here at 9.20 o'clock this morning. Escaping by few hours some of the hottest weather of the summer, the president found the North Shore de- lightfully cool and clear.
 The president and Mrs. Wilson were met at the station by Col. House and Mrs. House and a few other friends. It was un derstood that it was the wish of the president that he be permitted to enjoy brief outing quietly, and so far as known no visitors were ex- pected.
New Britain herald., 1918-08-15
BAKERS PUNISHED FOR IGNORING
 RULE CALLING FOR SUBSTITUTES
Porfros and Niedzwecki Found Guilty By Food Administration of Violating Regulations.

Announcement was made today that Food Commissioner Robert Sco- vile has penalized New Britain bak- CTS who have violated food regula- tions by failure to ue the required amount of substitutes in baking bread.
 Paul Porfiros, doing business as the New Britain Baking Co.,, at 145-153 North street, has been ordered to con- tribute $100 to the American Red Cross or close his place of business for two days.
 Joseph NiedzwecIli, proprietor of the Providence Baking Co.,, at 182 Broad street, has been ordered to suspend business for 4S hours begin ming at midnight on August 20.
 Roth concern will be required to place display cards in their windows explaining the nature of the violation of the food regulations. Failure to abide by the punishment will result in POrtiros and NiedzWecki losing their baking licenses permanently.
 This is the third case in New Bri tain in which bakers have been ,penal- ized for failure to comply with food regulations.
New Britain herald., 1918-08-15
Bands of Armed Peasants March on Petrograd and Dissatisfaction With Gov ernment Increases.

Amsterdam, Aug. Is. - (British Wireless Press)-Soviet troops have begun to evacuate Moscow. The gold reserves which had been in the basement of the Kremlin already have been removed to an unknown place.
 Dispatches received in London on Monday reporting that Premier Len- inc and War Minister Trotzky had fled to the naval base at Kronstadt added that all the government de- partments also would be removed there The flight of Lenine and Trot- zky was said to be due to threats by the social rcvolutionists of the Left that they were about to begin a reign of terror there Whether the Soviet troops were forced to depart from Moscow is not clear, but the loss of the city to the Soviet government un- sloubtedly will be a serious blow to their cause.
 Moscow. the ancient capital of Rus sia, was made the Soviet capital in March. The Lenine government fled there from PetrOgrad toward which the German troops were marching. It has been reported within the past few l4 days that the Germans had renewed their march toward PetrOgrad. Czecho -Slovak troops have been re- ported in force along the Volga, about 500 miles east of Moscow.
New Britain herald., 1918-08-15

democracy and will have their names listed on the special roll of honor are:
 Valentine Zambreski, Clark street
 Walter Zambreski, 92 Clark street
 Edmund J. Toomey, 10 Smith St.
 Edward Hintz, 294 Burritt street.
 Bolick Tanski 216 High street.
 Alfred $. Swanson, 100 Washington street.
 Valentine and Walter zambreski are brothers.
 The formal messages stated that those mentioned were severely wounded in action on July 22.
 Edmund James Toomey is the son of MT. and Mrs. James J. Toomey of 10 Smith street Private Toomey en- listed in Company l. First Connecti- cut Infantry, March 31, 1917 although only r years old and went across with the 102d regiment. Private Too mey, though one of the youngest members of Company I, has been a fine soldier. Despite his youth he had attained a mans development physi- calIy at the time he enlisted and his friends have written home that he has done some remarkable fighting.
 Bolick Tansky was living at 116 High street when he enlisted in Com pany F.. He remained with the com pany when it was merged into the 1O2d regiment and has been overseas II months. He Is a brother of Stan ley Tansky of 215 High street.
 Probably the only occurrence in the war wherein two brothers were wounded at the same time is that of Valentine and Walter Zambreski, both of 92 Clark street. Today Wad- islaw zambreski received a telegram stating that on July 23. Privates Wal ter and Valentine Zambresl<i were se- riously wounded.
 These brothers enlisted on August
 CContinued on Ninth Page)
New Britain herald., 1918-08-15

Washington, Aug. 15.--The presi- dent and Mrs. Wilson left here quiet ly last night for Manchester Mass to stay over the week. end at the summer home of Col. F. M. House. Only the White House staff and the newspaper correspondents, who were asked to keep the secret, knew of the trip in advance.
 It was said at the White House that the presidents purpose was to rest a few days on the cool Massa- chusetts shore. He has many impor- tant problems pending which may be discussed with Col. House, who aI- most invariably is called into con- VersatlOn when MT. Wilson has Weighty decisions to make
New Britain herald., 1918-08-15
DRAFT PROGRESS BLOCKED
Quorum of senate Not Present and Bill Cannot Re Brought Up Next Monday.

Washington, Aug. 15.-PIans for beginning consideration in the senate next Monday of the new man power bill extending the draft ages were blocked today by failure of a quorum to appear when Chairman Cham ber- lain, of the military committee, sub mitted the measure with a favorable report.
 Only 43 senators answered to their names when the roll was called, six less than a quorum. There were p republicans and 21 democrats.
 The senate adjourned until Monday and the plan now is to begin consider alton of the bill next Thursday.
 Senator Chamberlain still hopes to pass the m mea sure by Saturday of next week. He said q quorum seemed a. sured for Monday.
New Britain herald., 1918-08-15
Seaplanes and Patrol
 Boats Drop Dept h
 Bombs and Submar-
 inc Fails to Come up

Washington, Aug. 15.-Seaplanes depth bombs a German submarine which shelled and set fire to the American schooner Dorothy Barrett, New York for Norfolk, yesterday aft ernoon off Cape May, N. J.
 Navy reports today said one bomb from a seaplane exploded within 75 feet of the bubbles and wake from the U-boat, which had submerged when the planes and patrols were sighted. When the planes had com pleted their attack, two patrol boats closed in and let go depth bombs over the spot where bubbles were observed. The result has not been de- again appear.
 The crew abandoned the schooner as soon as the submarine appeared and opened fire, and have been land ed safely at Cape May.
 Dispatches to the department today did not make clear whether the ves- sel was destroyed. She was bound from New York for Norfolk when attacked six and a half miles from Northeast Lightship, near Cape May.
 Mine sweepers have been sent to the scene as there is a, possibility that the submarine laid mines in the vii cinity as was the case when the raiders made their first appearance in American waters last May.
 This submarine probably is the one which Tuesday evening torpedoed the oil tank steamer Frederick R. Kel- logg, 30 miles south of Ambrose light, with the probable loss of seven men of the tankers crew. The tank CT today was reported still af1oat with a chance of being salvaged.
New Britain herald., 1918-08-15
British Advance Lines.

London, Aug. 15.-The British line has been advanced slightly east of Rainecourt in the district northwest of Chaulnes, on the Picardy battle front. today's war office statement an nOunces.
 British patrols were active through out last night in the district between Albert and Ayette, where the Germans began their retirement yesterday. The patrols have maintained close touch with the enemy in this region.
New Britain herald., 1918-08-15

! Sec pBaker said he asked tn urgeon-general for a formal opinionl 1 as to what changes he would recon J mend, to which the surgeon general suggested the ages IS to 45. "The bill as it is written meets with my entire approval" declared Secretary Baker.
 Asked by Senator Johnson of Call 1fornia if he believed the pending bill was essential to carry out the purposes for which the United StatesI entered the war; Secretary Baker re- piled:
 T believe that to be the fact Nv own Judgment about it originally was that 19 should be the minimum and I| came to the IS minimum only after thorough study of the situation and With some reluctance, but finally be- leVing it to be necessary to secure the appropriate number of men,"
 The committees action in reporting the bill, the report says, lis based on the necessity of the government in thls crisis and on the opinion of the secretary of war, the chief of staff and the provost marshal general that 1t would be better to extend the draft ages than to invade those classes which have been deferred by law and by regulations of the war depart ment."
 Regarding the work or fight amendment of Senator Reed, pro- Vlding for withdrawal of deferred classification from men absent from work without cause, the report says.
 1t seems to the committee that in view of the fact we are about to au- thorize the drafting of boys between the ages of Is and 21 as we'll as those above 21 up to and inclusive of 45 and are providing for the exemption ot men between IS and 45 who are engaged in useful and necessary oc- cupatonS rom actual service in the FankS, that when any are exempted solely from the cause their services are more valuable to the nation in the production of things essential tn the prosecution of the war, that when they cease in good faith to follow the essential occupation they ought to be SupJect to the draft as in other cases,
 The young man not engaged in theSe occupations must wear the uni- IOrHl, enter the ranks and bear his breast to the weapons of German arms. He cannot refuse to work even TOT an hour and he is compelled to light whether he feels disposed to do so or not. In view of this, when a young man is exempted from the draft solely in order that he may en- gage in an essential industry he ought to continue in that employment in good faith while any grievance is be- ing adjusted by the industrial board and if he fails to do so he ought to be subject to draft.
 'The provision does not pretend to interfere with the right of any man to cease labor when any man pleases to do so, but simply says to him that if he does cease he shall, under sucb regulations as the president may pre- scribe, subject himself to the draft as though he had not been exempted in the first instance"
New Britain herald., 1918-08-15
Tanker Still AfOat.

Washington, Aug. 15.-The Ameri- can tank steamer Frederick R. Kel- logg, torpedoed Tuesday evening by a German submarine, still is af1oat 16 miles off Barnegat, N. J., the navy de- partment was advised today, and there is a chance that she may be brought into port.
 Seven men of the crew are missing but the navy has no confirmation of reports that five men were killed by the explosion of the torpedo.
New Britain herald., 1918-08-15
CAPT. MAGSON RESIGNS
-nRetires From Office in Company H, Connecticut State Guard-Lieut. Traut May Succeed Him.

Samuel Magson, a foreman at the plant of the Stanley Rule and Level company, has resigned the office of captain of Company H, Connecticut State Guard, owing to lack of sufficient time to devote to that work. The res ignatior is being acted upon today by the military emergency board in Hart ford. Lieut.. Frank l.. Traut will un- doubtedly be promoted to the captain cy to fill the vacancy.