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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-01

OF course there will be a sentiment
tai prejudice against German-made
goods, and much of the German pro-
duct will be sold without trade
mark, or with a misleading one. But
German win be here with the goods
as soon as the war is over. pressing
them upon our buyers with all the
arts known to the salesman's pro-
fession. What are We going to do
about it? There are many who be-
lieve that a protective tariff should
reestablished, not only for the pur-
pose OF guarding against flood of
German goods, but to guard against
disastrous competition from any other
country in Europe or Asia. There are
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-01
ALEXANDER KERENSKY.

The civilized world is glad 20 know
that Alexander Kerensky, the premier
of Russia under the provisional gov
eminent before Lenine and TrotZky
seized power, is alive. Mr.. Kerensky
disappeared from view so completely
that it was feared that he had been
murdered and that the best interests
|of Russia would suffer because of his
death.
However, he appeared few days
ago in London and is on his way to
the United States. He is still firm in
the belief that his country will be back
in the war against Germany and that
in due time the central powers will
be made to suffer for the enormous
crimes committed against civilization.
When Kerensky retired from public
was for a time at Petrograd and Mos
COW and went to London from the lat
ed full beard, but was always in
danger of detection. He had the
assistance of loyal and abiding friends,
who helped him escape. They secured
passports for him and the clothing of
soldiers servant. These enabled
him to leave Russia. His wife is still
in hiding in that country.
Mr.. X. will soon be in the United
States, if all goes well with him. He
is coming on mission to aid the
enemies of Germany. He declares
that Russia must have the help of the
allies. While he dislikes the word
intervention" he is very anxious for
the sort of help Intervention would
give Russia, but prefers to call it
assistance"
There is no question about the good
faith of Alexander Kerensky. He is
loyal to the interests of his people and
would willingly die for them. How
ever, he failed as premier because he
lacked the element of iron leadership.
Russia at the time Kerensky was at
it's head, needed a Cromwell rather
than Tolstoi, Roosevelt rather than
a Bryan. kerensky sought to rule
with reason and kindness, while the
exigencies of the situation demanded
reason and firmness and force. When
Lenine was in the power of kerensky,
Lenine should have been put where
he could do no harm. But Kerensky
shrank from extreme measures and as
a result the irresponsible and pro-
German element gained control of the
Russian government
NJ Nabokoff, Russian representative
in London, was the first to greet ker-
ensky in that city and gave out the
following to the London press:
"Kerensky told me that Russia is
like a strong man recovering from
sickness. She is healthier than be-
fore. All she needs is assistance from
the outside. She does not want inter-
ference in her internal affairs. That
problem she will solve in her own way.
1t is economic and financial aid that
she needs.
"Kerensky is not a social revolu-
tionary, he is a citizen of Russia and
appeals to all intelligent Russians
everywhere in behalf of the father
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-01

We are heartened and treasured
by the good news that "the president
is one of the fortunate men broad
enough to change his mind" May
we not hope the time will come when
the administration will change its
policy toward Gen. Wood?-Waterloo
Courier.
And toward Col Roosevelt and
other four-square patriotic citizens
who may disagree with the admin
istration and have the courage to voice
such disagreement.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-01
THE THINGS THAT COUNT.

This new American army displays
solicitude for the morals and spiritual
welfare of the men that is little short
of amazing" says w. T. Ellis in the
Philadelphia Ledger. The fact is
but one OF many indications that the
national leaders really understand
that the ultimate issues of the war
are spiritual, and that after the con-
flict OF arms is over there remains
the greater problem OF creating a new
world over SO the fullest possible Co
operation and encouragement have
been given to all sane efforts to serve
the men in their higher natures. The
system of ch apiaincies is one token Of
this.
By the new law there will be three
chaplains to every full regiment, or an
average OF one chaplain to every
200 men. The intention is to leave
no unit of men without chaplain's
services. Hitherto, the single chap
lain for every regiment has been en-
crossed with such duties as oversee
ing the mail, keeping records of the
dead, etc. The chaplain has been
more or less an orphan member of
the military organization, one having
no relation to the others.
Now all is changed. The chap
laincy takes it's place in the general
establishment, with chaplain's Off ce
connected with the general staff. A
board of chaplains, technically called
general headquarters chaplains, has
been appointed, with Bishop Charles
II. Brent as senior chaplain. Asso-
ciated with I'm will be two others,
the Rev. f. J. Doherty of the Third
cavalry, representing the Roman
Catholics, AMI the Rev. Paul Moody
of the One Hundred Third infantry.
The new law admits chaplains up to
As years of age, and entities them to
promotion in grade up to the rank OF
lieutenant colonel, The chaplains,
however, will wear no badge of rank,
but only the cross that is the insignia
of their Office.
There is close cooperation between
the chaplains and the Y. M. c. a.
and other religious agencies. The alb
sence of sectarian feeling is remark
able. If the spirit that prevails in
France gets back to America there will
be a speedy merging of many denoni-
nations. The great realities are too
close to the life in the army for any
body to care for petty and man-made
denominationalism.
In all the countless general orders
that have been issued by commanders
of great armies during recent cen
turtles, is there one more significant
than this statement from the COM
mander in chief of the American ex-
peditionary force?
Hardship will be your lot, but
trust in God will give you comfort;
temptation will befall you, but the
teachings of our Savior will give you
strength. Let your valor as soldier
and your conduct as man be inspira-
ton to your comrades and honor to
your country. J. Pershing."
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-01

The Germans are circulating the
report in Germany, according to ad-
vices from Amsterdam, that under
sea pirates have completely blockad-
ed the port at New York, and, as
strange as it may seem, the German
people believe it. Really, the champ
ion falsifers at the head of the Ger
man military caste and at the head OF
the German government seem to have
completely hypnotized the German
people.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-01
dispatch, was to them natural trio

dispatch, was to then. q natural trick
to play on the "idiotic Yankees" 1t
did not offend their sense of honor.
The reason for this is perhaps simple
che: they totally lack that sense.
Civilization has been forced to the con-
clusion that honor, as. understood by
men Of rectitude in all ages and in all
climes, is virtue which has no place
in Teuton character.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-01

If the United States had financed
Turked before the war, the Germans
NIGH not have got it.-Sioux City
Tribune
Germany would have got Turkey
Just the same, and the chances are
the United States would have had a
hard time collecting it's account OF
the Ottoman empire. Turkey would
gravitate just as naturally to Ger
many as a buzzard seeks carrion.
Where there are mutual aspirations
and community Of interests there
is going to be utilization.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-01

With truth and timeliness the
Christian Science Monitor says that
"The Germans, even though defeated
on the field, will come back into the
commercial struggle with many ad-
vantages in certain lines, in the dye
stuff line especially, etc. Of this
there can be not the slightest doubt.
German dye factories were transform
ed into munition factories over night,
and they will as quickly be changed
back to the manufacture of dyes.
Hundreds of other German factories
were adapted to the production of
implements and essentials of war,
and they will as readily be turned
back to their original use.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-01

Mrs. Vincent Astor, God bless her
is a waitress in a canteen for sold
iers in France OF course Mrs.Astor
is no better than any other good
woman, but it is worthy of special
mention when one of her great wealth
volunteers to perform such duties as
she is doing.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-01

Japan has rendered the services OF
Red Cross workers in France. Prince
Tokugawa, now in this country, says
his government is ready to send a
large corps of workers to Europe il
their services are needed. The
Japanese tender should be accepted
with gratitude.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-01

others who believe we should buy
where We can buy the cheapest, and
that protective tariff is system of
robbery.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-01

Let no pleasure tempt thee, no
profit lure thee, no ambition corrupt
thee, no example sway thee, no per-
suasion move thee to do anything
which thou knowest to be evil
Franklin,
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-01

If Hindenburg delays his next
great offensive in France" much
longer he may be denied entirely OF
the chance of making it. The allies
are liable to give him smash that
will send him and his army flying
in the direction the Austrians in Italy
took.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-01

Bread riots are ali right in their
place. In Vienna and Berlin, for in
stance.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-01

The Des Moines Register is going to
be so busy trying to defeat Havner
that it may have to neglect Col. Roose-
Welt slightly during the campaign.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-01

1T would make the celebration OF
Ghe day in this country doubly in
teresting ii our boys in Alsace-Lor-
sraine would hold a fourth of July
picnic on the Rhine.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-01

The profit of books is according to
the sensibility of the reader. The
profoundest thought or passion sleeps
as in a mine, unless an equal mind
and heart finds and publishes it.
Emerson. Ill
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-01
braltor near Toulon would transform
into a prison. Macmillan Harden.
Zukunft, Aug. 1851.


Zukunft, Aug. 1871.
I'm the same way, in. the case of a
new victory over France, strategical
reasons alone would make it certain
that some territories would he an
neXed; and in the same way 1t is safe
to predict that France would be
compelled to receive within her
own frontiers all those inhabitants of
these territories who, for historical
and ancestral reasons, do not wish to
become German citizens. This future
of the nations is not bound up with
the domination and exploitation OF
neighboring countries, but with the
occupation and settlement of as large
and self-contained areas as possible,
just as that has been their life prin-
ciple in the past."-Der Reichsbote,
Jan. 7, 1913.
ct 1.-THE prospect of war] is enter
tanned without emotion. The profits
are calculated-the humiliation of
France, an indemnity of war amount
ing to twenty-five milliards because
it is remembered that last time you
paid up too easily-and then we shall
rub our hands. You smile! That Is
because you don't know what Ger
r,nnf &c tpIn scs nf
keepers; love gain is its ruling pas
sion; to earn money, to get rich
quickly, is it's one ideal. Herr Kerr,
in an interview with George Burden.
The German Enigma, 1914.
"Assuredly nothing is eternal here
below. No one can tell if such a
State will be able eternally to hold its
transatlantic possessions. France
lost it's immense colonial empire In
the eighteenth century; it has recon-
stituted in the last decades second
one. One may indeed say that the
Gallo cock has taken quite too much
of the African sands. France
holds more territories than she can
administer. Her work in Algeria
and in equatorial Africa is
wretched. One can say the same
of France as of Belgium, to wit, that
some day they must renounce part
of their sessions-Kolnische Zeit-
ung, May 8, 1914.
''In order to assure to our people
the horizon which girdles the earth,
colonies and sea power are indis-
pensable From a telegram to Won
Reichenau, chairman of the Verein
fur Deutschtum i'm Ausland, May 2,
1916, by General Admiral Won tirpitz.
at is quite conceivable that coun-
try without colonies may cease to
rank as a great European power,
however strong it may be. There
fore, we must never become rigid as
purely continental policy must make
us, but see to it that the outcome Of
our next successful war must be the
acquisition of colonies by any possible
means."-Treitchke Politics, 1916.
The profit of books is according to
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1918-11-28

TIE DISABILITY INSURANCE
?EOt:sCM" G. TIE SOUTHERN
-,sG ANO TRUST COMPANY IS
TIE LIST WORD IN LIFE IN
auRANCE PROTECTION.
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needed.
One Of our Junior lieutenants was
struck by a fragment Of shell as he
was ut his station behind the wheel
house and piece of his skull was
driven into his brain. He was car
ricd into my gun turTet. but he
would not let them take him to sick
,bay to have his wound dressed. There
hr sat, 8skihg every now and then
how thn light was going and then sort
Of doing off for while.
After half an hour of action we put
about and started away, still firing.
As n parting slap on the back the
Turks tore off one Of our big-eun tur-
rctS, and then away We went, back to
BreSt With casualty list OF only IS.
We did not have much trouble guess
Ing that it WIS dry dock for US again.
We 8 . back to Brcst after a quiet
voyage, patching ourselves up where
We could on the way, and again there
was the rush work, day and night.
tn get into shape and do it over again.
They turned rs ont in - days and
back we went to the Turks and their
Hun assistants.
We were lucky getting inshore, only
receiving II nasty smash aStprn, wncn
the Turks got our range and landed
two peaches before we got out. We
nearly tore our ruddcr off getting
away. But we had to come back right
away, because we had carried quite
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For God and France.

90 over. Our officers always led US,
but have never seen German officer
lead charge. They always were be-
Ing. do not believe they are as brave
as they are said to be.
Well, we went over this time, and
the machine guns We're certainly going
1t strong. We were pretty sore about
the chaplain and the Swiss and all
that, and we put up an awful fight, but
we could not make 1t and had to come
back. Only one company reached the
Boche trenches and not man OF 1t
came back who had not been wounded
on the way and did not reach the
trench. They were just wiped out.
The captain was missing, too. We
thought he was done for, but about
two o'clock In the morning, he came
back. He simply fell over into the
trench. all In. He had been wounded
four times, and had lain in shell
crater full Of water for several hours.
He would not go back for treatment
then, and when daylight came, 1t was
too late, because we were practically
cut off by artillery fire behind the front
line trenches.
When daylight came. the artillery
fire opened up right on us, and the
Germans had advanced their lines into
some trenches formerly held by us and
hardly forty-five yards away. We re-
ceived bombs and shells right in our
faces. A Tunisian In our company got
crazy, and ran back over the parados.
He ran few yards, then stopped and
looked back at us. ] think he was
coming to his senses, and would have
started back to us. Then the spot
where he had been was empty, md a
second later his body from the chest
down fell not three yards from the
parados. I do not know where the
top part went. That same shell cut n
groove in the low hilltop before II ex-
ploded. He had been hit by big
shell, and absolutely cut In two. ]
have seen this happen to four men, but
this was the only one In France.
About seven o'clock, we received re-
endorsements. and poured fresh troops
over and retook the trench. No sooner
had wee entered II, however, than the
Germans turned their artillery on us.
not even waiting for their own troops
to retire. safely. They killed numbers
OF theirsown men in this way. But the
fire waAbo heavy that. when they coun.
ter-atta Ted, we had to retire again,
and thu time they kept after us and
drove ( beyond the trench w had
y
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1918-11-28

hands, too, and took hold of hers. And
then he twisted her wrists and broke
them. We heard the snap.
There were men In that ward who
had not been on foot since the day
they came to the hospital. and one Of
them was supposed to be dying, but 1t
IS an absolute fact that when we heard
her scream, there was not q man left
in bed.
need not tell you what we did to
the German. They did not need to
shoot him, after we got through with
him. They did shoot what was left OF
him, to make sure, though.
Now, have heard people say that
1t is not the Germans we are fighting,
but the kaiser and his system. Well,
1t may be true that some OF the Boche
soldiers would not do these things II
they did not have to: myself, am not
30 sure.
But you take this doctor. Here he
was, an educated man. who had been
trained all his life to help people who
were In pain, and not to cause 1t. And
he was not where he would have to
obey the kaiser or any other German.
And this nurse had saved his life.
80 ] do not see that thsra- In any
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For Years
Did Not
Know a
Well Day

Mrs. Mattio A. vanBuren. II
Hlghland St, Grand Rapids.
Mich, Past Commander VALLEY
City Hive, L. o. T. NJ.
Liquid or Tablet Fern
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argument about It. He broke that
girls wrists because he wanted to;
that is all there is to 1t. Now, I say
this German doctor was q dirty cur
and a scoundrel. But I say that he is
a fair sample Of most of the Germans
have met. And it is Germans of this
kind that we are flghting-not merely
the kaiser.
1t is like going to college. 1 have
never been there, but / have heard
some people say 1t did not do a man
any good to go. But ] have never
heard man who went there say that.
Probably you have not been over there,
and maybe you think we are not fight
Ing the German people, but only the
kaiser and his funkcys.
Well, nobody had better tell me that.
Because have been there. and have
seen this. And know.
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Of them were knocked In the head with
gun butts before they stopped.
Then the Germans fired at the double
rank Of men. After three volleys, there
were eighty-four dead and twenty
wounded. Most Of the wounded they
then killed with axes, but somehow,
three or four escaped by hiding under
the bodies Of others and playing dead,
though the officers walked up and
down firing their revolvers into the
piles Of bodies.
The next day the Germans went
through the wine cellars. and shot all
the Inhabitants they found hiding
there. lot Of pee. ie. who had taken
refuge In factory over night, decided
to come out with white flag. They
were allowed to think that the white
flag would be respected, but no sooner
were they all out than they were seized
and the women publicly violated in the
square, after when the men were shot.
paralytic was shot as he sat in his
armchair. and boy Of fourteen was
taken by the legs and pulled apart.
AT one place, man was tied by the
arms to the ceiling of his room and set
afire. His trunk was completely car
| BOMBED. but his head and arms were
| unburncd. AT the same place, the
body of a fifteen-year-old boy was
found, pienred by more than twenty
| bayonet thrusts. Other dead were
found with their hands still In the air,
leaning up against walls.
At another place the Germans
shelled the town for day, and then
entered and sacked It. The women
and children were turned loose, with
out being allowed to take anything
with them. and forced to leave the
town. Nearly five hundred men were
| dcported to Germany. Three. who
were almost exhausted by hunger, tried
to escape. They were bayoneted and
| dubbed to death. Twelve men, who
had taken refuge In farm, were tied
| together and shot in a mass. Another
group OF six were tied together and
shot, after the Germans had put out
their eyes and tortured them with
| bayonets. Three others were brought
before their wives and children and
| sabered.
The Belgian told me he was at Ma
mur when the Germans began shelling
1t. The bombardment lasted the whole
Of August Fl and %, 1914. They CEN
tered their fire on the prison, the hos
pital, and the railway station. They
l entered the town at four O'clock in the
afternoon Of August %. During the
first twenty-four hours, they behaved
themselves, but on the oath they began
aring at anyone they pleased and act
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n number Of heavy guns from Brest
and were given the job of running
them ashore. 1t was day and night
work and great j0b for fun, because,
while you never knew when you
would get ", you had good reason to
feel YOU would get damned by cute
little shell or dainty bit of shrap-
mel before the Job was over.
Aboard ship it was deck work, Of
course, and 1t wa not much better
there than ashore with the guns, be-
cause the enemy trenches were near
the shore and they amused them
selves trying to pick as off whenever
we showed on deck. I guess we were
a regular shooting gallery for them,
and some of our men thought they
did not need all the practice they
were getting, for quite few of US