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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-29
Wounded During Sea Fight.

A telegram was received last ev.
ening by c. e. Clark, in the employ
of the Central Heating company and
who lives on the east side, notifying
him that his stepson, Walter e.
Brooks, had been seriously wounded
in action.
Mr.. Brooks was aboard the battle
ship Nebraska and enlisted at Wich-
tia, Kansas. He never made his
home here.
The telegram to Mr.. Clark came
from Adujtant General Mccain at
Washington and stated that Mr..
Brooks had been wounded in the abb
domen and that nineteen surgeons
stitches We're necessary to close the
wound.
Nothing is known as to how and
when or under what circumstances
Mr.. Brooks was wounded. 1t is in
ferred, however, that the Nebraska
has been in action somewhere in Eur
opean waters against submarine or
in attacking some coast town and
that Mr.. Brooks wound was receiv-
ed during the fight.
A letter from Mr.. Brooks to rela-
tives in the east recently told of his
decoration for bravery in action and
relatives here believe that this decor
alton was probably given for his con-
duct at the time he was wounded.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-29

Postmaster ID. H. Bauman has re-
ceived 4 bulletin from Postmaster Cen
Cral Burleson, which indicates that
the telephone companies throughout
the state known as farmers lines will
be taken over by the government on
July 31st.
The consolidation with longer wire
systems will be made, it is declared,
in order to increase the facilities %
the farmer.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-29
Fleming.HarWOOd,

Word has reached this city of the
marriage Wednesday in Manchester OF
Miss Bess e. Fleming of that place
to Herbert NJ. Harwood of the Rock
we'll City Advocate and Clarion Clip
per. Mr.. HARDWOOD will be remember
ed in Webster City for his short con-
nection two years ago with the Web
ster City Herald. His friends here ex-
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-29
GERMAN PEOPLE no BLAME.

President Wilson some months age
gave much prominence to the theory
that this is not a war against the
German people, but war against the
German government. That idea is
getting out of the minds of men and
women of this country. The German
people, practically all of them, are
behind the kaiser and willing and an
xious to do his bidding. OF course
there are few Germans in Germany
who deplore the war and never sane
toned it. But they are numerically
weak.
| For sixty or seventy years Germany
has proceeded upon the theory that
it is right for a strong nation to de-
| file the weak and the German people
have offered no serious protests
| France was. deliberately despOiled,
her people murdered, her territory
stolen and she was made to pay a
ransom of $1,OOO,OOO,O0O besides. No
other nation does such things Den
mark was robbed of territory and
the smaller countries around Ger
many were stolen bodily.
The socialists of Germany have
pretended to oppose these things and
when in this war the outlook is dark
for Germany the socialists set up the
claim that Germany wants peace
without conquest or indemnity. But
when German arms appear victorious
this camouflage is discarded and the
socialists join the junkers in demand
| ing blood money, and lots of it.
The world is fighting the German
people as well as the German govern
ment, and that fact may as we'll be
recognized and admitted without fur
Their pretense at jollying the people
of German birth or descent here in
the United States. All reports COM
ing out of Germany by soldiers who
have escaped are of the same gener-
al kind: The people of Germany mis-
use the prisoners of war, even the
women joining in the abuse.
Now don't tell somebody that the
Freeman journal said all the German
people We're guilty of these things
1t doesn't say anything of the kind.
1t says the majority are guilty and it
stands ready to prove the charge.
That is just what German philoso-
piers and junkers have been teach
ing the people for more than fifty
years and until the people get the
erroneous ideas out of their heads
they are just as dangerous and just
as much of menace to the peace of
the world as is their government
When the German people protest
against the outrages being committed
by their soldiers at the behest of the
government, it will he time for the
world to separate the sheep from the
goats, but at the present time the
goats have full swing and are in
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-29
A GERMAN PEACE.

Germany, in her last peace state
ment via Spain, doesn't ask the en-
tire world. No, she is really ready,
according to her reported statement,
for free sea. She foregoes all an
neXatiops and indemnities in the
west, but demands that the so-called
peace treaties, which We're forced at
the lannon's mouth and which have
brought only salt and ashes to the
countries signing with Germany,
shall stand. The question of self
determination of peoples may be set
tied at the peace table, as also may
the Balkan puzzle. 1t is demanded
that Gibraltar and the Suez canal be
dismantled and Germany's rights to
coaling stations where she may want
them must be recognized. The col
onial problems are to be settled on
the pre-war status quo.
This arrangement, if agreed to by
the allies, would recognize victor
ious Germany and would mean anoth-
er war just as soon as Germany could
Germanze Russia, Roumania and the
Balkans. With her system of force
| it would not take many Years to do
| that. She would then have a popu-
lation of 300,0OO,OOO to draw from,
and could put an army of 40,0O0,000
men in the field. With such a mill
| tary menace as that , it needs no spe-
cial endowment as a prophet for one
to readily foresee the ultimate world
empire which is the consuming am
bition of the kaiser and his junkers
and of majority of the German peo-
pie.
Such peace as proposed by Ger
many would be confession or defeat
on the part of the allies and it is not
likely that any of them will even give
| it consideration.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-29

Cheese has steadily logged up in
the scale OF popularity until almost
twice the amount is used today that
was consumed this time last year. 1t
has a great advantage in the fact that
1t is always ready and can be eaten
without further preparation, if pre-
ferred. In the form of sandwich
filler, its possibilities are almost un-
limited.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-29
BAPTIST MEET
At iowa FALLS
Webser City Baptists Plan to Attend
Annual State Assembly in Iowa
Falls, August
LIST to 10th.
HAVE INTERESTING PROGRAM
Rev. l.. Z. Viets of This City is Treas
urer of the State As.
sOciatiOn.
HAVE INTERESTING PROGRAM

The usual number of Webster City
Baptists will be spending a day OF
few days, as the case may be, al
the Iowa Baptist Assembly, which viii
hold it's annual conclave in it's own
scenic park within a curve or the
Iowa river at Iowa Falls, beginning
Thursday, Aug. LIST, and continuing
through Saturday, Aug. 10th. The pro-
gram, following the general outline OF
other years, will be practical, intelli-
gent and enthusiastic
Rev. Vets Officer.
school and B. Y. p. u, will have a
place of equal prominence during the
assembly. Rev. L. E. Viets of the To-
cal Baptist church holds an Office in
The Iowa Baptist Sunday School AS
sembly, the officers of which follow:
President, Rev. A. w. Caul, Ames !;
acting secretary, Rev. o. f. Wester-
lund, Iowa Falls; treasurer, Rev. l..
E. Viets, Webster City; chancellor,
Prof. J. A. Lapham, Des Moines. The
best of trained leaders in every de-
partment Of church, Sunday school
and young peoples work give instruc-
ton during the ten days session.
The daily program during the as
sembly includes rest and play and en-
tertainment, but the greatest motive
is preparation for service. Briefly out
lined it is scheduled as follows:
Mornings.
7:00-The morning watch.
S:00-Bible study.
9:00-Bible teaching.
9:50-Recess.
10:00-B. Y. P. U. exchange.
1O:40-Praise Ye the Lord.
11:05-Recess.
11:15-Mission and Inspirational
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-29
l9.WW MILE TRIP.

The first motor truck to start
tary supplies en- route from Australia
to France, left the Golden Gate July
coin Highway. The ocean to ocean
haul is being made in cooperation
with army authorities of the United
States government and is laid out in
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-29

1t will be impossible hereafter, un
til the close of the war at least, tC
procure oil for use on roads except
in exceptional instances. The war de-
partment has decided that all the oil
not absolutely necessary for other
causes, must be conserved for war
purposes. The Iowa Highway COM
mission has been asked to pass upon
every application for road oil and thus
far has received requests for approx
imately 100000 gallons, but has ap-
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-29

addresses.
Elementary Sunday school life.
Junior B. Y. p. U. study and stunts.
Afternoons.
Women's missionary program and
Red Cross work. Games, hikes, swim
ming, boating, rest and fellowship.
Evenings.
Inspirational addresses, concerts,
surprises and jolly stunts.
An Ideal Town.
The Iowa Baptist Assembly has
come to be one of the potent forces
for religious efficiency in the state.
The location is ideal. Iowa Falls is
justly famed as the Scenic City" of
Iowa and, added to its natural beau
ties and attractiveness, it is unsur-
passed as clean, moral and progress
sive city. Formally is put aside and
all mingle in hearty, wholesome fell
lowship. The acquaintance formed
and "the fellowship of kindred minds"
is an attractive feature, by no means
the least of the assembly's attrac-
lions. A vacation here will make for
healthy Christian life.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-29
STATEMENT OF THE OWNERSHIP
MANAGEMENT, CIRCULATION,
ETC., REQUIRED BY THE
ACT OF CONGRESS OF
AUGUST q, 1912.


OF the Webster City Freeman, pub
lished weekly at Webster City, Iowa,
for April 1, 1918.
State of Iowa, County of Hamilton, IS.
Before me, a notary public in and
for the State and county aforesaid,
personally appeared G. H. Haeger,
who, having been duly sworn accord
ing to law, deposes and says that he
is the business manager of the Web
ster City Freeman and that the follow
ing is, to the best of his knowledge
and belief, true statement Of the
ownership, management (and If a
daily paper, the circulation), ETC., of
the aforesaid publication for the date
shown in the above caption, required
by the Act of August "a, 1912, embod-
led in section 443, Postal Laws and
of this form, to wit:
l. That the names and addresses
of the publisher, editor, city editor
and business manager are:
Publisher Freeman Pub
Co., D. l.. Hunter, Pres, Webster
City, Iowa.
Editor, w. F. Hunter, Webster City,
Iowa.
City Editor, Geo. C. Tucker, Webster
City, Iowa.
Business Manager, c. H. Haeger,
Webster City, Iowa.
2. That the owners are: (Give
names and addresses of individual
owners, or, if corporation, give its
name and the names and addresses of
stockholders or holding l per cent or
more of the total amount of stock.)
Freeman-Tribune Pub. Co., Webster
City, Iowa.
Journal Pub. Co., Webster City,
Iowa.
3. That the known bondholders,
mortgages, and other security hold
ers owning or holding per cent or
more of total amount of bonds, mort
cages, or other securities are: OF
there are none, so state.)
None.
4. That the two paragraphs next
above, giving the names of the own
ers, stockholders, and security hold
.ers, if any, contain not only the list
of stockholders and security holders
as they appear upon the books of the
company but also, in cases where the
stakeholder or security holder appears
upon the books of the company as
trustee or in any other fiduciary re-
lation, the name of the person or cor
poration for whom such trustee Is
acting, is given; also that the said
two paragraphs contain statements
embracing atlantis full knowledge
and belief as to the circumstances and
conditions under which stockholders
and security holders who do not ap-
pear upon the DOORS Oh the COmpdny
as trustees, hold stock and securities
in capacity other than that of a
bona fide owner; and this affiant has
no reason to believe that any other
person, association, or corporation
has any interest direct or indirect in
the said stock. bonds, or other secur-
tiles than as so stated by him.
C. II. Haeger,
Business Manager.
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this 26th day of June, 1918.
fl B. F. Paine.
Notary Public.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-29
Real Estate Transfers.

H. X. Gronbeck and WI to Town OF
Jewen-wd-tract in ne Sc 33-S7-24.-
$325.13.
B. NJ. Branjord and VT ct al to O.
NJ. C. Branjord-wd-und 8 of of Sc
and Sd Sd ne 1S-S6-23.-$33,333.33.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-29

The 1917 crop, estimated to he Z
per cent under normal in actual nour-
ishment value, threw the allied cause
very close to the losing line. Had
the decrease been Is or 20 per cent,
the allied cause would have been lost
That is why the United States food
administration is building up great
reserve of food.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-29

The government is expecting Iowa
to devote 100000 acres of land to the
production of wheat next year. Hamil-
ton county's quota is not far from
10000 acres, which is an average Of
five acres to the farm. Hamilton
county ought to do her part and there
is no question about her doing it.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-29

such overwhelming majority that the
sheep are lost sight OF entirely. A
nation that will teach it's school chill
dren to celebrate the sinking OF "a
passenger ship laden with hundreds
of non-combatant people is rotten to
the core and it will not avail to lay it
all to the government.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-29

The United States food administra-
ton for Iowa emphasizes the fact that
its chief interest in threshing opera
tions is the conservation of cereal
grains by efficient operation of thresh-
ing machines. 1t has not the author
ity to fix prices, which the thresher-
men will charge for their services.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-29

The food administrator would do
much to conserve the meat supply if
he would order no veal sold at any
market. This is such simple remedy
that many people are wondering why
it is not adopted without delay. 1t
wouldn't take fifteen minutes to for
mulate such an order.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-29

Word has been received from Rev.
w. ]. Todd, former pastor Of the
Methodist church here. now of Al
coma, that he has enlisted in the army
as a chaplain, and will leave az soon
as he receives his call. I
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-29
It's Peculiar.

Williams Enterprise: Isn't 1t pecu-
liar that men who are always on the
watch to pull off some stunt that they
imagine will give them little popu-
larity are usually the first to evade
their opportunity to win deserved
honor by getting into uniform?
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-29

proved the use of only 10000 gallons.
The fuel administration. however, has
refused even the allowance of this 10.
600, and as a result no road oil is be-
ing shipped az present
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-29

It is reported from Washington
that it costs approximately fifty cents
mile to operate a governmental pos
tai airplane. One of the 4OO-horse
power machines consumes about II
gallons of gasoline per hour.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-29

In one respect, at least, the demo-
cratic state convention ought to be
commended. 1t failed Ito point with
pride" to George Creel
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-29

Wonder. what the Teutons now think
about the lighting trained, little army
OF American" Even though they do
hate it they must respect it by this
time.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-29

Wonder why President Wilson il
keeping hands off. the political fight
in New York? He certainly needs a
personal representative in the senate
from that state as well as from Wis
c0nsin and Michigan.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-29

The firm OF F. Romeo & Company,
374 Washington street, New York
City, has made donation of $4,000
to the Red aer6sS because the monthly
reports of the firm to the food admin
dstration indicated that it was max
ing excess profits on canned toma-
toes, dried beans and cottonseed OIL
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-29
JOTTINGS ABOUT THE
COUNTY
Rev. Hyatt Resigns.

Jewell Record: Rev. A. r. Hyatt,
who has been the pastor of the Con-
gregational church in Jewell since
two years ago last June, has resigned
his pastorate here, to take effect soon,
giving the congregation three months
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-29

The Belle PLANE Union recently
published two very interesting letters
from Ray Brown, in France with the
railway engineers. Mr.. Brown is a
nephew of Mrs. C. J. Lawrence of this
city. He says the weather is excel
lent and the boys are all feeling fine.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-29

And now the labor representatives il,
Michigan say that Henry Ford is un-
alterably opposed to organized labor
and that his great factories are all
open shops.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-29

The fact that all the allies are pre-
pairing to fight four or five years is
one of the things that will bring the
war to IN unexpected close.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-29

Faith in God May be illusion, but
II Is an Illusion which pays.-Donald
Hankey.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-29

Friends in this city are in receipt
of cards announcing the safe arrival
in France of Herman Koch.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-29

The Franco-Yanko offensive is a
hummer.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-29
. Freeman and Journal, both

III Freeman and Journal, both
papers, per year--------------ss.Oo
EAe Daily Freeman.Journal, by
nan. per year $500
Delivered, In city per year-------S5.OO
Entered at the Webster City Post
Office as Second Class Matter.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-29

Business cards at this once.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-29
WEBSTER CITY FREEMAN

Issued every Monday by the Free.
man.JOurnal Publishing Company
Webster City, Iowa.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-07-11

War is dreadful but some of the by
products are pleasant 70 contemplate. A
laudable spirit or cooperation is at
work in every Indiana county. The
man who can't shoot a sun or sail a
ship or grow carload Of grain is trying
TO step in and help the fellow who stands
a little closer to the important war du-
ties. Retired farmers and town resi-
dents who haven't walked in the stubbIe
for years are volunteering TO so out and
help harvest the food crops The town
women are willing to stop knittingg long
enough TO give a lift TO the farmers
wife during the rush days when she has
extra hands and "thrashers" to feed. We
seem 70 be reviving the Hoosier friendli-
ness of long ago-the fine neighborly
feeling Of pioneer days with its quilting
parties and husking bees and barn-rais-
inggs. Go to it, good people. and the
more YOU do 70 help the man who is
helping to win the war the more peace
ful viii be your slumbers each night.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-07-11

Where he obtained sdch figures now
is beyond conjecture. since Secretary Of
war Baker himself has just sent a
letter to Chairman Dent of the military
committee of the House Of Representa-
tives in which Mr.. Ferris allie ed figures
on airplanes are made TO resemble in
great detail the old family coal scuttie
after IL has been used for several win
tiers with anthracite as fuel.
Mr.. Ferris represented that the VIII
son adfninist ration had six thousand air
planes constructed and in action here
and in France and that they were GO
ing TO France very. very fast Mr..
Bakers own figures on airplane pro
duction show that at date only few
days before the Democratic state con
vention here slightly more than five
thousand airplanes had been constructed.
including training planes. which are not
war planes in any sense.
: Just now prominent Democrats are
wondering why Mr.. Ferris. who init
mated to all that he had been sent to
this city as the direct representative Of
/ the federal government to lay hitherto
uupu bGshed facts on the war before the
Indianians. saw fit to believe that Hoos-
/ icrs have lost all sense of proportion
with regard 10 this war and just why,
anyhow. he attempted TO go into the
war situation. There were a whole lot
of nice patriotic things Mr. Ferris could
| have said without laying not only him
/ self but the Democratic party in the
/ state open 70 such criticism as has been
| aroused by the discovery Of the real air
/ plane figures.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-07-11
FARMERS ATTEMPT
TO AVERT LEAKS"
IN THEIR BUSINESS
Are Keeping Account of Re
ceipts and Expenses in
Purdue Record Book.

More than $500 farmers in Indiana
are endeavoring TO stop the leaks" in
their business by keeping accounts Of
their receipts and expenses and takin g
annual inventories in a farm record
book prepared by the agricultural ex-
tension department or Purdue univers-
ity, it was announced today. This num-
Der is several times as large this year
as II was last because OF the income
tax law, wlach requires accurate re-
turns OF the large number keeping
Purdue books. 1900 are cooperating
with the university and at the end of
the year Will receive assistance in sum
marizing their business and in analyz-
ing it TO determine what changes can
be made TO increase profits. The ex-
perience OF the 500 who completed ac-
counts last year shows that It il well
adapted for use by the Indiana farm
ers' said a farm management expert
today In addition to the help a man
gets from it in studying his business.
the book is well suited for making in
come tax returns Last year large
proportion of the farmers who had to
make returns guessed at their receipts
and expenses: in practically all cases
disregardiag inventories in figuring
the income. This year. since the meth
Cd OF figuring the income in the boob
conforms almost exactly to tax re-
quirements. farmers who are using the
book can take advantage OF the Unit
ed States treasury department ruling,
which provides for the keeping Of such
accounts