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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-08
A GOOD RECORD.

From Washington comes the infor-
nation that more than one million
American troops We're in France on
July 1st, and the information bears
the evidence of fact. This is most
reassuring to the American people
and is almost conclusive evidence
that Germany has lost the war.
France and Great Britain, with some
help from our other allies, have been
able to hold the German hordes thus
far and now that there are one mil
lion Americans in France to help
them there seems almost absolute
certainty that the Huns cannot break
through. Probably 100000 of these
soldiers are fighting men and there
is little question but that 100000
United States troops can take care of
at least 100000 German soldiers.
The Americans are fighting for a
principle, while the Germans are
fighting only for pelf. The Americans
are fighting for their country, while
the Germans are fighting for their
kaiser. The Americans are full OF en-
thusiasm and good food. The Ger
mans are full of discomfort and bad
provender.
The Freeman-Journal wants to
congratulate the war department up
on the fine achievement of putting
100000 men in France. But a part
of the glory is due congress and a
large share is due the people of this
country. Really, the public has made
this consumation possible and the
revelations made by Senator Cham
berlain last winter aroused the pub
lie and the public in turn aroused
the administration. Although Sena-
tor Chamberlain was roundly con-
demned for the course he took, he is
entitled to commentator for having
the courage to stand up and fearless
ly pointing out the many blunders
that had been made.
But the mistakes of the past may
now be overlooked. The achieve
ments are such that the people are
contented and full of gratitude.
Great Britain and France must be
overioyed with the record of Ameri-
ca in the past four months. In
March the sailings of $4,000 troops
were recorded and in April the num-
Der reached $4,000. In May 244,000|
went across and in June 276,OOO
went over, making the total since
the first of March approximately
637 600.
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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-08
CENSOR AMERICAN BOAST

Minneapolis Journal: Col.s Roose-
welt pleads for. an extension, Of the
censorship to "grandiloquent state
ments of what Americans are going
to do in the war" He urges that
deeds are better than words, and that
the result of our boastings has been
to stimulate Germany to greater exer-
tions-notably in the case of the 10000
airplanes which we vaingloriously
promised to have on the battle front
by this spring.
Another dispatch on the very day
of Col. Rosevelt's address in which he
discussed this matter gives point to his
advice. 1t brings news by way Of The
Hague of the anti-American press
campaign carried on in Germany I'M
der government encouragement. The
Weser Zeitung, for. example, says:
"Of 10000 airplanes promised only
ten appeared on the west front and of
the 100000 army which was to des-
troy Germany only few hundred are
helping out in the entente ranks. AS
for concrete ships, few have been de-
livered, and America has not been able
to supply her troops with provisions.
The war enthusiasm is called cOlOs-
sal bluff"
This, of course, is mixture of truth
and falsehoOd in the familiar German
way. Even if we had been able to
make good all our promises, we should
not be immune from German journal
istic Misrepresentation. If the sky on
the west front was black with Ameri-
can planes, the fact would be sedulous-
ly concealed from the German people
as long ar possible. But our failure
to send the planes, after having made
vaunt of what we would do, lends an
air of verify to other ISLANDERS that may
be interviewer with the truth by the
government controlled press.
However, the day of American per-
Torrance is here, or is dawning. Our
mistakes are behind us at last. Our
achievements are in the making. 1t
is too late to censor the boarts that are
gone, but we can learn from their re-
suits to quit making them hereafter.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-08

The end must be won, regardless of
cost, and this nation 100000, 600
strong is ready to make every sacri-
flee necessary to put the words OF
the president in lasting statutes and
imperishable facts throughout civili-
cation. Encouraged with such pro-
gram and being assured the invalu-
able help of the peoples allied with
us to rid civilization of its greatest
menace there can be no question of
the final outcome. The war may con-
tinue through next year, and the
next and still the next, but our cour-
age and determination shall not fail.
The goal is fixed and it, must be
reached if it requires ten years time
and the payment of more enormous
tolls than have. yet been eXacted. The
enemies of Germany are ready to go
to any lengths necessary to insure
freedom and liberty to all peoples
wanting it, as it would be intolerable
for free men to live if the Prussian
yoke is permitted to burden and sub
jugate the world.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-08

If the Des Moines Register of the
Bird inst. should find it's way into Ger
many the cartoon of Ding would GER
tainly furnish great pleasure to the
kaiser and his satellites. The great
Iowa cartoonist pictured the sinking
of the Llandovery Castle, the hospital
ship, resulting in the death of about
two hundred persons, mostly nurses
and doctors. 1t would do the soul
of the kaiser and his lieutenants "a
world of good to see the nurses sink
ing beneath the waves. 1t would
have reminded them of the pleasure
they experienced when the Lusitania
went down with its great cargo of
women and children, though their
ecstasy might have been slightly
numbed by the lack of children on
the hospital ship. Can anybody who
still doubts the stories of German
atrocities in Belgium and France con-
ceive of a more dastardly and indie
feasible act than the deliberate sink
ing of this hospital ship, resulting in
the wilful and malicious murder OF
200 non-combatant people There is
no question of this latest atrocity.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-08
DOWN THE POLL AGAIN.

1t would certainly mark a curious
turn in the whirligig of things if in
the adjourned session of congress we
should find the president and his
friends demanding universal military
training for boys of IS while the men
General Wood speaks for should be
insisting that the older men be TAX
en-.
OF course, it may be we'll to wait
until the presidents plans are an
nounced by himself. But there is this
much to sustain the report of the
Herald correspondent, that Secretary
Baker has announced that he is not
averse to calling the boys If con-
gress so wishes. That is consider
able change for him, and If he has
changed it is likely that it is with
the presidents approval.
Probably the president mas con-
cluded that universal training for
boys is in the air and that he might
better accept it before it gets into
politics rather than stand out and
make it an issue in the campaign.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-08

is our inestimable privilege to con-
cert with men out OF every nation
what shall make not only the liber-
ties of America secure, but the liber-
ties of every other people as we'll.
There must be settled once for all
what was settled for America in the
great age upon whose inspiration
we draw today. This is surely a fit
ting place from which calmly to look
out upon our task, that we may for
tify our spirits for its accomplish
ment. And this is the appropriate
place from which to avoW, alike to
the friends with whom we have the
happiness to be associated in action
the faith and purpose with which we
all act
Those words of the president ring
true and the American heart that does
not respond must be sodden indeed.
This great patriotic people is back
of the chief executive in his concep-
ton of the great struggle and they
are ready to go the full limit to ac-
complish the results that must be
achieved. The few who may sympa-
thize with the enemy in this great
conflict of principles must one day
see the error of their position, an err
ror in which they have keen driven
by the teachings of childhood or by
the later propaganda carried on to
poison the minds of those who
might come under the blighting in
fiuences of the most grasping and
selfish autocraey the world has ever
known.
After paying his respects to the
autocracy responsible for this great
world conflagration, the president
said
There can be but one issue. The
settlement must be final. There can
be no compromise. No halfway de-
cision would be tolerable. No half
way decision is conceivable. These
are the ends for which the assOci-
ated peoples of the world are fight
ing and which must be conceded them
before there can be peace"
That is the judgment of the Amer
lean people, we'll spoken by the man
chosen to lead them in this crisis.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-08

There are so many unreliable re-
ports coming out of Russia that it is
impossible to tell what is going on
there, except in general way. How
ever, it is certain that the Germans
are still proceeding against that coun-
try just as they were before the So
called peace terms were signed, ex-
cept the Russians are now submitting
to the crimes inflicted by the invaders
without Offering military resistance, as
that is useless 1t appears, however,
that rather than have the Black sea
fleet fall into the hands OF the Ger
mans, the officers in charge blowed the
boats 10 pieces and sunk them. They
did that. according to report, without
orders from their government, if they
have any.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-08

The president is very prompt to rec
iognize these shifts in the current, and
equally prompt to act upon them. He
does not like to die in the ditch for
even his most definitely announced
egister.
1t is remarkable with what dexter
ity the man in the white house can
change positions, but as proficient as
he has become he cannot approach in
efficiency the political ACROBAT of the
Register. 1t is only a few short
weeks ago that the Register was
counseling the republican party
against being foolish enough to ac-
cept the Roosevelt idea of universal
military training, as that would be
counter to the judgment of the pres
ident and might force the president
to accept a third term nomination
in self-defense. But the Register
Weather-cock has noted veering in
the breeze from Washington and the
Register is trimming it's sails in or
der that the gale might not upset
the floundering craft when it hits.
Probably the president has conclud-
ed that universal training for boys
is in the air and that he might bet
ter accept it before it gets into poll
tics rather than stand out and make
it an issue in the campaign" In 9TH
err words, according to the estimate
of the Register, the president is
ready to desert principle or pol
icy just as soon as he finds major
ity is against that principle or policy,
and rather than face a political cam
paign defending an unpopular prin-
ciple, though he has steadily been for
it., he will surrender in order not to
"die in the ditch for even his most
definitely announced program
Can you imagine Theodore Roose-
welt ducking and lodging like that
to avoid defending a principle for
which he has stood for years? 1t does
not matter to Roosevelt whether a
thing is in the air or not if he be-
lieves in it he has the courage to
stand up for it, no matter with whom
he stands. He will stand there even
if he must stand alone.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-08
THE GAS QUESTION.

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Through the revelations made by
City Manager Long in regard to the
quality of gas being furnished by the
Webster City Gas Company, it appears
that the city council acted wisely in
refusing to be taken off it's feet by
the demands of the company for in
creased rates, even though major
ity of consumers seemed TO agree
that under conditions created by the
war the company was entitled to
more compensation. 1t now developes
that the company has been furnish
ing a very poor quality of fuel, real
ly receiving ten to fifteen per cent
more than the stipulated price, the
difference being created by the action
of the company in furnishing an in
ferior product to the public.
Moreover, the company has shown
little disposition to treat consumers
with due consideration. When COM
plants have been made little atten-
ton was paid to them, the excuse be-
ing forthcoming that conditions
could not be improved. The Freeman
Journal is not making this charge
lightly, but knows whereof it speaks.
BY the reports of City Manager
Long it appears that the company has
been furnishing gas that contained on
the average only 49S heat units,
while standard commercial gas
should contain at least calculation
$50 units and most cities require $50.
Hence the company has been getting
from ten to fifteen per cent more for
their product than it was really
worth according to the requirements
of the franchise under which they
are operating.
City officials take little stock in the
claim of the company that gas cannot
be furnished at prices now being paid
by consumers, when the quality is
considered.
The Journal doesn't know
how the council feels about it, nor
what the sense of the public is, or
whether the gas company would con-
slider such thing, but if the COM
pany feels that it has been badly
treated and if the people ana the
council are willing, why not let the
city take possession of the plant and
operate it during the period of the
war? We believe that City Manager
Long can run the plant, furnish gas
at present prices, giving consumers
improved quality, and paying fair in
terest on the bonds and stocks of the
company. If the city should take ov
er and operate the plant a fair basis
of adjustment could be established. If
the city failed to make good there
would be no disposition to require
the company to operate without a
Legitimate profit after the plant were
turned back to it.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-08

There is no occasion for any social
list to get excited over the arrest OF
E. v. Debs. charged with disloyal ut
terances. If Mr.. Debs is innocent he
will be discharged and exonerated. If
guilty he will be convicted and made
to suffer the consequences. Surely
socialists viii, not. claim that socialists
should not De law-abiding, the same
as other people, nor will they claim,
il they are patriotic, that socialists
should be privileged to pursue a
course that must weaken the United
States III the prosecution of the war
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-08

1t is easy to say that Debs is being
prosecuted, bur il he said the things
that are charged it will be hard to
make persecution out of just prose-
cution. One of the things socialists
complain of is class privilege, yet some
of them think socialists should have
the privilege Of doing illegal things
if the law does not meet with their ap-
proval. Now is the time for socialists
to prove that they are just as loyal as
republicans and democrats are.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-08

The senatorial contest in this dis
trict ended most happily and every
body is satisfied. The McFerren sup
porters are glad that Sparboe was
defeated and the Sparboe fellows are
pleased that McFerren didn't win.
Hardin county never did have a real
candidate whom the people were for
and is glad that Schafter got it.
Wright county is rejoicing that her
man won. Taken all in all, it would
have been impossible to satisfy more
people in the district by nomina-
ton.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-08

The lack Of teachers is forcing
many schools to consolidate and the
result will be improvement in not a
few districts. The only objection to
consolidated schools is the problem
of getting children to and from school
who may happen to live four or five
miles distant. It is a real hardship
upon them and their parents, hut
that is one of the features of the con.
s0lidation system that cannot be
eliminated.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-08
One can imagine with what glee tn,

One can imagine with what glee the
report of the sinking of an English
hospital ship seventy miles off the
coast of Ireland, resulting in the death
Of large number of doctors and
nurses, was received in Germany
Such an event as that would tickle the
average German in Germany to the
same degree as the sinking of the Lusi-
tania did. It may be that the school
children of Germany will be given a
holiday in honor of this evidence OF
German "chivalry" and "kulture.' In
the meantime, Won Kuelhmann can
prepare another address in regard to
the belligerent nations having conf
dence in and respect for each other.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-08
THE PRESIDENTS ADDRESS.

The Fourth of July address of Pres
ident Wilson at Mount Vernon Thurs
day was an effort worthy the head of
the United States government and the
commander-in-chief of the army and
navy, and the words spoken will be
eagerly read all over the civilized
world. In Germany and in the nations
allied with her the presidents conclu-
sions and assertions will be ungra
ciously received and every effort will
be made to minimize and belittle
their Importance. But back of the
president stands 100,000,000 free peo-
pie ready to do and die, if need be,
to carry out the principles so ably
and plainly enunciated. There is no
mistaking the attitude of the presi-
dent nor of the people. He is their
spokesman and the duty that re-
mains for the nation is to make good
his declarations.
There was notable gathering at
the tomb of Washington and the
president was inspired by remem-
brance of the achievements of the
father of his country and the men as
ISOLATED with him in his work of
carving out new nation that
should stand for centuries as the
beacon light OF the liberty of the
world.
1T is significant" said the presi-
dent, that Washington and his asso-
ciates, like the barons at Runnymede
spoke and acted, not for a class, but
for a people. 1t has been left for us
to sec to it that it shall be under
stood that they spoke and acted, not
for single people only, but for all
mankind. They were thinking, not
of themselves and of the material
interests which centered in the little
groups of landholders and merchants
and men of affairs with whom they
we're dCCuSlOIleu " dCl Ill VII gina
and the colonies north and south of
here, but of a people who wished to
be done with classes and special in
terests and the authority of men
whom they themselves had not chos-
en- to rule over them. They enter
tanned no private purpose, desired
no particular privilege. They were
conscientiously planning that men
of every class should be free and
America a place to which men out of
every nation might resort who wish
ed to share with them the rights and
privileges of free men. And We take
our cue from them. We intend what
they intended. We here in America
believe that our participation in this
present war to be only the fruitage
of what they planted. Our case diff
fers from theirs only in this-that it
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-08

A Prussian socialist declares that in
Germany, Everybody cheats, steals
and grabs" Well, why shouldn't they?
Didn't the kaiser, Hindenburg, Luden-
dorff and the rest of the big thieves set
the example?f
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-08

The Kaiser boasts that Prussian
militarism will bring peace. Tacitus
the Roman historian, beat Wilhelm to
it on this. 'Tacitus; writing of some
of the Kaiser's spiritual ancestors if
not his forebears in the flesh, said:
'they made a desert and they called
1t peace"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-08

Food rioters in Vienna mobbing the
Prime Minister'S house furnish a sug-
gestive picture of conditions in the
dual monarchy; but one cannot yet
visualize from it the end of the war.
Starvation may be a means of pro-
ducing peace; but shrapnel is more
certain and quicker.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-08

The, Austrians are still on the run,
making strategic retreat" as Hin
denburg would say. Unless they soon
put. on brakes they will be clear back
to Vienna
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-08

The President AYERS that he would
feel personally crippled" if the Creel
bureau should not be maintained.
Does this mean that Creel is right
hand man for the President?
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-08

The Austrian rulers promised the
men bread when they got to Italy, but
instead Of giving the soldiers bread the
Italians gave them bullets.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-08

Somebody gave Italy the name of
"The Boot of Europe" The person
responsible certainly had clear view
of the eternal fitness of things.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-08
Iowa COUNCIL OF IVdtIO1ldI D6IeI1S6
TO THE FARMERS OF IOWA

Forty per cent Of the feed value OF In the blades,
usks stalks The so his-oher methods waste It
In other Words OF Iowa has feed value
per greater sage than II has
matured and stalk pasture.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-08
100 Tons of Silage

The feed value In 100 tons of sage,
OVER AND ABOVE THE AMOUNT SAVED BY ORDINARY
HARVESTING sufficient make food supply s4OO AmerI
soldiers in France for day.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-08
Putting Up Silo A Patriotic Duty

The slo is important absolutely necessary to
Walton oday-tlat owning is patriotic duty Every Iowa
farmer twelve head Of cattle 100
head Of Sheep is hereby called to erect slO this
There will shortage Of labor to fill sOsmOre than enough
labor will available for filing siOs because this work Mt
the slack seasonhen the harvesting rush is Ii
get wrc Council National Defense
will help yOu-see that you supplied
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-08
WEBSTER CITY FREEMAN

issued every Monday by the Free
man-Journal Publishing Company
Webster. City, Iowa. '..,
The Freeman and Journal, both
papers, per year--------------s2.00
The Daily Freeman.Journal, by
mall, per year----------------S4.0O
Delivered, In city per year------S5.W
Entered at the Webster City Post
Office rs Second Class Matter.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-07-08
Why Silos Are Necessary Now

The sio as feed economy Is unequaed 1t makes
available the paatabe and nutritious portion OF the
corn pansayes stalks blades and usks, which In
large part II siaged for winter feeding
succuence and paataby Of the green corn
II enables the farmer raise live stock and cuts down the
producing milk and meat cuts down the labor cost OF
feeding most economical OF storing feed
that is known.