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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-06-10
WIS.,
THE OUTLOOK.

While the situation in France is
some months, there is no justification
for pessimism on this side of the
Atlantic. True, the French and British
are being driven back steadily, but
they are holding the line intact. Every
mile the enemy gains means that he
has more difficulty in bringing up men
and supplies, while the Allied lines of
communication are shortened. For
some time Germany will gain strength
through reinforcements from the
eastern front, but eventually that
source of supply will be exhausted.
Not so with the steady stream being
poured into France from the United
States. This country will be stronger
a year hence than it is now and
stronger still the year following. All
the allies need to do this year is to
hold the western line from breaking,
and there is little doubt of their ability
to do that. The United States will be
on the ground next year with from
1000, 900 to 100000 men, fully equip
ped and munitioned, and it. will be i'm
possible for Germany and her vassal
states to ever make a dent in the
|allied armies.
There has been many discourage
ments on the western front caused by
the collapse of Russia, but the French
and British have not for q moment lost
courage or hope. They have stood
like granite against the German hordes
and are prepared to stand thus until
the end. They have full confidence
in General Foch and believe that he
will deliver the telling blow when the
right hour strikes.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-06-10
MUST NOT STRIKE.

Chicago Tribune: In certain labor
circles the action of the government
in taking over the railroads was
highly applauded, the hope being, we
presume, that now at least 'justice"
would be obtained for the employees.
Government operation would solve all
the problems of hours and wages,
and the unions would no longer have
to fight private land SELFISH owners.
1t looked like an easy shoe to step
into, but now we discover that inside
the attractive exterior there is an
unmistakable pinch. Mr.. McAdoo
says the employees of the railroads
cannot strike, that it is unpatriotic
to attempt to coerce the government,
and that everybody will have to
take orders from the director gen.
eral. And Mr.. McAdoo gives every
indication of being ready to back up
his orders to the limit.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-06-10
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GOOD FOR POLK COUNTY.

The auditor of Polk county is OF
German descent and sympathized with
Germany when the great war broke
out. He even undertook to justify the
sinking of the Lusitania, on the
ground that Germany was driven to it
to protect herself. When the United
States became involved in war Mr..
Alder, that is his name, took stand
with his adopted country and has been
an outspoken enemy of Germany ever
since. That the people of Polk county
believe in his sincerity is attested by
the fact that he was re-nominated at
the June 3rd primary. The case of
Mr. ALDER proves that the people of
this country hold no grudge against
loyal Americans of German birth or
parentage 1t is the disloyal ones they
do not like, and they will never be
forgiven They were given the
supreme test and miserably failed.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-06-10

be filled Immediately, whether the
number be such as may be filled by.
those who have been found, to stand
in the first rank of availables, or so
great that men standing in the second,
third and fourth ranks Of availability
must go forward. In other words all
these millions of men, who one year
ago were an inert mass, have become
a mobile army Each has found his
place and each in his proper turn has
marched, or awaits the order to march.
These results could not have been
accomplished except through the de-
voted and unselfish labor of patriots.
The local and district boards have
scored an unprecedented trump and
have earned the undying gratitude OF
the nation. Their achievement is one
of the great successes Of the war.
They have already sent into camp, in
Guiding those under orders for June
mobilization, an army of more than
a million and a half men. They have
already produced as soldiers one man
out of every six registrants and the
world stands in profound establishment
as it views this accomplishment.
Compensated poorly if at ALL except
by the gratitude and affection of their
neighbors and Of the nation at large,
the boards have labored necessarily
through the enervating heat of last
summer only to find still greater task
awaiting unceasing devotion through
out the rigors of the following winter.
Then, having accomplished the classffi-
cation they find themselves confronted
with the mobilization of millions OF
men and accurately and promptly they
have performed, and are performing,
this labor. Much work yet remains.
Today the new men Of 81 are being
registered and must be speedily classi-
fled. On the first of next month the
local and district boards will be invest
ed with the still further responsibility
of preventing idleness and Of unprO-
ductive employment which is not effec-
tive to the nation, in the emergency.
Some boards will review their work
and correct those inequalities which
have been unavoidable in so tremend-
GUS an undertaking.
The nation however with full con-
fidence in the men who have performed
these great tasks in the past, face the
future without foreboding. The SPLEEN
did work of our local and district
boards and of the other. great volun-
teer army of assistants has filled us
with admiration. They have been tried
and found true and so long as this
war may last our people are happy in
the complete assurance that this great
organization will not fail the nation.
(signed)
fstsr 49, $40 .ttgf 4rA.y.Us CEOWU0I. )
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-06-10
Over on War Stamps.

Jewell Record: Lyon township
has gone over the top in the war
Savings Stamp campaign, according
to the count made of sales and Pied
ges secured up to last Saturday
night The township does not have
much of margin, but this is one of
the things where the only thing that
is wanted is to just miss missing.
The township would not want to be
thirty cents under it's full quota, but
on the other hand it is a good deal
better not to over-subscribe very
much. And that is how 1t has re-
suited in the war savings stamp cam
paign.
The townships quota was $4,000.
and up to the time of closing bust
ness Saturday night, the cash sales
to date amounted to $1S,095.50, and
the future purchases pledged amount
ed to $1s,461.60, making a total for
the township Of $36,556.6O. about NJ
teen hundred over the quota.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-06-10
Tells HOW MANY
MEN Modified
Provost Marshal General CrOwder
Sends out Order Telling How Many Z
Men, Have Gone to National (
N Army in Year.
ABOVE MILLION AND HALF
Tells of Work Done by Local Boards
Of Registration and how Well it
E.6 is Done.
MILLION AND HALF
Tells of Work Done by Local Boards

Provost Marshal General Crowder OF
Washington, D. c., has sent tele-
graphic order for distribution to all
state adjutant generals and, through
the latter, to the various county boards
and the general public. In this order
he recites the vast amount OF work
that has been done during the past
year in mobilizing the National Army
Of the United States and the number
of registrants sent into the army up to
and including the first increment OF
June.
General Crowder's order follows:
One year ago occurred the first
registration for military purposes OF
the young manhood of the nation. Ten
million men responded in single day.
This accomplishment was nothing
short of marvellous. The task of utiliz-
ing this enormous force seemed UNI
achievable. But the work of classifi-
cation of this great mass of manpower
in such way as to permit of its orga-
nization and moulding into an effective
army was entrusted to 1853 local
and 1876 district boards, constitut-
ing force of nearly Is, 900 of the lead
ing citizens of every community, who
were assisted in their work by more
than 100000 equally patriotic volun-
teers, have performed a work that
challenges the attention and excites
the admiration of all our people.
Well may we pause today, while
another million of our youth enter the
lists, and survey the results of the
years work. Each registrant has
been examined and his availability for
military service has been determined.
In other words, these millions of men
have been classified in such manner
that the nation may now call for them
to come forward into the army. No
call can be so large that it will not
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-06-10

Manson Democrat: 1t is quite
evident that some of the local adver-
Users in this paper believe that a
local newspaper is merely for their
convenience and not to be used as a
source Of pleasure or profit to the
publisher. Apparently they do not
take into consideration the fact that
the publisher must maintain a paid
force of working people week in and
week out, to produce each week, a
complete newspaper, whether it con-
trains any advertising or not They ap-
pear to believe that a yearly contract
with the newspaper man is mere
scrap of paper" to be lightly tossed
aside and a5rogated whenever their
fancy dictates or their convenience de-
mands. By making yearly contract
with the publisher they secure the
same rate that the steady, week-in-
and-week-out advertiser secures and
then. when they begin to feel that
they can save a few dollars by dis
continuing their advertising, they
yell, take out my adj" and let
the steady advertiser support the
paper until they get ready to adj
vertise again. This newspaper has
suffered under such treatment just as
long as it proposes to. 1t will stand
by its steady advertisers with a rip
ping good newspaper every week and
will give them a price that they can
afford to pay for a circulation that
is always ahead of that of any weekly
newspaper published in the three
counties. Those advertisers Will get
the lowest rates and they will get
perferred positions every time. The
spasmodic advertiser will get what
ever we have to give him and he
will pay full rate, even if his yearly
contract" is abrogated at the end of
fifty-one weeks The present rate of
twenty cents per inch for spasmOdic
will be increased on the
first of July to twenty-five cents per
inch. That is the only way it will
pay this newspaper to operate and,
while we love Manson much, We love
the editor of this paper more, and we
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-06-10
-WSS.--
UNTIL VICTORY.

1t is to be hoped that the expendi-
ture of $2O,OOO,O 900 or $50, 600 ,OOO,-
600 and the sending to France of
100000 or 1000 coo men will be
sufficient to win lie war, but if not,
this country is ready to go the limit
if it requires an army of 100000
men and the expenditure of $780,.
000.000,000. Germany has simply
got to be licked, regardless of cost.
The allied nations have steeled them
selves to that fact and hey will never
stop fighting until victory is achiev-
ed France may be crushed, but she
will never be conquered. She will
stand firm as Belgium has stood. The
German hordes MAY reach the chan
mel and overrun continental Europe.
But that will not bring victory. Great
Britain and the United States and
Japan will stay to the end and the
end will not be until Germany is
ready for peace honorable to her
and a peace guaranteed by
the German people themselves and
not by camoufiage on the part of
the kaiser and his dishonorable and
underlings.
Commercial Germany will some
lay realize that without 4 place in
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-06-10
THE REBUFF TO WOOD.

Chicago Evening Post: 1t is be-
cause we do not know Pershing's at
titude and because we do not wish
to force any man on him that we
must decline to take up campaign
to "get Leonard Wood to France"
That is Pershing's business, not ours.
We have no wish to lend assistance
to anything that may hamper the
morale of the American fighting force
in France. But on the other hand.
the morale at home has been harmed
by the objectionable callousness of
the hebuff of Gen. Wood. The Presi-
dent should consider the aspect Of the
case. If he does not, If he lets the
incident "slide,' if he sentences Wood
to a desk job, he will unquestionably
hurt his own standing with thousands
of his fellow citizens whose wish to
believe in his high moral leadership
is stunned, every now and again, by
evidences of a petty partisanship
that sinks to the level of spite. More
than this, we now have hints that
congress is likely to take up the
Wood incident and make a public
public scandal of it. The country
needs to be convinced that Leonard
Wood is kept from the front for mill
tary rather than political or personal
reasons.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-06-10
Nick AlOngi.
Born In New York.

Nicolo Alongi was born in New York
City, his parents having come from
Italy a few years prior to his birth.
They returned to their native land,
however, soon after Nicolo's birth and,
of course, took the baby with them.
The mother died in Italy and when
Nicolo was between 10 and II years
of age, he returned to America, COM
ing over with friends. From that time
on, he earned his own way in the
world
His father still lives in Priggi and
he has a brother who is in the Italian
army. Nicolo, when he was working
at Jewell, used to send money to his
brother for the pay of an Italian sol
der is very small.
When Alongi enlisted, he left all his
extra clothing and personal belongings
at the O'Connor home in Jewell.
Alongi has made the supreme sacri-
flee for his beloved country. All honor
to his memory.
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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-06-10

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the commerce of the. world Germany
can never recoup her lost fortune,
and she can never win such place by
force of arms. Her allied enemies
can for one hundred years, if neces-
sary, hold the seas against her and
they are in mood to do it, In fact
they must do it as measure Of self
defense.
Sooner or later these facts will
soak into the thick German Uranium
and a cessation of hostilities will
be demanded-if the German armies
are not subdued before that time
comes.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-06-10
Red Cross Goes Over.

Jewell Record: Except for a half
dozen scattering ones that still re-
main to be seen, the Red Cross drive
here is completed and has brought in
trifle more than the amount the
Jewell Red Cross was asked to raise.
The local chapter was given all the
territory included in Lyon township
and the north half of Ellsworth
township, and was asked to raise
$1,000, in addition to the $1,400 that
the chapter had already turned in on
this drive The total amount paid in
up to yesterday morning was
$1,329.15, and with few people yet
to be seen this amount may be raised
to close to $3.50.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-06-10
New Superintendent Arrives.

Stratford Courier: Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo. w. Hansen and little daughter
arrived here Monday afternoon from
Shelby and have made arrangements
to move their household goods here
at once. Mr.. Hansen was some time
ago elected to the superintendent
of the Stratford schools and desires
to be on the ground early so that he
may become thoroughly acquainted
with the school work at this place.
The Courier joins with the people OF
this community in extending hearty
welcome to them.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-06-10

A huge and permanent army and
navy, besides taking our boys and
workingmen every year for military
service, means low wages, long hours
of labor, suppression of labor unions,
suppression of free speech, repeal
Of labor legislation on behalf of
women and children, and all the
hardships that millions of working
men have come to America to es-
cape
1t is bad enough to be compelled to
make this one tremendous effort now
to win the war. 1t will be far worse
to be compelled to be ready all the
time for another like it.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-06-10
GERMAN MENACE TO LABOR

John r. Commons, University OF
Wisconsin: There is one thing that
will set labor back permanently, and
that is a German victory.
Twenty years ago the car of
Russia proposed that all nations
should cut down their standing
armies, but they could not do it be-
cause Germany refused Later Great
Britain offered to join with Germany
and cut down their navies, but the
kaiser would not even talk about it.
Germany was preparing for something
like this war.
If Germany defeats Great Britain,
she will take over the BRITISH navy.
She will then be far and away the
most powerful country in the world,
and we Americans will be compelled
to have a permanent standing army
and a huge navy to defend ourselves
from sudden attack.
TAoouI C'SiJ LUZ years SOME HdLlOu
OF Europe starts out to conquer the
others and rule the world. First
it was Spain, which in America own
ed everything from California to
Patagonia. Then it was France and
Napoleon, who took Louisiana and
the great country west of the Miss
issippi away from Spain.
But though Spain conquered nearly
every nation in Europe, and Napoleon
conquered every nation on the con-
tinent, they could not reach Great
Britain. The British navy compelled
Spain and France to let go of Amer
lea; and such democracy as we have
In North and South America is pos
sible because no one country in
Europe could conquer the others, as
long as it could not conquer Great
Britain. Our country has been big
and free and unarmed because Europe
was divided amOung equal powers
Napoleon did not have submarine
with which to destroy Great Britain s
power. But Germany is willing to
fight the whole world if only she can
succeed in her attempt to wipe out
the British navy.
II America had not come into the
war, or IL America had refused to
sell food and munitions to the allies,
Europe already would have been con-
quered. If Germany wins, then there
is nothing for North and South Am
erica to do but to build up their |
navies and standing armies as big
as possible, for when Germany
strikes she hits suddenly and fright
fully.
Nations must look ahead Tndivid-
nals can be short sighted, because
they die anyhow. But not nations.
If We do not win now, while Great
Britain and France are able to fight,
we shall have to be armed to the
:eeth for years and centuries ahead,
rs long as Germany rules the world.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-06-10
Hold Your Nose!

Stanhope Enterprise: If the Stan
hope stockyards and some private
hog pens were transported to France
and put in the front of the Boches
there would be no further need of
gas shells. The Boche would go, and
not stand on the order of his going,
unless he thought it was beer, pref
zels and Limburger.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-06-10
Graduates Mt StanhOpc.

Stanhope Enterprise: Sigard Far
dial is the only pupil of the Stanhope
schools to receive a diploma for eff
cheney in the recent eighth grade eX-
animation. He is son of Mrs. N. E.
Fardal of Clear Lake township,
southeast of Stanhope.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-06-10
JOTTINGS ABOUT THE
COUNTY
Satters are Back.

Ellsworth News: Mrs. Frank o.
Satter, who has been at the A. B.
Miller home the past two weeks, went
to Boone today to join her husband.
They expected that their household
goods would arrive from Oklahoma
some time this week.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-06-10
.W.S.S

Ninety-one Iowans have been killed
in action or died of wounds since the
16Sth infantry-the old Third Iowa
went into action in France, and some
forty others have died from other caus
es, making total of 49,, Quite few
of these soldiers We're of German
descent.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-06-10
Working on Roads.

Williams Enterprise: The big grad
ing gang now working on the county
roads north OF Williams is doing
some good work. The two hills, one
north and one south of the Dennis
Murphy farm, will both be cut down,
as we'll as the Hoag hill and the dirt
used to grade up the lower levels.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-06-10

are going to see to it that he gets
what is his due. This is not kick
or whine-it is a plain statement of
facts and protest from a broncho
whose back is getting sore from a
heavy saddle that does not set right.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-06-10
MSS

The county agent of Fort Dodge
estimates that from 10 to Is per cent
of the growing corn in Webster county
fields was under water on Thursday.
We believe his estimate is too low,
but hope not. If central Iowa gets
through these unprecedented rains and
floods without losing more than 10 to
Is per cent of the corn crop it will do
mighty we'll. Some conservative farm
ers estimate the loss at from 20 to rs
per cent
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-06-10
w g g.

The only reason that the German
commanders have for doubling the
ability of the Americans to fight is the
lack of witnesses who know from eX-
perience. All German soldiers who
have been pitted against the Ameri-
cans are dead, and they are going to
stay dead.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-06-10

came here but, / guess Silas Hender-
son is here some place for one Of the
Jewell boys met him.
Well, I am out OF news, so will close
for this time. Greet all the boys from
me,
Nick AlOngi.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-06-10

Jack Dalton opines that the final
journey of'the Frank Woods pitcher to
the well would have been far less dis
astrous had the vessel not smelled so
strongly of sauerkraut."
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-06-10

Warning is sounded by the Des
Moines Capital against investing in
various blue-sky schemes that have
been concocted by crooks who are out
after government bonds They fix up
IA fine story to trap the unwary and
offer stocks in some wildcat scheme
that twill pay all the way from ten to
fifty per cent" in exchange for good
government bonds. The bait looks
tempting to the man who has a surplus
of bonds and dearth of paper drawing
high rates of interest. However, the
chances are about sixteen thousand to
one that the bonds will really pay the
largest returns. The wildcat schemes
may pay a dividend or two, just to get
the investor in good humor and to
induce him to tell his neighbor Of the
great investment he secured How
ever, after paying one or two dividends
and after working the field for all
there is in it, the schemers will get up
something new and the stock will be
worthless. Those having government
bonds ought TO keep them. While they
do not draw large interest they are
safe and sure
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-06-10
-W.S.S.-

President Wilson's action in request
ing Gov Stevens of California to par
don Thomas j. Mooney, convicted of
completely in the San Francisco bomb
throwing, is difficult to understand.
Mooney was convicted after long
and holly contested trial and in the
judgment of court and jury there was
no reasonable doubt OF mis- guilt. Pos
sibly the president Is in possession OF
some inside facts unknown to the pub
lie, and which were not revealed until
after the trial.