Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-04-19

considerably below 500, the un-
public that has had no previous
experience in the rise and fall of prices
and securities, cannot figure it out sat
isfactorily that the bonds which they
were told would always be good for
every cent they cost, are now down to
so low a, figure. Evidently Liberty
Bonds are undergoing a natural read
justment to the mounting interest rates
noted throughout the Industrial market.
Creel's Gift.
When George Creel fell from grace
and was called upon to wind up the
of the bureau of information at
Washington. he had a daily newspaper
among his possessions belonging to the
government, and called the "Official Bull
In the absence Of any method
having been devised to save this val
liable journal from the scrap heap, Mr..
Creel permitted it to pass on to the pri-
vate ownership of some astute publ
cists and journalists. Now Mr.. Creel
is being severely criticized because he
did not collect a substantial price for
the good will and the subscription
list, amounting to anywhere from $4,000
to 100000 subscribers. Mr.. Creel said
that he could neither find nor acquire
any authority or power for disposing OF
the gerat war paper, and therefore he
announced that anyone who desired tC
make use of the lists of subscribers vas
at liberty to do so. Those Immediately
in charge of the official publication
availed themselves of Mr.. Creel's h0spi.
table invitation and used these valu-
able lists in starting their own publ.
cation as a successor to the government
newspaper that had cost a barrel OF
money during war time. In all fair
ness it is hard to see how Mr.. Creel
could have managed things differently
and the losses of his newspaper enter
prise deserve to be given a line in tho
war lists of schedules Of casualties
and junk"
The records of the selective draft
show that out of more than 23,OOO,OOC
men which it called to the service OF
their country that 325,260 men were
classified as draft delinquents and de
serters. A thorough investigation has
been made by the government of eacl
of these cases with the result that
Isl ,3354 men have been classified as nOn
willful deserters, and these will be Civ.
en- clean states after certain formal
ties. This leaves 1891 names OF
those classified ms "willful deserters."
The names Of all of these will be pub
.lished broadly in order that the. stigma
of shame may be attached, to all sucl
men as failed to heed the call of theii
country in time of war. Whatever dis
position there may be in official circle.
to let bygones be byg0nes is outweigh,
ed by the decision Of the val depart
ment that prosecution in each Of these
cases is necessary in order to keep the
faith with the loyal young men of the
country who did not finch when the
hour for personal sacrifice was at hand.
1t therefore seems certain that some
of the clever young men Of the country
who evaded military service have diff
ficulties ahead that will make the sol
itary days Of peace-time very disagree.
able in comparison to the memorable
experience among the crowds who
went to war.
The word goes around in Washing
ton that President Wilson is not inter
fering in any way with the candidacy
of "%son-fn-law," or the attorney -general
and that he is neither giving aid nor
comfort to any of the candidates Of his
party. Dame Rumor further states that
he is in pretty good shape mentally and
physically; and is willing to die, If
need be, to put through the treaty OF
peace and the League Of Nations. And
while he has not been, and is not now
a candidate for the presidency, persist.
ent reports are to the effect that he will
hold himself in a position where he will
be available" should democracy and
the Democrats call loud enough.
Make Clothes Expressive.