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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-11-06
THE KEEP WELL MOVE,
MENT.
By Frederic J. Haskin.

The National Society of Keep Weiis''
Is new organization launched in the
National Capital this fall for the OK
press purpose of lettering the health
conditions of the entire country. II
VIII do this chiefly through the coop
GRAFTON of leading medical specialists.
who will give of their knowledge freely
in order that the public may know how
best to protect itself againat disehre.
The knowledge will be given In the
form of free lectures under the aua-
pices of the society. These lectures will
be given the widest publicity In order
that the knowledge may he spread
among all classes OF people
The idea of a national keep we'll
movement originated with Mrs. Mar
garet POrterfield Macdonald who is
its president. Other prominent Wash
ington women are affiliated with 1t.
and. although so recently established.
II seems certain that the Keep Wells"
are likcl! to exert a great influence
upon public health conditions in the
near future. Mrs. Macdonald is the
wife of Dr. Arthur Macdonald, the
psychologist, whose work in criminol-
ogy ana anthropology has won him
international recognition.
The Society Of Keep Wells is a wom-
ans organization which has so far held
its meetings in the lecture rooms OF
several churches, but permanent head
quarters are to he secured later. At
each meeting a physician delivers a
lecture upon some special subject re!a :
tive to the health of the human body.
only physicians of the highest stand
ing VIII he enrolled as lecturers, and
arrangements are being made to have
each lecture printed, 50 that copies can
be distributed. The cooperation of the
newspapers is being secured, in order
that generous reports may be given to
the public through this means Each
lecturer is a recognized authority upon
his special subject. and the knowledge
he emhodies in his lecture will deal
chiefly with that speciality. The lee
lures so far given. copies of which
viii be obtainab Bile by any one inter
estad. include: women From Il Gyne
cologist's Viewpoint. THE Proper En-
vironinent of the Child in the Home.
The Nose and Throat as Highways for
Disease" Food and Drink as Disease
Preventives, The Relations of Ade-
noids and the Tonsils to So-called
Colds. The Sanitary Needs of the
Home" and several others.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-11-06
Germans Take a Village.

Tuesday, the eth. the Germans rather
focused their principal attention on our
right center and right, and most des-
perate fighting took place for the pos
session OF Neuvechappelle. In spite of
repeated counter attacks by our troops
the enemy during the day managed to
hold on to the northern part Of the vii
lage, which he had gained the day be-
fore.
gained part of the place by step-by-step
fighting. when fresh hostile reinforce
ments were brought up and the entire
village was captured by the enemy.
They made several assaults against
our whole front south of the Lys, but
with the exception of their success at
Neuvechappelle won no advantage The
combat for that place. as is usually the
case with village fighting. was Of a most
murderous description. 1t is bel. eyed
that the enemy's losses in this quarter
of the field generally we're very great
An artillery officer who was observing
their advance reports that the effect Of
our rifle and gun fire on the Germans
was stupendous. and that they had to
throw corpses of their own men out of
their trenches as they came on in order
to obtain cover.
-Four successive attacks We're made.
each by different regiments. and in this
way the whole of one division was en-
gagged practically in the same locality
The last of these regiments has now
been practically disposed of and, ac-
cording to prisoners, their condition Is
deplorable.
North of the river our center was
subjected to q heavy shell fire from
pieces of various sizes. Our guns were
by no means idle, and one of our patrols
found eleven Germans dead and one
rendered unconscious by fumes on a
farm on which they had observed one
OF our lyddite shells detonate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-11-06
New Army Corps Appears.

Forces have been maSsed also from
the south while another of the ne"
army corps has definitely made its ue-
but before US and though attempts TO
hack. or rather to blast ana hack, way
through US has been made in other OIL
rections. they have for the last rev
days been most seriously concentrated
upon the neishborhcod of 1pres.
Whether the motive inspiring tHs
present action of the Germans against
that place Is an ambition to WIN
through to the port of Calais. as is 10
be gathered from articles in their news
papers, or whether the operation is Que
TO a desire TO drive the allied FORCES
out of the whole of Belgium in order to
complete the conquest of that country
with a view to it's annexation and to
gain prestige with neutrals, is Im1na-
terial.
what concerns us more closely is
that thew have been making and still
are pressing a desperate attempt to
gain the town.
Monday, the 26th. south of the Lys
on our right the enemy attacked
by us. In the evening. advancing un-
der cover Of wood, they managed to
gain possession of a portion of it north
Of the Lys.
was kept up and some ground was
made by US.
"A detached post. which was attack
ed in force during the night. drove back
its assailants, who left fifty-six dead
behind.
Near our left the Germans developed
a very strong attack on the section Of
our line to the east of 1pres. Though
supported by a great mass OF artillery,
this was checked, but it had two re-
suits. One was that our position was
read1usted and the other was that our
extreme left alone advanced in con-
junction with some of our allies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-11-06

Fire destroyed a large warehouse Of
the Adamstown Canning Company, at
Adamstown, Nd. Practticaliy all the
estimated at $4,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-11-06

The insurance companies usually give
the heartiest cooperation also to any
effort set forth
Risk Concerns by the board
Lend Cooperation. anv similar l or
ganization toward increasing sentf-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-11-06
ENGLISH BATTLING
TOLDBY OFFICER
Desperate Massed Attacks by
Germans Detailed by an
Eyewitness.
NEW FRENCH MORTAR
FIRST PUT TO USE
Losses on Both Sides in Titanic
Struggle Is Enormous. British
Officer Says.

LONDON. November 6.--The following
descriptive account which has been
communicated by :tn eyewitness pres
ent with the general HEADQUARTERS. cor
tinues and supplements III" narrative
published November , of the move
ments of the British force and of the
British armies in immediate touch
with it:
November lin spite OF the great
losses which they suffered in their at
tacks last week, the Germans have
continued their offensive toward the
west almost continuously during the
five DAYS from the 18th to the S0th of
October Opposite us 1t has gradually
grown in intensity and In extent OF
arpucation as more men and guns
have been brought mp and pushed into
their right, and 1t has developed into
the most bitterly contested battle
" hich has been fought in the western
theater of the war.
The German artillery has. to large
extent been increased by that trans
ferred from around Antwerp. AS re-
CARDS infantry it is possible that some
of the additional troops now appear
ing on our front have been rendered
available by relaxation OF the pressure
AGAINST our allies to the north OF
successful resistance made by the lat
ter, by the harassiuE nature OF the
artillery fire brought to bear by our
ships against the strip of country
along the coast and by the flooding OF
the area along the river User.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-11-06
Indians Drive Out Germans.

Toward our left the readjustment of
our line commenced Monday was COM
pleted. and some redistribution of
strength was effected on the extreme
left. The ground gained at Neuve-
chappelle was again the scene Of des-
perate fighting Wednesday, the 18th.
Some of our Indian troops greatly dis
tinguished themselves by a we'll con-
Quoted counter attack. by which they
drove the Germans out Of the greater
part of the place with the bayonet. ON
emerging from the village, however
/ they were exposed to Il concentrated
fire of machine guns. and had to re-
main contented with what they had
gained.
ION the left during the morning The
enemy made attacks under cover of
! the usual bombardment. but each eff
| fort was repulsed with great slaughter
One of our trenches was carried and
then recovered, after 4 loss of two hun
bred dead had been inflicted on the
enemy.
| ION our center north of the Tvs
nothing Of particular moment occurred
| On the extreme left our advance w.s
not pressed, and the enemy remained
in possession of Bacelaere. night
attack by them was repulsed. The next
day the centers of pressure were for
the most part our two TANKS south OF
Lys.
'On our right the Germans delivered
an assault which failed. In froot q,
one battalion they are estimated fe
have left between 600 and 700 dead
while not far off a trench into which
they had penetrated was captured h.
US at an expense to them of seventh
killed and fourteen prisoners
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-11-06
COURT RULES AGAINST
WILLIAM F. COLUMBUS
Dismisses Suit for Half Of Payment
Made to ]. G. Sheehy
as Fee.

Justice stafford of the District Su-
premc Court filed written opinion TO-
day disnlissina the suit of William J..
Columbus, a lawyer, to recover max
of a payment of s2,5O0 made to Joseph
G. Sheehy. n brother lawyer and for
mer president of the excise board, on
account of IA fee of $4,000 charged
Denis J. Mccarthy for obtaining n
transfer of a Liquor license. The court
denied the motion of columbus Tor
summary Judgment and awarded judg-
ment for Mr.. Sheehy.
The court defended it's action in
awarding Judgment for a defendant
on a motion under the seventy third
rule of court, on the ground that the
contract sued on was clearly illegal
1t may be urged by the plaintiff.
says Justice Stafford that Judgment
cannot be rendered against him upon
his own motion because the proceed
ings under the seventy-third rule are
merely collateral. and are to detern,il me
whether or not the plaintiff is entitled
20 summary judgment. In answer
thereto ii must be said that the CON
tract in question is Illegal. The plain
tilt by his motion refers not only TO his
own declaration. but also to his afti-
davit in support thereof.
Duty Bound to Dismiss Suit.
AS soon as the court perceives the il
legal nature of the contract it is i'll
duty bound to dismiss the suit. The
plaintiff by his own affidavit puts him.
self out of court by his own solemn
oath in laying the contract before the
eyes of the court -
Justice Stafford points out that not
AL contingent fee agreements are lille
gal. 1t is perfectly proper. he sug-
gests, for q Ia Wyer to stipulate fer a
contingent fee for prosecuting a claim
against an individual or against the
government because the claim is de-
n,and of some matter as of right.
The present case. however, says the
justice, does not belong to this class.
In the class of cases to which this
does belong the plaintiff has right to
employ an attorney to represent him.
and has right to pay such attorney
for his services. but he has not a right
to do so upon a contingent fee The
court holds that contingent fee to
! obtain a license or transfer of license
is illegal as offending public policy.
1t is reported that Mr.. Columbus viii
appeal from the ruling of Justice STAFF
ford.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-11-06
Speedy Growth Over
Country Desired.

NaShlng ton as
the center. IT Is planned to have the
lectures so arranged that they can be
exchanged among different cities. and
within few months every subject per-
tanning to the human body will have
been put into form readily under
stood by the laity.
The work Of the Keep Well Society.
as outlined by Mrs. Macdonald is so
directly in line with the efforts of the
American Medical Association and 9TH
ers,organizations of physicians through
out the country that it is bound TO meet
with their unqualified assistance. The
Keep Well movement is really eff
fort in behalf of preventive medicine
which will materially lessen the work
of physicians in the next generation.
Yet physicians are giving their hearth
est support toward forwarding n cam
paign which will tend, according to a
speaker at recent medical conven
tion. TO put a good many doctors out
Of their jobs" All notable examples OF
advance ment' in the conservation OF
public health have been brought about
by the members of the profession which
derives it's support from human illness.
The Code of Ethics adopted far
back 1s47 by the American Medical
Association recognizes physicians as
"conservators of public health" and.
individually and collectively, the really
always given their best efforts toward
keeping people we'll. despite many
charges to the contrary Within recent
years organized public health cam
paigns have been continually in prog
ress in every part of the civilized
world. The leaders of every movement
Of this kind are the members of the
medical profession.
X
The economic advantage of keeping
well has never been so generally rec
ognized as
Economic Advantage now. One
Generally Recognized. or or e sne new IN
this direction is the esta blishment of
public health day throughout the coun-
try. Upon this day every effort calcu-
lated to improve the health of the com
munity, both individually and collec-
lively. is to be brought forward. New
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-11-06

1t is hoped that the Keep Wells
will speedily grow into ~ large organ
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-11-06
French Mortar Used.

In the center little took place
worthy of special record. few Ger
| mans came in and surrendered yolun.
tarily. In this quarter We experienced
or the first time in the northern thea
Ter of the war. the action of the min
enwsrfer, or. trench mortar. It has u
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-11-06

The economic advantage of keeping
well has never been so generally rec
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-11-06

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b 7 "a II c II G 8 ir.
every city, and
WASHINGTON as
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-06-26
Greatest Struggle Of oarsmen Ever
Seen In America Expected
at Poushkespsle
Today.
CREW EVENLY MATCHED
Hundreds Of Yachts and Power 6oata
Line the Course and Wait
For Race to
start.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.J
POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y, June 20
Fighting to the last inch of water and
to the last atom Of their grit and
Drawn. six crews Of husky oarsmen
will battle here this afternoon for the
blue ribbon Of American rowing, the
intercollegiate championship. Satis-
fed that every crew has a chance to
win, the thousands who arrived here
early today for the race expected to
see as great a struggle Of oarsmen as
ever graced American waters.
Never before in a great race has
there been such diverse opinion on
the winner as today. Cornell has
been the favorite OF many for days.
Columbia was conceded a crew OF
finished water men. Washington was
known to have the power, but at the
last moment Syracuse, until then
deemed an outsider In the betting,
jumped into prominence as darn
horse and today bets were freely
made that the upstate crew would be
the first to cross the line. Hundreds
of yachts and power boats Of all
sorts and sizes were driven here this
morning when the first arrivals by
train appeared. The scene was anil
mated from dawn, new craft arriving
every moment and being backed into
line along the course by revenue
boats. which were doing police duty.
As big a crowd as ever saw the re-
gatta here was predicted when the
first race started at 4:1O p. m. That
will be the junior Fights OF Cornell.
Columbia, Pennsylvania and Syracuse.
as entrants. The big race OF the var
sity Fights was scheduled to start at
6:15 p. m. for four miles down stream.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-06-26
TRANS OCEAN FLYER
WILL CARRY WEIGHT
One Thousand Pounds Of Concrete to
be Added to Craft in Trial
y Flight Today.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
HAMMONDSPORT, N. Y, June 26.
For the first time since 1t was
launched here on Lake Keuka, the
Rodman Wanamaker transatlantic
flyer will be asked to carry weight
this afternoon. To its $500 pounds
OF craft and crew will be added
more than 1000 pounds OF concrete.
This will be within few hundred
pounds OF the weight 1t will have to
carry, when, loaded with 300 gallons
OF gasoline, 1t will start from st.
Johns, N. F., about July 20 to cross
the ocean. The flight will take place
this afternoon or this evening. New
hydroplane boards, by means OF which
the airship leaves the water, were to
be affixed to the craft today. They
are larger than those formerly used
and are expected to prove efficient In
giving added upward thrust.
II all goes well with the two or
three trials still to be made, the big
hydroplane will be boxed up and ship
ped from New York about July IL.
She should be set up at st. Johns
about July 16 or II. II storms delay
a start July 20, Lieutenant Porte
will wait for the full moon, about
August 5, before making his Cross
ocean attempt.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-06-26
Papers pan PLAYER.

Another funny thing about the boys
who have their hammer on. for the
Federals to the extent of some two
columns daily. is the way they unmer-
cifully pan any player who leaps
agileiy from organized ball to the So
called outlaws. II you don't believe 1t,
just take a tip, and from this time
henceforth nose how it goes. Before a
player jumped he was called a wonder
or conner. The minute he jumped,
notice was imediately given regarding
said players bunions, or his weak eyes
or the way he wore his hat on one
side, or his nasty disposition. It's safe
bet that II Ty Cobb, Walter johnson,
Frank Baker, Eddie Collins and Con-
ME Mack himself all jumped to the
Feds, there'd be any number of folks
who would get out the rusty hammer.
This isn't a brief for the Federal leag-
ue- 1t is simply a reminder that If
any more last legs that the Feds
are said to be on every day in the
week. materialize, that organization
will shape up as cen.ipede.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-06-26
ADJUSTMENTS.
eet Cool Tomorrow.

There will be a splendid chance 70
get cool tomorrow afternoon by golns
on the knights OF Pythias excursion
to Fort Madison on the steamer .. W.
Hill The boat leaves here at $3.50 IN
the afternoon and will make the Trip
over Lake Cooper to Fort Madison. re-
turning home after the evening .raln
from this city arrives. There VIII De
music and dancing on board ana STOPS
will be made at Montrose and Nauvoo
both ways. The tickets are out oo
cents for adults and % cents for Gnu.
dren and very large number OF
tickets have already been sold. street
cars will meet the boat on the reeurn !.
shortly before II o'clock. and e eoou
time is guaranteed all who attend. 10
those who have been on knlsh's "
Pythias excursions before, II ID re-
less to tell of the pleasures IN stole
for those who will take mar oay
off tomorrow and go on this Dig GA
cursion -Advertisement
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-06-26
White Challenger Says He Will Win
on Knockout When the
Right Time
Comes.
JOHNSON JUST eR1Ns
Golden Smile Breaks Out When He
10 Asked II He Is Nervous
Odds 10 to
by VIM. Phillip Simms, United Press
Stan Correspondent

lBy VIM. Pnllllp SlmmS, Ouiteo IeSS
STAFF Correspondent
PARIS. June dissatisfied to let
Jack Johnson garner little more
bacon by exhibiting himself tonight
at two francs per head, Frank Moran
today cut out all work In preparation
for tomorrow nights big fight. Moran
did only light exercise and shadow
boxing. He did not punch the bag or
spar. declaring he could not afford to
take any chance with the odd right
hand which, he says. will send the
big black to dreamland when they
meet in the velodrDme dHivo. I'm
not going to make any predictions as,
to how long the fight will CO." said
Moran today. at will go until the
chance comes for me to swing tnat
fist on Johnson's jaw. Then It VIII
end-quick. The champion Will nave
to come to me. I'm not going to run
nv feet on after him. He's the cham
pion. He'll have to fight. And you
know he can't hold my arms under
French rules. His old trick won't
work now. am in fine shape, and
YOU may have noticed. confident
shall win. shall turn the trick as
soon as can.
johnson just grinned when asked II
he felt nervous. Il should say not,
he said, and the golden smile broke
out from ear to ear.
Can you show me where Moran
has chance? Does he look like a
Jefrries2 Do you think he's In Cor
belts class? Moran is a nice fellow
and pretty good fighter. I guess.
but / don't think he's got any pusl-
ness with Jack Johnson.
"There's a lot of people," Johnson
went on more soberly, who are say
ing I'm ali In. I'm fat, I've lost the
punch. Well, II have l don't know
It rye said all the time I'm right.
know I'm at weight. The hight Will
tell but rye got my own money %
hack Jack Johnson and 1 don't see
any one hustling to cover the coin.
Put a little bet down on me for III
win"
Despite Johnson's confidence many
sporting men here today were pegln-
Ming to think that Moran is worth tax
ing a long shot. More money went
down today on the Pittsburgher than
on any day previously. Most OF the
bets were small at 10 to and to
1, but the pfkers like the white mans
chances and he will really carry some
coin when the gong rings.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-06-26
net.Ina Commissioners. Arrested.

Betting Commissioners Arresseo.
IUnited Press Leased Wire Servlce.l
NEW YORK, June 26.-For accept
ing bets during racing at Aqueduct
Yesterday, eleven men were held IN
$500 bail for trial in the Jamaica
court today. Third Deputy Poiice
Commission Leon Cooley engineered
the raid and accompanied the ponce
to the track It is understood ne VIII
camp on betting at Aqueduct and will
be aided by special police In the col.
lection OF evidence. The queens
County Jocky club has placed itself on
racord against cash betting.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-06-26

KNIGHTS AND LADIES OF sECUR'
lTY KEOKUK COUNCIL NO. 1888
meets the first and third Monday OF
each month at Hawkes. hall, at y
o'clock. DR.. c. A. Jenkins, president;
Ernest Best, financier; Mrs. Ralph
Muse, secretary.