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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-06
Where hey Fought Last

For forty-five years the guiding
principle of French craftsmanship
has been embodied in the maximum
that Germany's extremity would be
Frances opportunity. Has the hour
come? Events seem to show that
France believes it has.
The German empire and the French
republic were born together In thu
smoke and flame of the terrible bat
tie Of Sedan. There the French en-
pire went down with the fortunes of
the last Napoleon, and there the
mighty Bismarck laid the steps Of
the kaiser's throne.
The Franco-Prussian war Of 1870
was one Of the most swift and ter.
rible in history. Louis Napoleon,
seeking to steady his unstable throne
by keeping alive the traditions of the
great military empire of the first
Napoleon had hurled his challenge
at Prussia. The immediate pretext
was the candidacy Of a Hohenzolle-n
prince for the vacant Spanish throne.
Prussia, seeking the uniication Of
Germany, welcomed the contest and
struck with a suddenness that blind
ed and dazed the imperial govern
ment at Paris.
BY rapid and simultaneous move
ments the Prussians crumpled the
two wings of the French army mob
olized on the A1satfon frontier, defeat
ing them in the sanguinary battles Of
"aic hIyr Worth CriNhor
Marshal Mcmahon and Marshal Ba-
zaine, commanding the two French
armies, attempted to form q juno
ton and retreat to the Moselle, but
Prince Frederick Charles, command
ing the Prussian advance, defeated
the execution of the plan and drove
Bazaine back upon Gravelotte where,
on August Is, 1870, took place the de.
cisive battle of that name, the sec
ond only of Importance in the war.
The Prussians had 100000 men and
the French 100000. In nine hours
of carnage in which the Germans lost
10000 men and the French $4,000, Ba.
zaine was utterly routed and forced
back to Metz, where he was quickly
bottled up by the victorious Prus
SLAMS.
With Bazaine shut up within his
Notifications and Mcmahon held in
check four German armies converged
swiftly upon Paris. Napoleon III,
who had remained in his capital conf.
IDENTIFY expecting the news that his
marshals had invested Berlin, hur-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-06

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stomach is better and my pains have all
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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-06
WOMEN OF PARIS
ARE PATRIOTIC
While Men of the City Go to
War, They Take the
Places They Can
Fill.
$500 AMERICANS THERE
Newspapers Have Suspended and
Several Hotels Are Closed
for the Lack of
Employees.
$500 AMERICANS THERE
William Philip Simms, United Press
Staff Correspondent

Staff Correspondent
PARIS, Aug. 6.-The women Of
Paris rose today to the emergency
created by drafting the men OF the
city for the army. Society women
took the place of men clerks in stores
to sell necessities. Young girls sold
tickets in the underground stations.
Others acted as walters in cafes.
Grocery stores and meat shops were
run by women. Small boys . ere put
on as guards on underground trains.
The motormen are aged gray haired
men, ineligible for service in the army.
Paris enjoys the novelty of women
doing mems work, and the women
apparently do 1t, too
The fashionable stores on the Rue
De La Paix are nearly all closed.
Partisan creations" can be bought
almost for nothing, but the Americans
here are not purchasing because of
difficulty and because railways are
refusing to take anything but hand
baggage. More than score Of big
Paris hotels were forced to close to-
day, owing to lack Of help in engine
rooms and other places where the
heavy manual labor Is required. War
has levelled all classes. French So
ciety women have taken in their
homes the destitute wives and chill
dren Of private soldiers, ordered to
the front The American adventurer
gets the same treatment from the
American embassy as the millionaire.
James Gordon Bennett, millionaire
owner of the New York Herald. is act
ing as reporter for his newspaper, 60
ing daily to the American embassy to
collect "stories.''
The rush of Americans to the en-
bassy abated somewhat today. Am
bassador and Mrs. Herrick estimate
that all Americans in the city have
now been provided with police pass
ports required There is always a
crowd at the embassy. however, and to
hear whether any definite arrange
ments have been made for the re
turn of Americans to the states. 1t
was observed last night that Thomas
RYAN, son of an American millionaire
and Oscar Underwood, son of the sen
ator from Alabama, had to take their
place In a line of Americans who de
sired to see the ambassador. Mrs
Howe, sister of President Wilson
stood for hours in line. Up to today
500 Americans had registered at the
embassy.
Nearly all Paris newspapers have
suspended owing to lack Of print paper
and answering Of the call to the coiors
of their stats of reporters, editors
and printers. LIE Matin, however, ap'
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-06

postoffice department concerning the
securing of pension checks, certain
requirements being made upon the
pensioners. In the National Tribune
G. NJ. Dalzgaber, commissioner OF pen
sions, has the following official noti-
ication to pensioners on this matter:
call attention to the fact that
there has been new Interpretation
of the law relating to the delivery OF
pension checks. Heretofore, II the
addressee was away from home at
the time of the delivery Of the check,
it required a written order from him
that it might be delivered to another
person, and each time new written
order was required. This was In ac-
cordance with the former interpreta'
ton Of the law Of congress, and II
was very annoying to the pensioner
and his friends, and required much
circums pection on the part Of the pos
tai authorities as well as the pension
employees, thus making trouble FOR
everybody. ....
Now the Interpretation is that re
moval" as used in the law does not
mean a temporary absence from the
place of delivery, but a permanent
change in residence. So that unless
particular instruction is printed on
the envelope otherwise, the letter
may be delivered to the addressee, to
his or her guardian, to the person In
whose care they may be addressed, II
a responsible person, Or to member
OF the addressee's family or house
hold, to whom other mail is delivered.
Letters may also be forwarded at the
addressee's request. They must not
be delivered to or placed in the box
of an attorney, or claim agent, or
broker, even upon the addresses
written or verbal order or request.
believe this will be hailed with salts
faction BY comrades who were sub
tected to many annoyances under the
former construction OF the law.
G. M. SALZGABER,
Commissioner.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-06

riedly appointed as regent the EN-
press Eugene (the same who now.
an aged woman, is living out her sor-
rowful years in English exile), raised
a fresh army and set out to relieve
Bazaine. Joining McMahon, the en-
peror met the advancing Prussian
hosts at Sedan, where, on September
2, only forty-four days after tie dec
laration Of war, was fought the Water
loo of the second French empire. The
emperor was overwhelmingly defeat
ed and personally surrendered with
his entire army of $4,000 men.
Two days after the disaster at Sc
dan the republic was proclaimed, and
on September 10, the Prussians had
invested Paris and the siege began.
The history of that siege Is separate
phase of the war. To 1t belongs the
terrible scenes of the Commune, the
escape of Gambetta from the capital
in balloon and his attempt to raise
relieving force, and the desperate
bombardments and stories Of the In
vesting and beleaguered forces that
makes one of the darkest pictures In
modern war. before Paris capitu-
lated in January, 1871, Bazaine had
surrendered Metz with 175,O00 men;
Strassburg fell and the scattered
Fernch armies were everywhere over
whelmed or driven back to fight.
Already, ten days before Paris sur
rendered, the German empire had
been proclaimed at Versailles and
William I was crowned emperor in
the halls of the Bourbons. month
later with German troops campe1
in the boulevards OF Paris, France
elected the first president OF the
present republic. It was this new
government that accepted the terms
of peace which have ever since kept
the fires of revenge burning in the
hearts of Frenchmen. The German
| speaking part of the province of Lor-
| raine was given up with the cities o.
Metz and Thionville; Alsace was sur
rendered with the city of Strassburg
that city whose statue IN Paris mas
ever since been draped in mourning.
And finally France paid to her con-
querors five milliards Of francs, 81
600 900, and consented that German
! troops should remain on her soil I'M
til it was paid.
| Such was the last struggle between
France and Germany, and such were
| its results. France swallowed the
bitter dose and bided her time. Has
that time come?
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-06
~ 500 Men WaitIrQ-
United Pre-

limited Press Leased Wire Service
NEW YORK, Aug. 6.-Forty-one
thousand six hundred first class fight
ing men are here clamorlng to get
back to Europe. They are the men
called to the colors by Austria, Ger
many. France, Great Britain, Servia.
Russia. Belgium and Holland. Austria
leads with 10000 men.
The chances of this fighting force
ever getting back home is lessene0
each day. Great Britain expects to
get her reservists back and France
has already started some on the L,or-
raine. Belgium can command liners
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-06
Remarkable Cure Of Dysentery.

IT was attacked with dysentery
about July 18th, and used the Doctors
medicine and other remedies with no
relief, only getting worse all the time.
| was unable to do anything and my
weight dropped from las to 1875
pounds. I suffered for about two
months when I was advised to use
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy. I used two bottles
Of it and it gave me permanent re-
lief" writes B. w. Hill OF Snow Hin,
N. G. For sale by all dealers.-Adver-
tisement.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-06
DONNELLS'ON.
>>>>e >~>>s . %

Mrs. Peter Felt, Mrs. ]. W. Schmttt
and daughter Ruth are home from
pleasant visit in Mt. Sterling.
The Anti-knockers will give so
c;al on Mill street Saturday evening,
Aug. s, to which all are cordially in
vited.
Mrs D. F. Barnes and children OF
Cantril visited in our city Tuesday,
enroute to LaCrew from pleasant
visit in Fl. Madison.
Mrs. Dora E. Wiegner, Mrs. P. A.
Wiegner and daughters visited in
Pennington last Thursday.
Mrs. c. Washburn and son Horace
Of .Keokuk visited in our city the lat
ter part Of last week
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-06

regular q "a " a B
tired and sleepy all
the time, would have
cold chills, and my
hands and feet would
bloat- My stomach
bothered me, I had
pain in my side and
| a bad headache most
|of the time. Lydia
IL. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound has
done me lots of good
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-06
Costly Treatment.

II was troubled with constipation
and Indigestion ana spent hundreds
of dollars for medicine and treat
ment." writes c. H. Hines, OF Whit
low. Ark. II went to st. Louis hos
pital also to hospital in New Or
leans. but no cure was effected. On
returning home I began taking Cham
berlain's Tablets, and worked right
along. l used them for some time
and am now all right Sold by all
dealers,-Advertisem
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-06
II 10 to Laugh.

Cedar Rapids Republican: 1t makes
the Dubuque Times.J laugh to
read Of T. T. Meredith, Of Des Moines
presiding over democratic conven-
ton. 1t recalls that few weeks ago
Maurice Connolly proved that Mere
dith was not democrat at all--how
has he since become democratic
enough to preside over democratic
deliberations?
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-06

of the Red Star line and Holland YES
sells of the Holland-American line.
Nearly all Of the Englishmen here are
naval reservists, able to man any Of
the British liners.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-06

peared today, in single sheet form.
Prominent on the front page was an
offer from Paul Maurice Charnier, a
flag maker, to give $1,000 to the first
soldier, private or officer. who cap
lures q German standard.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-06
How Maananlmous.

Kansas City Times: Just as spe
eial favor and a mark Of extreme con
sideration, the Russian government
has decided to permit Jewish f1nan
Gers to lend it money.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-06
The Appeal to God.

Cedar Rapids Republican: OF course
both sides to the war will pray to God
for His blessings on their arms. They
will carry their chaplains and their
preachers along with them as they go
into battle But what interest can a
merciful God have in men who meet
to destroy each other?
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-06
Effect Of the Heat.

st. Louis Globe-Democrat: Nations
are like individuals in the sense that
hot weather seems to make them ir
ritabIe and belligerent.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-06
PENSION BUREAU ON
NEW REQUIREMENTS
comri ssioner Sends Out Notice to
Old Soldiers Governing New Regu-
Iations for Mailing Vouchers.

The Gate City carried story a
couple Of days ago about the new re-
ouirements Of the pension bureau and
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-06
Austrla's Purpose.

Kansas City Star: Austria was not
content with Furnishing the mere
tool" who threw the bomb. but Is 60
ing after the men higher up.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-06
NOTICE OF INTENTION.

Notice OF intention to pave South
Fifth street from the north line OF
Carroll to the north end of the Fifth
street bridge:
Notice is hereby given that at =
meeting of the city council Of the city
OF Keokuk, held on the 3rd day OF
August, 1914, there was introduced the
resolution hereinafter set forth, and
that by resolution of the city council
duly passed on the said date, the said
resolution hereinafter set forth, will
be considered by the city council for
passage, at q meeting to be held in
, the council chamber in said city at 8
o'clock a. m. on the 25th day Of Aug
ust, 1914, at which time the owners OF
property subject to assessment for
the cost Of the improvement contemp-
lated by the said resolution, may APP
pear before the said council and
make objection to the contemplated
improvement and the passage OF the
said resolution. If any they have;
said resolution being as follows:
Resolution No. s12.
Be IT, resolved, by the city council
OF the city of KeoBuk, Iowa:
That it is deemed advisable and nee
essary to make Improvements by paw
ing with brick blocks on concrete
base, and curb with cement, the foun-
de ton to be prepared and paving and
curbing to be constructed in accord
ance with the specifications to be
prepared by the city engineer ano
approved by the city council. the fol-
lowing named streets and parts OF
streets. to-wit: South Fifth street
from the north line Of Carroll to the
north end Of the Fifth street bridge.
The expense of making said i'm
pI oven ent to be assessed against the
lots and parcels Of land according to
the area SO as to include one-half OF
the privately owned property be-
tween said streets improved and the
next street. whether such privately
owned property abuts upon said street
or not but In no case shall the priv
ately owned property situated more
| than 300 feet from the street so i'm
proved be so assessed. Said assess
r,ent to be made in accordance with
Be Il further resolved, That the
city council viii meet at 9 o'clock a. m.
ON the 25th day Of August, 1914. in the
council chamber, in the city of Keo-
kuk. for the purpose Of considering
objections to The passage of the said
Improvement, at which hearing the
above resolution may be amended and
passed, or passed as proposed.
| Be it further resolved, That the
| city clerk, tie, and he is hereby in
stri cled to cause notice Of tendency
of the above resolution and the time
at which the said proposed resolution
will be considered by this council.
and objections to the passage thereof
heard, to be published as provided by
law in The Gate City and Constitti-
tsou-Democrar, newspapers OF general
circulation, published in the city of
Keokuk.
Roll call:
| Moorhead- Aye. -
Collins-Aye.
Schmidt-Aye.
S. W. MooRHEAD.
| Attest: Mayor.
o. w. SANDBERG,
| City Clerk.
In witness whereof, | have hereunto
affixed my hand this Srd day of Aug
ust, 1914.
| o. W. SANDBERG,
City Clerk of the City Of Keoknk.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-06
WOMAN in
BAD CONDITION
Restored To Health by Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegeta-
bic Compound. ,a.

Montpelier, VT. eve have great
faith in your remedies. l was very ir-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-06
Question. Interest. Railroaders.


While no direct answer was made,
Mr.. Strong began propounding such
interesting questions to Mr.. Schaier
and the attending officials, that upon
Mr. schafer's return to Fl. Madison he
took the matter up first with some OF
our leading citizens among whom may
be mentioned, now living, Mr.. Geo. F.
Antilles, Mr.. w. C. Brown, then rep
reseLting the Knapp Stout & Co., and
Dr. F. c. Roberts, and in due time
with Dr.. Roberts called upon the pub
fishers of the Fort Madison Democrat
and Plain Dealer to announce a call
for a public meeting at the court
house which was packed to the doors.
At this meeting two delegates were
appointed from each ward to go to
Topeka and meet Mr.. A. A. Robinson,
chief engineer, and within one year
after the return Of this enthusiastic
delegation, the Santa Fe had their
agent, Mr.. Norris Gage, come here
and sign up for the building OF this
extension, via FIT. Madison, the build
Ing of which and its operation SINCE
is matter OF general knowledge.
It has frequently been said that II
Mr.. Strongs plans would have been
carried out, and his ideas for the
growth and rpbuilding OF FIT. Madl-
son, as central division point, that
we would have ere this been a city
of 10000 or $4,000 Inhabitants. 1t Is
proper to add that the above article
Is written more as grateful tribute
to Mr.. Strong's wisdom and friendly
attitude to Fort Madison than to any
necessary personal reference to those
that are still living.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-06
GOD IN NATURE.

Live near to ma .ure; seek simple lie;
Turn from the city's din and strife;
Find peace and quiet by country fields,
See the rich harvest that nature
yields.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-06
.,.h Of William 3. Strong In Cali
fornia Recalls His Activities in
Connection With Fort
Madison.
COT SANTA FE THERE
u, interest and Help Was Respon-
sible for Roads Building
Through That City
in 1881.

Fort Madison Gem City: The death
If Mr. william sB. Strong yesterday
afternoon at Pasadena, CAL, calls to
mind a matter Of more than passing
,nterest to the citizens, Of Fort Madi-
son. as Mr. Strong, more than any
other man, is entitled to the credit
for the extension OF the A. T. & 8. F.
railway from Kansas City to Chicago
~ way of Fort Madison. but not
many OF our citizens today, know of
the early history connected Herewith.
The first suggestion in regard to
This extension occurred in August,
1881. when our townsman, Mr.. Geo.
H. Schafer, upon arriving at Kansas
city a few days before the annual
meeting of the American Pharmaceu-
tical association at which he presided,
found that the three railroads to the
Rocky mountains had united on a
rate twenty times that of an excursion
rate which the western delegation OF
Pharmacists had promised the pre-
ceeding annual meeting at Saratoga,
N Y. as an inducement to hold their
succeeding duAudl HOSSAAS AZ AASAAAS%~o
City Mr.. Schafer at once wired the
Santa Fe officials at Topeka to get
the presidents of the several roads to
redeem their promises to incoming
delegates from all parts Of the U. s.
and Canada, keeping the wires hot for
several days, resulted in Mr.. Strong,
General Manager Wheeler and Traf-
fc Manager White meeting Mr.. Scha-
fer at Kansas City and consenting to
redeem the pledges made to western
delegates at Saratoga by making the
special rate Of $1.00 to the Rocky
mountains for all delegates attending
the Kansas City meeting. The happy
conclusion and Mr.. Strong's good
heartedness encouraged Mr.. Schafer
to then ask Mr.. Strong and the Off
cials present why the great A. T. &
S. F. railway did not extend their
lines from Kansas City to Chicago.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-09-03
orrE us YOUR BusINEss

Stationary printed at this Office is
giving the best satisfaction. Last
week we printed 500 statements for
a man. and by their aid he collected
small fortune. Two months ago a
man bought of us some note paper
and envelopes to use writing to his
sweetheart, eand now he is married.
Another man forged a name on a
check printed at this office, and now
Is in Jail. Another stole some paper
with which to make cigarettes The is
dead. A young lady bought some
of our paper to curl her hair on. and
now she has beau. By using our
statements person can collect old
accounts, tell fortunes, cause rain.
change the color of their hair, have
teeth extracted without pain, find
out the name of your future husband
or wife, be successful in business and
get elected to office. Give us call.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-09-03
JUMPS FROM A TRAIN

Wesley Reynolds of near Coon
Rapids, a nephew of c. H. Reynolds
of this city was seriously injured last
week at some point in Nebraska. He
had been to the Dakotas to look after
his farm interests. On his way
home he jumped from car window,
breaking an arm, one leg and other
wise injuring himself. He has al
ways been in the habit of getting up
in his sleep and walking about, and
il is supposed that this was the case
this time. He is young man about
80 years of age and has wife and
one child. His cousin, Frank Rey-
nolds while in Des Moines this week
heard that his condition was critical.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-09-03
FIRST TRIP OUT OF
THE STATE IN so YEARS

Mrs. T. NJ Phillips, who resides
near Wichita, Guthrie county was In
the city yesterday on her way home
from an extended visit with her sis
ter, Mrs. James Ross near Fox Home,
Mimi. Her sister was aschool teacher
many years and taught in this county
and near Lorah before her marriage.
Mrs. Philips. had not seen her sister
in eleven years. She, says crop con-
ditions are just fair In that part of
the state. They did not get to plant
corn until late last spring. and II the
frost does not Interfere they will have
"a good corn crop. Mrs. Phillips said
this was her first trip out Of the state
of Iowa in over 80 years, athough she
was born in, Minnesota and moved to
Iowa with her parents when small
girl. Mr.. Ross is prospecting in Min
nesota and conducts large dairy
farm.