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The New Plaid Blouse

Chief among the pleasing novelties in the blouse line, we must place the blouse of plaided taffeta. The plaids or checks are not pronounced; color ings' are soft, almost invisible, harmon izing well with the suit of dark blue serge or gabardine. The green and blue combinations are most popular although one sees also some attrac- tive dull reds combined with blue or green. These blouses are especially suited to the tailored suit The crepe de Chine blouse still holds it's own for suit wear, too, in soft pastel pink, yellow and lavender.
 The open collar is still worn, but among the newest and smartest of the fall and winter blouses one sees the high collar in it's various forms. There is no doubt that the high collar is more becoming than the low one to the majority of women. To make a compromise with comfort, many of us will wear them high in back and open to below the curbe of the throat in front. This style of collar has a softening, becoming effect especially attractive with coat suits.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-08-22
INDIANS LOSE At
CLINTON SATURDAY
Filots GET to Pitcher Bierman in the
Eighth Frame and Drill in
Three Runs That
Win the Game.
TRIPLE DID THE WORK
Bases Filled When Simmons Lines
Out Wicked Three Dagger to
Right Garden, Scoring
All.
fSpecial 10 The Gate civ !

Especial to The Gate Cify1
CLINTON. Iowa, Aug, 2l.-The Gin
ton Pilots beat keoauk out of the
opening game of the series here this
afternoon by the score of four to two
Rierman had the best of the hurting
duel until the eighth frame. when two
passes and hit batsman filled the
bases.
in this pinch Simmons cracked out
a triple 70 right field. scoring three
runs and giving the Pilots q lead or
the Indians
Lamb made the first score for the
Indians. He singled and circled the
horn On a duplicate by Larry Brown,
and sacrifice fly by Wilkes.
In the fourth inning. Lowther walk
ed and took third on LeBeau's single.
scoring when Lamb hit safe. Lamb
was one of the hitting heroes of the
day. his blows coming at times when
they were needed.
The Pilots scored first when Mott
doubled and came home on Kensel's
single. Drohan held the mound for
Clinton, and. although he gave one
more hit than his opponent. Biermaa,
he did not allow them TO pile up a!
critical times.
The score:
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DRAFTS CONSTITUTION
To standardIze All Boxing ResuIa-
ton and Put an End to the
Arm Chair Cham
pions.

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| CLEVELAND. Chio, Aug. I'll
Life; going to be whole lot easier
for box promoters and not so cas-
for the pugs. If the ring raagrates who
were draped around dinner table AZ
the Hollenden hotel tonight have their
way about it.
The promoters were 'lammering
riye.s into the newest close CORPORA
ton, the National association of Box
ing Promoters, born in Cleveland to-
day. They were to perfect a per-
'manent crean:zatfon tonight with Matt
lHinkel. Cleveland. in prospect for the
presidency.
Projection of the promoters. fans
and fighters, is the idea,' said Hinkel
tonieht.
/, The organization would standardize
ring conditions throughout the coun-
try and. incidentally eleminate arm,
chair ciam9.ons. making the champion
of everv class defend his title every
six months
Most of the promoters tonight were
strongly in favor OF establishing a ne "
itoxing class-the fly-weight-with the
limit OF J12 pounds. and standardiza :
ton OF other weights. by adoption OF
the British. French and Australian
scale.
The hardest battle the promoters
see ahead is in their efforts to secur
national boxing commission. with
rcrappers and promoters equally rep
resented and the balance Of rover In
the hands of a t.ddle-winl sharp or
some other neutral The easiest will
be the blacklist. and that's where the
fighters are Going to hon few dumps
they're missing now. The idea Is to
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RECORDS SMASHED
IN ELG|n- RACES
Gilbert Anderson Breaks All Previous
Marks in Winning the Annual
EisIn National
Trophy.
,H.2 MILES AN HOUR
Winner Was Holly Pursued n Three
Hundred Mile Grind Around
Eight Mile Course
Yesterday.

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ELGIN, H., Aug. 21.-Ivery rec.
ord ever made on the local road race
course was smashed today when Gil
bert Anderson. driving a Stutz car.
won the annual Elgin National trophy
here by maintaining speed OF =
miles an hour. He made the 301
miles in three hours. fifty.four min
utes and twenty-five seconds.
SO holly was Anderson pursued IN
his long. terrific grind around the
eight mile course, that the three
following cars also broke the local
sneed records. Earl Cooper. driving
the Stutz in which he won yesterday
event, made the course at an average
sreed OF 1862 miles an hour and fin
isfled second. DePalma's record OF
last year-T35 miles an hour-was
left far in the rear. Eddie O'Donnell,
in Duesenburg and Ralph DePalma.
in a Mercedes. finished with an aver
ace Of 75.7 and 1856 respectively, In
third and fourth places.
Thrice during the race. the lap record
made by Te.zlaff. of six minutes and
twenty seconds. was lowered First
O'Donnen cut off second and then
DePalma knocked off four seconds.
O'Donnell and DePalma engaged IN
a hot race for third place and even
on the last lap. the result was uncer.
ta in, but C'Donnell refused to let the
famous italian get the better OF him
and spurted over the line for third
money.
Barney oldfield was left behind
early in the race Twice he was
forced to come into the pits for tires
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'KAWFEDS TRIM
BAL T|M0RE SO
iain Puts pamper on Scheduled
Double Header and Game Called
In the Seventh BY the
urpirs.
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BALTIMORE, Md, Aug. 21.-Rain
put q damper on today's scheduled
double bill between the Kaws and Ter.
rapins. The visitors won the frst
when the jumps called the game In the
seventh. Score: !.
Kansas City ....r...........6 Z
Batseries: iblihJ 81 and Easterly:
Bender. Bailey and Jacklitsch, Kerr.
erookfeds Take Double. 81
BROOKLYN, N. r, Aug FL
BROOKLYN took q double header from
the Missourians today, the visitors
getting only two runs in both games.
The scores:
First game:-
st. Louis ..........-......... .
Brooklyn 8 II 1
Batteries: Davenport. Groom and
Hartley; Finneran and Land.
EMPIRES Mullen and tombstone
Second game 80
St. Louis Y
Brooklyn .......s. $780,. ~ z
Batteries: Watson, Groom. Crandall
and Chapman; Bluejacket and Simon:
Whales Lose Two. .
BUFFALO, N. Y Aug. 21.-The
Whales were outwitted,in today's bat
ting fest and the locals took : double
bill The scores:
First game.
Chicago
BuHAlO ............. -. ....5. ? - =
Batteries: Hendrix, Black and
Fischer: Anderson and Blair.
Umpires: O'Bsien and 5Brennar.
Second game -:
Chicago II
Buffalo ri. ~. II I
Batteries; HEennsn and Fischer:
Bedient and Allen.
pitts WaIIep Newarle.
NEWARK, N. j.. Aug. 21.-Pitts-
burgh walioped Newark In today's
game though the locally threatened In
the seventh. The score:
v,s1x-h..r-s. eass+r y1SyE NJ =
Ptttsburgh .......;: 81. 80. 4y
Newark .....-...ss.. s....2 o
Batteries: Knetzef and Berry.
Moseley and Rariden.
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TIGERS WILL, MEET
CoI,oRED TEAM TO-DAY
Game viii be played at Tigers PARK
Team Wants TO Meet Bucks
In 9Jn Game.

The Keokuk Tigers are going 70
meet the Colored Unions at the Ileee
Park this afternoon at 3 o'clock Ine
Tigers will line up for the game n
this order: Atkins. C.; Fabre. p b,uI
denstadt. 1b: Swab, 2b; Tahey, sp''
Breakbill, IS; wye, IL: Brietenste'"'
or Crum. CT; Fowler, ri.
The Tigers are anxious to meet 10
Bucks. They have been mah..s
strcnuous efforts to get game VITA
the Bucks, but SO far have been w.
successf,ll, Members of the ilse..
IRE hinting that the Bucks are afrala
to meet them. because they are SUR
they will be able to trim them. No.,
The Tigers will go to Donnel !, 81.
on wednesday to meet the Gh "a, !.
ton team there. The game WIZ ~
staged at the Anti-Horse Thiet asS'
citation picnic.
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g Whether Fridays game viii be =
4 counted a win for Keokuk or not q
q win net be known for a week or Z
A. more yet. President Justice VIII Z
. render a decision as soon as ne :
q has all OF the facts in his pos Z
9 session He already has writ
4, ton ctatencu. from Umpire Flush 6
Q nnd is awaiting others from =
9 Manager Boyle and Manager
(, Fgan- :
9 Following a conference with Z
. President Justice on Friday even
+ ing. Umpire bush wanted to re-
9 sign. but IT was finally decided Z
. that he should remain until tlle Z
3 end of the present sea son. which
q is But a short distance away.
= Manager Egan before, he left Z
= town. wanted Justice to award Z
= the game to him on forfeit, but
. no grounds could be found on
= which to do this. Egan did not
= make a protest, however
= After a session with Chief OF
. Police Kenney Friday evening, 9
3 Hasbrook was released after be-
3 ing warned against ever using
= profane language on the ball
. grounds here again. Hasbrook
= denied the charge and Egan up
q held him AS the baseball asso-
q citation did not care to prosecute
. him. he was released. II was
= stated however, that Hasbrook Z
! 6 had been in the habit of using 4
. profanity on the diamond and 4
. that Keokuk women had to leave 4
g the stands at times on this ac- I
= count. 4
> There seem to be witnesses 4
. for and against the Muscatine Z
y first baseman and there the mat Z
i = ter ends 4
- President Justice stated last 4
evening that the game would be 4
counted win for Keokuk until 4
= some later ruling had been made 4
!. = in the matter. 4
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Hay. Wins in singles.

DIES MONIES. Iowa, Aug. 40
Walter T.. Hayes, Of Chicago, won en- IN.
cham pionship in the singles IN me ~
nual Iowa state tennis touI IIa ii', his
here this afternoon by defeating IN !,
tovnsman, Al Lindauer. easily -
straight sets. Gil: G-1; CO. Hayes ,;, :,
Also Chicago city champion. m mon
Margaret Mckee. Of Des MONIES,
the woman's singles champio ,ls "a.
The doubles finals will be piaseu
morrow.
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Game To Be keokuk
Till Frozen Otherwise

Friday evening. following some big
doings at the ball park in the aftei-
noon
After years OF comparative quiet,
Keokuk became an ,erupting volcano
Friday afternoon and the ashes were
scattered far and wide and may mr.
settle FOR many day. The score or
more. fans w,lo attended the contest.
saw an exhibition that may not be
duplicated in years to ccme.
Not only was the flaff OF the chest
lest umpire in the Central association
called. but the practice of swearing
on the ball diamond, thing that Is be-
coming more and more prevalent, was
given a decided set back.
The game is still to be decided, but
when Bush left the ball park he di !
no. forfeit the contest and Esan was
the one who brotc I'D the game by call
ing his men in. The arrest OF Has
brock for swearing was not made by
the baseball association, but by Spec
faI officer John Ferris, who objected
to the Muscatine first basenan using
profane language with women present
Kcokuk willing 70 Play.
II Egan protests the game, and there
ts reason to believe he will. it will be
ON slim grounds. for he called on his
team. The Indians were perfectly
willing to play even with the loss Of
their pitcher Penner.
When Bush left the ball park, short
.ly after the start OF the mixup In the
last of the fifth, he said, I'm going e
get out of this before they get me.
And he certainly did the right thing
for once for he was all ready for get
ting
Here is the way It all happened. In
the first of the fifth the score was
tied. two to two. Sonrs was on third
with two DOWN Penner was pitching
great ball and lined one over the plat
that should have been third strike
to retire the side. Bush called II
ball and both Penner and Brown mid
" protested the decision.
"Tha: will mean five for both o.
you.a cried Bush in his chestiest man
ner. Penner pitched couple OF more
balls and Hasbroof hit the Ell Tor
single, scoring Sours and giving tne
visitors a lead OF one on heoknk-
penner became disheartened at TINS
and said something to his majesty
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Indians In Victory.

indians In Victory.
CLEVELAND. Ohio. Aug. 21.-
Willie Mitchell's twirling arm brought
victory to the Indians over the Ath-
letics today, the first day that Joe
Jackson has been out Of the Cleve-
land lineup for man, moon. Ell
mer smith took Joe's place in right.
The score:
Philadelphia ................
Cleveland OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Is
Batteries-S Fillingim. and
McAvoy; Mitch ell and O'Neill.
Umpires Hildebrand and O'Lough-
lin.
Sox and Yanks Split.
CHICAGO, Aug. 21.-rhe Sox and
Yanks split double bill this after
noon despite the preponderance Oh
artillery that the home crew were ex-
pected to have in the acquisition OF
Joseph Jackson. late OF the Cleve-
land Indians Joe didn't get a hit all
day. The scores were 10 and 80,
the Yanks coming from behind in
the second battle and winning out.
The scores: First game:
New York ........
Chicago ~. v
Batteries CALDWELL and Nunamak-
er: Scott and Schalk.
Umpires Evans and Chill
Second game:
New York .................
Chicago .
Batteries-Fisher and Alexander;
Benz. Cicofte an dSchalk-
= Chill and Evans.
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Clinton.

Summary
Two base hits-Nolt. 8: Ellison.
Three base hits-Simmons.
Sacrifice hits-Evans.
sacrifice dy-WTlkes.
Stolen bases-WIkes, MEME.
Struck out-By Bierman. /; by
Drohan, 4.
Bases on taIls-OH herman, 4: OF
Drohan. ..
Hit batsmaa-By Bierman CEllisonl
Time Of Eame-I:20.
mpice-JcTrics.
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HaII TO St. Loujs.

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ST. PAUL, Mimi, Aug. 21.-Charrie
Hall, pitcher for the st. Paul club of
the American association, after win
ming the last sixteen straight games
he pitched. was today sold. to the st.
Louis Cardinals.
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80 90 o . .

First Baseman Hasbrook OF Musca.
tine, in session with the chief of notice.
UmDire Bush in session with President
Justice ana the game in Keokuk's DOS.
.session-that was the way affairs stood
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With The Sporting Editor
C. AS ANNUAL
DUST TO Big MILE. q

annual quota to the big leagues. Eli
son of Clinton, slattery Of Marshall
town and .Baichley OF Burlington are
now spoken for. Although no deals
have been closed as yet for Keokuk
players, they may be expected at al
most any time, II Is limited One local
player has two clubs on his trail now
and offers are said to haye been made
for others.
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browns GO down
| TO DEFEAT 4 TO | |
Nins Blows OF Baby Ruth q 1os-
ton Not Enough for ST. Louis
TO Hang up Win on
Yesterday.
ATHLETICS DEFEATEE
willie Miteheii's TwirIins Arm
Brings Victory 70 indIans
sox and Yanks split
Doubts.

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ST. LOUIS, Mo-. Aug. 21.-Nine
blows off Baby Ruth weren't enough
for the Browns today and they went
down to defeat in q to 1 game. Six
hits were gathered off Weilman by
the Red Sox. The score:
Boston ~ z
81. Louis !
Batteries Ruth and Cady: Well
man and Agnew. ~
Empires and Dineen.
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Where They Play Today.
keokuk at Clinton.
burlington al Muscatine.
Cedar Rapids at Mason City.
waterloo at Marshalltown.
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GIANTS BEATEN
BY ST. LOUIS.
80
Frss Hitting Contest Goes to TIL.
teen Innings -Marquard
Knocked Out Of
Box.
BRAVES WIN TWO GAMES
Jump Back Into Third Place ~
whipping Pittsburgh Twice s
Cubs Victims Of the II
PhiIIies.

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1 NEW YORK. Aug. 21.-St. Louis
ldefested the Giants this afternoon In
= free hitting contest which took
! thirteen innings to decide. After
| Marquard retired. early in the game.
under m avalanche of base hits.
!, Stroud took up the burden for the
Giants and he and Sallee fought II
| out. The score was 5 to A. The Car.
dinals won the game after two were
out In the thirteenth. The score: 3
innings:
i,St. Louis lS 4
| New York ......... l3
Batteries-Sallee and Snyder; Mar.
guard. Stroud and Doom; Meyers.
EMPIRES Byron and Eason.
ereves eack In Third Place.
BOSTON, Aug. 21.-The Braves
jumped back into third place again
| this Afternoon by winning a double
header from the Pittsburgh Pirates
by the scores Of 81 and 20. The
scores: First game
Pittsburgh ............... II s 1
Boston
Batteries and Gibson;
Rudolph and Gowdy.
Umpires KLEIN and Emslie.
Second game:
| Pittsburgh .............. II
Observation-Disclosures and Gibson;
I-Nehf and Whaling.
Umpires-Klem and Emslie.
PhIIlies Take Two.
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PHILADELPHIA, Pa. Aug. FL
Alexander and Demaree were too
much for the Craving Cubs this after
moon and both games went to the Phil.
lies, to 5. and 8 to 2. The scores:
First game:
Chicago -. ts............... 10
Philadelphia ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS IL
Batteries: i Hunphries. Standridgs
and Archer; sAlexander and Killifer. &
Umpires, sO'Day and stockdale.
Second game: .
Chicago Northumberland. 2 II z
Philadelphia s................ =
batteries: Adams and Archeri
Demaree and Burns.
Umpires: Stockdale and o'Day.
Reds and Dodgers Split.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 21.-The Reds
half stoppedf the pennant mad Dodg.
ers at Ebbets Held this afternoon by
splitting q double header. The first
game went's to Cincinnati, 4 to J.
through Brpoklyn's inability to hit
Fred Toney in the pinches. "Wheezef
Dell came on victor in the second
game. TO 0. The scores:
First game: !.
Cincinnati ................. II
Brooklyn ............... ~
Batteries; Toney and Clarke; APP
pleton, Coombs and McCarty.
Umpires: Rigler and Cockill.
Second game: :,
Cincinnati ......
Brooklyn
]. Batteries: Dale. Schneider a1a
Wingo: Dell and McCarty.
EMPIRES: Rigler and Cockill.
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Penner i Fired.

Get or the field,'' fairly Yelled
push And then things haprened.
penner cot of. but Brown. Swick and
wilLes marched towards the umpire.
push turned on wilkes and Grief,
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sLArrERY TO GO
TO BIG COMPANY.

.Phil" Slattery OF Rapid City, S. D..
the premier "southpaw" Of the Mar
shalltown baseball team OF the Ger
trail association, will not be seen in
an Arson uniform after Sept. ], by
which date he is to report to the
Pittsburgh National league team,
which has just acquired S1attery by
purchase.
Barney" Dreyfus pays $500 for
the Marshalltown pitcher. $500 OF
which came by draft with the con-
tract to the Marshalltown association.
The remainder of the purchase price
Is to be paid May 1, 1916. The entire
transactions is made conditional on
Slatterv's SIGNATURE to a playing con-
tract for 1916.
Although the Pittsburgh manage
ment would have liked very much to
have had Slattery report immediate
", the NEGOTIATIONS were left for de-
livery on Sept /. the date Of the clos
ing Of the season at Ansonville.
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-Real The Gate CITY Want column.
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MASON CITY
DOUBTFUL ALSO.

Inst what will be the fate OF the
Central association when the mag
mates meet next January is PROB
lem which is beginning to trouble not
4 few OF the cities about the circuit.
Hard times. and poor attendance are
beginning to make many look forward
to 1916 with an ever growing doubt. :
The latest city OF the Central asso-
citation to line up with the doubtful
SQUAD is Mason City. least expected to
he on the fence. A booster meeting
for baseball at the home OF the Clay
lDiggers was held Tuesday, but results
we're not encouraging, only about 100
fans coming to the meeting to make
booster plans. Muscatine wants big
ger crowds IL it Is to have baseball
next year, Burlington may not last
another season, while Clinton is also
falling to draw up to the proper re-
nuirements. The last series in the
various cities will in all probability
tell the fate OF the majority. Keokuk
still has seven or eight games on the
home lot. It is up to the Indian fans
to see that the attendance at these
games comes up to the required stand
ard II they wish for baseball next
year.
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"sEsT PROSPECT
IN CENTRAL A.

IN CENTRAL A.
Keokuk will undoubtedly lose out
through Watkins leaving the team.
Watty was described by some base
ball leaders as the best prospect In
the Central association. The base
ball association would have had b
sure sale had 1t not been Tor the acei-
dent that put him out OF the game.
But the husky southpaw IL only
twenty year sold and is still the
property Of keokuk, and there are
other years coming.
THE. PASSING SHOW.
The Clinton blokes were easy meat,
Tho tribe was three games fatter;
Till Umpire Bush served Gawge 4
game
Upon q silver platter.
When rain cut out the first with Ned
The Muskies split double:
Then came the bumps,
On Friday, Jumps
Uncorked barrek Of trouble,
Its FIVE for you. and. for you. too.
He said to Brown, anu Penner,
Full happy in the thought that he
Enriched the league a tenner.
Now Penner took offense at this
And Penner got benching,
1t killed the game. but just the SAM,
John Ferris did some pinching.
Poor Hasbrook was the goat that Cay
When Fate shook up her dice box,
So Brennan hove onto the grounds
And put him in the ice box.
Ned Egan called his players in
And Umpire BUSH. he faded,
They'll not get me, you bet,' said he,
AS through the crowd he waded.
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Hasbrook P;nched On
Charge of
.S.ueaTing

0 . . . . = o..e $500
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right, enough Legitimate children
will be born in Great Britain in the
next few months to Offset all the
lives the country has lost so far at
least on the battlefield.
If you will allow me little frank
speaking on this subject, / know
certain element of men not uncon-
nected with public affairs that, in
spite of the moralists and the IRON
bound code, view this fact with
boundIess content; and good and re-
spectacle men at that. What they
had hoped for from the hasty mar
rage, the hedge priests and the Off
cial playing of Sir Pandarus, has
come about in another way. 1t is not
conventional, it is shocking to the
national ideal which is Mrs. Grundy;
but the children will, be born, never
theless, and that is the great thing in
the minds of these men.
For however revolving all these
things may be, and however sordid
and shameful, there is not think
ing statesman in Europe but is
weigred down by the appalling pros
pest of depopuIated and ruined coun-
tries that plainly opens before us.
The question thrust with primitive
bluntness upon these statesmen is
whether, when this war madness
shall subside, there may be left
enough able-bodied men to carry on
the business of the nations.
What are the losses 80 far
In the opinion of the best judges,
the total losses in killed, wounded
and missing, on all sides up to May
1, including all the fighting areas
from South Africa to the Hebrides,
was more than 4,00o.Ooo men.
Of these more than 100000 had
been killed. France alone mourns
10000 of her sons slain on the bat
tie line.
More than 100000 This is at the