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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-11
.PER|LS OF THE
ARMY AVIATOR
French Baron Who is Member Of the
Flying Squad, Tells of
Bomb Dropping on
Enemy.
DRUNKEN PRISONER
His Guards Fell Into Flooded Trench
From Bridge and Prisoner
] Pulled His Cap
tors Out.
by a United Press Staff Correspon

/ LONDON, March 24.-(By mail to
New York.)--The perils of the army
airman's work are strikiagly illus
trated in a letter from a French
baron, now serving with the allies
flying corps, to friend in England.
Apologizing for not having written
sooner, the baron says: Our life is
so disorderd and SO full of incidents
that one rarely gets ones mail, and
one has not even time to write.
"Latterly ! have done a good deal
of travelling about at the front, and
fatter myself that I have been along
the whole line from Dunkirk right into
Alsace. | am no longer with the v
20 fight For the past two months I
have been in v. B. T, CVoisin bonn.
harding fight No. q. This is an in.
dependent bombarding group attached
to no particular army, and we go
from place to place according to
need. One sees lot in SO doing, but
often it is very firing.
Every day we drop bombs. aerial
torpedoes, etc, on the Boches' FORTH.
cations and earthworks 1t is no long
er as comfortable as it Was at the
beginning Of the war, for those - have
now organized proper defenses against
us. They have vertical cannon and
anti-aircraft guns which are quite eX.
cellent. | am keeping for you frag-
ment of shell which L found in my ma
chine when in the V. 90. 1t is too
heavy to send by post.
II am now on my sixth aeroplane
since the outbreak of war: / have just
obtained new one. owing to my con-
trolls getting stuck 5000 feet up in the
air. But I got down all right don't
quite know how. | went to Paris to
get my new machine, and from there
to Verdun, where We now are. | have
seen from quite close to devastation
caused by the Germans, especially in
the north
AT Vermelles, for instance. where
the Boches trenches we're under ten
metres from the French ones, nothing
is left intact; everything is riddled
with bullets. You wish to wash In a
bucket. YOU find twenty bullet holes in
It: an abandoned bicycle looks like a
sieve. wooden porch has been turn
ed into lace embroidery Everything
is in that style and it makes great
impression on the spectator.
How a German prisoner rescued his
guards from a flooded trench Is anus.
ingly told by private in the 18th
County of London regiment-the
crack "Kensinston rifles volunteer
corps. Writing from The knuts Dug
out. Trench" he says: 1--WE captured
a prisoner last night-a small tubby
chap. and curious to say he was as
drunk as a lord wandered into our
barbed wire. thinking he was going
to his own trenches.
"One Of our officers pounced upon
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-11
ARE COOPERATING
IN HELPING NEEDY
Greater Evidence Of This is Shown
in Report Of Society Which is
Made for Month Of
March.
EMPLOYMENT is GIVEN
Business Firms and private Individu-
ais Secured Men for Work
Through Agency of
Society.


The following report of the work
OF the United Charitiest and Humane
society was read before the board of
directors of the United Charities at
its meeting Friday night by d. A.
Glascoff:
There is evidence in this months
report of a closer drawing together
OF all persons and organizations inter.
5ested in caring for the less fortunate
people of our city, as is shown by the
proportion of new families coming
under our care. In reality this report
Is for the work of three weeks as the
Office was closed a week on account
Ct sickness.
There were eighty-eight calls upon
the office for assistance of one kind
or another. Thirty-two came from the
needy themselves and twenty-three
were made for work only Ten bust
ness firms and private individuals
We're able to secure workmen through
this office and we were able to place
three of those who had been charges
on the community in positions which
should have been permanent Follow
ing are the sources from which we
received calls: Private individuals,
nineteen: school teachers and Off
Gals, nine: church officers and socie-
ties, FIVE: out of town societies, three;
business firms, three; police, two;
city and county officers and Y. NJ. G.
A., one each.
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row. We have just arrested chick
en- for insolence-it walked right IN
front of our barbed wire-so we snail
have to dispose of it tomorrow. we
shall then throw the bones over into
the next trench. That will make them
enviouS"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-11
Elan Gets Divorce.

rI1nited Press Leased Wire Service.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, April 10.-A dl'
yorce was granted today to DR.. WI
liam T. Elan, who shot and killed w.
p. Cramer in room in MOTEL al
Kansas City a year and half ago.
Abandonment was alleged by the doc
tor. In the trial of the divorce case
there was no mention OF the killing.
DIR. ELAN was acquitted at his trial.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-11
MEMORIAL SERVICE
OF u. G. IT'S TODAY
Rev. John c. Sage Will Preach serv
ice Which Will be Attended by
all Members of Order.

The members Of Keokuk council
No. 400 U. C. T.. will attend st. John
church Sunday morning in a BODY
this Sunday being the day kept by
this organization as memorial OF
their departed brothers. The rector
of st. Johns will preach an appio-
nriate sermon.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-11
DEATH or INFANT
...,..,. AT, MONTROSE
The Death Occurred Last Sunday
Little BOY. Was One Yea.
and a Few Weeks Old.

Edgar l.. Vanausdall, infant son or
George Vanavsdall, died at the home
at Montrose,. this county, last Sunday,
April A, aged one year, one month and
fourteen days The friends OF the
family in Keokuk join with the friends
and neighbors at Montrose in extend
ing sympathy and coincidence to the
bereaved family.
The burial occurred at Montrose.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-11
ApNERIIS LETTERS.

ADVERTIS- LETTERS.
List Of letters remaining in the
keokuk postofiice, uncalled for, for
the week ending April 10, 1919:
Ladies.
Mrs. VIII Burns.
Mrs. Leccenda Gardner.
Mrs. H. E. Gindice.
Mrs. S. NJ. Hoyt.
Mary A. Kennedy.
Miss Madaline Nelson.
Mrs. Mildred Nelson.
MIS-. Z. X. Parker. -'..
Josie Robinson.
Mrs. NJ. c.. Walker
Mrs. Dallin Wilson.
Miss Irene Wilson.
Jennie Yei5er.
Gentlemen.
Purl Brown.
n. G. Crop.
Jack Hoffman.
NJ. H. Mills.
s. d. Moore.
w. J. Stewart.
Mr.. Richard Smith.
Frank Thornton.
]. c. Wise
Mr.. j. n. Virgins (2).
Persons calling for letters in above
list will please say they are adver-
tised. E. 2. McMANuS,
Postmaster.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-11

The rivalry between the next door
neighbors'' in the trenches, IS divert
ingly described by battery-sergeant-
major OF artillery, writing to his wife.
He says, in part, II seem rather slack
for news. On account of the trenches
being so wet, we can't get the paper
BOYS to. call every day. Our next door
people are very nice. They are very
we'll off, can tell you. They have
a mouth organ and jews harp, and
the music We get at nights is simply
grand.
81 think they must have had some
money left them, as they had milk in
their tea today. They have got bit
ne garden outside their trench. We
are soing>to sneak it one of these
dark nights. They went ont scouting
and brought in some turnips for their
stew today, so We are going to see II
we can't do them in the eye tomor-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-11
lin and yanked him inAo the trench

him and yanked him inAo the trench,
where he drank mess-tin of tea and
devoured meat-and-vegetable ration.
His water bottle contained some raw
spirit, the cause of his downfall. He
was jolly pleased and gave our fellows
cigarettes, ring, etc. A funny thing
occurred while the armed guard was
taking him out Of the trenches aid
crossing a bridge over flooded
trench. They fell in, and the prisoner
who was very much concerned, pulled
them out, much to everybody's amuse-
ment.
"A couple of days ago there was a
football match between ourselves and
the Irish rifles, but We were hopeless
ly beaten. In the evening our officers
gave us concert at their quarters
which went off treat. The special
lists (signallers and machine gunners)
possess fine band composed of three
mouth organs, four tin whistles, and
combs, etc. Sne Quel's hall Is not
in it when we start"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-11
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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-11
Sister: Read My Free Otter !
know . woman's trials.
Ino,~ ~. nod az eympaeahy end helas

II you my sister are unhappy because o. ~
% ,, fse unfit for household duties social pleasures OF
saiiv employment write and tell just how you suf1er
sn 70 voar needs Men understand women
snfernss What women know from s n a 70
,-re ct home cost of about IL cents
If you suffer from women peculiar ainents caus
and SrnrsnY down falling Q. %
rerv s;n..on and piles painful irregular periods
conditions: and .eh.r:s: .a.ss In
scrncfb az evil about to happen. creeping teeIs
fSe pine hot sao Iff
Fie1oo wiz sre;nu That life 10 worth living.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-03
IVA WIRELESS IS
MAKING FINE IMPRESSION

In Via Wireless the sensational
melodrama which Is being offered at
the Academy Of Music this week, Miss
Lucille Laverne is presenting play
which is scoring as gretA success in
Richmond as il did In New York,
where it ran solid year at the Liberty
Theater. The production being offer
ed in Richmond is identically the
same as that presented in New York,
and has received unstinted praise from
both press and public. From an arts
tic standpoint "Via Wireless is with
out doubt the best of Director Left
wich's work in this city. The story is
thrilling. the comedy rich and the
members OF the company are given
many opportunities for displaying
their unquestionable ability
matinee today and one Saturday will
supplement the regular evening per-
formances during the remainder OF
the week.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-03
BRANCH STORES TO
Be ESTABLISHED
UNION STORES TO SPREAD OUT
INTO CITY SOON As
PRACTICABLE.

cooperative Enterprises was the
subject of the discussion before Local
Richmond, Socialist party at it's
quarters at seventh and Broad Streets
last night.
The discussion was led by Abram
Roberts. general manager OF the Union
stores, Cooperative, who told OF the
work done by cooperative stores
wherever they have been esta blished,
and presented number OF the prob
lens that appear in the conduct of
such institutions
Loyal mem ership and competent
management are two most essential
things TO success in operating CO.
operative enterprises He indicated
that 1t is the intention OF the Union
Stores 70 establish branches for the
handling of groceries in other sec
tons of Richmond as soon as practi-
cable. in addition To the operation Of
the big department store in the GEN.
ter OF the city.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-03
AMERICAN LEAGUE
WILL MEET TODAY
RUPERT AND CAPTAIN
HOUSTON. YANKEE OWNERS,
TO BE INTRODUCED.

New York, Feb. 2.--Colonel Jacob
Rupert, Jr.. ana CAPTAIN r. l. Eus-
ton, new owners of the New Works.
will be introduced TO the American
Leagues secret lodge tomorrow, The
occasion is the annual schedule meet
ing of Ban Johnson circuit.
Manager Donovan will be on hand
also with tomorrow's earliest arrivals
to map out a campaign of action for
the two bosses. Donovan covets a
cmpetert southpaw and a hard-hitting
outfelder. He is reasonably sure OF
receiving from Detroit First Baseman
Pipp and Outfielder High. He can have
Outfielder Rehg, of the Red Sox, II
he cares TO .'elieve Joe I.annin ~ III :
steep consideration Boston paid fo.'
this young mSn.
There seems httlr foundation for
the story that the local owners aspire
to the services OF Outfielder Joe Jack
son, Of Cleveland.
Ban Johnson Paid an official visit 10
John X. Tener this afternoon at the
National League headquarters, and az
ranged a teetativc date for the long
postponed annual meeting Of the Ma
tionai Commission. This conference
will be held here either Thursday or
Friday or in Cincinnati Saturday
Neither Johnson nor Tener would
today's discussions, further than TO
state most emphatically that they had
no idea of shearing the commits sion
chairman of his official dignity. Ever
since peace between the tive major
leagues was declared the heads Of both
have tried to harmonic their poll
cies. Wherefore IL is quite likely that
Johnson and Tener had chat upon
the proposed minimum roster limit of
players between May | and September
each year. The American League
already has gone on record for twenty
two men; the National League In De-
cember. after practically adopting
twenty lone, left the question open for
debate at this time.
According to President Tener it is
not likely that his association Will
be very severe upon club owners who
wish to beat the gun little In the
matter of spring training. At the De-
cember meeting Tener's constituents
voted to restrict the beginning OF train
ing to a period not earlier than March
1 of each season.
TT 10 q question for the league. Of
course. but personally should not
ob1ses Il little lsnisasx Should -
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-03
VIRGINIA LEAGUE
IS MAKING PLANS
ROCKY MOUNT Is EXPECTED To
BE. DRAWING CARD DURING
1915 SEASON.

Norfolk, Va. Feb. S.--With the cir
cult definitely decided upon the mag
mates and managers Of the Virginia
Baseball League are now actively en-
gagged in preparing for the coming
scason. While the composition of the
league Will be ra dically different from
that Of previous seasons in that SUI
folk and Rocky Mount have replaced
Roanoke and Richmond there is nc
reason why the brand of the national
pastime furnished the fans should not
be as good as that OF the past.
The entrance of Suffolk and Rocky
Mount should inject badly needed new
blood The circuit is much more
compact and the elimination of the
dead loss which Roanoke has been
for the past two seasons will greatly
help the league to achieve financial
success, Under the eircu instances the
selection of Rocky Mount was the only
course open 10 THE league nagnates,
The hackers of the Rocky Mount Club
have shown they mean business and
the chance to have a representative
in Glass circuit has so aroused
the fans of that city they will leave
nothing undone to hold up their end.
The record OF the Rocky Mount Club
in the old Easter Carolina League IL
n guarantee enough of the Tar Heel
clty's right for a place in the Virginia
League. Imagine the enthusiasm in
Rocky Mount when the Tar Heels ad-
minister beating tn the Tars, or
Truckers or Shipbuiiders.
With a club up in the race Rocky
Mount VIII draw from all the thickiy
populated surrounding territory On
the road the team will draw according
To it's ability. That q club capa BILE OF
holding its own with the others in
the circuit Will he put In the field by
Rocky Mount IL certain. The club
directors have not made any an
nouncement as to manager yet. They
are going slow and have had enough
experience in professional baseball TO
know what thew are about
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-03
BILLIARD PLAYERS
PERFORM HERE SOON
COCHRAN MD HI.BERT
CUTLER WILL BE SEM sr ST
ELMO PtRIOEs.

Woiker Cochran ana Albert cut
Ter, both members OF the Champion
billiard Players League. VIII appear
at 81. Elmo Billiard Parlors next
Wednesday, February 10. In one of
the regular scheduled contests of the
league.
The game should draw record
crowds Judging from the interest
SHOWN in the previous contests held
here The contest will be three hum
dred points at 1s;1 balk line, the new
style of game, which created such a
sensation during the recent cham
pionship tournament at the Hotel As
tor. New York. and caused quite a
sensation among the local billiard
fans. This game is full Of thrills,
is most spectacular and beyond aues-
ton, sle most difficult known to the
billiard world
-Rnth- PLAYERS going at top
speed. and Judging from the games
played by them In other cities in the
league, q battle to the finish may he
expected.
Welker Cochran is the boy wonder
from Manson. Iowa. whose marvel
ous skill with the che has placed
him among the foremost players Of
the world at the age OF sixteen. He
PCSStsSts Ahc natural Aath ives
stroke. Cochran was formerly =
newsboy and perfected his skin while
attending school in Chicago. where
he met and defeated the hest anna =
tours OF that city. In one of his
very first public exhibitions tle made
sn average of forty and high run
OF 1875 at 1872. and q few nights
later ran zoe points in two innings,
an average of 1875. Such billiards by
a player SO youthful had never been
heard of before, and he was at once
hailed as the successor of the won
derful Willie Hoppe. He Is now be-
ing groomed to wrest from the cham =
pion his titles.
Albert Cutler. widely known as the
Yankee Biiliardist" comes from
Boston. and Is about az well versod
in the finer points Of the game as
any one.
He is proficient in the 1871. 1879
and 14.1 styles of play. IS remarkable
at the t'1ree cushion game and Is
spectacular performer IN executing
fancy shots.
Cutler began playing carly in life
and may be said to have grown up
with the game. Although still q
young man he has been before the
public as a professional for num-
Der of years and is the only cue ar
tist of championship calihcr who has
ever made success of billiard act
on the vaudeville stage He attrih-
utes mis- success to an unusual fond
ness for .he game and the energetic
applica ton he has given 1t
In the match game In which TINS
expert la soon to be seen in this
| city. he will appear at his best, as
he has attained a rare form since the
beginning Of the season.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-03
SOCIETY

s. c.. were recent guests at the home
OF Mr.. j. Haskins Hobson. in
o~hatan.
MTs. T. +. Adams has re.trncd t..
her home on Monument Avenue, aft er
spending some time with her mother,
Mrs. Emma Stokes, In Danviile.
v Mrs r ID. Apperson. OF Lynchburs,
q Visiting in Richmond
Mrs. VI. y. Castle has returned 10
her home in Precursor Street. in
Norfolk. after being the guest of Mrs.
j. Taylor Ellyson.
James H. Armstrong. Of Frederfck=-
burg, IL visiting his daughter Mrs.
Curtis, in this city
Miss Ethel Walters. Of $500 East
Broad Street. who was operated on
for Appendicitis at t1e Stuart Circle
Hospital, is slowly improving.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-03
ClAPP WOUON'T
TALK SHIP BILL
MINNESOTA OPPOSES ExECUTtvE
INTEHFERENCE IN LEGiSLA-
TIVE MATTERS

Washington, Feb. 2.---president VII
son was Informed today by senator
Moses h. Clapp, progressive Republic
can. of Minnesota, of his disapproval
of Mr.. wilson's Interference in legis-
lative matters. and Mr.. Clapp asked to
be excused from discussing the ship
purchase bill with him.
Mr.. Clapp was invited TO the white
House with two or three other Re
publican progressives whom the rresi-
dent was trying TO capture for the
ship purchase bill. Senator Clapp saw
the President alone. and waited. only
long enough to hear Mr.. Wilson men
ton the subject of the ship purchase
bill, Then he told the President that
he could not discuss the matter and
intimsted clearly that he disapproved
executive interference in legislative
matters.
President Wilson then turned the
subject aside and informed Senator
Clapp that they would talk Of other
things. The conference on other
things" lasted only short time
There was no outward evidence OF
displeasure on the Presidents part,
and the incident also passed pleas
antly so far as Senator cfapp was
concerned.
When Senator Ciapp was question
ed he declined To discuss the occur
renee ST the White House. He did
say, however, that he believd now, 80
he has believed for long time, that
the constitution provided a proper
way for the President to address Con
gress through messages or addresses
He added that The views which he
now holds were expressed by him in
a speech delivered last session. In
that speech Senator Clapp said,
among other things:
Since entered this chamber no
man has been the keeper Of my con-
science, and high as | a seat in this
great body ] will retire To private life
before any man shall become the
keeper of my conscience or my judg-
ment.
ut is tims that American Senators.
rising TO the dignity OF ambassa dors
or their States, shall take their re-
sponsibility for legislation and accept
the declarations of no man. whether
he be within or without the White
House. The danger OF this one~man
power Is that no matter how true.
how pure, how ideal man may be
IN the White House. il il impossi BILE
that he shall know all that is going
on, aud any influence that can sur
round that situation can work untold
injury to this republic Therein lies
the danger Of men humbly bowling
their necks To- any man who happens
to be President OF the United states 3"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-03
ANNETTE kELLERMANN
NEXT WEEKS ATTRACTION

There have been more pages OF
commentator and eulogistic comment
bestowed upon Annette kellerman
(the perfect woman) than any other
woman living In fact. she IL today
the best known woman before the
American public. and yet she carries
her popularity with characteristic
modesty and discretion, as can easily
be discerned when she makes her local
debut here at the Academy Monday
night when she inaugurates a three
day engagement. with a matinee on
wednesday.
Annette Kellermann is one OF the
few women who can do many things
well. She sings. dances. fences. swims
and dives apiendidiy. and Il. COM
edienne Of excopttonA1 ability and
artistry. Seat sA1s to1Aorrcwa
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-03
DELEGATE CLEMENT
DIES DURING NIGHT
PITTsYLN ANA MAN FOUND DEAD
IN HIS BED BY MIR.
BUCK.

S +. Clement member Of the Viz
ginia House Of Delegates. was found
dead in his bed at the Nexington
Hotel yesterday morning by T.. c.
tBuek. delegate from Washington
County.
Senators Rison and Walker. on the
part OF the Senate. and Delegates bod 4
son, Green. Williams. era wford. Kent
and Buck. on the part of the House
of Delegates, we're named yesterday to
accompany the body To Sandy Level
Eittsylvania County, for burial.
The death of Mr. Clement was the
second sudden death in the House at
this session. the other being that of
John T, Loving. Mayor of Pulaski. the
iensrossing clerk of the House.
Mr.. Clements death was utterly un-
expected. Apparently he had been in
good health, taking part Monday in
the debates on the tax bills. That
might he complained of a pain in his
chest and had asked Douglas Cousins,
a page in the House and his room
mate, to sleep elsewhere, but neither
he nor his friends regarded the sym
ptoms as serious. Yesterday morning
when Delegate Buck went to Mr.
Clemens room and knocked he re-
aaed legislator about. Mr., Buck had
the door or ed and found him dead
Death was due To heart failure il II
believed
MIR Clement had been a member OF
the House FIR several years and was
general favorite He retired in
1tJ2. but returned n 1914 "a take part
In the rass1gc L.. tax reform iegisla
ZION and was constant attendant al
the sp raj session, now in progress.
NJ, Clement IA survived by one Sis-
tel Ms DRYDEN Wight, OF Sand,
Level, ana ono brother, II &. Clement
OF taiiand va. lis nteces and neph
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