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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-23
THE DESERTED LAND.

The late statistics indicate that the
drift to the cities is becoming slowly
accentuated. The figures furnished
by the census bureau show 70 per
cent of the population living in cities
and towns, and only 81 per cent liv-
ing on the land. In 1890 the proper
ton was 60 per cent in the cities and
40 per cent on the land; in 1870, so
per cent and SO per cent. These facts
assist the head of the family in
thinking out the problem of the rise
in the price of food, says the Burling-
ton Post. In all ages of the past popu.
lation congested in the cities. The
average human being would rather .ex-
list in discomfort in the city than to
the counery The average individual
seems to be constructed mentally
along these lines. AS conditions now
are in the farming regions of the
United States. crops are planted, cul-
tivated and harvested under great diff
ticulties. An increasing number OF
farm-owners are giving up the strug-
gle each year because of inability 70
procure sufficient help. The rural reg
ions reflect the scarcity of labor: it
is commencing to be noticeable, AMI
from now on will be more noticeable.
What will the people do for food II
this movement to the cities continues
for another ten years? Can.10 per
cent of the people produce food
enough for all? Or will the menace
of near starvation remain the only
argument that the multitudes will list.
en- to?
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-23
PRINCESS THEATRE
SAFE BLOWN OPEN
Four Men Divide About 5000 In Cash
for the Work Of One
Night.

United Press Leased Wire Service.l
CHICAGO, Feb. -23.-Four yeggmen
early today dynamited the safe at
William Brady's Princess theatre, in
the loop district, and escaped with
about $4,000 in cash. It was the most
sensational safe footing to occur here
in many months.
The men apparently sat through last
nights performance and then hid in
an alcove of one of the boxes after
the curtain rang down. About two
O'Clock, as Waterman Christopher
Messer was making his rounds, he
was seized and bound and gagged.
Working with rapid precision the rob-
bers drilled holes about. the safe lock,
inserted small dynamite sticks and
after wrapping the safe in soaking
wet rugs, lighted the fuses
Only when Messer freed himself
and dashed into the South Clark
street station an hour later, did the
police know Of the robbery.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-23

Bone Of our bone, flesh flesh,
Fruit of our agelong mother pain,
They have caught your life in the nations mesh,
They have bargained you out for their paltry gain
And they build their hope on the shattered breast
OF the child sang to rest.
On the shattered breast and the wounded cheek
O, God, if the mothers could only speak,
Blossom of centuries trampled down
For the moments red renown.
Pulse of pulse, breath of our breath,
Hope Of the pang that brought to birth,
They have flung you forth to the fends of death,
They have cast your flesh to the cruel earth,
Field upon field, tier upon tier
Till the darkness wTtthes In fear
And they plan to marshal you more and more
Oh, our minds are numb and hearts sore!-
They are killing the thing cherish most
They driving you forth in binding host
They storming the world with eager strength
But the Judgment comes at length.
Emperors. Kings! On your needless throne,
Do you hear the cry that the mothers make?
The blood you shed is own, own
You shall answer, for our sake.
When you pierce his SIDE you have pierced our side
0, mothers! The ages we have cried!-
And the she'll that sunders his flesh apart
Enters bleeding heart.
"Tis bodies you shout your way,
Our bodies that nourished him, day by day
In the long dim hours of sacred bliss,
Fated to end in this
Governors. Ministers! You who prate
That and ravage and wreck must be
To the nation, avenge the state,
To right mems wrongs and set them free
You who have said
Blood must be shed
Nor reckoned the cost of agony
Answer now! Down the ages long
Who has righted the mothers wrong?
You have bargained our milk, you have barganed
blood
Nor counted more than the forest brutes;
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-23
AMERICAN WHEAT.

An anomalous condition exists in
reference to wheat. Europe needs our
wheat and acts as though she didn't
want 1t. We need to keep 1t at home
and want to send 1t abroad. Euro
pean nations in urgent distress for
American wheat are doing all they
can to render the delivery Of that
wheat to Europe difficult and danger
GUS. Our own people, facing a pos
sible wheat shortage at home, are
anxious to court disaster for th, sake
of selling that wheat abroad. says the
Los Angeles Times.
Conditions of course will finally ad-
just themselves. Let the European
war linger on for another year and all
questions of holding up neutral ships
Or declaring paper blockades will
cease to perplex the government in
Washington. For there will be then
no wheat Or meat or American food
supplies available for shipment to
any foreign country; we shall need
them all at home for ourselves and
our Latin American neighbors. After
that climax is reached American
wheat will be shipped only on safe
steam cars to American cities, not on
merchantmen through seas filled with
providing cruisers and deadly mines.
Any large body of men banded to-
gether for mutual starvation is bound
sooner or later to accomplish that I'M
reasonable end.
This will come about through that
necessity that knows no law. the ne
cessity of feeding ones own folk first.
In the starvation policies being adopt
ed by the belligerents against each
other success will come only too sure
ly. But at the same time they cannot
be allowed to make scapegoat of
Uncle Sam.
Europe first cut off its own wheat
supply by summoning all the 1aborers
to war; now each party to the con-
tract of starvation attempts to cut off
the supply from America lest 1t go to
the wrong port. Lastly, these quar-
relsome fellows want to pick bone
with Uncle Sam for asking each of
them courteously to provide a safe
way for feeding this hungrier-every-
day continent of struggling, blood.
craZed fanatics.
1t seems that Uncle Sam would be
justified under the circumstances. in
shutting up shop altogether and say
ing. in the words of the small boy,
Shiny on your own side.'' We are
not going to provide a food shuttle
cock for two starvation battledonas
Here is big peaceful merchant
who is willing to sell his goods i'm
partially to two rival houses. But
House No. ] keeps a strons-arm man
in a dark alley with a club ready to
knock any carrier on the head who
may be selling goods to House No. 2
And House NO. . has a squad of pick.
cts instructed to seize any salesman
and go through his clothing to find a
bill of lading for goods consigned to
House No. 1. And when the big whole
saIer protests that it is embarrassing
to carry on business against these OBJ
stacles his customer No. refuses to
remove the pickets as long as Gus
toner No. 1 keeps the Sstrong arm in
the dark alley. and vice Versa. AT thS
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-23
Series Of Tests Will be Made Under
Auspices Of the Burlington on
Aurora Division, Beginning
Next Month.
EXPERTS WILL BE THERE
Commerce Commission Men Will
Watch This Test-chicasoan
is Inventor Of
System.

| II. z. 4.
The Burlington railway on the first
west Of Aurora, Ill.,, will begin SER
les OF tests of a device that it is claim
ed will prevent railway wrecks. II. d.
Lyon and 8. NJ. Mills, inspecting en-
gineers of the interstate commerce
under orders to stay six months and
give the device thorough testing.
Hundreds of lives have been saved
by the introduction of steel passenger
coaches on the railroads Now the
Interstate commerce commission pro-
poses to find some device. that will
make derailments, rear and head-end
collisions and wrecks impossible. a
nationwide search is beingo conducted
under congressional order. n ~ s'H
Anatol Gollos, Chicagoan, is1 the
first inventor in the country to pro-
cure an official investigation. The
reward comes after three years Of
work on an automobile train control
and recorder. Tests are made by the
government only after. the preliminary
inquiry has shown that the device is
practical
H. D. Lyon, inspector OF safety ap-
plldACSS lOT Zig COIQlulSSlOu, mas dr.
rived in Chicago to prepare for 4
months study of the new device. A
number of miles Of track near Aurora
have been, equipped so that a full
and complete test may be made.
The inventor referring to his device
made the following statement
In my device the control of the
train is in the hands of the engine
men only so long as they tend to bust
ness and watch the signals After
they are warned by the whistle, they
are automatically relieved of control.
Where the block system is in USE,
an engineer will know whether there
is another train within radius o.
one mile and half, whether there is
Ia break in the track or anything
wrong at ALL The energized track
comes into contact with shoe fasten-
ed on the engine which is susceptible
to the slightest influences. The warn
ing to the engineer at the approach OF
danger, such as another train or
break in the track, is made first by
|shrill whistle, which is placed near
the engineers seat If he does not
slow down his train at this warning,
the airbrakes automatically set"
The commission, where the inven.
ton has merit, will put the device on
ia recommended list.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-23
Rotarian. at Philadelphia.

tenth anniversary Of the International
Rotary club was celebrated here to-
day when the conclave Of the east
ern division, comprising seventeen
clubs, met Following adjournment Of
the afternoon session the visiting
clubs will see the city on sightseeing
tour. Governor Braumbaugh will be-
the guest Of honor and is expected to
deliver an address at the banquet in
the Manufacturers club in the even
ing. An elaborate program has been
provided for the wives of the dele
gates.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-23
YOUR HAIR NEEDS
PARTISAN SAGE
1t Quickly Removes Dandruff, Stop.
Falling Hair and Scalp

If your hair is full of dandruff, thin,
streaky, dull and never will do up to
look pretty. you can almost immedi-
ately remove the cause making it
beautiful. thick and fluffy by the use
of Partisan Sage, one of the most
helpful and invigorating hair and
scalp tonics known
Partisan Sage not only saves your
hair but stimulates the hair roots and
furnishes the nourishment needed to
make it grow long, abundant and radt-
ant with life. Just one application
removes every trace OF dandruff and
stops scalp itcll-your hair becomes
soft and fluffy with an incompatible
gloss, beauty and charm.
You cannot be disappointed with
this harmless and delicately perfumed
tonic for there is nothing so good for
your hair 1t is easily applied at
home and costs but trif1e from Will
kinson & Co.. or any drug counter.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-23
keokuk, Iowa .....February %, 1915

a."
What Is this thing that / call a."
Which rules my work and play;
Which tells me when to laugh or cry,
When / should frown or smile or
sigh;
Which conjures spirits low or high,
Commands me, aye or nay?
1 would that some day I might see
What sort of creature en- may be-
The things I know-they are not II; /"
The lore I've made my own
Is still apart. There seems to lie
Some deeper thing, that's strong, yet
shy,
And still eludes me, though l try,
And Wills to live unknown.
it never yet has shown to me
What sort of creature "I'' may be-
The things 1 do-they are not II
Nor are the words I say.
t'I'' seems all searching to defy;
] sometimes think the answer nigh,
But though I pierce and probe and
pry,
'T" stili will have its way,
And seems to hoard with impish glee
The knowledge of what II" may be.
The mirrored face-that is not a."
There's something deeper, much.
Though sometimes, just in passing by
The glass l think a glimpse spy.
All. WELT may be, ere | die,
I'll hear or see Or touch
The ~ and come at last to see
What sort OF creature "I' may be.
Miriam Teichner in the New York
Globe
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-23
Battle Cry Of the Mothers

By the shameful traffic Of motherhood
Have you settled the worlds disputes
Did you think to barter the perfect bloom,
Bodies shaped in our patient womb
And never to face the judgment day Rt:sf3
When you and your kind should pay? %h' t1s,'tso
Flesh Of flesh, bone of our bone, ztset
Hope Of the pang we bore alone. 3..sEf3.
Sinew and strength Of the midnight hour
When dream had come to flower.
You who have felt the mother throe
Yet cannot know the stark despair
OF collins you shall never bear
Are you asleep that you do not care, n.y. E
Afraid, that you do not dare?
Will you dumbly stand $4s ae s2#5 fAs
In your own safe land 1T ssass . ~ 3sE
While sons slaughtered and torn?
Bravely through centuries we have borne
And suffered and wept in our secret place,
But now our silence and shame past,
The reckoning day has come at last
We must rise! We must plead for the race!
You who behold the mothers plight,
Win you join our battle cry with might,
Will you fight the mothers f1ght2
We who have given the soldiers BIRTH
Let-us fling our cry to the ends of earth,
To the ends of Time let our voice be hurled
Till it waken the sleeping world.
Flesh of our flesh, bone of our bone,
Toll of the centuries TO speech,
IS far the human voice reach
We will shout, will plead for our own,
Warriors! Counselors! Men at arms
You who have gloried in wars alarms,
When the great rebellion comes
You shall hear the beat
OF marching feet
And the sound of million drums.
You shall know that the world is at last awake
You shall hear the cry that the mothers make
You shall yield-for the mothers sake!
By ANGELA MORGAN
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-23
same tims they continue to clamor
fOr hic cnrdc +

same tina they continue to clamor
for his goods.
Well, if the merchant decides to
look for other markets and to leave
these belligerent customers to their
own devices neither can have any
just cause for complaint. Anyhow. it
is more economical-to say nothing
of being more humane-to keep our
valuable. American wheat at home for
feeding our own people than to have
it rot in detained ships Or wasted at
the bottom, of the ocean. There is
only one real reigning sovereign in
the world today and his name is King
Wheat. We cannot afford to throw
him overheard while he holds his
court in the United States Of Amer
lea. Long may he reign"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-23
Butter Maker. Compete.

MASON CITY, Iowa, Feb. "a bt,
scrap between butter makers Of Iowa
and Minnesota for the highest prizes
in butter making, is promised here tc.
day for the National Butter Makers
association convention, here March 3
to IL. Last year the best of the deal
seemed to lay with Iowa
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-23

The Burlington Post is of the opin-
ion that the prohibitory law in Iowa
will come no nearer enforcement than
the previous ones and that the state
will be the loser by the adoption OF
the measure. Burlington loses $40 :
900 in revenue. The Post will have
no difficulty in finding many who dis
agree with it.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-23

It will soon be time for a general
clean up and in order to make it d
success a general 'paint-up' move
ment should be included Residence
and business property can be made to
reflect a more prosperous condition 4
treated to new coat of paint
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-23
To Raise Dakota Rates.

PIERRE, S. D., Feb. 23-That an
advance in passenger rates will be
made from South Dakota points 20
other points in the nation, was the as
sertion of railroad companies today.
The fare from Huron to Minnesota
will be increased SO cents. The fare
from Huron to Chicago will undergo
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-23

The statement of the United States
treasury for January 20, shows that
the governments yearly income is
S35, 356.6G0 less than year ago, while
its yearly outgo is S12,536,000 greater
for the same period, and the surplus
in the treasury is $47,S94,000 less
than a year ago.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-23

Des Moines newspapers are real
unfortunate fire sufferers. A few
months ago the Capital suffered from
bad fire and now the Register and
Leader is a victim to the fiend. The
plant was completely destroyed. Broth
er Cowles has the sympathy of the
fraternity in his loss, which is a SER
tOuS one.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-23

All of the rulers claim they were
forced into the war. No one has yet
offered reward for the fellow who
did the forcing
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-23

The latest thing in an alarm clock
is contrivance that emits honk
making the sleeper think he is in front
of an automobile. And he gets out of
bed with single jump.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-23
Mostly Wind.

Sioux Falls Argus-Leader. It takes
much space in the Congressional Rec
ord to record what is said in the SEN
done.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-23

1t is understood that the reported
new comet can be also seen in dry
territory.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-23

A three minute telephone CONVEX
sation between New York and San
Francisco costs 5000.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-23

Franklin Station visited with Mrs
Geo. Kirchner Friday.
Mr.. ana Mrs. Alfred Hohl of near
Warren visited in our city Saturday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-23

THOUGHT FOR TODAY.
never take a nap after dinner but
when have had a bad night, and then
the nap takes me-Sam1 Johnston.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-23

an increase of S2.24. The rate to Mil
waukee will be boosted s239 and the
rate in Omaha will be raised 10
cents. Other rate increases will be
general throughout the. state.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-23
DAILY BY MAIL

G. +. skIvln ............. Manager
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-10-02
WHIST SEASON
WILL OPEN HERE Il
MONDAY NIGHT

The tournament committee Of tho
Detroi. Whist club has arranged n
schedule of contests to be played
during the ensuing season. embrace
ing seven series OF four games each
honors to DO awarded In each serio6;
to the pair obtaining highest accuS
mulative score. Players to quality
must contest In not less than three
games In each series. The opening
game will he played in the club
rocms In the Arcadia building,
Woodward-ave. and Stimson.pl. next
Monday evening at 7:45.
These contests are open to men.
and all interested In maintaining
the recognized standard of rloderu
scientific whist are cordially invited
to participate In these events. The
committee will endeavor to provide
partners for players on request.
Any further particulars can be OBJ
tanned by addressing T. u. Balkwill.
chairman, Detroit Whist club. O.
telephone Cherry 1896
Thu regular Saturday afternoon
open games will be resumed for the
season. in the club rooms. Oct. 3.
The first game OF the ladies' niaht
events. open to ladies and mixed
pairs, will be played in the club
rooms on Thursday evening. Oct. -.
at s D. m
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-10-02
NET
NEMESIS OF
U-BOATS

tContinued from Page car.t
can look down directly into the
water and see below the surface as
far rs a submarine dives, whereas
boat looking slantwlse across the
water cannot see below the surface.
An aeroplane therefore. or a dlrig-
ible, is useful In locating the subma.
rtne aud AT times even In dropping
bomb upon IT, More effective,
however. has been the work OF the
Cil'burning rapid scout boats oper-
atipg wire nets. These nets are
made of strong steel wire with a
Is foot mesh with wooden buoys at
the top and sinkers on the lower
edge like a huge seine. They are
10 yards long and approximately
90 feet from top 10 bottom. The
submarine. through It's periscope.
Is limited In It's sight. being able TO
gee only abou; nile or to see
smoke about three miles. The scout
boats. or their aeroplanes. are able
to see the perircope OF the subma.
iine because OF the wake II leaves
In the water. and TO chart its course.
Then, being much more rapid. the
scout boats can head OF the subma-
rine, and taking a position three or
four miles ahead unobserved. they
drop tho net, pay out some cable
with buoys and retire Presently the
sumarine noses into the net and the
scout boats return, close in the net,
and dispose Of the submarine at
their leisure. This method. II Is said.
has been .sed most successfully.
Another instrument used against
the submarine is the high-powered
gasoline boat armed with one light
gun Hundreds OF these scout In all
directions and II they see a peri
business They can run away from
;he subms rine and being small
OFFER a dltilcult target.
Still another plan has been To de-
looking trawler is sent out or an
cbored where the presence OF the
submarine is suspected and when
the latter rises to torpedo II a gun
Is unmasked and gets in the first
shot one story Is told OF a decoy
cooperating near an estuary with
an aeroplane. On the decoy the sail
ors were hanging out washing.
When they observed the submarine
approaching, In accordance with a
plan, a red shirt was hung on the
line and at the signal an aeroplane
darted from behind hill where
II mad been in wait and dropped a
bomb On the submarine. Stories tell
also OF fixed nets at certain points
into which the submarines are led
by a boat ostensibly endeavoring TO
escape.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-10-02

from both tanks The fire just
blotted them out"
Every man from the front | saw
broke In on his description OF the
battle with praise for Gen. Joffre.
The French chief is a
bigger hero than ever with his sol.
diers. who call him Grandpa" or
The Dad" on account of his In
terest In their welfare.
Ills order Of the day before the
offensive started was master.
piece" said wounded officer. "He
took the entire army into his conf
dence. like a father might talk 10
his son. because he wanted them to
make the sacrifice with their eyes
open instead OF being blindly driv-
en-"
The new heavy artillery is won
derful, the wounded men from the
front declare. Worn field pieces
have been replaced by new. Every
thing 10 In ship-shape. Officers and
men fully expect a great victory.
Eve are on even terms now in
artillery" said one ofYicer. land
mark my word-we'll get them be-
fore we quit"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-10-02
BRO Adv AN-STIlNND.

Double measure In feature films Is
the method taken by the naRement
OF the Proadway-Strand theater 10
show their patrons appreciation for
sin months of successful operation.
ard next week the bill VIII present
the william Fox feature, sin" IN
which Thcd7 Bar stars and tho
rHthc comedy, The GalIoper." In
which Clifton Crawford ga tho hero.
The pictures rrc exceptional features
OF an entirely different character
Those who do not car" for the style
81 acting IN which Mile Bara In
dulgcs cannot fail 10 enjoy tho
wholesome comedy ir which Mr..
Crawford performs I'm his own pecu-
liar style Tho plot 90 sin" hinges
~ the theft ~ Jewell from an image
OF the Madonna ard the scenes are
laid in Italy and ~" italian quarter
81 New York city. William SHAY. who
rlayed opposite milo Bara in The
Clerr"nceau Case" viii support hcr
ir "Sir.' TIL" plot " The Gallop-
err includes q war between Turkey
md Greece during which Mr. Craw-
ford. as q substitute war correspond
eut, gets badly involved with the
creditors and divorced wives Of the
real correspondent Melville stewart
plays The role of the real correspond
ent IfRnia M.rinoff and Rive Alex
ander are Red Cross nurses