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The Irish standard., 1916-10-21
Soldiers Not Regarded
Favorab|y In England

raising the number of recruits to o.
900. Since then the Irish Rebellion
has broken out and recruiting has ell
tirely collapsed. 1t was stated that
about $4,000 Irishmen had been in the
army when the war broke out.
Both the figures of recruiting and
the number of Jrishmen in the army
before the war started are very much
exaggerated II is certain, however,
that more than half the Irish soldiers
have been killed or disabled, and that
their total fighting strength at present
does not exceed 10000.
To replace the Irishmen used up in
the gigantic struggle is the problem
which confronts the Government. The
clamor of the English press for con-
scription in Ireland is another indi-
cation that the Irish in the army have
been put out of commission. The
Government are aware, like everybody
else, who knows Ireland, that it would
take 100000 soldiers to enforce con-
scription. The road to cOnscription
in Ireland leads to a precipice. The
Government is also aware that Irish
men cOnscripted could not be relied
upon in an emergency and that in.
stead of strength they may prove
weakness to their conscriptors. At
the present juncture the Irish are boil
Ing with indignation against England
and that feeling would be intensified
by any attempt at enforced military
service.
These considerations will make the
Government delay their decision on
the extension of the Military Service
Acts to Ireland. The pretended oppo.
sition of John Redmond and his re-
cruiting M. P.'s will have no effect
with the Coalition Government. When
Redmond asked Irishmen to join the
English army he paved the way for
conscription as we'll as for his own
downfall. The possibility that con-
scripted Irishmen would find a way
to throw in their lot with England's
enemies is discussed freely both in
this country and in England.
The Irish standard., 1916-10-21

distress, but in the towns especially
there must be many individual cases
where the weekly wage is not suffi-
cient to provide the family with an
adequate supply of wholesome and
nourishing food. In Tipperary district
there is very little tillage, and it is a
melancholy and not infrequent spec
tacle to witness farmers, instead of
bringing in the produce of their land
to the market, actually come to town
and buy up potatoes and other vege-
tables, leaving the unfortunate towns.
people to run short.
North Cork.
AS far as this district is concerned
there is no want of employment, ex-
cept as regards the building trades,
owing to the increased cost of mate.
rials. Skilled tradesmen such as car
penters, plasterers and masons, COM
plain of great scarcity of employ
ment, people being loath to undertake
any building operations for the rea.
son given above. Under these cir.
cumstances many works, such as the
erection of schools, have had to be
temporarily abandoned. The rate of
wages paid to agricultural and urban
laborers has been increased, but this
increase is not at all commensurate
with the rise in the prices of the
necessaries Of life. Owing to the high
prices of flour, coal, ETC., considerable
distress prevails amongst the poorer
classes, especially in the towns and
villages. Agricultural laborers have
for the purposes of supplementing
their slender incomes taken to the
feeding Of fowl and pigs, and this in
dustry appreciably lightens their bur
den as compared with their fellow la
; borers in the towns. From 12s. to las
is about the average wage in this towr
and district. To this sum in some cases
shilling has been added recently
but 1t is very much out Of proportion
with the corresponding increases IL
the prices of household necessaries.
West Limerick.
Amongst those likely to feel tn
immediate consequences of the ecc
The Irish standard., 1916-10-21
Census Minnesota

Minnesota has more Germans than
swedes numbered among ito residents.
4t fsas ,nore oe<nta. q & lsns.,. Nerwsn,ans.
OF all the States inhabitants, 26.7 ne:
cent are Of German birth. These sur.
prising statements are based upon the
United States census report giving
Minnesota's population by age, sex
and nationality. The figures show
that Minnesota had 396,859 Germans,
against 279,6O6 Norwegians and $685.
018 Swedes.
There are $4,000 more people in
Minnesota Of German blood than Of
any other one nationality.
The Irish standard., 1916-10-21

Even in England the soldier is re-
garded, except in stress of war, as a
rear-criminal. No self-respecting man
will associate with him, and respect
able woman would not notice him.
The coddling of the "Tommies" now
In vogue, will end with the war, and
when things return to their normal
course, they will be again despised by
their own people.
Very naturally Irishmen ask: Why
should we fight for a people who de-
spise the soldier? They also ask why
should they fight for people who
have for centuries scOurged Ireland?
Another question that is frequently
asked is: Wha: is the total number
Of Irishmen in the British army?
While great deal has been said and
written on recruiting in Ireland, it is
strange that no reliable figures have
been made public as to the exact num-
ber of 1rishmen who enlisted since
the commencement of the war. Red
mond and T. p. O'Connor have given
estimates of 100000; 100000, 250,0OO
and 100000, but these estimates have
no foundation; in fact, and have long
since been proven unreliable and ex-
aggerated. The first official figures
were given out last February by Lord
Wimborne, Lord Lieutenant of Ire.
land. He stated in his report that
the figures were not reliable and
should not be accepted as absolutely
trustworthy and that the best he could
say for them was that they we're ap.
prOximately correct. This report gave
the total number of recruits secured
from August, 1914, to January 31st
1915, as $4,000. Up to that time the
official estimates of recruiting were
between 10000 and $4,000.
Shortly before the publication oi
Lord Wimborne's report the German
papers commented on the failure Of
recruiting in Ireland. Then the Lon
don Times in an inspired article, stat
ed that the judges at Assizes, recruit
ing officers at public meetings, ant
the press, had given a handle to the
enemy, and that comments on tn,
failure of recruiting in Ireland should
be stopped by the military censors.
This hint was sufficient and Lor,
Wimborne's report on Irish recruit
ing was published for consumption II
Germany. About the 1st of April last
Lord Wimborne again gave out figure
The Irish standard., 1916-10-21

ing to one of the Waterford papers in
reference to the article which ap-
peared in the Examiner" on the 31st
ult., re the cost of living generally,
suggests that the county members of
Parliament, viz, Messrs. ]. J. O'Shee
and M. J. Murphy, should summon
meeting, to be held in some central
district, to devise means of tighten.
ing their burden.
Tipperary District.
Generally speaking, there is very
little want of employment in Tip
perary district. The only workers
who art hit hard are artisans in
towns-masons, carpenters, plasterers
and painters. These are getting lit
tie or nothing to do, as owing to the
enormous cost of material, which has
gone up by about 100 per cent, build
ing works everywhere have been
practically brought to standstill.
Agricultural laborers were never
better paid. Whereas a few years
ago their wages would be ELS to
EGO year, with board, they are now
paid $50 to G25 a year, with board.
Harvest laborers get 13s. to 25s. q
week, with board. while in some dis
tricts they have got as much as 6s. a
day, with their keep. The war has
denuded the countryside of the great
er proportion of its workers, and
farmers in many instances complain
that they cannot secure men for the
harvest at any figure.
In the urban district of Tipperary
laborers' wages have gone up by
about SO per cent. Before the war
the laborers in the employment of the
Urban Council earned 12s. to las. q
week; now they are paid 1Ss. to 2Os.
a week. For all the necessaries OF
life the prices have gone up so or 60
per cent. Butter, which at this time
a year before the war could be got
at Is. to Is. I'd. per lb., now costs Is
Sd. or 1s Cd. Ordinary American
bacon has risen from I'd. to 1s. per lb.
} eggs from Is. to 2s. a dozen; fresh
meat from 3d. to Is. per lb., and so on
Clothing has gone up about 40 pei
cent. From inquiries in town ant
country, there is no apparent genera
The Irish standard., 1916-10-21
Great Many Prominent
People Beeome..c Converts

Announcement that the new Lord
Mayor-elect of London is a Catholic,
reminds us that nowadays Catholics
are to be found in the most unlikely
places. For instance, consider the
following names of prominent Catho.
lies at home and broad and what they
stand for:
The president of China.
The president and premier of Swift
zerland.
The minister of foreign affairs Of
Holland.
The chief justice of the United
States. ...".
The kings of saxony, Roumania and
Bulgaria.
The heir to the throne Of Wurtem-
burg, Duke Albert.
Vice Admiral Yamagata of the JAP
anese navy.
Ma Slang Beh, member Of the ma
tional assembly, and cabinet minister
of China.
The Danish minister to Berlin, Count
Won Moltke-Huitfeldt.
H. r. H. the Princess Margaret of
Denmark, granddaughter Of King
Christian, niece of the empress dow.
ager of Russia and Of Queen Dowager
AI.-o-I~. 80 Cuook p,3knin
The Dowager Landgravine of Hes
Sc, Princess Anna Of Prussia, niece
of Emperor William of Germany
and sister of the Duchess of Con
naught.
A brother of the prince consort Of
Holland, Duke Paul of Mecklenburg
Schwerin.
A nephew of Kaiser William o1
Germany, Prince Frederick William o.
Prussia.
A niece of Mrs. Asquith, wife of thu
British premier, Lady Lovat.
Several nephews and niece o
James Anthony Froude.
A sister of John Hays Hammond
nun in Montreal.
Two daughters of Hon. Levi P. Nor
ton, Mrs. Winthrop Rutherford ant
Mrs. Helen Morton.
A niece of ex-Premier Nicholson o
Norway, who was responsible for tn
severance of that country from Swe
den, Madame Helga Smith-Hald Got
raud.
The Irish standard., 1916-10-21

During the spring and summer, the
University Museum has been enriched
by many gifts, and its contents re-
arranged scientifically and in a very
artistic manner by the custodian, Doc.
tor Hyvernat. 1t occupies large hall
on the third floor of Mcmahon Hall.
The Irish standard., 1916-10-21
Famine Predicted
In ireland Soon

Says William D. Mahon, Head Of the
international Amaigamated Associa-
tion Of Street and Electric Railway
Employees, Famous American Labor
Leader, Just Returned from Dublin.
The Irish standard., 1916-10-21
Will Not Submit
To conserii ption

England Has Not Vet Revealed It's
Hand in Spite of the cIamor to
Extend Its CONSUMPTION to ireland.
The Irish Citizens Are in No Mood
e to Submit to Military Service.
The Irish standard., 1916-10-21
MORE GERMANS THAN sWEDES
IN MINNESOTA.
What Minnesota. Melting Pot Holds

Fatherlands of Minnesotans of for
eign birth or foreign parentage, as
shown by United States census:
Pct. of total
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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-19
Dandruffy Heads
Become Hairless

If you want plenty of thick, beautiful
glossy, silky hair, do by all means get
rid of dandruff, for it will starvc your
hair and ruin it if you don't.
1t doesn't do much good to try to
brush or wash it out. The only sure way
to get rid of dandruf is to dissolve it,
then you destroy it entirely. To do this,
get about four ounces of ordinary liquid
arvon; apply it at night when retiring
use enough to moisten the scalp and rub
it in gently with the finger tips.
BY morning most, if not all. of your
dandruf will be gone, and three or four
more applications will completely dis
solve and entirely destroy every single
sign and trace of it.
You will find, too, that all itching and
digging of the scalp will stop, and your
hair will look and feel hundred times
better. You can get liquid arvon at any
drug store. 1t is Inexpensive and four
ounces is all you will need, no matter
how much dandruff you have. This
simple remedy never fails.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-19
Attacked by Negro.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa, Jan. 19.-Short-
ly after Arthur DeBarry left his home
early today, for his work, a negro
forced an entrance to the house and
going to the sleeping room, demanded
food from Mrs. DeBarry, still in bed.
When she refused, he assaulted her
and desperate struggle ensued. A
dog in the next room made a noise
and Mrs. DeBarry thinking 1t might
be her husband, called to him for
help. The negro heard the noise and
fearing capture, fed. Detectives have
no clue.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-19
Class Enjoys Social.
CITY NEWS.
Read Lowitz' ad. Interesting.

-RedQ LOWltZ AQ. interesting.
City Drug store opens tomorrow
ready for business. IS North Sixth.
Jasper Blines. the well known
alexandria citizen, is seriously sick
at his home Seven Pines" a short
distance out of the town.
City Drug store opens tomorrow
ready for business. 10 North Sixth
In consideration Of $4,000. E. c.
Cobb has conveyed to Jessie Ia.
Myers lot in block 1852.
The Keokuk National bank VIII
close tomorrow. Thursday, at two
o'clock p. M. on account Of the fun
eral Of A. e. Matless, Arst vice presi-
dent.
Read Lowitz' ad. Interesting.
There will be a mothers meet
ing in connection with the infant vel
fare work tomorrow afternoon at the
Peoples Institute. )
City Drug store opens tomorrow
ready for business. 10 North Sixth.
j. L. hawkes. was operated upon
at the Graham hospital this morning
for appendicitis and complications. A
favorable report was given out from
the hospital this afternoon. Mr..
Hawkes. was taken i'll just a week
ago.
Read Lowitz' ad. Interesting.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-19
SEARS IS GUEST OF
DR.. G. WALTER BARR
Superintendent Of keokuk Power Sta
ton is in Des Moinss and
Will Lecture There.


VIII Lecture There.
OF C.. A. Sears visitato Des Moines
the Register says:
C. A. Sears, an American engineer
who has done and is doing big things
with falling water and electricity.
will lecture this evening in The High
land Park college chapel.
Mr.. Sears has had connection with
some Of the most important electric
plants in the country from the Pacific
coast to New England His work has
been chiefly in the construction and
the operating Of electric plants and
transmission lines coup.ed to water
wheels. He has hads.a part in the
construction OF somefof the largest
water power developments in Amer
lea, including that at Keckuk. When
the construction work at Keokuk
was done and the Mississippi river
finally harnessed, NJ Sears Was
made general superintendent of npcr-
alton of the big wa:e- power there
and has held .ha: position ever S'.ce.
He has entire charge OF the operation
OF the worlds greatest water power.
its largest electric generators and
the second largest transmission line.
The greatest transmission line IN
the world runs from Big Creek. Cal.
to Los Angeles. The wonderful water
power development at Big Creek and
also the one at Koekuk will be shown
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-19
Daily Stock Letter.
copyright 1916 by The New York |
Eyeniny Post

copyright 1916 by The New York
Evening Post.1
NEW YORK, Jan. 19.-After a few
hours of uncertain fluctuation of
prices-with several Industrial shares
again showing signs Of weakness-a
selling movement began which was
made up Enthusiastically OF concerted
professional operations for the de-
cline. As was to be expected under
all the circumstances Of the week this
pressure converged on the war mu-
nitions shares" but it caused rather
general weakness in nearly all parts
of the lists. The days declines were
very irregular, but the day ended with
the market unsettled, though with
some recovery from the lowest.
AS has been the case throughout the
week, there was nothing in the news
financially or politically to have Wis
IDLY provoked the movement.
On the whole, the railway shares
made a good account Of themselves;
selling was not heavy in that quarter.
The weekly gross earnings statements
showed an increase, not only over
1915, but over 1914, except in the
southern district.
The bond market continued to main
tain its range of prices again on sub
stantial and well distributed business.
1t continued to display its now IA
miliar indifference to the huge mass
of realizing sales from Europe.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-19
The Bible In School.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
QUINCY. ILL.,. Jan. 19.-War on the
teaching of the Bible in state institu-
lions and particularly in the state
normal schools for the blind. deaf
and dumb at Jacksonville, was de
clared by the local district Verband.
a branch society Of the German Cath
olic order Of Stats verband. in an
nual session here last night.
The district Verband adopted reso-
Iutions asking the executive commit
tee of the state society to take up
the question. The resolution contends
the teaching of the Bible in public
and state schools Is illegal.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-19
by a large number of Photographic
stereopticon Slides

by large number of Photographic
stereopticon slides.
The lecture is under the auspices
of the Highland Park college chap
ter of the Am erican Institute Of Elec-
trical Engineers, and 1t will be at
tended by many. engineers and cleo
tricians Of Des Moines companies. MI.
Sears is known as a very entertain
ing platform speaker and with \ it's
many interesting pictures the lecture
will be entertaining to everybody as
well as it's more technical parts In
structive to- engineers. The lecture is
entirely freq and the public is in
vited to attend by the engineering So
ciety which is bringing Mr.. Sears to
Des Moines.s
While in the city Mr.. Sears will be
the guest Of DR.. G. Walter Barr, and
will also be, entertained at dinner by
Dean Adolph Shane Of the Highland
Park college of engineering.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-19
Genuine Americanlsm.

Wayne Herald: Prof. Edward A.
Steiner of Grinnell college, Iowa, who
is a citizen of foreign birth, referring
to the horrors of the European war.
makes this concluding staten emit:
Never before have I loved my adopt
ed country as much as now; never
did l have for 1t so profound re-
spect nor a deeper realization Of the
blessings of our democracy, imperfect
as it is" The appreciation and one
sentiment manifested by this foreign
born citizen ought to thrill all with
satisfaction.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-19
KEOKUK MAN rs
LEFT PART OF A
LARGE FORTUNE

. Carl z. Miles of this city states 4
. that he has just been notified 4
= that through the death of Mrs.
. Alice F.. Thompson at Salt Lake Z
= City on Monday, he is made a
. beneficiary in her fortune of Z
. $200,541.36. He received the in Z
. nation today from A. C. Ronald,
. attorney for Mrs. Thompson. The
. decedent is survived by two 4
. daughters, Florence Thompson .
and Margaret Thompson, and 4
. they and Mr. Miles will each re- e
. ceive part of the fortune. Mr..
. Miles first met Mrs. Thompson 4
. in Salt Lake City on February 2,
. 1914, and his good fortune is the =
. result Of a friendship that sprung =
. up, he stated today. Mrs. =
Thompson was 80 years, months =
. and days old. Z
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-19
Roosevelt Tor President.

Omaha Nebraskan; Teddy. as he
is affectionately called, is the
strongest candidate the republicans
can choose. However much men may
condemn his Inconsistencies, the
people like his great courage and his
sturdy Americanism. He has been
quick to see that there is gradually
awakening patriotic sentiment in this
country, and it is not difficult to be-
lieve that the Roosevelt boom is now
fairly on.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-19
LOST.
MISCELLANEOUS.

MOLER BARBER COLLEGE. st,
Louis, Mo. wants you to learn the
trade. If this opportunity means
lighter, cleaner work at better pay,
you want it. Can learn in a short
time and have your own shop. Write
for the truth about it today.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-19
INDUSTRIAL ASSN.
| DIRECTORS CHOSEN
Herman Absolute, c. J. kIroh, A. E..
French, e. x. tombstone and II.
3. Blood, Elected Tds
Afternoon
39,754 VOTES WERE CAST
L. A. HanllI and II. R. culkln Were
Voted on But Had Previously
Withdrawn Their
Names.
39,754 VOTES WERE CAST

The following were elected as new
directors OF the Keokuk Industrial
trial association at the election held
in the Industrial association Offices
this afternoon: Herman Anschutz,
II. Boyden Blood, E. A. French, Ed
ward K. tombstone and Z. J. Kirch.
The term Of Office Is for three years.
All owners Of stock in the Keokuk In
dustrial association voted this after
noon
Although votes were cast for H. r.
Culkfn and L. A. Hamill, both, previous
to the election, stated that they were
not in position to accept office, and
withdrew their names.
The total number Of votes cast was
1854.
Following are the candidates for the
directorate and the number of votes
zach recajvod.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-19
y, w. G, A kensInaton.

=. w. c. a. kensIngton.
Tomorrow afternoon the January
kensington will be given by the social
committee of the Y. w. G. A. in the
auditorium. A short program will be
given, which will include piano duet
by Mrs. Belzer and Miss Rose Pelz, a
vocal solo by Mrs. r. L. Reid and a
reading by Mrs. A. r. Mcpherson.
The program will be followed by re-
freshments and the usual social hour.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-19

LANDOLOGY, q magazine giving the
facts in regard to the land situa-
ton. Three months trial subscrip-
ton free. II for home, or as an
investment you are thinking Of buying
good farm lands. simply write me q
letter marking 1t personal and say
Mail me Landology and all part1cu-
lars free" Address Lloyd NJ. Skin
ner, general manager, Skidmore Land
Co., 233 Skidmore Bldg, Marinette.
Wis.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-19
Theorists.

Louisville Courier-Journal: The fol.
lowers of Henry Ford are, largely,
persons who feel that they could run
the world better than il is run. but
who have not taken any efficiency
prizes for the good conduct of their
own business
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-19
Chooolate.Coated or Psaln

short history OF equal suffrage in
Iowa and some of the plans being
made by the Iowa equal suffrage as
ISOLATION to have the amendment
adopted in June, which will give equal
suffrage to women in this state. AT
the close Of the program, Miss An.
derson and Miss Dell Anderson served
delicious refreshments.
Alpha Trist Club.
Mrs. A. 9. Decker was hostess to the
Alpha Trist club this afternoon at her
home on Grand avenue.
ThimbIe Club Meeting.
Mrs. Harold Bowlby entertained the
day at their regular fortnightly meet
ing.
Wednesday Reading Club.
There was large attendance OF
the members of the Wednesday Read
ing club today at the home Of Mrs.
John H. Cole.
Change Of Meeting Date.
Mrs. John r. Irwin will entertain
Ll0 AltSl DAiuSe SAup oh Il lludy
afternoon. The members are asked to
take note Of the change in the day OF
meeting.
Class Enjoys Social.
The Baptist Sunday school class Of
Miss Nellie Vandendoal enjoyed a So
cial time in the parlors of the church
last night. A number of games were
played and refreshments were served.
The following were present: Emizine
Stice, Nola Usher Beulah Usher, Ross
Peterson, Ralph Wright, Mildred
Wright, Hugh Bell, Clarence Wilsey,
Ruth Bankson, Bertha Star, Eril VI
rich, Carl Washpurn, Helen Bricky,
Harriet Malone. Edna Bently, George
Hagorm, Lyman Beach and Nellie
and Edith Vandendoel.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-19
$780,
Call Black 665
For Society Editor
Mentor Reading Club.

Mentor Reading Club.
The Mentor reading club will meet
tomorrow afternoon with Mrs. w. @.
Howell. The topic for study will be
Western Painters and Mrs. II. B.
Newcomb and Mrs. w. G. Blood will
be readers for the afternoon.