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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-20
THE WHOLE BODY
NEEDS PURE BLOOD

The bones, the muscles, and all the
organs of the body-depend for their
strength and tone and healthy action
on pure blood.
If the blood is very impure. the
bones become diseased: the muscles
become enfeebled. the step loses its
elasticity, and there is inability TO
perform the usual amount of labor.
The skin loses it's clearness, and
pimples, blotches and other erup-
tons appear.
Hoods Sarsaparilla makes pure
blood. It is positively unequaled in
the treatment Of scrofula and other
humors, catarrh, rheumatism, dys-
pepsia. loss of appetite. that tired
feeling. Be cure to get Hoods and
get 1t today. All druggists.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-20
AND
CREW Persisted
American Schooner Supposed to rave
Gone Down During Storm OF
Last Week.

limited Press Leased Wire Service:
HALIFAX, n. S, Dec. 20.-Captaini
Patterson and his crew Of six men OF
the American schooner William Ma
son. are believed to have persisted IN
tbe storm which swept the Atlantic
coast last week. Two bodies TO
eether with cabin wreckase, presum
ably from the schooner, have peer
washed ashore here.
The bodies are believed 10 De mos.
of Benjamin G. Mathews, OF Missouri
and lanes c. Apt, of Bear River
| n. s. ..o,
| The William Mason was three
masted schooner displacing 465 tons
She was built at Wilmington, Del, II
1872. She was bound. from PERT
Ambov. n. J., to Yarmouth, n. s
having left Perth Amboy Dec, g.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-20
Faulty Nutri-
ton and E1imi-

nation these are the
cause of the most of the
ailments that afflict human
beings. Too much indiges-
tible food and lack of power
to throw off the poisons
that come from indigestion
these lead to a long line
of distressing disorders.
Avoid them by eating
Shredded Wheat Biscuit
"a simple, elemental food
that contains all the body
building material in the
whole wheat grain, in
Guiding the bran coat which
keeps the intestinal tract
healthy and clean. Delicious
for any meal with bananas
or other fruits. Made at
Niagara Fails, N. Y.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-20
Political Circles Specializing.

limited Press Leased Wire Service
CHICAGO, Dec. 20. - Political
circles were specializing today on
the significance OF the endorsement
of Mayor Thompson by the anti
saloon league of Illinois. Sixty mem
hers of the leagues board OF trus-
tees voted approval Of the chicago
city administration.
Il is believed here that this move
nv the drys ia an attempt to VIII
with Mayor Thompson's aid enough
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-20
Ru9aIo Bill Was Sick.

DENVER, Colo, Dec. 20.-Col. w,
F Cody buffalo BID is, conVa-
Iescing today from a short but severe
Illness following his return from
trip to Wyoming. The colonefs gen
eral condition is much better TO-DAY.
although he is not yet entirely out OF
danger, according to DR.. J. Ii. EAST
his physician.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-20
University Professor Dead.

University Professor Dead.
rJTnited Press Leased Wire Service. ]
EVANSTON, ILL.,. Dec. 20.--Dr. Her
bert Franklin Fisk, rs. for fortythr %
years professor at Northwestern
university here. is dead today. He
was born in Stoughtol, Mass.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-20

Forty-two faithful women servants
who have held positions with the
same families from two to twenty
Years have been given premiums by
the German Housewives society OF
New York City
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-20
Interesting Account Of Disturbance,
Taken From the Files Of The
Gate City Of That
Date.
SMALL START, BIG FINISH
John Givins Was Innocent Instru-
ment in Exciting Colored
Citizens TO Fever
Pitch.

Kendelrs Komedy Kompany and
the Ku klux Khan got mixed up here
back in 1874 and the result was near
riot. The K. K. K. scare of that year
which caused SO much commotion in
town. especially among the colored
population, and which was started by
a party of young men, bent on amuse-
ment, will be remembered by many
keokuk residents ?
On Sunday, Nov. 2. 1874 the Ken
delfs Kennedy Kompany with trunks
marked K. K. x. unloaded belongings
on the local wharf. Some young men
made capital Of this by telling a local
negro, John Givens, that the Ku Klux
had raided Warsaw and Alexandria,
killing negroes and burning negro
churches and were on the way to
keohuk with the same object in view.
Givens, now deceased, who later was
a city fireman and dog catcher, believ-
ed the tale and read a to arms procla-
nation written by>men, in the colored
churches of the city with the result
that the city was on It's head, for a
few hours. The following account Of
this strange occurance is taken YER
batim from The Gate City files of
Tuesday, November 4, 1876:
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-20
Convinced of Sell.

After time some Of our citizens
succeeded in convincing the colored
people that they had been made the
victims Of an agregious sell. This soon
became the generally accepted oeile1
and the crowd dispersed.
Some of the victims were highly In
dignant at Given~ for circulating the
document and threatened to visit
summary punishment upon him. He
was taken in charge by the police
and lodged in the boose for safe
keeping. He was no doubt innocent
of any wrong intent and was prob
ably the most frightened man in town.
On Monday morning the six young
men were arraigned before c. L. Allen
Justice of the peace, charged with ex
citing disturbance. George Bland
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-20
How 1t All Started.

Sunday evening a party of young
n,en who were congregated on Third
street, conceived the idea of perpetrat-
ing huge sell On the colored popula-
ton of our city. The thing worked
like a charm, in fact it worked too well,
as the sequel will show. A guileless,
credulous young colored man named
John Givens. passed by about that
time and they concluded to use him in
the execution of their plan. His gull
lible nature yielded readily to the
schemes of the mischief makers, and
he listened with rapt attention and the
most intense interest while they pour.
ed into his willing.ea the most hor-
rible tales Of pillage, rapine and MUIR
der-of war and rumors Of war.
| They told him that the villainous
Ku Klux had attacked the colored cit
liens of Warsaw. burned their church
and killed a number Of them; that
they were at that moment ravaging
the town Of Alexandria in a similar
manner and that as soon as they had
finished their work of destruction they
would march on the colored citizens
Of Keokuk and repeat the operation
here
The young man naturally became
excited and was easily prevailed upon
| to circulate the following inflamatory
appeal which the jolly jokers wrote
out:
To arms! to arms, All people
interested in the defense of the
colored people please rally at once.
BARNEY.
Givens took the document, proceed
ed to the colored churches where
Services were being held and handed
lit to the ministers with the request
that it be read, which request was
complied with.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-20
Repeated lStories.


In addition to this he repeated the
frightful stories that had been recited
to him. The result of the little joke
far exceeded the most sanguine ex-
pectations of the inventors. The tocsin
of war which the young men sounded
was a signal for panic among the col
ored people. The congregations broke
ub in the widest excitement and for
a time there was a scene Of the most
indescribable alarm and confusion
The reports spread like wildtire among
the colored population producing the
same effect wherever 1t went. In
some instances women who heard of
If at their homes gathered the chill
dren together and sought safety by
fleeing from the city.
The male portion assembled at the
armory of the Keokuk state guards
and demanded arms They also went
to Shuler's gun store and made sim
liar demands; in fact they congregated
wherever thew thought arms were to
be had. Men were hurrying through
the streets with shotguns and pistols
which had been picked up at private
houses and for time the city was
fairly alive with active preparations
for war. Those who succeeded in
procuring arms proceeded at once to
the levee, prepared to give the ku
Klux a warm reception. While eS-
element was at its height, the steamer
Harry Johnson whistled. AS it was
reported that the X. K. ks were to
arrive on the steamer the armed col
ored men collected about the landing
When the captain saw them he
thought they had congregated to mob
him.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-20

votes in the legislature to make pro
hibition a certainty.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-20

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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-20
On Chest and Back. Scratched and
Little BIisters Would Come.
Could Not Rest at Night.

had eczema on my chest and back for
about year. The first appearance was a
scarlet rash and itywould itch and when I
The Detroit times., 1916-09-06

Is rather favorable. They do not
steal and they pay for what they
get. The pillage, that is the affair
OF the infantry. | shall speak OF II
in detail later.
At nightfal we retired TO our
beds. At 0 o'clock a violent ringing
OF the bell warned me that the time
for repose had not come. a LIED
tenant of infantry is at the door
with 10 men. bayonets fixed. and
provided with lanterns and picks.
! had no time 10 speak.
Give me the key OF the sacristy,''
he ordered
was made 20 accompany them
while they rummaged through the
sacristy and the church. opening
every drawer. looking under the
benches, even pulling aside the
robes hung against The wall in their
search for French soldiers. The
clock tower with him, but ! made
him understand that I suffered from
vertigo. He consented that remain
below under guard while he crept
up the lalder No "ro d trouscr" was
found All the church keys were
taken from me.
But tomorrow" ! said tt hir. ''is
Sunday and must cclepratc the
mass"
AT what hour?"
~ seven o'clock
Come 10 me ~ half past sig anc
you shall have the KEYS"
The .ieGtcnani gave me my parole
aud | returned to The Pros bytery
BY the hrht OF the moon / saw the
soldiers sleeping Ground The church.
guns IN their hands. At eleven
O'Clock there was another violent
ringing OF the bell ! went TO tho
door. Three German raiders. re.
volycr in. hand. and musket on tho
arm. thrust pas, re. say ing not q
word II was not re-assrring Ny
first Impression was that these raS.
Gals wished 10 worS in sileHce. But
when they reached ry kitchen they
recovered their voices.
"Cikares' Cikres" they demand
ed, loudly
Il have no cigars" J shouted back
al them.
They dc not sccn 10 understand
The Detroit times., 1916-09-06

TRTAUCOURT, aug. 20 (by ulall) .--
-t1rr1rrr- -pf--.---4-i-f-+-,y'- Aa'4ds-a
most unusual document. II Is the
diary in which NJ Paul Niller. cure OF
TriAucourt recorded the events OF
the eight days I'm September, 1914,
during which that little town was
held by the Germans. IL II primarily
a story nj killing and sack and arson.
Of course. but II Is something far
more
The good priest tells in the simp-
lest and most unaffected fashion the
emotions that ravaged the village.
suddenly 1nding Itself plunged IN
the midst OF war. IL is N story that
differing only In It's details--mig h {
be written or any other Of the vii
lsges Tn the invaded provinces OF
France. The men and women OF Tri-
hucourt were frightened almost 90
death. They "pcered out Of the Sits
OF their half-opened doors" At the
raiders who rode In. lance In hand.
s'nrmly set upon their horses They
huddled In their cellars, whore the
litie children prayed like angels. "
Shaking with fright. they attn went
% the rescue or their burning houses.
NJ Viilers reveals himself a. a
true country priest. He ~ coura -
eeous. although shaken BY tho fright
ful thinRe that pass before him, and
somewhat IN fear ~ HIS own fate
only once" no declares was I
tnsulted by "A German
Herbert CoreY)
The Detroit times., 1916-09-06
Wedding Money to Poor.

NEW ORLEANS, La. Sept. g.
New Orleans had novel wedding
recently whem~ Miss Bella Julia
Stern, daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs Jack
stern, prominent in business and so
cial circles. was married ia Robert
Frederick, OF Pittsburgh, at the
brides home. No big affair was had
and the one which was planned was
given up when the bride and bride
groom decided that they would fore
20 The spending OK money on wed.
dag. bur give it, instead, &c the poor
Of the city.
Accompanied by~her mother, a
noted local charity worker, Mrs.
Frederick went 10 the poorer sec
tious and gave baskets Of food TO the
poor, milk to sick battles and the
like, her husband accompanying.
The Detroit times., 1916-09-06
LAKE AND RIVER STEAMERS LAKE AND RIVER STEAMERS

P - Last Dad ~
sN Week of DOD-@O
scuson
Week n m. 2 M eso NJ
nd Rctur arrive
No liquor
MOONLIGHT Columbia Ste Claire
Evening saoFae a5c Except Hoidsys)
SUNDAY EVE. Columbia Lake Ride and Concert 35c
The to reserves
The Detroit times., 1916-09-06
DIARY OF A FRENCH VILLAGE PRIEST \
DURING THE BATTLE OF THE MARINE
Germans Enter Town On Their "March to Paris"

pleasant. He seems 10 be one OF
The country squIres OF Prussia.
whose arrogance Is not their least
fault caught sight OF the surgeon
and called 10 him When ne under
stands what | wish he comes with
me.
II am a Catholic" he tells me on
the way 10 the convert. My family
is on good terms with the priest in
my village" The interview takes a
good turn.
The surgeon ut once decides that
the little girls hurt is durable He
seizeS solcter who is Harvesting a
horse taken from villager 10 a
cart aud sends him for the travelling
ambulance. a younger surgeon
comes with IL. and The two dress the
wound in spite ~ the groans OF the
little one rhr Two thirsty men take
4 drink OF wire each and then the
elder rcmounts his horse.
III you have further reed for my
services. said be-, K for the sur.
geon ~ the siXty-sctord
thank him. Then the Younger
surgeon asks me urgently for tobac-
80 and cigars have a packet OF
tobacco. which vs. certainly nos
destined for the Rochos, and offer Il
10 him think be will return II
after he has stuffed his pipe. but this
"malotru." without even thanking
me, thruSts the packet Ia his pocket
This farce shall not be renewed /
shall not be takcr IN again, either
by him or by the others.
With two men whom encounter I
go tc the house OF q notary. There
light candle and descend into the
cellar Horrors on tho cellar snirs
find the brain Of the poor Nine Dl-
band. mother Of VI lc cure OF Gous.
saincourt Her body. torn by frag
ment Of shell los in n lake OF
blood find myself baking at the
sight Alas This hail not be the
last nor The most frightful spectacle
shall soc Tha BODY L, covered
with 4 she, ant placed upon her
bed Toward the evening The Ale
mands have the .,rocloa. courage
20 cover fhc muulated body and
break tho lrtl" image Of Christ that
! have placed on The table nearby.
Chlsne began IN stream by in
great number An officer. seeing the
street, tiled With debris. he houses
shattered tho church injured. said
to me In an aside.
WAS this damage caused by our
shells9'
"Ycs. monsieur" responded
dryly
"Ah. what a misfortune said he
Hardly had the Allemands put
foot TO earth than they commando ,
tobacco and cigars. One would "a,
that had not smoked for several
years 4 young man gave them son"
cigarette which they smoked volup.
tuously, passing them from "beak 'C
beak These men seem you're
well set up. even handsome. They
tie their horse in the barns, but
do not unsaddlc them. that they may
leave at moments notice. They
make little toilette and imme.
diatcly come out, the faces washed,
tho hair in order, the clothing brush
ed They tell US In their jargon tina
the shall soon be in Paris.
"Thc Russian" they gay 10 us.
"Ponf' what do we care for Rus.
sia,"
The impression they leave on us
The Detroit times., 1916-09-06
False Teeth Valuable.

SAN FRANCISCO. SEPT. G.-"Store
teeth" are just as good a those fur
niyhed bv nature, in the eyes Of the
State Industrial Accident commits
sion 4 san Francisco plumber was
struck by n piece " pipe he was
repairing, with the result that three
teeth. two false. we're Knocked out
His employer was willing 10 pay FOR
the dental work neceFsary TO al the
void left by the natural teeth, but
baked in the case of the others.
The commission la ruled that he
also must pay for replacing the man.
made pair
The Detroit times., 1916-09-06

the wine. One Of them took the
few bottles OF wine which were re-
served for the mass, and with this
little booty they left. I did not In
vite them 10 return. One OF them,
seemed worried by the indiscreions
Of his comrades, kissed my hand on
leaving. should say that whenever
Boche spoke with v.fiager-even
in asking for a match OF the right
road--he carried his revolver In his
hand When he had what he wish
ed ne thrust il brck into the scab-
bard.
The Detroit times., 1916-09-06

Also proposals Tor All separate
classes of work
Plans and spr cihcations may %
seen at the Office 81 the architects.
Spier A Gehrkc. 1917 Chamber OF
Commerce
Proposals must be submitted on
forms fnUhls he'd ty The architects.
and must De- accompanied by crrti-
Ged check or cash equal 10 0S or
the bid 49,
General contractors must submit.
attached 20 their PROPOSALS, the
names 90 All their sub contractors.
deposit 81 $40 "a required Tor
each set OF plans. 70 be repaid whcn
plans are returned. also a rental or
g. per day will BE- charged contracts
ors who retain plans longer THAN
agreed
The Board Of Education reserves
the tight 10 reject any or all hfda
CHARLES A. GADDt
Secretary.
The Detroit times., 1916-09-06
noAnp OF OBLIGATION
BIDS-FRECTION ANNEX-BISHoT
SCHOOL BUILDING

Secretary Office. so Broadway
Detroit. Mich. Aug 81. 1916.
The Detroit times., 1916-09-06
5Y PAUL. VtlLER.
6copyrixh,. 1915. by Herbert Corey,

''"psttk"t' iNto, ny HrrbrFf toreyl
SATURDAY. Sept ON the
route from the forest OF he ArRonne
an interminable Ale of vehicles filled
with refugees. Some come from the
villages near az hand. The specta.
Gle Is not now 20 me but Il shakes
MY heart more than ever. think 7
shall not quit my post, at least un.
less the military force me to evac.
agtc have no mind 20 die upon
the roads The French troops have
been stationed here. bur toward II
o'clock they began TO hurry their
wagons past Thoy Travelled thre.
and four abreast. so that even n
foot passenger could nos 20 on the
great ROAD II IS evident the enemy
Is near. Some cuirassiers bring up
the rear II is tho calm before the
storm.
AZ midday 7 took a little repast
"on tho ends OF The teeth" Very dis.
quieted. the villagers came and wen,
in the streets Some wnntcd IN
run away. but 7 counsel'ed them 20
put their horses back in the stables
and take their petty EooGs out o.
their voitures. u would be very
easy 20 fall into the hands Of the
enemy. Just as | gave this counsel
the arst shell fell near the church.
Z, was the sure warning cf danger.
Every one ran home | directed my.
self toward my house. was not
otherwise rapid With nay valuable
papers | descended into the cellar.
For thrse-quarters Of an hour the
Germans shelled US literally The
church seemed 20 be the point OF
attack, and the ncichhorIng houses
suffered The people In their cellars
prayed and waited
AZ last the zlm-boun,'- stopped.
We began 10 breathe We put our
noses out OF the cellars. though We
dared not venture too far II was
easy 10 comprehend that the enemy.
seeing that no one replied 20 the
BON bardment, would soon appear.
Quickly. lookcd at the church. The
bell seemed not To be injured \
she'll has burst the roof OF the little
nave over the fonts Of baptism. An
other has made a breach in the tow.
or. Much glass has been broken.
(M le Cure relates tho atmago
done 10 some village housss. Sew
cral people were kllledD
While talked with several vii
layers for quarter Of an hour, the
first tIhlans appeared Firmly seat
cd on their horses, the lance in the
hand, they looked right and left dis
trustfully They kept their eyes o.
pecislly on tho windows retired
10 the doorstep, and two Allemands
saluted me in military fashion. AT
this moment Nine. Bigorge, In tears.
tells me her mother has been killed
bya shell in the cellar OF the notary,
She leads her little daughter all
covered with blood, who weeps and
cries 20 mo:
81 have no moro the arm! I have
no more the arm
The poor child had been badly
wounded in the shoulder | send
her to the sisters, while hurry TO
find a surgeon among the Germans
4 squadron Of Ualans has now stop.
ped before tho Marie. tell the
commandant what has happened. re
gcep1s 70 deplore II, and tells me
What am 10 hear so often later;
III Is tho war Then he added
oNait "A moment. The surgeons are
near"
Ho asks me who owns the large
house before which he has drawn
rein and where are the keys by
and ny he will install himself there.
He is a man OF high stature and of
rough voice, nc does not appear
The Detroit times., 1916-09-06

Sealed proposals viii be received at
this Office until 2 o'clock D. m. on
Tuesday, September l., 1916, for fur-
nishlna all labor and material nee
essary for the erection 81 an Annex
10 the Bishop school building. Wind
or street near Rivard
Proposals will be received as FOL
lows.
Proposals for the entire Job
Proposals under tho four-bid form.
as follows:
General Mason solicitations
General Carpenter Specihcattons,
Heatrng Nentilatng ana Plumbing
Speci hcations;
Electric Wiring.
The Detroit times., 1916-09-06

The annual reunion OF the Roger
Williams Family Association OF
America is 90 be held today at Roger
Williams park, Providence, r. l.
The Detroit times., 1916-09-06
Savings Bank
The Money You Have Earned

and SPENT will never enable you to pro-
vide for your old age, care for your family
in time of emergency, OF take advantage
of a business opportunity.
The money you earn and then SAVE,
here in the Commonwealth Savings Bank,
will be readily available whenever you need
it. In the meantime, it is earning go,
the highest rate consistent with real safe
ty. State Banking Laws and supervision
protect you here. We stand for conserva
tive business and reliable service.
The Detroit times., 1916-09-06

Stakeholder OF the Chase
National bank. the third largest
banking institution in New York
City. are TO vote today on propo-
sal TO double the capital stock
The Detroit times., 1916-09-06
22-Wheeled Car Used to Moue Gigantic Death Dealer

tremendous IA
by
keep tho rocking Ammunition carried
cara he rear
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-14
Little Red School House News.

f. A. Andrews has returned to his
home in Cambridge, Mass, after
spending some time with his family at
DR.. Hopkinson 8.
Jay Crissey, manufacturer CT
furniture of Jamestown, n Y, and :,
cousin of Forrest Crissey, was a CUES
recently of Mr.. and Mrs Dutton.
The Farmers union extends a very
cordial invitation to the public to at
tend the stereopticon lecture on satur-
day evening by Rev. Ashfeld Ash
worth on Scotland.
DR.. and Mrs. Hopkinson and family
f. A. Andrews and family, Dorr Wake
field, John Gilfeather and s. J. Quito
and family enjoyed a picnic and bacon
fry on Stacy hill last Sunday.
A party of Brattleboro people
motored up July and spent the daj
with Mrs. Davis and family and en-
ioyed picnic dinner. Among tn,
number were Mrs. ]. B. Marley, Mrs
f. Manley, Mrs. f. A. Chamberlain
Miss Minnie Stockweli, Mrs. w. ii
Hac kett and Mrs. j. L. Lawton an,
son.