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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-06
Mrs. Mcdowell at Burlington.


Mrs. Gerald Mcdowell. who gave
parlor lecture on Saturday at the
home of Mrs. Augusta w. Kilbourne,
left last night for Burlington, where
she will speak this afternoon at n
suffrage tea to be given at the home
Of Colonel and Mrs. H. B. Scott she
will be in Fort Madison On Tuesday
and Wednesday to organize the wom-
en- there, and will later go to keo'
sauqua She will return to keokuK
on Saturday, having been invited to
be a guest at the D. A. r. meeting at
the home OF Mrs. Sheldon. She is n
member Of the D. a. R., being de-
seconded from the Wolcotts of which
family Oliver Wolcott was signef
Of the Declaration of Independence.
Mrs. Mcdowell will speak again on
Monday, March 1S, at the home OF
Mrs. William Ballinger.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-06
SIeet and Fog.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
CHICAGO. March 6.-Sleet and fog
today crippled wires in zone extend
ing from western Pennsylvania to
Omaha and St. Paul to St. Louis. The
condition was due to a low pressure
area centering in this zone, the
weather bureau announced. Trains
were slightly delayed and scores OF
persons injured in Chicago by falls
on slipper sidewalks.
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Admitted His Guilt.

uUn.ted Press Leased Wire Servicel
CHICAGO, March 6.-David Woll-
rath. formerly treasurer of 81. Marks
EVANGELICAL church, charged with forg
cries amounting to $4,000 in his
church accounts, pleaded guilty today
and was sentenced to one to fourteen
wars ct Joliet penitentiary.
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Austin {. HolloweIl.

The funeral of the late Austin e,
HoIIOweu was held from the resi-
dence. 519 Blondeau street. at 2:3c
o'clock Saturday afternoon The
services we're conducted by Terrence
Post. G.. A. R Burial was made IN
Oakland cemetery. The hodybearers
we're D. B. Hamirl, F. c. Overton, VII
lam Holt, l.. A Berryhill. Charles
Ftheridge and A. H. Evans.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-06
Mrs Rich Is Invited

Mrs. c. NJ. Rich has been asked 20
have a part on the program of the
national convention called in the inter
est Of public health nursing to De
held in New Orleans in April. Mrs.
Adds, president Of the Visiting Nurse
association of Chicago, is chairman
Of the program committee, and has
asked Mrs. Rich to speak on The
Function of Nurses Committee.
The local association is very pleased
that its president has been thus hon
ored and are urging her to accept the
appointment.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-06
Murderer Is Dead.

sUnited Press Leased Wire Serv1oe1
PEORIA. H., March 6.-Arthur w.
Storey. a. river man. who shot and
killed Mrs. Harvey II. Enta at Chilli
Gothic yesterday, died in a hospital
here this afternoon. Storey was jealous
Of the attentions Mrs. Entz was pay
ing to another man, he admitted.
Entz is painter by trade.
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LANDoLOGY, O magazine giving the

LANDOLOGY. magazine giving tho
facts in regard to the laid situa-
ton. Three months trial subscrip-
ton free. If for a home, or as an
investment you are thinking Of buying
good farm lands. simply write me a
letter marking 1t personal and say
Mail me Landology and all particu-
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, 1916-03-06
Entertained at Luncheon.

Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer G.. Weisman
entertained at ] o'clock luncheon
today in honor of Mr.. LOTUS Ward,
one Of the young men belonging to
the Midland quartette, which gives
concert this evening in Hamilton
The hostess and several of the guests
are graduates Of Drake University
the Rev and Mrs. Bacon, Mr.. Leo
Mckinley and MT. Ward. The lunch
con was a sort of reunion and proved
delightful affair. The table decora
lions were in the university colors
and covers were laid for ten.
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c.,Ied Mee4Jno .. &. O,

There will be a called meetlng OF
the P. e. o. chapter tomorrow alter-
noon at 4 o'clock, at the home or Mrs.
y +, Reid. for the election OF Of
ftcers and for the transaction OF any
other business which may come UP at
an annual meeting.
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Iitney Driver Killed.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. arch 81.
r Peterson, jitney driver. was killed
ISunday when his speeding car over
turned. following blow out.
Two other persons were injured in
motor accidents,
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One Fatally Injured.

TINTED Press Leased Wire Service!
NEW YORK, March 6,-Samuel
Ducas. 48. chef was fatally injured
and a score Of other men were res
cued with difficulty early today when
fire destroyed a four story cafe and
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-06

children have been examined. Sever
al have been recommended for treat
ment at Iowa City.
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Chanel Fund Society

Mrs. N. T. Wilcox, assisted BY Mrs.
James Fulton, Mrs. H. r. COLLISION
end Miss Elizabeth Collier entertain
ed the chapel fund society this after
noon.
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= = = . . . . . . Q . . . . 4
KEOKUK AUDIENCE
, DID NOT FORGET I
, TO BE PATRIOTIC

= Perhaps 1t was the suggestion 4
IN Sundays Gate City. 4
= Perhaps it was purely patriotic I
rerVor-let's let 1t go at that. 4
' AT any rate, the crowd in 4
= local theatre last night stood Z
= during the playing of the nation Z
= al anthem, THE Star Spangled q
= Banner" Everyone down stairs 4
= was on his feet with the first Z
. strains of the music and those q
. up stairs who weren't standing Z
. at the start, were soon on their
. feet. a
. Keokuk audiences have here I
. tofore been unusually slow to 4
. respond to the national anthem, 4
= but perhaps they win do better 4
. in the future. 4
q q q 4 q q 4 4 4 q a 4 4 Il a
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-06

WANTED ekeeper middle aged
lady, two in family. Call in fore
noon, 1704 Park St
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-06

Mrs. B. A. Callahan and son, Harry
have returned from visit with
friends in Hannibal, Mo.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-06

rooming house at Eighth avenue and
Ftfueth street.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-06

FOR SALE-Cheap, young horse, har-
ness and rubber tire buggy tn good
condition Call Black 339.
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FOR SALE-1915 Buick roadster. En-
ouire VIM. Holland, S0S Main.
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WANTED.

WANTEyD-Three or four modern or
partly modern furnished rooms.
Phone Black 6Si.
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FOR SALE.

FOR SALE-We are giving up Cole
agency; will close out new Cole s
less than cost; s1,485.00. Machinery
& Motor Co, Quincy, Ill.
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WANTED-Old model Remington type
writer. Phone Red 1925.
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motor accidents,
The sun., 1916-11-05

r. on al my hunts. We came across
a herd nf thirteen hiG bulls standing
under Il Cluup Of trees cnjuSlng ti"ii
~lrsta. We fired into them and uO"
,-"rIed The rest at the herd dashed
away.
We thought We had killed this one.
hat i"forC "" got near him he jumped
mp and raced after his fellows. We
knew. of course. that he w"uld not 20
far. but would stop and search for ~.
as We We're searching FOR him. Sur.
enough. he got uur wind AMI came
rowing and SCREAMING AZ q desperate
charge.
when he was aholt thirtN f"ct
AVA fired aud stopped him We
fired several bullets into him AZ Il"
stood. hut none wa fatal and u" re-
tired. -Four times he charged and four
times We stopped him with our rifles.
Then. though ! am glad t. SAY I felt
no fear fr myself, I was ap%prchensivc
for Mrs. Akeiey. ! suggested that W,
leave him.
Now. that. * one thing a woman
won't stand she may ls willing "a
show the white feather herself. hut sho
Viii not tolerate any action hv her
husband that might be 50 construed
she refused to leave. aud there was
nothing for mo to do except stay.
The sun., 1916-11-05
AMERICAN LAD DESCRIBES SONA1E ATTACK

mcnts and to prevent the ad.Na nce OF
recufurccmcntS. Au idiu'ant told me
that ordinarily a Colonel Of "A resi-
mcni would ls willing Ia. sacrifice "A
battalion of from too To- Nno men to
keep up 800 yards OF birbed wire and
thai the Captain of q company would
lose a section while requesting an at
tack rather than have "A machine gun
captured, for with 800 yards Of barbed
wire and "A machine gun well placed
five men can hold "a regiment.
Unlike the French chcckerholrd
method of artillery fire, Tn" Germans
fire IN mass. always from left to right.
I'll" number of shells used 10y them
while much smaller than in tn" first
year Of the war still seems to bc u
~prndigal waste.
Early in tn. war the Germans did
not hesitate to lombard "A trench i'm
mediit,ly upon seeing any signs ~ &C.
equation ma would throw fifteen or
twenty shells into a post where there
would never h" more than two or three
mon. i'ntil the attack was started at
NCrdun the proportion of shells tN-
changed Was about II to 10 in favor
of IN" Germans; since then it has be-
come more even. about . to II. bur
both sides double the nnml"r Of shells.
ON the days immediately preceding
the attack the sky Is filled with aero
planes and air battles are "a matter of
every hour. The anti-aircrar guns
ar" busy splotching the sky with
patches of white smoke hat grow
larger and larger and gradually fade
into nothingncss.
Occasionally a machine IL struck or
brought DOVE in a duel and plunges
TO the earth In fire, leaving a column of
black smoke in its wake a thousand
yards in height.
At night the landscape is lighted by
the CHASTITY glare Of skyrockcts. The
bombardmcnt continues, the shells
ploughing up the earth, narrowing it,
smoothing II and tearing it again.
Rodics buried 10y one shell are thrown
up 10y another, Now ana then the
barking Of the lighter guns IL broken
10y the believing of n mortar. The
shell Strike~ and u shower of stone and
earth Is thrown high into the air; the
earth sways and trcmbles. After the
dust settles a huge crater gapes I'm the
brilliant blue light of the MAGNESIUM
candles.
\ mine is exploded. ana n battalion
PUSHES In the ragged lips of the crater
to battle for its possession. This IL n
man fight. hand To hand. with hist and
foot, The artillery drops no shells in
the vicinity for fear of harming friends,
machine guns are too valuable to risk,
3 81 with ltAunnt and Itfta al,,pl .,nt
The sun., 1916-11-05

wood, II neither hrush nor timber Is
available, branches OF trees are cut
and piled over the shells or canvas
painted the colon Of earth and weeds *
used to mask the piles. for aviators
are constantly lowering like hawks
over all the front.
Tue field guns are brought in by
night. from the reserve or quiet e
tors, either by rail or motor trucks,
and parked in brush or woods, Then
m the infantry. First come the
troops Of the Moroccan division. the
Foreign Legion. the Zouavcs, Senc-
galese, Algerian and Moroccan Trial
lturs. the Anamitc and colonial troops.
These are called shock regiments
and are used for charges, The Colo
NAL regiments number about 100000
men. and are composed ~ Firenchmen
who have volunteered for service in
the c%olonies in Africa and Asia.
OF the Senegalese there are about
half u million. but they are greatly in
ferior to the Algerian or Moroccan
Tirailieurs, since they cannot stand
shell fire, In the hand to hand fight
ing they are superb. being quick,
FAIoIk htl't AZ W w VI Nv VI
rifle fire, But the shells brighten them.
They call the shells bung hungs. They
can understand why the field guS has
a report, but the shell ~ grenade
bursting in the air without an imrnc-
date human agency IL beyond them.
They run in panic from artillery fire,
For this reason they are always placed
between other troops that keep them
in order and rush them on,
The Foreign Legion *. or was, com
posed of the finest OF all French
troops. or more than 60, 900 men that
made up tho organization Immediately
after the outbreak of the war less
than three thousand are in the field.
There are about twenty-five regiments
Of Zouaves and Tirailleurs, making the
total for the division more than n
million mon,
While these troops are hring placed
tho artillery opens Are and continues
steadily for three or sometimes ever
ten days, The continuous roar Of the
guns can lr likened to the applause
given an extremely good act in a
theatre or the rumble Of many cart
wheels over cobblcstones-a steady,
continuous downpour of steel and iron
scientifically controlled,
The territory to he attacked Is di-
vided into squares. into Zach of which
n battery will continue To drop shells
until the order to cease firing Is re-
ceived or the guns are put out Of ac-
ton, The idea Of this method of fir
ing Is to DESTROY the harbed wire en-
. az. -. ,ItaI. r,.n ~ ll,.-
The sun., 1916-11-05
JDYMG ART AMONG WILD ELEPHANTS is Ill WOR

struggling. Al the same time s,
myself weakening similarly and then ,
came to he "A question which woud
give up first.
After what seemed to nc an in,e,.
minsblc time she stopped struggle.
I let go and tried to stand. calm, ;,
the v c that I was finished. lie non
screwed up his courage sufficiently Il,
approach. Then I saw the leopard r..
ginning to gasp and I knew She mipl.
COW II she did there was no hon.,
for me. I could not escape her a a..
ond time.
81 asked the syce for his knife. NJ.
in his fear he had thrown L apa,
He found IL quickly. however. and
made sur the beast would not Alta,
me again. ! tried To take the leon,rl
to camp. but finally was well satiseoi
to reach there myself without her
when ] came TO the zereba M,
companions were at dinner before IN.
tent. They had heard the shots ami
had sp%eculated on the probabiI,ic,
finally deciding that I was in a miyrn
with a lion or with natives, hu, tina.
I would have the enemy or the enenr
would have me before they could rcac,
me, 80 with the fatalistic spirit Of lie
country they continued with thel-
dinner. I was a long time %rccoverin,
and only the best Of nursing pulled
me through.
NO. Mr.. Akcley added. Africa +,
not dangerous. am going back the-,
when I get my work done here. and =.
stay for the rest Of my life. Danse-
and safety are relative terms, and
find there is much danger In your bs
city, where a man takes his lie in,,
his hands a dozen times crossing Won,
motor thronged streets while he
going home to dinner"
The sun., 1916-11-05

rccommcncc tho huinhardmout. drop.
ping hundreds of shells about il.
y patrol IL sent out to prevent the
enemy from erecting ilrlcd wire en-
Engagements. The men venture too
far. show themselves too plainly. and
the most terrible Of AL sounds IN" rat
tie Of the machine gun, * heard the
most terrible, for II never rattlcs with
out having n visible target. and onrc
II IL turned loose n man dies. for no
one is fast enough to get away from il.
The east becomes IA faint white,
changes slowly To yellow. then u pink.
ana tn" sun comes up. The reserves
begin to march through the Communi-
eating trenches to til" first line. They
mass in one of the first line trenches.
take Off their heavy coats. draw their
belts tighter. tighten boot laces and
p%uttees.
The sun., 1916-11-05

work. These have 10 he dug cut
quietly and as "a side issue.
'Oh. yes he said when pressed hard.
every hunter OF big game has his Diff
ficultics m dangers If he remains at
it long enough. whether he is working
in the interests of science or is out
simply to satisfy a rcprch"nsihlc lust
for slaying. I have had mine Of
course. but the fact that am here Is
evidence that ! escaped rom them.
'Ouc of them occurrcd while | vas
trying for "A specimen OF the elephant.
the most difficult and dangerous beast
t. hunt In all Africa. These biz ami
mails are no more conspicuous in their
own country than jackrabhits are in
theirs. They are the color of the
shadow in the forest and almost a. in
distinguishablc.
They are Intelligent and NindictiNC.
When one knows II" is ising hunted
lie will lie In wait for you. s,ill ~ 4
rock and looking much ike one. and NE
viii hunt his hunter as a dog hunts
u rat. Really. almost the only thing
that saves "a hunter from his fury *
mat IN elephant. cannot TAX" the i'm
pact of "a ballet and continue his
charge. lie will rush at YOU in fearful
rage and with awful sound. hut II YOU
keep pumping tho lead into him he will
stop. stand n moment and then rush
away. Rvt he always returns.
II had cut "A biz bull uut from a herd
and Was following his spnnr, knowing
fun well that he was lying IN wait for
me somewhere. The big beast. as it
turned out afterward. got my wind as
| was stalking him and was searching
for me. There is No doubt that IN" saw
me and watched his e. ance to get me
- must have got within ten or
twenty feet ~ him. because I rcmcm
hs red aftcrward that | heard a swift
rush. but I did not catch sight If him
coming for me. The first | knew "f
his presence WAS a quick vision of dis
trunk as he knocked me down Then
! caught one glimpse of his little eyes
The sun., 1916-11-05
MRS. CARL e .AkELEX--
WHO EER
YEARS OF AFRICAN FIELD
WORK

The next time the elephant charged
| got him at such an angle that my
bullet found his brairD and he dropped.
| had one ear made into a table top
and II liz in our home to-day. II meas
ures 8 feet : inches by 4 feet . inches
and IL perfect"
Another experience in which MIR.
Akeley came quite as close to leaving
his bones in Africa and which might
wei deprive an ordinary man Of his
hunting nerve occurred in Somaliland.
1T was "A couple Of days after cross
ing the iIoud and we mad come across
a hundred miles Of waicrlcss desert"
he said. W were campcd beside a
.ug. ar dry water course. where by
digging wells in tho stream bed sut-
hcient water was obtained for the
camcls aud sixty men.
while hunting in the open bush We
had seen many oStrica"s. II was my
, fifst experience with these wary birds
and the, had escaped me on every oc-
cssiun. found that instead Of hiding
their heads in tn" sand. leaving their
great bodies as targets for my rife.
they hid their bodies behind the bush
with only their heads exposed. each
mead just large "nnugh to carry a pair
IF keen eyes. As a result Of being
uutwittcd ~ often ! came to tn" con
ciusior hat I would rather bag an os-
trr"h than a lion.
"tu" Sund ~ morning ! set out witt
the idea Of %g"ttin. one. taking only a
mul" aud my SXCe. | shot a wart hos
and marked the spot. meaning to take
II up when returned. A little fur
thor on I climbed to tho top Of a ter
: mite hill about eight feet high. from
which Wit my glasses saw two os-
trich,s
\ dropped from my perch and raced
tovard them, hut found only their trail
in the sand. Soon | saw another one.
but h" too escaped me, | returned Ia
tn" camp, but later In the DAY started
uut for the wart hog.
'WNeu "" arrived there saw my
pigs head dis tpu.lrius In tho Jaws of
"a htena. got the hycna. hut whcn
We arrived at the spot where n. had
dropped there was only a trail in the
sand where he had been dragged away.
II WIS dusk then. hut caucht a
glimpse Of a shdduwy form going be.
hind \ bush and fired hastily.
The sun., 1916-11-05

P''as '.s':'".'". ' '""' %'sD'y A' eta:
phant hunter u Rider Hag-
CARDS tales. wearing a sculptors
apron. armed with modelling tools in
stead of an express .if'e. carefully and
ekilfully reproducing IN plaster every
muscle and sincw under the skin OF
the animals he has hunted with many
adventures in the itNglcs of Africa.
his dangerously bought Knowledge
used IL represent tho life If the beasts
in their wild homes for the benefit If
home stayers. Difficult to imagine,
perhaps. under ordinary cirCNm-
stances hut not in the American Mu-
scum of Natural History. whore Carl
f. Akeley. known throughout South
Africa as IN elephant hunter. is build
ing the groups for the African Hall.
greatest and most comprehensive of its
kind ever attempted.
Mr.. Akelcy is not only = hunter.
He is also "a sculptor of animals and
an accomplished tnNidermist. lie has
studied tho anatomy of his animals
until he can reproduce their contour.
even tn the smallest muscle that plays
under the skin. and their various at
titudes in their native %iunglcs ar" so
familiar to him ,I,at he ~roproduces
the animals n though instinct with
life.
Ms. .Akeley dropped his moulding
the other day when he was asked 20
tell something about his work and
dotted his apron: for there is not the
slightest difficulty in getting him to
describe what he hopes will he ac-
complished: and he will talk about the
cement gun hat he invented n with
which the Allies are to-day lining thcr
trenches on the war fronts: Of model
ling and sculpture, Of the habits and
habitats of African nina and 81
almost anything under the sun eX-
cept his own personal adventures,
which. he says. were all in the days
The sun., 1916-11-05

raced to about the place from which
she had charged. BY this time the
cartridge was in place and I wheeled
to face the leopard In midair. My
rifle was knocked flying and In It's
place was eighty pounds OF frantic.
fighting cat.
she struck me high In the chest
and caught my upper right arm In her
mouth, chewing and growing saw
agely. With my left hand | caught
her throat and tried to wrench my
right arm free. but succeeded only In
drawing the full length Of the arm
through her mouth an inch at a time.
! was conscious of no pain. only the
sound OF the crushing Of tense muscles
and the choking. %grunting snarl OF the
angry beast.
I'VE went to the ground. the leopard
underneath, my right hand In her
mouth. my left clutching her throat,
my knees on her lungs. my elbows in
her armpits. spreading her front legs
far apart so that her frantic ella wing
did nothing more than tear my shirt.
Her body was twisted in an effort to
get a purchase on the ground to turn
herself. but the loose sand offered no
hold.
For a moment there was M change
in u positions and I hoped for the
first time that ! had a chance. Up TO
then IL had simply been a good fight
which I expected to lose, hut II I could
keep my advantage perhaps the sycc
would come with a knife.
II called. but he did not comc. I
The sun., 1916-11-05
INFORMAL SUNDAY SUPPERS

. Ack to tow" again which means
n entertaining. though IT need
not necessarily he on an clabo-
rate and formal scale. Tho sensible
woman who has accepted dinner invi-
tations n elaborate midday affairs
from her friends but who cannot per-
haps extend similar hospitality can
do her entertaining just as happily and
generously with charming little Sum
day night suppers, \ hostess necd not
entertain cXtravagantly. but easily and
graciously. to gain "A reputation of dis
pensing charming hospitality.
In many homes the Sunday night
supper is the anticipated event Of the
week. The hosts and guests enjoy il
thoroughly, as The preparations have
not been intricate or tiresomc, and the
hostess il not apt to be tired. nervous
or ovcrheatcd. For n sunday suppcr
the OF the open terrace is the
preferable place to serve. while others
conform to the popular custom of hav-
ing small tables arranged about the
living room, the serving being from
the dining or from "A temporary
buffet. Anything that does away with
Formally II to he encouraged.
Half past 7 or \ o'clock Is "A popular
and practical hour for supper. ~ the
noon meal has probably not been an
early one, The maid in most homes
arranges tho table before going out,
though frequently tn" hostess sees to
1t herself, Mon ,grammed luncheon
cloths and napkins, or the small flet
squares for small tables, are the cor
rect thing for Sunday night; never q