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tie, of songs and tales; with a past full Of
glory and blood and sins; Il present full! Of
tears and pains and hopes; II king carried on
a stretcher through the rocky desert OF Al
bania; n loyal Parliament which refused to
make a separate peace with the enemy even
IN the darkest hour of national tragedy; an
honest Government which did every posi-
bic thing to save the country, and which as
the country was being conquered exclaimed
through its President: ct is better to die
In beauty than to live in shame a fearless
army which for three years knew only victory
and now watches ia the SHOWS of the noun
tains Of Montenegro and Albania, housed in
the dens of wolves and eagles; while another
army of old men, women and children, fee
lug from death, rushes into death. Shall [
say that is Serbia :? No. it is only part If
Serbia. You have heard The phrase Grea' er
Serbia. Personally | think Serbia eau never
be greater than in thus solemn hour Of her
supreme suffering. But there are eight MIL
lions OF our Serho-Crout aud SIOyen brothers
looking to Serbia for salvation and release
from the cruel and iDhuman bondage of the
Austro-Magyar regime. Still, fiat is only
physical Serbia. There is the soul Of Serbia,
which for 500 years has suffered and beiiev-
ed. Many times IN our history we-haye been
cast by fate to The very bottom Of hell. Yet
still we have believed and looked up to Hea-
ven. We cannot command success, bat as
your great poet Addison wrote, we will do
more, we will deserve it, as we have in the
past. Our country is overwhelmed by the
modern Nebuchadntzzar of Berlin, our army
pressed to the Adrlatic Coast, hundreds of
thousands OF our old men, women and chill
dren have been forced to fly for refuge 10
the land of the German King Constantine, to
the inhospi,ab Albanian desert, or 10 the
heroic bnt breadless Montenegro. Their life
is a slow, silent death.
But still the soul of Serbia is not dea6.
She looks up to Heaven from the bottom f
hell with hope and expectation. She looks
over The sea towards this blessed island,
whispering: ] am dying for the cause for
which England lives, the cause of Christi n
ideals, OF freedom, and Of humane ciyiIizrti u.
Ny soul cannot die; my day will come. L
am sorry that England must suffer becau g
Of my suffering, knowing that she has sutfe =
ing enough OF her own. Though as yet l
have not achieved success l have deserved
success; and when England, the leader OF
human civilization, acknowledges, as she does,
that | deserved success, | am satisfied. The
killers OF my children have not killed my
so1l- / did my duty; | saved my soul.
Church Times.
, 1916-04-19

a pplied to the French common soldier, co re-
spending to the Britt h %"lommy Atkins"
and declares that III It's new meaning it
belongs henceforth 70 the French language.
Some people claim that The new significance
of valor has nothing to do with the hairy con-
dltion of the soldiers in the trenches. Why
notp asks the ''Iemps". It's prlmordial sense
IS that of ''male MASCULINE. The "Temps"
quotes the INSTRUMENTATION Brissaud, who
says chairs are the sign Of virile force" The
passage in Balzac's "Medecin dc Campagne'
is also quoted, concerning the b~ridgemakers
at The Beresina, where General Ebl6 could
find but forty-two hardy (~p0iluS) enough TO
undertake this work" SO the term as
applied to the brave in this war has d fairly
long root, even if not generally known. We
may expect any time to learn that some
scholar will discover that Esuu was the first
poIu. However, doubtless the incredible
rapldity of operations during the present war
and the lack OF any leisure IN the trenches
make the soldiers h0irier than eyer, aud so
give, as the F'Temps", claims, a new si8nh-
canoe TO the quality Of the men at the front.
BOche, the term which the French soldier
applies to the German, as the Confederate
called he Union soldier 'Yank,' has also
existed for half a century, as the writings of
Delvau, Boutmy, CourteIine, aud Bruant
prove. But it has become so suddenly
generalized aud popuiariz8d that one may
regard it as war loot. We are sorry that the
"Hemps' did not have something to say
about its actual source.
Marmite (pot) is the term applied in France
to a great shell, aud has a still longer anti
qGity than the others, being found IN M old
"Dictiounaire militarity' published in 1853.
It's tpeGQ1,t llONulorifv jc chnVu wv jta MA in
the title of one Of the French publications,
''L' Echo des Marmites."
Zjg0MiUer (to KID has a savage sound,
and one might suppose its present use in
duced by the AIeerians fighting in France
and for France. 1t appears, however, that
it is a provinciaIism found near Poitlers.
Iac05 is a word which seems to have no
ancestry and to be purely a product of the
present war. It is applied to an automobile
Of poor quality.
Boyau, no longer slang, means a ditch
leading to the trenches. Auqe (trough,
and not the German "eye") is the expression
applid to "pIatter." But the universal phrase
used now by French, English, aud Germans
alike, " pO0h", is perhaps the most not
worthy OF all. The expression stands for
"Ido'y a PIuS," and if one pronounces that
phrase as fast as possible n listener at q
little distance might hear only "N0 pooh."
The term means "the end or "nothing
more" The other day the New York GIVE
ming Post" quoted an impressive sentence in
which the expression occurred: "Poor Bill got
nopoobed 10y a rifle grenade yesterday"
AS the Temps says, words invented by
popular fancy seem specially full OF colour
and peculiarly expressive-Ihe Out1oo&.
, 1916-04-19

A letter to the "Times Of India publish
ed in Bombay, explains why woman suffrage
does not appeal to the Hindu mind;
My purpoS for writin on you this is to in
form your many English Brothers not to
give honor and devotion to your ladys be-
cause they Will III the end BEGUN proud and
then they will want vote. Mans and womans
are similar in this world and then why mans
houors woman; If they honors old old wo-
man one thing, but they honours young
young lady 49,. Then this lady get proud like
p-cock and then ask vote -I6id.
, 1916-04-19

The demand for copper in Europe has
led to a shortage in small coins. cat the
ticket windows Of the subways in Paris
says the Railway Age Gazette" ''copies
nave been posted of the law Of, April %,
1890. which states that the buyer of an
article must provide the necessary change"
Copper coins of any country are now, it is
said, received in France as legal tender, and
some cities have issued bills in two-cent, five
cent, or ten-cent denominations. Many of
tue copper coins have gone to Germany
through Switzerland. The Germans short
age may be inferred from the statement that
copper obtained in this way costs them
eighty cents a pound-Lbid.
, 1916-04-19

The American four masted schooner erred
W. Thurlow,' Of Boston, 1,042 tons, Captain
T. H. Allen, with general cargo from Boston
bound to West Coast of Africa, arrived here
to-day is distress, leaking badly. Consignees
are the st. Thomas Ship Brokers Association.
-LigKtbourm's Nail Notes. april 18th.
, 1916-04-19
THE o U OF SERBIA.

What is Serbia? A Small strip of land
with five millions of inhabitants, and without
access to the sea; o peasant people fond of
agriculture and Of nature, of forest and cat
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-28
DISGRUNTLED TO
BE SENT HOME
General Bliss Is In Favor Of Permit
ting all Of the Dissatisfied
Guardsmen to 90 Homo.

Ell PASO. Texas, July 2s.-To
weed out" the. disgruntled militia
men along the border Major General
Tasker H. Bliss Will recommend to
the war department that most lib.
eral construction be placed on its
policy Of releasing guardsmen with
dependent relatives.
This conclusion was reached by
the assistant chief of staff yesterday
after an inspection of Pennsylvania,
Rhode island and Michigan militia
camps here.
"For," he said, at would be tar
better to have smaller organizations
OF contented men than larger ones
in which there Is an element of dis
satisfaction.
Personally I have no complaints
OF dissatisfaction from the guards
men or their officers. There is mo
doubt, though, that the relatives OF
many back home are writing to the
border, urging that their fathers and
brothers come home. This practice
has aroused some protests, pre-
sumo. To eliminate such dissatis-
faction, l believe a liberal construc-
ton should be placed on the de
pendent relative policy by the war
department.
From a rough estimate, however,
/ should think the percentage Of men
thus drawn from the ranks of the
militia would in no way affect the
strength OF the state units. In my
opinion the American forces ON the
border, taken collectively, are strong
enough to cope with any situation
which may arise"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-28
Fire Department Called TO Rand Park
TO Extinaulsh Small Blaze
q 1880 Last
Night.
FOCUS TRUCK LIGHTS
New Globes Are Installed ana the II
Elimination = Even More Bril-
liant Than Formerly
Work Done In Alley.

The fifth weed IRE in two weeks
occurred last night about 1890 near
the Fifteen street entrance In Rand
park The fire department. was called
and made quick run. The fire had
evidently burned itself out, for when
the truck reached the park. no IRE
could be found.
Passersby saw the blaze and said
that it was IN a pile Of rubbish In the
creek bed from the old lower lake It
is believed that it was simply a few
papers and dry grass, and that 1t
burned itself out in few minutes.
Probably the fire had already been
burning for some time when 1t was
discovered and the rubbish was al
most consumed.
The fire department has had run
day now for the last three days,
each. FIRE being Of similar nature to
that OF last night. The firemen expect
to get but little sleep, until the hot
weather is over, as the fires show a
curious tendency to occur In the
middle Of the night
The lights on the hre truck were
focused last night and new globes
installed. The work was done after
dark in the alley between Main and
Blondeau and Fourth and Fifth. The
fire truck lights have always been
the most powerful in town and the 70
using last night greatly increased
the density of the illumination.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-28
Dr.AITkEN
Specialist
Tells of His Treatment for
Coiter.

DIR. Aitken states In the majority Of
cases OF golfer (including the exoph-
thallnic) it is unnecessary to resort
to surgery, for relief and cure. The
specialist is convinced as the result
Of his personal experience, that sew
enty-five per cent of all cases can be
relieved without operation. DR.. Israel
Bran in the New York Medical
Journal, states that almost every
case can be cured by medicinal treat
ment il the diagnosis Is made early.
Dr.. Athens favorite remedy for
goiter is the same as that advocated
by DR.. Bram. He agrees with him
that ut probably yields better re-
suits than does any other drug in the
materia medica." The great clinician
Forchhreiner Of Cincinnati, introduced
this treatment and its popularity Is
spreading; only recently Or. Weber
Of New York, came out strongly in
praise o6 this method Of treatment.
DR.. .Aftken claims he can save the
patient from the danger and expense
of surgical operation, IL the patient
will give him their confidence, and
stick to the treatment. 1t does not
cause the patient to be laid off from
work. The specialist also treats all
chronic and nervous diseases of men
and women. Also those of the liver,
stomach, kidneys, bladder. prostate
glands, bowels and all chronic dis
eases and Others peculiar to men and
women. His examinations and con-
situations are free. Office, McCreary
flats, 3O611 Main street. Office hours,
S-12 a. M, 1:3O4:30 p. M, 7-s p. m.
Sundays. observation-disclosures.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-28

in the world. Last year, whole the
track was new and .wavy the 2:07 pace
produced mile in 2.O5A. which was
the record for the state Of Iowa. This
year large list Of horses is entered
and 1t is expected that when the
weeks racing is over a new world 8
record for half mile will be hung up
at Burlington.
The Great Western circuit is next to
the Grand circuit in class and includes
Des Moines, Minneapolis, Milwaukee,
Springfield, Sedalia and other state
fairs in its list OF members. The dates
of the Tri-State fair are August 1919.
advertisement.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-28

tillery and infantry receive $50; cook
and corporal receive $24
Corporal in the cavalry, artillery
and infantry receives $21: WAGNER,
artificer, farrier and blacksmith,
saddler and mechanic in field artil-
lery receive $21.
First class privates in engineers
and hospital corps receive $18; pri-
Yates In the hospital corps. SIG; pri-
vate in cavalry, artillery, infantry
and signal corps; second class pri-
vate, musician and trumpter receive
SIS.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-28

500 p. m.-Recital, Gay Zenola
MacLaren.
Tuesday, August 8.
1890 a. m.-Lecture, DIR. Gilbert.
900 p. m.-Prelude, Hruby Orches-
ira.
2:30 p. m.-Lecture, Mrs. Maud
Ballington Booth.
500 p. m.-Full concert, Hruby
Orchestra.
Wednesday, August 9.
1890 a. m.-Aectpre, DR.. Gilbert.
200 p. m.-Prelude, FTink and
Maryland Singers.
500 p. Mcclure, DR.. Gilbert.
Thursday, August 10.
1000 a m.-Lecture, Dr. Gilbert.
200 p. m.-Prelude, Frink and
Maryland Singers.
2:3o p. m.-Lecture. John H Gross.
500 p. m.-Full concert, Frink and
Maryland Singers.
Friday, August II.
10000 a. m.-Lecture, DR.. Gilbert.
300 p. m.-Prelude, Clara Vaughn
Wales and Lyceum Players.
80 p. m.-Lecture, George D.
Alden.
500 p. m.-Ent ertainment, Clara
Vaughn Wales and Lyceum Players.
Saturday, August II.
1880 a. Mcclure, Dr. Gilbert.
ECO p. m.-Prelude, White Hussars.
2:30 n. m.--Isoctrrc. Dr. c. w. Raw
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-28
Il Your Toilet Soap
Iniurin3 Your Skin :?

Many toilet soaps contain harsh, In
furious alkai. Resinol soap contains
absolutely no free alkali, and to it Is
added tho resinol medication. This
gives it soothing, healing properties
which clear the complexion, comfort
tender skins and keep the hair healthy.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-28
Illinois-Iowa Missouri

ed an undertaker's morgue yesterday
and committed suicide by shooting
himself His first wife died In
April, and it is said he had trouble
with his family over his marriage
two weeks ago to Chicago woman.
DANvILLD, H., July 28.-After
having lived together for thirty,seven
years and raised large family, Thee
dore L. Johnke. pioneer German
resident, has filed action for divorce
against his wife, Frederick He al
legged desertion.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill, July 2s.-The
death of child due to infantile par
alysis was reported to the state board
of health yesterday from OTTAWA.
This Is the sixth death from the dis
ease in Illinois. There have been
reported eighty-six cases in the state.
! DECATUR, ILL.,, July 2s.-Cleo Clod-
felter, 16 years old, was drowned at
Weldon, On Dewitt county, Thursday
when he pitched headfirst to the bot
tom OF so foot well which he was
helping clean. He was being lowered
in a bucket and when only four or
! five feet below the surface, was over
come by fumes and collapsed
! MISSOURI.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, July 2S.-Col-
oneI Louis H. Waters, lawyer and
civil war veteran, died yesterday after
| short illness. He was widely known
throughout Missouri, where he had
practiced since 1867, having gone to
Carrollton from Maconb. Ill. He was
eighty-seven years old and had re-
tired less than two years ago, after
having been an attorney since lS4S.
HANNIBAL, Mo-, July % Edward
Doke OF Salisbury, Mo, was shot
and killed by Russell Jones, a
farmer, at the latter's home yester-
day. Dokes wife had been nursing
Mrs. Jones for two weeks and failed
requested by her husband Jones
was arrested. charged with murder
in the second degree.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, July Is
National guardsmen now DIN federal
! service, who were employees OF the
state when they volunteered. will con.
tinue to receive their salaries from
the state.
WFMTDSIDT, Mo-. July %. Raleigh
Lucket and Miss Opal Laird, who
! eloped Saturday, have been found at
| Center, Mo. Hiram Laird, father OF
the girl, threatens to have warrant
issued for Lucket's arrest. Lucket Is
of age, but the girl is only fourteen
years old.
| JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, July 2s:--
Politicians were surprised by the re.
moval of Deputy Superintendent OF
Insurance r. A. Mayhall by State Su
perintendent Walter K. Chcrn. May
hill was notified that he will be
succeeded on August 1 by e. G. Nc
Gee of Paris, clerk in the ONCE
MCGEE will be succeeded by George
Blackwell OF Carthage. Superintend
ent Chorn, declared that the change
was made simply to promote a high
! er degree of efficiency in the Office.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-28
Itching Torture Stops

It is unnecessary for you to suffer
liar skin troubles. A little Eemo, gotten
ut any drug store for 25c, or $1OO for
extra large bottle, and promptly applied
will usually give instant relief from itch
ing torture. 1t cleanses and soothes the
skin and heals quickly and effectively
most skin diseases.
Zemo 10 q wonderful disappearins LIQUID
and does not smart the most delicate skin.
It il not greasy, ID easily applied and
costD little. Get It today and save al
further distress
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-28
KEITH CROWN Is TO
HAVE CHARGE OF BOYS
Play Director at keokuk Y. M. G. A
Will Work With Youngsters
at Pennington.

FARMINGTON, iowa. July rs
Pennington Is proud that one Of its
own boys, Keith "A. Crown, who is
play director Of the Keokuk Y. M. @.
A., is to have charge OF the boys at
chautauqua. Besides talks on prac-
tical subjects, his program will in
clude volley ball. spud, boxing.
wrestling, swimming and hikes. Fol-
lowing is the program for the entire
session, August 5 to ID:
Saturday, August 8.
200 D. m.-Prelude, The Oxfords.
2:30 D. m.-President's address, DIT.
G.. r. Neff.
2:45 p. m.[1ecture, Dr.. ]. p. GIL
bert.
$500 p. m.-Fsll concert, The Ok
fords.
Sunday, August 8.
$3.50 a. m.-Union Sunday school.
1900 a. m.-Sermon-Lecture. DR..
J. p Gilbert.
200 p m.-Prelude, The Oxfords.
$50 p. m.-Lecture, James A.
500 p. m.-Full concert. The Ok
fords.
Monday, August 7.
10000 a. m.-Morning lecture DR..
]. P. Gilbert.
$3.50 D. m.-Concert, Hruby Orches-
ira.
1880 .. m.-Prelude, Hruby Orches-
ira.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-28

Machinery is in motion for a new
charter for Philadelphia. The moving
power is made up Of representatives
of civil, commercial and political
bodies. A complete overhauling Of the
present archaic city government is
foreshadowed.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-28
ADJUSTMENTS.

Few people in Keokuk know what
actually happens at these annual law
yers' picnics. The one at Wild Cat
Springs yesterday was attended by
Manager Dodge with his motion pic
ture camera and some pictures taken
will be shewn at the Grand tonight
with the regular Triangle program of
Dorothy Gish and Owen Moore in
Little hieena's Romance" and the
keystone comedy, Mack Swain in
"By Stork Delivery"
The regular program in itself is ex-
ira good, and the pictures Of the law
yers taking a day OFF will furnish
amusement for everyone. We will
see dignifed judges and members Of
the Keokuk bar. police chiefs. ETC., in
"close-ups" and "far-aways," some of
them posing for their pictures, but
others being snapped while oblivious
to the canera-man's presence.
Little Meena's Romance" the five
act Griffith feature for tonight, is a
clever, entertaining comedy drama,
intermingled Little Dorothy Gish
and Owen Moore will make an ideal
pair for the leading parts. She has
youth, beauty and talent and he has
manly screen personality, liked by
everyone.
Tomorrow, for Saturday only, the
Grand will show new Paramount
drama, 1.-THE Evil Thereof" with an
all-star cast headed by Frank Ilosee
Of "Old Homestead fame. The pic
ture is quite frank IN dealing, in an
entirely novel manner, with very
modern theme. The Grand states
frankly that 1t IS not picture that
will be OF interest to young children.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-28

Des Moines authorities are pushing
a campaign for "a spotless town" An
ordinance passed by unanimous vote
makes it misdemea for persons
to deposit in the streets or alleys any
objects that might engender offensive
odors or cause unsanitary conditions
Penalty, S. to 500.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-28

his neck being wrenched. Paralysis
ensued. and the young soldier has a
seriously injured seventh cervtcal YER
zebra. He has been brought to the
university hospital here. His condi-
ton Is critical, but the surgeons say
not hopeless.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-28
SURVIVES WAR;
NOW NEAR DEATH
Fought Nine Months With English
Army; Injured In Dive In
River.

IOWA CITY, Iowa, July 2S.-Harry
Cowles, twenty-one years old, after
surviving nine months in the trenches
in the old world war-zone, where he
fought for England, may die of an in
jury to his neck occasioned by diving
in Turkey river. He dived twelve
feet, but found the shallow stream a
treacherous one. and his head strik-
ing the bottom. was driven forward,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-28
IOWA.

sDES MONIES, Iowa, July 49,.
Percy w. Hall, secretary OF the Iowa
Bankers association, has been offer
ed the managership of branch OF
the Mechanics and Metals National
bank of New York City to be estab-
lished in Des Moines about Sept. l.
NcGREGoR. Iowa. July 2s.-The
McGregor National Park association
by the help of Miss Althea r. Sher-
man has prepared for the use OF the
Greater Iowa association q list Of the
native trees, wild flowers and birds
of this section. Forty-two varieties
OF trees, thirty-eight of wild flowers
and ZIG OF birds are enumerated in
the list.
BONAPARTE. Iowa, July rs. Mrs.
Harry Fine died suddenly at her
home near New London. She became
i'll during the night, and asked her
husband to go to the well and get
her drink OF water and when he
came back she was dead.
DUBUQUE, Iowa, July 2S.-David
" Fisher, fer many years a passen-
ger conductor on the Burlington road
from Burlington to Council Bluffs,
but more recently proprietor Of a
hotel at independence, Iowa, died
suddenly at Independence. He weigh
ed over 300 pounds.
FORT DODGE. Iowa, July 2s.-Ora
Duncan, 81 years old. was instantly
killed Tuesday noon when he was
filling ice cream freezers at the Mer-
rel and Brown news stand. Whether
he struck his hand in an electric
fan nearby and was electrocuted or
whether he died Of heart failure is
not determined.
OTTDMWA, Iowa, July 2s.-The
board of supervisors has arrived at a
decision in the controversy over the
OttumwaL Chillicothe road which has
been under discussion for the past
two years. The petitioners for the
road are authorized to build 1t at
their own expense. paying damages
at the rate Of $50 per acre to two
property owners along the route who
object to the road. The work must
be done by October /.
NEW HAMPTON, Iowa, July 2s.--
Phil Lahner, who was arrested and
charged with dynamiting the Wap-
stpinican river, in order to kill fish,
was acquitted by a Jury. Mr.. Lahner
and his brother were strolling along
the river bank, apparently with the
intention OF fishing. when they were
seen by Joe Zubrod. A moment later,
Mr.. Zubrod heard loud report and
saw the water splash UP into the air
He attempted to arrest the men but
they returned to New Hampton.