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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-01
WOULD QUIT
/ USING EGGS
State Food Commissioner Says Prices
Will Drop II Demand Goes
Down.

Commissioner w, b. Barney be-
lieves people should quit using eggs
so long as the present high prices
continue. If the demand for eggs
falls off the prices will tumble, he
declares.
Il believe the present high prices
on eggs is Largely due to the manipu-
lation of the market and the holding
of eggs in cold storage" said Com
missioner Barney. Il think If people
would quit using eggs for while the
price would go DOWN. AS soon is the
demand let's up there will be plenty
of fellows with eggs in storage who
will sell If the weather should warm
up, as 1t looks that it might, that
would help gre .rly because the hens
would begin laying again.
People can get along without eggs
for while at least They are not
an essential article of diet"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-01
TTNSEL CARDS
NOT AVAILABLE
,...offiee Patrons Seem to Forget
that These Must be Enclosed
In Envelopes.

r,o local postofi1ce has received
I ltaarahle unavailable matter dur
CO.. the mas. few days. Although at
.antinn of the public is continually
na;ne called to poatal regulations,
. g is always someone, who, either
through ignorance OF the restrictions,
". " son,e other reason, continually NO
lating the rules. sn.,,.
Especially is this the case during
.ha holiday season. Nearly a nun
dred "tinseled" post cards have been
naceiyed in the last two days, mailed
iooseIy in thin tissue paper envelopes
t ~ not Enclosed at all. AS result,
otomnine machines are clogged, and
% the employe handling the matter
has the misfortune of getting some OF
the finely cut glass. Of which the
tinsel is composed, into one or the
ntber of his eyes, something serious
will result Another danger OF hand-
Inc tinsel is blood poisoning.
The postal rules and regulations
have the following anent tinseled
cards,
"Post cards and postal cards bear
ing particles of glass, metal, mica,
sand. tinsel or other similar sub
stances are unavailable except when
inclosed in envelopes tightly sealed
nreyent escape Of such particles or
when treated in such manner as
will prevent the objectional substance
from rubbing Off.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-01
KEOKUK PEOPLE
WERE ARRESTED
Charged With Chicken Thleving at
Hamilton and Are Held to
Next Term Of Court.

couple of men together with
woman and a thirteen year old boy,
all of Keokuk, were arrested Satur-
day~ morning about O'Clock on
charges Of stealing chickens from
Charley Spence and Henry Garrels,
Who live east of here, says the Ham
ilton Press.
At preliminary hearing before
Justice Crawford, the woman gave
her name as Mrs. Nancy Porter, Of
Fifth street, Keokuk. She said she
operated boarding house in Keokuk.
The men gave their names as VIII
liam Martin and E. A. Butch but lat
err admitted their real names to be
Lee Curtis and Irwin Pestel From
their actions it is evident they are
professional crooks. Both seemed "at
home" in the court room.
The trouble started at about 2
o'clock when Henry CARROTS heard
some noise and got up to see what
was the matter. He called his wife
and told herithere were some chick
en- thieves in the hen house and told
her to telephone the neighbors, which
she did
The strangers told a pretty smooth
story to the farmers and were re-
leased to go ion their way. Just about
this time two buggies were heard to
drive off not far away. 1t was too
dark to see them.
William Kopsicker and CARROTS
drove into Hamilton and notified
Marshal Mekemson. They got an
automobile to go to the scene when
two buggies turned the corner at
Bethel church The marshal arrest
ed Mrs. Porter in one buggy and her
son in the other. Four chickens
were found in one of the buggies.
Marshal Mekemson then started a
search for the two men. He over
took them on the bridge as they were
walking into Keokuk, but they were
beyond The Illinois line. He went on
to Keokuk and had one of the Keo-
kuk police arrest the pair.
The two men were willing to come
back to Hamilton and prove their
fnnocence-not knowing that their
companion, Mrs. Porter and >her son
were in the Hamilton 'boose, and
had already confessed to Judge Craw-
ford. Pestel and Curtis said they did
not know the woman and had never
seen her before.
The two men waived hearing and
We're bound over to the county jail
until the March term of court. The
woman finally told fairly good
story of the affair, and after making
confession. was released. to appear
IN court next March.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-01
IOWA.

IOWA.
DIES MONIES, Iowa, Dec. AL
though the term of the state printer
does not expire until Jan. 1, 1919.
many candidates are now coming out,
as the coming legislature will elect a
state printer unless the much talked or
Legislation to abolish the state print
er goes through. w. D. Junkin OF
Charlton, editor of the Charlton Her
Patriot, is a candidate. O. G. Bur
rows, editor Of the Belle PLANE Union,
has announced himself. Senator John
II. Taylor of Pennington is also under
stood to be out for state printer.
SIOUX CITY, Iowa, Dec. Con
gresham Tom Steele, democrat, will
contest the election to congress of
Geo. c. Scott, republican, who won by
a majority Of 131 on the official returns
from the eleventh district Alleged err
rors in the count will be the basis for
the contest.
MARSHALLTOwN, Iowa, Dec l.
What rights an Indian may have, if
any, in trapping fur bearing animals
out of season on Indian land, will be
determined in a case brought against
Charles Wanatee. an Indian of the
| ANA reservation. Wanatee was
/ found to have in his possession sever
al pelts of animals taken, presumably
out of season. He makes the defense
that he was trapping on the Indian
reservation. Whether the Tama In
dian land is properly a reservation viii
also probably come up for a decision
In the case of the Tama so-called res
ieryatiOn" the Indians and not the gov
eminent, own the land.
| CEDAR RAPIDS. Iowa, Dec. 1.-The
body Of Earl Smith, Mount Vernon
automobile dealer, with his neck brok
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-01
Decree Of ForecIosure.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.]
NEW YORK, Dec. LIMITED States
District Judge Mayer today signed a
decree OF foreclosure in the Bankers
Trust company equity suit against
the Missouri Pacific railway. The
decree provides for the sale OF Col
lateral securities under mortgage
given by the Missouri Pacific to the
trust company as trustee of a bond
issue Of $9,623,000.
II there is any surplus from the
sale,>it IS directed that it be applied
on the deficiency under the similar
foreclosure sale in the case OF the
SOL 5000 bond issue taken by the
Guaranty Trust company. The sale
is to be held at the New York county
court house.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-01
Sentenced for Life,

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
WACO, Texas, Dec. 1T. r. Wat,
son, president or the Farmers and
Merchants bank at league, Texas,
who shot and killed Banking Com mis-
sioner Patterson several weeks ago.
just after Patterson had posted a
notice closing the bank, today was
convicted and sentenceds to ninety.
lima years Imprisonment
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-01
Compulsory Service.

rUnited Press Leased Wire Service.1
AMSTERDAM, Dec. 1.-The reich
stag has passed to the second read
ing, the bill for compulsory civilian
service, according to Berlin advices
today. Only slight alterations were
made In tn emeasure as originally in
troduced.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-01

Ed r. Plank, 1926 Timea St.
Leonard PeIoen, 1928 High st.
ReIner Bros. Co., 1925 Main st.
J. M. Relmers & Co., Cor. Twelfth
and Main SITS.
Edw. c. Renard, 31o 8. Eighteenth st.
L. stebinger & Son, 3o7 South Elsh-
teenth st.
Jos. Sitter, 1923 Main st.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-01
Mrs. johnson Wants Divorce.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
RENO, New, Dec. Mrs. Esther
Johnson wife Of Owen johnson, the
writer, is the newest arrival at the
local divorce colony. She has re-
tanned an attorney, according to ad-
mission of her friends.
u The Johnsons were married at
"the little church around the corner"
in New York in 1912.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-01

come to Fulton Wednesday with her
son, County Assessor T. II. Sapp. OF
Boone county, to spend THANKSGIVING
with another son, collapsed from the
effects of heart attack, after alight-
ing from the automobile in which she
had made the twenty-five mile trip,
and died a few hours later.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-01

IOWA CITY, Iowa, Dec 1.-The
Iowa City board of education has de-
cided to expend In 1918 and 1917 but
100000 of the $3.50, 900 secured by way
Of bond issue, voted On favorably by
the public a few months ago. This will
cover the cost of three buildings in
town and one across the river.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-01

FULTON, Mo, Dec. 1.-Joseph l..
Bush, city collector, was stricken with
apoplexy yesterday and is in a SER
ious condition
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-01

has averaged so bushels of corn day
for 20 days, doing her usual housework
at the same time.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-01

A. p. j. Ewers, COS PaIean.
c. II. Frank, 500 North Fifth St.
r. C. Finn, 1e South Fourth St.
Mrs. w. s. Hayden, 1923 Reid.
Hodges Grocery, 1902 High.
c. M. Laubershemer, 517 Main St.
Mrs. George Neyens, 1901 Des Moines
St.
Joseph o'BrIen, 700 Palean.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-01
Illinois-Iowa- Missouri

en-, was found beside his car about one
and one-half miles from town. Appar-
emily he had lost control Of the car,
which was overturned at bridge ap.
proach.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-01
ILLINOIS,

ILLINOIS.
NATION, H., Dec. BERT Berry,
who was employed recently as a mem
Der Of the Mattoon fire department,
was accidentally shot yesterday after
noon by Ben Overman and is believed
to be fatally wounded. Both eyes were
tshot out. The accident occurred while
the men were hunting rabbits.
CARMI. H., Dec. Floyd Mills, g.
year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Mills, died yesterday of tetanus after
suffering wound at school A few
days ago the child and some compan-
ions were at play. when one of them
Jabbed him with lead pencil. Part
of the lead was broken off in the boys
skull and lockjaw developed.
! SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Dec 1.-The
election Of bishop to succeed Bishop
Edward w. Osborne will be the i'm
potant work of the Episcopal synod of
the Springfield diocese, meeting here
December 81.
PLEASANT PLAINS, Ill, Dec l.
Mrs. F. F. Sexton Of this town is said
to hold the record Of this part Of the
Estate for woman corn shuckers. She
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-01

FULTON, Mo-, Dec Mrs. Tabitha
Sapp, so years old. Of Columbia who
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-01
MISSOURI,

CENTRALIA, Mo-, Dec. 1.-For the
first time in forty-tive years Centralia
is without a Jail. Arrests were few and
the city council has leased the Jail to
a firm for a steam laundry.
MACON, Mo-, Dec. 1.-As result of
the visit Of M. V. Carroll, secretary of
the Missouri State Motor association,
the Macon County Automobile and
Good Roads club was organized yes
terday. The club is part of statewide
campaign for hard surfaced roads, as
outlined by Mr.. Carroll, who is now or
ganizing the towns along the Pixies
Peak trail in Missouri.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-01
These Grocers Will Feature the Cooker Offer Next Week

Jos. SlttIer's Branch Store, 1928
Fulton St.
L. Sells, 1927 Reid.
Smith Bros, 316 Main ST.!
Patsy TaIlarieo, 213 Main St.
kEOSAUQUA, IOWA.
Maitbie, Beer & Wright.
Wilson's Bargain Store.
A. A. Peters e. Co.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-01
Pettiijjohn's
Rolled Wheat with 25% Bran Flax,
A Modern Bran Dainty

Everybody should better health
folks
Pettjohns The bran bidder
in
tconta per- tender
in
will
yougo braness diet.
mixed wit
BIZ fakes Graham n recipe.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-01

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, Dec. 1.-The
body of Earl Smith, Mount Vernon,
automobile dealer, with his neck brok-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-01

kEOkUk, IOWA.
E.SS. AIdrIch, $40 Main ST.
p. v. Bear, 1116 Main St.
= Ike Bork, so9 Main St.
8. e. fsurdewoId, 226 N. Fifteenth St.
B. z. Breitenstein, cor. Fourteenth
and johnson SITS.
Fred DeYouns, % South Fourth st.
EdW. DeYone, 42s Palean st.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-07-14
SERIES STARTS SUNDAY
Opening Games Staged Between Car
dinals and Clarendon and Be-
tween Eagles and White Sox

The opening games of the series
for the amateur baseball champion
ship of northern Virginia will be
PLAYED next Sunday afternoon between
the Cardinal Athletic Club, Of this
city, and the Clarendon Athletic Club,
of Alexandria county, and between
the Eagle Athletic Club and the
White Sox, both of this city, res
pecitvely.
The former contest is slated to
be played at Clarendon whittier the
Cardinals will journey Sunday on
1920 train, and the latter game will
be staged in Alexandria. No charge
is made for admission to any of the
games of the series, but the players
request silver offering to enable
them to defray expenss incurred in
carfare, and the purchase Of bats,
baseballs, and other things necessary
to conduct the games
Following is the schedule of the
games:
Sunday, July 16-Clarendon VS..
Cardinals, at Clarendon; Eagles VS..
White Sox, at Alfred street grounds,
this city.
Sunday, July 23-Cardinals VS.
White ,Sox, at Baggett's diamond,
this city; Clarendon VS.. Eagles. at
Clarendon.
Sunday, July 3O-White Sox VS..
Clarendon, at the Cove, this city; Car
dinals VS.. Eagles, at Baggett's dia-
mond.
Sunday, August 6-Clarendon VS..
Cardinals, at Baggett's diamond;
White Sox VS.. Eagles, at Cove.
Sunday, August 13-White Sox VS..
Cardinals, at Cove Eagles VS.. Claren-
don, at Alfred street grounds.
Sunday, August 20-Clarendon VS..
White Sox, at Clarendon; Eagles VS..
Cardinals, at Alfred street grounds.
Sunday, August 27-Clarendon VS..
Cardinals, at Clarendon; White Sox
VS.. Eagles, at Alfred street grounds
Sunday, September 3-Cardinals
VS.. White Sox, at Cove; Clarendon
VS.. Eagles, at Clarendon.
Sunday, September 10 White Sox
VS.. Clarendon, at Clarendon: Cardi-
nails VS.. Eagles, at Baggett's diamond.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-07-14
ECLIPSE OF THE MOON.
Will he Visible Tonight Shortly Az
ter 10 O'clOck'-Earth Be-
tween and Moon.

Beginning shortly after 10 O'Clock
the moon will to night go into an al
most total eclipse. The eclipse will
be visible in Alexandria and it will
be seen from the Atlantic Ocean
Southwestern Europe, Africa, South
America and from all but the ex-
treme western portions of Northern
Hemisphere. The moon will pass be-
tween the shadow of the earth and
the sun, and except for faint red
ness, will be darkened. The eclipse
will not be noticed except by those
who watch, for it, since the darkness
will be no more than that occasion
ed by the passing of clouds between
moon and earth.
In olden times, eclipses of sun or
moon were thought to bear sinister
portent, and on many occasions they
have been looked upon as signs OF
the passing of the World. Science
has, however, shown the fanatic his
mistake, and the religious enthusiast
the futility of his prophecy. The
phenomenon, as phenomena go, is
but a part of of the working of the
universe, the extent of which no mar
knows. Alarm may be occassoned
among the beasts of the field ant
the fowls of the air by an eclipse ot
the sun, but man has learned tina
the shadowing of either of the. lumin
aries is of no more portent than th'
coming of rain.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-07-14

trine would be challenged and. our
control of the Panama canal disputed.
r. would mean that this mighty young
renublic has retreated and has ceas-
ed TO advance along the pathway that
was leading her to a higher and mob:
Ter destiny.
"The American Navy has ever been
Tho pride of our people. They have
ever felt that it was their surest and
safest defense. We gratefully remem'
her now many. difficulties and dlsas'
ters we have averted in the past by
orr naval successes. Our debt of ma
tional gratitude to the navy is great
and lasting.
Tf this nation is to attain the
summit of her possible usefulness
and success. Prudence and wisdom de-
mand that this nation should have
greatness, it must come through
her navy-its power, its triumph ant
It's great navy properly to perform
it's responsible duties and success
fully to achieve its. great work. re
ioice at this nations proud and glo
rious past, but l rejoice still more a
the cloudless future which beckon;
US on to a still greater greatness :ant
richer and deeper glory. Will
strong arms and brave hearts let u
fearlessly face our great and res
ponsible future"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-07-14

Every taxpayer in the State has
been put upon notice by Auditor of
Public Accounts C. Lee Moore that
he may come forward and voiuntar-
ily report omissions in State taxes
and local levies and thus avoid pen
atty and interest, which may be in
flicted on and after August J.. Audi
tor Moore yesterday issued a circu-
lar to examiners of records and
commissioners of the revenue, call
ing their attention to the. law, and
directing them to proceed, after Aug
ust 1st, to carry out the mandatory
law requiring them to assess every
taxpayer in every district and every
circuit for each and every year with
property money and income with
which the taxpayers has not been
heretofore assessed. =, ~. ~
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-07-14
Gar RENEWS.
HIS ATTACKS
More Than 1000 Prisoners
And Many Guns Are
Captured
DIFFERENT REPORTS
DIFFERENT REPORTS
Austrians Said to Be Receiving Ger
man Reinforcements to Aid IN
Checking Drive

London July 14-General Brusl-
loft renewed his attacks on the
right wing of the army OF Generai
Won Bothmer, whose army is protect
ing Lemberg from the advancing
Russians, according to the Russian
statement received today.
The fighting took place west and
northwest of Buczacz, on the lower
Stript. More than 1000 prisoners
one gun; and machine guns were
taken by the Russians.
The Austrian and German accounts
of the fighting in this district differ.
The Berlin report says that by an
encircling counter attack to the north
west of Buczacz, German troops drove
back Russians who had pushed for
ward. More than 400 prisoners were
taken, the German statement says.
The Austrian version is that, while
part of the attacking columns of the
Russians collapsed under the Aus
trian fire, other succeeded in pene-
trating a section of the Austrian posi-
ton. A speedy counter attack drove,
the Russians from the positions which
they had taken the statement adds.
The Cars forces apparently are
marking time on the Stokhod front,
where heavy German artillery and
endorsements have been drawn up
to repell the Russian advance on
Kovel. An artillery duel. took place
Yesterday on this front, the Russian
statement says. Vienna reports that
Russian attacks along the Rovel,
,Sarny railroad were repulsed. =.
The campaign in the southwest ap-
pears to be awaiting a decision in the
struggle before Kovel, where the bat
ties are increasing in intensity. Both
sides are throwing more troops into
this section, designated the "Lutzk
breach" which extends hundred
miles along the Stokhod river.
Already there is said to have been
noted the presence there of the Tenth
Prussian Corps from Rheims and the
Fifth Bavarian from Arras, both new
ly brought up.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-07-14
STORM STRIKES NEW YORK.
Four Men Killed by Lightning Dur
ing the Disturbance.

New York, July ID. = Tropical
heat suddenly gave way to tropi-
cal electrical storm yesterday which
killed four men. It came after a
morning and afternoon of heat that
killed eleven others.
From a temperature of IA at G
O'Clock in the morning the mercury
shot up to 8S at noon, and was hover
ing around that mark when sixty
mile gale drove the thunder clouds
out of the west just before 3. The
temperature dropped II degrees
while half an inch of rain fell. When
the storm was over at 7 in the even.
ing the thermometer stood at II.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-07-14
BRITISH BREAK
GERMAN Line
Sweep Over -Four, : Mile
Front Today With a
Smashing Blow
GREATEST GAIN YET
Teuton Position at Pozieres. on the
Bapamne Front, Rendered Extre.
merly Critical

London, July 14-British troops
brok German line on four mile front
at dawn today with smashing blow
that swept the British lines into the
village of Longueval and Bazentin:-
le-Grand and cleared the Trones
wood, an advance of more than a
mile.
The gain is the greatest scored for
the Anglo-French offensive since the
opening of the great assault thir-
teen days ago.
cat dawn, as attacked the enemy
second system of Defense" said an
official bulletin from General Haig,
given out at II a. m. "We broke in
hostile positions on a four mile front
capturing several strongly defended
localities. Heavy fighting continues.
Special dispatches from press head
quarters at the front announced the
capture of Longueval, Bazentin-le-
Grand and the clearing of the Trones
wood in the early hours of the fight
ing. The blow was struck at the
very sector of the battle front where
the Germans had assembled their
heaviest bodies of re-enforcements.
The early bulletins, though very
meager, indicated that one of the
greatest battles of the allied often
sive is being waged in the wooded
region northeast of Albert.
The British advance apparently was
in the direction Of Martinpuch Heights
and the plateau dominating the road
leading to Bapaume, the immediate
objective of the British attack. The
village of Longueval lies at the in
tersection of the Bapaume-Bray and
Albert -Combles highways, and but
seven miles southwest of Bapaume.
Bazentin-le- Grand lies Immediately
east of Contalmaison, whose capture
by the British was admitted at Ber-
lin yesterday, and slightly northwest
of Trones wood
The French left wing pushed for
ward at the same time, according to
an unofficial report from Paris:
Strengthening the French line be-
tween Hardecourt and Gullemont and
threatening the village of Maure-
pass.
A dispatch filed at Paris at mid
night reported that the British had
pushed clear through the Mametz
wood, where desperate fighting has
been going on, to the Longueval road,
and were about five hundred yards
from the village. The remaining dis
tance was covered with rush when
the offensive ives resumed at day
break.
The German position at Pozieres.
on the Bapaume highway, has been
rendered extremely critical by the
British advance. Paris reported.