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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-18
K. C.. SERVICE
FLAG FLYING
De LaSaIIe Council Has Ono Wlth
Thirteen Stars Grouped
Around Insignia Of
Order.

The Knights OF Columbus Of Keo.
kuk have a service flag with thirteen
stars grouped around the seal of the
order, which occupies a central
place in the white field. The flag
represents thirteen members of De
LaSalle council who are now serving
their country. The banner for the
present is being displayed indoors,
but will float from the X. C. building
before very long. The flag is a reg
ulation service banner. the stars are
grouped around the X. C. emblem,
which is in colors, and which oc-
cupies a central place in the white
field.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-18
TO CUT ICE
THIS WEEK
Local Harvest VIII Commence Soon
n Weather Conditions Arc
Good Enough to
Continue.

Ice cutting operations will begin
this week unless there is a decided
rise in temperature, sufficient to
melt all of the ice on the lake. The
Ice is now at proper thickness for
cutting and packing, and the Keokuk
dealers in natural fee are going to
take advantage of the early freeze,
and get their houses filled as quickly
as possible. A bench has been es
tablished at the Moose beach by one
of the local Ice men, and the field Is
being marked today. The ice will BIZ
hauled by teams and motor trucks to
the ice houses in town, If ears can,
not be secured from the railroad.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-18
DEATH CLAIMS
AGED WOMAN
Mrs. Louis Bode, for Sixty.three
Years a Resident Of keokuk,
Died at Her Htme
Last Night.

The death of Mrs. Louis Bode took
place last night at 10 p. M. at her
home, lilo Palean street. She had
been sick for a year, suffering from
hardening of the arteries, but was
able to be around until last Wednes-
day, when she fell and broke her
hip. From then until her death she
failed rapidly.
Marie Magdaline Metzger was born
in Baden, Germany, July %, 1845.
When nine years old she came with
her people to the United States and
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-18
arst settled at Quincy. Illinois. May

first settled at Quincy. Illinois. May
1. 1854. the family moved to Keo-
kuk. since which time she has made
her home here. She was married to
Louis Bode in this city April "a.
1884. Mr.. Bode passed away in
1908. Mrs. Bode was . member Of
st. Paul's Evangelical church Of this
city.
She Is survived by one SON and
three daughters as follows: Mrs. B.
Kraft, Mrs. Mary Hicks and VIM.
Bode Of Keokuk. and Mrs. Tony Fill
ker Of Quincy. She also leaves one
sister. Mrs. John Smith Of Warsaw,
Illinois. and five grandchildren.
The funeral will be held Thursday
at 2:90 p. m, at the home. lilo
Palean street
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-18
E CROSS
SEAL SALES
Stamps Are Being Sold In Postofice
Corridor by Young Women
|, Of Baby Welfare
LEAGUE.

Red Cross seals are being sold II
Keokuk this week by young women
from the Baby Welfare league in the
lobby of the Keokuk p%oston1ce. A
number Of late buyers will find seals
at the table tn the lobby to put on
their packages.
Miss Younker who has charge OF
the sale Of seals asked that all who
have received stamps. please remit
for them or return the stamps at
once. The sales are not as brisk al
they might be. but she hopes that in
this case 1t is just because the peo-
pie are a little slow in buying.
Use a Red Cross seal to put your
service flag in your window.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-18

". J. Fulton for the Keokuk Can
ming Co., chow chow pickles for all
baskets ; C. NJ. Rich for the Purity
Oats Co., Purity oats and Purity corn
meal for all baskets; Lagomarcino-
Grippe Co., sack Of potatoes. Fruit
was given by Mrs. Hahn; jelly by a
friend. Two bushels of apples from
Mr.. Teller. Preserves and pickles
from Joseph Sittler's grocery. A can
of syrup and a package OF corn starch
for each basket from J. G. Hubinger
Bros. Co., and two suits of clothes
from Mrs, J. B. Well.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-18
BAND
WILL BE BEST
Bandmaster Bowers Expects to Make
keokuk Organization In
Rank With the
Highest.

w. H. Bowers, director of Keokuk's
concert band, has come to Keokuk to
make his home here. and is living at
Fifth and Morgan streets. Mr.. Bow
er who was chosen to take the place
made vacant by the resignation of
Director John B. Kindig, is a band
master of considerable experience
and he promises to give Keokuk. the
best band in the state of Iowa. Mr.
Bowers work with the band so far
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-18
district attorney,

district attorney.
Sweigert in campaign speeches, has
bitterly attacked FYckert's conduct of
the bomb cases. having stressed the
alleged frame UP Of testimony by
Frank G. Oxman and Fickert's refusal
to release Mrs. Rena Mooney and
Israel Weinburg on bail, after both had
been acquitted on n charge of MUIR
der in connection with the bomb cases.
The preferential system OF voting
was used. A heavy vote is expected.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-18
WILL YOU SAVE
CH|LDS FAITH?
There Can be no Greater Tragedy
Than the Empty Stocking
on Christmas
Day.
GIVE YOUR N NOW
Community Headquarters Are Opened
at 4O8 Main Street and Dona-
tiosn Can be Left
There.

The shadow OF an empty stocking
must not fall on Keokuk's Christmas
festivals. The greatest tragedy Of
childhood is the breaking of a young
ster's faith in that patron Of all saints,
big, fat, generous, good natured st.
Nicholas, who ome every Christmas
eve in his wonderful sleigh with its
tiny reindeer, and fills every stocking.
But if he should not come, oh the
heartache, the burning tears, the abb
solute misery Of childhood's happiest
day. Because there is a war, is no
| reason why old Santa should be showed
| into the background. Children are not
making war, but everyone knows they
are suffering enough in bleeding Bel
| GUM and staggering France, and yes,
even the little Huns are reaping the
whirlwind the kaiser is sowing. In our
own big America, and in Keokuk they
need not have the tragedy OF an
| empty stocking on their little hearts
| this Christmas day.
If they do not, it's up to you. Your
own little girl will wake with a start
of low Christmas morning to hug a
Red Cross nurse doll, or your little
son will crow with joy over a really,
truly soldier suit. suit what of the
other half. Must they suffer this
greatest tragedy?
"We won't get any Santa Claus, our
papa's sick" one little boy said to one
of the women at headquarters today,
land our mamma, well We amt got her
any more. But we heard Of Santa
Claus having a place here. and we
coined to get him mo- to forget us, me
and sister"
The Gifts Today.
The community headquarters are al
4O8 Main street. You can't help but
find them. With such appeals as these
before you, you surely can't help but
go in, and give something to help IN
the work, a you?
The following contributions have
been received by Miss Elsie Buck
treasurer Of the community Christian
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-18
FIRST WIRE
FROM DR.. BARR
He is Busy Today Finding keokuk
Men at Camp Dodge, and
Reports Progress in
His Mission.

Chairman C. S. Abel of the keo-
kuk committee to get Keokuk boys
home from Camp Dodge, had a wire
from DR.. G. Walter Barr today, re-
porting progress On the arrange
ments at Des Moines for the boys
Ihe Keokuk representative got busy
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-18

has been very much appreciated and
he is one Of the best directors In tbs
middle west.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-18
Poisoned Wool,

NEW YORK, Dec. 1S.-Wool pur-
chased by the Hoboken recreation
enter for distribution to women
knitting garments for soldiers is un-
der investigation today to ascertain
whether it is poisoned. Mrs. Rosa
Anderson was taken i'll three times
while knitting with It 80.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-18
yesterday afternoon as soon as h,

yesterday afternoon as Don as he
arrived, and today vas interviewing
the men in the cantonment.
According to a letter received from
Roy Walsh yesterday, there are only
about twenty men left in the camp
from Keokuk. The orders posted
state definitely that the men must
not travel by steam roads and the
automobile method of travel seems to
be the only solution to the problem.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-18

The Schenectady plant at the Cen
eral Electric company subscribed for
nearly s. 1900, 900 worth of the second
Liberty loan bonds.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-18
New York Money Market.

NEW YORK. Dec. 1S.-Money on
call, 6 percent.
Six months, 6 percent.
Mercantile paper, 5h@5A percent
Bar silver London, 43d.
Bar silver New York, S5Bc.
Demand sterling. $4.75.25.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-02-23

Washington, Feb. 23 - Before takin, a recess Wednesday after noon oyer Thursday until this morning; the United States House of Representatives concurred in the amendment to the postal bill, as made by the Senate, which makes provision for the shipment of li- Quors by parcel post or otherwise a federal offense or the ordering of liquors by mail to be shipped into states where prohibition now ex- ists a like offense.
 This action on the part of the House of Representatives makes such states as already have passed prohibition laws now absolutely bone dry. A number of states which have been voted dry, un- der the state laws permitted of the shipment of intoxicating liquors in limited quantities, but with the law just passed by congress, which
The daily Alaskan., 1917-02-23

Dawson, Feb. 2S-Fire was dis covered early Thursday morning in the JYukonia hotel, and by the time the fire department had arrived on the scene, the big building was sesthing mass of flames.
 Famed by a slight breeze, and with the mercury between fifteen and twenty degrees below zero, the flames quickly gained headway and soon leaped to the nearby buildings.
 For the balance of the night the fire fighters fought with a de- tsrmination to best the demon, but owing to the intense heat they were unable to hold the flames from spreading and when daylight came the sites formerly occupied by the Yukonta hotel, Cronin's ho- tel, the Pioneer hotel, the Bonan- ga hotel, Sales jewelry store and Pinska's drygoods and clothing store were smouldering mass of blackeped ruins.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-02-23
DEPENDS ON
 EXACT FACTS

Washington, Feb. 2S-On the bass of news dispatches the gov ernment began seeking official in- formation of the destruction of the American schooner Lyman NJ. Law by a submarine, to determine at once how the case affects the delicate situation between Ger many and the United States.
 The dispatch was taken to indi- cate that the Law was sunk in the Mediterranean, where Austria also is conducting submarine og- erations.
 The main points to be determin- ed are whether the ship was at tackled without warning, whether sh9 carried contraband and whether any American lives were lost.
 Whether the destruction of the Law will turn out to be "the overt act'' oe the submarine campaign will have to depend on the exact facts
The daily Alaskan., 1917-02-23
Two Liues Lost tn Big
 Fire That Visits Dawson

c. w. c. Tabor, the we'll known lawyer, was known to have retired to his room in the Yukonia hotel about one hour befre the fire was discovered and when search failed to reveal his whereabouts, it was discovered that he had not been seen since the alarm of fire had been given. This led to the sup position that there might have beep more lives lost in the fire and it was soon found that two miners, whose names could not be learned who had come in from the creeks late Wednesday afternoon, were also missing, and up to late hour today it is still believed that they were burned to death in the hotel.
 Billy McAdams, the oldest em- ploge of the White Pass route is also missing, and it is almost an assured fact that he also lost his
 (Continued on Page A
The daily Alaskan., 1917-02-23
WILSON TO TAKE OATH SUNDAY

Washington, Feb. 23-It was officially announced today that in the face of the grave situation now confronting the United States, President Woodrow Wilson will taEe the oath of office privately iii the White House Sunday, and that only a few diplomats from foreign countries and United States digAitaries will be present
The daily Alaskan., 1917-02-23
MOSQUITO FLEET
 BAGS 200 SUBS

New York, Feb. 23 - According to Alfred Moves, the famous Eng Iisb poet, who arrived in this city on one of the late ships passing though the restricted war zone states that England's anti-subma- rine fleet consists of 4,OOO private yachts, whalars and fishing vessels. These vessels are manned by over 80, 1000 men and it is claimed that this force has destroyed 200 Ger man submarines since the an of the ruthless block ade cs English, French and Italian ports.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-02-23

Washington, Feb. 29-Today the senate avain took up the ques- tion Of the amendment to the post al bill, providing for the pre- Yentiol of shipment of liquors through the mails, or the ordering of intcxicants through the mails, and upon a concurrent resolution offered by Representative Moon of Tennessee postponing the date at which the law becomes effect i've from July 1, 1917 to October l, 1917, Representative Moon an- nounced that the House would press the measure through at the earliest possible date.
 The Dostoffice bill itself was dis posed Of.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-02-23

Philadelphia, Feb. 2S-The wives of the striking employees of the Franklin Sugar Refining Company o' this city, engaged in 8 riot with guards which had been placed about tho premises of the sugar company and before they could be driven OH one man who was guarding uhe uAin entrance to the factory was kllsd, and nine others seriously injured.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-02-23
BRITISH TAKE
 2,0OO TURKS

London, Feb. 23-The British troops continuing their advance at Kutel Amara, Mesopotamia, captur- ed two thousand Turks recently and se,zed important strategic po- sitions on the right bank of the Tigris. Amongst the prisoners were eighty-pine officers. Several po- sitions have been taken from the enemy during the past few days in that reg1on and there is now every reason to hope, military men say, that the city itself will soon fall.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-02-23

Washington, Feb. 23 - Officials of the various executive departments of the United States government do not disguise the fact that the German situation is daily growing grsver and graver, and as each re- port is received detailing the sink ing oS some ship by German sub marines, and it is learned that no overt act has been committed the relief of the tensity Of the situa- tion is made quite noticeable.
 With the ruthless submarine
The daily Alaskan., 1917-02-23

and be hanged by the neck until you are dead"
 One mans fate to solemnly de cree the fate Of another. A judge clothed with the power the law gives.
 "-and be hanged by the neck until you are dead"
 While the above words were be- ipe spoken the eyes of two men were firmly fixed on the other. One
The daily Alaskan., 1917-02-23

Washington, Feb. 2S - The state Department is in receipt of advice from Consul General Carl Bailey Hurst of Barceloan, Spain, in which he states that the Swedish skogland was sunk off the coast of Spain by a German submarine.
 Before torpedoing the ship, ten minutes notice was given for the
The daily Alaskan., 1917-02-23
ENORMOUS EARNINGS
 FOR THE PAST YEAR

Washington, Feb. 23-Comptrol- Ter oS the currency of the United States treasury John s. Williams today reported the earnings of the National Banks last year to have been 100000. This is the largest earnings for any one single year since the organization of the banking system in the United States
The daily Alaskan., 1917-02-23
PREDICT BREAK
 WITH AUSTRIA

Amsterdam, Feb. 23-In an ar tIels which Is published in the Erankturter Zeitung, 1t is claimed that f has been learned from re- liable sources from Berlin that there can be no doubt but that 8 rupture in the relations now ex- 'S:ing between the United States government and the government of Austria Is bound to follow, when Anbassador Penfield of the United states presents his note to the Aus s1isn foreign minister at Vienna.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-02-23
WIVES IF STRIKERS KILL AND
 INJURE GUARDS AT REFINERY

Police were at once summoned to the scene by a, riot call, and the women had to be beaten back by a free use of the heavy clubs of the patrolmen,
 Several arrests were made, and it : thought that the woman who was the immediate cause of the deatI of the guard has been iden- tified as one of those arrested.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-02-23
DIVER SINKS SWEDISH VESSEL
 AFTER OFFICERS AND CREW LEAVE

officer? and crew to effect their escape from the doomed vessel. TherA were five Americans on board the Swedish ship, and they had no sooner taken to the boats than the diver sent torpedo crashing into the big vessel. All officers and members of the crew were landed safely at this port.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-02-23
MIRACLE ALONE GAN KEEP Us.
 ODT IF WAR WITH GERMANY

warfare policy of the German Im- perisl government now in its sec ond week, and still no overt act perpetrated, leads to the belief that orders may have been issued by the German government to avoid such act.
 It is claimed here that it is only by the avoidance of an overt ac: such as the ruthless talk ing of an Amreican life that war with Germany can be averted, and this will be miracle.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-02-23
REPORTED PRISONERS
 HAVE BEEN RELEASED

Amsterdam, Feb. 23-A dispatch rom Berlin printed in the papers Of this city this morning again re- port that the American prisoners of the steamer Yarrowdale have besn re eased.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-02-23
SEATTLE TAILOR
 DIES IN CHICAGO

Seattle, Feb. 2S-C. P. Curtis, of the firm of Dean and Curtis, oae oe the largest firms Of mems ta;lors in this city, died in Chi cago while enroute to his home here from 8 trip to New York.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-02-23
JAPS PLAN ID
 ARM SHIPS

Tokyo, Feb. 23-The Japanese admiralty are planning to at once arm all Japanese merchantmen now engaged in trade, and especially those vessels plying the Atlantic and Mediterranean. "
The daily Alaskan., 1917-02-23
GERMANY'S ALLIES ENDORSE
 UNRESTRICTED SUB WAR PGuCY

Announcement to this effect is now in the hands of the State De- partment of the United States, and shows that no relief to the situa- ton can be expected from the Aus tria-Hurgarian, or the Bulgarian or Turkish governments.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-02-23

Washington, Feb. 2S Germany hqs succeeded in solidifying the support of her allies to herself and has received the endorsement of the Central Powers to her announced policy of unrestricted submarine warfare.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-02-23
POSTAL BILL WILL PUT ONE THIRD
 NATION IN BONE DRY COLUMN

becomes effective July first, accord ing. to the bill, fully one third of
 the United States will become bone dry. i.r.,. j.LllIlIA
The daily Alaskan., 1917-02-23

SPRING MILLINERY NOW ON SALE AT REINERTs.n
The daily Alaskan., 1917-02-23
EDWARD kRAUSE SENTENCED 10
 BE HANGED ON MAY ELEVENTH

man, with the glitter of defiance, al- thougn not muscle was perceived 70 be moved in the face, stodily glanced. The other, weighing each word carefully, spoke low but firm ly. His eyes fell on the doomedS hopelessly flor it was the law.
 "-and be hanged by the neck until you are dead"
The daily Alaskan., 1917-02-23

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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-16
FINANCIAL NEWS
BEAR ENERGIES EXHAUSTED AS STOCKS
SCORE GOOD ADVANCES IN WALL STREET
General Change in Speculative Mood Has for Its Basis
Confident Belief That Government Financing
Is Assured of Complete Success
NEW YORK, MAY Is.

The exhaustion of the bear energies made more pronounced in me
which
o
the total
Prices moved deal
that trilih pronounced
o
Union Pacific than IN touching 1885, and
Of the
Steel
Of in
a o
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STOCK PRICES AND TRADING IMPROVrs h
IN THE PHILADELPHIA MARKET IN Is
General Advances in Quotations All Through List !.
nouncement of Loan to New Russian Governmo.. = 9
Helps-U. G.. l. Issues Strong

Much Improvement was recorded In the
dealings in stocks on the Philadelphia Stock
Exchange today. While there was better
inent from the opening the market did
not get its real swing until the afternoon
session. The betterment In the morning was
confined chiefly to price movements to
Higher level. as compared With the closing
quotations of last night. This change In
conditions was brought about largely by
the fact that stock generally sold at higher
levels in Wall Street. the tone here simply
being a reflection of conditions in New York
When the announcement came over the
wires from Washington to the effect that
Treasury warrant for 800 100000 had been
turned over to Russia. being the first loan
to the new Russian Government. the mar
ket took on new life and the trading
showed continued Improvement all around
The announcement of this loan was taken
in the financial district to mean that Rus
sia would reject all of the German overtures
for a separate peace.
Changes were mostly of a fractional
nature in the morning. but in the after
noon there were some substantial gains
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RUSSIAN BONDS ADVANCE VIOLENTLY
ON CURB AS RESULT OF BIG LOAN
NEW YORK. May l6.

BoadS directly
of of
Russian Of from 75H SS1H
of
Film, whrt was bought
Therew
while Lake, Torle 6s4 6h
Conduit
pfrom23 Shpbuldng sold Maxim Munitions
in 22
to 5sO and New
Is
nted Verdeso 10i
from 3Ss
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Amber to Spend $4,000 on Streets

Steel Car. IN.
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LOCAL MINING STOCKS
Delaware Charters

DOVER. May 16.--The following charters
were filed here today: The Navajo Pacific
Copper Company, of New York: capital,
$50. OOO. .OO0 to do general mining busi-
ness. Incorporators. Arthur w. Britton
Samuel b. Howard. Louis II. Gunthers
Harry B. Davis and Grover s. Clinton, all
az New York. The state tax paid with the
filing of the charter amounted to $3.50 The
Chemical Securities Company of Whining
ton: capital. $500 900; to deal in invest
ments incorporators G. Rmlinger and
Clement Egner, of Wilmington. Cadet
Hosiery Company, of Wilmington capital
S2160.O 900 to manufacture hosiery.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-16
Condition of u. S. Treasury

WASHINGTON, May 16.--The condition
of the United states Treasury. according
to a statement issued today, was as follows:
Net balance in general funds, s195.093475
total receipts. S141,169593 total disburse-
ments s62,677,147; deficit for the year,
Sll9,255,750 exclusive of the Panama Canal
and public debt transactions.
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Observation-Disclosures, Corpor.
atoms, Auditors

DseirlnG 70 further nv ambition In acceuntins
;;;i| I'M; ~ ;';''''s s;
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SUNDAY GLORIFIES FRANCE
10000 in Tabernacle Cheer Reference
to Her Fighting Qualities

NEW YORK, May 16.-France, glorified
by war, was held illustrating the height to
which a nation can attain. while 10000 in
the big tabernacle cheered and cheered and
then began all over again. The climax of
the Billy" Sunday address came when the
evangelist, lifting his clenched fists above
his head, broke out with, "Oh, God how
France can fight! !" The storm of applause
began again.
At the close 1886 journeyed down the
sawdust trail to take Sundays hand