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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-09-13
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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-09-13

cavalr. eggs pompadour n
tufned chicken, fresh ChlI
foTua peas champagne so
tee quiet breakfast ran
Ny dear said thn Old mil.
iionaire. as Tho fruit course.
n superb melon. came ou. "toil
me- dear and be laid BITS
uithnrnh hnrd on hlr InunE
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-09-13

4 7hanH nn6 NJ 1HF WHUe most
OF tho record fish catches In
thar vicinity during 40 Years.
lie has q big record book
containing dates and weights
20 Impress strangers
Last summer n Young cou-
Pie from Chicago camped IN
luuxuriousu lodge three
miles above old Haekfus'
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-09-13
Laugh Win Us

TIE Old millionaire and MS beautiful bride, AZ
ter their quiet wedding had a quiet wedding
A-n.htnrA Ant.r AntrnLhnn
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-09-13

one do YOU love me Tor what ! On for what
: vas1"
The beautiful girl smiled down from the win
dow into the aemiring eyes ~ young cluhmsn
who was passing. then she bent her clear con
ddrring gaze on The gray ruin opposite and -
piled
- love YOU George. Tor what you VIII be"
Along The Fox river fow miles above Wed
run. Nd an old timer nanod Andy Haaklns- has
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-09-13

place baby was born 40 thc lodge and The
only scale the father could find on which 20
weigh the baby was that with which Andy iias
kins weighed bic fish
The baby tipped The scale al 20 pounds
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-09-13

A non commissioned officer was reading The
names Of number OF recruits.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-09-13

"knd what do SOU caii yours.ffea be asked
tan youth
Lyon" mo recruit responded vhcreat Tho
non com threw down hs pen and shouted aith
good naiured laughter
Go order some Cages to Doc builf. he roarsd
70 private We've been recruiting from
menagerleg
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-01
WAS CONSIDERED
NOTED INVENTOR
c, E. Tanning, Who Died In Oaven
port Yesterday, Recently Turn
ed Over Anti-Air Craft
Gun to Government.

The Davenport Democrat prints
the following concerning the death
of O. E. flaming, former keokuk
man:
O. E. Tanning, inventor of wide
repute. passed away at his home, 155
South Pine street, Thursday morning
at 40 o'clock following an illness OF
two DAYS. His death was caused by
pneumonia.
Mr. Tanning was the inventor o;
tho first folding baby carriage and
of the Tanning anti-air craft gun,
which he turned over to the United
states government only few weeks
ago for use In the war with Ger
many. He also holds patents on nu-
merous minor inventions.
Although Mr.. flaming made his
home in this city, he was compelled
to spend the greater part of his time
on business in the east, where he
was connected with several large fac.
tories. He was looked upon as being
one of the greatest inventors in the
middle west.
He was born in Keokuk. Iowa
March 10. 1867. and was raised and
educated in that city. He came 10
Davenport seventeen years ago and
had resided in this city since. On
July TO- 1887, he was united in mar
riage to Miss Laura Oatman in Den
yer. He was "a member Of the St
Alphonsus church and a devout
Catholic.
Surviving are his wife, five chill
dren, Marie, Madeline, Charles. John
and James, one sister, Miss Ella Fan
ming, and one brother, G. w. Tanning
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-01

WARSAW, ILL.,, June 1.-The big
revival meeting conducted by the
Methodist preachers Of the Quincy
district commenced last Monday
night in the large tent pitched on the
nigh school grounds. While the
weather has been bad. there have
been large crowds in attendance each
night, and a lively interest manifest
ed. Each week day there are two
services held, 2:30 afternoon, and
800 o'clock at night. There are at
the present time twelve pastors
present, including the local pastor.
on Saturday afternoon at 2:3o d
great children's service will be held.
All the children of the community.
are urged to attend. At the close oil
this service, Jumbo" will make. the
ascent, providing the wind is favor
able for the ascension. On Sunday
three great services will be held
i1;0O a. M, $3.50 and 500 p. m. There
IS an able corps OF preachers ana
tney are giving us strong gospei
sermons. A large chorus choir un-
oer the leadership of Rev. McAnaliy
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-01
Cb.o WA II SAW
. A::GATEE::;;(C!IT T.!

of Bowen. furnishes music, together
with the congregation. A number OF
large paper balloons will be sent up
during the meetings The meetings
will close Sunday night, June 10th.
The Memorial program which was
to have been carried out Wednesday,
was called off, owing to the rainy
day. There is some talk of having
the program some day next week.
Our town marshal, Bennett, is
carrying his hand in a sling, the re-
suit of close contact with a Keokuk
negro's head last Saturday night.
1t is improving at present. Club or
no club. Marshal Bennett is match
for any one who imaglnes he can
paint Warsaw red.
Mrs. August Laeding and little son
of Lima, are vi ing relatives here
and attending the big revival.
The graves of the fallen soldiers
were remembered Wednesday. There
is a peculiar sadness connected with
this service this year, in that next
wear some graves will be decorated
with flowers, whose occupants have
not vet been enrolled as soldiers.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-01
NEW ASSOCIATION
OF FARMERS
Openly Out to Capture Iowa legisla-
ture and Teach People Of State
to Reckon With Agri-
cultural People.
TBy United Press.

CENTHRVTI1LE, Iowa, June Ito
teach the people of Iowa that polit-
ically "the farmer must be reckoned
with is the purpose Of the Farmers
NonlPartisan association which is
openly out to capture the Iowa legis-
lature and run the state in the in
terest of the agricultural classes.
The men behind the association
are known, but whether they are for
or against the Harding administers
ton and whether the association is
connected with the Taxpayers league,
which figured in the last campaign,
has not yet been disclosed.
E. NJ. Halstad, former postmaster
at Lake Mills, is president.
A. A. Sander, retired farmer, cap
italist and real estate man of Lake
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-01


j. E. Tierney, who recently came
to Centerville from Panora where he
was editor Of the Vidette, is secre
tary, and also is editor Of the asso-
ciation's organ, THE Farmers Non
Partisan Advocate"
Although only six weeks old the
association has enlisted 700 mem
bers at the fee Of Sc annually. This
is the result of merely an effort in
the northern part Of the state. The
campaign for members is to be de-
veIoped into a state wide campaign.
In addition to its political aims,
the association has plans ito promote
harmony and good will among and
cement more closely the endeavors Of
the various farmers cooperative so
cieties, and work for the creation Of
cooperative packing houses. cold
storage plants, terminal elevators
and loan and insurance companies
1--WE propose to make It plain to
the people of Iowa. said Secretary
Tierney, that the farmer must be
reckoned with. We believe that es-
pecially in dairying there should be
a concerted state effort to prevent
this industry falling into the control
Of the big packing companies, in a
way similar to the livestock indus
try.
1--WE believe insurance is another
field where millions can be saved
the farmer"
Speaking on the important roads
question, Tierney said:
eve are for good roads. The farm.
er wants such roads as he can pay
for. But we are against any OF
these paved roads ideas that the
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-01
Iowa Governor Sounded on the Legal
ity Of Recruiting Boy Scouts Here
Registration
Day.
THE RECOMMENDATIONS
Local Men, Including Mayor Lotion,
Commend Steps Being Taken
to Enlarge Scout
Activities.

A letter has been sent to Governor
Harding by the local Boy Scout coun-
Gil asking him. if it will be permits
sible to recruit scouts here on regis
tration day. The plan of the council
calls for general recruiting of new
members next Tuesday at the regis
tration places, the applicants for
to apply for admission to
the scout ranks in the wards in which
they live.
The council is anxious to enlist in
the scout ranks every boy in the city
who can qualify and it is planned to
greatly increase scout activities. here.
Several Keokuk men, including
Mayor Lotion, have written recon-
of the scout movement to
William Brugman, boys secretary OF
the Y. M. c. A. These letters follow:
William Brugman, Boys Sec
rotary, Y. M. G. A., Keokuk, Iowa,
May 81, 1917. Dear Mr.. Brugman:
The proposed organization OF
Boy Scouts council to be COM
posed of twenty-five business men
is a splendid movement and as
the executive head of the munich
pal government of our city, urge
the formation of same at the
earliest moment, for 1t will add
encouragement to the Boy Scouts,
as am sure their work will be
needed more and more in the fu-
ture.
Wishing the movement and the
organization Of the same success,
Itbeg to remain, yours truly,
ED S. LOTION,
Mayor
AS a member of the local coun-
Gil of the Boy Scouts of America,
and as a member of the Minis
terial association of this city, |
have been asked for an expression
of my opinion Of the Boy Scout
movement. 1t can be expressed
in almost a word-it is a great
thing for the boy. 1t does not,
as some seem to believe, train the
boy to be a soldier. but it does
train him to be a true boy in
every sense of the word--a kind,
courteous, clean, courageous, self
reliant boy.
/ heartily endorse the move.
Very sincerely,
REV. H. B. M'ELREE.
Mr.. William Brugman, boy
Scout Commissioner, Keokuk,
Iowa. MY dear Mr.. Brugman:
You asked me for an expression
of my opinion of the value of Boy
Scout work. I wish to say that
one of the greatest needs that
the average boy in a city has is
the need for some good. profit
able, attractive means OF employ
ing his idle time. The school, rec
ords and the court records will
show that the boy who is becom-
ing a criminal is the boy who is
most often absent from school
and who is spending his idle time
in the alleys. Anything that will
use the boys idle time profitably
and pleasantly will do much to
decrease the number of juvenile
criminals in any city. I under
stand that is exactly what the
Boy Scout movement is intended
to do, hence it cannot help but be
beneficial. Yours truly,
WILLIAM ALDRICH.
New scout troops will be formed
here and squad Of volunteer scout
masters trained to lead them.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-01

Patriotic vendors Of booze, fearing
the marines at Chicago naval training
station might grow weary of plain
lake water, installed litter~of blind
pigs and invited the boys to visit
the red-eyed zoo. The invitation was
accepted in force. and the reception
that followed was caution. Thirty
piggerfes were demolished when the
captain halted the job and called l.
good evenings work.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-01

for his products and getting the FARM
er the full value of the dollar he
spends" is another object of the as.
ISOLATION. according to Tierney.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-01

farmer does not want to pay for"
Elimination of the middleman
where he is standing in the way of
the farmer realizing the best price
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-09
he forty Belgian relief workers, few

the forty Belgian relief workers, few
Americans are in Belgium.
Mr.. Whitlock's status still remains
indefinite. Germany. after :he break
refused 70 recognize his diplomatic po-
sition, but authorized him. with other
Americans. 10 remain in charge Of the
Belgian relief work As Belgium's capi-
tai has been moved to Havre, France,
officials here see only two alternatives
to admit he is no longer clothed with
diplomatic authority or TO send him TO
Havre.
Word is anxiously awaited here as TO
the release OF the seventy American
sailors taken into Germany over three
months ago on the prize farrowdale'
Their release was promised by Germany
for to-day. when an alleged quarantine
was to have expired.
No information has come TO the De.
partment as 70 the manner or route OF
release. Arrangements will be made Tor
every attention that can be given the
sailors when their location becomes
known.
No information has been received at
the department regarding the four
American consuls ordered from Ger
many TO Turkey and held in Munich
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-09

of the highest Importance, but the
practicability Of the action was OF
equal importance. Mr.. Churchill ap-
pears to have advocated an attack BY
ships alone. on certain amount OF
half-hearted and hesitsting expert
opinion.
"There does not appear TO have been
direct support or direct opposition
from the responsible naval and military
advisers, Lord Fisher and Sir James
Wolfe Murray.
"The commissioners think that there
was an obligation, first on the FIRST
Lord. secondly on the Prime Minister,
and thirdly on one other member OF
the War Council, 20 see that the VieWs
Of the naval advisers we're clearly put
before the council, and that the naNaI
advisers should have expressed lneir
views 70 the council, whether asked OF
not. If they considered the pfo!ee.
which the council was about TO adop.
was imprscticable from naval point
Of View -,
The report is signed By the late Lord
Cromer, chairman; Andrew Fisher, rep
resentlng Australia; Thomas Mckenzie
representing New Zealand; Sir Fred
erick Cawley, Chancellor of the Duchy
Of Lancaster; James A. Clyde, Lord
Advocate; Stephen l.. Gwynne, Nation
alist member of the Commons; Rear
Admiral Sir william II. May, Field
Marshal Baron Nicholson and justice
Pickfort.
Resides the separate Roch report
there are dissenting notes by flsher
and Mckenzie.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-09
Airedale Recruit
On Way to Trenches
With French Officer
Pat to Fight Rats While Lieu
tenant Verdier Opposes
German Foes

Lieutenant Paul Verdier, Of the
French army, arrived yesterday at the
Hotel Biltmore from San Francisco
where he had been on three-months'
furlough. With him came Pat, an
Airedale terrier.
Pat. though he may not be aware OF
the fact, is going TO the trenches with
the Lieutenant. His particular mission
in life will be 10 keep the rats out OF
Verdier's dugout.
Verdier. a clubman OF San Francisco,
has taken out his first American citl-
zenship papers. He enlisted as pri-
vate in infantry shortly after August
1914, and earned his promotion through
bravery in action.
This country is drawing nearer
every minute u war with Germany"
the French officer said. Americans
are Just beginning now 10 discover that
What the French nave been telling them
about the Germans is true.
Young men from Leland Stanford
University and from the University Of
California we're leaving school to join
the ambulance corps when / was in the
West. They are doing a splendid thing.
1t makes man of any one to go
through this war. He will find the
ordinary troubles of life sfterward
rettv in comparison"
Verdier and his terrier expect TO sail
on the Rochambesu
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-09
Germany Says
Britain Blocked
Belgian Relief
Asserts Ships Had Five
Days to Leave Eng
lish Ports

London, March s.-Replying to the
charges of Sir Maurice de Bunsen,
Under Secretary Of the British Foreign
Office, that Germany cancelled her
guarantee, Of safe conduct to Belgian
relief ships without fair notice the
German Legation at The Hague to-day
denied the accusations and held Britain
responsible for all trouble created by
the resembling Of the order.
The legation statement declared all
neutral ships in British ports, as well
as all relief ships, had five days IN
which TO depart; that the two relief
ships reported to have been sunk are
not known TO have been torpedoed;
that Britain had refused to publish a
list of the relief ships and their
whereabouts early in February, and,
finally. that the Relief Commission be-
ing under the patronage OF America
and Spain, at is not clear by what
right England has forbidden it to fur
nish such information to the German
authorities"
The statement concludes with the
charge that "the German Admiralty
cannot instruct the submarines, as
otherwise English ships would be too
much TEMPTED to abuse the distinctive
signs of the relief commission.
In a reioinder to-day Sir Maurice
de Busen declared that the British
governments guarantee that it would
not allow the commissions flag to be
abused ISLANDS to-day and never will
be violated
Sir Maurice reveals further infor-
nation concerning the German warn
ing. "The commission was advised IN
this warning" he says, ito send It's
ships BY the north route, where they
would be safe. Yet over a month later,
on March ,. the Germans told the re-
lief commission that they would be
unable 10 grant safe conduct to relief
ships at Rotte rdam because they were
unable to declare that the north route
was absolutely safe from torpedoing.
"Tnstead OF such shifting" he con
tinues. I'VE demand before the world
that the German government shall de-
clare whether. or not it is taking steps
TO make possible the continuance OF the
relief work; whether or not 1t can con-
troll it's own submarines; whether or
not neutral ships can sail safely in the
service of the commission by the route
it (Gssmany) laid down for them at
the beginning of February, only to de-
clare that il was still unsafe at the be-
ginning Of March"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-09
English Shipowners
Call Management by
Government q Failure

Liverpool. Feb. 2S Correspondence d.
The annual report Of Che Liverpool
Steamship Owners Association, which
includes practically all the important
shipowners in England, emphasizes the
seriousness Of the shipping situation,
and declares that all the measures thus
far taken BY the government are lnsut-
ficient. The report insists that state
management of shipping has failed, and
must fail, and expresses the opinion
that only the most radical curtallment
Of imports and a similar radical Inn
itAtion of the amount OF tonnage used
for military purposes can save the ma
ton from the most serious shortages
Of food and vital raw materials.
Direct state management OF shipping
is impossible, says the report. The state
is so bad manager that state control
Of the nations tonnage would mean
quick starvation.
"The inevitable results Of state man
agement have been waste Of time. loss
Of ocean-carrying power and therefore
the imports" the report states. If
these be reduced under state manage
ment BY only 10 per cent-and, judging
by all past experience it might well be
reduced by % per cent and upward
the nation would be faced with immedi-
ate shortage Of essential supplies. pri-
walton and panic prices. Weighed
against such perils. the saving Of
fneights, even If cargoes were carried
for nothing, is a negligible factor.
ITO satisfy military demands since
the outbreak Of the war. about one
third OF the British mercantile marine
has been devoted 20 purely war pur-
poses. One-third OF the British mer-
cantHe marine has a carrying capacity
in OCEAN trade, in the course Of a year.
OF Upward Of 55,000,00O tons weight OF
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-09
French Refake Salient
in Champagne Lost
To Foe in February

London. March S.-The French
troops delivered powerful attack IN
the Champagne yesterday and wrestea
from the Germans the greater part OF
the salient between the Butte de Mes
nil and the Maisons de Champagne lost
in the violent fighting Of February 10.
The French report states that 100 prs
oners were taken.
The salient referred Co lies about
mile and half south of the main road
between failure and Cernay, midway
between Verdun and Rheims. On Feb
ruary Is the Germans swept four lines
OF French trenches in this sector and
consolidated them on front OF about
a mile and a half. Since that time
minor operations by the French troops
had eaten away the enemy's gains by
about half The attack yesterday APP
parently won back the entire position.
Raids and patrol encounters contln-
ned on the rest of the front, but there
were no infantry operations on a large
scale. German organizations were
Overturned" on the left bank OF the
Neuse, according TO Paris, and German
trenches were successfully raided IN
Lorraine. Berlin reports snowstorms
and little activity along the Somme and
Ancre fronts.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-09
100000 for Costa RIGA
Banks Aid Government Not
Recognized by u. S.

San Jose, Costa Rica. March S.-All
the banks here have united in loan
Of 100000 to the Tinoco government
under the most liberal conditions.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-09
British Poison Trial DELAYED

London. March S.-The illness of
Juror has retarded the case Of Mrs.
Alice Wheeldon, her two daughters
Miss Ann Wheeldon and Mrs. Alfred
Mason. and Mrs. Mason's husband, who
are on trial in the Old Bailey, charged
with conspiracy to murder Premier
Lloyd George and Arthur Henderson.
Owing 20 the necessity of swearing
in a new jury the entire evidence that
was introduced by the prosecution had
TO be repeated, and this repetition is
taking place to-day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-09
Bulgaria Defends
Its olicy in Serbia;
Denies Terror Rules
Legation Declares People of
Occupied Regions Rejoice
Over Release from
Tyranny

Washington, March s.-The legation
Of Bulgaria issued the following state
ment tonight;
an a statement recently issued by
the Serbian Legation in London and
published in some papers here insinua-
tons are made about the treatment by
Bulgaria of the population in Mace
donia, old Serbia and the Moravia
region. No facts are advanced, but it
is stated in general terms that "a rule
OF terror prevails in the regions under
Bulgaria. and that this rule of terror
has for its object the elimination Of
the Serbian element and the terroriz-
ing Of the population by the removal
Of ell the leading men in the country
"To talk about the elimination OF
the Serbian element in Macedonia is
TO talk about eliminating something
which does not exist. The overwhelm-
ing majority (about 100000 of the
Christian population in Macedonia is
Bulgarian, and it met with Joy and
enthusiasm the Bulgarian troops when
they occupied the country and put an
end to Serbian rule. What the char
acter OF that rule was is best known
by the Draconian laws enacted by the
Serbian government for the admins
tration OF the province.
"The military and police authorities
were given free hand in dealing with
the people, and they could, without any
fear. infict the death penalty, penal
servitude. imprisonment, confscation
Of property, deportation Of individuals
or whole families even for minor and
INSIGNIFICANT Offences"