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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1917-09-21
One Cause of the Coal Shortage.

Because a troop train. carrying SOL
diers from Grayling to Waco, Texas,
delayed their train little more than 10
minutes the miners at Bliss mine refused
to work yesterday. This is the third
consecutive day of idleness Tor the Bliss
miners as they declined to work Friday
and Saturday because of dispute as to
who should feed the mine mules in the
absence of the regular man.-Saginaw
Courier Herald.
Similar items appear frequently in
papers published throughout coal min
ing sections of the country. thus
explaining one of the reasors why q
greater quantity of coal is not mined.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1917-09-21

Glen F. KILN. Corunna.
Louis B. Green, Durand.
Paul Sutor. Owosso.
Percy Brott Alcott. Owosso.
Crawford J. Donnell, Shaftsburg.
Joseph Zlanck, Owosso.
Abe Dworkin, Owosso.
Floyd Edward Virgins, Durand.
George Ernest Fisher, Owosso.
Staneso Masterook, Owosso.
Arthur William White, Owosso.
Rudolph Karyas, Lennon.
Carl A. Bsnta, Owosso.
Joseph Palsek, New Lothrop.
Robert Decker, Bancryft.
Constantine Ehrlich, Owosso.
George T. Schooley, Durand.
Charles A. Haynes. Durand,
George w. Juhl, Owosso.
George w. Putnam, Owosso.
Glen Hiemsel Crane, Owosso.
Reuben o. Moline, Laingsburg.
Clarence Grant Harris, Owosso.
Joel Ross Haynes, Ovid.
Edward J. O'Neil, Garland.
Joseph Daniel, Perry.
Harry Gibbs johnson, Owosso.
Harlie Elwood Mason, 326 North Par
treet, Owosso.
James B. Libbey, Durand.
Jessie Lincoln Gage, Ovid.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1917-09-21

R. J. Beehler left today for Battle
Greek to accept the appointment as
cook for the officers mess of the 327th
Michigan Regiment. He was accom-
panied by r. j. Beehler Jr., who will
act as assistant cook and Charles Been
ler. Donald Beehler, Ollie Shack, clerk
at the Wildermuth House, and Andrew
Green, who will serve as walters.
Lieut.. Henry sprsgue of the U. 8.
navy, is guest of his parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. o. L. Sprague for ten days. He
has been on special shore duty for
several months and like all the officers
has been working hard and is pleased
as are his many friends in Owosso for
his opportunity to visit here.
Fred Welch, w. F. Gallagher and e.
D. Dewey Of this city, j. 81. Collins of
Corunna, P. B Lennon aud DR.. v. G.
vanLiew of Lennon, were In Flint,
Thursday, to confer with Flint citizens
relative to the Owosso, Flint electric
line Flint citizens are very anxious
to have the line constructed.
E. w. Brown Of the Standard Ma.
chinery Co., has purchased the home of
Leigh II. Christian and the adjoining
house and land on the corner Of Oliver
and Water streets, and will occupy the
home in the near future.
The bean harvest is well under way
and many acres of corn are going into
siles every day.
The sale of United States Liberty
bonds will start next week and end
November ist.
A. d. whipple made business trip
to Gladwin county Thursday.
Mrs. o. L. Sprague returned home
this morning from Beulah.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1917-09-21
Bowling Leagues Organize for Seasol

The Owosso Bowling league held its
annual meeting Monday, electing Fred
Steck president; Geo. Eddy vice presi
dent; Lawrence Osmer secretary and
F. w. Rayen treasurer. The fall sea-
son will open Oct at the Brunswick
alleys with eight teams of five men.
Games will be played Mondays and
Thursdays for twenty-eight weeks.
The Pastime league was organized
for bowling at the Pastime alleys, Sat
urday night, with John Luicik presi-
dent; Fred Smith vice president; M. F.
Grove secretary and treasurer. The
lea que will consist Of eight teams and
prizes will be awarded to the winners.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1917-09-21
Jury Disagrees.

The trial of the case of the People vs.
Benjamin Monroe of Owosso charged
with violation of the liquor law, re-
suited in a disagreement of the jury,
Monday.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1917-09-21
Tag Day Nets $500.

The Kings Daughters colleote
$500 last Saturday in their adr
day work. The money will be
the Dorcss Home and other ct
work conducted by the society.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1917-09-21

Louis G. Hall and Edward q
this city, left Thursday for O,
Ohio, to enlist in the U. s. eae
corps.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-06-29
Relates How Kaiser
Escaped Assassin

EDITORIAL NOTE. William Le-
Queux, who here chronicles for his
friend, Count Ernst Won Heltzendorn,
the Iatter's revelations of the inner
life of the imperial German court, has
long been recognized throughout Eu-
rope as the possessor of Its innermost
secrets.
The English ~Who's Who, says of
him; NHe has intimate knowledge Of
the secret service of Continental coun-
tries and is considered by the govern
ment (of Great Brittany an authority on
such matters" Another authority rnys:
fsFew people have been more closely as
ISOLATED with or know more of the
astounding inner machinery of Ger
many than he"
of secret information at his command
than any contemporary In civil life, and
for the last six years the British Gov
eminent has made valuable use of his
vast store of secret information through
q specially organized department with
which Leoueux works a voluntary
assistant
Count Won Heltxendorff became an In
Innate of LeQueux several years prior
to the outbreak of the war; he has been
living In retirement In France since
August, 1914, and it was there that Lee
Queux received from the crown princes
late personal adtutant permission to
make public these revelations of the
inner life of the acknowledgements
the democracfes of the world might
come to know the real, but heretofore
hidden, personalities OF the two domi-
nent members of the autocracy 1T Is
now arrayed against
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-06-29

private IOOih, ooiN
one of the imperial serv-
ants, entering the kaiser's study, where
1 was awaiting him.
AS passed downstairs to the room,
to which entrance was forbidden even
to the crown prince himself, l natur-
ally wondered why I had been COM
manded to audience there.
Have you any knowledge of the
contents of the letter which you have
brought from the crown princeT the
emperor asked bluntly.
replied in the negative.
"Where are you going now?" he ask
ed suddenly.
ITO Thorn. His imperial highness
inspects the garrison there on Thurs
day." 1 said
"Ah! Of course. I intended to go,
but it is impossible"
Then after a pause, the emperor
looked me straight in the face and
suddenly said:
s'Heltzendorff, have you any knowl-
edge of any man called Minckwitz?"
/ reflected.
'T know Count Won Minckwitz, grand
master of the court of the duke OF
Saxe-Altenburg," was my reply.
mo. This is a man, Wilhelm Minck-
WITT, who poses as musician.
1 shook my head.
'You are quite certain that you have
never heard the name? Try to recol-
lect whether the crown prince has
ever mentioned him in your presence"
1 endeavored to recall the circum-
stance, for somehow very gradually
felt a distinct recollection of having
once heard that name before.
SAT the moment fail to recall any
thing, your majesty" was my answer.
The emperor knit his brows as
though annoyed at my reply, and then
grunted deeply in dissatisfaction.
"Remain here in Potsdam," he said.
Telegraph to the crown prince re-
calling him at my orders, and I will
cancel the inspection at Thorn. Tell
the crown prince that wish to see
him tonight Immediately upon his re-
turn"
Then, noticing for the first time that
the emperor held a paper in his hand,
I realized by its color that it was one
of those secret reports furnished for
the kaiser's eye alone-a report OF one
of the thousands of spies of Germany
spread everywhere.
Minckwitzl I impressed that name |
upon my memory, and, being dismissed |
bowed myself out of the imperial pres |
ence.
Returning to the Marmor palace l |
sent a long and urgent message over
the private wire to willie" at Al
tona, repeating his majesty's orders,
and recalling him at once. Quite well
/ knew that such an unusual message
would arouse his highness' apprehen-
sion that for some offense or other he
was about to receive paternal cas-
tsgation. But / could not be explicit,
because 1 had no knowledge Of the
reason the emperor was canceling our
engageme at Thorn.
"p d He Ask You That?"
At nine o'clock that night the crown
prince burst into the room wherein /
was attending to the correspondence.
what In the name of fate does all
this mean, Heltzendorfff" he demand
ed. "Why did the emperor fail to re-
ply to my message?"
At delivered it." said. And then I
described what took place in the en-
peror's private dining room. When
1 mentioned the name of Minckwitz the
crown princes cheeks blanched-
did he ask you that?' he gasped-
"Yes told him that the only per
son knew of that name was Count
von Minckwitz."
-Ah, that little fat, old master Of the
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-06-29
LETTER CROWN PRINCES PERSONAL ADJUTANT
WILLIAM LEoUEUx, PossEssoR OF THE

Veneux Nadon,
par Merchandising,
Sefne-et-Marne,
February 10th, 1917.


My dearL
describing
three smane error you made have
and willy
themk known to
prince of
dthm
these
have made
ebut of the
be
moes startling detail print
nend,a
knows
mostco cordial
Yours
tsIgned) HELTzENDoRFF
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-06-29
The Crown Princes Fear.

That night went boldly TO willie"
finding him alone In little circular
room in one of the towers of the casts,
to which he often retired to smoke and
snooZe.
I stood before him, and without
mincing matters, told him what had
overheard, and all knew.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-06-29

"H HE emperor commands you
~ to audience at once in the
private dining room," said
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-03-15
If You Own Cows

twill not only be interesting but it
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The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-03-15
OUR CLUBBING LIST.

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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-08
BAN JOHNSON
GIVES A POINT
He Agrees to the 1874 Game Schedule
for Next Year-Much Doubt
Concerning the Joint
Meeting.

TUnited Press Leased Wire Service
+ CHICAGO, Dec. 8.-Ban Johnson,
president of the American league,
has notified club owners of that cir
cult that there will be a schedule of
154 games next season. Hitherto he
had favored reduction to 140 games,
and the majority of the owners were
understood to be back Of him.
Johnson was forced to surrender
in this matter, it Is said, because
the New York Giants control the polo
grounds which are used jointly with
the Yankees 1t was case of the
long schedule or exit for the Yam
KEGS, it is understood, and Ban saw
the point.
At the same time, Johnson init
mated there might be no joint meet
ing of the National and American
leagues.
"The National league, through
Garry Hermann, asked for the joint
meeting here December 10, and /
agreed, although could not see what
good would come out of it, said Ban.
John X. Tener, president of the
National league, turned down the De-
cember 10 meeting. and now wants
to meet in Pittsburgh or Cincinnati.
December II Johnson intimated that
such a meeting would be unlikely"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-08
latter place.

latter place.
The steamer was returning loaded
when she turned over near the en-.
trance of the Calumet river harbor.
The waves are believed to have caused
her cargo to shift.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-08
JOHN AIKEN
DIED IN WEST
He Passed Away in Los Angeles Last
Thursday-He was an Old
Settler of keokuk-Went
West in 1908.

4 The son and daughters of John
Aiken were shocked to learn by wire
yesterday afternoon of the death of
their father at Los Angeles, Califor-
mia, at 11:15 p. M, Tuesday. They
| had no previous information of his
sickness and he was in good health
when they last heard from him be-
fore.
Mr.. Aiken was born in Ulster
county, New York, Nov. %, 1843.
HE came with his people to Lee
county in 1851, being among the very
old settlers. He served in the civil
war in the Forty-fourth Illinois in
fantry. He was married on Christ
mas day. 1867, to Miss Eleanor An
drews, at Montrose, Iowa. He fol-
lowed the business of carpenter and
contractor in Keokuk, remaining here
until 1903, when he went to Califor
MIA to live. He was a member of
the G. A. r. of this city.
He is survived by eight sons and
daughters, as follows: Mrs. E.
G. Vaughan, Mrs. E. H. Arvidson,
Mrs Fife Lorenz, Miss Josie Aiken
and Arthur Aiken of Keokuk; Mrs.
w. H. Meyers of st. Louis, Mo-; John
Aiken of Los Angeles. Calf; Edward
Aiken of Seattle, Wash. He leaves
one brother, Joseph Aiken, of Keo-
kuk, and one sister, Mrs. c. NJ An
shine of Los Angeles, Calf. Mrs
Aiken died in 1885,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-08
DANGERS OF A COLD
keokuk People Will Do Well to
Heed Them.

Many bad cases of kidney trouble
result from cold or chill. Con.
gested kidneys fall behind in filter
ing the poison-laden blood and back.
ache, headache, dizziness and dis
ordered kidney action follow. Don't
neglect cold. Use Doan's Kidney
Pills at the first sign of kidney
trouble Follow this Keokuk resi-
dents example:
Mrs. Kate Ressler. 900 Concert
St., says: MY kidneys were not act
ing right at all and was troubled
by dull, throbibng pains in my back.
l tired easily and had frequent head
aches and dizzy spells. In rainy or
damp weather, 1 had rheumatic pains
and the least cold settled on my kid
neys, making my condition worse.
used Doan's Kidney Pills, getting
them at Scott e. O'Reilly's Drug
Store and they soon relieved the
backache and other symptoms of kid
ney complaint"
: Price Coo, at all dealers. Don't
sirp ply ask for kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney PiIIs-the same that
Mrs. Ressler had Foster-Milburn
Co.. Mfgrs.. Buffalo. N. Y.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-08
STREET CAR
STRIKES WAGON
Happened on Main Street Early This
MornIns-Horse Was Knocked
Over, But Not Much
Injured.

| At 7:45 this morning street car
going west, collided with the Adams
Express Co.'S wagon near Tenth
street on Main. The wagon was dr1v-
en- by M. Welsh. He had his cap
drawn down over his ears to keep out
the cold, and failing to see the ap-
preaching car attempted 10 cross In
front of 1t at Schouten's bakery. The
car struck the horse in the flank and
knocked him over. at the same time
detaching the shafts from the wagon
The horse got up and ran down the
street. The wagon with the driver
sitting in 1t was left standing In the
street. There was very little dam
age done.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-08
Relief shIp sails Tomorrow.

United Press Leased Wire SeryiceJ
BOSTON, Dec. S.-The steamship
Calvin Austin. offered by the United
States shipping board here for sending
relief to Halifax, will sail for the
stricken city tomorrow morning.
Enough glass for 500 houses, tar pa
per, clothing, blankets. rolls Of cotton
and other material will be carried. A
general appeal has been. sent out for
contributions.
The vessel is fast and may reach
Halifax before some of the relief
trains which are reported snowbound
1t Is believed she will be in the strick-
en- city early Monday
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-08
THE WEATHER.

III. s. Department of Agriculture
Weather Bureau.l
For Keokuk and vicinity: In
creasing cloudiness tonight; Sunday
probably snow and somewhat warm
er.
For Iowa: Increasing cloudiness
tonight; probably snow and some
what warmer west portion; Sunday
probably snow.
For Missouri: Generally fair to-
night; colder southeast portion:
Sunday unsettled and somewhat
warmer; probably snow west portion.
Local Observations.
Dec. Bar. Their. Wind. Weather.
Z Z 0. m. 80. 20 10 N Cloudy
S Z a. m. !. 80. 16 Z NV Cloudy
Precipitation, hundredths.
River stage at a. M, tenths be-
low low water.
Change in "a hours, rise 3 tenths.
Mean temperature. Dec. Z. II.
Highest, 16.
Lowest, Z.
Lowest last night, Z.
FRED 2. GOSEWISCH,
Observer.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-08
ARGYLE PASTOR
WAS HONORED
Rev. Morgan and Family Guests a.
Church Reception-New School
House Being
Erected.
Especial to The Gate City,

ARGYLE. Iowa, Dec. S.-The Rev.
D. w. Morgan, the new pastor of the
community church at this place was
the honor guest at a reception held
this week, with eighty-fve of the
parishioners of the church present
Rev. Morgan and his family were in
troduced to the members and friends
of the church at this meeting.
The consolidated school building is
In the course OF construction and a
number of dwellings are being erect
ed
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-08
ODD FELLOWS
ELECTION
Puckechetuek Lodge I. o. o. r. Holds
Election Last Evening-LIst
Of Officers Named
Below

At meeting Of Puckechetuck lodge
No: IS, I. o. o. F., held last evening,
the following officers WERE elected:
N. G.-Wm. VanSteenwyk
" G.-Arthur w. Jones.
Recording secretary-Alfred Smith.
Financial secretary-Geo. w. In
megart.
Trea surer-J L. Candy.
Trustees. w. Nichols. Fred Hill
pert, Jr., and H. A. Heaslip.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-08
Probably 1000 Dead.

United Press Leased Wire Seryice.]
BOSTON, Mass, Dec. S.-The pub
Usher of the Halifax Herald tele
graphed his daughter here that the
death toll in the stricken city prob
ably will be one thousand.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-08

nine officials of the Broadway Sport.
ing club. who had been summoned to
appear IN magistrates court, were
neid in $500 bail each for appearances
in special sessions. d, :
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-08
Protectur Radiator
Crystals
The Boon Of the Winter
Motorist

| Effective: Positively prevents
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| the most severe winter weather. Full
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Harmless: Neither these crystals
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Economical: Alcohol, because of
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in the comfortable knowledge that
evaporation Of the water In the rad
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The strength of the radiator solution
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Price, $3.50 a Package
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-08
EiQht of Crew [ nst

CHICAGO, Dec. Slight men were
believed to have been drowned when
the steamer Desmond capsized in the
heavy seas off South Chicago this af.
ternoon. She carried a crew Of four.
teen and the coast guard rescued six.
The latter are unconscious and some
Of them may die
The Desmond was of the type known
ms "sand-sucker." She Piled regu-
larly between the Michigan shore and
South Chicago. The sand she obtain
ed was used in the steel mills in the
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-08
Legality Of BOXING Nears Test.

NEW YORK, Dec. S.-Legality of
boxing bouts, under the club mem
bership plan in New York, has been
put up to special sessions court. The