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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-28
GAINS HONOR
IN MARINES
Charles r. Fritz Of keokuk, Qualities
as Expert Rifleman
In UnHe SANS
Service.

BY qualifying as marksman in the
United States marine corps, Charles
F. Fritz, of Keokuk. has placed his
name in the front ranks Of Uncle
Sans riflemen. 1t is a well earned
honor, awarded after weeks OF prac
tice and it means another worthy de-
fender of world democracy when the
local boy is sent to the front.
The marines at Port Royal, 8. C.'
are being trained in the European
methods of warfare and are working
with tireless energy that they may be
turned out to make room for the
thousands that are Overlooking the
recruit depot.
Although trained for land fighting,
the marines are instructed In the
handling Of the guns on the battle
ships and are equally prepared to
fight on land or sea. Fritz form
erly resided at 413 Carroll street, and
enlisted in the marine corps on Jan
uary IS. 1917, at Omaha. He was
recently reported as being with the
Seth Company in Haiti.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-28
SOLDIERS AND
TUBERCULOSIS
Doctors Will Aid Army Surgeons in
Keeping This Disease
Down to the
Minimum.

To secure soldiers who are not
afflicted with tuberculosis, and to
keep conditions in such shape that
the well ones are not exposed to In
lection will be one of the tasks con-
fronting the surgeons of the United
States army. Forty percent of the
soldiers of France returning from the
front are afflicted with tuberculosis.
Dormant tuberculosis infection can
be famed, into active disease by over
exertion, exposure and the like.
The doctors who are conducting
the medical examinations Of the sol
diers for the new army are going to
keep close watch to prevent enlist
ment Of men already actively tuber-
culous. The same sort Of watch on
men in service will prevent spread
of infection. Doctors who make a
speciality of tuberculosis will be call
ed to assist the surgeons in the
examinations. By these rigid
methods, and the establishment OF
proper sanitariums, it is hoped to
prevent Infection and to secure the
discharge of men before their condi-
ton becomes incurable.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-28
Deaf Mutes Feel Music.
Deaf

Popular Science Monthly: Deaf
mutes love music. 1t thrills them
They feel it by placing their hands
and elbows on piano while the
teacher plays it. The vibrations not
only give sensations which enliven
the body but they actually stimulate
them The parts most sensitive to
vibrations are the chest, head, lungs
and feet. can exciting feeling comes
UP through the floor is the way one
deaf boy describes It, Without
music I would be lonesome" wrote a
little Italian deaf mute. ut gives me
strong shock through the feet to
the head" stated another. Others,
when asked to explain their sensa-
lions, said: Il feel it in my temples
and in my legs" 'I feel 1t through
my whole body" and 81 feel it in
my chest and lungs"
According to teachers Of deaf
mutes, musical instruction is more
important as an educational factor
for the deaf child than it is for the
hearing.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-28
shaves bv Appointment.

Rochester Democrat and Chronicle:
The patron loses a good deal Of time
in the barbor shop. and this fact has
been recognized by progressive
member Of the trade in Rockland,
Mass. This ornament Of his craft has
given his shop and village place in
the sun by proposing that BARRIERS
make appointments with their patrons
Just as do dentists and physicians, and
it was his intention when last heard
from to put the idea into operation.
The idea is excellent on paper, and
many man who depends on bar
Der to shave him would rejoice If 1t
could be realized. 1t also might, as
the Rockland man believes. increase
business for BARRIERS, helping them to
Withstand the onslaughts Of that
modern plague of the trade, the safe
ty razor. A question is, however
whether the BARRIERS would keep their
appointments any better than the
| physicians and dentists. It has beer
observed with pain that the latter con
slider a variation from their appoint
ments of from half an hour to AN hour
matter of course, and that impa
thence and protest of patients DOM
help their case A barber who adver
tised "shaves by appointment" ant
kept his appointments might set ar
example that would win for him
grateful place in the memory of al
posterity.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-28
WANT MORE MEN
FOR COMPANY |
Twenty-Five Recruits Needed to Bring
the Company up to War
Strength, 1t Is
Announced.
SOME NEW ENLISTMENTS
WayIand, Missouri, Sends Five of Her
Young Men to Local Company
Planning Big
Parade.
SOME NEW ENLISTMENTS
Company L needs but
twenty-five more recruits to
~ attain war etronyfh The

Company L needs but
g&A twenty-five more recruits to
7ESA attain war strength. The
~ present strength Of the
company is 125 enlisted men and
are urged by the company to join the
local organization and help fill the
ranks before the soldiers are ordered
to move.
Most of the recruits that have
joined during the last several weeks
have been from out of town. In
fact, half Of the company is COM
posed Of recruits from surrounding
Illinois. Iowa and Missouri towns.
Wayland, Mo-, has sent up large
number During the last week five
Wayland young men have joined
Company L. Besides Raymond But
cher and Chester Burke who were
listed in The Gate City Tuesday
evening. three othes. Wayland boys,
Felix e. Roberts. William Stark and
Carl e. Arthur have joined this week.
Two other new recruits are Ray Grin
stead of New London, Iowa, and John
BEAMS of Keokuk.
Company L was planning a parade
for this evening, but this has been
postponed until later When the
procession is staged every member
of the company will be in line and
the demonstration will be for the
purpose of boosting recruiting in the
guard.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-28
TRAINS HELD
UP BY WRECK
Freight Smashup Near Louisiana,
Mo-, Causes Passenger Trains
to Be Several Hours
Late.

Morning c., B. & @. trains from
the south were several hours late in
arriving here today, having been held
up by a wrecked freight train near
Louisiana, Mo. No details of the
wreck had been received here by
local railroad authorities up to noon,
but, it was unofficially reported that
two freight trains had collided, sew
eral cars being derailed and two
burned. A wrecking crew had the
track cleared by the middle of the
morning and the two passenger
trains held up below the wreck pro-
ceeded north.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-28
emperor Of Germany" a Misnomer.

"Emperor OF Germany mlsnofHeT.
Worlds Work: One has only 10
pick up the average newspaper to
understand the prevailing ignorance
concerning the nature of the German
empire. For the last three years we
have been sneering at the "Godtan-
NOTED kaiser" that presumptucus
gentleman who claims to rule his
empire by divine right. Now the
kaiser claims no right to rule by
divine appointment he is a consti-
tutional monarch. There is differ
ent person, the king of Prussia, who
has blatantly advertised himself as
son of heaven; 1t happens, indeed,
that one and the same man Is both
Prussian king and German emperor;
vet no one can understand the Ger
man system who does not keep the
two offices distinct. Again. the news
papers contain constant references to
the emperor Of Germany" and the
.'emp.re Of Germany Any one rid.
ing in the New York street cars will
note, proclaim alton, signed by the
mayor of New York, Informing his
fellow citizens that the United States
is at war with the empire Of Ger
many" The statement is untrue, for
there Is no such thing as an empire
OF Germany" any more than there is
any such person as an emperor Of
Germany" There is German en-
pire and German emperor
deutsches reich and a deutscher
kaiser. When Prince Henry visited
the United States in 1902, Mr. Seth
Low, then mayor of New York, re-
, ferred to him, in his welcoming
speech, as the brother of the en-
peror of Germany" INN ediately a
howl went up from protesting Ger.
mans Prince Henry's august
brother we then learned, was
merely German emperor.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-28

Kansas City Star: The motto of
the patriotic women of Canada, who,
are doing all they can to help win
the war, is: "Give until it hurts"
That would be a good motto for
every citizen of the United States to,
adopt. It is the only true measures
of patriotism in time like the pres
ent. Giving what is only "conveni-
ent," or giving merely what one can
afford without entailing a singled
hardship is not the kind of patriot
ism that wins wars like this one..
The young men who go to France; A
the mothers who part with their
sons; the wives who art with their
husbands. are all giving until it
hurts. The war will not be won
without many being hurt. but the
number hurt at the front will be far
less If those who stay at home
adopt the motto of the women OF
Canada: Give until it hurts.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-28
||l1NNUN|T|[S OUTSIDE OF
K[OKUk AID RED CROSS
REED PRAISES
KEOKUK'S PART
IN BIG DRIVE

Chairman c. r. Mcfarland has
received the following telegram
from Daniel A. Reed, secretary OF
the war council:
WASHINGTON, June 81, G. r.
Mcfarland, keokuk, Iowa: Genius
stars; persistence wins. Your
generous and continued responses
are extending results far beyond
the goal and laying wide founda-
ton for the future.
DANIEL A. REED,
Secretary War Council.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-28

abvu. II from it's very inception. 1t
| is worthy of record in it's every de-
/ tail, but it is hard thing to write
about because there is the well
founded fear that some important
service may be overlooked or per.
haps even unknown and SO unre-
corded. From the beginning it has
been a remarkable record of sacrifice
and unselfish effort-commencing
with the departure for Denver OF
three busy men for the convention
which President Wilson called at that
place. These men left urgent bust
ness and travelled through floods on
delayed trains-absorbed the spirit
| OF the movement as set forth at the
meeung-came back through blister
ing heat attended by much discom-
iort. Their report to committee of
business men inspired the attempt to
RAISE the $25,000.00 allotted to Keo-
kuk Then. after the appointment of
chairman for the war fund commit
zee by the directors of the Red
oross society, the organization was
commenced E. w. McManus was
put IN charge Of public meetings; j.
Aipertt kiedaisch of general subscrip.
uons; DR.. G. Walter Barr of pub.
iicity; Jos. l.. Brady of poster and
sign work, and John G. Scott of out.
sde organization--and all these men
nave laid aside their own interests
ana practically given all their. time
70 this work for ten days. 1t may
70 proper to state that DR.. Barr hap,
pened to come to Keokuk just at
". .nis tlme, expecting to stay day or
TWO only and go on to other duties,
t eul When the matter was put up to
aiii ne agreed to stay for the cam.
palsh at his own expense and see 1t
through. The community knows how
wei these men did their work, but
~, Dhiy the chairman knows how much
mas cost them.
ana then picked men began an
.iornous amount of special prepare.
Dry work ]. A. Pollard, John c.
nauice, Edgar Cochrane, Fern Erd.
,a ah' d. t. Graham, James M. Full.
ton, John Nagel were busy many
. uours' The Keokuk Electric Co,
, ~ Mr. j. p. Ingle then stepped
:. ~ ana voluntarily offered their Office
=. Eighth and Main streets as head
saaiters and also corps Of profes
sa.: accountants to handle the sub
p ians and pledges. Mr.. ]. H.
~ treasurer OF the M. r. P. Co,
~ So profered his services as auditor
p,. ue work. In addition to Mr.
i Inc the ones who have been Civ.
rb ail their time have been Mr..
~ mas Deters, whose work is worthy
nioSpi special mention; Mr.. Chas. w
Manson, Mr.. John F. Carpenter and
sias Helen Sargent. Many courte.
NJ nave also been received from
cow, W. Il Kennedy Of the Electric
c coapany. The use of the Electric
vsa npany Offices has been of great
b hue 10 the work and the company
as rendered them to the Red Cross
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-28

Keokuk. This city cannot fail to get
a blessing for 1t all.
And now to cap the climax, Mr.,
C. J. Smith has volunteered to take
care of the office of the Red Cross
headquarters for some weeks to
come, and attenu to the CREST many
things that must be done there before
the fund is all collected and the
special work complete.
No more splendid page in the his
tory of Keokuk has ever been written
than the story of the week OF the
Red Cross war fund.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-28
The new police Judge Of Dalla

The new police Judge Of Dallas.
Texas, wasn't on the bench long
enough to grasp the workings Of the
game of periodic raids on denizens of
the underworld II for the customary
percentage in the shape of fines. Nat
urally he Numbered at the start. A
flock of pink women, pulled the night
before, lined up in front of the bench.
Sizing up the crowd, he turned to
the officers and innocently asked:
Where are the men," The query
remained unanswered and is passed
I'D to those who ruminate on the in
euualities Of law enforcement.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-28

Henry Miller. former president Of
the Wabash railroad, now member
Of the special commission named by
President Wilson to help reconstruct
the transportation systems in France
and Russia, began his railroad ca
reer as an apprentice in the Burling
ton shops at Hannibal. Mo-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-28
Applicants Yesterday.

Besides the two men who enlisted
yesterday from here. there were five
applicants. One was turned down be-
cause of, defective vision in one eye,
and another had defective hearing.
One man who offered his services was
beyond the age limit and had to be
rejected for this reason.
William Smith left yesterday for
st. Louis and Charles Buss left this
afternoon to complete their enlist
ments and take examinations.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-28

Waterloo Times-Tribune: If Russia
wants little evidence upon how not
to run a government, It might address
any intelligent man in Mexico
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-28
|rortributions Received at the
headquarters From Our
Neighbors, Help Swell
Totals.
WOMEN ADD TO FUND
ro+al Of s2,oe2.51 Reported
History Of the Campaign
Tells Interesting
Story.

..,hntlons outside Of keokuk TO
h. Red Cross have been very se"-
erous. .ived have been
l.;..d "a the various communities
ersu'. lain for their refund for local
any a.ss will be made in due order.
EYE !. : impossible to be very accurate
~ into much detail as to the
-. amounts subscribed by indi'
.dual localities, as the workers nave
,rnarently covered quite territory
VI cent in combination cards. AS
s.a as it could be- figured at head
.usrters the following list tells the
story: , en. i
mitvilIe and Montrose
township ..............S 'So
A,nvIe. Vincennes and Des
Molnes township ......... o2o.W
charleston, New Boston and
Charleston township 1890. 3o1.OO
,..n.,,.on 144.0o
s1,eoe.5o
These places are stlii at work and
Van buren, township is getting a sub.
,eription which is not yet reported.
The total subscriptions to date OF
he womens' fund is $2,062.51. This
amount has been reported by Mrs.
". N. Sage, chairman, to headquar-
.ers.
A contribution of $25 was sent 10
Mrs. Sage from the Woman's
Auxiliary Of the Dupont club for the
Women's day fund. This was vol
untary subscription and is welcome
one from the women of Mooar. Credit
should be given them for their in
terest and cooperation in this work.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-28
Quite a babel of tongues could be

Quite babel of tongues could be
grouped in this country without
straining the contents of the melting
pot Officially. however, one COM
mon language serves. In Austria
Hungary things official are different.
All laws must be promulgated in four
teen languages, which imposes on
lawyers uncommon proficiency as
linguists.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-28

Castana Times: Now that Iowa is
bone dry and blue lawed there is no
apparent reason why the millennium
should be delayed.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-28

Total ................ S1,055, 41O.4A
State of Iowa, County Of Lee, SIS:
l, e. r. Cochrane, cashier OF thei
above named bank. do solemnly swear
that the above statement is true to
the best Of my knowledge and belief.
e. r. COCHRANE,
Cashier
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 28th day of June, 1917.
G. A. VOLLERS,
Notary Public.
Correct Attest:
ID. 8. BAKER,
J. A. DUNLAP,
g. A. WEBER,
fSeall Directors.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-28
Recruiting Officers Are Disappointed
at the Showing Which Has
Been Made so
Far.
HOPE TO DO BETTER
Officers IN Charge Feel That keo-
kuk Hasn't Done Her Bit and
Want Men to
Wake Up.
DAILY REPORT,

22o men per day to meet the quota,
four more days to make up this de-
flcfency.
War quota for DAVENPORT .u's'r'er'
2,2ss.
Accepted from April I, to June 81,
1,41o.
Required by July I, 1917, y87e.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-28

fee building, are wondering
why Keokuk men are not responding
to the presidents call for volunteers
this week. The country has met ev-
cry test more than half way. The
Liberty loan is over.subscrfbed, the
Red Cross fund has been more than
covered. Now comes the presidents
call for volunteers, and up to date
|on1y two from Keokuk have been &C
cepted.
Men who enlist in the regular army
now, enlist only for the period of the
war. They are privileged to choose
the branch Of service they go into.
Men who are drafted will have to go
into the branch to which they are as
signed, without having any choice in
| the matter The fact that man has
registered for draft does not prevent
his enlisting.
It is to be hoped that the men of
Keokuk will take a tumble to them
selves" and hurry up and crowd the
officers out of their offices tomorrow
with flood of ,enlistments Both
Corporal Rosenkranz and Private
Prospersi want to make good show
ing here, and Keokuk should be inter
ested in seeing that they go away
from here with good list Of enlist
ments
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-28
STORY OF CAMPAIGN
BY ONE WHO KNOWS

The story of the
Red Cross war fund
campaign is of sur
passing interest to
"tna man who knows
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-28
Come on Bows.

Come on Boys.
A rather pertinent poem has been
written by an army man on recruiting
an, is given here. 1t is captioned,
Come on Boys. and perhans may in
woke a response from the "boys."
Say, young Teller! Are you a game
sport?
Folks wouldn't think you're anything
of the sort.
The way you are acting, you wouldn't
resent
A personal insult, or scrap worth
cent.
Why don't you enlist? Did mamma say
no?
Or did papa tell you you'd better not
go?
Are you afraid that you can't stand
the noise?
Why not be man, like the rest of the
boys?
Is it a girl, or would you rather play
pool?
Or do you think that soldiers fool?
You don't seem to guess what we all
think,
When we consider your kind of gink
The times that make possible the life
you are leading
Were not brought about by men Of
your breeding.
Go home and tell mamma you have
outgrown short pants.
Go down and enlist Be man!
Take chancei
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-28
No. 1892.
Report OF the Condition Of the
keOkUk National Bank

AL NBUhuhI III CIle StaI6 OF KUWs d, Nv
at the close Of business on June 20ths
1917:
Resources.
Loans and discounts ..... 1892. b32-5l
O,-erdrafts. unsecured 80. 942,70
hands Il
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-28

~ The recruiting officers at
9EsHa- the Keokuk station in the
III second floor Of the postof-
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-22
COLT ATTENTION TN SUMMER
Dark Stall During Day-Encour-
age 1t to Eat Grain.

The colt should be left in a cool,
dark stall during the day if the mare
is worked, asserts DR.. @. W. McCamp-
bell, associate professor of animal hus-
bandry in the Kansas state agricul-
tural college.
For the first few weeks the mare
should be brought to the barn in the
middle of the forenoon and the middle
of the afternoon and the colt allowed
to Suckle. The colt should be left
with the mare at night. Encourage it
to eat as soon as possible preferably
crushed oats with bran. If oats are
not available a ration consisting of
four parts of corn, three of bran, and
one Of inseed meal by weight may be
substituted.
Let the colt have clover or alfalfa
hay as soon as he will eat it. See to
it that he has access to clean, pure
water at all times. If the mare and
foaI are running in the pasture a creep
should be made where the colt can
have access to grain.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-22

GULL EARLY TO GET PROFITS
Every Breeder Is Anxious to Realize
on His Flock and Get Back
Some Of Investment

The advice to Gull early seems IN
necessary this year, when every
breeder is anxious to realize on his
flock and get back some OF the money
he has been putting into chickens. For
the home flock one wants early cock
erels, but If the trade in cockerels is
for lOw-priced birds only, it viii not
be profitable to keep the early-hatched
males for the trade.
Keep all puIletS save the deformed
An early-hatched pullet, with all the
disqualihcations mentioned in the
standard, may be the most profitable
bird on the place as an early layer.
She can be culled before the eggs are
needed for Matching, but will pay for
her feed until then If one is grow
ing purebreds for the first time, get
one who understands the breed to Gull
An expert will be able to choose the
birds best worth keeping. We doubt
if caponizing will pay the farmer-cer-
tainly not capOnizing the early bird.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-22
dEFAARMk
S1ElC)GdK
WATERING STOCK IN SUMMER
As Springs and Streams Dry Up 1t Is
Highly Essential 70 Furnish
Abundant Water Supply.

Animals need more water during hot
weather than they do during the win
ter. There is a greater loss of water
from their bodies in the processes Of
heat regulation, digestion, ETC., cOnse-
Quently they drink more if they have
it. AS the natural sources, such as
streams and springs dry up in the sum-
mer, it is highly essential that particu-
lar attention be given to furnishing a
plentiful supply of fresh water during
the heated period.
Fresh and cool water supplied in
ample amounts viii serve the very use
full purposes of eliminating many Of
the digestive disturbances often COM
planned OF by feeders. Unless the di-
gestive agencies are properly func-
means be realized. And since water,
which is one of the most abundant eIe-
ments we have, serves such a useful
purpose it should be given serious con-
sideratiOn particularly at this time OF
the year, when the dry, hot weather
will soon come. The man who has
never-failing spring in his pasture is
indeed lucky, but with a good deep
well equipped with a wind pump or
better still a pump run by a gasoline
engine one need have little worry over
the needs of his stock fer water, so
long as he sees that their drinking
troughs are always full.