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St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1917-06-08
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The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-05-16
RUSH TO ENLIST
FOR RAIL WORK
SUFFICIENT APPLICATIONS RE
cEIVED FOR PLACES IN EN-
GiNEERs' REGIMENT.

Applications are coming in briskly
in Atlanta for the Seventh regiment
of engineers, being organized there
by Major John S. Sewelk to be sent
TO France, together with eight other
similar regiments. to keep the com
munications back of the lines in re-
pair. While. it was announced that
actual enlistments would not be start
ed until Thursday, Lieut.. p c. Bull
lard, Major Sewefs aide. said that
they had already had a sufficient
number of applications for the Off
GERS places i'll the regiment, both
commissioned and non-commisisoned
There have been $50 applications
from Atlanta, about $50 from Birm-
ingham and many others from small
~ places. Howard E. Newton, the
first man to be enlisted in the new
regiment. was sworn in by Captain
Heidi Monday. He entered as clerk
While there has been no lack of
experienced railroad men to make ap-
plication, men are needed as privates
to do the actual work of constructing
and repairing railroad lines and
bridges The age limits are eighteen
T. forty.five.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-05-16
PICTURE STARS
FROM ST. SINONS
ETHEL CLAYTON AND COMPANY
COMPLETE ZIG FlVE-REEL
FEATURE.

A company oi moving picture stars
members o. Ire World FILM Corpor
alton, OF which William A. Brady Is
The general manager. returned la
night from s simon, where thc
movie performers have been for the
past month completing feature film
Chasms." which VIII be released prob
ably IL July
THE ST S.mol troGp was headed BY
Miss Ethel CLAYTON. one Of the best
known movie s,ar>. and she was sup
ported by MHtol Seals. also promi
nent in moving picture circles, ana
who IS being featured in the serial
picture now boiGg run in BrunswicE
entitled "Pa5fi4," in which Mrs Yer
non Castle stars.
The scenes lkcn on st. simon in
"Chasms" arc hose Of 4 desert is
lamb where ship-wrecked crew has
been landed. The story is an un-
usually interc ting one. The leading
lady starts on a cruise with others OF
the company, gets shipwrecked and
lands on an iSl.nd in the Pacific
There she meets the leading man
and intercstic, openings take part
II took the company a month to film
all the scenes accessory on the desc
late island. This picture, when it is
released. will 10 exhibited at the
Bijou. The company, which has beer
on St simon. vas composed Of about
fifteen member IN all Miss Clayton
Mr. Sells aud other members viii
leave today for New York.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-05-16
PARENT-TEACRERS
HAD BUSY MEETING
AMONG OTHER INTERESTING
MATTERS, WAS ANNUAL ELEc-
TON or OFFICERS.

A mce. ing OF unusual interest wa.
that Of the Psrent-Teachers aasocia
ton, held in the auditorium Of the
Glynn High school yesterday after
noon. Among other matters handled
was The annual election OF officers
which resulted rs follows.
Mrs. j. b. Abrams, president; Mrs
Chas. Rhinehart. vice president; Mrs
J. Hunter Hopkins. secretary; Mrs.
j. w Simmons, treasurer, the fai.
ter two were reelected. Mrs. Abrams
was elected presiden in place OF Mrs.
: r. G. Bitch, who did not offer foi
reelection
Sixth Grade Il won the flag for
mother attendance" at the meeting
The flag is given TO the grade which
has The LARGEST number Of mothers
10 attend these meetings. 1t is an
excellent idea. as The mothers Of the
scholars wiz get in closer touch with
the school situation and learn exactly
conditions generally. 1t win be re
membered that Sixth Grade B wor
the flag three months ago
Yesterday was the last meeting for
the school term. and the association
win not meet again until September
Mrs. Bitch has made an able presi.
dent Of the association. and under
her direction 1t has proved success
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-23
One Years Record
Boy Scout Movement
Total official enrolment. 245O7

Total official enrolment, 245,O73.
previous year, 1S1 ,E22)
Number of boys enrolled as Scouts,
190,728.
Number of men enrolled, 54,345.
(Scout masters, assistant scout mas
tiers, and members of troop commit
tees or local Scout councils)
Number of Bow Scout troops, 1920.
Number of cities maintaining ex-
pert Scout executives for direction
of local scout work, 1874
One years gain in number of cities
SO equipped for Scouting, 1875 per-
cent.
Three thousand three hundred and
forty-eight communities with less
than 5000 inhabitants have scout
troops. showing the adaptability Of
the scout program to rural communi-
ties.
Occupations of Scoutmasters--
Physicians 1879
4uSACaAliiS ............... Z,Zo4
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-23

| $9.50@12.85; COWS and heifers * "a
| @1O.85; stockers and feeders, s6.75a
9.75; calves, $9.00@12.5O; bulls ANIL
stays. s8.00@9.5O.
Hog receipts $500; market veal
15@2oc lower. Bulk, s15.OO61s az.
top. 1855.
Sheep receipts $500: market slow
steady. Yearlings, S12.O0@1375.
wethers, $11.50@13.Oo; lambs, sl4sa
@15.sO; ewes, $11.oo@125O.
Kansas City Live Stock. q
KANSAS CITY. April 23.-Cattle
recipes 10000; market steady, loo
lower. Steers, $8.5O@12.s5; cows
and heifers, $6.5O@11.50; stockers
and feeders. $8.OO@10.75; calves
$s.0O@13.25.
Hog receipts 1900; market 100
15c lower. Bulk, s15.OO@15.65; heavy
s15.60@15.75; medium, s15.30Ql57O;
light. s14.90015.4O.
Sheep receipts 5000; market
steady. Lambs, s12.O0@15.75; ewes,
$l1.00@13.00; wethers, $7Oo@145o.
chicago Produce.
CHICAGO, April 23.-Butter-Erl
tras, Acc; firsts, 42c; dairy extras,
3s1a@41c; dairy firsts, 3S93sc.
Eggs-Ordinary firsts, 31h032Ac;l
f1rsts. 33A @34Ac.
Cheese-Twins, 241a@25c; Young
Americas, 24k@25c.
Potatoes-Receipts A cars; fancy
yxyac co nnMC
embargo; Minnesotas, s29O@3.OO perl
bushel.
Live poultry-Fowls, 22c; ducks,
15@23c; geese, 13@16c; turkeys, zoe.
New York Produce.
NEW YORK, April 23.--Flour mary
ket dull. unsettled.
Pork market quiet, Mess, $4,000
4O.50.
Lard market firm. Middle west spot
S21.2o@21.3o.
Sugar, raw. market steady. Centri
fugal test, 1927; Muscavado SO test
$3.50.
Sugar, refined, market steady. Cut
roaf. $S.65@9.40; crushed, ss.50@9.25;
powdered. s7.60@S.60; graduated
$7.50@S.50.
Coffee Rio No. on spot, 101sc.
Tallow market strong. City, 1870;
country, 13A@14Ac; special, AN q
14kc.
Hay market steady. No. /. s1.05a
10; No. 8, 65@75c; clover, 55@92kc
Dressed poultry market firm. Tur
keys, 1s134c; chickens, 23@Slci
fowls, 21@27kc; ducks, 15@27c.
Live poultry market firm Geese
11@13c; ducks, 17@1Sc; fowls. $50
Csc; turkeys, 20c; ROSTERS, lec;
broilers, SOC. :,
Cheese market firm. state MILF
common to special, 24a 62sc; skins
common to specials. 13@21c.
Butter market unsettled. Receipts
6,455. creamery extras, 441ac; dairy
tubs, 39@44c; imitation creamery
firsts, 37@3Sc. $50,
Egg market quiet. Receipts 26,S2o.
Nearby white fancy, BIC; NEARBY
fancy, 34@35c; fresh, SSAW
'eAc.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-23

Lens to ST. Quentin the Germans ar
ipanicky. The slightest movement Q
the British troops results in feverisl
flareup Of sos rockets from tn
Prussians sun1moning aid.
{! The British having now turned tn
4 Hindenburg line for distance Of sew
eral miles to the southeast OF Arras
/, the enemy undoubtedly is preparing
for further setbacks.
| Today the battle opened with
dawn that was bright and cold. The
night had been ablaze with gun flares
| the roar reaching drum fire tensity
Just as the edge of the division reach
ed the horizon, the infantry moved as
!! from single unit over a number Of
places nearby, supported by artillery
and machine gun fire. So the Prus
SLAMS wouldn't know what was happen
ing, the British artillery and machine
gun fire was loosed along practically
the entire fifty miles Of front for a
brief period. Not knowing where the in
fantry was to strike the Germans fran
tically .signalled all along the line.
To Slip UP Behind.
PETROGRAD, April ga German
battleship and cruiser squadron has
left Libau. presumably to attempt an
attack behind the Russian lines from,
the Baltic, according to official word
from Riga today. 1t was reported
also that another German warship
squadron was enroute to the Russian
Baltic positions from Kiel.
The Riga dispatches asserted that
number of transports, loaded with
troops were accompanying the Ger
man SQUADRON from Iibau
Using Glass Bullets.
PFTROGRAlD, April 23.-German
troops attacking Russians on the IA
river CRiga 'front.' tried a new pro-
jectile, the bullets OF which are made
of glass, today's official statement
said.
The war office also reported from
the Caucasus front that on April 10,
at Ceparaban, Arabs fell on Rus
sian squadron escorting a British
agent, but. that the squadron
forced its passage Through the attack
as far as Bakube.
British Attacks RepuIsed.
BERLIN. (yia London) April "a
Fighting on a wide front, with re-
pulse of English attacks by counter
thrusts, was announced in today's
official report
Yesterday to the northwest of
Lens the English penetrated into our
first line on distance of about 500
meters" the statement said. ''They
were driven back by counter at
tack.
early this morning, after drum
fire, fighting recommended on wide
front"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-23
FORD JUMPS
INTO DITCH
Car Driven by Otturwa Parties Yes
terday Went OFF Road Near
Quarry North Of
keokuk

A Ford car went into the ditch at
the side of the road near the quarry
eight miles north of Keokuk yester-
day afternoon. The car belonged to
Mr. Albright of Ottumwa, who was
driving. Mrs. Albright was thrown
through the windshield and was
severely cut about the head and face.
She was given medical attention as
soon as possible, and her injuries
are not believed to be serious. The
car was brought in to local garage.
The accident happened just across
the road from where a fatal accident
occurred two years ago
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-23
American Church Music
Originated in Leather

The organ as well as all other
musical instruments were looked up
on as devices of Satan in the days of
yore, and were not admitted into the
church until the zoos To a New
England tanner Of pre-revolutionary
days we owe the element of music in
church service today.
William Billings, father OF Ameri-
can church music, worked away at
tanning shoe leather, but his occupa
ton did not dampen his creative abii.
ity. His head was full of a medley
of tunes that wanted to get out, one
by one. and live an individual exist
erce. So he began writing his
themes on strips of leather and even
chalking them on the rough boards
Of the tannery walls.
Billings himself was a queer mix.
ture. Half blind, lame and paralytic,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-23

turtles old. He explained the origin
as follows: There are two opinions
as to how the custom originated. One
of the stories, which I believe is the
correct one. is that In ancient times
the Japanese attached 'maru' to the
name Of anything precious or highly
priced, as a sword or a baby. 1t was
first applied to ships name about
1000 years ago, when the Empress
lingo sent an expedition to Korea
She added the word to the name OF
the ship that transported the troops
to Korea. Ever since then 'maru has
been part OF the name of every
steamship or sailing vessel 1t is
never used with the name of war
ship"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-23
Kansas City Cash Grain.

Furnished by Long Commission Co. ]
KANSAS CITY, April 23.-Wheat
No. hard, old. s2.59@2.61; No.
hard. old, $2.52@2.60; No. 4 hard,
old, $2.47@2.55; No. 2 red, old, $2.55
@2.73; No. 3 red. old, $2.43@2.69.
Corn-No. 2, s1.43@1.44; No. 8,
$1.42@1.43; No. 2 yellow. $1.45; No.
8 yellow, $1.43@1.44; No. white.
$153@154; No. 8 white, $1.52@1.53.
.Oats-No. 2, 71@72c; No. 3, 100
Tic; No. white, 73c; No. white,
72c.
Peoria Grain. :.
/ PEORIA, ILL.,, April 23.-Corn-
Market 1c lower. No. 2 yellow, s1.4s
@1.4S1a; No. 3 yellow, No. 3 mixed.
S147h@1.48; No. yellow. s1.45@
Las; No. mixed. s1.461a@1.47h;
No. 5 mixed, s1.451a; No. 6 mixed,
$144
oats-Market 1@1Ac lower. No.
2 white, 6shc; No. white. 671s@
CSC; standard, 6SAc.
Chicago Live stock-close.
Furnished by Long Commission Col
CHICAGO, April 2S-Hog re-
ceipts $4,000; market 10000 lower.
Top, $15.85: mixed and butchers,
s15.05915.8O: good heavy, $15.05@
1885; rough heavy. s15.O5@15.25;
light, s14.50@15.65.
Cattle receipts $4,000; market 10c
lower. Top, $13.15.
Sheep receipts 10000: market
steady. Tops, s12.75@15.90.
Chicago Live Stock.
CHICAGO, April 23.-Hog receipts
$4,000; market slow. 10000 lower.
Mixed and butchers, s15.05@15.75;
good heavy, $15.35@15.65; rough
heavy. s15.00@15.25; light, $4,000
1850; pigs. $9s75@13.50. Estimated
receipts tomorrow. $4,000.
Cattle receipts $4,000; market
weak, 10c lower. Beeves. 5000
1916 cows and heifers, s5.5O011 90;
stockers and feeders, $1,000 80;
calves. $8.25@12.75.
Sheep receipts $4,000; market
steady, 10c lower. Native, 10000
1860; western, S10SO@1275; lambs,
s12.O0@15.35; western, $1275@15.90.
St. Louis Live Stock.
EAST ST. LOUIS. April 2.-Cattle
receipts $500; market steady. Texas
receipts 800, native beef steers, $500
1900; yearling steers and heifers,
sS.5O@12.O0; COWS, s6.80@110e; stock
ers and feeders, $6.O0Q10.15; calves.
Texas steers. $500
$50: cows and heifers, s4.25@9.o0.
Hog receipts 1880; market 100
$50 lower. Mixed and butchers,
S15.35@15.S0; good to heavy, s15.75@
1885; rough, s15.15@15.4O; light.
s15.25@15.65; bulk, s16.4o@15.75;
pigs. $1O.75@14.25. soc
Sheep receipts $50; market steady.
Ewes, s9.50@12.25; yearlings, s12.75
@1425; lambs. s13.0O@15.s0; clipped
lambs, S12.00@12.75.
Omaha Live Stock,
OMAHA, April 23-Cattle receipts
3 400; market steady, strong Steers,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-23
Another German Arrested.

United Press Leased Wire Service.]
PITTSBURGH, Pa, April 23.-Cap-
tain Arthur Kuhn, mechanical en-
gineer, said to be on the active list
of the German army, was arrested by
justice department agents and intern.
ed as an alien enemy this afternoon.
In a raid on his offices in the
Farmers bank building important
communications were found, it was
said. Most of these were in German.
Kuhn is local representative Of the
Karl Still company, which manufac-
lures machinery for explosive plants.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-23
Her Case Not Hopeless.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service ]
NEW YORK, April 23-Althoug h
Nine. Bernhard passed comfortable
night at Mt. Sinai hospital, her physi-
clans today were considering the ad-
visibility of blood TRANSMISSION to
strengthen the famous patient. She
suffered slight relapse yesterday.
but rallied quickly. It Is stated no
plans have been made to give Nine.
Barnhardt more blood, but indications
are call may be made for volunteers
within few days.
Nine. Bernhard has now been in
the hospital more than a week since
being operated on. She still Is in a
serious condition, but her physicians
stated her case is not hopeless"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-23
URGED TO DRINK
LESS BOOZE
New Workers Not Asked to Quit En-.
tirely, But to Cut Down on
Amount Consumed
Every Day.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
NEW YORK. April 23.-Appealine
TO all citizens Of New York to volun
tarily reduce their consumption OF
alcoholic beverages at least fifty per
cent to help win the war, Commission
er Haven Emerson Of the city health
department, issued an urgent warn.
Ing today.
Emerson has just returned from
attending meetings of the national
defense council in Washington, where
the war prohibition question has been
discussed.
Investigations in New York reveal.
ed that thousands of, families with
incomes averaging $1,000 a year or
less, spent five to ten per cent Of it
for liquor
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-23
Germans In Mexico

tUnfted Press Leased Wire Service. I
Ell PASO, Texas, April 23.-Mes-
saSes from German Minister Won Eek
hardt at Mexico City. announcing that
the Mexican chamber Of deputies ex-
tended a grand ovation" to German
and Austrian diplomats in Mexico City,
have been posted at the German con-
sulate at Chihuahua City, according to
arrivals here.
The German colony at chihuahua
City held a banquet in celebration OF
the news 1T was said
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-23
Les Darcy En,ists.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
MEMPHIS, Tenn, April 23.-Les
Darcy, Australian middleweight
champion, today enlisted in the U. S.
army aviation corps at Memphis,
without any strings tied to his Gu
listment. He stood a good physical
examination, being found perfect at
$50 pounds. This followed an an
.nouncement that Darcy would enlist
If he. could get furlough to make
two fights.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-23
ANKLE BROKEN
IN BAD FALL
Leo Montz Of Pennington Was Thrown
by Horse and Was Brought Here
for Treatment
Yesterday.

Leo MONTE of Pennington was
brought to Keokuk yesterday for treat
ment for broken ankle. He was
thrown from a. horse which he was
riding, and his ankle was fractured in
the fall. He was bought here for an
X-ray examination, and for treatm emit.
The horse SHE'D and threw him back
ward to the ground.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-23
Bond Bill Accented.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. :;
WASHINGTON, April 23.-The
great $1,000, 100000 bond issue bill
awaits only President Wilson's sig
nature to become an actuality.
House and senate today unani-
mously accepted the conferees re-
port on the measure which was sent
at once to the white house for the
presidential approval necessary to
make it law.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-23
CoNSCRIPTION
TO BE ADOPTED
Continued from page -

days feels the universally favorable
sons utterances, but realizes the
distinct feeling here that the best
tangible evidence of Americas ~sin-
division-or at least a brigade-oi
Americans to the front as soon as
possible. The greatest emphasis is
laid here on the moral effect the
stars and stripes would have at the
front, on allied troops.
Settled by End Of Week.
by J. P. Yoder, United Press Staff
Correspondent
WASHINGTON, April 23-After
finally disposing of the great war
loan, house and senate shortly after
noon today went into the final stages
of the problem of raising an army of
two million men for defense of the
nation.
It was the first day of debate III
the house and the second day for the
senate.
1t was still believed today that both
houses will take final action Thurs
day or Friday at latest. Consumption
feature In some form at least will
pass both houses.
While house and senate debated
the Roosevelt angle-the coloneIs
plan to head a volunteer division ID
the French trenches was vigorously
infected into the situation. Repre-
sentatives Harding and Lodge are
behind well laid campaign that has
for its object granting permission for
ex-President Roosevelt to plant the
American flag on the European bat
tie line.
Senator Harding. OF Ohio, started
the Roosevelt fight by introducing an
amendment to the administration bill
authorizing the president to raise by
voluntary enlistment four infantry di-
visions -about 100000 men. The
amendment does not name Roosevelt,
but means him.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-23
The Jananese nMarun

Mobile Register: The word "Maru,''
attached TO the name of every Jap
anese merchant ship and commonly
accepted as meaning ship" has no
especial meaning, according to Cap
tain Takeshima, of the Japanese
steamship Hudson Maru, recently cap.
tured and released by German raid
er In the South Atlantic. Captain
Takeshima said that the word is tho
survival Of a Japanese custom CEN
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-23
Americans In Trenches.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
WASHINGTON, April 23.-Between
10000 and $4,000 Americans, now
fighting with allied armies, may be re.
patriated at the expiration Of their en-
listments under a bill introduced in
the house today by Representative
Rogers of Massachusetts. The state de-
partment, Rogers said, supports his
BILL
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-23
He Wants to Know.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
WASHINGTON, April 23.-Repre.
sentative Mason, Illinois, today in
troduced resolution demanding that
the war department tell whether 1t
turned down Colonel Roosevelt's Of
fer OF volunteer army to serve in
France and demands Secretary Bak-
er's reason. if Roosevelt's offer was
turned down.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-23

his poetic and musical talent re
manned intact and unhampered De
mosthenes, though stammerer, be
came one Of the worlds greatest o.
ators; and so with Billings who, MOI
overkindly treated by nature, won
for himself the title of Father OF
American Church Music" by sheer
enthusiasm for music and character
istic Yankee persistence and nerve.
Pioneer in Introducing Music In
Church Service.
His creative ability soon altered
the regulation Sunday at church He
published small volumes OF his songs,
introduced cello playing into church
,choirs, taught congregations how 10
start singing to the note of his prin.-
Tive pitch pipe"-in short veritably
educated the church-goers up to his
rough, pioneer standard of musical
appreciation.
Such a church program was a start
ling order of events in those days Of
the New England Puritan. Few
thing more than the stiff old Puritan
psalms and chants. 1t was only
around the eighteenth century that
ministers were beginning to appra.
ciate the spiritual and social value Of
singing songs together.
Billings paved the way up to the
point where musicians of finer cut
ture and greater talent could carry
out American church music to the
heights 1t has since attained
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-23
Tremendous Explosion.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
AMSTERDAM, April pa ire
mendous explosion at Wilhelmshaven
Friday wrecked many buildings and
caused damage for miles around, ac-
cording to reports reaching here to-
day. Wilhe1mshaven is the second
important German sea base.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-23
RELATIONS HAVE
BEEN BROKEN
Turkey Sewers Ties With United
States and Is Now on List
of Enemies Of This
Country.

LUnjted Press Leased Wire Service. ]
WASHINGTON, April 23.-Turkey
has broken relations with the United
States, the state department was Off
cially advised today by Minister Sto-
vail at Berne.