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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-05
River Bulletin.

The river VIII remain nearly sta
tionary from Davenport to Warsaw
during the next forty-eight hours
Weather Conditions.
large field of high pressure,
which is following, covers the plains
states, where the weather is fair and
cooler, and temperature of 80 is re-
ported in North Dakota
Local Observations.
Oct. Bar. Their. Wind W'th'r
7 p. m-29.S8 Sc w Clear
s Z a. m.-3O0S At w Clear
Mean temperature 4th, g..
Highest, II.
Lowest, Al.
Lowest last night, 46.
FRED a. GOSEWISCH,
Observer.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-05

The Telegraph Service Of The
Daily Gate City and Constitu-
ton Democrat is received over
our own leased wire.
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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-05

Fair. Warmer Saturday. Local
temp p. M. sc; 7 a. m. At.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-05
Local Observations.

et idSI hiSiv Ho-
FRED 2. GOSEWISCH,
Observer.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-08-01
Charles Ray and
Other Stars Are
Drafted in Army

Charles Ray. Wallace Reid.
Irving Cummings. Rsiph inee.
Marshall NelIan. Allen J. Holu-
bar, William o. Davidson, e. n.
Calvert. John Drew Bennett,
Neil Burma.
From early reports on those
selected BY draft to shoulder
rifle for the nation. the fore1o-
ING ils, has been complied.
However. ne only prelim-
lnary "war cast" and viii be
Increased 70 many times its In
ltlal sire.
OF these men two are d.
reetors, Marshall Ncllan and
Ralph inee. while Holubsr.
who 10 the husband OF Dorothy
Phillips. 10 a director as we'll
az featured player. Pay 10 the
former Trisngle star now with
Thomas n. Inee and scheduled
for Paramount pietures. Wat
lace Reid 10 the handsome
lassy star who has appeared
- often with Geraldine Far
rsr: Irving Cummings has sup
ported various stars, moro re-
Gently Virginia Pearson: Mr..
Davidson has played leads with
Ethel Barrymore In several
Metro pictures OF late. Mr.. Cal
vert 10 an Esssnay star and
Mr.. Bennett 10 with Edison.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-08-01
CONFESSIONS OF A WIFE

or drag out a miserable existence
unless was allowed money and a
free hand to do what | would. !
told him | would cure Mrs. Waiver
ly. and then he would see that 9th
ers must have the same chance.
"Afterward. whenever ! got dis
couraged. he would say, Buck up,
Virot, think of the others and I'd
try from a new angle to get at the
seat OF the trouble"
Dicks face was the color of
chalk. | knew he was thinking he
had misjudged Malcolm Stuart. |
could almost see the thought that
was in his mind. II was: Malcolm
Stuart was a good mamie was do
ing for all humanity. What was
doing was only for me and mine.
And yet knew that whatever
Malcolm Stuart was thinking of
doing for others. his great and only
thought at the time was for my re-
covery II I should tell this to
Dick 1t might set his mind at rest
about his part in the affair. but |
am afraid IL would create another
set of doubts.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-08-01
DEATH, TOO. is HELPFUL
TO THE WORLD

Tomorrow. little book. Dick and
start on what he calls our sec
ond honeymoon. What long time
fl seems since that first one. |
wonder II every woman. after she
has been married a few years.
feels she has always been married.
The few years | spent at school
teaching are like dream to me.
And to think how confidently l
faced married life. sure that ! could
solve every difficulty that would
come TO me. Sometimes think.
little book. school teachers know
as little about real life as do min
listers.
You can't learn life from books.
Even you. dear little confidant.
would mean perhaps only an enter
tanning story to any one to whom
YOU opened your pages unresery-
eddy.
| wonder II really know my
own self-my own character--any
better than any one else knows II.
Have been absolutely honest In
what | have said to you or have !
been trying to delude you and my
self into thinking / am better than
/ ami
don't want TO be serious, little
book. want TO laugh, to dance,
to sing, to play. and | want to
give TO others the same liberty
take myself | want to be the cap
tain of my own soul, but oh, don't
want to be one of those prunes and
prisms people who think only what
they do is all right and what the
other fellow does Is all wrong.
This afternoon DIR. Virot called
as he had heard we were going
away for some months He did not
say much about Dick, and noticed
he was looking at him pretty stead
lily.
Il feel, Mrs. Waverly," he said
you are ono of my greatest sue
cesses. | don't mind telling you
now there were times when
despaired of your recovery, and
think | would have given up n
number of times IL It had not been
for my old friend, Malcolm Stuart.
Dick looked up inquiringry. and
held my breath for the next sen
tence. you see, Mr.. Waverly,
the good doctor went on, all uncon
scious OF pitfalls. Stuart and
made n sort of wager about Mrs
Wavorly."
Dick frowned. and asked quick
ly, How was that|
well. Stuart knew how longeC
for money to carry on my surgery
and research. He said he knew
Mrs. Waverly's case was hare
one. and II could cure her h
would feel many others might di,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-08-01
BSIs(NA7|
(G@VgMlsy

A Northellffo Sunday paper. the
Weekly Dispatch. has been ham.
mering Charlie Chaplin hard for
failing 10 enlist In the British
army. IL Is asserted that 30 other
British players. most OF whom
came TO the Tnited states after
the outbreak OF the war. would be
forced to go home II Chaplin
would start tho procession.
Another angie 10 this situation.
as pointed out by n London writer.
is that Chaplin. with his funny
antics, does infinitely more good
by providing entertaining for the
Tommies than he possibly could
iiinging bombs across the trcncheA.
Clara klrnbsli Young has ensa9-
ed the Thanhonsor studio at New
Rochelle, and will start work on
THE Marionett.A." her first indo
pendent picture. on August 6. This
play enjoyed a long run in Paris.
and under the name OF The Pup
pets" was produced In this coun-
try with Nine. Naximora a. the
star.
Toto, the former HIppodroms
clown and now a member OF the
Roiia Film company. was arrested
Inst week for speeding.
What 81 your manner" asked the
judge.
II. T. Smith" answered Toto.
And your buaincssf"
"A clown"
Gan you make me Taught
Toto tried but he couldn't hand
the Judge n good laugh. 30 ho was
fined $40.
James Young. newly divorced hvs-
band OF Clara kimball Young, has
finished directing the Bessie Barris.
Gale picture. Rose o. Paradise"
and may return TO Essanny.
Coid~yn has closed a contract for
the distribution OF eight t~orecl
Marie Dressler comedies.
In Griffith. inee and DeMiIle, Art
craft has n trio comprising the
greatest geniuses OF the film world.
J. Stuart BIaekton has quit Vita
graph and will become identified
with Famous Players-Iasky. max
ing four big special productions in
the forthcoming year. The first
win b. ready for the public about
October 1.
When Ruby la Fayette was IL
years old she made her debut upon
the stage At the age OF 72 she
makes her screen debut. August 90.
in Bluebird photoplays. playing the
mother role in Rupert Jullan's pro
duction of Mother o. Mine"
Since his MARRIAGE 20 Charlotte
Burton, William Russell IL devot-
ing more OF his time to farming.
Bill In a bean rancher.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-08-01
BILLIkGSLEYS FILE
APPEAL WITH j. S,

Fred and Logan Billingsley. boot
logger kings. under sentence OF IL
and months for conspiracy. re-
spectively, have filed appeals from
the verdict Of Federal Judge Ne
teror. according to word from the
United States district court OF ap-
peals at San Francisco.
The pair had until August 1 10
appeal Logan IL in California, ar
ranging for a motion picture he
plans to make. while Fred Is with
his family In Texas.
The hearing. on appeal, will be
held In September.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-08-01
NInvinc H. Brenon Has Costly Revenge on
N.v..v1 His Foe; Many Stars Are Drafted

The tambs asmboled nj the
Manhattan Opera house In
New York city one Sunday
evening. and the usual happy
time az this event WAC greatly
heightened by little episode
reminiscent OF great up
heaval In film circles Of about
year back. II Ia customary
at all lamb's Gambols to auo-
tion of an autographed pro-
gram with tho signatures OF all
participants.
lie Wolf Hopper generally Off
ciates at this portion OF the enter
tainment. and II he can run up thu
bidding TO five or six hundred dol.
lars he Is fairly well satisfied to
knock down the program at this
figure. Imagine his astonlshment.
therefore when bass voice In tho
front row announced One Thou
sand Dollars" at the very first bid.
Grained necks and whispered asides
thru the audience noted that the
Thousand Dollar Bidder" was no
less parsonage than William
Fox. the picture producer Quick
and snRppy u voice. with an Eng.
lish accent proclaimed that Eleven
Hundred Dollars capitalized his de
sire for the program. and the crowd
settled back for some fun. since
the new bidder was Herbert
Brcnon. whose regard for Fox Is
known 10 fully equal that OF tho
renowned Teddy X for Stacker
Fox countered with $4,000 bid
and eight Lambs tainted. while DE
Wolf Hopper. gasping aud gulping.
finally managed To ask for another
bid. Brcnon returned TO the fray
with bid OF S2.i00. and Fox de
cided that discretion was the bet.
ter part OF desire and allowed
Brenon 10 carry off the trophy. A
Brenon signed his check. he re-
marked that Il was worth twice tho
price. and since his latest picture.
The Lone Wolf" IA big success
and "The Fall OF the Romanoffs."
with iliodor. the Russian monk. is
nearing completion Il Is unlikely
that Brenon win be seriously Grip.
pied financially by this little vic
tory over his ancient enemy.
For real thrills. see THE Little
American" with Mary r7ekford.
at the Liberty. It's a war story
OF today.
Young fellows not yet In the
army will want TO so right out and
begin doing their bit. after seeing
The Stacker" with Emily Stevens
at the Coliseum.
DIDN'T know Antonio Moreno
could ride Ia BIN Hart. did you7
You ought TO sec him do some
fancy stunts In The Magnificent
Meddler." at the Clemmer.
This Is q dry state. but you will
see few snakes at the Mission.
They're in The Devils Double"
A Bill Hart picture.
Theda Bara gets wounded In
Heart and Soul" nj the Strand
Theda generally wounds the rest
of the gang.
A battle 20 the death with a
leopard II only one OF the things
kathlyn Williams does In Thou
Shalt Not Covet." at tho Colonial.
Charlie Chaplin knocked 'em out
Of their seats. both In the picture
and In the audience. yesterday At
the Rex. IN The Immigrant"
THE Man Who Forget" 10 a. the
Glass A with Robert Warwick as
the star II tells of dope ficnd's
redemption.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-08-01

You see, little book. both Dick
and ! have got TO pay. There will
come many times when chance
sentence like that of DIR. virot or a
situation viii bring up all the old
pain. But really ! think 1t is bet
ter TO be left just as 1t is.
DR.. Virot told us he has 300 chill
dren on the hospital beat and In
the hospital. And out OF the 800
I think can count on at least $50
being restored to perfect health"
he said.
And what will you do with the
other poor little mortals?" asked
Dick.
Send them home to their par
ents If their parents can take care
OF them. II they cannot. I snail
try to take care of them myself.
You see, Mr.. Waverly, my friend
Stuart's fortune was much larger
than l supposed, and ! have almost
unlimited means at my command.
Truly the world is better because
Malcolm Stuart lived he said.
And died." | whispered under
my breath.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-08-01
MARRIAGE NOT
TO EXCUSE MEN

WASHINGTON. Aug. i.-Elcy-
enth-hour marriages. contracted to
avoid military service. are under
the government searchlight today
Men and women rushing to the
license clerks may later find them
selves In Jail. the provost marshal
general has warned Men who
come early on the draft lists will
be compelled 10 stand up before a
vigorous cToss-examination to
prove the marriage was not con
tracted TO avoid service.
Secretary Baker announced some
time ago that impromptu marriages
would not serve to excuse a man
from service. The work OF detect
ing such draft evaders Is left en-
tirely In tho hands OF the local au-
thorities.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-08-01
lack HOWE Leaves

Jack HOWE has left the Coliseum
theatre 10 take charge OF the pub
licity OF the Columbia and Liberty
theatres In Portland. lie n still
working for J. a v, however.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-08-01

. Mrs. Wilson. first lady OF the
land" hung up the first window
card OF Hoover's new Woman
Army Against Waste. Here II Is
In the White House window.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-08-01
THEATRES
ORpHEUM


Wednesday Is bringing in anoth.
er new vaudeville bill 10 the Orphe-
um theatre. Third and Madison
Like the Royal Filipino band, last
week, the Pelz band In such a hit
that II will stay on until Saturday
night. OF course. In an entirely new
repertoire OF popular music. Dane
ing Collins is an eccentric dancer /;
Shaw and Sharp are comedians
singers and takers: Robert Athon
and his company will present a
farce, "B. p. o. E.,' and the Three
De Lyons are novelty aerialists.
The photoplay card will be a Val
eska Suratt film that has never
been shown In Seattle. The New
York Peacock"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-08-01
Wallace Drafted

Oliver q. Wallace. who gained
considerable fame as the orgnnist
at the Liberty theatre. 10 among
those chosen IN the draft.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-08-01
Bible Is Quoted to
Show Where Moses
Was AS Light Left

Goiiyi Balr,y Benny 10 stIil
Up In the air. " the mail
keeps sending him new an
s~ers. and varying ones. 70 the
question: where was Moses
when the light went out1" we
fear for Baimy's state OF mind.
Already u Is rumored that the
authorities AZ stelIaooom are
spying on him.
Poor Balry Benny He used
TO answer ali kinds OF conun-
drums In Gene Ahcrn's car.
toons In The Star. but this one
about Moses has him stunped.
His arms are aching from the
constant scratching Of his head
for 4 suitable answer, and Star
rea r. who are offering new
answers In every mall have
only confused Bslmy more and
more.
II think Moses was standing In
his shoes when the light went out. ="
writes d. r. r. H.. OF 6l33 Willow
st. and Peggy" writes that "he
might have been out hunting for
the woman slugger
He Was In Dark
A "scab' opines that Moses was
plotting street car down Second
ave. when the lights went out"
and Peter Peterson Joins the army
of readers who believe Moses
was In tho dark" when the light
departed.
"Bibleian." writing from McMur-
ray, Wash. said:
Dear Balmy Benny: Why have
an aching noodle. or let so simple
q question get your goat7 There
was only one place Moses could
be. II was at midnight when he
was told to depart
Quotes Bible
HE was In the collar. taking
jewelry, Just read your Bible:
"'And the children of Israel did
according TO the word OF Moses !;
and they borrowed OF the Egyp-
tians jewels of silver. and Jewels
of gold, and raiment.'-Exodus
XII, 1886"
WAS READING PAPER
Dear Balmy Benny: ! will be
very glad to help you to solve the
problem that is worrying you.
One evening Moses went out with
some friends and stayed quite late
When he came back home he
thought he would read the papers
and smoke o while before he went
to bed
About IL o'clock the light went
out and Moses was left in the dark
Poor Moses was left feeling his way
thru the dark. BLUE EYES.
WHERE'D WE ALL BE7
Balmy Benny: have succeed
ed in finding where Moses was
when the light went out. surely
think he was in tho same place
thousands OF people OF Seattle viii
be II the electricians go on strike
in the dark. MARY BAKER.
IN SAME PLACE
Dear Benny: I think | know
where Moses was when the ligh
won't out. He was In the same
place when the light was on, II HI
didn't move. JACK DAWSON.
More answers are shown In the
Squirrel Food" cartoon on page 5
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-08-01
Basement Salesroom
New Black
Velvet Sailors
$3.50 to $3.50

D RIMS turned up and
- brims turned down,
straight brims and crowns
Of various shapes and
heights lend variety to
this showing OF Black
Velvet Sailors. ack
grosgrain bands and bind
ings are their only trim
ming. Prices-4.5O,
SIS, $3.50 and $3.50.
Basement saiesroosn
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-08-01

More answers are shown In the
Squirrel Food" cartoon on page 8.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-08-01
RECEIVE APPLICATIONS

Applications viii be received un-
III Sunday at the federal building
for government jobs as laborer In
the quartormaster corps. at 5000
n year. and In the building Gus
todlan service at $500 a year.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-11-18
AMERICAN BOYS !.
TAKE PART IN
LIVELY FIGHTING
Vigorous Artillery Work With
Some Casualties Now in
Progress Praised by
French Generals.

With the American Army in
France, Friday, Nov. 16.-The artil-
lery fighting in the sector held by
American. troops has become even
more lively and there have been fur
ther casualties, shrapnel wounding
some men in the trenches.
An enemy shell hit an American
gun today and caused casualties.
Some of the men wounded in the last
two days have died.
The American batteries have been
firing rapidly in return. The visibility
is becoming better and it is consid-
cred certain that more damage and
casualties have been caused in the
German lines than the Germans have
inflicted. on the Americans. Patroll-
ing continued actively last night.
Witness Air Fight.
The American troops witnessed
their first aerial encounter today,
when three enemy airpianes appeared
overhead. Soon all of them except
one fled at the approach Of FIVE French
machines. One of the French out
maneuvered this German and got on
his tall The German aviator then
bolted. The rattle of machine guns
finally died away as the two air
planes disappeared TO the west.
The French general commanding
the sector has mentioned in the dis
patches'l5 American officers and SOL
diers, including three who were killed,
for excellent military qualities and
for bravery displayed in the recent
trench raid. A note accompanying the
citations says that between 5000 and
10000 shells were used in the attack,
which had been i'll preparation for
three months, down to the finest de-
tails. The results obtained by the
enemy were very small, he having
been unable to penetrate more than
Continued on Page Two, Column One,
Omaha daily bee., 1917-11-18
BULLETS GREET
CONGRESSMENIN
!. FRONT TRENCHES
Bermans Suddenly
Turn Machine Guns on Party,
Which Beats Hasty Retreat
Without Injury.
tBy' Associated Press,

British FrNht in Belgium, Friday
Nov. 16.--Five members of the party
of American congressman and private
citizens who spent yesterday and part
of today visiting the Belgian war zone
had narrow escape from death OF
injury this morning when they were
caught i'll sudden burst of German
machine gun fire while inspecting the
front line trenches near Dixmude.
The Americans in danger were Con.
gresham c. c. Dill of Spokane
Wash. Congressman Charles B. Tim.
berlakc of Colorado, Congressman
John +. Miller OF Seattle, Wash: Con.
gresham Albert Johnson of Washn.
ton and former Representative Stout
of Montana, Nobody was hit, but il
was one of those peculiar freaks OF
fortune which soldiers call luck. be-
cause the shots came in a shower so
close to them it seemed almost GER.
tain someone must be wounded, al
though they were exposed only for
brief time.
Hammond Elsewhere.
The other seven members of the
party were in another section, of the
trench and were not disturbed by the
fire, Later, however, when all the
Americans were together, the GeS-
mans dropped big shell some ten
yards away, seriously endangering
everyone. One member. in describing
the incident to the correspondent
later, said he and his companions
heard the shell coming. "It sounded
like the roar of All airplane." Again
fortune favored them and no one was
injured.
The visitors spent the night near
the trenches in the vicinity of Dix
nude. The Belgian and German lines
run within 80 yards of each other at
one point, and it was there that the
five men came into danger. At that
distance it is quite easy to see any
one in the opposite trench who raises
his head above the top. Only the
usual firing was underway when the
party, accompanied by Belgian off
GERS, reached this place.
Expose Themselves.
The Americans were having an ex-
cellent view of the lines when several
Of them got into an exposed position
and were seen by the Germans. Sud-
denly the enemy machine guns nearby
began vicious chatter and bullets
came whizzing across the narrow
strip of No Mans land at the rate of
several hundred a minute.
Other members of the party who
were endangered by the shell in ad-
dition to the FIVE who were under ma
chine gun fire are Congressman
Parker of New Jersey. Taylor Of
Colorado, Goodwin of Arkansas,
Stephens of Nebraska and Hicks Of
New York, and former Representa-
tive Hammond of Nebraska.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-11-18
STATE KNIGHTS
OF COLUMBUS TO
RAISE WAR FUND
One Hundred and Fi4y-Aoll-
sand Dollars States Share Of
Three Millions for Wei !
fare of Soldiers.

The Knight of Columbus enter
Monday upon their drive for $l50000
i'll Nebraska to be applied ON the war
fund, both state and national.
The drive will be inaugurated at
the Commercial club Monday by a
luncheon at which Archbishop Harty
and other prominent churchimen will
be present Emmett Finley, Council
Bluffs, will be one of. the speakers.
1t is hoped that many large contribu,
tions will be made, by both Catholic
and Catholic friends of the. SOL
diers at the front The work done by
the Knight of Columbus on the Mex
ican border last year showed it was
particularly fitted for this work ana
the order has been designated by the
War department as the official agency
for all Catholic activity for the sol
diers and sailors, corresponding to
the Young Mems Christian associa-
ton work for Protestant activity.
Endorsed by Denison.
E. f. Denison, secretary of the
Young Mems Christian association
work at Deming, is one of the heart
lest endorsers of the plans of the
Knights of Columbus. hTe power
for good morals and religious spirit,
as we'll as the encouragement and
help furnished by the presence of the
Knights centers in training camps
and i'll the trenches cannot be over
estimated. .
The national fund to be raised by
the drive has been set at $3,000,000.
Nebraska's quota is $4,000. But the
Nebraska branches of the order wish
to double this, so enough for two
years can be obtained without a sec
ond appeal Iowa has finished its
drive whereby $l50,000 was raised.
Indiana and Missouri have given al
most as much and the Nebraska lead
ers are hoping this state will make as
good a showing
Part of the money raised will be
kept for a state fund and will go to
build recreation centers at Forts
Crook, Omaha and Robinson.
Applied on National Fund.
The remainder will be applied on
the. national fund whose purpose is
to:
l. Keep our soldiers and sailors
clean in soul and body, and steadfast
in the faith of their fathers, by MAIN
tanning volunteer priests with all units
of the service where regular Catholic
chaplains are not provided by the
government.
2. Erect and equip buildings at all
training camps in the country and
Continued on Page Two, Column One,