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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-16

keep their modified forces under arms. They
are well aware that Germany would have no
hesitation in overrunning their lands and rob-
bing them of every ounce Of food il 1t could De
done without too great expenditure OF effort
and life. Their only hope of security lies IN
their preparation and determination to make
an attack by Germany as costly and problematl-
cal in it's result as possible.
Sweden is worst off of all the scandinavian
states, for not only has she economic troubles
but a political upheaval may occur at any tlme'
the people being wholly out of sympathy with
the pro German policy of the government but
in all these Norseman nations prices OF food,
fuel are about four times the nor
NAL, while many commodities have totally DIS
The poorer classes are IN dire
straits but the affluent classes are no less deep-
ly concerned for what the next few months may
bring, and all of them look with dark fore
bodings to the coming winter. All realize II
the war goes on and if the distress increases
anything may occur and one of the most likely
is the overturning of the government. For
when conditions become intoerable the hrst
thought of people is that wiser rule might
bring them relief.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-16
GREAT IRISH CITIES.
Queenstown and Cork and the Charm
of Their Surroundings.

Christian Science Monitor: When
the destroyers belonging to the
United States navy steamed into
Queenstown harbor, the other day,
after their dash across the Atlantic,
those on board could hardly have
failed to be attracted by what one
writer has aptly described as a
"harbor of delights" Queenstown is,
indeed, pleasant place, and, to
those who know Ireland, strangely
typical, in it's surroundings, in the
soft outline of cliff anad hill, in its
winding river, lost in wooded slopes,
and in the beautiful expanse of its
great narbor, of that graciousness OF
landscape for which the south is
Justly famous The town itself, which
lies on the slope of hill rising
abruptly above the harbor, was, in
the carry days of the last century,
little more than fishing village
known as the Cove Of Cork. Gradu-
ally, however, as its value as point
of embarkation for America came to
be better recognized, it gained rapid
ly in Importance, and when Queen
Victoria landed there on her first
visit to Ireland, in 1S49, it was quite
considerable place, and was re-
named Queenstown in her honor. The
harbor, which is defended by Carlisle
and Camden forts at its entrance and
by Fort Westmoreland on Spike
Island, can shelter large fleet, and
all around it's picturesque shores
country houses and little villages,
such as Crosshaven and Church Bay,
nestle in amongst the trees.
Before the war Queenstown was, of
course, port of call for American
mail steamers, and the great mass of
travellers who have passed that way
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-16
Too Much Food
in Summer means clogge

in Summer means clogged
liver and sluggish brain; too
little food means habby
muscles and starved nerves.
The man on the job mus.
keep his, brain clear and his
muscles responsive. The
way to do this is to eat
Shredded Wheat Biscuit,
the food that contains every.
thing in the whole wheat
grain preparedin adigestble
form, including the outer
bran coat which is so useful
in keeping the alimentary
canal clean and healthy.
Two or three of these crisp,
little brown loaves of whole
wheat with milk make a
nourishing, Strengthening
meal. Ready cooked ana
ready to serve. Made at
Niagara Falls. N. Y.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-16
Truth looks tawdry when she IS over
oyerdressed- Rabindnranath Tagore.
THE FOOD LAW.

Mr.. Hoover declares that it is imperative to
safeguard either the producer or the consumer
Of wheat until the pending food bill is passed
Owing to rank speculation and the wide mar
gin of profit demanded by every one through
whose hands food passes, masses OF the people
in the populous centers are actually under.
nourished by reason of the exorbltant cost OF
living. The situation is such that the farmer al
so needs protection. He received only an aver
age of one dollar and fifty-one cents per bushel
for his last years crop Of wheat, though wheat
sold as high as three dollars and twenty-five
cents on the Chicago market and the price OF
flour rose one hundred per cent. The middle
men got these profits and will again, IN Mr..
Hoover's opinion, unless legislation shall en-
able the government to keep the price OF wheat
ND to the farmer and the price of flour to the
consumer down.
Regulation is a two-edge sword. The dan
ger of price fixing by the government is recog-
nized however and there is honest difference
of opinion as to the wisdom of certain clauses
of the pending bill. The situation is abnormal
in that there is now only one foreign buyer who
BUYS wheat for all the allies. How far his pur-
chases would fix the price is not entirely clear,
but his natural desire would be to buy it at the
lowest price 1t is absolutely vital, however,
to protect against slump in prices the farm
ers who patriotically increased their acreage at
the request of the government, and this cannot
be done without an enabling law.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-16
Clothes Make a plfter.,..


Margaret e. Sangster IT,
Christian Herald: Clothes d. ~ The
a difference. They sbop,Jn,.m make
course. for real worth has ~, Of
to do with clothes; but we WIN o.alng
folk casually must judge var my meet
by appearance. A girl with oi.et
instead OF a button is very o,i pm
labeled sloppy" in our mind, oiea
though her character may he IA
,ful. A man with weeks ND auu
his shoes is not very likely ~ %
given responsible position hoa " %
it is quite logical to figure ou t'a .a
man wo neglects his shoes Ma Ia.
neglect his work, too. Perb,n, WIZ
man, despite his shoes, is - me
conscientious worker; but how 'eiy
the casual observer know Ma 1a
perfect housekeepers NAV wesr 4 nA
nsl wrappers to the breakfast ian sa'
but though their homes NAV s'us
immaculate and their children W
derfully brought up, If I were a WI.
choosing the woman to trus. r Laa
my home and children I'd be inc,, sna
to search for the woman who Ioolss
fresh and crisp and dainty and srN
ing as she poured my morning o aas
fee. Clothes do not make nv. wv
So runs the old adage. But ADDS .
modern clothing advertisement "Tb.s
cover nine-tenths of him!"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-16

know no more of the beauties of it's
surrounding lands and waters than
may be seen from the sea. To know
the beauties Of Queenstown, how
ever, one must climb the hill behind
the town, on a fine day, and look out
across the harbor towards the open
sea. II lay for an hour high up on
the hill slope over Queenstown" says
Stephen Gwynn in his Famous
Cities of Ireland" "and watched
little steamers circling and wheeling,
with white trails behind them on the
shining floor of blue; ship heading
out between the points, and up and
outwards under the land, seemed to
beckon towards America" Or, II the
visitor knew the story of the Cove
of Cork, of how the harbor spread
out at his feet in really Cork Har
Dor, and of how the lord mayor of
Cork is admiral Of it, he would be
interested to make the climb on that
day when the lord mayor in historic
fashion, asserts his authority. For,
once in three years, does my lord
mayor of Cork take boat In state
from Queenstown to point midway
between the two great headlands,
which form the entrance to the har-
Dor, and thence. standing on the
deck, does he cast "a dart from him
as far as he can to the sea- That
marks the limit of his jurisdiction.
The history and activities Of
Queenstown are, of course, bound up
with those of Cork, and Cork has
always, somehow or other had life
of its own, curiously distinct and
apart from the rest of Ireland. It
always. too, had views of it's own, as
it has today on the home rule ques-
ton, and was never afraid to express
them; whilst, in the first half of the
nineteenth century, 1t had vigor-
Gus intellectual and literary life
which has been compared to that
existing in Edinburgh at about the
same time AS to the Cork of today,
it is to quote Stephen Gwynn again,
easily the most beautiful Of all the
cities of Ireland. The valley in which
the Lee divides to make an island is
ranged about with steep hills, ana
up them the roads have climbed lined
with dwellings of prosperous busi-
ness people. The river itself is
beautiful with shipping, and the
auays are all through the heart of
the town.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-16
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.

Sioux City Journal Over IN
France the vets are complaining
about being required to buy their
fayorite beverages only between GER
tain hours. Once there was a time
when the vets out here thought 1t
was a hardship to have to hoist the
| last tall one and go home at O'Clock
p. m.
Burlington Hawk-Eye: There IS
much talk about new cabinet. II
will be noted, however, that no such
talk emanates from the white house.
President Wilson is satisfied with
his cabinet. 1t is the kind that ne
wants, and as long as he Is presl-
dent, he will not have big men, the
biggest men in the country In MS
cabinet or anywhere near him. The
president is decidedly ''it." And he
could not possibly have cabinet
that would be SO helpful to him IN
this respect, as is the one that he
has selected with great care.
Cedar Rapids Republican: When 1t
comes to putting suffragists In jail
there will be found an endless pro-
cession of them. There are always
enough in any movement who are
perfectly willing to be converted
into martyrs. 1t is martyrdom that
is dear to certain human beings,
especially if with martyrdom there
comes publicity and prominence. Lots
of people will suffer to get into the
public eye.
Council Bluffs Nonpareil: Next to a
-eartoonist's visulization of hate,
there's nothing as ugly as a freshly
sheared dog.
Sioux City Tribune: Conservation
never will be fully in force until the
Missouri rivers appetite has been
curbed.
Usage News: One way to be lone
some in these days is to start a dis
cussion of the political campaign OF
1920.
Iowa City Press: The trouble with
the news that is current these days is
that nobody can be quite sure
whether much that appears is fake"
| or leak"
| Waukon Standard: There Is a
brand of men preaching socialism
around the country who would be the
saddest individuals in the world If
real socialism became the practice.
Perry Chief: Strange that some OF
| the congressional representatives who
howl the loudest against giving the
president additional power, are the
most anxious to pass things up to
him when a question like national
prohibition is on tap.
Webster City Freeman Tribune
When government can come into
Iowa and take 10000 of her best
! young men to defend the country, II
can come into Iowa and take pos
session of the coal mines in order tc
get fuel to make munitions and te
transport these young men across
the ocean.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-16
BEEFLEss DAYS FOR HOTELS.
New York City Plan Based on Mr.
Hoover's Suggestion.

New York Sun: Suggestions Tor
ono he>fless day each week, with the
serving of war bread at every meal
and q radical curtailment in the use
Of pork products and all butter ana
fats have been made to Herbert y.
Hoover. prospective national food
administrator, by the New York City
Hotel association. II the plan is ap-
proyed by Mr.. Hooyer-and 1t was
devised along lines suggested by him
IN his food conservation announce
ments-patrons of New York notes
will probably have their first beef
less day next week. At the same
time menu cards will contain an
nouncement of the inauguration or
one day each week on which no beef
will be served and of <curtallment IN
the service of other products IN
which conservation of existing sup
plies is necessary!
! The scheme was presented 10 MT.
Hoover by Thomas d.. Green, proprle-
| tor of the Woodward hotel, and presl-
| dent of the Hotel association, and
John NICE. Bowman of the Biltmore,
| in cooperation with Patrick V. kyne
of Murray's, James Churchill OF
ChurchilPs and H. E. Taylor, repre-
senting the Society Of Restau-
rateurs. Mr.. Green and Mr.. Bow
man are still in Washington confer
ring with Mr. Hoover, and it is ex-
pected that when they return the en-
tire plan of conservation so far as
New York's hotels and restaurants
are concerned will have been worked
out and be ready to go into effect.
! Inc Hotel association represents lo5
hotels, which serve about 100000
| meals each day, and the Society of
Restaurateurs includes in it's mem
bership all of the big restaurants Of
Broadway and many of the smaller
ones in other parts of the city.
Tentative regulations governing the
i plan have been arranged, and prob
ably will be made permanent. They
are:
First-Individual service Of bread
and butter of uniform weight, the
rolls to weigh from l to IA ounces.
! Second-At least 10 per cent. of
other flour to be used in making
wheat bread and rolls.
| Third-Most breakfast rolls will
be baked of other than wheat flour.
Fourth-Stale bread and toast
trimmings are to be made into war
| bread" for guests and employees.
! Fifth-Elimination of rough bread,
which requires more butter than
! smooth bread.
| Sixth-Eliminatio of toast as a
garnish to meat dishes.
| Seventh-Discourage the use of
| fresh pork.
Eighth-Broiling, roasting, braising
and stewing is to be encouraged and
frying discouraged to conserve but
| ter and lard.
Ninth-Service of veal, lamb and
sucking pig to be discouraged.
| Tenth-Beef to be eliminated one
day each week other than Friday.
Eleventh-Cheese is to be removed
from free lunch counters.
Twelfth-The use of sea food.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-16
ARE IN THE THROES.

Describing the calamities the war has
brought on Scandinavia an American who has
been studying conditions in those countries
picturesouely says that the people got show
er of gold by selling supplies to Germany, but
it has now turned into rain of ashes and bids
fair to end in deluge Of blood.
On the edge as they are OF the world con-
fagration, the Scandinavian Kingdoms have
learned lesson from Belgium's fate and
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-16

parents in this city, have returned
to their home in Omaha. Miss Hazel
Mapes accom- panied them to Omaha.
Attorney Linus Cruise of this city
has been appointed chairman of the
committee of legal education Of the
fourth supreme judicial district, by
President Lyman McCarl. The other
members are Paul Graham of Aledo
and e. L. Weber of Lewistown.
Probate Court News-Hancock
County.
In re the estate of Susan j. Nudd,
deceased-Order probating will filed,
said will bearing date May 10. 1915.
attested by f. F. Vedder and J. d.
Fox as witnesses, showing that de-
cedent died on March IA, 1917, leav-
ing surviving no husband, but the
following heirs and legatees: Robert
w. Nudd of Williston, N. D., Cora
Campbell, Ida Nudd, David Nudd,
Nathan l. Nudd and Bessie Nudd, all
of LaHarpe. In said will the follow
ing requests are made: To son,
Nathan l., during his lifetime, 10
acres off NE. corner s. "a SW. II
1915; to son, David Nudd, during
life. 10 acres in Sc. corner SW. Sc.
1915, both tracts to go to testatrix
surviving children at the deaths OF
said sons; to daughters, Ida and
Bessie, the tract E. of T. P. G w.
railway In SW. quarter of Sc. 32-7-5,
Ida to receive two-thirds and Bes-
sic one-third thereof; to her chill
dren, share and share alike, the tract
situated in SW. of Sc. 1915, also all
interest in SW. 1915. Appoints Ida
and Bessie Nudd as executives with
out bond Letters issued to Ida
Nudd and Bessie Nudd as execu-
trixes of said estate, who filed their
bond in the sum of 5000 which is
approved.
In re the estate of Mary A. Miller,
eceased-Inventory filed by Will
liam G.. Kohl, administrator of said
estate, shows no real estate; per-
sonal property estimated at $50;
cash on hand s1.0O, and notes and
accounts aggregating Approximately
s977.00.
In re the estate Of Absalom G..
Bolts. deceased. -Order finding the
heirs of said estate to be Rachael
Bolts. the widow; Arabella Cloud,
Joseph W., Jay c., and Ira A. Bolts,
j 11OIuluS, DSlt, YAM A]SoA, -
bert and Harriet Yates; Inez Carver.
lola Lawson. Order fixing time for
hearing on final settlement in the
estate as of Monday, August 6, 1917.
at l p. NJ, Arabella Cloud, conserva-
| tor acting as administrator.
| In the matter of the probation OF
the will of Luther s. James, de-
iceased.-0rder filed, ordering the
/ issuance of dedimus potestatum and
/ providing for notice Of the issuance
! of same, Chas. H. Ingraham, execu-
| tor. The petition filed shows that
decedent died in Fort Collins, Colo.
on May %, 1917, leaving last will
and testament bearing date of May
IL, 1917.
appointment was made by M. r..
Mosley, sheriff Of Hancock county, OF
IL. p. Ank to act 8 deputy sheriff.
Report of the account of Rosetta
] A. Schwerer, conseryator Of Charles
wv. Schwerer, filed, covering a period
/ from June /, 1916, to June l, 1917,
shows: Total amount received,
s529.1S; total amount paid out, ST.
011.6S; balance due conservator,
s4s2.5O. Inventory filed, shows the
following real estate: A life interest
in the E. " of SW. IA, and NV. of
NV. 1865. Chattel property esti-
mated at s1,011.6S.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-16
Looking Ahead.

Humboldt Republican: When N.
war is closed and those army aviator
come home and begin exhibitio.
flights. showing us how they downss
the enemy in Europe, when thew rss
with dummy bombs and land thsm
"karplunk" on the grand stand Va,
sir, every shot; when their machirs
guns rattle with blank charges, and
they twist and turn In mock fight and
We sit and look and crane and twist
not to miss a single move, won't tha,
be the grand and noble time we will
be having.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-16
TODAY,s BIT OF VERSE
THe First sLuEelRps.

The poor earth was SO wfnter-marred,
Harried by storm so long,
1t seemed no spring could mend her,
No tardy sunshine render
Atonement for such wrong.
Snow after snow, and gale and hail,
Gaunt trees encased by icy mail,
The glittering drifts SO hard
They took no trace
OF scared wild feet.
No print of fox and hare
Driven by dearth
To forage for their meat,
Even in dooryard bare
And frosty lawn
Under the peril of the human race;
And then one primrose dawn,
Sweet, sweet, o sweet,
And tender. tender,
The bluebirds woke the happy earth
With songi
katherine Lee Bate!
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-16

fresh vegetables and fruits is to be
encouraged.
The war bread" which Is to be
baked in the hotels is based on
simple recipe and can be made by
any housewife. 1t is: On the basis
of a butter tub of stale bread,
crusts, etc, add ten quarts OF water
and ten ounces of salt; soak thor
oughly and strain through flour
sieve. For this quantity use one-haif
pound of yeast and enough flour to
make a very stiff dough.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-16
Should Learn at Home

Kansas City Star: Certainly On,
soldiers should learn French, and
American girls will agree that it will
be better for them to learn il At
home than in France, where The
vocabulary taught them might not ba
limited to military necessity.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-16

Washington Star: In order to be
reliable, U-boat must find entirely
defenseless victims; and these an
getting scarcer every day.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-16

The world has great need Of sober, thoughtful men
lbove fifty BY right experience and knowledge
they should leaders in the shaping OF our poll
ries is all matter a comes through mental
ly, physically and spiritually. Age should nor count
against him.-DousIas Fairbanks
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-16
THE DAY OF YOUNG MEN.

The young man of today is master Of a busl
ness at an age when his grandfather had scarce
finished an apprenticeship. Universal educa-
ton and quick and cheap communication and
transportation bring to the young man now
practical grasp Of affairs which only long years
of experience could give to our fathers fifty
years ago.
Not only are possibilities larger and ambi-
tons higher, but, since methods are swlfter and
vision is broader than in any preceding period,
more NAV be accomplished inIearly life.
From factory and office up to college and
church the call is for young men, The world is
his to. do with as he sees fit Youth is the
master
Money does less for a young man who Will
not also do for himself than it ever did before
in world history. Brain and skill OF hand carry
one further today than ever. The best capt.
tai nowadays is a combination of sense, indus
try pluck and application
Young man, your chance is while you are
vounp Grab it-with both hands.
With silver at eighty cents an ounce, an APP
preciation of thirty-four cents in less than
three years. the white and yellow metals are
approaching a parity of value The rise IN
'nrice would seem to be due to the increased
demand in European countries for silver coin
100 IN supplement their diminished stocks Of
gold coin Perhaps bitetalism will again be-
come a living issue when the war is over. 1t
would mako II easier for the nations to pay
their debts.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-16

The suggestion by Emma Goldman that she
be deported to Russia will not DO at all. 1t
would be an unfriendly act toward an ally.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-16

Mr.. Gerard, ambassador to Germany, has re-
The Job ceased to be attractive some
time ago.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-16

Brazil, by abandoning neutrality without be-
coming belligerent, has established the first
twilight zone of craftsmanship.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-08-09
STOP COAL ROBBERY Is
DEMAND OF THE STATE

Chicago, Aug. s. Seizure Of all
coal mines in Illinois and operation
by the state was recommended in the
law and legislative committees re-
port adopted by the Illinois State
Council of Defense this afternoon.
Confiscation of the mines-for the
period of the war only-could be
accomplished under an old law max
ing such action legal in emergencies,
the committee pointed out.
The council also decided to call a
conference of the reports of the state
councils of fifteen state interested
in taking joint action on coal prices"
for August IS.
This conference, it is understood,
will forestall any action by the state
under the seizure Recommendation
until after August 16. The state
councils to be invited to the confer
ence are Indiana, Michigan, Ohio,
Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Ken
lucky, Nebraska, Missouri, Kansas,
West Virginia, Pennsylvania, North
and South Dakota and Tennessee.