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The Republican journal., 1917-11-22
To Preserve Timberino.

The use of poison sprays has not
only been found effective in preventing
the destruction of plants and fruits,
but it is now being tested as a means
of preserving buildings. The timber
ing of Westminster hall, the famous
old structure adjoining the British
houses of parliament, has suffered
greatly from the ravages of wood
worm, Nestobium tesselatum. Archi-
tect Frank BaineS. who states that
the grub lives only in the oak, finds
that holes large enough to bury a
man waist deep have been made in
the oak truSseS of the magnificent roof.
with its shinsled span of 6S feet and
he believes the work of destruction
has been going on 400 years. Some of
the patching done 100 years ago has
shared the attacks made on older por-
tons. AS last measure of protec-
ton. a spraying mixture has been pre-
pared by Prof. H. M. LEROY from
cedar wood oil, soft soap. paratfin wax
and certain powerful chemicals and
the several applications of this that
have been made are expected to give
relief. Gas masks have had to be
worn in applying this powerful insec-
ticide.
The Republican journal., 1917-11-22
A Heroine Of War.

Nine. Maitre, wife of the deputy for
SaOne eft Loire. is one of the most he
roic figures in France today, says LII
luStration.
From the beginning of the present
war Nine. Maitre has lived the life of
soldier with the Alpine Chasseurs.
She has been foremost in every battle
with the regiment to which she has
attached herself. Many time she
has been wounded when on her err
rands of mercy. Like soldier at the
front, she was in the thick and thin of
it, not needing the hail of bullets or
bursting shells.
Fortunately her wounds were slight.
and not to hamper the surgeons at the
hospitals she retired to her own home
to nurse her injuries. For her heroic
services she was well rewarded, hav-
Ing received many decora tons, among
them the Croix de Guerre, with silver
clasps.
The chasseurs were transferred to
the Flanders front, and one day while
busy on the battlefield shell splinter
injured her on the forehead Just over
the eve. which made 1t necessary for
her to be brought to hospital. where
she could be under constant observa-
ton. Here she was frequently visited
by civil and military officials and as
reward for her heroic deed she was
decorated with the cross of the Legion
of Honor.
The Republican journal., 1917-11-22
AIRMEM STUDY BIRD LIFE
Declare Wild Ducks Execute Move.
ments With Simu!taneousness Not
Found in Military Bodies.

French military aviators. in addition
to fighting the German machines, di-
recting the artillery fire and making
photographs of the enemy's lines,
trenches and Notifications, have found
new field of usefulness in the scien-
tific pursuit of ornithology, says the
Rock Island Union.
The degree of perfection of observa-
ton obtained by the French aviators
has enabled them to make a minute
and scientific observation of the habits
of birds in flight
The aviators have definitely estab-
lished that swallows in flying always
maintain an average altitude of 700
yards. Wild ducks prefer an altitude
of 1900 yards, or little over a mile.
Lapwings or tirwits maintain at all
times an even greater altitude French
aviators have met them at height of
2.150 yards.
While nearly everyone knows that
wild ducks always fly in a single file
behind their leaders, it has remained
for the aviators to discover that the
wild ducks execute every movement
with Simultaneousness and degree
of precision not to be found in the
most perfectly trained military body
in the world.
If, for example, the lead duck
changes the position of wing in or
der to fly either higher or lower, all
of the others make the same move
ment with a degree of precision that
gives the impression that the tips Of
the wings are all attached to wire
and that the movement is made by
the lead duck merely pulling a lever
that controls the rest.
The aviators have further estab-
lished that the average speed of wild
ducks in flight is 65la miles an hour
when they are flying upward and 6S
miles an hour when flying horizon
tally.
The Republican journal., 1917-11-22
Catamh Cannot BE Cured

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they
cannot reach the seat of the disease.
Catarrh is a local disease, greatly in
fluenced by constitutional conditions,
and in order to cure it you must take an
internal remedy. Halls Catarrh Medi-
cine is taken internally and acts through
the blood on the mucous surfaces of the
system. Halls Catarrh Medicine was
prescribed by one of the best physicians
in this country TOR years. 1t is composed
of some of the best tonics known, COM
bined with some of the best blood purifiers
The perfect combination of the ingredients
in Halls Catarrh Medicine is what pro-
duces such wonderful results in catarrhal
conditions Send for testimonials, free.
F. ]. CHENEY & CO., Props, Toledo, o.
All Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Republican journal., 1917-11-22
. BROTHERHOODs' NEW BLUFF

he asst time the railway Brotherhoods
"a up the Government of the United
Lies With a threat to paralyze the trans
a-atIon system of the nation they won
wage increase which they demanded
so. If bv a holder holdup than any
i've James ever attempted. They de-
-5ed that the increase be granted
FIJI without investigation, without arbi-
Lon and without delay. After their
ur.ous visit to the White House the
T+ents of those Brotherhoods sat In
.alleries of the Capitol and held a
aatch over the Congress until the
ssfive Joined the executive branch
4 he Government in the most suplne
--rdrr of the sort Oil record. The
sens of that surrender are coming
e.. 10 roost. The same Brotherhoods
~eatening to resort to the same
rs f they are denied the new wage
a,c that they demand. The fact
a- are at war affords an opportunl-
&c they would have the timid among
tut. to get a strangle-hold upon the
IF the country to which they pro-
s,.egiance.
We believe, the Brotherhoods were
ling n 1915 and are bluffing again to-
The hope we then expressed that
iovernment would call their bluff
now reiterate The pastime of the
Oh then was great political cam
The business of the nation now
he greatest war in history. Many
6 that the people then saw darkly
IA are now beginning to see face to
Many things that they stood for
they will not stand for now. One
hose things is the intimidation of
sovereignty at the hands of Kaiser
without or Laborism within. An
N White House conference between
resident and the representatives of
5rutherhoods has been fixed for Nov.
There is good ground for the hope,
"yl that he surrender of 1918 Will
repeated The President, in let
-hIiShed to the Federal conciliator in
Expresses the hope that he will
obliged 'to take any unusual
.res to operate the railroads, and
ms confidence that the Brother
will appreciate the patriotic
aeS which underlie the efforts OF
bard of Mediation and Cancellation.
are not so sure that the Brother
an be counted upon for much ap-
ION in the premises. A stronger
for belief that there will be no
IS to be found in the common sense
Brotherhoods. They have seen the
Use of the people manifested in a
Ped different ways since the declara-
Of war, and they cannot be blind to
tnalty that those who try to thwart
purpose will be made to pay. If the
Tnment will stand up, the people
stand behind it, and in the face of
lnion the Brotherhoods will cease
hreats and stay on the job.-Bos-
Ianscript.
The Republican journal., 1917-11-22
The Submarines.

Arthur Pollen, the British naval expert,
who hitherto has been considered some
what of pessimist on the U-boat ques-
ton, is now an optimist, and declares
that the German submarine campaign
has broken down. On the other hand,
the London Times critic thinks the down
ward swoop in sinkings presages the
launching Of something new in the u
boat lire. However this may be, British
losses during the past week were only
one ship over 1000 tons and five under
that weight. This was the poorest week
the submarines have had since the begin
ming of ruthless warfare in February.
The Republican journal., 1917-11-22
Amazed at EriXolity.

A Paris dispatch says the French
mission to the United States was
amazed at New York city's frivolity,
compared with restricted Paris. where
restaurants and cafes. as well as pub
lie places and amusements of all sorts
are subject to regulation. Evening
clothes and decollete frocks are barred
Telephoning. telegraphing. photograph
ing, travel, dancing, stock exchange
dealings are all regulated by the gov
eminent; also food, staples. gas. etc.
eff you go into this thing as we did
in 1914" one French officer remarked
to his American host, "all this will be
q dream year from now"
The Republican journal., 1917-11-22
ALL SORTS
The Elks are Patriotic

Americas first reconstruction hos
pital where men wounded overseas
viii be fitted for occupational pursuits
commensurate with their injuries will be
built by the Benevolent and Protective
Order of Elks at Boston The institution
will cost $3.50, 600 and will be erected on
Parker hill, contiguous to the Robert
Brigham hospital. 1t will consist of a
complete unit of twin ward hospital
building, vocational workshops, barracks,
mess hall and post exchange and is to be a
standard for similar hospitals to be built
in various parts of the country Funds
for erecting the institution will be avail
able out of the 81, 1000, 600 relief fund con-
tributed by the 500, 900 Elks of the coun-
try
The Republican journal., 1917-11-22

For Infants and Children
In Use For Over 80 Years
s,sa: H. s' o, Z9AzzzSx
kN0A

The Stream school, taught by Miss
Marian Atkinson, closed Nov. 9th, alter
very successful term of eleven weeks.
The ladies' of the Knox w. c. T. U.
met Nov. 9Th, with Mrs. Herbert Woods.
There was good attendance and Mrs.
Annie Aborn was elected president fol
the coming year. Refreshments of ice
cream and cake was served by Mrs
Woods.
Nathan Davis has opened his black
smith shop and is ready to do business
again. His friends are glad to see him
back.
Miss Emily Miller of North Searsmont
was visiting friends in town recently anC
attended the meeting of the Knox w. c.
T. u.
The Republican journal., 1917-11-22
Hat Etiquette.

In reply to the question, ''Please tell
when and where are, or is, the correct
time for gentleman to remove his hat?'
we reply; Without consulting authorities
OF etiquette, in fact, giving it to you off
hand, so to speak, we should say at the
following times and on the following oc-
casions, respectively, the hat should be
lifted or removed as circumstances indi-
cate: When hopping the brow; when TAX
ing bath; when eating; when going to
bed; when taking up a collection; when
having the hair trimmed; when being
shampooed; when standing on the head
Wichita, Kan, Beacon
The Republican journal., 1917-11-22
No Wonder They Sneeze.

The cause of hay fever is no longer
dark mystery. Here it is: Hay
fever is caused by partial paralysis of
the vasomotor function of the nerves
of the nose, which causes membranes
surrounding the bones to become filled
with blood. This congestion and ir-
ritation. aggravated by pollen of rag
weed and goldenrod produces pa
roxysms of sneezing. This explana-
ton was made before the American
Osteopath association. in convention.
by DR.. John W. Bailey, Philadelphia
The Republican journal., 1917-11-22

If it were only question of relative
resources in men and material, Germany
would have been defeated before this.
The plain fact is that inside "the iron
ring" there has been much better manage
ment than there has been on the outside.
1t was but natural that it should take
time for the Allies of the Entente to de-
veiop cohesion where at the beginning
it was lacking While doubtless there
has been a steady improvement in under
standing between the military forces of
the nations there is room for a better and
more complete understanding between
the nations.
The Republican journal., 1917-11-22
Out of Place.

But why couldn't he, the president,
have said in straight English that men at
work on ships to carry on the war ought
not to strike? :. That taffy that they
are reasonable oftener than the capital
lists may be true; the place to say it is
when the capitalists invite him to talk to
them. Here was the place for an eloquent
patriotic appeal to labor union leaders to
stay on the Job, do their best to promote
harmonious corporation with employers
in attaining the highest etiicency-Lew-
iStOn Sun,
The Republican journal., 1917-11-22
FREE OF CHARGE

Any adult suffering from cough, cold
or bronchitis, is invited to call at the
drug store of VIM. o. Poor & Son and
get absolutely free, sample bottle of
Boschee's German Syrup, a soothing and
healing remedy for all lung troubles,
which has successful record of fifty
years. Gives the patient good nights
rest free from coughing, with free expec-
toration in the morning.
Regular sizes, rs and rs cents. For sale
in all civilized countries.
The Republican journal., 1917-11-22
Tons of Jam For Soldiers.

Fifteen thousand pounds of jam put up
by the women of Fairfield county, Conn,
for wounded men in France together with
fittings for French diet kitchens, clothing
and food were sent "across" in one ship
ment.
The Republican journal., 1917-11-22
FELT LIKE A new
PERSON
After Taking Only One Box Of
Trut-a-tiVes"
EAST SHIP HARBouR

I1Asl oHif IAARBoUR,
ut is with great pleasure that write
to tell you of the a0ondeyfM benefits 1
have received from taking "Fruit-a-
tives". For years, was a dreadful
sufferer from CONSTIPATION and Head
aches, and was miserable in every way.
Nothing in the way Of medicines seemed
to help me. Then l finally tried
Fruit-a-tives and the effect was
splendid. After taking one box, feel
like new person, to have relief from
those sickening Headaches.
Mrs. MARTHA DEWOLFE.
Soc. a box, 6 for So so, trial size, 25c.
At all dealers or sent postpaid by Fruit
a-tives Limited, Ogdensburg, NY.
The Republican journal., 1917-11-22

Jacob was prone to feel "big" when
anyone called and made flattering re-
mark about him. One evening a neigh
Dor called and during the evening said:
'My, but isn't Jacob cute little boy?"
Whereupon Jacob promptly responded:
~ tink so, too"
The Republican journal., 1917-11-22
An Old REGIME.

War bread is mentioned in the book of
Ezekiel. 1t contained barley, beans, len
ills, millet and fitches. The injunction
was: "Put them into one vessel and make
thee bread thereof"
The Republican journal., 1917-11-22

Tie Oscar called on a neighbor's boy
aOrning and was invited in to wait
Is friend, who was not quite ready.
aeighbor was kneading bread and
Does your mother make bread?"
'm," replied Oscar, 'only she don't
With it like you do"
The Republican journal., 1917-11-22

June-"Does he get his mechanical
ingenuity from his fathers side or his
mother's?" Bess-''From his mothers;
she was poetess !'-Life.
The Republican journal., 1917-11-22

To keep ones heart tranquil in world
of tumult is no little victory
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-10-23

Cannot Conceive of Fighting Americans
Crafty German Diplomacy Won at
Sofia by Means of EXtravagant Prom
ises of Reward
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-29
CITY NEWS.
Duck hunters were out in tore.

Duck hunters were out in force
yesterday.
-Lost-Reward for return to 2O5
N. 9Th st. Phone 1927 Black Fawn
color, black muzzle English bull dog.
WIN pay reward for information ad.
vising where this dog is being har-
bored.
The International Syndicate is
now featuring the Keokuk dam in
connection with Secretary Redfeld' s
plan to utilize the great possibili-
ties of the Mississippi river. Re-
Gently an illustrated page appeared
in the Troy, IN. " Budget.
Gods Minute" issued by the vir
Publishing Co., 200 North Fifteenth
street, Philadelphia, Pa, is book Of
365 daily prayers, six seconds long,
arranged in calendar form, prayer
to page with a verse of scripture at
the top Of the page on encouragement
to worship. The prayers were writ
ten expressly for this book by 365 of
the most eminent clergymen and lay
men in the English-speaking world.
Purple cloth, gold top, stamped in
gold, 1884 pages; price so cents net;
plain cloth, 35 cents.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-29
CITY NEWS.

Attend the masquerade dance Civ
en- by L. A. to A. o. II. Monday Octo
Der %. Hibernian hall.
Metal weather strips save 40 per
cent Of your coal bills. Have them
installed now. Call A. NJ. Severn
Phone 1895.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Albers, Oh
Warsaw, who have been in Idaho for
some time, are on their way home
They expect to reach Warsaw Octo.
Der 81.
.-Keokuk has several young car
toonists, who are giving their talent
free rein especially during this period
OF history. William Tracy, who is in
the seventh room of the Garfield
school, is one Of these. He has drawn
a cartoon of. the recent French and
English drive in which he represents
the allied armies with a sledge ham
mer, labelled heavy artillery, driving
wedge, labelled French drive
through stump, which he has label
led the German pill box.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-29
ITALIAN COUNT
HELD UNDER BOND
Was Born In Berlin and Lived There
Twenty Years, Coming Here
From London After War
Started

United Press Leased Wire Service. /
CHICAGO, Oct. 29.-Count Giacomo
Minotto, who was born in Berlin and
lived there twenty years, and who
recently sought a place in the intelli-
gence bureau Of the United States
navy, was secretly arrested here a
week ago on orders from the immi-
grafton bureau at Washington, it was
learned today.
+ The warrant technically charges
that the count may become a public
charge. He is at liberty on $4,000
bond provided by his father in-law.
Louis +. Swift. the packer The
count has been known as James
Minotto since his marriage to Ids,
May Swift in 1915.
II am sure the department of labor
will exonerate me-" said Minotto. II
am an Italian citizen and am regis
tered as such in Venice. / was born
in Berlin, but have been raised In
Italy and always considered Italy my
home until coming to this country. /
filed my declaration of intention to
become an American citizen last
July.
after leaving school was en-
ployed by the Deutasche bank at Ber-
lin, subsequently going to the Lon.
don branch. When the war broke
out the branch was discontinued and
came to the United States to secP
employment, which ! obtained with
the Guaranty Trust company here.
Prompted by feelings of loyalty
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-29
and believing that my knowledge OF

and believing that my knowledge of
six foreign languages would be OF
more value to my country than my
services in the ranks as private,
wrote to the secretary of war July
20, 1917, offering my services in any
capacity and stating l was an Italian
subject There being no place there
where / could be Of service I made
the same offer to the navy depart
ment."
Two hearings have already been
held here in Minotto's case. A third
will be held this week, at which de-
positions taken in New York will be
heard.
George Van Seebeck and Fritz
Kuhn, two OF Minotto's friends and
former employees Of the Deutsche
bank are informed in that city.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-29
CITY NEWS.

When answering advertisements
please mention The Daily Gate City
The Liberty bond campaign IL
over and now the food conservation
campaign is on for this week.
-Keokuk women will be interest.
in the Iowa Congress Of Mothers and
Parent-Teachers association, which
will be held in Des Moines November
l and 2. The sessions will be held
in the Des Moines Y. w. G. A. and ii
is likely that Keokuk will be repre-
sented Many prominent speakers
will discuss child welfare topics.
Claude R. Porter. of Centervtlle,
United States attorney for the south
ern district of Iowa and well known
to members of the Lee county bar,
has been given special assignment
by Attorney General Gregory to as
sist in the prosecution Of $50 leaders
of the Industrial Workers OF the
World, soon to begin in Chicago, on
the charge of seditious conspiracy.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-29
BURGLAR. careers Ended.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
CHICAGO, Oct. 29.-The careers OF
William and Ralph Carter as burg
lars ended today with the former in
hospital. reported dying from bull
let wounds, and the latter in a cell
at police headquarters.
William is Is and his brother Is.
They are alleged to have been
discovered robbing phone boxes and
teachers desks in the May public
school William was shot in a re-
volver battle with Howard Parks. the
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-29
EFFORT TO
LOWER PRICES
Dairy Company Announces Il WI,
ray Less for MIX in Attempt
to Sell Il at IL
Centa

United Press Leased Wire sey,cel
CHICAGO, Oct. 29.-.The Kee q
Chapell Dairy company announced to.
DAY that it would pay SO a hundred
pounds wholesale for milk, in an Of.
tort 70 bring milk down to twelve
cents quart for Chicago consumers
distributors are now paying $40 a
nunored pounds and retailing it for
tairteen cents juart. Other bie
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-29
PERSONALS

Mayor Ed s. Lotion arrived hon la1
Saturday evening from Exceisi,U ~.
Springs. Mo-, and went to hano .hs
Sunday forenoon, called there by ~
serious illness OF Mrs. Lolto1'
father.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-29
dairy concerns will meet today
discuss Kee & Chapell's action.
PROPOSALS FOR LEvBE WORK.

PROPOSALS FOR LEVBE WoRk.I,
Office OF the Secretary, MISSISSIPPI,
River Commission, 1911 1nternatlohaa,
Life Building, st. Louis, Mo.-seals ~
proposals will be received here un.'
II a. M. October 81, 1917, for cou,
structing about $4,000 cubic yards ~
earthwork in the Henderson Couhg
Drainage District No. J., III. Fur'n''
Information on application.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-29

janitor. and Thomas Conway, a NO.
liceman. ~
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-07-24
ACTO DE A~BNEGACIGN

Por una carta que ACADIA De rcciblr
81 Sheriff Sam Slack. Sc sabe que
u hiio Carol Slack, que ahora sc en-
cuentra prestando sus servicios en- e!
dc3artamento del cuartelmaestre del
Fuerte Mcdowell, en- cl puerto de San
Francisco, California, Ia rcaliZado un
acta heroi:o digno del mayor en-
comic.
Cuando cl jovcn Slack viajaba, con
I'm soldado amigo, cn Il lancha por
4 bahia de San Francisco, el sOldado
c2yo al mar. Slack Sc quito inmedia-
tamcnte sus prendar de vestir y Sc
l.nzo al aqua, con objcto de sa,var Ia
vida de su c]ompaHero.
Por mucho tempo estuvo Iuchando
con las aguas cmbrayecidaS, lograndO
al fin, rcscatar al soldado del Juror
lie las oIas. y ganar Ia playa Uras
lurcs trabajos.
Apiaudido fuc el joven Slack por
su comportamicnto, y de 81 Sc MUGS
;ra orgulloso SUI padre.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-07-24
UNA ACADEMIA MEXiCANA DE
HISTORiA Y LETRAS.

Estamos informados de que un
grupo dc intelectualcs de nucstro
pals. actualmcnte rcfug;ados en- esta,
Y que antiguamente Sc dedicaran ell
Mexico a Ia ensenauza, en- los cole
cios su~periores, de divcrsas mate
rias. cstan hacienda arrcglos que
abrir. en- los primcros dias del mes
De Sept:cmbre, una academia para nj
nos V ninas mexicanos, Ell los Qua
les Sc daran cursos ~cxtensos y com
pletos dc historic patria Y dc lcngua
Y literature c~astcllanas.
la idea ha sido muy bicn acogida.
V no son rocos los padres dc famil'a,
que. sinticndo que sus hijos nc pUc-
den ~arrendcr aqui cstas dos asiCnatu-
ras tan neccsarias. cstln rcsucltos a
c~nviarIos con tai fin 4 ia dicha AGA
&cmia