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of history, this record of even's !.
passing all fiction, will stahd
mortal.
The hope Of peace of the WI
rests on the foundation ina. i
people shall rule. When they 90 :.
no car, no kaiser, and no kips
sorting his divine right to RUE, !
at his whim or caprice, declare y
on his neighbors and sum mon |.
lions of faithful followers 10 ins
upon the field Of slaughter Wun'
rests in security on his throne, ]
Those who live in this epoch -
have something to remember N
an experience never to be fort0;l
Follow the story from day "
and bear In mind that the mos.
pressive lesson It teaches is tha'
people must and shall rule.
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IOWA.

IOWA.
KBOSAUQUA. Iowa, June To-
John Clark, a young farmer LIVING
about five miles west of Keosauqua
met with serious loss during th'
storm last week Ninety-seven of nj.
sheep sought shelter in creek whicf
was partly surrounded with a wire
fence and all were drowned. This
| loss is estimated at $1,000.
LENIARS, Iowa, June 16.-Rev
Thomas Hunter has rendered his res
ignation as pastor OF the First Ba2-
list church. Mr.. Hunter came here
from Lorimer. Iowa, about year ago.
OSKALOOSA, Iowa, June 16.-Da-
vid Morton Edwards, president OF
Penn college here, has been chosen
president of Earlham college, Rich
mond, Ind, to succeed R. l.. Kelly.
who recently resigned. Edwards
was a graduate of Penn and Kelly
was president there at that, time.
VINTON, Iowa, June 15-The ex-
pIosion of a dynamite cap in stick
of wood which he placed in the stove,
resulted in severe injuries to nine
year old Elmer Geiger. son OF Mr..
and Mrs. Albert Geiger, living north
OF town. He was knocked down By
the explosion and his face. chest and
abdomen cut and bruised.
MUSCATTNE, Iowa, June 16.-Fol-
lowing a police court trial in which
evidence was introduced claiming
they have exceeded their authority
and had, without reason, manhandled
the defendants, Mayor McNutt re-
voked the stars of Night Captain d.
o. Harrison and Paroiman W. B.
HUMPHREYS.
DIES MONIES, Iowa, June 10
Bank deposits in the S92 savings
banks. 339 state banks and twenty
three trust companies, under state
supervision, totaled s447,054,14 at
the close of business May 81. as
shown by the statement of the state
banking department just published
This is an increase over June 80, |
1916, OF ss7,771,960, and over the
asst statement made March % of
his year of s1.494,3e3.47.
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ATTACKED BY
GERMAN SUBMARINE
Continued from Page L.

Week SSo anu was on QGT Way LC
Hayana when she was struck.
| L will stick to my ship until she
goes under" Captain Rietta, Of the
Heidritter, had written only a shor,
| time before to Frank R. Wallace
superintendent of the Heidritter com
pany.
The letter to Wallace was mailed
from the port of Allicanti, Spain.
Holly AssauItd.
LONDON, June 16.-British forces
holding positions wrested Thursday
night from the Germans south OF
fpres were hotly attacked yesterday
afternoon, Field Marshal Haig report
ed today. The counter assault was
marked by heavy artillery fire, but
the few Germans who succeeded in
penetrating the British curtain OF fire
and reached front British trenches
were Immediately driven out and the
entire attack completely repulsed
Front dispatches today enlarged up
on the Importance of the sudden drive
by which Haig yesterday thrust his
forces forward northwest of Bulle-
court. More of the ''impregnable"
Hindenburg line was taken, and I'M
official advices early today Indicated
heavy lighting still in progress there,
the Germans vainly endeavorlng to
break the British grip.
Gun Crew on Tanker.
WASHINGTON, June 16.-The
gun crew of the American oil tanker
Moreni, sunk by a submarine after
a two hour battle, was commanded
by Andrew Copassaki, chief boat
SWANS mate, whose wife lives in
Greece, it was announced here today.
The gunners and their next of kin
as given in the United States records
were:
Thomas Ralph Smith, gunner.
Francis L. Afford seaman; father,
VIM. o. Afford, Couch, Mo.
Robley D. Arf1n, seaman, second
class; mother. Clark, S. D.
Edward J. Smith, seaman, second
class; mother, New York.
John s. Long, second class; father,
New Britain, Conn.
Joseph Kennedy. seaman, second
class; father Passiac, n. J.
Ross A. Little, seaman, second
class, Evans Mills, New York.
Charles J. Whyman, seaman, Sec
ond class, Bayonne. N. J.
Harry J. Riley. seaman, second
class, Bangor, Me.
Earl J. Schmidt, second class sea.
man; mother, Augusta Schmidt
Worthington. MINI.
George Scholl, coxswain, Orange,
N. J.
Gardiner Conover. boatswain's
mate, Lincroft, N J.
All were saved.
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ing huge pile of letters with relays
of stenographers, Major General
Pershing cleaned up his pressing
business at American headquarters
early and motored to headquarters of
General Petain, generalissimo Of the
French army. He was to lunch there
and expected to return to Paris later
in the day.
A number of Pershing's staff Of
ficers accom- panied him.
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Why Read Fiction?

Leslie's Weekly: The most excit.
ing pages in the worlds history are
now being written in blood, ard
spread before the newspaper reader
every day. They are full of pathos.
They tell the struggles Of great ma
tons warning against each other
some for supremacy, some for human
rights, and some to avenge wrongs.
Each day before the eyes Of the
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PERsHING AS
EARLY RISER
CONTINUED from Page H.

ments. is Major General John +.
Pershing's work bench" 1t is the
main article of furniture in the Amer
lean army headquarters, in the isIe
Constanti1, and on 1t the American
commander is planning his work.
Simplicity is the keynote arouic
the headquarters building and
action.
Business Cleaned UP.
[By w. s. Forrest, United Press Staff
Correspondent
PARIS, June 16.--By arising at an
early hour this morning and attack
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, June 49,
During May the state free employ
ment bureaus of st. Louis, Kansas
City and st. Joseph got employment
for 1870 men and women, filling that
many out OF 1859 places offered by
employers. Men put to work num-
bered 1925 and women 465.
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Make Il Permanent.

Burlington iHawk-Eye: Ana ..
year there should be another res -
ton and so on each year. And y
who thus register year AFTER !. !,
should all be given the behel,
real military training. The rep1
must ever depend upon her sonA
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FOOD CONTROL
BILL DEBATE
CONTINUED from page L.,

together with growers in nearby
states will be subpoenaed before the
federal grand Jury on that day, 1t was
intimated.
Robert W. Childs, special assfstan.
attorney general in charge of the
food investigation, said today his
agents had gathered evidence tend.
ing to show that in many cases local
dealers had sold potatoes for more
than four times what they paid for
them. Much of this evidence, it is
understood. was obtained around
Elscho and Amigo. Wis. Farmers
have received from 81 to SLIPS a
bushel for potatoes, which were re.
tailed as high as $40 a bushel.
George Ianglaide of Amigo, said
he sold potatoes for 81 bushel on
June 13. The highest price he has
received this year, he said, was 1923
Presented in Senate.
WASHINGTON, June 16.-7Respond-
ing to the mandate Of President vii.
son the senate agriculture committee
reported out the Lever food control
bill, putting the initial fight on the
measure directly up to the senate.
The bill is sent out of the commit
tee without recomm endation and will
come up for debate in the upper
branch early next week.
Advocates of the bill think that the
appropriation OF s152, 900 900 for adj
ministering food control is too high
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day, according to Arthur NJ. Hender-
son. bond deartment director for ..
z. Morgan and Company and execu-
tive manager Of the Liberty loan
committee.
Every policeman in the city Of
New York-and there are 10000 of
them-bought large amount Of the
total thus far tabulated.
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Illinois IowaEMissour

HOMESTEAD. Iowa. June ia
big quantity OF home made wine that
lad not turned into vinegar was
enlptied into the sewers by the sew
eral Amana societies here. This act
was done in conformity with Iowa's
bone dry law.
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MISSOURI.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, June TO-
The total registration Of Missouri
was 299,946, which includes 269,O46
white citizens, 1875 colored citizens,
1,010 alien enemies and 1875 other
aliens.
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Weather Forecast.

Weather Forecast.
For Keokuk and Vicinity: Unset.
tied and probably thundershowers
this afternoon or tonight. Sunday
generally fair with rising tempera-
ture.
For Iowa: Partly cloudy with prob
ably thundershowers in the east and
south portions this afternoon or to.
night. Warmer tonight Sunday gen.
orally fair with rising temperature
Weather Conditions.
The field of high pressure, which
was attended by the cool wave, has
reached the Ohio valley this morning,
and the weather is fair and unseason-
ably cool in the central valleys.
Between the Mississippi river and
the Rocky mountains the weather is
somewhat cloudy and warmer, with
out rainfall, and the maximum tenn
perature exceeded eighty degrees in
the northern plains and mountain re-
gion today.
Local Observations.
June Bar. Their Wind W'th'r
Is p. M. 1923 81 NE Clear
16 a. m 30.2S 81 SW Clear
Mean temperature, 81; highest, 81;
lowest, 46; lowest last night, AZ.
FIRED T. GOSEWTSCH,
Observer.
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LIBERTY FIGURES
ARE HIGHER
CONTINUED from page L.

tons OF other states in this district
follows: Oregon, allotment $11,637,
992, subscription s13,SOO,000; Wash.
ington, allotment s20.67s,072, subscrip
ton s24, 500, 900: Utah, allotment $6,
W0,731, subscription $9,2o0,000; Ari
IONA, allotment $2,812,046, subscrip
ton $4,000 900; Idaho, allotment 81.
913.642, subscription $780, 900; Ne.
vada. allotment $1,s51,455, subscrip.
ton $4,000, 900.
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BLOOMINGTON, Ill, June TO-
Quincy was chosen for the next years
meeting city by the state convention
of the Fraternal Order of Eagles.
Frank Sullivan, Chicago, was elected
worthy president and John Tonsor
Alton, trustee.
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The river will continue to rise from
Davenport to Keokuk during the next
thirty-six hours. South OF Warsaw
the change will be slight, with falling
tendency.
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CHARLESTON, H., June 16.-Mrs.
Blanche Banes was found dead in her
bed yesterday by her husband, A c.
Banes. Her death is attributed to
nervous breakdown caused by the
shock received at the time Of the
tornado that visited Charleston May
26. when the house in which she and
her four children were sheltered,
was demolished.
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TAYLORvILLE, ILL.,, June 1s.-Be-
cause he was given two demerit
marks, which prevented his gradua-
ton, Merle Suliens, IS, Taylorville
high school senior, is dead here. He
shot himself late Wednesday.
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ILLINOIS.

ILLINOIS.
MOUNT STERLING, Ill, June L.
William Dobey, 81 years old, drop
ped dead Thursday night while milk
ing.
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week. Glover and alfalfa scan.
demand quiet and feeling ps,,
easy: prices on good No. 2 ana
qualities Quotable steady, but an
and poor stock dull and NM
Mixed at 1880 to $40; timotbT !.
to $21: clover at s1s to s22. AIN
| S22 to rs.
/ Straw at 80.
| st. Louis Horses and Null.
ST. LOUIS, June 15.-Horsss
ceipts have fallen off heavily
week, the supply amounting 10 !,
half OF last weeks. inspection n
horses are unable to secure tns,
tation. Offerings generally hays
of rather poor quality, with real
cent classes conspicuously d,
Several buyers who were in 10,
chunks were unable to fill out
orders. Horse quotations:
Heavy draft, extra sIs
Eastern chunks ............. Ii
Southern horses, good to
choice ............ 80, Ia
Southern horses, plain .....,. Il
Southern horses, common -,
Mules-Business was dull The
rent week, but there was no tuu
decline in prices. There was d
demand for choice big mules apl
sirable miners Of all sizes to tail
the offering, but marketing was
confined alone to these classes,
there was a great deal Of unciJ
stock which did not sell to do
good. Mule quotations:
16 to 1914 hands .s2Al
Is to 151a. hands ............. a
IA to 14k hands ............. IN
10 to 1919 hands 49,. lM{
IL to 1924 hands ............. s.
Daily Stock Letter.
UNITED Press Leased Wire Serl
NEW YORK, June 16.-The i
York Sun financial review says:
Trading proceeding at a leisu|
pace during today's short stock
change session without indicatiOs
either the volume of business or
of, or quotation Of tra
dous Significance of the huge
subscription to the Liberty
In the bonds at par were
overlooked and the establishment
a staple price for the issue wa|
helpful feature.
The general tendency OF prices /
to soften all around, but decl1
were not important and represeal
little more than professional MAY
verings incident to the week end
cess. Recessions of from frac1I
to a point were common In the %
and equipment groups. Rails u
narrowly and practically negled1
There were, some animated "
Pittsburgh and West
yinia common, moving for a point
more above yesterdays high req
prices.
Stocks continued their lisd1
course until the end Of the sesi1
With few exceptions.
Bonds were dull and steady.
New York Stocks-Closed.
American Locomotive .........
american Shelter (common) IN
american Tel. and Telg. Co. LII
$3.50. .......'..'''",s
Atch1son .-..'...... ..'.'......
e Ohio ............"
Brooklyn Rapid Transit ......"
chesapeake & Ohio .........."
,rucible Steel ...............
srie, common ........
Copper .........."",.
Torthern Pacific ...............
Pennsylvania $500. .......:."
lea0lng .-.--.... .....''
outhern Pacific .......-....."
-........ ......'.",s
Tnion Pacific ...............' ''!ss
United States Steel, com. .......!ias
Ttah Copper .............'.'..'a
Western Union ......... I
Westinghouse ......... ..'''.'
WHY'S Overland ...........''"
Elgin Butter.
United Press Leased Wire ser,"
ELGIN, H., June 16.-Buttef,
ales at 3616. a drop of cents II
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Over a BiiIion.

NEW YORK, June ia billion
ana nifty million dollars of the New
YORK districts Liberty loan contribu-
tlon mad been tabulated at noon to.
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ST. Louis HAY and Straw

ST. LOUIS, June 5.--Hay-Inspec-
tons of "a cars included "a timothy, 6
clover-mixed, 2 clover and alfalfa.
The timothy and clover-mixed market
was weak, and prices in most in
stances again had to be shaded to eff
feet sales, as buyers firmly contend
ed for lower leyelsN selling range 81
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THE WEATHER.

[U. S. Department of Agriculture,
Weather Bureau
River Bulletin
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Middle Vests Share.

federal reserve district, representa-
tive Of the middle west, was putting
the finishing touches to it's $3.50, 000.-
600 share of Uncle Sans life insur-
ance today.
At midnight the districts subscrip-
ton to the Liberty loan totalled 1928
100000. 1t was estimated when the
tabuation was taken up again today
that at least 100000 of subscrip-
lions were yet to be listed. This
would bring the districts total to
1890, 900. 000-s5, 5000 IN excess Of
its maximum and s70,000.O0O In excess
OF its minimum allotment.
The s323OO,00O already tabulated
was apportioned as follows:
Chicago S162 .O0O, 900; Illinois. out
side of Chicago. s24 200. 900: portion of
Michigan s54,000.o00; portion of In
diana s3o.O00,0Oo; portion of Wiscon-
sin. $4,000, 900; all of Iowa 5000, 600.
The tabulatton was expected to be
completed before noon.
Passes SEAS, 100000 Mark.
CHICAGO, June 1e.-The Chicago
federal reserve district has passed
the s345, 100000 mark in Liberty
loan subscriptions, according to an
nouncement by the federal reserve
bank shortly after 10 O'Clock today,
and there is every indication that
when the tabulations are completed.
the total will be over s35O.OO0, 900
Chicago proper contributed s200,000,-
600 of this.
Correct Figures Not Known.
WASHINGTON, June 16.-Over-
y boil b,y4 !, T,z
Liberty loan subscribers, the treasury
department today wired tabulators,
asking them to continue work all
through the night and Sunday In an
effort to determine the amount OF
oversubscription.
Indications were that the definite
result will not be known before the
middle OF next week. Reports recefv-
ed from all over the country indicated
the loan would probably exceed the
first estimate of $4,000, 100000 Only
estimates in each district are avail
able.
Requests for hundreds of thousands
of Liberty loan buttons were received.
Officials believe three million of these
buttons may be required
About S3000,000 OF the Liberty loan
was subscribed by the enlisted men
and officers of the navy and army, ac-
cording to reports received by the |
war and navy departments. At noon |
Secretary Daniels learned applica- |
tons for s2,639,00 were in and more |
coming.
Robert W. Woolley, Liberty loan |
publicity director, declared today that |
the loan was a great success, but re- /
FUSED to estimate the oversubscrip- |
ton, saying it was impossible.
Over a Billion
NEW YORK, June ia billion |
and fifty million dollars of the New |
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Elqin Butter.
UNITED Press Leased Wire sefs',
ELGIN, ILL.,, June 16.--Bul'ei !,
sales at 361s, drop OF 3 GEMS ~
last week.
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LEsIARS. Iowa, June 16.-Rev
Thomas Hunter has rendered his res
ignation as pastor OF the First Ba2
list church Mr.. Hunter came here
from Lorimer. Iowa, about year ago
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ST. Louis Live Stock.
EAST ST. LOUIS, June 16.-Cattle
receipts 500: market steady Texas
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-05-06
CHRISTI IN.

FIRST CHRISTIAN Services in
district courtroom, sixth and Boulder.
i. " Darby minister 30 South
NoEales, phone 1895. Billie school
s.to. beginners and primary classes
in superior courtroom, junior, inter-
mediate and young peoples depart,
mtnts IN district courtroom; adults in
circuit court room. Mems adult class
will continue to meet in Y. W. cafe
tCria Lords supper and morning
preaching m district courtroom at IL.
senior Endeavor at $50 in superior
courtroom. Nount Peoples society in
circuit courtroom. Evening services
in district courtroom NJ 7:45. All
teachers are urged to be at the court
house at . a. m. Special music and
public cordially invited.
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CtTIiOIIC.

HOLY FAMILY Eighth and BOul-
der. Rev. John G.. Herring, rector
First mass Z a. m. Childrcns mass 9
with catcchetical instruction. High
mass with sermon 1890. At 1880 p.
IN. inquiry class. during which all
questions appcrtaining TO religion pre-
sen-cd Tn writing win be answered.
Questions may be placed in question
box by any one. Devotion and bene-
diction at S p. M. Everyone cordially
welcome
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-05-06

action. 1t must be the motive thar
dictates our words. our acts, our
thots, We have seen hundreds 20 pco-
pie filled with a holy zeal for God
ana shouting at the elevation Of the
moment that when the exciting cause
was removed. had not the least symp-
tom Of q conviction that enabled them
TO live different from before And
II we have the love Of God in us we
cannot fail to love our neighbor. II
church members loved one another
they would not gossip about each
other. they would not quarrel among
themselves, they would not seek ad-
vantage OF one another. they would
NOT pout aud treat each other cclily.
Where these things exist love ls
fled. and only when its power is re-
stored and brotherly peace estah-
lishod does the Spirit OF God come To
dwell among us We are dead without
his presence and lost without his help.
Il am the vine ye are The branches %