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medlate peace or final
ly permanent one. This documentary
book is made up of personal deposj-
tons in respect to the atrocities of this
war. To these are added extracts from
formal treaties and conferences, parts
or secret agreements now come into the
open. and forecasts of political leaders
on both sides of the war line 1t ia
from this concrete material that the
writer draws the unhopeful conclu
sions presented here. Mr.. Mcclure first
sets up in compact formation the ma
terial matters that stand formidably
between the warning powers-the cues.
ton of territory, of national security
of sea outlets. These would be difficuit
of settlement even under the best of
conditions, with minds on both sides
open to compromise and accommodation,
1t is interesting. and informing to
note here the prominence of Turkey
in the writer's discussion of this ma
according to Mr.. Mcclure, is the pivot
of settlement. The fate of Turkey is
the issue of this war From these
material points the writer passes TO
the extraordinary hatreds that the war
has engendered, celebrating and OBJ
jectifying these for the sake of show
ing that these animosities have gone
into the blood as irreconcilable OBJ
point clear that the documents bear
ing upon war atrocities have so i'm
portant place. Mr.. Mcclure has a
tirst-hand acquaintance of long stand
ing with. Europe. He is familiar with
its political currents in their curious
convergences and divergences. He is
in close touch with many of the most
considerable men of the continent. Last
year he was in Europe again. This
book is the immediate outcome of the
impressions gathered by him out of
this neutrality-suspicious. verified by the
knowledge OF the situation already in
his possession. 1t is a nervous and
energetic summary that is calculated
to take a convincing course straight
into the consciousness of the reader.
THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE EURO-
PEAN- NATIONSs 1S7O-l9l4 BY T.
Holland Rose Lift. D. author Of
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Townsend's forthcoming comedy, THE
Blue Radish."
Mrs. Gray leaned back on the bench
and gave way to gleeful and unre-
strained hilarity.
Il don't see anything funny about it,"
groWled the colonel. 81 took Jack out
to dinner with lady who / supposed
was his wife, and this morning find
myself paraded in the public prints as
one leading the gay life. 1 don't care
so much about the New York papers.
because don't know many people here:
but suppose that story is telegra phed
out to Montana? What do you suppose
they would think of me out there? 1
am vestryman of the church. And.
you know, the Montana idea of an
actress Is quite different from yours or
mine. Out there they think every
actress is a giddy young person in pink
tights and short skirts"
But Miss Leslie is not that kind of
actress" argued Gertrude.
certainly not" agreed the colonel.
that COMPOUNDED newspaper does not
specify. And Jack got me into all this!
II I should tell his uncle Hiram that
he dined about town with actresses-i.
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senbled last month in Washington, con
tanned these words:
Resolved, That We. National Society,
gress assembled, representing 100, 900 women
send greetings to the President of the United
States. assuring him Of fullest support in all
measures he is undertaking for the protection OF
our country and for the maintenance Of our ma.
tional honor and self-respect: and, Furthermore,
that We. descendants of the men and women
who founded this nation the basis of human
liberty. do hereby declare readiness to make
like sacrifices theirs for our country, and ten
der TO the government all the service Of which we
severally and collectively are capable.
1t is an interesting fact that this
patriotic resolution. which was passed
by a rising vote on the first day of the
session. was presented by the vice presi-
dent general of the society from the state
of Connecticut, one of the original Ameri-
can colonies.
A standing committee on war relief to
serve during the war. to act in concert
with the council for national defense,
was also created by the congress of the
Daughters of the American Revolution, as
an expression OF its desire to give aid
of service and resources to the nation in
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the President of the United States and
offered the services of her society.
The majority of the chapters Of the
United Daughters of the Confederacy
have formed Red Cross units and are
working along the various lines laid
ganization sanctioned by the govern
ment to give direct relief to the SOL
diers and sailors at war. They have
also extended their relief work among
the veterans and families of veterans
of former wars to the families of
Thousands of individual members of
the United Daughters of the Confed-
eracy have Joined the Militia of Mercy,
an organization of which Mrs. John
Hays Hammond is president, and hav-
ing as its object the relief of families
of soldiers.
The Children of the Confederacy
have banded themselves into Red Cross
units. the girls doing their part in
preparing hospital supplies. while
many of the boys have entered the
training camps and will follow in the
footsteps of their fathers and fight for
cause which needs their young
strength.
Our work will be to handle the chill
dren and the homes of the men who
have gone to fight" said a prominent
national officer of the National Con-
gress of Mothers and Parent-Teacher
Associations. when the men leave
the homes we will perform the main
part of our service for this war by
seeing that the mothers and the chill
dren are not left unprovided for. No
man can fight well knowing that his
children are lacking in food and cloth
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its present war crisis. An immediate re-
suit was the urging of the members of
the entire society to not only conserve
the food supply but to bend their efforts
to increasing it to its greatest capacity
for the purpose of supplying food for the
United States and its allies. Attention
was called to the cultivation of waste
land and the advice to the delegates was
given: Take the message home plant
corn and potatoes"
In addition to these measures of ma
tional aid, the individual chapters Of the
Daughters of the American Revolution
have allied themselves with the Red Cross
and in every section of the country have
formed auxiliaries for war work along
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-13

the lines laid down by the latter organi-
zation.
An interesting figure at the last D. A.
r. congress was the little mother Of
the organization. Mrs. Mary S. Lockwood,
whose glowing call to patriotism twenty
seven years ago inspired the founding Of
the society. This year, when she begged
to be permitted to retire from active Of
flcership. she was especially honored by
being elected honorary chaplain general of
the society for life. In her annual ad-
dress Mrs. Lockwood reminded her dear
girls" that they must never forget the
oath they had taken ito perpetuate the
spirit Of the men and women who achiev-
ed American independence" and urged
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Reviews of New Books

OBSTACLES TO PEACE. By S. S. Nc
Clure. Boston,: Houghton Mifflin
Company.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-13

TO PEACE" is,
in effect. a body of evil
dence whose straight
logic denies either an i'm
mediate neace ,r sI
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-16
The Weapon Was a Piece
ofBone and Jury AbsoiUes
White Sox From Any and
All Blame
[By Hugh Baltic, United Press Stan
rrespOndent

Correspondent
NEW YORK, Oct. 16.-The coro.
ner's jury will please come to order
First we will view the deceased. Be
hold, the mangled remains of the
New York Giants. And here we have
the Chicago White Sox, accused of
brutality and in cod blood cutting
down the Giants, four games to two,
in order to seize the worlds base
,t.aN chanplaasSeD6-
The defendant Sox plead that the
Giants committed suicide. AS Exhibit
A the instrument of the deed, the
defense displayed a gnarled bone,
left on the field by Heinie Zimm er-
man.
The scene of the crime is definitely
established as the polo grounds. The
coup d'grace was score of four to
two in the deciding game and from
the wilds Of darkest Harlem, groan
arose just as the sun sank in a blood
red welter of clouds, entirely appro-
pirate.
The first three cantos of the fatal
game were no more circulating than
a bull fight. The dirty work began
In the fourth. Zimmerman let Eddie
reach ny
sour peg to that sack. Then Robert
son, after taking root under a high
one from Jackson's bat, curdled the
souls Of the Gothamites by letting
the ball percolate through his digits.
Thus. with Collins on third. Jackson
on first and the Giants playing like
Bloomer Girls, the stage was set for
the tragedy.
Turn on the purple lights and give
us little wormy music on the fiddle
for this scene Felsch prodded one
to Rube Benton. Collins made a
lurch for home Benton herded him
back toward third then tossed to
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-16
KEOKUK DRIVER
DISTANCED ALL
Ray Humphrey Of This City Won
Auto Classic Sunday at
Quincy With Little
Competition.

Concerning the autom obile race at
Quincy Sunday, which was won by
Ray Humphrey of Keokuk, the
Quincy Herald says:
Ray Humphrey of Keokuk. Iowa.
won the hundred-mile auto race at
Baldwin park yesterday afternoon.
defeating by six laps r. F. Mcdonald
of Springfield, H. The other cars
were hopelessly outdistanced. The
running time was two hours and %
minutes, speed of AZ miles per
hour, somewhat less than one-third
of that in the big races.
e. E. Frazier, of the Y. NJ. c. A,
the only Quincy driver in the race,
with his Lightning Bug, a classy
looking car, went out in the seventy
seventh lap with a broken steering
gear. There were no serious acct
dents ;A.:& IA cs
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-16

son. Ira is stepping very high
nowadays.
The Aid society will serve dinner
at F. NJ. Elliott's sale Thursday the
18th.
Services at the Vernon church
were we'll attended Sunday last, both
morning and evening. The elder and
our own minister both were present
The sermon that the elder delivered
was fine.
Milud Nickels had the misfortune
to cut his foot badly while cutting
/ corn few days ago.
+ Mrs. Harvey Murphy made visit
to Keokuk to see her sister and hus-
band, and brought them home in her
car.
Prospecting for oil seems to be
the talk of the day here now. Several
men are at work They have gone
down something over 100 feet so far
and they seem to be encouraged.
Like everything else Of this kind,
everyone has their say as to the sue
cess they will have, but time will tell.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-16
Boners and Heroes of World Series

Charles Comiskey has presented
baseball history with two famous
worlds series heroes.
George Robe; unheard of before the
White Sox and Cubs met in their
clash Of 1906, sparkled in that worlds
series with such brilliance that he
defeated the powerful machine al
most single handed His defensive
play at third base was astounding.
His batting was terrific.
Today Comiskey presents another
hero-Red Faber-the red headed
youth from Cascade, Iowa, who
tripped the Giants three times in
their battle for the 1917 worlds
championship. Red almost ranks also
with the famous boners of the world
series, for on his first appearance in
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-16

the series he stole third base with
Buck Weaver occupying the bag.
Christy Mathewson was McGraw's
greatest worlds series star. He set
a record In 1905 when he thrice faced
the Athletics in that worlds series
and BANKED them each time.
And now McGraw presents the
greatest bonehead-Heinie thinner
mantle man who tried to run down
Eddie Collins for put-out and
chased him across the plate with the
winning run of the deciding game.
Fred Merkle and Fred Snodgrass
also rank in McGraw's hall of motto.
riety. They struggled hard and fin
ally lost the deciding game to Bos-
ton in 1912 and cinched the worlds
Championship for that year for the
Red Sox by foozlinK fly balls.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-16
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Mr.. Sam May and wife are visit
ing at the home of his sister Mrs.
Albert Wilhelm.
B. j. Kyes and George Reflor at
tended the Odd Fellows lodge at Mt.
Hamill Saturday night.
Mrs. Eta Dempster and children
visited her aunt Mrs. S. e. Reficf
Sunday.
Jesse Davis and family will return
from Wyoming next week for their
home in Primrose.
Protracted meetings are being held
at Clay Grove at present.
Roy Overton started to Quincy this
morning to enter school
S. L. Overton and family visited
with his brother in Missouri last
week.
Eek May is visiting relatives in
La Crew.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-16
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There were several people from
this vicinity attended the Hen Peck
ed Henry" show at Pennington We'd
nesday evening at Miller's opera
house.
Jacob Bergthold visited Sunday
with John and VIM. Burke
There was large crowd from this
vicinity attended West Newberry's
sale near Argyle Saturday.
The Misses Alice Horsey, Clara
and Emma Bergthold visited Misses
Hazel and Nellie Fett, Sunday
There were lightweight people out
Saturday evening to Mr.. and Mrs.
Bates charivari at the John Schoene
home.
Leslie Horsey spent Sunday after
noon with Herman Rube.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Vagus OF Mt.
Hamill visited Sunday with the form
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-16
Goes THROUGH Fence.

". H. Ewing of indianapolis, in
number 10, went through the inside
fence in the fifty-ffth lap. AS the
car plunged through the fence and
down the incline to the pond, the
driver shot out of his seat to safety
in spectacular looking jump. The
car, a DELPHI Special. had been in
the lead and won $25, one-fourth the
entry money, for coming in first in
the first twenty-five miles.
The winning car didn't make a
stop for the race. The second car
stopped once, when the driver
stopped to exchange tire thrown
of in the run, but as the race was
nearly over he ran the remaining
five miles on the rim of his rear
wheel The slow down flag was first
waved when car number IL threw a
wheel through the fence on the west
curve.
The grandstand was three-fourths
full and there were several hundred
inside the track. The attendance was
estimated at 1000.
Four cars were In the running
when the two leaders had finished.
but as the third was SO far behind,
the race was called of. Only three
cars were running for several laps.
Following were the drivers enter
ed:
Alva Ford, Good Hope, ILL.,: Otto
c. Smith, Peoria, ILL.,, E. E. Frazier,
Quincy, ILL.,; Ray Humphrey, Keo-
kuk, Iowa; G. E. Brown, Keokuk,
Iowa; R. E. Mcdonald, Springfield,
H.; w. II. Ewing, indianapolis, Ind. /;
Fred Williams, Keokuk, Iowa
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-16
IOWA BOYS
TO SEE SOX
Rainbow Division VIII be Entertain.
ed by Giants and White Hose
In Game To-
0ay

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. I
NEW YORK, Oct. 16.-White Sox
and Giants will play an exhibition
game at one p. m. today at Garden
City, Long Island, for the soldiers or
the Rainbow Division, encamped near
there, preparing to sail for France.
A ruling made by the national COM
mission, prohibiting worlds champ
ionshiD contenders from participating
in exhibition games either as teams or
individuals. will not affect this exhi-
bition for the soldiers.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-16
RENToNsPoRT.
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II is very dry here at present. Rain
is needed very badly since the past.
The corn is drying up very fast.
Corn in this section is very good.
The Red Cross ladies of Bentons-
port and Vernon served dinner at
the voting places the 18th for the
benefit of the Red Cross society.
Geoge Walter filled his ssilo last
week.
Curtis Bradford is supplying the
townspeople with some good wood
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Ira Pickard.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-16
S|Rd1ES[[[EyNG RzA|!2l8gzAaEE
PostlMorten1 Ouer Games Finds
Evidence of Zir71's Suicide

| Zimmerman Collins, after q little
| Hula Hula on the path, waved TO
Jackson and Felsch to keep on adj
yancing-then broke for home. Catch
er Rariden blocked his fight-ene-
mics hemmed him on every side, but
Zimmerman instead Of tossing to
Rariden, elected to pursue Collins
toward the plate. Thus Collins IN
wild flight was forced to scamper
home and tally Chicago's first ace
with Zimmerman, In pop-eyed frenzy,
at his heels. Jackson achieved third
and Felsch second during this horror
and while McGraw's hackers We're
still gibbering with anguish, Gandil
scored them-both with single.
At this point the coroner's jury
adjourned for ten minutes to wiring
out their handkerchiefs. The jury
held that as a third baseman Zim-
norman is a great sprinter. The
H. RS. hoyy,ayszFS53ss1k :. think lsSs@@a
of his choice of time and place for
staging his race with Collins.
Buck Weaver, the Sox short stop,
tossed a pebble into New York's
machinery in the fifth inning and
prevented a tie score by his flossy
handling Of Burns drive. Burns hit
the ball a fierce whack, but Weaver
speared 1t as it whizzed by and
snapped It to second so fast that
most Of the fans overlooked his cir
Gus work. 1t was the play that pre-
vented a tying run being put over.
we now pass over several harrow
ing episodes and view the ninth. 1t
should have been produced in a prize
ring. Weaver after singing and
achieving second on sacrifice. en-
gagged in rooster fighting pastfme
with Fletcher Playful kicks in the
shins and butts in the stomach were
exchanged, then Weaver tailed on
Leibold's smack.
The gentlemen of the coroner's
jury, after having heard all the evil
dence and viewed the grewsome ex-
hibits, returned the following YER
dist:
1--WE, the Jury, find that the de-
ceased came to his end by suicide
IN the seventeenth degree, committed
In the fourth inning. The Sox are
completely absolved from all blame"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-16
Walking In His Sleep.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
CHICAGO, Oct. 16.-Judge John r.
Caverly of the municipal court, was
seriously injured early today when
he fell from second floor window
Of his home, while walking in his
sleep.
Members of the family found him
unconscious in the yard. He was in
Jured internally and had a broken
arm. He was removed to q hospital.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-16
ers sister Mrs. Daniel Bergthold and

ers sister Mrs. Daniel Bergthold and
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Haffner and
baby. and Misses Mary and Elizabeth
Burke attended the bazaar and social
at Sharon Saturday afternoon and
evening.
Miss Katheine Morrisey who is
teaching the powder works school
near Keokuk, visited home folks over
Sunday.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-16
Gotch on Way to Recovery.

United Press Leased Wire Service !
CHICAGO, Oct. 16.-Frank Gotch,
former worlds champion wrestler, is
ready to go back to the farm for the
second fall with giant logs.
After a week in the German hos
pital here, recovering from a sprain.
ed back, sustained when a log got
the first tumble in the match, Gotch
will remove to the Morrison hotel to-
morrow.
He will remain in Chicago for a.
few days before returning to his
farm near Humboldt, Iowa.
The Daily Gate City, 10c a week.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-16
WIN Meet Thursdav NIoht

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
/ SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 16.-The
Mick King-Marty Farrell four round
bout which was believed to be off
because Farrell would not make a
weight of less than $50 pounds, will
probably be staged. King today
agreed to $50. The men will meet
Thursday night
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-16

The value Of Canadian manufac-
lures last year was 100000, 900,
compared with $4,000. 900 in 1915.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-16

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xxI.yn batted for ans In fifth
SAINTS sdH .:...:.....:..: ..:o g IL IL
hiTwobase Kauf Fletcher Felsch Gand MeN1uin
Kauf a. Felsch q
by 81 by Salee 4; by Schupp g.
Bases bas-of cicotte
off
unassised) Rarden Herzog
Gand: Weaver to
to e. Collins Candle
Fable to
Inns
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-16

The Daily Gate City, 1Oc a week.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1917-09-13
TREMENDOUS TASK
FACING RED CROSS,
SAYS GEN. PERSHING

Washington, Sept. 10.-The task
of providing for American and French
soldiers and the civilian population In
the devastated districts Of France
this winter is tremendous one and
must be supported by expenditures OF
large sums of money. Major General
Pershing has cabled Henry p. Davi-
son, chairman of the war board Of the
American Red Cross.
Red Cross work in France is being
systematically organized along mill
tary lines. General Pershing said.
and similar organizations are being
brought under one control as far as
possible.
He added that he considered the
Red Cross management there ex-
tremely efficient and worthy Of the
unqualified support of the American
people.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1917-09-13
Rapidly Recruiting
New National Army

way and which are in some cases not
completed. There are general hos
pitfalls in addition to the regimental
hospitals and remount stations to
take care OF some IL, 900 horses each.
The completion of these buildings will
not, however interfere with the re-
ception Of the citizen soldiers on these
dates. They have been ordered to
report at the respective environments.
"A typical layout such as is re-
quired for accommodating the Off
GERS and men at cantonment COM
prises in round numbers fifteen mil
lion feet of lumber. Each canton
ment requires complete system Of
water supply and sewerage disposal.
the piping for which amounts to more
than fifty miles.
Ten general warehouses with nee
essary trackage have also been pro-
yided where the facilities are not
available in nearby cities. Com
plete refrigerating and laundry plants
have been built at each cantonment.
up to September first it has been
necessary to complete on an average
of one building per hour, or for all
the cantonments an average OF one
building every four minutes. In the
construction OF the environments to
date, over fifty thousand carloads OF
material have been transported to
and delivered at sites, an enormous
tax upon the already overburdened
| railroad facilities of the country. The
railroads, however, have given splen-
did service, all the government ord
ers have been given preference and
the lumber and other supplies need
ed have been rushed to the canton
ments in record time.
] THE environments in the east have
/ been handicapped by the fact that II
has been impossible to secure sites
without going away from the railroad
lines and labor markets, Every ma
tional army cantonment has required
the building and installation of a
transmission line for electrical cur
rent, At Camp Upton It has been
necessary to take electrical power
from Northport on the north shore
OF Long Island, a distance OF nearly
thirty miles. In addition to this the