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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-11
FAR INGTON.

The weather is somewhat cool in
our town
The R. N. A. held a meeting in
the Odd Fellows hall last Tuesday
evening, Oct. 2, taking in a class of
twenty-four new mem bers. Mrs. Mel
lie Rouse, the district deputy, and
Mrs Irene Bently, the state deputy,
were present.
Mrs Raymond Grim and Miss Edna
Grim spent Monday in Keokuk on
business.
Miss Pearl Cassidy went to Keo-
kuk Monday on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Marshal of
Portland, Oregon, were visitors at
the John Marshal home last week,
he being a brother Of Jacob Marshal.
They left Tuesday for their home,
stopping enroute at Montrose, Colo,
to visit a son who lives there.
Miss Maude Dickson went to Keo-
kuk Wednesday on business, also
going on to Alexandria to make a
short visit with her grandfather
I Israel Rose, and other relatives.
! Van Buren, county medical meeting
was held here Tuesday, Oct. 8, in the
Masonic hall. Those present were:
! DR.. Geeseka, Mt. Pleasant; DR.. Blinn
/ Dorsey, DR.. Dimond, DR.. Armen-
trout of Keokuk; DR.. F. A. S. Rebo
! of Alexandria, Mo; DR., Smith, DR..
Thomson Of Donnellson, DR.. Sher-
man, Dr. Craig, Dr.. Russell, KeO-
sauqua; DR.. Cresap Of Bonaparte;
/ DR.. Mott, DR.. Paisley, DR.. Coffin and
DR. Neff of Pennington.
Mrs. Nelson Of ST. Joseph, Mo-, is
here visiting at the home of her son
Oscar Nelson.
/ A protracted meeting is 10 begin
at the Baptist church here next Sun
day. Rev. Armstrong and his wife
and Miss Fox is to conduct the re,
vival meeting.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Clayton Bell of Mil,
ton motored down Sunday and spent
the day at the home of the latter's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Marshal
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Mcintosh and
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-11
DRILLS WILL
WIN THE WAR
Old One Armed British Sergean.
Tells Men How important
1t is to Keep in
Step.
[By United Press.l

LONDON, Sept. %. (By mail)-1
dunno wot's the matter wild you chaps
today, but, as l ave remarked more
once before--thank Gawd we got a
navy" The old sergeant whose arm
had been torn off by "a bit o shrap-
nell" was drilling a squad Of raw re.
cruits COW the ell you chaps think
we're goin' to whack the 'Uns when
ye don't know 'ow to at-the-'alt-on-
formplatoon--'ang it all. We
chaps ought to know by this time.
Now try it again"
'Of course, l know 'ow you feel
about it. You're fed up, amt We?
Ye're sick o formin tours an pre-
sentin' arrums AN all that, amt ye!
AN We think this drill is all 'umbug
an eyewash."
"Ye can take my word for it, drills
the thing wots goin' to win this
war. Anybody can be blinkin'
'ero and do the death and glory stunt,
but it takes man to do is drill in
the field as steady as ed do it ere
on this parade ground.
Let me tell we 'ow l learned the
good % drill 1t was doorin' the
retreat | was in charge OF party
all o EN- trained soldiers-when we
come to a place where the 'uns was
chewin' UP the ground wild machine
guns. Them was the days we 'adn't
got no Lewis guns at all, an only
about undred machine guns in the
ole British army. Makes We laugh
to think on it. l can swear we done
no laughin'."
"'An wot did drill do-er? I'll tell
We. Soldiers they was and they knew
their drill backwards. l gave the
order to six PAGES extend. An they
done it without turnin' air, an we
went up to the un and gave i'm
blazes. An low many casualties 'ad
we, do We think? Two. That was
all. One chap was killed an another
wounded. That was me, see.''
Now, if we 'ad been a lot o
blinkin' 'eroes, instead Of lot o
soldiers, wot'd ave ap2ened, Ell?
We'd all been casualties. If ever
We git into a corner like we was in
you'll thank Gawd for the bit o drill
we was taught ere on this parade
ground"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-11

The KeolSuk public library offers
exceptional opportunities for the
person who wants to read up
on the war, in it's list OF books re
lating to the world struggle. Follow
ing are some of the books relating tC
the world war:
Aitken-Canada in Flanders.
Aldrich--A hilltop on the Marine.
Allen-The Great War. vols.
Jews in the Eastern Wa
Zone.
Barclay--Law and Usage of War.
Hay, Ian-First Hundred Thousand
Hay, Ian-Getting Together.
Standardization as Germany
Vassal.
acknowledgements of the Great
War;
Boutroux- Philosophy and War.
Bullitt-An Uncensored Diary From
the Central Empires.
Observation-Disclosures No. 10.
Creel-Wilson and the Issues.
Davis-With the Allies.
DaNis-With the French in France
and Salonika.
Doyle-A History of the Great
War.
Ellis-Plattsburg Manual.
--F'riends of France; the
Field Service of the American Am
bulance.
Gibbons-New Map of Europe.
---Collected Diplomatic Docu-
ments Relating to the Outbreak of
the European War.
Hall-Ktchener's mob; the AG-
ventures of an American in the Brit.
ish army.
Headlam-The History of II Days
July oath TO August 4th, 1914; Being
an Account of the Negotiations Pre-
ceding the Outbreak of War based on
the Official Publications.
Huard-My Home in the Field OF
Honour.
Hueffer-Be Between st. Dennis anu
st. George.
Jorgensen-False Witness.
Kipling-Sea Warfare.
Koeppel-Industrial Preparedness.
Kuenzli-Right and Duty; or, Git
zen and Soldier.
McClure-Obstacles to Peace
accommodating for France.
MacDonagh = The Irish at the
Front.
MaeGill-Red Horizon.
Mach-Germany's Point Of View.
Mokveld-German Fury in Bel
GUM; Experience of Netherland
Journalist During Four Months With
the German Army in Belgium.
NaumannTCen Europe
Palmer-My Second Year of the
War.
Palmer-My Year of the Great War.
Parker-World in the Crucible;
an Account Of the Origins and Con-
duct of the Great War
Petrovic-Serbia; Her People. His
tory and Aspirations.
Powell-Fighting in Flanders.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-11

daughter Halle, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Jones and two little girls, Miss Ben
ME Kepler, Mr.. and Mrs. L. B. Jen,
kins and two children Laurence and
Florence, and Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Wood spent Sunday at Quincy, Ill.
Mrs. Emma Coffin is in Burlington
visiting friends.
Miss Grace Hufford got one of heI
fingers badly cut at the canning fac
tory Saturday.
Colonel Brown and family moved
in the Townsend property on Second
street.
Mrs. Emma Figthenmueller fell
down some steps last week and broke
her arm.
Miss Florence Wright spent Sun.
day at home, returning in the even.
ing to her school at Hillsboro where
she is teaching
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-11
WAKE UP WITH HEAD CLEAR,
STOMACH SWEET, BREATH
RIGHT, COLD GONE.

Take one or two Cascarets tonigh.
and enjoy the incest, gentlest liver
and bowel cleansing you ever expert
enced. Wake up feeling grand, your
head will be clear, your tongue clean,
breath sweet. stomach regulated and
your liver and thirty feet of bowels
active. Get box at any drug store
now and get Strengthened up by
morning. Stop the headache, bilious
ness. bad colds and bad days. Feel
fit and ready for work or play. Cas-.
carrots do not grippe, sicken or incon.
venience you the next day like salts,
pills or calomel. They're fine!
Mothers should give whole Cas-.
caret anytime to cross, sick, bilious
or feverish children because 1t will
act thoroughly and can not injure.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-11
BDe NAIJX7Q)()
1zyzs2 z: - = Gnte-Clty

went to Peoria, Pekin and other ILL
nols cities, the husband looking at
coal mines, probably to move one to
Nauvoo SO he will have no trouble to
supply all contracts made with him.
1t looks like there. might be coal
famine in Nauvoo this winter.
Adolph Amsler went to Rock Island
last week to engage in the carpenter
business. 1t is claimed that employ ers
are paying 621a cents per hour for an
elght-hour day work, and Mr.. Amsler
concluded to take advantage of this
generous offer in the wage scale.
A number Of farmers in the town
ship near Nauvoo dragged some miles
Of roads in their neighborhoods DUR
ing the past week, an example that
every one should follow.
The Nauvoo Score club members
held social dance in the opera house
last evening and fair sized crowd
attended. Agnes orchestra of keo-
kuk furnished the music for the occas-
ion.
A number Of Nauvoo young people
went down to Keokuk last Sunday
evening to attend the Birth Of a
Nation show.
Rev. W. F. Hertel preached at a
missionary service in Coatsburg, ILL.,,
last Sunday. His father, who is a
retired minister and resides in Maui
VOC, occupied the pulpit in the Luth-
eran. church here in the absence of
the son.
The Wolf club organized by num-
Der of Nauvoos vicinity farmers.
have held a number of meetings and
Will meet again next Friday evening
when a decision will probably be
reached and an order given for the
purchase of several wolf hounds.
These farmers are bound to protect
their herds of sheep.
Nauvoo liquor and tobacco dealers
have been very busy the past week
taking an inventory Of their stock so
as to comply with the new war tax
act The retail dealers here have
boosted the price on liquors so as
not to hurt their profits. Nauvoo
wine growers have also stringent
regulations that they must heed and
a severe penalty will meet them
through neglect.
Nauvoo is without photographer
again. The last one has moved his
photo and household effects to Fl.
Madison where he intends to reside.
His two daughters who have been in
Nauvoo for some time, accompanied
him to the pen. city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jos. w. Welter, Mr..
and Mrs. George Buckert took an
autom obile trip over to the vicinity
Of Ottumwa, Iowa, Thursday Of last
week.
Mrs. Geo Wilkens and Miss Agatha
! Wellner gave bridal shower in
honor of Miss Marguerite Yaeger
who is to be married today to Leo
Diton. The shower occurred last Fri
day afternoon and was attended by
host of friends of the young lady
+! The heaviest frost of the season
arrived in Nauvoo early Monday
morning when ice was discovered on
water left in buckets and receptacles
standing outdoors, The tomato crop
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-11
Relief from Eczema

:, Don't worry about eczema or other
SKIN troubles. You can have a clear,
healthy skin by using little zemo,
obtained at any drug store for 35c, or
Extra large bottle at $lOO
Hemo generally removes pinples, black
neads' blotches, eczema, and ringworm
ana makes the skin clear and healthy.
emo is a clean, penetrating, antiseptic
nquio, neither sticky nor greasy and stains
ro.ning. 1t is easily applied and costs a
, .Ia. trlfie for each application. 1t is
aways dependable.
the E. W. Rose Co., Cleveland, O.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-11

Within ten minutes after an appli-
cation of Danderine you can not find
a single trace of dandruff or falling
hair and your scalp will not Itch,
but what will please you most will
be after few weeks use, when you
see new hair, fine and downy at first
-yes-but really new hair-growing
all over the scalp.
A little Danderine Immediately
doubles the beauty of your hair. No
difference how dull. faded, brittle
and scraggy, just moisten cloth
with Danderine and carefully draw
1t through your hair. taking one small
strand at time. The effect is amaz-
ing-your hair will be light, fluffy
and wavy, and have an appearance of
abundance; an Incompatible lustre,
softness and luxuriance.
Get % cent bottle Of Knowlton's
Danderine from any drug store or
toilet counter. and prove that your
hair is as pretty and soft as any-that
1t has been neglected or injured by
careless treatm ent--that's all-you
surely can have beautiful hair and
lots Of 1t if you will just try a little
Danderine.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-11
NAUvoo, ILL.,, OCT. II.

Ed. Argast, ST., who has been Wis
Iiting relatives in Davenport and Mus
, catine, Iowa, for several weeks, re-
turned to Nauvoo last Monday night
ITO remain probably for the winter.
Mrs. John Burk of Rock Island, Ill.,
has been visiting relatives in Nauvoo
for a number of days.
Mrs. c. j. Bortz of Mendon, ILL.,, has
been visiting Nauvoo relatives.
Chas. Thornberg of Kansas is Wis
iting his father here.
DR.. H. F. Stemple of FIT Madison
was Nauvoo visitor a day last week
and shook hands with some of his
band boy friends.
VIM. Reimbold Jr., of the Nauvoo
Oriental hotel and who is attending
college in Galesburg, was home to
visit his parents last Saturday and
Sunday.
E. F. Knithan of Burlington came
down to Nauvoo last Friday and spent
d short time with his sister, Mrs. c. J.
Baxter and family.
Harry Hudson was in Kansas City,
Mo-, last week where he bought a car
load of cattle for feeding purposes.
Rev. Father Tholen of the Nauvoo
Catholic church was in Carthage the
fore part Of the week to assist in the
forty hour devotional services which
began In the church in the county hub
last Sunday
/ Mrs Will Riley Of Moline, H., is the
proud mamma of new boy baby
which arrived at her home on Oct. l.
Mrs Riley was former Nauvoo lady
and afterwards resided and married
her husband in Keokuk.
Nearly everybody in Nauvoo is lay.
ing in supply of winter apples.
Quite number of strangers are also
seen in Nauvoo nearly every day ask.
ing about our apple crop and go home
with a number of bushels in the rear
end of their autos.
Chas. Wilhelmy, Rolla Upton, Geo
Burgmeier and Elmer Boegner of Maui
VOC are four lads who have received
notice that they should hold them
selves in readiness in answer to a
call within twenty-four hours after
they receive the pink postal card re,
questing their presence at Uncle
Sans training quarters for military
service in the great war
Nauvoo Knighs of Columbus mem
bers held an interesting meeting in
the st. Mary's academy auditorium
Thursday evening of last week when
an address was delivered by Rev
Father zaiser of FIT Madison on the
/ life of Rev. Father Alleman, the first
priest to locate in the pen city and
who also had mission in Nauvoo. The
! local council was presented with a
gavel made from the wood Of a peal
tree planted by the reverend gentle
man and a book on the life of Father
Alleman. Some fifty members of the
| Ft. Madison council were present
| Nauvoo council was named after the
deceased priest.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Dhchroth, the
newIy-weds. returned to Nauvoo fas
Saturday after a pleasant honeymoon
trip to Chicago and other cities.
Mr.. and Mrs c. r. Montgomery re
turned from another across countr.
"trip in their auto. This time the.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-11
Comfort Kits for Russians.
by United Press. ]

WASHINGTON, Oct. IA mil
lion comfort kits for the Russian
revolutionary army and as many
more for the American army and
navy is the gift being planned by the
American Red Cross today.
If you are going to assist In max
ing this gift possible the following
suggestion from General Pershing
and Miss Florence Marshall, director
of the Red Cross woman's bureau will
be helpful. "Three types of kits are
favored: simple bag with draw
string, and two with pockets, one for
trench work. the other for hospital
use The kits are to be made of
plain khaki as colored goods is dan
gerously visible when carried by
troops at the front. The kits should
contain pipe, tobacco pouch, heavy
socks. handkerchiefs, wash cloths
and soap, moutf-organ or game, pen
Gil, writing paper or pad and envel-
ones and single bladed knife and
spoon.
Last but not least" General Per
shing said they should have an
American flag sewed on the outside"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-11
MANY NURSES
ARE PREPARING
War is Cause Of Greatest Enrolment
In This Subject at State Uni
versity This
Year.

The largest class ever enrolled in
the Nurses Training school at the
State university has just been regis
tered. A new building has been
leased by the university to house
them, as the nurses home and two
annexes failed to accommodate this
record-breaking class.
Red Cross service is undoubtedly
the goal of many of the new regis
rants" declared Miss Mary c. Haa-
fer, superintendent of nurses. AT
the beginning of the war there was a
notable decrease in the number Of
applicants for training The preva-
tent idea that unframed women would
De welcomed into immediate service
IN France was responsible for this
situation. Now the girls have be-
come convinced that their only oppor-
unity for Red Cross service comes
through training, and they are rush
ing into the training schools"
Ihirty-four girls are in the new
class which entered the university's
nurses school last week. No more
ean be taken care of under existing
conditions. Several are already on
the waiting list for the class that en-
ters in December. Another house will
PROBABLY be required to accommodate
his next class.
1t is the hope of the nurses to
nave home Of sufficient size to quar-
Ter all of the girls who are students in
the training school," Miss Haarer
states. only half of the nurses now
stay in the regular nurses home which
Is equipped for their special needs.
Rooms for the nurses in the new iso-
lation hospital which is now ready for
occupation will help relieve the diff
,ulty."
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-11
Cured His RUPT URE:

badly ruptured while lifting trunk
several years ago. Doctors said my only hope Of
cure was operation. Trusses did me 10 good.
Finally got hold of something that quickly and
completely cured me. Years have passed and tbs
rupture has never returned, although am doing
hard work carpenter. There was no opera,
ton, no lost time, trouble. have nothing to
sell, but will give full information about how you
may find complete cure without operation. ii
you write to me, Eugene NJ. PIlen. Carpenter,
l52D Higrcellus Avenue, Manasquan, N ]. Bettei
cut out this notice and show it TO any others who
are ruptured-you may save life or at least stop
The misery of rupture and the worry and DANCE,
# an operation.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-11
Last Years Clothes.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Serv1ce.l
CHICAGO, Oct. 11.-Clip this out
and show it to your wife:
Nine. Nellie Melba, famous prima
donna, hasn't bought a new fur IN
two years.
What's more, her entire wardrobe
practically consists of last year S
clothes made over.
It's the result of her idea of help
ing win the war-by cutting out ex-
travagance.
twenty-five dollar shoes, 800 hats
and $1,000 furs are boosts for the
kaiser" declared Nine. Nellie.
Let us use our last years clothes
and look as pretty as we can"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-11
Old Stuff,

Kansas City Times: 1t is labor
iously and unnecessarily explained
from the minis that the high cost OF
money has gone up on account OF in
creased cost of materials, etc. The
public has heard those things so
much it doesn't care what the reasons
are. All it asks now is to be told how
much it owes, and to be allowed to
pay unmolested.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-11

Minneapolis butcher who short
weighted large buyer, frequently as
much as ten pounds in a hundred, adj
United the skin game when hailed into
eourt and paid the buyer $500 in set
.iement. The butcher thought the set
.iement would square the crooked
aeai, but the court thought differently.
me of 500 and ninety days in the
workhouse made a full weight penalty.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-11
Comprehensive System Has Been
Worked Out by War Department
For Keeping Track
of Men.
ABANDON NUMBER PLAN
Adjutant Generals Department VIII
be in Charge Of Tabulatin9 the
Lists Of Fighting
Men.

A most comprehensive card index
system will be inaugurated by the
war department following passage 'of
the general deficiency appropriation
bill supplying the necessary funds.
Plans have practically been COM
pleted for the creation in the de.
partment of statistical division
with a foreign branch in Paris.
This division will keep card IN
dex record of every soldier OF the
United States, whether on duty in
this country or on the battlefields OF
Europe. Every man in the arm y,
whether officer or private, will be ia.
dexed by name and the records Eiled
in alphabetical order for immediate
reference should the names appear
either in army orders or casualty
!ists. With the description Of each
soldier will be given the name OF MS
next of kin with emergency address.
Abandon Numbering Plan.
The once-considered plan OF giving
each man in the national army a
number has virtually been abandon
ed by the war department. 1t'is now
understood the records will not De
kept by numbers, nor will the So
diers engaged in foreign service he
identified by numbered tag. Th7
war department may finally decide
upon tho plan which has been in
vogue in the regular army. This
Identification system is that each sci
der shall wear about his neck. and
underneath his clothing, small
aluminium tag giving his name and
company.
With the organization Of the statis-
tical division, which will employ sew
eral hundred clerks in this country
and in France, the card index record
of the army Will be rapidly compiled.
This record not only will embrace
those men actually in the fighting
corps Of the United States, but en-
gineers, civilians, war correspondents
and others who are attached IN any
way to the armed forces.
In Charge Of Major J. J. Jones.
Major ]. J. Jones, of the adjutant
generals department, will be in
charge of the statistical division here
and will generally supervise the WORK
Both in Washington and abroad the
records will be kept up to date 1t
is planned that there shall be prompt
handling of all casualty listsA The
foreign branch of the statistical di-
vision will have the fighting forces
listed by regiments as well as alpha
betically. When the. names Of sol
diers figure in official dispatches
duplicate sets of records kept at
Washington will afford quick refer
ence. The policy will be to announce
promptly upon arrival all official
news relating to casualties, and rela-
tives of soldiers wounded or killed
will be advised by the statistical di-
vision.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-11
Worth Locking At.

St Paul Pioneer Press: The
patience with which dining room
girl will sometimes work to make q
folded napkin stand is most interest
ing to watch, if the girl is neatly
dressed, graceful and pretty.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-11

A new type of fireless cooker COM
hines the advantages Of an electric
stove with the bookkeeping qualities
of fireless cooker 1t obviates the
necessity of lifting heavy soapstones
and conserves heat,
The Washington times., 1917-06-18
New Corn Remover in Big
Demand, Say Druggists

Since the virtues OF Ice-Mint as a
corn remover became known in this
country. druggist have been having an
extraordinary demand for this product
and It is predicted that this summer
women will wear smaller and prettier
shoes than ever.
The fact that this new discovery
which Is made from a Japanese product
will actually remove corns-roots and
all-and without the slightest pain or
soreness. is. of course. mainly respon-
sible for its large and increasing sale.
You apply just a little on tender.
aching corn and Instantly the soreness
is relieved. and soon the corn Is so
shriveIed that IL may be lifted out
with the fngers-root and all.
Ice-Mint II a clean. creamy, snow
white non-poisonous substance and will
never inflame or irritate the most
tender skin.
Cutting or pairing corns often pro-
duces blood poisoning. and people are
warned to stop IL.
Just ask In any drug store for q
small Jar Of Ice-Mint. which will cost
little. yet f. sufficient to rid ones feet
Of every corn or callous. You'll like
II immenSely.-Advt.