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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-02-07
Americans in Germany
to Be Assisted by
Spanish Ambassador

Washington. Feb. Sit was stated
oiiCially today that there is no change
in the status OF the some 1000 Ameri-
cans in Germany.
They have not been ordered by the
rrited States to leave Germany but
hJN" been advised of the break in re-
latious that they may make individual
decisions
American embassy and consular Of
tcialS up to the time they leave will
assist any Americans and after that
the Spanish ambassador on behalf of
the United States will take up the
work
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-02-07

the second of the tow. went down stern
first about noon Capt. Schoop saw the
crew swept away in a lifeboat which
he said gould not have lived in the
heavy seas.
Both barges lad blown distress sig
nails continuously but they were not
heard on the tug, Four hours after the
Iowa went down. the Kennebec was
making such bad weather that Capt.
Schoop chopped the hawser connecting
the collier with tho tug.
The Covington returned to the Ken
nebec and rescued the four men just
before the barge went down
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-02-07

cordingly stopped and sent boat with
his papers.
THE German submarine commander
then demanded oil from the Westwego.
his demands being accompanied by
threats to sink the ship if refused.
1.-The claim to take the interests of neu-
trails into consideration put forward in
the German wireless message of Feb. is
not strengthened by this report from the
master of a neutral ship.
The Westwego, tanker, sailed from
Philadelphia Jan. II for Barrow.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-02-07
VESSELS NOW AT
PHILIPPINES
ARE ALL WRECKS

Washington, Feb. 6.-Every one of
the IT war-bound German merchant
ships examined by American officials
at Philippine ports since the break
with Germany has been SO badly dam
aged by her crew that six months or
more would be required to make any
of them seaworthy. An official report
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-02-07

of American interests III Germany lndf-
Gated that, no matter how seriously she
might protest Germanys action, sh1
would not as yet sever diplomatic rela-
tons.
Spain is the largest neutral now abso
lutely free from ENHANCEMENT in tbs
world war and is by far the best equip
ped automatically to serve as an inter
mediary between the bellgerent groups
The practical certainty that an America
break with Austria also cannot be avoid
ed makes it more desirable than evet
that Spain would remain outside the
struggle.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-02-07

of distributing supplies limiting itself TO
unloading the cargoes in Rotterdam, az
which point they would be turned over
to some neutral government TO be dis
tributed
This information is regarded here a.
considerably improving the Belgian re-
lief situation.
The only hindrance TO the usual course
of forwarding food to Belgium lies in tho
inability thus far TO reach an agreement
as TO the routing OF II through the sub
marine zone.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-02-07
Telephone Exchanges
Barred to Visitors
in N. Y. and N. j.

New York. Feb. 6.-Steps to safe
guard the exchanges of the New York
Telephone Co., operating in New York
and New Jersey, have been taken as a
result of the international crisis, it was
acknowledged at the general offices of
the company here today. The general
public has been excluded from visits OF
inspection and entrances are kept locked
during the day as well as at night.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-02-07
Engines and Boilers
of German Ships at
Honolulu Disabled

Honolulu, Feb. 6.-Engines and boilers
of all nine German merchant vessels tied
up in the Hawaiian islands have been
disabled by their crews.
The crews of the North German Lloyd
steamers Hommern and Prnz Waldemar
have been formally taken into custody,
and crews of the other seven vessels are
detained at the immigration station.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-02-07
"a Americans Held by
Germany Are Released

Washington, Feb 6.-Official notice
of the release by Germany of the Ga
Americans held prisoner in Germany
for having taken pay on board British
armed merchantmen captured by the
German sea raider was received at the
state Department today in delayed
dispatch from Ambassador Gerard
The prisoners were released, Germany
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-02-07

claims, because ct the time of their en-
listment they did not know Germany
had planned to treat all armed ships
as war vessels. This seems to indi-
cate to officials here that Germany de-
cided to treat such vessels as warships
as far back as when the men taken
into port by the Yarrowdale took out
their service papers, in some cases
several months ago.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-02-07
Mccall Details State
Police to Guard Is
Public Buildings

Boston. FEB. Ex-Governor Mccall an
nounced today that state police had
been detailed to guard Is important
buildings ard structures throughout
the state as a precautionary measure.
The names of the places under guard
would not be made public. he said. Tor
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-02-07
Cunard Liner Sails with Big
Cargo Of War Supplies

Portland. Me-, Feb. 6.-The British
steamer Headley, loaded deep with a
big general cargo and munitions,
steamed out of this port today for Lon
don She is the second ship to leave
here since Germany declared her new
submarine blockade. There are now
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-02-07

landed here hy a steam trawler. They
were adrift for 46 hours before being
rescued and two sailors died as result
of their privations soon after being taken
aboard, the trawler. The other refugees
had their hands and feet frozen and are
in the Seamen's hospital. Several OF
them are in a grave condition.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-02-07
Deutschland Has Not
Left Her I Home Port

Berlin, Feb. 6.-(By Wireless to Tuck
erton, n. J.)-An item given out today
for publication by the Overseas News
Agency says
"A Reuter- dispatch reported that i'm
mediately after the rupture of rela-
tions between the United States ana
Germany fire broke out on board the
submarine Deutschland in the port of
New London, Conn. The fact is tha.
the submarine Deutschland has not lcrl
her home port
On February 3. the date Of SEVERN
relations with Germany nv thc Irnitad
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-02-07

Mrs Frederick c. Penfield, wife OF
the American Ambassador to Austria
is the principal owner and before her
marriage was the directing mind OF
one of the largest pharmaceutical con-
Germs in the United States.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-02-07
LINER NEW YORK
CLEARS WAR ZONE

New York. Feb. 6.--Cabie reports
from London today advising the receipt
IF a wireless from the American liner
New York. sttaed that she was zoo
miles on her way and clear OF the war
zone.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-02-07
BUT ONE OF CREW
OF LARS KRUSE
is SURVIVING

London. Feb. 1.-THE admiralty in
forr.s The Associated Press that there
is only one survivors of the crew Of
the Lars kruse relief ship.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-02-07
EUPHRATES CREW
is AT GIBRALTAR

London. Feb. 6-The admiralty an
nounces that the crew OF the British
steamer Euphrates. the sinking Of which
was announced Feb. I. has been landed
at Gibraltar.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-02-07
Spanish Captain and
II Men Landed at
Brest in Bad Shape

Brest, Feb. 6,-The captain and 70 mon
OF the Spanish steamer Algeria which
was SUNK by submarine, have been
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-02-07

on the surface the war and navy
departments fell back today to almost
tho quiet routine Of normal times Be
lows tho surface. navy officials were
studNing ont the details 81 steps they
plan 70 taxi under authority Of the
annual appropriation bin on which the
House labored during the DAY The
measure rs being made the vehicle for
extending to ;he President almost un-
limited powers There will be no de-
la In the exercise ct some OF these az
soon as the measure has been passed
aud approved. The navy always must
bear the first shock OF a foreign war,
and tho appropriation bin Is expected
g. carry fun authority and ample
funds to meet any emergency
Appraising Resources
technical officials devoted much
tune 20 appraising the condition OF
government and private plants for
spes dfag up construction of new naval
vessels Decision as to types and mum
lei4 ut submarines and submarine
obaHcrs 10 Toe ordered as soon as funds
and authority are available will be
made within a day or so.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-02-07

fear Of unduly exciting the residents of
these localities.
I Walter L. Wedger, state expert on
explosives, notified custodans of the
federal buildings to examine ali coal
delivered by dealers
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-02-07

four ships, the Northland Irshman
Cassandra and Headley, bound from
Portland, which will be forced to pass
through the danger zone laid out by
Germany. Three others, the Athena
Ariosto and Fremona are due to leave
this week
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-19

The Sunday evening service at the
Christian church next Sabbath will be
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-19
Interesting Bits of News
From the Churches of Keokuk

given over to the Sunday school Christ
mas exercises. A special Christmas
program entitled white Gifts for the
King" has been carefully worked up
and will be given at that time.
It will be Christmas Sunday at the
First Baptist church next Sunday. In
the morning about forty young ladies
will present the Christmas cantata,
"Emmanuel's Day" The pastor will
preach a short sermon on "-he Prince
of Peace at War" In the evening the
Sunday school will present an elabor-
ate Christmas program. This program
has been arranged by Mrs. Arthur
Lumberg, and will consist Of. songs,
Rotations, exercises, pantomimes and
Birth Of Jesus. Special electrical eff
fects for these tableaux have been ere.
ated by Mr.. Arthur Lumberg.
Family day will be the last Sunday
of the year 1917 in the First Baptist
church. Special efforts are in pro.
gress now to bring every family Of the
entire membership and congregation
into the services on that day. Thu
families will, as far as possible occupy
seats in the pew. These seats may be
spoken for and reserved for this Sun
day morning by appealing to the seat
ing committee.
Baker Mission Sunday school viii
ihold their Christmas entertainment
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-19
MASS IS SAID FOR
DECEASED KNIGHTS
| knights OF Columbus Who Have Died
Since Their Installation Here
Were Honored
Today. .
IN ST. PETERS CHURCH
Relatives and Friends of n Mem-
bsrs Who Have Answered Call,
Attend Services This
Morning.

A requiem high mass service was
held this morning in st. Peters
Catholic church in memory Of the de-
ceased members Of De LaSalle coun-
Gil, No 619, knights of Columbus.
The services were in charge of the
Very Rev. ]. w. Gillespie, and were
attended by the members of the fam
lilies and friends of the deceased
knights.
The service this morning honored
the knights who have died since their
installation into the order in Keokuk.
The following Is a list of deceased
knights Of the council whose mem
cries were honored by the services
held this morning:
Frank j. Weinberg.
John B. Walsh, Jr.
Dr.. Robert II. Fegers, Sr.
DR.. w. l.. Gibbons.
James NJ. Cody.
DIR. William w. Cameron.
Daniel F. Ward.
John P. Murphy.
John Cosgrove.
Daniel F. Miller.
James Ward.
John F. McGrath.
Michael J.. Mckinney.
Michael e. McGrath.
John Slattery.
Patrick A. Ash.
Eugene f. Sullivan
Herman F. Weinberg.
Alois Weber.
John J.. Finigan.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-19
4 STARCH FACTORY
MANS EXPERIENCE
Dick Wilsey Mas Badly Discouraged
With a Case of
Nervous In
digestion.
TANLAC RELIEVED HIM
Now Advises All His Friends to Try
This Wonderful Bark
and Berry
Tonic.
TANLAC RELIEVED HIN

Yes, Dick Wilsey was discouraged.
He had suffered for a long time with
stomach trouble and nothing seemed
to relieve him. Day by day he grew
paler, thinner, weaker.
Dick Wilsey works at the Hubinger
starch factory in Keokuk and lives at
500 Carroll street. He tells the follow
ing story:
II suffered with my stomach for
months. Every time I ate anything
hat disagreed with me, gas formed IN
my stomach. Almost every ordinary
food caused Indigestion. l had to be
mighty careful what I ate. 1t made
me so nervous I couldn't sleep sound
ly at night. tried numbers of differ
ent kinds of Notwithstanding helped.
Zone night while reading the paper
my wife noticed a Tanlac ad. and she
advised me to Try 1t Anyway l did.
1t proved to be just what l had been
looking for. 1t helped me. At last l
found I could eat like healthy people
and sleep sound, too. Tanlac is a
splendid tonic and I am glad to recon-
mend it."
Try Tan1ac for Indigestion, nervous
ness, sleeplessness and Ills arising
from disordered stomach, kidneys and
liver. Sold by the Wilkinson Drug Co.
and other first class druggists in keo-
kuk and nearby Iowa towns.-Adver-
tisement.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-19

Wednesday evening, Dec. 90. A splen-
cid program has been arranged. The
Mission Christmas tree will occupy,
as usual, a prominent place in the
evenings entertainment.
G. S. Townsend, who for nineteen
years has been prominent in the work
of the Baker Mission Sunday school,
and for the last seventeen years has
been its superintendent, retires from
that work with the end Of the year.
Mr.. Townsend's new work as presi-
dent Of the district Sunday school as
sociation, makes this action necessary.
His devotion and loyalty to this post
makes Baker Missions loss a heavy
one. Mr.. Arthur l.. Petry, assistant
superintendent of the Mission, has
been chosen to succeed him.
Special Christmas services will be
held in the First Congregational
church Sunday evening, when the chill
dren will give their program at 7
o'clock. Rev. F. w. Long, the new
pastor Of the church is here now and
has taken up his work among the
people.
The st. Paul's Evangelical church
will give its Christmas entertainment
Sunday evening. Dec. %. A splendid
musical program has been prepared
under the direction of Miss Marie Kie
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-19
IOWA SURVEY
WILL BE MADE
Governor Harding Announces Ihat
Men and Resources are to
Be TabuIated
Soon.

DIES MONIES, Iowa. Dec. IL
Governor w. l.. Harding
that an official census I'M survey or
Iowa. both of men and resources,
will be made soon under his direc-
ton. 80,
Every man, woman and child will
be listed, as well as all natural and
artificial for the informa-
ton of the state and federal govern
ments in prosecution of the war.
The governor said the desired in
formation would be secured through
registration at voting precincts
throughout the state. Three days,
to be designated by proclamation.
will be given over to the registra-
ton.
The governor expects to order the
census taken within a few weeks.
"Other states have already taken
this STEP" said Governor Harding.
Iowa must move Immediately If the
states share of the work Is to be
done. About 70 percent Of the nom
essential factories can be turned to
the Manufacture Of essential pro-
ducts"
Due to the early winter weather
many persons have been thrown out
of work several weeks ahead Of the
usual time. according to the COVER
nor. He urges that the census be
completed as soon as possible.
A committee composed of Cover
nor Harding, C. G. Deering, Frank
Warner, Homer Miller and H. J..
Metcalf Of the defense council will
meet here next Sunday to formulate
plans for the census.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-19
WHO GETS FEE
FOR LICENSES?
Explosives Permits are Taken Care
of at Two Bits Per, But
Who Gets the
Money?

who is to retain the fee collected
by county officers for the issuance of
explosive licenses?
"'Such of1cer-those designated by
the director of the bureau of mines
for the issuance of licenses and who
are county auditors in Iowa-shalI be
entitled to receive from the appli-
cant a fee of 25 cents for each
license issued is the wording of the
explosive law as passed by congress
and which went into effect November
Is. They shall keep an accurate
record of all licenses issued in man
ner and form to be prescribed by the
director of the bureau of mines, "
says the Des Moines Register and
Leader.
1.-THE law as drawn up by the ma
tional legislative body does not clear
ly specify the disposition of the
fees.
MANY Of the county auditors are
Of the opinion that the fee is to be
retained by the auditors for their
own personal use. Edward Sweeney,
state mine inspector, was at first Of
the opinion hat such fees could be
'pocketed' by the county officials.
can official of the state auditors
department holds ar averse opinion.
He further cites a ruling of the SUI
preme court, In which county off,
Gals are denied the right to retain
fees collected while acting in a pub.
lie capacity.
'The auditors department will ask
that an accounting be made to the
county for the collection of such fees
unless the law is otherwise inter-
preted."
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-19

Baker Mission Sunday school viii
hold their Christmas entertainment
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-19

At the minister's meeting Monday
Rev. w. r. Bacon led a discussion on
The Spiritual Development of the
Modern Christian. After about fifteen
minutes introduction by the leader a
general discussion following bringing
to the foreground the great fundamen-
tails of the Christian life.
The ministers Monday voted to OBJ
serve the week Of prayer. President
H. B. McElree and Vice President
Bacon were appointed a special COM
mittee to decide upon the place OF
meeting.
The Swedish Methodist church took
action last Sunday morning relative
to the fuel conservation request. The
church decided unanimously to have no
Sunday evening services in the church
building while the coal strinSency
lasts.
Nearly all the churches last week
faced the matter Of coal conservation.
All the churches desire to cooperate
! with the coal commission by doing
away with all activities held in the
church building, except those which
they believed We're Indispensable fol
the religious welfare of the community
and necessary for the highest patriot
ism of the day.
The Sunday evening service at thu
lChristian church next Sabbath will b,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-19

the Christ child. The primary depart
ment will sing in alteration of the new
born Saviour King and the whole
school will take part in some way.
Distribution of Christmas presents and
rewards as usual. A special commit
tee will attend to the decorations and
q tree.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-19

daisch. It will be in the form Of a
pageant, showing the promises of the
Messiah and the fulfillment of these
promises. The tableaux, speaking and
singing will represent the lives of the
p~atriarchs. This cantata will lead the
audience to Bethlehem to find the holy
family, the shepherds, the angles and
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-19

Chfcago's bomb score this year to-
tails so. The average so far is one
explosion a week. Scores of bomb
raids have been frustrated by the po-
lice.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-19

The food administration reports
that during the month Of June,
cities in the United States having
a total population Of 100000 re-
duced the amount Of food thrown
away by 80 per cent. below the
month of June, 1916.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-19
nOnce in a While

st. Paul Pioneer Press: Some
people read, many people talk, and
once in a while there lives a person
who thinks,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-19

a telephone for the use of ava
tors has been invented. 1t is strapped
TO the head, and will exclude all
sound except the voice of the person
Speaking.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-06-21

stand. and when he comes back. yum
| derstand, a dozen magazines is fall
ing over themselves that Mr.. ROOSe-
welt should accept five thousand dol
lars apiece for an article telling about
these here ten thousand miles he trav-
eled; he writes a book about il, Biz
sky. and gets paid at the rate of a
dollar a mile, or $4,000, for it; he
gives a lecture about it in Carnegie
hall and six people sends letters to the
papers and complains of the man in
the box office because he says all right
he's a liar then, when he told them
two hours after the advance sale
opened that the entire house was
sold out and they said he was a liar.
The Explorers Union Local No. 1
gives a dinner to him-not the box
office man but Mr.. Roosevelt, and he
makes an after dinner speech Copy
right T. Roosevelt, 1870 about it and
realizes another $500 or so, and
that's the way it goes. But you take
Max Paikes which in five years trav-
els $1,000 miles to Mr.. RoOsevelt's TO-
600. Birsky, and what is it? Nobody
asks him to write about it; nobody
wants him to talk about IT, and if
somebody blows him on account Of II
to rye bread tongue sandwich and a
package Of all-tObacco cigarettes 1t
would be big already"
Evidently you seem to think that
it's a hardship that a Teller should
live in the country" Birsky, said.
"Did you ever think what it means to
a business man that he should be able
to raise his own vegetables?
"Sure 1 did," Zapp replied. at
means that he is going to eat princi-
pally radisheS for the whole summer
because that's the only vegetable
which a business man who raises his
own vegetables could really rely upon.
Furthermore YOU think l am green
horn in the country, Birsky, but / al
ready done my twenty odd thousand
miles in round trip instalments of
a miles a day on the Long Island
Railroad, and / know the whole game
of living in the country right the way
through, from getting stuck with the
lots dOwnwards. l used to own a
house at Brunswick Beach and when
/ let it 90 10 the second mortgage a
year and half after it was built,
understand, it had cracks in the
walls on the second floor which if
you'd put a couple of windows and a
door in 'em could of been considered
as extra masters bedrooms"
"Steam heat will do that to a new
house, Zapp," Birsky said. Maybe
you kept the place too warm"
TOO warmw Zapp exclaimed.
Listen. Birsky, the heating plant of
that house wasn't designed for moth
ing bigger than a five dollar year
safe deposit box. With the furnace
going full on, Birsky, whenever my
wife opened the refrigerator door, Biz
sky, it raised the temperature Of the
kitchen ten degrees. The plumbing
was nothing extra neither. We had
a gas heater for the hot water, Biz
sky, which, figuring at the rate of
$50 per thousand cubic feet, If you
took six hot baths it was the equiva-
lent of suit of clothes. For years in
New York / tried To bring myself TO
take a cold plunge in the morning,
but | couldn't stand the shock till