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Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1917-01-11
s. San1tar.

uttO 3eDf WtQlU11te1lgeIUeDEe.
s. Samnar.
Die Gr0rterungen Der 6rie6enS-
ouS1i6ten boben in Berlin no6 ni6t
aufgeb0rt. Man i6eint gu ertparte1t
6aB ste M11ttport Ser @ntente1na6te
auf ste @illonide Srie6ensnote tpe,
niqer unbofli6 a11Sfauen 6iirfte, tpie
sic ouf sic 6ireften Srie6enSbor=
}dlGge Ser 3e11tralma6te Ni6ts=
oeltome1iger bleibt nber 6ie Gbat=
1a@e nufre9t erbalter, baB man III
1el1tf f61o11o tpenig ober gar fetne
@off1mng bat, Der @eltfataitropbe IN
abiebbarer 3eit Elm @n6e 5u MAIDEN.
Ginen1 8iener Selegramm an 6as
9fel1terbiiro 5ufolge bat &atier &arl
einen Befebl an ieiner Mrmee erlal.
fen, in 6en1 er in 8erbin6ung nit
Ser 9(nttport ser entente auf 6aS
syrie6ensongebot Ser 3entralma6te
erflart, 6aB sic Mniierten Sic Sdnlo
tragen an Ser @erlanger11ng 6eS
&riegeS.
@inl@lieBli& oes fiir5lib bon ei-
nen1 6eutl9en Saudboot berlenften
fran5oiii6en Sdladti@iffes ~@au'
lois" iin6 felt 6em Beginn 6eS &rie-
ges bon ben beutiben Seeitreitfraf=
ten 1876 &riegSl@iffe Ser MQiierten
nit einem @elautmtgebalt BON 759,e
43O Sonnen 5eritort tporoer. Dabei
5in6 ie6o1 sic in 6ie Siefe beforoer-
ten Dielen feinolihen &tlfsfreu5er
1n6 @pe3iali6iffe 1tidt mritgerednret.
gnqlan6 bot allei1 1875 S6la@ti9if<
fe, @reu5er, Gorpe6obootidger, Sor=
peooboote nit 565,200 Gonnen @ai-
ierper6rGngung perloren. @inen 8e-
qriff bon SEN enormen 8erluiten Der
9laiierten 5ur Gee gibt sic &batia6e,
6ub Ser @ei eian1n1ttonnengebalt Der
perienften &riegsi6iffe groBer it,
o1s 6erienige Ser ga1r5en fran5oltl9en
6lotte beim 8eginn 6eS &rtegeS tpar.
@ie es auf oen beri6ieoenen
&riegsida1p1dben ousitebt, erbellt
aus Sen na6lteben6en 8eridten Der
Sberlten &eeresleitung aus 8erlin
6rabtIos na4 Soppine: @efli6er
@riegsi9ouplab = Mn Ser @ier=
Iront, I'M Dper,t Mbidnitt uno n0ro-
lih bon Ser Somnte fon6en 5etttpei-
liza lebbofte 9lrtinerie6uelle itatt.
Durh erfolgreihe gu ftfanpfe nn6
6as syeuer 1nierer Mbtpebrgeidiite
perlor ser Geino ie6s 9leroplane.
Se1tli6er &riegsi6anplae- 5ront
oes Grin3en 2eopol6: @eitlid bon
ser 93iga=@itau- -2on6itraBe griffen
sic Mulien geitern tpte0er nit itar=
fen gtreitfrGften an elmer breiten
s5ront an. 9lm 9la=SluB gelang es
linen, 6en am 5. Sssanuar getponne-
men 8o6en 5m ertpeitern. Mn alien
onoeren Hunften erlitten tie blutige
8erluite.
9fumanilder @riegsidauplab =
sSront 6es @r5ber5ogs Soiepb: Ser
z. sSanuor bra6te 6er 9. @rmee et-
men tpeiteren groBen @rfolg, beion,
6ers 6en iiegrei@en 6el1tiden un6
0lterreidiid-ungarti6en Truppe11 Der
@enerale @rofft bon Delmenfingen
,1n6 bon Morgen. Sie tporfen bte
gumGnen un6 gfniien aus benz itarf
befe1tigten &ouptpaB 6es S6obedti.
8erges nah Ser 8atna 3uriid. @ei'
ter ii6Iih tpuroe 6ie Milcubo-Stel-
Iuna sic i'm Oftober erbnlt un6 iebt
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1917-01-11
Z. San,tar.

@ie 6e11ti6e Seeresleitung 1agt ont
5omitQgaben6 IN ibrer @rgan5ung
5un1 SQgesberibt, 6aB in 6em Wfi=
fotp=M =Mbidnitt iii6li6 BON 8ofi6ani
Gin @un1G11ieD Der &anrpf beftiger
getpor6en lit. 9ie &uiien baben, ebe
Iie 8raila aufgaben, sic meiiten Sa=
brifen 6ort 5erlt0rt.
Gas 6eutide Saudboot l1=46, 6oS
ei11er1 @eri9t getnaB bel ct. gea5aire,
6ranfrei6, geiunfen fem iolte, lit
|na@ ieinen1 SeimatbSbafen 5urldge-
febrt, tpie ont Sreitag o1ntli6 in Ser
lin n1itgetbeilt mmr6e. - Cine De-
peIde aus 9ln1Iter6am bonn %. De'
5enrber lebten sSSabres belagt, nod ei-
nen1 8eri@t aus 6entlber 9ueQe lei
6as 6eutl@e Sou@boot n=46 in Ser
8u6t bon 8i5apa 6ur6 @eeltreit-
fr4fte ser entente berienft tporoen.
Inl glei@en Sage batte eine Nartier
Depei@e gemel6et, 6as benti6e
|gaudboot 1=46 iei son fein6ltden
||gorpeooboot aeritoc ss sgssriestH ii ft tpor-
|6en, na66e1n es 1einerfeits mebrere
San6els6anpfer BEL ct. 9ea5aire auf
SEN Meeresgrun6 berie1rft babe.
uDie fran5oiii6e Montiralitdt er-
flart> 6oB 6as fran50iii6e sdla@t=
ldiff u8erite~ 1ti6t bei6a6igt, nod
| irgen6ein an6eres 9dladti@iff felt
oem 81. De5enber torpeoiert tpor6en
1ei," mel6et 6ie Observation-Disclosures
agentur ont syreitog. u@ine maBge=
ben6e 6eutl6e 9lntorttdt erflart NUN,
oieier an1tlide fran8olii6e 8eri9t
1tin1me nit 6eltiden SSnform1otionett
therein, 6enn es iet Elm fran5oit19es
|SdIa6ti9iff ont 12. 9e5ember bet
W1aIta torpe6iert tpor6en, ltn6 tpenn
es ni6t sic u@erite" ge1peien, 10 1par
es 6o@ ein anberes S9la6tibiff Ser
ielben &laiie."
Die 8erIiner Bldter 2otalm5ei-
ger un6 @oiiii9e 8eitung erflaren
tra4 ei11er @openbagener Depei@e Der
@r9onge Selegrapb &c., tpenn nber-
bonp pt irger16 ettpaS tnie 6rie6ensbe-
6ingungen Ser Wfittelmddte i11 San-
BEN Brdiibe11t @tlionS iei, 70 fonune
6ies ie6e1tfalls ni9t bon antli6er
9eite. Sos 81att gebt nod tpeiter
1n6 erfldrt, es ltege ou@ ni@t Die
Mbii9t Dor, &raii6ent Mtlion nit ben
6rieoensbe6ingnngen befannt gu mo-
ben. Deuti9lon6, fogen bei6e &lat<
ter, lei tpiGens, feline @e6ingl1ngen
auf Sen Tii1 elmer 6rte6ensfonferen5
gu 1egen, tper6e aber ni@t Brait6ent
@iIlon in ser @eiie 5u fetnem Ser
tranten rra9en.
geo@ Sen neueiten geadridten tit
nerbolb ser lebten bierun65mm5tg
Stun0en tpur6en an @@iffen Der M1-
|Iiierten o6er on neutralen S6iffen,
sic @onngut fir sic Aaiierten fiibr-
ten, perienft: Soma (nortpegii&
1 ,532 Gonner, man glaubt, ser
Donrpfer lit perienfD; @rica (11ortpe<
gi1@, fiir3li6 ols berienft gemeloet,
lit iebt itn Soften ongelangt): $afet1
angelangt: Garlple (brttiidl 466
9ruttotonnet), ser 9ampfer mar 1T
@un6ee bebeinratbet; gsaesborg Co..
ri16, 1,547 8rnttotonnen), IN SEQ
Ipenhaqett bebei111atbet.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1917-01-11

gelan0eD; @elgon (nortpegii6, Son=
nengebalt nid)t angegeben, tpabr=
i6einli6 berienff; Sooa Cnorlpegiid,
1101 Sonneh 8elabung gerettet)
9iripiros (griediib, Eonnengebalt
nidt atgegeben, 5tp0lf bon Ser Mann=
l9uft gerettet.)
Sic 8eri9te BON Ser Sberiten
&eereSleitung uber Berlin 6raltlos
na9 Sappille lauten: Seitli6er
&riegsidauplab: 6ront 6es 8rin5en
2eopoIo - 3tpii9en Ser &iiIte un6
6rie6ridsita6t fan6en 5eitpeilig itar=
fe MrtiQerieouelle tatt. Sn Sen fri,
fen Morgenitun6en griffen ruiiii6e
8ataiaone Sbeile un1erer Steaungen
an. Die &fe iin6 nod i'm @an-
ge. Die @uiien griffen ouBer0em
bternnal bergebli@ cine SSniel an, 6ie
mir ibren n0r6li@ bon 9iinabnrg ab.
genor1men botten. sic bertpet16eten
cine Itarfe Tr11ppen5abl nn6 piel Mr=
tiuerie.
@nm6nii9er &riegsfduuplab:
GSrort 6es @r5ber5ogs Soiepb - Mn
Ser @ol6enen 8pitriba tpar 6aS Mr-
tineriefeuer Iebboft. @oritoBe ruiii-
i9er @on1pognien 5tpii6en @5ofaneltt
1tno Dorno @atra i9lugen nit fhmes
rem @erluiten fir Sen 6ein6 feb1.
gngrtffe ser 6eutiden un6 oiterreid-
nngari16en Srnppen in 6en Bergen
5tbii6en Ser translplbaniiden Dit
front nn6 bem Sieflan6 6es seretb
brohten uns @epinn an 8o6e1 Elm.
Mebrere bun6ert @efangene &pnroen
genadt.
@eeresgruppe 6es TeIonraridous
bon Madenien - sSn 6en Bergen
nor6tpeitli6 bon S6obeiti erftiirn1te
Elm tpiirttembergiihes @atai4on 5l1=
1ann1en nit @annoperanern, Med=
Ienbnrgern nn6 @apern berihie6ene
@0ben. SIM &in1nif= f=5arat= =Mbi6nitt
eroberte 6aS tpeitpreuBiide Snfante-
riereginte1tt go. 152 Globo5ia un6
@otelti I'M @turm nn6 in Mabfant=
pfen. Sii6li6 bon &u5en mtr6e 6ie
ruiIii6e 8rmdenfopfitellnng bon
8raila bon elmer 6euti6en 9ibiiton
unb 0iterrei9=ungoriiden @ataiaon
6nr6brohen. @nergelts nn6 &oma<
null tpnr6en nad bartem Saus-5l1-
Sous =&anpfe eingenommen. 400
@efangene ur6 feds @ai6inenge-
mebre berbIiebet1 i1t 6dn6en ser Sie>
ger. 9lm re@ten l1fer ser Donau
riiden Sic 6eutl9en nno bulgariiden
streitfradfte gegen 8raila un6 @alat
bor.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1917-01-11
&ei1te Mmth

9ie Nfittelmadte miirbisen Sic GU
tentenpte feiner 9lntluurt. = Ste
barin gebradte Mmsor1tfslueiie cine
flcgelbaite. - SrptSem mod cine
slnnabernne erbufft. - Sn allen
9anoern sic Triebensiebnimdt
grpf.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1917-01-11
4. eSanmar.

JCU. lOO uUtI utlt OluD uIA Oe!4t W"
Dor. Sic erbeuteten @efangene nno
n1ebrere Mafdinengetpebre.
9fe Dobrn61ha lit iett pollitanotg
bon ruiiii@en nn6 rumdnii6en Ser
tbei6igern ge1Gubert tpor6et, abgeie-
ben bon rmiiii9en Madbuttrupper,
sic einen fdntolen @tretfen 2on6es
in Ser @i9tung orf @a1ab GIT befebt
bolten.
Geutfde un6 bn1gorifde @egimen-
ter, sic S4uIter an Shulter fampf-
ten, itir1rtten nr6 eroberte11 I'M erbtts
terten @on6genenge sic bartnadig
nertbeioigten @ta6fe Naoti6in un5
SSiiila. l1ngefabr 1000 @efangene
1tn6 5ebn Mui9inengetpebre tpnroen
eingebradt.
@erlenft tpuroen foIge1t6e Can't
pfer: ssSperna Grttiides Sronsport-
ihiff, 14,27S Tonnen); Gan 9eanoro
Gpanif6, 1916 Gonner); Di1nitrios
@onla16ris (griediid, 3,744 Son=
ren); MnItotetes 6. ssspannon (grie=
d)i16, Eonnengebolt nidlt angege=
BENZ; 2eon (fran3oliid, 653 Sonnen:
@erf fenft tpor6en iin6 ferner adt
&onoeIsidiffe, 6orutter 5tpei groBere
britiide Danpfer, NIT einem &C.
ian1mtraun1baIt bon iiber 10000
Son11en.
g2it SEM eSou MeatIdins lit SEN
9fuiien unb 9fumdnen Scr lette itarfe
Stiibpunft i1t Ser Dobrutlda bon Den
beuti6en @erbiin6eten entrilien tpor-
Sen. Ser nod in itrem Settle be-
finoIid,e streifen entlang Ser 0onau
miro iett fol1n mebr bon tbnen &C.
bolten tper6en. fonnen, uno es lit
@rmn6 CUR Mnnobme porbanoen, oob
ser 8erluit Motidins bie Mnllen 5ur
Maumung oes 8railo-8riidenfopfes
auf 6em tpeItIiden 0onouufer betpe.
qen miro. Ser @riidenfopf bon Mnt-
idin mor felt Eogen @egenitan6 ei-
mes erbitterten @ampfes. Sic Ebat.
fode, boB er in sic &dnbe Der Grub
ben ser W1itteIntddte gefal1en lit,
IaBt sic @roberl1ng bon 8raila III
gon3 fur3er 3eit ertporten.
Berliner 8Idtter ,nahen befonnt.
boB &r;n3 ssrie6rih au sSiiritenberg
an Der run16nifhen sSront gefdl1en
lit. 8rina Triebrid tpurbe i'm Sabre
1898 in Donoueidingen geboren.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1917-01-11

Jrenmbidaft 5tpiiden 9entidlanb mu6
9lmerifa. - @lan5enber Gmpfang
@erarbs in Berlin. - gr preiit
Setter Der @eidife 9entidlan6s.-
Nmerifanilde 6anbelsfammer ner.
einist electromagnetic Geri0nlidfei-
ten: -,@er5lide 8eaiebungen slut'
fden beiben 2anbern berberrlidt.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-10

! The groom has made preparation for
his bride and has furnished a coy
home and made garden-ready to
happily begin the journey of life. They
will be at home to their many friends
in the Methodist parsonage in Lima.
The bride was bountifu1ly "showered
by her friends, receiving many beau
tiful and useful presents. Hearty
congratulations from their friends fol-
low them.
Next Sunday at 10 AS g. m. Rev. G..
G. Maple, pastor of the Methodist
church, will deliver a Mothers day
sermon. All mothers and all others
are invited to attend. If convenient,
let each wear a white flower in honor
of the best woman that ever lived
mother. The sermon at 500 D. m.
will be evangelistic.
Preparations are being pushed get.
ting things in shape for the gospel
tent meetings which begin May %, at
which fourteen preachers will assist
1t Is held under the auspices of the
Quincy district of the M. e. church.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-10
NEWSPAPER COSTS
[st. Louis Globe-Democrat. ]

Chicago newspapers are falling
into line with progressive papers in
other cities of the country and are
raising their selling price to 2 cents.
The Daily News made the announce
ment last Saturday and the Herald
yesterday, and 1t Is reported that the
other payers of the city will make
the advance soon. In Philadelphia,
Pittsburgh and other cities the in
crease has been in effect for some
time, and the morning papers of st.
Louis made the advance nearly
year ago. 1t can be but short time
before all important newspapers are
upon q a2-cent basis, for the price OF
everything going into the manufac-
ture Of a newspaper has SO advanced
in the last two years that the in
crease has become an imperative
necessity IL newspapers are to con-
tinue to exist There is nothing
made in this or any other country
that gives so much value for the
price as the American newspaper.
And there is perhaps no other pro-
duct sold so frequently at less than
the cost of manufacture. The Chi
cago Daily News, 1t is pointed out,
has for some time paid, on the aver
age daily publication, more than
twice as much for the white paper
used than it's publishers received at
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-10
EDITOR CALLS
HIM STUPID
Don seitz Says Proposal of 6urleson
to Increase Postal Rates
Will Wreck Many
Newspapers.

NEW YORK, May 1O-Don G..
Seitz of the New York World, who
is chairman of the committee on
postal rates of the American News
paper Publishers association. severe
ly criticised Albert S. Burleson, post
master general, in a statement which
he issued today upon the proposed
increase in postal rates on news
papers, which was reported last
night, as being part of the tentative
war revenue bill. Seitz' statement
follows:
AT its last session, the American
Newspaper Publishers association in
dorsed zone system, as a just and
fair way Of distributing the cost OF
mailing newspapers and periodicals.
1t was not dreamed, however, that
rate equivalent to $40 ton would be
charged for carrying such printed
matter 300 miles, or that it would
reach $120 a ton in the outside zone.
mo such rate as this for any class
matter exists, even in war time, for
the longest world routes in the way
of transportation. The newspapers
are prepared to pay war taxes, just
as every manufacturing concern pays
theirs, but to have this double load
laid upon them. without warrant and
be compelled to withdraw their pub
locations from the mails, and rely
upon district distribution, express
and freight routes, to take care OF
their business to the loss of the gov
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-10

ed States April l was GA per cent,
as against 1873 per cent last year and
86.2 per cent for ten-year average
In 1915 the United States produced
10 bushels of wheat per capita. In 1916
1t produced 6 bushels per capita and
consumed I-3 bushels.
Serious crop failure in Argentine
has left little If any surplus and an
embargo has been placed on some
foodstuffs.
The United States potato crop in
1916 was 100000 bushels less than
in 1915 and 114,00O,00O bushels less
than in 1914. Early potato crop in
Texas has been injured by frosts,
which will curtail production there.
Production OF wool in United States
was about 285.oOO,000 pounds. An
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-10
the wholesale rates, and the expert
enca of the News Ia tynical

the wholesale rates, and the expert
ence of the News is typical.
OF course, it is understood that
the newspapers derive revenue from
their advertising columns that in the
case of prosperous publications has
more than Offset this loss, but the
gross receipts from all sources have
been drawing closer and closer to
the gross expense during the last
few years and they some time ago
reached the point where it came to
choice between greater price and
a smaller and poorer paper, or else
to publish at continuous loss. Even
at cents, the wholesale price of
great daily barely covers the cost of
Its white paper. And now it is pro-
posed to add to the burdens of the
newspapers by an increase in the
postage rates that would be, in some
II not In many cases. prohibitive and
conhscatory. Postage is a very large
proportion OF the expense of conduct.
Ing newspaper, and unlike trans
portation charges on most products
1t cannot be charged to the pur-
chaser. The publisher must pay, and
In papers of large circulation the
annual cost of this item of expendi-
ture runs into great figures. To
double or treble this cost, as is now
proposed, would be absolutely de.
struct1ve to many fine newspaper in
dustrfes built up by years of effort
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-10

home run, with his face towards the
thine Ito subscribe to the sixth
German loan as one paper sarcastic
ally put it, we must keep him going,
and not give him time to construct
the elaborate systems of defense
behind which he entrenches himself
and from which he has to be blown
by our artillery.
You are lucky II you have spring,
as there is snow on the ground
written April 18) and the trees
and hedges scarcely show sign OF
green. | miss the wild flowers which
are SO beautiful in England at this
time Of the year. Nothing grows in
the war zone and the few trees still
standing are mostly stum1s."
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-10
AIR FIGHT TOLD
BY EYE WITNESS
canadian Soldier, Writing to keokuk
Man, Describes In Detail Thrill
Ing Engagement In
France.
TELLS OF BIG DRIVE
Flahter Welcomes Advent Of United
states Into This Struggle and
Looks For
Victory.

A thrilling fight between German
md English aviators is described in
latter written from Somewhere in
france" by F.. Harold Durnford, to
Keokuk man. The writer Is with
tbe British expeditionary forces, and
his letters have proved source of
considerable interest to local people
who have been privileged to read
them.
day." he writes. "betwee1 o:c CO c:::.
Names and an enemy one. The lat
ter had got on top Of ours, and both
were circling to the ground in spirals,
shifting at each other with machine
guns like a couple Of fighting cats.
4 lucky shot from Fritz must have
struck the petrol (our term for gaso-
line) tank of our machine, as 1t sud
denly burst into flames, wobbled
about a bit and then fell down head
long to the ground, with flaming
tail like that OF comet, until 1T
disappeared from sight behind ridge
In what looked like the enc;ny's
lines"
The entrance OF the United States
into the war brings welcome IN
these terms from the soldier: I'VE
welcome you among those who we
believe are fighting for the cause
that is right. and we know that you
will spare nothing of your resources
in men and money to overthrow the
cause Of Prussian militarism which
has deluged the earth with the blood
Of so many of her best and bravest.
Describes Bombardment.
"You have doubtless read Of what
the Canadians did on Easter Monday
at Vimy ridge, one of the strongholds
Of the German line which they have
held for couple of years. Our bat
talon added to the reputation we
made for ourselves on the Somme
last fall, though today we are mourn
ing many of our old pals. fellows who
week ago were laughing and joking
with us. I was on observation duty
during the opening stages Of the
battle, and could see our men adj
vancing in the half light OF the
early dawn, against the trenches
which our artillery had battered out
of all recognition. Our bombardmentI
started at $50 a. IN. and for nearly /
two hours the guns poured an avail
anche Of shells against which no
mortal thing could exist, caving in /
so heard, even 40 foot dug outs.
The sky behind me was sheet Of
flame from the flashes Of guns whose
numbers must have run up into the /
hundreds, while the roar of their dis
charge and the whining and Shrek
ing OF the shells overhead was al
most deafening The enemy's line
on top of the ridge was a series Of
explosions. 1t was probably the big
sest bombardment in the greatest of
the worlds wars, and Fritz was only
TOO glad to beat it. / was on the
battlefield next morning with
stretcher bearing party, and devasta-
tion OF our guns was indescribable.
There was hardly square inch Of
ground that hadn't been thrown up
hundred times by each explosion.
Must Curb Trench Building.
Now that We have Fritz on the
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-10

eminent and annoyance of the sub
scriber.
mo better plan for reducing mail
revenues could possibly have been
devised. 1t had been the persistent
policy of the postoffice department in
recent years to assail second class
matter, keeping parallel all the while
with salary raising, rural route ex-
tending and other forms of unre-
munerative expenses.
"A properly constructed postmas-
ter general, who knew more about
business than politics, could save ST.
600, 900 a week to the postoffice, and
preserve our industry It seems to
be the fate of the government to be
served in the postoffice by bureau
Gratis of the narrowest and stupidest
sort. This applies to the present
postmaster general"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-10

WARSAW, ILL.,, May 10.-Thirty
members Of the Warsaw Rebekah
lodge chartered the Warsaw ferry
boat with Captain George Redeforth
in charge to take them down to Can,
| ton, Mo-, and return last Tuesday
night The crowd report a most de-
| lightful evening and are most profuse
| over the hospitable treatment ac-
corded them by the Canton Rebekahs.
| The Warsaw degree staff was in
charge Of the initiation of the candi-
date and we are certain 1t was done
just about right for the Warsaw Re-
bekahs are adopts in the floor work.
After the work of the evening, the
doors leading into the banquet room
were thrown open, and such a feast
of good things to eat were hardly
ever witnessed before. And after all
had satisfied their hunger there still
remained several baskets full. The re-
turn trip was made in safety and the
crowd were happy though II was:
1--WE won't get home till morning" 1t
was a jolly crowd, both going and
coming.
The Methodist parsonage In War
saw was the scene Of a very pretty
wedding which occurred wednesday
May at high noon. The contracting
parties were Thomas s. Harness and
Miss Estella C. Griffin, both Of Lima,
Ill. The ceremony was performed by
Rev. G. G.. Maple, their former pastor.
The attendants we're Joseph Harness,
brother of the groom, William Groves,
Misses Pearl Ament and Blanche
Bolt, friends of the bride and groom.
The bride was becomingly attired in
white net over white silk and pre-
scented most charming appearance.
Miss Ament was dressed in yellow
crepe de chine and Miss Bolt wore
yellow silk. The groom is a son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. John e. Harness of
Lima. He is young man CT strict
integrity. industrious and will make a
husband in the true sense of the word.
The bride is the beautiful and accom-
plished- daughter of Mrs. L. c. Hill,
also of Lima. She possesses those
traits of character which has drawn
around her a large circle of friends.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-10
THOUSANDS
OF INVENTIONS
Plans to Swat Submarines Are Being
Presented at Rate of New one
Every Four
Minutes.

limited Press Leased Wire Service. !
WASHINGTON, May 10.-American
brains are turning out anti-submarine
inventions at the rate of one about
every four minutes.
More than one thousand devices
have been submitted to the navy de-
partment in few days, 1t was ascer-
tanned today. Some of them contain
the germ of usefulness, though most
of them are impractical.
In the past year probably 5000 in
ventions or suggestions have been
sent into the office Of Captain William
S. Smith, chief Of the inventions bu-
reau, while England in the same time
probably had $4,000.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-10

nual consumption in United States IL
about 600,O00000 pounds.
These facts, according to the food
committee, mean nothing less than
this: The prevalence of a famine Is
grave possibility for this country II
this years crop production as a whole
falls much Or even below normal.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-10
BIG CROP NEED
is EMPHASIZED
Seriousness Of Food Shortage Of Coun
try Shown In Statement
From Dean

Curtis.
To emphasize the seriousness of the
food shortage in the country, the war
emergency food committee of Iowa
issued the following statement pre-.
pared by Dean c. F. Curtis, Of Iowa
State college.
Reserve wheat held on farms,
March 1, 1917, was 1O1, 1866. 900 bushels
as against 244,44S.Oo0 bushels the year
previous. On March /, 1917, there
was in country mills and elevators in
the United States 81 900. 900 bushels Of
wheat as against 155,OoO,o00 bushels
March /, 1916.
Corn reserve on farms March l.,
1917, in United States, 7S9,416,OOO
bushels as against 1,116,559 900
bushels the year previous
Average condition of wheat in Unit