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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-25
Veteran Inventor Spent Many
Days Seeking to Perfect
Submarine Destroying
Device.
AT THE AGE OF SEVENTY
Sends Message to American Patriots
Urging Them to Subscribe for
Liberty Loan
Bonds. n

IUnited Press Leased Wire Service1
ORANGE. N. j., Oct. 25.-Thomas
A. Edison, the veteran inventor, has
spent the last ten weeks on the high
seas, striving to perfect some means
of defeating the submarine, his labora-
tories announced today. He is now
back somewhere in America" with
the results of his studies and expert
ments.
First news that the electrical wiz
ard had carried his search to the seas
was made In a brief statement by
William Maxwell. vice president oi
Thomas A. Edison, Incorporated, and
general manager of the musical
phonograph department today. It was
in connection with a stirring appeal
to the American people, written by
Edison himself, that they buy Liber-
ty bonds.
Edison's Liberty bond appeal, re-
ceived at his plant, from somewhere
in America" where Edison Is now
working, read:
Zone hundred and forty-one
years ago our forefathers fought
for less than we are fighting for
today.
men who fought to make this
country free and have branded
as towards and traitors the men
who refused to fight. Posterity
will grant similar Judgment on
the men and women who do not
do their duty now and who are
creating a heritage of shame for
their children and their children's
children.
"Germany's place in the sun
means nothing short Of world
domination. Every Liberty bond
you buy this week is message
from you to the kaiser that his
ambition to conquer the world
cannot be realized.
(signed) "EDIsON."
Prior to reading the Edison mes
sage Maxwell said:
"If there is any man in this coun-
try today who typifies the spirit of
l776, that man is Thomas A. Edison
seventy years old last February. He
has been giving every moment of his
time to the government.
HE has been on the high seas work
ng day and night for America where
ever his duty has taken him-tireless-
y undallying.
Sometimes his assistants in the |
laboratory or on the seas with him
lave complained. but he has replied !
% them you can stand it if I can
Think of it. A man of seventy
years old setting the pace for young
nen. Edison has been so busy on
special government work until now |
le hasn't had time to urge purchase
If Liberty bonds, although he has
purchased every dollars worth he can
.fford.'
Maxwell would not further discuss |
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-25
rITn,+ed Press Leased Wire Service.1
WASHINGTON, Oct. 25.

r1Tn,ted Press Leased Wire Service.1
WASHINGTON, Oct. 25.
MA Telegraph wires, lame
'E@A from storms, opened up to-
" day with cheerful flood OF
Liberty loan reports.
At an early hour indications were
that Liberty day had swept the ma
ton with a new wave of patriotism
which put the loan safely beyond the
$3, 900, 900 minimum.
But in the remaining three days
of the campaign, loan workers pro-
pose to drive the figures up to the
maximum mark of $5.000,o0o,000 and
thus give the kaiser and his murder
GUS chiefs a real testimonial OF Amer.
lean spirit and unity.
Many workers are now making a
special effort to line up small buyers
on the instaIlment plan, but many
big subscriptions will be needed IL
the maximum is to be reached by
Saturday night.
Liberty day proved to be an even
greater success than many had an
ticipated Bad weather hurt it at
points. but all reports coming
through the crippled wires showed
that the boosters had inspired wave
Of enthusiasm unequalled since the
drive began.
The idea Of bonds as Christmas
gifts is catching on rapidly and in
dications are that there will be many
of them in Christmas stockings.
Eliot Wadsworth of the Red Cross.
declared today that bonds thus used
Combine the elements of patriotism
and Christmas sentiment and he ex-
pressed the hope that the suggestion
would be universally adopted.
Officials in charge of the loan de-
clared today their belief that the
loan may now certainly be called a
success, but they urged that there
be no let up in the subscriptions
until the last minute Saturday.
President Wilson's example In taxi
ing $4,000 worth of the second issue
has served to inspire others. Men
ton of his subscription at a local
theatre, where he attended the per-
formance last night, brought a storm
of cheers and later, shower Of sub
One DAYS Work.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 25.-San
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-25
WIVES OF RAILROAD MEN
TO TAKE HUSBANDS JOBS

tion to the Baltimore G Ohio railway
for a Job as engine wiper and l am
ready to do any kind of work they
will give me-" said Mrs. May Keith,
Of Chicago. 81 want to run an engine
and I'm going to do it before 1 die"
eve are all able and ready and
there is not one of us here who
wouldn't gladly take her husDands
place ON train" said Mrs. }. M. Sc
we'll, president of the organization.
Meanwhile the organization TOOK
up plans for Red Cross work. Mem
bers decided today to aid by making
bandages and contributing other sup
plies. Nearly all Of them have
bought Liberty bonds.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-25

limited Press Leased Wire Servicel
PARIS, Oct. 25.-Germany may be
repairing another strategic retreat
ror, around the region of the latest
french victory.
The Paris press. today asserted that
french ayiators flying over the Laon
ector, reported evidences Of the Ger
han plan Of razing villages and trees
Chich preceded the famous strategic
etreat" on the Arras-C -Cambrai line
est spring. Trees have been felled
md villages destroyed in what would
eem to be the path of the French ad-
ance toward Laon. Everywhere great
ctfyity of the German obstruction
brps" was seen.
The victory Of General Petain's
bilus which oddly enough fell on the
anniversary Of the capture Of Fort
ouamont at Verdun-caused an out
urst of rejoicing here.
1T is impossible to over-estimate
be Importance OF this battle in its
elation to our final success" said
.eMatin. today.
The victory sounds death knell
10 the German hope Of retaining the
Cnemln UeS DameS.
Help for Austria.
LONDON, Oct. 25.-Direct connec-
ion between the German retirement
bn the Riga front and the German
Eaged Austrian offensive on the
Italian front was seen by observers
here today. Germany has now
stripped her lines facing the Rus
|ians to the thinnest point of which
hey are capable, in order to answer
he frantic appeals of her ally and
Frant aid against Italy.
Berlin's customarily sweeping
plains Of the success of the Austro-
German drive on the Bainsizza
plateau were not borne out by Italian
dispatches. The latter admitted the
ltrength of the drive and admitted
that 1t was under German direction
fifth German troops and German
Euns and munitions at the head, but
ldded nothing supporting the Ger
man claim Of thousands of prison
rs."
Complete confidence was expressed
the Italian defense. In this con-
4 ASSSht uIoputSuCS WSlC ~
falled detailing how British and
rench reinforcements in men, guns
fnd material were on their way to
ne Italian front.
For two months, Vienna has been
lamoring for German aid to ease
Inc unyielding Italian menace toward
rieste and Laibach. In the face of
uccessive blows against Austria's
pituitary prestige inflicted by Ca
forna's offensive, the peace senti-
nent has grown so steadily in the
qua! empire as to alarm Emperor
ari and the German military ma
nme. Evidently it was felt the only
Wy this could be coSobatted was to
Iouuce news showing Teutonic
.rength. Therefore Germany is
Nerting some Of her precious man.
oSer and munitions to the aid Of
49,, Evacuatina Menin.
AMsTTRDAM. Oct. Civilians
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-25
Killed BY Falling Tree.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
DALLAS, Texas, Oct. 25.-Frank
Boyd of Rockwell, near here, and
Miss Jean Handy, school teacher, of
Rockwell, were killed almost instant
ly today when sixteen inch tree
fell across their automobile on their
road to Dallas.
Carl Handy and two of Boyd's
small children were seriously injured.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-25
|VR|TE WORD RETREAT
| AGAIN IN GERMAN HISTORY.
Destruction Corps Destroying Villages and
Trees in Preparation for "Strategic
Retreat in Flanders.
IMPORTANT VICTORY FOR FRENCH TROOPS
Kaiser Sends Reinforcements to Austria in
Hopes of Staving OFF Defeat
There.

were reported evacuating Menin,
Flanders. in dispatches received here
today.
[Menin is approximately eleven
miles southeast Of Ypres and is about
six miles from where the fighting
front is now located. after General
Haigs most recent successes. The
town is one Of the general objectives
of the British drive. Some OF the
most bitter fighting of the Flanders
campaign has centered astride the
Ypres- Menin highway and railroad.
The town is on the main line rail-
road from Lille to Ostend, which is
one Of the arteries of Germany s
communications to the submarine
bases on the coast.
A civilian evacuation would seem
to indicate either fear by the Ger
man army of fighting Immediately
around the city, or plan to retreat.1 j
Russians Evacuate.
PETROGRAD, Oct. Is Civil
evacuation Of Kronstadt, the main
naval fortress guarding Petrograd,
was begun today, according to oft1-
cial announcement.
[Kronstadt's civil evacuation is evil
dently in anticipation of German
naval drive toward Petrograd.
The fortress is located twenty
miles west of the Russian capital on
the island of kotlin and is regarded
as a fortress of the first rank. A
large naval depot, with docks, yards
and various establishments is, also
located there.
Reval, the outermost Of the Rus
sian naval Notifications on the gulf
of Finland has already been evacu-
ated both by civil and military forces.
The Russians are apparently concen-
trating their power of defense on the
remaining Notifications of the gulf
at viborg, Helsingfors and Kron-
stadt.] =
September Air Record.
LONDON, Oct. 25.-Two hundred
and seventy-four German air planes
were shot down by British in Sep
.tember, according to General F. B.
Maurice, director of operations to-
day. In the same period the British
lost forty-six machines.
"The British air service he told
the United Press, carried out 226
bombing raids in September. drop
ping 1856 bombs, totalling 135 tons.
The enemy in the same length OF
time dropped one thousand bombs on
us. Our artillery directing planes
directed 1854 shots against 1913
German batteries. The Germans only
ranged on 743 batteries"
VIII Not Desert Russia.
LONDON, Oct 25.-Britain will
never make a separate peace with
the central empires at the expense OF
Russia or Rumania, Lord Robert
Cecil. under secretary for foreign at
fairs, told the house Of commons to-
day. He vigorously denied the gov
<rz~If,,@S m nopo 90
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-25
Feady to Run Trains, Oil En-
gmes or Act as Conductors
or Brakemen.

rI1,a Press Leased Wire Service
has oaii,oAGo. Oct. 25.-Wives of rail
land., M nie'n are ready to take their hus-
Iecos places and run the trains, If
TTIhssary. Th,s to help win the war.
kataa s was made clear today by dele
[ur;i,. [n 70 the convention of the ladies'
aiidry ~ OF railway conductors.
lave already put In my applica-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-25

[United Press dispatches yester'
day from London quoted a wireless
press dispatch from Amsterdam as
stating Chancellor Michaelis had
rendered his portfolio to the kaiser.
The above dispatch, direct from Ber-
lin would seem to confirm this re-
port.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-25
CHANCELLOR
HAS RESIGNED
Michaelis Gives up Office and
Kaiser is Looking Around
for a Sue
cessor.
CABINET IS IN CRISIS
German Press Filled With Discussion
Of Matter, With Various
Guesses as to the
Outcome.
CABINET IS IN CRISIS
[By John Grandens, United Press
Staff C0rrespondent1

lBy John Grandens, United Press
Staff Correspondent
BERLIN, Oct 25. (Via London. J.
Kaiser William has not yet made his
decision as to the chancellorship.
The Berlin press today was filled
with exhaustive discussion OF the
whole cabinet crisis with varying
guesses at the outcome. The kaiser.
1t was stated, is studying the s1tua-
ton in detail and does not desire to
continue the friction between Cham
cellor Michaelis and various 7olit-
ical groups longer than necessary.
The newspaper Taeglische Rund-
schau today asserted that Chancellor
Michaelis does not regard his resig-
nation as required by present con-
ditions.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-25

The Telegraph Service Of The
Daily Gate City and Constitl-
on-Democrat is received over
our own leased wire.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-25
VIII Not Desert Russia.

Continued on page 2o
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-25
THE WEATHER

Probably rain. Colder Friday.
Local temp p. m. Al; 7 a. m.
35.
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PREPAREDNESS

to be given. SO he thought he would have
great time all by himself, SO he nUated down
the stream and sent up ~ many tiny pun
blcs as his little lungs would allow.
A passing Grow chanced to see the bub-
bIes and at once began to cav" with all
his might The Birds from far and near
flew through the Sky at a rapid rate with a
great "whiT-T-T" Of wings. The Beasts all
scurrled to cover ana made noise Of rus
tling leaves and breaking twigs, which
greatly delighted the Little ttsh, who began
To realize his power.
When the Birds, the Beasts and the Fishes
saw that there was no cause for alarm they
went about their business and Eept silent
AN the time in order 10 find out who had
given the false alarm,
II is trlE that the Rabbits blamed the
Grow and the Hawks as well, but the Crow
stoutly maintained that he had done his
duty. and that lie had seen the bubbles in
the water
soon after this the Little Fish thought
he would have some more fun, so he sent
up bubble after bubble, and again the Grow
"cawed" until he was almost hOarse. once
more the Birds and the Fishes and the
Beasts ran TO cover, the Fishes seeking dark
holes by the bank of the river But the
Little Fish did not seek cover, and so a
Trout came up ana said:
where are the enemies which we are
warned of? Tell me, since you are the last
to seek cover"
The Little Fish laughed fish laugh and
said
II think it is lots of fun to see the Fishes
and the Birds and the Beasts run to cover
/ send up a lot of bubbles and they All
scurry to safety Why don't you have some
fun, too?"
II was not long after this that the Trout
saw some Indians coming down the river
bank and he sent up such large bubbles that
the Crow could not help seeing them. Once
more the Birds the Beasts and the Fishes
am ran to cover, and this time they were
safe. But the Little Fish thought the Trout
was having some fun and was only pleased
10 see how well the plan worked.
At that very moment the Indians came
down from the woods on fishing expedition
ana the Little Fish in his glee did not dream
of danger.
The Indians caught the Little Fish
For one awful moment the Little Fish
thought he was surely going to die Then
the biggest of the Indians said HE Is such
a little fish let US throw him back"
And so back into the stream went the
Little Fish. trembling with fright And as
he sank d0ysl into the cool. cool water he
said TO himself over and over again:
NEVER PLAY A TRICK ON OTHERS.
FOR YOU ARE APT TO GET CAUGHT
IN 1T YOURSELF"
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Farmer Smiths
Column
DISCOURAGEMENT

Dear Everybody-This looks like a very
big word
Let us take it apart Dis-couragc-ment
All There is our old friend COURAGE
tucked away in it.
When YOU are discouraged, what are you
to do?
one thing and that Is very simple-hl
yourself with COURAGE,
How can you do it?
You might take an automobile pump or n
bicycle pump and pump yourself fun OF
courage. But where are you 70 get the
courage? You cannot go to garage where
courage Is sold the same as gasoline.
But let us reason this thing out. suppose
when you are discouraged you do some.
thing brave. This means you must do
something You are afraid to do.
Perhaps you do not know what courage
IS.
Courage is the voice in our mind which
makes us do right bravely!
In the silence Of the night, when the stars
are shining the brightest and all the earth
is clothed in iuky bIaCkness and thoughts
hobgoblin thoughts come to you and YOU do
not entertain them--yOu conquer them with
thoughts OF LONE-th"n / say you are Il
HERO as much ~ though you had won
battle in the great war and you are crowned
with cross Of GOLD not iron.
Conquer dis-CouraEcmcnt The news
papcrs may never mention your name
among those whom they wish to honor, but
your name will be written where there are
no battles to be fought-wherc all is peace
forever and ever
Lovingly and CourageOusly
FARMER SMITH Children's Editor
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beside him in the half light she. too
awaited what seemed the incvtablc
The door swung open.
Ihorc stood the patriarch again, arms rN-
tended face eager with q passionate hope
and longing, a great pride even at that
strange and pregnant moment
Peace, friends" ho cried II give YOU
peace" Strike me not down with those
iorrihi" weapons of YOURS, For ycrily (
bring YOU hope agaIn!"
Hope? What dyou mean" shouted
Stern
Through the opened door he caught vague
ghmpscs in the luminous fog of many
spearmen gathered uear-of excited -ps-
lures and the wild waving Of arna-or
other figures that, half seen, ran swiftly
here ana there.
"SpaoI' up YOU! WHAT'S the matter?
What's wautcd"' demanded tin, engineer
Keeping MS automatic sighted at the door
way. whats all this Internal row. If your
people there think they're going tp nl,,.
morse with us. they're nightly mistaken 4,
You ten them the first man that stems
l'H".E" lh'i door TO get MS uevcr'n take
another step Quick What's upo"
Come ,' answered the aged man. his
voice high and trcmulous above the howl
ing tumult ana the roar Of the great r,as
We'll Come, now The Ianslaarr-thry
attack Come. ] have spoken of vour
weapons to my people. Come, fight for us
Ana verify If we win"
What kind Of a trIcl; are YOU putting
up on us. anyhow roarcd stern with
u'Ilce heated rage. "Nonr o. that now, If
your people want us. let 'cm come I'm here
ana get us! But as for being fooled that
way and tricbcd into coming out"
II swear the truth" supnlicated the.
patriach, raising his wjthrrcd hand ou high
u You come not, YOU must verify die, OH
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hurled, blazing. right into the brown of the

hurled, blazing. right into the brown Of the
mob.
Beyond. party had scaled the wall, and
there the fight was hand to hand-with
gruntings thrustings OF spears, slashngs
Of long knives that dripped red and cut
again and rose and fell with hideous regu-
larity
He lacked his pistol full Of shells once
more and thrust It into the girls hand
fnr she, excited beyond all control. was
swapping the hammer of her weapon on
empty steel.
GIVE It to EN-! Shoot! XIII" he yelled.
Our only chance now If they-get in
we're dead y"
lie snatched her weapon. reloaded and
again raIned the steel -jacketed bolts Of
death against the attackers.
In the tumult and wild maelstrom of the
fight the rcvolvers cracking seemed to
produce little effect. II Stern expected that
this unknown weapon would at once bring
panic and quick victory he recloned with
out the bersccker madness and the stern
mcttle Of this horde of raging Lanskaarn.
white men, like himself they yielded
not but with strange cries and frightful
yclls, pressed on and on up to the walls
and up the ladders ever and now came
flights OF spears. kissing through the dark
air-and now smooth black rocks from the
beach. flung with terrible strength and
&klll ny the singers below, moved down
the defenders.
Here, there. men Of the Folk were fall
ing. pierced by the iron spears, shattered
by the swift and heavy rocks.
The place was becoming shambles
where the blood OF attackers and attacked
mingled horribly in the gloom.
one ladder, pushed outward. dragged
half a dozen Of the Merucaans with It; and
at the bottom of the wall a crcling eddy
of the Lanskaarn dispatched the fighting
Fokmen who had been hauled to their de-
struction by the graphing besiegers.
Blows, howls ard screams, HURTING fire.
bales and great rocks flung from above
the rocks he had already noted laid along
the inside of the wall-these, and the smell
of blood and fire, the horrid. sweaty con-
tact Of struggling bodies the press and jam
of the battle that surged round them, all
gave stern a Kaleidoscope picture of war
war as it once was, in the long ago--war.
naked and terrible. such as he had never
even dreamed
But, mad with the lust OF the kill he
needed nothing now. shoot! Shoot !" he
kept bowling, beside himself; and tearing
open the bandoliers where lay his cart
ridges, he Crammod them with feverish
fingers into the girls weapon and his own
weapons now burning hot with the quick.
long continued firing
CONTINUED TOMORROWD
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CHAPTER XVIII

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Noi' ''''e u" ""'" p'','''
4 Sh'rn LOOK 'h' EIrI 'h n.E a. 'I'S ar" i'
roml"iteG leF as n'sl ne ""Eu' nu' Ms
'',a,' '','' ""'' ','' ,..
me "Id man ""u SUM-" "''S tug UuiE, 49,
Ihere existed II" way ol '"Uf fl"'.nE '"eSe
hafbarlanS that lhriI P'soH,IS NrI' u"'
OF some mated hostile l'lng' ~, r1|'a,,'l I. .,,r
i"u,t'oi VI '''' T"It It ''," ,'' ,rt,,
po!tI"-u "1 - "i'o.r ~, i ,
~ l"I ''t 80 80 ~ ~ ,'' i ti,t,,,,,,
s'ue,eu - 'to.1 ,'1,,t,,, NV I,'i1,n
N"E"ry' JuSi "s 'I' ,,".r',",, ~,
-'h1 was ''''' ~ "' ~ ,'''
Ihat stern a"u heHl 'I'' ..t" j." ""I
way convince tlt'' '"pN"'T ~ VIZ ii ',. -,
th's outer Worlu ana eStI"l'Si ,'s't '"g"I,,S
as TtaI survivors OF u,' I,.tI u.,r ~, ltS
Wh'liy outside lhe pouhuS % '"e p'o''p'e'
Ana as the Ola mans propheey OF owl
Interrupted, YET !Flshlully "hllho"7-' re-
CURED TO Sterns NINA ne knew the ehd OF
everything was very ''"7e AT manu-
They wont get ~ though without a
stitt ilsht damn theln thought ne. Ihal
one satisfaction, If they insist on eNier-
mtnation-it they want waI-theEll get a.
an right enough And itll be what Sher-
man said war always was, too-liell"
Came now a long seemingly inter-
miuabIe wait. The door remained fast
barred. Oppression. heat. thirst hunger
tortured them, hut relief there was none
And AT Iergtb ,r. r,ar,.,s,,, sr,a, ,r
gt,,nef,ctiop o,,erc,r,,, ,,,n,,. ana ,u ,r,ej.
t 80, ,I,,'t,i, -, - ~ ''l -
p",t' "a ito a. - "t' H.
Ihey we're a"aNenea Dy confused