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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-27
FAVOR lmmed date Peace.

AMSTERDAM, Dec. 27.-Germany
will agree to peace without annexa-
lions and without indemnities. but
only if all belligerents pledge accep-
lance OF that policy, according to an
announcement by Austro-Hungarian
Premier Czernin, received today from
Vienna. re
He said the central powers favored
an immediate peace. However" he
added, Germany does not propose in
her acceptance of the policy of no an
nexations and no indemnit1es to be
tied to one side without any Suaran
tee that Russia's allies will fulfill the
same conditions.
The Austro-Hungarian spokesman
declared that the central powers "dC
not intend forcibly to annex occupied
regions or to deprive Of political indie
| pendence any nation now enjoyins
! that independence
He announced the belief that eacf
belligerent should pay not only the ex
penses of war prisoners, but should
/ grant full compensation to civilian
prisoners.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-27

Virgil Fleming of Champaign uni
comb normal, are spending their va
cation with home folks.
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Shore spent
Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. J. W
Scott. Mi. and Mrs. Shore have juse.
returned from visit at Detroit.
Michigan, and while there Mr.. Shorel
with friend, crossed over into Cans
ada, and he said he was examined byl
being questioned on both sides boz,
fore receiving his passport.
The Red Cross chapter meets on
Wednesday and Thursday afternoons
in the Masonic hall. All who viii
lend a helping hand, are invited to-
attend.
The majority of our farmers wiz
finish gathering their corn this week.
Nearly all separate the soft from the
good when throwing it in the wagon
bed.
There will be an offering takenl
Sunday by the Christian Bible school.
| for the relief of the starving BelgianI
and Armenian children. as they cete-i
| brate the 18th of January as theirl
| Christmas, we desire that this doEa-I
| ton be received by that time. An
! are urged to give something IL only 81
small amount. it will help keep some,
! little child from starving. 1t is res
ported that all the children uuderl
four years of age have starved to
death.
| Miss Daisy Hartman has been a.
| the Rhett Thompson home for tha
past two weeks
! E. p. Wright is now doing business
| in the building recently vacated by -
! V. Scott. The interior has been
newly papered and presents an at
! tractive appearance.
! Mrs. Edith FuIlmer and sons, Lor-
ing and Muriel, are spending mis-
week in Hamilton.
Miss Sadie Polling, a teacher in
the LaPrairie public school, Is spends
ing her vacation here with homd
folks.
Miss Idabelle Carpenter, our teaeh1
er of the primary grades. gave 4
Christmas entertainment on Friday
afternoon, which was splendid. Tnl
songs and exercises with the recita
, tions were fine; it certainly shovel
to the public what little folks az
capable of doing. A small Christina
, tree was in one corner of the rooI
< which held presents and a treat Il
every child The decorations we
/. in red and white. and the Btole sto}
;, of the nativity Illustrated on
/. board by using the colored chalk
charcoal. sho Yea al tisJic ability a
}, was much admired.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-27
Said to Have Confessed.

United Press Leased Wire Service.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Dec. 81
Mrs. Lillian Griffin today is said to
have confessed to the police that
she shot her husband while he was
asleep in bed, because she had found
a picture of Louise Calvert, Terre
Haute. in her husbands pocket.
Griffin probably will die. The woman
told the police that when the "other
woman" gave her husband Christmas
presents, and she found him carrying
her picture, she was unable to keep
from numbering him. Griffin is Big
Four conductor.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-27
CANNED RABBIT
is GOOD FOOD
Here Are Two Methods of Preserving
Bunny Meat This Winter FOR
Use Some Time Next
Summer.

With the rabbits running around
wild and in good numbers in Iowa
this winter it behooves every person
to bring in as many as possible ana
begin canning at once. The nome
economics department of the Iowa
state college announced that the
Dummies can be canned just as easily
and as safely as beef, pork, chicken
and other food products. The can
ned rabbit will make a good summer
dish and thus add another notch in
the conservation Of the nations meat
supply.
Here are two ways to can the cot
ton tails.
Skin the rabbit and remove ell.
trails. Wash carefully, cool and cut
into pieces Of medium size. Pack
the raw meat in clean glass Jars 10
within an inch of the top, Add one
teaspoon salt for each pint jar. A
rabbit weighing two pounds can be
packed into pint jar, while one
weighing three pounds will fill a
quart jar. Adjust new rubber and
screw on top. but not too tight. Place
on rack in container such as wash
boiler and sterilize three hours
counting time after the water begins
| 10 DOH. ItellONS IioiAA "osSi
| tighten TOP, but not too tight. Place
on rack in container such as wash
boiler and sterilize three hours
counting time after the water begins
| to boil. Remove from water anc
tighten top at once.
2-Sear the meat, which has beer
dressed and cut into pieces as in the
first method, in fat until brown
| p,cl, IN iars adding one teaspoon o
salt to each pint. Fill the jars will
boiling water. To some of the can
beef stock may be added, which vii
give a delicious flavor. Adjust tor
and sterilize three hours.
/ Next summer when the majority o
meat is being shipped to Europe TO
our fighters and the high prices hay
touched the products left behind, tn
canned rabbit will enable you to CIV
the bug laugh TO the butcher. Th
canned product will make good raj
| bit pie, fricasse and baked rabbit
to say nothing of hassenpfeffer.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-27
DENVER, ILL.
> g . . = . = . . . . . . .

The Congr egational Bible school
observed Christmas in the presenta-
ton of the White Gifts for the
King" The decorations were IN
keeping with the program which was
listened to by a full house, and was
highly appreciated.
The Christian Bible school gave
miscellaneous program which was
pronounced fine by the crowd in at
tendance.
\, yid Logan who sustained such a
serAis injury, caused by the ak
turning in his hand while cutting ice
returned to his home Saturday even
ing, after ten days stay in the heo
kuk hospital. The wound on his head
! is healing nicely.
Nina Edwards OF Knox College
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-27
Colonel Hicks Buried.

limited Press Leased Wire Service
OSHKOSH, Wis, Dec. 27.--Colonel
John Hicks, editor and publisher OF
the Oshkosh Northwestern and form
erly minister to Peru, was buried
here today The veteran newspaper
man and diplomat died last Friday at
San Antonio, Texas.
Public buildings, including the city
hall and library, as well as the
Northwestern plant, closed during the
hours Of the funeral. Hundreds oil
friends, including statesmen, were
here for the funeral.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-27
Good Red Cross Worker.

TUnited Press Leased Wire Service. J
SEATTLE, Wash. Dec. 27.-Foi-
lowing the completion of the Red
Cross membership campaign directed
in the northwest by Hazen J. Titus,
dining car superintendent OF the
Northern Pacific railway, movement
was started here today to have him
considered for the post of govern
ment director of railroad dining car
service on all lines taken over by the
president.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-27
HALF FOR WAR
HALF FOR PEACE
Continued from page -

annexation and no indemnities" by no
means covers all that must be includ'
ed within peace settlement. rms
leaves the restoration OF Belgium ana
kindred vital problems out of consld-
Grafton and Is considered here today
as largely bait to the Russians in
view Of their formulation OF this
creed.
While President Wilson's peace
views practically call for this formula,
his chief insistence Is upon elimina'
ton OF the present government system
upon which no faith can be placed and
with which no bargain can be made
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-27
FIeeoed Out of 81 5000.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.]
CHICAGO, Dec. 27.-Albert A.
Charles, a Kokomo, Indiana merch-
ant, who is alleged to have been fleec-
ed out of $4,000 recently, will tell
the grand jury here today how it hap
pened. Charles A. Worden, banker
of Fort Wayne, Indiana, will be one OF
the principle witnesses. Two arrests
have been made.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-27
Contracts are Cancelled.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 27.-Large
munitions contracts Russia placed in
Japan have been cancelled by the con-
tractors, who refuse to take chances
on the Bolsheviki paying their bills.
according to Narnkazu Ito, munitions
maker of Toxic.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-27
Amhassa doris Flat Denial.

PETROGRAD, Dec. 27.-American
Ambassador Francis flat disclaimer
of the Bolsheviki charge that he and
the American Red Cross sought to aid
General Kaledine against the Trotsky-
Lenine regime, was published here to-
day.
Francis asserted that the automo-
biles and other supplies were enroute
not to Rostoff, but to Jassy.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-27
.HaiseIden to Examine Baby.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
DIES MONIES, Iowa Dec. 27.-Dr.
Harry Haiselden, Chicago physician
who has gained notoriety through
his advocacy Of death for deformed
children, will examine Baby Griffith,
local youngster who is hopelesSly
deformed.
DR.. Haiselden came here on request
of Chief of Police Jackson. He will
visit the child late this afternoon.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-27
Aviator Killed.

TJJnited Press Leased Wire Service.]
FORT WORTH, Texas, Dec. 27.--
A. Davidson, %, an American student
aviator in training at Hicks field,
near here, was killed instantly late
Yesterday when his airplane crashed
to the ground from a height OF l,5Oo
feet.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-27
Gcinn to Petroarad.

AMSTERDAM, Dec. 27.-The Ger
man mission provided for in the ap.
pendix to the Russo-German arms
tice will leave for Petrograd next
Tuesday to negotiate an exchange of
civilian war prisoners unfit for mill
tary purposes, according to Berlin
dispatches today. The German dele
gates who are headed by Count Won
Mirbach, former German minister TO
Athens, will likewise seek re-estab
lishment Of Russo-German relations,
according to Berlin's announcement
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-27
Fire of Unknown Origin.

limited Press Leased Wire Service
SAGINAW, Mich, Dec. 27.-Flre OF
unknown origin early today destroy
ed the Saginaw-Bay City Traction
company's car barns here
Thirty-six city street cars were
consumed. Only four cars were
saved.
The damage is placed at 100000.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-27
tackles on Guard.

limited Press Leased Wire Service
CHICAGO, Dec. II. - twenty
tackles from the Great Lakes naval
training station today were patrollins
the loop, armed with rifles and bayo-
nets to see that this district IS made
safe for jackies."
Recent attacks by hold-up men on
sailors resulted in this precaution.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-27
Interesting Bits of News
From the Churches of keokuk

The cantata which was presented
by the choir of the United Presbyter-
ian church under the direction OF
George w. Barnes, was most sue
cessful one, and was splendidly rem
dered.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-27
conference Continues.

AMSTERDAM, Dec. 27.-The Brest
Litovsk peace conference betwee;
German and Russian delegates COT
tinued today according to dispatche
received here today.
Previous reports had indicated
postpone ment Of meetings.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-27

George Willet of Saco. Me-, has
cigar made forty years ago by cyrus
King, who was a cigarmaker. Inc
cigar contains twice as much tobacco
as is used In cigar today.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-27
ksIedine Defeated.

PETROGRAD, Dec. 27.-Defeat of q
force of the Kaledine rebels at Biel
gorod was announced by the Bolshe
Wiki today.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-27
Iowa Food Administration Calls At
tention to Necessity for Conserva-
ton of These Commodities
During War.
QUANTITIES ARE FIXED
Retailers, Likewise, Are Not Allowed
to Make Any Combinations in
Way of Sales
Inducements.

The Tilted States food administras
ton in Iowa calls attention at this
time to the great necessity OF con-
servatton in all foodstuffs mentioned
lin the presidents proclamation on
commodity licensing, but especially
to flour and sugar. 1t Is the pa
triotic duty of every citizen to reduce
as far as possible his consumption OF
flour and sugar and to see that whole
sale and retail dealers are Informed
on the subject Of quantity selling and
are obeying the rulings Of the food ad-
ministration. Retailers are required
to sell licensed food commodities at
reasonable prices based on prewar
profits and without regard to cost OF
replacement of goods or to specnla-
tive profits.
Fix Quantities Sold.
Flour should not be sold in guam
titles exceeding one bag-one-fourth
barrel-to a family. Retailers profit
on flour should not exceed 81 per bar
rel 1t must not exceed $1.25 per
barrel.
Sugar should be sold in quantities
| not exceeding five pounds to the fam
lily. We recommend not over two
and onelhalf pounds. 1t must not be
i sold in quantities exceeding ten
pounds to the family. Retailers
profit on sugar depends upon circum-
stances, lust as in the case OF flour.
| 1t is being sold in various parts OF
the state at from Sk to cents per
pound Ten cents per pound is the
limit.
No Combinations Allowed.
| Retailers are not allowed to make
combination sales Of foodstuffs-ex
| cept they are allowed to sell sugar IN
/ combination with corn meal at the
rate of one pound of sugar with Two
pounds Of corn meal.
Merchants and others who do any
wholesaling Of food commodities what
lsoever must apply for wholesalers
license.
The attention Of the public is calico
to these matters in order that the PEG
pie may understand and appreciate
the restrictions under which retail
ers of food commodities are now op
Grating. The public must not be I'M
lust. nor may the retailers violate the
rules of the food administration The
administration notes a fine spirit O.
cooperation generally among retailers
in these matters, and requests the
public to be very careful in demands
for flour and sugar. Violations or the
rules should be. reported to the 1000
administration at Burlington. he
ports of boarding should also be made
to the office there.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-27

The brotherhood of the Unite
church Christmas nigh;
presented the pastor, the Rev. n. Il.
McElree, with a spot light for hi
automobile, and fountain pen 10
his desk. The presentation was ma I
by George Radasch, and he demo-
strated in his talk why he is such q
excellent salesman.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-27

Christmas night at the United
Presbyterian church White Gift
Christmas was observed, and pledges
We're secured for the national serv-
ice commission of the u. p. church.
This money will be used for the sol
diers in the service.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-27

A week from the coming Sunday
an offering will be taken in the U. p.
church for the Armenian and Syrian
sufferers.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-27

Trinity Nj. Il. church distributed
twelve baskets Christmas day. AT
the Christmas entertainment an of
cering of twenty dollars was lifted
and sent to the Armenian children
ufferers. 4
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-27

in assistant secretaryships is taken
to prasage such a plan OF operation.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-27

The cantata which was given 50
ccessfully at the Trinity church
der the direction Of Mrs. Florence
tight Schouten last Sunday evening
I be repeated this coming Sunday
tening.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-27

Gate City Want ads.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-01-06

We now hear hat the commission wen.
on whom " much blame Tor the high cost
Of living in the United States has been
placed. are themselves suffering FROM,
economic conditions. Some az them de-
clare that they would gladly sell ont aud
~ into some other business, ii they could
get anyone to bHy. The middlemen. t"o, lay
.Il the tronhlr ~ the inctfiency of the d--
trihution -y tern. II II not necessary to
regard these dcai crs n nartyras n order
10 agree with tt " IN I'LL conclusion, says
the Christian Science Monitor, THE -v--
tenn of distributing products IN the United
States coril rot well bc worse than IL ~.
III the mny5amrt for greater supply and
more reasonable prices. that system ny the
cirst thing demanding correction. "-R"au-
mont Enterprise.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-01-06
HIGHER PAY FOR STATE
COMMISSIONERS Of AGRICULTURE
L.Jislature Astel - RsIse S~aIary-Egri-
culture MQsI iEa3ctaTl interest
Of the State.
lRv Associated rress.l

AUSTIN, Tex. Jan. G.-Iiigher salaries
Tor thc state commissioner 81 agriculture
aud chief clerk ere recommended bv
Commissioner Fred W. Davis. De eat
of Agriculture. in this biennial repa zip The
Commissioner Davis
".Aericgiture il ~ far the most import
ant interest In the state and il destined 20
~ If immca-rrahly greater Importance ~
the future. The t,mo viii soon come when
I'll viii require more than ordinary ability XXX
I'll tho commi -ioncrship and The salaries
Of the commissioner aud chici clerk should
ac materially increased, not only fer the
axe of simple Justice. but in order that the
state may bid for talent to administer I'LL
agricultural affairs"
The commissioner receive, $500, the
clerk $500. Mr Davis did not indicate ~
what figures he would have the salaries adj
vanced.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-01-06

pletelN protected iN gold-uf The countrie-
IN question was placed in 1896 at S2.55S.
0oO. 00o. and in 1916 ut SS.5s3.0 0U. 000.
The production OF over -, 000. GOT. 600
worth of gold IN the last quarter of a CEN
tury. compared with sS.000. 600. 400 III the
preceding 100 wears. has taken place chief
IN IN the last decade. Down TO 1880. the
worlds goid output never reached a. much
rs 800. goo 600 annually. n 1895, il Wa
q little more Than S200. 600 900, and IN 1898
il for the first time exceeded f3o0.0 600 .o0G.
In 1906 the mark OF 500. GOO. 600 was
crossed. The chief gold producing com
tries of the world are South Africa The
United States, Russia and Canada. While
the chief silver producing countries a.e Gre
United States. Mexico. Canada and Peru.
Exchange.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-01-06

FIFTY yeas @ro today George Peabody.
M INDUSTRIOUS. -c.lmadc ~yurkc." mer-
chant, gave q large sum ol money 10 The
South Tor educating purposes iI- gitt
resulted I'll the George Peabody college for
teacher. Nashville. Tenn.
Todav children W. thirteen Southern
states and about l50.00o teachers are cele-
hra'ing the e.ving oi fli- gilt ANA HIRE do-
iue honor % the siver.
Th, world i+ several Thousand wears DID,.
and sin The yearly calendar ~ 365 OF "
days is not vet .uli ot anniversaries of
greet. noble and beneficial deeds Of this
lind. There arr mo-, even en- MANY such
datas a- thcrc ara Sundav4-perhap-.
largely because tho world ~ too quick t.
forget the good decd done and has allow
al them ~ co aforementioned.
II Is fitting that men Ike George Pea
LoGz-mav Haatcr Give u~ more MI them
be- cammemorgted. Their names should "a
mn@. household words. The Greeks ~ hon
~ their great men. and one of the results
WAS that many strivc1 Or emulate their
greatness. At the George Peabody col
lcco today an elaborate program is benz.
STAGED end the ocra-.ou III tho Srmi-centcn-
pal ~ the vent that made the college POS
siilc Is bc:rg made one of great moment.
Peabody was borr in February ot l195.
in the very morning, .lwo-t. of the United
State. near Salem. Ma~-a chu-ett-. The
exact place Fly called South Danvcr-. Ills
parents were poor but very Industrious.
.. t, t-A, ,f rl.t1fH. .rnl rt md and
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-01-06
Tie Mnrld.s Cold Prntnctien.

ls Il compilation prepared hN the i"r''t''
trade d~cuztrrcnt of the N%atiora' City ata~
o. N.g Yori. ~ovle Interesting .ar'- arc
ciptg rcgarline thc world gold prediction.
The oufnut az this precious metal ODD the
las/ twenty-five wears equals the total for
<rur centuries Immediately preceding tins
pcriod. aud the production Of silver since
ISIS also equal the output nj the 400
vcar immediately preceding ISIS.
The gold curreny Of the world has doub-
led III the last twenty years. and silver has
ben reduced oue-half in that time.
Tie, totri production Of gold from the
discovery 81 America 10 the present time
i placed bv the National City bank IT
%$1G.Fn0n0n III raiuc. and the production "a
silver - $4,000, 000, 600 in coming value.
Tf~ ocil money Of m countries Of the
yaria. CO.. which statistics were available
in 1895. reached q totsl 81 Si.ll4. 600 ,0o0
O. Jarvnry ! this year. the aggregate was
$~s.2ESfaa Gee. II 1896 the silver money
Of tllrsn N copntr.es amounted to -
237.03a 0na. while ia iniGthi- had SHRINK
to SILL ec9.0G0.
TAc 11corcr.d prg.r" no-cl aat com
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-01-06
That h!'eCed Leak

ii was like this. Tom lawson told
Frede Brewster that somebody told him
that Chuck Williams told Jim 0'Shca. the
night clerk at Fiint, roadhou,e. ihIi
Mary Rubenstein ioid Shorty Scru4sS
that Cornelius Morgan minated IN plnSy
ed $50 on a tip that somebody who worked
d'Ambro@ia that he. Cornelius, had clean
IN the Capitol lit Washington had given to
L~vcureu> Hanks. Ca Investigation It de-
velopcl that Mir. Lawson thought he was
doing Everybody again, and thai, III
he said what on meant when M sand ID. he
didn't write what nv said when w wrote
ID, not having Ii dear recolloeiinn-:t be-
iug iu-t after Ness Na.r -auvrav. .t-
for he man vl, worked s. .A, Car-a-
if wv rl. readily ~nrr NJ rAc faHi.A
mi-a, have seen ne itr .o- assistant or
the cigarette prop ch Inn 1.'y IA n IN rrc-
unm-clcan TIE Corpus GLASS;
Il Caller.