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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-09
OVER 1000
ARE AT WORK
This Number of Red Cross Nurses
Helping Out Work of
Mercy at the
Front,

More than 1000 Red Cross nurses
are now engaged in active nursing
service and another 1000 in teach
ing and committee work, the nation
al committee on nursing of the Amer
lean Red Cross announces. Nine
thousand more stand ready to serve
at once, and the number of trained
nurses volunteering for service with
the Red Cross now averages a thous
sand a month.
Miss Jane A. Delano, chairman of
the nursing committee, said that the
general scheme of unit organization
was to keep together groups Of
nurses and doctors with experience
in the same training schools and hos
pitfalls. Base hospital units for the
army and navy have been recruited
from alumnae Of the schools con-
nected with the largest hospitals in
the country in groups of 20, 40, 65
and 100. Besides the base hospital
units the Red Cross has established
units of nurses for emergency use.
Such hospital unit consists of one
doctor and twenty-five nurses
Specially trained nurses are being
held in readiness for work in units
devoted to pediatrics, orthopedics,
mental diseases and public health.
Infant welfare nurses have already
been sent to France and to Rou-
mania. Plans are also under way
for a special unit of nurses trained
In the care of mental diseases to
serve in the mental wards of the
hospitals established at the thirty
two army environments. Units in
orthopedics are being prepared to
meet the needs of the manned in the
reconstruction hospitals.
In the civil zones surrounding the
training camps and cantonments and
the naval bases fifty public health
nurses have been assigned to work
under the Red Cross sanitary direc-
tors. Ninety-ive Red Cross nurses
in the town and country nursing ser
vice are engaged in teaching and
nursing in rural and mining districts
that the public health at home shall
not suffer needlessly.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-09
BARGES ARE
HIGH AND DRY
Dandelion and Nokomissare Laid Up
Near Gregory With Their
Convoy Of
6arqes.

Perched high and dry on sand
bar near Gregory, the Nokomis and
the Dandelion, with the now noted
seven steel barges of iron ore,
waited for higher water Saturday
and Sunday and internationally
struggled to get affoat again, says
the Quincy Herald. Meanwhile the
river fell some more and the stage
this morning at Quincy. was only 1.6.
a fall of three-tenths of foot and
the lowest it has been since last
March.
However. the fleet got loose, some
way or other, and was reported to
have passed LAGRANGE about 10
o'clock today.
1t seemed, for awhile, as II the
fleet had blocked navigation again.
and this seeming condition caused
the steamer Keokuk to lose quite a
bit Of money. and disappoint her ex-
cursion crowd yesterday. The Keo-
kuk started for this city Saturday
night. The crew knew the barge
fleet was stranded at Gregory, but
hoped to get around it. Arriving at
the place, however, there seemed to
be no way to get around and the
Keokuk went to the bank for the
night, Yesterday morning her crew,
in skiffs, found channel through
the bar that was not previously
known to exist and where the mini
mum depth was five and a half feet.
Through this the Keokuk came on
her way, but arrived here more than
an hour after the time she was
scheduled to depart with her regular
SSunday excursion. The crowd which
had gathered to go on the trip had
meanwhile dispersed, disappointed.
There was no way to get word to
them that the boat would be here,
though late, and they porbably con-
Guided the Keokuk had closed the
excursion season and was not COM
| Ing. The boat laid at the bank until
! her regular trip this afternoon. 1t
will not make any more Sunday ex-
cursion trips this year. but will run
in the regular trade for some time
yet. probably until ice closes navi-
cation.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-09

an engineering outfit to be sent i'm
mediately to France. 1t is probable
that this contingent will include ar
least several Keokuk and Lee county
men whoare at the cantonment.
Word to this eject was wired to
headquarters from Washington and it
lis expected that these men will leave
Camp Dodge for Washington, D. c..
some time soon.
Thence they will be dispatched al
most Immediately to France with
similar numbers of men chosen from
the other fifteen cantonment camps
stationed throughout the country.
The men will be picked from a view
point of qualifications for work with
army engineers, which means the con-
struction of bridges and the destruc-
ton of barricades and army hind
RANGES.
The men who will be chosen from
the brigade at Camp Dodge will be
considered lucky by the majority of
men there, because of their sudden op-
portunity to get over there" Those
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-09
When Itching Stops

There is one safe, dependable treatment
that relieves itching torture and skin irTl'
tation almost instantly and that cleanses
and soothes the skin. ;,
Ask any druggist for Csc or 81 bottle
of zemo and apply it as directed. Soon
you will find that Invitations, pimples
blackheads, eczema, blotches, ringworm
and similar skin troubles will disappear.
A little zemo, the penetrating satisfy.
ing liquid, is all that is needed, for II
banishes most skin cruptions and makes
the skin soft, smooth and healthy.
The z. W. Rose Co, Cleveland. O.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-09
JAPAN AND HER SHIPS.

It was thought when Japan asked for large
quantities of American steel for her ship-bulld-
ing industry that it would be but fair to make
the granting of her request conditional upon
her release of many vessels for the European
trade. It was urged that she should be willing
to do her part in winning the war and that she
could render an important service IN furnishing
ships needed by the allies. But according to a
Japanese diplomat who has been quoted In
Washington dispatches, and who is said to
speak with accurate understanding Of the
situation Japan feels that she is already doing
her share in the war and is furnishing her full
quota of ships One third Of her ocean-going
tonnage is in European waters, and it is not
seen how more ships could be supplied for war
service in which she has lost three OF her finest
vessels All her largest ships except two are IN
the European trade.
We cannot ask Japan to do more than her
best. Her supplies of steel from England We're
cut off long ago. Now the American supply Is
| cut off because Of our own and the allies war
needs She makes no complaint, but apparently
she has right to feel that there should be nc
unfriendly criticism over her failure to do more
than she is doing in meeting the world demand
for ships. Japan is not responsible for the
| steel shortage now preventing completion Of
her shipbuilding program
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-09
A disappointed Banker.

Lincoln Journal. A Nebraska bank
er clerked farm sale recently where
the total turnover was about $4,000.
His compensation was to be the OPP
ton of purchasing the bankable notes
given by successful bidders in pay
ment for their purchases. The bank
ers net haul was one note for SIS and
another for $40. The rest of the farm
ers paid cash or by checks. Farmers
will be having to pay cash for men to
clerk their sales first thing they know.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-09
FAREWELL, JOHN eARLEYcoRN

Cedar Rapids Republican: The
enthusiasm in the dry amendment
ampaign reminds us of the univer-
sal human desire to drive another
nail into some other mans coffin,
even if it is only old John Barley
corn's coffin. This eminent gentle
man, who has been hale fellow and
we'll met in countless ages, has been
duly inferred in Iowa, but some are
not satisfied that he will stay in his
grave. They are afraid he will get
up again and so they want to put
in a few extra nails and perhaps
place few stones on his chest.
We all have to admit now that he
las been a naughty fellow in his
times and that he has wrought some
havoc in the world, that he has
darkened more homes than he has
| frightened hours, that every smile he
has wrought has been paid for in
peck of tears. So if he has given a
bit of pleasure to depressed mankind
how and then, if he has cheered a
chilled soul or comforted the stom-
ach of the sanity Timothy, and that
upon the advice and admonition OF
the greatest of all saints, Saul of
Tarsus, who changed his name to
Paul on the road to Damascus-why
let that be forgotten and let, it not
be splaced to the credit of the de-
ceased John Barleycorn.
Let us all be up and doing, rush
ing over the state like Comanche
Indians, brandishing our hatohets and
WELDING our hammers. It's great
business and those who in the past
have not been of this brandishing
faith, like Brother Cummins of Des
Moines and Washington, can now
join the festive parade and Swhoop it
up louder than the rest. Down with
John Barleycorn, cuff him, kick him,
revile him, spit on him and drive
the nails into his coffin, for he can
not help us any more, not even in
the game of politics. But for our
selves we are going to be bit less
assertive, for since we did not do a
great deal to help kill him we do
not want to gather any laurels for
ourselves in the sad processes of
burying him deeper. And not hay
ing any elective Office in mind, we
see no possibility of coming any
part of this intense furore into votes
in the next election. Blessed are the
meek and thrice blessed are they
who have to satisfy no masters ex-
.cept their own consciences. Poor
John Barleycorn, though we would,
we can no longer drink to the gen
eral joy of tSe whole table. And
somehow, somewhy, we know not
how nor why, this picture fingers in
our minds as something exquisite:
"a book of verses underneath the
bough,
A jug of wine, loaf of bread and
thou
Beside me singing in the wilder
Oh, wilderness were paradise
enow."
The book of verse is left Us. the
loaf of bread is Hoovered out to us
and the wilderness is universal and
everlasting, but the jug is empty and
the brightness has left the eyes of
the dream maidens. Probably it is
the better way for the world, but we
are not of those who want to gloat
We can't do it and be honest. 1t is
better to be honest than to be cheer
ed Alas, poor Yorick. Cockrobin
and Chanticler. also, who thought he
made the run to rise.
Tram is dead
But still a ruby kindIes in the vine.
And many garden by the water
blows"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-09
CAMP DODGE
MEN LUCKY
One Hundred and Twenty-Five VIII be
Taken From Eiahty-elghth
Division for
Engineers.

One hundred and twenty-five men
OF the Eighty-eighth division of the
national army in training now at Camp
Dodge will be selected at once, says
the Des Moines Register. to become
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-09
TODAY.s BIT OF VERSE
/ WON DER.

! WONDER.
wonder il you've, ever dreamed.
In summers MONDAY sleep,
OF what the thyme and heather seemed
To ladybirds that creep
Like little crimson shimmerng gems
Between the tiny twisted stems
OF fairy forests deep;
And what it looks like as they pass
Through jungles of the golden grass.
Alfred Noyes.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-09

she has this is not democratic gov
eminent, then she should be given a
term in a federal prison. That is
what man would get who made
such speech and only advocated
such a policy of aid to the enemy.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-09

Cedar Rapids Republican: 1t takes
a thousand millions to make billion,
just keep that in mind in connection
with the war bonds. We used to talk
big in millions, but now we have to
talk in billions.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-09

ahundantiy is to live abundantIy; and to love
live forever Hence eternal life Is nexfr-
.abIy up We to live forever for the
that want to live tomorrow. Why do you
tomorrow? II is because whom you want to
tomorrow, and be with and love back There is no
why should live than that we love and
beIoved.-Henry Drummond
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-09

who go will be taken from the depoI
brigade, whose original function Is 10
furnish men for just such emergencies
in all ORANGES of the service.
The men will probably all be PR
Yates, and will be Differed by regular
army men after they reach Washing
on.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-09
The Editors Position.

from the draft because everybody
knows how to run a newspaper ard
it would be easy to get substitute.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-09

[ think this matter of liberty is one of
those rights which require fine sense to ap-
preciate, and with every degree of civiity it
will be more truly felt and appreciated En-
erson.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-09

Waterloo Times-Tribune: There's
Hoover and Lowden-oh, we could
name lot more-but before the east
gets chesty about that worlds series
it should. bear in mind that an Iowa
boy is managing the White Sox.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-09

A stenographer in one of the Keokuk banks
saws that while the Liberty bond she already
possesses is good and serviceable it is quite
hopelessly out of style for special occasions,
and she will have to have one of the fall and
winter issues.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-09
Times.Republican:

Marshalltown Times-R Republican:
A flying machine to persuade men to
vote against saloons is about as con-
vincng as the stickers being sent out
by the secretary of the treasury to IN
duce men to buy Liberty bond.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-09

That new national political party organized
the other day in Chicago attempts to cover 50
much ground that camouflage is painfully APP
parent in several places.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-09
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.

Sioux City Journal In other words,
we are to understand that the liquor
situation in Iowa is similar to the
military situation in France The en-
envy is licked, but the victory hasn't
been nailed down yet.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-09
Mrs. Havemeyers Rights.

Duluth News Tribune: II Mrs.
Havemeyer wishes to have equal
| rights with man and holds that until
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-09

While the thought Of traitors in the army
lis disquieting, the major harm which [. W. W.
members of our draft corps might do is obvi-
ated by knowledge that their presence therein
is suspected The army will be an unsafe
place for mischiefmaker when he is discov-
cred and the recruits are forewarned, SO that
show of doubtful patriotism will come at once
under suspicion. The government is showing
fine capacity to get the men it has under sur
veilance when they are wanted and it prob
ably will find any Of these who have been
drafted into the army in due time. Moreover,
it is possible that army discipline and the as
ISOLATION with the great body of loyal young
men who are now entering it may effect a cure
of some of the mischief that bad propaganda
and ong-headed advisers have instilled into
those of T. W. W. sympathies. Any draft re-
cruit will keep good company under wise super
vision.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-09

General Maude, of the British army, is grand
" overcoming the handicap of his very lady
like NAME
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-09

The interesting announcement is made that
the Rev BILLY" Sunday is at work on the
preparation Of volume containing the love
stories of the bible retold in his own character
istic and inimitable way The idyls of Esther,
Ruth and. Rachel presumably will be among
those that are modernized into Mr.. Sunday S
best style, and other episodes with more or less
of sweetness about them may be very stlikingly
related in the vernacular used by the evangelist
and for which he is so justly famous. If Mr..
Sunday is capable Of clothing the incidents of
bible relation in purer language than is en-
ployed in the great book he will have accom-
plished the unexpected.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-09

Marion Sentinel: The proposition
to raise more goats is all right, with
an amendment prohibiting their cleo
ton from Iowa to the United States
senate. where they might catch some
Thing from La Toilette, Vardaman,
Bourne or Gronna
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-09

senate, where they might catch some
Thing from La Toilette, Vardaman,
Bourne or Gronna.
Dubuque Times-Journal: The high
school of the future will teach agri-
culture in connection with other use
full and profitable occupations. 1t Is
e splendid thing to have agricultural
colleges, such as Ames, where young
men of college age may learn farming,
scientific farming, but that is not
enough. 1t must be remembered that
a very large percentage of the men
who go to Ames are men brought up
on farms who have already had years
of practical training as farmer boys.
They go to the gricultural college as
to a sort of finishing school, where
they are taught to farm in the most
modern, efficient and profitable man
ner. If America, if Iowa, if Dubuque
wants to convert city boys into farm
ers. the operation must be begun at
an earlier age than the college age.
Council Bluffs Nonpareil. The corn
will soon be matured and the farmers
will then hit the knock board" with
"a resounding whack which will be
heard round the world.
Oelwein Iowan: We'd like to have
La Toilette deliver a speech in Gel
vein before the price of eggs goes
higher.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-07-14
CONFUSION IN GERMANY.
CLEAR IDEA OF SITUATION NCyr
OBTAINABLE FROM CENSOR.
ED NEWS.
Conference Between Imperial Council
and Rcichstag Leaders Expected to
End Crisis-VOn Bcthmann-Hol.
veg Must Either Abide by Decision
OF Conference or Resign.

Copenhagen, July 1O.-It is diff
cult to get a clear impression of the
political crisis from the news reports
that are allowed to come out of Ger.
many The imperial council and
reichstag leaders. however, are ex-
pected to meet this afternoon or even
ing to decide the fate Of the chancel-
lor and the government. Some say
the conference will end the crisis The
Vossische ZeitunC says the chancellor
can either abide ~ the decision of the
conference or face a reichstag re-
finds itself out of harmony with the
chancellor it will adjourn.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-07-14
RIGID LAW ENFORCEMENT. 1
FEDERAL OFFICERS WILL PROS.
ECUTE BLIND TIGERS IN
SOUTH CAROLINA.
Importation OF Liquor Into Prohibi-
ton Territory Is Now an Offense
Against United States Statutes and
Those Who Are Captured Will Be
Tried in the Federal Courts.

Charleston, July 9.-That the fed
eral courts in this State will take a
vigorous hand in enforcing the liquor
laws as set forth in the United States
statute that went into effect on July 1.
and which makes it a federal offense
to bring liquor illegally into prohibi-
ton territory. such as South Carolina,
even though II does not interfere with
the quart a month act was indicated
today when a negro, Joe Islam, was
brought before United States Com
missioner Huger. charged with vio-
lating the liquor statute, which re-
Gently went into effect and bound over
for trial at the Aiken term Of court,
in October. The interesting part OF
this case is that Islam, who was ar
rested by State liquor constables, has
been taken charge of by the federal
authorities, which indicates that the
bulk of smuggling liquor cases are
going before Uncle Sam, which makes
it much more serious to violate the
liquor importation law of South Car
olina. since offending the State in this
particular means offending the United
States. All cases of the sort are re-
ported to the federal authorities by
the State officials and evidently most
of the prosecutions will be made by
the United States. THE people of
this State" declared a federal official
today, had better take warning. for
the federal liquor Jaw will be strictly
enforced" 1t is likely that further
arrests will grow out Of the Islam
case. The negro is said to have
brought the liquor seized from Jack
sonville. A considerable quantity Of
beer and whiskey was in his suit case.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-07-14
MOTOR CAR LICENSES.
Other Information Given Out From
Office OF State Highway Commits
sion.

Other Information Given Out From
Office of State Highway Commits
sion.
Columbia, July "A total Of $780,
S37.O6 has been paid into the State
Highway Department today for IL
censes on automo biles, motorcycles
and for dealers, stated ]. Roy PEN
nell. State highway engineer, this
morning.
With the exception of about 1900
or 5000 delinquents all the automo-
bile owners in the State have secured
licenses in conformance with the law,
thinks Mr.. Pennell. It is estimated
that there are approximately $4,000
owners Of automobiles in South Car
olina.
1.-THE enforcement Of the law re-
quiring automobile owners to secure
licenses by July is left entirely with
the local officials in each county, and
they are somewhat reluctant in en-
forcing it," stated the highway en-
gineer. Probably. however, this is
partly due to the impression that pre-
walls among some officials that the
enforcement Of this law rests with
the State Highway Commission"
That there is false impression
prevalent throughout the State rela-
tive to the permits recently issued by
the highway department. is a state
ment made by Mr.. PennelI. He ex.
planned that these permits were given
to automobile owners when they paid
their licenses. and the department
was out of license plates. to show
that they have been issued to holders
of permits and it is no longer legal to
operate motor-propelled vehicle
without the plate being attached
thereto.
Richland County so far leads with
the number Of licenses secured. Next
in order of registration comes Spar
Greenville, Anderson, Char
lesion and Orangeburg counties.
Four-fifths Of the money secured
from licenses reverts to the county of
It's origin and the other one-fifth ia
used for the purchase OF license
plates and the maintenance of the
department.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-07-14
GERMAN CABINET CHANGES.

Reported that Kaiser Has Decided to
Accept designations OF Two Minis.
ters.
London, July 1O.-The Exchange
Telegraph says it is reported in AM
sterdam that the designations Of DR..
Helfrich, the German vice chancellor
and secretary OF the interior and Sec
retary OF Foreign Affairs Zimmerman
have been decided upon by the en-
peror.