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Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1917-12-22
smiertelnosci ma polu Walk zale-


Zy we wielkiej mierze cd stopnia
przygotowania militarnego naro-
du. | tax, Rosya odniosla straty
nieproporcyonalnie wielkie, po-
niewaz W pierwszym roku wojny
armie jej mialy slabe poparcie re
strony artyleryi, niekiedy zol-
nierze jej ME mieli dosiownie "a
dnej broni. Ma zachodnim froncie
straty irancuskie w pierwszych
dw0ch latach byly bardzo ciezkie,
lecz gdy armia angielska obej-
mowat poczela coraz to wieksza
Geese frontu, straty francuskie
spadiy, a angielskie sic zwiekszy-
iy.
Staia strata, kt6ra take trzeba
wojnie przypisac, So r6wniez tie
miliony, ktore umarly wskutek
specyalnych warunkow, wywoia-
nych wojna, jak np.: wskutek gto7
du, chorob i innych cierpieh, al
DO tez w brutalny spos6b zostaiy
wymordowane.
Przystepujac nastepnie do
STRAIT materyalnych i finanso-
wych, przekonujemy sic, re So O.
ne o wiele wiecej skomplikowane.
Co do kosztow pienieznych, ME
MONA ich p~orownaG re zadnemi
diugami k%rajowymi, ami pozycz-
kami i wydatkami W czasach
przedwojennych.
Ma poczatku wojny koszt jej
dzienny wynosil $30.OO0,000.
Przepowiadano wtedy, re Euro
pa ME wytrzyma tax ciezkich
wydatkow ami pol roku. Tymcza-
sem trzeci rok wojny juz daHno
minai. koszt dzienny doszedi do
$175, 100000, a symptomow ruiz
ny finansowej jeszcze ME widaG.
Stale sic coraz to wiecej widoCz-
mem, re nbrak pieniedzy" nigdy
RE zmusi zaden kraj do poddania
sic. Poki dostateczne zasoby exc
romiczne istnieja w postaci ludzi,
z~wierzat, zywnoSci, stall, zelaza i
zapasow wojennych, poty dany
nar6d posiada moznoSc prowadze
MIA wojny. Ami ~pietrzace sic d}ugi
niemieckie, ami spadaj9cy kurs
mark niemieckiej we wymianie
miedzynarodowej ME jest baro-
metrem finansowej zdolnoSci re
strony Niemiec dalszego prowa--
dzenia wojny, lecz pozostajace
zapasy W ludziach, zywnoSci j
metalach - tie stanowia prawdzi-
wa wskaz0wke.
Nar6d bowiem obciazyG mole
hipotekami swa przyszioSt -
podobnie do czlowieka, kt0ry
wchodzi do sklepu Z pustkami W
kieszeniach i "a towary zakupio-
ne pIaci wekslami, kt6rymi gwa-
r~antuje prace swych dzieci. Kaz-
dy narod wydaje bondy ma mi
Hardy dolarow, kt6re splaca przy-
SIZE pokolenia i kt6re sic rownaja
wyzej wymienionym wekslom.
Bardzo mala Geese kosztow wo-
jennych plaza narody got0wkq, I.
]. sumami, sciagnietemi Z podat-
k6w wojennych. Bondami zapla-
como dotychczas koszta wojny w
sumie 800, OOO, OOo, 900. o te sumo
powiekszyi sic dug Swiata. o.
g6lny zaS koszt pieniezny wojny
wynosi $1O5, 900, OO0,O0O, ii. "a
piacono gotowka SIS, 900, OOO,O 900,
kt6re pozostaly re sciqgnietych
podatk6w po odciagnieciu prowi-
zyi ma wydane bondy.
Me trudno zrozumieG, re "a
ciaganie Pozyczek W postaci bon
dow ME moze zubozeG zadnego
narodu. JcSli mp. narod Stan6w
Zjcdnoczonych otrzyma Gala pro-
wizye kazdorazowa Z pozyczki W
srmie dwudzieStu m%iliardow, a
... IzS -a:r o,I,- l., o;4,I
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1917-12-22
OJCZYZNA zYJE!

OjczyEna lyle! Pc wieku niewOli
Dmartwychpowstaje z grobu tez i max;
RozprOmieniona W mestwie aureoli,
Zrzuca kajdany z pOkrwawiOnyCh rqk.
Ujawszy w dtonie sZtandar narodowy,
Ku dzelnym hufcom zwraca Swieta skroh;
Jak gIaz padaja pred na bratnie giowy,
Jak sIohce blyska p6Izwycieska broh.
Ojc1yzna iyjc: Ia wiesG trwozy wroga,
Jk piorun jasny z grzmiacych w niebic chmur;;
Jui size mic uanie PolSki dlatwa droga,
Prey Matce stoi, jak skahsty muir.
w ogniu doSwiadczen, przekuta newOla,
Kroczy6 tam bedze, gdze jj wskaze Bog,
A gdy j. wiara 1 miiosG zespoa,
Przengdy wolnej ME podbije wr0g.
Ojczyzna zyje! a Pc dnach udreki
ZabaySnie Ola Niej era zlOtych dn,
Serca rozgrZeje TAXI uscisk reki,
o jakim PoIak jz cd wicklow sni;
Zaszumia Iany stokrotnymi plony,
WNiesie sic W lazur szczesna piosnka ptak.
A W cichy wiecz6r spiynq z wiezyc dzwony
Nuta dzekcZynna ma niebiesi Szak.
Splyna naOnczas tym niebieskim szlakiem
Do tego, kt6ry Polsce krew swa daf,
Wyznal pred swiatem, re On jest Polakiem
1 zyc pc polsku - po Bolemu Smiai;
Orla BiaIego mad polsal zagroda
Uczuciem szczescia Iopocacy view
Bedze mu w raju stokrotnq nagrodl
Ia Wake aycia meczeiska krew.
E.T.Z.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1917-12-22
- WAGL.
KOSZTA WOJNY.

LAX trzeba obliczac koszta O.
'becnej wojny, najwiekszej W hi
storyi Swiata Co stanowi niepo-
wetowane straty ! lie tie straty
wynosza? Jaka jest cena przyszie-
go bezpieczenstwa ludzkoSci? lie
narody plaza "a niepodlegiy byt
i prawo swobodnego rozwoju?
O pytaniach tych juz DUO pi-
sano, lecz PREY schyiku r. 1917
yarto je sobie jeszcce raz uprzy'
tomnic we formie treSciwej.
Wezmy najprz0d straty W zy'
ciach ludzkich Cd chwili jak woj-
ma wybuchla przy koncu lipca r,
1914.
w bitwach pablo 100000 dc
100000 ludzi. Odejmujac cd tel
cyfry liczbe Smierci, jaka wyda,
rzyiaby sic W normalnych CA
sach pokojowych, be- obawy
przesady powiedziec MONA, re
strata, spowodowana wojns, wy
nosi ponad 100000 Eye. Ponie,
waz zmobilizowanych zostalo cd
poczatku wojny we wszystkich
krajach $1,000, 900 zolnierzy, wy
nika z tego, re jeden zoinierz ma
20 polegi W kazdym roku ma polu
bitwy.
Pr6cz poleglych strate Take
przedstawiaja ci zoinierze. ktorzy
odnieSli tax Powazne pokalccze-
MA, IL pozbawieni So zdolnoSci
zarobkowania. Tych zoinierzy
Jest 5,250,OOO. Razem wiec strata
W ludziach wynosi okoio 5000,
z~oinierzy mniej powaznic pc,
kaleczonych, ktorzy wrocili ma
front, albo w zyciu cywilnem be,
da mogli zajmowat sic jakqs pro,
dukcyjna pracq, jest okolo TO-.
100000.
Trzeba take ~podkrc5liG ! ter
fakt, re straty W ludziacl, ME
slychane dla tego, poniewaz mig.
dy tax wielkich armii ME bylo OF
czasu, jak ludzkoS6 istnieje n;
kuli ziemskiej, ME wydarzaja sit
wediug tych samych rat W kaz
dym kraju i W kazdem STADIUM
wojny. Straty byly wieksze n;
poczatku wojny, lecz wkr0tcC
rata tychze poczela spadac ! co
raz wiecej spada, o lie stosowan'
50 metodv, ktore oszczedzaja zy
Gle ludzkie i o lie opieka lekarsk;
bywa coraz wiecej Adoskonalana
Ogromne zapasy Pociskow
dial umozliwiaja bombardowa
ME pozycyi nieprzyjacielskich n;
tax wielka skale, re ataki piecho
ty bywajq wykonywane juz be:
wielkich STRAIT. Jest to ieden
licznych przyksadow, jak metod,
wojenne oszczedzaia zycie ludz
kie. w dziedzinie lekarskiej no
.we Srodki lecznicze i operacy
chirurgiczne, kunsztownie wyko
name, niemal cudowne rezultat,
przynosza. b Co do KRAKOW, rat
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1917-12-22

Rad narodu przez narod ala
narodu, ME zginie Z powferzchnE
Eiemi.
Abraham Lincoln
&i-.%: -
MsSowte staru wszedzfe zSd-
dSGjq sic ~ zdGniH, ze must isl
nice xjednocxonn, niezaleEna i
sGmorzqdna PoLskG.
Woodrow Wilson
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1917-12-22

Prey obliczaniu vice sil wojen-
nych narodu, podstawowa rzeczy-
w~istoscia So jego zasoby ekono-
miczne, a ME finansowe. Tia Geese
wielkich pozyczek wojennyeh,
kt6ra jest uiokowana we fabry-
kach, W powiekszonej produkcyi
iywnosci i innych konkretnych
formach, ME moze bye uwazana
iako stracona. ,
Z drugiej strony, wszystkie su-
my wydane ma pociski eksplodu-
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1917-12-22

Staia strata, kt6ra take trzeba
wojnie przypisaG, So rowniez tie
miliony, ktore umarly wskutek
specyalnych warunkow, wywola-
nych wojna, jak np.: wskutek gto@
du, chor6b i innych cierpieh, al
DO tez w brutalny sposob zostafy
wymordowane.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1917-12-22

jace i ma okrety zatopione pred
stawiaja zupelna strate.
Co wiecej, koszta wojny w do
larach ME So miara prawdziwych
|jej kosztow ekonomicznych, dla-
tego, re ME obejmuja STRAIT, wy
rzadzonych zniszczeniem wlasno-
sci ma n~iesiychana skale. TIE stra-
ty So prawdziwa strata, gdyz
zmniejszaja kapital swiata. "a
topienie tysiecy okretow, zburze-
ME miast, spustoszenie pol rolni-
czych, psucie sic maszyn i in
nych przyborow przemys}owych
wskutek zastoju w normalnem
ekonomicznem iyciu narodow -
OTTO glowne pozycye w stra-
tach ekonomicznych. Wycofanie
I produkcyi wszystkich zmobili-
zowanych zo1nierzy, kt6rych IL
czba wynosi okolo 50 milionow.
take przedstawia jedna Z tych
stalych STRAIT ekonomicznych.
Chociazby kazdy Z tych zo}nie-
rzy zarabial pred wojna jednego
dolara dziennie, w ~czterech la
tach wojny strata p~rzemys}owa
wynosic bedzie przeszlo IS mi,
liardow dolarow.
So to cyfry ogromne, o kt6rycf
ludzkoSc w swych stosunkacl1
ziemskich nigdy ME marzy}a ia,
wet w najbardziej wybujalycr
snach. Lecz zadna cena ME jest
zbyt wysoka ola uzyskania tego
o co Alianci walcza. Rozumiejq
to narody alianckie. Me skapi2
tez ami krwi ami zlota. Gotowc So
nawet do jeszcze wiekszych pc,
Swiecen. Sprawl taxa upasc ME
moze. Wiara w zwyciestwo mus:
sic wzmodz.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-15
FOOD CAMPAIGN
WINDOW DISPLAY
Retail Stores Throughout Country to
Help Food Conservation Move
nent Through Window
Contests.

Plans are now being perfected for a
Widespread campaign in visualized
publicity TO convince the people Of
the United States of the necessity for
food conservation and to show them
the best methods OF food substitution
Window displays in the retail stores
all over the United States are to be
used to tell in the most forceful way
possible the aims Of the United States
food administration. The helpful CO.
operation necessary for the success OF
this plan is being secured through the
various mercantile associations of the
country, and the response already re-
ceiyed Is such az to guarantee the
most complete success ever reached
by any such plan of publicity and edu-
cation.
In part this great educational cam
paign will be conducted in the form of
q contest, with prizes for the best win
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-15

division No. of the southern district
of the state of Illinois, Springfield,
ILL.,, the same having. been posted by
the local exemption board Of Hancock
county, on September ID:
Oliver Clark Showalter, Dallas
City; Arthur Choulet. Warsaw; John
Cecil Arnold. Hamilton; William
Henry Dicks, Mallard; Hamilton
Pugh, Warsaw; Isaac N. Alexander,
Hamilton; Chester A. White, Hamil-
ton; Floyd B. Schafer. Mallard;
Robert Lee Bundy, LaHarpe; William
Mathes, Mallard; Charles L. Alton,
Fit. Green; Guy Liston Diffenbaugh,
Carthage; Truman Plantz, Jr., War
saw; and Joseph L. Worrell, Bowen.
The following list was posted Sep.
TENDER 18th, being the persons ex-
empted or discharged from service
of the United States:
Clarence Lester Hardy, Carthage;
Oscar Forest Groves, Plymouth:
George William Stollberg, Carthage;
Edwin c. Reimbold, Nauvoo; An
thony August Boeddeker, Niota;
Daniel Stauffer, Dallas City; VIII
liam Chauncey Eppley. LaHarpe;
Ralph Donald Bradshaw, LaHarpe;
Gurnie Thomas Pittenger, Plymouth;
Ray Mosley, Carthage; Pearl Frank
lin Stevenson, Ferris; Henry Wilson
Reed, Lacrosse; Harry Harrison
Wright, Warsaw; John Joseph Clam
pitt, West Point; Robert Lawrence
Richards, Plymouth; Frank David
Schmitt Suffer; William C./Stratton,
Nauvoo; Frederick f. Miller, Basco,
Otto Geo. Barr, Carthage; Roy Frank
lin Aston, Stillwell; George Jonathan
Hallowell. Dallas City; Everett Clin-
ton Woods, Bowen: Arthur Ell
Shirley. Ferris; Chris Lewis Vein
reich. Burnside; Charles William Het-
trick. Pontoosuc; James Charles
Written, Webster; Albert Anderson,
LaHarpe; Clarence Albee, Niota;
William F. Katz, Warsaw; Fred r.
Green, Augusta, James Cleve Atwat-
er, Dallas City; Clarence Harris,
Basco; Harry T. Scherer Hamilton;
Earl Francis Stop, Denver; Gerber
White, Hamilton, Orville Earl Grow,
Ferris; Ebert Z. Kraehling, War
saw; Thomas Arvid Wishon, Bowen;
Elmer C. Argast, Basco: Rsdon NJ.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-15
SIXTY-NLNE IN
GOLF FINALS
Thirty-six Holes of Play Today for
Survivors Of Western Open
Golf Tournament
at Chicago.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.
WEST MORELAND COUNTRY
CLUB, CHICAGO, Sept. 15.-There
were sixty-nine starters in the finals
for the western open golf champion
ship today. The rules provided that
the sixty-four players with the best
scoreg IN the previous two days play
would participate IN the final round
but several ties made the addition
yf five men necessary
Today's play was at 36 holes,
whereas but 10 holes were played
yesterday and the same number the
day before. The weather was warm
and bright when the first pair teed
OF AZ $50 q. N.
James n Barnes, Philadelphia,
professional vino ret new course
record FOR II holes with a card Of
81 Tnursfay, maintained his lead veg
tssrfay BY turning In II, for q total
- m
s0es Hutchinson Of Chicago. with
rs arr =. n second. and Walter
Hagen - gpchester, y. T, with a
- ezc 1e fs zitrf.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-15

The board OF supervisors closed
it's business with Thursday morning
session.
The superintendent Of the county
home. the natron and chairman OF
the county home committee, were
authorized to attend the state confer
ence OF charities and corrections and
the county home superintendents
association at Joliet, October 20, 70,
II, %.
The matter Of determining the
amount OF taxes necessary to De lev
led for county purposes, was refe- red
10 the finance committee, to report
In open board.
Report Of the committee 70 employ
counsel in appealed delinquent tax
cases read, and the same was ap-
proved and placed on file.
resolution providing for the oil
ing OF the roads in the county, which
was presented, was laid on the table.
A tax of 1892, which was enron
eously assessed against the property
Of William Fecht, for the year 1916,
was refunded. the same being state
and county taxes, and the clerk d.
rected to issue an order for tho
amount.
Petition from Pilot Grove town
ship highway commissioners for coun-
ty aid in building bridge near line
between Carthage and Pilot Grove
townships, presented 20 the board,
and the same being in due form. and
the said township being entitled to
aid, on motion, 1t was ordered that
the prayer OF the petitioner be grant
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-15
WHITE SOX ARE
IN RACE TO WIN
After Rest Of Several Days, Chicago
Begins Last Lap Of Cam
psien by Defeating
Detroit.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service ]
DETROIT, Mich. Sept. 15.-After
presenting a good champion front in
yesterday's game, the White Sox To-
day prepared to let the Tigers know
again that they were in the pennant
race to win and make clean sweep
Of everything before the final series.
Detroit was on the small end of z
TO 3 score yesterday.
The double header today brings to
an end the series OF three for which
Rowland and Jennings had their men
scheduled. The first game starting
at 1:45 probably will see Faber or
Russell working for the White Sox
and Dauss or Ehmke for the Tigers.
In the second game. it is the plan to
match Williams IL the box against
the Tigers and let Cunningham 90
against Chicago.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-15

Crum, Augusta; Eugene Victor Shat
er, Pontoosuc; Archie Emery Collins,
LaHarpe; Lester Earl Hoover, Basco;
Burns J. Anderson, Hamilton; Mel
vim H. Furtney, Warsaw; Fred ).
Seigrist, Powellton; John Berua
Robertson, Bowen; Floyd Jackson
Stillwell; Clarence Ferdinand Hanks
LaHarpe: Ray II, Symonds. Car
thage; James H. Pierson. Augusta;
Earl Granville White, Denver: CLAUDE
G. Lsayman. Hamilton; Harley Lew
Parker, Colchester; George F. Dach
roth, Nauvoo; Harry l.. Thompson
Augusta; Thomas A. Pilkingtoni
Hamilton; Ben West, West Point;
Lawrence Richards Symmonds, War
saw; Clifford Hopkins, Warsaw;
Clarence Christian Schowalter. Buru'
side; Forrest Andrew Gabel, Cat
thage; Edward w. Ippenson, Aug
usta; Oscar Henry Wemhaner. SUIT
ter; Claude Cress Little, Pontoosuc;
Thomas H. Osborn, Warsaw; Andrew
Thomas McHone, Denver; Leonard
G. Kelley, Hamilton; Claude Free
man. LaHarpe; Charlie Thomas Stew
enson, Ferris; Roy Frank George
Stillwell: Thomas Erwin Harding'
LaHarpe: Winnard F. Williams, sui.
lcT ISdy u. IhlChie, flyluOuIuS hto!
Emery Kreps, Blandinsville; John
Schunard, Hamilton; Charles Francis
Thompson, Ferris; Floyd Wood, war
saw; Robert G. Hoffman, Elvaston'
Hugh Milton Alton, Blandinsyille:
Edgar Howard Headen, LaHarpe;
Edward Brownlee, Warsaw; Guy
Fairfax, Warsaw; Rolla Link, La
Harpe; Lester Earl Thomas. ElvaS-
ton; Oscar d. Buckert, Nauvoo;
Arthur s. Ortiz, Blandinsville: George
J. Huls, Basco; Edward Ellsworth
Stauffer, Colusa: Cecil Allen Smith,
Carthage; Melgar Anderson Mosley'
Carthage; Frank Louis Maynard. Id
Harpe; Howard E. Grove, Burnside
Menry Forrest Martin, Warsaw,
Walter Ray Love, Carthage; Giiber.
Royce Brown, LaHarpe; Paul i.
Muegge, Warsaw; Benedict Louis
Siegrist, Colusa; Walter Harrison
Perry, Dallas City; Edwin Earl
Fields, Hamilton; Ernest Hanson
Cochran, Warsaw; Frank Burton
Ruggles. Carthage.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-15

ed, and the sum of $a75.50 or so
much thereof as may be necessary
be appropriated to pay the county's
part of the expenses for building the
same, and that the county superin-
tendent of highways be authorized to
enter into contract for the construc-
ton of same.
The report Of the finance COM
mittee on taxes to be levied for coun-
ty purposes for the ensuing veal
was received, approved and adopted,
and that the levy be and the same
Is hereby made for the various
amounts for the purposes specified
in and by said report, the aggregate
amount thereof being $108, coo.
Report of committees on miscel-
laneous claims, bridge claim for the
county's share Of building the Meyers
bridge in Carthage township, and OF
the court house and jail claims, filed
and the same adopted.
The county clerk was directed to
Issue county orders for expenses for
claims and demands against the coun-
ty. for the purposes and amount, as
heretofore ordered by the board.
during the ensuing year. or until
otherwise directed
The county superintendent of high
ways was instructed to Investigate
the matter OF purchasing cement and
steel and other material, in quantities,
to be used in construction of roads
and bridges OF the county. and report
at the next meeting of the board.
The following, being a list OF per
sons selected for military service. AZ
reported by the district board for
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-15
DON'T RISK NEGLECT

Don't neglect a constant backache,
sharp, daxting pains or urinary dis
orders. The danger OF dropey or
ErEbrs disease Ia too serious to
fgnore. Use Deans Kidney PaI1s as
azye your friends and neighnors. A
Isokuk case.
.. &. Crowley, s25 Bank street.
Ns>a15k, says: my trouble was
o&Eyet by riding In the train while
raIroaiing. Ny Kidneys were inact-
re and l had dull pains across my
hack and JOINS. used Doan's Kid
ney Pills. procured from McGrath
Bros. Drug Co. and they relieved the
trouble and put my Kidneys in good
order"
Price Coo. at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney PilIs-the same that
Mr. Crowley had Foster Milburn
Co.. Props, Buffalo. N. Y.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-15

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service1
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 1s.-possi.
bility OF the government taking over
tho steel ship building plants on San
Francisco bay as a result Of the
strike call issued by the metal
trades council to its $4,000 members.
was widely discussed today. The
threatened strike had been placed I'D
TO the government shipping ard and
word from Washington was that ac-
ton would be taken as soon as the
Seattle strike could be settled In
the meantime the shipping board has
representative here making investi
cations.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-15

dow displays, under the supervision OF
the United Publishers corporation, as
Representative Of the trade papers OF
the nation. The contest will close
October 21
All displays are to be governed by
the briefly defined policy Of the food
administration that our national prob
lem is to feed our allies this winter
by sending them as much food as we
can of the most concentrated nutri-
tive value in the least shipping space
These foods are wheat, beef, pork,
dairy products and sugar.
The success Of the plan for this ed
ucational campaign does not rest en-
tirely upon the contest idea Many
merchants have said that while they
have no desire to participate in the
window contest, they are quite willing
to make their displays as patriotic
contribution to cause the Importance
of which they recognize.
The window displays will be started
next week throughout the country.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-15
FRENCH BREAD
AT FIVE CENTS
When War Came Price Of Loaf Was
Only Boosted One Cent Not
Twice as
High.
rBy II. s Forrest United Press staff
CORRESPONDENT

TBy II. s. Forrest, United Press stat.
| Correspondent
PARIS, Sept 1.-THE housewife
Of wEr-iddsu France today Is paying
practically the same price for bread
that she paid before the war The
Only difference Is that todRy's bread
Is Of whole wheat flour. II Is dark
e- than the white loaf o. the pre-war
days
The French food ministry today ex-
planned 20 the United Press for The
benefit Of Americans DOW facing in
-sasing prices, for -four and bread.
how France dealt with the problem.
The mtaistrys statement was as fol-
lows
During the first two years OF the
war there wss no bread problem in
France We imported all necessary
wheat. but even then, In view OF
transport difficulties. the government
was obliged 20 regulate baking
"As the French are essentially
bresd-sating nation. il was necessary
ito keep prices as low as possible
Therefore the only increase permitted
was the raise 10 FIVE cents for the
usual four cent loaf
"Au French bread now is Of q
standard type. II Is made Of whole
wheat hour. which is less tasty. per-
haps. but which is equally nutritious.
The government held il inadyis-
able 20 tax wheat because the farmers
might grow other cereals Therefore,
il was decided 10 pay the farmers the
prices they demanded for their wheat
although the flour from this grain
was rssold at former prices 10 the
bakers.
TO cover the deficit, tax will
soon be imposed on the agricultural
population. This appears to be the
only solution
In October, bread cards win be
introduced in France. They VIII allow
a minimum daily allowance per CAPT
ia of a pound Of bread with maxi
mum OF a pound and four-ffths- The
latter weight is for the working and
agricultural classes, who are greater
bread eaters than our townspeople.
Experiments With potato bread
have given excellent results. IL the
percentage of potato flour does not ex-
coed twenty percent The difficulty in
France is that the bakers are short
handed and are unwilling properly to
cook potatoes before mixing them with
the wheat flour
In America where machinery is
being more used in baking, potato
flour could easily be adopted.
"If American municipalities sup
ply the bakers with potato flour the
quality OF the bread could be main
tanned and its cost diminished
THE French government recon-
mends newly discovered formula
for baking, which is In general use.
1t produces what is universally called
pain francais' (French bread. It is
different from American bread in
that it is not baked in French homes
and is therefore easier to control