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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-23
STRING PRAIRIE.
. q y o . a O . q . o . o . . I

There was large crowd from this
vicinity attended the chautauqua at
Harrington Sunday.
Mrs. Webster Downey and family
of Keokuk are visiting relatives in
this vicinity.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Felt and daugh-
tiers Hazel and Nellie, Mr.. and Mrs.
Daniel Bergthold motored to the Fri
State fair at Burlington Thursday.
Miss Nellie Felt visited Saturday
with Bessie and Herman RUDE.
Mrs. Allen and daughter Louise OF
Aurora, ILL.,, are visiting relatives
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Rube, Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Felt and niece Eliza
beth, attended the Tri-State fair at
Burlington Saturday.
: Erean and John Hayes visited the
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-23
The Riaaest Locomotive.

The greatest steam locomotive in
the world has been put into service by
the Baldwin locomotive works. 1t is
so gigantic, says The Popular Science
Monthly, that its boiler had to be
made flexible at three different joints
go that the locomotive could turn
around curve. It is over 100 feet
long and weighs some 420 tons. Tween
|ty-four driving wheels, each standing
as high as an average size man, af-
ford it traction.
The driving wheels are distributed
along the length of the locomotive in
sets of four pairs, and the wheels Of
each set being coupled together and
driven by two giant steam cylinders.
Under full steam tho lccc'-'~tiv" c"o
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-23
ERE, MO.
. 80 = . . . . Q .

This is chautauqua week, but the
farmers are all quite busy as the
threshing is in full blast.
Mrs. Hattie Boyas and little daugh-
ter of Independence, Iowa, is here
for few weeks visit with her par
ents Mr.. and Mrs. George Galland,
and other relatives and friends.
Quite a number of our young men
have been called again for an exami-
nation before the local board.
Mrs. L. V. Dorsey visited few
DAYS the latter part of last week with
her sister Mrs. .T--'cs Shore
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-23
4,2OO AT FAIR
AT MEMPHIS
KUN Law Chief Attraction at Annual
Scotland County Event
Races Attract Large
Crowd.
Especial to The Gate City !

,ISptCIdI 20 The Gate City,
MEMPHIS, Mo, Aug. 23.-The an
nual Scotland county fair at this
pace opened yesterday with a huge
attendance.
Ruth Law, the principal attraction
OF the fair, made two flights during
the day of about twenty-five minutes
each, and will give an exhibition to.
day.
Ihere was quite showing of live
STOCK and the various exhibits were
viewed by large crowds. The races
IN the afternoon attracted 1920 spec
tators. A herd of elephants from
w. P. Hull's circus at Lancaster.
MO- performed on the track between
the races.
The track results follow:
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-23

He ran away from his family and
country in Austria to come to Amer
lea, where he got into far worse
trouble than that which he left his
country to escape.
Both Lee and Knoph were serving
long terms, Lee was serving thirty
year term for blowing up Jail In
Marion county, Iowa. Knoph. the
young Austrian, was doing a stretch
,of twenty years for rape.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-23

Luray, and was accompanied home
by her niece Miss Merle Shore.
Mrs. Cleo Covert Of Canton, Mo,
is here visiting her mother Mrs. Gill
bert.
Mrs. Ralph Robertson and three
children of Sandusky. Iowa, visited a
few days with Mr.. and Mrs. George
Curtis, a few miles north Of town.
Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Franks of near
Kahoka, visited Sunday at the Frank
Harper home.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-23
2:24 Pace.
Running One-haIf Mile Dash,

Billie Nye, br. h., owned by Abe
Parson, Fountain Green, ILL.,. first;
Joe Morris, br. g., owned by J. A.
Iriplett, Unionville, Mo-, second; DR..
Hall, b. g., owned by Jacob Gordy,
downing, Mo-, third. Lucky Blac
was drawn. The time was 81 seconds.
Today's races include a 2:3O trot,
2:1s pace and three-fourths mile
running race.
Race card for Friday: 2.22 trot,
PIP pace, running race, and two
automobile races.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-23
rst of the week at the Morrissey

first of the week at the Morrissey
home.
Miss Hazel Morgan of Keokuk is
visiting at the Morrissey home.
Several people from this vicinity
attended the band concert at Don
nelson Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Felt and daugh-
tiers Hazel and Nellie, spent Wednes-
day evening at the Henry Felt home.
Miss Katherine Brothers Of near
Ottumwa, is visiting her cousin Mrs.
V. J. Burke and family.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-23
,,,,on Board In Session Yester.
~ It Fort Madison Certified
Additional Names
out Of 4s6.
w. CLAIM EXEMPTIONS
y. We're Looked up and Decisions
Made by the Board Yester-
day on the Claims
Presented.

rho Lee county exemption board
,sterday certified forty more names
y If the first 4S6 men called for
Elimination. These forty were all
.sn who had claimed exemption. and
hose claims were being carefully
,vsstigated by the board Exemp-
IN claims are all gone over by the
,strict board on appeals.
There has been quite q bit of con-
nsion regarding the number of men
he included in the first draft. AS
Sow ordered, two hundred and sew
Inty.one men will be drafted from
90 county. Out of this number the
Rrst 246 according to their number.
hat pass the army surgeons exam
nation or are not exempt by the dis
Wal board, will be the men to first
~ service in the new national army
Nine hundred and eighty-six men
awe been examined in this county
I nd approximately two hundred and
Ainety are eligible under the draft
POPULATIONS for military service. AS
Nil two hundred and seventy-one are
A he sent on the first call, only
{hat number will be certified by the
local board and according to number,
kmmencing at the lowest eligible
humber.
Following is the list:
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-23

defend before noon of the second
day of the next regular September
term of said court, to be begun and
holden at Keokuk on the 18th day OF
Sept ember, A D. 1917, default will
be entered against you and Judgment
rendered thereon as prayed for in
said petition.
JOHN P. HORNISH,
Attorney for plaintiff.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-23

were arrested Immediately after the
arrival of a train which brought Ne
braska troops here Sunday night.
Company H, Third Minnesota in
fantry, from Olivia, MINI. and Com.
pany X, Second Minnesota infantry,
were the latest guard attachments to
arrive at Camp Cody.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-23

exert an eighty-three ton pull on the
cars behind it-Wbich means that 1t
can easily haul aEfreight train two
miles long and $4,000 tons in weight.
over an ordinarily good roadbed at
an average rate Of about fourteen
miles an hour, and possibly more.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-23
Sold Liquor to Soldiers.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
DEFINING, N. NJ, Aug. 23.-Cleve-
land Mayfield and Joe Brussard,
negro train porters who were arrest
ed for selling liquor Illegally to SOL
diers, were today held for $1,000 bail
each following arrangement late yes
terday before United States Commits
stoned McKeyes. The two negroes
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-23
Safety First.

Mrs. Hicks (relating burglar scare)
Yes, 1 heard noise and got up,
and there under the bed l saw
mans legs.
Mrs. Wicks-Mercy! The burg
lars legs?
Mrs. Hicks-No. my husband's-he
had heard the noise too.-London
Saturday Journal.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-23

me women Of British East Africa
eve organized league to encourage
~ study of legislation and the ex-
|efsion Of women's views.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1917-09-14
WHAT THE RAILROADS
HAVE ACCOMPLISHED
Under Direction of the Railroads War Board
Many Truly Remarkable Things Have
Been Done.

Omaha. Sept "a report uf work
done by the railroads of the country
since the declaration of war against
Germany. that sounds like tho story
~ Alladiu and hts lamp. was received
mere today by Ballard Dunn. Chair.
man OF tho Omaha branch OF the
Railroads War Board
The report covers ain FUN pages
Condensed for the reading OF tho
busy man. here Ia what tho railroads
have accomplished within four
months:
Organized the $4,000 milcs of
railroad. owned by nearly 100 sep
arate companies, into ono national
system under tho absolute direction
ot committee OF five mon--lho
Railroads War Board.
Pooled for the uao OF the govern
isnt and the extraordinary needs ef
Eeuurai business, 7S.Ga6 locomotives
49,32S passenger cars and 2.536.sti
freight cars. all of which Ia made uaa
~ regardless Of individual owner
ship
welded into q mighty force. the
railroad army OF tho country. com
poahd % i,7b0.0 900 railroad employ.
oog from engine wipcra % preai-
dents.
Reduced one of the greatest car
shortages In history from 1897 on
May iat 20 s8.776 on August lat
Increased the total amount % bus
mess handled lGl uer cent over
ioI6--and "a per cent over ta1b.
thus adding 10 tho freight service
rendered tho nation an amount equal
TO the entire freight traffic OF Great
Britain. France. Russia. Germany
and Austria combined.
Accomplished this huge extra ser
vice With an increase IN equipment Of
approximately per cent
Eliminated approximately 10000
900 miles OF competitive passenger
train service. thus saving equipment
and motive power for war purposes
Ayertnd freight congestion by
promptly moving 1890 empty
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1917-09-14
DUCK SEASON WILL OPEN
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER IL

Bright and early next Sunday
morning. the sixteenth. the hunters
Of Montpelier and vicinity will start
the duck season with bang a
number Of parties will leave on the
night OF the fifteenth 20 be on hand
with the first CLINT OF the rising sun
NJ the various hunting grounds. and
several parties and Innumarable sin
gies and doubles viii leave with the
first crack OF dawn for Mud Lake
and other nesting and breeding pIae-
- Of the duck family nearby. Hunt.
ers should remember that the new
federal game laws say that no ducks
shall be shot before sunrise or after
sunset. or they viii be forced 10 pay
. stiff penalty
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1917-09-14
FOREST STUART WRITES
FROM LONDON. ENGLAND

Forest. son OF Mr. and nru d. e.
stuart. who recently received an ap.
pointmant TO 4 lucrative position
with large commission firm In Lon
don, England. arrived In that city
on August Z. From his first letter 70
his parents here after hla arrival In
London. We publish the following 81.
tracts:
our Rhip got away from New
York ON schedule time. but did not
reach destination quite aa soon aa
expected I would
Our voyage. with the exception
~ the last day, WA very pleasant and
devoid Of almost any excitement
There weTo aboard a good number
of troops and officers. who kept me
from getting hameslck.
Well. wish IT were possible for
me 70 describe the neyer-to-be- for
gotten military experience we had
Just aa land came into view away off
through the miHtH Of the east. hHl
r1gpeet for aud appreciation of the
duties of the censor restrain me. Tha
situation looked very bad for . fsw
minutes. but through a special act
~ kindness on the part Of a MeFeifal
Providence We escaped With nothing
more serious than a sample of reai
Bcarea
From the port where We landed
! came by rail 10 London. arriving
here Saturday afternoon. the 4th
I'm the eaF with mo were m English
gentleman and : young British lieu.
tenant. who treated me very cordial
~. ] had often heard that the Brit.
ish we're cold and indifferent toward
strangers but the ones / have met
so FAR have shown . spirit or gen
uins hospitality
London f. indeed a wonderful cd
city There's IN air Of aumtutnssa
about IL thar instantly sripa enc
from America and makes him feel
tfai be = not faF removed from some
- the older cities % bis own native
land Between here and Liverpool
there are many beautiful pastures
farms. and meadows. separated most
~ b. eRerRresu hedges and IN nearly
everyone Of the pastures fiocka Of
healthy sheep ard cattle are 70 b.
geen INT the thing that made he
Aa~t.eHs Impression uran ma, fYom !
senute point of view maa TrelanAsa
~ fsuafsernt e1aat line believe
that ! eau assure You that ali you
haeH Rad oF heaFd in maug, prose aF
nu*tr8s REGARDING Ireland contains
not tho slightest sxaEKeration As
Jet ] have not seen Scotland. kai
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1917-09-14
MUST HEARKES TO DEMAND
FOR LOWER BREAD PRICES

New York. Sept 1o.-Members of
the New York State Association Of
Master Bakers we're informed By
MaximiIiian strasser. honorary pres
ident or the organization. at their
stxty-seeond annual convention here
today that the best service they could
give the government and the public
at this time would be to reduce the
price OF bread.
The people eIamoF for cheaper
bread" he declared. "and II is up 70
the manufacturing and retail bakers
to hearksn 20 their demands. Let us
forget the profits ue have been max.
Ing on bresad. and be content with
the profits we make on pies. cake
doughnuts and other pastry. II Is
possible that In the past many Of IA
have been too selfish. and IL Ia time
for US to show that we are willing %
do our bit"
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1917-09-14

HAYS noticed many ~ her FiRhtinR
men all toRKed out IN kilts
Saturday when I landed hera1
was = holiday. and 80 vas today.
Monday, and Of course Sunday vas
the Sabbath did not mntii thlm a.
snina succeed in reaching my naw
boss AF " Martens. President and
Managing Director Of Il Martens i
CO. Ltd, las iaadsnhaIl S., over
the telephone. liked tbs sound ~
his vaiea aud believe | shalt get
along very watf with him. am 10
report 81 the office tomorrow At te
O'Clock IN the morning. the TIN
Have met quits q number NJ
Americans here already. and have
letters To several more. including one
~ the big newspaper men % Amer
ich. and Mr. Van Dina Of the Amaris
can Consulate
II shalt ~ glad whaa have got.
ton settled down a. work aRaIn. 1
h$te 30 loaf Am feeling very
fine Coming over on the beat /
slept about 8 hours out Of each -
Bay q alKht that II queer ID me
newcomer from the States 10 that of
all traffic moving ahead on the left
side Of the street instead 0f The
riEht
- think Of my first ocsan voy-
age. which - now = thing 81 the past.
shall feel. na I did when Il vas in
progress. that st home aons prayers
were made In my bshaIf. and that
they have hecn answered Z hope
thar II n needless Tor RE 10 aay that
my first thoughts shall aiuayu b OF
the folks. and that while putting IN
my bsat iicka over here I shall be In
aplrad BY the expectation ~ my wit
with Yon all some time IN the aeaR
fof 1918"
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1917-09-14

trnisht ears from roads that could
spare them to other ruada where they
we're urgently needed.
Took hold of thu lake ana tide
water coal carrying problem and
through poollag OF equipment hand
led mere coal to these polntn than
was ever handled before with ta6..
600 Fcwcr cars than had been needed
In prssious years
Punched up tho movement OF coal
so that during the month os July
alone a0T.Aga more cars % coal. ~
i0,ais.sSo more tons. we're handled
on the principal coal carrying tines
than during the Same month laas
year.
-oFsanlEcd the handling of grain
for shipment to the allies 50 a. TO de.
liver tho enormous total of7G.GsT.0as
buSsalH uf wheat. corn. barley and
oats At tho aeahoard. within a period
of ten weeks, May lot To July iAth.
FILLED tho shippers Of ths country
with such a degree nr enthusiasm, an
a result % nation Wlda appeal 10
their patriotism. that they are nov
loading cars more nearly 60 capacity
than ever before. and are loading and
unloading cars moru promptly than
Ia tho entire hIatory Of American
railraadlnR.
Delivered 10000 cara nf freight
70 the 10 army eantoncmenIn. inelud-
Ing among other thlnRA $50 600 600
foot Of lumber and have perfected ali
arrangements TOR handling this H.
600. 900 mun Of tho National Army
aud tho National Guard.
Demonstrated tho possibilities Of
railroad efficiency II freed from
hampeflng restrictions aud given ths
enthusiasts cooperation Of the ship
pors aud general public.
Many perplexing problems are con
utantiy arising but the railroads fssI
they vii be- able % handle the IN
usual situation. and the strain Of AR
conditions " the public vii Contluua
10 cooperation. which Il being given
with ever more hearty acroFd.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1917-09-14
GERNEANY's MAN POWER
DISCLOSED BY FRENCH

Grand headquarters OF the French
army in France. Sept. s.-The As
sociated Press is able to give approx
imately the figures representing the
man power of Germany In the war
at the present time, together with
the casualties, as follows:
Fixed formations on various fronts
employed on lines of communication
and stationed In the interior. $780,
600.
Divisions undergoing formation
and men In depots, SOC, 900.
Losses In killed, permanently dis
abled and prisoners. 100000.
Wounded under treatment In hos
pitals, 500. 900.
Total, 1O.6OO, 200.
These figures account for all the
men called mp to the present time for
service. as follows:
Trained men modified immedi-
ately on outbreak Of the war. 4.6O0,-
600.
Unframed ersatz Compensatory
reservists called out August 1914 to
February 1915, 100000.
Glass OF 1914 recruits called out
November 1914 to January 1915
100000.
First ban of unframed landsturm
called out at the beginning Of 1915
LOO 900.
Glass 1915 called out May 20 July
1915. 450. 600
Remainder OF unframed land.
sturm called out the same month
1900
Glass 1915. called out September
to November. 1915. 100000.
Contingent Of hitherto exempted
men called out in October. 1918
100000.
Second contingent of exempted
men called out early in 1916. 500.
900.
Second ban landsturm. called oui
early In 1916. 1000.
Glass 1917. called out March Il
November 1915. 45O. 900
Third contingent exempted meT
called out late in 1916. 300,0O
Class 1918. called out Novembei
1aIs TO March, ts17. Ase.eae.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1917-09-14
EDITOR WRIGHT INJURED
IN AN AUTO ACCIDENT

Editor G. II. Wright. OF the Ex-
aminer. received broken rib. a
badly wrenched and bruised shoulder
and a bad cut on the head last Mon.
day afternoon when his "tln Lizzie"
turned turtle on tho Montpelier Parts
road.
MIR. Wright was returning from a
business trip TO the county seat when
his car skidded on the slippery road
about 800 feet east OF the ping-pong
tracks. turned end for end. and then
fell on It's side In tho ditch. pinnIng
the editor beneath the car.
The windshield was broken and
the top wrecked. otherwise the car
was undamagod. Fred cruikshauk
went out after the accident and ran
the car into town. Because OF the
rain Mr.. Wright had the top up. aud
because OF the top being up more
serious injury was most likely avoid
ed.
Mr.. Wright viii be laid up for
about two weeks. during which time
he may well ponder upon the indie
atructibiIity OF the Ford and the
frailty OF the human anatomy.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1917-09-14

/ but the practicibility OF this route
must be determined by an engineer.
IL this new route is used it would
fmean but one divide between here
and Star Valley.
That part Of the road from Snow
Slide to Thomas Fork crossing needs
to be rebuilt nearly all of the way,
but by putting the road on the south
side OF the Canyon, where the travel
is at present, and by keeping the
grade up on the side hill, a good,
safe road can be built cheaply nearly
all the way.
From Thomas Fork crossing TO
Montpelier the road is pretty good.
but this road should be changed in
places SO as to straighten out the
bad curves and cut out some bridges.
In fact, the whole road needs the
work of good engineers and practical
road builders.
On the trip to Alton F. L. Cruik-
shank, H. H. Hoff and the writer
left theMontpelier road at Snow
14AAO anu WGhN OuI INTO inc ulAlB
looking for a route for the new grade
from Snow Slide to Beaver. After
prospecting for and finding what
looks like an easy grade from this
side. Mr.. Cruikshank succeeded in
making Thomas Fork through the
hills without much road. using some
COW paths and at times some fine,
tall sage brush instead OF a road. In
fact, it looked to the writer that a
Dodge car does not care what it uses
for a road when 1t gets keyed up just
right.
The following persons made the
trip to Alton: Commissioners Evans
and Petersen. Mayor sneddon, Jeff
Davis, M. B. Cherry. Joe Davis. J. N.
Downing. ]. c. Rich, L. C. Norris, H.
H. Dalrymple. VIM. Childs. DR.. /. W.
Lynn, Will spiers. J. Luscher. Luke
Roghaar. Walter Stevens and others.
The actual distance from Mont
pelier to Alton, az shown by the spe-
dometer, is As miles.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1917-09-14
RAILROADS TO MOVE
NEARLY A MILLION MEN

Omaha. Sept 1O.-Passenger ia
cilities Of the railroads OF the United
States will be taxed to the utmost
the coming month, in transporting
nearly 100000 men Of the National
Army and the National Guard to the
various eantonements, carrying Wis
itors to the numerous state fairs and
handling the regular passenger traf-
fic.
The movement OF troops must
have precedence over all other traf-
fic. even IL it necessitates a reduction
or even the abolition OF the special
trains which In former years have
been run to accommodate those at
tending state and county fairs. It
II possible that In places there may
be difficulty in maintaining on Ger
tain days the regular passenger ser
vice. on account of the extraordinary
call by the government for passenger
equipment
To move merely one field army Of
$4,000 men requires s.229 cars.
made MP into $50 trains with 3sG
locomotives and train crews.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1917-09-14

Glass of 1919. called out in part
in 1917. 100000.
Additional exempted men, 1917,
10000.
Total. 1O.5OO,00O,
The small discrepancy In the fig
ures is accounted for by the omission
of the male units. The total mobi-
lizable male resources of Germany
since the beginning OF hostilities In
Guiding the yearly classes Of re-
cruits mp to 1920. number about a.
100000. Those called up number
10,600,00O. The remainder are ac-
counted for as follows:
The remaining portion OF the 1919
class awaiting call. 10000.
Class of 1920. still uncalled, 460.-
900.
Men abroad unable 70 reach Ger
many. 100000.
Men entirely exempted. owing to
physical disability. 100000.
Recruits OF the 1920 class cannot
be called legally until they reach
their nineteenth birthday.