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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-08
SIX WILL LEAVE
TO JOIN ARMY
Three From keokuk and Three From
Fort Madison Will 90 Between
Now and Deem
Der II.

Three men from Keokuk and three
from Fort Madison, will be sent TO
Jefferson barracks and other train
ing camps Of the United States ARM
some time between now and the
morning of December II, by Sergeant
r. M. Scharff of the Keokuk re-
cruiting station.
The men are:
Roy Holman, Keokuk, quartermas-
tiers department.
Stanley o. Sherwood, Keokuk,
aviation.
Patrick W. Costello, Keokuk en-
gineers
+. B. F1ahive, Fort Madison, TWEEN
ty-third engineers.
Edward c. Rump Fort Madison,
quartermaster' department.
Frank S. Marsh, Fort Madison,
Guartermaster's department.
The Fort Madison men, together
with a fourth one, came down here
yesterday for their examinations and
three of the four were accepted.
Bernard II. Schmidt of Fort Madison,
was the fourth member of the crowd,
but was not accepted by Sergean.
Scharff.
There are a number Of men plan
ming to enlist while the chance IS
open for them TO choose their branch
Of service, and those who wish =
get in under this classification AMI
not be taken by the draft have still
a couple Of days All such enlist
n1ents must be completed before
December IL.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-08
Daily Stock Letter,

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
NEW, YORK, Dec. S.-The New
York Evening Sun financial review to-
day said:
Today's short session of the stock
market failed to reflect the depressed
spirits of Wall street Trading was
very thin and price changes trif1ing.
About the only comforting thought in
securities prices was that the market
had been pretty thoroughly liquidated
and the worst that can happen dis
counted.
Peace continues to be much discuss
ed and reports of further feelers from
the central powers were current. 1t
is felt that neither Germany nor Aus
tria can see their way clear to go
through another winter.
The market was irregular within
narrow limits at the opening and
through the first hour. Many ordin-
arily active stocks were not traded in
at all in that period.
Trading was all but at standstill
in the second hour.
The course Of prices was not ma
terially changed and there was moth
ing whatever to indicate initiative in
any direction.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-08
WELL WORTH THE MONEY.

It is not with any idea Of making gain for It
self that The Gate City advances its price for
delivery within the city of Keokuk from ten to
twelve and half cents week. It has avoided
heretofore any inducement argued by high
price of materials and labor that would give ex-
cuse for such step. But within the past week
the limit in this respect has been reached, and
in order to make both ends meet the advance
announced on another page is requirement.
That the situation has been recognized for
some time past by the readers of The Gate City
is not concession to intelligence; and, as a
matter of newspaper making and service The
Gate City is well worth the sum per week which
must be paid for it after December thirty one.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-08
SOLVING TRANsPoRTATIcN PROBLEM

From the railroads war board comes bulle-
tin in which there is summarized the railroad
situation and suggested a remedy. The remedy
is wide curtailment Of railroad shipments, the
non-essentials to be first eliminated and II
necessary some cuItailment to be made in ship
ping commodities which the public would re-
gard as conveniences and the deprivation of
which would occasion some disappointment 1t
is Of no use to try to find means Of avoiding
Tightening the burden under which the railroads
are staggering and which is due to be Increased
rather than diminished Some way must be
found to bring the work of the railroads within
their capacity. Therefore the railroads. war
board believes that it should make frank
statement and explanation Of the facts and in
dictate some Of the means which it believes
should be used in dealing with the situation.
Both the public and the arrangements of the
railways must courageously face the fact that
under the trying conditions which will develon
this winter, it probably will become impossible
for the carriers to handle all the traffic which
the shipping public can offer. When the sta
tistics for September are available. thew will
show, says the board that in the six months
ending with that month the railways handled
more freight traffic than in any entire year prior
to 1907
In general view of the matter, since cur
tailment is necessary, it certainly should be
made where it will occasion the least harm, and
the time is almost here when it will be neces-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-08
TODAY,S BIT OF VERSE
BEFORE THE GATE.

BEFORE THE GATE.
They gave the whole long day to idle laughter,
To fitful song and jest
To moods of soberness idle, after,
And siences idle the rest
But when last upon their way returning.
Taciturn, late and 10TH
Through broad meadow in the sunset burning,
They reached the gate spell hinderth BOTH
Her heart troubled with subtle anguish,
Such but
That wait and lest love speak speak not languish,
what they would would rather they would not
Till he said-Inan-like conprehending
OF all the wondrous guile
That themselves willard bending
Eyes of relentless asking her the while:
"Ah, if beyond this gate the path united
steps DEATH
might open iti'-his voice afrighted
AT his daring, faltered under his breath.
Then she-whom both his faith and fear enchanted
Far beyond words to tell,
Fe cling. her womans wit had wanted
The art he had that knew to bunder we'll
shyly little step and mocking,
Shall we be late
For ?" she said. I'm quite with walking.
Yes thanksyour And viii you open the gate?"
William Dean Howells.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-08
No Luck in Horseshoe

lunlled Press Leased Wire Service. |
. NEW YORK, Dec. S.--Good luck no
longer rests in horse shoes, especial
~ the floral kind. according to what
happened to Frederick A. Tolhurst, in
ventor and art collector.
Some kind friends, who later turn.
ed out to be detectives, visited his
apartment recently to surprise him.
They carried out their purpose. ac-
cording to Tolhurst's wife. who saws
they gained admission by showing a
floral horseshoe and surprised TOT
hurst to the extent of finding a young
woman in neg1igee in the apartment.
Toihurst was nattily attired in ma
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-08
"Flora Bella at the Grand.

"Flora Bella" at the Grand.
"Flcra Bella most charming of
this seasons crop of musical coined
les. operettas and comic operas, and
with six months run to enormous
business at the Casino theatre, New
York, to it's credit, will be the at
traction at the Grand December II.
with complete cast Of fifty people
The producer will send here a sp
tally selected cast of singers, dane
ers and funmakers A formidable
collection of geniuses are respons-
ible for the making of this delightful
offering. The book is by Felix Doer-.
mann, revised and adapted by Cosmo
Hamilton and Dorothy Donpelly
The lyrics are by Percy Waxman,
and the score by Charles Cuyillier
and Milton Schwarzwald -Advertise-
ment
Doug" Fairbanks, Grand Sunday.
The most popular man in films,
there isn't any doubt about it, is
Douglas Fairbanks, and in Down 10
Earth he has one OF the liveliest,
clever plays of his career. This pic.
ture comes to the Grand tomorrow
Sunday night for the one days
showing. To tell the story is to
spoil the pleasure in seeing the pic
ture 1t was enjoyed by hundreds at
the Grand last fall
Lonesome Luke, creator of fun
that is fast and furious, appears at
the Grand tonight in new comedy
Birds Of Feather" two solid acts
of continuous laughter. On the same
program is "The Torture Of Silence"
Ia powerful dramatic triumph for
new star, Emmy Linn
"The Torture of Silence" Is de-
scribed as a drama OF startling In
tensity and Miss Emmy Lynn who
plays the central character in this
picture will cause a sensation. She
is beautiful and wonderful as won.-
an and an actress.-Adyertisem
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-08
War bread for CHICAGO.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.1
CHICAGO, Dec. S.-Chicago will
begin eating war bread" Monday.
All bakers, under regulations of
the federal food commission, will be
required ON that day to make loaves
of uniform size and quality They
will contain less sugar and lard. but
will be made of the same flour as
heretofore.
The new bread will be sold at sew
en- and half cents a pound, whole
sale. and nine cents retail.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-08
Socialist In Jail.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
BISM ARCK, N. D., Dec. S.-MIs -
Kate Richard O'Hare. st. LOUIS ~
cialist, is held under failure TO luin
ish $1,000 bonds today, pending p Pr,
nouncement Of her sentence. 0 =,
was found guilty yesterday OF -
tempting to obstruct recruiting. \
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-08

Perhaps. and let us take the charitable view,
La Toilette is just another case Of good man
gone wrong.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-08

who is really enamoured of the other
sister. The sister passes herself off
as the bride and they all pass very
sleepless night trying to figure out
just who is NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-08

Often in the irrational workings of men,
ory, very vital affairs refuse to come when
little things or aspects of them are -impris-
oned on the mind forever.-F Tenneyson
Jesse
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-08

Warships are said to be WIN.
signal distance when 1t is possipie :
make out flag signals.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-08
COMMUNICATING A CRIME.

DIR. Henry van Dyke, late minister to The
Netherlands, relates in an article published in
one of the magazines that he has medal struck
by Germany in commemoration of the Lusi-
tania sinking. One side shows Americans buy
ing steamer tickets of a skeleton representing
death and on the other is the Lusitania going
down It is nowise surprising that the i'm
perial government which promoted and dec
grated the submarine commander who sank the
steamer should issue a medal to glorify the
event The interesting thing about it is that
the medal was struck, as its date shows, on May
fve 1915, while the Lusitania was not sunk I'M
til two days later The reason for this discrep
ancy is easily explained The steamer was to
have sailed two days before it did, and the Ger
mans who had timed the sinking to day had
struck their medal in advance of the event.
Could evidence be more complete that this
.sPotsdam gang as Dr. van Dyke calls them,
planned the sinking and that the miscreant
Bernstorff knew it when his advertisement
warned Americans not to sail. For he is pic
tured on the medal as standing near the skeleton
in the ticket office and telling the purchasers
that they had better not buy.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-08

Now we have to figure out just how this
Hooverizing system is going to work out in the
matter of Christmas shopping.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-08
ADJUSTMENTS.
Hinpodrome Toniaht.

Ethel Clayton in The Woman Be
meath. This production is particl-
larry charming, unusual offering. Il
tells of the way that a young society
debutante marries wealthy western
mine owner. She, later tells her hus-
band that she does not love him, that
she, simply made good match. But
still later she demonstrates that she
is the possessor of trie worth and sns
does this in a manner that charms
and delights everyone.
Tomorrow we present smiling
George Walsh in This is the Life, a
picture cyclone of laughter, love and
action.
Extraordinary attraction for Mon
day and Tuesday, Within the Law,
in nine smashing acts, featuring
Alice Joyce, and the greatest array
of syars ever assembled.
The enormous cost of this produ1
ton necessitates slight advance in
atinees, 10 and t5c, at
9 and p. N. Evenings, and 9 2.
m. admission Is and 25c.--Adyer-
tiseInent.
oils Bridal Night"
The coming of Frederick V. Bow
ers in His Bridal Night" to the
Grand Tuesday night lis attracting
the attention of local theatregoers
The farce, which was one of the
great successes of last season, is by
Lawrence Rising and Margaret
Mayo and has been made more at
tractive this year by the Introduction
of a dozen musical numbers and a
beauty chorus. Every one who has
ever heard of the marriage of a twin
has mentally constructed the plot OF
"His Bridal Night" 1t is mistaken
identity which causes the compiled
lions. with husband who is much
too bossy and another gentleman
who thinks he loves the bride and
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-08

If it is true that it is always darkest just be-
fore the dawn there ought to be some startling
ly good news from Russia right soon.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-08

jamas. Mrs. Tolhurst was given sou !
week alimony by the justice to WhoM
she spoke about it.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-08

Los Angeles, in breezy western way counting
its chickens before they are Matched, claims
that by April one, 1913, it will be the largest
city in the United States without saloons Some
apologist for Demon Rum is sure to remark
how much larger it would be with saloons
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-08

Some editors are-busy explaining Kerensky's
fall and demonstrating how it was inevitable
from the first owing to the Russian character
and the leaders, limitations. Hindsight means
much in these days.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-08

Nothing be splendid than these winter morn
lnss before the sun is up. From window saw today
the great orifIamme dawn blown by the morning wind
and in its field of gold silver crescent and silver star
LongfeIlow.
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The Monte Vista journal., 1917-09-29
THE WORLD WHEAT CROP
GAIN SHOWN IN YIELD FROM
COUNTRIES REPORTING.
Total Of 1866, ,4ss, 900 Bushels Shown
by Reports From international
Institute Of Agriculture.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Washington. = The worlds wheat
crop this year for the principal coun
tries which have reported, including
the United States, is 1865, ,489, 900
bushels, an increase of 3.3 per cent
over 1916, according to reports from
the International Institute of Agricul.
ture at Rome, made public by the De.
partment Of Agriculture
The worlds barley crop is 464,289,-
900 bushels, an increase Of "a per
cent; the rye crop, S9,950,O0O bushels,
an increase Of 10.7 per cent; the oats
crop, 1895, ,5O4, 900 bushels, an increase
of 1913 per cent. and the corn crop,
3,273.9S6,000 bushels, an increase of
25,3 per cent.
Algeria, the latest country to re-
port, shows wheat production Of 29,-
715,000 bushels, an increase of 1.9 per
cent over last year. Her oats crop is
1S,946,000 bushels, an increase Of 44.2
per cent, and her barley crop 33,208,-
900 bushels, decrease of ~ per cent.
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-09-29

Washington. Secretary Lansing
made public as an astounding addi-
tion to the series OF disclosures Of
German intrigues in America and
elsewhere message sent by Count
Won Bernstorff in January Of this year
TO the Berlin foreign office requesting
authority to pay out $4,000 to influ
snce Congress through an unnamed
organization apparently known to the
Berlin authorities.
Whether the State Department Is in
possession Of other evidence indicat.
ing the ambassadors activities has
not been revealed. but the eatraordi
nary disclosures already made have
liked the belief that agents OF tho
United States government have col
lected and compiled the entire story
OF German duplicity and intrigue and
that additional chapters will be
added
The reference to avoiding war Is
taken as an indication that Ambassa-
dor Bernstorff had prior knowledge of
his governments intention to proclaim
merciless, widespread submarine
warfare, and that he was equally con-
hdent that tho United States govern
ment could not be easily placated by
mere promises
The German announcement OF its
Intention to expand It's submarine
Activities was not made public until
Jan. 81, when the world was startled
not only by the determination to re-
move all restrictions. but also by the
statement that 1t would become effect
I've on the following day.
Three days later the United States
government had expressed it's disap-
proval by severing relations with Ger.
many.
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-09-29
SENATOR MA RTIN WARNS OF
PERIL TO FINANCES IN DEBATE
ON DEFICIENCY MEASURE.
THE PRINCIPAL ITEMS
APPROPRIATIONS DURING FIVE
MONTHS OF WAR MAY REACH
TWENTY BILLION DOLLARS.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Washington.-With a roll call
and after brief debate the Senate
Tuesday passed the $8,000,0O0,OOO war
deficiency appropriation bill. Nearly
$500, 100000 was added to the measure
as it came from the House and it now
goes to conference.
Senator Martin, chairman of the ap-
preparation committee, urged sharp
scrutiny Of what he termed extrava-
gance and almost reckless department
tai estimates. He said appropriations
during five months of war would reach
about $4,000, 100000 and expressed
concern lest next years total might be
$4,000, 100000.
AS it goes to conference the bill to-
tails 1891, 100000, including $685.
100000 of contract authorizations and
Senate committee amendments total.
ing $779,O0O,0OO.
Its principal items include shipping
board, $685., 100000 cash for the con-
struction program authorized of ST.
749,OOO,O0O; army and navy emergency
funds of s100,OO0,OOO each; construc-
ton OF torpedo boat destroyers, $685.
100000 to start $35O.00O,OOO pro-
gram; army transportation, $413,0OO,-
600; Notifications, $1,495, 100000 ap-
propriated and $975,000,OOO more au-
thorized; army subsistence, s2O,0OO,-
200; clothing and camp equipment,
S357OOO,0OO; engineer operations,
Sl91,OOO,OOO; medical department
$12s,OOO,OO0; pay Increases for foreign
service, $31,000,0O0; horses, $4S,OOO,.
600; barracks, $49,OOO,0OO; ordnance,
stores and ammunition, $732,27O, 900;
small arms target practice, $S9,676,-
ooo; ordnance stores and supplies,
Su3,52O,O00; manufacture OF arms,
S32,6sO,0O0; automatic machine guns,
Sll3,52O,OO0, with $220,277, 900 addi-
'tional authorized; armored motor cars.
$36,75O,OO0, with $75,55O,0OO additional
authorized; national aviation, s45,OOO.-
ooo; naval ammunition, $4O146, 900,
with $15,O00,000 more authorized;
naval batteries, $50,000,0OO, and s2S,.
100000 more authorizcd; naval re.
serve ordnance, s47,5OO,OO0, and ST.
100000 more authorized; and naval
training camps, s12,6OO,0OO.
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-09-29
Huns Want $s7, SOC, ,ooo, 900 Indemnity.

Amsterdam. - The pan German
League has issued pamphlet telling
the German people that the imperial
government will exact an indemnity
of sS7500,0O0 900 from the allies
when the war is won" A copy of
the pamphlet, which has just been re.
ceived here, says that Germany will
annex the following territories: Great
er part of Belgium, a big district in
northeastern France, the cities of
Calais and Boulogne, the Suez canal
the Belgian Congo, the Canary islands,
Tunis, Morocco, the Azores, Madeira,
Gibraltar and part OF the French and
British colonies in Africa.
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-09-29
Jones Family" Tore FI.o TO Bit,

Enid, Okla.-The story OF the or.
ganization of the Jones family" its
affiliation with the Working Class
union and |. w. w, and connections
through a Chicago office with German
agents was told here at the trial OF
eleven members OF the Jones family"
from Pottawatomie and Cleveland
counties by a witness named Holmes,
who claimed to have been present as
a government agent at the organiza.
don's first meeting. At this meeting
Holmes said the American flag was
torn to shreds and called filthy
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-09-29
McAdoo Announce. Loan Tour

Washington. - Secretary McAdoo's
second Liberty Loan campaign itine-
rary contains the following speaking
dates; Cleveland and Toledo Ohio,
Oct /; Indianapolis, Oct. 2; Madison,
Wis, Oct. 3; Sioux Falls, S. D., Oct.
4; Aberdeen. s. D., Oct 8; Butte,
Mont. Oct Z; Spokane. Oct. 8; Sc
attic and Tacoma, Oct 9, and Port
land. Ore, Oct. 10. Further than
Portland the itinerary was not an
nounced. Secretary McAdoo, however
VIII speak in San Francisco and Los
Angeles.
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-09-29
kAIsERs DIPLOMATS STAB
NATIn

Germany. through the then for
eign secretary. Zimmerman, plot
ted TO align Mexico and Japan in
war against the United States.
She sought to influence the Con-
gress OF the United States against
war by eIpendinB sum up to
$4,000.
She used the Swedish minister at
buenos Aires as n means OF COM
municating Count Luxburg's inso-
lent advice that all vessels be
spurlos versenkt."
She used the Swedish diplomat
Cronholm, at Mexico City. as her
active messenger and. according to
. letter In American possession,
also as direct spy.
She plotted through her ally Aus
tria for destruction OF munition
plants in the United States
She tried to stir up revolution
In the Philippines-by promising
the Fflipinos white women in re-
turn for AN uprising.
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-09-29
Said FIasIer Widows Body Exhum.e

Wilmington, N. C.-That the body
OF Mrs. Robert Worth Bingham, for
merly Mrs. Henry M. Flagler, has al
ready been exhumed, its vital organs
removed for analysis and the body re-
inferred, is the substance of report
current here. Neither confirmation
nor denial Of the report was obtaina.
BILE from local health officials.
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-09-29
Gen. Mursula Attends Bull Fight.

Juarez, Mexico. Gen. Francisco
Murguia, commander Of the northeast
ern military zone, arrived from Chi
huahua City to attend the kermass
given by the society women of Juarez
for the benefit of the Mexican Liberty
loan of $15O,000,000 which is being
raised throughout the republic. Gen.
Murguia attended bull fight given in
his honor and presided over the ker-
mass. Villa remained in the Durango
mountains, he said, and was making
no effort to conduct a military cam
paign.
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-09-29
officer Kills Man in Pistol Duel.

Tucson, Ariz.-Larria Guibel, Mex.
lean, was killed and Deputy Shelii,
Sid Simpson probably fatally wounaeu
in pistol battle following Simpsons
attempt to arrest Guibel en- charge
of selling contraband whisky. SlmP
son went to the mans hon g following
the alleged sale of liquor to plala'
clothes man, and when he failed 70
receive a response to his zap, Threw
open the door. Guibel fired from w
hind the door, shooting Simpson tnfes
times. Simpsons first shot piefceu
the Mexican's heart.
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-09-29
LANslNG's ANNOUNCEMENT.

The secretary Of state issues
the following message from Ambas-
sador Won sernstorH to the Berlin
foreign office, dated Jan. %, 1917:
request authority to pay out
up to $50, 900 In order, az on former
occasions, to Influence Congress,
through the organization you know
OF, which can perhaps prevent war.
"1 am beginning In the mean
time to act accordingly.
"ln the above circumstances
public official German declaration
In favor Of ireland 10 highly deslr-
able In order to gain the support
Of Irish Influence here.'"