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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-09
GEO..SCHAPPACH
DIED TODAY
Farmer Who Lived on Hilton Road
Succumbed to Attack Of Typhoid
Fever at St. Joseph's
Hospital.

George John Schappach died this
afternoon at one o'clock at st.
Joseph's hospital from an attack of
typhoid fever. He was stricken about
three weeks ago. He resided on the
Hilton road short distance from
Keokuk. Mr.. Schappach was born in
Warsaw, ILL.,, October 8, 1870. and
came to Keokuk when a small child,
and has since resided in this vicin-
fty. He is survived by a brother
John, who lives in California; sis
ter, Mrs John Winkleman of Keokuk,
and five brothers and sisters living
near here. William, Emma, Anna,
Rosa and Harry Schappach.
Mr. Schappach was a farmer, and
quite well known in this community,
and his death is mourned by a large
circle of friends
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-09
Battle in Mexico.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service1
Ell PASO, Texas, Oct. 9.--Mexican
bandits, headed by Ildefonso Sanehes,
have intercepted and defeated de-
tachment of 200 Carranza troops I'M
der Lieutenant Colonel Jose Miranda,
which was enroute from Juarez to
Ojinaga to strengthen the garrison
there. The Carranza commander
with four men, fled across the border
to Candelaria, Texas, opposite the
scene of the battle and surrendered to
troops of the Sixth United States
cavalry on, patrol duty there. Pursu
ing Mexicans fired across the border,
wounding two Mexican residents of
the border town.
News OF the fight was brought here
In reports to military headquarters to-
day and was later confirmed by the
Mexican consulate.
This is the first report of large
bodies of bandits opeES<ing near the
border received in several months.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-09
ESCAPED FROM
GUARD HOUSE
Four Austrians Made Dash for Lib
erty and Three of Them
Crossed River Into
Mexico.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
LAREDO, Texas, Oct. 9-The four
Austrian naval officers. arrested here
August Is, suspected of being spies
in completely with CAPTAIN Irving
Schneider of the German navy, have
made their escape from the Fort Nc
Intosh guard house, authorities an
nounced today.
Some time ago the four, with
Schneider, were arrested in San
Francisco and were interned. The
four made a dash for liberty hoping
to cross the Rio Grande into Mexico,
but were caught here
Three of the four are known to
have crossed into Nuevo Laredo,
Mexico, while one was drowned in
the Rio Grande. The body of Hans
Frolich, an Austrian, was recovered
from the river today. The body was
badly decomposed.
According to officials, the escape
was effected Sunday morning shortly
after midnight, the men having been
furnished duplicate key. An inves-
tigation Is under way.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-09
DESERTER is
TAKEN BACK
Fl. Dodge Man Said He Was Tired
Of Dodging Army Officers-Al-
legged Parole vioIator
Held.

The Keokuk police returned to
Camp Dodge, a man by the name Of
James Ashley, said to be deserter
from the national army. Ashley said
his home was in Fort Dodge. AS
sistant Chief Pearson left this morn
ing for Des Moipes with Ashley. Ash
ley was being sought for by cap
tain in the army, who twice passed
him on the street and didn't recog-
nize him, according to Ashley. who
told the police he was tired of dodg-
ing the army men.
Roland Kean was pickles up by the
police today on advices from the board
of parole, who charge him with be-
ing a parole vio1ator. Kean was
working in factory here when taken
into custody. Chief Henneman has
wired the board for instructions.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-09
Mo separate Peace Wanted.

pETROGRAD, Oct. 9.-The presl-
Gent of the democratic congress Will
soon issue an appeal to the demo-
Gratis of all allied nations to work
against all attempts to conclude
separate peace with the central en-
pires. The appeal will be based on
the grounds that separate peace on
thte part Of any of Russia's allies
would be a serious blow to the new
Russian democracy.
The government has decided to in
crease the wages of railway employees
by s375,OOO,000 per year. but has de-
clared it will not negotiate with rail-
road men now on strike. The lead
ers of the strike may be prosecuted.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-09

was larger and there appeared to be q
somewhat broader interest In the
general list. Individual stocks came
in for intervals Of fairly active buy
ing, but initiative was not sustained
for long. United States Steel moved
within a range Of some thing over
point, touching bottom at los and
ruling close to 1oG In most other
cases, also, the speed was rather great
err on the downward side than on the
upward.
The copper group was under pres
sure with losses Of / u to 2. Tobac-
co shares were distinctly weak, Unit
ed Cigar Stores in particular
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-09
KEOKUK FANS
DISAPPOINTED
Postponement Of Third Game Of Star
Spangled Banner Series
Today Prolongs
Agony.

Keokuk fans were disappointed to-
day in not getting to watch the third
game of. the worlds series. Up until
noon it was expected that the game
could be played, but a heavy down
pour of rain made it necessary to
postpone the contest This means
that if there is a fifth game neces-
sary it will be played at Chicago
Saturday.
The game tomorrow and Thursday
will commence at one o'clock, Keo-
kuk time. Local fans are invited to
come to The Gate City Office tomor-
row and watch the game on the big
scoreboard. There were few of the
faithful who gathered early this aft
ernoon before the bulletin announc-
ing the postponement Of the game
was posted.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-09
Insurance to Advance.

United Press Leased Wire Service ]
CHICAGO, Oct 9.-Fire insurance
will go up 25 percent and life and
other insurance costs will be heavily
increased on account of the war.
Benjamin Richards of Boston, secre-
tary of the insurance institute of
America, prophesied this advance to-
day.
General war conditions, which
makes every one dig deeper" is the
cause for the increases, according to
Richards. The advance in fire insur-
ance rates, now is under discussion
and will become operative within two
weeks, mem bers of the institute in
conference here believe. The in
crease anticipated covers the advance
that would be necessary under the
new revenue bill
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-09
Monroe Doctrine for Asia.
[:By Ralph Fl. Turner, United Press
Staff Correspondent

lsby TldlDu QIutI, OulLtu IIeSS
Staff Correspondent
TOXIC, Oct 9.-The Japanese pub.
lie and press hesitate to believe that
Viscount Ishii head of the Japanese
diplomatic mission to the United
States. proclaimed in a recent adj
dress in America, Monroe doctrine
for Asia.
The concensus of opinion is that
Ishii merely indicated that Japan
would guarantee the integrity of
China and the open door there.
Considerable satisfaction is ex-
pressed by officials and other public
men, however, over the favorable
trend of American opinion as to
Japan's position in the far east, as
indicated in the comment in America
on Viscount Ishii's recent speech.
1t lis assumed here that Ishii and
Secretary of State Lansing, during
their conference at Washington
reached an understanding as to
Japan's special position in the orient.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-09
keokuk Auto Owners Are Reminded,
4 However, by Informations Which
Were Filled In Superior
Court.
FAST DRIVING. CHARGE
Information Has Been Filed Against
one Driver Here-Demurrers
. and Answer in KEEP
pei Case.

keokuk utomobile owners should
wear a string around their fingers.
Strings are supposed to remind the
wearer of some duty he might other
wise forget. And it seems from the
list of auto drivers posted in the su.
perior court today, as failing to turn
on their lights Saturday night, that
several of the owners should trim up
their memories as well as their lights.
Informations charging e. Denmire,
H. Haney, w. H. Bennett, M. Mcintosh
and Ira W. Wills with driving without
their lights on were filed and defend
ants paid their fines of one dollar and
rosts. Mr.. Wills enclosed a check
and with it wrote Jokes on me-"
lnformations were filed against Mrs.
George Sutherland, Nina Hodge, ]. R.
Malone and Art Anderson, all charged
with driving without their lights light
ed. They had not appeared in court
this morning.
S. Hicks was charged in an fnfor-
nation by Chief Hennemann with OPP
Grating his car in reckless and care
less manner, at "a rate Of speed ex-
ceeding fifteen miles an hour, on Main
street between Third and Fourth
streets. He was also charged with
operating his car without lights. Hicks
posted a forfeit at the police station
as he expects to be, out of the city
until October Is when his case will be
taken up.
A demurrer has been field in the
superior court in the matter OF the
dependency of Eva Keppel. in which
it is charged that plaintiff is not en-
titled to relief demanded in that he
does not show that the begging COM
planned of in the charge was for pc
cuniary purposes. The answer of Eva
keppel asking that the action be dis
missed is also on file. The case will
be taken up Immediately.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-09
Next Springs styles.

United Press Leased Wire Service. ]
CHICAGO, Oct. 9.-The government
is responsible for proposed changes
In next springs styles.
H B., ODER, Lawrence, Kansas, at
tending the convention Of the United
National Clothiers here so declared
today.
There will be no belted backs,
pleats, wide lapels and other fancy
STUFF befause the government In Feb
ruary intends to make these things
unpopular
1.-The government will issue a notice
in February we have been told which
will make wearers Of military styles
look almost like 'slackers,' so manu-.
facturers are making plain suits"
ODER said.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-09
STAFF Received Jolt.

ALTON, ILL.,, Oct. 9.-The medical
staff of the new state hospital here
received jolt several days ago and it
will take quick action by the civil ser
vice commission to relieve the sit
uation.
Dr. Harry Swell. mainstay of Sup
erintendent Zeller, has been ordered
to report to Fort Benjamin Harrison
for duty. DR.. Zeller has sent hurry
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-09
Daily Stock Letter.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service1
NEW YORK, Oct. 9.-The New
York Evening Sun financial review to-
day said:
While the surface of t0day's stock
market bore much the same aspect
as that of yesterday, that is to say.
the course of prices was decidedly
undulating, with a tendency toward
lower levels. the volume of trading
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-09
Clothing Caught in Shaft and Wrapped
About Him, Strangling
Out His
Life.
ASSISTANCE WAS NEAR
Men in Building Failed to See the
Body in Pit Because of
Darkness, and
Departed.

George Alcott, aged SO, engineer at
the Mississippi River Power Co. pump
ing station near the Santa Fe shops
at Fort Madison, met terrible death
by strangulation Saturday afternoon
when his clothing became caught in
pump shaft and wrapped about him
until life was choked out Of his body.
The Democrat tells Of the tragedy as
follows: The accident occurred early
in the afternoon, it Is believed, but
since he had been working alone at
the station, he was not missed for
some time and the body, was not found
until evening. He leaves wife and
two small children.
Mr. Alcott went to his work as U.s.
ual on Saturday and was alone at the
pumping station practically all day.
1t is supposed that he was oiling or
working with the pump shaft when
his clothing caught on small pin and
drew him down clto the narrow aper-
ture in which the shaft works. He was
wound around and around the shaft
and his clothing was frightened on his
throat so quickly that he had no
chance to call for help and was prob.
ably killed in a very short time.
All this must have happened early
in the afternoon. The body in the
shaft pit caused the belt to slip on the
pulley of the motor at the other end
and the friction thus caused ignited
the belt and made a cloud Of smoke.
This smoke was noticed by Santa Fe
employees about 2:30 and they went
over to see what caused it. AS they
entered the pumping station they
could see the belt slipping on The pull
ley, SO they cut it of and put out the
fire.
The railroad men remarked that 1t
was strange no one was around, but
owing to the darkness in the shaft pit
they failed to see Alcott, although the
life was probably being choked out OF
him just at the time they were in the
station. Having put out the fire, how
ever, they returned to their own work
without discovering the tragedy.
A little after 6 o'clock Saturday
evening, Mrs Alcott.% becoming wor-
ried at the non-appearance of her hus-
band, called VIM. Tort the night man
and the neighbors. A search was be-
gun for the missing man and little
after seven his brother, Bert Alcott,
and Tom Ekins. found him in the seep-
age of the shaft pit with his clothing
around one OF the pump
shafts and the lower part of his body
In the water which had accumulated
When the pump stopped its work.
The body was promptly removed
from the death pit and medical as
sistance was called but it was too
late to do anything to revive the I'M
fortunate man, although everything
possible was tried It was the general
opinion that death had come quickly
and that Mr.. Alcott had been dead for
several hours when the body was
found. So
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-09
Death Of Mrs. Ida Moore

URSA, ILL.,, Oct. 9.-Mrs. Ida Moore
died at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. M. Seward, near Ursa, Satur-
day at II o'clock after long illness
of cancer Of the stomach. Her
maiden name was Mary Ida futile,
daughter of George and Mary futile
of this county. She was born De-
cember 9, 1859, being 81 years, 9
months and % days of age.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-09
MAYORS wife Sells Wool.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
CHICAGO, Oct. 9.-Mrs. William
Hale Thompson, wife of the mayor,
is selling wool over a counter two
days a week as her "bit' toward
winning the war, it was learned to-
day. She, is doing this work at the
local headquarters of the navy
league.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-09
IinIey Reachca France

limited Press Leased Wire Service. I
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa, Oct. 9.
"A cablegram was received here to-
day announcing the safe arrival in
France of Lieut.. Colonel Matt Tin
ley of the 16Sth infantry. formerly
the Third Iowa. He preceded the
regiment overseas
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for another physician to take Dr..
Siwelrs place. Swell will remain at
his post until relief is sent to Dr..
Zeller.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-09
New York Money Market.

NEW YORK, Oct. 9.-Money
call, 4 percent.
Six months, 5A percent.
Mercantile paper, 5h percent.
Bar silver New York, $3.50.
Demand sterling, s4.75.2O.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-09

OF all the peoples OF Europe the
French have the fewest children and
the Irish the most.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-09

Five tons of postage stamps are
issued daily from the British general
postofice.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-13

The outlined work for the first Sc
mester in old testament history.
1. Studies in Old Testament Geog-
raphy. Palestine and its relation to
other lands.
IL The five Books of Moses-Gene-
sis turnout Deuteronomy.
III. Names of the Books of the Old
Testament as far, as Esther.
". Commit to memory the Ten
COmman dmentS and Speech of
Moses, or the Ten Commandments and
Exodus 1.-THE Song of Moses.
The following note is from the
syllabus:
Studies in Old Testament Geography.
PALESTINE.
Palestine is a strip of country at the
eastern end of the Mediterranean sea.
1t extends east from the sea to the
Arabian desert Con an average about
fifty miles,, and north from the south
eastern corner of the Mediterranean to
the River Leontes and Mt. Hermon
Qess than $50 miles,.
Physically, Palestine is divided into
four regions or strips running north
and south.
l. The first is a plain along the
in width and of great fertility. Here
were the chief cities of the Philistines
and the famous Plain of Sharon.
2. The second is a hilly zone with
elevations from three thousand to
four thousand feet high in the north
but towards the middle f1attening out
into the Plain of Esdra eion, watered
by the River Kishon. South of this
the surface again breaks into hills and
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becomes more and more rugged until
near Hebron it~attains an elevation of
over three thousand feet.
8. To the east this hill country
slopes rapidly to the deep gorge of the
Jordan valley, the deepest depression
on the face of the earth. The Jordan
rises on the slopes of Mt. Hermon some
distance north of the Sea of Galilee
and descends rapidly until at the Sea
of Galilee it is 62S feet below sea level.
1t continues to descend thru a winding
course of nearly two hundred miles
(only sixty-five in straight line) I'M
til at the Dead sea it is 1892 feet be-
low sea level. The Jordan valley
varies in width from about four miles
in the north to about fourteen in the
south. In the north it is fertile; in
the south, alkaline and arid. The
Dead sea is forty-seven miles long and
ten miles wide. South of this lake is
the gravelly desert Arabah, gradually
rising to a height of six hundred feet
above sea level and falling again to-
wards the Red sea-
4. To the east of this great cleft of
the Jordan and extending to the
desert is a pleasant hilly region
(Bashan, Gilead, Moab, and Edom)
rising to a plateau about two thousand
feet in height. This section is well
watered and admirably adapted to
grazing.
The great variety in the country is
conducive to corresponding diversity
in its plants and animals. The author
34S of birds, and more than 5000
varieties of Towering plants
Be sure to save these lessons from
today
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SEVEN SENTENCE SERMONS

We all dread bodily paralysis and would make of every
avoid of troubled about
aysis of the soul-Epctetus
shall heaven himself who has not sent
his heart thther before hm.-Robert South
This above all To thine self be true and it must follow
the night the thou canst not then be false to man.
Shakespeare.
the peasanest provdences that always bring the
greatest blessngs-John Henry Strong
him giveth neighbor drink to thee that
thy venom him drunken Also that thou
look their nakedness!-Hab 2:15.
Hope is a prophet sent from heaven
Fear is a false and croakng raven;
The dawn that buds all gray and cold
Will blossom to a sky of gold-E. R. Sill.
See continually that whatever
you the close day. shall not be this They made
keeper vineyards but vineyard havt not
kept. Stuart Holden.
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PASSED BY TWO FLYING FIGURES.

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of the State Temperance Union, will preach
in the morning. The pulpit will be filled
in the evening.
Spiritualist Temple Builders. Fourth and
Monroe, meeting at 2 80 O'Clock. Messages
by Mrs NJ. E. Rupright
st. Johns A NJ E., Seventh and Topeka.
Bishop ii. b. Park will preach at the morn
ing service.
Church of Spirit Communion, 21O East
Fifth, DR.. Wheeler, pastor. Lecture and
messages in the evening
Seabrook Congregational, Nineteenth and
Highland, Robert u. Bussey, pastor Morn
ing sermon, That Upon Which We Agree"
Evening, The Conscious Sleep"
more. Preaching service morning and
evening. G. f. Wallendorf, pastor at Con-
cordia, will preach at revival meetings
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Fri
day nights.
New Thought Society, Unity church, 914
Topeka. Address by Mrs. Ruffner in the
morning following Sunday school.
Unity church. 914 Topeka avenue, Uni
Paul Dansingberg of Kansas City will
review the story, The Brook Kerinth," by
George Moore.
Church of the Good Shepherd, Quincy
and Laurent, Francis E. Anthony, pastor.
The bishop will preach in the morning.
Evening prayer service at o'clock.
teenth and Harrison, E. W. Spencer, pastor.
Preaching morning, Rev. Bernard Kelly
The Victory of Trial. Evening, Rev. w.
NJ. Balch, Memory
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WON IN X. S. A. c. CONTESTS.
Four Ford County Boys and Girls &c
Trip to Manhattan.

Dodge City, Kan, Jan. 13-One
Ford county boy and three girls will
be given free trips to Manhattan this
month to attend the State Farm and
Home institute, as a result of their
efforts in the contests which were ar
ranged last season for Ford county
boys and girls in kafir growing, sew
ing and bread making.
The winners are Miss Mary Seely Of
Wilroads, sewing contest; Miss Mary
Scarborough of Bucklin, bread making
contest; Nathan Horton of Wright,
kafir growing contest; Miss Alice Hen
ming of Bellefont, sewing contest.
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First NJ E., Sixth and Harrison, Edmund
James Kulp, pastor. Morning sermon.
Master or Servant?" Evening, 1.-The Cost
Of Good WILL"
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Second United Brethren, Fifth and Le-
land, NJ. L. Robey, pastor. Morning ser
mon. Living Water" Communion of the
Lords supper. Evening, Compassion"
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Central Park Christian, Sixteenth and
Central Park, c. E. Rash, pastor. Morning
sermon, Our Church" Evening, "Oul
CITIZENSHIP"
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Christ Hospital chapel, West between
Eighth and Tenth, G. NJ. Geisel, chaplain.
Morning service at Z o'clock.
First Lutheran, Fifth and Harrison, C.
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Euclid Avenue Methodist, Edwin Locke.
pastor. Morning sermon, THE Law of
Life" Evening, THE Great Day.
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Seward Avenue Baptist Seward and
Grattan, +. w. Wittenbraker pastor.
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CHURCH NOTICES

(These notices must be in the State
Journal office by o'clock Friday af-
ternoOn. Unless otherwise noted in this
column services will be held at IL O'Clock
in the morning and 1880 O'Clock al the
evening.
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West Side Christian, Mrs. Clara II. Hazel
rigg pastor. Morning sermon. "A Closer
Walk With Cod Evening, Rejected of
God" Special music in the evening.