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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-14

fight In the trenches, or serve in the
hospitals, may become part of the
greatest American army ever raised
fighting the most important war ever
waged for real civilization.
keokuk and Fort Madison.
Keokuk is the headtHaters for the
southern half of Lee county. BY au-
thority of the government at Wash
ington, the organization has been
made carefully, but enthusiastically
covering that territory. Fort Madison
is covering the northern half of Lee
county and hopes to exceed the figures
of Keokuk in the end. 1t is going to
be a race and a rivalry in one of the
best causes the history of the world
ever saw.
The Gate City has donated a gener-
Gus amount Of space that is costly
these days to this Keokuk Red Cross
campaign and every day the Red
Cross organization will tell Keokuk
people things about it--news and edi
torial, some sensational sacrifices
and some pathetic incidents, all mixed
up In defiance Of newspaper tradi-
tons, but always the truth and moth
ing but the truth
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-14
HARDING NAMES
RED GROSS WEEK
Governor Makes Proclamation Official
ly Designating June
10 to IS as the
Time.
WANTS IOWA TO ASSIST
County Councils of Defense and Red
Cross Chapters Delegated
to Help in Getting
Funds.

Red Cross week in Iowa has been
named by Governor w. l.. Harding
| for June IS to 25. Here is his proc
lamation:
To the People of Iowa:
In accordance with the proclama-
ton issued by the president OF these
United States, l hereby direct your
attention to Red Cross week, June
Is to rs.
The American Red Cross is in
need Of $1OO,OO0,O0 to carry on this
! work, and Iowa must do her share.
The Red Cross war council has
asked me. as governor of Iowa, to
take charge of raising the funds in
this state. / have therefore arranged
that the members of the county coun-
ellis of defense and the Red Cross
chapters shall carry on the work Of
soliciting contributions in their re-
spective localities, and have secured
the services of Professor o. A. King
A. E. Kepford of the board of con-
troll as managers of the campaign.
call upon you. the people of this
commonwealth, to give literally and
in the spirit Of patriotic sacrifice for
great work of humanitarianism
American boys are already at the
front and we must not let them suf-
fer on account Of inaction on our
part.
In behalf Of those making the can
vass, l earnestly bespeak the cooper
alton Of the citizens in every walk
of life, to the end that the response
will be commensurate with the con-
spicuous position Iowa has thus far
occupied in every movement wherein
her patriotic loyalty has been put to
the test.
Therefore. by virtue Of the author
ity vested in me as governor of the
commonwealth of Iowa, I hereby
designate the period of June 18 to
Is, inclusive, as Red Cross week, and
urge your generous observance Of
same.
In testimony whereof. have here
unto set my hand and caused to be
affixed the great seal of the state.
Done at Des Moines, this thirteenth
day Of June, 1917.
BY the governor: w. L. HAIoOING.
w. 8. ALLEN, Secretary Of State,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-14
DETOUR TRAINS
ON K. & w. ROAD
Washout Still Affecting Traffic on Lo
cal Line-k. & o. NJ. Washout
Has Been Re-
Paired,

Rail traffic on the Keokuk & West
ern was still partially tied up today
by washouts between Glenwood. Mis-
souri, and Sedan, Iowa, although trains
were out and in during the day The
trains are being detoured over the
Wabash from Glenwood to Moulton,
Iowa. Number was due to arrive
today and one train was sent out
this morning.
The washout on the Keokuk & Des
Moines near Vincennes, which forced
trains to detour yesterday, has been
repaired and trains are running on
regular schedule today. All other To-
cal lines are running as usual.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-14
JAPAN ANGRY
AT AMERICA
Continued from Page l.,

in China, has aroused a storm OF crit
icism throughout Japan. 1t was Of
ficially announced today that Japan
is making inquiries at washington
regarding the American action.
Japanese officials openly resent
the presentation of the American
note. The United Press was author
itatively told that the United States
should have criticised Japan before
acting. The advice of DR.. Reinsch
as transmitted in his note, is re-
garded here as tantamount to inter
ference in China's internal affairs
and 1t is declared to be a possible
cause for future unpleasant relations
between America and Japan.
Suppose japan would interfere in
Mexico, where a situation similar to
that in China exists" said one Jap
anese authority, America would Ger
tainly resent
1t is declared here that DR.. Reinsch
acted in opposition to the recognized
American policy of noninterference
with internal affairs Of foreign
countries.
Parliament Dismissed.
LONDON, June 1.-THE Chinese
parliament has been "unceremonious-
~ dismissed" according to Tien
1sln dispatch received today by the
exchange Telegraph company.
Southern Chinese provinces have
teIegraphed their refusal to recog-
nize the presidents authority and
civil war is feared
Diplomatic Mission Coming.
WASHINGTON, June I4.-Japan is
sending diplomatic mission to the
United States, which will leave about
July l, it was officially stated today.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-14
land in five reel drama called
Intrigue. "-Advertisement
At the Hippodrome.

Tonight Mollie Kins with Arthur
Shley will appear in The Summer
Girl" Also Chester Conllin in "Dodg-
ing His Doom" The Riddles will en-
Joy this comedy. The bill for this
evening will interest and please you.
Don't miss it. Tomorrow Valeska
Suratt in She" and Pearl White in
Pearl of the Army" The Hippo
drome is the home of the pipe organ
and best pictures --Advertisement.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-14

noon when Holmes met Wizards de.
mand that he leave town, with blow
in the face. Holmes died tow hours
later.
Holmes, youth OF %, met his
death at the hands Of the man by
whose benefactions he had profited
for several years. During the past
winter he had lived at the Willard
home until in April when the hus-
band drove him forth with the accu-
sation of betraying his friendship by
paying undue attentions to Mrs. Will
lard
Mrs. Willard collapsed when told of
the killing and is under the care of
physicians
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-14
PRINCIPAL
KILLED PUPIL
Hioh School Student Shot to Death
in Barber Shop After
y Quarrel Between
Men.
Cheers For 'Pershing.
[By w. S. Forrest, United
\ Staff Correspondent.1

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service ]
SALT LAKE CITY. Utah, June IL
Arthur l.. Willard, principal of the
Bingham, Utah, high school is in the
county Jail here today and a charge Of
murder will be filed against him as a
result. of killing of Cecil Holmes. one
OF his pupils, whom Willard accused
of betraying his friendship and break
ing up his home.
The shooting took place in a bar
Der shop at Bingham Yesterday after
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-14
Epidemic Of Poisoninas.

limited Press Leased Wire Service. ]
CHICAGO, June IL Federal
authorities today were Investigating
an epidemic of cattle poisonings in
the vicinity of Lake Forest and Lib
ertyville, ILL.,, where over score OF
prize Holsteins have died in the last
few days.
r. e. Thomas, living four miles
north of Libertyville. lost four blood
ed cows by lead poisoning. An open
bucket of paint was found in their
pasture, from which they had drunk.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-14
WAR DRIVE INFORCE ON KEOKUK
Leading City Start Actively at Work to Furnish
Red Cross Funds so Much Needed for the New
American Army in World War.

The selective draft will take per-
haps a hundred Keokuk young men
into the trenches of the worlds great
est war against the greatest military
nation the world ever saw.
1t Is agreed that the war for the
salvation of democracy against the
domination of savage militarism is to
be won by America with her soldiers
and her dollars.
1t has been determined by repre-
sentative men and women Of Keokuk
that Keokuk shall do her share of the
fighting with both men and money.
Within the next few days, Keokuk
is going to raise large amount of
money for active esrvice in the very
forefront of the fighting lines in Bel
GUM and France-not going to try to
raise this money but to actually raise
It.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-14

Plain clothes men of Chicago swoop'
ed down on the storage quarters of
professional shoplifters and captur-
ed $4,000 worth of loot. The birds
had taken alarm and fled. but the
cops got the goods. 1t is said the
band operated all around the country
and cleaned up over 100000.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-14

The high school Of New Bedford,
Mass, was the first public school in
the United States to raise the Amer
lean flag over the school house, which
it did on May II, 1861, about one
month after the fall of Fort Sumter
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-14

camp at Bourget. This evening the
entire contingent will dine with the
war office staff, headed by Minister
Of War Painleve. Tomorrow Perish
ing is to lunch with Marshal Joffre
at the Military club.
Cheers For Pershing.
[By W. S. Forrest, United Press
\ Staff Correspondent
PARIS, June 14.-Major General
Pershing was tumuIously cheered
this Afternoon when he and American
Sharp visited the French
chamber Of deputies. The pandemoni-
UNI of applause was so great that all
business was suspended. The Ameri-
can army commander seemed greatly
affected and bowed repeatedly at the
ovation.
Premier Ribot, Premier Viviani. the
latter Just returned from his tour of
Ameica, both feelingly spoke of the
ideals of France and her friendship
with America. Viviani took occasion
to declare that there would be no
peace now-that France would fight
on the bitter end"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-14

mere To-Day e4pTesSeO tuS oelicI lha'
evacuation of the entire triangle
might be foreshadowed by the first
line withdrawal reported by Field
Marshal Haig.
Utter Failure.
PARIS, June 14.-"Utter failure"
of small German attacks around
Braye, north of Craonne. north Of
Rheims and on the left bank OF the
Mouse, was reported in today's Off
cial statement. The assaults follow
ed a general bombardment of those
positions.
French forces carried out sue
cessful raid, cleaning ur German
trench east Of Navaring farm and
taking ten prisoners.
To the Bitter End.
PARIS, June 14.-"Peace is impos-
sible now, we will go on to the bit
ter end" declared Vice Premier
Viviani in the chamber Of deputies
today.
Premier Ribot, relating abdication
of King Constantine of Greece. as
serted that all the allies were united
in the action taken.
Germans Call It Fort.
BERLIN, (via London) June IA
Good effects, in hits" were observed
over the fort Of London, in the Ger
man aeroplane raid yesterday. the
official statement today declared.
A fleet of large aeroplanes yester-
day afternoon dropped bombs over
the fort of London, the report assert
ed 1.-The effects were good. Hits
were observed. Despite strong de-
fensive fire and numerous aerial en-
gagemeEts in which an English air
man fell into the Thames, our planes
were unframed.
Zeppelin Destroyed.
LONDON, June 14.-The German
Zeppelin L-31 was destroyed early TO-
day over the North sea by British
airmen Chancellor of the Exchequei
Bonar Law announced in the hcuse
of commons.
1.-THE above is the nineteenth Yep
pelin which official statements have
announced have been destroyed by
British forces According to the
reliable lstings, published recently
by the London Times, the. L-31 is
really the thirty-fifth German dirig-
ible destroyed since the beginning Of
the war.
The last Zeppelins officially report
ed destroyed were shot down Novem-
Der %, 1916. over the Yorkshire
coast.
Pershing in Paris.
PARIS, June 14.-Maior General
Pershing lunched today at Elysee
palace with President Pcincare and
other French notables. He was in
close conference with French war
office leaders most of the day and his
headquarters in the hotel Crillon
were a scene of constant activity.
This morning General Pershing Wis
tied the Invalides. the museum and
the tomb of Napoleon. His staff at
tended a luncheon of the Military
club and this afternoon was to ac-
company the American commander
on visits to the general aviation
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-14
The Repair shop of Warfare.

A modern army consists Of artillery,
infantry, airmen and the repair de-
partment. 1t is as essential to get
the wounded back from the front out
Of the way Of the fighters, and to save
the lives and limbs Of the wounded
and make them well men, as 1t is to
throw bombs into the enemy trenches.
This repair shop for human bodies
wounded in war is called the Red
Gross. It has as legal and as Official
a status in modern welfare as has
battery of artillery. 1t needs men
and women and money for repair tools
and parts.
Keokuk is doing a large share in
furnishing trained surgeons and in
training nurses for army hospital
work.
1t is now about to start in to do its
share in furnishing money for hos
pital supplies, motor ambulances for
carrying back wounded and the other
needs Of the Red Cross in Europe.
Biggest keokuk Drive Ever Made.
This will occupy ten days time.
Many of the busiest, hardest work
ing executives in business, the profess
sions and other vocations in Keokuk
are going to give their time and en-
ergies to this collecting Of a large
amount of money in Keokuk. It is be
ing done everywhere. Frank Wander
lip, leading f1nancier of New York,
went into the work there. Elliott
Wadsworth, partner and executive Of
Stone & Webster, In Boston, is giving
a year Of hard work to the Red Cross
organization. In every state and city
the same thing is occurring. 1t is now
a fact in Keokuk.
You'll have to run this business
for the next ten days, for won't give
It any attention nor work at anything
but this Red Cross movement" said
one leading business man to his
stenographer and confidential clerk
this morning. Forty other Keokuk
men are going to do about that same
thing.
Every One to do His Bit.
All that is required or asked is that
everybody from bank president to
wage Garner do what he can do with
out actual privation. One man can
give a days work or days wages.
Some women can give up planned
social stunt. Many people can cut
down on the purchase of amusements.
In many ways, every man, woman and
child in keokuk can do a bit for the
United States in this war time.
The wage Garner struggling against
the high cost of living 'svho gives a
dollar Is doing quite as much as the
rich man who subscribes a thousand
dollars-and gets quite as much
credit from his own self respect, his
pure patriotism and from his God.
Different as Blood is From Sherbet.
This Red Cross campaign, for funds
in Keokuk and Lee county is as diff
ferent from the usual campaigns for
money for this or that purpose as ten
thousand wounded soldiers are differ.
ent from Y. M. G. A. gymnasium or
a tire factory.
There are some men engaged in it
who are not the usual group soliciting
for this or that in the
past. This Red Cross work Is so big
so vital-so necessary, that it calls
out the best and biggest in every man
and woman.
1t is the way those who can not
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-14

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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-14
CHASTITY TOLL
OF AIR RAID
sContinued from pase !.

here today expressed the belief that
evacuation of the entire triangle
might be foreshadowed by the first
line withdrawal reported by Field
Marshal Haig.
The Washington herald., 1917-04-15
GOVERNMENT CONTROL
OF TELEPHONE LOSES
Subject Of Annual Prize Debate of
College of Law.

First-yesr students OF the Washington
College Of Law held their annual prize
debate last night. with those taking the
negative side OF the question, Resolved
that the United States should own and
operate the telephone and telegraph sys-
TENS Of the United States" capturing
the honors:
W. +. Hammack Miss Anna L. Cooke
and r J. Ratterree, with c. II. Kiuiaa
as alternate.
The affirmative OF the question was
urged by Clarence Ellis Miss Olive d.
Love, John J. Deviny. and Albert g.
Rhorman as alternate.
The Judges, Benjamin A. Ball. Miss
Kathryn Sellers and Edwin c. Reed. OF
the alumni. AWARDED individual honors
10 Mr.. Hsmmack and Miss Cooke with
honory meeting for Messrs. Ratterree s1d
Deviny.
There were brief addresses bv Miss
Ellen Spencer Mussey. Miss Emma NJ.
Gillet and Prof Packs Oberlin. Of the
faculty
The prizes for the winners. CONSISTING
Of goli pieces. will be awarded at the
annual commencement exercises in L.
a. r Hall on June 4
The Washington herald., 1917-04-15
SAYS WOMEN OPPOSE
| CONSCRIPTION Plan
Sufragist Senator Declares Money
Should Be Sacrificed Before Men.

State Senator Helen Ring Robinson.
of Colorado. declared in a statement
given out here yesterday that the women
voters of the West were greatly dis
turbed" at the talk Of drafting men for
the army. Mrs. Robinson is Democrat
and campaigned in seven Western States
for President Wilson. six OF which, she
says, he carried. Her statement In part
follows:
I'VE voting women of the West have
been greatly disturbed over the War De-
partment's suggestion that our boys
shall be drafted for this war. We are
willing to give them, yes but we are not
willing to see them reduced TO the level
of European conscripts. That seems TO
US too much like the Prussianism we
are in this war to oppose; too much like
trying TO cast out the devil in the name
of the devil
Mr.. Wilson himself furnished us our
platform when he said that we were 60
ing into this war because Of the de-
struction Of human life. not over prop
erty rights. BY the same token, before
we yield to the conscription of life, we
demand the conscription Of property for
this war. The supernuous millions Of
Mr.. Rockefeller, for instance should be
conscripted for the country's use ahead
OF the life OF the young lad whose life
Is all he has. The West will certainly
oppose the conscription Of men unless
accompanied by the conscriphon Of
money"
The Washington herald., 1917-04-15
WASHINGTON CLUBMEN
enroll AS DEFENDERS
Rally to Ranks of Home League for
Police Service.

Six Washington clubs came to the
front yesterday in support Of the Home
Defense League which is being Organized
as second police line of defense under
the direction Of Superintendent of Police
Pullman.
The Chamber OF Commerce, likewise,
hled with Maj. Pullman a request for a
block of application blanks, which will
be used by the membership of that
organization. A chamber committee of
Is. headed by W. C. Sullivan, will pol
the organization for members in the
Home Defense League.
Blocks of 100 application blanks were
sent to the Metropolitan, Cosmos, Com
mercial, University. Army and Navy
and Press Clubs yesterday. 1t is. ex-
pected that fully that many members
OF each club will Join the league.
The police department has assigned one
ohcial TO the task Of caring for all
home defense service enlistments. and
Maj. Pullman announced last night that
the department will be open all day
to receive these applications. A meet
ing Of the committee OF seven, in charge
Of the formation Of the league, will be
held at the District Building tomorrow
afternoon at 4:3O o'clock
This committee is composed OF Mai.
Pullman. chairman, Odell S Smith.
Woodbury. Blair, William P. Emo, Daniel
Callahan, Charles S. Shreve and A. Left
wich Sinclair.
The Washington herald., 1917-04-15
AVIATION SHAKES q"
OUT OF DANIEL KELLY
Trolley Pole Catapaults Conductor Gy-
rating Through the Air.

When Daniel Kelly, a conductor on the
Anacostia line. grabbed the trolley rope
on his car yesterday afternoon, he re-
ceived his first experience in aerial
navigation.
Before the gaze OF astonished pas
sengers. Kelly. tightly clutching the rope,
rose from the rear platform OF his car.
was whisked through the window, ana
sailed majesticaIly through the air in a
flight which would have done credit TO
an eagle, observers of the exhibition say.
II felt just like a bird" said Kelly,
who lives at ll31 Staple street north
east. to physicians at Casualty Hospital
where he was taken after his flight.
But it happened so sudden. l didn l
have time to enjoy it fully" he said.
According TO Kelly's description. he
was standing on the rear platform OF
his car, holding the trolley rope, when
the trolley slipped from the wire as the
car reached Dean avenue and Forty
fourth street southeast. The strong
spring jerked the trolley upward, hurting
Kelly through the window. He described
a perfect arc through the atmosphere.
but was unable to make a sustained
fight. and made a bad landing on the
ground.
The last stage OF his trip toward the
hospital was made in the Casualty
ambulance.
The Washington herald., 1917-04-15
WORK OF AMERICANS
in FRANCE DESCRIBED
John H. McFadden Lectures for Bene-
FIT of American Ambulance.

John H. McFadden, jr., treasurer of
The American Ambulance Field Service
In France, raised substantial part Of
the SlSS.0OO needed for new equipment,
following his lecture on the work of the
surgical units IN Europe, at the New
Willard last night
Representatives from the FreneS EN-
oassy and prominent society leader were
among those who listened to II, work
done BY the field service for the allie
Walton Of suffering for more than 400, =
600 wounded soldiers in the French ar
mics
The lecture was illustrated with slides
and four reels OF moving pictures loaned
oy the French government showing bat
Tie scenes at Verdun. trenches in the
Argonne, the post at Fort Dousumont,
the French Military Red Cross, bow the
wounded are transported from the
trenches. and the headquarters Of the
American Ambulance at NeuiIly-sur-
Seine.
II was announced that $4,000 of the
needed fund has been. raised and the
remainder Is expected to be contributed
within a fortnight. Oficers Of the league
are A. Platt Andrew, former assistant
Secretary Of the Treasury, inspector gen
eral; stephen Gallati, assistant general
Inspector; Edrnund L Gros, chief ply
The Washington herald., 1917-04-15
Thousands Throng Avenue
To Hear Recruiting Appeal

One of the biggest and most inspirine
patriotic gatherings brought together IN
Washington since the Spanish-American
war blocked trafic at Eleventh street
and Pennsylvania avenue northwest, last
night, while Lieut.. S. F. Bryant, of the
yacht Mayfower. and Chief Yoeman
Harry l. Thompson. L. S. N, addressed
the crowd from the Star building.
A band from the Mayiower gave selec-
tions, and motion pictures were thrown
on screen placed over the Stars war
map. Both naval men told OF the press
ing need OF more men in the American
navy and urged the immediate enlistment
Of all who had no one dependent upon
them.
The Washington herald., 1917-04-15
TO SHOW TRADE PICTURES

Several interesting motion picture films
are to be shown at the Commercial Club,
Farragut Square, tomorrow night at
$3.50. The principal reel. king of the
Rails" depicts demonstration of cleo
trical apparatus, and is said to be in
tensely interesting. As Monday is ladies'
day, a large attendance is expected,
members being privileged to bring as
many guests as they care to. This ladies'
day feature, which has recently been ex-
tended to Thursdays as well as Mondays,
has become very popular, due to the un-
usual attractions provided by the house
and entertainment committees.