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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-22
Christmas Morning Prayer
by Sidney Cats of Florida,
(By Sidney J.
0Thou who stitch upon the

4 hOu VINO S1ttetn upon the
OThrone Of the Universe,
look down in mercy and ten
derness into the trenches of
many battle camps and
. =: the thousands of our men in
the Navy! Nerved to deeds of
proves and strength, these
assumed make
Variations and Thcrmopy-
laes, Actimus and Trafal-
gars upon the Mighty Seas.
They representatives who stand for Democ-
racy against Imperialism and autocracy. Give them
the courage OF the Cavaliers of the Nirgnias and
South Carolinas Give them the spirit Of the Front
iersmen of the West! Give them the ambition OF
Americans that in the day of daring and heroisnl
they shall be weighed but found wanting and in
the glad times when victory shall perch upon Old
Glory, the standard of Nation spare many. MANY
of them that they may back in the years that
are to be and call the children of
the coming generation to their
feet to tell them that they saved
the world to democracy and to
Cod Give Ruler strength!
Give women courage Bless
all the organized efforts of
work in the Army and Navy!
Let Thy smile of blessing
upon our Allies! Be with us in
the coming year. what
shall do with honor and
with success! Amen
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-20
All belief which does not render one more
happy, more free, more loving, more active,
more calm, is, fear, an erroneous and super
stitious belief-Lavater.
HAVE OUR HANDS FULL.

If the troubled American citizen is asking
himself whether the embyro revolution IN Cuba
is serious, he can begin by answering himself
that any revolt against constituted authority
is serious, whether in a village school or a
handicapped republic. Further, he can con-
slider that at this time any disturbance within
the wide radius of the Monroe doctrine dam
ages the tradition of American solidarity and
weakens the United States physically and
morally in its dealing with foreign affairs. And
he can remember that Cuban instructions are
not SO uncommon and so slight as to be dis
missed with wave Of the saber.
The United States interviewed in Cuba in
1906, after the collapse of the Estrada admin
istration. In the instruction of 1912, CEN
tered in Oriente province, when Gomez, the
present revolutionary leader, was president,
this country was obliged to back It's threats with
pretty much the whole Atlantic fleet. The
smouldering liberalism of Gomez is on the ram
page today, and although the tendency to in
flict damage upon American property is not
vet noticeable, the situation is bad enough to
compel talk of intervention by the United
States.
General Gomez, hero of Cuba's war for in
dependence, still wears the halo of popular
claim. If he has money enough back of him,
the innocent little brawl of the Santa Clara
elections can become a civil war The glamor
of the Gomez name accounts for the division Of
the Cuban army Cuba needs no Indictment
from outside sources if Gomez has determined
to wear the spurs of a new revolution. Presi-
dent Menocal and the conservative party are
no less jealous of power than the Gomez radi-
Gals Cuba has all the material for general
outbreak.
If Cuba staged a full-sized revolution the
effect upon Haiti and the Dominican republic
would be unfortunate for the United States We
are already committed to intervention in the
small republics among our neighbors. With
Haiti Domingo and Cuba in revolution, and
with Mexico gathering its strength for another
outburst, we should be in poor condition to
meet major opposition in either of the oceans,
east and west
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-20
THE BACK YARD GARDEN.

The back yard garden next summer VIII De
no Joke When potatoes, onions, cabbage etc.
are selling at prices five times above the ord'n-
airy figures, it is time for the consumer 10 90
something for himself.
Conditions like those prevailing at present
seem bound to continue while the war lasts.
Many of our food products are being deposited
at the bottom Of the ocean by the German SUD-
marines. It is time for the man who has money
enough to buy hoe and energy enough to
WELD it to get busy in the back yard.
It is commonly complained that after one mas
paid the expenses of back yard garden there
is no profit left. That may be true When tne
householder hires all the heavy work done. Al
so he would better ask a little advice OF experl-
enced gardeners at the various stages OF the
game. But the earth is fruitful. If properly
encouraged with good seed and patient care.
quite a dent can be made in the high cost Oh
living.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-20

However, since the severing OF re.
lations between this country and Ger
many the United Press has suspend
ed its work in that country and Carl
w. Alderman. who has been the
United Press representative in Ger
many, Is now in Paris. He is In
Paris with Ambassador Gerard.
Alderman now feels free to tell
the truth. He has been telling It
through the United Press reports. 1t
is doleful tale he tells. He says
Germany is making her last stand,
that food is scarce and high, and
that Won Hindenburg is placed IN
supreme command and that he is de-
termined that no soldier shall go
hungry. He has taken the food wher-
ever he can get 1t. He is putting
women into all kinds or service, ex-
cept actual fighting. The civilians
are modified even reaching into the
public schools. He says "Germanys
efforts in 1917 may be expected to
exceed any heretofore made. because
they will be the nations final at
tempt. The whole empire is at work
for this years struggle" Ackerman
says that Won Hindenburg is calcu-
lating on the German army alone.
He does not COuSlOcT Austria VI thS
other allies. Won Hindenburg IS
military genius and can accomplish
wonders with the armies which. he
commands. He counts on nothing
but victory.
Correspondent Alderman relates
that the socialists forced the kaiser
to make his peace proffer and that
the rejection of the peace terms
quieted the movement for the pres
emit. He also says that Germany's
leaders know that the demand may
come again.
1t is plain from Mr.. Ackerman's re-
ports that the situation In Germany
is serious and that the complete de-
feat Ct Germany would put the social
lists in power in that country.
Other correspondents who have
been shipped out OF Germany may
follow the lead of Alderman and
give the real facts az they have seen
them. The struggle for the year 1917
will be the most bitter OF all the
periods of the war. We are almost
prepared to believe that the year
1917 will see the end OF the war.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-20
STRING PRAIRIE.
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There was q large crowd from this
vicinity attended the J. L. Doherty
and Brock sales Tuesday and Thurs
day near Argyle.
Misses Hazel and Nellie Felt spent
Thursday afternoon with Miss Mar
garet Burke.
Miss Ella HART is visiting Mrs. p.
C. Doyle.
Mr.. Ray Downey, Miss Loretta
Morrisey, Mr.. Lewis Fett, Mrs. v.
j. Burke and daughter Mary. Mr..
Minor Bennett, Mr.. Daniel Bergthold
and son Jacob. Mr.. Albert Haffner,
Miss Rose Pickering, Billie and
Henry Markle were Donnellson call.
ers last week.
Misses Gladys and Madge Surena
were the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. OIL
yer Reitz of near Granger, Mo-, last
week.
Mrs. Albert Haffner and little baby
took dinner at the v. J. Burke home
Wednesday.
Messrs. Carl Theims and Elmer
Meinhardt were Keokuk callers re-
Gently.
Several of the people from this
vicinity attended the Farmers Insti
tute at Donnellson Friday and Satur.
day.
Andrew Hayes has been. having an
attack of tonsilius, but Is better al
this time.
George Rube and family and Mr.
and Mrs. Lewis Fett motored to
Pennington Thursday.
Mrs. v. ]. Burke called on Mrs. p
C. Doyle, Thursday.
John Schoene and Paul Wfrsig
have purchased new Dodge car.
Alfred Theims who has been goine
to school in Keokuk, visited over
Sunday with his parents Mr.. and
Mrs. Carl Theims.
v. j. Burke, Carl Theims, Christ
Morrissey, James Burke James Hayes
and daughter Lucille, were Argyle
callers recently.
Fred Felt and Albert Haffner at
tended Mrs. Davis sale, Of near Priu.
rose, Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Webster Downey and
family OF Keokuk visited last week
at the Tom Hayes home
Mr.. Daniel Bergthold made . bust
ness trip to Burlington last week.
! Mr.. Oliver Reitx Of near Granger
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-20
LEAKS HoUsEBoATs AND SUCH.

There is a hitch in the leak inquiry. me
committee conducting the inquiry has grown
very serious in its purpose, thanks TO the re1lre-
ment Of Thomas W. Lawson from the cour.-
room, but the witnesses hang back. IMo msii
whose testimony is awaited with some lmpatl l
.nce are beyond reach of summons at present.
One is extremely i'll in Tennessee, and the otn-
er is out of sight on houseboat cruise IN the
Florida swamps.
Illness of any kind in Tennessee IS likely 70
be stubborn, and houseboat cruises IN lle
Florida everglades are notorious Tor their oe,
lightful languor and indefinlteness, even siiouiu
the houseboat leak.
r, Tho meantime il is still true that the pro-
ceedinps Of the department of state and OF the
have been discoverable in advance py
stock spectators, greatly to the advantage OF
the spectators and to the disadvantages age % o.
moor ienoramuses who invest without secret ad-
vice from Washington.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-20

Des MONIES Capital: The activities
OF the German Press bureau has oeen
T; go great that we are not sure tnat
| the American people know much
about the real conditions In Ger
many.
i The Overseas News is a pretended
organization to be gathering news.
But in fact the Overseas News rep
resents the publicity bureau OF the
German government. Every cores
pendent in Germany who Will take
his news from the Overseas News
either with or without rewriting, can
have the same transmitted by Wire
less to Sayville, New York. II he is
a real good pro-German, he can have
his board bill paid at the best hotel.
II the correspondent will not be
good and send out what is given to
him, he cannot send out anything.
Some of the correspondents fell for
it," as the saying is, and sent out the
German governments telegraph1c re-
ports and the German telegraphic re-
ports have filled the newspapers FOR
months. The activities OF the Ger
man press bureau would make Mark
Hanna jealous, If he were alive.
The first thing the average cores
pOnOenCL mas zone III Tie past Aelo
been to become radically pro-German.
Then he has lived on the fat OF the
land. He has been what might be
called a good Indian" With pos
sibly two exceptions. every American
correspondent in Germany has done
his work and felt like whipped dog.
That is he has felt unworthy Of his
work.
The Associated Press and the Unit
ed Press have been treated with little
more respect by. the German govern
ment than have the individual COR
respondents These press associations
have done their best to secure the
truth and to secure its transmission.
The agents of these press associa-
lions In Germany have filed many
reports which never reached Amer
lea. They have filed many others
which have been rewritten and
changed to mean something else.
The news from Germany has been
so confusing during the past year
that the public has been in doubt in
regard to the real conditions in the
German empire.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-20
Young Women with Barred Legs.

Cedar Rapids Republican: One
som etimes wonders why certain
young women have any legs left
One would think they would freeze
them off the way they expose them
even in the coolest weather. And
not satisfied to show the ample
rotundity of their limbs they encase
them in stockings that permit the
gaping public to get glimpses of suf-
fering goose flesh. It's a great ex-
hibit, but one wonders whether the
dear girls get value received for their
sufferings and their exposures. Is
the attention Of the male OF the
species that is attracted worth such
a price even to very silly woman
And they should also stop 10 think
of the worth of the men who stop
TO contemplate or to approve. Is 1t
not true that the men who are most
attracted by such things are the very
men who are least worth a woman's
while7 But perhaps, 1t is like unto
like and that seems to be the rule
1.-THE world over. Those who attract
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-20
Cornbing Won't Rid
Hair OF Dandf'

The only sure way to get RIO d y
ruff Is to dissolve it, then you at ut
entirely. TO do this, get ,r asSn
ounces of ordinary liquid arV0 ouou1
Il al night when retiring; use !. i y q
moisten the scalp and rub 1t
with the finger tips. ,-,;na d
Do this tonight, and by nnoi ON r. 4
If not ali, of your dandruii , WIN a
and three or four more app!ieaiud ~
Completely dissolve and entireg J, I |
every single sign and trace o. vou
mater how much dandruf s0S
have. ~ ;.rhia
You win find, too, that all i.s II 3
digging Of the scalp will Stop 20
and your hair will be fiuIy st al
rIossy, silky and soft. and iooA
. hundred times better. - AMI
You can get liquid arvona a. n. e. :
store. Il is inexpensive ana u.s.
to do the work
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-20

Mo-, visited recently at the ia
Felt and Henry Reitz homes. j
John and Andy Burke have
entertaining a friend from Keokul|
Lewis Felt and daughter, p
Bergthold and family motored 10
kuk one day last week.
Miss Cecilia Hayes visited
cousin Margaret Burke over SUM
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Hertzel Of r
rose visited Sunday Win
nephew Albert Haffner and law
Mr.. and Mrs p. c. Doyle. anu
lily, Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Hayes
family took dinner Sunday al u'
J. Burke home. -,
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Feu
daughters Hazel and Nellie, mo''
to the julius Felt home SUNDAY
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-20
Milk Made From Beans.

The threatened shortage OF milk
might not look SO serious IL the Chi
nese method of making bean milk
were established in this country. The
beans are soaked for sometime and
then crushed between stones. The
crushed pulp is strained through a
cloth. diluted with water and boiled.
1t is strained again after boiling ana
then bottled ready for use. This pro-
duct looks like fresh milk and has a
decidedly pleasant taste. Chemical
analysis shows it's percentage OF fat
to be equal to good cows milk. In
China it is produced at low cost;
fifty cents month will buy pint a
day. A special small yellow bean
is used for this purpose. Expert
ments looking towards their introduce
ton into this country have already
been begun by the department of
agriculture.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-20
TODAY,S BIT OF VERSE

THE TELEGRAM.
Over the plains fly,
Over the mountains high,
Over broad rivers that CLEAN in the light.
Flashing from sea to sea,
Dashing relent1essly,
Swift as bullet as sure in my flight.
Voiceess yet eloquent,
Speeding where'er I'm sent
North to the snow line or south to palm,
F'reighted with veal woe,
To wound or heal go;
Bearing dagger carrying balm
Piercing the mothers breast,
Blighting scenes happiest;
Ay, or uplifting the heart that Is sad.
Projects sublime wreck:
Evil and crime check;
Mighty my power for good or for bad
Maine calls to Oregon,
Georgia to Washington
City to vast, surging city replies,
So fleet, caring not,
Plying, sparing not;
Binding a nation with numberless ties.
Great, busy presses grind
Broadcasting to the wind,
Tidings I've brought them from far and near.
Sorrow and mirth l bring;
Round the wide earth fling
News Of the moment while people give ear.
Walter Guy Doty, in National Magazine
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-20

Various leagues assailing tns
cost Of living in New VOTE
point q collective ringer VI
at Farmer Asa Of Tioga coun. ~,
is holding up 700 bushels OF p Ss..
for SO a bushel I. o. b. AN AHA IA
1925 didn't touch him ana ~.
jcers move him not. A pr ~
called Asa's attention TO tne al
his ancient namesake. the tnnu .
Of Judea, of whom it is wrl', ~
he prospered by imposing ~
reighbors and died misersoly, r.,,1
did the potato king do? The pf'''1
sprinted SO we'll he got a"A'
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-20
DISCOVER THE ARMY SHOE.
MiIitlamen at the Border Learn Some
thing About Footwear.

Minneapolis Journal: When the
Crusaders returned homo they
brought back the Arabian horse.
When Pizarro returned from Peru he
brought back the potato. When our
milittamen returned from the Nexi-
can border they brought back the
army shoe.
The horse and the potato proved to
be worth more to the world than all
the country the soldiers set out to
conquer. The shoe, IL we have the
wit to use it, will be worth more TO
America than all the wealth Of the
Montezumas. For lack Of sensible.
standard shoe we are the nation CT
cripples, and the mobilization has
discovered to US this fact and that
shoe.
The army medical corps found that
so per cent Of the state guards were
Hmping along in misfit footwear.
while 20 per cent had twisted and
damned feet, malformed by civilian
shoes. On the other hand, 70 per
cent Of the regular army men whose
feet had been clad for a time In
army shoes had normal feet. These
travelled all day on joyful soles. while
the militiamen early fell by the way
side in blistered platoons. The foot
surgeons OF the medical corps de-
clare that 80 per cent of American
civilians are wearing shoes that do
not fit.
Now. there is no need Of this sense
less abuse Of the human foot. The
normal foot Is the same today that I:
was 5000 years ago. And the foot
of the baby born 5000 years hence
will doubtless be as near like your
baby's foot as two peas in a pod. II
a shoe OF normal shape and simple
rule for fitting 1t have been found.
why need any human foot be In
jured for its clothing? Why swing
from the toothpick toe to the bread
box toe and back again endlessly
for the poor sake of style? And why
trust the fitting of your footwear to
mere chance and fancy?
The United States army shoe is
made IN ninety different shapes and
sizes, and It's measurements, though
easily made, are as accurate as those
of an optician. Any foot in America
can be exactly fitted by this measure
ment and this shoe.
In our handling of the Mexican
problem some hold that we have not
saved our faces. but IL we are wise,
we may yet save our feet
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-20
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-.S CARTHAGE, ILL. FEB %. "
Probate Court Matter.
! CARTHAGE, ILL., FEB. 2
s3Ei:3 -

!, ~ SOogS MATTERS
In the estate OF Truman Full.
ceased. Allowance made to ~,
Ellen Fuller, fixed at $500, sha w..
ing articles mentioned in tho sn 10y
ment bill, to the value of sls71e
balance OF s332.S4 to be paid n !.
In re the estate of Diana II b.
hurst, deceased. Inventory filss
Anna e. Mullory, executriy az.
r. Huston. administrator, SHOW. NV
following real estate: NE 1a.7I
ued at $4,000; Sc Sc 1874 MN
ough county valued at s6,OOo. 4,
tel property aggregating a. ia
notes and accounts aggregatins !;
700.
In the estate Of Caroline MN. J
ceased. Petition of James W W.
fall, administrator, shows that n
Orsamus Mills has received an AM,
from said estate sufficient to be- cS.l
ed with an Inheritance, and not,1
are accordingly given, the hearin.
be before the county court, with
referring the matter to appraiser
" u oPCSASA app albcl.
In the estate Of Martha Mcco,m,l
deceased. Petition of Mary Sal
showing the decedent departed !,
life on January 20. 1917, in Cartb,1
and left estate estimated to be "
I$3,100. Letters of administration y
granted to R. w. Saer, as admi1
traitor for the estate. who files ;
bond With James I. Hendricks and
r. Miller. as sureties, in the sum
S6, 500, which is approved.
The final report Of the account
VIM. T., and James A. Long. a,
ecutors of the estate of Samuel Ia
deceased. was filed, which sho,
total amount received. s3.9s6.41. d
amount paid out. $339.10; balance
hand for distribution, $3,657.31, SIN
ing the distribution Of said balanu
the legal heirs. Order approving
port and discharging executors.
Report OF the account OF Marth,
Moore, conseravtor of the estate
John c. Moore, shows the receipt
$40. and like amount paid out, Id
ing no balance.
In the matter Of the estate Of ID
Haigh, deceased, an order filed shc@
the heirs to be: Elizabeth Hal
widow: William T., Charles. Coed
E., James H.. and John D. Haigh 4
Mary E. Bertschi, Sarah B. And
and Grace Seigrist.
In the estate of Smith How'd,
ceased. report was filed by Mad
Curtis How'd and Albert Otis HU1
executors, showing the payment
ciaim9 aggregating $1O.e46.6s.
Report of Mrs. Sarah White, gutl
ian OF Lowell, Walter and The1
white, minor heirs Of John P. Wh
deceased. covering the period d
June rs, 1914 to January Is, l!
shows: total receipts, $406oS; q
expenditures. s3s5.o1, leaving :
ance OF S111.07. Also shows indins
account OF each ward. Guardian's
al order OF discharge as to Orville
non White, an heir of said ess
showing that said minor has receIJl
5000 from his said guardian, in fuiI
all accounts. Guardians flnal or
Of discharge entered as to said or
Vernon White.
Order fled fixing Monday. Marca
1917, at 10 a. m, as the date ,of
account of the estate OF Robert
Gillham, deceased, Annie Gillian.
1ninistratrfx.s
An order was filed fixing ume
hearing on final account In the
tate of John. Young, as OF Moro
March 5, 1917, at 10 a. m. MS1
Young, executor. II
Sale bill was filed in the Jan
Burling estate, showing total sno1
of sales to have been Sl,S2l.is.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-20
Governor Lowden OF Illinois com

Governor Lowden OF Illinois COM
muted to imprisonment for life the
death sentence OF a negro whose exc
cution was deferred seven times by
Governor Dunno. The successive re-
spites were granted because an OBJ
streperous sheriff insisted on max
ing public show of the execution.
The last act Of clemency nullifies the
sheriTs defianca