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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-12

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active in eliminating those portions
of the food which are not taken into
the blood for the upbuilding of the
body. OF the eliminative organs, the
liver and the kidneys are Of major
Importance, and are most likely to
be oveTworked and become diseased.
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tive character occur, and such
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immense number OF appreclative
users who through these many years
have put 1T to the severest tests with
the most satisfactory results.
The experience Of multitudes is
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-12
W Health Often Due to
Neglect of Kidneys and Liver

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dom even of the brightest physicians.
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Sample sent on receipt of ten cents.
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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-12
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Jack Frost was not partial to any
one as he acted as iceman on Mon
day morning, leaving ice at every
body's door, and he gave us kill
ing freeze, all garden truck being
killed. Today we have had cold
winds, rain and small hail and sun
shine all the same day. We are need
ing rain badly for the grain which
has been sown, and some are fear
ing that if we go into freezing win
ter without rain that stock water
will be short as the ground Is very
dry.
Mrs. Adona Galbraith was the vic
tim of pleasant surprise when her
brother-in-law Mr.. d. B. Ward OF
Kansas City. whom she had never
met before, visited her for a short
stay on Monday afternoon
The grading on the Carthage and
Hamilton road east of town is finish
ed so far as the blowing and scrap
ing is concerned. Now the bridges
and culverts will be put in place and
the steam grader and roller will be
applied SO it looks favorable towards
a good road.
The Independent Telephone Co.
held meeting Friday evening per-
tanning to organization or incorporat-
ing with the Mccall Co.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Estes and
family of Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, visited
Sunday with Mrs. Estes parents, Mr.
and Mrs. James Wedding.
The Red Cross meeting was a sue
cess Saturday evening, there being
quite a large attendance. and sew
ing and knitting was done for the
soldier boys.
Quite a number Of our young
people attended the tabernacle meet
ing at Carthage Sunday evening.
Mrs Elsie Pennington is visiting
an aunt in Industry, Ill.
Mr.. John NJ. Peterman and wife
and his father A. w. Peterman of
Burlington, Iowa, and Miss Harriet
Osborn of near Newark, N. j., visited
Tuesday with Hiram Ingersoll and
family, having motored from Bur
lington.
Saturday the 9Th, Messs. Mark
Fisher, Ray Ellison, Russell Camp
bell and D. E. Warren motored with
Percy Grauf in his new Studebaker
car to Camp Dodge near Des Moines.
and visited our soldier lads who are
encamped there. They report quite
an interesting time. found the boys
all well and able for duty and very
anxious to see their home folks
come and visit them.
Mrs. Adona Galbraith has sold her
farm of 120 acres east of town, to
]. E. Ewing. Consideration $1S7 per
acre.
NJ. p Berry, administrator of the
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-12
Late Market Quotations

@925; stockers and feeders, $1,000
1925; calves, sSO0912.00; bulls and
stays, s5.50@7.50.
Hog receipts 1890; market 75c
lower. Bulk. s17.5o@17se; top,
Sheep receipts 4,4oO; market
steady, Csc lower. Yearlings, $1,000
@13.50; wethers, s1100@12.75;
lambs, s17.5O@1s.25; ewes, 10000
11.00.
Chicago Produce.
CHICAGO, Oct. Observation-Disclosures
434c; firsts. 43c; dairy extras, 41@
42c; dairy firsts, 4o@40hc
Eggs-Ordinary frsts, 36@36kc;
firsts, 37k@38c.
Cheese-Twins, 24%@25c; Young
Americas, 261a @26%c.
Potatoes-Receipts 81 cars; Wis
consins and Minnesotas, S13091.4O
per bushel.
Live poultry Fowls, 17@22kc;
ducks, l6@20c; geese, 1761Sc;
spring chickens, 18kc; turkeys, zoe.
Stock Market Closed.
UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
NEW 1OSh, OCL lE.-Ine new
York stock market was closed today
in observance Of Columbus day
| Trading will be resumed Monday.
Maximum Corn Price.
| United Press Leased Wire Service.
CHICAGO, Oct 1.-THE maximum
| price on corn for future delivery as
| set by the various grain exchanges of
the country several weeks ago will re.
| main in force.
This was decided upon at confer.
ence of Representatives of the princi-
pal exchanges of the country here.
There had been agitation to have
| the maximum price removed, because
CO The feeling that the figure was be.
J low the commercial value of corn.
| Prospects of a record crop, however
has changed this feeling.
Cash corn is now selling around So
but there is very little to be had. The
maximum price on future corn on the
local market is SIPS.
Several exchanges reserved the
right to modify or rescind existing
maximum prices on contract that ma
ture iE 1918.
ST. Louis Horse and Mule Market,
ST. LOUIS, Mo, Oct. 11.-Horses
There was brisk trade in south
erners. Common and medium classes
are selling about the same as a week
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-12
st. Louis Hay and Straw.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Oct 11-Hay-o.
80 cars received, 26 were timothy,
clover-mixed, prairie and l alfaila
Market continues strong and buoyah
on all grades of timothy and clover
mixed, with moderate arrivals NEE.
ing ready demand at the receh
advances, and indications are io
still better prices. Prairie, Glove
and alfalfa are very scarce, WIZ
wants of the better qualities unsup
piled, and stronger prices bid lo
such, while ordinary and com1nol
classes. although not eagerly soughi.
are selling to better advantage
absence of good to choice grades
Sales: Clover-m ixed-$2250 to SO
timothy, s23 to SGT; clover, oIn,,
$21 to s2S: alfalfa, quote s22 to ssi
Straw-Steady. and strong at 3
per ton track to $3.50 delivered 70
wheat or oats. rye salable at $50
track.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-12

ago, but better grades are stronge]
and some have sold at the oe1
prices of the year. There has peel
/ light trade from the east this weed
but prices are not very good. IN
market for United States classes
stronger. Although receipts IN thI
quarter show a big gain this weeH
the inspectors are not finding nea
enough to fill their requirements
Heavy draft. extra. ........S16OQz IVY
Eastern chunks ........... 10 10y
Southern horses, choice.... l40Qlo
Southern horses, good. 49,. lO0Qls
Southern horses, common. oog .
Plugs 25Q d
Mules-The market, despite mater
tally larger receipts than Weei
ago. is holdingSup well and the ON!
kinds that are not selling satisfac
torily this week are the thin an'
out of class animals. Cotton mule
Is hands and over and pitters IL y
13 hands and almost any sized nine
can be sold to very good advantase
with the market at it's present ieVel
Good sugar mules are also goo'
buy, but quality and finish is neces
sary, and the more flesh the better
Prices this week are unchanged frol
a week ago. British and Unite'
States, especially the latter, are &C.
ting number of war mules.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-12
Well Known Newspaperman VINO
Was Born in St Francisvilie
and Reared in Alexandria,
Answers Summons.
WORKED ON PAPER HERE
He Was on staff Of Old Constitution
Back in 1880, and Later Became
Power for Scripps
League.

Herbert M. Young, living at No. 2
West Walton Place, an old news
paper man, died at the Henrotin hos
pital, Chicago, Thursday afternoon,
october II, Of heart trouble. Mr..
Young was a director In the Scripps
McRae league of papers from 1888
to 1900 and business manager or the
ST. Louis = Chronicle and Cleveland
Press, members of the league during
those years. Mr.. Young resigned
from the Scripps organization In
1900 to go into the advertising bust
ness in New York City. In 1905 he
came to Chicago, and engaged IN
business as publishers representa-
tive.
Mr. Young has been in poor health
for the past five years, which latterly
developed into severe heart trouble.
Mr.. Young had large circle OF news
paper acuuaintances in st. Louis,
Cleveland, Chicago and New York.
He was fifty-three years old. Mr.
Young is survived by two brothers.
Edgar H. Young. publishers repre-
sentative with offices in the Peoples
Gas building, Chicago. and Guy U.
Young, manager of the membership
department of the Chicago Art insti-
tute.
He will be buried at Keokuk Satur-
day afternoon at o'clock, from the
residence of his aunt, Mrs. P. j.
Payne, 511 North Third street.
Mr.. Young started his newspaper
career on the Keokuk Constitution In
1880 He was born at ST. Francis
vile, Mo-, and reared in Alexandria,
Mo-
Herbert NJ. Young was the son OF
Samgel M Young and Jemima c.
Young. The surviving relatives are
| Mrs. Frances Payne, Mrs. Charles
Mcclure of Keokuk; Mrs. o. S. Gala
han OF Kahoka, Mo-; Mrs. Mary A
| Stafford of Eagle Grove, Iowa;
Thomas E. Ochiltree, Keokuk-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-12
were absolutely unafraid Of the worst
punishm ent the Germans could offer.
BIGGER PART
TO BE TAKEN
Continued from page L.

inspection visit to the American de-
stroyer fleet in European waters, en-
thusiastio over their achievements
and spirit of the men.
"The thing that struck me most
forcibly," he said, was the complete
spirit of determination of men ! be-
tween the two fleets. Our ships
have done very effective work and
are going ahead splendidly."
Admiral Mayo and his staff hur-
ried to a fleet Of taxicabs at the
dock and sped on to Washington.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-12
Awaiting Next Move.

by Ed i. Keen, United Press Staff
Correspondent
LONDON. Oct. 12.-Following the
speedy failure of German Foreign Sec
Rotary Kuehlmann's attempt to SOW
discord among the allies regarding
Aisace-Lorraine, there was much
speculation in official circles today
rs TO the character of Gerinany's next
move in her peace offensive"
The general belief was that a
sweeping offer OF Belgian independ-
ence, calculated similarly to sow dis
cord among Englishmeu, was not I'M
likely. Such a proffer. 1t was held,
would likely be relied upon to influ-
ence American public opinion also.
Any such scheme was believed
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-12
Seize Four Steamers.

LONDON, Oct. 12.-Four Swedish
steamers in British ports were for
mally requisitioned by the govern
ment today in pursuance OF the policy
to commander neutral ships in Brit
ish ports which are partly or entire
ly owned by companies capitalized
in England.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-12

Board of Trade Closed.
UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.1
+ CHICAGO, Oct. 1.-THE board of
trade was closed today because of
Columbus day.
Chicago Live Stock.
CHICAGO, Oct. 12.-Hog receipts
10000; market dull, Csc lower. Mixed
and butchers, $16.S0@1s.70; good
heavy. s17.60@1s.70; rough heavy,
S16.90@1715; light, s16.509 1910;
pigs, $12.00@16.25.
Cattle receipts 5000; market
steady, 10c lower. Beeves, $1,000
.174O; cows and heifers, S5.15012.30;
stockers and feeders, $6.25@11.60;
calves, s9.50@16.00; westerns, $6.25@
145O.
Sheep receipts 10000; market weak,
15c lower. Native, S9.00W11.65;
western, s94O@12.90; lambs, S13.25@
1880; western, s13.50@1S.20.
St. Louis Live stock.
EAST ST. LOUIS, Oct. 12.-Cattle
receipts $500; market slow. Texas
receipts TOO; native beef steers, $500
0175O; yearling steers and heifers
$7.O0@17.O0; cows, 5000 1O.5O
stockers and feeders, $6.50W1IOO;
calves, s5.75@15.50; Texas steers
s6.759105o; cows and heifers, $500
$1,000.
Hog receipts 1900; market 5oG75c
lower Mixed and butchers, $4,000
l1S.75; good to heavy, $4,000 1875;
rough; s1700917.75; light, S1775G
1926; pigs, $15.00917o0; bulk, $500
/ CISCO.
heep receipts 800; market steady
Ewes, s10.50911.50; lambs, $4,000
1S 90; Gamers and choppers, $1,000
$50; wethers, S11.50@12.50.
Kansas City Live Stock.
KANSAS CITY, Oct. 12-Cattle re-
ceipts $500; market weak. Steers,
S6.75@1700; cows and heifers, $3.50
@12.50; stockers and feeders, $4,000
114O0; calves, S6.50@13.50
Hog receipts 5000; market $50 40c
lower. Bulk, s17.90@1S.60; heavy
s1S.40@1S.75; medium, $1S.0O@18.70;
light, s1760118.50.
Sheep receipts 1000: market
steady. Lambs, s17.25@18.25; ewes,
s10.0091175; wethers, sS.00@1S.3o.
Omaha Live Stock.
OMAHA. Oct 12.-Cattle receipts
ZOO; market steady. easier. Steers,
sS.00@17O0; cows and heifers, 5000
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doomed in advance. so far as its ef-
feet here is concerned because the
war issues have gone far beyond the
Belgian question The step itself,
however, would have been regarded
by officials here as indicating Ger
many's desperation in military
sense. 1t would have been held as
proof that only final, supreme allied
effort Is necessary to crush Hohenzol'
lernism.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-12
Re.chstan Adjourned.

AMSTERDAM, Oct. 1.-THE Ger
man reichstag adjourned today until
December 5, after one of it's most SEN
sational sessions. President Kaempff
in adjourning the body thanked the
army for its service and exhorted the
German people to maintain their
spirit. .zaasissE III
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-12
Kaiser In BULGARIA..

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
LONDON, Oct. 1.-THE report that
Kaiser William is now in Sofia arous-
ed further speculation here today as
to the extent Of further friction be
tween Bulgaria and Germany. Ru-
mors have reached here that Car
Ferdinand of Bulgaria Is insisting
on peace.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-12
FIRST BILLION
MARK PASSED
Continued from page L.

about a fifth of this amount has so
far been subscribed.
The treasury department stated a
general quickening Of the campaign is
already manifest, despite the fact that
most banks are closed today on ac-
count OF the holiday. The first official
figures announced fell far short OF
actual bond sales, It was admitted, but
officials declared each city must exert
tremendous efforts in the sixteen re,
naming days of the campaign to reach
its maximum allotments. From the
northwest, the great lakes region, and
the south where subscriptions have
Jagged the most, reports Of quicken
ed interest.
Full Pledged Snow Storm.
TOLEDO, Ohio, Oct ia full
fledged snow storm was in progress
today in north and northwestern Ohio
Rain turned into snow and within an
hour the city was under white
mantle. Ft. Wayne. Indiana and
sandusky also reported snow.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-12
FORWARD SMASH
IN FLANDERS
CONTINUED from page IL

from this time forward, in the view
Of a military expert, expressed in the
Mich Nichi today.
The purpose of tie recent Afneri
can steel embargo, he declares, was
the forcing of increased participation
In the war by Japan on land and sea
He adds that the allies made 9
strong direct effort following the cap
ture Of Riga by the Germans, to gain
Japanese participation, even request
ing that an expedition from Nippon
be sent to Europe. To this, says the
writer. Japan replied that moboliza
ton was impracticable.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-12
THE WEATHER.
Weather Forecast.

WedINer FOTGCdSr.
III. S. Department of Agriculture
Weather Bureau.]
For Keokuk and vicinity: Fair to-
night and Saturday; warmer Satur-
day.
For Iowa: Fair tonight and Satur-
day; somewhat cooler tonight north
east and warmer west portion;
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-12
Drive Still, In PROGRESS.

Drive Still In Progress.
IBy VIM. Philip Simms, United Press
Staff Correspondent
WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN
FLANDERS, Oct. 12.-All first obJec-
tiyes were swept over and taken IN
the first dash of another tremendous
British drive early today.
The victory was achieved despite
the fearful state Of the ground-hter-
ally an ocean of mud through whlch
the advancing tommies wallowed ana
almost swan.
AS this is written, headquarters re-
ports show the drive still in progress.
Field Marshal Haig's attacking
waves have now arrived within
short distance of Passchendaele.
Passchendaele is seven miles north
east of Ypres 1t Is one of the most
important along the eastern slope OF
the Passchendaele ridge and is NOT
mora than six miles from Roulers,
one of the main transportation centers
through which Germany's lines on
communication to Belgium seaport
submarine bases pass.
| Violent Artillery Activity.
PARIS, Oct. 12.-Artillery activity
along practically the whole French
front was reported in today's official
statement. It was especially violent
along the right bank Of the Mouse
Various raids were repulsed.
Too Many Russian Reserves.
! PETROGRAD. Oct 12.-General
yerhovsky, minister of war, today
ord red the utilization OF all
! troops of the class of 1895 and 1896
within the Petrograd district. Inc
| Rehabilitation was ordered on the
ground that the Russian army is en-
numbered by too many reserves be-
hind the firing line.
General Alexieff, former command
er in chief, will accompany the Rus
sian delegation under Foreign Mlnlst-
er Tereschenko to the inter-allied con-
ference in Paris. Alexieff will serve
as military representative.
"SimpIy Splendid
I[By William Philip Simms, United
Press Staff Correspondent
WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN
FLANDERS, Oct 12.-"All is simply
splendid" declared Field Marshal
Sir Douglas Haig, today, discussing
his latest offensive. in an interview
granted the United Press CORES
lpondent.
THE entire history of Flanders
shows that the soldiers worst enemy
Is mud.
This, is true more than ever be
cause in the particular section here
the natural drainage was stopped
while the country was inundated.
Notwithstanding the mud, British,
including men from all dominions,
and the French, have overcome both
the mud and the Germans"
The British commander in Chief
was full Of admiration at the stub
bornness of his men in fighting the
elements and for their going on with,
out whimpering. under the worst
sort of conditions. He declared they
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-12
warmer Saturday.

warmer Saturday.
For Missouri: Fair and cooler
night; Saturday fair and warmer
For Illinois: Fair and somewt
colder tonight with freezing tempe
ture; Saturday fair with rising tie
perature.
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Precipitation, .04.
Mean temperature 18th, "A.
Highest, "a.
Lowest, "a.
Lowest last night, go
FRED 2. GOSEW1SCH,
Observer.
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ECHEMING TO
RETAIN THRONE
iContinued from Page l.,

render of the imperial territories.
This offer, eventually, will almost
certainly be made. If it is accepted
and If the Hohenzollerns in return
are granted continuation of their
power, democracy will have still an
other war to fight.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-12
Reichstao Action.

COPENHAGEN, Oct. 1.-THE Ger
man reichstag has adopted bill for
the rebuilding of the kaiser's mer-
chant fleet, Berlin dispatches said
today.
The reichstag also voted the ap-
preparation for the Office of Vice
Chancellor DR.. Karl Helfferich.
Both majority and minority social!
lists voted against the two bills.
1.-THE voting Of the appropriation to
DR.. Helfferich indicates that the ma
jority parties in the reichstag have
abandoned their fight on the vice
chancellor for the time being Helf-
ferich is intensely disliked by the
reichstag, many influential members
of which accuse him Of bungling
every big problem entrusted to his
care.
Tired Of Won capeIss.
COPENHAGEN, Oct. 12.-Chancel.
lor Michaelis has been told by a fb.
eral leader that the prevailing feel
ing of the majority parties is that AID.
miral Won Capelle's resignation is
desirable" according to a quotation
from the Berlin Tageblatt, received
here today. The despatch said the
newspaper also quoted the same in
dividual as warning the chancenor
that he could not afford to support
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-12
River Bulletin.

L he Cuduse III river VIII Ue siis1
during the next forty-eight hours.
Weather Conditions.
A marked disturbance is centrs
In the lower lake region. which
attended by snow in the upper Mi
sissippi valley, and rains in the LAX
region and Ohio valley.
This is followed by a field of hiE
pressure in the plains states, wher
the weather Is fair and much colde
the temperature reaching as low
10 above zero in the Dakotas.
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(COntfNued from page II
with a view to creating false hopes Of
peace.
Confidential reports show that there
is some dissatisfaction in the Aus
trian as well as the German navy, but
the diplomats here say this Is not
sufficient to cause a revolution
One allied diplomat declared that
Germany is doing her best to make
this country believe revolution Is i'm
minent, but he believes that "the
Teutonic mind Is reconciled to kaiser
ism" and that there would be no up
heaval until after the war Is ended by
a battlefield decision.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-12
BELL:ANS
Absolutely Removes
Indigestion. One package
provesit. 25c at all druggists.
Chancellor Herfferich muc

So far Berlin dispatches indicate no
steps have been taken to punish Depu-
ties Haase, Dittmann or Nogtheer for
their alleged part in the German naval
mutiny.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-12

Board of Trade Closed.
UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
+ CHICAGO, Oct. 1.-THE board of
trade was closed today because of
Columbus day.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-12
Full Eledned Snow Storm.
CLUMSY CUNNING
PRUSSIANS

Continued from page IL
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-12
Omaha Live Stock.

OMAHA. Oct. 12.-Cattle receipts
2.7Oo; market steady, easier. Steers,
IsSO0Q17.O0; cows and heifers, $500