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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-16
BIBLE TELLS
OF DRAFTS
oe'eetive Service was Used BY Jews
IN Recruiting Their Armies
n In Ancient
Times.

oelective service is not new
Proposition. They used it in Bible
umes. The Jewish armies were con-
|scripted from different tribes. if we
are to believe what the Bible tells
oh this score. The armies Of this
,;n We're recruited at the first
5hs or danger from the different
T rsoes, under the direction of officers.
ne me under officers were named by
80 men who directed the con-
|a.ilption. The units in the armies
lnere evidently similar to our COM
| |rh and regiments. Numbers and
NJ, are the books in the
ue which tells of this selective
(eivice In these ancient armies.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-16

Early in the play the story assumes
interesting proportions, moving swift
ly to big smashing climax.
Max Under created host of
friends by his first comedy at the
Grand last week and Max Comes
Across to be presented tonight, is
funnier even than the first one.
Jack Pickford and Vivian Martin
are stars together in a play Of youth
and comedy, The Girl at Home" 1t
is new Paramount picture to apne tr
at the Grand Monday with the second
chapter of Helen Holmes In THE
Railroad Raiders. Advertiser emit.
Half Day on River.
Next Saturday afternoon. the an
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-16

Washington Star: A part of Bel
GUMS misfortune lies in the fact
that it is the only object on which
Germany can wreck unrestrained
vengeance when affairs are not going
az she desires.
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an English mechanic named Day, who
persisted while experimenting with an
undersea craft of his own invention
in the harbor Of Plymouth, England,
in 1774.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-16
LADIES'.

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umph Pills. Safe and always depend
able. Not sold at drug stores. Do
not experiment with others, save dis
appointment. Write for Relief" and
partic 1lars, it's free. Address: Ma
tional Medical Institute. milwaukee,,
Wis
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,t, me nrst victim of submarine navs-
Nuoh' SO far as history records, was
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-16

and distinct bills of which there will
be three performances, one at 1870
and 900. then at 1870 the midnight
matinee which is given by request
of late shoppers and salespeople, will
be given. 1t Is also guaranteed to
be separate, distinct and entirely
new show from the two prior shows.
1t will be full Of pep" rich, rare,
racy and spicy show, with fast furi-
GUS fun and gingery. girly girls
galore. Children under sixteen not
admitted. Come early IL you want
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
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ADJUSTMENTS.

Orpheum Theatre.
Tonight is presenting two separate
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-16
PROFESSIONAL CARDS
S. n. AYRES, CHiRoPRAcToR
Office 223 Blondeau st,

OfHce 223 BIOndeau St.
Phone 141l
Office hours to II a. M. 2 to s D.
m, to p. m.
Other hours and Sunday by appoint
ment.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-16

Comedy and Drama Tonight.
A full half hour Of continuous fun
is Max Comes Across" the Grand's
Cheyenne record. (Cheyenne Wells, Cheyenne County, Colo.) 1913-19??, 1917-12-06
w ESTERN.

Dependency over 7the invasion of
Belgium, her native land. by the Ger
mans is said to have been the reason
for the suicide of Mrs. Matilda Bouil
lon of Los Angeles. Cal
Women engine wipers at Spokane
and at other division points on the
Great Northern and the Northern Pa
cific railroads in Washington like
their work and prefer it to house
work, c. H. Younger state labor com
missioner, declared at Spokane.
Mrs. Daffy Summers, said to be the
Oldest colored woman in California
and a former cook in the employment
of Abraham Lincoln, died at Oakland,
Cal. aged LOG years She is survived
by two great t-great-great-g grandchildren
and three other generations She was
born in Alabama
Gen. Francisco Murguia arrived in
Chihuahua City with approximately
5000 men from Saltillo to take the
field against Francisco Villa and his
followers who have been operating in
the vicinity of Chihuahua City and
have attacked the federal columns at
Ojinaga, Laguna and Cuchillo Parade
Cheyenne record. (Cheyenne Wells, Cheyenne County, Colo.) 1913-19??, 1917-12-06
wIN.THE.wAR CONGRESS OPENS.
Gigantic Tasks Before Second Session
Of Sixty-fifth Congress.

Washington, Americas win-the-
war session of Congress opened Dec.
8. The House convened promptly at
noon. AS Speaker Clark's gavel fell
Vice President Marshall in the SEN
ate called the upper house to order.
Prayers for victory were offered in
the opening of both houses.
With the United States rapidly as
suming the dominant role in the war
on Hohenzollernism. the Sixty-fifth
Congress convened with gigantic
tasks, all aimed at victory, before it.
Questions of financing the most cost
ly war in history, of meeting the rap
idly changing economic conditions at
home and giving adequate support to
the nations allied with this country
In the war on Germany. will keep
Congress in session probably through
next summer.
President Wilson appeared before
the Senate and House in joint session
Tuesday and delivered his message.
1t is an inspiring call to all Amer
leans to buckle down with renewed
energy to the gigantic task of winning
this war and as breathing the spirit
of determination to go through to vic
tory.
Senator La Toilette arose fmmedi-
stely after the formal organization OF
the Senate. formally to announce to
the Senate the death of his colleague.
Senator Paul o. Husting Of Wisconsin.
who was accidentally shot while hunt
lAE. =
Cheyenne record. (Cheyenne Wells, Cheyenne County, Colo.) 1913-19??, 1917-12-06
GEN ERAL.

The price of unwrapped bread in
Chicago will be reduced one cent.
The runaway army balloon from
Fort Omaha passed over Newton.
Kan, tearing down telephone wires
and poles.
Sixteen bodies of miners who lost
their lives in the explosion in the Old
Bencoal corporation mine. four miles
north of Christopher, ILL.,, have been
located.
While negotiating with the Boil
sheviki regime for an armistice and
a separate peace. German military au.
thorities have renewed their campaign
to disorganize the Russian army and
innoculate the soldiers with German
doctrine.
The first anniversary of the constt
tuent assembly was celebrated in
Mexico City instead of at Queretaro.
as President Carranza was unable to
leave the capital.
Demands were presented to practi
cally every railroad in the country for
increase in wages for trainmen and
conductors which are approximately
40 per cent higher than the present
scale.
Ligon Scott, the negro who attacked
a young white woman Nov. ~, was
burned at the stake ON the public
square at Dyersburx.. Tenn.
Cheyenne record. (Cheyenne Wells, Cheyenne County, Colo.) 1913-19??, 1917-12-06
WASHINGTON.

According to statement made pub
lie by the Federal Children's Bureau,
war prices are depriving babies of
milk.
Another appeal to the women of the
country to knit for the navy and
marine corps was issued by the wom-
ans advisory committee on naval
auxiliaries to the Red Cross War
Council.
With the assembling of the sixty
fifth Congress in its second session.
the world speedily will be given ample
proof that America is united in the
determination to wage the war against
Germany to victory.
Ratification by the states of a pro-
hibition amendment to the federal con-
stitution within two years was pre-
dicted by William Jennings Bryan.
speaking before the opening session
of the annual convention of the Wom-
ans Christian Temperance Union.
Marking probably the greatest
stride toward complete coordination
of the war-making forces Of the coun-
try, the Council Of National Defense,
after a special conference, announced
the practical formation Of what is
termed uuofficiauy the American War
Council
Cheyenne record. (Cheyenne Wells, Cheyenne County, Colo.) 1913-19??, 1917-12-06
THE LATEST IMPORTANT Dis.
PATCHES PUT INTO SHORT,
CRISP PARAGRAPHS.
STORY OF THE WEEK
SHOWING THE PROGRESS OF
EvE.iTs IN OUR OWN AND
FOREIGN LANDS.
Western Newspaper Union News service.
ABOUT THE WAR.

British and French forces have
reached Italian line to resist invad-
ers.
The Austro-Germans have begun
new offensive operation on the lower
Piave.
Lively skirmishes between the Brit
ish and opposing forces have taken
place near Jerusalem.
Americas Rainbow Division, is in
France, along with other National
Guard units.
Ten divisions strong. the Belgian ar
my is ready to take its part in the
offensive in Flanders whenever the
word is given.
Violent artillery actions are report
ed around St. Quentin and near Yer
dun. The Paris report says several
raids were attempted by the enemy
but that they proved futile.
Large numbers of American army
engineers, working on the British
railways in the region of Gouzeau
court, caught in the German turning
movement. escaped by lying in shell
holes and on the ground while the
British fired over them.
Thirty-five Mexican bandits were
killed and many wounded in a battle
at Buena Vista, Tex, between United
States cavalrymen and force of 200
Mexicans which crossed the interna
tional line and attempted raids on tn ,
cattle ranches. One u s. soldier and
two ranchmen were slain.
The brilliant record of the French
aviators. including the members of
the Lafayette escadrille for the ten
months ending in October, shows that
they destroyed l20 German airplanes
over the French lines and 397 over
the German lines whose destruction
has been fully confirmed
Nine separate counter attacks
launched against Masnieres by strong
German forces Saturday were all re-
pulsed after most sanguinary fighting,
although the British pulled their line
back somewhat to lessen the sharp
salient there. An intense battle ragged
all day, and it is stated that the Brit
ish killed more Germans between day
light and dark than in any similar
period since the war began. 1t was
virtually continuous fight from the
start of the first counter attack. Ger
many claims the capture of 1000 pris-
oners and several batteries.
Cheyenne record. (Cheyenne Wells, Cheyenne County, Colo.) 1913-19??, 1917-12-06
SPORT,

e. B. Hundley, a cadet in the avia-
tion section Of the signal corps, Unit
ed States army, stationed at Camp
Taliaferro, was killed at Fort Worth,
Tex, when he lost control of his air
plane and fell $500 feet to the ground.
J. II. Cohan, mechanician for T. B.
Haynes, was killed when the car
driven by Haynes in an automobile
race at Casper, Wyo., struck a plank
in the track and crashed into the
fence. overturning Haynes was un-
injured. Cohan Is a former Denver
man
Nelson H. Norgren, the man who
has guided the athletic destiny of the
University of Utah for more than
three years, has served his last day
as athletic coach at the institution
and left for Berkeley, Cal, to take
the physical examination for the avi
alton corps of the army
Football. the toughest of American
outdoor sports, exacted a toll of
twelve victims. including one Colora.
do boy, during the 1917 season. which
ended with Thanksgiving day games,
according to reports. The number
was six less than 1916 and four less
than two years ago. In 1914 there
were fifteen deaths.
Cheyenne record. (Cheyenne Wells, Cheyenne County, Colo.) 1913-19??, 1917-12-06
Small Footing Won by Teutons.

London, Dec. 4.-"From Gonnelieu
to Marcoing," Field Marshal Haig's
report from France says, "the enemy
delivered attacks in great strength
with large forces and has been re-
pulsed with heavy losses. The enemy
resumed the offensive on the Cambria
battle front with great violence.
Fighting of an exceptionally severe
nature took place. Our positions
have been maintained except at La
Vacquerie and east of Marcoing,
where our line has been slightly with
drawn"
Cheyenne record. (Cheyenne Wells, Cheyenne County, Colo.) 1913-19??, 1917-12-06
WIN Save Gigantic Flour Waste.

Denver.-After laboring for forty
three years to perfect new process
for milling flour, a Colorado miller
has invented cheap and practical
process that, experts say, will save
more than 100000 barrels of flour
in the milling of the 1917 wheat crop
of the United States alone. This mill
Ter has offered the free use Of his
process to the government of the Unit
ed States and to the governments Of
all its allies. He asks no royalty
whatever.
Cheyenne record. (Cheyenne Wells, Cheyenne County, Colo.) 1913-19??, 1917-12-06
Murder, Suicide and Robberies.

Pueblo.-A suicide, a murder and
two robberies featured Thanksgiving
day in Pueblo. Adam Edward
Heimann, aged SIS years, for twenty
three years watchman at the Pueblo
smelter, shot and killed himself, pre-
sumably because of worries over f.
nancial difficulties. Jose Martinez,
aged So, was shot and killed by an
unknown assassin. A local dry goods
store was robbed of $4,000 worth of
silg goods and one automobile was
stolen.
Cheyenne record. (Cheyenne Wells, Cheyenne County, Colo.) 1913-19??, 1917-12-06
Potatoes Subject to Damage.

Denver.-A few days ago the trans
portation committee of the Colorado
Council of Defense reported that there
were 1876 carloads of potatoes on the
Fourth division of the Denver & Rio
Grande railroad which were exposed
to the weather and subject to damage,
100 carloads of potatoes on the Rio
Grande Junction line in the same con-
dition and 700 carloads of fruit and
vegetables on the Third division of the
Denver & Rio Grande subject to dam
age.
Cheyenne record. (Cheyenne Wells, Cheyenne County, Colo.) 1913-19??, 1917-12-06
Woman on Labor's Governing Board

Woman on Labor's Governing Board.
Denver.-For the first time in the
history of the State Federation of La
Dor a woman was chosen on the board
of directors, this board consisting of
the nine vice presidents. In fact, two
were chosen at the election, Miss
Elizabeth Smith of the Garment Max
ers' Union and Alice McCabe, both of
Denver. John Lawson was chosen
president, receiving $40 votes to
4,57S for Alfred Carpenter Edward
Anderson, the present secretary-treas-
urer, was reelected, getting 6,357
votes to 1864 for w. H. Sheely, and
1856 for Paul Hoyt The vice presi-
dents chosen, besides Miss Smith and
Miss McCabe, were Frank Spiegl,
Nels Jensen, w. A. Cass, James T.
Dunhill, H. c. Stewart, Eli Follett and
Frank M. Hermond.
Cheyenne record. (Cheyenne Wells, Cheyenne County, Colo.) 1913-19??, 1917-12-06
American Troops XIII Twelve Outlaw,

American Troops XIII Twelve Outlaws
Indio. Tex-Mexican outlaws opened
fire on one of the American cavalry
patrols five miles from here Monday,
wounding Private Keist in the thigh
and leg. The American troops imme-
diately crossed the river into Mexico,
opened fire on the little settlement
of shacks and killed twelve of the
bandits, including Felipe Romero and
the outlaws sought shelter were
burned after the occupants had been
driven out.
Cheyenne record. (Cheyenne Wells, Cheyenne County, Colo.) 1913-19??, 1917-12-06
Beats Up Police; Held A. Insane.

Pueblo.-A man giving the name Of
Alexander Crunska, arrested here on
a charge Of vagrancy, became in
censed when, upon his release being
ordered and roll Of bills amounting
to 5000 returned him by the officers,
he knocked down and severely injured
Detective Walton and Police Surgeon
Killough, and broke considerable fur
niture in the wagon room at police
headquarters. He u now held ut 10.
cal hospital, and Il being examined ~
to his sanity.
Cheyenne record. (Cheyenne Wells, Cheyenne County, Colo.) 1913-19??, 1917-12-06
EsTIMATEs SUBMITTED TO CON.
GREss GREATEST IN Ma
TIoN,s HISTORY.
II BILLIONS FOR WAR
TAXES TO PAY PART AND ISSUE
OF LIBERTY BONDS TO
COVER PORTION.
western Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Washington. = Estimates of more
than $13, 900 .000-the greatest in
the nations history-for the conduct
of the government and prosecution of
the war during the fiscal year 1919
were submitted to Congress by the
Treasury Department.
In round figures, more than $11,-
OOO, 100000 of that vast sum is for the
war alone. Only part Of 1t will be re-
allied from taxation; the remainder
will come from issues of Liberty
bonds.
Deducting an item of $153,0O0, 900,
intended as an annual appropriation
toward sinking fund for the dis
charge of the old public debt, and
some 1890, 100000 which will be
turned back to the treasury from pos
tai revenues, the estimated sum for
which Congress actually is expected
to appropriate is $13,01S.725,595. No
previous estimate ever has exceeded
two billions.
Here follows general statement
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Cheyenne record. (Cheyenne Wells, Cheyenne County, Colo.) 1913-19??, 1917-12-06
LETTER DEMANDS $500.
A. Il. EATON OF EATON oEre
BLACK HAND MESSAGE.
Money Ordered Placed In irrigation
sox-Fire Damages Bruce Eaton's
Bungalow.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Eaton. Colo.-A. H. Eaton. wealthy
farmer of Eaton, received letter
stating that il he did not produce 5000
by the following night. he would be
killed. The letter was signed ]. e. r..
and the money was ordered placed In
an irrigation box, adjoining the Eaton
orchard.
Eaton sent the letter to q detective
agency at Denver with an appeal for
help. The agency sent one of their
operatives to Eaton, who placed .
dummy package in the irrigation box
and then secretsd himself in the home
of Deputy Sheriff Myers, located d.
rectly across the street from the irri-
cation box, to await developments. At
11:45 o'clock man appeared sudden
ly at the box out of the darkness and
began hunting for the package. The
detective opened the front door Of the
Myers home and made dash across
the street, but stumbled and fell be-
fore he had gone twenty-five feet. The
man at the irrigation box heard the
commotion and fled. The stranger
fled to Ragtown and escaped.
Sheriff Finch was summoned from
Greeley, and with several deputy sher-
ifs and the Denver detective searched
all night for the man, being aided by
bloodhounds. but the stranger could
not be found.
Eaton is a. brother of Bruce g..
Eaton, a member of the Denver dis
trict draft board. Recently while
Bruce Eaton and his wife were away,
a fire Of unknown origin did $1,000
damage to their new bungalow. The
sheriff's office is working on the
theory that there is some connection
between the money-death-threat letter
and the fire.
Cheyenne record. (Cheyenne Wells, Cheyenne County, Colo.) 1913-19??, 1917-12-06
Stamping Out Hog Cholera.

Denver.-The work of stamping out
the hog cholera. in Weld county is
systematically and thoroughly under
way. Chairman ]. M. Collins, of the
special committee of the Colorado
Council Of Defense, which outlined
the campaign against the cholera, has
reported that DR.. C. G. Lamb, state
veterinarian, and his assistants in the
field, are making steady progress.
Cheyenne record. (Cheyenne Wells, Cheyenne County, Colo.) 1913-19??, 1917-12-06
FOREIGN
Ministers Of allied powers to Russia
ready to ask for passports.


Ministers Of allied powers to Russia
ready to ask for passports.
Drastic curtailment of manufacture
Of pleasure automobiles unnecessary.
The Vienna Neue Freie Presse in
vites England to consider whether it
is not possible to open peace pour
parlers.
Lady Mackenzie, wife of Sir Will
liam Mackenzie, president of the Can.
adian Northern railway, died at her
home in Toronto.
The kings of Norway, Denmark and
Sweden, at their conference at Chris
tiania, reached an agreement on peace
in the three countrys.
American soldiers stationed in Par.
is and the suburbs, as well as those
at various training camps and bases,
sat down to an old-fashioned Thanks
giving dinner
Germans entered British positions
at various points south of Masnieres
and advanced two miles at one point.
but British regained part of the
ground.
British casualties reported during
November totalled 12O,OS9, divided as
follows: Officers killed or died of
wounds. 1,152: men, 24.292. Officers
wounded or missing. 1887: men. 91.-
108. .
Reassuring messages from Russia
to the effect that no separate peace
will be tolerated, but that the armies
under Gen. Dukhonin will fight on,
have been received by the Russian
embassy in London.
The German foreign secretary, DR..
Won Kuehlmann, is quoted in Gen.
tral News dispatch from Amsterdam
as saying 1t was absurd to imagine
Germany would enter peace confer
ence with large claims.
Advices received at Stockholm from
Berlin say the new fatherland party
has presented a memorial to the
Reichstag containing a warning
against a general truce. which the
memorial declared would work to the
advantage of England.
Inquiries OF members of the Rus
oiohA Soiohy III A0hooA ShOW ludL
nothing is known of the report pub
lished in the London Morning Post
that the Grand Duchess Tatiana, sec
ond daughter of the deposed emperor
of Russia. has come to England. The
story is generally discredited.
The American Army and Navy
Young Mems Christian Association is
trying to make the American soldier
and sailor feel "at home" when he
comes to Paris on leave. Two hotels
one for officers and the other for en-
listed men, have just been opened and
provided with all the comforts of
home and of a well regulated club.
That 100000 Kirghise Tartars were
massacred in the summer of 1916 be-
cause they' revolted against the ex-
cars transference of their best graz
ing lands to his favorites is stated in
the Manchester Guardian by M. Phil
| lips Price a special correspondent just
returned to London from visit to the
remote region on the borders of Rus
sia and China.