The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-03
Hawkeye state 10 Doing Her Biz and
= Little More In RaiIyIns
Round the
Flag.
IN MONEY AND IN MEN
Has Done Her Share In Great Food
Campaign Which 10 Very
Important Piece Of
Strategy.

IBy United Press.]
DIES MONIES, Nov. 3.-lowa VIII
i he IA the war to the big Knockout.
When the kaiser's hordes take the
count and the world is safe for de-
mocracy, then Iowa will let down on
her war preparations but until then,
the battle goes on.
Reports from all sections OF the
state gathered by the United Press
today show that the Hawkeye state
Us doing her bit-on the firing line
with her full quota of men; In the
home with her conservation OF food;
on the farm with increased acreage
and in the pocketbook with liberal
subscriptions to the Liberty loan
issues.
The most prosperous and busy
state In the whole middle west has
done her bit In the following ways:
Military.
Sent nearly 10000 national guards
men into the national service.
Put 1000 men into Uncle Sans
selective service army. with more
than 5000 ready and anxious for the
next call.
Registered $4,000 last June for
the selected army and sent thousands
into the regular army and into the
naval branch of the military service.
Nearly 500 Iowans went into the
various officers training camps and
a majority received commissions.
Food.
Canned more than forty million
quart OF vegetables and fruits.
Conducted statewide fruit and
vegetable canning and drying demon
STATIONS.
Gave instruction to more than 200,-
600 housewives in the art Of food
conservation. This work was con-
Quoted through the extension depart
ment of the Iowa State college at
Ames.
Increased It's wheat. corn and po-
tato yield forty percent At present
the big drive is on for an increased
acreage Of winter wheat with pros
poets OF 40 percent increase In this
grain.
Is working hard for better corn
seed selection and storage 80 that
the states corn crep-always the
biggest In the country-wfll be great
er than ever.
During the summer months thou
sands upon thousands OF school chill
dren were instructed In home gar
dening and through this the price OF
vegetables In the state WAS brought
down It also aided in the increased
production system and was resnon-
sible In part for the great canning
by Iowa women
Financial.
Has subscribed $54.e25 900 TO the
first Liberty loan and will greatly
exceed that figure in the present loan
OF which e124.o00.o00 has been as
signed to the state.
Care more than s2.00o.ooo to the
Red Cross.
Contributed $3.50. 900 to the last Y.
n. C. A. fund and Is going further
In its "Y'' drive.
Besides this the state has IN seven
months since President Wilson de-
clared the country in state Of war
with Germany, made thousands and
thousands OF dollars worth of-surgi-
cal material for the Red Cross and
kindred organization. Kits for sol
diers have been made and filled by
the thousands.
A state council Of defense was or
ganized to cooperate with the ma
tional organization. It has done its
work well. During the summer there
was considerable unrest In all parts
of the state. Seditious utterances
were being made In many sections OF
The state. The state council lost no
time in working with the federal
operatives In Iowa. Through the
councils agents many OF the trait
ors" have been Jailed and some are
serving long sentences In the federal
penitentiarT at FIT Lcavenworth,
Kans.
With the location Of the thirteenth
district cantonment at Camp Dodge
here. more than $4,000 persons moved
into the state There was a hustle
and hustle and Iowa was ready for
the men who are going across the
pond TO give the kaiser few wal
lops.
Soldiers In training must also play.
The government allows q great sun,
for athletic amusement and ma
terial- But the allotted fund did not
quite reach the needed sum. There
was a conference In Des Moines.
Iowa was asked to collect funds so
that the men at the camp could get
boxing gloves, footballs, basebaiis
and other athletic "traps" Here In
Des Moines monster athletic car
niral wa. held. Mike and Tommy
Gibbons. champion boxers, together
with Earl Caddock- wrestling champ.
and other athletic stars donated their
services. This exhibition Melted a
fund OF $4,000 which Is being used
to arrange further entertainment for
the drafted men and 20 buy boxes of
athletic material for the camp. There
were many personal contributions
from all corners OF the Hawkeye
state for the athletic fund Those IN
charge of the fund are not making