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enough, put In two; window costs
very little more than the solid wall
There must be floor space enough AZ
the right end TO accommodate o
clothes basket and the back of the
rub should be at least three feet from
the wall, If possible. There should
be floor drain near the tub
but not where 1t will be walked
on while doing the washing. The
laundry tub cocks usually are placed
just above the back edge; from
two to three inches from the ends OF
the compartment and extending into
II from three to four inches. This IL
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-10-04
REVEALS FOES DIRE STRAITS
German Poster Reproduced by Bureau
OF Publicity Proof Of Shattered
Morale Of Enemy.

A poster recently issued by the i'm
perial German government in an effort
to belittle the participation of America
In the war and thus strengthen the
morale of her people form the text of
one of the most striking pieces of litera-
ture that the bureau of publicity of
the war loan organization has prepared
for use in the forthcoming Fourth Lib.
erty loan.
The center Of the poster is devoted
to a drawing showing New York city
on one side Of the Atlantic and ire
mendous explosion on the other side,
probably somewhere i'm France. Two
sinking vessels are shown in the lane
Of travel between New York and
France. while I'm the ofling are two
U-bOats securely afloat. "Opportunity
for the German U-boatsw is the catch
line for this section of the poster.
The lane Of travel in which the boats
are sinking bears this nscription
Observation-Disclosures. Distance 200 times
greater than from England TO France
mainland" In corner of this SEQ
ton OF the poster are shown the names
Of Serbia. Montenegro, Italy. Rou-
MANIA Russia and Belgium. They are
lined up in the order named under an.
other exploding figure representative
Of the European war. and the names
Of all the countries except Italy are
crossed out, indicating that they have
been eliminated from the struggle bv
he Huns.
The title of the poster Is scan
Americas Entry Make decision of the
War| Integral sections of il attemnt
to convince the reader that Americas
army cannot take the place of Rus.
sias withdrawn forces that the Unit.
ed States cannot build enough sbips
to have any effect on the result of tho
war, and that the U-boats will DESTROY
virtually all the ships that America
can build when those ships Mt.
tempt to cross the ocean.
Two millions of the booklets bovo
been printed and will be distributed
In various parts of the country. mar.
Loan speakers take the book as their
text.
Every effort is made i'm the wording
and the Illustrations Of the poster 70
minimize and ridicule the efforts of the
United States In the war. A striking
example Of this is found in the figure
of Uncle Sam, who is pictured as n
cadaverous individual who wears an
American flag with nine stars and five
stripes around his plug hat and smokes
a long-stemmed cob pipe. He also an
pears to be wearing spats or dancing
pumps.
The enormous figure of n Russian
soldier is the first object on the poster
to strike the eye. He stands with
hands in his overcoat pockets. indica-
tive Of the fact that he Is through
fighting. Beside him stands Uncle Sam
holding a small figure, designed to
represent the United States army. In
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-10-04

apt to bruise the hands and catch
the clothes, but the main objection is
that when the wringer is In place 1t
comes directly In front of a cock and
1t is nearly impossible to operate 1t
without removing the wringer.
Run a water supply pipe, provided
with a valve, to the water pan in the
furnace. 1t is a great convenience
and sure to be appreciated by the
man who tends the furnace.
Gas for Starting Fires.
If the house is piped for gas, be
sure to have an outlet near the fur
mace TO which may be attached, by a
hose, a movable burner made Of a
piece of pipe flattened at the end.
When the fire accidently goes out or
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-10-04
THINGS THAT ADD
TO HOME COMFORT
Little Conveniences Make Great
Hit With Housewife.
MANY OF THEM INEXPENSIVE
improvements That Are Well Worth
Attention Are often Overlooked
In Preparing Build
ing Plans.

Mr. william A. Radford will answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining to the
subject of building. for the readers Of this
paper. On account of his wide experience
as Editor, Author and Manufacturer. he
Is. without doubt the highest authority
on all these subjects. Address all inquiries
to William A. Radford. No. 1927 Prairie
avenue, Chicago, ILL.,, and only enclose
three-cent stamp for reply.
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bill. Along last January the house
struck out everything after the en-
acting clause of this bill and subSti-
tuted one known rs the administration
measure. That administration meas
ure dragged its way slowly through
the house Of representatives. meetin'
n good deal of commentator. ann
finally passed by an almost unani-
nous vote. Is ii not strange thar
bill having such prepondeTnce az
support In the house of representa-
tves should occupy so much time?
The bill has now been returned To the
senate, but II is far from being com
pleted and it will probably take weeks
and months of conference before II
finally reaches the president.
The other bin is one of the so-cal!ed
emergency measures" One would
suppose that an emergency measure
should be speeded up. hut not so with
the agricultural survey bill which pro-
vided for the expenditure of large
amount Of money TO encourage the
growth of crops for war purposes.
That hill has been on the ways some
thing like four months. II had hard
time in the house. but i'm the senate II
was stalled for several months AMI
finally emerged from that body with
a nationwide prohibition amendment
attached. This is another bill that
passed the senate almost unanimous
ly, although il had taken three months
for consideration.
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Tive bills which have for months
been dragging their way through
the two branches of congress are
still far from being enacted into
law and there Is wide difference Of
opinion between the two houses az to
the terms I'm which those bills will
finally be drawn. More than year
ago the senate passed a water power
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-10-04

are four good bedrooms, bath room
and plenty of clothes closets. The
back bedroom for the hired man, with
its own stairway down to the wash
room, is an appreciated feature. The
big front porch means comfort for the
family in hot weather.
Eliminate the Corners.
Stairways, with their many corners
are very hard to keep clean because
1t is next TO impossible to sweep the
dust and dirt out of the sharp corners.
This difficulty can be overcome by
making the corners blunt with tri-
angular block of wood. This is made
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-10-04
Study the Future Well.

The future contains your uncut
block Of Parian marble. Beware low
you smite IL. DO not touch II until
YOU have a plan, an idea, to work
out of Ii. You may SO mar the mar
BILE as 20 hinder the highest expression
of your soul through IL.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-10-04
BUREAUS MAY Be
MOVED ELSEWHERE
SOME OF THEM COULD BE JUST
AS WELL LOCATED IN OTHER
CITIES AS WASHINGTON.
WOULD BENEFIT THE CAPITAL

People All over the Country Saving
Up for the Fourth Liberty Loan, the
Full Success Of Which Is AS
sured.
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II was the fanciful idea Of the Ger
mans that when the people Of the
United States began To read the long
casualty lists In the newspapers they
would at once become active opponents
of the war and demand that the Unit
ed States withdraw from it, At least
the German people were fed up on
this idea just MS they were assured
that America would not get into the
war. could not get into the war and
under no circumstances would our
troops be effective i'm the war. OF
course the effect has been Just con-
trary to what the Germans said II
would be. The casualty lists have
made people more determined than
ever 10 fight this war tn q finish. We
all know how il makes the soldiers
feel to have their companions shot
down beside them. and in Il way the
American people feel the same degree
of intense hatred against the German
nation which has caused this immenS"
loss of life and the wounding and
manning of so many men. The casu-
atty lists are Of course n sad thing
for our people. but they have not had
the result that the Germans claimed
for them ever since this government
entered the war.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-10-04

1t is no pleasant task to lay
taxes. People may have IN idea
that the ways and means committee
and the finance committee take great
pleasure in making revenue bills for
the purpose of imposing taxation on
people. That il far from the truth. 1t
is a fact that both these committees
are most sought after by men who
want good committee positions, and it
might be assumed il was because they
took pleasure in imposing taxation.
But taxation now is very different from
that in peace times Government
taxes were not very heavy in the days
before the war. although there was
great deal of hot air expended upOK
the subject of "burdensome taxation
The men who are imposing the taxes
are doing 1t as n vital necessity; they
are performing their patriotic duty
just as others are doing in these times
Of great stress and tribulation. These
immense revenue bills are burdensome,
but war is n very expensive undertake
ing. The pending revenue bill. levy
Ing $4,000, 100000 for one year. is many
times larger than the entire cost Of the
Civil war; and the Civil war lasted
four years and the expenditures were
spread over very much longer period
following the war. The men who have
to vote this taxation on the people
clearly understand that they are I'm
posing heavy burdens and they are not
doing 1t for pleasure by any means.
We have i'm the United States senate
what we call Shermanesque utter
ances. Lawrence Y. Sherman, whom
many men in Illinois call Larry" has
a way Of getting off almost epigram-
matte observations which have re-
ceived the designation sherman
esGue." Recently in discussing the fed
eral trade commission he remarked:
1T Is an incubator for United States
senator's and other officers. Many can
didates have been hatched in this
nest" He referred to the fact that
Joe Davies OF Wisconsin and William
]. Harris of Georgia both became candi-
dates for United States senator. Re
ferring to critics, and more particular
~ those in magazines, and other writ
ers. he said: "The less one has done
Of constructive work of any kind in
private life, the better qualified he Is
to instruct those who have founded
and managed great undertakings
Speaking of the city Of Chicago, which
he praised, but which he said gave co.
900 majority against him, he gave ut
terance to this truth about politics:
"We"--he was then referring TO the
downstate section Of Illinois-"always
can figure out in the 30 wards of Chi
cago about how large the majority viii
he against any country candidate and
then we' simply go out in the country
and get bigger majority, whatever
il may need to be-
The upstate politicians in New York
have always worked The same game In
that great state and probably other
country districts in other sections also
hoya rood tho same system
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-21

he'd Press Leased Wire Service.]
bNDON, Nov. 21.-(12:20 p. m.)-
German fleet has surrendered to
grand fleet, the British admiralty
bunced today. The American bat
|quadron and French cruisers and
royers participated in the cere-
J.
he German high seas fleet, COM
Ing ten dreadnaughts, six battle
hers, ten light cruisers and num-
Of destroyers, was to meet the
d fleet In the North sea, off the
ish coast, for the formal cere-
u Of surrender.
Ecording to plans, the German
ships were to pass down a long
! Of allied craft. The surrender
to be received personally by Ad-
II Beatty. commander of the
ish- grand fleet, Admiral Rod.
is the American commander.
bic following German warships
er the terms of the ar1nistice,
\ expected to comprise the fleet
bed over to the allies:
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-21
Army of Occupation Now Stands on Soil OF
Four Countries, France, Belgium, Luxem-
burg and German-Lorraine.
HOME MADE STARS AND STRIPES
Peasants and Trades People in Metz Cheer
Loudest When Town Changes From Ger
man to French Supervision.

Ionelier. LEglise, Habay-La-Vieille.
Arlon, Esch, Vitry, ST. Alvord, Koch
ern. Forbach, Saarbrucken, Zabern,
Obernay, NeuBreisach and the line
of the Rhine to the Swiss border.
Metz Cheers in French Now,
lBy Frank ]. Taylor, United Press
Staff Correspondent
METZ, Nov. 20.-(Night)-Pear
SAINTS and trades people were the
Ioudest in their cheers when the
French resumed control Of Lorraine.
The reason is that most of the Work
ers are native Lorrainers and heartily
pro-French. They constitute strong
majority Of the population Their
I children usually speak French, al
though that language has been YER
boten" since 1914.
There was only the mildest en-
ithusiasm among former ONCE holders
and professional men. These are
mostly from Germany and had q
monopoly on the jobs with fat sala-
ries. Many of them intend to stay
under French control. apparently.
talked with dozens OF them and falled
(, to find any who contemplated pulls
| ing out They were generally philoso1
phical and said they would learn td
\ become tTeuCH duu WOuiA "SNS
the new liberty
Shortage Of supplies is confined
mostly to leather. Shoes made q
that material are practically unob1
ltainab BILE. most Of them being made o1
wood. Clothes are expensive, buy
can be bought if one has the price
Bread is not particularly scarce. buy
is of poor quality. There is plent4
of meat and vegetables.
Three French newspapers. sup
pressed in 1914, resumed publicat1o@
yesterday. They were combined tem
porarily. Both French and Germa
newspapers welcomed French occupa
ton.
The German population appears
be almost as friendly toward Amer
cans as the French. 1t seemed tha
everybody had questions to ask col
cerning relatives in the Unite
EStates.
Premier Clemenceau will enter tn
city when the civil government TAX
control after ten days of semi-militaf
occupation.
The French armies will ent(
Strassburg on Sunday
In Brussels Tomorrow.
/ PARIS, Nov 21.-King Albert al
Queen Elizabeth will make their II
NAL entry into Brussels tomorrow.
Bruges dispatch to LInformati
stated today.
The Belgian government was traI
ferred from Bruges to Brussels tod
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-21
SENATE REPUBLICAN RANKS
WILL SIGN PEACE TREAT

gressives" who have been demi
ing elimination of Senator Penros,
heir apparent to the chairmanshiI
the finance committee and modi|
tion of the seniority rule so as to
vent "old guard leaders from
trolling all important legisla
through membership on several
the most powerful committees.
This peace program, which lea
hope will end all insurgency,
cludes the nomination Of Se1
Poindexter, Washington, a pro-
sive, as president pro tenn of the
ate and the placing of Norris
Minis, Kenyon and other progress
at the head of the important col
tees, but keeps Penrose as fi1
chairman Under the proposed
republicans also would support
/ Norris substitute for seniorit(
selecting chairmen with some al
ments.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-21
[By Webb Miller, United Press Staff
Correspondent

[By Webb Miller, United Press Staff
Correspondent
WITH THE AMERICANS AD-
yANCING TOWARD THE RHINE,
Nov. 20 (night) The American army
Of occupation is now standing on the
soil of four countries--F'rance, Bel
gium, Luxemburg and German-Lor-
laine.
Today's advance resulted In the
occupation Of a score Of villages and
towns We reached Fontoy and vi
ty, in Lorraine, the latter town being
only ten miles north Of Metz. Fur
ther to the left the Americans en-
tered the neutral Duchy Of Luxem-
burg, passing through Esch. Ameri-
can outposts are now only rev
miles from the city OF Luxembourg.
The capital is gaily decorated with
flags, the people expectantly await
+ ing the entry Of the Americans. The
mayor Of Luxemburg crossed the
lines in an automobile and paid his
respects to General Pershing at
I<onguyon, which is now his head
quarters.
Michigan and Wisconsin troops
which led the way into Luxembourg
received an ovation along every foot
OF their march. They entered fifteen
villages, every one decorated with
homemade American flags. In Ger
manLorraine the Americans were
welcomed by the Inhabitants o.
French extraction. Those OF German
descent looked on sullenly. The I'm
| portant town Of Arlon, in Belgium
remembering Americas food and re
lief work throughout the war, gave
| our troops an extraordinarily warn
greeting The townspeople stood pe
] side the roads all day cheering them
selves hoarse. 1t was not uncommon
| TO see doughboys carrying one or tWs
children, with chattering french o.
German girls and boys walking along
side.
The Germans sent some staff occl
GERS to army headquarters to arrang'
for handing over the mater1ai
T Tong,1von. This included thirty-nlnt
locomotives. 800 guns and thousand:
Of rifles. The roads near the Luxem
hnry front are lined with SURRENDERED
| cannon.
Reoccupation Of Belgium.
LONDON, Nov. 21.-The Belgiani
rapidly carrying out the reoccupatior
of their country, have advanced more
than fifty miles from the lines helt
by them when the armistice was
signed. They have entered Iurn
hout, twenty-four miles northeast
and Herenthals, eighteen miles cas-
of Antwerp.
! Both the Americans and the Brit
ish have advanced about thirty miles
while the French have penetrate'
forty miles into former German tel
ritory, occupying Saarbrucken.
The general line Of the allied &C
, vance apparently is as follows:
Turnhout, Herenthals, Antwerp
Brussels. Jemeppe, Givet, Wancennes
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-21
Dreadnaughts, Six Battle Cruisers, Ten
LIGHT Cruisers and Other Ships Take
Part in Ceremony
|I|NC PICTURES OF SUBMARINES
fish Cruisers Prepared for Treachery, but
German Sailors Smiled Sheepishly and
Turned Over u Boats.

glasses, shouting. there they are!"
According to schedule, the rendez-
vous was to have occurred at 1880
a. m, but the British reached the
designated place ahead of time and
passed beyond. After they had pro-
gressed about flve miles-thirty-six
miles from Harwich-they encounter
ed the U boats. They did not hesi-
tate, proceeding according to instruc-
tions through a lane Of British de-
stroyers, toward the harbor The
only exchange of communications was
when the cruiser Dragon signalled
the submarines to carry out the for
NAL surrender.
Two American seaplanes were in
cluded in the aerial escort. Small
boats with movie photographers
aboard drew alongside the subma
rines. The Germans laughed and
waived their hats at the photogra
piers, smiling sheepishly.
/ When the u boats came to anchor
the British transferred the German
crews, together with their bread and
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-21
URPSE IN WINE CASE
SHIPPED ACROSS COUNTRY

known of the find until local detec-
tiyes gave word of it here today.
How long the man may have been
dead and what actuated the murderer
in using SO novel means of dis
posing of the body are elements OF
the mystery.
Records Of the internal revenue de
nartment are being studied to learn
who was responsible for the peculiar
shipment Of California wine. Inese
records show the G.. Brucia VINE
company made two shipments Oh nity
gallon wine casks in identical par
rels. One of these may have CON
tanned the body.
One of these shipments went 70
Farina Brothers and the otner 70 "
Cont, both of New YORK
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-21
To Preserve all Data.

7 United Press Leased Wire SerVice.l !
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21.-Provost
Marshal General Crowder today urged
all draft boards to preserve all data
compiled on draft registrants. both
classified and physically examined
before the order was issued for ces
satfon of this work. He EXPLAINED that
such data is vitally necessary for ad
mfnistration of the war insurance
act and future pension laws.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-21
| Destroyers--Fifty.
Submarines-All.

Prepared for Treachery.
Don Chamberlain United Press
Staff Correspondent
BOARD THE BRITISH CRUISER
MALE IN THE NORTH SEA, Nov.
-one of the greatest chapters in
worlds history was enacted today
"a score Of German submarines
rendered without a fight.
tae four British cruisers and ac-
apanying destroyers, which con-
Fu'ed the reception committee, had
feo their decks for action in case
Germans attempted any treach-
The gunners were at their sta
u.s. ready to fire at seconds S
Ne, when the U boats began to
ear s1ngly through the fog.
atry roster. signal man, beside
(.m was standing on the tower
sse s of the Danale, sighted the
Jung submarine through his
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-21

potato rations aboard merchant
man on which they proceeded back
to Kiel, the Dragon escorting them.
The Dragon was to accompany the
merchant man as far as this morn
ings rendezvous.
The surrender caused no excite
ment, the only thing in the way OF
celebration being the blowing OF siren
in Harwich. The officers and men
on the British ship were quiet, the
general attitude being that the Ger
man surrender was so contemptlpie
It was nothing to crow about.
It was fitting that the surrender
should be received by the man who
was probably the U boats worst
enemy. Rear Admiral Reginald Tyr-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-21
Progressives and Regulars will
Get Together and Work
in Harmony.

TBy l.. c. Martin, United Press Staff
Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Nov 21.-Com-
plete harmony in senate republican
ranks was forecast today. VIII III.
Hays, chairman of the republican ma
tional committee, was to confer with
republican regulars and 'progres-
siyes" on a "get-together" program.
HAYS task will not be difficult,
leading "old guard" republicans pre-
dicted. They have outlined a peace
program designed to placate pro
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-21
|mdered Man Floating in
Futy Gallons Of Wine Made
in California.

[n,ea Press Leased Wire Service. ]
NM I'm, FRANCISCO, Nov. I'll
by, the San Francisco police are
Ias to establish the identity of a
murdered here and shipped to
l. FORK in a fifty gallon cask of
s'iis'ugh the body was sold In New
several days ago. nothing was
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-21
Elected to French Academy.

PARIS, Nov 21.-Marshal Foch and
Premier Glen enceau were unani-
mousIy elected by. acclamation to the
French academy today. They were
invited, instead Of being obliged to
solicit membership.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-21
Nsrd Coal Prices.

WASHINGTON. Nov 21.-Anthj
cite coal prices to the consumer
not be allowed to soar unrestrict
because of miners wage increas
the fuel administration announs
today.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-21

Continued on page 2.)
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-21

mo Telegraph Service Of The
n.;ly y. Gate City and Constitu.
n:an.Democrat n is received over
NJ own leased wire.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-21

Cloudy. Somewhat Colder. Lo-
cal temp. Z p. M, 3S; Z a. ~,
"a.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-21
In Brussels Tomorrow.

PARIS, Nov. 21.-King Albert al
Queen Elizabeth will make their fd
NAL entry into Brussels tomorrow,
Bruges dispatch to L'Informati(
stated today.
The Belgian government was tra4
ferred from Bruges to Brussels toda