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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-12-26
Most Fatal Epidemic in History
of Country.
Shortage of Necessary Drugs One of
Reasons for Heavy Death
Rate.

Laredo, Tex.-According to reliable
information brought here by arrivals
from various portions of Mexico, the
present epidemic of Spanish influenza
in that country has been the most ia
the death rate exceeding that caused
by any previous epidemic of typhus,
yellow fever or smallpox. The under
takers of Mexico were caught in the
influenza epidemic without practically
any supply of collins or caskets on
hand, and even the old custom of rent
ing caskets for burial purposes only,
after which the body is removed at
the grave and placed in a pine box,
had to be abandoned, as some of the
Weather class were buried in caskets
that were formerly used for rental pur-
poses only.
In Mexico City it is estimated that
at least 10000 cases of influenza were
in that city the middle of October,
many cases developing into pneumonia
and causing several thousand deaths.
these latter being mostly among the
poor people who contracted the disease
and were compelled to lie down on
the dirt floors of their jaclzals and
there contracted pneumonia and died.
A big death rate also occurred among
the better class. despite the care Civ
en- them. In Guadalajara, Guanajuato.
Torreon, Tampico, Saltillo and Mon
terey the number of cases of Influenza
likewise heavy. In Vera Cruz over
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-12-26
MEXICO HIT BY "FLU''

one-third of those stricken with the in
fuenza are said to have succumbed to
subsequent pneumonia. In many
places the heavy death rate in Mexico
was due to the shortage of aspirin.
Quinfne and other necessary drugs used
in the cure of influenza
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-12-26
BUYS LICENSE FOR DEAD PET
Court Rules That Dogs Demise Does
Not Relieve Man of Re-
sponsibiiity.

Kansas City, Mo.-"You're charged
with failure to buy license for your
dog. Guilty or not guilty?" asked the
assistant city counselor of A. NJ.
Brown, in the South side court.
Guilty" answered Brown. 'sBut,"
he continued. Luther died yesterday"
mo excuse" replied Mossman. "You
obtained no license for the dog in the
past ten months You must pay one
now"
The judge concurred with the coun-
Selor.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-12-26

TExT-Now We are the body of Christ
and members one of ancther.-I Cor. 1921.
Imagine a slave-trader writing a
hymn like this:
Quiet, Lord, my forward heart,
Make me teaehable and mild;
Upright simple free from art,
Make me as a weaned child;
From distrust and envy free,
Pleased with all that pleases thee.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-12-26
NO BISMARCKS- BUT
LOTS OF KELLY ROLLS

Springfield, Ill.-Heard in a
popular eating place here:
Patron-Gimme a coupla' Bis
marcks, an a cupa' coffee.
Waitress with hang-dog look)
Amt got no Bismarcks.
Patron (pointing)-There they
are, right there.
Waitress-Oh, them amt Bis
marcks; them's Kelly rolls!
Patron-Aw' right, gimme
some Kelly rolls. then.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-12-26
Necessarx Inaredients.

Love sufereth long and is kind
love envieth mott love vaunteth not
ITSELF" Get these Ingredients into
your life. Then everything that yop
DO is eternal. It is worth doing. It
is worth giving time to. 80
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-12-26

Self-denial when regularly kept upz
and not only INDUCED now and thea.
out of laziness or partial affection. II
one of the clearest tokens that Gods
holy spirit Is with men. preparing
them Tor eternal 9lory.-Keble.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-12-26
Peanut Cookies.

Cream one-fourth of a cupful OF
sugar with two tablespoonful of short
ening. Add one beaten egg, two table
spoonfuls of milk and three-fourths of
cupfu1 of flour. sifted with a tea
spoonful of baking powder and
pinch of salt. Stir in half a cupful of
chopped peanuts and half a teaspoon
full of lemon extract. Drop from
spoon on a creased baking pan and
bake in quick oven.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-12-26
Barley currant Cakes.

Cream one-fourth Of cupful of
shortening with one-half a cupful Of
sugar. Add two egg yolks, one-hah
cupful of milk and beat well. Stir in
two teaspOonfuls of baking powder,
sifted with three-fOurths of a cupful
of barley flour. Add one-half cupful
of currants, one teaspoonful of lemon
extract and fold in the beaten whites
of two eggs Bake in creased muffin
pan in a moderate oven.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-12-26
Mothers Cook Book

Light crisp rolls for breakfast. spongy
sweet loaf for dinner and daky biscuit for
supper cover a multitude OF culinary sins:
and there is no one thing on which the
health and comfort OF q family more de-
bread"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-12-26
Potato Pancakes.

Crate six raw potatoes, add one-half
teaspoonful of salt, one tablespoonful
of milk, one egg and three tablespoon
fuls of flour. Mix and cook on hot
creased griddle. Serve with apple
sauce.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-12-26
Corn Flour DumpIinas.

Corn Flour DumpIings.
Take a cupful of corn flour, tea
spoonful of salt, four tablespoonfuls
of milk. two eggs, a teaspoonful of
baking powder; mix and beat well,
drop into hot stew by tablespoonfuls.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-12-26
Economy Cake.

Take one tablespoonful of melted
butter, one egg, two-thirds of a cupful
of milk, two cupfuls of sifted flour,
two teaspoonfuls of cream of tartar
and a teaspoonful of soda sifted with
the flour. Bake in layers or in a loaf.
adding 1avoring desired.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-12-26
Corn Oysters.

Sift half cupful of flour with
teaspoonful- of baking powder and
half teaspoonful of salt, add two table
spoonfuls of melted fat to one can of
corn; mix all together and add two
beaten eggs. Fry in little fat until
brown, then turn.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-12-26
Oatmeal Biscuits.

Sift together one and onefourth
cupfJllS of flour, one and one-half tea
spoonfuls of baking powder, one-half
teaspoonful of salt, two tablespoonfuls
of sugar, one and one-third cupfuls of
oatmeal, six tablespoonfuls of melted
shortening and two-thirds of a cupful
of water. Mix and roll out thin on a
Toured board; cut with a biscuit cut
ter and bake in creased pan in a
moderate oven twenty minutes.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-05-17
ARMY BALLOON over
CITY ON WAY EAST
Gigantic Gas Bag Attracts Attention Of
Residents Along the National
Highway.

Whor!InEitcS on ih"ir WAY 10 tho
tutnutnwr races Early yesterday morn
iuE were surprised I" So Il l;lrE" cap
tiv" l'uiiri states army balloon pass
ing toward III" "::S; al = Srcat height.
Th" gas bag i"Ss"h OVER ~" city DIR.
ing lhr carly hours If III. morning ard
lights wr7r noticed from il. 1t -
thought that !: WAS one 81 the hays
from the Akron camp and that il was
making the trip over III" mountains.
Il was reported in tn" vicinity Of Oak
land Nd. a, noon yesterday by au-
lniE,S
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-05-17
PRODUCE CONES
FROM COUNTRY
RHUBARB, GREEN ONIONS, LET
TUCE AND RADTSHES ARE BE-
ING BROUGHT TO CITY.
Farmers are Making Great Prepare
tions for the Season In Gardens
and Farms.

That tho people Of Wheeling will b.
assisted in bringing down IN" cost ~
; living by tho farmers is being demon
. Str;,t"d and already many loads Of pro-
due" and green goods arc beng drltv-
cred daily.
y larG" quantity OF rhuharh lettuce.
green onions. radiShcS and other small
s'uff is being gathered in and indica-
, lions point to Il splendid season in tic
green goods line. The gardens and
farms OF the local district arc being
taken care Of us never before and o."
'rything possible il being done to help
II nrlH sam in licking the kaiser.
The crops ar" expected TO h" far above
Tho average in tn" local district. do
spite tn" fart that. there is general
shortage II labor and farm hands. Mod
"rn machinery is replacing many Of tho
lahorcrs and every effort will pc made
To keep tn" work going.
Motor trucks arc also hHinE used in
an effor' (" rush The goods To the city
and in this manner many hours are
; also saved which means a lnl to those
in cha rS"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-05-17
Gunner Depew al
Thompson M, {. Church
Will Speak for Mems Club Next Sunday
Evening.

Out Of tho chaos Of war has come
story al adventurous American youth
that palcS lnnSt Of tho other tales hithcr-
tn considered the acme of thrilling mar
ration. Tho hero of thcS" exploits
fighting in The Foreign Legion. serving
n French hattl"ship, landing at Suvla
bay, fighting in the trenches and suf-
fcring torture in German prison camp
is n lad named Albert y. Dcrcw.
who will be tho speaker ut tho patriotic
service in Thomson NJ. f.. church Sun
day evening under the auspices o. the
Thumson Mems club.
Gunner pcp"w has been Il gunner and
petty officer in the United STATES navy.
a member "r the Foreign Legion OF
Franco and captain Of gun turrct on
the French haitleship Cassard. AS per-
manent testimonials of his feats If gal
lantry. Gunner Depew bears thc scars
Of shell wounds and bayonct thrusts.
the marks Of German brutality and tho
famous French decoration. the Croix dc
Gunrre
That he will have thrilling story
To ;cll those who gather in Thomson
church Sunday evening goes without
saying. and that he will hav" Il crowded
house is equally true \ local orator
VAS scheduled to speak in Thomson
church Sunday night. hut volunteered
20 postpone his address for n couple q:
wrrks when Il WAS learned that Gunner
ncncw might br secured. Everybody
welcome IN tho Thomson patriotic meet
ingS Sunday evening throughout tho
summer. Patriotic music is fratur" OF
the gatherings and everybody sings.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-05-17
AFTER THREE YEARS,

Many men and women are sick and
don't know il. Some never discover
they have kidney trouble until they ap-
ply for life insurance. The kidneys
arc working all the time. flltering pois,
onous waste out of the blood stream.
and when they become weakened or
dcranceo backachc. pains in sides and
groinS. so.called rheumatism. languid.
ness. swollen joints and other symp-
toms develop. ". B. Moss, Ogden.
Ark, writes: Foley Kidney Pills re-
lievcd me Of severe kidney troubles OF
three wears standing" Sold every
where.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-14
CITY NEWS.

Chicken pie zupper. Baptist
church, Thursday. Sept 70. - cent?
Special meeting OF Hardin lodge.
No. g. Monday Sept 18th, 7:3Q ?. r.
z A degree.
--Keokuk lodge No. u, / .. 0. 2
meets regularly every NortzT rigs
at O'Clock Sam Russell, -. G.: =
III. Pugh. recording secretary. Work
ia the third degree.
One 9 o'clock delivery Monday
morning JOS Eagbe-t, 100 Main
Misses Carrie and Elsie Weeks,
who are graduates Of Graham hos
pitaI. have been visiting with rels-
tiyes IN Salem Both are registered
for foreign seryics in The Red Crosz
and are avsiting their cali
One s O'Clock dsltvery Monday
morning. JOS Haubert, TO Main.
Through the generosity u The
Keokuk Electric Co. The prospective
soldiers OF this part Of Lee county
will have place 70 meet and learn
the manual Of arms Captain e. Z
Powell has again come 70 the front
az he has often done IN the pzzt, and
periodically offered his serTtcez q
drill master. The government v-zez
this 70 be done wherever possible.
Eeokuk Is fortunate u have. : nan
who n both willing and q pzble Of
serving his country II This czgz city
This f. The ont to win spirit Of
iTnerlcz.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-14
sANk hoTIcE

The banks Of Esokuk VIII ope1
Monday morning, September Is, az
O'Clock and be cfcaed frozn 8 20 Il
a. IN. To give their employees Tie Of
portunity to take part IN the patriotic
demonstration.
THE STATE CENTRAL SAVINGS
BANK
KEOKUK NATIONAL BAEE
KEOKUK SAVINGS BANK
SECURITY STATE gANE.
THE KEoRUK TRUST COMPANY.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-14
ATTENTION HEsoNs.

All WaEC1s are reCueFtcd 70 -nee-
~ the Masonic Temple. Sunday MON
Ing Sept i5rh AZ ~ o'cinrk. 70 attend
the funeral u our late brother. +. 8.
Aczlev- ~ order Of the n -
HARDER LCEf5E, NO . 4. ?. &
4 VI
EAGLE LODGE 30. y A-F. Z
Z 4
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-14
PERSONALS

Rev. J, z. Anderson left this nom
Ing for St Joseph No. 10 attend the
sezslonE Of the n z conference OF
Missouri, He viii be abzent about two
weeks and will visit In Larlede, Chill
hic0ths. Brookfield and Cameron be-
sor returning 10 Keokpk-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-14

livery pzeee Of furniture floor now priced
low that there family which nead f0rego the
happiness derived from well furnished home And
you my have the satisfaction 81 knowing that every
piece which comes from this store has hack of It
long standing reputation for quality and service
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-14
A GRANDER HOME THE LEAST EXPENSE
Every Piece Great Money Saving Value

Ell to pay considerably higher figures. Toe being
shipped 10 Us When these arrive. VIII be obliged
to discontinue present prices Eou cannot come
too early. you to participate In these benefits
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-14
The Beautiful Rhine

chicago Daily News: Every day tho
hnine looks more beautiful TO the
5erInan #oldiery and population. They
long To Dc permitted 70 enjoy its seen
y iK quiet
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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-07-21

CUES nobody has any idea back homo
how many different things US American
soldiers is doing over here to help out
Mama. Everybody only talks about the
number of soldiers We got in the front line
trenshes and nobody ever thinks about the
thosands and thosands and thosands Of
specul troops we got that are attached to
the Frensh and Britich armies doing all
kind Of specul work.
We got regiment after regiment of en-.
gineers working with these other armies
and whenever they get in ute pinch the
engineers quit what there doing and grab
up a rifle and run into the trenshes and
fight the huns Then there is all kinds Of
moter francs and about athosand different
specul units attached to the Frensh and
Britich but nobody every heard anybody
say nothing about that You find ont
lot of things when You go riding around
the country like I am now, Mama.
Well have got to close now. Love to
all. Your own
SOLDER Boy BENNIE.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-07-21

around here and runnin there heads off
in the hot son I will be riding around in
my moter truck like some kind Of Prinse
in q Rolls-Rice and have a driver and
everything like that.
got to report up to the next town
tonite and there ! start out with the
moter trane and We are going to carry
stuff for the Frensh and help them out
IN hind Of pinch they got themselves
into. cues it wont be very long until
this old draft army has to help out lot
Of these birds Barney. They couldn't get
no where fghtin these hunns without US
and CUES we didn't have to be over here
very long until they seen our class and
commenced sendm for Us right away.
I certainly am going to pick up soms
good suvmos when an out with the
Frensh army and l CUES I will get me
some German helmits and an officurs re-
voiver and lot of stuff like that. 1 will
try to bring something back to you Barney
like eom0 hum buttins becaus j don't
suppose You viii ever get over here now.
I would imagine that the war would be
about over In three months and then after
we get tired drinking German beer in
Berling we win come on back home.
Well I CUES 1 will lern to talk lot of
frensh when I am with the Frensh army,
though Of eorse the moter trane is an
American trane and We are only attached
to the Frensh. So long, BENsIE.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-07-21
French Army Needs His Help.

French Army Needs His Help.
With the Frensh Army
Somewhere In Franse
Tuesday
DEAR GERTIE: Well / bet you will be
surprised to see what l wrote up there
about where 1 was-that with the Frensh
army" eh Gertie. 1 CUES you thot that
was just plane American solder and
etc, but / should say am not becaus right
now alredy I am both an American and
Frensh solder and before this war is over
suppose they will have me with the Brit
ish and the CANADIAN and the Astralan
and the Italian and the Belgin and few
more ali armies.
Well Gertie I must say that being on
a moter trane assined to the Frensh army
is about the best job that they got outside
of being high officur and if they was to
ask me what would rather be Majur
sitting around in some training camp or
my job here travelling around giving
Franse the o. o. certainly would say
this job without hesatatun.
You see. old pal the Frensh army kind
Of got stuck and so maturity they called
on US draft soldiers to help them out and
what they wanted right away was some
moter trucks to help them carry food and
stuff up to there soldiers in the front.
Well the American moter trane was shy a
little talent 50 they told each captain to
send around a pict man and of eorse I
was chose from my company.
We are in little town over here in
Franse now and tomorrow morning we
start out with trane load Of supplies for
the army and we go right up near the
front All have to do is to ride around
IN style with the driver and kind of help
q little when we lode and unlode
I must say too Gertie that these here
Frensh soldiers are he bare cats and they
certainly are fine filters. They ware about
10 differunt kinds of uniforms but mostly
il is light blue and they carry rifle that
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-07-21

is about three yards long. And they got
on blue helmits that come down kind Of
low over there heads but are not near as
good as our American steal helmits which
is broad and wide something like tude
stole, or tode stule or whatever you call
that white thing that grows in the woods.
CUES 1 will not have much time to
write you while / am away on this trip
Gertic but when get back ! certainly will
have lot to tell you. l amt got a single
letter from you yet Gertie but l guess the
males must be still delayed. I hope that
when l get back to camp there will be a
eople of dozen waiting for me.
Well by by old pal. You own
JAZZ Tune BENNIE,
Frensh Army.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-07-21

DEAR MANA: Well Mama all I been
doing the last few days is to ride around
on these BEAUTIFUL rodes of Franse and look
at all the wonderful scenery and enjoy
myself. l have got fine new job on a
meter trane attached to the Frensh army
and most of the work is carrying supplies
from one place to another and you can see
more in three days doing this than you
could in a whole cooks tour before the
war started. ] don't know where they got
that cooks tour stuff anyway Mama be-
caus all the cooks I ever saw especuly
army cooks don't know enough to tour
nothing unless it was from kitchen to a
bar room.
But we certainly do see some BEAUTIFUL
sites over here-mountans and rivers and
hills and churches and viliges and etc,
and etc And the crusht stone rodes are
just like city streets only they are kept up
about 40 pur cent better than the city
streets at home are.
Franse has certainly got long head
about her rodes l might say becaus they
use there rodes all the time for hawking
stuff and guns and moving troops and all
the time they got thousands and thousands
of men working on thaA They use lot
Of Germin prisoners on them and this
afternoon we passed lot of them birds
working on the rode.
You woulda LATED Mama if You could
have saw them becaus mostly they wore
old green oolured close and they had funny
little round caps on and they wore boots
and behind them was one or two Frensh
guards with rifles. They musta been
hundred or more Of them prisoners and
they was only a eople Of guards. Of
corse it is none Of my business but if that
is all the guards they use in Germany I
would ike>to be took prisoner and then
I would knock out the guards and escape
and then hurry back and write book
about it and make lot of dow and be-
come famous in about Is minutes.
CUES those hum prisiners amt had no
baths since they was captured becaus they
are kind Of dirty 1ookin lot and I must
say that would not want to ever get
around close to them birds or you would
get skurvy, and coolies and everything else.
We have to do lot Of work at night
Mama as wen as in the day time and we
60 up kind Of close to the front. Tomor-
row we are going to take lot Of boxes
and supplies about rs miles away but
that is no haw; for this trane and we could
go LIS just as easy and ten times that far
if they wanted US 10. ,-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-07-21
Bonnie Finds Where He Stands.

Bonnie Finds Where He Stands.
Ymca. hut
B;let in Franse
I Monday
DEAR BARNEY: Well / CUES my spill
ing that soup on that Majur last week
by mistake did not make no ditferunce
anyway because / have been chose from
my company to be temporary assined to
a moter trane that is going to do some
specul work with the French army. Our
captain got request for man to 60 on
this specul duty for a few weeks as they
needed some extra men and right away he
sent for me.
"Bennie," he said, 81 believe you viii
do rite well as heavy man on a motor
truck. Of corse you haven't no idea of
how hate to see you go away and you
cant ever imagine how you Will be misst
around here, but Say la Ger, it is the war
Bonnie and SO am going to send you.
And 1 certainly don't wish you no bad
luck"
Never fere, Captain" ! said, 81 viii be
back and help old Fl Company win the
war"
Yes / have not got any dout but that
You will be back" he said then. @We amt
got a chance Of you not comm back"
Well it looked then like the captain was
kind of badly effected with the parting,
so / saluted and went on out and come on
over here to the Ymca. hut so as I could
get away and write you letter at the
same time.
OF eorse it is not up to me to say much
about this but I cues it shows where /
stand all right don't it Barney. And
While these other birds, are diggin trenshes