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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-29
THRILLING WORK OF SCOUTING.

So far, we have heard very little
about the scouts work in modern war
fare. Captain Knyvett tells a lot
about this thrilling business of scout
ing in his story lover There With the
Australians" About their training he
says
THE training of our scouts Is very
severe. For in this work men have
to have complete confidence. in thei::
own superiority to the German sol
der, and must be able to depend en-.
tirely on their own resources, for they
generally have to work singly or in
pairs 1t is necessary that they be
picked men with unusual keenness OF
observation. They are trained for
work in the dark by being made to go
through the ordinary soldiers exer-
cises blindfolded In this way they
get the extra sense that a blind man
has. A blind man will not put his
weight onto his foot until he has tel.
it is on firm ground; and by habit he
does this without hesitating. Our
scouts are able after a while to walk
along, using their eyes for observation
all the time, not needing to watch
where they are stepping. We also
train them to have compete control
over their muscles, and among the
final tests for first-class scouts are
to remain an hour without showing
any movement whatsoever and to
take half an hour in getting from the
prone or lying position to standing
upright on their feet. These two last
ideas were borrowed from the Zulu,
who has no equal in the world in es-
Gaping observation. They are also
taught many methods LOT finding d.
rections, as compass is unreliable
where there is So much unidentified
iron lying about.
TT is surprising what opposite types
of men became our best scouts. IN
my company there were two without
equal; one, city-bred, college gradu-
ate: the other 'bushie' (from the ont
back lands of Australia), writing his
name with difficulty"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-29
HEALTH SPELLS COURAGE.

Eugene L Harrison. in Physical
Culture: Without taking into con-
sideration the varied tempcraments
of men, the general physical condi-
ton alone has great deal to do
with the morale of soldiers.
DIR. Charles E. Carr, a distinguished
gastroenterologist of Bellevue hos
pitai. was asked to define the rela-
tionship between courage and phys
ical conditions.
"TlIe view a man takes of life and
his actions depends largely upon his
physical condition" DIR. Carr began.
"Ordinarily a mans optimism and
cheerfulness are in a direct proper
ton to his health, which depends
primarily upon proper living condi-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-29
ToDAYs BIT OF VERSE
THE PATH THAT LEADS TO NOWHERE.

Vnofe6 pain LnaL le3QS 10 nowhere
In q meadow that I know,
Where an inland island rises
And the stream Is still and slow;
There it wanders under willows
And beneath the silver green
OF the birches' silent shadows
Where the early violets lean.
Other pathways lead to somewhere,
But the one l love so well
Had no end and no beginning
Just the beauty of the deli,
Just the windnowers and the lilies,
Yellow striped as adder's tongue
Seem to satisfy my pathway
And 1t winds their sweets among.
There go to meet the springttme.
When the meadow Is aglow.
Marigolds amid the marshes,
And tho stream Is still and SLOW
There find my fair oasis,
And with carefree feet I tread
For the pathway leads to nowhere,
And the blue Is overhead!
All the ways that lead 10 somewhere
Echo with the hurrying feet
OF the struggling and the striving
But the way find so sweet
Bids me dream and bids me finger,
Joy and beauty are its goal
&. On the path that leads to nowhere
have sometimes found my soul!
-Coffnne Roosevelt Robinson.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-29
eARN-MADE POPULARITY.

Christian Science Monitor: In SIM
pier times, and in parts of the United
States where simple customs pre-
vailed, the popular small boy OF the
neighborhood was not necessarily the
son of the richest or most prominent
family, but, more likely, the boy in
whose yard there was good rain
barrel, smooth cellar door, or a
barn. The boy who would now and
then, from pure favor, or in return
for marbles or some other valuable
consideration, permit other boys to
.'holler" down his rain barrel or slide
down his cellar door, or, greatest
privilege of all, play in his fathers
barn, was the boy whose friendship
was best worth cultivating.
Some boy, in the small community
of a generation ago, was sure to have
a father who possessed barn, and,
generally speaking, he intuitively
felt his power and exercised it over
the other boys on his street or in his
part of the town. Wherever he went
the barn stood back of him and gave
him support and influence. He could
say and do things to the other boys
that they would not dare say or do
to one another, simply because the
bow he said or did things to could see
the barn door behind him, open or
closed, as the case might be.
To be one of those entitled to adj
mission to the barn was to be in the
right set; to be denied the privilege
of playing in the barn was to suffer
social ostracism.
Sometimes the boy whose father
had barn enjoyed monopoly. Then
he was the recognized aristocrat
among the boys of the street of the
neighborhood. Sometimes rival APP
peared in the person of new boy
whose father had put up new and
larger barn than had before been
seen in that quarter, or sometimes
the father of boy who had no barn
to begin with became better off and
put one up: In such circumstances
prestige went with the barn that had
the greater attraction Usually it was
held by the boy whose father had the
greatest number of vehicles, or a
blackboard buggy or surrey. Some
BOYS were won by the number of box
stalls. There were boys who would
turn their backs upon the family
carryall just to gaze in wonder
through the trap door at the hay loft.
A great deal depended, also, on
whether the hired man was friend
or foe.
No better place than the barn could
be found for game of 'peggin's in" :;
the marbles could not run away from
the retaining wall, and it was sport,
beyond words to tell when Teller"
found a newly-laid egg in the man
ger. Take bright June morning, af-
ter the horses and wagons had been
sent to town or into the fields, and
the sun was shining through the
leaves of the crabapp1e tree and
weaving lace upon the barn floor;
take a morning when there wasn't
any school, "an' Jim Hutchius. an
Reddy Lane, an Skinny Wilkins were
over for the forenoon, an all had
good jack-knives, an there wasn't any
fussin', an game of mombletypes
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-29
LABOR AND WAR PROFITS.

The workers in industry in New Eng.
land and elsewhere who are striking for higher
wages appear to overlook the fact that no one
should expect to make money out of the war.
Of course they are not the only ones who have
offended in this matter. IF war profits in some
lines of business and industry had not been
unreasonably high, there would have been little
demand for regulation But if employers pro
fits are to be kept down. labor cannot expect
that its own profits to escape all regulation.
Felix F'rankfurter, chairman of the war labor
ADMINISTRATION, is not unfair to either side
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-29
RELIGION OF THE FUTURE.

Wayne Herald: The religion of the
future is concerning many people.
It will certainly be a more spiritual
and less material religion 1t will give
less attention to forms and ceremo-
MES and dogmas, and more to the
spirit and purpose of the golden rule.
A man can't pray on his own knees
on Sunday and prey on his fellow
men the rest of the \week and go
cover the top" in the practice of
Christianity is the same
in principle now as it was when it
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-29

Alexander Graham Bell predicts that men
may yet think by wire. There is certain royal
parsonage in Austria who has been doing his
thinking by long distance wire ever since he
mounted the throne
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-29

Several German newspapers are still belit-
Ting the American army, declaring that it is
not equipped with rifles nor with artillery.
What are those boys doing? Licking the Huns
with their bare fists?
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-29
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.

Davenport Democrat: Wonder il
General Foch is not past master in
the gentle art of playing checkers !?
The mastarly way in which he is
playing his men on the tragic check
er board of war shows that he
knows all the moves of the game.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-29

Burlington Hawk-Eye: Some da,
there will be a German republic tina
will gladly help US celebrate the At
of July and thank us for licking tn
kaiser and his junkers.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-19
WIN-THE-WAR KITCHEN
OPENS FOR BUSINESS

RichmoAd's newest war enterprise,
the win the War Kitchen" "Opens
for BUSINESS today at IL O'Clock, at
210 East Grace Street, in the base
ment OF the Professional Women's
building. The kitchen is equipped
throughout as a model one in every
particular and its purpose is to DEM
onstrate to the women of Richmond
the subject of patriotic cookery and
especially what to substitute in order
to save -four and other materials
needed for our soldiers and allies, and
how to make good dishes of the sub
stitute materials. Home canning will
also be demonstrated and a special
department will give short courses to
volunteer workers who are willing to
do similar work in other parts of
the city.
There are only three other such
Kitchens in the South in New
Orleans. Birmingham, and Lynch
burg. The kitchen is in charge of
Miss Mary L. F'rayser, emergency
home demonstration agent, and her
assistant. Miss Laura j. Bryant. Tho
equipment was periodically furnished
by Richmond mercha nts. The kitchen
will be headquarters for government
recipes and will try to show the
women OF the city how to accomplish
what the food administration wants
them to do.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-19
WOMEN FORM LEAGUE
FOR SAVING OF FOOD
Mrs. Kate Peasants Minor Tells
Suffragists of Organization
Through Churches.

Wishing to avoid duplication OF Eff
fort. and realizing that while a
woman may be a member OF many
organizations, she is member OF
only one church." said Mrs. Kate
Peasants Minor yesterday afternoon
addressing the Equal Suffrage league
of Richmond, 1.-THE local food ad-
ministration decided that the women
of Richmond should hear of food
conservation through the churches,
and should work through a central
committee composed of one woman
for each denomination-this woman
in turn to appoint subcommittee OF
leaders in the various churches OF
each denomination.
THE white women of Richmond
have been thus organized, and plans
are now being perfected for a similar
organization OF coiored women IL
is hoped that each housekeeper Will
make a sacrifice in order to permit
her cnnk to attend the conferences
and demonstrations which will be
held for the colored women.
"srhere are three reasons why we
should conserve food. First, because
the British who have always advo-
Gated personal liberty are on ralons
and are accepting their rationing
willingly; second, because France.
having no food for her cattle ana
therefore no milk for the children
rs no longer rationing meat-the cat
tie are to be consumed; third ana
most serious--the men in the
trenches are having their rations cut
When we realize that we are not
being asked to starve, but merely TO
change our habits of eating. give up
little of cur personal ease and com :
fort that the men in the trenches
NAV win this war for us. 1t snouln
mean to us the highest and hottest
sacrifice to which we will make glad
response"
| Mrs. John G. Munce, seate chair
man of food production and conser-
vation for the Equal Suffrage league
| of Virginia, introduced the speaker,
and gracefully welcomed home
Mrs. Charles G. Bosher, first vice.
president of the Richmond league
after an absence of several weeks
spent in the far South. Called upon
| for a. speech Mrs. Bosher made an
en- rnest plea for subscriptions to the
third liberty loan
The leagues sale of war savings
stamps to date is $40, S2@5o.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-19
COMMITTEEFAvORS
LIGHTS IN RAILWAYS
Adopt Ordinance for Lodging
Houses, and Amends One for
Fortune Tealegy.

Under an ordinance recommended
by the council committee on ordi-
nanccs last night the hallway of all
apartment. boarding and lodging
houses in the city must be provided
with lights at night. The ordinance
was adopted on recommendation of
the fire board and chief of the de-
partment. Commissioner Robert
Lecky and Chief Joynes appeared be-
fore the committee to urge the mea-
sure.
The law Is designed for the pro-
lection of persons living in the build
ings, who under present conditions
have no means OF finding their way to
their apartD ents at late hours of the
night or in the early morning hours.
An ordinance relieving policemen of
notifying merchants and others when
their annual license taxes are due, and
placing that duty In the hands of the
commissioner OF revenue. recommended
by the city attorney, was returned to
council with the recommendation, that
i. be rejected. The city attorney had
explained that the work imposed upon
the policemen was entirely unnecessary,
and simply took two men, away from
real police work for that period of
time. inc oDJecf OF the ordnance VARS
not entirely clear to some members of
the committee. who voted to send it
back to council with the possibility
of being enlightened when the propo-
sition Is reached on its passage.
The ordinance restricting the opera
tions of fortune teners." and reQuir-
ing them to submit to being photo
graphed and to have their fingers I'm
printed. was recommended for amend
ment, on motion of Mr.. English. by
having the photograph and finger print
features omitted.
In following the request Of Cover
nor Davis that the names OF ten per
sors be submitted from q list OF
which two are TO be selected as game
wardens for the city of Richmond. the
committee nominated the following
Howard Heeiep, Charles Bull, r. T.
Corbel1. Irwin Mills, A. b. Tunfs, Pey-
ton johnson. l. J. Cheatwood. j. T. w.
Curtis, r. c. Tyler and J, w. Hancock.
The present wardems are J, T. w. Gu
tbs and A h Tunis, who were appoint
ed under the administration of Cover
nor Stuart
Members Of the committee present
were: Subchairman English, Roden
Ladd, Cheatwood, Grimes and Paul.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-19

A. huts one night. was pouring tea
and coffee for a long line of soldiers
Just back from the trenches. wet,
cold. dog tired.
The boys. waiting patiently for
their turn, were singing Pack UP
Your Troubles in Your Old Kit Bag
and Smile. Smile, Smile" A recently
arrived chaplain insisted that the COZ
fee serving be stopped and the lady
of the urns asked why.
II want to tell them about Jesus,
said the earnest new chaplain.
why. sir" said one OF the SOL
diers in the line. "she puts Jesus into
every cup of coffee"
when was in London" said the
speaker, several journalists inter-
viewed me. in body, and one or
them shot this question at me: Gypsy
what about the attitude of the Y. M.
&c. A. to the churches after the war
is over?' And answered: A comxnu-
nication trench The churches have
the chance of the ages in the work
of the Y, NJ. c. A."
He told OF a Cambridge padre
who was disposed to believe the boys
skeptical. Gypsy took him along to a
hut where 500 of them had been
waiting for half an hour for the time
of the service. They were singing
something about a rooster--'Down on
the Farm'--thats it, any you should
have seen the padre ! urged the
boys 10 20 on and they sang, with
Just a wee twinkle fine eyes. Who's
Your Lady Friend?' Then they got
out the hymnal and I let them pick
the song they wanted. What do you
suppose it was?
when I Survey the wondrous
Cross,'
You'd be wonderfully amazed II
YOU should find your Sunday morning
services in the Presbyterian church,
for instance. starting with song
about a rooster. But it's not so far
from ragtime to the cross--if you
know the Way.
You people here in Richmond
don't know that there is a war, yet.
We do--over there. Its coming
home to too May the God of all
comfort keep your brains steady and
your hearts strong when you are
called to pay the price that we have
paid "
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-19
CHESTER ON PARADE
FOR LIBERTY LOAN

Especial to The Richmond Virginian.)
Chester. Va. April 1S.--A large and
enthusiastic gathering and demonstra-
ton took place here, Tuesday evening,
on the third liberty loan. about 500
soldiers and citizens were present.
with band of music from Camp
Lee. The band and soldiers were
entertained by DIR. and Mrs. A. III.
Hurt. The parade formed in front of
DR.. Hurts residence, at o'clock,
headed by the band, followed by Atty
soldiers, the high school teachers and
children, dressed in white, carrying
flags and banners. and citizens of
Chester AND vicinity, and marched to
the Chester Agricultural school audi
torium Patriotic speeches were made
by Attorney General Saunders and the
assistant attorney general and LAeu-
tenant Simmons, of Camp Lee.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-19
commission FIXES
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thing the railway or public utility
c0xxx1,any must buy. the transfer OF
many workers in all lines Of trade TO
th6 military esta blishmenf, and the
gUnernl disarrangement of labor con
dif1Ons and enumeration because OF
heavy wzge IN creases in lines neces-
nary to the conduct of the war CON
Eidered In high. of the fact that the
earnings of public service corpora
tons are limited by covernm entail
regulation. make the financial situa-
ton of those companies perilous, Re-
lief they must have, or the entire
Transportation system of the country
win be wrecked. or else tho whole
people whether shippers or not. will
be taxed in another way by the gov
ernment TO maintain the railroads
The comm ission allowed an in
crease on class rates of fifteen per
cent and n slightly less increase o!1
the other rates, but hxed the period
az effectiveness exactly AS in the
Charlottesville case. at the expiration
~ which the old rates VIII automa =
ticAl1y be resumed.
me petitson of the Interstate Rail
road company was of the same nature
~ the others. and met the same judg-
naeut-
Commission Alexander Forward
vaao wrote the leading opinion for the
x1kree cases, stated yesterday 70 a
REPRESENTATIVE OF The VirFfnfan. that
he opinion in these cases marks well
tAn attitude of the commission in all
SIMILAR cases at this time. many of
we,ich are now on the docket OF the
c0s,sn ission for future hearings
Each case, Of course, will have 10
afnnd upon its own merits, and II
NfN he necessary I'm everv instance
fkat the petitioTtng company show
fhe actual need OF the increase.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-19
BRITISH COMMANDERS
PRAISE ENGINEERS
American Regiment Fighting WITH
Cavalry Regiment Mentioned
in General orders

france, April 1s.-First light upon
the part American engineers took IN
the great battle at Picardy when the
Germans launched theft drive on
Anniens, is given by letters and con-
gratulatory messages from the Brit
ish commanders. who euiogize the
Americans for their gallantry.
General Rawlinson wrote:
THE army com mander wishes to
record ofiiciaily his appreciation OF
the excellent work your regiment has
done in assisting the British army TO
rerist the enemy's powerful offensive
during the last two days.
81 fully realize that it has been
largely due TO your assistance that
the enemy is checked, and rely on
you to assist us stiu further during
the few days still to come before /
skAiI be able to relieve you in the
line
sT consider your work in the line TO
be greatly enhanced by the fact that
for SIX weeks previous tie taking your
place in the front line where your
men had been working at such high
pressure erecting the heavy bridges
of the Summe.
My best congratulations and
warm thanks TO you afA
"Ra wiinson.'
when a British general command .
ing a cavalry division received from
hts superior congratulations an q
thanks for his divisions work IN
beating Oft the enemy. the general
promptly forwarded letter as fol-
low:
"A United States engineer battal-
ion was fighting with the first cavalry
division in the line on the thsrtleth
OF March The army commander
rongratuistory message applies TO
them equally with the units of the
FIRST cavalry division.
TT has ben brought TO my notice
that the men under your command
fought most Rallantlv alongside the
British cavalry / am most grateful
to you and the unit under your com
mand for the invnl ua.ble assistance
you gave US OF the thirtieth OF March
1915.
please convey nv thanks and con
gratulations 10 all ranks
N l. MFTIFRS."
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-19
THIRTY-E|GHT HUNS
CONTINUED from First Page


already had been arranged for. One
of the rotund prisoners picked up
the card aud ordereds
Bring ham and eggs to us five
here. Cot any chicken, southern
style"
Lordy. gard the negro hustling
away, dat man Amt no German. and
he suttinIy picked de right direction
10 run for friend chicken. ef he tells
de whole German army bout dat
chicken we wont have to send no mo
txoope, no mo- troops at all, De war
am ovah.
The priAor~rs ate heartily with the
armed guard surrounding. Then
they were hustled back to the train
with seven husky soldiers br1ning up
the rear.
s.rhey look like A lot Of burly
euys," remarked a bystander 10 the
sergeant.
-srhe officers are worse than tho
nen, Damn 'em," was the sergeant
comment.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-19

n1nnt. Az a resule of allied councils
no Nna decided first to ruth over GER
<N&n material. then certain food accu-
xnuiatfcns.
The result OF this policy has been
That transportation facilities can now
~ concentrated on men. with FOOD
ana munitions placed second and
fhird. 1t is stated that the failure
E0< Americans to be in Europe in
ovorwheiming numbers at the time
1aA present offensive began, If blame
worthy, cannot be blamed on the
Enited States alone.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-19
sextus NJ. Williams.

The funeral of Sextus M williams.
a Confederate veteran, will be held
this afternoon at ; o'clock nom
Christ Episcopal church. and burial
will be in lakewood cemetery. MIR.
Williams died Wednesday in his nome
20f5 Venerable street. He is survived
nv four chtldren--Miss Kate Will
Hams. Edgar S., Tabb c., and Frank
II. Williams; one brother-John D.
Williams. and three sisters-Mrs. e.
w. Jackson, Mrs. George Edwards
and Miss Mary williams.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-19

Especial to The Richmond VirGnian)
Gordonsville, va, April lS.-Taze =
well Dowell died at his home near
Lindsay, Tuesday, April l6. aged
seventy three years. He is survived
by one brother, Il. d. Doweh' OF
GordonsvfTfe; one son, Bud Doweli;
three daughters, Mrs. r. Tyler, Mrs.
Sim F'lynt, and Mrs. James Beck.
The funeral services were held from
his late home, Wednesday afternoon
at 3 o'clock, conducted by Rev. j. L.
Wiley. OF the Gordonsville Baptist
church. and the remains laid to rest
in Maplewood cemetery, GordonsViiie.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-19
PRESIDENT NAMES
Continued From First PageA)

dennonstra lions should he held in
every city, town and hamlet through
out the land under the general d.
rection OF the secretary of the treas
urv and the immediate direction OF
the liberty loan committees organized
by the federal reserve banks. Let the
nations response to the third liberty
loan express in, unmistakable terms
the determination of America TO night
for peace, the permanent peace of
justice
For the purpose of participating
in liberty day celebrations. all EN-
ploycs Of the federal government
throughout the country whose ser
vices can be spared. may be excused
at L. o'clock noon, Friday. the TWEEN
ty-stxth Of April"