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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-02
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H&ANIILTON GKTEC KrY
a. 4AMLIoN: IL, MAR 2 a.
HAMILTON, ILL, MAR. 2.

, who had known her. In their bereave-
ment the soTTowing relatives have
the coincidence of the community.
Henry Buckert and family moved
yesterday from their home in Oak
wood to the H. M. Elder farm, south
of the city. A few of the neighbors
and friends spent Thursday evening
at the Buckert home and enjoyed
phono graph music and pleasant
social evening.
Elmer Dennis has been quite sick
the last few days with an acute at
tack of lagrtppe. We wish him a
speedy return to health. Earl Den.
mis- has also been confined to his
home with the grip the greater part
of the week.
Chas. Dennis and family of Keokuk
were guests Sunday with the gentle
mans parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer
Dennis, and Mr.. and Mrs. John Den
mis- and baby of Springfield, arrived
the latter part of last week for a
visit at the parental home. Mr..
Dennis returned home the first of
the week, leaving his wife and baby
! here for a longer visit.
A large number OF Hamilton ladies
signed up Tuesday for work in the
Marx and Haas clothing factory,
which will soon be in operation.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-02

pany when the chaplain at last got
Butch into the church for Sunday
services. Butch Is rated a pretty
hard hombre-honest, efficient and
faithful IS they make them, but not
very careful about his language and
more than willing to scrap most any
one any time.
The chaplain got to him one day
as Butch was splicing some harness
for one OF the mules. His line was
about like this:
Now Butch, I'm going to ask you
to come to church Sunday morning.
/ know you don't want to, but I want
you to come as favor to me.
IF you were out selling lightning
rods you'd at least expect farmer
to let you put one on his house for
trial if it wasn't going to cost him
anything.
"Now, we've been good friends ever
since | came to the regiment, haven't
we, Butch?"
Butch admitted they had been. So
the chaplain pursued his advantage:
Good" he said. Now I'm dealing
in an article which I claim will cure
lot of troubles. I'm only asking
you to try one sample-just once"
Well Butch was in church Sunday.
The chaplain had been called away
just before services and visiting
chaplain occupied the pulpit. The
rest Of the fellows seeing Butch UP
in front were glad to have him with
| them.
The visiting chaplain looked out
over the congregation Of freshly
shaved, khaki-clad Sammies for some
one to lead in prayer.
| Somehow his eyes fastened on red
haired Butch sitting only a few feet
away.
The little congregation of Sammies
grew tense as they waited for the
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-02
Sugar Suppress.


Regarding sugar supplies for manu-
facturers of essential food products.
Appreciating the necessity OF botn
production and preservation OF fooo
supplies as we'll as realizing the pol
lev or the food administration as bear
ing upon collateral industries such as
manufacturers of cans and fruit jars,
etc. and buyers Of same, all manufac-
turers of essential food products arc
advised that they will be able to OBJ
tain their full necessary requirements
of sugar for manufacturing purposes
during the coming season This ap-
plies particularly to packers or frulI'
condensed milk, and such vegetables
for preservation Of which sugar may
be necessary, as we'll as to the house
wives for usage In preserving pur-
poses. When car shortage is rellev-
ed supplies Of sugar will be available
for necessary preservation purposes.
SHIPMENTS from Cuba are steadily In
creasing.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-02
relatively lower than that Of the
pound loaf. Please give full publicity.
Bread and Rolls.

Bread and Rolls.
All bakers will be required to use
twenty per cent substitutes In bread
and rolls beginning February Oath,
1918, and those who wilfully refuse,
will be compelled to close. Success
Of rule will be threatened If some
bakers bake Victory bread while 9TH
ers bake white bread in the same COM
munity. For your guidance, we sug-
gest that bakers who cannot procure
substitutes be required to file aft
davit, and upon agreement to cut down
their bread voluntarily eighty per cent
of normal, be given permit to oper-
ate until substitutes are procurable,
but not longer than ten days.
Mutton and Lamb.
The season Of surplus production
Of mutton and lamb raised for meat
purposes in the western states is now
on, and the food administration has
authorized us to remove until April
18th its recommendation against the
eating Of mutton and lamb on the vol
untaIy meatiess Tuesday. Suggest
you give publicity.
Faithfully yours.
UNITED STATES FOOD ADMINS
TRATION.
BY J. F. DEEMS.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-02
You're Bilious!
Take Cascarets
Pleasant relief for liver and
bowels, and cost 1oc a
box-no gripel

Feel grand! Be effclenti Clean
your torpid liver and sluggish bowels
with good, harmless Cascarets-r They
don't grire or sicken. Give your IL.
sides good cleansing and rid your
self of headaches, bilious spells, diz.
ziness, sallowness, bad breath, ston-
ach sourness, gases, etc. Cheer up!
Get 10-cent box from any drug
store Also best cathartic for bilious,
constipated children-tastes like
candy but never fails. Cascarets work
while you sleep.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-02

Pete, an army mule at a camp near
Portland, Me-, was left on an island
in Casco bay The soldiers built
shed for him and left food and water,
but Pete got homesick. He kicked
off the top of the shed, gnawed his
halter until he was free, plunged into
the sea and swan back to the camp.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-02

chaplain to speak You could just
feel he was going to call on Butch.
He did.
will this young man kindly lead
us in prayer" he asked
Butch got up. Every eye was on
him. Everyone wondered how he'd
make out, being called on like that
the first time he had been to church,
in years.
But Butch was equal to the emer.
gency.
Let us have five minutes of silent
meditation said Butch.
-Sutscribe for The Gate City
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-02
SAMMIE EQUAL
TO EMERGENCY
Chaplain Finally Got Butch to Como
to Church and Then Asked
Him to Lead In
Prayer.

[By ]. W. Pegler, United Press Staff
Correspondent
WITH THE AMERICAN EXPEDI-
TIONARY ARMY, FRANCE, Jan. Is.
by mail)-It was one big surprise
for everyone in the machine gun COM
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-02

the officials at the food offices at Wash
ington as one Of the black spots on the
map. This is due to the fact that
Iowans have ready money and have
been used to spending their money
and they have been buying foodstul1s
in carload lots.
The criticism offered On Iowa was
not made in any mean spirit, but was
given in order to spur the food admin
istrators on to a greater effort to
arouse the people Of the state to the
necessity for saving food. 1t Is felt
sure by the officials at Washington
that when the need for conservation
is brought home Iowa will be as pat
riotic in this as in other things.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-02
County Administrator Was In Des
Moines This Week at Meeting
of Food Directors
Of State.
IOWA PEOPLE PRODIGAL
They Have Been Used to Plenty for
so Long That They Are Careless
in Observing Some of
the Rules.
TO MERCHANTS OF FOOD.

TO MERCHANTS OF FOOD.
At the state meeting of county food
administrators for Iowa, held In Des
moines on February 28th, it was
stated by special Washington rep
resentative that Iowa was looked
upon in Washington as being one of
the black spots in the union in the
conservation Of food. This was not
IN criticism of the people Of Iowa SO
much as statement of fact as to
conditions existing here. We are
producers Of an enormous amount of
tood and have large farming popu-
iation who naturally buy freely in
large quantities.
It Is fact that the people are not
.u'iy living up to tho $3.50 rule and
mat flour is being issued on certifi.
Gates contrary to the law. Any
dealer In food stuffs who does any
wholesaling whatever (and this in
Guides selling to hotels, restaurants
and public eating pIaces) Is obliged
10 take out wholesale license. Any
mill grinding wheat or rye nyIst take
out license.
All dealers In food stuffs will please
send to me promptly all certificates
70 their possession on which flour
''as been sold without substitutes
ana hereafter mall to me each week
such certificates. In our towns there
70 no occasion for the same con-
sumner to use the certificate plan
more than once. Prompt Investiga-
Won Will be made whore this Is done.
Hoarding food Is subject to a very
neavy penalty and will not be toIer-
e'eo under any condition.
J. r. ELDER,
rood administrator Lee County.
-. F. Elder, county food admins
razor, attended the meeting of officers
VI the U. s. food administration this
week at Des Moines. He returned yes
lerday from the conference, which
was attended by food bosses from all
over the state. Iowa is considered by
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-02
Important Rulings.

The following letter has been ad-
dressed to Mr.. Elder from the Deems
office, and contains some important
rulings as follows:
Your attention Is directed to the fol
lowing important rulings governing
sugar supplies; new sized loaves OF
bread: the percentage Of substitutes
to be used in bread and rolls; and the
use of mutton and lamb on meatless
days.
You are advised to give these mat
tiers wide publicity, together with
such comments as you desire to make.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-02

for The Gate City.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-20
FURLOUGHED PRIVATE
FALLS FROM TRAIN

William Kasberg. twenty-four years
old. a member of Battery E, 10th
United States Field Artillery, either
walked of or fell from a northbound
train on the Richmond. Fredericksburg
and Potomac railroad shortly after 9
o'clock this morning. when the train
was near Franconia. six miles south of
Alexandria
An hour afterward Kasberg was
found by the crew of hand car that
had been sent out from Alexandria to
search for the missing soldier. He was
brought to the Alexandria Hospital. and
it is thought that he has fractured
skull. He also is suffering from numer-
GUS bruises and contusions, and had
not regained consciousness this afternoon
noon.
Kasberg was en- route to his home in
Pittsburgh. Pa, to visit relatives, he
being stationed at Camp Hancock, Au-
gusta, Ga His suit case. hat and over
coat were turned over to the trainmen
at Union station. Army officials and
relatives Of the injured man have been
notified of the accident
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-20
.SHRAPNEL
Siidelights on the War
-BY-
OLIVER OWEN KUHN.

The King of Italy is idoliZed by the
people because of the great bravery
he has shown during the course of the
present war The king has made many
trips to the front and has satisfied
hobby, that of taking actual war pic
lures with his own camera OF these
views the italian monarch is extremely
proud. Some were snapped in front line
trenches when shot and she'll were fall
ing fast.
'Calmness in anger is declared to be
the best characteristics soldier can
have.
There will be a considerable increase
in the number OF one-armed goIfers in
England after the war, according 70
followers of the game. The golt INKS
which have not been torn up LOT 'ne
planting of food usually are uSeo os
conyalescent soldiers. The nations best
golfers long since have been called
to the cOlorS.
Reports persist in England that Baron
Won Kuehimann, German minister o.
foreign AFFAIRS, continues to correspond
! with a British woman of high lineage
through the medium of neutral olpio-
matte mails. ..--..
The Germans once boosted that their
nostal system was one of the greatest
Of the world and that nothing was
ever lost" During the course OF ,ne
war the service has grown from PAD 70
worse and the mails are robbed fndis
criminately. German people nope tnaI
their packages sent by parce! post VIII
reach their destination, but do not eA-
pect it. =.
Even the birds and animals OF Eng
land are feeling the hardships OF war.
This is particularly noticeable. among
the sea gulis, who abandon the water
and enter fields that they may obtain
food The ordinary house cat lost
comfortable home when milk and meat
became so scarce and has been left to
shift for himself. AS a result the farm
ers of England are complaining as
there has been a cat deluge In the rural
districts. The presumption is that even
the rats have been forced from the cit
les and towns to the grain fields and
the cats are following them to make
i them their prey. All birds have greater
cunning in hiding their food than ever
before. Many fight between feather
ed creatures has been witnessed in re-
cent months, ofttimes a mere crumb
of bread being the cause of their fall
ing out.
"A mule can be counted upon to with
stand the roar of big guns better than
a horse. but a pigeon is more oblivious
to the noise than either" an American
rmv officer remarked
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-20

The latest casualty list issued by the
War Department contained only thirty
names. Capt. Phelps Collins was in
cluded among those killed in action.
Lieut.. George o. Middleditch died of
accident.
KILLED IN ACTION.
COLLINS. Phelps, captain.
KONOPEK, Frank j., private.
DIED OF ACCIDENT.
MIDDLEDITCH, George O., lieuten-
ant
BUTLER, Edward E.. cadet.
MURPHY, Martin j.. private.
DIED OF WOUNDS.
MARTIN, Alma NJ, private.
vAUDRE1UI. Arthur p. private.
WILKINSON, Wilbur, private.
DIED OF DISEASE.
CARROLL. William F., sergeant,
pneumonia.
Afford. James F.. private, menin-
gifts.
BURTCH. Charles R, private, pneu-
monia.
CROSBY. Herman, private, pneu-
monia,
DUDLEY, Tommie. private, pneu-
monia.
FISHER. Frank E. private. pneu-
monia.
JOHNSON, Arvel, private. pneumonia.
! MONTEZ, Darie, private, pneumonia.
MOORE, James Walter private, pneu-
PETERS, Ralph H. private. diph-
iberia.
monia.
SCOTT, Emanuel, private, pneumonia
SEATON. oliver W., private, pneu-
monia.
WOUNDED SEVERELY.
HICKMAN, Frank, sergeant.
SCHUMACHER, Austin R.. private.
WOUNDED SLIGHTLY.
BAUGHN, Robert O., private.
BIBEAU, Charles, private.
GODFREY, Graden B., private.
HEALEY, Daniel j., private.
MULLIGAN, William j., private.
TODOR, Sam, private.
TREBLE. Stewart, private.
WOLPUNK, Kazimer. private.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-20
DIES FROM HER INJURIES.
Mrs. Sallie E. Ray Snccumbs to
Burns Received Yesterday.

Mrs. Sallie E. Ray, wife of John E. R.
Ray. chief clerk in the Office of the au-
ditor for the Interior Department. who
was burned yesterday afternoon while
burning leaves at her home, 3103 Mon
roe street. Woodbridge, died at Casualty
Hospital this morning shortly after 2
o'clock. Coroner hewitt gave a certifi-
cate of accidental death. Mrs. Ray was
a native of Memphis, Tenn. She was the
wife of Charles H. Harris before she
married Mr.. Ray about eight years ago.
The couple had no children.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-20
AID OF STATES ASKED.
Promotion Of Motor Truck Trans
portation Oyer Highways Proposed.

State defense councils and state on
fials were asked today, in resolution
passed by the Council of National De-
tense. to take steps to encourage motor
truck transportation and to remove all
regulations that restrict operation Of
snotor trucks over public highways.
Many states now require almost pro-
hibitive license fees for motor trucks.
In Maryland the legislature has under
consideration a measure virtually dou-
bling the present tax, which itself Is
declared SO high as to hinder the oper-
alton of motor trucks engaged in trans
porting essential war materials.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-20

"A mule can be counted upon to with
stand the roar of big guns better than
a horse, but a pigeon is more oblivious
to the noise than either" an American
Army officer remarked.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-20
Americans in Canadian List.

n. n. wenner Millersburg. Pa; r.
OTTAWA, Ont, March 20.-A Cana
dian overseas casualty list issued here
today mentions the following Ameri-
cans:
Wounded-V. L. Pearce, Grand Rapids,
Mich.
Elgin, Detroit; G. S. Sullivan, Browns
vile, Ore: NJ. A. Johnson, Calumet.
Mich; p. G.. Grant. Sneads Ferry, n. c.;
Athey, Grygla, Mimi: N. English, Wren,
Ohio.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-20
CABLE $1,000 TO
INJURED REPRESENTATIVE

That $1,000 be cabled to Representa-
tive La Guarda of New York, with the
sympathy of the House expressing the
hope that he will speedily recover from
injury received with the Aviation Corps
on the Italian front, is provided in a
resolution introduced by Representative
Siegel of New York, which was referred
to the committee on accounts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-20
seaplane Fall Kills Electrician.

The Navy Department Is informed Of
the death of Francis Elliott Langdon.
electrician third class (radio). u. s. N.
at Miami, Fla. as the result OF injuries
received in a fall in a seaplane. Lang
don enlisted March 1. 1917. at Boston,
Mass.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-20
BAKERS
TO MEET IN FARLEY
Leaders Will Confer in Chicago
Friday on Conservation
Plans.

The food administration in a de-
termined effort to bring about a still
greater conservation of wheat flour
supplies in this country is directing
its attention first to the baking trade,
which uses 40 per cent of the -four con-
sumed in the country. 4.
Announcement was made today that
the administration plans are complete
for a nationwide educational cam
paign to eliminate waste, and leading
bakers from every state will meet in
Chicago Friday to consider how best
they may aid the food administration
ply sufficiently to meet the demands
Of the country until the next harvest.
Further Restrictions Coming.
This is only the first of series of
steps toward a saving of wheat con-
templated by the administration.
Further restrictions on the consump-
ton of wheat will be put into effect
next
Aside from the shortage of wheat in
the United States, another serious prob
ton in making good promises to the al
lies. Not a single weeks shipments of
grain and cereals abroad has equaled the
announced program since January l, so
that there remains deficit of s12, 900 tons
to be made up in addition to the regu-
lar supplies.
Shipments reached a low point in the
week of February l to Z. as the culmina-
ton of weeks Of bad weather which
demoralized both railroad and overseas
transportation. Only s4,65S tons went
abroad in that week Improvement has
been shown since. but even with clearing
weather it has been impossible to trans
port the 100000 tons promised every seven
days.
In the week from March 1 to the
shipments were 2l2.154 tons, but drop
ped in the second week to 201,9 1898 tons,
and the expected surplus over require
mentS has not gone forward.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-20

The funeral Of Isaac Stephenson.
friday. was held at Mzrfnette, VIA.
Monday. Gov. E. l. Philip and many
other leading mem OF the--State at.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-20
1,416,e14 Tons Sent This Year.

Since January shipments have
totaled 1,416,914 tons.
officials here DO not contemplate any
curtailment of exports, nor do they ad-
nit of a possibility of failure in sup
plying the food necessary to carry on
the war. From the response received
in the past they believe the American
public will give cheerfully whatever is
and those who attempt to obstruct by
boarding or selfish buying beyond their
needs will be held up to the public
gaze for discipline.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-08-12
reduction. In Europe the present "a
ton is already reduced to q minimum.
Our Situation.

reduction. In Europe the present "a
ton is already reduced to a minimum.
Our Situation.
The situation which the United
States faces in its efforts to maintain
fair distribution Of sugar to the Al
lied world Is as follows:
Sugar supplies throughout the coun.
try, in homes, stores, factories and
bakeries are at a low ebb. We must
make increased sugar shipments to the
Allies.
Production Of American beet and
Louisiana cane crops have been dlsap-
pointing.
Porto Rico crops have been cur
tailed.
immense sugar stocks In Java can
not be reached on account OF the ship
ping shortage; ships are needed for
troop movements and munitions.
Army and Navy sugar requirements
have increased a. we'll as those from
the Allies.
Most industries using sugar have had
their allotment reduced by one-half !;
some will receive no sugar.
Households should make every eff
fort to preserve the fruit crop without
sugar, or with small amounts of sugar.
Later, when the sugar supply is larg
er. the canned fruit may be sweetened
as it is used.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-08-12
AMERICANS ASKED TO
LIMIT USE OF SUGAR
Must Use No More Than Two Pounds
Per Person a Month if the Present
Meagre Allied Sugar Ration
Is Maintained.
Stocks Will Be Short Until Beginning of New
Year-Ration May Be Enlarged Then.

Two pounds of sugar a month-half
Q pound week-that is the sugar "a
ton the o. s. Food Administration
has asked every American to observe
until January /, 1919. in order to make
sure there shall be enough for our
Army and Navy, for the Allied armies
and for the civilians of those nations.
BY New Years the world sugar sit
uation will be relieved somewhat by
the new crop. Cuban sugar of this
years crop will be arriving in this
country.
Every available sugar source will be
drawn on by the Food Administration
during the next winter months to main
tain sufficient stocks here to keep up
eur national sugar supply. During Oc-
tober the first American beet sugar
win arrive in the markets. BY the
middle of November some of our Lou
isiana cane crop will be available. All
Of this sugar and more may be needed
to keep this nation supplied on re-
duced ration and to safeguard the Al
He'd sugar ration from still further
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-08-12
OLO MEN RETURN
TO COAL MINES
$50 Over SO to Help Speed
Up Production,

Sharon, Pa, Aug. 12-Spurred to
action by the supreme sacrifices being
made by the American soldiers in
France $50 miners of Mercer county,
we'll up into the Cos, and number in
the 70s, who had retired from the
work some years ago, have again TAX
en- up the pick and will return to the
mines to speed up coal production.
Fuel administration officials in west
ern Pennsylvania, fearing that If pro-
duction is not speeded up there will
be a serious coal shortage next win
ter, have sent investigators to canvass
the district to find out how many re-
tired miners could be induced to re-
enter the mines. Agents working in
Mercer county have secured pledge
cards from 100 retired miners who
will again take up the pick within q
few days. Operators who have expert
enced considerable dfhiculty in get
ting the younger miners to work full
time are elated over the action Of the
veterans, and the fuel officials say
that the plan will be tried In every
coal producing county In the western
part Of the state.
Secretary Of War Baker has sent
a telegram Of congratulation TO the
100 miners, who aver they can pro-
duca 100000 tons of coal a year.