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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-18
FIRES DUE TO
CARELESSNESS
Chief Anderson Says That Fifty Per
Cent are Caused From Lack
of Proper Pre-
caution.

Fifty per cent Of the fires reported
in a years time in Keokuk come as
the result of carelessness.
This is a statement made by John
Anderson. chief of the fire depart
ment today.
To eliminate the possibility Of fires
for winter Mr.. Anderson outlined a
number Of precautions which people
should now take both in business
houses and in their homes.
These instructions follow:
Clean out stove pipes, furnace pipes
and fIues for the winter.
See that there are no flue caps GOV
cred with paper. Paper covered tues
cause 2 lot Of trouble every year. Inc
paper gets afire after the wall gets
heated and often falls in blaze to the
floor below.
Clean the attic and cellars. Burn
any greasy rags or old papers or
promiscuous rubbish heaps found in
either Spontaneous combustion often
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-18
CITY NEWS.

Last dance Bluff Park tonight.
Agnes orchestra.
Chicken pie supper at Baptist
church tomorrow.
-Rummage sale at Westminster
chapel, Thursday, Sept. 10, at 10 a. m.
-keokuk camp Nj. w. A, NO. 622,
will hold its regular meeting tonight
at Woodman hall All members are
requested to be present
Only routine business was trans
acted in the district court today
Judge w. S. Hamilton said that the
present session will probably be a
short one since the government is
asking that all business be curtailed
to the minimum. Only the really i'm
portant cases will come up for trial.
Malvern Kennedy of S2S12 Main
street, was notified by John w. Pear
son. assistant chief Of police, that
his dog was run down and killed by
an auto on Main streets few days
ago. Malvern is the small boy who
wandered into police headquarters to
make inquiries about the fourth dog
he had lost.
September q has been set as the
time for a hearing of condemnation
proceedings against the two barrels
OF yhiskey confscated from Walter
Curfman by the police Saturday night.
The hour for the hearing will be two
o'clock D. m. Notice is served for any
one at that time TO show why property
should not De forfeited and condemn
ed. II a person can show he has a
right to the barrels the property will
be returned to him.
A request has been made that
everyone save peach and plum stones
and nut shells as Lney are used in the
noanufacture of gas masks. Peach
and plum stones contain a certain
Torn, Of carbon needed in the making
10 the masks. The request cpnes
through the public schools. The
teachers have asked the children to
carrv the request home. Save all the
Goods dry them and give them TO
ON school child who will carry them
~ tba teacher for shipment.
The week OF October 9TH to 18th
will he known as window display
,yeet for nationally advertised goods.
During this week. those arlcles mat
are advertised all over the country
are TO be given conspicuous positions
in the display windows and 1t is the
REQUEST of those in charge OF the
cannaien that merchants give to
those articles fine display. 1t is a
co-oneratiye measure. Those goods
that are nationally advertised are de-
serving of the support of the mer-
Ichants-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-18
SERVICE STARS
ARE PLENTIFUL
Block Between BIondeau and Concert
on Fourth Street Indicates
Many Have Gone to
War.
THREE FROM HASS HOME
Youngest Son Registered Last Week
and viii soon Enter the Army
Stars in Other
Windows.
THREE FROM HASs HOME

The block OF houses between Blon-
deau and Concert on North Fourth
street Is fairly aglow with service
stars. Nine stars are displayed in the
one block. One house has four stars in
its service flag, two houses have two
stars and a third house the one shin
ing emblem.
Four stars twinkle in the window at
100 North Fourth street. Mrs. Nellie
Haas has three sons and one brother
in the service. Her youngest son reg
listered last week and when he is
called into the service one more will
be added.
| Two of the sons Of Mrs Haas, Ed
ward and Willard Comstock are in
the Field artillery at Camp Mills, n.
il. Arthur Comstock is in the Eng1-
Ineering department at FIT. Benjamin
Harrison in Indiana. Merle Comstock'
who is twenty-one years old, regfst'
cred last week.
Isaac Alexander, the brother IS IN
active service in France.
From the small double brick house,
number no to liz four boys have
gone. Two are sons Of Mrs. Mary A.
Cook. Joseph ", Cook, who has been
four years in the service is in the re-
cruiting office in Pittsburg. John Ray
mond Cook is at Camp Pike.
The two sons Of Mrs. May Hen
nings, Of 112 North Fourth, are Cal
vim D. Henings, who is with Company
X. 18th Infantry in France and van
Henings, who is at Fl. Sceven, Ga.
The ranking officer of the block is
Major F. NJ Bowles, who is major
surgeon of the 10Th Field artillery IN
the 7th Division. He has been in
France for some time.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-18
Business Women's Organization &C
Help the Exemption Officials
Get out the Cues
tionnaires.
WORK IN OTHER LINES
Members are Good Patriots and Have
Given Of Time and Money in
Almost Every Line Of
War Work.

Plans were made at the meeting OF
the Business Women's league last
night, to assist the local exemption
board in getting oft the questionnaires
for the four thousand men who re-
Gently registered.
Much work has already been done
by the business women in making out
the lists of those who registered. The
women of the office force of the 5. r.
Baker and company worked one nisht
from half past ten o'clock to three IL
the morning, making the lists.
The business women were good pat
riots in other lines of work. They
have given generously in money TO
the various war activities. They
made plans last night for renewing
their work in the Red Cross as soon as
the new surgical dressings quota Is
received.
When the question was asked last
night how many were knitting for the
soldiers, more than half of those pres
ent were found 10 be at work In this
department of the Red Cross.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-18
CITY NEWS,

"A Fort Madison boy, A. G.. Ellis,
is in today's Canadian casualty list.
among the wounded. l. l.. Shriver of
harrington, is listed among the sick.
Regular meeting of KeokuE aerie
40. 0e5, 4. o. E.. tonight at Eagles
nan, fo' Blondeau street, al o'clock.
siSlIihg brothers always welcome.
Chas. A Noakes. secretary.
George Goetz. of Warsaw. was Cd
Grated on yesterday for a growth on
his eyeball. This growth was cnt
away by the physician. The trouhIe
started when Mr.. Goetz got a niece
of glass into his eye last January
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-18
Influenza Epidemic.

limited Press Leased Wire Seryice.l
BOSTON, Sept. 1S.-Nurses of the
New England division of the Red
Cross have been ordered to mobilize
here Immediately to fight the cpl
demic of influenza which is taking a
heavy toll of victims in and about
Boston. Nearly a score of victims of
the disease died in the past twenty.
four hours while nearly 200 new cases
were reported.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-18
results from the accumulation of such

results from the accumulation of such
rubbish.
Examine closely the pipes leading
from the furnace to flue and see il
they are rusted. II so, install new ones
before cold weather starts in.
Remove ashes from cellars.
There is a state law as well as a
city ordinance requiring the fire
chief to twice a year investigate the
condition Of all Easements and cell
lars and the wiring of business places.
Chief Anderson will start to make
this tour of inspection next week.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-18

ure Of the city fathers to act favor
ably. AS the fire fund oil the city Is
now drawn to the limit, the council
men are facing the alternative OF
oveerdrawing the fund by large
amount or having city minus fire
force
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-18
Supper at M. E. Church.

= Supper at M. e. Church.
The league met at supper In the
main dining room of the Trinity M. e.
church. Covers were laid for forty
seven at one long table decorated
In asters in many colors. The same
flowers were given as favors.
Miss Nettie Bayley and Miss Lucille
Roane. the new Y. W. G. A. secre-
taries. were guests of honor at the
supper and were introduced by the
president, Miss Maude lmmegart.
Both made delightful short speeches.
Announcement was made of the
night school which is to be held at the
High school on Monday and Thursday
evenings.
The league was instrumental in
starting this school last year In that
they petitioned the board Of education
that such a school might be inaugu-
rated.
The committee which planned the
meeting last night was Misses Ethel
Heyers, Esther Nelson, Ethel Nelson
Katherine Mills, Helen Mills and Mil,
dred Marley.
The president named the following
committee to arrange the October
meeting: Misses Ethel Osborn, Flor
ence O'Brien, Mildred Powers, Norma
Peters, veda Perrigo and Catherine
Reidy.
The social committee to plan the
September party is Misses Mary
Gredell, Anna Baum, MargaIe ct Bren.
men. Ruth Miller, Nellie Watson and
Maymie McAndrew.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-18
ASK For More Wages.

FORT MADISON, IA, Sept IL
Declaring that they cannot live on
the present wage allowed them by
the city. the members Of the fire
fighting force of the city appeared
before a meeting OF the city council
Monday night and appealed for
raise of $40 a month each.
Hints were made that walkout
might result in the event OF the fail
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-18
AIexieff on Offensive.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.I
AMSTERDAM, Sept. 18.-General
Alexieff has taken the offensive
against the Bolsheviki near Slago-
veshcensk. His forces consist OF a
number of Cossacks and strong de-
tachments of white guards.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-18
aermans Hello Russians.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.1
LONDON, Sept. 1S.-German regu-
lars have joined the Bolshevik troops
along the Volga river. according to
dispatch from Vladivostok today.
1t is believed that serious opera
ton is pending.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-18
FINE CONCERT
BY THE BAND
Given Complimentary to the Public
at the EIks' Club by Dircc-
tor Bowers Organi-
zation.

Ten selections, full of pep and
brilliancy, were played by the Keokuk
Concert band in front of the Elk
club last night The program which
la sted from 8 o'clock to $50, held the
close attention of many hearers, the
crowd in attendance being unusually
large. 1t has been some time since
the Keokuk Concert band has given
such a concert and people knowing
the merit of such an event came out
to hear the music full force. The
program was complimentary to the
public and was given free. w. n.
Bower is the director of the organi-
cation.
The selections played were as fol-
lows: :.
March-Hail to Old Glory. Jewell
Medley-Superba ...-........ Da!by
One-step-Cheer Up, Mother. .Paley
Overture-Gypsie Queen. $3.50. King
Fox trot-Smiles. Roberts
Selection-Alma ....-....--. Brfquet
One-step-Here's to Our Boys.
..-........ Ihomas
-Tromborsium Withrow
French national air. -. .Marseillaise
Star Spangled Banner.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-18
l. O. O. r.

Regular meeting of Puckechetuck
encampment, Thursday evening. Sept,
20. Work in patriarchal degree.
JOHN EISENHUTH, Fin. Scribe.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-18

METAL WEATHER STRIPS
Save coal.
Have your work done now.
Call GA.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-06-20
CAPITAL CITY NOTES
(Bv Chas. n. Trapn.)


Topeka, June 17.-With over a
hundred thousand pleasure automo-
biles in Kansas, the most interesting
piece of news is that all garages will
be eventually closed on Sunday from
6 p. m. to z p. m. the following day.
The National Association of Automo-
bile Dealers is cooperating with the
Council of National Defense for the
purpose of conserving mechanics.
Every effort is to be made to have
the auto owner repair his own car,
free road service is to be done away
with, so that every minute of the
mechanic may be used to keep some
other mechanic at war work. The cur
failing of road repairs will have q ten
dencyy to discourage long tours on
Sunday. for the driver of a pleasure
car will know that if he breaks down
ten miles from nowhere that he can
not call a garage and be pulled in. He
will have to remain on the spot until
Monday.
Judge Booth in Minneapolis, de-
MED the application of several natural
yas distributing companies for a raise
in rates from go cents to dollar on
the ground that here is a loss in gas
of fory per cent. from the time it is
to the consumer. In other words
the consumer has to pay for nearly
two thousand feet to get one thous-
and. In the cities trees adjacent to the
mains are dying from leaking gas
Judge Booth referred the distributing
companies to the local councils and
city commissioners and told them
| that here they must get relief for he
| ills complained Of, IL at all.
All Kansas newspapers have been
drafted for W. S. s. work under the
leadership of Philip Eastman as pub.
ficity man, and who is to do his best
to induce systematic saving by the
stamp route. Mr.. Eastman called In
the Topeka Press Club for aid in the
actual writing of the campaign anC
designated Albert T. Ried as the off
cial cartoonist. Ried is an artist OF
national reputation and as the Tope
ka Press Club embraces some of the
| best talent from all over the state
the results promise well.
Politicians are sending out an S. o
Is. call lest the democrats vote en-
F1nasse for J. L. Bristow for senator
and thus make an easy mark for the
democratic senatorial candidate
There are several things against sucl
a policy. Very few democrats would
care to call for a republican ballot II
order to vote for the ex-senator
Then it would take a long and tedi
Gus campaign to educate the demo
Gratis up to it. And last, there are
many honest democrats, If all are not
The raise in rates from two tt
three cents for railroad fares ha:
done little to discourage travel, SO far
according to railroad men, who as
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-06-20

FON NENI
A nice modern room for one or two
persons. Call at Gassman's Shoe Hos
pital or phone 800.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-06-20
THE MAYORS WAR SAVINGS
PROCLAMATION

Whereas, The President of the Unit
ed States and the Governor OF Kan
sas, have proclaimed and designated
the afternoon of Friday, June %,
1913, for the promotion of the sale
of War Savings Stamps;
And, Whereas, the City of Hays,
Kansas, through and by its mayor and
council have determined that from
the hour of two o'clock p. m. till 4
O'Clock p. m. all business houses
should be closed for business and that
every person within the city should
be approached and induced to buy
War Savings Stamps and pledge him
self CT herself to save and buy as
many stamps as is within his or her
power;
Therefore, I, Geo. Philip, Jr., May
or of the City of Hays, Kansas, here
by request that all places of business
within the City be closed from the
hour two O'Clock till o'clock p. m.
on Friday, June %, 1918;
It is the Government of the United
States, my fellow townsmen, that is
inviting US to lend the money we have
there" lack nothing. A great num-
are now on the "fring line" They
are risking their lives every minute
of the day. They are obedient to or
ders and for them cit is not to rea-
Eon why, but only to do and die" In
other words they are ready to give
'their full measure of devotion" for
the flag and for you and me. Should
these men lack anything? The govern
ment is unable to furnish what the
soldier boy needs unless it has. the
money. 1t is calling on you. It
wants to borrow all you can spare and
all you can save for the rest of the
year. It does not want the money as a
lift but will pay you back with inter
est every three months. So if you
have not bought any stamps your
money has not been helping the boys
cover there" Not helping to your ut
most is not a sign that you are true
to the Government that has been SO
good to you.
| Council is that the City of Hays gets
to the top of list among the cities OF
| its class in Kansas. First, that HAYS
will have the greatest number of 81 :
| 10000 buyers; Second, the greatest
number of $4,000 buyers and or
down the scale; finally that 1T viii
have the greatest numbers of new
buyers for thrift stamps. Hays must
not get into the "slacker-town list"
During the two hours on Friday
June % 1913, every person viii
have a chance to show how much they
care for the "boys over there" and
the government and flag they are
fighting for. Nothing will cheer the
boys any more than that "'Hays has
gone over the top and then some
Can it be done? Yes. with the helI
of every inhabitant within the city il
can be done easily. In a few years
when the war is over you will Away:
be proud that you helped the boy:
go cover the top" and the money yoJ
will get from Uncle Sam will be yer!
welcome.
In testimony whereof, have here
unto set my hand and caused the cor
porate seal of the City of Hays, Kan
sas, to be affixed at the City of Hays
in the wear of our Lord ninetee1
hundred eighteen. Geo. Philip. Jr.
Attest Mayor
q. s. Peter Holzmeister,
City Clerk.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-06-20
FOR SALE

The Knife Weeder for listed corn,
sold by 81. D. Clayton. Hill City, KS.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-06-20
ENEMY SPIES

In spite OF the irrtability Of the
American nervous system, we are a
conspieuously patient and long-suff-
ering people. Plenty OF observers
from other lands have dwelt upon that
trait; they have found US cheerfuIly
willing TO put up with discomforts ex-
tortions and injustices that would
arouse other people to violent pro-
test. Our attitude toward the enemy
agents among US Is a case in point
We have been used, abused and be-
deviled by the emissaries of Ger
many ever since the war began Even
since we ourselves entered tn war,
the same thing has gone on; subteran-
neously and not so impudently now,
but even more dangerously. And yet
we have not lost our patience.
There IS no question that many OF
the fires and explosions that have de-
stroyed American warehouses and
munition works are the work of enc
my agents There is no doubt that
spies are numerous in all the war-in-
dustry plants and all the departments
at Washington; they have been found
even in the United States Army. Our
Secret Service, which IS excellent, has
fooled many of their Vaccinations but
by no means all of them. It has been
charged on the floor of the Senate
that our disappointing failure in the
matter of aeroplanes is largely owing
to the deliberate damage of essential
parts in the shops where the planes
are made.
So far as our knowledge goes,
these enemy spies, even when detect
ed, have been dealt with leniently. If
any of them have met with the usual
and proper punishment OF a spy, the
nation has not heard of it. Washing
ton was not to soft hearted to send
Maj. Andre to death, but men who
offended in a similar but less honor
able way-some of them, we have
reason to fear, American citizens
are simply interned.
It was true in the beginning that
we had in our history found so little
cause to fear traitors or foreign spies
that thre were no laws to fit the situa-
ton in which we found ourselves. But
1t took Congress year to pass such
laws, when a few weeks should have
been sufficient; and the delay had q
natural though unhappy result. Open
sympathizers with the enemy have
been dealt with here and there in IN
lawful ways; one has even been hang.
ed by an indingant mob. That act
shocked every American citizen; but
we cannot doubt that it occurred be
cause the people of that Illinois town
had begun to despair of the punish
men by law of open and impudent
enemies of the nation.
1t is we'll to fight, If we can, with
out encouraging hatred among oul
own people and without implanting II
| in the enemy. When the war is over
we shall be glad that we have not lost
our heads and punished men hastily
/ maliciously, upon suspicion. But we
cannot help feeling that there would
US, and therefore fewer tragedies
among our local population. if now
and then a person known to be guilty
met the punishment he has richly
earned.-Youth's Companion.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-06-20
Mayors Proclamation

State of Kansas. County of Ellis, City
of Victoria, IS:
Whereas, June %. 1918. has been
proclaimed and designated as War
Savings Day by the President of the
United States and that the afternoon
of said day be employed by every 10y
al American in promoting the sale of
War Savings Stamps;
Therefore. I. Joseph A. Schumach-
er, Mayor of the City of Victoria.
hereby invite, urge and importune all
residents of the city to use Their ut
most endeavor to sell War Savings
Stamps on the afternoon of Friday,
June %, 1918; it is the desire of the l
President that every layol citizen,
resident or sojourner of the city, not
only subscribe to the utmost of his or
her utmost ability. but that every per
son is called upon also to induce his
or her friends and neighbors to do
likewise We want Victora to be at
the head of cities of its class in this
that it will have the greatest number
of 100000 subscribers, the greatest
number of $4,000 subscribers
among subscribers that already have
invested in Government Securities;
Ny fellow citizens, the President
is not ealing upon you to donate one
cent, he SIMPLY wants you to lend the
use of your money to the Govern
ment. You will get your money back
with interest compounded four times
every year. So you viii not lose any
thing, but will be helping the 'boys
over there" who are fighting for the
flag and for you and me- There is
no choice for them. Should they lack
anything? Let's cheer them up by
oIng all the President expects of Us
and then a great deal more Do all
you possibly can for after the war you
will either be proud or ashamed OF
what you have done.
what viii you say to the crushed
and MANNED,
Who must struggle through life in
pain?
VIII you say. my boy, helped bind
your wound,
Sent aid to the field where you've
lain"
With your head bowed low in shame
After the war?
Done ct Victoria, Kansas, on this,
the 18th day Of June in the year Of
our Lord nineteen hundred eighteen,
of the independence of the United
States the hundred forty-second of
E,the statehood of Kansas, the fifty
seventh and of he incorporation Of the
City the fifth. Joseph A. Schumacher,
Attest: NJ. B. Brungardt, Mayor.
L. s. City Clerk
Mr. Harvey delivered an address on
Singing Kansas into Tune" at Rus
sell, Tuesday. Friday he viii give a
commencement address at Russell
Springs. He delivered the commence
ment there last year.
Rose NJ. Warner delivered an ad-
dress at Methodist church conven-
ton at Ellsworth, her home town, on
last Thursday. She came back to
Hays to give her flag day take on Fri
dy nd then motored to Russell IN the
afternoon where she delivered q mis-
sion's address.
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sumo to know. This would Indicate
that there was little travel before the
raise that the travellers deemed un-
necessary. Then people are getting
so used to hikes IN prices on every
thing that their sole effort is TO man
age some way to pass the raise on to
the other fellow.