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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-10
VlNCENN ES.
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George Carr spent Sunday here.

George Carr spent Sunday here.
Mrs. John w. Walker has returned
after an extended visit with relatives.
Mrs. Henry Chronicle is spending
a few days In Marshalltown, where
she went to attend the funeral OF her
niece. who was formerly Miss Merle
Camp, of this place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Byron Scovern have
each been suffering an attack OF
grippe.
Miss Hazel Gillaspey, who has been
confined to her bed with an injured
knee for number of weeks, is now
able to be out of bed.
The Willing Workers society will
meet with Mrs. o. B. Wolf Thursday
afternoon of this week
A consignment of sweaters has been
completed by our Red. Cross auxiliary
for the soldiers in France.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-10
NOTICE OF soLUTloN.
y, Whom IfMov Cornarn.

To Whom 1t May Concern:
Noice is hereby given that at
cial stockholders meeting duly ca
and held on December 10, 1917,
was unanimously voted that the !
kuk Dairy Company be dissolved,
vote being had in accordance !
the Articles Of Incorporation and
pursuance Of the Statutes OF the S
of Iowa.
Keokuk, Iowa, December 10, 1917.
KDOkUK DAIRY COMPANY,
BY F. P. Vandervort, Fresid
Attest:
j. G. Waslrpurn, secretary.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-10
Every man feels instinctively that all the
beautiful sentiments in the world weigh less
than a single lovely action-Lowel.
WASTE OF PAPER AND TIME.

On the side, the civil service commission has
some troubles. The mail of newspaper publish
ers is cluttered with all sorts Of stuff rang ing
from the advance notices Of theatrical man
ayers to requests to print whatever the writer's
believe, from their viewpoint, will be of SUI
preme interest to the public. Most of these
writers have to grind. Some Of this
overflow Of contributions is Of some small use
in newspaper Offices. Provided the effusion is
written or printed one side Of the sheet it
comes in mighty handy in the way Of conserva-
ton as copy paper for the editor reporter.
But to return to the appeal of the civil service
commission, as reported in the Congressional
Record s proceedings of the senate
The Vice President-The chair lays before
a communication from the civil service
commission, transmitting pursuant to law, sched-
of useless papers and documents the files
of the commission and requesting action looking
their disposition. The communication and
companying paper will referred the Joint
select committee the disposition Of useless pa
pers in the executive departments, and the chair
appoints the senator from Washington Mr. Jonesl
and the Senator from New Hampshire [Mr. Hol-
isl the committee the part Of the senate.
secretary will notify the house of representa-
tives thereof.
The government and its auxiliary organiza-
tons, the Red Cross the Vigilantes, the food
administration, the Chamber of Commerce of
the United States, the various city booster Or
CARNATIONS and score of other seekers after
free publicity are all foolish MASTERS of good
print and writing paper. Ninety nine per cent.
of their labor is lost in value of returns for the
time and effort expended in bringing their
matter to the attention Of newspapers The civil
service commission is not alone in it's difficulty,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-10

When Mr. Hoover is satisfied with the work
ing of meatless and wheatless days, he might
devote his attention briefly to cheatIess DAYS
for the profiteers.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-10

A magazine writer says that the Krupps
gun-building corporation is responsible for the
war In some quarters, however, there is
faint suspicion that Wilhelm Hohenzollern had
something to do with it,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-10

The trouble with the kaiser's overtures of
peace is that the other nations in the concert
Of the powers do not seem to catch the tune.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-10

He kept us out of guns is pertinent slo-
gan to which no body in Washington lays
claim.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-10
A CASE FOR THE HANGMAN.

| Now at last, if the facts are stated correctly,
our government has unearthed a hanging case.
One Hennig, a naturalized German, foreman in
a factory making torpedoes for the war depart
ment has been detected tampering with tor
pedoes and mutilating them in way to make
them useless as weapons of offense and dan
gerous to our ships and sailors who use them
He has been jailed on a charge of treason, bail
being denied him. and the government will en-
deavor to bring out all the facts. If the proof
against him is conclusive-if his guilt is estab-
lished by legal evidence beyond all doubt-his
crime will merit capital punishment The feel
ing undoubtedly prevails among offenders of
this class that our government would deal leni-
Iently with them and that they would have
nothing more than short term sentences to fear
Our treatment of detected conspirators en-
courages this and has contributed to increase
lincendiarism and similar crimes. The sooner
therefore that we deal effectively with this
class of cases the better; and if the proof is
clear, this is one very proper case with which
ito begin
The Baker brand of military administration
was we'll exemplifed recently when several
hundred soldiers from all parts of the country
were ordered to Raritan, N. j., because of mis-
taken idea on the part of the war department
that post existed there which would accom-
modate them. There is an ordnance depot in
course of construction at Metuchen, n. j.,
which is to be called the Raritan ordnance de-
pot but even this has been barely started Aft
er trudging for some time through the snow at
Raritan in search of the phantom post, the sol
diers were shipped to Camp Upton at Yap-
hank. IF the war department will get map
and stick into it tack for each one of the posts
IN G., H. |,
Iembarrassments will be obviated-provided the
map is kept up to date. Why not try it?
Any person in this country who buys more
sugar or any other foodstuffs that he is accus
toned to keep in the home in time of peace is as
sisting the enemy, and to a certain extent is
Idisloyal to this country. Such boarding is un-
necessary since the government is protecting
the food supply, and it is the cause of high
prices and apparent scarcity. If the time comes
when it will become necessary for the govern
ment to forcibly limit the amount of foodstuffs
that each householder can keep in his posses
sion, it will be on account Of selfish greed in
boarding.
A magazine writer says that the Krupps
gun building corporation is responsible for the
war. In some quarters, however, there is a
faint suspicion that Wilhelm Hohenzollern had
something to do with it.
When Mr.. Hoover is satisfied with the work
ing of meatless and wheatless days, he might
devote his attention briefly to cheatIess DAYS
for the profiteers.
The trouble with the kaiser's overtures of
peace is that the other nations in the concert
Of the powers do not seem to catch the tune
81 He kept us out of guns is pertinent slo-
gan to which no body in Washington laws
claim. 4
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-10

st. Paul Pioneer Press: Ret 2
makes very poor material for soldiss
uniform, even at warmer seasons Y
this.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-10

Sioux City Tribune: Colonel House
could have made quite fortune by
putting on the market for Christmas
trade a book entitled, My Three
Weeks in Europe"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-10

Waterloo Times-Tribune: Their
again, speaking of coal economy, onl
a few years ago we used to observ
the Philadelphia schedule, whicl
meant that street lights were off o.
moon-lit nights. And it worket
quite satisfactorily
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-10

Waterloo Courier: The Guatemala
earthquake with it's toll of thousand
dead serves as a forcible reminder
that the primal forces of nature are
still in competition with the destruc,
tive agents invented by man.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-10

Washington Democrat: We kno,
very little about the government
ownership of railroads. A great des
has been said about it and writer
about it, but there is nothing equa
to practical experience, which we ar
now to have.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-09-04
.GULLING POULTRY
FLOCK PROFITABLE
Is Shown by Demonstrations
Taking Place at Purdue
University.

Unusual interest is being shown
throughout the state in the poultry
cuHing demonstrations which are
beins given 10y specialists from the
purdue university extension depart
ment The campaigns already are
bearing fruit and the work will
mean the saving of a great amount
OF feed which ordinarily would be
fed To loafers and not laying hens.
Reports from three demonstra-
tions i'm Montgomery county show
the value of culling Mrs Allen
Lewis. WinGate, obtained 49, eggs
from her flock Of 1O7 hens the week
before cullinE. The following week.
with only 80 left I'm her flock she
gathered % eggs, showing that the
81 birds discarded did not even pay
their board. as they produced less
than one egg a week per bird
Mrs. G.. r. Mcintosh. Cvawfords-
Vile. received III eggs from her go
hens the week before culling and
from the So hens kept after culling
she cot 101 eggs the following
week. Mrs Glen T. Saidla Of near
Charlottesville reported even bet
ter results She got ISL eggs the
week before culing II birds from
her flock of 50. and the week after
cuUing the 20 remaining hens laid
166 eggs
Sixty-siX hens taken from a flock
of 800 i'm Steuben county were kept
IS hours I'm separate house. and
they did not lay an ege. All were
sent to market
Demonstration will be held dur
ING September and the first two
weeks i'm October IN the following
counties: Orange. Lawrence, Nor
gan. Parke. DavieSs. Johnson. Knox,
Posey. Clark. Decatur. Spencer.
Hancock. Vanderburgh. Upton and
Hamilton.
Directions for cullinc may be oh
tanned from the county agents or
Purdue university.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-09-04
GERMANS ARE IN FULL
FLIGHT FOR EAST SIDE
OF CANAL DU N0R0

WITH THE BRITISH ARMY ~
Sept. THE British vic
tory i'm the battle Of the Drocourt-
Queant line seems complete. With
out having delivered a single coun-
ter attack. and staggering from the
blows administered TO them yester-
day, the Germans during the night
and early this morning were i'm fun
flight for the eastern side of the
Canal du Nord.
The enemy is trying to save what
men and material ne can from the
wreck i'm and behind one of the
most powerful defense systems ever
devised The much boosted Dro-
court Queant line. or as the Ger
mans call it. the Wotan line is to-
tally shattered The British arc
driving far through il and the Ger
mans are hurrying eastward. leav-
ing behind only pockets of machine
gunners. and even resistance from
these is gradually melting away.
Strong British forces are now
fighting their way down the linden
burg line itself and are cleaning 81
up as they go Meanwhile a little
south from here, another force is
driving on the Hindenburg line
frontally. The Hun has tasted dis
aster in the Drocourt line battle,
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-09-04
CANNING RECORD
GOING over TOP
Siqns Point to Success of.
Campaign for BiIIiOn-and-
Half Quart Goal.

The home canning army is going
over thc top. - cry Indication points
10 making tho 100000. 600 quart
seal set for this summers objective.
Reports from the manufacture
II canning supplies who arc con-
forming 20 recommendations OF the
United states department OF agri-
ture show considerable increase
in the output OF equipment that
saves time and labor iu home can-
ring. s so per cent increase b. i'm
dictated this wear JOB the number OF
frms that manufacture supplies and
an average Increase Of 25 per cent
an The quantity Of equipment sold.
Makers Of standard quality rubber
rings report 500 per cent greater
demand for their products since last
ear which indicates the house
keepers growing appreciation Of the
importance of good rings and means
an ultimate reduction i'm spOilage
over 125 business concerns of var
ious kinds have published the de-
rartment Of agriculture's instruc-
tions on home canning for free dis
tribution 10 their customers and en-
plOyees. The directions have also
been translated into 10 different
languase by agencies outside the
department and are reaching the
foreign speaking families In nearly
every state i'm the union. Community
canning kitchens are springing up
rapidly 20 handle the large quauti-
Ties Of products from the war gar
dens.
4 force or expert home Gamers
numbering more than 5000 home
demonstration agents and leaders Of
boys and girls clubs backed up by
many thousand volunteer workers
are helping 10 put across the big
aiming drive.
The United States department OF
agriculture and the state agricul-
tural colleges are pushing the work
10 the limit and both rural and city
organizations and institutions are
furtherins the campaign in every
"a y
The demand for demonstrations Of
home canning has never been so
great. Every state agricultural col
lece has put out home canning dem
onstrators in addition 20 the perma-
nent extension forces in the state
New York, Massa chusetts. and
Connecticut have the record for
community canning kitchens with
large number already at work and
others being opened constantly
there are over 100 I'm New York
alone. Tn the south IS of the 81
cities organized for home demon
-tration work have established com
munity kitchens which include can
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-09-04
NO CHANGE IN BASIC
RULES FOR DRAFTED MEN

WASHINGTON. sept. g. 30
changes are contemplated IA the
basic rules governing the operation
of the draft i'm the case of men in
Guided under the new age limits.
This was indicated today 10y ProNCs-
Marshal Gcu. Crowder who. after e.
visit TO the white house win Cen
March. chief of-staG. explained jh2t
the principles which prevailed DO the
selectioa Of men between the ages
of p and 81 would be retained i'm
large measure for the guidance Of
those operating the selcctive ma
chinery
There will be some changes. how
ever. i'm the details relating 10 men
ngaged i'm certain industries. and
more especially to men of more ma
ture ace included i'm the new regis
tration.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-09-04
GERMAN LANGUAGE IN
CHICAGO CURRICULUM

CHICAGO. sept. At developed
Tuesday I'm connection with he
opening OF the school year that the
German language had not been
dropped from the curriculum here.
At a hastily called meeting Of the
school board it was declared that
tho course has been modified and
resolutions for its abolition were
referred TO a committee while the
superintendent notified all princi-
pas tiiat no ueN German rIts=es
were 20 be formed
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-09-04

ming as a large part Of their summer
work and in the rural districts hun
dreds Of these canning centers are
being opened to handle the sum
mer's products Arizona has a num-
Der Of cooperative community can
ming and drying centers. Delaware,
Idaho. Indiana. Iowa and ohio all
report considerable new community
work organized In Michigan 20 can
ming centers are now in operation
and plans are under way for estab-
fishing others. And so on, i'm practic-
ally every state i'm the union some
canning is being undertaken in a
big way The final count at the end
Of the season viii show how far
these community enterprises Will
contribute 10 the years record.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-09-04
KEEP THE HOME FIRES
BURNING.

Cheapness is not what YOU pay.
but what YOU get for what YOU pay.
Order your coal FROM c. II. De Frees
and sec what YOU get for your
money He appreciates your bust
ness Phones. Bell 279: Home 52T1
SIS s. Taylor ST. Adv-71fS-tf
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-09-04
NOTICE no PNTRIOTs.

Liberty loan cafeteria supper
Leepcr park. Thursday. sept .
Good home eats Public invited
Auspices south Bend Woman's club.
570I-4
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-09-04

and now his disorganized and badly
shattered forces are working fast to
prevent an even greater catastrophe
oNertaking them.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-09-04
EYE STRAIN RELIEVED

Specialist in fitting glasses. Or.
Paul. Optometrist, 422 Farmers
Trust Bldg-Advt 1925
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-09-04

BOYS school suits moderately
priced at GATELY'S. Use your
credit.-Advt. 1924
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-09-04

SOUTH BEND.
The Ellsworth Store
Geo. Wyman & Co.
Guarantee Shoe Store
II. L. Loehr
Orpheum Bowling
A. II. Heller
Max Adler
Central Drug Store
Millsr's Book Store
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-10-30
LNthernnS TO
Become United

New York, Oct. So.-An. import
ant meeting Of Lutherans will be
held in New York city, Thursday,
Nov. Is. when the United Luther
an church in America will be for
mally organized.
In all, 43 synods OF the United
States and Canada. now forming
three general bodies, will be Joined
together by the consolidation. Each
one of these synods and the three
bodies, the general council of the
Evangelical Lutheran church in
North America, the general synod
of the Lutheran church in the Unit
ed States. and the united synod OF
the Evangelical Lutheran church in
the South, has voted singly and sew.
orally in favor of the merger.
Al complete constitution for the
government OF the new body and of
all its boards has been prepared and
adopted by all the synods. Its pre-
amble invites and continues to in
vite all Lutheran synods in America
to join in the one general PROPOSE
ton.
The property value of the consoli-
dated church is more than $4,000
600, with an annual expenditure for
local upkeep and salaries of between
100000 and $1,000, 900. and an an
nual expenditure for benevoIence
and missions of about s1.500,00O.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-10-30

state board of regents who has his
headquarters at the Nonpartisan
league office in ST. Paul. and il is a
remarkable commentary ON the man
ner in which state business Is being
carried when &c is seen that Dir.
Totten carries the postofffce box
number OF the Nonpartisan league at
the head of his letter, written on the
state board OF regents stationary.
All Are Questioned.
The educator to whom the letter
was addressed recently sent It. to q
prominent North Dakota educator
with the following explanatory let
ter:
Dear Sir:
In view of the fact that tine letter
to which You refer was a circular
letter, sent - all persons who were
actual or tentative candidates for
positions in the North Dakota normal
schools, or al least to all applicants
for the presidencies Of Snese schools,
/ can hardly look upon 1t as def
IniteIy personal letter. For this reason
I feel the less hesitancy about send
ing you a. copy. The letter was writ
ten on official stationery of the state
board Of regents, but have omitted
the heading, showing only the adj
dress given. had written to Mi
Liessman on the ''nisinformation"
that the Minot position would be
open. So the blank for the school
in question was filled in "Minot,"
as you will note. However, / was
afterward asked to come to Fargo
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-10-30
No Shortage of
Aircraft NOu7

Washington, Oct. O.-Production
Of American aircraft now has reach
ed a stage where it is being limited
only by facilities for transporting
the airplanes to France The produc-
ton of Liberty motors during the
month Of October reached a stage of
one thousand week, a goal which
had not been hoped for before De-
cember.
The latest official compilations
show that since June. /, approx
mately $500 fighting airplanes Of all
descriptions have, been shipped to
the American forces. ISL
When 1t is realized that none of
the belligerents, at any one time
since the beginning of the war, has
had more than $500 airplanes 40
tuallY in service, the significance Of
an American production of $500
planes in five months beomes appar-
ent. These $500 planes included
nearly one hundred and fifty heavy
bombers and the remainder were
planes of all classes, including OBJ
servatton machines and day bomb
ers.
Reports from all the production
centers show the results rapidly
growing. The American forces have
been moving so rapidly it has been
round necessary to give up some of
the transportation space which was
intended for airplanes to other ma
terial but in the next few weeks the
full movement Of aircraft is expect
ed to be in swing again.
Last nights reports showed there
were more American airplanes
awaiting shipment than could be
loaded.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-10-30
War Prisoners
Abused By Hum
(BY Aesociated Press.l

London, Oct. 30.-(BrItIsh wireless
service.) - Germany has fiagrantly
broken the rules OF International law
in her treatment OF British prisoners
of war, declared Sir George Cave, the
British home secretary in the house
Of commons yesterday. Some of the
German internment camps, he said,
were reasonably well organized but
there were other camps whore condi-
lions are almost unspeakable and
where lnhumane treatment almost
past belief prevails.
Working parties of British prison
ers were beaten. tortured and made to
work when they were i'll. Everything
was done to break their spirit but,
Sir George added, the enemy had
failed in most cases.
Sir George believed that II any
armistice with either Germany or
Austria-Hungary was reached the
government would take steps to see
that one OF the primary conditions
would be that all prisoners OF war in
enemy countries would be immediate
ly and Internationally released. He
added:
at will do no good to talk to the
people who do these things"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-10-30

heart. Immediately adjoining was a
shell proof dugout. 40 feet deep and
capable of holding so men. Next to
this was a shoemaker's hut where a
number OF women's shoes and slip
pers We're found, indicating that the
Germans had women in their trench
es. Higher up in the woods was a
vegetable farm and overlooking all
Is an observatory, which gave a sur
passing view Of the country for miles
around. F..
Everything was confusion. Uni
forms, rifles, pots, dishes, books, and
all kinds OF military paraphernalia
were heaped about everywhere indi-
eating that the Germans had fled in
great haste.
That the Germans expected to oc-
cupy this territory for a long time
is shown by the character of their
trenches. In many cases, these were
OF concrete and equipped with almost
as many conyeniences as a dwelling
house. Some OF them had running
water, telephone communication,
heating stoves and piped drainage,