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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-12

identify indicating the number OF
children and the number OF relatives
occupying the same house
''The order was given that no one
should leays his place of residence at
ter p. m.
Destruction OF the furniture and
Furnishings of the houses to provide
firewood was begun Immediately, as
well as the theft of all precious OBJ
tects, pflliage of mattresses and lin
en-. carrying away OF paintings and
statues.
Fortunately the Bulgarians. whose
infamies are even worse, were pre-
vented from entering the city
TO give final proof Of the barbarity
CT this people that is unworthy the
right TO live in Europe 1t is sufficient
10 state that out Of $4,000 Rumanian
prisoners that were informed in Bull
garfa, only 10000 ever returned to Ru-
mania alive, the other $4,000 having
succumbed to privations, fatigues, dis
eases and bad treatment when they
were not murdered in cold blood.
while awaiting their orders, a pa
troll commanded By officers. marched
through the streets with fixed bayo-
nets visiting every house one at a
time and carrying away everything
they considered unnecessary for the
fsWies TO have.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-12
JOS. M'LARNING
DIES IN COLORADO
Brother Of Mrs. Virginia Limbaugh
Of This City and Former Resi-
dent Passes Away
Sept H.

Joseph McLarning. brother Of Mrs.
virginia Linebaugh, us Franklin
street, died at Glsnwood Springs,
Colo, at $50 O'Clock Wednesday
morning
Mr. McLarning spent his boyhood
DAYS IN EeoEuk He came here with
his parents in 1919 and received his
early education here When ne was
eighteen years old he enlisted In the
army and served until the close OF
he civil var After the war he went
20 Colorado. settling near GlenEood
Springs. where he became a very
successful rancher- He never mar
lied and is survived by his sisters,
Ms Lfaebaugh Of this city and Mrs
Charles u. Breech. Of Joplin, No
AZ get II has not been decided
whether OF not the body viii be
brought here for burial
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-12
Forget Duty For Bread.

"Sentinels commanded by officers
who accompanied us sought IN vain TO
establish order. A young Rumaniau
woman Of unusual spirit had the hap
Dy idea of throwing piece Of bread
entirely MS military duty. dropped his
rifle and leaped to seize the bite of
bread. This was a signal for a grand
rush. All the travellers provided with
provisions for d long voyage. knowing
the later would not last more than
four or five days and that later there
would be a dining car. threw out eggs.
pieces Of chicken. meat and bread
Women. children and men. all
starving. stretched ont their hands
and sought 10 obtain morseI.
Il saw high administrative officials
ask TO be given bite of something.
The cries of commands of the officers
were absolutely unavailing.
The same scene was repeated at
the railway station at Vienna. where
the officers who had accompanied Ms
were changed
"Tha travellers resumed the distrf-
button Of their food SUPPLIES and inter
rogated the miserable people. who
only prayed and begged that they be
not asked 10 say what they Though.
about the situation.
mo one in Rumania believes that
the present peace is final, and the en-
tire nation fs convinced that Ruman-
~ will be allowed TO participate at
the final peace conference"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-12

half shamefacedIy, and then said.
It's TO my girl, Miss Tell her I'm
wounded. but I'll soon be back with
her again, 1 guess. because my legs
gone. Ask her If she cares If | only
have one leg
Another day I had TO write let
ter for a Tommy. He said, It's 70
my wife. Just tell her I'm wounded
again, but I'll be about Tell her I'm
on the wrong side Of France, though,
to get to Blighty-'
Then we have many inquiries to
make. People in America who want
to locate sons or relatives are sup
posed to cable the Red Cross home
and hospital service. That Is what
we're for We get the information,
and send it back an soon as possible.
1T works both ways. Men here
have us transact business for them
or get information. One man had an
auto smashed, and we handled law
suit for him. Only today q man who
was worried asked me TO find out If
he had TO pay taxes on his land when
he was in the army. / sent that
through the Paris Office, and in few
days can give him the answer.
He Saw Things.
Not long ago we had man in
this hospital in a bad condition be-
cause he was worried. He saw a
vision, and thought his wife was dead.
All day and at night he would walk
up and down the ward mumbling,
She is dead, / know she is dead
Treatment would not help him while
he was in that condition. So ] sent
query and in few days had the
cabled reply. Mrs Jones is in good
health. getting $50 allotment regu-
larry, living in B, Georgia. the
man got well at once.
I'm only one Of a lot OF Red Cross
searchers," she concluded with q
genial smile and a greeting for some
privates who dropped into the coy
hut for visit.
$50 l spend more time trying TO
help the patients out / get quite a
lot of papers, French, English and
American, and keep them circulating,
and have quite a store of socks,
cigarettes, candies, and toilet articles.
which the boys like to get That
keeps me busy, and gets Us &C
quainted"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-12
WELL DESERVED
The Praise That Comes From Thank
full keokuk People

full keokuk people.
One kidney remedy has known
merit
Keokuk people rely upon II
That remedy is Deans Kidney Pills.
Keokuk testimony proves IL re-
liable
Hugh Russell. 500 D st, Keokuk,
says: my kidneys were inactive and
had dull pains through my back and
jsins and other symptoms Of kidney
trouble I used Doan's kidney Pills,
which got from McGrath Bros. Drug
co. and they soon regulated NY kid
neys and relieved the baekache."
Price eoc, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for kidney remedy-get
Doan's KidDey P1Is-the same that
mr. Russell had. Foster-Miiburn Co.,
Nfgrs, Buffalo. n. v
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-12
ARE LAYING UP
WHEAT FLOUR
Food Commissioner Urges Purchase
of Supply Of Wheat Flour
Only From Month
to Month.

From the office of State Food Ad-
afuistrator Deems comes the follow
ing information to County Food Ad-
ministrator ]. F. Elder:
The experience of the past few
days has indicated that very large
number OF consumers are laying up
immense stores of wheat flour, al
taIIsa::gh dealers apparently are OBJ
serving the rules and selling the
required amount of the duly author
ICED substitutes to accompany wheat
flour so sold. We are not inclined
to prevent anyone from purchasing
a seasons supply OF wheat flour pro-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-12
vided he purchases the required

vided he purchases the required >
stitutes, but we are Of the opihl
that consumers are not well inform
on the necessity for continued I, :.
servation OF wheat flour, and ~.
are indications that many OF 'ni
will suffer from financial loss
loading themselves up with SUE
tutes which may spoil before "
can be used. We therefore aG
that you strongly urge the peopiss,
your county to purchase wheat ~
only from month to month. o.
such quantities as will plenu4''
supply them.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-12
PUIra II Up.

DgI-tr Eexs-TriSune: The fuel
commission has hezped Pelion on the
trezsc-y departments Osss- The lat
ter declared the pleasure automobile
? iuIUry. the former has commanded
thai & shall not De uzed when most
people want 20 use t-On Sunday.
The --azzr-y has put an extra tax on
i's possession; the fuel folk have
shut s. ~ IN The garage. That makes
+ a 5EC4-y -irh 2 vengeance.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-12
Il viii Be Well Done

Lesterville Ledger: The slossD
the American army IN Franc.
Clean up Berlin" and we can - -.
rely upon those millions OF Alnei'''
doing a good job.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-12
SEARCHER FINDS
MISSING MEN
Soldiers in Hospitals Who
are Lost &c ReIa-
lives
SENDING WORD HOME
Letters Written for Wounded Men
and Parents Notified OF Deaths
or Weekly Re-
ports

by Frank J. Taylor. United Press
STAFF Correspondent
WITH THE AMERICAN TROOPS
IN LORRAINE, Aug 14.-(By mafl)
She was just regular American
girl, like the nurses in the hospital,
but she wasn't in nurses uniform.
She wore an ordinary blue dress, the
kind anyboGy's sister might have OF
back there in the States.
Up and down the ward she vent
with some bags in her hand, visiting
every pttient. She has few words
and smile for each. All OF them
seemed 10 know her, the new ones
as well as the old ones.
With the intelligent man she had
q few words of a more serious nature
with the man from Italy who'd lived
but short time in New York before
Joining the army, II was mostly
slang. The Russian with his head
cracked, who knew no French or Eng
lish, wanted to shake hands.
So she shook hands and he fell
better. Want anything" she said
He didn't understand, so she wen
through her bag and showed hin
tooth-paste, shaving sticks, combs
brushes, cigarettes, and he took tn
latter. He was happy.
Sort of Regular Sister.
"How do you feel today" she asket
the Frenchman in his own tongue
and gave him a few words. Every
where she seemed to have plenty o
time TO visit, and she went up clos
to the men on the cots when sh
spoke to them, like a sister 10
brother No long distance Chart
this.
Yet with all her visits she wer
through the ward in very few m'
ments. cheering up the negro dougl
boys as well as the whites, and trea
ing everyone with equal attention.
Forgot your toothbrush, did you
she asked one man, You ought |
know better than that. When va
come to a hospital you can forg,
-FOUR pass or anything else, but nevt
your toothbrush. Here's another, I
give you. and don't go anywhere wit
out Is
In two short hours she had mad
The rounds Of a dozen wards. visitir
every patient, giving some little bal
with soap, wash-cloths, toothbrush
and other necessaries in them, CHI
ting with all. and promising to Z
cigarettes. writing paper. pencils
what not for numbers of them.
whats my job?" she repeated al
then replied 10 the questioner, 20
I'm a Red Cross searcher. This isl
my regular work. Going through Il
wards like that is only side-Iir
The Red Cross sends me supple
though, and it's lots of fun to Vi!
those chaps in there. and they see
10 like it."
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-12

4 Prominent member IL the Prison
ers Relief society n New YORK fsTors
putting 100 800 non productive con
VICES in his coaDtTy'z prisons 20 WORK
IN munitions factories
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-12
si- Germ. Reed Dead.

United Press Leased Wire Service
LONDON. Sept 12.-Sir George
Reed. Australian high commissioner.
died II London -odzF.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-12
Corporal on the In

81 got some paper and sat down
by the pal 10 write what he gave nc
asked him whom he wanted il writ.
ten to. He hesitated. bashfuIlv. The
corporal, struggling to raise himself
though awfully weak, whispered
Tell her. lad, tell her Despite bts
pains. ne was being a corporal To the
last and encouraging his pal.
The man beside me looked I'M
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-12
The BOYS Like Her.

The chaps in there" did, and you
could tell it by their faces as she
passed through as well as one of
them. an English Tommy, did with
words just after she left hir He
leaned toward bunkie and said in
1nw-itabie cockney. Say. she's a
u6ASSh- isn't she, Just like a ray or
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-12

Read The Gate city Want Ad'
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-12
THE TRAGEDY
OF RUMAN|A
Little Country Under Heel Of Ger
many is Not Allowed to Know
What is Happening
Eisewfe ere.
HOUSES WERE PILLAGED
Food is Scarce and High, But There
is Plenty of German Made
Paper Money in Cir
cuiation.

'[By Henry Wood, United Press Staff
Correspondent
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IBy Frank J. Taylor United Press
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-29
Germany's New Acute to India

Carlton Bates Strayer, in Leslies-
 Out to find new route to India, Coum- bus stumbled on new world With a degree of provision, impossible in the case of the great navigator, the Kaiser has been able to map out new and significant route to the land of the Hindus. Through the grace of the bol- sheviki. the stanchest friends a world conqueror ever possessed, tine new way into Asia has been rendered feasible. It is not just what the Kaiser had in mind when he started the war it not quite
 so direct as the Berlin-Bdgdad road, but in some respects it Is superior to the
 later, while it's possible bearing on the future peace of the world puts it outside the category of one of the byproducts of the war. The route to India did not ap- pear in the original peace parleys at brest-Ltovsk, nor in the first conditions
 laid down for peace between Russia and
 the central powers at the time when
 Trotzky. the bolshevist foreign minister
 agreed to peace, but declared so bravely
 that Russia would never sign d treaty giving up Russian rights or territory
 In the interval, while waiting to have
 Lenine, the bolshevist prime minister. an nounce it's terms, Germany, on the theory
 that she might as well ask largely that
 her joy might be full. decided to take from Russia Transcaucasia with Batum.
 the great door on the eastern shore of
 the Black sea-the door to Persia, Ar ghanistan and India. To make the chain complete, the screws were simul. taneously put upon Rumania. Bereft of
 Russia her former ally, and completely surrounded by the enemy, Rumania was compelled to give up Dobrudia, the terri tory including the mouths of the Danube and Constanza. her only seaport. the
 terminus of her railway system and the door Of her eastern commerce. We have acquired direct free route via Rus sia to Persia and Afghanistan," says the Woln bureau, the German semi hcial agency This is one of the most significant declaration of the entire war period and is charged with a tremendous
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-29
METAL

New York. April 2S.-Government
 control over steel is extending. Some
 of the smaller mills are stnl able to
 accept limited orders for the third and last quarters, but are generally concentrating on government work and private orders are subject to federal permits. It is estimated, consider
 ing direct and indirect requirements,
 that close to so and even S5 per cent of the present capacity now is ab- sorbed for national purposes. In con- sequence consumers who cannot plead strong necessity are not likely to re-
 eeive attention.
 Government orders for shipbuilding and steel for the navy and for shell
 manufacture are exceptionally heavy
 and take preference over everything
 else with railroad rolling stock and steel rails closely second. The gov ernment has just placed orders for 100000 freight cars, but it is under stood that wood will enter largely into their construction.
 Demand for iron keeps we'll ahead of supply, and distribution is largely
 controlled by Washington. Production for April promises to be about equal
 to the outturn during March Copper interests predict an advance of 20 per cent after June, but popular belief is that there will be no change. Lead is uuret between seasons and rather easy.
 Chinese tin is the only kind avail able. and the far eastern holders de-
 mand prices ranging from 90 cents to 95 cents, according to position.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-29
MARKET REVIEW
STOCKS AND BONDS

New York. April 2s.-The confi- dence of investors and foremost finan- cial interests in the ultimate result of the world conflict was again demon strated in last weeks dull but firm stock market.
 Trading lapsed into the narrow groove which accompanied the first weeks of the German drive along the western front, but the undertone was distinctly stronger. Activity was confined to an odd assortment of spe- cialties, some of which responded to the bullish operations of profession al interests at substantial gains.
 General conditions affecting the rail- roads and leading industries of the country were unchanged, save insofar as they indicated an increasing under standing between the leaders of fi- nance and industry and the govern ment.
 February statements of the import ant transportation companies were again of the familiar variety. show ing heavy decreases in net incomes. Financial returns of the leading steel and iron companies were more en- couraging.
 The quarterly statement of the United States Steel corporation will be issued next Tuesday at which time will also be held the meeting of the directors to act on the dividends. In well informed quarters it is believed that no change will be made in dis bursementS
 Official revision of prices is soon to be announced by the war board in copper, rubber and other important commodities. Conditions favor an in- crease, rather than the reverse from prevailing schedules.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-29
Our Beef Outlet
From Beef Production and the War by Dwight B. Heard. in the American Review of ReYieWS

From Beef Production and the War; by Dwight B. Heard. in the American Review of Reviews.
 An adequate supply of beef will prove to be one of the greatest fac tors in winning this war, just as it
 has always been prime factor in pre- vious wars. The United States stands today as the one country with large supplies of cattle available for the use of it's own forces and those of it's al-
 lies Despite the deplorable shortage of ships We now are able to send meat in greatly increased quantities to Eu- rope. Therefore, the question confront ing us is-How to encourage and stim- ulate production.
 see no real danger of a beef famine as has been predicted by some if we take action promptly and with com mon sense. As a matter of fact, official figures of the department of agricul- ture recently issued, show decided gain in cattle in the Unted States dur
 ing the past year. The figures are re-
 assuring. Total cattle on farms and ranges, January 1, 1918, 66,S30,000; on
 January l. 1917, 645S3,000; or a gain of 2,247,000 animals.
 Of the cattle on hand January 1, 1918 43.546,000 were beef cattle--nearly 2,o00,000 more than a year previously. This gain is despite enormous ship
 ments of cattle to central markets dur ing the past year. Receipts of cattle at the 53 central markets during 1917 ex- ceeded those of 1916 by 4,6S7O62 head, or gain of 26 per cent. The exact fig- ures were as follows: During 1917, 22,- 239,62S head; 1916, 17.sj2,566.
 Now that the shortage of ships for the movement of food A@ Europe has been relieved, our exiigrts of beef are increasing enormousAjstn the first 10 months of 1917, exports of fresh beef
 totaled 194,SS7,512 pounds--a gain over 1916 of 25 per cent. But in the follow ing three months December, 1917 and January and February, 191S), our ship ment of fresh beef to the allies alone nsrarrnna tod 5nA aaa
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-29
Hubbard Bros. & Co.

Cotton s1erclSrnts, Remover Square. N, Y. Members New York Cotton Ex-
 New York Produce Exchange. Associated Members Liverpool Cotton Association
 Orders. solcdted for the purchase and future delivery Special attention and liberal ter ms given for consignments Of spot ,cottpr, for delivery. Corresponds
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s. R. Stewart x Go.

40f-2 Woodward Bldg, Birmingham, Ala, Cotton. stocks. bonds. grain, provisions and cotton seed oil New Orleans cor- respondents Jno. F. Clark & Co. Direct private wire, continuous quotations
 Phone Main 56Z w. I. PHELTs MET.
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w. E. Campbell

stocks, grain. provisions and cotton seed osl Correspondents Shepard & Co, New York and Chicago Continn- ous quotations; private wires to all exchanges.
 ZIG and GIT Woodward nIdg.
 Telephone Main G14I
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Herald Want Als--PhOne Main 49OO

threat upon the future peace of mankind.
 I am convinced that if Germany can have free hand in the peaceful pene- tration' of Russia and this direct route to the east. she might be willing to sur render Belgium and the occupied portions and give up Alsace-Lorraine. The suc- cess of her Asiatic scheme would mean the dfsintegration of the British empire. With the British empire shattered by the Prussian mailed first, the United States and every other power would be brought under the shadow of Prussian autocracy. The occupation of Siberia by Japanese troops would be of value in de- terring Germany from carrying out her designs against India, as we'll as help ing Russia to save herself from slavery to the Kaiser.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-29

No raw cotton is now being used for the production of goods anywhere in Ger many says the annual report of a firm in Munich. A fair number of looms still continue to run with yarns pro- duced from waste cotton rags, or a mix ture of these with wool rags
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-29
Railroad Schedules

Corrected to April 2I, 1918 Arrival and departure of passenger trains. Birmingham: The followinr schedule figures published as informa. ton, are not guaranteed. ByRMlNGAAM TERMINAL STATION
 Southern Railway System
 lSAnfhnrIa RaiI
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-29
COLORED OR WHITE FOLK $ CAN NOW
 BLEACH THEIR SKIN
Bleaches Dark SallOw Skin, Making 1t Soft, Fair, Bright. Fly Mail 25 Cents

 Freckles. Tan; Heals Pimpiey, Risings. Sun Burn 1 BIeaches Dark or SnlIow Skin. Making It Soft, Fair, Bright. Fly Mnil 25 Gents Thousands of folks have proven that Plough's Black and White Ointment. applied freely Gas directed) brightens or lightens their dark, swarthy sallow skin to such bright, light, soft, smooth. healthy tone as to please most anybody. Black and White Ointment also heals all bumps risings or pimples or blackheads. tan or freckles It is wonderful. Just think how much better you look with that dark. blotchy skin gone and light. healthy skin in it's place! Sold on money back guarantee only 25c tstamps or coin), sent by mail, or if you send $1 for four boxes of Black and White Ointment 25c cake of Black and White Soap included free Address Plough Chemical Co, Dept. 2. Memphis, Tenn
 Agents Make An Easy Living representing us Write for special deal. Black and White Ointment sold every where-Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-29
SALESMEN WANTED
SALESMAN WANTED

Two men, one for Alabama other Mis- sissipi, to call on general stores and furniture stores with special line of linoleums and rugs; hard working, energetic man who understands get ting around; will average above $100 weekly; experience in this line un- necessary; men owning Ford cars given preference; applicants will be interviewed Birmingham. May 4 and 5. Write fully to the J. Frank Darl- ing Co. Inc. 1133 Broadway, New York.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-29

German colonists in Russia, who are reputed to number 1,500.O00 owning 4,000, eco marks worth of property, have sent a representative to Berlin to discuss means whereby they could re- turn to Germany. These people are de- .scendeuts Of Germans who emigrated during the famine years of a century ago, many of thesm being Mennonites.