The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-01
! Now SM|LEAGE
PROPAGANDA
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, atest Device Sprung Here is
10th Novel and Simple and
Backed by Big National
Organization.
HOLM DUNLAP IN CHARGE
. aook of Milk Tickets Costing a Dol.
lar is Good for Admission to
Any One of Forty Thea
ters Any Time.

q rvery soldier with friend in Keo-
HS,u,, is TO be detailed to attend series
In theatricals to be given in every can
comment and camp of the national
q rmy. if plans under way with John A.
&6mnlap in charge are carried out.
u The government of the United
States of America-the war depart
ment-the recreation commission OF
&be United States army-a whole
Froup of actors, vaudeville stars and
motion picture people selected and
managed by Marc Klaw, long famous
h his own domain OF the stage-a ma
Eional organization for smf1eage
rampaign-this campaign organized
Nv states-its district organization for
his congressional district with head
buarters in Burlington-John A. Dun
Ian as it's top sergeant here. with DR..
Walter Barr as promulgator of
Propaganda The Gate City as the bull
Ietin board-the four banks and as
many cigar stores as authorized and
lawful ticket scalpers-several hun
bred Keokuk men and women drop
ling into either bank or cigar store as
zach may prefer and doing each his or
Der little bit.
Nearly All from Uncle Samuel.
All that is the tremendous big Or
kanization of the Smileage campaign
h Keokuk beginning today-it ought
10 have begun last Monday, but it
bidnt, and it is up to Senator Cham
berain to investigate why.
pu+ IL l., cirpnla annnpH after
Iii.
The United States furnishes the big
heaters at each cantonment and camp,
bach theater as large as the larg est
IN the metropolitan cities, seating
thousands. The actors and vaudeville
Ertists and motion picture companies
furnish the shows for practically cost
bf railroad fare and hotel bills as they
|ravel around the military circuit as
hey used to travel before the dime
(hows drove Hamlet crazy and Uncle
Josh Whitcomb into his grave, and
before Edwin Booth had been super
|eded by Charley Chaplin.
But there are small expenses that
make it necessary to charge ten to
twenty-five cents admission to these
kilhy JuedIelS W see SuOW ltldL
you'd draw a full house at a dollar and
half in Keokuk or Davenport, and
Two dollars in Chicago or New York.
AS Easy as Milk Tickets.
The management from President
Wilson to John A. Dunlap regrets that
here must be any cost to the soldiers,
wen of dime. So, they proceeded to
orange to cut even that small charge
pff the expenses of soldering for the
Test Of us who stay at home and go to
ne movies five nights in the week.
Coupon books, exactly like books of
treet car tickets, or ice books, or milk
iekets, have been made up in one dol
ar and five dollar sizes. You can buy
me OF these books for a dollar-or five
Foiiars-and mail it to your son or
Prother, or somebody's else son or
Pfother, or to the young man who went
pat OF your office, or factory, or store.
ne tickets in the book will be good
or admission to any military theater
any environment at any time, in the
lands of any soldier.
Can you beat that as an investment
or dollar?
Aali orders are now being filed at
hy heokuk bank and the office of The
Pate City Or drop in at any bank or
Pne OF several down town cigar stores
nd buy Smileage book over the
ounter.