The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-29

Davenport Democrat: Wonder il
General Foch is not a past master in
the gentle art of playing checkers?
The mastarly way in which he is
playing his men on the tragic check
er board of war shows that he
knows all the moves of the game.
Cedar Rapids Republican: This
week will see practically all the oats
and the small grains of Iowa in the
shock. The season for the harvest
ing has been most favorable. Now
for another month of steady weather,
with nothing more than a shower
now and then, for the threshing. All
over the state there are millions OF
shocks of grain, millions of acres of
them, and every one has to be passed
through the threshing machine, for
which the grain must be dry and fit.
A spell OF dry weather is therefore
as desirable in August as it was in
July during the harvest.
Burlington Hawk-Eye: Some day
there will be a German republic that
will gladly help US celebrate the 4th
of July and thank us for licking the
kaiser and his junkers.
Sioux City Journal: Colonel L. G.
Lasher, of Davenport, who just has
been named adjutant general OF
Iowa, will aid Provost Marshal Gen.
eral Crowder in hasteninf the draft
ed men to cantonments. Quite an
admirable firm name. one might
say-Lasher & Crowder, unlimited"
Denison Review: The reason you
can buy farm land cheaper in other
states is because it is cheaper land.
Nothing too good for the man who
buys the Iowa land.
Carroll Herald The chief misfor-
tune is not that foreigners must use
the English language, but that they
did not learn it long ago. One of the
first obligations of citizenship should
be to learn the country's language.
Des Moines Capital: There is no
patriotism in an attempt to defeat the
purpose Governor Harding had in
American speak the American Ian
guage. The American language
means American unity. 1t is alto
gether unpatriotic to oppose Governor
Harding in his patriotic work, and
the patriots of this state ought to
frown on such conduct as they would
if anyone opposed the request OF
Woodrow Wilson. Governor Hard
ing is fighting for what he believes
is for the best of the country, and
even as Wilson is entitled to support
he is entitled to support.
Marshalltown Times Republican:
The best dressed men in the world
are the boys in the olive drab suits.
Manson Journal: 1t is reported
that the democrats are preparing to
make real fight to defeat Governor
Harding. Well, they have some job
on their hands. 1t is true that the
governor has lost lot of votes that
he secured two years ago, but he has
also gained quite a number, and he
won by such an enormous vote two
years ago that he can lose several
! times ten thousand and still win.
The governor has disappointed the
so-called liberal element, but he has
completely disarmed the radical ele-
ment
Manson Democrat: Fear is being
expressed by the friends of Claude
r. Porter that the Des Moines Reg
lister will support him for the gov
j-ernorship.
Sac City Bulletin: America as a
nation is obeying the old Injunction
to hitch your wagon to a star" the
star is on the service flags in the
loyal homes in the land.
Webster City Freeman-Journal
The American soldier in Europe is
doing just exactly as the American
people expected he would--he is sus-
tanning admirably the traditions OF
American arms. 1t is now up to the
people at home to maintain the ira
ditional stan ding and fortitude of the
civilian population.
HEALTH SPELLS COURAGE.
Eugene L Harrison. in Physical
Culture. Without IA kino into co,