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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-23
WHAT WE FIGHT AGAINST.

The dismissal Of Count Czernin from his post
in the Austro- Hungarian cabinet, coincldent
with the announcements OF Won Hertllng IN Ber
lin for huge territorial accessions, with indemn-
ties, as the spoils Of war, puts an end to the
dream of peace upon any formula which is not
predicated upon military success. The leu
tonic empires have shown their hands clearly,
and there is no occasion for further disilluslon-
ment, to borrow Mr.. Wilson's word. We now
know exactly what will happen to us and to all
the other allies if Germany wins. We now know
exactly what we are fighting against.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-23
MEMORY PICTURES.

A man who has q wonderful mem
DRY says in the American Magazine:
'If you can train your right arm to
deliver a good blow, you can train
your memory to retain facts. There
are lust as many flabby-minded men
in the world as there are flabby-bod-
led ones. Both kinds of flabbiness are
due to laziness, the one mental, the
other physical.
"Above all. you must remember
that the brain is photograph ma
chine-and you can make 1t take an
enormous number of photographs.
don't contend that each man may
eventually have as good a memory
as his neighbor. but am firmly con-
yinced that ninety-nine men out OF
a hundrer can have far better and
more serviceable memories than they
now have.
Teach your brain to register pho
tographs of what you want 1t to re-
tain. Be enthusiastic about It. Work
at It every day while you are doing
your other work. 1t isn't very hard.
Most men use about thirty per cent.
of their available energy when
they're working. Concentrate on what
you are doing. Let it soak into you.
Absorb it--and always absorb 1t with
the conviction that it is going to stay
absorbed.
There you have my recipe for a
good memory: Determine to remem-
Der, don't worry, and learn how not
to let your office worries and work
20 to bed with you at highland,
above all things, get into the open
and give nature chance. Fresh air
and sunshine have as beneficial an eff
feet on the memory as they do on the
other parts of the general makeup
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-23

Members OF the women's land d,
OF England occasionally lend ID
OF color and variety to the Official
form. One of the number reces
arraigned in London court wore
American soldiers hat, an ofIcl
trench coat, trousers OF unknown II
THY and the green armlet badge d! 1
land army. Incidents OF this Il
suggest that mere man is not Y
sure OF saving his old clothes.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-23
sALEM.
>>~>~~>>o>~A'

Miss Carrie Weeks came "a
kuk and spent Tuesday night Us.l
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. William" NY
Wednesday morning she LEFT ). y
her brother Leonard and fam,,,'w
dar Rapids. On her return ~ =.
she and her father will depart ~
the boys at camp at Jacksonyile y
Poles are erected and viii I.
nected by wire from which the ~.
flag will float. At dedication ~,
star for each soldier boy from nv n.y.
cinity will be pinned to the fl.a
the boys mother. The program -
occasion has not been complel.S
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Scarboro,,,,
Lincoln, Nebr., have been visitie.
latter's nephew, Harry Wilme,S !.
family andl greeting friends.
Mrs. Verne Chambers and NJ
daughter came from Mt. pleas,,s
visit tho formers parents. M
Mrs. H. 8. Brown.
Miss Goldie Spray has retu,
from a visit with her aunt and an
Mrs. Minnie Hayes and her SON :
G. X. Hayes at New London. y
Miss Florence Baker returned 4,
Washington Thursday. While \
she was q guest OF friends.
Warren McMaster arrived from
line. Ill. to spend a few day,
home folks.
Mrs. Philip Brody and daughter
othy have returned from an e1tes
visit with relatives In st. Louis.
r. e. Currie OF Fl. Madison wa,k
last week.
+. M. johnson OF Dexter has \
visiting relatives and friends.
Miss Agnes Reeves OF Keokuk. 8
Friday to spend few days with
cousin Miss Miriam Cook.
Sumner Garrctson is building 4 /,
house.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-23

Sioux City journal: The eastern
newspapers are just discovering
Iowa's part in the war. whereas even
a casual perusal of Iowa's newspap-
ers many months ago would have
shown that they had made the dis
covery.
Ottumwa Courier: The mayor of
Mason City has adopted an admirable
plan for solving the problem of use
less idleness in his community,
should the coming summer witness a
hurry-up call for man power. Once a
week he~sends policemen into various
cigar stores, pool halls and near beer
emporiums in Mason City to take a
cencus of the idle youths of military
age or younger. Each subjects nami
is recorded together with his occr
patton, If he has one, and his reason
for being idle. These records are pre-.
served in thu mayors office and form
an up-to-date inventory Of Mason
City loafers' strength with interest
ing foot notes in many individual in
stances.
Cedar Rapids Republican,: II have
never advocated war except as means
VI PCQSCy SoAu VI ~ MI Ab. i Aot 10
the only kind of military man that
we want in this world, and it is also
the only kind of pacifist that is want
ed.
Marshalltown Times Republican:
Mr.. McAdoo, wearing a frock coat
was safe enough when he referred to
having his pants half soled. Now If
William Taft will relate whether he
had any further repairs made on that
twenty-nine pairs of breeches the war
pants record will be sufficiently COM
plete for ordinarypurposes.
Waterloo Courier: Newspaper cor
respondents at the state capital have
sent out as a matter of news that
butter is no longer provided inmates
OF state institutions. Many, many
private homes beat the state institu-
ton to the practice of this particular
economy by several months.
Davenport Democrat: We are all
personally Interested in the figures
that come from across the water
about the big debt that Germany is
piling up in her attempt to conquer
the world. Her obligations now total
$4,000, OOO, 900 marks. One Of the rea-
sons why Germany is fighting so des-
perately is because she wishes to I'M
load this debt on her enemies, and
we know who would have to pay the
bulk of it if she should win the war.
Burlington Hawk-Eye, People who
complain because they cannot get
some Of the little luxeries they used
to enjoy in the pre-war days might
do well to remember that their fore
fathers lived without sugar until the
thirteenth century: without coal till
the fourteenth; without butter on
their bread till the fifteenth; with
out tobacco and potatoes till the SIX
tenth; without tea. coffee and soap
until the seventeenth; without UNI
brellas and lamps till the eighteenth;
and without trains, kilograms, tele-
phones, gas and matches till the nine
teenth.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-23
TODAY'S BIT OF VERSE
IN THE VALLEY OF DECISION.

IN THE VALLEY OF DECISION.
Have patience, Lord while we, with blinking eye
Debate and argue, piling word on word,
Soon, now, some flaming prophet shall arise
And close fumbling fingers on the sword.
A million different minds
A labyrinth of ways !.
Then, the swift sword that finds
Clean pathway through the maze!
Have patience, Lord nor let Thy judgment fall
Till all in whom the blood of free men flows
Find common tongue, and to the tyrant's call /.
Fling the curt answer that the cannon knows ----%
Babel: then one word, Lord,
That he may read who runs,
Sharp-spoken by the sword,
FLASHED from the voiced guns!
Charles Buxton Goging of the V1gilantes
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-23

will be non partisan ON patriotic issues as the
present house is. What would be gained there
fore by perpetuating the present house9 1t
certainly has some men who ought to be re-
tired discredited by their un-Americanism; and
it is safe to say that the loyalty issue will be
raised in ever district Neither party will dare
to run a pro-Prussan and the result will be
more patriotic house than we have today.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-23

she is still in her twenties and looks
ten; that she is married to owen
Moore; that she receives-and earns
500, 900 year, and that her mother
is her practical business manager;
but we all didn't know until recently
that Mary Pickford was breadWln-
ner at the stupepdous age Of hye-and
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-23

II is seldom that men mines without dig
ang commonly lodges her treasures and jewels in
rocky If the matter be knotty and the sense ne
Deep they stop buckle to it, and stick upon 't
thought close contemplation, and not
leave it until they mastered the difficulty and got
Of the truth.-Locke.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-23
TRENCH LITERATURE.

Congressman Treadway, of Massachusetts,,
in the house the other day read a letter from
soldier constituent now in France who com
plains that he cannot get letters from home be-
cause all the available tonnage appears to be
needed for the transportation OF documents IS
sued by the Creel bureau and other government
agencies. He suggests that more letters be car
ried and fewer tons Of Mr.. Creel's publications
and Secretary McAdoo's speeches. How much
of the cargo space of our outgoing steamers IS
devoted to the .Creel "court chronicle as
Senator Penrose calls it, and to the able adj
dresses of the head of the treasury department
we have no information other than this. But
if the case be truly stated by the soldier, it
would seem that he had legitimate grievance.
This is not to disparage the mastery addresses
of the secretary or the glowing panegyrlcs OF
official superiors by Chronicler Creel. They
are very fine things Of their kind, and would be
iperused with fascinated interest by a man ma
Irooned on a coral reef who had nothing else to
read But it seems permissible to suggest that
they lack something of being just such htera-
tture as a man in the trenches would naturally
prefer Of course there may be soldiers who
Law awake nights wondering what the next IS
sue of the ''Official Bulletin will say and why
it has not come But there is reason to believe
that these are exceptional rather than the rule,
and that the boy in the trench, who may go over
the top tomorrow and not come back would be
more interested even in commonplace letter
telling of trivial incidents at home.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-23

Always pay; for first or last you must pay
your entire debt Persons and events may
stand for time between you and justice, but
it is only a postponement. You must pay al
last your own debt.-Emerson.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-23

Wheat hoarders in Gage county,
Neb.. have been placed on the carpet
by the county council of defense. One
Axtel farmer, said to have 10000
bushels of wheat stored up, has been
tagged for action
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-23

Owing to the misdirected potato planting
campaign carried on last spring by the govern
ment food commissions, city boards and dozens
of other organizations interested in cheaper
food. the farmers planted nearly a quarter OF
million more acres of potatoes than In former
years. and Notwithstanding short crops IN some
sections and heavy losses in storage, they now
have on hand surplus of several millions OF
bushels more than the normal demand. The
federal food administration and state food COM
missions are making frantic efforts to induce
housewives to buy more potatoes and thereby
increase the consumption, but it is probable
that with all the efforts now being made to
utilize the crop, millions of bushels will remain
lunsold in the growers bins at the close of the
season Hysteria in farm production is danger
GUS Interfering with the farmers plans is al
most sure to lead to disastrous conditions.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-23

Imperial Frederick melted into bullets may
still hold place in the hearts of some OF his
if our boys shoot straight.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-23

Now that the allies have seized those Dutch
ships. no doubt Switzerland is lying awake
nights in mortal fear that her navy will be
Communicated.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-23

AS matter Of fact Russia couldn't be any
worse off if she had real congress like the
United States.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-23
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.

Sioux City Journal: The eastern
are just discovering
Iowa's part in the war. whereas even
a casual perusal of Iowa's newspap-
ers many months ago would have
shown that they had made the dis
covery.
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-09-06

OVER rs per cent. of the sugar used in the United
" States is delivered by ships. There is produced
about 100000 tons of beet sugar and 250000 tons of
in louisiana The total consumption Of the
United States is about $500 600 tons OF which
makes about 4,25O 900 tons of refined sugar.
Ii our coasts were blockaded Germany's now are,
would have available for the of the people Of the
United States only pound of for every four
Under such circumstances there doubt that the
American people would along this limited supply
without complaint.
The United States Food Administration is asking
every American household to not than
pounds of per person each month for domestic
Reducing sugar consumption here means that
will be able to help supply the needs of France Eng
land and Italy. Sugar conservation the American
table also conservation of ships.
The Army and Navy have sent out an IS. o. 81 call
for ships. Save Our Ships to Transport Troops and
Munitions France, in order that may keep the fight
ing front where it is and not allow it to extend to
our homes is the message.
There is ample sugar in the world for all require
ments-n fact, there is large surplus, but account
of the ship shortage it not available for in this
country.
Java, which produces Is per cent. of the worlds
crop, IS too far removed 1t requires $50 to 160
days for shi., to go to Java and return
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-09-06
STOCK FREQUENTLY POISON
ED THROUGH CARELESSNESS
Hogs and Chickens Most Frequent
Victims of Thoughtless Neglect

Hogs and chickens are perhaps
more often poisoned accidentally on
the farm than any other animals, y
says DR.. George II. Glover, of the
State Agricultural College,
ASIDE from poisonous foods, inor-
ganic poisoning OF farm stock is far
from being Of rare occurrence. Com
mon salt is very poisonous for hogs
and chickens in small quantities.
Swine are sometimes killed BY soap
powder in the swill, and rat poison,
rat paste, antiseptic powders, and the
contents Of discarded medicine bottles
often reach the swill barrel.
Lead poisoning on the farm Is
eren more common. Many paints pos
sesses poisonous properties, and cattle
particularly delight in licking freshly
painted fences and white lead kegs,
which have. been carlessly left eX-
posed.
Paris green used for killing pota-
to bugs and grasshoppers. is often
left where animals can get at ii, and
sometimes with fatal results. Such
deaths are certainly avoidable and ar"
to be charged to pure canelessness."
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-09-06
DOS RIOS RANCH
SOLD TO KANSAS FARMER

The West ranch of the famous Dos
Rios property of 22O0 acres adjoining
Gunnison has this week been sold to
j. J. Gregg of Brookville, Kansas
Mr.. Gregg with his wife, daughter
and son-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
Alcorn, have been on the ground for
some days investigating the property,
of which they will take possession in
October. Mr.. Gregg is large farm
owner of that Kansas region.
Dos Rios ranch, was founded and
developed by Alonzo Hartman, who
has recently been again managing the
property. 1t is at present owned by
Paul Seeley of Tacoma, Washington.
The east half of the property, which
is divided by the Stubs gulch road,
has not yet been disposed of. Mr..
Gregg buys all the excellent buildings
and large part of the Improvements.
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-09-06
MUTTON CROP WILL
RUN INTO MILLIONS

W. K. kreutzer returned Monday
from an extended trip horseback
along the high ranges and the Con-
tinental divide from Fossil Ridge and
Marshall Pass around on the backbone
of the Continental divide to the West
Elk mountains.
He was investigating the summer
range for sheep and finds the possi-
is supervisor of the Gunnison forest
reserve, states that $1,000 sheep are
now occupying Gunnison high lands
formerly unused. The $1,000 sheep
turned out last spring have probably
$4,000 lambs with them and the 100,-
900 head are worth around $50 cash,
each making two millions in mutton
added to Gunnison resources.
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-09-06
LABOR PROBLEM IN NEW FORM ;
TOO MANY FRUIT PICkERS

Now that haying is about over for
most of the ranches, there seems 10
be plenty of laborers about our streets
In Grand junction We note by the pa
pcrs that the labor bureau there is
Oycrrun with men wanting work. As
high rs forty applied in one day.
H. c. Bartlett, who is in charge Of
the labor situation here, has number
Of applications for jobs, particularly
by men wanting work, in the fruit
around Paonia, Montrose etc. So far,
he has been unable TO hear from those
places as to the need of helpers.
News-Champion is asked constantly
about labor need down there, but we
are unable to determine it. 1t seems
impossible to get definite word from
reliable parties as to the exact situa-
tion, and one cannot advise people to
travel TO PaOnia without making ar
rangements before hand.
Lots Of families would like to make
the trip in their cars.
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-09-06
FREE RIDE ON SHOW
PONIES FOR KIDDIES

Heber Bros Peerless Military Po-
nies show almost human intelligence,
pranclng, dancing and waltzing thru
their numerous feats. Years Of pa
tient training has finally developed
tins group of little beauties into the
finest troupe of performers in this
country. They are certainly a great
delight to the kiddies in every city
visited by the Heber Bros Shows,
Every child visiting the show will BE-
allowed to ride one of the ponies free
of cha - Heber Bros Shows viii
exhiN here afternoon and night Sep
tembr~ 18th.
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-09-06
MEN FEEL TIRED. TOO

While much is said about tired wom-
en-, it must be remembered that men
al pay the penalty of over-work.
When the kidneys are weak, sluggish
or inactive, when one feels tired and
miserable, lacks energy and ambition,
Foley's Kidney Pills are tonic and
Frightening. VIM. H. Clark, Spring
!, I'D, Ohio. writes: 81 found no relief
from kidney trouble until tried Fo-
ley Kidney Pills. Now l am in A /
shape They act quickly and surely.
WALKERS DRUG STORE
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-09-06
Insist Upon Seeing the Permit
Before Buying Any Stock

When you asked to buy stock or bonds in any COM
Pany insist upon seeing the permit of the Capital Issues
Committee for its SALE Do accept any statement that
it all right that the permit in the offices Of the COM
pany DO NOT BUY ANY STOCK unless the proper per-
init is produced for your inspection.
Do not trade your LIBERTY BONDS for any stock NO
matter if permit for its sale has been or not The
boys at the front have enlisted for the duration Of the
War; Surely should enlist your money without re-
ervation. 90 : afas6G
You the Government your cooperation IN providing
the needed to carry the War, and the Capital
Issues Committee helps you to avoid nonessental mvest
ments.
Please do all that you to assist the Government h III
direction. ~
ASA e. RAMSAY
Commit - Cnrital -
ederalR
Kansas City
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-09-06
UP AND DOWN THE VALLEYS


Z. VI. Lambdin has spent part of
the week at Rangers station on Ce-
ment creek, checking in Walter En-
bonn, who takes his place 1t the forest
station. W. S. Barker occupies the po-
sItlon Enbom held on the Almont cor
ner of the reserve.
-
Three trainloads a day of peaches
and pears are going out of Palisades
ast week, ioS cars until last Friday,
as high as 90 cars 4 day. II is the
busiest place in the United States.
They pick peaches all day and then all
night till daylight again.
"a
The president has set S2.20 as the
guaranteed price for wheat in 1919,
and asks for a commission to figure
the price for 1920. War conditions
will of course change during the year
and price fixing board with a years
time ought TO make good guess at a
fair price.
J. W. Beezley spent the week end
with his son Ben Beezley at Ranger
station near Baldwin. Altho a res
ident of this county for many years,
he had never visited the county seat
before TO get acquainted. Mr.. Beez-
ley's home is on the Anthracite, nine
miles above Somerset.
-
Posters are out announcing the
Western Slope Fair at Montrose on
September II TO 20. The premium
list is also out and can be secured by
any stockman who wants to exhibit,
or tourist who plans TO attend, by
writing to w. o. Redding, president;
or to w. d. Ashbury, secretary.
All threshmen are now required to
secure federal license. This is in or
der TO keep a close check on the grain
crops, since America must feed the
world. H. H. Fogg, county food ad-
mlnlstrator, also requests US to say
that all ranchmen who raise grain but
do not thresh it, are requested to make
a report TO him, in order that all sta
tistics may be complete.
Hotchkiss Times:-Fred Hotchkiss
came down from the sheep camp on
the high range Sunday mrning after
stay of several weeks, for a visit
with the folks. Fred says that with
one helper he took 500 head of sheep
thru Dark Canon with the loss of only
one sheep. From what we have heard
of this canon, this seemed to be an
almost impossible feat.
Grand Junction entinel:-There
is one feature of the labor PROPOSE
ton confronting the fruit growers
that does not handicap the merchant;
every hand in the orchard demands
the highest price per hour regardless
of the amount of work that each is
capable of doing-one man can pick
100 boxes of apples while another can
pick only 90, but each wishes the SO
cents per hour.
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-09-06
CUT HIS Quits Worth None,

DON'T MISS THIS-Cut out this
slip, enclose it with &c and mail it TO
Foley & Co., 1885 Sheffield Ave-, Chi
cago, ILL.,, writing your name and ad-
dress plainly. You will receive trial
package containing Foley's Honey and
Tar Compound for coughs. colds, and
Group; Foley's Kidney Pills for pain
in sides and back, rheumatism, back
ache, kidney and bladder ailments;
and Foley's Cathartic Tablets,a whole
some and thoroly cleansing catfnrtic
for constipation, billiousness, back
ache, and sluggish bowels.
WALKERS DRUG STORE
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-09-06

Among the northern counties finan-
cial help is being given by the county
commissioners to the county councils
Of defense in Washington, Morgan
Yumay, Boulder, and Weld counties
A paid secretary will be employed fol
the Washington county council by the
county commissioners.
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-09-06

An apportionment has been made
by the state council of defense to
support a bacteriologist for the state
social disease bureau.
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-09-06
STATE WAR FLASHES

Threshermen in Larimer county re-
port upon smut among their grain
when they make their weekly reports
to the county threshermen's commit
tee.
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-09-06
The Capital Issues Committee Was
Created to Help Conserve Money

The Capital Issues Committee has legal jurisdiction over
all issues in of 100000 and has requested that all
issues OF 100000 or less be submitted the District
mittee for approval
1t will be regarded unpaotic for any stock to
be sold which has not received the permission the Cap
tal Issues Committee and all citizens are asked to CO.
operate with the Committee by refusing buy any stock
which has not been submitted the and received
the proper permit.
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-09-06

A strong land bank association or
ganized in Washington county has
recently obtained loans totalling $70,-
900 for farmers there.