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Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1918-04-19
PATRIOTIC INVESTMENTS.
By Wilbur D. Nesbit

Law and order underlie all invest.
ments. If life and person are inse.
cure everything else is In danger.
That Is the reason why the French
poet wrote the lines.
There Is only one future-that of our
countryl
There is only one foresight-our
countryl
There is only one economy-our
country"
No matter how many farm mort.
cages you may have; no matter how
many skyscrapers you may own; no
matter how many fiat buildings you
may have for rent, or how many fac
tories you may be operating-every In
vestment you have rests on the SOW
ereignty Of the United States Of Amer.
lea. The slightest danger that con-
fronts the United States acts as q de-
probation OF every piece Of property
you own. Your farm IL valuable to
you because the United States of
America has enacted laws which In
sure your right to the fee and title
of your land. Anything that weak
ems the authority Of the United States
weakens your hold on your farm. Any
thing that cheapens the United States
Of America In the eyes Of nations
cheapens all the investments you
have. Anything that tends to bring
the nation into subsection to foreign
powers, tends to bring your invest
ments to q position Of danger.
Every shrewd investor-every wise
property owner-every sane working
man-knows that the safety Of all
persons and Of all property In the
United States rests On the safety Of
the United States as q sovereign pow
er. II the United States Is lost, ev-
cry dollar Of our invested capital Is
deprecated or entirely wiped out.
We are engaged at the present time
In a desperate war. The issue is our
right to remain Stree and independ-
ent." If the military tyrant of Eu-
rope beats rs we must be his vassals
and his slaves. To whip him and re-
tain our liberty and to insure our In
dependence, we must win a complete
victory over Germany. If we fail our
mortgages and flats are worthless.
The moral Is: Invest In Liberty
Bonds and Win the Wari
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1918-04-19
A NEW KIND OF sLAckER.

We are all familiar with the man
who is afraid to don uniform, with
the stay-at-homes who think they need
five meals q day, and with the bust
ness man who complains that the war
interferes with his business. But here
comes q Stacker with q brand-new
stripe Of yellow-the man or woman
who thinks there is some good reason
for hiding currency.
The movement for boarding money
received its first impetus from the
war rumors afloat when the United
States entered the war to the effect
that this democratic country might
elect to confiscate savings accounts af-
ter the example Of the two kaisers.
Notwithstanding the assurances Of the
administration that such q thing not
only was undemocratic, but was I'M
necessary, q great many selashly In
clined persons took money out OF cir
culation and hid IL away.
Somewhat later, when the security
markets were unsettled, still other peo-
pie of this stripe foolishly thought 1t
would be wiser to have q portion Of
their tangible wealth boarded In the
shape of currency than either to In
vest 1t or carry 1t on deposit at the
banks. To a large extent these peo-
pie were moved by the fear that some
sort Of disaster might occur which
would put them In want. Probably
very few Of them stopped to consider
the far-reaching effect Of such action.
For one thing, money taken out Of
circulation and boarded IL always In
danger of being lost or stolen. For
another thing, 1t does not earn the
owner anything. Worst of all, such
boarded money cannot be passed from
hand to hand and perform Its usual
function of exchange between the peo-
pie of the country. Such boarding
makes more difficult the operation Of
business, adds another load to the al
ready heavy burden Of fighting the
war, and puts the hoarder In the slack
er class.
How much better II would be II you
are boarding money any place to In
vest this money In United States gov
eminent Liberty Loan bonds. Any
currency you have hidden away Is sim
ply the promise to pay Of your coun-
try; Liberty Loan bonds are also prom
ises to pay, but, in addition. win earn
for you AZ per cent yearly. When
you have invested In Liberty bonds
you have set In motion q great many
wheels In a very important machine.
You annually lend money to your gov
eminent with which II can carry on
the war to victory. You free money
heretofore imprisoned and permit 1t
to work among business men and wage
earners. You start yourself In q con-
seryatiYe investment habit. Finally.
you change yourself from q Stacker to
q patriot.
Stop boarding. Invest In Liberty
bonds.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1918-04-19

Don't waste your time specializing
on peace. Speculate on war and In
vest your money in Liberty bonds.
The farmer has come splendidly to the
front with his muscles and knowledge
Of agriculture and has provided the
allies with food. He has been paid
handsomely for his crops.
II he reinvests those dollars In Lib
erty bonds he will be making a profit
able deal and at the same time pro
viding his government with the funds
to pay him higher prices for his grain
and his corr and oats now In the
ground.
Food will win this war, but II won't
win II II IL must lie In the field and
rot for want of funds to purchase II
and move IL to Europe where our
young men are fighting the kaiser
Invest In Liberty bonds and
move II
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1918-04-19

Your government is spending mil
lions to build airplanes to blind the
kaiser's armies and defeat them. Your
money Is needed In the workshop.
The bonds you invest IN help blind the
enemy. Invest In bonds
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1918-04-19
Worth Fighting For

CHALL this little girl grow up in the sort
of American home know. healthy and
~ happy? Shall she have the advantage of
( living and learning in free land under free in
stitutions? Shall such children develop into the
Liberty-loving citizens that free America may
be proud OFF
For over two hundred years Americans have
fought valantly and died CALAMITY, to win for
themselves and hand down to their posterity the
blessings of liberty, justice, self-government and
equal opportunity. This precious heritage. bought
at great price, is threatened.
The question which today confronts America
as a nation, and you as an individual, is
whether not free America
s worth fighting for
Are American children in this and all future
generations to receive unlmpalred the legacy of
freedom of which the custodians.
shall their country be turned bodily to the
brutal. rapacious, power mad enemy which has
forced us into this war?
This question cannot be answered by word of
mouth but by deeds alone.
Let Your Answer Be Your Investment
LIBERTY BONDS!
THIS SPACE CONTRIBUTED BY
East Jordan Iron Works
Malpass & Brett, Propr's
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-24
To love abundantly is to live abundantly,
and to love forever is to live ver.-Drum-
mond
THE COST OF MISRULE.

II Professors Shaw and Binder, Of the Uni
Nersity of New York, declare as a result of a
joint investigation that the infantile death rate
in Germany is one-half higher than in England
that the fall in the birth rate in the first three
years was equivalent to the loss Of two million
Infants and that the conflict must cost Germany
at least six million adult males. 1t is stated also
that committee appointed by the imperial
government has recommended the compulsory
marriage of all citizens before their twentieth
year is passed. that writers of prominence urge
the Equalization of polygamy and that the
morals of the people are debased that the
discredit attaching to unwedded maternity has
been entirely removed.
While it is improbable that the junker gov
lernment viii last long enough to put the recon-
mendations Of its committee into effect its will
Hngness to do so is evident as is also the relaxed
morality of the people and the loss, suffering
and social disturbance the war has brought
u'he nation is paying fearful price for its re
tention of a government no wholly civilized
people would tolerate. Having made the nation
an international outlaw, its rulers would make
q moral leper of it if they might; but events
seem likely soon to give the people chance to
show the world the higher stand they are cap
Rble OF taking when rescued from misrule
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-24
TODAYs BIT OF VERSE
THE RECONNAISSANCE PLANE.


Gust above the trenches, a mile or in height,
Were after information and havn't time to hght
Wireless mans a-signallng the batteries below,
Five left left Hold it just So.
the guns for halfanhour; we're the only eyes
they've got;
Hope the Boches don't knock down with bloomtn'
lucky shot!
Keep the roaring, then you'll never hear
The shrapnel that's adjusting all along the rear
PILOTS got watch above. Mustn't fail TO see
stubby and rounded tail that mark the L. w. IT,
THE l.. " G.'s wicked bird got to use your eyes,
wind right back II he taxes you oy
surprise.
In the righthand Mustve been shell!
fDve and turn-Deu Merci, tother motors going well!
ICut the Juice and shut her off, We'll share the fame
xDf E1ahs ride to Heaven chariot of flame
with single to do the work of two
Keep your eyes about you, the job is almost through
And now for home "Ah, lie VOLTA! There he is at last
AN L. " G's a-coming, and he's coming mighty fast!
THE Lust Verker Geselschafs beautiful machine,
He's full speed full O. and twice as ruli o
spleen,
n3ut now that we have him. we'd better go away
A-ts supper-time there belowwe haven't time 10
stay.
80 au revo my speed you voplane from the blue
may better bat can drop as tas as vo~.
1sverv wire awhistling. hangers drawing near,
AIy going weep when he the wreck
But what's busted motor against a busted neck!
"a cigarette the shade soft and roomy chah,
TIC watch and my comrades returning from the air.
ike troop homing swallows acrclng to their nest
That's the part of flying that like the best!
D H. in Leslie's Weekly.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-24
kAHokA, MO.
g . 80 . . . o . Q - . .

Harry Tucker returned to Fort
Bliss, Texas, Sunday, after visit
with his parents, Mr.. w. o. Tucker,
of this city.
Barney Blumm has returned to his
army camp in Washington. after a
visit with his mother, Mrs. Henry
Blum, and other Kahoka relatives.
The local exemption board has re-
ceived orders to send eighty-seven
men to camp about October H. This
will be the largest number of men
from Clark county at one time. Plans
for big demonstration in their hon
or should be arranged at once.
Public sales are SO numerous in
Clark county that the candidates
have difficulty in making them all.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. L. Greenlee, of Gen.
try. Arkansas, spent a few days of the
past week with Kahoka relatives.
1883 men registered in Clark coun
ty September II.
Desley Hennessy has been called to
the colors For the present. he has
been delegated as assistant to the To-
cal exemption board.
The harvest home festival of the
Clark county public schools will be
held at the fair grounds, Friday, Oct
A. a8i FtNf
DR.. J. R. Bridges rhas received his
commission as captain In the Medical
corps of the U. s. army. He was in
Chicago last Wednesday and pur-
chased his uniform. He will leave
Tuesday for Camp Grant, Ill. He will
be joined later by Mrs. Bridges.
One of the Great Lakes, Ill, Naval
bands of thirty pieces will visit Ka-
hoka, Saturday, Sept IS. The band will
arrive in Kahoka at p. m, and the
concert will be- given Immediately at
ter it's arrival.
The farmers Of Clark county have
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-24
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HAMlLT,ON GATE C TY|
a. HAMILTON. IL. SEPT. "a ] q
HAMILTON, ILL.,, SEPT. "a.

Miss Beulah Findley enjoyed re-
cent visit with friends at Memphis,
Mo.
Mr. and Mrs. P. c. McGrew, ac-
companied by Mrs. Otto Rist, visited
Thursday with friends at Bowen. Mr..
McGrew is the efficient su2erintend-
ent of the Mississippi Valley Tele-
phone company in this city,
Mrs. Ralph Crume left Saturday
for few days visit with relatives
lat Fairfield, Iowa
Mr.. and Mrs. Ross F1ndley have
gone to housekeeping in rooms Of
Miss Clara Smiths residence. Miss
Beulah Findley is living with them.
Frank Durand, who came to this
city to register, spent seevral days
with his mother, Mrs. Lucy Durand
Mr.. Durand is a travelling salesman,
with headquarters at Springfield.
Harry Dunsworth and family, of
Carthage, have moved to Hamilton
to the George Kinkade, Sr:property
at Fifth and Main streets.
Rev. Mr.. Peterson, the new pastor
of the M. e. church, delivered two
splendid sermons at the church on
Sunday At the evening service a
large congregation was present, who
listened with intense interest to the
minister's discourse. Rev, Peterson
impresses his hearers as very zeal
Gus minister, and we wish him a
very successful years work in this
field of labor. The pastor will make
his home with Mr.. and Mrs. c. NJ
Brant.
Harlow and Truman Hosford have
gone to Galesburg, ILL.,. where they
will attend Knox college this winter.
The first football game played this
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-24
A GERMAN ASSET DISAPPEARS.

Already the advanced troops of the British
army are capturing quantities of coal in their
approach to Lens, and the rapidity with which
the German retirement is forced promises to
give little opportunity to carry off any great
amount of coal already mined. 1t is hot enough
for the German armies just now, but the time
when it will be cold at home can be foreseen
plainly The coal fields of France and of AL
SAGE and Lorraine among the assets of the
war Germany has. counted on. Now she sees
them slipping from her just when she will most
need them Doubtless the Germans have done
all the damage possible in the mines prelimin
airy to their retirement, but this will not miti
gate the loss of the output to themselves. Ger
many has boosted of her war loot, but her grip
is loosening now.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-24

season was at Fairview park Frild
afternoon, when the Hamilton bid
school team played the Warsaw hid
school boys. During the progress
the game Hobart Ashlock had u
misfortune to have his lim|
fractured in two places. We unde1
stand one fracture was below ID
knee and the other above the Ind
joint. He was at once rushed to "
Graham hospital, Keokuk. for trE|
ment. Everyone deplores this pail
full accident to Hobart, and u
schoolmates and many friends dss|
ly lament this accident to HobzE|
The high school boys have arrangd
to pay all the expenses caused
the accident. Hobart is the seed
son OF Mrs. Belle Ashlock, and u
family have the sympathy OF all d
citizens in this misfortune.
MI; Frieda Crume, who compiled
a business course at the Gem C1
Business college, recently, has 4
cepted a position with the DuPcd
powder works at Mooar, Iowa
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Heitman,
Sonora, have received the sad neH
of the death of stheir son, who b
been in training at one of the mort
ern camps. The funeral will occa
Wednesday afternoon, with int
ment at the lakewood cemetery th
city. In their sorrow the Heltms
family have the deep sympathy
all our people.
Mrs. Brady, who has been visltil
her daughter, Mrs. w. H. Honce, al
family for some time, returned
her home at Nauvoo Monday ATE
noon. Mr. and Mrs. Honce accor
panied her home.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-24
No So Quiet Now

Chicago Daily News: 1t was so
short time ago when the first little
American force in France took over
part of the trenches near ST. Mihiel
that many residents of Germany
must remember how sneeringly their.
inspired press chronicled the fact
that the troops of the United States
had been given an 'fnconspicuous
position" In quiet sector" That
sector at the present time is neither
inconspicuous nor quiet. 1t reverber-
ates with the rattle of machine guns.
the roar of cannon and the deter
mined thump of advancing Yankee
feet, an uproar not in the least agree
able to the frazzled nerves of the
German troops who have beaten a
hasty retreat and given up important
territory in order to get away from
the noise.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-24

asked to be organized into faf1
bureau, and government agent is
the county perfecting the organic
ton. Meetings are being held nish'1
in various sections of the country, Y
least 300 members are desired in u
county. When this is done Clark cou1
ty will be entitled to a county asn1
cultural agent and the governna]
will contribute $1,000 annually to U
support of his office. This Is go1
move. Push it along. j
Mrs. J. H. Puder, accompanied
Mrs. Lucy White, has gone TO io1
Kansas, for treatment.
J. w. McDermott sold 100000 woI1
OF shorthorn cattle recently u
McDermott's cattle have a nanon1
reputation and buyers come ilO1
far and near.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-24

bishop Of New York and for seven
years cardinal, the Catholic church
loses man who has been a great
leader. He has had career that
is significant. The honors that he
had attained were not accidental;
they were achieved.
Manson Democrat: All over Iowa
the sorghum mills will soon begin
to grind, and 1t will not be long un-
til we can snap our fingers at the
sugar restrictions and take another
helping of the "long sweetenin' /"
whenever we feel like it.
Davenport Democrat: While we
are spending a lot of money on the
war we should always remember that
our expenses and our sacrifices are
as nothing compared with what our
allies have had TO bear Nor should
we forget that we are the most ia
vored nation on the earth, not only
because OF the freedom in which we
live, but because of our ability to
produce and the manner and degree
in which the rest Of the world looks
to US for what it wants
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-24
CHARLESTON.
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VIM. Rockey and wife of keos'A
autoed through town Monday =.
Richard Klug and wife ana W. :.
Herman Klug left for Camp Dou''
Saturday by auto. m
Foley Pickard of Littleton' -
spent a few days with his bro'n'l
George Pickard, this week. I'D
Joe Swinderman of Dakota. is 'N'l
ing home folks.
Herman Haase and Pete ScheA'
are visiting in North Dakota. 49,,
Maurice Wahrer was a Donnei'
caller Saturday. sd
Miss Dora Swartzentruber WIN
made an extended visit in Caiiioi'
has returned home.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-24
Our Lucky Day.

Sioux Falls Argus-Leader: Friday.
the 18th. may be a hoodoo for some
people. but not for the boys who wear
khaki and who march under a flag
that has never been raised in an IN
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-24

burlington 1dWh-Eye- LUX Jul
for Lord Lansdowne. La Toilette,
Thompson ct al Arrangements al
ready made will possibly remove the
menace of Debs and Haywood.
jefferson Bee: There is one kind
of a basis upon which, and upon
which only. it will be perfectly safe
to treat with Germany. That basis
is unconditional surrender. We have
the power to enforce such a basis,
and the bleeding wounds of humanity
call upon us to do it.
Waterloo Times-Herald: If the
crown prince, safe in advance of his
army, has any appreciation of the
fitness of things, that big, black
shake with the skull and cross bones
on it is much too large for his head.
Perry Tribune: General Pershing
can fittingly use Grants "uncondi-
tional surrender" when the time
comes without being criticised for
appropriating good thing.
Charles City Press: The civilian
morale needs sustaining just as
much as the military morale. 1t is
the backbone of the whole organism,
and it must be kept erect If the
whole body is to wage successful
warfare.
Washington Journal: As badly as
Austria needs the money it seems a
shame that postage was wasted on
that peace note.
Davenport Times: And the man
who refuses to make contributions
to necessary war work is also a
profiteer, because he wishes to use
his money solely to crafty his own
desires or pleasures instead of shai-
ing with others the responsibility for
the war work that must be done.
Perry Chief: Every !. w w. lead
er in Iowa should be shipped out of
the state and into Kansas-that part
of Kansas bounded by the walls of
Leavenworth prison.
Cedar Rapids Republican: In the
death OF John Murphy Farley. arch
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-24

What greater thing there for two human souls thar
they Joined for ie-to strengthen each
other all labor each other in all sorrow, to
minister to each other pain, be with each
SILENT unspeakabIe, memories the moment Of
the last partng?-George Eliot
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-24

More than two hundred San Francisco China
men have joined the navy. Perhaps they heard
through the subtle medium of German propa-
ganda that most of the United States warships
are junk.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-24
The Boche's Favorite Sport

The Boche's Favorite Sport
Kansas City Star: One OF tne -. M
severe blows to the Hun morale ia IA
ably would be to move the line ~. ~
out of the range of the Reims "a ga
raj. With nothing beautifui ie ~
whet their vengeance on. the
probably would lose heart al i
gratifying rate,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-24

holy cause and flag that has never
known defeat.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-24
THE OFFICIAL FOOD PRICES IN KEoKuK

following table staples On
both
determined by the special i
administering Lee whae
Arte,. 5r R.tailer. p.v .
Wheat Flour to $ll75 bar $159 per
'eA % ~ pound saeAS -412 :,
% pound in than
Rye Flour ~ e to $1275 per bar CSC to roc
"a RI Of t"enl. pounds. VI i -
%SAsy@S n1 Tess than mill a1
Barley Flour to s11o per bar slo s7s a
rel Of eight 14za pauAs z41s pounus
Corn Flour ....6N to SIC per pound INC per puu
Rice Flour .....lSSc 1114c per a~ a
pa, Meal TO &c per pound &c to SIC pound
" pei pouAu nc 10
oats to &c per pound &c to M
Rice 10 1oo toc per 2ouno &C TO l3hc pound
cans to lie p per ean 70 4c per 2o
Navy Deans 1sMc to 15c per pound
l6c
c nao Beans to lie pos
No rannnd TO l6Ac per can lsc to 22c
No ioa S 1sc can
cnnna pes to ZIG CSC
Canned Dried 141hc to ssIc @
Peaeba Dried Ne 15c pound 1se po
Deo 10 Sc per pound &c to &c
per 10 P s p5 s Doss
pound sacks $3.50 pound sad
pound sacks $3.50 per 100 pounds pound sad
Pound sacks per 100 pounds 4s
10 &c per pound Sc to 34c
sIna pals ssc to &c 34c
Lard. Substitutes, = ~ ~ poun1
to So1ac per pound 36c &c
Butter-creamery in A oo per o0zen
l pound cartons =. SIC per pound
oeomargarne ....2sc CSC pound
R to s5c per pound soc to 4sc
oacon to 40c
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-24

Reports of the Teuton movements the
western front these days may be put down as
running accounts, so to speak.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-24
CROWN PRINCE TO PAPA

AN
md Peculiar Manner
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-24
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.

Burlington HawkEye: Look out
for Lord Lansdowne, La Toilette,
Thompson ct al. Arrangements al
ready made will possibly remove the
menace of Debs and Haywood
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-24

Perry Chief: Every I. w. w. lead
er in Iowa should be shipped out of
the state and into Kansas-that part
of Kansas bounded by the walls of
Leavenworth prison.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-24

Cedar Rapids Republican: In the
death OF John Murphy Farley. arch