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The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-11-26
Strange Power Of Metals.

The Importance of the remarkable
surface actions that distinguish metals
generally was noted in II lecture by
Sir William Tildcn ut the British SCien-
tific products exhibition. The property
OF platinum of causing the combina-
tinn of oxygen gas with hydrogen and
other COmbustihic substances was dis
covered 10y Davy just 100 years ago
hut other metals show sill stranger
powers. One of the most valuable is
the power possessed by nickel of caus-
Ing hydrogen TO combine with heated
oil, converting il into II fat that is
solid when cold. A substance acting
by its mere presence in this way is
termed a catalySt, and catalytic actions
are now turned to account on al large
scale in making sulphuric and nitric
acids and ammonia, in the surface com
buStion of gas, in obtaining fats from
whale oil and in a variety of manu-.
featuring processes. 4 great field is
open In the study of cardlytic effects.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-11-26
MUSIC REACHES THE HEART
Performer Dealing In Emotions Cap
tlvates Women Moro Swiftly Than
tho Poets or Painters.

The poet deals in words, while the
painter deals in color and form. but
the musician deals In emotions and
therefore his nppeM to womeR Is al
ways more swift, as 1t is always more
subtle, than the appeal OF any other
artist
Such, summed up by writer In the
Philadelphia North American, Is the
latest theory to explain the lure of mu-
Sic for women and the attraction of
the dark-eyed, long-haired musician
himself.
The average woman, say the theor-
lists, is hemmed in with conventions
that make her feel n prudish discom-
fort If book or poem talks too open
ly OF what she thinks of, but never
puts into words. With a picture K ss
the same way, but in the music, she
hears with emotional delight all the
romantlcism, all the beauty. and all
the vague dreams which she hides so
closely from the world In conse-
quence she reads into the music her
own feelings, and then she confuses
the musician with his music. He, too,
Is keyed up to high tension; he feels
telepathically the emotion he has COM
municated, and so a spark is kindled
between them. AS for the result
well, sometimes 1T Is love, sometimes
momentary infatuation-that all de-
pends upon how much music they hear
together and how much pent-up nerv-
Gus emotionalism lies buried In the
woman's soul.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-11-26
HAPPY IN POVERTY
Stern Pride That Is a Part of the
Japanese Character.
Educators Pathetic Story Of Mothers
Self-Oeniai and Sons Appreciation
Offer Of Aid Most Grace
fully Put Aside.

Japanese educator tells the story
OF brothers in the agricultural college
OF SapporO, in the northern island OF
Hokkindo. One day one Of these boys
appeared wearing woman'S yellow
and black striped padded coat. with
velvet neckband, showing that the
garment was ordinarily worn 10 sup
port baby carried Japanese fashion
on the back. There was much litter
Ing among the other students nj this
strange garh and the instructors found
their classes somewhat dcmoraliZod
At noon the young man was called into
the faculty room for an explanation
His father was dead: his mother made
a bare subsistence out OF n small farm;
she had managed to save enough to
send her boys to school with clothes
Tor the summer season, and nothing
more. When winter came the mother
wrote that In vain she had tried to
save enough extra money to huy them
the necessary winter kimono: that in
spite of every economy she had been
unable to manage it-such was the
story.
$50 / am sending you my own ki-
mono and coat" she wrote. "You must
have your thin cotton ones washed
and mcnded, though know they must
b" nearly worn out by this time. Wear
my heavy kimono," the hoy went on
"When | can I will send YOU some
money TO buy new ones"
But though | have mpndcd my old
kimono," the boy went on, at is too
ragged. There was only one thing
to do-wear this one on the outside"
He was asked why Mt least he had
not removed the tclltale black velvet
band.
Last night" ne replied. 81 took the
scissors and began to rip, but suddenly
l remembered how my mothers hands
had sewed those stitches. and how she
had taken of her warm coat to send
me. and how she was always working
for us and thinking OF us here, lonely
for the sight Of our faces, and I could
not rip out the stitches OF my moth
er's hands. / am sorry, sensei, but
i had to wear II as 1t was"
Those same boys were later invited
to live free OF expense in small dor
mitory donated by an American lady,
Gertrude Emerson writes in Asia
Magazine. The younger boy came to
thank her, hut to explain that accept
ance would be out OF the question.
MY brother is very proud" he said.
"BeSideS, you do not understand. It
Is true that the paper shutters are
torn and that sometimes 1t is cold, but
we like our poor room. Ii is true that
our lamp is small and the light Is dim
hut we study very well that way. IT
Is for our education that we suffer
We are quite happy
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-11-26
Deaf Mutes Not Good F!yers

Contrary To report which has been
widely scattered, deaf mutes do not
make good sirmen, as has been shown
by recent tests made by the war de.
partment, says Popular Mechanics
Magazine. This branch of the govern
ment ie endeavOring to ascertain the
source Of the false report. which has
led many young men to seek enlist
ment a. flyers. In examining a num-
ber Of deaf mutes 4 has been found
that they are lacking In an adequate
sense of equilibrium.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-11-26
German Idea Of Justice.

"The pigeons in Belgium" says
Brand Whitlock in Everybody's for
September. had almost as hard a
time OF II as the people themselves. At
Nivelle poor man had some carrier
pigeons and the Bclgans love for
them. But he had no food for them
and so was obliged To kill them. His
children cut OFF their heads and
ranged them along II window sill. and
underneath wrote: Died for their
country" The Germans saw the little
heads and the inscription and the man
was sent for 10 days To the Komm"n.
dantur and fined 300 francs"
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-11-26
Overcoming Hay Fever.

Hay fever is gradually becoming bet
ter understood. From the public health
reports, 1t appears that recent inves-
legations have shown only one person
I'm a hundred to be susceptible, while
the susceptibles differ widely i'm the eff
fects produced on them by the various
plant pollens that give rise to the dis
ease In the eastern and southern
United States pollen of the rag
weed finds the greatest number Of
sensitive subjects, the spring type OF
hay fever being therefore the most
common. The smaller number Of per-
sons who are affected by grass pollen
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-11-26
Army Nurses In Peace Times

There is corps of regular army
nurses maintained in peace times as
well as In war tines. When nurses
volunteer under the Red Cross organi.
zntion and enter the army service they
assume the same status aS that OF the
regular corps of nurses. A nurse aid
receives no pay for her services.
Transportation and maintenance, how.
ever, nre supplied. Nurses and nurse
aids. sworE into the government sery-
Ice through Red Cross channels, and
all nurses employed by the army and
navy are under the order of the army
and navy medical departments II a
nurse or nurse's aid is incapacitated
through service, either I'm this country
or abroad and thcreaftep, because OF
disability suffered while In. the service
Is unable to provide for herself, there
is not known under the law any means
whereby she can secure the benefits
of pension.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-11-26

have the autumnal type of fever. Some
persons have both the spring and the
autumnal feverS, and about g per cent
OF the susceptibles are sensitive not
only to the ragweed and grass pollcns,
but to various other pollens, including
some tree pollens. Such unfortunates
are liable to hay fever attacks through
out most of the year. Some patients
are affected only when the specific pol
len Is at its greatest abundance. but
others have the disease during the en-
tire season of the Pants pollination.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-11-26
WAR CAUSE OF GRAY Hal.
"coIor Restoration" is New Art Devei-
oped by London hair
dressers.

LondOn.-There has been great In
crease in gray-haired young women,
due to the war. II has brought on a
new trade. HairdroSScrS have devel-
ped III" art of color restoration"
Bringing the natural color back, per-.
r"nenliy is an expensive operation,
they say, and difficult one, hut it-
'akes n east ten yenrs from ones an
pearanrc, and the art seems to be de.
velopinS rapidly.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-11-26
Lid Is Taken of State Law by State
Superintendent Of
Ohio.

Rucyrus. O.-The bars have been
thrown down and all old.time school
teachers can have a job In Crawford
county, whether they have normal
training or not. The lid has been tax
en- off the state law by the state su-
nerintendent of instruction. One Of
fhe teachers in this county this year
VIII be a wealthy farmer, who has not
taught f>r 20 years. He will donate
portion Of his salary to the Red
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-11-26
A Hazardous Post.

The Civiian-IiOw does Ii happen
that your top sergeant has so many
wound chevrons while the rest OF you
fellows haven't any?
The Corporal-Well, you see, the
poo. g'7- can't shave himself so he has
to put himself in the hands OF the reg
Glcntal barber.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-11-26

going anklc-necp in mud ana rain to
entertain the soldiers. Four hundred
and twenty-seven are doing canteen
work, which means everything from
building fires and cooking to mending
socks. Some of the canteenS are Off
GERS clubs where elaborate meals are
served. Others are counters over
which they serve soft drinks, gum,
cigarettes, chocolate and sandwiches.
Hardest Job Of All.
In many cases they have charge Of
the hut libraries, handling books fur
niShcd for soldiers by their own or
Ganizati0ns and by the A. L. A.
"D. p" duty-diSpensing PERSONAL
fly, the hardest job OF all. they like
hest, for IT means showing interest,
being interested in all the men and
hclping them out In hundred little
ways Of which no one but woman
would think. Some Of the Y. NJ. G. A.
women are driving transports In
France. and the hut decoration is en-
tirely In the charge Of women. In all
ways woman Is doing her share, and
more than her share, to make the
world decent place in which to live.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-11-26
Not Guilty.

lawyer suppose you fellows are
forever trying to produce artificial
life2
Ch"r,st--Heaven forbid! w. Icaye
that Ia the white-ligbt restaurateurS.-
Buffalo Express.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-06
CLASSIFIED COLUMN
WANTED.

WANTED--Day laborers, coed wages.
River Smelling & Refining Co.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-06
SHUTTERS TO
AVOID SERVICE
Stacker Caught by sieuths, When He
r, Talks Of His Ability as
Sales
man.

DIES MONIES, Ia, Aug. ga Des
Moines man whose name is being
withheld by the draft officials worked
a new one on the examining officers
at st. Louis, when he was sent to JET.
ferson Barracks On his return to Des
Moines he boosted of how he had
fooled the army, now he's back in the
army.
When this fellow appeared before
tie examining physicians at Jefferson
Barracks, he suffered, and suffered
skillfully. The physicians could
scarcely understand him. They de-
cided that a man who coulan't ar
ticulate better than that wouldn't
make a good soldier. So they sent
him back home.
Words OF his exploit reached the
ears of secret service men with the
information that his tongue was as
good as any book agents. They ar
ranged with several business men to
cali him in and talk with him, while
the sleuths listened. The man talked
fluently. Afetr he had explained to
the third employer his abilities as q
salesman the federal agents arrested
him.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-06
Crown Prince Changes Line.
IBy William Philip Simm5, United
Press Staff Correspondent

by w lliltilU A'~AS'
Press staff Correspondent
WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN
FRANCE, Aug. 6.-Crown Prince Rup-
precht's readiustment OF his line. es'
,pecially abandonment Of the plateau
west of the Avre from Montdsdier to
the confluence Of the Luce, is very sig
nificant, as the plateau gave observa-
ton of the entire valley OF the Noye
and the Amiens-Paris railway thread
ing 1t.
There is gun fire in certain areas,
particularly in the Givenchy region,
north of the LaBasse canal, where
German artillery is active, probably
covering a further retirement. Thou
sands of gas shells were thrown into
st. venant yesterday and the YPres
Fletre and Hinges sectors and the
back areas were shelled.
British patrols continue extremely
busy. Likewise, British artillery IS
harassing German communications
everywhere. This front apears to be
increasingly uncomfortable for the
Boches, prisoners declaring numerous
positions have been rendered unten-
able. The weather continues showery,
adding to their discomfort.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-06
PERSONALS

Raymond McCleary left this morn
ing for Chicago where he expects to
spent his vacation with his aunt,
Mrs. John Haas. He was accompanied
by Grant APPEL.
Mrs. Waldo Williams returned on
Saturday to her home in Fort Stock
ton, Texas, after three months
visit with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Stricken.
Mrs. H. B. Foster and daughter Of
Omaha, Neb., will arrive in the city
this evening to visit in the J. H.
Ellsworth home. s13 Franklin street.
Miss Airline Mulch of Nauvoo. Is
visiting Miss Marie Adams.
Miss Anna McAndrew has gone to
Chicago to spend few weeks with
her father, j. e McAndrew.
Lieutenant H. Leslie Vaughan has
arrived from Camp Cody. Deming.
New Mexico. to visit his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. e. G. Vaughan. 1908 Franklin
street. Lieutenant Vaughan is here on
Ia ten days furlough.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. J. Russell of Ash
ton, Mo-, are visitors at the home of
their daughter, Mrs. G. Hasper, TIP
&c street.
Mrs. Cora Klefker and daughter
Emma will leave Wednesday for two
weeks visit with friends in ST. Louis.
Miss Ruth Bankson and Mrs. Ed
Banghart have gone to New York City
for an extended visit with their sis
ter, Mrs. Gillhousen. Miss Bankson
will remain in New York this winter
to attend school
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-06
E,,h.v Percent War Tax.

rITnited Press Leased wire Ser'lce.I
WASHINGTON, Aug. o. Inc
house ways and means committee
stood TO-DAY to write an eighty per-
cent cent war profits tax in the new reve-
, u hill after once practically reject
ing the proposition. x,u., -,
The committees turn . aoou 50. vi
the war profits tax means that Secre-
70 n rv Of the Treasury McAdoo has won
out IN his first skirmish with the con-
e eres s. az to what will go into the bill.
The treasury proposition is that nat
49, rrofts tax or the war profit tax
alone in the bill allows the escape OF
ann,e who should pay. Both plans in
tbe bill operating on an alternative
basis will catch everybody tne
The committee has also decided the
80 an incomes above 100000 so
that these taxes will range from
Atty to seventy-five percent.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-06
To Head OF Strike.


UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
, WASHINGTON, Aug. 6.-Steps to
mead off the threatened walk out of
Miegraph operators throughout the
united States are being formulated.
until President Konenkamp of the
.eiegraphers, completes conferences
with Burleson. scheduled to begin to-
morrow. ne plan for settling the grow
ing discomfort OF operators will be an
bounced.
recognition Of the right to organ
re and acceptance of the right OF col.
.ective bargaining which the men are
demanding will be sanctioned by the
government, it is belieyed This
course will work In harmony with the
previous decisions of the war labor
nard and the policies outlined by
body
Meanwhile scores OF protests from
union men against alleged discharge
u operators by the Western Union
pecause OF union affiliations are being
BON.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-06
WAR ON RATS
KAISER ALLIES
Loss to Crops 800 Million Annually
Because Of Pestiferous Rod
ents-Bureau Takes
Action.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6-The bureau
Of biological survey of the United
States Of agriculture has declared war
on one of the kaiser's best allies. the
injurious rodent pest Of the farms.
More than 5000, 000 900 has been an
nually lost in crops in this country
during the past few years because Of
the $50 varieties .nhabiting the agri-
cultural regions.
There ''kaisers assistants" feed up
On the crop. whether it is in the field
or in the crib, and sometimes they
destroy grass land SO completely that
erosian sets in. Some of these Will
helm IFS have burrowed through dikes
in the western part Of the United
States, thereby releasing much water
and practically running the seasons
crops.
Most any toiler Of the soil can free
his farm of these pests if he goes
about their humiliation in a system
attic way. But all of his efforts will
be spent in vain unless his neighbors
also wage the same pest campaign on
their farms. Consequently, the de-
partment of agriculture is now urging
the farmers to make the destruction
of these friends Of the Boches a COM
munity undertaking.
Reduction in the number Of rodent
depredations In this country in the
past has been only partially success
full, as individual efforts were ens
couraged through the payment of
bounties. In number of western
counties the amount paid out in a
single year for bounties on pocket
gophers and ground squirrels would,
If wisely expended in poisoning op.
erations such as have been practiced
under government supervision on pub
lie lands, secure the destruction of
nearly every rodent in the country
and make unnecessary much further
outlay for the purpose.
The house mouse and three kinds Of
rats cause two-thirds of the damage
traceable to rodents. All of the ma
tive rodents are also very Injurious
among them being classified the field
mice, kangaroo rats, pocket gophers,
ground squirrels. prairie dogs, wood
chucks and rabbits.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-06
Exemption Privileges. :,
BY L. c. Martin. United Press stan


Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6. - There
will be liberal interpretations OF ex'
emption privileges under the new
manpower bill now before congress.
General Crowder, who appeared be
fore the senate military committee
today to discuss the measure, sa1d
that the greatly increased number or
men affected under the new bill
would make it necessary to modify
the present exemption programs.
General March will appear before
the committee tomorrow and Secre-
tary Baker will be called when he
returns from the west
Inquiries regarding the purpose OF
the great draft measure, its proposed
administration. ETC., are leading al.
aninistration advisers to. recommend
the issuance of a statement by
Baker explaining the aims of the bill.
1t is probable. among other things,
that this statement will make 1t
clear that it is not the intention or
the war department to send men to
the firing line before they are Il.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-06
Postmaster Relates Awful
Conditions Now in Berlin

DIES MONIES, Iowa. Aug. 6.-Kay
I1asseiDalch, music dealer of Des
MONIES, is In receipt Of letter from
MS rather, who is postmaster at Cop
enhagen. Denmark. 1t is the business
OF MT. Hasselbalch. ST., to handle the
mail which passes between Denmark
and Germany. The Capital has, on
Two other occasions, published ex-
tracts from letters written by Mr..
Hasselbalch, ST., and now another
one of these letters is available.
The postmaster at Copenhagen has
unusual opportunities to learn the in
ner life of Germany and the reader
Will be shocked by what is given in
the fifth paragraph of the letter OF
this distinguished Danish father to
his son:
Letter From Copenhagen.
COPENHAGEN, June IL, 1913
1t is long time ago since l have
heard from you. but one never knows
II the letters are lost and consequent
ly l don't know whether you have re-
ceived any word from me for long
time.
"a very peculiar thing happened
luS udy DelorS yesterday On my way
from Germany (Warnemunde), when
/ ran across a letter sent from John
at Marshfleld, Wis, on the Sth day of
April, addressed to me. This came
through mail from Holland from Ger
many. and 1 will say that If the Ger
mans had read the letter 1t would
never have reached me. How it hap
pened that it came that way I do not
understand, as 1t was opened by the
English censor.
"a terrible butchery is going on
these days in France, but when you
in q few weeks hence receive this
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-06
CITY NEWS.

The public school buildings will
be open tomorrow morning from halt
past nine to half past ten o'clock Tor
the sale of thrift stamps.
The board of trustees Of the keo-
kuk public library will meet Thurs
day at 1850 p. m, in the library build
ing.
Oscar Carlson is new member
of the fire department, beginning his
duties this week at the Sixth street
station.
Special notice sent by the police
department to dog owners to pay
taxes is bearing fruit. A number OF
persons have paid taxes in the last
several days and the number of IL
censes now issued by the city clerk Is
$50.
Regular meeting Of Morning Star
lodge No. 5, Knights OF Pythias, at
Castle hall. Fifth and Blondeau. o..
S. soldiers or sailors visiting IN the
city welcome to club room Tuesday
and Saturday nights o. w. Rowe, G,
c.; ]. A Burgess, X. OF r. and S.
Clinton RICHTER, a Keokuk boy
who has been on parole from the re.
formatory at Anamosa since July 5.
1917. has been pardoned by Governor
w. L. Harding. RICHTER was convict
ed of larceny by the district court
during the May term, 1915 and sent
enced RICHTER was charged at the
time OF his trial with breaking and en-
tering a cleaning establishment in
Keokuk and stealing suit of clothes.
Ollie Hutton, the Quincy man
who was struck by a train on the
&C., B. & Q. tracks Sunday night, is
reported to be improving at Graham
hospital
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-06
MYSTERY IN
COURT ROOM
Three Officials Cioset Selves and Re-
fuse to Divulae Nature OF
Their Business
Today.

There's a deep, dark mystery about
the manner in which Judge w L. Nc
Namara, City Attorney G.. l.. Norman
and Chief of Police C. H. Hennemann
closeted themselves in the superior
court room today and with big ledgers
pens and other clerical apparatus set
themselves to work after securely
boiling the door.
A newspaper reporter was snooeo
out of the court room. When he pro
tested the three pleaded with him 10
go.
Just before going into closed SEES
sion the three law prosecutors fortified
themselves with a pitcher of ice water
and DOTTED their collars and ties.
Something's up. The needle, Wat
SOM
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-06
Y G. Victory Convention.

limited Press Leased Wire Servfce.1
NEW YORK, Aug. 6.-delegates
representing more than 100000 mem
bers of the Knights of Columbus. are
here today to attend the victory con-
vention'' to prepare for the big drive
for fifty million dollars to be used for
welfare work among American sol
diers in France.
The drive will be launched shortly
after January 1, 1919
The delegates came from all parts
of the world. including Canada, Pana-
ma. Cuba, Porto Rico and the Philip
pines.
A pontifical mass marked the form
al onening of the convention at which
Cardinal Farley and other Catholic
prelates were present.