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Evening star., 1918-01-15
Outlines Britain's Task.

AT sea we must be supreme; in the
air we must win supremacy, and on
land we must do the best we can to NIL
the gap Russia has made until America
can take her place. And all the time
we have to keep our vital industries
going.
vantage of an interior position. with q
good railway system, continued the
minister, they possessed no correspond
Ing advantage in stability and solidar-
fly Of public opinion.
Must Raise 42o, 600 Men.
The minister declared that it would
Be Necessary to raise in this country
1T once from 100000 to 100000 men
from civil life as an absolute minimum.
More might be necessary during the
coming year. He added that the gov
ernment had decided not to introduce
= transcription in Ireland for the present.
nor change the military age limit in
Great Britain and the colonies.
The government could not give pref
erential treatment to any organiza-
tion. Many young men in essential in
dustriea he said, had acted as If they
held privileged position. They must
ahare the burden with the others and
bs replaced by older men.
To Extend schoolboy Labor.
Opportunities for the increased use of
were being arranged, and enemy aliens
who had not been interned would have
to undertake work of national i'm
portance lor be interned. 1t is the
Intention to extend schooiboy labor in
the harvest fields. The number of
women engaged in munition work
had increased from $4,000 in 1914 to
$4,000 last year.
"Owing to the way women have come
forward" said the minister, there has
been no great difficulty in obtaining
sufficient numbers for the work for
which they are required. Nearly three
placed in employment of one kind or
another in the last eleven months. But
II is clear that a great further call
VIII be made on women OF all classes
Appeals to Two Glasses.
Sir Auckland appealed particularly to
two classes: First, men with private
means. who. with little inconvenience
and sacrifices small compared with
those made by the younger men in the
army, could easily leave their homes
for work in the shipyards. munitions
factories or at timber on the farms.
Second. manual 1aborers over the mill
tAry age employed on non-essential
work, who should volunteer for public
work as the younger men had done
for the army.
His plans for national service were
only to guide all men and women into
channels where the energy Of tho ma
tion was most needed.
The reference by Sir Auckland Ged-
des, minister of national service, to
the engineers has focused attention
on the attitude of engineering and
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-15
CITY NEWS.

-Summitville dance Saturday.
Garden books free. Keokuk Ma
tional bank.
Our store open evenings. shultz's
Store, PIP So. 5th.
Fresh fish dressed SC lb. all
week. Keokuk Fish Co.. foot of Main.
We have just in a line of ladies'
millinery. We sell for less. Shultz's
store. 212 So. 9th.
Valley and Melrose church., F. ].
Swanson. pastor. Valley: Sunday
school at 2 and preaching at 8 in the
afternoon. Melrose: Sunday school at
10 a. m.
Ladies blue taffeta dresses special
for Saturday, 1898. Shultz's Store.
PIP So. 5th.
j. P. Ingle has received a card
from c.. c.. Buffum, former line fore
man Of the Keokuk Electric company
announcing his safe arrival "over
there"
Call at Keokuk National Bank and
get garden book free.
Regular meeting Keokuk Council
No. 536, tonight at 8 o'clock. Hawkes.
hall, Eighth and Main. Visiting breth-
rem fraterna11y invited to attend G..
G.. Montague. regent; j.. I. Annable,
secretary.
Ernest Brown, who was seriously
injured Wednesday night when struck
by a train in the Burlington yards,
seems to be improving today M his
chances for recovery are getting bet
ter right along.
Special for Saturday, Ladies stripe
silk skirts. $4.9S, woth $500. Shultz's
Store, PIP So. 5th.
l. TI;ornc nnfo~o1 tho Eyduyark T.
Kruse 5 and 10 cent store some time
last night. 1t is thought that the work
was done by some young boys as they
took candy. pencils. flashlights and
Easter novelties. The value Of the
goods stolen has not cen determined.
DO your Easter buying at this
store. 1t means money for you.
Shultz's Store, 212 SO 5th.
VIM. Hagga and John Stack, ar
rested last week for theft of a phono-
graph from Nellie Baldwin, were 0y-
en- their prelimin airy hearing yetser-
day afternoon in superior court. Judge
Mcnamara bound the men over to the
grand jury and fixed their bonds at
$500 each.
Ladies muslin wear and hosiery at
low prices. Shultz's Store, PIP So 5th.
There were thirteen newspapers
established in eastern Iowa between
the years 1886 and 1841. Among them
were the following: Montrose Western
Adventurer, 1897; Burlington Terri
torial Gazette. 1897, Montrose West
ern Emigrant and Historian, 1897;
Fort Madison Patriot, 1898; Fort Madi-
son Courier. 1S41-
Shoes sold for less than elsewhere
at all times. Our stock is complete for
the whole family. Shultz's Store, PIP
So. 5th.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-15
Lady Gets Decision,

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
FORT SHERIDAN, H.. March Is.
Miss Helen Hildreth, petticoat pugi-
liat. overwhelmed Johnny Atkinson
of Chicago, with a series of bargain
counter rushes and got the popular
decision after four rounds of a minute
and a half each.
The referee permitted no c%linching.
The affair was q novelty" bout
added to the regular boxing caFd.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-15
ENGINE FIRES
5TH ST. BRIDGE
Bridge on South Fifth Catches Fir
From Sparks of Engine. on
North Road-Damaoe
Small.

Sparks from a passing locomotive set
fire to the Fifth street bridge last
night at about 6: 80. The department
was called and found that the blaze
had gotten a fairly good start, but
were able to put it out with the
chemical tanks and without running
a line of hose. This is not the frs.
time that this bridge has been fired
in this manner
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-15

1t is almost a certainty that he was
among the 10000 troops conveyed by
the cruiser which carried Secretary
Baker across, as noted in Tuesdays
Gate City.
Lieutenant Ralston Hayden is at
tached to Admiral Benson's office in
Washington. d. c., department of
gunnery, small arms section.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-15

feed prices are abnormally his snateer;
blame the condition on ines f.
somewhere do9'r the line. ,tss
Bell, A. G.. Loring n N inyss
for Chicago today to urge
tigation.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-15
VAN HAYDEN
OVER THERE
keokuk Boy Who is Aerial Observer
With Regular Army, Arrives
Safely IN France.

Word has been received here that
Lieutenant Van b. Hayden, aerial
observer of the regular army signal
corps, has arrived safely in France.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-15
Mj,Iers Ask Investigation

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, March Is.
Minnesota millers are urging an in
vestigation of their business by the
food administration to run down
rumors of ~profteering. Admitting
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Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-03-15
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diaphragm, bpt they We're clean-no
strangers on them, so | was satisfied.
At the expiration of the time allot-
ted we were turned out and finished
our dressing on the grass.
When all of the company had bathed
It was case of march back to bilIets.
That march was the most uncongenial
one imagined, just cussing and blind
Ing all the way. We were covered with
white dust and felt greasy from sweat.
The wooden underwear issued was
itching like the mischief.
After eating our dinner of stew,
which had been kept for us--it was
now four o'clock-we went into the
creek and had another bath.
II "Holy joe could have heard our
remarks about the divisional baths
and army red tape he would have
tainted at our wickedness. But Tom
my is only human after all.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-03-15
CHAPTER xiv.
Picks and shoveIs.

had not slept long before the sweet
voice Of the sergeant informed that
mo. section had clicked for another
blinking digging party" / smiled to
myself with deep satisfaction. | had
been promoted from a mere digger to
a member OF the Suicide club, and was
exempt from all fatigues. Then came
an awful shock. The sergeant looked
over in my direction and said:
Don't you bomb throwers think you
are wearing top hats out here. Cord
in to orders you've been taken up on
the strength of this section, and will
have to do your bit with the pick and
shovel, same as the rest of u.s.
i put up howl on my way to get
my shovel, but the only thing that re-
suited was loss of good humor on
my part.
We fell In at eight o'clock, outside
Of our billets, a sort of masquerade
party. / was disguised as q common
laborer, had pick and shovel, and
about one hundred empty sandbags.
The rest, about two hundred in all,
were equipped likewise: picks, shovels,
sandbags, rides and ammunition.
The party moved out IN column Of
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-03-15

/ just mentioned .'Holy Joe" or the
chaplain in an irreverent sort OF way
but no offense was meant, as there
were some very brave men among
them.
There are so many instances of he
roic deeds performed under fire in res
cuing the wounded that it would take
several books to chronicle them, but j
have to mention one instance per-
formed by chaplain, Captain Hall by
name, in, the brigade on our left be-
cause it particularly appealed to me.
a chaplain is not a fighting man.; he
is recognized as a noncombatant and
carries no arms. In charge or trench
raid the soldier gets feeling of con-
fidence from contact with his rifle, re-
volver, or bomb he is carrying. He has
something to protect himself with,
something with which he can infiict
harm on the enemy-in other words
he is able to get his own back.
But the chaplain is empty-handed,
and is at the mercy of the enemy If
he encounters them, so it is doubly
brave for him to go over the top, under
fire, and bring in wounded. Also a
chaplain is not required by the kings
regulations to go over in charge, but
this one did, made three trips under
the hottest kind of fire, each time re-
turning with a wounded man on his
back. On the third trip he received
q bullet through his left arm but never
reported the matter to the doctor until
late that night-just spent his time nd
ministering to the wants of the wound
ed lying on stretchers.
The chaplains of the British army
are fine manly set of men, and are
greatly respected by Tommy
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READ This STORY
EVERY DAY IN
THE JOURNAL

feurs. taking Tire road leading to The
trenches. Several times we had TO
string ont in the ditch to let long col
umns of Iimbers, artillery and supplies
get past
The marching, under these condi
tons, was necessarily slow. Upon ar.
rival at the entrance to the conmunf-
cation trench, ] looked at my fllunI
mated wrist watch-it was eleven
o'clock.
Before entering this trench, word
was passed down the line, "no talking
or smoking, lead off in single file, Gov
erlng party first"
This covering party consisted of 30
men, armed with rifles, bayohets
bombs, and two Lewis machine guns.
They were to protect us and guard
againsts surprise attack while dig
ging in No Mans Land.
The communication trench was
shout half mile long, zigzagging
ditch, eight feet deep and three feet
wide.
Now and again, German shrapnel
would whistle overhead and burst In
our vicinity. We would crouch against
the earthen walls while the shell frag-
ments slapped" the ground above US.
Once Fritz turned loose with ma
chine gun, the bullets from which
"eracked" through the air and kicked
up the dirt ON the top, scattering sand
and pebbles, which, hitting our steel
helmets, sounded like hailstones.
Upon arrival in the fire trench an
officer of the Royal Engineers gave US
our instructions and acted as guide.
We were to dig an advanced trench
two hundred yards from the Germans
(the trenches at this point were six
hundred yards aparD.
Two winding lanes, five feet wide,
had been cut through our barbed wire,
for the passage of the diggers. From
these lines white tape had been laid
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-03-15
ut SAVED MY
LIFE" SAYS
LYNCHBURG MAN
WeII-KnoWn Citizen Enthusias-
tiCaIN Praises TanIaC.

Lynchburg, Samuel Shey, sew
enty.fve years of age, is widely know
here, having lived in Lynchburg near
ly all his life. He relates most in
teresting experience.
Il was in a terrible condition from
catarrh of the stomach and bowels
from which | had suffered for many
years. had lost fifty pounds in
weight; was on a diet of milk and
crackers for more than year; could
rot digest anything and could not
sleep at night. My stomach and bow
els were so sore that | had to wear
flannel bandages on them. was very
weak and could not get around at all
my attention was attracted to adj
yertisements of Tanlac, and | was
so impressed with the results that
others received from it that ! decid-
co to try it.
II will say most emphatically," con
t;nued Mr.. Shey, that Tanlac has
helped me more than any medicine
rave ever taken in my life. now
have splendid appetite, and | eat
enything | want with no bad effects.
have gained back the fifty pounds
| lost, and all the soreness in my
stomach and bowels has disappeared.
! have recovered my strength and
feel as we'll as ever felt in my life.
"All my friends have noticed my
Improvement and l gladly tell every
one that / owe it all to Tanlac.
really believe that / would have been
dead by this time if it hadn't been
for Tanlac."
The genuine Tanlac is sold in Mar
tinsburg by M. A. Snodgrass, and also
by the following agents in nearby
towns: Owen e Miller Shepherds
town and DR.. Walter E. Dittmeyer,
Farper's Ferry and Bolivar.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-03-15

on the ground to the point where we
were to commence work. This in or
der that we would not get lost in the
darkness. The proposed trench was
also laid out with tape.
The covering party went out first.
After short wait, two scouts came
back with information that the work
ing party was to follow and Garry on"
with their work.
In extended order, two yards apart,
we noiselessly crept across No Mans
Land. 1t was nervous work; every
minute we expected machine gun to
open fire ON us. Stray bullets cracked
around us, or ricochet sang over
head.
Arriving at the tapped diagram Of
the trench, rifles slung around our
shoulders, we lost no time in getting
to work. We dug as quietly as pos
sible but every now and then the noise
of a pick or shovel striking stone
would send the cold shivers down our
backs. Under our breaths we heartily
cursed the offending Tommy
At intervals star shell would go up
from the German lines and we would
remain motionless until the glare of its
white light died out.
When the trench had reached
depth of two feet we felt safer, be-
cause it would afford us cover in case
we were discovered and fred on.
The digging had been In progress
about two hours, when suddenly hell
seemed to break Loose in the form of
machine-gun and rifle fire.
We dropped down on our bellies In
the shallow trench, bullets knocking
up the ground and swapping in the air.
Then shrapnel butted in. The music
was hot and Tommy danced.
The covering party was having a
rough time of It; they had no cover;
just had to take their medicine
Word was passed down the line to
beat it for our trenches. We needed no
urging; grabbing our tools and stoop-
ing low, we legged it across No Mans
Land. The covering party got away
to poor start but beat us in. They
must have had wings because we low
cred the record
Painting and out of breath, we tum-
bled into our front-line trench. / tore
my hands getting through our wire,
but. at the time, didn't notice It; my
journey was too urgent.
When the roll was called we found
that we had gotten it in the nose for
60 casualties.
Our artillery put a barrage on Fritz
front-line and communication trenches
and their machine-gun and rifle fire
suddenly ceased
ITO be continued tomorrow i
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-03-15
MEMS BIBLE CLASS
SELECTS OFFICERS
n. Lee Davis Elected President
Last Night.

The annual election of officers Of
the young mems Bible class of the
First Methodist Episcopal church
was held last night in the lecture
room, resulting as follows:
Presidential Lee Davis.
yice-President- Fulk
Secretary-A. Stewart Peery.
Assistant eeIetaries-Harry L.
Lemen and Wilbur E. Gain
Treasurer-James w. Lemen.
Chairman Membership Committee
III NJ. Cole.
Chairman Devotional Committee
George w. Duke.
Chairman Social Committee
George Legg.
Chairman Flower Committee-Er-
nest Wolford.
Chairman Reception Committee
W. B. Barr.
Teacher-A. d. Darby.
Assistant Teachers. E. Kennedy.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-03-15
Martinsburg Mans Trouble
Arrested.

THE past 4 years l have been go.
ing down, down, down with catarrh
of the stomach and had to give up
work year ago because of my
weakened condition. suffered
terribly from bloating and collie at
tacks. Mayr's Wonderful Remedy
was recommended to me. / took a
course of it and am now feeling,
fine" 1t Is a simple, harmless prepa.
ration that removes the catarrhal
niucus from the intestinal tract and
allays the inflammation which causes
practically all tomach, liver, and
intestinal ailIr including appen.
dicitis. One dose viii convince or
money refunded,
Sold at GlltcY,t's Drug Store.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-03-15

cribs matured sufficiently last Fall
to grow if planted this spring. AL.
though a number of tests have show.
ed j termination percentage of less
than 1871 and some have run as low
as 500 the men whose names are
listed below have brought in corn to
he tested which has over 900 and
which we could therefore recommend
for seed purposes.
j. B. Fisher-Sample of yellow corn,
91Ga.
]. B. er-Sample mixed calico
corn. $50.
j. H. Smith yellow dent corn, 1000
Mr.. Kidwell-Reid's yellow dent
9os6. 81
James Hovermale-Yellow dent,
91ao.
G. B. Wiltshire-Both yellow and
white, $50.
]. Fred Laise-Yellow, average
$50.
z Robert Snyder-Mixed corn, s9%o.
John w sperow-Yellow dent
lO0qo.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-03-15
TO BUILD EAGLES"

Henry Ford's submarine chasers
will be known in the navy as eagles
and will constitute the eaglass class
of boats. The announcement was
made by the Navy Department. Peo-
pie from over the country have been
writing to the department suggesting
names for the craft and all have
been giving consideration. One pro-
posal favored for time was to name
the boats for naval heroes.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-03-15
NEWS OF DAYS GONE BY
BY is EAGERLY READ

In replacing broken mirror at
Mr.. NJ. A. Snodgrass' drug store,
South Queen street, copy of the
Martinsburg Statesman published a
quarter of century ago was discov.
cred back of the broken glass. 1t
contained a number of bits of local
news, the reading of which is very
interesting to all who have seen the
newspaper.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-03-15

CHAPTER I-Fired by the news of the
sinking OF the Lusitania by a German
submarine, Arthur Guy Empey, an Ameri-
can, leaves his office In Jersey City and
goes to England where he enlists In the
British army.
CHAPTER II-After a period OF train
Ing Empey volunteers for Immediate serv-
ice and soon finds himself in rest billets
somewhere in France" where he first
makes the acquaintance of the ever-pres-
ent coolies"
CHAPTER III-Empsy attends his
while German Fokker circles over
ne congregation.
CHAPTER Tv-Empey's COMMAND gees
into the front-lne trenches and is under
fire for the first time.
CHAPTER V-Empey learns to adopt
the motto OF the British Tommy, "If you
are going to get 1t. you'll get 1t. so never
worry"
CHAPTER VI-Back in rest billets. En-
pey gets his frst experience as mess
orderly
CHAPTER v1I-Empey learns how the
British soldiers are fed.
CHAPTER VIII-Back in the front-llne
trench, Empey sees his first friend of the
trenches go West
CHAPTER IX-Empey makes his first
visit to a dugout in Suicide Ditch"
CHAPTER x-Empey learns what con-
stitutes days work" In the front-hne
trench.
CHAPTER xI-Empey goes ''over the
top" for the first time In charge on the
German trenches and is wounded by :
0aycnet th~rrt
CHAPTER xTI-Empey joins the Sui
eide club" as the bombing squad is called
Continued from yesterday
We had cushy time while at this
school. In fact, to us II was regular
vacation, and we were very sorry when
one morning the adjutant ordered us
to report at headquarters for trans
portation and rations to return to our
units up the line.
Arriving at our section, the boys
once again rendered us the glad mitt,
but looked askance at us out of the
corners Of their eyes. They could not
conceive, as they, expressed it, how a
man could be such blinking idiot as
to join the Suicide club. / was begin
ming to feel sorry that I had become
member of said club. and my life to
me appeared doubly precious.
Now that / was sure-en0ugh
bomber was praying for peace and
hoping that my services as such would
not be required.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-03-15
HOW SOME CORN is
SHOWING IN TESTS
Quite A Number of Farmers
Are Having Some Tested.
(By Co. Agent Teal.)

The continued inquiries which come
| in from day to day in regard to the
! location OF good seed corn seems to
indicate that the shortage of .satisfac.
tory, seed this year is being realized
by flrmers Throughout Berkeley coun1
ty. Thus far, quite number have
tested samples of their corn in order
to discover for their own satisfaction
at any rate whether the corn in their
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-03-15
TO HOLD MEET FOR
OVERSEAS HOSPITAL
(sy international News service)

(By International News Service)
New York, March ia grand
military and naval meet will be held
at Madison Square Garden on the
afternoons and evenings of today
and tomorrow for the benefit of the
Women's Overseas Hospital, U. S. A.
The programe is contributed by the
army and the navy.