The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-05

Council Bluffs Nonpareli. Ger
many's navy Is described by some
Huns as death defying." 1t is Twins
UP to It's reputation, too. Its ships ane
men are bottled and preserved"
4 Burlington Hawkeye: Austria IL
lstill hunting for gun that will shoot
la peace note around corner.
4 Dubuque Telegraph Herald: Maybe
Holland will decide after a while that
she may well die fighting Huns as
starving for the Huns sake.
Des Moines Register: Possibly it is
easy now for German soldiers to sur
lrender now because they know the
time of their Imprisonment will be
IShort.
Waterloo Courier: We can think of
nothing more conductive to satisfac-
tory settlement OF the sugar problem
that few acres of sugar cane on ev-
cry farm, and half dozen sorghum
mills in each township. These. with a
few hives of bees. would very mater
Tally relieve the present pressure. And
incidentally. this suggestion is being
executed in many parts OF Iowa.
Perry Chief: We may reasonably ex-
pect a statement from the kaiser in
which he says: I'VE purposely allow
ed the Americans to take 5000 pris-
oners in order that they might eat up
all the provisions intended for the
men who are fighting u.s."
| Des Moines Tribune: In the light of
recent events one can't help smiling
over press despatch some weeks ago
to the eject that Bulgaria and Turkey
were quarreling over the spoils Of
war.
Waterloo Times-Tribune: A spec
faiist says deafness is increasing
among the American people. A kaiser
a couple of czars and sultan have
noticed 1t.
Webster City Freeman-Journal. The
Kind OF German language the kaiser
uses is no good. 1t simply conveys
what the kaiser doesn't think, but
what he wants the German people to
think
Muscatine Journal: The reign OF
terror has given Germany the oppor-
tunity OF rohbing Russia of her only
nope OF stability. namely, the intelli-
gence OF the upper classes. The slay-
ing OF those who have the faculty Of
Intelligent leadership will SO pros
rate Russia that she will be forced to
accept guidance from without
Washington Journal: Victorious as
We are on the west, south and south
east, Russia still is in German hands,
tr1cked into the unhappy fate by the
German intriguers and the bolshevik
dupes. 1t will take some time to re-
habilitate Russia.
Boone News-Republican: An or
derby retreat by the Huns may be
strategic, but how about the thou
sands of prisoners taken?
Burlington Hawk-Eye: General Lu-
dendorff would be deeply grateful to
anyone who furnishes him with
painless method of breaking bad
news to the kaiser. The German
supply OF political anaesthetics is
distressingly short Of the demand.
Davenport Democrat: Foch. the
chess player directing the moves on
flVe boards simultaneously, and win
ming on all OF them; Germany. the
prize fighter, praying that Old Man
winter will soon ring the gong and
give him minutes breathing spell. |
Des Moines Tribune: One Wash
lngton cafe has been caught charg-
ing 30 cents an ear for corn. At l2O
ears to the bushel this would net |
$50 for the busheL That's enough /
to wiring groan from the farmer |
who gets two bones or less for a |
bushel
Des Moines Capital The American
people will have plenty to do during
the ensuing two years without
their time on college So
clenes or any form of organization
whose purpose is other than to help
the government. There is no room
for sideshoWs.
Davenport Times: The mental pic
ture of the German war lord COVER
ing IN cellar at Mannheim. listen
ns to the explosion of British shells
cropped from the upper air. is a
'ight good for sore eyes.
Mason City GIobe-Gazette: It Is
lime for the sick man of Europe to
axe MS medicine, and the allies are
seeing that he does it.
Perry Chief: The Bulgarian cry Of
'kamerad' was loud enough to be
Heard around the world. It's echoes
ire shaking the walls of Emneror
farl's abode in Austria.
Well, Possibly.
Macon Telegraph: While we don't ]
IKE bone in old Hindenburg's head
till we think it's unfair for the Der,
IN editors to blame him for the re.