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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-11
BOAT OWNER
BOUND OVER
Capt. Geo. w. Wisherd, Steamer G
w. Hills Operator, Held on
Liquor Sales
Charge.

DAVENPORT, June 11.-Captain
Geo. W. Wisherd of Quincy, ILL.,. has
been arraigned before United States
Commissioner A. G.. Bush and bound
over to the federal grand jury on a
charge of violating the liquor trans
portation law. The specific charge
against Captain Wisherd is said to be
based on his alleged participation in
the transporting of beer on the G. w.
Hill steamer from Quincy, Ill, to
Iowa ports.
The steamer G. w. Hill was raid
ed at Davenport last Saturday night
by state agents at the suggestion of
the county attorney. following inves-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-11
Duncan-s chell's Outfit III $4,000.

kuk are visiting their daughter, Mrs
Albert Haffner and family.
Miss Emma Bergthold returned
home Saturday after two weeks
visit with her sister. Mrs. Milton Lind
her and family near Keokuk.
Miss Bessie RUDE spent Sunday aft
ernoon with Hazel and Nellie Felt
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Haffner mo-
tored to the Ed Hentzel home at Prim-
rose Sunday.
A large crowd from this place at
tended the program at the Baptist
church at Croton, Sunday afternoon.
koren and John Hayes are visiting
at the Morrisey home
Bessie and Herman RUDE were
Pennington callers last week
Joe Burke and sons James and
Louis of Washington, came Monday
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-11
DOWN AND OUT
MOTHER BRACES
Up. SURPRISES
MHULt FAMILY

She had worked. loved and was
Happy in doing TOR her children, and
"nen she started to break down they
were frantic. were willing to do al.
most anything to make her last years
happy and free from worry and i'll.
ness. Nothing they did seemed to
ueip; doctors, medicines or rest gave
no results.
Finally, when all were. about des-
perate with worry a neighbor induced
.neln 10 try Phosphated Iron. 1t had
worked such wonders with her old
,oihs. Ready to grasp at cny help
.ney got a supply and the way their
Motner improved from the start was
almost too good to believe. 1t was
sure happy and reunited family and
you y can bet they are all boosting
FIosphated Iron to the limit.
>. Doctors the world over will tell you
mat phosphates and Iron will build
up and store strength and energy
asainst old age and nervous break
Towns. One of our leading physi-
siahs says: ''The results / have OBJ
aiheo with Phosphated Iron have
ueeh great In cases of old people,
s snere u was necessary to build up
MStiengtn' revive bodily functions, give
'ne Il, lie, renewed youth and health"
~, mere must be something to it. Doc
uls ana druggists all tell the same
story Of success. e
~. SPECIAL Notice-To insure physi-
o.als and their patients getting the
E; senuine Phosphated Iron, 1t is put nm
a.. capsules only. Do not allow deal
ers to give you pills or tablets insist
~ Iapsules-McGrath Bros. Drug
si S, heokuk, Iowa, and leading drug
sists everywhere.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-11
For Burning Eczema

Greasy salves and ointments should not
be applied if good clear skin is wanted.
From any druggist Cor 35c, or $1O0 for
extra large size, get bottle of zerno.
When applied as directed it effectively
removes eczema, quickly stops itching, and
heals skin troubles, also sores, burns,
wounds and chatting. 1t penetrates, cleanses
and soothes. Zemo is a clean, dependable
and inexpensive, penetrating, antiseptic
liquid. Try it, as we believe nothing you
have ever usedis asefective and satisfying.
The E. W. Rose Co. Cleveland. o.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-11
BOARD SEEKS
FOR SLACKERS
Men Fail to File Questionnaires and
One Of Them Does Not Ap-
pear for Camp Duty
When Called.

Where are John Ware, Martin Car
roll, Marion Smith, Carson Rowe
and James Strange OF Keokuk?
The Lee county exemption board
wants them for failure to file ques-
tionnaires after registering for the
draft last year.
Clell Perry, another Lee county
man, did not appear for entrainment
to camp when called up by the board.
He is being sought, too.
Other county men who have not
filed missionaries are:
Ray Henry Tompkins, city; George
Davis, Viewer; Monroe Flood, Viewer;
Albert Berry, Fargo. N. D.; Lonnoe
Bukner, Viewer; Claude McNaul,
Montrose; Walter Ahearn, New Bos-
ton.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-11

tigation Of the alleged sales of LIQUOR
on the boat. During an excursion
Saturday night, a quantity of liquor
said by the state agents to be beer,
was sold and the raid at Davenport
resulted in the seizure of nearly 900
cases of what was labeled beer. The
officers Of the boat were arrested at
the time and are held under bonds
for investigation. 1t is probable that
only Captain J. Cassidy, who was in
charge of the boat, will be prescott
ed in the federal court.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-11
"Y'' Secs Job in France
No Sinecure Writes One

ties. Sometimes the sentry awakens
me four or five times in a single night
for gas alarm. That gas is terrible
MY little town has been captured
twice by the Germans (before camel
| and each time regained by the French
The ground is too level where we
are for dugouts, so my "Y" is in a
grand old residence. OF course, we
have small bombproof dugouts for safe.
ty. Only a few feet from my door is
one used by two officers besides my
self and assistant in case of fierce
bombardment. We stayed in it one
night.
In Constant Danger.
II am in constant danger, but some
how one hardly feels that way at the
time. One afternoon last week nine
teen high explosive German shells
struck directly in front of the Y M.
G. A. They were I05s.' and believe
me, they tear some hole in the ground.
Our movements are in the nights
mostly. If one goes on the street in
the daytime he is obliged to walk
close to the side Of the buildings, as
the planes are out for photographs,
ETC., so much. The aviators are hav.
ing battles overhead often. Some peo-
pie think a Y M. C. A. secretary's job
is snap. Let such follow me for
week and out Of the trenches into the
intirmary, etc, and I'll guarantee they
will be taking nerve tonics for
month afterward."
Just Missed Him.
Life on the Y. M. G.. A. line devel-
ops most sensitive sense Of humor
One secretary slept for some weeks
in the upper story of a house over
which the Germans were lobbing their
shells to reach battery in the valley
below. 1t seemed to him, he said, that
the shells did not pass more than four
feet above the ridgepole. The funny
thing about the affair, to him, was that
he developed blind faith in German
efficiency. He was quite sure they
would not fire short and smash
through that ridgepole and secretary.
Nor did they. He thought this was
very, very funny.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-11

May 81, at the home Of the bride.
May happiness and prosperity go
with them through life, is the wish
of their many friends.
Mrs. Casper Swinderman and Mrs.
Eva Griswold and children of Fort
Madison, spent Sunday at the Walter
Swinderman home.
Everett and Harry Philip, James
Barnes, Miss Alva Kerns and Frank
Barnes and family spent Sunday at
the Morgan Barnes home.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-11
Guarantees That Any One
Following Hin, for Week
Needs to Take Nerve Ton
les for Month

The 7. M. I. A. mans job on the
western front is no sinecure. Under
German shell fire much of the time,
ne is called upon constantly to sacri-
nee his comfort and safety for the
sake OF carrying his peculiar ministry
to the boys along the front line Of
battle.
But the job of lodging German
shells appeals to many red-blooded
American men who are now in the
service of the Y. M. G.. A. overseas.
More than 500 of them are now doing
their part to sustain the morale of the
American troops in the trenches of
France. One of these-Sanford L.
Porter Of California-has written a
vivid word picture of his life as a Y.
M. G. A. worker and says he enjoys it.
For weeks have been under Ger
man shell fire (almost helltire) on the
American 'front.'" says Mr.. Porter in
communication to William e. Brug-
man. acting general secretary of the
keokuk Young Mems Christian ASSOC
citation OF this city. my Y. M. C. A.
hut is between the second and third
line trenches. Some days we get no
shells, but most of the time they
whistle over me day and night. We
are ordered to carry gas masks all the
time indoors and out. Cannot step out
without the steel helmet on the head.
Always Carry Masks.
The English mask must be carried
always. in the alert position, as one
can get 1t on the face before he
breathes. in case of gas alarm. The
second mask is carried SO that if a
bullet goes through No. one, the other
is available at once. The helmet pro-
tects from bursting shrapnel, which |
often falls. especially from the air bat ]
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-11
CHARLESTON.
e<>~~> . ~>>>>>,

ipp ., Mertens of Burlington, is visit
Ts a. tne Gus Schuelka home.
tho ue social given by the ladies of
Ho,,,ah u. church on the Sidney
was nes lawn Wednesday evening,
realized. u anu a neat sum
caller uI W Wahrer was Fl. Madison
Of q. barnes, wife and son, George.
Mor.s Louis, are visiting at the
gan Barnes home.
Roho wls Schuelka and Miss Marie
ed i 'son OF Summitville. were INIT
"arriage Saturday evening,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-11
Many School Children are SickIy

Mothers wEo yalne their own comfort aud the
welfare OF their children, should never be with
out box Of Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for
Children, for use throughout the season. They
Break up Colds, Relieve Feyerishness, Constipa-
ton, Teethng Disorders, Headache and Stoucch
Troubles. Used by mothers for 80 years THESE
POWDERS NEVER FAIL. All Drug Stores
csc. Don't accept any substitute. Sample FREE.
Address, Mother Gray Co, lie Roy, N. Y.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-11

Tacoma made a premature boast OF
Ia new crop of Belgian hare million
aires whose accommodations. failed to
swell the towns income tax score.
Federal revenue sleuths take the
bunch seriously and are scouting for
the excess
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-11
Child Kills Baby with Pistol.

BENTON, H., June 11.-Ffederick
Heard Neal. 1-year-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Neal of Logan, was killed
by his 1o-year-old cousin, Mont Heard.
the latter finding a revolver in a
bureau drawer and pointing it at the
baby pulled the trigger.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-11

for a visit with his parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. V. J. Burke and other relatives
Mrs. Lewis Felt and daughter Nellie
motored to Donnellson recently.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-11

Some 10000 or $4,000 tyrewriting
machines have been supplied to the
British government departments at
home and abroad.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-11
STRING PRAIRIE

There was a large crowd from this
vicinity attended the ice cream and
pie social at the Croton Baptist church
Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. A J. Langwith of Keo-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-11
Provost Marshal General crowder Ex.
presses Appreciation OF the Work
Of the Lee County
Board.
WORK VERY EXACTING
Long Hours, Long Days and Long
Months Of Solid Work Done by
Members Gratuitousiy to
Help Win War.

The Lee county exemption board
has received long telegram from
Provost Marshal Crowder, highly
complimenting the devoted, unselfisf
laborious and unpaid work OF the
board during the past year.
| Those conversant with the work ol
the Lee county board endorse com
pletely any compliments anybody may
pay it. At great sacrifice of personal
comfort, time and labor, the board
has done its gratuitous work in &C
| cordance with the law and regula
tons, Notwithstanding any criticisms
of people who do not understand its
orders from higher authority and the
provost marshal general. Men have
been placed in the different classes
with judicial care on the evidence
presented in every case. The de-
pendent claims are the only ones
with which the county boards have
anything to do. the district boards
passing on all industrial claims, in
Guiding agriculture, and all class
two, three and four men without de-
pendents were classified by the dis
trict board. The county board vel
comes information about selected
men, but gets little from anybody
else.
Life Busy and Unhappy One.
The Lee county board put in two
months solid time last summer and
four months more last winter con-
tinuously, working week days and
Sundays and many nights. The ply
sician while not always working, has
always been accessible instantly.
The rest of the time, the telephone
has been ringing every few minutes
as people ask questions or explana-
tions. The exemption boards job is
not a happy one, and everybody else
around the court house is glad he is
not on that particular work being
done by the board members.
Complaints against the board have
been few. None have como from its
superior authority which has compli-
mented it several times. Sometimes
persons unfamiliar with the law or
the evidence presented, complain
about a certain case. until they in
vestigate it thoroughly.
The efficiency Of the American army
in the field, as General Crowder says,
is largely due to the good work of
the local exemption boards, all OF it
given as the share in the war work
Of the members of the board.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-11

in the face and red in the toes. No
more for me. Use "Gets-It" It
never fails. Touch any corn or CAL
lus with two drops Of "Gete-It,"
and "Gets-1t' does the rest. It's a
relief to be able to stop cutting
corns, making them bleed. wrapping
them up like packages and using
sticky tape and salves. It removes
any corn clear and clean. leaving
the toe as smooth as your palm. You
can wear those new shoes without
pain, dance and be risky on your
feet. It's great to use "Gets-It"
"Gets-It," the guaranteed, money.
back corn remover. the only sure way.
costs but a trifle at any drug store,
MID by e. Lawrence 4 Co, Chicago. III.
Sold In Keokuk and recommended
As the worlds best corn rer.edy b.
Z Co. and WILKINSON { ca
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-11
Step Lively! corns
Quit with ''eets IT.
Tho Great Coru-Loosener Of tho
Apa. Never Fails. Painless.

c { e" even with corns. because 1 use
"C,ets-It". the painless, off-like-a-ba-
nana-peel corn remover. tried
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-11

DIES MONIES, Iowa, June INA
tional war savings day is to be June
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-06-13

Communications on all topics pub
ushed when not too iOng and eccompa
MED BY full names and addyogs. Not
responsible for views Of contributors
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-06-13
PIGS AND PATRIOTISM.

A Washington Dispatch says:
Vast quantities of meat products
from American packing houses We're
shipped to the Allies in April One Of
the largest items ON the list was 129,-
1913, 295 pounds of bacon. S9,246,47e
pounds of ham and shoulders
During last March it was pointed
out in these columns that there were
vast stores of meat piled UP in the
warehouses of the packers awaiting
transportation to Europe There were
no ships available at the time and
price of live hogs went down as a con
sequence. In the same article it was
pointed out; There is every reason
20 save every pig this spring and
raise every hog to maturity so the
storage plants can he filled up as soon
as empty"
The storage plants are being emp
tied now There are more ships and
less congestion on the railroads. There
are plenty of hogs in the state TO fill
up the storage houses this fall and
take care of home needs. But the wise
man is he who looks ahead toward
next spring.
Sows bred this month should farrow
in October With good care and plen-
ty of feed the pigs should be about
ready to market by next April. There
is no scarcity of hogs or meat in sight
at the present time, but supplying
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-06-13

home needs and helping to feed three
or four million of our boys in France
next spring is a situation that stares
us in the face right now.
The June number of the Hampshire
Advocate gives the state of Georgia
first place for the month of May in
the number of purebred hogs record,
ed on the Hampshire books. The near
est state to Georgia is Alabama and
the next Illinois. 1t says: eve expect
10 see by the end Of another year Geor-
gia ranking among the first one or
TWO states in the number of Hamp-
shire pedigrees which will be record
ed during the year"
This is of particular interest to
breeders Of Hampshire hogs for the
reason that at present Georgia stands
fourth in the recording contest which
has been going on for several months,
and if this place is maintained until
The goth Of July when the contest
closes, the state will be given a $50
90 silver trophy which is to be award
ed as follows:
All Of the breeders of the state
go together and record their pedigrees
and win the trophy. The trophy then
becomes a premium at the Safe Fair
where it is awarded to the breeder ex
hibiting the best pair of pigs and
six months Of age.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-06-13
CARMEN PEACHES ARE
PAST HIGH TIDE MOVE

ATLANTA, Ca, June 1.-THE high
tide of the movement of Carmen
peaches was reached at the beginning
Of the present week, and other yarie-
ties are now coming on in quantities
Transportation facilities are much
better than the peach growers ex-
pected, due to close cooperation be
tween the Georgia Fruit Exchange and
the U. S. Railway Administration. The
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-06-13

Just had orders not to look for any
more cool drinks with ice clinking
around in the glass Fact is the drug
stores will not sell us any more
mixed. like that. High up food ad-
minisrration officials say they want to
cooserve ice. Maybe that's all neces-
sary. bat as We trudged home in the
hot suu Tor the noon luncheon, saw a
negro ice wagon driver doing his best
to locate somebody who would stick
his head out of the door and say he
wanted jitney's worth of ice. All
the time those fine big blocks of ice
were melting, melting to beat the
world, But what's the use. Its hard
10 reason with some folks,
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-06-13

In every agricultural district there
are farmers who have succeeded in
holding their employees in spite of all
the attractions offered by other indus
trias Those farmers have usually
employed married men and have fur
nished them with small but com
portable house Moreover, the labor
ers. have enjoyed the privilege OF rails
ny small garden and a few pigs and
chickens. Clarence Ousley, Asst
Secretary of Agriculture,
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-06-13
MINE WORK AT STANDSTILL

BIRMINGHAM, June 12.-Produc-
lion of coal at Banner mines, where
some fifteen or twenty convict miners
struck or munitied yesterday, was at
standstill today. All efforts to get
the convicts to come out of the mine
and discuss their grievances has been
unavailing
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-06-13

The Berlin official statement said
the other day that the Americans were
rapulsed with heavy losses. That
same day the Americans held right on
to. their part OF the front and had an
ollcial report OF seventeen killed on
al fronts. That is not the kind of
heavy losses" the Germans are SUI
fering, we hope.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-06-13

Talk about your winters coal! Will
some one refer us to the place where
you. can buy some coal? There isn't
a dimes worth to be had in this mar
ket and the dealers say they cannot
get it How's man going to stock
up on something he cannot get?
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-06-13

We have official acknowledgement
from the Germans now that they are
willing, to take the Americans ser
iously in the future. That's all good
In this respect the Huns are head
ing about in the RICH direction.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-06-13

You cannot make us believe that
ths greatest stroke of the Germans in
the west is yet to come. There can
never be another as extensive as that
launched against the British. 1t will
take new Germany and new Ger.
man people to do that.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-06-13
AVIATION ACCIDENTS

paper of the American Air Service on
the ground that there has been an un-
necessarily large number of accidents
| has evoked resort from Plane News,
published by the American aviators
| in training.
Records show, says the aviator's
organ that about sixty men made the
supreme sacrifice" last year while in
training. One American newspaper
it asserts, has endeavored to account
caused by "cramped space" which the
men have to fly in and has asked
whether the supervision of our avia-
ton camps is the hands of officers
who know their business"
only a small percentage Of the
fatalities have been caused by coli
sion and other causes were Of various
nature which were beyond any govern
ment control" says Plans News. The
majority of instruction centers have
outlying fields where men in the yari-
Gus stages in training are confined.
"The officers in charge are as com
petent as can be had Many are West
Point men of long military training
and nearly all have become expert
aviators themselves. They konw, if
anybody ever will, the dagers of fly
ing and the necessary precautions to
take.
Tight places" are bound to confront
every pilot in the course of his train
ing and are the finest examples in
the world if the aviator is able to
navigate the danger with success, for
it gives him the needed confidence
for simiIer experiences in the future.
Safe flying is largely matter Of in
tuition, which sense can only be ac-
CURED through constant practice of
long duration.
The training of an aviator, from
the beginning, assumes practically the
same dangers as actual service in the
air at the front, which is not the case
in the training of any other branch in
the service. Therefore it is little won
der that the loss of few men in
training should stir the public to be
lieving that carelessness has had its
part in causing the losses.
The machine a pilot begins ON is
safer than each succeeding machine
he is taught to handle and it is signi
ficant to note just what training will
do for the flyer. For instance, the
casualties for the most part come
when the pilot is operating the largest
and safest planes. Few casualties are
recorded of the lighter and faster types
which are exceedingly hard to handle
and susceptible to the least wrong
move on the part of the pilot
Considering that in practice there
is practically the same danger element
as there is in flying at the front, the
percentage of casualties is very low
iii comparison to the great number of
flyers in training. Were the actual
figures made known of just what is
being accomplished in daily flights,
mileage and acrobatics, sur
prising facts would be revealed as to
2st how wonderful a progress is be-
ing made in American aviation with
,Ucb little loss -
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-06-13

When airplane building equals our
ship building and the two go down the
months together, hand in hand for a
while there will be something worth
noting on the war front.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-06-13

main trouble has been due to conges,
tion between Washington and New
York but this has been smoothed out.
The opening of the seaboard as an adj
ditional route to the Potomac yards,
in Washington, has greatly facilitat-
ed the movement. B. J. christman,
manager of the Fruit Exchange de-
clares the general results of this SEES
sons crops will be quite satisfactory.