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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-14
Successful Sales Manager Is Prepar.
ing for Big Intensive Campaign
of Only Tive Days
In keoleu<.
OUTsID ERS ENLISTED
SAYS This Is the Time for Everybo dy
to Get Behind the Organiza-
ton That Is Helping
Our Soldiers.

81 have never been active in the
Y. M c. A. and sometimes | have
been a little peeved at it, or the way
things were conducted there" said
J. G. Thomas, sales manager of the
Purity Oats company, today, but two
things are certain: the work it is
doing for our soldier boys is unequal
ed in the history of wars; and it
can't do that work unless 1T exists.
The Red Triangle in the camps and
right UP against the trenches Is a
very big thing. But the Red Triangle
won't be there unless there is a Y
NJ. C. A. organization and member
ship back home here.
~That's why I undertook the work
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-14

WASHINGTON, May 14.-There's
no better American than the Ameri
can Indian, and he's starting out to
prove it with a hoe.
G. E. Parker, superintendent Of the
Five Civilized Tribes in Oklahoma
offers evidence. In a report to the
national war garden commission he
says, Nearly all our Indians are
planting good gardens Their farm
ing this year will be better than ever
before"
The Indians also are preparing for
extensive canning and preserving Of
vegetables that cannot be used as
they rfpen.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-14
Friday evening at the Waiter Swim

Friday evening at the Waiter Swim
dermAn home.
Hubert Hopp and family Of Keokuk
were over Sunday visitors here.
Miss Elsie Meisner of near Don
Nelson has been hired to teach the
Charleston school the coming year.
Walter Swinderman and family
spent Wednesday evening at the Al
Pezley home.
Waiter Slater and family spent
Sunday at the Fred Ball home
Maurice Wahrer motored to Kco'
kuk Saturday.
Miss Elizabeth Trump is visiting IN
Kahoka. Mo.
Ernest and Harry Philip spent Sun
day evening at the Morgan Barnes
home.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-14
Keokuk Contributes Seventeen
More Of Her Sons to the
Cause of Democracy
Today.
ENTRAlN FOR MISSOURI
Men Go to Jefferson Barracks
Parade Features Morning
Program in Honor of
Selectmen.

keokuk increased her contribution
to the great national army today
! when seventeen young seectmen
went to jefferson barracks, Missouri,
to begin a period Of Intensive train
ing before embarI<ing for France and
the world war. Lee county, outside,
sent sixteen men.
A program, often observed on form.
er occasions, was carried out and as
the train departed from the union
station at 9:O5 a. m, there were
tears and cheers.
Louis A. Rovane, member OF the
increment was in charge OF the ts1ir-
ty-three men from the county. Ro-
vane, who is president Of the dental
supply company bearing his name,
was formerly a lieutenant in Com
pany l.
Many In Line.
To the stirring strains of John
ME Get Your Cum" procession COM
posed OF old soldiers, Uncle Sans
drum corps, the Nks, Eagles and 9th
er fraternity men and letter carriers,
the contingent moved to the station
at $3.50 a. N. A group Of city Of
ficials composed of the mayor and
councilmen and police heads led the
line. AS CuS Sel6CIlFe ueu UIOuSut
up the rear, they were given an ova-
ton by the groups on the curbs.
Large American flags were carried
by the fraternity men.
other Troops Aboard.
A program of martial airs was
played at the station while the crowd
composed OF hundreds Of citizens,
stood at attention.
When the troop train pulled in,
men from above Fort Madison, wear
ing white ribbons and lilies Of the
valley, were aboard. They "jollied"
the crowd, and good naturally spoke
OF the manner in which "the kaiser
would take to his heels when he sees
us Iowa guys comm"
Second Train Follows.
A second troop train from the north
followed a half hour behind the first
train, which was made up of eight
cars.
The Lee county contingent will
reach St. Louis at 1880 p. m. today
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-14
CHARLESTON

Roy Hopp and family spent Sunday
at the Adam Hopp home at Montrose.
Louis Bassett of Mt Pleasant spent
Sunday at home.
A good rain visited this locality
Monday.
Misses Meta Bergthotd and Mabel
Schiller spent Wednesday evening at
the Morgan Barnes home
Walter Hppp is spending few days
with relatives as he leaves for Jeffer-
son barracks. st. Louis, Mo-, Monday
AL Pezley and wife, Charles Pezley,
wife and daughter Erma and John
Pezley and wife of FIT Madison spent
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-14

public lands committee today struck
from the oil leasing bill, the section
giving the executive power to com
mandeer all oil lands.
The section was inserted in the
bill on the recommendation of Oil di-
rector Requa Of the fuel administra-
ton, but was never submitted to the
president until a conference last
night with Chairman Scott Ferris.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-14

Bank Statement Called for.
UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.I
WASHINGTON, May 1.-THE
comptroller of the currency today is
sued a call for statement of the
condition of national banks on May
tenth
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-14
TH|RTY-THREE MEN FROM
COUNTY OFF TO BATTLE
kEokuk SELECTS.

kEOkUk SELECTS.
clyde L. Ferris, 722 South Four
teenth street.
Charles Edgar Roberts, 1923 Frank.
Louis Frank Clancy. $40 North
Tenth street.
Joseph GoeE, 2o7 Des Moines
street
Frank Joseph Ewers, 800 Bank
street.
Benjamin Porter Moody, 72s High
street
Ben Farnum, twentieth and Grand
avenue.
Charles O. Tlchenor, 1909 Morgan.
Carl Clinton cIene1tson, (no ad-
dress given.
Louis A. Rovane, ia Bank street.
Gregory Scott Davies, ID North
Tenth street.
Edward cochenour, 21o South Six
teentt1 street.
Lucas Meu~issen, (no address CIV
en).
frederick }. Faber, 1919 Cedar
street.
cIavd A. Sanders, 212 South Ninth
street.
Max Walsh, {no address given).
rank OOF1SdU wv ~''
deau street.
Homer TaIn1adee orsborn, 1915
Drexei Ave-, Chicago.
County Selects.
Herbert Herman Bs1dke, Fort Madi-
son.
Louis Boil, Fort Madison.
Mike II. Wagner, Franklin, Iowa.
Port n, Thomas, Fort Madison.
Joe Brown (transferred) st. Louis,
Mo.
: Roy Howard Hadix, st. Joseph, Mo-.
Walter Edward HoPp, Davenport
iowa.
Monte v. Gray, Fort Madison.
Lloyd Charles BossIer, Fort Made
son.
Waiter x. Groves, 511 Walnut st,
Newton, kas.
Bertrand Edward Brown, Akron,
Ohio.
CIeII Perry, Fort Madison.
Theodore GerveIer, Fort Madison.
Raymond r. Hornung, Montrose,
No. 8.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-14
bust a Beufuksfna.
Bernn

Stock Falls AEgzrsEenaer: Befifm
seems somewhat excited to learn
that there are Anfericans-on the Itnl
ian hpnt- After a little while every
direction a turns he VII
see Americans And herwH see them
in his dreams, too.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-14
Australian Premier Moro.

HU8IrdihAn TVS1uUSF "0Sos
UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
A PACIFIC PORT. May 14.-Pre-
mier William N. Hughes, OF Austrat
ia, arrived hero late yesterday on an
American liner Accompanying him
are Premier William E. Massey. OF
New Zealand, Joseph Ward and Rob,
ert Curran.
Passengers on the steamer from
Australia declared that Premier
Hughes party first boarded British
transport, which was attacked and
damaged by a German commerce
raider. The transport, according to
the passengers, returned to the Aus
tralian port, and the Hughes party
boarded the American liner which
brought them here
Premiers Hughes and Massey are
enroute to London.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-14

and viii go at once to Jefferson bar
racks, trolley ride of half hour
from the union station The men will
doubtless be billeted before 6 p. NJ.
Men Go All Summer.
Every month this summer win see
men being called from the city to
the colors. 1t has been proposed that
a proclamation be issued, asking that
merchants close their places Of bust
ness during the two hours Of de-
parture for the selected men. It is
probable that Mayor Ed. S. Lotion
will issue the request.
'1t is the least we can do to pay
homage to these men who are going
to the front to fight our battles, -
said c. S. AbeH chairman OF the pa
rade arrangements committee, today.
The same view was taken by others.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-14
Preliminary Trainina.

SHENANDOAH, May 14.-Local
class one men who expect to move to
Camp Dodge soon are getting their
first training from Professor Shortless
of Ames,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-14
WEDNESDAY TO Be
FLOUR CENSUS DAY
keotSuk Househoiders Must Have An
s~er Ready When Representa-
tive Of U. S.
Gala
TELL 1T IN POUNDS
Determine Quantity Tonight or Early
In the Morning, Is the Re-
quest Of County Food
Administrators.
TELL IT IN POUNDS

| Preparations are complete for the
flour census tomorrow, when at every
house IN Keokuk and Jackson town
ship, outside, woman win call with
the question:
How much flour have yon on
hand?"
The answer is desired In pounds az
nearly correct as is possible. It is not
necessary to weigh each broken sack,
Food Administrator ]. F. Elder says
but a good, sensible, approximately
correct answer to the question is de-
sired.
And prompt answer, too,- he
added, "for the women who are visit.
ing every house are working for
Uncle Sam without pay. and every
householder owes it to them to ex-
pedite their work as much as possible
and make it as easy as possible.
Please let me, through The Gate City,
ask every housewife to look at her
flour this evening or early in the
morning and be ready to answer the
census taker at the door tomorrow"
In order to make the regulation Of
nouriess meals as nearly correct as
possible without exaggeration, Her
bert Hoover determined to ascertain
just how great is the present shortage
Of flour in America by a census Of
the quantity on hand.
Reports from mills, jobbers and re-
tailers, and large users like bakers
are easily obtained, but to complete
the census It Is necessary to ascertain
the quantity in the hands Of household
consumers also-hence this flour CEN
sus tomorrow which will be completed
in Keokuk and jackson township,
outside, In one day.
Women Make Survey.
The Keokuk unit, vomen's commit
tee Of the council Of national defense,
of which Miss Elizabeth Collier is
chairman, is doing the work under the
direction of Mr.. Elder Miss Collier
has been assisted by Miss Caroline
Baldwin in planning the work. The
ward chairmen are to appoint their
helpers in the precinct. The ward
chairmen are:
First ward-Mrs. Harry Cu1kdn.
Second ward-Mrs. C. w. Hartley.
Third ward-Mrs. Hugh ]. Robert
son.
Fourth ward-Mrs. n. L. Mer,fck-
Fifth ward-h ISIS Margaret Belts.
Sixth ward-Mrs. W. F. Gutss.
Seventh ward-Mrs. Joseph M.
Skinner.
Measure Of Patriotism.
II know OF no better measure Of
ones lack Of patriotism than a readi-
ness to hoard food" said MY Elder,
land to hoard flour and sugar espe-
cially-to evade the efforts Of the gov
eminent and the food administration
to conserve food supply to the end that
all may have needed supply to main
tain health, and that supplies may be
sent or army and the armies OF our
allies. Our allies are on a much
lower basis per capita IN consumption
of sugar and flour than we have ever
thought OF being"
"Any householder having a surplus
OF wheat flour on May IL, need fear
no penalty If they arrange through the
woman's defense council the disposal
of the surplus. After May IS, any
hoarders Of food WIN be prosecuted
upon proper evidence. The maxfmum
penalty under the law for boarding
food is $4,000 fine and twp years in
the penitentiary."
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-14
Section Struck O,

rJrn, Section Struck Out.
WAS, rress Leased Wire Service. I
sdy,a noliiNGTON. May I4.-On the
-'s'ce OF President wilson the house
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-03-05
BIG PACKERS IN PLOT?
HENEY CHARGES FIRMS SEEK TO
RUIN SMALL DEALER.
Says Two More of Food Administra.
TONS Aids Are Being Paid
by Packers.

Chicago, Feb. 27.-Additional dis
closures, both from witnesses and let
tiers, showing the Chicago packers in
efforts to stifie competition in the food
industry, were made before federal
trade commission examiners.
Small dealers, who confessed fear of
financial ruin because of their testi-
mony, told how Swift & Co., either
"steam-rollered" them out of existence
or brought them into line.
Francis ]. Heney, attorney for the
commission. introduced correspondence
tending to show the patriotic" ac-
tivity of other ''dollar-a-day" men act
ing in official capacities for the food
administration, while' drawing salaries
from the packers.
ii. B. Collins, assistant head of the
division of coordination of purchases
of the food administration, is one OF
these, Mr.. Heney said.
Collins has drawn a salary of S1O-
600 year from Swift & Co. as mana
ger of its produce department up to
January 23-the date of the last check
by the trade board.
w. f. Priebe, whose name was
brought out the previous day, and who
has been known generally as the
largest independent poultry and egg
dealer" was shown to be on the pay
roll of Swift & Co. at a salary of $275
a month.
He is chief of the division of poultry,
eggs and perishable markets for the
food administration, and "W. f. Priebe
& Co." is owned by Swift & Co.
The correspondence likewise revealed
how carefully the packers watched
antagonistic. legislation before legis-
latures; plan to disrupt union labor
activity through employing negroes,
and the means adopted in their
thumbs down" campaign against small
competitors.
Nothing bearing on their industry
escaped attention. apparently. 1t re-
quired three letters and a personal
visit to dispose of the weighty subject
of Church bazaar donation" of SIS
to the wife of an arbitrator Of the state
industrial board.
These communications tell not only
the duties and powers of such posi-
ton, but also its Importance to the
packers.
An added feature concerning the
eight-hOur law was introduced in some
Wilson & Co. correspondence by Mr..
Heney. 1t reveals the extent of the
lobby in Springfield to defeat this pro-
posed act.
With regard to the increase in negro
labor Mr.. Heney produced figures show
ing that Armour & Co. employed 1900
negroes in 1916, compared with 1900
in 1918. Comparisons of others of the
packers follow:
Norris & Co., Lie in 1915; 2,150 in
1917.
Swift & Co., 2,1OO in 1916; 1882 in
1917.
An increase was noted in the en-
ployee roll of Libby, Mcneil & Libby
On August 10 ]. Burns of the Denver
plant of Swift & Co. wrote Louis F.
Swift he had started an employment
bureau and would try to obtain negro
help to the extent of Is per cent of
the plants labor help.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-03-05
PEACE is NO NEARER
GERMAN CHANCELLOR WANTS to-
0IScREDfT WILSON'S AIMS.
Washington Officials Say HertIing'sn
Speech Is Effort to Fool People
and Aid War Party.

Washington, Feb. 27.-German I'M
speech in the reichstag continuing the
discussion of the war aims of the bell
ligerent powers has not changed the.
situation, in the opinion of high OIL
Gals here.
Instead of marking an advance to-
ward peace, it is regarded rather as.
deliberately calculated TO strengthen.
the hands of the German militaristic-
party by endeavoring to convince the
German proletariat of the impractical
BILE nature of President Wilson's aims.
as disclosed in his most recent address
TO congress on February IL.
While stating his readiness to ac-
cept the presidents four fundamental
principles for a basis OF peace, Count
Won Hertling dismissed them as ideal.
istic and unavoidable by insisting that
they must depend for their application
upon the realization of conditions.
which cannot be met.
In the official view his treatment of
the subject was ironical and designed
for very different ends than the adj
vancement of peace.
There will be no immediate formal
comment upon this latest contribution
to the debate on war aims and peace
aspirations. Experience has taught Of
f1cials that important qualifications.
are to be found usually in the full
text of the speeches of the spokesman
of the central powers.
Attention was directed by officials
to President Wilson'S former charac-
teriZation of the German chapcellor's.
utterances as very vague and con-
fuSing," and it was said that the pres
ident's comment had a peculiarly apt
application to the HertIing speech of
Monday.
Officials noted particularly Hert-
ling'S references to Ireland, India and
Egypt and regarded them as calcu-
lated to create discOrd between the en-
tente allies and continue a deception
of the German people, who apparently
believe the military party is willing to,
make peace without annexations and
indemnities.
Hertling's suggestion of a conference,
OF the belligerents apparently meets
with no greater favor than heretofore,
and officials see not the slightest hope
of round table discussion" in adj
vance of a complete Acceptance by the
central powers of the broad principles;
upon which the entente Is willing to-
consider peace terms.
Hertling's speech was carefully stud
led by President Wilson and state de-
partment officials. limitations that the
president would make it the occasion.
for another address Immediately found
no official support
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-03-05
PRIZE SHIP GOES AGROUND
Is Wrecked-Two Prisoners on
Board Are Americans.

Copenhagen, Feb. 27.-The Spanish
steamship Igotz Mendi, with a German
prize crew from the Pacific ocean on
board, is ashore near the Skaw light
house. Two of the prisoners aboard
are Americans.
1.-THE Skaw is the northern extremity
of Jutland, Denmark
The prisoners on the IgOtz Mendi
were taken from six ships which had
been sunk. Several Of the prisoners
had been aboard the vessel for eight
months while she cruised in the Pacific
ocean.
Twenty-Five persons, including nine
women, two children and two Ameri-
cans, have been landed by a lifeboal
from the Skaw.
London, Feb. 27-The steamship
Igotz Mendi, according to a dispatch
from Copenhagen to the Exchange
Telegraph company, was captured by
the German auxiliary cruiser Wolf
nine months ago in the Gulf. of India
The Wolf reached port after a raiding
expedition of 10 months In the Allan
tic. Pacific and Indian oceans, the Ger
man admiralty announced.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-03-05
NO GERMAN PEACE REPLY
Lenine and Trotzky Inquire When
Answer to Russian Acceptance
of Teuton Terms.

London, Feb. 27.-An official Rus
sian statement sent out by wireless an
nounced that no reply had been re-
ceived from Germany to the Russian
communication accepting the German
peace conditions. The announcement,
which was signed by Premier Lenine
and Foreign Minister Trotzky, again
inquired when a reply would be given
and hostilities cease.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-03-05
ALLIES TO HALT
GERMANys DRIVE
General Foch Declares Foe Can't
Break Through.
ENEMY IS WEAKER IN. GUNS
Commander Says Advantages Now Lie
With Allies Who Are Strong In
Guns, Munitions and
Airplanes.

Chicago, Feb. 27.-I went to the
fountain source for information and
reinsurance on the German offensive.
and l got both, cables the Chicago
Heralds Paris Correspondent.
General FOch received me in his
office in the Boulevard Invalides and
frankly answered all my questions,
which covered the larger phases of
the greatest menace that has ever
confronted mankind. My first ques-
ton was:
What is the chance of the Ger
mans being able to break through?"
Before answering General Foch
took a few puffs at his two-cent cigar
and looked at me with a smile of
quiet confidence in his bright brown
eyes.
"They Won't!"
"They won't break through" he
said, and the words were as percus-
sive as pistol shots. "They tried that
at Marine. They then had troops of
the first quality, while we were un-
prepared. They failed. They tried at
Lassigny in October, 1914. and at Ar
ras. Again, on the User and at Ypres
they made very strong attacks, which
they repeated. They failed every
where in their attempt TO break
through.
again the following April, at what
Is known as the second YpreS, they
attacked, this time using gas against
which we had not then the protection
Of masks. They gained three miles,
but were unable to break through.
FINALLY, at Verdun, in 1916, they
made a great effort. Their artillery
was much superiors to ours. This at
tempt began in February and lasted
till July. 1t was a failure.
I'm view of all those attempts, I'M
der conditions favorable to the en-
envy, we are justified in the conf
dence we now feel. The advantages
now all lie with us. We are better
organized and our preparation is bet
ter. All the dispositions are better.
General Foch used the French word
'repartition" to convey the idea of
the uniformity, balance and complete
ness Of the allied preparatory.
Our reserves can be handled more
effectively and there are relatively
more of them than at any time in the
past. We are strong in guns, NUM-
tons and airplanes. Our artillery
superiority to the enemy is incontest-
able. Finally, our morale is better
than ever. On the other hand, the
German troops have deteriorated
since 1914.
"Wait Without Anxiety"
I'm view of all these things we wait
for them without anxiety"
rs it possible that they have in
vented new gasses that our masks will
furnish no protection against?"
asked.
NO" replied General Foch. "We
know mostly everything they do and
remember in 1915 we had no masks at
all and we stood up against their gas"
what about the tanks?"
They'll have them, but not too
many for us to deal with. This is a
department in which we have all the
advantages of knowledge and expert
ence"