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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-26
Adopts CamoufIase on His Age to Get
Into the Army and Then Re-
moves i to Get Into
Army Quicker.
FOUND THE TRUTH BEST
John c. Scott Lectured Him While
Hiding Grin Behind One Hand
and HonorIng Him in His
Heart.

When is lie not lie?
Answer-when a boy under age IS
anxious to go to war and claims he
is older than he really is.
Lacking a month Of being eighteen
years old, young and patriotic Leon
ard Matless, Jr., of 302 Fulton street,
couldn't resist the temptation Sep
TENDER IL, to palm himself off as
older. Previously he had tried twice
to enlist In the army and had been
refused each time.
Thereupon he went to the First
ward registration place September
IL and stretched the truth bit.
Vowing that the draft had caught
Leonard signed up in Uncle Sans
service. The case especially attract
ed the attention of the registrars at
that time. But a wrong doesn't
make a right. The whole deal proved
disappointment. The boy found
that the government would not call
men Of his supposed age for eight
or nine months. This did not suit
the lad a bit, because the youth is
patriotic and he wants to see serv-
ice Immediately in France.
In a Dilemma.
Leonard found that the automobile
and mechanical section of the Amer
lean Red Cross needed ambulance
drivers and would take men under
and over draft age. But registrants,
to join this corps, would not be con-
sidered until an applicant could get
the local board to classify him and
secure a passport A simpler way
out was to secure release from regis
tration.
Young Matless saw that choice
had to be made somewhere, for the
Red Cross proposition looked good
to him. Instead. OF wanting to get
in the army, all he desired now was
to get out Of it to enter active serv-
ice in another way.
To do this, he chose the simpler
way and determined to tell the
truth The truth was that he wasn't
eighteen when he registered Sep"
TENDER -. His birthday falls on
October IL.
Leonard went to John c. Scott,
chairman of the local exemption
board, this morning and revealed
the true facts to him. Furthermore,
he begged for release from registra-
ton in order that he might comply
with requirements of the Red Cross
and join the ambulance corps.
Brave Enough to Fight Huns.
1t must have been hard for him
to own up to the truth, but Leonard
did it bravely. He came into the
county clerks office with Mr.. Scott
and had the clerk hunt up his birth
certificate. In black and white was
written, Born October II, 1900"
This bore out the lads true state
ment.
John c. Scott released him from
draft.
The war is getting to place
where l am having harder time
keeping men out of the army than
l am getting them to come in COM
planned the sheriff in a severe tone.
Although his voice was sharp and
severe, he raised his hand to cover
what seemed to be smile. The
chairman Of the board Is pretty
human sort of chap, and liking
boys, at that.
As to Leonard.
He leaves tomorrow morning for
Chicago to fill out his application as
ambulance driver at Red Cross head
quarters there A copy of his birth
certificate will go along. This time
he will sign up as a boy who is un-
der age.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-26
No One Will Listen.

Sioux Falls Argus-Leader: The
kaiser is right in saying that it takes
two to make peace. But it only
took one to start a war. The kaiser
is ready for peace now-on German
terms-but he can't find anybody else
who is interested in the proposition.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-26
Nan Arrive at Eleven O'Clock Tomor-
low Morning and VIII be Met
by Welcoming Dele
cation.
SPEAKS FRIDAY NIGHT.
,.,d Statesmen to Form Escort and
Parade the Down Town Dis
triet before the Even
ing Meeting.

The plans for receiving Private
|praitenstein have been chan ed be-
aanse he will reach this city Friday
morning by automobile.
He speaks at Keosauqua tonight
land will go to Primrose after that
meeting to spend the night with his
He will come to Keokuk from Prim-
Rose tomorrow morning and will ar
live at about eleven o'clock.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-26

a new Jersey inventor has patent
combination of an electric light
Wv small shelf which may be used
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-26
One in keokuk Who 10 Doing the
Work Of a Man Tells Her Ideas
About the Requirements
Necessary.
CONCENTRATION THE KEY
When a Woman Makes Her Work Her
Principal Interest, She is in
Line for Success in Her
Chosen Field.

"A woman should learn to Keep ner
mind on her work." says one in keo-
kuk, who has demonstrated her COM
potency to testify on the subject.
How to succeed in the business
world is question which may be
troubling many young women in
keokuk today. Women, many of them,
have ventured forth into business life
this year for the first time. Their
work is new and strange. They, them
selves, are unframed and new to the
game.
How can woman win success?
Miss Kate Tracy, manager of the
Western Union Telegraph company,
who has been particularly successful
i'll commercial pursuits, put her long
experience in the business world at
the service of other women, who are
all beginners, today.
In response to earnest questioning
she gave the secret of her success as
follows:
woman to cultivate in the business
world is concentration" said Miss
Tracy" A woman should learn to
keep her mind entirely on her work. ="
W dNIHVS TOT "OIIdtNbs0s
Then Miss Tracy applied mental
first aid to the case in hand In an
other way.
Then a woman should be willing
to do more work than she is required
to do" she said. Firms recognize a
spirit of Willingness in it's employees.
1t helps tring promotion.
Above all don't watch the clock to
see when it is time to go home. That
doesn't bring business woman any
thing. Work longer if necessary at the
task 1t pays every time.
When a woman learns to make her
work, her principal interest she Is
in line with success" she said furth-
er.
ITO do this, pleasure and the social
!siCe Of her life must be put In the
background, temporarily"
Again her talk went back to the
main essential.
put the greatest Of all these is con-
centration and keeping all the detail
work accurate" was the reminder.
Can Women Do Anything.
Miss Tracy disposed quickly Of the
suggested doubt that there are things,
as in mechanics, that women are Pc
culiarly not adapted for in the worlds
work.
THE mechanical side Of telegraphy
is especially complex she said, "es-
pecially in these days of motors In
stead Of line batteries and full equip
men of electrical measuring instru-
ments. But a woman who can learn to
properly operate a sewing machine
can learn any other mechanical work
details, by applying the same part OF
her mind to them. We have had our
electric motor generator, furnishing
line current go wrong and when none
OF the men here could fix it, l fixed it
without much difficulty and had 1t
running again. The balancing OF
ouads and the like is easily within
the capacity of any intelligent wom-
an who applies herself to her work
and concentrates her attention upon
it."
The balancing of quads, it may be
explained, is the interposing OF exact
ly the proper quantity of resistance
and the interrelation of reactance ana
resistance. to enable four messages
to be sent on one wire at one time.
Miss Tracy has been doing it for
years.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-26
Why Should Anybody Loaf?

gress, just having got over one
months vacation, is planning to take
off another month. Soldiers and
workers keep on their jobs,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-26
BeautifuI
Hair Tintinu

s-d attrns.i 10 roos woman Of her rood looks
l.ir. And th ness a5 gray, streaked or faded
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-26
His Reception.

The Elks will meet at their build
ling at 1920 o'clock and headed by
hbe Keokuk Concert band will pro-
ceed to Fourteenth and Main streets
where Private Breitenstein will be
met and escorted through the down
Eovn district to Third and Main
street thence to his home.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-26
Line Of March,

The parade will go south on Eighth
street to Des Moines street to the
Breitenstein home at Ninth and Des
Ploines streets, thence down Tenth
ftreet to Main street, down Main to
Third, countermarch on Main street
70 the speakers stand on the post
bfice lawn.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-26
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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-26
Always a WomanIy Woman.

She is distinctly Keokuk girl or
the best type. She began very young
to learn telegraphy, lack when w: n.
Dolbear was manager of the keokuk
office. She was very young feminine
girl and is particularly refined
womanly woman throughout her work
in every position in a city telegraph
office.
Both the operators and the puohc
have always liked her and she has
been popular with both throughout
cher professional career. Her rise to
the highest position in Keokuk tele-
graphy has been gradual and every
step of it was earned by her AFFINITY
and attention to her work.
Nobody is more competent to SPEAK
to other women on how to succeed in
the worlds work than Miss Tracy.
Miss Kate" is the name she is
known by to thousands OF keokuk
people and on the wires from one end
of the country to the other.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-26
Evening Parade.

The bond salesmen's parade will
form on Blondeau street between
Fourth and Seventh street promptly
Bat 7:15 o'clock and will be ready to
march at 1880 promptly.
The parade will form facing Sew
enth street as follows: Squad Of uni
Formed soldiers in charge of Captain
C. A. Powell, Keokuk Concert band.
american flag, bond statesmen in ward
groups, automobile containing speak
|ers
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-26
plans for MEETING.

In the evening Private Breitenstein
lis to speak from the stand on the
bostoffice lawn c. r. Joy will be the
chairman of this meeting and Senator
Dos. R. Frailey of FIT. Madison will
make a patriotic address. The meet
ing will be concluded by few re-
marks from Mayor Ed. s. Lotion ex-
pressing the appreciations of the citi-
kens of Keokuk in the sacrifices 'Pri-
|Eate Breitenstein has made fighting
flor humanity.
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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-26

As to Leonard.
He leaves tomorrow morning for
Chicago to fill out his application as
ambulance driver at Red Cross head
quarters there. A copy of his birth
certificate will go along. This time
he will sign up as boy who is I'M
der age.
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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-09-04
Bedtime Story For The Little Ones
UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE PAPER BOAT.
II r r. rAR

run from ny jug into the bottom Of
the boat II may make the paper 50
stiff that It won't melt in the water
III do IT,"
Then as sIyly as the fox himself
Uncle Wiggiiy took the cork from the
jug and spilled out some unolasses
The fox didn't see f. but he kept
looking and looking at the paper
boat
7 wonder WHY Il doesn't melt and
90 10 piecesT" thought the bad fox.
Then ] could get this bunny IN the
water and bite him"
slower and slower the fox pushed
the boat toward the shore. hoping 10
would melt But the sticky molasses
held 10 together and then. all OF q
sudden. on the other shore, Old Dog
Percival barked-
Come on. Uncle WiggiIy! I'm wait
ing for youi"
Then I guess 70 better skipf" said
the fox Fooled again. he cried. as
he stepped on the mo1assss IN the
PAPER boat, and saw what kept it from
melting TO pieces. So the fox Jumped
into the water and swan away and
Uncle WiEgily was soon safe on shore.
The molasses had held the paper boat
together as glue would have done.
And the ginger cake was fine
And II the nail file doesn't fub al
the polish Off the piano keys when Il
stands up on its head and dances WITH
the tack hammer. III tell you next
about Uncle WiggiIy and the rag man
Copyright, 1918, by Mcclure News
paper Syndicatel.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-09-04
Years Ago Today
From The Herald Of
ThiB Date, 1904

D CSSTANS lost 200 guns at Lad
N Yang and retired. Field mar
shall Oyama's whole army has crossed
the Taitse river and is pursuing Gen.
kuropatkin's retreating forces Rus
SLAMS are deeply grieved over what
they regard as the loss OF the battle
resulting in giving up Port Arthur.
Refugia Mariana, a Mexican girl, Il
years old. has created a sensation by
declaring that she was six months ago
abuductcd from her home in Mexico
and carried 10 California by Guiuermo
Marez and there kept without being
permitted TO communicate with her
people or to have any relations what
soever with the outside world. while
her parents were frantic with grief
Marez was arrested yesterday al Los
Angeles on advice sent by the FL Paso
police and is being held for the
crime.
a cyclone swept over Covington.
Tex. yesterday and blew down more
than half OF the houses in town and
injured every building IN the place. a
large number Of women and children
We're injured
Longshoremen OF Havana. Cuba.
have Deen on a strike for the past
eight weeks. The trouble grew out
of the refusal OF the men TO wear
badges indicative OF their rank
Packing house strikers have lost
their fight and decided TO return to
their work at the old scale. the pack
ers having only taken the men back
IN their former places The strikers
have gained practically nothing.
Striking sympathizers all over the
country this morning resumed work
at their old places
Ontario. Canada. factory inspectors
have inaugUrated a crusade against
the employment OF child labor in fac
tories and are directing their energies
fOrcibly against certain Individual
employers OF such labor
The heaviest rain for years fell IN
FL PasO yesterday. breaking up Labor
day ceremonies. as well as doing
much damage TO the unpaved sections
OF the streets
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-09-04
HOROSCOPE
THURSDAY. SEPT. 5, 181S.

A STROLOGERS read this as an IN
n commonly lucky day. since Jupi-
ter and Mars are both in benefic
aspect. while Neptune is IN a place
that promises good.
The lunation on this day takes
place in the morning and the planets
promise great success for the allies
with now and then developments that
may not be altogether fortunate.
Uranus is in a place that seems 10
forecast a hot. dry autumn and earth
qualses IN various parts OF the world
viii be numerous in all probability.
Great increase in the birthrate is
indicated by the posting Of the stars.
which are read as presaging a radical
impro vement in methods Of rearing
and educating children.
Il is prognosticated that naval az
fairs viii assume more and more
prominence as the autumn advances.
Venus is in an aspect held 10 fore
shadow a society scandal Of national
interest involving persons OF promi-
hence and influence.
There is a sway read as indicating n
startling incident which viii outrage
public sentiment
An English astrologer foresees re-
ligious scandals and socialistfc agita-
ton in Great Britain, which viii az
feet shipping affairs
Again scandals and evil reports af-
fectinE hospitals and their manage
ment are prophesied. but these may
be due 10 enemy propaganda.
Northern Africa is likely TO be IN
settled during the autumn and win
ter.
There is a most fortunate rule for
commercial affairs in Paris. certain
cities in Switzerland and in the West
Indies.
o The passage OF Jupiter through
Cancer is most suspicious for trade in
Holland. Scotland and other places
ruled by the sign Of the crab.
Persons whose birthdate IL IS may
have anxiety in the domestic circle
during the coming year. Business af-
fairs are likely TO be successful. as
increase OF money is indicated.
Children born on this day are likely
TO be active. Industrious, generous
and successful These subjects Of
Virgo are not usually successful in
love.-(Copyright, 1918. by the Nc
Clure Newspaper Syndicatel
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-09-04
MIGHT VISIT Ell PASOT
IF THE CITIZENS INVITED HIM

THERE reason why president Wilson should not visit
FL Paso and deliver speech If FL Paso invites him
The president is beginning TO plan itinerary which
viii carry him through the west. He VIII leave Washing
about September So if complication ntervenes
to prevent and VIII tour the vest delivering series Of
speeches furherance Of the Fourth Liberty loan during
the three weeks in which the campaign viii be waged-
United States senator Henry F Ashur OF Arizona has
invited the president visit Arizona particularly to view
The Grand Canyon President Wilson has replied that he
has always wanted the canyon having heard all his
life about its wonders that circumstances have always
prevented This time he to make special effort
to arrange his itinerary as to include visit to the great
cash in the earth
If early action taken # might be possible in
duoe the president west the southern route
and stop in FL Pao en- route Phoenix and thence Ash
Fork Williams the canyon. Or he might the
Rock Island lines to Fl PaSo and thence to Arizona Or
detour from the Santa Fe to visit e. Paso Or since he is
going to the Pacific coast he might stop here the return
eastward.
heard him speak. There time when most FL Pasoans
not attracted to him. That account Of his
Mexican policy The president has visited FL PasO
and has met few OF our citizens What information he has
FL Paso has him from personal OBJ
sevaon There is to believe the administration at
Washington-not president Wilson partculaIyhas false
conception Of the citizenship here Whatever dissent there
nay have been locally from the presidents policy IN dealing
with Mexico there doubt whatever Of E. Pssos sb
solute agreement with him regards the position Of the
United States IN the world If he were to visit Fl Paso
his eyes would be opened those of secretary Of the
treasury McAdoo. He would find FL Paso hotbed Of
Amercsns, and would be greeted by people anxious to
his personal acquaintance hear hin speak the
and the Liberty loan
With the exception of Nj McAdoo Texas has been neg
cted by the administration during and since the past pre
Dental campaign Probably this because the admins
raton felt such confidence the support of Texas that It
believed efforts might be profaby served elsewhere
Fl PaSO would ike TO see hear and know the pres
dent who guiding the desnies Of fO5o0OOOO Americans
and TO whom has been accredited leading role
greatest event in the history Of the world There is time
get acquainted. Right now when his itinerary
being up he should be invited strongly urged
include this city
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-09-04
Free Information

Each reader Of The FL Paso
Herald Is offered the FREE and
unlimited use Of the largest In
formation Bureau in the world.
It can answer practically any
question you want 10 ask. but il
cannot give advice, nor make ex-
haustive research
The FL Paso Herald pays for this
splendid service in order that
every one Of its readers may take
free advantage Of it You are well
come TO use IL as often as you like.
Write your request briefly. sign
your name and address plainly, en-
close a three-csnt stamp for return
postage. and address THE FL
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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-09-04

eeTHE milky appearance OF water
in the city mains observed by a
number Of people. should not cause any
comment. as It is simply air in the
water" said II. P Jackson, water
works superintendent In fact. air
charged water is healthfuL and we
would prefer TO have air in the mains
at all times, were It not SO costly to
generate the extra air pressure. Con
ditions at the water plant are ex-
ceptiouauy good at this time. We are
not using over half our engine equip
ment The water consumption now
averages about 100000 gallons
daily
a man engaged in installing en-
gines in ship bottoms on the coast
Informed me during my recent stay
there that engine parts are not being
made as rapidly IS the assem- blers
could wish said Judge W p Brady
He remarked that there are a num-
Der OF foundries in e. Paso equipped
TO make these parts and he wondered
why such work was not being done
extensively in this city I believe his
words are worthy OF the special con-
sideration Of the city's industrial
l-adsrs-"
we have had an abundance OF rain
about Odessa" said Wicliffe Skinner,
cashier OF the Citizens National bank
OF that place Near town everything
IS prosperous, crops are excellent and
grass fine Our cattlenen viii be
able 70 go through the coming winter
without feeding. It is to be regretted
that such excellent conditions do not
extend 10 even all Of Ector county"
I'VE are still looking and praying
for rain al Midland and conditions
have not changed materially for a
long time" said c. X Bell. q mer-
~ form we had E~-1a
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-09-04
- u Il ~.

The Agrnrinns are primarily Prus-
sian landholding party. opposed TO the
commercial policy OF the government.
and DESTROYS OF preventing the i'm
portation OF foodstuffs into Germany.
They control the Conservative party
in the reichstaE and are united in
support OF an autocratic government,
uilitarism and imperialism
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-09-04
Prin1a Donna S Husband
Is Suing Her Manager

New York. Sept 4.-Luigi Curci,
husband OF Madame Amelia CALI
Curci, prima donna. began suit against
Charles L. Wagner and Homer sam
uels, manager and accompanies. re-
spectvely. of the noted soprano. al
leging alienation Of affections and
seeking $3.50. 600 damaEes
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-09-04
Uncle Walls Denatured Poem.
Better Days

FOR months the reverse"
the bad
smiling on the Hun while could but retreat he piled his sabre
We were while IeItons played their winning filled the air with
nov look pretty dark but we have faith to burn Just wait until Yankee
have been spanked they bowling
stand the strain they're under nowhe
his wonder
doubts sporting cheap thew cannot
force a smile laugh when they're inclined to
Copyright MATTHEW