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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-19
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S P OR E T T E S

Iowa lost to Indiana on the Iowa
basketball floor at Iowa City Satur-
/ day night by the score OF ~ 10 20.
| The score at the end of the first haif
was % 10 IL in favor of the Hooslers,
! but the Hawkeyes popped up during
the last period and raised the score
TO a safer margin.
Missouri defeated Ames in a bas-
ketball battle on the Ames moor sat
urday night by the score Of "a TO 10.
Anes started in with the regular
team. but ended with five substitutes
on the floor.
Because of the great need for men
in the army and navy and IN many
branches of necessary work, the Iowa
high schools may not participate IN
their annual outdoor track and field
meet this spring. The managers are
comforting in Des Moines and ii Is
highly probable that they may can
eel the meet.
.sToughie" Ramser claims that he
can lick Johnny Noye in the next
bout If Noye will onsent to meet him
in the ring again. He says he was
weak from trying TO reduce and was
unfit for duty in the ring.
Women are taking part In the
American bowling congress annual
tourney at Cincinnati this week. The
women won't compete for the same
prizes as the men, but will have
tournament of their own This is
the first time in the history of bowl
ing that women have entered the
lists.
The Cub bankroll is exhausted and
no more players will be lined up with
the Chicago National club, according
to an announcement by Secretary
Craighead 1t seems that the rest
of the clubs think the Cubs have all
the strength they need and will give
them no more help il they can avoid
il.
Pete Wiser, the Davenport wrest-
Ter, threw Herman Kock in Moline IN
80 minutes and 10 seconds last Fri
day evening The German Oak"
was easy picking for him.
Baseball is getting firm hold in
the American army. That the next
tary team is not only a possibility
but a probability If good luck holds
out the champion army players will
challenge the pennant winners for
the worlds championship next fall
The army will have, as good chance
as any, for a large number of big
leaguers are on duty with the khaki
clad warriors.
William Marriott, outfelder for the
Cubs, won the army rifle shoot at
Camp Grant, Rockford. ILL.,, against
10000 contestants this winter. He
was bought by the Cubs from Fit.
Dodge in the Central association.
Ray Caldwell must toe the mark
and walk the straight and narrow
path as long as Higgins is at the
helm. Higgins has a weather eye
open for the star pitcher and will
see that he adheres to training rules.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-19
GOOD ROUND
WEDNESDAY
Checker Tournament Moves UP An
other Notch Tomorrow Even
ing at the Y. M. c. A.
Building.

Two more rounds of the checker
tournament at the Y. NJ. c. A. build
ing will be played off tomorrow night.
Sixteen matches have been arranged.
Thus far Sherwood had been leading
the pack and Stebbins has been in
yesting every ounce of strength to
defeat the leader and assume COM
mand himself. Sherwood stands with
eighty points to his credit and Steb-
bins Is close with seventy-nine.
The following matches will be
played:
Taylor-Staford.
REORGANIZATION
SherEood-Huiskamp
Sherwood-Stafford-
Danielson-VanAusd
Parsons-Huiskamp.
Parsons-Downey.
Stebbins-Carison.
Stebbins-Rhodes
Monta gu@Downey.
Montague-Peterson.
Weider-Peterson.
Weider-Rhodes.
Hicks-Carlson.
Hicks-Russell.
VanAusdall-Russell
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-19

went to Fl Madison Saturday to
spend few days.
Homer Childs has been quite ill the
past week at the home Of his sister
Mrs. Phoebe Arnold.
Fred Lyon came from Merrimac and
spent a few days with his brother,
w. II. Lyon and family.
Mrs. Eldora Douglas of Mt Plea
SAINT, was business caller at Salem
Wednesday.
Following a visit with her sister
Mrs. Livfx at Ottumwa, Mrs. Bailey
is at home.
Clark Hallowell is at home after
several weeks treatment at the hos
pital at Burlington.
Thursday, W. E. Simkin returned
from Mt. Pleasant where he served
on the grand jury.
W. c. T. U. will meet with Mrs
Pierce Wednesday afternoon of this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs D. A. Fem recently
visited their son Archie at Camp
Dodge.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-19
CHAPTER /

A history of the life of John L. Sui
Ivan must neces sarily be a story of
great cndeayor of singuiarly applied
powers OF concentration and achieve
ment-and of romance and pathos and
tragedy and comedy For there never
was another Ike the famous old glad
iafor who died few days ago in Mas
sachusetts. The rollicking tales of the
old pirates, the adventurous songs of
the cavemen, the thrilling romance OF
early days in American history, and
the absorbing human interest OF q
mark Twain all are combined in the IL
fustrious life Of the only man the prize
ring ever produced who could lay claim
TO such popularity as John L. Sullivan.
A battler OF men he was. and bat
tier OF good and bad liquor. He down
ed men in his best days and in his turn
was downed by one OF them. But his
triumph over John Barleycorn and his
neighbor, Fred X Hangover we're COM
plefe and lasting. For fourteen years
John l.. had not allowed himself TO
taste OF the grape that Omar Khay-
yam and some others made famous.
He died wholly clean and free from
the effects of his worst enemy
There is not question in the minds
OF the Older followers of pugilism but
that John L. would have retired an IN
defeated champion had he trained
along the more faithful lines OF some
Of the Dresent-day glove wieldeTs. Sui
Fyan's strength was so crushing, his
dashing energy so overpowering that
no man could stand up against him for
any length of time while he was IN his
prime. And when the time finally
came for him TO be counted out at New
Orleans. La. with the youthful and
1.-THE James J. Corbett standing over
him, il was not because he had been
beaten down 1t was because the shell
Of the once powerful fighting man had
dropped from exhaustion Even in his
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-19
CHAMPION

losing moments he had driven himself
at top speed. straight into the ripping
and cutting let hand jabs shot at him
by Corbett His legs finally collapsed,
refusing TO function under such utter
exhaustion.
The story of this wonderful old
fighters life is an inspiration. 1t
brings an echo OF endeayor that should
ring true to every youngster. To gaze
over the history of Sullivan. to follow
his struggles first against poverty as
Ia tinsmith. plumbers helper, tow-oby,
the endeared him TO the hearts of
then to fortune, fame. the black bottle,
and again popularity and the retiring
life of a gentleman farmer, Is enough
TO make any man know he can win II
he applies himself.
Sullivan, a demon in the ring, was
so only because he had one object IN
yiew-yictpry. He was the champion
and was frankly aware OF it. The fact
meant one thing 10 him-that he must
prove it when the opportunity offered
itself, Just as quickly as he could He
knew nothing OF present day methods
of championship stand in ring and
defend himself against knockout as
long as ne could.
It was his honest, fair-play tactics
that eadesred him to the hearts OF
American sports lovers. Wherever he
went he was greeted with cheers. No
sports champion before or since has
gained the following that mourned the
death of John L. Sullivan.
John L. Sullivan is dead, but he
leaves behind him the Marquis Of
Queensburv rules to govern champion
ship contests He leaves the mem
DRY of true fighting man who hated
to acknowledge his last defeat He
sleeps in the Massachusetts cemetery
near where he was born, but his name
viii ever blaze ON the pages OF pugil-
istic history.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-19
DANGERS OF A COLD
Keokuk People VIII Do Well to
Heed Them.

Many bad cases Of kidney trouble
result from q cold or chill. Con-
gested kidneys fall behind in filter.
ing the poisonIaden blood and back
ache, headache, dizziness and dis
ordered kidney action follow. Don't
neglect a cold. Use Doan's Kidney
Pills az the first sign Of kidney
trouble Follow this Reokuk resi-.
dents example:
Mrs. Kate Rsssler, eo5 Concert
ST., says: Ny kidneys we're not act.
ing right at all and I was troubled
by dull, throbibng pains n my back.
] tired easily and had frequent head
inches and dizzy spells. In rainy or
hamp weather, I had rheumatic pains
md the least cold settled On my kid
neys. making my condition vo-ge. I
used Doan's Kidney Pills. getting
them at Scott & O'ReilIy's Drug
Store and they soon relieved The
backache and other symptoms of kIt.
hey complaint
Price soc, at all dealers Der.
simply ask for a kidney renedv-zs+
Doan's Kidney Pills-the san1e a.,
Mrs. Ressler had Foster-yfrb.---,
Co., Mfgrs., Tuffalo. N. Y.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-19
TWO GAMES ON
FOR TONIGHT
TWO More Battles Among Nations
Comprising Commercial Basket
bail League Scheduled
Tonight.

When the hour hand points 10 8
and the minute hands points to Is
tonight, another of the series of
battles in the Commercial basketball
league Will begin The powerful
1rwtn-Phfllips team that has not vet
smelled defeat, will attempt TO hold
its honor intact from the rush of the
Keokuk EIectrics. The second game
VIII be pulled of at nine o'clock and
the Mississippi River Power COM
pany's representatives win endeayor
10 sweep the Standard Oil quintet of
their feet and prove 10 the world
that electricity is more powerful and
more TO be dreaded than gasoline
Thus far the IrwiR-Phillips have
not been beaten and the Standard
Oils. the II. R. P.'s and the Keokuk
Eectrics have been showing some
mighty good material The games to-
night promise to be extremely inter
esting-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-19
NINETY POINTS
HIGHER RECORD
High Scores Going on Paper as
BoHlers at Cincinnati Match
Strength in Annual
Meet

United Press Leased Wire Service, |
CINCINNATI, Ohio, Feb. 19--Fiye-
men teams bowling in the A B. C.
tourney here have added ninety pins
TO the top score in that division and
today the Christ church team of Gin
cinnati was leading with 2,749 pins.
The Heidelbergs of South Gale, KY,
took second place, getting 2,S7s:
Thirsty Mathewson's Reds composed
of himself. Hal Chase. Tom GrtHth,
aeinie Groh and Larry Jacobus, the
latter a new Red pitcher. bowled
only 2,261
OF the ten leading teams several
have SIS pins or more. High in
doubles was boosted one pin by Bill
Harris and Bill Walker, Cincinnati,
who shot 1,175. There are seven
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-19
BIG PITCHERS
BRING CROWDS
Are Worth Big Money to Owners
Because of Crowd Drawing
Ability and Not Because
Of Playing.

Why is Ty Cobb worth $4,000 a
year to the Detroit club? Why is Iris
Speaker drawing $4,000 year from
Cleveland or Alexander and Collins
s12, 500 annually from their clubs?
Is it because of their wonderful
playing ability?
Partly, but not altogether.
These stars are worth their huge
salaries for half a years pastimins
at the rate Of two hours day be
cause they draw at the gate"
OF course q man can not be A
drawing card unless he is grea,
ball player, but there are and have
been great mechanical players who
were not drawing cards Personality
has a great deal to do with it.
Cobb overflows with personality.
People either like him or dislike him
There's no such thing as being neu
trail about Cobb. But regardless OF
whether they like him or dislike him
they pay their money at the gate TO
see him play.
Cobb doesn't play to empty stands
at home OF abroad. But let the De-
troit team lose his services for a few
weeks and the club treasurer soon
notices the difference in receipts.
ne u OpcdhcI " lLiO
Cleveland club meant thousands of
dollars to Jim Dunn. With the
superb Texan in the field the stands
at Cleveland, which had been empty
the year before his purchase, groaned
under the load of fans who came out
to see Spoke"
Washington has been a second d.
vision team for several years, but
watch the turnstiles click when the
has gone out that
Walter Johnson is to pitch.
1t is a safe prediction that Grover
purchase will add many
thousand dollars to the Chicago re-
ceipts this season.
Heine Zimmerman has been one of
the big drawing cards In baseball for
years. His eccentricities have had
as much to do with 1t as his playing,
although Heine has always been a
star.
Christy Matthewson was one of the
greatest drawing cards the game has
ever known. Even when he quit
active participation in the game his
drawing power did not fade and as
of Cincinnati he brings
many dollars to the gate.
Strange to say the old Athletics,
one OF the greatest of baseball ma
was not good money getter
That is one reason why Mack broke
I'D his team. Since then Collins at
Chicago and Baker at New York
have both been big attractions.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-19
OLD-TIME COLD
CURE-DRINK TEA!

Get small package OF Hamburg
Breast Tea at any pharmacy. Take a
tablespoonful of this hamburg tea, put
a cup OF boiling water upon it, pour
through sieve and drink teacupful
at any time. It is the most effective
way to break cold and cure grip, as
1t opens the pores, relieving conges-
ton. Also loosens the bowels, thus
breaking a cold at once.
1t is inexpensive and entirely vege-
table, therefore harmless.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-19

teams in this event with scores of
over 1,160.
Ralph Michaelson's score Of 626
continued to hold first place in the
singles throughout the day.
Today's six squads will be COM
posed of Cincinnati bowlers almost
exclusively A team from Newark
n. J., and one from ST Louis will
bowl at p. m.
They are the only outsiders SEIZED
uled.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-19
Princeton Lines up.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
PRINCETON, n. J.. Feb. 10
Princeton Will have a baseball team
as the result of conference between
representatives OF Yale, Harvard and
Princeton universities. More than
fifty applicants for places on the var
sity team have shown up. Coaches
will be named soon and the work is
expected 20 start at once.
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per and selling them for 8 cents a
pound until the government got after
them for profiteering The govern
ment might also investigate the big
red apple situation.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-19
Greb Furnishes Mocha

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
CINCINNATI, Ohio, Feb. 19.-Har
~ Greb, Pittsburgh, punished Bob
Moha, Milwaukee, severely in every
round Of ten round bout here but
failed to knock him down. The ref
cree gave the decision to Greb. They
met at catch weights
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-19
kIekhefer Loses First

CHICAGO. Feb. 10. - Champion
Augie Kiekhefer lost his first game
last night In the Red Cross three
cushion billiard tournament when
Pierre Maupome won, so to SO. The
champion had won nine straight. To-
night kiekhefer meets DeOro, former
title holder.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-19

So keen has become the competi-
ton for Eoodchoppers In PorterviIle,
" D.. and SO large the wages paid
that the TuIe Indians. who have a
monopoly on this work at the pres
elE time. are waxing affIuent
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Lewis Downs Duffy

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
TOLEDO, Ohio, Feb. LIT requir-
ed only two and a half minutes for
Ted Lewis, weIterwetght champion,
to put away Jimmy Duffy, of Lock
port, y. Y, here last night. The
contest was scheduled for fifteen
rounds
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The total cost of the war to all
belligerents is now said to be at least
s5.00o.0OO,00o month.
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The Canadian commission of con-
servation estimates the total possible
water power resources of the Domin-
ion at 1893 900 horsepower. while
the developed power is 1918, 210
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-19

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-10
Summary of the News

I-Hun armies fleeing in panic. Quick response to President's ln- quiry expected.
 Crumbling of German armfea rca- son for offer.
 Influenza toll In state showing in- crease. 2-Pari. greets note to Germany with joy.
 state health officer aiding in cias- sifyfng doctors. 3-Indfvidunl herOisIn rampant duR- ing great Anglo-American drive. EEditorial. H-publIc called upon to aid authOri- ties in checking disease. Companion resolutions to- order B., R. l.. X F. Co. officials before city commission.
 Women workers report Si $50, t2S from 37 counties. G-soeiety and Red Cross news. 7-CasuaIty list. S-Alabnma fighting spirit admired by Ohio officer. A-FaIr association to redeem tickets and pay all hills. tI~-Loss of records prevents action by pardon board
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-10
.|NFL UENzA TOLL { THROUGHOUT STATE. ! SHOWING INCREASE Latest Reports Show Total Number of Cases in Ala
 bama Have Almost
 Reached 10000
FILM EMBARGO TO
 BEGIN OCTOBER 15

New York. October 9.--Thc na- tionaI nssOciation Of motion picture industries decided at meeting here tonight tO discontinue atl motion picture releases after October tJ, because of the epidemic of Spanish hfi0euya. The embargo will re- nsasu ia force until further notice, it was announced by William \. Brady. president of the associa- ticn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-10
Quick Response to Presidents Note
 Is Expected By American Officials
New Chancellor Faces Embarrassing Posi- tion as Result of Presidential Inquiry as to Whether He Speaks for the
 People or for the War Lords

Washington October 9An early response President Will sons inquiry the German chancellor expected by American officials While realizing that the three pertinent questions put te Prince Baden will be very diff ficu original proposal of the German government sincere officials confident internal conditions in Ger and the tremendous exgencies of the military situation will speedy action by the chancellor hopes pro-
 long the existeice of his cabinet beyond few days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-10

While the Atlanta district is still next to last in percentage of It's quota and has reported less in actual sales than any other district, eight more counties subscribed their quotas today and sev- eral others telcgraphed that they hoped to reach the 100 per cent mark shis week. Influenza has cancelled many public meetings and certain stops of the war relic trains 10 be cancelled. To offset deterring influence of the epidem- is, bulletins have been sent to committees urging them to speed up and obtain theii quotas without moments delay, Good results are reported in Atlanta, where bankers have joined personally in soliciting wealthy persons to increase thait sItheprtptiope
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-10
CRUMbL|NG OF THE GERMAN ARMIES IS REASON FOR OFFER Max's Move Regarded as Eleventh Hour Effort to
 Avert Disaster MAY AGREE TO LEAVE INVADED. TERRITORY Marshal Foch Will Dictate Terms of Armistics Should Situation Ever Reach Stage Where Move
 Becomes Possible
 

Washington, October 3. Germany's plea for an armi- stice Is founded, both Ameri. can and allied. military off cials here believe, upon recog hilton in Berlin of the fact that the German army organlza- ton in France is slowly disin, tegrating under the terrific campaign of Marshal Foch.
 These officers regard the move
 of the German chancellor as des-
 perate eleventh hour attempt to cs-
 cane serious military disaster and
 they would not be surprised of
 President Wilson's conditions that <. there can be no talk of an armi-
 stice except when coupled with ngreement to withdraw Immediately
 from a,i Invaded territory. were
 prompt accepted.
 The ansW CT 10 such a move, it was suggested today. would be to leave tc Marshal Foch the dictation of the terms of the armistice. should the situation ever reach that stage. as the supreme commander can be trusted to see that no military advantage to the enemy re- suited h the meantime Marshal Foch. hour by hour. is surroundiug the Ger man forces with new periis as his strategic conceptions are developed.
 RESISTANCE WANING
 Evidence of the waning resisting mower of the Gefinan forces in France was plainly seen by observers here in the sweep forward of the Anglo Amer ican forces north of St. Quentin. App .,agentlv there has been no material lowering of the fighting duality of the anamv soldiers, but there is every eyi- dance that the complex military orgahi- cation on which defense the long bat tle front depends is breaking under the strain. Signs of confusion have hten noted repeatedly. Worn out di- visions have been called upon to check inc assault of fresh allied forces and have beer cut to pieces.
 These arc signs only. for she en-
 emy front still offers u grim Ob-
 stncIe to the advancing armies and
 tContiued on Page Eleven)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-10

So far us the hold of the gov eriiment upon the people Is con ccrned. conditions In Austria arc : even worse than those in Germany. Tbis fact is calculated to strong Iy infect the German government, which Is said to entertain grave doubts of the strength of purpose of the dual monarchy and to fear that Austria, or perhaps Hungary, acting independently, will follow Bulgaria in seeking an unc0pdf- ti0naI peace. This would leave Germany to wage the war alone, for 1t is a fOrcgOne conclusion that Turkey already Is lost to the central powerS.s
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-10

Germans in their forced retirement from French and Belgian territory. has led to the belief that it is the purpose of the state department ty fully support the enormous claims for damages which Germany must meet as a condition of peace, So far tie American government has not indi- eated disposition to join With the entente allies in making Q threat to destroy a German city or town in re taHation for every such community destroyed by the Germans in France and Belgium, but MT Sharpe's inves- tgations might be regarded as also indicating purpose to join in such representations, should the facts sus- tain the press reports of the extent of the German atrocities.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-10
MUST NOT SLACKEN

Washington october 9--ln urging the nation to put forth it's maNinium effort in the war, part cuarly in financing it. Acting Secretary of War Crowell said today tilat this w~~sd be the worst pos sible time to s.a ken the efforts to de- feat the central powers.
 The enemy Is bems driven back. said Mir Crowell, "and his is the best time to increase our p4 essure It would be the worst time to ralsa. This applies to the civilian as well as the military forces.
 T say this particularly. in reference to Liberty Bond buying, call upon the civilian populat on of the United States to accept the present war re
 tContinued on Page TenD