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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-17
NOT ALL ARE coNpEMNsu

Cedar Rapids Republican:
governor does not think we'll of \
who play games when there is n
to be done. He means, of conI
sble-bodied men who do not worl)
all. He does not mean older
who work in their offices all day
then turn out for a little exercise
a golf grounds in the evening. 4,
a man has done his stipend Of n
he is free to play or TO sit arod
But the younger man who used to
little or nothing during the SUM
months except to amuse himself
under the ban. In many states 4
are arresting him and sending
to hard work under compulsion N
man must do something, and he d
the world at least eight houn
work. And transacting business
work, too, work that may be i
important.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-17
HOW OUR BOYS BEHAVE.

Boston Transcript: The name OF
the writer Of the following letter can
not be given, but he is captain In 4
national guard regiment which has
done distinguished service on the
fighting line:
my men are all Irishmen, and
while they are glorious bunch OF
fighters, they are very soft-hearted. II
all OF our women-folk only realized
the tremendous influence for good that
CHEEKY letter from home has. 1t
might not increase our mail, hut it
would change the tone of great many
that our boys receive. / know, as I
censor a great many letters.
There hav., been from Inc 70 tire
a great many articles in the newspa-
pers about the so-called drunkenness
and immortality prevalent in the A. E
f. On my word Of nonor as an officer
and a gentleman it is, to put 1t light
ly. gross misstatement, no doubt
gathered by some self-appointed CEN
sor who has seen a few drunken sol
diers in some large city and at the
same time neglected to notice many
times their number of drunken civil
ians. Our soldiers here are cleaner.
IuOIdiiy duU PAySiC1lIy, IIiAu Tic ShIlc
number of civilians IN any walk Of life
anywhere. The percentage OF drunk
enness and immortality was never so
low as it is at present In the six
months that we have been in France
! haven't seen twenty drunken Ameri-
can soldiers, but have seen many
thousands OF sober ones. Our men
feel very bitter about these articles,
as they are so palpably untrue.
There are three classes of men
who, think, understand human ma
ture better than any others. A Cath
Ole priest land remember I am q
thorough Protestant), New York po-
liceman and a company commander.
No doubt you will think that is
strange mixture. but nevertheless
think that it is so. AS a company
commander, have to punish, reward.
advise and lead, and it is not strange
If learn to know their practically
every thought They are in this to the
finish, and are actuated by the high
est ideals of patriotism and democracy.
Il have written you this in the hope
that. knowing the truth. you may do
little toward undoing the erroneous
impression that these articles may
have caused, If ever the subject is die
cussed by any of your circle. We go
In again tomorrow night. Seventeen
of my men have won the croix de
guerre.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-17
GIVE SUPERSTITION A Sian

Burlington Hawk-Eye: The int
gent and progressive man or wou|
should lose no opportunity TO d
superstition a slam. Shallow d
believe in luck, believe in circi
stances" says Emerson. "Strd
men believe in cause and effect, Z
helpful way to kill superstition is
snub all its pretended wisdom. Il
at the new moon over the left sht
der and start a new enterprise, O.
trip, on Friday. or do any other ST
that will voice your contempt
senseless maxims of superstition.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-17
Mothers Included.

Pearson's Willie-Father, oldh
you tell me the other day that IL va
wrong to strike anyone smaller Una
yourself?
Father-Yes, Willie, that's what
said. ),
Wfllie-Whll, wish you'd VIII
and tell my teacher. l don't THINK 81
knows about it.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-17
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.

Sioux City journal: NOW that
everybody has taken whack at the
primary system the necessity OF
naming republican nominee for
state superintendent will enable US
a little later to express ourselves on
the weaknesses of conventions.
Des Moines Register: When the
draft age is raised to 80, it will be a
great day for the chaps who are
Boosting that they feel as young as
they did thirty years ago.
Marshalltown Times Republican:
Congress would find enough work for
simplify the present war taxes upon
incomes. Other taxes could be placed
upon Injuries without much injury to
the country.
Council Bluffs Nonpareil: II more
determination to fight the war
through to victory were necessary
the Hun attacks on hospitals would
supply it. They rarely fail. when the
allies falter, to supply the motive
necessary to impel them to fight
with renewed energy.
Burlington Hawk-Eye: The unjust
treatment of General Leonard Wood
by our military authorities continues
to excite public criticism. The atti-
tude Of the administration on this
case is doing no little harm. 1t dis
courages other men, who wish to
serve their country but are puzzled
by the anomaly of one of our ablest
officers being denied the opportunity
to serve in the capacity for which he
is especially fitted.
Davenport Democrat: Former Pres
ident William Howard Taft has prov
ed himself great American, in these
days Of national emergency, and is
admired and beloved by more Amer
leans than when he filled the highest
office to which the people could call
him.
Belle PLANE Union: The Iowan
who fails to put a. part of his money
in the hands of the government at
this time to help finance the war is
not a good American.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-17

ship. The idea is piece Of No.
nervousness which belongs =
deal OF pacifism. more con &c - 4
showing others inferior in u;s]
Itself than in protecting life
worthy OF George CreeI
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-17
Checks. please!

Boston Globe: II the express y
ployes who are told that they are
ing to get higher pay are wise, y. ~
will wait until they get it before III
express their JOY.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-17

Sauerkraut will hereafter be known as lib
erty cabbage and the daschund will be known
as liberty dog. 1t is now up to the home guard
patriots to devise American equivalents for
limburger, hamburger steak and Hungarian
goulash.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-17

music thou bringes4 reoeslns ~zs-B u e-sr-
iy to the weary hear Of Ezn1s s7or The
shore and longs thos the evening 5re.ze
Of this life the morning air Of me tts-ssezn Pas
Richter.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-17

We shall have good reason for making this
July fourth the occasion Of celebration-celebra-
ton which does not demand ''bombs bursting in
air. but which calls for serious thought and
determination on the part of every one We
can very easily do without our rockets and 70
man candles if we remember that they will be
going up as signal lights in France, where
they will do lot more good than they would
here.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-17
PITCH HAY, AND PONDER.

II Is announced that a considerable number
81 government employees at the national capital
ElEi spend their annual vacations helping farm
ers harvest their crops. 1t Is also announced
that MANY colleges are enrolling their students
for some sort OF productive work during the
summer vacation, either in factories or on
farms These are moves in the right direction
To the government clerk who is accustomed to
drawing down one hundred and fifty to two
hundred and fifty dollars per month, the
wages the farmers can afford to pay will look
small But pitching hay, shocking wheat or
other farm labor, with country air to breathe at
night and an appetite equal to all that capacity
viii warrant, will be just as good for the III
door. worker as summer of tennis, boating,
fishing or hunting And it will be profit
able vacation, instead of the usual expensive
one. And the blistered hands and aching back
will make it easier for the clerk to understand
the farmers viewpoint on public service and
to sympathize with him in his troubles. Per
haps the government clerk will aid to lnstlll a
spirit of economy in government service after
he has put his shoulder under one small corner
Of the taxpayers burden.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-17

junkers alone, as apologists for frightfulness
contended In the first years of the conflict
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-17

Instead Of herds Of oxen, endeavor to as
senble flocks Of friends about your house
Epictetus
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-17

The need of wheat saving is made clear by
the food administration special survey Of
wheat supplies. Fifty-six million bushels IS
the estimate of the quantity on hand June
first Thirty million bushels must be ex-
ported leaving twenty-six million to be used
in this country in the next two months,
period in which the normal consumption would
be about eighty million bushels. In view Of
these figures representing results of survey
lust completed, no fault can be found with Mr..
Hoover's statement that the use of wheat flour
should be limited to one-third Of the normal
consumption. In fact, the use of wheat must
be so limited. There is no choice
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-17

a resident of Keokuk who has just returned
from New York City tells of the sense OF
reality of the war which the darkened piano.
rama of the metropolis at night makes upon
those who know the city at its normal. Aside
from its precautionary value, the measures
taken by the New York police have had psy-
Geological value The navy recruiting stations
are among the busiest places there these days
The great composite which is the citizenship OF
New York looks upon its darkened streets; its
skyscrapers rising into penumbra; its Fifth
avenue parade shrouded in gloom, and realizes
that there is out at sea possibility of destruc
ton for its homes like that of which it has read
much, talked much and thought distantly.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-17

Des Moines Register: When the
draft age is raised to 80, it will be a
great day for the chaps who are
Boosting that they feel as young as
they did thirty years ago.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-17

Belle PLANE Union: The Iowan
who fails to put a. part of his money
in the hands of the government at
this time to help finance the war Is
not a good American
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-09-13
TAyOMAiNIA IN VIRGINIA

The Loudoun Times says Virginia
seems in the last few years to have
gone tax mad. So extensively has this
malady developed and so acute have
become some of the cases affected
that people are commencing to regard
the state as plague-stricken. Until a
strict quarantine has been established
and the disease gotten under control
and eradicated, nobody will come in
to the state except those who have to,
and it will take extradition papers to
get some of these. Some people are
so nearsighted that they can only see
themselves when they kiss themselves
in looking glass.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-09-13
THE AMERICAN OFFENSIVE

The American offensive that was
begun on the Mouse and the Moselle
yesterday has evidently been in prep
aration for some time. The implica-
ton that our armies would soon be
employed in serious task was con-
veyed in the statement made week
or so ago that the American forces,
or large part of thar.l, were being
organized into a sepa., : body under
General Pershing in lie Alsace-Lor-
ra,re- sector. Waet1.r: :he offensive
now begun is to straighten out the
salient southeast pf Verdun. wnather
i is intended - trraw German rein
f. cemcnts from otat! points to its
defense, or whether it is preliminary
t. blow much farther east are oueS-
tc.s which on" General Foch and
tatse close to iiiai caan answer. The
ting most interesting TO us al pres
ent is that an independent American
offensive has commenced and that
the Germans will now feel the weight
Of a great force, which has heretofore
been mainly held in reserve. The
old anxiously ivait& he result.
Premier George declared yesterday
that the "worst is over. The news is
definitely good-rcally good. The
tunnel is long ani ilts same steep
6 :.dients still 20 be climbed but is
getting shorter"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-09-13
THE HOODOU DAY

Today is Friday the thirteenth. Tc
: the superstitious it is a hoodoo day. 1t
is indeed a hoodoo day for the kaiser
!, but lucky day for America and the
cause of democracy says the Washing
ton Herald.
To begin with, to-day Is Gen. John
j. Pershng's fifty-eighth birthday an
nivcrsary. He is celebrating it by
leading an American ann ward
Metz From last reports he i .ca>'ng
it well, for our soldiers i1a"2 5at,e"ei
their way through The Gcr0~G In
for miles and have taken 6.9a0 Prise
ers.
ID Today Gen. Pe.shins is in direct
Command of the first distinct Anferi-
can army battling the enemy. Next
year he xiii be the head Of the great
est army This country ms e"cr seen.
He viii Sc directing sc-ae o =,00C,-
900 msn oa heir way % Bsr.in.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-09-13
PEACE

Since the tide of war seems TO have
turned and our armies are now driy-
ing the foe, we are being warned ny
those whose judgment we trust
against the expectation Of an early
peace. 1t is victory, complete and
overmastering, and rot po"cc that we
must set before us, ana hat may be
and probably is quite far in the fu-
ture. ] he power Of the enemy is not
broken nor his legions destroyed. We
have yet a heavy price to pay in con-
tinued anxiety and sacrifice before
the peace that we will accept shall be
ours, and a premature expectation Gf
it will only weaken our hands and I'M
dermine our determination. We must
BIZ confident, but patient and reso-
lutte in meeting all the neavy demands
which are yet to be made upon US.
But while we strive >: that pc,ce
which will only come through force OF
arms we may be made stronger and
!: ore hopeful by glad recognition Of
that which has already core as re-
suit Of this religious war. Paradox
cat,:;S it may seem, We believe there
IS re peace in the worii today than
ever before.
We're ever so many nations united
IN stronger bonds of peace than at
the present moment? Think of the
long array of peoples, great and
small. whom we are proud to call our
allies. VINO are beinb cementcd to-
gether in mutual trust and amity,
their old jealousies and suspicious of
each otner put TO shame, and they
looking forward to league of ma
tons based on justice and humanity
to supplant an artificial and precar-
Gus balance of power. When the
,ldeous bot on the map Of the world
'apreScnting PrGssian domination has
zen wiped out. war, let us hope. will
lSo have passed out of the purposes
nj coEnscls Of the nations. But that
elgn Of peace will be but the fru;ticn
/ this which the war has already es-
abolished among The allied nations
I'D E'1;ch is the secret Of their
.~engti: and the sure au-urv Of their
ictoiv.-Southern Churchman.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-09-13
PAN-GERMAN MORALE

i,
7 AS a fre-eating Pan-Gcrman paper,
j. Das Groessere Deutschland, goes to
: great length to explain the impair
ment Of German morale, it is to be
supposed that as matter Of fact that
morale has been impaired, and 1t Is
also inferred that this is recognized at
. home as a serious matter because Das
Groessere Deutschland says that while
the food and raw material difficulties
can be surmourted, the present ques-
ton is whether the morale of the
army and people will hold out.
1t is to be inferred, furthermore,
that the German people have been told
how serious a matter American m
Prevention is, because the Pan-German
periodical denounccs the German press
for painting in dark co1ors the
consequences of American interven-
ton. 1t also admits that the food sit
ustion has affected the morale OF the
people. A fourth cause Of impaired
morale is highly significant Of the re-
lations of the people to the Govern
! ment:
"The German morale is suffering
because the German Government fails
to meet the enemy arguments, and
especially fails to meet the argument
that the German people are being sac
rifced by their rulers and the junk
er militarist caste"
The Government tells the people,
1--WE are fighting for our existence,
and must hold out to the end" but
Das Groessere Deutschland says:
as it any wonder that the simple
man says to himself: Will the English
and the French really slaughter the
".
whole German people il they get into
our country? Whose existence is real
ly at stake? Will they kill me and my
family and destroy my farm and my
house? Or is it perhaps only the eX-
istence of the rich and ruling classes
that is at stake. Are we not perhaps
giving our lives only for capitalism,
which especially is now enjoying such
wild orgies? Is it not only war of
the ruling classes?"
If the German Michel in commun-
ing with himself after this fashion
and it is the more favorite organ of
the most bellicose elements in Ger
many that says tive should say that
the situation was decidedly interest
ing, and with more harlships at home
and more defeats on the western front
it might become extremely serious to
the ruling classes. The principal ruling
class consists Of William Hohenzo!-
lern, and the article in Das GroeSsere
Deutschland gives little weight 10
the remark of captured German sol
der that if the war should end in
German defeat-and the German sol
diers believe it will-the Kaiser will
be killed after the war.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-09-13
Lett3r frem France

L, d Letter written from Some
where in France" By Corporal Paul L.
Moriarity to his mother, Mrs. N. E.
Moriarty. this city, the writer gives
an interesting account Of his trip
srcoss and says they never encounter
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-09-13

ed any submarine. Among other
things he tells his mother he does not
want her to worry about him for ne
says "You know we are in the game
until the finish, and if the Huns keep
on the run like they have been 1t VIII
not be long before we return home.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-09-13

Babe Ratliff. Patrick county far
mer, has been arrested by United
States deputy marshals and lodged IN
Martinsville Jail. charged with having
harbored his son, an allered deserter
from the army. The young man was
also caught and returned TO Camp
Lee.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-04-08
BUS TO ADJOINING TOWN..

Call up sos or Isl for schedule
for Salisbury, Easton and Huriock.
All tswn calls for one person, 25c.
For more than one person, he
SLACUM'S GARAGE.-Adv. I2-22-tf
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-04-08
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.

FOR RENF-Nicc room house on
Glasgow St, now occupied by Joseph
Hopkins. Apply to NJ. Warren Hooper.
4-S-5t
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-04-08
Woman's Day

Woman's Day was observed al
Bethel a. NJ. E. Church on Sunday.
The services during the entire day
were in charge of the women
At a. N. there was a general
class meeting, led by Mesdames Cor
nelia Haywood and Annie Stewart.
AT 10 a. m. the pastor preached,
his subject being, Ruth and Mao
mi" There was large and ap-
preciative audience. An invitation
to the unsaved was extended by
Evangelist Mary Shockley, after
which the choir sang Turn to The
Lord and Seek Salvation"
AT 3 p. m. an inspiring service was
held, "A Mothers Meeting" when
some very timely subjects were dis
cussed:
The Rearing of Children-Mrs.
Annie Camper.
The Need of Proper Educational
Advantages-Mrs. Addie Hughes.
Duet, When Mother Prayed, by
Mesdames Cornelia Haywood and B.
Stanley.
Solo, Some Day He'll Make it Plain
Mrs. Minnie Farrow.
Solo, Have You a Friend Like
That?-Miss Lillian Coleman.
The climax to this service was the
soul-stirring message delivered by
Mrs. Robert Lanier. By her fervent
words, not only the hearts of believ-
ers were stirred to the victory life,
but the hearts of unbelieyers as well.
The singing of the sweet song, Hal
lelujah, l Love Jesus, fastened the
thought of the speaker.
At 1870 p. M. the following pro-
gram was rendered:
Opening Hymn Mrs. Priscilla
Jews.
Prayer-Mrs. Rebecca Cornish.
Scripture Reading Mrs. Mary
Slater.
Chorus, Were You There When
They Crucified My Lord?-Junior
Missionary Society.
Reading, The Widows Prayer An
swered-Mrs. Rachel Boggs.
Solo, 1 Walk Alone With God
Mrs. Lottie Boggs.
Paper, Our Women, Their Achieve
ments in the Literary World-Mrs.
NJ. B. Cornish.
Solo-Mrs. Narcissus Chester.
Paper, Woman's Mission-Mrs. M.
J. Henry.
The financial scheme was Calen-
dar Rally. There were II ladies,
representing the months of the year.
Each month had 80 ladies represent
ing the days of the month. The sum
of $135.02 was raised.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-04-08

The Fidelis Glass of the First
Baptist Church will hold its monthly
meeting tonight.-Ady.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-04-08
$500 SUBSCRIBED
AT LINKWOOD MEETING

Enthusiastic Meeting Held Last Mon
day Night to Promote The Sale OF
Thrift And War Savings Stamps.
| a largely attended meeting, in the
| interest OF War Savings and Thrift
Stamps, was held last Monday night
! at Linkwood. at which $500 was
! subscribed. Mr.. w. w. Byrn pre-
| sided. and introduced Col Albanus
| Phillips. former Congressman Josiah
l.. Kerr, and Messrs. Henry Lloyd,
! Jr., and Russell P. Smith, who made
the addresses OF the evening.
Following the speaking, there
was a call for subscriptions, and the
following persons pledged their sup
port to the Governments:
F. II. Vincent, $1,000; W. W.Byrn,
$1,000; +. S. Hubert, $500; H. J.
Goslin, $500; T. E. Dunn, $500; j.
T. Mears, $500; Harry c. Wheatley,
$3.50; Miss Sallie Byrn, $500; Ju
liam Vincent, $500; Robert Vincent,
5000; Mrs. j. S. Vincent, 500; Mrs.
F. H. Vincent, 500; Mrs. John S.
Vincent, 500; Miss Blanche Vane,
500; Mrs. Herbert Goslin, 500; E.
T. Smith, 500.
Otway F Hubert, 500; Samuel
+. Stevens, 500; Charles Jackson,
500; VIM. T Phillips, 800; A. X.
Austin, 500; Wallace T. Smith,
500; Anna Smith, 800; Tilghman
Hubert, 500; Thomas GosGn, 500;
Eugenia Vincent, $125; Blanche Vim
cent, 500; Ruth Vincent, 1925;
Frances Vincent, Jr., 500; Laura a.
Sherman, 500; Mrs. Otway F. Hub
bert, 500.
Mrs. T. T. Smith, 800; Carl
Smith, $50; Mrs. Carl Smith, $50;
VIM. X. Lewis, $50; VIM. S. Hub
bert, $50; Sarah E. Smith, $55 Mil
dred E. Smith, $55; Anonymous,
$50; Louis Reid, 500; Mrs. J.
Louis Reid, 500; Millicent Reid,
$50; Virginia Reid, $50; T. Sewell
Hubert, $50; H. L. Harper, $25;
Alvah Phillips, s25; Mrs. John
Tjeder, $25; Charles c. Brohawn,
$25; Mrs. H. L. Harper, $25; Lenter
Goslin, $25; Carlton Goslin, S25; En-
nest Tjeder, IS; Fred Jackson, SIS;
Z. Whsle Brohawn, SIS; Russell
Phillips, $40.
Levin Lee, $40; Anna Lee, SIS;
Henry H. Lee, IS; Phyllis Lee, SIS;
Mary E. Lee, So Stephen Blake $25.
j. F. Christopher, 500; Mrs. VIM.
S. Hubert, $50; T. Sewell Hubert,
$50.
The actual amount subscribed
amounted to $S,275, but the COM
mittee in charge of the sale of War
Savings and Thrift Stamps raised
the amount to $500, and will en-
deayor to get sufficient subscribers in
few days to come up to this amount
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-04-08

WANTED = \ good, experienced
chauffeur Must be sober and depend
b Die. Excellent position and liberal
Salary to the right person. Apply to
Albanus Phillips, Mill st. SGT.