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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-28
Numerous Enemy MaSSed Attacks Fail Again
BERLIN OFFICIAL REPORTS
.EXAGGERATECAPTU OF
MEN, GUNS AND TANKS

mans count OF prisoners in
cludes many of our wounded
whom we were unable to take
with us.
1--WE have lost probably 100
tanks, which we used extensive
ly in the counter attacks
General Maurice said the war
office was giving out the news
as quickly and as fully as it was
received and he urged the pub
lie to be patient.
"In these critical times" he
said, 81 want to emphasize it is
everyone'S duty to avoid making
them more critical and to avoid
being mournful During the
last few days some newspapers
have raised the old cry that we
are concealing part OF the news
because 1t is too serious for it to
be made public. This charge
not only is untrue, but has had
a bad effect, because it has
tended to create panic. 1t has
tended to make the people be-
lieve that things were worse
than they really are.
an our communications and
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-28

London, Wednesday, March
N.-"England, in considering
her losses in the fighting in
France, must take into consid-
Grafton the usual German exag-
geration," Major General Fred
erick B. Maurice, chief director
OF military operations, said to-
day.
In the past he declared" "the
Germans have usually given the
captures of prisoners and guns
i'll round numbers, not as ac-
tually counted but as anticipated
from the general situation. 1t
is reasonable to assume that
the same thing is being done
now.
"Our total loss of guns, either
from falling into the hands OF
the enemy or being knocked out,
is about 600, according to our
best information. This COM
pares with the German claim of
$50.
"Probably the same ratio
holds good regarding German
claims OF prisoners, and it must
be remembered that the Ger
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-28
WEATHER FORECAST

For Ardmore and Vicinity:
Tonight, generally fair; much
colder. Friday, fair.
Oklahoma: Tonight, showers
in east, generally fair in western
portion; much colder; freezing
temperture in northwest, near
freezing in southwestern por-
ton. Friday, generally fair; cold
er in eastern and southern por-
tionS.
East Texas; Tonight, cloudy;
local showers in eastern and
southern portions, except on the
west coast; colder in northwest
ern portion. Friday, showers in
east; generally fair i'll western
portion; colder in interior.
West Texas: Tonight, gen.
orally fair; much colder; frecz-
ing temperature in Panhandle.
Friday, fair; colder in southeast
ern portion.
Local Temperature.
Maximum temperture yester-
day, 80 degrees; minimum last
night, 50.
Precipitation last night, "a in.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-28

a brick. There were numerous re-
ports of bruised heads and other mi
nor injuries, as in some of the fights
policemen swung their night sticks
freely.
Yesterday the strike leaders claim
ed approximately 1000 persons had
walked out. The strike call was is
sued to every man and woman car
rying a union card and it was ex-
pected that since the strike was call
ed at a midnight session Of the COM
mittee of business agents, it would
be the second day before its full
force was felt.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-28
WOMAN'S DIVISION ON
LIBERTY LOAN TO MEET
FRIDAY AFTERNOON

Mrs. c. L. Anderson, city chair
man of the woman's division for the
third Liberty loan, has called a
meeting OF all women workers, to be
held at Convention Hall at 3 o'clock
tomorrow afternoon. All who have
been appointed as workers for the
Liberty loan campaign are required
to be present at this meeting and all
women who are interested in the di-
visions plans to carry out its por-
ton of the canvass are requested to
attend.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-28

statements to the public we are
telling the whole truth as we
know it. ! have told you on
previous occasions that when
we are fighting a great battle
on the defensive we cannot get
information or sense the exact
situation as quickly as the en-
emy. Last year in our offensive
operations we saw the same
principle working. In fact, the
British communications were
earlier and nearer complete than
those of the Germans.
"In defensive battles division
al and corps headquarters are
shifted, wires are down and the
men on the scene are more oc-
cupicd with building up new
lines than with sending news as
to the exact situation to the war
office.
1--WE at the war Office are just
as impatient as you are for the
news, and as soon as the situa-
tion steadies we will again be
receiving the hourly Develop
ments, and promptly. Mean
while, let us be patient ~
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-28

Hindenburg expressing Sincere
admiration for the splendid
deeds of our army" and saying
he found lively satisfaction be-
cause OF the decorations con-
ferred upon the field marshal
and General Won Ludendorff by
the emperor.
"The German nation" the mes
sage added, "rejoices with me.
1t looks with confidence to your
excellency, knowing that if Won
Hindenburg and Won Luden-
dorff lead, victory is neces-
sity."
Replying, Field Marshal Won
Hindenburg telegraphed:
81 express my deep thanks to
your excellency for the friendly
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-28

words with which you have had
the kindness to address me re-
garding the victory over the
British. Trusting in our splen-
did troops, we ventured the
great battle. Proud to be fight
ing under the leadership and
under the eyes of the supreme
war lord, they are battling in a
manner above all praise. Every
man is filled with the conscious
ness that the future of the be-
loved fatherland is at stake.
THE army will not relax un-
til, with Gods help, it has won
for the home land the good VIC
tory which it needs, as the
foundation for a future based
upon a strong German peace"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-28
BATTLE is RENEWED
ALONG WIDE FRONT:
ALLIES HOLD THE FOE
LINES ARE DRAWN CLOSELY
(By The Associated Press. J

British Army Headquarters in France, March 28
News received from the extreme right wing is that
the allies are holding we'll (This refers to the south
ern sector, where the French have been falling back)
Near Beaumont -Hamel the enemy attacked heav-
lily. Severe fighting followed. This morning it ap-
peared that the village virtually was No mans Land
with the contendng lines drawn close on either side
Washington, March 28-American staff officers
studying closely the maps and latest dispatches
from the battle front of the opinion that develop
ments Of moment in the allied counter attack will
begin to show themselves on the battlefield today or
tomorrow.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-28
BRITISH REPEL HARD
BLOWS OF TEUTONS:
RETAkE LOST GROUND
ENGLISH in COUNTER ATTACK

London, March 28-In the last "a hours the Ger
mans have made but one comparatively trifling gain
as the result Of numerous massed attacks along the
whole front, says Reuters correspondent at British
headquarters. For the British there may be claimed
several distinct local successes either in completely
repeImg enemy blows or in Wrestling back ground won
by counter attacks.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-28
General Haig and Hinderburg Make
Statements ON the World Battle

London, Wednesday, March
27.-ln response to Premier
Lloyd Georges message to Field
Marshal Haig that help was on
the way, the field marshal today
sent the following;
"The assurances that no effort
will be spared at home to give
us all assistance are of great
encouragement to us. We will
do all in our power to main
tain the honor of the empire in
this hour of trial and to prove
ourselves worthy of the trust re-
posed in us
Amsterdam, March 28-Chan-
cellor Won Hertling has telc-
graphed to Field Marshal Won
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-31
mistaken Testimony

Time is the test of truth And
Doan's Kidney Pills have stood the
test in Keokuk. No Keokuk resident
who suffers backache, or annoying
urinary ills can remain unconvinced
by this twice-told testimony.
Mrs. Thos. Young. 1913 Bank ST.,
Keokuk. says: my back was weak
and STOPPING or lifting was painful.
was nervous, didn't rest we'll nights
and mornings felt languid and de-
pressed. 1t was an effort for me to
do my housework. / used Doan's
Kidney Pills. which / got at Wilkin-
son & Co.'S Drug Store. and the re-
suits were perfectly satisfactory. l
am now quite free from all kidney
trouble"
OVER FIVE YEARS LATER, Mrs.
Young said; Il gladly confirm the
statement | gave endorsing Doan's
Kidney Pills before. They proved to
be a wonderful medicine in my case"
Price Coo, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mrs. Young had. Foster-Milburn Co.,
Mfgrs.. Buffalo, N. Y
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-31
NEIGHBORS NOT
QUARRELING NOW
Friends Living in Amlty, and the
Lack Of Little FUSES, Is Felt
in the. Incomes Of the
Lawyers.

There is a curious lack of the
little fuses between neighbors and
former friends now, as compared
with a few years ago." said Keo-
kuk lawyer. and it is felt in the
pocketbook of the attorneys.
Yes; q couple of business asso-
ciates, or a couple Of neighbors,
would fall out over some little thing,
and the breach between them would
widen until it reached stage for
the courts to intervene. A lot of
litigation used to start from very
trivial beginnings. But that time
seems past.
"Now. there seems to be an alb
sence of all the little quarrels that
used to enliven things. Consequent
Iy. there are fewer lawsuits. Hence,
the lawyers have a lessened income.
And with the cost of living mount
ing, this peace and amity among Lee
county people is making many a
lawyers wife plan carefully to keep
enough on the table on his income"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-31
RHEUMATIC
KNOCKERS
NOW BOOSTERS
All Loud in Praise of "Neutrone Pre-
seription g."

They all say ut does beat the Dutch,
how quick "Neutrone Prescription 90,
got rid of the Rheumatism, It's AL
most magic. "Neutrone Prescription
9S' gets all forms of Rheumatism every
time as sure as the sun rises. The first
few doses show results Those hor-
rible Rheumatic pains stop, those poor
inflamed joints go down, AID oh,
what blessed relief. Ever try any,
thing like that? Well, its true. There's
no more fiery, vile smelling Hniments
just good clean internal remedy thai
purlfies the blood. drives all impuri-
les out OF the system-makes you feel
IKE new, like doing things. Don't de-
lay, get bottle TODAY and vonr
troubles are over. SOC and 81 90
McGrath Bros. Drug Co. Keoknk
Iowa, and leading druggists every.
. where.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-31

prevalent all over the country where
the effort Is being made to dissatisfy
the people with the machinery of the
draft and other parts Of the Ameri-
can army work. Also, some farmers
are opposing him because they claim
he refused to vote for exempting
their sons to work on the farm.
II would not waver the least in
the work of the exemption board,
nor show any favors or fear in any
case on it, if / knew 1t would defeat
me for auditor" said Mr.. Meyer, for
that work is one that to my mind
must be done with exact conscien-
tiousness, regardless of the personal
interests of anybody"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-31
BETTER THAN CALONEl
Thousands Have Discoverea -
Edwards Olive Iab!ets a0
a Harmless Substitute.

DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets.the su IND
tute for caloniel - are a r1iia NV i;rer i]
laxative, and their effect on ..' az are result
almost instantaneous. They are tae - Ire, trsa3
of DR.. Edwards determination .Is Lionel ~
liver and bowel complaints WITH 1t cs' t5esa
His efforts to Danish it broughE 0u'
little olive-colored tablets. s. ..e GOOD
These pleasant little tablets 90 h ni sited
that calomel does, but have no 9th Dsa II lid
effects. They don't injure the t esle toId|
strong liquids or calonlel. They They, sa II va
Of the trouble and quickly correc 81 ~ testh.a
cure the liver at the expense Of u ,v;ta I'D
Calomel sometimes plays havoc 70 : h lest nO3
gums. So do strong liquids III II FSwsrdsI
10 take calomel, but to let d. l1
Most headaches dizziness AZ. a and
law feeling come from constipare,asun ardy
a disordered liver. Take " .aorcv" and
Olive Tablets when you Zee, lp ~ ssjIouded
heavy" Note how they 'ciea he spaiu
brain and how they ..perk up US :
loc and CSC box All drugG's
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-31
NOT AFRAID
OF STORIES
Secretary Meyer, Of the Exemption
Board, Subordinates His Can
didacy for Auditor
to War Work.

A. P. Meyer, secretary of the Lee
county exemption board, has return
ed to Fort Madison after spending a
short time in Keokuk. The work of
the board has been particularly con-
fining since the second draft law
went into effect, and he has had to
work nights and Sundays nearly all
the time to keep up the work of his
office.
He does not seem to be much
alarmed that his candidacy for audi
tor of Lee county will be ieopardized
by the German propaganda stories
being circulated about him and the
board in the northern part of the
county, which are the same stories
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-31

country. Mrs. verna Miller was ser
iously III for ten days with the dis
ease before there was much change
She is improving slowly. Dr. w. c,
Runyon is around again after an at
tack of the same disease
Mr. and Mrs. John Ikerd received
the sad news of the death Of their
son Roy last Tuesday morning from
Camp Hancock. Ga. Roy was in the
June quota, which left for Camp
Grant and was later transferred to
Camp Hancock His death was caus-
ed by pneumonia following an attack
of influenza. Roy is the first one to
be sent home in our immediate neigh
borhood and his death is especially
sad as he had been i'll most of the
time since going to camp He suffer
ed from an attack of measles at Camp
Grant, and was taken i'll on the way
down to Camp Hancock, and has been
in the hospital most of the time. His
death places the first gold star on the
service flag of the Baptist church
Tho body arrived in Carthage Sun
dav and was taken home Monday af-
ternoon. The funeral services will
be held Monday afternoon, conducted
by Rev. J, M. JONES Of CARTHAGE. Mr..
and Mrs. ikerd have the sympathy Of
the community in their bereavement
John Swenson and daughter, Miss
Edna of the north country, are in
Rochester, MINI. where the latter
has been taking treatments, and I'M
dorwent a minor operation for goiter.
Mrs. c. E. Harrison of Des Moines,
is here visiting her husbands parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harrison were married
while he was located at Camp bod e.
He has been transferred to Camp
Texas, and Mrs. Harrison
remained with her. parents in Des
Moines.
s. R. Reagin, our barber IS confined
to his home with the influenza.
Our clocks we're stopped Saturday
nieht and the watches turned back,
and we surely appreciated the extra
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-31
DOCTORS urge
PEOPLE TO Use
MORE iron And
PHOSPHATES
They Come Out Strong For
Phosphated Iron

Leading doctors all over tho coun-
try are rapidly learning that one of
the preparations they can always
oepend on for ell blood and nerve
troubles Is Phosphatcd Iron, they
have found that it gives results and
can be depended upon.
Phosphated Iron has proved q real
red blood and .ncrve-builder to so
many who IRE all run down and drag
cise. good food and clogged poisoned
Iron builds, up your body by building
physicians claim there would be few
ovcr-wcrked men. nervous women.
bloodless old people and pale chill
Hrcr, were the benefits of Phosphated
Iron more widely known.
There is no need of anyone going
around tired out, all In. nerves on
cd-e. suffering with poor blood and
lack Of energy when Phosphated
better, give you restful sleep. brace
you UP SO you can work with case
and enjoy life once again.
Get Phosphatcd Iron today and
start in right. you owe 1t to your
self and friends to mako just this
ono effort to regain health. strength
and happiness.
To Insure physicians and Their
patients getting the genuine Phos-
phated Iron we have put in capsules.
Do not talSc pills or tablets. Insist
cl cc71ule5.
McGrath Bros. Drug Co., and lead
ng druggists everywhere.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-31
Held by Mexican Bandit.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. |
SIOUX CITY, Iowa. Oct. BE. F.
Knots, mine owner, is held for $50.
900 ransom with z. B. Smith, a miner
and Mormon prospector named Tin.
ney, by the Mexican bandit Epifano
Holguian, at Villa Ahumada, Chi
huahua.
T. H. Knots, of Des Moines, a
brother, was scheduled to arrive at
Ell Paso, Texas, today with the ran
som money for Knots.
]. D. Knots. cousin, of Ell Paso.
gave the first information of Knots
capture. A brother, A B. Knots,
lives in Sioux City.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-31
is VICTIM OF
INFLUENZA
Miss Irene Happs, Popular Young
Woman and Devoted Church
Member Dies on Belknap
Boulevard,

Miss Irene Happs died at her home
on Belknap boulevard last evening at
O'Clock from pneumonia following in.
! fluenza.
She had been i'll only thirty-six
hours, and her death comes as a shock
to many friends, who had not known
of her illness.
She was born in Keokuk, December
s, 1894. and had lived here all her
life.
She attended the public schools and
was a graduate Of the Keokuk high
school.
She was devoted member of the
First Westminster Presbyterian
church, and was particularly inter-
ested in the work of the Sunday
school
She is survived by her parents. Mr..
and Mrs. John Happs, two brothers,
John and Roy, and two sisters Olive
and Ruth.
Funeral arrangements are to be
made later.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-31
IRWIN ESTATE
TO HIS WIFE
Will of Wells M. Irwin Directs That
No inventory be Filed by
Executors, His Son and
Bank.

The will of the late Wells NJ. Irwin
was opened and read this morning.
All the estate, real and personal,
is bequeathed to his wife, Elizabeth
X. Irwin.
His son, Stephen Irwin, and the
State Central Savings bank are
named as executors without bond and
without requirement to file inventory
Of the estate.
The will was made August s, 1917
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-31
Held for Ransom.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. I
Ell PASO, Texas, Oct 31-W. B.
Randall was on Mexican soil today
to negotiate for the release of three
Americans reported to be captives of
Hipolita Villa, near Villa Ahumada,
Mexico. The prisoners, according to
reports brought here by T. A. Kline.
owner of the property on which the
men were seized, are S. d. B. Smith,
e. F. Knots and Ammon Tinney.
Kline stated no demand for ransom
has been received as yet
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-31
FINISHING THE
EXAMINATIONS
Medical Board Completes the Physi.
cal Inspection Of Regfstrants
at Fort Madison and
keokuk.

The Lee county exemption board
in its two days examinations Tues
day and Wednesday found twenty
nine men fit for service, fourteen at
the examination held here and fifteen
at Ft Madison.
A few men are still in the hands
of the medical examining board and
the findings of the doctors may add
soldiers.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-31

hour Sunday morning that We nav
missed every morning all summer
Harold Garvey, who has been nom
from Galesburg for two weeks 60.
valescing from an attack Of inliuen.,
departed Monday morning to repu
for service in the s. A. T. c. at CAM
Knox.
Miss Margaret Symmonds az,
brother James of Hamilton, ViS nv,
over Sunday with their cousin Joa'
Poland and family.
Read The Gate City.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-31
EnIarae Camp Kearney.

Enlarge Camp Kearney.
limited Press Leased Wire Service
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31.-Con
struction of additional buildings a
Camp Kearney, Calf, in order tc
accommodate 5000 additional men
will be started at once, the war de
partment announced today.
The cost is estimated at 1894 1923
Four two-story barracks for en-
listed men and two barracks for off.
Gers will be added to Camp Travis
Texas, and a $4,000 cold storage
plant to be installed at Camp Nc
Arthur.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-31
HOW IA Get Rinh

Boston Transcript: Some men would
have no trouble in getting rich II
they held on to the money they Dor
row.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-31

Children droop and wth like you permit bile soul
lamentations and constipation be absorbed into the
When chlds white breath fevcrh
always depend good safe Ccarets gently but thoroughly clean
the coggdup places Children candy ca
tic which INJURIES dsapponts Each 10 cent
box children aged year old upwards
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-31
He IIndersfanda

Sioux Falls Argus-Leader: 1t ap-
pears that Gen. Foch is now talking
to the kaiser in a language he can
Understand
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-31
INFLUENZA IS
STILL AT BAY
Decrease In Number Of Cases In keo-
kuk Continues Day by Day, and
Small Number Here Is
Lessened.
PREVENTIVE MEASURES
Plan Suggested by General Rupert
Blue, Thoroughly Applied Here
Keeps Epidemic Out
Of keokuk.
PREVENTIVE MEASURES

There are seven fewer cases of in
f1uenza today than the day before
Only fifty-nine cases in only forty
four homes is the extent of the dis
ease in this city of 5000 population
so successful has been the prevention
resulting from strict conformity &c
the suggestions of General Rupert
Blue by the Keokuk people and
board OF health.
Nineteen cases were released and
twelve new cases were reported in
Keokuk in the twenty-four hours end.
ing at 10 o'clock this forenoon.
The first deaths in Keokuk result
ing from influenza occurred in this
period, and both of them were on the
edge Of the city. One was on Belk-
nap boulevard and the other was
from pneumonia following influenza
In West Keokuk.
Sharp Contrast With Other Towns.
The success of Keokuk in keeping
the influenza epidemic out of Keokuk
is in sharp contrast with the situa-
ton in neighboring cities which were
slack in their preventive measures.
Burlington is still suffering and in
the last day had three deaths in one
family among it's fatalities.
Quincy is still turning out its daily
mournful grist of deaths from the
scourge that has had hold of that
; city for weeks.
Ottumwa is badly hit and there
seems no dimunition of the epidemic
there.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-31

ALI mail subscriptions to The
Daily Gate City not paid in ad'
vance were discontinued Sept.
1st. 1918. subscriptions sent by
mail must. be paid in advance.
Watch the label on your paper
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date. Send in your renewal
week or ten days before your
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not miss any copies OF the paper.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-31
ELvAsroh. III

All mail subscriptions to The
Daily Gate City not paid in adj
vance were discontinued Sept.
LIST, 1918. Subscriptions sent by
mail must be paid In advance.
Watch the label on your paper
which gives you the expiration
date. Send in your renewal a
week or ten days before your
subscription expires so you will
not miss any copies of the paper.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-31

ted to the widow and her minor sons,
being the sole heirs.
Order of court filed approving said
final report and discharging the adj
ministratrix together with her bonds
men, from further duties in connect
ion with said estates.