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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-23
CHANCE FOR
NAVY SERVICE
Iowa State University Secures School
for Training Much Like
Those in the
Army.

Keokuk and Lee county boys who
want TO get good positions in the
navy have a chance in the new train
ing naval school just ordered
established in the state university at
Iowa City.
The authorized number to be adj
nitted is one hundred, of whom half
will become engineers finally. Stu
dents will get the pay of men on
active duty, lodging and subsistence
and wear the naval uniform during
the two year course of instruction.
After the completion of this course.
they will be transferred to naval
station for training in the officer ma
terial school of the navy department,
or the trade schools, or sent on sea
duty.
Any man Of draft age is eligible
TO enter at Iowa City and appiica-
tons are considered in the order
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-23
BATEMAN is
IN KEWANEE
PonpuIsr Boniface Of keokuk Made
Manager Of the Principal
Hotel in That
City.

r M Bateman. who always VIII be
considered a Keokukian, since his
long and popular service as man
ager of the old Hotel Keokuk. has
lust been made manager or the
Parkside hotel at Kewanee, ILL.,
The Kewanee StarCourier con
graduates that town on the se.ec.
ton of Mr.. Bateman as manager Oh
its principal hotel. at which he was
night clerk for the last rourteeh
months He went there from Bur
Iington after leaving Keo6uk
There were many applicants lor
the position Of manager in kewanee'
and the board of directors OF the
hotel company made the selection
very carefully, giving it to Mr.. Bate
man
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-23
BIG STRIKE AT
FORT MADISON
| Two Hundred Men at Sheaffer Pen
! Works Walk Out to Get Sat
urday Afternoons
OFT,

Two hundred employees of the w
A. Sheaffer Fountain Pen company
in Fort Madison staged walkou'
Saturday afternoon when 1t was
found that no agreement could BE-
reached by a committee represent
ing the employees and the company
officials.
The striking workers base their
action on the fact that short time
ago they were asked to work satur-
day afternoons The officials called
the attention OF the workers to the
increased demand to supply the sol
dlers in camp and in France with
fountain pens.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-23
LIBERTY BOND
POSTERS HERE
They are the Work Of Great Artists
and Can Be Obtained
by Merchants Of
Keokuk,

The Autographs and posters adver-
Using the fourth Liberty loan cam
paign which starts next Saturday
have been received by the local com
mittee and are being placed in con-
spicuous places about the city today.
These pictures are made by the
most prominent artists in the coun-
try and are judged by many adver-
Using experts to be the finest collec-
ton of pictures ever produced to adj
vertise any one project.
Merchants can obtain some of
these posters for display in their win
dows by calling on John A. Dunlap
at the Keokuk National bank
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-23
ALI Traces of Scrofula
Cleansed from the Blood

for removing the last trace of sc-af-
ula and other blood taints, and there
is no case that it does not promptly
reach. S. S. S. will thoroughly cleanse
and remove every disease germ that
infests the blood and give you new
life and yigor. It is sold by all drug
gists and you should get bottle and
begin its use to-day. Write a COM
plete history Of your case, and YOU
can obtain expert medical advice free
by addressing Medical Director, 30
Swift laboratory, Atlanta, Ga,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-23
Sailors Have Spiz.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
GREAT LAKES, ILL.,, Sept 23.-
About $500 sailors at the Great
Lakes training stations are suffer.
ing from Spanish influenza. accord
ing to a statement made public to-
day by Captain Moffett, command.
ant. Death rate has been IL, he
said. The malady has been con-
quered, he declared, and cases are
at the rate of 10 per cent
a day. Liberty still lis restricted.
This includes Lieutenant Sousa's
band. which was compelled to can
Gel a Liberty loan trip on account
of the "spiz."
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-23
New RECORDS Expeoted.

United Press Leased Wire Service
CHICAGO, Sept 23.-New Recorus
were expected today at the third ant
last day af the National A. A. U
championships ct Great Lakes nava
training station Entries for these
events were even greater than antici
pated.
Avera Brundage, c. A. A. winner o.
the Decathlon, in 1914 and 1916, Lieut.
Alva Richards, Olympic hero. who wor
in 1915, c. Buck. Chicago A. A, who
landed fourth in the Decatholon, event
in 1916 and Early Thompson former
coast star now representing the Roya
Air force, Toronto. were picked tc
fight 1t out.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-23
MOTHER MEETS
HIM AT DOCK
Kenneth Daugherty Returned 70
America to Enter Recon-
struction School in
Washington,

Kenneth Daugherty. formerly Of
Keokuk and later of Centervtlle, was
met at the dock by his mother, Mrs
Lee Daugherty, when he landed in
New York
He has been ordered to Walter
Reid hospital reconstruction school in
Washington for study and will remain
there for some time.
This school is a very excellent one.
5evoting itself to the training of
casualty soldiers to be of the most
use in the world and TO making a
living the most efficiently, and it is
thoroughly equipped for its big work
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-23
Tried to Rescue His Paddle When IL
Fell Into Piece Of Machinery
and Got Caught In Nov
ing Parts.
FOREARM IS AMPUTATED
Workman Badly Disabled at the Hub
niger Plant This Morning and
Taken to the Hospital
for Treatment

John Biehl lost one forearm and a
hand and had the other hand badly
crushed this morning in the Hubin-
ger corn products plant.
He dropped the paddle with which
he works and tried to grab it as it
fell into a moving piece of machinery
used in the work in the plant.
His hand became engaged in the
machinery and before it could be
stopped his hand and arm were
crushed completely up past the
wrist He was taken to the hospital
and it was found necessary to ampu-
tate his arm, taking off the lower
third OF it. The other hand was also
crushed somewhat, but not so seri-
ously.
Biehl rooms at the Union hotel.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-23
,ant on the $50. 600 600 good

gent on the s6O,O0O,0o0 good roads
bond issue carrying. 1t is confident
ly believed that this question will
carry. Being a state aid road, IL
would not only mean that the boule-
ward would be kept in a good state
of repair, but that 1t would be kept
oiled as well.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-23
,Ameriean seaman Killed.

IUnted Press Leased Wire Service.l
LONDON, Sept. 23.-An American
naval seaman, .Heinus, reported to
be the son of an American million
aire, was killed and shipmate
named Montgomery was injured
when motorcycles they were riding
skidded from road after rain
and crashed into a wall.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-23
BULGARIANS
WANT PEACE
Newspapers Of Country Unanimous
in Stating it is High Time
to Listen to
Reason.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
ZURICH, Sept. 23.-The Bulgarian
press is unanimously in favor OF
peace, according to information OBJ
tanned here today.
1T is high time to listen to rea-
SON." declared the Prepore.
The success of the entente in
France cannot be denied" the Viz
says.
For accomplishment of peace"
says the Narod, ut is necessary that
the period OF negotiations, which are
on the verge OF beginning, shall be de-
termined as quickly as possible"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-23
Funeral of Cardinal Farley.

limited Press Leased Wire Service
NEW YORK, Sept. 23.-Cardinal
Gibbons of Baltimore, Cardinal O'Con-
nell of Boston and Archbishop Bon
zano. papal delegate to Washington,
were enthroned in St Patrick's
cathedral here today as a solemn high
requiem mass was said for Cardinal
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-23
FOURTH LIBERTY LOAN
Statesmen TO MEET
Put a Bigger Service Star on Your
Pocket-book

The person who can not go to the
front line trenches, and can not
show his love for his country by
the bodily dangers which he is will
ling to face, can get much salts
ton from the thoughts of the serv-
ice stars on his pocket book Each
Liberty bond means a service star
on your pocket-book. The real
home patriot is the person with a
pocket-book full of service stars.
Buy more Liberty bonds.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-23

filed. Enrolling officers are now
there, and the induction into the
school will be October /. Men de-
string to enter this naval school
should write the Iowa state univer-
sity, at Iowa City, for particulars and
application blanks at once.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-23
Impurities Promptly Wiped
Out.

If there is any trace of Scrofu1a, or
other impurities in your blood, you
cannot enjoy the full physical devel-
opment that healthy body is ca
pable OF until your blood has been
thoroughly cleansed and purified OF
all traces of impure matter.
S. S. S., the wonderful old purely
vegetable blood remedy, has no equal
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-23

Farley, former archbishop of the do
cese of New York.
Services today were for clergy only
and included in the throng were
monks from cloisters who probably
had not seen city streets for years.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-23
Chairmen of All Townships
and Their Helpers to
Meet at Fort
Madison.
ON WEDNESDAY EVENING
Final Instructions to be Given
and ALI Information at
Hand to be Distributed
by Chairman

The important meeting Of the mel
who have the campaign for the fourth
Liberty loan in charge in Lee county
will occur next Wednesday night al
FIT Madison.
Every precinct chairman in the en-
tire county and every lone of his as
sistants down to the man with only
one block to canvass is invited and
urged TO be present.
In the entire county there is no less
than one thousand such bond sales
men and the meeting at Ft. Madison on
Wednesday evening should find at
least FIVE or six hundred Liberty loan
workers in attendance.
Campaign Details.
The purpose of this meeting Is TO
pass on to the men who will actually
do the soliciting all OF the details re-
garding the loan which viii then be in
the hands of County Chairman John
A Dunlap and Vice Chairman H. j.
Kennedy.
Many of the details are still lack
Ing and among these is the very i'm
portant information of what Lee coun-
tvs quota in this drive will be. The
only fact concerning the quota which
the committee has at hand Is that it
will be larger than any previous loan
quota but just how much larger has
never been learned. 1t is hoped that
this information will be received be
fore the Wednesday meeting
Interest Rate.
The interest rate of the fourth Lib
erty loan will be four and one-quarter
per cent. which is the rate quite salts
factory TO both the government and
the bond buyers.
Arrangements are being made with
the various banks throughout the
county that bond buyers can make
some arrangements for partial pay
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-23
Archbishop ireland Sinking.

limited Press Leased Wire .rI
ST. PAUL. Mimi, Sept ,.ac,:|
bishop John Ireland, st. Paul uiOs
was slowly sinking early TO-DAY. al
He suffered a severe SIN
early last night and spent a 'Ve!
night" attendants said.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-23

ment plan Of buying bonds as they
made during the last campaign. These
numerous modes of buying bonds were
SO Ienient and so elastic that no one
need hesitate from subscribing for a
liberal amount of the bonds because
their money is not Immediately avail
able.
The solicitor who calls upon you or
any bank will gladly explain all the
details regarding the partial payment
plan.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-23
Russia Is Willing.

ZURICH, Sept 23.-The soviet gov
eminent of Russia has Joined in the
Austrian proposal for peace negotfa-
tons, according TO rumors contained
n dispatches from Kovno.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-23
#. Madison Meeting.

This important meeting of all town
ship chairman and their helpers to-
gether with ward chairmen and their
assistants will be held in the county
court house at Fl. Madison on next
Wednesday evening. September %.
and will be under the direct charge of
Chairman Dunlap.
It is important that all men in the
county who will be actively engaged
in selling bonds after the drive opens
on next Saturday should attend this
meeting.
1t will be the last meeting for solicit
ors of the county before the big drive
opens and there is much Information
and many details to be given out at
this gathering.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-23
Who Buy Bonds.

Everybody. If you have never done
so in the previous loans now is the
time to go to your bank, find out the
various plans for buying bonds and
await the visit of the solicitor in your
neighborhood If you have been buy
ing bonds regularly in the former
loans make I'D your mind now just how
many more bonds you will buy this
time.
Lee county's quota will be larger
than ever and that means that her citi-
zens must buy more bonds than before
and like all of Lee county's war &C
tivities she will surely go over the top
for the fourth Liberty loan
Think it over now, be ready to buy
by Saturday.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-23

under the surgeon general Of the
army.
Evening star., 1918-02-03
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.

CHICAGO February 2---Lessening OF
bearish confidence regarding the out
look for peace did a good deal today
to strengthen the corn market. The
outcome was firm close. haA to
Ka& net higher. with March 1.a1 and
Nav 1.24Nal25. Oats gained L to u
and provisions IT to 81.
Throughout the day corn had an up
ward tendency that especially reflected
disaDpointment of traders who have
looked for swift sensational develop
ments from German economic and po-
lftical troubles. and who. therefore. ex-
pected quick indications that the enc end
Of the war was not far distant. The
fact. too, that receipts here instead of
being enlarged were even smaller than han
against would-be sellers. Week end
adjustment of trades. however. kept
the market on the up grade to the end,
Profit taking by shorts was mainly
responsible for the advance of oats.
The Incentive for action on the part of
shorts was an unusual scantiness of Of
ferings. Provisions rose with hogs and
because of the bullish showing of ware
house stocks in Chicago
Evening star., 1918-02-03
COTTON MARKET.

NEW YORK, February More
optimistic views of domestic mill con-
sumption and diminishing apprehen-
sions of price fixing were held responsi-
Bile for a very sharp advance in the
cotton market this morning. After the
first rush of buying orders had been
supplied, however, trading became less
active, and part of the Improvement
was lost. with the close barely steady
at a net gain of IS to SO points.
Prospects that next Monday would be
the last of the heatles holidays. reports
that Director General McAdoo had Of
fered railroads to accept cotton ship
ments from the interior to southern
and New York and Washington ad-
vices indicating that there had been no
caucus to fix prices for cotton, but con-
ferences of men determined to protect
the staple, were the news features on
the early advance. The market opened
and before the end of the first hour
sold about ~ to 81 points above last
nights closing figures. with March
touching 36.46, May 1855 and July
1886.
NEW ORLEANS. February "A
wave of bullish sentiment swept the
cotton market today as the result OF
days rumors regarding price fixing
and the announcement by the railroad
administration that cars and ships
would be furnished whereby large
quantities Of cotton could be moved
from the cotton belt to the mill dis
tricts of the country. The market
opened at the advance, stood 43 to Al
points up at its highest and closed at a
net gain of 80 to 80 points. This was
regarded as wide advance, in view of
Monday will be observed as fuel holi-
day.
Evening star., 1918-02-03
WE MUST DEFEAT GERMANS
WHERE ISSUE is AT STAKE
Only the Foolish Would Have United States
Wait for lnvasion-Battle Ground
Is In France.

and received it. Otherwise they would
nave tlighted the whole earth. The
Gerlnans need defeat. and they must
get It, atherwise they will press down
on the brow OF humanity a crown OF
therhs more agonizing than that of
Attila the Hun.
Germany must be defeated now in
france. and not after she appears at
our doors swollen with the pride of
victory and with our present allies
nogged into her ranks as her allies
The great cause il on trial now. At
any other time it will be TOO late The
place is France. Germany IS reeling
down to defeat. II we add the might
OF our blows to those of our allies. she
Mlli falI. Unless she falls we meet her
next. and, We may nave to meet her
alone.
The man who argues that we should
await her coming to our shores to at
tack US has not thought about it, or. if
he has thought about it, he either is q
fool or he wishes Germany to win. Let
ms cease listening to the unthinking. to
fools. and to traitors. Let us fight this
out in France alongside our allies.
Evening star., 1918-02-03
Keep Well Nourished
During Frigid Weather

During the frigid weather you
wasn't to keep well nourisheA. TO
d this your meals sAsuid se
taken with regularity ana yeu
should take . moderate amount
of exercise, not too near meal
time. No better form Of exercise
can be found than that Of walk
ing. with . good, brisk step and
swinEinx of the arms. You
should keep up . good circulation
of blood, that the digestive
glands may secrete q healthful
quantity Of digestive fluids. and
the food he prepared for and as
simulated by the body.
No exceases should be indulEed
In, particularly the taking ef al
cohahc beverages. You should
live In pure air night and day,
but the very yeanG and the very
old should not be exposed to ex-
tremeIy low temperatures.
Careful Observance OF these
suggestions will do much to pre-
vent. and. at least te some ex-
tent, help pull you through cou-
eestive or even infective colds,
which are prevalent.
Evening star., 1918-02-03
Find Car Service Bad.

HYATTSVILLE, Md. February q
Government employees and others who
daily commute into Washington over
the City and Suburban branch Of the
Washington Railway and Electric Com
pany are having troubles a-plenty these
days. In addition to normal patronage
the road is carrying many clerks taken
on by the government to handle war
work. and during the last few months
has, owing to the severe weather, not
been able to operate near enough cars
to handle this increased patronage
Many persons are using the steam road
because Of the irregularity of the troll
ley service and others are motoring to
and from the city.
Evening star., 1918-02-03
NEW YORK RANK STATEMENT.

NEW YORK. February 2-The ac-
tuai condition of clearing house banks
shows that they hold $6o .30T. 300 reserve
in excess of legal requirements. This
is a decrease of s34,3T4, ,450 from last
week.
The statement follows: Actual con-
dition-
Loans. discounts. etc. 4aa25. 2G0, 900;
increase. Sill l.3TS.OOl.
Cash in own vaults. members fed
erai reserve banks taD, sos, 1884, 900; de-
crease. s. .sSs.dD0.
member banks, $526,9S4 900: decrease,
$31,04f.000.
Reserve in own vaults. state banks
and trust companies (bl, S17,a1i.00o;
decrease. $500, 900.
Reserve in depositaries. state banks
and trust CONSUMES. $s,642.nno: de-
crease. S512. 900.
Net demand deposits. sa.6s4.25s. 600;
increase. S17,540.000.
Net time deposits, s.o1.e4s.ooo: de-
Omitted States deposits deducted s3o2,-
s91 .eot.l
Circulation. sa4.1ee 900: increase.
sS3.ono.
Specie included in (al and (b), $I9,-
013.000
Aggregate reserve. s5l2 540. .OOO.
Excess reserve. Sd23oI 300; decrease.
s3i.374451
Summary of state banks and trust
companies in Greater New York. not
included in clearing house statement:
Loans discounts. etc, 1884 .64 900;
increase. 11.o27.5o0.
Specie. $1T.77a.70o: increase. S191.Ioo.
Legal tenders. S15. 1ao. 800; decrease,
81 $4,000.
Total deposits. ss42. $50. 800: increase.
iT13 600
hanks cash in vault. s1o 234 900.
Trust companies cash in vault, $780,
632,3ud.
Mercantile paper. "i.aaA sterling
sjyty-day bills. 4To: commercial sixty
day bills Oh banks. All x: commercial
sixty-day bills AK demand, 4-75A
cables. 40 ZIG. Francs. demand,
a.7lia; cables. 569i2. Guilders. de-
mand. 43l.: cables, "a. Lires. demand,
q -. cables. $50. Rubles, demand. 13;
cables, 1aL. Bar silver. s6k. Mexican
dollars, 60 Government bonds steady.
Railroad bonds firm.
Evening star., 1918-02-03

firing. Vengeance does not wait long.
with the "Joyeux."
"'At dawn, suddenly. a human form
emerged from in front and stood erect
in the midst of wires with a strange
temerity-
MY soldiers did not FIRE They
wished to see what was coming, to see
we'll
1T was an officer of the guard. very
young, with the face of an adolescent.
He had his sleeves rolled up. No
weapon. In the hand only a lash as We
had been forewarned
Rifle Shots Ring Out.
1.-Two rife shots, then, struck down
the imprudent fellow, who rolled out
into the free zone between the lines of
wire entanglements.
forward, 1t was a ferooious fray, a
fray with knives to take the officer,
who was only wounded and who was
trying to crawl away.
:" The fight was not long. The
stoyeux". at grips with the guard.
body was brought into our lines.
The Commandant H was silent
for an instant. He was living again
those poignant moments.
From neighboring trench he be-
gan once more. I had witnessed the
affair and I ran over in haste. not
having any doubt as to the violent
fashion in which my men would
avenge themselves for the insult. The
occasion was too good. An officer of
the guard!
But in what frightful manner were
they going to finish him,
""Then I saw this strange spectacle,
unexpected. unforgettable, of which i
guarantee-to you, upon my honor. the
authenticity.
1.-The German officer was stretched
out, very pale. upon a blanket. in a
shelter.
And. bent over him. before an en-
tire circle of comrades, silently. the
"Joyeux" were handaeing his wounds,
They were handagiRg him with a
gentleness. as though he were a child "