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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-26

Poland, George Stobbart Wright, Fran
els Harold Price, Purl Everett Brown,
Fenton Emerson Powell, Earl Carna-
han Citing, Herbert Lloyd Brown. The
first degree was to have been given
next Thursday evening, but on account
of the recent order OF the board Of
health, it will be postponed until fur
Their notice.
AT the First Christian church Sun
day evening following the sermon will
be shown a very interesting film en-
titled, THE Volcano Kileau." The
Loyalty Endeavor society will not meet
Sunday evening, nor will the primary,
junior and intermediate classes Of the
Sunday school assemble on Sunday.
This is done in conformity with the
order made by the local board Of
health. The meetings of all the adult
societies and adult classes of the
church school will be at the usual hour.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-26
TO THE PATRONS OF THE


In compliance with the orders Of the
board Of health. the librarians have
been instructed until further orders, to
positively refuse to transact business
with any patron Of the library under
the age of eighteen years, and to ex-
clude all such persons from the IL
brary building
We earnestly request the hearty CO.
operation of all of our patrons to the
end that the orders of the board of
health may be carried out to the let
ter.
KEOKUK PUBLIC LIBRARY.
By Chas. J. Smith, Secretary.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-26
CITY NEWS.

Smoke the W. E. cigar, manuf. by
J. Eisenhuth, "a s. 18th st.
-Brigadier Pebbles of Des Monies
will speak at the Salvation Army hall
tonight.
Masonic: Special meeting OF
Hardin lodge No %, Monday, Jan
21st, 1880. E. A. degree.
Moving, J. Opstelten, phone R-1542
Miss Reck will not meet her
evening class in high school until
further notice is given.
--keolsuk lodge No. 13. l. }. Q, F.
meets regularly every Monday night,
at 8 o'clock. V. R. Mckay, N. G., F. M.
Pugh. recording secretary. Work in
the third degree.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Pollard have
received a letter from their son,
Donald, who is with the rainbow divis-
ion in France. Mr.. Pollard says that
the boys are all well and workin &
hard.
Bishop Sage announces a change
in the hour of service at ST. Mary's
church from o'clock to 5 O'clock. for
Sunday. Owing to the city health
regulations there will be no Sunday
school
A new organization Is In process
of formation at the First Baptist
church, and must necessarily be held
UP for a month. The organization is
called The Knights of the Golden
Cross, is designed for the boys Of the
church and is being worked out by
the pastor. Rev. J. H. Matthias. Last
Thursday evening thirteen boys took
the pledge for the first degree. They
are Ralph Wallace Ayres, Harold Keith
Chambers, Purl Alonzo Poland, Ches-
ter Aaron Wells, Willis Wesley Shafer,
Claude Leroy Citing. Clarence Glenn
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-26
PAY INCOME
TAX AT ONCE
This is Louis Murphy's Advice
to Those Who Have
Returns to
Make
Advice

The following is from Louis Muir
ply, collector of revenue:
Taxpayers are urged to pay their
income tax when they file their re-
turns. Taxpayers have the right to
postpone payment Of income taxes
until June 10, but in order to help
the government, both as to revenues
and in the saving OF work, it is urg-
emily desired that as a patriotic duty
every person who Is able will pay the
tax at the time of filing the return.
Taxpayers are allowed discount
at the rate of three per cent per an
mum for advance payments on taxes.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-26
Profit In Gasoline.

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WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.-'Ias Sat,
production costs showing that NM
prices are from Z to 10 Genus a at
the refining cost were maze af,s
by the federal trade commisslon, - a
an investigation conducted by , s
Murdoch The cost OF I'm
gasoline was found to be IN Aallsa
and the north Mississippi retI|
1855 cents, with the Chicaso
price q cents. New YORK pa'
cents.
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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-26
JACK wolfe Gets decision

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.1
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Jan. 26.-Jack
Wolfe, OF Cleveland today held de-
cisive win over Kewpie Ertle, st. Paul,
Mimi, bantam. He beat Ertle at his
own game in ten round battle of give
and take here last night. Wolfe won
seven rounds
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-26
Differences End in Compromise.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
NEW YORK, Jan. 26.--Differences
between Alfred DeOro and August
Kieckhefer over the worlds three
cushion billiard champion ended in a
compromise. Thursday Kieckhefer
claimed a default from the Cuban be-
cause the match was not played by
Jan. l.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-26

Where the taxes are comparatively
small, the discount is always neg.
ligible, and it is hoped that taxpay-
ers will waive their right to the dis.
count as a service to their country
Taxpayers who waive the discount
should note on the return discount
waived"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-26
FUNERAL NOTICE.

HARNESS.-The funeral of the late
Warren Harness will be held Sunday
afternoon at $50 o'clock from the resi-
dence, 1926 Exchange street Friends
of the family invited.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-26

DeOro Accepts kleckhefer Challenge.
United Press Leased Wire Service.]
CHICAGO, Jan. 26.-Alfred DeOro
has accepted the challenge of August
Kieckhefer for the three cushion
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-26

carom billiard championship, accord
ing to announcement today. The match
will be played in Chicago not later
than February 8.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-26

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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-26
UNION SERVICE
Plan ABANDONED
Ministers and Laymen Of Churches in
Meeting Last Night Evenly d.
vided in Sentiment
Over Idea.
WILL NOT HOLD THEM
Idea Was to Have Three Weeks Meet
ings in Local Churches With
Local Ministers Con-
Quoting Them.
WILL NOT HOLD THEM

At a meeting Of ministers and lay
men representing eight churches OF
Keokuk, held last evening in the
private dining room of the Y. w. G.
A, 1t was decided not to hold union
services for three weeks in March
as had been proposed. The senti-
ment of the meeting was very even
ly divided, and it was thought wise
Under the circumstances not to at.
tempt a union evangelical meeting.
The matter was proposed at a
special meeting of the ministers held
two weeks ago and brought up again
at the regular meeting of the minis
terial association last Monday. The
officers of this body were requested
to form committee to present the
recommendations to the meeting last
night. It was recomm ended that
services be held in the, Christian
church for three weeks beginning the
first Sunday in March.
There were twenty-five at the
meeting last night, all of the protest t.
ant churches but one in the city be-
ing represented at the session. While
ii was felt that a union meeting, such
as was proposed, was necessary, it
was felt that unless 1t could be taken
up with unanimous support, that it
should not be attempted. The min
listers were to take care Of the serv-
ices, and there would be no outside
speakers. The assemblage was
practically evenly divided on the mat
ter, and it was decided not to hold
the proposed services
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-26
HAKIL. |. S
STEEL CUT
COFFEE
Dempsey Knocked Him Out.

Dempsey Knocked Him Out.
limited Press Leased Wire Service
RACINE, Wis, Jan. 26.-Jack Demp-
sey, Pacific coast heavyweight, is in
line for chance at the heavyweight
title today, following his knockout Of
Homer Smith in the first round of
their scheduled ten round bout here
last night. 1t was the first time Smith
has ever been knocked off his feet
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-26
Adults In Sunday School.

The pastors also discussed the
health boards order on closing pub
lie places to the children. They de-
cided to keep their Sunday schools
closed to the children, but open for
adults, and this plan will be tried in
the services tomorrow Persons eigh-
teen and under will be barred from
church and Sunday school services.
Evening journal., 1918-08-09
MARKET WHEAT YIELD.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9.-FoTecasting 4
total wheat yield of S7S.OOOOOO bushels.
the Agriculture Department estimates
winter wheat will reach 556,OO0,O0O bush|
els as against the July forecast Of 557,-
100000 bushels and that spring wheat
will yield 1922 100000 bushels.
The corn yield is estimated at $780,
100000 bushels; oats, i,42S, 100000 BUSH
els; barley, 232, 100000 bushels, and rye.
76,500OOO. These figures would indicate
a yield per acre Of 153 bushels for
winter wheat, i4.3 for spring wheat,
i4.9 for all wheat and 263 bushels for
corn, 32.i for oats. 255 for barley and
i41 for rye.
The condition OF spring wheat was
given as 1916 compared with 6s.7 year
ago and 75.9 for the ten-year average
at this time. Condition of corn was
given as 7s.5 compared with 1873 last
year, and rs. the ten-year average. The
oats condition was given as S2.S COM
pared with s7.2 a year ago, barley 81 as
compared with 779 a year ago.
White potatoes promise a yield Of
39i 100000 bushels as compared with
1862 100000 bushels the average yield be-
tween 1912 and 1916. Sweet potatoes
are expected to yledl sl5OO,0O0 bushels
as compared 36,0OOOOO during 1912
1916 period. Rice is expected to yield
Al. 100000 bushels and hay 99,3OO,OOO
ions
Evening journal., 1918-08-09
Hun Officers Captured,
Others Run from Allies

junction at the Chaulnes bridge across
the Somme, over which every ounce Of
supplies and reinforcing divisions must
pass, likewise is being harried.
While the Allies heaviest guns pound
the German military centers far in the
rear, Rupprecht's reply, by infantry,
artillery and air, Is very feeble, so far.
Some counter attacks were attempted
but they were easily repulsed. With the
coming up Of relnfOrcements. however,
1t is inevitable that resistance will
stiffen.
our casualties are exceptionally light.
At some casualty clearing stations very
few patients had been admitted up 10
late hour last night.
Some high German staff officers were
captured. Others escaped by the skin
Of their teeth, fleeing in scant attire and
leaving everything behind save their
paiamas and their hides. Among the
prisoners were some so clean and un-
rufiled that It was obvious they had
been called out of their beds and dress
ed only in time to be captured. One
division reported more prisoners than
it could handle and had TO employ
slightly wounded men TO escort the
captured Boches to the rear, none OF
the unwounded TOmmles wishing 60
leave the lighting.
Every variety OF the hundreds OF
tanks did good work. Some preceded
the infantry and acted as strong points
until the troops came up. Big tanks,
surrounded by the little ''whippets"
looked like dreadnaughts escorted by
dcstrOyers.
The "whippets" are able to dodge
and turn faster than a man. Operating
over rough ground they ran down
enemy groups and individuals, flatten-
ing out machine gun nests. grinding the
crews into the mud and terrorizing
whole sectors. ! was told that mem
bers OF the tank staff kept in touch
with their machines from low flying
alrplanes, thus covering the whole
battlefield in a few minutes and return
ing with first hand information regard
ing the entire situation.
Neither the tanks nor the troops en-
countered a great deal Of barbed wire
or trenches. Obviously. Rupprecht
Evening journal., 1918-08-09

clean bill Of health then," Councilman
Robertson observed.
where is your first duty" he con-
tlnued, ito the people or to the utill-
tles?"
Both" came the quick reply from
Commissioner Garretson, who said that
he understood his position as that Of a
Judge between the utilities corporations
and the public.
The question OF how long It took the
company TO get the increase in fare
was then the subject OF a discussion
Councilman Robertson claiming that II
took but two days for the company TO
secure the increase from 10 7 cents
while Commissioner Garretson insisted
that the negotiations for the increase
took two weeks.
The letters OF protest agoinst the In
crease as presented 10 the commission
at their meeting when the increase was
granted were read and Mr.. Garretson
was asked whether nc did not think 1t a
fair thing 10 the public TO hold a pub
llc meeting in the evening as suggested
by the Voters Non-Partsan League be-
fore deciding or the question. TO this
he replied that none Of the complaints
against the increase contained any
facts.
The right Of Clarence r. Holt 10 vote
on the commission when he was not a
resident Of this city was then dues-
Oned and when Commissioner Gar
retson answered "No" TO a question as
TO whether he shouldn't have known
whether Commissioner Holt was en-
titled 30 a vote, Councilman Robertson
closed the case for Council.
Against Commissioner Isaac, Council
had no more charges to bring or ques-
tions 10 ask. stating that the questions
and answers now on record from Mr..
Isaac's' last appearance on the stand
were sufficient.
Mr.. lsaacs, representing Commissioner
Isaac, then asked II Council wouldn't
drop nine out Of the ten assignments I'm
the charges as outlined in the bill OF
particulars, as no evidence was shown
to support those points. Council voted
against the dropping OF the charges, by
an aye and nay vote, afttr which Mr..
Evening journal., 1918-08-09
Sam Loyd's Brain Food
Five Minutes TO Digest This.
No. pa.

Take a tooth, add a hoistlng ap-
paratus, subtract a pantry, sub
tract hay pile, add a restrainer.
subtract a residue and the result
Ing letters will spell MOLE.
Evening journal., 1918-08-09
B WILLIAM PHILIP sIMMS
U. p. Staff Corresnondent.

WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN
FRANCE, Aug. 1920 a. m)-The
British fourth army and elements of
the French first army, under Field Mar
shal Haig have driven their wedge into
the west wall Of the Montdidier pocket
from six to eight miles. They have
captured a large number Of guns, many
prisoners and considerable material.
Great confusion has been caused be-
hind Crown Prince Rupprecht's front
In Gen. Won Marwltzs' second army end
Gen. Won Hutiers' eighteenth army. Air
men report the rapid flight of enemy
transports eastward along the Somme
In order to escape capture.
A number OF high officers have been
taken prisoner. The last seen Of one
German general he was running head
long down a road with a tank lumber
ing after him, splitting machine gun
bullets In his direction.
Our artillery had TO timber up and
advance In order to keep the retiring
enemy within range The Paris-Amiens
main railway line Is now well out Of
range OF any save the highest calbre
German guns, while the ParlB-Com-
piegne-Amiens railway is cut only at
Montdldier. The latter city Is now
directly threatened.
British airmen, despite heavy wealth
er, low clouds and showers, arc ham
pering traffic into and out Of the enemy
salient, especially along the Perron~,
Hoyc and Amiens-Ham railways. Their
Evening journal., 1918-08-09

Relieves thirst and fatigue, refreshes the
system and rests a wearied brain.
either over-esIlmated himself or under
rated his opponents. IL is clear that
he little expected a serious Allied Of
fensive. Rather, he was aiming to push
on himself The present battle-ground
is just south Of the Oid Somme hell-hole
country which Field Marshal Won Hin
denburg laid waste in 1917 during his
retreat. lie dynamited farms and
villages, felled orchards and trees,
bordering roads, and even cleared away
the underbrush, giving as his excuse,
that he was preparing the ground for
open warfare in the future when the
British would have this desert at their
backs and the dreaded German "super-
man" in front.
Today, Won Hindenburg's legiOns are
being pressed back against this Hun
made waste. with scarcely one small
tree or wood for protection.
Marshals Foch and Haig apparently
have caught Won Hlndenburg unawares.
If he escapes a bitter drubbing the
present signs are totally misleading.
Evening journal., 1918-08-09
LOCAL SECURITIES
Port BUILDING,
MARKET SHOWS ADVANCEs.

NEW YORK, Aug. 9-Fraclional ad-
vances were registered at the stock
market opening today with slight
loss recorded In American Sumatra To-
bacco which has been showing great
strength in the last few days, This
stock opened at i2Sh, Off u.
United States Steel opened at ii0A,
up y Marine Preferred 9Sh, up "A;
Dstillers Securities 599s, up h; Bald
win %, up a, and American Can Il,
up Il.
Evening journal., 1918-08-09
NEW YORK COTTON.

BY the United Press.
NEW YORK, Aug. 9-The cotton
market opened firm today October
sold at 2s.40, up 10; December 2SIs, up
%, and January 2SI5, up 80.
Evening journal., 1918-08-09
JUST BEFORE RETIRING

Take HOrsfOrd's Acid Phosphate
Relieves thirst and fatigue. refreshes the
system and rests a wearied brain.
Evening journal., 1918-08-09
CARD OF THANKS.

Mrs Fredericka schechinger and children
wish herewith to express our thanks to all
friends, relatives. lodges and societies, for
their sympathy extended 20 us In our re-
cent bereavement
Evening journal., 1918-08-09
LIVERPOOL COTTON.

By the United Press.
LIVERPOOL, Aug 9-Spots opened
quiet today with prices easy. Sales
amounted to 1000 bales. Receipts were
1900 bales, all American. Good mlddl-
ings, new, 2209; middllngs. old, 2lA6.
Evening journal., 1918-08-09
PERSONALS.

Mrs. John w Humphreys and son
and daughter, Albert and Agnes. Of
Centreville, are visiting friends in
Lunenburg and Brunswick counties,
Va.
The Rev. w. G. Harris, pastor Of
Goodman NJ. e. Church, is spending the
week with friends at Princess Anne, Md.
Evening journal., 1918-08-09

Isaaes questioned his client as to as
signment No. 9 and closed the case af-
ter a few questions.
He then asked permission to speak on
behalf Of his client, as his time in this
city was limited. To this Council re-
piled that the decision in the case will
not be made until some future meet
ing, and that Mr.. Isaacs Will be given
an opportunity to speak on behalf Of
Commissioner Isaac.
Charles G. Guyer took a stenographic
report OF the proceedings for Messrs.
Garretson and Isaac and II was re-
ported that the two commissioners
may take some legal action against
the counollmen.
Evening journal., 1918-08-09
ANSWER 10 NO. 2l3.

In Nine. OFlaherty's poultry
puzzle we find that the chickens
first cost So per doz., which would
be nine for Sc. Then they went up
one-eighth, or 1875 per cent, to 50
per doz., which is for $3.50; i2.5
per cent. on S6-75 cents; so those
chickens would be worth s675 to-
morrow" Most solvers fall into the
the error OF thinking that there
should be a raise OF 81 per doz. TO
50 per dOz., which would make the
eight chickens worth s6.66 and i-3
cents. The raise was on the per-
centage on the pound and not on
the dozen.
Copyright, 1917, by Sam Loyd.)
The Cordova daily times., 1918-01-09
ENGINEERS Of
MONTANA To
MEET

BOHEMIAN, Mont, Jan. 9.-The re-
lation of the war to municipal engin-
GERS of Montana will be considered,
among other topics of interest to men,
bers of the organization, at the annual
convention of the Montana Institute
of municipal engineers, to be held here
January Il. % and %.
Other Subjects to be considered in
open discussion by the members will
be street cleaning and garbage dis
posal, sewers and sewage disposal,
standa=4&.-ssss-aaA of specifications, high
ways and pavements, water systems
and publication plants. On January
% a visit will be made to the Mon
tana state college, here, and Wednes-
day evening the annual banquet of
the organization will be held
The Cordova daily times., 1918-01-09

PASADENA, Cal Jan 9-The fact
that the manager of the Pasadena
Rose Carnival was obliged to call on
a navy versus army team as the stel-
Ter football attraction this year is
considered the best evidence of the
fact that the colleges and universities
have been denuded of their best play
ers. In the past the Pasadena con-
test has been between teams of the
East and West holding good records
for the seasons games played
Many followers of football regret
the fact that the marine team at
The Cordova daily times., 1918-01-09

FORT BLISS, Texas, Jan. with
the substitution of Sacramento for
Portland in the Pacific Coast League
the organization will save thousands
of dollars in care fares. Salt Lake
City now remains the only long jump
but the attendance at the games there
has more than compensated for the
heavy cost of transportation. This.
it is said, was not the case at Port
land where bad weather also cut IN
to the receipts during the earlier part
of the season.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-01-09

FORT BLISS, Texas, Jan. 9-Many
soldiers of the FL Paso district are
planning to attend the return football
game between the FL Paso team and
the Camp Cody team which will be
played at Deming New Mexico soon.
The first game was played here on
New Years day under the auspices O.
the war service board of Ell Paso be
fore a crowd of 10000 people.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-01-09
PACIFIC COAST
SPORTING
DOPE

SANFRANCISCO, Jan. although
Mars is making up the schedules and
occupying the box office, spring re-
ports on the Pacific bid fair to go
along with the same old swing as of
yore.
The swimming fans may expect to
see Miss Fannie Durack, the won
derful Australian swimmer, contest
ing for the elusive sos yard title with
talk already of importing fast swim
the Francis Coswells and the Mable
Greens of the Pacific slope. There is
mers from Honolulu and vice versa
Although Pacific coast conference re-
gattas have been cut down in num-
bers, the trackmen will more than
make up for the dearth in rowing
The basketball artists of Stanford
University and the Universities of
California and Nevada and many mi
nor institutions are already whipping
a schedule into shape.
Base ball will continue to be ma
jor sport in the colleges despite the
draft. 1t is figured that the retrench-
ments forced on the professional lea
CUES by the war will make the fans
all the more anxious to turn out to
the college and other amateur games.
What the Pacific Coast conference
will do in regard to baseball has yet
to be announced, but lively season
in this sport is expected