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Evening star., 1918-08-28
LIVING COST RISE
OVER 50 PER Cent
Increase Since War Began,
National Industrial Confer
ence Board Reports.
CLOTHING SETS THE PACE

The cost of living for the family of
the average wage-earner in the
United States has increased from so
to SIS per cent since the outbreak of
the war. This is indicated in re-
port on wartime changes in the cost
of living" made public today by the
National Industrial Conference Board.
The greatest increase. during this
four-year-period was in clothing,
which in this report is given at II
per cent Food experienced the sec
ond greatest increase, or 81 per cent.
other items are given as follows:
Fuel and light. As per cent: sundries. so
per cent, and rent. is per cent
In arriving at these averages the
board explained that in a number of
small communities where there have
been exceptional increases in rent and
in the cost of fuel the average per
cent of increase would have to be
raised somewhat.
Evening star., 1918-08-28
Wide Variations in Rent.

Changes in rent showed such wide
variation that no general average ap-
plicable to all sections of the country
could be reached. However. the re-
port concludes that an estimate of Is
per cent is undoubtedly sufficient to
cover the increase in this item up to
the early summer of 1918 for a very
greater part of this rise has taken
place within the present year. In the
main, 10 per cent is apparently ample
rents in New York. Chicago, Philadel-
phia, Boston and st. Louis, which alone
include several millions of the coun-
try's industrial population.
Complaints of profiteering were re-
celVed from several communities where
there had been an unusual demand for
housing facilities and in some cases
official Investigations had been made
by state or municipal authorttiAs.
stores in cities well distributed
throughout the country indicates in
creaSes In prices of the most common
articles OF wearing apparel ranging
from sos per cent for women's dollar
toveralls. Striking increases occurred
IN the prices of certain yard goods
wnere advances in cost over 1911
prices amounted. in number of ca ses,
to more than 100 per cent
Mems hosiery. selling for Is cents in
1914, cost in June, 1918. usually not less
than 25 cents. and women's hosiery sell
ing for Is cents four years ago brought
10 cents in June of this year Knit nm
derwear, the report finds. had increased
nearly 100 per cent. Women's shoes Of
standard grade increased Ss.5 per cent:
mems. So per cent. Women's kid gloves
which in 1914 cost 81 averaged more
than 81 in June, 1913
Evening star., 1918-08-28
Coal Takes Big Jump.

Prices secured from coal dealers in
different localities frequently showed
advances Of 20 to 40 per cent up to
June. 1913 for ton lots of anthracite,
and more marked increases in the cost
of bituminous coal. which is extensively
used for domestic purposes in some sec
tions Of the country. Manufactured and
natural gas used for household pur-
poses showed but slight change from
the 1914 rates up to April Is, 1918; a
number of communities reported a de-
crease. The report concludes that an
average allowance Of As per cent of in
crease in the cost of fuel and light
sufficient, but probably liberal for most
communities. 1t is pointed out that, in
asmuch as fuel represents only to 6
per cent Of the total family budget. a
further increase of as much jas 20 per
cent in the cost Of fuel and light would
add only another l per cent to the in
crease in the total cost Of living"
Evening star., 1918-08-28
FINANCES OF UNITED STATES
STRONG SINCE WAR OF 1912

result that no extra burden was placed
upon the people.
The expenditures of the War De-
partment from April 1, 1916. to April 1.
1S49, were sS0,S45,116 as compared
with the expenditure of $21,991,123
during the previous three years. Dur
ing the period of the war the Navy
Department spent $1S.75s.o00. which
was a little more than 100000 in
excess of what that department had
expended for the two and half
years before the war.
Evening star., 1918-08-28

, was decisively defeated without a
| roll call.
Senators Chamberlain. chairman
and Hitchcock and Warren of the
military comittee were named SEN
ate conferees on the bill. The House
conferees are scheduled to be named
today. and work on compromising the
differences. will begin this after
noon or tomorrow.
Besides the "work-or-fight" amend
ment. the final fate of which general
ly is regarded in doubt because of
House opposition and lack of admin
istration support, the Senate wrote in
an amendment by Senator Penrose
of Pennsylvania, republican, provid-
ing that draft boards shall deter
mine questions of deferred classifica-
tions without requiring registrants
to claim exemption or deferred clas-
sification.
Backs "Work or Fight"
Senator McKellar of Tennessee.
squarely presented the "work-or-
fight" issue by moving to strike it
from the bill. The vote Of 40 to %
against the motion follows:
Those supporting the Mckellar mo-
ton to eliminate the work-or-f1ght
provisions were:
Democrats-Ashurst. Beckham. Gull
berson, Flecher. Gerry, Henderson,
Jones of New Mexico. Kendrick, Kir-
by, Mcclellan, Nugent, Overman,
owen, Phelan. Pittman, Robinson,
salisbury, Shafroth, Sheppard,
Shields, Trammell. Vardaman and
Walsh. Total, twenty-three.
Republicans-Borah, Curtis, Fernald
Johnson of California, McNary and
Sutherland. Total, six.
Those voting to retain the clause
were:
Democrats-Bankhea Chamberlain,
Gore. Guion. Hitchcock, Johnson OF
South Dakota, Martin. Pomerene,
Ransdell, Smith of Georgia, Thomas
and Wolcott. Total, twelve.
Republicans-Baird, Brandegee, Cal
der, Colt. Cummins, Dillingham;, Fall
France. Frelinghuysen, Hale, Kellogg,
Kenyon. Lenroot. Lodge. McCumber,
Nelson, New, Norriss, Penrose, Poin-
dexter, Smith of Michigan. Smoot.
Sterling. Townsend. Wadsworth, War
ren, Watson and Weeks. Total.
twenty-eight.
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r. Owen Allen, probably one Of the
hest known confederate veterans Of the
Shenandoah valley. died at his home
near Summit Point. Jefferson county,
W. Va, aged sixty-five years. He was
a native of Clarke county. Virginia
Evening star., 1918-08-28
WORK OR FIGHT" ONLY LIKELY
HITCH ON MAN-POWER BILL
Senate and House, in Conference Over
Measure, Hope to Place It Before
President This Week.

The administration man-power bill
extending the draft age limits to in
clude eighteen and forty-five, was to-
Passed by the Senate late yesterday
afternoon.
Every effort will be made to iron
out the differences between the Sem
ate and House and to have the bill
sent to the President for his approval
before the end of the week. While
the Senate amended the bill in a num-
Der of respects, the main contest be-
tween the houses will be over the
..work-or-fight" amendment which the
Senate retained in the bill and which
the House refused to accept.
Senate's Vote Unanimous.
The bill was passed in the Senate
by a unanimous vote, IS to 0. Senator
Gore of Oklahoma at first registered
his vote against the bill When ne
found he was alone against the bill
he asked leave to withdraw his vote
and to be excused from voting, so
that the action of the Senate might
be unanimous. This was granted
The final vote was announced in the
Senate amid unchecked applause. The
Senate OVerwhelnlnSly Noteu uow II
all attempts to interfere with the
drafting of men from eighteen to
twenty-one.
Before adopting by a vote Of 40 to
90 the "work-or-fight" amendment,
providing subsection to the draft OF
men exempted for industrial and
other reasons who do not continue
at work, a provision was added that
in case of strikes. penalties of the
"work-or-fight" rule shall not apply
if the men submit their disputes to
the War Labor Board> and continue
their labor This limitation, offered
by Senator Cummins OF Iowa, was
incorporated 10 10 q
Evening star., 1918-08-28

From a. garden plot measuring 4oxso
feet Frederick c. Reich Of Gainesville
Nd. has grown this summer twelve
bushels Of potatoes. eighteen head of
cabbage, five bushels of tomatoes and
about one-ha1f bushel Of lima beans.
Evening star., 1918-08-28
Refuses to Increase Age Limit.

Before taking the vote on final pas
sage. the Senate. in crushing the op-
position to service of youth under
twenty-one. twice bowled over an
amendment by Senator Pointdexter of
Washington, to make the minimum
draft limit nineteen instead of eight
cen years, first by vote of 5S to IA
and again, 50 to 81. A proposal by
Senator Kirby of Arkansas to make
twenty the minimum age was re-
jected so to II. while that of Senator
Vardaman of Mississippi to retain the
present twenty-one-year minimum
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-09
Late Market Quotations

1850: good heavy. s16.7O@17.15;
rough heavy, s16.Oo@16.2o; light,
$16.90@17.70; pigs, $13.50@17.25.
Cattle Receipts, 5000; market,
weak; Deeves, $S.6O@14.0O; cows and
heifers, $s.6G@11.75; stoclkers and
feeders, $7.70@11.25; calves, $3.50
14.15.
sheep-Receipts. 5000; market,
weak, LOG lower; native, 10000
1920; western, $12.20@l3.65; lambs,
$14.25Gd7.75; western, $14.50@17.9O;
ewes, s10.75@13.5O.
Kansas City Live Stock.
KANSAS CITY, March 9.-Cattle
receipts 300; market steady. Steers,
$7.75@13.75; cows and heifers, $500
Oils; stockers and feeders, $500
12.25: calves, $75O@13.OO.
Hog receipts $500; market steady.
Bulk, s17-20@17.45; heavy, $1,000
1880; medium, S17.25@17.45; light.
S1720@17.45.
Sheep receipts 1000; market
steady. Lambs. s16.oo@17.3o; ewes,
$11,5o@12.75; wetherI ss.oo@16.Oo.
st. Louis Live Stock.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, March 9.-Cattle
receipts 1000; market steady. Native
beef steers, ss.oog1s.5o; yearling
steers and heifers, $7.00@13.5O; cows
$6.00@11.50; stockers and feeders,
$6.00@10.50; calves, $6.00@140O;
cows, and heifers, s6.00@10.00.
Hog receipts 1000; market 2O@25c
lower. Mixed and butchers. $17.25@
1855; good to heavy, S17.25@17.50;
rough, $16.O0@16.50; light, $174O@
1865; pigs. $13.25 @17.50; bulk, s1735
@17.60.
No sheep receipts market steady.
Ewes, $12.50@13.00; lambs, ,-40O@
17.40; Gamers and choppers, $6.5O@
$50; wethers. $13.00@13.75.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-09
GARDEN PLANS
FORMULATED
Committee Held Meeting Yesterday
Afternoon and Outlined
Work to Ee
Done-

A meeting of the garden commit
tee Of which Mrs. Hugh j. Robert
son Is chairman, was held yesterday
afternoon at the Industrial associa-
ton rooms. Miss LA Mitchell, who
will conduct the garden work
through the Keokuk schools, was
present and outlined her plans for
this work. William Brugman will
take care of the lists of vacant prop
erty and NJ. E. Justice was given the
job of seeing that systematic arrange
ments for blowing up plots of ground
! for garden purposes are carried out
The children will be asked to find
out whether their parents will have
sites available for gardening on their
own property or whether they want
plots OF ground for the gardens. This
can be done through the school chill.
dren, by means of ouestionnaire
which is being prepared in the indus.
! Trial association anicex
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Omaha Live Stock.

OMAHA, March 9.-Cattle recs
1000; market steady. Steers, p
013.25; COWS and heifers, s ~
10.75; stockers and feeders, s@s
11.25; calves, S9.00@13.0o; ouli' !
stays. s7.00@9.75. -. M
Hog receipts 1890; markel
CSC lower. Bulk, $16.6Oa le''V 4
$685.. u,,-s1
Sheep receipts 1900; maa
steady. Yearlings, $lloogs,,,;,'
wethers. $11.O0@13.00; lambs sDa
@17OO; ewes, s11.0o 912.65'
New York Produce Market a.,
NEW YORK, Mar. s.-Fiou
firm. o,sssoa
Pork-Quiet; mess, s52Oo9 pow, y.
Lard-Easier; middle west y
sugar@Raw, quiet; Centrifuga,i. ! !
s6O.O5; refined, quiet; cut loa H.. 's ~,
crushed, $50; powdered, $'.oV' y
ulated, $7.45. s7.e
Coffee-Rio No. 7 on spot oIST a.,
Tallow-Inactive; city, lo12'' y
laI, 10. ,-A1 25
Hay-Weak; No. /, sl.i1ggzi1.;N
i3, $1.4O@1.60; clover, SL'zSM, avs avs
Dressed poalltry-Quiet; tur l,e \
@3Sc; chickens. 25@S4c; loS, notltl
35c; ducks, l.. l., Sic; i've esaso
quiet; geese. 35c; turkeys oo,caqoc
ROSTERS, 24@35c; stays, 9 .s,e con,
Cheese Weak; state mis- oon,u,
to special. 800 261ec; SKINS W.
to specials, S@191sc. -, tlsl
Butter - Dull; recelp.s, ,si
creamery extras, 47kq4Sc, IA
tubs. 41@4s1sc; creamery ne'1
storage. 44@47c. recelD
Eggs-Unsettled, lower, a5Nll
1857; nearby white fancy ,oc. frsl
nearby mixed fancy, S1sW's
i37M@40c.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-09
Daily Stock Letter.

Daily stock lertef.
UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
NEW YORK, March 9.-The New
York Evening Sun financial review
today said:
Although trading in today's stock
market did not continue in the same
volume as yesterdays upward squirt.
there was nevertheless disposition
to resume the movement when the
market opened. Price changes were
narrow and there was little more
than professional interest in evil
dence. News developments made
little impression.
At the opening, prices were irregu
lar. There followed a brief rise. led
by few of the leading rails. carry
ing moderate gains in the industrial
list as we'll Anaconda Copper ad
vanced nearly a point. The steel
group was on the whole, soft; also
the motors. Chesapeake and Ohio ane
New Haven made the best showinS
among the rails. AS the session ad
vanced moderate reactions were tbs
rule.
Business in the second hour was
dull and prices in general slugg1shly
receded to lower levels.
The market closed weak.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-09
DAILY RANGE OF PRICES.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, Mar. g.
ny,or uJ;r1, 1,y ~.
Chicago Cash Grain.

Chicago Cash Grain.
CHICAGO, March 9.-Corn-No.
yellow, S1.7O@1.75; No. 5 yellow,
SL65@1.6s; No. 6 yellow, s1.52@1.65;
No. 4 white, $1.s5: No. white. SLIT
@1.8O; No. 6 white, S1.55@1.s0; No.
5 mixed, $1.64@1.66; No. 6 mixed,
S1.40@157.
Oats-No. white, 95@95Ac; No.
4 white, 941sc; standard, 951ac.
Chicago Live Stock.
United Press Leased Wire Service
CHICAGO, Mar. 9.-The hog mar
ket closed active and % cents higher.
Top, $3.50. Estimated Monday, 46,-
900.
Cattle closed weak Top, $14.00;
calves, s14.17. Estimated Monday.
$4,000.
Sheep closed weak Top. 1885,
lambs, $3.50. Estimated Monday,
5000.
Chicago Live Stock.
CHICAGO. H., Mar. 9.--Hogs-Re-
ceipts, 25,000; market, steady, 10c
higher; mixed and butchers, $l6.40@
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-09

s3Clle Ilc 4Ahlici . A~~Nc
lions of learning.
German Boasts and Difficulties.
lBy j. w. T. Mason, written for the
United Press.]
NEW YORK, Mar. 9.-Germany's
boast of the establishment OF an un
interrupted route to India through
the Russian Caucasus, Persia and
Afghanistan, is an empty victory that
can serve no purpose except to tan
talize Won Hindenburg by its impos-
sibilities.
india is as safe from German in
yasion as Great Britain itself
The difficulties OF transp ortaton
and the lack Of German troops. even
without the fierce hostility OF the
Afghan tribesmen are enough to make
the German dream wholly 1mpractlc-
able. 1t would be far more import
ant for the Germans if they could re-
cover Bagdad for the Turks and drive
the British out OF Mesopotamia. Yet
in this area Of hostilities, SO much
easier of access than India, Won
uiudenburg is unable to do anything.
He cannot even carry out the kaiser s
promise to send an army to attack
Egypt, where the transportation PROB
lem is still less difficult.
With the urgent problems so much
nearer home awaiting solution at the
hands Of the perplexed German gen
eral staff, there is no chance ina
serious consideration will be given In
Berlin to an attack on India. If Won
Hindenburg were to attempt SO un,
profitable an adventure, he would
meet inevitable defeat and would
weaken himself in the principal
theatres of the war.
Reports OF German war prisoners IN
Siberia organizing to fight the nus
slams in possession Of that country
do not take into consideration the dill
ficulties Of securing munitions. There
have been no indications that there
are great stores of war supplies scat
tered throughout Siberia The prin-
cipal store center is about Vladivos-
Itok. 1t has not yet been explained
how the German prisoners can march
unarmed on VIadivostok and seize the
supplies located there, without news
OF their purpose preceding them. Ii
the prisoners attempted campaign
of this nature they would be deal.
with as a mob. No advantage is
gained by regarding German war
prisoners as supermen.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-09

1890 a. M, A. B. Grout. superintend
ent. Christian Endeavor at $50 p.
M, subject, Making the Most OF
Ourselves" Leaders, Mrs. J. X.
Foulkes and Miss Daisy Geer.
Bethel A. NJ. q. church service for
the week beginning March TO- Preach
ing at IL a M and s p. m. Class II m.
Sunday school at 2:30 p. M. Alonza
Drain, superintendent Mems Sun
day Lecture club at p. M, Geo. w.
Snoddy, president. Monday, s p. M,
the official board will meet in the lee
ture room of church. Wedn esday, 8
p. M, prayer meeting, Rev. a. Arm
No. will meet, J. W. Drain, leader.
Rev. DR.. S. B. Moore. pastor.
First Westminster Presbyterian
church. Seventh and Blondeau streets,
Rev. E. B. Newcomb, d. D.. pastor.
Services will be resumed in the man
auditorium. Preaching at 10:45 a. m.
"Conquering the World and at 400
D. m, on Another Great Question"
Good music at both services. A cor
dial invitation to the public. Bible
school at $50 a. m. Every member
should be present for the spiritual en-
listment day. Each person arriving
tbefore 9:35 will receive a badge OF
red ribbon for promptness.
Trinity Methodist Episcopal church,
Tenth and Main streets, Rev. F. @. Ed
wards, D. D., minister Public wor-
ship 10:45 a. m. and 1880 p. m. Morn
| ing theme, "Gethsemanae." Evening
subject, 1.-THE Devils Prayer, and Who
Prays Like Him." A thirty minute
song service will proceed the discus
sion of this subject Among the musi-
cal selections will be a solo by Miss
Marie Hopkins. an anthem by the
choir with solo part sung by Miss
Verna Conner, male trio with solo
| by Florence Wright Schouten. Sun
/ day school $50 a. m, H. F. Kruger
| superintendent Juniors at 2:30 p. m.
! Epworth league and Volunteers at
$50 p. m.
First Baptist church. Mr.. Weaver
w. Pangburn. representative in Camp
| Dodge of the war departments camp
recreation commission, will speak to
the young mems class tomorrow morn
! ing. Mr.. Pangburn is fresh from the
camp and is spending the week end
with his sister. Mrs. J. II. Matthias.
This is responsible for the good for
tune the young men will enjoy on hear
ing him speak on this important
phase of the army work Sunday
school $50. Morning service 10:45,
| junior service first. Juniors 800.
Baker Mission 2:30. Young Peoples
lG:30. Evening service 1880. do
Christians Want a Clean City," For
the first half hour OF the evening serv-
ice the Baptist orchestra, Mr.. Van
Ausdalb director, will give a sacreu
concert.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-09
n.+roi4 or for Training Camp.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Servlce.J
DETROIT, Mich, March 9.-All re-
cruited with two exceptions, the first
quota of the Tiger baseball squad will
leave for Waxahachie tonight. Oscar
Witt and Hack" Spencer were still
on the unheard-from list today.
Secretary Charley Navin, Harry
Coveleskie and several others will go
from here. picking up members OF
the staff enroute. The Detroiters are
going south with broad optimism.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-09
:1gCHlQlHES'

st. Peters Catholic church. Rev.
]. w. Gillespie, pastor.-Masses'
e:15, 1880, 900 and 1880 q. N.
st. Francis de Sales. Rev. J. M
punnion, pastor.-Masses 500 a. N.
md 1000 q. m. Sunday school at 8
o'clock.
st. Mary's Catholic church.-Mass
Mt 500 and 1000 O'Clock. Sunday
school at 200 o'clock. Ves2ers al
2:30.
st. Luke's chapel (EpiscopaD. Reid
and p streets.-Church school at
D. m. Representatives from ST
Johns church will be in charge. All
children of the neighborhood invited.
Cottage prayer meeting at Mrs.
Parnell's, Missouri and Oregon avenue
Tuesday evening, 1880.
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran mis-
sion church, Fourteenth and Morgan.
Sunday school at 9:45 a. m. NO
other services during the day.
Redeemer English Lutheran church.
Twelfth and Timea streets. Rev L.
Richman, pastor-Sunday school at
$50 a. m. No services.
Rev. r. H. Moore OF Huntsville, Mo-.
will preach Sunday at the Pilgrim
Rest Baptist church. Sunday school.
900 a. m. Memorial services, 2:30
D. m.
The United Presbyterian church,
corner of Blondeau and Ninth, III. B.
III 90. OF
sabbath school at $50. l.. A. Ham
at 1915 Evening service, 1880. Y.
p. C. u, $50.
Swedish Methodist church at
Twelfth and Concert streets. E. j..
Swanson, pastor. - Sunday school,
$3.50 a. N. Preaching at 10:45 a. m.
and 7:45 p. M. League meeting, 1900
In the evening.
Preaching services In the West
Keokuk Presbyterian church Sabbath
morning and evening.-Subject for
morning service, II Am Debtor" for
evening service, How to Obtain For
giyeness.' Geo. H. Duty. acting
pastor.
The First Christian church, Tenth
and BIondeau streets, Rev. Wallace r.
Bacon, pastor, 727 High street. Or
chestra $50 a. m. Church school 9:45
a. m. Church services 10:45 a. N.
Sermon subject, "Glorifed God in Me. -
Evening service at 1880 p. N. Sermon
subject, The Ultimate Ethical Issue
Raised by the War"
Is;,-at III
Sixth and High street. Rev. F. w.
Long, pastor sabbath school at
usual hour. Morning service, 1916
subject, "Why Worry" Y. P. s. G,
E.. at $3.50 p. m. Evening services 10
be resumed. Subject at 1880 o'clock
The Cost of Life Special music at
both services by the male quartet.
First Church of Christ, Scientist
No Gle High street.-Seryices al
10;45 a. M. subject: Man" Sun
day school at 9:45 a. m; Wednesday
evening meeting at 7:45. Reading
room, No 229 Masonic temple, oper
every day except Sunday and lega
holidays from IL m. to 4:30 p. ~;
Saturdays from II M. to 9 p. m.
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran
church, Twelfth and Morgan, Rev S
C. Franzen, pastor.-Sunday schoo
at 1900 a. m. No other services 70
the day Prayer meeting Wednesda.
evening at the home of Mrs. Mag
nuson, 172S Des Moines street. TIL
missionary society will meet Thurs
day afternoon at the home Of Mrs
Theodore Peterson, 426 North Eigf
tenth street.
First Methodist Protestant church
corner of Twelfth and Exchang
streets. Rev. S. G. Benuinger, pastor
Morning service at 10:i5. subject @
sermon, THE Peoples Part in a RI
viyal." Evangelistic services in tn
evening at 1880. Subject. THE Pow
ar of the Cross Sunday school a
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-09
One American Veteran.

One American Veteran.
AN ATLANTIC Port, March o.
Still carrying bullet as the result OF
his three and half years experience
at the British front in France, T. L.
johnson, a nephew of Senator Hiran
johnson, CO California, reached here
today aboard British steamship.
johnson was member of the British
royal army medical corps. He did am
bulance duty in the Neuye Chapeile
sector, where he was wounded by a
shrapnel bullet in his thigh in Septem-
Der, 1915. In August, 1916, he was
gassed and a sniper shot him in the
back. He still bears the latter bullet
paris -Bonbed from Sky.
PARIS, March 9.-Paris was bomo
ed by enemy airmen last night. There
were some victims.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-09
Keen Nosed sIeuths.

DALLAS, Texas, March 9.-Keen
nosed sleuths today were on the trail
of bandits who broke into the Crowdus
Hide company plant here today and
got away with eleven skunk hides
ana one civet cat skin. The detec-
tives are looking for burglars whose
olfactory nerves are paralyzed.