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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-03-29

Gated everywhere about the camp
in the Y. M. C. A. buildings, the K
of C. Halls, the hospitals. Beside:
books, papers and magazines are
! distributed to all of these, and es
pecially to the quarantined section:
of the camp, of which there are al
wys a few.
All the service of the library is
free. A book may be taken out fol
reading by merely registering ones
nameand organization and the name
of the book with the attendant al
the desk. Thousands of magazines
and papers are given away.
Every sort of book is provided
Novels, tales of adventure, detec'
tive stories, standard fiction; up-to'
date books on almost any Technical,
subject; recent textbooks on mill.
tary subjects, mathematics, the sci
ences, and foreign languages, books
of travel, history, biography, poetry
and the present war; dictionaries
and new encyclopedias; and even
interesting books in foreign langu.
ages. In fact, it is very seldom
that a man asks for a book that is
not already on the shelves.
Once the men discover that they
can get books which will help them
to get. ahead in the army, books
that will keep them up-to-date in
their trades and professions in civil
life, to which they hope to return,
novels and stores for mental relax
alton from the continuous round of
military duties, they are not slow to
take advantage of the o%pportuni-
ties offered.
One serious minded private char
acteristically expressed it as his
opinion that we had "turned the
trick, and then went on to give an
ungrammatical but an unusually
thoughtful exposition of how library
service helps to keep the mind of
the private from rusting. "They give
us plenty of exercise for our bodies
and keep .us in fine condition but
our minds don't get enough exer-
else. We can get it at the library
though, and it's a great thing"
1t is planned to give each man a
book as he leaves camp to go over
seas. He will be allowed to carry
it in his kit and it will serve to
while away the idle hours at sea.
On the other side these books will
he assembled at y. M. c. A. huts or
in regimental libraries to carry IL
brary service to the men at the
front.
For all this service MORE BOOKS
hundreds of thousands of them
are needed at environments, training
camps, posts, forts, naval stations,
on vessels, and ever seas. Half a
million books are still required to
meet the actual need OF men in the
"a large camp. Another half mil
lion are needed Immediately for the
military forts, posts and small
camps; for the naval stations and
vessels; for the marine corps train
ing stations and barracks. For the
men on transports and overseas
there is need for an almost unlimit-
ed supply.
For every MAN in service there
ought to be a BOOK in service.
That means at least a million more
books at once. And books wear out
in use. They must be replaced fire.
quently.
Hundreds of thousands will be
purchased, but every dollar avail
able for purchase. is needed for the
sort of books that can not be ex-
pected as gifts.
Therefore:
Hundreds of thousands must be
obtained as gifts.
What You Can Do.
You can pass on to the mar In
khaki the books you have enjoyed
but will not read again.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-03-29

the fight will go on until abuses
are corrected.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-03-29

OlllCSI WIN SSChS w hSee o
through political methods rather
than a faithful discharge of his du'
ties TO the entire public.
The city government has not beer
improved in this respect under the
leadership of the present mayor.
If Uncle Jim had ridden Cotton
Patch instead of a mule he might
have given somebody a close race.
The Baptist Seaboard combine
failed to get action.
One reason why the candidates
of the Triumvirate failed to specify
was that Brother Haigler insisted
on transportation by. rail while I'm
Gle Jim demanded the water route.
We are now in thorough accord
with both the petitioners and the
commissioners.
A v%indication with the "vind"
knocked out of it is a sorry looking
animal.
We ,all sympathize with nephew
Kerr in the political accident which
happened to his dear uncle.
They will control neither in per-
son nor by proxy.
We understood that the Hague
Conference had forbidden in mod
ern warfare the use of any kind of
poisoned gas, chlorine, mustard, or
purely original verse. .
Abbeville may need a laundry
but the man who is to pay the bills
for operating it does not.
As to the Ice Plant perhaps a Il
cense of five hundred dollars would
make the new one possible.
Looking over the list of things
which we are Ringing, we fail to
find the names of the Methodist
Church Choir, The Federation of
Women's Clubs, and the working
force of the esteemed Abbeville
Medium.
Speaking of the School Board we
are willing to retire, if we could
find anybody who could beat us for
the Office. The last time we were
elected we were opposed by an ele-
CANT gentleman residing on Green
Vile Street, but the people forced
the office on US again by a vote OF
about two to one., We will admit,
however, that the gentleman was
somewhat handicapped by having a
poor campaign manager.
Unless the person who called this
paper a ''s~ustenance" in print, i'm
mediately makes a disclaimer, we
will sue out a "lie-bill."
The Good Lord delivered US.
BOOKS FOR THE SOLDIERS.
"a Million Books for a Million
Men" is the appeal of the American
Library Association to supply each
of the defenders of the Nation al
ready or soon to be in uniform with
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-03-29

As to the Ice Plant perhaps a Il.
cense of five hundred dollars would
make the new one possible.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-03-29

Looking over the list Of things
which we are Ringing, we fail to
find the names of the Methodist
Church Choir, The Federation OF
Women's Clubs, and the working
force of the esteemed Abbeville
Medium.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-03-29

A ~vindication> with the wind
knocked out of it is a sorry looking
animal.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-03-29

We ,all sympathize with nephew
Kerr in the political accident which
happened to his dear uncle.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-03-29

We understood that the Hague
Conference had forbidden in mod
ern warfare the use of any kind of
poisoned gas, chlorine, mustard, OF
purely original verse.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-03-29

They will control neither in per-
son nor by proxy.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-09
FIVE YEARS
MORE OF WAR
Business Leaders at Convention Even
Say it May be Ten Years
Before the End
Comes.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
CHICAGO, April 9.-Five years
more war-perhaps ten-were fore
cast by business leaders, here today
for the sixth annual convention of
the chamber Of commerce Of the
United States. And counting certain
ultimate, though costly, victory over
Germany, the organization Is already
planning for great industrial changes
it expects will follow the war.
Among the 'shock troops" in the
vanguard of the 1900 delegates, who
We're here today were Edward A. FIJI
enc. Boston merchant. and Merle
Thorpe, editor of Nations Business
Reflecting the views of some of the
highest offices in Washington, Filene
and Thorpe predicted long war for
this country.
Il know that this governments
plans are adapted to a war of most
any length, FIVE or even more wears, 81
said Filene. The next six months will
be crisis In the shipping situation
The allies and the United States are
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-09

reaching out for every possible ship.
to carry us over the crisis until the
big fabricated steel ship yards begin
their quantity delivery next fall, when
We hope to be out OF danger as re-
CARDS shipping"
Thorpe, who predicts "hve-possibly
ten--years more of this war" disclos-
ed that the chambers industrial re-
lations committee and other bodies
are seriously concerned with the So
| clal changes being brought about by
| the war.
I don't mean that the chamber ia
trying to prevent these changes" he
salo, but we desire to see them
brought about in a bloodless reyolu-
Iioil' II necessary, and not as in Rus
sra Every one recognizes that the
relations between labor and capital
are likely TO be changed after the war
Inc Nottingham labor program an.
proved by the British government ia
the most radical ever dreamed OF. It
means there won't be any so-cailed
gentlemen in England for two gan.
eraticns. We may have similar labor
programs in the United States follow
ing the war"
A full convention program c1osf,,
Friday will be featured bv adJras.as
by Earl Reading. British ambass.do-o
Secretaries Daniels and Lane.
Edward y. Hurley and Charles p,a,
shipping board chiefs. Reports q,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-09
Hotu to Make q Real
Wyi1JkLe Re0,ooey

In these days Of cieysYiy afvsytits5
'beautifers and -re1nvsnat>fs j. -
hard for q vorn an 10 believe skS ,sE
make "a simple home remedy f>r 10 20
much more good than ths svsfsas aaA>;s
pTeparAtt ton. There's possinx IA the
world effective for srEssnx Ss pre-
venting Wrinkles, age mSsEs. bsfphSss
of cheek Us and chin a. siHl cis I'd harm
less solution made By cisectvfaz an
ounce of pure powdered sazoiirs IN q
half pint OF witch hazel. These IN
gradients of course can be ha5 81 my
drug store Use the mixture daily fyg
9 while as q rerres ning wash Loj3cD.
I he quick and satisfscrDry rss1fts WI
surprise you. Even the rysr spDbcs~
ton produces very married Improve
rnent. The wrinkles are Is-s N evt.
dence and the face has a firm sold
comfort bic feeling soon you Ttb
look considerably less than Eo9y aga.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-09
COMMITTEES URGING KEOKUK PEOPLE To
LET THEIR MONEY WORK FOR UNCLE SAM
The Creed of
an American

| believe
a. In humanity, democracy,
and civilization.
~ In the Constitution Of the
United States and all that It
teaches.
~ That the spirit that wrote
the Declaration Of Independence 10
again abroad in our land, and that
our country is being born anew for
the oIorification Of mankind.
(4) That In the hand Of America
rests the fate Of the world; that
we are fighting for the freedom Of
all peoples, in all lands and for all
future ages.
(5) That every true American
should do all in his power In his
daily life to help win the war.
(6) That ! am such an Ameri-
can; that if cannot fight on the
battlefield, | can do my share by
setting, an example Of patriotism,
industry and thrift.
az In myself and a hundred
and ten million more like that we
shall win the war by fighting
abroad and saving at home.
(e) That It is my duty to save
and invest In Liberty Bonds to
protect myself and aid my country.
Therefore ! know we shall win
the war.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-09
Bond Solicitors are Meeting With Consider
able Success Here in keokuk, Reports
to Chairman Show.
MANY ARE PURCHASING SMALL BONDS
There were Two Large Subscriptions Yester-
day, One for $4,000 and One for
$4,000.


Westminster
erian at
to
any smaI Id, hum
ant
one is at
by he
For been pndId
to do
o
Rivalry committees to
workers 4 when the
made the chairman thought
there desert
dollars
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-09

milk and honey. Anyway they re-
turned with orders for $500 worth of
bonds. The chairman of the ward
committee needed artificial means of
reViving when the committee laid
the report on his desk.
The rivalry among committees is
intense. The committees are trying
to maintain perfect records and they
are not slow at using all their talents
In selling to maintain this record.
One committeeman covered his dis.
trict Sunday with a clear record for
thirty families. He was going back
yesterday to see what he could do
with the additional twenty families
allotted him, and he was confident
that he would place a bond in every
house.
One OF the committees found an
order for bond awaiting them for
every child in the family. There are
several children. and as each bond
was to be a hundred dollar one
in that neighborhood.
A Real PATRIOT.
A working girl met another com
mittee with smile. "My brother is
over there" she said, "and l have
just two hundred dollars in the bank,
which / have saved out OF my work
here. That two hundred dollars Is
yours" The solicitors felt a funny
choking sensation and they waited
just long enough to secure her sig
nature.
Talk about patriotism" one OF
them said.
You're darned right" the other
one said.
There have been but one or two In.
stances encountered so far where
the committees are wondering If
they will have to use Stacker cards
to report on. One woman of moder-
ate means, who is believed. by the
committee to be amply able to buy at
least one bond, doesn't seem to be
inclined to buy, so far, for the reas-
on that women can't vote. The COM
mittee is wondering if this will call
for Stacker card. Another instance
was reported by a committeeman who
found man unwilling to listen to
his appeal. He told him he would
give him little more time, and the
next day, the man called up and said
he would buy bond, and apologized
for his early statements.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-09
Keokuk is doing splendidly

Keokuk is doing splendidly
with her Liberty loan cam
paign for bonds of the third is
sue. This is the word from the
office Of City Chairman J. O.
Boyd, on checking up some of
the reports from solicitors. The
loan is being generally taken
up by the people. There will
rot be so many large subscrip-
tions perhaps, but nearly every
body is going to have a bond.
The sale of the fifties and hun
dreds show that. For the pres
ent at least no definite figures
will be given out, but from a
canvass of the general situa-
ton, it can be stated that Keo-
kuk is going strong.
There has been a splendid re-
Spouse so far to our committeeman
and bond statesmen" Mr. Boyd said
people generally are taking up the
bonds, and there are a world Of small
bonds being sold. The rivalry be-
tween the committees to keep their
records one hundred per cent, and
the excellent reception accorded the
solicitors by every one shows that
the people are taking up the loan
and that we are going to make a
splendid record this time"
The largest individual subscription
reported up to this morning was
$4,000 from one OF the prominent
men in Keokuk The largest SUBJ
scri7tion reported from the women
was one for $4,000.
Many interesting Things.
The committees which are solicit
ing, report number of interesting
things. One ward chairman assigned
a committee to a certain district in
his territory. He told them that he
was afraid the district was a good
deal Of desert and that he would
be more than satisfied If they return
ed with a fifty dollar bond order.
The men went out, and they found
that the district was flowing with
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-09

crusade against automobile
thieves is on at ct. Louis. Three
strong bodies back the drive-tne
chamber OF commerce. Automobile
club and Automobile Dealers asso-
citation. Crooks caught with the
goods are assured long vacation
from the highways.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-09

Altogether, however. the bond
statesmen and committeeman are
| meeting with splendid response and
everyone is encouraged TO believe
! that Keokuk is going over the top on
her quota, and that mighty soon.
Reports from County.
| Reports from the county for the
| first day were $50, 900 and for the sec
ond days work, $14S,700. Chairman
Dunlap wishes to call attention to the
committeeman to turn in their reports
! promptly Some of them have been
tagging, and it is imperative that re-
ports be turned in at once.
Van Buren, township Is the first
township to reach its apportionment,
according to reports from that dis
trict sent to headquarters today.
Meetings Here Today.
Today was the day that the Liberty
loan speakers were to reach keokuk
in their tour of the state. Commits
sioner Saltzgaber, Secretary McAdoo's
representative: Chaplain Bigelow, and
Mrs. Cora G. Lewis will speak tonight
at the Westminster Presbyterian
church at T:30 o'clock. The program
will be opened with half hour musi-
cal program. Keokuk people are in
vited and urged to be present at this
meeting.
this afternoon at three o'clock, and
there was public meeting at the Hip
podrome at four o'clock.
Stacker Money.
NNforov hidden avav in cafofy de.
post vaults, jars in the ground.
socks, vest Innings. walls in the home
and elsewhere must be brought into
the light and be made to work for
Uncle Sam in the next Liberty loan,"
says a statement from c. H. McNider.
director Of sales for Iowa in the third
Liberty loan campaign "Such hoard
| ing makes more difficult the opera
ton of business. adds another load
to the already heavy burden Of fight
| ing the war, and puts the hoarder in
| the Stacker class.
"How much better it would be il
you are boarding money any place to
invest this money in United States
government Liberty loan bonds. Any
currency you have hidden away is
simply the promise to pay for your
country; Liberty loan bonds are also
promises to pay. but, in addition, will
earn for you Az per cent yearly.
when you have invested in Lib
erty bonds you have set in motion a
great many wheels in a very import
ant machine. You actually lend your
government money with which IL can
carry on the war to victory. You free
money heretofore imprisoned and per-
NIT It to work among business men
and wage earners. You start yourself
in a conservative habit. Finally. you
change yourself from Stacker to a
patriot. Stop boarding. Invest In
Liberty bonds"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-09

committees opened the convention
this afternoon.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-09

Altogether. however. the bond
statesmen and committeeman are
meeting with a splendid response and
everyone is encouraged TO believe
that Keokuk is going over the top on
her quota, and that mighty soon.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-08
TRCENY CASE MAY
'lMpLICATE OFFICERS
IL Made and Papers Of Alliance
Motors Corporation Are
seized.

WV YORK. March 7-Indica-
,bat a number OF French army
- may bs implicated with
So 1 Goldsoll. under arrest In
r,.s,ustou. In his alleged larceny
, s.,v,eo $500. .0Oo and 5000. 900
, French government funds paid
-, a., commissions on purchases Of
.,,,,ohiIsg IN the United States.
a.. h,rn found in an examination
,',n,rs seized In a raid on the Of
~ ~ the Alliance Motors corpora
nm IL vas announced here today by
Ifrsd IA Becker. an assistant
.,a.s attorney general, who II in
,..s Gf this angle OF the investiga-
,r of GolJ,olls affairs. This cor
.r,t,on 10 b, said, was organized by
Natdsoll and. was the medium thru
- he made deliveries OF the uu-
k.obtJ,s 10 the French government.
1 offrrg we're IHided yesterday
lor receipt ~ word tfFdt Goldsoll
k1 been taken into custody at
| ry French army officers who
~ have been connected with Gold
Ia alleged illegal transa ctionb now
T. in France and are not connected
|,h any OF the French commissions
tw in The United States. MIR. Becker
ttlared.
he Germanic official war films
ere found in the correspondence
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-08
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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-08
CnAprER NnI

II was interesting 10 note the psy
Geological development Of the Gor'
mans during the war For the very
short time while war hung in the
balance there was o. period almost
OF rejoicing among tho Hiuklus
crowds In the streets .,t universal
roleusc uf tension after forty years
preparation for war
Next came the busy period ~ mo-
hil.zation. and then, as the German
armies swept thru belgium nud
France, stronghold ana folAgesser
falling before them. thorN--C -CIm" %
periood OF intense eNalmtion and cN-
ultation "a period when the most
reasonable Germans. the light Of
success and conquest in their eyes.
declared Gotmau kultur would now
bc imposed ON the whole world.
The battle " the Marine ended this
period of rejoicing. nnd thru the
winter Of lAll-lg15, when II became
apparent that Germany would not
win by a sudden assault the temper
OF the people began 10 change TO AN
attitude Of debression
II has been at an times the policy
OF tho German uutOcruCy 10 Keep the
people Of Germany from amusing
themselves 1 know OF no class i'm
Germ ny which really enjoys hfe.
The counts and junkcrs have their
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-08
MATTHEWS WITNESS HELD
ON AUTO THEFT CHARGE
Accused Of Stealing Automobiie be'
longing 20 Miller; Third
Ease

Another OF the Matthews police
witnesses broke into the llmelsht
Yesterday when information was
filed ngains, Leroy Soott, charging
him with stealing an automobile
that was recovered by the police
IL was an oldsmoblle belonging TO
Dr. T. j. Miller. which was stolen
Tuesday night. found In an alley be.
tween Cameron and ffanhtor'
Wednesday night
A robe had been taken out OF the
ear. and Scott is alleged ~ have
given II 10 a friend, The police re-
covered It, and Officers Wilkerson.
IIlser and Brendlinger continued
their Investigations which led ia
Scott. Scott had been arrested "A Few
hours before the finding OF the auto
mobile aud held for the county an an
escaped prisoner from the county
Jail. The auto when found was
abn nndoned and had been ditched
when the gasoline supply ran out
This is the third car theft In which
Scott has been implicated.
In the Matthews police lnYestRa-
tlon Scott was one OF the star wit
neHses, having "A long story 10 tell OF
alleged brutal treatment.