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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-16
Home missionary societv.

The Woman's Home Missionary so
ciety Of Trinity M. e. church will be
entertained at the home of Mrs. H.
M. Anschutz, 100 High street, Thurs
day afternoon at 2:3o o'clock AS
sisting hostesses will be Mrs. C. H.
Chapman and Mrs. L. E. Dickinson.
The devotional service will be con-
Quoted by Mrs. c. M. Teeters. Mrs.
Frank Brown will give reading A
new study book, THE Path to Labor
will be taken up. The first lesson,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-16
Final Block pay Report.

The final report on the Block day
contribution has been made by the d.
rectors of the Benevolent Union, the
total being S590.47. The contribution
is exceptionally large and the charity
organization Is most grateful.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-16

Czecho-Slovak republic left Washing
ton today to take over the reins of
his government at Prague following
his selection for president by Czecho-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-16
w. c. r. U. on Tuesday.

The W. G. T. U. will meet on Tues
day afternoon at o'clock at the home
of Mrs. c. S. Townsend. All members
and others interested in the work OF
the society are cordially invited.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-16
Presbyterian Women to Meet.

The Woman's Missionary society Of
the First Westminster Presbyterian
church will meet in the chapel Mon
day afternoon at o'clock.
Mrs. w. J. Fulton will be the leader
for the foreign missionary topic, In
dia, and Mrs. William A. Loeffler will
lead the home mission topic, South
ern Mountaineers.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-16

st. Paul Pioneer Press: Thanks
giving of this year will have a sig.
nificance deeper than it has known
since the, day was instituted.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-16
Temme-Louks Wedding

The following wedding announce
ment will be of interest, since the
femme family lived In Keokuk for
many years:
The marriage Of Miss Frances
Verona femme, daughter of Mr.. and
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-16

THE Call to Service" will be in
charge of Miss Lucretia Matheney. All
members and friends are cordially
invited.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-16
Mrs. Bartruff to Entertain.

The Alpha Trist club will be enter.
tanned on Monday afternoon by Mrs.
Z. T. Bartruff.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-16

Slovak leaders assembled at Berne.
DR.. Masaryk informed the Unites
Press that his first aim was the SOD
dification of the reborn nation.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-16
The Church Societies

ouid Libet Society Tuesday.
The Quid Libet society of the First
Congregational church will be enter
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-16
First Christian Aid Society.
G. w. B. M. with Mrs. Smith.
ST. Johns Guild Monday.

st Johns guild will meet at the
parish house Monday afternoon ct
o'clock Business of importance to
the guild will be transacted and
large attendance is expected.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-16
Irinitx M. e. Ladies', saeietx

The Ladies' society of the Trinity
NJ. E. church will be entertained in
the parlors of the church Friday
afternoon by Mrs. Sam Cochrane,
Mrs c. w. Chapman and Mrs. John
Carr.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-16
Wonran,s Auxiliary Thursday.

! The Woman's auxiliary of ST. John g
| Episcopal church will meet Thursday
afternoon at o'clock with Mrs. M. w.
| Wilkinson, 1923 High street.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-16

The P. E. Q. chapter will meet on
Tuesday evening with the Misses
Younker. Mrs. Harry J. Reeves will
have charge of the program.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-16
Mentor Readinu Club

The Mentor Reading club will meet
Thursday afternoon at 8 o'clock with
Mrs. Ira ". Wills. Mrs. George w
Delaplaine will be the reader and the
subject will be Favorite Trees and
the Forest
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-16
Abba Trist Officers.

The Alpha Trist club have elected
the following officers for the present
club year: President, Mrs. Thomas j.
McGrath; Secretary, Mrs. Charles S.
Pond
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-16
Birthday Dinner pa1v

Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. Davies, OF IS
North Tenth street, gave dinner at
noon today in honor Of the seventy.
first birthday of Sam Davies, father
OF w. J. Davies. Plates were laid for
twelve at table and the dinner was a
very delightful party.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-16

tanned Tuesday afternoon by Mrs. w.
J. Harter, 1902 Seymour street Mrs.
William Hogle win be the assisting
hostess. All members are urged to
be present.
Woman's Alliance Monday.
The Woman's alliance - the First
Unitarian church will meet Monday
afternoon with Mrs. John Burrows.
1906 High street.
Baptist Ladies Society.
The Ladies society of the First
Baptist church will meet at the church
Friday luncheon will be served at
l o'clock.
First Christian Aid Society.
The Ladies' society of the First
Christian church will be entertained
Friday afternoon by Mrs. j. R. Di-
mond at her home, 212 South Ninth
street. Mrs. Danford will ~ the as
sisting hostess.
c. w. 3. M. With Mrs. Smith.
The c. W. B. M. auxiliary will be
entertained Tuesday afternoon by
Mrs. B. F. Smith at her home. 403
Morgan street The assisting hostess
es will be Mrs C. w. Durrett, Mrs.
Danford, Mrs Thomas Boltz aud Mrs.
F. r. Brumbach.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-16
New President Ieav.e
Phone 800

United Press Leased Wire Service. !
WASHINGTON Nov. 1s.-Presi.
dent Thomas G. Masaryk of the
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-16
Ladies' Of charity ia Meet.

The Ladies OF Charity will meet at
st. Vincent's hall on Sunday after
noon at $3.50 o'clock An important
feature Of the meeting will be plans
for Christmas work. A very large at
tendance of members is earnestly re-
quested.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-16

Mrs. F. w. femme, to Chief Yoeman
William Vincent Louks, occurred at
the home Of the brides parents in
Boston, Mass. on November 5.
Rev. J. II. Sankey of the United
Presbyterian church officiated The
attendants at the wedding were Miss
Ella M. femme, sister of the bride,
and Ensign Charles R. Clark OF Bos-
ton.
The groom is the son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Louks of Detroit, Mich.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louks will be at
home after December l at 1873 Glen
dale Road, Quincy, Mass.
Baby Welfare League Wednesday.
The Baby Welfare league will meet
Wednesday evening with Miss Laura
Alton, 1909 Exchange street Mem
bers are asked to note the change
in the day of meeting.
Monday Music Club.
The Monday Music club will re-
sumo its meetings Monday evening at
8 o'clock at the Y. W. C.. A audi
torium-
Miss Ann Dvorsky, pianist, of Car
thage college, will be the artist guest.
Members of the club had the plea
sure of hearing Miss Dvorsky last
year on the Carthage program, when
she delighted large audience with
her artistic work Her appearance
Monday night will interest many.
The program is free to all club
members. Guest tickets may be OBJ
tanned at the door,
The first half of the evenings pro-
gram will be devoted to community
singing, and the formation of plans
for the National Liberty Sing"
which will be held in every village,
town and city in the United States
on Thanksgiving day
The program will be:
Songs
The Bells of Rheims. . Lemoire
The Americans Came. Fay Foster
Miss Beulah Well.
Piano
| Chaconne .......... Bach-Busoni
Miss Ann Dvorsky.
Songs
| What's in the Air Today.
Robert Eden
| The Forsaken Maid. Old English
| Miss Martha Baldwin
Piano
La Mutt. .......- GlaZownoff
Mignon's Song ......... List
A la GavOtte. Schwett
| Miss Dvorsky.
| NJ NJ T1L
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-16
Gaag S2aGH ffEf8 =

Miss TrimbIe to Entertain.
The Afternoon Bridge club will be
entertained on Friday, by Miss Agnes
Trimble.
s Civic League on Saturday.
The Civic league Will meet on Sat
urday afternoon at o'clock at the
y. W. c. A.
Fortnightly Club on Tuesday.
The Fortnightly Whist club will be
entertained On Tuesday afternoon by
Mrs Ralph Brownell.
o. n. Club Wednesday.
The o. H. club will be entertained
on Wednesday afternoon by Mrs,
Amelia Loeffler, 800 North Tenth
street.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-16

Accompanists-Mrs. John r. Irwin,
Mrs. W. H. Carter.
Hostesses-Mrs. Collingwod Tuck
er and Mrs. ]. L. s. Scadding.
House committee-Miss Georgia
Schell and Miss Lola Covington.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-16

Baby Welfare League Wednesday.
The Baby Welfare league will meet
Wednesday evening with Miss Laura
Alton, 1909 Exchange street Mem
bers are asked to note the change
in the day of meeting.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-12-26
Says Nobody Is II
NO7e, Qualified to
Talk On Russia
tBy Associated Press

Seattle, Wash, Dec. 26.-Charles
r. Crane, former member of the Root
commission to Russia, just back from
Siberia and the Orient today, said:
"No one knows anything about Rus
sia; it is a tragedy. There are two
things which stand out distinctly,
which are desperately needed-main-
tenance OF the trans Siberian rail-
way and the absolute need of Russia
for relief"
Men who possessed great know
ledge of Russia prior to the war and
even during her share in the war,
Mr.. Crane believes, can not give re-
liable views upon the country now.
To supply food and relief and save
the country from dangerous posi-
ton, he said, the trans Siberian rail-
way must be improved and kept in
steady operation.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-12-26
"Whe11 The Boys
Come Home -

New York, Dec. 26.-Followirg the
home coming battle fleet into port
today came the British liner Sax
onia from Liverpool with 1.400 sick,
and wounded officers and men, most
ly surgical cases.
Washington, Dec. 26.-Lists of
units of the expeditionary forces as
signed for early convoy home ca
bled today by General Pershing
comprised 600 officers and 10000
men. They included the 44th. 60th
and 64th. coast artillery regiments
and the 49th and 331st infantry.
Headquarters ana companies c. D.
+ and +, 26th engineers; mobile hos
pital companies Tooth to I05th in
clusiveS mobile surgical units Tooth
TO lO3rd inclusive: first anti-air craft
sector headquarters 21st, 22nd, 23rd,
24th and 25th battalions; machine
gun battalion of second anti-air craft
sector; 18th balloon company and
medical detachment; both balloon
company 18th aero squadron and
medical detachment: 1099th aero
SSuadron; 23rd balloon company:
3lAth signal battalion; signal corps
casual company No. ! base hospital
No. 2; sixth company, second air ser
vice mechanics regiment; ordnance
casual companies !, 2, 3. and 10:
balloon companies Nos. 35, 36, and
As; mobile hospital number 80: first
battalion headquarters of the 74th
engineers; balloon company No. 90;
42lst and 422nd telegraph battalion
with medical detachments; seventh
and Goth trench mortar batteries:
chemical warfare service casual
company No. 3. .r
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-12-26
Cardinal Does
Not Fear Rise of
The Socialists
,(Ry Associated Press,

Baltimore, Md, Dec. @6.-CardlnaI
Gibbons in a statement Tuesday
said that heiad no fear that Social
ism would become an issue to be
dreaded in the period of reconstruct
ton and that the good sense of the
American working people would
check any social upheavaI. He said:
I'VE ought to rejoice particularly
on this Christmas occasion, be-
cause it is the first Christmas festi-
val in five years that we have had
the happiness OF celebrating in the
midst of universal peace, either act
ualiy attained or dawning upon us.
AS for the spread of Socialism
in America, which some dread.
feel no apprehension whatever, and
feel there is no reason for apprehen-
sion. No man or set of men can
raise storm in this country with
out some real grievances, and ev-
cry Socialist in the land, down in
his heart, knows there is no actual
grievance about which he can justly
complain, certainly no grievance that
would warrant the oyerturning OF the
social structure and the. ruin of in
dustry, and of every other sort that
would ensue. And the working peo-
pie of the contry know this as well
and l have no fear that they VIII be
led astray by the specious doctrines
Of Socialism to their own undoing.
Fears as to the labor situation,
fears about the spread of Socialism
and kindred doctrines do not trou-
BILE me. The only apprehension /
might have would be with regard to
the consolidation OF control OF the
great public interests of the coun-
try in tie authorities of the govern
ment itself. These interests are
vast and wide reaching and control
the we'll being of millions of men,
such interests as the railroads. and
the telegraphs as well as others. !
should be sorry to see these things
put under the direction OF any federal
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-12-26
'PRESSOWNER
QUESTION AGAIN
RAISED; TOWNLEY
in TEREST AIRED
Amidon Terms Condition
"Puzzling'' Bankrupt
Financed the Deal

The "puzzling" situation, as Judge
termed it today, revealed by the
testimony in the A. G. Townley bank
ruptcys case as relates to the owner
ship of the Fargo Courier-News
and the Nonpartisan Publishing COM
pany, properties estimated at being
worth from 100000 to 100000, was
further, probed today in the United
States district court in Fargo, when
attorneys argued the newspaper
ownership question.
Today's arguments conclude the
recent hearing held in st. Paul,
where Judge Amidon conducted an
examination to develope further the
question Of who really owns the
newspapers. tj =
A. G. Townley has testified that he
controls both papers, as have other
witnesses, while he says they are
owned by A. ]. Fox and the late Ed.
Wood. Fox testified last week at st.
Paul that he invested no money in
the newspapers, while Wood gave
similar testimony about year ago.
Judge Amidon, in probing further
into the newspaper ownership today,
declared this morning that it was a
puzzling proposition that the bank
rupt TownIey appeared as the NOV
ing factor in the purchase OF the
Fargo aper,and that ownership vests
in another, ToRnley again appearing
after the purchase of the paper as the
directing head.
Gave Personal Note.
Evidence produced during the ex-
animation has revealed that Town1ey
gave his personal note for $30,620 to
the League Exchange, and that the
League Exchange gave a note for
$30,800 to the First National bank of
Bismarck with which to obtain the
money used in. purchasing the
Marsh and Fentress interests in The
Courier News.
1t was this evidence, and the other
evidence bearing upon the ownership
of the newspaper properties. that
prompted Judge Amidon to recently
reopen the hearing after it had sup.
posedly been, closed.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-12-26
Ten Great Fighting Ships
Sail by the Statue
of Liberty ~.
ARE REVIEWED BY
SECRETARY DANIELS
Are Escorted up the Har-
Dor by Fleet Of Twenty
one Ai1planes
fBv Associated Press.l

! New York, Dec. 26.-Led by the
superdreadnaught Arizona, ten great
battleships in command OF Admiral
| Henry It. Mayo-the vanguard OF
Americas victory fleet in European
waters-steamed up New York. har-
! Dor today in review before Secretary
| Daniels and were given a tumultuous
reception by harbor craft and hum
dreds of~thousands of persons who
lined the shores. The fleet reached
Ambrose channel late yesterday.
Ambrose channel late yesterday. The
, ships weighed anchor at T:3 o'clock
airplanes, proceeded up the harbor
to, the Statue of Liberty where Secre-
tary Daniels and a party of guests or
| the Presidential yacht MayfIower re-
viewed the procession. The shrieks
of welcoming sirens and whistles
were drowned by the thunderous
| salute Of IS guns from each battle
! ship as it came abreast of the May
I flower.
/ The dreadnaughts passed up the
| Hudson and anchored and prepara-
tions then were made for 1850 men
to disembark for the land parade this
afternoons.
The ships welcomed home after Is
months OF strenuous patrols Of seas
| infested by enemy submarines were
the Pennsylvania, the Arizona. the
Oklahoma, the Nevada, the Utah, the
New York, the Texas the Arkansas,
the Wyoming and the Florida.
In addition to Secretary Daniels,
the reviewing party included Secre-
tary OF War Baker, Secretary of Agri-
| culture Houston, General Peyten C.
March, chief of staff of the United
states army, Admiral, Cant of the
British navy, and the senior naval
attaches of the allied nations.
| After the parade this afternoon the
men will be given shore leave and
a. number OF entertainments and din
ners will be given in their honor. {
All the way into the harbor, as the
warships moved. through the snow
they presented a winter spectacle.
Undeterred, the many thousand per-
! sons who had assembled on the
shores fronis Sandy Hook to Battery
Park and the lower Hudson River
faced the cold and the snowfall de-
ternined to pay tribute to the naval
heroes. ZEl @
Scarcely visible giant kite bal
loon preceded the Arizona, leading
unit of the fleet, into the harbor. The
aircraft. was towed 500 feet up, by
the gunboat Glocester. Behind the
armada two more balloons were
pulled along about the Florida, the
last warship to enter. Above the
slowly steaming dreadnaughts air
planes dipped and rose, obscure snow
birds which gave to the scene, a
picturesque touch as they darted
about above the basket nasts of the
battleships. From each of these
masts fluttered a great American
flag.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-12-26
STATE MEETING
TO TALK FLOOD
CONTROL PLANS.
AT VALLEY CITY.
North Dakota Association
Announces Session to
Open Friday Evening

4 . -H
Pres. o. E. Blanding, OF the North
Dakota Flood Control association,
has just issued announcement and
invitations for the next meeting Of
the association at Valley. City, Fri
day and Saturday of this week, De-
cember 81 and %. The first session
will be held at o'clock Friday
evening at the Commercial club
rooms and will be continued Satur-
day at $50 o'clock.
Mr.. Banding, who is president OF
the Harvey Commercial club, has is-
sued OVER 100 personal invitations
and expects a good delegation of
business men and farmers from both
the level valley, counties needing
drainage and the higher, second row
of counties along the Sheyenne.
Wild Rice and Pembina rivers, which
drain into the Red, and must natur-
ally be the sites of any possible
reservoirs to be built.
Committee Is Formed,
The association authorized Presi-
dent Banding at the recent Fargo
meeting to appoint ice-chairman
for each county. This has been done
forming an executive committee
which hopes now to crystalize the
quiet but enthusiastic work that the
business men all over the valley
have been doing for the past two
seasons.
~The commsttee realizes that
drainage and flood control have no
political aspect and that the farm
ers business men and Commercial
clubs of the valley have shown q
saner, healthier attitude towards this
one issue than in anyother instance
through all the past years of strife,
said President Blanding. In fact the
people have, in a quiet determined
way gone about the task of planning
drainage for the level counties and
reservoirs for the higher ones, co.
operating with states drainage En-
gineer Hard in extending the work
far beyond the limits possible
through the states appropriation.
THE committee feels that great
credit is due the business men and
farmers, who often jointly support
the Commercial clubs of the smaller
towns, but that the seasons work will
be wasted if there is not a repres-
entative attendance from all over the
valley at Valley City to help shape
the legislative program which will
be adopted there. The legislative
committee will report on bills for the
coming legislature, to carry ap-
preparation for reservoir construc-
tiop.'
AS all cannot be reached by per-
sonal letter, President Blanding has
notified the county chairmen to get
out a good delegation and has ask
ed all who read the press notices. and
are interested in control of floods and
in drainage, to consider themselves
invited to attend the Valley City
meet.
"As final action on bills, both for
special appropriation for dam con-
struction, and for a law to form
drainage os=srictsp as in Minnesota
are likely to be taken, it behooyes
(contRned on page So
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-12-26
Guests Drive Through En-
thusiastic Throngs to
Royal Palace
SPENT CHRISTMAS
WITH u. S. ARMY
President Delivered Christ
mas Day Address at
u. IS. Headquarters
= az Associated Press.l

London. Dec. 26.-President ant
Mrs. Wilson were in Buckingham
palace this evening after a journe!
from Calais, during which they were
accorded honors greater than ever
given royalty.
The drive from the station to tht
palace was made through streets
lined with guards regiments in kha-
Xxi. Fresh flags hung overhead and
covered the buildings while windows
sidewalks and open spaces were fill
ed with people, many of whom wore
the American colors.
1t was a brief spectacle. First
came the sovereign's escort OF
troops from the household cavalry
with helmets and steel cuirasses
Then came the carriages with King
George, President Wilson, Queen
Mary, Mrs. Wilson and Princess
Mary. They were followed by three
others which passed almost unnot-
2 iced as all eyes were on Mr. and Mrs.
Wilson and the royal family
Although the trip was a short one,
1T lay through a most interesting
section of London. From %Charing
Cross the route ran along the north
side of. Trafalgar Square, with the
Nelson monument towering on the
left and the national gallery on the
right. it's gray walls almost covered
by huge American and British hags'
1T continued along Pail Mall, turn
ing northward at st. James Palace
and up st. James street to Plccaoiliy
the chief landmarks along this
stage being the solid, weather worn
buildings of the old London clubs
now decked with bunting they keep
for special occasions. The process
sion drove westward along the north
side of Piccadilly. passing a tract OF
clubs and big hotels and palat1al
residences. notably the home OF the
Duke of Devonshire with the Red
Cross flag over it, and the residence
of the Duke of wellington at the en-
trance of Hyde Park where the pro-
cession turned.
The marty drove past Wellington
arch and along the southern side of
the mark, there fianked on the right
nv the wall Of the palace grounds
and thence into the broad plaza be-,
fore the palace and into the palace
forecourt.
Probably the most interesting part
of the spectacle for the PRESIDENT
was the people who crowded every
holiday and the working men and
women made the most of their op-
portunity and TO no stratum OF
British humanity could the Presi-
dent have made a stronger appeal.
While the formal features Of the
event were well staged and man
aged. the human factor presented the
most interesting. The interior of the
grinly old station where King
George welcomed Mr.. Wilson was
rarpeted with red and the walls and
roofs were hidden behind masses Of.
Gags. Club windows were mostly
111onopolized by men while the no.
tells and stores along the way We're
d1lled with gay parties.
That such masses of American
Gags could be produced at such
short notice was a revelation of
II .ondon'sr resources and none ap-
nreciated them more than the Amer
lean soldiers and blue1ackets among
'A'N Given Royal Salute
Dover wore festaU appearance
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