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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-23
SIX MORE TOWNS TAKEN BY
BRITISH IN MIGHTY SMASH
MANY PRISONERS AND Guns
Germans Swept Off Feet by Onrush of Haig Forces
on 25- Mile Front-Threee Hun Battalion Head
quarters Seized-Foe Reserves Helpless.

With the British Armies in France Aug. %, (By
the Associated Press )-British troops this morning
have reported capturing Chigenoles and Herleville
south of the Somme river More than thousand
prisoners we're tal ken in this operation which elim
mates the bend in the line
Field Marshal Haigs forces also reported to
have taken Boyelles and yBecquerelle and to be
still pushing forward. They piling prisoners
and guns.
The British have reached GoImmecourt, which is
considered to be the chief point of the German de-
GREATEST BATTLE OF WAR.
South of Gommecourt the British this morning
were attacking and pushing forward all along the
line: battle has developed which seems to be one
of the greatest of the
Three German battalion headquarters have been
taken in the locality of Happy Vale. Additional
guns also have fallen into the hands of the British
The town of Meaulte southeast of Albert, fell
early in the British drive The British troops, press
ing here crossing the Bra y-Albert road. Hap
py Vale, to the north of Bray, taken by Field
HUN ARMY FACES DISASTER.
A number OF fresh new German divisions have
been identified. They ruahed up in the hope of
saving something from the disaster which threatens
''-~ ".'~'0 FAR BEYOND e Albert.
The latest report from the battle line says that
the British reaching out in the direction of Tara
hi which is a thousand yards beyond Albert.
London, Aug. 23.--A battle is raging today in
France of the widest fronts of the It
extends for about fifty miles north from Soissons
Everywhere, according to news received here this
afternoon from the battlefront the battle has been
going successfully for the entente allies.
The British Third army has gained more than
mile front of more than seven miles. The Brit
ish Fourth army has gained more than two miles
a front of seven miles.
The Fourth army has taken more than 500 pris-
today. The Third amy captured more than
500 Germans in the town Of Gomiecourt alone
PUSH AT BAPAUME.
-Becqucree, Boz Giles, Hanelincourt and
Gonaiecourt are held by the British Third army,
according TO a report. The British are pushing
their attack toward the southeast from Coniecour.
in the direction of Bapaumc.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-23
7 he Roll


Washington. Aug. 23.-The
casualty list given cut today by
the war department is c0mpOs-
ed Of three sections. TWO OF
the sections are given 20 army
casualties and the third is the
marine list. There is total
II 322 II. mes on the casualty
list.
SECTION ONE.
The following casualties are re
ported by the commanding general
of the American expeditionary
forces:
Killed in action, II
Missing in action, 81.
Wounded severely, %.
Died of wounds, "a
Died from accident and other
causes. 6.
Died of disease, ..
wounded. degree undetermined,
10
Total, l28.
Killed in Action.
LIEUTENANT Herman II. Smith,
y. Y.
CORPORALS Everett -Doney.
Oconto. Wis; Carl J. Sund, WoT-
cesuer. Mass.
PRIVATES Gustav Herman An
derson. Chicago; Irving Ashley,
Portage. VS.: Dominique j Ba-
bineau. FoxcrofJ, Maine, David
Baron. Bobrusky, Musk, Russia;
charles l.. EDDY. Chicago, Eugene
b. Gallon. Benson, y c; Perley
F. Greayes, Walden, Vi; John j.
Iholtz. Wabash. Ind. John J Joyce.
Greenock. Pa; John Kalinski, Bal
rimore, Md: Howard A. hoagei,
Syracuse, y. Y; Edgar G. Miller.
Portland. Maine; Sherman H. Pat
ton. Greensburg. Ind; ; Frank f
Peopl IS. Miles CITY, Mont; Harri-
son F. Rachoy, Round Lake, Mimi;
Angelo Splno, san Pietro, Defileto,
TtaIv. Harold c. Wood. Mooers, y.
y: Walter a. Zahonow, Saginaw,
Mich
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-23
K0isor's Folk
Are Told Size
of Y0nk Arm1u

Amsterdam. Aug. 23.-At last the
German press has given UP
struggling against the truth In i
short notice. which appears in viz
tually all the papers, the ide1tica!
nature Of which suggests official
inspiration. the reluctant admission
is made that Secretary Bakers fig
ures regarding the strength Of the
American forces in France are
about correct.
One or two papers add the lame
explanation that their former fig
ures were based on the position
prior TO May and that the really
big shipments Of men from Amer
iCa began since then.
The papers now comfort them
selves with the thought that OF the
! 800 600 or more Americans only
400 900 are actually in battle ARA.
with 300 900 behind the front and
that the remaining 500 900 is etap-
pen troops engineers, ra.lwaymei
and general workers.
The Berlin IdegHSche RunG-
schau adds, as its own informa-
ton. that no more than $4,000
Americans have up TO the present
been noticed" on the west front.
The Cologne Volks Zeitung cor
respondent pays an involuntary
tribute to the efficacy OF the en-
tente pamphlet propaganda carried
on by airpIanes. saying that these
pamphlets are so seductively
worded that any one who is not
well informed may almost. If not
entn ely. be persuaded"
He. therefore. calls fO- A yiEOr
Gus counter propaganda to en-
tighten" doubling spirits in the
armN
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-23
VAR SUMMARY

British and German armies
are locked in mighty battle
today over 25-miie front from
LihOns, six miles south OF the
SOmme river 10 the COieul
river, south OF Arras.
This combat which began
with the British attack against
the enemy positions cas-, OF the
Ancre river on Wednesday.
now has spread into one OF the
greatest battles Of the allied
offensive in Picardy.
French troops have occupied
the southern banks Of the Oise
and Ailette between Semp.gny
south of NOyOn to tie rail
road bridge west Of C0ucy-le-
Chateau.
South of COucy-le- Chateau
the French have carried their
lines 10 the outskirts OF GEny
and 1T. Mard. which brings
them still further 10 the rear
of the German forces holding
the hills north Of SOisS0ns.
Shaken by the allied assault
on the northern and southern
ends of the Picardy battlefront
the German line il wayering.
Along the 0.se the enemy iS
apparently retreating.
Unless the enemy can stop
the allied rush. particularly In
the south, his territorial gains
of the present year are In
fair way 10 be wiped out.
TIE French thrust In the
south Is weakening the German
line around R0ye.
The L. y. casualty list today
contains 332 names.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-23
Died Of Wounds.

Died Of Wounds.
CAPTAIN Philip Mills, st. Da-
vids, Pa
SERGEANTS Fred W. Murray.
Menominee, Mich; Harold " Ross,
Des No-nes, Iowa; Lewis Thomp-
son, Gibson, Ca; Albert J. VIII
liams, Duryea, Pa,
CORPORALS William Junod,
Philadelphia. Pa; George A. Nc
kee, Brooklyn. \. y.
COOKS Arthur Adolf Kerlin,
Cudahy, Wis; Miles W McBeth,
Des Moines, Iowa,
PRIVATES William c. Best,
Butte, Mont; Abraham Brettigan,
Litiez. Pa; Arthur f. Brown, Re
lief, KY; Albert D. ConnelI. Clare
mont, Mimi; Claud c. Courtney,
Verden, Okla: Frank ". Cullen,
Toledo, Ohio; Paul Fauck. Oshkosh,
Wis; Charles Flack, Evansville,
Ind; HOrley Hoy. Muneseny, Mich. :;
Manuel Jokeem, ViCante- FunchaI,
MADEIRA; Henry T. Sprinkle. IN
dianapolis. Ind: OTTO B. Swanson.
Chicago; William Towle, Dorches-
ter, Mass; BoIeslaw Wasilewski,
Providence, r. l.; Felix Wisowaty,
Pittsburgh. Pa.
Died Of Disease.
PRIVATES Willie Bennett. va
zoo City, Miss; Fred Wilson, Fair
mount, n {.
Died of Accident aad Other
Causes.
GERCE 4 Mt Ca1-xra n RaiDas
Robaline. La.
PRIVATES Ralph Devivo. New
York, y Y; Charles F. Harris.
Coin. Iowa; Donald Harry McRae,
Cass City. Mich; Joseph Arthur
Rocco, Wakefield, Mich: Frank T.
Scheidel, New York, y. Y.
Wounded Severely.
CAPTAIN James T. Potter, North
Adams. Mass
SERGEANT Walter Raymond
McCurdy, Wellington, Kan
CONTINUED On Page Seven.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-23

tBy the Associated Press).
Along the front in northern Pi-
cardy a battle which seems 90 be
one OF the greatest Of the war has
developed
Threatens Whole Hun Army.
Disaster is RepOrted 20 be threat
ening the Whole German army on
this front and the Germans are
throwing great masses OF men into
the struggle I'm the nope OF check
ing the tide of battle, which, dis
patches from British headquarters
say, is setting against them
From the north end OF the bat
tie line at Boiry Becquereile, B0-
yelles and G0mmeCuurt come It'd
ings oil British advance.
More Towns Taken.
Meaulte. near Albert. has been
wrested from the Germans Happy
Vale. solth OF Meaulte and lOrth
of Bray also has been taken by tine
British it is reported
South OF the S0WWe the towns
OF ChuignOlles and HerlcVlic are
said TO have been captured from
the enemy.
News from the scene Of the great
struggle would seem 10 indicate
that the British nave plunged deep
into the vital positions held by the
Germans as a protection 90 tae.r
right flank
Huns Best DefcnScS Break.
Thr exact line as-it now stands
cannot be given. but some of thu
towns taken by tile British are a.
most a mile ius de the positions
where the Germans are believed 20
have stood yesterday and the great
est advance is said 20 be- two miles.
WAen II Is realized that the fight
ing on this front is along the lines
which were strongly intrenched by
the Germans and held by them un-
Ill the great British offensive in
1916, the importance OF the advance
made today appears to be augment
ed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-23
JEWS FIGHT UNDER
OWN FLAG, IS ORDER

New lcrE. aug. 22.-Neu who en-
list il La- Jewish battalion Of the
British army were assured service
II Palestine in a statement issued
toLay by Major {. BE0Ousn White
OF the British and Canadian recruit
ing mission. Denying reports that
Jewish volunteers would he trans
ferTea On arrival in England TO
units hound for France. Major
White declared recruits viii fight
under he Jewish flag until their
services are no longer required
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-23
MARINES LETTERS
ARE BEING SOUGHT

Washington. Aug. Relatives
and friends Of marines fighting in
france we're called upon by marine
corps headquarters today 10 for
ward letters describing interesting
incidents ar she front so that they
may b. incorporated in the per
manent records of the corps Where
Ceslrer. r.- letters viii be copied
and returned
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-23
WILLIAMS NAMES AIDES.

Washington, Aug. %. Major
General Williams today announced
appointment of five special assist
ants to act for him in the general
supervision of the various activi-
ties of the ordnance department
They are Colonel Guy f. Trip, Col
onel W. II. Marshall, Lieutenant
Colonel Bascom Little. Lieutenant
Colonel w. G. Spruance and Lieu
tenant Colonel Ralph Crews.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-23
ERUPTIONS REPORTED.

Buenos Aires, AUG 23.-GoYern-
ment telegraph stations report that
the eruptIons of Mounts Llama and
Lauan. in the territory of NeUquen.
are not serious The inhabitants
Of two towns near the mountains
were reported to have left their
homes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-23
CARDINAL Is BETTER.

Mamaronec. \. Y, Aug. 23--At-
tending physicians reported
slight change for the better in the
condition of Cardinal John NJ Far
ley. archbishop OF New York, in
tulletin issued this morning. They
stated. however. that the prelate's
Illness of hypostatic pneumonia
keeps him still in a very critical
state.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-23
THE WEATHER

Unsettled weather tonight and
sstur1as probably thunder show
efs N9 much change in temper
strre
Temp peratgre a. S q. m- IL High
est yesterday. 80. Lowest last
aeht. 7I
Velocity Of wind at s a. N. 3
miles per hour.
FFee- girauon. none.
Relative humidity at p. m IS
a m. g.
Stag " watfr. 81, a fail Of 4
last a A0urs9
!. Il SHERrER, MeteOgOlOgist.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-23
BIG BERTHA'S ECHO
HAS YANK ACCENT =?

Paris, Aug. 23-In special type
L'Heure prints prominently this
eniematic note.
"Will the echo to the great
BERTHA soon be heard VIII that
echo have a yankee accent"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-23
WmL ENLARGE AERO FIELD.

Washington, Aug. 23-BOiiing
ayiat.o1 field Oh tle eastern branch
q the Potomac river is To be en-
-a-ge7 al q base for aero patrol and
PROTECTION Of Washington and to
serve At rLe same time as an Off
GERS. training post Approval Of
an expenditure Of 100000 al the
4eld Has announced today
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-23
FRENCH HURL
HUNSBACKTO
BANK Of 0ISE
Clear Land South Of River
Of Foe-Roye and Noy-
on Are Near Fall.

dlISs EbSlNtPH
Disc and TIN Aisne FreHcn
troops advanced their lines Dur
ing The night 10 Guny and POnt
St. Mard. Jest south OF the ALL
etie river. They hold the sOuih-
cTn banks OF the Disc and the
Ailette from Sempigny to the
railroad west Of COucy- Le-C Cha
teaH. according TO the official
statement issued by the war OIL
fice today.
Between the Disc and the
Aisne during the advance of
Wednesday and Thursday Gen.
ora Mangin'S army took 5.0I0
prisoners. according TO adyices
reaching Paris.
The FrancO-British successes
Thursday increased the menace to
Roye and Noyon and rendered theI4
fall near, says the Echo de Paris.
1t adds that Paris has been made
safer by the operations Of the army
of General Humbert and that Sois-
sons has been made more secure by
the capture of Pommiers ana
EauXrezis
taken Noyoh sector.
/ Iioinile l-tDl ( sass .dei ( - ga
sof 10 Hope loi l'ii 20, -; o. ~ uao,1 -
i. - ueA' =" "a . - '''0 ! 'N'''
1--.u.f. +r,o of.e
.f..,,.~L,..,, - 49, - ,p,-,ho go
80 'i.'i 80, - = Us Ca,,,,..,I
.sas7N. 49,,
" "--s III no" ~ va .' -
ii-s''-s 1'I'9T tlie @''eS u ne
-, 'l q - IN -
-, 81 -. bar,l., rf,n ora an IN.
- - ,iiot,a and
+ o. "a" p1D"
S"-saoha ana De'"eeA t"e AiIetle
ana lhe Oise-
'bN Assoc-t1leG resS-l
tIehch troops nave occupied 'he
sruiheIh BANKS OF lEe Use an" tHt
ALette between Senp -snE. Souih OF
\o[oh, 10 'ue Is'.Ii eau p'Iuse west
oi '-oo' u d l's'' a. -,,.. 49,
2oulH ol Souo 80,
10 e"' iSu s,ie va a. - " IN
gnu ioh, o. -ndtu' - p os,l -,
bfihga them sun Iui 'iiti ~" al u
The rear oI the German forces mold
ing the nils north OF SolsschS ana
"Hhln tAfee miles o. lile IerLilah
POSITIONS norm OF mem ih-ues-
DANES, as they STOOD before lle oI-
fensiye Of MAY p.
PcriIS Ola Hun Line.
Allied pressure continues strong
along the whole front. Unless the
enemy can stop The Cnrush. partic-
uIarly in the south. his territorial
gains Of the present year are in a
fair way TO be wiped out Further
If either Of the allied armies can
lrask tHrorph the old Hindenburg
T5oa iii bn nars'pd In tha snuth
the French are rushiDg forward on
a front Of 80 miles east and west
Of N0vun. weakening the German
line around Rove and nOTthWard
and oroyfdinc grave menace to
tHe yesle-Aisne line through the
crossing of the AiIette and the Disc
Aisne canal northwast of Soissons.
North of tbe Somme and the Ancra
to Mercatel the British keep dog
redlv at If after having caDtured
Albert an6 : 0On nrisoners South
Of tha bend in the Ancre they have
crossed mar stream 10 the east on
p six-mfIe front for gain of two
r7iIns
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-23
5IMPORTANT
CITIES DEALT
WITH IN RAID
U. S. Flyers Drop Three
and One-Ralf Tons Of
Bombs in Germany.

London, Aug. 23.-
Five important towns in
Germany ard five hos
tile airdromes were
heavily bombarded by
British aerial squadrons
on the night of Aug. 21-
22, according to an Off
cial statement issued to-
day by the British air
ministry.
Military objectives at
Frankfurt and Cologne,
the statement ad ds,
were heavily attacked
and good results were
observed.
Washington. Aug. General
Pe-sh-ug's communique for Thurs
dar saws many direct hits were OBJ
served when American ayialCTs
s-rgessEGliv bombed the railroad
= ards r. LoEsuyou, ArdGn-ag-Bo-
man and Contains Aus -t---
Tla rguU-I-4le follows.
Headquarters American EApeai-
ionarg Forces. Aug Section
a Narrl a taa Fe-.a % successful
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-23
SHIP Off us.
SUNK KBYSUb;
CREW SAVED
Z Boat Commandments
of Sinking San Diego
and 0. B. Jennings.

An Atlantic Port, Aug. 23.
The British steamer DiOmed has
been t0rpedOed and sunk oil the
Atlantic coast More than
one hundred Oi her crew. many
of them Chinese. were rescued
aud brought here today by an
other British steamer.
4 Swedish steamer which
also arrived here today report
ed that yesterday morning she
was held up by submarine.
but that after q pariey with the
U-b0at commander. WRS allow
ed to proceed.
The Diomed. which was a steel
vessel of 400 gross tons, was sunk
Wednesday last about one hundred
and twenty-five miles east OF New
York
portland. Maine. Aug "a
boast that the American cruiser
San Diego was torpedoed aud not
mined was made by the commander
Of the submarine which ca captGred
the steam trawlcr Triumph and
used her as a raider on the fishing
banks this week. according TO word
received here from Captain Myhre
Of the Triumph today The German
officer also asserted that he sank
the tank steamer o. B. Jennings
and that the captain of the o. B.
Jennings was a prisoner on the sub
sersible while Captain Myhre was
on board.
Laughs at Reports.
A number of Boston, New York
and Portland newspapers were TAX
en- from the Triumph and the com
mander said he had been much
amused in reading reports of how
many times his vessel had been
rammed and sunk by steamers ar
irving at American ports. The COM
mander said he had been out three
months and intended 10 remain two
months longer in order 10 an
initiate the fishing fleet on the
banks.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-23

Ass o ciatcd Press
Leased w ire Report
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-23

NJ c m Der Of 4 dit
bureau OF CALCULATIONS
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-01

sptain--|
Richard
Pergeants|
Harry !
. Eyin !
.rporals
Conrad
Robert
Clifford
/. Mich.
odus II
James
Marion
Daniel
4 Dixon
Frank
i Brool. |
hsler---
!, Ela,est
Huees|
Ia Ar
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-01
WOMEN ARE TO
BE KEPT BUSY
Orders Sent to the Red Cross Work
Rooms VIII Make Them a Hive
Of Industry Through
November.

Tell the women to finish their
fall sewing and housekeeping as
soon as possible, for we are going to
have a big quota of hospital gar
ments,' said one of the instructors
at the Red Cross shop this morning.
1.-The government isn't asking
women to work these days, but Is
demanding that there be no idle
women" said another.
Indications are that the Red Cross
work rooms at the Y. w. c. A. are
going to be busy places during No
vember, and that the hum of the
sewing machines will be constant
until the big quota promised is fin
ished.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-01
CITY NEWS.

-Cobs for sale. Phone No. 1.
Cash talks in Dry Goods now
Save 10 per cent. buy now. Lowitz.
Have your weather strips in
stalled now. Call STA Keokuk Metal
Weather Strip Co.
Full dressed poultry CSC per h.;
home killed meats for pot roasts, zoe
per lb. Larson and Roost, 140s Main.
As candidate for county treasur-
er, on the Democratic ticket, ! wish
to state, that II elected. there shall be
no change in the Keokuk office, II. A.
Skyles-Advertisem
Miss Jessalyn Poole, of Ames, is
the guest of Mrs. M. e. Nethercut at
the Trinity parsonage at GIT North
Ninth street.
II 1t gets warmer tomorrow and
the temperature keeps rising as
promised by the weather bureau,
Sunday will see many motorists out
in the country.
Clean cobs. Phone Black 1894.
The Mississippi river is station
airy at just one foot above low water
mark, and the remarkably low stage
for this time of the year gives no in
dication of rising soon.
! H. C. Roberton, Of 621 Fulton
street. left hurriedly for Camp Grant
on receipt of telegram that his
brother, Roy Robertson, of Bowen,
Ill, is not expected to recover In the
army hospital there.
Corporal Charles T. Buss, of the
4lst infantry at Camp Funston, Is in
Keokuk today visiting his family on
a forty-eight hour leave. He prob
ably will be in Europe in a short
time.
The funeral of Mrs. Christ Chris
Jensen was held this afternoon at 1
O'Clock from the home of her father,
Louis Wyrick, at Montrose, with
burial in the Montrose cemetery.
The services were private and were
conducted by the pastor of the Meth
odist church of which she was
member.
ROYAL CLOAK CO. SALE.
$500 Heatherbloom top silk lounce
petticoats s1.9S; crepe waists, 1898
to $685.; wolfe waists, s1.00 to 1898;
house dresses, s1.00 to s4.95; rain
coats, s29S to SASS.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-01
ROYAL CLOAK CO. SALE.

Wool skirts, suitable for work,
s1.9S to $3.50; stylish wool skirts,
s6.85 to s18.75; new silk popIin skirts,
1898 to s19.S5; plenty of new geor-
gette waists, blue, brown, taupe and
black, s5.85 to s12.S5.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-01
Good Time to Quit.

New York World: Losses from U
than for any month in two years.
What better opportunity, then, for
German diplomacy to abandon this
form of warfare as peace "concess-
|ion?"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-01
slssL 5g!ldaeLegL
puA III4OO I'M
sLn0 1IaLSNE
AVMOaod30
INVS IHL SHNMTV
He's the Goat Anyway.
'INVS IHL SNvMTv

Meeker Herald: I've come to kill
the printer" said the little man as
he entered the Bobtail Office. "Any
printer in PARTICULAR" asked the
foreman. ooh, any kind will do. /
would prefer a small one, but I've got
to make some sort of show at
fight or leave home, since the paper
called my wife's tea party a .swill
Affair.""
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-01
Increase Ct Sugar Ration by Fifty Per
cent Effective Today, and House.
holders viii Re-
joice.
MAY BUY TT ALL AT ONCE
Three Pounds Per Capita Will Prob
ably be Maintained All Winter,
to sweeten Fruit Canned
Sour.

The sugar ration of Iowa people
will be three pounds for November.
Notice of the increase from two to
three pounds per person was received
by Lee County Food Administrator j..
F. Elder today from Federal Food Adj
ministrator j. F. Deems of Burlington
who had wire from Mr.. Hoover last
night to that effect
The increase applies to the house
hold and to public eating places be-
ginning today.
Speeding up of beet sugar manufac-
ture in the west and cane sugar in
Louisiana and enlarged transporta-
ton facilities are responsible for the
enlarged ration
Housewives viii Rejoice.
It will help housewives to can
apples, to complete the fruit put up
without sugar during the summer
and more freely to use grapefruit
and cranberry products.
The regulations also are revised SO
that purchasers may buy their entire
monthly supply at one time.
The belief in the federal food adj
ministration is that this increased
ration can be maintained for several
months.
This new ration makes good the
promise of the food administration to
Increase the household allowance OF
sugar at the earliest possible mo-
ment.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-01
Housewives viii Rejoice.

ROYAL CLOAK co. SALE.
Marked down-Suits, $3.50 to $1,000
off, dresses, $3.50 to $1,000 of; coats,
$3.50 to $500 OFT; new shipment OF
georgette waists, s6.s5 and $3.50
value. now s5.S5. See window.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-01
CARD OF THANKS.

We wish to thank our friends and
neighbors for their kindness during
the illness of our darling baby, Ed
ward Jerome Nye.
MR.. AND MRS. CHARLES NYE.