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New Britain herald., 1918-08-15
Firing Off North Carolina Coast.

Portsmouth, N. C., Aug. 15.-Heavy firing was heard today off the North Carolina coast in the vicinity where a German submarine has been opera ting.
 Beginning about o'clock this morning the booming of two guns, one of larger calibre than the other, continued for about 40 minutes. To those on shore it seemed both guns were being fired simultaneously until at last only the lighter gun was heard.
New Britain herald., 1918-08-15
CHILDREN'S HOME PARTY
 AT WALNUT HILL PARK

Carl Lorenzen, Church street florist was host to the boys and girls of the Children's Home this afternoon at Walnut Hill park Mir. Lorenzen tenders the children an outing every year and provides all refreshment in <a1uding ice cream and cake.
New Britain herald., 1918-08-15
SEN. GALIINGER DYING

Franklin, x. H, Aug. 15.--Phvsi- clans attending [. $. Senator Jacob II. Gallinger, who is seriously ill at 3, hospital here. said today that his condition was unchanged.
New Britain herald., 1918-08-15
AdIift in Dory 72 Hours.

Boston Aug. 15.-Four survivors of the fishing schooner Progress, sunk by a German submarine Saturday, were brought here today, after being adrift in a dory 72 hours without a com pass and with little water and food. Others of the crew were landed earlier in the week.
 PenistOno Survivors Landed.
 Boston, Aug. 15.-Twenty- five sur ViVors of the British steamer Peni- stone, sunk by a German submarine off the Massachusetts coast Sunday. landed at Cape Cod ports today and reported that another boat contain ing members of the crew had been lost. Four of the survivors were bad ly burned and injured, indicating the vessel had been attacked before the crew had a chance to escape
 Navy department reports earlier in the week did not explain how tha PenistOne had been sunk and first ad- vices from the cape today failed fn clear up this point, aS it was said nav, al authorities had taken charge of inc ships crew. The men were in +wn boats, which had drifted since Sunday They were well nigh exhausted from exposure and lack of food
 The number in the boat renor+od lost was not stated.
New Britain herald., 1918-08-15
SOVIETS GIVE UP MOSCOW,
 FLEEING WITH GOLD STORE
ROOSEVELT REGRETS HE COULD NOT HAVE FOUGHT BESIDE HIS HERO SONS

Paris, Aug. IS, (Havas)- Col. RooseVeIt's answer to condolences extended by Presi- dent Poincare on the death of Lieut.. Quentin Roosevelt is published by the newspapers.
 My only regret" the colonel wrote, lis that I am unable to fight beside my sons."
New Britain herald., 1918-08-15
BEHNCKE MADE STATE
 SECRETARY TO NAVY

Amsterdam, Aug. 15--Vice-Admiral Behncke has been appointed state appointed state secretary to the Ger man admiralty, says the weser zei- tung of Bremen He formerly was vice. chief of the naval general staff
New Britain herald., 1918-08-15
NAVAL FORCES BOMB U-BOAT
 WHICH FIRED ON SCHOONER
NEW BATTLE BREWS IN WEST:I CHARLES MEETS KAISER ATT
 HUNS MAIN HEADQUARTERS

Paris, Aug. 15.-The violent artil lery duel between the Avre and the Disc continued during last night, ac- cording to the war office statement to- day. A German raid in Champagne failed.
New Britain herald., 1918-08-15
Battle Comes to Pause.

With the French Army in France, Aug. 14 (Reuter's) Along the new battle front from Gury to Thiescourt wood the struggle came to a standstill today. Tn addition to the St. Claude and Ecouvillon farms, we hold ground to the north of Belval village and & footing in PIessier- de- -Roye park The battle, therefore, has reached a nat ural conclusion and the danger of a
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New Britain herald., 1918-08-15
Dissatisfaction Everywhere.

London, Aug. 15.-The Soviet gov errment has issued proclamation declaring the Russian republic is in danger, according to telegrams from Helsingfors received in Stockholm and quoted by the correspondent of the Times there.
 The Petrograd Soviet has removed to Kronstadt owing to the insecurity of the city Bands of armed peasants are reported marching on PetroSrad | from surrounding districts. They de- clare they are starving and that the Red Guards have stolen all their tood'
 Dissatisfaction with the Sovlets IS said to prevail everywhere in Russia.
 Reuters limited learns that the British troops on their way to 1oln the Czecho-Slovak troops on the Os- surf front were received by the Czechs with the greatest enthusiasm at Nicolak and elsewhere.
 The Ussuri river joins the Amur near Khabarovsk, north of NladlVo- stok. The Czechs have been engaged with the Bolsheviki in this region for several weeks.
New Britain herald., 1918-08-15

The British made further progress at several points along this front
 Since August 8, when the allied at tack in Picardy began, the British and French have taken prisoners to the number of 30,344
New Britain herald., 1918-08-15
BRITISH REACH CASPIAN SEA
Force from Northwestern Persia Ar rives at Destination and Takes over Part of Baku.

London, Aug. 15.--A British force zfrom northwestern Persia has reached ~the Caspian sea and taken over a part of the defenses of Baku.
New Britain herald., 1918-08-15
SIX NEW BRITAIN
 FIGHTERS WOUNDED Valentine and Walter Zambreski,
 Brothers, Stop German Bullets IN 22d J. s. INFANTRY

Edmund J. Toomcy, Edward Hintz, BoIick Tanski and Alfred $, Swan- son Four Others-No Local Names On Official CasualtyaListsszts sas~g s>sa +.
 aS~ Telegran1s announcing that soldiers in France, who formerly lived in this city, were seriously wounded were re- ceived here last evening. Those who have shed their blood in the cause of
New Britain herald., 1918-08-15

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ks perhaps the
 Ee could possibly Hsh and that to &C., It would be necessary age limits from the Ito Is to 45."
New Britain herald., 1918-08-15

Washin gite power bill exf disclosed to tll committee 1t wa
New Britain herald., 1918-08-15

be in France by next Juffd
 Secretary Baker infor> that the presidents policy forces on the western iron of the fighting in the futu win on the western front"
 Immediate extension o army representatives to be States may throw it's full st
 If the draft ages are f said the system of voluntee automatically disappears.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-31
What Our
Lads Write

In the front line trenches for the
second time, within range of the guns,
Daniel Fl. Seemann of Keokuk, who
is with the 18th Co.. 9Th regiment, q.
is. M. c., in France, has snatched a
moment to write to friends here.
Believe me, when you hear those
big shells coming over you, you sure
look for a hole in the ground"
He describes this thrilling expert
ence as follows:
Y haven't had much time to write
to any one, but during my spare time
l drop an my friends a few lines.
II have been to the front line
trenches on my first trip and have
been back to rest. i am now at the
front again.
I'VE get shelled quite often and be-
lieve me, when you hear those big
shells coming over. you surely look
for hole in the ground We were
eating chow one day and the Boche
started Smelling US and we made a
grand rush for our dugout and the
chow flew In every direction. An the
boys are in good health and as happy
as ever.
81 have seen lots Of afrplane battles
and they are very exciting"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-31
VETERANS OF 81
uISOAIN MOTORS
Grand Army Men March From Bust
ness District to National Gene
terry on Memorial
Day.
REFUSE THE CUSHIONS
Heads Up They Keep Time on Way to
Services for Departed Brothers
in Arns-None Worse
for the Jaunt
REFUSE THE CUSHIONS

Soldiers of 1918 may be high-step.
pers and spirited, veterans of the
Spanish-American war may be able to
do ten-mile hike without growing
fatigued, but to use a much-accepted
phrase, they haven't thing on. Keo.
knk veterans of the civil war.
Not thing. For Grand Army men
marched to the National cemetery.
Thursday and listened to the exer-
cises and never felt "crick' nor an
ache. Heads erect they marched, too.
And some of these old boys in blue
laughed up their sleeves when they
saw some automobiles lined up to
carry them out to the cemetery for
the services.
None Grew Faint.
Four persons offered their cars to
the transportation committee but
none of them were used for carrying
soldiers.
Then the committeeman became
afraid that there would be a straggler
or two and that some Of the old SOL
diers would drop out OF line long be-
fore they got to the national burying
ground.
But not one of them did.
And they fought fifty-seven years
ago, the battle Of freedom.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-31
TOTS PERFORM
FOR RED CROSS
Open Air Program to be Presented on
Franklin Street Lawns
Ne,d Saturday by
Cast

A number Of small boys and girls
will present play1et IN two acts for
the benefit Of the Red Cross. Satur.
day next, at p. m, and again at 8
p. m. on the lawns OF the j. M Furiong
and DR.. F. W. Pease resid ances, Nos
705 and TOT Franklin street. TIE
tots have arranged an attractive pro-
gram. Here it is:
Characters: May Queen, Harriet
HamiH; Royal Dancer, Portia Phil
lips; Rainbow Fairy, Ruth Coving.
ton; Flower Fairies, Patrftia Pease,
Martha Rich, Mary Elizabeth Nc
lElree; Alice Ross, Ruth Coving.on;
Dorothy Ross, Portia Phillips; Red
Cross Nurse, Portia Phillips, Red
Cross Nurse, Cathryn Higgins; Sailor,
Louis Covington; Soldier, James
Cameron.
Act 1, scene /:
Time-Eve of day before May day.
Place-Knoll in woods. Scene:
Queen dances, falls asleep, fairies
dance, awaken her and crown her.
Scene 2:
Time-Dawn of May day. Place:
Woodland Scene: Queen sitting on
throne. Fairies dance before ner.
Act 2, scene L
Time - Spring Place = Street
Scene: Alice and Dorothy Ross go
ing down the street
Scene 2-Time-War time. Place:
In front of flag. Scene: Flag be-
hind sailor, soldier. and Red Cross
nurse.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-31

visit with her uncle and aunt east
of town.
Quite a few from here attended
! the funeral of the late Dan Campbell
at Salem Sunday. Mr.. Campbell was
formerly section boss at this place.
Clarence Wagner left for keoEuk
Monday, being one of the Lee county
boys to leave for Camp Dodge Tues
day morning to enter military train
ing.
Born. to Mr.. and Mrs. E. H Weig-
ner, of Pennington, Iowa, Sunday.
May 26, an 8-pound son, named Ed
ward Henry Weigner, Jr.
Mrs. Charles Hnldefer, Sr, Mrs. G..
W. Holdefer and son Robert, and
Miss Barbara Frank were Keokuk
callers Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Wagner of Fort
Madison spent Sunday with home
folks.
Mrs. Albert Miller. Mabel and Carl
returned to their home at Pennington
Monday after pleasant visit at the
Bert Bernhard home.
All services at the St Paul Evan
gelical and Mennonite churches win
hereafter be conducted in the English
language.
Mrs. Lee Wilson was Keokuk
caller Tuesday.
Mrs. Robert Lowenberg and son
returned home Monday evening from
several days visit in Pulaski
Mrs. Dora E Weigner was Farm
ington caller Wednesday.
The ladies Of the Evangelical
church viii meet with Mrs. Charles
Bentzinger Thursday. June g.
On May 9. 1918, at 1880 a m it
pleased God Almighty to call from this
earth Emo Henry Hulssebus. He
was born September %, 1874, at Leer,
Hanover. In the year 1864, he came
to this country, at first residing near
Burlington. Iowa; Later he lived for
some time in Wayne county, but dur
ing the last fifteen years Donnellson
has been his residence.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-31
I Lemon Juice
For FreckIes
Girls! Make beauty lotion at
home for few cents. Try i'll

Squeeze the Juice Of two lemons
into bottle containing three ounces
of orchard white, shake we'll, and you
have quarter pint OF the best freckle
and tan lotion, and complexion beautf-
fer, at very, very small cost.
Your grocer has the lemons and
any drug store or toilet counter will
supply three ounces of orchard white
for few cents Massage this sweetly
fragrant lotion into the face. neck.
arms and hands each day and see how
freckles and blemishes disappear. and
how clear, soft and white the skin be-
comes. Yes! 1t is harmless.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-31
ORATOR LIKES
HOSPITALITY
Memorial Day Speaker Says Open.
Arm, Policy of City Appeals
Wants to Know More
About keokuk.

T don't want to leave without
telling in some way my appreciation
OF the kdliness, the hospitality, and
the welcome Keol1lk has shown to
ward me- said Mrs. bessie Cupp
Cook, Memorial day orator. last even
ing, land I would like to learn more
Of the remarkable history Of Keokuk
az one of your citizens told it to me
your fine spirit and the great nen
you have produced. But the greatest
of all is your hospitality and real
kindliness which is unequaled.'
It was after this that Mrs Cook
came down from her room too late for
the bus to her train; no taxicabs yere
obtainab1e; for once in a life time
there were no private automobiles in
front OF the Hotel Iowa; the clock
was moving to within five minutes Of
the departure of the train-whea
George E Lock donred coat and cap
and drove the orator to the union
station with less than minute to
spare.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-31

fruechte's mother, Mrs. D. Refor
and cousin, Clara Ball, who viii Wis.
IT them for several days. They made
the trip by auto.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. A. 2, Elmer
son OF klamath Falls, Ore -,
Wednesday, May %, a son.
Friends here have received wo-a
mat CLINTON Clemens has arrived
safely in France. ''4
Miss Carrie Westerman has
turned to her home in E.nsi-,-.-
Kan, after a several weeks, 49,. - u
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-31
DONNELLSON-

Mrs. G. ". Holdefer and son, Rob-
ert of Pulaski, are visiting relatives
and friends here.
Rev. and Mrs. A y. Fruecbte and
daughter, Ophelia, left for their new
home at Pana, H., Sunday after a
several weeks pleasant visit here.
They were accompanied by Mrs.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-31
MEN IN DRAFT;
THEY MARRY
Interchangeable Take Brides on
Eve of Being Enrolled for
u. S. Military
Service

Service.
Lewis A Schuelka of New Boston,
Ia, and Theodore Wing OF Clayton,
m, decided that if they were to go to
war as draft selectives, they would
leave wives behind to think about
them Schuelka took out license to
wed Miss Matte May Robertson of
Summitville and Wing license to
marry Miss Vivian u. Shelley of Keo-
klk. Wednesday. The second couple
we're married by the Rev. W. r. Ba-
con of the First Christian church
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-31

for The Gate City.
The Washington times., 1918-08-30
THREE INJURED IN
STREET ACCIDENTS

Three persons today are suffering
injuries received yesterday in street
accidents.
While crossing at Seventh street
and Pennsylvania avenue northwest,
Rebecca Zefferman, twenty-five years
old. was struck by an automobile op-
Grated by Zelda Carter. 1910 Irving
street northwest. and received bruises
on the face and head.
w. H. Escoffery. 1729 Eleventh
street northwest. was injured when
the motorcycle he was riding was
struck by an automobile at Third
street and Florida avenue northeast.
Escoffery was removed to Casualty
Hospital.
While crossing at Wisconsin avenue
and o street northwest Stanley ].
Morrell. seventy-three years old, of
Hopewell. Va. was knocked down by
a Washington Railway and Electric
Company car.
The Washington times., 1918-08-30
SWISS COMING.
TOSEEU.S.WAR
ACTIVITY AND.
NORMAL LIFE.
By ROBERT ]. BENDER.


America is about to demonstrate
to neutral nations her determination
and what she is doing to beat the
Hun.
The first neutral to be shown" is
our friend Switzerland. This Gov
ernment is going to bring delega-
ton Of leading Swiss journalists and
statesmen to our shores and let them
see US in action for war and in our
more or less comfortable everyday
life.
Showing Whole World.
It is a part of the broad campaign
being carried on by the committee
on public information to demonstrate
to all neutraIs that we are quietly
but enthusiastically going into the
war for a nock-out-and have the
means and morale to back up the
effort
The move comes at a time when
the leading German papers are warn
ing against the increasing growth OF
American influence in neutral coun-
tries. Quotations from the koel-
niche zeitung have reached this Gov
ernment, declaring "it will be wise to
keep an eye on these things"
The American influence lis now
making its appearance in the Swiss
press" the German paper points out.
Then after discouraging any plant
that the Swiss papers may have
been bought" the article, describes
the new American service, as fol-
lows:
In ROslest COIOrE.
THAT it is painting in the rosiest
colors conditions in America is OBJ
vious. Ito prove that the colors
aren't overdone is one purpose of the
forthcoming journey of Swiss jour
nalists). This service is being con-
Quoted by a young lady Mrs. White
house, of the committee on public
Information at Berne), who recent
ly visited all the Swiss editors. Soon
there probably will appear in the
papers larger articles written by
prominent Americans.
"All this seems worthy of notice, as
to the value the American propa-
ganda service is attaching to public
opinion in Switzerland, and to Swiss
economical life, present and future.
1t is q fact that these aims are being
carried out on a large scale, and are
hemmed in by fewer impediments
than any other state, because Amer
icR has not only promised, but Is do4
ing its best. to provide Switzerland
With supplies" ....
And in sharp contrast with what
the Swiss representatives will see
here, is what they are hearing now
Of conditions in Germany.
The Washington times., 1918-08-30
DRAF TEES TAUGHT
TO BITE DOCHES

CAMP MEADE, Md, Aug. 3O.-Maj
Gen. Jesse Mel. Carter, commander OF
the Eleventh Division, a Virginian
has picked as his aide a young vir-
glnian athlete, football player. boxer,
and wrestler. who will be able to deal
with any Hun in hand-to-hand
struggle for life. The aide is Lieut..
c. S. Grant. Lieutenant Grant has
worked with Tom Gibbons. the boxer
who is going after Dempsey.
Gibbons and Lieutenant Grant have
ways to break a Hun neck, even II
the Hun happens to be big. and the
American adversary only half as big
or as strong.
Gibbons and Grant are teaching a
way of using teeth just as a dog
would. and of delivering a knee kick
that will be a sure Knockout A
little study of anatomy goes along
with the course so that the soldier
will know where to infiict the most
suffering and thus get the enemy
where a death-blow can be dealt.
The idea is to make II certain that
when one German and one American
meet and one must die, the German
must be that one.
The Washington times., 1918-08-30

A Thrift card In your pocket beats =
dozen aaEs on the lapel Of yoaE eoat.
The Washington times., 1918-08-30
WASHINGTON BOY
ON CASUALTY LIST

John Byron Scott, twenty-five years
old. son of Mrs. Mary E. Scott, Of 700
P street northwest, has been wounded
in action. Scott enlisted last June in
Eddystone, Pa, which is given as his
address on the casualty list.
Scott is in the infantry and has
been in France a month. Service in
the national guard and experience on
the Mexican border enabled him to
be sent over without preliminary
training.
The last letter received from him
said that he expected to be home
soon. His rdfes Mrs. Pauline Scott,
received notification of the casualty
yesterday from the War Department.
Scott was employed by the Chaplin
Saks Company before enlisting. He
attended the Blake School before en-
tering the compaBy's employ.
Scott's grandfather, George Thomas.
is a veteran OF the civil war and is
eighty-one years old.
The Washington times., 1918-08-30
CAMERON
DIES, S6 YEARSOLD

Donald Cameron. eighty-six, former
United States Senator and Secretary
OF War in President Grants Cabinet,
died at his home in Middletown. near
here, early today. He had been i'll
for some time.
Cameron's first term in the Senate
was to fll his fathers unexpired
term. After his resignation he sought
election and won. He was appointed
Secretary OF War in 1876 and served
for about a year.
Cameron was one OF the Republican
party leaders when Matt" Quay,
"Tom" Platt. and Blaine were in their
zenith.
The Washington times., 1918-08-30
ALIENS PAY DOG LICENSES.

PoTTsVILLE, Pa. Aug. 3o-Inves-
tigation has disclosed the fact that
1000 foreigners in this county have
paid licenses for dogs, notwithstand-
ing the law which prohibits unnatur-
allied foreigners from owning either
dogs or guns Most OF the licenses
have been granted through the ac.
tion OF justices of the peace, who were
unaware of the law.
American boys are dying for their
country. Surely you can save for g..
Buy War Savings Stamps.
The Washington times., 1918-08-30
FRAokIN CONCERT MASTER.

BOSTON, Aug. 30.-The appoint
ment of the American violinist
Frederic Frakkin. of Troy. N. Y, al
concert master of the Boston Sym
phony Orchestra to succeed Anton
witek. was announced by the trus
tees of the organization today. Mr.
Fradkin is the youngest man to hold
the post since Franz Kreizel was ap
pointed in 1885.
The Washington times., 1918-08-30
HOUSING WORK STARTED.

BETHLEHEM. Pa. Aug. 3O.-In
building the 1900 odd houses that the
Government will erect at Pembroke
Village, as st will be nabed. II will re-
quire 4,5Oo mechanics. This labor will
all be sent from out OF town. Within
few days 100 men will be employed
The Washington times., 1918-08-30

There are different kinds Oi
EsIaekers.- What do YOU think OF
the kind that make written pledges
to buy War Savings Stamps and then
taiI to make good on their promises
The Washington times., 1918-08-30

in addition by r. s. Bathbun. who has
the utilities contract which viii
amount to $1,000. 900. The contract for
the houses goes to C. whitney q Co..
Of New York, and amounts to nearly
IS. 900, 900.
The Washington times., 1918-08-30

By your thrift You will help decide
the fate Of the world. Buy War
Savings Stamps.