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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-03
THEY'RE ALL DOING IT.

Donnellson Review: The Keokuk
Gate City has announced an increase
in subscription rates to $500 a year,
effective September first. Anyone
familiar with newspaper conditions
has known for many months that this
step would be inevitable, and The
Gate City is among those who have
deferred this step to the very last
too long, in fact from a good business
standpoint.
The Review, on smaller scale,
was up against the same proposition.
We had to either raise rates or re-
duce the size, and for reasons given
a few weeks ago, we preferred to re-
duce. The Gate City has no such
alternative, as a reduction in size
would not give them room to take
care of their advertisers and at the
same time furnish the. home news
and the excellent war news service
they are giving.
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this shall not if we can help it be spent o.
battlefielda
rHIE GALL FOR NURSES.

Surgeon General Gorgas has issued letter
to .the young women of America" The gen
eral asks careful reading of his message and
he begins it with the following: The army
and the country face shortage OF nurses "
Out of the details which General Gorgas gives
these significant facts are to be particularly
noted: The army will need twenty-five thou
sand nurses by the first of the year; there are
now thirteen thousand; within five months
twelve thousand nurses must be recruited and
trained; Iowa's quota is one thousand and nifty.
rs We have got to have them OF the army Will
run Shorthand this would be an outcome IN
credible and intolerable to the American peo-
pie, - says the surgeon general
General Gorgas says that here is a call TO
young women second only in Importance to the
call to arms which our young men have obeyed,
This is serious business The young women
who enroll in this service Will have no sine
cure; they will be as soldiers and will share the
hard grind of training, the risks OF their work
and the discipline with the fighters. But Gen.
eral Gorgas believes that4our young woman
hood will match young manhood III pat
riotic response to service of the nation. En-
rolment officers are instructed to make PLAIN
to every girl who enlists the serious nature OF
the pledge of service she gives. This is real
test Of the grit of our girls. Probably the best
means of getting ready and abundant supply
of nurse recruits is to make our girls under
stand Just how serious both the need and the
service are.
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Human sympathy is the only foundation
for human leadership Hough.
PHYSICAL STRENGTH AND SOLDERING

Professor George l.. Meylan, OF Columbia
university has just returned from period OF
service in France where he has been aiding In
direction Of recreatonal activities OF the French
armies Here are some statements he makes:
1.Many French officers told me that French
athletes saved the day many times during the
battle Of the Marine by their superior training
and endurance In the British and American
armies the trained athletes have often demon
strated in battle the value of their superior
training. One of the great assets Of our troops
today in the fine work they are doing Is the
presence among them of fine types of physical
manhood
There has been some criticism of the rigorous
drill which makes a part of our army training
There has been lot of criticism of the emphasis
which the government places the value of
physical education in our schools. There has
also been d lot of foolish writing about the ma
chine-hke character of war today and the pass
ing of the individual fighting capacity a
real asset in armies. The fact is perfectly evil
dent that the machine is only as strong as its
motor power and this power is the man power
of the soldiers. Our men are highly intelligent;
they are made of the stuff that means business
and is undismayed by danger. But just the
same their showing in the battles where they
have fought Is largely made because they have
been physically fitted for their work. More of
our men would be fighting now if they were
physically conditioned, but General Pershing
is wise in Withholding troops until they are
ready We shall do well to give all the time
and money and skill needed to lift the physical
standard Of our young people to the plane OF
those young men who are fighting so spendidly
In France. What lies before the children Of
tndav viii demand physical yigor, although
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BRANDEiS TO RUSSIA?

Sioux City Journal: The New Re
public suggests that Justice Louis ID.
Brandeis be sent to Russia as head
of a new mission and as a sort OF
ambassador plenipotentiary- Since
the New Republic usually suggests
these things few days in advance
of their happening, almost as infal-
libby as David Lawrence announces
them when they are decided upon. we
may perhaps expect the white house
to direct Justice Brandeis to pack his
grip. Whether this expectation be
warranted or not, at any rate the
proposal possesses interest And
probably the New Republic is quite
in the right Of it in asserting that
the most distinguished radical meul-
Der Cor the most radical distinguished
member) of our highest bench would
represent American efficiency, eco
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TODAY'S BIT OF VERSE
THE JOYS OF A SUMMER MORNING.

THE JOYS OF A SUMMER MORNING.
The smell of the morning that turks in the hay,
The swish OF the scythe
And the roundelay
OF the meadow lark he wings away,
Are the joys of summer morning.
The daisy1s bloom the meadows breast
The wandering bee
And his ceaseless quest
OF the tempting sweets in the cloYer's crest,
Are the joys of a morning.
The lowing kline distant hill,
The rollicking fall
OF the nearby riu
And the lazy drone of the ancient mill,
Are the joys OF summer morning.
The feathery clouds in fautless sky,
The new-risen sun
With its kindly eye
And the woodland breeZes floating by,
Are the joys of summer morning.
Henry A Wise Wood.
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S6EAf
ILL, AUG. 8

/ Mrs. Elmer Stevens and son /
mond, of Davenport, spent ~
with her grandparents Mr.. and
G. w. Landphere.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Kimmeu
twin sons, of near st. Marys, "
business visitors to the city Thn
day.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Carroll !,
three sons, have been visiting j
tives and friends in this CITY
vicinity. On Thursday they were sus
of Mrs. Sarah Carroll. The olsJ
son, William, goes into training h
week. They departed for their bo1
in Peoria Friday, having made
trip by auto.
Probate Court News-Hancock
County.
Report of the account of
Helms, conservato of Mary Scbrl
der, covering the period from June
1917, to June Is, 1918, shows the to1
receipts to have been $796.12, and }
penditures S26429, leaving balap|
due of $531.83.
Report of J. H Helms, conseryat]
of Henry Schroeder. covering \
period for one year past, show
Total amount received, $2,O26.4]
total amount paid out, s246.7O; h
ance due, $1,172.72.
Order fixing time for hearing
final settlement in the estate
Elise Cordula Kerschbaum,
ceased, as of Saturday the Oath d;
of August, 1918, at 10 a. M JOSE
Fl. Kerschbaum, executor.
In re the estate OF Benjamin
Swope, ceased.-Inyentory filed
Dora Norris, administrat rix of sa
estate, shows lot 8, in block 5,
Ferris as the real estate. Notes a
accounts aggregating $1,000.
Order of court fled dispensing wi
notice of final settlement to the hei
of the estate of Matte S. Aiken,
ceased.
An inventory of the estate of Ernt
Ancelot, deceased, was filed by Jam
l. Hendricks, administrator of S,
estate, showing the following r.
estate: NV. II; w. " NE. 90; N.
NV. 20; E. IL SW. 33-4-7; also v;
GUS articles of chattel property C
sisting of oats, corn and hay, a
hogs. Notes and accounts aggregat
approximately $4,000.
Order filed showing the adjustm
term of the estate of Thomas Fly
deceased, to be the August tel
1918, of the county court.
In the estate of Eli d. Gillian,
ceased, the following were appoin
as appraisers: C. e. Wallace. VIM.
Mussetter and G. c. Maddox.
Final report OF the account
John w. Williams. administrator
the estate Of Julia Scott. deceas
shows the total receipts to have b
81 1896; total expenditures, sS7S
leaving balance Of $251.20.
Report of Arthur ]. Schneider,
ministrator of the estate of Su:
Waterman, deceased, shows that
personal property as sold to Lou
Waterman, at private sale, sa
amounting to $119.
An appraisement BIN IN the est
Of Geo. P. Swisegood, deceased, '
filed, showing appraisers estimate
value Of property allowed to EN-
Swisegood, the widow. and Don
H, Harry R., and Geo. H. Swisego
fixed at $500. Total value of pr
erty as appraised, $1,514. ]. B. Sto
ton, Otis E. Lemon and Enes CaI
bell, appraisers.
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Sergeant Fred Dunsworth ana MISS
Pearl Shirley were married IN Des
Moines Sunday afternoon at O'CLOCK
/ by Rev Mr.. Porter of the PresDy.
terrain church. They were accompanied
by Mrs. Eli Shirley, mother OF the
bride and Sergeant and Mrs. Hadseii.
Mrs. Dunsworth returned home WIN
her mother Wednesday where sne
will remain until her husband has
finished serving his country.
Mrs. E. e. Eary and daughter, Miss
Helen and Mrs. Rankin Smith OF
Lorraine, were city visitors a day the
first of the week.
| Mrs. John Duffy and grandson, Her
bert Shelton, of Lincoln, are WISHING
her sister, Mrs. o. F. Berry.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Doud and
daughter, Belda, departed the last OF
the week for an auto trip to Washing
ton, D. C. They will visit points In
Illinois and New York.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Davis are in
Smithshire, visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Todd. Mr. Todd has been very
i'll, but is improving
| Mrs. J. w. Levitt who has been
visiting her daughter, Mrs. L. G.
knight, returned to her home In
Terre Haute Thursday evening.
Willie Erwin went to Hammond,
Ind, Wednesday, where he has a
position as bookkeeper.
Charles Hughett went to Bluffs on
Saturday evening to attend meeting
of the operators of the Springfield
division of the Wabash.
Miss Nettie Wright, who accom-
panied her sister, Mrs. Shelton jack
son, to her home in Creston, Iowa,
returned the first of the week.
Mr. and Mrs. Emmerson Rose and
daughter, Irene, of Miles City, Mont,
who were called to Denver by the
death of his mother. Mrs. l. M. Gar
ner, are visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. SamI Huston.
Misses Dorothy Dean, Elizabeth
Parr, Sarah Cochran, Florence Stew
ems and Edith Carlton. chaperoned by
Miss Grace Davidson, have been
camping at Willow Beach.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Griffin AMI
family, with their guests, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Floid, of Cushing, Okla.
and Mr.. and Mrs. George Benner and
family, spent the week end at Wild
Cat Springs.
Misses Martha and Twila Moore
visited Miss Merle Cossart in Bowen,
recently.
Harry Sieverd has returned to Los
Angeles after several weeks spent
with relatives and friends here and
at LaHarpe.
Rev Carl Sundberg is in Dixon at
tending the Rock River assembly.
Miss Carrie Merrill spent the week
end with her brother, George Mer-
rill, at Cedar Rapids.
Mrs. w. H. Moore is visiting her
brother, Henry Page, at Memphis,
10.
Mrs. r. e. Swain OF Buell., Idaho,
and granddaughter, Doyle Nicols, of
Ferris, have been visiting Mrs. J. ].
Barger.
Mrs Jennie Mauk of Omaha, Is
visiting her nieces, Mrs. Carl Cain
and Mrs. Ed Shea of this city, and
her sister, Mrs. Matte Jones Of near
Bentley.
Mrs. William Rankin and daughter
Frieda of Keokuk, 3 who have been
visiting Mrs. Leon Cheyillon, went to
Quincy Monday evening to visit Mrs.
lC. R. Trueblood Miss Ruth Chevillon
accompanied them to Quincy to visit
her sister.
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treaty with national power only she
will have no need of the international
wool and her peoples eyes will need
no further politics. Besides, Germany
has constitutional notice how treaty
is provided for and there is no need
now to give to larry nothing" local
habitation and name. To Prussians
it politically appears any sort of de-
mocracy is international democracy,
but this is not the only war in which
we have allied ourselves and got re
suits accordingly.
1t is proper to say that the Prus-
sian has seen fit not to think of even
international democracy without hav-
ing a purpose to give it as 1.-THE ulti-
mate meaning of the model democ-
racy of America, England, etc" 1t
is quite clear that If Germany really
inclines to democracy there is no
need of naming any one country as
a model and it is a mark Of willful
ignorance to group nations when
thinking of democracy, for there are
no two alike and none so ultra-con-
servative as to be unchanSeabIe.
There is room at the top. The glad
right hand awaits the better, the best,
even the fellow.
1t may indeed be true there would
be slave chain" to international
democracy. There certainly would be
to theocratic internationalism or
kaiserism of the international
school. and it is, indeed the function
of an army to do the work OF '1ibera.-
ing" the Germans from all their sub
stitutes for international democracy
or any government that is over but
not of, for and by, the people.
J. p. DICKSON.
Keokuk, Iowa, August L, 1918.
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ST. Louis Globe-Democrat: Much
has been said during the last year or
two about the possibility of the over
throw of the German monarchy from
within. Writers in this country, in
England. and, to much less extent,
in France, have specialized upon the
chances of a movement toward de-
mocracy in the German empire grow
ing out of the supposed enlightment
of the people through the develop
ments of war. Most of this, it must be
admitted was based upon hope rather
than upon fact. 1t was assumed that
the Germans are human beings, sway
edd by the same emotions as other
people, and that they had, however,
carefully hidden, the same desire for
freedom. But intelligent observers
coming out of Germany have almost
unanimously reported that no sign of
such Telling was visible. They have
told us that the Germans seemed as
Loyalty devoted as ever to their auto
cratic system of government, and be
trayed no weakness whatever in their
attachment to the person of the kaiser
1t was conceded that there was great
and. growing discomfort resulting
from the hard and unequal conditions
imposed by the war, but there was
not suspicion of a popular an
tagonism to the sources of power that
would indicate any approach to a po-
litical revolution.
Neverless, it now seems plain that
there is such a feeling and such a
movement within Germany. To what
extent it is organized we have no
means of ascertaining, nor have we
its aims. Perhaps it is not organized
at all and is yet hut vague express
ions an incoherent appeal. But that
it is developing power and momen-
tum alarming to the iupkers is clearly
indicated by the cry of the League
of Prussians," said to be branch Of
Tirpitz's fatherland party, which
comes to US by way of Amsterdam
and appears in the Philadelphia Pub
lie Ledger. We quote part Of it to
show its nature: y
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of his young fellow men to see to 1t
that wars provoked by the whims oil
princes are made impossible.
Carroll Herald: The Roosevelt
ideal of citizenship is an element in
our national character; it stands for
strength, loyalty, fidelity to national
being. For throughout the hesita-
ton, vacillation and uncertainty that
has marked the progress of the ma
ton toward inevitable crises, the
Roosevelt spirit stood, steadfast and
uncompromising, till the government
responded to the righteous demands
of wronged and indignant people.
And now in the shadow OF great
personal sorrow, the Roosevelt spirit
shines out and points the way to
certain victory.
Davenport Times: Possibly it would
do the ay-at-homes good to have a
shorter ration of tobacco.
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There is loyalty which springs from affection that we
bear native soil. This have strong as any
people, But is the soil alone yet the soil beneath
the skies heads that constitute our
country 1t is its freedom, equality justice greatness ana
glory Who low to be insensIpie or an
thousand natives of other
lands voluntarily renounce their own soveress
and feaity to Who has ever known an
American transfer his allegiance permanently to fo7-
eiqn power?-Henry Seward.
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My wife advised me to use Cuticura
Soap and Ointment. After using three
cakes of Cuticura Soap and three boxes
of Cuticura Ointment I was healed"
(Signed) Herman F. Sonntag, X. D.,
Dorsey, Ill.
If your skin is already healthy and
clear keep il SO by using Cuticura Soap
for toilet purposes assisted by touches
of CuticuTa Ointment to soothe and
heal any tendency to irritation, red
ness or roughness ofthe skin or scalp.
Sample Eech Free by Mail. Address post.
card: "Cssicura, Dept. r. Boston," Sold
everywhere. Soap 25c. Ointment 25c and soc.
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Substitutes for Democracy.


To the Editor of The Gate City:
1t appears the Prussian political ms
have assumed to cry out against
international democracy" and world
capitalism" If the latter means in
ternational money, it is a past dream,
for no sort of analysis can show uni
form money can create capital where
il is insufficient, or change the natural
law of true business selling-sell only
what is needed only to those with
cash, credit or prospects. However,
it appears Prussians need to go to a
school where THE Universal Edu-
Gator" is a text book and SO a cam
paign of modern scientific diplomacy
might avail much. Washington stood
on the national constitutional plan of
regulating the use of foreign coin and
he has left US the only reasons under
lying the law that historically appear:
The regulation of foreign coins
in CORRESPONDENCE with the prin-
ciples of our national coinage, as
being essential to their due oper-
alton and to order in our money.
concerns, viii, 1 tioubt not, be
resumed and completed
1t seems clear that had this been
done one cause of Prussian soreness
would have been nonexistant, but
Germany still would have her eco
nornic lesson to learn by herself and
without resort to an army to impose
a balance of power on the world.
When she ceases this power move
the time will have arrived when by
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DEMOCRACY IN GERMANY

down the proud structure Of Prus-
sia-Germany. Under the hypocrit-
cal pretense of iberating us from
yoke under which we never
suffered, the slave chain OF inter
national democracy is to be put
about our necks, and We are to be
subjected to the domination of
world capitalism-for that alone is
the ultimate meaning of the mod \
ell democracy of America, Eng
land, etc. Yet men who call them
/. selves Germans are not ashamed
to play into the hands of the en-
emies of Prussia-Germany mere
ly in order that those enemies
may achieve their war aim, the
subsection of our fatherland to
democracy.
It is peculiarly significant that this
comes from a Prussian league and Is
addressed to Prussians. This would in
dictate that the movement, whatever
may be its extent and influence in
other parts of the empire, is strong
enough in Prussia, the very seat OF
auto cratic power to terrifv the ele
ment that holds to the Hohenzollern
dynasty as something sacrosanct. II
seems highly improbable that such an
address would have been issued un
less there was grave reason for It
The passion of it's utterances indicates
an apprehension little short of terror
and the particular appeal to Prus'
SLAMS as the Guardiansc of the mon
archy would appear to be evidence
that the nation as whole is affected
If so, it is most likely to be STRONGEST
in the southern states, especially
among the Bavarians, the hereditary
enemies of the Prussians. "Prus-
sians," 1t almost shrieks, "the end OF
the development into which we are
now to be forced is the overthrow OF
the monarchy and the establishment
of a republic There will be no stop
uing when once we start down the
decline. The old Prussia, to which we
cling with all the fibers of our hearts,
is doomed unless Prussianism pulls
itself together and stems the menace.
We quite agree with all this. The
old Prussia is doomed, whether "Prus-
sianism pulls itself together" or not.
The menace OF democracy from the
outside will attend to its doom what
ever the democracy within may or
may not do. But it is interesting to
learn that the way is prepared for US.
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OnlY TO JQe H1IllOOdlEeS.
Burlington Hawk-Eye: There Is
one thing that puzzles many citizens:
Why they are required to obey the
laws while certain others engage in
illegitinate business and think they
are abused if checked in their un-
lawful acts. Human nature is curl
Gus. In respect to booze and greed
is is, as "Alice in Wonderland" would
say. "curiouser and curiouser."
Cedar Rapids Gazette: But then
you can't. really blame Hindenburg
for feeling a bit under the weather.
Probably Kaiser Bill isn't feeling very
well himself.
Atlantic News-Telegraph: America
is girding her loins. Her men are
going out eager for the fray. Her
people are behind them. Disloyalty
and treason dare not show their
ugly heads. Gods in his heaven.
and all is going to be right with the
world, for we're going to lick the
stuffin' out of the kaiser and his
hordes. Wilhelm said a mouthful.
Indeed, the worst for the Huns is yet
| to come.
Webster City Freeman-Tribune:
The real status Of American citizen
+ ship is now established by patriot
ism. There is no other test The
place of birth or other things are
immaterial. The adopted citizen and
the native stand upon the same basis
and the country demands and expects
100 per cent loyalty from each.
Council Bluffs Nonpareil: There is
some excuse for the U-boats coming
to this side of the Atlantic. They are
not able to transact much business
on the other side.
Waterloo Courier: American peo-
pie can make their patriotism sweet
by not using sugar in any quantity.
or in the smallest of portions. Cut
sugar out; it is not necessary to the
pursuit of happiness except in cases
where the mind and body have been
made servants of the appetite.
Dubuque Telegraph Herald: OF
course we do not care to be accused
of giving information to the enemy,
but probably it would not be out Of
order to slip 'em quiet tip that we
have seven million more fighters
over here Just as good as the ones
who are lambasting them at present,
and they are all itching for a hand
in the fray.
Des Moines Register: Treat 'em
rough" is the lesson that has been
drilled into the American soldiers,
and recent events have shown that
they have their lesson 100 per cent
perfect.
Perry Chief Big victories for the
Iowa boys at the front, big victories
for the Iowa farmers at home. The
end may be long time coming, but
It is on the way. and it will be vic
toriouS end.
Cedar Rapids Republican: To say
that without us the allies could not
win is a cheap way of expressing our
own Importance. Probably it is true
that without us they could not win.
But what could we do without them?
Where would we begin and where
would we end il the other nations
had not spent four years in fighting?
What would we do today we're It not
for the single item of the British
navy?
Sibley Tribune: War claims cur
bravest and best but such warriors
as Quentin Roosevelt do not die IN
vain. His fall will move thousands
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