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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-27
VICTORY SING PLANS
| READY FOR BIG EVENT
= . = = = . - - - = = I
PROCLAMATION.

- PROCLAMATION. =
- President Wilson has issued .
= proclamation setting aside .
. Thursday, November %. as =
= day Of national thanksgiving .
. and prayer. In compliance to .
. his wishes l ask that the people .
= OF Keokuk cease upon that day .
. from their ordinary occupations .
. and in their several homes and .
= places Of worship to render =
. thanks to God, the ruler of all .
. nations. .
. On this day I ask all the .
. people of the city who can pos .
. sibly do so to attend the Vic .
= tory song service which will be .
= held at the Grand theater, .
= Thanksgiving day at 400 .
= o'clock p. M, and sing for lib .
= erty. for victory. for unified .
= national spirit and of patriotism .
. and democracy. Behind that .
= singing army that has fought 80 .
. well In France is a signing and .
. fighting army that has fought at .
y home. the great host of the men. =
. women and children whose NOR .
. ale is the foundation of Amer .
. ica's power. Only through the .
universal VOICE VI music Cau the v
. courage, the steadfast purpose, .
. the high patriotism of this home .
. army be adequately expressed. .
. Sing for victory! Thanksgiving .
. day 1918, shall be like no other q
= Thanksgiving day has ever been. .
. Let us sing for victory as other =
. communities will do, songs of .
= praise and thanksgiving, ex. .
. pressing Americas determine .
= ton that her sons and the sons .
. of all the allies shall not have .
. died in vain. .
y Wherefore. I, Ed. 8. Lotion, .
= mayor of the city of Keokuk. .
. Iowa, do request the people of .
. the city to respond to the wish .
. of our president in his procla- .
= nation for the observance Of .
. Thanksgiving day, November .
= 20, 1918. .
= Witness my hand and the seal =
. of the city of Keokuk affixed .
y this 25th day of November. A. =
= d. 1918 .
: ED. S. LOTION, Mayor. .
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-27
RED CROSS OF
FORT MADISON
Officers Of That Chapter and
Auxiliaries Elected for the
Ensuing Year by
Directors,

The following are the officers
elected by the directors of the Fort
Madison chapter of the Red Cross
Tor the ensuing year:
Chairman, Mrs. George B. Stewart;
vice chairman, Mrs. George B. An
thes; secretary, Mrs. A. E. Glazier;
treasurer, Miss Mabel Albright.
Mems committees: A. P. Brown,
Geo. B. Stewart, H. J. Schroeder, H.
J. Kennedy, Geo. p. Antilles, J. A.
Oke1l and J. A. S. Pollard.
Chairmen of the branches are:
Denmark, Mrs. Asa T. Houston:
Washington, Mrs. Irwin Lauther;
Green Bay, Mrs. Geo. Rodgers ;
Marion, Mrs. E. e. Overton; Cedar,
Mrs. r. e. Bell; West Point. Mrs. H.
ID Wilson; Jefferson, Mrs. Ora Cloud /:
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-27
Everybody VIII be There.

The house promises to be damned
tomorrow afternoon, and the musical
program appeals to everybody, being
mostly familiar tunes to wartime
words, with just enough solo singing
sprinkled In to give zest to 1t ALL
The whole United States will gath
er by communities tomorrow after.
noon to sing its celebration of victory.
and Keokuk is Joining the national
chorus which will be about the big
gest musical event ever in America.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-27

Alexandria way with his boat minus
the required equipment. It was ar
ranged that he should pay IS penalty
in installments and he paid dollar
at time four times, missed a week
and then mailed the final dollar to
st. Louis. That Office says it never
received that last dollar.
BY order of the district attorney,
Deputy United States Marshal Gray
filed an information against Higbee
before Commissioner John E. Craig
and arrested him. On a showing of
the facts, he was released under bond
until an investiga ton can be made
in st. Louis.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-27
SOME MISTAKE
SEEMS EVIDENT
w. e. Hisbee Arrested for Violation
Of River Boat Regulations
May Escape Further
Penalty.

Because he did not have on his
motor boat whistle capable of
whistling for two seconds without
stopping, nor anything to put out a
gasoline fire, w. E. Higbee, button
cutter living in West Keokuk, is hav-
ing lot of bother.
An inspector caught him down
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-27

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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-27
THANKSGIVING DAY
EVENTS IN KEOkUk
Observation-Disclosures and pos
sibly rain.


. Observation-Disclosures and pos
= sibly rain.
q Union Thanksgiving services
. under auspices of the Minis
. terial association, at Trinity
q Methodist church, at 1880
. o'clock, with sermon by Rev. S.
y C. Benninger of the Methodist
. Protestant church.
o Collection at the union ser
= vices goes to the Benevolent
= Union in the form of thrift
. stamps.
. Masses will be held in all the
. Catholic churches in the morn
= ing with special reference to
. the special cause for thanksgiv-
. ing this year.
. Holy communion will be cele-
. brated at ST. Johns Episcopal
. church at 10 o'clock. with a SER
. mon.
. Victory sing at the Grand
, theater at o'clock under aus
. pices of the president Of the
. United States, the governor of
. Iowa and the mayor of Keokuk,
. with fine program of popular
, songs for the audience, led by a
, chorus of hundred trained
voices and the big organ. Doors
= open at $3.50 o'clock.
, Special campaign for Keokuk
, and Lee county people to buy
, thrift stamps, to make up the
, deficit that exists in the allot-
, ment to this city and county.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-27
The Grand Theatre Will be
Crowded Thanksgiving Al
ternoon at Four O'clock,
the Prospects Are.
JUBlLATIoN OF PEOPLE
To Be Expressed in Singing by
Entire Audience, at Same
Time Rest of Country
is Singing.

All the details are completed for
the great Victory sing at the Grand
theatre Thanksgiving afternoon at
O'Clock.
/ The doors of the theater open for
this Victory sing at $3.50 O'Clock.
Nobody can get free, admission be-
fore that time. and after that minute
admission is free to everybody. Be-
fore that the inside of the theater
the great celebration hy all Keokuk
of our victory over kaiserism and the
forces of the Huns.
| The piano is tuned. the organ pipes
are clear, the chorus is in good voice,
the decorations are ready to be plac-
ed in jiffy, the song sheets are
ready to pass among the big audi
ence, and everybody in town, appar-
entity, is ready to start for the great
celebration of our victory over the
Huns.
The program, which is practically
| identical with that used elsewhere
all over the country at the same
time. is as follows:
Program Of the Celebration.
1. Star Spangled Banner; first
and last stanzas-By the entire audi
ence led by the chorus.
2. Invocation-Rev. DR.. Ezra But
Ter Newcomb.
3. Why We Sing-By Chaplain
George D. Long, Of the Eighty-eighth
division U. S. A.
| 4. Songs OF Thanksgiving
| (a) Come, Thou Almighty King
BY the chorus and audience.
(b) Peace Song; air: America
by Chaplain Long, the chorus, and
! the entire audience.
Co The Americans Come-Solo
+ by Miss Beulah We'll.
(d) Three Stars-By Mrs. Leo
Gredell and chorus.
L. 5. Songs of home:-
(a) Sweet and Lowry the en-.
tire audience led by the chorus
| (b) There's a Long. Long Trail
BY Mrs Florence Wright Schouten,
the chorus and the audience.
(c) Women Of the Home Land
Solo by John HUDSON.
(d) Old Folks at Home-By the
chorus and entire audience.
6. Short address Right Rev.
James w. Gillespie.
7. Songs of victory
(a) Onward, Christian Soldiers.
The entire audience Led by the
chorus.
(b) Land Of Mine-By John Bras
sill, the chorus and the audience.
(c) To Victory-James Fleming,
the chorus. and the audience.
(d) When the Boys Come Home
Solo by Miss Hazel Jester
8. The Hosts of the Republic,
words by Miss Cornelia Meigs-By
the entire audience, led by the chorus.
Everybody VIII be There.
The house promises to be damned
tomorrow afternoon, and the musical
program appeals to everybody, being
mostly familiar tunes to wartime
words, with just enough solo singing
sprinkled In to give zest to 1t ALL
The whole United States will gath
er by communities tomorrow after.
~, oh 81 W.T.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-27

Pleasant Ridge, Mrs. John G. Foggy;
Santa Fe avenue. Mrs. Charles E
Cloughy.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-24
= y : K f. 7 q = =. :
SEEK ANCIENT HISTORY
FOR NEW PEACE IDEAS
Personnel of American Commission
Is to BE, Announced at
Early Date.
MUCH INFORMATION is SOUGHT
Famous Conference Following Down
fall OF Napoleon. Held ut Vienna,
Is Expected to Provide Guiding
Points in the Preliminarics.
MUCH INFORMATION is souGH
rRy As=oci1,ed rresa. !,

WASHINGTON. November 2s.--With
President Wilson expected to sail for
France within less than two weeks so
far as can be gathered. the personnel
of the American commission which Is
20 repreHent this country at the peace
conference. is not complete even as
to it's principals This is believed to
be the explanation Of the delay in maxi
ins public announcement of the names
OF the commissioners, which tho re-
cent White House statement said would
he made presently"
AWHILE attention Is being given
to the selection or the secretaries and
attaches OF the American mission and
TO the collection of,he large quantity
Of historical and legal data that will
be required; The nearest parallel 10
10 be fdnnd in tho famous CONFERENCE
of Yiennas Of STE (Which gathefed5tb
sssss2 sss; afo e sl5S i,
preltminaries lending mp TO that con-
asEfs an hsa Sas
The two HagHe conferssees OF 1887
ana 1907 also developed methods OF
Rrossdnre' and "a wealth iof subjects
regarding tie IDEAL relationship or thr
community Of states that would be OF
assistance ~ Arranging the program
OF proceedings at Versailles. For
their special guidance, the American
commissioners VIII have at hand u
vast amountfof information regarding
the smaller nauonalities OF Europe
the arbitrary divisions which have. been
made on mat continent in defiance of
racialties md natural affiliations for
purely political reasons, and the latest
conceptions Of the present desires or
the OPPRESSED races. ali Representing:
the results OF close study by some OF
AmericiIs most eminent university
mon. directed by Colonel House
The American commissioners in ad :
dition [will have the benefit of exceed
ing!y detailed and definite instructions
ON every conceivable point These In
alton now by state Department OIL
Gals
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-24
WILL MAKE ENGLAND
FIT PLACE FOR HEROES
Lloyd George Pays Tribute to Glor-
ions Achievements of Sol
dicrs and Sailors.
COURAGE AND ENDURANCE
Never in the History of the World
We're They Put to Such Trying
and Continuous Tests MS During
the War.
AND ENDURANCE

LONDON, November 23."It is the
task Of the future TO make Britain .
ftdeountry for heroesto live In said
to-day at Wolverhampton.t in which
he paid tribnte To the glorious achieve
mepts of the soldiers and sailors OF
Human courage aud endurance
added the Premier. "have never in
the history of the world been put TO
during these last four years All
classes Of the community contributed
their fun share 70 the great victory.
possible. are entitled TO their full .shnre
rof it5 glauness: liet us lift the old
land upfto such q level that Il may
s es r. 81 ~ lash lna iean IL has
1--WE must profit BY tie lessons of
the great war Those who have been
to the front have seen star shells. They
illuminate the obscure places This
great war has been like Il gigantic
star she'll flashing all over the land
Illuminating countries showing UP
WEISS mat s n1Ts. a aSnss r hsefe
The first thing 10 do concerns the
country. The housing Of the people
must be q national concern and must
he undertaken rs such. The next point
is to deal with the enormous waste
OF the resources OF our land. THAT
should be an essential feature in the
new Britain. There is a better chance
now of improving agriculture There
must be increased security for all
capital spent on the land so as TO
secure increased production
With cheap, quick transportation
we could regeneratc rural England.
There ought TO be canal development
on II great scale"
In. conclusion, the Premier expressed
the belief that il would be possible
70 provide rcmunerative work for all
lie appealed to the nation to show
that it's patriotism was not vet dead
such patriotism" he said AS will
enrich the land with the love OF her
children"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-24
AMERICAN SOLDIERS LOOK
INTO GERMAN EMPIRE
Enemy Soldiers Spend Day Along the
Moseiie- Washing Their
Clothing.
I 81 Associated Press.l

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY OF
OCCUPATION, November 23-General
PershinS's forces in Luxembourg ana
all, along the River Moselle from points
of junction with the French on their
right and lef:. looked over into Ger
many to-day.
The Germans are somwhat slower in
some places in evacuating their terri
tory than had been expected. but no:
enough to give rise to The belief that
they 90 not intend To observe the terms
of the armistice.
Along the Moselle tagging German
soldiers washed their clothing to-day
on their side of the river. The Amerl
cans on the opposite hank did like
wise There was little conversing
across the river owing 10 the strict
American order against frnternization
The weather is cold and clear. The
americans have bought guideboolls of
LuXemburs. and are enjoying the sight
seeing in the Moselle Valley
BY official decree, the Grand Duchv
of Luxembourg early to-day changed
from German 40 French time, The
clocks being set hack ffty-fve min
utes. The grand duchy had German
time for many years previous to 1914,
Major-General Lassiter succeeds Ma
ior-General Ham. OF the Thirty-second
Division. General Haan now is com
handing the seventh Corps.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-24
AGENTS OF RAILROADS
GET. WAGE INCREASE
Dircctor-GeneraI Also Fixes Eight
Hours as Days Work and De-
cides Overtime .-ages.s
ORDER AFFECTS $500 MEN.
Men Receiving Less Than $50 Per
Month Will Not Share In tho IN
crease, While III a Few Instances
Exceptions Were Made.
ORDER AFFECTS 1900 MEN.
IBy Associated press1

WASHINGTON. November 23.-Rail-
road agents to-day We're granted by
Director-General McAdoo a general
wage Increase Of s25 per month above
the rate prevailing; last January !, with
a minimum OF ss5 per month. Eight
hours is to be considered days work.
with pro rata pay for two hours. over
time and time and a half for service
ebove ten hours
!, The order Affects about 1850 station
agents who are neutrality-suspicious. and
Who consequently, were not covered
by thesrcceht wage increase for teIeg-
rpphers. ~ & u j7if,si az =
The yags s. ad vance does snot FL plss to
me m pa I'D $40, or less 4 month Tor spe-
'cial services requiring only portion
of their time. Exteptions also are
$40 or less q month. for whom n
straight advance of s25 is granted
without application OF the 500 mini
mum. ~
The wage increase order was the
hrst official document signed by Mr.
McAdoo to-day after ANNOUNCEMENT of
his resignation on the ground Of in
adequate pay for Cabinet officers.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-24
LUDENDORFF TRIED TO WRECK
NEGOTIATIONS FOR ARMISTlCE
Iirzbergcr Quoted nv Saying Tint lie
Accepted Responsibility for Ac-
ccptlnE Terms.

PARIS. November "Details are
beginning to come out of Germany
about the armistice negotiations at
Foch's headquarters. showing that in
the eleventh hour Ludendorff and his
junkerist militarist friends tried des-
nerately 10 wreck them. DIR, Matthias
Erzbergcr. the Centrist leader and
civilian head of the German armistic;
commission. II now appears. assumed
full responsibility for Germany's ac-
ceptance of Foch's terms and refused
to let the generals butt in"
The Petit Parisen learns from its
Zurich correspondent that ErZberger
in speech TO the Centrist party COM
mittee said:
The result Of our negotiations with
Foch resulted as favorably for Ger
many as could be expected
lie added. the dispatch says. that he
refused TO submit the terms to Cen
era Won Gundel for final sanction. "as
Ludendorff wished nae to do" Instead.
Erzherger said he ella lined fun powers
for himself upon Hindenburg's author
ity
The field marshal later congratu-
lated Erzberger on his course. the Cen
trist leader stated.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-24
EXPECT STRONG TO RETIRE
AS DIRECTOR GOVERNOR
New York Financial Circles Also Credit
the Rumor Thut Mctdoo IL
to Succeed Him.

NEW YORK. November 23-Secre-
tary of the Treasury McAdoo's resi.na-
tion caused the revival to-day in nnan-
cial circles here OF rumors that Ben
Jamin Strong will! soon retire rs gov
ernor OF the Second District Federal
reserve Bank, aud that Mr. McAdoo
VIII succeed him. Mr.. McAdoos frank
lY stated reason thet hc needs to
make more money than the $4,000 sal
AIRY he receives as Secretary OF the
treasury lent color TO the rumor. n S
Mr., Stronss salary is $4,000.
Another report circulated to-day re-
speeding Mr.. Nc Adc>o's future plans was
that he will enter the legal firm of
untcrmycr IL Marshall. OF which sam
ucl Untermyer ana Louis Marshall are
members
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-24
MANY CALLED TO COLORS
FOUND TO BE iLLITERATE
f:S-President Eliot Urges Concerted
Action to Teach Foreign and
Native Born.
IBy Associated Press. |

NEW YORK; November o3-With
almost per cent of the men called
The war has revealed 10 thu. public the
wide extent OF illiteracy in the coun-
try DR.. Charles w. Eliot, president
eneritns of Harvard University, told
the League for Political Education
here to-day.
Ia addition TO illiterates. the former
educator said, many soldiers under
unable to comprehend military orders.
Dr. Eliot stated that vigorous eff
fort would be made to bring about
Federal State and municipal action 10
teach not only uneducated natives. but
the "nuid foreign population" the Ian
Suase OF the country. and America II
methods of government
Dr Eliot advocated obligatory phys
ical training under Federal control in
all schools.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-24
tBy Aksoeiatfd Press Re, s.. ]

ATLANTA. GA. November 23~-A
Joint Sproclnniuf ton signed by The
GoyernOrs of eight cotton States.
urEing farmers, pterchnnts. bankers
mud busIncss men TO organize md
hold cotton FOR not .icss thnn 10 cents
pound, niiddling bnSis, ,yns issued
here to-night through y. J.. Brown.
president OF the cotton States Onl-
cial advisory n,nfleettnE board. The
proclamation, mn indorsem cnt OF, the
recommc ndntions mnde by the board
here November 2, termed such q
price .cqual to the cost Of produc-
ton plus fair profit" d 81 Z, ~, 81,
@The recent heavy brenk In cotto
prices" the proclamation snid, els
wholly untnsttnedS by existing con-
dtttofis md the great disturbance
Incident 10 the break In the market
Inns temporarily pnraIyxed the nE-
rieulturnt nnl businesn fnterests of
the South and entnilcd heavy loss to
the cotton producer by renhon Of
the price being below the cost OF
production" ST 4s
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-24
LABOR LEADERS ORGANIZE
GENERAL MOONEY STRIKE
tnionirts OF England and Canada Will
he asked tn Co.
Operate.

NEW YORK, Novcrnber 29.-Darlar-
ing that all regal limits have been
reached and labor now, takes the hattie
into It's own hands. w. Il, Patterson. OF
the Mooney labor defense. tonight said
America is on the verge of the biggest
general strike in her history
Appcals have also been made to
british and Canadian labor leaders. and
the strike may become international in
it's scope. ii is said. In a statement
issued tonight. Patterson said:
The call for q nation wide strike
mas been issued and is being responded
TO by organized labor throughout the
nation. America is soon 10 Witness the
greatest strike in the nations history
unless justice Ia Immediately secured
ror more than two years the labor
defense organized in behalf OF Thomas
" Mooney and his codefendants has
sought plain common justice III tie
courts Or CALIFORNIA and the highest
court Of he nation. Our Fganorts have
met With fefeut."A
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-24
500 ARE MURDERED q
IN REIGlNOF TERROR.
Governors Of Eight States Urge Farmers
to Hold Cotton at Thirty Five Gents

Selling of cotton for aJ cents, WINS
nlxocnted only .tO meet pressing
SobllEntions'' and iborro,vinE on cot
ton rather thnn selling. Il WIS IN
: dorsed. 3d.
frcdcrnt reserve bnnks were called
upon 10 he .'just ns liberal nv con-
sistent with good business in rcdis-
counting notes sccureti ny cotton"
THO necessity for the south pro-
ducinS more food for men aud ami
i1nls ,'as stressed 1a another part
OF the proclamation. which urged
smaller cotton acreage next year
nnd more Planting of feed and, food
stuf
The proclamation, signed by, the
Governors OF Texas, Georgia, South
5Cnrolinn, Arknnsns, North CnrOlinn,
sMfssissippi, AiubRBn nnd Florida,
urged TINT county md school dis
trlcta In cnch state be Orgnnixrd.
The ndvJscry hoard nddcd /, state
ncnt saying the bcnra In the mar
kct "are TRYING to frfEhten'' the
Southern cotton holders. declaring
that aFcdcral fNinE OF cotton prices
is dead"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-24
TELEGRAPHERS TO QUIT
Norfolk ana Western Men Vote
strike Unless Wage Demand
La AIef

ROANOKE VA. November 2S-Res-
buttons directing President Parham, OF
the order OF Railroad Photographers. 10
notify the 1irectorgeneral of railroads
that they would stop work at S A. NJ
Oh the morning of November 81. 1918.
unless the requests made by them last
August regarding wages and working
conditions was complied with by or be-
fore tina; time. were adopted by the
ielegraphers of the Norfolk and West :
crn and NirGinian Railways. in SEES
sion here Tonight.
The resolutions also charge that the
telegraphers have not received from
the director general such fair treat :
mcnt as they expected when they mort :
gagged their future to buy Liberty
bonds
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-24
BALLOON is STRANDED
High Wind From shore Threatened To
Drive Diriglble Over Atlantic
Ocean.
lBy Associated Press.

NORFOLK VA. November ga
large government balloon. from Wash
inSton. commanded by Lieutenant
simpson. of the army. stranded at dusk
Tonight on the eastern shore of Vir-
gina. near Mears Station, forty-five
miles from Cape Charles. Four other,
army officers were passengers in the
drigiblc which left Washington mt 1
y. NJ. Lieutenant Simpson declared he
was forced to effect hurried landing
as his balloon was rapidly being driven
over the Atlantic Ocean. The party
left for Washington on to- nights eX-
press. No one was injured.