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The Washington herald., 1918-07-31
English Official Seizes
Right Hotel in Wrong City

London, July 3o.-A governmental
official in Bristol on Business had to
travel TO Belfast. while there he
received q telegram saying. Com
mandeer the Grand Central Hotel
He failed 90 notice that the telegram
had been sent TO Bristol and for
warded to Belfast, 30 he promptly
seiled the Grand Central hotel in
Belfast. though the one he wanted
waa In Bristol.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-31
A LINE o. CHEER
EACH DAY O. THE YEAR.
By John Kendriek BanEs.
CARRIERS ALL.

There's loads Of care about today,
And all the world Is harried.
And all these troubles on our way
By some one must be carried.
And II some Of them come to you
It's up to you to bear them
You cannot ask another to
Add to his own and share them
So take your burden UP and 80
Your way alert and breezy.
And deem Il shame to seek to know
The byways soft and easy.
looPynsht islal
The Washington herald., 1918-07-31
b. DMc

Ne" 1OIh' July W
Every one has about.
1000 ancestors
So they say.
And I got the idea
I wanted to md out.
How many were dukes.
How many were hung.
And how many.
Were Just plain nuts.
Like mo
In our family.
So I went downtown.
And up high in 9 tower.
And flushed up.
A genealogist
He WAS q rare bird.
And wore horn glasses.
And a tooth brush.
In his vest pocket.
And knew all the pedigrees.
OF our very best families.
And I told him.
To scamper up.
My family tree.
And search all the branches.
To see what he could find.
And he took my retainer.
And left him.
And he began sending in.
A weekly report.
And it certainly looked good.
Many years ago.
Away back in Scotland.
One Of my ancestors.
Was q king or something.
But somebody caught him.
In the act of kinging.
And hoot-monned him.
with a war club.
And the reports kept coming.
Getting worse all the time.
And I kept sending checks.
And I ordered him to stop.
But he kept right on.
And with each new report.
I had to send him.
More hush" money.
And II isn't right
A man cannot help It.
II a lot OF ancestors.
Appropriated horses.
Centuries ago.
Things were different.
In those days.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-31

Huns organizing film trust for after-the-
monopoly. No matter how we'll Screened"
their operations won't "get by" allied anti-Teuton
trade-censorship, which "sees all, knows all"
The Washington herald., 1918-07-31

1t is said the Kaiser's board, state occa-
sions, was never bounteous Now, when he has a
banquet it must be a basket partyl
The Washington herald., 1918-07-31

CONTINUED IN LAST COLUMN,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-25
BOYS, WORKING RESERVE.

The department of labor through the pureau
in charge of the United States boys workang
reserve calls attention to the approach OF the
national enrolment week which begins on Mon
day, March eighteen. This bureau is IN charge
of the movement to mobilize boys and young
men between the ages of sixteen and twenty
who are physically fitted for labor on the farms
and in the factories. There is no question that
there are many thousands of strong, lnteihgen'
boys eager to aid the nation IN its war work.
Moreover, great number of them are or Will
be little later engaged in non-essent1al en-
plovnent of their time. This reserve Is po-
tential of genuine value and it is well to mobil-
ize it. in so far as determining its personnel
and experience But it is open to question
whether the government is not putting too much
confidence in these boys In its promise TO furn-
ish farm labor. With all the willingness and
intelligence that is hoped for taken for granted.
these boys will not be skilled farm workers and
the farmers need experienced help now as never
before The mobilization IN prospect Will be
good for the boys and for the nation but It does
not promise what the farmers need.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-25
KENNEDY, THoRNE, TRACY.

Mount Pleasant Free Press (Dem.l:
Clifford Thorne will be Candidate
for congress again this spring The
Washington Press announced his
candidacy this last week. 1t says tina.
he has refused several very flattering
offers from big corporations. to run
for congress. The Press says that
the railroad question has been re-
moved as an issue. but feels that now
that the railroads have been taken
over by the government, It Is more
necessary than ever that he be sent
to congress to help run them II
seems to be accepted as settled that
Congressman Kennedy Is going to
run again, and so Thorne is up
against a stiff fight. From a repun-
lican standpoint. we cannot see where
Congressman Kennedy can be crit
ictsed very much. Even democrats
can hardly find fault with him In his
attitude on this war So far as we
know. he. has lined up behind the
adTninistral ton on every important
move. There Is danger, of course.
that he may not always stand by the
administration. and for that reason
we would like TO see man like
George Tracy In the next congress
One thing, We hope we can &C
through the next campaign without
q lot Of nrud-sltnging. but we fear L
is not TO be the case.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-25
Lord Rhondda, Food Controller Of Great Britain,
to the United States Food Administration

Cabegram received Lord Rhonnda, who speaks on
behalf wheat control of the French, English and
Italian governments:
UNLESS you able to send the allies at least 75OoO
600 of wheat and above what have export
ed up January 1s and in addition to the total export
able surplus from Canada take the responsibility
of assuring our people that will be food enough to
the war Imperative necessity compels me to cable
Won this blunt way. No knows better than that
the American people, regardless of national and mdlvld
ua sacrifice far refused nothing that Is needed
for war; but it lies with America to decide wheth
the allies in Europe shall have enough bread to
hold until the United States is able to throw its force
into field have not minced words because am con-
that the American people they know the truth
will not hesitate to meet the emergency"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-25
NO MORE POLITICAL SECRECY.

It becomes more evident all the time that
the practice of political secrecy is doomed
in the free nations which are opposing Ger
many We shall have little change to make
in our political routine: it Is the older nations
which are to come to our open handing OF
public matters whether international or ma
tional ''Shirtsleeve diplomacy Is no longer
phrase of reproach. This outcome is what
was sure to develop from democracy as 1t be-
came more real for men do not like secrecy
which permanently conceals. They are quite
patient with secrets when the solution is prom
ised, but they resent the mystery which Is not
solved No child would play hunt the thrmole
If the player hiding the thimble purposeiy put
it beyond finding, and grownups Will not con-
sent TO putting the machinery by which their
affairs are regulated out Of their sight beyond
s. certain time limit This seems really the
cause OF the opposition to Llyod George which
has sprung UP suddenly; the objection IS not
so much to the interallied council as to the fact
that England knows so little about what it is
doing. Military strategy IS necessarily seere-
tive but national and international policies are
not matters for eoncealment. The solid ma
iority in support OF the premier indicates that
England is in no mood to take thought OF a
German devised peace, but the ferment which
preceded and 20 some extent continues after the
vote shows that the people Of Great Britain are
high strung In interest in knowing whittier they
are being led and BY whom.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-25
The Mysterious Hi.cheoek.

Des Moines Capital: II the repuh-
lican national committee never held q
meeting, NOBODY would know whether
Hon. Frank II. Hitchcock were living
or dead Mr. Hitchcock was post
master general during the TAR ad-
uinistrstion. He was noted for the
hrevity of his utterances and the sol
emnity and seriousness of MS man
ner. Nobody could understand the
source of his power or, in fact. how he
came to be in the game OF politics. but
he was in and Is in Very few read
ers OF newspapers know what state he
halls from. He is a quedrennial
statesman who pays no attention to
township. county or state politics. His
pantsloous are always nicely creased
and his hair exactly combed. One who
has not seem him for four or five
years begins to wonder whether or not
his locks are beginning 10 turn gray
about the ears If ne has reached
that condition he must oe handsomer
than ever. His name appeared last
week in relation to the proceedings OF
the republican national committee at
ST. Louis. He may be q member OF
the national committee for all We
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-25
JAPAN's NEW AMBASSADOR

IF it were the purpose OF Japan TO give this
nation q pledge OF allegiance TO the agreements
entered into during the visit OF the japanese
mission. no better means could be devised than
by sending as ambassador 10 Washington Wis
count Ishii through whom these agreements
were arranged with our state department. In
a way Viscount Ishii g coming just at this time
is particularly significant, whether any motive
beyond sending much welcomed represent
alive is to be imputed to Japan or not It Is
significant of possible result independent OF the
reasons which bring it about. One OF the
terms of the mutual understanding reached at
Washington concerned Tapan's interests II
China No sensible observer OF world affairs
doubts that the Russian situation is much IL
the minds of japanese statesmen by reason OF
lis bearing on these same interests. Their
have been speculations offered in which al
alliance of the future between Japan, Russis
and Germany was predicted This is a vague
and futile prophecy but it is worth noting thai
any such arrangement would suit Japan only
r. Rnssia were an able-bodied party to it. Al
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-25
OUR ENEMY ALIENS.

According TO the records, our government has
interned upwards of 1000 alien enemies or
svmpathizers and has arrested :, 164 persons
charged with violation of neutrality and
similar laws. OF attempted violation of the
draft law e64 persons have been convicted or
have pleaded guilty. Under the espionage act
80 have been arrested and ia convicted. I'm
der the general conspraeies act 40 arrests
have been made and 113 convictions or con-
LESSONS secured. while about LOCO cases OF
alleged violations OF war measures are yet to
be ned- So far, however, no person has been
proved guilty Of q crime punishable under our
laws By death, except that certain deserters
from the army might have been so punished
had the government thought II best. The con-
spicuous offenders ike Won Rintelen, Fay,
Does.h and Others convicted OF conspiracy to
destroy ships and plants committed their crimes
before our country had entered the war and
could not under the then existing laws, be
punished as they would be now. There have
been no court uartials- but al the cases have
been tried in civil tribunals and all offenders
given opportunity 20 clear themselves OF the
charges: and II Is safe 20 say that other bel
Ii gerent OF this var has been 50 lenient with
the enemies within IFS gates. Has it been a
wise policy or would more vigorous punish
ments have lessened incendiarissn and other
crimes7
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-25
1.-THE ROAD OF SILENCE"

New York Sun: In one OF our
periodicals, the Atlantic monthly, an
article entitled 1.-The Road of Silence
should be more generally read than
il is likely to be, because in our mul.
titude of interests we pass over some
things which may. In our judgment
of the moment, be omitted.
Ii would be TO the ultimate benefit
of all hearing people did they appre-
ciate more fully the vital problem
facing the Individual deprived OF that
important sense.
The world, our world. that is. has
every desire to be helpful; 1t Is, how
ever. lamentably ignortant OF the
appalling blank left in the lives OF
its fellow-men Speaking OF the loss
of notes.-the songs of the birds, the
music of the waves: THE loss or
such things goes far beyond what Is
meant by handicap or q serious IN
convenience They are the things
which minister 10 the spirit, and
there Is no Unborn composure, nor
faith, nor religion, nor wealth. nor
power that can take their place
writer on this subject who spoke
from experience has said that deaf
person Is partly dead. have heard
every deaf person / knew make fden-
tically the same remark. 1t Is the
yoicing of a terrible revelation which
comes to him, and the only reason
he Is silent under il is because he
remembers that deafness is entirely
different from what he supposed 1t
was when he himself could hear
that he could not then have accepted
the idea and that others cannot now.
The hearing person Invariably re-
CARDS this statement as having an
imaginative coloring. He cannot
grasp it He has no test of expert
ence by which he can arrive at the
inner meaning. But the deaf
person Is not only partly dead-he
| lives his deafness"
This may sound depre.sing-it Is
depressing, indeed, to those persons
| chiefly concerned-but do not for one
moment think the prostration Is per
manent. To his credit be 1t said
given time for readjustment he in
variably rises and goes on his way
not exactly rejoicing perhaps-the
reminders are too poignant, especially
at f1rst-but with the aid of lip read
I ing or instrument or a combina tioI
of both, he takes up hts burden. re
| establishing place for himself as
best he may
! IL the majority could be brought t.
realizing sense of just what deaf
ness is, a large measure of influence
would work to advantage
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-25

parIeens Beautifully and Re
stores &<s Natural coiar ana
lustre at Once,

Common garden sage brered ~
heavy tea, with sulphur anu vi
hol added. will turn gray, sreals|
and faded hair beautifully cara
luxuriant- Mixing the Sage les
Sulphur recipe at home. though.
troublesome. An easier way Is y
the ready-to-use preparation my
ed by the addition Of other lns =
ents. large bottle. at little coss,
drug stores, known as Wyeth ~
and Sulphur Compound. thus 1''
ing a lot OF muss.
While gray. faded hair IL Dol
fui, we all desire TO retain our -
full appearance and astrsctl.eI,1
BY darkening your hair with ~
Sage and Sulphur Compound, DO =
can tell. because IL does =, 50 -
ally. 80 evenly You just ts
sponge or soft brush With
draw this through your hsr'
one small strand At a time. 0!
ing all gray hairs hsve dfsapPeA.
After another application on "a
your hair becomes beaufruh!
glossy soft and lu1uriant sno ~
appear years younger Wyeh .,:.
and Sulphur Compound Is G 80
full toilet requisite. 1t Is mol ~ 4
ed for the cure. mitigation "
vention OF disease
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-25
Killed by Poison,

All scientists agree that po,,o,.
products in the blood are elimina,Osass
the kidneys and liver. The kidn.a
a. kind Cd Alter for these nross
When the kidneys are changed ~
generated, by disease or old A.. 8
these podsons arc retained in tbs !.
If we wish to prevent old age cav
on too soon, or II we want TO ir,..
our chances for . long life, DR., H.,ss
the InvaHds' Hotel, Buffalo. nv
that you should drink plenty a. ~
daily between meals to flush the MN.
Then procure at your nearest dro ~
Anuric. This Anuric drives the uIe y:
out. Scientific mon have learned tb,. i
govt, also rheumatism, poisonou, n
acid crystals arc deposited in or ,h,.1
the joints, in the muscles when !.
fammation is set up.
Hw wish TO keep our kidneys /, q
best condition . diet Of milk and w.
tables, with only little meat once a.,
the most suitable. Drink plenty Of -,
water, take Anurfc three times d., I
q month. An-u-ric Is many times mn,
potent than lithia and dissolve, Il
acid as hot water does sugar.
Send 10 cents TO DR.. Pierce, il Won u.
TO obtain . trial package of Anuric,
SCHALLRA, Iowa. - For severn, "a.
I have been bothered from tire 10 H. H.
with weakness Of the back and his y,
urinary disorder, especially on nkin1
|sold; I tried trial package Of AnsrS
! bought morp Of thpm and gave them
fair tfial, and found them, In NV -c ~
TO be juse WHIST they arc claimed 10 n
They are the beet / ever used, and n
very much pleased with Them Jos h
DANDY.
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets for Tia n,
and bowels have been favorabiy knor,|
Tor nearly 80 years. Ask your druggist /
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-25
FARM LABOR.

New York Sun: You cannot take
man from a tailor's bench and
transform him into a capable earm
worker by merely substituting q
shovel for the scissors in his hand
The experiment has been tried It
will not work Yet we must have
farm labor. and 1t cannot be drawn
from any existing reserves. There
are no such reserves.
The farmers want competent labor.
They csnno. use incompetent labor.
This experiment has been tried II
did not work. Last year, against
their judgment and with complete
realization OF the utility OF the plan,
many farmers consented to give men,
women and children ignorant of the
rudiments of agriculture a chance to
prove what they could do. There
may have been exceptional indus
trials who earned their pay If there
were, we have not heard of them:
we have heard of numerous cases in
which untutored, inexperienced help
ers not only failed to earn their keep,
but actually caused the farmers and
the country, heavy losses In crops
The farmers who submitted to this
experiment In 1917 VIII not repeat
il in 1918.
So the problem that must be solved
is how TO get competent. experienced
agricultural workers on the farms
II viii not do to take a number OF
excellent watchmakers and turn them
loose in dairy barns, no matter how
much they want 10 help. A man who
does not know how TO milk COW
Is worse than useless in dairy
barn: he is sure 10 iniure the COWS
and may destroy the value OF a herd
s. payer viii not do IS cuItiyator.
he is likely TO hurt more than he
helps. The list may be extended in
definitely: the point is that farming
lis profession, an occupation OF
great fntricacy that requires special
ICED skill and highly trained know
ledge for its successful prosecution.
The state is going to see what can
be done TO get help for the farmers.
4 committee OF the legislature is TO
travel about, study the situation in
the rural regions, and attempt TO de-
wise a plan 10 put men behind the
plougAs, in the hay fields and in the
barns We hope that committee viii
be made up of farmers, OF men who
know that crops are not raised by
mere good will. and that tickling the
earth is q difficult business. Such a
committee viii accomplish good re
suits; and IL Il has among its mem
bers man OF positive genius. ii may
develop a plan under which fnten-
siye training applied TO willing minds
and bodies would make unframed
farm, workers useful We hope such
man mas be found
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-25
DAY or Dissolve RES.

Donnellson Review: On Wednes-
day. February thirteenth. IN tne
wear OF our Lord one thousand, nanc
hundred and eighteen, some ono ~
Fort Madison sudden discove1e1
that r. c. Lynn, county superintena'
ont OF schools, and incidentally sec
rotary OF the Lee County Farm Durea
would have opposition for re-eiection
as county superintendent.
On wednesday, February tnI-
teeu-h. in the year above writoen'
several people in DonneHson discos
cred that Fort Madison would nAve
opposition to the location OF the Iarln
agent in that city, and the direcloIs
by a vote OF eleven TO three III ia'o1
OF Donnellson so ordered II
Curious coincidence.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-25
The emptiness o. 81 things, from politics
to pastimes Is never SO striking 10 Us IS when
we fail in them-George Eliot.
FRAuEY WILL RUN AGAIN.

The keynote OF political success rests On the
expressed satisfaction OF constituency, and IN
the case Of State Senator Joseph R. FTailey that
satisfaction has been won SIS & result OF his &C
complishmsnts for the people of this district
no less for what he had done IN legislation
for the state at large Senator Erailey viii
be 8 candidate at the republican primaries for
denomination, and SIS he has no peroephble
opposition, to contend against and his record at
Des Moines proved his ability as legislator,
there is no question as 10 his success N the
lists. And when the returns are In on the night
OF election day it VIII be seen that the electors
OF this district know a good man and are de
termined to hold him to his JOB.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-25
WHERE BREAD IS WASTED.

New York World: The two-ounce
bread ration ordered by the 1000 au-
ministration for patrons OF NOTES.
restaurants and dining cars Is q no
eral allowance. Served TO weuieu
people at every meal, bread 70 tnal
amount is more often wasted IMAM
eaten. !.
Millions OF hard-working people Ia
tha United States live chiefly upon
bread. now upon war bread; YET M
the rilded dining rooms pure wneas
bread is hardly more important tnan
the salt that may be spilled OF tuo
costly relishes that may not oe
touched. The solemn purpose OF the
government being to save DreAo, y
is not easy to understand why, since
rattoning has been resorted 70, inc
regulation should be SO generous.
Serious complaint has been mace
that many of those who serve pubic
tables have given little heed TO tne
food administrators plea for econ.
ony In some cases 1t has appeared
that establishments needing MS re-
Quests have suffered in patronage
The situation, then, obviously calls
for something more than polite INV
tat.ons or rules that hardly touch the
extravaganza.
1t is a mistake TO tribe with mat.
ter so momentous Every board at
which a poor man and his family Sit
Is lean. The time is at hand when
such of the prosperous. weIl-fed AND
frivolous as have not yet realized
the conditions that the country is
facing should be made to do 30 In
the name of equal rights and equal
! obligation