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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-02
Y. w. C.. A. KEEPS
BUSY THIS WEEK
Committees Meet Constantly and the
Affairs of the Association
Are Given Much
Attention.

The executives and administrators
OF the Y. w. G. A. of Keokuk are
very busy these days making the as
ISOLATION more useful to young wom-
en- constantly and giving close atten-
ton to its affairs.
The membership committee will
meet at 6 o'clock supper this even
ing and hold business session later.
The cafeteria committee will meet
il. the private dining room Tuesday
at o'clock.
The committee on finance will
hold its meeting ON Wednesday at 3
o'clock.
The gymnasium committee will
meet Wednesday evening at T.
The social committee will meet
Thursday afternoon at 2:3O O'Clock.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-02
McGRATH BROS.
DRUG co.
500 MAIN.

Milk distributors in New York City
put over the 17-cent price decreed by
the distributors organization. The
food board threatened to do things
to the peddlers, but when the latter
talked back the board saw the light
reflected by the milk cans and aban-
doned the consumers to their fate.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-02

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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-02
Glad to BE Back

NEW YORK. Dec. Fearing the
first load of American troops to come
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-02
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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-02

Frgeants-
|BBertice A.
Pau H. B
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Hazel W.
cTrporals-
| William
H. Tenn.
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George Y,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-02

Schwiete has three sisters, Miss
Sarah Schweite, Mrs. Nellie Cahill
and Mrs. Katie Carr, living here, and
t;So brothers, Fred Schwiete of Keo-
kuk and Edward Schwiete of Denver,
Colo.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-02
MAN FOUND IN
MASS OF FLAMES
Charles Sohwiete Runs Around House
with Blazing Clothing Until He
is Burned Nearly All
over.
WAS LIGHTING A RANGE
From the First There Was Slight Hope
Of His Surviving and He Was
Burned Almost to
Crisp.

Charles Schwiete was horribly
fatally burned this morning about
o'clock while starting fire in tn.
kitchen range at the Webb home, 81
Concert street He died about II
o'clock.
His clothing caught fire in some
way and the household was Weakened
by the sound of screams as the mar
with clothes afiame ran through the
dining room and into the hall where
he fell in agony.
Arthur Cunningham who rooms
there, was the first to reach the in
jured man, and with the assistance
of Isaac Blom, Miss Lena Haskins
and other roomers at the house, sue
ceeded in smothering the flames, but
not until the flesh was in places
burned from the bones.
Probably Started by Match Head.
A study of the scene after the acct
dent by an inspector of the Iowa
State Insurance company rebuilt the
happening plausibly and probably
correctly.
1t indicates that Schweite struck a
match, the head of which few off
and ignited rug on the floor This
rug blazed up in few minutes, and
the man started to carry it out. The
first door he tried was locked, and
he then took another route for out
doors.
In the meantime, the fire had com
municated from the rug to his clothes
which were very infiammable They
burst into big blaze quickly and
with that Schweite ran around
screaming in pain, until the roomers
came to his assistance.
His legs were burned all over and
his body was badly burned over
large part of his torso. He was taken
to ST. Joseph's hospital by Dr. H. L.
COPYRIGHT who gave little hope for
his recovery from the first examina-
tnon at the house.
Walls Blackened by Smoke.
Schweite had a room at the Webb
house, where he cared for the fur
mace and did other work about the
house.
The walls of the kitchen and the
furniture is blackened with smoke
and SCOT, but no part of the house
caught fire. The injured man prob
ably ran about the kitchen in a half
dazed way trying to find the door,
which accounts for the smoked con-
dition of the room.
He cared for furnaces in a number
of homes in the first ward and is
spoken of in highest terms by all for
whom he worked. He had orders
never to use coal oil at Webb's and
the can was in its place in closet
after the accident, so that cause is
excluded.
Schwiete has three sisters, Miss
Sarah Schweite, Mrs. Nellie Cahill |
and Mrs. Katie Carr. living here, and |
40 brothers, Fred Schwiete of Keo- |
xuk and Edward Schwiete of Denver,
Colo.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-02

Do not use large patterned wall
papers in low ceilinged room.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-02
nxMAsr MILLINERY BARGAINS.

Special. Hats S19S-s2. 9S-S3. 9S. AL
so new winter hats reduced. Lowitz.
CO., Main.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-02

aboard the ship and extended a hearty
welcome to Colonel S. C. Pratt. of the
air service, senior American officer on
board and Captain A H. Rostrou,.
commander of the Mauretania. The
boys" also went wild shaking hands
with the mayors party.
Glad to Be Back
NEW YORK, Dec. 2.-Through the
United Press reporter who boarded
the Mauretania down the bay. a num-
Der of officers of the aviation corps
sent greetings to their relatives and
friends.
Tell 'em were glad we're here,
because we're here" said First Lieu
tenant J. w. Galehouse of Sacra-
mento. Calf. This sentiment was
heartily echoed by First Lieutenant
Richard A. Smith of Denver and
Second Lieutenants George B. Kirby.
Salt Lake City, and R. P. Talbot.
Mason City, Iowa.
Uprcar of Noise
NEW YORK, Dec. Fearing the
first load Of American troops to come
Imperial Valley press., 1918-04-24
At The Theatre
At Topic Theatre Today.

There is something about secret SER
vice dramas which always attracts.
That is the knowledge that something
startling is likely to develop at any
moment. The average theatregoer
likes that attribute known as sus-
pense better than any other in the
spoke nor silent drama. This is why
THE Girl by the Roadside" the Blue
bird photoplay starring Violet Mer-
sereau, which comes to the Topic the
atre today, is certain to please, From
the very beginning Of the story, when
the heroine, Judith Ralston, finds her
self in a most distressing situation
and is rescued under most unusual
and unconventional circumstances, the
story weaves its way in and out among
incidents and situations both exciting
and unexpected. An excellent cast
supports Miss Mersereau.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-04-24
At the Palace Thursday.

The Katzenjammer Kids have been
lifted bodily from the pages of the
colored supplements and planted be-
hind the footlights in one of the fun
r;est and most altogether pleasing
entertainments seen in many seasons.
In a new musical comedy bearing the
title of "Katzenjammer Kids" which
will be presented at the Palace the
aire, Thursday, April 25, the many
funny characters in this amusing Sc
ries of cartoons, disport themselves
in a manner to cause theatregoers to
laugh until they are we'll nigh ex-
hausted, for from the moment the
curtain rises on the first act there
is rot a dull moment in the entire
show. The action is fast and furious
and novelty follows novelty in light
ming rapidity. The play is produced
under the direction of Gassolo, Cats
and Clifford, who have provided a
handsome scenic environment and q
chorus that will be the talk of the
town. The book and lyrics are by
David NJ. Wolff, and Donald H. Bes
tor wrote the musical score.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-04-24
GERMAN STORY OF VICTORY
OVER u. S. is DENIED

Washington, April 24.-The Ger
man claim that the special shock
troops which penetrated into Ameri-
can and French lines in front of the
village of Seicheprey last Saturday re-
turned to their positions unobserved
after fighting that lasted into Sun
day, is dtlied in dispatch today from
France quoting an official French
note. The fighting resulted in COM
plete success for the French and
the note said, the enemy
being "energeticaliy forced back to
his own lines" The dispatch also dis
closes that in their dashing coanter-
tack which drove the Germans from
seichoprey the Americans took pris-
GGrs.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-04-24

The farms of this country could
carry the war to victorious con
clusion even if all the rest of the ma
tions should quit. The rest will not
quit; but we could win it without
them it we had to do it. The farmers
Of the United States can whip Ger
many. We can whip them with guns
We can whip them with our products
We can whip them with our money
Every farmer in the United States
must remember that the war has a
first mortgage OH every cent he has
The last spare cent in the pockets OF
every farmer in America should be
devoted to the war.
The Kaiser began foreclosing his
mortgage on our farms when he de-
clared ruthless submarine warfare
The war is our answer to his bill OF
foreclosure.
Our contribution is, first. our sons
and brothers for the trenches; sec
ond, the last pound of food products
which we can grow by mObilizing our
scanty labor supply. utilizing the men,
women and children and the towns
people about us; and third, money
for Liberty Bonds.
This is the crucial year of the war.
Our soldiers are at the front, hun
dreds of thousands of them in the
trenches. and million more ready to
90. The whole burden of carrying on
our own part in the war, and of aid
ing our sister nations in arms, rests
on the United States Treasury.
If the treasury fails or falters or
finds itself unable to respond to every
call upon it, the war is lost DO you
realize that?
Your son. and all the nations sons
are relying on the United States
Treasury to furnish things with which
they may fight.
Their lives are lost il the treasury
fails. Our country is lost il the treas
ury fails.
Germany wins IL the treasury fails
Therefore every cent you can rake
and scrape together belongs to the
treasury, that our soldiers may come
back to us alive and victorious This
is literally true. We can whip the
Germans with our money; bat not
with the money in our pockets or
bank accounts. 1t must go into the
United States Treasury in subscrip-
tions to Liberty Bonds.
(This 10 the last OF a series Of
Imperial Valley press., 1918-04-24
THE WAR, THE FARM
AND THE FARMER
By Herbert Quick
Member Federal Farm Loan Board

While Gerard was our ambassador
in Berlin, the Kaiser said to him one
day that he would stand no nonsense
from America after the war.
Do you know what that means? 1t
means that the Germans intend to
subjugate this country if they come
out Of this war victorious.
The German Imperial government
has preached the superiority of Ger.
many to all the rest of the world un.
til the German nation is drunk with
megalomania. One of their great
writer's expressed the prevailing, of.
ficial view in 1908. when he wrote:
"The Teutonic race is called upon
to circle the earth with its rule, to ex-
plot the treasures of nature and of
human power and to make the pas.
sive races servient elements in its
cultural development Who.
ever has the characteristics of the
Teutonic race is superior. All the
dark peoples are mentally inferior, be-
cause they belong to the passive
races. The cultural value of a nation
is measured by the quantity of TED.
tonism it contains"
Are you one of the darker races?
Are you willing to be rated as one
Of the 'servient elements" in Ger
many's cultural development?
You began to be one of the "servi-
ent elements" when peaceful people
were slaughtered as they carried your
produce to market Was it because
you belonged to passive race"
This war is for the purpose of say.
ing to that insane claim, with the
roar of hundred thousand cannon
mo-"
Never since the Turks threatened
to overwhelm Europe was the world
in such danger as now. Germany
must be defeated this year. Unless
we win, our place in the world is
lost. and our history as one OF the
"servient elements" begins. We must
withhold nothing from the support of
the war. We must give our sons, We
must bring forth food in abundance.
We must give into the treasury of the
United States every cent we can
spare.
This summer the support of the war
is up to the farmers, and Uncle Sam
has never called upon the farmers in
vain,
three articles by Mr.. Quiek.)
Imperial Valley press., 1918-04-24
At the Topic Friday and Saturday

"Kultur.' Do you feel the odium of
that evil word? Do you know what
it means to be free-born American?
Did you know that the fiend of Ger
many has withered arm, cancer in
his head, a childish vanity, $50 mill
tary uniforms, a streak of insanity, a
bestial passion for white hands, an
overpowering love for power? Every
intimate trait of his withered life and
nature is shown in the picture that is
Imperial Valley press., 1918-04-24
Kansas CITY Livestock.

Kansas City, April 17.-Hogs-Re-
ceipts, 11,0OO; steady; bulk, 174O
@17.55; heavy, 17.40@17.55; packers
and butchers, 17.40@17.65 light, 1885
@17.6O; pigs, 13.75@1700.
Cattle-Receipts, 5000; higher;
prime fed steers, 15.75@16.75; dressed
beef steers, 14.00@16.00; western
steers, 13.26@16.60; cows, S.O0@13.25;
heifers, 9.OO@14.00; stockers and feed
rs, 8.5O@1325; bulls, 8.50@1175;
calves, 8.00@13.00.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-04-24
|. A. GETS
MORE SH|PYAROS
Craigs, Who Would Have Built at San
Diego Had Not City Council Been
Opposed, Sign Contract for Lease
of Tidelands-Carl LeOnhard Will
Also Build Yard.

Los Angeles, April 24.-Applica-
ton to lease thirty acres Of tidelands
IN the Inner Harbor for a new ship
1T ilding plant vas filed with the Har-
bor Commission yesterday by George
j.. Craig, brother Of John F. Craig,
the Long Beach shipbuilder. Harbor
officials announced thtat negotiations
have been successful and that there
viii be no delay in granting the ap-
rl'cption for th4 additional plant
Imperial Valley press., 1918-04-24

setting America afire with patriot
ism. And after showing you all the
inhuman acts of this beast of Ber-
lin, just for good measure it shows
a fine reward (imaginary, of course)
dealt out to the monster who has
blazed his meteoric path with trail
of blood and rapine. By all means
see "The Kaiser"
Imperial Valley press., 1918-04-24

The colonel of French infantry
egiment which participated in the
Seicheprey engagement forwarded a
report to the commanding general
which gave unstinted praise for the
valor and steadfastness of the Ameri-
cans during the attack last Satur-
day
Imperial Valley press., 1918-04-24
Civilians Subscribe.

Mare Island, April 24.-Civilian en-
ployes at Mare Island Navy Yard have
subscribed $554,900 to the Third Lib
erty Loan. The 686 men employed
at Mare Island held the record of all
navy yards of the country during the
second loan.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-04-24
LOAN SUBSCRIPTIONS
ARE NEAR THE TOP
(By Associated Pressj

Washington, April 24.-Loan sub
scriptions to date amount to $1,7OO.-
O94, $50. Scores of cities are report
ed ready to go over the top.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-04-24
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING,
Accepted According to the Following
Rates and Rules.

Rates-The rate for inserting PIKE
PAID Classified or Liner Advertise
nents in The Imperial Valley Press
8 1c per word each inse rtion, if paid
al advance. Minimum charge, csc.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-04-24
MARKET QUOTATIONS

Following are closing quotations
for New York cotton, furnished by
he Imperial Valley Long Staple Cot
ton Growers Association:
Imperial Valley press., 1918-04-24

The Imp perial Valley Press cannot
'uarantee the accuracy or assume re-
possibility for more than one incor-
ect insertion of any advertisement or
cred for more than one time.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-04-24

Classified Advertising CHARGED
70 ACCOUNTS will be at the rate OF
&c per word, with a minimum charg e
CSC
Imperial Valley press., 1918-04-24

Eggs-Fresh extras, 37c; case count,
So; pullets. SO. All eggs sold include
cases and filters, valued at 35 cents
Poultry-Irices to producers: Small
rollers, "a; large broilers, IA pounds
and up, 38: old cocks, 18; Leghorn,
27@2S; roasting chickens, 3 pounds
nd up, "a; old cocks, IS; Leghorn
hens, 2S; young ducks, 80; old
ducks, 20; SQUAD pigeons, 4.0O@5.OO;
27; turkeys, 33; geese. %.
Grain and Feed-(Per 100 pounds> !:
Alfalfa meal, 2.20; alfalfa molasses
80; barley, rolled, $50; ground bar
ey, $50; recleaned barley, 3.65; corn
whole yellow, Ais whole white corn
4.45; corn, sacked, 4.50; Egyptian
corn, 4.o5; white feed oats, $50; bran
4.95; shorts, 3.05; No. / wheat, 100
pound sacks, 4.OJ: cracked wheat. 4.40
milo maize, $40; oilcake meal, 3.85
alfalfa hay. NO. l, 2S.O0@3O.O0; No. 2
26.00@2S.0O.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-04-24

May, 1890; July, 29.47; October
8.29. Spots, 31.50.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-04-24
CLASSIFIED WANT ADS
FOR RENT

OR RENT-Twor room apartment. 52s
Olive ST.
-------~----.--------------.--
WANTED
WANTED-Sman contracts, carpenter
work. S. H. Elwell. Ell Centre.
acknowledgement party owning
1R ton truck wants work of any
kind. Virgins, $50 Orange.
WANT TO HIRE TEAMS or tractor for
ranch work at Brown ranch, s miles
south of Ell Centre on Dogwood ca
nal
WANTED-Estimate tes, per acre, for put
ting in shape for cultivation, includ-
ing leveling, ditching, laterals, etc,
on 100 acres or more; land now in
very good shape. On No. High
Line canal. Address Box 333, Press.
vANTED--At The Press office, good
clean cotton rags.
AUTOS FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE
FOR sALE-Dodge 5-passenger touring
car, like new. by owner. $50 Main St.
1ONEY TO LOAN
I HAVE $4,000 to loan at low rate Of
| interest; private party; no red tape.
| lay Edgar.
| FARM loANo dl ~" Tdl6 VI iulcI SS l
and long time.
| Z. 2. SARGENT,
Phone 2e5 $50 Main st.
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USINESS ANNOUNCEMENTS
NEW AUTO TRUCK. General nau.tns
Ed Royce.
TALK TO o. NJ. GUNDRED. Expert
Piano Tuner and Player Piano man
| at Harrell's Music Store, l27 North
| Fifth st. Tel. 361W.
PHYSICIANS
DIR. r. ID. LUCKETT
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Office, Davis Building
| Office Hours, 10 am. to IL M; pm
to pm. Phone s7W.
| DIR. a. r.. ELLIOTT
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Opera House Building
Office hours. 10 to 12 am: to PIN
Residence. Barbara Worth Hotel
| DIR. r. A. BUPGER
| PHYSICIAN AND SURG icon
IT and is Opera House Bldg
| Hours: 10 to 12. to 6.
Phores. Office 29W. Residence S9R
Imperial Valley press., 1918-04-24

Following are Los Angeles produce
quotations at the close of business
asst night:
Imperial Valley press., 1918-04-24

Butter-Creamery extras, &c per
pound The selling price to the trade
is 3 cents higher than above quota
.ion.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-04-24

Errors not the fault Of the adver-
iser which clearly lessen the value OF
the advertisement. will be rectified
My by republication without extra
barge on presentation of claim within
i've DAYS after insertion. No allow
nee will be made When the error does
lot materially affect the sense or pu:-
use of The advertisement.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-04-24

OR RENT-Two-rooma apartment 52$
Olive St
Imperial Valley press., 1918-04-24

FOR SALE-.Relnquishme 16O acres
fine soft land; 40 acres in alfalfa;
40 shares water stock Price for
quick deal, $500. The 40 in alfalfa
Is worth the money. l.. E. Bennett
& Co, SAG Main st.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-04-24

CASA GRANDE--The valley of Low
Price Lands and HIGH PRICE
CROPS. Where is Casa Grande? See
Wilson Abont 1t, 472 Main St. EI
Centro. Phone 1877
Imperial Valley press., 1918-04-24
FURNISHED ROOMS TO LET
OK SALE LIVE STOCK

BOARD AND ROOM-417 Orange. Il
cellent board and reasonable.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-04-24
@Olt SALE REAL ESTATE

FOR SALE-Relinquishm on 100
acres, northwest of Westmoreland;
good soil; $25 per acre; adjoining
land held at $50. Address Joe Cox,
Brawley, Cal
Imperial Valley press., 1918-04-24

VANTED--At The Press office, good
clean cotton rags.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-07-20
ARMY WINS
IN FIRST BIG BATTLE

can nation today came to a realiza-
ton that its army in cooperation with
the gallant soldiers of France had won
its first victory on European soil.
Surprised and scarcely able to grasp
the extent of the offensive operations
between the Marine and the Aisne as
the fragmentary details came in dur
ing the day yesterday, the American
people today saw clearly that Ameri-
can soldiers had received their first
baptism of fire and in six hours had
won more ground. taken more prison
ers and captured more war Supplies
from the enemy than did the Germans
in three days of a carefully prepared
offensive along the Marine early in the
week.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-07-20
BRITISH AND The
ALLIES OCCUPY
MURMAN RAILWAY

Amsterdam, ~19.-Rear Admiral
Kemp of the British navy has pro
claimed the occupation of the north
ern section of the Thurman railroad
by British, American, French and Ser
bian forces, says Max Behrmann, the
Stockholm correspondent of the Ber-
lin Vossiche Zeitung, under date of
July Is. The admiral, he also adds.
said that the forces would advance
southwark. '.in accord with the local
Soviet authorities. and at the request
of the local population for help"
Behrmann says that there are no
Soviet authorities in the whole Muir
man territory. On the entire 400 mile
stretch of railroad, only at half dozen
main points are there sort of rudi-
mentary political organizations. The
largest of these is at Alexandrovsk.
comprising 400 persons, while the one
at KEN has 800 members. Those com
munitfes. Be1rmann declares. were
until some months ago Bolsheviki but
since they have split into numerous
parties whose services go to the high
est bidder.
Behrmann further alleges regarding
"a request for help from the popula-
ton" that two obscure Russians. one
an ex-convict and the other a former
gendarme. have been travelling around
in the interests of the Allies collect
ing adheSionS to the requests by
threats or bribery. The newspaper
prints an Archangel message to the
Izvestia of Moscow which mentions
the arrival there of italian and Ser
bian officers and men who. it declares
were disarmed and expelled by the To-
cal Soviets.
A scientist named Schmidt who has
just returned to Petrograd from a trip
to North Russia reports, according 90
the Norddeutsche Alegemeine Zei-
tung. that the British are busy making
KEN a strongly fortified place and
that the garrison is well supplied with
food from England