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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-23
TEACHERS MAY
LOSE SALARIES
Attorney General Is Asked BY Des
Moines to Decide Whether They
Can Be Paid During
Vacation.

Keokuk teachers may lose their
salaries for the time OF the enforced
closing of the schools, after all.
A dispatch from Des Moines says
that city hopes to save the money at
the expense of the teachers. The
state sulerintehdent Of public in
str11ction has asked Attorney Cen
eral Havner for an opinion whether
school boards have a right to pay
teachers during an enforced Vaca-
ton under quarantine.
In Keokuk, the board OF education
in the past has held. that when 1t
failed to live UP to its contract OF
employment of the teachers, and pre-
vented them from teaching as they
contracted to do, the teachers are
entitled to the salaries for the time
thew were prepared and willing to
teach, The contracts are to teach
the school year, and IL teacher
fails to teach when there Is teaching
to do. she is locked pay. But when
the failure to teach is by the action
of the board she has been paid, In
the past.
There is no disposition here to
avoid the consequences OF the con-
tract the board signed. But If Des
Moines. or any other district, takes
II up and gets a contrary ruling,
things would be different.
Whether the attorney general rules
that the board may or may not pay
the teachers Is not SO important here
as would be a ruling that they can
not The difference in the subjunc-
tive is vital to the teachers of Keo-
xuk in his opinion.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-23

Thousands Of people suffer more
or less constantly from furred. coated
tongue, bad breath, sour burning
stomach. frequent vomiting, rumbling
in stomach. bitter quotations, gas,
wind, and stomach acidity and call
1t indigestion when in reality their
trouble Is due to gastric catarrh Of
the stomach" writes a New York
physician.
Catarrh of the stomach Is danger
GUS because the mucous membrane
lining of the stomach Is thickened
and coating of phlegm covers the
surface SO that the digestive fluids
cannot mix with the food and digest
them. This condition soon breeds
deadly disease in tho fermented. I'M
assimilated food. The blood is pol
luted and carries the Infection
throughout the body. Gastric ulcers
are apt to form and frequently an
ulcer Is the first sign Of deadly
cancer.
In catarrh of the stomach q good
and safe treatment is to take before
meals teaspoonful Of pure Bisurated
Magnesia in half glass of hot water
as hot as you can comfortably drink
it. The hot water washes the mucous
from the stomach walls and draws
the blood to the stomach while the
bisurated magnesia Is an excellent
solvent for mucus and increases the
efficiency Of the hot water treatment.
Moreover the Bisurated Magnesia
will serve as powerful but harm
less antiacfd which will neutIalize
any excess hydrochloric acid that
may be in your stomach and sweeten
its food contents. Easy, natural
digestion without distress Of any kind
should soon follow. Bisurated Mag
nesia Is not a laxative, is harmless.
pleasant and easy to take and can be
obtained from any local druggist.
Don't confuse Bisurated Magnesia
with other forms Of magnesia, milks.
etc, but get 1t in the pure
bisurated form powder or tablets),
prepared for this purpose.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-23
Catarrh
OF The Stomach
Is Dangerous

Thousands Have II and Don't
Know IT," Says Physician.
Frequently Mistaken for IN.
dIoestion-How To Recos-
nize and Treat.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-23
All Clicked Up With Catarrh?
Why Continue Makeshift Treatment!

dies which touch only the surface.
To be rid of Catarrh, you must drive
the disease germs out OF your blood
Splendid results have been report
ed from the use of S. S. S, when
completely routs from your blood
the Catarrh germs, for which 1t is
a perfect antidote.
S. S. S. is sold by all druggists
RI YOU wish medical advice as to the
treatment of your own. individual
case. write to-day to Chief Medicai
Adviser, Swift Specific Co., Dept.
B, Atlanta Ia
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-23

ut will accommodate 1000 patients
at a time, allowing eighty square feet
of floor space for each patient. and
ample room viii be left for spacious
kitchens, dining rooms, recreation
halls, etc" declared Mr.. Minnock.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-23

company's legal department at De-
troit
The new Ford building covers an
area 453 by 120 feet, comprising six
stories. with total floor space of
$4,000 square feet.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-23
A College Of Sewing.
,1-a.s Democratic election.

1ITnited Press Leased Wire Servfce.I
WASHINGTON, Oct. 23.-Declaring
that these are times when 1t is neo-
assarv that men who would lift affairs
tn a new plane of action and humane
achievement should stand together
ond in nublic counsels be adequately
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-23

represented" President Wilson today
appealed to the voters Of New Jersey
to elect the democratic candidates
for the senate.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-23
'prays and douches will never
cure you.

i, e atari is annoying enough wher
okes up your nostr;ls and air
|enl. eS' causing painful and diff
ior.. breathing and other discom-
|wbs S But the real danger comes
l uns0 1t reaches down into your
r..i ais IS why you should at once
|trest 1e the Importance of the proper
|p.r;.ent and lose no time ex-
Asnting with worthless RENE
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-23

made here are now made only in
the east
In New York, for example, the
women are working on day and night
shifts to accomplish what used to
be done in cities farther west
A College Of Sewing.
Most of the work being done now
in the Keokuk shops is the sewing
department, although one or two
gauze classes work every week.
To some women the work has been
a liberal education in the art OF sew
ing. The instructors are all expert
needle women, and the work done
would satisfy the most fastidious.
The instructions sent out from
headquarters are followed as care
fully as builder follows the plans
of his architect.
This is true from the cutting OF
the garment until it is finished ana
packed according to specification.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1918-11-15
ON THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE
ON NEGRO LABOR.

Rumors still persist respecting the
Advisory Committee on Negro La
Dor, of which the Rev j. N Samuels-
Belboder is chairman. Many people
are wondering about it; what it is;
what it is doing; what it has done;
what it is going to do. Those who
cannot give an answer invent an an
swer. Some invent all kinds of nom
senslcal answers. Others proceed to
SAY what the Committee ought to do
land not do. Yet others spread false
reports about it. The committee was
asked to do certain definite work by
the agent Of the Federal government,
and to report to that agent il neces-
sary. 1t was asked-and reader
please note this fact-not to jeapora-
ize the future of the Negro for few
days work. The committee was not
asked to work miracles or make open
war against bad conditions over
which it has no control; but to use its
good offices to change these bad con-
ditions to help the Negro people as
much as possible. The committee
was not asked to advertise how it
is working, or to publish th the peo-
pie anything at all. The committee
will be open to grave charges of con-
demnation, if, after accepting all these
conditions it publishes it's efforts
People hear all sorts Of tales. but the
committee regrets it has nothing to
say. One thing it can say. and that
is, it has nothing to do with any ru-
nors of Jim-Crow factories. Please
do something good and stop speculat-
ing and blaming; too much curiosity
causes one to sin grievously
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1918-11-15
N. S. C. NOTES.

Mrs. Madlgn Nelson highly enter
tanned the Nedelecraft Social club
last Thursday evening at her resi-
dence, 26 Pease street. Al two-course
luncheon was served. Tuesday even
ing. November IL, the club met at the
residence Of Mrs. Viola Banks, Of
West Eth street. 4 delivious lunch
con was served The next meeting
will be Tuesday, November 10, at the
residence Of Mrs. Lulu Caesar, 325
Sprague street. All members are
u..ged to be present. Business Of i'm
Eoartance- l. CAESAR, Secretary.
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ceived the following communications
from her husband, Sergt. Willis, who
ii member Of the i57th Division.
The citation was given by the French
general:
@. G., October s, 1918.
18TH Division Staff.
General Order No. 234.
Tn transmitting you with legiti-
mate pride the thanks and congratu-
lations of the General GARNER Duplos-
sis. allow me, nay dear friend Of all
ranks. Americans and French, to adj
dress you from the bottom Of the
heart Of chief and soldier, the ex-
preston Of the gratitude for the glory
which you have lent to our good l57th
Division. / had full confidence in you
but you have surpassed my hopes.
During those nine days Of hard
fighting, you have progressed eight
kilometers through powerfully or
ganized defenses, taken nearly 600
prisoners, captured f5 guns of differ
ent calibres, 20 minenwelfers and
nearly $50 machine guns, secured an
enormous amount Of engineering ma
terial and important supplies OF ar
tillery ammunition, brought down by
your fire, three enemy aeroplanes.
The "Red Hand sign Of the Divi.
sion has, thanks to you, become :
bloody hand which took the Boche b.
the throat and made him cry for mer
cy. You have we'll avenged our glori
Gus dead. GOYBET.
157th Division Staff.
@. G., October 9Th. 1918.
Army Corps Staff 3rd Bureau.
No. 255.
P. G. October It'll, 1918.
NOTE.
The 157th and 161st Divisions an
the End Moroccan Division are leav
ing the Army Corps. The eneral Com
manding the 9th Corps addresses t
them his most sincere thanks and hi
warrnest congratulations for tn
glorius successes achieved by thei
admirable ardour and their indomita
BILE tenacity He salutes the BRAY
American Regiments who have ri
vailed in intrepidity their Frenc
comrades.
He cannot recount here the feat
which have been performed Tor ever
one of the days Of that yictoriou
journey They are inscribed on th
conquered ground materialized BY th
trophies taken from the enemy an
engraved IN the heart Of the chief VIII
bows before the troops and salute
them profoundly.
The General GARNER Duplossis,
Commanding the 9th G. A.
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~sSts ~ svsw - !

Americans. Wines and beer are
cheap and soldiers are permitted to
buy such here. For mine, prefer
the grapes, even IL they do cost 30
cents. pound Champagne costs
S1.60 quart. A French soldier re-
ceives 5 cents per day. while an
American soldier receives Sl.33 i-3
per day. ! am told ! get more than
a French captain. ! receive 29s
francs per mouth. A frame II at pres
ent worth 18 cents, but Is equal TO
20 cents ordinarily. | am enclosing
half franc, 10 cents. Sorry have
no one frame note, date and city Of
same.
Well, Matte, as know not more
to write, ! am compelled to close,
with best To all, tell Will and Emma
hello. / received letter from Em-
ma week or so ago Thanking you
for your letters. With love and best
wishes, as ever, your cousin,
JACOB.
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Miss Matte Curtis,
IS Central Ave.

% IenJraI Ave.
My Dear Cousin:
Your pleasant and encouraging let
ter of Sept. %, was received on the
14fh inst, and | enjoyed every wore
of it, it recalled the pleasant days
spent at home last year. | remem-
bered that Sept. % was "Emancipa-
ton and thought Of what a jolly time
you we're all having, and remembered
what a swell time | had a year age
that day. | thought of it so much
that | unpacked by pack aid looked
at the pictures had taken at the
Fair Ground, and also the pictures o1
the Bunch" taken on the following
Sunday at Lafayette's.
hear from you SO often now
which makes it seem you are only .
few days by mail away, write otter
even if you don't write much, for il
makes home seem nearer and friends
much dearer.
We are all very busy doing FIRST one
thing and then another. We have
walked nearly all over western France
sleeping on dear old mother earth
with the clouds or stars sheltering US,
but it has no i'll effect on me and
seem to hold my own Say, you
should see my moustache, it is a bird:
the boys all tease me about it, but
they are only jealous Of my fine and
well trained crop. Hal Ha!
Yes, hear from Miss Green oc-
casionally. | must write Geneva, as |
have not heard from her for some
time.
j suppose you see plenty of peace
talk in the dailies. We have Ameri-
can papers here and they are printed
in Paris, and contain much interest
ing news. Occasionally we get ahold
of a colored paper which enjoy very
much. was reading an article in
the Literary Digest of October 10,
1913, on Lynching and it was indeed
very good.
I had fine breakfast this morning,
which consisted of stewed prunes, ba-
con (and it was the best have ever
tasted, hot cakes with good French
butter and honey, and coffee.
We pay very high fer al things
we buy from the French people, as
they think all American soldiers are
rich, and you know how free Amari-
cans spent money. Well, YOU should
see hew they spend this French
money, which locks more like con
pons you get with American cigar
eEtes than money. Eggs are s2.2O
a dozen. Butter S1.8D a pound for
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October 5, 1918.

Mr. Dona Smith.
Dear Friend Just line to sur
prise. you, as these shells surprise us
here IN the trenches, but we are now
what they call "war dogs and think
nothing Of shell exploding near us
that digs hole fifteen or twenty
feet deep, and shrapnel flying that
deals death at distance Of 100 yards.
AS you see in the papers, we are
now in the midst of a great drive that
we think viii end in a couple OF
months with Frenchmen and Ameri-
cans walking into Berlin.
The American colored soldiers are
doing great work and deserve credit
and respect from all when we get
home. There is no difference in race
with the French people and why such
conditions cannot exist in the states
i cannot see. Some day as the Bible
says, 'eThe Darker Races shall rule
4 One cannot imagine how dangerous
this war is and the fellows that &C
on the battlefield, as we are out OF
i the trenches fighting in the open, he
seems to lose himself and nothing or
his mind but to advance and get the
other fellow. Forgetting about his
own danger, but plunges in with
shells bursting all around and ma
i chine gun fire which is almost impreg.
nable, and still they advance and
come out alright.
/ There are daily happenings that the
censor will not pass, but my memory
will permit me to tell all when VIZ
march home with victory.
Give my regards to your family
and congratulations. Asking an in.
terest in your prayers for the boys
fhaf arn hoaea $780,
As ever your friend,
CLIFTON r. WILLIS,
| Sergt. Regtl Hqs., 372nd R. /. y. S
i s. F. 179, France, Via New York.
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Letters from ''0ur Boys

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-03
MISS DETROIT III WINS GOLD TROPHY By Finishing Second in 30- Mile Heat Fast Skiff
 Cops the Cup

Detroit, September 2.-Adding four points to her score by finishing second in the final 30-mile heat, Miss De- troit III, of the Detroit Yacht club, won the gold challenge cup of the American Powerboat association here this afternoon. Whip-po-will, Jr., of the Lake George Yacht club won to- days heat and nosed out Miss Minns- apolis, of the Miss Minneapolis Powerboats association for sec- ond place. Miss Detroit II failed to finish in either of the first two heats because of engine trouble. The final standing and points of the four con- tenders was: Miss Detroit III, 14 Whip po-will, Jr., 12; Miss Minneapo- lis, 10; Miss Detroit II, none.
 In winning today's heat, Whip-po- will, Jr., averaged 53.4 miles an hoir, the best of any of the three 30-mile heats
 Earlier in the day Whip po- will, Jr, was awarded the one-mile champion ship of North America. after Miss De- troit III withdrew from this event
 The express cruised race was won by the Aeolus of the Town and Shore club. Detroit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-03

even chance for the championship, but
 the dope indicates that, after they start
 with a slight lead, Mays will wobble late in the game and the Cubs will get the lead before Ruth can rescue his wild brother of the bat. That game will go to the Cubs to 2 after a fierce fight. I could tell you a lot more about that game if I could know who would be back of the bat. If it is a certain ump who is weak on calling fast low balls. then it is safe to say that the Cubs will score more than three runs, and that Mays will not~last as long as the above score shows.
 You can see by the pitching selec- tions how either manager has a big chance to upset the dope by changing pitchers. Mitchells course is all set and there is but slight doubt he will pitch Vaughn, Tyler and Hendrix in rotation.
 The pitching form of Ruth is not quite as keen as it was, but he has one strong game in him. Jones really looks best of the Red Sox twirIers, doped against the Cubs.
 The reason that the Cubs figure to
 score rather freely against Bush is that they have seen much of his kind of pitching. I expect him to sweep them away with his speed in the early
 innings and strike out many, but late
 in the game they figure to start a slamming rally and break the infield of the Red Sox.
 WATCH PASKERT
 Here is tip! Studying each player in the series against each pitcher want to warn you fellows to look out for old Dode Paskert. Some of these pitchers are measured to order for the veteran and I would not be surprised to see him the big attacking factor of the series, although Merkle also figures stronger than one would suppose Some of the sharps are figuring Carl Mays to work one of the games in Chi cago, but do not believe he will. The reason is that to pitch successfully Mays needs a pitchers slab which is set low. There are some grounds on which he cannot work we'll at all be- cause the slab Is elevated and his un- derhand delivery loses much of it's ef- feet. The White Sox pitching slab would handicap him, while the Boston slab is lower and made to fit him. The dope figures and cross figures show the Cubs to win. At one time thought it would show the Cubs win ming four out of five, but Ruth plainly figures to win the fifth game. Copyright, 1918. by The Bell Syndi-
 cate, Inc.) asasA
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-03
ALL IN READINESS FOR OPENING CAME .0F WORLDS SERIES Advance Sale of Tickets h. dicates Capacity Crowd
 at Comiskey Park
 Tomorrow

Chicago, September 2--Chicago is ready for it's war time. worlds series, which will open at Comiskey park, the scene of the 1917 championship games, Wednes- day afternoon. The playing field was covered tonight with a huge canvas to protect it from drenching rain.
 The rival teams, finishing their season in the east today, are speeding toward Chicago for the final practice tomorrow.
 Manager Fred Mitchell of the Cubs will direct his players through spirited workout at Comiskey park in the after noon so they will become familiar with practice is to gain an idea of the light conditions.
 Members of the Boston club will be quartered at hotel near the park, and also will take final workout, but the American league champions already are familiar with the fields peculiarities. The Red Sox, if they arrive from Boston in time, will take their final practice after the Cubs have finished. Otherwise Manager Barrow probably will send his players through a warming up" exer- else Wednesday morning.
 The steady demand for seats has con- vinced Walter Craighead, business man ager of the Chicago Nationals that few will remain to be placed on sale on the opening day of the series. From all in dications the 17,000 box and reserved seats will be sold before tomorrow night. The 15,0oO general admission tickets will not be placed on sale until the day of och game.
 William Veeck, who is in Chicago for the press arrangements, announced that press tickets will be available at the National league club headquarters at the Congress hotel tomorrow afternoon.
 Games will start at 2:30 p. m. each day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-03
T|LDEN WINS FROM
 JAP AND WILL MEET
 MURRAY IN FINALS
Kumagae Proves Unequal to the Philadelphian, Who Lost But Four Games
 in the Match

Forest Hills, N. r., September 2.-The national singles tennis championship of ISlS tonight lay between w. T. Tilden, IT.. of Philadelphia, and R. LindIey Mur- ray. the California expert, playing for the Niagara Falls club. Tilden won the right to face Murray on the courts of the West Side club here today by de- feating Ichiya Kumagae, the Japanese racquet star, in straight sets, the scores being 6-2. 6-2, s-0.
 Tildens victory of Kumagae was so de- cisive and lacking in sensational tennis as to give the gallery of several thou sand spectators little opportunity to en- thusc over the play. The oriental racquet Wielder was absolutely unable to hold the tall Philadelphian in check and the latter rushed through three sets with the ioss Of but four games. The total point score for the three sets was S3 to 1T in Tildenss favor and a stroke analysis shows the Japanese making far more errors and few placement aces than the victor.
 Tilden was seldom forced to call upon his terrific service and smashing play and he devoted most of his offensive to low sharply cutting fore and backhand returns, which scaled across the net, barely clearing the card and boring into the turf with a spin which seldom caused them to bound more than a foot high
 In the face of this puzzling undercut, K'lma gae was unable to play the ball at the height which is most favorable to his looping Lawford stroke.
 He did use his stroke for points, but the making of them were few and far between, for Tilden, always holding the upper hand, would leap to the net and with smash or vicious crosscut drive, send the ball beyond the reach of the Japanese. The latter tried valiantly to stem the tide of inevitable defeat in the first set, but as the match progressed he recognized the utter hopelessness of at tempting to battle with his far superior opponent and his game rapidly deterior- ated.
 While Tilden chose to play a compara- lively soft and placing game today, he showed flashes of driving and serving power much like that of Murray, and it is evident that tomorrow's titular battle will be fully up to the championship tourT aments of past years.
 Earlier in the afternoon the tennis players well beyond the 45 years age limit, met for the veterans national championship, Ross Burchard, of the West Side club, winning from F. c. An derson. of the Kings County club, in stra fight sets, at GA, GA.
 The match was we'll played and at times sparkled with clever strokes and long rallies, both veterans footing about the court in a manner that would have done credit to players many years yo1lnper