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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-06-28
Gcrmnn Papers Quit.

CHICAGO, June 27.-Tne Illinois
Stats Zeltung and the Chicago
presse, German language newspa-
pers, suspended publication today.
Creditors announced their intention
of applying TO the courts for the
appointment of a receiver to take
charge of the property. The Illi-
nois Staats Zeitung was founded 72
years ago and was one of the old
est and best known German Lam
guage daily newspapers in the mid
die west.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-06-28
STACK WHEAT WITH CARE
Keep Mt n safe Distance From Rail-
Road Right of WAY,

OKLAHOMA CITY. June 81
That It is OF vital Importance that
farmers take the precaution to stack
their wheat sufficient distance
from railway Fight of-way to insure
against fire from locomotives is
being taken up by the state council
Of defense. Each county council is
being directed to look after the mat
ter. Due to the unusually hot
weather at the present time grain
is more likely to ignite than during
other harvest seasons, AT this crit
ical time in the nations history
this must not be permitted" said j..
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-06-28
EXPRESS RATE IS BOOSTED
Notice Of 10 Per Cent Increase Has
Hccn Received

OKLAHOMA CITY. June 27.-No-
tice Of the 10 per cent raise in ex-
press rates has beep received by the
commission, effective
imediately. \ telegram 70 this ef-
feet was received from O. A.
Prouty OF the Interstate commerce
commission and asked that a reply
be given. w. d. Humphrey, the only
member OF the corporation commits
sion m the city today. said that be-
fore sending a reply the commission
would have conference at which
time itsftutude would be expressed
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-06-28
Ardmorc Files Protest.

RINGING, Okla, June Eft is
announced from Ardmore that the
express department of the O. \. x
+. Railway company viii fix a min
imum OF so cents change on express
packages from Ardmore to Ring
ling or Healdton The order Is ef-
fective soon. Ardmore business men
have filed a protest against il.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-06-28

as desired. Commissioner Walker
will conduct hearings in other cities
OF the state until Saturday. and
Commissioned Russell is also CON
ducting hearings at other places this
week. Members of the comm ission
feel keenly their somewhat unsuc-
cessful efforts in securing desired
reductions In freight rates applica,
BILE to Oklahoma before the June rs
Increase went into effect. Q
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-06-28
Star Route Discontinucd

post office department has ordered
disContinuanCe of the star route be-
tween Atlee and Healdtun next Mon
day. The post office at Writ and
McMan, in the oil field, viii be
served from Healdton,
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-06-28
Must Fight Propaganda.

great danger VIII exist in ~1easenlng
the morale of the dllies.
Must Fight Propaganda
This propaganda, the lieutenant
declared, must be resisted ana the
allies must stand unflinchingly Tor
"a continuation Of the struggle unIll
the German military machine Is
completely ovcrtbrown and de-
stroyed. II they do not, Germany
will Immediately prepare to resume
the war some other time.
Lieutenant LauRiCnr was on the
British front when the Germans
launched their terrific drive for the
channel ports March 2l. lie saw
$4,000 dead Germans strcwn on the
battlefield Of the Somme and said
n half million had been killed since
the first big drive started.
Tribute To the French Army.
Ilc paid great tribute to the he
role French army, whose four-ycar
stand against the Germans along n
battlefront OF $50 miles was the
greatest In history. nnG far greater
than any achievement OF the Cor
mans, despite their vaunted mill
tnry machine The kaiser. he said,
had not won single battle with his
army, save when he ovcrran little
Belgium. Russia and Rumanla were
not whipped but the fighting forces
were rendered lmpotent by insidious
German propaganda, which came
near taking Italy out OF the war last
year.
Lieutenant LnGgher was the at
traction yesterday afternoon at the
chautauqua, delivering his lecture,
Tho Shacklcs OF the world before
a large audience at the high school
auditorium. lie IL "A strong, force
fu and eloquent speaker ana
wrought the audience up to great
enthusiasm.
The Vivians, professional sharp
shooters appearing mt the Empress
theater. were also guests OF the
Lions and related interesting expert
ences In Germany when the war
broke out In 1914. Both were in
termed and were rescued by Ambus-
sador James W. Gerard.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-06-28
Belgium Get Credit.

WASHINGTON. June 27.-Belg-
ium was today given other credit of
50, 100000 bringing tho total loaned
to that country up to $13l,SOO 900
and the total TO the allies 10 S5,9S1,-
$4,000.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-06-28

NJ. Aydelotte, chairman of the state
council of defense. The council has
received from railroads of their
fullest cooperation.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-05

SNAKE FOUND
Maryland Man Finds Curious Reptile
One Head on Each
Weighing
End

HAGERSTOWN, Md, Aug. SO,
3. Hinton, who lives near the Pot~.-
mac river, discovered peculiar look,
Ing snake in the Foundation % an old
building. He killed it and found to
his surprise that he had also killed
sixty-eight little snakes, each several
inches in length, that were in the big
snake.
From Hancock comes the report OF
double-headed snake having been
seen at Sylvan, in the mountain north
of that town. The reptile had a head
on each end the head on the end
where the tail should have been hav,
ing a white line for the opening of
the mouth and two white spots for
eyes.
The other head was perfect The
snake was about three feet long and
when made angry, il is said, the rep
tile tries to run both ways 1t is like
an elastic band in the middle.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-05

streets last Thursday and she didn't
escape from the asylum from that
town, either. She claimed that she
was helping harvesting over in the
dry state and with others intended
coming to Nauvoo when the others
dared her to come In the male attire
and she called the bluff. Our chief
official recognized her as the wife OF
"bootleeger," who is now in army
service.
Mrs. Thos. Scott of Fl. Madison,
who has been having a serious time
with an ailment AMI confined in hos
pital there was brought TO the home OF
her son I'd. Graf in Nauvoo, where
the lady is receiving the best Of care.
1t Is expected that work will be re
sumad On Jos. Ochsners delayed new
building in Nauvoo this week.
The Nauvoo early grape crop is
coloring nicely now and some Will be
ready ror shipment in about ten days
or two weeks. Last year the first
shipment was made on August 81.
Nauvoo's canning factory may be-
gin preparing sweet corn about Sep
tember 1, and the crop will be good
one SO report has it. This crop will
be followed by the tomatoes 1t is
hoped that the willow bugs which are
SO numerous along lake banks will dis
appear before operations begin.
Fred Haas writes his parents in
Nauvoo from England that he is in a
hospital there afflicted with the
humps, but otherwise all right.
Harold Hart informs his father
through the mail that he is with the
engineering corps in Italy, enjoying
good health and wouldn't miss his trip
across the pond and the European
country for the world and hopes to re-
turn to Nauyoo safe and sound.
Last Saturday night was one of the
largest business times of the season
in Nauvoo.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-05
RAILROAD MEN
REPORT ON CROPS
Illinois and Missouri Outlook for
Grains Made Known by
Agents in Terri
tory.

QUINCY, H., Aug. 5.-All agents
along the " aibash together with Their
travelling agents. make report Gncc
a week on the crop conditions along
the line of that road. Appended is the
report for Illinois and Iowa for the
past week:
Illinois: Weather-Fair and very
warm. with a few light showers.
Wheat-Thresbing about completed.
Yield heavy and OF good quality. Aver
aging 25 to so bushels per acre, while
some fields in the central section have
shown as high as SIS bushels to the
acre
Cats-Threshing in progress. Estt
mated Weld so to SIS bushels per acre
in eastern section, while western sec
ton will commence this week.
Corn-In good condition, but in need
of rain No damage reported to date.
Fruit and yegetaSies-Apple crop
will not be over * per cent Of last
year and possibly less. Vegetables in
need of rain. In eastern section sec
ond crop of alfalfa and clover doing
nicely. New clover has good stand.
Missouri: Weather-Eot and sultry
with one light rain.
Wheat-Threshing in full progress;
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-05
WANT TO USE
KAISER TONGUE
German Institutions Petition Cover
nor to Let Them "Sprechen
Sic Deutsch," Sunday
Morning.

MUSCATINE, Iowa, Aug. 5.-A
petition, in which the German
churches of the city join and which
has attached to it the signatures of
a number of prominent local resi-
dents, will be presented to the cover
nor late this week. 1t asks that the
privilege be extended to the several
churches 10 use the German language
at the Sunday morning service. The
petition and the organizations sup
porting it follows:
MUSCATINE, Iowa, July %.
1e1s.-Hon w L. Harding, Gov
ernor of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa.
Dear Sir: The church of Jesus
Christ has always taken an i'm
portant part in every crisis of the
worlds history. Lincoln, in ex-
pressing his deep personal graft
tude for the patriotic service rem
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-05

dered by the christian churches
during the civil war. said: God
bless all the churches and bless
ed be God who in this, our great
trial, giVeth us the churches"
Believing that in the present
even greater crisis than the one
of lSG1-64 the church OF God has
a profound mission and duty
toward keeping up the spirit and
the morale OF our people, having
adhered TO the recent prCclarna-
ton of our governor regarding
the use OF the English language
only in all public services, but
learning that We are seriously
handicapped i'll our church work
by reason OF said proclama ton,
we the undersigned Congrega lions
and pastors representing mem
bership and constituency of 1000
to 5000, challenging any dis
loyalty among US whatsoever, in
wiling most rigid investigation
and observation regarding our
loyalty pledging both state and
nation our fullest devotion and
cooperation III tuc prosecution VI
the world war. beg leave to petit
ton his honor, the governor of
the state of Iowa to grant US,
through the council of defense,
permission under said prOclama-
ton to conduct our Sunday morn
ing services and prayer meeting
in the language our people can
best understand. All Sunday
evening and young peoples meet
ings will be conducted in the
English language.
Hoping that you can grant us
this request and assuring you our
highest appreciation, we are
Yours truly,
St Mary's Catholic church,
]. /. Grie3er, pastor.
German Baptist church,
P Giessler, pastor.
Rev. II. Reinemund.
Supt of the Lutheran Home.
German Methodist church,
L. E. Kettlekanp, pastor.
Evangelical Protestant church.
William Martin, pastor.
German Congregational church,
Herman Eiserer, pastor.
Zion Lutheran church,
John Eaefner, pastor.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-05

istry OF Munitions handles 50,O}o, 900
articles per week and sends abroad
COCOA consignmnnts per week. In id
ditt0n to over ninety national nrseuais,
Great B:ituin has now 5,ui6 govern
ment controlled factories. al, working
day and night on munitions ANA sup
plies. Women do 61 to 20 per cent. OF
all the machine work on shells, fuses
and trench warfare supplies and have
contributed 400 trained mechanics to
the Royal Flying Corps. In one wsy
or another about 5.U0O,Co0 British wo-
men are working for their country in
in their lives before
Turning tn the fleet. what shall
say, what can l say that will he at all
adequate 70 the theme, OF the work
done by the British Navy? 1t would
he almost ludicrous in n review Of
Eritain's share IN the war to dismiss
in sentence the absolutely vital part
borne by the feet did not feel as
sured that every intelligent man and
woman in the United States knows as
we'll as II not better than | that the
Civilized world owes Its existence to-
day to the unparalleled services rem
dercd by the Navy.
And, alas, how can ! deal with the
MD given 70 the mothcriand by Cam
ada. Australia, India and South Aft
rica? The requisite tribute were 1t to
be rendered adequately would need
volume
No review OF our four years fight
can omit brief reference to that Ill
omened word kultur. According to
the Hun. the whole quarrel hinges on
the refusal OF the democracies of the
world to accept ku!tur. Very well.
What is Kultur? have here table
OF the worst forms of crime committed
in Germany and England during the
ten years 130I-100I:
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-05

to try such matters, has been started
in Lee county by John Is. Hammond,
Of the attorney generals forces. Ii
Is also alleged that three men, who
made the arrests pocketed $27. repre-
senting the costs paid by the three
farmers in addition to a fine of $50
each.
The men who claim to have been
victims of the false arrests are Gus
tav Eellweg, Steve Leveling and Ed
MettenberS, all well known residents
of the northern part of the county.
Following the raids, warrants for
the arrest OF the three men were
secured at the office of Mayor Werner
of St Paul and the three farmers
We're later brought before the mayor
for trial. He assessed a fine of $50
and costs, amounting to $500 to each
defendant.
The supposed state agents took the
$27 representing the cost of the trial
and after paying the mayor 81 for his
trouble they left Werner came to
Fort Madison the following day and
deposited the $50 representing the
fines assessed from the three men
with the county treasurer.
On Sunday, July %, Gustave He'll
veg was placed under arrest by State
Agent w. A. Potter for Illegal sell
ing of liquor and was brought to Fort
Madison on Wednesday for hearing.
He was bound over to wait the action
of the grand jury and furnished Il
cash bond.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-05

do not apologize for reverting to
the casualty list. 1t Is essential that
these statistics should he made known.
1t Is difficult in a short article 10 con-
vey any fair picture of Britain's work
In other fields. In heavy guns alone
she manufactured during the third
year Of the war twenty-scven times as
many M In tho first year and two
hundred and twenty times rs much
ammunition. The expenditure OF rife
ammunition per week Is now slSty-five
times grea ter than the average weekly
expenditure during the first ten
months OF the war. The output OF ma
chine guns has increased thirty nine
times Two thousand miles OF .iilway
track, one thousand locomotives and
many tens Of thousands Of wa.;ons
have been shipped abroad. The Min
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-05

loving relatives can do Is being done
for her. Small hopes are entertained
for her recovery. Mrs. Voorvart was
a resident OF Keokuk a good many
years ago. She has three sons IN the
service of the government.
The Nauvoo Catholic congrega-
tons annual picnic will be held in
the grove west of Ed. Dusenberry' 9
residence in Appanoose township
northeast of Nauvoo next Sunday. A
great tine is expected by the mem
bers OF the church.
The Nauvoo Coyote" club pic
nicked In one of the beautiful shaded
spots about Nauvoo last Sunday and
scrumptuous time was reported by
the majority Of them.
Last Sunday one Of Sinton's auto
trucks of Keokuk was seen in Maui
VOC loaded down with lads and las.
sizes who came up here for a picnic.
Some Of the Knights Of Columbus
members went down to Warsaw last
Sunday in response to The suggestion
of the state council Of defense to hear
Rev. Father Cleary deliver the ami
versary sermon followed by the bene-
diction of the blessed sacrament Last
Sunday, August 4, was also the ami
yersary of the United States entering
the war.
BY the end of this week threshfng
will all be completed in Nauvoo's VI
cinity. All cereal crops were the best
ever raised IN this locality.
Soda pop was raised to ten cents
the bottle the latter part Of last week
In Nauyoo's retail stands at the sug-
sestion Of the manufacturers. good
many Of Nauvoos people who imbloe
in soft drinks declare they will drink
water henceforth.
Two badly crippled men were IN
Nauvoo last Saturday asking aims OF
the charitably inclined residents and
visitors. One was legless fellow and
the other was minus his right leg and
right arm and they excited pity and
sympathy of many.
Mrs. Chas. Lugner, one OF NauVoo's
most popular ladies, who has been in
the hospital in Keokuk for the past
five weeks where she submitted to
serious operation for appendicitis, is
now on the way to recovery. Her i'm
proyement is slow but from now on
her condition will improve more rapid
ly and may be able to come to her
Nauvoo home soon, where her many
friends will be glad to greet her.
A lady who has visited Nauvoo and
knows whereof she speaks in writing
TO n county hub newspaper says:
"There is always a warm spot in our
heart for Nauvoo and he- good peo-
pie. If you ever lived there OF even
visited there at any time, there is
something enticing about the historic
old city that MAKES you wish to be
back AGAIN." Such words Of praise
are greatly appreciated by our resi-
dents and the lady will find warm
welcome whenever she visits grand
and beautiful Nauvoo ag;.iD.
II is said that a woman dressed in
mans wearing apparel from Mt. Pleas
ant, Iowa, appeared on Nauyoos
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-05

keep gu killing them ti'lNthey cease to
plague mankind. have no concern
for Germans You Americans have a
frontier proverb, "a good Injun Is
dead InjuB! !" Until Germany casts
out the devil of Kaiserlsm and goes
back hundred years to the race
which produced some decent and use
full members of the body corporate
shall believe most firmly thar the best
German is dead German. What does
grieve me most profoundly Is the
knowledge that Britain-and every
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-05

suited in his death. His wife pre-
ceded him in death nearly three
years ago. He is survived by one
daughter, Mrs. Beatrice Carnbre, and
three sisters. The funeral was held
from the M. z. church in Nauvoo
last Friday morning, Rev. Frank
| Marston officiating, and the remains
inferred in the Nauyoo city burial
grounds.
Marc Hudson returned in his auto
to Chicago last Thursday after a
pleasant visit in the parental home.
His father, l.. L. Hudson, went up
with him for short visit. Mares
wife and child who were visiting in
Nauvoo with him, returned via rail-
road route.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Collier Of Chi
cago, Mrs. Henry Wieghner and
daughter, Miss Elva, Mrs. Val. Keifer
and Mrs. Val Miller of Keokuk, came
I'D in a car to Nauyoo last Friday aud
visited with Mrs. Miller's daughter.
Mrs. John Ketterer, and family.
Mrs. A. II. Bender of Burlington,
has come TO Nauvoo to make her
home with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Z. J. Rose. during the absence of her
husband who was sent to Camp Pike,
Ark. last week.
Mrs. Minna Baily OF LaPlata, Mo,
Mr.. and Mrs. Alb. Ikerd of Burling-
ton. Iowa, Herschel Trenthart and
family of Carthage and MISS Ann
Treuthart of Galesburg. Ill, came to
Nauvoo and attended the funeral of
Mr.. James Lindsey last Friday.
Gordon. son of Mr.. and Mrs. Leu
K. Parker of Nauvoo, writes home
that he has arrived somewhere over
there. The young man had been In
a camp in New Orleans for some
time.
The new tax on automobiles Will
pull out of Nauvoo a large number
of dollars for this great government
for there are over a hundred ma
chimes owned by our citizens.
Some Nauvoo vicinity farmers have
been hauling their wheat to Montrose
on the ferry boat from which place
It is shipped to markets on the rail
road.
Lou Hohl, rural route mail carrier
ont of Nauvoo on number one is en-
loving his two weeks vacation now
and VIM. II. Bicker is substituting for
him.
Mrs. Mary Voorvart of Nauvoo. has
been having a serious time with an
ailrnent which the medical fraternity
IN Nauyoo as well as noted surgeosn
in the larger cities seem to be I'M
a HE 70 arrest. Mrs. Voorvart is being
cared for at the home OF her orotner
Fred Meyer. in this city. and all that
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-05
August 1914. to the end Of
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OF these at least one-nfth must be
counted among the dead. SO half 4
million gallant men Of the British EN-
pire are lying In their graves all over
the world or hidden forever in the
terrible and mysterious depths OF the
sea, while more than another half mil
lion are SO manned and broken that
they can never again be counted rs
useful citizens of world wherein a
man must work If he would eat and
therefore live. New York and many
other great cities in the United States
love procession, and 1t Is startling
fact to note that IL the dead and Who'll
~ war-siatterea youth Of the British
Empire could march down Fifth ave
uus In platoons Of twenty men in a
rank the palhd hest could not pass
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-05
By LOUIS TRACY

New York, Aug. 3.-Tomorrow, An.
gust 4. q stricken world will have en-.
dured four years of war and enter ON
q fifth. How many more years will
the human race he called on to suffer
this agenyf God alone knows. But IL
It be not impious for msrtai man to
dare Interpret the DEGREES of the Al
mighty l Do ROW most solemnly say
that, although this carnival OF woe
may be permitted by Providence to
scourge rs for months or years yet to
come, 1t cannot cease till Germany is
beaten to her knees And why do /
dare In the same breath proclaim that
the Issue rests In the hands Of the
Lord Of Hosts and yet that am con-
vinced IN my very soul that the only
outcome can be Germany's defeat?
This Is my answer: II believed 9TH
erwise I would cease to be a Chris
tian II l admitted the possibility OF a
Prussinn victory would never again
believe that He who gave US the Ser
mon on the Mount died on the Cross
Of Calvary for mans Redemption. L
would know, perforce, and go sorrow
full to my grave with the knowledge,
that Might II moro potent than Right,
that the ethics which brought France.
Britain, italy. America and even poor,
torn Russia Into ths conflict, the prin-
cple which led Belgium to risk and
lose all, tho sheer sense Of Justice
which has ranged twenty other na-
lions "a our side, were nothing moro
FOR less thaA foolish, even srotesque
blunderA Yet I laugh to scOrn the
notion that I shall ever accept any
such thccry-no, net till Nilton's re-
incarnated self declares him 4 disciple
Of Lucifer, not till Shakespeare rises
from his grave and SCOTS at the beau
tiful England he loved SO well, not till |
Lncoln's Gettysburg speech is proved |
4 sham and q fraud. Some miracles |
do happen, but not such miracles as
these. i have lost everything valued |
in the world. ! walk hand In hand |
with tribulntion, but there Is a great |
Joy In my heart that comes to my aid |
even in those dreadful watches Of the |
night when memories Of the dead |
drive almost to frenzy those who
loved them and still live, because l
knc~-yes, ! know-that nay country
l. fighting for the right. and not my |
"n lear ;nnd s'nne- bu, Der kith and