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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-20
RAIN HOLDS UP
FARM TRACTOR
DEMONSTRATION
Six of Fifteen Machines Per.
form According to Cata-
logue Qualifications

There was vast disappointment
this morning when it was found that
the steady downpour of rain would
prevent the continuing of the trac-
tor plow contest at Marsh Run. De-
spite bad roads many motored over,
but only to find that the State Agri-
cultural Department. having taking
counsel with all hands. had decided
to postpone the exhibition until to-
morrow.
The husky farmers from Dauphin
and many nearby counties being ac-
! customed to the adversities of wealth
er, came in just the same and had
the machines operated they were
game to look on. The program now
is to start early tomorrow, unless
rain continues. but whatever the
weather it is certain the tests will
be completed
To Work Tomorrow
Yesterday six out of fifteen con-
testants finished on time. that is,
within three hours. The greatest
caution was taken by the official OBJ
servers to carry out regulations to
the letter. Each tractor was given a
space to plow, in accordance with
what it is claimed the machine can
do in the catalog issued by the man
ufacturer. The space was allotted in
measure of plowing speed. Each of
the six machines which finished
made a different width, some armed
with three plows; others with two.
If the entire squad of contestants
had lived up to the claims made in
their catalogs all would have fln-
ished within three hours. The plow-
ers, accompanied by a government
expert, got away to an even start at
precisely $50 and six finished on the
second, almost, of $50. The nine
which could not meet their own re-
quirements were to return and "plow
out" this morning, but now they have
the chance tomorrow.
Regulations are practically under
government supervision and there
is no evasion. The United States De-
partment of Agriculture gave the
territory which embraces nearly $50
acres and the prime condition is that
the whole of it must be cultivated
and seeded with wheat when the
tests are finished.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-20
SORE THROAT
Colds, Coughs, Group and Catarrh Re
lieved in Two Minutes

Colds, Coughs, Group and Catarrh Re-
Iieved in Two Minutes
Is your throat sore2
Breathe Hyomei.
Have you catarrh?
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Breathe Hyomei.
Hyomei is the one treatment for all
nose. throat and lung troubles. II
does not contain any cocaine or NOR
phine and all that is necessary is to
breathe it through the little pocket
inhaler that comes with each outfit
A complete outfit costs but little at
druggists everywhere and at H. C,
KenneGy's, and Hyomei is guaranteed
to Danish catarrh, Group, coughs,
colds. sore throat and bronchitis or
money back. A Hyomei inhaler lasts
a lifetime and extra bottles of Hyomei
can be obtained from druggists.-Ad-
vertisement.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-20
State Men Promoted to
Be Officers In Army

Washington, Sept. 20. These
Pennsylvanians appear in the list of
officers commissions announced by
the War Department:
Enlisted men to be second lieuten-
ants, engineers-D. ]. Coolidge, Jer-
sey Shore; r. w. Hackman, Womels-
dorf.
Enlisted men to be second lieuten-
ants, quartermaster-R. c. Jordan.
Erie; A. ]. Schelly. Allentown; p.
A Vannerman. Jr., Cynwyd.
First lieutenant, medical corps
A. A. Collins, Oxford.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-20

KILLS SELF ON WIFE'S GRAVE
Reading, Pa, Sept. 2O.-George
Slipp. 55, Pottstown, grieving over
his wifes death three years ago,
shot himself in the head on her
grave at Birdsboro, where he form
erly lived. His body was found al
noon Yesterday.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-03
AMERICANS
PURSUE BOCHE
CONTINUED from page ~

John L. Hines is now in the Vosges,
not far from the Swiss border.
The seth national army division
has reached France.
General officers ordered to retnr
from France to this country some OF
them to take command Of briSades are
Generals Hornbrook to the southern
department; Kutz to Camp Humph-
reys: Saffarans to Camp Sheridan.
Ala; Hiscock to Funston; McArthur
to Meade; Hodges to Devens; Van
derbilt to Lewis.
Maj. General Jesse McCarter, VINO
has made splendid record as head OF
the militia division Of the war depart
ment, will be assigned to a DIVISION
March stated.
Discussing the general military
situation, March pointed out that the
perimeter OF the salient has now peen
reduced to forty-eight miles as against
seventy-four at the start. The depth
of the enemy's retirement Is now six
teen miles.
Since Wednesday the Germans have
been forced to further retire, the
French have walked into Scissors, a
three to four mile advance has been
made on thirty mile front and an
advance of four miles on four mile
front on the heights west of Rhelms
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-03

bunkie. He can talk French" He
said it with pride.
Among them they had enough
French to make her understand they
would cut her entire hay crop il she
would but borrow the scythes. After
some urging she did. from aston
ished and suspicious neighbors.
The doughboys set to work, and
the swaths they cut showed they
were men OF experience on the farm.
In little over two hours the entire
hay crop was cut and they returned
with their scythes to the house.
1t was then the old French woman
showed touch Of genius. Bringing
out a pail of milk, she gave each
doughboy big glass of it.
Gee, but that's good" expressed
their joy better than more polished
words.
AS they departed, the pathfinder
to the bayfield, said, through his
bunkie interpreter: "1f we don't
have to go to the trenches, well
come back in couple of days and
put it in the barn for you. But it's
slow curing with these damp nights"
She thanked them all profusely.
"And say" he added, 'if we're
around here we'll come and pillow for
you this fall. Summer-fallow's what
this land needs. Well do it for you,
that is, if we're not licking Germans,
or else all through and back in
I'd had a trip home after smelling
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-03

clared. Milk is for cheese and
babies with US, and you drink it and
refuse wine. Americans are funny.
1t being French. he said, "Out,
and missed the point.
Then she brought out some pic
lures.
MY husband" she said. He is
dead
my boy, this is" she said, show.
ing another picture. He was killed
in the war at Verdun."
my daughter and her baby" she
described third photo. "She is
sick now and cannot work. | must
cut the hay and run the farm"
Someway with gestures she made
him understand. 1t touched his hon
est farmerboy's heart
mo, you don't have to. I'll do it.
I'll bring some fellows from c COM
pany tomorrow, and Wen do it in a
jiffy.
She did not understand, naturally,
but smiled and thanked him as he
departed with, Don't you cut that
hay; C company will do it Wen be
over tomorrow. It's fun for us, Just
like being back on the farm"
Next day an old French woman cut
ting hay and then resting, cutting
more and resting more, was amazed
when eight husky doughboys came
clambering over the fence, led by her
friend of the day before. They're
all good farmhands," he declared by
way of introduction" and this Is my
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-03
ON
SPEAKING TOUR
May Go to West Coast and Talk
Liberty Loan to People
For About Three
Weeks.
limited Press Leased Wire Service.

limited Press Leased Wire Service
WASHINGTON, Aug. 3. = Presi-
dent Wilson probably will take
swing through the country for the
next Liberty loan.
Secretary McAdoo, who returns
Monday after long rest in the west,
has been advised by his physicians
that he should not undertake another
speaking tour, such as broke his
health during the last loan. AS a
result, the president for many weeks
has considered tsubbing" for his
treasury chief He plans to go to
the west coast--the first trip that
far since he was campaigning before
his first election-and may be out
most OF the three weeks of the loan
drive.
The presidents addresses, though
made at time when the congress.
sional campaign is at its height, will
be strictly non-partisan. He will carry
back to the people the aims of this
country in the war, it's plans for after
the war reconstruction and rehabili-
tation.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-03
Army Recruiting Station Here Makes
Largest Report Since First of
Year. Officer
Reports
s1e IN THIs DISTRICT
Some Enter Service to Avoid Draft
Cedar Rapids Leads With
Ninety-three Re-
cruits.

Regular army recruiting in Keokuk
is picking up. In July eight men en-
tered the service through the Keokuk
station in the government building
Corporal H. G. Sutherland. officer In
charge, reported today.
Sutherland says that number OF
men wishing to avoid the draft were
included in the list for the month
The number enlist ting here in July
was the largest since the first OF the
year.
Recruiting in all cities in this
military jurisdiction of the regular
army for July shows the following
results:
Davenport, IS; Burlington. Is; Ce-
dar Rapids, SO; Centerville, A; Gin
ton, 10; Dubuque, IA; Grinnell, Z;
Keokuk; s; kewanee, 6; Ottumwa,
IS; Waterloo, 60; Muscatine, 10.
Total, 316.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-03
sur,ohed at Hoo Island.

limited Press Leased Wire Service. ]
WASHINGTON, Aug. 3.-President
Wilson will go to Philadelphia Mon
day to attend the ceremony of the
launching OF the Quistconck, the first
fabricated steel ship to be put into
the water at the Hog Island ship
yards.
Mrs. Wilson, who selected the name
for the ship, will christen it at noon.
Members of the cabinet, diplomats
and scores of invited guests will go
from Washington and Baltimore 10
attend the ceremonies. Chairman
Edward N Hurley. Of the shipping
board, and Director General Charles
Schwab viii be present
The launching of the Quistconck
will be the first of series of los
to take place at the yards.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-03
Riot at Depot-

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
KANSAS CITY, Mo, Aug. 3.-Po
lice reserves were rushed to the
Union station late last night to quell
disturbance among 1000 negro draf'
tees who believed one of their mum
Der had been attacked by police
man. B. A. Balkins, of Fort Worth.
Texas, was trampled by the crowd
and Policeman II. T. Clark bruised
about the head. Police took com
mand of the station until troop
train bearing the negroes departed
for Camp Funston.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-03
DAILY RANGE OF PRICES.
CHICAGO, Aug. g.
Omen Hi1h Low Oh

Chicago Cash Grain.
CHICAGO, Aug. 3.-Wheat-No. !
red. s2.2S@2. 26k; No. 2 red. 32.23h
@2.241s; No. red, 1922.
Corn-No. 8 yellow, $1.72; No.
yellow. s1.60@1.62; No. yellow
$3.50; No. 6 yellow, $145@147; No
5 white, $1.65; No. 6 white, $3.50;
No. mixed, $3.50.
Oats - No. white, GSk @T0c;
standard. 68A@701sc.
Peoria Grain.
PEORIA, ILL.,, Aug. 3.-Corn-Mar.
ket unchanged, &c higher No.
white, SITS; No. white. $1.71; No
S white. $1.60; No. white, s1.55;
No. yellow, s1.57; No. yellow,
$1.55; No. mixed, $1.60 bid.
Oats-Market M@1c lower. No. 8
white, new, CSC; No. white, new,
661zc; standard. old, CSC; new. Csc.
Chicago Live Stock.
CHICAGO, Aug. 3. Hogs-Re.
ceipts, $500 head Market 10 to zoe
lower. Bulk, $1S.25@19.SO; butchers
s19.15@19.65; packing, $1S.10@19.O0;
light. $19.35@19.75: pigs, s17.75@
1850; roughs, s1775@1S.O0.
Cattle-Receipts, 5000 head. Mar.
ket steady. Beeves, s1O.50@1s.75;
butchers stock, s75001425; Gamers
and cutters, s635075O; stockers and
feeders, s7.75@13OO; cows, $500
14.25; calves, s16.50@17.O0.
Sheep-Receipts, 5000 head. Mar.
ket steady Wool lambs, $4,000
1900; spring lambs, S1375@ 1925;
ewes, s4.50@13.75.
st. Louis Live Stock.
EAST ST. LOUIS, ILL.,, Aug. 3.-Cat.
tie receipts, 1000 market steady
Native beef steers. s11.50 @1S25: year
ling steers and heifers, s9.50T15.5O
cows, s7.50@12.50; stockers and feed
ers, sS.5O11200; calves, sT.75014oo
Texas steers. S16.00I17.75; cows and
heifers, s7.50115O0.
Hog receipts, 1900: market 5-1Ic
higher. Mixed and butchers. $4,000
1855; good to heavy, $4,000 10 .s5;
rough, s177561S.oO: light, s19.456
1875: pigs, s1S.50@19.25; bulk, s19.4O
@19.65.
Sheep receipts, 900; market steady
Ewes, s11.0001200: lambs, $4,000
1900; Gamers and choppers, $1,000
$500.
Kansas City Live Stock.
KANSAS CITY, Aug. 3.--Cattle re-
ceirts 1900; market steady. Steers.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-03
BOARD TRYING TO
FIND Two SELECTS
TWO Keokuk Resistrarts Said by Elk
emption Officials to Have
Failed to Re-
port
ONE IRAN ABSENT TWICE
White Man Ordered to Appear on Two
Separate occasions-other
Moved to st.
Paul.

Exemption board officials are seek
ing Jesse David Pulls, registration adj
dress, 1924 Reid street, white man,
who has failed to appear for military
service In the last two increments.
Orders for Pulls to report for en-
trainment were sent out July % and
July 80.
Report is made by the exemption
board office in Ft- Madison that Ern-
est Lee Wilson has not appeared for
service with a Negro selective group
that entrained this week for Camp
Dodge
Wilson has been in ST Paul, Mimi
He was married a short time ago.
He was formerly employed by Keo-
kuk drug firm as soda dispenser.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-03
Weather Forecast.

Weather Forecast.
~. 8. Department of Agriculture
Weather Bureau.1
For Keokuk and vicinity: Fair and
continued warm tonight and Sunday.
For Iowa: Party cloudy tonight
and Sunday: warmer tonight and east
portion Sunday.
For Missouri: Fair and continued
warm tonight and Sunday.
For Illinois: Partly cloudy tonight
and Sunday. becoming unsettled Sun
day north portion; warmer northwest
portion tonight and Sunday.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-03

@4400: stockers and feeders. $500
1880; calves, $7.5o@13.50.
steady. Bulk, s1s.1o@1s.4o; heavy.
$19.s0@1e.50: medium. $19.20@19.50;
light. $19.00@1s.35.
Sheep receipts, 500; market steadJ
Lambs, $1450@17.25; ewes, $4,000
1850; wethers, $6.00@1700.
Omaha Live Stock
OMAHA, Neb., Aug. Seattle
Receipts, 200 head. Market steady.
Steers, $11.00@1s.40; COWS and hejf-
ers. $6.75@11.50; stockers and feed
ers. $7.oo@1a.25; calves. $9.oo@1s.5o;
bulls and stays, $9.50@1250.
Hogs-Receipts, $500 head. Mar
ket 5 to 15c higher. Bulk. $1S.25@
1850; top, $3.50.
Sheep-Receipts, 100 head. Market
steady. Yearlings, $1075@125O;
wethers, $10.o0@12.o0; lambs. $14.O0
OHIO; ewes, $10.00@1300.
New York Produce.
NEW YORK, Aug. 3-F1our, dull
but steady.
Pork. quiet. Mess, 34s.5o@5e.oo.
Lard, inactive. Middle west spot
$3.50 @26.70
Sugar raw. quiet Centrifugal test,
s60.55.
Refined. quiet Cut loaf. $500;
crushed. $S.75; powdered, $7.65; gran
ulated, $3.50.
Coffee Rio No. Z ON spot, SIC.
Tallow. dull. City, Tx @171sc;
special, 1sc.
Hay, firm, scarce. No. 1, $1.45@
1.50; No. 3, $1.15@1.30; clover, 9Oc@
$1.40.
Dressed poultry. quiet Chickens,
broilers. 37@50c; fowls, 26@36c;
ducks, 36c.
Live poultry, firm. Geese, Zoe; ducks,
2762Sc; fowls. s3m34c; turkeys, $50
soc; ROSTERS, 22@23c; chickens, broil-
ers, 3S@41c.
Cheese, firmer State milk common
to special, 21@26c; skins common to
specials, 5@20kc.
Butter. frmer; receipts, e,s57.
Creamery extras, AK 645c; dairy
tubs, s6645c; imitation creamery
frsts. 37038c.
Eggs. unsettled; receipts, 1884.
Nearby white fancy, 55@57c; nearby
mixed fancy, 3S@47c; fresh, 40@47c.
Chicago Produce.
CHICAGO, Aug. 3. Butter
Creamery extras, 43hc; creamery
standards, 431a @43Ac; dairy extras,
4111 04215c; dairy firsts, 10000.
Eggs Ordinary firsts, 35@361c;
firsts, 37k63Sc.
Cheese-Twins, 24@24kc; Young
Americas, 251s 926c.
~.
ginias, per barrel S5.00@5.25; new
potatoes, S2.40@2.50.
Live poultry Fowls, 3o@31c;
ducks. 24c; geese, 16c; spring chick
ems, 32@32kc; turkeys, goo.
ST. Louis Horses and Mules
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Aug. 2.-Horses-y
AS everything is pretty well cleaned
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-03
Navy Baseball Championship.

United Press Leased Wire Service.]
GREAT LAKES, ILL.,, Aug. 3.-The
nrst game of series of three for the
baseball championship of the navy
was to be played here rhis afternoon
between the Great Lakes team and a
club representing the Atlantic fleet
Rabbit Meanwhile and Del Gainor, Of
the Red Sox, are members of the At
lantics. Red Faber, White Sox hero
of the last worlds series, was billed
to pitch for Great Lakes
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-03
Survivors Landed.

WASHINGTON Aug. 3.-Thirty-
three survivors Of the steamship
Poseidon have been landed at an
Atlantic port, the navy department
announced today. The bodies Of the
captain and three of the crew were
also taken to port. The captain was
rescued after the sinking of the yes
sci and died Thursday night
The crew of the Poseidon number
Cd thfrty-nfne, leaving two men I'M
accounted for.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-03

be observed in that region, it IS re-
ported.
Beyond SCISSORS the enemy is re-
firing with great rapidity. it is learned
and is believed to be headed for the
Aisne. His probable line of defense
will be the Chemin-Des-Dames ridge.
The French have captured all the
ground they lost Thursday east of st.
HiIaire
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-03
keokuk Produce.

qsnoul So lsnf IasJ I 'qsoD pool
And, say, that milk surely wa:
that new-mown hay and drinking ;
glass of honest-togoodness milk
Goodbye, madame"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-03
pnvAI. hRcANIrM

Keokuk council No. 536 meets third
Friday each month. Hawkes. hall,
Eighth and Main. Visiting breth.
rem fraternalIy invited to attend. G.
c. Montague, regent; ]. l. Annable.
secretary.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-03
LOYAL ORDER OLE MOOSE

Keokuk lodge No, 7O4, meets every
Tuesday night at 800 p. m, in Moose
hall. corner of Sixth and Main. Visit
ing brothers cordially invited. A. z.
Moore, dictator; A. L. Laubersheimer,
secretary.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-03
Convenient

Aberdeen News: Perhaps it is for
tunate France has so many rivers. 1t
gives the Germans a new objective
toward which they can hike.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-03

KNIGHTS AND LADIES OF SECuR-
ITY. KBOKUK COUNCIL NO. 1893
meets the first and third Monday Of
each month at Woodman hall at 500
o'clock. H. c. Dose. president;
Mayme C. Schenk, financier; Mrs
Blanche Martinez, secretary.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-03

Mean temperature LHu, oo'
Highest, SO.
Lowest, 6S.
Lowest last night, So.
FRED z. GOSEW1SCH,
Observer.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-03
French Cavalry at River.

LONDON, Aug. 3.-G:27 p. ny
French cavalry is reported TO have
reached the south bank of the Vesle
river at Jonchery and ChamNigny.
tJonchery is only five miles and
half east of Ffsmes. Champigny is
seven miles east of Jonchery and less
than two miles west Of Rheins).
All bridges across the Ves1e have
been destroyed. The Germans are
burning villages north of the river in
their flight Fourteen large fires can
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-03

The Boer war began in October,
1899, and ended in May, 1902.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-03

Puckechetuck Encarnpment No. Z,
meets first and third Thursday even
hge of each month. John Eisenhuth,
financial scribe.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-03
British Prwh Forward.

LONDON, Aug. 3.--British troops
pushing forward north of the Somme,
occupied portions OF the German front
line near Albert. Field Marshal Haig
reported today.
During the night our patrols push
ed forward in the Albert sector and
occupied portions of the enemy's
front line" the statement said.
"a raid, attempted by the enemy
yesterday morning in the neighbor-
hood OF Feuchy, was repulsed with
loss.
Hostile artillery has been active
at different points between Bethune
and BairleUx"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-03
GiViRo Steadily.

PARIS, Aus. 3-The German line is
giving steadily at most points, advanc-
ing troops finding only the murderous
machine guns to oppose them and per
nit the withdrawal Of vast numbers of
enemy troCps-with which the crown
prince could have held the pocket in
definitely if It had been only a ques-
ton of n-power-together with the
removal of great stores, including a
portion of hastily harvested crops.
While there is no doubt that the
Germans immediate purpose is to get
ont Of the pocket there is consider
able speculation as to whether they
propose to form a new line at the
VesIe or drop back to the Aisne or
whether they are preparing for new
blow-utilizing perhaps, some of the
first troops withdrawn from the sal
lent.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-03
GERMANS In
FULL RETREAT
fao0 I ]

lions sweeping the plain, the French.
despite a terrific downpour of rain,
pushed relentlessU forward all day
yesterday.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-03
Allies Keep Going.

Allies Keep Going.
LONDON. Aug. 3 1:25 p. ny
After occupying all of SCISSORS dur
ing the night, the French have pro
crossed along the south bank of the
Aisne river between Pommiers 1.-TWO
miles west of Soissons) and Venizel
1.-TWO miles east of Soissons). it was
learned authoritatively this after
noon.
Allied troops have also advanced
along the northern edge of the pla-
teau from Venizel to Braisne (four
miles west and slightly north Of
Fismes).
Further east the allied advance
continues and Dormans wood has
been occupied.
Fourteen Big Fires.
[By Lowell Mellett, United Press
Staff Correspondent
WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES IN
TILE FIELD, Aug. (noon) = The
allied advance south of the Vesle
river towards FIsmes continues.
Skirting the Aisne from Pommiers
to Ventzel, allied troops are reaching
the regions Of Serches, Couyrelles
and Cersuel.
(This latter place is about seven
miles west OF Fismes.)
Further east the allied progress
also continues. Cavalry patrols have
reached certain points along the
vesle towards Chanpigny and JON
cherry, crossing bridges set fire by
the Germans
(The simultaneous advance of the
allies towards Ffsmes from the east
and west indicates that the gap at
the top Of the Soissons-Rheims peck
ct has been reduced to about thirteen
and one-half miles This is the dis
lance between Cerseul, west of Fis-
mes, and Joncherry, east of Ffsmes,
both of which places the allies have
reached.)
West OF Rheims the regions OF
Tinquex, Thillois. Gue1x, Rosnay and
Montaxin have been attained. (These
villages are along line running al
most directly west of Rheims.)
Fourteen large inceadiary fire CEN
ters were counted last night
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-03

INDEPENDENT ORDER OF ODD
FELLOWS.
Keokuk lodge No. IS, ]. o. o. F.,
meets regular every Monday night
1t 1880 o'clock. G. e. Mackie,
N. G.; F. NJ. Pugh, Rec. Sec'y. Visit
ing brothers invited to attend.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-03

FRATERNAL ORDER OF EAGLES.
KeoIuk Aerie, No. s83, meets first
and third Wednesday OF each month
Visiting brothers cordially invited
Hugh r. Crawford. ". President;
Charles a. Noakes, W. Secretary.