davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-11-19
service or Draft rulings to the pro-
vost marshal Of Maine;
Classifieation Work Stoooed

District boards will discontinue I'll
work Of classification and of appeals
on this date (Nov. 49,. They will at
once proceed to complete all their
records in so far as the same are
denclent as to men already classified
py them or i'll respect of whom they
have already heard and determin. /
appeals. They will use the utmost
care in protecting and preserving all
records and will await further orders
regarding custody and checking in
and accounting for their own records.
All records belonging permanently TO
files Of local boards should he re-
turned Immediately to the proper 10
cal boards"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-11-19
Millions Now Living Will
Never Die
Billions Now Dead Will Be Awakened
Christ Now Present
Gods Kingdom on Earth Being Estabished--Our Boys
Killed. Crippled and Blinded at the Front to
Be Restored in Perfect Health


which his
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-11-19
Draft Rulings

Provost Marshal General Crowder
has wired the following Selective
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-11

Chicago Herald and Examiner: The
house has passed by large majority
the bin to increase the wages OF the
letter carriers and postoffice CLERKS
The senate now has the bill before IL
The Herald and Examiner hopes
thai the senate win do as the house
has done-pass the bill
Let us give to the employees OF the
ppstoff1ce department., as matter OF
simple justice, an increase OF wages
IN proportion to the increase granted
to the railway employees. to the en-
ployes Of shipyards, and quite gener-
ally to the workers Of the country.
Everybody knows that it costs from
one-third to one-han more to live now
than it did when the employees OF the
postoffice department had their wages
last fired.
And, of course, that means In the
last ANALYSIS that the wages Of these
faithful and handwriting employees
have been reduced from so to so Per
cent.-not, OF course, by any fiat OF
the postoffice department, but by the
irresistible fat OF var.
We believe there is no other body
OF workers In the whole United States
that renders more useful or more
faithful service than do the postal
clerks and letter carriers.
A letter carrier is out in every Kind
Of weather.
He Is as punctual as the clock
He is almost Invariably the most
cheerful and obdging chap.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-11
The highest and best culture makes Us dis
approve of unfairness on our own side of the
question.-Philip G. Hamerton.
BETTER OUTLOOK FOR COAL.

Whilea week or so ago the National Coal asso-
citation seemed to see little ground for encou-
agement IN the fuel situation, there appears 10
have been change for the better The asso-
citation pointed out that the mines had been 50
mndered by an insufficient supply that they
had made little, if any, headwaE over last
years record We all know something about
the record, and the inconvenience actual SUI
fering in some cities, and the great losses due
10 the closing down of industry that were di-
rect result of the coal shortage. But now comes
Floyd W. Parsons, editor Of the Coal Age, say
ing that the situation is Frightening. According
to Mr.. Parsons, there has been a substantial m
k.rease In the mine out put IN the last three
weeks In the first seven days under oonsade.a-
ton the increase was twelve per cent, and last
week there was gain of five per cent. Appar-
emily lesson of last years unfortunate expert
ence has been learned. The railroad admins
tration Is working effectively to overcome the
ear shortage, and it is announced that half of
The one hundred thousand cars ordered last
week are to be coal cars. The coal problem,
last winter was largely transportation prob
lem, and the director general of railroads
seems to have had this fact in mind when he
placed his contracts for cars
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-11

struction which now seems assured, 1t VIII %
possible to meet all of the war department s de-
mands for transportation
The keel of the five Thousand, five hundred
and forty-eight- ton steel collier launched Sun
day at Camden, N. j., was laid April elgnth.
But twenty-seven working days were required
to put the ship in shape for Launching. Inc
vessel is ninety per cent. completed and VII De
ready for service in ten days more. Inc presl
dent did well to send a letter congratulatma
the builders Charles M. Schwah director gen
eral Of ship construction, did not indulge 10
overstatement when he said that the story OF
what had been accomplished In twenty seven
DAYS would fly around the world and would be
bad news for Germany.
No news will be likely to occasion greater
uneasiness among our enemies than that the
United States is prepared to build ships as fast
as it's great resources permit. Germany can
have no illusions concerning what we can 90
as soon as the transportation problem has been
solved. The twenty seven-day ship IS the
American answer to her challenge. It means not
only that the U-boat menace will be overcome,
but that the solution of the manpower problem
at the front has been found.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-11
TODAY.s BIT OF VERSE
RAIN m THE kfoAT

RAN m THE NhCeiT.
when the night hear the thunder roll
rain laEgard
dole,
Then in a torrat tho roof. and pkngns from the
me cataras- think q t.1es which VISITED With thei,
I'M gushing rain out skies shooh them It
spring,
And think Of the muening-sweet beyond imagining
ok white clover blooms and blossom powered
ways.
When ratn1ng3n the night tender, sprngt4me ratn
Which lifts Of Chetr beds, and blossoms
down the lane;
And like hoofbeats the bridge, hear the thunder
roll,
a sat1uattng happiness wakes blossoms In my soul;
And reach and pun the quilts about smuggling
FORM
And rolling Of the tnnder and the storm
With soft fingers tapping for the
lie there smile and let 1t rain and rain and rain
-Jcdd Mortimer Lewis IN Houston Post
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-11
kENYoN's GOOD WORK.

Sioux City Journal: Senator Ken
yon has just completed a speaking
tour in the west in behalf of the Lib
ery loan II ranks among the most
strenuous efforts he has put forth in
support OF government undertakings
since the beginning Of the war. On
the evening OF April IS he spoke TO
a large audience at Sacramento, fin
ishing tour that began in the east
in the first week of the campaign,
and that included thirty speeches,
Some Of the time out west he was
accompanied by w s. Hart, OF cine
ma fame-who by the way IS re-
gsrded by Secretary NcAdoo as one
of the best caupaigners in the COM
Try in the interest OF war activities.
Senator Kenyon went out in re-
Spouse to special request from the
secretary Of the treasury. He knew
better tizn many others the condi-
tons American soldiers have to en-
counter "over there and was able
to present TO his audiences first
hand inform alton Wherever he ap-
peared the same results were re-
ported. People were stired-and
invested
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-11
Give United States Postal
Employees Decent Pay

His labor is hard.
Frequently he has heavy load
And every day he walks more miles
than many of us do yards. and hobs
up at every house cheerful and obhg-
ing, the most useful and welcome per
sonage.
For an this hard work, for an this
faithful work. for all this cheerful and
oblfgfng service. a letter carrier on
the average earns less than 800 a
month.
+ Being a good citizen. he is more
than apt to have home and a wife
and children. And we leave 1t to You,
senator's, individually to say whether
an American citizen in these times OF
abnormal cost can maintain his home
as it should be maintained. can pro
vide for his wife and his children as
they ought to be provided for, with
wage OF less than 800 month.
Gentlemen of the senate, the thing
can't be done-not now, not in these
times, when the price OF almost every.
thinz. has doubled and the price OF
many things has increased three and
four fold and In some cases six and
ten fold.
It isn't fair to keep these employees
OF the government upon such starva-
ton wages.
It seems to us a most modest re
quest which these good men make.
Most certainly we think that their
request should be granted.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-11
MAKING THE DESERT FRUITFUL.

Years ago when it was first proposed that the
government irngate the arid lands of the west,
there was much kepticasm in regard to the
practtability of this movement Time how
ever, has demonstrated the wisdom OF govern
nsent irrigation In 1917, according to the re-
port of the federal reclamation service, TWEEN
ty-nine thousand farmers on one million acres
of land reclaimed by the government produced
crops valued at fifty million dollars. The gross
average on government irrigated farms was If
ty dollars per acre, which is far above the aver
age for farms of the nation.
Once barren lands, made productive by gov
eminent irrigation, are an important factor IN
increasing the food supply. There are remain
ing undeveloped many millions OF acres OF des-
ert and swamp that can be made fruitful by II
rigation or drainage. When the war is ended
and our energies are once more directed to the
development of our great natural resources
land reclamation will be carried on more extern
sivefy than ever, the food supply will be IN
creased to meet the demands of the nations and
the direful predictions of those pessimists who
claim that we have about reached the maximum
of food production viii be far from fnlfilfment
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-11
THE TWENTY SEVEN-DAY SHIP

The launching last Sunday of an American
ship which had been built in record breaking
time WAS matter of worldwide importance
ut followed the announcement made at Wash
mgton that, working at full capacity, the one
hundred and ffty-seven yards in this country
would be able to turn out above thirteen million
five hundred thousand tons of shipping each
year Government officials who have made
scareful estimates believe that, at the rate of
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-11
MoNTRosE
q e > Z = = ~ . :

Frank SiIvers, contractor and build
er. while building a porch Saturday.
fell to the cement walk, rendering
him unconscious. Fears were enter
tanned that two ribs were fractured
He is seemingly better.
At the NJ z. church Thursday even
ing the Rev. Eevsone Of TT. Madison
talked along the lines of patriotic
campaign given for the chaplain and
boys in khaki and what can be done
with million dollar fund the Metho-
dist Episcopal church has On foot TO
raise for various purposes Rev Ed
wards of Keoknk, gave d sketch cf
camp life at Camp Dodge and how the
boys looked forward TO receiving tok-
ems from home Of sweet meats and
edibIes. Montrcse Is in the midst Of
the greatest campaign for righteous.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-11
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.

Sioux City Journal: An Iowa mem
Der of the detachment that came
from France to boost the Liberty
loan told a crowd in Chicago it was
a downright shame Pershing had to
send back real fighters to club the
people into buying bonds. And the
crowd liked it, to man So you see
it is not alone the sentimental woman
that likes to be talked rough to.
MarshaIltown Times Republican:
The roasting Milwaukee received aft
er the election in which it voted for
a disloyalist has brought out guam
titles OF literature to prove the 10y
atty OF the city. But the finest htera-
ture it will ever be able to supply
along this line would be election re-
turns showing an Overwhelming ma
jority for loyal candidates.
Cedar Rapids Republican: In New
York they are able to show that on
the Mondays when the saloons were
closed last winter there was great
falling off in crime. But perhaps
they were recovering from their Sun
day designations OF sobriey.
SNUdE 1dLSlIC.
Cyril Hellenkamp is one of the re
cruits at Camp Sherman. And Alfred
Dough works for Bum. the baker. in
Baraboo, Wis.
Perry Chief: Every day is Thrift
Stamp day. Don't wait for someone
to order you to buy them.
B.rffnet1n Hawk-Eye: Have YOU
noticed the frequently recurring
item In correspondence from near
by towns that so-and-so has shipped
q car Of hogs? Have you ever stopped
to consider what it means? Ponder.
Waterloo Times Tribune: Some
towns think they can hasten the dry
days by drinking up all the liquor in
them. And they succeed, ultimately.
Des Moines Capital: The Iowa
state dental convention passed a
resolution on Wednesday pledging
themselves not TO use a single article
made in Germany for a period OF
fifty years after the war This was
done in pursuance of a suggestion
made by Governor Harding. Some
tenderhearted people viii be shocked,
but real patriots will rejoice. If the
people of the United States crawl
out from under the weight Of the
German conSpiracies of fifty years
they ought to have sense enough to
stay out
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-11
s11llQXIES

st. Peters Catholic church. Rev.
J. w. Gillespie. pastOr.-Masses.
6:15. 1870, 900 and 1890 Q. n.
st. Francis de Sales. Rev. J. NJ.
Dunnion, pastcr.-Masses $500 a m
and 10000 a. m. Sunday school at 3
o'clock.
st. Mary's Catholic church. Mass
at 500 and 10000 o'clock. Sunda,
school at 900 o'clock. ves2ers at
800.
st. Luke's chapel EpiscopaD. Reid
and E streets.-Church school at
ID. m. Representatives from ST
Johns church will be in charge All
children Of the neighborhood invited
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Mis-
sion church, Fourteenth and morgan
Sunday school at 9:45 a M. No other
services during the day.
St. Paups Evangelical church-Dt
vine worship at 1870 in German and
at 3 D. m. in English Sunday school
at $40 a. m. Rev. A. C. Ernst, pas
tor.
Congregational church. Sunday
school at $50, Ralph Smith, superin-
tendent Morning service at 1o:45.
conducted by Rev J. n. Valley OF
Pennington No evening service
Swedish Evangelical Luthern
church, Twelfth and Morgan streets.
Rev. s. G. Franzen. Sunday school
at 100 a m No other services for
the day.
Salvation Army. 32e Main street.
Sunday school at 2:30 p. m. Evening
worship, songs and praise service at
$50. Subject. Run with Patience"
Y. P. L. Wednesday evening, topic.
1.-The Royal Law"
st. Johns church. Episcopal, cor
ner Fourth and Concert streets Sun
day school $50 a m. Morning pray
-er and sermon II a. m. services I'M
der the direction of the Brotherhood
of ST. Andrew.
United Presbyterian church, corner
Ninth and Blondeau streets. Bible
school a.30 a. m. l.. A HamiH. sup
erintendent. Morning service 1913.
Address by Senator o. Fl. Berry OF
Carthage, III. Y. P. G. o. meeting z
y. m No evening service.
The African Baptist ch<rch seFv-
ice, May IL Preaching II a. m. sub
iect. "The Midnight Cry" D. m. q
special sermon. subject, Mother"
Rev. WIN. II. Stark will preach in the
place of Rev. w. w. Ewing. the pastor
who will be absent for two Sundays.
swedish Methodist church at
Twelfth and Concert streets, F. ].
Swanson pastor. Sunday school at
$50 a. m. and preaching at 10:45.
The Epworth league will take charge
of the evening service at 1880. It will
be the dedication OF the church serv-
ice flag
Redeemer English Lutheran church.
Twelfth and Timea streets, Rev L..
Riehman. pastor Sunday school at
$3.50 a. m No other services Holy
communion Sunday. May 10 An
nouncement for same may be made
Friday, May II.
First Baptist church: Mothers day
win color the services OF this church
in all departments tomorrow. Special
Mothers day sermons, special singing
and baptisms at both services will
grace this celebration. Sunday school
9 80: morning service, 10:4 As: sermon.
The Mind OF a Mother. Baker Mis-
sion. a:30; juniors 500; young peo-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-11
IOWA Man on List.

IUn1teI PreSS Leased wire StI -
WASHINGTON, May IL - ",
men who exhibited special brave
in rescuing survivors OF the stea..1
Gienart Castle, which sank Feprus1
IS, were commended today by seq
tary of the Navy Daniels They
ciuded Francis w. Beeghley.
Moines. Iowa
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-11
No street Cars Running.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.I
ROCHESTER,. y. Y. May 11.-Peo-
Die Of Rochester were obliged TO
walk 10 business this morning Not
q street car Is running, and trucks
and automobiles were in demand all
oyer fhe city The tie-up by the
strike was complete
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-11
DRAPERIEs

pies meeting 700; evening serh
500.
The First Christian church, Tent
and Blondeau streets, Rev Wallao
r Bacon, pastor, TT High street Or
chestra $3.50 a. M Church school "a
a m. Church service 10:45 a
Mothers day viii be observed BY
special program to be given by tn
children. Evening service at odocl
First Church Of Christ, scients
No. 616 High street-Services
10:45 a m, subject: Adam and "a
len Man" Sunday school at s:45
m; Wednesday evening meeting
7:45- Reading room. No. 2zs Masoni1
Temple. open every day except sun
day and legal holidays from IL m.
4:30 p m; Saturdays from Il N
8 p. M
Westminster Presbyterian chwd
Bible school at $3.50, A NJ. Wylls
superintendent Parents day viii Y
observed Exercises appropriate
the day. Preaching at 10:45 by Rel
Herbert 81. Fisher OF Los Angeles
subject. -Sacriicial Motherhood @
account of continued Illness of D
Newcomb, the evening service will
omitted.
First Methodist Protestant chrr
corner of Twelfth and Exchans
streets Rev. S. C. BenningT, pastd
Mothers day will be observed at u
morning service at 10:45. suOiec}
The Mothers Influence" Bvenin
service at s, subject. The HapFy
Medium Sunday school at $50
NJ A B. Grout. superfntendsf
Christian Endeavor at Z, subjec
Christian Endeavor Fellowship
Leader. Miss Nancy Anderson.
Trinity Methodist Episcopal chufd
Tenth and Main streets, Rev F.
Edwards. d. D., minister. Publ
worship 10. IS a m. and 500 p.
Morning: A patriotic mothers "a
white flower In honor OF uoths
Evening: A patriotic service by
young folks, inciuding the addition
a number Of stars to the service ~
One blue star win be replaced by
gold star. Sunday school 3: so q
H F.. Krenger, SHpt Juniors, 2:@
m Epworth Volunteers and Leae
viii meet together at TOO p. N
Bethel A. NJ e church services
the week beginning Nay Il: Pres
ing II a. m. Subject Sunday mornu
lis Mother Sunday school at
p. m, AlonBo Drain, Swt At ?.
the G. q. o. Of O F. and the lam
Of 81. H win have their annual
mon At 8 p. m. there WIN be
cial musical program furnished
the Young Mems Sunday Lec1
club. Mrs. Annie Holmes, direcu
Sunday is Mothers day, let e~ery
come out IN the memory Of motn
IL mothers are deceased, wear a WIZ
rose, If alive, q red rose. MONDAY
m. official board meeting. Wedn
day night prayer meeting led BY NJ
Ellen Gregory. Thursday at p
the ladies of the church are reques
to meet, to elect officers Of the
Missionary society, in the fec.I
room of the church. Friday NE
class. Pastor, Rev. S. B. Moofe-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-11

Somewhere life, think, e~ez, mus. have
HeroMan. whether he's the minister or the knsy
HoorNzlker ciosefittin1 Prince Abert movie
with his beaded acknowledgement neghoor
supposed BY wife But he
nok be accessible, otherwise his halo
. likely 70 ~er his glory fade into the light Of com
mon day-ArthW Strineer
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-11

As we understand the attitude of the Firms
they would not object to provisional govern
ment so long as it provided the provisions.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-11

Carranza says that the chief object OF the
Mexican government IL TO maintain order, but a
good deal depends on what the Mexican presi-
dent means BY S'order.''
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-11
PROBLEM FOR SPECIALISTS.

Specialists get on famouSIy Win 1nan1maIe
things because such things cannot introduce
any factor Of sef-win to upset the working Of
general laws Even with lesser forms of life
like microbes the specialists have been highly
successful In finding out what these organisms
do and how to control it. But when the spe-
cialist takes men for the field of his investiga-
ton and prophecy, he courts unexpected diff
culties.
In the New York Times Ralph NJ. Easley pub
fishes an article in which he argues that all pre-
war propaganda about Germany's efficiency
and industrial prosperity was German
hoax that In reality Germany was pauperiz
ing her farmers; housing her worknen badly;
UNDERTAKING. her labor; undertaking her poorer
people, and generally illtreating everybody but
her military caste and business magnates- Mr..
Easaey states positively that these are facts
gathered by a careful investigation made by
specialists In industrial and social efficiency.
But note what has come of all this bad bust
ness bv Germany. She has done marvels with
her resources, she has had the blind loyalty of
her whole people; she has maintained unity
and purpose of ambitions she has shown hither-
to unknown efficiency In doing evil and cruel
war work, she is apparently today as unrepent
ent as she was three years and a half ago What
then have the specialists to sayf Does down
trodden and tyranically abused nation work to-
grtier better than the other kindi Do people
become less efficient as they become better off
Or Is it possible that the specialists make
Lists OF facts none Of which touch the human
factor IN the situation; Is it possible after all
that people are well off when they are salts
fed, even on short rations, and III off when they
are disoraented with fatnessi Or do special
lists sometimes make mistakes IN their facts'
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-11

a Montreal soldier confronted IN court BIS
two vosnen he had married, petiioned the judge
to permit him to go to the front at once. We
dare say that in such a predicanent man
would long for the peace and safety of the firing
line
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-11

First Baptist chuTch: Mothers day
win color the services of this church
in all departments tomorrow. Special
Mothers day sermons, special singing
and baptisms at both services will
grace this celebration. Sunday school
9: 80; morning service, 10: As: sermon.
The Mind of a Mother. Baker Mis-
sion. 2.30; juniors 500; young peo-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-11

Salvation Army. 32e Main street.
Sunday school at 2:3o p. m. Evening
worship. songs and praise service at
Ie:30. Subject. Run with Patience"
Y. P. L. Wednesday evening. topic.
1.-The Royal Law"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-11

ST. Johns church. Episcopal, cor
ner Fourth and Concert streets Sun
day school $50 a m. Morning pray
ter and sermon II a. m. servtceo I'M
der the direction OF the Brotherhood
of st. Andrew.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-11

Swedish Evangelical Luthern
church. Twelfth and Morgan streets.
Rev. s. C. Franzen. Sunday school
at 100 a m No other services for
the day.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-02

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