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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-26
4 No man minds, or ought to mind, works
being hard, If only it comes 10 something-
Ruskin.
DOES HE WISH A THIRD TERM9

Politics has no place in the hfe Of nation in
time of war. This is In agreement with senti
nBent from the heart of many republicans and
democrats. But there is wide difference be-
tween policies and politics. and observing,
thoughtful well-wishers of this republic are
quick to note the variance. tits some days since
democratic state convention was held at Indian
apoIis and following that event the idea has
penetrated the minds Of loyal and politically in
dependent citizens that there is an undercur-
rent of assisted education looking to the re-
nomination for third term of President Will
son
just now the people of our country are not
prepared for the injection of presidential nomi-
nation politics, despite the unwise suggestion of
former Governor Ralston, of Indiana, and the
1ne-too following Of Vice President Marshall
Many things will happen between this time and
the year 1920-Inayhap peace viii come; and
the war may be in continuance or there NAV
arise questions vitality affecting the welfare of
this nation that will demand change in the
occupant Of the executive office All these
things have to be, considered when a renomina
ton of the president is suggested now
AS to the receptivIty of Mr.: Wilson we NAV
Judge his present course by that of the past.
and so the country is unlikely to have at this
time or soon any public utterance or formal
statement from him sanctoning or inhibiting
third term suggestions or trial balloons to test
the strength and direction of the wind By such
"a persistent reticence the president met the
ssomewhat similar situation during his early
years In office. The democratic party platform
would have limited him TO a single term. and
Bryan and others gave him repeated, excep-
Hional opportunities to express himself upon
the subject. But with the perspicacity for
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-26
A SIGNIFICANT CONTRAST.

Messages from many soldiers confirm the
constant assurance given by war correspond
ents that the men of the allied armies are conf
dent, cheerful and determined. Our own men
are beginning to be heard from and those who
are IN the thick of it send messages Of good
cheer over the war prospect as they see It But
in the home countries while there is no doubt
about the final outcome no wagering Of pur-
pose, there Is anxiety, questioning disquietude
over each new phase of the situation.
Turn now to Germany and her allies Il
many hundreds of prisoners tell the truth there
Is logged obedience, weary endurance, a grow
ing and sullen discomfort In the ranks of their
armies. The soldiers have been deceived and
now II. This is breeding distrust rapidly. But
At home the government tells the people OF the
splendid morale of its troops as they sweep on
N victory. And the people believe, fearing,
perhaps, what it might mean to disbelieve.
Here is contrast that tells the story. We
gre anxious because we do know and are eager
that nothing be left undone or be done amiss.
The Germans are patient because they do not
know; they have no eagerness in the war, only
for peace.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-26

james Lewis Howe prufesEE OF
4chemisry, Washington and L-ee uHA
yersiu, In New York Times Up ID
the opsuing m the war millinery ex-
piosives had been largely confined TO
gunpovder and various mixtures of
Eunco1Ien and nitr0giEce-Ine under
the name of smokeless powders. and
pure guncouun wet or xdy, fer
mines, lorpedoes, and similar Uses
Among the requirements for mine
and shell explosives are safety In
manufacture and transportation and
great force when properly desona1ed
As the conditions we're not untitled
by the explosives then N use. many
other nitro compounds hare been
tried OUT with varying degrees of
success. and the three which are now
most largely used are rfniro toiusne,
commonly known as INT, TEL
iiro phsnol Shells filled with the
owing to The dense black smoke
emitted On the explosion
Heretofore these explosive com
pounds had been made only on
very limited scale: il was necessary
10 deT5se processes by which they
could be manufactured by hundreds
OF tons Il is said that the best INT
In the world Is made III klnggpcTs,
Tenn. a town which owes its birth
and continued existence 10 the chemi-
cal industries 10 which the war has
given rise
Unqusdouahiy the most hendish
use 10 which chemistry has been put
in connection with the war is IN the
% poisonous gases. IT
WIS in April. 1915, that the Germans
launched their first gas attack Large
cylinders filed with compressed
chlorine were installed IN the
trenches, from which bent tubes sx-
tended over the pEapet a light
wind was blowing toward the allies,
the valves were opeaed and the
cloud of sitting gas rolled on In
spite Of having learned 2 week be
fore from dese-Ler Of the prepare
tons the Germans were making 10
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-26
A Real AceompIishment

Lincoln Journal. People who are
inclined to grow impatient over food
orders and to wonder if any real good
is accomplished by abstaining from
the use of certain articles may be en-
couraged by the official report that
80 600, 900 bushels of wheat were saw
ed from the tables of the United
States in single year, helping by
that tremendous amount the fighting
strength OF our armies and those Of
our allies. We have not only strength
ened the fighting arm abroad. but we
have also strengthened ourselves, for
we have demonstrated our ability to
sacrifice and unite and organize for
the great cause
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-26

Friends in this city have received
announcement of the marriage O
Frank Capron to Mrs. Grace Richter
At St Joseph, Missouri, on Tuesday
June 18th. Mr.. and Mrs. Capron vii
be at home TO friends at Peck, kan
sas, after August first
Miss Mabel Capron. Of Wichita
Kansas, attended the wedding.
The Capron family were formerly
residents of this city for many years
before locating at Wichita, Mr.
Frank Capron was in the city a day
the past week, calling on old friends
The comedy, Peg O. My Heart
presented by local talent, under Mary
r. Choate, direcsress, at the Armnry
on Monday evening. June Gath, fol
the benefit Of the Illinois Reserve
successfully rendered. SO much SO
that it was deemed wise to repeat
the performance, on Tuesday evening
June 18th. More than $50 was taken
in at the door Monday evening. but
some tickets had been handed out
TO parties for sale. and reports not
made from those, SO it is impossible
at this time to give the exact amount
of the proceeds of the first perform
ance.
The cast of characters was:
Margaret O'Conneii Peg o. Ny
Heart Mary r. Choate; Ethel CheS
Ter, Erma Rowe; Mrs Chester, Kath-
eryn Berry; Jerry, Cornelius New
ton; Hawkes., Warren Kirkpatrick;
Christian Brent. Virgil Gibson; Ala
rio Chester. Fred Ferris; Jarvis. Lot
IA Pumphrey; Michael, BY Himself
Synopsis of the plot:
Act Home of the Chesters, Lon
don, Eng Bank failure. Arrival OF
Peg"
Act 2.-Home of the Chesters, one
month later MY father knows more
about motherhood than any other
man in the world" Peg changes her
mind about returning home
Vocal solos. by Lola Fletcher. Vel
ma Kimbrough. Mrs Locene Rem
shaw,
Male Quartet. Terrell Cutler. Cass
Hubbard, Oscar Brink and Frank Ed
ison.
Special music was furnished by the
Edison orchestra
Special scenery was secured for
the performance.
After the play, grand military
ball was given, making the evening
the social event of the season. many
young people having remained until
a late hour to enjoy the dancing.
Circuit court will reconvene for
the transacting of further business OF
the June term, 1918, on Friday, June
18th, when Judge Waggoner will
be present to hear some cases which
were carried over from the opening
Of the term.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-26
A WAR OF GASES

gag The English the whole scheme
was 50 unbelievable tnat no protecc
ion had been thought Of The Ger
mans clainsd N this attack 5000
dead and as many more prisoners
Possibly the numbers are not over
estimated.
Thus began gas warfare, battle
of the chemists The allies at once
began devisng protection against
gas, which took the form first of pads
saturated with solution Of soda and
lhiosulphate, commonly known IS
-hypho.- Then came phosgene gas. a
compound of chrorine and carbonic
oxide. and sodium carbolate 10 com
bar it Between the end OF. May and
December, 1915, there were no gas
attacks, and IN this period the gas
mask developed in its earlier forms.
Chlorine and phosgene appear to be
the only gases which lend themselves
10 successful gas cloud effects, but q
new device was ct hand that OF
shells loaded with poisonous gases
and liquids, which are liberated
when the she'll explodes-
The whole range of the chemical
laboratory has been sTutinized in
search o. suitable WdlGflaiS- fOiScu
gases, corrosive liquids like bromin.
tear gases, sneeze gases, altogether
twenty different gases and hqnids.
have been used by the Germans. The
amount OF material in a single shell
averages six pounds, and, as in a
single night last July over $4,000
shells were fired IN one small section
one can imagine the chemical labor
required 10 prepare some $50 tons of
mustard gas" or acknowledgement
fid, 10 use its more scientific name.
The chemists on the other side have
had 10 collect samples Of these gases,
determine their composition. and dis
cover the best material TO combat
them ind then prepare the absorbers
for The masks. For he last year
large number of Americas most
skilled chemists have devoted all
their time TO this phase of warfare,
and It is safe to predict that they
viii al least make things interesting
for the German chemists.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-26

completion of the orsan;y,.,.
Hancock county for a county ~
TO have charge of the wornen.s
paItment. when an ali day ~
viii be held with a midday lunsss
when the members from the 80
townships will be present in tba
annual meeting. In rs much as ~
has brought many changes I'M.
homes, undreamed of a fsu
months ago. it rs necessary fo- !
housewife to have advice as ven
the farmer. in competing VIA
various scopes of conserving
and doing her bit in winning the
war, hence the organization .,
Hancock County Home Iunrovs,.
association has been srIecesss.s
carried out, and the quota of n,ams.
ship assigned to the various M,
ships has tar exceeded the nnmhJ
designated, in many instances
Mrs S. M. Parr, is county dir.
of the organization work. and has :,
forth much time and effort IN nj
this organization success. real-.J
what benefits can be derived ~
such an association.
Virgil n. Johansen, who is nov
training in the radio departma1
Newport naval training stsn1
Rhode Island, visited home folks y
era1 days recently. Virgil was in n
cast of the Opera Pfnafore Co. gn.
by the Newport Naval Training 81
ton Opera Company, taking the NJ
OF Tom Bolin. boatswain's mate. MI
production was such a success h
company may present 1t In BostI
New York and Washington.
Oily Mabry. a brother of MI
Walker WorreH, who enlisted IN n
hospital corps of the navy, has b.
transferred to the machinist deps1
ment and is now chief machinist II
is visiting here on a furlough. He "
made three trips to France, takis]
soldiers over and bringing bad
wounded soldiers. The only woundta
soldiers they bring back are thoa
who cannot be returned to service
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-26
FRIDAYS DRIVE.

Friday of this week is the date set By the
president for special intensive interest and Ell
fort In the War Savings stamps campaign One
weary resident of Keckuk remarked yesterday
that it IS Just one special money drive after an
other. This has much truth N it But these
drives for money and work here at home come
no more often and no more insistently than DO
the drives of the enemy against our line In
France and no one viii compare the sacr1hoe
made by those who fight and those who pay
We do not even pay in the sense of giving away
our money. This war savings campaign has
been educational Children have come vitality
In touch with the war through it and many OF
them for the first time are really IN touch with
the thrift idea Many of these children 8 elders
viii benefit by the small saving habit the
youngsters are forming. And the war revenues
will benefit to the amount of two billion dollars
when these stamps are sold Friday Is spe-I
cial day IN good and wisely devised campaign.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-26
World unifx

DIR. Frank Crane: The revolt of
Germany from civilization has power-
fully unified the world. All other ma
tions fnstfnctively unite to oppose
her never has mankind been so
fused as today; never has there been
such a coalition as that formed by
Great Britain, France, Italy, the United
States and their allies, We are to be
one. We are to have one law. one
civilization, one morality, one world
government. Not by the devices of
man, but by the viii of God. Destiny
is pounding out the perfect world unity
upon the anvil of war.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-26
GREAT wREsTLERs.

DNes Moine TEbCne- The hardest
thing for anybody ID do is to judge
one generation rT the one immedi-
ately preceding IL The point of
view changes We do not have the
same standards; nearness and dis
lance enter in
The Evening Tribune notices that
DR.. Roller is saying that Frank
Gotch at his best would have been
no match for several grapplers of
the present day. that Frank won his
laurels when wrestling was simpler
matter.
This is novelty about this view in
this respect. that usually everybody
points to the heroes OF the past as
the real heroes; there were giants in
those days.
The Evening Tribune doubts II
there will be much assent to the
doctors conclusions. Gotch won his
laurels from men like the older
Zbyszko, Mahmout and Hacken-
schmidt Not to go further than
Mahmout, II the present generation
of grapplers has a man who could
win from MahJnout he would have
to show more class than has been
shown in Des Moines.
Nobody would put the younger
Zbyszko with his brother, and yet
the younger Zbyszko has been wrest-
ling on about even terms with all the
present day contenders for the title.
The Evening Tribune ventures the
guess that Frank Gotch in his time
would have won in straight falls
from any and all OF the modern
wrestlers, and there would have been
no need OF a two-hour time limit.
Frank would have been dressed and
on the street again within the two,
hours.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-26
WHY PEOPLE LIKE ROOSEVELT

A Pullman porter tells his expert
ences in the American Magazine.
Among other things, he says:
No one can help liking Mr..
Roosevelt, of course. He is a great
one for picking up information; and
at election time he would always say
to me, Wen, George, do win or lose
this year And / picked him every
time. IF / could pick horses as well
as that, I'd have retired with for
tune long ago.
All the 7orters like Roosevelt be.
cause he is so democratic. Some
people think it is a pose on bis part.
but my friend on the Merchants linn
tied was telling me the other day
about when Roosevelt was only police
commissioner in New York, some
twenty years ago.
In those days they had buffet
cars, and it sometimes took an hour
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-26

which he is SO justly famed he preserved that
uncommunicatiye silence which is golden In
such cases, and his sagacity was justified by the
event. They probably wiz be disappointed,
therefore, who may look for anything that
could be called loqnacity in our chief executive
Few men know the usus loquenH better than
he does; and yet at the same time he is 50 hap
PLY constituted that his obrnutescence on occa-
sions leaves absolutely nothing to be desired,
and it is no exaggeration to say that while
naturally inclined to vofuHlity he can be, when
it suits his purpose, one of the most paucilo-
quenI public men Of modern times
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-26
Be an optimisa

Sioux Falls Argus-Leader:: Be OF
good cheer. God is in his heaven and
right viii prevail. Keep right on keep
ing on Smile, and work and waste no
effort IN dismal forbodings 1t isn't
in the book Of God that a nation work
ing from the motives which influence
Germany can dominate the world. All
that is worth while costs sacrifice, and
human rights have never been preserv.
ed without heroic struggle The allies
viii win, and our children VIII inherit
the glories OF the tremendous sacri-
fees of this generation. The world
never needed the smiling optimist as
much as It needs him now.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-26
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.

Cedar Rapids Gsze-.s: Il IS hard 10
convince the little boz that moving the
Lawn IL one Of those essential jobs
Oef~efn Register II win be re-
lmembersd thai there was a time last
winter when fuel could not be pur-
chased al any price The fuel board
in Oeiwein Al times secured z few
pounds Of coal for families entirely
without fuei-and that when the mer-
lcury was below zero. 1t is predicted
that there viii be an even greater
shortage the coming winter unless
more people fill their bins this sum
mer than last
Dies Moines Register: Emperor
Charles. who wrote that kings must
stick together" should be patient. The
weather win be stickier next August,
perhaps
burlington Hawk-Bye: There was
once ranchman who refused to al
low his COW hands to roll cigarets dur
ing work. Nine times out OF ten
when you need a man right quick and
you look around for him, there he is
rolling a cigaret," he was wont to say.
Did you ever notice how many men
are doing the unfmportant thing when
the big thing needs to- be done?
Marsharftown Times-Republican
The Townley bunch in Minnesota
needn't feel heartbroken over the
election They still have large wads
of contributed currency handed in ut
.16 per and the mine isn't entirely
worked out yet
Waterloo Tribune: The total
eclipse of the sun has gone with few
noticing it. It's the total eclipse of
the kaiser that we're interested in.
Boone News-Republican: As long
as it must be continued, 1t might be a
wise step to cut the primary ballot
down to senator and governor, con-
gress and county officers, and let the
convention really have something to
do.
Waterloo Courier: Somehow we
find 1t difficult, in these days of stress
and conservation and high cost and
need of money for necessities, to figure |
out how the use of booze Of any kind !
can be 1usthed- The action OF the !
American Medical society in strongly |
declaring for national prohibition is |
significant.
Sioux City Tribune: II the people |
of Austria ever become united in their |
which unquestionably is |
quite general throughout the empire, |
the governments threats to suppress |
outbreaks by force will be subject to a |
few important qualifications.
Monticello Express: That beefsteak
which can be served but once a week
in hotels and restaurants should be /
mighty tender with six days for pound
ing and only one for eating.
Dubuque Telegraph Herald: Fight, /
work or pay-take your choice And
there's no rule against choosing twice.
Some patriots have chosen all three.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-26

International good viii is the fulfilling Of
law Of all nations The nations Of the world in all their
pariaents all the places their cFanceferies,
throughout all their armies and their nae.se all must
learn what that aw Of the world neisborhood
what what forbids: shalt
love thy nesghbor tyse" For nation the Thou
sfatfv OF that law the categorical imperative that ad
nnits Of neither condition alternative The Of the
worlds good viii 10 the fst law Of every nation-Janes
n. Macdonald, LII o.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-26

E'Y. M. @. A. Headquarters Bombed bv
Boche'' reads news headline "In Gods
great work. says the kaiser, ''our armies are
employed -
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-26

1t is said that Emperor William chooses his
wife's hats Is there no limit to the potentate s
AT ocratic powersa
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-26
German Language Newspaper.

German language NEWSPAPER.
[ United Press Leased Wire Serricaj
CHICAGO, june 2S-The ulino3
Stats Zeitung, a German languasI
daily newspaper Published here I'd
seventy-three years, took on ned
lease OF life today with the al
nouncemen that a group OF Aner;|
cans OF German descent win proviaa
finances for its immediate needs. d
was stated that Horace l. Brand
former publisher, will have no full
Their connection with the paper.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-26
THE SHERMAN LAW MENACE.

That the Sherman antitrust law, which has
some helpful accomplishments to its credit, will
do far more harm than good if enforced after
the war, Is the belief of many careful students
of business and industrial development. Many
men whose opinions command respect believe
that this law should have been repealed long
ago, and more favor its repeal now. James w.
Gerard, former ambassador to Germany, speak
ing before the New York Board of Trade and
Transportation, said that if this law remained
on the statute books after peace has been de-
cared the United States viii not be able to
compete with Germany because of the German
system of governmental aid In business under
takings. His suggestion is not new, so far as
the idea behind it is concerned, but it comes
with peculiar force from one who has had ex-
cepdonal opportunities to study the German
method of dealing with industrial corporations
and to form an intelligent Judgment of the re-
suits of policy favorable to the development
of Germany's foreign trade before the war.
Our overseas commerce has been hampered by
the Sherman law 1t will not do to leave it fet-
tered when competition becomes keen. By this
frank statement about the Sherman act, Mr.
Gerard has raised question calling for careful
attention in business and financial circles How
serious is the Sherman law menace7
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-26

One peculiar thing about the working of cen
sorship is the fact that those who are not en-
titled to know certain information somehow
learn of it before those who are entitled to
know it are informed
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-26

war profit should be without honor in anv
country
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-26

Tor The Gate ely.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-26

convince the little Dor that moving the
Lawn IL one Of those essential jobs
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-26

Dubuque Telegraph-Herald: Ffgh,
work or pay-take your choice. An,
there's no rule against choosing twice
Some patriots have chosen all three