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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-12

Count Ilya Tolstoy, in the New
York Evening Mail: To you, the
thinking people of Germany; to you,
the leaders of the social democratic
party, and to all citizens of Germany
whose conscience is not yet dead,
address this appeal.
/ believe that II my words are true
nobody will be able to stifle them, and
that they will reach you.
The answer must come not to me,
but to the whole world.
accuse you of the most heinous
crime that can be committed by man.
with the highest humane ideals.
So long as you followed the law OF
Moses, an eye for an eye and tooth
for a tooth, and were running millions
of lives, inventing terrible weapons for
warfare and murder: while you were
inhumanly killing fellow men and
you yourselves were dying fanatic.
ally, both you and your victims were
to be pitied Humanity might have
taken the wrong road; but there was
hope that the trampled ideals OF love
and brotherhood could be resurrected
to save and bring the human race to
gether.
You Germans proclaimed those
ideals long before the war. You pro
claimed them loudly. The socialists
of your country promised their com
rades of different nations that you
would not lift your sword for the con
quest of Imperialism. You have mel
kept these promises.
Formerly you might have been con
WINGED that Germany was not con
Quoting war of conquest. You
might have thought that you We're de
Tending your fatherland from the i'm
perialism of Russia. Since Their
everything has changed. -Russias I'M
perialistic government has fallen
Russia has become democratic. YET
you continue to advance against the
helpless Russians. The greed Of youl
government has become terror.
What can be your justification
now? What have you done to prove
your sincerity? Not only have yot
not demanded the cessation Of the
war, and kept your promises. but YOU
have committed a far grayer crime.
! Taking advantage Of the freedom
of propaganda in Russia, you enter
ed our trenches, penetrated into the
interior of our country as heralds o
new ideal Of international brother
hood Under false banners of inter
national brotherhood you have Lex
our people to disaster with the CT!
Of love on your lips.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-12
The more the marble wastes the more the
statue grows-Michael Angelo.
WOMEN SET VOTING PACE.

The special elections recently held IN four
congressional districts in New York produced
some facts of more than passing Importance
to the student of politics. For instance, the
women, voting for the first time, brought to
the polls about ninety per cent. of their total
registered strength, whereas the men-to whom,
perhaps voting has become an old story
brought out only about half that percentage
Of their number Another fact was the heavy
vote cast by the socialist party, which in one
district was in excess Of that received by the
republican candidate. There is no denying
that the growth of socalistic opinion is one of
the most menacing features Of political devel-
opment today-and to combat it will require
close and careful educational work. This work
will not be aided if the tendency of legislation
is to continue in the direction of state socialism
as strongly as it has in the past.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-12
COUNT ILYA TOLSTOY ON
GERMAN DUPLICITY

Your propaganda proclaimed the
unity of the democratic elements OF
f! the whole world. You stretched forth
your hands to our simple, trusting
| soldier AS he extended his hand to
return your grasp of fellowship you
snatched his weapons of defense
| from him.
| Now gaze upon the Russian soldier.
He stands disarmed before you. Your
sword is raised over his head, ready
| to penetrate the vitals of his nation
The treachery of Judas pales before
| the crime that you have committed.
DO not say that you are powerless
| in your struggle against the purposes
| Of your government
| 1t was you who raised the banner
of Zimm erwald. From our socialist
ranks came Lenine and other agitators
| into Russia. The hour has come
when men who have principles must
fight for them. Sincere men give up
their lives for their principles. they
go to the stake for them. They die
| in exile. What have you done to
prove your sincerity?
| The world awaits your words OF
condemnation of your government.
But not a sound is heard.
| On the contrary, your government
is now triumphantly reaping the
fruits Of your propaganda. You stand
idly by. You do not check 1t. The re-
suit of your conduct is a mockery OF
! all idealism. The most sacred ideas
are pressed into temporary service
to replace the poison gases OF war
fare.
| l call upon you, not in the name OF
Russia, not in the name OF any ma
! terial thing; l call upon you in the
name of those great ideals of human
brotherhood and fellowship which
! you have insulted and shamefully
| trampled down.
Unfortunately, individuals some
times act in violation of their pro-
fessed principles. Society condemns
such individuals bitterly. But in this
case ideals have been misused to
lead astray a nation. Their highest
Inspirations. their faith in human ma
/ ture itself, has been trifled with. And
remember that upon you, the lead
ers of German thought, the sponsors
flor these appeals, falls the heavy re-
sponsibility, not only in the eyes OF
the world, not only before your own
speople-no. your greatest RESPONSE
bility rests upon your yourselves.
How can you face the judgment OF
your own conscience and the verdict
Of victory?
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-12
TODAY'S BIT OF VERSE

SPRING.
Now spring my is yearning and to spring my
thoughts turning,
And pause in pleasant day dreams or the JOYS s ie
win bring
When these turbulent days frightened, and these
arduous tasks lightened,
By the soul refreshing spendor by the gadsomeness or
spring.
In nv ancv rain comes splashng rain renewing drench
ing. dashing
Tiu the sun in faithful radiance bids the clouds and
shadows pass, -
Then appears lovely vision for the buds with quick
decision, :,
Now unfold to welcome robin hopping, hopping in the
Still Weld to meditation while with eager sautation,
Springtime blossoms troop around breathing love ano
harmony, 80
Camorous birds the woods are hlhne mlrtlu noIes re-
sounding, thrilling, 80 :,
Gods own crusade hope reyving, rendring praise In
melody.
Then my heart beats faster dream of rose
and aster,
OF the earth repee Respondent its pristine gorgeous
Every hue in beauty blending feecy clouds perfection
lending. 80,
Spring the time of resurrection, fills the land with
joyousness.
Mary A Black.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-12
SENATOR WILLIAMS CONFESSION

Senator John Sharp Williams, of Mississippi,
impaired nothing new in economics when he
declared recently in the senate that price
fixing is impracticable Said he, ''you do one
of two things-if you fix the price too low you
decrease production; if you fix it too high you
breed speculation Williams acknowledges
that he made a mistake when he voted for "all
these things" but excuses himself on the plea
that he did not want anyone to think he was
tagging anywhere along the line. A pretty
poor excuse. IF every man in congress votes
for every measure that is advocated and brand
ed as war measure and has no better reason
than that he does not want to be suspected OF
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-12
URIC ACID IN MEAT.
.bR|NGSRHEUMAT
Says a Little Salts In Water
Save You From Dread
Attack


Rheumatism Is easier to avoid d
to cure, states a well-known auti
ity. We are advised to dress val
ly;- keep the feet dry; avoid ezpos1
eat less meat, but drink plenty
good water.
Rheumatism is direct result
eating too much meat and other
foods that produce uric acid, whicl
absorbed into the blood. 1t Is
function of the kidneys to filter
acid from the blood and cast it
in the urine; the pores of the skin
also a means of freeing the blood
this impurity. In damp and d
cold weather the skin pores
closed. thus forcing the kidneys
do double work. they become v
and sluggish and fail to eliminate
uric acid, which keeps accumula
and circulating through the sysl
eventually settling in the joints
muscles, causing stiffness, sora
and pain called rheumatism.
AT the hrSt JWlnge OF rueulnaa
get from any pharmacy about
ounces of Jad Salts; put tablesp
full in a glass of water and drink
fore breakfast each morning foi
week. This is said to eliminate
acid by stimulating the kdneys
normal action, thus Kidding the Oh
Of these impurities.
Jad Salts is inexpensive, harIl
and is made from the acid OF gls
and lemon juice, combined with "
and is used with excellent resala
thousands of folks who are subls'
rheumatism. Here you have pA
ant, effervescent lithia-water u
which helps overcome uric acN
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-12
STOP A MOMENT!
LISTEN TO THIS
Cincinnati man tells how
lift off any corn without
hurting one bit


You reckless men and women !.
are pestered with corns ana WIZ 4
at least once a week invited al d
death from lockjaw or olooa III III
are now told by Cinc1nnau au,
ity to use a drug called -
which the moment a few GLUE TUE,
applied to any corn, the soleu', :,
relieved, and soon the enti w., :,
root and all, lifts out with the , .n !,
1t is a sticky substance Wnich y, = .
the moment it is applied ana - AZ,
to simply shrivel the corn ~it Inv
flaming or even irritating suc Il,
rounding tissue or skin. u 10 "a
ed that a quarter of an ounce :" ~ !
zone will cost very little O. ,,ar,
the drug stores, but Is sua', y.
rid ones feet Of every na[u "
corn or callus. .bst
You are further warned ~; NH,
ting at a corn Is a suicidal n"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-12

Woolworth building houses above a
very small foundation 10000 people.
If the Germans should lay siege to
the city, within a week the largest
indemnity ever dreamed of could be
collected, simply to save the lives of
the people. Stop the railroad trains,
and if in the winter the people would
freeze, if in the summer they would
starve. There is no doubt that the
financial interests in Wall street are
as directly interested in winning this
war as any other class of people,
since their all is staked upon it.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-12
PLANT POTATOES.

Des Moines Register: The scarcity
OF cornmeal reported in Iowa must
be due to some extent to the COM
pulsory buying of wheat substitutes,
in which coTnmeal plays an import
ant part, but it is also true that the
corn crop was Of such poor quality
last year, that cornmeal may become
chronically short later in the season.
There Is one answer which each
householder can make for himself,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-12
If New York Were sesieeed.

Omaha World-Herald: No such
congestion of population was ever
approached as exists in New York
today and it would be the most help
less city in the world if besieged.
There would be universal starvation
within a very few days. The two
Hudson terminal buildings house
20, 900 people, most of whom must go
in and out daily in comparatively
brief time. The Equitable building is
a city of 1900 Inhabitants The
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-12
and that is the planting u

and that Is the planting "
potatoes. = sa,d to
"A surplus OF potatoes Is sa- n,esl
list in the United States 3. ~, - M
but that fact should not cau, ~.
to be planted this spring ny ~
who has a garden space ,,vsrl
Potatoes will be very .rmeal
commodity to possess, II COZ ,s I'll
comes scarce just when tne CIV
crop is nearing exhaustion. -, .av1
Stranger things are ~ Sstv,
than that potatoes will st s;atre s
the world and universal ois Aha
as they stand today between
man people and starvation, ,s,,us
And while we are susssota,oss
advisability of planting p shasir
may be worth while to enlpn ail q
Importance of consuming ,.au,d
crop. By no mischance s sloo cro,
part OF last seasons poLa.o
permitted to rot this sprins.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-12

Tagging we shall have lot OF very Dan
gerous legislation. Just that sort OF Legislative
policy has led to the overthrow OF repupilcs
John Sharp Williams is far too smart man 70
follow that sort of a policy.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-12

Waterloo Times-Tribune: The New
York Sun figures that middle names
are going out of fashion. Considering
the abbreviation Of the skirt and waist
the middle name has stood pat for
quite long time.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-12

Council Bluffs Nonpareil: 1t is ex.
ceedingly difficult for man to con
vince others that he is speeding for
patriotism when his speed is in truth
doubling his own income.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-12

Think what mixsup there is going to be a
few wears hence when the daughters of the
various Russian revolutions begin to hold con-
.ventions
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-12
MUSTEROLE QUICK
Relief! NO BLISTER!
It Soothes and Relieves Like a
Mustard Plaster Without
the Burn or Sting

Musterole is clean, white ointment,
made with the oil of mustard. It does all
the work of the old-fashioned mustard
plaster-does 1t better and does not bis
ter. You do not have to bother with a
cloth. You simply rub it on-and usually
the pain is gonel
Many doctors and nurses use Muster
Gle and recommend it to their patients.
They will gladly tell you what relief it
gives from sore throat, bronchitis, Group.
stiff neck, asthma, neuralgia, congestion,
pleurisy, rheumatism, lunbago, pains
and aches of the back or joints, sprains,
sore muscles, bruises. chilblains, frosted
feet colds of the chest lit often pre-.
vents pneumonia.
3Oc and Coo jars; hospital size $3.50.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-12

One of the last things the bolshevik govern
ment did before scutting to its hole was to
adope phonetic spelling But it remained for
the Germans take the trot out of Trotsky.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-12

All meant good work with their whole hearts,
have good work. although they may die oefore they
have time to sign Every heart that has beat strong
and cheerfuy has hopeful impulse behind It in the
Louis Stevenson
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-12
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.
Sioux City Journal: Do your 1919
coal shopping early.

coal shopping early
Marshalltown Times-Republican
The governor, it is said, is contemplat-
ing setting a price on seed corn.
Some dealers, it is alleged, are selling
corn that tests little above one-third
at So bushel. But why let any dealer
sell Is ner cent. corn as seed at all?
That isn't seed corn. It's material for
corn meal and ought to be worth
about $1.75 bushe1.
Cedar Rapids Republican: Colonel
Roosevelt may be blind in one eye and
deaf in one ear, but he still has lot
of punch left 1t won't be safe to tease
him too much.
Des Moines Capital: Cyrenus Cole.
editor of the Cedar Rapids Republican.
a patriot in whom there is no guile,
thinks that Germany would be willing
to begin negotiations for peace for
she has her hands full of Russian
spoils. and in addition thereto many
! other kinds of spoils with which to
trade and jockey around the peace
tables. Mr.. Cole says, Eve can imag-
inc men like ex-President Taft ano
Secretary Lansing sitting at peace
| table with William III and Won TT
pitz, the baby killer" Mr.. Cole evil
IDENTIFY thinks that there os but one
thing to do, and that is to fight 1T Out
I until the kaiser Is everlastingly whip
ped.
| Des Moines Register: At every
point where the Germans have tested
| the American line they have discover
ed recoil quite equal to the kick OF a
Missouri mule.
| Ottumwa Courier: 1t is vitality i'm
portant that the United States bu1lo
ships now as fast as possible and keeI
right at it. The nation with the mos'
ships at Che end of the war Will De 10
| the best position to dominate trade
conditions and sell goods to Foreign
countries. The United States now has
it's opportunity and should not fail tc
take advantage of It,
| Manson Democrat: One OF the
questions the editor of this paper VIII
! ask of every candidate for ONCE THIS
year and every year until the war is
ended, is "Do you own any Liberty
bonds?" If he replies that he does
I
If he does not own any, or has bought
less than he is able to buy, he will get
neither our vote nor support of any
kind We shall do everything in our
power to put none but Americans on
guard" It is the best slogan yet.
| Council Bluffs Nonpareil: It is ex
ceedingly difficult for man to con
vince others that he is speeding for
patriotism when his speed is in truth
doubling his own income.
| Waterloo Times-Tribune: The New
I York Sun figures that middle names
are going out of fashion. Considering
the abbreviation of the skirt and waist
the middle name has stood pat for
quite long time.
If New York Were Besieged.
Omaha World-Herald: No such
congestion of population was ever
,nn,o,obad oc eyictc in New Yorik
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-12
GERMANY's REAL FRIENDS.

The tinker press Of Germany is wrathful in
Recommendation of the organization in this coun-
fry known as the Friends Of German Democ-
racv. of which citizens of German antecedents
like Franz Sigel, Jacob Schiff, Walter Dam
rosch and Otto Kahn are members. Dlrty
Epips'' is one of the names found for them by
the se1ni-official Cologne Gazette But these
men and those associated with them are not
only loyal citizens of our country but are the
wisest and truest friends OF Germany In our
land today. They know, as either the mihtar-
istic press of Germany does not know or dares
not admit, that nothing but popular govern
ment and parliamentary regime offers any
future for that people or any peace to the world.
r. is perfectIv safe to say that the rest OF the
world will never even consider friendly rela-
tions with Germany until her unscrupuous
autocracv has been deposed. German trade and
everything else that is German will be taboo
until the people erect a government the otner
nations can trust. The Friends OF German De-
mocracy here in America see this clearly, ana
tthere is reason to believe that the German peo-
ple at home are coming to see it very FAST
One thing to remember is that we are lighting
TO make the western world safe for the Monroe
doc+r;na bismarck never concealed the fact
l. that he regarded the doctrine a piece OF
colossal impudence. There is every reason to
believo that the kaiser has hankering to bask
lin the South American sun.
| Bill Haywood says there is nothing in com
mon between the l. w. w. and the bolshevlkl.
Bill is wrong. The two organizations have one
thing in common-the same type of leaders
| One of the last things the bolshevik govern
ment did before scuttling to its hole was to
adope phonetic spelling But it remained for
the Germans take the trot out OF Irotsky
Think what a mixSup there IS going to be a
foy- vears hence when the daughters" Of the
various Russian revolutions begin to hold con-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-12

Bill Haywood says there is nothing in com
MON between the l. w. w. and the bolshevikl.
Bill is wrong The two organizations have one
thing in common-the same type of leaders.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-12

Cedar Rapids Republican: Colonei
Roosevelt may be blind in one eye and
deaf in one ear, but he still has lot
of punch left. 1t won't be safe to tease
him too much
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-12

Read Gate city want a''
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-12

Des Moines Register: At every
point where the Germans have testeo
the American line they have discover
ed recoil quite equal to the KICK OF
Missouri mule.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-10-25
A soldier and His Wife

A young man in Triton had been
married for several years when he
registered in 1917. He was support
ing himself and his wife by his daily
labor. The local board put him in
Glass 4, which released him from SER
vice. But he felt the call to the
front, volunteered, and his wife quit
keeping house and went to work for
wages to support herself while he
was away. He is now in France, and
this week his wife bought Liberty
Bond, which she will pay for out of
her earnings. We mention this to
show that when you begin to do the
right thing it is easy to keep doing
more.-Tifton Gazette.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-10-25

Much farm land is being sold and
Is changing hads about this section
The word always goes that it brought
good prices. No prices that have
been received for lands in Crisp coun-
ty for the past few years have been
good prices. These lands will be 60
ing at $4,000 an acre before five
more years have passed. -.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-10-25

The young man who goes to this
war to fight for his country, because
he realizes that it is his duty, will be
one of the heroes of the days to come.
The Stacker will have nothing in af-
ter years but life full of explana-
tions that will be hard to make, and
the young man who goes because he
has to go, can never proud of his pa
triotism unles he cultivates it to
mu"h higher degree.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-10-25
FLYING DEVELOPMENT

No other development in human
history has shown so remarkable re-
suits as has flying in the last ten
wears, says Lord Montagu of Beau
lieu. a British scientist and aviation
expert.
"When the Wright brothers visit
ed Europe ten years ago, che said,
"the airplane engines were of 24-hor-
Sc power. Today they are of $50 horse
power in some cases, and the air
planes carrying capacity has increas-
ed from about 1875 pounds to 3 II
tons.
"Ten thousand feet was then the
highest flight. Today we are doing
26 900. And while forty miles as hour
was then the highest speed, today we
are approaching 100.
"The British army in France began
with only So planes. l may not give
the number today, but it is huge"
Long flights-to and from America
for instance-would be possible after
the war, Lord Montagu said, adding
that he himself hoped some day to
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-10-25
ATTEND THIS MEETING

, Mr.. Editor:
coiumns to invite the eetaahrdlhrdl
Please permit me through your col
umns to invite the people of the state
to attend the convention of cotton seed
producers and business men general
ly to be held in the hall of the house
OF Representatives at the Capitol AT.
ANITA at ESQ p. M, Tuesday, October
Goth.
the deplorable conditions in the cot
ton seed industry can be remedied
only by determined organized effort
While the producer has been silent,
the mills, through their organization
known as the Cotton Seed Crushers
Association, have eagerly co-operat-
ed with the Food Administration,
more or less editing the information
upon which prices have been stabiliz-
ed.
AS federal Food Administrator. Mr..
lioover's only desire is to serve the
pest interests of the American peo-
pie In stabilizing the prices of cot
ton seed and their products. he will
naturally welcome the patriotic CO.
operation of the producers, and all the
information they can give him.
To furnish this cooperation and in
formation, to aid the Food Admins
tration in preventing waste and ex-
citation, the producers of Georgia
have organized. This organization
must be extended to other states. and
must be permanent.
1t is the greatest importance that
the patriotic citizens of Georgia at
tend the Atlanta convention on Oct.
Goth
Respectfully,
EMERSON H. GEORGE.
Pres. Georgia Cotton Seed Producers
| Association.