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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-30
Daylight Savings Plan

BY congressional enactment 1t 2
o'clock tomorrow morning, every
clock throughout the United States
is to be advanced one hour and con.
tinue until the last Sunday in Octf.h.
er. Many people think this is a rath.
er foolish movement, but we are all
creatures of habit and great many
things at first appear to be. rather
laughable.
Doubtless, the earliest division OF
time was day and night. Then, later
the phases OF the moon were observ-
ed and people began to recognize
weeks. Then climatic conditions
we're also considered and people
recognized seasons.
The early Egyptians had a calendar
containing twelve months OF thirty
days each, with five supplemental
days added at the end of the year.
This made a year OF 365 days. The
early Jews had year consisting OF
twelve lunar months. A thirteenth
month was inserted occasionally, The
Jewish months were twenty-nine and
thirty days alternately. In a cycle
Of nineteen years. there were seven
years which had an inter-calary or
extra month.
The Greeks had a calendar based
upon the actual lunar months with
twelve months to the year. At Athers
in 594 B. c., Scion changed the cal.
endar so that the months would con.
sist of thirty days and twenty-nine
days alternately, making a total of
354 days in the year. His plan con-
templated the insertion occasionally
Of an inter-calary month Later this
change was 50 arranged that the
inter-calary month should be inserted
three times in eight years. This ex-
ira month was to have thirty days
and hence Scion figured the average
year to be 365A days.
In the early days. the Romans had
a year consisting of ten months. Dur
ing the time of the Roman kings, this
was changed to lunar year and 1t
consisted Of 255 days and occasionally
all inter-calary month was added.
This lead to some confusion until in
the tirne Of julius Caesar in 46 3. c.,
he issued ali edict that the year
should contain 365 days and every
fourth year should have 366 days,
thus making a year average 1854
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This agitation continued until in
1888 when w. F. Allen of the Railroad
Time convention, secured the adop
ton OF this plan by ninety per cent
(, of the railroads. The same year the
international Goedetic society in ses.
sion at Rome adopted time stand
ard based upon twenty-four meriitans.
each of which was one hour apart.
The daylight saving movement
started in England by a builder
named Willet. His plan was to re-
tain standard clock time except for
the period between April and Sep
TENDER. when the clocks should all
be set one hour, forward. His propos.
al at first met with laughter. He.
however. continued to agitate It I'M
til he secured the Introduction OF a
measure in parliament and for a num-
Der OF times 1t was voted down, but
. at each session Of parliament it al
ways secured additional votes.
The argument made on behalf of
the movement was that it was in the
interest Of those VINO dwelt In towns
and thai as the city population was
increasing, there was constantly
increasing number Of the population
failingsto take advantage Of the day
light in summer.
Mr.. Winston Churchill finally
threw his influence in favor of the
movement, as he, after studying the
question, concluded that legislation
was necessary In order to change thu
habits of the country as whole.
He urged that if all made the change,
no one was conscious that the change
had been made except at the moment
Of the change, and that it was in the
interest OF tho welfare Of all that the
change should be made by legislation
or not at all. After the adoption of
this plan in England, it has since
been adopted by eleven other of the
leading European countries.
The United States adopted the
measure as a. war savings PROPOSE
ton, and the congress enacted that
the change should be made the last
Sunday in March Everyone tonight
should, before going to bed, set the
clock or watch one hour forward, and
the new plan will then be followed by
all the churches and Sunday schools
tomorrow. Monday morning. the
business world will take up the new
schedule. The plan will give an in
creased opportunity for war garden
work and will provide time for recrs-
alton and amusement for those who
work in the various factories and Of
fees. j. 0. B.
Minnewawa.
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and in effect before church services
begin tomorrow, Sunday morning. The
order takes effect at o'clock a. NJ.
and church services in Nauvoo viii
take place an hour sooner" than
usual. As the clock reaches the hour
of =, the hands are to be pointed to
3. The change will be in effect until
the last Sunday in October, when the
clocks will be turned back. A cor
responding change will be made the
last Sunday in March, 1919, as tho
plan may be continued every sum-
mer. Better begin to study the hab-
its Of the lark, YOU Nauvoo boys.
They do say it's pretty hard to get
up with the lark after being out on
one.
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| Hymn 159.
! Benediction.
| Sunrise prayer meeting at 700 a.
m. Sunday school, $50 a. m. Juniors,
300 p. m. Baker Mission, $3.50 p. m.
Young peoples $50 p. m.
| First Westminster Presbyterian
church, Seventh and Blondeau street.
Rev. E. B. Newcomb, D. D., pastor.
Services at 10:45 a. m. and 1880
p. M, the latter a change from the
afternoon hour. Morning theme,
| Seeing Jesus on Easter Day." even
ing. 1.-THE Easter Impossibility." Tbe
special music of the morning will be:
Carol-"Oh Joy of Easter" (Oli-
ver).
Anthem FESTIVAL TIE Deum"
(Buck).
Anthem-"Kfng of Kings" (Simp-
err.
The evening music will be:
Anthem-"Hosan (Granier).
Anthem "They Have Taken
Away" (Stainer).
Solo-"AngeIs Message" (Loud)-
Mrs. w. c. Hughes.
Bible school at $50 a. M, with
special Easter features in the pro-
gram.
Bethel A. NJ e. misunderstanding
at II a. m. and 8 p. m, under the
new time which. according to sun
time, is 10 and Z. Sunday school at
2:30 p. m, by new time. Alonza
Drain. superintendent. The Sunday
school will have special program:
also will be Decision day for the
Sunday school. At the morning SER
vice there will be baptising.
Sunday nights program will be as
follows:
Opening. song by choir, Ginning
Bells of Easter
Prayer by Rev. S. B. Moore.
Sold-Mrs. Lenna Shanninghouse.
Paper-Mr. VIM. Martin.
Paper-Miss Katie Owens.
Cornet solo-F. D. Fields.
Quartette-Mrs. Anna Holmes,
Mrs. LENA Clearinghouse, Mr.. VIM.
Smith, Mr.. Henry shanninghouse.
Paper-Miss Anna Pyles.
Vocal solo--Mr. Raymond Moore.
Bass solo-Mr. Lee Holt.
Wednesday night prayer meeting
led by Mrs. Richie Johnson. Friday
night class. DR.. S. B. Moore, pastor.
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st. Joseph nurses sore spot and
declines to cheer up. The state pub
lie service commission sustained the
right Of the street railway company
to discontinue 4-cent fares. Saints call
it a raw deal"-all for a cent.
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st. Peters Catholic church. Rev.
J. w. Gillespie. pastor.-Masses.
Sis. 1880. 900 and 1890 Q. m.
st. Francis de Sales. Rev. J. NJ
Dunnion, pastor.-Masses 500 4. m.
and 10000 q m. Sunday school at 3
o'clock.
St. Mary's Catholic church.-Masz
at 500 and 1000 o'clock. Sunda,
school at 900 o'clock. vesoers a;
R:30.
st. Luke's chapel (EpiscopaD, Refs
and e streets.-Church school at 4
p. m. Representatives from St
Johns church will be in charge. All
children of the neighborhood invited
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran
church. Twelfth and Morgan.-Sun-
day school at 11:00 o'clock a. m.
No other services.
Cottage prayer meeting Tuesday.
April 2. at 1880 p. m, at the resi-
dence Of Mrs. Parnell Missouri and
Oregon avenue, West Keokuk.
Redeemer English Lutheran church,
Twelfth and Timea streets. Rev. l..
Richmann, pastor. Sunday school at
$3.50 a. m. Morning service at 10: 80
Evening service at 1880.
Salvation Army, 326 Main street.
Sunday school at 2:30 p. m. Even
Ing worship songs and praise service
at 1880. Subject. For Ny Names
Sake" Y. P. l.. Wednesday evening.
Topic, Better Than Gold"
Swedish Methodist church at
Twelfth and Concert streets, F. J..
Swanson. pastor. Sunday school at
$3.50 a. m. Union service with the
Mission church at 10:45 a. m, at which
service Rev. A. e. Rundquist OF Bur
lington, Iowa, will preach. The even
Ing service will be held in the Mis-
Bion church.
First Church OF Christ, Scientist,
No. GIG High street--Services at 10:4b
a. M. subject: Reality" Sunday
school at 9:45 a. m: Wednesday even
ing meeting at 7:45. Reading room.
No. 229 Masonic Temple. open every
day except Sunday and legal holidays
from IL m. to 4:30 p. M; Saturdays
from IL m. to 9 p. m.
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Mis-
sion church, Fourteenth and Morgan
streets. A. Il. Rundquist, pastor.
Home address, 53S South Central
avenue, Burlington, Iowa; residence
address, 1923 Franklin street.-Sun-
day school, 9:45 a. m. Morning,
union Easter service at the Swedish
M. E. church. Young peoples meet
ing in English at GAS p. IN. Sub
lect, Resurrection" Union service,
1880 p. m. Special singing. Come
and worship with us.
First Methodist Protestant church,
corner of Twelfth and Exchange
streets, Rev. s. G. Benninger, pastor.
The Resurrection the Fundamental
doctrine of Christianity" An Easter
program will be rendered in the even
ing at 1880 by the Sunday school,
sunday school at $3.50 a. m, Mr.. A. B.
Trout, superintendent. Christian En-
aeavor at $50 p. m, subject, Les
sons from the Risen Christ's Forty
lays Leader, Mrs. A. B. Grout.
The United Presbyterian church.
corner OF Blondeau and Ninth, II. b.
.McElree. pastor, 500 Franklin. Sab
Dath school at $50. Morning service
lV:45, subject of sermon, "The Joy OF
Easter At this service the sacrament
" the Lords supper will be observed.
reaching service at Summitvil1e at
. p. m. Evening service at 1880. This
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fine order. Besides the quartet selec-
tions, Messrs. John HUDSON and Jay
Wykoff will sing solos.
Easter services at st. Paups Evan
gelical church: The resurrection Of
the Lord will be observed in two
special services tomorrow, and the
commemoration of the Lords supper
morning and evening. The class con-
flrmed last Sunday will take its first
communion at the evening services.
The subject of the morning sermon
will be, 1.-THE Promise of Our Resur-
rection" Germany. Anthem, I'm
Christ Shall All be Made Alive" and
"Sing for the Day is Breaking" The
evening service will open at 8 o'clock
according to the new time. Sermon
on 1.-THE Secret Of Life" Anthems,
| awake, Thou That Sleepest" and
"Come See the Place Where Jesus
Lay" Sunday school opens at $40
a. M, new time.
Trinity M. E. church.-Evening
program, 1920 o'clock:
Organ-Sursum Corda. .Lorenz
Mrs. Vernon Mckay.
Song Of Victory. ............ Ashford
Choir.
Your Lord and King Adore. Wilson
Choir.
I Know My Redeemer Liveth
(Messiah) ......... Handel
Miss Marie Hopkins.
AS It Began to Dawn. .Lerman
Choir.
Male quartette-Brunat. Ertsig, Lof-
quist, Schouten.
High in Heaven Enthroned. Eyer
Miss Verna Conner and Choir.
MY Redeemer and My Lord. Buck
Mrs. Florence w. Schouten
Unfold Ye Portals (Redemption)
$50. "ouAoo
Choir.
Sing TO God Hymn Of Praise. .Fearis
Choir.
Address. Life at Camp Dodge
F. c. Edwards.
Easter services at First Baptist
church:
Morning service
Organ voluntarN-All Hail the
Power of Jesus Name.
Invocation.
Scripture.
Cantata-The Glory of the Cross.
God Forbid That l Should Glory
Anthem.
In the Cross We Glory-Ladies'
chorus and choir.
He was Despised-Bass solo and
choir
VIII We Walk with Jesus?-
Ladies' chorus.
The Cross Of Calvary-Soprano
solo and choir.
The Angel Message-Ladies chorus
and choir.
In the End of the sabbath-An-
them.
Swing the Lillies-Class song.
We Have Eternal Life-Ladies'
chorus.
Ring Ye Bells of Heaven-Chorus.
Offertory.
Hymn 1876
Sermon-"The Souls Supreme
Glory"
Hymn 421.
Benediction.
The Baptist orchestra will accom- !
pany the chorus in the cantata.
At the morning service the Knights |
Templar will be present in body.
Evening service
Hymn 1877.
Hymn l52.
Scripture.
Prayer.
Offertory.
Hymn 151.
TabIeaux-Steps to the Cross.
1. After the Supper.
2. Entering Gethsemane.
3. The First Prayer.
4. Gould We not watch with me"
s. The Last Prayer.
6. sleep on now"
Z. The kiss of betrayal.
8. No time for the sword.
9. "And they led Him away"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-06-24

beloved bldon. His canteen is the
last thing he would part with. 1t
Is his wine cellar, perennial COM
fort to the poilu, but when he can
get no wine, he fills it with choco-
late at the Foyer.
Six poilus entered this Foyer
while it was being observed. Each
had cup Of chocolate, four took
writing material, all asked for to-
bacco, of which there was none,
spoke some cheerful words and
filed into the trenches again.
The trench left the ruins, crossed
a narrow valley and went up a
slope, where it entered supporting
trench where there were soldiers
behind barb-wire entanglements.
They were French, and midway in
their line was a Foyer hut located
In dug-out. It was here that the
American correspondent received q
real thrill, for among the colors de-
pending from the cejlinG-tho tri-
color, the Union Jack, the Italian
flag and others-gently waved tho
Stars and Stripes. Il was beautt
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the French trenches. They were
ready for trouble. Their eyes were
bright and clear. their skin fresh,
and they were in form. Each wore
a khaki colored steel hat Of peculiar
shape, held on by a strap under the
chin. Each man In olive drab uni
form had dagger and a pistol
fastened to his waist. There ap-
peared to be an unusual attraction
at one dug-out entrance down q
narrow flight Of stairs cut in the
earth. More soldiers were crowd
ing down s'Ato it. A closer inspec-
tion revealed the cause-on the en-
trance was the sign of the Red
Triangle. It was the first Y. NJ.
O. A. hut inspected in the front line.
There were twenty or twenty.
five men in the room, a fifteen BY
thirty feet room underground, the
ceiling Of steel supported here and
there. Over all was the slope Of q
great hill. The room had . tiny.
tortuous window. while candles fur
nished the Hight. IN the corner, WAS
. stone store, on which steamed >
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Unarmed, Alone, Red Triangle Man
Goes Out Under Shell Fire with
Hot Drink for Fighters Gas,
Rats and Mud His Daily Lot,
Yet He Sticks and Smiles.

PARIS, I-Out In No
Mans Land seventy American SOL
diers were digging a new trench
under cover of darkness, but the
Boche was suspicious, and shells
were falling. The hillside was
pttted with new holes as the explo-
sions punctuated the blackness.
The soldiers laboring away in the
night were tired and hungry. Their
lieutenant, back in the main trench,
descended some steps into a dug
out concealed in the hillside, where
he spoke to the occupant concern
ing the need OF the trench-diggers.
Soon this man went trudging up
that shell-pitted hill carrying two
buckets filed with steaming hot
chocolate.
The searching shells, put over on
suspicion to prevent just such
strollers, burst around him, but the
man with the chocolate reached the
seventy trenchers and distributed
his hot drinks, putting new heart
and strength into the men. And
they appreciated it as only weary
men can, and more. because if
there had been an enemy sortie at
that time, the hot drink man would
have been found without weapon to
defend himself. For he saw the
Y. M. G. A. hut secretary Of that
particular section of front line
trench.
The lieutenant who suggested
that he take out the hot drinks told
the story-just one of the Incidents
which have made the Red Triangle
men welcome additions to the
fringe of No Mans Land. This sec
Tetary is a big-hearted man who
stuck to his dug-out there among
the watching posts, to be Of serv-
ice to the soldiers. Asked by the
correspondent If he wished to go to
a less burdensome place for a few
days, he hesitated before replying
that he did not care to have an
other man sent who might not be as
strong as he and who could not
afford to burn his underwear every
time he changed.
IN THE STEEL HUT
This man held forth in new type
y" hut, semi-circle of steel
twelve feet in diameter, locked to-
gether at the edges to make an IN
verted trough six feet high and
eighteen feet long. 1t ts buried in
the hillside, except for narrow
door at the bottom of some steps.
1t was crowded with american boys
Of the front line forces when the
correspondent looked in. They
we're drinking chocolate, reading,
writing letters to home or buying
such ANAL articles az the secretary
ha6 On sal&
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The boys were eating big red ap-
pies, too, the gift of the lnterna-
tional Apple Growers Association,
distributed free through the Y. M.
c. A. No one wno has not been in
the war zone can comprehend how
those boys in olive drab appreciated
those American apples. devoured
near enough the enemy's line to be
tossed over to Fritz.
The dug-out from which the Sec
retary sailed forth carrying hot
drinks to the delivers of No Mans
Land was only one of several in
spected on a tour Of the front line
trenches made by three investigat-
Ors who went to see for themselves
how the boys from home were shap-
ing up after months under fire. The
findings were inspiring.
Wearing steel helmets and gas
masks, the Investigators left head
quarters village in the morning, pro-
ceeding five miles in a Red Cross
ambulance over I. road kept In good
repair by men who worked by star
light. Shells whined far overhead,
although sometimes the range was
shortened to make them explode in
the section traversed by the trio.
A brush-screened shed served as a
garage for the ambulance at the
beginning of the road which was
considered unsafe for travel by ve-
hicles in the daytime. The investi-
gators proceeded on foot over
path torn by shells and through a
forest where trees of mans improvi-
sation cunningly filled gaps left by
nature.
Further on the path entered a
wide ditch, deep enough to conceal
standing men. Where the soil was
loose the sides were retained by
brush woven between stakes. In
wet places there were walks of
wood, but these do not always keep
ones feet above the trench mud,
inexhaustible, iDsidious and able
to manufacture itself at the least
suggestion of moisture.
The supporting trench led into an
advanced trench where soldiers
were at their posts. The day was
quiet, they said, and only at OBJ
servation posts were sentinels sta
toned. Groups of men were at
close intervals, ready with machine
gun, rife and bayonet. Piles of
hand grenades and heavy boxes of
ammunition guaranteed the Hun a
hot reception.
Sitting upon the trench step was
poilu, sketching. An artist?
Certainly; all the French are such
instinctively, for yonder were 9TH
ers drawing. A tapping tent cloth
before the entrance Of a dugout
bore landscape, others recalled
an actress Of the Paris comedy or
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Screeng Shells Break Around the Man Chocolate

boldly caricature the Kaiser and his
pillaging Boche.
AT A FRENCH Y. M. c. A. HUT
The trench led down hill, across
a valley and into the ruins of a
once thriving little city, now mass
OF debris where no building had a
roof or unbroken wall. But life was
found In the Foyer du Soldat, the
French Y. M. G. A. The room had
four sides and its roof, once de-
stroyed, had been replaced with a
temporary covering heaped with
stones to protect 1t from bursting
shrapnel. 1t was small room, ten
by twelve feet.
There two poilus make chocolate,
provide writing material and sell at
less than cost little things needed
by the soldier. Through the
trenches the poilu comes day or
night to this haven of warmth, re-
freshment, fellowmen and a lighted
candle. He wears . hat of steel,
carries a gun. while to his shoulders
are strapped the Gas mask and the
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-06-24

Alarfc the Goth plundered Rome
ana got together a vast amount of
treasure. When he died, the legends
relate, this loot was buried with him
at the l1ttom Of the Susento river,
and all the captive slaves who were
forced to build his tomb were slain
80 that the Romans might never find
his resting place. The rich spolls of
Attila, the story runs. were buried in
a cave. Neither hoard has ever been
discovered.
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largo cauldron Of chocolate from
which two men filled the cups and
canteens Of the soldiers. There
we're tables at which other boys
were writing letters, letters that
were to 60 out on a long journey.
Some were reading papers a month
old. but In Language and with q
message wonderfully dear.
THEY THOUGHT OF HOME
Two husky youngsters, pistolled
and daggered ready for action, were
engaged in the warlike game of
checkers. Finally one OF these
grim-visaged warriors tipped the
checker board and explained, "Oh.
shucks, Jim! let's write to the folks
at home" Which they proceeded
to do to the accompaniment OF d
continuous. deep-toned below OF
heavy artillery in the rear and tho
rafting Of the mitrailleuse aimed
at a Boche avion which had offered
itself as target. For in the con.
stant presence of sudden death, the
suggestion and recollection of home
pervaded the huts Of the Y. M. G. A.
The secretary of that hut was
lawyer before he came over, leav.
ing a wife and children while hs
offered his service. He was a col
lege man. thirty-flve years old, clean
and fine. At home he lived in COM
fort. In France he slept on q
pallet In dungeon, cleansed an
earthen floor and waited on SOL
diers. His sleep was not always
unbroken, for huge, vagrant rats
claimed refuge and living with
him. They often foraged at night
caring neither for tho comfort or
quiet OF their fost. He had no COM
plant, but 1t was curious to know
how long man could stand up un-
der eighteen hours Of work day
II such surroundings.
The American boy had good COM
pany with this secretary for q
friend. Possibly when the war is
over and the lad has time to think
about 1t he will want to write his
appreciation to the man who pre-
ferred serving soldiers more than
he hated rats, shell and hard work
in a cave. AS 1t was, the boys
when asked what they thought of
the Y. M. C. A. there answered,
"This would be a hell Of a place
without it. With 1t we have a
touch Of home, sweet home"
Beyond this hut was encountered
the steel one presided over by the
secretary, who took the hot choco-
late out into No Mans Land under
fire. Farther on, in the debris Of
another town, in an UNDERGROUND
room the Red Triangle was found
In charge Of highly educated man
who declared that for the first time
In his life he was doing work which
met a real need and taxed all his
strength continually. From there
the Investigators went on through
sections the duplicates Of those do
scribed. coming out finally in
forest where French and Americans
were digging trenches and repair
Ing roads.
1.-THE sky is clear and German
rises to make an observa-
doD," concluded the Investigators
notes. French cannon break loose
and shells whine overhead. Ex-
banding puffs of creamy white
smoke that draw nearer and nearer
10 the balloon cause Fritz to de-
Bcend. We move on We have
seen enough for one day. have seen
bur own boys and they are ct the
nonts
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Children Understood Nature.

A few years ago, Switzerland fol-
lowed the new idea Of other countries
that nature study should be a regular
study In the school program, and that
teachers should be trained according
ly. 1t was soon discovered that the
pupils knew more than the trained
teachers, for the teachers information
was too often based on books alone,
while the children knew nature from
actual contact with her in all her
moods