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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-05
THIRTEEN
MILLION
AMERICANS
Great Registration Day Sep
tember 5 if Draft Ages
are Changed by
Congress.
MANPOWER BILL FILED
Provides Change Of Age to Take
Every Man Between Eighteen
and Forty-five
Years.
MANPoWER BILL FILED

1Uuited Press Leased Wire Service.l
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5.-Septenber
Five next will be registration day for
more than 100000 Americans be
tween IS and 21, SO ard as, If congress
heeds the urgent plea of Provost Mar
shall General CroNder. Leaders are
getting plans under way for speedy
massage Of the new manpower bills III
troduced today in the house and sen
ate Crowders warning that registra,
tion should not be delayed oeyond
September five if the calls for October,
November and December are to oe
met out of class one, carseo ooth
house and senate leaders to consider
reconvening both houses next Monoa9
to begin work on the bill.
weekly registration Of all men be-
coming Fl years old, may De neces'
eary after September l, Crowder de
clared in q letter to Baker Whlcn
| Chamberlain submitted to the senate
Crovder said he sees no other way
IN proyide the necessary men LOT the
Sentenber call of 20o,oOo. lie ue-
c,ared there will be not more than
m 600 men left in class one by the
erat of September. He urged 1mme-
date action by congress on the new
u,an.power bill to provide for later
raIls Crowder's letter also re7ealed
tbe fact that the war department was
fsrriny on draft age limits or ~ 10
An and changed its mind when
| rrorrdar showed Baker that these
ares would not produce the neces-
sary men
Manoower Bill introduced.
wAsHTNGTON, Aug. 5.-The great
| manpower bill making the oraAt as
lis to 45, was introduced IN the houSs
and senate today.
The oil in the house was referred
to the military COMMITTEES, put II L
,,n1it-alv that it can get consideration
before the house reconvenes Angus
I1a Chairmal. Dent said.
marin Work on Bill at Once
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5---Senator
r,,ar,berIain. chairman OF the senate
.;1;ta-v committee, announced tha'
L. o,rnn,fttee would begin work or
nls lin az once. He added that II
m .1 nrnhabirity it could be reported
az an. 70 the senate after few days
deliberation.
An effort may be made by the sen
+o resume its regular business
aafore August "a, when the upper
i,~anch,s recess terminates
| Dent said that Secretary BaSel
nrobably would be the first witness
i,aforp tbe house committee Wnen
lakes up the bill General MAJ ~
4
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-05
azker In Kansas TODAY.

TIynited Press Leased Wire Service.l
KANSAS CITY. Mo-, Aug. Sec
retary of War Newton -, baher -.
rived In Kansas City this mornins
enroute to Leavenworth. Kans, on
official business" He intends to re-
turn to washington tomorrow.
Concerning the situation on the
hattie front. Baker said: q,
"rhe offensive has been wrested
from the Germans. That is big
thing-a tremendously important and
vital thing. It means that the ailies s
can choose their own ground for
fin,t;nv But we uust not let that
lead us into over-optimism. or to
lose sight of the fact that our task
is Just beginning"
Discussing the proposed ne" otais AZ
intention of the war department 10
disturb the domestic lie Of the eoun-
trv nor to 20 into deferred closes
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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-05
Nine Were Killed in Action
and One Man died OF
Wounds.

limited Press Leased Wire service
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5.-Marine
casualties today totaled ten, dlVided
as follows:
Killed in action, nine.
Died of wounds, one
The list follows:
Killed in Action.
Sergeant M. J. Murphy, Sioux taI1s'
s. D.
Privates-
f. L. Colwell Vinton, Ohio,
W. H. Farmer, Mason City, Iowa
G.. L. Lansell, Maiden, Mass.
X. Lehman, Chicago.
T.. L. Pachin, Hazard, Neh-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-05
BY Fred s. Ferguson, United Press

BY Fred S. Ferguson, United Press
Staff Correspondent
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMIES
IN FRANCE, Aug 5.--Gernan artil-
lery has opened upon the American
lines and roads more vigorously than
for the past two days and there is ma
chine gun activity frons about the re.
aion Of Fismes--now In the hands OF
the Americans-indioat the enemy
may possibly plan temporary resist
ance there.
American patrols are across the
VesIc. After the Americans took Fis-
mes, other United States troops moved
northward In the Mareuil-en-Doie re-
eion. !,
They marched steadily forward
through a downpour of rain Saturday
night and Sunday, and spent most OF
the day feeling out the eoche positions
in an effort to establish contact.
late In the afternoon the German
artillery began violently shsiiino the
Americans. Whether the enemy in
tends TO make a stand or withdraw
his artillery further, 1t Is Impossible
to GUESS at this time but American
officers believe the Germans must now
Of a necessity, retreat beyond the
Aisne.
The entire retreat was marked by
vigorous sheIlns, Just prior to an IN.
tended artillery silence. After srea1
ouxburst of shell fire, the Boche ar
tiilery remained quiet for two DAYS,
and the American guns necessarily
were less active.
American casualties during the
past forty-eight hours have oeen
amaznsly slight, considering the
decth Of our advance. saw an ad.
vsnced dressing station empty, the
doctors idle and ambuIances lined up
with the drivers resting. Everything
bears out the statement OF officers
I and men that "there hasn't 6een q
battle for the past two days-Just
march,"
| over the ground Of the recent OFT
ter fjat1ting, striking note was that
all the German dead lay In vaieys
woods, and towns, while the america
dead were on the ridges. Th's Is Que
| to the soche system, Of establishing
machine gun nests. When In villages
or woods, the enemy machine guns are
carefully placed In ho!lows 200 yards
from, the top of rise or plateau. ne
/ savancino Americans have no h'nt o,
resistance Until they reach the cres'
Of the elevation. The Boches are thsn
! ab,e to onen A surprise tire ahd the
aouohboys have to rush the nests.
/ The entire country from the Marne
to the Vesle is now vast scene o.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-05
First at Hoo Island.

United Press Leased Wire Service.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. Aug. 5.-The
freighter Quistconck, the first vessel
to be launched ct Hog island. l@tt the
ways at 12:3T o'clock this afternoon.
President and Mrs. wilson Wit
messed the launching. Mrs. wilson
christened the sFsp, while 100000 per
SONS cheered.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-05
Sub Chaser Sunk

GUnited Press Leased Wire serVlcel
WASHINGTON. Aug. 5.-Submarine
chaser Number 1877 was SUNK ,as1
night near Hog island. OF the Virslnia
coast in collision with another vesel'
the navy department annouhceo
da.y. The crew was rescued.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-05
Berlin in Depths Of Despair
Because Army is Defeated
Unspeakabe Scenes of Dscouragemenf and
When News is Received 4

upeakable
Of
new
wild the kaiser Linden
prince easbe betrayng emosda dangerousn
spreading these
runors
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-05

The entire country from the marne
to the Vesle Is now a vast scene VI
wrecka1e. Scarcely a mirror, eVeh'
remains uH1broken, the boches naT'ns
sna shed them with hammers EVERY
town and village Is wrecked. NoI
hous. is intact. All about may be
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The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-02-01

CHICAGO & NORTHWESTERN.
Chicago passenge gil /. 80 p. Ia
South.
Chicago passenger $40 a. ~.
Chicago enger---------ll:OI a. M.
GAINESVILLE passenger 7:15 p. N.
5:zO a. N. tram makes close con
nections Tor the west at Jefferson
Junction
Botn l1:07 a. NJ. and 7:15 p. m.
trains make close connections at JeI
Ierson Junction for Madison and al
points west.
North.
Green Bay nger-------1:55 q. ~
Green Bay, Sundays only----S:lO a IL
Green Bay nger-------2:42 p. M
Northern Michigan 81 p. IA.
Rockford passenger arrives at Wa
tertown at sac a. IA. and goes NJ
farther.
The 1850 a. N. train makes connec-
ton at Clyman junction for trains
east.
The 1870 train south makes connec-
lions At Jefferson Junction Tor points
east.
A tram goes west from Clymal
Junction at 4:45 p. N.
*Daily.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-02-01

which l see not, teach thou me- Dob
81 80, SO :22). Before he went away
he said that he would send the Holy
Spirit, who would teach US all things
John IA :26), and he did, and we may
rely upon him as ever in us to guide
US into all truth.
When he called Levi, or Matthew, to
follow him, he promptly did so, having
no doubt heard and received his teach
ing. He then made Jesus a feast in
his home duke 5 :29), and invited many
of his publican friends and other sim
ners, as well as those who were 81
ready disciples Of Jesus. This brought
sneers and SOOTHING from the self
righteous scribes and pharisees, who
were above assOciating with such peo-
pie, and led Jesus to Saysthat he came
not to call self-righteous people, but
sinners to repentance. BE does not
want worship or sacrifice from I'M
saved people, for they that are in the
flesh cannot please God, but he is ready
to have mercy upon all who come to
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-02-01
RELIGION OF THE CHILDREN
Spirit of Faith, Hope and Love Toward
the Father and Mother Is Off
springs World.

We need not follow the antiquarians
in our search for the origin of religion.
Religion is reborn in the birth of every
babe, says Lyman Abbott in the Out
look. He needs no teacher to tell him
that he. is dependent on his mother
for his food, and widening sense of
his helpless dependence on her grows
with his widening experience. Her
service to him aWakens his gratitude,
her broodins love for him inspires IN
him an answering love.
If she is wise as well as an affec-
tionate mother, he early recognizes
her authority and Learns that prompt
obedience is one secret of happiness.
If she loves and honOrS her husband
her childs love and honor follows
hers to the strong stranger. If she
has piety as well as human affection,
he dimly perceives in her prayers
at his bedside an experience which
he presently wishes he might share.
Thus there grows up in him a spirit
of dependence, gratitude, love, rever-
ence, obedience, falkland this spirit
is religion. 1t antedates all theology,
precedeS thought, transcends defini-
ton. The spirit of faith, hope and
love toward father and mother is the
child's religion. The conception of
God and his duties toward God comes
later.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-02-01
TURNS THOUGHT TO RELIGION
Destruction by She'll of Statue That
Stood Somewhere in Galicia Re-
suited in Many productions.

Yes, war does turn mems thoughts
to religion. Go to gay, immoral Buda-
pest. You find it today city of sober
people. You find in many of the shop
windows the reproduction of famous
statue that stood somewhere in Cali
cia," relates the Christian Herald.
1t was a large crucifiX. A battle
pivOted around it. A shell struck the
statue, tore away the entire cross and
left the figure of the Christ standing
and unscathed. This event made a
tremendous impression upon the Hun
garians.
The story of it went through the
army like Wildfire. At Budapest mini
allure statues, showing the destroyed
cross and the intact figure of the
Christ, were at once manufactured,
and put on sale. You can find them
now, expensive or cheap, in nearly
every Hungarian home.
The pity Of it is that it seems to
take a war to make some people think
of these things.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-02-01
Why Workingmen Support the War
By JOHN R. COMMONS, Professor of Political Economy,
University of Wisconsin.

Never before has democracy for
wage-earners made so great progress
as it has in the nine months that we
have been at war If this continues,
American labor will come out of this
War with the universal eight-hOur day
sind with as much power to fix its own
wages by it's own representatives, as
employers have.
Anybody who says that this is a
capitalistic war simply does not see
what is going on. Capitalists are be-
ing controlled in their profits and in
the wages and hours of laborers with
the help of leaders whom the working
men themselves have put on the vari-
Gus war boards.
In no other war have the govern
ment and organized labor worked to-
gether as they are doing in the United
States today. In every department of
government that employs labor or
fixes the price that manufacturers
shall charge, there is leading official
of the American Federation of Labor
on the committee who has as much
power as the representative of the
capitalists. The president of the
United Mine Workers of America is
assistant to Garfield, the fuel admin
istratOr. The president Of the Build
ing Trades Unions is on the Emergen-
cy Construction Board for building
ships. A leading organizer of the
American Federation of Labor is on
the great War Industries Board which
controls all kinds of manufacture. A
trade unionist is Secretary of Labor.
These and many other trade union
officials were placed there by the trade
unions themselves, because these war
boards have become the big employers
Of labor, or because they control the
wages that private employers pay.
The President Supports Labor.
All through these industries Presi-
dent Wilson is enforcing, as fast as
the boards can get TO it, the eight
hour day, as well as time and one
half for overtime work. Moreover, the
agreements with labor unions provide
that wages shall be revised upward
Just as fast as the cost of living rises.
Most important of all the agree
ments with trade unions is that which
gives the same wages and hours to
union and non-union workingmen
Never before have workingmen
taken part in the actual management
Of war Never before, in war or in
peace, mas the voice OF IdDOF III govern
ment been so powerful as it is now in
America
No wonder that the American Fede-
ration Of Labor, as is shown by the
vote at the recent Buffalo convention,
supports the war almost unanimously
and stands for fighting it out to the
limit
Any workingman who refuses to stand
by the great majority of his fellow
workers in their great work for labor,
is injuring himself and his brothers.
A democracy in which the wage Garner
has his share of influence is coming;
and if it does not come as it should
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-02-01
LIGHT Best Suited to Eyes.

Recent Investigations into the kind
of light best suited to the eyes have
important practical significance. The
studies were made from the point of
view of CONTRAST to determine the
ideal contrast between the object
looked at and the surrounding back
ground. 1t was found that the usual
contrast in brightness between objects
out of doors rarely exceeds the ratio
of l to 20. The eye can detect con-
trasts as delicate as SO to 100. In
doors, contrast in light and shadow
often runs as high as l to 20O and a
dark window frame against a bright
sky presents contrast of 1 to 10000.
The scale of contrasts best suited tC
the eye lies btween 1 to 20 and 1 to
100.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-02-01

T the reason will be that some wage
ea1ners are miSled and don't know
democracy when they see it, or don't
support it when they know it.
A German victory is the only thing
that will set labor back permanently.
Ii Germany defeats Great Britain,
Germany will take over the British
navy, She will then be far and away
the most powerful country in the
world, and we Americans will be COM
PEELED to have large permanent
standing army and a huge navy to
defend ourselves from sudden attack.
A permanent army and navy large
enough to cope with Germany, besides
taking our boys and our workingmen
every year for military service, means
low wages, long hours of labor, sup
preston OF labor unions, repeal of
labor legislation on behalf of women
and children, suppression of free
speech, and all the hardShipS that mil
lions of W0rkingmen have come to
America to escape.
Those Socialists who want the
wOrkingmen in this country to give in
to Germany are blind and Inconsistent
For when the Socialists of Germany q
year before the war started, voted for
war taxes when other nations were
unprepared, they violated their own
principles and forced the Socialists of
every other nation to fight.
The leading Socialist of the world,
Camille-Huysmans, international sec
rotary of the Socialist Bureau, in Hol-
land, has said to the Chicago Daily
News that the war demands of Presi-
dent Wilson are Identical with the de-
mands of the International Socialists
Americas War Aims.
The American Alliance for Labor
and Democracy, composed of trade
unionists and socialists, at its meeting
in Minneapolis, endorsed and repeated
these demands. These are Americas
aims in the war: Equal rights of all
nations, big and little; no people to
be forced under a government under
which it does not wish to live; free
dom of the seas; a concert of nations
to guarantee peace and Justice; Iimita-
ton of ornaments or land and sea.
OF these aims the greatest is dis
armament, by limitation of ornaments
on land and sea, through international
agreement. Without this, labor cannot
be free in this or any other country.
ANY SOCld1lSL III America, however
honest, who tries to weaken the
morale of American labor in this great
crisis, is simply playing the game of
the German Socialists who have al,
ready sold themselves to the Kaiser.
Rather than listen to- such Socialists,
let American labor join in the mag
nifcent patriotism of the American
| Alliance for Labor and Democracy.
Let them say, with the Alliance, that
labor will take its part in conducting
! the war; and that the war shall be
| fought to a finish, for upon its success
! depends the freedom and the wages of
/ American labor
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-02-01

JUUILIUW UUIy.
Train No. 33 arrives from Milwau-
kee and departs for Madison at S:3S
a. IA. except Sunday.
Train No. arrives from Chicago
and departs for Madison at 1929 p. N.
daily except Sunday.
Train No. 423 arrives from Chicago
and eparts for Madison at 700 p. M.
except Sunday.
Train No. SO arrives from the east
at 1850 p. 10. daily.
Train No. 40 arrives from Madison
at 9:15 a. NJ, except Sunday.
Sunday excursion train arrives from
Milwaukee at 10:C2 a. N. and goes
through to Madison, returning at 5:20
p. N.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-02-01
Maize From Venezuela.

AS result of a suggestion from
the American consulate, based upon
the higher prices for maize in the New
York market than in Venezuela, ship.
ments of maize from Venezuela to the
United States have been undertaken
for the first time on record, and al
ready so tons have been sent. If pres
ent New York prices hold until the
new crop of maize comes in there may
be large shipments, as the crop Is ex'
traOrdinarily good.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-02-01
THE UNITED STATES FOOD
ADMINISTRATOR SAYS

Food saving 10 In it's essence the
daily individual service of all the
people. Every group can substi-
tute, and even the great majority
of thrifty people can save little
and the more luxurious elements
Of the population can, by reduc-
ton to simple living, save much.
This means no more than that we
should eat plenty, but wisely and
without waste.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-02-01
SUNDAY SCHOOL
Lesson 5.-FirSt Quarter, Feb
ruary 3, 1918.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES
Text of Lesson, Mark 1923 to 3:5-
Memory Verses, Elk. 29:9-11-Gold-
en- Text, Mark 2:23-Commentary
Prepared by Rev. D. MI. Stearns.

Taking up the verses between last
weeks lesson and this one, we note
Christ was ever teaching the people,
for he was truly the Great Teacher,
and it is written, 'Who teacheth like
him? And we may well pray, THAT
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-02-01

News want ads are small, but the
cost is smaller, and wise investors
use them for best results.
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CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE & ST. PAUL
East
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1918-04-25
UNION MILL NOTES

April 25.-Mrs. j. T. Sprouse with
her daughter, Myrtle, left today for
Hopewell, Va, to make their home in
the future.
Mrs. Bert May spent Sunday in
spartanburg with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank O'Shields.
j. B. Williams spent the weekend
with his father at Glendale
Mrs. Dave Gist of West Springs
spent Monday with her children, Mr..
and Mrs. Clyde Sprouse.
Harold Sullivan of Rockingham, NJ
c., spent Sunday with his mother, Mrs.
r. Nj. Hendley.
Miss Blanche Fowler is sick with
grippe.
Miss Alice Gregory of Columbia and
M. Simpson of Jacksonville, Fla, Wis
tied at the home of J. Nj. Gregory on
Sunday.
Paul Gregory of Camp Sewer spent
Sunday with his mother, Mrs. Ed.
Gregory.
Mrs. J. B. Williams entertained
Tuesday evening in honor of her sister,
Mrs. Henderson of Glendale
Clyde Waldrop, Emmon Israel and
j. j. Collins of the Union Buffalo Of
flee force were among the matrimonial
bunch of boys who visited Lockhart
Sunday and from all appearances
their trip was not in vain, however,
they do not seem to have any news
for publication at present.
The meeting at the Methodist church
will continue through this week and
all the services have been called off
at the Baptist church. Mr.. Marshall,
the noted evangelist singer has charge
of the music. The pastor and people
are pleased over the success of tn
meeting and the interest manifested
Rev. Keaton is doing some faithful
work that will be lasting in the viii
lage. The cooperative spirit that ex-
lists between the different churches is
very fine and is appreciated by the
majority of the peop' .
Valmar
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1918-04-25
NOTICE OF ELECTION

There will be held an election in the
town Of Union, S. c., May 7th, for the
purpose of nominating a candidate fol
Mayor and an Alderman from each
Ward, and Commissioner of Public
| Works.
Voting Precincts: Ward One, No
| 36 Townsend Block near Mrs Mabry's
( store. Managers, j. M. Jeter, Jr., A
d. Cooper and II. A. Dunbar.
Ward Two-Southeast corner Main
and Mountain Streets Managers
Green Sanders, R. A. Oliphant and
w. II. Perrin.
Ward Three-Vacant store room on
Main street, next door to j. F. Nc
Lures dry goods store. Managers
Booth Hart, Rev. j. M. Trogdon and
H. G. Bailey.
Ward Four-Vacant store next to
Postoffice. Managers: j. Cohen, L. B.
Godshall and G. A. Royster.
Polls shall be opened at a. m., and
kept open continuously until p. m.
All qualified voters who are enrolled
on the Democratic Roll books are
eligible to vote.
BY order of City Democratic Exc
cutive Committee.
r. P. Harry, Chairman,
p. E. Wilburn, Sec'y.