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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-10
No Halt of Draft
in Armistice Talk

Washington, Nov. secretary of
War Baker yesterday authorized the
statement that negotiations for an
armistice in France have not caused
the War Department to check in any
way the machinery of the draft law,
and that no contracts for supplies or
equipment have been cancelled be-
cause of the probability of Ger
many's accepting the terms received
yesterday morning from Marshal
Foch.
Until Germany actually signs the
armistice, no slackening of the war
machinery of the United States is to
be permitted however far advanced
may be the program of action to
follow the German capitulationS
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-10
CHATTER NLIN

Five dollars and sixty-five cents.
Five sixty-hveg That went gallop-
ing through my mind like a hideous
refrain.
What was I to do? The lunch
con check was five sixty-hve, the
tip must be at least sixty cents more
and l had less than five dollars
and a half.
Stealthily under the table my
. hands went fumbling through every
compartment OF my purse but no
blessed miracle had converted the
five dollar bill and three dimes and
two nickles into one cent more than
T / had figured it in my first flush of
terror.
I had no credit at Carller's. I was
unknown there. And l had nothing
I could offer as security for a loan
at the desk-and supposing they
would contemplate advancing me any
money. l wore no ewelry-nothing
but the plain gold band on my mar
riage finger, and as l wrung my cold
hands together in my lap and touched
my wedding ring, l spurned myself
anew TO think of some way out
some way that would not humiliate
my Jim.
For his sake l couldn't ask Vir-
ginia to lend me the money-and in
the midst Of my desperation l felt
relieved because it was clearly not
my duty to shame myself before her,
Most certainly l didn't want to.
But something must be done.
Desperately l stared around the
room, searching for some inspiration.
All about me were smiling, smartly-
dressed men and women. Probably in
all that room there was no one else
TO whom one dollar meant the diff
ference between misery and happi-
ness.
Suddenly, out of that mess of in
different, unknown, maSk-like faces,
one detached itself and became real.
Sheldon Blake's eyes caught mine, as
he leaned forward from a distant
table and lifted his goblet of water
in greeting.
\ plan leaped into my mind. I eX-
cused myself TO Virginia and Phoebe
on the preteNt of phoring, hurried
To the lobby, Gavo 4 page ten cents
and tho request to call Mr.. Blake
from the wall table in front of the
third pillar. and then recalled the
page and told that astounded youth
not to call the gentleman after all.
l had gone TO the lobby fully in
tending TO summon Sheldon Blake,
and with a little pretended air of
humor to beg for rescue and the
paltry missing dollar-out l couldn't
DO It,
must return and ask Virginia
Cor the money. However that hurt
me. it could be m laged, and in a
way that need not reflect on jim.
And so | went back and told Viz
ginis a little white lie about my
chronic carelessness in money mat
ters. and how it had sent me out
with a ridiculously small amount OF
money that morning.
We all do those things now and
then. May / lend you five or ten
dollars, AIMEE" she asked in an even.
unruftied voice. Ordinarily that tone
of hers froze me. Now il saved me
humiliation, as did the careless. mat
ter-of-fact way she slipped a bill
into my hand under cover of the
damask tablecloth.
Hardly was our transaction con-
cluded when Sheldon Blake came
strolling over to the table.
Hello, Mrs. jimmie" said he.
Will you let a thirsty and lionel
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-10
Son Gives All to His
Mother in Eight Words

Norristown, Pa, Nov. 9.-In the
office of Register of Wills Miller here
appears an instance of paper con-
servation. The will or Wade IL.
Myerle, of Pottstown, written on the
back of a No. IL envelope, is on file
for probate. 1t was a used envelope
sent to him with a letter on Septem-
ber 5, 1918. He died on October 20.
Here is all that is written.
Everything 1 own is left to my
mother.
(Signed) WADE II. Myerle.
Brother next heir"
1t was not dated nor was his sig
nature witnessed. AS his mother re-
nounced the right to letters testa-
mentary, his brother, John, quail
fed.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-10
4O5, 900 Taken by Allies
in West Since January

London, Nov. 9.-Two hundred
thousand prisoners were taken by
the BRITISH on the western front
from January ! to November 5, in
elusive, according to an official an
nouncement made in the House of
Commons. In the same period the
French captured 10000 the Amer
leans $4,000 and the Belgians 15,-
600
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-10
CTO BE 7Continued.S
CHANCELLOR MAX RESIGNS

London, Nov. 9.-Prince MaXimiI-
ian of Baden, the Imperial German
Chancellor, has resigned, according
to a German wireless dispatch pick
ed up here last night. The wireless
says that Prince MaXimilian tender
ed his resignation in view of the al
tered parliamentary situation, but
that acceptance of it is still out
standing
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-10
PADEREWsKI GOES OUT

New York, Nov. 9.-Ignace ].
Paderewski, representative of the
Polish National Committee in the
democratic union of mid European
nations. and who has ben proposed
as president of a Polish republic,
announced last night that he had
withdrawn from the organization.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-10
7S7 AMERICANS
YIELD LIVES IN
WAR OVERSEAS
81 PennsylvanianS Victims of
Battle on Fronts in
France

Washington. Nov 9.-The casu-
atty lists made public to-day by the
War Department contain 9S1 names,
1853 of whom were killed in action.
Fifty-one Hennsylvanians appear in
the fatalities. The summary and
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-07
CITY NEWS.

-Schell-Demple Furniture Co. for
flags.
-Sangamo, the best Sprfn gfield
lump. Keokuk Coal & Coke Co. Tel
lI26.
Mrs. Isabella Dean of 1928 Elk.
change street, left this morning for
Galesburg, to visit her son, James
Smith.
DIR. s. NJ. CASTOR wishes to thank
his many loyal friends for their sup
port. He Will be found at his old
stand, 600 main street, plugging away
as usual.
We can now make prompt deliv-
cry on Purity, the best Franklin coun-
ty, egg and nut coal. Keokuk Coal &
Coke Co. Tel. 126.
Flags. Flags at Schell-Demple
Furniture So.
Mr. and Mrs. Leo K Kindig OF
Denver, Colo, formerly of this city,
announce the birth of a baby daugh-
ter, born November g
We can now make prompt deliy-
cry on Purity. the best Franklin coun-
ty. egg and nut coal. Keokuk Coal C
Coke Co. Tel. 126.
The police are working on COM
plains that white bull dog is freeing
people occasionally In the neighhor
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-07

had not the house become democra.
nc as ne is the senior republican
member OF the committee. This is
one OF the most important of congress
sionai committees to all the people
along the entire length of the Mis-
slssippi river, as it practically con-
trois legislation regarding the river.
Congressman Kennedy, unlike most
western congressman, has been kept
In service long enough by his consti.
tuents to attain high rank in the
house. The rivers and harbors com.
mfttee is considered so Important
that membership on it prevents
congressman from being on any other
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-07

hood Of Eleventh and Des Moines
streets.
Flags. Flags at Schell-Demple
Furniture So.
Miss Norma C. Hegeman left yes
terday for Chicago to accept a posi-
ton as stenographer with the Bur-
lington railroad company. She was
accompanied as far as Fort Madison
by the Misses Rena Hegeman, Fran
.ces Kennedy and Agnes Leach.
-Sangamo, the best Springfield
lump. keokuk Coal & Coke Co. Tel.
1875.
Creamery butter is up two cents
a pound and eggs are costing the con-
sumer three or four cents dozen
more, by the change in the food adj.
ministration Official price list made
today. Eggs now cost the retailer
fifty to fifty-one cents dozen and
are sold by him at ffty-eight or fifty
nine cents a dozen.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-07

in the numbered streets just north OF
Main street and Join the parade as 1t
passes them, going out Main street TO
pick them all up.
The popu1ace should collect In the
numbered streets above Fourth and
join the parade in groups as 1t passes
them.
1880 o'clock this evening Is the time
The mayor and board OF health
have suspended the influenza ban
order for this celebration tonight
Enemporaneous Parades Today.
Soon after 1 o'clock this afternoon
there was some capitalization OF the
crowds in the streets into some SEM
blance of a parade. -
The very first was put on by the
entire clerical force Of the State Gen.
trail Savings bank who marched
around the block as soon as the first
bells began to ring.
One specially good stunt was a
dozen pretty high school girls carry
ing a very large flag horizontally
Another was an automobile towing
choice collection of big sheet iron
junk attached to a rope.
Some persons shot ball cartridge
and threatened to take the joy out Of
the thing by killing somebody. Shoot
ing blank cartridges is permitted to-
day and tonight, but shooting loaded
cartridges is against the law.
Our Flag was Never Lowered.
A truly dramatic incident occurred
at lao o'clock this afternoon when
the Keokuk Concert band, led by the
city council marched to The Gate
City office and played THE Star
Spangled Banner"
At the first note, every hat in the
block came off instantly and smartly.
The many people stood motionless as
the strains continued, and at the last
notes. accompanied the words, Our
flag is still there" a great cheer
broke forth 1t was the time Of
deepest feeling shown here during the
entire war period.
The biggest noise Keokuk ever
made is still going on as this paper
goes to press. and there are no signs
of it stopping until midnight tonight
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-07

Gerrnany's Last War communioue.
UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. I
BERLIN (via London). Nov. -
Between the Disc and the ScheIdt,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-07
KENNEDY TO
BE CHAIRMAN
wan Be at Head of Rivers and Har-
bors Committee of the House
Controlled by Repub-
LEANS.

congressman Charles A. Kennedy
VIII be chairman of the rivers and
naroors committee of the house
when the latter is controlled BY the
republicans
he would hold that position now.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-07

: THE CELEBRATION TONIGHT :
. Tho celebration Of the surren-
= der Of Germany will be this
. evening
. Il will be a parade containing
. every one Of the population OF
. the city.
. Lodges, clubs, drill squads and
Q all organizations will form on
Q any numbered street they
. choose above Fourth street, be-
. tween Main and 6iondeau =
. streets.
Q They will fall In at the rear
. Of the parade as Il passes each
. numbered street
q The line Of march and other
. proceedings will be sufficient.
. Each organization 10 request
. ed to meet at some chosen num-
Q Der and street north Of Main
. without waiting for formal
Q call from Its officers.
. The populace Will collect In
. groups in each numbered street
. and Join the parade as Il passes.
. Bring your own flag and nolse..'
Q The parade will start at Third
. and Main street and 90 out
. Main first, picking up the peo-
: Die at each numbered street as
. It passes.
. II Will start at 1880 o'clock
Q cHAS. S. ABEL, Marshal.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-07

The waists at this price are
very exceptional. Regardless OF
the advance in price they have
all been reduced from "a or
values to $685.. Each .94.JO
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-07

A huge variety of georgette,
crepe de chine and satin stripe
waists; embroidered and bead
ed styles. Values to 90 no
$500, each .4O.SO
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-07
sELEcrrvEs WILL GO.

= sELEcTiVES WILL GO. =
= They'll go just the same
. said John C. Scott. chairman =
. of the exemption board, when =
. asked about the orders to en- =
. train men here soon. Il don't =
. think there's any question about :
. that"
. 1t has been stated that many =
. soldiers will be required for =
. police duty in Germany and Aus =
. tria for a long time. and that =
. first over first back is to be the =
. plan.
. This may take over there :
. large number Of soldiers who =
. are still only registrants here at =
. home.
. Certainly all questionnaires =
. must be filled out just as be-
. fore" Chairman Scott said.
-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-07

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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-07

INote-The above is probably the
last official statement from the Ger
man war office on military opera
tons, as the next communique un-
doubtedly will contain announcement
OF the signing of an armistice.1
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-07
'KE0KUK ENTHUSES OVER
SURRENDER Of THE HUNS
) . >>>>>>>>>>>>>
EVERYTHING GOES

. EVERYTHING GOES
Q FOR CELEBRATION
. Mayor Lotion and the keokuk
o board of health have given a
. special dispensation for this
. evening for any celebration of
. the winning of the war.
. The board of health ban on
. assemblies will not be enforced
. on any gathering of people 10
. celebrate the victory.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-07
NOTICE.

NOTICE.
Being in service at Fort Riley, I de-
sire my patients to please pay their
accounts to my wife at 7O2 Des Moines
ST, Keokuk.
DR. G. ]. HALL.
First Lieutenant.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-07
ORDER No. %

) ORDER No. %.
, All members of the drill squad
) will report at Eighth and Main
streets at Z p. m. today for &C
tive service in celebrating.
CAPT. C. e. POWELL.
Commanding.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-07
hy heavy attacks =

the enemy, by heavy attacks. en-
ceavored to hinder the methodical
continuation of our movements which
were commenced Monday" the Ger.
man war office announced TODAY
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-07

committee of consequence anu rsar
nedy was given that assignment
ago.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-08-02
SPY is NEUTRAL:
SELLS TO BOTH

crossing the French wasonot disclosed
during the trial.
IT took eight days to try the case
Mourgeot. French officer, was the
principal defendant in absentia. He
had escaped before he could he arrest
ed. The judge in pronOuncing the YER
dict of guilty said MourgeOt had
broken the word Of honor given by
an officer when ne escaped from hos
pital. He was found guilty Of hav-
ing organized the French spy system
In Switzerland. He hired German de-
serters to tell him all they knew. All
this was. however. only minor Of
Tense. according to Swiss law.
Had Many Activities.
His principal. c:ime was treason
committed against the Swiss republic.
He observed the movement of Swiss
troops near the French border and
kept the French army command posi-
ed about them. He hired men TO
watch the transportation Of cattle. He
tried to poison cattle in railroad trains
by putting poison In the ears. He or
ganized IA conspiracy To foment strike
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-08-02

In the aluminium works at Cnippis,
which were sending goods to Germany.
anu tried to destroy the electrical plant
ut Wa.dshut.
Three Of his tools were French
men, who also succeeded in Guiding
the Swiss law. 1t was discovered at
the trial that these men made II their
business to buy fa tories that were
selling to Germany. They bought the
factories with French money and made
an immense profit for themselves by
the transaction.
The most prominent of the Swiss de-
PENDANTS was Dr Bruestlein. a lawyer.
Revelations disclosing his activities
created n sensation in all Switzer-
land. The court condemned him So
vprely. Among the ether defendants
were Swiss army sergeant and mn
army policeman. Both were found
guilty of taking French money for
furnishing information about army
movements.
The whole of Switzerland seems To
be a hotbed Of spies Espionage trials
are going on almost continuously III
many of the cities. Germans. Aus
TRANS and Italians are implicated as
well as the Swiss themselves. The
public is usually excluded from these
trials because Switzerland wants to
avoid rs much ms possible being drawn
into the qualifications of spydom
which might jeopardize the neutrality
of the republic.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-08-02
FORMER RECTOR IS HERO
Makes Thrilling Drive by Motortruck
to Paris With Five Wounded
Soldiers.

New York.-With five wounded
American soldiers and as many chill
dren refugees as could crowd into his
motortruck. Karl $. Cate. formerly
rector of All Saints Episcopal church,
Providence. r. l.. and how Y. NJ. {.
4. worker. drove To Paris from point
in the lire where the Germans had
broken through. never resting in AZ
hours, il was announced by cable
gram received recently by the y. NJ.
&. \. war work council.
To make room for his injured and
HELPLESS paSsengprs Mr.. Cate en.'tied
his motortruck of Il big stock Of 'l
supplies. consisting Of cigarettes.
American cookies. canned goods,
chocolate. gum and candy. Abandon
ing the supplies because 1t would
look mighty poor to see \. III. Z. A.
truck returning with saved supplies
when the road was crowded with
wounded and refugees" he told the
American soldiers to help themselves,
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-08-02
Nimb!e Swiss Gets French and
German Money, but Lands
in Prison.
IS CONVICTED WITH OTHERS
Republic Anxious to Keep Out Of Trou.
BILE, but Is Nest of 2lotters-Es-
pionaQe TriaIe Daily
Occurrence

Berne.-A remarkable spying feat
was executed by Il Swiss citizen named
Luginbuhl. He succeeded I'm getting
paid from both sides. the French as
well ~ the Germans. receiving profit
able favOrs from both. and finally
landed in the meShes of Swiss law.
Luginbuhl WIS one Of twenty lone de-
PENDANTS in n celebrated espionage
case just concluded in local court.
With one exception all were found
guilty. including LuginbuhI. Sentence
was deferred.
Luginbuhl was anxious to buy wool
waste In France He wanted to sell
it in Germany where he could get m
immense price for II To get the wool
out of France Luginbuhl had 10 obtain
permission from the French authOri-
ties. He got into touch with French
agents and spies doing business In
Switzerland. who afterward were his
codefendants In the trial. and upon his
promise that he would make trip
into Germany. find out certain things
the French spies were anxious 10 know
and report back, ne would obtain per-
mission to take the wool ont of France.
To sell the wool i'm Germany Lugin-
buhl made his trip into the kaiser's
domain. as promised. hut he did more
than he had promised. He told Ger
man officials all about the deal he had
made with the French spies. where
to write q report which Luginbuhl -OOk
hack to Switzerland and handed over
to his French friends. who paid hin
$3.50 for ii. Luginbuhl ut that time
already had in his pocket the hand
some profit he had made on the sale
of French wool in Germany. What
the Germans had paid him for double
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-08-02
CENSOR SCIENCE news
Popular Articles DivuIge Secrets
to the Foe.
Even French Academy Of Sciences In.
noeentIy Gives Facts Useful
to Enemy.

Paris.-How popular science dis
cussed in the daily and magazine press
conveys information to the enemy and
how even great national institutions
ike the French academy of sciences
sometimes innOcently divulge secrets
which the enemy finds useful is told
BY a writer in La Liberte. who protests
against the indiscriminate propagation
of technical information. The writer
comments on the fact that the acad-
envy Of sciences has suggested that the
censorship be rendered more effective
by the addition of few savants who
will be able to recognize valuable sci
entific information when they see 1t.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-08-02
FANS ARE SCARCE
High Freight Rates Cut Down impor-
tation of OId-Time Sum-
mer Solace.

Washington.-AmOng all the threat
ened famines brought about by war
conditions. palm-leaf fan famine is TO
Consul General George T.. Anderson,
Hongkong. China.
"One Of the lines of export of some
moment from HOngkong to the United
States which has been temporarily de-
stroyed by high freight rates and the
high exchange value of silver is that Of
palm-leaf FANS says Mr.. Anderson.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-08-02

III SHIPS Wnlle tne sun SHINES!
Build ships rain or shine; In fact.
build them night and day to make
certain of beating the enemy" Such
is the spirit that has gripped Amer
lean shipyards. whether working In
wood, steel cement. and it looks as If we
should. indeed. have 100000 tons of freight
aiOat before the end of the year.
few weeks ago the nation was thrilled
when news came from the Pacific coast that
a steel cargo carrier of $500 tons was put over
board SIS working days after the laying of her
keel and was delivered to the Emergency Fleet
corporation ready for service II days later. But
the record thus set by the steamship West Langa
built at Seattle by the Skinner Eddy company
was fated to survive only short while.
ON April the keel of the collier TuckahOe
was laid at the yard of the New York Shipbuild-
ing company at Camden, n. J. Twenty-seven
days afterward. on May 5, the ship was launched
So per cent toward total completion. and on
May II she was in all respects tit to be turned
over to the government authorities. Her con-
tract did not call for her delivery until the middle
of June.
The West Lianga. it should be borne in mind
is n ship of $500 tons dead weight capacity.
while the Tuckahoe is of $500 tons, and this diff
ference brings the two achievements much
dOser TO equality than is commonly recognized.
For instance the Skinner Eddy steamship
probably has In her getup substantially $780,
600 rivetS. while the collier built the Della
ware called for substantially 100000 rivets.
When all is said and done the rate of prog
ress of a ship under construction is pretty ac-
curately judged by the number Of rivets driven
because the ultimate factor is the riveting gang.
and muscular effort and human endurance on
the part of these men determine the speed Of
assembling.
The driving of rivets cannot be lodged or i'm
perfectly done If the craft is to be put together
properly, and while exceptional recoyds have been
made of late in rivet driving these performances
are In the main isolated and by no means an in
dex of everyday and universal occurrence. Some
Of the especially expert gangs have driven any
where from 1.5OO 10 1000 rivets in days
work. but the majority Of them do not average
more than 400 rivets during regular shift.
How then was il possible TO put the Tuckahoe
together between April and May 3?
The New York Shipbuildng corporate
about 10 years ago initiated the standardized
ship with the idea of producing economically and
rapidly numerous vessels of identical form and
size.
Just before the Tuckahoe was taken in hapd
it said a sister snip constructed and
simultaneously the materials for the Tuckahoe
prepared and accumulated so that they
would Toe all ready for what might be termed Il
rccurd-making undertaking. With the sister