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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-11
DISTRICT COURT
OF VAN BUREN,
Continued from Page r.

Ohio, April II, 1887, and came with
his parents to Bonaparte. After his
marriage he lived in several places,
finally settling in Salt Lake City
where he lived a number of years.
OF his fathers family there remain
three brothers, S. S. Whitmore Of
Stewartsvil1e, Mo, Bruce A. Whit
more OF Seymour, Iowa, and H. =.
Whitmore Of Bonaparte. Iowa, and
two sisters. Mrs. NJ. M. Leach of .)t-
tumwa, and Mrs. q. T. Cox Of Mantle,
III. He also leaves a wife and three
children.
Hardin Brewster, who resides in
Vernon Prairie, few miles south
west OF Bonaparte, sold 800 head of
fine hogs at Keosauqua at one time
a few days ago.
MI and Mrs. Harry Burnett and
son of Keokuk, we're visitors here
with relatives the first of this week.
Mrs. Elizabeth Clark. who has
spent the winter in Texas at the
home of her sister, Mrs. Helen Lang
with, is expected to arrive at her
home here this week.
Ephraim Streight who has been
visiting here with his sister, Mrs.
Nancy Stark. for several weeks, has
returned to his home in Missouri.
Mrs Stark, who has been seriously
Ill for some time, is much improved
in health.
The program and social which was
to have been held at the Webster
Ridge school house last Friday even
ing for Red Cross benefit, was post
poned until Friday evening, April u.
"One Girls Experience" was the
attraction at Whitley opera house
Monday evening of this week. The
company drove here from West
Point Monday morning TIL" show
was fine. being given by the best
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-11

from Des Moines by the publicity COM
mittee today:
Walter H. Wilson, Chicago banker.
| and member of the Liberty loan ad-
| visory committee, will award $500,
divided into eight prizes. to farm
boys in a contest for Liberty bond
subscriptions. The farm boys are
permitted to turn in subscriptions
made only to farm owners Of resi-
dents.
Prizes of 800, $75, $50 and s25 in
war savings stamps are to be award
ed to the four boys turning In the
largest total amount of sales in dol
lars. and a like set Of prizes TO the
four boys getting the largest number
OF individual subscriptions.
For the prizes named subscrip-
tions for the third Liberty loan are
to be taken by farm boys over Is and
under 21 years of age. They must
be residents of farms.
Every boy entering the competition
is requested Immediately to send his
name and address to the Orange
Farmer, Springfield, Mass.
First prizes-Largest total amount
of sales in dollars, 800.
Largest number of individual sub
scribers. 800.
Second prizes--Largest amount Of
sales in dollars, SIS.
Largest number OF individual sub
scribers, $75.
Third prizes-Iargest total amount
of sales in dollars, $50.
Largest number Of individual sub
scribers, $50.
Fourth prizes-Largest total amount
of sales in dollars, $25.
Largest number of individual sub
scribers, $50.
The records made from April 6.
the opening date OF the Liberty loan
will be counted in making the awards.
West Points Claims.
There are a number of claimants
in the state for the first honor flag
for the community first completing
its quota. The state chairman OF
publicity. Lafayette Young. Jr.. sent
out call this week to county chair
men to get all of the data possible to
get on all of these claims.
Keokuk Immediately went to work
to get the claims from West Point,
and the following data was secured:
Amount OF quota, $3.50.
Quota secured before 9 o'clock Sat
urday morning, April 6.
Number of subscribers, o.
Amount subscribed, $10,050.
Total population, $40.
Mr.. Lampe writes:
THE last Of the soliciting teams
reported to me about S:45 O'Clock
and / phoned Mr. J. A. Dunlap. at
Keokuk, and reported that we had
our quota and more. He may re-
m ember the time, it was S:55 when
l finished my report to him. We did
not quit when we made up the quota,
and we are now trying to double it.
assure you that this will be hap
.'y community il we should be award
ed the flag
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-11

visit to try to secure help enough to
start the new factory: DR.. r. H.
Cresap. who is president of the Com
mercia1 club, will visit Hillsboro.
Stockport and Birmingham; Mrs.
Carrie Spence and Miss Mollie Wag-
ner will canvass Bonaparte and
Pennington; P. A. Doughty will go
to Milton; DR.. w. 1. Boyle to Keo-
sauQua; 0. G. Petit and A. v. Black
ford to Mt. Sterling and Cantril; J.
II. Easter will work in Harrisburg
township; and Dr. ]. H. Whitley,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-11
Fairbanks and Wife Separate

UNITED Press Leased Wire Servicel
NEW YORK, April live have
parted but are still the best of friends
said Mrs. Douglas Fairbanks today,
following the announcement that she
and her movie star husband had en-
tered into a mutual agreement of final
separation, although there will be no
divorce.
Mrs. Fairbanks says she took this
action to protect her son. Douglas .Tr..
aged seven. Fairbanks gave I'D the
stage TO marry Mrs Fairbanks, daugh-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-11
Lower Rates on Cement.

WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE in
terstate commerce commission today
ordered lower rates on shipments of
cement in carload lots between points
in Indiana, Illinois, Iowa. Missouri,
Minnesota, Kansas, Nebraska, Wiscon-
sin, South Dakota, Oklahoma and the
Michigan peninsula. Present rates
are to be withdrawn and new ones
substituted on or before July s.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-11
Chairman Dunlap Gets Notice From State
Headquarters That There Can Be No
Let Up in Campaign.

keoku is short its quota Of Liberty bonds and it going take
90
by tomorrow night the chairman
swiI make
distribution
A to
to make their that
Some Of the
hurry
From Chicago
It
It's
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-11
Pronounced "Saue-An-Egg')
KELLoGG-B1RGE, DISTRIBUTOR

ter OF Daniel l. Sully, a cotton brok.
er of Watch Hill, R 1.
The daily morning oasis., 1918-02-06
RIPPLING RHYMES.
(By Walt Mason)
MIDWINTER.

The wind shriekng at the door the ice is thick upo e
ver don't feel comfy more all day sit around and
shiver The windows rattle in the blast the is heapet
against my howell Pm burning coal doggone fast it keeps me
busy with shovel Another cold waves the aythe last
one was tailed hummer; OH for redhot August day. Oh
for sizzling Too long old Boreas has regned
and of winters rgors ah it be that complain
trng things like flies and chggers? clean the fue
shake the CRATE coal to hungry heaters am the dota
grouched because of harmless skeeter? Am shy
good that when fair had her inning
bumped head against the fence land wished that winter
beginning? It's hard for to realize when this cold
with sheeted that he beefed Skies and
the heated My beaths translated
into FROST down the cellar stairs camper to shovel coa
at rghtful cost and non damper The coal
gets all except what goes the plumber
and watch my wages burn say, mo I'll kick a.
summer"
Copyright 1917 by George Matthew Adams)
The daily morning oasis., 1918-02-06
Local and Personal

Mrs. H. D. Robinson, from
New York (nee Lille Mercer,
a native, of Negales), is visiting
her sister, Mrs. George B. Ma.
son. Mrs. Robinson's husband
is Capt. H. D. Robinson, u. S.
A., who departed for France
just preceding the lady's COM
ing. west. She stopped a short
time at Douglas to visit another
sister, Mrs. Johnson, and there
she received from France a ca
blegram announcing safe arrival
of Captain Robinson and his
command.
Onerday last week Mr.. and
Mrs. w. J. Neuman visited Tue
son to see their elder son, Kort
Neuman, who wired that he was
transferring ,fom Camp Kear-
Iney, in California, to another
camp Somewhere in Georgia. At
Tucson they learned that Kort
was with a contingent of me-
chanics that had been culled
fxoy,, al fL1 on,>onopioc ox,L x.oo.
iments at Camp Kearney to be
sent to the Atlantic seaboard for
special lservice. One other
young man from Nogales was in
the contingent. To transport
the bunch required two passen-
ger trains with ten cars each.
so there must have been over
1000 of them. y
The daily morning oasis., 1918-02-06

There are all sorts of l;ttie
differences between our way
and other peor e's ways, and our
suct ess, our great big unusual
success, is due to these little
differences.
Try us and find out the differ
ence. It's we'll worth while.
| INOGALES STEAM LAUNDRY
PHONE 59. adv.
A. w. Lohn, Photographer
Morley Avenue-BoX So.
Solicitor. Wanted-To hustle
advertisements for Patria Libre.
Apply to F. de Pegueros, at
The Oasis office.
Wanted-Position by colored
woman, either cooking or as
chambermaid. Inquire of Mrs.
J. M. Summey. : adv. d6t wit
The daily morning oasis., 1918-02-06

The Washington correspondent OF the Chicago Tribune has
made assertion that Secretary Baker wrecked the carefully
organized general staff of the and crippled the col
lege."
Further, the correspondent says:
"he general staff corps been isnembered and the
left virtually without chief of staff beginning
of the Chief of Staff Scott
commanding army cantonment His successor Staff
Bliss reached the retiring but recalled active duty
and sent to France.
Thefe only assistant chief of staff Washington
Major General John Bdde assigned engineer
The real facts of the the carefully organized gen
eral the army organized carefully by Congress
that 1t was utterly useless and sending it's chief
the War Department sent him place where
AS chief general staff at WASHINGTON he
was purely ornamental E8 #l A
Under the careful organization the general staff had about as
much supervision OF the has dummy board Of directors
over the management of corporation The quareras
ter general chief of ordnance commssary general and adiu
tant general are al Independent general staff
And The wal ote face. 1t is miles down the
Potomac river and @ about much connection with the
Department as has the Smithsonian Institute; while prob
ens studies and masters given as much attention in
the Department as is given the of Institute.
And about the management of the War Department there
has been woven system of red tape that dsheatenng In
stead OF munitions ordnance supplies at the front
being rushed off quickly possible days are wasted in
acquisitions from another for approval bv their
respective Chiefs requon for ordnance for instance has
TO go to the adutant general He approves it. Then It GOES
to the Secretary of War; and has approval again Then
back to the adutant general and he forwards the chief
ordnance, with orders to fill the reuuisiton
Under welIorganized systen all the various h,
eaus would be subordinate to the All reoustons
would direct to the chief staff He would transmit if
once to the bureau with to deliver the goods
Iequisitioned.
The general staff wrecked by Secretary Baker
was wrecked by Congress ITSELF bill for creation of suc
an organization drawn by General Hugh Scott and
others OF the experienced officers high command That would
have provided just what was needed But CONGRESS- n,ani
cd sne bill IN such way that the general Pigment
the imagination not useful as the spare fire that
is carried on the machines of some owners
The daily morning oasis., 1918-02-06
ROOMS WANTED

ICOOWIO w AIN IED-
Every day we have calls fol
furnished rooms. If you have
one for rent, let us know, stat
ing price of same.
OASIS OFFICE.
The daily morning oasis., 1918-02-06

Wanted-To rent House in
edge of town; 2 or 3 rooms and
dig yard suitable for keeping
chickens. Apply this office. 26t
If you see a good, strong,
steady, bright, white electric
light, it is ours. ARIZONA GAS
& ELECTRIC COMPANY. adv
A STYLISH MAN
The daily morning oasis., 1918-02-06

Advertising Rates Upon Application.
The daily morning oasis., 1918-02-06
THE GENERAL STAFF.

The Washington correspondent of the Chicago Tribune has
made assertion that Secretary Baker wrecked the carefully
organized general staff of the army crippled the
lege"
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1918-07-17
n0BLES Case IS
now DISMISSED
tisTriCT ATTORNEY ADMITTED
80 CASE CnJiD BE PROVEN
NITHOl 2 DEFENDANTS MuE.

According Go information received
hnre through officials who have
b m i'm Attendance on court at
Clarendon. the ease Oi lhc state uf
ToNas AGAINST Lesley TO- Mobiles.
chau,cd with criminal assault. haas
h,on finally dismissed
This was the third trial of tho
caso. The iurios IN the tUo prrtou.
having convicted the Young mHu and
fixed sentence a. 80 mI o.. years.
respectively. az trials n Canyon auI
Amarllo
Judge u G. Joiner "a. phiuNpW.
Judge of the SiNy-ur district IUr
fhc state of TcNus presided by ap-
continent OF Governor Hobby.
10 Is stated that most OF inc male
Witnesses In the ease have already
been drafted and are now mot boz tn.
Jurisdiction OF the court and that th,
latc's principal and only witness Dos
which To establish pIma uem
aac, has since married the defend
mt. which coudoucd tho crime for
which the prisoner was held and for
ever scaled her lirs from offering
1sfimonN against him
Upon the admission Oi th. 'ue
hrourh its attorney D. o. Nuer
bat under re law 81 was mpn .llt
D. mako "a case without thr to.u.
rony Of the wife and uudcr The luv
no wife was prprlu1cd from eitn
m7giug testimony against her hus
.and the dismissal %. tho 9s. iu
owed
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1918-07-17
GOODNIGHT SCHOOL
BECOMES PART Of
GREAT 0RPHANAGE
BAPTIST COLLEGE PROPERTY u
FORMALLY TRANSFERRED
IiN TIT STEIS.
DR.. BUCENER IS PRESENT
Head cot Dallas institution tor Past
Forty wear. Proves insnira-
ten 10 Large
catherine.


Special fu Iir News
GuCnNlGHT Tcy. July l6-
Nhout ono hundred people asom-
BLEED Boo lho Frt Baptist church here
today to Witness the transfer ol the
DnlIoao property here Co the orphans
home Dr. luckncr had wired Rev
j % Hicks of Claude Tex. Chat ne
would come Co Goodnight ON Tues
daN jUIy lG, to receive for the Bap-
csc general convention the property
OF trg college Tor the orphans home.
Rev Nr Hicks phoucd or wired
quite @ number 90 be- present % well
uWr nr nnebntr and Go viiu, tho
transfer of tbc college tu th. home
and many responded AMONG he
number wcrr j H. Smith. Nr D. J..
smith O. ~ nruuor. j o. Gates.
DO j " Nuun and DIR s. o. Vino.
yard from thu First Baptist church
II amarillo
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1918-07-17
Absentee VOTING
LAW IS ADVANCED
BY COMMITTEEMAN
LAW IL QUOTEp TO SHOW WHAT
Sripo tl,t NECESSARY TO
BE TAKEN.

The Potter county Democratic
ogccutiyc committee desires tp call
,hc attention Oi tIc voters who cN-
zee, Co be aUsCu, rom their 'utiug
precinct ON July 10. iH1N, to the
following STATUTORY provisions With
d. $ statutes Win amendment OF
act NAV 20, 1917. ua, called session
Chapter Forty Section one
ANY qualified c.eetor as defined
by The statutes of this state, who
expects Co Dee absent from the county
ui his residence. aud az amy other
place in This state. ou the day ol his
election may vote subject 90 the fol
lowing conditions. to-Wit.
AT some time no. more than ten
days nor less than three days prior
90 Che date oi such election such
ulcctlr shall mako hs personal ap-
pgauuCo before the county oinrh of
thc county ul t.H ridorcc, and. if
personally unknown Co such cl,r.,
hall bc identified b. ut least Two
reputable oilIHu. 0I such county
and shall deliver o. such % hIs
pnil tax receipt cor exemption c.rliii-
cate, emitting him to yot. zoo such
election. ana srid clerk Hh n deliver
fn .Uch c'pgtur one ballot wbi"h has
ue.r prepared u ,uIdunc. wi'a
D.. for u.n u such cls.IlHn. which
saIlI them and tu..u boz maiaDl Dos
8iI rlrDnr apart and without the
a.si. lance or .uH '-fl1u OF any other
HHi lu loo such manner aH said Dln'-
tor shall desire aarn Co hr voted
hich ballot .n.I Dor. fold a and
placed in O scaled envelope and 1c.
liFornd to said ,.ol' who nal, tccp
,.. amc sn scaled and WHo shall
ALSO keen said pul JaN receipt or
certificate omen 'o tlO inspection lI
amy person who mas wish Co DNamiue
/ lr .U. .IU .lu. Huu .In second day
prior to said olu.tiuu. Hnd said clerk
bah 0u said second oIN, plHr. the
/ Ud poll tJN receipt Hr certificate.
tu.a'h.r with fIc .l scriri ou.
y.Inp. coniaIH.u aIl marked DAB.
/ Ilt Ia another .uYt'u.. which shall
/ uo bI said clDrE chen mailed lu the
/ pre- .d.us judge 90 tN. victims pro-
eurr 100 which said oleUur lives The
postage for lh. ,u,lI. ..rrcspoudgnrc
herein made niece. a.s 90 De- pro-
nd.d by said ,lrr'ag Doc the pres.
enc. ol One election officers provided
Ny Jaw. aud uH Obj. H. on such p....
zion between th. hours oi Hud
u.tIHt. on. .III DR., .IIUr |uI .H OI
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1918-07-17

Dosior Says Ordinary Nursted iron VIII
Increase the Strength q Nervous. Run
down People in Two Weeks lime in
Many Cases.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1918-07-17
COURT STEN0GRAPH[R
BACK FROM Fl WORTH
COURT MARTIAL TRIAL

J. T. NcGinncss. court afepos
lphor. returned from Fort Worth.
Tex, mst Saturday where he had
cen for the past three wD..s 1oIne
uonoEarhlc work Boo lho court.
martial az Camp Bowie Monday .Ud
Tuesday of this v0.. hu Y.u boz
court az Clarendon
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1918-07-17
GOOD GENERAL RAIN
FALLS IN PANHANDLE;
CROPS ARE Benefited

Thc first good general rain which
ha ialep iu purls cd thD lr.u0Hod
cCIion IN many weeks. thoroughly
oakol tn Touud from Dlos y.
TO-. job Nauoka. Tex. al H.H IHI
'uF over practically thI .ufr
stretch along the Santa o. uiINa.
TH. Rock Islands latest .ouHri.
received here say that tH iI
stretched from here Co. Adrian
mii. vest and five or sN mIl. ui
to i..k. 90 waH mostly local showers
over th. district
The rain came IN time 90 N.
r0r u .hl4 section ae 10 was a'.
.ue dr. but with the rain crop.
vu make Zinc progress ui fl'
ew range viii Dee fine within 90
,c. UaE.
ST midnight Iho Santa TD d.
pat...r reported local shower from
.i,r ord fu Canadian
The sun., 1918-09-16
PEACE MOVE SEEN
AS PLAY FOR TIME
German Command Seeks OPP
pOrtunity to ReOrganize
Army Defences.
ALSO TO BOLSTER PEOPLE
Theory That Certain Rejection
by Allies Will Arouse Fast
Waning Patriotism.
Special Cable Despatch to TIE suS from the
London Times Service.

Special cabre Despatch TO TEE suS from the
London Times Service.
Copyright. 1918: all riohfs reserred.
LONDON. Sept 1e.--The Times In Its
news comment on the new peace move
by Germany and Austria says this
morning:
I'm quarters best qualified to Judge,
these offers are held to have been
prompted by the desire OF the German
staff to involve the Allies in peace dis
cussion and thus gain time for linden
burg to reorganize the armies and recon-
struct the defensive lines. There Is
reason to believe that the military situa-
ton OF the enemy in reality Is much
worse than 1t hitherto appeared to be.
hence his desire to gain time at all costs.
Another motive Is believed to lie In
the shaken morale OF the enemy peo-
pies. In well informed quarters 1t is
known that the German and Austro-
Hungarian Governments expect that
their overtures will be rejected. but
they reckon that their apparent mod
GRAFTON will stimulate pacihst efforts in
the allied countries. while their re-
lection by the allied Governments Will
be used to convince the enemy peoples
that the Allies are resolved to destroy
their countries utterly. consequently
desperate resistance must be main
tanned.
The Germsn suggestion for evacuat-
ing Karelia. on the Thurman coast, APP
pears more than usually impudent The
Germans have no troops there.
THE Austro-Hungarian offer should
be read in the light Of the German pro-
posal toward Belgium. This suggests
the political and economic independence
OF Belgium shall. under certain condi-
tons, be restored after the war. Thus
Germany insists on the maintenance OF
an indefinite pre-war commercial treaty
with Belgium. She demands that Bel
GUM shall endeavor to convince the
allied Governments OF the necessity for
restoring the German colonies.
III the offer Is accepted Belgium
would at once resume her former neu-
trality--her territory wo1ld not be at
the disposal OF the Allies for opera
tons against Germany BY land or air.
A further condition Is "the Flemish
question shall be taken up. There Is
no word in the German proposal of any
restoration or reparation. The offer
thus amounts to a proposal that Bel
gium shail again be neutralized, pro-
vided that she use her good Offices TO
secure the return of the German
| colonies. Germany to engage herself to
maintain the old German commercial
treaties and to deal with tho Flemish
question in accordance with German
wishes, to ask no indemnity or repara-
ton
Editorially the Times says: 1T would
be a waste OF time to discuss the note in
, detail. It's basic idea. to use its own
argon. stands in direct contradiction to
the German Emperors unqualified
recognition that this world war Is war
| TO the death between irreconcllable
| world ideas.
THAT In the truth. The suggestion
! that,r tHe conceptions of the two slider
| have drawn nearer since the laSt peace
| note IL false 20 far as the allied Gov
ernments and the people are concerned.
The sun., 1918-09-16
AUSTRIA CATSPAW,
is LONDON VIEW
England Receives Copy of
Vienna Peace Farley Plan.

LONDON, Sept l5.-"Austria again is
Germany's catspaw." was the comment
generally heard in London to-day when
the news of Austria's invitation to the
bellgerents ito confidential non-bindng
discussion at neutral centre" became
public. 1t was not considered surpris-
ing that Austria should make a move to
secure peace. for Vienna, since the early
days of September, has been the scene
of many conferences of the statesmen
OF the Central Powers and OF Teutonic
monarchs.
1t is understood that the Government
officially has received the note.
Week before last Admiral Won Hintze,
the German Foreign Minister. was there
and besides having a long conference
with Baron Burtan. the Austro- Hunga-
rian Foreign Minister, was received in
audience by Emperor Charles. Likewise
way back to Sofia. had a conversation
lasting an hour with Emperor Charles
Talaat Pasha. the Turkish Grand
Vizier also has been lowering around
Vienna and budapest and giving out in
terviews declaring that a military VIC
tory by either side is now impossible.
1t has been thought the Austrian
Emperor intended to ask for mediation
either by the King Of Spain or the
Queen of Holland. but he has gone no
further than without disclosing any
terms to ask for a non-binding discus
sion and incidentally by sending a note
to the Pope to endeavor to secure the
Pontiffs support for the proposal.
With the exception Of the pacifist
Daily Netos, which advocates accept
ance Of Austria's invitation. the Lon
don morning papers scornfully reject
the note as trick instigated by Ger
many to gain time to reorganize her
shaken armies. while the offer to Bel
GUM In denounced as n cynical insult.
The German press comment thus far
received In London indicates surprise at
the action OF Austria In sending the
The sun., 1918-09-16
SEES BAvARIANs WATERING.
Won Brettreich Makes Appeal for
Ninth German War Loan.

AMSTERDAM, Sept. 15.-In a recent ad-
dress at meeting OF the Bavarian
Christian Farmers Union. the Bavarian
Minister OF the Interior, Won Brettreich,
declared II was not the military situa-
ton which makes the period through
which Germany Is now passing "the very
gravest and severest period OF the war"
1t Is due to the fact. he said, that many
have become faint hearted and have
wavered in moral hrmness and the re-
solve to hold out
On authority OF information supplied
by the military, he said. there were no
grounds for anxiety; and until the enemy
wished to conclude just and honorable
peace, he added. all would have to do
their utmost for tho defence OF the
fatherland." He urged therefore united
support to the ninth war loan as proof
Of power and endurance, adding that
80 long as the enemys desire to ami
iiiate us remains unbToken we must
persevere or otherwise We are lost
against the superiority Of our enemies"