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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-24
LETTER FROM
RUSSIAN EMPRESS
She Wrote to Gar In 1906 That Prin-
cipie Must Now Be Policy
Of Unrelenting
Power.

AMSTERDAM, Aug. PA letter
from the Russian dowager empress to
Gear Nicholas, written Jan. IA, 1906,
and published in the cars diary,
which is being made public in sec
tions, has been published in Rheinlsh
Westfalische, copies of which have
been received here.
The letter was partly written In
French and partly in Russian.
Parts of a translation follow:
Dear Nicholas: I'VE are deeply
thankful for your new dear letter,
breathing a new spirit of new at
mosphere. If 1t had come earlier we
would have been much more energetic
and firm in the exercise Of power.
Much would have been avoided. you
understand why Witte lost so much
time now.
"In regard to the question which
disuuiets me: Question the cabinet
regarding the crown domains whlN
these swine want to take from 'lS
according to their various party pro
grams. They ought to be impressed
with the fact that no one shall dare
interfere with these personal rights
of the car and his family. 1t VIII
he the greatest historical mistake II
we now gave way the slightest point.
Every concession now IS inter
pretable as weakness. Our principe
must now be policy of unrelentln8
power. We must be strong.
The letter was written Irior TO the
assemblage Of the duma.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-24
MONDAY NIGHT
is THE LIMIT
Entries by Women in the Big Sugar
Saving Contest Must be Mailed
by That Time to Com
mittee Of Awards.

Indications are that a large number
of women in Keokuk and Lee county
will go into the sugar saving contest,
announced by the food administration
They are sending letters Of from
fifty to one hundred wards to Miss
Alice French Davenport, chairman OF
the committee on awards, and the
eleven state prizes also may come to
Lee county il our women write their
best suggestions as to how to save
sugar and send them to Miss French,
before Monday night.
Six prizes will come to the women
of the towns of this county and six to
the women in the city. The eleven
state prizes are open to all.
The prizes will include handsome
autographed certificates from Mr.
Hoover and Mr.. Deems. Women who
win them will be justified in prizing
them more and more highly as history
is written recording what each one
has done in this war. They will at
test a genuine contribution. for the
suggestions made by Iowa women will
help solve the gravest problem In
food conservation now confronting the
nation.
J. F. Elder, county fool administrat-
or. hopes to see at least LOCO women
In Lee county go into the contest.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-24
Woman's Federation of keokuk Hold
Meeting to Discuss Ways and
Means to This Benef
cient End.
COMMITTEE APPOINTED
The Work of the Big Woman's Organ
izaton to 90 Forward with En-
ersy, from This
Time.

The executive committee of the
Keokuk Woman's Federation met last
evening, the object of the meeting
being to discuss the problem OF pro
viding an opportunity for fallen
women who wish to have anotner
status in life.
The task is undertaken at the re-
ouest of the executive commute OF
the business mems committee.
Reports were also made by the pro-
gram and educational committee
which is working on program OF
meetings to be attended by all mem
hers of the federation, in which IN
struction will be given on the prln-
ciples Of government.
Miss Solomon appointed commit
toes TO carry forward the work OF the
federation. the name of the commit
too Implying the line of work to be
done, as follows:
program and educational commit
itee-Nrs. James Young, Miss Eleanor
BROWN. Mrs. John Elgin, Mrs. ID. y.
whitney. Mrs. Winona E. Reeves.
mdicial-Mrs. w. ]. Fulton, Mrs. j.
q THOMAS, Mrs. C. NJ. Rich, with one
other member to be chosen by the
committee.
Vigilance commtitee-Mrs. John
Elgin, Mrs. S. E. Hancock MISS
Louise Helwig, with three others W
be chosen by the committee
Membership-Mis Helw1g, MIS-. y.
IA. Lantz, Mrs Mary Hepler, Mrs. A:
II Grout. Mrs. Maude Larson ana
others to be chosen by the commit
tee.
Emergency and refuge-Miss Flea
nor Brown, Mrs. ]. P. Hornlsh, Mrs.
;C. M. Rich, Mrs. S. e. Hancock, MISS
Jennie Steinburger, Mrs. H. w. Huls-
kamp. Mrs. J. G. Thomas.
Finance-Mrs. H. o. Whitney, MISS
Elizabeth Dunlap, Miss Florence raj
bot, Mrs. o. w. Weyer, Mrs. j. r
Hornish and three other members 10
he chosen by the committee.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-24

in A divorce suit which is brought by
her husband. Joseph NJ. Gundy. The
petition states:
'By reason Of the fact that the de-
PENDANT was convicted of murder, De-
cember. 1913, the plaintiff claims the
right of divorce"
Mrs. Gundy was convicted OF the
murder of Virgie Blair. She was in
dicted by the grand jury. and pleaded
guilty before the district court TO the
crime of murder in the second de
gree. Mrs. Gundy followed Italian
methods in that she used knife to
commit the crime.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gundy were married
in Keokuk July 16, 1913, and lived
here until October %. of the same
year. when the trouble arose whoa,
caused murder,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-24
HOOVER POINTS
TO MORE SAVING
Arrives from Europe and Describes
How Much Worse or They
are There for Food Than
Americans.

Reaching here after disembarking
from a British liner at an Atlantic
port. Herbert S. Hoover, head or the
u. S. food administration, told the
newspapers that the people of Europe
are bitterly complaining about high
prices Of the American foodstuhs
shipped them.
He pointed out that wages in
Europe are much lower than in this
country. averaging about $40, and the
allowance by the governments 10
families is under $40 week. Obvl-
ously, he said, American bacon at
fifty cents a pound cannot be pur.
chased by these people. He said
European governments have been
forced to sell American products at
a loss in order to care for European
people. He said the real difficulty
here now is sugar and ships cannot
be taken from the army to bring in
that commodity.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-24
THE SIGN.

THE SIGN.
The God-sent sign, the star sign,
That lit Judea's sky,
And baSe the faithful seek the Lord,
That man might never die;
Responding nobly to the quest,
Nor paused for food, nor sleep, nor
rest,
Until amid the stable dross
They found the babe that bore the
The infant Christ immortal!
The God-sent sign, the war sign,
That lights the eastern sky,
And bids all freemen seek the fray,
That Freedom shall not die,
Responding nobly to the call
That Freedom stand that freemen
fall,
Until from out the battle dross
Shall rise again the Holy Cross,
And Peace be sealed, Eternal!
j. e. Chrisman.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-24
About Score Per Annum are Bound
Over to the United States
Grand Jury Here in
keokuk.
CHIEFLY TRANSPORTING
Carrying Liquor Across the State Line
is About the Only Offense the
Government Can
Reach.

That plenty Of energy has been
shown at the start in the offensive
taken against bootlegging in Keokuk
is evident by the large number of al
legged offenders which. have been
bound over to the federal grand jury
in the last fifteen months.
Since May %, 1917, thirty-two men
have been placed under restraint to
appear before the higher tribunal
when arraigned before John E. Craig,
United States commissioner.
The first names to go on the list
were those of Roy Storey and Leon
ard Richard, May %, charged with
Illegally The other men bound over
were Gale Hewitt and Pete Hender-
shot. May "a, charged with shipping
liquor without it being properly
labeled; Charles Brown, July 6, 1917,
charged with bootlegging; c. E. Ham
Ter, July 20, for transporting liquor
Illegally; Ed Wilhelmy, July %, on
the same charge; Walter Arnold, July
81. for transporting liquor illegally !;
Robert Goodwin, Juy 30, on the same
charge; Pete Roam, August 6, charged
with selling liquor to soldiers; Harry
Taylor, same date, same charge !;
Ephraim Breach, Aug. II, transport
ing liquor Illegally; Thomas Freeman
Aug. q; Bert Bradney, August 20;
Fred Brown, August "a; Albert Horn
ing, August %, and John Bloome r
August %, on the same charge; Will
lie Green, Sept 6, for bootlegging; G.
Scissor, Sept. Z, on the. same charge
F. M. Paddock, Sept 5, charged with
transporting liquor; Walter Anderson,
Oct 10; Henry Weigold, April S.
1918, and John Collins, April 10. on
the same charge.
Since April 10. 1918, nine men have
been bound over to appear before the
federal grand jury which will meet
November IS. Four are charged with
bootlegging and five with transport
ing liquor illegally. These are the
names of the men and the date when
they were bound over:
Wade Moore, May I, transporting
liquor; Tom Forquer, May II, trans
porting liquor; Vic Storey, May Is
bootlegging; Charles Duncan. June
~, bootlegging; Frank T. Roberts
July IL; Herman Lubker. July 10;
George Patterson, July II; Albert
Kepple, Aug. IL Homer Berry, Aug
10, all for transporting liquor over
state lines
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-24

street and awakens everybody near
there except the police. An Ola
prominent citizen is very sick, ana MS
life is being shortened by this laWleSS
noise that is simply unbearable.
THE law is just as clear about cut
ting out mufflers as about steallng
chickens or fist fighting or getting
dead drunk, and why such racket is
allowed every day for long time, is
what I'd like to know. But | suppose
the police sleep so soundly that they
don't hear it right behind the police
station.
No: you needn't tell them ABOUT
il. Some Of us plan to set the alarm
clock and be out on the front porch
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-24
Service Pins For Everyone
>%la73l3%
ORIGINAL NOTICE.

State of Iowa, Lee County, ss.-1n the
District Court OF said County, at
Keokuk, September Term, 1913
H. A. Leming, plaintiff, versus
Jeannetta Leming, defendant
Original Notice.
To the Above Named Defendant:
You are hereby notified that petit
ton is now on file in the clerks
office of the district court aforesaid
at Keokuk in behalf Of the above
named plaintiff, against you, and
claiming a divorce from you, from
the bonds Of matrimony, on the
ground of habitual drunkenness, and
asking for equitable relief.
And unless you appear thereto and
defend before noon of the second day
of the next regular September term
of said court, to be begun and holden
at Keokuk on the sixteenth day OF
September, A. D. 1913, default Will
be entered against you and jud gment
rendered thereon as prayed for IN
said petition, "
WILLIAM ZIMMERMAN,
Attorney fir Plaintiff.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-24
kEOKUK WOMEN
ARE IN HOSPITAL
Army Surgeon Writes Wildly Of the
Close Connection Between War
Work Here and Cots Of
Wounded.

In a letter to his wife. Captain
Frank M. Fuller, of the medical corps
of the army in France writes about
the full hospitals and says:
One sees why you have all had to
work so faithfully and so long for
there is no end to the demand. If the
women who have done such faithful
service could hear the signs Of con-
tent. and see the comfort on the
boys faces, as old stained and harden.
ed dressings are replaced by these
clean soft, ones. that they maize, they
would feel repaid many times for
anything they have sacrificed to do
this work. These dressings have to
be made by you over there and by
nurses over here.
You are certainly working in the
hospitals of France. and your work Is
only in the room at the end of long
corridor. Your supplies are carried
through on ships, instead Of trucks,
but you are truly working here in the
army hospitals as though you were
right up at the front end Of the corri-
dor in the big operating rooms
II YOU all stop it would slow down
or stop the work at the front end. You
don't seem to be in war, but you are,
and there is no more credit or praise
for the men and women over herv
than 10 the tireless and selfsacriffc-
ing. faithful women over there. Each
one is doing definite and essen
tial part.
You speak about the allowance OF
sugar and bread You may be very
sure what you do not eat Is here on
the tables of the soldiers, and not one
crust OF bread is wasted. If coy does
mot eat all of piece of bread he is In
structed to place 1t on the table when
he leaves. This is all gathered and
used in bread pudding. or given to the
moor among the French. who can only
get bread on a bread ticket, and war
bread at that. If the mess sergeant in
orr hospital allows food to re found
in the garbage can, he is liable to
court martial. and a reduction to the
ranks. You would be surprised to see
how little is in our garbage cans. af-
ter hundreds have eaten at the mess
table 7 speak of this that you may
know that your sacrifices there pro.
vide the necessary food for men here,
and that 1t Is guarded by e-ery mill
tary precaution. II is the same with all
Everything necessary is
used freely. but woe be to him who
throws away. All boxes are used for
lumber or kindling; all paper is
saved. no waste of strength, life or
material IS allowed.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-24
RHEUMATISM CURED BY
NUMBER 40" OR MONEY BACK
Consult any LEADING druggist.

Consult any leading druggist.
Frank Staser, Newburg, Ind, states:
1 suffered WITH rheumatism for sever
Al years and tried numerous remedies
with little or no ben fit Mendenhalrs
Number 40 was recommended to me
and used in all six bottles and am en-
tireiy cured | cheerfuly recommend 1t
to all rheumatic sufferers.
We have instructed any druggist to
issue guarantee with three bottles OF
Number 40" and if you are not cured
or satisfied, your money will be cheer
fully refunded.-J. c. Mendenhall, AZ
years druggist Evansville, Ind.
"Numeor 40'' is employed in rheu-
metism, scrofula, blood poison, consti-
patton, liver and stomach troubles.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-24
chjIdren,s Garden Exhibit,

The children's garden exhibit will
be given at the public play ground
on upper Main street Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday of next week.
Miss Mitchell, the garden supervisor,
has tried to get message to every
child but in case any have been
missed, this announcement will serve.
Every child who has had school
garden is asked to send some product
from his garden, carefully marked
with his name on it, to the ward
school which he attends, on Wednes-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-24
BY the Retail Groeers of Iowa Of the
State Food Administration at
the Des Moines Con-
vention.
TWO THOUSAND PRESENT
Meeting Did Much to Clear the Atmos-
phere and Secure Better Co
operation All
Around.

Over a thousand questions were
put into box at the retail grocers'
convention called at Des Moines by
the state food administration, by the
two thousand grocers present from
all over the state.
They will be answered by mail
from the Burlington office, as it
would require two days of ten hours
each to answer them orally at the
rate of one minute.
Repres entatives of the various food
divisions Of the states were situated
at tables In the lobby Of the Coliseum
during the morning session. willing
to answer all questions concerning
their respective divisions.
The chiefs included w. T. Harper,
of Ottumwa, milk and ice division;
w. T. McElroy, of Ottumwa, sugar
division; D. G. Thompson, of Water
loo, flour division; R. r. Welday,
eggs, butter and cheese division. and
G. o. Peterson and e. ]. Canny, Of
Burlington, price Interpretation divi-
sion.
Flour May Change Soon.
Flour rulings" stated R. e. Logs
don, executive secretary of the state
food administration "are due for
change Immediately after September
l, but there Is no definite knowledge
just what those changes will in
clude.'
Logsdon urged the grocers not to
make reports OF violations to food
administration headquarters unless
they had evidence behind their re-
ports. He stated that out of 10000
reports. $500 have been investigated
and the majority found lacking in
evidence.
Everybody Satisfied.
The grocers returned to- their
homes with better spirit of CO.
operation with the food administra-
ton and a clearer understanding Of
just what is expected of them, in
the opinion of Food Administrator
]. F. Deems at the close of the meet
ing.
"The meeting was satisfactory to
me in every respect" he stated.
what has been accomplished here
today in clearing up misunderstood
lngs of food rulings and explaining
food conditions will spread to every
part Of the state. and lot Of our
trouble now is thing of the past"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-24
SALVATION ARMY
WANTS CLOTHES
Knows Of Many Poor People Who
Need More Covering for the
Body In These High
Cost Times.

The Salvation Army asks keokuk
people to give it lot of old clothes.
1t knows a lot Of poor people VINO
need them badly.
It will place every garment where
1t will do the most good, the pubic
is assured, and make every one con-
tributed be a lot of help in these days
of high prices.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-24

when he roars by, with rifles and I'LL
his tires and car full of holes. Some
of us are good enough shots to hit
only the car, and If any stray bullet
hits the man. 1t will be entirely acct
dental of course, and nobody to
blame"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-24
The Church Societies
Y. p, s. c. e.

The Y. P. S. c. E. Of the First
Methodist Protestant church will
meet on Tuesday evening in the base
ment of the church at s o'clock. The
business meeting will be followed by
social hour. Members and their
friends are cordially invited.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-24
Ready for the Sacrifice.

Aberdeen News: There isn't any
American who would not, under or
binary circumstances, rather see the
1S-year-old boys in college rather
than in training camps or the
trenches. But the Job of everybody.
Just now. is to win the war. If 1t takes
the 1s-year-old boys to do it, they
should be drafted.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-24
RIFLE
CURE FOR NOISE
Roaring Ike In an Old Automobile
Excites Ire Of Denizens of
Blondeau Street in Early
Morning.

Would Gabriel's horn waken the
police?" asked resident OF Blondeau
street above Ninth today. and he kept
right on talking:
Every morning about O'Clock an
old automobile with the muller wlde
open comes tearing down Blondeau
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-24
WANTS DIVORCE
OF CONVICT WIFE
She Carved Another Woman and
Went to Anamosa Five Years
Ago, and Her Husband
Brings Suit

Mrs. Frances Gundy, who is serving
a sentence of ten years in the re-
formatory at Anamosa for murder IN
the second degree, Is the defendant
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-24

in this class of men and have phys
ical examinations made of them.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-24

day morning at 9 O'Clock. All the
products will be collected at the
schools by the supervisor and her
helpers and taken by them to the
place of exhibit. On Saturday morn
ing from to IL o'clock the children
can get back their exhibits by going
to the playground for them.
Next Saturday at Country Club.
The sponsors for the bridge party
at the Country club next Saturday
afternoon at 3 o'clock will be Mrs.
G.. E. Weissenberger and Miss Made
line Marley. The club hostesses for
the dinner in the evening will be Mrs.
George Hassall and Miss Rachel Rob.
|erts.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-24

Red Cross Shipments.
The shipment today from the Red
Cross shop included twenty-five con.
valescent robes and $50 hospital pea
shirts.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-24

Read Gate City want ads,
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-08-14
Lightning Kills Winthrop Girl.

Walterboro, Aug. S.-Miss Monte
Goodwin, the eldest daughter OF the
Hon. and Mrs. John G. Goodwin, was
killed by bolt Of lightning Friday
afternoon at their home, near
Smoaks. in the upper part of Cole
ton county. Miss Goodwin was
standing in the kitchen, near table
which was attached to the wall. The
bolt struck the roof Of the house and
descended one Of the upright studs,
leaping from this to another and
passing through the young lady, who
fell, expiring Immediately, it seems.
Her mother anu young man were
sitting on tho piazza to the kitchen
and they were rendered unconscious
Efforts were made at once to resus-
citate the stricken ones. Mrs. Good
win and the young man were soon
conscious, but Miss Goodwin, having
received the full effect Of the bolt,
did not revive.
The death Of this young lady was
a decided shock to her friends and
the friends of the family over the en-
tire county. She was just reaching
mature womanhood and was stu
dent at Winthrop College, having
won scholarship there two years
ago, where she was justly popular
and successful in her studies.
A rather peculiar coincident was
the fact that Miss Goodwin's grand
father John Goodwin, was killed
within ten feet Of the spot where she
was stricken on July 26, 1875, forty
three years ago.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-08-14
Sequel To
Love For Doll
Maternal Instinct Greatly Developed by
Teaching Children to Love their Dolla.

Tho little child's doll Is mother to tho
most romantic fairy. And in the years that
pass. tho doll fades into the petals Of a
June rose, to evolve the most wondrous OF
oil transformations.
And now comes moro serious period
when tho JOY Of real motherhood should
be as tranquil rs best efforts can provide.
This is accomplished with n wonderful rcr>-
edy known as Mothers Friend. An cStc!E.l.
application 80 penetrating in its nature as
to thoroughly lubricate tho myriad networl;
or cords, tendons, nerves and muscles !'1'G
beneath tho skin Of tie abdomen.
It relieves tho tension, prcvc:ts teEfr.n:'-
and pain Mt tho crisis ana cn!h.rs i'n q.
domen to expand gently. TIE 'n''sc'"" G."
tract naturally after baby arrives i..L> ,..-
form 10 thus preserved.
It should be applied daily, r.r.'t n',i nioro
regular use it enables The, tNdorcn 10, 9;
pand without tho M'ual strain whcD h""!
is born. Naturally, paiii .:.d 0anScr a. ;i't
crisis is less.
You will find Mothers Fric,:' "n c&!2 q
the Braddcld Rcruiator Co. Cs'@O ''j.s La:a"t ~
Bldg, Atlanta, Ga. lhcy will scni yau e.
instructive Motherhood book" witno"t cher
i0r single morning o.. .i!rht 20 r"c Mo'..r'
FRIEND Obtain bo.tc RON y0u" t!H!''''
soday by atl means. ana tIuS foIt,iy jo.r&>
against pain and discomfort
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-08-14

Send every soldier in with slap
on the back, and loud, hearty
KNOCK 'em dead"
For that's the kind of boys they
are-and that's what they're going
to do when they get over there.
OF course, you've all kicked in to
the Red Gross and the Y.M.C.A., and
you've sent reading matter to the
camps, and talking machine records,
and maybe you and your family have
occasionally packed a boz and ship
ped 1t to camp. You haven't?
Well, then, get busy!
But you can do more. Put wise
the individual soldier tina! you're he
hind him, whether you know him or
not. Talk to him or the street, or
while you're stTap-hangins in a troll
,ey, or, If you run across him in Il
business way, let him know that his
old o. D. uniform makes him a bra-
ther Of every American, even If yo,,
have never lamDed his map before.
You're one Of his seconds, and you've
got an awful big bet down on the
game he's starting.
Send him in with the good old
slap on !he back!