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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-25
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collsr was g2e-t CO appropriated
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Hvsy y. G1bson. general lsar
sge- Of The American Red Iross'
Urges all chapters 70 make acsaIaEs
u-cyrtsEou for home ss1Tics- He says
other to-as Of service should Dc cut
CT before this ssyFtcs 70 the sanIhes
Ct enlisted men
Il. should bs made definitely esf-
tain Tia. q chapter With funds, no
mater how limited, should not
neglect lie home service obligations.
ne sts-sd. became TO do 90 VIII
ifksfy cause the families OF soidtsrs
and SAILORS 70 suffer privation, or 70
obItge them to sacrifice health BY
reason OF overwork, or unsuitable
work, or TO apply 70 public or pri-
vate charities"
Patriotic Young Women.
Nurses. more nurses and still more
nurses. ia the call from the Amer-
can army IN France.
There are At present about 1000
nurses In active service and this
number is barely sufficient for our
present army, while the number OF
men Is growing by leaps and bounds
and casualties on large scale may
be expected in France any day.
That the women are not respond.
Ing 10 tfsts call as they should IT not
because they are slackers or unwin-
ing to do their duty, but because the
need and the situation have not been
brought home TO them with the right
emphasis.
! Every woman over twenty-one
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-25
Activities OF Keokuk
Red Cross Chapter

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rr-e ., his Michigan home -hs- fas
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av snd when he investigated found
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asr6 Il c. 4 frncn rools- he
thougnr the lunch room vas Fua oy
tie Red Gross Upon further hives
rtxztson he found that tie prices
CHARGED By the Z II G. A for CANDY
,obzcco and other i1rnres we're hfgn
ouIy 10 the extent that Importation
from America under war condiriofas
made them So
Thus one By one, runors rejecting
adversely upon the Red Cross are
exrIasnst Away. Private Ferguson
signed the statement vindicating the
Red Cross and concluded: Il Eaat
TO do everything ! can TO keep my
mistake from doing harm and ask
that you put this statement IN the
uapsv so tha. people can read II and
NOT think the Red Gross is selling
things over hers"
More Reason Than Ever 20 Work.
Now tina. Secretary Of War Baker
admits that we have almost 100000
American soldiers In France. II viii
become apparent to all Red Cross
workers that the output OF surgical
dressings and other hospital supplies
cannot be too large, for the Ameri-
can troops have taken over sector
OF the French front and are most
likely TO be IN the thick Of the fight.
ing any day, certainly as soon az the
Germans launch their expected offen.
siye.
When It is remembered that some
| times q soldier has been 30 badly
wounded as to require a whole case
Of surgical dressings TO save his life
( It will be seen that reserve supply
cannot be made too large, and be
sideg. we are supplying about 1000
hospitals for the French. English
Belgian and italian armies
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-25
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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-25

UNITED Press Leased Wire Sefyiccl
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE. FEB 25.--Gcncral perghing
has cablcd Washington, recommend
ing acceptance Of the offer OF women
volunteer Red Cross workers to fIrn-
lsh 100000 uniforms for convaIcs-
cents.
The general urged that the patriotic
work OF women be utilized even more
than at present.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-25

and that you were concerned only
with creating an army. then IL seems
20 me that you have given an unan-
sTsrable argument In favor Of q war
board which would bring into accord
all oS the program OF war"
The American board, he declared, is
headed for the cataract, and I'VE must
seize the oars and with the fun power
Of our reserve energies we must save
ourselves"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-25

To Care 4 Gold In One Day
Take LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE
(Tablets). It stops the Cough anG
Headache and works Oft the Cold.
z. W. GROVES signature ON each
box 30c.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-25

III. S. Department OF Agriculture,
Weather Bureau]
For Keokuk and vicinity: Light
snow and mach colder tonight; Tues
day fair and colder. Fresh to strong
northwest winds
For Iowa: Cloudy and much cold.
er tonight with light snow extreme
east portion; Tuesday fair; colder
extreme east and rising temperature
west portions. Fresh to strong north.
west winds.
For Missouri: Unsettled and much
colder tonight with rain turning to
snow east portion; Tuesday fair /;
colder east and south portions. Fresh
to strong northwest winds diminish.
ing by Tuesday.
Weather Conditions.
A marked depression is central
over eastern Kansas and central Iowa
this morning and the weather Is un.
settled, with mild temperature cas-,
of the Missouri river.
Rain or snow is following in the
west. with colder weather, although
no severe cold appears this morning
and the temperature is not expected
to be much below 20 during the mex
forty-eight hours in this section.
Local Observations.
Feb. Bar. Their. Wind. Weather
"a z p. m. ;. 90 II IS NV PIT Cldy
Is 7 a. m. ;. 20 .35 81 SE Cldy
River stage at Z a. m, feet.
Change in river stage, fall tenths
Mean temperature, Feb. "a, 81.
Highest, "a.
Lowest, 40.
Lowest last night, 46.
Fried z. GOSEWISCH,
Observer
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-25

Sioux Falls Press: The South Da-
kota farmland who draws down a sal
nry of $lOi month has shown that
the 7 w w. Is not IL necessary factor
In the advancement OF his profession
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-25
ADJUSTMENTS.

csz. saz and Hilarious csr.cy.
~ r,oserv az. 2. trse C-x-t 10
-ssyar and .ters are gersr rseIs d.
f,esfe- ttar rs7sal Advancement. There
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.r,re s,,t ~, szoszt gew Y-grard
4,r.y .vt,e, ssss been tszEfeS sr,s pe.te1
Mi his he BIZ 2 widowed mother sro
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-hs. his fs-her hzf owned stock II
svd ruesorers q big rrzut ting. rsgufts
a. f,sq nakfns, biy rsoasy. IN the oro-
<sess ~ sr,et.s an. he yiyes a good
feaasna 10 hi eueray and tiis is The
,ssrrfry u<ysns in his I..e Ee turns
"a, 10 be a nan, and q real man. The
Ytrs,cess ,s his turning oat r. very In.
teraztirsz 20 tca.-Advert.se-nent
He>kns< history IN The Crfsfs.1
Ai,hogl, aaowfnz 5g. 2 email sura.
ter ~ sctusl Da..ie scenes, Winston
lsagrety.tj'g greet American story o1
rfyff ysr ttrres n e. s.trrsny, trener.
fo1s drama The story f. Of especial
tnterer4 10 Ysok1k fecauzs the gfo-
IS vrrf.tea fn and around Ct I<yFiz. and
80 cfoge. alnofgt frsclu9fog Ksoksbc fer.
rftorv. mag 4. MINT well rsEreEen.
the ocrurrsnceg which were 611plfcat
ID on ttesa VERY grounds 81. I<s,ie
ryaa OF The stvfifny line between ms
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-25
Active Artillery.

PARIS, Feb. 25.--Artillery was
active around Tahure where Amer1-
can artillery II aiding the French)
in the Champagne region and in the
Dolder region Of Upper Alsace. the
French war Office announced today.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-25
DAILY RasseE OF PRICES.
Chicago Cash Grain.

Chicago Cash GRAIN
CHICAGO. Feb. 25-Ccrr-Eo
yellow, s17oG175; No. yellow,
sI521f 7G. No. 5 yellow. sl43g SO;
No. yellow. sIa5GI42; No. white.
sL45@lso; No. 6 white. SL45G1 75:
No. mi1sd, sI45gIs7: No. mixed.
s159GLsl. No. mixed. Sl-40G 14S;
No. mixed. $1,000 40.
Oax-No. 3 white, ssa 9s1c; No.
white. SSh Is0c; standard s0AG
s11zc-
Peoria Grain.
PEORIA, III, Feb. 25-Co-n-Mar-
ket 2lI5c lower. No 5 white, s1-85
4Ls6; No 3 yellow. S1-70. No 4
yellow. sl629165: No. 5 yellow.
sI55GI5s; No. s yellow. l146G1-4s:
No. 8 mixed, s1.76; No. s mixed,
$3.50.
oats-Market IL a1ac higher No
Is white, SOC; standard. s0ho.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-25

North OF Ailette and az Ursel,
French raiders brought In prisoners.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-25
AMERICANS CAPTURE
GERMANS IN RAID
(Con1iu1Led from page II

tension and prolong the nerve strain
before the offensive. their methods
have resulted In fasco. Troops and
civilians are chuckling over the hob
goblin"
The British staff expects the Ger
mans viii put UP stiff fight, but re,
ceive q drubbing. Indications are
that the German troops themselves
are gradually acquiring cold sweat.
Some prisoners admit they do not
believe the Prussian plans will suc-
coed, although they Will make mince-
meat OF their own troops.
French civilians openly doubt an
offensive will be launched, asking:
why 20 much hullabaloo?" The
soldiers shrug their shoulders. say
Ing:
Let It come"
Confirming reports of food condi-
tons In Germany, prisoners say that
not only civilians and non-combat-
ants, but line troops not actually
slated for the push are now on re-
duced rations.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-25
RsIdins Party RepuIs-d.

LONDON, Feb. "a hostile raid
ing party was repulsed with some
enemy losses east OF Armentierres
early today, Field Marshal Haig re-
ported.
Enemy artillery showed some ac-
tivity in the Messineg sector and
southwest Of Cambria
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-25
HAVE NATION
BY THE THROAT

CONTINUED from page -
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-25

Chicago Live Stock.
UNITED Press Leased Wire Seryica-l
CHICAGO, Feb. 25.-The hog mar
ket closed strong and i5 cents high
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-25

THE phrase "pyrThic victory IL de-
rived from The victory OF Pyrrhus
over the Romans 27s 3. O. al Ascu-
lunl. and ty,ares q triumph, won at
very heavy cost. PyrThus remarked
after rae Battle:
One more such victory and we are
iog~
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-25

Kansas City Live Stock
KANSAS CITY. Feb. z5-Cattle
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-25

ASSTTgDA-a. Feb. S5.-eA seDar-
ate peace with Hfszia 10 a cyrThtc
vfctory,'" the Vienna Arbeiser Zeft-
ing declared, because Great Britain,
France and America will make war 10
the hitter end"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-10
HUN is WHIPPED,
HA|G TELLS THE
BRITISH FORCES
please God Our Dark Days Will
Never Return, Reads His
Order to Army.
FOE DEFENSES BROKEN

BY Associated Press 10 Every Evening
London Sept 10 We have passed
through many dark days Please God
these never viii return saws Field
Marshal Hang, commander chief OF the
British forces IN France. IN IA order Of
the dav The commander then say
The enem. nov has spent ms effort
The text reads "Onc month uoW
ha- BASED -ince the Brush armies
having successfully Wlth>tood Ill ihe
attacks of the enemN once more touk
the offensive IN thcr turn In thar
short space ri tlma bv = series ~ brilliant
and ~kilfullv eNccuted ae1ion- We have
rcpcatedIy defeated 'hc same German
armie- whose vastly superior numbers
compelled our retreat last ~prne What
has happened on the British front has
happened also on the front o. our allies
Less than sly months after the launch
ing ol the great German offensive which
was to have cut the allied front III two.
the allied armies everywhere today are
advancing victoriplsly side by side
over the same battlefield on which by
the courage and stcadfastness Of their
defense, they broke the enemy assaults
Yet more has been done Already
we have pressed beyond our old battle
lines Of 1917 and have made wlde
breach IN the enemy 5 strongest defenses.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-10
TO BUILD ICE PLANT
Diamond Company to Spend $3.50,
900 on Modem Operation in
Western Part of City.
To Build Ice Plant 4 Robinson ;

To Build Ice Plant 4 Robinson ;
Plans showing how the Diamond
Ice and Coal Company propose to
meet the growing demand for that
frozen luxury IN this city in the future.
came Ia light al a meeting OF the street
directors TODAY. General Manager Ntrad-
lev oi the ICE company. appeared before
the directors. seeking information about
the necessary procedure IN obtaining
the Use of 81 part of Grant avenue
Mr. ~trad.cy informed the directors
thai the company had planS
nov made TO construct IN lr" plant.
between pennSylvana avenue and mon
sto-et 10 cos, $250.UN The plant
l~ Il be driven bv eectrci-N and the
company officials had hopes q CON-
p.etine il by May Inconnectlon with
he ice making plant there i~ @ b
storage house capable ui nothing
) 900 IONS Nha' The company desired
was the J.~e Of 3 certain portion Of Grant
avcnue
Chairman sparks informed Mr. >trad-
icy Iat th, could ONLY hc accom-
pll>ncd through tho cnnsen' Of the
court, nth the sanction of the Stree;
directors. and that the extreme length
of time could not be longer than the
time in Office. Of the youngest member
Of the board which j. FIVE years.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-10
ALLIES bL LAST|NG
WAY TO La fERE
AND ST. QUENTIN
Towns Being Encircled by Rings
of Iron Forged by French and
British Troops.
FRENCH PIERCE FIVE
MILES ACROSS CANAL
Haig at Gates of Cambria: Laon
in Path of French Drive: Hin
denbufg Line Crmped.
nv Associated Press TO Every Evening

Nv Associated Press 20 Every Evening
ia riH. Sept 10 20 y ~
E8t progress was made bv thr French
ycqtoriaS ~ closing ~ upon roth -
Quentin and In .Fcrc. important German
atruugholsla along The southern secil"n #
the IIipdcnbutg linz They are within two
uilos nf Ia ere and within three and
half tnilcs ~ - Quentin
IN tho reRlpu uf Ia lorr the French
arc p,ialing toward the north of the
formidable 81 t,ohaln hastlon defending
Laon They have madc 2 con@der ahlc
impression on tins powerful position ~
direct prc<vstlrc ~ thc Nervais sector to
tic south ~ IA Fero Tllc S,fyais sta
ton was captured Yesterday. and hr
taking l}riquettay further snuth Zen
rctaIn s troops hnyc advanced ~ wiihln
httio more han mile of thc town oi -
Gubqin. on ono uf ~ highest point q
fhc haafion
Near I.affaux. around tire bond ~ tho
lrno - the south of iho haa'ion he
French mado vnme further progress - he
north of tl,o town
Ths headway this made m rnrirrlrnP
the 81 t.obaln tueitinn@ con instituted The
moat important feature 81 Yesterday
operations heoau-o &c thc fart thni The
Objective III this -rctor unVirei ionahlF IS
Tho f,crman baec ~ Iaou the keystone Of
Tho whole German defensive system \
rnorr Spectacular advance ~ the French
arnnes however, WIS effected farther
north
Having forccd pn sunday passage q
tic Graraf canal MONDAY witnessed d
rapid devrlnuncnt - tho forwrd push
until bt ~ rmup advances If veil towards
five miles beyond the canal had b~"n
scored ~ Some points
i've towns were taken IN has region
including IrRslgnv- rand directly south
~ n Ouertlu and hnt three and 2 half
mules distant .fa the north beyond he
sommc firillcrs and Roupy Wrrr taken,
while. IN closing in an Ia Eerc fhc lIcz
fort. northeast ii Ilcz and important
wooded land within Two miles ot IL fere
wrre captured
I'm the Franco Amrrlcan front Just
n the south of Inc Aisne. here was IN
improvement in tho ailted position n
the t,lrnnea region
On the Britiqh front Field Marshal
Hatg raopg made headvay d their
ttlrninr movement south nf HavrrpcnfIrt.
where he lcff aank uf The ,ermnn posi-
iious nehnd ho canal du <nrd. rcfrui-
ing CnInhral on rho He-t Il Degng as-tailed
! German eounter-attaeh on he British
positions along 'hr HlndenhurR IIue near
t.ollzcaicU.rt. southeast II Havrncnurt
was completely rcpulsed
In flanders the British are continuing
their pressure m fhe direction of trmeH-
there's. ami last night 'hcy achieved AL
vanccs north and west nf that town.
Northeasf 81 Ncuvc Chapelle tho, also
movel forward
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-10
NEW SUGAR PRICE.
Not More Than 10 IL Cents IN
City and II Cents in
Rural Districts.

Edmund Mitchell. Food Admnlstra-
tor for Delaware. today made an an
nounoement fixng price on white
sugar, after the present stock ot old
sugar has been sold In making the
announcement he said
The rulc Of the Food Administration
is positive. that all sugar IN stock. whether
in the hands OF the wholesaler retailer
or jobber. must be sold az the old price
The retail price for all bulk sugar
purchased after september g will be
nor more than l0l. cents per pound
IN Wilmington and cents m rural
districts
Retail dealers arr 20 still continue
10 sell sugar IN quantities Of not more
than > pounds per person per month
IN cltiee and towns, and not more than
; pounds 10 purchasers living IN out
lvlng districts
This regulation mus NOT be con
sirlied 10 interfere with the sale of sugar
for canning purposes ~ home canning
should be encouraged
In ease purchaser finds dealer
selling his old stock OF sugar AZ the ad-
vanced pricc. he should bc reported to
the Food Administrator At once. giving
the name date and amoun, Of sugar
sold