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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-28
ToDAY's BIT OF VERSE
SET SAIL.

SET SAIL.
1t was a tomb that crowned bluff
Marble, halfshapen from the rough.
Ii was, tho dinly fashioned So
ship any might know:
4 sghtless Victory at the prov,
And all a wreck from stern to bow.
The shp-it tomb, and thence
Outflowed immortal evidence
la such voice that wave nor wind
its godlike oracle could bind,
And those could hear (who knew to hear)
It's ever during witness clear:
.z.szz.a
''Whoer beneath this headland steerl
The shipwrecked has good words of cheer.
Say that did not make my port
Say that the typhoons sport
The gnashing Scya's hungry prey
Till under om-depths l lay.
Say that my timbers rot and rot
On strands by merchantmen forget
In covers the salt sea hath forsook,
1t matters not what fate oertook,
Stranger, your longgone sailor peer.
| say Set SAIL bark to Fear!
Think only when my ship went down,
That other ships of fair renown
Unto their destined Ravens came,
Whereof the waves still shout their fame,
| did make my port, but forget!
The glorious risk not forget!
So stranger do counsel thee,
Give thy whole heart unto the sea.
Even the shipwrecked more prevail
Than they who never flung SAIL"
Edith NJ. Thomas, in New York Time
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-28
SOCIETY CHOW TABOO.

| Muscatine Journal: The member
ship of thirty-two clubs and societies
in Davenport has sighed pledges to
refrain from serving or participating
in refreshments served at social
affairs. The pledge taken reads:
Since food is not plentiful enough
for both our own country and those
who are engaged in battle over there /;
since people are dying of hunger TO
the number of 5000 daily; since hun.
dreds OF thousands are going to bed
hungry every night. we as clup and
as individuals, pledge ourselves to alb
stain from serving or eating fourth
meal; from serving or partaking of
refreshments at any social function
or gathering of any description for
the duration of the present war"
Society chow" is taboo. The &C.
ton is in conformity with the sug.
gestion of the United States food adj
ministration. Because OF the increa sed
wheat production and the reduction of
the amount of substitutes required in
bread and other foodstuffs, many are
of the opinion that food conservation
is no. as necessary as in the past.
The food administration is urging
the elimination of the fourth meal.
as well as other forms of food waste,
for the reason that a surplus must
be secured from this years food sur
ply in order to protect against the
prospect of crop failures next year.
The action of the Davenport wo-
mems club is one which solicits a
similar response in other cities.
The serving Of refreshments is a
wasteful habit which has no place in
wartime. Physicians will tell you that
the extra lunch is a contributing fac.
tor in ill-health. 1t should not he
necessary to promise eats in order
TO assemble group Of women. A
refusal to partake of refreshments on
your part will do much toward dis
couraging the unpatriotic custom.
Don't be afraid of hurting your hos.
tess feelings at the expense o. the
boys in France or the starving mil.
lions in Europe.
Every patriotic woman and patri.
otto organization should support tho
abstinence pledge. 1t will speed the
end of the war.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-28
Religion in the heart, not in the knee
Douglas Jerrold.
TESTING NEW DRUGS.

When an organic chemist finds some new
substance or method for improvement Of NUM-
tons manufacture, he can have it properly test
ed by the government agents. When he finds
!; something new to improve dyestuffs manufac-
ture it is adequately tested. But when the
organic chemist finds some new compound
which he believes would prove efficacous in
combating disease, there is no adequate provis-
ion in this country by which test can be made
The Journal of Industrial and Engineering
Chemistry is interesting itself in this matter
and proposes the immediate founding of an in
stitution wherein laboratory tests of unques-
toned accuracy can be provided for all new
medicinal discoveries. This seems a sensible
suggestion, the need of safeguarding the
nations supply Of medicinals is evident
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for the purpose of the ANNA, -,
in honor Of Aunt Nancy p n.l
where sumptuous dinner
served In cafateria style. foJlov.,N
program which proved to bs \
most delightful event OF any prev,.a
picnic. 1t has been the custom
the Boston families to assembla j..
ing the fall, for a number Of v. uu
the picnics at the beginning hs,l
composed Of only the nearest D ~
tives Of Aunt Nancy, but later ~, ~.
Ing in proportion until now even N
cousins and distant relatives Ar !.
cluded. Each guest brought din,.
and also token of remembers
for the honored guest, until one cs
ner OF the parlor was stacked Win
canned fruits. groceries and ye,
tables. showing that the harvest h.
not been In vain. and all were an,,m
to contribute the results of their h.,
vest cleaned. to tho one who was M,
enjoying tho fruits Of a life Of hin.
mess towards others. A voluntary Il
yer Offering amounting to about n
was also left with Aunt Nancy.
Miss Nancy Boston, member
family Of twelve children N
daughter Of George and Mabsll
(Southern) Boston, is now the onl
surviving member. she being eight
three years Of age, having celebrate
her birthday on March 9Th. I'M
father and mother were both natIy.
of Kentucky. whore Aunt Nancy WA
also born, on March s, 1895, comm
with the family to this vicinity whe,
merely a child, where she has spep
the remainder of her life. TN
mother being an invalid, sufierin|
from rheumatism and confined to h.
bed for eight years, Aunt Nancy scts
as nurse, and through her untrirI
efforts to bring every comfort and ID
to the mother, undermined her owl
health, until she has never bes
strong, although able to be up an
around at all times, yet of a swes
and accomplishing disposition, mere
regretting one moment the kind
nesses bestowed on others. Alta
the death Of her mother, she mad
her home with her sister, Mrs. JoA
McMinimy, until her death some thra
years ago, since which time she Ia
been with her nieces and nephew
particularly with her niece, Mn
James Byers, of this city. Aur
Nancy lived on a farm east Of Csrh|
age for many years, and has been
resident Of the city for the pad
twenty years. She Is a member
the Methodist church OF this city, an
while unable to attend the churc
Services. yet remains devoted to u
work
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-28
SCIENTISTS AND WAR,

New York World: In the last five
months Christian Scientists, without
outside appeal, have raised and spent
for war relief over $1,000,000. They
have given no entertainment for
raising money, nor made house to
house canvasses, but have merely let
lit be known among themselves that
money was needed. and 1t began to
flow in in steady stream. No one
was urged to contribute, or advised
that it was duty to give. Their men
have gone into the ranks of the
fighters and their women into all
manner of war work, giving their
homes. time and money freely and
without ostentation, following literal.
ly the scriptural command: Let not
thy left hand know what thy right
hand doeth." Until they had an or
ganization they worked with the Red
Cross. the Y. NJ. c. A., the Army and
Navy leagues and other bodies.
bought bonds, served in canteens and
performed varied service otherwise
What they have been doing by them.
selves is reviewed in the Touchstone
Magazine. THE Christian Scientists
follow out army regulations to the
ieItei' submitting 10 vaccinations,
swallowing pills, going to hospitals or
anything else required of them, but
their minds are mistaken in their be-
lief that help comes from God. If a
war-front practitioner is within reach
the Christian Scientist soldier in need
appeals to him for treatment, but If
not he does the best he can for him
self, depending upon what he calls
the Truth instead of moral efforts
for healing. Christian Scientists make
good fighters because they fight for
conscience sake" Thew believe that
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-28
Voice Of the People

1.-THE Gate City does not assume re
sponsibility for views EXPIRE, sed n,
correspondents. Writer'S of comrnun;
cations must furnish their names
not necessarily fer publication br,
for the information OF the editorI
High Tension Club Not Prodded
To the Editor Of The Gate CITY:
1t mas come to my attention III A.
a rumor is current in Keokuk toat
the employees Of the Mississippi Rive,
Power company ARE required" IN
purchase Liberty bonds. and I w,sl,
to take this occasion OF publicly DENY
Ing the charge If it has oeen made
The Mississippi River Power com.
pany resents the suggestion that n
uses coercion Of any kind upon jts
employees, and members of the High
Tension club resent especially the
suggestion that any coercion or force
is needed to get them to subscribe
100 per cent. strong to every financial
EFFORT OF the American people which
the government makes during the
war.
Some subscription to bond. ~
where that was not possible. TO tbe
largest possible amount of savings
stamps, was made in the case Of the
third Liberty loan by 100 per cent q,
the members OF the High Tension
club and the latter resent very
strongly the idea that this result was
due to anything but their voluntary
efforts or was effected in any way by
any requirements" of the power
company.
Yours very truly,
c. w. KELLOGG.
Chairman High Tension Liberty Loan
Club.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-28

relies. which had been rased Cd
pletely by our artillery.
After the infantrys first enoou
tiers with German machine gunne
at varennes. tanks invaded the plae
in flocks, over fifty clanking dow
the streets. blowing up Boche nss'
with small calfber explosive shall
and machine cunning the German
who resisted. Captured Boches wsr
quickly put TO work carrying bsd
American wounded.
The tanks out Cross country
Cheppy "a mile east Of Varenna
and captured that village, with mc
prisoners. despite long range ant
tank rifles with which the German
rained bullets at them.
Returning from Varennes, q
countered South Dakota farms
lad, who exclaimed, I'm tbs lucktsd
guy in the A. e. r.
He explained that he was tsnl
gunner and that an anti-tank bulls
plugged the machine Just over hA
head. He escaped with sligo
wound
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-28
TANKS CHATTER
THROUGH TOWN
Fifty of Them Enter City Which
Germans Were Forced to
Leave Under Ameri-
can Fire.

by Frank j. Taylor, United Press
Staff Correspondent
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY
WEST OF VERDUN, Sept 27.-The
Americans advanced SO fast when
they charged over the top yesterday
morning that they did not even pause
to examine the concrete Hindenburg
line, which was supposed to be Inn
pregnable and had proven barrier
to the allies for four years.
Near Varennes Fifteen miles west
and slightly north of Verdun) I walk
ed across No Mans Land over two
barren kilometers Ia mile and a
quarter) Of solid French and German
wires. They were rusty and ragged
in spots, and on the German side
had not been kept up.
The Germans, in retreattng behind
the Hindenburg bulwarks some time
in the past, had blown UP a bridge
on the road to Varennes, leaving an
enormous hole more than 100 feet
wide and fifty feet deep. Around this,
doughboys and tanks pushed, while
wagons, motor trucks and artillery
followed on road which the engi-
neers built with magic speed
Passing through dozens of strands
OF barbed wire. quickly tossed aside
from the road, I reached the linden
burg trenches. They are protected
with solid concrete wall, more than
two feet thick at most points. the
passageway averaging three feet in
width and eight feet in depth. There
are numerous machine gun Positions.
strong points, crests and dugouts at
frequent intervals.
The Boches apparently had not
held this line except as a reserve DO
sition, as barriers Of tangled barbed
wire blocked the passageway at sew
eral points, especially Varennes road.
where piled-up steel rails blocked the
tanks for awhile. The tanks hastily
backed away and smashed into the
barbed fields, tearing great runways.
The infantry jumped into these
cleared spaces and won their way
through. Engineers later began dis
mantling the rails. They needed
more help. Spotting the first batch
the guard, Lend me your Dutchies
for few minutes to pull up these
rails" One OF the guards, who spoke
German, ordered the prisoners to
help. Questioning revealed that one
ct them helped to erect the barriers
months ago.
From the Varennes road. concrete
bulwarks extend downwards into the
lowlands OF the Argopne forest east
ward, up the slopes of the Vanouois
hill, under which the Boches are re-
ported to have more than forty kilo. |
meters twenty-five miles) of under. |
ground passageways. The Infantry |
'lanked this barren, shell-swept peak. |
The captured orders showed the Ger |
nan command had ordered this peak
held at all costs, but the infantry
PASSED it with practically no resist
snce.
Mop2ers-up, assisted by tanks.
'asily rounded up the German de-
enders from dugouts. The dough
,oys advanced quickly into varennes.
through the little hamlet of Bou-t
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-28
COLD AND FRAGRANT POLITICS

Who will deny that we shall be fused into a
NEW people IN the wars crucibe, when evidence
like that coming out of Chicago is at band7 For
from that city comes the report of tho
Transformation of "Hinky Dink.'' he who 50
lproudly and so etfectually for forty wears has
ruled the first ward, the wild wastes of Sop+b
Clark street; 'Hinky Dinl1'' is to become tha
proprietor of an ice cream parlor, Pat O,MaIIv
"a more modern but capable rival of Hinkv ;s
to open flower shop. This is of course q local
cataclysm, but to those who know Cbicaoo,c
history to which Hinky Dink'' Kenna, sSBatb
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-28

All mail subscriptions to The
Daily Gate City not paid IN ad-
vance were discontinued Sept.
LIST. 1918. Subscriptions sent by
mail must be paid in advance.
Watch the label on your paper
which gives you, the expiration
date. Send in your renewal
week or ten days before your
subscription expires so you will
not miss any copies Of the paper.
Friends in the city received word
of the death of Melvi nMyer, a brother
OF Mrs. E. o. Reaugh of this city
which occurred at the navy yards In
Philadelphia, after an Illness of two
weeks with Spanish influenza, which
developed into pneumonia. He was "a
years Of age at the time of his death
Mr.. Myer was a buglar in the navy,
having together with our townsman,
Lloyd Shipton, enlisted In Quincy on
June %, since which time they have
been continually together. having
been sent to the Great Lakes training
station, thence to Philadelphia. where
they have been constant companions.
The death of Mr.. Myer comes as a
great shock to his friends in this
city, and as the greatest sorrow to
his loved ones, he being the youngest
child by twelve years, In family OF
two sisters and one brother. the baby
Of the household. He was OF a kindly
disposition, ever solicitious OF the
comforts of those dearest to him,
and kind to all with whom he came
in contact. He was more than deter
mined to lend his aid In winning the
war, and made three efforts before
he was admitted to serve his coun-
try. y
He leaves surviving his mother,
Mrs. Margaret Myer, Mrs. D. L. Nc
Neil, sister, and his brother Roy
Myer, all of Columbus, ILL.,, and his
sister, Mrs, Ernest o. Reaugh Of this
city. The brother Roy has been at
his bedside for the past ten days,
and the family have received word
of his condition twice daily. Mr.. and
Mrs Reaugh have been with the
mother at Columbus, since Tuesday
of last week.
The body VIII be brought to the
home, where 1t will be laid to rest
by loving hands, and all Will bow in
sorrow at the passing of this young
man, who was so eager and anxious
10 serve his country.
Relatives and friends, numbering
about fifty, assembled at the beauti-
ful country home of Mr.. and Mrs.
|. D. Timberlake, three miles south
east of the city, Thursday morning.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-28
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.

| Cedar Rapids Republican: Now
that he begins to see the collapse Of
his immoral system there is nothing
/! else for the kaiser to do except to
go insane-that is to set himself
forth for what he has been all the
time. If all those who have been
doing his bidding would go insane
with him, insane enough to commit
suicide, the world would be that
much better off.
Cedar Rapids Gazette: If Austria
wishes to approach the United States
through any religious channels, there
are the Young Mems Christian asso-
citation and the Knights of Columbus
at the front, genuinely American, in
| hearty accord with our aims, sympa-
thetic with our men in uniform and
| perhaps ready to set Austria right In
any little matter of religion in which
the butcher of Berlin may be inter
ested.
Dubuque Telegraph Herald: The
kaiser has found out that 1t is much
easier to start war than to stop it.
| But he doesn't fully realize yet that
the matter is now entirely out of his
hands, and that he personally isn't
going to have anything to do with
making peace.
Council Bluffs Nonpareil: Search
the court records of the world until
you have found the biggest liar and
the most vicious criminal on earth
and then you will have something
milder than the present government
of Germany. o-a-~r ~,,,.-.. ..sa
Boone News-Republican: The brew
ers don't want the purchase OF the
Washington Times by Arthur Bris-
bane Investigated. All the more rea
son why it should be.
Davenport Democrat: Since the
kaiser changed his tune, opinion has
been divided as to whether it is a
sign that he is sane or insane
Charles City Press: The smashing
allied victories in Macedonia and
war. According to some well in
which is calculated to leave Germany
isolated, and which promises early
success. 1t is nothing less than the
elimination of Turkey and Bulgaria
from the war
Waterloo Courier: The announce
ment that the horse Villa was known
to ride has been found, riderless and
with blood-covered saddle, does not
move us as it would have moved us
two years ago. Since we have come
to know the kaiser real well, Pancho
seems to be quiet. inoffensive sort
OF person.
LeMars Globe-Post: In consider
ing the question Of peace by diplo- |
macy we must remember that how
tiers and machine guns are the |
peace arguments best adapted to the !,
of Gerrnany-and she |
is likely now to get enough Of both |
to convince her
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house" John Coughlin and their myrmydons
have contributed so much, it is evident that oniy
a world war could bring it about. There Is
room here for speculation. Is politics uproot
ed from the saloon to find refuge in ice cream
parlors and flower shopsi How will it thrive
in it's new locations9 Can it be that politics is
hereafter to be managed in an atmosphere cold
and fragrantf
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Preparina German People.

TepdFIH9 OeFfHdH FeopIos
UNITED Press Leased Wire Serv1ca
COPENHAGEN, Sept 28-Germa
military writer's are preparing ID
people for moro hard fighting befor
winter. according to informadd
reaching here today.
Baron Ardinne writes that Marsh
Foch intends to direct q final blo'
against the German army, as crse
have now been accomplished on q
fronts with the exception OF Mess
potamiA.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-28

a man cannot fight "the great fight"
with hate in his mind, or a crouch.
He must believe in the cause, and
what people should be more inspired
to fight in this great war for free
dom than those that have joined the
ranks Of Christian religion, no mat
ter what it's form.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-28
Terns Of the Allies.

errn0 OF the AItIes-
UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
LONDON. Sept 3s.-The ai.'
terms have already been sent to "
fla, 1t was learned here this Afternoon
They include: >,
Evacuation Of all territory outsl0'
Bulgaria, as q preliminary to S'
agreement
Complete rupture with Germaa'
Austria and Turkey. i
Decentralization Of tho Bulgana|
army.
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ADVERTISED LETTERS.

List OF letters remaining IN
keokuk postoffice, uncalled for. -;
the week ending September 2S, lsp'
Ladies'.
Mrs. Eva Brown
Miss Blanche Benton.
Mrs. T. NJ. Huff.
Mrs. Prudence jackson.
Miss Madge Painter.
Miss Elizabeth Wilson.
Gentlemen
Mr.. r. L. Brinkhoff.
%. J. Booth.
Mr. Grant Dunn.
Charles r. Montgomery.
Forrest Sumner.
Eugene Swanger.
Henry Trevner.
Alton Walker.
Mr.. w. B. Wilson.
Persons calling for letters in apva,
list will please say that they are i
yertised. 3. W. McMANUS'
Acting Postmaster
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The Mills of the Code

Chicago Daily News: Hav,,,
smeared vandalism all over the pages
or recent history, Germany must ex-
pect to meet retributive justice a
little farther on
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-28

When me, in the fields of intellectual at
tanent and culture in the walks of business and in fam
lily life disasters and tragedies long drawn out
of failing health and collapse OF brain and muscle
that health the only bulvark upon which every
thing prize intellectual culture reared-G Stanley
Hall
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Prominent negroes complain y
competent members of their race V,
apply to government departments
vertising for workers are relsr
though the advertisel In
90 not notify them of the discrilu-
ton.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-28

With sanitation as its chief feature
a soda water glass patented by a
Chicago man is provided with paper
Innings. thrown away after being used
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WHEN THE PREACHERS COME BACK.

An American army chaplain declares that the
boys can no longer be fooled with pulpit camou-
lflage craving as they do the vital things OF
eternity and life. William T. Ellis, writer
who gives habitual deep consideration to relig-
jious matters and has been studying them with
the armies in France, is also of this opinion and
thinks that the American churches have not
yet begun to realize that religious revolution
is at hand.
1t is not generally known that the number of
clergymen who have gone into military and
naval service, in one capacity another, is
now well up in the thousands Some of these are
army and navy chaplains and Red Cross chap
lains working in the hospitals. Others are K.
of G. chaplains. very large number are in
the Y. M. G. A. work There is no denomina-
ton, and scarcely any neighborhood, that has
not sent ministers into the service
Soldiers will have their way with the country
when they come back. That is taken for grant
ed. Every gift within the power Of the nation
will be given to them. AS they please, they
may make over our civilization.
Among the soldiers in France, have been,
are, or will be, thousands of ministers of the
gospel, Of all denominations. These men, be-
fore they went abroad, were trained to be lead
ers; they have had in the army new liberia
ton of personality.
What are they going to do in, to or through
the churches when they come back7 Mr. Ellis
supplies the answer, as follows: