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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-06

seem as though the scarcity of coal last winter
were sufficient warning to the government OF
the conditions which face the country now. If
we are to escape fuelless days this winter, en-
forced idleness, fireless homes and the suspen
ion of other traffic in order to rush the delivery
of coal now is the time to act. Mr.. Garfield as
fuel administrator did not make good last year.
His plan of price-fxing made the situation
worse than it would have been, and there is a
very general feeling that the administration is
inviting trouble by leaving the matter in his
hands.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-06
TODAY'S BIT OF VERSE
THE FAREWELL PLACE.


It's the same Old world, in shine and shade,
That God in the first sweet morning made;
Same sweet STARS in the sky above,
With light Ike the light in the eyes you love;
Same old -sorTows you see through tears.
Same Old road, and same old race
To with dream of the Farewell Place
o the wrath folk rise and dare the skies
To watch their fire where the lightning HsS;
And you hear the loud thunders beat
Til they shake the graves at war kings feet,
And the paths of human life are crossed
Where the Rachels weep for their children lost;
Same old road where the brrdened race
Take teaxs and dreams TO the Farewell FAca
And With right and wrong ~s press along
From night to the dream Of morning song,
Same sad story OF sorro~s old;
Same sveet Joys That the heart would bold:
And the wounded breast still signs for rest
And rest comes sweet when God thinks beet,
And we glimpse the light Of the mornings face
At the shining gates Of the Farewell Place
F. l. Stanton
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-06
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.

Council Bluffs Nonparail: Charles
Evans Hughes has not been heard
from for several days, but there is
every reason to believe that not
withstanding the torrid weather he is
saving wood
Sioux City Journal: Conforming to
the food administrator desire, Gov.
Harding has proclaimed a rye week.
Which is rather upsetting the tradi-
tional relationship with rock.
Burlington Hawk-Eye: There is
something to do for everybody-all
can help win the war. ALI must help.
And if you have not discovered to the
present, just what you can do, just
how you can help, it is becoming evil
dent that your state or national gov
eminent is going to find that very
thing very soon, and then will see to
it that you get on the job and stay
there.
Marshalltown Times-Republ1can
Again Mr.. Edison has perfected
something" that will crush the u
boat Still the only destruction of
subs reported is by gun fire and
depth bombs. Please use 1t, Mr.. Edi-
son, whatever it is. The American
public wants to see the perfected"
work of the perfected something"
DeS Moines Register: A good many
Americans are going to deny them
selves a vacation this year because
they can't afford it
Waterloo Times-Fribune: Recent
reports show that four articles of
food decreased in price during the
past four months. But we didn't
know it, the government reports be-
ing so dry that nobody reads them.
Webster City FTeeman-Journal:
Iowa land is not selling as fast as last
year, but it is noticeable that when a
farm is sold it brings higher prices
than similar farms brought year
ago. One reason there are so few
sales is that few farms are offered,
except at very high prices.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-06

Penny postage. which has been lns
rule in Great Britain for rs year.
past, ended on June 1, when the wa
rate of X pence 6 cents) went lnsO
effect. The rate applies to letters Welsl
ing four ounces, but books and prluS
ed matter other than newspaper
bear a slightly increased rate.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-06

The esteemed Congressional Record reports
Senator Mcclellan as saying, during debate on
the army appropriations bill, ''I have talked
longer than I should have What other
senator or representative would make such ad
mission in regard to any matter under discus
sion? Sure Senator Mcclellan is singular in
his lonesomeness in this respect.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-06

Spiritual truth has never been beaten into murderes
and drunkards with clubs into nations by military
the Indieve prescription Of their leaders
II the magnificent eeat with which the allies entered the
the spiendor Of the moral crusade which they have
pursued is fruits in the allied countries and
Germany, end by display the part
Of the allied people themselves moderation, dsinterest
ednees and of fairness-RoIand G. Usher.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-06

was all right. The result of the cleo
ton indicates that the people will be
fair and generous when properly ap.
pealed to. Mr.. Mills and his son, who
is general manager, are fit subjects
for congratulation.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-06

It is an i'll wind that blows nobody good.
After the war the Pullman people will have an
excellent assortment of new names for their
sleeping cars
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-06

A man cannot know himself without
trial; no one has ever learnt what he could
do without putting himself to the test
Seneca
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-06

After all, the United States can be congratu-
i "a on the fact that the Atlantic is three
thousand miles wide.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-06

Subscribe for The Gate City.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-06

Sioux City Journal: Conforming to
the food administration desire, Gov.
Harding has proclaimed a rye week.
Which is rather upsetting the tradi-
tional relationship with rock.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-06

Des Moines Register: A good many
Americans are going to deny them
selves a vacation this year because
they can't afford it,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-07
WILD SCRAMBLE TO
ESCAPE IN SUBWAY
Twenty-Five Passengers In
jured at Kendall square in
Cambridge, Mass.
TWO REPORTED IN
SERIOUS CONDITION
Fuse Blew Out with a Roar That Re
sembled Explosion and Cars Were
Filled with Smoke-PaSsenger Broke
Through Doors and Windows.
Through Dool

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Jan. Nine
ty two passengers aboard subway
train for Boston were injured today
at Kendall Square station in wild
sramblc to escape from cars which
were filled with smoke after fuse
blew oat with roar that restmhied
an explosion. All lights in the under
ground passages were eXtinguished and
in the darkness men and women broke
through glass doors and windows while
ahrieh.s OF those trampled under foot
added to the confusion and disorder.
Ambulances and fire apparatus were
rushed to the station and the injured
quickly removed to hospitals. Only
two, jess Howard and Miss May Daley,
both on Boston, were badly hurt. 9th
ers cut by glass OF bruised, were sent
to their homes.
Traffic in the subway in both diree
| tions wao delayed for an hour and the
army of commuters on their way to
work were routed over surface lines.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-07
ARMIES FACE BITTER COLD.
British Front in France is i'll Grip OF
Freezing Temperatures.

WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN
FRANCE, Jan. 7.-Freezing tempera-
lures continue to hold the British front
in an icy grip. Many of the roads are
impossible to motor ears owing to snow
drifts and the fighting is desultory ow-
ing to the weather conditions. The
Germans. however, are exceedingly ac-
tive, CARRYING out raids on various parts
of the line.
Their exploit of Saturday morning
east of Bullccourt in which they cap
tured an advanced British post result
ed in Il heavy loss of life to the at
tacking troops. Late Saturday after
noon the British organized a counter
thrust and rccapturcd the position.
There has been considerable activ
itv in the air and also continual wran
Cling between the big guns as re
mnder that the war has not been fin
ishcd. Aside from this, however, com
parativc quiet prevails.
Germans are industriously conduct
ing changes in their back areas Wmcl
lends support to the general lmpres
sion that they intend to attempt OF
fcnsivc operations unless peace Is con
Cluded shortly.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-07
LIABLE TO TRIAL
BY COURT MARTIAL
Trouble Ahead for Soldiers Who Refuse
to Submit to Minor Operations
Ordered by Surgeons.

AVER. Mass, Jan. Members of
the National army al Camp Devens
who refuse 10 submit to minor opera
tions regarded by physicians as neces-
sary were notified in general orders is
sued today that those who still persist
i'll their refusal after a medical board
has confirmed the diagnosis Of the ply
sician will he tried by court martial.
Many soldiers heretofore have balked
at minor operations, it is said. and
board composed of three medical Off
GERS will pass on each case.
Moving picture films from battle
front camps showing standardized
methods Of instructing soldiers are to
be exhibited here.
Officers who were notified today to
attend daily exhibitions said the pic
! turea would be of material help in
rounding the men into shape for ae-
tive service.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-07
WOMAN IDENTIFIED
BY CARD IN BAG
Mrs. Frank Adams of Bellows Falls
Taken Ill in New York Theater
and Dies in Hospital.

Mrs. Stella .Allisi Adams. wife of
Frank Adams. of Bellows Falls. flour and
grain dealer. died Saturday IN the Belle
yue hospital in New York city. Mrs. Ad
ANS had been visiting sister of Mr.. Ad
ans in Philadelphia week and returned
to New York Saturday morning to ioin
her daughter Miss Doris Adams. who was
visiting college friend Mrs ADAMS.
Miss Adams and her friend attended Il
matinee. and being unable to get three
seats together Mrs. Adams sat alone.
During the performance Mrs. Adams
was taken i'll and was removed to a hos
ptal. where she died In order to identi-
fv her articles in her bag were looked
over and an Eastern Star card was found
from the Bellows Falls chapter The hos
pital authorities at once telephoned Il
Bellows Falls to make inquiries regard
ing notification to relatives. Mr.. Adams
lett for New York that night.
Mrs Adams was a niece Of Mrs Dorl
Clough Of Pntney Besides her husband
and daughter she leaves two sons. Capt
Walter F.. United States officer il
France and Eugene Gerald associated il
| business with his father
| Mr.. Adams is well known as a state
| Masonic official and Mrs. Adams wa
prominent in social affairs in her home
town.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-07
WEEK OF PRAYER
IN BAPTIST CHAPEL
Special Services Begin Tomorrow Eve
ming, Continuing Through Friday
Evening-All Invited.

This week will be observed as spe-
cial week of PRAYER in the chapel Of
the FIRST Baptist church, beginning to
morrow evening and continuing four
evenings.
Tomorrow evening the meeting win
he for all young people, including the
Sunday school scholars.
On Wednesday evening there will be
a service for men and boys, led by
the pastor, Rev. Clark T. Brownell
The service Thursday evening will be
for women and girls, led by Mrs. Smith.
Friday evening 5 meeting viii be the
regular midweek service.
The services Tuesday. Wednesday
and Thursday nights will begin at 7.3o
o clock. but on Friday night the meet
ing will begin half an hour earlier, at
: O'Clock, to give opportunity for any
who wish to attend the Red Cross en-
tertanmcnt in the Auditorium. All are
invited to these meetings
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-07
DIGGING ITSELF
OUT OF BLIZZARD
Days Must Elapse Before
Streets of Chicago Are
| i'm Normal Condition
MANY AUTOMOBILES
STRANDED IN SNOW
Storm One of the Severest in the His
tory of the City-Railroad Traffic 100
Per Cent Delayed and in Danger of
Complete Tie-Up.

CHICAGO. Jan. - Chicago began to
dig itself out OF the drifts today after one
Of the worst blizzatds in its history 1t
is predicted that DAYS must elapse before
the streets are in normal condition.
Falling snow, driven by a 35-mile gale
oven the entire central West has very Sc
1iously impeded traffic OF all sorts Rail
way transportation officials rported at
Chicago last night that trains operating
between Chicago. St Louis, Omaha and
with danger OF total tie-ups becoming
more imminent every hour In Chicago,
street car traffic virtually was abandoned
by the surface INES though the elevated
trains were able to operate on irregular
schedules
Snow had begun falling at 10 o'cloei;
Saturday night and by nIghttail yesterday
the wind had blown it INTO many drifts
| piled seven feet and more high III all
| thoroughlarcs Automobile traffic was
| absolutely blocked in all parts OF the city
! except N the business district known a.
| ''the loop" and many machines were
| abandoned stranded III the drifts, 1t i
| feared by city officials that great diificul
| ty wijl be met in efforts to distribute
| fuel and provisions throughout the city
The storm began Friday in the south
west and moved rapidly ,northeastward
spreading as it advanced. until yesterda,
when the turthest east reached seemed t,
be Indiana, which reported increasin.
cold, with wind-driven sleet swcepin;
over the state. Minneapolis. St Pan
and Milwaukee all were affected similarl,
| to Chicago, st, Louis reported tw,
inches OF snowfall precipitation since Sat
urday midnight, while in and around Chi
cago the snowfall was estimated at abou
one foot
I Streets III the residence district of Chi
eago last night presented a most unusua
aspect. with innumerahle automobile
abandoned in them and with the snoy
piled by wind almost to the globes q
lampposts in spots Many OF the DRIFT
) were wind carved into grotesque shape
and sizes and in the downtown district
= the entrances to many business houses ar
blocked by the drifts
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-07
NEW YORK STREETS
COVERED WITH ICE
Rain Which Fell Early This Morning
| Froze Instantly on Touching the
| Ground-Traffic Delayed

NEW YORK. Jan. "A glaze storm
held New York in its power today
Moisture which fell throughout the
night rs rain fro2e instantly upon
touching the ground and the city was
covered with thin ice before dawn.
Elevated and surface traffic was vir-
tually suspended many hours and tele-
graph and telephone communication
was interrupted seriously. Wire dam
age was estimated at thousands of dol
lars. One death and injuries to many
persons from falls were reported.
More than 5000 tons Of coal were
at the docks for distribution today
and thousands of tons were dumped at
New Jersey terminals for transporta
tion to this city and New England
Tugs We're busy keeping a channel
open through the harbor ice for the
passage of coal barges.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-07
GERMANS SUSPEND
PARLEY OF PEACE
Refuse the Russian Request for the
Continuance OF Negotiations at
Stockholm.

LONDON, Jan. An official state
ment issued AT Berlin and forwarded bv
the Zurich correspondent of the FIX
change Telegraph company announced
that because of the Russian request to
transfer the peace Pourparlers from
Brest Litovsk to Stockholm the central
powers had temporarily suspended the
negotiations with Russia. The message
which was filed al Zulieh ON Saturday
said:
Another crown council was held at
Berlin, at which Field Marshal vou
Hiudcnburg and General Won Luden
dorm attended. After the meeting the
following official statement was issued
- In consequence of the request %
the Russian government TO transfer tn,
seat OF negotiations from Brest -Litovsl
to Stockholm the central powers hav,
! temporarily suspended the negotiations
/ with Russia.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-07
RADICAL CHANGE IN
TREATING WOUNDED
Surgeon General Bradley Has Method
for Continuous Care from Fight
ing Line TO Hospital.

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, Jan. 6, by the Associated
prrsl l-Flaus for the care of American
soldiers include radical departare
from former methods of treating the
wounded An announcement made to.
day 10y Surgeon General Bradley snys
that method has been formulated as
uuring each ease continuous treatment
from the dres ling station on the fight.
ing line through many hands TO the
base hospital. 1t ia claimed tle many
eases due to pneumonia or other af
tcctions OF the respiratory tract are
caused largely by crowdiug in barracks
or hillets of newly landed men. While
the sick rate of seasoned troops is
lightly more than per cent that of
those newly landed is just under
per cent.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-07
TO CONTROL BINDER TWINE.
Government Expects Reasonable Prices
But Not as Low as Formerly.

WASHINGTON, Jan. THE food
administration has arranged to control
dnring l9lS the supplies of binder
twine, 50 important to farmers. Rea-
Sonablr pricc9-though not So low IA
former ones are expected
This control will be effected through
4 voluntary agreement the binder twine
makers have made with the food al
ministration, which Will centraliZe the
buylng and eliminate competition.
Henry Wolfer, former warden of the
Minnesota state penitentiarv, where he
built up the largest binder twine man
ufactory in the world, will have charge
Of the work in the food administration
An official announcement today SAYS
the food administration arrangement
VIII stabilize prices, eliminate waste
speculation and boarding and give the
product to the ultimate consumer at tht
lowest price possible.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-07
MRS. S. L. ADAMS
DIES IN HER HOME
Came Here from Dummerston II Years
Ago-Active Worker in Baptist
Church and Bible School.

Mls Addie Millicent Adams. 43. wife
Of Samuel l.. Adams, died in her home
at q Western avenue al 1870 0 clock
Sunday morning Of abscess Of the liver.
Her last illness dated from last July.
Mrs. Adams was born in Sufiield,
Conn. Oct %. 1874, the Youngest of
the four children of Luther and Janet
(Blain) Kent. Her death was the first
break in the circle of her parents :
children. She lived in Sufiield until
her marriage to Mr. Adams Dec >,
ls95, which took place in her home
there. They lived III Dummer'ton 10
years, coming to Brattieboro , years
ago MIR. Adams is carpenter.
She leaves besides her husband one
brother, George A. Kent OF Suffield
and two sisters, Mrs George L. Lane
Of Eaal Springfield. Mass, and Mrs. f
G. Dibble of Southwick. Mass.
Early in life Mrs. Adams united with
the Baptist church in Sutfield, after
wards transferring her membership Il
the First Baptist church of Brattleboro
| She was an active worker in the
church, also in the j. f. Hall Bible
class, and leaves many friends here
and in her home town.
The funeral viii be held at the house
| at = o clock tomorrow. Rev. Clark T
| Brownel. pastor of the Fir4t BaptiSr
| church, officiating The body will i,
placed III the tomb in Prospect Hill
| cemetery to await burial in Suffield a.
the convenience of the family.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-07
Mr.. Wilkins Claims Former
Wife Took Some of
His Goods
CASE LIKELY TO
LAST THROUGH DAY
Defense Claims She Had Right to Take
Property Which She Owned Previous
to Divorce Case Stipulation, Besides
Her Mothers.

Justice Frank ID. +. Stowe and a
jury of five men are hearing today
testimony concerning a property dis
rute between Charles s. Wilkins of
Brattleboro and his former wife, Mrs.
Ethel j. Wilkins. Six jurvmen were
drawn. but as one had to be away the
attorneys agreed to 90 on with five.
They are A. f. Merrill, J. f. Mellen,
I. N. Angler, F. r. Vaughan and Dana
H. Stafford.
Attorney John +. Gale of Guilford
and Attorney Harrie B. Chase of Brat
tleboro are counsel for the plaintiff and
Attorney Frank f. Barber is counsel
| 70 Mrs. Wilkins. The case is likely
TO last all day.
At the time the court granted Mrs.
/ Wilkins divorce a stipulation was en-
tered into between the parties as to the
division of the household property Mrs.
| Wilkins was to have the property
which had been owned bv her mother,
! Mrs. Marsh, besides two other articles
mentioned, and the balance Mr. Wilkins
was to have.
Later Mrs. Wilkins went to the house
whore they had been living in Dunn
merston and took furniture and other
household articles which She claimed
to be hers. Mr. Wilkins claimed that
She took more than she was entitled
10, and State s Attorney W.R Daley
issued search warrant on a larceny
charge and took the goods
In the municipal court the state 5
attorney withdrew the prosecution and
the court ordered the goods returned
to Mrs wilkins.
Mr.. wilkins then brought civil ac-
tion of trover for the value of the
goods, the ad damnum being 800. but
testimony today tended to show their
value to be much more than that.
For the first witness the plaintiff .
attorneys called the defendant. Mrs.
wilkins She admitted taking the
property in question. She was not
cross examined. as the defense will call
her as 4 witness later
Her counsel. Mr.. Barber, indicated
his line of defense bv stating that she
: had q right 10 take the property as the
stipulation was not intended to cover
property which was her own before the
divorce proceedings and that she was
entitled to that as well as to what wa.
owned by her mother
The plaintiff called Mr.. Wilkins next
and he testified TO the value Of 4 Ions
list of articles taken and said. in an
swer to a question by Mr.. Gale. thai
Mr., wilkins did not leave much o.
ANYTHING in the house. even taking
china closet which the people of Dunn
merston gave to Mr.. and Mrs. wilkins
jointly at the time of their hous
warming
, Mr.. wilkins was being cross exam
! incl when the noon recess was ordered
: Court re-convened at , clock, ant
! both sides had several more witnesse
: TO call.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-07
MRS. LOUISE WHITNEY
DIES IN HOSPITAL
Was Widow of Joseph Whitney of Brat
tleboro, Member of Baptist Church,
N. E. o. P, and Rebekahs.

Mrs Louise A. Whitney, 66, widow
of Joseph Whitney, died about 10
clock Saturday night in the Brat
tleboro Memorial hospital where She
had been since Thursday. The cause
Of her death was an ulcer, which caused
hemorrha9es of the stomach.
Mrs. Whitney WAS born i'll Jamaica
July ,, 1871, an only child Of Mr. and
Mrs. Lewis Hart. She married Irving
Howard, Jamaica farmer, who died
u years ago. She lived there most of
the time until she came to Brattleboro
the first marriage, Dana |. Howard and
Lewis A. Howard, both of this town.
For her second husband she married
Joseph Whitney of Brattleboro, q ear
penter. in 1899. Since his death she
has lived with her children.
Besides her two sons she leaves three
step daughters, Mrs. w. f. Mixer OF
Brattlehoro, Mrs Ernest Covey of West
| Brattleboro and Mrs Frank Covev OF
| Dorchester, Mass, also two grandsons
| Irving, aon of Dana Howard, and Les
| ter. SON Of Lewis Howard
| She united with the Baptist church il
Jamaica and transferred her member
ship to the First Baptist church her,
after her marriage to Mr.. Whitney. Sh,
WAS charter member Of Brattlebor,
lodge, y. +. O. F., and member o
Dennis Rebekah lodge She was a de
| voted Christian woman and did man,
| quiet deeds of kindness and was activl
in church work az long as her healti
permitted.
Funeral 9arvices will be held in Bon,
& Son = undertaking parlors tomorrow
at o o'clock, Rev Clark T. BrowneI
OF the FIRST Baptist church officiating
and the body will be placed in tn
Prospect Hin tomb to await burial i
jamaica.