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Use McNeirs Cold Tablets.-Adv
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-16
France
station for the Germans in

station for the Germans IN France
will be gravely compromised.
In the midst of the promises of largo
American successes, the central pow
ers have begun their long anticipated
peace offensive.
Austria-dungary's purpose In sug'
costing "non-binding conference" is
to prevent the attainment Of demo-
cratic peace. A democratic peace is
one brought about by confession OF
defeat by military camillara OF Ger
many. A reactionary peace is one ar
ranged at a private conference by
handful of men who thereby will be
encouraged to using the peoples of the
world as powers in the bloody game
of secret diplomacy.
The most subtle play yet snade in
the game is Germany's tentative offer
to evacuate Belgium in the near fu-
the end of the war.
Won Hindenburg now sees that he
has got to get out of Belgium anyway
to shorten his front and defend his
territory against Americas millions
If therefore he can make bargain
with the allies to evacuate without dis
turbance, It will be a big military vic.
tory for him.
If, at the same time. he can pledge
Belgium to remain thereafter neutral,
the allies cannot use eastern Belgium
as base for invading Germany This
crafty program shows the kind of a
peace the Germans would try to get If
they were allowed to negotiate in a
secret conference.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-16

the paper and read that you folks
here at home have been willing to
help by subscribing funds in this
coming drive
He spoke of the sacrifices made
by soldiers who are fighting IN
France, comparing their hardships
with the safety and comfort now be
ing enjoyed by people at home.
Dorreen Excoriates Huns.
Those soldiers go on the battle
field for you. What are you doing to
help?" was his searching question.
L. M Dorreen, a patriot. who has
had one brother killed in the war
and another wounded, was the third
speaker.
In rehearsing the atrocities Of the
Germans he spoke in particular OF
the sinking of the Lusitania
Submarine warfare is sea-hound
bred by the kaiser-a sea-hound
whose fangs have made the waters
of the Atlantic run red" he said "A
rattlesnake warns when 1t goes to
strike, but Hun hasn't even this
honor. A Hun strikes without this
warning"
The speaker reviewed several ia
nous battles in history.
Have you forgotten these great
and stirring events?" he exclaimed
You say you have subscribed money
for the Liberty loan drive, the Red
Cross and other war activities.
1--WE are loyal Americans here
Keokuk will go over the top in this
next drive, | believe.
'tIn the army an officer says, Muir
ply, 60 over the top Murphy has
been over before, but he goes again
at the command of his officer.
Uncle Sam says, You folks &c
over the top in this Liberty loan
drive But you answer, I have been
over before. Then Uncle Sam, SUI
perior officer says, Go over the TOP
again and again, folks. And when
you do we will take the germ out OF
Germany, the toot out of Teuton and
the hell out Of Wilhelm.
On a Sixteen.cay Tour.
At II o'clock the party of visitors
entrained for Fort Madison. where
the next stop was made. In the next
sixteen days the squadron expects to
tour the state of Iowa in the interest
of the fourth drive for funds.
The Jackie band, drill team and
speakers left Chicago on special
train last night at 7:45 O'Clock, arriy:
ing in Burlington at $40 this morn
ing. They reached Keokuk almost
on schedule time and did not keep
the crowd waiting long for their ap'
pearance.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-16
viii Become a chinan,an.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Servtce !
PACIFIC PORT, Sept 16.-Prof.
B. B. Tripas, Of the University of Tfen
Tsin expects to renounce his American
citizenship and become Chinese citi-
zen, he announced today. Professor
Tripas was accompanied by his Chin
csc wife and child. He said his reason
for doing so is that he expects to spend
the remainder of his life in China and
wants to participate in public affairs
of the nation. He says he will not
complete his Chinese citizenship untis
the war is over, and will register for
the American draft Immediately. He
is tbirty-eight years old. A law passed
by congress- in 1907 forbids Americans
dropping citizenship while the country
is at war. Professor Tripas expects to
I;remsin in the United States for two;
years to prepare text books for Chin,
| csc schools.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-16

the scenery alone for these pictures
cost $125,000 and estimating the time
spent in salaries paid the stars, a
million dollars more was contributed,
loan officials declared today.
The government is having 400
prints made of the films at cost of
$4,000 and this will enable every
one of the 1900 movie theatres to
have a new feature every third night
while the loan campaign is on.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-16

must be utterly destroyed?"-and then
pointed to the crimes which have been
committed. Germany has lost the
war;" it continued. The peace Of
fensive is now her npst dangerous
weapon Let it break itself upon the
text "he that leadeth into captivity
shall go into captivity; he that killeth
with the sword must be killed with
the sword.
Not Arrived Today.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.-THE Aus
trian note, asking secret con-
ference of belligerents to canvass tho
possibilities Of peace negotiations
reached the Swedish legation here to-
day. enroute to the American govern
,ment It was learned.
i. The communication will be submit
ted to Secretary Lansing this after
noon.
1t is said to be identical with that
Irepor ed through newspaper channels.
Strengthen Pacificlsts' HANDS.
AMSTERDAM. Sept 16.-There is
wide comment in the German press re-
garding Austria's peace efforts. The
concensus Of the belief seems to be
that the hsnds Of the entente paci-
fists will be strengthened. Berlin news
papers do not believe the proposal Of
fers any practical possibilities, con
tenting themselves with declaring
"the world at large will know now
who proiongs the war and who wants
to give the world peace"
U. 8. viii Not Accept
WASHINGTON, Sept. 16. The
United States government will not
! accept Austria's proposal for get
together-for-peace conference, 1t was
stated on high authority today.
! It was declared to be perfectly safe
to assume the proffer would not be
approved
! The state department had not re
ceived a copy OF the Austrian note
! this forenoon, and consequently with
held all formal comment
/ Despite this silence, it developed
! that the Austrian proffer is not &C
ceptable.
A confidential state department
dispatch dated the 18th, from an un
named source, gave warning of Ger
many's great peace drive.
| This message stated the allied
diplomat concensus Of opinion was
that the governments should be
ready in the next few weeks for the
most desperate peace propaganda
yet undertaken by the Teuton.
It may be said that the Austrian
Inote is considered adroit- that
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-16
LOAN
MOVIE FILM
All Setins as Producer With
" me Nations Stars
'aHing an Active
Part.

wASprIIr,eess Leased Wire Service 7
lion and y TON, Sept. ia mil.
Movie ta,a, haif feet of highly paid
|nation's ' ss will be shown in the
|erty Iosn forthcoming appeal for I '
|anging sro Unions Tkirty-five stars.
|arbuckle 10 ton IN the rotund Fatty
Lana MarpnarI,ne petite Mary Pickford
||.aie iniraitaIhIIlne Clark and including
[Ae vioIan ,aoie Charlie Chaplin and
Produced = Doug" Fairbanks. have
et their d MIN for the government
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-16

aims to place the burden on the al
lies for obtaining peace previously.
1t was noted that Germany has
generally started a peace campaign
at the close of military campaign.
She has had to advance the date
this time, it was remarked, dryly.
When the note comes it will be care
fully studied. Some answer will be
made, according to present indica-
tons This answer may state an
irreducible minimum OF the terms
and it may make a bid to the Teuton
people to overthrow their rulers.
However, government official in
a very high place informed the press
generally that it was perfectly safe
to assume that the Austrian proffer
would not be accepted. His position
is such that he speaks with entire
authority. The state department
summary OF German press comment
arriving from a neutral country to-
day said discussion of the military
situation had ceased to all intents
and purposes. 1t added that the
more the Germans examined the
situation, the less they liked it.
The Austrian note is considered
based on military exigencies.
1t is held repugnant to the Ameri"
can position against secret diplo-
macy. and aside from this it is felt
that it offers no reason or basis for
get-together meeting at this time.
Laughable and Ridiculous.
WASHINGTON, Sept 16.-Fnrme az
President Taft today disposed of the
Austrian peace maneuver with neat
ness and despatch, to wit:
1T is not only lauShable, out is ri
diculous.'
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-16
Lauahable and Ridiculous.
UNITED PRESS
WAR SUMMARY
(Contirucd from page -

for the last two months in General
Foch's plans. BY this process the
Americans are moving closer and
closer to the German frontier. Gen
eral Pershing has between two and
twelve miles to cover before his army
is drawn up along the German boun,
Diary directly facing Metz.
The fortress itself will then be sub,
jected to its first intensive lombard
ment of the war. Meanwhile the
Americans have begun to progress
along the principal railway running
from Verdun to Metz. They have
about eighteen miles to go along this
line before they can cut it at Contains
En-Darsay, where it begins to feed the
German front. Once Contains is
reached. Metz's usefulness As a SupQly
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-16

Frenchman is the inventor OF
an electric clock that runs without
attention as long as its battery is IN
good condition.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-16
GarruIous.

Omaha World-Herald: Now that
the German crown prince has started
talking, they may have to muzzle
him.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-16

One agricultural college and threa
experiment stations are maintained
by the Scgscnment. Of NORWAY.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-16
I[I]KUK GIVES ROUS|NG
| WELCOME To BLUE JACKETS
Liberty Loan Liners

Cigars and cigarettes were passed
to members of the jackie band and
bluejackets, in the drill team at the
close Of the patriotic demonstration
today. -Four young women handed out
the treats. These We're Helen Pond,
Florence Green, Mabel Westerhoff
and Charlotte Buck.
They threw posies from the win
dows to the jackies this morning.
The sailors put the flowers in their
button holes. The bruejacket who
played the bass horn had the horn
filled with the blooms, which didn't
seem to interfere with the music a
bit
Mrs. George Happs, Of 1911 High
street, presented Woodwork Clum,
secretary Of the Greater Iowa associa-
ton, with a bouquet of roses after
he finished making his speech. Mr..
Clum hunted her up to thank her
and was told that she was mother
who had four sons in service and
that her husband had been notified
that he must go east to do ship build
ing this morning. Mr.. Clum made a
graceful speech from the platform,
acknowledging the receipt of the
flowers and complimenting Mrs.
Happs as patriotic mother.
Five Iowa men. members of the
jackie band, were introduced to the
crowd from the speakers platform.
These sons of Iowa were Joseph Dunn
of Marion. Van Whitney of Hubbard,
Roy Dugan Of Iowa Falls, Stewart
HALEY of Cleo and Glen Bruner of
Clio. Someone said, Lets give three
cheers for the Iowa boys" This the
crowd did with royal good will.
The business houses, factories.
shops and schools were closed to
allow everybody TO welcome the blue
Jackets as they came down Main
street. There was an elaborate dis
play of flags and bunting the entire
length Of Main street. The most
handsomely decorated building was
the Elks' club, which had row OF
flags all around the cornice and one
large flag on the tall pole In front OF
the building. Hung from the porch
horizontally was wonderful display
of the flags of the allies.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-16

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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-16
|e1ving Squadron and Band
from Great Lakes Naval
Training Station Arriv-
ed This Morning.
THOUSANDS GREET THEM
Visitors Arouse Strong Interest
in the Fourth Liberty Loan
Drive Which Starts
Sept. 28th.

Under the auspices Of the federal
government and as preliminary to
she fourth Liberty loan drive, fly
Inn squadron, consisting Of the
I,ekje band, drill team from the
Great Lakes Naval Training station,
and three patriotic speakers, visited
Ksokuk today.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-16

AMSTERDAM, Sept. 16.-The Aus
tria- Hungarian minister to Switzer-
land handed the Austrian peace note
to an allied representative in Berne
at one p. m. Sunday, according to the
Vossische Zeitung.
The Washington times., 1918-07-21

midge and destroy it entirely. That is
shown by the fact that at a period when
there is an excess of midges there will be
a scarcity OF them year or so later. show
ing that the parasite flies had increased
so fast that they practically wiped out the
source of their own subsistence. The
strong appetites and fecundity of growth
in these parasites that work for us are
the things that make it possible for US
to get a good wheat crop.
In the same way the army worm and de-
Structive Hessian fly are constantly being
destroyed by the friendly insects that keep
them so reduced in number that their harm
10 Us is much smaller than it might other
wise be.
Human efforts to eXteTminate the gypsy
moth have failed and the United States
Government is now importing insect para
sites of this pest to aid in the war Of ex-
termination. In order to destroy the in
furious moth the Government is going to
provide home and encourage the deveL
opment of the insect that makes a spe-
cialty of fighting the moth.
. Many insects act as scavengers, and
The Washington times., 1918-07-21

tacks of the wasps. and were it not tor
the good work of this insect. the wasp, our
losses through caterpillar depredationS
would be many times greater than they are
at present.
One Of the great sources OF loss III
wheat growing has been due to the lhlurl
Gus activities of the wheat-midge' Which
feeds on the grain. and if unmolested DE
its natural insect enemies. would soon
reduce our wheat crops to the vanishing
point But several of our friendly insects
keep the midge in restraint. one being ths
Tavenous two-winGed flies which selze anu
carry away the midge. and suck out It's
juices. Its most powerful foe, however
is the parasite that lives on the mldse-
a small, black fly somewhat resemDllhg
the ant. The young of these four-wln&eu
flies live on the larvae and eggs OF the
midge. As the midge increases IN num-
ber, these parasites also increase. Tor they
depend for living on the midge, ana the
more midges there are the more parasites
there are on hand to eat them up.
The rate Of growth of these parasites
is so fast that they soon overwhelm the
=. Great Britain Rights Reserved.
The Washington times., 1918-07-21

try to save the orange crop when 1t was
threatened with destruction by the scale
pest. This beetle was put to work in the
orange orchards and soon eliminated the
scale that had almost ruined the orange
industry.
The caterpillar does a great deal OF
harm, but he has a deadly enemy in the
wasps, which sting him to DEATH laying
their eggs in the dead bodies of their vic
tins so that their young, when hatched
may find abundant food. These caterpil-
lars are kept down by the everlasting at
Copyright, 1918. by the Star COmpar
The Washington times., 1918-07-21

The MaSRifsd Tongue of a Honey
mall Quantities of Liquid Are Lapped Vi
Central ProjsetiOn Which Is Tipped wit
HairSI but When Greater Quantities Are
Dealt with the Semi-Circular Side Piee,
Brought Together, Forming Sort of Spoc
red clover crop, for instance, could not
exist without the aid of the bumblebee,
which keeps up an efficient warfare on the
parasites that prey upon the clover seed.
The present scarcity Of these humble LITTLE
field assistants Of man is making itself felt
in the smaller crops and lower vitality of
the clover seed.
Expert agriculturists in Australia and the
Philippine Islands realized the importance
of the bumblebee to the clover crop, and
imported immense numbers of them to
help along the crops Of their countries.
The bumblebee is q tireless worker and
keeps steadily to the business Of protecting
our interests. II he went on strike or were
driven away, as might have happened not
so long ago, when everybody considered
all insects pest, the parasites would soo,.
get the upper hand and destroy our clover
crops.
Figs are now being extensively grown in
this country. When first introduced they
did not prosper on account Of the absence
of the fig pollinating insect. The growers
then imported these insects from the Medi-
terranean countries, and with their help
the hg crop soon became an assured
success.
Most of our flowers owe their existence
to the insects that develop their seed. All
flower lovers should appreciate the won
derful work Of these insects that makes it
possible for them to crafty their taste for
these beautiful products of nature.
Another insect that does splendid work
IN our behalf IL the Australian beetle,
which was extensively used in this coun-
The Washington times., 1918-07-21

Even of them ye may eat; the locust
after his kind; and the grasshopper after
his kind."-LeVitcus, C. II,.Y, "a.
The Washington times., 1918-07-21

"And John the Baptist had his raj
ment of came's hair; and his meat was
loeusts and wild honey"
Matthew. c. SH4
The Jasper news., 1918-11-07

There was a pair or wooden stairs
leading to the top Of the poop deck.
and Joyce and Eli lifted II and got
it over the side with d rope to It The
two Of them got down Into the water.
oil right, but Joyce let out q yell be-
cause the water was so cold, and a
German patrol boat heard him and
flashed a searchlight. They picked up
Joyce right away, but Barney was
making good headway and was almost
free when they dragged him In. They
beat them up on the patrol boat, and
when they put them back on the
Yarrowdale Badewitz beat them up
some more and put them In irons.
Then he began to shoot at their feet
with his revolver, and he had sailor
stand by to hand him another revolt
yer when the first one was empty.
Then he would cash their faces with
the barrel of the revolver and shout,
I'm Badewitz. I'm the man who
fooled the English" and shoot at them
some more.
All the while the sailors were cele-
brating, drinking and eating, and yell
Ing, as usual, and the whistles on all
the German ships were blowing, and
they were having great fest. After
about thirty hours we left, being es-
corted by mine-layer and nine
sweeper. asked German garby II
that was the whole German navy, and
he looked surprised and did not know
1 was kidding him. and said no. Then
said, $50 the English got all the rest,
did they?" and he handed me one In
the mouth with his bayonet hilt, SO l
quit kidding him.
We saw rows and rows of mines,
and the German sailors pointed out
what they said were ii. NJ. IS. Lion
and Nomad, but do not know wheth-
err they were the same ones that were
in the Jutland battle or not. Finally
we landed at Swinemunde just as the
bells we're ringing the old year out
| and the new year in. We were fine
bunch of blackbirds to hand the kaiser
for New Years present, believe me.
They mustered us up on deck, and
each of us got cup of water for our
New Years spree. Then we saw we
were In for it. and all hope gone, but
we were glad to be released from our
hole, because we had been prisoners
since December 10-three days on the
Moewe and eighteen on the Yarrow-
dale-and the coal was not any softer
than when we first sat on 1t.
So we began singing, Pack up your
troubles in your old kit bag and smile,
boys. smile. Whats de use of worry
ing? It's never worth WHILE" and so
forth. They made us shut up, but not
before we asked ourselves IL we were
downhearted, and everybody yelled
\ "Nol"
And that is how we gave our re.
CARDS to Swinemunde. i
The Jasper news., 1918-11-07
For Eighteen Years
She Has Found the Same Medicine
Good. The Story In Her
Own Words.

The experience of Mrs. David Horn
Of Route No. 1. Irwinton, Wilkinson
Co, Ca. is not exceptional Peruna
has been an accepted standard house
hold, ready to take remedy, for forty-
Ave years.
Mrs. Horn writes under date Of July
30, 1018:--'T have been using your
medicine for eighteen years. think 1t
one of the best tonics ever used. I
owe my life to the use of 1t. recon-
mend 1t to all sick people. Peruna
cured me of stomach trouble"
For coughs, colds, effects Of the grip
and Influenza, catarrh and catarrhal
conditions Of every description, Peruna
Is recommended. Thousands have
been helped or are able to attribute
full and complete recovery from some
terrible affection to Peruna. Try Pc
runa first.
In tablet or liquid form. Sold every
where.
The Jasper news., 1918-11-07
CHAPTER XVIII.
"Pack Up Your Troubles"

"Pack Up Your Troubles"
We arrived at Swinemunde, on the
east bank. and after we had had our
drink of water and had been rousted
back into the bunkers, Badewitz went
across to the west side In launch
with Joyce and Hill and guard Of
sailors. They were to be shot the
next morning, with some others, at q
public shooting-fest. The rest Of US
wrapped ourselves in Jumps of coal as
best we could and tried to sleep.
In the morning crowds of Germans
came aboard us and were turned
loose on the boxes In the hold. 1t
was sight to see them rip Off the
covers and gobble the salami and 9th
er stuff that we carried. Table man.
ners are not needed when there is no
table, guess, but If you had seen
them, you would say these Germans
did not even have trough manners. J.
have seen hogs TINT were more FIN
icky.
While they were at It, hand to hand
with the chow, giving and receiving
terrible punishment. we prisoners
were mustered on deck, counted,
kicked onto tugs and transferred to
the west bank, where the mob was
waiting for us. My wounds, as you
can imagine. were in pretty bad
state by this time, and were getting
more painful every minute. 80 that !
found was getting ugly and anxious
/ for an argument. knew that II !
stayed this way / would probably
never come out alive, for there is
every chance you could want to pick
a quarrel while you are a prisoner
that will mean freedom for you-but
only the freedom of going west, which
l was not anxious to try.
When we got near the west bank
on the tugs, we could see that we were
up against battle with our arms tied
Over half the crowd was women and
children, ! should say. and the rest
were laborers and old civyies, and re
serve soldiers, and roughnecks gen
orally. We could see the spit experts
the spit snipers, deployed to the
fropt, almost.
CTo BE CoNTINUED)
The Jasper news., 1918-11-07
In a False Position.

Francis disliked his name because
he said it sounded like a girls name.
"But what is the differencef" asked
his mother.
IT am afraid" answered the child,
"that people will think am pretending
am a girl so will not have to go to
the war;"
The Jasper news., 1918-11-07
Don't Worry About PlmpIss.

Don't Worry About PlmpleS.
On rising and retiring gently smear
the face with CutIcura Ointment. Wash
Off the Ointment in FIVE minutes with
Cutcura Soap and hot water. For
free samples address,, "Cuticura. Dept.
Z, Boston" At druggists and by mail.
Soap 2C, Ointment 25 and 50.--Adv.