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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-29
Teaching Corps Obtained for Three
and Probably Four Institu-
tons Beginning
Monday.
E x H lib ITION CLOSES
Glasses Free to Children From Four
to Thirteen Years -Handi-
work to be Dis
played.

The Daily Vacation Bible schools,
which were success in the city last
year. and in which for five weeks four
hundred Keokuk children were busy
making things and learning the best
things in and about the Bible. begin
again next Monday. The schools will
continue until an exhibition on August
l.
The teaching staff has been appoint
ed and the executive committee feels
elated over the teachers they have
been able to secure. Through the in
terest of D. A. Collier, Norman Fl.
Ringstrom was released from his sum-
mer work at Blom- Golfers to become
general superintendent of the work.
He will also have charge of School
No. 1 in the First Baptist church,
Eighth and Blondeau,
Miss Elizabeth Stevens will be the
kindergartener in this school
School No is in the Methodist
Protestant church, Twelfth and Elk
change. The teachers here will be
Miss Alice Vermillion and Miss Mar
tina Swanson School No. will be at
the Second Presbyterian church In
West Keokuk. Ross Shaffer will be in
charge OF the SCHULZ anu hioS LIuiu
Arnold will be the Kindergarten.
The matter Of a school for colored
people is being investigated at the
present time, and may result in a
fourth school started a little later
than the other schools.
Free to All Children.
The schools are free to every child
in the CITY from four to thirteen years
of age. No child is charged for any
thing in connection with the school.
The schools are financed by public
subscription. Last year they were run
by the First Baptist church, but TINS
wear they are under the direction Of
the Keokuk Ministers association.
The display of handiwork last veal
was shown to a large crowd. 1t is ex
pected that this year will surpass las,
wears display in every department OF
the work.
A large corps of volunteer workers
are needed in every school. The handi
work period begins about ten O'Clock
every morning. Any who can be
there at that time can help in a man,
ner unmatched for an investment OF
time, say the school leaders
The Red Cross society is appoint,
ing a superintendent of junior Red
Cross work who will introduce that
work into the vacation schools.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-29
SUCCESS FOR
DRIVE is SEEN
Homer A. Miller Reports That Many
Counties Have Already
Made Their
Quotas.
rspecial to The Gate City.l

Especial TO Inc TdIe Slty-l
DIES MONIES. Iowa, June 2S.-Re-
ports made to state war savings head
quarters by county chairmen indicate
complete success for the national war
savings drive in majority of the
counties in which the drive is being
put on. Five counties, Wright, Har-
rison, Boone, Tama and Lucas, Thurs
day reported that they have reached
their quotas. -Chairmen of Pocahontas,
Kossuth, Dickinson, Buchanan, Dallas.
Allamakee, Muscatine, Pottawattamle,
Union, Lucas, Franklin, Ringgold,
Guthrie. Osceola, Mills and Crawford
counties report that they are confl-
dent.
Their counties will be able to
report that they have subscribed
their quotas by today. Chairmen
Of the following report that il their
quotas are not full on the 2Sth, nation
al war savings day, they will do so
very shortly after: Iowa ChickashaW,
Delaware, Wineshiek, Decatur, Wapel'
10, Appanoose, Wayne, Washington,
Benton. Fayette. Jefferson, Keokuk,
Van Buren,, Taylor and Jackson. Re
ports from a dozen more county chair
men are not so optimistic. All OF them
declare that they will raise thelr
quotas but declared they cannot do II
until later A majority of these coun'
ties are located in the extreme south
ern and eastern sections of the state
Chairmen in all of these counties are
putting forth extra efforts and are do
ing the best they can to bring thelr
counties up to the marx.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-29
Relief from Eczema

Don't worry about eczema or other
skin troubles. You can have a clear,
healthy skin by using a little zemo,
obtained at any drug store for 35c, or
extra large bottle at $780,
Zemo generally removes pimples, black
heads, blotches, eczema, and ringworm
and makes the skin clear and healthy.
Zemo is a clean, penetrating, antiseptc
liquid neither sticky nor greasy and stains
nothing. 1t is easily applied and costs
mere trife for each application. 1t Is
always dependable.
The E. W. Rose Co.. Cleveland. O.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-29
DRYING Costs Little.

WASHINGTON, June 29.-Dehydra
ton, or drying of fruits and vegetables
urged now by the u. s. government as
a food saving measure, costs but about
one-fourth cent a pound.
The process reduces the products
treated to from II to lis origin al
size: and leaves a practically non
perjsbable food, affected by neither
heat nor extreme cold. 1t requires no
special container or sealing. Plain
naper bags to protect against dust and
insects, are the best and cheapest con
tanners.
Neutrality-suspicious. the water
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-29
OF
GAS MASK
Not Comfortable But Man Inside is
Safe and Can Take Care Of
Himself Despite incon-
versience.
TBy Fred S. Ferguson. United Pres:

TBy Fred S. Ferguson. United Press
Staff Correspondent
WITH THE AMERICAN FORCES
IN PTCARDY, June 5.-(by maiD-
This is a story about gas, written with
a gas mask on.
A Pickering candle furnishes the
light. It is night. Outside the roar
of the regular artillery bombardment
of the night can be heard. The light
of the guns flashes across the sky
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-29
Soldiers First.

New York World: Father Duffy.
chaplain of the One Hundred and
Sixtyfifth, says beef and bullets
first. For beef to De first on the list
for our soldiers it must be last on
the list for those at home.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-29

In olden Japanese theatres the.
scene was changed by revolving the.
whole stage on a turntable, bringing
into view the scene the stagehands
had been working on during the play
ing of the previus act
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-29

The long and short of the crew,
mateys too. at the Great Lakes naval
station, are A. P. Butler and c. A.
Ralston. Butler is six feet five and
one-half and Ralston five feet even.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-29

Il saw Cuticura Soap and Oint-
ment advertisement, and sent for a
Tree sample. bought more, and when
| had used two and half cakes of
Cuticura Soap and nearly two boxes
OF Ointment he was healed" (SignedD
Gus Schneider, 1448 w. 18th ST., Chi
cago. ILL.,, August IL, 1917.
Keep your skin clear by using Cuti-
cura Soap and Ointment for everyday
toilet purposes. Nothing better.
s Sampie Each Free by Nail; Address post;
everywhere Soap25c. Ointment Is and Soc
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-29

and turned into watery pirn-
pies and finally into scales.
The eruption produced great
irritation and itching. and
he was constantly scratch
ing and crying. Many a
night we only had three or
four hours sleep,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-29

to the vegetable-require from twenty
minutes to two hours; and the re-
product has lost neither
it's original flavor nor it's color
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-29
BABY SUFFERED
FROM MILK CRUST
Commenced In Small PimpIes.
Finally Turned Into Scales.
Irritation and Itching.
Constantly Scratching and Cry
ing. Cuticura Soap and
Ointment Healed,

When baby was cutting his teeth
he suffered very much from milk crust.
1t commenced in the form of small
pimples about the ears and forehead
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-29
a,oost Assured That All Glass Ono
Men Will be Called Into Serv-
ice and Perhaps Some
in Class Two.
GO TO CAMP GORDON
GEORGIA cantonment to Get Additional
Men-New Order Takes Nearly
1900 More
Selects.

II is now a practical certainty that
all class one men in Keokuk and Lee
county will be called up by the exemp-
ton board for military service July o.
An official order was received by the
adiutant general in Des Moines Thurs,
day for calling 1,190 more men in the
state than former one provided for
This increases the total in the state
from 1899 men to 1901 men,
The additional men will be sent to
Camp Gordon at Atlanta, Ga. 1t was
originally ordered that 5,292 men from
Iowa would go to Camp Gordon under
the July call The number will now
be 6,4S0 men.
Blasts Some Hopes.
It is probable that the hopes of men
near the end of the class one lists
in Iowa that they would not be called
under the July order, will be blasted.
The new order is expected to com
pletely exhaust class one, and may
take some men in class two, is word
from Des Moines.
official call for the July men will
not be issued to the exemption boards
until after July / as there are still a
number of Induction orders out which
do not close until July l.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-29
Fighting Under Two Flags
Legion Army Sometimes Known
the Legion.

the great reputation achieved by their
division In the British army today
the old soldier regards that division
as the fiShtingest outfit that ever took
trench-even after the recent fights
to the death by many other gallant
units If the British had ever taken
the French custom of decorating the
colors of collective units then that di-
vision would have had the Victoria
cross.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-29

division. In the Br1tlSh army To-Day
the old soldier regards that division
as the fightingest outfit that ever took
a trench-even after the recent fights
to the death by many other gallant
units. If the British had ever taken
the French custom of decorating the
colors Of collective units then that d1-
vision would have had the Victoria
cross.
|CBy J. w Pegler, United Press Stan
Correspondent
Mote: This is the fourth install
ment of the first published story of
the American heroes who formed the
American Legion of the Canadian
army, with particular reference to the
lives, recently ended in France, OF
Lieut.. Col. Richard H. Griffiths and
Mai. Alexander Rasmussen. The fifth
and last installment will appear Mon
day.]
For more than three years Grfffiths
and Mack campaigned together-in the
Dardanelles and then on the frightful
vaudeville tour of the western front
in and out, in and out, from sector to
sector until they knew every half
mile of line from the sea to st. Quen-
tin.
Griftiths won a name. He was known
When his battalion would come march
ing up to the relief in a comparatively
quiet sector, the outgoing troops knew
the Foresters were in for a sweet time
for Griftiths had only one way of fight
ing-the offensive way.
Keep 'em worried; don't let 'em
get set he would say. Arriving in
the line he would place his troops and
then make a thorough inspection OF
every post and strong point. He would
size up all the reserve stocks of am
munition and supplies. If anything
was wrong Colonel Griffiths found it
out by his own inspection.
| Shoot 1t at 'Em.
Whats all this?" he would ask a
Stokes gunner, pointing to big re-
serve pile Of ammunition.
| That's just a reserve, sir" the gun
ner would say "Those other fellows,
| sir. they didn't4do much shooting"
well let's throw about fifty rounds
of it over to F,1-itzie-we don't need it,
and Colonel Gritfiths would pass on
down the trench to the booming of the
busy Stokes gun and the jumpy silver
glare of German rocket hastily thrown
jup in fear of a general attack.
"And what's all this stuff doing
here?" he would ask pointing to
stack of rifle grenades.
Same reply.
well let's get rid of some of it.
Grenades are very dangerous to have
around the place; they might go off
And F'ritzies line would come under
such a pelting of these little exploding
devils that there'd be calls for Ger
man barrase.
Boches Get Nervous.
And so on, down the line; Griffiths
would throw over fifty or more rounds
Of every piece of trench ammunition
! in the place. By that time the Ger
mans would be in a wild state OF
nerves, and soon their guns would sup
port them with barrage ire against
an immaginary attack by an enemy
who by that time was safe in his dug
out and chuckling over the row he had
caused
Then we'd have to call for a retalia-
tory barrage from our own guns, said
Grittiths, telling his own story, and
the fun would be on. l used to sit in
my dugout and listen to pineapples
bursting on the roof. They're not very
dangerous if you have a cover over
you"
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Near Main Foe Line.
pitai; TeEeza Jet. 20 years, o. s. P. ]
S. Hospital.
Nurses Still Needed.

SurEes9s Of the public health serv-
ice in charge of the influenza emer-
gency hospital at 18th street and yir-
ginia avenue announce that the serv-
ices orvolunteers for hospital work
are still needed, and will be for some
time. e'1Ae
While the epidemic has, been prac.
tlcaiiyt overcome and but few cases
are are coming IN. the hospital will be the
have registered and who have been
giving personal aszfstatce are re-
quested to continue to do so until the
last case Us disehargeds
fnere are pow~1l l. patients suffer-
ing from influenza or conyalescin1 at
this hospital. The institution was
opened October II, at the height Of
the epidemic, as an emergency hos
p1tal Tor the treatment Of influenza
Four hundred and fiftv.f,ve m.
tients have been treated. There were
fifty-six deaths. number of thom
received when the disease was the
most virulent and patients were re-
ceived who had suffered with the
disease number of days without
medical attention. Two hundred and
ddtyJsisht cases hays heea discharged
'u At the Webster - School. where tn.
activities of the public health serv-
partment in the night AGAINST infiu-
enxa, have been conferred, it was
stated this morning that q report Of
the work of the service. showing In
detail what has been done ana ac-
complished there. will be made In
the next day or two.
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HALF MILLION CAPTlXESI
ARE TAKEN BY ITALIANS
Rome,s Forces Land on Daln,atian Islands.
Troops Also Take Charge Of Fiun,e and
Triest-Scutari, Albania, Occupied.

Gen. Petitti, the commander of the
Italian force which landed there, has
assumed the military governorship
Of the city. italian sailors have oe-
cupied a number Of islands In the
Dalmatian archipelago.
The Austrian armistice delegates
who came to Padua last week. ac-
cording to the Epoca, were eight off,
GERS under Gen. Won Weber. The 1tal-
ian delegates at the conference were
headed by Gen. Badoglio. -.
Entrance Into Trent. =
Trent. the CHIEF city of tho Trentino.
was entered at s:15 o'clock Sunday
afternoon by Italian cavalry, sAlpini
and artillery, according to a semi -ofH-
clal note issued today. giving details
Of the swift advance of the 1st Army
on that city More than 10000 Aus
TRANS. including the commander of
the 50th Scheutzen Division. were
captured.
The Italian flag was hoisted over the
castle of Buen Consiglio, amid enthu-
siastic bursts by the population.
Scutari Is Occupied.
ROME. November 4.-Italian ad-
vance guards occupied the town Of
Scutarf, in northern Albania, October
81, according to the italian war ONCE
communication issued tonight,
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GERMAN.

BERLIN. via London, November 4
(night).-There has been a violent
struggle between the Scheldt and the
Disc. The break through for which
been striving on a front OF over sixty
kilometers (thirty-seven and q third
n1iles) was frustrated.
Between LIE Quesnoy and Landrecfes
our reserves stemmed the enemy
thrust. On the remainder of the front
cur foremost battle troops brought
the assault to standstflL
West Of the Meuse engagements
have developed In Dfeulet forest.
Day-There were forefeld engage
ments before our new lines north OF
Client. We stand here on the canal
in lighting contact with the enemy.
East Of valenciennes we have with
drawn our front somewhat. In the
evening the enemy stood near Onna-
ing. Jenlain and villers-Pol. On both
sides Of LIE ouesnoy and Landrecies
fighting. We repulsed an enemy
counter attack In this region. =
Between the Disc and the Aisne the
artillery firing revived in the evening.
Here, north. Of Gufse and near Ba-
nogne the artillery IRE was Of great
full partial attacks by the enemy. In
connection with the withdrawal of
our front east Of the Aisne we with
drew our lines slightly west Of the
Mouse.
There were foreheld engagements
south OF LIE Chesne and near Yer
rferes. The attacks Of the Americans
between Sommautho and Belval were
brought to 4 stAndstill In the wood
north Of ;pelvaL
On the eastern bank Of the Mepse
violent partial attacks failed, a. did
enemy thrust0 between the Meuse
and the Noselle rivers.
West Of the Noselle We CLEARED
small portions OF trenches which had
remained In the hands Of the enemy in
recent lighting.
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OFFICIAL WAR REPORTS.

Catillon. forced passages of the canal
opposite that place and near the lock
Two miles to the south Of 1t. At the
latter point. assisted by royal engf-
! neers, the 1st Cameron Highlanders
six minutes
IN Its subsequent advance this diyi-
SION captured the villages of Fesmy.
dautreve and La Croise, with 1900
prisoners.
On it's left the SD Division crossed
a sne canal at Ora and after severe
nghting took Ruedenhaut.
Having cleared the line Of the canal
to the south and north Of this village,
II continued its advance and drove
the enemy from the villages Of Mezi-
eres, La Folie and Sambreton.
IN the center Of the attack the 18th
under Gen. shute, and the 4th Corps,
western face Of Normal forest.
After heavy fighting the infantry
anu tanks drove the enemy from his
positions in the western outskirts of
she Forest, capturing the villages of
Soyeres, Preux-au-Bois, Heco, Futoy
and Louvignies.
Thereafter our infantry continued
tne advance: overcoming alike the
lily wooded ground and the resistance
of the enemy.
! Moving through the inclosed coun-
try on the southern edge Of the forest,
the 2sth Division forced crossings Of
the Sambre canal opposite Landreeies
and captured the town. Farther
north the 18th and 60th divisions PEN
etrated deeply into the forest itself
and are stfll advancing.
The 38th Division has reached Les
Grandes Failures, and tho 18th Divi-
sion has captured LocQuignol, in the
center OF the forest.
Severe fighting took place this
morning in the neighborhood Of LIE
Quesnoy, whore the enemy counter
attacked in force and was repulsed
by New Zealand division, with great
loss In killed and prisoners. Our
troops have passed to the south and
north of this fortified town, and are
now several miles to the east of IL,
On the left English. troops, having
followed up the enemy closely
throughout his withdrawal this morn
ing, attacked and drove him from his
new positions on the line Of the Au-
nellie river. East Of this river the
au-Sart and the 34th Division has
captured Wargnies-le-Petit and Warr.
nies-le-Grand. The 19th Division has
crossed the Aunelle River east OF Jen.
lain. - - -. =.
Farther north our troops hold ga
bourg and SebourQutAux.
On the extreme left. to the north.
east Of Valenciennes,s the Canadian
troops have made progress along the
right bank of the Scheidt and hsye
passed beyond Estreux ana Onnainr,
Our advance Ia CONTINUING on The
whole battle front
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BRITISH

November 5.-The walled town OF
LIE Quesnoy being completely sur
rounded, fell into our hands yester-
day afternoon with the entire gar
rison of over 1000 men.
;, In the sector south and north Of LIE
1fiesuuy the 37th and 67th divisions
m hard lighting yesterday took many
prisonars, QyefGo mlhg atrong- resist
Snce about. LeuYignfes and Orsfnyel at
tlfsr outset of theft Attack. these dt-
the New zealanders east OF LIE Ques-
nov advancing with them to depth
Of nstNeen three and four miles and
csnfnriiig the villages Of JQlifretI.
Lerpnd Que4ne. Frasnoy and e Petit
MArais. Iq,47--,
sas a Sorms ser.ss ga ssss
Of vsiepcisnpes We tcsptn4ed the VII
N :November TITUS myrains troops
Of the 4th. sd.-aad fstE lSttish ARMIES
atsncked between the. SaMbre canal.
Osy, aud the River Schsldt north Of
vaienciennes; On the whole OF this
United Kingdom. and New. Zealand
have broken deeply into the enemy'e
positfons. Over 10000 prisoners and
200 guns are already reported cap
tured.
On the right Of The attack the 1s
sauIt, in conjunction with French
forces operating to the south OF them.
with great dash and 4allantry these
two divisionS stormed the formidable
obssAclAs 6resAntAd by the ff1e of the
Sambfe panals and. M artte q strong
resistance from the. enemy. have
pressed on to q depth Of over three
mffes to the east Of H. -
IN these operations the lst -Divi-
0ion.e uudAr; NpuanAna Aof GeM Dtrack-
3aad AAxinG oaatazk ~ 49, q
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By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PARIS. November 5.-A battle which
is believed here to be decisive 10 now
going on. It is being waged in two
sections. In the north the blow de-
Hvered by the British armies Of
Gems Horn, Byng and Rawlinsoa. and
by the French under Gen. Debeney,
is q threat leveled at one of the tanks
Of tho vaS pocket formed by. the
GerW0A lines from Holland to Metz.
The object Of this offensive is to
drive dangerous wedges either north
of the Sanbre, in the direction Of
Mons, OF south of the river in the
direction of AvesEes and Afaubeuge.
The result may be a compromise re-
treat of the German armies in Bel
GUM or those still between the Disc
and the Aisne.
Excellent Results Obtained.
Excellent results have been realized
70 far, The SRmbre river and canal
have been crossed. This was the last
line of resistance west of the from
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FRENCH.

November 5.-The repeated success
Of the French troops has compelled
the enemy to carry out new withdraw.
ais at several points along the front.
Pursuing without respite, the rear
guards left behind to protect the re-
treat Of the enemy and to delay our
advance. the French troops with I'M
firing ardor maintain close contact,
In the region northeast OF Guiss the
French have captured Bereues. sur.
Sarnbre, where 900 civilians were lib.
Grated. On the whole front Of the
1T 10y ~ E9sanA 1: ~ ~
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DECISIVE BATTLE BELIEVED ON:
BEING WAGED IN TWO SECTIONS

tier. which may be soon reached in
that region. According to latest in
formation. the allied advance con-
tinues, notwithstanding desperate re-
sistance by the enemy. 49,
The second section Of the attack is
being conducted by Gems. 0ourANd
and Liggett .oh~the Me ,se. This is
the great strategic offensive which
the Germans have always feared, and
which they sought to make impossible
by storming verdun in 1916.
: Would Pinch Out Pocket.
The aim of the Franco-American
offensive is to pinch out the whole
pocket. American troops are at Beau
mont, That is less than eight miles
from Lamouilly station, northwest Of
Montmedy. on the great shuttle rail-
road running =, betw EN- .Thionvi11e.
Sedan and Mezieres. Even-better,. the
opening of q fresh attack by the
Americans on ths. east bank of the
Mouse may bring them into the Mont
medy-Longuyon region. That may
mean not only the cutting of the rail-
road, but making 1t impossible for
the enemy to, form upon the Mouse
line, because that. front, could no
longer be Joined up with that of