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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-15
Weeks Red
Cross Schedule

The Red Cross schedule for the next
week will be as follows:
Monday, p. M, all instructors
meet at the Masonic building.
Monday, ,. m, st. Johns guild
at the Y. w. c. A.
Monday, 2 p. m. United Presbyter-
ian Sewing auxiliary at the 7. w.
lC. A
Monday, 2 p. M, St Paurs Sewing
auxiliary at Y. w. G. A
Monday, p. m, Chapel Fund
auxiliary at the Masonic building.
Monday evening, West Keokuk knit.
ters meet with Mrs. Anna Van Aus
dali.
Monday evening, Y. w. c. A mil
tary drill class at Y. w. G. A.
Monday evening, st. Paul's girls
auxiliary at the Masonic building.
Tuesday, a m, Hospital garment
workers at Y. W. G. A.
Tuesday, p. m, Baptist Sewing
auxiliary at Y. W. c. A.
Tuesday, p. m, Westminster Pres
byterian at Y. w. c. A.
Tuesday, 2 p. M, Trinity M. E.
auxiliary at Masonic building.
Tuesday. 2 p. m, West Keokuk
auxiliary at Second Presbyterian
chapel
Tuesday, p. m, Bethel A. NJ. e.
tnitters' auxiliary at the church.
Tuesday evening, P. E. o. auxiliary
at Masonic building.
Tuesday evening, Eastern Star
auxiliary at Masonic building.
/ Tuesday evening, 8. F. Baker & Co.
auxiliary at Y. w. c. A.
Wednesday, 9 a. m. First Congre-
xational at Y. W. G. A.
wednesday. 8 q m, Catholic
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-15
Promoted to Captains.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
DIES MONIES, Iowa. June 49,
Three first lieutenants at Camp Dodge
were promoted to captains in the
national army Saturday, and sixteen
second lieutenants were made first
lieutenants.
Those who have been made cap
tains are:
Cedric Potter, of Omaha: Owen e.
Horn, Of Minneapolis, and Alva III.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-15
NEW SPuDSSCARCE
AND old Ones ROT
Fresh Supply on Grocery Marts Sell.
ing At Five Cent. = Pound,
Genera''y-come From
Texas.
GREEN STUFF GOING
Asparagus and Rhubarb Season Being
supplanted by Cabbage. and
Peas-Turnip. Are
Plentiful.

1 New potatoes are scarce article.
The demand for them came early, ac-
cording to grocerymen in Keokuk, and
they We're consumed at a fast rate.
Meanwhile old potatoes proved drug
on the market. They slowly rotted.
| The old potatoes which remain are OF
poor quality. They sell at forty cents
a peck.
! Many OF the new Potatoes have been
shipped in from Texas. They. sell at
five cents a pound.
| For dime one can buy five bundles
}of young onions. The older onions,
which come from Texas, retail at five
cents a pound.
Season waning.
The season for home grown aspara-
gus, rhubarb and spinach is practical.
,ly over with. Home grown beets are
plentiful and find ready sale at three
lunches for dime.
The first cabbages, fresh from the
garden, are now finding their way to
the market. The groceryman receives
five cents q head for these.
Shipped cucumbers In.
The season is not sufficiently ad.
tvanced to find many home grown Gu.
cumbers on sale. Cucumbers raised
in hot beds have heen shipped in.
Fifteen cents buys one Of these. The
outdoor cucumbers go for Ave and
ten cents.
Peas are selling for twelve and Z
hal. cents pound. There has been a
fairly good crop but the supply OF
home grown ones is now about ex'
hausted.
Peppers-nearlya all of them ar ship
ped in from A1abama-come at a mod
crate price. A nickel buys one.
Lettuce is so plentiful every grocery
man is glad to give extra good guam
tity. The punches for i've cents il
what the grocer asks.
Tomatoes High.
String beans from other states brinl
twenty cents pound.
Tomatoes are high priced, conse
quently all the grocerymen in, Keokuk
are not handling them. The Texas
tomatoes are now thirty cents q
pound.
For two weeks now there have been
plenty OF turnips from the local gar
Icens. Retail price, three bunches for
a dime.
It is too early for much egg plant.
Those shipping in bring a big price
thirty cents apiece.
The carrot season Is just opening UP
the vegetables being small but OF good
quality. Price asked is five cents a
bunch.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-15
Asked Increased Rates.

United Press Leased Wire Service
WASHINGTON, June 15.-The
Ohio Electric Railway company today
asked the interstate commerce COM
mission for increased fares to basis
OF three cents mile, and increases
in class and commodity freight rates
between its stations and from points
on its line to stations on connecting
lines based on the increases recently
authorized by Director General NC
Adoo.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-15
ADVERTISED LETTERS.

List of letters remaining in the
keokuk postoffice, uncalled for, for
the week ending June IS, 1918:
Miss Katherine Bintsinger
Miss Beatrice Campbell
Miss Byrd Goodmfler
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Hitting
Mrs. Mason
Miss Mary Mead
Miss Kerbanas
Mrs. Rosie Paine
Mrs. S. Shines
Mr. w R Jenkins
Persons calling for letters in above
fist viii please say they are adver
tised. e. w. MMANUS,
Acting Postmaster
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-15
NAPOLEON ONCE SAID

IA Foorsore Army Is An Army Half Defcated."
Men in Training Camps, in Cantonments, IN the
spots on their feet. Every "Comfort Kit should
contain one or more boxes of Aliens Foot Ease,
the antiseptic powder to shake into the shoes.
heals blisters and sore spots. The Pattsburg
Camp Manual advises men IN training to make
daily use Of Foot-EAse. Sold everywhere, 26c-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-15
CHAu1AuQuAOPENS
At PARK IN JULY
War SPEAKERS On the Program for
WAsk Hobson, Hero Of ,ss
&c 70 Sc One Of
Than.
HAWAI1ANs WILL SING
Readers, Masicians and Other Tai
ented Persons come-Profits
to the Red Cross
and sY."

War themes will be favorites at the
second annual Keokuk chautauqua
which begins in Rand park, July %,
and continues until July 49,
Prospects are good that former
Ambassador James w. Gerard will be
here as speaker.
George Eustace Pearson, of the
Princess Pat, survivor of the famous
Canada regiment, will lecture on his
experiences in the battle of Ypres,
and tell Of the heroism OF his regi-
ment.
Hobson on Program.
Another speaker Of note is Captain
Richard p. Hobson, hero of the Mer-
rimac. who will speak on America
and the World War"
Clyde Wilson McCord, a lecturer
the chautauQua.
THE Way it Looks From the
Road" is the subject Of the lecture
which will be given by Bob Seeds,
humorist and philosopher.
Dr.. Jay William Hudson, fresh
from q special mission to Europe,
talks on american Ideals" One ex-
plorer will appear on the program.
This is Gabriel L. Mcguire, F. r. G.
S. DR.. Roland A. Nichol is scheduled
to speak on THE Man Worth While"
Musicians Engaged.
The Vienna Royal Hawaiian sing
ers are coming, also the Navassar
band and Blacks European orches-
ira. The Cecilian chorus, concert
and operate artists, will feature Sc
lections from grand opera, oratorios
and sketches in costume.
Other attractions will be Pearl
iO'Neil. Canadian reader and enter
tainer, De Jeu, magician, and De
Vito, piano-accordian.
Proceeds from the chautauqua will
be given for Red Cross and Y. NJ. c..
A. work.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-15
Shin is Total Loss.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
ST. JOHNS, N. F., June 15.-The
Cunard liner Ascania, aground fiji
teen miles east of Cape Rap, was con-
sidered total loss today. She is rap
idly filling with water. All hands
were saved.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-15
Tunnel Caves In.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
GRANTS PASS, Ore, June Is
One man was killed and three injured
early today by a cave-in of the nat
ural tunnel number nine of the South
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-15

cine CO. auxiliary at Y. w. c. A.
Friday evening, Business Wonl-
ans league at Masonic building.
Friday evening, Military drill class
at Y. w. G. A.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-15
Congregational.

The Quid Libet society of
the First Congregational church will
be entertained on Monday afternoon
TAT the home of Mrs. Hugh j. Robert
son, with Mrs. F. L. De Wees as the
assisting hostess. The members have
the privilege of inviting a guest as it
will be an open meeting.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-15

Drake, former aide to Brigadier Gen
eral r. N. Getty, also of Minneapolis.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-15
ST. Mary's.

The Ladies' society of st. Mary's
Catholic church will be entertained
on the parish lawn on Thursday
evening. There will be refreshments
and music by the Marder orchestra
The hostesses will be Mrs. Albert
Loire. Mrs. Augusta Madelaine, Mrs.
George Metternich, Mrs. Chris Met
ternich, Mrs. Louis Miller, Mrs. Al
bert Mullarky. Mrs. Elizabeth McNa-
mara, Mrs. Elmer Mass, Mrs. Mary
Miller, Mrs. Sebastine Maerz, Mrs. j..
M. Meridith, Mrs. George Neyans,
Mrs. John Neyans.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-15
United Presbyterian.

| There will be no society meeting
Of the United Presbyterian church
on Friday, because of the Young Peo-
pies Presbyterial meeting, which will
/! be held in the church on Thursday
and Friday.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-15
st. Francis.

The Sewing Society of st. Francis
de Sales church will be entertained
ON Thursday afternoon, June 20, by
Mrs. r. j. McGrath at her home 300
Fulton street. The assisting hostesses
will be Mrs. E. P. McManus, Mrs.
T. M. McManus, Mrs. Carl Hemmy,
Miss Maggie Kenney, and Miss Kate
Powers.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-15

ern Pacific railroad at the head of
Horse Shoe Curve, midway between
Wolf Creek and Glendale
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-15
The Church Societies
Trinity M. e.

Trinity N. e.
The Woman's Home Missionary So
ciety of the Trinity NJ e. church
will be entertained on Thursday af-
ternoon at half past two o'clock by
Mrs. F. B. Dorsey, 712 Orleans Ave.
The assisting hostesses will be Mrs.
G. C. Hill and Miss Mary G. Jackson.
The Rev. Miss Mary, e. Collins will
be the speaker. Members and their
friends are cordially invited.
Valley M. e.
The Ladies aid society of the Val
ley M. E. church will be entertained
on Wednesday afternoon by Mrs.
Raymond Seabold.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-15
First BAPTIST.

The Ladies society Of the First
Baptist church will hold an all day
meeting on Friday at the home OF
Mrs. j. B. Chute at Hamilton The
cars will leave the church promptly
at 9:15 Friday morning.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-15
Ruthean Bible Class.

hUINSdH bIOIc VIHBS. .3I-E
The Ruthean Bible class will hold
"a mothers meeting on Wednesday
afternoon in the parlors of the Trim
ity NJ e. church. Each member will
have the privilege of bringing her
own or someone's else mother to the
meeting The hostesses for the after
noon will be Mrs. Carl Morris, Mrs.
Fred Rhoades, Mrs. Sam Lloyd, Mrs.
Al Swanson, Mrs. A. G. Berger, Mrs.
La Master, Mrs. Louis Miller and
Mrs. Bates. Mrs. w. Frank Brown
will give program Of readings.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-15
Aid Society.

The Therese Steiger Aid society of
the Royal Neighbors will be enter.
tanned Tuesday June IS at the home
OF Mrs. Opal Mackie. 1922 Park
street. Mrs. Mackie will be assisted
in entertaining by Mesdames Mary
Mclaughlin, Della Miller, Nellie Da-
Wis, Ella LaPort, Edith Tigue, Bertha
Eppers, Mary Butler, Della Fannin
and Mrs. Jester Of West Keokuk.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-15
Attends Wedding.

Mrs. J. w. Wheeler. 90S Ridge
street, will go to Quincy, ILL.,, where
she will attend the marriage of Miss
Beulah Kelber of that city. who is to
be married on Monday, June 18th, at
noon.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-15
First Christian.

/ The Ladies Society OF the First
Christian church will be entertained
on Friday afternoon by Mrs. A. J.
Wooley, IS North First street. Mrs. G.
Is. Wells will be the assisting hostess.
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st. Johns Red Cross.

The hostesses at st. Johns Red
Cross meeting on Monday afternoon
will be Mrs. Emile Renaud and Mrs.
Moore.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-15
wor.n,e ATTAINED

There will be no meeting of tn
Woman's Alliance on Monday, tn
meetings having been suspended ur
til September.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-15

st. Joseph's hospital auxiliary will
hold an all day meeting Wednesday
at the home Of Mrs. J. F. Appleton
22O7 Mckinley avenue. The day will
be spent in sewing for the hospital.
A picnic luncheon will be served at
noon. This will be the last meeting
OF the auxiliary until September.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-01-02
Jewish Welfare Work.

A change has recently been made in
the administration of the Jewish We'll
fare building. Mr.. Spear, formerly in
charge of this building, has been trans
ferred to Camp Lee, Petersburg, Va,
and will undertake the task of organ
Using a Jewish Welfare organization
among the soldiers of Jewish faith who
are stationed there. Mr.. Spear had be-
come quite popular. among the men at
Camp Meade and will undoubtedly win
the confidence and the trust of the men
at Lee as he had done in this canton
ment.
The work has been placed in charge
of Mr.. Alan Steinbach, who, with the
aid of two assistants, will supervise
the Jewish welfare activities at Camp
Meade. Mr.. Steinbach is a graduate of
the Johns Hopkins University
On Friday evening. Mr.. Steinbach
lectured to the men after the religious
services in the Jewish Welfare build
ing. The subject of the lecture was
Rabbi Meir," professor who lived
and taught about 1000 years ago. On
Sunday afternoon. Rabbi Haas of Har-
risburg officiated at the services and
delivered a splendid sermon on 10y
atty to American Ideals"
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-01-02
MEN IN THE STOCKADE
HEAR PRACTICAL SERMON
One May Live on a Low, Medium or
High Level, Says Rev. Dr.. r. G.
Denison at Camp Talk.

About twenty men at the stockade
were given short talk Sunday after
noon by the Rev. DIR. r. c. Denison, the
camp pastor. Though Sunday is GUS
tomarily the free day for these men,
three fourths of them were at work, be-
cause of the fuel shortage Appreciat-
ing the fact that Y. M. c. A. service
was to be held, the few who were at
liberty gathered hurriedly in one of the
barracks.
In developing the point that no. one
is wholly good or wholly bad, and that
we may live on low, medium or high
level, as we see fit, he told story about
a man he met several weeks ago while
travelling in the south. This man had
been enjoying himself hugely, SO he
claimed, spending his money in all sorts
of carousing and high living. I'm doing
So" said DR.. Denison, this man was
living on the low level of his life"
After exhausting the story of his good
time" the new acquaintance became en-
crossed in telling about the details of
the business in which he was very sue
cesSfully engaged = the shoe business.
This was more noble interest and rep
resented a middle level in the mans
life. And the higher level was evil
denced when this man had the thought
fulnesS and kindness to assist a tired,
worried woman across the aisle in en-
PERTAINING her four small children.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-01-02
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2, 1918.
CAMP MEADE AHEAD.

Camp Meade has clear record.
1t stands in the Al class in the
matter of equipment, according to
a report of the War Department
in the recent investigation OF the
Army camps.
At some of the environments the
men had not been supplied with
adequate clothing, principally
overcoats, a rather bad situation
during the severe weather OF the
past few weeks. Camp Meade
was not included in the list of the
dozen or more camps where con-
ditions were found not to be just
what they should in the matter
of equipment.
Meade, almost the last camp,
perhaps, to report construction
completed, such as barracks and
roadways, is ahead in the most
important thing Of all-giving the
soldier boys all necessary sup
plies.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-01-02
RUMORS AND THEIR EFFECT.

All kinds of wild rumors start
in camp. Some of them have a
foundation. The majority OF
them, however, originating in the
mind of some one with a fanciful
imagination, can be given no
credence.
For instance, soldier makes a
remark to a companion, saying he
believes a certain company may
be sent south within few days.
This remark is made positive
when the companion informs the
next fellow that the company will
leave the cantonment.
And so it goes. Companies,
and sometimes whole regiments,
are kept in a state of anxious ex-
pectancy by reports predicting
their removal to some distant
point, reorganized, perhaps, and
given a new schedule of duties to
perform.
A popular rumor is the follow
ing: 1--WE will go to France on
such and such date"
Most of these reports, which
have not the slightest official con-
nection, are started by persons
who consider themselves prophets
in military matters.
If the men could realize that
unofficial reports such as these
spreading as they do from com
pany to company with bewilder-
ing rapidity, handicap the military
organization, causing discomfort
they would be loath to speal
at all concerning probable mill
tary maneuvers.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-01-02
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.

There are many phases of camp
life and military routine which
the average soldier does not I'M
derstand. Questions come up
from time to time which he can
not answer without going to the
proper authority, and in nine cases
out of ten he just lets the matter
slip.
Trench and Camp will run a
Question and Answer column
each week. If any man in camp
wishes to be informed on any
question concerning military af-
fairs, we shall try to get that in
formation, going to the highest
authority, if necessary, in order
to be absolutely sure of the &C
curacy and correctness of the an
swer, which we shall publish fol-
the benefit and enlightenment Of
others under the head of CUES.
tons and Answers.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-01-02
SERBIANS VISIT CAMP.
Members of Mission Surprised al
Magnitude of Establishment.

The Serbian war mission to the
Friday to get line on what this coun-
try is doing to make the world safe for
small sovereign states. In the party
were DR.. NJ. Vernitch, Gen. Rashitch,
Capt. Milan Yovitchitch Lieut.. Col.
Michailo Nenadovitch and Capt. Hamil-
ton Fish Armstrong. u S. A.
Following an inspection of the bar
racks, works and the camp system
generally, brigade review was held
for the visitors. the 18TH and the 15Sth
Regiments being turned out on the
main parade ground under Brig. Gen
Hatch. Without exception the Serbians
expressed amazement at the work ac-
complished, and particularly at the
showing of the men.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-01-02
POEMS GALORE AT CAMP.
First Offenses Numerous at Meade.
Jack Fields Effort.

Poems are turned out here at Meade
by men who never committed such an
offense before. In little corner of a
barracks some quiet fellow will put
things down on paper that others will
pass along and repeat by memory days
after. Many poems are amusing only
to those who are here and can grasp
the peculiar points or who know the
phrases or words that soldiers use as
part of their daily talk. Jack" Fields
a man from Philadelphia, was at the
Knights of Columbus Hall the other
night and he said he could dash off
something that would take the smile
off every face. Here's the poem:
My sweetheart, when we part,
She will sigh and cry.
My old dad, he'll feel bad
AS the troops march by.
Little Sister Jane,
She will cry in vain
When I'm away she'll pray each day
That I'll come back again.
Brother Joe, when 1 go,
He'll be proud, know;
For I've answered my country's call.
But my dear gray-haired mother.
She'll sigh like no other.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-01-02
THE BASE HOSPITAL.

First of all, look after the health
of an Army. That is the attitude
of the government not only here
but at all the other contonments
Every effort is made to safeguard
the health of the men and to give
them the benefit of every remedy
that medical skill and science can
provide.
At Camp Meade the base hospi-
tai, with its ffty-two buildings,
with its staff of seventy physi-
clans and as many Red Cross
nurses, with capacity for pro-
viding for over 1000 patients, will
be able to take care of any situa-
ton that may arise. At present
there are about $50 patients at the
hospital, and these cases are con-
fined principally to the minor i'll
nesses, such as measles. Pneu-
monia, so much to be dreaded, is
seldom reported at the hospital.
Considering the fact that there
are over $1,000 men in camp, the
ratio of sickness is small indeed,
which practically gives the can
Torment clean bill of health.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-01-02

tary term, meaning the art of
make believe. This art is being
practiced here by all companies,
in greater or less degree in vari-
Gus phases. The training will be
invaluable in this day of scientific
warfare.
In the particular case men
toned above the hole was a
trench so covered with pine
boughs and earth that it looked
like real ground. The person who
walked thereon could not be
blamed for the mishap. He
thought he was walking on per-
fectly good terrain. That is the
art of camouhage.
At Camp Meade you see not
only trenches which are being
constructed with the idea of train
ing and showing the soldiers the
importance of camoufage, deceiv-
ing the enemy, but numerous
other details of the art are demon
strated to the men while even
hiking and drilling.
The allied armies already have
accomplished wonders in the art
of deceiving. The American
armies, pro6ting by the, expert
ence of the European battlehelds,
should be able to bring the art to
a high degree of perfection.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-01-02
CAMOUFLAGE.

Some day visitor here, touring
the camp on observation, will be
suddenly precipitated into a hole
six or eight feet deep. He will
want to know the reason for this
unusual experience which caused
his descent without warning or
signal of danger.
Camouhage is the correct mill