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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-15
Greater Liberality is Needed
if This Community Goes
Over the.
Top.
ALLOTMENTIS LARGE
Show the Boys Over There
That You Appreciate Their
Work by Subscribing to
the War Fund.

| A real effort must be made or the
Keokuk- allotment for the united war
work will not be met. Reports are
coming in slowly from the ward COM
mittees: some are reporting splendid
results both in subscriptions and in
| the spirit in which the gifts are
made. The corporations of the city
are doing their full duty as they al
| ways do, and number OF S1,OOO
pledges have been made, and more
| are expected today. This is the
! largest allotment ever asked OF heo-
kuk, and 1t is in token of the greatest
cause for thanksgiving we have ever
had
The size of the allotment means
that every man and women, as well
as victory boys and girls must feel
personal responsibility, and must
make the largest contribution he mas
! ever made to war work. The only
way you can show the boys over
! there that you appreciate what they
have done, is to give to the united
war work which directly ministers to
| the soldiers.
| Be honest with the boys and give
! to the limit.
| Hamilton Girls Contribution.
Katherine Holland Brown is one OF
the leading authors of America, with
! a number of successful novels TO her
credit, and a large number of maya
] zine stories and articles which nave
made her name household word all
! over this country.
She is the daughter of the widely
| known Captain Brown, for many
wears proprietor of the marine ways
at Quincy which has been her west
fern home for a long time, when she
lis not living in New England. She
WAS born near Hamilton and is the
niece of Homer Brown, of Wildcat
She often visits his family there.
I She has written the following de-
flightful encoura cement to the cam
Ipaign for the united war work In
iKeok,,k and Hancock county:
when You Were Ten, Coin on 'Leven.
! Old you ever get hungrier than a
hear for a good big sackful of stick.
!candv. peppermint and liclrish, and
iwintergreen-and have to do without
lit?
Did you ever get hungrier than a
igrown-ups said No?
| Worst of all: Did you ever come
home from school, sopping wet and
cold and lonesome. and find none OF
the folks at home? So you had to
wait around on the shivery dark door
tstep, till the folks came back? And
ibid you feel, then, that you'd give
|an your marbles, and your best kite
string. for a good warm fire. and
something hot to drink. and some
body coy and kind to talk to?
/ Well, things like that are happen
ling to our big boys at the front.
every solitary day. For. mind you,
twenty. going on twenty-one. is very
little older than ten, going on eleven.
And nobody was ever hungrier for
candy, and cookies, and every sort OF
Igoody. than those brave, gay, tireless
youngsters Of ours, who are beating
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-15
CITY MUST RESPOND MORE
LITERALLY To WAR FUND

their way towards the German wall.
And, believe me, when their lew
scant hours of leisure come, they'd
give their eye-teeth to go to circus.
But away up there, on the mlry flan-
ders front, the circus must come 10
them. Sometimes it does come; that
is, if the ..over there" players don't
bog down in the mud nor Smash
their instruments when the Lizzie
skitters into shell-hole, nor lose
their voices, tramping through the
rain. But, more than shows or
goodies, those boys want warm
bright place to drop into, and some
body CHEEKY and kind to greet them,
when they come dragging back from
the front, miry, chilled, exhausted to
the core of their plucky souls. Can
you ever begin to realize, what bliss
such place, and such somebody
can mean?
Look, a moment, at that place. Just
a common little portable shack; over
its door, a symbol, that shines to-
night through Flanders mist and
rain, as it will shine through years
to come: a Red Triangle. Within,
a blazing fire, a counter piled with
chocolate bars, and doughnuts, and
cigarettes, and apples. A coree
boiler sizzles at one end, huge can
of cocoa stands alongside. A phono-
graph is going like mad. Gee, but
even a scratchy disc listens good,
after hours on hours of shellsD A
stack of magazines, one writing table,
and two battered chairs, (no room for
more, for the boys jam in till you
can't get the doors shut. And over
all that crowded, dingy little space,
a glow and glory Of welcome, the
very spirit of brotherhood, made Wis
ible to our boys tired, contented
eyes Just the things that you wanted
most; when you were ten, going on
leven Just the things that these
boys have got to have, right now, for
they're only boys after all. No mat
ter whether they're gangling nine
teen, or steady-eyed forty-five.
So let's roll up our sleeves, and get
busy. Let's pile that goody-connter,
every goody- counter, in every hut
on the front, with chocolate and
stick candy, high as it can hold.
Let's load the big numbering trucks
with books and magazines and phono-
graph records, and clean jolly new
films. Let's heap the stubby little
French cars with coal, so that when
our boys come in, wet and tired and
chill, it's warmth shall meet them
like our own warm eager hands.
And, most of all, let's send wise.
gentle men and women, to be to our
boys as helpful big brothers, and as
gracious big sisters. Let's join to-
gether and give rand give, every cent
we can squeeze out all we can spare
then ten times more. For we must
send the best of everything to our
boys. For with body and soul, with
flesh and strength, with all their
splendid youth, aren't they giving
their best, and all their best, for us?
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-15
SALTS IF KIDNEYS
0RbLADDERb 0TH1
Harmless to flush Kidneys
neutralize irritating
acids.

Kidney and Bladder weakness re!
from uric acid, says a noted autl
ity. The kidneys filter this acid Il
the blood and pass it on to the bl
der, where it often remains to
tate and inflame, causing a burn
sensation, or setting up an irritat
at the neck of the bladder, oblig
you to seek relief two or three tin
during the night. The sufferer is
constant dread, the water pas
sometimes with a scalding sensa5
and is very profuse; again, there
difficulty in avoiding it.
Bladder weakness, most folks
it, because they can't control u
alton. While it is extremely AMI
ing and sometimes very painful,
is really one of the most simple
ments to overcome. Get about 4
ounces of Jad Salts from your pha
acist and take a tablespoonful i
glass of water before breakfast, \
tinue this for two or three days.
will neutraliZe the acids in the I'd
so it no longer is source of ir(
ton to the bladder and urinary
gans which then act normally az
Jad Salts is inexpensive, harm)
and is made from the acid of gr1
and lemon juice, combined
lithia, and is used by thousand
folks who are subject to urinary}
orders caused by uric acid irrita
Jad Salts is splendid for kidneys}
causes no bad effects whatever.
Here you have a pleasant.
vescent Whitewater drink,
quickly relieves bladder trouble.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-15
CITY NEWS.
.Cobs for sale, phone 1851.

-CObS Tor sale, phone IDOL.
CLOSING out sale. / will sell at
public sale As head OF cattle, 6 head
of horses and farm machinery. at my
farm two miles north of keol-uk on
Main street road Wednesday, Novem
Der Goth. A H. Linnenburger,
The funeral of Mrs. Amanda In
man was held this morning at 10 o,
clock at the home of her grandchild
rem, Mr.. and Mrs. Vergil Varnar. 22os
Exchange street with burial at Oak
land cemetery. The services was con
Quoted by Dir. M. E. Nethercut OF
Trinity Methodist church.
The marriage of Edmond Il. Lewis
to Katherine Hamilton occurred yes
terday afternoon at o'clock at the
parsonage of the Trinity M. E. church
the ceremony being performed by
DR.. NJ. e. Nethercut Mir. and Mrs
Lewis will live in West Keokuk.
Mr. and Mrs. J. NJ. Moron and
Mr. and Mrs. Boyer of Douds-Leando
motored to Keokuk and spent the day
with Mr. and Mrs. j. M. Fuch. Mr.
Morrow is representative elect from
the Van Buren, county district
The infant daughter of Mir. and
Mrs. William Corlas died at their
hime in Chicago on last Tuesday. Mr.
and Mrs. Corlas formerly li7ed in
Keokuk. The latter was Bessie Purdy
before her marriage.
-Lieutena 1T James Griffith is home
on a few days furlough from Camp
Jesup. Atlanta, Ga, visiting with his
parents MIR. and Mrs. J. A. Griffith OF
72S Ridge street.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-15
Pan American Labor AGENCY.

Limited Press Leased Wire Service
laredo. Texas, Nov. 15.-Cre-
aeion OF ran-American labor agency
~ De located in New York to be di
iected by the executive council of the
aulerlean Federation of Labor is pro-
.,ued Tor in a resolution introduced
nn u unoer discussion today by the
p'1r III, labor conference here.
,, original resolution provided
aI me agency should be under
tan1 noel Gompers' direction, but the
AZ a' was amended to place control in
As hands Of the executive cornell
NIoftlon is assured. delegates said.
lAican delegates introduced a reso-
-, .a urging recognition of the rights
N'eAican laborers who come to the
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-15
RESINOL CLEARS
AWAY EMBARRASSING
PiMPLES

March 30.-"Some time ago pimples
began to appear on my forehead, and
spread so that people remarked about
them, and l didn't like to go any
where on that account. / tried vari-
GUS creams, soaps, and skin remedies,
but nothing seemed to help me. A
friend of mine who had the same
trouble told me she cleared her skin
with Resinol Ointment and Resinol
Soap, SO / tried them. After the first
application all the redness and sore
ness disappeared. and after two or
three applications my friends began
to ask me what | used, my face
looked so much better
Now I can go to places without
being ashamed of those awful PIN
pies, and l will never be without
Resinol Ointment and Resinol Soap"
(Signed) Miss Jessie Torrance, CT
Beech ST., Rutherford, n. ].
All druggists sell Resinol Ointment
and Resinol Soap.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-15
THIN PEOPLE
SHOULD TAKE
PHOSPHATE
Nothing Like Plain Bitro-Phosphate
20 Put on Firm, Healthy Flesh
and to Increase Strength,
Vigor and Nerve
Force.

Judging from the countless prepa-
IA tons and treatments which are
continually being advertised for the
purpose of making thin people tieshy.
developing arms, neck and bust, and
replacing ugly hollows and angles by
the soft curved lines of health and
beauty, there are evidently thousands
of men and women who keenly reel
their excessive thinness.
Thinness and weakness are usually
due to starved nerves. Our bodies
need more phosphate than is contain
ed in modern foods. Physicians claim
there is nothing that will supply this
deficiency so well as the organic
.phos phate known among druggists as
bitro- phosphate, which Is inexpensive
and is sold by Wilkinson & Co. and
all good druggists under a guarantee
of satisfaction or money back. BY
feeding the nerves directly and by
supplying the body cells with the
necessary phosphoric food elements,
bitro- phosphate quickly produces
welcome transformation in the APP
pearance: the increase in weight fire.
quently being astonishing.
This increase in weight also car
ries with it general Improvement in
the health. Nervousness, sleepless-
ness and lack of energy, which
nearly always accompany excessive
thinness, soon disappear, dull eyes
become bright, and pale cheeks glow
with the bloom Of perfect health.
CAUTION: = Although bitro-phos-
phate is unsurpassed for relieving
nervousness, sleeplessness and gen.
eral weakness, it should not. owing
to it's remarkable flesh-growing prop
critics, be used by anyone who does
not desire to put on flesh.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-15
Active Movemen. in Tarts.

Pittsburgh Chronicle: Young Tom
my returned from school in tears and
nursing a black eye.
III pay Billy Dobbs off for this in
the morning." he walled to his
mother.
NO. no." she said You must re-
turn good for evil I'll make you a
nice jam tart. and you must take it
to Billy and say: Mother says | must
return good for evil, so here's tart
for you.
Tommy demurred, but finally con-
scented. The next evening he re.
turned in worse plight and sobbed
II gave Billy the tart and told him
what you said, and then he BACKED
my other eye, and says you're &c
send him another tart tomorrow"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-15
Will be Fathers Day.

limited Press Leased Wire Service
PARIS, Nov. 15.-The Stars and
Stripes. official organ of the American
expeditionary force, announced that
Nov. "a will be fathers Christmas
victory letter day" for the army. All
soldiers are asked to write to their
fathers on that day and the fathers
are urged TO write to their sons.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-15
ANNUAL MEETING
OF RED CROSS
New Membership Drive is to be Put
on at Christmas Time Through
out the City OF
keokuk.
CHRISTMAS FOR SOLDIER
Government Plan Of Labels and Boxes
Is Not Working Well Here, and
Our Boys Depend on
Lonesome Labels.

John A. Dunlap. Rev. James Giles
pie; Howard w. Wood, &. R. Joy, john
w. Rovane. Miss CorneliaI MeiSs, MISS
Laura Alton, Mrs. J. B. Well, Mrs.
Sarah Rand, Mrs. John C. Scott, Miss
Ida Gordon Howell, Beverly b,
Hobbs, j. Albert Kiedaisch, c. F. Nc
Garland, MRS. William N. sage.
J. O. Boyd, Thomas f. Brady, Mrs.
William P Bridgeman. Charles J.
Smith, Miss Nettie Younker. Mrs. J..
George Schell, Edward w. McManus,
NJ. r. King. Miss inertia Mitchell, Mrs.
Joseph O'Brien, Miss Martha Baldwin,
Mrs. George Delaplaine, Mrs. Paul T.
PecEstein, Harvey Beach, Joseph +.
Lutz.
The above men and women are the
candidates nominated by a committee
appointed by the Red Cross directors
to be voted on Friday of next week
and half OF them elected directors or
the Keokuk chapter. Those in the first
paragraph are the present directorate
and those in the second paragraph
equal in number. making thirty names
from which to select fifteen directors.
The election will be held all day at
the rooms OF the Industrial associa-
ticn, with Australian ballots having
the names arranged alphabetically
and q star in front OF tile names OF the
present directors.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-15

be used for that, it is still to be re-
tanned by the local chapter,
A report was made that of the
$4,000 subscribed in the last Red
Cross drive, all had been collected
but $500.
This amount is in the hands Of
A. NJ. Wyllie for collection. and it Is
expected that the major part of it
will be paid.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-15
400 nno French Prisoners.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Servlce.i
PARIS. Nov. 15-Four hundred
and twenty thousand French war
prisoners. including those informed in
neutral countries, viii be repatri-
ated, it was officially announced to-
dav
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-15
Spotted.

New York World: The identity of
the man whose cat got her head fast
in the cream pitcher is believed to
have been established by recent
European events. You remember he
cut the cats head off to save the
pitcher, and then broke the pitcher
to get the head out Indications are
that he was German superman of
the Junker type.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-15
German Cruiser Ashore.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.1
COPENHAGEN, Nov. ia big
German cruiser is reported to be
ashore at Limsamn, near Malmo,
sweden. Preferred assistance was
refused.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-15
Swiss Strike Ended.

limited Press Leased Wire Service
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15.-The gen
eral' strike in Switzerland is ended,
according to announcement of Presi-
dent Calender in the chamber, ac-
cording to cables from Berne.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-15
STUFFED UP WITH
"A BAD C0LD?''
Get busy with a bottle Of
Dr.. Kings New Discovery
at once

Coughs, colds and bronchial attacks
they are all likely to result in danger
Gus aftermaths unless checked in time.
And how effectively and quickly DR..
lungs New Discovery helps to do the
checking work. Infamed, irritatcd
membranes are soothed, the mucous
phlegm .loosened freely. and quiet,
Iesttul sleep follows. 60c and $1.20.
Alldruggists have it. Sold since 1869
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-15
Get Rid Of That
Persistent Cough

Stop that weakening, persistent cough
or cold. threatening throat or lung
affections, with Eckmsn's Alternative:
the tonic and upbuilder OF 20 years
successful use SOC and $3.50 bottles
from druggists, or from
ECKMAN LABORATORy, Philadelphia
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-15
New EnaIish Parliament.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.1
LONDON, Nov. ia proclamation
summoning the new parliament, will
be issued on Nov. %. Bonar Law,
chancellor of the eEchequer has an
nounced
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-15

United States in search of work.
The committee report recommend.
ed that charges of discrimination
against Mexican laborers be referred
to the executive committee OF the
American Federation for action.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-15

It is better to clean meat by W
it off with wet cloth than
water run over il.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-15
Southwestern
Nebraska

ranches mean more than graz
ing place for cattle. Corn, Oats
Rye, Barley and Alfalfa ard
grown to finish for "toppinp3
the markets.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-15
Constipation Emancipation

NO more lazy bowels, yellow CONF
pieXtion, sick headache. indigestion,
embarrassing breath, when you use as a
Corrective DR.. Kings New Life Pills.
ihey systematize the system and keep
the world looking cheerful. 25c.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-15
Wyoming

"A
has unexceIied decided irrigated
lands, also irrigated homestead
under Government ditch - Il
years to pay water right, no in
terest. Ten thousand free $40
aero homesteads.
Take some Of this excellent fan(
and keep your profits instead q
turning them over to a landlord
Let me help you locate.
S. 3. HOWARD,
Agricultural Agent,
c. 8. G. @. r. r.
1904 Farnam ST., Omaha, Neb.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-15

Marmalade can be made with car
rotS and oranges.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-15
A Friend in New York,

Mr.. Mcfarland reported that Mrs.
Laura Covington of New York had
given 800 to apply on the equipment
of hospital hut workers, should any
go from Keokuk If it should not
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-15
Northeastern
Colorado

is a wonderful wheat country,
and big success with Beans,
Sugar Bects and Potatoes. Corn
Alfalfa and native grasses en-
rich the dairy or livestock mans
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-15
Members and Finances.

Mrs. w. N. Sage was appointed
chairman of the Christmas member
ship drive and given power to select
her helpers.
Practically all Keokuk member
sbips expire the last week in Deem
Der, and to secure renewals and new
members, the Christmas drive is put
on.
Chairman Mcfarland gave the re-
port for the recruiting of canteen and
hospital hut workers and said that
three applications had been sent to
headquarters in Chicago. The Red
Cross pledged their equipment, $3.50.
and if they are accepted at head
quarters and the $3.50 is sufficient, in
addition to what the women them
selves provide they will go to France.
There have been so many provisos
and changes made at headquarters in
this particular department that local
chapters can hardly keep informed.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-15
ISLANDERS, Walkers,
seGeis-lt'' for Corlls
World Has Never Known It's Equal.

"What will get rid OF my corn?"
The answer has been made by mil
that you can bank on. that's abso-
lutely certain, that makes any corn
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-15

Christmas Gifts for Soldiers Overseas.
Howard w. Wood, secretary OF the
chapter reported that ITO new maya
zine subscriptions had been received
to date, but that subscriptions would
be received UP to the end of the
Christmas drive.
Miss Meigs reported that about
iseyenty-five Christmas packages have
been sent from the Keokuk Christ
mas parcel station. She said that the
label plan did not seem to be work
ing out satisfactorily if keokuk is to
be taken as an example. She said
that only a small percent of those
entitled to receive labels had gotten
them. and that unless the number
greatly increased in the next few
DAYS. many Keokuk boys would have
to depend on the Lonesome label for
their box.
J. Albert Kiedaisch, chairman Of
the Lonesome label subscription for
Keokuk, reported $164 collected to
date, which means eighty-one Christ
mas boxes for soldiers overseas.
He said that a part of this had been
sent from people outside of the city,
one subscription coming from as far
away as Orange, N. j. 1t was decided
to close this subscription on Satur-
day night of this week.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-15

The Annual Meeting Thursday.
The date for the annual meeting OF
the Red Cross was set for Thursday
evening, November 81, and the de-
cision was made at the meeting OF
the board of directors held at 4
o'clock yesterday afternoon at the
Industrial association rooms.
The meeting will be held at 7:o0
o'clock at the Y W. C. A. auditorium.
Annual reports are to be made and
directors placed in nomination.
At the meeting yesterday, almost
the full directorate was present, and
the spirit of the meeting indicated
that there is still much work to be
done. The only department which
has been ordered discontinued Is the
gauze department.
Miss Cornelia Meigs, who is chair
man of the surgical dressing depart
ment, asked for instruction as to the
disposition of gauze now on hand.
In answer, c. F. Mcfarland, the
president, read a letter from head
quarters, ordering that an invoice be
made of all gauze cut and uncut. and
that the supply be held by the local
chapter for the present.
Cleveland County herald., 1918-09-12
Local Brevities

W. 7. Jacks was among the Wis
itors to the metropolis Monday.
Mrs. C. w. Baldwin and
daughters were visitors to Pine
Bluff Sunday.
Little Miss Annie Hughes
Dixon has returned from a visit
to relatives at Dermott.
Mr.. and Mrs John Niven of
Kingsland were in Rison Sunday
a short while.
Mrs. Octava Mitchell and dau-
ehters, Lena and Alline.of Kirby
Ark. have returned home after a
few days visit with J. w. Flynn
and other relatives of Whiteoak
Township.
Cleveland County herald., 1918-09-12
AshCraft Cha. rman
Red Cross Chapter

At meeting of the executive
eommitte of the Cleveland County
Chapter American Red Cross
held at the court house Tuesday
night, Tom Blodeett. who is soon
to 60 on a diplomatic mission to
France, rendered his resigna ton
as chairman. and Benz. F. Ashcraft
was elected to fill out the unexpir-
ed term.
A special representative of the
home service department from
Red Cross Headquarters in st
Louis, was present, and made a
very Illuminating talk on the great
Importance of the work in this
Jno. T. Haskins is
chairman of the local home service
department, and expects to name
the membership of his committee
within the next few days.