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slightly wounded and expects TO be back
with his regiment IN a few weeks. He
is TWENTY-FIVE years old and was for
merry employed as a clerk at Snellen-
burgs
BugIer walter D.. Trout. Company NJ.
I1lth Infantry. 'who was un"ihCiallv re-,
/ portc1 wounded some time ago is nanltd ii
in toddy's casualty list. His home is az
3GS SiCl,lcs avenue.
Private ,. Howard E'rk. Compauy W..
aiith Infantry was passed september
~ according to word received by his
mother. Mrs. Til'ic 7. kirk 5gld Chest
nut street lie IS named on the otlic..t
/ a. hls mother he said ne had hccu udd"
head of hts ward at the base hospital
where nr was being treated.
Private charles TAYLOR. killed in
action on September &c. was the son
of Ntr uud Mrs. charles Taylor. 220S
.iciire {. T.. WorkerBridcshprg lie was
4 Killed in France FIRST Presbyterian
church of Brides
burg and was an active worker IN tho
sunday school and the Christian In
dodNOr Society. Private Taylor was
drafted last spring and after the usual
course Of training at camp Meade. WAS
sent overseas IN July. lie Was twenty
two years old and his draft number.
"3313" was among the first ten drawn.
During brief furOugh last June,
Private Taylor was married 10 a Bali l-
more girl whom he met while she was
visiting camp Meade. Ms IdE lor rs
now living with her parcuts iu BaU'-
more
Privat. william VI. Hirkmnn waS
Killed I'm action september " '',nIuiIt
to a message received from Washington
| by his mother, Mrs Elizabeth l.. iiltk-
man, NJ 613 Market street CLIQUE ster
| city. y. J Hickman was "a member OF
/ Company y. li5th Infantry. IL ~ INC
first soldier from gloucester klucd ~
the front. His mother last hcard rom
him on September 10. when ne said he
was well and hapuN ih'klhdu entered
the service last May and amer spending
a few weeks at Camp Lee was sent To
France.
Private Dn,id Schlos>burg, company
r. 315th Infantry was Killed ia action
on September Is, according 10 q lel"-
gram received 10y his mother, Mrs.
Rachacl Sahlo,snurg. 4IG wharton street.
Private Scnlossbuvg Was drafted and
sent tu Camp Lrc, Va. ~ October, 1917
He was twenty N-iWo Years old ana uh~
married.
Corporal samuel \. Mullen, Company
Is, 3Ilth Infantry. wds killed in action
September IS according to telegram
from tho war Department TO his sister.
! Mrs Frances Egan, '23 North Allison
street His last lrtte" was dated sep
tembcr g. and nc said that hc was then
in 40 Mans Land and expected 10
have a cuuuIc of ferries on his string
before long lie was horn IN Ireland,
but was brought TO this country when
B still "A child.
Corporal Joseph u. Murphy. Company
90. Sixth Machine Gun Battalion. I. :.
. marine corps was wounded twice in
action In q letter to his parents. Mr..
and Mrs Matthew Murphy, 923 Glen
brook aycuUr, BryH Mawr he says that
he was Knocked out 10y n shell and that
5ust aa hr recovered consciousness. .
piece Of snrapn'i hit him on the cheek.
lie enlisted April 9. 1919, and before
going to France was stationed at GUAM
ticO. Va. and later a. Galveston. Texas.
IA wds seventeen years old when he
: Joined tho cu'urs.
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Private Clarence =. Ferguson, killed
in action ON September 81, gaNa his l!Er
TO save his captain, according n a let
ter received nom
Care His Life to le Officer by the
dead hero's wife.
Ssve His Captain no lives al l4ls
Ns,,tf
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rriVate John IL. uemmrll. or l,.5 Mo
Nrah street cl'u from wounds r'ce Ncu
september - le was thirty, ght
years old, and had been member o'
the Nauuual Guard for Years lie
boarded az the above address.
private &. ". Liegler. El"I .n action.
VAS . graduate Of the old central MAJ.
VA. training school Seventeenth and
DrereI 1thIotc Wood streets, ant
., siso uf the pr"vei
hcpOrfed kHicd Institute lie tool,
promuou. part
900 athletics a' both institutions. Ur
was 'weutr-f,r years old, and Was
drafted la the autumn ut last Year .".'
&" camp Meade for training and ASS EHe'
To- tIe na'hIuc-slu battalion uj th'
gI'.h Infantry. he mot his death un
september %" during the height of the
ha'''v # the N,usr The dead solder
vas III" son OF Mr. and Mrs FIrdrg.cI-
Hle'.eE Of 1lG North SNty-third street
PriNnt. David >chlossbrrg. company
J.. 10th Infantry, was killed September
lb he was twenty-five Years old and
lived with his mother ~ 4l6 Wharton
street. In October 1917. he vas drafted
ana at,er faining a camp Meade Went
overseas for June. lie formerly WAS cm-
p.oved iu a factory
Private Nobl. II. Gilbert. company
! 2iith IufantTy was iii.nI 'r action
pa September - friend Of Gilbert
mas written home. telling of the uat'l,
iu which Private Gilbert fell Gilbert
was twenty -sN years old ana 'isri uith
MS father and mother Mr and Mrs
Marcus " Glhsr.. Of ~ Nor.n Than
street Tie was drafted ,u November
ana atler training al Camp Meade. was
sem 'o France ~ I.'.
Sergeant Michael {. Ventura. c,Ir-
pdu} L. 3I4th Infantry. is reported i,illrd
Ia action on September -. According
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.u., loumuu,r was drafted 'u Sep
.cruu,r. IalT aud though he Was born
.n Germans. asked his mother tu make
uo assumption claim for him HG de
sam. iir ,,uu' q" 'h" 'h'rH S,a,Gs .a., ,,
Nt'n hs parents When ne va yen E'",S
uId v" IHiu'n IT,,I,. @''' ''"''''
rri,,t, rranci. T.. kIcsrhick, Com
,..r.. D. .l5t. Infantry. is reported
,.,....,. |,, action since september %.
f,'.-., 7.,f.. received ul ne father in
49,. L,. g.. b.. N.r, with his rOm-
n'"''9 "' , r ,rrrI his regiment
p,n,. ,,,. C,,r,,-ointn divisions hig
,u|r.0 aLnuI,rd liu' with the French
- u.nr. and finally rrJoiuod his COM
MIMI ~. was suu' lD Camp Meade
''1.'' u ana sailed Tul France IN
t'N. '".
J".'. ,. ,...,.r.,J
rriNai" Joseph - ''",', ,,,,I,,
killed iN "''.'h, "'''N 20 En,a-
IA May T,r ,M,',,SI,,,,.,' ,,I,d s,ir,J For
LEih> l' "'"'' r mn, ,,hci,I
. France ON me "'' ~ - MAJ nr tb,.
rrpnIi say 'u%' '' ,ia'' I,g, i.,trr Ills
2'ih oil S'Pl''uI' - dat.d
FANNY i''"i\'" foiI bfs
september ~ "iI '' -, a. -
mother l'I J." Wo,'t .,t,tg H., ,g,s "a
/ hes, OF hea'lh "l'' e.. ,, ,,,,, ,,d
printer N''"'r 'u', ."- 49,, a.,
HNed =. -'' -,
Private I"u1" ~ H"'i"'' l'lut'p'
dead from u|"''F'. W'7 ' iva ~ u','
Ledger "uu"tr t!' was Il EIauu8l''
of inu old Genital Manual IralIins
-rpoo. .nd was twenty -si> years Of
.,rr a.. lived With h's parents. NJ
ITF NlIg Louis I>ouler. at 1901 South
'Ilv,rt ,-s,.yuG street The othcid cas-
i.., r,,,nrt. I<uhl.r a- having died
@ ."'' 'Ec,,,b,r from ,u attack of uneu-
"'' IT,. 49, drafted ON Nav : and
".,u" , ..,r.s, f~aiuug NJ ,'amu
,l',' '..,'. .G f..,. ,,arq,,- dIt,. I,rio,.
/ -''' ....... ....r|f....,. .r, la. t,ras tU.
i.Yrar.r ,r the Royal Manufacturing
r,,F,ar, of fn.s city
,,..,,.. -,I.iIJ. rn5pulp,
irlNhf ""i'' ~ '' ',',,,,,,,,.,. H.,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-11
HONOR ROLL FOR THE CITY
AND ITS VICINITY TODAY

WOI \DED. pErKEE I>DErER-'
NI>tD
~rsGEANr CHARLES 1. DL\ERN'
,OgPORhL ROBERT Y. WILLIAMS.
CoRrOHAL r'REDEKlCk ". kEIbi'
J0RPORlL MATTHEw BNERow -a3I
Nanton street p'ryvlCusiS r.pHTtti
PRIVATE mERNtN> \. kIESti. i"a'
Reno str".f Pr"yl"JS.' reported ""-
rRII trE JAMES Mc>hNi>RN. -ao9
rRivATr =. Il. IINpRNN. 1855 %"rth
PRIVATE E>sICk - WRIGHT. ai2o
PRIVATE GIIDO iINoRi. 1885 H'.se
PRIVATE WILLIAM =. WARD, Joseph
rRIv,TE EDWSRn !. swEE>N 2313
'iHMi'or street Frr'I"u"a '''"'''u
SERGEANT EDWARD, SMITH. 2ei9
CORPORAL JOSEPH II. ROSE. go Fair
WOJ NDED SIIGHrIh
CORPORhI JAMES {. PEAK. ~ Tas-
her street. tFTeyiu4sN reported un-
CoRroRN. L0rIs :. wARONEk, 92a
COBPOBAL John !. SCHWENGIER.
BIGLER WALTER T.. TROUT. 3ds
PRJViTE ROMEO {. MNRrELL. 1890
PRIVATE WILLIAM q. ASH. 34la Bar
PRIV iTE nEaBERT \ SMITH. 2G73
PRIVATE JERRY rAsCUALL0, GoG
PRlyATE sEBLsrI,No rhNDASIN,
'5' South Mildred street
MISSING IN ACTION
CORPOR HNNIITON u. MctLELkN,
CORPORAL JAMES w. ROGERS, 2i35
PRIVATE JOHN BEyhN. 53os y. Front
PRINlTE G. :. BuCnA>tN, h4lo North
coon loHN BooTn. l4S E4s, laa,,ss-- l;aa,,,s-
ton a. previously reported unohi-
PRIVATE TREDEEICK y. KING. a5}
PRIVATE WILLIAM SMITH. 2aaa Norrh
Howard - tPrerlouslE reported un-
rR,vArr rDWARD {. MILLS, aa4
rRIy ATf CIiARiES JOSEPH NOR
rkIvSErE SSIiEEsS! /. PEARSON. ISIS
rRIV%rE H1% EDMoNb tS,I5 Il. "sGCmSEiDER. CI,StiI
2Si+ stiles -. Serving as me-
PRIvhTF HARRY 4. ROsniEL. $50
PRIVATE CARL !. SCHNEENEiS'
PRVATE WILLIAM sCHwIND. 1872
PRIVATE JomN ). sILLERs. 2o,a Ellis
rRWATE ROBERT J. LATCH, aa2S
PRIvATT ACHILIE ANGELUCIA, 1923
PRIVATE william BECKET, 2uo
PRIVATE THOMAS J. CULLEN, 2GGi
North I1Dup 81.
rRlyATE GEORGE L. KELLY. 17o'
PRIVATE JosEPn KIKK, 5al4 chest.
PRIVATE FRANCIS KLEsCuICk. a2-
PRIVATE ANTHONY KOENiG. 2sIa
PRn,TE MICHAEL IIEBOwITz. 1904
NEARBY POINTS
tORPORAL DAVID z. SMITH, Nurr's q
PRIVATE l.. ). sCmwARTz. Phoenix,
rRINhTE \. h: FISHER Amber
sERGEiNT Il. ", CAMPBELL. Norris
PRIVATE ALFRED l.. CUTS, Nar
rRIyATE CHEsTEE &. RILEY, Coates
PRIVATE j. T.. RILEY. Llanerch. Miss
PRIVATE {; B. SCA>LoN. chftor
PRIVATE CHRISTOPHER SHEPLEN
fliffon Heights. tNlssiug
PRIVATE HUGH J. CALLAHAN. Chcs
PRIVATE John GARDNER. PottsynIc
PRIVATE HARRY ALTHEErER. Nor
ristown. Pa Missing
! PRIVATE JEFFKIES HIGGINS, Media
IA, KILLED in action. previously re-
PRiyAIE CIkRLTS SHOWERS, Potts
vile, Pa tKliled In uctloul
PRIyATE JOIN FORD. chester, Pa
PRIVATE PANTALONE CUCINOTTA
! Chester Pa NDisd ~ disease
CORPORAL MICHAEL j. HTDACK
PRIyATE william Y. T,YI0R, Ian
! caster. Pa, Severely wounded.
PRIVATE sILNIO BONGACE, Norris
! town, Pa. lWouuded)
PRIyArI THOMAS 8. RYAN, chester
PRIyATE ARLINGTON NENKIRK
Lancaster. Pa. Wounded
'T n. 1918
me official casually records aud from
es and friends OF the men orerseds.
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Mild II NOTION

LIEtTENANT JAMES 4. BOS>tCk.
ah.. l'2l Pine 81. trreNousy reported
LIhI TiNASr FRANCIS :. rArrrK-
SON. 1899 south fro@.-r II. ttuuh'
LIEUTENANT JOsEPH {. IlTZII>R.
Ris. ~ Chestnut sL ,Frr'Ious, Zee
LiEylENANT >ErH &. HETIiLRI>C-
TON, 1873" CEestnu' =. 'previousls
sKRGEtNT THOMAS ). FERN, JR.
lIhn North L7mDer. 81 'IuoNlG.aI.t
stKGE,Sr NELSON NJ. HEKRo>. 81
SERGEANT HAIRY roLI>ski. :et'
oxford -. PreuoAs.E reported uu.
SERGEi>r CHARLES TR,rr. lla
Ncrth Ninth =. H'~e .iouSN r'por,'4
>ERGEAST MICHAEL {. VENTURA.
COKpORiL HENRY PRIICHNRp. as
CoRPoRAL PIU> J. MAJ. 2so- ,Ala.s..gr
CoHroRAL iLRERT :. rLEsHMANi
CoRroRNI JNNEs D. MlLLI>, 1-2
North Allison e. PfrN"usN r"p''.''
CoRPORiL PHILIP =. sH,Hr, ~
North Farenu IT, IT"H0us.N F"poi.'N
C0RPoRii. JOSEPH VI. wnki>~o>,
CoRroR,i, LOFTS x. BERkoWIT2.
322J Turner 81. iPr'N."tNF F'p''.''
rRUy tTE GE0RGE VI. D0NAHuE. "u3a
rRIviTE IoUIS IonMrMER, "s27
nn~,"d Ir,egiciallvr
PRINAIT EDWARD !. BRApN, 3le'
Reach 81 tPrey,ousy y reported Hho'-
rRr,,TE TEKNAnD AsrEn, $500
PRivAiE EDGAR KMES. loot Nor.n
g
pRI,,rE JoH> Il McSNMAHA' r"s' &$ai
Madison square Ksusinrion 'F!e.
rRIy,TE kOBE.T r. MORRIS. 477a
rRiStTE louis GOLD. 1ot2 N,gh
patton 81 previously reported ua-
rRIv>TE srs>E 4. SCuALI, -.
East O1kdale - Pre,tous.E repo'i
pRIy ATi! .oSEPH NEHIE. "SoG Wr.'
PRIVATE JoH> 4. u,CKETr, .9l23
North orkney 81 PreNousy reported
pRIVaTE jouN G. boss. a25a North
| ORKNEY sf. previously T"porteu un-
PRIVATE PRIVATE ,LARENCE p. FERGUSON.
14is North TwentF- F-saventh 81. TIRE
| PRIVATE noble ". GILBERr. -
| North IIhar 81. previously reported
PRIVATE AMOS r. TAYLOR. s2os
rRIykrE pERNsRn }. CASEY, l4ls
1 North Twentv-thlrd 81 previously
PRIVATE WILLIAM LrN>. o63 East
PRIvATE ALBERT CoMM,KER. 1921
PRIVATE MICHAEL ". SANDY. it59
| PaschHI ave, breN!ousS reported
rRIVNTF BFGNARn McGARRY, 2712
| North Fourth -. previously reported
pRiyATE MAN SILVER. los South
pRIvfIrn JACOB sEGAL, 1888 M, NJ.
| vine 81. trrey.ous's reported uno1
PRIVATE PAUL !. SMITH. 2al3 North
PRIVATE DoMNICK A. JORDAN. 2o2a
PRIVATE n.RKY >. SINGER. 1915
PRIVATE JOSEPH 7. MURPHY. 1877
south plXtieth street previously re-,
| ported unornclal.yD
DIED OF wOUSDS
SERGEANT RAYMOND }. MoCRArkEN,
5035 Ogden street. previously -
pR,ysTE SpI HOWARD Ii. DUNN. aa9
West Cheitsn avenue. previously re-
| ported unOnclally. -
rRIyATE JOHN j. GiMSlELL. l7a5 Nc
Kssn street Prey1ously reported uH'
PRIVATE JAMES y. MALLUs. 23rC
Columbia avenue
DIED OF DISEASE
PRIVATE PETER J. BURkK. 222'
South, Leg street Previously re
PRIVATE LOUIS ~. kOEHLkR. 1901
| South Twenty second street.
| PRIVATE WALTER Y, sCHEiBLE
| 1925 Sz--.a Forty-siyth street. tPrs
II yiouslv reported unofirialiyl
PRIVATE join =. PAY, 2O25 OsdeI
street. Previously reported unof
rRIyATE wILBUK y. GRIMM, 5oo'
| North Hutchinson street. PreyiOusli
reported unoiflclally.j -
| | PRIYATF WALTER R0BINSON, BY
berry Thirty-h NTH Ward.
WOUNDED SEVERELY
PRIVATE JOSEPH X. NOLAN, .jil
PRIyATE GEORGE n. WOOD. ga
rmmel street
N0Uem
The abore list is compiled fro
unofficial reports receircd Jy reldI
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There are lac frou Ph,lsue phia
and vicinity on todsy's list. fouy-s-,ou
having been killed Ia action fve haE-
ing died Of wounds and nine Of disease.
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81 CITY SOLDIERS.
DEAD; ELARGEST
LIST FOR ONE DAY
First Official Record of Toll
in Fighting Along
Meuse
l36 CASUALTIES N ALL
Names of Prominent Young
Men--Stales Total Losses
in War 1923

The wa Department CASUALLY |s's
released for publication today a,e the
nrst officially to record tho heavy toll
OF the fghug alouS the Meuse h,,weeu
September 2s and october T. 40 which
81 many Philadsph'ans we're killed aau
wounded
The names Of Nsll-on" '.IJue,pA. a
sssd are on the ofiy.al lists .n' largest
total ever made public FOO ,u.tv., gin
hours.
The large major.t, of these ua.. a..
ready been reported thrgusu unofficial
sources. cablegrsms direct from tine
battlefront bringing the sad news 70 the
families OF the heroes
The Germans doggedly defended t.e
line of the Meuse and the American
troops lost move heavily Ia That engage
ment than iu any otheg operation .u
which they have participated since 'h..
were thrown into the actual fighting.
Among the more promIen' young non
fiom this city and lts NIcinity WHO are
named on todsys lists a'e Lieutenant
James A. Bonsack lr, Lieutenant Seth
G. Hetheriugton. Coyp1ral Louis L. Ber-
kowitz, a nephew Of Rabbi BerSoNitH,
and Lieutenant DAME, :. Kellur. OF Rose
mont THAT these men had given their
lives for their country was published IN
this city within the laet ten days, a.
was also the fact OF the death OF Atajo
Alfred Reginald Allen a-d Lieutenant
BENJAMIN Bullock. 30. TIE names Of
the last two. however have not ser ap.
peared on the Official list
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OVcT 4 uGTee
At the request of President Wilson, there
is being held all over the United States this
week great Union "drive" for ITO millions
of dollars for the seven War-relief agencies
to keep our two million boys over there warm
and happy this winter This one "drve" will
take the place of separate "drve" for these
organizations, as formerly.
Because of last Mays War Chest cam
paign, there will be no "drive" in Philadel-
phia or in any of the four adjacent counties
Many did not however, contribute to the
War Chest, owing to absence from the city
and other reasons, and have asked whether
they can now contribute to this National
War Chest, as approved by the President or
to one of the Individual Organizations repre-
sented therein, which are:
The YIN. c. A. National War Work
They W. c. A. National War Work
The K. of c. National Catholic War
Council
The Jewish Welfare Board
The American Library Association
The Salvation Army
The War Camp Community Service
shall be very glad personally, to receive
such sums, large or small, and see that they
are duly credited as desired, through the
Philadelphia War Chest
Don't think that because the war may
end, the great work among our two million
boys over there can stop. On the contrary,
our boys will need it more than ever when
all their hours are free and when they are
marking time to come home If ever they
must be kept happy, contc.lted and we'll, it is
when the guns have stopped barking Their
winter over there, with nothing to do, will
be the loneliest kind of time unless you
help to put cheer into it. We want to bring
them home we'll and cheerful 1t can be done
only by these agencies You cannot be too
generous with them now of all times.
Please send checks and remittances to
Sx-~-~A~lqA~
Chairman of the United War Relief for PennsyUania
Stock Exchange Building,
Walnut Street AboVe Broad Philadephia
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-12

Ito reroute through freight and reduce
passenger traffic, are practically mark
ing time, pending the receipt or re-
ports from the different roads on just
what can be done.
At the next conference of the pas
senger reduction committee headed by
Is. l.. Winchell. Of the Union Pacific,
Ia suggestion made by President Cal
win of the Union Pacific will be dis
cussed His suggestion is the over
land and Los Angeles limited trains be
consolidated and operated as one train
as far west as Ogden and then operat-
ed as two trains, one going to Los
Angeles and the other to San Fran
CISCO Another contemplated consoli-
dalton is the Pacific limited and the
Oregon Washington limited. These
may be run as one train as far az
Granger, Wyo., an dthen as two trains,
one going to San Francisco and the
other to the Pacific northwest.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-12
SELECTED MEN TO
| LEARN TELEGRAP
At Meeting Last Evening at the Court
House Several Young Men De-
eide to Organize
Class Here.
TO BEGIN WORK SOON
only Registered Men Are Eligible,
| and Fifteen Are Needed for
One cIass-Four Lessons
Each Week.
/ TO BEGIN WORK SOON

For about two months H. c. Brown
graphy at the Y. M. C. A. This came
to the knowledge Of Capt. z. G. Hfg
gins, of the U. S. signal corps, ana
recently he wrote to Mr.. Brown, re-
questing that he organize class OF
men registered for the service. The,
boys in the Y. M. c. A. class, with
one exception, were under the draft
age. In compliance with this request
meeting Of registered men was
called at the court house last even
ing. All registered men were invited,
as only these are eligible to MEMBER
ship.
Quite a number of young men were
present to whom Mr.. Brown explain
ed the purpose of the meeting and
some Of the requirements of the gov
eminent. He said the army is IN
need of men for the signal corps;
and selected men who are not liable
to be called to the colors for few
telegraphy at home to fit themselves
for these positions. For the average
man it requires about two hundred
hours to complete the course. A
man who starts the course here, ana
is called to the colors before COM
pleting it, will be given certificate
showing how far he has progressed,
and he will be given an opportunity
to finish the course in the army.
A class should have from fifteen
to twenty members. There were not
enough present last evening to Or
ganize, but it was thought that enough
more can be secured for at least one
class, and those present decided to
60 ahead. Mr.. Brown was chosen
unanimously for teacher and also as
organizer of the class. 1t was de-
cided to have circular letters pre-
pared and send them to all selected
men,
A committee of three was a2-
pointed to secure pace for meet
ing. 1t will require quite large
room, and one that is not used much
for other purposes, as the instru-
ments should not be disturbed when
placed T. C. Agnew, T. II. Coop,
and c. G.. Jewett compose the COM
mittee The evenings decided on for
the class to meet are Monday, Tues
day, Thursday and Friday. The
hours will be from 1880 to $3.50. 1t
is hoped to have the first class meet
ing next Thursday evening. The ex-
pense for this work will be very
light for each Individual.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-12
SCOTT EXPLAINS
HIS POSITION
Says He Did Not Advocate Removal
Of Draft Board and That
It Would Be
Unfair,

After spreading a two column head
over story, claiming that Chairman
Scott wanted to move the exemption
board offices to Keokuk, the Fort
Madison Democrat appeared last
night with an apology. lnasmuch as
the story was reprinted in The Gate
City yesterday from the Democrat,
without any comment from Sheriff
Scott, who was out of the city, the
explanation in The Democrat is here
given, in justice to the sheriff:
That he is not in favor of moving
the Office of the exemption board to
Keokuk and that the belief was the
result of misunderstanding was the
statement expressed by John c.
Scott, member of the local exemption
board, In explanation of the report
that gained circulation here Thurs
day.
Instead, it is stated that Mr.. Scott
desired that some arrangements be
made so that he could classify some
of the registrants at Keokuk as well
as at Fort Madison. AS no provi-
sions are made for such a movement
he has decided that such a plan Is
not feasible.
Il regret very much that the i'm
preston was created that l desired
to move the Office Of the exemption
board from Fort Madison" he stated
today. THAT was not my intention
as l realize that such move would
be unfair to this city and to the
residents in the upper part of the
county as whole"
Mr.. Scott also nailed the report
that he would resign. He declared
that it was generally known that
neither he nor any other member Of
the board could resign. They were
drafted for this work just as much
as the soldier is drafted into the
army. He and his associates on the
board are under the instructions of
the adjutant general and the war de-
partment as much as any soldier or
officer in the ranks.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-12

states by the government, and the re-
suits borne out In actual experience,
show the danger of importing corn.
These facts are not the results Of
one test, for one year, in one locality,
but for period of eight years in 33
different counties in Iowa with over
6,O0O tests. In not single case did
the imported samples equal the home
grown seed. The homegrown corn. in
every test, outyielded the imported
corn on an average of 20 bushels to
the acre, and was of better quality.
Will we ever learn to save seed?
We can import potatoes, oats and
wheat, but we cannot import seed corn
and expect to get as good results as
we would get from corn grown in the
immediate neighborhood. 1t will be
impossible to measure the loss Of land,
labor, food and money to the people
of this country If we fail to realize the
Importance of these facts.
If you have old corn left over from
Your 1916 crop, keep 1t for seed and
test every ear. Do not conclude too
soon that there is no seed corn In your
LOCALITY. ASA SpuI equity uSeHt-
write to your agricultural college.
Do not let the seed corn situation
discourage you. The government Is
asking for meats and fats for our sol
tiers, and we must have corn to pro-
duce them. Regardless Of conditions
we must grow our usual acreage Of
corn don't cut 1t down; don't put Off
testing; don't import unless absolutely
necessary. We will not have fats and
meats without corn. If you have no
seed corn, don't wait until planting
time, and then expect someone to bring
It to you.
Realizing the seriousness of the sit
uation, the Agricultural Extension De-
partment of the International Harvest
cr Company, Chicago, will send, free
of charge to any farmer, merchant or
banker, paper patterns Of seed corn
termination cloths and rag dolls, with
full directions for testing corn.